friend from Massachusetts would not find him behind hand ; if there was a neccGcy for repelling force hebdieved there would not be much difference of opinion in the house on the fubjedl, at least he should be feund ready so to determine. Bi,»t he thought it would be Well to postpone the farther coivfideration of this bill till the pe riod proposed. If intelligence, in the mean time, were received from our negotiators, they could call it up foonerby a vote of the house. Mr. H. fafd, when he gate his vote, he understood the time to be the firft Monday in January ; but he was well fa tisfied to let the business stand as it was. Mr. Rutledge did not think .the reasons which his colleague had given fed- his vote were fa w«ighty as those upon which he generally adtcd. He reprefenttd this at a hoftil* measure. For his part, he did not view it in that light, but merely as a mea sure of precaution. He believed the mer chants had a right to arm, and he believed they would arm; and he thought it right for Congress to fay they should arm, only under certain reftridlions; and he did not think that a majority of that House, from hearing the bill once read, could be prepar ed to fay the reftridtions therein contained were improper or incompetent, and that the bill was incapable of being modified, in such a way as to effedl the end proposed. All that was asked for was my difcuffwn. If, when it came to be examined, the Bill could not be so modified as to answer the purpose—or, if it should be thought that war would be the probable consequence of its adoption, then let it be rejedled. But why, exclaimed Mr. R. in the name of Ci vilty, of Politeness, of Prudence, may it not be admitted to a discussion? He had not longhad a feat in that House, but it the firft time he had seen a fubjedt so disposed of by a silent vote. His colleague had said, theffubjetf, notwithstanding the postponement, could at any time be called up by a vote of the House; he alio knew, that if an earlier day were fixed upon, it could always be postponed, and this was a mush mare usual course of acting. The de lay wa3 proposed, it was faid,that we might, in the mean time, hear fromottr Commiifion eri. He thought so long a delay unnecessa ry on this account. He expc&ed to bear from them daily and hourly. The firft easterly wind might waft their diff>atches to hand. Bcfides, if they went on to mature the bufincfs, and the negociation fliould ter minate measures, no mifchief would have been done; but if the negociation should have a different termination, and they did net go on with the bufincfs, so much time would have been loft. He had little doubt from the very prompt mode of negociation pra&ifed in France, that the issue of our ne gociation would not be long unknown; he wished, however, their usual promptness might not take place, and that we might not receive quite so early intelligence. But exclaimed Mr. R. is this a declaration of war! No; though it might appear to be so, from the strong fcuri of some gentlemen. If the proposition were to go to war to-mor row, thofeftars could not be -stronger; tho' in reality, the question was no more than td arm merchants vefltls against pirates; a measure quite as fafe as arming persons for their defence, when going into a back country, against Indians or others who » might attack them. The haufe had been told some days ago, by a Gentleman from Maryland, (Mr. S. Smith) w'nofe opinions ou commercial fubje&s bad always great weight, that some of bis constituents had infilled upon their right to arm, that they had armed, and they heard the consequence. It was the wish of the friends of this Bill to prevent th«fe sonfequences in future. He hoped, thertfore, the question would he reconftdered. Mr. Brookes thought the day mentioned too distant. It was five full weeks from yesterday. He perfeftly agreed in senti ment with the gentleman just fat down, and would not, therefore, repeat what he had said. He was sorry to find any alarm rais ed upon reading a bill, purporting to be a supplement to a former aft, as to the man ner of arming private vessels against lawless buccaneers. Why postpone the considera tion of this fubjefk, until we hear from our negoeiators ; fincej if a peace in Europe were to take place to-morrow, some such measure would be necessary, as our seas would continue to be infefted witk