Attention, Cavalry. Centkmen of the city of Phila delphia, defircifs to become members of the Volunteer » ' oop of Cavalry, commanded by C2pt Robert Whsrtnn, are informed that there ars f. vera! varsncies in the Troop ; and that a committee consisting of Henry Mierken, Jno. R. Taylor, James Hamilton, Owen Foulk and James Simmons, will attend at YVm. Ogden s tavern, Chefnut-flreet, every monday evening, 6 o'clock for the purpofeof receiving applicas tions. _ , JAMES SIMMONS, Ssc'ry. Feb. 6. 'Philadelphia Eifle Company Are requested to parade at the Stare house, on Friday next, aid instant, at 9 o'clock, A. M.in complete uniform. John Coyle, Cnptairt. Feb. so FOR'BOSTON, 1 Tbe Schooner FAIR AMERICAN, 2dyp John Choate, Master, »'?' '.At. Lying at the firft wharf below Chcfnr; (Irect, will fail in a few days —Forfreight or passage, apply to the captain on bbard, or to Joseph Anthony fJ Co. feh- «Q d4t For Charlcfton, JOHNBULKLEY, WILX, furl in about ten dajs, for freight or paf fajre apply to JESSE & ROBERT WALN, feb 18 diot City Dancing Ajfembly. r T HE fubferibers art informed that the Ball JL in compliment to Lieutenant General Washington, will be given at Ricketts's Circus, on Friday next, Md inft. feb, 18 dtfri N. B.The fubferibers will be pleased f ap ply to Mr. O'EUers, who will dsliver their cards, and urtngers will be furniflied with cards en ap plication to any Manager, agresably to the jules of ihtfeafon. 10 BE LET, " And immediate possession given, THE Stores anrt Wharf lately occupied by Ro bert Thomas, between Lhefnuc and Walnut-street, for terms apply to WILLIAM SHEAFF, No. 168, High-street. Feb. 19 d6t NOTICE, PURSUANT to a Resolve of the Board of Ti'uflees of Waftington Academy, in Som erset county, Maryland, authoring William Polk, efqr. majors Samuel Wilson, and William Jones, Members of said Board, to procure a principal teacher for said Academy.— NOTICE is hereby given, that a gentleman quali fied to teach the Greek and Latin Languages, Geo graphy and the Mathematics, and such other branchesof Literature a» it is cuftornary to teach hi such Schools, will meet with liberal encourage ment and itispreiumed will be well accommodat ed in taking charge of tins Academy. The build ing is spacious and will accomodate at lead fixcy Students. Propcfals may be addressed to John Dennis, No. i' 6( Arch-street, or William Winder, accountant in the Navy department, Walnut street, Philadel phia or to either of the three gentlemen above -mentiwned, near Frincefs Anne, Maryland, act 17 $ __ WANTED, To Article for two or three years a young Man to a profitable business For particulars enquire at no. 68, south Fourth street A person who has some knowledge of paint ing or drawing would be preferred. W. HAYDON, WHO HAS A Cellar to Let. jan II f 0- All persons indebted to the Estate' of Joseph Anthony, fen. deceased, are re quested to make immediate payment: —And all those who have any demands againftfaid estate, aredtfiied to produce them legally attested to the fubferibers for fettl'ment. JOSI AH HEWES, ~) JOHN MORTON, i Executors. JOSEPH ANTHONY, 3 December 26. dtf BAIL ~ Mr. & Mrs. Byrne, First Dancers of the New Theatre, -p ASPECTFULLY inform the Ladies and -LVGentlemen of Philadelphia, that their firft Ball will be on Thursday next, 14th Feb. at I CEllers' Hotel—Ladies tickets raaybe obtained of Mrs. Byrne, or of their fsholars. Mr. and Mrs. Byrne having opened their A adkmy at F; ur Dollars per Month, or Ten Dollars per Quarter, mean to teach every falh i nihle Dance now in use in the politest circles of Europe—and relying oti their attention to their pupils, hope for the generous patronage of a discerning public. Pleale to enquire ef Mr. & Mrs. Byrne, the corner of Dock and Second streets, or dnring the hours of Tuition, at Oellers's Hotel, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, frpm ten till twelve in the morning for Young Ladies, and in the even ings of the fame days from fix till nine for.Gen tlemen—To commense on Saturday the 16th January. February 11. dtf January 23d, 1799. IN puriuance of a resolve of the President and Managers of the Delaware and SchuyHtiß Canal Company, The