Pr«fideitt't dircflion I inclcfe for your in
#orn stmit copies of his mtffage* to the S®-
siate. «f 'Bth lr| d »jtli of March, by the
litter of which you will fee the mo'ive* in
iuciuj the nomination of a commifiion for
the pnrpofe of negociating with France,
inftciJ of resting the business wholly with
you. This will dou tlefs be agreeable by
relieving you from the weight of a fate
responsibility in an affair of such magnitude.
It it the President's defirc that you by
letter to the French remitter of foreign re
lations inform him " that Oliver Ellfworth,
« Chief Jnftice of the United State*, Pa
- trick Henry, late Governor of Virginia,
•' and \ourf«lf are appointed Envoys Ex
•' traordinary and Minilters Plenipotentiary
" of t' e United States to the French Re
•• public, with full power in discuss and
« fettle by a treaty, all controverfus be
" fween the United States and France
11 But, ' that th« two former will nut em
- bark for Europe, until they have receiv
«« ed from the Executfcre Dire£l ry, direA
" and unequivocal assurance*, fignified by
« their Secretary of Foreign Relations, that
" the Envoys (hall be received in charafler
•• to an audience of the Directory, and that
" they Ihall enjoy all the prerogative* at
" taehcu to that charaiSer by the law of na
" tions, and that a miuifttr or minister* of
>' equal power* shall t-e appoiuted and coin
" mifli.ned to treat with them."
The atifwer you (hall receive to your let
ter you will be plcafcd to transmit to this
office.
You will also be pleased to understand it
to he the PreMf It'« opinion, that uo more
inrfirtift and ii cffictal cummuaications, writ
ten or verbal, (hould be held with any
oerfont whatever, Agents on behalf cf
Trance, on tl«e iubjrits of difference be
tween the Uiit<-d Mates and the French
Republic. If the French government rul
)y defirea a fettlcment of the eliding differ
ences, it molt take the course above pointed
out : unitfs the ex cuti»e Bireftery (hould
prefer fending a Minilter Plenipotentiary to
the United Stat-t.
I have the honor to be,
v«ry refpe&fully, fir.
Your obedient servant,
TIMOTHY PICKERING
UfiUiam Vans Murray, E/j.
Mifiijlcr »f the United Statu,
at the Hagtt. '
(corv.)
Tie Hitgtft, 5(6 May, 1799
Qtiven Minitler,
If is with the ({neated pleasure that I
hafte-n to fulfil th< inftrattions, vjhich I
have jull.hid the honor to receive from the
government of the United States' of Ame-.
Rica, by informing you that the Prefidrot
Ira« appointed Oliver EHfworth, chief Jufiice
of the United States, Patrick Henry, late
governor of Virginia, and ' William Vans
Murray, minifler resident o"f the United
States at the Hague, to be envoys extraor
dinary -nd "linilUrs ' Plenipotentiary ot the
United States to the French Republic, witW
full powfTS to difeufs and fettle 'by a treaty
*ll controversies between the United States'
and France ; but that the two former (Mr.
Ellfv.orth ami Mr. Ht?nry) will notetiibark
for Europe until tliey • shall have received
from the Executive' ftireftm-y, direct- and
uftiquivpcal alfitranct-s, - fjgnified by' thefr
jninifler of foreign relations, that tile en
voys fhr.ll be r»ccivcti 1:1 character to an.ait
dieure of tie.' Direetory, and fhae they 'flail
enjoy r.ll tin* p.rrrgative's. aitacßed to that
charaifu r bv the I,aw ef.-Nat.ioni> -and tjritf
a niiiuftir or mi«ifteis.of equal powers'fttall
he appointed and commifTioiied to trei'.s wklv
I requcrt y< i! citizen minifer,- to lay this
fabjed Before and a% tnc
iiiftance is so {ortat ar.d the obfhcke fouu
jnerous in the Atlantic- vpyajje - , that you
vill favour nr, us fpr,"djlv as pofliblej witV
the aafwec wiiicli is to lead to fuchiiappy
Md important tunfequencei,
Acrept, ci 'Kti mtnifter, the' affursncfi
of my perfect and liig'n efacrn.