marau ders ? He was under no apprehension of a hasty decision on this fubjeft. If the ques tion was whether the bill should pass, there might be some ground for alarm ; but to be alarmed in the present stage of th« busi ness, appeared as if they were afraid of do ing any thing left they fkould offend the powers at war. He should be the last man to do any thing which should have a tenden cy to involve the country in war ; but he would not, from this fear, postpone « busi ness with which no foreign nation had any thing to do. H« was, therefore, for recon sidering the question. Mr. M'Dawell was not a little surprised to hear gentlemen so warm ou the present question, attributing fear to others, and be llowing all patriotism upon themfeves. He did not know how it could have happened that fear could have so immediately got pofleffien of a majority of the house on this ocafion ; nor did he know how the gentle man from Massachusetts (Mr. Otis) had come by this information, that fear was the impelling motive. Had he been as anxious to be heard, and as capable of speaking as that gentleman, he probably should not have given a silent vote on the occasion ; but he would inform that gentleman that many who vtfted in the majority on this occasion, •were incapable of adting from fear. This queftionhad been discussed at the last feflion; it was then determined spot to authorize a nv arming which should endanger the peace of the country. Negoeiators had been ap pointed ; this negociation was now pend ing, and taking up a fubjedl of this fort might have an unfavourable effedl upon it. It was, therefore, clear to him, that they bad better postpone the difc&ffton, tifnil they heard from France, which he did not expect to do, so soon as the gentleman from S. Carolina, (Mr. Rutledge) expedted. Mr. Isaac Parker fa id, it was not the u sual courfcof bufincfs, to postpone the dis cussion of a bill to a. distant day, except it were with a view of defeating it. A quef tiori, then arose, what could be reason of this postponement. The gentleman from N. Carolina last up, had condescended to an swer this question, by faying that it was from the wish not to affedt our present nego ciation. This could not possibly be the cafe ; and he thought, on the contrary, that this was the best possible time for taking up this, or any other step which had relation to the defence of oUr country. If they were n<4 to pass a law for the defence of our citi zens, because a negociation was pending with a foreign country, the honour and in dependence of the country were gone, and they might as well cease to make laws at all. The pending negociation would be fwccefs ful or unfuccefsful. If fuccefsful, a law of this kind would We necessary, as it was not intended for the protedliion of our commerce against any particular nation, but as a sys tem of defence against the pirates of all na tions. But suppose the negociation prove unfuccefsful ; when wc know this, said he, it would be too late to take the measure proposed ; and our commerce will be whol ly unproleded, and exposed to the depreda tions of the French, or any other country. He hoped, therefore, the question would be re-considered. Mr. Hartley was not for precipitating a measure of so much importance as this was ; but he thought the proposed poftponeme»t too distant. He agreed with the gentleman last up that they had a right to make the proposed regulation, without having refpedi to any foreign nation. The commercial inter efts of this country seemed to call for fotne measure of the kind. He hoped, therefore, the queftign would be recon£dered, and that they should make the bill the order of the day forthefecond Monday in January. Mr. Nicholas said, it was easy to discover, by the manner in which gentlemen took up this bu siness, that ther* was more in it, than they \yere ready to acknowledge. He underflood it to" be neither more nor lels than the question which was argued at the last fefEon, and then negatived. If he were not miflaken in this, it was for him to in voke the Genius of America—to call down the Guardian Angel of Peace—to invoke its aid a gainst the designs which gentlemen seamed to have on the prrfent oecalion. It was his opinion, that a bufincfs of this fort, moved at the present day, was ten times as objectionable, and had an appear ance fen times as suspicious, as