%f)e < PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13. 4> <;&■)> mm PRICES OF STOCKS. PuILADELTHIa, FtBIUAtT *. Six Per Cent. i}J% to 9 Thrte Per Cent. 5/8 to 9 Deferred 6 Per Cent, nf B4NK United States, a;, percent. ■ 1 ■■ Pennsylvania, to to »t North America, 46 ditto Infurante comp. N. A. fliare» 30■» _... , a Pennfylvania. (hares, n } Dmdend off COURSE OF EXCHANGE On Hamburgh 33 1-3 cents per Mark Banco. London, at 3° da y s 56 I-* at 60 days 54 - at 90 days 511-* Amtterdam,6o days, pr. guild. 36 to 37 I-i cents_ The following is the a& of Congress, com monly called the Alien Law. It is pub. lifhed at this time, in order to answer numerous applications for it, and to shew how groundbfs have been the calumnies circulated againtt it. Law of the United States. AN ACT Concerning Aliens. Sc . , T)E it enacted by the Senate and D House of Representatives of the United States cf America, in Congress assem bled, That it shall be lawful for the Presi dent of the United States at any time du ring the continuance of this aft, to order all such alias as he shall judge dangerous to the peace and fafety of the United States, or shall have reasonable ground to fufpeft arc concerned in any treasonable or secret machinations againtt.the government there of, to depart out of the territory of the Uni ted States, within such time as shall be ex pressed in such order—which, order shall be served on such alien by delivering him a co py thereof, or leaving the fame at his usual abode, and returned to the office of the Secretary of State, by the marshal or other person to whom the fame shall be direfted. And in cafe any alien, so ordered to depart, shall be found at large within the United States after the time limited in such order for his. departure, and not having obtained a licence from the President to reside therein, or having obtained such licence shall not have conformed thereto, every such alien shall, on conviftion thereof, be imprisoned for a term ncft exceeding three years and shall never af ter be admitted to become a citizen of the United States. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That if any alien so ordered to depart shall prove to the fatisfaflion of the President, by evidence to be taken before such person or persons as the President (hall direitt, who are for that purpose hereby au thorized to adriiinitteroaths, that no injur}' or .danger to the United States will arise from fuffering such alien to reside therein, tne Prelident may grant a licence to such ahen to remain within the United States for such a time as he fliall judge proper, and at such place as he may defiguate. And the President may also require of such alien to enter into a bond to the United States, in such penal sum as he may direst, with one or more fufficient sureties to the fatisfaftion of the person authorized by the President to take the fame, conditioned for the jfood be haviour of such alien during his re fide nee in the United States, and not violating his li cence, which licence the President may re voke, whenever he lhall think proper. Sec. 2. And be it farther enacted, That it shall be lawful for the President of the Unit ed States, whenever he maydeem.it necetta ry tor the public fafety, to order to be remo ved out of the territory thereof, any alien who may or fliall be in prison in pursuance ofthis aft ~ and to cause to be arretted and sent out of the United States such of those aliens as shall have been ordered to depart therefrom and shall not have obtained a li cenceas aforefaid, in all cases where in the opinion of the President the public fafety re-' quires a speedy removal. And if any alien so removed orTent out of the United States tleA TS" 1 <haU /r return thereto, unless by permission of the President of the United States, such alien on con vift lon thereof, shall be imprisoned as lone m the opinion 1b of the President, the pu b. lie fafety may require. