New Theatre. On FRIDAY EVENING, January 13. Will be preferred, j" 1 A COMEDY, called ' t0 ' The.School for Scandal. Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Bates w, Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Morris of Jofsph Surface, Mr. IVijnell 01 Charles Surface, Mr. Moreton n< fir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Fox [V in (JralStree, Mr. Harwoo.i th Sareleft, Mr. Blijett b< Sir Harry, with a song, Mr. Darley lii Rowley, Mr. Warrcll et Mofcs,' Mr. Francis Snake, Mr. Darley, jun. It Trip, Mr. Worrell, jun. V Lady Teazle, Mrs. Morris b; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Harvey 1 Mrs. Candour, firft time, Mrs. Old'mixeit , o Maria, Mrs. Francis Eg —g To which will be added, o A Comic-Opera, in 1 acts, called Peeping Tom of Coventry, f Peeping Tom, with the song of the Little p Farthing Rulh-light, Mr. Bates Mayor of Coventry, Mr. Warren Harold, V Mr. Darley, jun. Crazy, Mr. Francis Earl »f Mercia, Mr. Fax Count Lewis, Mr. J. Worrell I Maud, Mrs. OUmixon h Emma, Mrs. Worrell e .Lady Godiva, Miss Oldfteld c May.refs, Mrs. L'EJlrangc { gT Bos, One Dollar cents. Pft one Dollar, ' Aad Gallery, half a dollar. Ticketsto be H. &P- Flice » t •No. 50 High-ftr«et, and at the Offiee adjoining the c Theatre. r Places for the Boxes to ue taken at the Office in the £ front of the theatre, from to till 2 o'clock, and from . 10 till 4 on the days of performance. J Ladies and Gentlemen are /equefted to fend their forvants to keep places a quarter before 5 o'clock, and to order them, as soon as the company are seated, to withdraw, as they caunot on any account be permit ted to remain. VIFAT RESPUBLICA! } College-Hall. Readings and Recitations, Moral, Critical, and Entertaining. Mr. F E~N NELL Refpeftfully informs the Publis, that THIS EVENING, Thursday, Jan. 12, at 7 o'clock.! Will be delivered, (first part) THE EFFECT'S OF REVEN3E, Simplified by fde&ions from the Charaaeri.fZ.anga, Dr. Young (second part) THE PROGRESS OF JEALOUSY TRACED In the character of Othello, Shakespeare During which will be recited Othello's speech to the S«iate The celebrated feens with lago And the molt striking paflages during his paroryfm of iealoufy ( THISD PART.) , THE EFFECTS OF JEAtOUSY, Exemplified in f Othello's soliloquies before and after the murder of Defdemona , Alonzo'e soliloquies before and after the death ot Leonora With critical observations on the authors. Subscriptions are received by Mr.Zachariah Poulfon, jun. at the Library, where the Ladies and Gentlemen who may be inclined to honor the undertaking with their patronage, are relpeftfully requeued to fend thei» names and receive their tickets. Occasional admifiion tickets to be had of Mr. Poulfon, Tun. at the Library ; atmr. M'Eiwee's looking-gtefs-ftore, No. 70, South Fourth street; and at M-r. Carey's.Book eller, Market-street—Hals a dollar each. Mrs. G RATTAN ftefpeAfully informs her friends, and the public in general, that on Tuesday the ioth day of January, she proposes opening, at No. 39,, North Sixth ftreet, a t Linen and Muslin Wardioufe. Book Muslins, from 6/3 to 12/11 per yard Jaconet ditto, from 8/8 to 9/8 per yard Striped ditto, from 7/10 to 10/10 per yard Fine GofTaes Tatnbour'd Book Muslins, frcrm to 11 f per yard India Muslin. from 11/3 to li/P cr y 2rd Sheeting Muslin Jaconet tuufiin Handkerchiefs, from 4/3 to 6/ per hdkf. : Book muslin Handkerchiefs from 5/3. to tc/6 per hdkf. Muslin color'i and border'd Handkerchiels Dacca Handkerchiefs Tamb#ur'd Cravats from XO/IS to li/ll Pocket Handkerchiefs Cambric, from 11/3 to 16/3 per yard Table Cloaths Huckabnck Towelling Women's Cotton Hole, from 6/3 to 13/ per pair Dimity from 5/10 to 6/: i Ivisii's Silk Hole Tambour'd nmflin Handkerchiefs from 11/ ii to 1.7/J iTilh linens for Gentkrr en's Shirts, from i/it to $f • And a variety of other articles. N. B. Orders received ■ for all kinds of ready made Linen, Gentlemen's Shim, ruffled or plain, Cravats, Pocket Handkerchiefs, &c. tCe. Houfhold Linen, &.c. &c. January <}. % Wafliington Lottery. TICKETS, warranted undrawn, may be purchased or exchanged soT prizes, at the Office, No-. 147, Chefnut- Creet, where a corr*<ft Numerical Book is kept lor public jnfpe6tion. Also Canal Lottery Tickets for sale ©r ex changed for prizes diawß in the Washington Lottery, of which the 54th and 55th days returns are received. The Business of a Broker carried on as u(ual. V A SHARE in the NEW THEATRE to be fold cn reasonable terms. ifapuary ia. ttstf Bank of the United January 2nd, 1797. The Dire&ors have this day declared a Dividend of Sixteen Dollars on «ach Share for the last fix months, which will te paid to the Stockholders after the lath iaftjnt. G. SIMPSON, Caihier. SPRINGFIELD. (MalT.) January 3. ,y GRATITUDE to FRANCE. The deceitful plea, that we owe fne debt of grati- 111 tude to Frsrtiee to such an amount that we cannot pay £) it, and are bound to lay our independence at her feet, p to be trod into the mire of contempt, has been sung, n , and fiid and toasted by all the fools drunk and sober, p c who would work without wages, and by all the knaves who would not, until the country,people at last are sick as thej irnpofition. Do we owe, as our traitors allege, s cur very country to France ?So far from it, Vergen r< nes did all lie could to prevent Mr. Oswald from agree- I ing t« have our country ceded to us at the Peace.