Nzu 7jib Jrun.
Oj MONDAY IVENING, January*,
Wfll be -presented,
An HISTOJIIGAL TX.AGEDT, (Written by Shike
fpeare) called
Richard 111.
Henry IV, Mr. Warren
Prince Edward, "Miss L' Eft range
Duke of York, Matter LfEftrange
Duke of Glofter, Mr. Ctoptr
Duke of Buckingham Mr. Wigiull
Earl <tf Richmond, Mr. Moretan
Duka of Norfolk, Mr. Francis
Ratcliff*, Mr. Morris
Catefby. Mr, Barley, just.
Treflel, Mr. Fox
Earl of Oxford, Mr. Bliffe-tt
Lieut, of the Tower, Mr. Warrell, jun.
Lord Stanley, Mr. L'EJlrange
Xord Mayor, Mr. Warrell
Tyrrel, ' Mr. Morgan
Queen Elizabeth, Mrs. Morris
Lady Ann, Mri. Francis
Duehefi of York, Mrs. VMJtrangt
End of the Tragedy,
'A Seotek Pantomimical Ballet, .(compobd by Mr.
Byrn) called,
The New-Year's Gift ;
Or, Highland Frolicis.
Stndy, Mr. Byrn
Jamie, Mr. Warrell, jua.
Young F«dlar, "Master Bates
Father Oibby, Mr. Sliffett
Mother GibWy, Mr. Francis
Poggie, Miss Milhournt
Annie, Mrs. Byrn
Highland Lads and Lafles-—me<Tr«. Doflor, J. Dar
ley, Mitchell, T. ' Warrell, Macdonald, Morgan,
' -M. Poignand, M. Lavancy—Mrs. Harvev, - mrs-
Mechtlcr, mrs. DocSor, miss Oldfieid, raifs Anderfon,
-mUe. Sophie, and raif'L'E ft range.
, To whieh will be added a FARCE called
Animal Magnctifm.
Marquis De Lancey, Mr. Moreton
La Fleur, Mr. Harwood
Doft»r, Mr. Francis
Picard, Mr. M' Donald
Francois, Mr. Warrell, jun
Jeffery, . Mr. BliJJett
Conftanco, Mrs. Harvey
Lifette, Mrs. Francis
Bo*, One Dollar twenty-five cents. Pit one Dollar.
And Gallery, half a dollar.
£5° Tickets to be hud at H. & P. Rice's Sook-ftore,
,JJo. 5® High-llreet, and at the Office adjoining the
Theatre.
Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Office in the
front of the theatre, from lo till 2 o'clock, and from
la till 4 on the days of performance.
The Doors of the Theatre will open at 5, and the
"Curtain rife precisely at 6 o'clock.
Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to fend their
fervanti to keep places a quarter before 5 o'clock, and
to order them, as soon as the company are seated, to
•withdraw, as they c-aHnot on any account be permit
ted to remain.
, nrAT RES PUBLIC A !
College-Hall.
Readings and Recitations,
Moral, Critical, and Entertaining,
Mr. FENNELL
Refpeilfully informs the Public, that
On SATURDAY EVENING, December 31, at 7
d'clock, (by particular defirt, and for the last time)
will be repeated
An Explanatory Address.
• After which will be recited an Allegorical Poem, in
three parts, called
The CAVE of NATURE;
"Or, A Plfturc of the Virtues, Vices, and Passions,
of the Human Mind.
' The n«*t Reading will be on Tuesday the 3d of
January, 1797* —The course will be continued regu
larly every Tuesday and Thursday evening.
No repetition (if any should hereafter take place)
will be given on the evening of either of the above
days. Subscribers' tickets (net transferable) admit
to all repetitions.
Subscriptions are reeeiredby Mr.Zachariah Poulfon,
jun. at the Library, where the Ladies and Gentlemen t
"who may be inclined to honor the undertaking with
their patronage, aje refpeafully requested to fend
their names and receive their tickets.
OecaConal admiflion tickets to be had of Mr. Poulfon,
Jun. at the Library ; at mr. M'Elwee's looking-gtaft -store,
No. 70, Sooth Fourth-flreet; and at Mr. Carey's, Book- j
feller, Market-street.
M/tS. G RATTAN
RefpeAfully informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of the
■ City, that the second
LADIES' CONCERT'
Will be o» TUESDAY NEXT, the 3 d of January
at Mr. Oellers's Hotel,
Act , I.
Grand Sinfonio, % Haydu.
Holy Lord, Mrs. Grattan, Handel.