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That every matter or commSnder of any ship or vettel which shall come into any port of the United States after the firft day of July next shall immediately on his arrival nuke re port in writing to the colleaor or other chief officer of the cuttoms of foch port, of all aliens, if any, on board his vettel, fpeci-. fying age, the place of nativity, the country from which they shall have come, the nation to whom they belong and owe allegiance, their occupation and a de fcriptiori of their jierfous, as far as he fliall be informed thereof, and on failure every such matter and commander shall forfeit and pay three hundred dollars, for the payment whereof on default jof such matter or com mander, such vettel fliall also be holden, and ] may by such collefter or other officer of the 1 cuttoms be detained. And it shall be the du- I ty of such collector or other officer of the ens- ( toms, forthwith to transmit to the office of the department of state true copies of all such returns. Sec. 4. /inj fa it further exacted, That j the circuit and diftrift courts of the United States, shall reflectively have cognizance of £ all crimes and offences againtt this r.a. And •ill marshals and other officfl sos the United S States are required to execute 1 all precepts C and orders of the President of the United States iCi-ed in ptrfnance or bv virtue ofthis S aft. " . 5" *' c farther enacted,, That it 111, ill ije I lwful for any alien who may be ordered to Ik- rrjEsvctrfroijTtlic United States by-vimie of this a st, to take with'him fiich part, of his goods, chattels, or other proper • ty, as he may find convenient ; and all pro perty left ill the United States, by any alien, who may be removed, as aforefaid, (hall be, and remain fobjeft to his order and disposal, in the fame manner, as if this aft had not been patted. ' _Se f *6. And be it farther enacted, That this aft shall continue and be in force for and during the term of two years from the patt ing thereof, JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Rcpresentathes. F TH : JEFFERSON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, June 2.5 th, 1798. JOHN ADAMS, £s President of the United StateJy fHS FOLLOWING ESTIMATES, n- Accompanied the late letter of the Secretary j. "f the Navy, Amount of cott of Building and Equip'jinf •' a Seventy four gun ship, of 1620 tons' w exclulive of military (lores. :s t ■ , . , Dollars. Live oak timber - . . White oak and pine, See. . 30 , 000 Labour. . o nil- * * 85,100 Cables, rigging, cordage, See. - -12,400 Smith's work, - . . 3 Anchors, - . _ . 0 Marlin, . _ - ; Sail maker's bill, two fuits,including canvas, - „ . - 16 2-0 d Joiner's bill, including ftuff, - -,',800 ' e bill, .... lj6lo >- Rigger's do 2)240 - Tanner sdo I- Painter's do. . , . ~2. 0 r Cooper's do. - - - . 4,360 0 Blockmaker's do. .. ; . 0 '> Boatbuilder's do. - - . 1 Plummer's do. ... -\^ o t Ship Chandlery, - . . - I urner's bill, . . , 121- - Coppe. Bolts, - . . io^6 o - Sheathing, copper, nails, See - 17,4-0 e Woolens, for - - - Contingencies, . . - j Dollars 342,700 ' Ettimate of pay and rations of the officers and crew of a ship of war of 74 guns—» j complement 650 men, for 12"months. r Dolls, per JDalls. Nations j month, per ann. per day. Commander, at 75 906 ' ! S lieutenants, 4 o 24.0 Atr 2 lieutenants of | marines, 30 , 710 4 16 midshipmen, T9 3648 16 3 matter's mates, 20 710 6 I surgeon, 50 • 600 2 3 surgeon's mates 30 1080 6 I clerk, 25 300 , t 1 carpenter, .20 240 : 2 s 8 carpentersmates,io 1814 ■S 1 t boatswain, 20 240 2 1 4 boatfwainsmatesi<) 911 '' 4 2 yeomen of gun- ' room, 18 432 2 1 1 ao 240 2 e 18 quarter gunners 18 3888 18 1 chaplain, 40 480 a } 10 quarter matters 18 2160 io ' 2 gunners mates, lq 456 2 1 1 armourer, 18 216 j 1 1 Reward, 18 . aj6 t 1 I cooper, 18 216 i , r 1 fail maker, 30 240 j! r 1 cockswain, 18 216 , : * 2 matters at arms, 18 *216 2 ! r 1 cook, 18 2:6 tj ' 87 22,776 116 ! 