whe», every power of party is riling into
adlion ; when the oppafition to our govern
ment is bold enough to avow its object;
■when the scavengers of malevolence against
the government, are scouring every foul
gutter of falfhood, for matter to fill a news
paper. and fully the purity of official cha
ra&er; when the engines of falfhood and
sedition, finding them Pelves too weak, indi
vidually, to accomplish their deCgns, are
collecting their strength, and incorporating
their interests, with their inexhasftible fund
ot malevolence, and spreading their calumny
against the administration, thrsugh the me
dium of a press, so governed, " as to be be
yond the reach of accident" to controul;
is it not proper"f»r the people to enquire,
what is the probable object of this organized
system of opposition ?—lf th.it object is
known, Whether, it is most wife to entrust
an unknown ediinr, governed by t<>ree ob
scure trustees, with the government of our
-country ; it is better for us to
permit the goverhnient to progress in the
«riflitilted departments, in the hands of
men, chosen by the people, ai d confrquently
jtfponfible to them, lor their public cundu& ?
|
If our government was made fey tl.e-pro
ple of t! MS country ; if the legislative dtf
partinents of our government. are filled by
iiien chosen !*y the lame propU; ; and if the
nie;i thus representing the people pass laws
authoriaing certain things, and prohibiting
others ; and, if it is a true principle of the
government, that, no Ixwcitn b? ipadf, but
by a majority of the people's repr.-fentatives,
and when made, can be repeal.d only, by the
f:irne majority, W it not injurious to the enn
ftitutioiml " freedom ai)d luppinefs of all
our countrymen. ;" is it not highly inching
to the feelings of every American, who
wishes to preierve the government under
wh'chtw lives, to fee you, three obscure in
-4 viJvtls, at the head" of a project, which,
ivhilft it tenl'nres the laws now'made, points
to itself, as the necessary means, of cen
trouling the proaeedings under those laws,
by "an establishment beyond the reach of
accident" to fiumsb or controul?
JOHN EWING, Junr.
February 6th, ißo®.
[We are authorized to publifli the fallowing
as a more sorreA statement of the fafts,
which occurred at Lmcafter o» the loth
inft. than that which hai appeared in the
Aurora,]
ON Thnrfday the 20th inft. the report
®f the committee on the ELftion Laws of
this Commonwealth was taken up for a fe
fond reading, in the forenoon, an i eccuiun
ed coniicerable debate. The lieufe, in fa
vor of rite rsport, alltdgiug that the firft iie
tion of the present Election Law was not
confident with thi Confiitution f and the
©ppofition infilled that the feilioß and the
Constitution -were in perse& unison, the
words u fed in the fedion being almost liter
ally those of the Constitution. Jt is worthy
ef remark, tbst-t-he eemrmttce in the pream
ble of the report, referring to the firft feflien
of the third article of the Constitution, has
given only a pa-till quotation. Five words
more, viz—ln elefiions Uy the citizens
would hive preftnted the feftion complete.
Oil the qucftion tcr agice to tiie refolutior,,
it was carried in the affirmative, Yeas 38,
Nays 34 ; and the houll iiiljaurncd to meet
again at three o'clack, P. M.
