New Theatre. On WEDNESDAY EVENING, January li, Will be presented, A COMEDY, called Every one has his Fault. Lord Norland, Mr. Warren Sir Robert Ramble, Mr. Wignell Mr. Solus, Mr. Morris Mr. Harmony, Mr. Bates Captain Irwm, {ifttime) Mr. Cooper Mr. Placid, Mr. Moreton Hammond, Mr. Warrell, jun. Porter, Mr. Warrcll Edward, Miss L'EJtrange Lady E lea nor Trw : .n,ift time, Mrs. Merry Mrs. Placid, (firft time) Mrs. Ollntixcn Miss Spinster, Mrs. L l Estrange Miss Wofyirn, Mrs. Morris To which will be added A Comic Opera, in two a<3s (as performed at CcveSt- Garden Theatre upwards of 150 nights), called The Lock and Key. Brummagem, Mr. Francis Cheerly, Mr. Darlei, jun. Captain Vain, Mr. Fox .Ralph, Mr. Harwood Florella, Mrs. Wttmll Fanny, Mrs. Oldmixon Selina, Mrs. Harvey v Dally Miss Milbaurne The public are refpefrfully informed, (hat af ter this evening the atove Opera will neceflarily be laid aside for a conliderable time. f?" On Friday a celebrated Comedy in tfcree atfls, (not performed this season) called The MOUNTAINEERS—with Entertainments. Bo*, One Dollar 'wonif-five cents. Pit one Dollar, And Gallery, half a dollar. Tickets to be had at H. & P. Rice's Book-store No. so High-Areet, 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 Tie taken at the Office in the front of the theatre, from 10 till 2 o'clock, lad frem >0 till 4 on the days of performance. Ladfes and Gentlemen are requefled to fend their ferrants to keep places a quarter before 5 o'clock, and to order them, as soon as the company are fsated, to withdraw, as they cannot on any account be permit ted to remain. FIFAT RESPUBLICA College-Hall. Readings and Recitations, Moral, Critical, and Entertaining. Mr. F E N N E L L .Refpedlfully informs the Public, that THIS EVENING, Tuesday. Jan. 17, at 7 o'clock, Will be delivered, (tirst fart) PREFATORY OBSERVATIONS, On Eloquence, Including feleiSions from Dr. Blair. (second part) CRITIC At OBSERVATIONS ON MILTON. Defcript-on of the fall of the Rebel Angels, Milttn. Satan's Speech, do. Beljiebub's Speech, do. Satan's Reply, do. (third part.) Ode on St. Cecilia's Day, Pope. Ode on the Passions, Collins. 0- On THURSDAY, ( FIRST FART) Selections from the Vicar of'Wakefield, Goldsmith. (stCOKB PART) Edwin and Emma, Mallet. Lavinia, Thomson. (third Part) The Hermit, Parnell, On SATURDAY, On (he Means of Improvement in Eloquence, with fele<ftio»s from the mod admired pieces of oratory. Tickets tohe had of Mr. Pcralfon, jun. at the Library ; atmr. M'Elwee's looking-gtofs-ftore, Ijjo. 70, S. Fourth itreet ; and at Mr. Carey's, Bookseller, Market-flreet— Half a dollar each. * Mrs. Gratta Refpe&fully informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of the City, that the second _ LADIES' CONCERT Will be THIS EVENING, Tuesday, January 17, at Mr. Oellers's Hotel, Aer I. ttrand Sinfonie, Haydn. Holy Lord, Mrs. Grattan, Handel. Concerto Violin, Mr. Gillingham Trio and Chorus, Siege of Belgrade, Storace. Act 11. Concerto m Bb. Mrs. Grattan, DnfTek. Ah non fai, Mrs.Grattan, Sarti. Quartett, Pleyel. •Grand Chorus Pirate, Storace *4-* The Concert to begin at half past fix ; and at halt patt eight, the music will attend for the Ball. Mrs. Grattan brgs leave to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen, that the fubfeription-book is at herboufe No 39, North Sixth-street, for the reception of those names wlio wilh to honor her with their commands.— A fubfisription for .eight nights 16 dollars, including a Gentleman and Lady's ticket, botl} tisnsferrable— Hals-subscriptions 8 dollars, including one ticket.— Single ticket i dollars. Mrs. Gratian takes the liberty of requeuing tfie fubferibers to fend for their tickets any day after Thurfilay, the 15th of December, at No. 37, North Sixth-street. £jT Singl» tickets to be had the day of the Concert only, at the Bar of Mr. Oellers's Hotel. WM. HAT DON, Drawing-Master, from London, Where he has studied several years under one of the most eminent masters in that science, attends young Ladie3 and Gentlemen at their refpeflivehomes. His term * e 6'dollars per month for attendance three times per week. Likewise all kinds of ornamental ' Painting, Flowers, Fruit, &c. taught on the above terms. A line direAed to W. H. left with the Editor of this Gazette, will be immediately attended to. January t]. eoivr ——^11 HI >I|IHIf iqWBBBWB- To the Senate and House of Reprefrntativss of the commonwealth of Pcnnfylvania, in General AfTembly