Ms-. Williams obfcrvcd-th.s.r the ferie
of the committee would be firft taken upon
the propriety of into the measure ; if
there was a majority in favor of it (and he
could not doubt it) the matter would be re
ferred to a felr£k commit tee, who would make
their report upon it.
Mr. «*>._ Smith was in favour of going in
to this
in Enrope, he thought it probable we might
be Artrwn into it.
Mr. Sv/an v/jck should not be opposed to
the pref.nt motion, because he agreed with
the gentleman from Maryland, that whilst
the war continued in Europe there was a
a probability of this country being drawn in
to the vortex. But he there was
some \Vaight also in the obfervatjon of the
gentleman from Virginia, with refpeft to
the wayaand means ; because if, after they
should agree to carry into effect certain mea
ftires, they should disagree about the means
their time would-have been spent to no pur
pose. •
Tha question was put and earned, there
being 62 votes in favour of it.
Mr. W. Smith moved the second Re
fohition.
Mr. Nicholas wished to know whether
the provision already made for completing the
three frigates was not fufficient ?
Mr. \V. Smith said he had no informa
tion on the fubjeft ; he had inserted the
word + nrrb!(ting as well a3 manning, left there
fhou!d"be ahy deficieecy.
Mr. Otis was not prepared, in so rapid
a way, to press resolutions of this import
ance, without having them printed, or time
to deliberate upon them. If he voted for
these resolutions, he should consider himfelf
as pledged to carry them into effect. He
therefore, hoped the committee would rife.
Mr. Macon was opposed to this resoluti
on. He did not believe that seamen could
Y>e got to man the vessels, as nearly four
times the price was paid for seamen's wages
that was paid when the lawforbuilding these
Vessels passed.
Mr. Rutledge was in favor of the com
-1 Vttee's rising.
Mr. Nicholas had no objection to the
committee's rising, if gentlemen wished it ;
iffo, he hoped the resolution agreed to would
be reported. He wished the principle of
the different resolutions, however, to be
fettled in a committee of the whole.
Mr. Craik, Mr. Claiborn, Mr. Var-
HVM, and Mr. Coit were in favor of the
committee's rising.
Mr. Swan wick thought it would be belt
that a committee should be appointed to re
port on the business.
Mt. S. Smith saw no reason for the
<ommittee's riling, because if gentlemen
were not prepared to vote upon this resolu
tion, they might go on to others. Tho'
Jie should vote in favour of this propofition<
he should not hold himfelf bound to vote ul
timately for the bill, if he disliked it.
The motion for the committee to rife was
withdrawn, and afterwards renewed by Mr,
M'Dowell, who also withdrew it, on a
suggestion from Mr. Livingston that the
resolution would be less objectionable to run,
" that a committee be appointed to enquire
into the propriety of &c. and when the com
mittee had the business referred to them,
they could possess themselves of all the ne
eeflary fafts, and report them to the house.
Mr. Gallatin said, if the queflioa wis to
determine the principle of manning the frigates,
the resolution lti»d right as it was ; but if it
were not intended, by adopting this resolution,
to commit any man, bat only to fay, tli.it they
would take the business into conficieration, and
if found urefill and neceflary, and funds were
attainable, rhey wwuld carry it into effect, then
the amendment of the ge-stleman from Wew-
Virk (Mr. Livingfton) would be proper. As
tothe committee's rising, hec ould fee no ground
for it, as these propositions were not new they
had had them before jhem for three weeks in
tbHpsrcb of the I'refident j of coorfe, so far
Xs related to the frigates, gentlemen mull have
formed an opinion, yet lie agreed that it was
desirable t& fee finite documents on the fubjefl,
before a decided affirmative or negative was
gifrfn'. lie Was therefore in favour of ihe A
raendment for a committee to be appointed.
He wifhtd all those fubje£ts which were of a
t'oubt'i;! nature be thus determined. On
the other haflrr r e upon which members
were ready to 1 at 6nce, either by an ac
ceptance or rejeC..uii, might- be vcted upon in
the form in which they were introduced.
