Bricks Wanted. PHOPOSILS • WILL BP RECEIVED, On or b.-fore the lift day of theprefcnt month, sO» DELIVERING, To 'he Corporation of the City of Philadelphia or th-ir agent—on any part of C hefnut-ftrect, George-ftreec, Broad-ftrcet, or Center- Square. between the Schuylkill and Center-Square, as (hall be di rected, the whole, or Part of One Mi'/ion of found, hard burned BRICKS. So Sammsl or place Bricks will he received— One half of this quantity will be required to be delivered before the 2 rft of March next—the other before the I,;th ef May. It is desired that the proposals may mention the Yard from which the bricks are intended to be delivered, and that they be fe.rt in writing to B. Henry Latrobe, engineer. South Twelfth street the firft house from Market-street. feh 8. S White Oak Logs—or White Oak Pipe—Wanted. PROPOSALS, ITILL BE KECEIrfD, On or before the loth day of March, For the Delivery, To the Corporation of the City of Philadelphia, or their ag#nt at any part within the said City of the whole or part of 104, cOO fret, running measure, of WHITE OAK LOGS, In \engths of ten or twelve feet, Or of the fame quantity, cf LOGS, • Bored into pipe, counterborcd and tapped, as under : 14,000 feet to measure 13 inches at 'he thickest end, if bored, 4 1-1 inch pipe. 16,000 set to measure ti inches at the thickest end. if bored, 4 inch pipa 64000 feet tpmesfure if inches at the thickest end, if bored, 3 inch pipe. I04,oi?o The l-"g« must he strait and free from (hakes and Knots : no faulty logs will on any jeeonnt he received Thr.fr who deliver proposals for bored logs, are requested to mention the price at which they will deliver the logs unbared,in cafe it (hould b« found prepcr to bore them in Philadelphia. Proposals in writing will be received by B. Henry Latrobe, engineer. South Twelfth-ftreet, the firft House from Market-street. feb 8 __ §_ A quantity of Ruflia Hemp Cordage and bar Iron »; hogsheads Tallow Platilla«, Royal Brit'taniaS Checks &c in cases Now landing from the (hip Four Friends, Capt. Hubber, from Hamburg, at Jefle and Robert Wain's wharf, and for Sale by THOMAS & JOHN KETLAND, Who have on band, Crates of Earth«n Ware Cannon and Carronades of various sizes Dry white I.ead Guns and Pift»l» afTorted in cases Gun Flints in kegs c Ships' Muflcets Claret of a superior quality in cafei of » to 3 dozen each. Feb. 13. dTOt NOTICE. THE creditors of George J hnfton, late cf ■ Queen Ann's county, in the slate of Mary land, dereafed, are hereby requested to appear at Church Hill, in the county and (late afore said, on Thursday the lift day of January next, with their claims against the said deceased. properly authenticated, at which time a propor tionable division of the afiett in the hands of the fubferiber will be made among the creditors ai\ cording to law j and those who do not appear on the said day, will be forever precluded frorr theirclaims on the said estate. REBECCA JOHNSTON, Executrix. Church Hill, Dec. n. &3" ANY Persons wan-ting paflage to France, cau obtain it in the Swedlfti Barque Neptune, Daniel Jadcrbem, master* lying at Hew ork, Vy applying to Mr Letombe, or to Ric ari SoclerstroiiJ, Confal General of Sweden, tn this city. i* n - *4 § •"J"* HE Book for Subscriptions to the Company e r , C ?,' n £ a permanent Bridge over the ri ver Schudk.il, at, or near t\it City of Philadel phia, continuei open at the house ot the-Treafurar ot said Company, No. 13, ChurcU Alley. January 8, 1799. ' eod6w FOTSALE,\ A S , MAI r, I ' Fa y ra of four acres, within . m.'es and a half of Philadelphia and one mile from Frank ford ®n the riverroad, fourteen acre, of wood-lind, five acre* ef good meadow, the residue -h.rty five acre-, excellent arrable land and r hich wi.l make thebeft of m«adow On the premises are a decent two (lory Brick House and BnckKitchen a good garden & orchard with a va liety of fruit trees and a well of very good water For terms apply to Thomas Benger, nearßriftol fcucks County, or William Wain, No. 144 ,50«h Second street. Philadelphia, 44,*"«n ALSO, A Lot of eight or nine acres, OF very good land in go«d order fc r clover feed with or without a large franvj Barn as good as