the lafl convention a proposition that coun ty officers Ihould hold their places during pood behaviour. 7 his was to relieve them from all reftraitat in exercifmg their judg ment in the election of a governor, to free thern trom being mere tools of any govern or, and to secure them from the refentmelit cf the fuccefsful candidate whom they might have honestly opposed. Shew r.ow when you have the opportunity, that you were then sincere and that you are now the fame good republican as then, the steady friend to a fiee popular election. This will do honor to your chara&er, make you ma ny firm friends, and prevent many little eia mies. ;v & sr I remember also another proposition which you made in the fame convention, that courts <hsuld appoint their clerks. I thought it unfortunate that this proposition also failed. Courts are surely best qualified to judge of the characters of clerks, and ought to have a. controul over them. And though' your «xpeiience may have mad* you a good judge of such charafters, yet you omnot universal ly have opportunity of knowing chara&ers ; and besides, this leaves no controlil in th p courts. Now y-u have an opportunity of eftablilhing in practice what you failed in eflablifliing by a confiitutional rule. And though you cannot fornuHy divert yourfrlf of your lawful authority to appoint, contin ue, or remove thefs oUlcers, you can for all those purposes obtain the recommendation of the refpeftive courts. This will fatisfy all reasonable men that you are steady in your good principles, and that you are go verned by a love of the public good and not by passion. It will also be a precedent for future times, For if you with all your knowledge and experience puWiie this me thod, no other governor will venture to de part from it. Forgive one who has seen many dayi and has but a few to live, and who before he de parts, is desirous to fee a profpeft of return ing peace and good will to each other for thus taking upon him to give counsel to you. No one will know this but you, myfvlf and my son, whom in- my present (bite of bodily infirmity .1 must and may fafely employ to .write toi me. I have no private rntereft in view. And that the Great God who will soon call you and me to give an accoiint of our stewardships (I of my little,;you of your great) may diredt your administration to his glory, your honor, and the public good, is the fervent prayer of AN OLD MAN. 1— The U. S. flo»p of war Baltimore, hit captured a French merchantman, with 108 hhds. sugar. y The Pickering brig, Lieutenant Hillar. anc * er Ducos, has overthrown the has captured a French privateer of 10 guns Republican government by suspending and 61 men. until March the two Councils, the Con- T Ajf'or /i r « . ftitinion and the Direaory. This trK »ia) isdfi ( g ° Vernor fylVa " umv irate call themselves National Consuls. Governor Rutledge, of South Caroli.a, J h % haTC from cach 25 died on the iithintt. deputies, to form a Consular National Friday died, in the 57th year of his age, An instant haj been fuffi after 4 dayi illnels, Mr. Wm. Pelts, for ma- c ' ent t0 destroy the ancient CololTus, and ny years a rcfpedable merchant of this city, to ereft their new authority; to ftrength xt t T-r c t>t 1 1 en which they have, it is laid, promised Thomas I urner, Elq. of Maryland, is . r ; . . . '% , appointed Accountant ef the Navy Depart- before the expiration of three ment, vice William Winder, resigned. | mont^s - This is a very flattering al» lurement for the French people ; and it pubhfhed. a few days finee, under is so much believed in France, that MelT. IBs .London head, an account of a differ- c 1 i enct between Earl St. Vincent and Sir John Sa ß erau and Gautier have given orders Orde. The so lowing is a more particular at not to fend from thence statement of that tranfadion, taken from a an Y of their vessels until the confirmation London paper of the 7th of OAober : of peace. " confeouence ot a mifanderftandinpf « pu./v 1:1, , . . ■which took phce between Admiral Lord St. „ „ " " ? t0 haVe Vincent and Vice Admiral Sir Jehn Orde, C uona P ar *e his life. Whilst he was while they were employed on the fcrvice of addrefling the Alfembly previousto their their country in the Mediterranean, a ehal- difmiflal, he was shot at twice. The lenge was few by the latter a tew days Gnce hall mifTnl him R..» 1 » 11 rr 1 to the noble Earl, and accepted by him. , , f a" uu , 7 assu red. Yesterday morning was the till* appointed 7 C been ftabbeJ ' had not a grena "for ' "on dier, who stood close by him, averted jo niv niut oppvjinicu lor their,-, jneeting ; but their intention having- iff)) privately made known to Mr. a warrant granted, under the authprity.