conduced, '*s not tfe infraft the coalitions on which the old troops now in fervicc were enlisted. %' The aft which authorises to raise the twelve regiments of infantry, and fix troops of dragoons, provides, that they shall be kept in service during the con tinuance of the existing differences be tween the United States and the French Republic, if not sooner discharged. Upon the dilbanding of these troops, it is to be prrfumed by far the greatest number of both officers and men will find themselves at a considerable distance from their homes. The faino thing also happens to officers on the establishment, whose age or time of life, or foanty fortune, doe. not admit their enntinu ance in the army, as well as to privates serving on the frontiers, whose engagements are successively expiring. These all have, or mil have to travel to their refpeftive places of residence, at their own expence, if 110 provision is made by Congress to meet the cafe. This to nvany of them, must be, and is an extreme hardship ; efpeciallv when it is cbnfidered, that the profeffion of arms, however important to the country, and noble in itfelf, is so far from furnifhing to the of ficers, even of the hi »■ heft grades, the means of making a tolerable jjrovifion out of the iavings of their pay, for the future support of themselves and families in advanced old age, pr when their services maybe dispensed "with by the public, that it requires them to observe the; greatest ceconomy to be able to proceed in their career,J and defray the ex pence of their neceflary wants. In the English service, the officer, when dilbinded, receives half pay; the private soldier in the cavalry has his horse, and an allowance for his sword, with fourteen days pay to carry him home :—the infantry have likewjfe fourteen days' pay granted them for the fame purpose. It is refpeftfully suggested whethe' it would not comport with juflice. anil have u. tendency to encourage men to enter in the army, if a provision was mide for an allow ance to each officer and soldier, on quitting the service, or being disbanded, equivalent to the expence he must incur in returning home. The adl authorising the Prudent of the United States to raise a provisional army, is too important to the peace and fafetyof t'ie union, not to require from Congress such a matured rcvifion as may render it effe&ual to the purposes for which it was framed. The firft feftion, by which the President was vested with the power to raise ten thou sand troops, has expired by its own limita tion. It is conceived advifeable, and founded on the soundest policy, that the power to raise. such troops as are contemplated by this clause, should be exterded at least to twenty thousand. To be on fafe ground, our pre parations and supplies ought to contemplate an army of fifty thousand men. The aft in question contemplates also an auxiliary force, under the denomination of volunteer companies, who (hall be armed, cloathed, and equipped at their £wn expence. It i- fc:-Wy mtnmon, that ftfT ficent cadence has appeared, that the patri otism of onr independent citizens will not (hrink from this measure of defence ; the number of volunteer companies which have offered their f«rvices being already consider able. As it may be questioned, whether the aft enables the President to appoint all appropri ate officers to these companies when organized into regiments', brigades and divisions ; it is desirable that such power* (hould be expressly given. A fpecific provision for the pay and rations to volunteers during the days it may be ne cessary to aflemble them in bodies in each £tar for the purpose of general discipline and manoeuvres, would be very beneficial. To form effedtive soldiers at this moment, and at so light an expence to. the public, must be looked upon as an objeft of great nation al cqncern, especially when we take into view the difficulty of getting men, in time of aftual war. The value of those patriotic bands of vo lunteers, who destine themselves to the front or'dai ger, is inapp.