. v
sale, lie iiippuiol ii»e would ixate ki.
further proceedings in relation to the buiidiag ot
the tiigates. Mr. Smith then observed that it had
become nec«flary to do something in the bufinefe.
He therefore offered a resolution that a committee
(hould be appointed tobring in a bill for repealing
the lall fe&ion of the above law. If the House
(hould not fee proper to repeal the fe.&ion, the ma
terials already provided would be to be disposed ofi
Hethen read fundrv ptopjfitions by way of infor
mation to the House, lelative to a disposition of
this property. The idea comprned in these pro
portions is that the materials (hould be fold, and
the proceeds appropriated to the special purpofeof
a naval fund.
V
Mr. Smith concluded by laying on the table a |
resolution for a Committee to bring in a bill lp re- f
peal the last fe&ioa of the'law prqriding for build- j
ing the f. igrtes.
In Committee? of the whole, Mr. Muhlenberg ■
in the Chair on the memorial of Park r, Hopkins,
and Mear». The report of the Select Committee
was read. The memorial re.erring to the Coalts
of the Southern Stales only ; the Committee re- i
potted accordingly.
Mr LivingHonobfervrdthat he could have wish
ed the Committee had extended the-report to the
Cotll of the caltern dates ; he was informed that
the Charts of ihofe States were also very imperfed
and defective. '
Mr. S\v nwick said that it appeared to be too ■
much the cafe that the meafurcs of novei-femer* are
leihidlcd to partial ohjefts, when ti o V of * general
nature ought to be embraced. He moved i refo- !
lution to extend the object of the report. j
Mi. Millege remarked that the report was on |
the petition of Parker, Hopkins.and M-ars, fela- j
tive to the Southern Coafti of th; United States, j
The memorial dates that eoi;fiderable progreft had J
been made in fur*eying the Crei ks and Brfya of the
Southern States which are very little known. It
is a bulinefs of gentral importance and ought to
be attended to—this can be done without interfere
•ing with any measures which it may be thought
advii'able to take in refpeel to other parts of the
Coasts. The bulinefs of surveying is cone and it
is by the Committee that tne gen
tlemen are men or abilities. They now pray for
public affiftanee to complete and publilh the charts.
He tho't the m ition to extend the inquiry in this
Hag? of the hiffinrf* would only tend to obstruct,
but to defeat the
Mr. Dayton moved a re-commitment of the re
port, and that the Committee fhnuld be instructed
to extend their inquiries toother parts of the U-
mon.
Mr. Hairifon obje£Ved to the motion, he Hated
the adtual ltatc of the business in the hands of the
petitioners; they had exhaafttd their resources in
this highly meritorious undertaking, their work is
all reaJvfor engraving, but for waVii of :he means
to proceti, 'he work is arretted in. thia of it.
He coin-cived the motion would be attended with
a public difappoiirmrnt by defeating the applica
t i on
ivTr. Baldwin was opposed io the imtic i for
remm itrment of the report. He recited some
of tit; difficulties attending the navigation on the
Sjuthern CoafU ; the importance of availing the
public of every Ipecies of correal information re
lative to the fnhiedt. He supposed that if the
Frelident was empowered, as proposed in the re
pott,'he would make fach a leleAicin from manu
script c/pies of the actual furvcyl made bf the pc
ti" vers ;is would be highly conducive to tl e pub-
1 '■e to rendering the navigation to the . - -
c , , , , ° N from the Boflon Marine lntc'i*enrer.
Southern States lels dangerous. J •»
Mr. Dayton ftaird feveral.paiticulars to (hew that From Lloyd's List.
the fuiveys mentioned in the memorial were not November 3.
probably all completed. The Diana, Coffin; ludurtry, Rodd $ J^y»
The motion tor re committing the report was O'Brien; and Zephyr, pepper, have cut hot
agreed to. their cables in the Downs, in a violent gale ;t S.
