«rious a nature, gentlemen might dot be prefted to
Vote opou it to-:lay.
Mr. J Parker said» as it cmi!d make no difference
wh< rher this bill palled today, or on Monday* he
fnould W in favor of Monday, at it is poitibl? the
veflei which bed been mentioned might bring fomc
advicea from our envoya, though ha ex petted noth
ing more favorable from that quarter than had been
already received. A* it waa said a French privateer
was wi hin our boundary, it was probable (he might
commit Tome depredation which might be heard of
before Monday, which would convince every one of
thenecffTity of patting this bill.
Mr. Otis saw no reason for delaying the Daftage of
this biii rill Monday, arising from the pofQbility of
the vessel which was said to be arrived from France,
having brought anv newi, because if information
fnould be received from our commiflioneri which
would give a different afpe£t to our affairs, the Pre
fid en t of the United States could refrain from giving
these inftruclions. If this bill was patted to day, it
knight be reported to the senate on monday morning,
hot if it was podponed till Mondy, gentlemen might
come with frefo. motions and speeches, and produce
a farther delay.
Mr. Davis Imped the pafTage of thin hill would not
be in fitted upon to day. Thin fubjp& had but very
lately been referred to a fcle& committee, and they
had made an expeditious report Hehadjuft given
his vote in favor of the bill's pafling to a third :ead
»ng: bur, if contrary to the usage of the houie, he
should becailed upon to vote on the pafTage of the
£ill to day, he fhouid vote against it.
Mr. Bayard *as not willing to piftpone the third
reading of this bill to Monday, for the reason which
had been given, viz. becr>ufe the senate is not now fit
ting, -\fter'he bill had patted this house, its going
again to the senate was known to he a mere matterol
fern. Tnerefore, the moment the bill passes this
house, the Prrfident will be able to take meafuresim.
mediately as if the bil! had a&ually pafTrd through
all it* forms. But. until the bill had absolutely pass
ed this house, it would be impottible for the Prefi
dent to know to a certainty that lome members might
not, though they had hitheMo voted in favor oi the
bill (as they had heard one gentleman fay he intended
to do) when it cime to pals, vote againff it. Mr. B.
again (poke of the power of the Prelident as to the
protefiion of property within our own jurifdi&ion,
aod said that the French vessel which had been a Hurl
ed to might remain for any length of time within
our capes, provided it committed no hostility there,
without the Prtfideut's having the power to remove
her.
One word with refpe& to the probability of dif
patehes being received from our envoys before Mon.
day. The house had before been told of an arrival
here, ar.d referred to the coffee-noufe books, to prove
that our commifTioners were received. If the patting
of the bill was delayed till Monday, he the
house would be again told of an afr?va) at Boston,
Norfolk or fomc other part, and a asked
for, until we fhouid hear\vhether fomcthing might not
be heard to make this law unneceflary. If we
mean to aft at all, Mr. B said, the focHicr we begin
the better.
Mr, Varnum said, fineethe bill would become a
law as soon if pjfled on Monday, as to day, he could
not fee why the mot.on was obje&ed to. This guef
tion, Mr. V. said, was of the greatest importance, <
as it went to plunging the country into a war from
which it might r>ot be extricated tor many years to
come. Yet gentlemen aft as if they are afraid intel- (
ligence fhouid be received before this bill becomes a 2
jaw, which shall make it unneceflary. Indeed, it ap- \
peared to him, that there are Certain gentlemen in
the house who are determined to have a war with
France at anv rite. v
Mr. V. said it had been complained that mallufion v
had been made to the coffee-honfe bfM>ks of this citv
refpefting certain information hom Fra ice; he did
not ir.ink that was more out of order than what w.is a
btard one day-about French privateers having landed t
men on the coa't, another about being in our harbors S
and vefTels from tiience. All which fto- a
ries, he had no doubt were raised to influence the
of members of this house. The public would
doubtless f.*c them in this light. d
Mr. Sitgreaves said, as the gentleman last up ap- p
pea red to have some doubt as to the faft of a French 5]
privateer's being within the bay of Delaware, he
wculd read the information lately given by a captain c '
Canby, on Oath, at the office of the fccretary of Hate, g
[1 his certificate has appeared in all the papers; it a ,
fpea'*s of having seen a French privateer four miles
within the bay.] He would add, that with r
to the veflel arrived from Bourdeatix to day, (he ft
brings information that our commiflioners were yet o;
in Paris, but cot received by the dirt story. She left
Bourdeaux the Bth of April. So that the hope of re
ceiving any favorable news bv her could not be in.
