r it appears that the ohje" was cTen:iilly re c opt: zed by a law paflfed at the lalt feflion Of Congreft. In the course of difeu fling the fubjeift, fundrv amendments wi!rc proposed ; among others it was nuved ta, exonerate the Debtor States from any obligation to cifcharge the balancej refpc<stively reported ]by the Comnvffioners as due from them; this motion was, after lome. deba:e. nega tive—si to 13 —Another proposed amend nundment was, that the payment ot the 111- tci-clt On fald balances, cui of the laid funds, cease and deteini: 11- aft* the year 1798, and that thereafter the balances due from certain fcates as reported by the COl uu.i iione rs, be appropriated to the payment of the princi pal and Interest of the balances due to said llate»; this amendment wis lost —60 to 17— cq the queCton lor engrolTing, yeas 51, nays 17—A motion that it be read the third time, on the ift October, was,negatived, 51 to 33. The bill provides that intL-refl be allowed from the last day of December 1789, and to be computed to the last day ot December 1794, at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum; the amount of such interest to be placed to the credit of the Hate to which the fame foall be found due upon the books of the ' 'J reafurv of the United States, and (hall bear an' interest of 3 per cent, per annum froth and after the fa id last day of Decem - 1794 —the said interest to be paid quarter yearly, at the refpedtive loan offices ; the iirft payment to be made oh the last day of March 1795— To be paid out of the duties oa imports and tonnage, not heretofore ap propriated; and the .aith of the United States i« pl-.dged to provide for any deficien cy that may happen; by such additional and permanent funds as may be ncceflary therefor. From the Augnjla Chronicle. From the manoeuvre and heat which took place last Saturday, to pass the ref lations which appeared in the second page of the last Southern Centinel, and to sup press, even the reading of those, which are inserted immediately after, in the fame paper, I conceived that the latter mull have, at lea ft, favoured of pufilanimlty, or. that, at least, they must have been of a very milky texture ; —but, on peruful, J v. : a much furprifedtofind, that thejfyle is the only material difference between the two, and, that to convey the sentiments of the neighborhood in the most violent and {trained language, in preference to a firm and decent expression, was the great bone of contention. For although, at firft fight, it may appear, that the feature of the one is war, and of the other, peace ; vet, when wrttdveiTTß llif con ditions in the latter, that peace was not hoped or wished for, but on honorallc terms, and conlider, that these terms, be ing undefined and left to the judgment of that body, who only of right, can judge of them ; I fay, they would have included the very object So zealously prefTed by the majority, I mean, " the withdrawing of the Britifli fleets and armies from molest ing the Republic of France as th» price of peace; if, luch a measure (hould be con templated by the Congress of the United States in the fame point of view as by the fticklcrs for-this implied umpirage, ■ —whether it is. or not, the du ty of that body, so to consider it, we shall for the present, leave to the bold dis quisitions of bold politicians; and only observe that it is a kind of language which no modern power is in the habit of •using, except the Czars or Czarinas of all the Russias: As to the sequestration clause which blends the situation of those who have fled to this country as an asy lum, and are not, nor cannot, until a certain d finite probation, become citizens, with that of Britith citizens and residents having property or debts in this country ; —for the honor of humanity, I will not conclude, that any opposition would have been made to that discriminatory provi sion in the resolves, (prevented from be ing brought into view on the day of dif culTion,) which draws a proper diltinc tien between persons in these different predicaments. In as much as the purpose of meeting was to express the general opinion on the present crisis of affairs, I cannot compre hend the applicability of resorting to the recapitulation of grievances which do not concern ue, much less to give the firft place in the lift of political crimes to the naval and military preparations" of the Britilh nation. From the general maxim that the over-violent are always fufpe&ed, I am puzzled to find out the policy in this instance (where ftifpicion with refpeel to many of the charafilers concerned, cannot possibly obtain J of framing their opinions in fach a manner as rather to resemble the (hallow fubterfuge of that vociferous de clamation which is often adopted by du- plicity,. than the raw!)' and .canJid lir.ti tnents of fineere patriotism. •BENVOLIO. - FROM THE CENTJN^L. THE INS and OUTS. Mr. Russell, THE outs of .England never were i.iore iiuliifliious to fifed! changes . : n their v.rn ment than the ouis of the United .jiales have been assiduous to get /V -evt . the expenfeof the Peace Happ:«ief» ;ird r'r;<f;.er ity of the Union. Dilcipl.s of ;vL: h.fvel, they deem any-meafure right, tin. tficds their end. Hence the itieams of abuse,, which have (°. r .years flowed so from certain fout;ce6.to overwhelm tht- jK putation of every administrator of the Fe deral Government, chosen by the people, from the downwards.