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Laws of the United States.
15? Stutftoritp*
Sixth Congress of the United States
At the First Session, begun and held
at tfie City of Philadelphia, in the
State of Pennsylvania, on Mon
day, the second of December,
one thousand seven hundred
and ninety nine.
AN ACT
To lay additional duties on certain articles
imported.
Seftion 1.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled, That
from and after the thirtieth day of June
next, the following duties, in addition to
those now in force, and payable on the fe- >|
veral articles herein after enumerated, (hall
be laid, levied, and colledled upon those ar
ticles refpedtively, at their importation into
the United States from any foreign port or
place, that is to fay ; upon ill brown sugar,
one half cent per pound ; upon all sugar
candy, two cents and one half per potfnd ;
upon all molafles, one cent per gallon ; and
upon all goods, wares, and merchandizes
now paying a duty of ten per centum ad va
lorem, two and ©ne half per centum ad va
lorem. ~ I
Sec. j. And be it further enacted, That
from' and after the thirtieth day of June
next| the duties now imposed and payable on
wines, imported ihto the United States from
any foreign port or place, (hall cease and be
aholifhed ; and that in lieu thereof the fol
lowing duties shall thenceforth be laid, levi
ed, and collefted upon all wines so imported
in calks, bottles, or other vessels, that is to
fay : Upon afl Malmsey, Madeira, and Lon
don particular Madeira wine, fifty-eight
cents per gallon ; upon all other Madeira
wine, fifty cents per gallon ; upon all Bur
gundy, Champaign, Rhenish, and Tokay
wine, forty-five cents per gallon ; upon all
Sherry wine, forty cents per gallon ; upon
all Saint Lucar wine, forty cents per gallon ;
upon all Claret and other wines nut enume
rated, when imported in bottles or cases,
thirty-five cents per gallon ; upon all Lis
bon, Oporto, and other Portugal wine 3,
thirty cents per gallon ; upon all Tenerifie,
Fayall, Malaga, Saint George, and other
"VVeflern I (land wine, twenty-eight cents per
gjjllen ; and upon all other wines when im
ported, otherwise than in bottles or cases,
twenty-three cents per gallon.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
sn addition of ten per centum (h?.ll be made
to the several rates of duties above fpecified
and imposed, in refpeft to all such goods,
wares, and merchandizes as aforefaid, as
shall after the said thirtieth day of June be
imported in {hips or vessels not of the Uni
ted States.
Sac. 4- And he it further enaded, That
the duties laid by this aft (hall be levied and
collefted in the fame manner, and under the
fame regulations and allowances as to draw
backs, mode of security, and time of pay
ment refpeftivtly, with the several duties
now in force on therefpeftive articles herein
before enumerated.
Sec. $. And be it further enaded, That
on account of the additional duties laid on
brown sugar and molaffea by this aft, the
following sums refpeftively (hall, from and
after the thirty firft day of December next,
be added to the drawbacks now allowed by
law, on Sugar refined within the United
States and exported therefrom, and on spi
rits distilled from MolalTes within the Uni
ted States and exjftrted therefrom, that is
to fay : On all sugar so refined and export
ed, one cent per pound ; and on all spirits
so distilled and exported, one cent <per gal
lon ; which additional drawbacks (hall be al
lowed and paid according to the regulations
now eftablithcd by law, refpefting the pre
sent drawbacks allowed on the said articles
Sec. 6. And be it further enaßed, That
the proceeds of the duties, laid by this aft,
shall be solely appropriated and applied for
the discharge of the interest and principal
of the debts of the United States, hereto
fore contrasted, or to be contrasted during
the present year.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Vice- President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Approved, May 13, 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
Preftdent of tie United States
AN ACT
To male provision relative to rations f, r
Indians, and to their visits to the seat <J
Government,
Sec. I. T) E '* enacted by the Senate and
JD House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Congresss
assembled, That the President of the Uni
ted States fliall be, and hereby is authorized
'and empowered to cause such rations as he
(hall judge proper, and as can be spared
from the army provisions without'injury to
the service, be issued under such regulations
as he fliall think fit to establish, to Indians
who may visit the military posts of the Uni
ted States on the frontiers, or withifl their
rtfpecUve nation.