It is ulual, when the heufe has adjourned
to, any particular hour, for the Speaker to
take the chair, and call the members to or
der half an hour after the time. Whether
the Speaker made the cull earlier in the af
ternoon than usual, or whether it was owing
to the roll not being called, and petitions
a»d, reports of committee not being prefmt
ed, the house had proceeded on the report
and agreed to the fecend item., and also to
tke firft part cf the third item, viz. (a di
vision I aving been called and agieed to)
to prevent regularly inluted soldiers from
txtrci tug tie rights of suffrage ; before
some of the members of the oppolition took
their feats, Mr. Kepjiele then requeued, as
a matter of form, not of right, that a recoa
fideration might take place, and two mem
bars who had been in the majority, movcxl
for a reconsideration, in favor of which ;
Mr. Kepele then (poke and exprefled his de
cided opinion, that a citizen, enlifkd in the
frrvice of his country, neither did or ought
to 101 - his right of fuffrage ; small indeed
wsuld be the more inducement of p:iy to en
gage him in the <Jelence of his country if the
citizen soldier found himfelf disfranchised
on his return from the field of danger to the
place of his nativity. Rather than abridge
him o{ his rights (said Mr. Keppele) let 11s
if poflible, add to them, and convince the
■world that weaspart of united America shall
ever gratefully acknowledge and reward the
lervices of those who acquired and of those
who defend our Independence, and will give
no pulitical preference to citizens, who Cit
ing quietly and fecnrely by their fire fides,
view without emotion the wreck of empires ;
and the erufh ef worlds. Mr. K-pp-le coil- :
-eluded with exprefliug a hope that the re- 1
consideration would be agreed to. i
Meflri. Boileau and Frailcy were again ft
the re-consideration. The latter animad
verted on the speech of Mr. Keppele, and
j*as interrupted, as he said, fourteen times
by Mr. Keppele rising to explain, and de
claring at the fame time that Mr. Frailey
had miftalted his obftrvations. Mr. Frai
lty's arguments went tofhow that a re con
sideration ought not to take place, and that
a Soldier, notwithstanding he was a citizen
at the time of enlistment, ought not to be
allowed the right of fufl'rage, because he
tv,ts more abfolute'y under the arbitrary di
ntikn of his officers, than the moJlabjeß Jl:ve
is under the influence of his mnfler. Ri» eb
fervations went further, and he intimated
doubts whether those citizens of the State
to whom the right of fuffrage wa* rtftorcd
by} the repeal ofthett ft liw Would at pr«-
sent legally c*ercik any such right. Mr.
° . o
Frailey hating concluded, HOUSE OF RF.PF ESF. A r T.sTli'T.S
Mr. Fisher rose in favor of the re-confi- Wkdni s jay, February 26.
leration —he laid that (o great a latitude
lad been allowed in debate, that it might speaker laid bet ore t lie House,
>e supposed the house had loft light of the W f,om S crci ' lI T oi Wat, iKC'lofing
jueftion of re-conliderati -n, and had enter- » report on the pennon, referred.to h.n., oi
:d into the merits of the resolution. The • i.-i:. . a clti kin tr.e War
rentlemen opposed to him in sentiment, had °® ce ' and «ow nopr,foiied upon procef, for
wandered into very devious paths—he should 1 lc " 1 t! u "
lot follow them, but would confine himfelf ere '> e on I,e ta '•
is much at the nature of the cafe would ad- Mr. Brace called up ior consideration, the
nit, to the qneftion before the house. To 'elrlution which lie laid on the table, relative
ifcertain, however, the propriety of goinfj l ' lc expediency ol acsepting the cefjioii of
into a re-coi Iteration, it would be neccfla- '! of territory, lyin : > weft of Pen.i
ey to fliew that the fubjeft w: san import- I v ani;i. tommonly tailed the V'cft .m Kr
aut one, involving in it agn at con Hiuitios l civ e of (aonueclicut—wlurli was again read
al point. That debate ou.>ht rather to be a " d t0 b >' tht House—and a commit
courted than to be avoided—that delibtra- tee .°' kvcll >^'» b ers appointed for that pur
tion, not precipitancy, was the proper cha- P 0 1
rafteriflic of legifl live alTembiies. He did ° H of Mr. Spaight, the House
not charge gentlemen with improper views, c " n * lotion, mitt iu l .1" .Ik* Com
but comlcl hot forbear remarking, that an Commerce and Manufcidhires, to
uuufual velocity was difcorerable in getting en< l"/ e «£>»"«>"* °«Sht to be made
through with thiv item of the report. He "fl*® to veffeU > S oods ' wiir " n,er
was confirmed in this idea, by the declara- ch ?f Zf > the wafts „t the Uni
tion of the two gentlemen who I,ad moved teJ Stateß » a,,c a!1 °' ,n rH P' rCt 10 iuch S oods
and feco.ided the motion to re ennfider, that w;,r " u'v-rcband.ae, brought .«® th.
they had not precifcly comprehended its [J r;,ot thtf U:,,teu btaKS > wrecked as alor,.
operation. J "°
.. , , , ... I he quen. on taken yesterday, on reterrinf
Mr. Fisher then tr ck up the eonft.tut.on tiif ri ,, 011 „f Gilbert Dent ii! was re-confi
cf the late, and that of tee United States, dere-i ; ;i,;d on motion of Mr. Otis, to.- peti
compared them with the 15th fcflion of the tionw:iS rt ; Vli ,. tl th . Committee . f Claims.
eleaion law—insisted ihat an attempt to a ir > , , t .