(Signed) Wm. V, MURRAY.'
To-the (Titian T.ilkyrjr.d,
Miuifter 6? tKe Exterior
Relations of the French
Repubi'C, Sic. Sec.
Paris.
Tie Hague, 'th May. 1799.
Diar Sir,
Oa the 4th inS. law in the evening, I
had the honor to receiye your No. tl, con
tainiag the Cftirmiffion of envoys.
On the fifth I addressed,' prtcifely agree
ably to your Irift r udtionl, at l-toncttvedy
the endofed" letter to Mr. Talleyrand, the
minister of exterior relations You will
perceive, Sir, that I did not think myfelf
at liberty to go, not only not ont of - the
commas, hut beyond them—ln one word
alone I deviated, in the word, "*• Miniftcr"
instead of " Secretary" of Foreign Relati
ons.—No dircA nor indircfi and inofficial
communicati ns written or verbal will be
held by me with the French agents on A
mericaii affaire.
.. I accept the appointment which it has
pleated the President to cloath me with, un
qrr a grateful sense of the high honor coo
fcrredupon ire, so URexpeftedly, by this
nurlc of h!» confidence— ( may be allo*td
to fay, that though I was deeply feafible of
the honor con '.'erred by the firft namiaation,
and.{ball aivrayi I hope rruin a most' grate
ful reColltAiM •if it ; yet Sir, the new
Modification bf that nomination 'gave me
feat plealnre, always cooceiving-aa I tho't'-,
did, tljtt any with France
wottld be-full ot «MMtiea and political pe
rih to th« evToya tlut fhoald be employed
fcy-our goremsaent, 1 hidao wifli to-be e»- j
gaged ra <t,..and no cipedatioa that IhotiU
he : To bate a Hare in it w»» by-me un j
Might: yon will cacafe this declaration J
bccaofe T Mi itiHrantnu! in certain preli -
miairy tcLamc. «• the, advaacja of
France which produced the'
pointneot.
I fend the original, «f..t he jnc.lofed to Mr.
Talleyrand by .pott, anoth.r, a copy, to
Major MoiintHorrnrc to be handed to him,
a third to a .Mr ; Griffith for MjjjJT M. in
cafe the other' fiirSjJFirSi by Mr.
G. if Major M. fhnuld have b*t>n out of
Paris, and direflcd Mr- G. to follow the
inftruftions which he would find in the let
ter to Major M. which.were to deliver th'e
inclosed to Mr. Talleyrand and take ET* Tct
ter, aufwer for me, and ro fend it tome.
Aa soon a< I have the answer of the Di
rcftory, I |ha!l have the honor of
ting copies lo jrou Sir, by different ways.
I an, with tile great«(L refpcd.
And fu.crre cftecm, •.
Dear Sir,.
Faithfully your an.fl obedient,fervant.
WILLIAM V. MURRAY. '
Parti, x~ t d F.'areal [villi May, 1799.]
.7tb year of the French Rcpuiiic ■, one
and indivisible. '
Tbe Minister of Exterior Relations,
To Air. }i t'iiarr. Vans Marry, Minister Re-
si Hen l cftbt United Slates, at tbt Hague.
I aq&ur too well, Gr, from the eagrrnefs
you display in fulfilling- the instruCtions of
your governme.it, no: to halleu to aiifwer
the letter I received from you dated t'ne
15th of this month. - .
-The Executive Dir»<f\ory being informed
of the nomination cf Mr. Oliver Elltworth,
of Mr. P«trii.k Henry apd of'ycurlclf a;
Envoys Extraordinary and 'M'mifters Plrni
poVntiary.&Lthc United Sfates to the French
Republic, to liifcufV and terminate all differ
ences yhich,fubfifl between the two coun
tries, fees with pletTutc, that • its perl'ever
encc in paci6e Sentiments Iras tept open the
way. to an approaching reconciliation. It
tat.-a long time ago minifefted itr intentioiis
wish rejpert to'thii fobjeft. Br pkjfed to
trinfmit to your colleagues* aiid accept
your fell', the frank and explicit assurance
that it tfill receive the Envoys of-the Uni
ted States in the officral'charatter rvit)>.
wjnch they sre inverted ; that they fliall en
joy all the prerogatives which' are attached
to it by the 14w- of riationi, and thtt une
or.more tninifWs li-.ill br duly authorized
to treat with them,
It Was certainly uopeceflary _to fuf&r.fo
U»any months lo eUpfe for the nitre confinna-.
