Jt NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO. No. 69, HIGH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA [No. 7, of Vol. IV.] Thirty Dollars Reward. RUN AWAY from the fubferiber in February lart,a■■NEGßO LAD, named PHtL, about ao years of agr; had on when he went away, a round jacket, a paii homespun and a i«»w fh»rt ; ihe fellow has a ytllowiftn complexion, his hrtghth about live feet fix or seven inches, very (quare made ; has a mark along tide of his no'e, ana one of his insteps has been burnt, which caufcs the sinews to draw. Whoever takes up said Negro, and fecurrs him in any jaij, so that I may get him again, (Vail re ceive the above reward, and have all reasonable charges paid. ROBERT PEARC-E, Head Sajjafras, June 16, 1792. (*epim) RUN AWAY from fubfcviber, living m Kent County, and State of Maryland, oh Sunday the 2*»th May last, a NEGRO MA N. named Hark ; about 40 years of age, about feet nine inches, high, has a fear over one of hjs eye-brows, and when talking, hangs his head on ofie fide, and looks up—had on ami took with him the followingcloaths, viz. a fearnought coat, a black and white kersey coat, cut round, a white, kersey jacket and breeches, two pair of yai n stock ings, the one pair lately footed, and the other not, x .a oznaburgh fhLrts, each pieced on one fuse, twu pair of tow-linen trowfers, one pair patched h new tow-linen down the fore parts, 2nd an oiii felt hat. Whoever takes up (aid Negro, out of this Sta'o,and ferures him in gaol, fh:ll receive FOUR TEKX DOLLARS reward—and if taken within tHis Stair, and secured as aforefaid, (hall receive EIGHT DOLLARS reward ; and it brought, borne, reasonable expences will be paid by PEREGRINE LETHRBURY Ch-ftcr-Town, June 4, 1791. (ep 8w ) THE following fecttons of the a& entitled, u An art fpr raising a further sum of money *br the protection of the frontiers, and for other purposes therein mentioned, are repub lifhed for the information of all perfons,who, on the 29th day of June next (1792) shall be polfeifed of WINES. u Se&. io. A ND be it further ena&ed, That xjL all Wines which after the said last day of June next, shall be imported into the United States, shall be landed under the care of the infpertor of the port where the fame shall be landed, and for that purpose, every permit for landing any Wines, which shall be granted by a Colle&or, shall, prior to such landing, be pro duced to the said infpeftor, who, by endorsement thereupon under his hand, shall fignify the pro duction thereof to him, and the time when, af ter which, and not otherwise, on pain of forfei ture, it shall be lawful to land the said Wines. And the said i;;fped:or ihall make an entry of all such permits, and of the contents thereof, and each pipe, butt, hogshead, calk, cafe, box or package whatsoever, containing such Wines, shall be marked by the officer under whose im mediate infpe<stion the fame <hall be landed, in legible and durable characters, with progreflive numbers, the name of the said officer, and the Quality or kind of Wine as herein before enu merated and diftinguilhed. And the said oificer shall grant a certificate for each fuchpipe,butt, hogshead, cask, cafe, box or package, fpecifying therein the name or names of the importer or importers, the ship or veflel iti which the fame shall have been imported, and the number there of, to accompany the fame wheresoever it ihall be lent. And if any pipe, butt, hogshead, cask, cafe, box or package, containing Wine, shall be found without such marks and certificates, the fame 'hall be liable to be seized, and the want of such marks and certificates ihall be preemptive evidence, that such Wine was unlawfully im ported and landed." " Sect. 11. And be it further enafred, That every person, who fnall have in his or her pof feflion, Wiues which are intended for sale, in quantity exceeding one hundred and fifty gal lons, fliall prior to the said last day of June next, make entry thereof in writing at some office of infpeetion in the city, town or county where he or (lie (hall reside, fpecifying and describing the casks, cases, boxes and other packages contain ing the fame, and the kinds, qualities and quan tities thereof, and where,and in whose pofTefion they are ; and the officer of infpeftion, at whose office such entry may be made, ffiail, as soon as may be thereafter, visit and infpeft, or cause to be visited and inspected, the Wines so reported, and (hall mark, or cause to be marked, the caiks, cases, boxes and packages containing the fame, with progreflive numbers, with the name of the person to whom the fame may belong, the kind or kinds thereof, and words " Old Stock," and (hall grant a certificate for each cask, ca r e, box or package containing such Wine, deferring therein