Xije ©ajette. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24. COMMUNICATION From the Rev. Doctor Mabtin Mildmat. DACTYLIC, After the manner of Southey, By Mr. L fly on the burning of bis Father's House. Weary and way-fore, just eleven years 014, As I lay toffini», on truckle-lied of straw, Suddenly a bhie flame gleam'd on my eye hafts: The house was on fir«. By tfeis flame's light,at just one o'clock at night' I in my (hirt.tail, fitting on a fence-rail, Daddy Jeff's far, tam'd, lyipg declaration of Independence, read. Just so Charley Fox, Patriot whom I ape, Whilst lord Holland's house quick to the ground burnt, Rattled away the dice-box <vith brother-traitor* (Patriots I call 'em.) Hence I think I fee. I've a right to speak free, And qupte aptly Shakespeare, when his word taken here, for the Nation Great, or Government to clog Or to Hop its wheels. This inference clear is all I wish to know : If by asses sent, jnft but to a<fi the ass, Rscolleil this truth "adl well your part .there all The honor lies."* * One of those trif®, rotten saw« of a noted maxim monger, under the flielter of whose accom modating cloak, full many a Democratic Scoundrel has rcpofed himfelf. M. M. g CP An adjourned meeting of the So ciety for alleviating the rniferics of public prisons, will be held at the Carpenters hall, ;he 27th instant, at fix o'clock in the evening. NEW-YORK, January 23^ T: a CtTtuiftf&nce illuftratiye of the dif jofitions of the. Parifun? towards Buona )arte. that at a large feafl, he was publicly roasted as the " Union of all Frenchmea." The recent intelligence from T.ifbon dates, hat the m«fl serious apprchenfions are en ■ertained by the inhabitant* of that city, left Another earthquake as violent as that which happened in 1755, fliould take plar«. Two shocks were lately felt there in one night, -with the interval only of ten minutes be tween them. The firft shock caused great alarm and disturbed moll of the inhabitants. Mr. Dupont, forinfrly French Consul at Charleston, has arrived at Boston in the A merican Eagle, from the Iflr. of Rhe. Zxtract of a leiler from a respectable mer chant m Cork to bis correspondent in this citv, dated November 22. " I suppose, fir, you have heard of Buo laparte's return to France. 'J>ere i< a n»- port h«re that be has established a new Direc tory, and has appointed some able persons to icgociate with the British mini ft ry. We may hope his Excellency, in the neeknefs •f his heart, may be difjpofed to look ami cably towards Amerca." Salem, January 174 The fchr. Sally, captain Rea, of Danvers, hound to Martinique, was taken bv a Gua daloupe privateer of i4guns, the 19th Nov. :md arrived in port the 25th ; during which time she met with no armed veflels hut French. From the 20th Nov. to the sth Dec. there were 13 American veflVlscarried nt® Point Pctre, and there were no accounts Df a single re-capture. The captain of the privateer ca*ie out of Point Petre about the 9th Nov. and told capt. Rea's mate, who was takrn on board the privateer, that for ten days befoie lie had been attempting to get out, but was continually beat back by American cniifer®, and *4w«t the privateerf men had bepan to grow low spirited. But for about a fortnight from the 22dNov. the \merican cruisers had difappearcd from the station, and given them an opportunity to get in a great number of prizes, which had riven them great spirits agkin. So ignorant was ihe prizemafler of navigation, that capt. Rea had ah opportunity to get him almost in to Martinique, and had there been a single American cruiser on the station, would cer tainly have been re-taken. The privau-er vas taken by an English 40 gun ship, two days after taking capt. Rea. THE STOCKHOLDERS Of the Lehigh Goal Mine Company, are hereby notified, th.it an ElefVion for one Prefident,eight Manages and one Treafur -T> for