«• * * POUL&ON'S ALMANAC, ton 1794. •< A LtJ of the Births and Deaths, in the'federal Religious Societies in the City of Philadelphia, from Augujl 1, 179*, to Augu/l 1, 1794- —i la Birtht Dtn'hs. Total. 1 Namet »/ Societies, life. | c; g> 5 ei 5. ! ? i'f a- % Gennan Lutheran Church, iJJ *5* 403 379 506 78a w German Reformed Do. 7° s 3 179 130 133 3°9 Chr.fl's and St. Peter's Do. 7* 77 an 179 '55 400 St. Paul's Church, J9 7« I 40 4<- 135 *3 So-ietv of Friends, 17 1 *79 *3« 238 53° 474 * Catholic i St.M-rv's 100 140 19? x 6? 140 365 *. tv Cnurc hes J Hohr Trinity 33 3i 4* 68 66 a i First Pieibytcrian Church, »7 »5 69 30 j» 90 tl Second Presbyterian Do. 29 *9 89 68 58 ij 7 fj Third PrefbyUrian Do. 8a 79 87 J7 144 Scotch Prefbyttrian Do. *' 10 22 11 4* The Aflociatet Do. 3 3 7 8 6 15 Scciety of Frte Quakets 8 9 34 17 '7 5 1 Moravian Church, 3 5 ia 5 8 17 w SwedilhDo. la *9 4* 50 31 96 w MrthcdiftDo. 23 z " 34 26 51 60 c Baptilt D-. , *7 '9 35 3* 3& 67 {) Univerfalifts, believing in the Salvation « of alt nu-n, _ 3 4 2 1 7 3 Jewifa or Hebrew church, 3 0 1 1 1 3 3 Potters Field* White people, +92 89 1084 Jl4 181 1598 c Black people, 567 71 9* 61 139 '5® si f Total Number, 114J 1231 19 3 10 S9 ! 379 +99 1 < * Including those who were buried in the Bufli-Hill Burying Ground. * j -f Births in those Families who bury in Potter's Fields. J Births among the Black People. From the ftrtftnja Gazette. < MARCELLUS. No- V. If then we ronfiilt merely Republican preference", we (hall regard an union with i the New-England dates at the connect .oil i most to be desired. But to this we are i invited not only by so important a confi- ] deration but hv a mutuality of mterefts. — ■ Nothing is more absurd, nothing more 1 untrue, than an opiniou which hat been i promulgated wil-h uncommon zeal, that the intercf'- of Virginia are ojjpofite to the intci tils of New-England, and thit any dose conneftioc with New-Egland would be definitive to us. It has been denionflrated, that if we regard pure re- < publican principles as an important point i in ihe alliances we form, we cannot find ; in the world a people whom we ought to piefer in this refpt<sl, to the peopie of New-Ingland. If too on examination we (hall Und, that this ronn-<ftion will be conducive to our prosperity in a pecuni ary light ; how much do those G<;ferve rcrfure, who instead of making us regard tach otb«r as brethren, and labour for each other's prosperity, and endervonr to excite rivalry, jcalouly and mraity. Na ture certainly intended that we (hculd be one nation, by creating a i eciprocity ef interests. New-England, filled with peo ple,of i rugged sterile foil, isjdriven to ma n2iailures and navigation for its iupport. We, on the other hand, situated in the fineft-climate in the world, with an un bounded extent of fertile country, with out inhabitants equal to tht culture of our rkh foil, are irretifcibly attraflcd to agricul ture. New-England an jtiduftrious enter prising people, will manufacture our raw materials, traverse the ocean, and fcdrch every point of the universe to find a mar ket for the produce of our foil. They „ will derive wealth from being o->- manu facturers and carriers, while we grow ikh from the markets which their indus try and enterprize (hall open to the pro ducts of our labour. The truth is, that we cannot cultivate our foil, c n I navigate the ocean at the lame time. Nature for bids it. We find too great abundance from tiHin£ the earth, to fearchftira fub fiftenceon thefea. And agricultural ha bits are aUo adverse to manu failures As to our fwrplus produce then, we ttiuft de- Eend on others to carry it to foreign mtr ets, and bring the-returns we want. — And the oueftionis, wKther we will pre fer for this bufiiiefs any foreign nation whatsoever to our natural allies and repub lican brethren of New-Eiigland ? The magnanimous and generous Virginians ran r«"ver befit ?;e in he choice > It is lmpofTi- Ur that any man can prefer foreigners, who at any moment may become our ene mies, to a people who must ever b_- bound to us by the ltrongeft ties of the strongest iigereft. We are led therefore on every ground of principle and laterell, to pre fer above all things, ai.,l ciierilh moft-cor >l.ally, that happy union which now ex ifbi Between the states of America. As* the prelent govrrnmtnt was inJOced from, so all it* laws have bees predicated on that mutuality of intereftt which I have de- Scribed. For while*on the one hand the general government has enafied laws, rhich, from the rncouragemcnts