By Yesterday's Mail.
N E W-Y O K. K, Dec 13.
By an arrive! at Scxport o'f have rtawed c e Jol-
Jowing interfiling A+vicel.
BELFAST, Oftob-r 10
We have mo l '>an otice liaud it as our opn
ion, thm Ir « 1-a v» is <l 'i pi* mvotvH m ihr
progress Liberty in France—and only
Ireluiid, but the \v»olf World. It is there
fore with much faitstathow we now uniiotmce
the defeat o» defovtiff*. 'oihe flight of iha. re
doubtable Hero th • Doke of BrunKvick, who the
d«»y before Iv.s dilgiace, had the aodaci y to ie
tit w his b'ovados, threatening dcilruflion to a
who'l peo >)e, merely bec.iufe they had thought
proper to better thf.ir condition 1 — May
such a cause ever meet a iimilar fate.
Letter from General Dumourifr
4 * At length, mv d ar Ser Van, what I ex
pe&ed and predicted 111 my letters has takin
place. The Pruflians are in full retreat. The
brave Buirnonville, who has been ftiled, % The
French Aijax' has taken from them during the
two last days, more than four hundred m jrjty
waggons, and above tuo hundred horjes. AM the
priloners and deferteis agree, that (his army is
exhatifted by famine, fatigue, arid the bloody
flux.—The enemy decamp every nigh*, ana
march only two leagues in the hours to cover
their baggage and heavy artillery.
M 1 have sent a reinfoicement to Evernonir e,
vho has more than 20,000 men, and who will
nevir quit them till he has exterminated t'em. — Jo
five theJtniJhing blow to this bufintjs JJb.aH join him
in perJoM.
" I have sent you some copies of my negocia
tion, which 1 havecaufed to be printed, because
the comrrand r of an army of freemen, ought to
fuffer no suspicions to exifl rtfpe£h»g his conduit
with the enemy. I think that the present cir
cumUance will deliver us from the fcouige of
war; and as 1 told you before, if I remember
right, I hope, provided )cu have confidence in
me, to eftablifii m> writer quaiters at Brufl" Is.
You may therelore adore the August Adembly
of the sovereign people, that I shall never seek
for rvpofe,until it shall b * put out of the power
of tyrants to do us any huit—l embrace you.
(Signed)
LONDON, October 6.
Two letters, one fro-n the Commifliorers
sent to the Camp at Chalons, and another
from Gen Dumourier, were read in the con
vention, stating, that the enemy continued to
retreat, ard that the road behind them was
strewed with dead bodies. On visiting the
camp, which they had quitted,3oo horses were
found dead and haljeaten.
These letters farther stated that there
were 8000 Tick in the Hospital General at
Grand Pre, and 5000 at Verdun. Gen. Du
mourier was of opinion that the enemy could
neither winter at Verdun nor Longwy, and
that they would effect their retreat through
Luxemburgh.
PRESIDENT of ike United States
of America.
A Proclamation.
"VT 7HEREAS I have received authentic
VV information, that certain law left and
wicked persons, of theweftern frontier, in the
state of Georgia, did lately invade, burn and
deftrov, a town belonging to the Cherokee
nation, altho' in amity with the United States,
and put todeathfevera! Indians of that nation;
and whereas such outrageous conduct not onW
violates the of humanity, but also en
dangers the public peace ; and it highly be
comes the honor and good faith of the United
States, to pursue all legal meansfor the puni fo
ment of those attrocious offenders ; —I have
therefore thought fit to iflfue this my procla
mation, hereby exhorting all the citizens of
the United States, and requiring all the offi
cers thereof, according to theiv refpe&ive.na
tions, to nfe their utmost endeavor-:, to appre
hend and bring tho'e offenders to jnfticc. And
I do moreover offer a reward of Five Hundred
Do!lars,for each and every of the above-named
persons who iball be To app re bar ded and bro't
to justice, and (hall be proved to have alfumed
or exercised any command . r authority among
the perpetrators cf the crimes aforelaid, at the
time of committing the firoe.
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In teftHno'iv w'te-eof I have canned the seal
of the United States to be afT-xed tothefe
presents, ai d figued the ame with my
hand. Done at the city of Philadelphia,
the twelfth day of Beccnibet, in the \ear
of our Lord, one thou'ard lev en hundred
and ninety-twd, ar.dof the Independence
of the United States the Seventeenth.
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6 per Crr.'.<,
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BY THE
G. WASHINGTON
Th. Jefferson.
