CONGRE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY,JuIy 24.
ptbalt on the amendment of the Senate to the Fund
ingßßUtI t to ajfuMe a part of the State Debts.
M*. GERRY
THE gentleman has told us of ihe exertions of Georgia, that
by Oie assumption injustice will be done to her, and that
ber'S, in particular will be a hard cafe. I have no douut the ci
tlzefcs of that State, accordirig to their abilities, made great exer
tion* ; they behaved with,valor, and have fuffeied much in the
common pause ; and if there are any circumftantes which will
fobjeft hefto an injury by the operation of any a£h of Congress,
1m Her dale them, and the will undoubtedly obtain redress, r
think I can be relpoqfible for MalTaehuletts, that her members
*ill do every thing that is.coafiftent wiih j'llUce, and even with
((tnerofity for Georgia. But the gentleman Ihould consider, that
Georgia is but an infant State, that by her uimoft exertions (he
could uot contribute 111 any great degre« to accomplish this revo
lution, apd (he cannpt ex pert that the measures of thus extensive
itpriblic wilt be entirely accommodated to her (ituaiion.
The gentleman tell us, thai whiift pollou was in pollcflion of
the enemy, made great exertions and fufferid much,
but not afterwards, for her ports being opened and commerce
ilourilhing, (he was enriched by the war. [//cre Mr. Jackson ex
plained kimjitf, and Hi lot deny that Mjjf.ichUjells continued her ex-
C'tioni, but Juppofed, neverlhcleft, Jhe was enriilud by the war.] Mr
(jerry admitted the explanation, and tequefted him to give any
information he pleased refpefiing his argumects, as it was intend
ed to consider them candidly.—He then proceeded : I conceive,
fir, the gentleman is very little acquainted with the history of
MalTachufetts, as it relates to this fubjeft, for so far was the State
from being benefited, that it fuffered exceedingly by the war.
To judge of this matter, let us further examine the reports which
wire formerly called for to alcrruirt the contributionsof the Statis,
and fee whether they will juftify the fuppofuion that the State
was benefited by the war.
If we refer to the report of the Secretary at War to ascertain
<te number of men furniflied by tfee fevcral States, we IHall find
(fiat some troops were inliited for the war, some for three years,
some for two, and others for one, and the militia for less periods,
ki order, then, to form ajuft idta of the comparative exertions
qf the Slates in mij refperf, it is necessary to reduce the number
of njen to one period of inliftment, whether inlided for a longer
or (horier time. For instance, to consider fix soldiers, who
T<>ere enli/lei for two moriins as being equal to one inlifttd lor a
ypir j or, if they were inlHted for three years, consider otie as
eqijal to three for one year.
By the Secretary's report, it will thus appear, that the whole
dumber o'f men employed duriug the war, reduced to one year's
term of ftrvice, was 311,719. Of this numbtr, Mairachufeits,
hy the average of the rcquifitions on her, was required to furnilh
toe enormpus proportion of 93-508 being 57,066 men, which is
between a fifth and flxth of the whole number employed during
tKe; war, aliho' her proportion was not more than a seventh.
What was her conduct on this occalion ? oid Ihe fail to turmih
the number required ? No, (Vr, (he raised the whole, and what
is still more extraordinary, (he lupplied above the requifiuons
17,140 men; if to this number we add 12.535 men which Ihe
lupplied bgrteably to the and wn ,c 1| exceeded her jull
proportion of one seventh, it appears that (lie furnilhed £9,675
men (for the term of one year's'fervice) above her proportion.
Had the State in lieu of 74,206 inch which (he thus fupplitd,
raised only her due proportion, which wis 44.531, the probabi
lity is, (he would have obtained these for half ol the average boun
ty which she paid for them, and have saved at Icaft 1,005,128 dol
lars.
