Km Lc Fiance, not appealing in the re turn* of oar exports, and tu be added to them, is 702,750dollars. Of the Flour sad Grain feat to Great- Britain, ailovriug, as above stated, 1-4 to have been there coaltuaed, which is pro bably beyond the tcuLh, the re-exporta tion amounted tu 81 £,880 dollars. It is well uuLi.tuod, that France v is the mar ket where these articles were finally con fwned. The acconnt may now be liated. To the French Market direct- ly exported for confump- DoH<ir.t. tiaa, 4,424,336 Tobac co iodirc&ly expxorted for do. Wheu and Flour indirrftly exported for do. 815,800 Total of French consumption, 5,942,92 1 Total of Britilh do. 4,956,106 Excetsof Fieach coufumption 986,115 Thus it appears, without taking into the account the other articles re-exported to France, thit the market of that coun try for our exports, was worth to the U nited States nearly a million more than the market of Great Britain, and yet the gentleman from South Carolina had re presented the Britifli market as exceeding the French in the annual amount of be tween three and four millions ; and hod pronounced, without hesitation that G. Britain in reference to our productions, was a more important cujlomer than France almoil in the ratio of tivo to one. Mr. M. returning to the Secretary's report said, he hoped after what had been (he\vn, it would be needless to trou ble the committee, with further remarks on thi InbjeCt. In dismissing it however, he could not do justice to his own im prelTijns, without declaring his entire con fidence, that the report would be regard ed by ail difceroing and unprejudiced jud ges, as one of the many monuments which its author had left behind him, of the zeal, the talents, and the patriot ism with which he had dilcharged the duties of his ftstion j and that he bad carried with him into retirement, a purity, both in his public and private name, which no .thing that could be (aid within or without the walls of Cougrefs, could tarnilh. Having gone thro' the particular ob servations into which he had been led by the attack made on the report of the Se cretary of State before the committee, he (hould procceed to a more general view of what had been urged by the opponents of the resolutions he had introduced. Among other things it had been alledg ed in the latter stage of the debate, that the friends of the resolutions had involved themselves in inconsistency, by Ihifting the ground of argument from commercial to political ronfiderations. In answer to this charge, he remarked, that if in any in stance of his public life he was free from the charge of inconsistency, it was on the fubjeSt of vindicating our national inter ests, against the policy of Great Britain towards us : that in all the public stations with which he had been honored since the peace, and on every occasion which had occurred, his conduct had been marked by an adherence to this principle : that if in the firft arguments he had dwelt chiefly on commercial topics, it would be recollected that he kept tjiti door open for political ones, if the turn of the difcuflions require them : that he had forborne to enlarge on the political fides of the question, because he thought it defenfible on commercial grounds, and was willing to meet it on those grounds, because he did not with to mingle unne ceflarily, irritating ideas in the difcuflion, and because he had supposed that every thing relating to the tieaty of peace, the Indians, the Algerines, the spoliations &c. were fufficiently imprinted on every mind, and would have all the rffefts they ought to have, without being particular ly enforced. Whilst he could thus repel the charge of inconsistency brought against himfelf; it mull be evident he thought, how much room there was for retorting the charge. In the early stages of the difcuflion,there seemed but one sentiment as to the cori duft of Great Britain, at least in a politi cal view; the difference turned on the question, whether we could or ought to counteract her condud. In the latter stages of the difcuflion, palliations if not j unifications had been multiplied and la bored ; not only with refpeft to her com mercial poKcy, but with refpefl to. the detention of the polls, the Indians, the Algerines, and even the spoliations <jf our ventral commerce ; on the u*lawfulnef» of which -our executive lad grounded the remonii ranee and demand of iwdetnuilica tion lyiug on the table. in addition to tins, he stated the in consistency between tnofe who maintained andthoie who reje&eil the theory of leav ing commerce yerfe£Uy free; the iucon- Cftency of rejecting this theory, and yet refilling to meet rellri&ions on one fide, with re&ri&ionson the other : the rocon filtency of condemning a cummercikl dis crimination between nations, as contrary to the wife example of <G. Britain, and claiming for G. Britain the credit ofmak iug such discriminations in favor of the United States: The inconfittcncy of pre dicting that the measure would dellroy the revenue, and infilling that the dutied arti cles would continue to be imported from the lame source thro' more expenfivechan nels : The inconliftency of exclaiming a gainst topics and remarks which may a waken the paflions, and endeavonring themselves to alarm our fears; of exhort ing the committee to consult its judgment alone, and substituting for argument con tinued addreflesto the imagination. 