TREASURY DEPART ME NT, Wajh'mgton, September I\Jl, lßpo. Public Notice is hereby Given, }n pursuance of an aS of Congress, pajfid on the 23d day of April, one tboufand eight kindred, en' kled "An ad to cjiibt'.fh a General Stamp Office,'' THAT a Stamp-Office is now iftablifhed at the feat of government, in tne City of Washington, from whence there witl iiTue, from and after the date hereof, (upon the application of the Supervisors of the Revenue, undef tohofe management the colle&ion of the stamp duties is placed) any quantiti«B of paper, panchme-nt a»d vellum, marked or (tamped, and duly couuter-ttamp ed, with the following rates of duty which ■re tfemandable by law : for every lki» or pifce of vellum or parchmcrt.or iheet or piece of papur, Upotj which ihal be written or printed any or either of the inftru tnents or writing? following, to wit, A Doll,. C M. NY certificate of naturalisation 5 Any licence t'> pra&ice, or certificate of the adtiiifiion, enrollment or re gistry of juy counsellor, Solicitor Advocate attorney, or pro<Slor # in any court of the United Sta'e« n Provided, that a certificate in any one of the court? tof he United States, for any one *f the said offices, (hall so far ti relates to the payment of the duty aforefaid, be a fuflkient admis sion rn all the courts of the United States, for ejch and every .of the fald offices. Any grin: cr letters patent,undor the seal or authority ©f the United States (except for lands granted for military fervkes) Any exemplification or certified copy of any such grant or letters patent I except for lands granted for mili tary tcrvices) j Ahy charter party, bottomry or ro fpondentia bo'td I Asy receipt ordifcharge for or on ac count of any legacy left by any will or other teftimentaiy inftru ntnt, or for any lhare or part of a psrfonal efiatc, divided by fgrce of any fhtute of diftriiutions other than to die wife, children or »rand children of the per fun diseased, the amount whereof (hall he above the value f fifty dollars, and (hall not exceed the value of one hundred dollars When the amount thereof (hall ex ceed the value of one hundred dol lars, ; nd ihall not exceed five hun dred d..l!ais And for every further sum of five hundred dollars, the additional fom of 1 Aay policy of infttrance or inftru uient in nature thereof, when the ftvm for which insurance is made (hail not exceed five hutsdred (tol hil When the sum intired (hall exceed five hundred dollars I Any exemplification of what nature soever, that (halt pass the seal of any cwtirt, other than such as it BJijr be the duty of the clerk ps such court to furnt.lv for the use of the United State#, or fosne parti cular .late Any bond, hill single or penal, inland bill of exchange, promifTory note or other note (other than any recognizance, bill, bsnd or other obligation or coutratf, made to or with the United Stairs, or any itete, or for their use refpedlively ; and any bonds required in any cafe bv the laws of the United States, or of any Oate, upon legal process, or in ar.v judicial proceeding, «r for the faithful performance of any truflur duty) If above twenty dollars and not exceeding one Uuudivd italUrs It above-one hundred and not ex ceeding five hundred dollars If above five hundred and not ex ceeding one thoufind dollar* And if above one th'.uiand dollars Provided, that if any bonds or notes shall be payable at or within tixty days, such bonds or notes (ball be fubjeit to i nly two-fiith parts of the duty aforefaid, viz. If above twenty and not exceeding one hundred dollars If above one hundred dollars and not exceeding fivehr.ndied dollars If above live hundred dollars and not exceeding one thousand dolls. If above one thousand dollars Any foreign bill of exchange, draft or order for the paymenfcof money in any foreign country The hid duty being charge able upon each and every bill of ex change, without refpeil to the num ber contained in each let- Any note or bill of lading or writing or pecci.pt in nature thereof, for go<Ws -or mtichandize to be ex ported ; If from one diftriiS to another dii tfiil oftheUnited States,not being in