h';. » , ' wa , rffcliuM t»f herietng African prnp?rty. O.ie } e ( the arguments/fed by this ciHUifel tor corn!em i- j n ing the pnze wai that Mr. Somerfail, one of the lop "r iowners, wasrbor/under the Britilh flag ! Th* pe- was , I ;,i on and acc/mpanying papers were referred to y the feeretary m State. ven jyfr, \V. Smith from the committee of Ways and g ta Means, #o was inferred the message of the' f t £j p.efirterit relative to additional appropriatiens neccf- r . ()t /faryfor Foreign correfpondeuee, reported the sol- (rej P lowing refolotioni : »' liot i i " Refulved, that a further sum of 23,500 dol ( , ah I lar» be appropriated for the expences of foreign in- q;j 1 tcrcourfe for the year 1796." . po fl »f Also a bill making further appropriations for the j^ () /year 1796. The hill and resolution were read a fe- was | coad tim . oe j| after eooftderable debate upon some of the articles (which debate wJI appeir in its order,) the j^ { following items were at>/ed upon for the ellablilh- ■*'" 1 "" rl 7 Tor the fuSfflence of/the officers of the m ;, a'my, 45,606 |)#t Ditto of 11011 cotnnAflioned officers and tru privates, / 300,000 , VF t forage, f 16,592 por I'Vt cbathioor, 70,000 0 f For horses for ttfe cavalry, 7's°° f x bflOn*y, / 10,000 Ft the hofpitil department, 30.000 r> _ Fir the ordnance department, 40,000 r For 60,q00 ' For the quarjer mailer's department, 200,000 ' p! Far thecont igencies of the war-department 30,000 For the deft ice and prote&ion of the 1 ' ' Fror tiers, ' 130,000 For' the fort ifications, barracks, &c. at Wei Point 20,000 For the pay ind subsistence of three cap- the o»val-department, - r.ooo For military H4» 2 59- T1 1 |,- )a K »i-n / The bill to be engrossed for a third ' I letting s-f i 4 The amenomeoH of the Senate to the bill for , dtfiayiog the expences of trials dutmg the late in furreiitio'rt. for allowance to witneflfes, , jjurors, &ii. were read and agreed to. JTie Senate Bruck out the and' Hie relative to the diftrifl aKorney aiu+TUuck one dol lar out for an ySditiopdfl allvWtice per dny t® wit nesses, and ceiu* •The arr.endmeiit of the Senate to the bill limit j the time for allowing a drawback on domeltic [fpiritsj Sic. were agreed to. The d'fagreemerits of the Senate to a part of the (bill for admit ting the (late of Tcneflee in the uni jon was read* The hvfcufe infilted upon their amend* Initßt, and a committee of conference was appointed. Oil mntion J M•- w. Smith, the house form ed itfeffinto a cotCmittee (}f the whole, Mr. Switt iu the chair, 011 the bill rrtaking further a;>t>rapria -1 tious for the year 179^: to whictl Mr. W. S.nith moved to add a new fvdtion, containing an aclditi oiisi appropvia'ion of 23,500 dollars, agteeably to the meffagc of the Prelident. This fcclion occa k_f>oned cuttfiderabledebate. / that 18,000 dollars of [his Cum is wanted/bp account of the ap pointment of 2 ministerS {dtrmpotentiary, instead of miiiiflei6 thi cjfui's of Spain and Lon don, which was on the ground of eti quette ; for, it was fjra though here futh distinc tions were thoughtyfiiftinjf and ridiculous, they were- in the eotirts of Europe very" necelfary to he attended to. Tlm» meafute was-oppoted by Mess: s. Gailaiiii and defended by Meftfs. W. Smith aud- fciprfper. On the qneftion being put. /there appeare'a 48 merobers lot 'he. appropriation /and 4?!.