i •'V J" «- -< > * —lll I Will 1111MB———tt iforeign intelligence* BRITISH PARLIAMENT; HOUSF. OF COMMONS, Friday, September J?. .. MILITIA REDUCTION BILL. Mr. Dundas moved the fecon J reading of the bill for enabling his Majesty to accept the voluntary services of » certain number of the militia. The bill wa» then read a second time. Mr. Dundas then moved that the bill ihould be committed. «ond reading of the bill, or to objeA to carrying on the war on the continent. He had always considered this war as produftive of the greateil calamities •, but if the war *as to be continued, he should not oppose any plan for employing the force of the country in such manner as might be deemed the most cffedhial. There were but two mtan9 by which this war was likely to be terminated ; one of these means was the put an end to the war, when they found that it could not be carried on longer with the insured of the country. With regard ai in uiis bill, he had always spoken of him with the greatest refpeft. and had always entertaintd thehigheft opinion of his talents as a statesman. Whatever his opinion might be in some points upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yet he was far from suppo sing that the right lion, gentleman would press the continuance of the war when its S Jf! which fell from the right hon. Secretary, that the opinion was abandoned. He had previous to the revolution pasTed much of hi« time in France : principally among two clas ses of men, the Advocates and CEconomifts. The objeft of the latter was the imp»ove / f«r this purpefe they wished to destroy the Feudal Tenures. The Abbe Ray Ga— l Speaker here interrupted the hon. gentleman and laid, having stated his inten tion not to oppose the bill, thefcobfervationg could not be iclevsnt. \ V 1 a i r V-V - >*' * / Mr. Wichols said, hi« objeft was to ftat ■ his reasons for not opposing the bill. Hi tirruance of the war upon the continent, il the war wag to be continued. * in a very d fficult fttuaiion. In answering , irregular obfervationt he could not hiinfcli be vtry regular. This was a situation, in • 1| he begged to avert. It had been ftaied that he"had uttered foine fenliments res t had advanced before He was not con - fcibus of hflvi g altered his -6 mfincsf* upon tfli» ;übleA. With res**« to tlie exprcflion •'J., ! r •rn\cin** rt i he had mentioned it, e»t sense from that in which 4*employed -agai*ft hin. He felt the of speaking uoon a fubjeft set regularly before the house, and was coailantly apprehensive of being interrupted iy the speaker, he thought it would be ■erter to w; ?t until he had a regular oppor unity of £l ting his opinion upon this sub- Mr. Niclioie explained. The bill wp» and the, fh'-- tL.r.», wto.'v ifc rarer! with them, gs.ncd a si **' .c*nry over the snd French / •.in _„..v~.wu OI the .Large Dyke, Alkmaar, Bergen, Egmoni-op-Hoep, and Egmoot op-Zee. The new* was this morning, be tween eight and nine o'clock, announced to the public by the Park and Tower guns, and.jrublifhed in the Loudon Gazette Ex- J'rom the contents of the Gazette Extra ordinary, and from wfiat we have been ena bled to add, it seems unneceflary to observe, that the 3d of October was a day glorious in the highest d' gree to the British arms, and no less honorable to the commander in chief, and advantageous to the cause which they support: That the result of it ought to iufpire (is with gratitude towards the and confidence in the latter j and that th? total defeat of a French force, equal in nuober, and with every possible advantage of (Uuation, by a British army, fliould prove to us how much we have to hope, and our eneisies to fear, in our fu ture operations. 'i.*- 7 * - "*nr3' Vi - L - ; '" v 'V F RANGE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY. ARRETE OF SEPT. 3. I I The Directory, having taken into confe deration the different Laws relative to the Deportation of the Proprietors, Direftorj Authors and Editors of certain Journals, which fall within the operation of thole laws decrees as follow : Article it Til# persons under-named, employed in the Journals hereafter men tioned, as Proprietors, Dire&ors, Authors and Editors offuch Journals, shall be trans ported : In the Memorial—Citizens Laharpe, Fontanes, ana Bonrlet. Meffager (hi Soir—• Citizens Lanjloii, Loftier* and Porte. Le Mirior—Citizens Beaulieu and Soun D '- nieres. Nouvellei Politiques Nationales—-Citi zens Boyer and Krhouet. L'Obfervateur de L'Kuropc—Citizen Ro bert. Perlet—Citizens Perlet, Lagarde and Fon taindles. Li Petite Pofte—Citizen Luce;. Le Postillion des Armies—Citizen Ni cole. Le Precurfeuv—Citizen