If we wers ia th.*:r situation ZvrJjicK tlian!i j
God we are not at present whatever Wc may '
la) v*e cojld not hclp'complying.
Mr. M'Dowhli. spoke ih : favour of the \
preyiou3 cjueltion, aad was replied to by Mr. j
Oti>.
Mr, B*knt decbcfd Lis int«ition "of vo-
in favour of the previous quittibn, tho'
he h?d expreifed hit intention yesterday of
vutfng differently.; but, truce hearing the
acgnpientsof the gentleman from PennfyU <
rania,. and having himfelf seriously consider
ed tqe fabjjeft, lie was determined to vote
cgakft. now putting the main queftioa.
Mr. KITTEt.I faidheliadlctpt his feat with :
difficulty when he heard gentlemen speak of
this as an offenfiv* proposition to France ;
he thought to cberfi a doubt that they would
do justice, would be more likely to insult
thai nation. Many prefefuens he said had
been made with refpeft to wishing the peace
of the country to be preferred.* Immedi
ately reprefentmg people who enjoyed peace
übovp every thing else, it would bt/ difficult
t«KP?ke them believe he was not as sincere
in his profeffions for peace as any man—
He Ueheved his proposition did not tend to
war but to peace. He thought the main
question ought now to be put, as the pro
position, carried without the amendment,
would carry a Itrongttnplication that this go
vernment was about to abandon the claims ef
her citizens. r
Mr. R. Williams should make no apo
logy for troublingthe house as was common,
as he conceived he had a rig'jt to expr'efs his
thoughts on this and every other question
presented to him. It was said that if the ]
present motion was not adopted, it would be
abandoning the rights of our fellow citizens,
this argument he supposed was used to
frighten members into a vote which they did i
"not v/ifii to give. He considered the nation <
as bound to protest its citizens in the legal ]
exercise of their business on the Ocean ; but i
if any other nation injured them, they were j
to look to their own government rr>r redress i
and not to the foreign nation. It was true, ■
the government had a right to look for fa
ti.tfadion for the wrongs. He did not there- i
fore consider this vote as in any degree inju-. ]
ring hi; fellow citizens. They did not at
present know the amount of the spoliations.
It v7ould be an after consideration, if they i
fnould not be paid, whether we will pay ,
them ourselves or go to war. Mr. W. took i
not 'ee of several argnments which had been i
used against putting the previous question ; i
he particularly observed upon the ftngular'tty \
of what fell from Mr. Otis, that he believ- ;
ed the principle wrong, and that such en- ,
croachments upon the Executive would lead i
him to fortify himfelf by corruption or force ; ;
yet he would vote for it.
Mr. Potter hoped the previous questi
on would not prevail. He trusted the Re
presentatives of the American people were
not prepared to give up the claims of their
fellow citizens without even alking for a fa
tisfaftion of them.
The previous queftjon was put in this form
" {hall the main question now be put."—
Nays—-J i—Ayes—^4B.
Wednesday, June 7.
Mr. Otii presented a petition fropi sundry mer
chants of Boftoa and Charltftown trading to Chi
na and Incia, praying for a fufpenfton tor a limit
ed time of certain duties imposed la(t fciion upon
tea and white cotton goods, intended to take pJace
from the firft of July aext, on the ground that it
was the intention of ihe Lcgiflaturc to exempt
frcra the duty the cargoes of all vefTels then on
tlicir voyages, \llsdging that their vessels required
a loiigei time to make their voyages thin vessels
from ionic. other ports of the Union-. Preferred to
a Select Committee of three.meaibcri.
Mr. W. Smith ;n«ved that the House go into a
Committee of the whole on the Bill for prohibit
ing for a limited time, the exportation of arm.
and ammunition ; which it accordingly did, and
after receiving sundry verbal amendments, fugged- I
edbyivlr. Bayard, the committee role and the
house agreed to them. The kill was ordered to
be re-engrofled.