*gafntt it ; when the chairman determined \ thi quefttan in :hie affirmative 1 . The copirrijttre rcrfe and repf>Tted the bill; «nd two t»o:ictfi> made, .tl|C one for taking up &e of the a.-netnicßent, the othei Sfot adi the lattf r-.prtvaiicd. f Adjourned. Tt'E£BA*,. Mr 7 31. Ven; The hill nunking- apprnpria turns for fitppor) t '' ,na of tlif.military and naval ellnb!,!hmnits of 1 796} Fmti was readlhe third litr- and d; * ed tli An amendment of the Senate yb for pre '" Wfl venting the sale of prizes in the nftrts of the United l t,e ' States, was lead. It was to infect words to this ef- ntl feci at the end of the lirfl fectifn, ••pi-tivided, that vo "'' nothing in this law {hall operatl aßain.l any exiiling ,l m treaty.'' The consideration 0/ this amendment was ( ' on not gone into, but a motion Las made hy Mr. Ve- ,>roc i able*and supported by Malf. Madison, Gallatin, fror,l Giles, Swanwiek, Nichola/ and W. Lyman, to '' ave postpone the confideration/f this bill'till the Iltof "°" e November rext, on the ground that the.measure l,acl was not neceflary, that jfhe- cause assigned lor it, ' ro P 1 the probability of a war between Great Britain and ' iavc waiiiot likely if happen, and that as it ap- '^ vt? very nearly :p an encrdaelimcut upon ex- Iwo iitiifg treaties, it might giveoffince to some of the ™*Fi belligerent poweis wi«i whom they delired to be on V(>t^ terms. The /oflponement wan o^ofed-by Mess. Bourne and Sltgrcaves, W. Smith and Gil bert, infixing that she bill was a nectfflisry and pru- dentiweafure, in omer to guard again!! the contin- •ge«cy above mentpticft, and having already deter- ar mined to pals thejnill, the amendment from the Se nate making no llifference in tne principle, they trufled the house Ivould not be so ve;futile as tiow to poltpoiie it. ft was, however, agreed to be poft pone4. Tlie av« and noes btirty taken, on motion of Mr. W. Smi Ji, were as Follows : " ® r y A y E S. . -o'' Mcffrs. Biiley, Baldwin, Baifd, Rl-nint. j_j~j Bryan, Btirgefs, Claiborne, C 4.'s, N Earle, Findlev, jyj ai Gallitin, Giles, Gillefpie, Qreemip, Hampton, j v j cv Haneock, Harrifon, H»thon)„ J-Tsvens, "Holland, H-ifler, Jaekfort, W. Lymaitt,* .Maclar, Madison, \,\[ Milledge, Moore, MuhTetiHerfr, New, Nicholas, Ri chards, Rutherf.ltd, lfrael R. jun. to * . Swanwiek, Tatom, Van Winn —40- . f OIS. McJTt:.-Am«, Boi»rmv|p'r ; 'Hc:, Coi', Cooper, Crabb, Dent, A. Fotter.jp. Fotttfr, Gilbert, Gil- y at man, Glenn, Gto'rich, fliifvoH. Grove, Hind- In man, .Henderfop, S/Lwdi , M icn Read, StTgreaves. Jer. Sn"\fth, NSm tH, Ifate Smith, Lmt W. Smiih, T. Sprigg, Switt; Thatcher, Thomp- t c son, 'l'iioinas, liacy, Van AJen. Wiiliams—34. I I The Senate,' by mefft;re", infi.traed the H"iifc\ lWt ( that- they'iniilled upon tfieir a nendHftertt to the btly ' la< " ' irtadejLO recede, mid e? ! :rK.'d 33. (0 27. g The Senate's .imsndmen{s to th; bill for relief of! dittillers in certain caf<\,> were read arid to. y ■ ' Th'e house took up the conlidemtion of tbc 'iiiHl p a , j- yesterday discussed in a committee of the whol*\ wh providing sums for,foreign