W JriJ^KAASy BY an A& of Cpngrcfs pjflcdon the sixteenth lay of J tily in the year of our Lord one thou sand seven hundred and ninety eight, tlw Presi dent ■ f the United States is authorised to borrow on behalf of the United States from the Bank of the United States, or from any other body or bodies politic or corporate, or from any person or persons, and upon such terms and conditions as he (hall judge most advan tageous for the United States, a sum not exceeding five millions of dollars, so however, that no contrail or engagement be made which fha'l preclude the United States from reimburs ing any f»n or sums borrowed at any time after the expiration of fifteen years from the date of such loan. And -whereas, it is declared by the said that so much as may be n:celTary of the surplus of the duties on Imports and Ton nage beyond the permanent appropriations here tbforecharged upon them by law, lhall bepledg ed and appropriated for paying the interen, and also for paying and discharging the principal sum or sums of all the nionie* which may be borrowed, according to the term or terms which may be fixed, pursuant to the authority afore* laid—And whereas by the said Ai£l, the faith of tbe United States is pledged to eftablilh fufficient permanent Revenues for making up any deficien cy that may hereafter appear in the prcvifions before-mentioned fo^.paying the interest and principal fumi, or either of them, of any mo nies which may be borrowed pursuant to the fajd Afl. And whereas the President of the Unit ed States did by an" A A or Commifiion under his hand dated the ninth day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, au thorifc and empower, the Secretary of the Trea sury, to borrow on behalf of the United States, any sum not exceeding in the whole, five mil lions of dollars and to make such or eontra&s as (hould be neceflary, and for the in terest of the Unked States, in pursuance of the Aifl of Congress above recited. A'aou therefore, the undtrfigned, Secretary of the Treasury, in pursuance of the Adl of Congress, and the authority from the Prefid«nt of the United States, above mentioned, doth hereby on behalf of the United States of Ame rica, contrail aad engage in manner following, to Kuit. ift. A book for receiving fubferiptions to a Loan of five millions of dollars for the use of the United States (hall be opened in the city of Philadelphia, at the Bank of the United Statei on Thursday the twenty eighth day of February eniuing, which book (hall continue open for the/ pnrpoi'e of receiving fubferiptions, until the whole of the said five millions of dollars shall be fubferibed. If more than five millions of dollars (hall be fubferibed on the firft day of opening the said loan, the fu/plus (hall be de duced in proportion to the sums fubferibed by individuals, exceeding,four thousand dollars. id- For e*ery hundred dollars which may be fubferibed there shall be forthwith deposited and paid the sum of twelve dollars and fifty cents, and like payments of twelve dollai® and fifty cents, (hall be made within the firft ten days of the months of April, May, June, July, Aaguft September and October ensuing. The Secre tary of the Treasury hewsver reserves the rif.ht ef reducing the number of inftallraents by spe cial agreements, with the individuals who miy become fubferibers. 3d. On the failure of payment of any install ment of the sums fubferibed according to the tenor of the second article, the next preceeding inftallmert of twelve dollars and fifty cents, which (hall have been paid, for every hundred dollars fubferibed (hall be forfeited to the Unit- States. 4th, The sums fubferibed (hall and may ke paid to the credit of the United States, at the Bank of the United States, or at the offices of discount and deposit of the said Hank at Boftun, New-York, Raltimore, or Charleston, or at ei ther of the Banks of Salem, in MalTach'ufettf, Newport and Providence in Rhode-lfland,Hart ford in Connedlicut, Albany in New-Yark, or Alexandria in Virginia, for which payments,the rece ; pts of the Cashiers of the Offices of Dis count and Deposit and of the Banks aforefaid (hill be received at ihc Bank of the United States is equivalent to money ; but no payment of a fubfeijucnt inltallmeßt (hall be received at any other place than that where the firft ixftallment was paid, except at the Bank of the United States ; in cafe any deposits shall be made at the offices of Discount or Deposit, or at either of fclie Banks aforefaid, which (ball not be applied to the payment of the firft installment of fubferip tions to the Loan aforefaid, the said deposits lhall be forthwith refund*! by dire&ions from the Treasury. sth. For the sums or number of (fiares of one hundred dollars, which may be fubferibed, cer tificates shall be given by the Gafhier of the Bank of the United States, which (hall be afSgnable by indorsement, and delivery of the parties in whnfe favour the said certificates may be iflued, until the completion of the payments required by tie tenor of the second article preceeding. 