iis 'i. SHAW'S NIGHT.
/
New Theatre.
MRS. SHAW refprflfully informs her fiends and i
the Public, that, by particular de&re, flie has substitut
ed the comedy of THE BUSYBODY,in lieu of The
RAGE.
On Wednesday Evening, June i.
Will be presented, the Comedy of
The Busy Body
Marplot, Mr. Chalmers.
Sir George Airy, Mr. Moretou.
Charles, Mr. Green.
S r Francis Gripe, Mr. Morris.
?ir Jealous Traffic, Mr. Francw.
WSi [per, Mr. BliflTett,
v B..tler, Mr, Warrell.
Miranda, Mjs. MarJhaJL.
Ifabinda, Mrs. Francis.
Patch, Mrs. Shaw.
Scentwetl, Miss C ldfield.
End of tie ,id a<st,
The favoritefong of *Poor Jack,'
By Mr. Darhy.
End of the Comedy,
A new Grotesque Pantomimical Ballet, called
The Motley Groupe ;
Or, Ha r lkqu i n'6 Invitation.
Coropofed by Mr. Francis.
Harlequin, (withaleapf Mr." WarreH, jtnu
Punch, Mr". Francis.
Pierot, Sig. Dodor.
Scaramouch, Mr. Darley, jun.
Clown, Miller Warrell.
In which will be introduced a comic Pas de Trois, by
Pierot, Scaramouch and Punch.
To yrhicfc will be added, {for that night only) a Comic
Opera, called
The Midrrght Wanderers.
The Mafic by Pafiello. Gretri, and Shield.
Marquis de Moreile, Mr. Bates.
Julian, Mr M irfcal!.
Don Pedrazza, Mr. Warrell.
Gasper, Mr. Francis.
Dennis, Mr. Bliffett.
Mendicant, Mr. Beete.
Guide, Mr. Morgan.
Mariners, Mefl".Mitchell, Warretls, Solomon, &c
Adelaide, Mrs. Warrell.
Jacquelin, Mrs. Shaw.
Marefs, Mrs. Oldmixon.
Btrilla, Miss Milbourne.
Bifcayan Girls, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Bates, Mrs De
Marque, Mrs. Gilhngham, Mrs. Dodlor, Miss
Rowion, Miss Oldfield.
Tickets to be had at the ufua.l places, and of
Mrs. Shaw, No. 44, North Seventh street. .
On Friday, a Tragedy, wri.ten by Ska kespearf,
and altered by John Kem'ole, called CORIOLANUS.
(Never performed here ) To which will be added, a
Pantomime Entertainment, never performed here,
called HARLEQUIN DOCTOR FAUSTUS ; Or,
The Dfevil will have his own—For the benefit of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis.
Mrs. HARVEY & Miss WILLEMS's Night will
en Monday next.
BOX, One Dollar—PlT, Threo-'Fourths of a Dollar—
•ndGALLERY, Haifa Dollar.
places (or itie Bcnmoa.be taken of Mr. Wells, at the
Float of the Theatre.
STOCKS..
' ■
Six per Cect. ..... 17/6 to 81
Three per Cent. - - - • 10/"6 J
Deferred Six per Cent. .... 13/6 to 8
jl per Cent. - - iM
4$ per Cent. - - - - 14/6
BANK United States, - - 17 pr. cent.
Pennsylvania, .... 29
—— North \merica, - - - 48
Insurance Comp. North-America, 51 |
Pennsylvania, 15 per et.
Exchange, at 60 days, - . - 160
MAPS of MARYLAND.
I HAVE a quantity of Maps which I will dispose of
or. very advantageous terms to any person inclining
to purchase—and will alio fell the plates and copy right.
► Map is laid down from a&ttal measurement of all the
principal waters and public roads in the state—was exe
cuted under the patronage of che Legislature thereof, and
approved by it at their i'efflon.—Apply at No. 59, ooroh
second street-
D. GRIFFITH.
fbiladcphia May aB, *6.t.d.
