New Theatre. — i.~. ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, Februjry I, Will be presented, the Hillorical l*!ay of Columbus; Or, A WORLD DISCOVERED. WITH NEW SCENERY, MACHINERY, DRESSES AND DECORATIONS. Themufie composed by Mr. Reinagle. The preccffions and Pageant by Mr. Byrne. In this PUy the manners and cudoms of Mexico and. Peru characterize the ftrll discovered nations of America Such deviation frem Historical truth was deemed ueceflfary for drsmatie effect, and has enabUd the author to intro duce the pathetic Tale of CORA and ALONZO, from Marmontel's I*«ri. The PROLOGUE will be spoken by Mr. Wicnslu SPANISH PARTY. 'Columbus, Mr. Cooper Alonzo, Mr. Mereton HarryHHerbertt t ' Mr. Wignail Doflor Dolores, Mr. Har-wood Bvibon, Mr. Francis Roldan, Mr. Fox Valverdo, Mr. Darley MhTcolo, Mr. B/iJfett Captain, Mr. M'Donald "lit Spaniard, Mr. Darley, jun. id Spaniard, Mr. Morgan ' nmiAtrs. Ororimbo, Mr. W"' ren Solafco, Mr. V Eft rang- Catalpo, Mr. IVarrell Cuto, Mr. Warrell, jun. Cora, Mrs. Merry Nelti, Mrs. Francis PriifUfies of thelun. J^ Indian Women,—Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Doctor, Miss Mil bourne, Miss Oldfield. Miss L'Eftrange, Miss Bates, Miss Andcrfon, and"M*e!leSophie In aft t. A P R&CZ-SS 10 N 0 F INDI AN a, and the firft Landing of Columbus. Tn af 1 3. REPRESENTATION 6F A STORM AND EARTHQUAKE ; Witha Grind Ervttion from 1 Votcaso. In a& 4. A Masch of Sacrifice, and Proceflion to the Execution of Cora. The whole to conclude with A GRAND PAGEANT. The scene of the Volcano defined by J. Richards, Ifq. R. A. principal Scene Painter to Covent-Garden Theatre. The reft of the Scenery designed by Mr, Milbourne, and the whole executed by him and under his direc tion. Machinist, Mr. Lenthall. TkedrefFcs designed by Mr. Gibbon*. 'To which will be added, A MUSICAL FARCE, called The Flitch of Bacon ; Or, DUNM&W PRIORY. "Wilson, Mr. Darley. Greville, Mr. Darley, jun. Major Benbow, Mr. Bates Tipple, Mr. Prig more, Being his firft appearance at this Theatre. Ned, Mr. J. Warrell Kilderkin, Mr. Morgan, Putty, Mr. Mitchell , Justice Benbow, Mr. IVarrell Eliza, Mrs. ffW/ On Friday, the Tragtdy of VENICE PRE SER V' 1), milk entertainments. Box, One Dollar cents. Pit Seven Etgh'hs «f a Dollar, s%id Gallery, half a dollar. $jT Tickets to be had at H. & P. Rice's Book-store No. 50 High-street, and at the Office adjoining the Theatre. , Ladies afid Gentlemen are requested te fend their servants to keep places a quarter'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. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Office on Satur day maening, as usual. The Doors of the Theatre will open at 5, and the Curtain rife precisely at 6 o'clock. Places fer the Boxes to T)e taken at the Office in the front of the theatre, from 10 till % o'clock, and'from 10 till 4 on the days of performance. VIVAT RESPURLICA ! The Lyceum, for free Debate, In Mr. Poor's School-Ro m, Cherry Jlreet, between Third and Fourth Streets, ' ON WEDNESDAY, February 1, Will be debated, "OoSHr a RirßiszNTATrvz in a RefubliCan "Government to act on important measures " FROM THt RESULT OF HIS OWN JUDCMEXT, OR FROM •' THE WTLL OF HIS CoNSTLTUBNTS LEGALLY EXPRESS . " ID ? The Chair will be taken at 7 o'clock. Admittance for Lxdies and Gentlemen, i-Bth of a dollar. January 31 et THE SUBSCRIBER WISHES to ascertain, whether a certain EDWARD NEYILL, by trade a Stone-Cutter, or Brick-Layer, who quitted Ireland i* 1783, or 1784, and came into , this Country, ('tis ftrppofed to Philadelphia) about four years since, be living or dead. As this intelli gence is of thehigheft importance, it will be thankful ly received, by GEO. DAVIS, No. 313, High-ftieet December 31. w&f tm Second Ball. New Cotiliens, Scotch Reels, Centre Dances and a new Quadrille. "jl ,1 ESS FRANCIS & BTRNE beg leave to inform iVI their scholars, friends and the public in genera!, that their fetond iJallfer this season will be on Tuefdsy the 7th of February, jt O'Ellers's AiTembly-Room,— and in addition to their npw Cotilions and Reelt, will be introduced in entire n«w QUADRILLE, compos ed by Mr. Byrne. Mtff. Francis and Byrne