vtks on eleven hogsheads of Coffee, I
»rhich have been deltroyed by fire."
Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint
the Houfeof Representatives therewith. 1
The engrofTed bill to alter the time /or
the next meeting of Cougtefa, wis read
the third time.
On motion,
To strike out the words "jirjl Monday
in November next," and insert " second
Monday in November next."
it paired in the negative.
'On motion, That tiii» hill pass as en
grafted, 1
It palkd in the negative.
Mr. Brown from the committee to
whom was referred the bill for the relief
of the French inhabitants of Galliopoiis,
reported,
" That Rnfus Putnam, Manaflah Cut
ler, Robert Oliver, and Griffin Green, do
appear before the Senate on the
day of December next, to shew cause, if
any they have, why so much of a grant
and deed of conveyance for seven hun
dred and fifty thouland acres of land bor
dering on the Ohio River, executed by
the Prelident of the United States, to
the said Putnam, See. in trull for rhe O
hio sompany of aflociates puriuant to an
ast, entitled, " An ad authorizing the
grant and conveyance of certain lands to
the Ohio company of associates," shall
not be declared void, as may be fufficient
to fatisfy the claims of the French fct
tlers at Galliopoiis.
" Ordered, That the delivery of a co
py of the above order to Rufus Putnam,
Manafiah Cutler, Robert Oliver, or Grif
fin Green, and the publication of the
fame, one week, in one of the Gazette's
printed in this City, shall be deemed luf
ficient notice thereof."
Ordered. That this report lie for eon
fideration.
After the confjderation of the execu
tive buiincls,
Hie Senate adjourned until* 11 o'clcko
on Monday morning.
Monday, May 12th, 1794.
A meflage the House of Repre
sentatives by Mr. Beckley their Clerk :
" Mr. Prtlident—The House of Re
prefeutatives have pafled a bill, entitled,
" An ast providing for the payment of
certain expcnfes incurred by Fulwar Skip
wit b, public account," in which they
desire the concurrence of the Senate."
" The Speakei of the House of Re
presentatives having signed an enrolled
bill, I an diretted to bring it to the Se
nate for the signature of the Vice-Prefi
dent." And he withdrew.
l'lie bill lad brought up for concur
rence, was read.
On motion,
Ordered, That the rule be so far dis
pensed with as that this bill be now read
the feeond time.
Ordered, That this bill be referred to
Mr. ElHworth, Mr. Frelinghuyfen, and
Mr. Rols, to confidcr and report thereon
to the Senute.
The Yice-Prefident signed the enrolled
bill, entitled, " An ait to ere£ a light
house on the head land of Cape Hatte
ras ; and a lighted beacon on Shell Caltle
Island in the harbor of Occacock in the
State of North-Carolina," and it was de
livered to the committtee to be laid before
the President of the United States.
On motion,
Ordered, That the rule be so far dif.
penfed with, as that Mr. Ellfworth have
penniffion to bring in a bill, ro authorize
Dili rift Judges to adjourn Circuit Courts;
which was read the firft time.
On motion,
Ordered, That the rule be so far dif
penfcd with as that this bill, be now read
the second time.
Ordered, lhat this blil be referred to
Mr. Ellfworth, Mr. Frelinghuyfen and
Mr. Rofs, to confidcr aud report thereon
to the Senate.
(To be Continued.)
For the Gt.zt.nt.of the United States.
Mr. Fenno,
As there Lave been misrepresentations ref
peft.ng the military bill, lately rejected
in the House of Representatives, the
fadts attending the progress of that fuV
jest should be known, and the public
will then be able to judge without com
ment on the propriety of the rejection.
On the original motion of Mr. Sedsr.
wick, at a time when the probability of
war ieemrd great, a refolutiou on a mo
tion of tnat gentleman was adopted, « that
ttie jtiiliiary force of the United States
ought to be rendered more efficient."