ADVERTISEMENT.
TRANSFERS of the right to remove pains and in
flammations-from the htiman body, as secured to
Dr.ELISH A PEKKINS, bvpate.it, with inftrnments
and direflions nere'Tlavy for tfie praiftice, are to be fold
at No. iiß North Second street. This mode of treat
ment is particularly ufeful in relieving'pains in the
head, face, teeth, breast, fide, ftotnach, back, rheu
matisms, recent geuts, &c &c.
N»twithflanding the utility of this prailice, it is not
prefamed but there are cases in which this and every
other remedy may fometimesfail.
May 30 3 t
RECEIVED,
By the Brig lVetcanu Return, from Savannah,
27 Bales COTTON.
tiy ihl Schooner Abigail, from Gharlejlan,
100 Casks Prime RICE.
sfntf, by the Sthonrur John, from Bojlon,
sEWING-SILKS, vtr j is colours,
GURRAHS
CCSSAHS, and India Bandanno Handkclifs. •
For Sale by
N. &c J. Frazier,
No. 95, South Front street-
Wh'e have also on hand, and for Sale,
- Pntne Koftcn 15EEF, in barrels,
ESS*" S WINES,
Camlina INDIGO, &c. kc.
May 31 mw&ftm
an Artist resident at' Mr. Ocllers's Hotel,
MINIATURE I.IKENESSSS
A RE '-iken and executed in that elegant and delicate
/1 ttilc, which is so neccflary to render a Miniature Pic
ture an interefling jewt 1.
lie will warrant a strong. and re<>rr>-
Maiicfi a"'! he take-the liberty to by he'ore the public
of this place hi- mod ear: if ft intention to deserve their pa-
by l|is<i(eft enceavors to picnic.
N • are te be feqp.
Miy _ 5
'V— . V '
Pster Coffin, Matter,
IYTNG -at Joseph Anthony's wharf. Will pofirne
.j ly fail on Sunday next. For fr.«.-ht or paiUgt ap
ply tl / EDWARD STOW, [un.
[June lsts] No. 4 south Water street.
Notice to Claimants
For BRITISH SPOLIATIONS.
THE COMMITTEE
appointed by the Merchants of this City, who are fuf
ferers by Brilijb captures,
Ricommend, ,
"TTIAT every Claimant who has not already exhibited
J. well authenticated proofs of his property, furniln,
without delay, proof that the proOt-r+v claimed is bona
tide American, of its cast or val'ie at the plsclfcof expor
tation, and at the place to which it was (where
that can be done) and the f eight payable or cultoraarf,
at the time of exportation, for IHce (roods arid Voyages.
Whr.p the claim is for vessel, to fpecify the totinage, age,
where built, and the aitual cost or value.
Th«fe documents ought to be proved by oath. of affirm
ation, of the party claiming, made and certified by a mi
giftrate or notary public, and corroborated by such other
tcflimony, as the nature of the cafe will admit.
Such of them as are handed to the Committee, vKH be
forwarded to the Conr miilioners appointed 011 the part of
the United States, to adjust the Claims of Arrctican
Citizens.
THOS. HTZSIMONS, Chairman
/ of the Committee.
Philadelphia, id June, d4w
For Sale,
THE time of a French Mula'to Boy, who has about
Twelve ydars to serve ; he speaks pretty good
English, and is a good waiter. E«quire ot the Printer.
June 1. diw.
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, April 2.
T'rve following is an extra<£l from the fpcech of
Lemaitre in the council of Five Hundred, on the
late difcuffijn for retraining the libffrty of theprefs,
the argument of which will equally apply to other
countries.