dulged. Mr. S. crbferved, 'hat this bill was intended w
to meet a cafe of emergency, and it was proper, J
therefore, to get it paflVd as soon as pottible. If he i
saw it patted to day, he fhouid befure there could be '
no difficulty about it next week ; but if it was pod- et
poned till Monday, he fhouid be afraid of farther
time being spent udoii it The gentlemen from Ken
tucky (Mr. Davisy had alreadv said, it would no be »•
proper to pass this bill whilst our envoys are in Paris,
therefore, thoughh the question were postponed till 5
Monday, his vote could not be expefted. He, there- ±
fore, law no reason for the delay
The queflion on the bill's being read a third time W
on Monday, was put and negatived 49 to 41. The r<
qucftion on reading it a third time to-day, was then rl
put and carried.
The bill was accordingly read the third time and
patted by yeas and nays as follow ; 5
YEAS. w
Meflrs, Allen, Dennis, c!
Baer, 4 Dent, w
Rartlett, Edmond, 01
Bayard, Evans,
Brooks, A. Foster,
Bullock, D. Foster, tr
Champlin, Freeman, c /
Chapman, Qlen, lie
Coahran, Goodrich, th
Coit, Grifwold, f e
Craik, Grove,
Dana, Hirper, P
Meflrs. hartley, Schureman,
Hindman, Sewall,
Hoimer, Shepard,
Imlay, Sinnickfon, ha
Kittera, Sitgreaves, to
Lyman, Smith, 1
Machir, Thatcher,
Maithews, Thomas,
Morgan, Thomson, M
Morris, Tillinghaft, dil
Otis, Van Allen, ter
J. Parker, Wadfworth, to
Reed, J.Williams, u,,,
NAYS. 50
MeflTfs. Baldwin, MefTrs. Holmes,-
Bard, Jones, '
Benton, Locke, anc
Blount, Lyon, wo
Brent, Macon, : en
Bryan, a< j^
Burges, M'Dowell,
T. Claiborne, Milledge, ,
\V.Claiborne, New,
Clopton, W. Smith, 11 v
Davis, Sprigg,
Dawfon, Stanford agr
Elmendorph, Sumter, | onß
Fowler, A. Trigg, .
Gallatin, J-Trigg
Gitlefpie, Van Cortland r,IK
C» r fgg> Vcnable, .
Hanr.a, Vtnahle, . sam
Harrifon, R. Willjims. and
Havens, 4c. f e l #
Heifter,
Monday, May 28.
The usual hour of proceeding to buGnefs (
being arrived, the Clerk informed the mem- t^c
ber» pnfent that he had just heard that the w j )(
Speaker was so much indisposed as not to be ,
able to attend the House th s morning.
Mr. D. Fostir moved that the House t '
proceed to the choice of a Speaker fro tcm
pore, which motion was carried, the ballots '
were coikfted, and MetTn. Baldwin and
i >
I to Ru tie Jge being Called to tell the vetfs, it
cn „ e appeared that Mr. Dbnt had 51 votes,
, j,, which being a very large majority of the
the members prefrnt (indeed all except two or
three fcatte ing vote» to four or five other
>ecn nembrri) he was accordingly declared to be
ieer elefted, and conduced to the Chair accord
'Sht ingly.
t The Journal was then read a? usual.
The Speaker pro ten. laid before tV*e house
e of a letter and report from the Secretary of the
y° f Treasury, inclofrig an eflimate of an appro-
Uon P r| ation of monies for the compensation of
iich clerks in the offices of the. Commilfioners of
Pre Liang, and an allowance to certain -Loan
Officers, in lieu of clerk-hire, and to defray
j' ngt the authorized exr nces of the several Loan
i»ht Officers f3r the year 1798, which was order
luce ed to be printed.
Mr. Dennis presented an address from
rfrv the inhabitants of Princcfs Ann, Maryland,
hey approbating of the conduft O''the Executive
in its late negociations with France, and ex
ahr preffivc of their determination to fupp rt the
ihr future measures of government. Referred as
usual.
Mr. Harper proposed the following re
sj t _ solution for adoption :
•' Refolvea, That it is expedient to sus
pend all commercial intercourie bet ween the
(l | s United Spates and the French Rcpubl c. o
her possessions, until an adjnftment of ihe
>IT- existing differences between the two power
:f '- shall b- effeaed."
