States, by Mr. Dandridge, his Secretary: United States, 18th March 1794. Gentlemen of the Senate, and ut Houfc of Representatives, THE Minister Plenipotentiary of the Freneh Republic having requeded an ad vaance of money/ I transmit to Congress certain documents relative to that fubje£L G. WASHINGTON. The meflage and papers were read. Ordcicd, That that they lie for coufi deration. 44 The resolution sent from the House of Representatives for concurrence, au thorizing the President of the United States, to employ, as dispatch boats, such of the revenue cutters as the public exi gencies may require," was ren'. R-.'folvcd, That the Senate concur therein, O.dered, That the Secretary acquaint the Home of Representatives with the concurrence. The bill, sent from the House of Re presentatives for concurrence, entitled "an ast to provide for the ere£ting and re pairing of arsenals and magazines, and for other purposes," was read the firft time. O dered, That this bill pass to the se cond reading. Mr. Vinirig reported from the commit tee on enrolled bills, that they had this day laid the following enrolled bills be fore the Piefident of the United States; The bill) entitled " An ast authorizing a loan of one million of dollars The bill, entitled " An ast making further provi sion for the expenses attending the inter course of the United States with foreign nation*; and further to continue in force the ast, entitled " An ast providing the means of in;ercourfe between the United K tes and foreign nations," and the bill, entitled " An ast to provide for the de ft, i. e of certain ports and harbours in the United States." The Senate rcfumed the second reading of the hill,' sent from the House of Re presentatives for concurrence, entitled "an ast to prohibit the carrying on the (lave trade from the United States to any fo reign place or country. Ordered, That this bill pass to the th id eading. On n*btion, Ordered, That the Secretary of the Sl -le pay out of the contingent money, to John Dunlap, two hundred and thirty fev.n dollars, being the amount of his ac count for Printing the Journals of the Se nate, during the two la!t sessions of Con- grcfe. -'he Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock to morrow morning. CONGRESS House of Representatives. Wedncfday, Januaiy 29. The SPEECH of Mr. Smith, of South- Carolina, in reply to Air. Madison, on the fubjeft of the Commercial Regulations. Qcontin u^d] We receive rom Britain,' said the gen tleman, whatever (he pleased to fend us, while fne refufed our principal staple. Mr. Smith denied both these positions; they were not founded in any sense. I. The staple alluded to was flour and grain. This the regulations of Britain excluded fiom her home markets, except in safes of extraordinary demand, but in her V/ejl-India markeii the staple wasfree, so that the afiertion was much too gene ral. Our flour and grain were admitted in those of her markets where perhaps it most interested us that they should be, where the demand was constant; they were fußject to impediments in thofc of her markets, where the demand would, from the nature of things, be only occa fioaal; while Franee, 011 the contrary, by her permanent system, received this arti cle only in her home markets, where there could be no demand for it in ordinary times, and excluded it from her Weft-In dia markets, where there would be a con flant demand. 2. It was not true that we received in discriminately the manufactures of Bri tain. We endeavor to exclude in the fame sense, that (he excludes our (lour & grain (viz by prohibitory duties) all such of them as we think ourielves able to sup ply ourselves with, for instance, candles, cTieefe, soaps, nails and fptkes, steel, ca bles and cordage, boots and /hoes, and indeed the manufa&uies of leather gcne rally, beer and porter, and many other articles. The gentleman was ajlonilhed at the vast prevalency of British manufactures in the United States* But there was no ground for adonifhment to th'ofe who at tended to fads. Tue tiue and natural rcafon was, because Britain furniftied bet ter as to quality and price than any other country, mod of the more solid and ufe ful kinds of manufacture and those of the mo(t extensive coniumption ; generally speaking, (he was rivalled elsewhere only in luxuries and fripperies. Mr. Smith said, if the gentleman had been adonifhed, he had been no less so, at the idea of ex cluding Britifli luxuries tor French manu factures ; from the bed information he had obtained, the mod solid and ufeful ar ticles came from Britain, the frivolous, luxurious and unneccflary ones from France : He had procured from a mer chant trading with France, a copy of an order for a French cargo, such as is usual ly sent, and it supported him in his afler tion. Mr. Smith read the order, which confided of, fans, cambrics, lawns, lute drings, modes and fattins, silk dockings, shoes, shoe-patterns and flippers, walking canes, watches, feathers and flowers, gloves, laces and edgings, ribbons, tiffa ny,* crape, hair powder, human hair for braids, combs, essences, perfumery, sweet meats, mirrors, made up millenary, gold and (liver thread and spangles, gold and