met. The memorial of the president and managers of the Schuylkill and Sufquehannah canal navigation, and the Delaware and Schuylkill canal— [Concluded from yesterday's Gazette.] Your meraorialifts, therefore, finding tteir pres sures from the nature of the cafe, rather increased than diminished since their last application to your honorable body, beg leave' to renew their prayer. First, That the legislature may intercft the slate in a convenient number of (hares in the said canals, at the par value (according to the example of sun dry of the fifler dates) placing the commonwealth on the fame footing as the original (lock-holdere, in refpr& to future emolument and dividends. Second, That a convenient futn be advanced on the credit of the stock and tolls of the canals by way of loan* from the (late, whereby the works may be continued i* operation, and the proceeds ef the lottery in fame degree anticipated, with a profpeft of terminating the work and compleating both canals within the time limited by law, or that the aid of the leg'flature may be granted in any other more effedlual and better way, which, in their wisdom, they may devise. But in contemplating the aid expected from the legiflatuie, and confidcring that, in the arrange ment of the (late finances for the proportionable be nefit of both canals, the sum to be appropriated may not be conveniently issued from the treasury in toto, nor in one year ; your memorialists, on ma ture deliberation, are of opinion, that the firft pro ductive aid (hould be applied to the Delawjre and Schuylkill canal, for the following reasons 1 ft, B'caufe the said canal, with a fufficient number of workmen and adequate fundi, will be soonest put in operation and compleated. idly, Because the Schuylkill and Sufquehaunah canal, before the other is compleated, cannot be brought into full operation, for ttanfporting pro duce to the great mart of the city ; but when the other ii compleated, it will yield an immediate toll of great value, by means of the produce and heavy materials for building, with which it will supply the city and its vicinity: and especially by the rich supply of pure and wholesome water, 'which it is intended to distribute to every houle in our metropolis, as well for femily use, as for the great purpose of preventing or subduing the ravages of fire —that dreadful foe to lite and. property, when not under our command. On this fubje&, your mrmorialifts beg leave to enlarge, in two diftinift views. First, With se(pe& to pure and wholesome wa ter in great towns, and cities, a writer in a late Boston paper, speaking of the great aqneduft now coßllrufting in that metropolis to supply the houses and (hipping, juflly ob.ferves «« That aquedudi wa " ter from livers and pure springs, saves half the " expenct in soap and half the labour in washing " linen : and the ease with which it is wa(hed " may make another saving in the wear of the " linen in 'washing nearly equal :o the above. But " a more, interesting* confederation and important •« benefit of pure water is it 6 tendency to prefervc " health, as water enters into all our food and •' drink. Our philosophers agree health de " pends most eflentially in the purity of this ele " ment. It is observed also that all water grows " worse in cities by the constant accumulation of " matter whiph- finks into the earth { so that all " well-water iu old cities becomes extremely un " wholesome and increases the bills of mortality ; " and therefore to have water pure and plenty in' " cities, by ev«ry way incrcafing th* means of " eleanlinefs, as well as by rendering the system " of nutrition wholtfome, must be of the highest " consequence to prevent putrid End pejlilential " fevers and other fatal difcafes." The fame writer mentions also the additioual fccurity from fire, which is ta be derived from plenty of water duly distributed through great cities; and concludes with a just pride, that •' Bojlon will be the firji " large city in the United States, thus accommo " dated." Who is there among us, that can call to h's remembrance, the number of valuable citizens, swept from us by the pestilential fever of 1793— when the heavens were as, iron bound over our heads, without a drop ef rain for many weeks, and when, under Providence, had our canal system been in operation, the fever might have been pre vented, or its rage soon fubdned ? Or who is there, that reads the late accounts of the dreadful fires