9 %l}t <swttt. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH Ij ■«> PRICES GF STOCKS. PuILADELPHI/l, FEBRUARV l 6 16/ Six Per Cent. Three Per Cent. Deferred 6 Per Cent. B 4.NK United States, ■ - Pennsylvania, . North America, Infurante comp N. A. fharej 30 ■ Pennsylvania, (Hares, 35 COURSE OF EXCHANGE On Hamburgh 33 1-3 cents per Mark iianco. London, at 30 days 56 l-» at 60 days at 90 days Amfterdam,6o days, pr. guild. 36 to 37 i-j cents The following communication was received at too late an hour, for insertion in the whole impression of yesierdav. Lad evening died, after a short illness, in the 52d year of his age, Mr. Mordecai Lewis of this city, merchant—A gentle man, who poffefled the highest mercantile a bifities, the flrift"ft honor, the utmdft punctu ality, in all his dealings, and who, for a considerable number of years, condufted an extensive and lucrative trade, to several parts of the world, with found judgment and un filled probity. In his deceafc, many have to lament the removal of a friend, on whose opinions and candor, they could securely rt pofe.—And many, who, under the prefiure of penurvand wretchedness, were sure to receive, from his .benevolent spirit, the most generous afliftance. In two of our great commercial in ftitutions,be wasanaftiveandeminentlyufeful member ; and to that charitable and humane institution, the Pennsylvania-Hospital, he devoted such a portion of his time, as its J reafurer, amidst his various laudable pur suits, as enabled him to tranfaft its pecuni ary concerns with uncommon attention and precinon. To the honor of his memory, let it be remembered, he was, on all oceaiions, the firm supporter of the laws of his country. Yesterday, at the Indian Queen, died, Captain Thomas Sterling, of Georgia, in eonfequenre of a pleurisy, with which he •was attacked near live weeks ago. His re mains wjll be.interred at 4 o'clock this af ternoon. All who were acquainted with the benevolence and other good qualities that adorned the character of Captain Sterling, will feelingly deplore his loss. STEAM ENGINES. Some time ago, a veflel for the convey ance of coal, was to be worked from New castle to London, by means of a steam en gine. She confymed so much of the coal on her voyage, that on her arrival in the port of London, scarcely a cinder was Uft. See Canning's speech before the Britifli House of Commons. At the late court of Oyer and Terminer in this city, the following letter from the Mayor to.the Foreman of the Grand Jury, and their representation on the fubjcdl, was pnefented and read. Philadelphia, Feb. 19, .1799. Sir, SINCE the last court of Oyer and Termi ner was held in and for the city and county of Philadelphia, and during the late and aw ful visitation with which it pleased Provi dence to affli£l our city, a melancholy oc currence took place at the Philadelphia pri son, where T was compelled to be a principal aftor—>a regard for my fellow men urged me to save the life of an ufeful citizen who was then under the axe of a ruffian, which only eould be done by closing the career of the da ring afiailant. Humanity must mourn over the deed, whilst public fafety and geniral .preservation ■will be offered as a juftification for the so lemn Permit me, Sir, through you, to request that the Grand Jury will be pleas ed to iuveftigate the tranfattion ; for altho' theverdift of the coroner's inquest was clear and fatisfaftory, as far as it laid with them, yet it certainly is a matter of too much im portance (as the lives of two fellow creatures were taken) to reft without a minute enqui ry being made by your highly responsible bo dy. At any day and hour that you may ap point, I will take care to procure the atten dance of the witnesses ; and it would be highly gratifying tome, if you would be so obliging, after your enquiries are closed, to report the result to the court. With great refpeft, I remain, Your assured Iriend, ROBERT WHARTON. Joseph Cowperthwaite, Esq. Foreman of the Grand Jury of L the court of OyeraadTerminer. J To the Judges of tie Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Goal Delivery The Grand Inquest for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, enquiring for the city and county of Philadelphia, beg leave to present to your honorable court : THAT during the prevalence of the late awful calamity in our city, two unhappy men came to an untimely death in the goal of the city and county aforefaid, in an attempt to make their escape from confinement. The circuicftances were truly alarming, inasmuch as the lives arid property