treasury department,
Wajhington September \Jt, 1800.
Public Notice is hereby Given,
In pursuance of an aft of Congress, pnffed on
the 23d day of April, one thousand eight
hundred, entitled "An a3 to ejiabli/b a
General Ztamp-QJJice''
Tt4 At* a General Stamp Office »8 now
ettablithed at the feat of government, in tne
city of Wathington, from whence there will
issue, from and after the date hereof, (upah
the application of the Supervisors of the
Revenue, under whose management the
colleflion of the damp duties is placed) any
quantities of paper, parchment and vellum,
marked or stamped, and duly counter-stamp
ed, with the following rates of duty which
are demandable by law :
For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment,or
{heet or piece of paper, upon which (hall be
written or printed any or either of the instru
ments or writings following, to wit,
A Doth. Q M.
NY certificate of naturali-ttion 5
Any licence to prafiice, or certificate
of the adn.ifiiun, enrollmentor re
gistry of any counsellor, Solicitor
Advocate attorney, or prodlor, in
•ny court of the United States to
Provided, that a certificate in any
one of the courts tof he Uiited States,
for any one of the said' ffices, fault
so far a> re'ates to the payment of the
duty aforefaid, be a fufficient admif.
fion in all the courts of the United
States, for each and every of the said
offices.
Any grant or letters patent,under th«
seal or authority of the United
States (except for land) granted v
for military Cervices) 4 '
Any exemplification or certified copy r
of any such grant or letters patent f
( except for laiuls granted for mili- c
tary services) » I
Any charter party, bottomry or re
fpotidentia bomd I
Any receipt or discharge for or on ac
count <-f any legacy left by ;ny 1
will or other teftimeittary inftru- t
ment, or for any Ihjre or part of t
a psrfonal efiate, divided by force ,
cf any (latute of diftri!. utions other f
than to the *'ife, children or jrarid (
children of the pwf >n diseased, the
amount whrreof (hall be above the
value i-f fifty dollars, and (hall not 1
exceed the value of one hundred
d'liars a J
When the amount thereof stall ex
ceed the value of one hundred dol
lars, tnd (hall' not exceed fiv« hun- 1
dred
And for evtry further sum of five
hundred dollars, the additional
film of 1
A*y policy of insurance or inflru
nent in nature thereof, when the
Turn for which insurance is made
fcall not exceed five hundred dol
lars »J
When the sum ,'insured (hall oxceed
fivc-iiunilred dollars I
Any exemplification of what nature
soever, that shall pass the feat of
•ny court, O'her than such 21 it
may be the duty of the clerk ef
such court to furnilh for the tife of
the United States, or some parti
cular slate $0
Any bond, bill single or penal, inlind
bill of exchange, promifTory
none or other note (other than any
recognizance, bill, h»tid or other
bbliiration or contrail, made to or
With the United States, or any
Hate, or for their use refpedively ;
and any bonds required in any cafe
bv the laws of the United States,
or of any state, up"n legll process,
or in anv judic al proceeding, or
for the faithful performance of any
trust or duty)
tf above twenty dollars and not
exceeding one hundred dellars JO
tf above one hundred and not ex
ceeding five hundred dollars 2}
If above fivs hundred and not ex
ceeding one thousand dollars fa
And if above one thcufand dollars 75
Provided, that if any bonds or
tiotes shall be payable at or within
lixtv days, such bonds or notes (hall
be fubjeil to < nly two filth parts of
the duty aforefaid, via.
If above twenty and not exceeding
one hundred dollars 4
If above one hundred dollars and not
exceeding live hundred dollars 10
IF above live hundred dollars and
not exceeding one thou'and dolls. ao
tf above one thousand dollars 30
Any Foreign bill of exchange, draft
or order for the payment of money
in any foreign csuntry »o
The said dxty being charge
able upon each and every bill of ex
ehange, without refpe& to the num
ber contained in each set.
Any note or bill of lading or writing
or receipt in nature /thereof, for
goods or merchandize to be ex
ported ;
If from one diftridl to another dif
tri<3 of the United States,not being
in the fame state *
If from the United 3ta*es to any fo
reign port or place I®
The said duty being chargesbte
Upon each and every bill of lading
without r»fp-<£l to the number con
tained to each set.