at New-York, Baltimore, Savannah, andothet places, with the failure of their well and pump water, or its inadequacy to subdue the conflagrations > Who il there, we fsy, that considers such dreadful cala mities, and would set down to count the cost of preventi»g them if within our power; when the loss of property, byj one finglc conflagration, may sometimes exceed the whole cost of an artificial supply of water? As to tfie loss of valuable citizens by pejlilential diseases, all cost of prevention vanishes on the comparison ; not to mention that when canals and aqueduAs of this kind are on. e duly dfenftruaed and finifhed for great cities, they continue for the benefit of our children, and childrens children, to the latest generations. In this view then, when the legislature by a liberal aid, (hall have ellablDhed a confidence in the work, and allured the public mind that this canal will fpcedily be compleatcd, your memorialifls cannot doubt but that the citi zens of Philadelphia, so highly interefled in ifs fuceefs, with their usual liberality and public spirit, by subscribing for new (hares, or by a generous loan, will supply every remaining deficiency in the fuads. And die corapleating of one canal will, by the example of its utility, insure the completion of the other; and even add to the means, by convert ing the surplus emolument (beyond what the law allows to the ftockholdcrs) to the us» of the other canal, if uectffary, or to other fitnilar improve ments. All which is refpeftfully submitted. Signed by order and on behalf of the joint boards, N ROBERT MORRIS, President. December 24, 1796. CONTINUATION OF Late Foreign Intelligence. From the London Gazette, November 5. Extract of a letter from captain Martin, of his majesty's ship Santa Margaretta, to vice-admiral Kingfmill, dated at sea, the 24-th Odtebei, *79 6 - I have the honor to inform you, that his majes ty's ship under my command has this day captured a very fait failing (hip privateer, callcd the Le Buonaparte, of 16 guns and 137 men. She has been tels days from Brest, and taken three viefTels, viz. ship Clarence, Afhington, from Jamaica to London, fe»t to Brest—Neptune brig, f rom Dub lin to St. Michael's, funk—Ann brig, of Poole, Naples, buriit. Extract of another letter from captain Martin, of the Santa Margaretta, to vice admiral Kingfmill, dated the 37th October, 1796. On the 25th instant, in the morning, we dis covered two Ihips, that immediately made towards us and approached nearly within hail, before they ohferved the Santa Margaretta to t>e a frigate. They endeavoured to render the retreat of the one or the other secure, by Handing on different tacks, and I followed the largest, with little profpeft of taking the other ; but Mr. Birchali, the firlt lieu tenant, with a degree of zeal and intrepidity tiiat does him the highclt honor, voluntarily offered to attack her in a boat: At this time our (hot had reduced her fail, so as to enable the boat te get alongside, and 1 had the fatisf»ftion to fee her taken psffeffion of in a most and officer, like manner. The (hip we followed (truck her colours, after having received a few (hot, and proves to be Le Venguer, of 18 £uns and t 10 men, twelve dsys from Brest, and had only captmed the (hip Potomac, from Poole, bound to Newfoundland, with proviflons and merchandise, retaken by the boat commanded by lieutenant Birchali. SPANISH WAR. From the London Gazette, November 12. At the Court of St. James's, on the 9th of No vember, 1796, present th? king's most excel lent majesty in council. Whereas his wajefty has received information that divers uajuft seizures have been made in the ports oi Spain of the (hips and goods of his ma jesty's fubje&s, and that acts of hostility and un-j provoked aggressions hare been committed by the '{hips of his catholic majesty, on (hips and vefleis of his majesty and his fuhje&s : His majesty there tore, being deteimined to take' fucb measures as are necefiary foj vindicating the hocor of the crown, and for procuring reparation and fatisfaflion for his injured fubjefts, is plcafcd, by and with the advice ot his ptivy council, to order and it is hereby «r ---dertd that general reprisals be granted against the goods, and fubjeft of the king of Spain, so that as well his majetty's fleets and (hips, a* also all uther (hips and vefleis that (hall b« comraiffion ed by letters of marque or general reprisals, or otherwise, bjr his majesty's