Theh<>ufe then refoJved itfelf into a Committee
ef the whoie on the State of the Union ; when
the third resolution, relating to the purchaJe of
ditional armed vessels, having been cead,
Mr. Sewall fabmitted it to the gentleman who
brought forward thafe resolutions, whether it
would net be bitter to poftporie a determination
upon the third and fourth resolutions, until the
fifth was difpoicd ©f; feeeaufe if it were agreed to,
it might have'an effeA upon the vote of gentle
men upon the ether two, 2« they might be of o
pinion that if the merchant* vessels were armed,
there would be no necemty for a convoy.
Mr. W. Smith had np obje&ion to postpone
the coniideration of the third aMd fourth resoluti
ons for the present, in order to take up the fifth.
Mr. Nicholas supposed this could not be done
except the gentleman chose to withdraw the third
and lourth resolutions.
Mr. W. Smith said it might be done by gene
val coiifent.
Mr. Giles could not confentto depart frorrt the
plan of difcuflion laid down by the g»ntlenian
S-Carolina. his part he ftiould voti a
gaiull the whoie of the resolutions, and trusted a
maturity of the committee would do io : and he
did itot wifo the decision to be delayed He wifh
td the ccuutry at large to know the sense oi the
committee ijpon them as soon aspoiEble.
Mr. Ofis could not fee how it was materrfl to
gentlemen who intended to vote against the Whole
ift what order refolutions were difeuffed; to
thrfc'whd were not decided it might be matirial
jt&Was of opinuTn with hi* colleague that it would
Uc b<ft to tafce them up in the way he proposed, |
au-i he ihougfct it would be unclndid to objeA to
the poftponcment. The Senate had already passed
a law on the 3d and 4th, and thofc might as. well
ie coirfideied in fheir bill.,
Mr. W Smith said he (houlJ adopt a mode,
which wculd net retire the confent«f gentlemen.
He withdicw.for the preknt, the third and fourth
refolut»»n«. *
The sth which was in the following words,
huving "been 1 ad
R.jol'MtL, That provision be made by law, for re-
the arming of che merchart vessels of the
United States-
Mr.JSwANW.cK enquired with what view these
were to be provided ; againll whom th<y
were :obk employed, and in what cases they weie
go defeud !heft\fcives. The rn'ormation which he
might receive on these enquiries, he Uli, would
have considerable weight in iniiueoceing his vote.
Mr. Harps* /aid the detail wouid be brovght
forward in the bill j the principle waV now only
to be determ.ncG. He h-d not thought of ait the
modifications which might ie given to it; the ugh
he had thought of many ; but it would be belt diP
ruffed in tiuf general form. 1 hrgrntteihan if he
'.htlgbt yrorer, might introduce into the refold
tion» ir.ypri ;;inle irb;;h he might with, to Laye
inferred:'. t»
Mr. Williams fau!. it was well known tliat a {
number of cm merchantmen were arming in differ- j
ept ports■<s» he nniezt, a id it waj./thtrefjre, 11c
ccSforf co-'regui ttct!iisbuli'i£f3 to prevent ihifdiief
done.—»Gentlemen might differ in their o- 1
pin o'i wUh rcfpeil so the tnlr'.ne law or laws of 1
nations on thisiubjeA ; but all w*mM vi since j
vsffels >ere arming, that tiwy Ihould be put under 1
fnme retlraint. Whenhevorcd £jt ma.ining the
he did it writh a view oi luv.ng them em
ployed fertile defence of our coults, and not as n !
