lect (in addition to the documents which I have before For this sum paid Col. James O'Harra, Considering it, likewise, to be a matter of peculiar importance, I shall transmit the resolutions of Council respecting the appointment of an agent, to support the claims of the commonwealth before the Board of Commissioners established to adjust the claims of the several states against the United States; and I hope, that, concurring in the opinions which were expressed by the board, you will take the necessary steps for carrying them into effect. A communication from the legislature of the state of Virginia, respecting the expediency of admitting the citizens to attend the debates in the Senate of the United States, will at the same time be laid before you. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives. I am persuaded that all the objects of revenue which fall within your jurisdiction will receive a due attention, and that such supplies will be provided for the debts and for the support of the government, as will evince a firm disposition to maintain the faith and reputation of the state. Gentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives, Having stated these different matters of information, and recommended to your consideration the various measures which at this time I have judged expedient, permit me to hope, that you will regard this communication, not merely as an act of duty enjoined by the constitution, but also as an indisputable evidence of the sincerity of the professions, with which at our first meeting I addressed you. THOMAS MIFFLIN. Philadelphia, December 28th, 1790. FINANCES, 1790-CONTINUED. Paid Messrs. Balliot and Armstrong, a balance due them as commissioners at Wyoming Paid Major William Armstrong, as com- Paid the following persons, for money J. Ingersol, 15 ditto ditto J. M. Nesbit, 50 do. 18 0 0 26 56 20 6 0 8 50 16 15 2 1 18 6 1 17 3 12 0 0 60 0 0 J. M. Nesbit and Co. 50 do. Paid Jonathan Wallace, taking up a Bri- Paid sundry expenses of printing and signing the treasury notes issued per act of 21st March 1783 Paid Charles Risk, signing bills of March 1785 Warrants paid by Christian Febiger, No. 2.-DR. The General Revenues of the State, and the German Lutheran congrega payments made therefrom. To balance deficient per annual state ment tion Managers of Pennsylvania £13,310 18 9 Hospital, their account, J. M‘ David Rittenhouse, Esq. late Treasurer, for the following sums paid for servants enlisted in the American army, omitted the last annual account: By A. Boyd, Esq. treasurer of Chester county, to Jas. Glendengen, in 1787, J. Thome, Esq. of Dauphin, to A. Ekart, for three servants in 1787 S. Davidson, Esq. Bedford, to E. Burd, February, 1788, E. Douglas, Esq. Fayette, to Robert M'Laughlin Paid by the Treasurer of Lancaster for apprehending Bri tish deserters. To Henry Stotten back, for 7 £4 0 0 79 3 4 16 0 0 30 0 0 30 2 10 To Peter Hatter, 2 8 15 0 To Alex. Montgo mery, 3 129 3 4 12 14 1 51 11 11 180 15 3 33 5 0 750 0 0 173 5 4 155 18 Q 399 0 8 5 1 3 219 8 0 41 12 0 1925 0 6 26 17 38 9 9 To John Baker, Esq. treasurer of city and county, paid enlisting servants, do. To warrant in favor of John Weitzel, a balance due him for provisions furnished John Van Campen, commissary for the militia employed on the Wyoming expedition, in 1784, Warrant in favor of William Chancellor, amount of goods supplied Col. Wilson, by order of council, to be distributed among the Seneca Indians,to pacify them for the murder of two men of their nation on Pine creek, Island money, for this sum received in exchange for an equal sum in bills of March 1785, and for city lots, For this sum received in exchange for do. This sum paid by David Rittenhouse, Esq. four years interest on 1.395 2 10 Island money exchanged, Do paid by C. Febiger, Esq. four years interest on 1.13 10 0 do. 58 16 0 111 18 2 To pensions to widows and children of commissioned officers of the Pennsylvania line, state regiments, flying camp and state navy, who were killed or died. in actual service during the late war, per act 1st March 1780, from 1st Oct. 1789 to 30th Sept. 1790, To pensions to widows and children of militia, peract 27th March 1790, from 25th May 1790, to do. To pensions to officers and privates who were disabled in the service of the U. States during the late war, per act of 22d Sept. 1785, from 1st Oct. 1789 to 30th Sept. 1790, 600 1890 12 6 1087 9 539 5 5 To tonnage duties, for balance of that account, To D. Rittenhouse, Esq. for an over credit given John Baker, Esq. in his account of taxes for 1788, £320 10 0, being credited pro £302 10 0, difference, To this sum credited Stephen Duncan, for balance due him on his account of class tax, To warrants issued for pay and milage of members of the convention convened to alter and amend the constitution of this state: 457 