;Concerto Violin, Mr. Dillingham
Trio and Chorus, Siege of Belgrade, Storace.
Act 11.
Concerto in Bb. Mrs. Grattan,, Daflek.
All non fai, Mrs. Grattan, g ar(l '
Quartett, p, el ;
<jfand Chorus Pirate, Storace
*4.* The Concert to begin at half past fix ; and at
half past eight, the mufic,will attend for the Ball.
Mrs. GratUji beg' 'ejve to inform the-_ Ladies and
•Gentlemen, that the fubfcriptioH-book is at her house
No 39. -North Sixth-flreet, for the reception of thofc
names Whp wish to honor her with their commands.
A fubfeription for eight frights 16 dollars, including a
and Lady's ticket, both Uansferrable—
Malffubfcriptiens g dollars, including one ticket.
Single ticket a dollars.
Mrs. Grattan takes the liberty of requesting the
fubferibers to fend for their tickets any day after
Thursday, the 15th of December, at No. North
Sixth-ftreat.
£F Single ticket! to be had the day of the Concert'
only, at the Bar of Mr. OeUew's Hotel.
,X)eteinber 30. j
CONGRESS of ths UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, Deeember 17.
[CONTINUED.]
Mr. Cnik said, he was eqaally surprised »n3 afto"
nifttcd with his colleague at the decision which haj
just taken place. It was conceived by gentlemen
who opposed this report, that it contained fomc fe
«ret poison—some dangerous principles which did
not appear upon the face of it; they referred to
the fpecch of the President and to the memorial of
the commiflipners, and charged the report with in.
tending to carry into effe& the molt extensive plan
there contemplated. For his own part, Mr. C.
said, he was free to confefs, he ftiould have been
ready to have (hewn the wisdom and policy-os ctta
blithing a national univetflty. It had been said
that the President had taken nie opportunity of
recommending this meafme, as it was the last time
he would have toaddrefs them —-This recommenda
tion, Mr. C. said, was another proof, in his opi
nion, of the wifdfrin of that man. But, added
he, neither the speech of the President, nor the
memorial of the commissioners after t fie report. He
thought the commiflioners seemed to have- antici
pated the obje&ions which would be made to a na
tional university. They had had the fame ideas
which he entertained of the eligibility of such an
institution ; but, forefeeing that the plan would be
obje&ed to, they relinquiflied that idea, and request
only an incorporation for th& purpol'e of receiving
donations. They did not, he said, call upon this
house to put their hand in the public treasury on
their account. He thought tbe commiflioners were
entitled to some credit for this forcfight. They
called merely for an aft, which no other power
could grant them (as had been (hewn by his col
league Mr* Sprigg) to enable them to receive what
might be given to them for this institution—to re
fufe which was an aft of the highest injustice, since
it was a requelt which they would have had no dif
ficulty in obtaining from the ftatc government,before
the ceflion of the territory of the United States.
• Truly lamentable, 1«.- said, would be the situation
of the people of that Jilt rift, if they were to be
thus treated.
Nothing could be more extraordinary, Mr. C.
said, than the do&rine aflerted by gentlemen who
opposed this meafuie, viz. that if the house en
tered at all into the business, they would be oblig
ed to go through with it. As well raigh. it be
said, when Congress removes to that diftrift, if
they are applied to for a law to build a bridge, or
make a road, they will'bind tbemfelves to go thro'
with the expence. The two cases, he said, were
perteftly similar: and if the people who were fet
tled there could not receive vhe privileges to whieh
other citizens were entitled they might be looked
upon as outcatts of society.
The objeftious of gentlemen, Mr. C. (aid, did
not go-so much against the expediency of the mea
sure, and the conveniency of tbe people who ask
for the iullitution, as against the danger of legif
latiog at all in this buiinefs- He would again fay,
he was surprised to hear the opposition come from
the quarter whence it did come ; for he would fay,
there was a great want of public femi'naries in that
country. Was there any man, heafked, who took
a view on the south fide of the Potomac, and con
sidered the probable incrcafe of population which
was likely to take place there, who would not fay
that such an institution was a defiratile objedt ?
Or that would fay that the period of that popula
tion ought to be waited for before luch an institu
tion was set about ? It was his opinion that such
objects (hould grow up with the growth of a fet
tlemeal, and strengthen with its lirength. Tho*
furh a seminary could not be eftablifhtd now as
might be rftabliflied fifty years hence, should they
refufe the power to persons to receive donations
for the ereftian of such an one as they could find
refourccs to complete ? If there were ftiong claims
for this interpolition, they had nothing to do with
the funds which were to carry the fcl.eme into et
feft. It was well known there was a fund in the
hands of the President of the United States, which
he wilhed to have employed in fome'hing of this
kind, and he wondered gentlemen from that quar
ter (hould be opposed to its having an opportunity
of being employed in this diftiiA.