Mr. Pamcik. read the motion which was en
tered into lift year, and thought it would be a
good model for the present.
Mr. W. Smith was of a different opinion:
he thought the committee should firii decide
the ahftrait principle. lie thought it would be
wrong to refer to a felcdl committed a business
in which every member was so intimately inter
red, and he doubted not gentlemen were rea
dy to decide upon this abftraft question. With
regard lo espcnfe, he was of/opinian, that if
thofituation of the country required it, that,
should be no obje<ft, If gent lemen though: dif
ferent y, they would of course negative thepro
poCtion. Any information on the fubjefl,
could be got before the business was finifhed.
He thought they fhoyjd firft fay what were itie
necefTary objects of expense, and then provide
the money, which might be done by borrowing
or by taxes. If thert was a necessity for the
rxprnfe, there was no doubt the money would
bo raised. If gentlemen were not prepaied to
difrufs the fubjeet, he had rio objeilion to the
fcmm'ttee.'s Tifing, and, in the Honfe, the
Secretary 15 War, ntight be called upon for in
lofmati<ui.
Mr. N ichouas thought the question was I
not fairly preftnted. It was whether they
fhouid man the frigates. But when rhey were
called upon to determine this ; they ihould
know w hen. they would be ready to receive the
men. The probability was, that the frigates
wouUi i.pt.l>4 ready to receive the irum before
the next fcfiion of Congress.
Mr. Dayton (thefpeaker) was in favour of
the original proposition. He wifhfrd to provide
fcr tnannmg all the frigates which could begot
r<*ady before the next lefiion'of Congref*. He
1 itYed if they adopted this plan, unneeeflary
Oelay woujd he prevented*
Mr. PAKKkR was ready to vote for the pro
portion of the gentleman from S. Carolina. He
helieyed the frigite in Philadelphia, might be
equipped, ripped and manned in three months."
Tbc only reason why he var>ed hi«mot'>n was
that he might include the nrxt propofiticn ;
but bel>efieved it w*uM be be tu* so** them to
Ifcand separate, as be? »?e he votft for t.'ie acMi
♦ion,:! vcffcls, he jhcuhl **i/h t ; > k:io«r h:w the
oitar.s uere fcr wh.it purpose
they u«jre to be afrij. The vefTef at 80,10r., hi
would net be read yTo soon, but 1 -it would
*e in before the next meeting of Con
<Trefs ; that at Baltimore would be in readiness
to menin>four months,
„ Smith said, the f. igite at
Balttfltore, would be iawnchcal the 4th of
Tuiy, and the equipments were in greater for
wardaefs than those for the frigate a£ Philadel
phia.
Mr. Baldwin was agaaift referring this
propefition to a ieiefi com.nittee. It would be
defirahle, in.leed, to know what the coit of
{leing the business would be, but every one knew
how little to be rehed upon were estimates of
this kind. He was ready to vote for manning
of the frigates ; indeed, there wis ho question
upon which he was so ready to fay apt, as upon
this.
The question was about to be put on Mr.
Livingftoni motion, when
Mr. Varnum said he thought the wording
of the resolution improper, as the word corn
pleating would clafti with the a a of last session.
The question was put and negatived, 50 to 34.
Mr. Macon wished the frigates to bo completed,
but not manned, he therefore moved to flrike out the
words u and manning."
The question was put and negatived—there being
only 24 vo.es in favor of it.
Mr. Giles moved to strike out the word 44 com
pletirJg; ' but, after some converfatron, the moiion
was withdrawn, and the original resolution was car
ried
Ihe third proportion next came under considera
tion.
Mr. Nicholas hoped the gentleman who introd'ic- *
cd this motion would tell them for what purpose
these additional vessels were wanted. He supposed
this resolution to be conne<sled with the next, and if
so, he thought they should be considered together.
he asked. were to be the i u6lions given to
the commanders of these veflels ? He thought it a
very embarrafling bufinefs,*ahd one that would cer
tainly lead to war; hay, indeed, the thing seemed to
be a war operation in itfelf.
