CONGRESS. chants
- • another
fcOUSF. OF REPRESENTATIVES, (aid clt
Wednefdsy, Match 16. .
mittee
Debate on Mr. Liningdan's refolutton continued.
.Mr.' W- Lyman's speech—concluded. the leli
At the treaty of Utrecht in 17 13. which was read, 3
made with the view of fettling the succession to Ihe
the French and Spanish crowns, and to prevent wh6le<
their union in the fame perfoti, the letters patent of defrayi
the king's of France and Spain, also the dukes of into ess
Berry and Orleans", renouncing and abjuring their ofAlg
fevei al claims and pretcafions, had been laid before pi-ovifi
the parliament of Paris, and the Coftes in SpaiJ, agreed
for their approbation and confirmation.. He then house,
adverted to the argument of the gentleman from be rcai
Rhode Illand, who had spoken yederday, to wit, Thi
that the small dates claimed this conllruaion of the of the
conditution. To hith, he said, it appeared to coinmi
stand thus, that the smallest dates (hould possess being
the power of ahforbing the large dates, in order to the qu
prevent the large states from dissolving the small the c<
ones. It would be the cafe he observed upon that of the
gentleman's conftru&ion of the conditution, that cation
xhe small dates with the treaty making power,might hoi ft;
dispose of .the large dates by bargain or contract ; were ;
on a different conftru&ion there was perfect fecuri- ordere
'ty for both large and small. He then adverted to Th
* another observation of that gentleman that the whole
conditution was n.iderdood, by the Massachusetts on foi
convention in the fame sense. As to that fact Mr. unc.er
Lyman said he (hould not determine, but in that and N
state he knew that the conditution had been criti- Mr.
cifed upon with much especially in their aid 1
convention, as would appear fSom the debates, and Ac
ip them no such interpretation as the gentleman
had contended for, could be found; indeed it ap- Fg
pcared from their debates, and even the amend
ments which they had recommended, that this pow
er had not been much examined or difcufftM, from 1 (
which it was to bS inferred, that therexwas a con- Virgi
ttary conviction universally prevalent in their con- with
vention. A geutle'man from New-Hampshire had them
charged the advocates of the r'efolution with difa- ry so
greeing among themselves in their interpretation of overv
'the conditution, he said there was ho diversity of cencj
sentiment, altho' perhaps every one might not give for tl
precisely the fame explanation. In one thing how- It
ever, all were agreed tbauhis conftrjidtion was ry pt
wrong. _ dual,
Mr. Lyman further observed, that with all pro- main
per regard for his colleague (Mr. Sedgwick) he view
woold notice one obfcrvation that had talien from plau<
bim, which was "that Confidence in government "
ought to be unlimited. This. MLr>,Jfcjy(maii said, to this
bim appeared to induce another consequence, that Cres
obedience must; be paflive and absolute.and of course exad
no refidance. He hoped that f*ch ' fentimeiits ingt
would never be prevalent in this country ; for it E
was his,opinion that-there never had been.nor ever | tenfi
would be any government that would loßg eontin. j beyc
•ue pure and uncorrupt, without fomelitt\e didruft sent
and watcbfulnefs, and be thought that forties of- proj
teuer exercised too little_than too nroft \jhrr
He was warranted by the mod ' celebrated writers ft
'and authorities, in faying, that there was a natural j is di
effort and tendency in society to confer the heighth j naU
" of power and wealth o« the few at the expenceof j co.v
the many. It was this tendency that required the Ho
mod vo be counteracted. Datiger was firft to be tant
apprehended from this quarter, and not as had been io e
pretended from another, popular branches and flgr
assemblies never usurped, they never encroached brlj
other departments, unless when they had been t..e
challenged and even driven to the conflict, by in- car,
ordinate attempts for power. Governments ought it,
