of the & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
Nvmsmr 1366.]
A Pocket-Book.
LEFT, yesterday morning, at, or LOST coming
from the lower ferry inn to Philadelphia, a Red Mo
rocco Posket-Book, containing one ten dollar bank
note, sundry papers, letters, Instruments, and two
promiflory n"tts, drawn by C.' Jackson & Co. dated
ift Novembrr, 1796, at 120 days, for 505 dollars
each, and indorsed by the person in whose favor they
are drawn. Any one who will deliver the with
the papers, letters and notes, to the printer hereof,
shall have the money for their trouble, without any
*)ueftions acted.
N. B. The papers can be of no use to any one but
the owner, the means of negociating them being flop
ped
January 23
The Stockholders ot the Pennsylvania
Population Company
Are requested to meet at the company's Office, No.
53, North Vourth-ftreet, on Wednesday, the ill of
February next, at li o'clock, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the proceedings of the Company, and
of making further afleffnents on the (hares, in order
to defray the expenses of the Company agreeable to
the soth, Article of the Constitution.
By erder ef the Board.
SOLOMON MARACHE, Secretary.
January, 43d, 1797. dtFeb.i.
NOTICE.
Persons haying Goods en board the Ship Perfever
aiice, James Williamfon, mailer, bound from Ham
burg to this Port, and lately put into New-York,
where the VefTel is discharging, will please apply to
THOM AS and JOHN KETLAND.
Philadelphia, Jan. 11, 1797, v tf
Women's Cloaks.
GEORGE DOBSON,
No. 15, South Thirdftreet,
Has jttft received, per Eagle, Capt. Fofdick, via I.on
don, an assortment of
Scarlet
Drab [ Cloaks trimmed with lur and
Purple and f ermmf.
Pt»»rl J
December 15
Cheap French China.
THE fnbfcribers finding it impossible to fiipply their
ftt»re with a»y more China from France, the prices
being too immoderate in the manufactories, give no
tice that they will fell at prime cost the remaining
fleck hand, confiftmg of
Deflert : etts,
Tea-Table Setts
Separate Cups and Saucers
Groupes and Figures
Alabaster Vases %
Looking Glafle«, in gilt frames,
Befit 1 s Imlia Japan'd Toilet Desks, Chairs, Tables
nad Ouadrille Boxe». PASQUIER & Co.
w . No. 9J, South Seeond-ftreet.
December rph
(Zj* notice
THE Sales of LANDS of the United States, in the
North-Western Territory, heretofore advertised
in the ftveral public papers, will commence this even
ing, at the City Taver* to be continued from day
»o day, 'till the tonth of February next, if not sooner
fold.
January 4
Public Notice,
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I have applied to the
judges of the Supreme Court of this state, to supply the
defeA in my Title to a lot of ground, situate 011 the Wed
fide of Fourth-flreet, containing in breadth 20 feet, and
in length 56 feet, bounded Northwardand Weltward, by
ground of the fubferiber, Southward by ground of Edward
Shippen, and Eastward by Fourth-flreet, occasioned by
the loss of a deed from Timothy Harrington, John Lewis
and James Walton, by their attorney Robert Mollyneux
. All perfone concerned, are required to appear before
two of the justices of the said ccmrt, at the house of
Thomas M'Kean, esq. the Chief Jullice of the state, on
the 30th in ft. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to make their
answer to the bill of the fubferiber, filed in the office of
Edward Burd, esq. Prothonotary of the fa'id court.
WILLIAM SHIPPEN, jun.
Philadelphia, January 6th, 1797. dt3Qth
Waihington Lottery.
TICKIIFS, warranted undrawn, may be purchased or
exchar.gsd for prizes, at the Office, No. 147, Chefhut
freet, where a corred Numerical Book is kept for public
infpeftion. Also Canal Lottery Tickets for sale or ex
changed for prizes diawa in the' Washington Lottery, oi
which the 54th and 55th days returns ire received
gj- The Business of a Broker carried on as usual.
