Rickeltis Amphitheatre.
Forthe Benefit of Mr. Francis Ricketts.
On SATURDjr EVENING, the 2d of April,
Will be exhibited,
A Grand Proceilion with Horses;
By Mr. RiclUtts,
Mr. F. R'uhctts,
Mr. Sully,
Mr. Spinacuta,
Air. Langlcy,
Mr.. Mdc !inald,
y Majier Sully, and
Mrs. Spinttuta.
Mr. F. Ricketts will, for the firlt time in America)
ride a fmgle Horse, and in full speed blindfolded,
1 (£nd HCK u? a WATJC H, from the ground.
Mr. Ricketts will thr jw a Sommerfet over
TWENTY MENS HEADS,
With other* on their Shoulders.
Alfa, over Seven Horles with riders on them.
Mr. F. Ricketts will ride (lauding on his head on a
Pint Pot placed loose on the saddle—this Feat was
never performed hefre before.
Mr. Ricketts wMI leap his favprite Hprfe through an
imitation of a BLAZING $UN.
Mrs. Spinacuta will exhibit her pleasing Feats on
Two Hdrfes.
TIGHT ROPE DANCING,
By Mr. Spinacuta, who will dance on. the Rope with
Wooden Shoes, &c.
Mr. Ricketts will ride two Horses, in full speed,
And Leap over a Garter Ten Feet High,
and over a Barr at the fame time.
He w ill alfathrow a fommerfett from the two Horses in
fall /peed, and alight on his feet on the ground.
HORSEMANSHIP BURLESQUE,
By Mr. Sully, who wilt perform his Comic Feats and
■ iLeap on foat and Horseback.
Thq Horfemanlhsp will conclude with Mailer Shnider
riding on'the Qioulders of Mr. Ricketts in the atti
tude of a flying Mercury, being his fir It appearance.
The Evening's Amusement to conclude (for the
last time this season) with a grand Pantomime
the direction of Mr. Spinacuta, called
VULCAN"* G IF T;
THE BOWER OF HYMEN.
The Doors in future to be opened at S I X
and the Entertainment to begin at SEVEN o'clock.
*,* Boxes, one dollar—Pit, half a dollar.
NEW THEATRE.
f HIS EVENING, Saturdax, April j,
Will be presented,
For the lift time this Season, a GOMEDT, written by
the author of the Well-Indian, &c. called
The JEW.
Sir Stephen Bertram, Mr. Wbitlock,
Frederic, Mr. Moretan,
Charles RatellJTe, Mr. Green,
Saunders, ' Mr. Warrell,
Sheba, Mr. W\ncll,
Jahal, Mr. Harvjood,
Waiter, Mr. Darley, jun.
Mrs. Ratcliffe, Mr». Skazu,
Eliza Ratcliffe, Mrs. IVhitlock,
Mrs. Goodifon, Mrs. Bates,
Dorcas, Mrs. Rotv/on,
To which will be added, (for the last time this fea&a)
A Grotesque PANTOMIME, ( partly new, and partly
compiled) called
The Witches of the Rock;
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HARLEQUIN EVERT WHERE.
With Alterations.
With a new Overture, Incantation, Airs and Chorufles,
' composed by Mr. Reinagle.
The Pantomime compiled by Mr. Milbourne» l and un
der the direction of Meflrs. Francis & Milbourne.
Harlequin, Mr. Francis,
Ift Witch, Mr Dartey,
ad Witch, Mrs. Worrell,
C Messrs. J. Darley, Robbins,
Attendant Witches) Mitchell, Miss IWillems,
( Mrs. Harvey, &e.
Pantaloon, Mr. War ret I,
Lawyer, Mr. Dartey. jun.
Drunken Valet, Mr. Milbourne,
Surveyor, Mr. Beete,
Miser, Mr. Morgan,
Po;npey, Mr. Warrel, jun.
Tinker, Mr. Mitchell,
Bricklayer, Mifler T. Warrell,
Pero, 3ig. Jofepb Dc3or.
C Miss Willems, Mis. Row-
MilUners, £ s o n, Miss Oldfield, &c.
Fruit Woman, Mrs. Row/on,
Old Lady, Mis* Solopton,
Columbine, Miss Milbourne.
With new Scenery, Machinery, Dccoratitns.
Interspersed with a variety of Mechanical Changes,
Magical Trinfitions, & whimsical Metamorphqfes.
To conclude with a difplay.of
The Great Falls of Niagara.
The Scenery designed and executed by Mr. Milbourae.
