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1 11E Subfciibers, Managers of the Kvimane Society of Philadelphia, for the recovery of petfons apparently dead from drowning, impreued with a due fenfc of the fupport which they have here tofore derived, from the benevolence of their fellow citizens, in enabling them to cany on the feveral committed to their charge, by the Society, have taken the liberty to date the following obfervationsto the confederation of the candid and bencvo lint. The fociety was incorporated in 1 793, and ccmfiftf fuch perfoni who had then or hereafter lubferibe the conditution and pay to thetreafurcr, one dollar annual. by, the ftated Meetings are to be Jield un the firlt fourth' day, called Wednefday, in the thirct month called March of every year, at each of which Meetings twelve managersarc to be chofrn to conduct the affairs of the in flitutiona for the enfuing year, who are lo hold thcii ftated Meetings on the fecond fourth day called Wednefday, in every month their operations bcingfubj the controul of the general Meetings of the fociety. The views of the fociety were formerly 1 1 conhnca principally 10 tnc recovery or per 1 Hyutc of Reprefentatives. Thursday, fa.

j. HE rcfolutions laid on the table yef terday by Mr. Filzliroons, were.tak.cn up and referred to the committee of Whole for this dayThey weipe as follow Refolded, That provifion ought" to bemade for paying the intereft on the balances which have been placed on the books of the trea fury to the credit of certain dates, in confe. quenceof the fettlement of accounts between the United Mates and individual Refolved, That the fums which are plac ed to the debit of certain dates in confeqiience however, enlarged the plan lo as to take in This motion was referred to the commit. fudden apparent death, from divers other rs other caufes, fuch as from the drinking water, fuffocation from charcoal, or other fubflances, the rays of the fun, and have extended rewa'rdsor extraordinary exertions, 'in refcuingperfons from having experiencedand now believe that much good fcay refult therefrom, for numbers have received the faid been Tcdored to alivc life in whom animation had been fome time fufpended.

Previoufly to the incorporation of the In ftitution the apparatus which had been pro "vjded by the fociety including their Grapples. tt a confiderablc expence, were all pealing the feci ion of tj fris, was agreed to, win Iloulc. to which it re id reported to It was then voted that the report committee of the whole, refueiing the diciarv. fhould be taken into consideration by the Houfe. a his report contains a variety of alterations and amendments in the lyflem thefe were feverally agreed to, and a committee appointed to being in a bill.

Adjourned. from time to time, fa injured or dedioyed, Jhe Committee, to whom mat referred the 'that eighteen complwt lets hauc been lately 'provided and dcpofited in fuitablc places, and a per fun is appointed under falary to their care. And alth6' frequent applications made for pecuniary aflillance.totbc humane "and generous, yet we are induced in conli deration of the infulficicncy of the funds of the infthuuon to (olicit the aid of fuch in order that the plan may be carried into ef fft upon the enlarged fcale propofed with 'advantage to thofe who may unfortunately tcquire the aUiltancc of the Humane Society It mud be a gratification to the fubferi bers and donors to refleft that by means of their aid even one fellow creature has been fhatched from death, but how much mud this be heightened when they arc informed that fevcral have by the bleffinir, of Divine Providence, been rcftorcd to life, to their families and to fociely, and numbers refcu cdas it were from the near approach of death. Subscriptions and donations will be gratefully received on behalf of the fociety by Chriftopher Mai fhall, jun. trcal'urer, of the corporation, Chefnut drect, or by either of the Managers.

February is, 1794. mucl Pancoad, jun. Jofeph(Crukfhank, Bcn jimin Rufh, Cafpar Wider, jun. Caleb Lowncs. i The apparatus of the Humane Society, is depofited at the following places.

SchuylkilL grapple and 1 box at Britton's ferry. 1 do. do. the Lorporatioa icrry. 1 do.

do. Gray's ferry. 1 3trhu 1 1 do. do. Samuel Cooper's ferry.

I do. D. W. Cooper's ferry, do. do.

Jolhua Cooper's ferry. Kenftngton. do. do. Peter Brown, do.

tlo. Sam. Bowers. Northtrn Liberties do. do.

Jno. Wells, do. do. "Callowhill ferry, do. do.

