" It seems probable, that the principle
wliicli governed Congress in apportioning
the united contributions of the ftatcs,
would have influenced the board in ap*
portioning their general debt. By this
rule Virginia would have been chargeable
with about one-sixth part of the wliole.
But it the board had preferred the rate of
representation prescribed for the firft fede
ral houie of representatives, as a better
rule, Virginia, having 10 members out of
would have been liable for Hill less—
her proportion being a sixth and five
lenths, but neither of these modes were
adopted."
In the second session of the firft Con
gress under the new government, it was
er.icted that " The rule for appor jc .1-
ment of the aggregate balance ihoukl be
the fame* r.s that for representation, and
according to the firlt enumeration which
ihoutd be made."
" Agreeably to this enumeration, Vir
ginia has Irj representatives—but as by
compact, as weli as ast of Congress, the
(hare of Kentucky, which is 2, is to be
allotted to Vermont, her proportion will
stand at 21 par s, out of 103 —the present
number 6f the houfc of representatives,
after excluding'agreeably to law, the state
<;t Vermont ; so that her present quota
ir one-fourth and nine-tenths, nearly."
The account current of Virginia againfl
the United States, appears to be twenty
eight millions, two-hundred and eighty
one thousand one hundred and forty five
dollars and 18 cents.
The militia law has also been amended
in feme particulars—but nothing worth
noticing, except that in actual invalion,
See. Quakers are obliged to serve in per
lon, or furnifh substitutes.
All the cut money in the treasury, esti
mated at about 4000 dollars, is to be sent
to the mint of the United States, and
coined into difmes and half difmes.
An act has pafled this feflion to prevent
the migration of free negroes and mulat
toes into the commonwealth. The policy
of this ast is, to arreffc the farther propa
gation of St. Domingo principles, and to
iupprefs those already dilleminated as soon
as pofiible.
NEW-YORK, Jan. 27.
Extra<sl of a letter from Albany
On the i 3th of January, in the hcufe
of Affembiy, Mr. Willcocks, with a num
ber of observations suitable to the cccafi
an, moved for the following resolutions, viz.
" Whereas lengthy titles, or terms of
pre-eminence and diftin'ftion, not known
and warranted by the constitution, are not
only umieceflary, but inconsistent with the
plainness and real dignity of republican
manners,
" Resolved, Th"t in the future pro
ceedings of this house, in their style of ad
dress and title of the fir ft executive mugi
ilrate of this state, the words, " Excellen
cy" and " Esquire," together with the
words, " General, and commander in Chief
of the Militia, and Admiral of the Navy
of this state," and every other characler
iftical designation, not wan-anted by the
constitution Pnall be omitted.
" And for the like reasons, R.efolved,
also, That in the style of address, or title
of the Senate of the state, and of the coun
cil of reviiion, The council of appoint
ment, The judge of the Supreme Court,
and every other court or courts within this
state, and person or persons being Citizens
thereof, the word " Honorable" hereto
fore used in the proceedings of this house,
lhall be omitted.
" Ordered, That the said rcfolution be
committed to a committee of the whole
house, and that it be the order of the day
for Friday next."
PHILADELPHIA,
JANUARY 29.
Extract of a letter from Norfolk, Jan. 16.
This day has arrived in this port, a
(loop of War, (24 guns) dire&ly from
Brest, by her are sent dispatches to the
United States, of importance, the sub
stance of them I am not able to commu
nicate. This veflel brings an account of
the late Queen of France —being deca
pitated in the RoyalJlyle of the Guillotine,
with BriJJot and several other noted cha
racters. Toulon is inverted by 150,000
of the bravest of men, who are determined
on conquest or death—ln the North, the
French are very fuccefstul, the combined
forces have met with a second repulse near
Dunkirk, with greater loss than in their
firft defeat—That there will in the Spring,
b: ready for sea, the greatest fleet ever
known in France—Their freedom is fixed
with certainty, they cannot be conquered.
FROM THE COLUMBIANCENTIN£L.
MORAL REFLECTIONS
ON THE DEATH OF
MARIA ANTON LETTA.
AN ELEGY
e he thy Brothers ?
re the Quart ?
Wn'tfiat flatter' d thee?
If oof .< that follow' d thee ?