convoy. Our situation laid was truly critical, j
#ind he was undetermined how far it wouLd be pro- |
per toyfii the mcfchzp.- vessels of the Umtei ,
States'; but to prevent mifehiet, he wi&cd the re- j
solution be agreed to, referviug to lt»u".felf
the right of voting ultimately for or 'ag.iinft ic. *
It might afterwards undergo luch ni<j®ifu»tioi!s as <
should be found ncctffary. > ;
Mr. Livingston said the gentleman from 1
Pennsylvania liad very properly enquired i
what was the scope of the present refolutiQn, 1
and he expected some answer would have <
been given. The gentleman frcm S. Caro- ]
lina had said, they mult vote for the princi- 1
pie, and the detail would come of course. 1
So that without knowing its object, wheth
er it was defenfive or offenfive, they were i
called upon to agree to the principle. This 1
deficiency had been supplied in some degree, 1
by the gentleman from New York. He 1
fays the merchants have undertaken to arm ]
their veflels. He wiflied to know whence 1
he derived his information i The only in- '
formation before them was the President's I
speech, where he fays he has forbidden ■
such armament, except in the East India i
trade. He therefore supposed the fa£t not 1
founded. What, he aiked, was intended
to be done with these armed vessels ? He 1
said they mull argue hypothetically. He
supposed they were intended to protect our 1
trade. He did not believe they were meant '
to operate offtnlively. But he would a(k, 1
if this were the cafe, if it would not lead '
diredtly to war ; since individuals would be '
left to determine the law of nations, and of '
course the peace of the countiy would be '
placed at their disposal, and all precautions, '
on the part of government, tvould be in 1
vain,fince individuals,who might have an op- ]
pofite interest to that of government, ■
might be continually committing atts of '
holtility.
Who, said Mr. L. are our merchants ? 1
Were they all men in whom implicit confi- 1
dence could be placed T~Were they all Amt- 1
ricans ? He believed the generality of them 1
might be welldifpofed towards the intereits j 1
of this country : but if there were one man j 1
of a contrary spirit, the peace of the coun- j (
try would be at his disposal; for what would j 1
avail all the inftru&ious which were gives, if '
one foreigner had the power to commit a£ts 1
of hostility on a power with whom we are '
at peace ; and if government were to difa- ;
vow violations of this fort, yet a repetition 1
of them would certainly involve the country
in a war. And when it was considered what
a number of Englijb and French we had a- :
mongft us, who would wish to fee this coun- 1
try take part in the present war, it would
not be extraordinary, if they should seize
such an opportunity of provoking hostilities
with one or the other, power. For his own
part, be looked upon the meafurfe in so seri
ous a light, that he should not hesitate to
fay, he should prefer a Declaration of IVar,
to such a step, because it would be a derelic
tion of principle, thus to commit into the
hands of they knew not whom, that most
sacred trust, the preservation of the peace
of the country ; whereas, if war were to be
declared, we.should put onrfelves into a state
of defence accordingly. A measure of this
kind taken under the rnalk of peace, would
be plunging a dagger into the vitals of the
country, from which it would be a long
time in recovering. Mr. L. concluded, by
remarking upon the extraordinary manner
in which this business was condufted, and at
tributed the withdrawing of the 3d and 4th
resolutions to a persuasion that they would
have been negatived, if persisted in.
Mr. S. Smith acknowledged that the
present was a very delicate fubjett; but had
not the President forbidden the arming of
merchant vefTels, he should have been of o
pinion that the merchants vessels of a neutral
power had always a right to arm for their
own defence. But he believed it was neces
sary that something should be done. Mer
chants would arm their vessels from the right
given to them by the law of nations, and, if
not restrained, might go on to do a£ts which
could not be juflified. Though he believed
merchants poffefTed the right of arming their
velTels ; yet, rather than do any thing which
would involve the country in war, he believ
ed they would desist from the pra£tice, and
bear the lofTes which they might, for the
want of arms, fuffer. , He moved to flrike
out the word regulating," and to insert
in the place of it " reflricting in certain ca
ses."
Mr. Swan wiCK believed it would be very
difficult to devise any plan by which to reg
ulate a power of this kind, since private in
terest was set to work to evade the law.
There had always been great difficidty to
pfeventprivateersfrom being fitted out in-our
ports, and it was known that many of the
vessels employed against our trade in the W.