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Domestic Articles.
NEWBURY PORT, No*. 28.
On Monday last, agreeably to no
tification in the fcllex Journal of the
j I it i nit .the Bridge over M err i mack-
River, bet ween the towus of Salil
bury and Newbury, was opened tor
the life of the public ; the day be
fore which, a lhip of 35° 'o» s _ pall
ed under the great arch, which is
by far the U'geft oil this continent.
Eflex Merrimack-Bridge contains
upwards of fix thousand tons of tiqi
ber ; and is formed of several arch
es and solid piers, t he dimensions of
which are as follow, viz.
Abutment on the Salilbury-lhore,
S3
45
6a
53
43
Arch, 1 1 3
Abutment on the N. Jhore ofDeef-Tfland, 6o
Abutment on the south lhore of ditto, 93
lb3
185
Water-Course,
Pier,
Water- Course,
Pie r,
Draw,
Pier,
Artb,
Abutment on the Newbury-fiiore,
Whole length of the bridge,
34
Average depth of water at common high-
Width ot'tiie bridge,
water-market, 3 D
Heiohth of arch between Newbury and
Deer I (land,above common liigh-watitr
37
3 3
mark,
Height!) of Abutments above common
high-water-niark,
The inhabitants of Newburyport, i
and the community at large, may
with propriety be congratulated on
the completion of this very valua
ble public convenience ; which,
whileit furnifhes one, among many
evidences of the flourifhing Hate of
our country, reflects much honor on
the propi ietors, as well as those who
with so much spirit have executed
it. When it is coDfidered that this
bridge has been built, under the
profpecft of advantsges much less en
couraging than any which have been
granted by the legiflatnre to under
takings ot a similar kind ; that,from
unforefeen circumilances in the ex
ecution, the expense has arisen to 1
nearly twice the sum at which it
was calculated, and that the whole
has been effected in the short space
of seven months, and in a stile far
exceeding any thing of the kind,
hitherto eflayed in this country, it
will be acknowledged that too much
can hardly be said of the liberality
and perseverance of the proprietors,
or of the ingenuity and industry of
the artificeis.
The two large arches of this bridge
w ere executed from a model invent
ed by Mr. Timothy Palmer, an in
genious houfe-wright of this town)
& appear to unite elegance,ftrength
and firinnels, beyond the molt san
guine expectation.
To the grateful acknowledge
ments of the proprietors.iinanimouf
-1) presented to Capt. Win. Coombs,
President of the board of direcflors,
the public have, with united voice,
added their zealous applause, for
his unwearied personal attention to
this undertaking, through its whole
prugrefs.
ALBANY, Dec. 3
Judge Hofmer of Ontario county,
arrived in this city on Saturday lalt,
from the Genefee c«untry, and has
been so obliging as to communicate
to us the important and highly in
teresting intelligence ofatiuce hav
ing been concluded between the
holtile Indians and the United
Mates, on which we take the liberty
of felicitating our countrymen.
He fays, the chiefs of the Six Na
tions, deputed and comniiffioncd by
the President of the United States
on a million to the hostile tribes, af
fem bled in council at the Miami vil
lage* are returned home, bavin*
happily succeeded in bringing about
(reflation of arms between The laid
Indians and the United States —to
continue till the spring of 179; ;
and that, in the interim, they arc
ready and willing to enter into ne
gociations with commissioners, on
the part of Coi.giefs, for bringing
about and establishing a firm "and
laliing pe.ice \\ ith the United States
I he (aid chiefs add, that the In
dians at the council, contrary to
nioft fri'guine expectation*,
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received them with a great deal of
cordiality, itiling tl.ein their elder
brothers, and treating them as Inch
in the molt courtly &I. lendiy man
ner ; and that they paid every p«>l
iible degree of refpeiJt and atteiui
on tothe talks which were delivered
them from the Prefi.lent of the
United States.
The above information was re
ceived in the Gsnefee fetrleme'nt
(as might well be expedt;d) v.ith
the highert degree of I'aiisfatftion ;
and it has already given a new
spring to the spirit of improvement,
as well as to all kinds of business
in that new and flourishing part of
he union.
Feet
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday December 12.
A letter was received from the Secretary of
War, enclosing, pursuant to orders fiorn the
President of the United States, a ftatcment of
the items on which the lum fpecified for contin
gencies, particularly of articles called conjedtur
al, in the War Department, is founded—this be
ing read, was referred to the committee of the
whole on the general cftimatc of appropriations
for the year 1793.