Allibone and Paul's ftore, SaP fafras dreet. do. Ao. Mulberrey dreet ferry, do. do.

Iligh llieet ferry. do. do. Joua. Willis's yard, near Cher.

nut drcet wharf, do. do. Peter Evans's near Drawbridge, do. do. Jofeph RulTcll's, renn drcet.

Sout hwark. do. do. Thomas Pcnrofe. do.

do. Stephen Bcley. Note. If there fhould be materials vlh ich belonged to the old apparatus the property of the Society in the polTeflion of any pcrfon they arc requcded to inform cither ot tne Managers un. frveralpetitiont of the Quakers of Ntw En land, of the rroviaence jvcietyjor me aoou lion of the Slave Trade, and the petition from the dctyates of the ftvtral Jodetits for the fame purpofe, in convention ajembled in Philadelphia, January, 1794, Retort as followbth THAT the petitioners who have' met your committee, on this occafion, have, for thcmfclves, in very explicit terms difdaim cd any rcquedoroefireof higiflative interference for the purpofa of a general emancipation.

of the flaves already in the Unwed States and they have declared to your committee, that they believe this to be the general fenfc of their focicties they further pro fefs, that the only obieft of their petitions, is to obtain an aft of Congrcfi, prohibiting the trade enrried on by citizens of the United States, for the purpofc of fupplying flaves to foreign nations, and to prevent foreigners from fitting our veflels for the flave the ports of the United States. Ihe petitioners luggelt to tne committee, at. prrftices of the kind which they now feck to have, in many indanccs, been attempted and carried on from fome of the dates, and they have good reafon to apprehend, are dill contemplated in future. Your committee having duly attended to Robert Prnfh, Charles Marfhall, John I their fcveral petitions and iuggcftions, do Benjamin Sav, Joleph Lownes, ba I fubmit the following relolution, viz RrfJurA That a committee be appointed to ammcan gntetf tfjmrr. BOSTON, rdtz.

We are happy at all times to give circulation to intelligence, in which honorable notice is taken of our countrymen. In a late London paper, mention is made, that the brand Matter of Malta, has erublilhed in his principal city, a magnificent AJlionomical Ublervatory to which he had mvitcd the mod celebrated Adronomerkof Eurohe. Of of the bid fettlement, ought to be paid by I theapparatus," fays the account, is an Orre tnc laia nates years by annual in ryt of the invention and confti uaion of the ftsllmcnts. Celebrated and ingenious American, Mr. In committee of the whole on the report JotsPH Pope." of a feleft committee cm the petition of Henry This Day, the trial of Wm.

Homt, Efq; Hill; after fome di feu (Hon of the fubjeft, the for mal adminillrationinthc office of Juftice committee reported had leave to of the Peace, will commence before the fitagain. Hon. Senate (the Court for the trial of 1m Ordcred, that aco copies of two reports peachments made by the Hon. Houfe of Re on this bufinefs, be printed for the ufe of the prefentatives) at Faneiual Hall, at 10 o' uouic. I clock.

Mr. W. Smith of the fidect committee on th? judiciary, brought in a motion which pro vides fur difpenfing with the attendance of all the marfhalson the' fupreme Court, and that in lieu thereof, the attendance of the marfhal, of the didritt only in which the Court is held fhall he fufficient, unlcfs the attendance of other nwflwls (hall be fpccial 1 1 i 1 order font fuppofed to be drowned, they have, My required by of the Court. NEW YORK, Fthruary 28. TOWN MEETING.

Yederday at twelve o'clock, a numerous and refpcOable Meeting of at lead Fifteen Hundred Citizens was held at the Tontine Coffee Houfe, puifuant to a Notification I tee of the whole on the judiciary, and being I publifhed in the newfpapers during the pre I my of cold I fubrnittcd in the form of a refolution for jc I ceding days of this week, and the Tontine y0ur Ltttr aiirtjii by Cantmitrt Capt of the jhip Europa, tommjaryfron the frtnrt ttpdQ sn, vOnbthelu The fleet which haspleafcdhis Britan majedy to tr.ud under my command is tn part before your port and notwithftan? mg the want of refpeft, on the part cf ik inhabitants of Port au Prince, to the pJiI mat ion at Jeremie, on the 2 of SeDrnkT by Colonel VVhUdockfcomS the Britifh forces in that didria and its pendencies neverthelcfs to prevent tK greater cffufion of once more, andU a flag of truce I offer you the fame teraj grained to the inhabitants of St. Mark's, th (hipping in the port excepted, which canno't realonably be included in the capimUuo. fmcethey have obliged me (0 employ forte In (iA e( In. jci vvnicn nasbcen with out effeft. I promife alfo in good faith to recommend to the Minider of Grt.Rn;n .1 i 1 privileges ana immunities to the people of I colour, which may be judged proper and ex.

