U ■ CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE THIRD SESSION, Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, on Monday the sixth of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety. AN ACT providing Compensations for the Offi cers of the Judicial Courts of the United Stares, and for Jurors and Witnefl'es, and for other Purposes. BE it enafled by the Senate and Houfeof Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress afTembled, That there be allowed to the several officers following,in addition to the tees (except milage to the marshals) to which they are otherwise by law entitled, and also to jurors and witnefies, m the courts of the United States, the following compensations, that is to fay: To the attorney of the United Stales for the diftrift, for his expencca and time in travelling from the place of his abode to any court of the United States, on which his attendance shall be requisite, at the rate of ten cents per mile going, and the fame allow ance for returning; to the clerk of the diftrift court, for at tending in the diftrift or circuit court, five dollars per day, and the like compensation for travelling, as is above allowed to the attorney for the diftritt : to the clerk of the supreme court for at tending in court, eight dollars per day; to the marihal of the diftrift, for attending the supreme, circuit or diftritt courts, five dollars per day ; for summoning a grand jury, three dollars ; and for summoning a petit jury, two dollars ; and for serving and re turning a writ, five cents per mile for his necefTary t avel; to the grand and petit jurors, each fifty cents per day for attending in court, and for travelling, at the rate of fifty cents for every ten miles from their refpe&ive places of abode, to the place where the court is held, and the like allowance for returning : to wit nesses summoned on the part of the United States, or in behalf of any prisoner to be tried for any capital offence in any of the courts thereof, the fanie compensation as is above allowed to grand and petit jurors. That the several officers above fpecified Ihall be deemed to have been entitled to the above refpe&ive cosnpenfa . tions, from the time of their refpettive appointments ; and that • the grand and petit jurors and witnefles, who have heretofore at- W tended, shall also be deemed entitled to the above compensation, in like manner as those who (hall hereafter attend. That there shall also be paid to the marshal, the amount of the expence for fuel, candles, and other reasonable contingencies for holding a court, as hath accrued or shall accrue; and the compensations to the grand and petit jurors and witnesses, shall be included in the account of, and paid to the marshal, to the use of, and be by him accordingly paid over to the several persons entitled to the fame ; and the accounts of the several officers for the compensations afore faid (except milage to the marshal, for the service of writs in civil causes) having been previoufiy examined and certified by the judge of the diftrift, shall be pasTed in the usual manner at, and the a rnount thereof paid out of the treasury of the United States. And a sum arising from the fines and forfeitures to the United States, and equal to the amount thereof, is hereby appropriated for the payment of the above accounts. And be it further enacted, That instead of the provisions in that refpeft heietofore made, the firft feflion of the circuit courts in the eastern circuit, after the pafli.ig of this ast, (hall commence at the times following, that is to fay : In New-York diftrift, on the fifth, and in Connecticut diftrift, on the twenty-fifth days of April next, in MaiTachufetts diftnft, on the twelfth, and in New- Hampftiire diftrift, on the twenty-fourth days of May next; and in Rhode-Island diftrift, on the seventh day of June next \ and the subsequent feflions in the refpeftive diftrifts, on the like days of eveiy sixth calendar month thereafter, except when any of those days shall happen on a Sunday, and then the feflions (hall com mence on the next day following. And the feflions of the said circuit court shall be held in New-Hampshire diftrift, at Ports mouth and Exeter alternately, beginning at the firft : In Maflachu fetts diftrift, at Boston ; in Rhode-Island diftrift, at Newport and Providence, alternately, beginning at the firft; in Connecticut diftrift, at Hartford and alternately, beginning at the last ; and in New-York diftrift, at the city of New-York only. And be it further enacted, That from and after the pafling of this ast, instead of'the provisions in the ast for that purpose, the feflions of -the circuit court for the diftrift of Virginia, shall be holden in the city of Richmond only. And be it further enacted, That this ast shall continue in force until the end of the next feflion of Congress, and no longer. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives, JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and President oj the Senate. Approved, March third, 1791. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President ofthe United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Secretary of State. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Secretary of State Captain Armstrong, INFORMS his fellow-foldier and others,who may wish to enlist, that he bds commenced recruiting in the city of Philadelphia, where a generous bounty, and other encouragement will be given. Young men, who wish to become Adventurers in a new country, by joining this command, may acquire a knowledge of the Western World, fubjett to no experxe ; and after serving a short period, set down on their own farms, and enjoy all the bladings of peace and plenty. JOHN ARMSTRONG. Philadelphia, March 14, 1791. PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING BY SUBSCRIPTION, A COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS, Partly original, and partly already pub!ijhed t Written by Mathew Carey. I. ' | 'HE Work (hall contain 200 pages ; be printed on th e A fineft writing paper ; and be elegantly bound, edgf rolled and lettered. 11. Pricc to subscribers two thirds of a dollar, to be paid on the delivery of the book. 111. The work (hall be put to the press as soon as 2so copies are subscribed for. IV. The fubferibers names shall be prefixed. SUBSCRIPTIONS are received by Carey, Stewart, ar) dC°. °^ ler Booksellers in Philadelphia ; also, by the different gendemen throughout the United States, who supply fub fcriVrs with the AmericanMufeum. Philadelphia, Feb. 23, 1795. CONDITIONS. India Sales, at Salem. At the STORE of ELIAS HASKETT DERBY, Esq. On TUESDAY the sth of April next, at 10 o'clock, A. M, will commence the sale, by AUCTION, of the Cargo of the Brig Henry, Lately arrived from Bengal, Madras, and Isle ol France ; Consisting of a large and valuable assortment of INDIA GOODS. As follows—viz. BAFTAS, ) „ ru . , r Sanna,, a„d ( Cl ° ths ' P r °P er f ° r Cartas S Sh,rtin 6« or Sheeting. Dareas—or flriped Muslins. Durea Chintz, or painted striped do. Chintz, a great variety. Striped Cottons, Jagrenant Muslins. Ditto Ditto Handkerchiefs. Ginghams, Blue Cotton Handkerchiefs. Long Cloths, of a superior quality, suitable for shirting." Madras Patches, beautifully figured. Camboys, or blue and white ttripcd Cottons. Moreas, or plain white Cloths. . S Madras Cambricks. ' ja Ditto Ditto Handkerchiefs, with borders. Book Muslins. Ditto Ditto Handkerchiefs, a great variety. A quantity of China Silk Handkerchiefs. A quantity of Ostrich Feathers. Surat Cotton, 23 bales. Indigo, of the I lie ot France, of a superior quality. An assortment ot fine Winesof the Cape of Good Hope. Kaifins of do. A quantity of India Shirts and Trowfers, for Sailors' wear. To the above will be added, a great variety oj other Goods, which ar not enumerated. 100 Caflcs Raisins, 75 Chests BoheaTea.f r ». , « . 30 Ditto Hyson, >°f the best 30 ditto Souchong, j The Goods may be viewed a few days previous to the sale. W. P BARTLETT and CO. Auctioneers. Salem, Feb. 21,1791, Virginia, Culpeper County, 25th Jan. 1791. To be SOLD by the Subscriber, The PLANTATION, where on he resides, laying on both fides the Carolina road, in the great fork of Rappahanock river, 36 miles from the town of Dumfries, 30 from Frederickfburg, and 28 from Falmouth ; in a moil healthy part of the country : —Confiding of 2,000 acres—half clear ed, and in good fence, well adapted for farming and grazing the foil is good, lays well, abounding with many excellent springs and streams of water, so difpei fed as to afford great opportunity 6f making watered meadow of the firft quality,perhaps more than 300 acres—of which 120, in one body, is already in grass, and all wa tered and drained at pleasure by a number of ditches, forthat pur pose, pafling through the whole. Orchards of about 2000 bear ing apple trees—near as many peach trees, and a variety of most other kinds of fruit, natural to the climate. A good dwelling, house, the situation whereof is remarkably beautiful and pleasant • and many other valuable improvements of divers kinds. And one other Plantation about" 5 miles nearer said towns, con fiding of about 1500 acres, on which is good merchant, grift, and saw mills, where nature, labour and art, have fully conspired to render them complete; a