On requett of Mr. M'Dowell the refolu
led tion was ordered to lie on the table till to
B - morrow.
Mr. Brooks presented a petition from
Andrew Kennedy, of this city, merchant,
iin prayi.'g for a reftitiition of property
,c ' from his brig Gratitude, from the Hav,\n- 1
ve nah, by the Colieftor of the State of Dela
if- ware, owing to an error in the manifeit, agd
»>- which, from a delay in application to the
Colle£lor, he was not able to recover. Re
ferred to the committee of Commerce and
he Manufjj&ures.
ot table callings\-pon the Secretary of tfie TreS
-Ire fury, to lay before the House am ually, as
in soon as may be after the meeting of every ,
session of Congress, a statement of goods, Ji
j wares and merchandize imported into the I 1
f. Unittd States during the preceding year, I'
<•, which waa ordered to lie on the table I (
™ Mr. Sitgreaves called up the Refjluti ,
1. on which he laid upon the table a few days I 1
a ae;o, directing the Attorney General of the jl
'■ United Sta es to report the plan of a gener- I
" al law for the relief of Insolvent Debtots, I
which, after fomc: obieflions from Mr. Coit, j ■
n was agreed to, without a division. j c
A bill from the Senate was read, altering 11
s and extending the provisions of the law efla- J
i blifhmg the Judicial Courts of the United I '
» States, which twice read and referred to I
I a feleft commitiee of five members. I v
1 Mr. Sewall called for the order of the I
day on the report of the committee for the I f'
proteition of Commerce and the defence of I "
! country, prop sing an arrangement in one I
, corps of the Marines who a'e, or shall be es- I c
. gaged in the service of the United States, I b
and by a>ine)<ti>g them to the existing milita- I ai
ry eilablifhme' t—to consist of a Major and
suitable commiflioned and non-commiflioned 1 1
officers, 500 privates, and the necessary mu b
licianß. I [ a
Mr. Gallatin wished the committee 1 01
who made this report, would inform tfie I
House how many men would be wanted on I j]
board the several armed vefTels of the Unit- I ec
ed States.
Mr. J. Parker said the United States j
have three frigates, twelve ships and ten gal- j u
lies. The two 44. gun frigates will require | w
5 marines each ; one of 36 guns will need Ij n
48 men ; two vefTels of 22 guns each, will I fe
want 25 each ; two vefTels of 20 tuns will I
require the fame number; eight vefTels of P!
.16 guns each, will need 20 men each; and j
ten gallies each lomen. making in the v. hole
518, exclusive of sergeants and music. There I "
will be no additional expence attending the j te
change, except the pay of a Major, and|it w
would be much more convenient to be thus I m
organized, than to remain as at present. Jf"
Mr. Varnum wished to know whether \jit
these m«n would ever be together £b as to lor
enable the Commanding Officer of a Bat'al I ' 3 ''
lion to difciplise the corps. He believed l r '
they would be ■ separate in the different vcf- f Q C
fels, and that there wou dbe no means of gr
bringing them together for the purpose. Be- f <
fider, those Marines who have engaged in I w<
the service, have engaged to serve on board I
ship, and not on land—so that this law would I
have a retrofpeftiveeffca on those men, now I rci
to fay vJiey fhouid bath serve on sea and I int
land. I foi
Mr. Sewall could not fay that these K ec
Marines could be brou.>ht together to be I
disciplined ; but the Major would fuperin I fro
tend the whole, hear complaints, and attend I
to the recruiting service. He would also I
have to attend to the fortifications, and fake I a *
a great deal of trouble from the War Office j
The men would also sometimes be on shore. I f c f (
and without some officer is appointed, they 11 0
would be foltly under the care of the Lieu- fee
:enant. He believed upon th- whole much h«
advantage and economy would be derived I ;Jr
from it. I
The question being put upon the report,
it was agrsed to, 54 votes being for it. bo<
The committee then rof:, ntl t e Honfr I ere
agreed to the report, after a few obfervati. [ pei
088 from Mr. Gallatin, hoping that when Ar
the bill was brought in, this corps of Ma- n,a
rines would not be made a permanent p.irt of att
the Military ellablifhment, but onlv have the fro
fame duration with the laws for equipping ng
and keeping in employment the armed vcf for
fels. I cor
The f:left committee was direfled to re. " ol
port a bill accordingly. | ter
On motion of Mr. W. C. Claiborne, U ']
the house went into a committee of the ord
whole op the bill making alterations in the I tioi
present law refpefting Poft-Offices and Post- bel
Roads, Mr. Sitgreaves in the chair ; and as- I llla
ter making a number of amendments in the I auf
bill, the committee rose, and bad leave to fit I
3 K ain - lid<
2 Xlje ©ajette.
her PHILADELPHIA,
r j e THURSDAY EVENINQ. Jvne 21.