Indie 3, notwithstanding the precaution, had
I been fitted out in our ports, and whenever
pcrmiflion was given to merchants to arm
, their vessels, that pcrmiflion would be a cover
• for a variety of abuses. Besides, the arm
' ing of vefTels, Mr. S. said, would be atten
ed with an expense which no regular trade
could support. If it were not for this, na
• tiou&at w? . might carry on trade, as well as
neutral nations. He looked upon the advan
tages which the \Jnited States had derived
, from their trade to be owing to their having
• carried it on without the necessity of arming j
• this provision, therefore, could have no oth
' er effect, than to involve us in war. What,
Jie asked, had been the conduit of other neu-
I tral nations .' He did not believe Denmark,
: Sweden, or Venice had carried guns on
> board their merchant veflels, though they
had had very considerable commerce. He
believed that the only proper protection for
. the trade of a nation wa* the armed fottf 'of
the government, which would always be un-
ier tide regulations. Fct tliefe reafor.s, lft :
hould be o)»pofcd to the present measure.
Mr. Gallatin said, it feemcd as if the
notion of the gentleman from Carolina
■vr.s. fufc-ptibl; cf any fhaps, since the 3-
nendmenf now incorporated into :t, seemed
;■> hvft a different view, from the original;
At p-fent, he would state hi* c'tjeCiionn to '
:h-! principle of the refohtfioa itfelf. The
firft enquiry was, whether the law of n=i- 1
:ions permitted the merchant veiTck of a neu- 1
:ral nation to arm. If they had not a right 1
to permit it, whether they are not bound 1
:o prohibit it. He had examined the law
>f nations on this subjeCt, and,found no such 1
mthority, nor did the practice of modern 1
:imes juflify the praCtice. He took a view 1
>f the different stages of society to shew,
:hat whenever regular governments were
:ftablifli<d, the public defence wa. always 1
placed in them, and it was their duty to pro- j :
:e£t individuals, since they did not give them 1
leave to proteCt themselves.
Mr. G. said he knew of no exception, but •
:n cases of letters of marque and reprisal, and '
ie did not know a single instance within the
aft century, where these had been granted, '
Dut war had been the consequence, so re- 1
pugnant were they to the present state of 1
ociety.—lt was true nations might be ih 1
uth a state, to find it necessary to grant '
uch a power ; as when a nation with which
:t has to do is unable to support the common '
-elations of intercourse. Two inftancesof 1
-his kind presented themselves, viz.—the 1
East-India trade, and the Mediterranean !
-rade. In carrying on our trade with the 1
East-Indies, our vessels were met by those 1
sf a number of uncivilized powers, wpon ;
■vhom no restraint could be had, so that no '
emedy was left to us, but immediate re- i
iftance. - Nearly of the fame nature was the '
ituation of the Barbary powers in the Me- 1
iiterranean ; and although we enter into a 1
:reaty with them, we have not a perfeCt re- '
iance upon their obfervihg their engage- j '
nents, our merchants vessels are, therefore, 1
) emitted to trade to those parts armed- '
tie knew it might be said, that at present, 1
he Weft-Indies were in a similar situation. '
tie believed in some respeCts they were; and '
his could be the only plea for adopting a
neafure like the present. If it were to be J
inderftood that there was to be an end of '
;he negociating with France, or that the '
privilege of arming would not be abandoned, '
t might be proper to authorise the arming l
>f merchants vessels ; but he believed, if it '
vere considered that such a permission would '
je almost certain to involve us in a war, it
would appear to be much more wife to await '
:he event of the negociation with France by :
1 measure of this kind, but he was-afraid of '
involving our country iu a war. '
Mr. G. observed, that when he said it
svasour jiuty to prohibit the fitting out of 1
irmed merchant vessels, he thought we ow- 1
:d it to our own security to do so ; and as
the President had told them that he had !
prohibited the fitting out of any such vessels
until the will of Congress was known upon
the subjeCt, he saw no danger that could
arise from vessels still remaining unarmed.