280 able fcamen 17 57,120 * 170 ordinary do. 12 24,4^0 63 boys, 8 6,048 'I marines, 3,720 f( Dollars 114,144 •" Total pay, 144,144 I 116 rations per day, amounts to 42,34.0 j? for 12 months, 11,885.20 J Dollars 156,029.20 2 Ettimate of provisions for 650 men, for 12 z< months. . . fa Dolls. CtsJ Dolls. Cts. a 503 bbls. beef, at 13 6,539 tf 503 bbls. pork, 17 8,551 di 1982 gall, molasses, 75 1,486 50 tl 234 cwt. rice J" 4 963 bi 3 "*"37S lbs. cheese, 12 *>925 tl 1982 lbs. candles, 20 . 396 40 tl 2811 f 1 i s -, vine ga'-, 30 843 30 h< 390 bushels beans, 80 312 n< 14056 gallons rum, , , 4)05 6 "s6 ha*" T 13 3,498 N I T v° Ur ' 8 688 or 00 bbls. India* meal 4 v* '665 cwt. of bread, 3* J" „• 235 lamp oil, 1 * V, - • 1186 bulhels potatoes, 50 593 ot 287 cwt. fait fifh, 6 s 1,722 : Dollars 45,911 91 H recapitulation. "«•«» - * Medicine and hospital stores, 9 ' wl Contingencies. 40)000 th Dollars 216,941 npe ' of Amount of cofl, for building and equipping a ship of War of 18 guns. int DiiTertnt trades- Price per ron. Hi men's bills. DolU. Cts. D«ll». Ct» as Shipwright's bill, 44 I3?200 w ; Cables, rigging «nd U, cordage,' l 8 Smith's bill, , 2 3)6oo . th( Anchorr ' a Coo bw That Sail makers and cstr iy be . two ftiits,. 825 1,475- S° Itates . Joiner's bill, including such j fluff, 22J • c 75 oper- Carver's 1 30^ !pro- Rigger's, 2 Goo 'lien, Mailing, 3 9M -11 be, Tanner's JW 10(a), Painter's, ! - 00 I not Cooper's, , Block Maker's, '1 s o 450 Phat Boat Builder's, 67 200 rand Phiinher's i , 0 o pa(T- oliip Chandlery, 4 ijq ',3S? T urnei s Ijill, 40 120 Sheathing copper,nails 'S, and rudder braces, 12 3,600 Woolen for flieathing 75 225 Contingencies, such as e. ballast, stores, enm boole, rum, wharf age, superintending, '•SV Bcc. &c. - 26 7,800 Military stores, 20 6,000 Total amount, 162 40 48,720 eo tarj 1 J Estimate of the proposed addition to the 'oils. . Navy. The annual expence of a 74 ] ar , gun fh'ip, per estimate, is 000 dolls. 216,941 11,—1.2 000 will therefore amount to 2,603,293 32 100 The annual expence of a 400 brigantine of 18 guns, 400 per estimate, is dollar*, * 200 51,289 16—6 will there- _ 5001 fore amount to ' 311,934. Go Extra annual expence attend ing converting 3 (hips 6 0 24 guns into 32 gun sri- S ates 34,051 04 Amount of proposed addition 2,949,278 96 * Annual exigence of the ex ••4o c^a ' >^^lnlcnt j 2,434,261 10 Dollars 5<3 8 3j540 06 720 215 fIOSTON, February 6. }6o t-ROM EUROPE. Uo We have seen a letter from a gentleman 215 at St. Übes, dated December 2d—which fays, joo 1 " We have little news here—The report is, - | that Buonaparte has been defeated in Egypt, joo : '""id his head sent to tlie Grand Turk." ers !us etter C3mc h r tlie Venelia, from Lisbon. The Pickering, Lt, Com. Pnebble, and _ the Herald, Lt. RufTell, will fail immediate* 1 ly for the Weft-Indies. H7- A I * —® 5 CONGR ES S, 4 r - HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. 1 i Mr y Livingfton presented a petition from ' j a number of aliens, natives of Iceland, refi- ' g dent within the United States, praying for a ' , repeal of the alien law, whichy having been ( ~ rcad, he -moved to have it referred to the : fame committee of the whole to whom had 1 2 been referred the petitions heretofore prefcnt- ' , ed against the alien and sedition laws. \ 18 *^ r * Sewall objefted to this reference. ' 2 He said he held in his hand a motion, which ' Io he had several times, in the xourfe of the a morning, rife« to make, in relation to peti- ' j -ions of this kind. He could not now make t the motion, but would offer it as a j reason why he should vote against this a | motion. It has all along appeared to him I 1 'hat these memorials would have been better 1 2 referred to a fele& committee, than to a 1 t committee of the whole.. As the l'ubjecl of * 16 ! 