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Thomas Willing
Ebas Boudthot
Samuel Breck
Isaac Wharton
Rober.t Smith
James C. Fisher
Joseph Sims
Archibald M'Ca!l
John G. Wnchsmuth
Paul Siemen
Snnuel Coates
Henry Pratt
Thomas Ewing
8th instant, the folio v-
dircctors of he
the United States, for the y \r.
George Fox
Pa?'.:*: H 'Hiiig9wo»th'
David Lenox
•John Stille
* William Payne
* Joseph Coolidge
* John Lawrance
* Abijah Hammond
'* Moses Rogers
« Edward Lyde
* Gerard Walton
* Samuel Johnston.
* New members.
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And at a meeting of the directors, held
on the sixth instant—Thomas Willing, esq.
was chosen president of the said institution.
Post-masters.-—-\ very important question;
A considerable assembta;*£ of flu muifp
•f of govern
suited, ii appears (hat 3 bodies of ( i
ed'for war—that 1 body of them had a)
S the United States hue a
ed 1 lie plantation, and carried off the farm-
in p« utensils of major Woodbridge.
Gonsideringtbat the proximity of fori A-
dams rendered it necessary not to leave
that part of the country open to the assaults
of conspirators, they advised Mr. Meade
not to comply with the request.
Other reasons, which we chose not to no-
tice, were also assigned, of a vary valid na-
tOre ; but which prove the fidelity of the
citizens to (heir country.
It seems as if congress really slept over
their dutj.—or that the miserable and pitiful
has been'agitated in t'ffe supreme court of artifices of a certain intriguer at th- seat of
government had been employed to distract
the public couneils, in order to favor con-
spirators. It is our solemn opinion thai
such is the fact. It is really time that con-
gress should exhibit some activity in repress-
ing conspiracy and intrigues.
New-York, via. " Whether the fiost-masters
are liable for bank notes stolen by their
clerks out of letters delivered at their offices
for transport,¦Hon by the mail ?"—In Eng-
land they are not liable ; but the provisions
of our pest office law are different from
those of England. Judge Livingston gave
it as his decided opinion, that our post-mas-
ters were liable. The rest of the court gave
no opinion upon this point, it not being in
their opinion necessary to the case. The
opinion of judge L. is however highly im-
portant, as he is now appointed one of the
judges of t'ie supreme court of the United
States, the tribunal before which the questi-
on must be ultimately ¦decided.
Arrived, ship China Packet, Hewett,
Calcutta; brigs MoHy, Lee, St. Pierres, via
New-York ; Nancy and Katy, Griffing,
Kinsgton ; schooner Richmond, Butler, Leg-
horn.
Cleared, schooner Ariadne, Smith, St.
Jag 1 .
Frctti our L\,;v, p mdmit at Wa-hington,
January 9.
" The bill to provide for the punishment
of certain c imes against the U. States, was
this day taken up in the house of "represen-
tatives, after having been postponed from
time to time, .'.nd the greater part of the
day was spent in discussing it. Altho' this
bill has been introduced at the special i*com-
mendatJQR ofthe president, contained in the
niessu one doubt, principally
aimed at Burr's projects, yet it has experi-
enced such delay, that it will probably go a
very jivr-'e ' . rds effecting the object
intended. The first section was objected to
on the ground that it would grant a dan-
gerous power to the courts of the U. States;
& a motion was accordingly made to strike
out; a great at section. This sec-
tion was defended by Mr. G, W. Campbell
(of Ten.) who observed, that he had hoped
such a law would be passed by the house, as
soon as they should have it in their power
on the supposition that it was esseniio.iy ne-
cessary at this time to the safety of the Unit-
ed States. The house, however, agreed to
the resolution for striking out, 68 rising in
favor of it. The bill underwent several
amendments, and the committee of the
¦whole rose without coming to any decision
on the subject,"
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The undersigned his Danish majesty's
charge des affaires and consul-general near
the United States, hereby informs all those
whom it may concern, that for the assist-
ance of mariners navigating the belts and
eastern coasts of Holstein, a light house has
been built at Fakkebierg, which is situate in
N. N O, 1-4 of a Danish mile from the most
southerly point of the island of Langeland,
and which, in consequence of the elevation
of the hill, is at nearest 125 feet above the
level of the sea. P. PEDSP.SEN.
Philadelphia, 8th January, 1807.
TV. B. Editors of newspapers in the sea-
port, of the United States, are requested,
•w'/cn convenient, to give the above an inser-
tion in their respective papers.
