On 1 the ic.th day of Aprii next, it 7 o'clock in the evening, at ce thtrCily Tavern, Second Street, in the City is of Fhtlade'phia, WILL l>c exposed to public fait, feventesn cii UiSi or parcel* of land fitnated in Point townlhip >n the county of Northumberland, and f.' containing in the whole Gx thoofand seven hun- t0 dred and (ixty-fom acres and three quarters, u with the ufuilallo*ance for roads. Terms of sale, l-j of the purchase money on j the exectition of the 4eed, I*s in three month*, and 1-3 in fix months, in godd uotes or other approved fecarftv V CONNELLY tf Co. At,a. March 9. lawm dtl_a_ b M ES SAGE c b ' Of the President of the Unit eel States, b To both Houses of Congress, r f AriiL g, '9B t With the Dispatches from the Envoys of tl the United States at Paris, v Which acco i panicd the Same. FOR SALE _ p At Nol 6j North 3d flreet, at Way AGroff's Printwg-Ollici. No. a; Arch flreet. r.nd at the of tV; Editor. No. I'l), Chefnu ttreet Now Opening,. j! AtV» T in.iAMM'LAW».SaddleManufadlory, . . No. 72, Chef nut Street, A general alfortment of Horseman s ( Piflols, direU from the Manufacture!* in London. p AI. SO 4>N HAND, n Sid Mes. Bridles, Holders, Half Cora*, Lijht a Hoileran.'s V.vc f d», Cartoueh Boxes,VVa t licej . Saddle Bag*, Portmanteau's, Hard father „ Trunks/ Carriage and Chair Harness, &c. il ap"' ? ' For Sale, J THE te'BSCRTHm, NO. 10. CHESNU 1 STRIET, ( 11 Ca(ks.of Carolina Indigo, c Which will Le fold on realonable terms on a ftort <• credit. Robert Henderfon. 1 _aprili_ _ __ mw&» 4 w , Madeira Wine. . s A few p ; pes of remarkably fine Madeira, fit 1 for immediate afe, and at a re'Jnced price ior fti, tvy james YARD. t April 4- Atw " TO BE LET," ~ I /lnd pnjjejfion given immediately, A genteel three story brick House, ! N . 7, Nof'h Eighth ftreer, I 14 feet front an 55 feet deep, with a handfoms ; G;. f , en . iiuqu re at No. 118 Spruce llreet. aprii f § Notice —Agreeably to charter, Is hereby given to the members of " the cor poration for the relief of poor afid diftrffled p: tfbyterian ministers and the poor and diftrefled widovts and children of prelbyterian mirifters," that a meeting offaid corporation is to be hold en, on the 16th day of May next, at 4 o'clock p. M.i:i the second prefbyterias church in the city < f Philadelphia,'for the dispatch of all such bufinei* as may then be before the bua.d. ASHBEL GREEN, Secretary of the Corporation. April 7. tawt t6m The Annual Ele&iori I """OR. DireiSori and a Treifurer of th* Library H Company «£ Philadelphia, will be held at the Litrary, in FKth flreet, on M»nday, the ;ih of May licit, at three o'clock in the afternoon, when' the Treifurer will attend to receive the annual p*ymc»:s. As there are fevaral fharcs on whi*h finei are due, the «wners of them, or their reprefantatives, are hereby notified, that they will be forfeited, a greeab'y to the laws of the company, unless the arrears are paid off on the said 7th day of May, or within ten days after. By ord-rcf th; Directors, BENJ AMIN R. MORGAN, Secretary. April 7 .taw Pennsylvania Hoipital, 4th mo. "Jtk, 1798. 7T~'HE Contributors to the Pennsylvania Hofpi- J. tal.aie te meet oathe seventh day of next Month, being the second day of the week, at the said Hospital at three o'clock ill the afternoan, to tleift tweive Managers and a Treasurer, for the .cnfuing year. By or.ltr of a board as JAanaveri* SAMUEL COATES, Sec'ry. April 7 „ dtE N O T I C E. THE Partnership of the fubferibers, trad in" un der the firm of PAXSON to 1 RICHARD FON, was diflolvcd on the sixth of the third month lap, ty mutu 1 corrfent. All persons indebted thereto are earnestly requeftcd to make payment ; aou tliofe that have any demands againll the fame, are tltfired to prrfent their accounts for settlement to either of the fubfcriben. Isaac Pax/on, Nathaniel Ruhardfon. Philadelphia, 4th mo. 3d, 1798. isaacHpaxson, Continues to carry on the buCncfs at the usual place, No. 10, South Third street, where he has on hand a brgc affortincnt of Irooaiongery, Sad dlery. Cutlery and Brass Wares, which he wi 1 fell wkol?fal« or retail, on low terms, for cufh or th« usual credit, hie expe£U to receive by the firft veffcU fropi London, Brtildi, Liverpool and Hull, a Urge addition to his prefect afTortment pn d will execute with punctuality and care any orders from he former cuilomers, and his friends in gen eral. 11W4W The City Dancing Allembly, In'erded forThnrfJay evening next is unavoidably poSponcd until Friday, the i jthjjf April when the ieafoi) wi.l be d»[ J. PROPOSALS, BY THI InfuYamt Company of North America. ForTusotAHCE against Fixt, on