%\)t <lsa?ette.
PHILADELPHIA,
•WFrcKESDAY KV'ENIKG, JANUARY 22.
Ju"um et tenaccra propofiti vimm,
• Non civium ardor prava jubentium,
Non vultus inftantis tyranni,
Mente quatit folida.
COMMUNICATION.
Another motive for governor M'Kean's
proclamation was to facilitate the removal
of offi ers, whose removal was previously
determined ; to make their removal fem a
light thing and as of course, arid look rather
like a dic'ining to appoint than a removaU
It was no doubt hoped, that (ome Ihocked
by tl»c extravagance of the measure, and the
short unfleady and precarious tenure thus de
clared to their officers, would be too proud
to apply for appointment to a man rnfoh-nt
from furcefs and enraged by opposition.
Their refufal to apply would then be conii
tiered as a fort of rrfignation and furniffi a
pn unre for a removal.
That the removal of many was previously
determined is beyond a doubt ; for to many
(it isl'aifi twenty-two) of the prothonotaries
and rrgiflers, together with the proclama
tions, were f.nt notices from the secretary,
that it was not confident with the governor's
aggrargrments, longer to continue their ap
pointments. Among thi Te were men, whtife
official and moral conduit ranked them a
mong the best officers and mofl refpectahle
citizens in the State, and who had uniformly
and actively fupportfd the revolution which
established the liberty and independence of
this country, and had largely fliared in its
lahors and dangers. And to none of tb;m
that I have hear 1 could any official mifcon
duft be imputed .is a ground of removal.
This extraordinary and unprecedented; llep
•would hardly have Ween taken in any other
government than ours, nor in curs by any
other governor than M'Kean. A British
rainifter d;rred not to have done this. It
■would have routed again ft him Rich a tor
rent ofhoneft indignation, as in a single ses
sion of Parliament would have driv«n him
from h : » place.
Of these officers, fomc have already been
removed, and more, it said, will b« as soon j French privateer schooner.
as it can be fettled who (hall be their iuc- By the Pickering brig—an American brig
ccfTori. j rr-captsred.
There is in this a cruel hard(hip to the A small French privateer. V
officer* removed. They had, they re- By th« brig Eagle—an American brig with
teived their appointments, abandoned other ■ lumber, recaptured,
means of fabfiftence and depended on the English do. recaptured, worth £.1#,000.
emolument* ot their office for the support of By the (hip Delaware—a French privateer
their families. In a decent rank in life, and brig. I
with a profpeft of permanent competence, gy the {hip Conncfticut—an American,
they had rducated the 1 r children in the ha- brig re captured.
bits and hopes of their Ratios, anil now By the (hip Baltimore—a Fr«nch brig with
they are suddenly ftript of their fnci\nj and uo khd«. Sugar.
their hopes, perhaps in their old age wh n gy t i, e Ganges during her late cruize, an
they si id thtmfelve* incapable of changing account of which has not been printed,
their exertions. »f maintaining their condi- Off St. Bartholomews, the French letter of
♦ion, or even of prefervin ; t'emfelve* from marque schooner Rebatoufe, from Gua
•want. So cruel a derangement ought not daloupr with sugar and cotton,
to proceed from mere arbitrary willl ; and Off St Croix, do. do. febooner Eugene from
nothing Hit the strongest motives of public ~ Guadaloupc for St- Thomas, with do.
good can juftify it. ]vj_ £_ Q f Antigua the Frerith Utter oi
I will not enter into the discussion of the marqat schooner L'Efpcrance, from Poiqt
tenure on which such officers are held ; nor Petre for Bourdeaux, with a very valuable
(late that, at common lav/, they were confi- cargo of fngar. coffee and cotton. At the
tiered as freeholds, to be foifcited only by taking of this latl the Eagle was in com
t *ll l »« r
rnifbebavior. Nor will I remind
M'Kean that, ill the Convention, whan, to in ...
