vthit, porh;ns. hrattJfht into that 6fuaf;tm,.»n3 f> --r.if't nnfiiiefrtrijrrjed, they »wJg!>t attain wkich thty kr£w nc\*r could +f attained thry remained under the do minion r-f r;afon Until unequivocal evidence ot a fact fa dlarmiYig in its nature was adduced ; until "proof firong as holy writ," appeared, he would not, therefore, believe it. Tfle committee hadbeen told, that tlieexecu- j tive iizd never flepirted from this line of con divj£l,bnt he h»d l>ad serious eaofe to lament it. 1 The al!af:on was well understood. Our had called an eminent chara£ler abroad. I; the executive of the United States had had ferims cnufe to regret hiving oncetmplsyed this clia racier ; ihst it should be farmed of such mate- 1 rials as t» regret it, gave him He be lieved the true int rests of the country would Wifti hira yet »!• tbst station. He believed he was of great fervid! to this country. He believ ed we wene indebted to hinvfor «)»e peace we' now enjoyed, and so far from regretting his . having been in office, hi felicitated the country in having had such a character employed at the important moment in which he Unit ed States. The gentleman fromConne&icut had proceeded to fay that ti« man who did not approve of the meafurc-s of the executive could conscientiously accept of any office under government. He df fered in this, as he did in mod other things with that gentleman.' He thnught the inflan ce he had adduced was an exctptiOn ; and he would produce others. Might not a minhon eftlv accept of a military office ; a colleger of duties, or alrooft any other office under gnv'frn- ! ment, though his political opinions differed from that of the executive. His colleague had been very-feverHy animnd verted upon for ftatingreprefentative republican governments as tending towards an adhesion of parts, and by that means towards corruption He had imagined fiom bis acquaiittar.ee \yiih that gentleman, that he would never have been charged witu a want.of attachment to a repub lican government, and a fair conftimflion of what be advanced would go to o pinion. His wish was to prefcrve the govern ment in purity, and nething more. Mr. B. concluded his obfervarions by a re mark upon -what *fell from the gentle man firom Dulfvvare (Mr. Bayard) ref office making him more inem 'us than friends. — He thought him entitled to all the celebrity of a new <iifcovery ; but, before he fat down, he i'eemed ro contravenes this opinion, by dating it as the cause of the great power of the King of England, that he had so very extenfi-ve an ap pointment »f office ! He left the gentleman to re concile two opiuisns so ojfcpftte. The coipmittece rose aiid had leave to fit a gain. * ( Debate to be continued.) THURSDAY, JANUARY 25. The Speaker laid before the house a re port from the Secretary of the Treasury, in pursuance of a refolutiom of the huwfe of the 2d of February last, with a plan for re gulating the duties on impost and tonnage, which was referred to the committee of com merce and manufactures. The amendment of the Setwt*to the bill for amending the several acts relative to the diities on spirits and on stills, which they had adhered to (and of course excluded any conference, -"which is usual in cases of disa greement) was taken up, and the former disagreement of the house to it was receded from.—The bill was afterwartis reported as duly enroled. f*j" Mr. Gallatin presented the petition of Guftavus and Hugh Colhoun, of this city, praying for redress On account of 121 cases of Claret, which were seized and fold .for not being included in the m nifeft of the cargo of the vessel which brought them from Charlellon, though the duty had been se cured by Hugh Colhoun in Charkfton be fore he sent them off, but ftrhich circnn\- stance was unknown to Guflavus Colhoun at the time of the ftizure.— Referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures. Mr. Clopton presented the petition of sundry persons of the State of Virginia, sta ting that the quantity of coa I in that coun try was inconceivably great, and prayitig national encouragement to thei'- Collieries. Referred to the committee of commerce and manufgftures. On motion of Mr. W. C. Claiborne, the unfinifhed business of y-fterday was postpon ed, and the house went into th e.committee of the whole on the report of the feleft com mittee on the memorial of the Legislature of 1 enneffee, together with the message of the President relative to that fubjeft, Mr. Kit tera m 'hr ctetrr; when tlie refoturiorr repor r ted by the committee having been firft ne gatived, the committee passed that formerly introduced by Mr. Macon, firft si ling up the blank with the amount ot the eftimf te sent to the house by order of the President, viz. with 25,880 dollars for the purpose of holding a treaty with the Indians. The committee then rose; and the house being resumed, Mr. Macon moved to postpone tile consideration of the disagreement of the committee of the whole to the report of the feleft committee, which contemplated in addition to thetreaty, fomereliefbeingaf forded to the persons who had been driven off their lands, to the second Monday in February; which motion being carried, the resolution agreed to by the committee of the whole, was concurred in by the house, and a committee appointed to bring in a bill accordingly. A message was received from the Senate informing the house that they had passed the bill for placing certain perlons on the penfionlift, with amendments. The house took them up, and referred them and the bill to the committee of claims^ Mr. Si'tgreaves,- from the committee 1 ap pointed to prepare articles of impeachment against William Blount, reported the said articles. They were five in number. The firft charged the said Wiiliam Blount with intending to carry into effeft an hostile expe dition in favour*of the Englifii against the ' Spanish possessions of Louisiana and Florida; ' the second, with attempts to engage the : Creek and Cherokee Indians in the laid ex pedition; the third, with having alienated the affections of the said Indians from Ben- j jamin Hawkins, an agent of the United j States amongst the Indians, the better to j answer his said purposes; the fourth, with ' having seduced Jam« Carey, an mterprePcr j of the United States atncngft the Indians, ' 1 for the purprtfr or affliiing in his crimioal intentions;. and the fifth, with having at tempts* to d.miuifh the confidence of the . Cnerokee Indians in relation to the bounda ry liAe, which had been run iti consequence of the treaty which had been held betwixt j the United States and the said Indians. I This repott was committed for Monday. ! The Noufe then again resolved itfelf into a committee of the whole, on the bill provi ding the means of intercoi*rfe with foreign . nation*? when the amendment which has for several days been under consideration, hav | ing been read. No Gentleman rising, the Chairman was about to put the queftioh up on it—wheir Mr. Nicholas rose and began a speech which took up the remainder of the fitting. —lt will be given to morrow. Adjourned. Mr. N. Freeman, from Maiifachufetts, appeared for the firft time to day. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE- House of Repr»jentatives. January 20. Mr. Frailey presented a petition from the commissioners appointed to raise 60,000 dol j lars by way of lottery for the ere<3ion of a [tone bridge over the river Schuylkill near ; Reading praying a repeal of the law under <" hich they were appointed and praying a , law may be eaa&ed authorizing them to re fund the money on the sale of the tickets j which they made, and that auditors may be ; appointed to fettle their accounts which was i read and referred. Mr. Heron presented ft petition from a number of tbc citizens of Allegheney coun ty praying that the northern parts, of that county may be ere&ed into afeparate county, which was read and referred. _ Mr. W* Maclay, chairman of the com mittee to try the contested eltfiHon For the eounty of Lycoming made report, that Ja cob Shoemaker is not duly ele&ed a mem ber, but that Hugh White was duly elefcted and is entitled to his feat. The report went further ?nd stated the mifcondudt of Henry Shoemaker a justice of the peace of the said county; and offered a resolution to examine faveral witnesses touch ing his mifconduft at the bar of the house. Mr. Hiltzheimer made a report in favour of the memorial praying leave to bring in a bill for the ere&ion of a stone bridge across he river Delaware. Mr. Linnard reported a bill for raising the sum of 5,000 dollars to complete lower Dublin Academy, which was read and made the order of the day for Monday week. Mr. Watfen