, * >!ete rt>py, and underfianding either ilie Sw e, iiih original, or the German learned rranflation >f Mr. Ksfter, with his remarks, Hands in no leed of Englifti extracts from the fame.—But, houid ic be oihervvife,and my further afliftance', )ii this and other occasions, prove acceptable to he Congress, or any of the confederate States, ii their learned, and patriotic focieiies, or to join fit-i r, friends and patrons in particular, vou inay fieely command and dispose of mv time Slid labour, whillt living and unengaged, for whatever compensation of unavoidable expenses and trouble fliall be thought adequate and equi table ; it being still, though far advanced in ajje, (being born in 1723) my nrmoft ambition, as it was that of my deceased friends, Doctor Benja min Franklin, Thomas Mollis, General H. Lau rens, (of South-Carolina) &c. to promote, even in my narrow sphere, every philanthropic pur fuic, agreeably to the duties of our various pow ers and destinations in lite. '• ] hefe were the motives which prompted me to direct the whole of my present communi cation to j'our great protestor, General Wash ington : with an intimation of my readiness to cheerfully obey any commands of his Excel lency, and of doing yon, alio, what further Cer vices you may wish for, within the reach of, Sir, your humble servant, * * * * * " To Mr. John Churchman." Translation from a New/paper, printed at Paris, on the llth of April. " AS nothing is more charadleriftic of the fen timents ot a free people than the irnpr-ej/ion and legend of their coin, new dies, cut by the nbleft Artists in France, are about to be engraved im mediately. Afier a confutation with the Aca demies of Inscriptions, and of Painting, the Na tional Aflenibly has decreed, that the effigies of his Majesty shall appear on all the money in the kingdom, surrounded by the motto, Louis XVI. Roi des Francois . " On gold coins, of all denominations, as also on crowns and half crowns, the reverse is to be adorned with a figure representing the genius of France (landing before an aliar, and engraving the New Conftitiition on it by weans of the Sceptre of Reason, which is particularized by an eye at its extremity. At one Jit!e of the altar a cock is to appear, as a symbol of vigilance, and on the other a bundle of rods, in the manner of the Koman Fa/as, as an emblem of the union of an armed republic; the legend surrounding these, is Regue de la L oi, and on the edge of the coin, La Nation, la Loi ir te Rot. " Copper money, on tlie reveife, is to have a half-pike, piercing rhe bundle of rods, and sur mounted wiili a Cap of Liberty, encompafled with a wreath of oak.—Thus the new coinage will be an emblem of the new conftiturion, and every piece of money in the kingdom will exhi bit the triumph of Liberty !" GEORG E-T O W N, July 2. On Monday 1 a It, being the appointed day, the Presipent of ihe United States arrived in this town ; and 011 Wednesday put the finifhing hand to the location of the Federal City. On Thursday the President, with his fuite,fct r fr from this town fort lie feat of government. Jle goes by the way of Frederick I own, in this ilate, and through York and Lancafler in Fenn fylvania. At a Court of General Setfions, Oyer and Ter miner, Assize and General Goal Delivery, be gun and holden at Charleston, in and for rlie J iftrk't of Charleston, on Tuesday the seven ttenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and in the fifteenth vea r of our independence! Ti:: prefnitments of tht Grand "jury far the DiftrUi of Charleston. ■VKJ E present as a grievance of a very serious >r and alarming nature, 1 lie mifehievous prac tice of d uelling, in conf'equence of which, the (tart is frequently deprived of its citizens j children of their parents, parents of their children, wives of r'nei r husbands, and families of their support. We recommend, that the legislature provide some more effectual means, than the pi efent juri dical farces, called indictments for murder al ways .ending in total acquittals. —For the'pre vention and punilliment of this relicft of hit barbarifm, so evidently opposed to every [Trinci pie of our holy religion as Christians, of our po litical conftirutiori as republicans, and so dif graceful to a civilized people, in this age of re finement. We present the necessity of the present pnni fo ment for killing negroes, as a great defeift in the legal system of this state. And we <lo mod ear. neftly recommend, to the attention of the Jegif larnre, a revision of that clause of the negro act, which confines the penalty of killing flav'es to fine and imprisonment only. We present as a grievance, the evil practice of negroes belonging to ihe neighbouring villages coming to the city on the ftbbath day, and hold- public market on South Bay, to the g~ent detriment of their owners, and to ilie disturb ance of the good citizens in that