preserve fuel) officer! from being slaves of' _ _ . r n , , n j. j n
, • , , 6 .1 ExtraS of a letter from Cbarlc/ton, dated lit
every aoverror, and tools of every candidate, J /
• j r 1 ■ .u Ctm'. tr 2 1,17\0.
a motion was made expressly. to give them ■ rJ n
conimiflioni during good behavior. He fe- ' " Tens of thousands of barrels of Rice,
cotided the motion. Nothing' is f-iui either and thoufat.ds of bagi oi clton, leJiJti To
rn our conftitntion or laws 5 to the tenure bacct and Lumber, and cannot fell tor want
by which such officers hold their commif- of (hipping to carry it away. A number as
fion» : and I know not how they have heen > geod (hips from our Eastern states, com
confidered in pra&ice. I' (kail for tha fike i manded by men of eftablilhed (kill and in
of argument admit that they are rtinoveable tejrity would meet with immediate employ
atpleafure. What is the meaning of this \ ment in frights 3nd consignments.—There
Is it a mere arbitrary personal difcrction ; or : is not money ill the country to purchase th.«
is it a jnft official discretion which the so 1 crop, and many Planters arc disposed tc
vernor pofTeffi s, and for the exerJfe of which skip their produce » hen they can find ship
be is responsible, as for all his public duties ? and men whom they may trust." " *
Clearly it is an official difcrction ; and j
nivalis this j that, though t > remove officer?
who hold commiflions during pleasure, it i
not ntrceflary that there should be any con
vision of them for misbehaviour; yet the)
tannot b» removed without such < fficial oi
moral mifconduft, as makes it clearly for
the public good that they fliould be remov
ed. The power given to a governor, as tr
every other public officer, is not given for his
own use but fdr the ufc of the public. It is
not, if I may so lay, his own property to
be disposed of at hi? own plezfure, or for his
own good, but public property for public
good : and any perversion of it for private
interefh or purposes either of himfclf or
others, or for any purpnfe other than the
publir good, is a misdemeanor in office.
Stich arbitrary removals tend to defeat the
purpose of public appointments : they tend
to fill offices with worthless and useless offi
cers ; and to drive all men of worth and
capacity from public Nations. Who will
accept an appointment if he may be removed
from caprice, frotn refentment,or for an ho
nest and perhaps laudable exercise of his own
opinion aftd his twn rights ? Who will lay
aside the occupations of private life, the in
dustrious ordinary pursuits of fttbfiftence and
jjain, and make him,ft If dependent, on the
duties and gains of a public office ; if the
mere -will of a governor can cast him oat,
and throw him hark to exertions for which
he has perhaps become incompetent, to ftrug-
with a competition above which he had
once risen, and for which he is lie longer a
match ? This is imposing upon every man who
accepts such appointment, the severe penalty
of contingent poverty or want, without any
fault, negligence ormif«ondu& of his. No
inan of spirit and capacity will accept the
•fficers of men so arbitrarily turned out, ef
peciilly when he mud fee it witl be a duty
•n the succeeding governor to replace them.
Such arbitrary removals t< nd to drftroy
the principle* of republic.hi government, and
restrain the freedom of election. It would
be an adt of mercy to such officers if the Iff
giflature would pass a law to difqv;«ilify them
for voting at elections and not leave them
in the cruel dilemma of violating their own
conscience, by voting as to please the go
vernor, or losing their office by voting so as
to offend bim. I declare I with not to
think or speak uncharitably of Mr. M'Kean.
nor can wo fee the thoughts in his breast ;
but a train of aitions may appear which lead
to a judgment of thoughts f> d'emonftrafcl
that it is impoffihle to doubt them. What
ever motives M'Kean may profefs or have,
after what has happened, it will be impossible
to perfnade any officer in this State, removea
ble at the ple-ifttre of the governor, flt limit
ed within the period of his government, that,
if at the next eledtion, he vote not for go
vernor M'Kean, and at every ele&ion vote
not so as to pleas* him, he runs not the rifle
of losing his office. Is this Democracy ?