10 0 399 10 0 13 10 0 79 0 7 Berks Cumberland 4,614 12 3 5000 0 0 5000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4 19 9 18 0 0 187 -1,970 18 9 8,473 17, 9 To this sum allowed Stephen Duncan, esq. commission on 18d. taxes, To general revenues in state money, for this sum received from Lancaster and Bucks, in state money of 1781, credited in taxes of 1782 and 1782, Supra CR. 0 13 1 charged in last year's account, as stated By this sum received of the executors of 623 8 3 that house on sundry protested bills, &c. 249 16 6 Sundry balances due the state received by D. Rittenhouse, Esq. Of General Lacy, May 14th, 1789, for one set horse canteens, John Ross, per J. Nicholson, July 18th, 1789, said to be a balance of his account arms purchased, John Coburn, Oct. 8th 1778, balance for work done at the Chevaux-de-frieze, James Tatlow, interest which had been paid on an altered certificate, No. 7432, Wm. C. Bradford, a balance on his account as commissary to the state fleet, Judge Atlee, said to be a ba lance of money advanced him by council, Sundry balance remaining from 1784, received by D. Rittenhouse, Esq. 30 0 0 129 12 0 0 10 0 2 8 7 2 2 5 22 18 11 187 11 11 33 10 9 Received of Mr. Morris interest on an order, 4 1 0 37 11 9 292 10 0 45 18 3 2,132 9 0 85 0 9 2,217 9 9 Virginia grants and lands sold in the old and new purchase, received at different payments from the receiver-general in bills of March 1785, Unseated lands. Received for taxes in Bedford, Ditto York, 53193 7 38492 1 10 6475 13 713536 16 632590 13 1182833 Huntingdon . 0 Fayette - Franklin Westmoreland £132,705 11 0 1781. 1782. COUNTIES. York Lancaster City and County SCHEDULE Taxes received from October 1st, 1789, to September 30th, 1790. £619 3 82661 13 111924 15 7 1701 17 6 495 8 11 1783. 1785. 1786. 1787. 1788. 1789. Total. Bucks 38 13 0 172 11 23 5 8 178 9 10 0310 12 7 74703800 1279 9 10 2181 7 10 6433 2 9 011659 5 1 6 149 13 340 12 11 8 434 16 4 9 3 3 16 6 6 6 13 10 18 11 6 189 14 2 1,526 6 10 122 9 2 70 18 4 223 12 5 0 15 0 This sum, a short credit in account of last year, This sum received of Nathaniel Falconer, Esq. Health Officer, on account head money, Monies arising from loan of £50,000 for this sum, being a part of the £18,827 of bills of credit that were burnt, and 145 7 11 233 2 3 159 7 4 181 14 4 9 2 Note. The sums credited the counties are different 22 100 in some instances from the report in August last to 31st July, owing to several payments that had been credited, one year being applied to the credit of another, when County Treasurers accounts were settled, 4 29-100 N. W., S. W. April 56.11 71 34 29th 20 1 2-100 25th 24 1 64-100 June 76.49 88 12th 18 3 34-100 July 80.37 91 21 21st, 224, 23d 23 August 75.91 16th Sept. 68.43 15th 10 3 October 60.47 6th 14 Nov. 45.37 6th 14 1 41-100 Dec. 35.90 17th 8 S. W., N. W., N. E. N. E., S. W. 1 96-100 S. W., N. W., N. E. Very hot, dry and fair. Very fair, dry and warm. Fair, dry and mild. Hot, moist, and favourable to vegetation. 3 1 22-100 N. W., N. E., S. W. Dry and fair. Fair and moderate, cool. Cold and variable. Dry, moderate, and pleasant. Months. Mean Tem perature. Maximum. | Minimum. Range of Hottest days Coldest days. Number of fair days. Number of Cloudy days. Depth of Rain. Prevailing Winds. Prevailing Weather of each month. Prevailing winds of the year, N. W., S. W. Coldest month, February. RESULT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE ON TINICUM ISLAND IN THE YEAR 1825. THERMOMETER. BY DR. G. F. LEHMAN Greatest range of Thermometer occurred in December, 44°. The mercury was the highest July 21st and 23d, 91° -lowest, December 13th, 12°. Thunder and lightning occurred in sixteen days. [American Journ. Med. Sciences. CAPTAIN REED. The arrival of several of the officers of the Vixen enables us to publish a more particular account of the loss of that vessel, and the death of her gallant commander, Capt. Reed, an officer so eminently entitled to the usual biographical memorial. He was the youngest son of the late President Reed, of Pennsylvania, and received the honour of his name from Gen. Washington, at a time when that illustrious person was in habits of confidential intimacy with his father. Such were the early auspices of a man, who in the morning of life an inscrutable Providence has consigned to an untimely death. After receiving a liberal collegiate education and graduating at Princeton, Capt. Reed entered the navy; and as he regularly rose through all the various stations from midshipman to master and commander, was always distinguished for intrepidity, scientific and practical seamanship, unexceptionable deportment, in subordination and in command, with every other endowment for the highest rank of that honourable profession, which has just exalted its adepts to the summit of maritime ascendancy, at the very