The following R E PO R T was received 111 the Houle of Reprefematives, on the 15th instant, from the Secretary of State. • r pHE Secretary of State to whom was referred by the house of X Representatives, the letter of John H. Mitchell, reciting cer tain propofdls for Supplying the United States with copper coinage, has had the fame under according to iftitru&ions, and begs leave to report thereon as follows : The person who wiflnes to undertake the supply of a copper coinage fcts forth that the superiority of hisapparatus and process ior coining, enables him to furnifh a coinage, better and cheaper than can be done by any country or person whatever : that his die? are engraved by the firft artist in that line in Europe ; that his ap paratus for striking the edge, at the fame blow with the faces, is new and singularly ingenious: that he coins by a press on a new principle, and worked by a fire engine more regularly than can be done by hand ; that he will deliver any quantity of coin, of any ■fxzc and device, of pure unalloyed copper, wrapped in paper, and packed in casks, ready for (hipping, at fourteen .pence terling the pound. The Secretary of State has before been apprifed,from other sources of information,of the great improvements made by this undertaker in sundry arts: he is acquainted with the artist invented the xnethod ot striking the edge and both faces of the coin at one blow : he has seen his procef<; and coins, and sent to the former Congrcfs some specimens of them, with certain offers from him before he entered into the ferviceof theprefent undertaker (which specimens he takes the liberty of now submitting to the infpettion of the h • jfe, as proofs of the superiority of this method of coinage in gold and silver, as well as copper.) He is therefore of opinion, that the undertaker, aided by that artist, and by his own excellent machines, is truly in a condition to furnifh com in a state of higher perfe£tion than has ever yet teen ifTued by any nation : that perfettion in the engraving is a mong the great Safeguards against counterfeits, because engravers of the fn ft class are few, ana elevated, by their rank in their art, far above the base and dangerous bufincfs of counterfeiting. That the perfection of coins will indeed disappear, alter they are for sometime worn among other pieces, and especially where the figures are rather faintly relieved as on those of this artist ; yet their high finifhing while new, is not thelefsa guard against counterfeits; because these if carried to any extent, must be ushered into cir culation new also, and consequently may be compared with gen uine coins in the fame State : that therefore, whenever ihe United States shall be disposed to have a coin of their own, it will be delirable to aim at this kind of perfe&ion : that this cannot be better dfetted than by availing themselves, if poflibleof the Ser vices of the undertaker and ofthis artist, whose excellent methods and machines are said to have abridged, as well as perfected the operations of coinage. These operations, however, and their ex pence being new and unknown here, he is unable to fay whether the price proposed be reasonable or not. He is also uncertain whether, inftcad of the larger copper coin, the Legiflaturc might wot prefer a lighter one of billon, or mixed metal, as is prattiled with convenience by several other nations, a fpecimeu of which kind of coinage is submitted to their infpe&ion. But the propositions under confederation, suppose that the work is to be carricd on in a foreign country, and that the implements ate to remain the property of the undertaker ; which conditions, in his opinion, render them inadtniftible. for these reasons— Coinage lis [peculiarly an attribute of sovereignty ; to transfer its excrcife into another country, is to submit it to another fover cign. Its transportation across the Ocean, befidesthe ordinary dangers of the sea, would expose it to afls of piracy by the crews to whom it would be confided, as well as by others apprised of its pafldge. In the time of war it would offer to the enterprizes of an enemy, What has been emphatically called the sinews of war. If the war were with the nation within whofc territory the coinage is, the firft ast of war or reprisal might be to arrest this operation, with the implements and materials, coined and uncoined, to be ufr J attheir discretion. The reputation and principles of the present undertaker are Safeguards against the abuses oi a coinage carried on in a foreign country, where no checks could be provided by