A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS KY JOHN FENNO, No. 34, NORTH FIFTH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA
[No. 71 of Vol. IV.]
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F O 11 SAL £, '
J* tie Suifaiitr, a* SVaimt-Strut tt'kaif,
B/LL or EXCHANGE
Madeira Wine,
Fit for immediate ule, in pipes & quarter calks,
TENERIFFE WINE, in pipes,
SHERRY WINE, in quarter calks,
WEST-INDIA RUM, 2, 3 and 4 pioul,
OLD BRANDY, OLD SPIRIT,
COPPERAS, BRIMSTONE, ALLUM,
Two Baits io-4 BLANKETS, and
A Bale of MUSLINS.
.Aacw 13.41« eh CABLE, 120 fsrboujs long.
GEORGE MEADE.
mi-
TO BE SOLD, OR LEASED
'FOR SEVEN OR TFN YEARS,
TIIE FOLLOWING
HOUSE S.
ONE on Walnut-flreet, near Fourth-street,
23 feet front, has two parlours below, the
ftWour rijby 1 feet, 'he back parlour is
iJWTfM. .i, .fii
by 174 feel. TWre £ie fise good cbafwVn in
ihiv house, belides the garret is divided into
three rooms, in two of them there are fire
placei.
The other House is 2; feet upon Walnut
flreet, and 52 feet upon 4th firm; theie are tw«
good parlours below, one of them 25 by 20 1-2
tett, ihe oilier 95 by t8 1-2 feet, and seven com
jikie btd-chambers; besides the girret is di
vided into 4 rooms, 3 of which rooms have fire
places. TI.I kitchens are good ones, and are
under the bouses ; the largest hcufc has also a
house-keeper's room. It is intended there shall
be a communication from both of these h»ufes
to a neighbouring ice-house, fufficiently large to
fuppfy 3 lioufes. Within 50 vards of these
houses, ihere will be cornpleat (tables and coach
houseS, tor both houlcs ; they will bo finifhed
in the moR cornpleat manner, and the keys
ready to he delivered early in the summer.
On paying half the money down (if fold) the
oth r half may be paid bv inftalmems, 01 the
whole may remain for 5 years, paying interest
ami giving fecunty 011 the premises.
For terms of sale or lcafe, apply to the Sub
scriber, - - - -—
GEORGE MSASfc
Who has JOr $ALE %
Sundrv Ground Rents,
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In this cii v, amounting to twenty-five pounds
sixteen (hillings and fix-pcnce, per annum.
Also, a quaniify of BAGS, that will contain two
and a half and three and a half bulhels.
Philadelphia, fan. 19, 1792. eprnn
City of Washington.
January ;ih, 1793.
A NUMBER of Lois in this City will be of
fered for lale at auction, by the Commif
fioneis, on the 17th day ot September next. —
One fourth pad of the pun:hafe money is to be
paid down, the residue at three equal annual pay
ments with yearly interest on the whole princi
pal unn^id.
JOHN M. GANTT, Clerk to ihc Cem'rs.
Extratt of an A£ of the General Aflemblv of
Maryland,.concerning the Territory of Co
lumbia, and the City ot Washington.
4t Be it eria&cd, That any foreigner may by '
deed or will, hereafter to be take and hold lands
within that fart of the jaid Territory which lies with
in this State. in the fame manner as ij he was a citi
zen of this State \ and the fume lands may be con
veyed by him, and transmitted to and be inherited by
his heirs or relations, as if he and they were citizens
of thu State: Provided, That no foreigner
in virtue hereof be entitled to any further or other
privilege of a citizen
Jan. 19,
Jtifl publifhcd,
By H-i 8c P. Rice,
No. 50, Market-Street,
the SYSTEM of
■Ufcd by Mr. 1, loyr, in taking riown the
DEBATES of CONGRESS.
*x* Refirrfcntation having been made, that the
Jhortnefs of the period, limited for the Subfcrip'.ion,
ha j deprived many flit It men at a diflance, of an op
portunity oj fending in their names ; —the Editor, in
ordet to accommodate them, and to render this publi
cation more extenfrfeh nfeful, has determined not to
raifc the price to a Dollar and half (as intended) be
fore the fifteenth of March;—making however a dij
crimination, in favor of the aCluai Subfribeis, by
printing their copies on fu pet fine writing
paper. A few remaining copies of this kind will
be delivered to the earliejl of the non Jubfct ibing pur
chafer}y at Vie Jame price as those on the common
printing paper, viz. One Dollar, in marbled covers ;
neatly bound, a French Crown.
Jan., «6
(£3T The price of'his Gazette is Three Do/furs
per annun—Vne kulj t$ be p-ud at the tine
scribing.
<J i>». TiK U A %. r - iW _. .. j
An ACT concerning the regiftcring
and recording of Ships or Vetfels.