Mr. W. imith wished the geirtleinan had made his
enquiries before.. 1 hey would have come morepre
perly when the frigates were under confidei ation, as
ihe fameobje£tion would lie against both; as the next
refoNitiori had no more connexion with this than
\*ith that already agreed to The gent leman felmed
to have let go the opportunity of calling upon him ;
as, however, he did not wifti toevade (tho'
he was not willing to fay he would hiinfelf vote <or
the measure) he would .fay, that it appeared to him,
from the present Hate of the commerce < t this coun
try, to bi necefTary to provide convoys for our veflels
These veflels might not, indeed, be employed as a ie
gular convoy, but partly confined to ihe coasts sfnH
harbours. This was a separate question ; or it mighr
be left to the executive to employ them as he
fee proper. He was nor, however, ready to
opinion on the fubjeft. He rose principally to re
mark upon what had fallen from the gentleman last
up, as to employing a convoy being an aft of war
He owned he had not lookrd deeply into the fubjett
at present, but he recolletted in our treaty with Sue-,
den, there was a stipulation, that when both powers
were neutral, they should protett each Other's com
merce.
Mr. Giles thought this a very extraordinary mea
sure. He called the attention of the committee to
the critical fuuation of Europe, and thought, before
they went into any expensive operations, they should
wait the iflue of the negociation, cfpecially as he
supposed it was probable a full feflion might be ne
ceflary. It had been said several of the ports in the
Weft Indies were in a blockaded and rebellious flare.
He did not suppose it was the intention of the com
mittee, by means of a convoy, to p <f& a trade to
those ports; this would be a certaiu means of pro
voking war. He thought they ought to make a paufc
—as it was probable tkat in less than four months
from this time they might again be in feflion, and, in
the mean while, the affairs of Europe might have
taken such a turn as to do away the ne'.eflhy of go
ing into hostile measures.
Mr. Nicholas expe&ed the gentleman'from
South Carolina would have acknowledged that the
two resolutions were connected. Indeed he must
have intended these veflels to be employed in th : s
way, or such a resolution would not have been in
troduced With refpe& to Sweden's treaty for a
reciprocal convoy, there was some ground for it,
a* there was a difference betwixt the northern pow
ers of Europe as to the principle of free ships mak
ing free goods—but where tm-re was no difference
as to principle, no fu h thing could take place.
Mr. Gallatin said the prefect resolution was
certainly i" some degree connected with the n xt.
It was understood that the purchasing of frigates ;
and fioops of war w-s for the purpose of convoy
ing our. trade. Under the prefstnc clrcumftances j
of this cowntry he should be oppt fed to this pro
portion ; not that he denied the right of neutral
powers to afford convoys vo their merchants' ves
sels ; but because under present circumflances it
was impolitic to adopt th<* measure, not only for
the reasons urged by the gentleman from Virginia, :
but on account of our Ctuation with refpedl to 1
Franoe at the present moment. By our treary with ;
France enemy property was to be refpedetf cn board
American vessels, and certain articles used in the !
building of (hips were exempted from the lift of j
contraband the l'refident would of course be o- !
bliged to give orders to have our vessels prote&ed
in this lituation, and who eould not fee that this
would be the source of war ? And if the convoy
were not to be employed to enforce these two pri
vileges, he did not fee what use it could be of. * He
knew that depredations without number had been
committed in the Weft-Indies; but he was led to
believe they wer« done by pirates rather than by
any other vessels. But suppose it were pra&icable
to drrtinguifh betwixt piratical and regular captures,
yet, he must confefs, he would not be for running
the risk of a rupture, by fending out aimed vessels
to contest the point, especially when we have rea
son to believe that these attacks are unauthorized
by the French Government
Mr. G. thought it would he necessary to extend
our na.vy in cafe of war only ; and were this un
happily to be our lituation, vessels might easily be
put-chafed without delay : hut whilst we were at
peace, Jie did not think the advantages which could
be derived from a convoy, would be a fufficient in
ducement to go int«rthe measure. Bef:de3 he was
'induced by another motive to give this propofltion
his negative. He knew the depredations on our
commerce had been great; but he did nWlook up
oh this-lofs as fallen only upon merchants. There
was not an individual who did not bear a part of it.