the ensuing year, will be held at the J»oufe of Mr. Cammeron, sign of the Golden Swan, in I bird rtreet, on Monday, the 10th as Janusn next, at 6 o'clock in the evening. ISAAC WAMPOLE, See'rj. F7RE IUCKETS. IG7* The great inattention fliewn by a number of Citizens, by fuffering their Fire Buckets to remain for days and sometimes for weeks in the streets and alleys, adjacant to where they have been used at fires, has induced the Mayor to diredt the High Con stable, at the expiration of four days from the time that a fire (hall happen in the City, to have colledted and removed to the City Hall, the Fire Buckets which he may find >n the Streets after that period. The own «r will thereby have an opportunity of re coveting their Buckets, which perhaps, l WOu 'd been loft by their ne- i gk'ct.„ .A. utimber itt n<%«» at Oifr- k,ii I V " -■» >4 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Varnum presented two petitions of the inhabitants of Maffacliufetts and New- Hampshire, praying tor the efhblifhment of a Post Road—which were read and referred to the committe on a Pud office and. Post Road. Mr. Piatt renewed the motion he made yesterday, for postponing the further conli deratioti of the bill to repeal in part an »<SI intituled " An adl to augment the army of the United States, and for other purposes," until the firlt Monday in December next. Mr. Nicholas railed the yeas and nays on the , qucftion—which were agreed to be taken. Mr. Bird then give his reaftms for vo wig in favor of the motion ; and why he to the bill in any (liape in which it migtt be brought before the House—and Mr. Hartley and Mr, Harper fpok? ajrainft it—when the yeas and nays were taken as follow : Me(T« Baer Mt-fT. Alston JjJJassnpttrt F. Davenport Davis xdtrlll Hi!! Holmes The House then procteded to the confi de rati on ot the bill as reported* when Mr. Thatch«r moved to (hike out tha words " French Republic " and insert " the French Nation." He bid no evidence of that country being a Repiblic—but he had evidence that the governmtnt was one of a species of despotism anpiratclled in the world—and conGdered it 9s blafphtmy to flile it a Republic—Oentftmen who were tond of the exprefflun, mi jit hear it echoed from the Aurora for months and year* to come—but he hoped it would not be ul'ed here. The motion producing great warmth, Mr. T. altered it so » to fay " with r ranee,"- but finally withdrew it. _ Mr. Randolph renewed the motion he made in committee of the whole yesterday, for adding a new leiHhri to thebill, relating to fupemumerary officers—aid called the yeas and nays uron it—which- were taken without debate following : Mess. Bailey Biftiop R. Brown Meir. Alflon CONGRESS. Thursday, January 23. ' Affirm a'.ha. Mc(T. Gordon Piatt Rutledge Shctfe Wadfwoi th. Bird J. Brown Chaniplin Cooper Negative. Mess. Huger Imlay JacWfon J«nes Kite hell. Hjilry Bartlett B.i yard Bifliop Brace R. Brown Cabell CUriftie Claiborne Condit Crailc Dana Daw fun Dennis Dent Ditkfon Edmonc! Eggle.fton Elmendorf Evans A. Foster Fowler Freeman Gallatin Glen Goode C. Goodrich E. Goodrich Gray Gregg Grifwold Hanna Harper Hartley Affirmative. Me IT. Jones Kitthe'.l L-ib Lvnn Macon MiitileiibeTg Mew Cabell Christie Claiborne Condit Davis Daw fen Egglcfton Elmendorf Fowler Gallatin Goode Gregg Hanna Heifter Holmes Jackl'on Negative. MtfT. Mugcr Imlay Kittera H. Lee S. Lee Lyman M irfliall Morris Nott Otis Page Parker Piatt Powell Reed Rutledge Sewsll Sheafe • 1 Bner. Bsrtlett Bayard Bird Brace J. Brown Chaniplin Cooper Craik Dana J. Davenport F. Davenport Dennis Dent Dickfon Edmond Evans A. F.