CITT DANCING /ISSEMBTT. THE Mi' fcri Her sa re refpe«ft fully informed tlut the next A (Te;nbly will be held on Thursday the 7th of March. 17 <it7mar Sixteen Acres of Land, r T 'l" RF- aT e on 'he a one (lory X houft 38 feet front, a (lable and corn «-ih, a will ps excellent water,apd a few fruit trte«,the fituatien i, f'uperior to tny within the sam? difai'.ce ol the city, and commands one of the mod beautiful an-J pidurefque profpeCU of the city, Kenfmpton, the Delaware and Jcrfeys, to arrange the hnCnefs as soon as polGble, and Mahogany. file at hi» yard, the corner of QueeS and Water 'ftreeti, Soa:hwark,all hisllock onhand, confiftirg of a great variety of &t. Domingo and Bay Mahogany Boards, Plank and Scantlirg, All Well seasoned ard fit for immediate use. Alto a tew thoul'and feet feafoi.ed half-inch and inch White Pine Hoards, and a small quantity of two set cedar shingles. »t public sale, at 10 o'clock on Thursday the »Bth inftast The terms of paymtnt will be cash for purchase. under loe tlolinrs, from ioc to 500 dol lars at 60 days, ar.d all above e« dollars at 60 an.l 110 days, for approved inderfed notes, with whole is dispose I of. JOHN M'eULLOH. N. B. The fubfcr-iber will fell or kt the above yard, wharf and dwelling house, which he now occupies. fiarch x e«tißMay NOTICE. " A number of Deeds, Bonds and other instruments* which had Itcen under the care of (he late John 1 odd and William Wood Wilkin; Efquiies, having, af'er the decease of thofo gen tlemen, been placed in the hands of thefubferiber and there remiining many for whieh no applica tion has been made ; this public notice is givei for the benefit o: th fe who may be intcrefted. warch 5. 3 a * 2w f By way of Public Vendue, on Thursday the j6th of the Third Month next, valuable view the preimlcs may apply to the owner living ihereon. WILLIAM BEALE- N*B. The sale to begin at 2 o'clock on said day, on the premiles. Weft-Whiieland, the id mo- n, 1799. ('4) Mars.ii.l 9. notice!" ~ ALL pcrfons indebted to the Eflate of Will iam HsYsuAM.kte of the city of Charleilon, and formerly of thit city, mariner, dcceafed, are feqituflcd to make payment, and those who have deimands, agm'nit said KlUtc, will please exhibit ii.tni to ROBERT HEYSHAM, Admr. ifhiladetpbia, Fefe. 6,1799 eodiw Samuel Miles, jun'r. •Of the city of Philadelphia, merchant, hav ing assigned over all his cffc&s, real, personal »:;d mixed, to the fubferiber*, for the benefit of such of his creditors as may fuhferibe to the (aid affignmeut on or before the firft of August Notice is hereby given, To all peifons indebted to the faideflate, that they are n,qucftcd to make immediate payment to cither of the ;affif>nee», or to the said Samuel Mile!, who is authorised to receive the fame ; jn failure whereof legal fleps will be talten for •he recovery of such debts, as are not difchar ced accordingly. GEORGE ASTON, t CORNELLS GOMEGYS, 1 Assignees JOHN ALLEN, J feh. 14 NOTICE Tj the Creditors of William Richards, Deceased. THE real eftatc of William Richards having been recently told» the creditors ef said cftate jrc reqaeltcd so furnijh their accounts iin ©edUtelY» » dividend will be- itruck on the gril, day cf May ne.\t and paid at any time af isywj> u»» on application to WJLLIAM BELL. Philjt'eiphh, 3jth Feb. 1799. in.th.ti May Pennfylvauin Population Company. NOTICE i» hereby gt,vento the Shareholders, that jti alftfTpirnt of Eight dollars is levied on each share, payable,' one halt ifnmerliaitly, and the remainder in ®0 day» from the «4th inflaot; which they are requeu ed to pay to ibe Tre» liner of the Company at the Company's C-ffice, No. 53 North Kourth-ftrret, agree ably to tlie tijßCi above mcnliortcd. The prjjprieto's will pjeafe to rccollrft the nrctfli p/ of bein(f pii»£luil, otherwifc ihe InrteHU'e of their shares will be incurred aj>rr»b!y to the conflituticn. By. order ol the bpard, SOL. MAM AC HE, see'ry. 3awim fcb. 16 Lust India Company