■X# ; •WIDNISSOAV EVENINC, 9. W' And be sat dovon by a well. JJota tbe priest C'f Mldhn bad seven daughters : and ibey came and drew water, andJi'-led the troughs to ni/ater tbeirjother's Jhck. And tie sbspberds came and drove tbem <Kvay : but Moses stood upwul helped tbem, and vtatcrtd lbsir flock." ; ■ " IN thejurenik- divsof Motes, that pro fji-t, hiving unfortunately interfered in a Iquarnl between in Egyptian and a Jew, "went in* 1 Vjlont try exile. Provoked at the aflaffination of 4 fubjee\, tt*» reigning mo narch fooght to'flay Most s, -who fled from Ins wrath into th_ land of Midian. Here he took \)p his reftdeWee in the vicinity of a /veil, and led a fort of hermit's life," un knowing and unknown." By a glance at the 1l ift• sry of pastoral ages, it Hill be feeii, that the tail: of drawing water, either for houfc bold purpufes, or for the ale of the fold, ge nerally devolved upon women. The (impli cit)', the it) dole nee, cr the rudervrfs of the patr ivc'-.s, caused them to forget that the obvious d(! inaticn rf the fofter sex was for lighter labour ; and that men, as the natural guardians of females, should ever relcue their fair war Is from ignominious thraldom. Bit the prirft of Midian, with all his learning, was, it fc ms, clownish and inattentive in this refpeffc, For he futifers his whole family,Of girls to 11 draw water, ami fill*He tron »!)•? to wat",r his flocks." In thefdays, res rv,cirs and citterns attradled almost as great crowds, as Bath in Eng land, and Lebanon {brings here have, in times more modem. Indeed wells Were a kind of haunt ; and at their margin were to be found pilgrims and jjatriarchs, shepherds ' and herdsmen, blushing beauties and clam >- rous boors, all eager to a'lay their own j third, or that of the animals, lowing and bleating around. In such a profnifcuous \ crowd, GrofiV'f-, and Incivility would al ways mingle, indued predominate, an 1 not only def : cate ears, but even graceful forms would fa me times he wounded. The da ugh- ; tc s of the Egyptian clergyman did, not re pair to the well of Midian, without exptffure to the attacks of brutality. Certain shep herds of the country, 44 fellows of the baser fort," in all probability, Midianitifh demo crats, influenced by the wonted-churl i Griefs ; of such characters, came and drove these un- j offending females away. Perceiving this : harfhne'a, and, in a spirit of gallantry, re» fcnting'ic, Moses quitted his feat and his meditations, and civilly helped the insulted maidms, and relieved them from the labour of watering their flocks. ThU is a pVafing inftar.ee of primcsval politeness ?and demon- j ftrates that even in the Gmpleft stages of fo cie-,y, the man of feeling and judgment will Cver support the rights ofwotrrtn. j The f x have a paramount claim on our proteftion, ten.iernefs and good breeding. Years cannot cause my dim to survey thefair cardefsty, or with indifference. I can fiill feel the feniment of the courtly DrV »SN. " Old t* I am, fortaJie*' love unfit, - ht power of beauty I p-mcmher yet " Once, in the absurd misapprehension of youth, I t oUj»ht the eharafler of a wo man hater worth imitating ; ar.d even at tempted to h rl a female lance at the cham pions of the daughters of Eve. But time bas tauh' me the impolicy and bafmefs of such 3 warfare. I have not only made a true.-, but concluded a firm and iafl.'ng peace wiih th>- ladies. I {'Tide myfelf that they ftil] admit an o!d fellow to their to lets, and that they will not refufe a dwpped fin, though prelented to them by a grey headed gal:art. If I hear the pleasing rustle of (ilk against my. study Hairs, I make fhift to hide try crutcn,. and, at the expense of my gou ty lin bs, cheerfully resign my obsolete arm chair to the occupancy of the fair sex. I am a very Moses to resent any ill treatment they may receive ; and did modern ladies watch.atid water flieep, like the seven ftiep herdefles of Mi.Man, I am sure I should " right merrily" fill the bucket. Thi" gallantry of the attentive Moses was not unrequited. It procured him an invi tation to the house of the clergy .nan, whose daughters had been thus protested by the shield of civility. The fruits of good breed ing were the gratitude of a venerable priest, and the hand of Z pporah, his daughter. Thus it may be learned by every young man, eager for a pli»fant paflage through life, that attention to women honours both the giver and receiver. Nothing is to be gained by rudeness to the sex. By cemplai fanee to them much may be acquired. He who is U' iverfally decried by women, is