-drr Fsscmai, Tlie bill was then ordered to bp engroflcd and read a third time to-morrow. A written nic rage was received from the tfretident of tlie United States, by his Se cretary Mr. Shaw, inclosing a report of the Secretary of State, a letter from Mat hew Clarkfoii, El'q. and a lift of the claims adjufl ed under the 2 lft article to the treatv of the United Spates with Spain. The petitions of Henry Turner, of the Stat* of Vermont; of James MCk're, ana of Michael House, soldiers during the Re volutionary war, praying for pensions were read and referred to the committee of Claims. Mr. Wain presented a memorial of the inhabitants, Merchants, of the City of Philadelphia, complaining of the operation of the 75th feftion of the a"£t relative to Im ports and tonnage and the conftrudlion put thereon by the collector of that port; and prayinjf for t'tuh a modification or definition of it as may induce the said colledlor to conceive bimfelf authorised to con«el certain bonds which had been given by them, for security of drawback on goods exported' to New Orleans and Lcufiana or East Florida —Referred to the committee of commerce ond manufa&urrs. A petition of Samuel Seniers, an officer during the revolutionary war, praying con firmation cf his title to certain, bounty lands granted for his fervicesby the state of Virginia ; was read and referred to the committee of Claim*. Kitten H. Lee S. Lee Leib Mr. Grirwold, from the Committee of revifal and unfininierl bulinelj, to whom was referred the apendvnruts of the Senate to the bill intituled "an aft to repeal part of an ait intituled an aft to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, pe nalties, and disabilities accruing' in certain cases thtrein - mentioned," made a report, which was ordered to be printed, and taken into confederation to-morrow. -yman I yon &acou Mkffluli Mrtrit Mutjeabfrr New Nicho'as Nieholen Nott Oti» Page Parher Powell Randolph Reed Sewall Sheplwrd Smilie Smith Stanford Sumter Taliafero Thatcher R. Thomas Thomson A. Trigg J. Trigg Van CofTlil Mr. Macon called up far conlideration the resolution he had laid on the table for the repeal of the fetond fcdlion of the act commonly called the SHDITION LAW— and upon the question will the Foui'e to the motion, there were ayes 46—noes 34. Mr. Macon then went into an examina tion of the constitutionality of the Law— and quoted the con flit uti 011 and amendments thereto. &c. to which, Mr. B,.yard ropli cd,and concluded with moving the follow-I ing amendment to the resolution :—" and the offences therein fpc»ified, lull remain puni(liable as at common Law j provided, that upon any profecutton it lhall be lav;ful Tor the defendant to give in his defence the Mr. Gallatin wiflud to know if this mo urn was in order—ln huopinion it amnunt d to a complete fubfiitute of the proportion low on the table—and embraced the ndop ion of a principle of conitnon L*w, which le did not understand, , . Mr. Speaker declaring the motion to bt n order, Mcffrs. Gallaun and Smith oppo ed it, and Mrffrs. Bayard and Harper fpok n favor of it—when ■ *■* ' ' Vnrnura . L. Williams Woods—B2 Mr. Nott laid, as it embraced an HTipor ant lubjeft, and required mature coniide atioii, he wguW move th»t it he committee o a Committee t»f tiie whole Iloul'e. Upen vhe queflion for commitment there vere ayes 41, nor? 49. After fame debute, Mr. M.'.con said, tiiat 11 order to obtain :i dm ct 70 1- I.is re solution which it hid been endeavoured jl 'void, he would crml'ent f. inct.rpoiate the <mendnu:u with ;t and then cr.il iV>r a Jivi lion ot the quell ion. i lie uucltion w;s then taken on !tie fol lowing part, to wit : '• Reio.'ved, 'l'hat the id 11-Siun the aft palled 'he 14th July, 1795, w.