they of fer, will finally, and is fact at their ca pital* will perm it, secure to American ci tizens the prefers of th* manufaifjring carrying buiineii ; it has rifely on the la ther hand avoided giving umbrage to any foreign nations, both as to their fabrics and navigation on an etjual footing: No doubt rtfle<fting that \ve may lofi every thing, but cannot poffibiy add to pur pro sperity by war ; therefore ought to (tun e very provocation which in the moll remote degree mav lead to hoiilii'es. What that able an 4 pitriotic citi7cn Jefierfon thought on this fubjtfi, at a period when his op: - ciom nrafi have rerfe£lly free, as I presume they are now, from she temper of certain politicians at the present time, may be found at large in his " Notes on Virginia, a work, which with many othert, will forever do honor to his m«mory. What dees this able statesman fay, j will not venture to quote his ideat but in his own expressive language. In note axd af ter detailing the resources of the state he proceeds as follows, Young as we are, and with fneh a country to fill with people and with happiness, we (hould poir.t in that direction the whole generative force of na ture, wafting none of it in the efforts of mutual deftrudion. It should be our en deavor to cultivate the peace and friend ship of every nation, even-os that which has injuredus most, when we (hall have carried our point against her. Our interest will beto throw open the doorsof commerce and knock off all its (hackles, giving per fect freedom to all persons for the vent of whatever they may chufe to bring into our ports, and adcing them the fame in theirs. Never v. as there so much falfe arithmetic employed on any fubjecfl, as that which has b«en employed to persuade nations that it was their interrft to go to war. Were the money which it hat cost to gain, at the clofc of a long war, a little town or a little territory, the right to cut wood here, or to catch fi(h there, expen ded in improving what they already pofleft, in making roads, open rivers- building ports, improving the arts, and finding employ for their idle poor, it would render them much ftroager, much wealthier and happier. This I hope will be our wildom.— And perhaps to remove as much as pof lible the occafiont of malciug war, it miglit be better for us to abandon the oceaa altogether, that being the ele ment, whereon we (ball be principally exposed to jostle with other nations ; to leave to others to bring what we (hall want, and carry what we can spare. Thit would make us invulnerable to Europe by offering n©ne of oor proper ty to their prize, and would turn all our citizens to the cultivation of the earth ; and I repeat it again, cultivators of the earth are the most virtuous and inde pendent citizens. It might be time e nough to seek employment foi them on the sea, when the land no longer offers it. But the a&ual habits of our coun trymen attach them to commerce. They will extreife it for themftlves.— Wars then must sometimes be our lot; and all the wife can do will be to avoid that half of them, which would be pro duced by our follies, and our own aft* of injustice, and to make for the other half the befl preparations we can. Of what nature (hould these be ? A land army would be nfelefs for offence, and not the best not fafeft instrument of de fence. For either of these purposes the sea is the held, on which we (hould meet an European enemy. On that elc rpent it it neceflaij we (hould possess some power. To aim at such a navy as the greater nations of Europe possess, would be a fcolifh and wicked waste of the energies of our countrymen. It would be to puß on our own heads that load of military expense which makes the European labourer go fupperlefs to bed, and moiilrn* hit bread with the lwcat of his bhsws. It will be enough if \>e enable ourselves to prevent insults from tbofe nations of Europe which are weik on the sea, because circumtlances ex;!s, which render eTen the stronger ojk* weak as to us Providence has placed their richest and most defence !rfs poQeflions at our door ; has obliged I ft , in |» fav ; jilO'lli * r 7 no I I ltroy ourieives. i)ut it msy dc SaKcq ■ I ADVICE to a PARTY. CARRY sober and found principles to such extravagance, as to disgrace your opponents who cbufe to keep -within bounds. Call the right* of property, aristocra cy against the rights of man. To pay the public creditors their due is cor ruption, inftramentality, myllery. Call yoHrfelves republicans, because you abhor monarchy, aristocracy, and