inteicourfy when a ,co'tjdera«e difc'.iflTon took placc oifthe j propriety of "'rmring the additional 23,000 ' " required" the Prelident in his late j «»Ll l aJaTn" oriJe(fr- . Meffi'S. Ames, Bouvne, firent, BtirgiTp, Conner, *>< Is Dent, Findley, A. Filler, L) Foster, Gilbert, Gil- lib a - man Glenn, Goodrich, Grove, Heath, e Henderfon, Ht'ndman, S. iLyman, Machine, Muh if JenbpAjt. Murray, PreftJn, Read, *Rithard», Sit ;d greaves, Jer. Shiith, N. tinifh,.lfoac Sn.ifh, WnV. re Jhatcher JThomas. Thompfo>i,Tra fe cy, VjitfAleoj Van Corjlandt, Wadfworth, Wil- <1C ft liams—-jq. I th .d • „ M'--fTrs. Brntort, Btwio.Coit, Earle, Gallatin, , D Gillofu'ie, Hjmpton, M trrifon, Hathorn, havens, e , Heift«#r, Holland, Ja. ki>ii, Lorke, Maclay, Maton, V Milledge, New, Nichols, Urael Sm th, R. Spfrigg, , jun. TE Sprigg, Ve*able, Winn—2s. ■ ' ' The "Rill was then be engrossed for ' third reading, which it afterwards received and pas " r fed. '* . • n " The house again resumed the%onfideration of p :9 ' the report »f the committee of eleftion#, to whom it lte was recommitted the petition of Matthew Lyon, complaining o/an and return of If/ b1 " rael Smith to feKve a? a member of that ' t- The report had twice before been confirierafion but rfo concluiion come to upon it) it- was in the followingworrft: tic 1 1' That.it a'ppiariaby the deposition of the town clfrk'of Hancocfe there were seventeen persons j, e in the said town, who'.were entitled to vote ; twelve _ n ;_ of whom are (feted to have beep admitted in that V town, a:id five In other towns. * c( *j\ «' That by a like (kpoliiion of the clerk of '' ! ' Kingston it Spears, 'hrt there were in that town, ' m " nmeteen i seventeen of whom had been n "^ l qnalified in *hat town, amj two, in oiher towns.' ,a " « That It does not appear, that tiie warrants a ith were withllld from the fall towns Hy the fheriff, 1 '' from any fiaiuii.lent intention ; but the failure was » to accidentalJas t» the town l, i id is not entitled to ttiis feat in thit ' ; U ** iloufe." ■ 011 This r< >ort occafioiied roi fideiSile debate. It c " ed was defen td by Messrs. Harper, \V < Smith, ai* N« Smith, principally V» thiie bauiii « ill; votes fuffiAnt in the above" two Awhs lo have 1 »u chanced if they had votA for the pe bei liuofcr, aA on the necrffity of eftabljhmg it as a « piinciplc.iij eledions, that every townlhould have ( noticed J clcttioii. it was oppokdlby M.ifrr. \ VeoafoJc (t-he cfistyrjnaii of tfce of elec- P< viort») (jrci! Miii f Nicholas, Giles. W. IyVii)> i and of Findley. admin ed the p jfliV.litr, bur deni- an ed the probability that the? voters, in thfce two ed owns, w >ui 1 have changed fa\a of the election, of 1 hey said there was evrry reason to believe tbc <"®rurary, thai Mr. Snliih h«ul a majority of 21 le' votes, that 15 of tbe voLrs in Hancock and K<'»sr- »ba iton had vnted for Mr. Sbiiith, at the former eUc- 1 ei: tion ; that Mr. Lyon, With all his endeavors to ! th procure them, had only brought forward a petition hi irom 20 of thele persons, who declaied ti ey would en have voted for him, whiehvif they bad done, and a» none bad voted tor Mr. SnAihj lie would itill have T had a majority of c vote ; b*ut there were affidavits 