NEW Trit 3 TRE. THE M»a»gcs deem it tbcji t© info'm the Public. *h»t he tntcMnnmrn i 6' the Theitrr are un avoidably fn(p-nri f d 'till Mftid'y ncx', m conlequence •f i|»r tfnfottunttf indi'pofiuon <sf Mr. Moxtiow, the imuricMi* deftftion o( Mr foot** ( and the un p*?rcd*nted. peicmyory refufal of Mr. Finnili to ptifoim the ehaiiQer twite announced for him.<Of , the fi'-ft c ntlcman the Mangers millcwr fpetk i» , t.rros ot acknowledgment, approbation ant * f rie,, «* ftito. for that uniform exertion in hi» ptoldSon + bich has at once advanced the intereils of V drama , and justly rendered him a favorite of i's patoni. On M'-. 0«t>«' s condadt, thev esn make no r-mark « | this lime, ««the vi«'atio» of his contrast is the fubj«t of a fuis, now depending in theSunreme Coort: and in relation to Mr. Frn»ei:, they are content, *t pref eot, 10 r.hferve, that, independent,of the sood faith whirk engiprments ought to infptre, the. liberali ty that he has hjthe-teexptneitced fiom the managers, s> well as from the public, had na ura!ly taifed an ex peftatioa, that he wnnld not u»f»ra>efully have taken td-antige of the e«tftinj#ate ofth- Theatre, either to eicbarrals tne former, or to obftrutt the amulemenu of (he Tatter • The Managers, having thus refpci&folly rcpre fenttd the re*l cause of the poftpenemeiat of their Entertainments (an event equally unexpeft ed and prejudicial) cannot avoid adverting to the difficulty of executing, with universal appro bation, so ardupas a talk as that which they have undertaken j but they folemnlydeelare that in every department of their duty towards the public, and in all their trat fad ions with the performer, their incefftnt effyrt-has been to give fatisfadion ; and ■ndrr this declaration they »nxioofly hops that they fball experienop favor and terpretation of their eo«du<S, and a spirit of mu tual accommodation. WKJNELL V REINAGLB. February 10. Proposals for Publishing A n«w Commercial Work in the City of Philadelphia, to be entitled The Philadelphia Price-Current, A N D Nmutichl Recorder. rb TH.S PUBLIC. THE Subscriber having been erigag ed in carrying on a publication in Boilon under the title ef the " B'Jlon frit* Current, ar.d Marine Intelligencer /' a work, for utility and ex tent of circulation, equal perhaps to any publica tion ef the kind in Europe or America, is now induced to risque an attempt to publifti a flmilar paper under the patronage of the citizens of Phi ladelphia. He Brakes rhe attempt from a perlua fion that a publication for general benefit, and re tentive information, will receive as much support from the liberal minds of the merchants and others cf this city, as places of less opulence in th-Uni ted States—and although little immediate bene6t ftiould rcfuit to the citizens lrom such a publica tion. yet it prevent idea abroad which fotr.e have ioduftrioufly circulated, that the trade of this extenfiv city was on the decline, and ccr tratf ed into so narrow a sphere that it *ould not support a Price Current. 1 he general anxiety that prevails in the com mute ial world at this critical period, renders a work of tjir Kind particularly ufeful a*d naceffiry —Nor can the utility be doubted, when it is con ildered how cxtcn/ive the trade and particularly the infuranec are afFe&cd in'thlicjty.—A sarefu 1 pHpiication of the failing and arrival of.v«ffcl« in different part* of the world—advice from veflels ft*—accidents happening; in and out of port, — are ever circnmftances that ought to be known by the merchant and underwriter, and one kforma tion ct thi6 Jsipd may save more than the coll of a hundred paper# through liiV The Editor engag es to use his utmost endeavors to mike it honora ble and.profitable to himfelf, fenfiblc that it can b« done only by making it acceptable to his patrons. Thi* publication wilicontain, ageneral PriceCur fenf ofallartides ofimpoitation&eiportation,with the duties on irtiportntion, in this City, and Boston—Foreign Price Currents, in general ; to obtain which the various European publications will be procured, particwUrly thtfe of London," ol, Bristol, Hamburgh, 6cc. —all arrivals and clearinces in the principal ports In America, and every article cf nautical information which csn in any manner he ufeful or interefling to mer chants in general ttwill likewise contain Prices of Stacks