The House took into confnieration the report
of a feleift committee on the petition of C. and J.
Sands—This report proposes that a committee
Jhould be appointed to bring in a bill to confirm
the award or report of certain referees between
the United Stares and Comfort Sands and others.
After fonie debate, the report was at length a
dopted, and Meflrs. Benfoi:, J. Smit li, and Gerry
appointed the committee to prepare the bill.
1m committee of the whole on the hill con
cerning the registering and recording of /hips
or vellels. Mr. Boudinot in the Chair. The
committee made foine progress in (lifcu/ting the
bill, they then roi'e and reported progreli.
In committee of the whole on the bill for re
ducing the rates of portage on newspapers—the
committee made one amendment to ihe bill,
•which being reported to the House was agreed
rn, and the bill ordered to be engroll'ed for a
third reading to-morrow. — By this bill the port
age is reduced to one half the fuin imposed in
the poll-office law
FRIDAY, Amt 27
An engrossed bill to regulat ■ procelTes in the Courts of the
United States, and providing compensations for the officers of
said courts, and for jurors and witnefles, was read the third
time, and passed.
The following bills were also read the third time, and
passed, viz-—A bill to authorize the grant and conveyance of
certain lands to John C. Svmmes, and his afl'ociatc-—and a
bill for reducing the rates of postage 011 newlpapers.
The following bills were twice read, and committed—A bill
to confirm the award of referees between the United States
and certain contra&ors, for supplies and provisions during the
late war and a bill concerning the duties on spirits distilled
within the United States. *
A meilage from the President of the United States by Mr.
Secretary Lear, informed the House that he had this day ap
proved and %neaan ast for indemnifying the eflateof the late
Major-General Nathaniel Greene, for a certain bond entered
into bv him during the late war.
Another meiTage from the Senate by Mr. Secretary Otis,
informed the House that they have palled tie bill providing
for calling forth the militis, &c. and that they recede from
their amendments to the militia bill—also that they have
pal Ted the bill for raifmg a further sum of money for the pro
tection of the frontiers, and for other purposes—with amend
ments. These amendments were read, taken into considera
tion, and agreed to with one amendment
In committee of the whole on the bill entitled an ast for the
relief of persons imprisoned for debt. Mr. Muhlenberg in the
Chair. The tyJl was reported without any amendment.
The House made some progress in diftuffing the bill, anrt
then adjourned till to-morrow.
LONDON, February 24.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordfliips went into Westminster Hall,
and proceeded farther in the trial of Warren
Hastings, Esq. and being returned, adjourned
till to-morrow.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
A message was received from the Lords, that
they would proceed farther in the trial of War
ren Hastings, Esq. on Wednesday next.
The bills for repealing the taxes on Female
Servants, on Houses under seven windows, and
on Carts and Waggons, were severally gone
through in committees.
The land and malt tax bills were severally
gone through in committees Adjourned.
The Prince of Wales's stud of horses is to be
put up to public auction on the 12th of March ;
the horses in training, and of all other defcrip
tions, except such as are wanted for his Royal
■Highnefs's convenience, are all to come under
the hammer.
The Prince of Wales will increase his income
atleaft 2j,00c1. a year, by thefale of hisftud, in
the saving of keep of horses and servants.
The insurance offices have refufed further in
fttrances on all the Theatres.
The'Houfe of Commons in a on
Thursday, iMr. Hobart in the chair, took into
confederation the annual bill concerning Ameri
can intercom fe.
Mr. Fox wilhed to know whether he might en
tertaip any hopes of our having a perpetual bill
to regulate our commerce with the United States,
as the reafens upon which the temporary law
had been made now ceased.
Mr. Pitt answered, that his Majefly had lately
appointed a Mini-fter for the purpose of negoci
ation with the Americans, and that it would be
improper to make a permanent eftabliftiment un
til the result of their negociations were known.
London has nearly doubled its size since the
year 1772. ]t then contained 122,930 houies,in
cluding its suburbs—there are at present upwards
of 200,000.
Lad night died at his house in Leicester fields,
in the-6pth year of hit age, Sir Jofliua Reynplds.
Sir Jofliua Reynolds was, on very many accounts,
one of the mod memorable men of his time. He
was the firft Englishman who added the praifeof
the elegant arts to the other glories of this coun
try.
Sir Joflma Reynolds has left iVJifs Palmer, his
niece, residuary legatee; to James Hofwell, Esq.
2col. to seventeen noblemen and great persons,
a pidure eaeh ; and to Mr. Burke, 20001.
Sunday died, Sir Richard Bickerton, Bart
Rear-Admiral of the White.
Cli ARLLSTON, (S. C.) April i 3.