Is this Republuanifm ? Is this freedom of
election I Alas ! I fear thi? cry ef repnbli
canifm is but empty profc.ffion ; and they
who are londcft in it are the greatelt tyrants.
I have heard it said that these removals
are jnflified by the conduit of the govern
ment of the United States. But nothing !
can be (hewn in the government of the Uni
ted States like these removals.
I have heard these removals juftified by
the conduit sf the British adminillration on
a change of miniltry. I did not think that
republicans would have looked to Britain for
jtiftificafion or example. But if they v did
they would find none there. These county
officers have no concern with the secrets or
affairs of Rate. They have no concern or
ap-cncy in any of the duties of the governor.
Thev are agents of the judiciary or of the
concerns of private life : and cannot but as
citizens affeft arty matter of ftatc policy.
[OFFICIAL.]
LIST of Vejf'ls captured and re captured by
the United States Jbips sf War on the Gua
deloupe ft ation, from the 29M of OBchtr to
the 22d December.
By the frigate Adams—an American brig
re-captured.
English brig r«-eaptured.
Mr- pa: y.
At a meeting of the Pennsylvania focie'ty
for pro noting the abolition of slavery, &c.
&c. held at the Friend's Meeting "House,
ib Fourth-dreet. on the i&th intt. the fol
lowing per fans were eleiled officers for the
pre sent year :
James Pemberton,
Vice Presidents,
Robert Patterfon,
John Letchworth.
Treasurer,
John Evans.
Secretaries,
Timothy Paxfon, .
Jame3 Miinor.
Counsellors,
Willidm I_«wis,
William Rawte,
. Mier» Fiftier,
John Hallowell,
Walter Franklin,
James Milnor,
Joseph Reed,
John Reynell Coates,
Thomas Hartley,
George Fillier,
Joseph Hemphill,
,v _L.I O '- «
Daniel Smith.
Electing Commitet,
Abraham Lidden,
Thomas Hanifon,
Joseph Moore, '
Joseph Budd,
liaac Pearfon,
Joseph Price,
Benjamin Kite,
John Letchwortli,
Isaac Parish,
Thomas Roger«,
Samuel Settle,
Solomon White.
T. TINGEY.
President,
From the Lar.cester Journal.
Legislature of Pennsylvania.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. '
Tuf.-spat, January I+, i3oo.
A long letter was received from Samuel
Bryan, Uegift-r Geiienj!, read and thrown
under the tpble. The following is an ex-
tra A from the fluid letter
" IT was with no small aftonift'metlt I
heard that an assertion was madeyefterday
after i"on, in the House of Peprefentatives,
that T had declared before the Commif-
fioners appointed 011 the application of the
States Treasurer, " that the flatements in
my pamphlet refpefting him were untrue".
—an alfertion at once unfounded and un-
renerous, void even of the slightest prokahi
ligf that the'gentlemen who itiade it could
themselves bave believed it from mitappre
henfion or riiifreprefcntation of what I said
before the committee.
" The candour and liberaNtif"'ifinnifefted
by me en the present cccafion, ought to
have assuaged the rancour of party spirit,
at least so far as to have prevented gentlemen
frem asserting MALICIOUS FALS
HOODS on the floor of your honorable
House, calculated to injure my chara&er,
and to wreak their vengeance on me for do-
ing my duty against a party friend. .
" Frevioufly to my giving a' fhtemept of
what I did aeclare pefore the above.com-
mittee, for the accuracy of which I boldly
appeal to the gentlemen who composed it, I
will make two general remarks in order to
(hew the extreme improbability (I was going
to saw impoflibUityj'of my having tirade the
declaration so attributed to me.
" Sir, I fee no confide ration will protect
a Public Officer, however meritorious, from
the malignant rage of Party Spirit, even
amo tig a body who ought to be distinguished
'for their wisdom, public spiritj veracity
and dignity of tonduet I !