when lormer'y to jefled. Were h; not juftified, then, in wishing ehis question net to be agitated, when our Gtua tion was no way more suited to such a measure than when formerly di'culTcd ? To go into a mea sure of this kind, at this time, would refle<Buprn the inflability of our councils, and be (fifgracoful to them. What was to be inferred, he alked, from a deG-e to go into the buGncfs of arming at present ? He hoped, and trusted, and believed, that there was no difpofitioo in that house to throw obftades in the way of the negotiation, so as to defeat it ; if he could conceive any such intention to exist, he ihould think such a measure as was now proposed, calculated to produce the effeS. To discuss this fubjedt, and authoriGng the arming of our velfels, would b« to set adrift the passions of focicty, and the confcquence could not fail to be mifchiev us. The details of the bill confirmed him in this opinion ; the regulations were mere cobwebs, and would, by no means,, be equal to the preventing of abuses It would be placing the pe?ce of the courti y in the hands of every man who owned a Ihip. If, thea lher« were neihing new in ourGtuation ; nothing which made a charge of policy nee.'lTnry, why go into this fubjeS ? Did not gcntl'mcn recoiled! the heat which had been produced bv t! e difcuflion on a former occaGon ? I) they did, why did th.y wish to anticipate the question ? It could only tend to dtftroy that har mony which would be so dcGrable in e so of this country being obliged to have recuurfc to the dtr tier rrfort. But they had been told, that il some regulations were not entered into, great mifchi«f* be ex from merchants arming without rellrielion, and a tingle inflance of abuse had been mentioned. This was all, he beiisved, which could be produced, and he did not thiDk, therefore, the peace of the country would be much hazarded [mm this fou-ce. He could fee no evil that could arifefrom letting the bufincfs remain upon itsprn frnt footing for a month or two lo»ger. He.uc lieved the aieceffity fpokeu of for going into this measure as merely it/ml, aud that it would have no effed, but that of inflaming the minds of the people for war. As to what had fallen from the gentleman fr«m Massachusetts (Mr. Otis) in his appeal to the Geuiut of the Country, &c. he con- Gdered merely as a touch of the Mcil Heruic. He thought the milder Genii should only be refortcd to. Tho only Senilis which he wifhtd to appeal to was the Genius of Pease. We were not, He said, ripe for War. Our plans had hitherto been paci fic, and he did not wish at present to change them. H« hoped, therefore, the vote taken would not be revoked. ' | (Remainder of this Male in tur next.) WEDNtSDAY —DEC. 17. Mr. S. J. Cabel, from Virginia,, appeared for the firft time this feflion. Mr. A- Foster prtfented a petition from Da niel Cutter, priying a remifTion of duties paid 011 goo»la ( which, owing to a variety of misfor tunes, wene re imported into the United States. Referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures. Mr. Dawfon presented the petition of Robert Leonard, a soldier, who was wounded at the battles of Brandywino and Monmouth,and who, in the year 1791, re-entered into the service of the United States, and served in the expedition against the Western Insurgents, and who was afterwards wounded in an engagement with the Indians, praying for further compenfatian. Re ferred to the committee of claims. Mr. Coit, from the committee appointed to prepare and report a bill for the relief of such jfficers and soldiers as served during the war, .ind died between March and November, 1793, nade a report, which was twice read, and com mitted for Monday. Mr. Dwight Foster, from the committee of laims.made a report on the petitions of Simeon O unbar, Jicob Hoibrook and Robert Hyflop, who prayed to have certain certificates funded, which were barred by the statute of limitation ; they stated, that as the fubjeft was generally un tier the consideration of the committee of the whole, on a reference of the fubjedt for deter mining the expodiency or inexpediency of ex cepting certain claims from the operation of the afls of limitation, they wished to be difchsrged from a further confidaration of those cases, that they might be referred to that committee. Agreed. Mr. Gordon obtained leave of absence for Mr. Cliamplin for