then to exercise great moderation aod cautioa not
to excite and provoke discontents and possibly re- f
fiftance. ■ . , , me
Fefore he concluded hit obfervat.ons, he beg
. red to be indulged with a few remarks more
The si.d was relative to the late treaty } not indeed
whether that treaty was a very good or a very baa
treaty, for that wa- not new the quedion before
the committee. The ren»rks were he -said that
the treaty itfelf recognized the principle was
contending for. He then read from the 12th *r
tide these words, that during the continuance ofthu ®
article, the United States wilt prohibit and"Jratn the
carrying Molnffct, Sugir, Coffee, &c. Why, said
he, is this language and phr-feology used, upon P
this principle of the unlimited powerof making IS
treaties, and that they repeal Uws ? Ihe language
and phraseology ought to have been thus the V-
nilcd States do prohibit or it is hereby prohibited. An
answer was hardly neceffaiy. The m.nitter who j
negociateJ that treaty well knew, pat he pofllued ,
no such authority. He knew that from the source
be derived his appointment, no such power coneld j
ilow. Mr. Lyman said that he wished that the J
resolution might be agreed to by the committee,
and pass in the house ; for as they would be obliged
to discuss the treaty to which the papers caLed j
for related, it was necessary they should ha\e ali i
' the information and the whole fubjett before them ;
for although he had heretofore entertained unfavor
able fentirnents of that it.ftrun.ent, hen.verthekf. I
declared that if it (liould appear to be corlducivc
to the welfare of the country; jf it "PP CJ
f hat although there, were some parts of it very hu
rniliating, yet that they were imposed upon us by F
die necessities of their situation ; if it (hoqM appear
that tneir conditi o U« terms on which they
now were with ether foreign relations compelled |
' them to flieltcr themselves in a compact of this fort 1
• he must, although in the two lad cases it might be £
"with extreme leluftancr, Rive his vote for c?m>. j
ing it into effffl. But -if, on the «h.r ban, , .he
. contrary of all this fbould app«r to be the cafe, he _
declared that it fhoilld never lia<e any opeiation or ,
' cfkil in this Country wifji liis corfent, |
' ' ' pebate to be continued.] ,
Tliuifday, April 21.
Mr. Mnhlenberg pfefente.l a petition from Soo
iohabjwts of the city of PbifetVlphj., *b*bm
gdU/tha, prefen ed by Mr. Swanw.ck ye.-
t treaty. .
Mr Sac Smith also prelented VpeUtion f.ow
J Inhabitants of Trenton, (N. J.) »>
Mr. Hi.tlcv picU'tneuH ptthion frrtftY fOCf OiCi- tHcr<
chants and others of lhe city of Philadelphra, and 1 hope
another si jned .'by iSjiperfoiiS, inhabitants of the and mir
said city, in favor ot the Briti.h treaty. Virgin!
The above Petitions were referred to the com- Do 1
mittee of the whole on the State of ftie Union. Slavery
The amendments of the Senate to the bill for uitsde.
the lelfef and proteaion of American Seamen, were ven wtt
read, and referred to a feleft-wOm*i> : tt«. !*(/• ' B
The fcoufe revived itfelf into a committee of the Wilher
wh6le on the bill for making appropriations for that Wi
defraying the expences which may arise in carrying deplor,
into effect the Treaty with the Dey and Regency
•of Algiers ; and on the bill'for making lin'ther than tc
: provifioa relative to the revenue cutters, Oic'.iwers the wrl
, agreed to in the committee, ipent thijough the If f
1 house, and were ordered to be and to it b«tt<
1 be read a third time td-morrow. prtnap
, The house also refoived itfelf irttoa committee fla very
; of the whole 011 the report of the committ.ee of ten fla'
j commerce and manufaihires, relative to an election that ha
s being given to certain persons to pay a duty for hold a •
3 the quantity of spirits dillilled, infl of duty on l.et
1 the capacity of their ftilis ; also, on the report immor
t of the committee of claims on the letter and appfi- the on
t cation of Arthur St.Cclair, for compensation for a '1 o th.