of N. Ameylca. ijjgk The Company arc dellr , on 3 of purdiafing liAjncJi&teiyi •' ful>Oantial w ell built faft failing vef- 1 fel, completely lifted lor Tea, a (hip I rtfttr, Hit already Coppered will be preferred ; her burthen to be nor jcfi than TUrec Hundred Tons. Any- perlon having such velTcl to dilpofe of, will be pleased to forward their propofaU on or before the 15th inll with a particular Jefcrip tion of the vessel, the timber of which ftie is built, the number of guns Ihe is calculated to carry, and her dimcnfions, to the fecr<tary of the boar J of agent*, who will receive the f;.tnc for their con federation. c . Per orderbf thefeojrd, & J3LODOKT, Secretary -p. 1. *" dtf n&feiK'f, Pennfyhania Difiria,} S \ IN Court of the llnited States, will be holden at the City Hall in the City of Phiudelph.a in and r _ .1 t> r , -n r? . o l lor the reonlylvania diltfict, on rnnay '"< Bo Advertijement. THHE Creditors of WU.LJ\V! PURNELL, X (C. N.) late ofWorcefter county, Maryland, deceafed,ar« hereby notified to appear at the court h.iufe in Snow Hil.in the county, on the Bth day of March next, wi'h their refpedive claim? agaiuft the said deceased, properly 'authenticated, at which lime, or as loon fh r<after as tan be, a portionablc chvifion otthe affcts in the hands 6f the ' fubferiber will be made between then), agreeably to the diredions o' the ad of afTembly, entitled "An a>st tQ alter and amend the law in certain cafei." Edward. Henry, executor. fcb. 19- (!tßMar A Farmer Wanted. WANTED a warned Man capable of man aging a Farm (of 6c acre« within io miles of the ci'y) haying some knowledge of gardening and wh«fc wife would undertake the charge of a Dairy, &c.—Such persons, on producing fafficient recommendation# of their honefly, industry and so briety, will meet with liberal encouragement ; for particulars apply to the printer. fib.'fir. law tf Pasture Lot. 'HT be rented lor one or more years, t- Pasture X Lot ia Fourth tfrect, continued, about half a mile above the city—lt is in a good tl*te of cu.ti vttion, Well fenced, contains i href acres, and has the benefit of a run of water palling through it—apply to the printer. • feb. 6 Attention, Cavalry., cttf jiud liberties of Phil*- ifefi&ta/dcfiroo«to became metpb*r» of the Volunteer Tra*p of Cavalry," commanded by Capt .Robert Wfiarton, are informed that there if* fev«4l in, the Troop j and. that ,i eotoiiiittee confifitrtg of Henry Mierken, jno. H.Taylor, Jatnes Haftilltpn, Owen Foulk and Jamei Simraoni, will attend at Wm OgJen'j tavern, Chefnut-ftrtet, every mondiy evening, 6 o'filotk for the purpoGfgf receiving applica tions. ,/ ■„ . . .: , ■ JAMES SIMMONS, Sec^y. feh. 6. TTT"AS taken up, treffpaffing on the subscriber, of Philadelphia, a grey Horfc, .hour fourteen hnnds high, thirteen or Fourteen years old, blind of his Hirw, by proving property and paying charges,may lim again on applying to the fubfcribsr. )»n. tg. ' Land, Town l/qt'sj&fc.' : LAND inthe Township at' CktofArja **n-.J lot* in the Town o£ fieula, Sdmerfct county, Ptiinfylviuu, for file at a moderate price-and upon a reasonable crnllt ; any quan tity may be obtained from i-oo acres tt> 10,000 —and good mechanics and laborers nay have lahd orlota for their work. Th< Gtuation is healthy and the foil gos4 j— the present fcttlers are fo'ber, induftriou» and well informed. A seminary of learning, pub lic library and other ufeful inftitulinns have been among the firft objetfis of their attention.' Rbads have betn cut, and ntw ones ara contemplated in different dire&iom—The diflance from Phi ladelphia is. aboat ij 5 miles ; frorfi Pittsburgh 65 miles and from Fort Fratlklin 85 miles. The best rout is through Harrifburgh, Lewiftown, Huntingdon, &c. For further particulars, enquire of MORGAN RHEES, No. 177 South Second.street, Philadelphia, or of Messrs. JONES tf MOORE, Surveyors, Btula. jawtf feb I i Thomas Clayton, Hatter, HAS removed to So. 126, south Front street, where ha ir. tends carrying on his business as formerly, and has on hand a complete affortn ent nf his own manufactured ladies, gentlemen aud cliildrcns' Canada Mujk-rat Skins, With a complete aflortnient of FURS, always for fale.