And if-there were any merchants vessels ar
ming, he believed it would be best for go
vernment to remain silent on the subjeCt ; for
then, if merchants proceeded to aCts of hos
tility, government might disclaim the aft,
and they alone would have to answer for
them. Mr. G. concluded by faying, that
this being a new subjeCt, he (houid be glad
to hear what, could be said in flftor of it, or
of any historical faCt which could throw light
upon it.
Mr. Coit complained of the proposition,
when .firft introduced, and now amended,
being very indefinite. He thought the pro
vision fliould be made, but he wished the ob
je£t to be defined: He could not fay that
he could-fo modify the resolution, that he
could himfelf vote for it ; he had not made
up his mind npon the subjeCt as to what ca
ses restriCtions should be'made ; but, in or
der to take the sense of the committee, he
would move an amendment, in order to
bring the subjeCt before them. It was to
strike out " c#rtain cases," and to insert at
the end of the resolution " bound to the Eajl
Indies and to the Mediterranean."
.Mr. Harper proposed to amend the a
mendmen, by adding the word " Weft,"
after " East," so as to read " East and Weft
Indies."
Mr. W. SjniTH did not think it material
whether Weft-Indies was inserted, or the a
mendment was rejeCted altogether. It was
his wish that the committee should firft have
decided upon the abstraCt principle. Pre
suming it to be the existing law of this coun
try that merchants have a right to arm their
vessels, he wished to know whether it was
their wish to interfere in regulating and re
striCting that right. He believed the modi
fication of the business might very well have
been done in the bill. He would have risen
before to have given his reason for this, had
he not been prevented from doing so by gen
tlemen who had complained that he had not
done it. He was in favor of the amend
ment to the,amendment ; but, if it was not
carried, he would be againlt the amendment.
It would be in vain to take into confedera
tion the East India and Mediterranean trade,
when spoliations were principally committed
in the Weft Indies, when, indeed, the ob
jeCWof the present meeting of Congress, was
principally to take into consideration the
protection of the Weft India and European
trade : he presumed, therefore, if they meant
to do any thing effectual, they ffy>uld take
into Weft India trade.—r-
Gentlemen were very ready, he said, to ob
jeCt to every plan brought forward, but they
themselves proposed nothing. All they (}id
was to hold out alarms of war, though eve
ry one expressed a desire for peace.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Swanwiek) had objeCted to the arming of
merchant vessels, because of the expence.—
He believed the merchants of the United
States in general thought differently, tho'
there might.be some merchants in this city
who would be averse to the measure. As
to the expence, he believed, the expence of
fitting out the vessels, would Le mcfe tKati ■
Caved in the insurance. But there was z fur- 1
ther confederation—bj T 'his means the vcf
fels and fe?,men would be prcferved to the
United States ; wherias, "if -it wereput. a,4
dopted, we not only 'lo£e out - reflets- anil !
men, but they go to fcreng'.hen I
of a nation which may us» them a<rau»it us. J
A.nd unless France knows that this Govern- I
ment will afford proteftico to its vest's, ws :
anight expect that the weald lake aSfctt> >
rage of our rcmiffuefs, by spinning out the" ]
negociation, and plundering our property,..
. Something had been said about the con
2uCt of other neutral nations. He believ
ed they had armed their merchantmen, —
though he did not pledge himfe-lf to prove
it; but if this were not the cafe, they had
fleets to convoy their trade. We, on the
:ontrary, had no fleet, nor did gentlemen
!eem disposed that we should have any,—
mce they have exprelfed faeir willies that
the frigates now building were burnt. He
iflced what was to become of the commerce
jf this country, if we refufed to proteCt it ?
If we were to resort to an embargo, what
.you'd be the consequences ? You would
lot, said he, fuffer your vessels to lay up for
:ver. After a time, they would be sent
jut again. In cafe of an embargo, what,
ie asked, would become of our seamen ?
rhey would vender about the country, dif
:ontented, and peri thing for want. What
would become of our produce ? It would
■ot upon our wharves.
The gentleman from Pennfylva.iia (Mr.