For inftancc, if a merchant paid 10or 15 percent,
additional upon his cargo, he will put a proportion
ably high price upon his commodities, which mult
eventually be paid by the consumer. Therefore,
fo'far as an argument might be drawn from this
circumstance, it became a question of expediency,
and ha thought it would be granted that the ioi's ta
individuals would be lefi iu this way than if they
had tofupport a navy to protect our trade.
Mr. W.Smith acknowledged there was consi
derable weight in the arguments of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, though he did not find fuflici'
ent to induce him to change his opinion. The
gentleman from Virginia had endeavoured to (hew
that a? there was no difference oi opinion as to prin*
ciple betwixt Trance and this country, the regula
tions entered into with Sweden did not apply ;
whiift the gentleman from Penrfjrlvania had pro
duced afgumenrs to fcew that we were in that fi
tua'ion. With rcfpe& to the treaty articles in dif
pute, it would be an easy matter, Mr. S. said, for
the PrefiJent to give the commanders of our veflels
proper inftru&ions on that head. And would any
gentleman fay it was not right to defend our vessels
agai 11ft pirate* t Would not the French fay, if they
were applied to for rodrefs, «' You knew these w. re
piratev why did ypu oot defend youj-felves against
them r The which seems f» much to
a'.arcrgentlemen, fhfculd be put out of the ques
tion , said he : if your property is unjustly att-ck
cd, will you defend it ? •
But it was said thj loss did not fall ucna the
1 merchant, Jjwt upifn t'ie eonfunier. Mr 5 aTert
i en its'.'l i:;ibn tile c»antrv ; and so far fr.im the
' of the J 1 .
J the left sustained by captures, it wonld not, in his
opinion, be atmthpart of the'amonnt; forwhat-
I ever the p'.undecers got, tt, -, mi ry loft- Mr. S.
said h- had niadi? a rou»h Calculation of v/hat woald
be the eipenfe of thtee frigates of 16 guns, aiiu 6
sloops of war of 16 ?uns, anJjfmnd it to '.e 916,
00c dollar., including thoequipment and mai.nii g
far or.e year'
Rut, fii! Mr. P. doe« not the farmer
by these fioliations ? Hecrrtsinly does ; for, if
the merchant was obliged to pay an extriva
pinr hifiiranee, he would pive the tefs for the
farmer's produce; bjt, he, the expense
of the frigates, 'will be no loss |oth? country,
53, it they eoft a million of dollars, the jvh.de
| u ill be paid to our arn citizens, every article
■ used in tie building of these veflels being the
■ produce of the United States.
j But gentlemen complain of our impa
-1 tience in the business ; he thought the
! wrongs we had fuffered fufficicnt to rouse our
I refentmetit. It was also said, that theise was
: a probability of peace, and why go on with
: this Sxpence ? But he might as well fay,
I there was no probability of peace. One
supposition would Hand againll the other.
; Indeed, who knew that the Czar of Russia
would not join the coalition againll France.
| A hope of peace, therefore, was not a fuffi
ciently liable ground upon which to calcu
late. We mull, said he, either interdict all
trade, fufifer merchants vefTels to arm, or go
into the measure proposed.
Bu it was said that France had declared
certain Britilh ports in the Weft Indies
blockaded and ;n a state of rebellion, and
therefore, we mull not trade with them, but
he did not know why our vefTels Ihould be
subject t i be taken, and our seamen to be
hung, because they chose to make these de
clarations. Declarations, which he trusted
this country would never acknowledge.
What, said Mr. S. will be the conse
quence of jiegociating without taking any
measure of defence ? It will put it in the
power of France to make requisitions on us
to any amount she she may spin out
the negociation, by throwing difficulties in
the way of it; (lie may take all our vefTels ;
"Jlnd, when (he has drained us of all our
wealth, it wjll be said, we mujl fulmit. —
\Vhere will then be your privateers ? Your
vefTels are taken, and your seamen gone !