By a letter received in town from the Rock
Landing, we are informed that on information
| of Mr. Bowles's having taken poU'eifion of the
(tore of Melds. Panton, Leslie, and Co. the Indi
ans had dispatched a pa,rty to put him to death,
but were prevented by the Spaniards, who pre
viouflv had sent a veflel with a number of soldi
ers ; on their approach, the boat was Cent ashore
Lo inform Bowles that the veflel was from the
»Well-Indies with goods for him. In consequence
of this information, he came on board, when
they seized hiin and immediately made fail for
St. Augustine, where Mr. Bowles is now confined
in the callle.
Mr. M'Gillivray has wrote to Mr. Seagrove,
that he will he at the Rock Landing about the
beginning of May, with 3000 of the Creeks, in
order to confirm the treaty and run the lines.
We hear that 011 Wednesday last, a dreadful
frefhet (welled the Santee river, such as has not
been known since the year i 771, which raised it
ten feet above the liigheft niarlh land, and has
done inconceivable damage.
Pursuant to notice the fubfeription of the ton
tine bank was opened on Monday the 9th inft.
at the city hall ; when, in sixty three minutes
the fubfeription was completely filled. And on
closing the books at two o'clock, there were sub
scribed an excess of 4770 (hares.
Adjourned
We hear that a dreadful frefliet lately fvvelled
the Congaree and Santee rivers. At Gianby the
water role upwards of thirty feet in thirty hours,
and inundated all the plantations bordering on
the rivers—(weeping in its course negro houses,
mills, indigo vats, fences, and corn lioufes con
taining great quantities of corn. Several ne
groes were unfortunately drowned, and a vast
number of cattle and other (lock lhared a similar
fate. Contee's bridge over Broad river was car
ried away ; and Col. W. Hampton's unfinilhed
bridge at Fridig's ferry, unable to sustain the
great prefl'ure of the water, was also borne down
by the impetuous torrent.
We learn from good authority, that General
M'Gillivray has returned to the Creek Nation,
and that the Indians have very lately given the
strongest aflurances of their disposition for peace.
A great number of them are expeded at the
Rock Landing the 20th instant.
The Stock of the Tontine Bank lately erected in Charleston,
has been increaied from 150,000 to 200,000 dollars, and it is
now Itiled " The Bank of South-Carolina."
In the (hip Delaware, Capt. Art, fix days from Charleftor,,
came the following passengers Thomas Pincknevand
family, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr. de Dia
donna, Mr. Elliott, Mr. I'elli, Mr. S. Martin, Mr. Fyance,
Mr. T. Gibbs, Mr. S. Gibbc, Mr. Foster, Dr. Stockton, Col.
Sens, Mr. le Saine, Mr. Harrifon, Capt. Mills, Mr. Machux.
On Wednesday the 18 th in ft. the following gentlemen were
admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Art> in the University
of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, viz. Mcllrs. George S.\V afh
ington, and Laurence Augustine Washington, bothoi Virginia;
George Izard, of Charlelton, South-Carolina ; David Ogden,
of Newark, in New-Jersey; Robert Hazlehurft, John rHazle
hurft, George Henry Keppele, Horc Browse 1 rift, of the city
of Philadelphia ; Samuel Bethel and John "V ates, ot Lancafler
county; and Samuel Jones, of Chester couuty,in Pennsylvania.
These young gentlemen conftitutcd the senior class of the
late College and Academy of Philadelphia; and having finished
their education under the direction of the Profeflors oi that
institution, before the final arrangement, in consequence of its
union with the late University of Pennsylvania, were admitted
to this honorable teftiniony cf their proficiency in literature,
by the Trustees of the pre Pent University of Pennsylvania ;
and the degrees were accordingly conferred in their presence,
by the Rev. Dr. Ewing.
From the ift of Januarv 1792 to the Ift of April following,
there have been exported from Boston, 94,167 gallons of New-
England Rum.
George Gale, Esq. is elefled President of the Baltimore Branch
of the National Bank.
Infallibility in religious mailers has proved the ruin of the Pope
dom Hence let our high-fliers take a leafonable hint, and be
ware, left political infallibility piove a mill-stone at the neck of that
government which they are so anxious to buoy up. If instead of
acknowledging, and correcting their errors, they with inquisito
rial rancor, brand and ferfecute, as a political heretic, every man,
who with republican freedom canvasses their mealures, in conver
sion or in print- they will only d.fguft the citizens of America
ao-ainfl a government that is thus despotically fupporied by the
tyranny of the pen, which is equally galling to
ranny ot the iword.
Two things are clear-that the people adopted, lhat they
support the present government It is the glory of Africans,
that they have done this. The man who would let down the
government, would not only imoair therights of the people and
tarnish their glory (for it is their unrivalled glory to have adopt
ed it) but he would put at rifle their most p.ecious' nl " clh -
What would a Frenchman think of a man who vilifies the Na
tional Assembly and their doings-would he deem fuel^°[ e,n y
proof of his being a good friend to liberty \ on *" r °£"Z'
would he hef,tare to fay, that Inch a man was at heart;a
and an enemy .0 the revolution ? The pcop eoiAmerica have a.
many good reafow to approve their own deliberate wo k, as l ilw
sssxssr&sfitfc&te
and Dill keep in their own hands.
