For fate by, PETER BLIGHT, At bis -Store— SouthjL tet wharf, A quantity of Jamaica Rum, do Brandy. Bthproof, Red Port WijiCj in pipes, hhds- and qr. calks Madeira, in pipes fit for ute, Catalonia White Wine in pipes, Hazknuts in l.uks CaitileSoap Old Arrack—in cafics and cafesof 3 dozen eacfe feb, 19. eod6w IMPOR I E D, By fate arrivals from Hamburgh, 9-8 wide brown Kullia generally German 6 4 t\ iJc Dowlailes entitled to Brown Silefias - foreign ex- port draw- burgs J Lack. 70ft SAM BY GhOKUt 1 ENNOCK. , feh. J(). d6t to k "6.IL£ F'thteen Acres and tii/etit'pi'ix Perches of L A N 1)\ In a fine hfslthy situation, with a small stone houlc upon it, faint ineado.t and woodland, a run of water, and a good spring ; situated in the Maiioi of Morehnd, Mourgoratfy County, oil the Southampton and Wright's Town toad, 14 miles from Philadelphia, adjoinir.g the lands of W. Dnrs, Esq. W. Roberts, and J Lau rooy. Wpply to J. LAUMOY. * Poffcfiion will be given on the firft of April. febrtnry 19th. 1799 jtawtf FOR (ShLK, By the Subscribers, IJ pi>csOid Madeira W.n;, 1 pair of 9 p«und Cannon 5 packages of Gum Guiaecum 2 bales of Domingo Cotton Ida boxes of Wax of each. WMTngs Is' Francis. j Pern-flr« et,"> February 19. 3 w&f tf _ CHINA GOUD6. Now delivering from the flip New-Jer/ey, from Canton, FOR SALE, At the Stores of the Subscribers, CONSISTING OF Bohea ~) Hyson skin / Young hyson > TEAS. Hyson and I Irn; rial J White nankeens colored and black Senfhaws co. do. Handkerchiefs do. do. 4 4 Sewing si k* do. do Black hair ribbon Black rutins Ca.Tia in fziuH bales Qhina ware in dining and tea setts On Hand, 50 trunks and cafe* dimities, mull n , ginghams, muflinetsand pullicath.lndk rchief e ,in fnull pack ages, for the Weft-India market. 7 " M unki of printed calicoes, assorted for the Welt-India market. 1 bale of woolen cloths, low priced Sail iR by the bale or piece, No. 1 to 8. Copper in sheets 14 by 48 and 48 by CiO indr' Jlaifed copper bottoms in tubs A small invoice o! queens ware aflbrtcd. Englilh wrought nails in calks. Sheathing paper. N«w.Orleans indigo Painrsof different color?, dry ill caflas. 0!d Madeira wine fit for use. NIC KLIN W GRIFFITH. Feb. 11 m.w.fr tf. Just Imported, fron cannon, double fortififcd, Woolwich proof, with tlu'ir carriages complete— J, 4,6 and 9 pounders. Carronades, WoaHtisft proof, with carriagti, &c. complete— ta, 18 and 14pounders. Cannoß powder in Itegs of ljlbs. each Ron .d, double headed, and canfliftfr (hot Patent fhcaihiftg copper, bright, alfortcd 18,10, ' 11, 14, 16 and 18 or per square fbot, sheets 48 ! by 14 inchss, fuitatle for vaffels from 100 to | isoo tons Copper nails, bolts and spikes Boarding I'ikts, Common chtlafTcS Gunner* ftc res of all kinds Tin-plater. Mo I—l-3 orofs Pattnt (Hot in cask": of jewt. each London porter and ft»ut,in cafics of 7 doz. bottled. Earthen warein dates, aff-rted Far S-a/e by SIMON WALKER, Fine near sth street. OArber 10 . eo.tf. THE P.iRTNtRSHIP Of John cis James Poultney, BEING di£Tolved l>y mutual consent, all persons Indebted to them are rcquefte to make im mudiafe payment to either of the fubferibers; and those having demands to present their accounts for settlement. JOHN POULTNEY, JAMES POULINEY, idnio 30 w&frtf John Mtlleii, junr. H.'.S REMOVED F ROM NO. 8, CHESNUT, To the Five Story Building, in Dock, near Third-flreet, WHERE HE HAS FOR SALE, 300 Bales of Bengal Goods; CONSIST! NC Of COSSAS Bai'tas Mamoodies Kumh'jiiu TafTaties Striped Dsreat Caliroes Handkerchiefs, &c. &c. Also, a large assortment of Madras Handkerchiefs, t of various descriptions. January I iawtf Notice is hereby Given, That application will be made at the Hank of the United States for the renewal o; the following certificates of Bank flock, (landing in the name ol He Igfoil Atkinlon of London, which W' re loft from on board the Swallow Pac ket. cap?. Kidd, captured by the French, and all persons concerned arc delii'ed to take notice. No. 2474, issued in lieu cf No. 1891, 1892, 5662 and 16640, for 4 fhai\-s. No. 3020. ilTued in lieu of UOSJ, and 1105", for 3 (hares.