PITTSBURGH, April 21.
Saturday last failed from this place, with a de
tachment of men to protect the fertlement at
Galliopolis, Lieutenant Demler.of the 2d United
States regiment*
Thursday last arrived here from Fort Frank
lin, Lieut. Jeffers of the lit United States regi
ment, with a party of Seneca Indians, to scout
on oar frontiers with the spies & 6 months levies.
We are happy to contradisft, in part, the pa
ragraph under the Pittlburgh head, in our last,
giving an account of the murder of 20 persons
by the Indians, as from well authenticated ac
counts it appears, that only one woman and Mr.
Edgar were killed.
We are enabled to inform our readers from
good authority that Capt. Paul, who is stationed
on the south-west frontier of Walhington county,
Pennsylvania, has eredted a very strong ,block
house on the Ounkard branch of Whelen creek,
a little above Mr. Ryerfon's mills, from whence
he makes almost daily excurfionsover the neigh
bouring grounds ; by his vigilance, and the co
operation of his subaltern officers, who have near
ly completed two other block houses, one on his
left, the other on his right, each at a few miles
distance, it is expedted he will completely thwart
the designs of any small parties of the savages
that may approach that part of our frontier.
Besides those Indians which carried off and
scalped the two boys mentioned in our laft,there
are evident signs of several small parties having
prowled along the south-west frontier of Walh
ington and Ohio counties, particularly on Whe
len, weft of the Pennsylvania boundary.
Friday the 13th inft. arrived here the Western
Experiment, Capt. Nicholfon. She is bound to
New-Orleans, from thence with a cargo to Phi
ladelphia was built about thirty miles up the
Monongahela, burthen about 60 tons, and draws
eight feet water. This is the firft veflel con
ftru&ed on this branch of the Ohio intended to
navigate the ocean.
NEWARK, April 26.
At a Meeting of the Direfiors of the Society jor ejla
blijhing ufeful Manufactures, held at Pawles
Hook, in the jiate oj New-Jersey, on Friday, the
twentieth day of April, 1792.
The committee appointed to examine and re
port to the board, the state of the funds of the
l'ociety, report as follows
That the sum of jo,ooo dollars appropriated
by their board at their meeting in January last
for the purpose of procuring the neceflary arti
cles from Europe, has been remitted, and the
several articles ordered may be expetfted to ar
rive in the months of June and July.
That the sum of 5000 dollars has been appro
priated for the pay of workmen and for other
contingent expences of the society and is nearly
expended. And the said committee further re
port, that they have examined the different per
sons employed in preparing the machinery for
the society, and report that the several branches
are in great forwardnefs, some of which are
ready to be put up as soon as the neceflary
buildings are prepared.
That the sum of 10,000 dollars, which the
board appropriated for procuring workmen and
materials under the direction of the Governor,
has been paid him for that purpose, and that he
lias given alTurances that the society may reft .fa
tisfied in the security as well as the faithful ap
plication of this fund.
That the sum of sixty-three thousand dollars
has been inverted in the deferred stock of the
United States, which stock is entered in the
name of the society in the books of John Coch
ran, Commilfioner of loans in the state of New-
York.
That the residue of the monies received on
the firft payments still remain in the banks
where they were originally deposited.
Ordered that the foregoing report be pub
lished.
A true extrad: from tlie minutes
ELISHA BOUDINOT, Seer. P. T.
We hear that a special meeting of the Direc.
tors is called to meet at Newark on Tuesday
the i jth day of May next, for fixing upon the
permanent feat of the said faflory.
N E W-Y O R K, April 27.
In consequence of the rife of flocks and a check
to failures, our profpe<sts now begin to brighten
up, and by the prevalence of a spirit of mutual
accommodation there can be no doubt of a spee
dy return of confidence and credit, and that bu
siness will re-aflume its natural course on a more
permanent basis.
