that bills subject to be protested, could not by ]aw be protested, until the day after the day on which they became due. Two ot the judges also were of opinion, that there is no difference between the contract creat ed by a bill of exchange, and any other contract, as by mortgage, bond, lease, &c. &c. where the party has the whole of the last day on which he ■undertakes to discharge himfelf from the obli gation. But one of the judges differed 111 opinion on this point, and thought a bill of exchange was not like a condition to pay money on a certain day, but was a contract only ta pay the money on the day, if the bill was presented for payment. The demand, he said, ought to be made in a rea sonable time of the day; for that if an acceptor had the whole of the day, the Bankers clerks would be in a terrible situation, for they would then be obliged to be at every man's lioufe until the last period The other judge declined giving his opinion on this point of the cafe. At length the National Adembly have adopted the Britilh mode of trial by jury, and viva voce evidence is approved as the belt and fafeft me thod of answering all the ends of jultice. Upon the account thereof being spread throughout Pa ris, the people instantly teftified their joy and approbation of the long looked for and happy event by every means in their power, and all that feftivity and mirth peculiar to their charac ter. At a Protestant meeting in Stralburg, the fol lowing prayer is offered up twice a day, for the National Aflembly: " Almighty God! animate by thy power the Deputies of the Franks! Cherilh, in their hearts, that indefatigable zeal which is so neceflary to accelerate the accomplifliment of our welfare ! Be their Guide! Be Chief! Open thine hands, and pour out that ineafure of felicity of which each community in the universe is suscep tible! and prosper, with thy boundless protec tion, all their virtuous, spirited, and painful la bours !" WHITEHALL, Nov. 20 The King has been pleased to approve the ap pointment of William Knox, Esq. to be Consul for the United States of America, in the city of Dublin, and in such other parts of the kingdom of Ireland as shall be nearer to the said city than the relidence of any other Consul and Vice-Consul of the said United States. Dec. 7. This day, in pursuance of the King's pleasure, his Royal Highness William Henry, Duke of Clarence, Captain in his Majesty's Navy, was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron of his Majesty's fleet. DUBLIN, February 2. The eltablifliment of that mod commendable institution, the Orphan-House, rcfledts the brightest lustre 011 the benevolent founders. The amia ble example they have given, should excite a spirit of imitation in this kingdom. The erediingof asylums, to which those forlorn and comfortlefs children of adversity mayfly for fafety and for succour, inuft exhibit to foreign nations, an emphatic picture of Irish philan thropy. ExtraH of a Utter from Captain Lewis, of the Union, dated Foyns, Jan. 18, to a gentleman in Dublin. " I am sorry to inform you that on Sunday night, in a heavy squall, my veflel went 011 lh'»re on the Point of Durncfs, near Robertftown creek ; that about seven or eight o'clock last night the mob aflernbled, and came down to the veflel, and drove the people 011 board out of the veflel by a continual firing of mufquets; they then board ed her, and plundered every thing they could get, and cut away as much of the rigging as they could, split one of the pumps down to the deck, and began to cut the foremaft away, took all the provjfions, bread, &c. in fatft plundered her of every thing they could, and then scuttled her. John Hunt, Esq. went off with his armed men, and exchanged a few shots with them, dispersed and obliged them to quit the veflel." The above veflel was bound from Boston to Bristol, and put into the river Shannon in dis tress. ExtraCt of a letter from a Rome, dated January S. " There are many French Bi/liops here at pre sent, and 36 more are expected. They chose lather to leave France, than aflentto the decrees of the National Aflembly. His Holiness main lains them in the moll honorable manner-*—and Prince Bnrghefe offers to support 26 at his own expence." the latefl accounts from India—the company's siTjirs do not appear to be in a very flattt ring fuuation ; at the out .'ctofthe war wiih Tippoo, the governor General has been obliged to borrow money at 12 per cent, to raise the neceirary fopylies. " women's wit is QITICK." The foliowing; circnmftanre is said to be a fa£l :—A few davs the II althamftow stage coming to town late in the evening, the happening 10 turn on robbers, one gentleman exprelTed h * tears, that he should lose ten guineas ; an elderly lady, who m?xt him, begged him to take his money from his pocket, •".d (Tip it into his boot, which he did.