Stockholders are hereby notified and re quired to pay ten dollars on each of their ref peilive (hares of stock, on or hefore the firft day of March next, to the Treafurerof the Company at their office near the Bank ofPenn iylvania. Extrafl from the minutes, GEORGE WORK ALL, Sec'ry. WILLIAM GOVETT, Treasurer. Jan. »j. frfa4w. NOTICE. r T""HE co partnerlhip of JOHN GREEN (5* Co JL is this day difiolved by muttual consent. All persons indebted to the fiid Firm are requested to make immediate payment, and those having any demands te present them for settlement to any one of the SuMcribers—each being duly authorized to adjufl. the fame. JOHN GREEN. EDMUND DARCH. SAMUEL DARCH. N. B.—Tliey have the remainder of their flock of Goods—confining of Ironmongery, Hardware, &c. At No. 16, North Second Street, which they are felling oa vc. 7 * ew terms to tlofe the business. .an. J 8 taw 3* Weekly Magazine. I ""HE Patrons of the Weekly Magazine, lately publiftied by Mr. "James H'atters and the public, are reipe&fully informed, that it is intended to re-cononiencethe publication of it in a (hort time. The prefer.t proprietor hav ing obtained the alTent of Mrs. Watters, (the let® Editor's mother) and purchased from her all the numbers on hand, informs the for-mer fubferibers to that work, that those numbers published by Mr. Watters which remain to be delivered, (hall (hertly he feet to them with the Index and Appendix to the second volume, which is also nearly ready for delivery to those who take the work in volumes. The present proprietor adores the public that the work fhat 1 ef conducted on tbe fame princi ples, and upon the fame terms that it was by the former editor ; and that as no exertion lhall be spared to render it worthy of the public regard, he confidently hopes the fame liberality which heretofore countenanced', will ftHl continue to support it. Subscriptions, upon tbe original terms will be received bji tbe principal Book fellers. February 2. Five Dollars Reward. STOLEN ye&erday morning, between I 0 and l» o'clock, from No. 68, South Fourth Street, A Single cafe Silver Watch, the maker's nameMarknoble —number not known. The letters W. H. are scratched or the rim of the cafe—a ileel chain and key, gilt seal with a cypher W. H. engraved on it. Whoever will give me information so that the thief may be brought to jufticelball receive the above reward. W. HAYDON. *1 ~~ FOR SALE, A Small Plantation, OF about 116 acres, whereof 34acresare under Clover of one and two years, including an orchard of ten acres; t6 acres of excellent bottom and upland watered me.idow, and about ij acres of woed land, l'he remainder isnow under the plough, 10 acres of which are in the best order to iec-iv« grass feed next spring; It is situated in the manor of Moreland, Mont gomery county, and distant 14 miles from Phila delphia. The improvements are a stone Dwelling-House, Kitchen and pump ; a stone Spring-House and Walh-Houle ; a stone Tennant's House; a large stone Barn and many oth»r ufefulout building, and a good Garden fenced round with boards. For further particulars apply to P. THOMPSON, Conveyancer, No. 43, Mulberry-street. B. BONSALL, Dovk-llreet, or J. LAUMOY, oa the Premifcs. feb 4 3awtf 'Canal Lottery, No. 11. COMMENCED drawing the 7th instant There are only about 7000 tickets to draw and the Wheel upwards of 30,00 c.dollars richer than at the beginning.—Tickets, Ten Dollars each, to be had at Wm. BLACKBURN's Lot tery and Brokers Office, No. 64, south Seeond Street,—Where Check Books ar« kept for re gistering and examination if this, the City of Washington Lotteries, &c. &c Tickets, from the fhte of the Wheel and the few that are now for sale, will rife in future after every days drawing J and that the public in general may an opportunity of becoming purchas ers, the drawing is postponed till Saturday, the iftth inft, wjien it (frillcontinue until finifhed. Jan. 19. Note—The business of a Broker duly attend ed to, In all its branches. Land, To\yn Lots, Ssfr. LAND in the Town (hip of Cambria an-1 lots In the Town of Beula, Somerset ' county, Pennsylvania, for file at a moderate j price and upon a reasonable credit ; any quan tity may be obtained from 100 acres to 10,000 ' —and good mechanics and laborers may have latid or lots.for their work. The situation is healthy and the foil good ; the present settlers are sober, isdnftrious and well informed. A seminary of learning, pub lic library and other ufeful institutions have been among the firft objedfs of their attention. Roads | have been cut, and new ones are contemplated in different direflions—The distance from Phi ladelphia is aboßt lis miles ; from Pittsburgh 65 miles and from Fort FrankHn 85 miles. The best root is through Harriiburfch, Lewiftown, Huntingdon, &c. For further particulars, enquire of MORGAN RHEES, No. 177 South Second-street, Philadelphia, or of Messrs. JONES & MOORE, Surveyors, Beula. fob 1 3 iaw6^ Country Scats for Sale. TWO Seats at convenient diftauces from.Phi ladelphia, each eomprifmg perfefl accom modation and conveniences of every kind for a genteel family—For particulars enquire of EDWARD BONSALL & Co. No. 64, Dock-street, ift mo. 31. iaw6w Pennsylvania Population Company. NOTICE is hereby givento the Shareholders, that an afleffment of Eight dollars is levied on each (hare, payable, one half immediately, aod the remainder in 60 days from the 14th instant; which they are request ed to pay to the Treasurer of the Company at the Company's Office, No, 53 North Fourth-street, agree ably to the times above mentioned. The proprietors w ill please to recolleft the necefli ty of being puuftual, otherwifc-the forfeiture of Oieir (hares will be incurred sgrrably to the conftitutiou. By order of the board, SOL. MARACHE, sec'ry. »w.m THE COMMISSIONERS, A PPOINTED by the Corporation to # open J- X 300k9 of Subscription for a Loan to intro duce WHOLESOME WATER from the River ochuylkill by means of Steam Engines (already contrafled for) to the Center Square and from thence to be diflribm-ed through the Citv frive NOTICE, THAT a book will be opened at the City Hall to morrow, the 13th instant, and will he con tinued from day to day, until the Loan is com pleated, where the cominiffioners will attend from 10 0 clock im the morning until one, to re ceive lubfcriptions. By order of the Board, Jacob Shoemaker, sec'y. ad mo, ji. N. B. Ten dollars to be paid on each (hare at the tim« of Subscribing, 30/dollirs it the f expiration of two months /crom the time 30 ditto, ditto, 4 months f i,. 0 ' 30 ditto, ditto, 6 months J '"bfwbing All Persons Indebted to the Estate of HENRY HILL, deceased are requested to make payment to the fubferiber and those having any demands on the fame to pro duce their accounts for settlement. GIDEON H. WELLS, ...... , nrf- 139 i Market street Philadelphia, dec. 4, 1798 cots REAL ESTATES. „ r c THE SUBSCRIBER, Offers for hie the Mowing ctefcribed j roperty, —t//Vs.— OX HIGH-srR r, A L k OT of s 7 UHd on the south fidfe thereof, £"• 7 een « 7 and Bth « r «t,, containing in Lr 1 "' "" d « mii «'»<*» Ji e A mP r Cm ™ 0n lbU lot ar " 3 fuMantial Dwelling House, three (lories high, with an ei . tenC " "ngc of back buildings alio of three ftor,e s _,he whole comprising two gonteel parlours— a fpacioui drawing room—back parlour Mtcbcn-walh. We, &c g ££ number of bed-chamber, I, se a , the p , ivile | e of paflage into Market-street, through! 3 feet wide alley communicating with the yard. Another lot on the fame situation and next ad joining, westward to the one abevc described con tainiiig in front, on Market street, 10 feet ft inch es by 306 feet in depth, 011 which are erected a two •ory frame dwelling house aw,l kitchen well calcu lat«d to accommodate a small family. The back ground of both these lots is rendered healthy and plcalant by gravel walks and grafi plats and a number of fruit and sorest trees growing thereon. Each lot hath the privilege of a passage into Eighth-«reet through a 15 feet wide alky ex tending ts the fa>ne from the back ends. One other Lot of ground adjoining to andeaft wardof the fubferiber's Dwelling House, contain ing in front 33 fe«t and extending foutlnvard to the depth of 306 feet—on which are erected a tibftan tia Brick Dwelling House, 18 feet front, with garrets and very «onv*nient back building! of