Gallatin) had not said neutral nations had
lot a right to arm their merchant's ycffels,
md he had no doubt, if he could have done
the would. Was it, then, right for us to
It still and fee the property of our mer
:hant» spoliated, Was it not our duty to
sroteCt our commerce, our merchants, our
-evenue ? If we were to fuffer these to be
aid waste, when th«tt state of things arriv
:d which he believed was not for distant, in
vhat a situation should we bt;.! Nay, he
jelieved that the conduct of gentlemen on i
:hat floor would have the effeCt to increase 1
he demands of France upon us, by con- j
rafting her means and our weakness.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania had
uftified our right to arm merchant; vessels
:o the East Indies and the Mediterranean,
)ut had introduced some nice distinCtions to
hew that,the fame reason did not exist for,
trming our Weft India vessels ;.but lie could
ec no reason for it in one cafe, which did
lot also exist in the other. j
But he was furprifedt'nat the gentleman
hould have treated so cavalierly our good I
illy the Dey of Algiers, who had behaved
o very politely and generously to us. • He
:hought much more respeCt was due to the
Dey than to Viftor Hugues, though that
jentleman did not seem to speak of him with
equal respeCt, The Dey of Algiers had
lent 40,000 dollars to our agent for the
purpose of making a treaty with Tunis.—
Victor Hugues, on the contrary, took all
he could get from us.
Unless some means of protecting our
vessels was determined upon, our coasting
trade would be loft, since the Picaroons had
been off the Capes of the Delaware. And
if they were to know, that Congress had
adjourned, without doing any thing for our
protection against them, our coast would
fwarni with them.
But gentlemen were afraid, if our vessels
went to the Weft Indies armed, war would
be the consequence. ■ He did not think so.
He believed France conlidered all that part
of the country as outlawed, and that it had
little connexion with the Government of
the country, Indeed, he knew it as a faft,
that the French Minister had allured our
Government, before he left Philadelphia,
that the spoliations committed in the Weft ■
Indies were unauthorized ; and, therefore,
if no means of defence were taken against j
them, we could have 110 ground upon which
to expeCt redress from France.
But gentlemen said, why take these mea
sures at present, since they may be looked
upon as hostile, while our negociation is
pending ? He believed, that after the pre
sent dispute should be adjusted with France,
ic would be necessary to arm our vessels tra
ding to the Weft Indies, as he believed, for
some years to come, these buccaneers of va
rious colours, would continue to infeft those
seas. And if this were the Cafe, why ought
they not to go into arming our vessels at
present, when they were met fo'r the purpose
of taking effectual measures for the defence
of our country.
Mr. S. Smith conceived that Congress
were called together to adopt such meafurcc
as were best calculated to preserve the peace
of the country, by means of negociation,
and to fix upon fush means of defence as
would not be injurious to the
was his-opinion that the Prefideut was not
authorised by law to prevent the vessels of
merchants being armed ; but the merchants
of the United States would readily submit
to any loss rather 1 than go to war. He knew
that this was the opinion of the Philadel
phia merchants; he had seen many of them.
Nor had he met with one native American
who wished to go into this arming plan ;
it would infringe our neutrality,
and throw us into a war. When he came
here, his mind was scarcely made up on the
subjeCt ; he did not like t* give up his right
to defend his property ; but he had found
this to be the general opinion, and therefore
he brought forward the amendment, which
had been well amended by the gentleman
from Connefticut. The gentleman from
South Carolina had since added Wejl Indies,
and this brought them to issue ; jor it was
•war, ox not -war. ■
("We are obliged, for want of room, to
defer the conclusion of this day's proceed
ings, 'till to-morrow. No vote was taken
on the question] - - ■
Ha Y .
A Qn amity of ercfllent Old and New Hay to
be nad at Peel Hall Farm en the WiCahickon
Road, anout 2 milei from thCity.
*lfn, A QUANTITY OF BUILDING STONE.