new, enquire as above. feb 14 3taw3w Samuel Miles, jun'r. Of the city of Philedelphia, merchant, hav ing afiigned over all his efFe&s, real, personal and mixed, to the fubferiber?, for the benefit of such of his creditors as may fuhferibe to the said alignment on or before the firft of August next. Notice is hereby given, To all persons indebted to the laid estate, that they are requested to make immediate payment to either of the affijnees, or to the said Samuel Milts, who is anrhorifed to receive the fame ; m failure whereof legal (leps will be taken for the recovery of such debts, as are not difchar ged arfordlnglv. GEORGE ASTON, ~l CORNELIS COMEGYS. f- Assignees JOHN ALLEN, J feb. 14. jawtf To be Let, A Store and Loft, NEAR Market-llreet Wharf.—Enquire of the Subfcribcr, GEO. DAVIS, 319 High-ftrret. feb 11 aawtf %ijt GcßCttC, PHILADELPHIA, FRISDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY Ij. PRICES OF STOCKS. Philadelphia, February ». Six Per Cent. j to 9 Three Per Cent. 9/8 to 9 Deferred 6 Per Cent. 14^ B \NIC United States, 13 percent. Pennfylvania, 10 to zi North America, 46 ditto Infurante comp N.A. (hares xc~) ~ , _ Pennfylvania, (hares, 35 } Dividend COURSE OF EXCHANGE On Hamburgh 33 1-3 cents per Mark Eanco. London, at 30 days 56 I-z ■ at 60 days 54 at 90 days 5Z i-i Amfterdam,6o days, pr. guild. 36 to 37 i-z cents The Hon. James Scluireman of the house of Representatives of the L l nited States, is appointed by the legislature of Ncwjcrfey, a Senator in Congress, for that state, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the reiigna tion of the hon. Mr. Rutherford. DIED—On the 7th itift. at his house in Duck Creek, Ciofs Roads, Delaware, after a lingering illness which he fuftaired with great patience andf relignation, George Mitchklij, esquire. He has left an ami able wife and only child to lament his loss. Of him it may be truly laid, he was an af fettionate husband—a tender parent—and a tincerc friend. / 1 <sasette Marine Hill. Port* of Philadelphia., CLEARED, Schr. Little Tom, Butler, St. Thomas's 'Brig Polly, Smith from her.ee to the Havan na, tvas recapturedby a Britishpri-Ateer, and lent into Nassau. Schr. Daphne, Riply,from hence to the Ha 'jemnah, is taken and carried into Neiv-Pro~ vidence and acquitted ivith the exception of some part of her cargo which tvas deemed co ntrband. Schr. Commerce of andfor this port, from Port au Prince, is cast away o?i Sugar-Key, crew saved. The Brig Fair American, Thompson, of this port from N. Carolina to Surinam, is ta ken and sent into New-Providence- The brig Clarissa, Nicbolls,from hence to La Guira, is taken and sent in to Marttni .7ue, by a government trig of fourteen guns. Letters for the ship India, Capt. Afhmtad, for England, will be recei ved ot the Coffee-Houfe until Monday next the 19th instant. New-York, February 14.. Vefterday arrived the Britifli packet Lsdy Harriot, Capt, , in 91 days from Falmouth. She failed 22 days before the Cheftcrfield, capt. fones, at d brings the Oftnber mail: of course affords us nothing new. , She has experienced very tempeftuons weather on the coast, and was obliged to throw her gnus overboard. We understand that fee was eight weeks beating 011 the coast of Halifax, but could not make that port. Capt. , picked up the capt. and crew of the ship Amphi. oti, foundered at fsa. This vessel was 21 days frcm this port, bound to Hamburg, at the time of the accident. The particulars detailed amongll our marine articles. LNSURANCE OFFICE. THE fubferiber® beg leave to inform thei'commer cial friends in particular, and the public in general, that an office for the Insur anci of Shi fm »c, u | now opened at No. 95 South Fiont-ft reel, where a lhare of the public pa ronage is refpeft'u'lv solicited. N. V J. FRAZIER. feb 15 dim Just received per ship 'Julio, Lapt. iYotters, from Hamburgh, Creas« la Morlaix, Dowlas, whole pieces Do half d». Brown Platillas. Also on hand, Rudia Horfa H »ir, curled and uncurled, Do D.ck nail rods, Brandy 41k proof, and kice, Forfalehy ISAAC HAZLEHURST St SON. Feb. 15. dsw Notice. The subscribers, flockhold- in the Delaware Bridge Company at Eafton, • e »k,ing within the cny