Wedrtfday, Jin. ij.
Mr. Weaver the Speaker, prefrnted to
the House a fecoi 9. letter from Samuel
Bryan, Register G;iAer*U wiuch-h«-£<id was
intended as an apology for the expreflions
made use of in h s letter of yesterday.
Mr. Fiiher hoped that it would not he
read. That it would be improper to receive
at that time any communication-from a man
who had so grossly insulted the'tejprefenta
tives of the people of Pennfyfyania. The
infamous csntents of the letter of yesterday
Ami induced him to prepare » vefolution,
which he was about to bring before the
House.
MetTrs. Boileau and Frailey were for tin
letter being rer.d. That though they felt
the, insult offered to the Ko.uf|!, yet they
thought it the duty of the H»ufe to have it
read. It was proper, and " decent," that it
fliould be read, and the apology might be
fatitfaflnry ! ! !
After cor.fidrrable debate, the queftioß
" shall the letter be read?" was taken, and
the reading agreed to, f 9 t0.35. . j
The letter being read—-the quefton 14 shall
it lie on the table," was negatived,
Mr. Filher theii moved the following re
futation :
" Whereas Samuel Bryan, Register Ge
neral ot' this Commonwealth, in 1 letter
dire&ed to the hon. Spenker of this House,
has dircfMy charged some ot its members
with being aftuated by party spirit—and
• alfertiog malicious talfehoods 00 the floor
' of this House, calculated ,t* injure bis
' character, and to wreak their vengeance
' on bim for doing bis duty against jj party
' friend And, whereas, the Above lan
guage is in a high degree slanderous, insolent
and derogatory to the general power, autho
rity and rights of this. House—mam fr-fting
contempt for the Speaker *nd members
thereof—and it moreover a daring breach of
the privileges of the fa : d Speaker and mem
bers— Resolved, That the Sneaker do issue
his warram, direfted to -the Sergeants at
Arms, attending this H iufc, commanding
h«n to take into custody, wherever he be
found, the l)»<ly of the f*id BrjUo,
4«d hiiw bring forthwith tit the Bar,' there
to be fuhjetft to the further ordtr a-nd di
i«d£lion of the House."
Mr. Frailey hoped that the business
would no be adlcd upon so J)reCroUat;|y.
i For his own part he had not' fuffi:reiuly
confide red the fubjeft.—lT: moved that tlie
motion be postponed till the day after to
morrow.
[After some debate which for 'want of
room we (hall consider as " EJtra ANEOUS,"
Mr. Frailey withdrew his motion, and ano
ther was introduced by Mr. Boile.ul, to t
adjourn the fubjeft till to-morrow—TkurJ-j
day.]
Mr. Boileau f.iid he had doubts as to the
power of thc.H oufe to bring a per I'on to the
Ba-for an infuh offered to the members—
that the confutation had made lib proviliim
to thatpurpofe, and that the lej;illature bad
never made any law empowering. fucn a
measure. The fubjeft he said would proba
bly produce much warmth in thr vHoule.
That he did not know what the gentleman
meant to do witl. Mr. Bryan when had
him at the bar. The fubjedl certainly it-"
quired time for confederation.
Mr. Frazer was surprised that member.,
would want time on a fnbjeft of this niture.
It required no consideration. The houli
has acknowledged the insult to be great. If
the gentlemen allowed that any refpeft
ought to be paid to therafelves or to the peo
ple of Pennsylvania, they were bound to re
quire fatisfattion in the present c ife. The.rs
was but one way of proceeding. It was
founded on precedents eltabliftied by legisla
tive bodies of every country. He quoted
the cond»*£l of the Federal LegiHaturc of the
United States in the cafe of Randal, and
the cafe of William Orr, before ths adembly
of the province of Pennsylvania, in the year
1558. In the latter inihnce the infuU was;
not offered to the lepiflature -which relented
it. The libel was direiled against a former
house. Vet not r'jly tin* authorof t!w l.bcl, I The qilcftion " lli.ill the conCJeratlon of
Sot the- p?rfoi> coccerped tn its publications the res lation be postponed till -to. morrow"
was puniftici. The precedent therefore was called for and carried in the affirmative
ought to have the cprater force. No dqubt for poftpoiing, 38 against 36
could remain on the mind* of ally man but £The editor acknowledge# the foregoing
that the letter of Bryan was a falfe, infamous tQ jj e jj 1)t a ver y i(np er f e ft sketch of tlu d -
libel. Had the insult been personal to any {j ate- J r j, taken chiefly from memory,
ps the members the cafe would be different. and ; g almost the atumpt t ] ie rc .