of many of our citi zens would have been at their mercy, if fiich a notorious banditti had effl-fted their escape, v;hice in all human paobability they would have done, had it not been for the a&ivity of .'Robert Wharton, Esq. who, at the risk ot falling a vidtim himfelf to the deftruftive pefhlcncc, which ||*n defulated the citv, from motives of public good, undertook the perilous ta{k of keener of the rjoal. (the for mer keeper Peter Srrtith, and fVvpral others, - having removed away). In the endeavors to the daring riot, it was indispensably ne- ccflkry to tots the' m,.it yi<joroUs meafurcs —And in the difciiarge of a mofl facredduty, Robert Wharton, Esq. and George Gafs, (a con (liable) fired 0:1 them at th? very fame time, when one of tlx: prisoners was shot, in the wcry aft of taking the life ef Thomas E vans, (a conftahle) who was then lying down stunned from a stroke received from one of the rioters with an uplifted broad-axe. It appears from our enquiries, that the other mail was killed by Thomas Evans (the afore faid constable) before the affray subsided. WE, THEREFORE beg leave to present Robert Wharton, Efquirc, and all his aflociates on the aforefaid occasion, as doing an aft, which imperious neceflity, their duty as officers, men and citizens, not only fully juftified, but which we farther present, as highly meritorious, and deserving tta thanks ofthtir fellow citizens. 8/5 to 8 , H r 10 percent, ao citto. 46 ditto Philadelphia, Feb. 21ft, 1799. (Signed) Jof. Cowperthwaite, Ebenezer Fergufon, Samuel Wheeler, Joseph 3udd, Peter Browne, Tho's W. Hiltzheimer Samuel Howell, Jun. Derrick Peterfon, James Craig, Robert Morris, John Holme, Peter Wager, William Lardner, George Bickham, Jacob Sommer, John Whitehead, Richard Tittermary, William Davidfon. Ordered that the said letter, together with the representation of the Grand Jury on the fubjeft, be filed with the record of this court. ! 54 Si l-» From the New York Daily Advcrtifer. It Judge M'K an succeeds at the ensuing eleftion, for Governor of Pennsylvania, what a ft range metamorphosis will necessarily be produced in the manners of that sober and industrious state—or should we not rather lav that the change 11111 ft first take place before such a notorious d can be elevat ed to the chair of state. Sir, In looking over the lawi of the state, I was forcibly struck with this circumstance : that where there is one law respecting per sonal liberty , there are twenty relating to, and regulating peri'onal property. Now, fir, I wifli to know whether in the eleftions for members of our legillative bodies, whose ac\s refer, almost wholly, to property ; it is na tural and just that one man without one acre or one foot of ground, and perhaps without one dollar, fhuuld be placed on a footing with another pofiefled of a large land ed estate, anextenfive capital in trade or considerable interellin the funds. To tie Friends of Government. Your supineness forms a mournful con trast to the aclive zeal of vour enemies- While you are purfuins* your occupations, thoHghtlefs and improvident of your politi cal concerns, your foes are holding their secret meetings, and busily preparing for the approaching elections. 1 ~ Rouse feojji your security, before it is too late J!.'' (Suspicions have frequently been expressed of the finceril vof Touffaint's mifllon to the United States Americans have, of late, been so accustomed to regard with a jealous cjv, every thing French, that it is not to be wondered at. The following Extraft, upon the authenticity of which our readers may with confidence rely, (hows clearly, tha Touflaint is playing a deep game. It is plain that he intends to deceive either the American or his own government—or, perhaps, both, in favor of the Englilh. We firmly hope and be lieve, that no encouragement will be gi ven to hi., proje&s, until fatisfa&oty proofs of his sincerity and good faith, (hall have been obtained.) Extract from the report of general Touisaint L'Ouverlure to the French directory. When hy my I? ft dispatches I determin ed to solicit my difftiafljgl, through the me dium of minilterof marine and of the colo nies, it was after I had oopofed all the (hafts of oppolition to the principles eftablilhed by the constitution, maintained by your wis dom and defended by your energy. In the condudl observed by the agent Hedouville, during the lliort space of time he governed thiscolony, Iforefavvthe unfortunate event which in an instant interrupted the public tranquility, the re-eftabli(hment of which cauled me so much : It was