See. 18. A ND be it further ena&ed, That,
in all cases, where the master, j
commander, 01 owner of a Ihip or veflel, iljall J
deliver up the register of such fli»p or veifel, |
agreeable to the provisions of this a&, if to ;
the colleftpr of the diftrt&, where the fame
shall have been granted, the laid collector
fliall, thereupon, cancel the bond, which shall
have beeii given at the time of granting such
register ; or, if to the collector of any other
(Jiftridt, luch collector ftiall grant to the said
mailer, commander, or owner, a receipt or
acknowledgment, that such register has been
delivered to him, and the time when ; and
upon such receipt being produced to the col
lector, by whom the register was granted, he
shall cancel the bond of the party, as if the
register had been returned to him.
ep 2i»
Sec. 19. And be it further ena&ed, That
the collector of each diftritt (hall progreflively
number the certificates of the regittry by him
granted, beginning anew, at the commence
ment ofeach year, ami (hall enter an ex»fi
cupv of ench certificate, in a /, »ok 10 be kept
for that purpose ; and (hall, (met in ll.ree
months, transmit to the litgilter of tie Trea
furv, copies of all the certificates, which lhali
have been granted by Uin>, including the nuin-
bcr of each.
Sec. 2i. And be it further enacted, -That
every lhip or veflel, built in the United States,
after the fifteenth day of August, one tliou
fand seven hundred arid eighty-nine, and be
longing wholly, or in part, to the lubjefts of
foreign powers, in order to be entitled to the
benefits, of a (hip, built and recorded in the
United States, stall be recorded in the office
of the collector of the diftri<s>, in which such
lhip or vefl'.'l was built, in manner following,
that is to fay ; The builder of every such (frip
or vessel shall make oath or affirmation, be
fore the collector of such diftridt, tvho is here
by authorized to sid>nini3:er the fame in man
ner following ; " I (inserting here the name
of such builder) of (inserting here the place of
his residence) (hipwright, do swear (or affirm)
that (deferibing here the kind of veflel, as,
whether lhip, brig, fno«', schooner, Hoop of
- vcr - -fcc*re~ tfc
name of the lhi;i or veflel) hiving (inserting
here the number of decks) and being, in length
(inserting here the number of feet) in breadth
(inserting here the number of feet) in depth
(inserting here the number of feet) and mea
suring (inserting here the number of tons)
having (fpecifying, whether any or 110) galle
ry, and (also fpecifying, whether any or no)
head, was built by me, or under my direction, •
at (naming the place, county and in the
United States, in the year (inserting here the
number of the year ;") which oath, or affir- -
mation, (hall be fubf'cribed by the person ma
king the fame, and (hall be Recorded in a
book, to be kept by the said collector for that
puvpofe.
Sec. 21. And he it further enacted, That
the said collector (hall cause the said (hip or
velll-1 to be surveyed or admeasured, accord
ing to the rule prescribed by the forty-third
feftion of the ast, intituled " An ast to pro
vide more effectually for the collection of the
duties imposed by law On gotods, wares, and
merchandize, imported into tile United States,
and 011 the tonnage of (hips or Veflels end
the person, by whom such admeasurement
(hall be made, (hall grant a certificate there
of, as in the cafe of a (hip or veflel to be re
glilered ; which certificate (hall be counter
signed by the said builder, and by an owner,
or the master, or person having the command
or charge thereof, or by some other person,
being an agent for the owner or owners there
of, in teftiniony of the truth of the particu
lars therein contained.
Sec. 22. And be it further enacted, That
a certificate of the said record, attefled under
the hand and seal of the said collector, (hall be
granted to the matter of every fuck {hip or
vessel, as nearly as maybe, of the form follow
ing : " In ourfuance of an ast, intituled, "An
ast concerning the registering and recording
of (hips or vefliels," I (inserting here the
name of the collector of the diftrift) of (in
serting here the name of the diftrift) in the
United States, do certify that (inserting here
the name of the builder) of (inferring here the
place of his relidence, county, and State) ha v.
ing sworn, or affirmed, that the (describing
the (hip or veifel, as in the certificate of re
cord) named (inserting her* her name) where
of (inserting here the name of the master) is,
at present, master, was built at (inserting here
the name of the place, county, and State,
where built) by him, or under his direction, i.i
the year (inserting here, the number of the
year) and (inserting here, the name of the
furvevor, or other person, by whom the fame
admeasurement shall have been made) having,
certified, that the said (hip or vefiel has (in
ferring here, her number of decks) is, in
length (inserting here, the number of feet) in
breadth (inserting here, the number of feet)
in depth (inserting here, the number of leet)_
and measures (inserting here, the number of
Saturday, February 2, 175*5.
