A letter was received from the Secretary of
State, endofing an account of the rel'ult ps as
says and experiments on the gold and Jilver
coins of France, England, Spain, and Portugal.
Read, and ordered that Joo copies be printed
for the use of th« member*.
The bill received from the Senate this iore
noon, was twice read, and committed fori hurl
day interim, 100 copies to be printed.
In Committee of the iVbvle, on the I™alid Pcnftv
Bill/ Mr. Day tan in the Chair.
The queflion was taken on Mr. Venable s mo
ion, and was negatived, 39 to 19.
The committee then rose, and reported the
)ill with the amendments agreed to. I'hcHoule
oak the lams into consideration; they adopted
ill of them: other amendments were made. A
motion to adjourn, prevailing, the bill was not
complete d.
Wednisday, January 9.
The petition of Bridget Parry was read, pray
ing compensation for her services as a nurfc in
one of the continental hospitals, and for the pay
of her huiband, a soldier who died in the ser
vice.
Mr. Hi'Jhoufe prefcnted the petition of John
Reed and others, manufacturers of combs, pray
ing an augmentation of the impofl duty on im
ported combs. Referred to the Secretary of the
Treaiury.
An engrolTcd bill, making appropriations tor
the support of government for the year 1793»
ivas read the third time and parted.
The petition of Nathan Fuller was read, pray
ing the fettlemcnt of the accounts of a regiment
of which he is the oldest remaining officer, in
the service of the United States during the late
war ; which accounts through various uufors
feen and unavoidable accidents, were not fettled
within the time prescribed by the ril of limita
tion. Referred to the Secretary of War.
The Hou/e resumed the confederation of the
bill to regulate the claims co invalid pensions.
An amendment proposed by Mr. Venable,
the object of which wa;to provide tor a revision
of the proceedings of the judges, under a law
pafied lafl session, —occ'afioned some debate.
Messrs. Sedgwick, Livermore and Hillhoufe
opposed the motion; Meflrs. Boudinot, Dayton,
Giles, Madifon,Kittera and Venable supported it.
After various alterations and amendment# to
this motion, the ay«s and noes were taken, as
follow:
AYES.
Messieurs AJht, Baldwin, Boudinet, Clark,
ton, Bindley, Fitzjimens, Giles, Gordon, Greenup,
Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Heijler, Huger,
Jacobs, Kitcbell, Kittera, Macon, Madison,
Mercer, Mi Hedge, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray,
Orr, Parker, Schofinmaker, W. Smith, Steele,
Sterrett, Svmper, Sylvefer, Treadivcll, Venable,
White, Willis, William/on —40.
NOES.
Meflieurs Ames, Barnwell, Berfun, Bourne,
Bourn, Gerry, Gilman,Hillboitfe,Laiur ante, Learn
td, Leonard, Livjrmore, Niles, Sedgwick, J .Smith,
I.Smith, Sturges, Tucker, Thatcbcr, IVatd—2o.
Some other amendments were made, and then
the bill was ordered to be engrailed for a third
reading.
The committee o?i enrolled bills reported the
bill as truly enrolled, entitled, " An act to pro
vide for the payment of interest on a sum due
to the persons therein mentioned, &c. The
Speaker signed the fame.
A meflage from the Senate by Mr. Secretary
Otis, informed the House that they have passed
with amendments, the bill entitled, " An ail to
amend the a6t lor eftablilhing a mint, and to
regulate the coins of the United States, so far . s
refpe&s the coinage of copper. These amend
ments being taken into confederation, were a
grctd to by the House. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 10.
An engrofled bill to regulate claims to invalid
pensions was read the third time, and passed—
Ayes 36, Noes 13 —as follow.
Ayes. Meflrs. Athe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Bou
dinot, Clark, Findley, Fitzfimons, Giles, Gil
man, Gordon, Greenup, Hartley. Heifter, Hu
£tr, }»cobs, Key, Kitchell, Madison, Mercer,
Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Orr, Parker,
Sch®oninaker, W. Smith, Sterret, Sumpter, Syl
vester, Tread well, Tucker, Venable,Wadfworth
White, Williamfon, Willis. 36.
Now. S. Bourne, Goodhue, Hillhoufe, Law
rence, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Niles,
Sedgwick, I. Smith, Sturges, Thatcher, Ward.