. r 1 .• 1 r <-r 1 A menace was received from the Senate
prevent ft ldiers, otherwise qualified to vote, . w *, ' ~ ■ , r •
r r -r r.. • ~ * by Mr. fc)tis, fecretary, informinr'tm
si >m a free e crcife of the important right T . . .®. .
Lr a . . . ■r ■ , house, that trie Senate had ivaff..: tne b. Im.
of innrage, was an attempt to infringe the ..1 1 . a ■ I r , .
„ n■ , b £ , n . r b j tituled" A» -trt urtuer f. fufix*nJ tne com
ccuftitut.on of the state, and of our com- 1 r u , L tt
_T - . rri ■ • , merc.al ntercourfe between the Unitec
non country. i fiat it was vain and nura i 5. . jt- ~ 1
, .in. r l • ■ 1 1 "fates and France," with two amendments
tory to legillats upon such principles—the , 1 - 1 .1 n 1 l
■ r 1 . ..1 ' I which tney uquelted the coneurrance c
house had not the p- wer—ev ry individual , th j s | lol ,f e> '
member was bound by the solemn ties of an ! j-j,, r'n \ . » n. ..
a- 7 , ... n . Ibe fir!! amendment, to strike out tha
oath or affirmation, to fuuport those cor.fti I ,1 a 11 1. j
, • r P , , | put ot the 4th feition, which enabled citi
tations. Ine perfans entitled to vote, were „f,i . Ic. , r?
, •, ~ ~r , n . , T ' " i <-eus ot the L-nited States relident in Franc
delcnbed by the e'eflion law. It was not 1 m r , .f.. n- 1
•L r J L . r1 •• . ( to lepan to tills country, with veflels anc
"ftf Ms '. a 3 «'er was not a citizen, i other property bonaJide belonging to them
or should for the cause of enl.ttment be d,( I was L J cur / edm £ |)e ho^k L
franchifed. The conlfitytion reco;mi?ed noes 36 '
no fuel, principle. By what authority then, j ' Plcvi " ous to taking the nion on con
did gentlemen undertake to make this d,f- | CBrring in , his amcndnlen \ Mr . r . lac ,
crimination ? Mr. F.fher lamented that so | niade a mo-ion, which fapereeded it—viz
much jealousy should be excited aga.nft the ;«« thal the amcndlr ents of the Senate b<
troops o, the United States. He had more postponed until the fir ft Monday in Decern
than once d.fcovered a d.fpofition in thof, ; ber next"—which was negatived, only •«
opposed to him, to propagate th.s jealousy, members voting in favor of it.
and to View the government of the United The fecoi.d amendment was to strike ou
States, as a foreign and hostile government, the 10th feftion of the bill, by whith it wa:
He, on the other hand, considered this go- ' enatted, that the Confnl orAtent of tlx
verni,ent, as the great bulwark of our po- United States (hall receive an annual falan
l.t.cal independence-nay, .t our political of 3 eoo dollars, and be reftrifted from trade
exiitence. As, in the early days of the &c. &c.
social compaft, when men emerging fram Mr. Otis moved that the House conc-.-r.
savage ignorance, made a parti I facrifice of n .