'landed, in order to lave time and pre vent unneceflary discussion, to have move<? to dii'c harge the committee of the whole from a farther consideration of these petitions, with a view of afterwards referring them to a feleft committee. Indeed he thou -hi ?c im portant, whatever might bt the result of the business, that an opportunity (howld be af forded of (hewing to the house, and to the S Union at large, the nature of the complaints made against tbofe laws, from whence, and from whom they came. Some of these me- morials, it was seen were prefe/ited by aliens, who not only complain of the alien law, but ® other a&s 01 Congress, to which our citi -12 zens make no objection ; and who, it is clear, ® said Mr. S. do not aim so much at obtaining a repeal of the alien law, as.by complaining of the government of the union, to l'pread a fe. ditious Ipirit through the country . How far S ;o this was the cafe, he could not preciiely fay, B but if the business was referred to a feled $ to committee, they would of course, examine S: the merits of thele petitions, and report to their opinion thereon to the houfc. He ;o hoped, therefore, the present reference would not be agreed to. le Mr. Nicholas hoped the gentleman from cr New-York would withdraw his motion, in U order to make way for the gentleman from MafTachufett3. He had. liftencd to the peti* C J tion which had been read, and did not hear M any thing in it but what related to the cafe N • of the petitioners ; but he thought they had R gone farther into a discussion of our confti* tution, than was necessary for their purpole. v ' ] 1 He did not wi(h the petitions of our citizens of - to be blended with this. / Bi Mr. Livingfton had no objeftior. to with- th 0 draw his motion, at the fame time that he ■ C; 1 must fay, the objections to this petition are nu wholly without foundation. The object of Ri these petitions is to obtain a repeal of a law - which is pointed at them, and at no other cri 1 persons. And-when aliens pray for a repeal frc - of the'alien law, fliall we fay to them, " You co j f 1 ' 3 ' 1 n °t use arguments which you think will pe induce us-to repeal the law ?" Certainly not. da He would, however, withdraw his motion, Fr 1. as lie did not wilh to confound this pet tion Hi with the petitions of the citizens of the ch; United States. a Mr. Sewal then made his motion, "that the committee of the whole to whom has fro been referredr l'undry memorials for the re- tur peal of the Alien nud Sedition aftsf, be dif jo charged from a farther conlideration thereof, and that the. fame, be refeiTed to a itlef: committee to consider. and- report their opi nion thereon to-tbe houle." After a debate which-occupied the wholt ot the fitting, the question was taken by Yeas and Nays asfqHow : ■ • - YEA S Mess. Allen, Mcff. Hoimer, Baer, Jmla.y, Bartlef, Kittera^ Bayard, r Lyman, Brace, Machir, Brooks, Mat chews, Bullock, Morgan, Cbamplin, Mom's, Chapman, Otis, Cochran, I. Parker, Craik, Piticksey, Dana, R ec d, Dennis, Rut ledge, Edmond, Schureman, Evan p, Sewall, A. Foster, Shepardj D. Foster, _ §innickfon, J. Freeman, Sprague, he Glen, Thatcher, Goodrich, Thomas, Gordon, Thompson, Grifvold, Van Allen, Grove, Wadfworth, 32 Harper, Wain, Hartley, J. Williams, Hiodman, c -j NAYS. Mtff. Baldwin, Mess. Holmes, j 0 Bard, Jones, Blounr, Livingftun, Brent, Locke, Brown, Macon, jj Cabell, M' Clenachan, _ T. Claiborne, M' Dowell, |6 W. Claiborne, Nev, Clay, N.'cholai, 0 \i Clopton, J. Parker, _ Davu, Skinner, 6 Dawfon, S- Smith, Der.t, W. Smith, Egglcfton, Spaight, Elmendorf, Sprigg, Findley, Stanford, n Fowjer, Sumter, J) Gnllatin, Tillinghaft, s, Gillefpie, A. Trigg, Gregg, j. Trigg, Hahna, Van Cortlandt, '• Harrifon, Varnum, Haven«, Venable, d Heifter, R. Williams. 