of Philadelphia, are re- S u elle-J to meet at Barnabas M'Sharie'j taveru, »ga of the Harp and Eagle, Third, north of Mar K f t street, on Monday evening thj 18th instant, at 7 o'clock, when communications will be laid before theni tor their confidrration, lately received from the Managers of that Corporation. LEVI HOLLINGSWORTH, FREDERICK BOLLER, Philadelphia, Feb. 17, Java coffee, ~~ ABOU i n,ooolb. of Java Coffee in baws en titled to the drawback, FOR SALE, At No. 119, Market street, Where also may be had as usual. Ironmongery, Cutlery, Hard ware, Paints, Glafi, Kc &c of RICHARD WISTAR. '5- 3awtf ALL persons indebted to the F.flatc of Will iam Hrtsham,lcte of the city of Charleston, aiKl formerly cf thi- city, mariner, dccale l.arc requested to make payment, r.iid those who have demands, against said F.ftate, will plrife exhibit them to ROBERT HEYSHAM, Admr Philadelphia, Feb. 6, 1799 eedjw . CONGRESS, HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. USURPJTIONof EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY Thursday Feb. 14 Mr. Livingfton c.-!led up for confederation th? resolution which he yesterday laid upon the table, calling upon the President forany information which-he may possess touching the fufpenlion of the French arrete decla ring neutral citizens pfratt-s, when found on board t'<e irefltls of Belligerent powers, which being read. ' f ... Mr. L called the Yeasand.Nays upon it He fa id, ht undcrftood that (ince yefteday, a member of this house had applied at the Office if the Secretary of State,. and been informed that some information had been re ceived relative to this fubjeft. His resolution was carried 52 to 38* MefT. Livingfton and Harper wereappoin ted a committee to wait upon the President therewith. The following Report wzs made on'the 17th ult. by the Committee, to whom was re ferred so much of the President's Speech, a« relates to the " naval, establishment, the augmentation of the navy, and the adoption of fyftema.'ic measures for pro curing timber and other supplies." THAT an aft pafled the firft of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety se ven, authorizing the President of the Uni ted States tocaufe the fr'gates United States and Conllitution, of forty four guns each, with Constellation of thirty fix, to be m n ned and employed ; for the accompli(hment e>f which, the twenty frventh of March fol lowing, a law pzfled, appropriating a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifteen thou sand, eight hundred and thirty three dollars, to complete and equip those (hips for sea ; also two hundred and sixteen thousand, fix hundred and seventy nine dollars for the pay and subsistence of the officers and crews for one thoufand dollars fJr wear and tear, and two thousand two hun dred dollars to pay salaries of persons having care of the navy yards at Norfolk, New- York and Portsmouth. On the twenty seventh of April, one thou sand seven hundred and ninety eight, an aft pafled, entitled " An aft to provide an addi " tional armament for the further prote&- " ion of the trade of the United S ates, and ; " for other put poses," authorizing the Pre -1 fident of the United States to cause to be built, purchased of hired, a number of Tef-' fels not exceeding twelve, nor carrying more than twenty two guns each, to be armed, fitted out and manned under his direction j to carry this into effeft, the sum of nine hundred and fifty thousand dollar* ware ap propriated. I On the 4th of May, 1798, an aft pa (Ted, I authorising the President of the United ' States to cause to be built or. purchased, a number of small veflels, to be equipped at gallies or otherwise, to be stationed in such ' partsof the United States as he may dired to carry this into effeA, eighty thousand dollars were appropriated. On the 28th of May, «' An aft more ef fectually to protest the commerce and coasts of the U. States pasTed, which authorized the president of the U. S. to inltruft and <3i reft the commanders of the armed veflels of the United States to seize, take 8c bring into any port of the United State*,to be proceed , ed again ft according to the law -of nations ; any aftned veflel