New Theatre.
On FRIDAY EVENING, January 10, '
Will be presented,
A Celebrated PLAY, in three a<£ls, interspersed with
songs, called
The Mountaineers.
Written by G. Colmati, jun.
OSavian, Mr. Moretan
Virolet, Mr. Fox
Kilmallock, Mr. Wa<~rcn
Roque, Mr. Wignill
Muleteers, | t 'P" rl g' P arltJ ' jr '
5 Mitcbefl, Mxcdonuld.
Lope Tocho, Mr. Francts
Pereqoillo, Master Warrell
Goatherds, I Meflrs: War,ell, Bliffett,
5 Dcdlor and Morgan.
Females, \ Mrs " H "rvey, mrs. Bailor,
. ) mifis Oldjield, &c.
Bulcaziu Muley (ill time) Mr. Cooper
Ganem, Mr. Warrell, jun.
.Lacha, Mr. Darlev t jun.
S a< 3i, Mr. Hariuosd
M«ors, Meflrs. Mitchell, 4cc
Zorayda, Mrs. Warrell
Floranthc, Mr*. Francis
Agues, Mrs. Oldmixon
The xd a<s* will conclude witn A SPANISH FAN
DANGO, coropefed by Mr. Francis.
The principal parts by Mr. J. Warrell, Sig. Doctor,
and Miss Melbourne.
To which will be added
A Celebrated FARCE, in one a&, (never performed
here) called
Seeing is Believing.
Sir Credule, Mr. Francis
Captain Nightshade, Mr. FJIt
Sceptic, Mr. Warren
Simon, Mr. Harivood
Porter, Mr. Darley, jun.
Miss Di, Mrs. Haritej
Kitty, Mrs. Francis
g? Box, One Dollar tweniy-five cents. Pit one D.llar,
And Gallery, half a dollar.
£5* Tickets to be had at H. & P. Rice's dook-ftore
No. jo High-ft*«et, and at the Office adjoining the
Theatre.
The Doors of the Theatre will open at y, and the
Curtain rife precisely at 6 o'clo«k.
Places for the Boxes to uc taken at the Office in the
front of the theatre, from lo till 2 o'clock, and from
19 till 4 on the days of performance.
Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to fend their
servants to keep places a quartw before 5 o'clock, and
te order them, as'feon as the company are featid, to
withdraw, as they cannot un any account be permit
ted to remain.
riVAT R'ES PUBLIC A !■
College-Hall.
Readings' and Recitations,
Moral, Critical, and Entertaining.
Mr. FENNELL
Refpeflfully informs the Public, that
THIS EVENING, Thursday, Jan. 19, at 7 o'clock,
Will be delivered,
( FIRST PART)
' The Prison Scene in the Vicar of Wakel'eld, Goldsmith
The equal dealings of Pr.vidence denaonftrated, do.
(secokd part)
Edwin and Emma, Mallet.
Lavinia, Thorn/en.
(third Part)
The Hermit, farnell.
0- On SATURDAY,
(first part)
On the Means of Improvement in Oratury, includ- 1
ing feleflioßs from Dr. Elair.
(second part)
Satrn's Address to the Sun, Milton. ,
Anthony's Speech on the Body of Julius
Caesar, Shakespeare.
Anthony's Funeral Oration, Shakejpearc. '
(third part.) 1
Hamlet's Soliloquy on Death, Shakespeare. I
Cato's Soliloquy on the Immortality of t
the Soul, ' Addifcn. j
Ode on the Paflions, Collins. f
0- On MONDAY, January »jd, 1
Seleilions from liiftory. 1
Edwin and Angelina. " I
Gray's Elegy ; and I
Part of the Deferi&l Village. f
pickets to be had of Mr. Poulfon, jun. at the Library ;
stmr. M'Elwec's lgoking-gbrfs-ilore, No. 70, S. Fourth
fireet j and at Mr. Carey's, Bookfellcr, Market-street '
Half a dollar each. '
T—■ ; * V
A Pointer found. f
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V
Any person having Joft a small POINTER PUP- «
PY about a fortnight since, may have him again by f
proving property and paying charges. • Apply to the n
Print.r.