in the different parts, of the United States, eorre&ed by eminent Brokers—Custom hou£c im portations— Law, Arrets and Decrees ot commer cial tendency, &c. &c. ••nditions. jft. To be printed <vith a new type, on goodpaper of a large crown size, and contain 4 pages folio id. It will be publifned twice a week, and deliv ered to fubferibers in the city early on the morn ings of publication, and forwarded to those out of the city with the greatest expedition and care. 3d. The price will be four dollars per annum ; pay able, one dollar on rhe delivery of the firli number; one dollar at the expiration of three months and th residue at the end of the year 4th. Subfcril ers for the work in any other place than the city, to pay one half yeai* fubfeription money. sth. The work to begin as fooo as five hundred fubferibers arc procured, of which notice will be given. Subfeription papers will be placed in the various public offices, &c. aird lent in the course of the week, to the citizens in general, for thair pat ronage. JOSEPH N. RUSSELL. PoVuary to. tuf&m.U New To-k 'January 24> .*798- PROPOSALS By Arondt Van Hook, Froj ; *or of the Rfj»< njr Roo*i ; For Publishing by Subfsription, An Appeal to Impartial Posterity, Br Madame Roland ; Wife of ihe Miniifer of the Interior in France. CONDITIONS. These fearce ix,d very valuableHiftorical Mr moirs, (which ran through two Lordor. edi tion! in a few monthi,) will be comprifad i« » vols. OiSlavo, of 4CC pag« each. They will fce printed rn fine p»per and a new type, and delivered to Subfcriters, neatly bound ind lettered, at I dollar and jo eenta per vr.l ume—-one third of the Subscription money tobe paid rn delivery of the firft volume—the*rt maindrr when tie work iscompleat. To Trintera, Bookfellet?, and others, who acquire Subscriptions, the usual allowance will be made. Subfcriptiens are taken at the Ueading- Room, No. 149, Water ftreef— the Printing office, 14,, Pearl-fire»t —and at the different Beoklioret in New-Y»rk - Also, by William Young, corner < f Serorvd and Chefnyt flreet, nd the Editor cftffe Ga«(le of the United States. Philadelphia. , As soon at a fufficient number of Sul lcriberi are obtained, the work will be put to preft, ard (otnpleated with the uttioft difpstch. Feb. 10. eoflam Twenty Dollars Reward, FCR taVirg up a runaway fcrvant Girk named Abigail Miller, latt- riy calling herfclf Dctfey Smith, and fending her toNorth Front-ftrcet, No >he is of a chonky make, and v»ry dark complexion, with round features, and black bufny hair; pr«bahly n.uch altered by pairt and pow deri, as ihe is luppofed to }e fc creted in houses of ill fame, though no more tijan fifteen years of age. etbtmzry 19. co2w CONGRESS. J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1 V WEDNESDAY —FEBRUARY 21. ■ < Mr VtnV.li, from the committee to whom was referred tht amendm nt> of tha tenate to tk< bill , appropriating a (uu> of mouey for holding a treaty ' with the !nd;'tnt, their title to land is I the (late of Tenacffea ot North Carolina, nade a J report, recommtsiding an agreement to all the a- 3 mendments, except oat, to which they recom mended a dlfagrctmeat. The amendments agreed C to related to Jlriking out the dates of Tcuacfiee and North Carolina, leaving the diredien to eke Pr fident of the Uaited States, in general terms to t hold sack treaty or treaties with the Indians (with- ( eat mentioning any particular tribo) as he Ihall think proper. The amcridaoent which the com mittee recommended to be diifented from, was in ' the following words : v t " Provided nothing contained, in this aft stall J be conflrued to admit an oblipa'ion on the part of the United States to extingailh for the benefit of any Nate, or individual citixen, Indian claims to 1 any ljnds lying withia the ttrriUry of tha United * States." ! This ameldniFHt produced a debate which lifted [ the greater part of the day. It was opposed by Mifirs. W. Claibornr, Nicholas, Venable, 8. 