Where is thx Ilujband now
Who futs, and niiteh
here be the bcnd'v fc -
Wh re be t' e thro■ > i
A Mother on/\ mock\
A Dream of what tho
ih': two fair babes,
TIS past— the • goM 17.-1)7 pang is o'er,
And fhou, r r i d fhc>dow ot a Queen,
Shalt bend lia?. {up'i>l'< >>ting rye no more.
Whilefpurning i nsult rears hisruffian mien
N.P m- n p t:c !u !(' St i j ( 7.k o ( fii'wn (hall bear
The fzntcntfd Murder to thy h3jrow'd foul ;
No tnore.il:- -lig'w, r hrfe cv. r taui'd by Despair,
Shall bid the whelming fr.-od of Angutfh roll.
No more l<>t:d Mrmarv to thy bloated view
Recall the rr.ori >ing of thy troubled day,
When hore around the loveiv landicape threw,
Spnng's chfnge'efs robe,and Sutnmei'a cloud
less rav.
Set is thy Star of Lif —the pouring Storm
Turns its Mack delude from 'hat aching head,
The Friend- of Mm der quit that t 'oodlefs Form,
And the left animating Hope is fled.
Tha; Soul of Creatuf fs—that unrivall'd Face,
Which kneeling millions gloried to ?dore,
Each mrntal T"-a(ur»• —-!°arh exterior Grace,
Shall raise the worder-gazing Eye no more.
Yon golden cloud, that pngel-Form enthrones,
Where still uvc/rang'di* claim.' a Seraph's pratfc;
Where thy lov'fi Lord each rarthiy wound atones,
With Pity's balm, and Glory's circling blaze.
Blest is the hou? of Peace ! tho curs'd the hand
Which fuaps the thread of Life's difaitrous
Loom ;
Thrice blcft tha great invincible com
mand,
That deals the Solace of the {lumbering
Tomß !
Let those whom long-adopted sorrows own,
On whom the cruel strokes of Fate dcfcend,
On whom the hapi»y race of mortals frown,
And hard Ajflitixon strips of many a friend.
Those, who at Cor nth i a's melancholly hour,
While the flow night-clock knells its mourn
ful found,
Have wak'd to weep with unavailing power,
The cureless pang of m2ny a mental wound
Let the wrapt Mother y who with frenzied mind,
S<jw hen loft Cherub feed the craving Tomb,
Of her whose heart its p.eerlefs Lord refign'd,
And gave to cankering Grief her virgin bloom.
Let all who fondly clasp the Form of Woe,
And boast that ev'ry featur'd 111 is theiijs ;
On GALLTA's QUEEN one patient hourbeftow
And turn to Heaven with penitence and
prayers,
Did'ft thou, mad Mourner, grace yoa lilied
Throne,
Fair as the youthful Poet's pi&ur'd dream,
While rouod thy brow the light of Genius Jhonr,
And warm'd a Nation with its dazzling beam ?
What tho Affixflion' s petrifying sway,
Could bid thy heart its wonted pulse forego,
Bid the pierc'd nerve of quiv'ring life decay,
And leave a breaihlefs 44 Monument oj Woe "
Has grinning infamy, and pointed scorn,
The menial Tribe thy generous mansion fed ;
With impious hand each tortur'd fibre torn,
And urg'd the ixrokc' 'iiUfcepter'd beauty bled ?
Oh no! vain ingrate % nature's boundless page
To the chill'd fehfe no equal*d horror (hows,
One drrad example blots a IctierM age,
That scene accurs'd a polilh'd realm bestows.
Then call the roses to thy faded cheeks,
With the mi nd's lustre light that languid eye,
Cloathe thy vex'd foul with refijnation meek,
And bid the murmuring lingering accent die.
Why (hould the Wretch upon whose visual orb
The lord of rr iGHT NRSsnever pour'd his ray
Repine when darkvefs folds her mighty robe,
At the fwitt t ran lit of the changeful day !
Can the poor worm, who clasps it fpcck of
earth.
While on iis head the crufliing bolt is hurl'd,
Like yon bright Offspring of celestial birth.
Command the plaudit of a pitying world !
Say waft thou sent to fill this ftormv fccne
Freed from the icy touch of with'nng csre ?
