* ■ I . ' ■ «J
STOCKS.
Six per Cent. ..... 12/4 to 6"> int
Three per Cent. ... . 10/4 3 off.
Deterred Six per Cent. .... ijyft to 7
5| rlerCent. - . i<yß p
a' perCer.t. - - - - 14/b
BANK United States, - - - -15 pr. cent. j
' Pennfylvama, ... . 27
——— North America, ... . 4S to 50
lufurance Comp. North-America, 15 dollars '
Pennsylvania, iaperct. a
Exchange, at 60 days, ... 160 t
, {
WHcreas a certain negro man, who calls himlelf L
Harry, was committed to the jail of Danohin *
county, in Pennsylvania, on the 36th of April lady an t
suspicion of being a runaway slave ; he is about 5 feet 10 -c
or 11 inches high, his face'very remarkable on account of J
having a very large "wart On his right cheek, near the ear, /
and one on his neck, near the throat His face much con
traittfd by the fjn.all pox. especially about the nose. He 1
fays he formerly belortgecfto one Henry Snowden, of Elk
ridge,-in Maryland, who died about 7 years ago-in Phili- f
delphia. The/proper owner of said nfrgro, if any, are ;
defircd to coin*., pay costs, and take him away, •therurife
he will be fold to pay costs. JOHN M'CHESNEY,
May 7,1796 [13. 3 t] - Jailor. I
Mr. Whitlock'/ Night.
New Theatre. " J
OnFRIDAY EVENING, May 13, 1
Will be presented, (never performed here J a Tragedy,. <
Written by T.'Holl, Esq. called
Henry the 11, '
Or, THE FALL OF FAIR ROSAMOND.
Performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, with '
unbounded '
Henry, Mr. Moreton. 1
Clifford, .Mr. Whidock.
Prince, Mr. Warrell, jun.
-Salisbury, Mr. Bcete.
L«i«fter. —j- " Mr. Warrell.
Veiulam, Mr. Morris. 1
Servant, Mr. Mitchell. ,
Abbot, -Mr. Green. —
Queen, Mrs. Shaw.
Ethelinda, ' "Mrs. Harvey.
Rosamond, « Mrs. Whitlock;
End of the Tragedy, a Pantornimical Dance, com-. ,
posed by Mr. Francis, called .
THE MIRACULO JS MILL; ,
Or, The Old ground Young.
Gaffer TboughtleU, Mr. Francis.
Old Rowly Powly, Sig. Doctor.
Mealy, the-Milltr, Mr. Rowfon.
Bob, his son, Mr. Warrell, jun.
Goody Benton, Mrs. De Marque.
Pa'ty, Mjfs Milbourne. '
Lucy, Mils GUlafpie. '
Lads and Lafles—MefiVs. Dartey, jun. Mitchell, T. 1
Warrell—Mifs Willems, Miss Oldfield, Miss Row
fon, Mrs. Doflor, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Lege.
To conclude with a few feleil performances
By (ignior Joseph Dodor. Particularly the balancing 1
a Pyramid of thirteen glasses of Wine, and pafling his '•
body through a hoop—drinking .a glass of wine from <
the table backward, and beating -a drum at the fame
time, &c. •
Affier which -Mrs. Whitlock, (by particular desire) .
■will read a Poem, called GRATITUDE: Or, The
Benevolent Turk. . . . .
To which will be added, the Farce of
Love a la Model ■ i
Or, THE HUMOURS OF THE TURg. ; !
Written by Charles Macklin, Esq.
Sir Callaghan O'Brallagnan, Mr. Whitlock. ;
Sir Archy Macfarcafin, Mr. Bates.
Squire Groom, Mr.
Beau Mordecai, 4 Mr. Francis. 1
Sir Theodore Goodehild, Mr. Beete,
-Servant, Mr. Mitchell.
Charlotte, Miss Willems.
*** Tickets to be had at the usual places, and of ~
Mr. Whitlock, No. 66 NoithEighth Street.