pare of the city. Vi e present ::s a grievance the too frequent profanation of che fubbath day, and the altnoft total negletl of the lav, which enjoins the fhit't ohfervance of peace and good order on that holy day: by which neglecft, negroes are f'uffered to frequent dram-shops, and aflemble in many pla ces in a riotous manner, to the great difbui brnce of the city. We present as a grievance, of a very alarming nature, the number of idle and diforderjy hoofet in and about this city, tending to debauch the minds and corrupt the morals of youth. We present as a grievance, the bad state of the pavements in the ttreets, in many parts of the city, and the deficiency of posts to preserve the fame. We present as a grievance, the evil practice of foreflailing provisions, in and about the cirv, to the great detriment of the inhabitants thereof. Lastly, we recommend that these presentments be publillied in the several gazettes of the city. John Be ah j foreman Sibajlian Spencer, John Withers, Elias Haufcr, Daniel Rouple. William Scoft, jrm. Jacob Safs, Robert Gibfon, jut:. I. Lock-wood, F.agar Wells, John Reid, Jume' Ceejler, John Toad, David Hamilton. June 20. Philadelphia, July 6. Monday being the Anniversary of the Inde pendence of the United States of America, the day was devoted to feiliviry, rational and intel lectual araufement. The day was ufliered in with the ringing of bells, and n discharge of cannon. At 10 o'clock the Society of the Cincinnati, and the Independent and Light-Infantry Companies, walked in proceftoori to the German Lutheran Church in Fourth-lbreet. A well adapted ad dress to Heaven was there delivered by ihe Rev. Dr. Rogers; and a spirited and patriotic Oration by Robert Porter, Esq. which was received with great applause by the audience. Several pieces of mn'ic, composed for the occasion, were performed by a choir of fingers of both sexes, ac companied by the organ. The performances had a fine effect, and were well received. From Church the Society walked in procession to the State-House, where their annual business in elect ing officers, &c. was tranfaded. At four o'clock they fat down to an elegant entertainment at the rooms in the new building in Chefnut-fbeet. The different places of entertainment in town and country were crowded with company. Gray's gardens, Harrowgate, the Wig-warn, and evcrv other beautiful villa, whether public or private, exhibited one continued concert of national har mony and exultation. Monday morning the commiflioners appoint ed to receive Subfcriprions for the iiank of the United States, met at the Bank in this city. At an early hour many refpeftable gentlemen of this and other flares aliembled before the doors were opened, for the purpose of delivering in their subscriptions, which, we learn from the bell au thority, amounted to twenty-four rhoufand shares, — four thousand more than could be received. The number of persons ready to subscribe wasfo great, and the amount of t heir intended subscrip tions so far exceeded the limits prescribed iu the constitution of the Bank, that the Commissioners thought proper to adjoqrn, in order to form forne rule by which to regulate the bnfinefs, so that no preference or partiality should prevail in the ef rablifhment of an institution that so much con cerns the welfare of the United States and the inrerefts of the individuals who are disposed to become Stockholders. It in ay be proper to observe here, that the num ber of (hares limited by law is 2j,ooc—oi which the United Stares retain 5000, consequently 20,000 o l nly can be fnbfcribed for. About 24,000 were offered, but a few fnbfcriptions only received for the reasons above mentioned. ' Mai/. ' Yesterday the Subftribers to the Bank of the Ignited States aflembled at the Bank-house in this ciry, for the purpose of adjusting the difficulty refolding from the great number of fur plus fnb fcriptions, over and above the number limited by !aw, which had been given in — and we hear that the gentlemen, from a spirit of compromise agreed that a deduction should be made from the refpei r tive subscriptions, so that the whole number of Subscribers should be proportionably accom modated. Extraß of a Utter from Bofion, J,me jf 3 " I fancy this town will fubfcri be "three or four tlio.ifi.nd shares in the Bank, if they rt.ould not all be taken up Toon. This activity in compet ing the iriuitution, muftbe pleasing totheSecre ta.y of the Treasury, and to the other friends of the fvlte.ii It is, I think, favorable to our na tional government, as it «ill give energy to the executive departments, and be a powerful spring in national operations. h It is, I thipk, favorable to our government and to the general liappinefc A that the people are tired with polincnl writers upon systems of <ro vernmenr; they suppose we have one good as we ever (ball make, and the bed way is to enjoy it