—Not long after, a high * avman rode up to the window (on the lady's fide) and demanded * cr money. She declared (he had none ; but, it he could cut that gentleman s boot, he would find therein ten guineas. The gen tleman was obliged to submit patiently ; but, when the robber departed, loaded his fellow traveller with abuse, declaring her to be in confederacy with the highwayman.—She faid,certainly ap pearances were against her ; but that, if the company in the stage would lup at her house the following evening, (he would explain a condutt which appeared so myftenous. After much debate be tween themselves, they consented to go the next evening accord ing to her address. They were ufiiured into a magnificent room ; a very elegant supper was prepared ; after which the lady taking a pocket-book from out of her pocket, ftiewed that it contained various notes, to the amount of several hundred pounds, and, ad dre fling herfelf particularly to the gentleman who had 'oee.i rob bed,—" 1 thought, Sir, jaid foe, it teas better for you to I of e your ten guineas, than me the valuable property, which I had about me lajl night; —as you have been the cause oj my saving it y I entreat your ac ceptance of this bank bill," which was one of an hundred pounds. JSeHOLD that woe-wild Maiden in yon Cell \ Poor hapless Maiden ! once the Village boafl! O'ei ev'ry Glass her name was sung the toast, The praifeof Kate on every tongue would dwell. Her bosom tender as the callow Dove, She lift'ned to the tale of William's tongue ; Her Eye would dart the pensive-looks of love, And only William charm'd her with his song. But when the faithlels Lover, caught her heart ; Loft to the laws of honor, voice of truth, Loft to the generous sentiment of youth, Her name he sullied by a villain's art ; Remorse now forces the nerve-fliaking sigh, While fierceft madness fires her sparkling Eye. HE that has merit of his own, Need take no pains to make it known ; The world will give him credit, ample, And cite him for a bright example— Bat feme from house to house will run, To stun you with the feats they've done; And in a rising cloud of lies, Portray their public facrifice ! And not content with this will teize you, Till you fubfcnbe to what don't please yoa, A fulfome flattering commendation, Vile falfhoods known to halt the nation ! By arts like these, they patch their name, But weak and sickly is their fame— It shrinks from truth's remotest touches, And hobbles like a wretch on crutches. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. MR. FENNO, YOUR correspondent has favored me with some remarks upon mine inanfwer to his former ftriftures on the fubjeft of the proposed Bank of the United States. I was to be sure wrong when I appealed to private feelings, or to the passions of men, in favor of an old and venerable Institution, to which time had gi ven its fan&ion, and the country was greatly' indebted for its free dom ; for what are passions, or the finer feelings, when compared to the all-subduing cry of National Policy, or expediency, against which-very often not even the voice of reason has been found to prevail : There are, however, those, who think that on this occa sion, the national gratitude might well have been made consistent with the national policy ; and that the Bank of North-America would have proved fully commensurate to all the purposes of go vernment, had government been pleased to resort to it : Since, however they have resolved otherwise, I am clear for supporting the Old Bank, in memory of what it has done; and I have no doubt of its meeting with all the countenance of the monied and commercial interests of the State, that will be neceflary to preferre it on its present very refpe&able footing; for this I rely on the enlightened minds of our citizens in general, who cannot but fee the hazard of rifquing all in one bottom, and the greater chance they have of being well served by a salutary competition between two • I relyalfoon the wisdom of the State, that cannot do bet ter than to patronize its own Bank, as its pecuniary facilities mud be so greatly dependant upon it, and accordingly in the present session the legislature have fully (hewn their convi&ion of the truth and solidity of this reasoning. As to the observation " that