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cm, they fee., no other ;•
than iiv.ii as may be obtained thai
and no con
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. or marke 1 out for defti
elated to the humour or
tags of one man, who is often the
Iby •heworft; honours, riches,
dignitie;, difpofed :
wilt, and Ids fa d only by
obfecrtiiotfs relpeft, or a pretc
tion to his perfon, together with a fervile
obedie ids, all a]
tion to virturm!,-'actions will ccafe ; and
no man caring to renci-r himfelf or chil
, fnch
re to have them will, by little in.
eruption, fcurrility, and flattery,
our to make way to them
means true merit in a (holt tin*
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17AT10X.It INTELLIGENCF. /,'.
The appearance of the NATIONAL INTEL-
I.IOJ^NCER has been protracted to this day, by
the unavoidable, though iiiiaitfit'patcd embarraflT
ments atti ndtng the removal of a Printing Of
fice; 1 fie veffd, which contained the greater
part of the materials, failed from Philadelphia on
t! . 20th of September ; but did not arrive in
this City till the 15th inll. owing to her having
been drivn on fhore by the violence of the rate
itorm. f his information is fdven to remove any
cenl'ure that may have been thrown upon the E
ditor for his unexpe&ed delay.
Tut Editor, at the commencement of his du
ties, confiders it as not improper to flats the na
ture of the plan, which he intends to purfue, and
concifely to notice the principles by which he pro
pofes to regulate his own conduct, a 9 well as
thofe Ly which it is expected that Correfpondenti
will regulate theirr.
Various phlitical opinions divide the civilized
world. 1 hefe opinions in lone; cafes aie diffufed
by the prtfi ; in others!)-/ the fwnrd.
Ainidft this rollifion of hcft'le fentiments no
farer faftgu.ird of human happinefs exilts, than
the libety of the Prcfs.
1 h<re is truth in the declaration the venerable
C.)NGitt.ss of 1774, who in theiraddrefs to the
Inhabitants of Oncbec, fpeaking of the freedom
of the pref*, fay " The importance of this con
" fiiU, betides the advancement of truth,icience,
" morality, and the arts in general, in its diiTufl
" on of liberal untiments on the adminiftration
" of government, its ready communication ol
' thoughts between fubjects, and it* confequcnti
'•' al promotion or union among hum,
' whereby oppreffive officers are (hmned or in
" timidated into more honorable and jnft modes
" of conducing affairs."
But while the f'.ditor claffcs with our dcarefl
rights the J iberty of the Prcfs, he is decidedly
ai to its llcentkadnrfsi
As, on the one hand, the conduct of public
men and the tendency of public meafiirca will be
freely examined, fo, on the other, private cha
racter will remain inviolable, nor fhall indelicate
ideas or exprefhons be admitted, however difguif
cd by f. tire or enlivened by wit.
No fentimeuti whatever, on the prevalence of
which the general good depends, will be exclud
ed from enquiry and difcullion. Guielcd by this
pri jciple, the editor need not caution the public
again il afcribing to him, a belief in all the opi
nions which may occafionally be fupportcd, or a
difbeiief of thofe which may he op]>ofed. For
as he means not to furrendcr his own fentime tits,
lb he does not expect that thofe who write for
the National Intelligencer will furrender theirs.
In the adniiflion of compiled as well as ori
ginal articles, it will be his object to be im
parl ill, and to exhibit, as they txift, the
varying opinions and aefcions of men Let it
however, be confidered, that impartiality doe*
not confift in the actual admission of as much
political matter on one fide as the other ; but in
a readintfs to infert articles of merit on either
fide.
Aware of the equivocal character of i-kotss
tioNs, and convinceel that the public ji
will be formed, as it ought to be, from :;
ii.tr in which the National Intelligencer fhall be
ictcd, the Editor wilPadd only one i
His Paper will be vvr ei.y American. It will
he hit effort to promote the true interefls of hi'
own Country, uninfluenced either by for
tachments or enmities.
The i-oi.f.owjNi; are the terms on which
the National Intelligencer will be publifhed, UUJ
joini d to which i« the addrefs which accompanied
the Propofal Papers.
i;l. The National In' i blliocmcer fliall be
printeel three times a week on good ccmi
paper, and with a new type,
id. The annual fnbicription fhall be Fry* DoL
jars paid eonP.antly in advance fy all fub
fciibersnot refiding in the City of Wafhintrtnii,
and Six Dollars paid by thofe who rcfide in
< ity ; iv wfiich cafe the payment fhall ht
'naif yearly. It bcinjr uodet flood that fub
fcribers, refiding at a eliftance from the City
of Washington, an: invariably to pay for a
year ir! advance, and in every fuch cafe the
tranfmifliori of the Paper will ccafe as foon a>
the period fliall expire for which payment fhall
have been made. Wo paper will be forward
ed in any inflance until the money is actual'y
pai.l.
