and on such principles, as night ga.il the general confidence of the italioH. Ihe design alluded to proved abortive ; neverthe less, the magammity and patriotiim evinced j are equally intitled to our piaife, as if it had been carried into execution. If the French should dare to make their appearance airmngH us, ihe fprrit of moderation and mutual cohceflion would become general, the will* of all be united, and and arm of Grrat-Britain irrefiflahle. _ 11 Preparations are still going forward in n France, for i/ivading some part of Great 1, Britain or Ireland ; the real objeft of these a is still a fu! jest of doubt and varimts con jefture. But, for our part*, it does not f appear quite certain to i*s, that the often- fible objeft is not the real one, or at haft ], that it will not, in the end, turn out to be ; the real one ;,for whatever may be the pri- J vate views of the Diredlory, arid their par- t ty, the spirit of adventure and plunder once t ex' ited can n«t be easily laid ; nor is it impoiiible for French invention, direfted to v one to contrive some means of elu- j ding our fleets, and landing troops on our n «oa!l» Though they have not a navy, they r have, ar msy foo«i, proiure abundance of r floating timber ; yet whether in huge rafts, or floating 1(1 inds of wood, or in row-boats, , they would be exposed to many difficulties [ and dangers arising from natural causes, and [ to various modes of annoyance and attack on the part of this nation ; and, on the j whole, there is no realon for entertaining } the smallest apprehenfi»n that their expedi- , tion would be fuccefsful. 1 SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. , Th'.fe countries, one day, and that per haps not very distant, to be reunited in one | glorious peninsula, though crouching at pre- j sent before the insolence of thenfw Repub- | lie, will in all probability, some years hence , be united with 1 ITALY , In 011* vigorous and fuccefsful effort for | throwing off the Spanish yoke. In the cause.they may probably be joined by the , grand Co-part:tioner Ally of France, tbl* , Emptror of GERMANY. We fee but a very fliort wsy indeed into , futurity ; who would have laid five or fix vears ago, that a tew gentlemen on the Con- , limrit would lay their heads together, and not in vain, for paicelling out the bed part of Europe as they please ? Let us not fup pofethat theprefent maniac energyof France will be'perpetual : the French,left to them fclves, will become inaftive and weak ; how unfortunate that they were united for so long a lime by external comprefiion. The Congress has opened at Raftadt. Theif proceedings are not far advanced in the i'orms they, roust pass tnronglk: but e nough, and too much has transpired of the prirn iples by which tney are to be regulated The Pacification has been preconcfrtedj an I i>! to be diflated by France in con jun<£lion with Austria : the integrity of the Giviiatt Empire is not to be regarded : de privations and exchanges are to be made and the K. of E. in particular, it is undesr ftood, is to be deprived of Hanover and Of naburg. THE NORTHERN POWERS. . are ft 111 asleep ; their inaction appears to 11s to have been, on a large view, very impoli tic. Was it politic to permit France and AtiilWa imperiously in the affairs of Ger tno.-.y ; and even if France makes ajuft re port, in thole of Poland. As to the contest between France and England, it is probably they think a very pleating fpedtacle 1 as they hate the power of the one at land, and that of the other at sea. GREAT BRITAIN. The modification ot a new AfTcfTment of Taxeshss greatly abated the spirit of oppofi tiori to that requisition ; ft ill many fay, why not equalize, and ev-11 increafc the Land-tax ? Others fay, why should the proprietors of Stock escape The Minifterand his friends may have an opportunity, if not of pleasing yet of equalising, and displeasing all parties. Tofpeak plainly, the Land-tax & the Funds are bodies of reserve to be called into act ion, if the phernzy of the Rulers of France {hall reader this necessary. * In that of Claries 11. iue were led into foreign connections and alliances. Muslins at Au&ion. On TUESDAY MORNING the 3d of April, at II o'clock, will be fold at J'oblic Avction, I s b<i'es of East India Muslins, By the b:le, for approved endorsed notts at 60 and 90 day*—confining of Baftan Coflaes Guzzcnas , Handfc9 r chi<:fs, &c. The whole cmirlr'! to drawback. FOOTMAN y Co. Auffrs. n-.arcl-. yx dt» ** For Savannah, (To fail on Saturday the "Jth of April) X u r cLf I D , SWIFT PACKET, : Patrick Oribbim, Vliflcr. ' ' A rrgular eflahiiftied Packet with v clfgan' accommodations For freight or apply 10 the Mafieron board at Rcf»'& wharf, or to N. & JFraxier, Ko. 9St 9«--uth Front Street. Who have for sale a quantity of prime new Kice by said veflcl. masch