Any notes iflued bf the. banks row
eft»Mi(h'd or that may be hereafter
eftahlifoed within the United
States, other than the notes of
such of the said banks as (hall a
gree to an annual composition of
one peT centum on the annual di
vidends made by such btrtks, te
their ftockholdei sVefpeAively, ac
cording to the following scale :
On all notes not exceeding fifty dot
lars, for each dollar 6
On all notes above fifty dollars and
not axceeding one hundred dollars Jo
On all notes above one hundred dol
lars'andnotexceeding five hundred
dollars *
Oh all notrtibota fi*e hundrtddol-
lar» *
Arty prowft or other notarial a& IS
Any letter of attorney, exc.-pt for
invalid pension, or to obtain or
fell warrants, for land grannd by
the United Statu? as bounty for
military fervieei performed ill the
late war *}
Any inventory nr catalogue of any fur
niture, g««ds or effcils, made in any
cafe required ky la» («c»t In nW
of goodi and chittdt J drained for -
rent <t is «r
-«ue of »i>y Itgilproccft by any officer . Jo
Any c»rtifi<*te» n{ a ftiare in Any Infii
ranee cimpiDf, of a ikare iti thtf buk J
of the Suie»,or of any ftaia
ir other (tank (
If twenty dollars atad not exceed
ing oris hundred dollars io
If above one hundred dollars
If under twenty dollars, at the rate of
ten cents for one hundred dollars.
II
That the power of the supervisors of the
Revenue to mark or ftjmp any vellum,
plircliinent or paper chargeable with duty,
will cense and determine from and after fix
months from tl»e aate hereof, to wit, on the
iaft d:iy of February 1801.
That, if any persons {hall, after the last
day of February iftoi, have in their custody
or poffeflion, any vellum, parchment or pa#
per, marked or stamped by the supervisors of
the Revenue, upon which any matter or
thing, charged with duty, (hall not have
been written or printed, they may at any
time within the space of sixty days after
the said last day of February 1801; bring
or ferd such vellum, parchment and paper,
unto Ictn: office of infpeftion, and in lteu
thereof, receive a like quantity or value of
vellum, parchment and paper, duly stamped
ih pursuance of the herein before recited..
And in c'nfe any person (hall negleft or re
fufe, within the time aforefaid, 'to bring or
cause to be brought unto Tome officer of in
fpedion, any furh vellum, parchment or pa
per, it is hereby declared, that the fame will
thereafter be of no other efTe£l or use, than
ifct had never been marked or stamped, and
that all matters and things, which may af
ter that time be written »r printed upon any
vellul, parchment or paper, authorized to be
exchanged in manner aforefaid, will be of 110
other effeft, than if they had been written
, or printed on paper, parchment or vgllum,
! not marked or stamped.
IV.
And for the convenience of those persons
who be inclined to have their own vel
lum, parchmetit and paper (lamped or mark
ed, it is hereby peclared, that when any per
son (hall deposit any vellum, pa-chment or
paper at the office of a fu'pervifor, accompa
nied with a lift, fp*cifying the number and
denomination of the (lamps or marks, which
are defirrd to be thereto affixed, the fame
will be transmitted to the General Stpam-
Offic •, and there properly marked or (lamped,
and forthwith sent back to tl>e ftme super
visor, who will thereupon colleft the duties
and deliver the paper, pajrehment or vellum,
to the order of the pcrfon from whom the
fame was received.
Given under my Hand, and the Seal
(L.S.) of the Treasury, at Washing
ton, the day and year above men
tioned.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of the Treasury.
d;?!n.
feptewiber 29.
German Redemptioners.
NINETEEN remains «fthore,who came in the
ship Anna from Hamburgh, and are wilting
(o serve for their paflage
Apply to
Jacob Sperry is? Co.
Who have on Hand,
Remaining of late importations, and which are of-
fered or reasonable terms, and the usual credit,
3 3 cases Eftopillas,
Forming 3 eompleat assortment oi Uni, Rajre
Mouches, plain an J colourc J ftripci.
