Mntteu States Philadelphia Daily Advertiser. _ J&UMWR 1787.J For Bolton, HERALD, -SHIImSI Elijah Bqwen, Maftfr, A fine failing vtffel and will take freight low. apply to the Master on board at Chefnut-ftreet Wharf, or Joseph Anthony & Co. _ june 1, diw iOR SALKt tju-Q THE SHIP RICHMOND, JUsT arrived from the East- and lying at Latimer's Live Oak and Cedar and in every refpeft as Excellent a frame, as perhaps was ever put to gether, copper bolted and (heathed. She is 80 feet keel 27} feet beam, 12 feet hold, 6 feet be tween! decks and will carry 4,400 barreis oi Flour. For terms, apply to Mordtcai Lewis. may 33 _ 'LANDING, At Walnut StFcet Wharf, from on board the brig Amiable Matilda,- William Browa, Master, JPrcm Bourdesnx, Claret in hogsheads and in cases of SUPERIOR QUALITY, Brandy in Pipes, FOR SALK. Thomas & John Ketland. Said Brig for tale, With two pair four pound CAN NON, and one pafr 1 *lb, CAR RONADES. V may 29 § FOR LiVERPuOL,- gr-rlL_ THE B!fir a, LIBERT • Isaac Vredenbercer, Master, A-g°°d new veflel, fails well— 'Lyiipg iffoiO s Wharf, wili fail about thetenrho next month, a considerable part of her Cargo bein engaged*—For freight or paffajfeapnlv to JOHN SKVRIN, No. 96, North Front Street. N. EfT The Liberty is intended to return one of the firft fall vefltkto this pprt. may 29 dtf FOR LIVERPOOL, The remarkably 'aft failing Brig PENNSYLVANIA, Jerehtjh Tatem, master. Shs will fail in ten days—for freght or paflage, apply to JAMES TARD. Walnut-ftrect Wharf. may 43 diet For Sale, or Charter, j—& THE ARMED SHIP BEL VID E R E, Jonathan Rf.ynolds, Mufier, Wfc- 2L&r^LYINGat Jeffeand Robert Wain's burthen 256 tows, built at New-York, by Mr. Chtefeman in 1793> l* vc oak, cedar tnd locust—was completely coppered in London lad year with 28 ounce hard rolled navy copper, and copper bolted. She 16 w>cll known to .be a Haunch and faft failing (hip, i« well found— mounts ten carriage guns and may be sent to sea in a few lay» at a vary littk expence. For terras of charter or price on a liberal credit, apply on board to capr. Reynold's, or at No. 26, North Front street, to RICHARD D. ARDEW. WHO HAS FOR SALI Ofl BOARD SAIU SHUr 10 Tons dry white lead 5 Tons of (hot 13 Tons rolled fhect 20 BaksEnglifh Duck, aflbrted numbers 10 Tons whiting §s* The Ship Belvidere, if not fold or Char tered before Wednesday next, will take freight for .London. may 19 § For Sale, at the Stores of the Sub scribers, on Walnut ilreet Wharf, 195 ca(ks of nail? aflorted 20 bales of fail canvass, from No. I to 8 53 casks yellow ochre 1 5 tierces bottled porter, 6 to 14 doz. each London particular ? Madcira wines Irtfka market ) Tenenffe do. in hog(headsand pipes Old Port do. in hhds. bottles 6 cases of Ginghams, Dimities, Muflinets &c. afTorted for the Weft-India market 4, 10, ai>d 9 inch cables and 10 coils of cordage Writing flakes, ink Uands and presses 20 purcheons Jamaica rum 1 bale seaming twine 160 bundles (heathing paper TUE BRIG / -AMAZQN y For Sale, or Charter. Nicklin & Griffith. April 7 turh&f.tf I JUST ARRIVED, 9a tte brigGayofo,capt.Binghani, from St.Martins A quantity of SALT, of an excceljent quality A few groce Porter Sottles, new And twenty casks Vinegar jjp> Also, FOR SALE, Enquire of Jehu Hollingfworth & Co. No. 22, Little vVater street, South, aprii 20. 5_ " • FOR SALE. SjSnSSjHavwnah Sugar 200 Hides Will be landed to morrpw, at Willingsand Fran cis's wharf, from on board the brig Ailive, Will iam Williams, master. faid Brigfor sale, - And may take in immedi ately after discharged. Apply to Jehu Hollingf worth & Co. march 3Qu § A few boxes of Umbrellas \ To be Spld rheap—r.by Mordecai Lewis. may 17 diw By John Fenno, N O, 119 Chejnut Street. PHILADELPHIA This day Publijhed, AND FOR SALE, AT Wm. Young's Book-store, No. 52, Chefnut, corner of Second fltreet, On-fine woven Paper, xvitb Elegant Engravings > Dedicated to the President of the United States, The Studies of Nature, Translated from th? French of James Henry Bernardin de St. Pierre, By.HENRY HUNTER, D. D. r very ingenious, interring and inflxu&ive X work has finc« its firft publication, gone through four successive impressions, under the an- I thor's immediate