The gentleman from Pennsylvania admit
ted the right of neutral powers to convoy
their vefTels : That gentleman put the mat
ter upon the expediency of the thing, which
was the true ground upon which he wished
to have it difcufied.
Mr. Giles said the gentleman from South
Carolina talked of defenfive measures, but
his plans were offenfive. That gentleman
had undertaken to doubt the right of France
to declare her ports, Rebel ports. Was
this defenfive ? Every nation had this right.
It was pot long since Great Britain exerci
sed it againll us. Yet, aided by a convoy,
he wished to push our trade to these ports.
This would not only be hazarding the peace
of the country, but taking the diredi road
to war.
Mr. Baldwin said, in all their determina
tions, with refpe£t to a naval force, however
great' the emergency, it had always been de
termined to build, rather than to purchase
vefTels, and he saw no reason from departing
from this mode, in the present instance.
After some objections from Mr. W. Smith
to the building plan, which he said would
take three or four years to furnifn the prd
pofed vefTels, whereas merchants vefTels
might be immediately purchased, which
would answer the purpoTe of small frigates,
tbe Committee rose, reported the two rcfo
lutions, which the House took up and
agreed to, and Committees were appointed
to report upon tliem by bill or otherwise.
A message was received from the, Senate,
with two bills which had passed that HouTe,
viz. a bill for prohibiting for a limited time,
the exportation of arms and ammunition,
and encouraging the importation thereof;
and a bill to prevent citizens of the United
States from privateering against natipns in
amity with, or against citizens of the Uni
ted States. Both which were twice read,
and committed to Committees of the Whole
to-morrow. Adjourned.
%\)t <2>a3ette*
PHILADELPHIA,
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1797.
The brig Mary, Capt. Ward, arrived at
New York, left the Texel the 29th March,
—there lay 23 fail of French and Dutch
men of war ready for sea ; there was that
day off the Texel 21 fail of English men of
war, cruizing within 3 leagues of the land.
The 4th of April, in the of
Dover, was brot too and boarded by a En
glish frigate, treated with politeness and or
dered to proceed on the voyage, lat. 46, lon.
20, 00.
April 13, was brot too and boarded by
a French ship of 16 guns, after a chafe of
28 hours—took the Captain and two hands
on board, examined the papers, and found
them to be agreeable to an aft of the Con
veneion of France ; treated them with po
liteness, and detained them two hours, and
then ordered them to proceed on their voy
age. The Commanding Officer told Cap.
Ward that he fhoujd take every American
' vessel bound to or from America, whose pa
pers were not arranged agreeable to the aft
of the Convention.
April 11, the fame ship captured the
brig Juno, Capt. Walker, and ship Char
lotte, both failed in company from Charles
ton, the brig was bound to Hamburg, the
ship to Bremen, and fentthem into Breft—
the Captains and crews was on board the
ship, prisoners at large. They told Captain
Ward the reason of their fending the two
veflels into France, was for want of the
great seals of the United States, and of the
Convention of Frauce, being on their certi
ficates of the lift of men belonging to their
vefTels—all vefTels that are not manned with
real fubjefts of the United Bt?.tes, arc fub
jeft to be sent into France and confifcated.
May 11, long. 55, W. ht. 42, 30, N.
spoke the fao.v Dublin of and fpr
New York, from chit'96'
days, loft her main boom.
May 26, spoke brig American ITerO, of
and from N. York, bound to Cadiz, all well;
Apno'utments by authority.
The Frefirt *nt of the U Stifcs, by 2nd with
the advice and coldest of the %nat=, has ap
nbintrd
CHARGE? C. PWCCNI-Y, of S.Carolina,
Fr< \NCJS D\N \. nf Ma.fn.lwiietts,
JOHN MARSHALL, ofUirßmia,
"nvoys Extraordinary- and M'.niTers Plenipo
tentiary to the Kc'puhlic of France.
COMMUNICATION.