Ow«lling- Hoiifcs, Wafe-Hoofrs and other Buildings (and on Goods contained in such Buildings) diflant from Philadelphia, in the United States. I. Conunon lufurancer, on hazards of tl-e firft class, will be undertaken at a prenvium of ahout hall per cent, per annum. For extra hazardous ritnri a larger prerri>im will be required, which will vaiy according to eireumftanccs, feidom ex ceeding onr per cent, per anr.uni ; b«t iD some in stances, where the property afurcd is not only in iffelf rxtra harar.ioas, but rendered fiiit morefo by the vicinity ef extra hazardous buildings and occupations, the premium demanded will be raised according to eiifumHanccs. ' HoisUs and Ware-House*, the walls and parti tfons of which arc wholly of itone or I rick, well c< fo at to b» guarded as well a*may be fires from within, andlrtc from extra ha ■ siddes buildings and occupations iu their neig'i fi.-'.ocd, will be deemed hazardous of the nrl) C,l. , -jul asy be inliued to va'uc. Aifo Goo '.i *5 1 NferehanJiie, cot o* an extra » haza dous kind, in calks bale, to de- in futh buildup >, to an amount iot ex ceeding ,000 doilars ; bat if more than _ is 11nmreti to be insured in one tencnK.t, art t ldi ■ cional premium will be required, iu proportion to circunftances. 11. Infuraaces wil! also be nude on buildings and goods eiftra hazardous, at premiums proportioned _ to tha risque. But ic i» hot e. fy to arrangt these , under particular heads or clafTes, so as to describe each with the neieffary accuracy. F.ach cal; mutk therefore be decidedupon accordingto thecircum- , ftarcesa unding it ; and these cii'cUmilanccs wili, • in general, appear l'rora the description accompa- | uying the application. Bu Idings partly eontlruAcd of liTick or stone, |_ are pi eferaule to those wholly woodet l And in t. both cases, the stile of buiUing, how thoy are oc- cupied, how they are situated, the neighboring buildings, and how occupied, are considerations to Oj be 1 taken into view. And with to goods, thoir tendency, whether from their nature, or from the manner in which they are exposed, ether 0. to co'mmcr.cc or to increal'e an accidental fire, and £ their liability in such state to receive damage by wet, or by sudden and hafly removal, or to be fi.j- /' len in time of confufion and hurry, arc all cir cuniflances of weight ; and the prtniiums mufl be proportioned accordingly. f 111. The fallowing coiulitiont are to be under- j t flood hy the parties. . Ift. The Insurance is not binding till the llipu lateil premium be paid ; but it lhall be deemed ef- /, fedaal from the time of such payment and accep tance theveof, whether the policy be immediately Signed or not. o 2d. Insurances may be renewed at the expira tion of the-term of the policy, without further ex pense« than the payment of the premium of the re- a newed term, the circumflances continuing the fame as they were anHcrftoo.! by the lnfur rs st the time ' the former ir.furance was mads ; bu*. the payment c of the prynium is efle:uial to such renewal ; and if the party i fured fuffers any time to elap'fe after the expiration of the former infiirance, before he / pays a premium for the renewal, he is not insured during filch time ;«or can the insurance be' renew ed on the former policy but hy computing the 1 commencement of the renewal fr«m the expiration ( of.thi former insurance. The (übje'ifl of insur ance may neverthelcfs be open to treaty for a new * insurance. », jd If any other ir.furance be made on the fame property ; it mu.l be made known at the t/'tne of - application, othtrwife the policy made on such ap- f plication will be void. 4th Goods held in trust, or on conflgnment, ' may be insured as fach in .1 H: policy; but , they are not tube coiifidered ■ s infusedstherwife. S th. This company will not be liable or accoun- ' table for any loss or damage occalioived by any lor- j elgn invasion, or by any military or uftirped force, ( or by peafon of any civil commotion ; or occaGon ed by gunpowder, aquafortis or other thing of the ( like kind kept in the building, cr amongll the pro perty insured. 6th. Bills of Exchange, Bonds and other Secu- , rities, Title Deeds, Money, Bank and other pro milTury Notes, are not included in any infiirance ; nor are paiatings, medals jewels, gems, antique curiosities, or mirrors exceeding the valae of twen ty-five dollars each, to be considered as insured un less particularly mentioned and by special agree niacit. 