( On Monday (never performed here) an hiflerical
drama, in 3 acts, called The Patriot ; or, Liberty,
Obtain'd, with a farce call'd Barnaby Brittle , or, A
wife at her wit's end, and the Pantomime of Gil Bias,
or, The Cave of the Pobbers—For the benefit of Mr.
Bates. Mr. MarfhaTl's Night will be on Wednesday.
BOX, One Dollar-iPIT, Three-Fourths.of a Dollar—
snd GALLERY, Half a Dollar.
Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Wells, at the
Front of the Theatre:
No money or tickets to be returned'; nor anv person, on
any account whitfoever, admitted behind the scenes.
VWAT RESPUBLICA.
By an As*ift resident at Mr. OelJers's Hotel,
MINIATURE LIKENESSES
ARE taken and executed in that elegant and delicate
ftile s tvhich is-To neceflary to rentier a Miniature Pic
' jCure an interefling jewel. i
He will warrant s strong and and indisputable rcFem- ,
blance; and he takes the liberty to lay before th* public
of this place his most earnest intention to.deserve their pa
tronage by his best endeavors to please.
N. B. Specimens are t© be seen.
M »y $ /
Eft ate for sale.
To be fold -on Wednesday the 18th
> - Instant, by, Public "Vendue, at the City Tavern,
At M o'clock,
. » A LL that capital Eftate,lately belonging to John Mayo,
jti. at Germantown, consisting of a good and ■ 'co.nmo
iious Mansion-House, out-honfes, StaMes, Garden, Or
t'?a»ds, &c. together with about 73 acres of good Land,
the whole in the best order, and fit for the permanent re
ftdence of a large Family. Pofie.Tion to be given imme
diately, free frbm every incumbrance. '
Terms of payment, one half in three mbnths, and the
other half in fix months, in approved notes.
John Connelly, Auctioneer.
May 9 <;
Edward Stow, Jun.
HAS for sale, at his Store, No. 41, South Water street,
New England Rum, in Hogfhcads, tier.es & barrels,
MADEIRA, V,
sherry, and! Wines,
PORT - 3 '
Mess, Prime and Beef,
Spermaceti and Wax Mould Candles,
Tallow Mould and Dipt ditto,
400 Boxes hard, White Soap,-in excellent order
for Jhipping. May is.
Mustard and Chocolate '
CONTINUE to be mamiftuflured m the best Plan
ner, and for sale, as ufua!—Alfo fhciled or pears
Barley, Coffee, Pepper, &c". Philadelphia Porter, Beer,
Ale, Cyder, English Porter, Taunton and Bath Ale
is bottles, &e. &c.—at No. 98, South Front-street, |
cppolite the Cuftom-houfc, by
JOHN HAWOKTH. j
Philadelphia, May 7, 1796. "aaw4w
CONOR E S 8.
HOUSE OF REP RES EN TAT IVES
Thursday, May'l2.
Petitions in favour of the 'BiitiJh treaty, were
prefetited by Meflrs. Parko-, Hindman and Cooper.
Mr. New reported thc-following bills .as laid be
fore the PrefrJent for his apprbhation and Signature,
viz. an a<il allowing compensation for lwiTes kilWd
in battle belonging to officers of the United States;
an aft for repealing so mtich-af an adl relative to
the judicial courts of the United States, as
that the alternate sessions of the diftrift • ourt of f
PennfyHania shall be held in and for f
other purposes ; and an a£t jleclating the consent j
of Coiigfefs to a ccrtain aft of the Itate of Mary- {
land, and-to certain a£ts of theftatesof Matyland,
Georgia, and Rhode Island and Providence Plan-
tations, so far as refpefts the said dates. , (
A communication wasalfo received from'thePre-
fident,- informing tlie hou-fe • that he had approved ;
and signed the said acts, (
The bill for preventiitg the sale of prizes in the
ports of the United States, was read a third time ,
and paflVd. |. t
The committee to whom was Recommitted a -
bill from the Senate, amending the aft relative to (
the encouragement of ufeful arts, together with th |
report of the committee to whom the said bill was
referred, made a report, which was ordered to lie
on the table. ,
A communication was received fropi the treasury
department, inclofin«"a (latemient of the exports of
the United States for tbe year which was Or- J
dered to be printed.