the said cailc, cafe, box or package, and the Wine* therein contained, which certificate •hall accompany the fame, wherever it may be sent. And if any person who may have Wines in his or her poifefion for sale, (hall not,priorto the .aid last day of June next, makeentry there of, a; above direfte'd, he or (he, for such omiflion or neglect, (hall forfeit and pay the value of the Wine omitted to be entered, to be recovered with coit; of suit, for the benefit of any person who (hall give information thereof, and the Wjnes so omitted to be entered, lhall be for feited." (ept29) ADVERTISEMENT. I DO hereby give notice to all persons, not so . cr<*-d it any perfbn or person* whatever on my account, other wife in my name, or oo my credit, without ipccia4 Older from under my hand au thorizing the fame, as I am determined not to pay anv debt or debts contra&ed without such order being produced. THOMAS JONES. Frcderick-Town, June 5, 179 a. (ep4w) Wm. cleland, boston, Tranfafts business in the Funds of the UnlWd States { BANK STOCK, BILLS of EXCHANGE, &rc. Orders from New-York, Philadelphia, or any .other part of the Union, will be attended to with Diligence and Punctuality. June i. (cpim & xatozm) JUST PUBLISHED. AND TO IE SOLD (PRICE \of.) By HAZARD and ADDOMS, At the corner of Third & Chcfnut Strecis, T K ft HISTORY N cw-Hampfhire, Vol. 11l Containing a geographical description of the State—with sketches of its natural history, pro ductions, improvements, and present state of fo cieiy and manners, laws and government. By Jerem* Belknap, A.M. This volume compleats the history, and is peculiarly interesting. Subscribers are delired to call for their books. CONGRESS. PHILADELPHIA. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MONDAY, April 23, 1792. In committee oj the Qhofc, on the id feSion oj the HH jor calling forth the mhtia. (concluded.) MR- PAGE.—Suppose the cafe (Tiould hap pen in which the militia should refufe to ast, regulars then mull: be called in—a fair pre text for a military establishment. Treason has existed in every country; and has been pu niJhed with the approbation of good men—and should a combination too powerful take place, and application be made for alliftance, let Con gress make laws to provide for such cases in fu ture, It should be remembered that the doc trine now contended for, is that ver doflrine which d ifmeir.be red the Britifti empire. Sir, it would have been happy for Britain if this doc trine had never been taught in that kingdom. Soldiers, not militia, must be the proper tools for the government that wishes to enforce its laws by arms. But do the virtuous, patient, fubmiliive and truly patriotic citizens of the United States, deserve the fofpicion which is excited againS them, and stigmatizes them in the c'aufe which I move to strike out! Such bills in a free state, where the people ha\ e been taught to look upon the right of re fufing i'ubntifiion to unconstitutional acts, may excite infurreftions much easier than quell them. n Tie motion for striking out was negatived. Mr. Steele moved to amend the feftion by striking out the clause which authorizes the Prelident ol the United to call out the militia of one State to suppress infurreftions in another. enforced this motion bv faying that he hoped it would always be found that there were a fufficient number cf persons within every State weil affeited to the laws to suppress any opjjofition to them within the State. Mr. Murray replied to Mr. Steele, he said that the gentleman's observations went to de prive the people of one of the most obvious be nefits ariiing from the fecial compact. He said he ffiould be much obliged to t'ie gentleman if he wou:d point out any other rcmedv for the cafe contemplated, than that propoie'd, for his own part he knew of none. Mr. Giles observed, that the exigency con templated by the ie&ion was of* so great magni tude, that of the opposition of a whole ft ate to the laws of the union, that it required a more competent provision than was provided hy thin bill. He was fully imprelfed with the propriety of the government's poflefling a power to exe cute its laws, ar.d to provide for its own lecu* rity—ftill he con fide red that the cafe to be pro vided for, could not happen suddenly, and there, fore he thought that the power now under con. 25 Saturday, June 23, 1792. Mr. Baldwin moved an amendment to the 2d ftftior, providing that information of any inftiTreftion (Kail be communicated to the Fre fidcat of the United States by one of the aflb ciate justices, or the district judge ; which was agreed to. Mr. Mercer propafed an additional feflion providing for the iiluing a proclamation by the President of the United Statesarrd for the read ing fijch proclamation in the hearing of the in surgents, previous to using a military force ; which was agreed te. Sexton 3d—Mr. Mercer moved to add after the words " articles of war" in the 15th line^ except that they /hall not be fiibjeß to corporal puvijh fnent; this after some debate was negatived. To the DIRECTORS and COMPANY of the Sl'squ eh ann ah and Schuylkill Canal, or Inland Navigation. VII. T FREFER the natural beds of thecreeks JL to artificial canals, for several reasons : l. It preferve.