—7 fliares. ' THOMAS M EUEN Co. Bov. li d3m i iVAtLR LOAN. I Tl IS Go-i.niifi-.m-rs ior ftinlcnpi-iontf to a Loan for 'tiyplyirg the City of Philadelphia with whol i' .nic water, give NOT IC E, That they will ail or. the citizens tor ttlcir fubfenp tiwns in the following IVWiam Jones wiU receive trom Vine to South fide of ['ir.e-flrcst. Levi J-.'olli'igsii'urJ.> will rcci ive from the Norrh fide of Fine to t«»e South ftdepf Sprnce-ftrcets. jejje Wain will receive from north fide of Spruce to the loath Ode of Walnut-ftrects. Edward 'Tilglmfai will receive from north fide of Walnut to the fou'hiideo! C hefnut-flreets, John I'Jhctf), and > >\ ill receive from north fide of Jonathan Rolirfin, J Ctiefnut to the louth fide of ( Market-lfcre"t<. Stephen Girard, and") will receive from north fideo,f Jacob Shoemaker f Market to the south fide of Arch-ll'-ccts. Ttorrus li*rff:irt.r will reaivefrom north fide of Arch to the iotuh fid.eof Rate-Greets, Lcorard Jatobi will receive from north fn'e of Race torhe south tide of Vine-streets. Joicfh CrmltjLa h, ) will attend at the *l*Ke of Jarc'.l . Jared Irgf sol j Ingcrfol, oppofr e the .Mate itoyfcj with the .'Ook hitherto kept *t 'he City Hall. By order of the board* jacob Shoemaker, ad iio 18th § A Farm for Sale. ; "VTTILI-bcfold, in purfsance of sn order o j VV Orphans CYurt of Delaware ccuitv, on ; Monday the i cth February next, at the house j of W. Anderfon, in the liorough of Chester, at one • 'clr k, P. M. THE PLANTATION, Late the property of lOper liofkins, deceased, situate in tlie laid Hiroujhi containing about | jio3cr?s, .if which between 43 and 50 acres are excellent upland and marsh meadow ; about 40 ! acres of woodland ; the remainder is arable ' land, of a good quality—The whole has been ; rifed for many years as a grazing farm and is un i der an almost new cedar fencs ; there are on the | (arm a good two Itory stone dwelling house and ! kitchen in good repair; the dwelling house has four rooms on a>floor, with a convenient entry ; thert is a good kitchen garden, tws good apple orchards, one containing about fix acres young and healthy ; a good tenant's house, barn, (tables and chair house. The banks are in good repair, and walled in front with stone. Alfa at the fame time and place will be fold 15 acres of marsh meadow, in the neighbour hood of the farm, under good bank, and in high cultivation. Any person defiross of view ing the premises, will be (hewn them by ap plying in Chester to ELEANOR HOSKINS, Admin'x. January 18, 1799. Who desires all those indebted to the late R. Hofkins, to make immediate payment, and those who have demands aga : nft his ellate, to present them to her for fettletnent. i^awtdf ALL PERSONS, INDEBTED to the Eflate of Abraham D ICk s, E:Q_!at<f Sheriff of the County of Delaware, are requested t~> make immediate nay n-ent, and all those who have demands agaiuft said Estate to authenticate anil present them for settlement. Also, all those who have deposited writings with said •deceased to apply for them to WILLIAM PENNOCK. Adm'r. Springfield, Delaware county, £ ift mo. Bth, 5799. J jai). 8 iawtf Ihe Subscriber' offers for Sale, THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY. AN Excellent three Ilory Brick House, fltu ate the corner of 7th and Race-streets ; the house is about If feet front and well finifh eJ in every refpeiit ; the Lot is 76 feet front on Race-flreet and 88 feet d«ep,the situation remar- j kably airy, having a public fqnare open in Front of it. Two three story Brick Houses, Brick Stores, and good Wharf, situate in Water-street, be tween Arch and Race-streets, the lot on which thtfe buildings are, is fifty four feet frost oil Water-street, and continues that width about 95 feet, then widens to the south 13 fVet 6 inch es, so that the front on the water is sixty seven feet fix inches, this lot adjoins JwW Steinmetz efq on the south, and has the advantage of a public alley on the north, and is a very desira ble situation for the business of a Flour Factor, or Merchant. A large elegant two fiery Stone House, situ ate ori the Point no Point road, being the firft house to the Northward of the five mile stone ; this house is about 60 feet front and 40 feet deep finilhed in a neat manner; there is a good gar den and choice colle<Stion of the bfft fruit