f 1 dyt FOR SALE. :i; Havannah Sugar 100 Hide^ Will be lan led to-morrow,' at Willing*and Fran-" cis't wharf 4 from on boardthebr g A&ive, Wiil iam William 6, mailer. faid Brigforfale, JlQnr And may t*\e in immedi- r \attly after jiftharged. Apply to * Jcbu Hollingf worth Isf Co. march 30. § Hylon and Young Hyson Tea. A few cnelh of excellent quality, for sale, cor nir of Second and Pine llreets. On »6—cots CONGRESS. w HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 01 STATE OF UN ion. £ % »' ■ ■ .. fu 1 hurfday, March 29. cc (Continued f>m witoy*s *!nzrl!e-) H Mr. Brooks again complained of the f insinuation which Mr. Gilts had thrown j° out against him, which he said was not cal- ( ltd for by any circumllance under cotifider- f ;, ation. lit Mr. Giles allured him he mefitioned the or faft alluded to out of no difrefpeef to him. ar With refpeft to the date of Mr. Monroe's le letter, he hid been deceived by a leaf be ing folded down at the letter whose date be w had mentioned- The gentleman had laid ol that he had attributed improper motives to the Prelident of the United States. This c : he denied. He had said, he took meafuies j' which he did not approve, and he hoped a difference of opinion from any man, would c | not be imputed to him as a crime. With d refpeft to the explanation which jhe gentle- p man had given of his own conduft he was 01 glad to hear it. It was to obtain this nation, that he mentioned the reports which he had heard. Mr. G. renewed his after- w tion that he and his friends always had been it willing to put the nation in a Hate of de- F fence. As to the frigates, Ire gloried in P his vote against them j but with refpeel to j' the ufe(of them, the gentleman jwas mifta- w ken. They were intended to be sent against b the Algerines only. r; Mr. Si Smith said a few words as to the b statements whicfr had been made with re- v fpeti to the amount of our exports to dif- " ferent countries : that made by the gentle man from Virginia, he said, was correft, v except that some deduilion onjht to be S made frsm the 36 millions on account of the hanfe fr-vns. l tfr. NrcHOLAS made some remarks as 0 to the date of Mr. Monroe's letter. Tho' t the date Was as stated by the gentleman j from S. Carolina, he (till maintained that t- Mr. Monroe could not have known whether 1 J or not the Senate had ratified the British i t treaty. Mr. N. hoped the committee would 1 rile, and that he should be permitted to t fiiew the consequences of a war with France f at this time. He said yesterday he should t have been frilling to have overlooked the c pad, and to have taken the bell mode of , c getting out of our present fituatioa ; but : J when gentlemen fay that all has been done ; . by this government that could have „been, ; , he should confidtr it as treason to his conn- i try not to fliew that the present mifunder- ' Handing with the French republic was fouti- 1 ded in our own mifcondud. Not that we were wrong in faying we will not bear the treatment of the French since ; for though he thonght we gave the firit offence, yet 1 he was not for bearing the chastisement of 1 any country. After a few words betwixt Mr. Dayton and Mr. Nicholas, as to the objett of the amendment, the committee rose. CALL UPON THE PRESIDENT. Friday, March 30. MR. ALLEN having proposed the fol lowing resolution : " Resolved, That the Prefidcnt of the United States be requested to communicate to this house, the dispatches from the Envoys Extraordinary of the United States to the French Republic, men- ; tioned in his message ot the 19th inft. or fucb parts thereof as configurations of public fafety and interefly in bis opinion, may permit." Mr. S. Smith said, he Ihould have no ob- to the resolution, if the latter part of it was struck out. If the President thought it neceflTary that any part of the correspon dence ought to be kept secret, he would, as is usual in such cases, inform the House that this wa the cal'e, and the galleries would «c ---cordingly be cleared. The communication would then, probably be referred to a felett committee, and iuch parts of it publilhed, as might appear proper. Mr. Allen observed, that there might be ' parts of this correspondence which it would not be proper to communicate to this House, even confidentially. If this was not the cafe, the Prelident could (till communicate such part of the correspondence in confidence as he may think proper. He wilhed to leave the Prelident to ait according to his discretion. Without some portion of this discretion be ing allowed him, the government could not proceed. Mr. Giles said, no part of the correspon dence ought to be kept from Congress. He 1 was not himfelf fatisned as to the (incerity of 1 the proceedings of the Executive of the Uni ted States towards France; he wished, there fore, not only to have the correspondence of our ministers, but the inllructions which were given to thein. Mr. G. defended what he had yeflerday said about the President and these papers; and hoped if the House called forthe papers at all, they would call forall the papers, and the inltructions upon which our ministers acted. Mr. Livingston moved to amend the re solution, by llriking out all the words after the 19th infhint, ami insert after the words "this House" the injlruftjms 10 an<l.