The people approve of the government—
a great majority of the Representatives of
the people in Congress, after three weeks op
position on the part of the oppofers of the
adminiflration, have solemnly afTured the
President of the United States, that they
" believe that the conduft of the govern,
ment has been just and impartial towards
foreign nations." In this Hate of thing 3,
the Executive is maligned by thetqpls of a
foreign faction, because men are appointed
on a million to France who are known to be
attached to the government and its admin
ifixation. Maligned—Nay, charged with
the infamous deiign of involving the country
in war, while profeffing to he friends of
peace ! It is impossible that tils machina
tions of this faction fnould deceive the
people. Such detestable insinuations mull
be spurned with horror. We trull the
practice of nurturing an opposition to
our Government by appointing to office
secret or open enemies to the Constitu
tion, will never be adopted. At the prc
fent moment thi'3 is the game the faftion is
playing—Tbe Government, equally with
the People, muftdefire peace ; it is not pos
sible always to command it—every measure ■
will mod afiuredly be adopted that is con
fillent with the honor, rights, duties and in
terell of the country, to ensure the invalua
ble blessing. But to fend persons of equi
vocal characters, or such as from their predi
leftion for France would facrifice the Inde- j
pendence of the United States, will never j
take place.
PRICES OF STOCKS.
PuiLADELTHtA, M,tX 22.
6 per Cent. 16/io
Deferred 6 per Cent. 15/9 a I.}/
S{ pet Cent.
4i per Cent.
3 per Cent. 10/3 a 6
BANK SHARES.
Bank United States, 18 a 20 per cent, advance.
Pennsylvania, 45 a 27 1-2
North America, 47 4 jo
INSURANCE COMPANY SHARES.
I. C. of N. A. 3J *37 4 per cent, advance.
Pennsylvania, at par.
New-Tori, June 5. <■*
ARRIVED. DAYS.
Brig Dublin Packet, Clay, Havre
de-Grace 69
Iphigenia, Thompson, New-Orleans 20
Love, Orchglad, Nantz 6p
Sch'r Mary and Eleanor, Patterfon,
Halifax 20
Americana, Bell, Wilmington, 6
Fair Trader, OJborn, N. Carolina 5
Sloop Brimo, Burr, Charlejlon 8
Captain OJborn, lajl Thursday, in lat. 37,
8, Jailed twice round a brig or Jhip, bottom
upwards, but could not dfcover her name; Jhehad
a hole cut in her bottom large enough Jor the ad
mijfton of a man—her Jlern painted blue.
The D, Forejlcr, from London to New-
Tori, is taken and carried into Morlaix.
Captain Thompson, in lat. 39, was boarded
bp the Thetis, captain Cochran, company with
the Topaz, cn a cruize. Off the Coxcombs,
was boarded by a Spani/h 44, in company with
two others.
The (hip Sally of New BedfordfromHam
burg'to Havre de Grace, about the Grit of
March, was (handed near the hatbor of Of
fend: the captain, wife and child, with the
crew loft: Part of the cargo saved after the
Sale.
"I he Coramiflloners
carrying into effeA the sixth article cf the
treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, con
cluded between his Britannic majesty and the United
states of America, en the (19th day of November,
1794, having this day constituted tkeir Board, —
pursuant and agreeably to the said treaty, do here
by givejnotice, that they arc ready to proceed ta
nufinefs accordingly ; ana they desire that all claims
under the said article (which so far a&the fame dc
fcrihes the cases thereby provided for, is hereunto
annexed) may be lodged wi:h their Secretary with
out delay.
They further desire that all such claims may not
otily state in what manner the fever a I cafe* come
within the description of the said article, but alio
elpecially set forth ..he nature of the evidence by
which tho claimants refpe&ivoly undertake to fub
itantiate the fame.