January 10 ,
- tl
A Watch Loft. J
ti
toft on Monday last, a Silver Watch, makers' names, h
" Hauxhurft and Donlt Njw-York, 809," on the face, tl
hour hand in a fmali circle ; the mil,ate hand revol- C J
ving in a larger. Whoever has found and will return
the lame, to James 1 dG-r, corner of Second and'Ca- 1
tharine Streets, fiall receive Ten Dpllars reward. If
offered for sale, it is requested it may be Hopped. l '
January, 18- *- t q
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TO BE SOLD,
A PLANTATION, in the town of Woodbury, soun-
tyof Glouceiter, and ilateof New-Jet fey, contain- Itl
ing about one hundred and fifty acres ; a suitable propor- 1 w
tion of which is woodland and improved meadow. A n .
great part of the arable land is in a high ilate of cultiva- I
tion, and very natural to the prodnfiion of Red Clover f"
On said plantation there is a genteel two-story brick house,
with four rooms on a floor, and a good dry c< li»r under
the whole ; together with a barn, corn-cribs and carriage- til
hfflufe. l'he garden is large, and contains a good collec B ]
tion of the bel kinds of grafted and iaoculated fruit traes ; -i
the orchardeonfiftsof about three hundred grafted apple
trees. Any person iitclincd to purchase said premiies, may
be informed of the terms by applying to fu
ANDREW HUNTER. fu
J»)y*9 * T
—tic esgaPßß—
Fer the GA?£TTt or ths Unites States.
The citizens of Philadelphia have, at the ex- 1
penfe ef their friends, in different parts of the
ith United States, been alarmed. The dillrudlion of
property, by fire, has {truck us with awful lurprife.
It has grounded the idea, that some wretched in
cendiary would attempt the burning of this city.
It has routed the inhabitants, who, at the expense
of their reft, and rifle of their health, have watched
the property of rtieir neighbours during the long
nights, and the severity ef cold which has marked
this winter.
jr. I have long waited to fre some one of the peofftc
step ferward, and propose a plan tothe public, which
would secure property with less burthen than the
tt prefect general patrol.
It is prefumcd, the city police have it in their
or, power to tender the city mare secure, by ordering
daors to be fixed on all private alleys, by dirctting
them to be shut by a certain hour of the night, and
by levying a fine from all who aegleft or disobey.
The private alleys being tout, the patrofby the
c aid of the moon, or of the lamps, can view nearly
- one half square, or open alley. Add to this the
aid of horfas, whose feet fliould be muffled 10 pre
vent noise, hut in such manner, as not to /impede
vj. their speed. Under these circumstances, a tew
men, judiciously arranged through a city, would
>r, perform the whole bufinefi of the present numerous
train. In cafe of fire, these horfmen would inflantly
spread the alarm ; they could to the best advantage
ai range thelin > to supply water, or remove goods.
:d They would, at all times, be an excellent che:k so
the watchmen, and with ease take up or dispel the
night walkers.
This city or grand patrole (hould be veiled, by
the corporation, with certain powers, to enable
them to preserve order in the night. They would
form a fort of night magidracy. They should,
nevcrthelcfs, be accountable to the city police ; a
report by the mailer or captain of the corps, foi
the preceding night, should be by him filed ia the
mayor s office by 19 o'clock next day.
r » This grand patrol shall confill of the must refpea.
e able matters of families; they should have certain
le privileges and honors annexed to their office. Jt
will be proper that they have a certain badge or
le iymbol of their commission, by which they will be
able to detcdl and have impofters puoifhed. it is
e not supposed they will receive any pay, but it is 1
reasonable that the public stall defray their unavoid- :
j r able expenses ' I
4 The regulatiohs of this grand patrol, if not laid
0 down by the city police, should be approved by the I
t- mayor.
Their number mi/ be increased or diminiflied, as 1
prudenee rtiall direst ; but they (hould not, be abo- 1
Hllied, as the magistracy ef the city is not more im- '
portant than the
PATROL OF THE JIOHT.