•ion of what l have .already deejared to Mr.
Gerry, and which after his departure I cau
sed to'ta declared to you at the Hague. I.
sincerely regret .that your two Colleague!
<*is'.an,fwer..at (uch a great difyance,
As'to'you, fir, wivutt u.,jvill reach in.a¥c»r
dny«, In'd who..W!.dei;fl?*'d. fj'' well tbe..val»e_
of'rime; jirJv'rt the ntftoration of harmony
■ke»wet<n two Rrpublipa, thipg
invites to i*«itr queftioji, be affur
that, as soon, at jrou isn tike"ijiilkuid the.
.ohjeft />{ niiflioftj 1 "■fhSllj have the
1 hop<ir iinn?fdiately to fend viir ijsfTports.
, Accept,.-.fit, the very,
sincere consideration. * "I
(Signed) . ~ . .
■ £H,- MAU,. TAt;^,£ YIiAHQ-,
Letter ft pm t , Patrick ffriiVt, Sfj. to the St
.. , ... (retarf of State. ' - .
Charlotte county, j
, April «6, 1799.
SHI,
YOUR fav. uh of th'e' 25-ch uh. did »ot'
reach me' tilh (» r o -"Hays tgo. I havr. been
confined for fcTeril'weeks by a fcKttiftsiiG.
p fit'ioii, aj d'am ftiFi so lick'at' to be fcarctly
able to \Vntfc.' • - . . r , s
My .advanced ~ge and in'cnr»fi o)» -dtbii it y
comptlmc to .handon 'evi-ryldea of fsruyig.
where the'-fceneof operation, is
•f«x distant, and her mteVetls call for iucefiant
and long bont,'inuec(eieni»n.' Conscious as
• I.ani.of my inability to v d;TcjhKrge,tht djj
(j'ci.nt envoy • &"c.rt'o France, te' which,
by the commjffia.n'you "fetid me, I am called,
f herewith rcturnjt. .. ' " "
i i
I cannot,., however, fnrbear expreflrhg on
thii octalion, the h'gfi fj> fe I entertain of
the honor done to me by the Pftfluent and
Senate in ihe appAintmf nt": iud I beg.pf
you, fir, to preft'nt me to'them'in terms of.
the mod dutiful regard aflari'in them that
this mark of their "confidence -i.i» inr, art a .
,rrifi| so eventful, is a very agreeable end.
flattering proof of their cDofiderition to- i
wards me, and tllat nothing Ihort ot abfo- J
lute necelCtw..could indnc«'me to. withhold j
my fittle.aid from'in Tdminiftration, wliofe \
abilities, pitriulifin an J 'virtue -dcftr.te tie
gratitude and re*efefttt vf ail thejjr. fdtyw j
citizens. .
With of.wjr high regard and
unfeigned :e(tr«is, .-. • ' •"'•••
1 am fir, your moft'oKcdieiit,
- and rrry humble terrain,
, P. HENRY.
The Hon. T. Pickej:i«g, Esq. 1
Secretary of State. t
PRICKS OF STOCKS.
Philadelphia, DtciMUta 9,
Six per Cent. 16/
Three per Cent. . s^B
Deferred 6 per Cent. I^/9
8 per Cent Stock—funded—lntereil from ift Q&,
2$ to 3 per Cent, advance.
BANK. United Maiw, m
. '. Pcnofy Wania, 16
Infurante compu N. A. (hare# 7$
- ■ PennfyiTania, (Tiare*, 22
Eaft.lndia Convpany of N. A. par.
Land Warrant?,- 32 dolls, pi-rico acres.
COURSE OF EXCHANGE
5 1 at 30 days *
50 at 6c a 90 days
Amfterdvn, fS 37 i-ioo per florin
Hamburgh 30 13 a-i&o per Mark Banoo.