—Hc has received per tie late arrivals from London, a complete aflortm> nt of Fafiionable Engdjh Hats, Which he now offers for sale at viiy reduced Jan. 39 11V&J Stray Horfc iaw6w Removal. HATS. prices. iaw6in u i i -,r—n-ir-i f Ui . 0 f the Houfc cf Rfj.rfrrta'.Tves o. this j For tie Cazettk of t/x Unit»b STiiU. State, 1 reqjieile.l t!;e - veral j —. of the jpembera us the printer of their jotir- J IT is with much regret that I appear in a nat, —and as a pes, told ionic r * them that controversy before the public, hut the follow- my competitor had the printing ot tiie ing publication which has heen printed and rent laws} besides a new edit n "1 ail . • indutirioullv ciicula'ted not only in this city, laws ; that he hid di nyn jrom the Statev hut C:nt into the county which I have the Treaiury, within the last fix or ieven year;, honor to repre&nt, will, 1 hope, be deemed between 20 and 30.000 dollars, v hicn I be a fufficient exctife for troubling" them ; it is heve he has honestly earned, and that I only .so fraught with malice and falsehood, that I wanted a Ufa re in the public v., i'k, so long ihould be wanting in duty to myfelf, my as 1 (hould continue to fcrve them well.— eouftituents and the public in general, were The unbiafTed and unengaged generally ac it luffered to pal's unnoticed. knowledged the force ol my plea, and the I shall not follow the example of the an- propriety of dividing the public employment. from truth—a good cause (lands not in need gentlemen and myfelf, I formed ianguine of such.aids—My inteiition is merely to give expectations of Tuccefs ; but the evening be a simple ftatcuient of fails, to make a few fore the election came 011, the honorable Jn remarks on Iris publication, and tpfubmitto cob Strickier, eftjuire, member of the house the unbia'Jed and impartial examination of (jf Reprefentativcs for the to-.':! yof L ancaf the public the l'ubjoi.vd certificates.' ter v convinced me that my exrv-.'t'.:.ons were Mr. Bailev ftvs tliiK his M -addref? r.-ou'J altogether vain— 1 found he nail been sap have been ticlayul ftiijietiwe longer, for rea- ping and mining with such secrecy and au .. h ; unnecessary in relate, hid not the riling dress, that it was impoflibie for me tocoun of Congress, aud the conlvquent departure teract it", operation—l attended the morning he might-be charged with nva\t us candor in been my lteady friends on forme/ occasions taking the advantage of his ablrtnce." What voting again ft me. Indeed, I wondered that it is inipolliblc to imagine ; trte certificate of account for it 110 other way than by fuppof- Joseph Scott is dated so long a:;o as the Bth ing, that the honorable Jacob Strickier, esq. of December, and that of Mr. Voight the had comimvnicatcd his calumnv to no more 18th of.the fame mouth. It is, however, as than Would enl'ure a certain majority again si unfortunate for. Mr. Bailey, as ft is fortunate mr, for me, that he bad not delayed a day or two What does the man deserve, ivbo can ma longer. On Thursday last General MorgarV hciously store up in his memory a mutilatec entered his name in the stage-book at Mr. -part of a delultorv cenvcrfation in a con~i- Du nwoody's, for a feat for Saturday, id\*ial sompany, until he can put it secretly in. March instant 1 and this circuniftance Mr. to operation at a critical time, to the injury Bailey inuft have knot. n, for the book is open of his neighbor ?—But what does the mar to rnfpeftio.