the proper Sove jeign, no regulations eftablifhed,oo police, no guard exerciCed ; in short, none of the numerous cautions hitherto thought eflential at every mint; but in hands less entitled to confidence, these will be come dangers. We may be feeured indeed, by proper experi ments as to the purity of the coin delivered us according to con trast, but we cannot be Secured against that which, though less pure, shall be struck in the genuine dye, and protected against the vigilance of government till it ihall have entered into circulation. We lose the opportunity of calling in and recoining the clipped money in circulation, or we double our rilks by a double tran sportation. We lose in like .manner, the resource of coining up our houfc hold plate in the instant of&reat distress. We lose the means of forming artiftsto continue the works,when the common accidents of mortality (hall have deprived us of those who began them. In fine, the carrying on the coinage in a foreign country, as far as the Secretary knows, is without example ; and general example is weighty authority. He is therefore of opinion on the whole— That a mint, whenever established* ihould be eftabliihed at !home : that the fuperioritv, the merit, and means of the underta ker will suggest him as the proper person to be engaged in the rftabliftiment andcondudt of a mint, on a Scale, which, relinquiih ing nothing in the perteftion of the coin, ihould be duly pro portioned to our purposes. And in the mean while he is of opinion, the present propoSals Ihould be declined. THOMAS JEFFERSON. April 14, 1790. FRANCE. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, N C E. ASSEMBLY;. January 28. ON Monday, a deputaion from the militia of the district of St. Rod, gave an account at the bar, of the proceedings of the corps towards the uncle and the brother of the two Aga[fes, con demned to be executed for forging the notes of Caijfe D'Efcompte. VVe have already mentioned that M. Agafle, the uncle, had been elecfted Prelident of the di llricl, by the generous ardour of his fellow citi zens, to eradicate theabfurd prejudice which at tached the infamy of a capital puniihment to the family of the criminal. The battalion of St. Honore, in which he was enrolled, directed their commander to allure him in the name eft he whole body, that they felt his affliction as their own ; and that far from consi dering the crime of his nephews as fixing an in delible itigma on their family, they from that moment adopted their relations as brothers, to whom they vowed friendship, union, alliftance, and all the sentiments which their virtue me rited, rendered Hill more interfiling bj thrir misfortune. The Brother they promoted to the rank of Lieutenant of Grenadiers as a mark of their e fteein and affecftion. To the relation of tliefe particulars,the Preli dent replied that they had displayed more firm nefs and patriotism than the Afiembly, inasmuch as, in correcting erroneous opinions, example was superior to law. It was lately proposed, that the community of Paris ihould write circular letters, to request all the Municipalities to unite the several bodies of militia throughout the kingdom, under the com mand of the Marquis de la Fayette. This pro portion the Marquis resisted, with the moderati on that has uniformly marked his condu<ft. "Let us wait," said he, " the decilion of the National Aflembly refpecling the National troops. Destin ed' as they are for the defence of liberty, let us take care that the honor of commanding them af fords no resource or pretext for ambition. As for me, when this article of our constitution comes to be agitated, I shall contend, that no citizen ought to command the National militia of more than one department." The Dire<ftors of the Caifle d'Efcompte have offered sixty thousand livreS to the community of Paris, for the relief of the poor. We have received no account of any existing or expeifted commotion in Paris, or in any other part of the kingdom. The reports of commoti ons, circulated here for some days past, may therefore be considered as entirely destitute of foundation. The following are the precise words of the National decree in favor of the Jews : " The National Aflembly decrees that the Jews known in France under name of Portugueze, Spanish or Avignon JVsws (hall continue to enjoy all the l ights of adtive citizens, as soon they £hall have qualified themselves in the manner pre scribed by the decrees of the Aflembly already pafled." This resolution met with great oppolition, but was carried by a majority of 360 votes against 22J. On Friday a report was read from the Commit tee of Finance, proposing the coinage of two mil lions of marcs of money de Bili.on, (copper with a final! mixture of silver) —no person to be obliged to receive more than lixlivresof this mo ney in one payment. A report was alforead from the fame Commit tee, stating the reductions that may be made on the several heads of public expenditure. It Ha ted, that the wJiole might be reduced from 287 to 193 millions of livres, allowing 84 millions for the expence of the army, and 18 for pensions. 