ExjraA from the said article,
" Whereas it is alledgcd by divers JLiritilh mer
" chants, and otlyrs his majeftv's fubje&s, that
44 debts to a con fid rable amount, which were bona
u fide contracted, before the peace, still remain
44 owing to them by Citizens or iahabitanta of the
a United States; and that by the operation of va
" rious lawful impediments, iince the peace, not
44 only the full recovery of the said debts has been
delayed, but alfothe value and security tnereof
' have been in fevcral inl'tanccs impaired and ieff
-14 enei, so that by the ordinary course of judicial
'* proceedings, the Britilh creditors cannot now
" obtain and actually have and receive full and
44 adequate compensation for the lo£L»and e'ama
** ges which tney have thereby fuf aincd: It is a
-44 greed that in all such cases where full compenfa
•' tion for such lofTes and damages cannot for what
-44 ever reason be aftu; lly obtained, had and recei
" ved by the said creditors in the ordinary course
of justice, the United States will make full and
* 4 complete ccmpenfation for the fame to the said
" creditor*: but it is (Jittindly underfcoi, that
44 this provision is to extend to such lofTes only a.
u have been occaficned by the lawful impediment
44 atorefaid, and is not to extend to lofies cccaiion
-44 ed by such infolvcncy of the* debtors or other
u causes, as would equally have oprrated to pro
u d\ice such loss, if the said impediments had not
11 exiftcd ; nor to furh lcfTcs or damages r» havi
" been occasioned by the mar.iieft delay, ornegli
44 gcncc, or wilful omiflion of the claimint."
by order of the Board,
Griffith evans,-
• _ Secretary.
Philadelphia, Comtnifltoners' Office,
Na. 3 fouthS'jth hue , May 59,
179?. J
j N-.O TICE.
j TH£ par.'h rfiiip o W> llwm Youo£« John Mi Is,
smd I-, bo Mi !i, jun. Itaokielleis and S'ationers,
der tne firm of W, Youiift, Mi 1 !* Son, is ntu
diflblvi'd by mutual eonfent. All persons indebre-t
to rhe copaftnerfhip are requeued to make pj'ynvnt
to Williafn Young, and ihofc liav i'n<jdemands arc de
fircd to picduce their acc -unts for fe.rtlcmeat.
William Toutig,
j'oon Mi!ls,
jckn Mills, jutii
Philadelphia, June 6.h, 17Q7•
W. YOUNG
Contitu-* the bookrelitnjr anJ ftationa*y b'ulir.rof
the ufua! pluie, wholefaio and retail, where fce hac
now a very large aflfortcnent of
U r i \itns and Printing Papers and Boohs,
Of which catalogue* with fix;} price* affixed afe de<
gtatii-
Wanted,
A person well qualified in the bookfeltfnj* and
tionary bitfl.»efs. Application* will be received till
the full July next, at No. £», fou.h Scc&od-ftrect,
corner of Chtfimt-Ttiect.
June 6. d;p
Tuft published,
By J. Ormrod, No. 41, Chefrmt-ftreet, and to be
bad of the other Book.frllers "Jfo,
An Address to the Graduates in
Medicine :
Del'verbd at a Medical Commencement in the Uni
uerfity of Pennsylvania, held May 12th, 1797. By
John Andrews, D. D. Vice-Provost.
June 6. CD3?
j ~~~ For Freight or Charter,
t- . THE
f Brig Fame,
WW's* FR'aScis KNOX, Miller j
A strong, excellent veflVl, has been juflt (heathed ?nd
ready to receive a cargo. She will carry 1 coo bar
rels, ha* good accommodations lo paffcngcri.
App!y to
Capt. Knox, 6r to
Kearny Wharton.
June 6. 60
An elegant House in Arch-ftrcet.
TO be let and entered on immediately, a and
elegant House at the corner of Arch and Ninth-ftrett.
There are two drawing rooms and one dining room
—the largefl is 31 feet by 26 —and two Ire so con
nected by folding doors as to make but one. Alfd,
five bed rooms, beside five in the garret, well finifh
ed for fervan'*. There are stables and a coach house,
wi;h every convenience for a family. Enquire at Np.
29, in North Seventh Arret, or at No. siß, Arch
itect.