-of which Sir John was arretted early yefarday morning, at Durant's hotel, *>' ownfhend and Ssyers, who kept him iii. custody tilj. 10 o'clock, when Mr. Ford biHi'n'd hidi over tin the penalty of 20001 to keep4_ne pcj«, and two sureties in 10001. each. ' .Mr then Jet off express, at tended to the feat of Lord St. Vincenfefii' SSrtrtwood,. near which tlx duel was to Irtfc been ioiXght, and where they found his ring- to set out to receive his Mr. Ford imme diately informed him of the natore of his errand, and bound him «evtr to'lfeep the peace, in the as thflfe.io which Sir John Grd« had oeen obliged taiiAfcribe. Earl Spencer and Mr. Secretary Dimdas are the sureties for each. "The mifnnderftanJing alluded to is fa** to have originated in the negleft which Sir John conceived to have been manitefted to wards him. by rear admiral Nelfan being which he vanquished the French fleet off the superior in naval rank in the fleet of Lord St. Vincent, from which it was detatched. Sir John remonstrated on the fubje-ft ; and the correspondence which pafied between him and the noble admiral on the occasion wasol so tinpleafant a nature that he jefegned hi? command, and returned to England. On liis. arrival be applied to the admiralty to be allowed an opportunity of juftifying his con time afluring him that their lordOiips enter, tained the highest opinion of his condudl In this situation the affair rested till the re cent return of Lord St. Vincent offordec Sir John an opportunity ,of making a per Tonal application to hislordftiip forfatisfacl I EatraS of a letter from John Elmjlie Esq. to the Secretary of State, dated at the Cape of Good Hope, September 22, 1799. " By an English Whaler, which arrived Here from Ri« Janeiro, there is an account of two French privateers, which are crui fmg off the Brafil Coafl." The fame letter mentions the capture of the Pacific, Captain Ingraham, of Nor wich, rfnd her being runafhore on the Mau ritius by the captors, in order to avoid the .pursuit of a Britiih fqundroo under Captain Lofack. The cargo and papers were taken out of the Pacific by Captain Lofack, and the papers lodged in the Registry of the Court of Vice Admiralty at the >-apc of Good Hope. A Captain since his appointment in the U. S. 9th regiment of Infantry, declared i* the presence of several gentlemen in this city, " That he did not believe one word of thje communication of our Envoys late million to France, as given by the President of the United Stages to both Houses of Congress." N. B- Dr. E. J. ©orfey if Baltimore county has a knowledge of the above. ExtraS of a letter front Laneafltr, of the 16th iitjtani. " The state of irritation which exists in the two branches of our legifiaiure, but par- in the house i f representatives, af ford* a poor presage of any efiential business being compleated during the present session. " The only ad which has patted, is that which annuls the marriage ef Maria M. de Tilly with Alexander de Tilly, as being, founded in fraud and collnfisa. It unani mously p (Ted both houses. " An abusive letter from the Regifler, addrefTed to the house, which involved a great contempt and a high breach of privi ledges, hat oecafioned much heat and ani mosity." NEW-YORK, January 20. Extract of a letter from a gentleman of great respectability in St. Thomas, to his friend in New Fork, dated 26th December. " News of high importance termi nates this year. PI cafe God it may prove true. Buonaparte, assisted by Sieyes he blow, and received the wound in lis own arm, " These tranfa&ions were pafTlng