FROM THE AURORA.
Facts.—General Wilkinson did apply to
?he acting govern r of the Mississipi terri-
tory for 500 militia.
Mr. Meade requited to know for what
purpose—no answer was given for several
days.
We are authorised to state from unques-
tionable authority, that James liilsun, who
was secretary to the Wood county meeting
last fall, has been arrested as one of Burr's
adherents, was examined before the ma-
gistrates and found Guilty. It is also stat-
ed, that on the 24th, there were between
Pittsburg arid Marietta, IOOO of Burr's men
on the Ohio river. Xj^fg' Ga&.~^
The Murderer, fames Jameson, who lately
escaped from the jail in Harrisburg, has been
taken in Heading, and is again safely lodged
in the prison he fled from.
The governor of Jamaica issued his pro-
clamation on the 27th November last, pro-
hibiting the importation into, and exportati-
on from that island, of such articles ft
at present permitted in vi BsV) I la long-
ing to neutral states, after the 27th day of
May next. [A'. Y. paper.]
SP/1NISH ROBBERY.
Extract of a litter from captain Swain, of the
brig Alexander and Sail;\ of Ncwburyport,
to bh owner, dated at Malaga, October 6,
180,6.
At sea, oil board the brig Alexander and
Sally, Rock .f Gibraltar bearing W.S.W.
distance about 9. or 10 leagues, it being
quite moderate, discovered a launch rowing
towards me from the Spanish coast—when
at the distance of a musket shot she fired
a swivel ; the ball pa en me and
the man at the helm—I immediately hoist-
ed my colors and backed my lopsail—- he
came up and hailed me, and ordered me
and my papers on board, which 1 executed
—They then ordered my men on. board the
launch, and sent me on board my vessel,
attended with four Spanish villain! armed,
who conducted themselves into the cabbin,
and orderd me . n also,
driving the rest of the men forward ; two
of them stationed themselves at the cabbin
doors ; the other two ransacking c
trunks, lockers, and every place where they
thought ui ney might be concealed—They
robbed from jue and the crew about 150
dollars in cash, and about too dollars worth
of sundries, such as spy glassesj watches,
pistols, &c. and after having effectually
searched the vessel, they very courteously
left her."
A detachment of the U. States' troops,
consisting ol about 30 men, mostly lecruits,
marched into this city on Thursday last, to
do duty at the tort. They came from Staun-
ton (Virg.) [iW.]
The attempted assassinatim of the Fr$n(h
cmfirar, is thus stated in a private letter
frcm Leipzic t
" It appears that when the French em-
peror passed through Weimar, he was fired
at from a window, by a person unknown.
The ball unfortunately missed him, on which
be instantly ordered toe place to be given
up to fire and sword ; and', we arc sorry to
add not a house is standing either in Er-
furth or Weimar." We do not answer for
the cause, but the effect is certain.
[London papcr.~\
By a late official statement, the American
imports at Liverpool, from the 28th May,
to the 2d July, 1808, are as follow :
15,36'J bags cotton,
18-205 cow and ox horns,
3 404 barrels turpentine,
1,476 do. 1 iv,
4,086 hundred stives,
501 logs maple, &c.
900 pine planks,
1,336 pine logs,
390 cedar logs, *
497 chests sugar,
13,361 barrels flour,
1,834 do. pot and pearl ash,
12,200 deals and ends,
37 fathoms lathwood,
1,273 hogsheads tobacco,
466. cow and ox hides,
2,311 tierces rice,
80 seroons indigo,
971 hogsheads bark,
55 do. horntips,
376 casks Sumac,
14 do. bees-wax,
8,330 quarters wheat,
28 bales deer skins,
1,105 hundred boards & oak planks,
1.600 handspikes and oars,
37,000 wheel-spokes,
87 tons logwood,
168 oak logs.
From the Kentucky Gavotte of Dec- j £,
Departed this life, at 8 o'el.ek yesterday
morning, of an affection ol the stomach,
the hon. John Breckinridge, attorney gene-
ral of the United States. His body will
be interred at one o'clock this day. The
lusti of Hi, £>.. will he felt by his country,
Marseilles
Bordeaux
Lyons
Rouen
Turin
Nantz
Brussels
Antwerp
Ghent
Caie ¦ •
Tolou e
Leige
Strahsburg
Cologne-
Orleans
Amiens
Nismes
Burges
Angers
Montpellier
Mentis
Rheirns
547.759
90,413
00,993
88,9:9
87,000
79-036
77,163-
66,207
56,818
55*1?.1
53.7,58
50,151
50,000
49,049
42,706
4i,937
42,179
39.594
33 682.