Ou motion of Mr. Swanwick the fubjeft was S. W. and put into Ramfgate harbour. [The
then referred to the Committee of Commerce and Jay was spoke by Cap!. Drtvis on her passage to
M.inufadlures. New-York; the Zephyr has arrived here.]
Mr. Goodbue of the Committee of Commerce The Neptune, Brien, of EHinore, from Am-'
ant} Manufactures brought in a report on sundry fteidam, to Frederickfburgh, having cut ftom her
potions, viz. cables in the Downs, drove on shore at the back of
Of Wright White, John ' Devereux, Wm. S. Btoadftairs Pier. The cargo is landing.
A. M'NeilU prating an exemption from paying dtj- The Young Mary, Attis, from Peterfburgh ;
ties on sundry goods, deltroyed by fire, watei, &c. the Little Edward, Staff, for Ipfwieh ; Provi-
The principles Hated in th : B report are, That 1 dence, Theobald ; and Moss, for London, are put
the duties on merchandize, become part of the into Yarmouth, with lols of anchor*.
pt the articles, that the -United States can- The Nabby, Clifford, from Liverpool to Boflon,
not in any degree be considered as iufurers of the was loft on the 20th tilt, on the coalt of Ireland,
property of the citizens, that it is impofiible to Two of the crew were dtowned.
ascertain with preciiion loff.s incurred by accidents Sound of Ilia—Ariived frum Peterfcurgh, the
and to guard again. l ! impofrions, the committee, Nymph, Watson.
therefore, tho* with extreme rtludlance, find then-. Liverpool—Arrived from Vitginia, Moses My
i Ives obliged to report against the petitior.e. f ers Williams.
Wm Smith, Joshua Car. cr and Moses M)C — Brijlol— Arrived from New York, the Atlantic,
report against the petitions. ' Crjmarty—Arrived from Peterfburgh, Hope,
On motion ot Mr. Goodhue the report was re- Duncan.
fcrred to the Committee of the whole on Wedntf- Dublin—Arrived from Massachusetts, Hope,
day next. Interim the report to be printed for the Dellins. -
„fe of the "members. Kin/ale— Arrived from Boflon, Polly, Irwin.
The petition of William Tomkins was read 5 the
report of the Committee of Claims on this petition
was alio read ; it is against the prayer thereof and
was agreed to by the House.
A report made at the la ft feflion on the petition
of Caleb Newbold and olhes, was called up by
Mr. Anderfon, recommitted to the Committee of
Claims. . . .
On motion of Mr. Varnum, the petition of
Howe, w.'.s read, and referred to the Committee of
\Ciaims. .
" A n*port of the Qar*m\nee of Claims was read
v a"?inft the petition of Jabee Johnson, (recommit
*ud) Peter Rutan",. J. Gates and John Oftrander,
Thomas RmltMge f (recommitted) Reuben £tng,
Frani.is Mentges, preferred to Committee of the
whok) Thom»a,AkS at >rf^»'P at,iek Collins, Eh-S
* 7 .,bctl, Lorell, Andrew jackson, jobrt GuotWn,
Martha Djvv, Jjmets (p"ftp° ot <j lill
day). Hmr T' :
. gei Em>3, Geut£<:;,Sh*i'lViK«hctt Elliot, CWles
iJupre, Chauikc Sitart,
Iriwi St.mpler,;,*\9lUpiiy Robert 8. Ba.lon,
J w ,b Millcgan, Le.gh
.toe, (referred to oj-tfle /\bra*,
,2 ham Moffatfe and ort.qk Wisam (referred
k. C.vß.a 'i*r .it il.e vh..k) L-Vn! ! iV:«r
1) g ;•», Mat-thru- Amos Carap, and A mot
Minor, Samuel Henley. The report in every iu
ftjnce was against the prayer of the petitioners, and
the question put by the Speaker on every individual
cafe; the report was agreed to, except where a
re commitment, or postponement took place by
vote of the House. Adjourned.