This was committed to a feleft committee
of nine, of yery different and opposite po
litical opinions and connexions. The re
port of this committee was unanimous. It
confided of four parts, I, to compleat the
present military eitablifhment; 2, to de
tach 80,000 men from the militia ; 3, to
raise a corps of art ilk ri its and engineers ;
and 4, to augment the military establish-
ment in cafe of war.
The three firft, after some discussion,
were adopted. Reflecting the lad there
was much opposition. The resolutions of
the (elect committee proposed delegating
an authority to the Pretident to decide on
the f act of the'exijiene of war ; and in
that event to commence the augmentation
of the military force. This delegation of
authority was made the principal ground
of opposition. After considerable discus
sion, Mr. Mercer proposed that the reso
lutions should be adopted and a bill re
ported to purport an immediate railing of
the force, that the bill might remain un
determined till towards the close of tVie
fellion, and then be rendered in its opera
tion direst or provisional, as the circuai-
Uances of the country might require.
This proposition was acceded to almost
urianimoudy ; the number of men, to wit,
25,000, which was proposed by General
Irvine was, it is believed, reported unani
mously, and a bill accordingly reported.
On the discussion of this bill, Mr. Sedg
wick believing on the one hand, that the
circumflances of the United States were
not so urgent as to authorise tK> expence
of immediately raising an army; and on
the other, that the abandoning altogether
the obtaining an efficient force was not
authorised by our present profpe&s, pro
posed to amend the bill by the following
lections:
Sec. 1. That there ffiall be raif d, upon
the terms and conditions herein after menti
oned, an additional provisional military force
to consist of non commissioned tifficers,
privates and musicians, together with a pro
per proportion of commiffioijed officers.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted that
the non commissioned officers, privates and
mulicians, to be raised as aforefaid, ffiall be
inlifted upon these conditions, (to wit) un
less war ihall break out betwe n the United
States and some European power, they shall
not be liable to be called into (ervice for
more than days in a year, and then
only for the purpose of being muftsred, ex
erciled and trained. But if war (hail break
out with any European power, then they
(hall be bound to serve for tine term of three
years after the breaking out of such war,
or during the continuance thereof as they
(hall relpeftively engage; and every non
commissioned officer, private and musician
ffiall be entitled by virtue of his inliftment,
if to serve for a term of three years in cafe
of war, to an allowance of dollars, and
if to serve during the continuance of Inch
war to an allowance of dollars, and
yearly thereafter until the breaking out of
war,.(if the fame ihall happen )to the further
allowance of dollars.
And be it further enacted that for every
day of attendance or service of a Commission
ed officer, previous to the break ng out of
war, he ffiall be entitled to pay and fub
fifence, after the rate of the monthly pay
and iubfiftence now allowed to the officer's
of the army, according to the grade of such
commissioned officer, and for every day of
attendance or service of a non-commissioned
officer, private or musician, previous to the
breaking out of war, he ffiall be entitled to
the compensation of tents per day ; and
in the cafe of the breaking out of such war
the laid commissioned officers, non-commif
lioned officers, privates and musicians ffiall
remain the fame pay and allowances in all
relpeas as the troops on the military efta
bhffiroent of the United States ; and they
Ihall alio as well before as after the breaking
out of such war, be. governed by and fub
jeet to the rules and articles of war which
have been or ffiall be eftabliffied by law.
And be it further ena&ed that it ffiall be
lawtul for the President of the United States
previous to the breaking out of such war, to
alterable and keep together,, with their con
tent, such and so many of the officers and
non-commissioned officers aforefaid, as he
may think proper lor the purpose of being
inftru&ed and exercised ; which officers and
non-commissioned officers so alTembled ffiall
during the time they are together receive the
like pay and allowances to which they would
be entitled in time of war.
And be it further enacted that if war ffiall
not break out with some European power
withm a f ter t ( le passing of this ast
e ]| m ' force be raised as aforefaid!
Be it further ena&ed, that the non-com
fV mTI, ° ffice ; s 'PP rivates and musicians
e llt y e °f their engaging in the ser
vice aforefaid, shall, during their relpeftive
rantannce th in> be ex « mp(ed «*«£
.performance of any militia duty.