—On 0 \ the contrary, he desired to pare the states clol's to the n \ bone, and to confine our limits to the Chio, —Frank lin wasJiis dupe ; John Adams ami John Jay, his fuc eefsful oppofers. Another lying claim to gratitude is, that we owe »ur '■ Independence to France. The fa ft is, the C«mpt de v Vergennes tried all the arts of a wily Courtier, to em- a barrafs the acknowledgement of our Independence; n The plain reason was this, France preferred clipping „ ourwings t« letting them gro-/. It'has been laidin e Europe that we could not govern oyrfelves, and like a good ally, ihe was resolved to do us that favour. —Ac- cordingly Genet has attemped it, and now Adet is do- ' ing the like ,~andwehavea degenerate number, some I hired, and othert made fools of, who uphold this « Frenchman, in his outragtous proceedings. But the c affair is not like to prolper, for Americans begin to rcf- f pest themselves *s«a nation, asd to spurn the idea of being a French Colony. , BOSTON, January 4. ISLE & F F R A'N C E. The following intelligence frem the Isle of 1 France, was received by Capt. Fel , who "arrived 1 here, on Sunday last, in the Ketch Four brothers ' of Salem. It will icadily be ntcolledted, that the ' commiflioners of the exesutive directory, which were j sent to j;ive operation in the Indian islands the to laws of the French republic; and particulatly that for emancipating the nejroes, were not permitted to fuilain their funftiot s, but were ordered bv the colonial afTembly to quit the islands, and have since returned to France. These measures have been considered by some at tafti ; but they are highly jullified by the Americans then in the Isle of France —as will appaat by the following; ADDRESS Presented to the goverament-of th? Isle of France, by the Americans,, then in Port North Weft. The Americans come to felicitate yau, upon the happy event, which restores tranquillity to the minds of all, and the reins of government into the hands of those, under whom this island flonrifhes, an enviable centraft, to the desolations and horrors, that pervade the European colonies in the Ameri can islands. It is for the cause of humanity that we rejoice at the fruftration of a system, which in volved tis all in one general ruin. We feel for you t as brothers, united to you, not only by the ties of interest, but by affedtion, cultivated by the friend ly intercourse that has happily exifted'between us ; it was with grief that we augured the interruption of this mutual harmony, from the unprovoked in sult given to the American nation, by one of the commiflaries, which could have arisen, but from a corrupt heart meditating on the worst intentions. e —The event produced by your firmnefs and spirit, idifpels ©ur fears, and we now look forward with confidence to that uninterrupted friendlhip which f we so earntftly desire. Americans to whom every thing is interesting which interests the French, be / hold with admiration, these islands, and the analogy of their interior situation to their local position ; j two mountains that boldly rife in the midst of an imcienfe mountain, on which the inhabitant tinin ,f terrupted, cultivates his land, whilst the thunder rolls unheeded over his head and the waves fpead their rage at his feet; and whilst he pursues a sy stem of cultivation, thought neceflary in tropical '> climates, it is no less pleasing to remark, that it is a praise due to him, thai the hand of lenity light j ens the toils of servitude. Signed by all the Americans ia port. 1, Port North Weft, June 24th, 1796, the 6th e, Meffidor, 4th year of the French republic. ■" This address being translated and read ir. the eo lonial afTemblv, the fame day of its date, it was ordered to be annexed to the journals, honorable mention made of it, and that it be anfwerei by n the President. * r, The following is the Answer. »- The president, &c. to the American confu!, cap tains, See. Health. The colonial assembly, receive with the naoft lively pkafure, the aflurances of fiiendfliip addref fed to them, by their brethren of the United States •f America. This token of afFcftion from our el ders in revolution, is a sure guarantee of the gene rat approbation, which will crown thdfe acls of pa tiiotic devotion and energy by which this colony : . ; toas prcferved