** This ' j was not a time, Mr. L. (aid, to (hind upon -lon ordinary oQcalions. They were now cal j led upon to fay whether the country be preserved in peace, or go to warj H ye.t.Xhe cor respondence which ought to "convince the House of the propriety of adting itvthis or that way, is withheld. How could tie} fay to e , the.r constituents, without this inltjr at on, ! all has been done that could be done :o pre lerve the country in peace, but war ijfa.s ine ! vitable ! And.if war is rushed in'O headlong, 1 without due consideration, and consequently j without afcertaifting whether it isjuftor not, ' can it be expected that the wilhes and aids of ' the people will be heartily engaged in such a war ? They certainly would not. It would be 110 answer, to fay thai our nego tiation with a foreign power would, by this !, means, be expoled. The communication . might be made with clofediloors, and no one could l'tippcfe any thing would be exposed by tke members of the legislature, which the good of the country requires to be kept se cret. But gentlemen wish this House to re pose the strictest confidence in one branch of 1. the government, at the fame time that they r- fay no confidence can be placcd-in the inte grity of this House. [Mr. Allen exclaim- Ed; ttimfaid tt J] Mr. L. replied, that this tiip< was u fair inference troru what had been said. belt The latter part of thS resolution proposed den to transfer a right to the President,' which it is in ought itfelf to cxercife, as to judging of wdiat will it was proper to publifli in Ccmlideration ot the , tori; public fafety and interest.* It tiiis.power was corr given to the President, he might withhold refp inch parrs of the papers, as might prevent, a voti correct judgment being formed upon them, oft He was not hiiufelt d;(poled to cede to the poli President the riglvt, which he was sent there [lie to exercise for his constituents, of judging of thai so important a question as a question ot peace the; or war. He could not basely surrender this try fight. If the papers were called for at all, tod he hoped, tlie whole would be called for, in obji • order that the House might orm that found not and temperate judgment for which the pre- N ( sent cri(is sb loudly calls, and for which the t!en people of the United States anxioitfly look, upo Indeed to pal's the resolution unamended, ta.ui : would, in his opinion,be a (hameful direliCtion cou 1 of their right-. < l I" i Mr. Bay ard thought the propriety of this mta - call upon the Prelirienrwasexuemely-doubt- ipp s fill, and as it regarded the lurtruttious given the s to our m!iiifieri, wholly improper. With -vhi 1 refpeiit to the communication of t|ie difpat- pla eties, it <vas wholly a matter of Executive bet t discretion to judge whether it would be pro- cell . per to commun cate them,'or not. He was bet s one of those Who had so much confidence in pof the Executive as to trull to his candour, tin- to | derltanding and integrity, to determine upon mit 1 the propriety of what hg Ih'juld fend to ; or He - withhold from this House. At a time when the l it is not known that our negotiation with Un - France is closed, it would be extremely im- Vu , prudent to have the inltmetions to ourminif- doi } ters laid before this house, as what was sent (he here, notwithstanding any vote of fecrefv, act " would not long be kept secret. It would soon wa ' be in Europe, and might do us efTential inju- ran ry, by difcloliitgourtlltiination 10 France, and do. ; by (hewing it alio to the world. It was in poi vain, Mr. B. said, to suppose that one him- net dred tfien could keep a iecret for any length po of time, however important it might be. To noi elucidate that afTenion, he referred to the di- cej > vulging the secret of the British tfeaty by a |on e Senator. | fid c But the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Dei Gii h.s) has no confidence in the government ! wa of this country with refpeft to its negociation ' with France ; and in order to try the finceri- the ty of the Executive, he wishes tor these pa- ' tec n pers. Does the gentleman, by this, mean to iap t . give the lie to the Executive > Because in in r i his mefTage he has told the House that he has be h I given power to our MinisterS to fettle our di(- de j putes with the French Republic and to "make th I all reasonable