By these it will appear that neither
ilumber of men, nor time of service were
fi*ed by the motion ; the fiirlple question
was whether any provision should be made
to augment the military force in caie war
{hould break out ? Whether those who
supported, or those who rejected this mea
sure were right, the public will judge ;
whether it was the duty of the I-ejfifkture
to give aidto negociatii>n,9r provide by a
liable force for the defence ot the country
or not ?' It will undoubtedly appear that
the bill which was rejected was not Mr.
Sedgwick's bill, but a bill in exa£V con
formity to the resolutions of the Hou'fe—
It was not a bill for railing a Handing ar
my of 25,000 men.
Foreign Intelligence*
AMSTERDAM, March 15.
It is now resolved, to feaich and take
all Dani(h and Swedish vefiels bound to
France ; no body therefore will {hip in
them, nor can any insurance be done on
them either here or in London.
* ' ■
OSTEND, March 12.
On Saturday last a tifherman came in
here with the account that on the pre
ceding day he spoke a Swedish veflef, com
ing from Sweden and bound for Dunkirk,
laden with cannon powder &c. and which
had several French soldiers on board
The Swedish Captain desired the fifhcr
man to give him a man to pilot him into
Dunkirk which he could not refufe him,
whereupon he continued his voyage. The
fifherman having made this leport, the
commander of the English men of war
here, dispatched immediately a cutter in
order to take the Swedish vefTel: but the
cutter not being returned yet, and a ttrong
easterly wind blowing it is feared the
Swedish vefTel has reached Dunkirk before
the cutter could come up with it,; the
day before yesterday an English transport
arrived here from London, with 12 beau
tiful horses on board for the Duke of
York, which the king makes him a pre
lent of.
TURIN, February 26.
The French notwithstanding the fevcri
ty of the weather and the badneis of the
roads cannot be quiet; lately they attack
ed from Nigga the post at (Jolon'efts, and
made 50 of our loldiers with 2 officers
prisoners, they now threaten a.poit whict
commands the city of Saorgie.
ALGIERS, February 7.
The Dey is very favorably inclined to
wards the French, tothele alone it is al
owedto export grain ; a peimilFion which
las been rtfufed to the Spaniards. The
truce with Portugal has procured to the
Algen ies already 10 Amencan and 6 Ge
noees prizes. The plague is raging yet in
the interior pans of the country, but the
city has been clear of it ever lince last
August.
LONDON, February 28.
The Lawyers employed on the fubjeft
of the marriage of his Royal Highness
Pi ince Frederick with Lady A. Murray,
have had several meetings. The result
of their deliberation is favourable to the
young couple. Marriages solemnized
abroad are, by various Adts of the 13ri
tifh Parliament, recognized in this coun
try ; and the Ast of Parliament, which
was passed in the beginning of theprefent
rei g n > prohibiting the marriage of any
of the Royal family, without the consent
of his Majesty, and on which the present
application for a divorce is founded, does
not extend to marriages contrasted abroad.
Nothing can, therefore, invalidate the
union which took place between his Roy
al Highness and his Princels •in Italy, al
though themarriage here may be annulled.
A reputable mercantile house iti the
city had a recent and urgent claim made
on them by their French correspondents
of 26,0001. but, as it was supposed to
be done in conference of the late order
ot the National Convention, decreeing
L ,/ L ren - Ch P ro P ert y in foreign hands
. o be ""mediately called in, applica
tion has been made on the fubjeft to Mr.
litt, who, it is said, has advised the
parties to keep polTeflion of thfi money
tor the present.
The crew of the Crescent,' on Thurs
day, received their prize motiev for the
Reunion : including head-monev, the
men (hared 61, 10s. 6d
General Waflxington'h,. no children ;
and ' notw "hlla n d-
B v polTeis talents that would (hed luf
tre on any fituatiori, only one, Coltnel
Washington, ij in Congreis ; and
Wds a place, although every office in the
Executive Government is at the diiiofal
>f the Piefideiit.
