/ New Ihe at re. The French Company's Night. THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, January 14, Will be preferred, by the French company, A COMIC OPERA called LA MRLOMANIE. Dans Lequel Mons. Fieron, n'ayaat jamais paru fur aucun Theatre, remplira le role du Melonianie. The mufie by M. Champein. Guronte, M. Fieron Chrjfante, M. V'tellard St. Real, M. Lavency Crispin, M. St Marc Elize, Mile Tejfeirt Lifette, v Mile. Sophie After which, A COMEDY in three adls, called The Married Man. Taken from Le Philofophie Mirie of M.. Deftauches, by the aut'norefs of Every one has his Fanlt, &c. and performing at the Hay-Market theatne, London, with considerable appl^ufe. Lord Lovemore, Mr. .Moreton Sir John Claffick, Mr. Wignell Mr. Clafiiek, Mr. Warren Mr. Tradewell Classic Mr. Bates Dorimont, Mr. Fox William, Mr. Warrell, jun. Lady Claffick, Miss L l EJfrange Emily, Mrs. Francis Lucy, Mrs. Harvey Ta which will he tdded, by the French Company, A Comic Opera, in one a<sl, called Deux Petites Savoyards. The mulic by M. Dateyrac. Xe Seigneur,, M. St. Mare * , Clermont, M. Poignand Le Bailly, M. Viellurd Jaqne, . M. Lavancey Michel, Mile. TeJJiirc Jofet, Mile. Sophie ' Box, One Dollar twentf-five cents. Pit one Dollar. And Gallery, half a dollar. gr Tickets to be had at 11. & P. Rice.'s flook-ftore, No. 50 Higfr-ftroet, and at the Office adjoining the Theatre. The Doors of the Theatre will open at 5, and the Curtain rife precisely at 6 o'clock. Places for the Boxes to oe taken at the OlEce in the front of the theatre,'from 10 till a'o'clock, and from 10 till 4 on the days of performance. Ladies and Gentlemen jtre requested to fend their servants to keep places a quartor before 5 o'clock, and* to order them, as soon as the company are seated, to withdraw, as they cannot on any account be permit ted to remain. VIVAT RESPUBLICAI College-Hall. Readings and .Recitations, Moral, Critical, and Entertaining. Mr. FENNELt Refpeilfully informs the Public, that THIS EVENING, Saturday, Jam 14, at 7 o'clock, Will be delivered, ( first part) THE EFFECTS OF REVENGE, Exemplified by feleftions from the character of Zanga, Dr. Young (second part) THE PROGRESS OF JEALOUSY TRACED In the character of Othello,. Shakespeare During which will be recited Othello's fpeecli to the Senate The celebrated fc«ne with lago Aad the most striking paflages during his paroxysm of jealousy (third part.) THE EFFECTS OF JEALOUSY, Exemplified in Othello's fotiloquies before and after the murder of Deidemena Alonzo's soliloquies before and after the death of 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 refpe&fully requeued to fend their names and receive their tickets. Occasional admiflion tickcts to be had of Mr. Poulfon, Jun. at the Library ; atrar. M'Elwee*slooking-glafs-!lore, No. 70, South Fourth-street ; and at Mr. Carey's, Book eller, Market-ftrcet—Half a dollar each. Mrs. Grattan Refpeftfullv informs the Ladies and GentlemenAjf the City, that the second LADIES' CON CERT Will be on TUESDAY NEXT, the 17th of January it Mr. Oellers's Hotel, ylcr I. Grand Sinfonio, Haydn. Holy Lord, Mrs. Grattan, Handel. .Concerto Violin, Mr. JSHlingham ; i rk> and Chorus, Siege of * Belgrade, # Storace. J4ct 11. Concerto in Bb. Mrs. Grattan, Doflek. Ah non fai, Mrs. Grattan, Sarti. Quartett, V - Pleyel. Grand Chorus pirate, Storace .*'.[* 'jHie Concert to begin at hilf fix ; and at half past eight; the music will attend for the Bali. Mrs. Grattan begs leave to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen, that the fubfcriptfoH-took is at h<fr house No 39, North 'Sixth-flreet, for the reception of those names who wish to honOr her with their commands. — A fubfcriptioo for eight nights 16 dollars, including a Gentleman and Lady's ticket, both taansferrable— Half-fubferiptions 8 dollars, including cne ticket.— Single ticket » dollars. ■ . ' ' Mrs. Grattan takes the liberty of requeftiiig the fubferibtr* to lend for their tickets any day after Thursday, the 15th of December, at Ne. 39, North Sixrh-ftreet. Single tickets to be had the day of the Concert only. \at the Bar of Mr.. Oellers's Hotel. Bank of .the United States, January 2nd, 1 797. The Directors have this day declared a Dividend of Sixteen Dollars -on each Share for the lait fix (months, which will be paid t» the StockhoMers after the Izth i/sftant. G. SIMPSON, Caihicr. Department of State, . December 19, 1796. Sir, ,• BY the dire&ion of the President of the United Statei, I have the honor to inclose a report of the Dire&or of the Mint, lujjgelting the expediency of some alterations in