7°2,70y Partigular pains, he remarked,had been taken tu exhibit a picture of our nation al prosperity, which might flatter our withes, and forbid experiments. It was readily admitted, he said, that there were many features in the face of our affairs, which were proper themes of mutual con gratulation, whether compared with the fttuation of other countries, or with our own, under other circumstances. And it gave him much pieafure to add, that the degree of prosperity we enjoyed, tho' not to be exclusively credited to the change of our federal government, or to particular measures under it, according to the exaggerations of some, wss yet so far, and so evidently the fruit of that change, as to do honor to the people of Amenca in adopting it. He mentioned two innovations making part of the con stitution, which must alone, have had a powerful effefi in meliorating the condi tion of this country, to wit: The prohi bition of paper money or other violations of contra£ts, and the abolition of inco herent and rival regulations of trade,amang the several states. But notwithstanding the flourilhing state of our affairs, when viewed under certain aspeCts, if was equal ly certain that there were others, which suggested very different reflections. ( Spccch to be continue J.) CONGRESS. House of Reprefentaiivet. Monday, March 3. Mr.Sedgwick of the committee to whom was referred the resolution of the House, authorizing the President of the United States to negociate (if neceflary) a loan of one million of dollars, brought in a bill pursuant to that resolution. Mr. Tracy of the committee on the Poft-Office law, brought in a bill pursu ant to the report of the committee of the whole, which had been agreed to by the House—This bill was twice read and re ferred to the committee of the whole house on Friday next—lnterim to be printed for the use of the members. A msfTage was received from the Pre sident of the United States, communica ting an extradt of a letter from Mr. Short; and copies of two letters from the Mini ster of the United States at L'Toon. A petition was read from the manufac turers and dealers in articles fabricated from bar-iron, praying that the duty on imported bar-iron may be repealed—re ferred to a committee. Several other petitions were read and referred. A report was read from the Secretary of the Treasury, on sundry petitions which had been referred to him—The letter en closing this report suggests to the House, whether it would not be expedient to place the business of reporting on petitions in some other channel, as the prefTure of his official duties in addition to the extra business in consequence of the enquiry in to the Treasury Department, will not per mit him to pay that seasonable and prompt attention to these petitions which the par ties expect and have a just claim to. It being moved to read the confidential communications just received from the President—the galleries were cleared—at 2 o'clock the doors were again opened— when, Mr. Madison's resolutions were called upon; after some conversation it was moved to poftpoQC the consideration of them to this day fortnight. Negatived 44 to 36. A potlppnement till next Monday was carried without a division. A biß providing for the payment of an inllalmeut due the bauk «r|S reported. A committee was appointed to bring in a bfll appropriating a fi'.mof money for defraying the expencej ot foreign negoci auo'i. A resolution paffied requesting the Pre (idem to lay before this house the amount of rioaies expended in making presents to the Creeks, and Cherokees since the trea ty made at New-York; alio the expencej of that treaty. The report of the committee relative to lands formerly in the (late of North- Carolina, but fiuce ceded to the Indians was taken up in committee, and, after some time spent in difcufiion, progrefa was re potted. The Until/' adjourned. Tuesday, March 4. A melTage was received from the Se nate, informing the House, that the Preiident of the United States had approv ed and signed the a<st in alteration of the ast establishing a mint—also that the Se nate have passed the bill providing for the remiflion of the foreign tonnage duty on sundry French veflels, which took refuge in the ports of the United States the pad Summer. The house then took into consideration the amendment to the conditution of the United States, which has been pafTcd by the Senate—this amendment is as follows : " The judicial power of the United States (hall not be condrued to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted againd one of the United States by citizens of another State, or by citizens or fubjefts of any foreign state." To this amendment Mr. Boudinot pro posed an amendment, the objeit of which was to qualify the principle by condition ing that the dates should make provision for the attainment of Judice in the State Courts—Thisamendment was negatived— only seven ayes appearing on calling the yeas and nays. The quedion then was on the third reading of the original amendment—this after some remarks by Mr. Boudinot, Mr. Scott, Mr. Dexter and Mr. Murray—the two lad in favor, the two firft in opposition to the amendment, was carried in the af h-mati've*—it waa accordingly read the third time. On the question, will the House concur with the Senate, it was determined in the affirmative, the yeas and nays being as follow: AYES. Meflrs. Ames, Bailv, Baldwin, Blount, S. Bourne, B. Bourn, Cadwallader, Carnes, Christie, Claiborne, Cobb, Coffin, Coit, Coles, Dawfon, Dearborn, Dent, Dexter, Findley, Foster, Gilbert, Giles, Gillefpie, Gilman, Glen, Goodhue, Gordon, Grove, Harrifon, Heath, Heifter, Hillhoufe, Hol