Iwr curious aril chfsica! CorfeiponJcHl ibe
Rev. Doft'-r Martin Mu.dmat, to
v/baHnsc Mipe..mir one daj,
be aHijo"e:trisutt largeJumJilius ex
balatiM of wit and'.genjtis,.J>a: trans
mitted us the second band Ode.
in the Sbjnscrit dialed f Cb'.'ci/ by the aid
ofS\r WllUiHli J Lex'con, e»e ikire
indiffere%tly Jane into F.ngli'lH—m üb-'
. bat.d, hng-perftc:ttcJ, st iif-slffil'mjr fty
liibr - ,
• <3D*.>Tt>".THJF. FUIKCU pIttKCTOBY.
Who now from Ntplsi, lior.:e, or Berlin,
Creeps to thy biooil-ftcja'd L)cn, aid Merlin
To buy Restriptions f now, to whom
-fylif tbeit-.gjve xaiiicnce in costume ■
None now from NapU*, Home or lie: 11 n,
Creep to thy blood-ftnin'd LVn, O ! Mcrfin !
None now call on an infoler.t
Whom Justice to bis place 'fcath; sent.
Femcio(»« reg-icidf, Birras, .
Whom (hall tAy'vengeanca uext hirris ?
Woo rext'ihall come with cowfkinn'd
... hide.,. " "
*lj* ofter" ih'cenfe tt> thy pride ?
Beneath tby fqoiftoo', cur ft Sieves,
Vile lying Abbe, iyho by «
.» ; Hsftfav'd thy neck, aid fold thy foul,*
Who next (ha!l quaff ih<: poifou'fcibvu 1 ?
» »•. *. * * * •
* * « « * »
[Hie b'atus, cms "ighotd valdc
King-citizen /—how lure eagh State,
That bribe: thy love, (hall feel thy'hate ;
Shall lee the Demdtratic (lor®
Her Commerce, Liiwtar.d ArtiaJcfocm.
How credulotA, to hups the bribe.
Could purchat* Peace from Sicyvs' tribe !
Wf&m ifaithlelV trc tijke wa've'i or wind-
No oaths rcftrain, no treaties bind.
L*. _ 1
,Ntr.s t ditos'i a£Y?y * MftWmving it
ill oui 1 power to lioatt of a perfoin.l acquaint-.,
.ancf wi,tb whoni, <* p'ro
cul uego:us," ; " gelidura nemmofa
quies, i'ecernunt" newsmdnjjeroisibjis, we
are un it!l.- to furniih' the aijitious reader
with any thinflMike a kfc'y to the abofve mal
torljr od«.'How it canie ,to b? wntten,.in
Sli»iiKrlt*"wFien It was writtrrk, tyaw it came
into DoAor Mil-dma v's hands, what is the
liStti/re'aNfd -import «f iheiullutinitcd paf
lage, and fever,a< other cbjeili of laudable
'rkquUirfvcnefc tr»wd, with no less impatience 1
and indecorum en (he mind of the EdiUr,
"than-they must do on that of the t'agacious"
if'.wt might offer a conjefture, it
\taijld>c,. tbat t'ni« Ode, was written by
the ferfiau Lyrifl, Haiiz ; tbat/it alludes
tyrants, to whom
truly fece, p'owerfiil and independent
Vfajjrjpj.und cowardly enough-to har
ter away their honor and jtljifilioedi, for peace
tmd-firfrtjt* -XUis,..se.wiver, »« Would have
underftoodl t*' he mere vague Conje&ure.
at it (UrK's in the Shahfsrit, ap
peal! evidently to be an imuati&n of..that
Weautiful'ode ijfJHoraCe,'
Qu!» rmiltigracilii te,pq«rin rofi, Ac.
Whence it- jn+y. be inferred,- that the worki
of tfttf' poliffittt Roiuan"w«-Ti"not wholly tfft
fcntae-B,ip R-cfia. To ennb.lt, the laauicd
reader to judjje,'£> far as h* tun Uo from
transition, whether this..Mia'
heeorrcftcr nof *.v» fubjotn some prfjgej.
from la# ode Ijp gueQion : '
AI» PVR K» A Mi. •
.Qui* myl;a. £ wcil,s l* pue r. in.ro.J
Perfufas liqiiitli-i ur\;ctoiJ'oribus
Grato, Pyrrha, sub cntra ?