H C.r I'.
i i in)
" Camp under Mayence, 22d Vendema'ire, 08. I
" The siege of Mayence, foi which the orders
and preparations were made cannot now be continu
ed, as the army of the Sambie and Meufe is obli
ged to evacuate the right bank of the Rhine. A
part of the park artillery is already on its way to
Landau, and the red is ready to follow.
ARMY of the SAMBRE ™/MEUSE.
The block of the fort of Caffel was raised on the
night, between the 13th and 14th of October, in
tin* mall secret manner, and the paflage of the
Mayn was effefled next day by the Austrian army,
five or fix leagues above Mayence.
The details of the battle which that passage oc
cafinned, are still unknown to us; but it mutt have
been serious the fire having continued the whole
day. Firing cannon and mnlquetry are dill heard,
and we believe our army is retiring in the greatest
order. A dmlion of the left bank has crofled the
Rhine, to proteA it in its retreat. On the other
fide, the enemy has sent out ot M iyence about five
or fix regiments of infantry with fom.e cavalry and
artillery, for reinforcing the attacking army of the
Auflrians.
We do not yet know any thing refpcQing the
right fide, though the cannon keep up a vigorous
fire there. Pichegru is (till in his pufition. above
Manheim. It is thought that this general with
the forces which arrive to join him from the upper
Rhine, vviil oppose thi enemy firongly in that point.
It tr.uft be some days betoie we can judge of these
retrogade movements, which are not in the lead
dangerous to our army."
BRUSSELS, OAoher 18.
" Advices have this moment been received here,
that the French army, which had been obliged to
retreat as fat as the Lahn, has recommenced offen
five opei a: ions, and hep,tin afrefh to diivr in
its turn the Au'.lriaus" (Jrom I'Eclair, 0&. 27 )
PORTLAND, [Mall.] December 24.
MELA fit. HOLY ACCJDENT.
44 Penobfcott, Dec. 9.
" A melancholy accident happened here the 4th in').
Peletiah Wefcott, Joseph Wefcott, and Samuel Avery,
came on (hore from the f.hoonr Freedom belonging to
this port, to take off fouie things belonging to a gen
tleman going passenger in the viffel. A mulki t was
among the articles, which was not primed, and v. iiich
lhfy lu j.ofcd not charged—Alter tlw boat left the
ihorjj Fell VVefcott took-np the m'.iflcet, l'tupped it fc
veral tknes over the fide of iheboat, 2 then began
to perform the manual exercise, and Avery gave liim
rhe word—'when lie,came to the word, Fire, lie fnapp-
•d ;1k gun, wnich proved to l>e charged, and the con
tents were odgti, in the head oj" Avery, just above the
right eye—it blew off part of Insfi ull, and he tx|ired
in a few minutes. Weleott fayS, that when he snapp
ed the gun,. it above Avery's head, but
in b inging it to a priming poluion, it uer.t off—this
appeared the more probable, as the gun had been loati- ;
ed fume time before, anu it is likely had become a lit
tle tiamp. No evidence appeared to the Jury of any
dtfign tn Wefcott, on the contrary, every circupiUnce
was favourable. The jury was unanimous in the vcl -
dift " Accidental Deith.'
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 29.
Extract" of a letter from a gentleman in Norfolk.
Virginia, to his friend in this town, dated Nov,
" On 'iie 22d of September, I purchased at
mblic auction from the commifljoners of Wrecks,
i [now. whicli by some unaccountable accident was
(aft away in July, on the beach about seven miles
Vom Currituck inlet, N. C. and after a great
i»f trouble and expence, had her got oft, and is
now in this harbour. Thi. veflel when cart away
had on board a cargo of Turk's lfland fait, ants
was immediately deserted ; no papers of any kin
were fonnd on board ; the name on the (levn had
been daubed over with tar ; after rubbing it off it
appeared (he was the Nepttine-of Kennebeck, f>i
Kenncbunk. She is a single dcck'd vessel, of tin
dimenfiops following, viz. Length-76 feet; bread;.