t hoife or horses killed in the time of battle, which ho ', <
; were agreed to, through the house and bills i 1
- ordered to be brought in. djig l2l
0 The house refoived itfelf intn a committee of the er ytt
e whole on the state of the union'; when the refoLiti- In
s on for carrying into eft'edt the Britilh treaty being attefli]
r, under consideration, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Moore apo oj
,t and Mr. Holland, fpokc againlt the resolution, and Confti
i- Mr. KitterS, in favor of it. The committee rofc jbe nei
r and had leave to fit agaiu. tax
d Adjourned. mov <-
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>■ Fgrthf Gazettk of the United Status. p;^
/- No. xin.* ■• ■ " J 1 ' 1
u TO degrade, abuse, and vilify Vitgima, and
1- Virginians, has long been "the order of the day,"
1- with men, who, by way of pte-eminence, fills
id. themselves " federalids and fr endsof order." Eve
a- ry source of reprobation, has been exhaulted to Doori
of overwhelm the name with disgrace. I ruth, de
of cency, arid politenc(s'"have been equally facrificed 0 c
ve for the accomplishment of this favomite objedf.
,v« It is the lot of humanity, that every nation, eve
as ry province, every faauly, as well, as eveiy indivi
dua-1, has peculiarities—(hades on vihich envy and
o- malice may dwell with delight—luminous points of
he view, which fricadfhip and/benevolence may ap-
im plaud, withput a facrifice of truth—A°d
nt "As Jhades more ftveet'.y recommend the light," p
to this order of things mult have been intended by our -
lat Creator for wife purpules. We have iu> to i ;:
rfe exact from Virginia an exemption from an P 1
[its ing rule in the moral and natural world. |
It i Eve ,- y enlightened American whtf takes an ex r
ver tenlivc view of our affairs.—whofe eagle eye picrQes j^ (
in. j beyond the speck of existence allotted to the pre- m
ufl I sent generation, has judly ckplored this mischievous Li
of- propenlity to excite discord. " Curfcd be he that L'
—* \j}'irr:ih up jtrij'r," t>ys Thr:-ftlbif, tt fr.-loy-m-rhri
ersl " drifes" of families. «But what a tenfold curse
ira! is due to the man who " jlirrtth up Jlrife" among
nth J nations—drifes whofs duration, whose extent, whose
: of | consequences, are beyond the power of calculation !
the j How many thousands of lives may, at no very dif
be j tant day, be faqrificed to animosities which are now
een I so eagerly propagated, to answer temporary and in
and I fignificant party purposes 1 How fatally .may the (
1 qn I bright and cheering profpctSls, which da»yncd upon
ieen the American republic at the commencement of her
in-l career, be bladed by such wicked artifices I Surely
ght if, as the Poet fays, there be
not " la the stores of Heaven
re I " a chofcn cuife, big with uncommon wrath"
I it must await the man who uses such dedru&ive • j
means to Sccomplifh any end, even were it the bed (
that ever the mir(d of man conceived. j
3eed That this eonduft is neither decent nor fed(i~al,
bad w ''l r « dil y admitted. That it is equally unpo- «
litic, may be easily proved. It mftht provoh rtta
tjla( I Hation. And fame is a greater lyar than common,
was New-.England, where the abuse of Virginia pre
, ar vails mcift, is not equally vulnerable. She has her
r this Andes—and some of them very disk—and it <ould
n 'he not ver ) r agreeable to her to have the scribblers j n
j of Virginia eternijly detailing them in the newf
ii on P a P ers * But if (he has her shades, she has also
p,j n j lights—And, as a member of the great American
ua" e I family. am P rc > uI J to acknowledge them. Her
1 wife fydem of education—her prevailing equality
of fonunes—her indefatigable induflry—her un-
w i no . wearjeq rntetprife,—apd numerous other shining q
"effed ' qualities—iepder hcr a bright dar in the American
jurce j condellation. But let her dojuftice to her neigh
-oi<:ld tiours—and not, with the Pharifse, " thank God
t the 1 ' a not l^at P u W' ca " yonder,'' Virginia.
ttee I J3ut, hold, I cannot admit that our New-Eng
jli'red ' and hrjethren are guilty of this crime. The afper
catied I '" ,ons to w^' ' allude, it is true, creep imo their
v'e all I P^P e,s- ® ut '' ie a '"' ''liberality of them reft
hem •jon akw lea^s - people at large can wash
favor' I hands, and fay "we are not guilty of this
heltfs I crime." I will fondly cherilb this idea—it isplea
lucivc l "'°S antl consolatory.