The petition of John Branch, an alitfi, praying
:tobe enabled to obtain a patent for an improved
Pump, was read and referred to a ftanijing commit,
tee.
The order of the day on the bill relative to Qua
rantine, was entered upon ; when after considerable
discussion on the constitutional qaeftion, whether
the power to regulate quarantine was veiled in the
individual Hates Or in the general government, the
advocates for the power's residing in the Itate gov- 1
■ eraments fucceetfed in ftrikiug oat the firft tjaufeof \
the bill, which was in the following words, there .
being 46 for striking it out and 23 again ft it, I
"Be itenafted, &c. That the Prcfident of the 1
United States be, and is hereby authorized to di- t
reft at what plaee or station, in the vicinity of the I
refpeftive. ports of entry within the United States, \
and tor what duration and particular periods of 1
arriving from foreign pcrtsand places, !
may be directed to perform quarantine."- 1
Tint other clause which authorizes the President ]
to direst the officers commanding forts and revenue 1
cutters, to aid in the execution of the quarantine 1
i and health laws of the different states, passed with- 1
out opposition. ' (
Mr. W. Smith moved that the houfc (hould rl
gain refolvc itfelf into a committee of the whole on
the report of the committee of ways and
thefubjeftof revenue, whjeli, after a motion being
made and negatived for difc-Sargittg the committee
of-the whole froin N a further consideration of the
report, the hoUse formed itfelf into a committee of <
the whole accoi dingly, and after fame; littlsdei>Ste,_
five of tbe rtmafhffig r'etoTutiona were agreed to, i
and the sixth, relative to allowingxollqftors a cer- J
tain mileage for travelling, was disagreed to. The ]
following are the Vefolutions. . ' i
" Refelved, That the officers of the revenue ;
oaght to be authorized by law to require of the city
. -diltillers, and the refiners of sugar, the verifitation :
on oath, of their books, once a quarter, and that 1
1 it ought to be made the conftnnt duty' of such oi- ,
r ffillers and refiners, tr» exhibit their books, if re- ;
- quired. ...
> " Resolved, That a time ought to be limited, <
• within which the exporter of spirits distilled within' ]
tlie United States, shall be entitled to a drawback ; 1
and that the drawback ought not to be granted, un/ess
■ where -the exportation is from the (jijlrici or Jlate
where the fame are dijlilled, or the next adjoining dif- 1
trifJ or slate. \
" Resolved, That it would be.expc.dient to mod- ,
ify.thc aft imposing duties on licenses to retailers of ;
liquors, so as that the laid retailers (hould pay in ;
; proportion toNhe amount of sales, so saras to di- 1
. vide them into four clafl'e3.
" Refoi -ed, That it would be expedient, after
demand madeof any tax (except on goods importj
■ ad) and a neglcft or refufal to pay, to authorize a 1
collection thereof by distress.
" Resolved, That provision ought to bi made |
for allowing drawbacks upon spirits exported (via 1
1 Miflifippi) in veflels of less than thirty tons,
" Relolved, That it would be expedient, after »
demand made of any such tax, and a neglect or re- 1
fufal to pay, to allow the officer employed to col- ,
left the fame, a certain mileag-e for hi? travel out to <
collect such tax, over and above the commillion
, t which he may be entitled to bylaw."
This Resolve was disagreed to.
The House then took up the resolutions, When 011 mo
, ti'dn of Mr. Gallatin, the latter part of the ad refolu
■ lion (printed in Italic) was agreed tobe Stuck out, 43
" to 23, and tlley were referred to the conimittee of ways
and means to report a bill or bills aecordingly.
