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.
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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