-i at all times, and he was at Mr. deserve, who can wantonly andfalfely alien Dunwooiiy's at two different times after as the Strickier,cfquire, hatl General name was entered, as Mr. done, that he heard me fay to General Mor- Oliver, the cleric, will teftify—YetMr. Bailey gan, member of Congress, that " I wisbec never circulated his letter until ten o'clock on 200,000 Frenchmen wouldinvede the Unitei Saturday ;naming, when he supposed General States of America." Morgan had leit the city—but in confc- Let me aflc, fir, is it poflible for any on< quence of General Morgan being taken ill who knows General Morgan, to believe thai on Friday, and unable Jo go on his journey he, a legislator in the grand council of the on Saturday, I have been enabled to obtain nation, Ihould hear the treafonablecxurellior his certificate. And yet Mr. Bailey was in- aforefaid, and refrain from inftantaneou/s re duced to hurry his address to the public, be- ientment, and profectition of the incendia cause " tie rising of Congress and the con- ry ? sequent of General Morgan, led It is difficult ar.d often impoifible to prow him to suppose that he'might be charged with a negative ; however the fib-joined certifi want ,f candor in taking the advantage of | cite of the Chief Coiner of the Mint of th( ?rMatcidefs candti;! j United States, and that of Mr. Scctt, ena y?r:, with " sapping | ble me to perform the talk. I knew, tha< ni & n sJ?'Ju ?M rt V and address, with however General Morgan and mylelf migh malic,uusly'ttvring.up in my memory amu. j differ in politits, I had nothing to fearfrox ti.uteipart of rt desultory conversation, fir j his known candor and integrity as a entle the purpose of Secretly putting it into opera- ! man, and when I waited" on him, I found ] | ticn,at a critical ttipe, to injure him," with had formed a correct opiniofref his charad\er '- concealing, for eleven months, a crime so he explicitly deniftd any knowledge o! fagrant as treason," und with » wantonly the wist alcribed M me. And the hon and falsely asse; t,tig'' that I l*ard him lay orablc Jacob Strickle, esquire, or any oi to Gvne.al Mot,a ; he u ra>tshed 20,000 hU friends, may call tn the General at their the United States of leiftw, they w.ll find that he will-not fW Amenc, Ike Tuany others cc-ujtl 4 be_obtamed if Rcctflary) work. from '■ f?ar b Tf — So tjr 1 M«r was in pubic converlation wit! K tSTt" f J y, Z t0 Mr< GtnerA Mor^n ' btfo « »>• fifcee th^evening Ba.Ly, th..t I declared to Mr. VV elcot, at the of the third of January 1798, <6njrquenth time above mentioned, m the hearing of Mr. th« must I; the time lit honVrtblc Jacoi sUCh S,ncA ' er ' (at he }ias -aflerted) heart fentimenw he : ,(Mr. .fciley) uid, was en- me utter treason and And wha t.tled to any fupportitom the government,as do you think ol a legislator of the"State 01 ■ . >1 ered bira as an-memy toit, andthatl 1 Pennsylvania, concealing for tle-oen month was determined to uf«-my influence topreveht a crime so flagrant as treason ? ■ Were wha r print<r of J o urnal jhe fays asa ft, would not his f.lence confti of the House of .Reprefenutives. I havefince ; tute him an accomplice ? But unfortunate oper# and.repeatedly mentioned the lubjeft, ly for the honorable gentleman it is only on, ? the / r " f,,f le<rion ' wben of the honor,able Jacob Stickler's ladls viz Bailey aflced.mefar. my vote » the presence A fact that .' it ha, howeve of leveral members ot the leg.flature, / told eff-dled the purpose for which it was inte'nd htm Ucould not vote for him, and at his re- ed, and that wis, the quell gave bun my reasons-Had I been si- purpose of tempo arily affeding the chanic neons resentment Mr. Bailey is I aDDr e te«l to f' 7 ' are guaran hend, indebted to a sentk-man n' ,w u y 16 conftlt ution and laws ol who fteppedTn and took an Hwreftin r" man making fuccefsfu the conuoverfy of JumfclT, a wifi and him-(Mr. bSS « t ve l moment. 'tea o the government, as the government is o! I never did affm that Mr Bailev harl saM A™ i.