their natural, and ferocious, and precarious Champhn hoped not—and proceedec
freedom, for the purpose of acquiring g, , Ve r "[ on '' ft ' tin « th « & rea
more sure and stable rights, so when the f"" 1 !- made ot the conduct c
several states found it would contribute to °"[ ft,' 1 r' 1) ' t,1 '° la tl,r '
the great national welfare of then-country V ' nßnujted he had entered mt,
to unite in a new compaft, each found it ef- W,t! ' P 1 "" 1 ." 4 U, lt P re
frntial t., make part,.l and local-facrifices for *'7*
the attainment of the great and invaluable ,V, OpC and ' had n,0 .! ,
end And fl.all we deprive men a Ai„ e by ' / SC pOI ' UO " ° f the P roduce ' P ,vviou '
appointment and under the authoriiy of this ■ ""/f" " l = l ' c hani. , s having an op
rr r . ■ . , , . ' . 5 portuinty of beconnnn- Duribafers Mr C
government of their rights of citizenship > „, r , , V " r -
The item of,he report went to this ;it had \ f , °' 3 W . ffc
been precipitately agreed to and he hoped 'J " * vi ' r 'auled by an Ameridi;
would be re-conlidtreo. Mr. F. observed fro '«
that militia w!:en called into actual service' /'" l *" G ' !>v wl, ifl
were under the diredion of their officers "7 p-nn,ttea to procenl-and thereb,
s- -
no r1 y that the Militia w;re SUvet, mean. vr c• ,
abjea beings, nnw.itl.y of the common ■ ' !'• -!«• >p"U ai f..vor of c >minu
right* of republicans, f.ie call.dm ~e nt le. "' 6 , t;,c 'f' h,icl " Ur r|jtrJ «P
men to fay this, to avow their ba.iefo.-p. nlv " m * tur e consideration, to preven
it,, . / n , »» . v/hat was coii'idered a vreat evil arc 1 u
What (afeet Mr I-ifl.er) was the lan- much canfe of complaiift. Dv tdi
guage of the Leg,flat.,;e ,794. when mat,an o F nin, intrrcou. IV with Den
the rnihti 1 of Pennfylvanm were abroad, en- : g<„ our vessels we.e .eft, d- d, Mr. S. f.ud
Tfr U T-!t 'r ir a infur ' eC - froni 8°' n < to but two ports in that
l'°d • /i' V' 0 ! , er . S 1 " 0t be u H on Clearing out utour cnliorn iionfe —viz
de depnvjd. though^cut of thar proper c»un- Pert Republican ai d Cape Francois. Upu,
T' " f the g, ; at . r 'K llt fuffrage. The their arrival at of those , erts, if d„
Legifla.ure palled an »Q efpecally ,n their , Uipercargo wifhti -.0 seek farther for a mar
favour. 1 hey did not fay they were slaves, ! ket, application rauft be made to our a-n
hecaufe under military command. They i for 1 infhon ■ 1 1 ■
said they were freemen, more worthy of oJr and'iV^
common praaleps, beeaufe they were com- which it is requ-.ihd, b«y up all th-'p-oduce
bating the inclemency of a campaign to and compel the merchant to purchase of hin
preserve their government. a: an exorbitant price—thi. he had been in
Mr.Fifhcr was proceeding in his remarks, formed had been done—but in nientioniii.-
when a fuddrn call to adjourn was htard 't» Mr. S. said, he did not wish to be un
from f-vrral v ices. He fat down. The drift.,od at criminating tlie person who dit
question was taken, and divided in the ne- ' he agent was allowed to trade—l..
gative. Mr. F. went on for a few minutes had no rompenf.ition fror.i the goverrimeiv
and was again interrupted by a call to ad- —* ,lf l't was what every merchant in a iimi
journ. This call wat once more ovtr ruled, ' l,r litustion might and would do. Ht
and Mr. F. had scarcely resumed his argu- thought it a perfeftly fair mereantiie tranf
mer.t, when a third time, «' adjourn" wat a dion. Hence arolt the neceflitv of th<
vociferated. Mr. F. now said, lie would 'edinn now untie, confide ration,
übmit—he found a disposition in fime But there was another iranfatfion, Mr
lumbers to interrupt the argument—a d S. said. the p:•, - .eUtit.g 10 which he bat
vould not oppose the adjournment. deposited with u proper executive officer
The House adjourned about 6 o'clock. had t»u ~ grait.-d bv c».r »irei
t rr r i• r , , a 111. ;«j nlom, ); vi' i;. Hll'l • !!•<* v• * 11. • J • •
In pafling from his feat towards the «]oor, Dyr tner rn irtt
lf„ tf r_;j r i * - p j rrnei to tratie direct tiom the United
J' fa,d t l ° A f ° ,nc him. State, to the city of St.
7 dare , not '' ftcn r l ° .r SUm ™ U He wat « hich no Other utisrn in th. United ?tat,
infwered oy Mr. Fra.ley-We are not a- Cl uW :, r to enj fls i; „... f ...