len, Hunter, Irvine, Latimer, Learned, Lee, Locke, Lyman, Macon, Madison, Malbone, M'Dowel, Mebane, Montgome ry, Moore, P. Muhlenberg, Murray, Nevil, New, Nicholas, Niles, Page, Parker, Pres ton, Rutherford, Sedgwick, Sherburne, Smilie, J. Smith, I. Smith, S. Smith, W. Smith, Sprigg, Swi ft, Thatcher, T racy, Treadwcll, Trumbull, V. Alen, V. Cort landt, V. Gaafbeck, Venable, P. Wadf worth, Walker, Watts, Williams, W ingite, Winn, Winfton—Bl. NOES. Meflrs. Beatty, Boudinot, Fitzfimons, Hancock, Hindman, Pickens, Scott, Tal bot, Ward—9. A bill to authorize the President of the United States, to borrow one million of dollars at 5 per cent, was twice read— and ordered to be engrolTed for a third reading to-morrow. The -report on the estimate of appropri ations, for the services of the year 1794, so far as refpe&s the War Department, was taken up in committee of the whole— agreed to—and a bill ordered to be brought in. Adjourned. Wednesday, March 5. The loan bill was passed this day. ' Sundry petitions were read from persons in different branches of manufaftores, as Hitters, &c. praying that enhanced du ties may be laid on imported articles of like fabric with thofethey manufacture— Referred to the committee already ap pointed on similar petitions. Mr. Dearborn called up the report of a feleA committee on the expediency of erecting a light-house on Seguin in the Diftrift of Maine—this was read the firft time, and is in favor of the measure—the report was adopted, and a bill ordered. A bill to provide a nan] armament was read twice, and referred to the committee of tlie whole house to-morrow. lu committee of the whole on the re port relative to placing the ports and har bors of the United States in a posture of defence—Mr. Boudinot in the chair—The report was read—it s flates that the follow ing ports and harbors ought to be put ill a ilate of defence, to wit—Portland in Maine—Portsmouth in New-Hamplhirc; Cape-Ann, Salem, Marblehead, Bolton, in Maflachufetts; Newport, Rl Illand ; New-London, (Connecticut) New-York; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Norfolk; Wil mington, North-Carolina; Ocracoke In let, Charleston, South-Carolina; Savan nah, Georgia.—The fortifications to be of a nature to defend the several ports and harbors against surprize by naval arma ments ; that the several places to be for tified be garfrifoned by troops in the pay of the United States. From the estimates it ap pears that the sums necefla- ry to erect the fortifications Dollt. Cts. amount to That 200 Cannon will be neceflary, which with their carriages, &c. amount to Dolls. 172,698 52 The annual expences of the Ti oops neceflary to gar- rifon the several fortifications including pay, fubfitlence, The committee state, that in their opi nion the security of the United States, renders it neceflary to provide the cannon, whether the fortifications should be ere£l ed or not—The report goes on to (late the expense which would probably be in curred at the several places mentioned— the aggregate of which is as above dated- Mr. Fitzfimons who was on the fele& committee, observed that it mull appear to the committee of the whole, that the report was substantially a recommendatory business—the carrying of which, into ex ecution mud eventually depend on variout circumllances—all that Congress can do, he added, was to vote a sum of money— and leave the execution of the plan to the discretion of the President of the United States, to be completed in such manner as he may find expedient—the commit tee went through the report —some alter ations were made by encreafing tiie num ber of places to be fortified, and diminish ing the number of cannon in others—so that the aggregate of the expence remain* the fame. Mr. Fitzfimons then moved sundry re! solutions for carrying the report into ef fect—thefe were severally put, and agreed to. The committee then rose and the Chair man reported the amendments and resolu tions to the house. The amendments were to insert Penob fcot j Machias; Newbury-Port; Anna polis; George-Town, South-Carolina ; a* places to be fortified—The several amend ments and resolutions were adopted by the House—and a bill ordered to be brought in. The committee on that part of the PreG dent's meflage relating to arms and milita ry stores—brought in a report, which dates the feveial additions and augmentation! neceflary—Two additional arsenals—a na tional armoury—sooo stands of arms—. gun-powder, &c. arc fpecified—this report was twice read and referred to the commit tee of the whole. Mr. Smilh reported a bill making fur ther provision to defray the expence at tending the intercourse of the United States with foreign nations—this was twice read and committed for to-morrow. A meflage was received from the Presi dent of the United States communicating sundry documents and papers laid before him by the Secretary of State, relative to spoliations on the commerce of the United States—The communications were read. The detail of the Secretary of State ex hibited a deplorable statement of the loflet and vexatious interruptions of our com merce and navigation by the cruisers of the belligerent powers—This communication w3» ordered to be printed. Adjourned. BALTIMORE, March I. We are informed from good authority, that a house in this town has received and deposited in the Bank of Maryland and office of discount and depoflt, twenty-one dray-loads offptctt ■' amounting to aa ira menfe sum. 76,053 25 96,645 90,349 25
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