A NATIONAL >>APLR, FLUSHED WEDNESDAYS SATTR DAYS HY JOHN FF.NNO, No. 34, NOPTH FIFTH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA
[No. 72 of Vol. IV.]
■:,'i iV.ty
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
February lit, 1793.
WHEREAS foreigners holding Stock in
the Bank of the United States may pre
fer receiving their Dividends in Euiope, to re
ceiving them in America,
RESOLVED, That any proprietor of the
Capital Stock of the Bank of the Uiiited States
rcfiding in Europe, shall be entitled to receive
either in London or in AmUerdam, the half
■yearly dividends which may be declared there
on—in London at the rate of one pound ftcrling
Tor evevy lour hundred and forty-five ccnts, or
in Amsterdam at the rate of one guilder current
money for every forty cents and four mills-—the
dividend declared in January of each year, to
be paid in London or in Amsterdam on the se
cond Monday of July following—and the divi
dend declared in July of each year, to be paid in
London or in. Amfterdain on the ircoud Mon
day of January following.
Provided, That every such Proprietor (pre
vious to the declaring of any Dividend, so to be
paid in London or in Amsterdam) (hall give au
thentic notice to the Prcfident and Directors ps
the Bank at which of the said Cities he wiU it
cCive the said Dividend.
By the President and Directors.
JOHN KEAN, Cajhier.
War Department,
Ja nuar y 28, 1793.
INFORMATION is hereby given to all the
military Invalids of the United States, that
the sums to which they are entitled for fix
months of their annual pension, from the 4th day
of September 1792, and which will becomc due
on the sth day of March »793, will be paid ori
the said day by ihe Commt(Turners of the Loans
within the ftatcs refpc&ively, under the usual
regulations, viz.
Every application for payment must be ac
companied by ihe following vouchers:
i(i. The cettificate riven by the ttate, fpecify
ing that the person poffefling the fame is in fact
an Invalid, and ascertaining the sum to which,
as fucb. he is annually intitled.
2d. An affidavit agreeably to the following
form :
A. B. came before me, one of the Justices
of the county of in the state of and
made oaih thatjh#* is the fame A. B. to whom
the or'grnal certificate in his poffcflioii wai giv
en, of which the fol'owing is a copy (the -cer
tifirate given by the state lo be lecited) That
he served (regiment, corps or vessel) at the
time he was disabled, ana that he now resided
in the and county of and has resided
there for the iaft years, previous to whick
lie resided in
In cafe an Invalid should apply for payment
by an attorney, the (aid attorney, hefides the
certificate and oath before recited, mufl produce
a Ipecial letter of attorney agreeable to the fol
lowing form :
1, A, 3. of vountv of, state of
do hereby coattiiute and appoint C- £>. of
iny lawful attorney, to receive in my behalf of '
my pension tor fix months, as an Invalid
of the United States, trom the 4th day of Sep
tember 1795, and ending the 4th day of March
1793-
Signed" »jmT Scaled
in the PreftnM of
Acknowledged before me,
Applications of executors and administrators
mull be accompanied with legal evidencQuof
their refpedive offices, and also of the time the
Invalid died, whose pension they may claim.
By Command of the Picfident
of the United States,
H. KNOX, Secretary at War.
The Pi inters in the refpeflive States are re
ffuejUd to publish the above in their Neu/Jpapers fur
the J"pace of 2 months.
City of Walhington.
January 7th, 1793.
A NUMBER of.JLois in this City will be of
fered »or sale at au&ion, by the Commis
sion era, on the 17th day of September ue»t. —
One fourth part of the purchase money is to be
paid down, the refiduc at three e-qual annual pay
ments with yearly interest on the whote princi
pal unpaid.
JOHN M. GANTT, CUrk te tie Cm'rs.
£xtra& of an Ast of the General Aflembly of
Maryland, concerning the Territory of Co
lumbia, and the Cuv of Washington.
41 Be ir ena&cd, That any foreigner may by
deed or a;//, hereafter to be made, take mid. hold lands
uiithin that part oj tie said Territory which lies with
in this State, in the Jam, manner as if he was a citi
zen of this State ; and the fame lands may be <on-
t'eyed by htm, and transmitted to and be inherited by
hts heirs or relations, as if he and they were citizen r
«f this State : Pibvidrd, That no foreigner Jhai" y
in virtue hereof be entitled to anyfuither or other
privilege of a citizen."
J»»». 19-
TICKETS
In the FEDERAL CITY LOTTERY,
May be had at SAMUEL COOPER'i Ferry.
Wednesday, February 6, 1795.
