ing the allowance of -a full pension t referred to the committee on similar applications. Mr. Clark moved, that the report of the Secretary of the Treasury on a variety of pe titions f«r compensation, for property uled, damaged, or destroyed, be referred to the committee of the whole to-morrow week— this motion was agreed to. Mr. Giles's motion that a committee be appointed to report a bill granting further compensation to certain receivers of Conti nental taxes, was taken into conlideration, agreed to, and referred to Me/Trs. Giles, S. Bourne, and Sylvelter. The report of the committee on the boun dary line between the state of Virginia, and the territory of the United States south of the Ohio, was called for by Mr. Boudinot,and read—adopted—and the fame committee who brought in t»e report, were appointed to report i. bill. Mr. Parker reported a bill making com penfarions to the widows and orphans of cer tain persons who were killed under the sanc tion offlags of truce—read twice, and refer red to a committee of the whole house on Monday next. Mr. Steele called the attention of the house to the memorial and representation of War ner Mifflin, on the ("uhjeft of negro fiavery. Mr. Steele oblerved, that after what had palled on the fubjeft in New-York, he had hoped the house would have heard no more of it; but to his surprise, he found the business was started anew ; and had been introduced by a fanatic, who, not content with keeping his own conscience, undertook to be the keep er of* the confidences of other men, and in a manner which he deemed not very decent, had obtruded his opinion into the house. Had an application been made to him to pre sent such a petition, in cafe he had stood in a lirtiilar relation to gentlemen holding thatfpe «ie«? of property referred to, he thought he should have avoided a compliance with it. Gentlemen in the northern states do not real ize the mischievous conferences which have already resulted frhm the measures which have been taken by certain persons in relation to that property : and, he said, if a flop was not put to these proceedings, the southern itates would, ere long, be compelled to apply to the general government for their mte »:er ence. He concluded by moving the following resolution :—That the paper, purporting to be a petition from Warner Mifflin, received on Monday last, be returned to him by the Clerk of the house ; and that the entry of said petition be .expunged from the journal. Mr. Ames rose to explain the motives of his conduct in presenting the petition. He said it was his opinion, and this opinion he had exprefled in the House a long time since, that the government could not, with proprie ty, takfc any ftepsin the bufitefs referred to in the petition ; but on the general principle, that every citizen has a right to petition the Jegiflature, and to a£>ply to any member as the vehicle to coftvey' his rflkjueft to the house, he had handed it in. The petitioner is a ci tizen of Delaware ; had the member from that State been in the House, he fliould not have thought himfelf obliged to have intro- 1 duced it; but the member from Delaware being absent, the petitioner had a right to ap ply to a member from MafTachufetts, or to any other member. His mind, he said, had long since been made up in regard to the Ne gro slavery, but he no idea of supporting the present application ; he had uniformly been opposed to thofo made to Congress the firli feiiion j and was decidedly against an in terference, conlidering it as totally inexpe dient. Mr. \y. Smith seconded the motion. Mr. Li verm ore observed that he Consider ed the motion as not in order, the fubjedt not being properly before the House—-nor did he conceive there was any disposition on the part of any gentleman to bring it forward. Mt. W. Smith pbferved that his object in seconding the motion was to put it out of the powei ot any member to call up the memori. •~T* 0r remain on the table, it might at any time during the session be cal • - . e , U P lI ? *' Ie of those whose duty and inclination it would be to oppose it. The gent ®man from New-Hampshire had indeed Pledged nimfelf never to call for it, but he could not pledge other members, Mr. Smith e admitted in its full extent the right of every citizen to petition for a redress of grie*- vances, and the duty of the House to consider nem, but the paper in question was not of tiiat description, it was a mere rant and nap o y oi a meddling fanatic, interlarded ' n te * ts Cl *ipture, and concluded with pecmc prayer. He observed that it