three weeks. On motion, the house again resolved itfslf Un to a committee of the whole, Mr. Kitlera in the 1 chair, on the blit prgfcftbing the mode of takin"-:) evidence in cases of eontefled eltdtidfii.jn:! after I a defuitory debate, and agreeing to feverii a- | mendmcnis, the committee role, ar,J reported the bill with amendments. The house toak them up, and jfter agreeing to rktrmaut) leak ing some others, the bill was re commirtfd tQ the feleil committee wiin reported it. The Speaker informed tlie house that he had received the following letter: " SIR, " Though I am not certain of obtaining the object of the rejpedtfnJ'f'equeft,which I have the .honor to submit tft the House of Ueprefen talive*, yet I am unable to rcSlt the weighty confederations which impel mc to the menfui e. " The Prefidsnt h,as thought proper to inform me, that my lervices as Comrsiffioner of the Revenue are no longer required. He hasexe/- eifed f power committed to him by Uft auft 1 am therefore no longer in the fcrvice- <tf tfce Um teil Stages. " Whatever maybe my ferftbilijiet and i«- predions in regard to the proceeding*, of the nature of an invefligation and heating, which the cafe demanded, I have no desire to present myfelf to <he house on the ground of complaint. " It is however my earncft desire, that foine arrangement nfay be four.d practicable,by which my official conduA may undergo a thorough scrutiny. " Should it be found en confideratian, that a form of procedure is proper and praftiifable, which will bring inte view all th« trarifafiions of the several yean, during which I administered my late office of Commissioner of the Revenue, in the department of the Treasury of the United States, I Tjeg leave to aiTure the heufe, that I (hall be prepared to enter immediately upon fueh Hieafnre* at the form and nature of the business shall be thought by them to require. VVith gre«i refpe<ft, I have the honor to be Sir, Your molt obedient servant, TENCH COXE. P/ahiut-Jlreti, December 26. To the Speaker of the House } of Keprefentativeg of the > United Statev" j Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Livingftoa, from the comtnitte to whom was referred the petitiori»f the daughters of the late Count de GrafTe, made a report, which, flared, that the sum heretofore by Con gress was intended only as a tempprary provision until the events of the warftiould permit them to take polTcffion of an estate in St. Domingo ; that the fails formerly stated (hewed, that the most important fervit,es were rendered to the United States by their father, from motives the in.ift honourable, under the greatest responsibil ity, and at arilk the ipoft hazardous that could be encountered by an oflic«r of rank and repu tation ; that with the recollcAion of these servi ces, it would consist neither with the honor or juftieeof the United States, to refufean adequate provilioa for the orphan children of the man who rendered the® ; the committee there fere, recommended that a certain sum (hould be granted to each of them annually, for their lives. The report wa» tvvice read, and committed for Monday. Mr. Livingfton also reported a bill for the re lief of refugees from the British provinces of Canada and Nova-Scotia, which was twice read and committed for Tuesday —Adjourned. * The new road proposed the other day by Mr. Harper, was to go through Cambpelton and nr»t Charleston. By this day's Mail. nava£Taction, BETITEEN THE EIfCLISH AUD DUTCH. HAGUE, Oflober 13. At the fittingof this day, the committee of marine communicated a letter addressed to them by Vice-Admiral De Winter, written yesterday, on board the BWtifh Admiral Duncan, and received at 10 o'clock this morning by exprefj. Oftliis affedling let ter, the following is a summary—it caused the liveliest sensations of grief among the members of the afiembly. " ft is with the deepefl regret that I address to you the present dispiitch. Ttjlcrday mor ning at II o'cloii we discovered the Englith. We ranged in order of battle. I made the signal for forming the line as compact as pojjible, which however was very imperfectly obeyed. " .712 o'clock the enemy attacked the extre mity of our line. They soon afterwards un dertook to force it. The aSion became general, and I found myfelf engaged with three of their Jhips. The Hercules tookjire. and driving towards mine I was under