IS-
Mr. Moore, of the committee on enrolled
bills, reported as truly enrolled, the bill to amend
the a<ft, establishing a mint, and regulating the
coins of the United States, so far as refpe&s the
coinage of copper. The Speaker signed the
fame.
The report on the petition of the Illinois and
Wabalh land companies, made the lad feflion,
was taken into consideration: this report is in
favour of the petition. It was moved that the
report ihould be referred to a committee of the
whole House. This motion was negatived.
Mr. W. Smith made the following motion,
That the Attorney General be dire&ed to re
port a table of fees in the judicial courts of the
United States,at the next feflion. Laid on the
(able.
Mr. Boudinot moved the following, That a
committee be appointed to report a lift of the
fiamesof such invalids, who, since the alft of
March 179 a, have had their names returned in
to the War Office, together with the vouchers
accompanying the fame.
In committee of the whole, Mr. White in the
chair. The refutations refpefting the loan of
tiie baJancet due from the United States to the
individual ilatcs, were taken into consideration ;
the resolutions were read by the chairman. The
report of the commiflioners for fettling the ac
counts, was called for, and read—a debate en
sued, which coritiancd till near the time of ad
journment, they then rose and reported pro
gress.
In committee of the -whole, on the bill rela
tive to claim- agiinil the United States, which
are not barred by any ast of limitation and
which have not been already adjusted. Mr.
Dayton in the chair. The bill was read through
by the clerk, and then discussed by paragraphs.
Mr. Giles moved toftrike out the third fedion,
and to fubllitute a feilion, which makes it the
duty of the officers of the treasury to report to
Congress on the claims prefsnted pursuant to
this aiSt, which was agreed to. The committee
then rose and reported the bill with an amend
ment. Adjourned.
F R I D A Y, Jan. 11
Mr. Goodhue presented the petition of Wil
liam Stearns —praying compeufation for pro
perty taken fov t'ie ufeof tiiearmy ill Charlci
ttfwn, Malfachufetts —read and laid on the
table. . .
Mr. Sturges presented the petition of Peter
Perrin, a Capt. in the late Continent army,
praying compensation for lervices—lead and
referred to the Secretary of war.
A letter wa. read from the Secretary of
the Treasury, enclosing a ftateinent of the
Loans made in the United States pursuant to
| aw ;—iid copies it was ordered iliould be
printed. , .
Mr. Gregg presented the pet't lo " ci J 0 ?"
and Mary Moore, praying compensation for
the services of their foil during the late war ;
read and referred to the Secretary of War.
Mr. Boudinot's motion for a committee to
report a lift of the invalids who fmce the
23' d March, 1792, havehad their vouchers re
turned into the war office, together with the
vouchers accompanying the fame—was taken
into confide ration —This motion after ibme
d-ibate was negatived.
Mr. W. Smiths' motion for directing the
Attorney General to report a table of costs
and fees fur tiie Judicial Courts of the United
State ■,at the next ellion, wai agreed to.
In committee of the whole, Mr. White in
the chair —The consideration of the Resoluti
ons providing for a loan of the balances due
from the United States to the individual
states, was lefamed—Amotion olfeied yei
terday by Mr. Livenr.oie, the object of which
appeared to be an exoneration of tnoie ftatej,
which (hall, on a final settlement of accounts,
be debtor ftafet, being withdrawn by themov
ei The debate was renewed 011 the original
refactions—and was continued till the time
of adjournment—lt was then moved that the
committee Ihould rife and report the resolu
tions without amendments —this motion was
agreed to, 32 to 26 —The committee rose and
reported accordingly.
Adjourned till to morrow.
Philadelphia, Jan. 12.
ABSTRACT OF FURTHER ACCOUNTS
BY THE PACKET.