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~j ) • And the said builder and (naming and
1 Scribing the owner, or master, or agent for
the owner or owners, as the cafe may be, by
v horn the ftiid certificate lhall have been
c . juter-figned) paying agreed to the said de
ft, ription and admeasurement, the said fljip or
veifel has been recorded, in the diftrift of (in
citing here, the name of the diftr'nft where
Recorded) in the Uijited States ; Witness my
! ajd and feat thro (inserting here, the day of
tie month) day of (inserting here the name of
tie month) in the year (inserting here, the
l umber of the year)'.'*; which certificate shall
1 e recorded in the office of the said collector,
v.nd a duplicate thereof transmitted to the
Register of the Treafufy of the United States,
to be recorded in his office.
Sec. 23. And he it further enacted, That
« the master, or the name, of any ship or vet
s i so recorded,(hall be changed, the owner,iiart
ci 'ner, or consignee of such ship or veflel, shall
c-ufe a memorandum thereof lo be endorfiid
"i the certificate of the record, by the col-
L' ;C lor of the diftrift, where such ship or vef
-1 I may bs, or at which fire llvall firft arrive,
such change took place in a foreign country;
; ■ d a copy thereof shall be entered in the
yok of records, atranfetipt whereof shall be
. anffriitted, by the said collector, to the col
..ftor of the diftiicV, where Inch cerfHtrotg
>vas granted [if not the fame person) who shall
i nter the fame in his book of record?, and
•■irwari! a duplicate of such entry, to the Re
gister of the Treafurv of the United States ;
md in such cafe, until the said owner, part
owner, or consignee, shall cause the said me
morandum to be made, by the collector, in
manner aforefaid, such ship or vessel shall not
lie deemed, or considered, as a vcHM record
ed, inpurfuarce of this act.
[To be continued.]
fSOM THE COLUMBIAN MIRROR.
Me(T. Smith & Price,
From the diversity of fent'ment which
has lately taken place among citizens in
general, owing to the debates in Congress it.
f|>e&i»g the inefficacv of" regular disciplined
troops, when employed against Indians—l
cannot, as a citizen, refrain from giving my
.miion aifo ; which is, that militia is by r,o
' i.i'-ails a proper force to be caiijWvcd in <v
tarit regions and against such an enemy- IVli
litia, when acting even in defence of every
thing that is dear to man, and an enemy -at
their doois, have ever been found inadequate
to the obtaining any thing decisive. In fonie
few instances they may have repelled an infe
rior body of their enemy, but they have never
conquered in one out of fifty. It is impoffib'e
that such a class of soldiers, taken suddenly
from the ease and comforts of private life,
can be equal to regulars, who are inured to
every species of fatigue, cold hunger, thirst,
and the thousand other disagreeable circum
stances that occur in long marches and diflant
campaigns.
In a paper which I lately perilled, it is there
asked, who fought the battles of New-jersey,
North-Carolina, Cowpens, South-Carofir.a,
and Georgia ? I will answer, not militia.
Was the battle of Princeton fought by militia?
We't the Hefiians taken at Trenton by mili
tia ? Was the battle of Monmouth fought by
militia? Was the battle of Kutaw fought by
jnilitia*-Was the ftormingof Stony-Pointex
ecuted by militia? Did Genocal Morgan de
feat Tarleton by militia ? Was Col. Lee's
surprise of Paules Hook, and the many brilli
ant actions of that excellent officer in the two
Carolinas, performed by militia ? Did Col.
Samuel Smith defend Mud- Island Fort against
the whole Brit fh fleet in the Delaware, with
militia ? Were the HelEans defeated on Ked
Bank by militia? Was Chamblee, Fort St.
John, Montreal, Src. taken by militia ? Were
those who stormed Quebec militia ? Were
those men who marched through the Indian
country under General Sullivan, militia ? NO
Did they fight .at the battle of Guilford
Court-Hnu'e ? A little—but what was the
caufeofit? Small parties of regulars, under
non-conimillioned officers, were drawn up in
their rear with fixed bayonets, which were to
be made use of against them if they offered to
retreat without orders ; thus being in as
much danger from our own ai my as that of
the British, they were of some use—Did they
fight at the battle of Camden, when General
Gates was defeated ? I fay no—three thou
sand of them ran away, whilst the Maryland
line, the Jersey regiment, and Arniftror.g's
legion, in all not above eleven or twelve
hundred, fought Corawallis's army for twen
ty minutes, hand to hand, until they were
surrounded (owing to the dallardly conduct of
the militia) and even then they charged thro'
their enemy, and the greater part made their
escape. Thus did a handful of regulars—thus
ran three thousand miiitia—and thus was the
brave Gen. Gates defeated.
Let us now take a view of Indian affairs.
In the year 1793, Gen. Harmer, that real dis
ciplinarian and competent officer, ina r (hed
on an expedition against the Miami Indians.