" The liberty of the press is accused of depri
ving the government of the confidence which it so
much needs. But how numerous are the means
which the government poflefTes f»r counteracting
its influence ! I do not speak of the writers which
it keeps in pay, and whose publications and pane
gyrics it circulates with so much complacency. It
is powerful, by the constitution ; it is, perhaps,
trvo powerful, by the new privileges which you have
been inceflantly urged to bellow on it. Have you
forgotton those twelve hundred thoufnnd men which
are placed under its immediate dependence ; that
habitual disposition of thefoldier, to direst his at- i
tention and bis affections towards the power by
which he is paid, rather than towards a Senate,
which is as a stranger towards him ? Have we for
gotten that innumerable multitude of military of
fice, of which the Directory have the disposal ;
and whom jhey depose at their
pleasure ? have wd forgotten the Sratfrm Apart
ments, which have been put in a siege without the
concurrence of the Legislative Body, and conse
quently put out of the protection of . the cbnftitu : |
tion,and rendered fubjedt to no other law thari the
will of the Diredory ! I am far fsora (\ifpe£ting
the intentions of the members of government ; but
I know the human heart : All power leads to in
dependence. Exempt them from the curb of a
free and rigid Censor ; and to all their other recent
ly acquired powers, add the power of cuflaving the
press, and the Directory will soon draw the Lcgif
laxive Body into its own sphere.like a planet which
is loft in the immensity of the heavens. Th/fe con
fident ioos ought, at leaftj to ba'ance the effrdt of
th&fe declamations, by which incessant attempts are
made to fill us with alarm."
Mr. John Claudius Beresford, jun. thefonofthe
celebrated Iri(h Commoner, was lately commit'ed
to a watch-house in Dublin, for various a£is of ri
oting in the streets.
A few days since, while Lady Mary Bentick,
youngest daughter of the Duke of Portland, was
attended by Mr. Zotti, her Italian matter, a spark
flew.ftom the fire upon her muslin gown, wljich was
; instantly in a blaze : fortunately the carpet «ot be
; ing nailed to the floor, Mr. Zutti had the prefente
j of mind to wrapt it round Lady Mary, but not,
■ | however, before her gown, an 1 the ereateft part of
1 her cloaths, had been entirely consumed. Mr. Zot
.ti was confinecTfome dayß in consequence of the in
, jury he had received.
! The Auftrians' (hare of the late plunder of Po
| includes 44'5 fqt'are miles of territorv, 20J
J towns, 4605 villages, and 1,106,178 fo.ijs.
Informations are lodged againtt j prii-ate, and
what are three fathionable. gaming
houses, in the parish cf St. James's. The proprie
tor of one of these was a waiter about three years
ago, and has since realised by Faro and other ille
gal games, 50,000!.
The ladies who keep gaming houses, have con«
certs at the fame time. This is not mergly to give
a kind or fauttion to the sport. It anfwersanother
purpose, to drown the cries of the fufferers. The
practice is very common among the favagej whfl
make human facufices!
LONDON,'ApriI 5 ,
On Wednesday last came on the trial of Capt.
tt atfon at the Kingston Assizes, the gentleman
who lately shot major Sweetmau, in a duel at Co!»-
ham, when these appearing fTo cnmi
nate him, he was immediately acquitted. Baron
Hot ham, with his accuftomcd humanity and po
li'enefs.paid every attention to the ptifoner. This
1 excellent judge, the mild ornament and pride of
> Britiih jultice, Ordered the-windows to be let down
. I to admit the frefh air, and the avenues and an
. proaches of the court to be carefully cleared of the
mob, that the unfortunate young gentleman, who
- w.is brought on men's (houlders to the bar of the
• court, to be tried, might be every way accommo
datej. Sir Watkm WiUnm Wynve, Coi. Du
at.t, R. V. Perry j Esq. and many other rt&jefta
8««l«:men attended Capt. Watfoa. The whole
-nurt fermfd much ass "! •>' l' l »'■ 'untl. d and so
cmn anp: irapire of prifoiier.
In a paper read this winter before the Royal
irilh Academy, which will shortly be puohfbed, w
lias been proved by the evidence of Mr. Parrot, of
HoreHatch, that the Telegraph wjs invrntH by
Mr. Edgeworth, nearly thirty years ago. It is de-
Uribrd at.length in that paper ; and intelligence
has actually been tranfraitted by it from i lie North
of Ireland to G- Britain.