CONGRESS.
On Monday the House of Representatives of the
he United States on motion of Mr. Allcn, postponed
ro- the consideration of the bill for the prevention and
of restraint of dangerous and seditious persons, and
r went into a committee of the whole oathe bill f r °m
the Senate,"entitled " An ad concerning Aliens,"
but soon after Mr. Gallatin had commenced his
ay o( (VrTotions against the fir feiftion of the bill, he
an was interrapted by th? receipt of the MelTage from
:r . the President of the United St'atesj which appeared
in our paper of 'l'uefday.
After the reading of the dispatches was fir.ifhed,
)m a motion was made to print 1200 copies of them
d, [or the use ol the members.
ve Mr. T haTcbik hoped at lead Jooo copies
X- would be printed. It was well known that the let
ter of iV*lr. TaHeyrand had already been printed in
the French paper of this city, and he believed by or
as der of the Executive Directory. And he under
(food that printer had printed an additional number
re- of that letter for thefupply of persons who are not
h s regular readers. When he saw, therefore, the
j(-_ Executive Direftory, and its agents, taking extra
, ordinary means to spread that letter, he wished »o
e take equal means to publish the answer of our Com
-0 millions to it, which he thought not only fitisfac
le tory, but incontrovertible. He lhould think him
r felf deficient in duty, if he were to oir.it the oppor
tunity of moving for an additional quantity of this
reply to lie printed.
L 1 Mr. T. Claiborne did not nnderftand what
0 the gsntloman meant in faying he believed certain
persons are French agents.
n Mr TMatcher said, he omfidered the printer of I
t the paper to which he had alluded as an agent of <
the ('tench Dirc&ory, and he hoped !• on to lay be- '
fore th# house fatisfaiftory evidence of the fait. ;
Mr. Harper wilbed not only i,ooo,hut amuch (
i- larger number of this dispatch might be printed, i
d He hoped 5,000 at lead. Che truth of the positions (
e mentioned by the gentleman from MafLchufetts t
was top evident, to be for a moment doubted. It c
' had long been manifeft to him that France had her
d secret agents in this country, and that every means
had been made nfe of to extlte refiflaflte ta.the aiqs- (
e" Aire? ot' our government , and tp .• aife a fpiiit of fao ,
ticm in»He country favourable to the views of France, ,
s and the ail of Saturday was only one of the ramifi
cations of the scheme. A fait, Mr. H. said, had (
Y taken place within these few days, which he ap- (
1 prehelided *irould lead to the discovery of a trea
e fonable correspondence carried on by persons in this j.
country with France, of the most criminal nature.
He was, therefore, defirnus of counteraSing the ef- J
feiSiof any of their machinations, by publiihing the
truth tn the people ; and he promised the house he
s would do all in his power to bring this matter to
; light
Mr. Harrison was in favour of JOOO, as he
wilhed the people of the United States to receive
1 the fulled information on this and every other fub
-1 je<st. With refpefi to French age. its being in this
count y, he cared but little about them. He did
not fear any thing they can do. S
Mr. Davis hoped tie gentleman from S. Caro- w
lina would give such information to the houlie, as o
would enable them ta detedl any plan that was on c.
foot injurious to the iptereds of the country. If he |>
would do so, it (hould have his hearty support. P
Mr. Harper pledged hinifclf to the gentleman di
from Kentucky and to the House, not tote remiss tc
in probing the business he had fpoVen of. He had tr
got hold of some of the threads of it, and he hoped
soon to be able to developethe whole of the mis- ej
chievous proceeding. If (o, he (hould not fail to pi
bring it before the public, .nnd rely upon the alEd- [ii
ance of that gentleman and the house generally, to r ,
bring the authors, and those concerned in it, to con- (;
dign punishment.