1 ■■■ — I
CONGRESS OF the UNITED STATES. (
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. <
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1 Tutfi'ay, January 3, concluded, (
Thereport ofthe cominiltee of Ways and Means '
h on the fubjedl of the balances due from indivi- c
dual States to the United States being under c»o- t
ndcratioD.
• The gentleman before him (Mr. Williams) said t hc 1
House would not give them time to make the ne- c
cefTary enquiries. Mr. Thatcher aflted whatenquiiies 1
were neccffary ? The gentleman seemed ta mifun- c
derfland the resolution. It was merely to givg no- £
'ice to the (late, to pay the debt, and did not pre !•
■ elude any reason which they might have te give "
why it should" not be paid. He hoped, therefore, a
no paflponement would take plactt, but that the re- v
solution would be agreed ta.
Mr. Murray said, the gentleman from Mafocbu- P
fctts (Mr* I hatshcr) had misunderstood him, if P
he thought he had aflerted that certain ttate* would "
be thrown out of the union if the resolution was en "
tered into. He thought hi had accompanied what
hi had said with such exprcffior.s as that he could "
not have been mistaken. His meaning was, that b
if the (late of Delaware, for instance, was obliged °!
to pay the debt due from her, added to her present
burthens, it would have the effcift to bear her down
so much as to deprive her of her political confe- ol
quence in the union. He disclaimed the other a '
idea. tl
Mi. Craik rose to make a potion, if in order, ar
to postpone the farther eonfitkiaiion of this ques
tion till next ftfiion. He wiflietl «hi«, beeaul'e it cc
would give time fer cool deliberation. He was fu
surprised to hear gentlemen deny that the carrying f°
of this measure into effe& was not likely to produce
warmth io the country. He thought the conduct Dt
of gentlemen in that House proved the contrary; th
for be thought they could net exped tl.at the peo- nc
pie whom they represented wonld be more cool ob nc
the fubjcA than they were. The cenfidcratien of
this warmth, he said, operated ia his mu.d against
taking up the business at all. Gentlemen said they ln
did not mean to take any coercivc meafurcs, but only bc
to make the demand; but did they not know that
whertfhe demand had been made, they mud enforce S'
the payment, or shew they bad nut th. power of
doing so ? so
Mr. c. thought the date of Delaware, though it
had scarcely been mentioned, would be more par- wl
tievi arly affe&ed by a payment of the balances in wl
qiiellior. than any other.. The state of New-York,
he said, was fully able to pay ; but the fame could bu
not be said of Delaware. Indeed when, he saw *ei
New-York unwilli-g and Delaware unable to pay th:
I these balances, as a repr.efentative of Maryland who lio
| was a fmali debtor, he could not consent to the vir
. payment of that debt, whe« thef'e seemed te be no pa
probability ef enforcing payment from other wh
Uates. th(
He hoped, therefore, the House weuld agree fhc
that this wa* not the proper time ta make the ap- fin<
plication ia queflion, and vote for a poflponcment me
till next session. wa
Mr. lfaac Smith said, if he understood the mea- " s
sure, it was to inform the dates, that there was [ eis
such a sum of meney stood charged against them, or
Theic was no thicat iu the resolution; and if they I the
— bad any obje&io:. t« mike to the demand, they
would then make tliem. He had no objection to
the notice being expmffed in as mild terms as pofli
«. | We. The oppoliiioii te> the refolutiou was as warm,
;ht he said, as it it carried an execution along with it.
of He thought this warmth be withheld, at
f e . least, for the prefer*.
in- Mr. Livingfton said there seemed to be a mistake
ty. as to the language of the resolution. If it went
nfe no further than a notice, it would not be objc&iun
led a ble ; but it was accompanied wirh a lequelt. Lr
, B g payment. Mr. L. went again into arguments to
:ed thew the necessity of a postponement, in order to
an investigation of* the bufiuefs.
jf| e A member enquired what was the quefiion.
ieh Ibe speaker said the question was for a poftpone
he went for three weeks. The gentleman from Ma,
rylaad had moved to pcftpone till next session,
eir whish was not in order ; a day certain mutt be
i,g mentioned, and even that would not be in order,
ng except fecondfd, which was not the cafe with the
nd gentleman's former motion.