The following lines were written upon this oc.
c ifion :
Hark ! from BafaltK Rocks, and Giant walls,
To (horps the. glad Hihernia calls.
Her voice no longer waits retarding tide*,
The meeting coaftsno more the sea divides |
Quick, at 'tiie voice of Fortune, at of Famt,
Kindles from (hereto shore the patriotic flame ;
Hov'ring in air ea<7h kindred genius smiles,
And binds, with ciofer the bands, the fitter Ifl-e,
PARIS, II Gertrvnal, April i.
A reform has jtiQ taken place in Jourdan s army,
by the dismission of 170 officers, who could neither
read ner write.
General Pichegru his been at Paris thele two
days. On his ai rival he wrote to the oiredtory to
demand an audiencc. Ihe directory replied that
they (hould be ready to receive him at all timea,
but that they were particularly happy to find that
he could be at Paris during the celebration of the
national frftival on the loth Germinal ( March 30)
because he mud be sensible that the ptnlic would
be pleased to fee him there, and to express their
gratitude tu a general who had deserved so well of
his country, by paving the way, t>y means oi his
viftcries, for a peace which the whole nation mod
ardently wiflird to conclude.
We are afTuie<j that nerociations are now carry
ing on at Paris, with such activity as to give room
,t>> hope for a speedy result alike happy and aftonilh
ing. They even go so far as to fay that, the d;«y
before yertti day the preliminaries were on the point
of being tig ed between the directory and a charge
d'affairs from the emperor, when a new diplomatic
agevi who arrived from Bade, veiled with powers
f om the English government, started frefh difficul
iies, hy joining in the regoeiation. We quote re
ports, without vouching ior their truth—L'Etlait
of the 30th of March.
CADIZ, March 4.
This place is in a Hate of and phren
y.y, with the presence <. f the royal family, who ar
rived two days ago from Seville. There are no
bounds to their joy and exultation in having within
their walls this superior order of beings. The bal
conios are hung with curtains ; obelilks, ftatuesand
triumphal arches are ere£ted ; bands of tnulic play
in the squares; bull feafrs ate exhibited in the day,
and illuminations at night. The people parade in
their best clothes. The Monks decorate (heir con
vents with variegated lamps, and forfake their cells
to join in the Carnival. The men of war in the
Bay, Richery's and all, fire royal falutes,and make
a fine~new (hew with their flaga displayed. The
royal party went on board the Santiflima Trinidad,
of 132 guns, the four decker, from whence, they
viewed a very pretty /ham sea fight in the Ba^r,
I „ -
.LONDON, April 7.
It was generally underltood yefierday that Mr.
Pitt is to bring down some papers of information to
Parliament, on the present Hate of things,within a
few days. Whether it is to be a mefiagefrom the
kinjjj. a trianifefto to E uro P e > a copy of the terms
he has offeied for a pacification, or the answer of
the French Dire&ory, we know not': but it is
looked for and anticipated on the stock exchange.
STATE PAPER.
Proclamation of the Dut<;h National Convention,
for manning the Navy; publifned at the Hague,
March 16.
Citizens of the Netherlands.
Deav Countrymen,
THE unjnft and deftruiftive War in which we
have been involved by the British minillry, cannot
but attrafl our w|iole attention. It is the flrft ob
je£t of our solicitude, that by our courage and pru
dence in the condudt of it, we may procure an ho
nourable peace, firmly eltablifti our freedom, and
maintain the independence of our (late, and the
glory of our anc.eftors. Our navy, under Divine
Providence, is the natural and only means to set
bounds to the immeasurable insolence of the British
minillry, and to defend our country againtt their
treacherous conduit ai d cruel treatment. To this
. objedt the endeavours of the btfl Patriots have been
uniformly directed since the time when our heavy
chains were broken by the afliltance of our French
brethren, since the day when the Stadtholder left
the Bataviau ftiores, the day when we began to
breathe a free air, and were at liberty to exert our.
felvcs for the improvement of the great four.es of
0111* prosperity, our trade, our fifheries, our naviga
tion, our colonies, and our manufactures. By tfceir
Navy, fedow citizens, did our anceflors beeome
The Batav.an flag was known, feared, and
honoured in each of the four quarters of the world.
