State* arc the source, from which (he hopes to supply her profitable Weft India colonies. l-iou> this conlideration they w 1*- ' ICT ' and as fl>e c "tends her ~ ludla " dominions, these colonies will become more and more the object 9f her icgard. Ihey are contiguous to us, and within fti iking dilhiuce of the force contemplated by the refolutious. " Tho', laid he, 1 hope the ambition of conquell wilt never direct the government of this country, yet if injuries become intolerable and retaliation our duty, we mult inflict wounds in thole parts where our enemy fs vulnerable." When Great Britain (l,ould rcnefl that so severe revenge may be tak ei., that the means of inflicting it are al ready in the hads of government, Ihe will be cautious of wantonly incurring our re leiitiucnt.aildlhe has surely nojull grounds ''(jurious con duel towatds this coun try. 1 tiefe he said were the objects of the force contemplated by the resolutions— there would be objections to them plaufi b.e perhaps solid ; there was one at leall rcfpetiablc, from the motive in which it originated—the jealosy of freemen, of a uanding army, and the consideration that a militia (hould be the force— the instru ment to defend and fecurc the exiltence of republican inttitutiong. To a certain ex tent the principle was coired, and the iea lotrijr well founded. This principle and this jealousy had influenced the conduit of the patriots to whom the defence of America was intruded at the commence ment of the late war. But by experience the only unerring guide in political inves tigation, it was discovered, that the prin ciple was extended too far— by it the union was brought to the brink of ruin, and was only saved by an immense expence of lives and treasure. By the ftort inlift ments of militia, they are incompetent to long continued exertions. If inlitted for a conhderable length oftihie, though they ■nay be denominated militia, they became polk (Ted of all the properties which are the i f.H.'-ce of thejeafoufy °f standing armies, "'"lifted for fliort periods, just as they assume the character of soldiers, their term of iniillment expires. By experience it is known that no consideration can induce them to continue beyond the Specified term ot service—hence at stated periods, the country is left naked and defencelefs. L th * wa S es of militia will always exceed those which will be required to procure a regular force. This the experi ence of the late war taught us was in the proportion of two or three to one ; and the want of discipline and subordination will always occalion a prodigious wafteof public and private property; and What is more important a want of the habits of lo.diers, a lamentable wade of lives. As long as we depend on a militia alone for repelling foreign injury, fhortofadi rett attack on our territory, foreign pow ers will not believe we poflefs either the will or the power of vindicating our rights or retaliating their injuries : Besides when It IS remembered, that (hould there be no war with a foreign power within two years and an half from the time of commencing the lnliltments, and that time was not thought to be too long, considering the ; a ' e °/ Euro pe. then the force is to be dnbanded ; remembering too, tfiat they are to be trained 24 days in a year, and never but in detached corps, and that of course during peace, they will remain dif perled, and almost the whole time repofing in the bosom of civil society; when these circumstances are remembered, it will be impossible to suppose that such a force can be formidable to the liberties of thepeo •ii"7 " to conceive that they will suppose they pofTefs interests diftinft from, or opposed to those of the commu nity of which they arc a part. It might not be improper, he added, to ttate as far as he was able the probable amount of the expence of the proposed eftabli/hment. He had made a calcula tion. The regiment is to consist of 1000 privates ; this number is purposely large, tnat the expence of officer might belefs one sergeant major and 50 sergeants to «ach regiment, would make the whole number of non-commissioned officers and pnvates ioj . men. These, at 12 dollars, for the si.it of cloaths, per annum would make the expence in this article 12612 : and the 2 4 mnfter-days, at half a dollar a day an equal sum, in all 25224 dollar., which multiplied by Iy, the num ber of regiments, gives a total of 378440. He had not accurately ascertained the amount ri the officers' pay, but believed it would be about 14820 dollars, making thr l w , !lok 393.260 dollars per annum, he whole expence of the proposed auxil aiy or prov.i.onal troops. He called hem auxiliary m reference to the cooo egufors wh, c i, now belong to t [ lc „ u ] lta . y ettaM,foment of the United States " wt " ch we Should be able to brinj.' 