she member would know in what manner p or t er . If a ny particular inaccuracies or
to proceed ; butitwa« an inlult to the peo- fnifreprefentations are difcovercd, they shall
pie of Pepnfylvania. If the house were to cheerfully conned.]
be iijfulted in this manner how was it poffi- , , _ -
fcje they could go through the bulin»fs of Ie- _ ur J J anuar y 1
g'lflatiofl ? ' Thi» day the House resumed the conti-
On the present occasion, Mr. Frazier said, deration of Mr. Fiiher's resolution for brn.g
ro inenv er ou<*ht to helittte. A warmth itijf Samuel Bryan to the bar of the Houle.
was necefT.uy,, but it was not the warmth of A long and interfiling debate took place.—
combat in the house. He trusted it was a Messrs. Fisher, Hemphill, Frazer, Ktppde,
warmth which ought to be exprefled by eve- and Dur.lop supported the resolution. It
ry member who felt any refpeft for hiiiifelf traa opposed I'y Messrs. Frailey, Boreas
or for his ccnftituents. He favv no occa- and Mitchell.
Con for postponing the resolution. It con- j On the quellion, " will the Hcufe 3R fee
templated 110 punidiment. It only went to to the resolution i" the ytas and nays flood
bring Mr. Bryan before the bir of that iioufe as follow :
—and if Mr. Bryan should then want time
to make his defence, he had no obje&ion to
give it him.
Mr. Hemphill hoped that no gentleman !
would refufe in this cafe to do justice to his
conlfituents. The conlidriation rff the oath
taken by every member left him no alterna-
tive how to aft oil the occasion. He quot- '
ed the 17th feftion of the firft article ot the
constitution, and appealed to the rules of the
howfe. In a court of justice, would such
conduft be permitted to pass unpunilhed ?
How then' could it be expe&ed that the le- I
giftature of Pennsylvania would crouch un
der the insult ? The charge was of so feri
-0113 a nature, that any man who would per
mit it to pass unnoticed, was unworthy of
a feat in any public body or in common fo
ciet). If the house did not do itfelf justice
011 this occasion, it might be txpefted that
people would enter the house with clubs, to
insult and to endeavor to intimidate. In a
a court ot justice if an insult was offered,
the culprit could be immediately remanded
to prison, and numerous instances could be
adduced where th's power was exercised in
England and America ; and (hould the re-
prelentatives of the people of Pennsylvania
be less regardless of their privileges and
Tights.
Mr. Hemphill appealed to the cafe of Mr.
Ol'wald, where although Mr. Oswald, re
peatedly declared he meant no insult, he was
sentenced to an imprifonpient of 30 days for
a supposed libel on the court. If Mr. Bry
an's last letter was to he considered in the'
light of extenuation, any man might insult
the, legislature in what manner he pleased,
and an acknowledgement must be fatisfac
torv.