rar ly very popular in trale society. Nature jnt-.nded that the fezes should live in amity. Let'the good underftonding continue. If we treat our female friends with cnurtefy, with tendernefj ; if we listen to their voice with attention, how at their approach, and sigh at their dtp .rture, we (hall be liberally remunerated Selfifhnefs alone will difta e such polite; ess. Woman, naturally frank, generous and sensitive, will hasten to dif ch3rge the obligation. On him who is thus watchful to plirafe her, she will smile with radiance, she will frooothHs pillow, •' sing, like Hotlpur's Confer! thefongti at pleases" him, and " b nd his aching head with /low ers." THE LAY PKEACKER. The apf O'fitment of GourgßXEps Moß nrr, E±(l. ns Senator of the United States, is .il'ke £ atel'ul to the worfliippir of Geniu , and the advocates of ancient ) rinciples.— Such talents, quickened by bis energy will, in this " ex gent moment," be of primary use to his country. " v *iK)US& Of" REPRESENTATI PES. IV •. Mr. Harper, from the Committee Ways and Means, prelented a bill to autbo" .rile tbe sale and conveyance of lands in cer* t&in cases, by the marlhalls of the United States, aitd to confirm former Wei—•which was coitimitted to a committee of the whole house. The report of the Committer of W«y» .nod Means, to whom was referred the-amend menu of the Senate to the bill for cflablifh* injt a general (lamp office, was taken up and agreed -to-»-Whereupon, Rest-'ved, That this house do disagree to the 2d 3 1, and 4th amendments, and aik a conference on the fame. Three managers were appointed for that purpose. Mr. Harrifon, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of a number ofths ancient inhabitants »f the Illinois Country, made a report, recommending the agreement of the house to a bill therewith submitted, in addition to the art intituled an aft for granting lands to the inhabitants and settlers of St. Vincents, in the Illinois country, in the N. W. Territory, and for confirming them n their pofleflion—which was read a 8' tl and feconi t ms and commit ted to a cojiimittre of the whole house, and made the order rf the d;iv for to-morrow. Mr. Harper Ciid, he was inftrurted by the Committee of Ways and Means, to move that the house do come to the following re felutiou, viz. Resolved, That the Committee'of W>y< aod. Mrjni have leave to prepure and report a bill or bills, for authorising the cominiflion erp under the art to provide for the valuation of lands or dwelling houses, and the enume ration of slaves within the United States, in those Rates whereof the valuations have not yet been rompleated and returned, torevife. vary and adjufl the valuation of unseated lands, in the several afleflment diftrirts and luh-divifions, within their refpertive states ; so as that the relative valuations of different trarts of such lands in the f,;ine fub-diviiion, b: not varied or asserted. And alf > for enabling the fnrveyors of the revenue under the laid art, to add to the lifts of valuations within theirdiftriets refpertive ly, all such lands rr dwelling houlis therein, as ihill from time to time appear to have been omitted, uy the aflVffors or otherwise, in receiving, making or returning filch lilts. And also for authoriling the laid Purvey ors to era fe from the fiid lifls, all lands and dwelling houles wherefiom the perfuns inter eftsd in the laid lifts refpertively fliall have been ejerted in due courie of law, or upon the title whereto there fhntl have been a decision in due courfo of law against such person The refutation vras agreed to, and Mr. Harper accordingly brought in a bill to pro vide for equalizing the valuation of land?—wliich was 2nd second time, and committed for to-morrow. Mr. I). Fo(Kt from the Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Jufiah Jones, who sited for <t p.-nfion, made a report, that the prayer of the peti tioner ought not to be granted, and thit he have lrav to withdraw his papers. The Houfe'concurred. A message wag received from the Senate, notifying that they have agreed to the aon ference reqnefted by this House. A mefldge was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Shaw, his secretary, informing the House, that the Prtfident did, on the sth inft. approve and sign the following aft", vi*. An aft to*ilfw a .'raw-back of duties 00 goods exported to New Orleans, and therein to amend the aft e< titu'ed an ad to regu late the colleftion of dunes on imports and tonnage—and an aft to di charge Robert Sturgeon from his imprisonment. The house refolvtd