of the Republic of France failing under authority or pretence tif autho [ rity, which (hall have committed, or which (hall be found hovering on the coasts of the United States, for the purpofr of commit ting depredation on the veflels belonging to the citizens thereof ; and also \o retake-any (hip nr veflel of any citizen or citizens of the United States which may have betfn captured by such armed veflel. On the 22dof June, an a& pafled entitled " An aft to amend the aft, entitled " An ' aft providing a naval armament," and the aft, entitled " An aft to authorise t&e Presi dent of the United States to cause to be purchased or built, a number of small vefielt, to be equipped =»s gallies, or otherwise." This aft authorizes the President to encreafe the strength of the revenue cutters, to seven ty marines and feameu, and authorizes the President to employ them, as Well as the small veflels to be equipped as gallies or otherwise. On the 30th of June, was pafled " An aft supplementary to the aft, entitled '" An aft to provide an additional armament for the further protection of the trade of the United States; and for other purposes This aft authorizes the President of the United States toaccept veflels offered on the credit of the United States, where he may cause evidence of the debt or the obligation to be given therefor, limited te twelve vef fels, ihe interest to be paid, not to exceed fix per cent. This a£t also ftipulatcs the size of the veflels to be received, as well as the size of those authorized by the aft of the 27th of April—viz. fix, not exceeding 18" guns each, twelve, not less than 20, not ex ceeding 24, and fix not left than 32 guns each. The third feftidn of thit aft autho- 1 ! rizes the President to accept of ariWed vef 1 ! fels from any state, body politifc or corpo rate, citizen or citizens of the United States' An aft pafled July 16th last, making a further appropriat on for the additional na val armament, provides for the building of three (hips of not less than 32 guns each, and appropriates 600x00 dollars for that purpose, and auihor{yes the President of the United States to employ timber and other materials for (hips now on hand, to be used for this purpose, of disposed of in such man ner as he may direst. In conformity to those several afts, the (hip Delaware of twenty guns, failed on a • cruize, and took Le Crcyable French priva teer, of 14 guns, and seventy iren, with in foundings, on our coall ; which priva tecr had taken vessels ort the coall, A tew days after, the (hip Ganges failedon a cruiz •, this fliip mounted twenty four guns ; in June, the Conllellation of thirty fix gun l ;, ■ failed on a Cruize, a"nd in July, the Oonlli tution and United States; of 44 guns each, and (hcrtly after several other veflels of war. For a particular account of the existing force, as well as the additional vessels prepa ring, the Committee exhibit herewith, a re port of the Secretary of the Navy, of the 26th ultimo, as follows : [Here follow a number of estimates of'the purchase, equipment arid support of vtflVls of war; which have already been publfh ed.} V our Comrr.ittee beg leave to report, fur ther, that about the time of the failing of our (hips of war. and before the merchant (hips were permitted to arm for theirdefence, our trade was in such jeopardy at sea and on the coast from Fre- ch privateers, that but few vessels escaped them —that ruin da red in the face all concerned in (hipping, and that it was difficult to get property in sured—that infuranfce flood at the following rates in Philadelphia at that time : outwards homewards Toßnflia, 11 \ per cent. - 22 \ Sweden, 20 12 1-2 Denmark. &") ur. r 1 7 1 1 17 1-2 Hanfe town. J ' ' Holland, 20 17 1-2 Great Britain, 171-2 17 I « Spain, 17 1-2 171-2 France .. ■ ■ ■— Portugal 15 15 Morocco 20 20 Italy 27 t 2 27 1-2 China, & the 7 East-Indies, J 20 Weft-Indies, 171-2 17 1-2 Africa, i , 20 That at this time infuranceean be had at the following lates, in the fame offices : ou r ward» homewards To Russia, 12 1-2 12 1-2 Sweden, 12 I 2 12 I 2 Denmark, &") zj r . r 1-0 to rianie towns j Holland, 15 12 1-2 Great B itain, 10 10 Spain, 12 1-2 12 