-tciable. If welt inftruc ted ind difc:plfnea they wilt, in the event of sudden invafiop be of immense utility and ' importance—B. fides the direst effefts of ' their exertions in refitting the enemy, till ' they can be succoured by the regular force, if at a distance, the militia, rallying to them, ' would derive from their example and coun tenance, additional courage and Jsrefervance. ' They would, thus disciplined, and aided £ by the regular force, tho'fmall give a con- J fiftency and liability to our firft efforts, of 1 which these would otherwise be deltitute and would tend powerfully to prevent, great, 1 tho' perhapis partial calamities. f It is impoffibte to contemplate the du ties of the office of infpe&or-geueral, with- 3 out perceiving, that their due discharge will ' require the exercise of extraordinary (kill and labour, and that the existing law align ed no compensation whatever for the exer- * cife of this (kill and labou'. In the cafs of officers taken from the line to perform the fpecific duties of affift vmt infpeftor>, quarter-masters, &c. we find the law has made a fpecific allowance. The principle applies, and with augmented force, to the infpfftor-general, who has not only - to create regulations,but to their execution, in addition to his duties at a gen eral officer. To discharge with effeft, the duties of his offic-e, he must take frequent journies from one part of the army to another, when it is encamped in different-and distant pla ces. It must be conceived, that the expen ces of such journies must quickly eat out the narrow allowance or" a major general, ir If filled by a man of talents, without a for "" tune to meet such expenc«s, he must either compromit his reputation, and that of the c . government, by not producing the results to el expefted from his department, or he r c ■ujft ruin himfelf in performing services for is precedent . fLft war eftafclirtves the pro i'e priety of an extra allowance For the extra (ervices and expences of this officer; and le it would be, infinitely more frceable and x less embarraffiivg to the department of war, y that the latter, or his expences on jcrtirnies l- from one part of the army to another, Ihould e- be fettled by a fixed alio wancc bylaw, in ;h (lead of being chat-gable to the contingen >n cies of the war department. A further ar )e rangement is ncceffary to gve full effeft to :h infpeftor general's department. During a our war with Great-Britain, this offieer was ie allowed secretaries, in addition to his aids ie as major-gen. It is thought that one fecre- W" tary to the present officer is indifp-nlable. ■>- It it proper, before closing this reference, :s to mention a circumllance intimately con. ts nested with our military system. Owing f > to the iHcreafe of the naval and military ef re tablifhments, the of purveyor of it public supplies, has been so augmented as to ;t require for the war department alone, the ■i exclusive and uninterrupted services of luch n au officer. » Is seems ta be improper, that the head of e the war department (hould be ebliged to employ hisnfelf in any other manner in the 5 bufi Jiffs of purveyor, than merely to make e requisitions for articles wanted; to prescribe the quantifies, the times and places of de livery ; ai d that the whole responsibility for the execution of the order should reft upon ° the purveyor. A Secretary of War, will always find ample employment in the gene ral fuperintendance and direftions of the n f ta ' operations of hia department ;if a portion of his time is to be occupied in | the details of 1 ffcr concerns, it is morally certain, that the greater mud langnifh or futfer. f Besides these duties the purveyor (hould he charged exclusively with the disposing of all returns from the Indian faftories, corref pondinjr with these* keeping all accounts, and conducing all concerns to them under the direftion of the Secretary. y He might also be the agent and organ to » procure the means of transportation for all ' supplies sent from the feat of government 5 or elsewhere, to the army, agen sor quat ; ter-mafters, to arsenals and distant places of ~ deposit. s The Secretary takes leave to recapitulate, 4 for the purpose of presenting, in a concise j view, the propositions, refpeftfully recom mended to attention, by the foregoing ob t serrations. ist. A new modification of the militarv, _ so as to admit of an increase of numbers, to tbe companies, and