1 Smi'h, R Williams M'Bowcll, Oallatia, and Macoa, on the ground of its being a new thing to ' iatrodace such a clause iato a biM of this kiad ; I that the bill was compete without it, and tkat to agree to this amendment would amount to adeni J al of the claim againd the United States of the pt titieners from the state of Tenref-e and Otht rs,to * an extinguilhmeut ef the Indian title to their lands, wLich they were fitisfied was well founded, and a c denial of which wruld be eqaally unjail aad im- ( politic ; that it would be bell to kt this qaeflion remain untouched for the present, leaving it to the President to afl it he (hall fee proper ; as if c the petitioners and others had » cki r, the amend- 1 mcnt proposed eouldnot take it away ; it could therefore, have no other cfifeil than a bad one, sit , might, an.l it was believed would be considered as a declaration igiinfl all pcrfons who had claims cf : this kind agsiinlt the Un'ted States ; that the per- ' sons who would be affeclcd by such a dedaraticn were very numerous; that those who had been t drivm from off their lands in the state of Tenacf a fee, and who had in e »fe<iuence exi erienctri the , greatest difirefs, might he induced, fromadefpair of redrrfs, to go over to the Spanish territory, or J iufift upon holdidg their lands in dcfiaace of the late treaty with the Cherokee Indians; that the t former alteraitive was by do means defiralile, but the latter might involve the Uaited States in a iVar with ih, Indiaas. This amendment of thethe Senate was advo- ? cated by Mcffra. Sitgrcaves, N. Smith, Uaiper, f Sewall, Gordon, Otis, and Dana, as nccefl'ary \ to eflablifh the principle upon which the law t was paffrd. The bvifinefs originared, they flat- td, upon a memorial froaa the inhabitants of Ter#eiTee, « h<Te claims for rcdrefs agaiaft the United States, had always been advocatei upon the gtotiod of jufiice; whereas it was believed i ,hat the pre f cnt bill hafi been agreed to upon the ground of policy, by the greiter part of t.' ofe 1 who vo'ed fnr it. It was Heceffary, therefore, ( to introduce a daufe of this kind, to ihew upon w'l at ground the law did pass, otherwise it might hereafter be infilled that the law was predicatad upon a convidlion of the jufiiee of ike claims of J 'hefe aitizens upon the United States, which it was prefumed,*"ne house were neither prepared it prefcnt, to admit n r deny. They wjlhed '• this queftiAn undecided, and denied that his clause which was introduced for that pwr pof*, could be condrued as a declaration agaiuft tha right of t e claimants to' redrafs from the ' ((overnaient of the United States. It was in- ' tended, and could only be so considered, as a 1 saving rlaiife against eonfequences which might i be attempted to be drawn from the law, and . whieh it was not intended to provide for. The Yeas and Nays being called for upon the ■ ellion of concurring with the felafl commit- ' ;ee i* their djfagreement to this amendment 1 from the Senate, thrv were 'aken at follow : ' r E A s. Meflrs. Baldwin, Baird, Benton, Blount, i Bryant, Burgess, Cabell, W. Claiborne, Clay, Clopton, Davis, Dawfon, Elmen- i dors, Findley. Fowler, N. Freeman, Gal- > latin, Gillefpie, Grove, Harrifon, Havens, Holmes, fonts, Livitigfton, Locke, Lyon, Machir, Macon, M'Clenachan, M'Dowell, Nicholas, I* Parker, Rvtt kdge, Skinner, S. Smith, W. Smith, Stanford, Sumpter, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Varnnm, Venable, R. Williams.—46. NAYS. Meflrs. Allen, Baer, Bartlett, Bayard, Brookes, Buliock, Champlin, Chapman, Cochran, Coit, Craik, Dana, Dent, E vans, A. Tofter, D. Foster, Glenn, Good rich. Gordon, Gregg, Grifwold, Hanna, Harp, r, Hartley, Heifter, Hindman, Hol mer, Irniiy, Kittera, Lyman, Matthews, Morrjs, Otis, Reed, Schureman, Sewall, Shepard, Sinnicklon, Sitgreaven, N. Smith, Sfiraguc, Thatcher, Thomas, Thompson, Tillinghaft, Van Alen, Wadfwortb, J. Williams.—4B. The report of the feleft committee hay ing been negatived, the question was now u pon agreeing to the amendment itfelf. Mr. Bayard moved to amend the amend ment, by linking out the word territory and inserting the words " limits of the United States," which moiion was carried 47 to 41. The question on the amendment was then put and carried 47 to 46. Mr. S. Smith called up for decision the resolution which he laid upoa the table the other day, for obtaining from the colleflors of the fevtral ports of the United States a statement of veflels captured or detained fcy foreign ■ nations, belonging to the Uuitcd States since the id July, 1795. Mr. J. Williams doubted whether the col lectors could give the information required. Mr. S. Smith believed they could. The Senate he