in— iw HU «»i» .wiifw Philadelphia, "January 30. ANOTHER FIRE Broke out Saturday evening in theMalt-R»om of Mr. Thomas Morris's Brew-house, Moravian al ley. The hie was extinguished before it got to any eonfidrrable height, which probably prevented se rious consequences—the place being difficult of Bccefs, j On Saturday the remains of Mrs. Brown and her three children (the eldest a girl of thirteen, the second a boy of nine, and the yottngeft a girl of seven years of age) were conveyed in three coffins from the house of Major Robert Patton, to the grave-yard of St. Paul's Church, attended by thr clergy of all drt*ominations, and by the grpateft concouife of other citizens that probably ever convened at a funeral in this city. The sympathy I in this mournful scene, was sincere and nniverf.il, | and many tears were died {over the deceased, by all rlaffes of people. After reading the funeral fer viVe, the Rev. Doctor Magaw ascended the pulpit of St. Piiil's church, and addressed a fewpathetic vrords to the audience'. His sympathy, and the agitation of the audience, prevented his faying more.—He concluded by promising to preach a sermon suited to the awful event next Sunday. Mrs. Brown will long be remembered and la mented by all who knew her, for her amiable do. medic, and fecial virtues. We have heard since Saturday, that the negro boy supposed to be burnt, escaped unhurt. Mr. I Brown is indebted, under Providence, for his life (to the fidelity and exertions of his black servant, who conducted him on a ladder from the third dory of his house, ta which he ascended through a stair-case, while it was in flames, in order lo save his wife and children. He was much injured by the fire, but is now out of danger. Two servant maids, and three apprentices, who werclikewife a good deal burnt, and sent to the Pennsylvania Hospital, are all it is said upon the recovery. that the Philadelphia Gazette will be Continued by Mr. Carey, Mr. Brown's aflidant v during the confinement and indisposition of Mr' Brown. APPOINTMENT. David Riiffel to be Collector for the Diflrift of &cuth Hero, in the State of Vermont—vice Ste phen Keyes, fuperceded. CONGRESS or tbs UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tburfday, January 5. The order of the day on the resolutions entered fnto by the committee of the whole yederday, on the fubjeft of balances due from certain dates to the United States, was entered upon . They were in the following words: " Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of tbe United States rf America in Ctngre/i afftmbled, That the Prcfi sent of the United States be requcfted to give lnf>rmaiion to the several states who were, by the commissioners appointed to fettle accounts between the U»iird States and the individual dates, found indebted to the United Stales, of the several sums in which they were so found indebted, accompanying such information with a statement of interrji fiom the last day of December 1789, to the id day of January 1797, concluded on the fame principles on which interest bas been allowed and either funded or paid on the correspondent sums for whish the United States were found, by the said commissioners, indebted to certain datus ; and with an earned requeff that they will cause proviliou to be made, as speedily as ma" be, for paying the said sums, refpeftively, for which they were found indebted, by the said com rfhiflioners, with interest, into the treasury of the J United States. " Resolved, That payment of the said f(ims, refpeftively found due from the said dates, by the said commijftoners, with intercfl thereon at 4 per cent, fer ann, from the lafl day of December 1789, to the JirJl day of 'January 1795, may be received in any of the 6, J per cent dock, or deserted dock of the United States, in the fame proportions as the United States have paid and allowed for the cor respondent sums in which they werefonnd indebted tocertnin ftatM, by the report of the said commif ■fioners." The resolution having been read, after some further debate, Theqneftion on the 6rft resolution was fiat and carried as follows : YEAS. 