Zt AuKH' 8 { any '"J- •*!' H ' "" iv i " :cl ' ,Li: d b >- P"H'^
At this moment IJr. Logan said, ttimi.
tis not argument we would go from, but c„ " r rj »» c
rom your nonienfe (or d—d nonfenfc) Mr. r' 1 '?• ' Mr ' an a r :!t was ' i;n '
then flopped and turning to Dr. Logan """ -'r "T**
eplied " You are a Puppy." Dr Logan I hey m.jtht -.eryeafi:;
infwered. « You are aD— 4 Rascal," On "" y "" Wl " ch tiut i,lterco » r «
hts Mr. F. gave him a blew in the face. 'ouy up all the prvduc
Phis was returned by Logan, when the metn- f C "
.ers interfered, and so the matter ended. H d T 77 ' ''"' *' ' o<
c . , .. r , , , avoided. It was this Kind of cun juet wind
Sc«n after the House had met on th, sol- had eauf.d 1- many failures ,n the Unhct
owing morning, the Speaker laid he had States—and vet he could not blame the ~-r
eceived a letter signed George Logan, son who w.,u'ld he guilty cf them—his fpe
he letter was read ; it complained of the dilations being all the compensation allowac
.reach ot privilege he had fuffered, and for his expends and trouble,
iked for the interference of the House. Mr . Gallat ;„ w „ fayour of conc „ rr j
M'mbeTvJz" COmmit '' OVV '"S | with the Senate. If, said Mr. G. ou
un- in'u .. r , | agent has i'een guilty of the mifcondiid im
IThttcbtU, PaUt. Bull, Inghs, Ctnyngham \ puted to him, this feftion would not pre
Hopkins, Barclay, with inftruflions to re ) vent him—All that could be tlore, wouh
port a ft»e of fads as boa as possible, ; be to remote him, and this no doubt wnnh
CONGRESS.
I be done upon a representation from the
; merchants to the executive. '
I Mr. Otis said, be concurred mod hear
, tily in the opinion of Mr. Gallatin.—He
did not know that our agent bad been guil
ty of the fa&s alledged to him, but if he
had, and the feftion was retained, there
was nothing in it which reftridted him from
ffuing paflpnrts—the fame abuse might still
occur—and the only remedy lay with the
executive
r lhc quirftion on concurring with the Se
nate was put and carried—ayes 60.
Mr. Davis rose, to move that the com
mfttee of the w hole house, to whom was
referred the mefiage of the President, rela
tive to Thomas Nafh; and the resolutions
on that fubjeft—fee discharged from the
further confederation thereof.
Mr D. said, he did this, with a view to
prevent irritation and warmth so often pro
duced on like occiifions—the result of the
difcrfiion could have no good efFedl—he
beli.-ved if there had been an improper in
terference, that interference had not been
from improper motives.
Mr. D. said he was not prepared to vote
on thisfubjeft fitting here as a judge, he
wished to have every evidence which could
lead to a fair conviftion, or an .mpanial
and honorable acquittal—and this was not
likely to be the cafe, rfince gentlemen were
obliged to resort to newspaper teflimony—
he had no doubt some gentlemen were pre
pared to vote on it—but he hoped, if the
house did not agree to discharge the com
mittee and the fubjeft altogether, that it
would at least be poftpened until further
evidence could be procured, on the authen
ticity of which he might rely, and form a
coireft judgment.
Messrs. Randolph, H. Lee, Dana, Shep
herd, Livingfton, Harper, Rutlcdge, Ni
cholas, Bayard and Otis, fpeke against this
motion ; and Meflfrs. Macon, Smith, Craik
and Kitchcll, in fav- ur of it—when the ques
tion was taken by ayes and nays, and nega
tived—ayes 14 —noes 76.
Those who voted in the affirmative,,were,
Meflrs. Bailey, Condit, ttraik, Dent,
Dickfan, Freeman, Goode, Grove, Kitch
ell, Linn, Macon, Pinckneyand Smith— 14.
Adjourned.
Tribute to the Memory of Gen. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, among our Citizens
abroad.
On the 14th of January, the intelligence
refpefling the death of Gen. IVaJhington
reached the Havanna. The grief occasion
ed thereby, was mod strongly evinced. Mr.
Morton, our consul at that city, immediate
ly iflued an 'address to the Americans ; sug
gesting the public evidences to be given of
their sorrow on the mournful occasion. The
numorous vtflels in the harbor, (about 100
fail) were dire&ed to suspend their flags
half mall-high for three fucceflive days ; and
the citizens to wear crape on their left arms,
.both of whieh were inllantly and univer
sally complied with.