the Bank of North-America have accepted and acted under a new Charter from the .State of Penn " fvlvania, materially variant from the original one, and which fa " narrows the foundation of the Injlitution, as to render it an incompe " tent basis for the extenjive purposes of a National Bank," and the inference drawn from all this fine reasoning, that another Bank was eflential, it is only neceflfary to answer, That it was no fault of the Bank that Pennsylvania abrogated its original charter ; and as it was no fault of the Bank's, it ought not to operate to its pre judice ; nor was it neceflary that it (hould, since Congress could just as easily, the State Charter notwithstanding, have extended the foundation of this narrowed Institution, as they could eftab lifti the so broad one they have at present projected. In fact there is no eflential difference between the two Banks, but what lie in the compass of the following circumstances : The introduction of a capital of § public debt in the New Bank—the narrowing of the privilege of voting of persons not resident in the Union—the power of branching out the Bank over America— the latitude of carrying it on wherever the Dire&ors choose—the extending their number to 25— the forcibly turning one fourth of them out every year—and the compelling the subscription for bank flock to be kept open until 25000 (hares be fubfenbed ; and I will venture to fay, that in every one of these particulars, the Bank of North-America is on a better footing for the concerned, than it is poflible the new one (hould be, if the following por tions be true, and I believe they arc, to wit. That gold and silver are a better basis for a Bank than paper of any kind whatever— that freedom of votes in all the Stockholders is the palladium of the fafety of a//—that a Bank limited in its operations to one cer tain place, is more fccure and liable, than one liable, like the winds of Heaven, to be wafted every where—that twelve Direc tors are a more responsible body, than twenty-five, of which se ven may form a quorum —that a perfect freedom of ele&ion is better than a forced change of it, and that a flock limited by the Stockholders to the amount of their wants and business, is better than one compelled by neceflity to be left open, till an amount be fubferibed beyond any poflible scale of utility or of profit. The reasonings of the Secretary of the Treasury, in his report on the fubjett of the Bank, are with me as inconclufivc, as were his pofiuons on the fubjeft ot the deferring payment of part of the interest of the national debt—both measures I have ever thought unnecelTary and inexpedient. I think it was as needless at present to erect a new Bank on the plan piopofed, as I thought it impolitic in the latter part of his firft Report, to fee him propofeany thing short ot the fulleit and amplest iuftice contemplated in the beginning of it. Time how ever mull do its own office, and (hew who has been in these theoretic discussions. lam willing to take my chance in the lon* [un for its approbation, and bope that in its progress, the Bank ot A': on. 815 FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. SONNET PATCH WORK. B I R T H A, North America will evince, by the profit and extent of its n tioris, that my efforts in its service have not been without use : T > prote£lthis Institution, I have thought a laudable undertaking; I am sure to preserve it on its present ground is of confcqusnce ; arid having thus had in view only systems of public utility, no way incompatible, but rather auxiliary to the (upport of the general government, I shall be consoled by my motives, whatever m-j-y chance to be their iflue. I can not conclude without noticing the very fublimc prcduc tions of the Bard, who has introduced the Bank of the United States, into his Flower Garden of the Muses : He certainly de serves credit at lead for the novelty of the design, since like the " Observer," he was disposed to play upon the fancy, he cannon but greatly excel him, having chofcn a vehicle fomuch better suit ed to the purpose ; yet I would recommend to the ingenious au thor to dire£l his flights in future, rather over the rofeaie and ver nal Banks that are preparing on :he Schuylkill, than to waste his powers on a fubjeft so unpromising and sterile as a monied bank seems, by its very nature, calculated to prove to the finer and moie dclicate orgai.s of a poet. INFORMATION To owners of shallops andothtr fnal!v?