itfelf from ruin. Called by the in • dulgenee of my colleagues, to the pleasure of be ing the interpreter of their sentiments towards you, and to transmit to you an eMtraift of their ses sions, of the 6th of Meffidor, a capy of which is subjoined, and also to mark to you the indignation with which they are penetrated at the offentive re ceptiou given to the Americans, by thole two tin prudent men who have executed justice upon them selves, in delivering us of their presence. Deign to assure your brethren and fellow-citizens of our inviolable attachment and deflre, to tighten the bands of fraternity and commerce which unite us. (Signed) CHAIJRET, President ef the Co'onial AfTembly. The embargo at the Isle of France was laid, it; _ consequence of the preparation of fix frigates for a secret expedition, and was taken off as soon as they failed. z BENEVOLENCE. lie SIR, x- NEXT to the prime object of my work, pub lished by you, viz. the promotion of a moral,perma nent, and happy union between the twi /exes, in our jU common privileged country—it has been my wish, in cempufing and compiling it, to render it subser vient to the relief of the unfortunate. It isaccor cerdingly my determination, to devote the whole pecuniary profits, which may arrive to me as an a<u. thor from ths present itspreflion, (without deduc- M ting or receiving for mylelf a Jingle volume or its t h price J to that public, whefe entertainment and im provement originated the publication. The un commonly definitive ronßa!;r»ii>n, whi h lias ate- f* 1 ly overwhelmed our fitter city Savannah, in Geor- 1 gia ; and involved fifteen hundred houfelels fuffeffcra lrl in its awful consequences ; has justly arid deeply excited the general 1 aking the public pulse for my guide, and trailing 'hat I shall have ' numerous follower* in so urgent a cause— I there- p fore desire you (as soon as the profits ai <he publi cation will admit) to pay to MeiTu. Clay, Habbr- 1 SHAM, »t><l Younc, the committee, appointed to >' receive- don ;tion?, for Savannah, ONE HUN- e DRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS,in the name 1 of the author of tine American Spcflator, or IVlatri- a moma! Preceptor,.towards the relief of his unfortu nate fellow-.-itizens of that place ; and to express a to them his ardent desire, that theii infant city (so >i lately emerged from the wrecks #f the American war) may rile, like the fabled Pncnix, from its aihes, and long reflect a diilinguifhed luitre, from its CIVIL, MORAL and RELIGIOUS ASPECT. It is my wish, to have trie present appropriation consider ed, as an humble effort, t #n the part of a New- 1 England author, to comply, in his sphere, with £ the late affedlionate address of the illustrious father of our country; recommending (among <■ other objc&s of the bighefl national moment) the ' cultivation of a community of interefls £nd attach- 1 ments, between the. Northern and Southern States, t It is also my desire, that FIFTY DOLLARS be paid, in like manner, (as soon as the profits of ! the sale may admit) to the Treasurer of the Con- j veation of the Clergy of this State, to be added to the contribution annually made in Bojlon, fur < the relief of dependent widows and orphans of de- 1 ceased Clergymen; in token »f refpett to the me- 1 mory of those venerable chara&ers who disinterest- 1 ly devoted their life to the moll noble and benevo- ' lent office sustained among men. Should the work become ptfpular, and future editions give ability, I ara willing to plight my faith to the public, that a addition (hail be made, fri>m time to time, to the Hated contribution annually colle&ed i far the relief of a part of the community, which | has so tender and religious a,claim upon our charity. THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR." Majfachufetts, Dec. 30, 1796. Mr. David West, Dujloa. C 3* The benevolent Printers through the Union, by giving circulation to the above in their papers, may promote the cause of virtuous philanthropy, and accelerate the bettowmer.t of the Author's cha rities. IN THE PRESS, Si fid fjitll be Published Immediately, Twenty-Six Letters, upon interefiing sub ! jedls, refpefting the revolution of America. Writ p ten in Holland, in the year 1780. By his Excellency JOHN ADAMS, While he was sole minifler plenipotentiary from , the United States of" America, for negociating a peace* and a treaty »f commerce, with Great-Sri . tain. CO* At a time when the daemons of anlifedera lifm are ransacking the reservoirs of malice and en •vy, for materials wherewith to (harpen their darts , of calumny againlt that worthy and patriotic cha ) raser, to whose «sertiona in the cause of liberty, j [next to Washington} we are indebted for our . independence, and present happy constitution—at j a time when every art is pra&ifed, and every fer . vile tool employed to