'"'"Sat flMain religas ioir.ani.
Sinipirx IV'unditi,. ? lifeu quotii'S fij.;n
Myiatasqii.- dros flehit, et aiper.i ■ ■
__v. :c<j;>»r.t ventts ."•' ;
„ tiniraßitur infJens,
jQui nunc te fruiiur rieduinsiui; i :
. . QJi-jt-inptr vacuritn itii>p;r aisuiiilem
... .ne'fciui aurse
jii.lljcis. r Mifen sjuiljus
->•* I'ltfeptil* nittsa -
* V*'-"' * •'* • • -
■; * I>«. Mhdm.»y"« MriS.'ls exprclTed in *hi»
inflance in i(iiomatic"ShariTcTYt-; and we cnuM not
hnpeto rep Went even fainrfy, the finrnci* of the
ailual idea, without thi« tJutogrjmmacy, fj offcnOve
to the challc American car.
SAVaNNAY. Nevernber 22
Died, on tkr 15th inft. major John Ha
berltaro, aged 45 years. In the late revo
lu ir/n lie early defended the rights of hi's
country, and was promoted to the rank of
Major in the firft continental regiment of
t\i» stare. Since the peace be frrved f.-ven
y ars in the former Cwgrefs, and on the or
gsriz.ition of the Federal Government he
was appointed CoUrftor of. thin port, in
which office he continued till hi* death.—
The ease, affability. a "d obligingnefsof dif
pufi-.ii n with which he executed his public
fun&io's, and the amiable and endearing
manner in which he condutt*d himfelfin hi*
private relation", d'ill long render his death
a luhjeft of general regret in thil commu
nity, and of embittering recolledion to those
whofc intercoufe» of life were fwertened by
an intimate acquaintance with him. He
bore a long and' painful' illness with that
equanimity which was peculiarly ehara&er
iftic of him, and. patted through, tie last
trying scene with a correfp»ndent comj»o
fure—Thus have we last, in the, (pace of a
few monthly two brothers, of difpofiti<H>s
the not angelic with which. Heaven is
plcafed to bless mankind. ,
}i
Port of Philadelphia, ,
AARIVKDf . ■ Dijrs
Brig Loteljr I,af», shiel4r Cadi & 64
Scbr. Eancy,. Window, Naflau,*if. P. 32
Lydia and Poliy» Jtr>kint, Boston 1
Sloop Elraa, Patfccr* St.Kitts'ls
Betfty, N*wY<irk >
sr :1V n. KILL
PERMANENT BRIDGE.
i fl tlitt, from • i>i»
llk spirit iM frlnlc tiinlunat,' we dull jrr e
Supported in Ms ardcat wiihrt to cuicplr
_ I crccliap, emiofi.tly promotive of theintcrU'.
For tie infjrm"uitn of ite Stockholder: in j wr " »*lfce JOl.t oi our citj.
the combcny, incorporated ftr tbt crec- J "H*!Mfc tai«£ Jn JtfclF- A
, ' „ „ -. . 'of «!&»,*•»»« toonrMrc.
t: ' H 1f a P*rmintnt Bridge tmr torr rvrr Mr pointy, ■wrcttatikutlj bliric fubl.-
Scbyflkiil, art 4 etitn of jur felicra r.ri- tlooi.
;m» who art desirous tiat liit liitfut "■
undertaking sfytu.'d succeed, it is thought
cr.peditr.t gr.i proper, bj the President
and Directors of thai -company to state
the present situation of its affairs.
If! F. company wai incorporated ont.ke 17th
•lay cf Apiil, 1798; and by a clause in
the law authorizing this incorporating, the le
gislature may resume the right*,, fcq.cranted
to the company, if th'y do not "proceed to.
carrjf on the work" in two years, and complete
the bridge in five jeers, after they ha J been in
corporaied. ' -v '
■Ai soon. as practicable, the company pro
ceeded to the'choite of the officers required by*
law; and the Prefideat and Directors hi»e Iwen
conflant in their endenoufj; to encieafe the
ntimbT of f*bferihrr> to- tbe fto«k. Th« num
ber of (hires fubferibed when the company wat
organized,"wis .5116 With all the exertions
made finer, it i> now nnly J638 ; though'of
the ij,oco contempljted r»y law, It,cos (it
ten dollars eaih] are allotted tur the 3-flive ca
pital of the company.