3d. All Letters to be poft paid.
The Editor of the National INTKi.Lir.tN
cr.R, .iiuprelfcd with the erreat importance of the
prefent crifn, and with the ftrong 1
of having ex;idudrecl, at the feat of the I
Covei- ! u-r» that may claim the
of being ulli'-d, by difljid er unpervw
o entei upon the arduous duties hich fucb
II ;,].],ri: aof tie
expence and ex< rfion which fuch an tihibhihnienf
But la: cwnfldef in the prompt i n,
' Qergc'tic co-op«iration of the friends of t.rutb
and of their country in the different parts of the
Union. As it. is bis firm determination, thai
nothing fhall be admitted into the Naiiokai. In
rr.i.i.iokncrx, whiehfhallwound national,or ca
lumniate private character, l<> it i* his unalterable
purpofe freely to inlert, and earnemv to invite,
r fbill promote the general welfare,
i his, and this only, fhall.be the motive by which
'ffional deportment fhall be guided.
Hitherto, in the management of the UNIVER
SAL GAZETTE, the Editor has confined him
I'eJf, agreeably to the original plan, to recording
as they occurredi with out little anisiad
verfion i<r effects : and a
1, to rclnting thofe ol
others in his own. '1 he Univerfal
d on the fame plan ;
the only chance that takes p ace, will arife from
its being printed at the feat of government at
Washington, mitead of Philadelphia ; whereby
its value will be appreciated rather than impair
ed.
With rcfpecl to the National Intelligencer,
another pint willbepurfued, • Over a faithful anil
comprehensive di tail of facts will prefide a fpirit
of investigation, a defirc to enlighten, not only by
UA, hut by rcafon. The tendency of public
meafarts, and the conduct of public men, will be
examined with candour and truth.
la addition to the niufs of information, formed
by domcAic and foreign events, and efpeciully by
a detailed ftaternent of the debate? and proceed
ings of Congrefs, as mucii OtiVhial matter will
be furnifhed as the exertions of the lalitor (ball
be able to command. And if la. be not deceived
he can promiic the readers of the National Intel-!
ligencer, an or;>u», which Hull communicate the!
language of truth with iccuracy, with dignity,
jnd with fpirit.
October 31ft, 1800.
The NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER i
this day prefentedto the Public, [t is the
first Paper printed in Washington j and
from the vicinity of the Rditor to the
Capitol, the li-at of the public bodi
expecd ! to furnifli the ear
lieft and mofi correcd
liberation1.. Th '' national affairs
is deeply interefting, wbi unda
ted in relation to oi'r in'
Situation. Fully imprcffed with
I've.li times, and fen
good or mifchief m;.y be
■I by the virtuous or vicious appli
'. er with which public
. inverted it, truth and truth
Ilea!I be the guide of the Fditor.
In many inftanceo he will doubtlefs be de
ceived. Rat in all inftances a conscious
r.efs of error will be followed by a candid
enunciation of it.
The defign of the National Intelligen
o diffuse correcA information through
the. whole extent of the unio
the whole extent, therefore, of the union,
it mud derive the patronage that Qiall
fustain it ; and every friend to its plan
is invited to promote it, by ma kino
known its nature and character to his
fellow citizens in his neighbourhood.
For this fole p'urpofe, not in the un
worthy fpirit of folicitation, it is'inl
to forward a few of the early i.
to citizen;, of ivfpeclabijity ill the fede
ral date;, who are requeftcd to ufc their
goad offices, if they confider the Taper
worthy encouragerneht.
OcA. 31ft. 1800.
Public Sale of Lots,
IN WASHINGTON CITY,
WILL be fold at public Auction, to the high
eft bidder, on Wednefday the loth day of
December nert, at William Tunnicliff's Hotel,
lONEHDNDßEDLOTS.iituatedeaftwardofthe
! Capitol and near to the Eaftern branch ferry. 1 he'
terms will be one half cafh and the other half ac
~6a days on notes negotiable at the bank of Co
jlumbia fatisfactorily endorfed.
An indifputable title will he flivon by
GEORGE WALKER.
Washington,
November a 6.
WASHINGTON HOOK-STORK.
Raimxk, Conrajj, 8t i o.
Corner of South 11. Street and New Jersey
Avenue, mar the Capitol.