made report in favour of adivifion of the county of Northampton. Mr. Bonnet made report in favor of a new ele&ion diftritt in Somerset county. The resolution for the appointment of bank dire&ors on the part of the house was read a second time and Thursday next was <fppo ; nted for the election. '''be resolution of the committee to try th- <-vntefted election of Lycoming wasj-ead « tecond time. - - ■ -. Amotion was made,that the fpeakeriffue process to the witnesses to cause their atten • dance at thenar of the house on Monday at I three o'clock, and- that Henry Shoemaker have notice giveu him of the time & place 'for such examination. The clerk of the Senate prefeated four bills for concurrence, viz. a bill to regulate the general election thou'ghout this common wealth,? bill for the relief of Hannah Lew is, a bill to perpetuate the present penal laws of this (late, and a bill for extending the time for application for donation lands. The bill for the apoin'ment of a truttee in the county of Mifflin was read a third time and passed. The report of the committee on the pe tition of Francis Mentges was called up for a second reading and negatived. Adjourned. : AUGUSTA, Jan. 6. We learn by Mr. Hill from the neigh bourhcod-of Green/borough, that on Fri day the 22d ult. a party of white men cros sed the - Oconee river about fifteen miles a bove Fort Fidius, attacked a camp of In dians, killed one and wounded two of them. He who was killed is reported to be one of the commissioners appointed by the Creeks to attend,running the line between that na tion and the fettled parts of this state : Thus from the wanton barbarity of a few indivi duals is the peace of the community distur bed, and the rights of humanity grofslv vio lated. SAVANAH, Januar 2. On Saturday last arrived the brig Atlan tic, Capt. Brookings, in 14 days from St. Viecent—previous to his failing, the 3d Regiment of Buffs had embarked on board atranfport and failed,accompanied by a 44 ; it was conje&ured that they were destined against some Spanish ports. Capt. Brook ings, the sloop Rofannah, Capt Crooker j for Wilmington, and the sloop Polly, Capt. Bec\ley, for New-York, were convoyed by the ship Jackson, Capt. Ray, bound fori Norfolk, by whom thty were treated with j the greatest kindness, Capt. B. IB par-j ticular confidtrshimfelf under many obliga tions him for his politeness in heaving too ; his vessel for forre hours till he repaired his boom, which he carried away. CHARLESTON, Jan. 6. About 60 American vessels were lying at Bourdeaux, when capt. Akins left it; they; ! were at a loss what to do, as no freights offered for the United States. Early on Wednesday morning, 3d in ft. ; the elegant dwelling house of John Chefnut, i esq. of Camden, walf'entirely consumed by j fire. How the "sccidcrt happened, has not been His books of accounts, | and mod part of his valuable papers, have 'been 1 I t Xf# ~ph IX'A DZL FUTAT frißay evening, 7-<-Y vary 26. MARRIED—Iaft evening, Mr. John Markland, late of Charleston, S. C. to ! Miss C h kistiana Hhisz, daughter of Mr. Frederick Heifz of this city. On the firft day of tfext week (Jan. 28) at three o'clock in theafternoon, a difcourft will be delivered by M. J. Rh ms, at the Meeting H«nfe in Lowbjird street, between Fourth and Fifth Greet*, sot the er.courajre tncQt of a roiffionary atria ng the American Heathens . ©n e " t "'si d^y, at the fairir plicc an* hour, a .Sermon will be preach'd, and'th'j collection aft«r each discourse tobe appropriated forthatpurpofe. The Society under whose awfpiees this be nevolent plaW is to be carried ifito.execrition, will be very thankful for every information that has a tendency to facilitate their views, and promote a system which has for ks ofo jeefc the happiness of the human race. As soon as a convenient place can be ob tained, ledlures on the fame occasion will be delivered on every, firft day evening,and the .society will be obliged to any preacher of the gospel for his aid to forward their cause. Communications on the fubjeft may be sent to Mergan J. Rhees, No. 177, South Second street, or to Dr. E. Hickling, No. 36, Chefnut street. Extra of a letter from Norfolk, to a mercantile house in • this city,dated Jch. 15. " Yeflerday a fliip from Nantz arrifed here, which briogs French paper,* a* late as 7th Nov. at