I While we chearfully do j lift ice to the bright part a
I l ' le New-England character, let us not forget to p
b I pay a tribute to Virginia ; for she, as well as her ti
1 fillers, lias luminous points to coptraft with the dark
the I d ,adcS> Who that has ever even darted 1
„nA the country, has not obierved—and who that lias a
is fort I will not acknowledge—he.r urbanity.of
, it b e I mi-njiers — her noble hospitality—the great and '
' J cfimprehenfive miuds of datefmen—-the ardent
id ? the! a ' B' OW ' n S ' ove liberty prevalent among her
ife lie I c ' t ' ze " B • ai die not produced forae of the great
■ ' eft uien that ever adorned the American annals?
Was fh? not one of the firft of the provinces to
contribute, and with the mod laijdable liberality, to
the. relief of the proscribed inhabitants of Ballon ?
It this debt of gratitude to ife repaid V-'ith scurrility
■ find abuse ?
m. 00 "But," you objeel, "her fydem of fiavery,"
e fame (< , yf) , t f, e the rtib.'' Let us examine how far
y r '" this fydem affords sister state, a just pretext to
. to vilify her.
1 fiom ■ 1
nor of * Nf. |XT. and No. XII. have been publiflied
~ in the Ehila<l«lnhia Oiazett#. '
Her*, ««!««,' 1 <M «T«r a to which - • - - ' "
I hope filially to gsin yow *d?;T'. 7>.'r "" J
and middle jlotcs are more b J l "™' U ""
1 Do'not lay afid«r the pap", «» }'° n h ' ar r roe The T
Slavery in Virgin* »•» evil offish immenle ma,;„W<u;.
uitude, is so I .Kteratc, 3>hl so tiumr.teiy mtbag,
ven with ;he body politic, that evengmanUy !>«■ „ e*pf
jVf, ir. the ftjape of a Benezer, a How-ri, or a Accon
Waberforce, could hardly VT We m.'v &y
that would not perhaps equal the d-i .a - ■ V gJ , tbuk
deplore, we may commiserate tile fixation ihe Corji
opLeffed creatures —but it is eafiw to uepUe,
thfT to remove such a mighty evil, it wll require from We
the wil'dom of ages to apply any adequate .rehet.
If llaverv be fa horrible a fhintj m
it btttei in the red of the Union? The humane J her,
principle Xhat revolts at holding a fellow creature '..
flamy, is equally out,aged by the man w"ho has
ten slaves, as by him' who has on* hundred 11 His jfa
that holds one Jlave, -would, if occaf, on called Jor it, p l eti^4
hold a hundred. . , ' f a " d .
Tet us then proceed with oOr enquiry. lot Ue ctiangeii
immortal of be it said fht , —
the only Jlatfin lb: Union, not dtfgraced by JJ" ve^'
To the other states, Vitginm may fay : ' And be
hold, a beam i# in thine own eye. A gr<
, i iaid, the northern and middle states are mot£ p a fj rl i f
djfzraecd by slavery than Virginia. Does the read- xhelr Wl
. er vet hefitftte to agree to this propof.i .on ? number
In Virginia the evil aim oft. who.ly prec.udes all Two
; attest at a remedy. There is therefor .j«
I apology for ftibmitting to it as .ncurable. B-itjn , ■
i Connecticut, which ti,e cure
■ be neither tedious, difficult, ..or expendve. A small
tax which would hardly be felt, would fpeddj re- • •
move that odious blot from the Connedtcu
. cutcheon. The ><afo..in fc appl.es with lull greater
force to New Hampshire, which hai,lsß, and to ■
Rhode I (land which has giflati,
in , .HARRINoION. SJf.