January I ttstf
SALT PETRI
A quantity of Double-Refined Salt Petre for
sale at No. 25, South Third-ffreet.
November 5.
Loft or Mislaid,
At the Sank of the United States, Joseph Higbee's
•Note, djtcd 29th December lall, ior twelve fcundred
dollars, p*yaH)e at 60 days to Nathaniel Lewis & S»n.
Whoever m?y find the fame will pleai'e return it u> said
Bank, or to the subscribers, who will allow a reward.
Payment being harred, it cannot be of use to any
ether person. NATHANIEL LEWIS & SON.
Jannary 5. J- 3 l
For Sale,,
Two Convenient BRtCsK HOUSES,
Three stories high, 16 feet front, and 40 feet deep
.eaeh, and adjoining; situated on tjie east fide of Front,
between Race and Vine.ftreeU ; No». 161 and 163.
They will be fold on very readable terras, either
separately or logether. Apply tp
JOHN MILLER, jun. & CO.
d 1 w
January 11
A CARD.
If Mon/ifur G. SoHin,
Who left Bordeaux the »ot)> Ju»e last, and arrived
at Boston r.bout the middle of in the fehooner
Jane, is in Philadelphia, he i« requefled to call on
Joseph Authony & Co. No, J, Chefnut-ftreet, who
ivrill give him fomi information of importanie.
JPecember 24,
Wm, Holdernesse, No. 76,
HI GH-STREET,
Has received by the late arrivals,
A Well Selected A s sem m snt of
Silk Mercery, Linen Drapery, and
Haberdashery Goods,
Which he will fell, wholesale and retail) wn the very
lowest terras ;
Amongjl <whicb are
Some elegant 4*4 Snd 7-8 Chintzes and Cottons, new
patterns
Ditto Fnrnit ure ditto
Ditto Dirmty
Tamboured, Book, and Jaconet Muslim
Ditto in Gold and Silver
Ditto Neckcloths, very fine
Mantuas of the firft quality
Silk and Cotton Hosiery
Umbrellas of the firft quality, aflorted
Irish Linens, very fine, and Table Linen#
Marfei'lles and Cotton Counterpanes
Refe Blankets aflorted—Set.
O<slobtr 26. d
By the Subfcribers—ln PENN-STREET,
65 Pipes Excellent Madeira Wine,
Nov. 3P
FOR SALE,
7 HE SHIP M ART,
SAMUEL PARKER, Master,
aiSSigajTwd hundred tons burthen. Apply to
JOSEPH ANTHONY, & Co.
If the MAfyY is not fold in a few days, (he will tak
freight for Hamburg. Apply as above.
October 31
j-For Sligo and Killibegs,
The American Ship A'jNcr,
yjsjjfflgggi Cuthbart Rigjjs, mister.
Will fail with all convenient speed. For
freight or paflage >pp!y to
Who hi! for sale,
4 Trunks Printed Cottons, well aflorted
3 Bales liilh Flannel., and 2 boxes Linens
*5 Pipes Brandy
Madeira Wine ; Indigo
, 5
A few barrel. Prime IRISH BEEF, PORK,
OATMEAL, &c
November 11, 1796,
jQ|rX The Ship DIANA,
Samuel Pile, Mailer,'
i'-AEBma Burthen to; 47-95 tens regitter, built in
Philadelphia in the year 1791, of live oak
and red cedar, and was Qieathed 13 months ago, (lie
has just had a compleat out-fit, and in.,y be sent to fta
at a very trifling expence.
For terms apply to
' Philip Nicklin& Co.
Who have fur sale on beard said vtjtl,
27 eaflts of fine yeljow paint.
9 boxes and iz bundles of writing flat»»,
1 box ink stands and note prefles.
14 balej of fail oaiivafs.'