THE fucceflfcs of France were celebrated at
Sheffield, and othei paits of England, Scotland
and Ireland, by bonfires, ringing of bells, firing
of cannon, &c. &c.—A treaty was concluded
the ill November between 'he French republic
and that of Geneva.—The Court ot Vienna, it
is kid, has promise) to redrtfs all the grievances
ot Brabant.—Among the toads drank by the
Belraft valuntecrs, Ireland, was the following—
4< The aujpicioui day on which the French Na
tional Convention decreed that Royalty was abo
fijhed."—ln the French account ot the retieat of
the Dukt of Brunfwick, they state, lhat the day
p»eced ing the retreat, a council of war wasfom
nioned. In opinion ihc Duke of Brunfwick
flood alone. All the officers declared, that a
more favorable opportunity for overthrowing
Dumourier could not occur, and that he ought
infhntly to be attacked. The Duke continued
to enforce the declaration which he had advan
ced, not by rational argument, but by the peevv
ifh pertinacity of a commander enamoured of
his own judgment. The other officers became
indignant, and even tumultuous. From mur
murs and gentle remonstrances they proceeded
to audacious assertions, the tendency ot which
rather provoked than soothed or convinced the
Commander. Clairfayt offered '.o commence
the attack, and to receive the firft (hock of the
enfeebled enemy, at the head of the Auftrians ;
and Maiechal Broglio, supported by the French
Princes, insisted, that as it was the cause of the
Emigrants, he and his followers confidercd it a
duty incumbent upon them to run the ha2ard
expected from the fiift onset. This corps con
fiftrd of xo,ooo, formerly officers and gentlemen
ot France, proud of their late diftinftions in so
ciety, impatient tor the confli& to display their
prowess, and impelled to aflion by every mo
tive ot revenge. The Duke of Brunfwick not
only refufed to listen to the admonitions now
eagerly urged, but threatened to punish the offi
cers for disobedience.
The King of Piuffn has undertaken to furnifh
every Emigrant, to Ihe number of Boco, with
rations of biead daily, and 15 livrei a month.—
Coblentz is garri foiled with 6®oo men, part
Prufluns. Apprctf , nfmns prevail of an infur
rect'.on in Turin, the capital of Sardinia.—The
Pat is accounts ltate that the Emigrants are cry
ing pcccavi, jnd are petitioning for leave to re
turn.
The Pope, apprehenfi*e of a visit from a
French fleet is putting Civita Vacchia into a pos
ture of defence.—The King of Sardinia has
wrote to the 13 Cantons, and the allies of the
Helvetic Body,on account of the invasion of Sa
voy ; but received for answer, that the Helvetic
Body would fcrupulouflv adhere to their neutra
lity —M. Dumourier, in a letter to the National
Convention, fay*, " The more fuccelfes I obtain
againtt the enemies*of Liberty, the tnore do my
internal enemies eocreafe This letter refers to
one to the Mintrter of War, in which he announ
ces his wish and determination to retire from
public life at the end of the war. " I defne
(fays he) not only my own repose, but that also
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of the republic, otium cum (J;gn/t.itc t ftiall be the
only dbjVfil 0~l in > wiibcs both ior rny country
arid my ft 11."—Great-Britain, ->n concert with
the United Netherl»nd , it is said, is txtriing
hcrfcti to bring about a peace.— The King ot
PiufTja is returned to Biihn. Ihe Duk of
Brunfwick retunm to Lunenherg, Gen. xMol
lendorf, it is said, commands his anny.— 1 iie
Convention of Savoy has decrecd the eccleliafti
cal propeity, national properly, the abolition ot
convents, and the fequcllranon ot the erFecls of
Emigrants.—A Spanish vessel loaded with grain,
defined for the King of Saidinia, was made
a prize of by the French in the port of Ville
Franche.—Dublin was illuminated o" account
of the fuccefles of the F.ench.—The citizens of
Mente have petitioned to be annexed to trance.
Citizen Pache ha* fucteeded Le Brun as Mintfter
at War.—A new and more severe decree ha<
palled against the Emigrants : they are ban.ibed
forever from the French territory ; they ar: civi
c&'ly Htjunfi, and their goods fequeftercd to ihe
State.-a-Gen. Biron has placed himfclf under
the ©rders of Gen. Cuftine.—Sebaftian Huet has
petitioned the Convention for a month delay
of the t>,ial of the King. —' Tour nay is taken by
the F.ench.—The citizens of N'aniur have le
volted Irpni Aultria.—The French armies in the
Low Countries amount to 140,000 men.
On the 6th November the French army, con.
fjfting of 40,000 men, attacked the Auftriari,
amounting to 28,000. The battle began at 8
o'clock in the morning, and continued till 4 in
the afternoon, when vi&ory declared in favor of
the French. The Auftrians were totally routed,
a!! their irHrenchments forced at the point of the
bayonet, and a number of their cannon taken :
they wcrs strongly ported on the Heights of
Genneppe, in the neghbourhood of Mons.