7th. No insurance will be made for a shorter term than one year, nor for a longer term than se ven years. Persons choosing to infare for seven years shall be allowed one year's premium by way of difeount: One third of a years premium lhall be abated in like manner on au insurance for tkree years. Bth. fuftained by fire en property insured, shall b: paid in thirty days after due proof and li quidation thereof, without dedu&ion. A defciiption of the property to be infurod will be expecSed with nach application, to be made by j a mafler carpenter and signed by him, as well as , by the owner cf the building ot applicant for in- I furance, and attelled before a Notary or principal Magistrate, who will certify his knowledge of the . parties and their credibility. With to Houses and other Buildings, ift. '1 he fitc and pofitian ; describing the ; street or" road on or near which the building , stands ; its contiguity to water, and otfcer cir cumstances relative to the extinguifhracnt of fire in cafe of accident; and particularly whether . any and whjt fire companies are established, and engines provided, In the- place or neighbourhood. 2d, The materials of which it is built, whe ther of brick, stone or wood, and what part of each, as well as to the outside walls as inftde or * partition walls, and their r<Jpedlive height and ' (hickne'B ; >lie style of the roof and of what c materials ; howfecured by battlements or pa>- J ty walls ; what kind of access to the top of the e house and to the ehimnie, 4 whether any and what eleftric rods ; the number and kind of fire pi tees ; and the kind of depoGc for ashes. .3d. Ihe dimensions of the building and how divided, and the style in which it is finifhed so as to enable indifferent [*rfons to judge in what manner it is to be repaired or rebuilt in cafe oi injury; the age and condition of the building, - and how occupied, whether merely as a dwel h ling house, or for any other, and far what pur d pose ; also an estimate of the value of the lipule > or building independent of the ground. > 5 > 4th. The situation with reipedl to other build ings or back buildings, whether adjoining or riot, comprehending at least one hundred feet each way : what kind of buildings are within that difl2Bce,' how built, of what materials, and how occupied or improved, whether as dwel l.ngs for private families or otherwise : whe ther any and what trade or manufactory is car al riedon, and particularly whether there be any , s extra hazardous articles used, or ufuaHy depo i sited in the house, or within the diltanc< afore .ll said, and of what kind. 3« Rtfpedling gpods in Houfti, Warehouses, &c. ■ft I. A peneiaf description of the building in 11, which they are kept will be expedled, similar in d all M'pefls, as to the danger from lire, with that rs required for Insurance 011 the buildings them selves. z. A description of the kinds and nature of 1 the goods, whether in calks or other packages, |. or opeiKd ; and whether displayed in whole l le pieces or in tha usual form for retailing. And if the goods vary materially in kind, a general ellimate of the value of oach kind proposed to he insured ; but 1A the lalt particular minute ncli of description is not expeiled. 3. Articles of the following kinds are deem- U• ed extra hazardous, though in various degrees, ig- in whatever building they may be placed, viz. nd pitch, tar, turpentine, rolm, wax, tallow, oil, >m inflammable 1 pirits, hemp, flax, cotton, dry goods of an inflammable kind opened- GMfs r chi*a ware or porcelain, especially un- packed; Looking gbflcs, jewelery ; and all 0- 1:1 ther articles mors than commonly inflammable, or it ore than commonly liable to injury by sud den removal or by muifluris, or particularly x ~ obnoxious ** theft 011 in alarm ef fire. Letters p dl paid, dirjdicd to the Secretary of C 0 the Board of Direilors, will be duly attended to. An order for InfuranceaccOmpanied by ihe ■ o( j means of paying the premium, will be imme diately executed .m the premium being paid. If li. t/.c ap|>iicalion contain an enquirj only, it will ; || be anfevered. |>e By order of the Board, a- EBENEZEK HAZARD, 1- OJia of tie Insurance Company o/"NortV ) ft America j Pi'ilad. Feb. I> 17984 5 Feb. 14- p. .. ... . . ' ZCI PHILADELPHIA, j l a "' TUESDAY EVENING, April 10 ch Extrai7 of a letterfrom a gentleman in Vir- *£■ ginia to a gentleman in Philadelphia, t ei ! bearing date March 16, 1798. a " | " i?y laji mail I received yours of the f (1 , 6'A inclosing Claypoole's paper, which con- th tainedihe Preftdenfs mejfagt, accompany- ing a letter from our envoys. The contents j. th of this letter seem U have made "a very feri- I ° l 0./s impression here. The situation in which j C c our envoys were ftfferid to remain h hng boded no good to