Theperfecution.'that I have experieii -ed in t'us republic has, upon t'ie whole, bean nothing '"ore than a series of fnterefting adventures. 'J lie pelitenel'. of your hussars, and the foft manners the fpedlators »f your fittings, charmed mc even when I was ltd out like a criminal." " Friend, I salute thee with afteflion and refpeft." llllll.il———— C 0 N G R E" S S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY, NOVOMBER 24. Mr. Swanwick presented the petition of Dr. John Lockman, a surgeon in the south ern department of the army, stating that he was now become a cripple, and praying for relief. Referred to the committee of claims. Mr. Harper moved that the house form itfelf into a committee of the whole on the speech of the President of the United St3tes. The motion was agreed to, and Mr. Dent was called to the The speech hav ing been read by the ehairman, Mr. Harper and after him Mr. Lyon rose. The chairman determining the for mer to have the precedence, Mr. Harpp.r objjsrved, that.it had been lifual for the house to present an address in answer to the communications of the Presi dent. He said he had in his hand the reso lution which had heretofore been adopted, which he should submit to the eonfideration of the committee. . It was to the following effeft : " Resolved that a refptclful Address be pre sented by the House. of Representatives to the President of the United St .tes, in answer to Lis Speech to both Houses of Congress at the tommencement of the present session, containing ajfurar.eet that the House will tale into consider- Ation the various and important matteis recom mended to their atteutior.. Mr. Lyon said, he was opposed to a re foljtion of this kind. He had risen to have, nlade a different one, hot the preference had been given to the gentleman from South C»r olina. He wished to get rid of a debate of ten or fourteen days about the wording of an answer to the Prefident'* speech. He had it in contemplation to have returned an an swer direftly from the house, by appointing a comnii' tee to inform the President they were ready to go od with their bufincf* ; as he wished also get rid of the trouble feme and greatly derided cuflom of turning put en masse to wait upon the President. If he were in order, he would rend what he intended to have moved. The chairman declaring itwould be in or der to read the proposition in his place, Mr. Lyon read as follows : " Resolved as the opinion of this Committee, that the various fubjeds submitted to the eonfi deration of Congress by the Prejident of the , United States, in his fpeeeh to both Houses at the commencement of the present fejfion, ought to be taken into full and mature eonfideration by this House, and proceeded on with that due at tention ar.dd'fpatch, -which their refpeß'rve im portance, and a jujl regard to the public intcrejl nui j demand, and that a committee tjf members be appointed to wait on the President, and in tlx name of the House refpeflfully to assure him of its ready co-operation with tlx other depart ments of Government, in all such measures as may be deemed advfeable for the, public good, and to promote the peace, bappinefs, and welfare of the United States." Mr. Harpe« supposed it was not neces sary to use any arguments to shew the pro priety of adopting the fame resolution which had hitherto been thought proper. He be lieved the occasions for innovation should be evident and strong, before they were resort ed to. He had never heard any reason, in private or in public, for departing frop the rule which had been laid down by their pre df-effors. With refpeA to the propriety of this -mode of proceeding, if it should be called in question, be doubted not that there iwere members present who would shew that it was proper, and had been adopted after serious eonfideration ; but the mode propo feti having been the constant praftice since tlh; adoption of the present government, was a fufficient reason for continuing it. The gentleman from Vermont had said " it was a very troublesome and much derided cere mony." With refpeft to its being trouble some, that was the fault of gentlemen who were opposed to the measure. They might make objeftionsto every sentiment in anan fwer, and by that means produce along de bate ; otherwise the business would not be a troublesome one. As to its being a deri ded ceremony, he knew gentlenSn who had caused themselves to be fubjeft* of derision by their attempt* to deride it ; but whether those attempts hats redounded to their own honor, or made them appear ridiculous, he left every one to decide. Mr. Otis enquiredwhethcrtherefolution of the gentleman just fat down was in order. The Chairman replied, that the motion of the gentleman from S. Carolina must firft be decided upon. It was then put and carried by 52 votes in the affirmative. T£e committee then rose and reported the resolution. The house took it up ; when Mr. HAVENScalled forthe yeas and nays; which having been agreed to, Mr. Venable said, the yeas and nays hav ing been determined to be taken, as he in tended to vote in the negative, he thought it necessary trf give his reasons for doing so. He did not wish