02 Iropi teven, of these voters, 'declaring t hey would h. have voted tor the iitting member ; seven cth<* of fit ih in ret'ufed to ukc any parV h) the diipute, and ) p: vwo of the voters were abfeuft at the time »i dec- i tion, and could not have voted cither way. The ;cc vote was lengih taken 011 motion of Mr. Wm. tl Smith, by yeas and nav«s as follows. . > b< aye s.r j;< MeflYs. Bourne, Coit, F.arlr, A. Foftrr, ai D. Foster, Gilbert, Glenn, Goodrich, Grifwold, r< Harper, Hindman, Kitchell, Locke, S. Lyman, P lleid, Sitgrcaves, Jcr. Smith, N. Smith, Isaac 1< Srfluh, W. Smith, Swift, Tha ciler, Thompson, t< Thomas, Tracy, Van Alen, V'adfworth—2B. NOES. j b Mtflri. Bailey, Baldwin, Baid, Benton, Blount, b Bi-ya-i, Burorf/!, Chrittie Claif orne, Coles, Find- I lev, Gallatin, Giles, Oi'Vfpie, G'lman, Greenup, t' "Hampton, Hancock, Hathorr, Havens, Heath, ; n Heiltel", Holland, Jackson, W. Lyman, Maclay, c j Msw.-on, Macltfo", MiHed'je, ty lore, Muhlenberg, c ( New, Pretlofl, Richards, Ru:h< rfprd, R. Sprigg, f j jun. T. Spring, S»auwick, Tati m, Van Cortiaridt, ' . Venahle— 4J. i T 'at minute of this day's proceedings to hi concluded to morro'u). I 1 BERMUDA, May 14. Taefitay moiiritfg afrfved his mat! y's fl iop of war Spencer, Capt. Evans, fjom a cruize ; Hie felt in with a French national cor'veue. Le Volean, • commanded by citizen 'Jjirematid (of Guadalot4pe) but ialt from Chavleflon.-of 12 guns and near an.: ; htiadied mer., and after an engagement ot three j glade*, took The corvefle had upward} of v tweoty men killed and wounded. The Spencer J had one killed and o>;i wounded.* Great praise is due to the few officers and crew ot me Splicer, there being only 40 hands on board in the whole. , ■■■.*. ■ r.-.-'JW'T'T" ..... . i ■ , Philadelphia, Wednesday june I, 1796. ' NEW-THfIATRRE. A friend of Drama Ijopestfiai the liberal degree of 1 paii wtych thole prffpr mers have expei ienced \ whele Stiietlta iiaye aiready takt n place, wilt extend to t ivirs. Shauf, whole benefit is hxcu tor this iveu.ng. . in her Unt of aclm: l , w'nich is a refpciljliU- oi.e, her abilities rtsnd confeff'ti, her indufry in studying hgt P\,parts is not exceeded by aiiy of tlttxompanylTii addi j tH'n to .cliiiiis oh the public favor, the pertorm > j anet-s liavc T£rf>rig Allurcnmiiis for ail who polfefs a jufl > j taile for the drama, J here are few preces in the Eag ijQj ajigoage U»t-e*ce(- A4m« Gentiivre's Httfy fiaa'y rtdfti iMfl riCtfalm< rs's s ..r;i' ". etu/?! Vo any ■ i ifj Wis line of attiiif. *. v I'lie «peP» ot -the Midnight Wetndtrirs, lias /^'ii iulVTy awnire'd in the Eagliiii' 'thcalrcsj , Xhsrtjs every reason t» hope .that yie tnextie this evening wih txliibit Fueh an as will rc wild the merits and?t6fi« ot thia'flrefs and evinve the libcraiity public, .T-het Minerva of New-York Bates that thalatej! Ac- froro St. Bai-thc-lomcwi fay, that St. Lucia is in ipijfleirrbn of the Englifli J"; The Hoq|. Jonathan Trumbull of Cohru'flicHt, has acceptedthit.o^ce.of Lieut- Governof, and h& feat in . the Senate-6f the United States will be reigned.. — 'iriiMW 1 !