♦
—*
*
A« the public .opinion, cohreidinj with that
of Ae PreiiHent and Dircilots, appeared to Be
fixed' on the fcite at the weR end i«f Market
ftreer, it was d.-emed a priuary oVje.sl .to ob
'taib-lroin thw:orporati3n of the city, their right
to (be ferry at that p!.vc«, Negotiations wvie
accordingly commenced foe 'b- pi
The!* ended in entrap with the city f orpo
ratlon, to the following effe.fl—
*' « «
«•
I. 5000 dollars-tabe pjiJ to tl.e city corpora
tion when the fubfeription* to the btidge flock
' amount to the value of 11,000 3arti—a like sum
in (our months thereafter with interest— SCOO
dollnrs farther in eight monthi—and the like sum
is twelve monthi, -with interest. -"J
i. The city corporation tak«, as'payment for
2b»coodotlar«, (to make the whoi« consideration
monies 40,000 dollars) two thousand fhates in
the bridge {lock, on terms detailed in the con-
tra&*
3. The 1.i.,C00 (har.es being fubferibed,' ard the
sfirft inllalmene of the purchafc mowie« paid, the
to the Xerry.and its cnumerited appurtc.
nances, with certain part 9 of the fcite and: the brick
tavern, to be conveyed to the bridge company, on
.their..nxprtgaging :he premises, ia the .contrail
mentioned, for 15,000 dollars,- the Tefidue ef the
pecuniary payments, with intcrefti
4. If the erection rs not completed in the pe
riod fiicd, •f wjuch may he fixed by the legisla
ture, the-property and rights are to re-Vest in the
corporation of the city, on terms prcfccibed in the
contract; which contains other lubordinate ar
rangements, too lengthy to be herein particularly
dttaifc& f 7 . ...
-The f-m .agreed to be given wat unavoida
ble. "We* feundiihe.rbuncila of the city inflex
ibly detertmned not.to take less. We deemed
it eli||ibV to mate some facrificcs (if any we
hate
embarrifjir.g, br th in the corn'racucctnent and
prgrefs of oMr intended enterprise.
Warned by experience of the fatal confe
qiiencet of Cpginnirij vrork«, requiring execu
tive pecuniary support, yvifjwut a certainty of
hi being-withLu our. power, wc agreed to that
part of the conti»«\ il,ooo (hares to
be fufifcribed, befvre it t><kes effe(s>.
We do not desire to conceal our indifpo(i'ion to
tfmbark in fhi* undertaking, until the number
cf (hsret fubferibed fha'U at least, c'quS»"l tVit
reqairffti by this N®r lhall we engage
h\ iht b.utinefs-untit the iniftalmenrs dire«ftcd by
law be in tVe treafuror's to an
amount fufficJeVir to enCoiif'ajre us toWgin the
"work, with fobd of Complying with
i;ur engagements to those with whom we may
*;*)ntradl/*-• <« .
'We hive a number of •plans irTcoTi
f. quenc<l-ot oiir'advcrtifeßient for the purpofc,
but Mjvc rwa<e Wc lhall prefer
which «?<;cnomy with flability, and
accomn)o/tauon to ajt circumstances atrcched to
tlie place of enfdtion. The fcitc mv.ft be fixed
before »be pfltt is adopted I: rnuft be perceived
fhat a deficiency of fnbfbrip'ions to our ft<;r.k
prevents our obtaining the (cite !pre*vlfif■ nally-
fofi which, expfnTrve it
is certainly the rneft eligible and
produd\»ve. . ,
We Ua.ve n°t called tor the feoond instalment, I
from those who have n-I-eady fuhferibed, beriufe j
we.d \ not ourfelvt'« warranted, from pre
sent to comn.ciu-e ihe wrtrk, The
rnocirs alreidv oa ; d ( ne <l-liar on each share
fubiVribed, .-'.adding vur recerfary cxpepd>-
tures» which wi.J ap.pe.xr in our accounts) lie
u.elef* to ti* in the b*nk. They rmifl remain
ini<f\ ve, till by further fuhiWipt'ors, we are
enabled to proceed is the exccim.ui of our
\rofl } a» we have no authority to empby them
fai any otf«er purpoies, than thsi'c direi\ed by
rhe of incorporation. Our mjrntes and ac
cour.t* will be laiJ bcU re the at
the iwxt jnee'inv! lor the annu 1 clcdti n of Qf
ficers. They aj:e open for the inlpec
tion wf the niembrrs <-f the c« rivj any. *
All she hooks an J form* required f©r the pro
gref* of the buiireft are prepared; ar.d *.vc ?.re
otherwtl'e complexly ready to proceed, if the most.