ife (jitm (late If from the United States to any fo reign port or place The said duty being chargeable Upon Hrhind every (nil of lading without to the number con tained to each set. Any notes ifTued by the banks now eittUilhed or th-at may be hereafter tftablifted within the United States, -ther than the notes of foch of the said hanks as shall a gree to an aatiualcompetition of one per centum on the annual di vidend* trade by such banks, t® their ftockh- Idos refpe&ively, ac cording totke following tcale: On all notes not exceeding fifty dol lars, for each dollar On all notes above fifty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars On all notes above one hundred dol lars and notexceeding five hundred dollars On all notes above five huadrsd dol* las dji,. C. i i Any protiS or otfc«r notarial ai\ »5 Any lettt-r of attorney, eacrpt for an invalid ;ie:i:":on, or to obtain or lell warrants for hirj granted by tbc Ui.itefi States as bounty lor military ferviees perforated iii the ljre\i;r. - aj Any mnentAry or catalogue of any fur niture. g»od» or efTeAs. ma la in any "esfe re.(jtiiW by law (except in c»fe ol gfadsand cnjt'.ch liiSritn-eJ Icr »r taxes, .aid gooiis taken id vir- tuc of a;-1 }tgti ilro-ef» by a:.y olScer /e Any c-rtif.ca:e« of a Hi ire 111 any irtfu- rjoce tootpany, 01" a fl»r« io rh« h*ok of the Uoit.d Sutas,or of any Qate or other hank ; If above twenty dollars and not exceed ing one hundred dollars 10 If abi.vo on« hundred dollars ij If under twenty dollars, at the rate of ten cetlte for oue hundrej doliats. Thht ite power of tl* fii|>erviror* of the Revtnue *0 ro.trfc or flrtfcp any tclluiii, pmol'iiient or t iiartjealili? w»i(h duly/ • ill rcjpc and detern nie from and after fx months I'roin thu o.llc fiereof, ta »it, on t!ic lift diy of Febiujry 180^. That, ifianjr persons '(hall, after the la-fl day i>l February ißoi, ii <ve in their cu'llifcb or poll ill u ri, any vellum, pjrehmwit or pa per, mi i ked or (iaoiprd by ill- fupe.i fifura of ilie Revenue, upon wfykh any matter or ihilitj, charged witjl duty, (hall not have been written or printed, they may at airy time rjttbin the space of sixty days after lie sii:d fait day of February ißci, bring or iei d luch vellum, parchment ami paper, unto lime office of inlprilion, and in li«i theieof, receive a like quantity or value ot' vellum, parchment and paper, duly (limped in pnrtuance of the at\ herein before istited. And in cafe any person (h-ill neglefl or re lute, witliui the time aforefaid, to bring or cause to he brought unto Tome officer of in (pet\iun, any ftrlj velium, paTchaicut or pit per, it is hereby declared, that the lame will ' hereafter be of no other effedt or ufr, than if it h«d never bee« marked or llamped, and that all matters and things, which rnay af ter that time be writtelj «r printed upon 'Any vcllul, parchment or paper, authorized to be exchanged in maimer aforefaid, will be of no other eft'.il, than if they had been written or printed on pnper, parchment or vellum, not inarktd or damped. And for the convenience of tliofe psrfons who maybe inclined to have their own vel lum, parrhment ahd paper Hamped or mark ed, it is hereby peclared, that when any per son (hall deposit any vellum, ptechmeut or paper at the office of a supervisor, accompa nied with h lift, (pacifying the number and denomination «( the Itiimps or mark*, which are aefired to be thereto affixtd, the fame will be tr«nfmitted to the General Stpain- Offic-.and there properly marked or (lamped, and forthwith Tent back to tire ffine fuper vilor, who will thereupon collect the duties and deliver the paper, purchment or vellum, to the order nf the peffon from whom the famr was received. Given under my Hand, and the Ssal (L. S.) of the Yreafurv, at Welling ton, thr diy and year idbuve men tioned. