pflii filhuUbcPl A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. & 9> HIGH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA [No. 13, of Vol. IV.] BANK of the UNITED STJTES, July 2d, 1792. NOTICE is hereby given, That there will be paid at the Bank, after the 10th instant, to xhr Stockholders, or their reprefeotatives duly au titorized, the following sums, being the dividend declared from the commencement of the mftitu \ion to the firit inllant, viz. Yor each share complcated in the month of March, Twelve Dollars. For each share completed in the month of April •Ten Dollars, Sixty-[even Cents. For each share compleated in the month of May, XJine Dollars, Thirty-three Cents. For each hals-share, Eight Dollars. By order of ihe President and Directors, (2 w.) JOHN KEAN, Cashier. THE UNIVERSAL HYMN BOOK. Now in the Press, and will be ready for Sale in ten days, by THOMAS DOBSON, and other Booksellers in Philadelphia, \ Self&ion of PSALMS, HYMNS, and SPI RITUAL SONGS ; taken from different Au thors, for the Use ot those who believe in the Rcftorationof all Men. Published by Order of the Convention holding said Faith, met in Phila ddohia, May, 1731. As this is an Universal Hymn Bnok, the favor of the Printers in different parts, in inserting the above advertisement, will be acknowledged. July ii. eptf. SECURITIES SOLDIERS, Mariners, and militia men's pay, lands, and claims on the public, SH ARES, in the Banks, in the Canals,and Turn pike Road, CERTIFICATES, granted by the public, and the old and laie paper monies, NOTES of hand, bills, bonds, and mortgages with or without deposits, BOUGHT, fold, or negotiated, at No. 2, in Fourih-ilieet below Market-tercet, by FRANCIS WHITE, Who tranfa&s business in the public offices for country people and others,by virtue of a power, of attorney, or bv personal application PHILADELPHIA, 24 Dollars Reward. RUN AWAY the 30th March last, a NEGRO WOMAN, by tne name otCHLOE. She is five feet two and a halt inches high ; quick spoken ; upper tooth open ; no eye-bro ats at all ; is about 30 vears old, but looks much younger. She is wc'.l (locked with cloaths, long gowns, jack ets, See. She is no w palling for a free woman, I understand, and has changed her name—Whoever takes her up, so that the owner gets her, (hail re ceive the above reward ; and if brought home, all other reasonable expences, from the fubfenber. JOHN PUZEY. Somerset County, near Princess-Ann, Maryland, June 2id, 1792. (*iaw4<v) Wm. CLE LAND, BOSTON, Tranfa&s bufmefs in the Funds of the United States ; BANK STOCK, BILLS of EXCHANGE, &:c. Orders from New-York, Philadelphia, or 1 any other part of the Union, will be attended to with Diligence and Punctuality. J un c 1. (epim & iaw2m* Thirty Dollars Reward. RUN AWAY from the fubferiber in February last, a NEGRO LAD, named PHIL, about 20 years of age ; had on when he went away, a round jacket, a paii hornefpun breeches, and a tow shirt ; thelellow has a yellowish complexion, his heighth about five feet fix or seven inches, very Jquare made ; has a mark along fide of his nose, and one of his insteps has been burnt, which causes the sinews to draw. Whoever takes up said Negro, and secures him in any jail, so that I may get him agaiu, shall re ceive the above reward, and have all reasonable charges paid. ROBERT PEARCE. Head Sajjafras, June 16,1792.- RUN AWAY Irom the fubftriber, living in Kent County, and State ot Maryland, on Sunday the 27th May last, a NEGRO MAN, named Hark; about 40 years of age, about five feet nine inches high, has a fear over one of his eye-brows, and when talking, hangs his head on one lide, and looks up—hag on and took urith him the following eloaths, via. a feardfeglu coat, a black and white kersey coat, cut round,a white kersey jacket and breeches, two pair of yarn {lock ings, the one pair lately footed, and the ofter not, two oznaburgh Ihirts, each pieced •» one fidej two pair of tow-linen trowfers, -one pair patched with new tow-linen foie parts, and an old felt hat. whoever takes up said Negio, if out of this State,and fecurcs him in gaol, (hall receive FOUR -IEEN DOLLARS reward—and if taken within this State, and fccured as aforcfaid, {hall receive LIGHT DOLLARS reward ; and ll brought home, realonable expcnces will be paid by PEREGRINE LETHRBURY. Chejer-Touin, June 4, 1791. (ep 8w ) Stock Brokers Office, N0.45, Great Dock-flreet, New-York, THE Subscriber intending to confine himfelf entirely to the PURCHASE and SALE of STOCKS on COMMISSION, Begs leave, to offer ins iervices to his friends and others, in the line of a Stock Brokei. Those who may pleale to fa vor him with their business, may depend upon having it tranfatted with the utmost fidelity and dispatch. Orders from Philadelphia, Boston, or any other part of the United States wiil be ftrijtUy attend ed to. May 2 GENERAL POST-OFEICE, PH 1 LADE LPHI A, Jul\ 7, 1792. FOR the information of Merchants and me Mat ters or Commanders of*Vv ffels, are published the following extra&s from the Law for ettablith ing Poll-Offices and Pott-Roads within the United States. In fe£iion io, it is ena&ed that there (hall be charged ik for ev t rv letter or packet brought into the United State.