us, but hipeJli/l lived. At j present tus eppear to have no other alt emu- ta< tive, than either of abandoning the ocean -jj entirely, orfufferir.g our trade t) defend it- j fe jelf, -which many think would inevitably ! had to war. The anti-government men are ft • in favor of the former meafura, and irtJW j . that war mull be the confluence of arming t | our merchant vessels. Ido not think it cer- b tain that any conduct can ensure us peace, ■ and perhaps our be/} policy will be to pursue a , measures, not offenfive, but calculated to 1 create in us an ability to repel attacks, ti | which we cdnnot avoid, prom thefriend- y : Ihip or jujlice of France we have nothing f, 1 to cxpeEl. On our own spirit and wisdom ; we mutt under heaven-depend. It is really j n 1 an awful crijis with us, and requires the 1 o r cook/} and pureQ deliberation of every one : V who has any agency in American affairs. | y f And I wljh i' were pojfible that the members ; j. " of congress could for a whileforget their tin- g imoftties, and harmoniously unite in prov'ul- n 1 ing for the true interells of their country ; _ all eyes will be nowfixed on them, and the - real trill be eaftly dijlingutfhedfrom the pre- 0 ' tended patriots. It may be impojfible for j e all to think alike refpefting the causes of our r . disagreeable situation • but crimination can J - answer no good purpose, and it is the duty, c and it is in the power of every one, ti con- 1 e tribute his aid to avert the evils that threat- < en us. ' j The issue »f the foreign intercou-fe con- , r tefl gives me pleasure, as I really think it 1 > could not have terminated otherwise with- 1 n out violating the conjlitufohl - : >r MR. FENNO, i If the important fubje&s now before , iJ the public does not occupy all your pa- i per, be pleased to insert the following. I observed in a late paper a String of as questions relating to the institution and adminiftratiort of the Pennsylvania Hof pita! ; addressed to the world by a writer under the signature of Medicus Studio ie fus, and I have seen answers to them in '£ another Paper, under the signature of a re Contributor ; I was much pleased at the er profpeft of obtaining information on so d important a fubjeft as the abuses of the e- managers of that charity and was not a little disappointed at finding nothing new )d on it; for Mr. Contributor has not said at a word more in defence of the Managers l le than has been all along said by them and id their friends, and the committees of' the ot general afiembly who have annually vifit iw ed it since its foundation, and very little lo credit can be attached to such partial evi dence as the parties and their patrons. — g, But there is another fubjeft on which I should be glad to have some information, ile It has been often said and I think I d have seen it in some of the newspapers or that doftor Franklin by his will bequeath ret ed several millions of pounds sterling to charitable and public uses, among which el- the Pennsylvania Hospital was ranked as ie " a legatee to the amount of some thouf ny ands, fufficient at least to finifli the >0- building. Now permit me to alk this re " Mr. Contributor a question or two on this kc. fubjeft, and let us fee whether he can ! u pick up from reports of committees of lat afiembly any such trite and thrscd bare m * answers as he has given (scarcely new 0 f vamped) to Mr. Medicus his questions. es, I. Pray what was the amount of the le nd S 3c y bequeathed by doctor Franklin r»l ta the Pennsylvania Hospital. ,u 11. Why have not the Managers demand ed and received the money, m- 111. Why are they continually teazing the legislature for grants of money to oil, finifh the building when by a little at -0 tention to this fund, they might with un . less trouble get enough of their own for ' the purpose they seem to have at heart. IV. What authority had the Managers trly to build the House in the aukward o j. riianner which Medicus Studiofus re ied presents it. t " he Laicoj Parum Doctus. he- If From the South-Carolina Stale Gazette. Vl It is acknowledged on all hands that the present situation of the United States is beyond example critical : Thaf their molt precious interells and more precious independence, £re to all appearance deeply implicated in the pafiing lcenes both at home and abrqad—and that tliP next moment may bring forth events ig with tiie fate of America. But it is a wj ly.flery hard to be accounted for,' that these gr ruths are received with apathy by our citi- us eiu ; enquired about as articles of ordinary eq itelligence or common place speculations) nd inditTerently