; Mr. Vis. Sm.ith reported a bill regulating grants of
lands appropriated for military ferviees, and for thefo
ciety of United Brethren for propagating the gospel ;
one for fatisfying the claims of the executors ef the late
- Baron Steuben ; and another for making further pro
vilionTor the expenses attendr.ig the intt;rcourfe with
fofeign nations, and to continue in force an ai£l provid- 1
•> ing-for the-expenfes attending the intercourse between
'• the United States and foreign nations. These three i
bil|s were twice read 'and ordered tcp be committed to
committees of the whole ; the two firft pij Saturday, .
thelaft on Monday. Mr. Smith alio madea report on
sundry petitions for claims of land, which Was twice
read and referred to a standing committee of the whole. '
Mr. Nicholas reported a bill altering the compenfa- 1
r tion of the accountant of the war department, which '
was twice read and ordered to be'eommitted to a com
mittee of the wkele, to-morrow.
Mr. Thatcher reported a bill in addition to the ad cfta- :
Klifhing poft-o!fices and pollroadswithinthe United States.
■ Twice read, and referred to a committee of the whole.
Mr. Coit, from the committee to whom was referred '
J the petition of John Edgar and others, of the northwest- I
ern territory, prayjng to be permitted te introduce flavet ,
1 into that territory from other states, reported agalnft-tße
petitioners; but with refped to their claim for certain
lands, they rep®rted in their fav.our. 1
Adjourned. ;
' \
CONTINUATION OF
Foreign Intelligence.
From Londoji Papers,
By the Fen ilia.
FRANCE.
COUNCIL-OF FI VE HUNDRED.
March 9. ' . ;
It was resolved. on tbfe proportion of Feimond, j
that the. larv which puts in the disposal of the Di
rectory the National' Domains, ellimated st 800
million, (hall be repealed, and th* Chefc- domains
(hall be added to the other pledges, for the security
of the affignats.
Baffrond spoke of the meansof retrieving tho cre
dit ofthe affignats. «No mote of exchange—no
more gew-gaws—no more of. luxury with the Ma
giftratei—no more of fumptuoufnefs in dress.—
The tri coloured cockade (hould be the only orna
meftt of French Republicans."—" The Pyramids
of Egypt, (said the SpeSker) were built by tyrants.
The Ambaffadorsof Pyrrhus were aftonilhed when
they saw with what frugality the Romans lived
in private. (Economy appeared to him as the only
treasure which no foreign 'power ever wrest
from the French Nation."
March 10.
The deliberation of the Council was confined to
the means of raising the credit of the affignats.—
gayeul opposed the emission ot Mandats, which he
could not but copfider as a new coinage of Al
fignats.
After a long discussion, the proposition of Fer
mond was finally adopted-
LONDON,. M»rch 16.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER } „
From an officer -on board the Royal Sovereign Man
nftVar ( Admiral Cornv/alli"s} at Spithead,
dated March 14.
" You will 110 doubFTSmrfprizeJ iuli'-ur—f
return so soon ; but itnen w.e got down the Chan
nel as far as Portland, a gale came on from the
East, when the Belifarius, Capt. Barge, (a tran
sport with troops) ran aboard of us and carried a
way 311 our cutwater, and damaged us so much,
that we4c obliged to return to refit ; the Beli
farius carried away her main and mizen malls, and
was .so muc.hdamaged that we expt<ft (he went down
a few minutes after we left her j the convoy all
but 30 parted company that night ; the men of
war, with the rerr.aindei we saw as far as lat. 42
North, long. 14, 30. Weft, and then sent fe«t
them on v/ith the Minotaur, of 74 guns. We sa
ved Capt. Barge, his mate, 16 of the (hips compa
ny, 111 soldiers, 8 officers and 5 women ; fume
of the troops are much hurt, two of whom are
-knee dead ; they are Heffiau tioops.
PARIS, March 21.
COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED.
Sitting of March 16,
An address was. read, signed by a gxeat number
of citizens ef Lyons. It contained an accusation
against Reverdidriyfor Tils condliift when upon mif-.
fion there - he is accused of naving dismissed or
suspended. jultices of the peace, contrary to the
laws of the constitution, by which they cannot be
dismissed or suspended, without a legal trial. This
accusation was referred to the Executive Directory,
who are to examine, by means of their commiflary
at Lyons, into the conduct of that Representative
there, and give the council a proper account of his
conduit, in order to be enabled to a& conllitution
ally refpefting him.