'MeflVs. Baldwin McfTr6. Malbone Bradbury Milledge Cabel Moore Chrifiie , Muhlenbe'-g Claiborne New Clopton Nicholas Coit Orr Davenport Parker Dearborne Potter Dent Preston Ege Read A- Foster Richard* D. Foster fievrall Freeman Sherborne Gfllatin Jer. Smith Gilman N Smith Goodrich Ifracl Smith Greenup Isaac Smith Gregg Wu. Smith Grifwold S. Smith Hancock R. Sprigg, jisn. Harrifon Swanwick Hartley Swift Henderfon Thatcher- Kitchell Thomas v Kitrera Vamum S. Lyman, Venable Maelay Wadfw®rth Madison 57 N NAYS. Meflrs. Ame£ Meflrs. Hindham Bailey Holland Baird G. Jackson Blount Livingfton Burgefn Locke Cooper W. Lyman Ctaik Macon Franklin Murray Gilbert Page Gillefpie Strudwick Glen Van Alcn Grove Van Corllandt Hathorn William* Havens 27 The fecßiid resolution was a!fo agreed to. Mr." Madtfon called up a report of the secretary of war, on the pet ition of Mr. Poira, secretary and aid-de-camp of M. La Fayette. The report was favorable to the petitioner, and Mr. M. moved that a bill might be brought in. This was ob jected to ; it was said this petitioner (who alledges he was beyond sea and could not apply before the aft of limitation foreclofed his claim) had no bet ter claim than persons in the country whose claims had been foreclofed by tht aft without their kn»w ledge. It was committed to a committee of the whole, and made the order for to morrow. Mr. S. Smith proposed the following resolution to the House : " Resolved, That a committee be appointed to enquire whether any and what amendments may be neteffary in the aft to afcertaiti and fix tbe military establishment of the United States." A committee of five members was appointed. Mr. Gallatin proposed the following refolmion to t4ia House : " Resolved, That a committee be appointed ts enquire into the progress made in carrying into effect the aft providing for the sale of lavds in the territory nsrth-weft of tbe river Ohio, and above the rao»th of Kentucky river, and also whether any, and if any, what alterations are neceflary in the fame." A committee of five wag appointed. Mr. Heuderfnn called up the report of a feleft committee on the petition of Nicholas Rufeveldt and Jacob Mark. The Houf- accordingly went into a committee of the whole, Mr. Coit in the chatr. These petitioners pray for the right of en tering any of the vacant territory of the United States, to search and explore f«r metals, semi-metals and all other minerals, and when they find any, to have an exclulive right thereto for a allowing the United States an equitable portiou of the clear proceed*. The report recommended the priviledges to be granted. Some obje&ions were made to this report which was disagreed to. Adjourned. »■ *i» Friday, Jvnuary 6. Mr. Harper called up the resolution which he laid upon the table the other day, calling for cer tain statements from the treafu'y department, rela tive to the revenues of the United States. Ayeed. 4 Alter sundry reports and petitions had been ifted upon and dilpofed of, Mr. W. Smith said he wished olay a resolution on the table, rrfpeftingan alteration in the confii lution $ it was in that part of it which direftfd the electors of a president and vice-prelident to vote for two persons, one of whom dinijld be president and the other vice.president. It had been d fco'vered, that great inconveniences might arise from this mode of election. Gentlemen must be fatisfied that it could not anfiver the end intended, viz. to carry into effect tlie real intention of the electors. He believed there could be no objection, therefore, to the alteration which he was about to propose, it went oi\Jy to authorize electors to dcfigiiate whom they meant to be president, and whom vice prrfider>t. Mr. Smith thought this a proper time for bringing forward 'his amendment* fortwo rea sons, because the matter was frefh in the peoples' minds, and because it was tight to do it at a period the mod remote from an election, in order that the ffates might have time to ratify an amendment be fore an election might be near at hand ; because, if pottpOned till near the time of an elcftirn, the uncertjunty of its being ratified, would have a dis agreeable effect. He would, for this"pHrpofe, pro pose a resolution to the following effect : " Resolved, That the third clause of the fird sec tion of the fecund article of the confutation of the United States, ought to be amended in such man ner, as that the electors of the president and vice prefident be ditefted to designate whom they vote tor as president, and for whom as vice-president ; and that the said amendment be proposed to the different date legiflaturec for their concurrence, in order that it may become part of the constitution of the United States." It was ordered to be printed. Adjourned. By