Sec. 2. And be it farther enacted, 1 hat I
tl.s Pre (idem of the United States 'hall be,
a.nd hereby is further authorized and em
;-iwered to cause to bedefrayed on the part
of the United States, the reasonable expenses
m'l'uch Indians as may from time to time
visit the feat of government thereof, for
their journtes to stay at, and return from
the fame ; and also to cause to be given to
such Indians, during their stay as aforefaid,
such presents as he rtiall judge neceflary.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
a separate account of all rations issued, and'
expenses defrayed as aforefaid, and of the ex
penditures, occasioned by such presents as
are aforefaid, lliall be kept at the Depart
ment of War.'
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Vice-President cf the United States and
President of the Senate.
Approved, May 13, A. D. 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
President of the United States.
AN ACT.
Appointing the time, and directing the place
of the next meefing of Congress.
BE it enacted by the Senate and Hcuie
nßepresentatives of t£e United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the fcffiou of Congress next ensuing the pre
sent (hall be held at the city of Wafhing
tong, in the diftridt of Columbia, and said
feffinn (hall commence on the third Monday
of November, one thousand eight hundred.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Vice-President of tbe United States, and
President of tbe Senate.
Approved, May 13, A. D. iBcO.
JOHN ADAMS,
President of tbe United States.
AN ACT
SuppJementy to tbe act to suspend part of an
act, intituled, "An act to augment tbe
army of tbe United States, andfor other
purposes."
Seftion 1.
BE it enacted by tbe Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled, That
it shall ,be lawful for the President of the
United, States to suspend any further milita
ry appointments, underthe aft to augment
the army of the United States, and for ether
pnrpofea ; and under the ninth feftion of the
aft for the better organizing of the troops
of the United States, and for other purpo
f-s ; according to his difcrfction, having re
ference to oeconomy and the good of the
service.
Sec. 2 And be it further enaSed, That
the President of the United States shall be
and hereby :8 authorized and empowered to
discharge, on or beforethe fifte-nth day of
June next, all such officers, non-commifli
oned officers and privates, as have hereto
fore been appointed, commifiioned, or rais
ed under and by virtue of the fafd afts, or
«ither of them, except tile engineers, in
'fpeftor of artillery, and infpeftor of fort'fi
cations. Provided always, 1 hat nething
in thi> aft contained /hall be construed to
authoize any reduftion of the firft four re
giments of infantry, the twa regiments of
artilleries and engineers, the two troops of
light dragoons, or of the general and other
ftaff, authorized by the several laws for the
establishing and organizing of the aforefaid
corps.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
to each officer, non-commissioned officer, and
private, who lhall be discharged from service
by virtue of this aft, there (hall be allowed
and paid, in addition to the pay and allow
ances to which they are now entitled by law,
a sum of money equal to three months pay
of such officer, non-ccmmiffioned officer and
private refpeftively.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of tbe House of Representatives.
URIAH TRACEY,
President of the Senate, pro tempore.
Approved, May 14, A. D. 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
President oj the United States.
District of Pennsylvania to wit:
BE it remembered thit on tbe Tenth day of
July in the twenty fifth year of the Indepen
dence of the United States of America, Alexan
der Addifon of the said Diftriit hath deposited
in this office the title of a book the right where
of he.claims as Author in the words following
to wit, " Reports of cases in the County courts
of the Fifth Circuit and in the High Court of
Errors and appeals of the State of Pennsylvania,
and charges to Grand Juries of tbofe County
Courts. By Alexauder Addifon, President of
the Courts of Common Pleas of the Fifth Cir
cuit of the State ef Penniylvania."