which tiaw the 4 American. (ommiffiopers had not been received hf the French government, nor any piol'pe<St of -if. raking place. " Thw veflel belonged to Boflon, and loaded here last year for Natit2, but was taken and there . condemned. The captain puufcaied her, ana has br«ught home feveial Ame*i<;ai» captains, who had been lately taken by the French. " The captain oi this vfffcl informs, that he Taw a letter from Mr. Skipwith, inr consul general at Paris, to the consul at Nantz (received the day be fore he failed) desiring the latter to inform the A mericun captains to push off a 6 quick as pofiible, as an embargo was cxpe&ed rtiortly to take place ; that uncommon exertions were making in titti«g out a great additional number bf privateers, and that every thing bore the appearance of hostility on the part of France againil this country " It is laughable to fee the authors and founders of the School for Scandal, compliining of abuse. It is amusing to observe the writhings of the fac tion when charged home with their libirtieide at tempts to subvert the constitution of the United States. Good fouls, they ne*er thought of such a thing ! It is pleafingto trace the tesror of public opin ion on the minds of the " exclusive patriots" when an independent appeal is made to the objecft of their boasted adoration. The ad utptandum vulgus is a " political heresy," unlets the u exclusive patriot*" have an exclusive patent to use it. theatre. The new Comedy of the Will, which was brought forward at the New-Theatre last evening, wanted in nothing but*.more perf*& acquaintance j with the characters on of the performers, to have proved the tnofl agreeable and intercfting comedy of modern produAion, which we remem ber to have seen for many years. It is an evil which admits of no extenuatiop, that Mr. Prompter is the most conspicuous a&or in every originalxeprefen tation. Thio ls notoply an injustice to t*»e author but a disgrace sco the performer—for 'tis a in a man to negle<st the prime duty of his vocation. But the grace, and natural ease, always infepar*- ble from Mrs. Marshall's a&ing, and so diftin yruifliedly confpieuous in thi*jnftance, 'received en- ' hanceaient by exemption from this censure. An exa<ft and uniform to the line of nature,, (a merit the most rarely obfervahle, nsWeUas the most difficult of attainment)' difiinguilhes Mrs. M4R3HA ll's performances above those of a 'very great majority of adtr ffes ; and displays the most I unerring criterion of true genius and discernment : la Albina Mandeville, her merit defies all eulogy, i If the play is performed at its second reprefenta- ! tion with thatflcorre&neis w' ic 1 its fuptrior merit demands, I know of no theatrical production that 1 may more justly challenge generkl admiration and applause. ~ n January 25. There never war. l inu^le' of such dastardly a bandonment of duty ; Uich a degradation of cha- an#' national honor, as Mr. Monroe has ex hibited agiinft himfelf, in his lecter to*the French commiflary of foreign affairs, dated Sept. 1,1795. See p. 227, 2*28. It Items that this minister had it in charge to procure tho aid of the French in bringing about a treaty with Algiers. But net eonttnt with alking their aid, in the ajual manly stile, he took pains to give France all the merit of effefling a treaty and of keeping the United States out of view, for the cxprefspur pose, that the " mediationof France need not be loft."' The folfewiug is an extras from the humble prayer and petition of James Monroe to the French government. ■ " As we are inclined to think as weli.from past difficulties as more recent advices, that the' fuceefg of the million, if it does succeed [it ought to be, fhmild fueceed] will depend principally, if pot alto gether , upon tbe friendly aid we shall de ive from this republic, so we think it ad-vifable that tbe United States Jhall appear to have as little to do in tbe negotiation as pojfihle, or in other words, that they Jbould not ap pear in it at all, till it be ready to conclude For if their agents are known to be their agents, or ra ther if they are not confide red at your agents, with our powers, it will follow that the Dey will immediate ly come t« them to treat with them on the part of the United States, and of course your mediation and influence ivill belojl. It Wlli therefore