48. * he fele<ft cemm ttee appointed to carry the above resolution into effeft, are Meffre. Goodrich, Nicholas, Piaekney, Craik and Hartley. A correspondent observe*, that no New gate bird, who had received the highest [ho nors of the Old Buily, ever exhibited more 1 tr!ck ind culining,than wa* displayed by the - learned "Do&or, during the examination of \ himfelf and his accomplices before the May -1 0T Sunday.—Ctiitimens, who seems to be ; 3 y° un g band, answered unadvisedly to the j name of James Cvmment. The Dodlor ha stily whifper'd you mujl not tell your name'." upon which James mutter d, "fait my name 1 . ithot James Cumrnens f for all one cfyour euiden* \ , ees has/wo-n it." He was ntSt however 1 . well enough Ichooled by the Dr. for, in ' . the courlt of hia examination, he confcffed 1 • himfelf to be Samuel Cummcnt. i ' s The quantity of flonr exported from the ■ ! port of New-York during the firft nine f r months of the lall year (viz. from January 1 1 to September both inclusive) was 99,026 [ barrtls. ( sij e cantile stiver. ' . 9 Port oj Philadelphia, ARRIVED, days 1 Sh p Four Friends, Hubberj Hamburgh 67 1 Pallas, Scholt, Riza, " 112 Brig Lively, Stewart Norfolk 8 - Sch'r. Retaliation, a Cartel, Guadaloupe 25 Volunteer, Curtis Fredcricklburgh. Ship Juno, Wolteri, Hambuigh, via N. Y. Four Friends, Hubber, Hamburgh 63 J Brig Polly, Hill, Fredericklburgh 8 CLEARED Brit.fh Ship Favourite. Gill, Martinico a bchr. Favorite Packet, Maffet, Cuba « ® r [B P e m- Maxwell. St. Sebaltian _ Schr Sally, Coffin, Baltimore Sloop Naicy, Hall Richmond Harmony, Pious, 'Frederickfbiirgh j Capt. Bainbridge informs that when he m left Guadaloupe the following vessels were enuring to Wißdward ; fe United States Frigate, commanded by com n n„ . modore Barry Conftcllati.n c t- TruxtQn Montezuma sloop of war Murray r *? r , folk . Williams L Rl S, m ° nd , Barron That in confeqnence of fear ity of pro- t visions at Guadalo up e, a general exchange I of prisoners had taken place between the « firm lb and French, and 'tis supposed was th I the reason for_ fending off the Americans. so ' ; Capt. Bambndge, after 47 days confine- £•' | ment. was obliged to take charge of the f Retaliation and leave the place. The Infnrgent Frigate was out on a cla cru.ze and had sent in one prfze, a v t ff e l re s from New.Bedford to Surinam, her trial not M come on; the frigate Volunteer was ex pefted to fail on a cruize in two or three I' days. The frigate La Pance had failed for J rrance, having on board prisoners Via or 1 Hughes and several officers his adherents, charged with a conspiracy against the new agent DesforneauX. Several condemnations had taken place Ap from thearmal of Desforncaux to th e depar-- ture ot V. Hxghet. 1 t ■ .• <• ~ dif- The Retaliation spoke on t!.f it), iulhtnt .•i f. 'he flo >p Romeoi of Charleston, fronv Mir le<T" njco to York and aII huonprfVom JV( r.* >j)l- u'nico to 43a!f.imorr, who infortped fjint tJicy liad left St. Kitts the 20th ultimo,in compa oli ny with several others, under convoy of die by Montezuma and, Norfolk, ) , The gentleman who landed at Cape May on Monday from the Retaliation, is onlv charged with the exchanjre of Prisoners. Brig Lively, Stewart, from Jamaica fcnd Norfolk, is below. , - Ship Maley, Swain j Neptune, Jefferies ; snow Ceres, Norris ; and brig Betsey, How. ard, went to sea on Sunday last. JuJl Received, By the Ihips Juno, Walttrs, and Friends, Hubber, froip Hamburg, AND FOR SALE, BY THt SuBSCRIBKRS, 460 pieces 6-4 quadruples Glefias do. 84 do. 139 <to. crea» ala Morlai* 34 do. 9 8 coutiis 3 do. 4-4 do. ,44 do- 6-4 guingas , ajo do. Rufiia fail-duck to pipes Ricarlo wine *5 hrgfheads Frsnch brandy 80 Jo. , claret 10a cases, at 4 doz. bottles each 7 claret of fuper -Is£ do. atX do. do. d 0../ ior quality. Also on Hand., ■ j II ticklenburgs. at 23 to a 8 cents pr. ell 11 do. Wefcr lirnen, at 16 to ao cents pr. jui I bo* paterbornes { boxes hollow glafa ware $ calk' P i»ll:a bri'J quality) Erich Lewis Boilman 71, no. 100, Spruce ttrctt M>. 