- ma " w "° bas his little all embark he « wilhed 20,000 Frenchmen £ ; r7n" C ? a man who dre* vade the United States 6f in'it t0 draw his last breath assertion was, and I now reLt it th t) ■ )°uh;lie%-e fir, that there is am say, after bestow,ng much abiteuJnC I 'n a " y C ° Untry 00 " h ' under f, «'da, Washington and the Gene a tZ " ,rCUm , ,hllc "' tliat ««ld wish its invaiior " that he would not be surprised tftbe 1 enemy" ?-N° !_No f„, th< should land 20,000 men in Atreri'-a 'nJ <r°' a C £ Cmy i, *'• ? ot e y en honorabl: that be thought they would be verv idsti/abl if , ci "q u 're, excepted, can brin: in.domg sc." J just if able h.mielf to believe it, whatever he may u fulK-f™bftan'tiatd by' "he"folloti'n i 1 j)!? dmy l ° ">>' eates, I submit to the public tTdLr.nit = on>yf,^ t , but ply tL whether in my opposition to Mr. Bailey, as <<W ' P ?" rftt printer of the Journal, (for my refentmer.t 2 Lomuh hfs Ifn'l has not carried me further), I have afted in a mfurv advantage as m secret^false •to • . < • e ~ "A , 73.tr tf v. -"tte'ous manner—°r whether Wr. Bailey, stung with difappointrnent, and cekiHg for revenge, has not acted falsely naltciousijy and iu every refpeft, lb far as relates to this con troverfy or the fubjea of it, degrading to the charaAer of a gentle man and to the name of an American. JACOB STRIGKLER. Philadelphia, March i, 1799. SIR, IT gives me no inconsiderable degree of pain to address you on the present occafifln • but painful as it is, the duty I OWe t0 mV felf and family impels me to it, and'l tuift will plead my apitogy for trotlblin- vou with thepemfal of the following ftateblnt. I his addreis would have been delayed fo„v time longer for re a ferns unfieceffary ta relate ; ; a j not the rilingof Congress, and the con' sequent 4f General Marian led me-to suppose that I might be chared w ;„, "* - At the commencement of the prefect sis. I am, Sir, -y«sr rdpetlful humble Fervafit, FRANCIS BAILEY. I, t IIE tuiderligned, was tailed to attend '2 * } thc Gap Coppermine comply! dyVtiv lwa \™>Mat Mr. Dunwoo y tavern, in Market (ireet, the day of January ,758. Mr. Francis Bailcv being •kewuea.nembcrofiaid company. "Before ,: CRt lU " l ' ber of members assembled, we L,d ta. fCVenU ■»*«« i «? J Vefn A; an ?°?Sr v.'hom was General Mor gan from V it£ima, A discourse took place on the poM,« cf the day, the Britilh treaty Cen , W w tO P Con yeriUtion bet wren General Morgan and Mr. Francis Bail n- • |e general defended hid treaty, and Mr' Baiiey opposed it ; Mr. Bailey was in some rne;:fu,-e in favor of French politics, anS la ln opP"i'Uon_fome pi pettyetty hard rubs n?d hls sea - eppefite to Mr. Bailer took -t in the & tjo„ in option £*£ y ' * :ld lald to Mr. Bailey, « y ou ~r e so nisei, rf a,Frenchman, that v net turn out agaiuft thcn iftk ould thu to ,c r llPl 'i i am too old to turn , a % fhoul.t} not like to fight jolm A ( I° Ut L ' 1 1 tic- gentleman laid, " it 1 lem lts if Mr. Bailey rather had a w fn> as '«£ in.vadc.ihis county- t J he Mr. Ba ley replied, or rathe- • ch God lorbid ! that I ftould wi(h : invaded by any nation ■ but if t y COuntr y land ftns culottes W rt to neved the old tones and British ! ' bt " Would make but a poor defence General Motea, afcd Mr. Ba.tv - - is your name ?" he reulied n,,. • wllßt c:s Bailey, and added the place ' S ran " ed and what he followed tV, 6 liv " «fW irn , Frenchman, b», ' ncan. I heard Mr. Bailey. Ju ,1 to take a glass of wine with him ? '''f ™' the generalconferred—by this tiww ? cent number of members had gathered 4 we went and joined them, and nurlS own fcufincfs. This is as n , ar , n w O *U can recoiled. HENRY VOICI* December iSth, j 79 g. AT the request of Mr. Bailey, I . m c rnr h him ' one of the delegates ,n cong-efs f rom Vl g' f 1 10 kuow ,f thc Keneral recoiled £ in company with Mr. Ikiley « Du nw<J * tavern on the thQ day of January ,5' and if he remembered whether or not Mr* Bailey, in conve.fat.on with him a wilh that 20,000 Frenchmen would? 