NEW Theatr'B.
Oa F RID AYEV ENI NG, December 30,
Will be presented,
A CO ME DT, called
The Wheel of Fortune.
Written by Richard Cumberland, Esq. author of the
Jew, Weft-Isdian, &c. and performing at the
Theatre Drury Lane, London, with tfhbounded
applauffe.
Sir David Daw, Mr. Francis
Terapeft, Mr. Harivood
Penruddock, Mr. Cooptr
Wotjilrille, Mr. Warren
Sydenham, Mr. K'igneJl
Henry Weadville, Mr. Mcreton
Wearle, Mr. Blifett
Weadville'* Servant, Mr. Mitchell
Officer, Mr. H'arrell
Jenkins, Mr. Darley, jun.
Jainei>, Mr. Warrell, jna.
Richard, Mr. \t organ
Harry, ' _ Mr. M'jio/iald
Thomas, Mister Wurrcll
Mr*. Wood villa, Mri. Morris
Emily Tempest, Mrs. Merry
Dame Dunckley, Mrs. Dci&or
Maid, Mis* Milbourno
After which will be performed by the French Com
pany, a celebrated OPERA, in one a<Jl, called
La Melomanie.
r Th»re will be no performance an Saturday next
on account of the preparation* for forac new piece* for
the ensuing week.
0- On Monday the Tragedy of RICHARD 111.
• new Ballet composed by Mr. Byrne, and the favor
ite farce of ANIMAL MAGNETISM.
£jT Bot, One Dollar twenty-five cents. Pit one Dollar.
And Gallery, half a dollar.
Ticketi to be h-id at H. ic P. Rice's 4ook-ftore,
No. jo High-flreet, and at the Office adjoining the
Theatre.
Place* for the Boxes to be taken at the OXce in th«
front of the theatre, from io till j o'clock, and from
till 4 on the days of performance.
The Doors of the Theatre will opqe at'j, and the
Curtain rife preciSfly at 6 o'cloek.
Ladies and Gentlemen are requeued to fend their
servant* to keep places a quarter before 5 o'clock, and
to order them, as feenss the company are seated, to
withdraw, as they caiinui on any account be permit
ted to remain.
riFAT RESPUBLICAI
College-Hal].
Readings and Recitationi,
Moral, Critical, and Entertaining.
Mr. FENNELL
Refpe&fully inform* the Public, that
On SATURDAY EVENING, December 51, at j
•'dock, (by particular desire, >and for the latt time)
will be repeated
EIFMNATOir AogRtSS.
After which will be recited an Allegorical Peera, in
three parts, called
The C A V E or NAT U'R E ;
Or, A PnAuec of the Virtues, Vices, and Paffiois,
«f the Human Mind.
The next Reading will be 011 'fuefday tfcV 3d of
January, 1797.—The course will be continued regu
larly every Tuesday and Thursday evening.
No repetition (if any (hould hereafter take place)
will be given on the evening of eithrr of the above
day*. Sabfcribers' tiukets (not transferable) admit
to all repetitions.
Subfcnption* are received by Mr.Zarhariah Poulfor,
jun. at the Library, where the Lames and Gentlemen
who may be inclined to honor the undertaking with
their patronage, are refpeafully requested to fend
their names and receive their tickets.
Oecafioral admifhen tickets to be/.ad of Mr. Prmlfun,
Jnn. at the Library ; at mr. M'Slwee's looking-gjnfs-rtere,
No. 70, South Feurth-ftreet; and at Mr. Carey's, Book
fellcr, Market-street.
To the Public.
it . _
IT has been the wifb of almaft every class of citi
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the Metropolis, once a Kveek which would exclude ad
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great proportion cf which is neceiTariiy filled with ad.'
vertifemente ; —it would beeafily preserved and bound
in a volume at the end of each year, or be convenient
ly traiifmitted to correspondents in any part of the
world.
Tke firll number of a paper on this plan to be entit
led
THE UNIVERSAL GAZP.ITE,
will be publi/hed in the city of Philadelphia on Thurs
day the sth day of January, 1797. It will be printed
with ail elegant type, on paper equal in sue and
quality to that on which the Philadelphia Gazette it
printed ; and it will contain every article of foreign
and domestic news, including the arrival of veflels—
price ot stock Sec. snd a correal aceounr of the pro
ccodwg* of Congress, with an authentic copy of the
laws ot the United States, from the beginiiig of the
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Dec. ty. » Jt
CONGRESS OF the UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Monday, December 26.