% or carried from one port there in to another by sea, in any private ihip or vessel, four cents, if delivered at the place where the fame fhali arrive ; and it directed to-be delivered at airy other placc, with the addition oi the like pottage, as other letters are made fu'ujcct to the payment of by this adl." Infe&ioni2, " That no ship or vessel, arriving at any port within the United States, where a polt office is ettablilhed, (hall be permitjed to report, make entry or break bulk, till the mailer or com mander lhall have - delivered to the pottmafter, all letters directed to any perion or peifoin> within the United States, which, under his care or within his power, (lull be brought in such (hip or vessel, other than iuch as are dire&ed to the owner or consignee : but when a vessel shall be bound to a nother port, than that, at which she may enter, the letters belonging to, or to be delivered a: the laid port ot delivery, lhall not be delivered to the pott matter at the port ot entry-. And it lhall be the duty ot the collector or other officer ot the porr, empowered to receive entries ot ships or vessels, to require from every matter or commander of such ihip or vt ffel, anoa h or affii mat ion, purport ing that he has delivered ail luch letters, except as atorefaid.!' * (iaw6w) In fetlion 13, 4t That the postmaster to whom such lclteis ir.ay be delivered, lhall pay to the mafttr, commander, or other person delivering the fame, exccpt the commanders ot foreign pack ets, two cents tor every such letter or packet; and ftiall obtain from the pcrfou delivering the fame, a certficatefpecityiog the number of letters and pz <rti, with the name of the (hip or veflel, ana the place from whence fne last failed ; which cert ficaie, together with a receipt tor the money, lhall be with his quarterly accounts, transmitted to the Postmaster-General, who iHail credit the amount thcieof to the poitmaltcr lorwardnig the fame." for general information, the 14th feftien is pub lished, 44 And be it further enofted, That if any pet son, other than the Pofttnafter-General, or his deputies, or persons t»y them employed, lhall take up, receive, order, dispatch, convey, carry or de liver any letter or letters, packet or packcts, other than newfpapcrs, tor hire or reward, or lhall be concerned in fctting up any foot or hoife post, waggon or other carnage, by or in which any let ter or packet (hall be carried for hire, on any esta blished post-road, or any packet, or other veifei or boat, or any conveyance whatever, whereby the revenue of the general poft-oftce may be injured, every perlon, so offending, ihall torfeit, for evety luch otiencr, the lum ot two huudred dollars. Provided, That it (hall and may be lawful tor eve ry person to fend lctteis or packets by fpccial mcf fenger. JUST PUBLISHED, AND TO BE (OLD (PRICE \oJ,') By EBENEZER HAZARD, 128 North Second-Streci, THE HISTORY New-Hampshire, Containing a geographical description of the Slate—with (kctchcs of its natural history, pro du6fions«e improvements, and Hate ot to ciety and manners, laws and government. (*eprm) By Jerem* Belknap, A. At. This volume compleats the history, and is peculiarly intcrefting. Subscribers arc delired 10 call for their books. ADVERTISEMENT. NOTICE is hereby given to the Creditors of Edward Man kin, an infolvcnt debtor, confined in the gaol of the county ot Saiein, injthe ttate of New-Jersey, that the Judges of the Infe rior Court of Common Pleas tor laid county, on application to them made, have appointed the twenty-eighth day ot Julv next tor the said Credi tors to appear before any two or more of said Judges, at the town of Salem, to ftiew cause, if any they have, why an alignment of the said debtors estate should not be made, *nd he be dit charged from confinement, pursuant to an Ast ot Aflembly, palled the 24th of November last, for the relief of infolvcnt debtors then confincd. June 25,1792. (» 3 -) Saturday, July 14, 1792. LEONARD BLS.ECKER. ('•»■) Vol. 11l 49 FXOU THE AMERICAN MUSEUM. REFLECTIONS on the STATE of tit UNION. (continued.) Concerning the Imports cj the United States THIS part of the national bufincfs has given nfe to doubts, whether the United States are really in d prosperous lituation. The apprrhen lion is believed, however, to have proceed* d from levcral errors. The efhmation of the imports, lias probably been made at the prices current in America, which is more than the United States pay for them, by the total value of the following particulars. i,Such pait of the Ihipping chaigcs «t ---broad a* accrue to the benefit of r ihe citizens of the United States,who may be on the fpotto make the ftiipments ; 2. That part of the freight upon them which is paid upon our own vessels; 3, That part of the premium of mfurance upon them, which is paid to American underwriters or iu furers ; 4, The whole amount of the duties of the custom houle fees, 011 the goods, amount to several million of dollars ; 5. The amount of the tonnage and fees on foreign veiicls, which are dedu&ions in favor of the country, from the va lue of the goods imported