concellions." What more does tai 0 I the gentleman wish > Does he wilh unrea- fin e fonable conceilions to be made ? Surely he tli d | does not. Did any thing appear in the con- op e j duct of the French Direttory to (hew that nc our. Ministers were not poflelTed of ample m |t I powers ! No ; the Directory never knew any th I thing about tiieir powers, at lead so far as ot |C ! any official communications had been receiv ed on the fubjett. There could not, there- nc I- . fore, be any ground upon which the gentle- Pi l- man rould reft his suspicions. He hoped, be therefore, theamendment would be negatiVed. h; r£ Two or three gentlemen were on the floor ni together. w "J The Speaker said, the amendment to jn- fa " fert the inftruClions to and, would come fir ft tli ft under conlideration. it jf j Mr. Harper said, he did not mean, at ol | this time, to enter int > the merits of the pre- b< n sent queltion. It was important and present- ei ed itfelf in anew light t« the house. The Ii le original motion he was ready to have voted ai for j he did not know whether he might not tl vote for this. But he wished time to consider p of it. He therefore moved the fartherconfi- tl deration ot this question to be postponed till tl Monday. n 1- Mr. Allen had no objeftion to the port- u ponement, except the mover o£ the amend- si j ment, would permit it to be amended by a g j. i modification of this fort, " Such parts of those b injlruftions as 'were communicated to the French V , n _ Government." ' u The question for postponement was put and w ■ ct 1 carried 47 to 41. j b The order of the day was then called for. j d Mr. A llen hoped, since the consideration n 1 of his proposition had been postponed, the a ° j house would not lefolve itfelf into a commit- i n ; tee ot the whole on the State of the Union, un- ! v n .~ 1 til this information Was received. The debate c |! s of yesterday, he thought would do no good, e ,as it served only to alarm the public mind, 0 **" and he expedted if the house went into a com mittee to-day, the time would be spent asun- v : profitably. g as Mr. Brooks seconded the motion, as the a information called for would certainly throw v , j light upon the fubjedt ; and though he had t 1 himfelf fufficient information to enable him ' e > to vote upon the question, many gentlemen, i ' in the course of the debate, had made a great t I hue and try after these papers, he hoped there- I le fore they would be called for. 1 Mr, Nichola salways thought it proper to i ,n ' ask for further information on this subject; t )e ~ but as he had been told that when it was re- v ,ot csived, it would be final as to our atlairs with f France, and tantamou.it to war, he thought t it better to decide the question whether we are 1 ready to go to war, or not, firft. He wished t this, alf'o, to prevent the consequences which t nl " are now taking place from a general imprefti- ( re ~. on in the country, from the late meflage of t ot the President, that we niuft be involved in i ere War. In confequeijce of this perfuaiion, he f ® had received information that produce has fall- * 'j en one-fourth in price. He wifhud, therefore, t ® to come to a vote as soon as possible that (liould I ie decide the question of peace or war. It was I aur upon this ground that he did not call for the ' papers, and upon this ground, he hoped they 1 rc " ihoiild proceed with the business. Delaymay t • f ® r give time formealnres to be taken which fliall ' (tab the peace of the country ; which may go i beyond the powers of the legislature to arielt I 1011 their progress. If the |>uftnefs ot the Union < 'P~ was to be suspended until the call was made, ' "J it must also be suspended until the call is an- i " e fwered ; and if it be favorably answered, un- < or " tiHhe communications are printed. He hop- 1 ! ed, therefore, this delay would not take place. I at Mr. Baldwin said, if gentlemen could 1 to reconcile it to their own minds to let this im- ] on > portant business lie over from day to day, it rc " was more than he could do. He was surprised " e " to si id at firll some reluttancje to go into a ' n 8» committee .of the whole on the State of tlie 1 lt 's r Union ; and he was now surprised that there 1 ,ot '. was any reluitance to proceed with the bufi sot ness. He would not indulge suspicions as to 1 a motives ; but he begged thein to believe that he could not help cxprefiing his anxiety at the 1 B°." profpett of any delay in coming to a decision 1 thls on the question which had already undergone ' I>on some difculTion. He had never seen the affairs ° n( : of this country on such a dangerous precipice 1 )( f" as at present,"and not to ait, but let things 1 ' c alone, and the country will soon be in war, 1 ,e " and then we must defend ourselves as well as re * we can. At lead, this was his view