bring it to the Senate for the figr.ature of
the Vice-Prefident.—And lie-withdrew.
The Vice-President signed the lad men
tioned enrolled resolution, and it was de
livered to the committee on enrolled bills
to be laid before the President of the Uni
ted States for his approbation.
The Senate adjourned until U o'clock
to morrow morning.
Thursday, IVLirch 20th, 1794.
The bill to authorize the President of
the United States its certain cats, to al
ter the place for holding a fefiion of Coij
gTrfs, was read the fecona time.
Ordered, That this bill be referred to
Mr. Livermore, Mr. Gunn and Mr. Ellf
vorth to consider and report thereon to
the Senate.
T'nc bill for the remifiiun of the duties
on ceitaiii distilled (pirits destroyed by
fire, nas read the second time.
Ordered, That the rule be dispensed
with, and that this bill be now read the
third time.
Resolved, That this bill pass, that it
be engrossed, and that the title thereof
he, " j»n ast for the rcmiffian of the du
ties on certain distilled spirits destroyed by
fire."
Ordered, That the Secretary desire the
recurrence of the Ho life of Reprefenta
tivis in this bill.
Mr- Cabot from the committee to whom
was- referred the bill, entitled " an ast li
miting the time for presenting claims for
i&flioyed certificates of certain defcrip
tieos," reported amendments.
Ordered, That they be printed for the
of the Senate.
Mr. Vining reported from the commit
tee on enrolled bills, that they did yefler
day, lay the en oiled " Resolution autho
rizing the President of the United States
la employ as difyatch boats, such of the
sssrage cutters as the public exigencies
require," before the President of the
United States for his approbation-—Also,
tliat they had examined the following en
re'fcd bilTs to wit: The bill entitled "an
ast making appropriations for the.support
- cf the military eftabJifhrnent of the Uni
ted States, for the year one thonfand fe
int hundred-and ninety four"—The bill -
entitled "-air ast so prohibit the ciriying
c i the (Tave trade from the United States,
to any foreign place or country," And
the MI entitled., " an. act to provide a na
armament," and that they were duly
enrol! ed.
A message from the House of Repre
sentatives by Mr. Bcckley their Cleric :
"Mr. Piefk'ent—The President, of the
Unified Stages hath notified the House of
Rqjre&ntatives, that he this day approv
al and signed, the following acts—to
wit t "An ast making further provision
fcir the expetiees attending the interconrfe
rf the United States with foreign nati
ons j and further to continue in force the
entitled, "An ast providing the
ttearor of intercburfe between the United
Stattes and foreign nations"—■" An ast
awhor'fmg a loan of one million of dol
ors"—" An'aft to provide for the defence
ef certain ports and harbours in the Unit
ed' States'' and" The Resolution autho
rawg: the President of the United States
Reemploy asdiipntch boats, fi>ch of the
„ Tcvermrr cotters as the public exigencies
tnay require."
" Tire Speaker of the House of Re
prefeflativos having signed three enrolled
tills,. I am directed to bring them to the
P-.lifte for the signature of the Vice Pre
fdent." And he withdrew.
" Vice-President signed the enrol
led bill, entitled " an ast making appro
pr ations for the support of the military
e.TaßMment of the United States, for
tfi« year one thonfand seven hundred and
ninety four"—The enrolled bill entitled
" atr ast to prohibit the canying on the
ffew trade from the United States, to any
foreign place or country"—And the en
rolfctl bill, entitled, «an ast to provide
* naval armament" and they were deliver
rd »r> tfcr committee, to be larid before the
PrdWent of the United States for his
spprobation.
Sir. Cunn from the committee to whom
rrferred the bill entitled " an ast to
groritfe for erecting and repairing of ar
ma S azines > a "d for other pur
reported amendments, which were
adopted.
OWeretf, That this bill pass to the third
The to 11 o'clock to
Kicrrow morning.
S& TX* Eajfern mail is not arr\cked+
AMERICA.
• CHRISTIAtfST.ED, (in St. Crewl,}.
March 8.