HAVE jufl received, and for fale at the above
ftorc, Letters from Alexander Hamilton,
concerning the public conduct and character ol
John Adams, Efej. l'rcfident of the United
States
Alfo, jufl opening, a choice afforttwnt of
hooks in Hiftory, Law, Medicine, Divinity,
Arts and Sciences, daffies, School books, No
vels, Romances Biography, &c. &c.—With a
good airortment of f'uper royal, royal, medium,
demy, and foolfcap writing paper, thick and thin
pott, blue & common wrapping paper, bell Dutch
quilts, wafers, fealing wax, ink powder, red and
black ink, bhck lead pencils, parchmcu*, play
ing cards, blank books, &c, &c.—-All which
they will difpofc of at the very lowcft price*.
Public officers and others, who will pi if: t<
favour them vdth their cuftom, may rely on
having the ft ri etc ft attention paid to their orders
Nov. 17th, 1800.
: i'lU),
the fliip Mdfouri, via Ply'ladtlphia, ami
now Opening for ale at the Subscriber's iStr.rc en
Lew Jerfey Avenue Capital Mill, Square 690.
A General Affortment of Ironmongery, < ut
lery, Sadlery, Brafs Wares and Building Mate
rials.
Among which are the following .Articles.
Iron pots, frying pans, chaffing difhes, Erafs
iroo and fapand Candle-flicks, patent metal tea
Kettles and fauce pans ; jappaiied tea trays, wait
ers and Bread bafleets, fad irons, wiri'al up Jacks,
Sweeping, fcrubbing, hearth and ffaoe bj
Mathematical inflruments, mahogany knii
filled with ivory handled knives and forks, Cruel
(lands, ladies drefling cafes; mill, piit and crofl
butt Saws. ?6, 28 and i^lb. Iron weights. A)i"
kale beams to weigh from 5 to 10 twt. at an end
HENRY 1. OLE
November a.ith, 1800.
CONRAD & M'MI'NN
HAVK < pened houfcs of entertainment in the
range of buildings formerly occupied by
Mr. Law, about two hundred paces from tin
Capitol, in New Jerfey avenue, leading from
thence to the Eaftern branch. They arc fpaci
ous and convenient, one of which is cj
Tor ftage paffengers and travellers, the other for
the accommodation of boarder*. There is ji. i
bleage fufjicient for 60 horfes. They hope to
merit 1 üblic pattonage;
City of Vv iilhing-on, Nov. 24, 1800.
A GENTLEMAN with afmall
ithcr in < i
die City, during the Seffion ol
■ - 1' .
ply at this Ofhxe,or to Mr. Gl
Door keeper of the SloUie of Her, efenta-
Nov. 26.
IAFO R AIAI7O N W4NIE T).
A 1.1-X/.NDIIR INNES, a Matter by trade
' » was fometime ago on board the Conftella
ti<jti frigate and was in 1798111 Norfolk, Virginia.
fie haj not fince been heard off. His fnend
would be thankful if any perlons who l.r.r-.v any
thing of his fituation or refidence, would com
municate it by letter, per poit, adeireffeei to Ro
bert limes, jun. merchant Eaflon Pennfylvania.
P. S. Printers to the SouthwarJ of Petmfyl
viiiia are requefted to give the above a place fo
a few times.
November 28, 1800.
i* hereby given to all whom it may
V concern, that two Trails of land belemg
ing tei CharlFj Gk jvntit lying in the County!
•f Pickering in the Miffifippi lcrritnry, and
adjoining land belonging to Adam Bingaman.
are attached by a Foreign attachment at the fuit
of Jofeph Calvct for a debt of a 063 dedkirs 50
cents
JOSEPH CALVET.
Nov. 28, 1800. *
OTRAYEpon (STOLEN A BLACK MARI
Owith a white Streak down her face, with a
bunchy Mane and tail. No other particular
marks that I know. About thirteen hands hi^h,
shout twelve years old, very heavy made and in
good order, FOUR DOLLARS reward and all
reafonabU charges paid if left either with the
Subfcriber, or at James Timmons Libert)
flrett Baltimore,
By JAMFS USHER,
Grecnleaf's Point
Wafhington City, Nov. 10,1800.
,3t-
JO H N ti Al< N ES,
FROM PHtLAJiELPHIA,
H-'» juft opened for fale the following articles at
his ftore eppofite Mr- Scmme.'s tuvcrn, in
Georgetown, a general alfortment of
Fresh Teas of the jifs^ quality, viz.
Imperial, Large Id) lon,
Youn^ Hyfon, Hyfonfkin,
Souchong and Rohea.
SPICES.
Nutmegs, Mace,
Cinnamon. ( loves,
Four bags frefh AhnonJs.
LIQUORS.
Madeira, fix years old, Dry Sherry & Port,
Brandy, 4th proof Jamaica Spy
rits, and Holland Gin.
CorFEf,
Pennington's belt refined futrars.
