Congress vj the United Stjtes. IN SENATE, fCQMTINOED.J And fnbjomed. ii the Hatcmcnt of fa£t* exhibited bj Mir. Gallatin, and agreed to b.-t ween h'.m and the couufel for the peti tioners, as mentioned the 20t.11 instant. A'bert Gallatin was born at Genevaon the 39th day of January, 17&1. —He left tl) t ;,!acc for the United States in April or May 1780, arrived in Bolton (<Malfa c'tuifetts) on the 14th-! sth July of the fame year, and has cvet since resided with in the United States. In October, 1780, lie removed from Boston to Machias in the Province of Maine, in which place and its neighborhood he rclided one year and commenced a fcttlement on a trail of va cs-it land. During that time, he furnifh ed out of his own funds, supplies (amount ing iii value to more than sixty pounds Massachusetts currency to Col. John Al len (who was the commanding officer Ra tioned there and also fuperintendaht of Indian affairs for the eaitern department) for the ule of the American troops,& on several ocealionsaCled as a volunteer under the l:.me officer's command. For the said supplies, he received one year after, a warrant on the JTreafury of the state of Maflachufetts, which he fold at a conii derab'e depreciation. In October, 1781, he returned to Boston ; and in the spring of was, by a vote of the corpora tion of the nniverfity of Cambridge (other wise called Harvard College) chosen in- Urucloroi the French language of the said university, By the fame vote he was al lowed a room in the college,' the privilege of the commons at the tutors' table, the life of the library, and also the right of having his pay (which depended on the \oluntary fubfeription and attendance of the Audeats) collected by the steward of the iuftitution together with the other charges again ft the Undents fur board and education. Those terms he accepted, and remained in that station for the term of one year. In July, 1783, he removed to FeJinfylvailia, and in November of the fame year proceeded to Virginia, in which state he had purrhafed more than 1060 acres of land (and amounting to more than one hundred pounds Virginia currency in value) some time between July and No vember, 1783. Between this last menti oned period and the month of October, 1785, he purchased other lands in the said state to a very large amount, and in the said la I mentioned month he took an oath of allegiance to the said ftate—ln Decem ber 1785, he purchased the plantation in Fayette country in Pennsylvania on which ke has lived ever fincc. In October, 1789, he was elected member of the Convention lo amend the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and in October, 1790, 1791, and 1792, he was elected member of the Lcgiflature pi the fame state. On the 28th February, J 793, he was chosen Senator to represent the said state in the Senate of the United States and took his feat in December sol- lowing. The Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock On Monday morning. Monday, March 3. The communications referred to in the meflage of the President of the United States of the 26th February, were in part read. On motion. Ordered, That the further reading of them at this time be postponed. The following written meflage was re ceived from the President of the United States by Mr. Dandridge his Secretary. United States 3d.March, 1794. Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives, I transmit to you, an extract from a letter of Mr. Short, relative to our affairs with Spain ; and copies of iwo letters from our Minister at their enclcfures, containing intelligence from Algiers—The whole of these communica tions are made in confidence, except the paflage in Mr. Short's letter, which ref pefts the Spanilh convoy. G. Washington. The meflage and papers therein referred to, were read. ordered, That they lie for considera tion. A meflage from the President of the United State* by Mr. Dandridge hit Se cretary. " Mr. President—The President of the United States hath this day approved and signed the ast entitled, " Art ast in alter ation of the ast cftabliftiing a mint and re- gn*i>tiiij the coins of tlie United States." lOrdered, T.nat the S-'eretary commu nicate this notification to the lluufe of Representatives. The Vice-Prefiiknt laid before the Se nate a Lttei 1 from the Secretary for the Department rff T-'c'iiury, tranl'mitting re ports on the petitions of.Barent I. Staars, and of £li(ha Sennet, which were lev dal ly read. O. dered, That they lie forconfideration. The petition of Peter Trezevant, of the State of South-Carolina, was lead, piaying compeniation Tor certain goods bought of Robert larqnhar, and stated to be for the use of the United States, thb' purchased by order and appropriated to the moie immediate use of the state of Georgia. Ordered, That this petition lie on the table. Mr. Cabot reported from the commit tee to whom was referred the bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, entitled, " an ast for the remission of the duties ariiing on the ton nage of sundry French vessels which have taken refuge in the ports of the United States," that this bill pass the Senate; and the bill was read the lecond time. On motion, Ordered, That the rule be dispensed with, and that tl.is bill now have the third reading. Refolvcd, That this bill pass. Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the Houte of Representatives with the concurrence of the Senate in this bill. The Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock to morrow morning. Tuesday, March 4th, 1794. The Senate resumed the reading of the communications referred to in the mes sage of the President of the United States, of the 26th of February, and afte*>pro grefs, the further reading thereof was poltponed. Mr. Martin from the committee ap pointed the 22d of February, to consider the report of the Secretary of the Trea sury refpe&ivg a light house on Cape Hatteras, reported " a bill to erect a light houfeon the head land, and Cape of Hatteras; and a lighted beacon oil Occacock Illand in the State of North Carolina," which was read the firfl time. Ordered, That this bill pass to the fe cond reading. The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to morrow morning. Wednesday, March Jth, 1794 A meflage from the House of Repre sentatives by Mr. Beckley, their Clerk : " Mr. President—the House of Repre sentatives have pal Ted the resolution sent from the Senate for concurrence, propo sing to the several States an amendment to the constitution of the United States, refpefting the judicial power." " They have passed n bill, entitled " an ast authorizing a'loan of one million of dollars," in which they delire the concur rence of the Senate." And he with drew. The following written meflage was re ceived from the Prelident of the United States, by Mr. Dandridge, his Secreta ry United States, sth March, 1794. Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives, " THE Secretary of State, having re ported to me upon the several complaints which have been lodged in his office, a gainll the vexations and spoliations on our commerce, since the commencement of the European war : I transmit to you a copy of his (latement, together with the documents upon which it is founded. G. WASHINGTON. The meflage and papers therein refer red to, were read. Ordered, That they lie for considera tion. The Senate resumed the reading of the communications referred to in the meflage of the President of the Unfted States, of the z6th of February last. Ordered, That they lie for confidcra tion. The bill sent from the House of Re presentatives for concurrence, entitled, " an ast authorizing a loan of one mil lion of dollars," was read'the firft time. Ordered,. That this bill pass to the ftf - cond reading. The bill to erect a light house on the head land, and Cape of Hatteras, and a lighted beacon on Occacock I(land in the State of North Carolirta, was read the second time. Ordered, That Monday next be assign- fof the further consideration cf this Wii. After the consideration of the execu tive buiiiftfs,. The Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock tu moriOw morning. Tliurfday, March 6th, 17.94. Mr. Cabot, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, sent from the House of Representatives for concur rence, entitled, an adt "making appropria tions for thefupportot government, for the year one thoufaod (even hundred and ninety four," reported amendments, which were read and adopted. Ordered, That this bill pass to the third reading. The bill sent from the Honfe of Re presentatives for concurrence, entitled " an ast authorizing a loan of one million of dollars," was read the second time. On motion, Ordered, That this bill be referred to Mr. liutler, Mr. Cabot, and Mr. Haw kins to corifider and report thereon to the Senate. After the consideration of the executive bufmefs, The Senate adjourned until 11 o'lock to morrow morning. CONGRESS House of Rcprefmtat'ives. Monday, March 10. ( Continued. J Mr. Parker presented the resolutions of several Towns and Counties, in the State of Virginia, relative to the measures new pending before Congress respecting- Com merce—the general import of which were in favor of the principles contained in Mr. Madison's Resolutions—these were read and laid on the Table. Thebill providing for fortifying the poits and harbors of the United States was re ported, read twice, and committed for to- morrow. The bill providing a naval armament for the protection of the commerce of the United States, was brought in engrafted and read. A motion was made to recommit it to the committee of the whole house. This motion was principally supported on the ground of the feleft committee's having deviated from the report of the committee bf the whole—which report conncfted the ways and means of defray ing the expence of the armament with the details of the armament, whereas the bill contains 110 such c'timate—for the fake therefore of order and regularity in conducting the public business it was said, it is proper to agree to the motion—lt was further observed, that no injury could pofiibly result from a ihort delay, equal to what would be the cur, Sequence of sanc tioning such a flagrant deviation on the part of the felefl: committee from the ef tablilhed rules of the house—That it was quite a new thing to drive a business of such magnitude with such impetuosity thro' the house. ' In opposition to the motion it was iro nically observed, that as the carrying trade, and the trade to the mediterranean were of so triflng importance, it was real ly Surprizing that the business of providing a protection for the commerce of this coun try, exposed at this moment to the