1030
Mr, Muhlenberg presented the memorial of
Moses Young, praying compensation for servi
ces performed, as Secretary to Dr. Franklin and
Mi". Laurens, while a&ing as foreign ministers,
for which he has never received any allowance.
This being read, on motion, it was referred to
the Secretary of the Treasury.
The petition of Samuel Forbes and others,
praying compensation for services and fufferings
during the late war, was read and laid on the
table.
A memorial was read from sundry persons,
holders of loan-office certificates, issued and re
ceived for money loaned to the United States,
for the purpose of carrying on the war, between
September 1777, and March 1778 —praying
payment of the interest m specie, at the rate of
fix per cent, per annum, agreeable to the llipu
kuions exprefled in said certificates. Laid on
the table.
Mr. Fitzfim<">ns after some observations ref
pe&mg the fettfement of the accounts between
the United States and the individual State*—and
that provision must be made eventually for the
balances which shall appear to be due—offered
the following resolutions—which were taken n
to confederation immediately ; read and refer
red to a committee of the whole on the firft
Monday in January next ; viz.
That a loan to the amount of the balances
which, upon a final fcttlement of accounts, shall
be fcund due from the United States, to the in
dividual States, be opened at the Treasury of
the United States, and at the Loan-Office* in the
refpr&ive States, to commence within
months after the said balance's (hall be reported
at the Treafuiy, and to coutinue open for the
term of months, fiom the time of its com-
mencement,
That the sums to be fubferibed to such loan
be payable in the principal, or interest of the
certificates, or notes ifiued by any such of the
said States, as, upon the final fettlemcnt of ac
counts, ihajl hace a balance due to them, from
the United States, and which (hall have li
quidated to specie value pnor to the day
of last.
That every fubfenber to the said loan (hall be
entitled, to certificates, according to the sum
fubfenbed, of the like tenor and dcfciiption, in
the lik« proportions, and upon the like terms, as
are fpecified, and directed, by the 15th and 16th
(e&ions of the a&, entitled " An ast making
provision for the debt of the United States," ex
cept ihat interest on such of the certificates sub
scribed to the said loan, as bear interest, shall be
computed to the last day of the year V 793, inclu
sively, and that interest (hall not begin to accrue,
upon any of the Qeitificates which fhaU he issu
ed in lieu thereof, till the fir ft day of January
1794.
1 hat in all cams, whcie the sum subscribed
io the evidences o! the debt of any Slate, (ball
exceed the balance due to such Sj»tr, the fame
(hail be reduced (in equal proportions} to the
ium actually due to such S?a;e.
One hundred copies of the above were or
dered to be printed.
In committee of the whole, on the estimate
of appropriations requisite for the year 1793. —
Mr. Dayton in the chair.
The article for the defenfive l protection of the
frontiers, was taken mto eenfiderarion. The
ilatement received this morning from the Secre
tary of war, reciting the items on which that ar
ticle is founded, was read—lt was then moved
that the blank Ihonld be filled with 50,000' dol
lars, the sum which had been struck out. After
fomc remarks on this motion, it was withdrawn.
A motion was tben made that the committee
Ihould rife and report progref*—Thi motion
ugreed to, and the committee rose accor
dingly and had leave to fit agaio.
1 he report of a felecffc committee on the peti
tion of Samuel Shaw,prefented a few days finee
was read. This report wa£ againfc granting
tjie prayer of the petition. Laid on the table.
CONGRESS.
A report on the petition of sundry inhabitants
of Newark, praying compealation for an aca
demy destroyed in said town timing the iiite
war, v.-?> reaj; v v.-; - c r
tition. Referred to a commictet o the whole
on Monday next.
In committee -f the whole o-i the bill to zf.
certain rhe fees demandahle in cafe of admiral
ty proceedings in the courts of thfc TJni'.cd State
a:>d to amend, in ;>art, the a& fortht govern
ment <>! seamen employed in the merchiiit'i fcr
vice—Mr. Dayton in the cluir.
I he committee prooeeded thro' the difjuQioii
of the remaining fe&ons of the bill—they a
greed to sundry amendments— the-, then rose
and reported propels,—and tlie Ho'uTe adiouri -
ed.
TKURSD/vY, December 13.
Mr. Gregg took his feat this day.
A mefTage was received from the Ssna??, br
Mr. Secretary Otis, informing the Huufe. Thai
they have passed a bill, M'hich originated in the>
Houle, entitled, An ad to provide for the re
gistering and recording of ships or vcfL-ls— w.th
amendments, in which they tlie concur
rence ofthcHoufe.