33 cases caffcrillo«s
5 cases boccadillos
t cases quadruple. CleGaa
. I caf« fuperfinc dowlas
% cases toutiN and i cafe liflac'os
» cases fuperfine Elberfeld check*
3 cases bed parchet
I cafe Flandersbed ticV»,B-4
10 cafe* coffee mills, Nos. 00, to No. 6, as
serted
» cafea Scyrhes
5 cales of double flint cut Decanters quart and
pint
I cafe pill tumblers, and t cafe of Travelling
cases.
< 1 cafe of quills, I cafe of cemmon fealingwax
and 400 Demijohns.
* September 17.
On Monday morning
The »9th instant will be landed on
Hamilton'* Wharf
Apply to
WILT.IAM PARKER, or
MOORE WHARTON.
September 17, diw.
George Davis,
. Nt. 319, High-Street,
HAS JUST RECEIVED,
Per Adriana from London,
A few Trunks and Cases of 4-4, 7-8 & 3-4
Iriih Linens,
AND
Gentlemen's, Youths, and Boys, Fine
BLACK HATS,
Which lie will fell on moderate terms, at
a n-afonahle credit.
fcpteniber 24 \ mwfjw.
iMt. c. M.
Late
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
State of the Mtgociaticm between
France; and America;
PARIS, 18 Thcrmider, August 6.
The conferences opened at Paris with the
envoys of the United States are at present '
suspended ; and there i» little hope of their
being fdccefsfully refurtied tor fartie time.
It appears that the powfcrs «efted in the en
voys are too limitted to enable t'nem to con
clude li treaty which (hall give the fault
advantages te the Republic aS those grant
ed the Lnglilh by the treaty ma e with Mr.
Jay. France ehoofes rather to decline trea
ting with the United States, than to fane
tion the priviledes whicß they have accor
ded to her enemy.
The in dispute will appear from
the following particulars.
The United States and England, by the
2.5 th article of their treaty, mutually stipu
late a free entrance into their refpe&ive
ports, with complete prote&ion to the pri
vateers and /hips of war of the two coun
tries, and the prizes taken from their ene
mies* And they engage never to conclude
a treaty extending the fame favour to any
nation at war with either of the contradting
parties. The treaty of between
Franre and the United States having been
annulld by the latter, and now rega ded as
if it never existed, they conceive that they
cannot give the fame privileges to France,
without violating their treaty with England.
The French Republic does not seem dispo
sed to ratify, to her own prejudice, and in
favour of the EngUlh, hrr encmie# and ri
vals, a proceeding so unexpected on the
part of tbe Americans, with whom (he re
cently made a common cause against thafe
very enemies, directed to the fame ohjeft
for which France herfelf is now at war—the
attainment of 1 berty and independence.
It is unfertunate that the United States
so precipitately annulled the treaty of 1778.
They themselves, now repent that they
were induced to take that step, as it de
prives them of the power of giving to
France, or any other country the fame ad
vantages which they have conferred on the
Eaglifh. Their diplomatic agents must
have been very (kort sighted, or very parti
al to the interest of England,—or their
Envoys must give a wrong interpretation to
"their inftni&ions and the treaty alluded to ;
since it appears that France, renouncing
the claims (he may have from the priority of
the treaty of 1778, now offers to treat ,
without demanding any other ativantige
than those enjayed by the En,,li(h, and
which they have exercifcd during theprefent
war—and the Ambadadors to negoci te a
peace, if thiy are not vetted with power to
accede to those conditions.
The negociation was opened, on the
part of the French Commissioners, on the
fuppodtion that the treaty of 1778 was
dill in force. It was, inderd, natural to
suppose that, the two nations never having
been n a state of war with each other, this
treaty could not have be'n annulled w th
out the consent of both countries ; and in
this, point of view it was that the French
Coniroifficuers offered an indemnification to
the Americans, by admitting the principle of
cotnpenfation for illegal captures.
They even proceeded further ; instead of
demanding from the Americans, the inde
finite guarantee of the French colonies, the
article of the treaty which was mod disad
vantageous to the former, they agreed to
the frbttitution of a fpepial guarantee, such
as appears to be contained in the inftrutti
ons of the preceding ambassadors, according
to the copy of them publilhtd by Cot grefs.
But the American Envoys were not authori
sed to renew this treaty, even after retrench
ing th* article rctpefting the guarantee of
the Frtnch islands. France, therefore,
conceived her&'f exempted from the obliga
tion of compenfat'ng for the raptures
the Americans tbemfelves having, by abro
gating.the treaty, destroyed the basis on
which only thier claim could. have been
founded.