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury. fcptember 29. Certificates Loft. THE undermentioned certificates of {lock ol thv Bank of the United .ItatM, tiz No. 978, dated ill January, for five ftarcs iti the name of Uourdicu, Cholktt and Bourdiiu No »7 *ft6. daccj ift of January, 1798, for five fhare«,iu the name «f to* Right hon. lord John Townfhcnd. Notice is hereby given, Thai application is intended to be made at the said Bank by the fubferiber, for a rrnewsl of the fame,cf which alt persons co»tcc<ned are reqacQed to take notice. JOHN WARDER. Philadelphia, 10 mo. *B. 1800 tuthfajm Loft, IN the Blip captain Kerr, in the year 1794, having been captured by the French on her voyage from hence to Amfteniam, the follow ing certificate* of stock of the Bank o' the U®ited State*, standing is the came of Benjamin Chap man Hot. 4; a 'Cf 436 (\f 4 Shares eatb j ijß 3 do. Uij, tsi6, Ul7, 1 do. Application is made at said Bank by the fubferi ber for a renewal of the fame, of which all perfens concerned aredefiredto take notice. JOHN MILLER, Junr. oil. 17. d.lm. The Porcupine. I TAKE this method of informing the Pecple of the United States, lhat on the lirftdayof No vember next, I propose to r:fume the publication of Porcupine's Gazette, under the title of THE PORCUPINE ; ar>;4 to notify (in cafe any getitl#- man in America fhoutc! want it) that the price of each Number will be fixpencr sterling, and that the cadi uiuft be received by me before the paper can be Cupplied.—As to themodeof conveyance, so frequent are the opportunities from London to New-York, that files may be forwarded t« the lat. tcr place once a fortnight upon an average—from N«v»-York they can be speedily conveyed to ev ery part of the Union. When files can fee, with out delay, Cent t-< other places diredt, it may be done ; when they cannot, tKy will all be fen: t« New-York, unlef* e.herwife ordered. $jT Porcupine s Works, Which have brei. sometime in the Prsfs, wil berompleted in February next, when the copies for in America will be forwarded to the Subfcribcrs. Any of my literary friends i'i America, who may be disposed to renew their corrcfponrfcnce with me; will plcafe o dire«sl to me at my print ing office, No. 3, Southampton Arret, Strand, or at my Bookseller's fbop, No. »8, Pall Mall. WILLIAM COBBETT. London, September t, I See. 50 IV. . LOST, Wanted to charter FOR EUROPE, A Vessel, o {: i<o or 280 tons burthen* Apj.lv to James, Clihkrn, (jf Englifl). ii mn. 9th. § For Liverpool, To return an early Spring ship to Phila delphia, TIIR SI " P m» ROSE, of Philadelphia, ttSfegtV SILAS JONES, mailer, Burthen 180 tons. Is intended to be fpwdily dif patched. For freight or paflage apply o JOHN ENGLISH, No. 147, Water flreet, or JAMES, C.LIB3ORN & ENGLISH, Philadelphia Naw-York, Dec. »d. 1800. For Sale, J —THF SCHOONER EL IZA & KATY, Crorjje Parker, master ; Burthen 11 o tons, 4 months old, laiis fstft. an :is pierced for 14 guns. Ap. pK'to the niiifter on board at Downing'* v.lisrf. or SAMUEL RHO ADS, No. 1, Pean Street. November j|. dtf For Hamburgh, -j Tie llam'mrgb chip Three Friends, J'hn Peter Janfen, matter, A fu'.viWtial good and we!! found is intendedt* i.; 1 ftcyi..us to thi 15th of Decem ber. two third* of Jirr cargo bcir.g r~ady to go «n board—for the remainder. or = apply to JACOB SPERRY fcr Co. Who have received per said vejfel and are now Landing, P I.ATILLAS ROY ACES Briuuaiu hl<b* CiKib, Kfl tudliMoa Qrui » ti MoiMs Anbii stri|ti Mefi* fla.->dkarckitfc Bticij Oil Cl'xk* Cos Fliau Also on Hand t , Checti sod 3ripa lotndillm, BritHniil, C»f fcrlllo., Brown R«l>» Uii, Btelefleld 6m Skirbr»g,, -LinntDi, DsvUi, kunoiti, OUliW«i,Coli;t Quill*. ninntici %> d»ot yw 30,000 lbs. beji heavy Black Pepper, FOP SALE BY , SAMUEL RHOADS, No. i, Pcnn Street. December I. { l homas Orr, No. 52, South Fkont i>Tns«T, HAS received by the la reft arrivals from Lon don, a well chosen aflbrtmect of the fol lowing article!: CALICOES and Cmntart, (a great variety) Furniture do. do. Corded Dimities for garment! and f'urutfure Durants, Joans and Calituancots B' mbazetts and Boinbjzeeiis Printed Linen and Cotton Hmdkerchiefs and Lawa bordered do. lacimet and Sook Mufiin handkerchiefs Shawls, Cotton and Chintz, a great yari-ty Do. Camel's Hair HoGery, Worsted aud Cotton nf all Baei Do China White and Black Silk Table Cloths, frorfi 5 4. to 10 by 16-4 with And without Napkin# Thread, Gauze, Lawns