In conformity to the a<£t of Congress of the Uni
ted States intitled " An ad for the encouragement
of learning by feciiring the copies ef maps charts
and biiolis to the Authors and Proprietors of such
copies during the times therein mentioned."
D CALDWELL,
Clerk of tic Diflrifl of Pennsylvania.
The above book is how published. It will be de
livered to lubfcnbcrs by Mr. Dobfoa Bookleller.
J«iy 2 3
HIGH-STREET.
The House,
LATELY occupied by the Chevalier
D'Yrujo, Spanifli Ambafiador, will be
let out to an approved person or family, on
easy conditions. It is large, commodious
and elegant, with coach-house and {tables
conformable.
Enquire at No. 100, Spruce street.
SAMUEL MAGAW,
Arcb Street, N*. 94.
July 23. eodtf.
CONriNU4?'IOX >'F
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,
Receive)! by tb: ship Factor, from London.
LONDON, May 19.
EAST INDIES.
The 77th rfcgi nent had on the 18th of
November embarked at Mangalore in boats
for Calicut and Cochin. The second bat
talion of the 2d regiment, one company of
European-artillery, under the orders of capt.
Cotter, and two companion of Lascars, were
at this date under orders for Genoa. The
field army, it was believed, was on the eve
of breaking up.
The. ovMawl dispatch of Thursday bro't
advice that the fine and extenlive country
between Hydrabad and Seringapatam, which
had long been diftrafted by the ravages of
the licentious and daring followers of ©oon
, tah, have been restored to peace by the ju
dicious Mid {jiirited exertions of colonel
Dalrympje. The various, and in some in
stances, formidable fortrefTes which freeboo
ters pofiefied. er influenced, have all been
carried, much .ps the plunder recovered,
and the enemy obliged to fly into the hill
country amongst the Conds for (helter. The
troops are so disposed as to prevent any fur
ther alarms, and the revenue collections in
these newly acquired provinces greatly ex
ceed expectation. By this conveyance con
firmation has been received of the report
which dated the defeat of Zemaun Sha by
the §eiks, and of his precipitate retreat to
Cabul by way of Lahore. The battle was
fought 011 the banks of the Beyah River, and
was attended with irnmenfe slaughter. It
like wife announces that new Emperor
of (Jlhina had rtndered' his government so
extremely unpopular that vafl numbers of
his peopl? had emigrated to the neighboring
i Hands, J;:va, in particular, was crowded
with these Refugees. The low parts of this
ifl.ind have been afEUfted by an epidemical
diforde'r which has oceafioned great mortal
ity. The interior of the country abounds
with bogs and morafics, and which during
the rainy {tfilona render the air unwhole
fame. Here the disease has been mod fatal.
At Malacca tranquility has been restored,
and the greater part of the European troops
recalled. '
In November lad, a large party of Colle
ries, supposed to, be supported by Gqpaulkid
na, made an excurfton from Colloof into the
villages of Ja'leputty and Jerdeputty,_ which
they plundered, driving off about an hun
dred headoT cattk-. The Ryotts, afliftedby
a few Peons of.the Circar, colledted to op
pose them ; an action ensued, in which the
plunderers were victors, killing and wound
ing several of the aggrieved natives. A few
weeks before they attacked, in the neighbor
hood of Aflitoor, some Gentoo merchants
returning from the pearl filhery, and robbed
tliem of pearls to the value of ioool. fieri.
Whales of uncommon magnitude are da
ted to have been d.ifcnvyred between the
island of Ceylon and the Maldives, by the
captain of a Bombay vefcl.
The board of agriculture have dispatched
Mr. Sriiith to the Eadern Isles, to celleft
plants 'of thie nutmeg, eloves and other spi
ces, M forming the intended plantations.