24 feet i depth (j feet ; burthen 145 95 100 tons 1
does nut appear to he more than two years old ;
i (he has a deep waist in which there were original!)
some port-holts, asd more were apparently madt
her last voyage. Refore (he was thrown ®n shore
(he wag stripped 0/ mod of her fails and running
rigging ; which, with the extraordinary manner i:
which »hr !ef'. J»r, gifwrvftifoji 1- 1 pptis
that the ofiice-a were rli treated L*y tire erev*
The above extract is published in oVder to give
some information to the concerned, as from many
ciictimftances above recited it appears very proba
ble that the officers were murdered by the crew ;
if so, it is hoped the above will serve to detest the
perpetrators, whp no doubt on convidtion will re
ceive jull reward.
DISTRICT OF-PROVIDENCE, [r. I.]
ENTERED Fiom
-Ship Enterprize, Phillips,
' Zenobia, Aborn,
Sloop Mary-Ann, Proud,
1 Clarifia, Remington,
CLEAREB.
Ship Halcyon, Taylor,
Brig Fiiendlhip, Olney,
Rebecca, Fenner,
Sally, Pettey,
Charlotte, Steere,
Schr. Nancy, Rhodes,
Lucy, Low,
Nancy, Thomas,
Philadelphia,
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY la, 1796.
A letter from London of the sth of November,
received by the packet, contains the following in
formation :—That M. Monneron was empowered
to treat of peace, even to the reliuquifhment of
Austrian Flanders; the neguciation wiih the Bri
tish government was commenced, and proceeded
with'fpirit foi several days, when, in consequence
of the party who sent out M. Monneron bein£
thrown into the minority, probably onthequeftion
relative to annexing the .Low Countries to the
French republic, new inflrudtions were sent to him,
in which he was ordered to infill on annexing Bel
gium to the repnblic a 6 an indilpeufable ilipulation.
In consequence of this the negociations were im
mediately broken off, and M. Monneron returned
to France.
The war was growing unpopular, ot> account of
the fcari'ity, which occafiened great f'jfferiiig# a
mong the poorer class of citizens.
T ie fame letter Hates, that by two arrivals from
Hamburgh, and by accounts just received frun
Paris, the loss of the French in the late battles o .
the Rhine was said to amount to 3 1,000 men kiU
led.
Papers received, by the last arrivals from I.ondor
contain the Debates in both Houits of the Btitur
Patliament tin a bill to pievent fedit.ous and trea
fonablc meetings of tTie people. The fpeechea 01
the part ot oppolltion wrrc ■Unufisl!y warm, but
the minittry canied their point in both Iloultsby
the usual majority. In the Houfeof Cornmont ot>
the morion for Kave >0 ftittodtice the bill the aves
are 214 ; noes 42 ; majority 172. The whit; Clutj
„f England hap iiad an extraordinary meeting on
Sccount of this bill, i" which the Duke or Bedford
pitlidrd at this meeti 'g fundiy resolutions, repro
bat&fgnrhe !"!?!, were ,parted.
It is to be re'maiked that the opinions of theeu/j
and ins 011 the above occasion appear to be more
diainftrically than usual: while the cuts
■ declare that the bill will destroy the liberties of the
people, its supporters (among whom we hnd Mr.
Wilbrrfortx) declare that they think it will pie
ftrve the liberties of the Country.
The Committee of Correrpondence of ihe Pennsyl
vania Society for promoting the, Abolition.of Slavery,
c. &c. for the prcient year, is composed "of the fol
lowing psrfons, viz. ...
jaide's Pemberton, Samuel Griffitts,
Williim Rngen, Robert Patuifcn,
Samuel Coates, Kaigbn,
Morgan John Rhees.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
Sloop Salem, Eikins,
Ship Newt.
; The skip Favorite, Drummond, from London,
ran agronnd several time* i" the of the gale>
in the Bay ; tiot withttanding which the gat &fe U
New Castle 'on Sunday morning. .»>>
The Snow W.niam, which ran aground on the
3ar, und-tht brig Betfjr, on die Jerfcjt store, ve
got off without damage.