Let us how consider the c(Te& of this nwafure, and judge of the
benefits resulting to the State by the war. The amount of the
specie claims ot the State for pay, depreciation of pay, bounties,
and cloatfiing for all"the troops wh'.oh Malfcichufetts lurnilhcd is
8,006,553 dollars at»d this averaged on 74,206 men, will for
*9,575 latn 1)C
about,
Nine years interest due on this sum, is about
The Irtcreafed bomuics on her proport-on from the
eaufes Mentioned
And if to these be added the loss of the Slate
by the absence of £9,675 men the (Upplif* given to
them from time to time; the lolTrs fuitained by the
death of perhaps a quarter part of them the fupp rt
of the widows, and fatherlofc Children, the amount,
3t the moderate rate of 100 dollars for each Foldicr,
will be
Miking 8 >9 3 3i43 6
whieh thai State has taxed heffelf to furnifh for other States their
dehcicnccs bf floods, and the last film mentioned 2,967.560 dol
lars will be wholly 1 oil to the State, in addition to thus, lever*!
regiments wefre recrnittd in the State, not contained in the pre
ceding estimate—Much has been said of thf extravagant bounties,
given by MiHfachufv-Hts, the cSufe of which Is explained, and not
withstanding the cxthaorainafy rc(|ui(iiious on her kit men, the
average bounty paid by her, during the war for the term of a
year's serVice, has hot txcecded 47-2 dollars fofreach soldier.
Let us riow turn oar attention for a moment to the report of the
Secretary bf the Tfbafury wliith contains an account of the rcccipts
and payments of the States, in specie ami indents, dnri in
paper money red 11 *cd to fofceit. It is readily admitted, that the
paper money in forric inftafices is extended at a raie tif deprecia
tion, less than that which will be finally adapted, but by recur
ring to the report, I think it Will b"e evident that the fcomp3rative
view of this matter in its pieftnt form, is It fs favotable to Mas-
than it will be when the depreciation is fuViher extend
ed—as the accounts now prell-iit themselves, the amount ot the
sums received jnto the trcafury from the several State* is 14,200,777
dollars, reduced to fp'ccie value ; the sum paid from the treasury,
to the several States amounts to 10,672,770 dollars, so that the
ballance of rcceipt?, at the Treasury is, 3,528,003 dollars ; of this
sum Maflrfchpfctts turnifbed, exclusive of what fhc re'ceiverl from
the Treasury, 1,921,283 dollars, which is nearly 4-7 of the bal
ance of all the rccoipts at the TreasUry, from the States, to this
day. Her proportion of the ballaricc mentioned of 3.5 8,003
being one seventh, is 504,000 ; Co thai lhe has supplied in
this instance, 1,417,283 doliari, reduced to specie, above her pro
portion. By the dbove ftaiemenls irtaHe from authentic docu
ments on tiiC files of Che Houfc, it is evident that MafTachufctts
iias advauced for ot'.icr State*, fioliars.
By troops
Jntereft I hereon, 9 yrdrs
By to tht TrcafuVjr
InteretWheieon gyeaii
Making in the whole
(Continued.)
Dots. 3,201,824
1,728,984
201,844
1,728,484
«i4*7.5«3
Jos-333
7>"3>m
And from hence we may foran fonipjudgment oi the benefits
has received from the war, Which has almost impovenlhed and
ruined her.
If we advert to the proposition of the Senate, for * the
State debts, we lhall find the whole sum to be ailumied is 21,500.060
dollars, and that MalTachufctts, if she liad not advanced more
than other States on an average, would bt; entitled to 3,071,428
dollars, being a seventh of the sum to be alTumed. She is to re--
ceive thereof four millions dollars, io that lor all her advances, fh«
will be teimburfed by the atlumption only, 928,572 d6 l lars and
yet this paltry sum compared with her demands is grudged by
Sjatcs, for whom, she has made such large advances.
LONDON, June 7.
Er.traci of d letter jroht Naples, April 22.
ON the 4th inft. early in the morning, a fire
broke out ill the Ruggiero,a 74 gun ship be
longing to the royal navy, in the port of Caltel
laniare; as soon as the fire was discovered at Na
ples, all the workmen at the arsenal, without ha
ving received any orders, went on horfebackand
in carriages to contribute their afiiftante. It is
remarkable to their honor, that this was Easter
time, when the workmen generally clioofe to
spend their time with their wives and lamilies.
The fire, inlpite of' every resistance, ahnoft con
sumed the above ship to the water's edge, and
had communicated to another veflel laden with
corn, and from that to another of the King's
/hips of 75 guns. In the midst of this conllerna
tion, and when the whole dockyard was in dan
ger, a young workman of the arsenal of Caltella
mare, observed that fufficient assistance was not
given to the second veflel on fire ; with amazing
courage and spirit he threw himfelf into the sea,
and Iwam to the Ihip, ilript himlelf in the niidit
of the flames, and tried to extinguish thein. His
example inspired his companions with courage,
and by their spirited efforts, all the fliips in the
harbor, except the Ruggieroand the corn veflel,
were saved. The king, when informed of the
zeal and bravery of thole men, ordered that all
those who had come at their own expenceto Caf
tellamare, should be recompensed, the
young man who had so bravely hazarded his life;
but not one man would accept of the recompense ; re
filling it in the handlbmeit terms.