Duval. La Qnotidienne —Citizens Michaud, Gf offrqy, Kiche, and Ripert. Rapfodies du Jour—Citizens Villiers> Montmifrnon, and Daudautet. Le The—Citizen Berlin d'Antilly. La Tribune Publique—-Citizens Le Blanc mid U w - FOR SALE, On board ths brigantine Five Sifters. Enquire of JOSEPH D©N AI. DSON. November 17* Of the ftip Rtbttt*. John »4'Kee*er, matter, from'] BAT A VIA, J —Consisting of — 350,000 wt. of COFFEE & ? first qualities IOjOOO wt. of aUGAK, 3 Nov. 27. A few barrcli Pickled and common MACKE REL, in whole and half barrel*; and a few bar rel! CRANBERRIES, on board the Schooner Ljr dia and Polly at Chefnit-ftreet wharf. Enquire of the matter on beard. Decs 11. MASSENA. Fjr LIVERPOOL, THE DANISH SHIP LITTLE MARTHA, Olea C. Mark, master, m»' « ■ Burthen 300 tons, THB principal part of her cargo being now ready to go on bo*rd, (he will fail with all poflible dispatch. For Freight applyto NIC KLIN is GRIFFITH. Nov. 27, 1799 5 ALL persons arc hereby eaution#d again (I pur chasing or receiving in payment, two Draft' of Thomas Truxtun on William Patterfon, in my favor, dated 17th September last, endorsed by the Commiflicners »f the Federal buildinc in the city of Waftingtoß and myfelf, one payable at nine months after date, for 617 dollars 71 cents, thi other payable at fix months after date, for 1751 dollars 8j cents, the fame haying been forwarded from the Post Office in this city on the 6th infant, enclosed in a lettur from the Coiamiffioners afore fald, (the proprietors of said drafts) to David Hafrit, Balf'more, who has not yet received them, Mr. Patterfon being apprised ot the aiifcarriage of these drafts, will not pay them to any pcrfen or pertons without bearing further from the Com miQionors. THOMAS MUNROE. fVuJfrftm, iiDnmktr. I 799. AT a Cukrt of Common Bleat held at Union Town, for the county of Fayette, the fourth Monday of June, in the year of our Lord one thou* sand (even hundred and ninety nine, before the Judge of the fame court, on the petition at John Wil&n, ptayirg that the aSt ot Aflitnbly, pro viding that the ptrfo* of a debtor shall not be liable to imprifoiament for debt after delivering up h» eflate for she use of his creditors, may be ex tended to him. The Court appoint the fir ft day of next term, to hear the petitioner and his cre ditors, aod order that he fUfe kit creditors public notice hereof, in Fenno'i Philadelphia paper, and in Yundt and Brown's Baltimore paper, for one week, ending at lead four weeks before the day of hearing; and that he jlfo give to John Gillef pie aod Jacob Everhart personal notice in writing, to be served on them, at lead fifteen 4ays previous to the hearing. At September term, thit order was continued t* the firft day of December term. By the Court, * rOR SAL!, Or to be exchanged for a good VeJTcl, AN. ELEGANT New Two 9tory Frame House, Twenty-Oven feet front by thirty fo«r in depth, with a commodious piazza and kitchen, together with a ccach houfc and stable, firuate in the flo»- rifhinjr village of Franhford. The hsufe, which may be entered vhe tit of next,will b«finilhed in the mated fiile with many conveniences, and Will be well adapted to a large genteel family who may wifl> to re&d« in the country during the sum» merfeafon. fa exchange, it will be valued low, if a Viff.l offer that may be fuitablt. Further parclcula/t will be mada known by ap plication ta Dec. ri, diw. ON the lft inft from the Murine CarrsrVi, HUGH DUFFIEf.D, a private in the Marine Corps, a native of Ireland, aped 35, five tiect five inciej high, dark hair, ligh; csmplex ion. lie bat refidail for fame time pift in this ti! y, where hit family now are. Whoever apprehend* £tid Dtferter and de livers him at the Marine Barrack', er lodges hint in goal, will be paid a reward of ten dol us, and reafoaablecharges. December j. TWENTY DOLLARS, REWARD. RAN AWAY on Saturday evening the 13th July instant, from Colebrook Fitrnac«, Lantafter county, a Negro Man named Cats, he is about 40 years cf age, five feet fix or fe yen inches high, tolerable black, with a down til look, squints, he is a cutting artful fellow, * great liar, and very fond of fining liquor, has been brought up to the farming business, is very handy at any kind of laboring work ; he took with him a number of clothing, amongst vrhrch were, one suit plain Nankeen; (some money). It is expefled he has soaped his course for Philadelphia or New York. 3tiw f* The above reward will be paid for se curing him in any giol in the tjnited States, with reasonable charges if brought home. SAMUEL JACOBS. Colebrook Furnace, July 16, 1799: (0.8) tots LOGWOOD FOR SALE, THE CARGO