We learn from Philadelphia, that Robert Mor
ris, Esq. has engaged a person who has had the
principal lead in conducting the canals lately fi
nifhed in England, and who is highly recom
mended for his knowledge in this line. This
gentleman is now on his paflage to America, and
daily expected. After exploring and determin
ingon the immediate operations in Penni'ylvania,
which will employ him two or three weeks, he
is then to come to thiscity for the fame purpose.
CONGRESS.
PHILADELPHIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, March 9.
The House took into consideration the report oj the
committee of the who/e on the petition of Catharine
Greene
THE report being read—a memorial of Henry
Hill was presented by Mr. Fitzfimons, pray
ing that no law may be pafled in the cafe which
may operate to the injury of the petitioner in
refpetfi to an aflignment made to him of a cer
tain demand against the United States, by one of
the partners of Banks and Co. Mr. F. recapitu
lated the general objections which had been be
fore urged against the indemnification, and con
cluded by amotion in which it was proposed that
the bufineis should be put into a train of legal
investigation.
Mr. Baldwin after some remarks highly favor
able to General Greene's charatfer, observed,
that a legal process in this cafe did not appear to
offer those accommodations which a f'ubjetft of this
kind seemed to call for.
He then entered into a general consideration
of the subject, in the course of which he observ
ed, that certain bold and striking traits diftin
guiflied the conduct of General Greene during
the late war—he acted as a soldier, a politician,
a legislator, a com miliary, a quarter niafter and
a General, in short like a man who was conduct
ing a revolution on the success of which his own
life depended and the liberties of his country,
perhaps of mankind. He then adverted to the
evidence which has been adduced to (hew that
no partnership existed between General Greene
and Banks, and that the engagements he enter
ed into were on a public account. He said the
characters of those who had solemnly teftified 011
this occasion were such as to banifli every trace
of suspicion from his mind. He concluded by
observing that if ever a claim on the justice and
humanity ot a country existed the present was
such a claim.
Mr. Steele said he hoped the report would not
be agreed to. He said the fobjert appeared now
to be involved in more complexity than it at firft
appeared to be attended with.
In all appropriations of money the fubjetft
ought to be well considered ; but what have the
gentlemen who report the refelutions done ?
Inflead of producing that evidence which would
pass in any court of justice, they hare adduced
General Greene's character, virtues, services, &c.
of these he had as jufl an opinion as any one, but
he thought they were not altogether pertinent
to the occasion.
He hoped a further inveftigawon would be
made; and that if the report was not rejected,
the bufincfs would be put in a different train—
various and contradictory statements have taken
place in the courfeof the discussion in 6 weeks—
these things were at least very extraordinary
some things are now admitted which were before
denied. As the advocates of the report have
founded their arguments on the character of
General Greene, he thought it his duty to bring
forward some circumstances, which, though they
do not impeach his character as a soldier and a
brave man—yet they show his want of sincerity
and consistency. He then adverted to the letters
which he wrote, abusing the people south of the
Potowmac, at the very time he was experiencing
their munificence and liberality. These things
he said he mentioned not to injure his reputation,
but to (hew that full credit! ought not to be given
to his subsequent aiTertions and declarations. He
observed that the fnbject had not been so fully in
vestigated, nor had such evidence been adduced
as would juftify an appropriation of the sum of
60,0c0 dollars. He then took noticeof thole do
cuments which appeared to favor the idea that
General Greene was connected with Banks and
Co. thisbufmefs he thought had not been placed
in the most fati»fac r tory point of light—a more
thorough investigation ought to take place, and
in order to this he said the ljufinefs had better
be postponed to the next fefllon.
Mr. Clark was opposed to agreeing to the re
port—he offered several objections ariling from
the obscurity which invelope the tranfacftions.
Mr. Hillhoufe stated sundry reasons why he
Should vote against the report—and then the
House adjourned without deciding the question.
MONDAY, March 26
The bill for establishing a mint was read the
third time—on the question, lhall the bill bass !