— Hence too the rapid circulation of cabal and falfeintelligence—declamation and bellow ing—to warp the mmds of the people from the pursuit of the things which lead to their felicity. But in almost every event, good rises out of evil: The party have of far the " mantle" which cover ed its deformity, that the " cloven foot" has been discovered ;andthepeople,-convin cedofthe" nature ofthebeaft," have been on their guard agai ift its machinations.— The party appeared envious of the grow ing prosperity of the country —and as a war they knew will prove its deltruftiori—all theirarts and intrigues have tended to that point. In this, under guise of high-mind ed patriotism, they have effe£hial'y copied the -wiles of Manarchs—who wlkh a na tion grows so rich as " waxing fat to tick ; v they conjure lip a war. What fays that enemy to the arts of King craft, Dr. Wal cott ? In some late pathetic Odes, he touch es, in his way, on the fubjeft of this para graph ; and thus emphatically prays : And now God blefi once more good Mister Pitt, Who for invention beats nineteen in twenty ; And may this gentleman's mod ready wit Supply the nation all with taxes plenty ; And as the kingdom has unclench'd its fid, Pick out a few odd pence for Civil Lift. We are too rich—Dame Fortune grows too fancy; Wealth is inclin'd to Tie tonfounded brafy- War is a wholesome blister for the back; Drawing away the humours all so grq/if. Else would the Empire be of gutg a fact—. ' A FalltafF—woolfack—an unwieldly Joss. War yieldeth such rare spirits to a na tion ! Giving the blood so briflc a circulation A kingdom, and a poet, and a cat, Should never, never, never be too fat. Though there is much levity in the a bovc extract, therfc is much truth and po litical moral ty in it. FEDERAL. i i . . '-vV By this Day's Mail. BALTIMORE, May 15. Yesterday morning arrived here, the ship Chefapeak, Captain William Wife in 52 days from Amsterdam. On the 22d of March, off the Goodwin Sands, Capt. W. was boarded by an English frigate, who previous to the boardiug of him, fired several Ihot, and caried away part of "his stern ; the only rcafon given for firing so often was, that Capt. W. did not round too in an instant; the Chefapeak was go ing at that time at the rate of 12 knots. The firft Lieutenant came on board, and after examining Capt. Wife'* papers, dif mirted him, wilhing him a fafe passage The Lieutenant informed Capt. W. that war would shortly be declared against the Danes—and not any neutral vessel was per mitted to pass the Downs, without under going an examination, and if any part is provisions, they are taken into England. On the 26th of March, Capt. W. was boarded by the Thames (French) frigate, who had been from Brsft 20 days, mid had with her at that time 10 prizes, chief ly laden with provisions, and weie all standing in for Brest, and as they were favored with a fair breeze for three days after, Capt. Wife, makes no doubt of their fafe arrival at Bred—the lieutenant of the Thames informed Capt. W. that ,j tJie.'e Were 4 French frigates e ruffing for ! a fleet of 60 fail of Englifli merchant men, that were coming round the Lands end, bound up the channel, which they exp.cteJ to fall in with that night—he likewise informed Captain W. that the Fiench were every where fuceefsful—and provl'ions were plenty—Capt. Wife fur ther informs 113 that there was not an English cruifcr to h ■ seen in the channel below Dover—but tk t they were in a manner, furroimdecj b/ the French. Yesterday arrived in 29daysjfrom Mont ferrat, the brig Success, captain Beard. Tjic Succrfs in her paflage from Guada lotTpc to Baltimore, was captured by a Bfitifh privateer and carried into Mont ferrat, but liberated after paying costs.— O 1 the 12th and 14th of April about xi fa.l of American vefTels were liberated at Moatferrat. Americans were liberating at St. Kitts, Dominica, and Antigua, un der the order from the court of St. James's of the Bth of January ; the judge of the admiralty paying no attention to admiral Jervis's declaration of the Frcneh i(lands being in a state of blockade, since his ar rival 11 the Weft Indies. By a letter, dated Montferrat, April 15, we learn, that Mr. Burke, folicitor general of Antigua, wrote a very severe letter to the king's council on the fubjedl of liberating American veflels,, which had such a powerful effe£t on the judge, that he liberated every American veflel in the port which came under the older of the Bth of January. Ycftfrday evening arrived, ih 15 days from Havanna, the (hip Citizen, Captain Cunningham—By this veflel