If gentlemen did uot wi(h the growth and im-
I provement of the diftridt which they have taken
, under their direction, and wouW fay so, he should
not be at a loss to account for their cor.dust. If
they were determined to (hew the people of this
dißrift, that they were Jeiit-d common justice,
I every man would avoid thisfjut, as enjoying fewer
privileges than any other.
He hoped, therefore, that when it was seen that
the report did not contain more than appeared on
the face of ft, nor than would be granted to any
other part of the union, that the oppofitiojj which
had been raised against it would be withdrawn. He
hoped the fubjeft would be permitted, therefore, to
lie over for further confideratioa.
It was moved that the business should lie ever
until the second Monday in January.
Mr. Sprigg wished the report to be re-commit
ted.
Mr. Coit was against a poftponerntnt—The fub
je&, he said, had undergone considerable discussi
on, and he doubted not the house was as ripe tor
a decision then as they would be hereaftfr. To
polipone was to protract the dispatch of business,
and consumed double and treble the time that would
otherwise be occupied on any fubjeft.
Mr. Harper hoped the postponement would take
place, because it would give gentlemen an oppor
tunity of putting the business into such a form as
to be more acceptable to the house. the
principal objection made to the report was founded
on an apprehension that the house would be impli
cated in future expense by agreeing to if, if some
method of introducing the fnhjeft could be hit up
on, which could obviate that objection, it via* de
ferable it should be done. He thefeforo wiflied
gentlemen to have time to do this.
Mr Nicholas thought it unnectfiary to postpone
the buiinefs. The objection in his mind did not
atile from any implied promise, but from the in-
Rant that Wife gave the authorl: y aflctd for, In
believed they should be considered as haying given
a fanftion to the piaceeding ; and then confiitency
of conduct, dignity of govcriitnenc, and other cob
fidetations, would oblige them to fuppert the in
stitution. Any determination now made to the
contrary, he said, would avail nothing. If the
bulinefs was entered upon at all, it would end in a
national university.
Mr. Nicholas denied that he had any intention
of disregarding the wifbe* of the peoplte of that
diftrift. If an opinion of that furt went forth,
the gentleman (Mr. Craik) must attribute it to
himfelf. When he was up yesterday, he had said,
that when the people of that diftrift wanted a pub
lic seminary, he would be ready to afford them eve
ry afiiftancc. Bot, said your officers, and they
alone, are the projeftwis of this bulinefs. Men
who went there to execute public bttfinefs. Was
refilling their request, then, Tefufmg the request of
the people of that diftrift ? He thought not. He
thought it had been Veil, therefoie, if these ex
pressions had been spared. He never 'either made
or felt them.
Mr. Nicholas asked with what view donations
would be given to this institution ?—Would it be
for a seminary of learning for a diftrift <of country
ten miles square i He believed not ; but that every
donation made to this institution, would be made t«
it as a national university. If gentlemen viewed it
in any other light, they were deceiving the public.)
He hoped, therefore, they fhouid negative the pre
fect question, and disagree to the report of the fe
left committee.
Mr. Brent said, he was at a loss to know how
gentlemen cduld raise the objections which they had
made to the report in question. He was sure they
could not arise from the report itfelf. This did
not reeognife the university as a national univeTfity.
The matter appeared to b>m to be fiKiply this, that
several individuals in the federal city, who were
greatly intcrefted in its prosperity, were of opinio)*,
than an institution of this kind would not only ad
vance the interests of the city, but be a mean of
difieminating learning ; tbey had therefore prayed
an incorporation for the purpose. Why his col
league should call this a national utiiverfity, and
that by a mere aft of incorporation, they should
pledge themselves to fapport it, was to him afton
ilhing and incomprehensible. If any particular
body of men fhoald apply for an aft of incorpora
jion, by granting it, should they pledge themselves
to carry their fiheme into effect ? The thing was
too unreasonable to be supposed.
Mr B. said, if he was of opinion that the in
coiporatinjjr persons to leceive donations for this
university would oblige their to fofter this establish
ment, he should be one of the firft to object to it.
He should object to it en eonftitutional principles ;
because, whatever had been the praftiae of that
house, he was of opinion, that imposing a revenue
for fuel) a purpose, would be unconstitutional, and
arrogating a right which they did not pofTets.