trees, Ice-House and other conveniences with about nine acres of ground—or if more agreeable to the purchafei, thirty two acres of upland and meadow may be added to i*. A plantation in Bibirry Townlhip, Philadel phia county near th# Red Lyon, about 13 miles from this city ; bounded by the Northampton Road and Poquefiing Creek, this farm contains about 140 acres of land, a proportionof which s woodland and meadow , a brick dwelling houfe, frame barn, and other out-houfes, and there is said to be a good stone quarry on part of it, although it has not yet beea opened, a fur ther description is deemed unnecessary as no person will purchase without viewing the pre mife% A small plantation in Horfham Towßfhip, Montgomery county, nineteen miles from Phi ladelphia, adjoining to Grame Park, on which is an excellent new Stone House and Kitchen, with a large Stone Shed for the accommodation of traveller's horses ; the house is now occupi ed as a tavern, and is suitable for any kind of public business the land is good in quality, a good neighborhood, ar.d a remarkably healthy situation : there is fifty acres of land and mea dow in this farm Also for l'ale, several trails of land in different counties of this ftatt;. The House inßace-ftreet firft mentioned and eue cf the Houses in Water-street, are now TO BE LET, And immediate prffeflion given. For terms apply at the South-east coriler of Arqh and Sixth-flreets, to JOSEPH BALL. feb 7 th&f tf Advert ifement. THE Creditors of WILLIAM PURNELL, (C. N.) hte of Worcefler county, Maryland, deceafed,are hereby notified to appear at the court house in Snow Hit, In the said county, on the Bth day of March next, with their refpe&ive clairr.? agiind the (aid deceased, properly authenticated, at which time, or as soon thi rcafter as can he, a' portionable division ot the a(Tet» in the hands of the fubferiber will be made between them, agreeably to the diredtions o' the a A of affeinbly, entitled " An afl to alter and amend the law in certain cases." Edward Henry, executor. feb - '9- . dtSAlar j to rm Promoters of Literature. THE managers of the Beula Seminary, impelled by motives or pure morality, ■ having refsKed to ( ilpofe of tbe followitifr. property by way «f LOTTERY, in ord.r" to itlfift them in eretfting a convenient build ing for the accommodation of crie hundred students, and the neceflary pro effora 111 the different departments cf feience—do offer for sale three bundled and fifty lots in BEULA, each fifty- feet by one hun dred and twenty-five, at twenty dollars per ticket, each ticket enti led to a lot to be determined by ballot ; ten dollars to be paid on receipt tif the ticket, and the remaining ten mi the delivery of the deed. ThHjal lot to take place before impartial men, as soon as tnc w.ioie number rpf tiokc ts arc f o ]d. Tl.e manageru, anticipating tht- difficul ty of cafti for the whok-, have re vived to re«,c.»- an equivalent, for fomo of the lots, in ieltd bpoks ; philosophical ap paratus, or in produde and materials for building, delivered on the spot. It may be obfeived, that the value of prizes in this lottery will be more than dou ble the amount of all the tickets ; for 350 lots, would at their average estimation, pro duce at lead 15,750 dollars ; whilll, accord ing to the present prop<<fals, the sum ob tained for them will be only 7,00 c dollars. Ticket? may be had duiing this winter, of Morgan J. Rbeet, president of the boatd of managers, no. 177, south Second-street, Philadelphia ; who will receive proposals and plaos for the treflion of the building. It is intended to be of brick or fione ; its Htuation on the summit of a gradual rising eminence, commanding an ex tensive profpedl of the surrounding country ; an observatory to be on its top. Land and out lots in the vicinity of the Town may be had on moderate terms by ap plying as above. Mechanics and laborers, of good morals will meet with cncou age ment. Jan. 19. 