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
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Vol. 11l
Containing a geographical description of the
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By Jerem* Belknap, A.M.
This volume compleats the history, and is
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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.
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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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