On fuggedion of Mr. Sitgreaves, that i* would ! J*:
be well to direct the Secretary of State t« have a j
large number of all the dispatches received from W
our Cemmifiioners printed and didributed, the mo- f C
tion tor printing them leparately was withdrawn,
and Mr. S. afterwards laid a propufrion directing
the Secretary of State to get printed and distribut
ed copies of the whola of he dispatches. T ( ]
Yesterday, the House of Representatives of the
United States, again went into a committee of the t0
whole on the bill from the Senate concerning Ali
ens*. On motion of Mr. Otis, a new feflion was ■ so '
introduced declaring it to be lawful for any alien ! wi
sent out of the country to take with him such part ! co
of his property as may be convenient, and that any ou
property left behind him (hall be as much fubjedt to di<
his order as if he remained in the country. On no
tion of Mr. Harper, the Mowing words at the
condufion of the second feaion, were druck out,
" and continued to bard labour for and." The commit
tee rose and reported the bill with the amendments, T<
which having been agreed to, Mr. R. Williams
moved to dnke out the Words " during Ifat the
end of the second l'eaion, and to insert in their place, Tt
" so long a, in the opinion oftbc PriJJ.nt the public fafal
Jball require it," which was agreed to. Ihe bill was 1
ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The
bill authorizing the defence of merchants vessels
lrom French depredations, was receicved from the er
Senate with amendniejts, which were committed
for to- orrow, and ordered to be printed. The bill am
granting the Secretary of the Navy th 4 privilege of wh
f' anlu . n g letters and packets was palled. The house cei
went into a committee of the whole on the bill mak- fan
ing an appropna ion for the new regiment of artil- sol
"'"j un year ' 8 B,oso dollars were appropriated; del
and the bill was gone through, and ordered to be 1
read a third time to-morrow. The house also went a(II
into a committee of the whole on the biil providing nei
for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the Uni- for
Si £"£ Sf " "" 1UI "' "f"" 1 "» ""
hi. Tt h: """ » =»» p.;
l S r £ f - / B l it^ na , f ! ed ' &c " That it (hall be fhj
lawful for the President of the United States 10
at any time, during the continuance of this i
act, to order all such aliens as he (hall judge wit
dangerous to the peace and fafety of the Uni- Tr
ted States, or shall have reasonable grounds
W fufpeft are concerned in any treasonable or ed
lecret machinations against the government j
thereof to depart out of the terntory ps the ers
United States within such time as (hall be >
exprefled m such order—Which order fh,ii
be (erved on such alien, By delivering, copy 'si
thereof, or leaving the fame at his ufiial a- be
bode, and returned to the office ot the Se J
cretary ot State by the marshall or other
perron to whom the fame (hall be direfled i
And m cafe any alien so ordered to depart'
shall be found at large within the United States
alter the time limited in such order for hi> de
parture and not having obtained a Venfe
from the President to relide therein, or hi?'
CPnvittipn thereof, be imprisoned fori 'term
no, exceeding three years, and (haH never a £
vluldtZl t0 onie a c '*ixen of the
Provided always, &- c . That if any alien so Pes
ordered to depart, (hall prove to the fat.sfac '
tion of the President, by evidence to be taken thr
ft! u « P " r °" or P ersons as President
shall dirett, who are for that purpose he^ebv
authorized to adminilter oaths, that no iuiurv wh
or danger to the United States, will arife"(om d «
fufienng such alien to relide therein, the Pre flat
fident may gram a licence to such to ftal
r , y
' remain time
las he (ball judge proper, and at inch .place as
Ihe may defignats. And the Pi'e/iJent Vnay
also require of I'uchalien to enter into a bond
"" to the ypijed States, in such penal sum as he
may dirett, with one or more Aifficient sure
ties to the fatisfaftion of the person authoriz
2T. E d by the President to take the fame, conditi
oned for the good behaviour of such alien
during his residence in the United States, and
not violating his licence —which licence the
>f the Pr fideiit may revoke whenever lie (hall think
ioned . proper.
i and Sert. 1. That it shall be lawful for the
.and | Preiident of the United States, whenever he
from ' may deem it necellary for the public fafety,
ens," |-to order to be removed out of the territory
d his thereof, any alien who may or shall be in pri-
I, he son, thisaCt ; and to cause to
from be arrefled and feritrStifttf the United States
ared fuch'of thole aliens £s (hail have been ordered
to depart therefrom, ai)J (hall not have ob
fted, tajned obtained a licence as aforefaid, ia all .
hem ca s es where, in the opinion of the President j
the public fafety requires a speedy removal.