its establishment, to render it less expensive to the public, mure accommo dating to dipofitors. The report is accompanied with statements of ihe gold, filvei and eoppercoins, iflued from the Mint, from its commencement to the 24th of the lift month, accounts of the gold and silver bullion, which has been deposited, and an account of wattage, and a deficit in the silver coinage, which require an appropriation of two thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars and seventy one cents, to reimburse depositors. I am, with great refpedt, Sir, Your moil obedient servant, TIMOTHY PICKERING. The SpEAKER,'of the House of"l Representatives of the > United States. j Mint of the Unitfd States, November 29, 1796. Sir, I HAVE the honor of inclosing for the Prefi dent of the United States, my report on the State of the Mint, with the abttra&s referred to therein. With sentiments of esteem and refpeft, 1 remain, Sir, Your most obedient, and very humble servant, . ' ELIAS BOUBINOT. To the Secretary of State. * — The Director of the Mint of the United States, refpettfu'.ly reports to the President of the United Statfesori the (late of the Mint— THAT during the experience of twelve months, he has turned his attention (as far at has been i» hispowe ) to the inilitution under his care. He has seen, with regret, an opinion generally pre vailing, that the eftablilhment is Hu-neceflarily ex pensive, and less produ&ive than was rationally txpe&ed by its advocates and friends. The Director finding forne foundation for the charge, has endeavoured to discover the cause, as nothing appears in the general nature of the mfti tution, to warrant the idea. The ifTue of the enquiry is, that the extraordi nary expeaces attending the Mint, are, in a great meafnre, owing to its original plan and the prin ciples 01 \rhich it was etiablifhed. Among others, the whole coinage, including the refinement of the precious metals, was directed by law to be executed at the public expence, the depolitor being fully indemnified ftom all charges whatever : On this principle, not only the cliginal cost of the works, and the falariet of the stated officers, fall en the public ; birt also the whole amount of the work manship, with the alloy, waftagc and contingent sxpences. The want of experimental knowledge in the bufir.efs, at the Srft establishment of the Mint, prevented any tolerable precise estimate of the cx pences necefferily process; but soon after the commencement of the Kwfinefa, it was found impracticable to proceed with propriety, unless an addition was made to the elhblilhment by the appointment of a melter and refiner. This important and neceflary officer, is not krmwn in foreign Mints, as the p-ecious metals are . there gen«rally deposited of the proper ftaadard, or above it ; er they are purchased by the Mint, and ! become public property; there being profefiional refiners and independent of the Mint, vvhofe business it is to purify metals under standard ; but there being 110 such artiils in this city who follow the . business, it became indispensably neceflary to Exe cute this service in the Mint. This circumllance was not forefeen, or if fore feen, was considered as included in the duties of t the aflayer ; but the neceflKTy of so .essential aeheck j 1 on that officer, forbad this meaiure, had it been 1 othefwife practicable. This added eonfiderably to ' the annual expences of the Minr. Formerly the Director' could not make any ' charge .for this process, aefcinft depositors ; the ! whole expence therefore fell 09 the public. Thus on assaying one dopofit of about 96,000 oz. of lilver bullion, it turned out near 24,0010 oz. under stand ard; to refine which, it coli the United States . upwards of 5001. so that the depositor peally gained that sum, by bringing his bullion t<j the Mint. This operated very unequally among the depelitois. The citizen who brought bullion in this debased ' state, to the Mint, received a3 much co'in for the standard silver therein, as h- whose bullion was previously refined equal to the standard, and ready . for coining at a very trifling expend. Again—The inftit'utioa of the mint, without any appropriation of capital, either to purchase the precious metals in bullian, and anticipate psy ments dueon deposits, or to coin for the public, has been another caufc of considerable expence. . Depending upon depositors alone for the precious metals.it became neceflary for their encouragement t and iatisfaflion to coin every depefit as soon as pof , fible after it tame into the treasury of the mint, to ; prevent its