A gentleman who left Dominique on
WeJnefday forenoon lalt, and arrived here
011 Thursday everting, informs us that the
English had not opened their batteries on
Fort Bourbon, until the 4th instant, du
ring which time, there was a very confiant
and briflc cannonade, whicl> he could dif-
at Roseau.
The loss of a sloop, loaded with war
like stores, from Dominique, was the
cause of this delay. Ttie greateftpart of
the ltores was saved.
This gentleman also informs us that 68
American vefiels have been lately condemn
ed in that Ifljnd by a Court of Admiralty,
UNITED STATES.
CHARLESTON, March 19.
MONDAY night a riot took plae at the
Theatre, which had nearly produced some
very serious conlequencts. Two or three
Frenchmen, belonging to the privateers or
their nation now in the harbor, having treat
ed some ladies in the boxes with much rude
ness and indecency, were very properly and
deicrvcdly turned out of the house. la cou
fequence of this measure, they went down
to tiie bay, where they reported that one of
their countrymen had been murdered. They
(hortly after returned with a considerable
number of sailors, headed by the Captain of
the Lafcarzas, and accompanied by a well
known refiient ox this city. They were all
armed with cutlafles and other offenlivS wea
pons. The evening's entertainment being
juit over at this time, they indiscriminately
attacked the persons who were coming out
of the Theatre, several of whom were . •ound- I
ed. Not content with thfcfe heroic feats, they
proceeded to demolilh some carriage*,, cutting
the traces, and wounding the horses. The
alarm bell being rung, a great many of the
inhabitants, who had retired to reft, left their
beds, and repaired to the lceue of action.
Parties from the several military corps were
out, and with some' difTicuity the no: was
quelled. Fourteen of the ringleaders were
fecared, and lodged in the guard-hotife, some
of them being much hart before they sub
mitted, and tfcrce others were paroled.
They remained under a strong guard.
Among the prisoners is the lieutenant of
the Lafcarzas, who iV laid to be wounded.
The captain was paroled, and a guard ap
pointed to escort him to his lodging to
prevent any injury being offered to his per
j son. ft*
The police will now give the inhabitants
an opportunity of jud-iag whether they <
are to expect protection to their persons
or whether they are to be irtfulted.abufed,
and their lives endangered \vith impunity.
It may be some consolation to reflect,
that the violent outrage above related, did
not originate with any of our fellow-citi
2ens. Au the fame time, hawser, it is
a mortifying confederation, ,that a want of
energy in the execution of our I.tws, or an
unjuftiliable partiality to any particular de
scription of peopre, "should fiibjeft. the
peaceable inhabitants of this city to the
insults of ruffians, who are permitted to
parade the llreets at pleasure, armed ajid
ready for mifchief.
Yesterday a Special Court of Wardens
was held in the City-Hall, for the trial of
the Rioters. There were fifteen- in all
After examining a number* of witnefTes, the
coilrt sentenced ten of them to a fine of
twenty fhillinga each, for being on the'
shore at an improper time j.three are to re
main in custody till they can give bail for
their appearance at the next Court of Ge
neral Sessions, to take their trial for a
Riot, art)J two were accquitted.
The Csjjtain and Lieutenant of the
Lafcarzas, together with one Therie, said
to be a resident in Charleston, gave bail,
and-are to be tried next gehera? teflions ar
leaders in the riot.
PHILADELPHIA,
APRIL 2.
JExtra?} of a letter frofn Lijbon, 3d Feb?*u£ry.
" All the American vefTels, pow here, will
soon be failing under the protection of a con
voy, which is to be granted by government.
Our squadron, it is believed, wi& again take
their station in the Streights, as the truce will
not be ratified."
The writer of this letter speaks favorably
with regard to the success of the French ar
mies in every quarter.
Extrati of a letter dated St. EuJlatia, March
nth, 1794.