March 19.
Extract of a letter from Captain Wilt*,
Simpfori, of the (hip Ark, bound fconi
London to Ancona.
7*oulon, January 1
This iff the firft day I have librrtv
granted n»e to write you, and I am ferry
to have to inform you, of mv being taken
on the 31ft of December, in theouterlav
of Toulon".
I arrived at Gibraltar the 17th, and on
the 18th a fignijl for a convoy to the e»ft.
ward was hoilted on board the Arddt.
On the Igth I went on board, and re
ceived my in!)nitons for Toulon, as theie
were none for Leghorn : but that from
Toulon there was an opportunity every
day, and was informed that they (hou'd
get under way as scon as it moderated,
which was in the afternoon of the f* m «
day. Foil- {hips and a frigate (the fa id
frigate came in two days before us, and
shared the fame fate) and I got under
way, in company with several othei3, and
failed. The next day we could fee no.
thing of our convoy. I kept along thi
coafl of Spain, and saw nothing to trou
ble us. In the Gulph of Lyons we L-u
several English and Spanifb men
but not one of them came to speak wit!
us.
On the 31ft ult. we came off this placd,
and feeing all appear friendly, and white
colors hoisted on all the fotts, we flood in,
to the outer bay ; I put the (hip about to
(land out again, when it fell calm all at
once ; and the Grand Fort of
poured the (hot so quick upon us, aod a
large boat being a-head, full of soldiers,
I was obliged to ftrikc, and now am in
close confinement, in company witfc my
two mates, without money, deaths, or
friends.
We have been well used finee we have
been prifonets.
P. S. Dated Feb. 16. Since I wrote
you the above, there have been three mora
-nglifh vessels taken ; one in the harbor
from Gueinfey, a Captain Wood, and a
Captain Barrel), of Yarmouth. Since
Lord Hood left this, thrre have been or
16 vessels, Spanish and Englilh taken in the
harbor—so you may judge what a good
look out is kept by the Englifn.
The Ark is efjpmated to be worth
4C,occL
EDINBURGH, February 28.
The House of Lords, on Friday last,
heard council in the Appeal from the
Court of Sefiion ; Reid, King, and Co.
of New-York, Vgaintt Me(frs. Coats, of
Glalgow, and reversed the decree on the
motion of Lord Thurlow. This judg
ment establishes an important point in
mercantile law, contrary to a train of de
cisions in the Court of Session, viz-
That when a bill of Exchange is given
not in the usual eourfe, but deposited a»
a collateral security for a debt, the person
with whom it is deposited, mull negociate
it, or do diligence just as in the common
cafe of foreign bills, otherwise he makes
it his own ; and if the money is loft by
his negligence, it mud be accounted as
payment of the original debt. In th!»
cafe, the terms of the receipt given for
the deposited bill were, that the taking it
(hould not exonerate the acceptors, &c.
of the original hill, unlefe actual pay
ment was made ; but the House declared,
that these words did not exepmt the hold
er from the obligation to negociate duly.
AMERICA.
* St. JOHN'S (Antigua) April 17.
We lavejuft been informed by Capt.
Barnes from Martinique, that on his pas
sage from that Island he spoKe the Expe
riment Capt. Carey, which a short time
palt \vas sent from this port to the Admi
ral at Guadeloupe, and by him had been
dispatched express to Martinique ; Capt.
Carey informed Capt. Barnes, that Joint
Petre had been taken with al! the Forts
near it and that 40 men had fallen ua our
fide in the contest.
A court of Vice-Admiralty was to have
been held at the court house yefteday for
the trva'l of the schooner La Fayette, *
J. \\ yatt commander, but poftpened fine
die.
* By cn a -rival 3 days ago', from An
i'gun, the public were informed th.it this vef
■f'l had been condemned—A mi/late jome
ivberc.
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