It thus appears that the negociation tur
ned chiefly on three points.
1. The continuance in £orce, or the modi
fied renewal of thetreaty of '7B. France wared
this point, in confequenee of the afTurance
of the American Envoys chat they could not
renew it.
3, The principle of compensation for
illegal captures. This point France offered
to admit-, but on condition only that the
treaty of 177? (hould be renewed, with the
modifications dated in the inftrudlions given
by Walhrngton.
3. The 15th article of the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain, rela
tive to the jirote&ion granted to the armed
veflels of that nation. Fiance will most
probably infill upon enjoying the fame ad
vantage as long as it is poffelTed to her in
ju'ry by her enemies.
There is another principle which Fiance
is arrxious to etUblith ; anion the adoption
of whitch (he has'ftrongly infilled ; a princi
ple which it is dill more the interest and
policy of the Americans to carry into exe
cution. But thetreaty of 1793 with the
Englilh prevents them from acceding to this
tyllem, namely, that neutral bottoms (hall
. constitute neutral property. France, how
ever, hopes to reduce the powers of the
North to eflablilh this system; to be excluded
from the benefit of which would be highly
injurious to the Americans.
It appear#, however, that these diplomatic
conferences have been condutlnd in the most
amicable manner, audio as to leave only an
impression of regret that it was impossible to
remore the difficulties which bac} occurred.
d6t. uwim
nUTIKOsA,
■r'
The American Amlaffadors; during their I
relideiice at Par'l3, have been treated with I
every possible mark of respect, and enjoyed
all .the diftmitions conferred on the Mimfters
of our Allies. As it is at prclent, the prin
ciple and system of France to refprft and
protedt llif law of nations, and the rights of
neutrality, it is to be hoped that the frank
and equitible conduct which (lie holds, with
regard to neutral Dates, will soon relnove
the difference which have occured between
her and the United States ; and that even
(hould the present uegociation not terminate
in a treaty, the American flag (hall, not
withftandingr, continue to be refpedted, and
tlieir vessels treated as those of a friendly
nation in our courts of law.
Orders are issued to the privateers to t
fpeft all neutral flags, among which the
American is undoubtedly the mod numerous,
and American vessels ate daily released by
the coi>ru; with damages against the
owners of privateers. There are now .ibout
fitly causes before the Council of Prizes re
fpedtihg vessels taken in the European seas,
and those of the vessels which really belong
to Americans will assuredly be restored.
The fate of such, however, as were furn-fh
ed with letters of marque, does not appear
to be yet determined. It is thought that
they cannot be given up without functioning
the condutt of the Americans in arming
them, unlets the reflitutian (hould relult
from a new treaty of amity.
The Preceding particulars, though not
official, have been communicated by the mod
refpeitable authority.
August 16.
A letter from Augfburgof the nth Au
gust fays, that in less than a fortnight there
will l>e a Congrefi at Augfcurg.
Preliminaries of peace have been signed
between the French Republic and the Dey
ef Algiers.
Letters from Berlin, state, that the nego
ciations are ca>ried on with equal vigour at
Paris, Vienna and Berlin. The King of
Pruflia, in concert with Denmark, Swe
den, Spain, and perhaps with Ruilia, la
bours to effe£tuate the peace of Europe, or
at lead of the continent, and to organize an
armed neutrality it the war between France
and England is to continue. Couriers ar.
rive every day from Paris, Vienna f and Pe
ter(bufg. They fay that negociations are to
be entered on at Garlefbad, and that Gen
eral Boaropnville will go there soon.
From tne second half year of the year 8,
the rents and petitions of the State, are to
be paid in specie, through the medium of
the B nk of France.
DIJON, Augufl 7.
The arn:y ot Reserve is, until further or
ders, ca;ii[iofcd . of four divisions ; the one
forming the advanced guard >s encamped on
the right bank of the Leman, under the com
mand ef the Gineral of Division Rey. Ihe
second commanded by General Baraguay
d'Hillers, is encamped on the left bank of
the lake of Geneva. The third under the
comm. ,1 nd of Gen. Morlot, is in barracks at
Remilly-fur-Tille. And the fourth division
commanded by Gen. Grouchy, is to be sta
tioned in the environs of Dtj.in, arot.i.ts head
quarters will be transferred to that city.