propose to give gratuitous at tendance at their School. Room, for the mfln.ction of those ladie6 aad gentlemen in then- new dances, who mean to honor the tall-room with their prefenfe,—attendance for this purpofc after their school hours, on Tutfdays and Thursdays. Tickets to be had of MelT. Francis and Byrne, No. 70 north Eighth-flreet, 01 at O'LllersV Hotel. Ladies are requested to apply to their female friends, scholars of Mefl'. f. & B. or as above, at their rcfidciice. N. B. The new dances will not infringe upon ihe usual routine of the evening. Fhedaysof teaching, for their young pupils, are Thurs days a»d Saturdays, from three o'clock in the afternoon, 'till fix—and on Tuefoays and Thurf.tays, from ix 'till Bine, for those of a more advanced a^e. Private Tuition as usual. January 18 aaw WASHINGTON LOTTERr, N>. 11. List of Prizes and Blanks. 58th Day» Drawing, January sr. Nt. Dais. No. Pols. No. Dots IYO. Dols. 53 trios' 44295 *o V 680 815 715 792 10 706 10 Ixlo2 10 2511 a 813 10 , ,96a 572 15 231 370 7/5 7SO 10 39049 10 , 439 13101 26618 335 " 484 224 10 975 435 tl 509 235 10 17079 10 894 it 2371 260 095 10 40002 f; 626 346 28152 41737 160 c 778 635 155 10 797 e . 3060 I4«2I 657 owrr, yet he thought that a man pYofeffing his principles • would be dangerous in the Spanish dominions ; ■ iherefore+ie recommended his being sent to Spain! . for the king to determine what should be done with ■ i him. After being a few days at the Havannah, he was committed to a prifdn on the north fide ©f 3 Cuba, called La Principa, where he is to remain ' until a proner conveyance offers to carry him to Spain. His confinement is not rigorous, and eve .l ry indulgence is shewn to him that is not incompat ible with his lituatien. The gentleman who writes - the letter containing this account, conversed with Jj Mr Muir, who was much disappointed at not meet ing an American agent there, as he had hoped, thro' his interiefiion, to be relesfed, and be permit ted to fail for this continent. LEGISLATURE of NEW-YORK, U Houfc of RjprtJenlnlivis, yon. 18. 11 On Friday, Mr." D. Ten Broeck, moved the e following lefolution, with the recital. b Whereas it is represented tothe Legifiature by n William North, Esq. late Speaker of the Hon. the House of Afleiybly, that during the lallleffion of 1 **lie Legiflaiure, a certain William Kit'.letas, tor certain offences, highly injurieus to the honor an;! v dignity of the hon,/the Ho'ufe of Aflembly, and g the people of the state of Ne^-York, was, by unan- t imous resolution of said House of Assembly, for t said offence, committed to the goal of tne city and f county of New-Tork, an the warrant of the Speak- fj er—That in eonftquence of this commitment, J&e ■» said WillianK Kittletas has '■ a iielaration agjiinft North o wh«4i luu 'is" how depending in the fuprcme court v •of this state ; and forafmuch as the privileges of e rhe Repl-efentatives of the people ought to be and v 'remain inviolate and without cncioashmeot, and the n honor and dignity of the house fupporicd and v maintained ; Therefore, li Refelved, (if the hon. the Senate concur herein) n that the Attorney-General of this state be and he ii is hereby ,dire£led and required, to defend the said filit coMmeuced by illiam Kittletas, against William North, Esq. late Speaker of the hon. the House of Aflembly, and that the Legislature will " make adequate piovifion for all necessary expences 0 and the premises. F On which debates were had, and on the question t for the House adopting the fame, a divilion was « called, and Mr. Comftock Hood alone in the nega- I live, 1 - 1 t Philadelphia, February I. n BT AUTHOPITT. a Promotions *nd appointments in the corps of Ar- c tillerifls and Engineers. t Lieut. Gebrge Demlar, 1 , Lieut. Joseph Elliott, }to bc Ca P ta «"- e Andrew Marfchalk, T t Howell Cobb, c Joseph Campbell' r Richard Whiley, f Philip Laudais, v Philip Rodrique, • S . c James Triplet, g r Thomas Van Dyke, I g 1 Samuel T. Dyfon, * \ George R»fs, t James Rand, 1 Robert Parkinfon. _ f A letter fr»m Cape Nichols Mole to a gentle- ( man in this city, irentions, tliat the brig Punch, j Captain Rutherford was