Mr. Craik then moved and the motion was fe
he ceuded, to postpone the quettion until the firlt
rly Monday in December next.
he Mr. Gallatin said, there seemed to be three dif
re. ferent grounds upon which a postponement tvit ur
de Red, The firft was, on an insinuation that some
:w fort ef agreement had taken place, when the sums
i!d doe to the creditor ftajes were funded, that the ba
ius lances due from the debtor fates were to be reliu
tly quiftied. So far fn>m this taking place, Mr. G.
ge said, a motion te this efFefit had been made and Be
ds. gatived at that time, by the yeas and nays being ta
an ken upon it, jg to 28. He was hurt, therefore,
he lo bear of this infinuatinn. The next ground for
a poftpenement was toundedon a suspicion that the
by fettleinent made by the commissioners was not just.
)) e He said he was net going to express ai « opinion
ild whether the fettlemeut was a just one or not 5 »he
d, thcr the rules adopted by the cdmroiffioncrs were
a good er not ; whether the mode of Hating the ac
o, counts had been the best. It was delirable that a
lie private ihculd take place, and though it
fell hard on some, it was not the Ids defirablc ; but
J. supposing, however, that any of the debtor ftatcs,
in or any state, had a right to object to the settle
ment, to the jurisdiction of the commissioners, aad
er "f congress, and were not to be bound except by
be the judges of the supreme court, thi* proper time
i s te have wade these objections was when the bill for
i s funding the balances of the creditor Hates pafied,
J. for that was the time of carrying the settlement in
to execution.
id Why, therefore, said Mr. G. there should he a
le poftponemcnt of three weeks to enable the New-
York members to fend to their fate, he did not
al know. They had had time enough ; and he
□- thought the bufmefs would have been better danc
n . three years ago than now.
The arguments adduced by the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Murray) seemed to have weight ;
_ that to carry the measure into effed might create
confufion j and that we had not power over the
Hates to enforce payment. As to the danger of
cotifufion, there was as much on the one fide as
the other ; becjufe those Itatcs which were to re
ceive benefit from the payment by the debtor dates
13 would have as much cause te complain if these
i- debts were not paid, as tbofe debtors being obliged
j- to pay what they owe, could have.
The only ground, then, was the want of power
ie to coerce the dates, and this, he owned, appear
.. Ed te be ltrong. Yet this ground was rather againlt
, 3 the resolution itfelf. It was better, he said, ta
<l ult the whole bulinefs at once, than to paftpene ;
thaa to leave the subject to irritate the minds of the
people ta no purpose. If it were pottponed till
e next fei&on, the pcopl« would be operated upoa by
a fear " f haviu K th e money to pay ; and the fates
, who owed it, would also remain diflatisfied.
Mr. G. thought, therefore, it wuuld be belt te
_ put thequeftioi), and to fee whether they had the
f power in doubt or not. Rather than adopt any
, resolution to peftpene, he would cancel the busi
ness altogether.
, He would lay a word as to coercion. He did
, not fee any pewer they had over the fates, except
[ b y attaching any of their prepi'rty. He few no
j other way in which they could lay hands o» a fate.
. Nor was this owing to the weakness of our govern!
i mcnt ( a 8 " been insinuated.) This settlement
of accounts was a remnant of the old government,
. and had nothing to do with the present ; for now,' \
their power was to be exercised over individuals'
and not over fates. 1
' As to the resolution itfelf, if they went into a '
. commit{ee ef the whole, he mijrht perhaps make '
furne observations upon it. He had been at a loss '
to know why this fubjed had not been entered ]
; into before, ana why it should .be brought forward
now. With refpeA to the notification, he believ- 2
the fates had already been notified. As it w «ld 1
not be in order however to g» info the fubjeft <. c . '
nerally, he had eonfiued himfclf to tbe queitioß "ef '
pndponemeiit. "
Thequeftion for postponing to the firft Monday [
in December, was then taken and negatived, there 1
being only 37 votes for jt. / (
For three week* was Wxtppurt r and negatived ;
51 to 29. ' 1
I On motion o. Mr. Cooper, the quellion was put |
for one week, and negatived by the fame members [
Thequeftion for going ioto a committee of the 11
whple on the fubjeft, was theu put and carried, b
when S
Mr.-Van Allen said he wished to fimplify tad "
bufinefsas much as pollible. He believed it was a
very important te convince the state of New-York t<
that the settlement had been made upon fair and &
honorable principles; because if they were eon- n
vinced of this, they would Jiave no objections to ®
pay the debt; but, knowing the general fcutiments C<
which prevailed in, that state of the unfairnefs of
the tranfafiion, he was desirous that some step rr.