** On Monday, a comedy, (never performed
here/ called ALL IN THE WRONG—with NO
SONG NO SUPPER.
0" The Public are refp«ctf»lly informed, that the
Doors of the Theatre will open at a quarter after. FIVE
o'clock, and the Curtain rife precisely at a quarter after
SlX—until further notic«.
BOX, One Dollar—PlT, Three-Fourths of a Dollar —
and GALLERY, Haifa Dollar.
Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Wills, at the
Trout of the Theatre;
TICKETS to be had at H. and P. RICE's Book-Store.
No. 40, Market-Street; and at the Office adjoining the The
ttre.
No money or ticket* to be returned $ nor any person, on
any account whatsoever, admitted behind the scenes.
Ladies and Gentlemen are retjuelled to fend their servants
to keep places a quarter before hve o'clock, and older them
as soon as the company is seated, to withdraw; as they can
not, on any account, be permuted to remain.
VIVAT RZSPUBUCA.
To the Public.
AT MR. O'SLLER', HOTEL
A French Miniature Painter refpe&fully offers hi; Cer
vices to the Public, and hopes that the moderation
of his terms, the very fliort time of his fittings, and the
rate of his abilities, will induce his viiitori to bccome his
patrens. Feb. z«. §
O R,
foreign
By the Concord from London, we have been favor
ed with fileg of the levettl London papers, which
' tho' not so late as those received by the Ham
burgh Packet, furnifh a variety of inteie'lling
matter.
LONDON, February 5.
An Imperial Loan of three millions .is undoubt
edly determined upon by the Miuifter, and he has
had the address so conquer the peevtlh oppofilion.
set up by the Governors of the t'o.tbe roes
(ate of the further export of money. BV what ar
guments he prevailed on them 'to withdraw their
holliliiics it is not for us to enquire ; he' has, no
doubt, perfuadeJ them that the meafut-e is for the
interest of the Empire. The HouCe of Meffis.
Boyds Benfield, and Qo. as agents for the Empe
ror, will of course contra# forthe Loah."
This measure fectled decides in a great degree
the great question of Peace and War. It almost
to a certainty secures to us another campaign ;
since the money, is literally to be given to the Em
peror to prevent him from making a separate Peace.
Whether even this bribe will induce him ferioufty
to runtinue the War depends upon circumstances
which wc cannot controul.
The appointment of Admiral Vandeput to cruize
off the Spanish coalt has renewed the idea of a Spa
ni(h War; but why we are to have a Spanilh War
no reason ha* as yet been assigned to us. The Spa
niards have given (helter to the fleet of Riqhery—
so would any neutral nation ; but they have sur
rendered their part of St. Domingo to the French
contrary to the Treaty of Utrecht. It was time
for them tofurrender something at a dillancr, when
the Freneh had penetrated into the very heart of
Old Spain. Nothing can be more contemptible
than to make th« Treaty of Utrecht the cause of
a quarrel, unless we can prove that we were able to
protest Spain if (he had continued the War.
It is a moll serious thing for a nation exhaulled
as we are to involve ourselves in new wars. We may
flatter ourselves that Spain is in a condition so im
potent as to present to us a vast scene of plunder.
This has always been the temptation for a Spanilh
War, and the experience of its falfeiiood has never
been fuiScient to destroy the delusion. If i: were
true that her unwieldy riches made her an easy prey,
it would be but a coward's trick to seek pretences
for a quarrel; but the pretext is as falfe as it is
disreputable. Her poflefiions hare beeu the source
of her own ruin, and they have never yet paid to
England, in cases of war, the expcnces of the ori
ginal outfit of our veflels.
The India Ship» taken into his Majesty's service
hare fully Ihcwn their efficacy in the late tempestu
ous dorms. They are equal to our ftiips of war in
every rcfpecl. The good accommodatiomhey have
for our troops have been very much the means of
their returning so healthy.
Accounts were received yesterday thai the Bri
tilh Queen, transport, foundered in Hoieley Bay;
Some of the people were happily saved.
Grofe and Hay Ward, the young men wlio hoilVed ]
the tri-coloured flag at the Tower," Majes
ty's Birth day, have been excluded from the Me»
chant Taylors School, for their conduct on that
occasion. . '*
The following inscription is copied from over
the door of a house in a small village in Dorfetlhirei
John Sibbins, tailer, fchoolmaiter and aftrono
tner. 1 also keeps a journyman to do all forts of
blacksmiths and carpenters work, and to hang
church bells, &c. Any gentleman as bespeaks a
coat may have it on Friday ©r Saterday without
fail.—N. B. Being rumord that I entends to leave
of business on account of my being elected Church
Wordding, I hopes my friends will not give ear# to
such blood thurfty reports, by ther humble servant,
JOHN SIBBINS.