regiments in case of war ; j an alteration in tbe denomination of certain ~ grades t and a perfect uniformity,of arrange j ment in corps of tbe same species of troops. r id. Regulations to preserve to tbe eompa . "<« and regiments, their competent number , of officers, in cases where any are taken from tbe line to;act as aides de campy inspectors, I pay-masters, quarter-masters, 6v. 3d. To designate tbe grades, from wbicb aides de camp, anct officers oj inspection may be taken, ini order to prevent the multipara. t+oH-vf+ttrc oigbtr groetcj —"~ 4th. To add to tbe existing establishment, two companies of horse, to be denominated and act as hussars ; and a surgeon and mates to tbe regiment of cavalry. S'b. To include in tbe arrangement for tbe war establishment, a proportion of rifle men, estimated at one twentieth of the whole number of infantry. 6tb. An alteration in the provision for a quarter-master-general, to insure the pro curement of a fit character, to execute the du ties of this important office. Ith. A provision for a hospital defxirt. ment for the army. Bth. A power to procvefrom abroad, one distinguished engineer, and also, an officer of , artillery, and suitable appointments for the same. <)th. To provide for tbe appointment of an inspector of fortifications, loth. That the choice of an inspector of artillery be left at large. I itb. A provisionfor altering and fitting tbe cloatbing issued to tbe soldiers. * j 13tb. An alteration in tbe ration to be is sued ta the troops. 13th. A provision for tht reasonable ex- ( pences of officers and soldiers in returning to their homes, when disbanded or incapacitated (• by age or sickness, for further service. 14 tb. A revival and extension of tbe pow er to raise a provisional army. 15 tb. A specific provision for tbe appoint- ment of appropriate officers jfor tbe volunteer companies, that are or may be accepted, when , formed into regiments, brigades or divisions ; r and for pay and rations to such volunteers, for those days in every year, it may be neces- , sary to assemble them in bodies, for the pur- f. poses of dieipline and training. 16 tb. A further provision for tbe extra 1 services and expences of tbe inspector-gene- ! ral, and to allow him, besides his aides, one 1 secretary. P 17th. The employment of a purveyor of pubUc supplies, exclusively for tbe war de- " partment. All which the Secretary has tbe honor most respectfully to submit. 0 JAMES M'HENRT. Vl War-Department, > o December 24, 1798. £ m - 1 tj ~ ' 1 111 1 1 '■ tl This day PubHJhed, 1 AND FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE-, j- The Essays under the Signature of t\ VIRGINIENSIS; On the Alien and Sedition Laws. '' (Price 2$ eerts, izmo.) IT i« perhaps futile to expert to work convuftion V. in the minds ot lo inveterate and vinous a clufs of men, as the Democrat* of America, by ai»y uiyu- e> ments however forciHe, or any difpl&y of truth B however irrefirtible : These writings are, howev.-r,' di calculated to produce a more important and utcful effed, by placing the fuhje.ft in its true light lie- r r ore honest men, who are uninformed, or have been mifinfermed as to the natare and ohieAs of 1 those bills. rj i ln ' 6t w Jggetre. r, PHIL A D EL V H. 1 A , CS v FRIDAY J2VENINCJ, FF.BRVART B.' r- PAI CE 3 OF STOCKS. to Philadelphia, FrßituAKY i. Six Per Cent. , f yjj t0 6 Three Per Cent. g/8 to 9 Deferred 6 P»r Cent. 14/ js B United 33 percenf. e- "■ Pennsylvania, 20 to 21 e. ftir.erfc:*, 4L c i tto lnlurainc comp N. A. (hares 30? r ,. , _ ' Pennsylvania, shares 3t, J ,Tl^eni ' "■ COURSE OF EXCHANGE ? On Hamburgh 33 1-3 cent« per Mark a»nco> 1- London, at 30 days 56 1-1 3 { at a 0 d ays to at 90 dayi 51 i-j le Amfterdam,6o days, pr. guild. 