A proposition was read, to eftablilh a lottery, in
order to remove the affignats from circulation. The
prizes to be paid by part of the national lands,
which are to be fold. Referred to a commission.
March 17.
Lefrac—" There are more than' 30 C«mmifia
ries of the Government in every depaitmeqt, whilst
the Constitution allows to the Executive Power no
other agents than those placed with the administra
tors: I rnovt in the name of .he constitution, that
all other than the number allowed by the constitu
tion, fhallbe removed'from the departments.
A number of Members cried " Agreed I"
The council referred this motion to a commission.
The discussion upon the Liberty: of the Press
was resumed.
Dupuis supported the severe raeafures proposed
by Louvet, which had been so violently opposed,
that it was believed they mult be reje&ed.
March, 18.
' Audouin, in the name of a commission, made a
new report upon the fequeftrat.ion of the property
of the fathers and mothers of emigrants ; stating
that the council had rejected the firft resolution,
which they thought unjust, as falling upon the in
nocent as well as the guilty. The council thought
that it ought to be left to the choice of the parents
of the emigrants, who would immediately enter in
to a partition with the nation, and deliver the (hare
of inheritance which after their death would have
fallen to th£ir emigrated children, and that the other
(hotrfd remain free ; and that the sequestration
(hould remain upon the property ot such parents as
(hall refufe to deliver up that (hare. This projeS
was adjourned.
Villers, in the name »f the commission of public
expences, moved, and the council adopted a resolu
tion to allow the war minister the sum of 100 mil
lions in specie for the expences of the war.
The discussion upon the liberty of the press was
again resumed.
Doulcet, after a long speech, completely convinc
ed the aiTembly, which almolt unanimously adopted
the resolution, and rejected every proposition for a
law to restrain the Liberty of the Press; and refer
red to a commission the clsffification of the laws
which are addecLto the penal code, upon the fub
jeci of offences relating to the press.
Bentabolle said—" A bill pasted up in the name
of the administrators of the department of the
Seine, states, that if tjte citizens of Paris do not
pay the arrears of their contributions before the
30th inft. they will not be able to pay it otherwise
than in affignats according to their value 111 specie ;
asd having read that bill, I hefteuedto pay my ar
✓
rears; but I found fucfe a croud of citizens a! ' e
receipt office, that the receiver declared it would •
impossible for him to answer their requests v.\
tvro days ; I therefore think (it to propose, i »
the payment in afljgnats, in their nominal va'u,.'
(hall be prolonged to a fortnight.
Referred to the commiiTion of finances.
Evening Sitting of March 18.
The council had been fbf seven hours difcufiiii»
in the form of a secret committee ; when it opcmj
the public meeting, and adopted the following ref
lations:
1. Bills under the,name territorial mandates, ft 3 jj
be, created to the amount of 2400 million. '
livrc£ , •
2. The mandates are to circulate .for the value cf
specie throughout, the whole Republic.
3. In two days a report fljafl be made upon fcfla
blKhing the feciuitVof thpfe mandates, ;.nd lire
manner rendering themfecure from forgerkr
4. Aflignais may be exchanged lor wiaHd.i?es, wi 1,,
in three months, within which,tirhe they stall
have the value of specie.
A number of other articles were adjourned.
March 20. '
Jourdan (of the Douches du Rhone) raid « I
apprize you of the dangers to which tlve-puf»hc
good is exposed in the South ; the directory r»c
informed of the fyfts; they know that the in, n
bers of the'adminiftraticins of my department, dii
miffed by Frerou, have been reftoiecf to their pWc s .
by men covered with blood, breakers of Seals,
agents of the wleft tyranny. (Murmurs from tliJ
ancient members of the Mountain.)
" All that, is published by Poultipr is falfr, (re
sumed Jourdan :) the truth is, that a Jacobin Lei
ety ekitts at - Marfefllc-, which (hews itfelf more
atrocious than all thpfe, that haveexift'ed hitherto :
tht oath which the members of this faaious a/so, i,i
tioti take, (hall never pollute jny mouth; let ir fuf
fice to tell you, that it breathes nothing but blood
and vengeance.