remaining unproductive to the deposit* s or ; by which mems the clippings and grains were . obliged to be -melted and coined as they arose, of -1 ten th'ee or four times for one deposit. Tints the melting, refining and coihing one de pcfit oi 20c oz. of silver, or 20 oz. of gold, would cost the public as much as near 1000 oz. of either, and a much cteater proportional wattage ; whereas l | could the bullion be purchased foi the public at the market price, and kept in the vaults till a large t ; quantity might be coined at once, or a capital of about ten thousand dollars be flowed to the mint, so as to anticipate the payments to depositors, without being obliged to an immediate coinage on f every occasion, a very gieat public saving would take place, not only as to the wastage, but in the expenditure of the materials and labor used in the process, oiid no injury done to the United- States, bat mtlifloan of the tnuaey fur s (Wt time. In a word, the drfferance would be qnuch the fame, as between the wholel'ale merchant and the hiickfter. This measure would also have a tendency to fix the jTiice of bullion, and indemnify the public for fomt-part ttf the expence v of coinage. The only qucftion that would arile t3, whether, on the prin ciple of economy, it would be a prudent measure on the part of government ? Stippofe the exptnees of coinage, incluJing wattage, tobe fixed at three per centum to the depositor, while in foreign coun tties'it colts nothing. The consequence would be, that bullion in America, might vary its (.rice three per cent, according to the balance of trade ; while bullion in those ct-untries must be supposed invaria ble in its pric*", let the balance »f trade (land at it will. BulHim then, in those countries will always be at the highest price it ever can be at in America, since it is the price of coin { but in America it may be three per cent. lower. If theiefore the.United States, by coining, free of all expense, contribute to keep the price of bullion higher than it is in countries where the coinage is paid for, a volunta ry expent-e is.created, of which there Gaii be no jull rcafon to complain. A representation of some of these difficulties, with the dangerous fituatioH of the mint, for want of protesting laws to fecurs the inliruments of coinage, the metals and the cois, as also to prevent counterfeits, has been heretofore jnade by the *01- cersof the mint, without little other fuccels (.ban a rcl'olution of Congress, enabling the dire&oMo retain the cxpifnce of refining the precious metals under (iandard ; but the waltage, alloy and coin age, are (till dead charges on the public treasury. While therefore this policy, on the whole, is considered as beneficial to the United States, the complaint againtt the mint for if* heavv -expences to the public, are without solid foundation, as it is impoffiblc to carry on an inflitution of this na- under these eircuinftancet, and which requires from 15 to 29 workmen and laborers to attend it, without great expence. Add to this, that the al loy of silver and copper, with the loss by neceflary waltpge, must unavoidably rife to a coniiderable annual amount. But these and ether difficulties attending an Infant inilitution, the late great advance in the prices of materials and labor, the aggregate expeoces of are greatly re duced, either from the superior knowledge of the persons employed, gained by experience, or frjom new arrangements found to be more advantageous than those made on the spur of the occasion. This will appear mure evident, by a view of the pre greffive reduction of the contingent expences in the quarterly accounts rendered into the treasury department, and it is hoped that there will be a farther prbgreft in this dcfirable economy. When theprefent diredtor entered upon the ad ministration as the mint, there was no appropria tion of money for the purchase of copper , for the coinage of-cents. This he clearly fortfaw would prove a fourceof farther expence, by often leaving the workmen without employ. He made applica tion to Congress by their eommittce, on (his fub jett ; but all that was obtained was thirteen thou sand dollars, which was coined into cents, and re turned into the public treasury, or remitted for the purchase of copper, before the rising of Congress the latt spring. No farther appropriation was made, till it was too late to procure the#rtecefTary irr.poitaiton of copper for the I'ummer'i coinage, whereby much time has been loft, and foms consi derable expence of workmen has been added to the fummsr's account. It is now hoped, from