the mceJJity of changing my pojition, to avoid her, which ob liged me to approach 'a fourth of the enemy's vefels, that of the Admiral. I very soon lojl ah my rigging, and it became impracticable to conti nue myJxgnals. Meanwhile the enemy took poffbffion of the Wajfenaar, Harlm, Frt£ar, Delft and Jupiter, " The smoakprevented me from diJlinSly observing the Jlate »J our affairs. The aSion <was one of the brijkejl / have witnejfed. Sf. ter losing a conftderable part of my crew, I endeavoured by a vigorous pujh, to force the Jive Englijh J, lips -which surrounded me, &to gain the coajl, or join the remains oj my Jleet. At two o'clock all three oj my majls went by the board—After this / continued fighting half an hour, when my Jlag was carried away and the crew, reduced to lalj its number teaicd to Jire. At I I was bearded by an Engliih frigate, and conduced on board Admi ral Duncan. The Egality was not far from me—l observed her to cease firing, having 101 l all 'her rigging. IVhy the, as well as the Friffar, Diljt and Harlem Jlruck, I cannot determine. The Hercules were obliged to cut away her majls—-Jhe was on Jire, but it was soon put out—Jhe, however, drove into the British Jleet, and -was taken. " I am perfectly fatisfied with my officers and erew, 1 they fought with infinite bravery, as did also the enemy. The loss of men on both fides has been very groat. " The British fleet whjcb had put into Yarmouth, set fail again irrfjjiediately on re ceiving news that we were a! fca. It was joined by several veflels from Portfmauth and the Downs. Their force confided of sixteen ships of the line, principally 74's. «« This is the most unhappy day of my life all our best manoeuvres, and all our courage were fruitlefs. The enemy esteems us on account ef our vigprotis rtfiftanct.— No aftion could have been more desperate and bloody. " I (hall do myfelf the honor of transmit . • i' ■' ■ i;• ting you a more accurate detail by the next 1 opportunity. I now cfn'y avail myfelf of i tlic permission granted by admiral Duncan, to forward this Jltettfh. j " I cannot give you any precise informs- ' tion, refpefling' the other (hips—l am told Vice Admiral Reintcr is (lightly wounded, and a piifoiier on board Vice Admiral Onf low. " I cannot fay how many Engliih (hip 9 i are damaged, but count only ten in view. I ] hope to be permitted to repair to Holland ] for my juftification. 1 I am, t Your unfortunate Admiral | » DE WINTER." I The marine committee has this afternon received official information that seventeen of our (hips have entered the Tesel* and Helvoetfluys. 1 BOSTON, Dec. 21. 1 Extraft of a letter from capt. Wilds, on board the fch. Mermaid, dated Nov. t, 1 off Arquin-Bay. ' " A veflTel was taken and brought into * St. Domingo, from America, botind to Ja- 1 maica, was tried, cleared, and proceeded ' on her voyage. She departed but a few days 1 before my arrival; this may' be depended 1 upon. x j Capt. Tremels, arrived at New-York from St. Thomas, informs, that 17 fail of American veflels have recently been liberat ed at Porto-Rico, in eonfequence of orders from France. —•'■■- lll . . 1 1 ' i ©ajette. P HILJ.D ELPHIA, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28. A letter from a gentleman in New-York to a Member of Congress, informs of the arrival of Mr. David Meredith of this city, from Bourdeaux. The letter further states that our envoys 011 their arrival at Paris, presented their cre dentials to the ruling power. At the time of Mr. Meredith's departure, three weeks had elapsed, without any recognition or other notice of them. For the Gazette oj the United States. LETTER 11. DEAR SIR, IT is not necessary to call in the aid of written authorities to assist or confirm the principles on which it is now found so evi dently to be the interejl of every nation to en deavour as much at pojjible to cultivate the in valuable blejfings of peace, if it was there is not one on the fubjeft of the laws or interest of nations, or ev«?n a modern Engliih writer of political eminence to whom I could not recur for proof of what has been observed in my last. If then it is a general interest, it is meftparticular to the United States. In my letters of 1794 (of which I have not any notes by me) I think it was observ ed on this fubjeft " that possessing a fuffici ency of territory at home it is not her in