Apply to ' JOSEPH SIMS, No. diot Just errived and for sale, CAUTION. EPHRAIM DOUGLASS, Protbonotary. MOORE WHARTON, DESERTED, JAMES M L KNIGHT, Capt. commanding Marine Barracki. diw. ACADEMY FOR DANCIN& OT THE N«w TBEATRe, BEOS leave to inform his scholars and the pub lic in general, that hi. Academy will own for the fcafon, on THURSDAY the 12th. at Mr O\EI.L£RB. ' VERMS, Five Dollars per Month, Ten do. per Quarter, Nt Entrance. %y For further Particulars apply to M r , p 70, north Eighth (Ireet. December 3. GITT DANCING ASSEMBLY. us lot THE Subscribers are informed that the firtl Affcmbiy will be held at Mr. o'Elj.iVs Hotel, on Thursday the xjth instant. December 4. DR. ANDREWS Of the UniverCty of Petinfylvanit, Proposes to receive a few Private Pupils to be instrcted in the rudiments of THE LATIN LANGUAGE. HE confines himfelf to beginners; because he would not recur the danger of haying mafij Claffei, or being obliged to build on aainfuQkienc foundation. And as he will require their attendance bat t«n> hours in the day (from eleven o'clock in the fore noon, to one) ; there will he no need of removing them from thi fchooh to which they have hither to gone, or may be intended to be feat, for their improvement, in reading, writing, ciphering, and other ufeful branches »f literature, not tifaally taught in a Latin school. December j, 1799. 1« MAI'THEW M'CONNELL Having opened an Office in Cbesnut street, ( A f c w doors above Fourth ) At No. 141, AND a/fain commenced the*Rufincfs of Ne« gociations, in the various kinds of Public Stock, BilLt oj Exchange, CSr. tS?c. Engages to do every thing in his power to give fatisfac tion to those who may chiuk proper to employ him. He means to confine his tranfaAions to the Agency and Commijjion line, in all such ba finefs as is common to the profeffion. The purohafe and sale of Hou/es and Lets ia and near the City will be attended to, and alf* »f Lands, when that bbfinefs again revives. November 19. dawfDjdtf) THE SUBSCRIBER Having explored the Land laid off far fortifying ike Warrants due to the Officer 4 and Soldiers who served in the war between the United States and Great Britain, PROPOSES to locate Warraati to the best advantage, on being aUowed a rtafonable computation. He will attend at Philadelphia at the time of locating; and as not less than 40c* acres can be registered or located, wil receive any nulßher of warrants less than that amount, and class them w«ih others so aa to make op the quM> tity required. The (übfcriber proposes also to attend oa the land immediately after locating, and (hew any fedion in which be may be employed. jrt" Letters or warrants addrefled ro Alecandtr Addifan, Efq Pittfkurgh, uatil the l& day of Jauuiry nex , or to the (übfcriber at Washington, Pennsylvania, any time previous to the 17th Dec. and iroqi that day until the totb day of February next, at the P«ft Office, Philadelphia, will he at tended to. December 4 H. 15" P. RICE, No. 16 S. Sicond street, a PAsroKAL noMAScr.. Embellished with Five Engraving* A few Copiei of Miss Seviard's Monody on Major Andre, May be had » above, prize XiJ centt. December j. November 30, 1799. THE Post Office will be Removed this day at Sun set, to No. 27 Sauth third Street. dtf. Bank of North America. THE STOCKHOLDERS ARB hereby notified that an Eledion for Twelve DirtAors for the onfaiog year, will be held at the Bank, on Monday the ■ j;h January next, at 10 o'clock. diot RICHARD WELLS, Cashier. Dec. a, 1799. dtE LANCASTER STAGES. '""I "'HF. Proprietors of the Philadelphia and Lan- X ©after line of Stages DISPATCH, return tlieir grateful thanks to their triends and the public in general, for the past favors they have rcctivtd.and inform them that in addition to the regular Line, th«y aru povided with Carriages, sober and careful drivers, to through between the City a*d Borough in two dajs. Those who prefer thisroode of travelling can be accommodated at the Stage Office, sign nf United States Eagle, Market fireet, Philadelphia. \ Slougb, Downing, Dunwcody If Co. Nov. 30. 2t—'§ For FREIGHT or CHARTER, For Europe or the Weft Indiei, THE SHIP rrf&t- PACIFIC, I .'lffilv PERKINS SALTER, Malkr, • is a staunch good Ship, *• well fitted, burthen about 3000 barrels, and ready to receive a cargo Of 1 board. (£3~ For terrai apply to WHARTON and LEWIS, No. It S South Front ftrMt, IF.HO HAVE FOR SALS, A parcel of Havanna Molaflct, Old Made'wa Wine, Ground Ginger. Duilrngton Porjc, Bcc* Btc. November 21. d6io Mr. FRASCIS dti-xtb. Wm. M'CLUNEY. eotj JUST PUBLISHED, ASD f9K SAL& fPriee 1 Dol'ar) GALATEA, POST OFFICE, !, ,--r : k.-i JS m M- ■% r *»* dlw