the lame height and materials- Also a Carriage House and iJtables built of wood. ON CHESNUT STREET. A Lot of Ground on the north fide, and be tween Seventh and Eighth Streets, containing in frost io» feet, and extending in depth northward 178 feet. This Lot is also accommodated with a passage into Eighth Street, through the above de scribed alley. In the town of Dover, KENT COUNTr, DEL AII'ARE STAVE. Eight Lots of Ground adjoining each other, on the weft fide of King street, containing in front on the fame 50? feet, and extending in depth west ward about 401 feet, on which are ereScd a two story Brick Dwelling House, and another Brick Builaing adjoining, suitable for a Store or Office together with several frame tenements—a dream of water runs thiough the south part of the lot, where a tan-yard might be improved to advantage. Payment of a part of the purchase money will he required—the remaiuder may be at in terest for a number of years by giving the pre mifea in security, &c. RICHARD RUNDLE. j*" 1T dlw M»tf A 1 an adjourned Court ol Common Pleas help at Ptttfburgh, for the county of Alleghany, State of Pcryifylvania, the ad day of January 1799, before the hcncrable John M'Doweli and John ! Gibfon Esquires Judges of said Court. On the petition of David Jones, a priConer in the jail of said county, praying to be discharged ac cording to the prorifisn of the a& of aflembly made for the rt lief of infolvcnt debtors, the court orders, that tl* said prisoner be brought before them at Picfburgh, on the firft Monday of Ma:ch next, that his petition and his creditors may be then heard, and that his creditors have due notice thereof by puhlilhing in the United States Gaactte, that they mry (hrw c.,ufe, if any they have, why he should not be discharged. By tbe Court } JAMES BRYSON, Proth'y. ftbruary 1 Itaw^w Valuable Property tor Sale. FOR SALE, THAT well known Estate, called SHREWSBURR FARM, formerly the rtfidence ol General John Cadwaladar, fituita on Suffafras River, in Kent county, a bout 1990 acres of prime LAND, upwards of ?oo of which are in woorls. The Buildings are all ex cellent, and consist of a handsome Dwelling House, two Urge Barns with Cow houses, Stables for fifty horfes,a fpeeious treading floor under cover, a gra nary, two Jverfeer's houfea ( two ranges of two fie ry buildingsfor Negroes (one of them new and of brick), Corn houses a Smoak house, See. See The whole Eftats being nearly surrounded by water,'it requires but little fencing, and has a good Shad and Herring both the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets, with two landings on a navigable river but a fcort fail from Baltimore. There is a large Peach, and two large Apple Orchards on the premises; also, a varie ty of excellent fruits of different kinds. Ihe foil is mostly a rich loJW—The whole w h ll he fold toge theror divided into smaller farms (for which the buil dings are conveniently situated) as may suit tbe pur ha<er. The Stock on said Farm, confiding of Hor cfes. Cattle, Sheep &c. will also be disposed of.— For further partltularsapply to Groact Hastings pn the premifes.Ortothe fubferiber, in Philadelphia. ARCHIBALD M'CALL, J*N. December 13. m To be Sold, or Let ON GROUND RENT, FOREVER, A NUMBER of very handsome Biiilding Lots, j- on the South fide of Arch-street, near Ninth "rent, and on Ninth-street, between Arch and Race-streets. ALSO, A few Lots of four acres each ; on a high, dry, and elegant situation, within three from the city—Enquire at No. 118 Arch-street. Jan. 30. lawjw A N AC T, Limiting the time within which claims against the United States, for credits on the books of the Treasury, may be presented for. allowance T)E it enafled by tbe Senate and Hon/e of Re -U prefentalives of the United States of Ameri ca, in Congress ajembled, That all credits' on the books of the l reafury of the United Staaes, for tranfaflions during the late war, which, according to the course of the Treasury have hithtrto been discharged by ifTuing certificates of regiflered debt, shall be forever barred and precluded from settlement or allowance, unless claimed by the proper creditors, or their legal reprefeotatives, on