was 'ic practice of iegiliative bodies in general to ' Ve , e . co, ]tenfs of petitions read by the em er in his place who presented them, in cf-\ cr , to J uc *£ e whether they ought to be re- ' f/' 112 House had gone into a loose tn ko lCe u^er ' n g every kind of application tIJ ! re^ eived antl read at the Clerk's table, ■V, C ° n . qil f nce was that the Purport of them lar inil vC ° n j° urna ls ;in this particu real anCC tle P ra<^'ce wa * attended with Stit-e? r n^ er ' , c ' t^z ens of the Southern been r. a p a per of this nature had terednnTJ"- by the and formally en cd auA i I!" j° urna ' s > might justly be aiarm count n, Cd W ieve .' lhat brines were The tre fl w^ve °* their i'lterefts. who lie"observed Vh ° P'' e:e . nted the P a P er > and "ccafon ,vr i 7". ' )ain ad not on th ' s louthern '1 h ' S <l ua ' re S arcl f° r 'he late only t„ <tatcd its conteilt s to re hi,pW 1 T he , fl ' U ' C - trade : liad he dated in *° "eatc d i fu l f i ' 0 PU '' l,<>rt and - oh j eft > "a.»uely, ( *cite H '" ix aill0 "S 'he Itates, and to house woutf "'!f r' ible inf "Teftions, the cotton Atv' o , l '^ have reftred «- 0B tlii- fuK, I l ,rnceed 'ngs at New-York US fcM Ins constituents had a right to expect that it would never be stirred again ; for his part, he allured the house, that while he continued on that floor, be iliould upon every similar occaf.on, pointedly express abhorrence of these applications which were productive of no kind of good whatever, and had a inoft mischievous tendency : They were not calculated to meliorate the condition of the persons who were the objects of them, Who are at present happy and contented with their situation ; but, on the contrary, had a tendency to alienate their affection from their mailers, and by exciting a of rertlels nefs, to render greater severity ueceffary on their part. He therefore earnestly called upon the houle to agiec to the motion, »nd thereby convince this troublesome enthuliull and others who might be disposed to comnm mcate their ravings and wild effufions, that they will meet that treatment they justly de lerve; asthe present application'was difre- Ipecttul to the houle, insulting to the southern members, and a libel on their condiments, it ought 110 longer to remain on the table, but returned to its author with marked diiapnro bation. r ' That part of the motion directing that the pet tion be returned by the Clerk,was agreed to. The other part of the motion wai with drawn by Mr. Steele. A report of the Secretary of the Treafnry ° n .'l 16 . P etit ' on of Griffith Jones, was read and laid an the table. The bill regulating foreign coins, and for other purposes, was read the third time, and a motion made by Mr. Williainfon for its re. commitment. This motion was agreed to and made the order of the day the firih Mon day in January next. Mr Sedgwick laid the following motion on the table : That a committee be appointed to report a bill rejecting fugitives from j u f_ tice, and servants from the service of matters Mr. Giles leported a bill granting further compensation to certain receivers of conti nental taxes ;—read twice, and referred to a committee of the whole for Monday next. In committee of the whole, on the bill to reimburse certain extra expences as the Com mtflioners tor treating of peace with the Creole Indians, Mr. Sedgwick in the chair. The bill was read; some debate ensued, which was desultory, as no fpecific motion ap! peared to be made : at length, it was nuned to hll up the blank in the bill with 1200 dol lars. This motion was carried ; the com mittee then rose and reported the fame with one amendment kid 011 the table. Adjourned. THURSDAY, Nov. 29. Mr. \i hue reported a bill to regulate trade ana liitercourle with the Indian tribes—which was twice read, and committed for Monday next. Mr Hartley had leaveof absence, on requcfl for eight days. Mr. Williamfon gave notice that he should at a ul "ie day, move lor a committee to bring in a bill to amend the ast *a*blioji ni{ a CO n.« coinage. 41 i > • A letter was communicated by the Speaker, from ttie 1 reafuter of the United States, cncMiilg his fpccie account for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1792 — read, arid ordered to be printed 11) committee of the whole on the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the ap propriations nccuflary for the support of govern ment for the year 1793, including the iucidental expences.