3aw2ni FOR SALE, A SMALL Farm ot Fifty-four acres, w : thin five mi!as and a half of Philadelphia and one mile from Frankford ®n fhc river road, fourteen acres of wood-Jand, five acres c f good meadow, the refiHue 'hirty five excellent arrable land and v.'hich wi.lrvake the heft ol meadow. On the premises are a decent two (lory Brick House and BrickKirchen a good garden & orchard with a va liery ol fruit trees and a well of very good water. For terms apply to Thomas Benger, r.earßriftol liucks County, or Willing Wain, No. 144, So*th Second street, Pbiladelfxhia, ALSO, A Lot of eight or Nine acres, OF very goad land in gc»J nfdrrf< r clover f. Ed with or without a lirgc lramc Barn as goed as new, enquire as above. fcb 14 yaw.jw Samuel Miles, jun'r. Ot the city of Phil, dtjphii, merchant, hav ing ailigned over all h s rial, pfrfooal and niixed» to the of liich of his creditor# aj may fubUntie to the said affignraent cn or before the firft of Aueull next. Notice is hereby given, To all peifoils indeht»d to the laid eflate, that they are requested to ilnake immediate paynxnt to either of thejaftienres, or to the said Samuel Mi lei, who 19 authorised to receive the fame ; in failure whereof legal fleps will he taken for the recovery of such debts, as arc not difchjr ged accordingly. GEORGE ASTON, ") COitNELIS COMEGYR. > Aflignees i JOHN ALLEN* j Patent Ploughs, TO be fold for cash by Joseph Salter at Atfion Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry—Jonathan Marker, Woodbury—and Jefle Evans, Lumber ton, Those who have used them give them the preference to any oiher kind-, as they require lels team, break the ground bitter, are kept in srder at less expenee and are fold at a cheaper rate—the plan is much timplified and corrfiltsof but one piece of cast iron, with the handles and beam of wood ; they may befixed with wrought lays aud coulters to be put on with screws and taken off at pleasure Patent rights for vending with inftrutfions for ; making them may be had by applying to John Newbold, or the ftibfwiher No. m North Front-street, Who hot for Sa/e; Or to Lease for tt term of Tears, i A number of valuable trails ol Land, wall situated for Mflls, Iron .Vorks or Farms, most ly improved, lying chiefly in the county of Hun tingdon slate of Pennsylvania. Those who may incline to view them will please to apply to Joha Canan esq. near Huntingdon. Claries Neivbold. ''■''y za-.vtf TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Tun* 17, i?o8. Notice is hkreby given. That bv vir tue of an ail, pasTed during the prafent ses sion ®f Congress, so much of the aa entituled " An Ail making further provision far the Tup " port of public credit, and for the redemption •« of the public debt"—pal Ted the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, as bars from settlement or allowance Certificates, commonly called Loan Office and final settlement Certificates, and Indents of In fereds, is suspended until the twelfth day or June, which will be in the year one thousand feveii hundred and pinety ninj. That on the liquidation and settlement of the said Certificates, a.,d Indents of Interefl, at che Treasury, the Creditors will he entitled to receive Certificates of funded Three Per Cent. Stock equal to the amount of the fdid Indents, and the arrear ages of interefl due on their said Certificates, prior to the firll day of January one thoufand'feven hundred and ninety one. Thac the principal fumsof the said Loan Office and final lettlement Certificates, with the interefl thereon, since the firft day of January, one thou land loven hundred and ninety one, willbedif charged after liquidation at the Treasury, by the paymsnt of interefl and reimburftment of princi pal, equal to the fum# which would have been payable thereon, if the ("aid Certificates had been fubfenbed, pursuant to the Ails nuking prbvifion forthe debts of the United States, con-trailed dur ing the late war, and by the payment of other sums equal to the market value of th; remaining Stock, which would hive been created by such subscriptions asalwcfuid, which market value will be determined by the Comptroller of thcTreafurv OLIVER WOLCOTT, june 38 of tUTr^ry. ! lawtf IY> fIV Oh 1 hurtdav the t/l Man:-', n.'x't. At tlte Meri.ii >iiV CoiW Houie» In the ri'tri'i.;, at 7 o'cbri, T-il* fQLLoK'vO PKOPESTY, viz.