said. had adopted a resolution of a fimiiar purport with this, but he did not think it fufficiently particular, which was the reason of his introducing this. Mr. Gordon did not fee any neceflity for adupting this rtfolution, since the Senate had already pafled one of a fimiiar tendency. Mr. Thatcher was in favour of the re solution ; butdidnetthink it went farenough back. Mr. J. William* moved to ftrikc out the ift July, 1795, in order to '"krt "f">"the ratif taticn of the Britijh Treaty." Mr. S. Smith thought the ift July, 1795 a proper period ; but if the gentleman fram ' Maflachufetts would bring forward a propo 'f fition to have aftatement from the commerce ment of the European war, he should not ob jett to !{. Many attempts had heretofore been obtain a correft lift sf .captures but it had never been cJFcfted. The lalf fef- I Con an imperfeft account was laid before the house collefted from newspapers ; he belie ved the ceurfe now proposed would produce more fatisfaftian than had yet been «.btained on this head. Mr. Thatcher moved that the statement should commence from the ill •of Oftober, 1792, when neutral vefTels were firft. ltopped in the ports of England, a period which whs a few months previous to the breaking ,out of the war betwixt France and England. Mr. S- Smith consented to this alteration Mr. Harper moved to ftriTte out the ift of Oftober 1792, for the purpose of inser ting " from the ratification ef the Briti/h treaty." He did not fee why the House (hould a(k for a long- (lory of captures since the year The iibjeft required wis* a simple one, and lay within a much narrower eoripaf-j. Tt was merely to obtain a come parative ftatenient ofcapturesmadeby Franc and England within a certain period. To take the account so far back, would only serve te ret-®i the enquiry, without being of any real uft. • The question was put on this amendment and negatived, there being only *3 voted in favor of it. The question then recurred on the resolu tion as amended by Mr. Thatcher's piopo iition. Mr. Allen moved to add, " and so cause." He did not know that the propof ed enquiry, could be of any other use than to fatisfy curiosity ; but", if any part of it could be of use, he thought it would be well to have the cause of capture afiigned. Mr. Otis hoped this amendment would not obtain, as it would be very puzzling, indeed, to know for what cause our vessels had been despoiled and captured. Mr. J. Williams said, if it were to distinguish betwixt fa.r and illicit traders amongst the captures, he should be glad; but he feared this objeft could not be accom plished. Mr. Sitgreaves remarked, that thongh the colleftors could not in all cases, give J'.n answer to this enquiry, they might in some. Indeed, be did not know that they tould give the other information required, any more than .this, as he knew no mode by which they coyid get pofTeffion of it. If 1 they could not answer this enquiry, it would be easy for them to fay so. He hoped, therefore, it would be agreed to. The motion was put and negatived, there being only 26 votes in favour of is. The question was then taken on the reso lution, and carried, there being 58 votes in favour of it. Adjourned. ■ —— 1 ■ ' MIWWMIW— * PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. House of Representatives. February to. _ Mr. Leib presented a petition from a number of the inhabitants of that part of the Northern Liberties, lying between Vine ftreet and Pegg's-run, and the river Dela ware and Sixth street, prayißg to be incor porated. Also, one from the managers and trustees of the school, near the Rifiug Sun tavern in the Northern Liberties, praying the grant of fix hundred dollars, to enable them to complete the house for the accommodation of the said institution. Mr. Everly presented a petitionfrom Hen ry Frayly, ftatiag that there are balances due him from the counties of Lancaster, Berks, Northampton and Montgomery, for drums, fifes and colours, furnifhed the mil itia of said counfies, and praying relief. The committee to whom was referred the petitions relative to the poor of Delaware county, reported in favour of the petition ers. A report in favour of the petition of Ed mund Milne, was read, and ordered to lie on the table. A report upon the petition of a number of the inhabitants of York county, praying for a