J " %£
?rs* The Public are refpeftfully informed, that the p] an 0
0 Doars of the Thtarre will open at half 3° hour a#!W Paris.
.. FIV£, and the Curtain rife precisely at half palt bIA T1)
a o'clock, for the remainder of the Stafon. meff»s
Mr. Harwood 'j Night. -
i. ——— royalt
d .* On FRIDAY EVENING, April 23, Mr
if Will be presented, motio
5 " A COMEDY, faltered by Garriqk from Beaumont & whjset
Fletcher) never performed here, called J. r
£ Rule a Wife and have a Wife. IS ]
to D.lke of Medina, Mr. Whillmk, Lorc}
y. Donjuan, M r - G J" n > Fran,
Sanchio, >>• B " te < . ■ trari f.
Alonzo, Mr- parley, jun. "an |
X " Cacofogo, Wr, Jiarley, 1'
es j eollj Mr. Moreton, 01 4c
e- Michael Perez, ( thetopper Gaptain) Mr. Harwood, the 3
us Lopez, Ms, Mite belli gj
,at Lorenzo, JAv .IVarrell,^.
W Margarfiiu^ — M a ,
f Altea, Mrs. Francis, 1
rfe Clara, Mrs. Harvey, l ra
"8 Eftifar.ia, Mrs. Marjhall,
jfe Old Woman, Mr. Bates, ral 11
n ! Maid, Mr. Francis. | 3 or
1 :r. ~ C Mrs. Solomon, Mrs. Bates, and p i
o W LidlCS ' 1 M.fs Roivfon. . ari
in- End of the Comedy, re p r
the A Comic Pantomimic DANCE, (composed by Mr. o f't
)on Francis) called now
her Harhquin Hurry Scurry; and
fly Or, The Rural Rumpus. this
„ ' Harlequin, Mr.FrancU-
Collin, ftfr Coop/tr) Mr. Lege, t
tiv ' e ' jWwtf. (theCohler) Mr. Darley, jun. fton
Cakhcine, (the Taylor) Ur.Warrell,jvn.
Billy Puff, (the Barber) Majier Warrell, (G .
ral, Farmer Stwdy, Mr. RovtJon,
,n 0 - Sawyers, Mejrs. Mitchell & Solomon. ™
L. Bumkjn, (the Clown) Mr. VoSor. l as
t,a - Lu C) \ M[fs MilhoUrne, the
lon ' MiHener, M'js V,litems, So I
P re " Sempjlrefs, Mrs. Lege, _ .
her Wtijhcr Women, Mrs. Harney, be, ven
auld Columbine, Mrs. Dt Marine.
iters j n t l, e C ourse of the Dan;e will be introduced a lipw ] ea .
ewf- TRIPLE HORNPIPE, f
also By Miss Willemt. M'fe Milbwrnt if Mrs. Demarjuc, "
• ' The whole to conclude with a REEL.
DO
H cr To which will be added,
a j; t y A FARCE, (never performed here) called
.1,1- T.wo firings to your Bow:
" in s OR, -THE MAN IVITU TWO MASTERS.
r ! can Dm Pedro, Mr. Franc'u, tai
°'gh- pern Sancho, Mr. IVarrell, Q
God Oaa'vio, "Mr. fieete, .
ia. Ferdinand, Mr. Green,
Eng- JiorfchiOj Mr. Morgan,
.r, )cr . Mr. Btites^
1 ■ Drunken Porter, Mr. Bliffett.