With a handfome allortnicnt of gentlemen-'*
fafhionable London Hats and trimmings.
He has likewife for fale, ten cafes well af
forted Si ationahy, coiifiiling of writing paper
e>i different qualifier, Quills, Wafer*, and Ink
powder, in packages from 80 to ißo,do lars on
the moft rcafonable terms for cufti or approved
note?.
Englifa and American playing cards,
Paftebrurd per grocc,
\\ rapping paper jier ream,
A cafe of 7-8 and yard wide Irifb. Linen
per piece.
Nov. 14th, i3oo.
BOA RDING ano LO DG / AY;.
*T*HE Subfcriber refpectfully informs the mem.
A btrs of the enfuing Congrefs and the Public
that he has taken the two houfe.y in fepiare No.
690, on the New Jerfey Avenue oppofite thi
houi'e at prefent occupied by Thomas Law, El'cj
he can accommodate either tingle Gentle*
men e>r thofe who have families. '1 he rioufeswere
finiihed lift f r <riog,fo that no danger can be ap
prehended from damp wall.. He has Stableag*
for levelyl horfts anil two good Carriage houfce
ROJ3IRI W. PBACOCI'
City nf Wafliinpton,
Odluliir 31ft 1 ««.
IV ASIf ING TO N CI I T.
MO ND Ar, !h Iff, 1800.
By ?. Gentleman, whol ft Lanca:
[Pennf; l. ania) on the 26th ull •
th. t i h id not then agn td on
.be mode of iln one w
proppiition bad b«
on of the amendment of the Senate, asfta-
I our lad.
In our iall, it was ft; Cod
i for Ivlaffacbufetts. h is not f —
Jonathan Mason istheperfon airfluajly
eiiolen. The error in heincorreft
dutement of ;i fioiton Paper.
CONGRESS
OF THE UNITED STATES.
//ot'.vfi of \ Tatw !■:<;.
The foil > •: ap
pointed iu'the- Hopfe of Hep-,
viz.
Oft
ng of M< HVs. S. Smitl
j&rt, Muger, Pai (.- odrich, and
:die; of Ml '
[.. VVillian d, Mpbh ni
fon and Claibm ne.
Of Ways mid Means, M< firs, Gri;
Powell, - Unlay, N
iim, Taliaferro, Woods and Sjrfilie.
Of Revival and unfinisht i
. ri,.:t, Evans and A
Of Claims, confifting of Meffi
J. C. Smith, J. C. 1
I lolni' i, and Bartlett.
The Committee of Revhal and Ur.J,
(d business,
have rEpovted—'ii part,
That they have,
examined the Journal of the I;>Q
find that the following Bills and Reports
were then depending t and undetermined—
to wit,
BILLS
Which originated in the House of
Representatives.
Making furthettprovifion for the r\
perfons impriioncd for'debts due to the
. May 13, IHi/O—l
netl by the Senate i
ually to pro\ icle for the n
aJ d'-fene •, by eftablifhing an uniform
mili font the i ai;es>—
April 21, I'BOO, poftpohed by the Houfe,
1 the Lit Monday in December,
1800.
To revive and continue in force an aft, in
led klAn aft for eftablifhing trading
houfes with the Indian Tribes;" May
14, 180P— Poftpotied Ly the Senate
until the next feliini).
In addition to the aft, intituled " An aft
granting lands to the inhabitants and
fcttlers at Vincenncs and the Illinois
country, in the Territory north wed of
the Ohio, and for confirming them in
their pefiVdions ; May 14, 1800—Poft
poned until the next ledum.
For eftablifhing ;i military academy, ami
for b mixing the Corps of artil
lerifts and < ngineers ; April 2!'., 1800—
Poftponedby the Houfe until the firft
Monday in December, 1800.
To authoriie the Secretary ofthe Trcafury
to leafe certain falt«fprings, the property
ofthe United States, in the Territory
h-weft of the Ohio ; May 9, 1800.
Poftpoued by tiie Houfe until the firft
Monday in December, 1800.
Regulating the grants of land appropriated
' for the Refugees from the Britifh pro
vinces of Canada and Nova-Scotia ; May
14, 1800—poftpoued by the Houfe, un
til the third Monday in November,
1 800.
fo provide for the fale of certain lands be
-11 t'.ie (ireat and Little Miami Ri
vers ;-—M..y 10, 1800—Poftpohed by
the Senate until the next feffion of (ion
'■!'«. _
For erefting a Maufoleum for (.
Wafliington ; May 12, 1800—-Poftpo
ntdby th until the next fcflion.
roV'tde for the more convenient and
tneftual adrmniftratiou of Jidlice in the
Unired States ; May lit.
I.Boo—committed to a committee ofthe
toufe—Not further afted on.