eflential requific-. were in our pofLflion It will
be (ecu that thrre is a deficiency ' . . 36a (hares,
to give validity-to contraA with the city cor
-poration, and to juflify us in commcpci .g the
work 0
Wc have a flronp peffuafion, founded on secu
raic intorrtiltion of "fbi- prGthnft of bridges in other
state*, and calculations otprofit here, that invest
ments in our stock will he eqwa), in point of cmo
Junv n.t» with thfe in m y o-r.cr permanent
(uu3»in this city. The eorhpany ay in
J>L*n uti dividends, 15 per rent. ani.Ua ly during
twenty years; and if the bridge be *.;a<tc lire,
they nrc tp receive it-, value on - fair cflirrire —,
T*se Charles Hiyer Bridge near BoUok (1500 feet
long, and 41 wide) cost 50,00Q dollars, an' yields
i [rem >0 to 24 per cen' cl«.ir of all ejspenccs the
| brMg'e at (79CO feet long and 4} wijc)
coil 60,00 C dollar*; and yishU from l|t« ,- 4 ?*t
So'me deduction* hate 1 hn ma le, to rem cay
defe&sin the timber origina .y used, Jut thele. ex
penses will no longer Ve nCccffary. 1m men tie bo
dies of ice a Hail ih'efc 'bridge* without injury
Neither of them-arc *Uetcer "tituatcd to command
roll, than that. wc cyntenipUj;« over the Schuy.l
- whirh-i*-.0r,1y ;4CO foet wide.
Whether we (ball proceed «r »ot, drpendi on
he diCpofifion of omr fellow cititeni
th/Vftdtrtfting. We ptkQpt help the.
By order,
f.ICHARD PETERS;
Philadelphia, Dec. 6. ( 11)
NEW- THEATRE.
This Evening, December ii„
Will be preferted, a celebrated Tgagedy, cal'.e'
TANCRED and SIGISMUNDA,
• (Written by Thompson, the admired
Author of the Seasons.J
fairurM, Mr. C»in
Sigifmundi, - Mm. Merry
To wtich will he adj?4 she Mu!icil Farce of
' T H-fL- PR--I ZE,
Mr. Wignell
Mrs. Oklrn:xon
(Being ker jirst appeuriv.ce btrt tbesetvj*
LenitW*
Caroline
years. J
Box, owe Dollar, ?\t\ three »f *
dollar, a«d Gultery h»lt'» dollar.
•J3* The d.iow ps tfce Theatre wilV rprn at »
quarter pall 5, and the curtain rife at a quarter
pad 6 A"tlrtck. piecj ly. . -
Places in the Mor.et to bt taken of Mr. Wtll»,
ai the Office in the front 01-the J beat«e, from
ta till 1 o'clock, and from 10 vil! 4 oh the day*
of Performance.
Titk'H to be hjd at H. & Rice's Bl' k
fiorc,' No. 16, South Stcond-llreet, mdattlie
Office adjoinibg-the Tbeitre.
?1V AT REPUBLIC A.
N.
FOR -SXZ£ t
By the subscriber, No. 148 South Second ftrect.
* & f wide Irifli Linen,
i do. do. brown Linen,
JAMES GAMBLE.
W&f 2t
December 11,
Just 'trrivci:/ and for srJe y
A few barrels Pickled and common MACKE
REL', in \vnole and half, barrels ; uid a few bar
rel# CR ANBKRiUES, on botrdthe Schooner Ly
diaand Poliy at Chef»Ht-ltrc«t wharf.