our own republic. Yoh abhor all go vernment, as it is a reft tjpou the rights of man. It it not hard to (hew bow it tires, terrifies, whips and starves a certain order of true sons of liberty. Shew that the party who are in favour of laws and ordei are ariilocrats, knights of the fuuding system, monarchy-men. Your (lories will at last be received if vod can hold it out for fume time tu. (land to them. Tl»ofe who abhor go vernment will do their best to believe them, and at any rate will fuear to them aod Iprsad them. ; Make an outcry about the public 01 debt, and ftiew that those who would , cl 1 pay it off, h6ld it to be a public blcfT- di ing; that they wiß not fink the debt, m • for that would be losing a grand sup- d port of corruption and aristocracy.— i: Yet always oppose every plan to fink p the debt—for that would fink your par- S . ty. You live upon the clamour against that debt, and a ierious prosecution of v< . the redemption of it would take away la s from faction, its daily bread —the vital u i air of your elections. i When"* thing is popular and yet fa - tal to the pyty, as that lad mentioned, p p affe£l zeal for the measure and under the e ii cover of that zeal pu(h it to an imprac- o il ticable extreme. Pay off the debt— ai • yes ; pav it by a land tax ; pay it all at t! t once. The consequence will be, you ti pay nothing, and keep the debt for every party-purpose, for irritation, for ft alarm, and for elections, in its full power ; v and virtue. The influence of the debt is less in favor of government and its departments lhan the influence of the clamor against it is favorable to party. Two things will inevitably gain yon popularity: unalterable and fierce op position to troops and taxes. Uling the purse and the sword is unpopular. Throw that on your opponents. Thinking men may fay you oppose blindly, when our fafcty, and true oeci nomv require yon ftiould vote for troops t and for taxes. No matter—you will ] brag of vour care for the people. \ou ) aft against the minister and his party. : Mere inftruflion will be given after - you have digested 'his. i ANARCH. , ai| CONGRESS. HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. On motion of Mr. W. Smith, Re solved, that further provision ought to be made for the reduction of the Public Debt; Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Fitzfimons, ' Mr. Ames, Mr. Duvall and Mr. Ni cholas, were appointed a Committee to i prepare and report a plan for that pur -1 pose. Mr. W. Smith, from ! The COMMITTEE appointed to pre pare and report a plan for the reduc e tion of the Public Debt, brenght in the following i REPORT: r That from the documents accompany ing this report, marked A and B, it ap pears, that the surplus of the existing revenues, beyond the probable expen ditures for the year 179> > and the succeeding years, will enable the Le ; giflature to commence during the year 179:, and to continue thereafter the payment of that portion of the pub j lie debt which the government has t " law teferved the right to redeem. The committee therefore submit the following rcfo'ution : ° I. Refolded, That there be appro priated out of the revenues of the year 1795, a um not exceeding 60c,00 dollars, to be applied to the payment of two dollars on every hundred dol lars of the amount of tha! part of the public debt which bears an adual inter- eft of si.x percent. —the said payreent e [ to be made on the day of j next. j- The committee further report, that it would, in their opinion, be exiiedi ent to appropriate, until the year 1801 ail the revenues nrifing from the duties and taxes on manufactured sugar and fnuff, on licence* for retailing wines and fpiiitous liquors, or. sales at autlion and on carriages, to the payment of so much of the public debt, as the go vernment (hall annually have a right to redeem, and for that purpose, to pro es long the duration of the said duties and e taxes, to the year 1801—They there ,D fore recommend the fallowing refohi tion. 2. Rtfolved, That the fever al elau fes oflimitation, in the acts for isying duties and taxes on manufadhircd fujrar and fnuff, on licences for retailing wines and fpiritousliquors, on fairs at auction and on carriages, be repealed, that the said several ads to be continued in forte until the year 1801, and that the mo nies anting therefrctn be appropriated to the difchargc of that po«i..,i of the public dtbt which is redeemable by law, fybje#, however, to a fubttitvrticn rf ether duties or taxes of equal value 10 ail or any of the said cuv.es and 1 **v -1c itiultiSbw-fcf' eakt afkjing aritflu- >nal duties on goods, wire* and mt;- :hand:ze, be repealed, and that the the said aGt be made com me ifuratewhh the aft for laying such j* duties, pass.