commiffionera for exe cuting the office of lord l.igh admiral of Great- Biiiain, (hall and may fei?? all fliips, vefleis, and goods belonging to the king of Spain, or hi» fub jefts, or others inhabiting within the kingdom of Spain, and bring the fame to judgement in any of the courts of admiralty within his majesty's domi nions ; and to that end, his majesty's advocate ge neral with the advocate of the admiralty, are forth with to prepare the draught of a commission, and to present the fame to his majesty at this board, au thorifinjr the eommiffiouers for executing the of fice »f lord high admiral, or any person or persons by them empowered and appointed, to ifiue forth and grant letters of miiqu« .jjnd reprisals, to any of his majesty's fubjc&s, or others whom the fsid commiflioners (hall deem fitly qualified thit be half, for the apprehending, seizing, and taking the Ihips, vefleis, and p-ids belonging to Spaii" and the vafl'als and fubjefis of t?ie king of Spain, 01 any inhabiting within his countries, territories or dominions ; and that such powers and clauses be inserted in the said commission as have been ufoal, and are according to former precedents.—And his majesty's said advocate general, with the advocate of the admiralty, are also forthwith to prepare a draught of a commission, and present ihe fame to his majefly at this hoard, authoring the said eom miffioners for executing the office of lord high ad miral to will and require the high court of admi talty of Great-Britain, and the lieutenant and judge of the said court, his surrogate or surrogates as al- several coutts of admiralty within his majef ty's dominions, to take cognizance of, and judici ally proceed upon, all and all manner of captures, feizuies, priee ; and reprisals of ail (hips and goods that are, or (hall betaken, and to hear and deter mine the fame j a ad, according to the course of admiralty and the laws of nation*, to adjudge and condemn all such (hips, vefleis, and goods as (hall Mong to Spain, or the vafl'als and fubjefts of the king of Spain, or to any others inhabiting within any of his countries, territories and dominions ; and that such powers aud clauses be inserted in the said commission as have been tifual and according to for mcr precedents ; and they are likewise to prepare and lay before his majesty at this board, a draught of such inflru&ions as may be proper to be sent to the courts of admiralty in his mjjefty's foreign go vernments and plantations, fortheir guidance here, in ; as also another draught of inftruftions for such (hips as ftisll be aommiffioned for the purposes aforementioned. Chatham P. Liverpool, S)orfet. Macartney. Portland. Falmouth. Wejlmottland. Stopford. Spencer. fy, f>„ L CAR! HAGENA, October 30. Tie squadron under Langara has made a very clumsy debut., The Ships Neptune and St. Jofcph had cut off two vcffels of the English divilion, and might have engaged them ; infttad of which, however they did not tire a gun, altho' within half cannon shot; they relumed to the squadron t* jrelate the number of vuflcla had leen, vAlch (.very hV'y knew at we'll as they did. This cowardice begetting a Sus picion of tr 'ifon, al) the journals of the squadron were infpcfted by the admiral. Oathe 13th 0&. the Mahonnaife, one of the fineft frigates iu Europe, failed out of lhi» port to carry coa(t pilots to the fleet. She was met at cape Gate by an Engliflr frigate, who, after an engage ment of two hours and a quarter took and carried her into Gibraltar. On that day we dittinaiy heard the cannonade, which laded from 9 o'clock A. M. till half pad eleven ; and what is extraor dinary, there were in the road 6 frigates and a 74. gun ship, who did not give themselves the trouble to leok what was the matter. LUGANO, Oflot.er 29. The army of Alvioiy, about 36,000 strong has penetrated thro Frivol, and cariied its advan ced guard to Travifo, whvre on the 23d of Odto ber the whole army was expe&ed. General Da vidovich with an army almod as considerable, pe netrated thro' Tyrol; and on the 18th or 2oih of October it mull have reached the lake of Gar da. if the garrif«n of Mantua make a sortie while the two atmifs attack it* front, Buonaparte, wbofe troops occupy the environs of Cadfenuovo, will have an excellent opportunity for displaying thole brilliant talents which have" diltingnifhed his milita ry carter. COLOGNE, November I. Our letters from thg Upper Rhine state that the lafl battle between