depre dation of the Algerines, (hould be hurried with so much impetuosity, thro' the house —three months have already elapsed, great part of which this fubjeft has been under consideration—to steer clear there fore of impetuosity in conducing the bu siness, three months more ought to be fuf fered to pass before any thing is done— With refpeft to the conduct of the fe left committee it was said that in the iirft difcuilion of the fubjeft the report was objected to on account of the ways and means being connected with it—to remove this objv&ion the bill was reported in the form before the house. The motion being put for rccommft ting—it pafled in the negative, 48 to 41. The hcufe then proceeded to fill up the blanks—ln the course of filling up the blanks, the opposition to the bill was re vived on old and new grounds—the fiift were, on account of its incompetency to the objeft—confidcring the resources of the Algerinef—and the flipenor policy of having recoiirfe to negoci.ition, and pur chase of a peace—the new ground wns de rived from rec;nt confidential communica tions, from which it was inferred that the .eligibility of tfie mode of pvocuring' a pcace by purchafc was greatly ftrength cned—From this view of the 'iiibjeti, a tranStion was made to the fubjfft of na. vies generally—in which the bad ponfe quences qonnefted with their dlabjjfliment were depicted in animated iotbs—Tbe blanks were at length all filljxf, and on the question shall the bill —the yeas and nays were as follow : AYES. Mefirs. Ames, Beatty, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourn, Cadwallader, Cobb, Coffin, Coit, Dearborn, Dent, Dexter, Fitzlimons, Folter, Gilbert,Giiman, Glen, Goodhue, Gordon, Griffin, Hancock, Hillhoufe, Hinaman, Holten, Kitten, Learned, Lee, Lyman, Malbor.e, P. Muh lenberg, Murray, Parker, Scot, Sedgwick, J. Smith, S. Smith, W. Smith, Sprigg, Swift, Talbot, Thatcher, Tracy, Trum bull, Van Alen, Van Gaafbeck, P. Wadf worth, J. Wadfwcith, Ward, Watts, Winn—50. NOES, Mefirs. Bailey, Baldwin, Bionnt,Carnes> Chriflie, CLiiborne, Coles, Findley, Giles, Gillefpie, Greenup, Grove, Harrifon, Heath, Heitter, Kunter, Irwine, Locke, Macon, Madison, M'Dowe!!, Msrhane, Montgomery, Moore, Nevil, New, Nicho las, Niles, Page, Preston, Smiley, 1. Smith, Treadwell, VanCortlandt, Venable, W.ilk er, Williams, Wingate, Winfton— 39. UNITED STATES. NEW-YORK, March 7, Copy of a letter from Captain Olrien, to James Simpfon, Esq. at Gibralter, dat ed Algiers, the 2 Sth November, gib captivity. Dear friend, Your letter of the I2thinftant, I re ceived the 25 th. It is a long period since I heard from you ; but hope you will be this way Ihortly from Toulon. The Algerines, in their October expe dition, captured 10 fail of American vefTels ; g of them have fafely arrived. The crews of tfiofe 10 veJTels, amount ing to 102 men, are at present in Algiers, experiencing what we have fuffered for upwards of 8 years.—l have repeatedly, for the r e five years part, forewarned the United States of the impending danger ; for the Portug use have been trying a long time to effect a peace with Algiers;— but the Americans in genjral would put but little confidence in the assertions of a poor victim captive; but they now find that they contained the truth. On the nth instant, Mr. Humphreys, the ambaflador for Algiers, sent hither a con. ier to obtain the Dtfv's p,-i million to come hither in order to make a peace. The Dey answered, that he would not re ceive him, either to make peace or redeem the American (laves—that he had been soliciting the Americans to come and make a peace with this regency for three years palt, and they had treated his proporti ons with neglect and indifference ; and that finci he had made a truce with the Dutch and Portuguese, and captured 10 fail of Americans, and like to take many more, he could not and would not make peace with them : That he had made the truce with Portugal for thepurpofc of cap turing American vefTels, and could not therefore be at peace with all the na ions. The courier returned to Mr. Humphreys at Alicante with the Dey's reply—but we have heard nothing more since. The terms preferred by the Dey for the reliefof the Portuguese, is as follows: 1,200,000 Mexican dollars for thetreafu r;r; 600,000 dollars for the Dey's voice and the great officers of the regency, am. bafiadorial and consular prefcnts—equal to what Spain gave ; and the redemption of 7 J Portuguese captains at 2000 dol lars each. On the 7th instant, the Portu guese frigate failed from Algiers for Lis bon with the Dey's propositions. The day following, the Dey called for Captain Logic, and desired he would immediately write to Portugal, and in form that he demanded for his family and friends 600,000 dollars in addition to the terms above exprefled. The A!; serine politicians are of opini on that Portugal will not agree to the Dry's demands; but, fir, I think they, w.ll, as they wirti to extend their com merce, and well know the difficulty of blocking l: p the Streights, and the vafV Aims they expend in keeping up the fleet* the Barbary states. I enclofc to your care tjhe letters of the Cr.pt :i:ns, who desire me to <%t>k you for your kind offer. I a lift, as c(,rre£l as my situation w3l admit of. Please to make this public. A camp on >
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