— A LOT in Arch-ftrs-tt between S'mK and Seventh flreets, containing: in brealth ou A.ch street, 34 feet and d;pth tio feet, on n tlscb there is two framii tenc'ueors which cent ior 6c). prr ann'im —free of all »m:i»mSRW»Ve». Ore Lot in Trotters Lane »n tils i'owr.'hip us Moyernenling, between Ftom and Second iireet, abmt half a mife tfoni the city, conttfin ng one acre of land, on which is eresct i one il ry brick tenement and a lt*l)le, the And lot ar,d ifppui icnaiK fs rents for icl.per aiiinmi. One I «t, containing acres of Land ad join'ngCi f n't eltaie in the townOiip of Moy emeHlioj;, on which is a two ftorj i<i irk tpne menr, two roori.s on a floor,a good riiiik ki th en, a g>iod Orchard of the belt gra!ud fiuit iVewtown Pippins, a wry lai 'r it<n>» ! -,errv P-i-tch and the Land all in good ©idcV 1 rid well a lj'-tfd tor a j'.arden, nnw iir tenure.<n Kcbc.ea 0( i.rr, and renti t< r 60l per annum. 1 he ihrre lots pofljfflion ian be given in April nsxt. A beautiful COUNTRY RETREAT, Si uatrd jr. 1 urner's Lane, known by the : name of Gravel Ron, on which is a handl'ome | Mnck Building two flories high, two rooms on J a floor, a Piazza the whole front of the House, i and cedars under the whole, an excellent well ; Of water, a good Tennants Hoafe ; alfoa s ood| Barn, a garden, pood orchard, Ac the whole in compleat lepair, and containing from 14 to ' 1 ? acres of land-fnbjeiHo a lease to Richard Wells, clq for 5 years to come from the last for which period the rent has been paid A Ground Rent on a lot on the raft fide of Third Street, a -little below Shippcn Street, on which is a handsome three i'tory brick house— the Ground Rent is £.31 per annum, out of which £.5. 5. i s to be deduced leaving a ground rent for file of cf £•!?• 'i P«r annum -also a grounj rent on the weft fiile o' George street, adjoining the ab»ve lot on which there is no buildings—the ground rent is £.7.10 per annum out of which £.5. 5. to be deducted, leaving a rant for fate of £ 2.5. per annum—the house joining faidlot in Oeorge jftrnet isfubjeil to pay the gTound rent. The terms and conditions (hall be made known at the time of sale and for further particulars en quire of Footman is" Co. Auctioneers. feh. U dt.Vlar.i A 1.1. pirf .ns having any demands againfl the (Jcmniutee appointed twdukiibwts the Do nations received lor alleviating the IViflrefTes of those who are fufl'ering in cmtfeduenee n| the late Calamity, are requested to hting in their accounts previous to the loth inllant. By Order of the Committee, PETER BARKER, Clerk. id mo. 11, (799. ~ FOR S-aE, ~ In the healthy and pleasant village of BORDENTON. A HANDSOME, well finifhed, and con venient two ftpry Frame House, and late ly.occupied by colonel John Vanembtirgh,—the House is 36 feet in front on the main street, and 30 feet dt»p—four rooms on atiooi, with a kitchen 18 by 15 feet, two ghod rooms over the fame and one with a fire place—a very excellent cellar under the whole house ; th e lot two fifths of an acre, cnclofed with a high boird sense ; the garden in high cultivation, and contains a variety of bell grafted fruit.—Good ftahle, car riage house, smoke house and a pump of good water in the yard, the whole in compUte repair. The healthiness and pleasantness of the village of Bordenton and the neighborhood are too well known to require any commendation. For terms apply to James H. Imlay, esq. now irt Philadelphia, or to the fubferiber now • n the premises. MART VANEMBURCH, executrix. Bordenton. feb 13 d6w For Sale by the Subscriber, No. 145, Market-street, Very low far Ca(h, or a (hort Credit, The remaining Jlock of the late House of TODD is" MOTT, Cloths, Kerseymeres, a few printed Cottons, * Printed handkerchiefs and (bawls Printed dimities Hosiery, threads, twist and sewing silks A' small amount of hardware, WILLIAM MOTT, Agent fur the assignees of Todd & Mutt, to Whom, all perfoos indebted to that concern, are requested to make imn.-ediate payment. IV. MOTT, Having commenced "business in the Commifßon line, his (fore is now open for the reception of Dry Goods of all defcri.ption». i hiladelpbia, February 4,1799. 5 Alexander J. Miller, No. 64, South P'ront-Streft. HAS JUST RECEIVED, By the Atlantic, capt. Rfad, arrived at New-York, from Madras, THE FOLLOWING WHITE GOODS, Which will be ready for Sale on Monday next, —viz.