the present arrangement, no such inconvenience will "arise hereafter; but a continual and ample supply as copper coinage be produced adequate to the public wants. As the laws relative to ihe Mint now ftartd, the of ficers are obliged to pay to each depositor the coins, aritingfrem hit deposit, fn ftri<st order, and to reserve three pieces of coin trern each nufs ; yet no appropri ation has been made to replace the reserves, or to make good the waftape ; it is therefore impossible for the officer* of the Mint to conjpiy with .he law j and the depositors cjjmplain of being kept out of their property, till provision is made ry Congrtfiifor their relief. By a number of new half johannes brought ,to the Mini for afiayiirg, said to have been coined in the Uni ted States, it appears that J coinage for that purpose is carried on in fomc slate in the Union, Some as these are found to be under standard in their quality, and between two and threepenny-weights less than their true weight. These are fatfs which the Director thinks it his duty tocommunicatcto the President. From the various experiments made since the estab lishment of the Mint, it is found unnecessary to make ufc of silver in alloying oi gold, unless it is for the pur pc£-of beautifying the coin; in which cafa it (hoald be composed at the proportion of one-third silver to two thirds copper. By the following abilraft of the bullion and coin re ceived and issued from the Mint,-fince its firft eltablifh rntnt, may be fee.-,, as well the nature of the deposits mad;, as the coins returned to the Trcjfurer, and the dates of the receipts a£d issues to this day, with the amount of the copper coinage. From this it appears, that there is due for wastage. during that period, the quantity of fifteen hundred and ninety-nine ounces, fixtcen penny-weigkis and fifteen grains, of silver, equal to eighteen hundred and forty five dollars, ninety-five cents and five mills ; besides a (icfirit of eight hirndred Jltid forty four ounces, fereu teen penny-weights and five grains of silver, equal to n'me hundred aild seventy-sour dollars, feventy-five centiand sue mills; making in the whole two thou faiid eight hundred and twenty dollars and l'eventy one cents ; for which an appropriation ought to be made by law to fatisfy a deficient deposit. The Director thinks it neceflary to-mention, in ex culpation of the former officer* of the Mint, that by a report made on this l"ubje&, it appears that there is yet conliderable quantity of old pots arid telt bottoms, from which it it expefled (hat Nearly the amount of the deficient silver, as stated above. will be extracted. ELIAS BOUDINOT. Miilt of the United States, 29th November, 1796. Denomination and value of Coins, issued from' the Mint of the Unitetl States, from the commencement of the eltablifhment, to Nov. 24, 1796. ?c-5 Eagles, i2,r06 Half Eagles, 66 quar ter Eagles, Value 146,445 Dollars Silvlr.— 271,941 Dollars, 323,144 Half Dollars, 5 594 Quarter Dollars, 22,135 Difmes, 96,646 Half Difmes, Value 443,032 Dollars, 30 Cents. C0p.ptR.—4,040,753 Cents, 258,014 Half Cents, Value 21,697 Dollars, 40 Cents, There has lyen deposited at the Mint (for coinage) frarrt the commencement of the ellablilli.aent to .N.v 14th, 1797 —10,670 aunces, 10 penny-weights ami 13 grains of golchbaHiwn, gross weigtic; being 9,837 oun ces a»d 14 grains, flandai'd weight—and offiiver bul lion, 416,89 a ounces and 1$ p«nriy weights grol'j weight; being 40i,j0» ounces and 19 penny-weight*, standard weight. t m — CONGRESS OF the UNITED STATES. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday, January 3. Mr. Bwigjst Foftcr, from the committee of claims, made rep ;on the petition* of Jame* Betts, John Day, William Caldwell atid John arid Elizabeth London, which were againfl the petiti oners, were twice read, and concurred in by the house. Mr. Coit, from the committee to whom it was referred to report their opinion on the equity and expediency of extending the allowance made to the reprefrptatives of soldiers in the late army, whi* were fiyn by the enemy, to the reprefentativet of those who died in the service, reported that no confideratios ef expediency or equity would jufti fj or require the extealiou contemplated in the re ference. Petitions were presented fiom John Stadles, Wil liam Brown, and William Mackay, for compenfa* tion fdr tbeir services during the war, vvhic'h were severally referred to the committee o£ claims. Mr. Swanwick, from the committee of cem merce and manufa&sres, made reports on the pe titions of John Jewel, Lewis H. Guirlame, Willi