By this Day's Mail NEW-YORK, November 15. Yeflcrday, «t the quarter-frllion*, now fitting in thii city, fix of the felons who had nfcaped from the Statc-Prifon abnut two wetkt *go A and we're apprehended in New-Jerfev. were tried for th.it offlnce, found guilty, and feme need to solitary iw prifonmeot in the Aate ptifou during \lir term of their natural live*. ' in The Juno, arrived yefterdrry, left London the 4th nit. and the Lizard the i6th. Htr papers are not so late by fevtral days as those by the America, arrived at Philadel phia. Spoke, Sept. aB, hit. 46 17, long. 41, 38, (Trip Giii. Mercer, Moores, fro 111 Liverpool, 37 days out. Left at London the ship Brutus, Bunker, for this ports (hip Saiah Mal'oll, o-t New-Bedford, to f.iil foV this port in a few days ; brig StiUman to fail soon for do—Patfeflgers, Jame's Stewart, Esq. and family. WASHINGTON, Nov. u. At a meeting of the committee appointed by the Citizens of Alexandria and Wall-iing ton for the purpose offtaking arrangements for celebrating the approaching session of Cbngrels. Resolved, that it ,be recommended that 011 the the President oieets Congress to deliver his speech, a procession move -from the Presidents House to the Capitol in the following order, viz. Ift An Advanced Guard. 2d Muflc, 3d Sheriff cf Prince George county, (Ma ryland.) 4th President of tilt United States and his Secretary. sth Clergy. 6th Secretaries and Heads of Depart ment?, 7tli Commissioners of' Washington and their officers. Btji Mayor and Cjmmonality of Alex andria and their Officer. 9th Miyor and CoporatioH of George Town and their Officers. 10th Profrflors and Students., nth M ifonic Lodges. 12th Officer's of the Army of the United States. 13th Militia Officers. 14th Militia. 15th Building Mechanics. 16th Citizens. Ri folyed, that MeflVs, G. Deneale, A. Alexander, Hoban and T. Monroe, be ap pointed to prepare an ad ire ft to Congress on the <>rc*fion. I ' '1 11 rll T■'TTi C"1. Penfule and Capt St-phenfon be appointed to mar. (hall the procession. By order, L. HARBAUGH, Chairman. Imported In the ship Dispatch, Jacob B*nner master, from HAT AVI A. Coffee, Sugar and Pepper, Of the firlt quality, FOR SALE RY* St William Sanfom, James C. Fijher, Joseph S. Lewis. novembcr 10 drw A FUW COPIES Of Giffofd's Epistle to Peter Pindar, (Price 37 i-» Cents) ADD or Dutton's Poem on the present state of Literature, (Price 111 1C1! ts) Have just been received by A. piCKEN«, opposite Chrifl Church, november 7. dtf . Wanted Immediately, ASFKVANT MAN to attend in a privite fjonily tfl He'# Yo k, to whom good «i> gt* will b« (tiren if hr produce* an unexcepti onable ehariAr. *«* A} ply to the bar at the City Tavern. November 13. (J ? t Take Notice. r T'HIE Subscriber intends leaving the United -*■ States early in December. Therefore all persons who are indebted are requelled to make immediate payment, and those having any de mands to render their accounts, for feitltment. JOHN MORGAN. A r o. 3, South Front Sitet. Nov. i». t eod6t A quantity of Home made Sheeting, to bi fold on reafonahle term*, at Tho rns and hhrecvcs, No 37, north Front-ftrcet; Mcwhury Smith, No. 56 north Second-llreet; a:id Reger# and Donnaldfon, No. 41, High* llreet. At the manufa&urinjj this linen is solely to (jive employment to thi F.or, during the winter iei fon, and a 9 the funds of the Society who employ them, «re much reduced, they hop# their fellow - citizens who are in want of this article, will give their aid,by purch.ifiiig, to enable them to carry on the manufa&ory the enluiug winter. N. B. Alfu a quantity of good SHOE THREAD, it Isaac i . Hupper, Nc* 39, Pine-i ret. The Prionrs generally aru rcqu.Scd to give this a place in their papers. To Printers. WANTED—in Exabangc, A FOUNT of Long Primer, weighing 6 or 70 ■> or upwards, Jiid a Fount of Brevier, weighing. 400lbs. or upwards. September 2. Samuel Reynolds, T A ■YL 0 R, H. s removed from No. 40, tc» No. 44, South Tli rd-ftreet, next door above the Bank of the United States. Vnv ti;. eodiw Poll Office, Pb'lad.