The report of the Secretary of the Trcafurr
containing a plan for the redu&ion of the pub
lic debt, on motion of Mr. Sedgwick, wa, re
ferred to a committee of the whole.
A motion for itsbeingmade the order of the
day, th 15 day week, was opposed. Mr. Murriy
objected to so early a day. The fubje&, kid he,
is important: the ft ate of Maryland has a right
to fix votes in this House : it so happens, that
four feats of the representation from that state,
are vacant. He wilhed, therefore, that a more
distant day may he appointed; as, in that cafc
it was highly probable, that state would be more
fully represented. Other reafoifs for a more
distant diy, were urged by fevcral gentlemen.
Tn-sday fortnight was finally agreed to.
The House took, into confidcration the amend
ments by the committee of the whole to the
coasting bill. They agreed to some of the
amend . ents reported, with amendments; o
thers were' reje&ed. A elauf* was proposed
to be added requiring from the owners, or mas
ters of veflels, a particular enumeration of all the
goods, wares and merchandize transported in the
several coaihng vellcls from time to time. This
occasioned some debate : it was objc&ed to as
involving a great and unrec.fiary expence,
without affording a correfponciing benefit:
tending to obftru& the coasting tra-e, foasal
moft to destroy the lame ; it was Lid, it wouid
be nugatory, being, in mar.y irapradica
ble. The clause was supported, as conducive to
information relative to the produ&s k real ton
fumpti«ns of t> efeveral states; points, on which
very different opinions were entertained: that
the expencc would not probably be more than
the addition of one Clerk to the Treasury De
partment : that the duty would devolve on the
colle<scors; and be a business of course, 3tc. The
motion was at length withdrawn. Some \ erbal
corre# ions were made n several fe&ioni; and
then, by general consent, the bill was laid on the
tabic, for further confid<*ration
The amend menu of the Senate ic. ihc bill
providing for regiftering-and recordißg of
or vessels, were read and laid on the table.
Mr. Steele moved the following resolution :
That the Secretary of War be dire&edto lay
before this House, a return of all the comraifii
oncd officers, non-comniifiGoned officers and
privates belonging to the regular eftablifliment
of the Uni:ed State*, fpecifying the regiments
or corps to which they belong, and the time of
their entering the service.
This motion was agreed to.
In committee of the whole, on the eflimate
of appropriations, Mr. Sedgwick in the chair—
The chairman observed, that the fuhjed was
before the committee without an/ fpctinc pro
position.
Mr. Kitchell moved, that th« committee
should rife report the resolutions submitted
some time since.
It being remarked that these refutations were
yet to be determined on, having never t»ccn re
ported to the House : they wereagain real: and
then a motion for the committee to rife and re
port, was made, and agreed to. The committee
accordingly rose and reported the refolurions,
which were taken into confederation by the
House. The items of the eft!mate were again re
cited the sum in the estimate for the sup
port and expences of the loan-offices, occafloned
considerable conversation—the accounts of the
several loan-offices were again called for; that
front the officer at New-York being rtfad,itwas
remarked that the amount of this account ex
ceeded that of Pennsylvania, and indeed of all
the other accounts. This disparity, it was said,
very extraordinary, and did rfiot appear to
be accompanied with any fufficient reasons, for
so great a difference; and though the ac
counts had been fettled by the proper officers of
the Treasury, yet that they were liable to bere
vifed by the House.
Some remarks in opposition were made.
The quetlion on agreeing to the sum reported
in the estimate for the loan offices was carried in
the affirmative
The Houic having proceeded through the
items included in the fcveral resolutions,
A motion was made and agreed to, that a
committee be appointed to prepare and report
a bill in conformity thereto. And
Mefsr*. Lawrance, Baldwin. Smith N.Hf
Steele and Giles were appointed.
A motion that the trtimate of contingency
received from the War department, with the
other papers relative to the ellimate of *PP ro P n "
ations be referred to theieie& committee was,
after fame debate, fuperceded by a motion t*
adjourn.
FRIDAY, Dcombrr 14.
Mr. \V. Smith, of rtie committee to w»m.
were referred sundry petition*from inval''
alio t*ie letter f <>m the j'idges of tlie ciicntt
court of tlie < t :!* lute cf K Caro
lina, brought in a report —«'l. ci was rcai
This report a repeal l t..e fevC-•