when the agents appointed for Guada oupe left France. They hastened to set ass, left they should be stopped by the aew authorities ; which would undoubt edly have been the cafe, for the firft step of the triumvirate was to deprive of their employments the greatest part of the public fu'iftionsries, and to recall those who had appointments out of France. " They arrived at Guadaloupe in a large frigate, accompanied by a sloop of war. Since that time three veflcls from France have also arrived, one of which brings news to the 17 th November. It is by them tint these particulars are made known. The prevailing opinion in France is that a monarchical constitu tion will follow this check ; and that it is in the plan of the new rulers, to have it put into execution very soon. But who will this King be ? What is on that j fubjedt their design ? You are sensible I that if it is not Louis Will 110 hope can be entertained of feeing an end to the evils and troubles of France. j fioners are Jeanet, Laveau, and an old i man named Lebeau.—They have been j peaceably received, but without any fen ! Nation of pleasure. The firft and third. | appear well disposed, and they promise » to prevent the second from doing any | mifchief." tOFFiCIAL.} COMMUNICATION. Baltimore, January 9. The iifws from St. Thomas's wears every, femblanceof probability and of authenticity. The lateness of the rfates, the characters of the thr?e men fa'ut to have prollriited the filly Republic, and the rir(-uinfhmi;t!tty of the account, all concur t«> render the statement worthy of implicit confidence. The nionflrous and fangninary Republic of France, hath at length arrived at its last hour ; Its satellites have, by the blrffing of God, been previoully extin uifhed, and its votaries, expiring, already bite the dust. The daw.i o r .Jßeace breaki upon the World ; and long fufllrhrg jieafon ftiatl soon eie<st her persecuted head ever the Ch ft-fallen genii of illumination.' If the last mission tent by. any In4ependent.-natjon to the blood-stained Usurpers, whose overthrow is about to be consummated, (liould not, unhappily, excite the refentrr.ent of His MoflL'hnftian Ma jesty, we fee nothing to preclude the com mencement of an universal reign of peace and concord. CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mon»aT, January 20. A message was received from the Senate by Mr. Otis, their Secretary, informing the house that the Senate had pasTed the bill intituled ' An aft to repeal part of an aft intituled an aft for mitigating and remitting the forfeitures, penalties and difabilitles ac cruing in certain cases therein msntioned." with (undry amendments, which were read and referred to the Seleft Committee who reported the bill. Mr. Harrifon preferred a memorial of the General Affemhly of the territory of ti nned S ates, N. W. of the river Ohio, re prefen ing the. difficult explrrienced by the inhabitants ®( Hamilton, county, in said territory, with refpeft to certain lands p. r chafed from Judge Symms, and praying that provifionmay be made toalleviate them, which was read and referred to the commit- tee appointed to esquire whether any, and if any, what alterations ©ught to be made in the law authorizing the sale ofthe public lands. Mr. Wain pr«fcnted a petition of James Yard, of the city of Philadelphia, Hating that he had, in the year 27.98, (hipped on board the Cancel, then boudd te the East Indies, a quantity of Madeira wine, with the right of debenture ; th*t government appearing solicitous to purchase said veflel, he had relinquilhed the' owners from their engagements j and no opportunity having since offered for the (hipment of said wine to the East Indies, he had been deprived of debenture on the fa«e"l~and praying such ! allowance in lieu thereof as may be seen I fit. Referred to the committee of commerce ] and manufactures. Mr. Thatcher prefcnted a petition of Daniel Cook, a soldier during the revolu tionary war. and since the peace to the year ' 799' Paying to be placed on the pension I'ft- _ Referred to the committee of claim*. Mr. D. Foster from the committee of claims, to whom were referred