blast the honor, and mifrepre n sent the principles of the sage compatriot of Wash . ington—it is it that the truth (hould be uni r verfally known. Thefa letters were written at the j most interefiing period of the American reveluti . on, and far exceed any eulogium bettawed by an ,] anonymous pv<- —they need b; read oa!y, to inspire , the reader with a just administration of thtir au . thor. [Bojlon Columbian Centinel.] [ The above mentioned work may be had at the of fice of the Gazette of the United .Stnets. Price 25 [j Cents. J 1. CONGRESS of tHE UNITED STATES. is — e HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATI VE?» y Monday, January 2. Mr. Swanwick presented the petition of John Marie de Boide, forrecompence for his ftrvices du -- ring the wi.r. OHjetlions were Blade to the admitting of this ft petit ion, on the giound of its being inilecwroyfly j f warded, and, from its having been determined u *s pon in a former fefiion. The indecorum complain -1 ed of was-the use of the name of the chairman of r- the late committee of claims, mftead of the com j. mittee, when speaking of the fate of his former y petition. In answer to the other objr&iop it was 1- remarked that the present petition proposed to bring forward an account current which had not !s before been produced. Mr. spoke hijjh f. ly of the merits of this petitioner, who, he said, is from a pure patriotism and a love of liberty, had m fought in the American cause (luring the late war, e- for which service he never intended to have made 1 a charge ; but having afterwards gone !s the Weft n- Indies, and being one of the fufferers at St. Db a mii;go, by which he was reduced to dillrtfs and if he had made a claim Upon the United ie States i«r his services. Mr. S. believed he was now kept by t farmer fomewherc in the conhtry, in eon&deratian of his past fei vices ; and, as to any y. infoimality ef his petition, he believed it arose fiom in ignora«'t-e of the forms required, (being a French jr man) and hot from any intention to offend the le as giflature of a country, which he termed in the con cltifion of his petition, the freeft and iiappielt in the world. On a motion for reference, it was rejeftcd, there being only 20 in favor of it. / , b- Mr. Swanwick said he had another petition to j- prefrnt, which was of rather an unplealant nature, :ir as it complained of the conduct of a public officer. h, It was from William Pechin, measurer of coal and r. fait, complaining that he had only received 164!. r- 19s. 7d. from Mr. Dclany, the collector, instead tie of 3471. 14s. Bd..and praying Congress t6 take u- such steps in his favor as (hould givfe him the bal c- ance. It was referied to the committee of corn er merce and manufaflutes. n- Mr. Swanwick also presented the petition of n- Philip Stimel, «f this city, Snuff aaanufadurer, (irayl fr for a renrfllon of duties on foufFlcftby the dcitruftion of his mill on Ridly creek, by a frelh in Augliit 179J- Referied 10 the Secretary of the Treaftiry. Mr. Livingfton presented two petitions ; the one from John Hughes, of New-York, Au&ioneer, praying for a remission of duties on 73 tierces of Salmon dei'.r yed by the late fire ; and, the other from William Uftick, merchant, of the fame place fur the remission of duties on 73 hoglheads and 91 csfrs of claret destroyed by the fame unhappy event. They were referred to the committee of commerce and manufa&ures. ' On motion of Mr. Venable it was resolved that all business referred to the committee of elt'.fMong in the last feffun, and not determined upon, should be referred to the present commiltee.—Agreed. Mr. D. Foller, from (he committee of claims, made reports on the petitions of Francis Menges, William Story, Sarah Thompson, and Michael Levadore, which were all of rhem unfavourable to the petitioners. The reports were twice read and concurred in by the House. Mr. Swanwick moved that the report of the committee of commerce and manufactures 011 the fubjed of kidnapping negroes and mulattoe?, should be recommitted to that committee, with iullruc tions to report by bill or otherwise. On motion, the quettion was divided, "but both parts of it were carried by a confidera'ole ma jority. Mr. Murray said he had laid a resolution upoa the tabic, on the fubjedt somewhat coririe&ed with the one just difpofedof, which he wished to call up. It was for the appointment of a committee to enquire into the 1 propriety of amending the aft refpedting fugitives from juiiice, and perions efcap. ing from the fcrvice of their msfttri. The relo lution was agreed to, and a committee of three members were Appointed. Mr. Parker called up the resolution which some d.yVag© laid upon the table, relative to a eallupon the Wefident for information with refpedt to the treaty with the dey and regency «f Alliens. Mr. Parker fair! he found in the