6th. The sums fubferibed and paid in pursu ance of the tenor of the second article preceed ing, lhall after the said payments have been coinpleated, constitute a funded capital stock divisible into (hares of one hundred dollars each, which capital flock (hall bear interest at the rate of eight per centum per annum from the times hxed for the payment of the refpeAivc install ments payable quarter yearly at the Treasury of the United States, or st the Loan Offices where the fame may stand credited, until the last day of December, in the year one thousand eight hunJ'"d and eight. -th. After the last day of Dceember ia the said ♦car one thousand eight hundred and eight, and 4ltcr reasonable notice to the creditors, which (hall lie given hy an advertisement in some public newf piper, printed at the feat of the government of the United State.-, the said capital stock lhall be re deemable at the plcafure of the United States by the reimbursement of the whole sum or sums borrowed, and which may fnnftitute the said capi tal stock either at the treasury. of the United States ar at the loan offices where the fame may stand -credited. Bth. The credits for the said capital stock (hall and may be feparau-ly certified in sums either for one hundred, four hundred, one thousand, four thousand or ten thousand dollars, and the credits so certified lhall be transferable by the creditors, or tbeir attoraies, at the Treasury and Loan Offices rsfpectively, in pursuance of the rules which have been, or which may be eftablilhed relative to the transfer of the funded stock of the Un'ted States, 9th. A fufficient OM A HBIRAL CRIDIT, BY PRATT V KINTZINC, N0.95, North water ft reel. 215 bales & boxes Ticklenburghs, hempen linens and oanabrigs from 1/5 to 3f per ell 70 do. bleached and brown heflians 40 do. brown rolls suitable for cof fee bags 20 do. strong do. do. for cotton do. 30 cherts platillas * do. sealing-wax 3 do. dowlas 3 packages oil-cloth 30 da. creas ala Morlaiv 4 do. fail-twine la do. ei>opail!«s I do. watches 15 do. Biclefield Itnen pipes Port wine 90 do. patterberncs 91 cases claret 45 do Brittanias 130 do fine long corked I do. Holland canvass claret I de. Russia do. '6OO bufbi lsfine fait 3 da. Ruflia Ihe'etings 40 calksofroll brirrftone I do. ravens duck 100 calks of naval (lores. » do. Ruflia drilltns jo logs prime mahogany I do. brown holland 4 hhds. coffee mills » do.Silesia rouans b bundles German (leel . I d&.Wahrendrop linen ro chefls of Hates and I do. Caraudoles pencils I do. Flemifli linens A package of skates I do. cambricks and A do. woolen caps, &c lawns 4 chests of Nurenberg I do. diaper toys la do. stripes 40 kegs of yellow ochre 18 do. checks 3 hhds. Glue a do. fiamois t barrels of Lentitles I do. Arabia stripe j cherts of prime red I Jo. bunting for colors crust Holland cheefo I packa. Madras hand- 30 kegs of pearl barley kerchiefs 60 boxes of capers I do. Turkey, yarn 400 fides of upper and 6 bales empty bags foal leather I chest hair ribband 300 boxes window glass 3 boxes tapes, affort«d 800 Demijohns • t d®. bobbin, aflbrted 50 boxes glass tumblers t box threads & tapes afTorted I do. fine blue liftados a hhds. pumice (tone 3 chests men's flippers 1 box of mill saws 3 do. bed ticks I calk of cutlery % cafls hog's bridles A quantity of stone jugs 6 chests writing paper and pickling pots 4 do. quills A few (hips anchors, Ac. November la tu&ftf NOTICE. THE creditors of George Johnfton, late ef Queen Aan'a county, in the state of Mary land, dcceafed, are hereby rtquefted to appear at Church Hill, in the county and state afore faid, on Tkurl'day the aift day of January next, with their claims against the said deceased, properly authenticated, at which time a propor tionable diviiion of the assets in the haßds of the subscriber will be made among the creditors ac. cording