blended with conversations ci oncerningVeather, and news, atld the casual In jiit chat of the day. If the people were not fcli very hour scourged with the Ulh ot foreign ggrelTion, and agonizing under the wounds m oiirtantly repeated from tlie oui pre-> 1 ended friends, it might be said that they are ifleep ; walking with careless but unconfei >u's (teps upon the verge yt a.precipice. In T, "uch cale it might be reafonablv hoped that he CiMtnd of danger would arouse them to ipen their eyes, an 4 that they would at once ~ee and (hun the ruin before them. But the th thing to be lamented is not that we do not fee T jur danger, but that we fee as though we (aw ; it not. The found has not gone abroad, is :chosd round the globe, and is reverberated un our own lliores—yet it is as " a founding j pi brafsand a tinckling fymbai while the w eyes of all Europe are turned upon us with j pi anxious expettation, we return them a vacant ■ I (tare expreflive of 110 emotion- Knowing the w injuries that have ad'ailed us, and <Ji(tinctly a feeing the-danger that threatens us, they are tc (tonidied at our ftipinenefs and (implicit'/ in neglecting all the rational means of felt-pre- f t fervation. EA(*rience lias taught them all in their turn (aiiAwell may they b. - a(toni(hed )• that we profit nothing by their experience) ft that 110 national calamity is so great as that ot 0 being overtaken by wardeftitute of eliential c , preparation. It might well be presumed, t ] that if we are too proud or too thoughtless to t ] avail ourselves of the dear bought experiense •] of other nations, we would fiill not beunwil- n ling to profit by ourpwn—that the recollec tion of misfortunes which many amongst us j. yet living teftify, would admonilh us irre- v (iftably to negltil no means necsirary to repel f fiidden inva(ion. But so it is—neither our own fufferings nor the example of others, In part time?, nor the near approach of imiment danger can rouse j our spirit or alarm us into preparation. While j we lee the cloud moving on which bears in its bosom the thunders destined for our heads, ( we are amusing ourselves with idle specula- ( tions upon its appearance, or admiring the t splendid colorsiv. liich it reflefls to'the eve. ( So the poet speaks of the (imple lamb defli- ( ned for the (laughter— " Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flowery food, j " And licks the hand just rais'd to (hed his blood." j Do we not believe that we are tipon the eve 1 of a rupture with France? Let him whochu- ( fes to deceive himfelf, be deceived —but let ; him who is asleep open his eyes and-believe. j The opinion of our cosumidioners in that , country is no secret : and indeed, if fymp- ; toms (trongly marked and hourly" repealed, . ought ever to evince the reality ,of danger ; it , is with us not afubjeft for demanftration, but of vision and belief. And if invasion does , come, where may we expeii't it to fall ? If we ( judge our enemies to be fools, then may we expetl it will not fall upon us. If we believe them so infatuated in policy as to prefer to at- ( tack the strongest part instead of the weakest, to choose a doubtful conflift instead of an easy , prey, then may we believe that their views will be directed to the northern instead of the southern states. If we can persuade ourselves that the acquisition of a port near to their islands, and abundantly convenient for the war they will wage, will be by them held less - in estimation than one more remote, less con venient for purpofe, more difficult to gain and more doubtful to hold ; then may CharleftQii dismiss immediate apprehensions. But let u"s hug no fatal delusion ; let us allure ourselves in time, that there are too many powerful and local reasons to admit of a doubt that Charleflon will be the firft to realize the war, if a war there should be. Then is it true, my fellow citizens (for I' •am speaking of that which concerns us all) that with the profpedt of a war tull in our view, with a moral certainty that if it comes it comes firft upon us, and is likely to find us in a Itate so deltitute of preparation, that the spirit ot our citizens (capable of every tiling when well supported and well applied) may only serve to swell the aggregate of our cala mity—l fay is it poflible that in this situation, where all that is dear to us m«y be suddenly put to hazard, the government is taking 110 concern for us,,and we are taking no mea sures for ourselves i Of what avail to us will be pur corps of infantry, cavalry and artille ry, with the noble ardor that inspires them, while out harbour is undefended, and our city