—Mr. Sedgwick in the chair. The report was read by the chairman. A motion for the committee to rife, that fur ther time may be allowed to examine the items ot the cftimatc, and that members might come prepared with propositions conformable to the report aftei such examination. Another motion was made, that the commit tee should rife for the puipofe of a reference to a felecl committee. Thcfe motions were obje&ed to on different principle*. I c vvas urged that the committee ought 10 enter on the bufinifs immediately— and where articles occurred which wanted ex planation, they might pass them over, for fui thcr examination. Ihe motion for the committee's rifmg was agicedto. Mr. W. Smith moved that the com muteeot the whole Chould be discharged forthe present, and that a felcfl committee should be appointed to examine particularly into the items ot the estimate, and report to the house.—This motion was fuperceded, after fotne debate, by a motioh that the committee of the whole should have leave to fit again, which was carried. The house took into confederation the report of a feleft committee on the petition of Charles and Lewis Gatanger. The committee reported a refolui ion to the following purport, in favor ol LewU Garanger—That he be allowed the pay and emoluments of a Captain of Anillcry. Af ter debate, the resolution was divided—and the question, whether he fhou!d be allowed ihe pay of Captain, was carried in the affirmative—the quedion on allowing the emoluments, or com mutation, was negatived. Mi. W. Smith then moved the following re solution ;— That in confederation of the losses fuflained by the petitioner, whilfl in the service of the United States, he be allowed the further sum of dollais. This resolution was net agreed to. The committee who reported the resolution which was agreed t<a, were appointed to brine in a bill. 6 Mr. Fitzfimons moved the following resolu tion :—That the Prefidrnt of the United States be requested to caufcaflays and other proper ex periments to be made at the Mint of the United States, of the gold and filter coins of England, France, Spain and Portugal, and a report of the fine metal and alloy in each of the refpe&ive coins, to be made to this house. This resolution was agreed to—and the speak er requefttd to tianfmit the fame. Adjourned. FRIDAY, Nov. 30. The report of a committee on the petition of William Dunbir, was read, and laid on the tabic—this report Was in favor of the prayer of the petition. 211 in tfeciTair!"" ° f Che * ho,e-"ir ryI i,e r. rCPOrt ° f the . SC " e,ar >' of the "i reafu- C-... '* P®" 1 ' 00 of tne executors offcdwaui Z;' Was ? ken int& UJeratiou-flu, was for the payment of about j,ol. tht balance of an account fettled wit* tl:j navyboard of the United States in Maffach.:- h vp balanie liad " ot di<t!.ar £ od 1 " f ° ri 0t the said Bird's not having s et . tied their account with the public.—A general r»r ™ ' he cafe is lugsciled by the Secre taiy-Mr. Goodhue offeied a resolution in conformity to the Spirit of the report—l»ut ♦! ' v^ SCOnfidered as bein 8 too complex—and the following was agreed to—Kefolved as the Tfy ° thls comni 'ttee, that a feieft com ought to be appointed, to enquire whe ther any ari<l what measures are necessary to e taken to facilitate the settlement of claims the United States, not I jrred by acts oUmiitation—founded on certificates, or set- by any officer orofiicers, here tofore author&ed by the Unitid States to illue certificates, or to make settlements on their Behalf—and who have not fettled their ac counts— and to report the result of their en qutry. This resolution being reported to the Hoiife, was adtyted— and Messrs. Goodhue, i-!tafimons, Dayton, Parker, and Niles ap pointed the committee—The report of the Secretary of the Treasury was referred to the lame committee. Mr. Dayton laid the following motion on the table—That the Secretary of War lay be ioie e House a lift of the names of the inva lids returned td his office by tlie judges «f the circuit courts—with an account of the cir cunmances attending the refpedtive cases. Io committee of the whole on the appropria tions for 1793. A l°"g »nd desultory debate took placc refpefting detailing the items of ex ftciire either in the journal of the Houfeor in the Act; lome were in favor of both—in order to giving incre full and compleat fatisfaftion to the Pe krl'~; lt W " " b i cftc< > th>t « the details are pu tfhed in the Report—and were circulating In the iiewfpapers, the object was fully anfwer cd j that if the items are parted on individually, ? Ihe A y e » Noes called, alter a de oate on each—a period of t wo years would ar yoe fufßcient so pass