-[ BY , THIS PAY'S MAIL. I', SfEW-YOKK, May 31. iVMertiy airbed at this port in u days from Cape- fhfurgeut, Cajjt.Vivle*, of 36 guns.? V e have the- pleafijre to announce to the public, that a confrderibfle French Haval force hat arrived at C'ape of Francaii, auihefttit'barficulars of which we are pro m mifed for to-morrow's Argus. "J ■ [(J The following are the conditions of Capitulation / agreed on between the commanders <5f the Bri (y tifb armament, and the governmeot of Demarara, tj on its furtender the 22d of April lalt, received by rhe ihlp Silly, Captain Lafhrop, arrived on vn Sunday, and translated from the Dutch language, , nB for the Daily Advertiser. ve WE, the Governor and Inhabitants, convened lat Council of the Oniony of Eflequibo and D4pk»d rara, m»ke known to all it may concern, That wJ of this day received/fnm his Excellency General ,n ( White and the lVafarirg commander Parr,' com cn matvder of the navy of his B i annic Majesty, ii> this'river, ol thefuruenow mooied irf this hatbaui, ,t s as Wejl asthofcveflels whuh are not arrived, a fum jffj mons t« deliver the Island to the lame power an{ ,as to fnbjtft ourselves in friencifhip and tranquility to the government of his Majesty on the terms pre )e - fciibed, viz. ht *That the inhabitants stall be entitled to fafety £br thetr persons, free religion, with liberty ra . tp keep poSTefii&n ofiall thiir property as well by | lc water as- by land, excepting those who fhail appear to remqinfubjeft to the inhabitants of the Repub .nt lie of France. Further, on the laws and eufloms of itfc such laws as might'have been made previous to nic .e. fut the marine cannot be taken into Briiilh fei vice in ii! his majesty's pleafuve be knpwn ; But I bey fHiii't be entitled lo receive tbrir piv : gteeable to the.it*rank, and every f vility tohi :li ca» be forded tlx w.: Tluil the Governor and eveiy civil officer ?f ci li e oatli of allegiance to hismiijeftv fhail fie taker, lh.il have the liberry if they oliflofe, in their ivfpsfH*e litnarions, except those .who Inve piven prairti ut parlittlity to tfie Reptibl'V of. France. The Governor only reUnqmfhiiijr the tnilr.ary commaiid ; should those Itinera! terms be r Vvj-d, the < iovyr.i or, courfel, snd anv one coiicen ed, si »U become anlwershle tor the consequences, u. less an attack place by aay of lbe *ai:<3 and sea forces, in such a manner as to render evei j reliftanee frtii r lefn, Major ,Ge«ei;il White and Cap:. Parr, pave the Governor one hour's time and no longer, after rendering th-s inclement to accept or to refufe. And, as we, to t!ie w«-!f.,re of out ft! ve 6 general i ly in this colony could not relufe to accept it, ws bavenndei the beueliu of it, after mature delibera lion, resolved to delinet up llie coloi ieG and ddliict to the aforef-iid authority, and by relet'ption ccni . municaled the fame to t! r Britifti commander i. cnief. Havii.g thought it our duty lo inform,|.U our inhabitants of this p\>hli. att 11, with requei: to fnhmit tl)emfelve6 to it fur die welfare of trefe co lonies. As ihe fame are as uf'ia!, will he published in both ii»ei» lejji liy and sent for perufnl. Signed this day in the convened court of admi- I ralty,the Z2dday of April, 1796. (Signed) Anth. Beaujoft. I 1- F. Van Wrll. M^r. F. C. Fisher, Captain. By order of the fame, (Signed) -M. Fnnic, S c'ry. ai. int. I WitnefTes. ; P. P. I,uyke, Thos. Cumming, A. Meaftent. PQKT Qf Arrived—Ship Ganges, Capt. Tir gey, in 92 1 d-sys from Madias and !'en^a ! . jult imported, And for SALE. SUG AR and COL-ViiK, itj rogl'.