(hould be taken which would serve to adjust the bu- V
finefs. He thought he held in his hand an amend
ment which was calculated to have that effect. It
was as follows—Toi»fert after the word " indeed"
" and that the proceedings bf the said commission
ers shall be open fer the infpeftien of such agent fn
or agents as the said debtor states, or either of th
them, (ball appoint to iiifpcft the fame." ct
t) | 'Mr. H.ip t beKeved :h.r (lie 'Iftnzn who
to brought tortfard this would have ber.i
si the last to have dotie so, li lie had fcen all the mlf
n, chiefs which wodd be cwufequent upon carry»
it. injf it inte effect. It wsuld be to undo all
at that bad been dons with the greatest la.
and with the greatest difficulty, for three
te yea'rs ; and what he asked would be the conte
nt quence ! Were they to te-fettle the business and
n- consume two or three more year 9in the affair, tlieic
or would be no security that New-York, or'fome o
to ther Hate, would not be diffatislied. so that there
to would be no end of such a business. He was of
the number of those who wilhed to have parte | hy
this fettlcment at p'efent altogether ; but the ma
e- jority had said, we will have a decilion. Lart them
a, make one. If be was called upon to vote upon
n, tjie refolutisn, he believed he fliould voie against
ae it ; -but, at all events, he fhouid dcprecate more
r, than any other peffibic course, the ripping up of
ie tUii> long dlfpute.
Mr. Williams spoke at fo'tiC length in favor of
e- his colleague's motion, and Mr. W. Smith laid a
ft few words agaiult it, when it was put and Rsga
tived, there bein# only 10 for it.
f- Mr. Macon then said that the United States had
r- been the cause of entreating the debts oftheftatea
ie by assuming the state debts, some of which were
is nost half, others not a quarter of the sum assumed.
j. Mr. Locke alio spoke a few words on the hard
j. (hip of the cafe of "North Carolina, who had made
I. three times greater exertions in the war thais fume
of her neighboring dates, who were made credi*
t tars, and yet they were brought in debtors.
?l The committee rose and the house adjourned.
e Wednesday, January 4.
, Mr. Dana from Connecticut, a new member, (in
" place of Mr. Tracy now in the Senate) ycfterday took
" the usual oath and his feat in the House.
Mr. Malbone presented a petition from John Rohin
e foil of Newport, merchant, praying for the rem.ilion of
a penalty incurred on account of due form not being
a obterved in the rtgiftering of the ship William of
Charlcftsn. Referred to the committee of commerce
and manufactures.
1 Mr. Swanwick prefanUd a petition from the lnfpec
> tors of theCuftoms at the pcit yf Piiifadilphia, piay
- ing for an increase of salary.
J Mr. S. Smith presented one to the fame purpose from
Baltimore , both ot which were referred to the cora.
e mittce of commerce and manufactures.
r Mr. Swanwick preferred a petition from Philip
Audibert, late a clerk 111 the public office oi govern
> ment, but who now from hi« age is past service, be
■ ing 65, praying, in cosfideration of pait ufefulnefs, for
relief, that he may not fink, from a state of ease *jiil
1 content, to that of poverty and distress. Referred to
. the fame committee.
t Mr. Swanwick also presented two petitions, out from
William Patten, the otherfrom David Miller, formar
* ly grocers in this city, praying for a remifiion of pen
c alties incurred in having fold winean<l spirits by retail
without licence. The former ftatadthat he had de
-1 clined business in August (aft, • ml'had only reserved
. the remainder of a hogfbead of fpirtt for tne ulf of
. workmen employed in a building, "and that if any part
of it had been fold it was without his k uwledge ; the
latter slated, that he had only refc/ve.i a calk of dam
aged wine for the purpose of mak'ng vinegar, and
8 that Bene of it had been fold,, except cn great ioiicita.