The brip Nancy, Captain Mitchell, from Phi
ladelphia to Jamaica, was loft on the rocks near
Bermuuas about the ill December lall ; captain
and crew saved.
We »f» sorry to inform the public, that intelli
jrence" was last night received o( the lots of thebttg
Favorite, fix.m Cadiz, on Cape-May, and the Mi
nerva, ftom Lift)on, on Joe Floßger finals, on the
night ol Wednefdny latt. They wcie boand to
this po t, and 7 out of II perfont on board the
off by a veflel bound to Charlellon. _
Cj* A quarterly Meeting of the " Society for
\he Inftittitien and Support of First Day &r Sun
day Schools in the City of Philadelphia and the Dif
trifU of South wark and the Northern Libeitk*s
, will be held at John Ely!s School Room in Third
tear Mulbery Street, at 7 o'clock this Evening.
(>EORGE WILLIAMS,
M Secretary.
Philadelphia, Jan. 12, 179^-
For Charleston, (S. C.)
The new Schooner
MffiW PHILADELPHIA,
Robert Butler ; matter,
isOW lymt, in Smith's Dock,'.he second above Rjce-ftrcer,
is ready to take in goodsj and having been built for a
laclcet, has excellent accommodations for p:iflengers, and
will fail in a Tew days. For freight or passage apply to
die Captain on board, or JOHN SHIELDS,
j jj.U. d No. ai.Chefnut-ftreet.
Halifax
a Ttuks-lfland
» CharlelloH
. Baltimore
Jfle of France
Hamburgh
Cape de Vcrds
Surinam
Barbadoes
Mole Si. Nicholas
Demerara
Mole St. Nicholas
ARRITfp.
New-Yoik, 10 days.
srAj £ * «
THE A. f&E.
On WEDNESDAY uiUuMIXG, January 13,
Will be presented,
A COMEDY, (never performed lrere) called,
Tlie Wheel of Fortune!
[Written by P ichard Cumberland, Esq. author of The
Wefl.-Indian, Jew, &c. and performed at the Theatre,
Drury Lane, X.ondon, with unbounded aff!unfc.]
Sir David Daw, Mr. Francis,
Tempest, Mr. Bates,
Penruddock, Mr. IVbitkek,
Woodvi'.le, Mr. Green,
Sydenham, Mr. IVignel,
Henry Woodville, Mr. Mcreton,
Weazl", IV r. Hat-t.-ood,
Woodville's ftrvant, Mr. Bette,
Officer, Mr. Worrell,
Jenkins, Mr. Darlej, ju»-'
James, Mr. V/arreti, jun.
liichard, Mr, Morgan,
Harry, Mr. Mitchell,
Thomas, , MafUr Worrell.
Mrs. Woodville, Mr 3. Morris,
Emily Tempest, Mrs Marfta'l,
Dame Dunckley, Mrs. Roiv/on,
Maid, Miss Ro\vfon.
With new Scenery, Drtfles, and Decorations.
End of the Play,
A New Minuet and Gavott,
By Nlr.FrancisSz Miss ii'tllafpie, (Pupil to Mr.Francis)
To which will be added,
A COMIC OPERA, (in two atfs) called
The
Or, 2,
[The music by Signior Storacc.]
Doctor Lenitive, Mr. HarwoeJ,
Mr. Hcartwell,
Mr. Caddy,
Label,
Boy,
Juba, (firftfime)
Mrs. Caddy,
Caroline,
f** Or. Friday, the Comedy of The RAGE! with the
Comic Opera of PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY, and
other Entertainments. /
BOX. One Dollar —PIT, Three-Fourths of a Dollai—
ind GALLERY, Half a D.l'ar.
Q3" I'he Public are relpcftlully mformed, that the Uoo-j
ol the Thtaire v.HI be open at FIVE, and the Curtain lile
orecHeVy a> SIX o'clock.