Prefiient's address, at the opening of the feffiori, this paragraph, " After many delays arid difappointitieiita, arising out of the European war, the final arrangements f«r the '•] fulfilling of-the engagements made to the dey ijni ' , iegencv of Alglsrs, will, in all present appearance, ' be crowned with success ; but undei grent, tlrOiT«h 1 inevitable difadvanuges in the pecuniaVy tranl'ac tions, occasioned by that war, which will render a , further provision necessary." Under tlicfe circtim- * | stances, it was not only proper to know what far ! ther legislative measures were necessary ; but also to | learn what (teps had been taken for carrying-into j effect the treaty with the dey and regency of Al. I giers. It was last year, he said, ratified by the Prelident and Senate, and that House had palled the necessary appropriations, and he wns furry that any delay had taken place in carrying it into cfi'eft, as he understood, some of the priioners had died between the period of ratification and that of the releafement of the citizens held in (lavery. Some } difficulties had arif*n, it fremwi, w'th which they were not acquainted, aud therefoie he had brought forward the prefeVit resolution, doubting that the Prelident would readily gi* the information required. Mr. Sitgreaves suggested whether it would ntit be proper to wait until they received from the Prelt dent the communications which they had reason to ■ expect from his fpeerh. It was certain they should teceive information fiom t'nfc proper department it) due time. The President had said that farther ap. propriations would be necessary, and of cuurfe, in e formation would be given them on the fubjedt- When this information (hould be communicated, if it should not be so complete as to fatisfy the curio r fity of the mover of this resolution, he might lay a resolution upon the table calling so 1 father particu lars. But, in the mean time, he thought it moll proper to rcccive the communication which they every day expe&ed. He had no objection to the resolution in itfelf-j he only thought it would be more refpedlful to the Prefidciit to wait a few days lor the information desired, than to a fit fori!. n Mr. Parker wished notto failinrefpeiS tot'r.echief mi* ._ giffrate ; but as large sums of.money had been appro priated to onrry the treaty into yet, for fume cause or other with which they were not acquainted the 18 business had not been completed, it became important y to have some information on the fubjeft. There wai I- great anxiety, he in the minds of merchants tra ding to the Mediterranean, to lenow the state of this* jP affair. He thought, therefore, they ought to obtain it as soon as poflitle. It was from refptiS to the Presi dent that he had not called up the resolution before that ■ r time. It the enquiry was longer delayed he thought as the house would be wanting in duty to their eonffitu o ents. Alter the resolution w-aspafTed, hefhoald not be >t for prelling the fubje<si more than other gentlemen. 3- Mr. Craik said he did not kuow that there was fiich 1 1 a resolution on the table till then; but even from the id mover sown confefiion, he did not fee any use in the mtafure, as he had laid he did not mean to press the matter after the resolution should have pafTed. The I 1 efuient had told them at the openiag of the lefiion chat more money would be winted, owing to some J- einbarrafiments having taken place ; it was therefore id to be expeditd that he would give them every neciTa :d ry information on the l'ubjedl ; but if they entered in a9 to the present resolution, it would be tacitly charging y, '"J 5 ""fluent with neglect. The fubjeA Mr. Craik iv .was n #t particularly pressing, and, as they had J much other bulinefs on hand, and as he doubted not ' they would hate the information in due time, he should b- be oppoled to the lefolution. e- Mr. Gallatin wished a clause in the law passed lalf leflion to be read : be believed it was expressed le in genera) terms, fit was read and proved to be e President in his speech, when he alludes re to this fubjedl, said Mi. G. only fays that "final arrangements for fulfilling the engagements made to to the and Regency of Algiers, See." and e, concludes with " mealures are in operation for ef r" J reaties with the Regencies of Turns and id 1 ripoli." And it was perfectly clear, that if raea (.l. lures had not succeeded with the latter powers, id there was a lufficient turn appr6priated to carry in 7to tfic,a tllc trtat y - w 'th Algiers ; because there was ot onl y appropriated the monisy for carrying B- that treaty into effefl, but also an additional ft.m of 200,0c0 dollars for both ebjefts. He did not of know, th.refer e , whether they should receive any r, infermation «n tijis fubje&, except it was callcj for.
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