infre&ion ; besides a variety of j printed editions in different parts of the European continent. No hook displays a more sublime theology, in culcates a pursr morality, or breathes a more ar dent and expansive philanthrophy St. Pierce ena bles us to conteniplate this universe with other eyes ; has furnifhed new arguments to combat otheifm ; has eftablifbed, beyond the power of contradi&ion, the do&rine of, a nniverfal provi dence. has excited a warmer inter eft in favor of ; fuffering humanity, and has discovered sources, unknown before ot moral and iatclledaal enjoy- , ifaent* i Ihe avidity with which the clergy and other learned characters in New-F.ngland, have purchaf ! Ed the Epglifll editicp of this delightful perform ance, and the opit.ion entertained by them ; and warranted by experience, that although written | before the " Age of Reafbn," a part of it con | tains a more solid and compleat refuration of it, i than any thing publifted finer, are perhaps a lulft cient rec emendation of the Studies of Nature ; , in which the Botanist, the natural and chrillian ! 1 Philosopher, the friend of *rder and government are interclted, and by which they will be equally gratified. -S.S no pains nor expence have been spared in procuring luifable paper and able artists, to render the work worthy ©f the public; and as'the Sub- expreffed their approbation ps it, the publisher flatters himlelf, that gentleman, who on account of the bad pap*r and print of fume Ameri can .edit*>n.v give generally the preference to the Englilh, will honor this with a comparison, before they purchase.* The Naval Gazetteer ; Being a complcat Geographical Dictionary, contain ing a full and accurate acc6un,fe alphabetically arrang ed, of all the Coun i i£s ar d islands in the known world ; (hewing their latitude, foundings, and Ration for anchorage; with a particular description of the several Bays, Capes, Channels, Coves, Creeks, Cur rents, Gu'lphs, Harbor*, Havens, Lakes, Oceanj, Ra ces, Rivers, Roads, RQcks, Sands, Shoa's, Sounds, Straiti, Tides, Variation of the Compels. £tc. To gether with a particular relation of the fhap.e and ap pearance ?t sea, of the several Headlands, Ifthmufcs, Peninsulas, Poios, Piomonfo ies, and whatever 'is" of use o; importance to the Master, Pilot, Commander or Seaman of any ship or vcflel, in navigating the wa try element. * Alfoy Comprehending Ample dircftions for failing into Or out of the differ ent Ports, Straits and Harbor of the four quarters of the world; and for avoiding dangers on the various and extended coast ; in which more than twelve thou j fond diftinft names and places, See. are treated of and explained. With acorreft set of Charts, 1 vols. Bvo. By the Rev. JOHN MAL.HAM. ('£3" rt)is has been p.onounced the moil ufeful and the cheapest: hrtok pubiifhed i« America. It was un det taken several years since, under the auspices of Lord Sandwich v, hile he was at the head of the Ad« miralty ©f England, and from which every afftfU ance nefceffary to complete so arduous a work, was readily furnifhed, but it never made its appearance until last year. The favor it obtained with Mjfters of vessels and other gentlemen concerned in Navigation induced the pu'oiifher 10 prepare this edition wherein the imeiican Ports, Hirbors,&c. have been corrected by a gentleman of great abilities, and exleofivc infor mation on the lubjeft. may ar. eaw4w TO BE SO CD, LET, Or exchanged for property in the city of Philadelphia. A Valuable Two S ory Stone House, and lot or piece of ground, in Potts Town, in the county of Montgomery. Tlie house is in good repair, and the lot made into a ufeful garden ; there are a number of good fruit trees therein, the fitua'ion is high and healthy and one of the best for any kind of bufirefs in the town, pos session will be given immediatery---for terms ap ply to William Nichols No. 117, RaceJlreet. may 29 * » *§ The following Certificates of FUNDED DEBT QF THE UN IT ED STATES STANDING on theßooksof thetrcafuiy, were forwarded for Lofcdon by the ship William Penn, Captain Jofiah, which hath l>6en captured, and the Certificates supposed to be loft, viz : 3164. Ba. Deferred debt,'in the name of Rev. Edward (iiddy, of Thredrea, in Cornwall, Great Britain, datedjune 2, 1797*- Certificate No. 10,072. 