The U. States Hoop of war Norfolk,
captain Bainbridge, then in harbor, the pri
vate armed (hips Superior, Capt. Cunning
ham, Good Friends, Capt. Earl, hrig Li
berty, Capt. Henderfon, with several others,
discharged minute guns throughout the d^y.
The consul also communicated the intelli
gence by letter, to the Spanish governor,
(the Marquis de Somervellus) who return
ed a polite and consoling answer, declaring
the f\ mpathetic interest lie took therein,
with every admirrr o» those " exalted vir
tues and pattiotifm" cf which the world
was bereaved in the loss of our illuftiious
citizen.
NEW YORK February 26.
By an accoynt exhibited to the legisla
ture by the infpe&ors of rhe State Piifon,
it appears they have expended up to 31ft
December last, Dtllt. Cu.
For iron, leather, and other raw
materials, and including thefa
lary of ;he agent, ZJ> 2 3 2 '5
And that they have re
ceived of the Comp
troller, D. 2000
For shoe», nailt, &c.
fold, 21*389 85
Due the agept, 1,842 30
25,232 15
On hand in raw materials, shoes,
nails, tools, See. 7>2i7 72
Deduft balance due the agent, 1,842 30
In favor of the prifbn,
A large quantity of iron, and other ma- i
tcrlals lias been up for the prison T"> virttie of a writ of venditioni exponas, to
! and many improvements made out of the ! iffu ? d ou '°/ th = circuit court
. • i i i • i • c . . ; 4 e United States, in and for the Pennfvlva*
material, charged in this account, for which ! nil Diftria, of the middle circuit, will be fold
no charge 19 made, and be estimated worth ; by public vendue at the city tavern, in Second
j 4°oo dollars. _ (treer, in the city of Philadelphia on Monday
Number of prisoners remaining in the tllc 'J 1 '* day of March next, at 6 o'clock in
State Prison, 31ft of Dtcember, 1799 the evening, all that certain tract or parcel of
225 of which 139 are Americans, and 86 d * 'y"-g and being en the river or
are foreigners—2o6 are men, 19 are wo w"* Ca C in the county of
rir 1 • . » « Wayne, containing 8000 acres and Howards •
men-,73 of the fonrer white, 33 black- on which arc- erected a messuage, flable, and
of the latter, 11 are white, and 8 black— Uwmill, with the appurtenances —The name.
Guiltv of aifon, s—burglary,5 —burglary, 16—forgery, of the original warrantees of the said tract or
zj—ifluing Counterfeit Money, 6 —so- P" r cel of land were as follows,
domy, 1 manflaughttr, 2—liorf* dealing, Mordeoai Roberts, John Till,
10 —grandlarceny,9B—facrilege, I break- Stopbcl Medera, Geo-ge Warton,
i' gthe State Prison, I—petit larceny, 59 2r.chartah Ferris, Benjamin Hancock,
afl'r.ult and battery 2. Fifty-two of the George Till, Edward Welsted,
prifeners are wnder sentence of confinement amas " 'gg' ns i James Thompson,
tor life—one for 21 years, five 14 years, George Morton* Joseph Whitehead,
four 10 years, cms 8 years, fourteen 7 vears, George Streeton, Patrick Connolly,
three 6 years, ten 5 years, twenty eight 4 Streeton, Tb^mat-Grifiy,
years, tiriity-fix 3 years, ten 5 years, twen J<>inJ}!iplant, William B.al'oert.\
Mr-right 4 years, thirty fix 3 years, one 2 S r2 " c taken in execution as the property
years and 6 months, twenty five 2 years, of Letii, Hooper, deceased.
cine 21 months, twenty seven 18 mouths, x ' >T _ JOHN HALL, Marshal.
fifteen months, Ith rteert months, nine 121 Tl' A rtaioiuble credit be given.
manths, one 2 years and 2 days, e one) pi! • V !\ S i' e ' \
\ , rpi r '',■> * Philadelphia, Jan. 4. } eoti7M
year aid I day. The fetitences 01 c« of * ,-r- - r
.. • r • • .1 r r 1 ' f f-f two tracts ao not contain the full
the prisoners expire in the couifeof the pre- **■;<* , ,i *
fr»f Mr quantity V the ortgnal warrant* j far t a/ tketn
ikut ) v4r. having onn cofwejed awaj t
f MR, FKNNO, "
BE pleased to Insert in your paper th«
two last verses of a Song written by rfre ce
lebrated Poet Robert Burns, and let ihem
be as an Acfwer to J. R. for his Ragamuf
fin Speech.