to law; ind those who do nol appear on the said day, will be forever precluded*from their claims on the said estate. REBECCA JOHNSTON, Executrix. Church Hill, Dec. aa. Charles Campbell, WATCH-MAKER. HAS removed to the Shop formerly occupied by Mr. John Wood, No. 55, corner of Front and Chefnut-ftrcets; where he will thank fully receive and execute order* with neatness and dispatch HE MAS CONSTANTLY ON HAND, A Neat and Large Aflortment of Clocks & Watches. WANTED, A JOURNEYMAN : ALSO, one or two Apprentices of refpefla ble parent*. FOR SALE, A large quantity of Watch Glasses Wholefalc and Retail. nov »4 3awtf This Day is Published, AND FOR SALIBY J.F2NNO, 11Q,CHESNUT-S"' REIT AN ADDRESS To the People of Maryland, ON the origin, progress and present state of French aggrcflion, with a sketch of the infamous attempts to degrade the Government of the United States, and some reflections on the late proceedings ! >n Congress; written the last of April in the pre-j sent year, by a Member of the Houfc of Reprefen tativM, 5 junell IVHRRE.JS PAINTE& having ma depending mail los« a trip, an additional for- ! feiture of five dollars shall be incurred. Note 4. If any persons makihg proposals de- j fires an alteration of the times fpeci&ed he mull ' Hate in his proposals the alteration desired and the difference tt will make in the terms of his contrail. Note 5. The usual penalties for miiconduit 1 in the carriers will be stipulated in the contrail. Note 6. The mail on the route No. 1, (hall ' be carried in a Sulkey during three months of the winter feafoti, having a box or chest to fe- j cure the mail from rain. The mails on that route during the raft of the year and the routes No. 1 and 3 (hall be always carried in a light box fvfficient to defend it froiq the rain, or a box within the body of the stage. JOS. HABERSHAM, P. M. Gesera'. General Poll-Office, ? Philad. Jan. 1, 1799. ) eo6w NOTICE, PURSUANT to a Resolve of the Board of Trudees of Walhington Academy, in Soov etfet county, Maryland, aathorifing Wilium Polk, efqf. majors Samuel Wilsom, and William Jonis, Members of said Board, to procure a principal teacher for said Academy.— NOTICE is hereby given, that a gcntlemat quali fied to teach the Creek and Latin L angusges, Geo graphy and the Mathematics, and such other branches of Literature as it is customary to teach in such Schools, will meet with liberal encourage ment and it is presumed will be well accommodat ed in of this Academy. The build ing is spacious and will accomodate at lead sixty Students. Proposals may be addressed to John Dennis, I6x Arch-street, or Williana Winder, accountant in the Navy department. Walnut ftrrfet, Philadel phia, or to either of the three gentlemen above -mentioned, near Princess Anne, Maryland, dec 17 J English wrought Nails. Imported in the Jhips Molly and Diana, from Liven pool. 400 Calks of Nails, CONSISTING of 6d, Bd, xod, lid, and aod, flat points suitable for the southern market-—6d, Bd, xod, lad, and aod, finedrawn (harps —also i, 3, 4, and 6 clouts—fprigs— tucks—leupper nails—(heathing nails, &c. FOR SALE BY, Robert Denifon, junr, Market-street. ADVERTISEMENT. Todd & Mott, Of the City of Philadelphia, Merchants, having affined over their effufts, real, personal, and rrixed, to the fubferibers for the benefit of all their Creditors*— Notice is hereby Given, TO all persons who are indebted to the said estate, that they are required to make im mediate payment of tbeir refpeitive accounts Co either of the adignees, or to William Matt, No. 62, Dock-street, their agent duly authorized ; in failure whereof, legal measures wiil be taken for the recovery of such debts as are not difchargcd without delay. John Waddingt U 1 John Rhodes >A{lignees. J ohn Allen. j n °V. 36 tu.th&fatFi 40 Boxes of Fresh Citron Just arrived via New-York, and for Sale bt " JOHN CRAIG, Who lias alio for Sale, Old Madeira Wine of the fir ft quality, India Muslins, coarse and fine, icc. A quantity of the best Englilh large leaf Clover Seed. »'• dlw TO BE SOLD, A two story Stone House, T A , T^ L I Ul,t ' w!th two of land, on , V ° nftol about a mile above Frank fort. The situation is high and healthy, and the water excellent.