January 18.
Tuesday a meeting of the Whig Club was held
at the Crown and Anchor taverij. It wa6 the most
numerous ever witnefled at this season of the year.
Mr. Erlkine addressed the meeting, exhorting them
to ptrfevere in those effort! for the repeal of the
late a&s which they had so auspiciously began.
No publication hat been read with more admira
tion, than the late speech of General Wartisngton •
temperate, bold, moderate and humane.-—" Look
exclaimed Mr. Erlkine, in the conelufion of his
eloquent speech, on Tuesday, at the Whig-Club,
" Look, while the blood add treasure of this
country are lavishly wafting and exhausting, how
that great and immortal pattiot, preserves the peace
the harmony, and the dignity of America. Like'
a great Coloflus, surrounded by liberty, plenty and
peace, he bestrides Europes—obferves all the mi*
series with which it is afßi£led, and, by his wif-
Com and philanthropy, prevents America from ex
periencing the ill effects resulting from similar ca
lamities. Good God !—Gentlemen, when I read
the speech of that illuflrious character to the house
of Rcprefentatives, 1 (hould not be surprized that
the people of America adore the great and benifi
cent Father of the creation, who gave them such
a Guardian, and that they fhonld only be prevent
ed by a sense of religious duty, from paying an e
qual adoration to Washington himfelf."
FRANCE^
PARIS, January 31.
Yesterday the Executive dire&ory gave: t public
audience, for the purpose of receiving the Ambas
sador from the Gtand Duke of Tufcany, Jkf.d'Or
fini. Carnot, Letourneur, and Lareveilliere-Le
paux, were the only Directors prefeot, on account
•f the tndifpofition of Rewbell and Barras. They
were attended by seven of the mimfters. The min
iiter for foreign affairs introduced M. d'Orfini, who
was accompanied by bis Secretaries of Legation
M. d'Orfini addrefled the direftoiy, and observ
ed that the government of Tufcany had felt a pride
in having, during the present war, notwithftwding
every infimiation to thecoi.trary, firmly fnpported
that neutrality which its political principles led it
coadopt, and invariably manifefted its friendship for
Intelligence*
thc l*reneti republic. He dif<s"'owed, in the name
of his court, the condast of M. Carletti, declar
ing, that it was direflly contrary to his i:?ftru£ions,
and added, that the Grand Duke it would
not interrupt the good undcrltanding which had
fublided between the two Cojrts. He concluded
by exprefiing his ardent wi(hes, that he might soon
fee.pcace, happiness, and abundance, reign through
out the republic.
Letoumeur replied to the Ambafiador by de
claring, that the French republic wilhed for noth
ing more ardently than to fee the olive of peace ex
tend its branches over every part of the world :
That the republic would always maintain its alli
ances with the fame refpelt, and she fame energy,
with which it had combated those powers which at
tacked its liberties and independence.
Some deputies sent by the French Commi!T°aries
ia the windward islands, presented fix (landards ta
ken from the English and the Royalifta by the re
publican" army of the Antilles, united with the pa
triotic inhabitants of all colors. The CommiflV
lies observed, that they Htould have presented more
had they not been torn by the soldiers in the heat
nf victory. They announced the reconqueft of the
French pofTedione in America, and said that the
tti-colourtd flag was displayed in many of those
which had belonged to the enemy.
The President teftified to these deputies thefat
isfaftion of the Directory, and its firm refutation
to succour and dtfsnd the colonies, and then gave
them the fraternal embrace.
Camus refufes decidedly to accept the pod of
minister of Finances, thinking that the keeper of
Archieves more solid.
COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED.
January it.
The fitting opened with patriotic music.
President Treilbard pronounced a speech, ana
logous to th* celebration of the Anmverfary. "It
was on the 21ft January, that the late King of
France expiated, on the fcaffold, the crimes which
he had committed againrt the Sovereignty of the
People. Thiijutt punishment, wHich jultice and
the consolidation of the Republic required, was for
om enemies thefignal and the pretence for the mofl
frightful plots.
•' Proud Albion covered thefeas with her fleets,
and undertook to starve us ; ambitious Austria
marched its innumerable legions to our frontiers.
Againfl such numerous enemies, against soldiers
who grew old in the profeffiun of arms, what re
finance had the young Republic to oppose ? How
could men levied in hade, without arms and with
out clnarhes, repulse such formidable phalanxes ?