[contin»E»t]
Mr. Nicholas fa id lie had not been convinced "by
the observation* of gentlemen wba had fpuken is
. favout of this report.; thit all the mifchiefs would
[ not follow thil measure which he before predicted
He enquired into the purpose of establishing a na
tional university. The President had said, and the
commiffieners after him, it was to efUblifk an uni
formity of principle* and nanners throughout the
union. This, he believed, could not be effected by
any iiillitation. If, said he, yeu incorporate men
to build an university, aie you not pledging your
felvn that you will makeup any deficiency ? And
as the building mult be commensurate with the ob
ject, they would hare an enormous empty house
continually calling upon them for contribution* to
its support. Whatever moderation had been obferv.
Ed in framing this report, Mr. N. said, it was like
many others which came before them—it was so
covered, as not to (hew half the mifchiefs which
woald attend it. If a plan of education was want
ed for tha' didri&, let members from that part «f
the country fay so, and he would be ready to af
ford them every ncceflary a ft,lance s but he would
not think of going into the scheme of a national
university.
Thediftriftof country from whence he came,
mi(,'ht Rand in great need of femioarie* of learning
as had been hinted by the gentleman from Mary,
'and (Mr. Craik) but their ignorance nauft conti
nue, u'ltil they were sensible of their want of ia-
Rm&ion. He believed there was no federal quality
in knowledge, and no federal aid was neeeffary to
the Ipread of it. Every diftrift of countiy was
■ competent to provide for the education of its own
citizens ; and be should not give his countenance
to the national plan proposed, beeaufe the eipence
would be enormous, and beeaufe he did not think
it would be attended with any good effect, but
with tnu.-k evil.
Mr. R. Sprigg, jun. eonfidered the report before
them as of a vrry harmlef* nature. The President,
he said, bad appropriated land upon which to erect
the niiiverlity in queftioa. They were not called
upon to fanftion that appropriation. His power
to give it was foil and ample. The thing was done,
and he had promised a future donation. The ap
prehenGons of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr.
Nicholas) fcemed to arise from his conceiving they
were about to fanftion a national university fueh as
had been recommended by the PreHdent; if this
were the cafe, although the reprefeil'ative of that
didrift, he should not give his vote in fopport of
the measure. On the contrary, he iaid, tbey were
called upon merely to authorise proper perfous to
receive donations for an university. .What fort of
indention this should be, would he for the future
consideration of Congref*. Mr. S. said, he (hoald
always be ready to give his fuppott to every mea
sure which had a tendency to spread knowledge
throughout the United States, as he believed the
progress of knowledge <nd liberty Kould accompa
ny each other. The gentleman from Virginia
feeined to think this inftitation would only benefit
a small circle. He did not think the iate of Ma
ryland would be much benefitted by it, as they had
already two good universities, b»t he thought it
doing no more than) justice to the owners of pro
perty in the federal city, that this institution diould
be encouraged. What was aflted ot them, would
not commit them at all for any thing forfher; and
it would be a mean of taming the attention *4 the
people to the support of an inftitutiou of this kind.
For these reasons, he hoped the hoafe would agree
to the rvport.
Mr, Livingfton said, he was in favour of tke re
port of the committee, until, by a recurrent* to
the aft for eftablifliing the permanent feat of gov
ernment, he was convinced there was something
more in th» measure than met the eye. The inten
tion seemed a good one, but what hindered the
(late in which this diftrift lay, from granting tke
incorporation desired i There needed to have been
no ditficulty in this. But something farther was
intended—public patronage was wanted to the in.
dilution. They were delired, at a minute's warn
ing, to fay they would establish a national universi
ty- It was true, they had been called by a respec
table authority to do this ; but it was a matter of
moment, and required consideration. How far
the commissioners were aathorifed to give land for
this purpose, he conld not fay. He thought the
words " public use,'' would not authorise them to
do so: for if they gave land upon which to erect
an university, they might K ive it for any other
building which was to be enjoyed by a number of
people ; for school* and uniferfities, he said, were
not public, put piivste concerns. The effect of
the resolution would be, as had been justly said, an
entering wedge ; and hereafter they should be toldt
they must go on, and all the fine things which had
now been urged, would then be brought forward,
with ten fold force, in favour ®f a national univer.
Gty. If this kufiuefs was perfectly hairalefs, as it
had been represented, he should willingly have sup
ported it : but, as he conceived it to be far other
wifr, be conld not vote for it.