in them ; 6. The por terage, llorage, cooperage, weighing, guagmg, niealuring, commiilions on falcs here, and other incidental expenUs 011 that part or the imports which belongs to foreigners; 7. The profits ol our merchants on that part of tne imports which belongs to them ; 8, The wafteage of goods be longing to foreigners between then arrival or time of valuation and the time of laic; g, The benefit of credit which is not less than two and an haif per cent, on the whole v<nue of our lmoorts ; dnd 10, The value of those imported goods which re mdin in the country, being the proverty of perrons intending to become, or who will ultimately be come citizens of the United States, iiut the ap parent or conjectural difproportiori between the, exports and imports of the United States, will bt considerably duninifhed by the falcs of vessels to' foreigners at home and abroad—the faies or lands to them—the expenses of foreigners here—the expenies of foreigh vessels, and the coll of their lea Itoies—their commiilions on Hie fhipinent oi their cargocs, and 011 the dilburlemrnt of tht\i vessels, as already obierved in treating of our ex perts. Beliaes tneic, the freight of goods to fo reign countries in our vessels (not less, probably, than three millions of dollais) and the proliu upon all the goods exported on the account of our own citizens, contribute very much to encrealc the fund, wherewith our unpoiu arc purchaled and paid for. An ellunate, which fiiall com prehend all the-fe items at their true value, is ne cessary to form a fatisl»&ory opinion of the ba lance on our trace. From fucfi an estimation (which has been made) there would relult no ica fon to doubt our proiperity; nor will this appcai queltionable, when it is remembered, that the outward freights on our own vessels and the duties on goods imported, - amount together to 6.400,000 dollars, which is mote than one tbird of our expoits. The balance of trade has been aptly denominated the metaphvfics of commerce. To determine it with mdilputable certainty re quires as accurate and elaborate an invelligation as a metaphyseal qucifion : and though this as sertion proves nothing, it will lufpiie us with due caution againlt haftiiy adopting unfavorable con- clufions. An opinion so me what lingular and of consider able impoilance will be hazarded upon tins fub jedh The United Siates, to make the utinoil ad vantage of things in their present improveabJe lituation, should have little or no balancc m their favor ou their genera) commcrce. It their ex poits, outward heights, laics of vciFels and lands, &c. amount to twenty-four million of dollars pei annum, they will find their true interest in importing the whole value in well felefted com modities. It is better, for example, that they import molaflVs, hemp, cotton, wool, bar-iron, hides, skins, furs, la'tpetre, sulphur, copper, tin, brass, paper, mahogany, &c. to roanufa£lure ; tools for artizans, and materials and utcnfils for conftrufting works, improving wade lands and cultivating farms, and breeding cattle, horses and sheep, than that they (hould bring back the equi valent in gold or silver. The sum we annually import in articles of that nature, more precions to us than the moll precious metals, would conffitute an imm nfe balance in our favor ; such, indeed, as would in a few years oppress out country with too copious a cuculating medium, or compel us to export it. That the exports and other means of paying for our imports are much more adequate to the occasion, than they were during several years fub lequent to the peace, is manilcft from the Hate of our private credit in Europe. A diilin&ion, and it is conceived, a very im portant one, has been already intimated in favor of such of our imports as are of a nature adapted to enhance the value of our lands, or to employ or aliift our citizens : and in regard to those which are for immediate consumption, the quan tity cannot be in proportion to our lormer im ports considering the increase of population.— We have almost absolutely cealed to import shoes, boots, fadlery, coarse hats, piate, fnuff, manu factured tobacco, cabinet wares, carriages, wool and cotton cards, hanging paper, gun powder and other articles ; and we have exceedingly di minished our importation of coatfe linnen and woolen goods, cordage, copper utensils, tin uten sils, malt liquots, loaf sugar, ite 1, paper, playing cards, glue, wafers, fine hats, biazicry, watches and clocks, cheese, &c. and we euher makethefe articles from native proouttions, by which the whole \alue is (buck off fiom our imports, or we r <4 A ( -C [Whole No. 555.] manufacture them from foreign raw inaicrul?, which coil leis than the goods uled io do, efpccialiy as they often yield a great freight iu our own vei- IcU. Thus the height of molafTes to make run , imported in one yeai, at two dollais per hhd. was not leis than 140.000 dollars. The fame oblerva tioa occuts as to hemp, cotton, iron, copper, brafd, tin, fait petre, lulphur, inahogany, hides, dye woods, and other iaw materials. From these circumftanrial evidences, there would appear to be little danger of miltake, in