liable to the Aiccefsful adault of any na val force, however inconsiderable i Is it for us who are every hour exposed, who have e very thing to dread and little to hope—is it for us, I (ay, to imbibe the torpor of the fe deral government : and because theyfhew no concern for us, to feel no l'olicitude for our selves ? Ip the name of all that is dear to us let us rouse from our lethargy—the precious moments of negociation (it not already ended) ought no longer to be fquar.dercd away in thoughtless inactivity. Do you ask what I would do ? I would h,[ft of all lay before Ccfri grefs, in language that would (limulate their attention, the grievances under which we la bour— For I call it a grievance, when the whole nation neglects a weak and vulnerable part, peculiarly exposed to the dangers and calamities of war. The very basis of our union is declared to be " to provide tor the common defence," and I would besiege them with the voice of complaint and invoke that copiman fro-vi/ion which has been mod (hame fully withheld. I would thunder at the gates of this deeping Congress, in language that would rouse them to'a sense of our dangers, and of the protection which we have a right .to claim from the Uniqn. I would lay them under the neceflity of either receiving oj re jecting eur petition—we (hall then have dif ' charged our duty to ourselves, and the worst 1 calamity that can b'efal us will have its conso lation. If after a fruitlefs application on our part this opulent city Ihould be taken orpil ■ laged, or laid under ruinous contribution, the justice of the union cannon refufe to (hare in our calamity, by making us an adequate J recompense. They ran alledge neither that , they were ignorant of our danger or unap pnzed ot our weakness, and (till less can they ' controvert our constitutional right to have 1 had their seasonable proteftion. If the voice of importunity and remonstrance should fail, it will then remain for us to consider whether . private contribution, & that fpeedily,is not to be preferred to our continuing in a defence lefs date. And (houfd such a measure be gone 1 into, and events juftify it, the previous ap . plication to Congress will drengthen ourclaim upon their jultice and remuneration. Last ly, let them be told that the legillature of this date have refilled to provide for the de fence of the fea-coalt, principally upon the ground that both the right and the duty ap pertain to ihe Union, j My motion therefore is, that a memorial to Congress be immediately prepared, copies druck off, perfon appointed (perhaps the wardens) in each ward 111 the city, toten j dcr it to the citizens for signature. Let it be haflcned forward before the feilion draws to wants a dole that Congress may have timo to give it that conflderation, and take thut order upon it, which our fat'ety and the'ir duty will equally dictate. ' If this proportion be right in point of prin ciple and expediency, it will be feconJed ; but whether or not, the writer will have dif fchartjed what he takes to bo the duty of A CITIZEN. - % FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE Tranjlated for the Argus from Paris papers of 'January i?— 3' • COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED. Coupe—'(member from the North Coatt) read the following letter from the celebrated patriot Thomas Paine : Thomas Paine to the Council ofFfr'e Hundred. Citizen-Kepi efentatives, Though it is not convenient to me, in the present iiruation of my affairs to aid the loan to wards the descent upon England, my economy permits me to xiiake a small patriotic donation. I fend an kundred livres, and with it, all the wishes of my heart for the success of the descent, and a voluntary (Jifer of any service I can render to promote it, There will be n<> tailing peace for France nor for the world, until the tyranny and coriaption of the Ertgltfh" government be aholilhef), and England, like Italy, become a fitter republic.