«and benefits all the mills and water works that are already, or may he built on those . creeks, with the inconvenience only cf being obli ged to stop, when the watersmay be so low as not to afford a quantity fufficicnt for them and the canal service. 2. They are less liable to caving, filling up, absorption of water, &c. than artificial canal?. 3. Mill ponds have little current in them, even in the highest frefhes. 4. They afford ample room for all boats to pais and repafs, or stand still, as cir (Tiimftances may require. 5. Roads, connexions of farwns and neighbourhoods, will be less incom moded by this than the other mode. 6. The ex pence is vaftlv less in ibis than the other way, and the probable benefits greater and more sure. IX. I prefer the above mentioned machinery for drawing the boats over the dams to locks for several reasons; 1. It requires much less water ; a. less time ; 3. is at least equally fafe ; 4. is in less danger of damage ; locks are high dams which all experience has taught us, are difficult to be made secure ; 5. damage in them is more fatal than in the others, for if the machinery Hiould get out of repair, the boats might be drawn over by capjlansworked by hand, till the machinery could be repaired, but carrying away one lock must suspend the whole trade; 6. damages are more fpeeclily repaired in the one than the other ; carrying away a lock in the soring or fall high wa ters, would be irrepairable tiM the waters abated, but breaking oi the machines may be repaired ar anv time ; 7. the expence is much less in the one mode, than in the other ; 8. in the vast empiie of China, all the pans of the country are conne6>ed by inland navigation, without a Angle lock, all the boats (some of 200 tons) are drawn over the dams by machinery ; their inland navigation is of older date and in more nniverfal ufethan has exifled in any oth'-r nation, and I think the long prafticeof these ingenious people exhibits an example, which we may fafely imitate. On the whole matter, 1 suppose about 3®<Jamj willhe fufficient between the two rivers, and I isn't conceive that they would coll with the above f.iid*nachinerymore<han 10001. each on an aver age, thecanal and water courses on the height of Und I imagine can't col) mote than so.oool. all which together requires but one third of our capi. tal provided for the purpose, but as fdon't pre tend to be adequate to this part of the fubicfi I will drop it. I beg leave heir to subjoin one word ■with'ref pect to the manner jtvf beginning the work viz whereas the rooftefleniial part of the whole con cere, conUfts lrf bringing a fufficient supply of water on to the height of lied m ;hr ctttw. land Ederation cou!d not with fa/ety be entxufted to thev President of the United States—he was therefore in favor of linking out the clause. MV. Gerry supported the cktjfe—he denied that it involved the conferences deduced by the gentlemen opposed to it It does not sup pose a state to tw in rebellion—such a supposition cannot be supported, v.-hen it is considered that in order to a Hate's being considered in that light, a legislative ast rani prec de and accom pany a declaration of the fact. He adverted to facts to fliew the ueceffity of the provision. He bad np objection to qualifying the cause by di recting the marshals in the firft instance to ap ply to the executives of the several states. I Mr. Baldwin was opposed to the clause, and in favor of striking out—he adverted to the conftitntion to fnew that it was not contem plated thereby, that this power (hould be {light ly delegated to the executive, and agreeable to this idea the firft Congrafs bad dealt out this power with a sparing hand. The motion for striking out the clause was negatived. Mr. Steele moved to add a clause providing for the intervening of a session of Congress pre vious to the marching of the militia of one S ate into another ; this after lbms debate was ne gatived. An amendment was then moved by Mr. Ma dison to modify the feftion so as to delegate this power to the President of the United States du ring the recess of Congress. Mr. Eenfon observed that with refpeft to the ohjeft, State lines were perfectly idea!