Under our late government it was insulted, and'be
came the ridicule of nations. It is therefore our
srft duty to reflore our Marine. The zeal of the
committee of marine hasdonemuch, where nothing
ftrarcely had before been done. Its exertions were
mctfTant. But-in th' prel'eiit state of our Navy,
all hands seem to have loft the habits, and all hearts
the inclination necessary for the ferrice. The Ba
tavian youth are 00 longer accustomed to the la
bours requifit? on board the armed fleets of their
country. Is our nation then Ms brave, less indig
nant againtt its enemies, or do we less love our laid,
than ii( the time of a Ruyter or a Tromp ? No
Fellow Citizens, no! Far from us be such a thought L
We rely with confidence on your patriotism, and
cannot doubt but you will act with vigour in the
prelent critical situation of ou country. For why
(honld we conceal that fu.h ii our f, nation, when
to make it known must -pr. eu; e the remedy.
flup?, which are very numerous, and more than fuf
ltn' feoiire us a superiority in our seas, and to
cut off from the enemy all fuppl.V, „f p.ovifions
and (tores (rom the and thus compel them
to peace—our (hips are in want of me». The re
e> Hiring, proceed wIA labour, -m L ' the me ,f uret
hitherto take.. hifc nad litcic effed, Nor Iho Id
this excitc our wonder: they were of a partial n
tare, and n</t in conference of the exoteffinnof V
the will of the aflembly, representative of the whoi ~ '
Bstavian republic. This will is now made known '
supported by you it shall ouKeaWn- ! !'
the people be called together in all the towi, ,7 d
Villages of the Netherlands : Let the exirr.Vof
Haerlem be proposed to them ; that town l« *_
lous tor liberty, that it ha< already raited t Wu ti Un
dred young men for the Navy. Let all the
ftituted authorities rernimfthe Batavian youth that
their country looks up to them for b:r tfefe'ncc •
they will not be dear tin her' call, The timelf
opprefiion is pad. The fleet of the Republic i,
under the command of trite Patriots, j,, nn(
conlider their comrades as slaves, but as fellow citi
zens. The attention of the reprefentittivei of the -
p-ople will be continually diredted to "ptovi i s
tf.e wants of the marir.er., and they will consider the
rewarding of heroifmand faithful service asthiptott
pleaflng part of their Let tbepefore
fathers exhort their sons, lifters, their brothers, and
the people in general the y.;uth of the cb.mtry, t0
ads of heroism, and to engage in f(i»-
to Hiaidtain the honour of the fl a - ai)( j'
defend their native laud. Wtien they H\-j;i/th j®
nobly have fulfilled their duty, they wfll find tl'.cir
reward in oul"tender c*ic tor them ati.i tiin'i rela.
tives, i»i the approbation of every noble mind, „ ll( j
the congratulations and gratitude of all their , ()U
trymea. VAN DE CASTEEI.E.
THE PROPAGATION OF A U£.
To the Managers of the Telejjiapb.
Gentlemen,
IN my way to to#-n lad Tburf<%>, J wis verv a
greeahlyfin priced with intelligence of peace,
as disagreeably difappoinud to find that ihis wa»
only a flying lepert. In what manner usl fW) J 4 , n
now about to (late to you, as a caution to al'coii .
try gentlemen, who, like myfelf, have n, o ,e u*dn.' 4
liiy thaii wisdom, ai.d rr.oie hope' tf.jfa patience.
