elegantly finished, an ensign staff and flag, blue field, quartered with thirteen stripes, and bearing an axe and adze crossing each other. Motto, "By these we live." The barge ten feet long, manned with a coxswain and six little boys as bargemen, in a beautiful uniform of white, decorated with blue ribands. On the platform underneath, seven hands building a boat thirteen feet long, which was set up and nearly completed during the procession. (It will be manifest the number above mentioned has reference to the thirteen states of America, the twelve states represented in the late general convention, and the ten states now united under the new constitution.) The whole machine was contrived with great skill, and drawn by four bright bay horses, belonging to and under the conduct of Mr. Jacob Toy, of the Northern Liberties, followed by forty boat builders, headed by Messrs. Bowyer Brooks and Warwick Hale.

SAIL MAKERS.

A flag, carried by captain Joseph Rice, representing the inside view of a sail-loft, with masters and men at work: on the top thirteen stars; in the fly, five vessels,--Motto, "May commerce flourish, and industry be rewarded." Followed by a number of masters, journeymen and apprentices.

SHIP JOINERS.

Nicholas Young, conductor: his son carrying a cedar staff before him; Robert M'Mullen, master workman: William M'Mullen and Samuel Ormes, carrying the company's arms on a flag, namely, a binnacle and hen coop, crooked planes and other tools of that profession, proper; thirteen stripes and thirteen stars, ten in full splendour. Motto, "By these we support our families." Followed by twenty-five of the trade, wearing cedar branches in their hats.

ROPE MAKERS AND SHIP CHANDLERS.

The flag carried in front by Richard Tittermary; representing a rope-yard, with ten men spinning, and three standing idle, with their hemp around their waists; emblematical of the present situation of the thirteen states; with a motto, May commerce flourish." Next in front, as leaders, were John Tittermary, sen., and George Goodwin, being the

oldest belonging to the calling; followed by the other gentlemen of the profession, with a piece of rope and hemp in their hands; and the journeymen and apprentices in the rear, with hemp around their waists, and their spinning clouts in their hands-about sixty in number.

MERCHANTS AND TRADERS.

Their standard was the flag of a merchant ship of the United States. In the union were ten illuminated stars, and three traced round in silver, but not yet illuminated. On one side of the flag, a ship, the Pennsylvania, with an inscription, "July 4th, 1788." On the reverse of the flag a globe, over which was inscribed, in a scroll, "par tout le monde." The staff, on which the flag was displayed, terminated in a silver cone, on which was a ring suspending a mariner's compass. The standard was borne by Mr. Jonathan Nesbit, preceding the merchants and traders. Thomas Willing, Esq., Messrs. Charles Petit, John Wilcocks, John Ross, and Tench Coxe. The body of the merchants and traders. Next followed the clerks and apprentices of the merchants and traders, preceded by Mr. Saintonge, bearing a large ledger. Corps of light infantry, commanded by Captain Sproat, with the standard of the fourth regiment.

TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.

N. B. The order of the several trades, except house carpenters and those concerned in the construction and fitting out a ship, was determined by lot.

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CORDWAINERS.

A carriage drawn by four horses, representing a cordwainer's shop, in which six men were actually at work; the shop hung round with shoes, boots, &c. Mr. Alexander Rutherford, conductor. Mr. Elisha Gordon, and Mr. Martin Beish, assistants, followed by a committee of nine, three abreast.

Mr. James Roney, Jun., standard bearer. The standard, -the cordwainers' arms, on a crimson field; above, the arms, CRISPIN, holding a laurel branch in his right hand, and a scroll of parchment in his left. Followed by about three hundred cordwainers, six a-breast, each wearing a white leathern apron, embellished with the company's arms richly painted.

No. 34.

COACH PAINTERS.

With a flag, ornamented with the insignia of the art, carried by Mr. John Young, followed by ten of the profession, carrying pallettes and pencils in their hands.

No. 35.

CABINET AND CHAIR MAKERS.

Mr. Jonathan Gostelow, carrying the scale and dividers; Mr. Jedediah Snowden, with the rules of architecture; four of the oldest masters; Mr. James Lee, attended by three masters, bearing the standard, or cabinet makers' arms, elegantly painted and gilt on a blue field, ornamented with thirteen stars, ten of which were gilt, the other three were unfinished; below the arms, two hands united. Motto, "By unity we support society." The masters, six a-breast, wearing linen aprons, and bucks' tails in their hats.