[fils cencer;t:d in pajjhig up and dovin the r 'wsr Ddawjre. " The wreck of Come veflel being lodged on the Horse-Shoe, near the upper end of Leagtie- Island, very near, or in the Shallop Channel, whereby several final] vefl'els have received in jury : in consequence of which, a Buoy has been placed about ten feet to the eastward of (aid wreck, lor the purpose of directing veii'els how to avoid the danger; and will remain there du ring the Cummer fealon." Philadelphia, April i 5. Extrat7 of a litttr from Crsenjburgh, W tflmoreland comity, dated j4pril I. " On the 22(1 March a party of Indians came to the Alleghany river, opposite to Owen's Island, where there was a few families fettled; theie were five Indians came into the house of one C'nt wright,and alked for visuals,which wasimmedi ately given them ; and as f'oon as 1 hey were d me eating, one of the Indians (called Capt. Bullet) toldCutwrighthe ninft give him hi< gun, the othe:- nefufed, and immediately he drew his tomahawk and killed Cutwright; then Cut wr.ight's f >:i Struck the Indian with an axe and killed liiin ; immedi ately another Indian ltruck young Cutwright, and the three fell together : and it is laid by a num ber of women and children, who made theii efcape, there were two other Indians killed, and fourteen made their escape: several of whom have made oath that these lavages were Senekees, and that they were well acquainted with them." The culture of Pilk is purfurd wirh great advantage in several parts of the United States, particularly in Conne£ticu r — from the nurfcry ot MefTrs Aspi nwa i l and Dewitt, on the Ridge Road mile from this city, any quantity of White Mulberry Trees may be had at three pence each, or twenty shillings per hundred, or nine pounds perthoufand, by applying to Robert Tov/ers, No. 68, High-Street, or to Joseph Cruksh a nk. At a Meeting of the Alderman on Monday last, for the purpose of choosing a Mayor for the ensuing year, Samuel Miles, Esq. was unanimously re-ele6ted, but declined ferving;—whereupon John Barclay, Esq. was e'edled. The bill pending before the Legislature of this State, making appropriations for erecting Federal Buildings in this City, is postponed by the Senate to the next Seflion. Died on the third inft. at Little Britain, in Ulster county, (N.J.) in the fifty-feventh year of hisage, Doctor Charles Clinto v, brother to his Excellency the Governor.—He was a gentleman of learning and refpeftability in hit profeflion, and highly edeemed for his virtues—for many years he was in a declining (late of health. CHARACTER OF THE LATE GEN. M. OGDEN, OF ELIZABETH- TOWN NEW-JERSEY u GEN* OGDEN took a very early and dccided part in favor of the lights, and in support of the liberties of his country. He joined the main army at Cambridge, and was a&ivclv employed in the firft campaign before Boston. He undertook and perform ed the difficult and trying march with Arnold, through the woods to Canada ; was engaged in the attack upon Quebec, and taken wounded, from the field of a&ion. On his return from Canada, he was appointed to the command of a regiment, and continued in military service until the peace, when, on account of his servi ces, he was honored with the commiflion of a Brigad'er-Gcneral. " He was a man highly diflinguifhed for his philanthropliv and benevolence, confiaering and treating all mankind as his brethren. He was remarkable lor his liberality; generous in us extern, and judicious in its application. He pofTelTed a disposi tion univcrfallv amiable, which, with his other good qualities, had endeared him exceedingly to his numerous acquaintance at home and abroad. ARRWALSatthe PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Sloop Betsy, Shurtliff, Virginia, 6 days. Do. Nancy, Ofbornc, New-York, 8. Do. Betsy, Ellwood, Virginia, 7. Schooner Nancy, Swain, Virginia. Do. Adventure, Trefethen, Portsmouth, 8. Do. Two Sifters, Etheridge, N. Ctfrollna, 10. PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES. FUNDED DEBT, 6 pr. Cents ijf pr. £ . 3 pr. Cents gfi. Defered 6 pr. Cents qf UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Scttl.and other Certificates 16f. Indents 9 f. N. and S. Carolina debts, w/2 15f. Gallaudet andEwiNc-, No. 54, South Second Strf.et, HAVE imported in the Lady Wa!tcrJlorf % from London, chcJicT and Adrian a from Liverpool, and t!»c Birmingham Packet from Bristol, a GENER AL ASSORTMENT of SEASONABLE which they will fell on rearonah'e term*. fdUi a few hogsheads of OLD ; \MtV> Phi/udelphia, April 9, 1791. 85 pr. cent. 4.5 A "- 45 <io - -80 45 do. GOO') S, On harrl for til 10 n.\cro
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