this day's Mail. NEW-YORK, Jimmy 27. The letter from the Secretary »f State to Mr Pinckney, discloses fom« curious facts. Among other things, the minider of France has made it a fubjeft of formal complaint to our government, that the French flag has not been displayed bet.ore Congress in their hall of fcflion—and what is more lingular, the miniller has complained that the pub lilhers of almanacks and registers have arranged the names of the Britifti minister, before that of the French and Spanish miaifters, and he has requeued the President to disavow this conduct of the prior ters, and fuppreft the publications. What will the world think of the agent of a great nation, descending to such puerilities ? And what opinion will be formed of the minister of a free nation, who can be f« ignorant of the laws of th* United States, a.< to suppose the executive has the power to fitpprefs a publication, not prohibited by law ? It' seems as if the agents of the French nation take unwearied pains to make their govern ment hated and themselves despised. The house of representatives have resolved to re duce t'h>- military edablilhment of the United States',. by dilbandiug the dragoons. A motion far tedu ci'njr tfre four regiments of infantry to two, Intro ducer) by Mr. Willi?.:i)S; did not facceed. 1' fs ch? culated tha the savings, in the military department, with a few other items will amount the prefect year to about 4.00,000 dollars. By thiHaft arrival* ttom London, we learn thai the Portuguese minister, commiffi med to treat fur peace, arrived in Paris oh ihe 7th October. The Ealt-Jnd a compapy have it in con'empla 1 on to appfy to Parliament for leave ts add to their capital Itou'k the Turn of two millions. The' rea lons afljgnrd by the chairman of the court of di re&ors, are, the high price of war freights ; large payments to the bank of England and efpeciaily the valt increase of their trade. The war with Tippoo had alio created a drawback of two milli ons f-om what would otherwise have btsn derived from their territories. On the ?Bth October, Mr. Pitt b'ought forward his proposition, in the h&ufe of commons, for funding the navy and exchequer bills. The former amounting to 1 1,993,167!. sterling j the latter two millions and a half. Thefc navy bills fall due at different periods ; nose were due at tire time of this proposition, but the ipinilter observed, that such a quar.tity of floating securities in market in jured the public credit and the operations of com, merce. After debate, the motion passed. During the difeuffion, Mr. I'itt made the follow ing remarks on the fabjedt of peace and the pend ing negociation. !Wor do I consider it as a measure less eligible in another view of our situation in the profpedl of peace. It cannot surely be expe&ed that at the very commencement of a negociation ofcfo momen tous a nature, and so extensive in its relaiiuns, any occurrence should take place within the short peri od of a week decisive of its issue. He mult, in deed, reason at an extraordinary and unaccounta ble rate, whj calculates 011 such an eyent. Howe ver sanguine in ray own yvifhes for the tufptfious re turn of tranquility, 1 cannot admit that the difcnf fions of the great and important intereftsof Great- Britain and her alljes, and of those weighty and complicated points which they neceflarily involve, are likely to be so speedily decided ot brought with in so short a compass as to have any influence on the prcfeiit measure. There is, indeed, ont possi ble cafe, which 1 reluctantly notice, arid which I sincerely tiuft will, in the present instance, be avert ed, which might render the rcfult of negociation matter of such speedy issue, namely, that some oc currence (hould take place, or some proposition be ftartcd in its very outset, of such a nature se at once to put a negative bw all our hopes of peace, and to put a (lop to all farther proceedings. But if we (hall be ultimately fuccefsful i« the gtand ob jftt of all onr v.'ifties, jt is not the.space of a "Tingle week which can give any definitive turn to the com plexion of negociation, fat less decide the impor tant issue. But-if from the magnitude and impor tance of the questions to be difctiffed, it (hould be necefTary to adopt a plan of negociation more ex tensive, and likely to be p atradted for a considera ble period, it is reasonable that during all the time we lUoul.l submit to the pressure of an evil, which