^ituled An acl tor the puni'liment of certain c.rimes agaioft the United States, cught Jo be re pealed." Ai.d carried in tlie affirmative in the man ner following, viz. taelT. Alilon Bailey Bishop K. Bron w G.bell Christie Claiborne Condit D.i vis Nicholai Nicholfon Randolph Smilie Stanford Sumter Thorn pfon A. Trigj J; Tr 'gR Van Cortlandt Varniim R. Williams . I Me(T. Be»fr Barjlett Bayard Glen C. Goodrich E. Goodrich Gordon Gray Grifwold H.irpsr Hartley Hill /iffirmatine. MelF. Kitctiell Leib Lyon Lvini Nicholas Nichull'on Nott DJ wfon E'. glefton F.lmendojf Fowler Gallatin Goode Gray «*fgg Haniu Stone Sumter Taliaferro Thomson A. Trigg J. Tr'.ij-g Van Coidandt Varnlim R. Williams Hartley Haifte r Holmes H»ger Jackfdn Jones Dent Negative, M»ff. Hill Imlav K.itWr% Bird H. Let Brste S. Lee J. Brawn Lvmnn Champlin Morris Dana J. Davenport Page » Piatt Tth£&> Taliaferro Thatcher . J. L. Thomas I*. Tliomai Wadfwur'.h Wain L. Williams Woods— 57 The second part (Mr. B.iyard's amend ment) being under confederation, MefTra, Nicholas, Gallatin and Macon, spoke against it—and Messrs. Bayard, Otis, and Dana in favor of it, when the question was again taken by yeas and nays, as follow : MefT. Bear Bartlett Bayard Bird Brace Meir. Alrton Bailfy Bi(bop R. Brown Cabell Chtiftie Claiborne Dawfon Dent Egglefton Elmendorf Fowler Gallatin Goods Gregg Hanoi Hartley - HeilUr Henderfon Holmes Jack foil Jones 47 After Geveral obferv3tiooe at to the point "6f order in taking a question upon the whole resolution as amended, Mr. speaker fiibrnitted the deciGon to the boufc, and it wa« agreed to be taken. MefTrs. Randolph, Smilie, Egglefton, Varnum, and Jones, then opjiefed the re folu' ioii as amended, 011 the ground that it would be a greater evil to establish the principles of the common Law, than to repeal the sedition Lavr. The latter would expire in March 1801—the former would be entailed on our posterity. The question was at length taken on the whole resolution, by yea* and nay*, as fol low : McflVAlfton BaiHli-tt Bayard Bird Bishop Brace J. Brown K. Brown Cabsll Champfin Chriflie CI iiborne Macon MarfhaH MuhWfiberjr New J. Davenport F. Davenport D:»vis Dawfon Dent Dickfon Edmond Eg-gleflon Elmetulorf A. Foller Fowler Freeman Gallatin Glen Goode Parker Randolph Stnilie Smith Stanford C. Goodrich E. Goodrich Gordon Gray Gresgr Grii'wold Hanna Harper Hartley Heiftfr Henderfan Hill V' * f V. ■ ' *— fklmoijd Evans A. Fofier Freeman Glen C. Goodrich F. Goodrich Gordon Grifwold Harper Henderfon Craik Affirmative Mess. Hivgrr Imlav J. Beown Champlin Cooper Craik Dana J. Davenport F. Davenport Dennis Dickfon Edmond Evans A. Fofier Freeman Glen C. Goodrich E. Goodrich Gordon Gray Grifwold Harper Hill Nagative. MelT. Kitchell Lieb Lyon Lvnu Macon Marshall Muhlenberg New Condit Davis Sff.rmctive. Mcir. Nott Pai ker • Powell Thatcher R. Williams Baer D^nuis Evans Huger H. Lee Mfff. ImUy Jnckfoif Jones Kitcheli Kittera S. Lee Leib Lyman Lyon Lynn Macon Marlhall Morris Muhlenbiirg New Nicholas Nicholi'on Otis Page Flatt Condit Cooper Ciaik D.wa Randolph Reed Rutledge Sewall Slieafe Shepherd Smilie Smith Stanford Stone Sumter Taliaferro J. Thomas R. Thomas Thomson A. Trigg J -Trigg Var> Ccirtlandt Yarnum Wadfworth Wain ,• ■■ A - Won d» , . Holmes Reed Rutledge Sew all Sheafe Shepherd Thatcher J. C.Thomas R. Thomas Wadfworth Wain L. Williams Woods 4.7 Ibis Evening January 24, Will he prffcnted, (for thefecondtime in Amcztcc) a much admired new Comedy, called Or, The Birib Day, [Tranflatcd from the German of Korzhue, by Mfi Dibdm, author of the J*w and Doctor—Five Thousand a Year, Ac—/ And a<3ed at Covcnt Garden Theatre, with unbounded applaufe.j Captain Esrtram. Mr. Warren—Mr. Bertram, Mr. Wignell—Harry Bertram, Mr. Wood—Jack Junk, Mr. Bernard—Lawyer Cirrtiit, Mr. BlifTett —William, Mr. Warrell juii —Servant,Mr Hook. Fmma, Mrs. Merry—Mrs. Moral, Mrs. Fran cis—Anne, Mrs,Do<slor. To which "will be added, (not a fled tbU season) a much admiredccmic Opera. caUrd Captain Fit2roy (with the favorite Hunting Song, of the T wins of Latona, Mr Darley ; Fa ther Luke, Mr Warren ; Dertiot, Mr. Warrell ; Patrick, Mr. Cain; Darby, Mr Bernard; telle (with a song in chata&er) Mr. Bhflet ; Boy, Matter Harris—Norah, Mrs Warrell; Kathleen, Mrs Oldmixon. Kittcra H. Lee S. Lee Lyman Morris N»ty Otii Pag-.; Parker Piatt Powell Reed Rutledge Sewall Sheaf Shepherd Thatcher J. C. Thomas R. Thomas Wadfworth Wain L. Williams Woods c t. Pox. one Dol ar, Pit, three quarters o.'' 1 dollar, ami Gallery hilf a" dollar. i£s* The d :>ors of the Theatre will open at a quarter pjfl 5, and the i_urtaan rife at a quarter past 6 o clock prwilsjv. VI VAT RfiSPUDL ICA. VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. LAYING nn the east fide of the Falls Road.