division of the fame; in favour thereof was read, and ordered to lie on the table. The bill for railing by lattery a sum to defray the expences of erefting a fchool houfe in the Township of New-Hanover, in the connty of Montgomery, was considered by paragraphs, and ordered for a third r«a ding. The bill entitled, " An aft extending the powers of the Judges of the Supreme court of common Pleas,"' was considered and or dered* for a third reading. Adjourned. February 12. Mr. Sterret prefentcd a petition from a number of the inhabitants of Mifflin county praying pecusiary aid to Dickenfon college, which was read, and ordered to lie on the table. • Mr. W. Maclay presented a petition from a number of the inhabitants of Dau phin county, of a similar tenor to the above mentioned petition, which was read, and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Bonnett presented a petition from a number of the inhabitants of Bedford county, of a similar tenor to the last men tioned petition, which was read, and order ed to lie on the table. Mr. Leib presented a petition from John Bioren and Patrick Madan, accompanied with a cofiy of their proposals for printing the laws of this commonwealth, and praying that a number of copies of the said work be fubferibed to for the use o£.the state, which was read. 1 Mr. Kelly presented a petition from a number of the inhabitants of the common wealth, stating that the aft to declare and regulate efcheata, is defeftive, and praying that a supplement may be pasTed to remedy the said defefts, which was read. 1 Mr. Wain presented a petition from a - number of the citizens of Philadelphia, - praying that the law would be made more - efifeftual for the prevention of vice and im e morality* which was read and referred to the members of the city, with inftruftions to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Preston prefentcd a petition from s Philip Thomas, Hating thnt he 1 and proceeded to improve a traftof land on < Conewago Creek in Allegheny county, but before he had completed the said improve- i ment according to law, liis good intentions I were arretted by the lpfs of his fight, -which he fears will endanger his legal claim to the i said land, and therefore prays relief, which was r<ad. The committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An aft to enable the G«»vcr- ' nor of this commonwealth to incorporate a ' company for making an artificial road from 1 }het;ity of Philadelphii through German- < town by the of Chcfnut-Hill to the 1 twelve-mile ftoiTC on the Reading road, and thence to Reading, is the county cf Berks." ' reported a bill of a similar title, which was i ruad the firft time. The committee to whom was referred, the 9th inft. the petition of Benjamin Kerr, praying leave to ereft a mill-dam in the Al legheny river, made report in favour of the petitioner. The committee to whom.was referred, Ja nuary 15th inft. the report of the commit tee on the petition of Matthias Pinyard,. ta ken from the files of the late house, report ed a bill, entitled " A supplement to the aft establishing an explicit fee bill," which waj read the firft time. Mr. Sterrett read in his place, a bill, en titled " An aft to establish a ferry over the Juniata river, opposite Mifflir.burgh, in the counfy of Mifflin, and veiling the right in James Taylor ar.d James Sanderfo.i their heirs and assigns," which was read the firft time. Ordered, That Monday next be assigned for the second reading of the bill, entitled " An aft to regulate the general eleftions 'within this commonwealhs," and that it be | the order for that day. The bill entitled •' An aft for railing by way of lottery a sum not exceeding five hun dred doflars to be applied to, the defraying the expences of treftiurj a school house iu the township of New Hanover, in the coun ty of Montgomery," was read the third time and agreed to. The bfll entitled " An aft to grant a sum of money to the trustees of thr academy i and free school of Bucks county," was read the third time, and agreed to. The bill entitled " An aft to enable the owners and pofleffors of Bristol-Island mea dows, in the township of Brrflol and coun ty of Bu.ks, to keep the banks, dams, sluices and flood-gates in repair, and to raise a fund to defray the expences thereof," was agreed to- The bill entitled " An a<3 extending the powers of the judges of the fupfrcme court and common pleas," was read the third time and patted with amendments. The house resumed the consideration of the report of the committee, to whom was referred the petition of a number of the in habitants of Northampton county, praying for a division of the said county, postponed January 30th last. And the resolution there in contained was adopted- Ordered, That the committee who bro't in the report, be a committee for the pur pose exprefled in the said resolution. Adjourned- February 13. Mr. Watson presented a petition from a number ef the inhabitants of Bucks county praying that the law for the prevention of vice and immorality, may be made more ef feftnnl. Referred to a fpeeial committee of five members. Mr. S. Maclay presented petitions from a number of the inhabitants of this Hate, praying fur the removal of the feat of go vernment. Laid on the table. The petition frorn-a number of the inhab itants of Berks county, praying pecuniary aid to remove the ebftruftions to the naviga tion of the rivtr Schuylkill, was read a se cond time, and referred to a fpeeial com mittee, to report thereon. Mr. Philfon presented a petition from a number of the inhabitants of the townJhip of Londonderry, in Bedford county, piay ing that the said township may be annexed to the county of Somerset. Referred to the members from the counties of Bedford aod Somerset. Tfie committee on the petition of a num ber of the inhabitants of Philadelphia, pray ing that the pra&ice of usury may be reg ulated, reported a bill, entitled " an aft for the prevention of usury," whiah was made the order jef the day for Wedncfday the 2jft inft. An aft for the incorporation of the con gregation of the protestant episcopal church of St. John, ki YVeft-Ci»J'o in the county ef Chester, was reported, read and made the order of the day for Saturday next. Mr. Evans moved that a committee be appointed to join a committee of the senate to infpeft thj general accounts of the bank of Pennfvlvania, in order to ascertain the a - msuit of it's capital stock, of the debts due, of the money deposited, of the notes in circulation, and the cash in hand, and re port-generally. Laid on the table. The report on the petition of Edmund Milne, \Vas read a second time, and the re-1 solution therein contained adopted. Ordered that the committee who brought in the report be a committee for the pur pose exprefTed in the said resolution. The bill for'incorporating the society for the relief of distressed pilots, &c. was a dopted, together with the' amendments made : thereto by the Senate. The bill for defraYJ n g the expance of sur veying five trafts of land granted to Corn planter, a chief of the Seneca nation, to gether with the amendment of the Senate, was concurred in. 1 The ccmm ttee of the whole reported , progress in the bill for repairing and main taining the public reads, and begged leave to lit again, which, was refufed. 1 Adjoursed. February 14. Mr. Hendricks presented a pciii'uri fro» a number of the inhabitants of Wtftmorr land county, praying pecuniary aid to Dick enfon college. Laid on the table. Mr. Key» prtfented a prtition from the inhabitants of Donegal and Mountjoy town fliips, in the county of Lancaster, praying an alteration in of holding their elcftions. Referred to the members from L?ncafter county. Mr. Morn presented a petifion from tht President, managers and company, far the erefti«n of a bridge over the Delaware, at, the borough of Eafton, praying for leave to raise the sum of 12,500 dollars by way of lottery, for the completion of the said bridge. Referred to a fptcial committee. The committee appointed, reported a bill to amtnd and perpetuate the aft for extend ing th» powers of the justices of the peace within this ftatt, which was laid on the ta ble. A bilfwas reported aiithorifing th» clerks of the refpeftive markets in the Northern Liberties, to regulate the weights, &c. and afligned for Saturday, the 24th inft. Two bills were received from the senate. The committee appointed on the petition of John Bioren and Patrick Madnn, pray ing the patronage of the state to an iptend* ed edition of the laws of Pennsylvania, re ported a resolution to appoint a committee to bring in a bill conformable to the prayer of the petitioners. The committee on the Petition of Eliza beth Rankin, reported in favour of the pe titioner. The committee appointed for the purpose reported a bill granting a sum of money to the truflees of Difckenfon colh ge. The committee appointed to take into confederation that pait of the governor's addiefs which refpefts the Wyoming con troversy, made report, recommending the appointment of commiflioners to repair to the county of Luzerne, in order to view and determine the refpeftive claims therein.