SAVANNAH, April 5
Philadelphia, April 28.
419
Hie ft iedd.» of the people, are the friends of the government
which the people have eiUblifhed —much greater credit it due to
thole cxertiuiu by which the ticw constitution was obtained than
many a.e disposed to allow ; and with refpeft 10 the administra
tion of the government, it may uut be inipopcrto remind those
who fecm d.fpofed to derogate from its mcriis, that 111 addition
to innumerable forefeen difficulties anting from the chaotic fuua
tion in which our affairs wcie found at its commencement—the
majority has been perpetually opposed by a pat ty, who wmle i,ey
are remarkable for their clamour, have never distinguished iheiru
Iclves by the wisdom of any plans which they have offered as l « :>.
llitufcs for what they oppose ; or rather, it may be said lirt-y have
never proposed ar.y.
Public exigencies prelling—
Public debt's a public blefling !
But fecure> there nothing woifc is;
Public debts are public curses.'
To get in debt is undoubtedly one of the " Rights of Man"—
it is not a new do&rine that never to pay is anothei—hence the rail
ing against the funding system.
It is a poor compliment on the judgment of the people, and a
republican government, to find fault with the decisions of the
majority.
It is a republican sentiment that the people are the obligees,
when public irufts are faithfully executed.—li is a monarchical
trail in politics, when public officers are obliged to coofider their
own interest and that of the people as aiftintf.
MR. FEN NO,
OUR fnends are zealous again ft Congress—They fay govern
ment is not a thing to be supported and carried through—What
is it good for but to be pulled to pieces ?—A revolution is a good
thing. The more of a good thing the better. Yours at lei
sure, A COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE.
Died, in this city, in the 56th year of his age, Col. Persifor
Fraser—in whose death the public fuifruns the loss of a very
valuable citizen.
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GEORGETOWN (POTOWMAC.)
THE SUBSCRIBER HATH OPENED A
House of Entertainment,
At the Sign of the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES,
In that commodious House lately occupied by Thomas Beafe, Elq.
Mayor of this Town.
He has furniftied himfelt with a stock of the bed Liquors, and
will use every exertion 10 give fatistaftion by procuring, in their
season, the best of every fpccies of provision, and having the fame
served up in the mod neat and elegant manner.
[lawiftjul.] GEORGE H. LEIGH.
ADVERTISEMENT.
BY VIRTUE of an order from John Holmes, Edmund"
Weathekby and Benjamin Holmes, Efqrs. Judgesof
the Couit of Common Pleas for the Count) of Salem, dircfting
us to make Sale of so much of the Lands of Benjamin Cripps,
in the Township of Manington, in the County ol Salem aforefaid,
as will defray the expences attending the division or paitition of
Lands held 111 common between Abraham Hkwling and the
aforefaid Benjamin Cripps, agieeably to an aH of Assembly, See.
In purfuanceof the above order, will be Sold by public Vendue,
a tra£l or piece of Land (or as much thereof as will defray the
above expences) being part of the above, situate and bounded by
Lands of Job Shreevc, the aforefaid Abraham Hewlings, and
others, on seventh day 26th of May next, 179 2- At bouf<;
of Henry Sparks, Inn-keeper in Salem aforefaid—by
WILLIAM GOODWIN,)
JOHN WISTAR and S- Commiflioners.
THOMAS CLEMENT, )
20tk April, 179®
Published this day, and to be fold by
ROBERT CAMPBELL,
Bookseller, No. 54, Second-ftreet,South—and by all ihe principal
Bookfelleis in Philadelphia- Price f;hs of a Dollar,
FROCEEDINGS in the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
of the United States of AMERICA,
Refpefting the
CONTESTED ELECTION
For the Eaftem Diftrifl of the Stat-: of
GEORGIA.
CONTAINING the petition of General James Jackson,
the eliflion of General Anthony Wayne, and ihe proceedings
relative to the Resolutions diieaing the mode of conducing the
Trial • with a iketch of ihe debaies from ilie commencement to
ihe end of the business ; including the speeches of the parties, a
sketch of Mr Lewis's defence, council for Geneiai Wayne, and
the concluding speech of GeneVal Jackson, lorwhich he received
the applause of the auditors: also, the fubfcqUent'proceedingsof
the House refpefling his to a feat after the elcftion of the lu
ting member had been declared i»«*»)•
Together with a SUPPLEhEhT,
Containing a fummarv of the proceedings of the Legislature of
Gwittia, reiaiive to ihe'linpeachment of Judge OJlornts, taken
frcm ihe papers lent under the seal of the Slatr, and producedtri
Congtefs by Mr. Baldwin, which v.cre rejefled.
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