of the I '°' matter. But, if the business be pursued at J ' ,c y present, though we find France has behaved i ) ,e " towardstis, so as to give us a just ground for 1 im * war, yet if we wish to avoid war, this is tlie i time to prevent it. The fubjefl is at present it 1 before tlie house in the way which the Preli- I pr c dent thought proper to place it ; and if a call ma is made for papers, it is well known that lie pet will not be obliged to fend them. Thein- mil . formation which they had he himfelt supposes [ U F correct, as the President had given it upon his I,l ' refponlibility ; he was, therefore, ready to re A vote upon the question before the committee tha of the whole. He believed there was a dis position in the country for peace, and against pi' the arming of merchant veflels. vol that by taking pointud and decilive measures, 1» they had on a former occalion, keptthecoun- noi try out of war ; he hoped they would be able ac l to do it on the prefentoccafion. He should no on objeft to calling for the papers; but wished c 'ji not to protract the business. Mr. Gordon was surprised to hear gen tlemen fay the house was called upon to aft upon the opin onot the President, there is cef*- th. tajnly something more before the house He ce< could not account tor the opposition made to 1 ha a postponement except it was,»that when the of nfjrmatibn was obtained gentlemen were bu ipprehenlive they coiild not hold the langnags l' e they now hold, as almost every geollem»n gd who had spoken upon the subjeCt, had com- be plained that fufficient information was not u" before them. If this information was unne- do relfary, then tiie refolutian ought to have A been negatived at once ; biy having been of postponed, he thought it would be Improper pi to proceed with the question before the com- (o mittee of the whole, until it was received. D He saw 110 reason, therefore, for going into fa; the committee of the whole onthe (late of the ha Union, except to give the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Nicholas) an o irtiinity ot D doing what he has proposed tu Jo, viz. to afi (hew to the world thai our Government has- in acted improperly towards France; but such di wa> his opinion of that gentleman's perfeve • cr ranee, that if he did not get an opportunity ot th doing this to-day, he would take another op portunity of doing it,'and therefore it was not de neceHary to go into a committee for the pur- to pofc of receiving hs speech ; and he,con Id U 1 not fee for what else it could be desired, ex- ej cejit it was that gentlemen wilhed still to hold w 1 ' out to the people the idea, that there is a con- in I fidc rable yarf of this house, with the Prefi- (a dent at their head, for war, though the charge in t ' was altogether denied. °' 1 But the gentleman from Virginia, fays that m . the late meirage of the President has so a'gita- v ' : ted the public mind, that believing war is tli > approaching, produce has fallen one fourth \ in price. If the fafl was as stated, he did not m s believe it had been the Meflage of the Prefi . dent which had produced it, but the decree ot ; the French Directory, as the MefTage con s tained nothing like war. He thought the in- 1 . finuation injurious to the President, and to b : tliofe who thought with him, and who were K - opposed to war, but who, nevertheless, will Si t not vote for the resolution before the com : mittee of the whole, because they do not leel _ y theiufelves called upon to decide the question s of Peace or War at present. r Mr. Dana was against: the postponement, . not because he thought the meflage of the . President had caused the fall of produce — i, because that Meflage would certainly .have . had no such effett, had it not been accompa ,r nied by a decree of the French Directory, which went to let loose all the French cor . fairs upon all Neutral veflels, and to exclude ft them from French ports. This, he believed it was which had produced the effect spoken it of. But he did not think of the resolution before the committee of the whole was adopt t- ed, that it would raise the price of produce, ie Indeed, he did not think it would produce :d any effeft. He considered it as an unmeaning at thing; and a person voting for it, might with »r propriety go into every measure prspofed for i. the defence of the country. It was one of ,11 those vague propositions upon which gentle- j men may fay what they please, and he looked f h upon it as introduced with that view. And _ I- since they must submit to hear the fpeechesof j a gentlemen upon the occasion-, he wished the )f e business to be going on. The gentleman from J c h Virginia told the committee yesterday, that he would them a fpeeclrto-day, wherein lie id would (hew rtiat this country had been to 1 blame in refpeft in France, in which, he