the archduke and Moreau was extremely bloody and decifivo. We are afftircd that eight thoufaud were left on the field of battle, and that the eroding of the Rhine by the French wa% the event of this a<Sion. That which took place oh the 27th ult. in the Hundfruck was not consequential as to the lots of men on the part of the impcrialilts ; but the (.rods which the French reoovered on this occasion are of extreme importance. COBLENTZ, Nov. 2. We continue to enjoy the. mod perfect tranc'JtiiT lity. Nevertheless general Kleber h»3 put our city in a state of ficge, by a resolution, dated 7th 1 Ku .rsaire, o&ober2B, confiding of eleven ariicleti MANHEIM, November 2, On the Upper Rhine the. imperial army,ndvs De ed on the 27th as far as Huninguen, upon whiih the French quitted thei* biidije badiuiis there; so' that the French at present only occupy Kehl, • t>n the right bank i f the Rhine, for the taking «>f which the Auttrians are now making the great Ift preparations. The lines round Kehl are entirely completed, all mcafures for beginning a siege a.Ve taken, and the heavy artillery from Manheim am r ed there yederday. The bombardment is expefl rd to commence almost immediately. The brie' j>e near Philiplbarg has been destroyed by the impt 11- alids. It is said that the FrencLarmy of the Samhre and Mcufe, which is now aflembled on the Hun* li ruck in great force, is intended to join the light wing of the army of the Rhine and the Mofellc. VIENNA, November a. The troops which have marched from Tyrol a id Frioul, under general Alvinzy, extended along t'ke rivers Piava and Tagliamtnta, beyond Travifo and Avian®. The French 11 iH maintain their pofitioi»» near Citadella, be'ow Bafiano. We learn this moment, that the Audrians have advanced so fir as Sedo, in Biefcia. All grangers who have nei ther commercial business, nor permiflion to day, are ordered to quit Triede within tight days. ](t is said that the Freneh have Attempted a storm upoa Mantua, in which they were repulsed with great lots. ITALY, October 2J. The fcqueltration put by the French, on the hooks, money and goods of the different tradesmen at LegUorn, was noticed some time ago* This meafuie was preceded by an event which gave rrfe to some disagreeable (cenes. The people repaired, in a croud, to a miraculous crucifix placed in the church of our lady. This alarmed the French commander, the mare becaufc a falfe report hai been fprcad that the populace were armed with long knives, and that they meant to rife. In coiir sequence of this report, on the 22d of September, 2SOO French surrounded the chvrch in which the people bad aflembled. French put roles paraded the dreets, forbidding any person appearing at the windows, uncfer pain of being shot. The French soon entered the church, atid fcized the redior, hi» curates, and the crucifix, all of whom were con veyed to thi citadel. The grand duke's troops had received orders from the French commandant not to interfere in the business. M. Vilette the grand duke's governor of Leg horn, the 1 ufeaa general, Strafoldo, were arretted the fame day. They are dill rn prison. Ever since this unfortuuate affair, in which a score of persons loft their lives, the guns of the citadel have been pointed against the town, and JieTufcan gar rifo« have been confined in the barracks. 1 he grand duke has been greatly afiifted at thi» event ; nnd we are allured that he has cauffd the itrongell reprefectations to be made as well tq the c. ire Aery as to the French g *■ ralson the fubje£t. PARIS, November 13. On the z6th ultimo, two fail of the line, and two Spanidi frigates, arrived at Toulon. The re mainder ®f *he Spanilh fleet is cruizing off the coad of Toulon. The Executive Din&ory has received difpatclres from the General in Chief liuonaparte, they ure dated trom the headqua-ters at Verona on the Bth Brumaire. A letter from Toulon annovinces ; that the Spanifn fleet i» cruizing off that eoaft. It ennfifts of twenty-fix fail of the line, of which eight are three ; three of 80 guns ; and relt of 74 ; betides 53 frigates, a corvette, and a brig. Don Joseph Cordova commands the Erst divilion ; Gonde Morales-de-les Prios commands the second; and Don Juan Joachim the third. , Accounts from the Upper RhiHe, as late asfhe3®th of Ca. state, that since Gen. Moreau has completely repaffed the Rhine Prince Charles has advanced to wards Kehl, and dill further.
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