By the report which has been made to me by the tellers appointed by the two Houses to examine the votes, there are 71 votes for John Adams, 68 for Thomas Jefferson, 59 for Thomas Pinckney, 30 for Aaron Burr, 15 for Samuel Adams, 11 for Oliver Ellsworth, 7 for George Clinton, 5 for John Jay, 3 for James Iredell, 2 for George Washington, 2 for John Henry, 2 for Samuel Johnston, and 1 for Charles C. Pinckney. The whole number of votes are 138; 70 votes, therefore, make a majority; so that the person who has 71 votes, which is the highest number, is elected President, and the person who has 68 votes, which is the next highest number, is elected Vice President. The PRESIDENT of the Senate then sat down for a moment, and rising again, thus addressed the two Houses: In obedience to the Constitution and law of the United States, and to the commands of both Houses of Congress, expressed in their resolution passed in the present session, I declare that JOHN ADAMS is elected President of the United States, for four years, to commence with the fourth day of March next; and that THOMAS JEFFERSON is elected Vice President of the United States, for four years, to commence with the fourth day of March next. And may the Sovereign of the Universe, the ordainer of civil government on earth, for the preservation of liberty, justice, and peace, among men, enable both to discharge the duties of these offices conformably to the Constitution of the United States, with conscientious diligence, punctuality, and perseverance. The PRESIDENT and members of the Senate then retired, and the House came to order; when Mr. SITGREAVES made a report on the business, which was read and ordered to be entered on the journals. THURSDAY, February 9. _Election of President._ Mr. SITGREAVES, from the joint committee appointed to confer with a committee of the Senate on the subject of the election of a PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT, made a further report, viz: that they had agreed with the committee of the Senate to recommend to the House of Representatives the following resolution: "_Resolved_, That the Clerk of this House be directed to give, by letter, to the Vice President elect, a notification of his election."