Enquire of the maftdr on hoard..
D«*c xi
" • • - FUR SAL.By
Or to be exchangee' for a good Vefiel,
AK ELEGANT
New Two Story Frame House,
Twenty 4evcn rcet front by thirty four in depth,
with a commodious piazza and kitchen, together
with a coach house and .'table, situate in the flu*.
rifliing Frankfort. The heufe, which
ma)' be entered the ift of June ntxf ,will he fir ilhed *
in the neatest stile with many conveniences* and
will be adapted to a large genteel family wh®
may wife to relide-in the*country during the futc
tn«r. season. in exchange, it'will be valued low,
if a veflil offer thar may be fu it able.
Further particulars will be mad« known by ap
.plication to
MOQRE WHARTON.
Dec. 11
Madeira .wine.
fPHfi Subfifribfr, hasjuft received a quantity
"*• of HILL*6 Firtl Quality
London Particular Wine,
In Pipes, Hhd« arid Quarter Calks.
GIDEON HILL WELLS.
Phi adrlphia, Nov. » 2- 3Uwim
L-»
Public Notice,
19 Hereby Given, that I have applied by pe
tition t.i the judges of the Court of Common
Pleas 'if Cumberland comity, for the benefit ot"
"the :(fl nf.Aflembly made i',;r the relief of Ih
fcWeut Debtors, parted the fomth day of April,
1798, and the i'aid Court hav. appointed the fifft
Monday of January. n«st at the Court Hon ft m
. the iinri.itgh of Carlisle fViY a Icanng of me and
my creditors,-at whiih tisnr ;d<l place they may
. attend if tbey t'nink proper.
• ' ANDREW GULBERTSQN.
Decrmber 4. aawuj.
FII'TY DOLLARS REWARD.
ON Thursday, aid o\?.oher, dsferted from the
encampment, near Uriftol, Pcmifylvania,
HENRY WEST, an enlisted Mufitian, belonging
to the company of Captain Matthew Henry of the
tenth regiment of United States Infantry. He was
a 6 years of age, 5 feet ' inches high, grey eyes,
fair complexion, born in the county oi Tyrone,
Ireland, he is a little (loop flaculder£d and {peaks
in a low tone of voice.
a l S 0,
Dcfcrtrd from the company of captain Hug'n
Brady, on Saturday, i9*h four privates,
JOHN DEtWJIS, ajed 34, 5 feet 8 inches high,
norn in New York T grey cy?s r brown hair, brow*
complexion, was much to liquor, Mid
when intoxicated very talkative. SOi.OMON
&MITH, aged 37, 5 feet 7 inches high, horn in
Nefc'-York, grey eyes, brown blir, (air com
pletion; a Fototioni offodcr, this being Ms third
•delertion. SIMEON DUN, aged 11 .years, and
6 ftorujis, $ feet 5 inches high, bom in New-Jef
fcy, grey eyes, fair iiair, broiia complexion.
CHARLES Mc. I.EY, aged 16, 5 feet 6 inches
high, born in Ireland, gn'y eyes,black kaif,dark
complexidn-t-he isfuppefed to be in Norriftown,
or its u i:V kuowa what
clothjgn.t! y ha ! whin <wy defected ; but th<
probability is tJutthey have changed their mili
tary habit*.
Whotver stall take tip ih* a* ove defrrters and
lodge them in any jail so that their offictrs may
get them ajpin, or Stall dchver them t* the fuS-
Icriber at hit qoarters in Filbert, between Nin K
and Tenth fl'reets, (hall receive the above reword
and for titter ot them a proportionate reward ti
t*n,dollars and altnafoaaUe expences.
: BfcNJAJVIIN GIBBS, jun.
Captain, 1 otb U. States Regiment Infamrj, ,
rioYcmbcr 'll. .
LODGINGS "W ANTED,
For a.single Gentftmtin and bis Servant,
U • |wiEe*l family,
VVhrrr he can have the rfe rf a parlour,
brrakt'aftfoY hiir.iclf, and board fjr his frr
vnnt.—ApfVo p^irter.
Nov. it.
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