moment when the subject of this article has descended into the tomb. In private life his characteristics were probity, cheerfulness, extensive intellectual acquirements, a most unaffected diffidence of his own sterling merit-together with a general sobriety and chasteness of conduct, a due sense of moral and religious obligations, not always the recommendations and sometimes not even the aim of young gentlemen of the sword. He acted as 2d lieutenant of the Nautilus in the memorable attack on Tripoli, in August 1806, after the death of Capt. Somers; and 1st lieutenant James Decatur took command of that vessel, stood into the harbour with the utmost gallantry and skilfulness, and effectually covered the gun-boats in their operations. For his conduct on that occasion he was noticed by Com. Preble in his general orders, issued on the termination of that bold and successful enterprize. Lieut. Reed afterwards accompanied Gen. Eaton's detachment to the coast of Africa, and served on board the vessel which co-operated with him on that romantic expedition. When war was declared against England last summer Capt. Reed solicited employment, though his health was extremely delicate. He was ordered to a command to the southward, whither he repaired immediately notwithstanding the unhealthiness of the climate at that season. The death of Capt. Gadsden preferred him to the command of the brig Vixen. The sea air, in a great degree restored his health: but it was his peculiar hard fate to be captured by a force so superior as to preclude any contest, (the Southampton frigate) then to be shipwrecked on an inhospitable coast, and finally to die a prisoner among strangers. During all these reverses, however, he preserved that equanimity and resolution which never forsook him. When the Southampton and Vixen ran ashore, in the night, the English crew became mutinous from intoxication, and what was saved from the wrecks was principally due to the exertions of the American seamen, under the direction and encou ragement of Capt. Reed. For this generous interposition he received the public acknowledgments of Sir James Yeo, the British commander, and an offer of his parole to return home, but would not leave his officers and men behind him, and chose rather to remain with them in the unwholesome atmosphere of which he was, unfortunately, the first victim. He died, after four days illness, of a fever brought on by the fatigues, anxiety, and exposures incident to his painful and mortifying situation. His enemies paid those honours to his remains which the brave of all nations render to each other. His interment was attended by the British officers, and a detachment from the garrison, who committed him to the earth with the ceremonies of a military funeral. The naval annals of his own country now blazing with recent renown, will not withhold a suitable testimonial to the memory of an officer, whose lot it was at such a time to undergo the total frustration of his ambition, and shipwreck, and captivity, and an untimely death.-Nat. Intel. 1813. Extract from a Jamaica paper of the 5th July 1828. "We noticed in a former number the arrival of the U. S. schr. Grampus. We were not then aware of the precise object of her visit. She was directed to bring out a tomb-stone to be placed over the grave of Capt. Reed, who is buried in the church yard of Spanish town. "Through the indulgence of the gentlemen to whom the stone is addressed, we have had an opportunity of viewing a beautiful slab of marble, with the following feeling record of the remembrance in which the friends of the deceased cherish the kindness shown to him in captivity." IN Memory of GEORGE WASHINGTON reed, Born at Philadelphia, May 26, 1780. Captured in the United States' brig of War VIXEN, Under his Command, By H. B. M. Frigate Southampton. Unwilling to forsake his companions in captivity, he declined a proffered Parole, and sunk under a Tropical Fever. This Stone Is inscribed by the hand of Affection as a Memorial of his virtues. And records the gratitude of his Friends for the kind offices which, in the season of sickness, and hour of death, he received at the hands of A generous Foe. MILL CREEK. The head of the Schuylkill Canal, since the extension of the work, is Mill Creek. At the junction of that stream with the Schuylkill, a village is already laid out; and although at present rather wild and rugged in its appearance, we have no doubt it will in a short time become a flourishing place. The site is directly on the canal, where commodious wharves and landings are now being built. The village has received the name of Port Carbon. In the very precincts of the place, several mines of superior coal have been opened, and as there is a gradual descent from the mines to the town, the facilities for transportation are very superior. In