or before the firft day 01 March, in the year < ne thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby required to caul'e this Aft to be published in ene or more of the public Daners of each state. (Signed) JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the Honfe of Reprefentativ'es THEODORE SEDGWICK, President of the Senate. Pro. Tcm Approved July 9, 1798. JOHN ADAMS, • of the United States. December 13. w t ift \ v . WAS FOUND, On FRIDAY, the %th inst. Below Sowth-St*eet, in Front-Street, A SILVER WATCH T , « Witb 4 STEEL CHAIN. ' ihe Owner on proving his proper:y and pay 4c^sSS{K2S2r' kr *''' i ' in «» feb> 13 wf&m CONGRESS, HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. Sufpetifton of Intercourse with France. C Continued.) Wednesday, "January 23. Mr. Nicholas said, it wonld be difficult to ascertain precisely where truth is to be found; whether in the extremes of party, or in a middle course. The gentleman from -Maryland fays, party-men are always in the ■vv rong; therefore he supposed that gentleman to be of opinion that those who vibrate be tween two parties, are always in the right. co " fidc ring this queftioh, he should doit to his belt judgment : if his mind Ihould be so' operated upon by party-feint as not to lee the truth, it would be his mif tortune. He had already slated, that Prefif 35 lt nowftands > will authorize the V° nc go c iate_with the subordinate tWI 1 goVernment a ßainft the will of ration ' " nmcnt ' and thereby promote a fepa rat on betwixt the agent and his govern wrwin afl ° Ut 1 ' te ™P»tion to do certain afts not warranted bv the «v»n -nt. The house bad been' toU "by two" gentlemen from Massachusetts, that this can not be the operation of the law, becaufc it has no relatton to a revolted colony • -hat when once a revolt takes trade will open of itfeli, as the territoryVill no i on „ cl be urider the authority of France. Hewiihed to enquire into the truth of this doftrne which one gentleman has asserted, and ano ther has endeavoured to prove. Mr. N alked if Touffaint should to-morrow declare liimfelf independent, would the President be authorized to dired the Colleaor of the Customs to con fide r St. Domingo as no longer coming under the. present law ? In his own opinion, he could not, because it would be contrary to the praftice of any other government; and if done, would give the lie to all the prbfeflions made by us on fubje£ls of this kind.. When the separation merely commences ; when we know nothing of the means which the rcvolters pofilft, but because lotr.e person chufes to declare a place independent, (hall our government interfere, and acknowledgf l'urh a place independent? He asked whether any gentlemen in this house, who are so frequently called diforga nizers, had ever broached a dodtrihe like this ? He knew very well, without the au thority ot Vattel, which the gentleman from Massachusetts had introduced, that any na tion is liberty to take part in a rebellion; but it is a good cause of war. When a re volution isefiefted, then tbe country revolt ing becomes independent, and any nation may treat with it according to its will - r but if you take part with the revolters,you place vourfelves on the fame ground with them, in refpeft to the government revolted against; and, laid he, iu cafe we gave any afliftnnce to Any iiland belonging to France, iu its re volt against that government, we place our selves in a state of war. The only question wouftl be, whfther we ought to run this risk ? The latt gentleman from Massachu setts has taken it for granted, that this may be the effeft of the law, and has attempted to juftifyit. He has declared, that after any island fliall have declared itfelf independent, ntj captain of a vefTel could be recovered against for a breach of his bond. Mr. N. alked whether the gentleman could suppose that any of the courts of this country, who are the peculiar defenders of order, and who are to keep down all dispositions to violate it, would give it as their opinion that the moment any rebellious agent (hall declare a colony independent, it is to be considered as really become so ! Mr. N. did not believe