802r.. 1?. Six per Cent. Stock, in the name of Edward Home, of Be vis mount, Hants, Great Britain, dated May 30, 1797- No. 15T96. 3620. 50. Deferred Debt, in the name of Will iam Manning, of Ormfby, in the county of Nor folk, in England, dated July 10, 1797. No - 10199. 20183. 72. Three per Cent. Stock, in the name of Jannet Mathew, of Upper Seymour ftrect, -London, Widow, dated o«slober 31 X 797. No. 11820. For the renewal of the above Certificates, ap plication is intended to be made at the fata office of }he Treasury of the United States,—and all per sons concerned aredefired to tak notice. ALSO—— IN THE SAME VKSSKL, Fifteen shares Stork of the Bankof United States in thenameof William Manning,of Ormfby, coun ty of Norfolk, Ergland, viz. Three Certificates for five shares each, dated January I, 1797- No. 25982, 25083, 25984. For the renewal of w Sich,application is meant to be made to the« said Bank of the United, States, — and all persons concerned therein are desired to take notice* JN. VAUGHAp. Philatjelphia, may 4. §6w The following Certificates of Shares IN the North American' Land Company, '(landing on the Books of said Company in the name of Dan el Lifter, of Hackney, in the county of Mid dlefcx, England—viz. No. 2151> representing 1309610 13105, ten shares—No. 1150 —13066 to 13075, ten (hares—tto. 2149 —13056 to 13065, ten shares—No. 2148 —11509 to 11518, ten (hares —No.* 2147—11471 v to 11480 —Amotcntif-g to Forty Shares, were forwarded for London by the {hip William Pe~n, which having been captured, said certificates are supposed to be loft,; Tor the r«. newal ef which, applicajion will be made to the Board of tht said company. Daniel Neal Lijler. may 1 *d6vv - SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE % t 1798. Collector's Office, Pbdadcljjbia, May ic, 170?.. FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION. AT the Cuftom-Houfc, on Friday, the fif teenth of June, 1798, the fallowing mer chandize, which remain in the Custom House store* more than nine months, unclaimed l>y the owners or consignees thereof: (XII) eight half faggots of steel (TD) 202 one bale pirthWeb (FL) a quantity of steel one cafe lamps C&C oneicife bobbin (W) one small box medicine AB 203 one matted cafe Dutch books I&C one keg herrings ( W) one small box of samples of buttons ~DJ 1a $ bales girthweb "VH] 200 one ditto ditto Nj 400 one ditto ditto (No mark) eight jars olives (ditto) one bundle slates [LS] one small box locks dt 15 J Will be fold for Cafli, At eight o'clock on the F.veningof MONDAY the eleventh da,y of June next, at the M«r chants' Coffee house, in Philadelphia, if not previously disposed of at pri vate sals, THE FOLLOWING TRACT? OF 1 Valuable patented LAND, In the county of Glynn, in the (late,of Georgia, and th? counties of Bath and Randolph in ihe stAte of Virginia, ;000 acres at the head of St. Simon's Sound and confluence of Turtle and Alatamahi rivtrs, ad joining the commons of the town of Brunfwick. 41000 acres on the Great Satilla and on the head waters of the Little Satilla, adjoining lands of Wm.M'lntofh, John Howell, & F«rdinandO'Neal. 25000 acres on Great Satilla, aajoining lands of Freeman Lewis and John HowelK 44000 acre 1 ' i« Bath county, on both fides of Green Briar River, adjoining lands ot Jacsb War rick, Daniel M'Cullumand/ohnDilley, including 3300 acres of prior furvcys. 41000 acres in Bath county, on the east fide of Cowpafture River, aod on both fidee of the wag gon road leading from the warm springs to.Staun ton, including 5000 acres of* prior surveys .40000 acres in the county of Randolph, on Bu chanan River, adjoining lands of Thomas Wilson, and including 4588 acfes prior surveys. 