one appropriation law ; —it was at length determined by the com mittee, that the items (hould be entered 011 the Journal. Progress was made in the difcuflion of •the Report—and the committee had leave to fit again. Mr. Williamfons' motion refpefting the cop per coinage, was referred to a felea committee. A lepori on the petition of Abigail Heart, was read, which was in iavor of the petitioner. Laid on ihe table. Adjourned till Monday. Philadelphia, Dec. 1. The Briiifh Oftoher Packet arrived at New- JUcdr-zidry U&. Sbt i>r.,g* papers to the fourth of Oaober. The accounts of Frcnch affairs, if not cootradiftory, are by no means fuSciently explicit Jo give a fitiifaftoCy idea of their real fuuation. Accounts from Oftend, under the London head of Oft. 2, fay that the army of Dumou ner, confiding of 25,000, having been surround ed by the Auftiians under the Duke ofßiunf w»ck, had surrendered at discretion—that the Duke took poffeflion of Chalons the 22d,and that Rbeimi fuirendercd the 24th September; and the advance guard of the Austrian army was at Mcaux, about twelve leagues from Paris. Itap- however, that the latcil accounts, received due# from Voris in London, do not contain the above events. The French paper}' mention that 3 negotiation had been on foot between the Duke and the French General. Official accounts are published of the success of M. Montefquiou, commander of one of the French armies, who had invaded Savoy, and made a .conquest of almost the whole duchy . and Was in poffeflion of Chamberry, the capital. Lisle, a Itrong town in French Flanders, was be sieged qy a ]c;rge aimy of Auftiians ; the garri lon making the most vigorous defence. Other accounts under the Paris head of 29th September, fay that the communication between Chalons and the aimy, which had been interrupted, has been re-eftablithed by General Du Bouquet, at the head of 10,000 men, and that a battle was become inevitable from the position of the Pruf tans, who were masters of the heighths behind it. Menchould.—General Anfelm,with a Fierich army of 6,000 men, was gone on an expedition against Nice; if lie is fuccefsful, the King of Sardinia will be confined to the territory of Piedmont and the Island of Sardinia.—A fete is to be celebrated in Paris, in commemoration of .the icftoration of libci ty to the Allobroges. A Paris article of 30th Sept. fays— The people become very unealy for the state of the Armies. A certain air of mystery per vades the tew accounts which mc given from thence ; and the War Mimfter receiving no ad vices, is &circumstance of alann. A flrarvge in timacy seems subsisting between the Officers of the Combined Armies and tbofe of Dumourier and Kellerman. It is laid, there have been fevcral fccret con ferences between Brunfwick, Lucchefmi, and fevetal Frenchmen ; and,, it is presumed, that these conferences tend to an accommodation, some persons think ii is a ftratagern. Seyeral other articles mention that irequent interviews had taken place between the French and Pruf&an officers; particularly that the son of the King of Piuilia had dined with General Dumourtc-r. A letter to the French National Convention from Dr. Prrcftley, is pubhfhcd ; in which he declines the honor of a si at ui that aflembly ; but ex pi efies the warmed wtflics for a fpcedy and happy eftabliflrment of their affaiis.---Mar(hal l.uckner was at Paris at the date ot the last ac counts ; the convention had decreed tha> he should not quit that city till a definitive ac 6 n had taken place refpefling htm.—The French convention have dccreed that che plan of ihe conftuuuan to bs farmed by ihw body, (hall ttitm iiniil two month, nVr " '""l 1 "»« bccn "por.cd by ehc tomuiictee VWS quict "' P "» 'C j.iKei trijd of September. W Q l a ir , "man, wh.ch he glvts a „ accou „ t of j. ' between h,S a,my a„j . i„ lge "It/iani, o« the 20th, in which ihe Fiencn han grea.ly the advantage, .hough .he Aufti.aus w t ,e "o ndTTh 5: , thcf T ch 10,12 «° kil, < d founded. There is a letier under ihe Pa... head, (rum the Comm.ffioners to the Nonhe „ Army, dated Chalons, itpi. 27-.-which It 'hemic, proves beyond doubt thai that p' icc '•<>tf U rre,,o<,ed,o the Duke of BrunLiel ,h. as before ftaied m the account fr wm Oiled. . Servan and M. Roland, two of the French M.niilry, appoin.ed on the depohng oi .he King, have .efigued. 