large constant stream, on which they stand, affords them water in great abundance; convenient thereto is a kiln end house, for drying corn, a bake house, a dwelling house and several other improvements mostly new ; about 300 acres of the lands are in cultivation, very goodin quality ; the other part thin foil, but abounding with timber, is an inexhaullable source for the saw-mill. Aifo several detached trails within said county, of about 2, 3, and 400 acres each,and though not offofertilea foil,their vicinity to the towns render them valuable, ou some of them there are small improvements, and the lands so situated, that they can easily be made convenient little farms. The whole or any part of the abovementioned possessions will be disposed of, on very reasonable terms—a small proportion in ready money, for the balance, the payments will be made entirely to accommodate the conveniency of the purchasers, who may be fupphed on the fame terms, with all kinds of stock, work hor ses, oxen,&c. &c. &c. by JOHN STRODE, [t. f.] THE Copartnership of HEWES and ANTHONY having ex pired the 31ft ultimo, they rcqueft those, who have any de mands, to exhibit their accounts and receive their money; and those who are indebted, are desired to make speedy payment, to either of the Subscribers, at their Compting-Houfe, No. 5 Chef nut-Street-Wharf. JOSIAH HEWES, „ JOSEPH ANTHONY. Philadelphia, Jan. 15, 1791. N. B. They have yet on hand, and for SALE, at their STORE abovementioned, HYSON, Souchong, and Bohea TEAS, Three cases Caflia, Pimento in bags, Muscovado Sugar^ A few Cases old Batavia Arrack, One cask of Durham Mustard, New England Rum in hogsheads and barrels, A quantity ot prime Bolton Beef, Spermaceti, right whale and tanners' Oil, Bcfl pickled Mackrel, 6by B—7 by 9 —8 by 10—9 by n_and 10 by 12 Window Glass, A quantity of excellent carrot Tobacco, And an eIegantCHANDELIER. TO BE SOLD, The seat of the late governor LIVINGSTON, (ituate about a mile from Elizabeth-Town, on the public road to Morris Town. The farm contains between 90 and 100 acres of land, 35 or 20 acres of which are wood land ; there is also apper taining to the said farm about 19 acres of fait meadow. Particular attention having been paid to the cultivation of fruit ; there is on the farm a very large colle&ion of various kinds of the choicest fruit trees, &c. in full bearing; the house is large, convenient, well built and in very good repair. Enquire of the Printer, tpr further particular?, Neu)-York } Jan. 1791 788 Bengal. Atfi, Martinico Coffee, (aaw6w.) Philadilfhi A, February 2 4 1h ( , 7 „ r PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING BY SUBSCRIPTION', A COLLECTION of STATE PAPERS, INTENDED AS MATERIALS FOR AN HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. IN this collection will be contained the Char t ens 0 f the leveial dates which now compose the Union the Recor of the United Co lonies of New-Engiand ;—Royal Infiruc' tions to Colon ia l Gov rr nor s ; —Extr acts from Pl blic Records ; —and other authentic Documents tending to elucidar,. our History. " c The design of this compilation was intimated to Congress and honored with their approbation.—On the 20th July, 1778 ' t |„ lr committee, to whom his memorial was referred, reported it a their " Opinion, that Mr. Hazard's undertaking is laudable and deserves the-public patronage and encouragement, as being p ro . duchve of public utility;" Whereupon they " Resolved That it be recommended to the Governors, Presidents, and Executive Powers of the several states in the union, to aflift Mr. Hazard nd give facility to his labors ; and that for this purpose h ■ be ad'nnt ted to an infpeaion of public records, and befui nithed without expence with copies of such papers as he may judge will conduce to the valuable end he hath in view. He was, of consequence, admitted to the infpeftion and use both of public records, and the collcftions made by individuals from whence this compilation (much the largest he has ever met' wi-h onthefubjeft, and, he flatters himfelf, the largest ever made in America) was formed. It has since met the approbation of many eminent characters.and even in its manufcrip! state, has facilitated the fettlcment of fame important controversies. The compiler cannot suppress the following letter from tlie honor able the Secretary of State, to whose infpeaion part ofihe com pilation was submitted, as it contains so flattering and refLcfta ble a teflimony in favor of the importance of the work. '' Philadelphia, February iS, 1791. SIR, I return you the two volumes of Records, with thanks for the opportu mty of looking into them :—they are curions