>cl fl Waiters, MeiTrs- J. IVarrell, it Itlitchell, Ik
" rc ' Dcnna Cljta, Mrs. Francis,
wash Leonara, Miss '.Viltems, ] a
F this Maid, Miss Rowjon.
plea- »
- BOX, One DoHm-tPIT, Three-fourths of a Dollar-^
, ,„ rt and GALLERY, Hall a Dollar. «'
p TICKETS 10 be had ai li. and P. RICE's Book-Store, p
?et to No> Msrkct.Siicet; and at the Qlfice The
is her are. w
: dark Placei for the Boxes to be taken of Ml. Wm», »t tlx;
> Front of ihcTheaire: *£§ . tl
' No uaoney or tickets 10 be .eturned ; nor any peifoo, ort c!
fit I.as aTL y whatloevrr, admiued behind the scenes. ,'
ity.of Gentlemen arc requeued to fend the.r servants
an J to keep place, a quarter before five (j'cloek, and older the®
, as soon as.the company is seated.to withdraw ai they can- q
iraent not^) n an y account, be permitted to remain.
ig her ■ VlVyfT KESPUMICJ. (
great- 1
n.als i NOTICE.
ces to nTHE Prcfident and Managers of the Delaware and
itv to Schuylkill Canal, h»»iag dctennlacd to fwpply »!k* 1
' ,' v ' p pity of Philadelphia with water, early in the year 1797' 1
olton . proposals will be receive lin writing until the firft day of
irriliiy June next, from any person or persons disposed to contrad 1
Jor the calling anddelivery of Iroa Pipea neceflary ior the '
very " B k° ve pu.rpofe. By the Board, ' '
„ jf, r WILLIAM MOORE SMITH, AvVy." 1
° W " r March 31- • 4awfi -
■ext to " ' — ~WT7rr~E~D, '
——- Several Apprentices to the Printings
bliflisd Butinefs Apply at the Office qf the Gazrttt of the
T tlnited-StaUs, No. iiq, Chefout-ftreet.', 'i
foreign Intelligence.
GENOA, Fib- "»•
The Neapolitan /quadron, which hitherto bad brt,.
Joint J Wih U't Bntifij fleet, air thtrned to A
' uitb a treat number of their crews fck on board.
,i expelled they wilt be replaced by a frefiy fquctdro«
According to the Treaty lately concluded bet*#-* -
England and Algiers, (he iuttcr ore permitted £.->*
-Jey tbttf 1 prizes into the forts of Cor/tea. 7.v
~f this kingdom pays 179,000!. to the Dty,for releafinrf
the Cor/tcan flauns retained in Aiders. Tot litj b*i
1 receive/I a beautiful Xebeck of iS gum, as a prejent
'■ from the FngUJh,
\ . COBLpXr/., February 15,
: There are great i7!»ve:neiitJ amongT. the Free.3
I tro"ps- A Part of our gurri/pv has quitted us, end it li
. no!yet replaced. ' Th*cbt:f'ccxfeof theft movements:* M
the new organization qf thf army. It it' lloe dtyided,
' it is said, into 175 brigades. They are employ, d'in co 1 -
' pletivg the corps—many officers have bsen
Jfmiffed, and
replaced in part by others. Tf>e generals are like-iv fe
: charmed. CLampionnet mill not remain here ; oe . v..lf
t command e'fetvhere. General Bernards left this on
the ijth, Id go to ypurdan.
FRANKFORT, February ij.
A vreat number of cavalry coming from■ Auflria,
* passed' through this town the day b'fore, yelerday, on
' their way to join the army of the Rhine, having a great
number of horses far it.
II Ttuo mejpngtrs from the Briti/h ambaffiJior at La it-
t janne, and another from Turin, have puffed on (heir
11 Way to Londji.
jj LONDON, March 7.
Lall night a vessel arrived at. Dover from Calais,
f by which we received a Moniteur.of the 3d toll. It
contains little that is interelling or important. The
0 council seems to be" occupied in difcuftions of funvtj
„ length upon the motion ior admitting into the Le
" giflaUve body, fe*e» members ps the late national
consent ion.
t 5 In the fitting of the Uth Ventofe [March ill]'
two commifiions were appointed by the Council of
Five Hundred, the firlt of which was to present a
plan of police to preveiat llrangers from flocking to
~ Paris. I
The feeond cemmiffion was to repmt upon a
meflag.e of the Directory, demanding what'line of
conduct ftould be adopted towards those judges
who have re fll fed to take the oath of hatred to
royalty. .