j doubted not, they should be entertained with in many severe phillippicsagainft the Executive ; he all these l'peeches, calculated to raise a cla t- j mour in tlie country must be submitted to. He II- I wished therefore, to go from day today into a ite committee of the whole, until gentlemen had d, exhausted themselves, and then tUe business d, of the Nation might be proceeded with. n- Mr. Brooks said, for the fame reason n- which his friend from Connecticut gave for going into the order of the day, he wished to he avoid it ; because he hoped, if till Monday jw was given for the gentleman to consider upon ad the matter, he would give up his speech. im Mr. Gallatin. In whatever he had said ■n, in the Sommittee of the whole on the ftateof ;at the Union, he had made no allusion to the pa e- pcrs, a call for which had been proposed. If he understood the objections urged to going to into a committee of the whole on the date of :t; the Union, it was, that the house ought to e- wait until these papers were before thein- So ith far as related to himfelf, this was unneceflary, ht tor he had not complained of any want on this ire head. Not because he did not desire to have ed the information, if it could be obtained ; but ch becaule he thought it bed, under the present Ti- fituation'of this country, firft to decide whe of tlier we will remain in Peace, or go to War. in For if it had fird been determined to call for he farther information, how did he know that it II- would be given, or if given, whether it would re, not be in a mutilated date, rather than which, ild he would chufe to act without it upon the ,as MelTage of the President alone ; and, accor he ding to the opinion of the gentleman from iey Delaware (Mr. Bayard) the house ought not lay to ask for any papers whatever from the Exe all cutivc. He thought theinformationcontained go in the Meflage of the President was f ufficient eft td decide the quedion at present before the on committee of the whole, as he there dates, le, that he has 110 ground to hope for a happy in- issue to our million. This is not matter ot in- opinion ; but coming from the President to p. the I.egiflature, is matter of faft, and when he :e. so fay\ it must be understood that he is not lid willing that any farther Negociatio'n (hall take n- place ; and that all the reasonable concessions it having been made that can be made, there is fed an end of the Negociation. It was true, when > a these conceflions were made known, it was he poflible, that he might differ in opinion from ere the PrefidenAs to their reafonaolenefs ; but ifi- this House has 110 controul over the Prefi to dent in this respect. Therefore, the informa hat tion which he has given to the house, is futti the cient for them to act upon ;%nd they ought ion now to fay whether they will go to War, ,ne or remain in Peace. tirs The gentleman from Conne£ticut(Mr. Da ice na) lias supposed that the resolution before !g S the committee of the whole, is vague and ar, inexplicit ; merely a thing for declamation as and speeches, and that it ought therefore to the be disposed of as soon as poflible. He was at himfelf also in favpgr of getting through with 'ed it as soon as poflible ; but it was extraordina for ry, that that gentleman should complain of :ha its being vague, and ytt endeavour to make 1 it more To, by wilhingto fe« i' nded propofcd. As to thefpcecbes lad been made upon this cccalion, they writ* not pro perly produced by the motion befo»e (he com mittee, and could not be charged tipon the fupportersofit. Theonly arguments offered in favour of it (which had been in some degree retrained by the amendment) whet.: to (hew, that it is not expedient to go war ut tlv.s time. Mr. G. did not fee how the information proposed to be called for could influence the vote on the queltidn before the committee. If any gentleman could shew this, he would not object to the postponement. The mover acknowledged hedid not want the informati on forhimlelf; it was only to remove|any clamour wfcirh might be tiled in debate, or which might appear in the papers. It was true, Mr. G. said, however obnox ious the fa6t might be to some gentlemen, that the me(Tag£.of the Preiident had produ ced the effect which had been mentioned ; it had upon his mind the effect of a Declaration of War. He did not fay that it really was so ; but the eff'eiit produced upon him was, a be lief that if famething was not done by thele giflature to prevent it, the consequence would be war. 1 his conviction he felt from the moment the melTage was read. He under- , (food the fame effect was.produced on others. And though he was not certain about the fa£t of the fall which had been faid'to h-ve taken plat-e in the price of produce, yet, if it were 10, it was not produced by the decree of the DiretVoryj as that