terest, nor can it therefore be the calm in clination of the United States for time bey ond ours to attempt conquest, the only re ward that could attend even a fuccefsful warfare" this it is her interest to Jhun, con sequently to avoid every cause that can pos sibly tend to involve her in a contest with a ny of the nations of Europe, from whom thank Heaven (he is so widely separated. The wisdom and firmnefs which canvafs'd and calmed the ftormjuft over, which (leer- | ed the (hip of state over all the quick sands of clamour, the rocks of rashness, the (hal lows and (hoals of felf-created societies and " defeated the arts of falfe and felfifh po pularity addressed to the feelings of avarice" (6) will remain recorded in the admiring me nwry of mankind -while gratitude retains a name amongfi the virtues of a patriotic people ! The important precedent is a legacy to the whole human race, all the nations of the earth may derive advantage from it ! the unshaken loftinefs (forgive (&e expreflion ye societies of reformers by one man Was ena bled to listen, to examine, to enquire and search, to deliberate and coolly determine the best path to pursue in a point of so ranch importance, amidst the anger of a justly in censed and dearly beloved society of friends and fellow-citizens, and fellow fuffererstoo) when all the paflions, a warring world, a popular and favorite fubjeft invited or seem ed to offer redress or at least revenge ! (which the inconliderate too generally be' cause hastily eonfider the fame) is a theme for future ages to celebrate and annually ob serve as a day of thank/giving, and for every patriot Jlatefmati and legislator to imitate. Accustomed tothe care and caution which conveyed us clear of this|important difficulty, we are apt to think and speak of it, with all the indifference of the (lighted danger ! but throughout the reft of the world, how is it extolled ? the character of a man, al ready raised beyond the steady height which fame had ever reached and kept, (7 ) is ex alted to the highest pitch of-magnanimity. His country's character is benefited by the repu tation of policy and firmnefs -which his conduS bn this occajion has obtained it; the republican form of government is recommended by the de monstrated proof of his admioiftration on so trying an occasion, that it is equally capable of energy with monarchy r and superior to it in moderation. Such are the comments heard throughout Europe, everywhere I palled from Denmark through the free cities, Germany, Holland ■ and the whole republic of France 5 even where the ruling powers praftice and wi(h to have seen us display a different system, as individuals they admire that moderation and temper which an attentive world must wish (6) Annie's auarels to Ucn.ral Washington, Nov. 1783. (7) l or 11 years fuceeffively the chosen charm i on and ruler of five millions of men, unrewarded but by their [love and praise ! had been companioned with the bravery acd spirit of a people contending in the. glorious cause of liberty, ellewhere; we may indeed with propriety apply Mr. Addifon's eulogy on Marlborough's feats, to our Fabius's nc.- tions. " Rah dos them],'elves« their genuine charms they L oaJi ) " And thofttbatpaint them trucji praise them most. u The poli icians of thofeeountries juftmer tioned whose observations I remark as ap plicable to our own, not only admit and praise the propriety, of that conduit which haa preserved our peace but have frequently expressed opinions "that nothing could have pleased the government which raised our re sentment better, than to have forced us to afts of hostility, and that she was disappoint ed to Gnd her youthful children so deliberate ly -wife, being able, prepared as she was at a very little expence to have retarded the pros perity or put tlie United States lack near half a century.", A few evenings ago this fubjedt being warmly canvafled in a society of sen sible men of different countries, and (then) of different ways of thinking, I was much entertained and not a little improved by the difcaffion ; some American gentle men being present, one of them proposed in the true mercantile stile of exchange, orprojit and loss reasoning, to explain his sentiments by arithmetical rules of demonstration, that is, by account current, the formation' of which gave rife to some very amusing and friendly