after I had calculated the consequences of the dis regard teftified and publicly manifefted to me by him in general circumftancei, I feared, the meditated dismissal would be the re ward of miy long fervicss, my fidelity, and at tachment. The event at Fort Liberty has realized my apprehensions as to the subversion contemplated, and the proclamation i(Tued by the agent at the moment of his departure lias juftified my fears as to the fate he re served for me. Ihe n-.oft difgraceful injury that could be done to a man of honor, crowns all the wrongs which he has heaped upon me. By this perfidious ad, he has obliged to fly from this place a vast number of Frenchmen, who felicitated themselves in having finally found happinel's, and who, faithful to their country, facrificed their in terest rather than become accomplices in the crime of independence of which I am render ed guilty in their eyes ; he carries along with him, especially the principal officers, which perhaps it will be said is the strongest' evidence of my perfidy, of my duplicity ; doubtless the firft a<s\ of the which I refpeft, in feeing them unanimotifiy bear testimony against me, will be to call down on me the vengeance of the French psople, whom I love—to consign me to the execra tion of the enemies of the black people, which enemies I despise—tV exclaim there is U a very ! But when itfljall.be known that at the time I wasaccufed of wifliing to bring about a reparation from Fiance, my bene fa&refs, I repeated the oath of fidelity to her, notwithstanding the in|uftice of the re prefeutative of your government that when To the Editor. A CITIZEN. A CARD. "it was (fcclan'd thr.t a white flag with a black head, had been hoisted in every place under my jurifdi&ion, the tri-cqjored flag, that glorious emblem of the invincible pow er of the French republic, and not for a moment cease a!fo to wave therein. That when perfidy had armed the whites againftf the blscks, enkindled the flames of discord and inspired distrust, I reflored them to calm peace, confidence and tranquility, I flattered niyfelf that my government, my fellow citi zens, would render me the justice which 1 merit, and that the enemies of my brethren would be iilenced. It is then in order to leave ho doubt of my fidelity to my government—of my attachment to the French Republic, and to dissipate those suspicions which French Re publicans may entertain with regard to my felf, that I now undertake to counteraiS the calumny which the reprcfeniatios of my pad conduft should obliterate. It will serve as a proof of my good intentions, and juftify me in the opinions of impartial men. Nor ftiould I have undertaken it in circumstances less alarming for the. liberty of my brethern but would have been silent were I alone to be the viftim. ( Further hefay«, speaking as HedouviJle) The mod sincere afiurances on my prrt con vey to him the pledge of my fatisfadion on his arrival, and the certainty of my regard, my relpeft for his authority, my fidelity to France, and my attachment to her sublime constitution. Laws of the United States. ©j» Fifth Cungrefs of the United States At the Tiurd Seiiion, begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Mon day, the third of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight. AN ACT Fixing the pay of the Captains and Com manders of Ships and Vessels of War of the United States. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That all the vessels in the service of the United States mounting twenty guns and upwards, be commanded by captains—theft wot ex ceeding eighteen guns (except gallies, which are to be commanded, as heretofore provided by law) by matters or lieutenants, ascording to the size of the veflel, to be regulated by the President of the United States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the pay of captains commanding (hips of thirty two guns and upwards, be one hun dred dollars per month, and eight rations per day , of captains commanding (hips of twen ty and under thirty two guns, seventy five dollars per month, and fix rations per day, of a master commandant, sixty dollars per month, and five rations per day ; and of lieutenants who may command the smaller veflels, fifty dollars per month and four rati ons per day. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever any officer, as aforefaid, shall be employed in the command of a squadron, 011 separate service, the allowance of rations to such commanding officer shall be doubled during the continuance of such command, and no longer, except in the cafe of the commanding officer of the navy, whose al lowance, while in service, shall always be at the raw of sixteen rations per day. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. TH: JEFFERSON, Vice-President oj the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved February 25, 1799. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. AN ACT For providing compensation for the marshals, clerks, attornies, jurors and witnesses in the courts of the United States, and to re peal certain acts therein mentioned; and for other purposes, BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, m Congress assembled, That from and after the passing ot' this aft, the ceni penfation to the several officers hereinafter ' mentioned, (hall be as follows, to wit ; to the marflials of the feveial diftrifls of the United States, for the fcrvice of any writ, warrant, attachment or prccefs ifl'uing out of any courts of the United States, two dollars —and in cafe there be more than one person named in the said writ, warrant, attachment or process, then two dollars for each person so named ; for hU travel out in serving each writ, warrant, attachment or process aforefaid, five cents, per mile, to be com puted from the place offervice, to the court where the writ of process shall be returned ; and if more persons than one are named therein, the travel lhall be computed from the court to the place of service which shall be the moil remote, adding thereto, the extra travel which lhall be r.eceflary to serve it on the other ; for each bail bond, fifty cents, for actually summoning witnefies or ap praifors, each fifty cents ; for every com mitment or discharge of a prisoner, fifty cents ; for every proclamation in the ad miralty, thirty cents ; for sales of veftels, or otter property, ar,d for receiving and paying the money, for any sum under five hundred dollars, two and one kalf per cent; for any larger sum, one and cine quarter per ce«t, upoi) the exctfs ; for fummoningeach grand and other jury, fourdollars: Provided, That in no cafe 'hall the fees for summoning jurors to any one court, exceed fifty dollar's ; and in thole flares where jurors, by the laws of the ft ate, are drawn by conflables, or other officers of corporate towns or places, by lot, the rcarfhal (hall receive for the use of the officers employed in summoning the jurors and returning the venire, the sum of two dollars, and for his own trouble in diflribu ting the venire, the sum of two dollars ; for attending the supreme or circuit fcourt, five dollars per day ; and for attending thfe dif -tri<£l court, where such court has the powers an«l cognisance of a circuit court, five dol lars per day ; and for attending the diftridt courts in other cases, four dollars per day, and at the rate of ten cents per mile, for his travel from the place of his abode to either of the said courts—for all other services, not herein enumerated, except as {hall be hereafter provided, such fees and compenia tions as are allowed in the supreme court of the state where luch services are rendered : And the annual sum of two hundred dollars as a fi'll compensation for all extra services, shall be allowed to each matrflval for the dif tritts of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ncw-Hamp ftiire, Vermont, and Maine. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted., That when a deputy marihal, who shall be duly appointed by the marthal of any diftria, (hall relide and be more than twenty miles from the place where the diftria judge of such diftria shall relide and be, the oath of office required of such deputy, before he enters on the. discharge thereof, may be administered and iaken by and- before any judge or justice of any state court within the fame diflria, or before any justice of the peace, having au thority therein, and being certified by him, to the said diftria judge, shall be as effeaual as if administered or taken befere such dif tria judge. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the compensation to the clerk of the supreme court of the United Stat.s, (hall be as fol lows, to wit ; lor his attendance ,n court, ten dollars per day, and for his other services, double the fees of the clerk of the supreme court of the fkte in which the supreme court of the United States shall be holden. To the clerks of circuit and diftridl courts in each date, refpe&ively, the fame fees as are allowed in the supreme court of the said (late with an addition thereto of one third of said fees, and five dollars per day for his attend ance £t any circuit or diftria court', and at the rate of ten cents per mile for his travel from the place of his abode to either of said courts ; and in cafe a clerk of a court of the United States perform any duty which is not performed by the clejks of the state, and for which the laws of tfie (Ute make no provi sion, the court in which such service (hall be performed, (hall make a reasonable corn pen sion therefor. And in all cases of admi ralty jnrifdiaion, the clerk of the diftria court shall be allowed the fame fees as are prescribed by the second feaion of an aft, palled the firfl day of March, one tfloufand seven hundred and ninety three, intituled, " An aft to ascertain the fees in admiralty proceedings in the diftria courts of the United States ; and for other purposes." Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the compensation to the attornies of the re fpe&ive diftrifta of the United States, (hall be as follows, to wit : for each day which any such attorney (hall neccflarily attend 011 bu iinefs of the United States, during the fei lion of any diftri{l or circuit court, five dol lars ; f«?r travelling from the place of his abode to iuch court, ten cents per mile ; and such fees in each state, refpelively, as are allowed in the supreme court thereof ; and in the diftria courts, his ftaud fees in the cases htrc-in mentioned, Dull be as follows, to wit ; for drawing interrogatories, five dol lars ; for drawing and exhibiting libel, claim, or aniwer, iix dollars ; and for all other ser vices in any ere cause, fix dollars. And the anuual sum ol two hundred dollars, as a full cooipenfation for all extra services, shall be allowed ar.d paid by the United States, to each diftria attorney tor the diftriAs of Maine New-Ha-nplhire, Vermont, Rhode-IGand, CoßTlrciivut, New-Jerfev, Delaware, Vir ginia, North-Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky aiid Tenneflee. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That for all services in criminal cases performed by the attorney for the diftritt of Virginia, and for which no fees are allowed by law for (mi liar services in the courts of that state, he fh.ill be allowed such sum or sums as the Court in which.the fame is rendered, fliall consider a reasonable compensation therefor. •Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Compensation to jurors and witnefles, in the courts of the United States, shall be as follows, to wit : to each grand and other ju ror, lor each day he shall attend in court, one dollar and twenty five cents ; and for travelling', at the rate of five cents per mile, from their refpe&ive places of abode, to the place where the court is holden, and the like allowance for returning ; to the witnefTes summoned m an) court of the United States, the fame allowance as is above provided for jurors. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the redpeftive courts of the United States, shall appoint cryers for their courts, to be allowed the sum of two dollars per day ; and that the marshals be, atid they are hereby authorized to appoint such a number of per sons, not exceeding three, as the judges of their refpeftive courts shall determine, to attend upon the grand and other jurors, and lor other necessary purposes, who shall beal owed ior their services, the sum of twodoi lars per day, to be paid by, and included in the accounts of the marshal, out of any mo ney of the United States in his hands. Sec. 8. And be it further enaetcd, That if any informer on a penal ftatnte, and to whom ►the penalty, or any pan the/eof, if recover ed, is_ d. reeled to accrue, fhr.ll discontinue his iuit, or profceutior., or shall be non-suit ed m the Ir.:re, C r if, upca trial, judgment shall be rendered in fevor ps the Lin It) s iuch informer be !in officer of tte Ui ii tedStates, he' shall be alone-liable to ths ckfJtq, mrfhals, and for tlit ftei of futh'profecution ■; feut if ftich infortner be an officer whole duty it is to coijrmeneß such prosecution, and the tonrt shall certify there 'Was reaforiafele ground for the fatiiej then the Urtittd States fliall be responsible for such fees. • StC. g. And be it further enacted, That' the' third feftion of an act, pafled on ths eighth day of May, one thousand ieven hun dred and ninety two, intituled," An ait {or regulating process in thecourts of the United States, and for providing compensations for the officers of said courts, and for jurors ;lid witnesses," And the fccond feftion of an aft pafled on the firft day of June, one thou sand seven hundred and ninety fix, intituled " An aft making an appropriation to fatisfy certain demands attending the late insurrec tion, and to increase the compensations to jurors and witnefies in the . courts of the United States," be, and they are hereby re pealed. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. TH : JEFFERSON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, February 2 3th, 1799. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Department of State. Timothy Pickering, Secretary of J.'fiff. Ihe following me Gate from tic Governor, was ye fte relay communicated to the Legis lature of this i\ate : To the Senate and Houfc of Representatives of the General Ailembly of the Common wealth ot Pennfvlvania. Gentlemen, IT is announced by a Proclamation ifTutd by the President of the Ui.iteij States, dattd the 12th inft. that combinations to difeat the execution of the laws for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses within the U nited States, have exifled in the counties of Noithampton, Montgomery and Bucksj in the State of Pennfvlvania, that in the judg ment of the President it is neceflary to call forth military force in order to"suppress the combinations aforefaid, and cause the laws aforefaid to be duly executed; and that the President has accordingly determined so to do under the solemn convi&ion that the eflential interests of the United States demand it. Though I have received no communication from the President on this important occasion, yet it is my duty as Ex ecutive Magistrate of Pennsylvania, to call your attention to the fubjett, that if any measures ought to be taken on the jsart of the State, to co-operate with the Federal Government, they may be devised and au thorized by the Legislature. THOMAS MIFFLIN. Philadelphia, March 14, 1799.^ Boarding & Lodging. THKEE or four Gentlemen may he accommodat ed with genteel boarding and lodging in a small family,and upon reasonable terms, by apply ing at No. 11, Pear Street. march 15 5 Notice. "T"HE Creditors of JOHN SHAVER, of Hope- J- well townlhip.in the county of Huntingdon, are hereby reqaefted to produce their accounts and demands, against him, duly attested, to the fubferi bers, at the court house in the town of Huntingdon, on Saturday the 10th day of April next—And all rertons indebted to the said John Shaver, are re quired to make immediate payment to either of the fubferibers ■ Given under our hands 13d Feb* ruary, i 799) JOHN CADWALL/>iyEß|'> Aflignecsof GEORGE BUCKANON, J John Shaver, march 15 lawaw Notice, THE creditors of John E. Hubbs may take notice that he ha 3 applied to the Honor ahle the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for the county of Philadelphia, for relief, under the several ads of Aflembly passed for the relief of in folveht debtors,and they have appointed Monday the 05th instant to hear him and his creditors. march Iron Works for Sale. The fubferiber wishing to de cline the iron hufinefs, will dispose of all his pro perty, fituatein Botetourt county, Virginia, on the navigate water ef James River, confirm of a Furnace with all the necessary patterns complete, a Forg- with three Kites and two haaimers, two good Merchant Mills, two Saw Mills, together with all the neceflary buildings for the use of the Works, several large Banks of Ore convenient to the Furaaceof an excellent quality for bar-iron— The whole ofthe workshave b«en built within five years, on the most approved plans, by the bust workmen in the different branshes from Pennfyl vama ; they are in complete repair for casting and manuladluring iron. 1 here are attached to said Works, about sixteen thousand acres of Wood-land, a very confidence stock of wood cut and ore raised. It is prafimed unneceflary to enlarge, as a purchaser will undoubtedly view before he pur chases. Indisputable titles w»II be given, and the terms made knowa, by applying to the fubferiber attheWerbs. WILLIAM WILSON. eoim march ij. JUST LAHDINOT ■dt Cbefnut-Jlreet Wharf, From the brig Cyrus, capt Daggett, And for Sale, by JOSEPH ANTHONY, & Co. Oil, Proof Mrandy in Pipes, Double artft fmgle rebned Salt Petre, Sweet Oil in Cjfes, Castile Soap in boxes, Currants in Caflti, Perfumery and Hair Powder in boxes, 1 runks, Casts, &e. _ A few pieces of Tieklenburghs, of which a. e entitled to the Diawback They bane also on band, New England Rum in Hogsheads, Bolton Beef in Barrels, Do. Mackarel in Barrel*, Salmon In Barrels, Frelh Clovtr Serd, Rufiia Duck,* Russia Hemp, Tow Linen, march ix f fr.mo.&fr. 3t diet
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