the petition of Ludwick Kuhn, reported that the prayer thereof ought not be graated, in which re port the hou£e concurred. On motion of Mr. Bayard, the houfo went into committee of the whole on the bill to eftablilh an uniform system of bank ruptcy throughout the United States, Mr. Morr s in the chair, when the bill having been read by feiftions, and several amend ments made thereto. Mr. Bird mo«ed to (trikc nut aO that port of thf 36th fe6ion, which frequ re# two thirds of the creditor#, in Kuniber and valuc to tign a certificate of dlfchtrge for the debtor, 'i: - ■ Mr. B. said he was a friend jta the general principle! of this bill; but if it was impof fiblc to have a bankrupt law, without fla ring a debtor at the disposal of his creditors after having complied with every tittle of the law, and bees (tripped of every (hilli g »f his property ; he would rather be with out one ; he conceived the benefits of the bill ought to be reciprocally extended to both parties. The amendment was objeAed to by mess. Smith, Harper, Wain and Bayard, on the grourd that a man must be very criminal in deed, who would be res ifed his certificate, after having fairly given up all his property ; and that without thij provision, it would be a law in favour of the debtor only 5 it was quoted in favor of this opinion, the expe rience had under the bankrupt law, which formerly existed in Pennsylvania, when it was frarccly ever known that the debtor was made bankrupt by the creditor ; and so bad had the law been found, that at the expira tion of the period for which it was cna&ed, it was fufFered to expire by general consent. The quelticn on ftrikfng oat was put and negatived. After making fevefal amendments, and adding a new fedtion, the committee rose and reported the bill with the amendments, and alked leave to £t again—which was I granted. A written message, from the President of the United States, by his Secretary, Mr. Shaw, wis received and read In the words following, to wit : Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Reprefentativee, Agreeable to law, I transmit t« Con gress, an annual account of the contingent fund. JOHN ADAMS United Statei, January 20, 1800. The Prefidefit also informed the House, that he had approved aßd signed ■' An aft for the preservation of peace with the In dian tribes" which originated in this house. Report of the Committee. Mr. E. Goodrich, from the committee to whom was referred the message of the President of the United States, of the 14th inft. and a letter of John Randolph, jun. Efq accompanying the fame, trnde a report —in which the committee fay, lhat in exe cuting the talk assigned to them, it is with great pleasure they notice the refpeft fliewn by the President, to the rights and privileges of thi house, in the message which he had traafmitted t em. On the ftyleofMr. Ran dolph's letter to the President, they forbear to make any other remark, then to cxprefs a regret, that he had conceived himfelfjuf tified in deviating from the ferns of decorum Cuftnmary in official communications to the _Pjrfjderit, which .they conceive so justly due to his office and charafter, and so essen tial to that harmony, which should be cir cumfpeftly cherished, btween tjie different branches of our government, by its refpeft. ive members. That Mr. Randolph dates, that he has been grossly and publicly inful fed, for wor 's of a general nature, uttered in debate, by several officers of the army or navy, for which he demanded redrtls of the Extcntive authority, conceived it to b« an attack on h 3 independence and rights as a Legislator— and that they consider the ap. peal in ihis instance to the executive autho rity, however otherwise intended, as dero gating from the right of the house, it being excluhvely cognizable by them, as it re fpefts their privileges, which arc inherent in its own bosom, and as derogatory to both its honor and independence, and the inviolability ofits members.