He had with him part of his own regiment,
which was the lft, and regular they were in
[Whole No. 595."
deed. Ido not know the exa& n«mber of
militia, but am certain they were near two
thirds of his army. lie p-ot to their town*-,
which he totally deft roved, together with all
their crop of corn, &c. On his march the
militia behaved in the 1110 ft unfoldier*like
manner ; firing night and day round his camp,
notwithstanding the niofl pointed orders to
the contrary. One day he dete&ed a militia
man in this breach of general orders : he had
him immediately punished j hut was under
the necessity of loading his artillery, and hav
ing his regulars drawn up in order, that the
punishment might be inflicted undisturbed by
the militia, who threatened very hard on the
occasion ; in fliort, every day he was disturb
ed by their turbulent and difordcrly behavio^.
On his inarch back to Fort Waihingfcon, he
was solicited by the commanding officer of
the militia, for permission to attack a body
of Indians which appeared in his rear, and
that he would engage to retreive their cha
racter, which had fuffered Co materially in the
mind of the General—for he.tnonght, that
though they could not he made to march with
regularity and silence in an enemy's country,
yet itill they could fifth t that enemy if they
appeared. But if a soldier cannot be made to
obfervt orders and pay re "pert to them, I an\
sure he cannot foe inatlgTetigftT, wUtiUl UIIUV
is the more dif agreeable parr of military duty.
Htiwever, to proceed. The General think
ing it nece/Tary to give a check to the Indi
an.';, left they fhoukl harrafs his rear, complied
with the militia officer l 4 requcft, at the fame
time detached'eventy or eighty of the regu
lars to Aipport them, under Major WyHis.
In a fliort time they fell in with a "finall patty
of the Indians, which, I suppose, was Tent for
ward by their main body as a -bait. The few
Indians ran, and nearly t*ie whole of the mili
tia after them, contrary to the most earnest
entreaties of their officer. The regulars dis
played their little column -and formed, flood
the bi unt of neatly the whole force of the
enemy, until they were cut in pieces, except
a few under Capt. Armstrong, who charged
through them and made ffie r retreat —but
not till they had laid eighty-odd warriors dead
011 the field. The militia who pursued the
few flying Indians, loft fight of their prey in a
fliort time ; but the firing of the party engag
t«i, nrrxi a i4tftanr'foMiTH r>4>He Wi r-y»tar>r>rr.
a fufficient tlimulcsfor them to encreaie their
distance : a few got back to the army, and re
ported to the General, that all the reft were
destroyed, whllft a more considerable number
never stopped until they had gained the Ken
tucky ftiore ; and r. Iso reported, that their ab
sent friends were also cut to pieces. This
was called Harmar's defeat, though at tie
fame time he did not lose a single paik-horfe,
nor a man more than was facrificed by the
gallant behaviour ojthof;javaritc Indian jighttr*.
1 fliall now beg leave to touch a little -on
the conduct of those iniinrii/es who accompa
nied the army of Gen. St. Clair—When they
firft joined, they wee in number about 4°°S
but owing to desertion, there were not, on
the day oflwttle, more than 300. Through
out the whole march, after their jnnftion, they
kept the camp in a constant alaim by tbeirir
regular condue>, and firing round the pickets
and out posts, often in the dead hour of the
n'ght. Gen. St. Clair threatened and remon
strated with them, informing them how dan
gerous it was, inafinnch as it favored the ap
proach of an enemy ; for it would be impnl
fible to devise whether it was the pickets fir
ing at the Indians, or the inilitia fhoot'mg
bears.
Thiswas not the only part of their conduct
that, in my opinion, tended to the defeat of
the army. A few days bofore the acftion a
whole company, at least 63 or 70 of them,de
ferted ; the firft regiment was detnehed in
pursuit of them, as well as to prevent their
plundering the provision which was on the
road, and expected to arrive in a short time.
There was I believe a third reason for throw
ing this regiment in the rear, which was t<>
deter others of the militia from this difgrace
ful retrogade.
A third reason why I think they were in
ftruinental in the defeat of t! army is as fol
lows : When the tropns on the evening pre
ceding the fatal 4th of November, 1791, halt
ed and encamped, the militia, who wiflict! to
be separate from the regulars, were advanced
one quarter of» mile over a small river that
ran along the front of the encampment : the
pickets of the army were ported at about the
fame distance in the rear, with the proper
camp and flank guards, stationed in fuel) a,
manner, as to prevent a surprise or sudden at
tack iii its then position. After dark, it ap
pears a tew guns were fired at foir.e distance
over the river where the militia was posted j
but it was as much to be presumed, that they
were firing at the stars as at the enemy; how
ever, the Adjutant-General was sent over the
river with orders to their commander, that
at about an honr before day he fliould divide
t'ne men into Several parties of about 20 or 30
each, with an officer at their head, and move
011 in different directions towards the Indian
villages. But alas! they were still militia;
no attention was paid to these orders. Day»