-ljtfAa. Niv. 1, 180 a. ["'HE Mails for the Poll Offices on the MaiK Line, between Philadelphia and New York, will in future he closed every /lay, (Sunday titcept i-d}'at 8 o'clock, A. M. and tire Mails lor Eoft Offices branching from them will be clofaj 0(1 the ul'ual days, at 8 o'clock in t'aj occasion to take mere than one bottle, afid numbers not hilt a bottle. The money will be retwncd if the cute is not performed. SOLD BY Wm. Y. BIRCH, STATIONER, No. 17, South Second Street, And no where else, in Philadelphia. Where also may be had, Dr. Hamilton's Worm D«(lroying Lozengss his Sovereign Elixir for coughs, &c. Reiterative Drops, Ellence and Ex tra»sl of Mnftard, Sovereign Ointment for.the Itch Or. Hahn's infallible Werman Corn Plaifter, In dian Vegetable Specific lor the Venereal com plaint, Gowland's and Persian Lotian,Rfiftoraiiv< Tooth Powder, Damaik I.ip dalvc, CJiurch i-'iugh Drops, Andcrioti's PiUs, &c ---apriliy ® 3000 BullielsSt.Ubes sal 7, 100 Barrels of beet fmtable for East India voyages 100 Dq. of (tip (lore do 50 Boxes containing each dozen best London milliard for sale nr SAMUEL kHOADS. No. I, 1 Tenn Street, November 13. ' eodtf 58 Hhds. MolafTes ,36 Boxes White Sugars \ 24 Do. Brown This day landing from on board THE SCHOONER Phoenix At Simt's zvharf, AND FOR SALEBY SAMUEL RHOADS, IVo. 1, fVrin- Street. November 15. ■ Jl Loft this morning, ABOUT W:n o'clock, in Walnut flreet, or in Fourth near Walnut street, seven Bank Notes, amounting together, to One Hundred and Forty Dollars. Any per/on that may have found the fame is requeued to deliver them to the owner, at No 117, i\ uth Front ftrett, aud Hull he rewarded lor his trouble it requireJ. N"Vpmh«r 10. diw. Wanted to charterfor Madeira, &I& A good Vessel, Of loooor x,loc barrels APPLY T(J WHARTON Us LEWIS. No. 115, South Front Street, november io 6 For Sale, jtylri THE BRIGAKTINE ENTERPRIZE, is built of the best feafaned white iK." Vyoak and was salted an tho ftotks— will cany a'jout Ijoojbarrels ef flour, and maybe feot to sea at a small eipence. For terms apply to WHARTON & LEWIS, No. 115, South Front Street. November 10 §. To be Let, THOSE Large and comtnedieus, Sellers under the Uoiverfal Church, in Luinbard, betvvean 4t" and sth streets, Lately occupied by Mr. Joh* Savage and Co. Enquire of John Venefs North Ball Corner of Walnutin water St, or E. Howell No. 14 North 6th Street- Nov, 13. diw Robert Smith & Co. No. 58, SOUTH FHONT-Sikeet, • Have JuJt Received, Per the Adtive, Captain M'Dougall, from London, A few bales of white and brown Russia Sheetings, Also, a general assortmint of GOODS, Suitable for the fcaion. November II diot For Sale, •r—ITHE SCHOONER g||. ELIZA K/\TY, fWftjreaL George Parker, mafltr ; Burthen no tons, 4 months old, t'aft, is pierced for 14 guns. Ap ply to SAMUEL RHOADS, No. 1, Penh Street. WHO HAS FOR SALE, On board said Schooner, 3000 Bulhels of Sr. UB E S SALT. November 16. eotf «|A Novel, a Poem, a Dfama, which reprefmts Virtue in lively colours, models the reaue/ oit the various characters, who ail without his pcr cieving it; they become interesting, and the au thor inculcates morality withwut fc'.miftg to mention it/' Lb Mekciih. jfujl Publijhedy BY JOHN CONRAD CO. (SucctfTors to the late R. Campbell)—No. 30, Chefnut street, The Beggar Girl, And her Bcnefacirefs ; BY MRS. BENNET, Author of the We'fli Heiref., ]h venije Tndifcre tioiw, Agnes de Courci, and F.llen, Countess ot' CafUe Howell. In 3 voluYnes—three dollars. November 7 diw Etnploynie'nt Wanted. AFEKSON, wh ■ has been many years c«m verfant in xteide and Sovk-Keeping* will be gl.i() of fuller employment wit. thef-eH; ei ther in'porting bocks, Hating accounts, or tran scribing other writings. Any business . f this description, that may he done at the appivant's own house, will (Hit his pre,'ear Circumltanceo hell. A BOt6 directed to A. B. and left at the Offire of this Gazette, by any gentleman want ing luch afiiltance, will be refpt&full y attend ed to. November u. ( }*w2w. Gazette of the United States. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER, T7.' PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. In Senate, Wednesday, November I i f The Senate proceeded to the order of .the day 611 the Bill, from the Houw of Re presentatives, entitled, " An aft to direst, " 011 behalf of this (bte, the manner of ap " pointing the Electors of a'PrtfidefH and " Vice-PreSdciit of the United States." In committee of the whole, Mr. Poftle thwaitc in the chair. It was moved by Mr. Gurney, (ecanded by Mr, Johnfton, to amend the firli feftiaw so as to read thus : " Sec. 1. BR it tberef»re.enaSed, fry the Senate' and Howe of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same., That the eleftors to eleft, on behalf of the State of Pennfyi vania, 3 President and Vice-Prefrdent of the United States, at the nextenl'uing Elec tion for that purpol'e to be holden, (hall on the fifteenth day of November instant, be appointed by the Legislature of this Com monwealth, that is to say, Seven by the Se nate and eight by the House of Representa tives : Certificates of such appointment, ia each house, lhall be made out and signed by the Speaker, and forthwith pretented by the Clerk thereof to the Governor of the Com monwealth." This amendment produced considerable debate, which, for want of roorni we are obliged to pollpone* Meltrs. Maclay, Smi(h» Findley, Gurziey and Kean spoke on the fubjeit. The queflion being taken on the amend ment, it was csrriid in the affirmative Yeas 13 —Nays it. On motion, the 2d, 3d, and 4th feftions cf the bill were ft nick out, the committee rose, the chai 1 man reported the bill with the amendments, and tbe house adjourned to three o'clock in the aftefnoun. In tbe afternoon. , On motion of Mr. F.wing, seconded by Mr. Potts and by special order, two-thirds of the members present bill, en titled " An at\ to diredt the manner of ap pointing Eledlors," See. as reported by a com mittee of the whole, was again read and considered by paragraphs. Spc. 1, having been read, it was moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Bartrtn, that at the end of the fe&ioa the words " ivoo shall thereupon declare, by proclama tion the names of the persons so ttppmniod." be inserted. After debate, the queflion on this motion* being put, there were 12 yeas and 11 nays* the Speaker voted in the affirmative, and the queflion was carried, 13 to 11. The yeSs and nays, on the question on the feftion as amended, were called for by Mr. Kean and Mr. Lower, and the vote* were as follows : YEAS* I Mathias Barton i Wm. Findly 7 Ab'tn. Carpenter =2 John Hamilton 3 James Ewing 5 James Harris 4 Francis Gurney 4 John Kean 5 Thos. Johnfton 5 Christian Lower 6 John Jo :ies 6 Samuel Ma clay 7 Samuel King 7 T. Mewhortor 8 Joseph M* Clellan 8 John Pearl'on 9S. Poftlethwaite 9 Wm. Ketd 10 Zebulon Potts 10 Wm. Rodman 11 Richard Smith 11 Benjamin Say 12 Dennis Whelen 13 John Woods The queflion -.vas accordingly carried in the aflirmative. The preamble having been read, it was moved by Mr, Smith, seconded by Mr. Bar ton, and agreed, that all alter the word " but" in line 17, to the word without " 111 line 20, be struck out. The preamble and title were then agreed Ordered, That the said bill be transcribed for a third r- ading. Adjourned to 10, o'clock Thurfd.iy morn ing. Thursday, November 13. The bill direfting the mode of appointing Eleftoral Eleflors was read the third time The yeas and nays, on the question—" Shall this bill pals with the amendments ?"—were called for by Mr. Whelen and Mr. Smith, and the votes Hood as yellerday, 13 to n- Ordrred, That the said be returned to the Houfir of RepresentatiVes, with uifonna T ti®n, that the Senate hath patted the fame, with amendments, to which the Senate re quefl the concurrence of the House' of Re presentatives. In the House of ' Representatives on Thursday, the H uife took into confederation the amendments proposed by the Senate, and after coiiliderable debate, non-concur red them, and returned them to the Se nate. Friday, November 14.. The Senate took Into consideration the de-r cifiou of the House of Representatives with rel'peft to t!\e EJeftoral Bill, and resolVed not to recede from their amendments,' 13, to 11. In the afternoon the House of Represen tatives appointed a committee of confer,rence to meet one from the Senate, if it (hould appoint one, on this fubjeft. We "re informed, that the Senate have art pointed a committee 1 to confer with tlv committee of the House of Representatives,■ on the fi»bje