June 8 s*t
I Pout of PuiiAD&LfßiAi
AX RIV ID. OASL
Sh'.p Motint VcfntJn, Menibetij Portorico 15-
JirigFly, Hub bar 1, Jetdhiic Sc Mole 14
IMIy, Wroth, Port au Prince l 4
•Commerce, Key I do. 14
Mary,
Kx>oti ii'fs, , . Acquin
ne; C.n lmtri Kavannah, 17
Fffcr. Aifopc, Rice, Mole 17
The FIJ !':ft the Mole uti jcr Convby of all! 8 gun
• f|f by the mailers of the
I C ' l ' t |t Lh \ y c ® c^s 10 convoy thana through the Keys.
foi tS»isfK>rf ; among them were the
GMriof* of Plenty, Churrlide; Sally, Dawfon;
'
ihc Muuilt \ arrived yeftef.lay,confirmo
tfce aiccourltof -lie luddenr trctit of &e Britilhar
j a uncut from Porto Rico, with the lofsof their
heavy artillery, temtf, &c <Bc.
Arrived a: pßlttteore, ihip AbigiU,P€tti»,i4 days
from Havaijinb,
A gentleman who carfi® pafTengef in the Abigail
contrudf&s the information* contained in the letter
•roni Kavannah. t!ie governor evinces no
iMpoficiontofee neutral vcfieUin'that portrefped
cci, and men ions frvsral that katfe been captured
urtder the of the M°r©> and carried back, ai
ter leaving chat port; and in fiances the the Ann
of Nantucket a ship of About 350 tori* from Hon
duras Bay, which had been explored by a SpanifU
lrigate and earned into the Havannah, but was
delivered up to* the captain—for this vcfcl several
French Privateer J we: oil the look-crut, and in
tended taking as soon as (he lelt the port. The
Abigail was hoarded by one of Cbem., lhe captain
of Which said he took her for the Atfn, and wished
to know the time of he? failing, ashc was Waiting
"for her.
Lailson's Circus,
j, South Fifth-Street
The Ptib'lic are re'ucotlully inforiiied that
The Ps 1 at the NEW CIRCUS.
THIS EVENING, June 8,
Will begin by a Giat.d Parade of Equeflrian
Pei formers of both sexes.
A grand display of Horfeaianfhip,
By Meffr*. Lang Icy, Herir?n, C. V*ndrve!cc,
Nicholas Corie, Suily, (the Clown and Lailfor..
Mr. §ully, in the c'iara&er of Clown, will
perform a variety of Comic Feats.
Mr. Lai i.son will perform several cr ious and ef
tonifhing exereifes, which he will not undertake to
enumerate, in order to furprii • the fpeftator; he
aim being to plcafe : —and nothing (hall be neglc&eti
to render thetxcrcifes worthy ihe attention of the
mateuriof this-new-art'
Ihe PcdejlaZ>
By the beautiful Princefs—(which has never b'ecn ex -
ecuted in America)
After which will be printed (for the fecoird time)
t)ie favorite French comic opefa, called
Le Tableau Parlant;
Or, The. Speaking P;Surc.
With elegjntnrw fcerery, executed by Mr. Perouany.
The ewning.Si jrnteruinment will conclude by j
second ruprefciitation of the pantomime, called
Harlequin; Mariner;
Or, THE DISTRESSED TAR.
With alterations, additions, lisw scenery, decora
tions, &c.
WANTED,
ABOUT 2cotons of freight, for afly port
in Spain, or the Mediterranean in a neu
tral bottom. Enquire of JAMES YARD
June 7. ;t
r HE SUBSCRIBER hiving been appointed by
the Envoy Extraordinary and Minitter Pleiu*
poteotiary of hi* Britannic Majesty, General Agent
ioraflifting British creditors, and such particular a
gents as they may tpecially authorise, in profecutiof
their claims bviore the c«mminioner« for carrying in
to effeft tke sixth article of the Treaty cf Amity, Cm
mcrce and Navigation between his Britannic Majtjty :
the United States if America, hereby gives notice that
he has opened his office at his houfc the south ea<fc
corner of Chefnut and fifth Greets, Philadelphia,
where he to receive all claims or inrtruftions
for claims with the vouchers and documents thereof,
for the purpose of bringing forward the fame agree
ably so the rules and orders which the boaia may
tnink proper to prescribe.