as it is, and not trouble their heads to read ellays and dilputes. lam much inclined to this is belt on the whole ; aud therefore am not imprefled with the utility of foine recenc publications,' either 011 one fide or the other. However, foine may read and write, and whet their geniuses, and thereby keep the knowledge of every form of government circulating in our country, for tree discussion is the parent of truth: the wife and humane may thereby improve. Buc I do not wish to fee much halte in Mending our government, left, as Dr. Young exprefles himfelf 011 another occasion, it fliould'be " the -worTe for ":i:n ding.'' In the brig Savannah Packet, which arrived here on Sunday J ast from Georgia, General An thony Wayne, Member of the House of Repre sentatives of the United States, came pafl'enger. A large quantity of grained Maple Sugar, in boxes of about 4001b. each, and also about" 5,000 weight of the fame fort of sugar in cakes or lumps, are advertised for public sale at New. York, oil the nth instant. The present situation of the United States a bounds with circumstances of a truly original com plexion—The extraordinary union which subsists and links in one harmonious band fifteen differ ent governments, composed of so great a variety of persons, prejudices, passions, and Vnterefts, and ex tended over so large a territory, is unexampled in the history of mankind. The universal aixl cordial approbation of one plan of general go vernment to cement the union, promote justice, and preserve the liberties of so various a people, is something in our experience, that language has not furnifhed terms to express. It is the happy result of a combination of causes ; one of which, and the greatest is, that superior pervading intel ligence derived from early education, which illu mines the minds of the great body of our citi zens—another is, that stream of public informa tion which, through the medium of the public Gazettes, is conveyed to all parts of the union . " line upon line, precept upon precept," are re peated— so that, like the Mosaic inltrudiions of old, the volume of intelligence is continually be fore our eyes. The ridmihiftration of the gene, ral government has been conducted upon ftuli li beral, jufl;, independent and fuccefsful principles, that we fliall seek in vain for a parallel to thac acquiescence and applause which it has received from our citizens. The difference between the frefent and pa]} cireu In fiances of our national character, credit and importance, whileit aut»hc to irifpire our bosoms with thanksgiving to that Being, from whom all wisdom descends, fhoulcl at the fame time excite our gratitude to the a gents in these aflonifliing events. Judging from the pa]/, what may not be anticipated of tile fu ture ? The PRESIDENT of the Uni ed States is expected to arrive at the Seat of Government this day. EXTRACT. _ Ceorgjus Leti, in hishiftory of the Duke d'Of funa, gives a remarkable instance of theperverfe nature of Man. A rich merchant, Jacob Morell, prided himfelf in not having once set his foot out of the city, during the space of forty-eight years. This coming to the ears of the Duke, Morell had notice sent him, that he was to take no journey out of the kingdom, un der the penalty of ten thousand crowns. The merchant smiled at receiving the order ; but, afterward, not being able to fathom the reafori of inch a prohibition, grew so uneasy, that he paid the fine, and took a little trip out of the kingdom. o From PELOSI's MARINE LIST. ARRIVALS at the PORT oj PHILADELPHIA Biig Hannah, Marftall, Toharo Lyd.a, Vannife, Cape-Francois (reorgta Packet, Burrows, Gcoh-ih Minerva, Anderfon, Cadiz Sloop Amelia. Oldham, St Tohn, P°»y, -•Valf-eharn, N. Carolina PRICE CURRENT.— PUBLIC SECURITIES. FUNDED DEBT. 6 pr. Cents , 7 y,0 yr. £. 3 pr. Cents qf,, Dcfered 6 pr. Cent* gf\\ UNFUNDLD DEBT. Final Setll. and other Certificates 16/io 85 , I " <icms . 9/.1 50 N. ?na S. Carolina debt*, tof 1 5J6. G f.o r c p.-To w\, Tunc qo. i~m X H S R * SID r EN ' T of the UNITED STATES having appn'.v- A c d''"J foes for the Public Building, to be erefled in ourfu anceo, Iheaflof Cpngrefa for cftablifhing (he temDoraiyand permanent feat of govinirent cf the UniieJ Stales,'the Coin, milhoners, appointed it' virtue of that »&, will meet at George Town, on Monday the fever.teenth day orOflohcr next, and pro ceed to lell, at Vendue, a i.urrber of lots in the heft fuuations in I' c tederal City. A deposit of 8 per cent, wili be reouired • ihe refidne to be ft cured on Bonds, with fecurily, payable in three equal yearly payment;.—The farther terms will be made known at ihe fair. THOMAS JOH.VSON', ) P.': .ID STEWART, , Commiflioners DANIEL CAKROL. ) &~r THE Printer* ihroughout the United Slates are requeflei 4o tn'ei t the in their papers. 90 pr. cent. 5° ro. ,60 do.
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