Monuments of the Infancy oj our country. I learn with great fatisfaSion that you are about corL mitting to the Press the valuable Hifterical and State Papers you have been so long coUetling. Time and accident are committing daily havoc on the originals deposited in our public offices : the late par has done the work oj centuries in this bujinrfs : the lojl cannot be recovered; but let usfave what remains; not by vaults andlock I, which fence themjrom the public eye and use in consigning them to the wafle of time, but by fuck a multiplication of copies as fiall place them be) ond the reach of accident; this being the tendency of your undertaking, be ajfured there is iwoneuiht wijhes it a more complete success than, SIR Your mojl obedient and mcfl humble Servant THOMAS JEFFERSON," Mft. Hazard I. The Work to be published in numbers, each containing 160 pages, large quarto A number to be delivered every three months. 11. On delivery of the firft Number, payment to be made for the firlt and second, and afterwards for each Number as delivered (except the last) so that the price of one Number will be constant. ly in advance. The very great expence attending so large a work, at the lame time that it renders this condition abfolutelv neceffj ry, will be a fufficicnt apology to the candid lor its insertion. 111. The prjee to Subscribers will be one Dollar for each num ber. It is supposed that the Work will probably be comprised la eight Numbers, forming two handsome Volumes, i n large quarto, printed on a neat Type and good paper. IV. To those who choose to fubferibe for the Work in Vo lumes, the price will be Four Dollars and a Quarter of a Dollar, for each Volume, in boards. V. The collection will be put to the Prefsas soon as there ihall be a fulficient number of subscriptions to juftify an hope that the expences will be defrayed. who receive Subjcriptious will tmnfmit accounts«/ the numbers obtained to Thomas Dobfon, No 41, Second-flrtet. Phila dilphid } by the firjl of May next. Subscriptions willbe received in Portfmouth,(N. H) by Jeremiah Libbcy; Bolton, Thomas & Andrews ; Worcester, Ilaiah Thomas; Hartford, Thomas Hildrup ; New-Hai en, isaac Beers; New-London, Timothy Green j Newport, (R. I.) Jacob Richardson ; Providence, John Carter ; New-York, Hodge, Al len & Campbell ; Albany, Abraham G. Lanfing ; Philadelphia, Thomas Dobfon, and Hazard & Addoms ; Wilmington, (Dela ware) Frederick Craig ; Baltimore, I. Holmes; Alexandria, Jo (hua Merriman ; Norfolk, Mr. JLindfey ; Frederickfburgh. Cat lender and Henderfon ; Peterlburgh, John Grammer; Rich mond, Augustine Davis ; Newbern, (N. C.) F. X. Martin ; Wil ming<on, John Bradley ; Charleston, (S. C.) William P. Young. HENRY KUHL, No. 143, North Second-Street. FROM an expeflation that a mutual advantage would be deri ved by the dealers in public securities, and a person who ihould undertake to tranfatit such business on commiflion only, has concluded to offer himfelf for that purpose. Being of op'inion, that every requisite to convince them and others of his d.ifmtereft cdnefs ought to be attended to on his part, he has duly made oath before the Hon. the Chief Justice of the State of Pennsylvania, that he will faithfully execute the trusts which may be reposed in him. « I Henry Kuhl, of the city of Philadelphia, Jlock broker, Jo Jwear, that 1 uii// not be concerned either direflh or indired/y, on my own ac count, in any pur chafes or fates of the evidences of the'debt of the Unitei States or oj particular States, but will truly anafaithfully execute fuck purchajes ahdjales on commijfion only Jor ihofe who may employ me : that is to Jay, until I Jhall announce in one or more oj the neujpapers printed at the feat oj the government oj the United States, my deter mination to the contrary. HENRY KUHL Sworn at Philadelphia, February 12th, 1791, before THOMAS M'KEAN." 1 he commiflions he will charge for the are— On the specie amount of all funis below SCOO nominal dollars, one halt per cent, on do. from 5000 to 10,000 do. one fourth per cent, on do. from i©,ooo and upwards do. one eighth percent. Accounts Hated, and certificates funded at the Treasury or Loan-Office of the United States, on moderate terms. N. B. All orders for purchajes or Jales to be m zvjitin*. Philadelphia, February 19, 1791. (85 t. f.) No.gj, Race-Street, between Second and Third-Streets, BUYS and SELLS Continental & State Certificates, Pennsylvania and Jersey Paper Money, And all kinds of SECURITIES of the United States, or of any 80 3m By EBENEZER HAZARD, A. M. CONDITIONS COpy OF THE OATH, Manuel Noah, BR OK E R, particular State.
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