we learn,, that a Spanish fleet of merchantmen, chief ly laden with sugar, was expected to fail from that port for old Spain in about fix days after her departure, under a convoy of two letters of marque—and that an embargo took place on the 30th Ult. Capt. Buck, who came pafienger in the Citizen, was carried into the Havanna, and his cargo condemned while in con finement. A Captain from Philadelphia and another from New-York met with similar treatment. Captain Cunningham spoke a veflel from Jamaica, the master of which informed him, that American beef fold at 30 dollars per barrel in that i(land. b-fes,, -•■„ JJQRFOT.K. Mty 8. ARRIVED. Ship Martin, Watson, London Schooner Dolphin, Hammond, Bermuda Johanna, Ballard, St. Euftatia Porcupine, Barron, St. Euftatia Brig Favorite, Hubert, Jersey • / IVe art but Strangers and Pilgrim. THE spring of life allures the trav'leron With a gay landscape and a flow'ry : scene ; The op'ning rose and the enamell'd lawn, And thorn and briar from his vision screen. fsitna. . ' '~ 5-, '( Now in astonishment he ftarcs—amaz'd To fee how soon life's longed journey's past; How soon th' immeasurable fifld is graz'd, And that his next progreflion is his last. Now contemplation in himfelf begins ; Now he arranges matters all anew ; Repents liis former complicated fins— And ere he puts in practice—bids a dieu. A STRANGER. -itfburgh and Fal mouth, Virginia, , The Schooner FRIENDSHIP, Capt. M'Namara. Will fail on WtDNEsDAI' next. Forfreigh or paiTage apply 10 the Mailer on board, at JOHN WALN's Wharf, or EMANUEL WALKER, WHO HAS FOR SALE The Cargo of/aid Vejfel—Conjtjlinr of VIRGINIA WHEAT, FLOUK, DEER SKINS, kc. GINSENG M»y 17. (I 4:. ; m .'i < Extra ft from t!ie Alexandria O»2ottt. ' " Wlien I recollcft what immense por tions oi Bp'tifh capita], till the late inter ruption of our commerce, were daily sent to be veiled in the vacant lands of this country, and other important and perma nent improvements: when I recoiled ho\v many of the fubjefts of his Britannic ma jesty, were not only fending their money to add to the riches, but comiog tliemfelvei to encreafe the number and fores of the United States. I recoiled! a commerce which was peacibly and patiently under mining the strength of the British empire, and railing our own on its ruins. " The wealth accumulated by their a mazing industry, and commerce seemed destined to improve and aggrandize the United States. Under such circumflan ces, if we consulted our revenge only, we ought to desire nothing but peace, and the commerce we lately enjoyed. The truth is, time fights for us. Time fights against them. If. we will ttuft to time, we lhall find him a powerful friend, who will render us conqucrors—rich conquer ort. . PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. ARRIVED. Ship Dispatch, Newell, Bengal, 5 months. CLEARED. Schr. L'Amiable, j Gintille Balinque, port a Paix Sarah and Rebecca, Hill, Virginm Sloop Diana, Washington Two Brothers, Blift, ' New-Port * Arrived at New Tori, Ma} 16. Brig Boon, Brown, Havre de Grace Nancy, Bernard, Faulkland Ifl. Dr. Moore's Journal in France, VOLUME 2d. This Day is publijhed, Price 6-,. ftitcheu, a< d 7/6 nra lv bound, by H. & P. R I c E, Book/eilcrs, No. 50, Market Jireet, A Journal during a refidenee in France > from the begifluing of August to the middle of December 179 a ;To which is added, an ac count of the .tioft renmkable events thai happened at Parii, from that time to the deatl of the late- King of France. By JOHN MOORE, D. D. May 17 NEW THEATRE. Mr. Fennell's Night. On MONDAY EVENING, May 19. Will be performed, ?or the firll time here, an Hiitorical Play, called the Surrender of Calais, O R, GALLIC PATRIOTISM. Written by George Colman, jun. Esq. King Edward, Mr. Moretoi Sir Walter Mr. Warreli Ribemont, Mr. Fennell La Gloire, Mr.Bates Eustace de Saint Pierre, Mr. Whitlock John De Vienne, Mr. Green Citizens, Meflrs. Finch, Francis, & Morris m Mr. De Moulin Mr. WigneU Mr. Marihall Mr. Bliflett Mr. Cleveland Mr. HarwoOd Mr. Darley jun "* 01 Old Man, Serjeant, O'Carrol, Crier, John D'Aire, ift Gallows-maker, 2d ditto. Queen, Mrs. Shaw Madelon, Mrs. Marshall Julia, Mrs. Francis In AS 2d, a ProccJJion and Solemn Dirge. Thr Vocal Parts by Meflrs. Darley, WarreH, Darley, jun. Lee, Bason, Rowfon, Shaw, Mrs. Warrell, Mils Broadhurft, Mrs. Row fon, ,Mcs. Bate , Miss Willems, and Mrs. Oldmixon. • To which will be added, A FARCE, in two Atfs, called THE SULTAN; Or, A Peep into the Seraglio. Soliman, Mr. Moreton. Xmyn, Mr. Harwood. T>l : " ' * * T? • £lmira, Mrs. Francis. Ifmene, (<witb SongsJ Miss Broadhurft. luiihSongr yMrs.OldraixOn. tVith a CharaßeriJiit Dance, cempofed li Mr. Francis. m Tickets to be had of Mr. FENNELL, the Corner of 4th and Mulbery fireetf, and at the Office of the Theatre. On Wednesday, a COMEDY Called NOTORIETr, with a PANTOMIME ENTERTAINMENT, for the Benefit of Mr. CHALMERS. Cj" Mr. BATES' £ right will fa en FRIDAY. *•' f-
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