'P les And if any alien, so removed or sent out of '
the United States Dy the Prefider.t, (hall vo- '
ln luntarily return thereto, such alien, on con- ;
'° r ~ viftion thereof, (hall be imprjfoned and confined \
to bard labour for and during life.
r Sect. 3. That every malter or commander
of any (hip or veflel which (hall come into any
tr^ e port of the United States after the firft day of *
J»o J"'y next, (hall immediately on his arrival, r
om- ma k e report in writing, to the collector or J
sac- ot ' ,er chief oftlcer of'the cuftomsof such port,
; m . of all aliens, if any, on board his vefTel, (pe- '
, or _ cify ng their names, age, the place of nativity, j
t [,j s the country from which they (hall have come, c
the nation to which they belong and owe alle- i
hat giance, theiroccupation, and a del'cription of
;a i n their persons, asfaras he shall be informed |*-
thereof, and on failure, every such master and i A
rof commander (hall forfeit and pay three hundred |
of dollars—for the payment whereof on default j
be- of such i ader or commander, such velfel (hall 5
also be holden, and may by such collector or j
ich other officer ot the custom bedetained. And i
ed. it (hall be the duty of such collector or other j c
ans officer of the cult ims, forthwith to treafmit I
•tts to the office of the department of state, true I fe
It copies of all such returns. .
ier Sect. 4. That the circuit and diftrift cpurts j
ms of the United Sates, (hall lefpectively have
* cognisance ot ail crjmes and otieiices .iginnit m
ac " this act.—And all jparthals and other officers iT 1
"> of the United Stages, are required to. execute i lil
all precepts and orders of the Preiident of the ct
United States, ilTued iti purfiiancc orby vir- it
P" tue of this act. ,
jV Sett. 5. That this a6t thai! continue and °
s be in force for and during the term of two
years from the palling thereof. ft
he ————•
j, e On MONDAY, at 12 o'clock, General Mac- re
t0 pherfon, accompanied by the Officers of dt
Macpherfon's Blues, waited upon the Pre- ca
he (ident ot the United States, and delivered
ve the following Addrel's :
b- To the President of the United States.
lis SIR, » to
Id Attached to the government of the United in
States, from a conviction of the bleflings it
0- which we derive from the just administration t i(
as 01 wue and equal laws; and anxious to vindi
>n care the character of our country from the as- V'
le perfions of foreign insolence, we, citizens of
Philadelphia, allociated as soldiers, under the P r
in denomination of Macpherfon's Blues,,beg) eave wc
fs to offer oiir (ervices, thro' you, to our conn- i<
try> fin
d Having on a former occafon, as citizens,
expressed pur entire confidence in the wiidom,
■° patriot fin, and integrity of your administra
tion, we now approach yon in a military cha- | * n '
0 racter, to pledge onrfelves in the presence of jof
God anS the-wortd, to defend againlt the at- do
tacks of arrogance, injustice, and lawless am- ev(
j bition, that happy (yltem ot government
"* which we have inherited from our fathers, P
_ cemented by the belt blood of America, and tur
fanftioned by our own approbation. del
' Relying 011 the jullice of our cause, truft adt
_ that under the protection of the God of Na- as 1
tions, we (hall acquit onrfelves as becornes no ,
the Citizens of a free country engaged 111 the
e neceflary defence ps all that ,s dear and sacred C ° l
e to men, tp citizens, and tp loldiers.PP r
With these sentiments and these views, we by
s I solicit ypur acceptance df our (ervices, and
„ ! will hpld ourselves.ready forypiir command ;
t j convinced that in obeying the summons of —'
j our country, we (hall comply with the npblelt rrr
a dictates of patriotic virtue.
WILLIAM MACPHERSON,
e . , Commandant.
June 18 th, 1798. A T O .
, to which the President returned the following 3
ANSWER. 4
> .^-' l ' zens °f Philadelphia, afTociatedas
f Soldiers, under the denomination of Mac
s pherfon's Blues.
; Gentlemen,
s THIS dedication of yourselves) in the pre- i
. (ence ot God, and the world, todefend, againlt
1 the_ attacks of arrogance, injustice, and lawless '
1 ambition, that happy of government, '
f which you have inherited frpm ypur fathers,
: cemented by the bell blppd of America, and 3
. anttioned by ypur own apprpbatipn, is very 4
fplemn and affecting. It has, I prelume, been 'q
i dehberate y cpnlidered, and well weighed.
: lam fully cpnvinced, that America must re
: allume the warlikecharacter.and that in a man
ner mpre decisive, arid universal, than at any s °',
■ former penpd. It is essential that (he (hould 3 '
' never forget the subordination of the military f
to the civ 1 1 power. Your sentiments on this , 1
pom., appear to be coneet. Cherifli them 6o
gentlemen in your bosoms, and encourage 7 i:
them in your associates, as your firlt point of
honor. » r -
Jidyingonthejuftiee °f °ur ca use, 1 trufl hv .