Then think of loyal-Gallia's woifhip'd Queen,
And learn thy little drop of woe to bear:
Oh then thou felfifh mourner ccafr to grieve,
If to thy heart one orphan'd hop* remains,
With grateful lip the precious drop receive,
As the sweet solace of a word of pains.
Jan. 18, 1794,
A writer in a Newark paper, concludes
an essay on the importance of providing
for the Education of the Poor, with the
following anecdote
" As it ever affords me pleasure to ren
der to merit its due praise, before I con
clude this elfay, I beg leave to mention a
circumitance that reflt&s much honor on
a worthy, industrious mechanic, in the
town of Newark. He maintains at his
own charge a School-Maftcr of reputable
character, who teaches the Englifli lan
guage, Writing and Arithmetic, to about
forty children, among them the poor arc
taught gratis to his annualexpence of about
£ 20. Noble philanthropy ! Honorary
to human nature and chriftianity."
If the poor children of this City, could
be educated in Reading, Writing, and A
rithinetic, how much left than 20. would
be the proportion of each individual of
property ?
Extract of a letter from a merchant in
London, to Mr. Louis Ofmont, ot this
city, dated October 9th, 1793 —re-
ceived by the , via N. York.
" I am much pleased to confirm to you
the di'fpofition.oi this government, to do
juiticc to American citizens. The 13001.
you Ihipped in dollars, by the Active,
Capt. Blair, who was captured by a Bri
tish privateer, and carried into Falmouth,
has been delivered up to me upon, demand.
You fee by this, that your having been a
fubjc£t of France, does not prevent you
in the lealt, from enjoying ail tiie advanta
ges of neutrality, in common with other
American citizens ; and 1 have no doubt,
from this time, severe judgments will be
obtained agaiult all depredations commit
ted upon the property of American sub-
SHAKESPEAR
iefts."
F.xtradl of a letter from a merchant in
London, to his friend in this city, dated
OiSlobei 18.
" It gives ine real pleasure as a friend
to America to find tliat you are not likely
to be involved in the European war. The
conduct of your Executive is very much
applauded by all dcfcriptiocs of people
here ; and 1 hope no circumftnnce will a
rise to disturb the harmony that fublifts
between the two countries. I believe
whatever may be the decisions in the court
of admiralty, juilice will be done the par
ties injuied by captures."
Cottgrefs of the Utdied States.
The Speaker laid before the house a pe
tion from a convention of the delegates
of the abolition societies of the Rates of
New Jersey, New York, Conneiticut,
Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, and
Virginia, praying the interpefttion ot Con
gress to prevent the American (hipping
from being concerned in the slave trade.
Another'petition of a similar import
from a convention at Providence in 1793,
was also read, and both of them on motion
of Mr. Tracy, referred to a lelett com
mittee.
Some private petiticr.s were then pre
sented, read and referred.
Mr. Murray prefcnted a petition from
two French citizens, refugees from Hif
paniola in behalf of themselves and others
praying a temporary relief from govern
ment, till such time as they can return
to their own country and poflefiions,whic:i
they promise a reimbursement of any ad
vances made to them in their present des
titute iituation.—Refeired to the commit
tee of the whole.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the report of the leleft com
mittee, to whom had been referred the me
morial of the Baltimore committee of re
lief for the emigrant refugees from His-
paniola—the report being read,
Mr. S. Smith; moved the following re
foluticn in fubltafnce, to be adopted as an
amendment to the committee's Report—
Resolved, That the President of the
United States be empowered and requeit
ed to direst a sum not exceeding io,cco
dollars, to be paid for the relief of the in
digent emigrants from the island of St.
Domingo, now reading within the Unit
ed States, and that the President also be
requeued to cause a re-imburfementoftne
fame to be negociated and made out of
the money due by the United States to
France,
This amendment, after some debate
was withdrawn by the mover, to admit a
nother moved by Mr. Fitziimons, which
had for its object, the appointment of a
committee to report a bill in the cafe.
This last amendment after further de
bate was agreed to by a large majority—
the committee rose, and the chaiiman re
ported the amendment to the house.
In the house Mr. Nicholas moved an a
meadment, the object of which was to
qualify the firfi resolution With an avowal
that the legillature of the United States
were net authorized by the-conftitution to
grant money in theprefent cafe, buttruf
ting to the humanity of their conffituents,
had refolvea that a sum not exceeding
PHILENIA
dollars be granted, &c.