Plarcs lor the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Willi, at tn
From of the Theatic.
i ICKETS to be had at H. and P RICE's Bsok-Store.
\o 50, Market-St eel; and at the Oi&ce adjoining the 1 tic
atre. ..
Ladies ar.d Gentlemen are reaijefltd to Tend their fcrvanli
tnlktep placcs a quarter bi fori hvt o'clt-ck, aud on o them
:is.l o;i as the company is Hated, u> *iharaw; u they can
■ iot oft any account, be ptrjniud 'O umom.
No ntoney or tickets to ire iciuiocd ; nor any person, oil
anv account vthatioevcr, admitted bfhu-ri the ftet.es
VIVAT kesiub ICA.
JUST PUBLISH Lii),
And 10 be fold by the Edi'.OJ,
AN ACCOUNT
Of the Receipts and Expendituret
Of the United States,
Fir the Tftir 1"94-
Printed by order of the House of Reprefentativ<»
ccntjl k 1 n g —
Statements of the duties on merchandize & tonnage
Du ies 011 (tills and fpi• it» ilittilled. ,
— Revenue a iling on p>(tageof letters.
Monies received into the Treafuty in the
year 1794^
Payments to the Executive,
. Legiflatur?, •
Judiciary, TreaCuty,
Department of War, State, aud the Mint,
Government of the Western Territories,
, Commiflioners of Loans,
Pefifion*, Annuities, and Grants,
Army of the United States,
Naval Depaatment,
For fortifications of p rtfr and hatbottrs,
— For maintaining intercourse with foreign
nations, light-ltoules, beacens, &c. for
interest on domestic debt, foi (Lmeftie
loans, for reduction of domestic dc4)t»
French anil JDu'cii dfbts, rehef of in
habitant* of St. D miiigo.
Bills of Exchange, &c. &c. &c.
Statements of balances of appropriation*
of monies aiiiir.jj f:om foreign loans transferred to
the United Statts-of appropriations and expendi
tures, of receipts and expei ditttres. Appendix,
containing an acemmt of the foreign and domestic
debt to tlje clyfe of the year 1794.
200 Dollars Reward.
WHEREAS a certain MICHAEL HEFICE, of
Reading township, in York county, on Friday
night last, about the hour of 10, at the head of an
armed banditti, did bleak open the house of Gasper
Gregor, jn the town of Berlin in bid rounty, and
then and there dd forcibly drag out and carry off a
certain CATHERINE SPECE, a mihor orphan child ef
Peter Sptce, deceased, aged about thirteen years : —
And whereas after the utinoft pursuit by her friends,
and the moil diligent inquires, nothing has since been
heard of the faiii minor: And whereas from previous
threats and the fhosking manner in which {he was
forced, (notwithftaldmg her flrugles and screams }
from the hold of her mother, there is every reason to
apprehend the utmost danger to the person of the said
Child.
A Reward of Two Hundred Dollars is hereby offer
ed to any person who will lecure the said HEI ILE, so
that proeefs in this country canbe served on him) and
return the said child to her friends j or One Hundred
Dollars for returning said child to her friends. The
humanity of all parents and others is called upon to
be interested in this inquiry ; and any information
*s-to HEFICE and his party, or as to the said Catha
rine, will be thankfully received by Casper Gregor
and his wife (the mother of the child) at Belin, or
"by tht fubferibers at Yorktown, Pennfvlvania.
MICHAEL SCHMYSUR,> feuardiansof
MATHIAS SCHMYSER, > Catherine Spece.
Yotk Borough, December 15.
* . t * The different Printers in thii state, are re
queued to publish the abov,e until countermanded, and
hty (hall be paid upon transmitting their »ccoujit» t»
the Pofl.OfSse, at York.
Prize;
5» 3»- 8 -
Mr. Moreton,
Mr. Gr/en,
Mr. Francis,
Mafler 7*. Worrell,
Miss Mil bourne.
Mrs. Bates,
Mrs. Oldmifcon.