3610 37 i-s cents Ma. Fknno, as TO tliofe persons who have grown-up t0 daughters, the rapid revolutions in drei's, are le a s much to be deprecated as revolutions in :e government : the only diflcrence appears to )e be, that in the one instance, a man is rgduced e . to poverty, by yielding to the unpardonable 3r follies of his family—in the otter, by the iron in | hand of power. A3 long- as my daughters ill ; were fatisfied with that dress, which is so e . j admirably calculated to distinguish the fixes, ic ' I experienced lit .le or no inconveniences, in ;f i a pecuniary way, from a change of fafhbns ; in j for afew old gowns, caps and hats y ' were soon made to a (Tunic a new form. I )r w!lh I could fay, that the prefect rage ainoiig the ladies ot the ton y for equipping [J themfefves a la mode dt Postillion., had not fubjedled mr to expenses of a more serious f. nature. With a view, therefore,, of fr,?tving 9> j that fhis hit rrnlly be«n the safe, that ti ; my complaints are well-founded, I have fe i le&ed from some tradefmens' bills, lately pre- Q | fented for payment, the following curious ]j : charges : lt j For cropping Miss Maria A 0 » ditto Miss Sally . 015 ,f ditto Miss Peggy . Q , 5 making 3 wigs for the young-ladies - - »» to ■ ditto 3 Crocodile bb£on;s for ditto 12 o _ ditto 3 Camperdown feats for ditto - 6 , ditto 3 pair of Aboukin Hips for ditto - 6 ditto 3 pair of Huzzar ' n Boots for ditto - 9 ditto 3 Postillion Jockey- Caps for ditto - 10 10 r £. 68 5 j I am alked, Mr. Fenno, why I permit my family to indulge in thele unbecoming ' and extravagant fafhions—l lhall answer, that my domestic tranquility requires the f facrifice—and that as long as the mothers exercifethe power of the Beys t, tcrs will feel diipofei to imitate the Mama lukes. It is whispered that fcymetars and I whiskers will soon become ihe tan. > _ , v A Father. February 7. n Pennsylvania Legislature. The committee appointed to preparte fpecific charges again (I Benjamin Brannon, Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court ef Common Picas of Delaware county, made report, which was read, as follows, viz. I ft. That the aforefaid Benjamin Bran non, contrary to the duties of his office, en deavoured to prevent a certain Isaac Davis from being punished, whom he knew had robbed the Bank of Pennsylvania. 2d. That on the 21ft of November last, Jonathan Smith, Esquire, Cashier of the Bank of Pennsylvania. f cn t a bond and war rant of attorney to Isaac Davis, to be execu ted by him, in favour of the President and Direftors of the Bank of Pennsylvania, for the sum of three 'houfand dollars, they ha ving received of the said Isaac Davis all t<* money, of which the Bank had been robbed, except the aforefaid three thoufa:;d dollars.' That on the said 2ill of November, the said Benjamin Brannon, came to the Cashier of the Bank with the aforefaid bond, unex ecuted, and wifred to be informed of the circumstances of the robbery, and of the re turn of a part of the money ; and after ha ving been informed l-y the Cashier, and the Cashier, also having stated to him that the ( Prcfidtnt and Diretfors of thg Bank, before 1 they could prevail on Davis to acknowledge ! the robbery and return the money, were ob liged to promise him, that, if he retui ned 1 the whole of the money, they would inter- < fere for his pardon ; and also having stated 1 that it was just and proper that Davis's pro- t perty ftiould fee bound for the payment of the remainder of the money, the said Benja- s min said he would fee Davis on the fubje&. [ That on the f.u'd 21ft of November, Ben- ] jamin Bronnoß wrote a bond and warrant t of attorney for Isaac Davis to execute in fa- a vour of Mary Davis, his mother, for the sum j of twelve hundred dollars, which sum was c more than fufficient to cover all the proper- f ty belonging to Isaac Davis ; and that on 1 the 23d of the fame month, the said Benja- t min Brannon went, in perfou, to Cheftcr, \ and had judgment entered uponthefaidbond. 46l Denmark, Norway,&c. 1,533,214 2,901,511 Holland & c 8,845,486 7.420,650 Great Britair., See. 8,-69,748 17,086,189 Ifanfe Towns, , 589.858 14.49V.6fi France 11,664,091 6,941,486 o Pa ' 0 *f', 5.596,»53 8,740,553 Portugal &c. 463,310 719,089 Morocco, - 15,000 19.188 pS' , . 767,064 1,314,036 Lairia and India ge flerally - . 387,310 161,79,- W Indies generally, 1,508,044 148,111 Africa, do. 430,873 132,88) Europe, do. _ 107,077 74,858 N.VV coast America , 5) 6 0> 79 , 5 t s Imperial ports - . 