30000 acre# in Bath county, on the east fide of Cowpaflure River, on the waters of said river, and of Caffpafture River, adjoining lauds of Joseph Grubb, and incjuping 5000 acres prior surveys. The Georgia lands will be fold in trafls of one thousand acres each, the others in the quantities and tr*&s alyovi described. Persons desirous to examine the titles and drafts of the above mentioned land, will call for that purpose on Benjamin R. Morgan, at No. 41, Arch street ; proposals of purchase may be made to either of the fubferibers. T/FITZIMONS, No. —, Chefuut ftrect. B.R.MORGAN, No. 41, Arch ftreeti JEREMIAH PARSER, No. 9, North Eighth street. may 14. v dts By virtue of a dectee of the honorable the high court of Chancery qf Maryland, the fubferiber will fell at Public Sale, on the premiers, on Mon lay, the of June next at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, r T'"HAT valuable and well known Lot ftf Ground, X No. 53, aad part of No. 54, property of Nicholas Sluby, merchant of this city, situated on Thames-street, in that part of Baltimore city, called Fells-Point, containing 38 square prrches, with, all the buildings and improvements thereon. There are ereftrd on this valuable property, several large and commodious bri k Warehouses, capable of contain-1 iog irorn 15 to 20,000 barrels of flour, with a frame shed adjourning thereto, fufficientiy capacious to hold loco hogshead qf Tobacco; in perfect fafety from the weather, from this well known property is extended into the deepest water in this harbor, an extenfiveand well conftrs£ted wharf,bounding on the w,ater 6co feet and upwards, and capable of receiv ing (flips of any burthen at the lowcft tides, from the many advantages this property is known to peffefs, it is eUeemed equal if rot superior, in point of com- , mercial benefit, to any in thjp city, and mud be a de lirableob eft to those inclined to purchase so valuable an eUate. It is unnecefTary to fay more on this fub jc&, as those intending to purcha e, will have an op portunity of viewing the premises , previous to ,the day of lai?. The terms on which the above .property is fold, are. that the purcbafer shall give appro /ed r.ego iablc notes, with licurity to the tiullee for the payro» ntof one half the purchase money with inteieft, within three months, and the residue with interefl, within fix months from the day of sale. SAMUEL MOALE. may 28. d:?.<,thje. Canal Lottery, No. 11. ' Considerably more than Half Drawn. Draws twice a week, every Monday & luefday For Sale, Seven Dollars each, at WILLIAM BLACKBURN's Lottery and Brokers office, No. 64 South Second-street, where check are kept for examination r.nd registering in thi?, City of Washington No. 2. and Paterfon Lotteiies and information where Tickets may he had inmost of the Lotteries au thorised by law in any of the States of the Union. State of the Wheel* One prizeof 10,000 dollars ' 10,000 Five 4,000 20,000 Two 2fCCO 4,000 Nine l,oco 9,000 Nineteen 500 9»56«f Forty-f -ur 200 8,800 With a full proportion of the one hundred and of the fifty dollar prizes—the priqe of tick ets willfoon rife, particularly on account of the five 4,000 dollar prizes that remain in the wheal until the laftday of drawing. §pr Note, the business of aProker duly at tended to in all its branches at the above office, may 24 w&stf FOR SALE, At the Store of Jesse 69 s Robet Walk, On Spruce street Wharf, / Port Wine inpipes,hjids. &qr.calks Lisbon Wine in pipes and quarter casKs And a few pipes of excell«nt Madeira Wine may 1.6. " eotf FOR SALE, ——- A Black Man, WHO has five years and a half to serve, is a good coachman, an excellent waiter, and has been accustomed to marketing for a family— his age about thirty two year®. For further parti culars, apply at the office if this Gazette, may 15. § OX BEEF. ico Barrels > of B ef of b®ft quality, put 50 half Barrels ) up with care for long voyages, roo Barrels cf Conne&icwt Pork. 50 Barrels of Corine&iciit Tongues. WINE S. 35 Pipes of Madeira Wine 30 Pipes of Port 30 half calks of Sherfy 3c Casks of Lisbon 30Q Cases of French Claret, of excellent quality. 