Mr, Grey, we underhand, means to put off his
motion for an enquiry into the Hate of the nation,
& which (lands for this day, .to Thursday next.
The Frenchman who arrived th? plliei day from
Paris, at the office of the Secretary of State for
the Foreign Department, brought difpauhes to
Lord Grenville, fe?led with the national sea! of
France, Their contents, of course, have not
trarifpired, « _ _ ,
Twp frigstes built of gr, the Tamer and Clyde,
of 40 guns each, "are to be launched at Cl.athatt oa
lod, t ] ie 26th of this month.
Sir John Warren, asSliv-e and admir able offi.
ccr, it is said, is again to have i' e command o{ a
--- hpm*i un -of- Urg**™, tB -OK--1W cf
France.
Sir John Sinclair's bill for facilitating li* gene
ral inclcfure of all the waste lands in the kingdom, J
is one of the moll salutary plans ever laid before
and Parliament. Its bcnefieial tendency, in fypplyi. g
a radical remedy for the scarcity oi corn, and for .
repressing the sboßunsblc a>nd 3v?iricioiiß extortions
Mr. of'the farmers and millers, yrill I'pcedily be ack
nowledged by the Whole country. The zealous
and patriotic exertions of b.n' John Sinclair, on .
this, as well as on many other fubjefis of great pub
lie import, dejjrrve the warm eft thanks of a grateful
lclv nation. - . 1
A few days ago a man went into a (hop in Ulvcr.
Hon, and got a bill drawn upon London for fix
pounds ; which, he said, he had occasion to remit
to a Iriend there. The next day, he called at a
non _ banking-house in Lancaster, and got the faaie bill
(as it aow appears) 4tfcounted ; but tlie value it>
then bore vv,}s sixty pounds ; 0 having been added
to the figure, and ty to the word fix.
A method was some time since fuggelted to pre
vent forgeries of this kiad, eni»loyi*g lettm »t
the top of the bill, as well as in the bod}', and
1 »ew IVQ space between the words expreflive of the f
sum ; viz. L. fixpounds', eightpounds, niitepounoi,,
& c , These could not be made into lixty pounds,
nor fix teen pounds; Jior into eighteen, eighty,
A &LC. I
THE LEVANT TRADE,
AS TO BRE AW AND .CORN.
ERS. The following are the quellions «n this impo-.
tant objt£t, propounded by the Lords of the
Council; with the answers to those quellions, giver,
by Mr. Bofanqnet, the Governor ot the 'I uikcy
Company.
The queP.iohs were th'fe ; |
, Qneflion k W.hether any cargoes of wheat cou.d
ell, be obtained from any ports in the Levant ?
Answer. It seemed a well founded opinion, t lat
large quantities might Ue procured from Egypt- Y
taking particular measures :—by .which is un cr
-11 stood sipprpaching the Aga of.the P . r °™
whence' the corn is to be (hipped -with a fuiub
t-Store. pi efent.! ■ ,
he The- About two yeats since, Enghfti ships ca '" c
. wheat from the island of Tenedos to Malta L lHr
1 there was a scarcity Awl t ietj «as 9
so*., oil chiefly, supplied from Egyp l ) afflrman
the Porte 1 c ,
le™ ■%.*• TI)C wl ' eat of lhat COUntry 1 °
1
LKA - 62 lb. . . ~„.a mo.
Tlie mode of extra£ling the :-rain, is b) P
are u£ lin R « te f e " " '^^Su^ftance
pplythe meanl are tiled to cleanse it. In
ar 1797' reodnrs it liable to heat in the voyage .
ft day of [ t U faij that considerable' quantities are e>.p *
c ° ntr f ed to France and Italy, where the wheat is muc
7l ° rtfce liked 5 and confidently, there ,s re.son ' to
SWVy. r there are no material obje&*o ns *? unfit for
;awtj. treme hard nets of it which (hould reu e. 1
Itine- T -W|»t would be the charge of freight P" I
tof the garter to bring it to this country • , {l I
i A. The prefect btgl* P"ce oi afiurjsce, (. _