The directory were acquainted with the<e fadls,
_and yet, upon the rtioft unfounded reports, thev or
author,t!?s to
he ACunder.prwcKc thatjthatLuouwd the
allaliination ot the patriots at Aries, where"
drop of blood had been spilt. [All the auihor'in j
are deposed, and bloody iras infolertrly
roused his head. I have communicated to the di
rectory, papers which prove, that at Aries, tire pio
prietors are dispossessed of thrir goods by pairiots,
who, with piftojs in their hands, pretended that
their turn is now come to enjoy.j AH the towns
in the south are thrown in'o the utmoit con-ft-rnu
tion, and that country is about to become a Jaco
bin La Vendee.
" i move that a-commifiton be appointed taex
amine the law of the 20th Fruftidor, that rel'pect.
ing theamnefty, and in general all thofc which re
gard the southern departments. '
" My t?(k is fulfilled—my heart relieved from
the weight which opprcTed it, and I hope thifuhe
council will take into coitfideSation the motion
which I have made."
The Council ordered the impreffiori of this-fpeech.
Ilnard made nearly a fimria'r repoit from Tqu«
' ori —which was also ordered to he printed. %
¥bc are oqaHteJintbe Amora.
LONDON, March 25.
Upon the circumllanees of an
understanding it is improper to comment-, ;s iVm y
possibly become the fubjed of. mvelkigatioo jii an
official_and regular way. It is furm led," however,
that there was a dilinclination on the p;.rt ot the
officer afladcd to, to goto the Weil -Indies at all,
upon the groand that a Junior officer (lie being
appointed at the express requcft of the military
commanded in chief,) might enjoy more of the con
fidence ot thaf officer, and thereby wiAen that
perfedt underttanding and <y>-operatioi> that ought
to fubflift between the principals of both krvices.
The Helena flnop of war, of 14 gurfs, CapJjiu
Talbot, and your cutters, cruizing off Oftcndf on
the 16th inft. went into that port, and, notliwith
ftanding the fire from the batteries on ihorc, cut
out a large (hip, ladeii with claret, and brough: her •
off with them. During the affair, the utmost coo
fufion and terror pervaded the inhabitants of the
place.
Notwithstanding the capture ofMayerine by the
Chouans, it does Hot appear that they are'in any
degree capable of coping with the republican
troops. Mayenne, it is affsrted was not taken by
the forcc of the Chouans, but was fnrrendered by
the treachery of the Commandants of the, place,
whom General Hoche has ordered to be arretted
and tried by a military com million.
The mild and pacificatory address of the directo
ry to the rebels in the wellern departments, is ex
pelled to be produflive of effe&s very favorable to
the republic.
An attempt has been made to fetter the freedom
of the press in France, but this attempt lus very
properly been refilled, and has failed.
Admiralty-Office, March 22.
A of which the following is a copy, has
has been reeeived at this office, from Kir William
Sidney Smith.
Diamond, off Cape Frcbel, March 11.
Sir,
Hav ing received information that the arrre! vr» •
fels, detached by the prince of Bouillon, liaJ cha
fed a convoy, conlilting ot a corvette, two higg,frs ;
four brigs, and two (loops, into Herqui. I proceeded
off that-' port, to reco»noitre theii pofniun, and
found the channel, which 1 found very narrow and
intricate. 1 succeeded however, in gaining a know
ledge of those points, fufficient to determine me to
attack them, in Diamond, without loss of
time, and without waiting for the junction of any
{Wt of the squadron, left the enemy (Jiould fortify
themselves (lill farther on our appearance.
Lieut. M'Kinley, of the Liberty brig, and lietit.
Goffet, of the ArKlocrat lugger, joined me offtht
cape, and, tho' not under my orders, very hand
somely offered their services, which I accepttd, as
small vessels were essentially necessary in he 1
an operation. The permanent fortifications for the
defence of the Bay, are two batteries on a high
rocky promontory. We observed the enemy to K
v:ry bufiiy employed in mounting a dctached g" :1