taken by a British 74 gun ; (hip on her way from the port of St. Domingo to < Jacnael and carried into the Mole. | Exlracl t£ a litter fram Martinique, dated jib jfa- ( nuary, 1797, received by the /shower Liberty, Cast. Crane, arrived at Marcus Hook. " On the 15th iuft. arrired at Fort Royal, Sir I R. Abercrombie, Gen. Hope, tic. from England, 1 yi Miiya, Airlfawll n Slid vre learn that 15000 men may be expected in 1 the eourfc of this month, it is supposed to attack Gu.Vfaloupcs although the most profound fecrccy is observed at head-quurtcrs. : " Tranquility is at length restored to the ill-fa ted islands of St. Vincent's and Gienada, and the insurgents of St. Lucia are nearly reduced—The Charibs have all furrendeted, and are now in the > ifiand ef Ballifoa. ' "On the 26th ult. 6 fail of the line, with some • frigates failed, it is supposed to Trinidad, to cut • out the Spasifh squadron, coiififting of 5 ships of the line. Pofifcript of a letter from Jamaica, dated 24th of December, 1796. 5 General Abercrombie and-his army are landed at s St. Domingo, aud were within a few aiiles of Cape Francois, driving all before them. The schooner Amy, Woodman, arrived at New : York., left Cape-Francois Dee. 24, and heard nothing . of the marching of any troops againfl that plaee. r COMMUNICATIONS. Should men, when raised to offices of (UfCn, in his morals, fays, that Clfon, when bc'firft knew that the affairs of government were' his decisions. X- (N- York Diary.J ----' * rs There arc thoufandt who wished fucccfs to Cap ; tain Barney as far as revenge, for personal indigni n ty called for it—that he might meet with audhum h ble the British ruffian who ill treated him on his i, voyage to ths Well-Indies trfme years since. But as the duties of an American ciiizeu ought to have In I ftay'd him from turning the cause that led him to ;o ' seek either fortune or vengeance inter a.i occasion in e- which he is made the inftnlmeut of foreign aggref t- lion upon our trade. es Small Fire Engines. ;h I observed in a late paper that the town of Salem t- in Maffaehufctts had ordered one or more large en d, glues to be contra&ed for in Philadelphia. The ar it- tilts of this eity in that line, are undoubtedly unri. vailed—and therefore iu the cou&iu&ioa of either V. /■ -,v- r ; -"j; ' *P large or fnaa'! engines. »h« penpte of Sal»r not have applied to a better fuirce. A c engines in a large city are .doubtleft advantageous ; b»n in general it witl be found that imall »ne» ate motUufeful. In country towns particularly, i* which the fct ilcraents are extenhve and detached, three final! en ,{ineß which may not cod more than one large ooe» would probably render ten times the service in any given number of years An engine large enough to throw water over the roof of a hou£«, may be transported to the scene of fire by three qt-fiaiip-pcf foas, they may be plaeed.in U "T convenient fituatioui brought into operatic® Mef. The recolledfion of almost any resident of a large city will furmfh hjm wuh fadts corroborative of the foregoing remarks. Fires ai"c~ g «rera%-]*T«=T-~r; vented from spreading in the firft inftanee by lrnall engines. In the town of Boston a small engine which oac man could haul thro' the (tree's, was the means of preventing in the space of three years se ven fires from becoming conflagrations The uti lity sf hose was so apparent at the late fire in Chef nut-ttreet, that no time ought to be loft infuruilh ing every engine with that necessary appendi»e. c. Much is fatd of late of the expediency of fend, ing an envoy extraordinary to deprecate the wrath of France ; and that the man f-k Jed for that pur pose (hould be known to possess the confidence of the government to.which he (hall befent, In a Ci milar inftanee, they fay, Mr. Jay was sent to Great- Britain on account of his partiality to that country. This is far from being a just ftateme.it—Mr. Jay had given the belt evidence, that he had no partiali ty for any country but his Tfcat he could he neither awed, flattered or cajoled, by France or Great Britain, nor by both combined. That in all the afFe&iansof his heart he was a real Ameri can. Hence