be edvifab ! e to keep the United States as much out ctf vitiv as pajfiblc, ' for the purpoft oj %t<ving full weight to your influence Znd the affiance of France there Scandalou* humiliation ! What, a minlfler advise aud urge to keep his oivn country out of view, and ■ throw it into, the back: ground, to bring forward a foreign gov rnmtpt, the mofi firotointnt figure ! Is this the of a patriot ? Je.this the con duct of a freeman I? this the duty of the repre sentative of ?.n independent nation ? " Ihe mediaten and-infiwepce of France would, be loft !" And what then ? Would it h?.ve injured j either nation ? Would it have afFe3,cd the honor !of France ? Not at all. But to have dene this | would have reflected honor upon the chara<sler and dignity of the United States ; and tlieTe, whtn France is concerned, must with *' patriots," be Se condary confutations. Yes, fays Mr. Monroe ; 1 wish to put the United States " out of view," let fpeak behind the curtain, rill the bufiiufs-ia accomplithed, with a view to " full weight to tf e influence «f Frr.n er M Ht;.ven proted' us ! Suchd;vihrdiv, and the character of the United States—and :he in famy attavhed to.the in thvir merited oblivion t is too light a puoifhmcnt for their d-r >l;ccionScf j (N, Tori 9omn;ercial Ad<v j Fto'fnthe Auror a. Mr. RjcUe. The feerrs hch a fh*?rr f n?^| breach ot the laws which declare th»t orts, warre cue, fbouid c rat is that it weufd be mjuf t iwt ta the public to cotn e«l it. A diy-gGod mcrcaant now rcTKicntin this citv. a native of Scotland, bein? about to go tQ Europe on fyufirfefs in Novetr \y%r 1796- wishing to obtain an A- Inerican p*j'tport, ealirtd on fbeeven : ng of the 11-th of mnn-hai the house in which the Secretary of Srnte U»«i!ed Sratet keef<sh\s office. He then er.qui •-4 Tor Mr. Pickering and A'as to!d he was not with i.T: At ninf o'c'titk next morning he returned, repealing his ei-quiry was informed Mr. wag above i»> the office : upon going up stairs he fourd the pent'cm an »'Oll r, who mcdr cut a paiTpo»t f.»r him. which prffportJie holds, finned wi h the h»i#tl wiitio,' of Timothy Pickcrif.g and bearing the leal of the Hii ted States annexed to it The mer chant expuffing (harks lo» the trouble he hid given, begged to know the change. The reply was "there < is nopait>c l*r fumchafgtd. it is left to pr&ptfc'Yfewn m to that effett. The merchant then laid down five dollars fin fiver) which the other laying u this is taiher* mUch," pocketed, ro(e, few the merchant to the door and nude a low tsow. « c oith Front Street# From the Avxosa of tbis Morning. Mr. Bache In your paper of yesterday you publilhtd a piece with the fignatnre of South Front Street, in which I am by name charged with a fhameful breach of the laws," a meanness in the aft as despi cable, as a breach of the law 3 would be criminal. I am charged with receiving from a Scotch of this city five dollars for a passport which should have been deliveredand with a beggarly address to the rfierchant's "generosity" to obtain the money. The following affidavit of Thomas Wotherfpeon, the merchant allud ed to, proves that as it refpefts me, the charge is utterly falfc and as malicious as it is -fdlfe. (Signed) TIMOTHY PICKERING. Department of State, Philadelphia, January 25, 1798. City of Philadelphia, fs. I Thomas Wotherfpoon, of the Gity of Philadelphia, merchant, being duly sworn, depose and fay, That Doftor Reynolds, who was a fellow lodger with me at Mrs. Wilson's in South Front Street, some time laftfummer, speaking of citi?en<l)ip, aflced me whether I bad obtained a certificate of mine ; and on my answering in the affirm ative, he made several further enquiries a bout the expence of procuring a certificate and paflport, which I freely communicated to him, to wit : that I had paid Mr. Burd, Clerk of the Supreme Court of PentifyWa nia, two dollars; Clement Biddle, Esq. for drawing theneceflary forms, two dollars, Mr. Levy, Gounfellor at law, fivs dollars ; and forthepafljportat the Secretary ofState's office, five dollars; that some time last week, I believe on Friday last, Doftor Reynolds renewing the fubjedt of my paflport, I told him that I did 'not know Mr. Pickering, but I described the person who gave me the paflpon to be a big, stout man ; that on the next day, I believe, but certainly not more than two