Discipline is rigidly pursued, and no fol
diefs are allowed to ablent themselves from
their quarters.
BERNE, August 8.
The events of yesterday are iome of the
mod important which we have witnelTed
iince the Revolution, and those of this day
win not be less interesting. hey constitute
the era of a revolution, trom which we are
enabled to augur the happiest contequences,
and which-will give u» a government more
capable of guiding us in a difficult crilis,
from the conlideiation th« it will be lefsex
pofed to become the viftiij) of failion and of
the spirit of party, than our diira£l«d and
expiring Legislature.
Yefterdny a tnelTiige was addressed to the
councils by the Executive Commillion, da
ting the mifchieft produced by the spirit of
fd&ion, by the tyranny of the Legislative
and Executive Bodies and by the want of
energy, patriotism and salutary laws ! Ihe
Message concluded witd proposing a projeft
of a decree for changing the Legislative and
Executive Authorities, and was signed by
the President of the Executive Commission.
In coiifequence of thil message, dated the
7th ps August, the Grand Council having
declared the urgency of the bufineU, agreed
to twelve resolutions, of which the follow
ing are the principal :
The Legislative Councils are adjourned
from the present day,
A Legislative Council, competed of 43.
members is eftablilhed in their room#
The Executive Commiflion in order to
form this Council, (hall, in the space of 24
hours from the receipt of the present decree,
make choice of 35 from the former Legit
lature.
After having convoked them, the .Execu
tive Commiflion (hall resign its powers into
their hands, and the members of it (hall take
their places in the Legislative Council.
The Council thus conflicted fliall make
choice of 8 more members taken from the
general cfifs of citizens.
The Legislative Council (hall immediately
after choose from its own body 7 members,
who (hall form a new Executive Council.
The rights and powers exercised by the
two fedtions of the Legislature (hall be assu
med by the Legislative Council.
The Executive Council fliall exerc fe the
fame rights and powers attributed by the
Constitution to the Directory.
J The two authorities thus eflabliflied (hall
remain in full force wll til a new Couftitirtion
(hall be proposed and accepted by the Hel
vetic nation.
The resolutions were agreed to by the
Grand Council, with the Tingle opposition of
a MiUer of Zurich ; but they were warmly
opposed in the Senate, ana refeired for in
veltigation to a committee, wh,o were charg
ed with Inaking their report this morning.
Thii delay did not, however, fatisfy the Ex
ecutive Commiflion, who required the imme
diate acceptance or reje&ion of the resolu
tions. Twenty-one member? of the Senate
then withdrew, and the number prescribed
by the Conflitution not being present, those
who remained ho longer poflefTed the right
of discussion. In the mean time the Execu
tive Commirtion, supported by the whole/of
the Grand Council, by a confiderabk part
of the Senate, and by the voice ofthe nation,
was not intimidated by this partial oppo
sition, and proceeded to make ch»ice of the
35 Legislators who were to remain, among
whom were some of those who had even op
posed the resolutions.
In the course of the afternoon, the no
mination of the eight Members, who were
to be chosen from all Helvetia took placed
and the following were returned. Citizen
Schnidd, National PrefeA of the Canton of
of Basle ; Ruttimann, National Prefett of
the Canton of Lucerne ; Fufli, Ancient
Magi Urate of the Canton of Schwitz ; Wit
tenbach, a person of literarv reputation at
Berne, and an' ancient Magilirate ; Lang,
belonging to the Administrative Chamber ;
Sacci formerly Chancellor ; and Berrenfch
wand, Prelident of the A'dmiriiflrative
Chamber of Fribourg.
To-morrow the nomination of the vert i
Executive Council will take place*
The greatest tranquillity prevailed during
tfe whole tranfaftion, and even the cullo
mary course of bufinef» was uninterrupted.
August 9.
All the troops of, the garrison in th*
commune are now drawn out, and last night
numefousdetachments paraded the ftrcets.