to enter into a long difcuf fiori on the fubjeft at present. It was well known, th'it the mode of proceeding in an swering the address had accafioned confid er ablc embarrassment in the House. It was not out of any difrefpeft to the chief magis trate, that he was opposed to it Th. gen tleman from South-Carolina had said, that except inconveniences had grown out of the praftice, it ou jht not to be altered. If the gentleman wom'd stand on thii ground, he would pardon hvs vote. It was not from a wish to innovate, that he wished the cuftcm departed from,but because it' ha« been found to be attended w;'i h real inconveniences. It was well known, that hereto fore two or three weeks bad been confumeJ in debating upon anfvver to the speech, which he thought an unnecessary wade of time, and delay of public business. This he thought a ferioils evil, and a fufßcient reason for departing from the former precedent, which was ef tabliflied at a time when this inconvenience was not seen. He was therefore, willing to change it. Mr. Lyon said, it did not argue much for the age we lire in, that they were to fol low euftoms, merely because they had been established, which was all the reason the gentleman from S. Carolina had given for adopting his resolution. He thought the gentleman last up had fhewnfofficient ground for departing from the old praftice. lie himfelf had attended to every argument he had heard in that house and out ps it on the fubjeft, in his favour, and he did not think them of any weight.—He fliuuld wish to hear the reasons which gave rife to it. It was his opinion that they ought not to be bound by precedent,but every day endjavor to do better than chey did the last. The question was put, and the ycSS and nays taken as follow ; Yeas.—MefTrs, Allen, Baer, Baldwin, Bayard, Bullock, Chapman, T. Clai\oro, Cochran, Coit, Craik, Dana,Dent,Edmond, Evans, Findley, A. Foster, D. Foster, J. Freeman, Glenn, Goodrich, Gordon, Grif wold, Hanna, Harper, Hartley, Hindman, Holmes, Hofmer, linlay, Livingfton, Lyman, Machir, Matthews, Morgan, Mor ris, Otis, Ifaae Parker, Pinckney, Reed', Rutledge, Schnreir.an,Shepard, Sinnickfon, Siyjreav to march towards the Venetian territories. 1 Our army in Italy is irf a most refpeftablc > state. In both armies the reigning diseases have diminished fmce the great heats have moderated." B E E F. Prime Beef, fit for India voyages, far fait by , ' WILLIAM SHEAFF, No. 168, High-street. Also, about fifteen hundredweight of Bees - Wax. Nov- if, 17,97- dtf. A farm for sale,, IN Perth Amboy in the state of New-Jersey, of four( hundred ai.res, including a proper 1 proportion of meadow, of arable and wood land, and marlh : There is on the preflnifes, 1 a good apple orchard, and a variety of other fruit trees, it is well watered with springs and j brooks, it is bounded on two fides with navi- j 1 gable waters and has a good mill site, its fitua- | ; tion is healthy and pleasant, commanding a ; j view of the navigation of Perth Ambpy and its J environs, and sonveniept to the fineft fifh and oysters in their proper season, it abounds with 1 natural manure fr«m which, with the advanta ges of the fait marfli by applying the hay there from to the keeping of stock, may at a small etfpenfe, be enriched to a great degree and ren dered one of the firft grazing farms in the state , 1 j it/ta well calculated for a farmer or a gentle- j; man's feat, having several eligible sites for ! „ building. This farm will be fold together or I t divided, as mav suit a purchaser, at private t sale, or if not fold, willbefet up at public aue- a tion on Tuesday the nineteenth day of Decern- b ber next, at the house of Robert Rattosne, inn- f] keeper in Perth Amboyt at eleven o'clock in h theforenoon. Any person inclining lopurchafe y may view the premises by application to John * or Matthiai Halfled at Perth Amboy, from t v.\h:m or from the Hon. Jonathan Dayton, F.fq. b speaker of the house of repreMttatiyes of the a United States now in Philadelphia, trom Mat- v thias Williamfon, jun. efq. or Mr. SanAiel Smith a at Elizabeth-Town further information may be obtained, —and who are poffeficd of maps of the fame. Perth Amboy, Nov. 16, 1797- if-T-e'oattSr) For Sale by the Subscribers, « Prime Rice in whole and half t iercei Bordeaux Brandy Tentriffe Wine Molajps Georgia and Carolina Indigo Ravens Duck aid one hogjhead of pant brushes. N. (5* y> Frazer. A'e, 95, Sonth Front Street. ! Nov. "7. dim On MONDAY,(IVEfiING, Nov. zn\ At o'lLteJis' hotel; Mcff j. chalmprs.c/ wiluamson: Will present tfie titizeps with a new specie* of fiitcrt called f The Tablet^ Or. (UST IN TIME. Confi ling nl.KeatlmVs, Recitations ami Song*. Readings anil Keeitaiion*, Serine* *nd Comic' •hy Mr. CHALMERS. Singii.it-By Mr. WILLIAMSON, (being his firrt appearance in public in this city.) Selc \ pieces of Mtific and Accomoaniments on i Pi* 10 Forte, hjr Mr. B. CARR. , 'fT Particulars will lie given'in a future ad- I v.fcrtifcmMit.' I T'i begin precifelv at half pall fix o'clock. > November 25, .... . I*o the ' inhabitants of the United > "( States. 