But why do I wonder ? Those men are French
men ; they are free, and will be so forever } they
are heroes, and engender nothing but prodigies."
Here Treilhard gave a detailed, but short ac
count of the brilliant vi&oties which have eftabliftjed
forever the Repulic, and insured the French peo
ple the firft place amongst the nations of the uni
vcrfe. " But, continued he, the efforts of our ex
terior enemies were nothing in companion of those
of the interior. The Fre ncTfpe ople uld be free,
but Royalty armed by fanaticifm, kindled in all
France the fire of hatred, vengeance'and diflentU
ons—lt armed the son against the father,
verted citizens into enemies—lt threw the apple of
difoord. amongst the members of the Convention—
supported it& efforts by the raoft violent, and, ap-
the mod contrary means.
" Sometimes royalty, covered with the rags of
,anarchy, decimated the Legislative Body, covered
iFrance with mourning and blood, with aflies and
.ruins ; at other times in gilt cloaths: It (hewed it
self naked on the 13th Vendemaire, and no longer
concealed the horrid plan it had plotted, to substi
tute monarchy in the place ofthe republic.
" French People, ye wish for Peace ! Well, I
fwe«r hatred to Royalty. It is Royalty which has
constantly maintained, in every country, the light
ning! of war. You are fuffering the mod cruel
prorations. It is Royalty which Jias caused them
to you, in order to difgufl you from a Republic."
The President here repeated the oath. " I
swear hatred to royalty," in a loud voice ; " and
you, Representatives, come, to fatisfy your jull
impatience, and pronounce this oath, which y«*i
reproach me, perhaps, with not having strongly «-
nough sworn.''
The Council ordered thefpeech of the President
to b« printed, palled up, and sent into the de
partments and to the armies.
It was under the idea, that Concrete had
nore controuhng power over treaties under tlie p ,
ent conltitution, than was ported by the Stale J
'Matures underth» old confederal ion, that the pi
pie of the State he had the horor to represent, ti ■ •
adopted the conltitution. They conceived tl
the whole power at to making treaties, was vert
in the Preiident and Senate, They Urongly c
iefted againlt adopting it, e»#n under this c<
truftion, but he was ture tho'e objedlions woi
lave keen much ftreiigtbened, had they conceiv
he treaty-making power, as deferibed in the Ci
Utution ; but if itie featiments he was corobati
prevaileJ, the small states would be deprived of o
ot their molt essential rights ; for-the power of ma
ing treaties is o'e of the principal rights of U.i
reignty, was verted in all the states fepaiately wh
they became independent, were aftet wards, and :
the old confederation, verted in Congress, ea
\ate having an equal vote, it was now, in his ©|
lion, excluhvely veiled in the President and Sens'
n which body the great and (mail states h..d t
aire equality of fuffrage.
1 he opinion which ,he advanced was not inert
the opinion of Rhode Island, when the Condituti
was adopted A gentleman lrom MalTachufe
had already {hewn from the debates of the Virg
ia Convention, that that assembly euteit.iined t
fame opinion. He was sure the opinion prev-.ii
in the Convention of Maflachufetts, he had atte:
ed their debates when this part of the conftitn;
NOTICE. I was thefubje&of difeuffion. Objedions were r
THE President ar,d Managers of tkc Delaware and a g "> fr 0I « the indehtitenefs of the po
Schuylkill Canaf,, having determined to ftipply the er v ?fted in the President and Senate', of maki
city of Philadelphia wi th water, early in th« year 1797, : treaties. No one luggefted, that the House
Bsisi»j»sasgi:«*ai
for the calling and delivery of hoB pipes neciffary lor the ! P^ rncl P a,lon ,n |!,IS powei. It Wat urged frc
bovepurpofe. WBy the Board, | the nature of the power, it ought to be plac.
M MOORE SMITH, Ste'rj. j "Wrf it was, in the President and Senate. T•-
1 SawtJ. Senate reprsfented the sovereignty of the Sutct
Every member was called over from the lift, and
each of them fucceflivcly mounted the rostrum, and
swore the oath of hatred against royalifta.
Jan. 27.
The Commifiion piopofeto the Council to adopt
the following resolution :
" I. That all horses of luxury (hall be put at
the disposal of the Dire&ory* By horses of lux
ury ate meant all those neither employed in com
merce, nor agiiculture, nor by the agentt of the
republic, who have a ri;;ht to have them.
" 11. That every "thirtieth horse used for labor
in Canton, (hall be levied.