" We expect (hortly to be on a certainty
here with refpeit to the trade carried on- by
neutral vefiels, as late inftruftionMo ships of
• » . ' ' .
fwar and privateer*, are much in favor of OAI • j
tral property'"
AT a meeting of the "fruflfecs appoint
ed tofuptrintend the eoHe&ion, nwiiagc
tnent and distribution oi the Fund contem
plated to relieve and redeem those unfortu
nate citizens who, failing cm board of ves
sels belonging to the Poit of Philadelphia,
have been captured ind enslaved.by the Al
gerine or any otucr Piratical State; held
at the City-Hall the 29th irift. The fol
lowing Letter from David Ritteniioufe,
inaniwer to a letter advising him of hisap
j pointmentastreafurer of the fund,was laid
ncfore the Board ; it was ordered that the
thanks of tlie Board be presented to David
Ri:tenhou(e, Esq. and that his letter be
publiihed.
To Mr. R Bert ftl'Jfean, Secretary to
the Board of Trutltes.
SIR,
" Please to return my thanks to the
" Vruftees for the honor they have done
= " me, in appointing me Trealurer of the
" Fund for relieving our fellew-citizeru
' " who are prisoners at Algiers. I (hould
" not think my felf jnftiiiable in declin
. " ing to accept that Tiuft, was it not for
1 - " the ve. y bad ilate of my health. But
" on that account I mufl beg the Trustees
1 "to appoint some other pcrfcn in my
' " Head, and likewifc to accept of ope hun
" pred dollars, which I will cause to be
f " paid to that Charitable Fund, when
[ "■ ever called upon.
[ I am Sir, moll refpe&fully,
Your humble servant,
David Rittenhouse. "
On motion to appoint a Treasurer of
the Fund, David Rittenhoufe, Esq. thus,
declining to serve,
John Barclay, Esq. wasunani
moufly. appointed—Whereupon,
Ordered, That the several Commit
tee for Colledlion be- refpeftfullv re
quested to pay into his hands the several
collections and donations they may re
ceive, as early as convenient after their
reception of them. >
By order of the board,
ROBERT M'KEAN, See'ry,
EXPORTS of PENNSYLVANIA.
Dollars.
Eor one year, ending on the
30th Sept. 1792, 3,820,646
For o.ne year, ending on the
30th Sept. 1793, 6,958,796
Foronequarterof ayear,from")
the ift of Oft. 1793, to,the L 1,740,689
311'tDec. 1793, inclusively J
By the foregoing statement it is efta-
Jifhcd, that during and finer the term of
the malignant fever which was imported
into Philadelphia in the !a(t year, that
port and the state of Pefllfvlvaniaenjoyed
an unprecedentedcommercial and agricultu
ral prosperity.
CONGRESS.
House of Reprcfeniativct.
Tuesday, April 1.
A number of private petitions- were read
and committed.
Two petitions againfl the excise law were
read—one from sundry persons in the Wes
tern part of Pennfylvama— the other from
persons in the state of Maryland.
A bill was received from the Senate For
concurrence, entitled an " Ait granting re
lief to the widow and orphan children of
Robert Forfyth," late Marlhal of the l)if T
tricl of Georgia.
The House then took into consideration
the refolutionc with' the amendments of the
committee 0/ 1 he whole, for placing the force
of the Unit' dSiates.in a more efficient ftate —
and agreed to the fame after Itriking out the
provilo in the last, viz. " Provided, That no
nich m;aiures be taken by the executive un
til war (hall be a(stually commenced between
the United-States and some foreign' European
power."
A committee was then appointed to bring
hi a bill or bills, pursuant to the resolutions,
for which, fee Gazette of Saturday last.
In committee of the whole on the Post-
Office bill—sundry amendments were agreed
to —which were reported to the House, and
laid on the table till to-morrow.
Adjourned.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED.
Ship Aurora, Strong, Charleston
Sloop Sally, Hcfs, Bermuda
ExtraQ of a letter, from Captain Norton,
of the fcbootier Andrew, of Philadelphia 4
to his owner itt this City, dated at Cape-
Nichola-Mole, 12 th March.
I have been cajstur«d by the British fiv
1 ,- ~ * '
gate, Ae Alligator, an J feru m here—
they have raken from me, J<#2 dollars,
and 180 Crowns. I had not iixpence
worth of I reach property when *-f was
Optured.— [am ordered ta Jamaica, in
company with 4 othfif Atnftntan Schoon
"*•
, -ft? iTl«e vcfTels yelterday's
Gazette, as. arrivals, ftioiUd have been
noted as Clearances
The poll office bill pal Ted the House
® da t to be engrossed for a third read
'"B- i
. - The Gentlemen who ha-i*t her. appointed
to procure Subscriptions for the Alge'rine
Juiid, are rcquejled to meet at M'Sham's
Jav£r:iy at*] o clock to-trior row evenhi^.