The work-shop, seventeen feet long, and fourteen feet high, by nine feet eight inches wide, on a carriage drawn by four horses. At each end of the shop ten stars. Two signs, inscribed, inscribed, "federal cabinet and chair shop," one on each side. Mr. John Brown, with journeymen and apprentices at work in the shop. The shop followed by journeymen and apprentices six a-breast, all wearing linen aprons, and bucks' tails in their hats. The aprons were of American manufacture. One hundred in the train.

No. 36.

BRICK MAKERS,

Carrying a large flag of green silk, on which was represented a brick-yard, hands at work, a kiln burning. At a little distance, a federal city building. Motto, "It was found hard in Egypt;" "but this prospect makes it easy.' Ten master brick-makers, headed by Mr. David Rose, sen., and followed by one hundred workmen in frocks and trowsers, with tools, &c.

No. 37.

HOUSE, SHIP, AND SIGN PAINTERS.

Arms, three shields argent on a field azure; crest, a hand holding a brush, proper; motto, "Virtue alone is true nobility." The stage was fourteen feet long by seven wide; on

it a mill for manufacturing colours, a glazing table, with a stone for grinding paint; a stage furnished with pots, sashes, tools, &c. The business on the stage, conducted by Messrs. Stride, Wells, Cowen, Deveter and M'Elwee. Flag borne by Mr. Fausburg, as oldest painter, supported by Messrs. Flin and Fullerton: the rest of the company marching six a-breast, with gilded brushes, diamonds, gold hammers, glazing knives, &c. sixty-eight in procession.

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No. 38.

PORTERS.

Led by John Lawrence and George Green; on each side a porter, dressed with a silk sash, leading a horse and dray, with five barrels of superfine flour. The horse richly decorated with blue, white, and red ribands. The words Federal flour," painted on the heads of the barrels; followed by John Jacobs and forty porters. A light blue silk standard borne by David Sparks, on which were exhibited ten stripes and thirteen stars, three of them clouded, the rest in full splendour: also a horse and dray with four barrels on the dray, and a porter loading a fifth. Motto, "May industry ever be encouraged." The standard followed by a number of men, and the rear closed by Andrew Dryer and Joseph Griswold. The officers all dressed with silk sashes, and officers and men wearing white aprons, tied on with blue silk ribands, and carrying in their hands whips ornamented with blue, and red, and white ribands. The five barrels of federal flour were, after the procession, delivered to the overseers, for the use of the poor.

No. 39.

CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS.

The company's arms neatly painted on a silk flag. Motto, "time rules all things." Headed by Mr. John Wood, and followed by twenty-three members of the company.

No. 40.

FRINGE AND RIBAND WEAVERS.

Mr. John Williams, bearing a blue staff, capped with a gilt ball, across the staff ten wires, to which were suspended implements, and a great variety of specimens of the art. The fringe, lace and line shuttles were each filled with a quill of shute, to show that they were in employ;

the riband shuttle empty, to show that it is, as yet, unemployed. In the gilt ball was fixed a wire eighteen inches long, from which flowed a riband of ten stripes. Immediately below the cross wire, a paper inscribed with verses, composed by Mr. Williams on the occasion.

No. 41.

BRICK LAYERS,

Headed by Messrs. Nicholas Hicks, William Johnson and Jacob Graff, with their aprons on, and trowels in their hands-a flag with the following device: the bricklayers' arms; the federal city rising out of a forest, workmen building it, and the sun illuminating it. Motto, "both buildings and rulers are the works of our hands." The flag carried by Messrs. Charles Souder, William Mash and Joseph Wilds, with their aprons, and supported by Messrs. John Robbins, Peter Woglom, Thomas Mitchell, John Boyd, Burton Wallace, Michael Groves, John Souder, Edward M'Kaighen, Alexander M'Kinley; ten master bricklayers, with their aprons on, and their trowels and plumb-rules in their hands-followed by fifty-five masters and journeymen, in their aprons, and carrying trowels in their hands.

No. 42.
TAILORS,

Preceded by Messrs. Barker, Stille, Martin and Tatem, carrying a white flag, with the company's arms in gold, supported by two camels. Motto, "by union our strength increases." Followed by two hundred and fifty of the trade.

No. 43.

INSTRUMENT MAKERS, TURNERS, WINDSOR CHAIR, AND SPINNING WHEEL MAKERS,

Conducted by Captain John Cornish; Mr. John Stow bearing the standard, the turners' arms, with the addition of a spinning-wheel on one side, and a Windsor chair on the other. Motto, "by faith we obtain." Messrs. George Stow and Michael Fox carrying columns, representing the several branches of turning. Messrs. Anthony and Mason, with a group of musical instruments, followed by sixty persons dressed in green aprons.