422
Mr. Clark said he hoped the bill would be r*.
je<fted—he cenfidered the plan as too extensive
and expensive—that there was no neceflity for jt
—all that is wanted at present is a coinage of
small change ; and for this purpose he had no
idea that it wat necelfary to incur an expenceof
30,000 dollars per annum. He c-ould conceive of
no immediate advantage to result from the efta
blifhmeni but that of encreafing the ministerial
phalanx which he conceived was alrerdy fuffi.
ciently strong.
Mr. Nile 6 spoke against the bill—he saw no
advantage that would result from it, but an ex
pence and loss ; he enlarged 011 the want of po
licy and economy in contemplating a recoinage
of the foreign coins now in circulation.
Mr. Gerry moved that the bill fliould be re
committed for the purpose of refloring a clause
which had been struck out, and that was the
one which provided for the Presidents' Head
being on the coin—he should move for an amend
ment by striking out the words " for the time
being," as he would wish to leave it in the pow.
er of the legislature at a future period to with
hold this mark of public honor from an unwor
thy character should such an one. ever fill the
Chair of the fii ft magillrate—with refpecft to the
present Chief Officer of this government he con
ceived that there could be 110 poflible objection
to doing him this honor, for in that light he con
sidered it ; it was not probable nor perhaps pos
sible that any other charadter that would ever ap
pear on the stage would so completely merit this
mark of diftintftion.
Mr. Sedgwick said he hoped the bill would not
be recommitted merely for the purpofemention
ed. He had objected to the decapitation of the
President by striking his head from the coin, but
he truftedtlie clause would yet be restored with
out the formality of a recommitment.
Mr. Page said he had intended to move for a
recommitment, but not for the purpose hinted at
by the gentleman who made the motion ; his ob
ject would have been to recommit generally he
then stated several objections to the bill, particu
larly the expence contemplated. He added some
remarks in answer to Mr. Gerry's observations.
The motion for recommitting was negatived
by a great majority.
The bill was then patted ayes 52 —noes 22
SATURDAY, April 28-
A mefTage from the Senate, was delivered by
Mr. Secretary Otis, notifying their rejection of
the bill for reducing the rates of portage on
newspapers ; —and their concurrence in the a.
mendment proposed by the House to their amend
ment to the bill railing additional supplies.
A report of a felett committee on the report
of the Secretary of the Treaftiry on the fubjecft
of Marine Hospitals, was read and laid on the
table.
Pursuant to the order of the day, the House
resolved itfelt into a committee of the whole,on
the bill concerning the duties on spirits diltilled
within the United States.
The whole day was spent in debate, after
which, the committee rose and reported ilie bill
with sundry amendments. Adjourned.
MONDAY, April 50.
Reports from the Secretary of the Treasury on
sundry petitions, were read and laid on the table.
In committee of the whole on the bill relative
to the compensations of certain officers em
ployed in the collection of the duties of impolt
and tonnage. Mr. Boudinot in the Chair.
The committee after difcufling the bill rose
and reported it, with amendments —which were
read and agreed to by the House—the bill was
laid on the table.
Mr. Bourne of the committee on enrolled bills
reported the following bills as truly enrolled,
viz. an act providing more efFertually for the na
tional defence by establishing an uniform mili
tia throughout the United States,
An art to provide for calling forth the militia
to cxecute the laws of the union, suppress infiir
rertions and repel invasions—-and an art for
ing a further sum cf money for the protedion of
the frontiers and for other porpofes therein men
tioned. The Speaker then iigned the abovemen
tioned arts.
The amendments reported by the committee
of the whole to the bill concerning the duties on
spirits distilled within the United States, were
taken into confederation by the Houfe —a motion
to agree to the duty of 8 cents on spirits distilled
from articles, the growth of the United States,
occasioned a lengthy debate—S cents were finally
di(agreed to, and 7 cents inferred, the Houie
proceeded through the difcuflion of the whole
of the amendments—fame were adopted as im
ported, others amended and others reje<3ed
whole were again laid on the table.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May l. ,
On motion of Mr. Williamfon, it was retbtvfd that the -
vcral committees who have not reported, be directed to repc> L
on Thurfay next.
The bill relative to the compensations of certain olm