Mr. Madifsn was far from thinking that this
was a quedion which went to pledge Congress
support a national university. He did not think
the agreeing to the present proposition would pledge
Congress to pay a Angle farthing. He eonfidered
th« qneftion merely to be whether Congress would
encourage an eftablifliment which was to be sup
ported independent of them. The Prefideat had
thought proper to give to this inttiiution the fifty
(hares in the Potomac navigation, which had been
prefer,ted to him as an acknowledgment of his f«r
vices during the war, but which he declined ac
cepting for his own use. All that the commilW
ers prayed for was to have this property secured,
with any other which might be given for the fame
purpose, by grar ting due poweis for the pisrpofe.
This was the simple view which he had of the fob
jeft. The gentleman ftom New York (Mr. Li
virgfton) firmed to think there was no necefiity
for the interference of the United States in this
bufinefj. Mr. M. laid Ccogufs had th ' fote jurif-'
uiflion over this diftrift of country. It w.is indeeJ
necefTary that the laws of Maryland (hrjuld operate
over it for the prefem, but they do so, said lie, by
authority of Congreic, and Coß«refs only can <aake
j a law on the present fubjeft. With this idea, the
commiflioiters had applied to them. The report
before them, Mr. M. said, did not call the univer
sity a national aniverlity ; it fp£aks of it as an uni
verftry in the diftridi of Columbia. He thaugbt
there was a material difference between calling it
an univerlity and a national aniverfity. Congress,
he said, might form an institution there, which
could not be confidercd an inllitution of the Unit
ed States, which Heverthcicfs, have all the
good of a national inHitunun—and it was in this
qualified light in which he viewed it.
Mr. R. Sprigs, jun. said it had_becn enquired
why the Legiflaturc »f Maryland couli not have
■ granted the what they now pray for
He answered they coald make no law for that oif
tridt which fttnuld extend pad the time at whivh
the feat of government was to be removed there.
H: mentioned some inflancci which had taken
place whilll he was a member of that legiflaturc.
This, he said, accounted for the application of the
; commiflioners ta Congress.
On motion, the committee rose, and had leave
to fit again.
Mr. Ckriii* exprefied mueh diflatisfafiion with
the fcttlciaent which had been made at the war of
fice in relation te the accounts of captain Robert
Harris, wha had only been credited with f.x'een
dollars for eighteen mouths fervise, owing to his
not having called at the precise time for payment
at which he oaght to have eallci. He therefare
moved a resolution calling upon the war department
far a statement as the number of officers aad the
amount of tbeir pay who flood ex;tsly in e,iptain
Harris's fituatian, in order to fliew no great in
convenience waald arise from a re fettlcmerit. Af
ter a number as ablvrvations on the fubjeft, the
motion was negatived.
Mr. Nicholas obtained leave of abfrnee for Mr.
Hefcth, for 20 days.
Mr. Parker laid a resolution to the following ef
fect upon the table':
" Aefolved, that the President of the United
States be requested ta cause to be laid before the
house, what measures have been taken for carrying
into effect the treaty between the Uaited States
and the Dey and Regency of Algiers, and also
whether aay aad what further legislative aid may
be for thai purpafe."
Mr. Gregg prefeated the petition of William
Alexander, prayißg compesfatian for ferviccs as
aa affiltant furveyar; which was referred to the
committee of claims Adjourned.
Tuesday, December 17.
Tke bill from tbe Senate, granting an addition
al allowance ta the clerks ia the office of the fecre
Wry of the senate, was read the feccind time, and
referred to tbe committee on the fubjeA of com
pensations.
Mr, S>vaawiek piefented tke petition of Jane
Adams, praying for relief 011 account of a certifi
eate for 500 dollars, which (he had received for a
price in the lottery, and loft.
Mi. Ljvingftoa presented the petition ps William
Conllable and others, holders of what tva« termed
New Eirt'Con Bills, praying far relief.
Mr. Midifoa presented the petition as John Por- :
{ er, a {tidier ia tbe late war for compeafatioa. |
The *hov« petitionj were feveralljr referred to
the conauttee of el/fms.
Mp Kitchell presented the memorial of John
CI eve Symmes, on the fubjeft of kit contrast with
the United States, for certain landa, and prayiag
that his purthafe might be eompleaied. Referred
ta the cammittee of the whole, t» whom was de
ferred the report of the attorney-general on this
fubjefl. ' *
Mr. D. Foster, from the committee of claims
made report* on the petitions of Gilbert Deach,
Thomas Miller, Thomas Curtis, Joseph Shalk,
James M'Calmant and Ricnara Keys Theie re
ports were all against the petitioners, were several
ly twice read, aad concurred in by the house.
| Mr. Swanwick, from the committee of com
merce and manufa&ares, made reports on the pe
titions of Charles White, Stewart and Barr, Da
vid Scudder, Elcazer Scudder, Samuel Berrien k
others, Aaroa Sheffield, Legara, Pearc e and Prio
lo, wliich were fevera!ly v againft the petitioners.