800 Barrels of Scraped FLQUK> Too Barrels of Condemned, and 20 Boxes of heft Durham MuftarJ. For Sale by John Skyri.n, Landenberger's IVbarJ. may 4 eodtf To behold, in Burlington, laimediately oppoli;® tbe wharf orf*thy. river De laware, A Large new two story brick House, and Lot sixty lcet in front and one hundred deep— The House consists of two large paflours, one - 7 by 21, the other 19 by 21, an entry in the mid dle, three large bed chambers and one fmiali one, j well finiiked garrets, a large kitchen, pantry, (tore room, &c. with good cellars, good water and gar den, all new, well Goilhed and in perfed order. Immediate# poffeflion wiil be given. Enquire of Edward Bonfall & Co. or of Francis Durdin, Bur lington, who will inform the price and (hew the , prtnufes. may 24 3^7 w Bank of the United States, Mayistl?, 1798. NOTICE is hereby given, that previous to the renewal of.Certincates for Shares of (his Bank, which may be loft or destroyed, it will be required in future, that a particular de fer iptTon of the original certificates fhotild be ad vertiftfd twice a week for three months in the Newfpapcr called " The Ga-zette of tbe United 44 States £s* Philadelphia Daily Adverlifer," informing of the loss or deftnnSlion, and the in tention of the party to apply for 1 renewal. In fix. calendar months after the expiration of the advertising As above, the New Certificates will be iflued upon the elaimants producing proof of their having been advertised as requir ed, together with the tefiimony of the loss or deftrudiion, and giving the usual security to in demnify the Bank against any injury which may arise from the renewal. By Order of the Directors, G. SIMPSON, CaJhier. may 15. ia.v6w Schuylkill Permanent Bridge. THE Subscribers being the fix persons firft namcjd in the Letters Patent, iflued by the Governor of thisCommonwealih, by virtue of the A£l of Gen eral Aflemb'.y ®f the 16th ult. for incorporating the Company —hereby give notice agreeable to the 3d fe£tionof the said law, that ihey have appointed, and hereby request a meeting of the fubferibers at the State House in the City of Philadelphia, on the thirty firft day of this infant. May, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purposes mentioned in the said 3d fettion, which is hereafter published for the inform ation of the Stockholders. Richard Peters» John Perott 9 Matthew Conn ell, William Sheaff, George Bickham, William Nichols. Philadelphia, ift May, 1798, Se&ion 3. And be it fur the* enabled by the authority aforejaid, That the fix Persons firft named in the Let ters Patent, shall as scon as cpnyquieptly may tei vfealingthc fame, give notice in two or more pub lic Sews Papeis in Philadelphia, one whereof (hall be in the German Language of a time and place by them to be appointed, not less than thirty days from the time »f iffuieg the -fir tt notice, at which lime and place the said fubicribers fiisll proceed to oiganize the said Corporation and lhall cnoofe by a major'ty of votes of the said fubicribeis by ballot, to be delivered in Perlon or by JVoxy, duiiy authorized—rone Presi dent. tvyelvc Dindlors, one Treasurer, and such other officers as they fliall think nrcefiary to conduft the bu finefs<v' the faii Company for one year, and until o 'ner officers lhall he chofan, and may make such bye laws, rules, Orders and-regulations, not inconfifient with the laws of this Commonwe'lth, as A'alJ be ne ccfTary lor the well ordering the affairs of the said com pany : Provided always, that no person shall have more than fifty vOtcs at'any. elcftion or in detei mining any qucftioa arifiog at such meetings whatever num ber of fharej he or to-: beeoifled to, and thi t eat h ctrfon (hall be entitled to one vote for e very (hare by him or her held under the said number. , FOR S4LP. A THREE Story Brick House, on the nortll fide of Spruce-street near Second-street, adjoining the wall of Mr. Jones's garden and j formerly occupied by David Lenox, efq.—This house is incompleat repair with back buildings, confiding of a Piazza, Kitchen andahmdfome Dining Room over the Kitcheja. As any Person inclined to purchase will view the premises, a jrwore particular defcripiion iscon fiderpd uifbecefTary. The terms of payment will be one third cash, one third in 6 months and the remainder in 12 months with interest. For further information, En quire of JOHN CR AIG, No. 11 Dock-flreet. mav 16 <5 Salilbury Estate. rH£ Subscriber, proposing to contra# his bufi- j ness, offers this Estate for sale, on moderate * terms. On it are one Blast and three Air Furnaces, a complete Boreing Machine, and