Much attention is to be devotsd to their cul
ture at Prince of Wales's Island, the foil of
which particularly corresponds with that of
Banda. »
A great mortality has lately prevailed a
iiongil the horles in the Southern Provin-
The government is exerting itfelf to
correct the prejudices and absurdities of the
mtives in their treatment of this noble ani
mal ; and, with intent to ar.J im
prove the breed, h:.ve procured a coniidemble
nun ber ..t" the fincft Arabian horses.
CCf.
Potula Padnjumbadoo, and other Mahan
natwars, who fiay.e disturbed the Vizagrapa
tam diflri&s, ate in custody, and some of
them have beeft-lentenced to hard labor on
the works of Mafulip'ataai.
During a violent dorm which lately pre
vailed at Seringapatiun,capt. Barkley, of the
Madras Battalion, and lieut. Grant, of the
77th regiment, Were struck dead by light
ning-.
The company'! (hip Asia was on the lft
of November nearly deroyed by fire ; (he
wa3 loaded with cotton for China, and had
rearly completed her cargo. The fire was
fiift diicovered in her main hold, and had
acquired such force that it extended rapid
ly, and threatened to defeat every effort
for its (uppreffion ; by the extraordinary
exertions, however, of Captains Gibfon and
Pope, the crew of the vessel, and the matter
Attendant Anderfon, the flames were at
leDgth extinguUhed.
The supreme government are erefting in
the neighbourhood of Poonah, a large pub
lic granary, of entire masonry, to obviate
the ditlrefs frequently experienced from
scarcity.
Rice recently experienced an extraordi
nary and unexpe&ed decline in p.rice, on
the Malabar coast.
The military board are about to remove
the powder work 3 from Mazagon, to a
more eligible situation on the isle of Sal-
fette.
The boosts found io Tippoo's library
were for the major part on the fubjeift of
religion ; some of them are richly ornamen
ted, aud illuminated in the flila of the old
Roman Catholic MifTals in ancient mona
fteriea. ■
The Nair», who since the revolt of Co
ftiotte Rajah on the Malabar coast, have
occafionaily been particularly troublesome
in the neighbourhood of Coohlurgerry, are
again in force, committing their ravages
with-more thaiiufual daring. A detach
ment from the Bombay regiment, and an
hundred Sepoys, with some light guns, are
in motion to dislodge thftn from their f»ft
i ness in the Jungles,
The fall of capts. Bowmen and Bond, in
an ambufti of these marauders, induces, od
the prefeat expedition, improved caution.
*May 23.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
Wednesday morning the Earl of Thanet
and Mr. Fergufon, made their appearance
in court. The Noble Earl entered into a
recognizance of io,ocol. and his Grace the
Duke of Bedford and Lord Derby entered
into a recognizance of jcool. each, for the
Noble Earl's good behaviour, for the term
of seven years, to commence from the expi
ration of his imprisonment, which will take
place on the 9th of June. Mr. Fergufon
entered into a recognizance of 500!. and
the Hon. Mr. Bland and Mr. Bofwcll in
2501, each, for his good behaviour, for the
fame term.
His Maj«dy observed to Mr. Sheridan at
the levee en Wediefday, the great fatisfac
tion he felt at the audience having remain
ed in the Theatre during the confufionwhich
took place on Thursday fen'night. It is
luppofed that Mr. Sheridan attributed this,
with a proper compliment, to his majedy's
magnanimous composure, observing that any
disorder, or retirement from the royal box,
would have been attended by a press at every
door ®f the theatre, and probably with the
loss of many lives. His majedy's answer,
however, is certain, for it was fpaken in an
elevated and firm tone, and heard by the
whole of the surrounding circle. " I be
lieve (laid he) it might have been so j but
I fltould have despised myfelf forever if I
had stirred one inch—a man on such an oc
casion, should immediately feel what is His
duty." This remark was repeated through
out the levee by all who heard it, and high
ly admired by every person present.