-d ioth of August 1790, intituled, "An aft making further provision for the debt of the United States. „ Rcfalved, That the surplus of re venue, which may hereafter exill after fatisfying all legal appropriations, OBg'nt to be annually appropaiated to the pur. chafe of the public debt. The profpefi ef an approaching peace with the Indiin tribes having fuj gefted to the committee the piopriety Df resorting to tbt western lands, as an auxiliary resource for the discharge of the public debt, they further iecomracr.d the following retolution : 5. RrfofveJ, That provision be made for the sale of the public lands in the western territory. PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 19. Extract of a Utter from Paris, dated September 2d. 1794.. «' YOU no doubt before this, have heard of my being in this country ; st 1 have wrote by feveial conveyances from Moilaix by the way of Breit, hut as vcfTels are often flopped after they are ready for sea, you may not have re ceived them. I have been in this place ten weeks, and have had no opportunity to write to you till yeftcrday, 1 was flopped off the Island of Scillv by the French frigate the Beliona, on tjth, and sent into the port of Morlaix on 28th Ap. il last, after being manned by the French, and four of my seamen taken out. I remained in thai place which is about eleven leagues from Br^tt, near ten weeks, ttriving every thinjj in rny power to get my ship and carjjo liberated, so as to proceed on my in tended voyage to Amilerdam. A paf port was absolutely refuted me to go to Brest, during thet time. At the uiter ceflion of a ftrangcr, unknown, I at Salt obtained one, and proceeded to Brest, where I saw one of the Rcfrt fentants of the French people, who I had frequently wrote to before on rhe fabjeft of my unlawful arieftation on the high seas, agreeable to my full and formal protest made on the day of my fliips arrival. Hisanfwer was he could do nothing for me, at the fvine time gave me a paffpovt to come to this city, otferviiig that generally tb f* cases wae decided there. Mr. Muriis then Miui fter from the United States of A'metica » fid ing here, I WTotc to htm immedi ately on my aiTival, ftati.igmy Situation. A few after I got from the Jul'.ite of the peace, a translated copy of all my (hips papers, bills of loading <&c. &c. and forwarded them to him, his answer to me was, he could not interfere with private property, and after repeated re monstrances on my part, he advised mc to come to Paris. Alas ! 1 came here and four A many of our American Cap tains that have been here fame four and five months, and in France seven and eight; their cargoes taken from them, and not knowing at prelent where iliey are. Some have their (hips paper; loft, and all present heie without any refli tution. My cargo is at present on board, and my ihip lying in an open road, blo.ving weather we nutft loon expect, and God only knows what will be the confequcnce. Within these tew days Captain Blunt of the ship Hero, of Boston, but last from Carolina, was sent ' into Cherboutjj ne?r seven months, 2nd ' the {hip Union of Peter (burgh A irginia, Shave received tlieir reports. Belonging to the formar, they have condemned ■ thirty-fix tierces of ir.dieo. and fay they wiil pay him out of the f:de> 'f it hi# demnrage and detention. Tbe latter, they have flopped l is »We cargo, :o>n fitting of naval (lores and tobacco, after Jqfiag all his fliips p?pers. Such is my, is our situation 1:1 this countiy, laying at a great expence, and I know not whe ther we shall be reimbui fed. S Mr. Monroe, Mini Her from the Uni ted States, arrived here three weeks ago. 1 waited on him immediately, giv ing hiro a Hattmcut of mj iituation. He has been well received here in the body of the Convention, perhaps never was a Minister received with greater applause—And they have protrr.fed h:m to grant whatever be may war.', in jul tice to his free' countrymen. I let*, him this morning, and he inform*, he has ne riou t of having every p!i c'ain*: u " tied in a lluHt time. He &>cnc* forward to-morrow oflivi • tif in our Syf'-' " 5 - hzve a very jest chum; the demu rage of the (hip, t'-^g to nl=r rir '"" .zeec. hundred s'oO ai ftnfing:, a .d my own.expencet M country, v.h.ch ii w; corliderabk.
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