accewnpanied the firft mes sage of the President, and it was the la(t which had had the effect spoKen of. The effefct produced by the decree of the Direitory, said Mr. G. we know. It can be afcertainad by tlje variation it has produced in the price of insurance. He understood the difference which had been made by thff de cree in the insurance of velfels from London to* this country, was five per cent. Mr. G.'thought it important that an earl decision should be given to the question be fore the committee, that the people of tl e United States might-know what: they had to expe£t, and in order to remove- the idea which every where prevails, that we (hall be iri w<fr in a (hort time. It is upon this idea, said he, that the Insurance Offices rcfufe to insure velfels in French ports not on account of.the decree of the Directory, but Irom tie melfage of the President : and it was with a view of removing this impreflion, he beteved, that the resolution was laid upon the table. (Debate to be continued-) For Sale, A CONVENIENT well built second hand Light Waggon, hung on Jack* with glaffis and blind-in the doors, with or without harness. Kuquire of Peer Umericfchoufe, Arch, below Sixth llreet, or the fuhferiber in Germantown CASPAR IV. MJIIiES. April 2 "law; w Twenty Dollars Reward. r "P"HE Store occupied on account of the United 1 States, back of No. 71, North Water-flreet was*on the night of the 19th instant (March) bro ken open, apd the following articles floUn, and taken therefrom : Nine pieces Stroud; viz. J 374 20 \ Blue ftroud fitiglc z 3'/8 20 i cor d. 2379 20 2380 20 \ 2381 20* 2382 20 ( Two cord. 2383 20^ 2384 20 I 1 2385 20} J • Tfce above reward is offered, for the discovery of the perpetrators of this robbery, so that they J he apprehended, and made amenable to juflice ; J further reward will be paid, for the recovery of J. any part of the goods stolen, on delivery of tke fame to - JOHN HARRIS, 1 Keeper Military Stores, april 1. lw ■> JUST RECEIVED. - And for faieby W.Yonng, corner of Second I and Chefnut-ftreet, M. Carey 118 High-fireet ' T. Dobl'on, 41 South Second-street and the Booksellers generally, (Price 5-jths of a Dollar.) i 'BEACON HILL, s A Local Poem, historic and descriptive ; By a Lady of Bojlon. n ANALYSIS OF BOOK I. r Allusion to the fur rounding Profpedl—lnvocation 0 to the River a:id sylvan Deities—to the Historic y Mufe—FiAion discarded—Dedication to Waft- II ingtori—The Ailion opensar the Retreat of the Columbians from Bunker's Hill—General Hows d The Memory of his Brother—Death of War s rcn—Perfnnification of Fcrtune and Faaie— Walhington at Mount Vernon—called to the ' chief Command—Formation of the Columbian g Camp at Cambridge—Natural, moral, or poli f tical History of the several States—Their com o manding Officers—Siege of Bofton—lts Suffcr -0 jugs—Negotiation for the f*fe Retreat of the , British Army—lts Departure—Appointment of s Congress—Declaration of Independence—Cha e ravftcr of the Columbian Soldies—The Poet's ,t prophetic Apof rophe to the Frcgrefs of Free .[ dom throughout the World, march 3c. S r Joseph Rjcakdo, 1 /"vFthis City, Merchant, has afligned his pro d V 7 perty for the benefit of his Creditors, tsjamea I, C. W. Filher, and Thomas Wl|fon. c All persons who have demands' are rc n quelled to furniftj their accounts without delay— lt and those indebted to make immediate payment to ! the Subscribers, ailing Aflignees. j "James C. & Samuel IV. Fibber. (t No. 13, ArchStfeit. Ie march .11 4tawtf 5 ; ~~ FOR SALE, )t ALL that elegant three ilory Brick House, brick Kitchen and I,ot Qf Ground lituate on the ° south weft corner of Fourth and Prune Greets, lC containing in front on F urth ftrtet 3J feet, and Jl in length on Prune flre»t 98 tc«*t, to a four-feet al "e ley intended to be left open with common privi- ? s lege of the fame. 13 Also, a two story brick House and Lot o! Ground !n lituate on thr well fide Fourth street and ad joining ths above, containing in brtiadth an Fourth 111 Areet feet 6 inches, and in dc?pth 98 f«et or tfce . lt said four alley, with the common privileges of the seme s J- And also, all that Lot of Ground situate on the i- weft fide of Fourth street and adjoining the lad it described lot, containing in breadth on Fourth r, street 25 feet 6 inches, and in depth on the north fide 102 feet, thence running ibuthward 11 1- inches, thence further weft ward 12 feet, thence re ft ill further southward 14 feet, and thchce by the d Chapel ground 114 feet to Fourth street, withlhe n common use ct the fajd four feet alley leading in o to Prune street The whole will be fold together is if more agreeable to the purchafrr. h For terms, enquire of the foMcnber, at his of fice, No. I*4 Soutn Foarth street. >f ABRAHAM SHOEMAKER. Le 1 march 31. 3awtt
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