so long exilts, muff continue to weigh down our prolperity, and which wc possess the means inflant ly torc»iovf, if \ye have only the energy to exert it !" BOSTON, januaiy 2 1. From the Weft-Indies, By the schooner Raven, Capt. Ambrose Martin, which arrived at Marblehead on Monday evening last, in 38 days from St. F.uftatia, we have the following ifite I■ ucc—On the 4th of December, tjire* (hips of •he line and oik frigate, under Britifli colours, came down Matia Road, and commenced an attack up.on the town, and the Medee French frigate and a (loop of war. and after firing two hours (in which time they were well aofwered from th(t tort and the two French (hips) they returned, without doing the least damage to the town or the F'rei>ch (hips, excepting lodging about 60 shot in the empty stores. But in their progress, they committed , n action, which will Hand recorded an eternal difgracf in their naval history —Capt. Benjamin pi/imond, in a (loop belonging to Salem, that very morning .carried in by a French pri vateer, being bound to Antigua from Charleston, then lying in the Road, was wantonly run down bv one of" the Britifli (hips of war f and his Mate, one lailoc, and a black and a white bey were drowned, and the vsffel an<j cargo entirely loft. Another (hip endeavoured to run down Capt. Martin's schooner. The Mate only was on board ({he crew having all died) and perceiving their indention, endeavoured to cut the cable, but not being aliV- to effect this, he loosened it, and the schoon er fell off, the (hip jjift pafljng her. One of the crew, as file passed, threw a billet of wood at the Mate, from the forecaftle —and an Officer, looking over the quar ter, ordered the " Damn Yankee Rascal to hawl down his colours" —which was immediately complied vdth. But not content with this, veering his (hip, he fired ? broad fide into the fchooner —and there w«re J9 fliet in her main-fail, 4 (hot in the main-mast, two of which remain there, and a I4lb. (hot-puffed thro* the schooner's quirter, and lodged in the lower hold in a barrel of fwe«t oH—^-which (hot Capt. Martin has prefecved and brought heme, as a lifting memorial of the Amity of Great Britain to this Country. N.B. —Capt, Martin's schooner is exa&ly " seventy tons" burthen. Capt, Diamond, finding his vessel loft, endeav oured at the hazard of his life, to preserve his ctew—he hired two Negroes and a boat to go off and take up his men—hut the Negroes finding the (hot flew so thick, refufed to go off, and neither threats or perflation could»make them go. Capt. Diamond then went on board a Danish brig, where t.e was molt -brutally treated, and threatened to be thrown overboard. While on board the Danish brig, Captain B>. saw one of his men at mad head, waving his handkerchief tor afliliance—but alas 1 he could not reliete him, and he with three of his companions, periftted, victims to Bntifh infslence and wickedness. Capt- D. has entered his proteii against this un warrantable proceeding. Capt. Martia Supplied Capt. Diamond (who has thus by the ruffian hand of violence been depriv ed of his all) with money, and offered him a pas sage in his vessel—as did Capt. Story, of Marble head, with whom he took passage for Philadelphia. He was also supplied with cloatbing, board, See.' by a gentleman of St. Euftatia. Previously he had applied to the American Consul, who refufed to give hits auy aUiitance whatever On the 29th Nov. the French attacked the If!- •>u<f of Afguilla, «?>d took h "• A er ' tiii'i-ig they fvund 15 F'e ;ch prifonera r.ecerirly butchered- which f<» txafpcrated the Fie. -b CusiMWift, that he gave orders to spare no one, anJ gave the town up to'plundcr—which ordcis wee punctually exe cu ed | and thi>fc inhabitant who could i.ot ef.-ape irtt 'lie country, all perished. After this unfortu na aft of retaliation, and the whole town wascen iusied, :he French returned to St. Martin's. While' Captain Martin was at 'Statia,' bottomed Brj ifb (hip, leaded with claved and coffee, from Martinique bound to L ;don, with twelve 6 plunders and 20 men, was,captured and brought in by a small French privateer fcfioou. er, with eight 4 plunders, and 50 men. 81.e fold for 7500 joes at au£tion. Capt, MacCartney, in a schooner belonging to BoHph, from London to Demcrara, was captured by a Briti sh Frigate, and ordered for Matinique, with a prize-master and 8 seamen, Git their pas sage thither, Capt. McCartney, with the fuper-gar-t