Precisely forty.yards a.ici o„c foot a„d a hat; | >c .
youd the second mile flotie 00 the Kammcrfmii'h
road, I was informed, undoubted autourin
that articles at peace f.ad arrive ). I' xactly
the Serpentine river, 1 learned that thecr >oktdpo
litics of the Priiihau court had &en defeated by mat
woman of great depth, tht Err.piefs of Rufiia By
the time I reached the turnpike at Hyde /arkcor.
ner, a negotiation had taken plaec at Bade. Far
ther on, in Piccadilly, the French were willing to
agree to our teims. Near Bum>gton house, a par
crazy man, with a coat that looked as if it had
been turned, talked fome'hing %bout indemnity,
which I could not very well undirltand In ti c
Haymai ket I underflood that the coptra&efoi horses
had been difi ontinued; and in the Strand, we uereto
rereive Corsica and the Cape, two of the mou »a
iuableplaceaiothe world. Coming thro'Bjteherrow,
I was told that our fuccefles tinder the gallant Pui. '
faye, had inclined the French to listen to terms. At
Temple-Bar, I was happy ro hear, there wauobe
an extraordinary meeting of the pi ivy 'council, to lay
theft heads together in ofde/to forward a peace.—
In Cheaplide, the terms weie aftnaljv fign«d; >»d
in the Poultry, the Loid Mayjr had received a letter
ft om the secret at y of state ; but RtjaiVy,ei
ther he nor his barber nor any oflier d.imn'J homjl
fellow knew any thing about the matter. At rh«
Bank I found that stock? were rifirfg without the,
help of mpiiey ; and at the flock excL.tige, they
would give me no fatisfatSioo, nulefs I vvouW fay
whether I was a bull or a bear. Beyond this, no
thing was to be learned refpe£ting peace. In Lm(U
enhall street, the consideration was the house lift,or
an open eleition, and in my attempt! farther call
ward, I tumbled into one of the new docks; and
there, I suppose, I loft the peacV eor can I learn
that any body has found it.
1 am, Gentlemen, your*
SIMON SEARCH.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Monday, May 3Q.
refoiutioa
of the Senate, comir»wi»afc«*M»<4»e
----1 »relative to the adjournment of the two hou
ses on Wednefdav next, was taken u£ and apfcgd
to, arirt a cortirtiirfee appointed to join a commit* ,
tee from the Senate to notify the Ptcfidcirt of
the United States, that the two houses intended W
adjourn 011 Wednesday next.
Mr; BournejifafcfcßwJwtwiWWlW^WffWfcefrwHT
gppuhnrm; ■
ing thp >ifne of meetiaarof the next felfio» of Co»-
grefs. . He believed tfafe biifinefe which yrouldcall
the attention of the House in tbfir next fcffioij
couid rtot be gotth/ttugh betwixt the firft Monday
in December an dihe thfrd of March; paiticular
ly as they then flfould ha*e to determine upon feme
4
proposed J lmih) the follovtiog rciolu'k ll
" Refolded that a committee be appointed tore
pori a bi:l for altering the time of mctfiag-of n«y
session of Congress.'*
This resolution was opofcfed bv Nichol»»,
Madilcn and Mafou, awd advocated by W £ ® •*" J
Bourne, W. Williams, Clai- ,
borne and Ruthciforjf It was carried, there bctfljf
a majnrity of 15 it. » *]
A bill was atterwards reported, twice read) • '
ordered to be engrofTcd for a third reading
It afterwards received its third reading and f*** V
The time of meeting for the next fiflion, wasnx™|
ou the firft of November. k '
The bill,entitled an adl for the admission of t 1
state of Teneflee into the union, for th' s ' B
mended title of the bill) was read the third time ßo
pafTed. •» ' a IS
Mr. W.. Smith prefenfed a pet ft ion f«*» A "'
Swmerfall and Sou, and John Price of Chai' e
praying the interference of government o"
of a (loop ladcti with produse from the Welt- jT
o the amount of 20,000 dollats, which rw r ' i
I taken and carried into Bermt;da by a Briti'' l P r ' .
teer, and condemned, though the ilrongeS ll "'