days thereafter, Dodtor Rev noldsraentioned tome,thatWm. Todd,Efq. and himfelf had been speaking about my being a citizen of the United States, and that they had some , doubts of my certifi cate and paflpprt being legal, and Doftor Reynolds requested a fight of them in or der to fatisfy Mr. Todd, that in conse quence I shewed my certificate of naturali zation, and my paflport to Do£tor Rey nolds, who perused only the latter, and im mediately returned it to me, faying he could fvvear to its being the hand-writing of Timothy Pickering: that in refpeft to my application to the secretary of state's cilice for a paflport, the following are the faits l -J^uiJ apply on the afternoon preced ing the date t>f tTtc—pjeiJggj-t a and as the of fice was then /hut for that day, T was told by a woman to call the next day at cine o'clock, when I should find the secretary state at the office : I accordingly called on the morning of the 12thofNovember, 1796, and was shown up flairs&introdncedtoagen r tleman who was alone;'fromhim I a(ked for a paflport, at the fame time exhibiting the certificate of my naturalization from the clerk of the fupremc court of Pennsylvania : the paflport was made out for me and deli vered : I alked the person wliq made it out what was to pay ? He answered, "they never make any charge ; it was at the pleasure of the person receiving the paflport or words to that effeft : I then handed him five dollars : he said it was too much : I answered "by no means he replied, he was much obliged to me ; and then I went away: that this morning a person called upon me about a publication in Bache's Aurora of this day, and the paflport therein referred to": I immediately recognized him to be the fame person who had given me the paflport, and to whom I paid the five dollrrs : this person is a lusty man, and I am since informed is named Jacob Blackwell, a clerk in the office of Secretary of State : and lastly, tjiat it was utterly without my privity or aflent, that the aforefaid publication was made in Bache's gazette. (Signed) TH. WOTHERSPOON. Sworn to the 24th day of January 1798, before me, HILARY" BAKER, Mayor of the city of Philadelphia. Arrived at Baltimore, "Jan. 24. , Ship Minerva, Semmermann, Leghorn Mercury, Gerdes, St. °Ube» Sally, Stiles, Amsterdam George Wafliingtou, Donaldfrm Rot terdam Snow Nancy, Gemmell, Jacquemel Brig Providence, Jans, Hamburg Schr. Betsy and Pac!"y, Durkee, St.Jago Liberty, Aux-Cayes Adonis, Aklew, Port de Paix Sloop Frienfhip, Stratton, Bermuda Hyl'on and Young Hyson Tea. * few chelb of excjlter.t quality, Fcr cor ner of Second ami Kti ilrcrt*. December 26, e ,, t f [a NKW-TI ] KATRI". THIS EVENING, JANUARY 26, Will be prefentett [for the leior.dtime in Aft;cri» ca,) a cel»Wa:ed new Cr>inedyt called The Will ; OR, A SCHOOL FOK pfrOGHTFilr f Written bf the author of the Ras;e, Dramaitflj How to prow Rich, &c &c. and performed to cfotided houfen all the last ftafon at Crui j" Lwr Theatre J Sir Solomon Cynic Mr. Bernard Mandeville, Warren Howard, Moreton Veritas, Wignell Realise, :. Harwood . Robert, Fox Old Copfley, Warfefl Servants, Meflrs. Huirrr, Laffcrtv, <*<"■ Albina Mandevilie, (with the Eplijjne) Mrs. Marthall Mrs Rig;id, L'Eflrange Cicely Copfley, Bernard' Deborah, Dot?, or. At the end of the 4th Ail of the Coimdy, Mr, Wolfe, by desire, will p&frrrc a. Ccßccrto on the Clarinet. so which will be added, a MuGcai- Fafce, called The Lock and Kev. On Saturday, the Comic Opera of AbrOai/ And at Home ; or a Tour in the K'ng's fiench —after which it will be laid aiide, on account of new pieces in preparation. Box, one Dollar ; Fit, three quarters of a Dol lar ; anrf Gallery, half a Dollar. The doors of the Theatre will open at five, and the curtain rife precisely at fix o'clock. Places lor the to be taken at the Office in the front of the Theatre, from 10 till } o'clock, and from i'o ti!l 4 on the days of performance. Tickets to be had at XI and P. kicr's hod-tlore, | No. jo Market street, and at the Office adjoining the 11 reare. y li'A'l RUS PUBLIC A Mrs. GRAITAN, - RESPECTFULLY inforsns the Ladies and Gfritlerfien of thetirry, tlwrt agreeable' to the wifli of iVrs. Grattan's fubfoibers, on Tuesday next (he gives a Sail, with refre.'hment? inlfead of a concert, at Mr. Richardets. Tick ets of admittance to non-fubferibers two