From a recent enquiry it appears, <t is
said, that Hadfield, who attempted the life
j of the king, has very lately been in the ha
bit of frequenting houses known as tKe re
sort of the most violent democrats, especi
ally while the clubs existed ; and also that
persons known to have been of that descrip
tion, are not unacquainted with him, nor
do they suppose him insane. On the other
hand, those of a contrary opinion, and who
haVfe also been familiar with Hadfield, do
not produce any indances of his insanity,
except such as are common to many others
in a state of intoxication, such as a nsify and
obdreperous behaviour ; but no previous
aft of violence upon himfelf or any other
person. Hence a person belonging to the
lame benefit club, urging Hadfield's de
rangement, was obliged to reply, upon being
alked if they took madmen into their soci
ety, that Hadfield u was not so mad as that.'
Inquiry has also been made ints the length
and the nature of the intimacy between
Hadfield and Truelock, the cobler.
This dangerous enthusiast, whom, it
seems, Hadfield met at the review, has a
p-openfity for dangling after, and tamper- j
ing with, the military. In consequence of
hie recent interference with the London mi
litia, while upon duty near White conduit
House, (where he talked of their, doing
without a king, Etc.) he had a very narrow
escape from being taken into cudody. In
tracing the report that Truelock had been
an occasional field-preacher, it appeared that
his neighbours knew nothing more of his
oratorical abilities, than he has, sometimes
had half a dozen men at a time talking with
him at the window of his stall, in White
Lion street, Islington.
May 28.
A (entinel on the gangway of the
Sampson prifon-fliip at Plymouth, in a vio
lent gale of wind last week, was blown into
the Tamar; a French officer, prisoner, of
the name 6f Le Fevre, immediately jump
ed into the sea, and with great difficulty,
tho' an excellent swimmer, saved the drown
ing marine, and swam with him along fide
almost exhausted ; they were at length ta
ken 011 board, and soon recovered. This
generous trait of humanity being reprefentcd
to the Britilh Government, a full paflport
without exchange, was immediately sent ex
press to the agent for prisoners of war at
Plymouth, for Le Fevre to return to his
friends in France without any expense, with
a certificate of his generous conduft to the
French Commissary at Morlaix. He failed
last week in a cartel, and is arrived fafe at
the above port.
Sunday morning Major Cookfon's Com
pany of the Royal artillery were embarked
at Portsmouth on board his Majesty's Ihip
Diadem. That (hip was afterwards to pro
ceed {o Cowes, to rtc«ive on board, in
company with the Tourterelle, of 32 guns
the 92d regiment. The artillery have two
howitzers and two fix pound field pieces;
This armament is to fail with sealed orders,
Io that their dedication is unknown.
May 31.
A rumour is in circulation that Madame
Buonaparte is going to join her husband at
Milan. ■>
General Vandammehas arrived at Paris.
He left the army in the bed difpolition—
He is- going to command in the departments
of ci-devant Belgium, where the Englilh ap
pear to threaten a debarkation.
In the answer retuyied by General MafTe
na to the Summons of General Melas, he
demanded a general amnefly, and free de
parture far every one who (hould wish to quit
Genoa ; confirmation of the sale of Genoese
national property ; the free departure of the
French army) with covered waggons, arms,
baggage, ammunition, artilleiy, and other
military (lores, partly belonging to the
French, partly to the Geneefe republic ;
liberty to the French army in Genoa to re
commence hofltlities immediately on arriv
ing on the French territory ; lastly, that
after the departure of the French, the Au-
ftria.ns do not inippCs a contribution on ,the
city. These propoCils were totally rejciled
by General Melas.
FALMOUTH, Jane i.
The following cutters which arrived here
in the course of last week, have received
this evening sealed orders from Plymouth,
to proceed to sea to a certain latitude, early
to-morrow morning w + .en they are to open
their orders ;—Repulfe, Dolphin, Speed
well, Greyhound, Falcon, Swan, Rose and
Swallow.
A Packet was said to be seen in the of
fing, supposed to be the Earl Gower, from
America-.