Imperial )
Hyson, and, £ TEAS.
Soucheng J
40,000 pieces .Nankceiw of the frrft q«alky,
19 tubs Quickfilvcr.
i chcfts Bandanna handkerchiefs.
A few chests Manehefter goodswell aflorted in Cor
duroys, thicksets, Ginghams, Muflinet?, Dimities, &c.
3 boxes black sewing fitk.
IHo crates Queens ware well aflbrted.
10 tons ihcet lead.
Nails afloi ted, flat and (harp points.
London Particular, ") „ , . , ¥r .
London M ; rkrt, [ Made.ra Wm» m p.pes
New-York Market, 5 hogfeeads.
40 pipes and 10 hogfkeads Teneriffr wiae.
8 tierces Snake Rest,
150 logs Mahogany.
Nov 7.
For carrying the Mails of the United
States,
On the following Pufi Roads-, will he recti-ved until
thejirjl day of March next inclujive ■'
I. From Charleftuit, S. C. by Jackfonboro* and Coofa
hatchy, to Savannah, twice a week. Receive the <Vlail
at Charlifton every Tuelday and Friday by 6, P. M. and
deliver it at Savannah the next Friday and Monday, bv 8
A. M. Returning, reccivc the Mail at Savannah eve
Saturday, by 6, P.M. and Wednesday by 6, A. M. and
deliver it at Charleston the next Tuofday and Friday
by noon.
Proposals for this route I will be reeeived by tie fxfl-majler at
Savannah.
2. From Coofahatchy to Beaufort once a week—
Receive the mail at Coofahatchy every Thursday by 6,
p. m. and deliver it at Beanfort by noon on Friday. Re
turning, leave Beaufort every Friday by 3, ?. as. and arrive
at Coofahatchy on Saturday by 8, a. m.
Proposals for carrying che mail on this route will be r«-
oeived by the poft-m?fter at Beaufort.
Note I. The Poit-mafter General may alter the times
f*r the arrival and departure of the mails at any time du
ring the continuance of the contra&s, he previouljy flipu
lating an adequate eempen Cation for any extra expence
that may be ocoafioned thereby.
Note 2. For every hours delay (unavoidable accidents
excepted) in arriving after the times prescribed by con
trad, the contractor fliall forfait one dollar, aad if the
delay continue until the departore of any depending mail
an additional forfeiture of five dollars fliall be incurred.
Note 3. Should any person making proposals desire an
alteration .of tjbe times of arrival and departure sbove fpe
cified, he must state the alteration desired ahd the price
he will carry the mail for with and without such alte
ration-
Note 4. The contra#? are ts be in operation on the
-frit day of April »ext and to. continue, axil the 30th of
September in the year 1800.
JOSEPH HABERSHAM,
jGmtral.
Seneral Poll Office, J
Philadelphia, Jap. JJ, 1796-)
V»o. li.
TUESDAT EVENING, JANUART .
J>ale,
L or
Imported by the Eagle
WILLINGS & FRANCIS.
w&'f
William Bell;
Russia Matts,
Also,
For Sale, or Charter,
And on hand.
PROPOSALS,
ißreton,
SURGEON-DENTIST,
Pupil of the celebrated Mr. Dubois, late Der.tift to the
King and Royal Fanjily of France, member of the
College and Academy of Surgeons at Paris,
Keeps a complete aflortment of every thing necessary
Preservation of the Mouth and Teeth.
Patent Mineral Teeth, and Human & Ivory Teeth ;
Dentrifiee in powder ; Opiate ; excellent Elixir for
fweetenir.g the mouth'and preserving the teeth—he
also furniflies Brufbes and foft Sponges.
*** He lives in Chefaut-flreet, No. 135, abeve
Fourthflreet.
November 26,
BALL.
New Cotillions, Scutch Reelt, and Contre Dances.