filvercord, ornamented fancy timepieces, silk velvets, umbrellas, &c. These were the JubJlttules for tlie manufa&ures of iron, wool, cotton and leather, which the gen tleman wiihed to exclude, by the duties contemplated in his propositions. The balance of trade was said to be a gaind us in our trade with Britain, and in our favor with other nations. Mr. Smith said, the ide<is advanced as to this point were of the lad century, and were now exploded by all enlightened politici ans. The only sense in \vhich the quedi on could be intereding to us, refpe&ed the balance of o(ir whole trade with all the VforLl, not with a particular country. It was immaterial whether it was againd us in this country or in our favor with that, the enquiry should be, how it dood upon the whole ; and for it to dand well upon the whole, the bed expedient, as it regarded our internal commerce was, to get what we want, where it could be ob tained cheaped and bed, and to have as great a choice of markets as v pofiible for what we have to fell, by which means we secure the bed price.—Measures tending to change this course of things were the bed that could be devised to render the ag gregate balance disadvantageous to this coun try. Mr. Smith illustrated his positions by the following (latement : Suppose the whole amount of our imports to be as 200, Britain fumifliing 150, France, 50; Suppose our exports also equal to 200, Britain taking 150, France, 50 ; here the balance of our whole trade, according to the rule adopted, would be equal. Suppose Britain furniOied her manufac tures 10 percent cheaper than France, & that regulations were adopted, which (hould have the effect of equalizing our exports and imports to and from both countries j Britain in this cafe would fur nifh only one half of our imports, which would coll us the fame as before, but France would have to furnilh us with an additional quantity equal to what cod in Britain formerly jo, but as commodities with her by the supposition, are 10 per cent, dearer, the fame supply would now cojt 55 ; our account of imports and ex ports would then stand thus : IMPORTS. From Britain . - 100 From France former supply' 50 Additional f'ipply of 50 iranf- po»tcd from Britain, coll- ing 10 per cent. more. Here it is evident the excess of imports to exports on the fame scale of supply would be as Jive, so that what is called the balance of trade, before equal, would now be turned against us in the proporti on of Jive. Thus the notable plan forgiving us a more favorable balance of trade, would end in rendering it less favorable, by di verting us from thole sources where we can get supplied on the best terms, to others where we fliould be supplied on worse terms. (Sfacß to it continued.) LAW OF THE UNION. THIRD CONGRESS riF THE AT THE FIRST SESSION, Begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday thefecond of December,one thousand (even hundred and ninety-three. An ACT authorizing a loan of one m 'tllon BE it enacted by the Senate and House ef Rrprefentatiivs of the United States of America, in Congress ajfembledy That, the Prcfident of the United States be, and he hereby is authorized and empowered to bor row, on the credit of the United States, if in his opinion, the public service shall require •t, a sum not exceeding o*e million of dol lars, at an intercft not exceeding five per centum per annum, reimbursable at the plea sure of the United States, to be applied to fucb public purposes, as are authorized by law, and to be repaid out of the duties on imports and tonnage to the end of the pre sent year: AND that it ftiall be lawful for the bank of the United States, and the said bank hereby is authorized and empowered to make the loan aforefaid. Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives. John Adams, Vice-President of the United States and Prelident of the Senate. Approved March the 1 twentieth, 1794. J G°. Washington, President of the United States. RESOLVED by the Senate and Hoiife of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That an Embargo be laid on all ships and vefTels in the ports or the United States, wh ther al ready cleared out or not, bound to any fo reign port or place, for the term of thirty days; and that no clearances be furniihed, during that time, to any ship or vefiel bound to such foreign port or place, except ships or vefTels, under the immediate directions of the President of the United States; And that the President of the United States be authorized to give such inftru&ions to the revenue officers of the United States, as shall appear belt adapted for carrying the said re folutipn into full effe&. Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the Houfe*of Representatives. John Adams, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate, A*Pproved—March the twenty-lixth, 1794. Go: Washington, President of the United States OF THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS I have received infor mation that cfcrtain persons in vi olation of the laws, presumed under colour of a foreign authority to enlist citizens of the United States and others within the ftateof Kentucky, and have there affcmbled an armed force for the purpose of invading and plundering the territories of a nation at peace with the said United States: And whereas such unwairantable mea furss, being contrary to the laws of nations and to the duties incumbent on every ci tizen of the United States, tend to dilturb the tranquility ot the fame, and to involve them in the calamities of war: And where as it i 3 the duty of the Executive to take care that fnch criminal proceedings Ihould be suppressed, the offenders brought to juf ticc, and all good citizens cautioned against measures likely to prove so pernicious to their country and themselves, fnould they be seduced into Cmilar infractions of the laws; EXPORTS. To Britain 100 55 To France ioo I have therefore thought proper to iflue this proclamation hereby solemnly warning every person not authorifedby the laws.a gainft enlilling any citi'zen or citizens of the United States, or levying troops, or assembling any persons within the United States for the purposes aforefaid, or pro ceeding in any manner to the execution thereof, as they will answer the fame at their peril: And Ido also admonish and require all citizens to refrain from enlft ing, enrolling or assembling themselves for such unlawful purposes and from being in any wife concerncd, aiding or abetting therein, as they tender their own welfare, in as much as alllawful means will be ibicl ly put in execution for securing obedience UNITED STATES, of Dollari, BY THE PRESIDENT to the lairs, and for punlihinij such. dan gerous and darjpg violation* thereof. I do moreover charge and require all courts rhagiftraUj and other officers, whom it may concern, according to their refpe ti»e duties, to exert the powers in them severally veiled to prevent and suppress all such unlawful afTemblages and proceedings and to bring to condign punishment thoie who may ltave been guilty thereof, as they regard the due authority of Government, and the peace and welfare of the United States. In tefiimonej •whereof, I have caused the seal of the Unitd States of America to be affixed to thefc prefeni;, and figired the fame with my hand. Done at I the City of Philadelphia, the twenty fourth day of March, one tlroufand seven hundred and ninety four, and of the Independence of the Usited States of America, the eight teenth. (L. S.) Go: WASHINGTON, Cy the President. Edm ; Randolph, PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 27. The receipt at the New Theatre on Mon day evening, for the benefit of the captives at Algiers from this port, was it'3o ucllar*; the eleir profit probably about 900. The house was not as full as it might have been, many being kept away by the fear of too great a croud. A very handsome occasional addrefc was delivered by Mr. Wignell:—We (hall endeavour to obtain a copy of it. Gen. Advertiser. AT s general meeting of the Citizens of the City of Philadelphia,- the diftrift of Southwark, and the Townihipof the Northern liberties, he'd by adjournment at the City Hall on Saturday the 22tl day of March, 1794—The following Report of the form of a proper inftru mcnt to express the Public Thanks, for the services of the Committee of Health, and of the Heps which it will be expe dient to pursue, in order to attain the objects recommended to the public at tention, by that Benevolent Commit tee, was taken into consideration, and the queft'.on being put 011 each proposi tion the whole was unanimously adop ted :— At a meeting of the citizens of Phila delphia, the Northern Liberties and dif trift of Southwark, airembled on Satur day the 15th March 1794» at the City Hall, for the purpose of taking into con sideration the report of their committee, appointed to prepare an instrument expref live of the most cordial grateful, and fra ternal thanks of the citizens of Philadel phia to (heir committee of health, for the important, hazardous, and fuccefsful services by them rendered, during the ca lamity that lately affiiaed the city and li berties, the following form was unani inoufly adopted and agreed to on this oc casion. WHEREAS it hath pleased the Su preme Ruler and Governor of the Universe, to permit, during the months of August, September and October last, a molt dreadful visitation or epidemic ma lady to afflicl the city and liberties of Phi ladelphia 1 , in such manner that it is suppo sed not Ids than jooo of the inhabitants thereof have fallen vi&ims to the lame. And whereas the following citizens of Philadelphia, as guardians of the poor to wit: James Wilson, and Jacob Jenkins, William Sarifbm. And the following periods as a com mittee of health—to wit: Matthew Ctarkfon, : 'james Witman, Stephen Girard, John Connelly, John Letchwortb, Daniel Offley, John Haworth, Thom?s Wiftar, Thomas Savery, Israel Ifrad, Henry D«orreft, James Sharfwood, J. D. Sergeant, Mathcvv Carey, Caleb Lowiiea, Samud Benge, Peter Helm, Andrew Adgate, James Kerr, and James Swain, Joseph Infkeep. And the fo'Jowing peribns, membersof the alJiUant committee of he>kh, in the Northern Liberties and the diftrift of So.ithwarit—to wk: Wm. P. Sp; *%»<*, Jacob Winncmore, William Gregory, and Jofcph ' Shubart Atmfoge, totally Mregvied their own perianal pre
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