33,000
'3»>7»3
52,099
30,223
There are also twenty-two cities in which
are more than 20,000, but not exceeding
30000 inhabitants in each.
The vineyards in France are stated to
produce annually 492,750,000 gallons of
wine of different qualities and prices. The
best oil is produced in Languedock, and
the best honey in Narbonne. The first
mulbeny trees in France were planted by
Francis Fracat in 156.J, to whom the nor-
thern departments of that country are in-
debted for then ufacture.
COURT OF VIC&ftDMIRALTY.
Before bis honor Flekfy-- 1 Dyer, esq.
solo nuniisary.
¦ 1, 18o6-.
Nancy, Olcott, master.—Mr. Armstrong,
solicitor-general, prayed the claim by him giv-
en, (in behalfofthe ciihens of the U. S. of
America) tobe admitted, & the ship, cargo&
private adventures to be restored as claimed.
Mr. Kerr, on behalf of the captors prayed
the laid claim to be rejected, and the said
ship cargo, and private adventure to be con-
demned. When his honor the judge di-
rected the said claimant to exhibit attestati-
on, to explain the circumstance of the ship-
ment of Hartshorn and Watson, being con-
signed to him, without any letter of instruc-
tion appearing, and to negative his having
any concern in the said liansaction ; where-
upon the solicitor general forthwith exhibit-
ed attestation of Ins said party, &c.
i!'S huiiortae j g heard proofs,
,t with the ..it read, and the
- \- proc tors on both
n, by iuti decree, pro-
nounced the said shipment of liartshonie &
rio, or
other subjects of .Spain, & as such or other-
wise, liaole to confiscation, and condemned
r e same asjjood Mtd lawful prize to the
captors -admitte I I -ec'aim of the master, ;; Hartshorne and Watson, and in
supply of proof respecting the same, an at-
testation upon oath, made on the 21st day
of August last, by Robert G. Watson, one
of the firm, before J. W. Patterson, notary
public, at New-York, declaring the goods
to be the property of his said firm ; but a
commission of inspection of ship and cargo
having been issued from the court, the mar-
shal accidentally discovered a quantity of
papers concealed in a box, forming part of
that shipment, ftom which papers it; clearly
appeared, that a considerable part, if not the
whole, was the property 01 Bartoloine Si-
berio, a passenger on beard, and other Spani-
ards residing at Havana.
When men so far forget all their moral &
civil duties, and thus violate that sacred law
of public faith, as has appeared in the pre-
sent instance, it is to be hoped, that as well
the innocent owners of the ship, as the ship-
pers of property on board of her, may re-
cover the full amount of all the damages
they have sustained or yet may sustain, by
reason of the capture and detention of their
property, against the persons by whose
highly criminal conduct they have suffered.
It cannot be doubted, but that an honest ju-
ry, in a district court of the state of New-
York, upon proofs ofthe fact being, produc-
ed to them, would, by their verdict, shew
the abhorrence with which good men look
upon practices of this nature.
OF REPflKSENn'ATlt'liS.
Friday, January 9.
o for the FE-,\,:::Ar, gazettil]
A " bill to ascertaitt and provide for the
salaries of the judges ofthe orphan's court
of the District of Columbia," was read twice
and referred to a committee of the whole on
Wednesday.
Mr. Dawson presented the memorial of
sundry inhabitants of the county of itex-
andria, praying congress to grant jurors a
compensation of §195 per day, for their
attendance at court. Referred to a select
committee of 5 members.
The house then proceeded to consider the
bill for the relief of Anthony Benezet and
others ; and, on motion of Mr. J. Clay, it
was again re-committed for the purpose of
amendment.
The house went into a committee of the
wdxle on the "bill to provide for thepunish-
ment of certain crimes against the U. States."
After a debate of some length, the commit-
tee ofthe whole rose and reported the bill as
amended.
Mr. Early,,from the 'teonnnittee of com-
merce and manufactures* reported a " bill to
continue in force for a further time, the act,
entitled an act to suspend the commercial
intercourse between the U. States and cer-
tain parts of the island of St. Domingo- ;"
which was read twice and referred to a com-
mittee of the whole on Wednesday.
Just received and for sale,
A few casks cf S'lerrV WINE, of a mid-
line; q-iuibtr.