1-2 France ■ ! Portugal, 10 10 Morocco, 12 1-2 12 1-2 Italy, 17 1-2 17 1-2 China, k the 1 East-Indies, J 10 10 Weft-Indies, 12 1-2 12 1-2 Africa, 12 1-2 12 12 lience it will appear, independent of our greater security at home, as well as from insult and robberies abroad, that the saving on our (hipping, exports, and imports, for the last yean has been more than could have been expefted in so short a period. But pleasing as this is to the committee, they have good reasons to believe that the saving will be greater as our naval force encreafes, believing that infiirance will be less than it now is. The committee would exhibit an exaft statement of the imports and exports of the last year if they had it in their pow er, as well as the quantity of tonnage em ployed by the United States, but on ac count of the dreadful malady that afflifted this city as well as other important towns of the United States, the returns cannot be ob tained ; nor can the committee exaftlv esti mate the value oFthe imports of the last year, as the value it not annexed to several articles which pay duty—the duty beir.g estimated by the pwnd, on coffee, &c.— and rum, &c. by the gallon ; but the im ports in the United States, from the ill of Oftober, 1797, to 30th September 1798 may be fafely estimated at fifty millions of dollars—the cemmittee believe, mare,as the profits on exports have been considerable—l - monies imported are not entered. The exports beginning on the the ift Oc tober, 1796, and ending September 30th, 1797, were 51,294,710 dollars.' In addition to which, the committee are allured, that L.rge sums of fpttic have been exported, particularly to the East and Weft indies, and China. The merchant (hipping of the United States built and employed in that period, were as follows : In Foreign Commerce, 675,046 tons Coasting Trade, 200,372 Fisheries, 38,920 914,338 beiides 3,114 tons of (hipping built in foreign countries, making in the whole a total valtie of .917,452 tions the value of which may be fairly estimated as follows : Shipping owned in the"") United States, employ- I ed in foreign commerce, 27,126,400 678,160 tons, at forty | dollars per ton, J Coaflers and filhermen, ) 239,292, at 30 dollars, j 7>i78)760 Total, Dollars, 34,305,160 The Committee beg leave to (late, as their opinion, that the measures taken for the pro tection of the commerce of the United States, and fubfequerit thereto, have faveJ to the United States, conliderably more than all the expencet incurred by the naval edablift nient; and in aid of their opinion, they beg leave to exhibit the following ftatfinent: Exports and imports into the U. States for one year,com mencing from the time of the failing of our veff.ls of wwr, and authorizing mer chants Ihips to nrin—Dol lars 100,000,00c —at ~j\ '■ percent, iM ' 7 ,j 0 o ; coo Value of vessels employed in foreign trade, 27.1 7 i-2 per cent, is 2,006,730 ! at one per. cent. , • '7 TotaT "Dollars 9.578,517 66 which may be reafcinafcrly calculated on, as, notwiihdaHdii.g the rate of insurance has fallen so much, the'tlock of infill a nee. C rri- 1 panics c f this city; is'higher than in 'any other period, which evidently fhewi that it may be ft 11 lowered—the* natHral confe. quence mud be, that freight will fall, as insurance ; foreign productions mu't share the'fame fate, whilst the produftions of our country and Ji/beries,' will raise in the fame prflpartion—ai the merchaßts of this coun try will be enabled to do more on a left capital, and with more certainty. The exa£t expence that has attended the whole of the naval equipment cannot be as certained on the account of Ihe late fever, added to the Secretary of the Navy's not having entered on the duties of his office until June last, and the Accountant of t'.te Navy, not before September; but the an nual expence attending the prcfent naval eftablifhtnent, including eight revenue cut ters, is estimated at two millions four hun dred andthirty-f ur thousand, two hundred and sixty-one dollars, and ten ce its, as will appear by the report of the Secretary of the Navy in this report ; and the Commit. te< presume, that the sums there Hated will be fully adequate