1 . SINCE t|i« knowledge oi medicioe, non>. ly* ev cr proved v fo astonishingly cflicaciou*, so uni-' . verfally eftccmed, or to which the aflhArd with Rheumatifnii, Qout, Rheumatic Gout, Lumbago, Pally, Jinrams, Bruises nod Chilblains, may look: for relief with so much confidence, as | Whitehead's ejence of Mujlard. I his extraordinary Medicine very soon affords ' the w,fh ;d for relief, " even to the ajed in cafe* I the most delperate." For these substantial reafou, it ii patromfed by all ranks of people in England. l'rom the g eat number of communications con (Untly received by Mr. Jokmston, he is under th" necefii'y (in laying them before >h: world) of a | bridging their contents; the fallowing lettters (it though curtailed) are so very important, and the • figria: ures so v:i y refpefiable, that lie conceives he should be doing injustice to Whitehead's EJenet »f Mufiarl, were hs to withhold them from public iii fpe>3ion. Letter from Mrs. Mills, Hjih* keeper to the Duke of Cumberland. r , Nov. 1, 179 J. A mod inveterate Rheumatism and Lumbago ■ (occcationed by laying in a damp bed, when at BruflVls, in the suit of Her Royal Highaefs ths Dutches; of ■Jnmberland) hasaffiiaid me eighteen years. I have employed the firft medical gentle men in London, and (although I derived no bene fit) am bound to acknowledge my gratitude to se veral of the nobility, who knew my deplorable si. tuition, ana humanely sent me their phyucians; I have also tried mod advertised medicines. At length, fir, after eighteen years excruciating tortrire, a few bottles of your Whitehead's EJmct r , Spithead, Nov. t, tjsf. As I expe<3 to fail in a few days, I beg you will immediately forward me a dizen of Whitehead's Ejence •/ Mustard. It gives me considerable fstif fa&isn to inform you, I have myfelf experienced its good effe&s, and have in frveral instances of Rhenmatifms, Sprains, and Bruises, witnefled its astonishing efficaey. I think you would eonfult your own interest by appointing it to be fold at Portsmouth, and all other seaports; for you may reft afTured, when this invaluable fpecific becemo generally known, «ot an Officer in His Majesty's Navy will go to sea without it. , Yours, fcc. O. COUNTESS. Sir, Dec. *O, 1795. A severe stroke of the Palsy, fix months ago, de prived me of my (peech, and the use of one fide. In this desperate situation, Whitehead's Ejence ./ Mujlardwa very strongly recommended, and, I thank God asfuccefsfully applied. By perfevcring in its use a short time, I was completely re,lored, and continue to enjoy the full and 'perfe<9 use of my fiiculties, although near eighty years of age. Yours, W. FRANCIS, No. 14, Arabella-raw, Pimlico. Mr. Francis has held a public situation at the Guildhall in the city of Weftininfter, many years, and is well known to the generality of the refpeiftable inhabitants. Letter from A. McCan Esq. Capt. of the 60th re giment, dated Fort George, Guernsey, J« r . fan. 4, 1707 Tfpwari's of five years past I have been afflicted with a most violent Rheumatic Affed at length fiom exeeffive pain became quite black. In this Hiftreffing situation h. tt« induced ro wy your Whitehead's Ejence cf Mvflard; the cffsiS far exceeded the most sanguine expectation, his pain was immediately alleviated, and his limbs returned to their natural colour ; his appetite reflored, and in a very iliort time he was enabled to leave his bed and walk with crutches; and by a few weeks per» severance, was completely .restored to the full cn ! joynaent of porfeift health. \* Mr. Middleton, with his son, repeatedly called as fee got better, oa Mr. Johnfton, and de clared that his life was utterly defpairedof. Refpefled Sir, Nov. 6. lyof; Palfing by a croud, in the fifth month of her pregnancy, my nile received a dreadful blow on her fide,- which apparently destroyed the life of the infant ; after the most Ocilful advice, and trying various remedies for two months, she still found the symptoms increafeto an alarming degree : spit ting of blood—shortness of breath— and othSfdif agreeabls circumftrnces appeared from so violent a bruise, afforded only the fatal appearance ol her speedy dissolution. A friend to whom Ireland her fad cafe, having experienced great benefit from your Whitehead's Ejence if Mujlard, kindly present ed me with a bottle ; to my uofpeakable l'atisfac tion, it fpcdily relieved her from pain ; a lecond bottle has removed every diYagreeablc symptom and with the most heartfelt gratitude I inform you| we have the happy profped of her long continuing a living mother to our numerous family. Your* &c. T. HURLOCK- Whitmore's-row, Haxton. CHILBLAINS. Whitehead"J Ejence of Mujlard generally cure* Chilblains and common Rhcumatifms, on the firfk orfecon 1 application, and often removes the mufl violent Sprains and Bruises, in two or three day. Caution.—A Certificate is pafled on eachbottio and box, and to prevent the danger of counterfeits another certificate is also figaedbyG. Shaw & Co.' of Philadelphia. Shaw & Co. have also imported by the William Penn, a quantity of Gowland's Lotion for the face and fkiu—Balfam of Honey for coughs, asthma. andcoi fumptions—Chur h'»Cough Drops, and a variety ol other Patent Medicines. novi mber »j. "f&w^t