a very good grift Mil 1, with two pair of stones; alfoagood Forge, all in perfeift repair, as are all the Water Works conne£f ed with these various branches. The Air Furnaces were lately built for the pufpofe of casting Cannon for this State. are abou' two thousand acres of I.and, one half of which is under wood, theother very fittc arable Land, producing the best Hay and Pasture. The Cannon lately mannfa&ttred there, fully proves the excellency of the metal, which is (uperior to any in this country, and probably, equal to any in the world ; for not one of sixty-nine gam lately made, although some of the 24 were bored into 32 pounders, have faihd on proving. The fitu ationis very eligible, particularly for this branch of manufafture, and a place of arms lying in'the state of Conne£licut,and only 30 miles from several land» ings on the Hudson's river, an*! having every advan tage that can »efult from a plenty of water issuing from a large natural pond; very near the Furnace, and which may be converted into a variety of otfier ufeful purposes. The purchaser can beaccommodat ed wiih all theftnekand uteofils, and have pofieflion onor before thc'firlt of June next, and preparation may be made in the meantime for going into Blast im mediately thereafter, for every part wiM bedelivered in good order, with foroe coal, Ore, &c. &c. For termj, apply to Mr. fofeph Anthony, in Philadel phia; David Crocks, Esq. one ofthe Reprefenta'ivea in Conorefsfcr this Stare ; Mr, D ivirl Watrrman, on theprenw'e.s, or tothcp-ocriefor in Nc >*'-Yorlc. ' WILLIAM NEILSCIM Dee. 1. iiwvf \_VOLUMR XIII. C 0 N G *R £ S S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, May 16. Mr. D. Foster made a report on the peti tion of Joseph Cowperthwaite, Naval Agent of Georgia, who prayed to he rebated of the' payment of a film of 800 dollars of which he had been robbed. The report was unfavoura ble* and ordered to lie on tlie table. On motion of Mr. Sew a i,i, an additioual member was added to the committee for th* protection of commerce and the defence of the country, in place of Mr. Pinckney. Mr. Sewall said, tht committee for the protection of commerce and defence of the country, to whom it was referred to enquire into v. hat measures would be proper to be ta ken refpe£tin£ Aliens; were of opinion their inftrudiins did not go to a fufficient extent, and directed him to propose to the Houle tlie following resolution for adoption : " Jhfulwd, that the committee on* that fart of the Pre lident's Speech •which relates to commerce aid the defence of the Country be authorised to consider the danger ivhicb may result by means of' Aliens, and other difyffe&ed or fe~ ditious Persons refding •within the United Sfates, and ivhat measures ought to be talen for fccurlng, removing, or otherivife reflritting such poivers, and to report by bill or otherivife T Ordered to lie on the table. The Hotife having again resolved itfelf in to a committee of the whole on the State of the Union, and the question for striking out the third lection being relumed, Mr. Gallatin (aid, this led ion contem plated giving to tlie President jhe power of admitting men into military service, under the name of Volunteer Corps, who are liable to be called upon to do military duty, at any time when the President shall think proper, after they shall have offered, and lie has ac cepted of their service. Upon tlie firft cOnsi deration of this seCtion an objection was made' on conllitutional ground to this, mode of rais ing Joldiers, fuppof:ng they were to be consi dered as Militia. To this it was answered that these volunteers were not to be considered as Militia, but as making a part of the army of the United States* It appeared to him difficult precisely to de lineate and define what kind of Corps this is to he. In some reflects it will be similar to the Militia ; in some refpeets to the regular army of the United States, and again distin guishable from both. They are in some de gree similar to the Militia, inasmuch as they are to remain at home, except upon special calls of the President to do duty. The Volun teers, when called into attual service, and whilst remainingin