the virulent abuse, which has been re turned for his eminent fer vices". But fuppofingflAe wwiiftw* of -fending an extra . envoy agreed on, who shall be deputed f A man »f > the federal party ? A friend of the President and of hjj adminiflration ? Th«ty have already been de i nounced by The terrible republic. Fromj them the ap peal has been made to the people. Hence those who propose the measure of fending an envoy, con clude jultiy, that such a cbara&er, so far from pra-' rooting conciliation, would inevitably produce en. creased irritation. What is then to be done ? Shall we fend'# declared democrat Y A man who is known to possess partiality to France ? An enemy to the President and his administration ? Thefc men have stimulated France to eommit those gross injuries of which we complain ; and from the governor of S. Carolina down to the lowest street babler of the party, they juftify her intolerable'pggreffioiig. And are these the men to whom the honor, the inteietl of our country, and a.redtefs of her wrongs are ttt be committed i jPatriotifm and generous on forbid. Mr, Bache used to entertain his readers stances of Briti/h amity. Why does he r his lift of instances of French amity ? t ouM nui ijl :ui-i.u; 3iiO!nietiri tu tuveuftticini. The scarcity of calh in our sea ports, is .. bed by many to so much of our trading capital locked up by the Ftench depredations on the fcas, and in the Weft-Indies. The poor duke of Modeqa is accused by the French of ill using some of hi's own fubjefis, who weie republican minded, and in confcquence, they seize his treasures, See. and put an end to ihe truce. It be|ioves us to treat our democrats bows (for though they are not re may be called such) as there is no hands wc may fall into. If they f ge: tliirj;. upper hand in America, Adet's thi verified, that the repubHcis terrible t -.a s. From an E.ijtern Correfponna». Our newfpapcre are of late very inftiudire. The outtajfOtjs abuse of the rights of a conqueror ill Kafy opens all eyes, except such as ate flout blind. The little states are insulted and plundered exa&ly in proportion to their wcaknefii. Yet the fame fraternizing cant is tiled. If .Amenta had beeii as feeble as the Italian powers, or strong as (he is, had been as credulous as our jacobins, we (hould have fared as hardly as they do. Fa&s thrt canndt de ceive are before us, and words that deceive no longer are used to cloak them. It is all in viin. The newfpapeis at this day cure as tnany jacobins as they formerly made. Hair of the fame dog' cures madness. The lift of publicatiens »dvertifed in the Aurora as " POLITICAL WO RIW is a very striking exhibition of the manaers, morals, politics and teligion of the condu&ors of that paper. If the " persecuted patriots" (hould flee to Louifrana, o if the French fhou'.d not possess that eouptry, as ' these patriots wife, and they (honM themselves co lonise Botany Bay, these " Political Works ' would be a great comfort to tliem in their banishment. ' The loss of the works and the patriots would be ' very tolerable—as one houell man awd one book " written with tnifii atid plain goo 3 sense would be "■ of mofr 4alue than all the ten waggon loads of ad ; vertifed lies, nonfenle and blasphemy, and all ihe : mob of bankrupts and khaves who are called "> per secuted patriots." Mr. Fen no, Your inferring in your ufeful paper, the following ■ fliort extrifl from a-charge deliveredhy Judge Rush s at Wyoming, in the moAth of August last, to tha t grand jury of the county of Luzerne, will gratify [he c lovers of peace and order, and much oblige Your humble lervant, W. B. u «< Before I fit down, permit me, gentlemen, to re r- mind you, that by an ait of our legiilatore, passed the nth day. of April i-795, to prevent (Settlements by intrusion in the counties of Northampton, NorthSfn berlind, and Luzerne, it is declared, that taking pos session of land in auy of the said counties, by virtue of or under colour of asy title not derived from our go [' vernmeut, or the lute proprietaries of Pennfyfvama, t- is aa iudiif able offence — the lame law, all :r I biuatioos for the purpose of conveying, or fettling