—that an inhabitant of one State was equally bound with that of another to march to suppress insurrec tions, and to assist in esecution of the laws as much as the inhabitants of a State in which the opposition to the laws existed. The motion of Mr. Madison was agreed te. [conoluped.] [Whole No. 52,9.] I think it would be proper to begin the work, by the small c.malsor ditches which are *o carry warer from ihe various streams and springs which are To supply it on to the said crown land, that we may have this great article afceusirred and con* firmed by a&ual experiment, that we may know the quantity of water we may depend on, for on this the scale ofall the subsequent works must be calculated. Further, I don't conceive that ar.y arduous ef forts of genius are like to be wanted in the whole affair, I am of opinion that an original genius able to calculate the scale and proportion of the work, and place them so as to make the most advantage of the grouud, the water, the means and materials, which are obvious to every one, is all the ftockof abilities required in a fuperintendant ; all that re mains to complete the works is the employment of faithful workmen of fufficient skill iu their se veral trades, or the several parts of the business which they are appointed to execute. I object to any extravagant emoluments given to the fuperiruendants, either principal or subor dinate, this makes the concern a profitable jobb to them, which lasts as long as the works last, and ceases when they are completed, and of course gives the fuperinteridants every inducement of personal interest to prolong them as far as they can I would rather propose to give them a sum ge« nerouflv adequate to their reasonable expences, whilst they are employed, and when the works are finifhed, give them for their reward, a certain number of shares in the canal; this can be paid by the company easier than cash, and this will in duce the fuperintendants to complete the works as perfe&ly and as soon as they can, for the more perfect the works ar?, the more valuable will the shares be, and the sooner the works are done, the foonerthey will receive their profits : and I thiuk. it always prudent as far as may be, to connect pub lic considerations with private interest—in this es say, I pretend no more than to exhibit the grand principles and outlines of the great obje& in view, if these are admitted, a thousand particulars which the detail of the business will bring into view, will be easily adjufltd by any genius adequate to the diregion of it. As the objcfl is allowed by every body to be of vast magnitude, and most capitally conducive to the interests of this city, and indeed the whole State, as well as all the country weft of us, it ought to be thoroughly investigated, and well un derstood, and as the discovery of the true princi ples, and forming the proper plans of any business are eflential to the fuccefsful execution of it, any attempt to develope and delineate them mtift ha virtuous, the fubjeft is new to us all; I don't p>e tend to comprehend ail its extent, but such thoughts as have occurred tome, I offer to the company, to be adopted, improved, or rejetted as they may firtd expedient. A CITIZEN OF PHILADELPHIA Philad. June 13-, tyqz FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, April 24. THE iollowing most singular acci dent happened at Cardiff, a few days since : As the son of Mr. Jones, school-master at that place, was at tempting to pull some hair out of the tail of a young horse, he entangled his finger in such a manner, that in his endeavors to extricate himlelf he pricked the animal by some means, which caused him to leap over a wall near which he was (landing and drag ged the boy after him, by which means the poor fellow's brains were dashed out, and otherwise rendered a (hocking fpedtacle. Mr. Wilbcrforce has been present ed with a beautiful pidlurereprefent ing a (lave in the temple of liberty trampling on his chains. This pic ture was executed and presented by a Birmingham artist, as a small token of his efteera for that gentleman, who has Co arduously endeavoured to ef fedi an abolition of the slave trade. Letter from Earl St aKH ope t* M, Condorcet, member of the ty for the city of Paris. London, April 3. " IT is with extreme pleasure that I have the honor to inform you, that the House of Commons,' where I part ed the whole night, have determined that the Slave Trade shall be abolish ed. " The friends of the Blacks, with Mr. Fox, Mr. Pitt, and Mr. Wilber force at their head, prefled for the immediate abolition, but they loft this motion by a majority of 193 a gainst 125 —and the House postponed to another day the question for fixing the period of the abolition ; but the great question, that the trade shall be abolished, was carried by a very great majority, 230 against 8;. You will *
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