— « Gaunjees Alliabald Baftas Tandah CofTies Fine Long Cloths Moories and Short Cloths. frb 1 All persons t0 th " Eflate of Mr. John F.NNo.late of Philadelphia, deceaf«d,»rc dsaredtomake pay ment, and those having any demands, to present them for fettlaartit, to SAMUEL BI.ODGET, Adm'r. or JOHN WARD FENNO, Agent to the administration. " av - 30 4;m PUBLIC NOTICE LS hereby given, that application will be made to the Dtreflors of the Bank of Fcnnfvl- ' yania for the renewal of a Certificate for a (hare in the fenj Batik, No 1281, dated Julv 24th J 797» 'landing m tke namc-of JOSEPH REED, ftroyed* 16 ' laV,n '' ' iten ac . c idental}y loft or de- Phila?. Jan. W Stray Horfc. AS taken up, treffpaffiug on the fubferiber, of Phfll,'? 1 S- toWnship ° f Paff y"" k - in the eonnty hLh i P ,a / rCy Horfo -- hol ' ! fourteen h.nds h gh th.rteen or fourteen years old, blind of his ght eye, and (hod before. Whoever ha' ioli hin l '-,1- Pr ° V!n? V° pCny al,d barges,may him again on applying to the fubferibsr. JOHN SINK, - T „ Oaths Banks oiEthuylk'U. Jan. 19, > whereas, T>\ 3", A& of Cont'rcfs pilTnL.,, ifcc QxteMh fJ«J ? yo» J ->ly in tie year of our Lord one, iana-ieven hundred arid ninety eight, the Pn-fl dent . f the United States!* author ifed to born ■.* on behalf of the United States from the Bank of the United States, or from any other b;>dy or bodies polifU: or corporate, or from ir.y person or persons, .ind upon luch terms ar.dvco.iditions js he (Hall judge moll advan tageou,. !or the United State., a lum Hot exceeding five millions of dollars, so however thai no ( or engagement be made which (h*H preclude the Uaited Stages from rcimburf ; ing any lan or l'uins borrowed at any time after ; the expiration of fifteen years from the date of ! /nob loan. <!»< l whereas, it is declared by the : f. d <\dt, that so much as mav be neceflary of I 'he lurplus of the dutie» on Imports and Ton i mgt beyond the permanent appropriations here iotorecharged upon them by law, (hall ed and appropriated for paying the interest, and alio ior paying and difeharging the principal lum or sums ot all the monies which may be borro-ved, according to the term or terms whicli may be nxed, purluant to the authority aJ'ore faid—And whereas by the said Ail, the faith of the United States is pledged to eftablifli fufficien<? permanent Revenues for making up any deficien cy that may hereafter appeal in the provisions" before-mentioned for paving the interest ants principal sums, or either of them, of any mo nies which may be borrowed pursuant to the faia Afl. And .vbereas the Prelident of the Unit ed States did by an Adl or Commiflion under his hand dated the ninth day of January in tin year one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, au thorise and empower, the Secretary of the Treat fury, to borrow on behalf of the United States, amy sum not exceeding in the whole, five mil lions ot dollars and to make luch or contracts as (hould be necrtTary, and for the iti' tereftof the United States, in pursuance of the A£l ot Congress above recited. Aotu therefore, the underfilled, Secretary Ot the Treasury, in ptirfuance of the A<£l of Longrefs, and the authority from the Prefidtnt ot the United States, above mentioned, doth hereby on behalf of the United States of Ame rica, contrail and engege in maimer following, to KVlt. T oV*' A b °° k f ?, r . reCfiv! "g fnbfcriptions to a tl?n .'J nB, " ,#lM "f Mortar, for the „!e of PK,b ( W C, i 8 °P eni;<l thr city, of I hnad'tph.a, at the Bank of »he United State. rnl'.Mn 'if I t t *, C "' y eig '" ,h cla V" f February enluin , which book (ball continue open for the purpose of receiving until the whole m the laid live milium, of dollars lhall be f-.blrr.hed. It moie than live millions of dollars J3.aH be lubfcribed on the firll day of opening the said loan, the surplus (hall be de dmiled in proportion to the sums fubferibed b* individuals, exceeding four thousand dollars. id. For every hundred dollais which maybe fubferibed there (hall be forthwith depolited and paid the sum of twelve dollars and fifty tern,, and like pavmeKU of twel ,e dollars and fifty cents, (hall be made within the firft ten days of the months ol April, Ma), June, July, Amguft September and Oflober ensuing. The Secre tary of theTrealu.y however rcl'ervtj th# r>j.ht of reducing the number of infiailments by (pe cial agreements, with the individuals, who may become fubferibera 3d. On the failure of payment of anyinfhH. i.meiit of the sums fubferibed according to the tenor of the second article, the next preceeding installment of twelve dollars and fifty cents, which shall luve been paid, for every hundred dollars fubferibed lhall be forfeited to the Unit- States. 