Three tiers of redoubts rose one above another
like an amphitheatre ; these were filled with
cannon ; but the French carried then} one after
another, to use the words of Gen. Dumourier,
with infinite vivacity. The Ftench loss iscfti
matcd at about 300 killed, and 600 wounded ;
that of the Auftrians at 600 killed ; their whole j
loss in killed, wounded, prifonets and deserters,
at 4000. The city of Mons opened its gates to
the. conquerors, and wherever the French appear,
tftey'afe cordially received. Lieut. Gen. Eg*-
lite, son of the ci-devant Duke of Orleans, is
mentioned in the highest terms of applause for
his bravery and intrepidity in the above battle.
The arms of France have overrun all the Aus
trian Netherlands; Bruflels, the capital, being in
their hands; the general opinion appears to be,
that there is an end to the authoi ity of the House
of Auftiia over that country.
M. Scrvan is to command an army destined
to a& against Spain in the Spring. Kellerman
takes the command of the Alpine at my, in the
place of Montefquiou. Italy is to be invaded.
On the palace gate at Turin, was fixed the fol
lowing label—ln 1792, a kingdom without a Xing 1
in i 793, a King without a kingdom.
\ Paris is quiet —though secret attempts are
eottlinuallv making to excite commotions and
intarrefHons.
Eoglifb papers were received by the Packet
as late as the 22d November—They inform that
P}ine*s Rights of Man has been translated into
the Swcdifb language, and publifbed at Stock
holm .
The King and Queen, according to the Paris
papers, were both lick on the 16th November.
Trie council general of ttrc commons had or
dered a bulletin of the (late of their health to be
publifhcd every day.
On the 13th of September last, a fire broke
out at Constantinople, which completely con
sumed 6000 houses, 6000 shops, 5 mosques,
nnmberlefs ware-houses, and 100 noble build
ings, the residence of the principal ministers,
great officers, and Generals of the Porte.
The Court of Stockholm has afforded an
example to the several powers of Europe, of
magnanimity and the pure love of liberty.
The Duke of Sudermania has appointed M.
de Stahl, the son-in-law of the great Financier
Neckar, and Minister Plenipotentiary of
Sweden at Paris, to recognize the new Go
vernment and Republic of France.
There is avery general report(faysaLondon
paper) that the Cabinet of St. James's, is dis
posed to acknowledge the new French Repub
lic. This event, which some people pretend
will be made public previous to the meeting
of Parliament, will open a new field for poli
ticians.
FRENCH NATIONAL CONVENTION.
NOVEMBER 22.
Extraordinary Sitting —Tkurfday Night.
Letter from Gen. Dumouriir.
BruJJels, Nov. 14.
Citizen President,
1 yellerday presented rnyfelf before Brufiels
with my advanced guard. The Auftrians dif
puled with mc the heights of Andcrfecht. I
was unwilling to expose my brave comrades to
Ihed blood in vain ; night came on ; I kept my
troops under arms ; and, in the morning, I was
ralli ed at Brussels as the deliverer of the nation! —
The Citizen Mintfler at War'will lav before you
the conqife details which I have sent to him.—
The army of the Republic is more animated
than ever ; it may receive for motto, " Viics
acquirU cundo."
(Signed) Dumourier.
General in Chef of the Army 111 the Austrian
Netherlands.
By letters from Cape-Francois, and by pa
pers from that quarter, we learn, that on the
2 J and 3d of December there were dilturban
bances in that unfortunate place.—The want
of a cordial union between the whites ard the
free people of colour appears to have been the
cause, the shedding of more blood, the effert.
The consequences had like to have been very
serious; the negroes made an attack upon the
Cape daring the disturbance, and were nearly
fuctefsful.
It appears tbat the military service which
tli« colony requires, is not performed with
very great ardour on the part of the citizens.
All was a»ain quiet 011 the sth, and our pa
pers to the 7th made no mention of an inter
ruption of tranquility.
We are informed, that the inhabitants of
the of Martinico and Guadaloupe,
have lately captured, by an armed force, the
iHands of* St. Lucia and Marigalante, two
French islands. It is iVic!, the two former
colonies have renounced the jurifdidlion of
France, and have eltabli'hcd tiicmielv.es as an
independent Urate.
The Montgomery, Capt.Bnnyan, is arrived
at New-York. Mr. Wigne] and Company are
not paflengers in this velTel.
The fuccefTes of the French armies were
celebrated at New-Brunfwick, by a public
dinner, on the lit of January.
We hear that on the firft instant a begin
ning was made ofthe State Canal, at the Ca
nowago fails, of which the celebrated Mr.