They were twice read, and (except the two lalt,
the derision on which was poftponcd to Tuesday
next) agreed to by the house.
Mr. Hartley presented the petition of Robert
Horner, for compensation for ferviccs during the
wa.', which was referred to the committee of claims.
The order »f the day was eallcd for on the re
port of the committee to whore was referred the
memorial of the commiflioners of the Federal city,
and that part of the President's fpecch, which re
ferred ta the cftablifhtnent of a national Hniverlity.
The house accordingly resolved itfe'.f into a com
mittee of the whole ou that fubjeft, Mr. Coit in
the chair, when, the resolution, reported by the
felcift committee, having been read, no gentleman
rifiug on the subjeCt, the chairman enquired if Jie
committee were ready- for the qucllion, "and, 011
being answered in the affirmative, the queilion was
put and negatived by a great majority.
The committee then rose, and thf house took
up thefubje&, whea
Mr. Murray exprcfTed his surprise at the decifi
an which had just taken place. He thought the
question mud have been mistaken, or it had not
been fufficiemly di feu fled. He regretted deeply
that a fubjeft so intereftirig should have had so lit
tle confederation. The report of the committee, he
said, was moderate and just, and he coufefTed he
bad heard nothing from gentlemen, who were op
posed to it, that was not either founded ia millskes,
or in an overheated imagination of evils, with
which the repart was unconnected. One would
have supposed, said he, to have heard the argu
ments used oh the eccafion, that the report had
propafed ta lay the foundation of a national uni
versity, which should have called far rofeurces from
the whole unian. On looking iuta the report, he
faund na such thing ; in referring to the memorial
of the commtifioncrs, aethivg like it was to be dif
coveted ; the i-eqieft was (imply *St,t Congrcft
would do, what Congress alone ceulii do, viz. au
ihoi ife proper persons l« receive f*ch rfo«ition< a*
liber?) and well difpttfed perfo'-s might be inrltucd
to give towards carrying into effefl the iaftitatiort
of an tsmverlity. Yet the rote of the commi'tee
of the whole jaft taken, weat te crush thi* perfect
ly harmless, but desirable measure—• measure
which went to the planting a little feed of learn
ing is that diftrift. It aflced neither for.protedi
en nor bounty from the United States ; it requited
nothing mote than the li«ip!ea&of incorporati»n.
Hi»colleague (Mr. Sprigg) he said, had ihcwn that
the legislature of Maryland could not grant the in
corporating power wanted, iince they did not ex
tend their power beyoud the period of lßoe, at
which tiaae iht general gjveru»eul waj k) be si..cd
withia that diftrift.
If C»»grefs refufe to comply with the request of the
petitioners, laid Mr. M.tkey will smother In the Snd
the efforts of individual!, incline 1 1te give donations for
the encouragement of learning in this new c.jty. Si»
ungenerous a resolution ke could not have believed
pafful a body, who had the ckaraAer of
liberal and enlightened—such a vote would appear
particularly humiliating in the eyes of foreign nations.
Where, he alked, would be the evil of agreeing t»
the report ! We could fee none. The Pi cfiaeut had
generously fignified hit intention of giving about the
valueof 5,0001. sterling, and the write <tnu liberal in
all parts of the Union would probably follow hia ex
ample. A seminary 01 learning would be let about,
proportioned to the resources for its support. ln
ftead of allowing thi» to be the cafe, every puffible
abuse had been imagiaed to take plate -y was t<k
be extravagantly lquandered, a large vu
te he eredled, and Corigrefs wa» to be called upon t»
complete tke defifn. Why, ke said, fuppei'e ail this
abuse ? Wai it' not more probable, that enlightened
men, desirous of promoting fwch an inititutiou would
a<fti a more prudent and rational part, -particularly
when~thc law held out to them no idea of support f
Upon the whole, he thought no reasonable ohjeAion
could be made to the report j he keped a final dei if.
ion therefore would be delayed; for he could not be*
litvt, when gentlemen took time to confidcr the fuis
| je<!t, they could aA so unenlightened and illiberal a
j part as to rejid a request so harmless and reasonable.
Mr. Madil«H propol'ed to strike out the word pecu
niary trom the report, that the expression might ex
tend to all lortl i>f donations.