am Uftick, jun. and for the remif fios of duties 011 merchandize destroyed by the late fire at New York, which were to this effect that it wonld be introducing- a dangerous piinciple to the the United States, to grant relief in cases of this kind, which were more the obje£t» of private i.ifurance, than of public contribution." The prayers of the petitioners therefore rejec ted. The house soncurred. Mr. Swanwick, from the sams committee, also repo<ud ea the petitiou of Jeremiah Cecil, and others, pilots within the Chefapeak bay, praying that a law rpijjlit be palled to regulate uniformly the conduct ef pilots through out the United States, that though they did not conceive it necefiary at present to pass a law to re gulate thecondud of pilots throughout the Union, they thought it would be ufeful to pass a law for the regulation of the conduit of pilots in the \ya-t ters of the Chrfapeak, and recommended a refulu.- tion to that effeit, which was agreed to, and refer red baek to the committee to bring in a bill.* Mr. Swanwick also reported on the petition of Bartholomew Satazen, a fufferer by fire at Cape- Francoi§ t that, during the prefrnt- negociation witW the French republic, no ileps could be taken with refpeft to this and other petitioners to the fame efleft. The prayer was therefore recommen ded not to be granted, and the house concurred. Mr. Grifwold, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of Amos Ayles, prayiug to be put 111 poflrflion of certain lan'Js to which he profeffes te have a claim, made a report. The re port was againll the petitioner ; but, upon motion of Mr. G. Jackfen, who was of opinion tha peti tioner was entitled to the lands in queflion, Slid that if a little given he could prove it to'the fatisfa£hon of the house, the decision upon the re port was poltponed to the firft Monday in Februa ry- On motion of Mr. Swanwick, so much of the report of the committee of commerce and manu fa&ures as related to the petition of Aaron Shef field, on the ground of hew evidence being recei ved, was re-committed to that committee. The #rder of the day, on the report of the committee of ways and means on the fubje£t of cer tain balances due from individual Hates to the Uni ted States, was entered upon, and a very h»ng de bate took place. After several attempts to get the business postponed, which were the house went into a committee of the whole on 'he resolu tions as reported ; ?M, after so we debate, the committee rose, and obtained leave to lit again. Mr. Parker, from the committee appointed t© wait upon the Picfider.t of the United States with the resolution calling for information refpeaingthe treaty with the dey and regency of Algiers, re ported, that they had waited upon the President ac cording to appoint mtr,t r and had received an an swer according to this effed : » That the President « f the United Stales, before he had heard of the rtfolutioß, had direfled the papers to be made out, and that when ready he would direst them to be fenl to the house of reprefearatives." Mr. Harper said, that a report had been made by thi secretary of the treasury during the last frf. fionof abatement of the internal Tevenue of the United Stares, with an account of the collection of, expence* &c- He said it was a mere temporary order, but, as it was desirable information, he thought it would be well for the house to be fur nilhed with a similar statement tfy«iy feflion, he proposed a resolution to that efTed, which was a greed to. Mr. W. Smith from the committee of ways and means, made a report on the provilion nec«fl"ary for improving and effedtiallv fkcuring the internal revenue#, recommending the abolifliiug of the tax upon spirits, in certain cases, and laying it upon the Hills according to their Capacity. Mr. S. from the lame committee, also reported, that having taken into contideration the jfubjed „f railing farther revSHue, and the report of the fe- T.kYfi the trC f fury thereo "' thc y nx-oinmend. Ed the following dired taxes, viz. A tax ad valorem on all lands with their im provemants, with ecrtain exceptions, including town lots, «• Ditto on slaves, with certain exceptions. The leport was twice read, and atler foVne ep pofinon ,0 the day as being to» early , rora M r. Craik, who w.fhed to confylt l^ s confidents on this bufanefs, it. was made the o;der for Monday next. ' Mr, Blount laid a resolution on the table for the pm-pofe of making some alterations in a law whick relpected the importation of goods into Noith-Ca toima. Adjourned.
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