7/ic titbioribtr cart assure (he public, that it
was NOT 'made in the house fra-m whence the
advertifemsnt of Trur.He C&eese, Pipe*, iSV.
came (i-.sertcd hi the Federal Ga&ette, oi last
even:-
Ar.so,
A large and well clioaen assortment of
'groceries,
On the most honorable terms, by
wivt. woods,
No 31, Baltimore-street.
N. B A few dozen of the best Durham-
shite Mustard.
January 10. d4t
NOTICE;
Imfortavt and Interesting to the Ladies.
AT,;': < C. D. LAViGNS,
No.70 1-2, BA'.timohe-street,
From PARIS
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Fort
___________m Baltin
CLEARED,
Ship Juno, Defers,
Der Friede, Haan,
Brig Hunter, Rider,
Hibernia, Thornton,
St. Michaels, B muds,
Lioness, Dove,
Sehr. Eagle, Havens,
Hazard, Garland,
Mary, Baker,
Ambers*, Glasse,
Elizabeth, rendition, :
Polly, Mann, V
Hope, Dawson,
tore.
New-York
Bremen
Havana
Leghorn
do.
Choi
Cumaira
Salem
Boston
Salem
N; York.
gtbn, N. C.
fja vatia.
For Bordeatrx,
r iK. The Brig;
... Y,
a About V car-
the remainder will he taker*
ppl' to
:, Ship-Broker.
January 10, ________d.
. ensterdam,
new Ship
REBECCA COFFIN-,
f . Captain-—,
s Id complete order, and read'y
to receive a cargo ; for freight apply to
1*. L. THOMAS, Ship-iiioker.
January 10._________________eo
Vox Sale,
r -CIl^--, The Schemer
_-T, , H A R R I O T,
w^OL/* A good faithful built vessel,
burthen 63 tons, and will stow
400 bbls. her Sails, Anchors, Cables, and
Rigging, are ail good, and she may he sent to
sea at a very trifling expence. For terms ap.
ply to captain Russell on board, in Smith's
dock, or HENRY THOMPSON-.
Jumiarv 10. det
tor Sale,
'fakes the liberty to
inform the Ladies, that
he dresses the hair af-
ter the Greek, Flora,
Virginia, and Parisif.ii
Fashions [ he intermix-
es in the Hair Gauze,
Muslin, Cambric,
,Flow'rs,Peai-!,s,
_________________¦riTiaivtonds; he like-.'
\\ / wise makes Coir
Jgtf, ""=A\. lie, k half Couvre Fo-
lie ;he. likewise makes
Wigs, of all kinds j al-
^^^^^^^^^^^^fso, Double Tresses &.
Hair Love-Knots, Hair Rojras, Frizetta
deau, and all that concern his trade; he keeps
an assortment of Hair Of every Color.
Important to the (ien'lcmen.
A. C. D. L. likewise informs gentlemen,
that lie Cuts the Hair a la Titus and a la Bru-
:,is and trims in tile most modern fashion.
fanugry 10 eo:>tf
"The Young ROSC1US.
just received;
Price in boards setoenty-j%erienc< !
men. The. road from the Couvt-House P
to New-Castle, is through a beauiiiul le.c 1
country, and can be travelled at all seasons of
the year in four hours or less. Passenger*!
travelling by this route, can frciinently b«
landed in either Philadelphia or Baltimore, on
the night of the same day t,hat they loavj
either place.
It nwiy not be amiss to inform those unac-
quainted with this route, that a packet, left
Philadelphia on Sunday last, and arrived at
' New-Castle in three hours & twenty minutes ;
the passengers were conveyed from tncnee to
the Court-House Point, in tour hours ; and
had 1.1.ev been disposed to come on to Haiti*
mure, they could easily have arrived there in
five hours—making the passage through in
hours avid twenty minutes. It is not to
be expected that impusslboiues can be per-
formed—aueirpass when
the wind is fa ,:-ovid-
ed waggons, for the conveyance of goods to
¦ i ^'•vj-i_:o ourt-'HousePoint;
andcanalwto in IdiifideL
phia. oi-tialto:
The subsoritjgrs do not wish to underrate any
other establishment of this khut;
wish is to do justice to their own—and by
their assiduitv and attention, to merit a sharte
of the p image. For (Vc-igf.. o
sage, annlyto the. cantains on board, or to
" JOSHJJA k GEO. vV ? KDi
No. 101, Br-wiv's win a ore.
.-.te-1''. HAND, j'ttn.
ROWLAND LLs.IS, or
WILLIAM JJiiTHELi.',
PlYiue.ek.Sia.
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