" The Neapolitans have voted agratuity to the
king of 2,a 50,000, and the Sicilians 900,000 livres
tournois, to make up the loss the marine has fuf
fered by the deftrmftion of the Ruggiero. The
king has ordered General d'Aiflion to express his
fatisfa&ion with this mark of their loyalty and
affe&ioii."
BRABANT AND FLANDERS.
It is very difficult to procure any authentic in
telligence of theaffcirs of Brabant at present. No
person there dare write with any freedom, for
fear of their letters falling into the hands of those
who watch to detedt spies, and who are ready to
construe every kind of intelligence, as given from
some improper motive.
A plan was lately concerted at Cotirtray, and
that neighbourhood, supposed to have been plan
ned UnderAuftriau influence,the purpose of which
was, with a force of 1 j,ooo men, to release Gene
ral Vandermerfch from the Citadel of Antwerp,
and to conduct him to Flanders, to be tried by
the provincial council.
The attempt, however, failed, owing, as it is
believed, to I'onit of the chief people concerned,
having at the time they pretended to join in this
plot, been absolutely in the pay of the Patriots.
The ltates of Brabant, in the mean time, have
removed M. Vandermerfch, from the Citadel of
Antwerp to a convent in Louvain, where they
think he will be more out of the reach of thole
who wish to rescue him.
1,005,128
The discovery of this plot occasioned suspicion
to fall on many people at Bruflels ; a general
search therefore, took place, when in different
houses they discovered deposits of arms and am
munition, for the use of the force intended for
the refcuc of Vandermerfch.
2,967.500
In confeuuence of this, about 150 people hare
been seized and thrown into prison and it is
even afl'erted that two or three of them were han <r
ed up by the mob.
PAHIS, June 7.
Oil Thursday [Corpus Chrifti-Bay] his
majesty, accompanied by the queen and the
reit ot the royal family, walked in proceflion
to St. Germain l'Auxerrois, his parish, from the
Thuilleries, through the Rue St. Ho»ore, to the
Louvre, and thence returned,by a different route,
to the palace. On his right was the prefide;it of
the national aflembly (M.Treilhard) and 011 his
left the great almoner of France, cardinal de La
val Montmorency. This ceremony had noc its
accuftonied brilliancy, from the absence of so ma
ny of the princes of the blood, and the total abo
lition of all diftindion of orders. The queen
was drefled with an elegant simplicity that by no
means obfeured, if it did not heighten, her natu
ral charms, which, even her enemies allow are
ot the firlt class ; and she Vvas received by an in
credible number of people with every polfible
markoi: attachment and respect.
gCT* Dr. Price's Revolution Servian may be had tf
the Editor. Fries 1/7.
576
(To so eontihuci.)
PRICZ CURRENT.
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AUGUST
Spirits, ,5/6.
Antigua Rum, 4/9. a $J.
Xt. Croix, do. 4J&.
Country, do. 3/,
Molasses, 2/6.
Brandy, jj.
Geneva, < f§.
Do. in casts, s
Muscovado oy. a 7tf.
Loaf, do. 1/4.
Lump, dd. 1/2^.
Pepper, 5/9.
if 6.
Coffee, 1/3. 1/4.
Indigo, [Carolina) a 6J. \
Do. French, 18/. 10f.
Rice, i6f.
Superfine Flour, £\[.
Common do. 50f.
Rye do. gof a 28f
Indian Meal, 18/^2O/^
R y e » 5/ P r - bu J h -
Wheat, of. a gJ.
Corn, (Southern) %f6.
Do. (Northern,) 4/.
Beef, firft qualuy, 54f.
Pork, firft quality, 10$ J.
Oats, 2J'2.
Flax-feed, 4J6.
Ship bread per cwt. 21f. 2\f.
Country refined > a ,
, bar-iron, ) 0
Do. bloomery, 251. a 261.
Swedes do. 451.
Ruflia do. gol.
Pig-iron, 81 iof. a 91.