7G)?3 0 ota ' 5 1 > 1 94.710 61,317,411 Sunminary value of Exportt. M C (r'^T pn " re litis j 7.5 1.047 8.639,iei UhodelQand 975.53° 947.827 Connect 814,506 763,118 New-York 13,308,064 .4,300,892 3 New-Jersey , i 8 r6r 6l>B Pennlrlvania n, 446,291 8,915.463 " ela 7 re , 98,919 ;8;, 7J 9 t Maryland 9,811,799 11,746,19! I Virginia 4,908.713 6,1 13,45* N earolin* 540,901 338,124 S.Carolina 949,611 6,994,179 Geor S a 644,307 96-,841 Total, 51,194,710 - Mr. D. Foster, from the committee of claims, made an unfavourable report on the petition of Andrew Thompson, which was ordered to lie 011 the t^ble. Mr. Morns, from the committee appoin- n ted op this fubjea, reported a bill providintr compensation for Ma.fhals, Attornies, | u . rors and WitnefTes in the cotrrt of the Uni ted States, which was committed. Mr. Harper, from the committee of ways and means, reported a bill far augmenting tHe salaries of the officers of the Executive Department. By this bill it is provided that the Secretaries of State, Treasury, War and Navy, shall each have 5000 dollars a j ? year ; the Comptroller of the Treasury 4 oco ! bi dollars ; the Attorney General, the Trea- I p turer, Auditor and the Commissioner of the b Revenue each 3,400 dollars; the Register of b ' the Treasury 2800 ; the accountants of Ihe War and Navy Departments each 220 c dollars ; the Poftmaller General 2,400 do]. s, and the assistant Pod master general - 1700 dollars- I he bill wa9 committed. Mr Harper, from the fame committee, made a report on the petition of Daniel Ste v ns, Supervisor of Charlelton, dating, that an by the additional dutiesof the prefentyear 400 dollars would be added to his emolu' In ments, which would make them 1500 dol lar bo augmentation ought at preftnt to be Which re P ort w asconcuu|l in. Mr. Craik, from the committee on Post- Offices and J-«f| Roads, reported a bill efta- M hl.fhing the Poll-Office of the United States, which was committed. j Mr, Pinckoey from tbc committee appoyi- | ■ • - • ' : .. >, , , ~ its tedto.co.-fftla.Uie rtfprefentntion sr.drt .nr. '■ li- (trance of the -legislature of rep arr e- ted U,hid appropriating certain sum- i imi( )g ney for defraying.,the y a n- treaty or treaties with the Indians, •vl.icU lis vfras committed. • i r- Mr. Wain presented the petition of jUn >u Vaughan, praying compensation on hi;cm>h * je of certain IjciTei fuflained by the.retain jig ;d of silver at the mint, heretofore claimed. Rc [i- ferred.to, the committee of claims. Ie The house went into a committee on a :d bill from the feoatr for .the relief of Thorn;,? r, Lewis, which vvat agrc.'d to, and ordered at to be read a third time to morrow. , i, -,Tlie heufe resolved (tfelf nrto * commit.- y tee of the whole on the amendments of the S.enate to the bill for further fufpfinding our commercial intcrcourfe with France. ,'s The principal of thefc amendments whs, to h | ftr ke outithe sth and 6th fedHooi of the o bill, ■ which give the President power to fnf -0 pend our ißtercotirfe with such Spani/h and h Dutch ports as fbpuld be found to harbour - French privateers. This of the n Senate was concurred in, 60 rotei being f.ir it. Thercft fo/lowedofcourfe. The coin - d mittte then roff,.ar:d the yeat and nays b-;- ir ing called in the house oh Agreeing to the n report of the committee of-the whole, the Y quellion was carried J9 to sj. , On motion of Mr. jofiaii Parker, the. r house refohed i tfelf into a committee of the - whole on the Dill for the .augmentation of the navy, and fixing the pay of the captai 9 of (hips or vessels of war, when .Vfr. GAL LATIN MOVLD TO STRIKE OUT ALL THAT PART OF THE BILL, WHICH RELATES TO SEVENTH FOUR GUN SHlPS,confining thebill t0,6" vsffels of 18 guns each.He enforced his mo tion oyaipeech of considerable length which . will be given in course. At the «v,cL!i .rx of which the house adjourned. [Am.D.Ad: j at the smallest bored, 4 inch pip«. 64.000 feet to m« j fur e ir mchc* at the smallest end, if bored, j iach pipe. 104,000 r r 1 anJtni"** m r uf \ be f'"it and free from fcake. and knots . no faulty logs will on any account Be received I hole who deliver proposals for bored !h g *' "fl !iT I to «'n.ion the price at which they will deliver the logs unbore,!, in cafe it Ihouli . be found proper to bok them in Philadelphia. PrspnTals m writing will 1,-r.civ ! by • Henry Latrobc, engineer. South Twellrh tlreet, feb 8 H ° UfC m rkc£ - ftr «t. § Bricks Wanted. 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