to answer the purposes for which they are intei.ded j from that sum may he jaken the annual experce of the Retaliation galley, taken in the Welt- Indies by two French frigates, twe 'y four thousand, eight hundred and thirty f ven dollars, and fifty five Cents, leaving, the an nual expnee of the present ar a:ntnt, two million, four hundred and nine thousand, four hundred and twenty-three dollars. Your Committee beg leave 10 report, as their opinion, that f»r the fafe kerping and careening the ships of war of the U. Stats, that a dock or docks should be ellab iihed 111 one or more places in the U. States- tha- i would be advifeablc to lay in anually a flock of timber for the building and repairing <.i' (hips of war, and that a sum of money ought to be appropriated for that purp f.s, that the President of the United States be a ithorifed to have put on board such of the vcffels of war as he may think proper, an additional numbct of gaiis, than for which the (hip or vessel may be rated, and that an additional sum ought to be appropriated therefor—That the navy of the United States ought to be augmented, they there fore submit the following rcfolutionsi v Rcfolved, That docks be esta blished in the United Statei, and that a sum not exceeding dollars, be appro priated therefor. Refolded, That dollars be appro priated for the annual purchase of timber to be used or preferred for building ships or veiTelg of war of the United States. Rcfolved, That the navy fhrmld be aug mented with (hips, to carry not less than seventy four guns, and sloops of war of not more than eighteen guns, and that a sum not exceeding dollars be appropriated therefor. Rcfolved, That the President of the U. States be authorised by law to augment the number of guns on board any (hip now in service, <jr building, above the number ffech ship may be rated, and that dollars be appropriated for that purpose, Rcfclved, That the President of the U nited States should be authorised to take on the naval establishment, such of the reve nue gutters now jnjiervice as may be, in his opinion fit for service abro3d. ——: sYe: : w NEW-YORK, February 14. Yefterdayariivedfhip Liberty, capt. Fitz patrick, jy days from Tenerifife, infortrs us, that a declaration of war, by Spain, against France was daily expe&ed— that a few days before he failed, a Spanish frigate arrived there from Old Spain, with intelligence that they were making great preparations for war, and had ratfed in addition to their ftan&'ng army upwards of o men. The day capt. F. failed, a French privateer got un derway, but was brought to again by the forts. SHIP AMPHION, 21 days from this port, on the 17th of Octo ber last shipped a sea, which carried away her main and mizen malls and fore yard. Shipped another iea, which did conlid:rable damage. Went to work to clear the deck, and got the boats overboard, and also the large anchor. Sprung a leak, and could not keep her clear with our pumps, one of which' was broken in two with the ship of the iea. We lay in this condition for three days, when we (the captain and 1i hands) were picked up by the Britifli packet Lady Harriot. NEW THEATRE: THIS EVENING, Feb. i s , WILL HE PRESENTED, The celebrated CO ME DT, of The Chapter of Accidents. After which will beprefented, a COMEDY', in one a&, called,- All in Good Humour. To which will be added, a Serious Panto mipie, told m adlion, in one act. called, The Death of General Wolfe. [With new Scenery and Machinery, re presenting the landing of the troops— the aft ion on the heights of Abraham —and the attack or. the town and forti fications of Quebec.] General Wolfe, Mr. Marshall, [With " How stands the Ghfs. around," written by General Wolfe the night pre vious to his embarkation for Quebec.] The Scenery, &c. jlefigned by Mr. Mil bourne—The Pantomime under the diredticn of Mr. Francis. Id?* 5 Ihe Doors of the Theatre will open at a quarter past c, and the Curtain rife at a quarter past 6 o'clock precisely. %* Places in the Boxes to he taken of Mr. Wells at the office of the Theatre, from ten till one, rnd on the days of performance, frcm ten till four.
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