and Cimbricks Jaconet and Lapett Mvflinf, coloured and plain White and Black Lace, Lace Veils, Cloaks and Handkerchiefs Black Mode, Peelong6 and Satins White and printed Marfe'lles forvefts Swanfdown, firipedand plaid. Cotton Clitcks (five) 7-8, 4"*> n-8» ,n _d W Blsck and coloured Barcelona handkerchiefs India Bandanna do of superior quality White, Red and Yellow F:anoels Guernley Worfled Frocks A few dczen Iced elattic Suspenders. I*: Iras Alio Just Received, a well affortrd Invoice of India Muslins, CONSISTING OF Berbkoom Gurr»hi | PatiM Baftas AUhabad Emerties I Do. Gurrahs Company (Juzzapora I Janna Mamooditi- Cuflas. | By the Bale or Piece. OftnherfS. diw'jawtf. French School, FOR YOU NO LADIES. N. GoUrtf DUFLEF, profeffor of the French langtiig", will on Turf4»y, the Qth of De cember, at Mrs. Beck's Academy, in Fifth ftieet, oppofitc the garden, a morning /chool 01 youngladies,froTui elevcniill one e'clack (every other day.) Parents or gfinriians are dtfir«d to make early application, that the fcl.olars may have the mutual advantage of beginning at osce. N ■ O, has the honor to inform th em that he is the auiher of a courfc of praflical lec tures and conferences 011 the in oft essential parts of the French langaajje, hy means of which, the lear ner is feon initiated in the mott approved pratflice of this polite and filhictab'.e language. Ananalyfisof nis p an of tu : t:on, and of his work having p ee n given at length in tha public paper*, ihey arc refurat to the Gazette of the United States and the Aurorsi for .September lad. For ter">s and other pirticmlars apply at No 5, fomh Fifth Greet, or at Mrs. Beet's on the dajrs and hours of tuition afortfaid. December ». ooiit 1 N OTIC E. Bank of the United States, Novkmbpr 17, IXOO. rHH Stockholders of ttoe Bank of che United States arc informed, that aecsri'irxf Jto the statute of ivcoi poration, a General Election tor twenty five Directors, will he held at the Batik ot the Uniteii .States, in the city of Philadelphia, on Mon'.ay the sth of January next, at tell o'clock in »he forenoon. And pursuant to theeleven'h fiSlinn of the bye laws, the (WkhoMers ef the said Bark arealfo no tified to afTemble in general meeting, at the i'tnie place, on Tttelday the 6;! i of jaiiuary xuxti-at fix o'clock in the cuenifcg. G. SIMPSON, Calhier. Second Fundamental Article. Not more than three fourths ot the Directors ii> office cxcl»sve of the President shall be eligible for rhc next year, hut the Dire&or wKo (ball be President at the tim» of an Elcfli-.r. may always be re eUSei tu fjjv Infuranct Company of North America. Cj THE STOCKHOLDERS are hereby informed, that a flatid Meeting of the Com pany will be held it tieir Office, on the .'3th day of Junujry rext, (being the second Thurs day in the Month) for the Eldtftion of twenty five Direflors f r the enfaing yeir. CHARLES PET'i 11', President. December ic- f&tU3thj Bank of North America. Notice is hereby given to the Stockholders of ttie Bank of North Amer ica, that on the second Monday, the ijth day ot January next, an Ele&ion of twelve Direc torj fur ilis enf'jii'g year, will be hel«l at the Pjfk at 10 of the clock in the f- renoon. li DRINKER, j*nr. Cafti.r. Diymber9. «a#i*4idlli]. _ V JuJl Received by A. Dickens ; Opposite Christ Church, Desultory Reflexions, i ON THE Political Aspect of t PUBLIC AFFAIRS v In the United States of America. \ Part 11. " And I lacked, and beheld a pale horse : and " his Hams that fat on him was Death, and e " Hell followed with him " (Price a 5 Cent! ) p also r CARMEN SECULARE \ for the year i 800. By Henrjr James Page P.L. Superbly printed in 41a (Price 7J Cents.) 1 December 10. § PROPOSALS 1 Fot publishing bt suascnii Tion, The Works OF THE Hon. James Wilson, Esq. L. L. .D Late one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and Projessor at Law in the College and Academy of Philadelphia. From the original mamJcript, in the polTefTton of Bird Wilson, Esq. CONDITIONS. Theft w*ki ffivll !<• ■iagioi'y printed in two filnnvAm, apd 4tli«mln IkMccibei 11 five dcilan. 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