13 5 • A quantity of Russia Hemp Cor<)ajj<; and bar lr»n 1J hOijfilcads Tallow PlatiHa-, Royal Brittanias Checks &e ir cites Now landing from the flip Four Friends, Capt. Hubber, from Hamburg, at JetTe and Robert Waln'j wharf, and for Sale by THOMAS St JOHN ZETLAND, Who have cn band, Crates ofEarth.n Ware Cannon and Carronadss of various (izes Dry white I.ead Ganjand PilloN afTorted in cafas Gun Flints in keg S Ships' Musters Claret of a superior quality in cafct cf i to 3 , dozen each. r . feb - *3- a, O , WAS FOL'KD, I On FRIDdFy the Xth inst. Below South-Street, in F/ oxt-Street, " A SILVER WATCH, With a STEEL CHAIN. The Owner on proving his property and pay ing charges may have the fame, by applying to No. <B2, South Front.street. - feb - wf&m e FOR SALE, " " In the healthy and pleasant village of BORDENTON. c A HANDSOME, well finifhed, and con* . IX. venient twe story Frame House, and fete . occupied by colonel John Vanen^ufgh,—the? , House is 36 feet in front on the main street* and e ,tO ftct dcop—iour rooms on a flooi-, with a kitchen 18 by 15 feetj two good rooms over the !ame and one with a fire place—a very excellent r cellar under the whole house ; tie lot two fifths i of an acre, enclosed with a high hovrd fence j the garden in high cultivation, and contains a variety of best grafted AaWe, car riage hcufe, smoke house and a pump of good water in the yard, the whole in Complete repair. The healthiness and pltafantoels of the village of Bordenton and the neighborhood are toi» weJI known to require any commendation. ! For terms apply to James H hnlay, eie. now in Philadelphia, or to the fubferiber now »n the premises. . Mart V. 'NEMBURCHs n . „. executrix. Bordenton. feh d6w To be Let, • , A Store and Lofr, NEAR Market-llreet Wharf.—i.r.tfhire of the Sublcribcr, GEO. DAVIS, ~ 3i9High-ftrret. feb " aawtf To be Sold, or Let ON GROUND RENT, FOREVER A NUMBER of very handfilm* 3uil<iingl.o'ts, on the South fide of Arch-street, Hear Winth Ilrc«t, andon Ninth-dree', between Arch nnd Race-streets. ALSO, A few Lots of four acres each ; on a hijjh, dry, and elegant fixation, within tfcrcem.lt, from the city—Enquire at No. ziß Afch-ftrcet. j an - 3°- law-w THE PARTNERSHIP OF John Ssf James Poultney, BEING difTolvcd by mutual consent, all pcrfons Indebted to them are requefle I to make nn madiate payment to either of the fuhferibers: and those hav.ng demands to present their accounts for settlement. JOHN POULT NET, JAMES POULT NET, lft mo 3° w&frtf A N AC T, Limiting the time within which claims 3 R ainft the United States, for credits on the books of Bthe Tre ifury, may beprefented for allowance E it entitled by the Senate and House of Re prefentatlt-es of the United State/of Ameri ca, m Congreft assembled, That all credits on the hooks ot the I reafury of the United Staaes, for tranftcftions during the late war, which, according ta the 'course of the Treasury have hitherto been difch.rged by issuing certificates of regiflered debt, (hall be forever ba*ed and preceded from fettUmem or allowance, unless claimed by the proper creditors, or their legai reprelentatives, on or before the firft day of March, in the year < ne thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine. And the Secretary of the I reaUiry u hereby requited to cause this A£i to be pubiifted in ane or more of the public papers ot each itate. v p (Signed) Jonathan dayton Speaker of the Honfe of Heprefentatives THEODOKK SEDGWICK, President »f the Senate. Pro. Tem Approved July 9, i 7 9«. JOHN ADAMS, PreCdcnt of the United States. December i s . w t ift X V .
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