20,000 men into tlx- KIJ. a number com petent to any purpoi'e f ur which they would be wanttd. The resolutions contemplate as a pro vable contnigence the propriety of laying in embargo on American vessels and pro •ib'ting the exportation of the product n !!' ted Statcs > Jf fl^h an em ia'P " IaJI be »ecefi r -iry the operation can >e better performed by the Prelident than 3y the Legislature. In a body as num. as the Leg,flatus, it is impossible t. keepl a secret for any length of time, an, the delays which the necessary forms re imre, would be such, that the effect o the meafnre would be loft before fimUl, adopted—for every iliip and all the pro uce which poffibiy could, would imme iiately be put out of the reach of go vernment. ® The reasons on which this idea of ai embargo are founded, are, that Grea Britain cannot supply her Weft Indie; except from the United States. If thi s in any degree true, in peaceable times low muth more powerfully mult it ope ate now they have a confi'derable milita J force there to feed, in truth, withou upphes from this country, they mult ine stably abandon a projeit, with them i avoume one, the conquelt of the Frencl weft Indies. In this iituation of affairs he believec t would be found proper to put into th lands of the Pref.dent a power to la his embargo, and in a moment to preven ill lupplies going to the Weft Indies— great occasions confidence must b epofed in the executive, and the univer al conhdence 111 the present head of tha lepartment, would prevent all fears of it >emg abused in his hands. When we are once in the situation con emplated by the refoktions offered, an< we are then obliged to exert the mean n our power for o.lr defence (but he he we ftould not be impelled to this di greeable necessity) we can speak a mai t • "J-fj Uage to a ">' < " lc w ho may attemj He was persuaded, that if a country does not rdpeft itfclf it will not be -pefled by others nations; that if a na tion is not vigilant in guarding their rights they soon will have no rights to guard • ■f they receive insults and injuries with impunity they will fuffer injuries and in lults without end. 1 his is not the time, fa.'d he, for fee ble measures— a manly conduct ought to be purfued-a conduct worthy of our brave and honorable constituents: Thev have bravery to .alfcrt and resources to vindicate their rights. He did not wi(h the government to speak in the language of intimidation ; but in the manly tone, and in the lan [ guage of a free and independent nation ; ! cone,ous that (he po(Te(fa rights, and has he means of defending them. We should tell the belligerent powers, that we can make every reasonable allowance \ r - a , fta V f Wr : ~ That w have rights unw 'I 0 be . the f P (>r t of wanton and unprovoked violation. We should mark a line, and boldly declare, that we will not permit ,t to be transgressed. Such firm and manly language, backed by the means of enforcing refpeft, and retalia thl g f njU r eS ' apac,t >' of withholding thefupphes neceflkry for the prosecution of a favorite object. A refpeftable and aflive force, ready to strike in a vulnerable quarter—such laguage under such circum ltances must be heard and he trusted, would produce the desired effect. He had the more confidence that this would be the cafe, when he refleded that j Great Britain would have no possible mo tive of mtereft, or ambition in a war with this country. She was now draining every nerve, and was obliged to call forth all resources— though (he might be did t0 enjoy national prosperity, yet her fubjefts expenencedmuch individual misery. The jntmup. f her commerce, with the ,~; d States, would doubtless add to Jff^ arTa ? nentS : and degree afieft the resources on which (he denud ed for the prosecution of the war. On r a ' U !,'- was not hing in our p£ She W W ■ COuU c " m " P n had no injuries to revenue 'XSJS? " ob ° i ' He next turned bis attention to the forThV " ' ,;ch flm<:s drawn / " ee " tloft :of the Plan pronofed, andexposed a firm reliance on the patri, otjfin of the people of America, who, h beheved, would tearfully submit and co „e tribute.,l any manner whichCongrefsmigh judge proper, m Support of their%ht«t and to vindicate their national honor, rie adverted to some observations which. he (AAAJ'' ifina:from Mr - which he said.did honor to that gentleman ; but he could not agree with him i„ thinking that a land tax, was immediately neceflary. He believed it as yet unnecessary to touch that great resource; and if it is unneceflary, >t IS rot expedient, [f it mult be re. emred to, however, he believed the peo ple had virtue and patriotism enough to lubmit, without murmuring. He concluded by that the nation of whose treatment we have a right to complain, viewing our. refoiirces, will refleA fenoufly on the consequence of im poling any further injuries, and for their own mtereft fake, will permit us to con tinue id a llate of tranquility and friendly intercuorfe with them. LAW OF THE UNION. thjrd congress of the UNITED STATES, -AT THE FIRST SESSION, Begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the Slate of Pennsylvania, on Monday thefecond of December, one thousand (even hundred and ninety-three. An T^l f ° T ft °f the **'*" fifing on the on age of sundry / r e nch vejfeis u hkh have taken rrpjje Ikcputi oj the Umlcd Sutes. \X7"HEKEAS the difaftr.liis situation of the H ((un !™ 1 ' Cape Fj *" coi '> >" she irtanrt of Hifpamola, compelled sundry veflds belong!,, £ 1, ,'on °', r ;' e Frcnch R P-Wic, i„ g th ® pr ,f l 1?';' Y ( ° take "=<>'6* within the are Lhlh, a "' S '' a ' ,d " hcrc « "'=y -eel,able by law tothe payment ol fo, e i»,. ton -age, Which confident the ntc.