FOR .SAL E,
By the Suljcil/er, at Walnut-Strict Whaif,
BILL OF EXCHANGE
Madeira Wine,
Firfor immediate ule, in pipes & quarter calks,
T£NERIFFE WINE, in pipes,
SHERRY WINE, in quarter cafld,
WEST-INDIA RUM, 2, 3 and 4 proof,
OLD BRANDY, OLD SPIRIT,
COPPERAS, BRIMSTONE, ALLL'M,
Two Baljs tO-4 BLANKETS, and
A Bale of MUSLINS.
A lieW 13-4 Inch fcABLE, 120 fathoms lon£.
GEORGE MEADE.
Philadelphia, Jaji. ig, 1793. c p im
TO BS SOLD, OR LEASED
FOR SEVEN OR TEN YEARS,
THE FOLLOWING
HOUSES.
near Fourrh-ftreel/
•23 feet front, fas two parlours f>elows ihf
bonl one 21J by 17J feet, the back parlour ts
18 by 14 feet. The front room up Hairs is 26,?
by feet. There are five good chambers in
this house, betides the garret is divided uuo
three rooms, in two of them there arc fire
places.
The other House is 27 feet upon Walnut
ftreet, and 52 fret upon 4th ftrret; there are tw«
good parlours below, one of ihem 25 by 20 1-2
fret, the other 95 by 18 1-2 feel, and seven com
plete bed-chambers; lWides the garret is di
vided into 4 rooms, 3 of which rooms have fire
places. The kitchens are good ones, and are
under the houses ; the largest hotife has also a
house-keeper's room. It is intended there (hall
be a communication from both of these- haufes
to a ncighbouiing ice-house, fufficiently large 10
supply 3 houses. Within 5 o yards of the He
houses, there will be compleat stables and coach
houses, for both houses; they will he fini (he<i
in the most complrat manner, and the ke,s
ready to be delivered early in the lummer.
On paving half the money down (if fold) tte
oth< r half mav be paid bv instalments, or the
whole may remain for 5 years, paying intcrefl
and giving security 00 the premises.
For termb ol sale or lease, apply to the Sub
scriber,
GEORGE MEADE.
Who has J or SALE,
Sundry Ground Rents,
In this city, amounting to twenty.five pounds
sixteen {hillings and fix-pence, per annum.
Also, a quantity of BAGS, that will contajn two
and a half and three and a half bushels.
Philadelphia, Jan. 19, 1792. ep2vt
JuJl puilijhti,
By H. & P. Rice,
No. 50, Market-Street,
the SYSTEM OF
A(ni^€a / nd'i I
Used by Mr. Lloyd, in taking down ihc
DEBATES of CONGRESS.
%* Rtprefentation having been made, that the
Jkortnefs of the period, limited Jor the Subfcrip'.ion,
has deprived many gentlemen at a dijiance, of an op
portunity 0/fending in their names ;—the Editor, in
order to accommodate them, and to render this puhlU
cation more extensively nfeful, has determined not to
raise the price to a Doliar and half (as intended) be
fore the fifteenth of March;—making however a dij
crimination, in favor <tj the aQual Subfiribers, by
printing their copies on fupeifing Royal Writing
paper. A few remaining copies of this kind will
he delivered to the earliefl oj the non-Jubfcnbingpur
chajers, at the Jame price as those on the common
printing paper, viz. Owe Dollar, in marbled covers ;
neatly bound, a French Crown.
Jan. 26,
NEW TEAS.
IMPERIAL,HYSON&SOUCHONG
Of the very SrA quality,and lauft importation
fio;n Canton, ria New-York, byict»i),st
No. 19,
Third, between Chcfnui and Market Sttrr'i,
N. B. A Jew Boxes oj the above HYSON forfait.
PLANS
OF THE
City of Wafhmgton,
Sold by the Booksellers,
DOBSON, CAREY, YOUNG, & CHUK^HAA'K.
TO HE SOLD BY THE EDITOR,
A TABLE for receiving and paying Cold—
gradaatt d according to Law—Blank Mani lefts-—
And Blanks for ttte various Powers of Attorney
luxellary in tranfa&ing Buuncfs at the Treafwiy
»r Bauk gfj the the Uoiied Stale*.
285
CONCLUSION OF
An ACT concerning the registering
and recording of Ships or Veflels.