itfelf into a commit tee of the whole on the bill to autliorife the President of the United Sta es to accept for the United States, a ccfijofl of jurifdiftion of terri ory, lying wft of Pennsylvania, commonly called the Weft rn Reserve of Connefticut—Mr. Morris in the chair when Mr. Cooper moved to amend the bill by striking out that part which goes to concili ate and adjust the right of Pennfylva ia to some of ibe land in qutftion —and thereby to defeat the bill. Meflrs Miifhall and Gallatin opposed thiam.tion, which was negatived—ayes 25. Mr. Elmendorf then moved to (tiike uut ! that part of the firft feftion which provides i for the acceptance of the cefKon of a juris- ' diftion of (oil by the United States from the State of Con n .efticut—and to amend the bill so as to accept the ccffio i of jutifdiftion only. After some debate Mr. Gallatin cal led for a division of the quellion. Mr. Marfhalltben entered into a lengthy difcu'lion in favour of the bill, and againlt striking cut. The committee then rose, and the house adjourned. Gouverneur Morris, Esq. is appointed a Senator >o repefent this State in the Senare of the United States, in the room o' jamex Wafon, Esq. resigned. In the Se at -, G- V'orris, Esq. had if votes, General Peer Ganfcvooit, 11 «-In the AflVmbly, G- Mor ris, Efq- had 54 votn, Gen. Peter Ganfe ®oor:, 48. —Majority for Mr. Morris, to. A numerous and refptftable meeting of lederalifts, in the city of New York, have resolved (o support Samuel Joßes, Efqiiite, (late comptroller of this State) Selagh Strong and Samuel Haight, Efqrs. as iie nators for the southern d ill rift, at the eufu itg eltftion. CONGRESS. Tuisbat, April 8. ALBANY, April 4. General Brooks i» nominated a* a candi date for a feat in-the national hoofe of re preventatives by a large arid refpidtabie meetiog of (edcralitls in Dutchefs county. Extract of a letter from St. Bartholomew, dated February 16, ton gentleman in t bis town. •' The admission of French Planter# who h»v< pr perty at Martinique, bat were afc sent for fume time, becomes very difficult since the arrival of Vi&or Hugues at C y rtine. Ycfterday we received here the cer tain tidings that this buld and enterpnzirig man has taken pnfi. ffion of D> marara ; and it i« apprehended [hat he wpnt flop there, but ihai he is likely to carry his views on some o'her paint, having a conGderable force under his command." NEW-VORK, April 8. The captain of the- sloop Gen. Greene, arrived laft evening in 13 days from inf. rms us th.it a French fchoon eron her paflagefrom Guadaloupeto France arrived there a days before he faileJ, hat ing «n board the French general I.avaux— She Wat captured by the Briti(h privateer Slip Experiment, belonging to that port. A large Spanilh' (hip, prize to the Ex pcriniest, has alio arrived at Bermuda. BAD NEWS! Captain B:ll arrived here last evening, in the schooner Americana, informs that on the 21 ft of March, off Gi a^a l° u P e . h* f e 'l in with the United Slates frigat* John A dams, ihe captain of which informed him, that the United States sloop of war Merri mack, had b»en taken by a French ftiip or war, off Cayenne. Law of the United States. Bp Statfjontp* Sixth Curtgrefs of the United States, At the First Scffion, begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of I'ennfylvania, on Man. day, the second of December, one thoufcnd seven hundred and ninety nine. AN ACT, 7"c extend the Privilege of pranhiag Letters and Packages to Martha Washington. BE it enacted by the Senate .and House of of the United States aj America, in Congress assembled, Tliat all Letters and Packages, to arid from Martha Wiilhmgtoa, relist of the late Ge neral George fliull be received and conveyed, by poll, free of portage, for and during her life. THEODORE SEI>GWICK, Speaker ef the House of Representatives> THOMAS JEFFERSON", Vice-President cf ibe United States and President of the Senate, Approved, \prii 3d. 1800. JOHN ADAMS, President oj the United States• FOR SALE, 70 bbls. Halifax Heiring, Halifax Shad, in barrels, Ijo bbls. Mackarel—■ Salmon Fat and in tierces, bbls. and half bbls. V in good 70 bbls. Bay of Fundy Shad J order. A few quantel of Cod Fish, Spermaceti and common Oil, 20 bbls. (Burlington) Pork, Spa ni 111 Indigo, Also, Very good Vinegar by tl.f pips, barrel or gallon—A cilk of Vcinfoii Hams—l bale ox Cotton Candle Wick, and 18 kegs of Hogs Lard. App'y to PHILIP S. BUNTING, No. 96, Race, the corner of Third Street, 4tb mo. %ih April a6t LAW BOOK STORE, 3 '9 H'gb Street, GEORGE DAVIS ha* just received from Dub