go, and his son, fjcuiid the Englishmen below and hie veffcl. A (hort time after, being at : helm, with loaded piltols in the wailtband of hit small clothes, he received a blow from the tiller, and «ne of his piilols went off, and wounded him in the thigh'morully. He then gave up the veflel again, and released the Englishmen. She was carried imp Fort Royal, where Capt. McCartney (hortly died ef his wound. Every article, except Rum, Molasses, and Hides, are prohibited at Martinique, except 100 wt. of ■coffee, and iop wt. sugar, for each veffcl as (lores, DELAWARE STATE LEGISLATURE. IN SENATE. FROM THIJ JOURNAL.] Wednesday, January 18. The following refutation was laid on the table for the cenfideratiou of the Senate: Whereas all governmeuts ooght to he formed for the good of the citizens who compotjhUhe fame, and the right of making, altering, any particular form of government, is inherent is the people ; and it is declared hy the eonftitufioti of the United States, that a stile may be formed by the junction of two or moie states, or parts of dates, with the consent »f the legislatures of the ltates concerned; ss well as of Congrcis. And whereas many of the good citizens of this (late apprehend that its territory is toe small, and the resources thereof inadequate to the talk of fupport i»g a frame of government calculated to promota the happiness and fei«re the and liberties of the good people thereof, without impoling on them a burden exceeding their ability ; and ii is the opinion of this legislature, that their conltituentt (hould be confultcd on a fubjeft so important (9 their general welfare. Therefore Resolved, By the Senate and Houfc of Reprefentativees of the (late of Delaware, That the citizens in the several counties throughout this (late are hereby recommended at the general election *f representa tives on the firll Tuesday of Oftobcr next, to de» clare their opinions of the present form of govern ment of this ttate, by voting also by ballot for or agaiuft a t'iffoltition of the fame, as they (hall severally choose to do j and if (halj appeal that a majority of all the citizen's voting fur representatives, have voted in favor of a dissolution of th. • efent form of government —then the next legislature of this Hate (hall take such measures a* to their wisdom (hall seem proper for obtaining the consent of the legislatures' of Maryland and Vir giuia, and ot Congress, for uniting their territories on the east. fide of the Chesapeake bay, with ths territories of this (late, so that the whole peninsula may form one entire (late, under such frame of government and name, as (hall be agreed upon by the representatives of all the territories in general convention met ; or the consent of the legislature of Pennsylvania, or of Maryland, and of Congress, soy uniting this (late with Pennsylvania, or Maryland, in such manner as (hall seem moll proper, and belt calculated to promote the only end of all legitimate government—the rights, liberties, and happiness of the people. Saturday, January 21. Having resumed the consideration of the fore going resolution, and on the question to adopt the fame, it was carried in the affirmative with only one dissenting vote, and sent to the House of Re. prefentatives for concurrence. 1 —1 1 , ■■ , PRINTERS Who have inserted Advancements at the rtqueft of the Editor of this Paper, are defiredto forward their aecoumt*. Jaunary 30 §6t ■—— — '• WATCH LOST- T OST, on moaday last, a silver stop Watch, makers' JL j names, " Hauxhurft and jDoult, New-York,, 809", on the face, hour-hand in a small circle ; t'ue minute-hand revolving in a larger. Whoever has found, and will ro turn the fame to J a mis Edger, corner of Second and Catherine Streets, (hall receive 10 .Dollars reward. If ofj fercd for sale it is rcquefted it may be stepped. January 30 4t FOR THE BENEFIT OF Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins, Pantheon, AND RICKETTS'j AMPHITHEATRE. For EqutsTßiAN and Stase Performances. Corner of Chelnyt and Sixth-streets. TO-MORROW EVENING, T.efday, Jan. 31, By Particular Desire, Don Juan ; Or, THE vLIBERTINE DESTROYED MR. MCKETTS wilj in particular on that eveaiog go thro* a variety of Performances in the Eqireftrian Exercises. A new comic Song, called THE TINKER, By Mr. Sully. The whole to conclude with the comic Pantomime of ROBINSON CRUSOE} Or, Harlequin Friday.
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