viewing the site of the village and its vicinity, we were attracted by a very cheap and simply constructed rail road, laid by Mr. Abraham Pott, from the landings into a fine vein of coal which he has just opened. The rails are entirely of wood, and it is not intended to plate them with iron.This, it is true, will increase the friction, and consequently the resistance to the cars, but the road is so graduated, that one horse may with ease draw ten tons, or from 50 to 75 tons a day. The coal in the neighbourhood of Port Carbon is as plentiful and of as good quality as in any part of Schuylkill county. [Miner's Journal. Meadville, (Pa.) July 31. On Thursday afternoon, the 24th inst. a severe thunder gust passed over our village. A portion of the electric fluid struck two trees in front of Mr. Gibson's hotel, when he and another gentleman were within a few feet of its effects; yet neither they nor any others were in jured, though several in the vicinity perceived a sensible shock. low this place, and a quarter of a mile from his house His three sons, three sons of Mr. Samuel Sloan, and three other young men, two of whom were strangers from the lower part of Ohio, were at work in a wheat field previous to the tempest. Very imprudently, they repaired to a large elm tree for shelter from the rain which came down in torrents. A sickle had been stuck into the bark of the tree as high as one could reach.— Some of the young men stood leaning against the tree, one directly under the sickle, James Van Horne just before this one, others were seated on the roots of the tree jutting above the ground, and one was under a shock of wheat perhaps a rod off. The lightning struck the top of the tree, and 15 or 20 feet from the root, the body, gouging out a furrow. At a moment little expected, all these nine young men were instantly senseless! It is painful to add that Joseph Sloan was killed; yet, wonderful to relate, the rest escaped with their lives! He was seated on a large projecting root of the tree.— The lightning struck his head, temples, back of his neck, and passing under his chin, went off following his body in various directions. He was at the age of nearly sixteen years, the eldest son of his parents, an active and promising youth, on whom his enfeebled father depended much for aid in supporting his large family. It is supposed that all the survivors must have remained in a senseless state, about half an hour-none in the neighbourhood suspecting the calamity till one of the young men who was so far recovered as to give the alarm. He hastened home, and like one of the messengers of Job, as soon as he entered the house, exclaimed-mother they are all dead but I. The feeling of a tender mother, unforewarned, on receiving such tidings, may be conceiv ed, but cannot be expressed. A messenger was despatched for a physician, and others with a wagon to the fatal spot, and all were brought in the wagon except one, who by this time with some assistance, was able to walk. James Van Horne remained senseless for some hours, and for a time it was feared that the vital spark had fled. Dr. Bemus arriving soon, threw upon him a bucket of cold water, which had a favourable resuscitating effect; put his blood into circulation, so that he was very much relieved by the lancet, yet the exercise of his reason was not recovered till late in the evening. He is still considered as in a critical situation. The rest who were providentially spared with life, are in a hopeful way, yet most of them complain of much soreness. Their hair was singed; a boot of one was ripped and tore at the sole; the waistcoat of another had a large perforation; and most of them have livid streaks in various parts of their bodies. It is worthy of remark, that upon the breast and other parts of the body of Joseph Sloan, were distinct and well-defined impressions of elm twigs and leaves with the minutest ramification of their numerous fibres-a number of such twigs and leaves having been torn from a limb a little above him, and lying on the ground about him-the effect of the lightning.-Norristown Register. Coal Trade of the Schuylkill.-Shipments of Coal from Mount Carbon to Philadelphia: Week ending ending 9th inst. 79 boats carrying Total Tons. 2,1624 22,844 25,006 Printed every Saturday morning by William F. Geddes, No. 59 Locust street, Philadelphia; where, and at the Editor's residence, No. 51 Filbert street, subscriptions will be thankfully received. Price five dollars per annum-payable in six months after the commencement A little after the above noticed explosion, about 4 of publication-and annually, thereafter, by subscribers o'clock, a most painful and alarming scene was exhibit-resident in or near the city or where there is an agented on the farm of Mr. Cornelius Van Horne, a mile be- Other subscribers pay in advance. |