Mcffrs. Francis and By ne beg leave to inform thiir
fcholirs, friends, and the public in general, that their
firft Ball for th'l3 frafon will be on Tacfday, the *4, at
O'Ellers's afTcmbly-rc.'om ; at which a variety of new
Catillions, Centre Dineee, and the raoft
Scotch Reels, will be intreduted.
Messrs. Francis and Byrne propolc to give gratuitous
attendance at their fchoel room, for the inftru&ion of
these Ladies and Gentlemen ill their new dances, who
mean to honer the ball room with their prefence,—at
te»dance for this purpose after thtlr febcol hours, on
Tueldays, and Thurl'days,
Tickets to be had t>f Meflrs. Frances and Byrne No.
70, North Eight ftr?et, or at O'Ellers's Hotel, ti
dies are requtfted to apply to their female friends,
Irbolarg of MefTrs. F. & B. or as above, at their resi
dence.
N B. The ww dances will pot infringe upon the
usual routine of the eveuing.
The days of teaching for their young pupils arcThurf
days and Saturdays, from three o'clock in the afternoon
till fix—and onTuclday* 8c Thursdays, from fix till nine,
(pr thofie ol a more advanced age, '
Private tuition as usual..
January u, 1797
Frejh Garden, Grass and Flower-Seeds,
Roots, iisfc, &c.
This day landing from the ftiip Eagle, captain Fofdick,
from London,
GOLDTHWAIT & MOORE,
Corner of Walnut and Sccond-ftreeu,
A moji capital and •xtertfive Afforlmtnt of
GARDEN, GRASS md FLOVVER-SEEDS,
Among which are,
.Afp&ragus Throe
Bcrecolc Twelve
Beans Tlairtwi)
Beet* Fifteen
Brocoli i'iftct*
Cabbage Six
Carrot Four
Cauliflower Twenty-tbre*
Celery! Twenty-one
Cucumber
Common and lemon Thyme
CtMlcd i«ai and fjprigged Paisley
Pot Mangold P\;t Marjorgm
Bal» 1 hyme Mangel Wurtzel
Leek Kail Shallots
Rape See 4 Rye Gi*U Saint Foin Lucerne
Red and white Clover Timcthy, &c. &c.
With a curious collection of the mist. esteemed
FLOWER-SEEDS and ROOTS,
the raoft extensive ever imported into this city.
The above are from a capital Seedftiian Ui London, and
artf*war;anted frefh and good.,
Printed catalogues may be had by applying as above.
17 . E§
kinds
Five
Four
mwftf
Twenty-five
Sw
Eleve»
Twenty-G*
Si* .
Three
Five ,
Tea
In order !u ■ comply with eortlraiU, 1 will JiU, Jar
ajiprevfd bonds, cn 3 equal annual payments,
A Square of LOTS,
At the upper end of Frederickfburg, beginning op
pofire to tbe lawer corner of Do<Jlor VVellford's, on
Caroline-flrect, and running up to the cross fireet
leading to Fitzhugh's ferry, and from thence back to
Sophia-street. This fquarel have laid off into 14 Uts,
27 and aa half f«et frost, and Hi back, is en Ciro
line-ftrect, and 12 011 Sophia-street. Nine of those
o« Caroli, c-ftre«t I have Ital'td on an annual ground
rent of 8 and 10 pounds, to the amount of 74 pounds,
and the Tioant lots a purchafet could enhanre the value
0/ by building frrull houses, which will as readily
procure te«a*ts as pots or goards will Martins in the
spring, and yiel-a a greater profi; in proportion to
their eoft than large buildings. Thoi'e who incline
to purchase may knew the terms by applying to
Mh&ftf
Bell-Air, Dec. 8, 1796.