-ifity of their Therefu t re q ' 1 ' tab ' y r< ""' Ct * d tj thel » : ] " ""fcd.hjlu Snalt and Hauf, ofß ct „, r „ '"""■J £* ! ' Jhut tbe duties on the tonnage to Which any ol the vell'els aforefaid ate, oT- may JteuT? ablc ' withi " a,, - vl " " ie P«"• «<' I "i d ' he r "" r arr hereby p r™M»cv t ,* pifl , T, ldt tl , e m J e , nwnerorenfigne,-, of every fuel, vellcl fliall make p.oor to the prop r officer of hi P"ri m Which iuch veffci in 'iy be that th* r-1 vilfcl was compelled to,leave the fa'd Tfla H ' " , H'W,»ndtotake refuge wi'i e ?""• b y r " ,u " o»"the calamity Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg Speaker of the House of r , Representatives. Jo h n Adam s, Vice-President of the United States and President a ,i, , of the Senate. Approved March the 1 third, 1794. j G a . Washington, President of the United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the OfEce of the Secretary of State, Edm. Randolph, Secretary of State. Foreign Intelligence BRUSSELS, November 12, . 7 c T fance Wh, ' ch has "cited great aftomfhment here is the order, 2en L g r rnment to . the states ' 'o^nifh 15,000 pioneers within 48 hours, and 2000 waggons, to repair to Valenciennes /TT!? Which remonstrated" re' ceived the flnfteft orders to fend the men required witU 24 hours, under military execution. Since that the pea a7 flockmg f rom all and night; they are to have 16 sols and 2 ofthe" 8 d bread PCr day from the time mat departure they are ; ntended ™ e make entrenchments between Valenciennes andßavay and , n general in places and army W The 3 ™ the ct ™bined army. They are to remain ten days and This 'kind' by an na™her kind of press ha? excited confiderahlr murrn, . ihab . "fid«We [ pan(h of Lacken openly refufed to fend the.r contingency. Bui eighty foldl™ were immediately difpatchedl infliat ilta 7 exf cution, and the farmer Who mL at the head of this reyolt , earned bound to Malines, to receive there the reward of his difobed.ence " I he Dutch are returning in whole com pames every day, 120 S rS rl h L- Ch and Swiss pas. {Ld tl,rou S h th » and immediately ook polTeffion oa the canal of the lam >ark which ieta p of the Pnn,-e de Cobourg. They immed,- Ar t ,° hiS Roya! %hnef S ,he Archduke Charles, and after a conference, t -J C " er3i Wlth h ' u companion returned to Mens. It was remarked that - le lame evening the minuter feut courier* toßerlin; and to General WW.der : No thing has yet tranlpired refpedting the .aufe of this strange and secret million. It .a laid that the French officer wa * the commandant of Manbeuge, p° had e ""grated, and given great in. formation to tile Prince de Cobourij ref the enemy* Pia " S a " ack P ro je&ed by CeT^lT f T Strartsur g h dreadful. Genera Wurmfer in lour weeks has not to «lv»nce a lingle Hep. On the 9th, all the members of the municipality and of the commune, to the number of 70 persons, were guillotined. Among these were the heads of the most fll uftn ? ous families. Baron de Weiterfheim, de Wangeat de Boulach, de Wumfe, de Breftett, &c. who were all allied to the family of General Wurmfer. The great est ferment prevailed next morning after his horrible execution, and a general mas' acre was fxpetted betweeen the two par ties. General Wu, mfer's slowness of L. ration is alledged as the cause of these ex ecutions. As soon as he arrived with hi* victorious arr.iv at Haguena, a resolution was privately formed at Strafburgh to de then so weak that nothing wasfo be dread! 5cS r " Umber ° f those wc " affeded was fupenor. The municipality, be t C t °h mm T' I Frtnch be t, the commandant ot the nation of the national guards, the fix-nobility, all con agreed ""r the °f Wunrnfer, were AnfT •' W ° f epUt,cß wer e sent to the Auftnan general to offer to give up the town m the name of Louis XVII and to the !.' 11 " 1 at ' va " cc w ' tH his a'rmy ln the mght t, me ord tafce possession ■ ' j . General however, who per haps had other liiftruftions refpeftinsr the manner in which the town Juki rendered,,hefitated, and promised to m ve did not'th' 1 "' Cafe the de P«it» ' did not thinm proper to surrender in the chief deputies, the secret was dLvered th"e a T y 1 5,0 °° re P»hhcans arrived^ pofTeffion f anot . htrofe Val force to(!k P Hellion of feme important posts at Sr. iXdT' WWhi Ch,h the Pniffia "B were dif- Alter tins the ftaff-officers in the cty, the municipality and tC 6 TO drfatrf, „j a || [h „ ri tk.Xd °, ' S , misfortune . that.important city which forms one of the bulwarks of Fr.lZ' er S n °and ! °all f th th . e COmbl ' ned Pow ers, and all their operations which have been so fuccefsful in Alsace, are rendered no use, as the combined army is now obliged to ast on the defenfive. It i known that to lay fieo-e to , . citadel of Stralburgh, an a, my of°« " " Would Ur n » dnaim 7 ot 60,000 wouid be n-.-ceflary, and another of tW like number to cover the liege. All the troops that pal Ted lately gone over to the enemf en TIZTr , e^imates the g number of fincethe commencement of the that T t°°° men; Bnd "ffinned " whole of hi. regiment.