concluding, that our imports, in a medium c,f two or three years, have not been difproponion <'te to our exports, and other I'afe and regular means of balancing the amount of our iuppUcs. But though the documents for acomparifon be tween the present imports and those antecedent to the revolution, are less perfect than is to be delired, some which offer are worthy of atten tion. Our imports from Great-Britain in making some addition lor those from Ireland* and adding twenty per cent, to bring them to their market value, were worth here above 2,400,0001. llerling. In this item, the;informa tion obtained from a report of the Lords of the British pnvy council is principally relied on though a part of it is fupplementlry information. To (Ins sum is to be added, a proportion of the im ports into .all the American colonies in 17-0, f;om all the reft of the world but Great-Britain] whleft, after dedutting therefiom 23,000!. fieri, for the vaiue imported into Bermuda, the north ern British colonies, and Newfoundland, leaves 1,0.50,0001. at the vaiue here. The total value of our imports in 1770, would then appear to have been more than 3 , 45°3° t>0 » 01 about 15,000,000 dollars as thev would have fold in the American market, exclufivc of tfie contraband tiade which was coniiderable. This will be'ieen by a refer ence to the liifl number of these reflexions, to be full seven millions inoie than our exports at the fame time, if then our imports were to bear the fame proportion to 18,250,000 dollars (our present exports)'the former might be above 24,000,000 dollars, without creating more alarm than we had then leafon to feel, 'i his view of the iubjetl may convince us, that our imports were too copious, at leait m some quarters, for several years before rue war ; and hence we find a heavy load of pri vate debt was created and remains upon some of the citizen* of the United States at this day. Hap pily for the United Slates, the reduction of the prices of iupplies, by the present freedom of their commerce, by the agency of fkilful merchants, in itead of planters inexperienced intrude, by the in trodu&ion of machinery in Europe, and by their own manufacturing industry, has kept down their imports many millions of dollars below that sum, although the impoftand tonnage have diredtly or .indirectly contributed to enhance the nominal a mount without incicdfuig the sum to be paid lor ,• them abroad. A Sketch of the general Trade of the United States. IN taking a iurvey ot the American commerce* the attention is att rafted to the.increase of (hip building, the new manufactoriesof articles necefTary to the equipment ol veflels, and the im provement in the aitof ship building, as well as the superior quality of the materials now used in their conltruttion. The largest number of veflels built in any one year before the late war, as far as it can be ascertained, was equal to 24,358 !on>, and at lealt 32,000 tons of superior quality were built in 1791. The timber and plank, are more cholen, nnd iron is more copiously used at this timt\ becaule the vcifels are not intended for fafe-, and the fenlible practice of falling them is bccom very frequent. It is important, too, that the art ot thip building is diffufed more generally than •any other equally important one which is carried on within the United States. The export trade in our produce is more bene ficial than heretofore to the landed inteitft, be caule ihe cultivatois Go not, as formerly, antici pate upon their oops abroad, by ordering out lupplies at the difcrction ot the European mer chant, to be paid for in shipments of their crops on their own account and risque. The planters in Maryland md Virginia, particularly the tobac co planters, iuflered extreme ly by an inconfider purfuit of that practice before the revolution. 1 he American merchant is noW more frequently their importer; and as he underitands the mode of procuring goods cheap, the re<ii piofiis of the import and export tiade of the country, are in a greater degree divided between the planter and the trader. Ihe redu&ion of the prices of East-India and. China goods, ot every ipeciej ot manufactures in which labor-saving machinery and flight apply, and ot wines, occaiion our imports to be obtained on moie favorable terms. This beneficial ef fect is increased by the freedom ot our import trade, which lets in the produ&ions and manu factures ot all countries by a dire£t intercourse with them, which was formerly forbidden. From the fame caule, superior prices tor our produce and manufactured articles have been obtained. If tobaceb is becoming an exception, it is to be remembered, that great prices were obtained for it till lately, and that the txiraoidinary quantity raited is tufheient to account for its tall. (TO BE CONTINUED.} THE UNITED STATES. HAIL rifmg States ! —lei envy blot her pagc # And disappointed malice vent hrr rage ; Thy councils fleady, built on wisdom's plan, While laws support the sacred rights of man ; 41 Peace, liberty and fdfety," here fhjll reign, While fun and moon and ilais and (kits remain.,
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