THE SUBSCRIBER
WISHES to ascertain, whether a certain EDWARD
NEVILL, by trade a Stont-Cutter, or Srick Layer,
who quitted Ireland i<) 1783, or 1784, and came into
this Country, ('tis fuupnfed to Philadelphia) about
four years lince, be living or dead. Ae this intelli
gence is of tfiehigheft importance, it will be thaakfiil
ly rectived, by GEO. DAVIS,
No. 313, High-street
w & sim
December ji
Bank of Pennsylvania,
January 4, 1797.
At a meeting of the Bailors th's day, a dividend ps
•sixteen dollars on each (Jure was declared for the last
6 mouths, which will be paid to the St»ekliold«rs jrf
t«r the 14th inft.
JONATHAN SMITH, Cafcitr..
J*"- .3
The Elephant,
Now exhibited, was bought for Ten Thousand
Dollars.
He is 3 years »ld, & feet high, growing 18 foet.
He eats 150 weight a-day, and drinks a barrel of
water 5 he, has drank feme days forty botjlos of pqrter,
drawing the eerka with hit trviuk.
He is perfe<ftly inoffenfive j travels loose, at the
rate of five nsiles an hour, and is the greatell curiosity
ever brought to tils Conti#eut.
He is to be feeji 'till tke 15 th of January, in
Market-street between Third and Fourth-streets, at
a quarter of a dollar, that every o»e ntay fte him—
after which lime the farmer prise of half a dollar will
be refaaiad. .
He will leave Philadelphia as soon a» the wetther
will permit.
December 31
legant Brussels k Turkey Carpeting,
For fels by Qcorge Dobfon, JSo. 15, South Third-ftrcct.
Decsmtcr j5. *
46w.
to be used forKhe
And FOR SALE by
ROOTS, &c. &c.
kinds
HENRY FIT'ZHUGH.
Which accompanied the meffege if the President of
the United States to both Houses ot Congress,
January 19, 1797.
Letter to Air. Pinchney, Minijler Plenipotentiary of
the United States ta the Frtncb Refublic.
[Continued from yefttrday's G»z«te.J
But Mr. Adet fayi, •< That Mr. Jay's negotiation
was enveloped from its arigin in the shadow of myste
ry." And to whom was our gpvernment bound to
unveil it ? to France or to her minister—Mr. Ad#t
should answer or not have complained. And wis it
f«rthisto make as a dependence on the French empirp
that our alliance was formed ? Did we ftipulatr to sub
mit the exertife of our foverfignly (if it.i« not a con
tradilHoa in ternu) to the direiSion of the government
of France ? Let the treaty ltfelf furnifh th t answer,*
" The eflential and dir*A end of the present defenfive
" alliance is to maintain efeiftually the liberty,/ove
" reignty, and independence absolute and unlimited, of
" the fait? United States, as well ia matters • f govern
" ment as of cummerte. } ' So likewise the treaty of
Amity and commerce in its preamble, declaras that hit
snnft Chriftiaa Majesty and the United States willing
to fix the rales which ought to be followed relative t»
theeorrefpondeneeand commerce ifhich they desire ta
establish between their refpeAive countries, have takea
" for the balls of their government, the most petfeft
" equality and rtcifrecity"—" and referring withal to
" each party the liberty of admitting at it f pltajure oth
" er nations to a participation of the fame advantages."
Corrrfpend'ng with thin declaration in our treaty of
Amity and Commerce with France, is the declaratio*
•f the Marqnis dt IVoailles, h«r ambassador at the court
of London, on the 13th of March 1775, five weeks af
ter the treaty was signed. Some p.iflages in this de.
claraiioa are so pertinent to the fubjefl in difcuffien t
shall quote them at length.
u I he iinderfigned Ambassador of his most Christian
' Majesty, has received ejepreft orders to make the
" following declaration to the eourt of London."
' " The United States ef North America, tuho are in
" full ptflljian of Independence, as pronounced by then
" on the 4tb of July 1776, having proposed to the king
" to consolidate by a formal convention, the connec
" tion begon to be eftihiifhed between the two nations,
" the refpeAive plenipotentiaries hare signed a .treaty
" of friendship and earanterre, deigned t® ferva as
" a foundation for their mutual good correfpondtnee."