1 he Aflembly entered immediately on the pro posed reductions by fupprcfling tbeeftablifliments tor breeding horfcs, which coil the public 974,000 livres a year, tended rather to injure than to im prove the breed of horses. On Saturday a decree was pafled, ordering the taxes comprehended under the name ofimpofiti onsdireft to be levied for the year 1790, accord ing to the ancient form. James F. Sebor, and Co. Have removed from No. 59, to No. 187, Water-Street, near the Fly-Market, WHERE they negociate all kinds ofPUBLICX SECURITIES— BILLS OF EXCHANGE. &c. as usual. New-York, Aprils, 1790. 'tf. ADVERTISEMENT. BY order of the honorable John Slofs Hobart Esquire, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State ot New-York. Notice is hereby given to Paul Deyrell, now or late of Long Island, an abfeonding debtor, and to all others whom it may concern; that upon application and due proof, made to the said Justice, pursuant to an ast of the legisla ture, entitled '« an ast for relief against abfeonding and absent debtors," palled the fourth day of April, j}B6, by a creditor of the said Paul Deyrell, he the fa.d Justice has directed all his the said Paul Deyrell's Estate, real and personal, within this State, to be ftized; and that unless he shall discharge his debts within three months after the publication of this notice ; all his Estate real and personal will be fold for the payment and fatisfaftion of his cre ditors. Dated at the city of New-York, the twenty-seventh day ot March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred nd ninety. March 31. iaw 3 m To be SOLD, For CERTIFICATES, Or exchanged for LAND, nPWE.VTY-Two acres of ground in the City of New-York X fronting Great George-Street, Bowry-Lane, and Greenwich- Lane. On the premises is a brick dwelling house containing ten rooms; a smaller brick house with four robms; a house with a brick front with two rooms : In each house is a Kitchen, and un derthe whole four cellars; a never failing spring is near one of the kilchens; a frame stable and a coach-house with llables Fiom the dwelling house both the North and the East rivers are plain to the view. Additional improvements have been made this apnng, the ground has been laid out for pleasure as well as for utility ; it is provided with variety of orchard and other fruit part of the land has also been sown with timothy and clover' To be fold for certificates of the national debt, which will be re' ce.ved at the nominal value, Dollars at 8.. Or for good upland even it covered with wood, provided it is situated on the follow' ing rivers,or on creeks as far as navigable,communicating with the fame, viz At the Potowmac above Alexandria,at James R.ver a !>? VC i- i mon 1, " Car ° lma ' abouton = hundred milcsfroin the sea (boie, on Santee Edifto or'Ponpon river or on Savannah river. If not fold at p, ivate sale befor? the , s th of Mav tw 1, then on the a trove terms be disposed of by Public Vendue Ir h, merchants Coffee House.-For further Q f M r Poeilhitz on the prenufes. A'cto-Yerk Aprdio, 1?go . ' 428 January 31 PROPOSALS, JOHN TRUMBULL For publishing by subscription, ' TWO PRINTS from ORIGINAL PICTURES painted by himfell- •' REPRESENTING , The DEATH of General WARREN At the Battle of Bunker's-Hill; and ' Tile DEATH of General MONTGOMERY In the Attack of Quebec. ' IN the Battle of Bunker's Hill, the following Portraits are intra duccd, Amiricak. Bmtish. Major General Wtrrcn, General Sir William Hoar Putnam, S.r Hcvry Clinu* % % Lieut. Col, John Sirta!i t Major PitcairH, and Lieut. Pitcairn. In the Attack of Quebec, are fcen, General Montgomery, Major Macphcrfm, Colonel Tkompfon, Captain Cheifman'. CONDITIONS of SUBSCRIPTION. THE Prints will be engraved by two of the mojl eminent Anil Europe. The hie will be 30 inches by 20. The price ttfMnfa. three guineas for each print, one half to be paid at the time oj/Mnim the remainder on the delivery of the Prints, which will be asfm vft work (which is already confderably advanced) can pojjibly be