German flecl, 9*/.per lb.
Nails American, by calk. ) 14d.
per. lb. 4d. J
Do. do. do. 6d. 12d.
Do. do. do. Bd. fjfad.
Do. do. do. iod."J
Do. do. do* i2d.f , ,0,1
Do. do. do. 20d.( 7^ *
Do. do. do, 24d.)
Pot ash, per ton, 401. 10f. !
Pearl ash, 531.
Bees-wax per lb. if.
Mackaiel per hair. v6f. cl 30f.
Herrings, 18/ 16/.
Mahogany, Jamaica, ) .
per foot, $
Dominico, do.
Honduras, do. yd.
Logwood unchipped,pr.toh. 81.
Do. chipped. 141.
2 inch white oak ) . r
plank, per m. J lol * iO J'
1 inch do. 51.
2 inch white pine plankj 81.
i$ inch do. 61. 10/.
1 inch do. 31. 10/'.
2 inch pitch pine do. 101.
Do. 22 inch do. 11. Sf.
Cedar 2 inch do. 11. io/*
1J inch do. 61. iof.
1 inch do. 41.
Pitch pine scantling, 31. Bf.
Cyprus 2 feet (hingles, il. iof.
ADVERTISEMENT.
PURSUANT toa Rcfolve or ast of Congress of the lOthdaj
of May, 1780, relative to the deitru&ion of Loan-Office Cer
tificates by accident; notice is hereby given to all whom it maV
concern, that on the 2d day of January 1780, the house occupied
by the fublcriber in Market-Street, Philadelphia, took fire and
was confumcd, in which was lodged a number of Loan-O&cfc
certificates as pr. lift below, all which were dtftroyed by the (aid
fire : Therefore if any person, hath any objection why the said
Certificates should not be renewed, agreeable to the rcfolves of
Congress, they mud make them before the expiration of threfc
months, from th<* date hereof.
In: t , t of Loan-Ojjicc JrJfro\ed in the houfc cj John Hotter
on the withy oj January 1780.
1778. No.
1636 1
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March 13. 1
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Do. 22 inch do. il. 6/.
Do. iB. inch do. 18f
Butt white oak staves,
Pipe Go. do. 91.
Hogshead do. do. 61. 10JI
Do. do. heading, 81.
Irilh barrel do. (laves, 3
Hogfhcad red oak do. 51.
Do. French do. 5!.
Hogfliead hoops, 41.
Whiteoak square timber)
pCT fquarc foot,
Red wood, per ton, 161.
Fuftick, sol.
Beaver, per lb. tif. fli6j.
Oil r per fU-in, y[ 3?f.
Grey fox, 4/7.
Martin, 4_/'O.
Racooh, 3JB a 7/6.
Mufl.rat, jod. d \\d.
Beaver hats, 64 J. •
Callor do. 48f
Chocolate, 14 d.
Coc6a. 70s. a 80s.
Cotton, s/.
Tar, pr. bar. 14J.
Pitch, 1 qf.
Turpentine, 22J. a 23J.
Tobacco, James Rivet, oA.
Do. York, 4d. a 3±d.
Do. Rappahanoek, 2d a
Do. Maryland, coloured, s\,i
Do. Weftcrn-fliore, 2d a3y
Lead in pigs, pr cwt. 60/.
Do. bars, 68f.
Do. Shot, 68/
Red lead, 68/
White do. dry, 95/
White do. in oil, .5/. 12f.
Salt-petre hams, 7fad.
Spermaceti candles, gf.
Mould do. 1 id. a Ij.
Tallow dipt,
Soap, sd. a BJ.
Caflile soap, qd. a tod.
Eikgliih cheese, pr. lb. 158.
Country do. sd. 6J.
Butter, 10 d.
Hyson tea, 9 f
Sequin do. 6f6.
Bohea do. ?/6.
Ginseng, 2f. a >.f6.
Statch Poland* BJ.
Snuff. 2J3.
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| fuxe, pr. bush. J
Liverpool do. aj.
Madeira wine, ) u ,
' > 60/. a ad.
pr. pipe, J *
Port, 48/.
Lisbon« pr. gal. £J
Teneriff, 4f. •
p y a,| > 3/3-
Spermaceti do, 6/.
Shake-down hhds. 3J6
Dutch gun-powder,pr.cwt.l.so.
Nail rods, pr. ton, 34/. 36/.
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