wicucccimy ot the cafe at the concluhon of tc war, with the en! tire conviction that all reafonablc concelEoji win ucmaacai tne period, ihe navalforccs now before your eyes, and the troops vycil are embarked for that purpofc, aretwopow. erful foryou to refid but, before I fhall lorccd to the cruel neceflity of drawing thtt fword, I have thought proper, after th. pulfe of humanity, to frankly inform you of intention, and that in cafe of refidance on part, you will lead mc to the cmM I cottee tlouie beins not laree enoush to ac I .1 1 1 .1 1 nig iw ocaunrui ana impol itic I commodate the Meeting, an adjournment I Utx, vi, i wa, made to the City Hall he larged room you on, and not on me 14 of which, withboththe eallenes, were too vn 1.. 1 iu I fmall to contain them, they moved to the I i r1 tc upper part of Broad, dreet, infrgntof the ferioufly on vour nrelent (Wi. 1 1 Lny Hall.

charged Capt. Rowly, an olHccr of cxpe I WUliflm W. Gilbeit, Chairman. riencc and didinftion, in his majedy's navy A difcuflion took place, concerning the to inform you that I fhall fufpend the attacL I vexations and embarradments under which until to morrow morninz at break of itav our foreign tommerce by reafon of and afterwards to return onboard the fleet, Britifh fpoilation, in various indanccs late which will terminate definitely the fate of ly committed whereupon the Citizens af Port au Prince. He has alfo my lembled unammoully agreed to the appoint to communicate to you the advice, which I ment of a Committee of Twenty, to cordi have received from the navM and military der what meafures appear proper to be adopt forces which are arrived at Barbadoes, the ed in the prefent junfture, ai.d to repot a efforts of which (I fervently wifh) may not fet of refolutions expreflive thereof with a be applied to this unfortunate colony, which view that the fame when agreed to and roti greatly depends on'your prober conducl ha n.

a ty tne Meeting, may be forwarded to I wm anointormyouot the rcdutbon of fome our Reprefentatives in the Congrefs of the I important pods in France, to the BautU United states I arms. Then it was refolved, that fuch refoluti onsas the committee may draw' up, fhould be publifhed one day before the day to which the Meeting fhould adjourn, for the information of the citizens. After which the Meeting adjourned to af femble in Broad dreet, in front of the City Hallj at noon, on Thuifday the fixthdayof March, to decide the report ot the Committee, Ir mud be pleating to every good citizen to hear that perfeft harmony and good order prevailed at the Meeting. The following Gentlemen were appointed on the committee. William W.

Gilbert, Peter R.Livingdon, James Nicholfon, Samuel L. Mitchell, Nicholas Cruger, William Denning, Edward Livinedon, Peter Elting, Ibac Clafon, Sa muel Ofgood, James Alncr, Thomas Nixon, Jofeph Griffiths, Henry Rutgen, Brock holll' Livingdon, White Matlack, Samuel Broome, Horatio Gales, Williim S. Smith, Thomas Farmer. prepare and brine in a bill or bills to prohi I We are happy to inform that jhe brig bit the fitting out any fhip or veffel in any an'cy of Philadelphia, Capt. Harris, being port of the United States, either by citizens fhore at the Hook, was got off lad even of the United States, or foreigners, forthe ing and carftc into this port, cargo fafe.

Great purpofc of procuring from any of ihe coafts praife is due to Capt. James Dcas for his rx or kingdoms of Africa, the inhabitants of the traording exertions, in affiding on this oc faid country, to be tranfportedtoany foreign cafion, which were attended with a confide paits or places of thewotld, to be lold or I rahie degree or danger, difpofed of as flaves. FRIDAY, Ftlnary at. 1 The fecliott of the appropriation bill which inthouzcs the Pre fuient to anticipate by loan, the luppiies for the fetvicesof government wh eh had been druck cut was taken up and unanimotfly sgrced to by ihe Houfe. French books, Journals and Gazetts SJOS'DAY, Uiuk j.