And as it will be ior the infereft of all concerned,
that the several claims may be so stated, and fupport
cd, as to prevent the delay which would arifc from
tiic neceflity of obtaining furtiicr information, or ad
ditional materials,fiom persons residing at a di'tance,
the general ag*nt thiiikt it his duty to add, (for the
ducttiori chiefly, of t'nofe, who, not-having employ
ed pariicular agents, rftay leave thq prosecution of
their claims to hii charge and managcnca') that all
| such claims ou«jht in particular to fee forth—
lft. The pioper defCrip-.ion and fit nation of the
! creditor or claimant, end original debtor, refpett
! ively.
id. The date or nature of the original contract or
1 debt.
j 3d. When, in what manner, and to what extent,
the creditor 01 claimant w,s prevented or impeded,
I by ihe provilioH, operation or defeat of law, the
decisions and pradtice of courts, or restraint of exr
cutioa. from recovering payment e*f the debt ia
question.
4'h The loss and damage incufred or sustained,
in confcquence ot fuel impediments, wheihcr the
fame may have arilen from the infolveiiey, change of
fituafion, or death of the debtor, the loss of legal
remedy from lapse of time, or ethercaufes impairiag
the value and fccurityof the debt, which would not
have-so operated if such impediments had notexiftei.
And,s'h The pajticular grounds an d reasons on
which the claimant maintains, in the terms of the
treaty, that ' by the ordinary course of judicial proceed
" ings the creditor cannot now obtain and aQually have
" and receive Jul' aud cdzquste c.mpc*Jatio%" fur the
lofTes and damages so Inflamed.
The general agen> ihinks it his duty further to ftig
geft ihst the f vera! claims ought lo be accompanied,
and (upported by the affidavits of the claimants duly
sworn and regularly atteiied, both as to the exUlence
of the debts claimed, and such other cHcumfhncts
as may be within their own knowledge rftlpe&ively.
And wherever the claimants in Hating the. naiurc o£
their evidence (which inuft in every inftfence be the
best ot which tne cafe is capable) have o< cafion to
• to the (eftimoriy of witcelTes, it will be proper
to appiifeibc fAt ral agertt or the nsmes and places
of refidencc ot iuch witnefTesand thefa&sto be elia
blifhed by their teflimony,
Wm. Moore Smith.
Philadelphia, June 8 h, 1797. dim
This Day is Published, >*
Aud fold by H. & /. Ka mm erf. p., jvn. No.
24, North Third-Jlreet, also, by Mr. Hen
jtr Sweitz£R, No. Bj, Race-ftrert,
(Price tuit a Dollar ne.lly bound)
The Man of real Sensibility j
Or, Tm HISTORY Of SIR G.
L ' Founded on Fail.
•(pi* Tlie elegant Edition of the Elements of 'Moral
ity, in tw<» v iiil illo lrar'd with twenty copj er-
may aKo be bad as anave, prurej full bound
1 anti gilc, two dollars and ftftf ednts
i H <k I. K iunra. have on hand a-quanty of No. l
and 2 Witting Pa'per.
! Juuc 8. <WJP
- >.■ For Sale,
; A G T TV %
the 10th Inft. at tjie Coffee-
House, at 7 (.'elrei, P. M, as she cime Iron) sea;
(hr ii Vnown tobca fall sailer. Arty particular in
foVma.ion ihay be had on application to Capt. B ng»
3 ham on boaid said b*ig, at Mcff. Jefle and Robert
1 \Valn*» Wht. f, to Jonn Piankinhom, or Thomas
Siewait. Inventoiy to be seen and terms of pajr
mentto he known at ths time of sale.
June 8. , * tf