Under the afpeft which the fubjeft Ipefore them
bore, he trusted all objections to it would be with
drawn. A 'free government, he said, had its
foundations in wisdom, and the legislature of such
a government ought to encovirage every institution
which tended to infoim and enlighten the people—
a contrary procedure were to ftifle knowledge, and
introduce barbarism.
Thc speaker reminded the house. that the ques
tion of p»ftponement was before them.
Mr. Swanw'ick was against a postponement, be
cause he thought the question could as well be de
cided then as at a future day. As the application
now itood, he was ready to give it his negative, be.
cause he did not think it was proper tojallow any
charter to the commiffioncts. He should therefore
vote against the report. H» should have wifti
ed to have made some further observations on the
fubjeft ; but in this flagc of the business, he wras
doubiful whether they jvould be in oider, and there
fore he should withhold them.,
Mr. Giles was in favour of a poftpooement, nnt
that he wanted time to consider the fubjeft—He
was ready to vote against it, but because the advo
cate* of the meafuie wilhed it. He himlclf was
opposed to all kiuda of corporations ; but he did
think the prcfeni fubjeft had not berfn fully discussed,
& wished more time to be allowed for gentlemen to
bring forward the queltion in any other way which
they might think would be more acceptable to the
house.
Mr. Vcnable said he was opposed to a poflponement.
it had been repeatedly laid that there was nothing a
larming or under cover in this report.—For his part,
he believed it to be connected with t National Uui
verfity, and that it was introduced in this fliape be
cause it was apprehended it would not pass if brought
into the House without disguise-
Mr. V. wished the bufincft not to be postponed, be
cause the Maryland legislature was then tkiiS'g, and
Jhe commiflioners nightapply to it and get their bufi
nels done ; for whatever might have been said to, the
contrary, he believed they could as well incorporate
them, as foreigners to hold lands, a navigation compa
ny, Columbian bank company, Jtc. and if they could
do this, he believed it would not be said, that when the
federal government took peffeffion of that diflriil that
corporation wouldnotbe valid. If a local seminary
was only intended, he thoaght this the best way of pro
ceeding.
Mr. Craik believed the period for which the idl
.was pal Ted which had been mentioned, would expire
before the year 1800.
Mr. Murray said, it weuld be no indulgence to the
friends of the present measure to dispose of the busi
ness then, that tuey might apply to the Maryland Le
gislature ; because he believed t hat Legislature was now
riien. He hoped the House would therefore agree to
a poftpoaement.
The question for a poflponement was put and car
ried 37 to 36.
Mr. W. Smith moved to call up the resolution he
ytftcrJaylaid 011 the table refpefting an allowance to
the fufferers by the late fire at Savann-ah ; when, on
the fenle of the house being taken whether it should be
taken into eonfideration or not, there appeared only 16
votes in favour of it.
Mr. W. Smith gave notice he should to morrow
again move to have it taken into consideration.
The house went into a committee of the whole on
the bill for relief of John Seats, which was agreed to
wirhout amendment, taken up in the house, read a
second time, and ordered to be engrofled for a third
reading to-morrow.
Mr. D. Foster moved that the report of the Com
mittee of claims on the petition ef Willam Parsons be
committed to a Committed of the woole. Agreed and
made the order tor to morrow. Adjourned.
Wednesday, December 28.
Mr. W. Smith wifked the house to resolve itfclf
into a committee of the whole on the Tefolution,
which he had the other 1 day laid upon the tablr,
proposing to afford fame relief to the (ufferets l.y
the late fin at Savannah. FOl his part, he said,
he could fee no reasonable objection which could be
made to so benevolent a proportion. A gentleman
in the house had got a plan of the ruins of the ci
ty, it wa§ indeed a Hull diftrefsful scene. There
had never occurred so calamitou» an event of the
kind in the United States, or which had so strong
a claim upon the general government for relief. He
said they had granted allirtance to the fuflerers by
fire at St. Domingo ; and surely if it were juttitia
ble to grant relief to foreigners in diltrefs, it was
at lead equally so when the objects were our own
citizens. If gentlemen had objeiSions to the mea
sure he wished they would state them. 1 lie fjiw
with which he ftiould think of filliug up tjhe blank,
would not be fueh as to materially affett oar finan
ces.