lin, via New York, a very large Parcel of Law Books, all of the latest editions, which ren ders his aflortnunt he believes r the molt ex ten five and valuible or the conti, eflt. They will be opened this day, and ready for fate at any time af terwards The fubferihers to that important work, IVent *vortb's Syjiem of Pleading are informed that it is now arrived, and will be delivered en application. Blank Declarations fettled nijd approved by the most diftinguifced Law characters, to be had of G. D March 11, PRIZE-MONEY ! SNIP GJXGES. DIVIDENDS fort'je Lttterof Marque schoon er Rebotrufe. and L'ivi»grr.ie, th • former captured the sth of Augufl 1 all off >st Bartholo mews the I rtcr the aoth.bf fame month cfF St Croix, will be paio at the houf of Lewis Albar tus, in Front (hr«t, below the Drawbridge, on TUESDAY the 15th inlt. apri! j" io be Rented, AND immediate poflclTion given, if required, a new two Brkk Hou e and Kitchen, about 14 miles fiots Philadelphia, on the great road to >Jewtowa. Eaqutre cf the Pointer march a; d:f. To Merchants. 4 /rtnfcHANTS Account* tlegaMly opened, JVI Books neatly and correaly pulled, with various pthtr kindi of writing, bv a person thorouehiy acquainted with accouou. Gentlem«n exteolively concerned, may find it to rheir intrreft to put business m thw line into hi. hand., as the f" lit It confidence may be reposed in him and ample ion g'ver,. Addrtft J line to B. A. and Jeare it witn the printer hereof Pl.iia(!elph»», March 19. JVST COME 70 HAND, A nd I or sale a; VV. YotJNG, J. c J. Crukshavk. axd "I'adMAS DoBSOV's BoOKSTOItIS, Sacred to the memory of GEORGE WASHINGTON, Late Frcfideiit of the United States, and Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States. .Adapted to the lid February 1800. By Richard Also?. march jS. THE HEALTH OFFICE Is removed to Ao* 141 Soxtb fi/ont Near the D r 3Wbridgc. Apri! 1 JOSEPH ANTHONY & Co. At their Store N'. 5 Cbcsnut Street, have FOR liALf, The following Articles, viz. Fir It quality Russia Hcmp # Russia Duck Brandy in pipes, firft and foutcfc proof Made i a W iee in pipts and i.alf Claret in cases Winter and Summer pr< fTei, Spermaceti Oil Spermaceri Candels, and Hyson Tea, latefc importation Ma|ch 14; 1 M'POHTED, In the ship Daniel M*Phenon master* frevi Canton, an sissjrtmcnt <f CHINA SILKS, Black and coloured Lutestrings Black Sittins Black Scnchatts Black and coloured Sewing Silks Nankeens, Fans, &c. Jiso on band, INDIA MUSLINS, Gufczeenr.s Gi'rrahs COJT.is Bifuls, Sec. ■■ 1 arid India Bar,daunts. No. rB, Sou:h Front Street. d^w April 7, CHINA GOODS. Imported in the ship Jean, Daniel M k .Pber~ Son commander, from Canton, AND FOR SALE, By JAMES LATIMER,, jr. NANKEENS, white and yellow Bl.uk, hlue and colored Luteftringi Black and colored Sattfn* Mazarine Mue do. Sat-iri Stripe Dove c jlored Shawls Black and colored Taffctias Carton Long Cloth Imperial; Hyson, Young ")TEAS of the firft Hyfou and Souchong J quality* April 3 CHINA GOODS. Imparted ia tie ship New Jerfcy, from Can• ton, and for sale by Archibald McCutl, No. IS7 South Second Street, Whit* 3rd Yellow Nankeens, Imperial, Hyf.in, Young-Hyson, Hyson <kin, Bohea and Soucheng Teas* Black Sattinsand Luteltrings, Hair Ribbon, Caflri, and Rheubaub in chests, Sugar in boxes and bags. ALSO ON HAND, A small aflortment of China ware, and a few Hilda Prime Jamaica Sugeis. April 4, AND FOR SALE BY THE SUBSCRIBERS, THE CARGO Of THE SHIP PHILADELPHIA, Theodore Bliss, Cemmander, from Ik n gal CONSISTING OF An aflortmenr of Piece Goods Sugars of the firft quality, And »oo qr. chclis el fupcrior quality Hyson Teas, Willings If Francis, and Thomas I? Jokn Clifford. March T7 nrHE Creditors of the late house of Ir<win & * Rryfon, of Lexington, Kentucky, are hereby informed, that a dividend of such mo nies of that sum, as have been received by the lubfi rtker, will he made cn the twentieth day of Apr.l next among thof<* Creditor® who fhail have btforc that time furnifhed their accounts pr< pexly attcfie j to ,2taw4w »r THE Members of the Philadelphia Contri hutio;.fliip for the Insurance of jjHoules •from lints by fire, are tyctcby notified, that an win be iield at the Court Houfc in ti g'.i Street, outh< j4th infiant, betweeen the hours ot two and five in tke afternoon, in order to c oofe rwclve di.eclora and a treasurer, for the enluin#r year dti ? by order of the Dirc&ork, CALiill CARMAI.T, Clerk. Philsdeluljia, 4th month, ffaf 3tawtf A POEM, iivr nrwfim Ceufifting of For Sale by PC BERT SMITHS Co, diot. 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