8 OK l ■ r Par "' Se P'- 28. umcial information is now received,of the i, rival of .he Duke of Bruntwick and the- Prussian a.my at Chalons, as well as lhat ihe Austrian a.my and thai under the command of .he French Princes was at Rheims on .he 24111 instant The , m "" 95 ""I" E. of Paris, that letter 8< m.lesN. t. of that place. The combined ar pla" ! " Kt -n l "f "" ° ppoi " io ", a i '"herof .hole PI ees. "lhefe fafti were perfectly well known at Pans on Wednesday and Thursday last a i though the French prints for obvious rea'fons* are blent on this head. S ' Tk rl, ?*'*** or f*ACI. he following note from (he Hational Execu. >ve Council waa read on Wednesday last t 0 the National Convention. .. V he " The generals of the North, and of the Cen tre.havng communicated to thcExecutive Coun cil, that overtures had been made to them on the part ofihe King of Prussia, which anno'unce his dcfire of entering into a negociation, the " Thr't" tl>e followin e anfwcr to them i r u e ? C rc P° bll<: "« hear any propo sitions, before the Prussian trnop. evacuted the Fiench territory." SAYS A CORRESPONDENT, Wc have heard much of party of late- party, Mr. Editor, is an odious word—it imports as Occasion requires, federalifts, anti-federalifts— republicans, anti-republicans—ariflocrats de mocra.s-monocrats, moneycrais,and what not Now, Sir, I have conftanlly been opposed to parties—but one of your corrcfpondeiiis has sa gaciously informed us that we owe to party, the adoption of the constitution of the United Stales if this is a fact, the good people of this coun. try may be felicitated on the existence of such a prmciple—-for ftirely whatever weie the mam, he eMs have been highly propitious to their inttreHs The flighted view of the cantraft be tween the existing circumstances of the United Slates, and those in which they were involved previous t« the "forminga more perfect union" by that cementing bond, the new constitution. w.Il convince every unprejudiced mind, that lometbiiig fupenor to the base motives of m. rice ana anktitn, have wrought the mighty change. But if (urh ate the ctfe&s of party, yrhj, will not cxclaim, Mai it be perpttual ! The fa£t is, the government of this country is in the moll appropriate ihc government of the people, i bis being the cafe, it follows, that to fay, it is the work of a party, of whatever defcripiion you pleafc,is an abuse of terms. It is an old device ot those who in fact constitute a party in every free government, to aitcmpt to fhift off from theinftlvcs the odious appellation—in pursuance ot this idea, every friend to the government, ou its true principles, and to those measures which Congrels have adopted in conformity thereto, have been stigmatized as a party—which is iuft as much as to fay, that the people are a party agauiu ihcmfelves. From the peace to the adoption of the new Constitution, the United States rapidly de clined in prosperity—on every hand the prof peiS was truly gloomy—or, to ule the words oi a late writer, " America was so situated during that period of anarchy, that the most dangerous crisis was to be apprehended." But in eontradiftindtion from this, another writer, unwilling to af'cribe theprefent degree of prosperity enjoyed by the people to its prin cipal cause, the operation of the general go vernment, fays, « Causes the most palpablt and obvious present theinfelves"—They are, " an extended,fertile,unexhanftedcountry— the active, uninterrupted induitry of indivi duals—the bleflings of peace, and laws lecur ing to each individual the exclusive use of the produfls of his own labor," &c<-*-It will not be denied that all these sources of prosperity cxilted before the adoption of the new govern ment, except the laft—for with refpeft to laws securing property, the country was so palpably deficient, that it was one great caufc of the ruin impending over us, immediately antecedent to the new state of things. SHIP NEWS, ARRIVEDaf the PORT ej PHILADELPHIA. Ship RifingSun, Taicm, Turki-IQ^nd Mary, Morton, Rochampton, Attkin, Bjig Catharine, Drifdale, Jndultry, Blake, John, Burnharo, Bet fey, Badeo, He&or, Baker, Schr. Two Sifters, Barry, Sloop Francis, Hill, Tryan, Vanneinan, Price oj Stocks as in our lap. Agieiabiy 10 the Seventh Article ot their Coijftltllt'QP, NOTICE IS HEREBY Gil'EN, TO the Members of the Irifurancc Company of Not th-America, that Forty Thousand Shares are fubferibed ; and that a General Meeting of the Subfcribera is to be held at the State-Houfc in this city, on lot'h iuft. at 10 o'clock, A. M. when the Directors are to be chosen. EBENEZER HAZARD,Secretary. Philad. Dec. i, 1793. Teneriffe , London Jamaica Liverpool Cuiaccoa Cape-Francois Port-au-Prince do. Montfcrral St. Thomas
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