THE NORE, June 1.
The Ariaad's large cutter, coming from
Sheernefs yesterday, upset in a fudde'n squall
with a lieutenant, gunner, 2 midlhipmen,
surgeon's mate, and purser's (leward ; tat
the whole 17 persons ; after remaining 20
minutes in the water, a small boat from the
Malvina merchant brig was observed rowing
to their ailiftance. Lieutenant Scott, with
a presence of mind that does him great hon
or, observing the gunner nearly exhautled,
quitted hold ef the mast he had grasp d,
directed the boat firfl round to his afijlt nee,
at the fame time, although unable to fwiiri
himfelf, he fapported thepuifer's ft w rd
and a midshipman who had quitted h ir
holds, and were aftnally finking, u tit he
boat took them in also ; then encouragiug
the men to be colledled, they one by one
made the boat, and afterwards himfel:
PARTS, May 29.
It is said that general Macklias riot been
received at the court of Viemra, where he
prefentedhimfelf. He is entirely disrated,
it is said, for having fliewn himfelf devoted
to the party of the Archduke Charles, <iud
for having surrendered to general Champion
net.
A FEW COPIES
The Anti-Jacobin
Review & Magazine,
(VOL. IV.)
Have just been received and are now for sale,
By A. DICKINS,
Opposite Clirift Church.
July a».
TO LET,
OS FOR SALE,
A 2-story brick house
Situate in Btike-strect (or Artillery laneJr
Northern Liberties,
TWO rooms on a floor, kitchenand walh
houfe, all bulk of the belt materials, and in excel
lent order ; cellars under tbe whole, one paved,
and has two lattice cloftts with locks, a large gar
den and yard, several fruit-trees in the garden,
two pumps of excellent water near the premise*.
Enquire at No, 39, Arch flreet.
July 1s
WAYNE COUKTY TAXES.
TPHE owner# of unimproved lands io Wayse
co*nty, are h»rcby notified, that Taxes are
become payable thereon -or the years 1799 and
1800. Those who hav« not already paid their
taxes, ire hereby required to discharge the famo
to JO riN BRINK, Efcjuire, Treasurer of fa id
Count jat Milfcrd, within three month« ircm
this da ,e,otherwife proceedings to sale, according
to the .it of AfTembly in l'uch cafe provided, will
be tad oy the Comniffioners for the said county.
, isa St en ton, 1
cbn.Carton, J-.Commiffioners
giianr.es Van Etlen, j
Attest,
E. Kp.llogg, Clk.
July 9, iS.- o
A CERTIFICATE
F®R a three quarter Share of Bank Stock of the
Unii. d States. No. 3818 in the name of John
Holmes, Jun. has been lost or miflayed and for the
Renewal of which application his been made at
said Bank, of wbioh all concerted are defited to
Mty 19.
Foynd,
A Red Morocco Pockct-Book,
WHOEVER has loft it may receive it en ap
plication at the office of this Gazette, and
paying the expence of this advertisement.
July »».
FOR SALE,
A PRINTING PRESS complete,
Old Long Prirv.«r,
Small Pica on pica body (new and old
Pica, do.
English, (two small founts)
16 Line Pica, &c.
Sundry Frames, and a great variety of Office
Furniture, &c.
Iron work of a prlnting-prefs,
They will be fold cheap for cash—A pplf
at the office of the Gazette of the United
States.
June*7
BENJAMIN CLARK,
Clock Ist Watch Mjhceh }
HAS REMOVED
To No. 36, Market Street,
Where he.has for Sale,
Spring and other Clocks ; gold and silver
Watches ; Tools, Files and Materials; ftr.el
and gilt Chains, Seals and Keys ; Springs,
he. &c.
CLOCKS AND WATCHES
Repaired as usual.
June j - tu&f tf
FOR SALE,
A Printing Press.
Apply at the Office of the Gazette of
the United States.
tuScf 6w
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