%awt24<
" Hi« majesty being determined to cultivate the
good understanding fublilting between France and
Great Britain, by e»ery means compatible with
hi* dignity, and the good of his ftibjefts, thinks
it neceflary to make this proceeding known to the
court of London, and to declare, at the fame time,
that the contrasting parties have paid great
rion not to stipulate any exdujtve at/vantages insaver
as the French nation, and that the United States kavp
reserved the liberty as treating with every naiiatf
tvh ite'uer upsn the fame footing of equality and re
ciprocity." Wby afttr all this, do we hear from
Mr. Adet the complaint, That the negoci t ions of
the Biitiiti treaty were fccretly conduced? Ia Or
thcr words, that in exercising their absolute and
unlimited rights of " government and cotnmevcc''
the United States did not lay ope* to the Frenei)
Hiinifter or his government the inftrultion* to tfir
envuy for lettling our evitt disputes ai-d regulating
our own commerte with Great-Britain ? So far as
candor and friendfkip required, a communication
was made to~the French mißifter. He wa* offici
ally informed, " That Mr. Jay wa* inftruAed no£
to weaken our engagements to France." This ia
ftru&ion was obeyed, Mr. Jay having taken cart
toinfert in the 25th article of the treaty thi* ex
plicit stipulation. that " nothing in this treaty
contained (hail be con (trued or operate contrary to
former and exiting public treaties with other fore?
reigns or Gates."
Creffw
Onion
Radiih
Turnip
Peas
Savoy
Parsnip
Melon
jLetUic^
The government gAe * further proof of iu
candor and friendfhip by i-ommunicating to the
French minister the treaty itfelf, prior to Its ratifi
cation, " ia order to enable him to make such ob
servations thereon as he might judge proper.'*
These observations yoa will fee in Mr. Adet's let
ter to the secretary of Gate, of June 50th, 179J;
and the refutation of his obje&ions in the secreta
ry's answer, dated the 6th of July following.
With these facts in view, facts of which the chief
are drawn from our treaties with France, and from
her own aAs and laws, what opinion ii to be form*
cd of Mr. Adet's declaration, " That the execa*
tive directory regards the treaty of commerce c«ti»
eluded with Great-Britain as a violation of the trea
ty made with France in 1778, and equivalent to a
treaty of alliance with Great-Britain ?"
7thJ.d4W
I will now advert to the charge, " That far
from offering the French the succours which friend
fhip might have given without cempromitting- it,
the American government in thi* refpedi violated
the letter of treaties " ,
As far as I can discover, the latter part of thi*
charge it rested wholly on the 17th article of the
commercial treaty ; which, therefore, it will be no
ceffary to examine. The stipulations are mutual j
but the examination will be Amplified by canfider
iog their application to France alone. The 171k
article then declares—
I ft. That the (hips war and prirateers of
France may freely carry the Ihips and goods talen
jmm their enimiis into the ports of th« United
StatM, without being obliged to pay any fees to
the officers ®f the admiralty or any other judges.
dtf.
2d. That such prize* ire net to be inttt'd or
seized whe« they eViter the ports »f the U. States.
3d. That the officers of the Uni;ed Statt* fliali
not make any examination concerning tlie lawful
nefi such prizes : but
4th. That they may heist fail at any tine, and
depart and carry their prizes t« place* expressed
in their-camfoiifian*.
s th. That, on the caitrary, no fliclter oj refuge
(hall be given in the ports of the U ited States, to
such ts (hall have made prize of the fubjefts, peo
ple or property of France ; hut if such shall c»m«
in, being forced by fttefs »f weather or the danger
of the sea, all proper means (hall be vigoroufiy
used that they go ont and retire from thcnce as
foou as pefiible.
* Treaty of Alliance, Art. ».•
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