—That on enqui ry they found the persons implicated in Mr. Randolph's letter, to be Capt. James M' Knight, and Lieutenant Michael Reynolds, of the marines, who, upon receiving noti ces, appeared before them and denied the truth (jf the allegations alledged to their charge, (hat they have colle&cd all the ma terial evidence* they could frid, relative to the cafe ; had heard the parties accused, and witnefTes on their behalf—and give k as their opinion, that alchough some circum ftanecs took place at the Theatre on Friday eveaiag the ioth inft. which appeared to' Mr. Randolph and others present, to ma nifeft haftility towards him, yet as fomevof the circumstances have been fuficienily rx plained, and others were of a nature too equivocal to juftity reprehension and punilti ment,.there does not appear fufficient reason for the interference of the house, on the ground of a breach of privilege. The Committee further stated. that they had taken the whole of the evidence in writing, which with the two fallowing re solutions, were submitted to the house. Mesolved, That this House entertains a refpeiftful sense of the regard which the Pre lidcQt oi the United States has Ihewn to it* rights and privileges in his tneffage of the 14th ioft. accompanied by a letter ad drefied to htm by John Randolph, jun; a member of this houlc. Resolved, That in refpedt to the charge by John Hnndolph, jun. a member of this Houie, m hit letter addreiTed to the President of the United states, on the nth mil. and oy him lubmittrd to the conlidera tion ot the.Houie, that fufticieiit cause does not appear tor the interposition of this Hcufe on the grounds of a breach of its pri vileges. On motion, it wis ordered, that the nnflage of the Prclidou, and Mr. Ran dolph's letter to bitu—the report of the Com mittee, and testimony accompanying 'it,'be primed tor the ule of the mcuibtrs. 1 he reading of the tettiaiony being called Mr. Hartley-fuiJ, that as the whole was ierei-tobc-printtrd, lie thought it .it pre sent unneccffary, and therefore moved an adjournment. Upon the qucflion will the House ad jwurn,-ii.iye* The tertimony was than read, which con filled of the following : Mr. Randolph'] statement to the Com mittee, marked No. 2. Mr. Ghi i flip's affidavit, No. 3. Mr. Nichelfon's do.- No. 4. Mr. Macon's do. No. 5. Mi. Glen's do. No. 6. Cnpt. C. Smith's do. No. 7. Oipt. M'Knight's (latent' nt Nn. 8. Lieut. Michael Reynold's do. No, j. Lieut. James Thompfon'i do.. No. 10. Major W W. Burrow's affidavit No. in Jonathan H. Hurft'j da. No. la, Cipt. George Taylor's do. No. 13. The reading having been gone through with, the House adjourned till to-morrow morning 11 o'clock. MR. JOHN W. F KNNO, SIR, I did not fee a piece pu.blifh rdin your paper of 16th ult. till late yester day. I have a full and complete reply, with vouchers attending: it, in a few days, of which I request you ts give notice, in your firlt publication after the receipt I am, Sir, Your obedient lervant, City of Waslington, ) 8f« Jen. 1800. 3 BOSTON, January 15. The fears of the laftty of the Constitu tion frigate are unfounded ; theie are letters from her, in town. The Congress, of 36 guns, Commodore Sever, and Essex, of 32 gin s, Capt. Pre ble, failed with the Eall India convoy, from Newport, on Monday evening last week. To-morrow Evening, "January 22, Willbe prefefitad a' favotiri 'c Tragedy railed VENICE PRESERVED; Or, a Plot Discovered. Duke of Venice, Mr L'Efttans*— Priuli, Mr, Warren—Bedaniar, Mr. Cain - Pierre, Gentleman, timg hi: frj) apftarance)—]..ffi. T, Mr. Wignell—Renault, Mr, Morn,—Spinola, Mt. Wood—Elliot, Mr. Warrel—"l heodorc, Mr. Bliflet—Durand, Mr. Hook—Officer, Mi War rell, jun. Belvidera, Mrs. Merry. To which will Ic added, A favorite Farce, not adod thefc four years, called THE PRISONER AT LARGE ; Or, the humours of Killa'-ntv. [Written by O'Kecfo, author of the Poor .-aldier.] I.ord ECmond, Mr Cain—Old Dowdle, Mr. Warren—Count Fripon, Mr Bliffett—jack Con nor, Mr Wood—Fri.l, Mr. Warrell, jun.