April 2. >. .a . (
PROPOSALS
.. For Printing by Subscription,
An Original Novel,
In Pour J olumcs, duodecimo,
Dedicated, by Permiflion, to Mrs. Bingham,
1 . £ » T IT L E D,
Trials of the Human Heart.
By Mrs. ROWSON,
Of the New Theatre, Philadelphia, Author
of V.L&oria. Charlotte. Fille
d? Chambre, ice. Sec.
" there ' s a p® w ' r «s,
« ™ , ?, C , ro "> a !' Na ture cries aloud
Thro'all her WorksJ. he mult delight in
" virtue,
" And that wjifch lie delights in. must be
" happy."
The foul, I'ecn£"(l i„ her exiflence-fmiles'
At the drawn dagger, & defies its poirftf
CONDITIONS.
J. The work to be printed with a neat type
on good paper.
U ' P' ice-tofubfcribers four doll,rs.bound,
one half to be paid at the time of fubfedbi. si
111. The fublcribers'names *-ill be prefixed
15 patrons of tlie undertaking.
*.* Subscriptions are received by the Au
thor, the cornpr of Seventh and Ch.fiiut
,1 Carey, Rica, and Dobfon,
Philadelphia— Mr. Green, Annapolis—Mes
srs. Allen, Berry, and. S. Campbell, New
York-M.-flVs. Weft, Thoma-.and A ,drew,
Blake, and Larkin, Boston—Mr. Hafwell.
Vermont—Meflrs. Rjce, and Edwards, Ball
timore—Mr. W. P. Youflg, Charleston.
AP rU . 2 - ; mw&f 3 w
The Profits arising from the following publi
cation are fir the benefit of the Poor. «
Jutt published* printed by R. Aitken aftrf
Son, and fold by,J. Crukfhank, W. Young-
T. Dobfon, and the other Booksellers,
MINU T £ S
• , OF THE
Proceedings of the Committee,
Appointed 011 tl>e 14th September 1793., by
the Citizens of Philadelphia, the Northern
Liberties, and the D.ftrift of Soutbwark
to attend to and alleviare the fnfTerirgs of
the afflicted -with the Malignant Fevei,pre
valent, in tlfe City and its vicinity.
WITH AN APPENDIX,
• * CONTAINING
A lift of perlons adm tted into the Hofpl
tal at Bu(h hill, flrewing the times of tlieir
admiflion, death and discharge.
Number of Houses, Deaths, &c. in she
refpe&ive streets, alleys, and courts, in the '
city of Philadelphia, Noithern Liberties, ahd
0 ftrift of Southwark*
A l:ft of the Inte ments in the Bur a
grounds is the city of Philadelphia, Northern
Liberties, and Dlftrift of Southwark, with a
meteorological account of the weather.
A fumniary of donations in calh and provi
sions, received from sundry persons and pla
ces, for the us: of the poor and afflicted.
A P ril 2 - . d3w
NEW THEATRE.
THIS EVENING,
April 2.
Will be performed,
A TRAGEDY, called the
Grecian Daughter.
IVith new Scenes drfigned and executed by
Mr. MiUj'jurne.
To which will be added, ' »
A COMIC OPERA, in two acH, never
performed hers, ca!Ted tfi4
Son in Law.
Written by the author of the Poor SoMfef,
Cranky, | Mr. Fmrh
Bowkitt,' Mr. Francis
Houquei, Mr. Moreton
Vinegar, Mr. Bates
Idle, Mr. H-lrwood
Orator Mum# Mr. BliflTett
Landlord, Mi'. Wairell
John, , . Darley, jim.
Signior Arionelb, (the ltaliun C'pr/z Singer)
[Mr. Marftall
Cecilia, Mrs. Warreit
Dolce, Mist WiUem®
■ 1 ;