Mr. Boileau fair], that he acknowledged
the house hsd been insulted, and under that
cojifideration had votedfcthat Mr. Bryan's
letter should not lie on the table. Notwith
fianding, as nothing in the constitution bad
given power to proceed in the manner propo
sed by the resolution, be thought it mas im
properly introduced, The firft feflion of the
legislature after the adoption of the consti
tution might have made * law adapted to
furh cases. But the constitution fays, that'
tw> rxpoft fjifto shall be made. Would it
not be a violation of the constitution to bring
Mr. Bryan before the houfs ? The consti
tution had given no authority. It was a
pity that the legislature had not made a law
to punilh such insult!. Admitting that the
res lution tould take effefk, it became a du
ty to iuveftigate what pnnifhment
would think proper to inflift. Gentlemen
lnd brought forward precedents in England.
Were wc free, or to be governed by fu.h
a government as England—one of the most
corrupt governments in the world ! He ho
ped the legiflalure would be capable of going
alone, and not appeal to such authorities.
Besides, precedents were nothing in the pre*
sent cafe. It would oe an arbitrary proceed
ing !
Mr. Frailey was for poltponing the reso
lution. The gentleme-' (hould take time
[to consider. If the hounds of human na-
I ture were exceeded, the House would re
fled discredit on itftlf. He was as much as
any mail for prefervii g- the dignity of the
,H us«, but thought time ought to be given
to consider whether the procedure was con
stitutional and proper!
Mr. Filhcr hoped that the rtfolution
w»uld not be postponed. Gentlemen were
dcceivsd when they believed he meant to
proceed to any extraordinary resentment,
thongh he felt in the ftrongrit manner, the
unprecedented ins lit that had been offered
to the House. The resolution embraced
not punifhmcnt. If it we*t into operation
it would remain in the breast of the House
to determine what meafu es ought to be
taken, if gentlemen (hould then wish to
extenuite, time for extenuation would be
given. If they had a mind to advocate
they could have time to supply thennfelves
with materials. The fetond letter of Bryan
was adding infuh to infutt. Such attacks
upon the representatives of a free people
never before disgraced the annals of any
country; and he (bould think himfelf un
worthy of the confidence of his constituents
if he permitteJ them to pas» without the
mod mark', d disapprobation. He trusted
that evcrv irm who felt the lead refpeft
for himf. If or the people of Pennfylvauia
w uld unitq in bringing to justice a fellow
who had becu guilty of such feandalous
ag:• rtffion.
Mr Dunlop observed that some gentle
men seemed to (hew a disposition that Bryan
should not be brought to justice. If the
gentleman wculi withdraw hi* motion for
postponement he would move that the
Speaker be direfted to iflue his warrant to
bring Samuel Bryan before the House tbe
day after to morrow.
1 Mr. Frailty did not wish him taken into
j cuftudy bsfvr* gentlemen bad made up their
miuda.
Y >•' A S •
Meflrs. Barclay, Blair, Brown, Buckley,
Bull, C-.Dean, Campbell, Dunlop, Erwin.
Fisher, Fox, Franklin, Frazier, Hall, Han
num, Hemphill, Herbacb, Hunter, Hop«
kins Keys, Tirk, VNair, Royer,
M'Pberfon, Miller, Palmer, Preilon, Sam
ple, A. Scott. J. Scott, Stewart, Stick
ler, Stover, Taylor, Turner, Wynkoop.
NATS.
Messrs. Weaver, Alter, Parnet, Beala*
Boileau, Conrad, Coolbaugh, Coil ing
hdm Da*i», Eyre, Follmer, Frailcy, Har
ris, Hartzeil Hoftetter, Irgels, Ley,
Linnard, Logan, Lyle, M'Dowcll,. Mit
chell, Painter. Potts, Roberts, R. fe, Rugh,
Shoemaker Smith, Snycer, Udree. Urie,
Vanhorn, Whitehill, Wilson of Dauphins
Wilson of Northampton, ai.d Witman.
A majority being requrvei to carry a re
solution it was cnnfequently loft
[So now, my pretty little Sammy Brvan,
(faye the editor of the Lanraftrr Journal)
the lad named 37 members hare agreed that
if you go into the House of Representatives,
call the fpeeker and memberi Hers, spit in
the face of the ferjeant at arms, and lalh
the long switch-tail of your coat into the
chop! of the door keeper—you will be con
stitutionally fafe and need not care a fig for
the privileges or dignity of the " honorable
the House of Reprefentati»es of the com
manwealth of PeHnfylvania.']