it, are to be under the fame rules, and entitled to the fame pay and emo luments as the other troops. The Militia are like these Volunteers fubjett to the fame rules and regulations, , and to the fame pay and emoluments with the army of the United States; and like Volunteers, when not called into service, are not fubje£t to therule9 and regulations of the army, nor entitled to> their pay and emoluments. In these particu lars, therefore, this corps very much resem bles the Miljiia. In other refpefts, these Volunteers very muchrefetnble the army of the United States; inasmuch as they are to be enlisted (no N t, pro perly so by name, but in a way equally tual by giving their consent to serve) they are also to be conlidcred as making part of the army, though remaining at home ; they are also like the army, inasmuch as their officers are not appointed by themselves, or by the Individual States, as in the Militia, but by the President of rive United States ; and inasmuch that they will be obliged to do duty for the whole two years, if required, whilst the Mili tia do duty by rotation, according to regula tions provided for the purpose. Seeing, there fore, that these Volunteers are in some re fpedts like the Militia, and i % others like the regulars, it was not to be wondered at that a con/litutional objection should have arisen. The Conftittition does not recognize more than two descriptions of tro®ps, viz. Army and Militia. The _%*: ny proposed to beraifed by means of these Volunteers is of a kind nor known in the Constitution, but seems to b£of a description about halfway betwixt a regular landing army and a militia. If the principle proppfed to be adopted in this fedion be ad mitted, the consequence tiiay be, that all the regulations provided in the Cnnflitution for securing a good Militia, may be evaded, and the whole of the Militia he turned into a kind of Public Standing Army. For flippofing that the regulations for the government of these Volunteers aremore favourable inrheir etfeds than those provided for the Militia, and it is more advantageous to a man to belong to a Volunteer Corps than to the Militia, citizens would generally leave the Militia, and ar range themselves under the head of Volun teers. It is true, there are some provilions in. this feition which may have a tendency to prevent this ; but on the other hand, there are some provnions which would encourage them to do it. For ip.ftance, the clause which directs that these Volunteers shall only be em ployed in their own, or an adjoining State, is an advantage, as the Militia, whilst in service, can be called any where as-ordinary regular troops. The objections, therefore,„ againffc raising Volunteers of this description are, that it will have a tendency to destroy the Militia, and convert the whole of it into an army, thereby transferring the power of appointing the Officers from the Individual State?, to the President of the United States. Waving, however, the conftitutionalobjec tion, he make a few remarks on the ex pediency of the measure. It appeared to him, on the one hand, that the advantages contem plated by this clause, w fll not be obtained, and 011 the other, that great inconveni encies would arise from carrying it into etf'eCf. he believed also the advantages might be ob tained without having rccourf'e to this provi [ fion. If the real intention of tjie bill is only to induce a number of young men to make a ( tender of their services as Volunteers for the defence ot the United States, he believed the provisions already existing in the Militia Law are fufficient to effeft the objedt. Byth;H- law it is provided that a certain number of Vo lunteer Corps may be attached to each batta lion of the Militia ; and if a number of yoi-ng menwifhto make a voluntary tender of Their service, lie saw no difficulty in their doing it as a part of the militia of the United States* As far as refpefts the (tare of Pennsylvania, feveralot the batralions, which are entitled by law to have Light Infantry, or Rifle Men, at tached to them, have them not a: pre lent* And he believed scarcely any- of the Light
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