For Gold, the Merchant sloughs the Maiu
The Farmer ploughs the Manor ;
But glory is the" Soldiers prize,
The Soldier? wealth is honour.
The brave poor Soldier ne'er despise
Nor coHnt him as a Stranger ;
Remember, he's his ceuntry's ftajr,
In Day, and hour of Danger.
HARRISBURGH, February 24.
We are credibly informed, that his Excel
lency Thomas M'Kean, was knocked down
with a brick-bat while walking the streets ot
Lancafler, by one Moles Simons, who is
laid to be inline. It is said, his Excellency
was taken up almoll lifdefs.
Port of Philadelphia.
Ship Nellor, Waite, Liverpool
Brig Abigail, Hughes, Bristol
The schooner Swift, captain Perry of
this port, from Gape Francois, sent into
New York, by captain Talbot, of the U.
S. frigate Cmfti'utiop, on suspicion of her
paper* being illegal, has been liberated, by
order of the Secretary of the Navy—theie
being no ground for her detention.
Cj" Ths Mail for the British Packet the
Harlequin (which calls at Halifax) closes
on Tuesday, the 4th of March, at twelve
o'clock noon.
N B. The inland postage to New-York
mult be paid.
Slx per Cent.
Three per Cent.
Deferred 6 per Cent. 15/3 to 4
8 per Cent Stock— 4 p«r Cent, advance.
B *NK United States, «5 -j
Pennfylvania, 18 /
North America, 45 V "?
Infurante comp. N. A. shares 940t09 50 I o
Pennfylvania, (hares, 18 J "*
Baft-India Company of N. A. par.
Land Warrants, 31 dolls, per 100 acr»s.
COURSE OF EXCHANGE
London, 62 at 30 days
60 at 6c a 90 days
Amsterdam, 35 37 a-ioo per florin
Hamburgh 30 23 i-100 per MarkSaneo.
On Friday Evening, February 28,
Will be prtfented (for the sth time in America)
a new Comedy, called
THE SECRET;
Ori Partnerjhip Dijfol-ved.
To which will be added, (not ailed these four
years) a Farce, called
A MOGUL TALE;
Or, The Descent of the Balloon.
•£5" The doors of the Theatre will open at a
quarter pad 5, and the curtain rife at a quarter
pad 6 o'clock precisely.
Sixty Dollars Reward.
DESERTED
FROM the quarters of the Subscriber, in the
night of Monday the 24th inflant, an enlist
ed SolditV, named JOHN MARSHALL, born
in Sjlern, New-Jersey, by occupation a La
bourer, aged 23 yeats, five feet 7 inches high,
bine eyes, black hair, fallow complexion, and
it li fjid this is his lecond desertion.
Also, at the fanse time, ALEXANDER
TEEL, born in SufTex county, New Jersey, a
Taimer by trade, agtd 18 yea<s, j feet 5 and
an half inchej high, remarkable small hizle
eyes, (hort brown hair, which h»j been lately
cropped, fair complexion, his upper teeth large
and (peaks much thro' his nose ; was
enticed from his duty by the art and persuasion
of the above turned Marthall.
Whoever fliall take up said Deserters and
lodge them in Jail, or (hall deliver them to the
fuUfi-riber. at hit Quarters in Filbert, between
Ninth and Tenth streets, Philadelphia, or to
any r.ffiier of the army of the United Stat«s,
(hall receive the above reward, and reasonable
charges, or for either of them a proportionate
c mpenfation.
Febiuary j6.
United States, i _
Pennsylvania District. J
5.575 42
ARRIVED,
—w»: -sis-:
POST OFFICE,
Philadelphia, Fed. 27.
PRICES OF STOCKS.
PuH.ASEI.rHIA, FIBRUART li.
lfc/4
8,10
NEW THEATRE.
BENJAMIN GIBBS, jun.
Capt. iofh regt. U. S.
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