This motion was negatived.
The resolutions were adopted by the
houfc, and a committee of three, viz Mr.
Ames, Mr, Tracy, and Mr. Dayton, ap
pointed to report a bill.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on Mr. Madjfcn's resolutions,
Houje of Reprefentativcs.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Mr. Trumbull in the. chair.-—The-diifcuf
fion contineed till 3 o'clock—when the
Louie adjourned.
January 29,
After reading and referring a private
petition, the order of the day being called
ior, the house went into committee of the
whole on Mr. Madison's resolution 8-«-ou
which the debate was renewed, and pro-
grefs reported.
. The appropriation bill was then taken
up in committee of the whole, and further
progress made in the discussion.
For the GazeTtk of the United States,
Mr. Fen no,
If the power of the present ruling party
in France is really that of law and liberty,
it i» uoing -o good to their cause to lie fur
it. Why (hould news be made to answer
the purpose of half an hour ? It looks sus
picious—it is weak. The form, the prin
ciples, the men and the maafures of what
is called government in France, have
changed often. Change as they may, We
have a fat of people who think a man is a
monster, if he prefumesto fay—here is an
entire new flat: of i>. ill i'je old 'vin
dication answer ? The wretch, the arifio
crat—he is under i orlsGn influence, is
the cry, which bj fides its extreme good
sense, mown their opinion of what they iij
much applaud.
The Ameiicans are esteemed a sober,
thinking people-—Ail their judgments on
political tranfa&ions ftiould evince that
they are fo-—lf the proceedings of the
ruling party in France, will not iiand the
test of impartial examination, they do not
deserve the favorable prejudices which ex
ist, because they are not brought to it—
If bystanders would fee the mistakes of
the game, they Ihould !6ok on impartially.
Onr newspapers may play the partizan
for the French. How much does theif
prattle help them ? Some of them avow
their zeal for thefts. A zeal sos truth
would be as ufeful ar.d as decent. V\ e
might hope to learn wisdom by others
harm. No : If the French have many of
our good willies, let us learn many good
lessons ; by feeing wherein they betray,
disgrace and destroy the cause of liberty,
which there is no doubt tit y once bad
entrufied to their prudence. 1 hope you
will have the desire to keep your paper as
impartial as the Leycier, Gazette. A. B.
FRANCE,
NATIONAL CONVENTION,
Novvember 7.
TOULON.
The Representatives of the people be
fore Toulon, wrote from Oilioules on the
24th October. that profpedts in the South
began to brighten ; that the requifitionj
of the neighboring departments, and the
forces that were employed in besieging
Lyons, were absolutely neceflary, the c
nemy being mailers of the sea, and, there
fore, enabled to procure a!) the reinforce
ment the/ (load in need of. These represen
tatives, sent also another letter to the Con
vention, written by a young defender of
his country, whose father had been con
demned to death :—" I address my ft If to
you," he fays, " who are the fathers of
the country: 1 belong to a family who
are as arillocratic as I am patriotic ; it has
renounced me—from this I derive honor.
I understand that my father is to be guillo
tind to-day—He has betrayed his country,
and therefore aeferves punishment—l do
not regret i
" No good Republican ought to ac
knowledge as parents those who are not
Ike him felt, Republicans—l request that
I nviy become tie adopted child of the na-
tior.."
The Convention applauded his conduct,
Daily's Hotel.
GIFFORD DALLY,
Formerly Keeper of the City Tavern, and
of the Merchant's C ffee-Houfe of this
City :—
Rr.SPECTFUI.LY informs his Friends and
the Public in general, that he has THIS
DAY opened a HOTEL m Shippcn-Street, be
tween Third and Fourth-Streets, at the HouCe
formerly' occupied by Mr. Timmons, which
ras lately been greatly improved, and .snow
very commod'oui ; where he has lurmlbed him*
fclf with the bell of LIQUORS, and will tur»
nifh a TABLE for Panics, with the heft provU
(ions the Markets affoid, at any hour, on the
lhorteft nonce. From his experience in
this line of bufmefs, he flutters hirttfelf be
be able to give fattsfa&ion to all who may pl« 4's
to favor him with their company.
Philadelphia, January 29,1794.
Adjourned,