this opinion could be fcrioufly avowed. But the gentleman fays, that whilst any island remains under the sgovernment of France, it will be no violation of the rights of France, no commitment of the peace of this country, to agree, on certain conditions, to trade with it, whilst our commercial inter, course is interdifted with the nation and possessions generally; because a nation has a right to trade with whom it pleales, and to except any part of said nation which it may think proper. Suppafe this doftrine were admitted, what does it prove ? Will it prove that we may hold out an invitation to a part of country to commence trade with you, when that invitation requires an abandon ment ot the orders of the government to which it belongs ? Certainly not. The cafe he has stated could only operate with the consent of the foreign government. Mr. N. believed ge'ntl'-men are wrong in their conftruftion of the present law, when they fay if Touiffaint were to'declare himfelf independent to-morrow, that the Executive might immediately consider him so, and di rest trade to be carried on with that island as heretofore. He believed the President would not do it, and that the present clause th ' s bl " 18 founded upon the certainty that he would not. If this is the cafe, the fame objection is in full force against the wordmg of thls ft& ion . The gentfcman from Maflachufetts, firft up, seems to ac knowledge that the law is to have this opera ion. He fays St. Domingo may become in dependent, and that therefore it is highly proper we should let them kmw what de pendence they may have upon us ; to let them know that they may all the ad vantages of I s not this, said , , * n acknowledgment of the effedt mJrn tK 1 V wi Ji have ? That the mo ment they throw off the French yoke, they will receive all the assistance from this coun try which a free commerce can give them. fIYV j \ j Ught the g entl «nan himfelf in. . t,le deepest wound on bill*; f or gentlemen cannot jay, that such an assur ance is not a temptation to commit the art. inc- ofJ 3 ' We rnean ;ng of this law, com.ued Mr. N. and that « relates only to persons «ercifing aut h or ty under the French government. T he words are « any person claiming and exercif ing authority," so that a place may V ! -in - to the French Republic, and yetanv r.Wr may " claim ande*erci£e an authority" theie. Indeed, it is expressly calculated to meet a cate of rebellion. But gentlemen tell the committee, that however, these word may be construed, it is not the meaning of gentlemen that theC mould operate in any other way than to meet that power which appears to be veiled in the agents of the French government in the Welt-Indies, to exempt their islands irom the laws of their mother country *he never they are found inconvenient. The gentleman from Maflachufetts produced the proclamation of Hedouville in support of his opinion. As he understood that procla mation, Mr. N. said, it amounted to no mere than this, that provisions and dry goods when destined to St. Domingo, should be received there. Does this, said he, make a caie upon which this bill can operate ? It does not ; and every one must admit that this clause was npt meant to apply to He douville. But the gentleman from S. Carolina (Mr. Harper) whom, he mull take the liberty of faying, from being a declaimer against the practice of dividing the people from their government, is now become an advocate of 'he doifhine,but who seems to have loft much of the force and energy which he has here tofore displayed—he fays this bill will not promote diforginization'; because privateer ing is a privilege of thecolOnifts, but it is not their duty ; that they may', therefore, privateer, or not, at their will. Mr. N. said, he would state a cafe, in order to try the gentleman's do£trine. Sup pole we male* an agreement of the kind pro poled with St. Domingo, and a cruiser of trance IhouUl carry in there one of 'our vef. e s, and demand candemnation, he wished o now, whether the governor would con c the orde* which he had received from W, or the agreement which he had red into with our government, paramount ? abL / rt rred 10 What Ud said about