- tion, one quart by his wife to a man.
B Mr- S. moved that thele petitions iho' !<1 be referred
. to the eommittse of commerce and manufactures. Ob.
I were made ta a reference 01 » em at *!■(, a«[aa
improper subjeCt for legillative intei tercttce. If the
petitioners, it was fa d, had offended again!) the lauu
they ought to pay the penalty and that if th«# h»uK
■ were to employ themselves in such they
t might fit the whole year round, about wor/e than nc
> thing. Mr. Swanwick observed, on the other hind,
, that he understood the cases of ti.eie petitioneis
. were hard ones, having had some conversation with
j the distriCt Attorney on the fubjea, at lealt,
the petition ought to have a reference, since, if ths
committee of commerce and manufactures (or a lelcif
> committee, if such a reference lhould be thought more
proper) saw no reason to make an exception against the
law, in favour of these peiit;uncrs, and he believed it
. would not be said they weie Very apt to do so. theip
report would be very summary, anc consume but little
of the time of the house.
A reference Was denied by a great majority.
Mr. Harrifon presented a petition of Lucy Clerk
praying for payment of money due to her late iulband*
a director of artillery in the late war. This petit,on
having been decided upon last feflion, some ckieftioas
were made to the referring of it again, but, on tlw
ground of new cvldencc they were over rule®, and it
was referred to the committee otcUims.
Mr Blount moved that the petition of Richard
Blackley, with a s report thereon which had not been
aiiled upon.be referred to the committee of claims.
r - Dwight Fofier, from the committee of claims,
made reports en the petitiens of George Marker and
wite, iamuel VVilkiafon, and Gilbert Dench, which
were againfl the petitioners. Their wer» twice read.,
the two former concurred in by the House, und the last
ordered to be comnutttd to a committee of the whole,
anu made the order of thi< day.
Mr. Livingftoii fiij, as t ) lcjr luj J ate iy Oi nwn m „ c i,
anxiety about the ideal property of the United States,
he thought it was ncecfTary to ftiew some refpeft to
its real property ; for this purpose he movjd a rclclu
tion to the following efiedt:
" Hefolvcd that a committee be appointed te enquire
into the title of the United States to lands lying weft
a, between the 41ft and Aid d.grees of
North latitude, lately claimed aud fold by th« itatc of
Connecticut. Ordered to lie on the table
On the Speaker's informing the House that the bufi
neis.which had priority in the orders of the dav, was
f,,K- rC <w k oi i the c ° n,:ni ; te « of wa y« ">d means on the
übjeU of balances due from individual iUtcs to the
United Starts, Mr. Nicholasihrought forward a refn
lutmn which proposed the of the propertv veitrd
by the state of New-York in ,he funds P rfs?Urt|rf
Mates, for payment of the balance due from that state
in the fettlcment otthe eommiffioners, to the United
states, i his motion occafioncd conliderable debate,
and was negatived 41 to 35.~-.The house then went in
to a committee of the whole on the fubjeel, when a
amilar motion was introduced in the form of lu araCnd
ment by Mr Sitgrcaves, and negat,veu 4, to 30. The
original resolution was at length put and carried by a
conquerable majority, there being 5 ! j,« t e, i n it, fa.
vour. The committee ther. rose, and on motion for
the house to take up the i.ufir.efs, a motion for adjourn,
menc was made and carried.
When the house was about to form itfelf into a
committee oPthe whole, on the fubjeft of the
balances due from individual ltatcs to the United
States, *
Mr. Nicholas rose and said, though the propo-
Ik ion he had made the other day was at that time
thought improper, he was more'and more convin.
ced of its piopiietjr. He thsught the courfc pro.