The seven Members of the new Execu
tive Council who are juftelefted are Citizem*
Frifeking, Savarv, and Bolder, Ex-mem
bers of the Executive Commiflion ; Zim
merman, of the Grand Cunnci! ; Glayre, of
the Executive Commiflion; Schnidd Nation
al Prefeft of the Canton of Basle ; and
Ruttiroan, Prefe A of Lucerne.
PARIS. ,
ACTS OF the GOVERNMENT.
(Decree of tbe i stb August.J '
The consuls of the republic, in pursuance
of the report of the minister of general po-.
lice, and after hearing the reasons affignedt
by the consul of (late, decree :
" Art. i. The passports or letters of fafer
conduit granted by the rainifters and other
diplomatic agents of the allied and neutral
powers, wh«ther granted to individuals not
belonging to their.nation, or to Frenchmen
naturalised in the dominions of those pow
ers since the 14th July 1789, Ihall not be ad-«
mitted into France.
" The persons described in the preceding article
are prohibited from entering the territory of the
republic, under the penalty of being treated as
contumacious, or as emigrant!.
«' 3, All foreigners a&ually in France, by vir
tue of paffjjoru delivered to them by a minister or
agent of an allied or neutral power, and who are
placed in the cafe dcicribed in the firtt ar : cle of
the present decree, are bound to prove from this
time to the lft of September, by the certificates
of the minister or agent of their nation refiJent in
France, that they are of the nation in the name oS
which luch passports have been granted.
4. Every foreigner who is placed in the cafe
described in the fir(l article, aui who maY not
conform to the above mentioned regulation*, (hall
be arreted and conducted out of the territory of
the republic.
«' 5. Ifvory individual, a native of France, and
a Anally in France, by virtue of a foreign paflport,
(hall be bound, for the purpose of enabling him.
to continue his residence, to provide himfelf with*
in the space of 3 diy» for Paris, and of two de
cades for the deparrments, with the express de«
cree of the minister of general police, under the
penalty of being arraigned as an emigrant.
Anotbcv decree of the samt day.
The consuls of the lepublic, in conftqurnte of
the report of the minister of general police, and
the reafont afligned by theconlulof state deeree ;
'• Art. 1. Thu decree of the 14th of last Ven
tofe, which applies to the four departments of the
Deux Sevres, La Vendee, Maine and Loirs, and
the Lswer Loire, the beflefit of the amnsfty
granted by that of the ?th Nivofe preceding ; is
rendered common to th: departments placed out
of the protection of the conflituiion, by the law of
the »3d of fad Nivofe.
" No inhabitant of those de artments shall be
prosecuted fortranfaSions relative to thr troubles
which sccurred, either by public prosecution in
the name of the nation, or by civilproceedisgs inr
the name of individuals who may pretend to have
been injured «
•• 3. All precefs .of arrest, Irom whatever au
thority it may be derived and all process ef ac
cufatioo or judgment with retyped to adtions rela
tive to troubles antecedent to the present publica
tion, thai) be confidercd as void."
[Here follow three articles, dating the inutility
of palTports forthe proteiilion of persons who sre
entitled to the benefit of the amnelly, and autho
rising, notwithstanding such perlons, fhonld they
think it neceflary for their personal protection, to
demand passports and certificates from the minister
of general police ]
(Signed)
MINISTRY OF THE MARINE
Eitraft .of it circular letter from the minister of
th« marine a»d the colonies, to th» Maritime
Prefcih.
" Preliminaries of Peace, Citizen Prsfefl, are
concluded between the French republic and the
King of Algiers, They were signed at Algiers
on the lift of July, by citizen Thionville, en«
trusted by government with the proper powers.
Tne oey has issued orders to the vessels navi
gating usder his flag, to refpe& that of the French
republic.
" The First Gonful dirn&s me, in pursuance of
this a<a,to c»ufc the Algerine flag to be refpc&ed
by the French navy. You will notify in all tne
port- under your ftiperintendance, the (ormal ill
ten tiras »f government, nnd tike every method
lor their prempt execution " r
LONDON, August 32;
The Paris journals an abftrait of which
we gave in yelterday's paper contain nothing,
pcfitive rela ive to the fignipg of the pre
liminaries of peace ; yet from, the whole of
the different articles, wh ch fifoijv their con
tents; it is evident that this great cjueftion
is on the eve of beiog decided. It is oe>
H BUONAPARTE."