3 m the United States :to which „ , Morgan answered without fir, I rrcolleft nothing of such c „ ™ S ""H o, JOSEPH SCOIT December Bth, 1798. WE do certify that on tlx evening of the 3d of January., ' 9 | being HI company with Jacob Stnckler, Lfq, a v Mr. Dunwoody, tuvern >n Market street, after feme time Mr. rranCis Bailey, 'who was fitting in the isme room in company with a Mr. Voight, con,, me need a convention with Gen. Momn on the fubjeft of the BritUb Treaty—{{, Bailey af/erted that it was one'of the mcft* impolitic acts of the General Government that no advantage could result to the United State* from the adoption.of that treaty, bat, on the .contrary, the gmteft difadvanugt must be the CQftfequence of it, and gave, as a reason tor the adoption of that Treaty, hat tb< Pn lident of the United States had been led by the eld tories and a British sac. tion, which had gained great influence id this country—on being a Iked what difadvsn tages could result from the-treaty? he ant wen d, that it had been the caule of the de. predations on our commerce by the Frendi nation, " and that be would not he in tbt least surprized if tb«y (tbt French) should land an army in tbis country, tbat.be thought tbey 'Mould be justifiable in so doing, that tlx Government of tbt United States had acted, •wAt respect to France In- a d/sgractfd mat. Ncr, if the French did invade the tounlry,bt would not oppose tbem, because be thought tbe Government of thcUniyd States bad dent all m its power to force tbe French nut inn :ntoavar, and if they (the French) did hr.'d he would not fight' the battlej of Job# Adams, he would L av* tkat to be d.-n • by thofi.- peifons who approve of the meafurts of the gurernment. DANIEL MORGAN. JOHN VAN R£EO. H. WESCOTT. Philadelphia, March 2d. 1799. \V£ do certify that early in the present feflion of the Legiilature of Pennsylvania, Mr. Francis Bailey alked Mr. Jacob Strick ler in our pre fence for his vote as Printer of the Journals of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania ; Mr. Strickler answered that he could not vote for him : upon which Mr. Bailey demanded his reason ; Mr. Stric ter replied he would rather tell him 111 pri vate, but Mr. Bailey infilled upon knowing his reason at that time, Mr. Strickler inform ed him it was in confeqaence of certain expressions he had made uje of in pre sence of General Morgan, to wit. " that he would not be surprized if the French should land 20,000 men in America, and that he thought they would be very juftifiabli in do ing so." ' THOMAS CAMPBELL, JACOB RAUM, Members of tbe House of Representatives. March 2, 1799. I do certify that 011 the evening of the 3d of January 1798, Jacob Stiickler, Ei<). ii'* formed me. in theprefence and hearingot Mr- Francis Bailey, and immediately after Mi- Eailej's conversation with general Morgan, that he thought any pcrJon of Mr. Bailey s political opinions ought not to receive any advantages from the general government or any individual Date, and that he would cp poie Mr. Bailey's re-election as printer of the journals of the legislature of Fenniylvu nia. And Ido further certify that on t!.c said evening in reply to the intemperate of fertions of Mr. Bailey, general Morgan re marked that he had often heard of men p'd fefling such opinions in this country, bvt until that evening had never believed thcie was a jingle individual in the United States (b great an enemy to his country as Bailey ap;x»red to be from his own afiertions. h. wescott. March 3d, 1799. WE do certify, that being in converfz ticn with Jacob Strickkr, Esq. on the fut jeft of choosing a Printer of the Jour nals jf the hoiife of ReprrfentativfS) we alktd him hi* objections to Francis Bailey» he fa id that he iu d heard him fay that he would not be futprized if the French wou land an army in the Unit'd Srates, and alio, that he thought thty would be jufti'iab# in so doing. Jr.mcs Spefr, f Member: of tit JJin Hopkins, j Houjc of Rep"f :n ' John §cott, J tativcs<
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