M s ? >U ' thatun^ er ?he. protection of the God ship
WC lhjll dcc ' l '' t °"rlelves as be- to 7 c
Comes the citizens ot a tree country,eengag er .
Ed m the necellary defence of all that is detr wi< h
and (acred to men, to citizens, and soldi- it
With these sentiments and these views, I of th
S yoUr r' CeS ™ I,h pleasure, and as soon mitt,
some necessary general arrangements can Ti
andcornm^fp ned be a^°i,lted ° f t '
Philadelphia, June is/"™ ADAMS "
, To JOHN A,DAMS, V J
President of the Unitbd States.
S i K.
1 R °WING up from our cradles in a iur
land of Liberty, and taught, by precept and
exprnence, to value the bleflings of a free
government, we feel an indignation at anv
attempt to stain its honor, or trouble its T" 1
peace, A
We are young, without experience ; it to"
therefore becomes us to be diffident in re- reccn
gard to measures of political practice. But '•"* a
w en the rulers of a foreign nation are en- c ? rifti
deavoring to prostrate our liberties ;_are
flat enng th-mfelves tkat the people of these
<wte* are taking a part Separate from the ,ma
itfuch time government, and m thl. A i r
fc rig their S fnce ov «t wVi c ca,cn *
into a bond dlff «ent profeffi ons and ? h,le me " "f
1 fnm as he P arts our land, are exorrir Vario ""
icient sure- probation of the meafurei of t ' lCTr a P"
l authoriz- we solicit that you would S ° vernme!l t;
e, conditi- 0 f duty and refpeft fr-nrr, 3 a tr 'hute
si,-; y°°:f^S&rSi, 4 ?*
sat 3S
our attachment, our confidm . • l ' Ur 0Vf '
til for the minillration, and the legiflative'blkl
benever he rfgard to our forc ; « *bod.e., m
Jie fafety, i nterefts> 6 ve " a» d»melt» c
'beYn'pn- If ' "otwithftanding the measures which
0 cause to havi j. been wifely proposed, and prudently
ted States applied and executed, for J 7
:n ordered difficulties wish the French th f S
: l»ve ob- should still continue in thefpfet „f J
President : t,on 3nd *buf eß towards ns'
removal. ' °" r <h«uld think it neceflW t„
ent out of c " an gc the lcene of negociation fmm »u
(hall vo- cabinet to the field of battle • ~f f e
on con- zeal, our activity, and our Vves to" ° U |
7d confined the foe that would .rake us flags' P
mmander ! „ At y° ur illustrious Ma.
e into any , , ® TR4TE of a great people we will
rft day of halt en to the standard of freemen and war
is arrival, nors.
lector or j Committee of the Students of Dartmouth
uch port, Uni-verjt y ;
llel, fpe- Joseph Aiken, Aaron Hvv
nativity, Stephen Be mis, I.ut er Fm 'r
ivecome, 7 J/ jn Fi/l /. tr
jwe alle- , » n- George Herbe l t
ription of Baffom, Benoni Fofham,
informed j Charles Baker, Simeon Lyman.
lafler and | Nathan Cutler. '
hundred! Hanover, May 28th, 1708.
1 default |
lector "or I T ° the S ' U , de T Umverfity, in
d. And '-he Jlale of New-Hampjhire.
or other i gen tlemen,
trenl'mit 1 ITH NK you for this address, pre.
re, true foiled to me by Mr. Freeman, your Repre-
I Tentative in Congress.
elyhave V ° Ur .d'ffidence, in regard to
s meafures of-pi-liMcal t w*ll becohie»
r officers i y ol,r a ? e > . at the pursuits of fcierce and
execute j literature, which have, as they ought oc
nt.of the copied hitherto, the molt of yr,„ r time • but
rby vir- lt behoves you to conf.der well the lituation
nue and 7 ()Ul cou try, at the time you are to en
-los two er o™ f'e stage of 1 fe, and prepare your
lelves for the part you must adi.