ambleui Subscriptions are received in America, only by Mr. Trumbull. All hi fcriptm recerfti will befgned by htm, as wellasby Mr. PogglofLn. don-, under whojc ivcaion the prints are engraving, and. uiUiitrti hjhed. These Prints are thefrjl of ajeries, in which it is probe [da rtbrt. sent the mojl important events of the American revolution. No period of the hijlory of man is more interring than that it uhiA we have lived. The memory offcenes in which were laid tie fourM tion s of that free government, which secures our national and inamU happiness, mujl remain ever dear to us, and topojlerity ; and j lutmd pride be in any cafe juflif able, Americans have a right to glory in km"r given to the world an example, whose influence is rapidly fpreaiin-it love of freedom through other nations, and every where ameliorate, tk condition of men. Toafftji in preserving the memory of the illujlricus event; vMhnc mar ked thisjberiod of our country's glory, as well as oj the men uhe hut been the mofl important a3ors in them, is the oijeS of this undcrtikn: Hiflorians will do juflice to an cera so important; but to be read, tltlnl guage in which they write, mujl be understood—the language ofPmHi,, is uniterfal, and intelligible lit all nations, and every age. As several years of his time, anda very con[idemblc expense, are nectf fary to accomplish this undertaking, it would be an imprudentJacrifciit the mere hope of reputation, to go more deeply into it, without a fnbtbi lity oj ultimate success. That he may judge of the degree of this proba bility, Mr. Trumbull, by the advice of hisfriends, proposes ihisjiifcrip* tion, and flatters himfeif with a hope of meeting that patronage from hu countrymen, which willjuflify his pursuing the object with ardor, mi without which it is imbojjiblethat so expenfivea workjhould teconlmii. TJiefubje&s proposed to be reprtfented, in addition to the tuo forego ing, of Bunker's-Hill and Quebec,are * The DECLAR ATION * BATTLE at TRENTON, * BATTLE of PRINCETON, SURRENDER of General BURGOYNE, TREATY with FRANCE, BATTLE EUTAW SPRINGS, * SURRENDER <tf YORK-TOWN, TREATY of PEACE, EVACUATION of NEW-YORK, RESIGNATION of General WASHINGTON, The ARCH at TRENTON: INAUGURATION of the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES. \}( Each pi Sure will contain Portraits of the principal charaScrwto were prejent at the scene reprejented. Those markedwith Stars, an cot fiderably advanced—and the Prints ft cm the whole will be executed of fame size, and by the mojl eminent engravers. New-York, April 2, 1790, New-York City Lottery. SCHEME of a LOTTERY, for the purpose of raifingSeven Thru /and Five Hundred Pounds, agreable to an ACT of the Legjfii turr of the State of New-York, patTed Bth February, 1790. SCHEME. > PRIZE of £-3000 £.3000 2 1000 2000 3 500 150® 10 200 200# 30 ,oo 3000 6° so 25°<» 12d 20 2400 180 , 0 1800 7950 4 3,800 166,54 Blanks, [ 2 5°°° Tickets, at 40s. each, £.50000 Subject to a dedu&ion of Fifteen per Cent. THE object ofthis LOTTERY being to raise a part oftkefc™ advanced by tlie corporation for repairing and enlarging the Cf- TY HALL, for the accommodation of CONGRESS, which"®' 5 so muLh honor to the Architect, as well as credit to the city T " c managers presume that their fellow Citizens will cheerfully con cur in piomoting thefale of Tickets, especially as the*'™ 0 ' this Lottery will relieve them from a tax, which must othtf v,: " be laid to reimburse the corporation. , . . The above SCHEME is calculated in a manner very be* 4 * ir ven '" urers >'here not being two blanks to a prize. f,r Lottery is intended to commence drawing on tte Monday in Aucust next, or sooner if filled, of which tltnt Y "^ lc f will be given. A lift of the fortunate numbers wilW ? at the expiration of the drawing. . ts are to be fold by the fubfenbers, who are appo ,n ' Managers by the Corporation. Isaac Stoutenburch, Abraham H***" lKC> PETER T. CURTENIUS, J OH " PtNT AR!> "' Mew-York, 6th March, 1790. T - , William Taylor, Has for Sale, at his EAST-INDIA GOODS STORE. No. 4, Bur i.ing-Slip, n o Aflbrtment of EAST-INDIA GOOD^ Among which are the following Articles: BOOK Muslins 8-4 6-4 5-4 || HUMHUMS, Jackonet do. j| Long Cloths, Hankerchiefs,of various kinds,|| Caflas, Chintzes, || Seersuckers, Ginghams, |j Boglaporcs. and a generous price given for Conti V" nental, New-Hampshire, Maffachufects, and Rhode-Islam •ecuritics, of every denomination, by c t EBENEZER THAYER, jan. No. 59. Watcr-Str" ■ New-Yoik, April 17, 1790. ".wa ib'.Mi;- i? 'li
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