— Made the order of the day for Wrdnefday neyt. Mr. Lieb moved, that a committee be appointed to enquire into the propriety of repealing the law against lotteries.—Laid on the table. Other bills, as reported by refpeftive committees, were disposed of, and the house. Adjourned. The following petition is now before the Legiflatuie of this Comro o"nwealth. To the Senate and House of Reprrfentativej of'the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General AJfcmbly. The Memorial and Petition of sundry in habitants of the borough and county o£ Lancaster, Respecttullt Shew: THAT your memorialists deem it; not only expedient for the interests of this com* pnonwealth, but ftriftly roafonable' that a participation in the advantages refnlting from the exportation of the products* of this state to foreign countries, should not be fa cilitated to the inhabitants of another state, to the matiifeft injury of. our own export trade; and, more efpeeially, whilst the le gislature of such other state, declines to concur with that of Pennsylvania, in open ing the long contemplated canamunicatipn between th« navigable waters of both Hates. That, although this populous and fertile state poflefies only one sea-port town, the waters of the river Sufquehanna pursue a course of many hundred miles through the heart of the country ; and, by itsinterlock ings with other boatable waters, as well as by means of the turnpike road froqi tie bo rough of Lancaster to Philadelphia, the communication between the interior country and that capital seaport is rendered cafy and commodious. That the town of Columbia, at Wright's Ferry, on Sufquehanna, will, by,its favor able position (independently of other town# above it, on the fame waters) become a very convenient mart and place of depot, for the river trade, tending to the mutual ben efit of the agricultural and commercial in ter eft s of Pennsylvania in general. That, with an obvious reference to those important interests, the Legislature of Pent fylvania, by au aft passed the 9th of Mareh 1771, declared the river Sufquehanna, "Jts far down as IVrigbt's Ferry," to be a pufe lia stream and highway, for the purposes «f navigation up and down the fame, and the measures since carried into effeft, nndtr the fanftion of the Legislature, for improving the navigation of that river, above thV town of Columbia, have greatly contributed to facilitate an intercourse cf trade between the northern and western parts of the state an! the port of Philadelphia. That your memorialists conceive the gen eral prosperity of Pennsylvania, lefpefting not only its foreign trade, but its agriculture and manufa&ures, to be in a very considera ble degree dependent on the promoting fucli a reciprocity of these several iuterefts among its citizens, as may yield to the state the greatest advantages which can be derived from an union of those refonrces. Unde* this imprelfion, your memorialists liave no< ticed with concern, meafiwes pursued by pcrlorts not acting under any public authori ty of this state, for clearing the channel of the Sufquehanna, between Columbia and that part of the riter which it interfeftcd by • the southern boundary line of this state.—<■ • The avowed defigti of these •pefatioas( whicll your memorialists nndcrftand are intended to be pcrfilled in) is to render the city of Bat ■ timore the mart for the products of a great portion of Pennsylvania; and for fupplyiug . in return foreign merchandize for the ea»- , fumptiun of its inhabitants:—And the ob vious tendency of an intercourse of that ra -1 ture and extent, with another fate, without - it's government interchanging similar bene t fits with this commonwealth, as,it has the power of doing, is to permit that other state to erjcy an undue advantage overtur o"wn,
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