-ads , IJE.W RICE, m.whole andlutf t:etcs» QUEEN'S WAKE, in h->g{V/atls r WHITE LEAD, (dry) in talks I COPPER, in Aieets > T Caffilt and Whit? Soap American J Mou | d atl j Dl> , t Candles and C BOSTON BEEF of The Hrff cni lity. 1 ' Isaac Harvey, 'tin. [6 ms, 1. ?3w] Kb J ibiith er Strc . ' ~ • fa *-:? * 'Pubftf-h:. d'if iir* Savage* y And for Sa'e, at tut Cs>LUsclßiAK Gr» f,T,ERY f jULjfnut, id ('onrw-ft rf TtLth ir'cttJ s A PORTRAIT OF GENERAL WAYNF;, From tlie Original Pidiurt, in the jOolumbiua Git lery. Price J Dollar and 1 <; Cents MUSCTPULA".- A MEZZO'I'INTO PIUNT, After a celebtafed prctnre, painted by Sir J. Reynold*, Price t ?)nlla r and 7? Genu. ;; A PORTRAH or WILLIAM SMITH, Of Sonth Carolina, Price 1 Do!laf i;it! 15 Cent?. , s The Little Favotiriie, price ;j Cents. ln The Baj-ber's JUop, 37. June I §3 - LANDING, This Day, at Waltls wharf, from the fchoonQ Pul iy £«f Sally, Cist Dove, from Ttntr'ijfe, I ENEKIFFE WINE, ui; | In Pipes, Hogflieids, and Quarter Calks. For 5 ale by at Philips, Cramond y Co. e ' June 1 §1 ROBBERY. , T QTOLEN, onthe night of the 27th inft from a delk, io i- O the Store of the Subscribers, No. Si Fri.nc flrevt, fnp a, jjgfcd to be broken open about r2 o'clock at night, the sol- L .J lowing Not;», &c. which the Public are cautioned against negor .itiwg ;a» they t jr. be of no use to any j erfon but " the fubferibers Payi.ient of'the Notes and Cutlom-houle e » Debentures, which are drawn in favor of the fublcrtbere, and not endorsed, i# (lopped. Ed Firß, of a bill, drawn at Kingft»n, April 13, by Wm, Berczy, in favor of George For'ythe Co. at 60 dayb., 3011 D. C. Brauer, and *cccpte£ i3iMay, for 63 pounds Quebcc e»rrency, and r.ndorfed to and by A. Macomb. fOJeholas Erower'n note, payable May l, doll. 500 t> JLichard WjHiamfon's ditto 978-4.V in. Joleph Thompson's do. 195' *7 ~ The following Cuftora-boufe Debentures, viz. ' Debenture No. 915 due June 15, 14J.08 9*6 J»f> *1. . nc 927 Auguftio, - 607.96 to 918 ScptL-mber 30, 499-t ■) c- 919 Dectmbcr 14, a 33-vJ . £>e£ars 3 785.: 3 1 The •Ucwing jds and 4tbt of Exeiaog.-, *iz. t )' Jil and 4th of a '.ill-a:pO «Jays; drawoj )• Se-- by ton, ts" Co. 011 John Lock,l.cm :ar don, in favor of ourfcWe*, for £ Bj6 8 6 b 3d of a bill at 60 days, drawn by Isaac Olafon r U* Co. on Bird, Savage and Bird,Londop, 0 in favor of Pbyn, Ellis and lngli«, 3308 j6 6 *' c jd of a bill at 6odayp, drawn by S. Cfdman, li* of BdCon.on John ts" Franc 5 Baring fcs" Co. alt to the order ei Phin, EUice t' Inglis 1000 3d of a bill , drawn by Rol «. t Kennedy, on j (> Coalt W Co.at 40 days, car own favour 1000 ifh £ 6i6j 4; *1' BeHdes-the above number of paper;, ttfekls to airy hut d the owners, a quantity cf money , an.guniin; 60 about iyj (l dollait, was taken at the fame time. . . 1 N. B. if the p.rfon or perfous who carried off the a " 1 bove, will encloft them to Pfillcr 53* MaccutU, N-W Yo , ,r ' 110 fer: bet notice tiiten °f th«-fraaf lTiion. -i> New-Yuik, M.y i 3. P.fcfHThß 'J»MACOVB :ht luae 1 &>'■ ■' v