" *tl. That the price of the said horses ftial.
be paid to the owners immediately upon their be
ing levied "
The repiOTt of the Commiflion was ordered to
be the difcufiion adjourned till after
the printinsj of the report.
Sitting of January jB.
Ramel propo&d the ere&ion of a gallery paral
lel to that of the Louvre, on that fide of the river
—1 his gaUery, he proposed filould join the Na
tional Palace on the fide of the Rue Heoorc, and
thould serve as a depot for the Chef d'Oeuvres of
Engraving, &c.
The pMpofa} wae referred to a Committee, and
a report was ordered to be prefenteJ in two
months. '
WILLI
March 31^
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, March 14.
1 Debate on Mr. Livinglten'i refolurion continue'
Mr. Ruther/ord said he was neither in a temp
for picking or breaking locks, nor for pailive ob
dience. Therefore it was with great concern i
1 saw many genilemeri, excellent patriots, excttedii
alarmed. He said there was noc a man of comro'
honeity who did not fee that union was the llu
anchor of the United States, and that the gre
family rnuft not be divided—as that would gi
great pleasure to their enemies. He would not'w
to increase party spirt. No indignity, he said v
intended to the President or Senate- ; alt view t'
President with great and lively pleasure. No cliai
he said was intended in the Federal Conftituti/
till the Majesty of the people required it, theref.
arguments On that head were fallacious When
treaty came under consideration, it would be coi
dered, he hoped, with great moderation, on con
tutional ground. The matter was very moment
—no less than including the rights of a gener<
and free people. Much ilrefs had been laid on ;ic I
partriotifm of the President; he knew it well,
had known him 44 years, he had a£tcd with hi
and though he was his inferior in age, he had alw ■ ;
looked upon hint'as a father. Yet he was indepe -
ent of him. He (hould (till avow his princip
and he (hould neither be afraid noralhamed to a*
them, nor did he think they would be difpleafin^
that great man. What was the treaty laid bef •<
them for, but for their aid and affiilance to ca
it into efFeft. Why then hefitafe ? Were t
not the representatives of a magnanimous peo;: r-.
and that they had nothing to fear ? He toucl
upon several other matters, and concluded with
proving the motion.
Mr. Bourne said he would have given a silent \ u
on this question, had it not hav c been for ft
strange doctrines which had been allcrted, for •
did not consider the question in itfelf, as necefla
involving any constitutional question. He reg
ted the debase had taken the turn it had. T •.
before they had gone into the committee of
whole to whom the treaty vvas referred, they « r
debating what constitutional agertey the house co a
take in relarion to it, those who opposed the pas
the resolution, were charged with naving given .<.;
dire£tion to the debate ; but he would ask, \ o
had advanced the position, that the treaJ-y was
the law of the land till fandtioned by this Hcu
Gentlemen in favor of the motion wtye certai y
chargeable with this, and hence originated the C
ftitutiotial points now in ilifcuffurc.. The do£ti
that the formal assent of the House of R'fprefcr 1-
tives was essential to the legal exiltence of a tre? v,
(truck him as a perfect navel'y. That the Pi
dent and Sen&te had .power under tlic-conllitutmn
to make treaties, and that tljefe treaties v.ere
laws of the land, he had never he;,rd denied r
this debate. It wSstrue he had heard it faiJ, t
the House might conttoul the President and Sr
in the exercise of this power, by refuftng to ca
treaties into effect, by withholding- apprtjDiiadAs
uinnfy hiif •»efc »- the .11
tion, tnat the ratification of the House was necx
ry to a treatyj before if became the law of the la
He callcd the attention of the committee to
powers of forming treaties and alHaflces, as veil*
in Congress under the former confederation, wf
j was exactly similar to that veiled in the Prelid ■
and Senate under the present conltitution. Tiw \
! the power of regulating commerce, laying ta:
&c. was vested in the several State Legidatu es.—
Was it ever heard that the treaties then made un
the authority of Congtefs were not the laws of the.
1 land ? Was it ever foggefted that the Treaty w1:
France wns not a law until it had the affen*. of the
State Legislatures ? Yet, according to the afcr
tions of gentlemen, this treaty was not of le> 1
effipacy without, for the ttates had the fame po<T
of regulating commerce, which is now veiled
Congress, and, fay the gentlemen, treaties whl
embrace commercial regulations are npt valid, u
Congress who poficfs the power of regulating co
merce, ratify them. The fadt was, the treaty »
France did embrace commercial objedts, and is 1
law of the land withot the consent of the St
L.eg ilia lures.
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