— As to those men, whether in England, Scotland, or Ireland, who, like-Robefpierte in France, are covered with crimes, they, lile* him, have no o ther resource, than in committing more ; but the mass of the people are"friends to liberty— Tyranny and taxation oppiefs theme but tfeey merit to be free. ft Accept, citizen representatives, the congratu lations of an ancient colliafue on the dangers we have pafled, and on the happy profpeil be fore us. Salut et refpeift. THOMAS PAINE. The orator said—" The gift ot Tljomas Paine is trifling indeed—but comnated to the revolt ing injustice this faithful fricrrd to liberty has luflfered by our government, and the poverty of our colleague ; you wi'l in this view End he has done much. I dernand, therefore, that the let ter of Thomas Paine be printed, and til at hon orable mention be made. These two propoli tions were adopted with unanimity. Gamier —By a motion of order en tered on the fiibjeft of the infldiou3 attempts which had been iaduftrioufly employed for fcveral days to circu late a report of an existing rfiifcnderltanding be tween the dire<fiory and the legislative body — also among the members of the diredlory ; he proves the whole plot to be the invention of a remaining desperate ariflocracy to influence the infurreflion ; and that the agents of the detest able Pitt, have been a£U\re in circulating these detestable lies Uiou—agreeable to the order of the day, drew the attention of the aflembly Upon the neceflity of employing all eur efforts (in seconding the views of the government) to our marine, to en able us gloriously to combat the proud Englilh on" their own element. I d*tr,and, fayt he, that the various reports iromtpe commSltieners of the marine be conttantly attended in piefer ' ence to every other objedt, the finances only ex cepted. MILAN, j6 Nivofe. ' Our great council has declared on Bragaldi's ' motion, that the Cisalpine republic do not ac knowledge any bilhops—that the ex erior o'rnj ' ments of that corrupted body are abohlhed, and tkat'fuch of them who within the repub lic, prebends, or ether benefices, mufl renounce : them within 24 hours, ench To he put to his oath, and eveiy defaulter shall be expelled from ' the republic in 3 days, ar.d all tl.e eft'etSls seized for the. republic. To the surprize of the w hole , y assembly, the membfr Dandi 10, undertook to deietid thebifnop Chiaramouti, who wiflxed the aid of the curates to explain their eccUliaftical rights. Dsndolo hypotririraUy observed, that the curates dare not aflbciatewith irreligieusper lons, for fear of drawing upon themselves the ~ r vengeance of an offended God. RASTADT, January 18. A conferenee took place yesterday between ' the ministers cf France and the minister count ' a Metternich. Soon after which ihe former wait ed 011 baron Albany, directorial minister of ' j Mcr.tz, to whom he made the following decla tion : " That in conformity to ordSrs and inftrufl 'r ions, they have received from their govern ment, they tieclare to the deputation of the em r pire, that the limits to the Khine shall be the balls of the treaty of peace to be concluded." t To-morrow the deputation of the empire will open the sessions. Ihe imperial minister will 0 preside, and doubtless, the declaration of the . ministers of France will be the firft ohjeft in s diicuilion. ') FRANKFORT, Jan. 19. n From Turkey we learn, that the Porte has 1 taken serious measures against the rebeb. Sixty thoiifand dollars it promised for the head of the r Pacha ofWididn. The Seraftiurof Romalie j. has marched at the head of Bo,o'omen, towards e Bofuie. e It is also faid,that tiie captain Pacha will enter d into Daiiube with a fleet to second his move r ments. e TO BE SOLD, 5 A Very Valuable Farm, SITUATE on theNeihaminy creek, Buck'scouu ■s 'y. con t ami' g about 148 acres, of which about 30 It acr e9 are cs£ cclltn t wootl-laud ; the reinabdej mcu s, dow and plough land, and in a highly cultivated it state ; tire whole under port and rail fence, chiefly n new l»(t l'ußuiier. On the prcmifes are a log-houfi '• and ham. The situation for a eourtry feat is per- I- haps one of the moll eligible in the vicinity of Phi- It ladelphia, lying- 011 the Ntfhaminy, with the ad )- vantage of a landing piece within 100 yarjsof the jr farm-houfc, and commanding a very excenfive view I- of the surrounding country : itisabcut three quart ie ers of a mile from the floating bridge, J7 3-4 re miles from Philadelphia, and 11 ] miles from Brif te tol. For terms of tale and further information ap at P'l to Thomas Benger.F.fq. iu Bristol, or j- WILLIAM WALN, ;y No. South Secend ltreet. re April *• 3tawtf : , e Joseph Ricardo, City, Merchant, has alfigned his pro to VV perty for the benefit of his Crediiow, to James c _ C. Fiflier, Samuel W. Fisher, and Thomas Wilson. Ie All persons who have demands are re ). quelled to furnifh their accounts without delay—, m and those indebted to make immediate pa^men' to the Subscribers, aiiling A fligneos. of James C. cS* Samuel JV. Fibber. e- No. 13, Arch Street, lie march 31 " 4t^wtf S ALI P El RE, to es One liundretl kegs of refined Salt Petrc, For Sale by the Subscribers. James C. & Samuel IV. Fijher, No. 13, Arch Street march Jl 4taw;f
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