THE report telative to ci cating an office for iffuir.g fupplies under the war department rgiecd to. A bill wjs brought in and twice read authorizing a loan ot 1 million of dollars. A Pud Office bill was reported and twice A mcffaee was icceivcd fromthe Preftdent, communioiing confidentially letters from Spain an Pouugal. Mr. Madifon' lefolutions were called up andaficr fome convciftion it was moved 10 podpone the cor.lidesstion of them to this day fortnight.

NcnMived44to36. Apoflpone rrent till next Monday wascartied without a divihon. A bill providing for the payment of an in f.almer.t due the bmk was reported. A committee was jppoinied to brirg in a bill appropriating a lumot money tor defray expencesof ncgaj.tion. The Proteftants hive obtained leave to eteft churches thoughout Poland.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 27. V' Capt.Lunt, of the fchooner Polly, arrived in this port the 19th ind. from Poit Republi canK fiom which place be failed the 1 3th Janyary, left there the following veifcls Ships Favoriie, Capt. Moody of Alexandria, and Flora, Brig, Salem brigs Betfy, Smith, Philadelphia: Neptune, Brock, Kenncbur.k, and Neptune, Burnham fchooner Peg Ry, O'Biyart, Ward, do.

Martha, Fai land, ditto Sally Burrow, Bodon, Rohinfon, Philadelphia, Brock Lpl. Li Burnam. lam, Sir, your very humble and very obe, dient fervant J. FORD, commodore and commander in chief of his majedy's fhips andvef fels employed and to be employed at. Jamaica and its dependencies, and to the Bahama iflands.

Certifying the above conforms to the orU ginal in Englifh. B. J. ROWLEY, captain of his majedy's 1 igate Penelope. dnfutrfrtm tht Civil Ctmm'Jiir).

Tkt civil the French rtpuhlit, Si. Dt mingt, to ttmmtort Fori, (ommancT tf ku BliU Mdjfflj'i htial fircti tt tht Antilles. Commodore, I have communicated to the commanders of the armed forces, and to the. reprefentatives of the people of Port Republican, the IT .1 i aiipaicnesano projector capitulation has been tranfmitted to mcyeflerday on your part, by Captain Rowley all have unani moudy rejeded vour propofition they will live and die Frenchmen they will no' violate their oath. The white citizens are invariably attached to the principles of the national convention they have feen in the 4th article of the propofmons ftom the Britifh government, a formal contempt of the law of the liih of Anril.

17Q2. Thcv never will fuf The 4hin Calcutta, Orange, from New I fcr their brothem of color, to be rlunceda Yotk to ihe Havannah, is loll? on Atwood's J'CCond time ft the baibaious prejudices of Keys. ignominy, become intolerable to an enlight Tne diet of Poland have ordered that no CCJ people. Ihe ancient friends cf all co Frenchman fhll enter their dominions, lin jorJ aic and foul for gcncul lefs he can produce a Certificate that be is no liberty. The Africans on their part, have Jacobin; and prohibited the circulation of 1 fwofn' to defend the property of their patrons, Such are, commodote, our difpofitionft I counferyou tofaye an unniofitable attack on Port Republican; her inhabitants aie unacquainted with capitulating befoie an enemy.

Captains Adlnn 'and Boyer will remit you this anfwer. I acquaint you all fufpenfions of hoftilities will ceafc, the moment my flsg bf ttucc returns. SONTHON'AX. P. S.

Captains Adlon and Boyer will be accompanied by citizen Oge, aid de camp to the commando of the province. In return for the news from Europe, tn. you have charged Captain Rowley to tracl mit me, I have ihe honor to inform you th Toulon has been retaken by ihe French th. the Enslifh fleet, commanded by aa ni" 1 i I l.A Ka hren tikril III the DOtt. rw rncndlhip, iiattn, v.naricuon, uu r.u..

Wilfnn Thev Vrs which announced to us thele luc w. uiLr ft 1 a iluwn to tannic. I ccflci rfVVWWW.