NEW THEATRE.
This Evening, January 22,
Will be preffnteci a favouri'c Traeedy, called
VENICE PRESERV'D;
'Or,' a :lHot Distoveted. ■
D#ke of Venice, Mr L'Eftratgc—priuli Ms.
Warren—Bedsmar, Mr.'Cain— J-icrrr, (kyayoung
Gentleman, being bit Jirfl appeaririej - Jali:. r, Mr.
Wignell—Rennault, Mr. Morris—Spinoja, Mr.
Wood—Elliot, Mr Wafretf—Theodore, Mr.
BUffet—Durand, Mr. Hook—Oifiser, Mr. War
rell, jun.
BcWidera. Mrs Merry.
To which will It addtd,
A favorite Firce, not aflnl tbele four years called
THE PRISONER AT LARGE }
Or, the humours of Ki Harney.
[Written by O'Kecf:, oOthot of the Poor Soldier.}
[ 1 ord Elmond, Mr Cain—Old Dowdle, Mr.
; Warren—Count Fripon, Mr BlilTetr—Jnfk Con
nor, Mr W»od—Friil.Mr Warrell.jun Father
Frank, Mr —Fifmrr T"U«;h Mr M«rri(—
Landlord, Mr Hook—l'r.ip Mr W arrcll—Phe
lim, Matter K'Edrangr—Mui s Mr. Bernard.
Adelaide, Mifi I.'Klrange —Rachel, Mrs Ber
nard—Rachr-I, Mrs Bctnard—Mary, Mri Fran
cis—Laddlajy, Mis Dndlor. *•
RECONCILIATION ; or, Tlv- BIRTH DAY
(from (he German of Kotiebln ) was received o*
Monday even with the moll diftinguilhed
mai ksot approbation ; it will 1 e repeated on Fri
day, with Entertainments, as will i.e in
future bill*.
sp* Gentlemen Hid Ladies are requefled to
fend their servants to keep plates, lathe Boxes
at 5 o'clock.
PORCUPINE'S GAZETTE.
•" pHE S'lbfcribers to this Gazette are inform-
X ed, that the Farewell Number It this day
teceivrd 4 the Phi'adelphia Pott Office.
N. B. A Supplement of two or three num
bers will be pub!i(hed, and duly Cent oa to the
January '■ 1 ■
IVA.XTS A PLACE
As Housekeeper or Seamstress,
A WOMAN who erfeflly underftandt cithrr,
and can be well recommended.
g3* Enquire at No. 163, North Third Street.
Jiousrr it. Ip
ANY Person or Persons, wishing to avail
themselves of any opportuaity of having a
person well calcuh'ed to pjrlorm the necessary
avocition of ; DON, Will hear of dm, by 'caving
a lme at the Othce of this Gazette, directed
to A. B.
Any recommendations ncceffary can be giveft;
January ai. " dtf
IN CUSTODY
In Middlesex Gaol, the following Negro men,
to nit:
ADAM HILL, fays he beloi gs to Wi'.liam
Me. Mutrea, of Philadelphia, 21 y<-ar« old.
Henry Hall, about 6 feet high, f»f pofe<! co be a
hout 16 years aid, and fone gentleman's toach
man or waiter, and from his diaieijl, juflyred tob«
'rom Maryland or Virginia—lfaac Harmon*, $
feet, 6or 7 inches high, very black, about 10years
oU, fays he lived at the Head of Elk, slate oi De
laware.
The owners of the above Negroes are requetVJ
to pay charges and take them away, before th«
lift of January ensuing, or they shall on that day
be fold to d«fray expenles and gaol fees at th« en J
of New-Brutjfwick, and State of Ncw-Jerfey.
PETER KEENON.
D«««mb«r jt—9j* ii#6>
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