dpllars. Jan. 25. At Surveyor General's Office. I)eccmber 2, 1797. OH a release of survey of 4J3 acres, <jß perches of land, fijuate ih lower Smithfield tnwnfcip Northampton county, surveyed to VMlliam Wills, per warrant of id March, 1784, the Depyty Sor veyorhath itiads the following note, viz, This land claimed by heirs of Lewis Gordon and George Taylor, not known by what right. —Cer- tified for Daniel Broadhcad, I.fij. Surveyor Gene ral—William Varker. The firft Monday in March next is appointed for a hearing of the parties on the abcre caveat, or any o.hers interested or concerned therei«, they having at leafl thirty days notice for John Hail, Secretary of the Land Office. . N. Luf borough. January»6 §tiF»ivtm DON JOSEPH IGNATIUS DE VIAR, ~ His Catholic Majesty's Consul-General and Commif f'oner to ;be United States. WHEREAS, by the 17th article of the exiftirtg Treaty of friendlhip, limits and navigation, between his Catholie Majefiy and the United States of America, it is stipulated, " That Inch (hips, being la " den, are to be Drovided not only with pa(TpOrts,but " aTo with certificates containing the several particti " lars of the cargo, the place whence the (hip tailed, " that so U may be known whether any forbidden of " contraband go sds be on baird the fame, which cer '• lificates shall be made out by the officers of the place " whence the (hip. failed, in the accultomed form i l; ,and if any or>e (hail think fit or deiirible to t xprefs « in the said certificates tr.e perfms to whom the '• goods on board belong, he may freely do so ; witV'- «' out which rcq ifi es, thev may be fentto dnc of the " ports of the o'her cointrifttng pirty, and .adjudged " by ihe competent tribunal, according to wtiai is a " b .ve set forth, that all t u e es of this o ■' mi «... having been welj examined, they shall be « adjudged to be legal prizes, ivlefs they (hall %ve " legal latislafcfion of theii property, by teftimopy e» " quivalent,"—Now therefore, in order to prevent the improper ca-ture, frizure or detention of any A mcrict.o vtfl'els trading agreeably to laid treaty, by , bis C'lholic trajvfly's cruifeis or other armed ve(fe!v, j 1 do hereby give notice, that (ueh, documents as aie | required i.i the laid article, (hall be granted to thole , who may apply at the office of the Confjlate General or<t any oth r of the Confulales throughout the Uni- ['n. 6t for-^ile, A complete file of the Gazette for the year j 797. —-. ~~ Also, several other files of Gazettes, published in this city, for the: la ft 9 months of the y<at 1797, Enquire at no, 94, notth Front (Irett January 24. t All Persons Having any demands the Estate of the late Captain George Irwiu, are requtfted to brmg in their arcoants pioperly attelfed, on or before the firft day of January next enfutng and those who are indebted to laid eftat« are so licited to make immediate payment to 3Ait AH IRWIN, Adminiflratrix. na-u. 29 1797 Princeton—New-Jerfev. To be Sold, rHA I neat and convenient Houfc in whicli th- late Mrs. Ann Witherfpeon, now Mrs. Ann Walker, lived ; together with all the appur tenances. The house is two (lories high, of frame work, and painted. There are are" four.rooms and an entry on the lower floor, ard five rocms 011 the second floor. The cellars are dry, and the garret spacious —The back yard is paved wi h frones. fn it are a well rtf excellent water, an oven, a smoke house, and house for aihas and behind it acitriage lloufr; hay loft, granary, and convenient (fables, with four (tails for fcorfeS, add four for nea' cattle. The lot is 60 feet wide upoa' (he Creet and 254 feet d«3:p, fotmwhat more than one naif of which is made i?to a Icitcheo garden of an excellent Kil. For terms, which vrili be made very renfonablc, apply to t!:= reverend Samuel S- Smith. T'' 23W4W A Ciardener wanted. A perfpn well acquainted with gardening, and whd would pccalidnally attend mjrhet, may bear of a place by app : yii:g at the li mife flone, on the Bri'lo'l road, or No. JC9, Arch ftrer:, Philadelphia. A .single man would lse I""- aawtf For Sale, The time of ? young Mulatto Girl, about twelve year? ejd, has about>>ven years to ferv.-. ' She is yer.y capable of taking ear. <rf a child, .uc rn lei houfe Enquire at Nu. 9-. Norih jlh flreet. Jan. j2. *eod»w
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