Sec. 24. A NDbiit furthereriafreri, That
the master, or other person hav*
ing the command or charge of any (hip or vel
fel, recorded in pursuance of this act, lhall
on entry of such (hip or. velfel, produce the
certificate of such record, to the collector of
the diftritt, where (he shall be so entered ;
in failure of which, the said ship or veflel
%a!l not be entitled to the privileges of a ves
sel, recorded as aforefaid : Provided always,
and be it further ena&ed, That nothing here
in contained shall be construed to make it ne
ceflary to record, a second time, any ship or
vefTel, which shall have been recorded, pur-
to the ast, hereby in part repealed ; but
fnch recording shall be of the like force aiul
efie<st, as is made, pufftjant to this act. —
Sec. 25. And be it furfher enacted, That
the fees and allowances, for the several ser
vices to be performed, pursuant to tiiis ast,
and the distribution of the fame, shall be as
follow*, to wit : For the admeaftirement of
every ihip or veilel, of one hundred tons, and
tinder, one cent per ton ; for the adineafure
ment of every (hip or vetfe! above one hun
dred, and not exceeding two hundred tons,
one hundred and fifty cents ; for the admea
surement of every (hip or veilel, above two
hundred ton*, two hundred cents: for every
certificate of registry or record, two hundred
cents; for every endorsement upon a certifi
cate of registry or record, one hundred cents;
and for taking every bond required by this
ast, twenty-five cents. The whole amount
of which fees (hall be received, and accounted
for, by the collector, or, at his op: ion, by the
naval officer, where there is one ; and Where
there is a collector, naval officer, and survey
or, (hall be equally divided, monthly, between
the said officers ; and where there is no naval
officer, two thirds to the collector, and the
other third to the surveyor ; and where ttfere
is Only a collector, he (hall receive the whole
amount thereof; and where there is more
than one surveyor ill any diftrift, each of them
Hull receive his proportionable part of fqch
fees, as (hall Strife in the port, for which he is
appointed i Provided always, that, in all ca
' fes, where the tonnage of any (hip or veiiV!
(hall be ascertained by any person appointed
for that purpose, such person /hall be paid a
reasonable compensation therefor, out of the
fe»s aforefaid, before any distribution thereof,
as aforefaid. And every collector, and naval
officer, and every surveyor, who lhall relide
at a port, where there is no collector, {hall
cause to be affixed, and constantly kept, in
some conspicuous part of his office, a fair ta
ble of the rates of fees, demandable by this act.
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That
every collector, or officer, who dial! know
ingly make, or be concerned in making, any
falfe register or record, or lhall knowingly
grant, or be concerned in granting, any falfe
certificate of registry or record of, or for any
fiiip or veflel, or other falfe document what
soever, touching the fame, contrary to the
tfue intent and meaning of this ast, or who
(hall designedly take any other, or greater
fees, than are by this ast allowed, or who shall
receive any voluntary reward or gratuity,
for any of the services performed, pursuant
thereto ; and every surveyor, or other peri
son appointed to measure any /hip or veffeV,
who lhall wilfully deliver to any collector, or
naval offiier, a falfe description of such /hip
or veflel, to be regiltered or recorded, /hall,
upon conviction ofany such neglect, or offence,
forfeit the sum of one thousand dollars, and
be rendered incapable of fervingin any office
of trust oc profit, under the United States;
and if any person or authorized and
required by this ast, in refpefi to his or their
office or offices, to perform any ast or thing,
required to be done or performed, pursuant
to any of the provisions of this ast, /hall wil
fully neglect to do or perform the fame, ac
cording to the true intent and meaning of
this ast, such person or persons (hall, on being
duly convicted thereof, if not fubjeft to the
penalty and difqualification aforefaid, forfeit
the sum of five hundred dollars for the firft
offeuce, and a like sum for the second offence,
and lhall, thenceforth, be rendered incapable
of holding any office of trust or profit under
the United States.
Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, That
if any certificate ofregiftry, or rccord, /hall
he fraudulently or knowingly used for any
ihip or veflel, not then a&ually entitjed to
the benefit thereof, according to the true in
tent of this such (iiip or veflel fiiall be
forfeited to the United States, with her tackle,
apparel, and furniture.
Sec. 28. And be it further enacted, That
if any person or persons shall falfely make
oath or affirmation, to any of the matters,
herein required to be verified, such perloti or
peiTons ftiall fufier the like pains and penal
ties, as fhaii be incurred by persons commit
ting wilful and corrupt petjury; and that if
any person or persons (hall forfe, counterfeit,
erase, alter, orfalfify any certificate, reeiiler,
record, or other document, mentioned, def
cribcd or authorized, in and by this ast, such
[Whole No. 594.]
person, or pcrfoni, shall, for every such of
fencc, forfeit the sum it live huiidieci del-
Jars.
Sec. 29. And be it further enafl-er', That
all the penalties ami forfeitures, Which may
he incurred) for offences agsinft this a<s>, fcail
and maybe sued for, profetnted and recover
ed, in fucli courts, and be di<pofed of, in furh
manner as any penalties and forfeitures,which
may be incurred, for offences againlt the afi,
intituled " An ast to provide more effeaually
ior the cplleftian of the duties impo&d by
laM«5 on goods, wares, and merchandize im
ported into the United States, and 011 tlitf
tonnage of (hips or velfels," may legally be
fned for, pro<ecuted, recovered and disposed
of : Provided always, That if any officer en
titled to a part, or lhare of any such penalty,
or forfeiture, (hall be necessary, as a witness,
on the trial for such penalty or forfeiture,
such officer may be 3 witness upon the said
trial j but in such cafe, he lhall not receive,
nor be entitled to ativ part or share of the
said penalty or forfeiture ; and the part or
stare, to which he would other wife have been
entitled, (hall accrue to the United States.