4th, The sums iubftycihed (hall and may be paid to the credit of the United States, at the Bank of the United States, or a; the offices of discount and deposit of he laid t'ank ai Boflcn, New-York, Baltimore, or Charleston, oratei. ther of the Batiks of Salem, in Mafiachufetts, Newport and Providence in Khode-Jfland.Hart ford in Gonne£licut, Albany in New-York, or Alexandria in Virginia, for which payments,the fece ; pts of the Cashiers of the Offices of Dis count and Deposit and of the Banks aforef.id shall be received at the Bank of the United States as equivalent to money ; but no payment of t subsequent iHllallment shall be received at any other place than that where the firft installment was paid, except at the Bank of the Unitad States ; in safe any depolits (ball be made at the offices of Discount or Deposit, or at either of the Banks aforel j id, which (hal! not be applied to the payment of the firft inftallmem of fubferip t;ons to the Loan atorcfaid, the laid deposits lhall be forthwith refunded by dire&ions from the Treafiwy. sth. 1' or the fum-or number of ftaresofane hundred dollars, which may be fubferibed, cer tificates (hall be given by the Cufhierofthe Bank of the United States, which (hafi be afiignable by indorsement, and delivery of the parties in whole favour the said certificates maybe ifliied, until the completion of the payments requirjd by tLe tenor of the second article preceeding. 6th. The sums fubferibed and paid in pursu ance of the tenor ot the fecood article preceed ing, (hall alter the fsid payments have been compeared, constitute a funded capital flock divisible into lhares of one hundred dollars eachi which capital llotk (hall bear interest at the rate of eight per centum per annum from the tiroes fixed for the payment of the refpeilive inftill ments payable quarter yearly at the Tresfury »f the United States, or at the Loan Offices where the fame may stand credited, until the last day of Decemher, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight. 7th. Aft?r the last day of December in the said year one thousand eight hundred and ci£ t, and after reasonable notice to the creditors, which (hall be given by an advertifemcnt in some public news paper, printed at the feat of the governriieut of ths United Mates the said capital (tock shall be re deemable at thepleafnre ol tbt United States by the reimbursement of the whole sum or funis borrowed, and which may (oiifiitute the said capi tal flock either at the treasury of the United Staffs or at the loan offices where the fame may fla*d credited. Bth. The credits for the said capital (lock shall and may ! e lepr.rati.ly certified in funis either lor one hundred, four hundred, one thousand, four thousand or ten thousand /follars, and the credits so certified (hail be transferable by the or their attoraies, at the Treasury and Loan Offites refpecliv»ly, in pursuance of rhe rules which have b en.or which may be allahlilhrd relativtflO the transfer of the funded flock of the Uivted States, 9th A I'uilicient lum of the (iirplusof theihitio on Imports and Tonnagt beyond the permanent appropriations heretofore charged upon them by law, together vrith the faith of the United States are hereby pledged for the fulfillment of this con- - traft, in pursuance of, and according to the term* and conditions of the ad of Congress htrein be fore reaited. Given under my hand and the seal of tie fL, S 1 Treasur y 'he United States at Phi- V ' 'adelphia, this twelfth day of January one thousand f«ven hundred and nine ty nine. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretory of the 7'reatwJ'
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