Brindleyhas at present the direction. On
new.years day 17 rocks were blown, one for
each gentleman of the Canal Company : The
quality of the stones are such as eofrty admit
blowing, which render it a matter of more
consequence to the holders of fliares."
It is reported that Mr. Pitt, the Britifli
prime Mini Her has refigtied.
Extrad of a letter from New-York.
" The Packct brings an account of a proba
ble revolution in Ireland ; 80,000 men are al
ready raised for the purpefe."
Mr. Blanchard, agreeably to his adver*
tifement, at five minutes pad ten o'clock la ft
Wednesday morning, rose with his Balloon from
the PriTon Court in this city, in presence of an
immense concourse of fpe&ators, affemblcd on
the occasion. The process of inflating the bal
loon commenced abont nine o'clock. Seveial
cannon were fired from the dawn of day until
the moment of elevation ; a band of music play
ed during the time of inflating, and when it be.
gan to rife, the majestic fight was truly interest
ing—the flow movement of the band, added fo
il mnity to the scene. Indeed the attention of
the multitude was so absorbed, that it was a con
siderable time ere filcnce was broke by the ac
clamations which fitcceeded.
Aj foou as the clock had struck ten, every
thing being ready, Mr. Blanchard took a ic
fpe&ful leave of all the fpefctators, and received
from the hands of the President a paper, at the
fame time the President spoke a few words to
this bold adventurer, who immediately leaped
into his boat, which was painted blue and
gled ; the balloon was of a yeHowilh coloured
fiik, highly varniftied, over which there was a
strong net-work. Mi. Blanchard wasdreffed in
a plain blue suit, a cock'd hat and white fea
thers. As soon as he was in the boat, he threw
out lome ballatt, and the balloon began to ascend*
slowly and perpendicularly, whillt Mr. Blanch
ard waved ihe colours of the United States, and
also thofeof the French Republic, and fl jurilh
ed his hat to the thoufanda ot citizens from every
part of the country, who stood gratified and
astonished at his intrepidity. After a lew mi
nutes, the wind blowing from tbe northward
and westward, the balloon rose to an immense
heighth, and then shaped its ci uife toward the
southward and eastward, Several gentlemen
galloped down the point road, but soon loft
figlu of it, for it moved at the rate of 20 mile*
an hopr.
About half after 6 o'clock in the evening, Mr.
Blanchard returned to the city, and paid his re
i'pe£ts to the President of the United States.—
His atrial voyage lasted 46 minutes, in which
time he ran over a space ot more than 15 miles,
and then descended a little to the eastward of
Woodbury, in the state of New-Jcrfey, where
he took a carriage and returned to Cooper's
Ferry.
' WE the subscribers, appointed Judges of
the Ele&ion of Directors for the Insurance
Company of North-America, held this day at
their office, do certify, that the following
gentlemen were duly elected:
John M. Nefoitt Charles Petit
John Rofs Thomas L. Moore
Walter Stewart John Swanwick
Samuel Blodget.jun. John Barclay
Magnus Miller Robert Ralfton
John Leamy John Craig
Joseph Ball Francis Weft
Michael Prager
Philadelphia, January 8.
Yesterday the Directors of the Insurance
Company of North-America, met for the
choice of a President, when John Maxwell
Nesbitt, Esq. was unanimonfly re-elected.
No paper* printed east of New-Yoik have
come lo haad fincc Tuesday.
PRICE OF STOCKS.
6 per Cents, 2 9/4
3 per Cents, is/8
Deferred, 12J6
Full (hares Bank U. S. 36 per c.-nt. prera
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
Resol V SD,
THAT theCafhierbe authorised to receive
from the proprietor of any number of com
pleat (hares, such Certificates, not in his own
name, as he may be the proprietor of; and after
cancelling the fame, to i!Tue anew Certificate or
Ceitificatcs in lieu thereof, - n the name of such
proprietor.
That in all future transfers of
compleat (hares in the capital (lock of the Bank,
the Certificates of the lhares transferred be can
celled, and a new Certificate or Certificates be
issued in the name of the transferee or purchaser.
Risolvsd, That the Ceitiiicates in lytuie
ifftied, be tor one or more (hares, as the pn>»
prietor may rcqucft ; and the new Ccrttfic&te or
Certificates (ball be ot correspondent number#
with those in lieu of which tliev arc issued.
JOHN KEAN, Cartiier,
ep3w
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Michael Phage*,
John West.