Sec* 30. And be it further enatfed, That
from and after the last Hay of March next,
this ast {hart be in full force and effect ; and
so much of the act, intituled, " An <Lft for re
ndering ant! clearing veifels, regulating the
coasting trade, and for other pUrpofes/' as
c omes ■within the purview of this ast, fhstfl*
after the said last day of 4 March, be repealed.
JONATHAN TRUMBUI.L,. Sptakir.
oj the Hon ft of Repre[entatfr.er.
JOHN ADAM'S, Vict-PreJ,d„,t*f iht
United States, and Pre/idem of tie Seiute.
APPROVED. DECEMBER 31, \jQ^.
GEO. WASHINGTON,
Prepdent of the United States,
For the GJZEtTE of, the UMiTED STATES.
John Fen no,
BF.ING a lover of new fafliions, or rather
having a great dislike ro old faik'Ojpi ihat
are founded on folly, I obfeivc with grea 1 pina
fore lhai we are .like to drop ihc old hackney'd
falhion of calling every man Mister or Malier,
when we fpfrak or write to hirri. Many yesrs
hi ve pafErrl f.ncc chafed -tn Ug a mirk.
of dirtintlion—for it is equally Cortlnjon among
feivants as among theif ruaftcs. The word Ci
tizen has been proposed as a fubflitute for Mister;
t with great deference to their wisdoms wh<»
a/e making the change, I think this title for ge
neral use is somewhat exceptionable. The
word Citizen, which originated in Roim«
was not formerly understood as conveying the
idea of Equality. The Noble and Patrician in
Rome, wqs not less a Citir.cn than the Pie„bejj»n,
though their refpts<ve ranks in focicty ue«e
very different; Jmd between you and me, it hai
been fufpe&ed that oar yoang Nobility, called
Cincinnati, are defnous to intronuce rliis .'niient
title, with the hope that it may hereafter ftrve (0
cover antient orders rr diftm&ions. The tills
Citizen is not a good fubflitute for Miller, be
c a use it cannot be generally prefixed even to the
names oi refpeftable petfons. How fbould we
addr fs a man jutl arrived from England or Ire
land ? He is not a Citizen—and we cannot wjih
any fort of propriety call him Master. Snppofc
the man to be addrefled wj»s just arrived from
Spain or Portugal, the difficulty would not be
removed, 'f he fubjeft of thole kingdoms i* not
a Citizen, nor is he a free man, and to Call him
» fl<fc»e, might' poflibly accord with truth, but
aot v ith gohd manners.
If the fuMlitnte for Mister is to be eorfidered
as a mark of afff&ion, perhaps we (ball find tfiat
Brother is more proper than Citizen, for it
may fairly be applied to men oi any countly ;
and this mode of addiefs is already adopted by
the Savages, who are perfe£Uy free. It njuft
howevei be admitted, that by the indifenmitjatt
use of the appellation Brother, we lofethc name
by which we now diilmguifh a near and gene
rally a dear relation. It alio be admitted
that the title Brother cannot well be applied to
more than half of the fpceies.
f . I am ready to declare that I do not admire
flattering titles, nor titles which cannot be in
general ufc without the risque of p'vipg offmcr
or departing fiom truth ; and lor this reason, 1
would submit the propnety of the title
Biped instead of Milter. This titlfc is perfectly
simple ; it fits people of evety country; it is
male or female ; it is not of afiftocratic origin ;
it may eafilv be abbreviated on the face of a
letter ; and while it fully accords with truth, it
can never bear the suspicion of fla'tery. At pie
fent there are cufes in which, tor the fake of
greater refpeft, we vary the common address.
Thus, instead of Sir, we fay Deal Sir. In like
manner, when the new title thaJl be.adoptrd,
instead of Biped J. P« we may fay« Biped Citizen
]. P.—But as every body knows that J, P. is a
hiped and a Citizen, it inay be quelkionrd whe«
ther either of those appellations, those pleonasms,
those truisms, can be of any use prefixed to his
name on the face of a letter, or in common par*
Certainly they are of no use—and after
we (hall have indulged in a variety of whims, we
may pcflibly discover that the molt proper and
dignified ioim of address is that winch was in
use among .the annents. and is in common uft;
rmong a ve»y rcfpeflablc class of people in this
State —we shall tc lauded with calling ptopla
by their profit uanus,
atticus.