fort of difbutes, for fitting down with pen, ink and paper, he began a very formal statement by debt and credit, to give you a just idea of which I have procured a copy, to which explanatory notes are affix ed, by which the prevailing opinions &c. can be seen, whicfy I hope will divert you as much as it has Yours, See. A FRIEND TO LAWS & FREEDOM. New-Turk, December 27. ARRIVED. ✓ DAYS Ship Cclurbu, Harvey, Jamaica 30 Henrietta, Weeks, Laguara, 36 Schooner Regulator, Robins, C- N. Mol« it Fricndlhip, Odin, Hifpmiola 37 James, Obrian, Surrm-r.i 41 NEW THfcATRii. ! TO-MORROW EVENING, DECEMBER 29, Will be Pteftnted, the Hi/lorical Play of COLUMBUS: or, A World Discovered. To which will be added, the Farce of THE LYING VALET. Box, one Dollar ; Pit, three quarters of a Dol lar ; and gallery, half a Dollar. | jfS* The door 6of the Theatre will cpen at five, and the curtain rife precisely at fix o'clock. Placea lor the Boxes to be taken at the Office in the front of the Theatre, from 10 till 1 o'clock, and from 10 till 4 on the days of performance. Tickets to behad at H. and Rick's book-store, No. 50 Market-street, and at the O ice adjoining the Theare. Fir AT RESVUBLICA ! I4RsTGTrTTTN, RESPECTFULLY informsher friendsand the public in general, that necessity obliges her to make this effort for the lu&intcitance of her fa mily ; for them Mrs. G. solicits the support and patronage of a generous public, at her SECOND CONCERT, which will be on Toefday nc*t, at Mr. Itichardeti'. Suhftribcrs Tickets Six dollars, which admit all the unmarritd ladies of his family. No tickets transferable. Non fuHfcribers Tickets T« 0 Dollars. The Concert to begin at half pad feiren, ar.dthj Band to attend for the Eall at eight ■ The Subfcrit ers will please to fend for their tick ets, at No. 192 High Stieet. Dec iJ. d4t Tin Plates, FOR SALE BY 1 SIMON WALKER, Pine, near Fifth ftreeC. Pecemher 18. , iw Salisbury Eltate. Subfcribftr, propafing to his bufi -1 ness, uffors this Zl.Ute ior Me, on moderate terms. On it arc one Blast and three Air Furnaces, a complete Borfeing Machine, and a very good grift Mill, with two pair ol ftonrt ; alio a good Forge, 211 in perfeft repair, as aic all the Water Works conncdU ed with these various branches. The Air Furnaces were lately built (or the purpose of cafhrg Cannoa for this State.—There are abon-j 'wo thouland acre* of Land, one half of whtato is under wood, the other very fine arable Land, producing the belt Hay and Pasture. The Cannon lately mannfatiured there, Fully proves the excellency of the metal, which it luperior to any in this country, and probably, equal to any in the world ; for not one of fixty-oine guns lately made, although some of the 24 were bored into 31 pounders, have failed on proving. The situ ation is very eligible, particularly for this branch of manufacture, and a place of aims lying in the ftatc "of Conneftieut, and only 30 miles from several land * ings on the Hud Ton's river, and having every advan tage that can ycfofe frem a plenty of water issuing from a large natural pood, very near the Furnace, and which may be converted i\uo a variety of other ufeful purposes. The purchaser can be accommodat ed with all the flock and utcnfils, and have poffeflioit on or before the firft of June next, and preparation may oe made in the mean time for going into Blast im mediately thereafter, for every pait will be delivered in good order, with some coal, Ore, &c. See. For terms, apply to Mr. Joseph Anthony, in Philadel phia ; David Brooks, Esq. one of the Representative* in Congress for this State ; Mr, David Waterman, on theprcraifes, or to the proprietor in New-York. WILLIAM NEILSON. Dee. 1. 3*wtf Imported inthefhipMAKCHESTER, Benjamin Shewill, Master, From Bourdeaux, and for lale by the lubfcriber, No. n, Walnut Street. Bonrdeaux Brandy "j Iriffo market claret in cases ( Entitled to Medoc wine, in do. f Drawback, Sauterne, do. do. J Thomas Murgcitreyd. WHO HAS FOR SALE. Sherry Wine in pipes and quarter caflci Rota do. do. Pimento in bags 4000 bulhels Liverpool fait. Aug. 24. tut&stf- Uriah Smith, No. 20, north Third street —has for sale, A neat and general aflortment of Broad Cloths,Kerfeymeres,Napt and Coatings. also, A variety of Gcntlcmens' falhionable fancy Waift i coating, fifk Hofiiry, &c. December y
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