Mr. Milledge said, if the unfortunate had any
claim upon gove'rnment for relief, none could have
greater than the citizens of Savannah. Few hou
ses, he said, were remaining of that city, and
-thofc few were the leafl valuable. Not a public
building ; not a place of public woilhip, or of
( public justice ; all was a wide watte of tuin and
desolation, such as scarcely could be conceived, and
fiich as it were impoflible to describe. He hoped
some relief would be tfiordsd to distress so uuexaaj
pie#.
Mr. Cooper said, it was a very unpleasant thisg
to come forward to oppose a measure oi this foil ;
but when they looked into different parts of the
union and saw the loffcs which had been fattained at
New-York, Chariefton, &c. it would appear only
reasonable, that if Yclicf was ifforded in,one cafe,
it ought to Tie extended to another ; and if this re
fclution were agreed to, he fliould cfcrtainly move
to have some relief afforded to New-York. He
hoped, however, the business would »iot be pro
ceeded with. If the principle were a good one,
it would bear going thiough with ; but it would
te seen, this would, on the contrary, pmve a dsn
geroiis-one. What they did to day, lie f..'d» would
require repeating to sionow. If they were to 1* ke
good losses by hr«, there would be no occasion for
| Insurance Companies, nor any inducement t» fitiild
with brick in preference to wood. Hcfcll as muck
as others for the distresses of tbe people of Ssvan
nah, but was of opinion it was not a proper buS»
nefsfor the interference of that house.
Mr. W. Smith thought with the gentleman fro«»
New-Y.ork, that they ought to attend to the ptin.
ciples upon which they acted, and not do a thing-,
to-day which they ought not do to-morrow. He
trusted the house would not beoften called upon to
relieve a calamity like the present ; nor need they
be alarmed at the gentleman's intention of bringing
fciward New-York for relief. Charlellon, he said,
had experienced great distress by fire, yet he had
not moved that house for any relief. The quelHon
was, whether this was not a peculiar cate of dis
tress ; and if so, whether they had not the power
of affording relief ? And as to this being brought
forward as a precedent, it was as he
hoped they fiiouid net again fooo hear of four,
fifths of a whale city being burnt so ashes; but if
such an inltance should occur, he should vote for
affording the fufferers relief. He thought the
jeftiuns did not apply.
On the quethon being taken whether the house
would then refolvc itfelf into a committee of the
whole on the fubjeft, therfc appaaied 38 for it, and
39 against it.
A (notion was then made to discharge the com
mittee of the whole from any farther confideralioo
of the subject.
Mr. W. L> man hoped the business would not be
disposed of without going into a committee of the
whole. Ke thought more refpedi*6vas due to the
feelings of the fufferers than to dispose of the fob
jfA without diktffion. He hoped the committee
would not, therefore, be discharged. .
Mr. Hartley trusted the committee woyld not
be discharged. He believed the dellru£tioa of Lis
bon by an earthquake did not oecafion greater raif
chiefs than the late fire had doae at Charletton.
The legislature of Pennsylvania, which had no
greater power than the general government to af
ford relief to these fufferers, had given 15,000 dol.
lars. Indeed he thought it more the province of
the general government than of state governments,
to afford-relief in such cases. He referred to what
had been given to the fufferen at St. Domingo, aud
to the parliament ofEnglatid having given l.icooeo
to the people of Lifbun, after the earthquake there,
though connected with them only commercially.
Mt. Kitchell was in favor of the committee of
the whole being discharged, because, if the fubjeft
lay over, the legislatures would beat a loss to know
whether any thing would be done by the general
government, and would keep back their donations.
If it oame within their power to relieve them, he
should wife to do it, tut not othcrwife. At any
rate, he thought it had better be determined at
present whether any (hing would be done in their
behalf or not.
Mr. Sprigg, jun. hoped the committee,
not be difdiaiged, but that they would go into the
business at an early day He said he had «*>t ma»e
up his mind how far they had a power to afford re
lief in a cafe like the present. There was an in*
ft a nice, he said, in the iclief afforded the daugh
ters of the count de Grafle, as well as that given
to the fufferers at St. Domingo. He wished for
further time to make enquiry on the, luhje&. If
there were not insuperable objections to the rac&-
sure, h« hoped relief would be afforded.
[To be continued.J
Delaware and Schuylkill Canal.
arc llereb >' notified, that the an
nual L edlion for Officers for the ensuing year, wiil
be held at the Company's offiee, near the Bank of the
United States, on the firft Monday in January next
at 10 o'clock, a. m. '
- IBy the Board of Managers.
p., .. , . _ IVM - MOORE SMITH, Sec'ry.
Philadelphia. Dec. J, 1796.