Br allured, that your tnb.Kr'of duty and
al Mac- reipect, your love, attachment and confi.
th? Prp denCe ' T W ° rds ° f P recio,,s import, which
elfvered "T bt confidcrtd h ™e as words of
course, nor as words of art.
tes. The offer of y ur zeal, aftivity and lived,
to repel the foe that would tmke us slaves,
: United in cafe your government should determine
ift rati on '• fcene of ne '" oci »-
0 vtnd" V- V° f b3i lle ' Vf >' am . i , able
1 the as- c 1 a e 1 You cannot all be soldiers j
izens of uc 'ety must be fuppiied with the ordinary
ider the P r ; effions and faculties, in time of war, as
egieave well as in peace. Those of you who feel an
• conn- 1 clination to a life of conger and glory, may
itizens employment for all the adivity and en
vifdom' tcr P nZC ° f ?' OUr S fH ' us in time,
liniftra- . '5 ne '"lreat you, and all my young
iry cha- fnends in America, whether fludents or men
ence of | of bufincfs. not to be dazzled by the fp! e „.
the at- dor. or intimidated by the horror of modem
rnment Rememb ". that the Roman Re
fathers, publlc , was r ev,ved in ibe fourteenth cen
ca, and tur y' that R'enzi was at famous as the mo
dern heroes—Petrarch was his friend and
tfe trust admirer—that atheism and blasphemy were
of Na- as prevalent and fafhionable then as they are
n ° W ' 3t Ita 'y- not a young
sacred coun - tr y> the only really growing em
p>re in the woild, be corrupted and ruined
ws, we by fueh extravagancies.
' s > and JOHN ADAMS,
mand ; Philadelphia, June 1 yh, 1708.
ons of •' ' y
noblelt WASHINGTON LOTTEIIY. No. 11.
Li/I of Blanks qnd Prizes
iant. Day's 5.
No. Dolls. No. Dolls. AV Dolls. Ao. Dolts
*6y 8385 asi?B x 37681 x
lowing 309 * 558 764 38384
4is * 819 q;6 X 414
atedas 473 9 °o* . 23^3 x 39'13 *
Mac. 10 « 20 & 833 Bix
J 43 * 93» 14914 x 40500
191 x 10104 x 51» x
lepre- 8o 948 * 6lo S 8 ? 8 *S
again ft s 7»4> 43004 x
awlefs 79 11,88 ' ** r S-59 *
iment, 925 X Tao ? 9 "74 556
ithers 3 ° 7i ' 5 4 481 x 45cf8 x
•a and 3 ° 7 X ,^°s7 * ' oo 088
is'very 499 1406 9 2 9S&i x 7 <6
■ been 147I 47 351 x 3,:54 x 957 *
narj 169 100 X
uftre- 886 9 °' .'99 546
i man- *{f 3 3«»*« 47630
at any s°4° 5 ° 4 ° 168,3 477 954 x
should 386 X 17043 x 331 '9 4«574
lilitary 441 „ iO3 ? 66 49«0 9
m this . 6 " x 18338 34ojx x 471
1 them 6ojß " 380 4 '9 538
mrage 7 |{ 3 x
:jint of 864 10985 x 5 n 937
O" The Committee appointed
I trnlt hy the Merchants of this City, to procure two
e Ood ships to be h.aßed te the United States,—are ready
as be- t0 confer with such of fhr Ship Carpenteis, Join
l>gag- ers and Blacksmiths of the City and Suburbs, as
s dear wish to undertake the builtiing ol such Ships,
ioldi- | t will be understood that one of the ships is to
5e built at the upper, the »ther, at the lower end
; ws, I of the City. Applications to be made at the Com
is soon mittee office, No. 95, South Front Street,
fs can The committee meet at 9 o'clock in the morning;
minted of every day, except Sunday.
ROBERT RITCHIE, Secretary.
j, me 16 di w
fOR SALE,
800 pieces of Sail Cloth
Es. 10 toss of !She«t Lead
Apply to
JOSS PH.. A NTHOUr V <%.
sin a iune 15 5
>t and 71 77", " *
a free A EA WAREHOUSE,
it anv orposfTs Tfii poJT orFiea#
•le it. T" E Subscriber returns her finccre thanks fer
X the "•enercttsencouragement Ihe has experien
ced Cnce her commencement in bnfinefs, hep leave
; e « It to acquaint her Friends and the Public, that Die ha»
in re- received a frefh supply of all kinds of Tea from the
JJ ut lat« arrivals at New-York, &c. and it will be her
re cn _ constant eupeavour to merit thair future support. —
She is in daily expectation of receiviuj k large fup
~ai'e ply of g«od CoffvO
the se SARAH EATON,
n the , may 39 t«JsfSr