— Father Frank, Mr Lewi*—Farmer Toagh Mr. M«rri*— Landlord, Mr Hook»-Trap, Mr Warrell—Phe lim, Mailer E'Etlrange—Muns Mr. Bernard. Adelaide, Miss L'F.ftrange—Rachel, Mrs Ber nard—R.ich I, Mrs Bernard—Mary, Mrs Fran cis—Laddlady, Mrs Doflor. RECONCILI ATION ; or, Th: EIRTH DAY (from the German of Kotzebue) was received os Monday evening, wirh the molt diftingiufhad marks ol approbation ; it will be repeated on Fri day, with Entertainments, as will U expressed In future bills. $5" gentlemen and Ladies are recuefted to feml their feivims tolcecp placet, in the Buxet Jt 5 o'clork. Ho*, one Dol'ar, Pit, three quarters of a dollar, ami Gallery hilt'a d Oil nr. The d >ors of the Theatre will open at a quarter pak 5, and the (Uriain r»fe at a quarter past 6 o'clock prtcifdy. ' Mr. FRANCIS RESPECTFULLY informs hi? Scholars and the public in general that hisfeeond Ball -., i fce onThurfday the 23d instant.at his Academy South Fourth Strest. Ladies tickets to be had on application to Mr. Trancii" *.* It is requested tMt bo application will be made for Ticltets for Children January I 8. City Commifjloner's Office. Notice is herjby given, That the fol lowing arrangements are made bv tiie Board for the more effectual clranGng «• the Cty . Distriil No. I. Nicholas Hicks, from the laorth fide of Vine, to the South fide of Mulberry street. V en any PUMPS are out of order to the Touch ward of High ftreet,'apply to Thomas Dixey, in filth near Cedar street, or Godfrey Oeblcrin Fourth betwoen Cdcftiut and Walnut ftr#et» ; and lor the nortficrn part of the city to Isaiah Draey in Eighth bitwten Saffafras and Vine ftr«ets; Nicholos Heist in Filth near Vine street, or to either of the City. Comrr.iflioners. Meetings of the Commi(Eoner« cn every Tucf day afternoon, 3 o'alcck, it the Old Court House. January t 7 . 3 awiw. ! THE SUBSCRTBF.iI ■Having- /wj>lortd-tbt hand laid off for Satisfying the Warrants due to the Queers and \ Soldiers -who jerved in tie war betue n the Untied States and Great Britain, to li catt Warrants to the best A advantage, on being a!:o»vrd a rcafonabie eompenfation. He will attend at Philadelphia at the time of locating ; and as not less *han 4000 acres cao he registered or located, will re ceive any aumber of warrants less than that amount, and clats them with others foas to make up the quantity required The fubferiher prop.-fes ?lf a t © attend on the land immediately after lot aling, arid (hew any fedlion in which he may be employed. Letters or uanants addressed to • ler ander Addifan, Efij. unt,: t.S day of February next, or to the fnbfmb. r at Matthew M'ConnelPs, No. 141 Chefnut llrerr, Philadelphia, until the nth day of Feb. next, will be attended to. January' iS Thirty DvUurs Reward. M DESERTED ORQM the Marine Barrr.cks on the night of the *- 14-a iiiit JOHN OSBORN, born in the ownot Bedford, Well Cfidler county and state f New York, agea 11 years.,j months, s feet 3 ami a quarter inches high, ey. is (longqued) ligfcc hair, ruddy cemplexion, market}, by trade a Shoemaker. Enlilled by Lieutenant -cey. uoids in .Stephen's Town, near Albaay the ijth of June last Had on and took with -,im a ftort rou.;d' bine cloth coat with a red i blue cloth coatee, a few white w*iftcoat», a lonj; ;rey mixed clo'h coat ana breeches, a pair of hoots, a chocolate coloured great cont trimmed with black hair pluth, a lurr hat worn, and two iilver w .•chss, out a middle fzc, the other imali He may impose himfe!' on Gyve family or gw.tleman as 1 waiter, aii he has in 'hat capacity Whoever apprehend* fai.l Defert-r, andfecur.s'hira in jail, feuds him to Headquavers, or delivers him to at.y of the Marine officers, or .in / officer of the army of the United -Stat-, /hall receive the ahov« reward and all reafenable charges. J. S. LEWIS, January 16. TO BE DISPOSED us. The Time of a strong healthy Kegro Wench, H bo has Xefien year! tu servt, gP She is acquainted witfc all kind» of hcufi v.-o:k, 2nd is a good plain Cook. jSf Enquire of the [rioter, January lice. > J. RAY. NEW THEATRE. VIVAt RESFUBUCA. BALL. January I, 1800. a. Hugh Roberts from the Couth tide of Mulbrrry, to the iouth fide of Chefi ut ftreer. J. Jofcph Claypoole, from the south fide of Chefnut ta the north fid* of Spruce ltreet. 4. If«ae Jone«, from the north fide of Spruce to the fonth fide of Cedar fireet. Win. M C.LUNEY. eoti2f w'.X* / I 4 <3 4t r \
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