-. On the East it U bounded by proper',- belong ing to Mr. Tench Francis, fto on the fou'.h, by a road »f two perches, and on the north f y a lane, which frparates it from Mr. M'Call. Ii is propii fed to siividethjs land into 3 equal parts in order to fait the purchaitrs. For terms apply to Samuel Mifflin, eorntr of Mark& md nth ttreetJ. January 24, WHO have not ditchargrci the Taxes which. ha*e been aflefied forfotne yearspaft, wilf receive information refpe&ing the two Uft Com. mifiionen falet in the said ccunty, by applying to th« lubfcriber in the forenoon, during his llipi t it ay in the Cky, at mist Carfon'i, No. 39, corner ot North Alley, 6th flrcef Nicholas Nicholfon Randolph Sniilie Smith Stanford Stone JOHN YOUNG. After his departure, letters on the itif>je<ft, (poll paid) addrcfleU to him at vriil January *3. Sumter Taliaferro Thomson A. Trigg J- T"gg Van Cordandt Situated in Benlalem townfii, Bucks nineteen milei fron. Philadelphia. For terms apply to ELIZABETH ROBERTS, AttUborough. Buiks county—t,r JOSEPH R. JENKS, No. 38, north Second fireet, Pbiladel'a. N. B None need apply who cannot produce fuilable recommendation. Vai num R. T Villiann Also for sate, The Time of a Negro Boy, Who years o: age, and has thirteen years to serve—He has been used to the business of a Farmer, and can drive a Carriagi. ■Apply to Januarp 23, BUILDING LOTS, Jiear the corner ot Arch and Ninth ftrccts. ALSO, X& be Sold or L.ct, A number of excellent Pasture Lots, On the Wi'ffabickon road, abcn.it half a mils irom the city. %• Enquire at No. 30 North Sixth street. dutiawtf November 15. WAICTS A PLACE As Housekeeper or Seamstress, AW OMAN who 1 erfedly undcrftands either, aid can be well recommended. 0- Fnquirc at No. 163, North Third Street. January ii. jp ANY Person or Per font, wifMsiff te avail ti'i'miCiVcs of any opportunity of l .v! ,•,/ pcrl'oß well calculated to ptr orm the necVL-i: f avocauon of <• DON, wi.i heur «»f ■ j:«, by saving a lire at the Office of thii Gazette, direcUd to A. B. Any recommendations neccflary can bp given; January 22. TO BE DISPOSFO OF The Time of a strong healthy Negro Wench, Who has seven years to serve. 0- She is acquainted with all kinds of houfc work, and is a good plaj;i C ok. f Im.quirt of the Printer. JjMJ-J-y 7, iJc« v len Dollars Rc°ivard. DESERTED front the Company of Captaii* MATTHEW HENKY, ic'h Reg U. S. l.ifintry, .in enlifterl soldier named MOS£S Wt AW, born in PenrfylvaF.ia, by trade a (hoe maker, thirty yeiri of age, five feet an half inches high, black eyes, black hatr, lair complexian, has loft two of h>9 fore teeih which is verv percept'ble when he talks. It 19 known that he now lurks in this cjty. Whoever {hall take up fair! deserter and lodge him in jail, or (hall deliver him to the Subfrri ber at his quarters in Filbert between Ninth and Tenth flree', (hall receive the above reward and reafonablp charges. BENJAMIN GIBBS, Jun. j Captain lOtb Regiment Infantry. ' 87 Adjourned. NEW THfiATKE'. RECONCILIATION; THE POOR SOLDIER. FOR SALF About 25 acres cf Land, -OWNERS OF UNSEATED LANDS, In Westmoreland Cauntj. TO ,ET, Several V tucble farms, ELIZABETH ROBERTS, as above. t&f. jt. FOR SALE, SEVERAL VALUABLE f & dtf. tw&f*. dtf . *■«* <'&■ '*> dtf
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