Also to be rented for the summer season, a fmali
reat house and garden about 3 1-2 'miles from the
city, with (tables and coach huufc, Enquire aj above.
June 6. aawflw
L ail son's Circus,
South Fifth-Street. - -
The Public are refpe&fully informed that
The Performances at the NEW CIRCUj
THIS EVENING, June 6,
Will begin by a Grand Parade of Equestrian
Performers of both fexts.
AND
A grand display of Horsemanship,
and other different exercise*, by the troop of
Equestrian Performers, Tumblers, Dancers.
After which will be presented, (never perform
ed in America)
Pierre de Provence,
And the BEAUTIFUL MAGUELONE.
An heroical, hiftoricalPantomine, in three adls,
with new drcflts, military evolutions, battles,
&c. and three new scenes painted by M.Pe
rouany. It will be terminated by a grand
tournament, in which fix combats will be
fought with the fibre, the war axe, the l'word
and the dagger.
Box, one dollar. Pit, half a dollar.
The doers will be opened at half past five
o'clock, and the performances begin precisely
at seven.
N. B. No person can be admitted in the centre
of the Circus, which is exclusively to
the Equestrian Exercises.
No pcrl'on can be admitted without i ticktt,
which will serve for the day only.
* Days of performance, Tueftjay, Thurftl.ty,
and Saturday.
Mr. Lailfon wilhes to take a couple of ap
prentices, of a genteel family, franxun to fifteirt
yi.ars nf age, to whom he will teacfi the Equestrian
art, every thing which belongs to his bufiaefc,
Harrijburgh, Carlijle,
S.btppenjburg and Sunbury
STAGES.
THE public are requeftcd to take notice, that
the partnership which has f®r Tome time sub
sisted between Mathias Slough of Lancaster, and
William Geer, is now «ilf*lved : but, not as M.
Slough infmuatesto the public without juil cause ;
as will more fully appear by a letter on the fub
je& from M. Slough to W. Geer, dated the 19th
December last. a recital of which is not now deem
ed necelTary. Auy gentleman who wilhes to tc
more circumftantia'ily inf.rmed of the merits of
this bufmefs, by allying to W. Geer may have
the perulal ef- M. biovghS letter, and then can be
at full liberty to determine whether or not W.
Geer is not perfe&ly juftifiable in attaching him
'fell to any other perl'cn in the prosecution of the
Stage conveyance fromv Philadelphia to Shippefif
nrg, or any other place.
Now from tbe liberal lind generous support the
public were pleased to confer on the firft in
this business, \tilliam Geer, in conjunflion with
Meflrs. Reily, Weed and Witmer, is determiiied
toprofecute and carry it on, with every cart, at
tention anddifpatch that a zeal to oblige the pub
lic can pofiibly eiert.
The above company, who are amply provided
with carriages, horses, and every appurtenance to
render the passage fefe and commodious, inform
thof® wno wilb to patronize and encourage the
undertaking, that they can take their leats at
George Weed's, the fijrn of the White Horle,
Market Street, Philadelphia, on every Monday
and Friday, to ptoceed to i.ancaltcr, Harrilburg,
CarliQe and Shippcnlburg. 'l'hc fare as hitherto
eftablilhed.
For the further accommodation of the public,
a Stage will start every Wednesday from the house
of Samuel Elder, in Harrilburg, airjv« at 9ua
oury in Northumberland county, every Thurlday,
and return from thcace and arrive at Harrilburg
rvery Saturday, so thit p:lfengers destined for
Lancaftcror Philadelphia, may proceed on Mon
days.
WILLIAM GEER.
Lancaller. Jan. 17, 1797.
N. B. This Line of Stage* flaru 'from tht
~houfe of William Ferroc, in Uaocaftcr, on every
Tucfday and Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, pro
ceeding to the wefhvard; and from the hoafe of
Mr. Samuel Elder in Harrilburg every Wctbef.
day morning, on the fame evening arnvti at Pa
trick Cochran's in Shippenlburg, and return*
from thence on every Thursday : performing th«
fame routine daily aa in it* tour from Phihdcl
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