conhdenng every government. i« ex ftence aUega l . With refpeft to a natio'n, he said, the doftrtne was cor re ft ; byt could not apply to the ufurpatton of a colony. Mr. N. could readily believe that the trade of St. Domingo is very valcab's to this country, and the assertion of the geni tlcman irom Maryland, that it is'a " rhine of gold," had confirmed that opinion ; and he was really afraid, that that gentleman's re presenting a commercial part of the country and being himl'elf deeply engaged in commerce the importance of this trade may have too much weight in deciding a queflion of this kind, and be a mean of observing the evils which would arise ff-om it; but Mr. N. was of opinion, that a folk] peace wbuld be far more beneficial to the commerce generally, than any temporary advantage of this kind. Belides, the principle upon which such advan tages would be built, is something funilarto that which would a&uate a man t® fall upon the property of his neighbor, because he is richer than hirofelf. But dors not the fame gentleman tell the ljoufe that the powers in St. Domingo arc pretty equally balanced betwixt general Touffaint andßigaud; and that, therefore, if Touffaint attempted to establish the inde pendence of the island, there could be no cer tainty of his success ? Why then, said Mr. N. Ihould we go into a measure which might produce war between the two countries, when the advantage to be derived from it is so ve ry doubtful ? And he thought the danger from the proceeding -was heightened by the circumllance which gentlemen have mention ed of there being so very large a body of peo ple in arms there ; for, since the powers are 10 nicely ballanced, it is not probable that the- government party, in cafe of a struggle, would have the advantage ? And would it not be the height of madness for us to run the risk of having the large force of that island, turned againfl us, in -conse quence of our improper interference betwixt the colony, and its government. Mr. N. said, he could not overlook some considerations cognefted with this fubjeft, which he thought of great importance. It is well known (and he begged gentlemen who have the fame desire to preserve the country in peace that he had, to pause at the sugges tion) that there arc in any gentlemen in this house who have been long in favor of com ing to an open declaration of war against France ; and he had tverf reason to believe that the fame disposition yet exists in these gentlemen ; but the fame opportunity of making this declaration does not now exist. J he public mind is not now so well prepared for entering upon a war as it was some time ago, because they believe things wear a bet ter appearance. ' If. then, said Mr. N. the fame disposition exists for war ; if 4 thefe gen tlemen think they or their country, will be benefited by war, they may be very willing that France should declare it ; and if it be possible that awifh of this fort may exist, it affords a full solution to the meaning of the bill. We have, indeed, been told by the gen.- tleman from Connecticut (Mr. A Hen—who, like himielf, is remarkable for the coolness with which he makes up his opinions) that there is no change for the better with ref peft to ourdifpute with France ; and that it would be madness to believe that the coil* clulions and observations which Mr. Gerry has made upon the iubjeft, are well founded. If so, Mr. N. said, he was juftified in fup poling that gentlemen think there is no change in what is proper for this country ; and he was farther confirmed in this opinion by Mr. Pickering's report upon the di(patch es. For his own part, he was unwilling to take a step that would effedUialfy dalh from us, profpe&s, which, in his opinion, might end in peace, notwithstanding all the asser tions made to the contrary. Indeed if all the three points which the Secretary of flats fets out with wishing to prove, in his re port, viz. the attempts of the French go vernment to exaulpate itfelf sri m the charge of corruption ; to detach Mr. Gerry from his colleagues, and to inveigle him into a separate ; and itsdefign, if the
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