The Speaker said it Was net in order to amend the
report in that ft&ge of the hufinefs. '!'» amead it, tke
I report must be recommitted.
fTo-Jje continued.J
Wadncfiiiy, December 2S.
The bill fur the relief of John Sears, was read
the third time and paficd.
Mr. Hindman presented t.vo petition*, one tfom
1 Alexander Furitiva), poftmaftc of Baltimore pray
ing for additional ccmpenfition to his prcfent al
lowance ; and another trom James Curue, and o
tbers, for recompencc for fe; vices the war*.
The former was referred tathe committee ot eom
petclation, and the latfer to the committee of claims.
Mr. Coit, prefe*l k -d the meinoiial of Hannah
Welch, praying for payment ol iyicarages due to
Uer late hafbatid for fervicei as captain of a vcffel
during the war, in which he wai killed figging oa
fV'irc at Fenabfccrt, ar.J alfa for commutation due
to her brother, who had aifo ierved in the war—.
Refcired to the commit'ee of claim*.
_Mr. Coodiich presented a pet it inn from the cem
miQioner »f Loans for Conne&icutt, praying for
an inereafeef salary. Referred to the committcc
of cempeafatian.
Mr. D. Foster moved that the petition of Mo.
f«» White, which had latUcfiiun been u-ported u
pon by the committee of claims, hut which report
had not been decided upon by the house, (hmiid
recommitted to the committee of claim#, 011
count of some r.ew facts which v.ere pioduced.
Agreed.
Mr. W. Smith then called up bis resolution re.
littivc to affording relief to the fuffererg at t!avann»h
which oceafioned confideiablc debate, and was at
length negatived 55 to 24.
Notice.
THE Advertiser is a pcrfor. regularly bred, and ha»
earned on in an extensive manner for these 30 tear,
past.the various branches »f Goldsmiths' a«d Jew
ellery, plated and hard ware Cutlery, and Irfimoonre
ry l.ofinrfs, and has general of the Dry
Good and many otherbulineffes. He has a particijar
tafle for budding, las built txtcafively {». hi ßl ftlf,
kas conduced buildings for others, and isaf ooi*i« a
that Ins services to any gentleman that m.ght be in
went of a person to conduct any 6f the aforefaid baft
nefles, would not only be ufei'ui'but an acquisition M
he will enirage on liberal terms, either as c salesman
or to feii. as an ageut, as a.partner or
take the care of a mauufa&ory, or fiiperimend build
ing, Sec, He is a marked man, ansi having no family
but his wife who ould a<il as a saleswoman or houle
kceper. No objedlion to any par t of til* Southern
ltates, or to take a voyage to Europe as a fuuercareo
A line direded to J. C. to the care of the printer,
will be piindtually attended to.
N. B. He is well acquainted with most ef the E nr .
li!h, Irilh, and Scotch mauufadloi'ies, as ke carried on
business for tea years in London, but on account of
unavoidable misfortunes in his country, ke is now fOP
ced to leek for a living for himfelfand wife in thit
way, and he Hatters himlelf that he will x i ve entire
iausfa<flion to his employer. And as he is well known
m this.vity, and to the molt refpeaable tharaaersou
the continent, doubts nor but his chaj-atfer, moralitr
and indefatigable industry, will bear tbe ltricteft ea
quiry j
Dcc • ' taw tf
C. XV. PEAL E
To the Citizens -of Philadelphia.
Willing-to contribute my mits to aflift the f u ff«- e „ , t
Savannah, I propoie to appropriate the nro<]u4* 01 the
Museum, on Wednesday, the 4 tl> ef Jannar'y rrt- f or t h^ t
express purpose. The conftan: call for my daily exerti
ons, t# prapare the numerous fu'hjeAs for the museum
has, aud will for along timo tsccmr, prevent me from
giving my personal attendance on the visitors «f this re.
pofitory : But o» this particular occaflon. it i«my inten
tion to he present the w hole day 5 and it will girt me much
pleasure to fee the rooms croudad from the early morn
until ten o clock at night.
N. B. C. W. Peali during the lad nine moaths, has
made uncommon exertions to cnrich and improve the Mu
seum, and although a it not yet .what it oughi te b« with,
iheaid ot the C.:y of Philadclpliia, the proprietor at
fures the public that it is daily pregrcfljug i n ufefulnefv*.
and the conflaat visitor will always find some additi, ' '
to elevate his mind, and call forth fentinur.t.s of W .
der and admiration of the wifiom oi K^u t Ci -' ' V °"7
all things.
Muftum, Dcc. a.
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