— For terms apply to Mr. John McClelland, or Mr. Richard Whitehead. No. 62, Vine-street. Jan. 21 diw PUBLIC NOTICE * IS hereby given, that application will be made to the Direflors of the Bank of PennfvK vania for the renewal of a Ceitificate for a share in the raid Bank, No. 1182, dated July 14 th 1 797, (landing in the name of JOSEPH REED the fame having been accidentally l«ft 0 r de! flroyed, Philad. Jan. 15. FILTERING STONhsT Of an excellent quality for Snips or Families For sale by Thomas &f Joshua Fisher. , No. s, Dock-street. ,ft mo V- ilw This day Published, AND FOR AT THIS OFFICE, The Essays under the Signature of VIRGINIENSIS, On thf. Alien and Sedition Laws. (Price 25 tents, i 2mo J ■ \l " "P«* to work convidlon ..1 the m.n.ls ol so inveterate and vicious a daft of men, a, the Democrats of America, by anv argu ment, however forcible, or any difpUy 0 f tri f th however .rrefift.We: These writing, are, however calculated to produce a more important and ufeful effeft, by placing the fubjed in it, true li.ht be fore honest men, who are uninformed, or have been mifinformed as to the nature and obieA. cf thole bills, J i an « *s 6t All persons Indebted to theEftate of Mr. John Fisoo.late of Philadelphia, deceafcd.are dtfiredtomake pay ment, and those having any demands, to present them for fcCtUnunt, to SAMUEL BLODGET, Adm'r. JOHN WARD FENNO, Agent to the administration. nov - 3 ° fom JAMAICA RUM, d Cargo now landing at SouthJlreet wharf, for sale by PSTSR BLIGHT, Apply at Stores on the Wharf, WHO ALIO OFF I*l to*. lALI, BRANDY, id and 4th pro.l Madeira and Port WINES, Stc. See. Nov. 1. " i t s NOTICE. ALL perfpns indebted to theEftate ofTuoMAS Brooks, late of tfie city «f Philadel phia, Brjfi-F.under,d*ccafed, ire desired to make immediate payment and those who have any de mands again (I said eflate to bring in their accounts properly attefled for settlement to DAV ID BROOKS, adminifirator. i an * feodat TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Juki i 7 ng. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by vir tue of an aa, passed during the present ses sion ef Conprefs, so much of the a (ft entituied " An A£t making further provision forthefup " port cf public credit, aDd f«r the redemption " of the public debt"—passed the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, a 9 bars from settlement or allowance, Certificates, commonly called Loan Office and final settlement Certificates, and Indents of In ferefls, is suspended until the twelfth day oj iune, which will be in the year one thousand seven undred and jjinety nine, j That on the liquidation and settlement ef the said Certificates, and Indents of Interest, at the Treasury, the Creditors will be entitled to receive ; Certificates of funded Three Per Cent. Stock equal to the amount of the said Indents, and the arrear ages of interest due on their said Certificates, prior to the firft day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety one. That the principal fulnsof the said Loan Office and final settlement Certificates, with the in ereft thereon, Cnce the firft day ol January, one thou sand seven hundred and ninety one, will be dis charged after liquidation at the Treasury, by the payment of interest and reimburftment of princi pal, equal to the foms which would have been payable thereon, if the said Certificates had been fubferibed, pursuant to the A&< making provision for the debts of the United States, contracted dar ing the late war, and by the-payment of other sums, equal to the market value of the remaining Stock, which would have been created by such fubferiptions asaforefaid, whichmarket value will be determined by the Comptroller of theTreafury. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury. juneiS iawtf A SHCHtT AND PRACTICAL ESSAY, ON FAR MING-. BEING the experience of a farmer of about City years ijf in England, Essex county, on land where farming is done in the greatest perfe<9lon : and near seven years on throe hundred and twenty acres of worn out land in Po»cfgr»ve and Alloway creek, in Salem county, West-Jersey : Shewing the means whereby these worn-out lands may be improved j and that the means are in the power of almost every farmer: Printedfor the Author, AND SOLD BY 2ACHARIAH POULSON, Chefnvt-fireet, Philadelphia. N. B.—Some of the large fort of Clflver feed may be had at Mr. John Cooper's, baker, nt* Race-street. December 13, law All Persons Indebted to the Eftatc ofHENRY HILL, deceased are requested to make payment to the fubferiber ; and those having any demands on the fame to pro duce their accounts for fsttlement. GIDEON H. WELLS, *» 110. 139, Market street Philadelphia, dec. 4, 1792 eotf