New Theatre. qq^
On FRIDAY March s,
Will be presented, a Tragedy, ciUed
The Grecian Daughter,
Dionyfius, Mr. Cooper ""
Philotas taoreton and n
Melsnthon, Warren lunar
Phocion, Prigmore ing ol
Areas S? u' )Un ° to m
Calippus, Warrell .
Greek Herald, Darlay, jun.
Greek Soldier, Pel da. J
Perdiccas, Maedonald an y r
Evandcr, Wignell fyj,
Erixene Miss Old field r e
Euphrafia, (The Orecias Daughter) Mn. Merry J
To which will be added,
A Farce, in two a&s, written in America, (never per- lande
formed) called vefiel
The Enchanted Flute. pr»y«
«Cedger!y, Mr fs* ■» was
Raymond, Moreton Wir.j
Si- Harace Huflle, Harw»«d g wa(
Doctor Endlcfs, Fr ncis ft ron
Gte ( Blifiett
Landlord, Warrell «
Jeweller, \ afte i;
Tradefmcn, Mitchell, fcc. a thi
Harriet Bloomley, MifsL f
Dinah, Mrs. L'F.flrang* on t ,
ift Lady, Mri. Doftor
id Lady, Mrs. Mrtcfctier ,co '
« ! '' ' ' "" A
JJrtited States, ) «• '
Penrifyivama WiJlriS, \ f * twic
TJ4 pursuance of a* Writ to m« fKre&ed from the w ho
1 ble Richard Peters, esquire, Judge of the Diftritf
Court of the United States, in and for the Diftridl of Penu
fylvania, will be cxpofed to Public Sale, at the Merchants rye
Coffee-Koufe, in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday, Prel
the nth day of March, (-nftant) at 12 o'clock, to
Brigantine, called the LADY WALTER.-
MlfflTW STORFF, with all and singular her tackle, ap
parel, furniture and othei' appurtenance-, as 1 >
thp. fame new are;—the said brigantine hay- corr
ing beep condemned as forfeited to the Unit- con
••dStates, &c. WILLIAM NICHOLS, marshal. ft an
Mir(har« Office, March 3d, 1797- tied
The Inventory may be fcen at the marshal solnee.
. - College-Hall. der
READINGS~and7IIECITATIONS, J l^
Moral, Critical, and Entertaining.
on SATURDAY EVENING, march 4th,
At 7 o'clock, will be delivered,
APO E M
On the President's Farewell Addrefi, with i (Vetch of the ,
chara&cr of his Succeflor. Jp(
After wbich, * ill he recited,
Ao allego'iol Poem, in two parts, called an<
•L'hc Cave of Nature. St;
Or, a Piftuie of the Virtues, Vicr>, PafTi«nj and Attributes fcc
of the Human Mind. ho
Tickets to be had of Mr. Poulfon, jun. at the Library ; w *
atmr. M'Elwee's looking-glass-store, No. 70, S. Fourth
ftreet; and at Mr. Carey's, Bookseller, Market-llreet—
Half a dollar each. C 0
mi
A FIFTY DOLLAR NOTE was given to the w:
Doer-Keeper by miftakr, on Tuesday eveh.ng : the le ,
owner is requefltd to apply for it to Mr. FiMNELL. Q f
City of Washington- bl
Scheme of the Lottery, No. 11, for the improvement at
of theTederal City. to
A magnificent ) ao,cqo dollars, & } r e ,ooa
dwelling-house, J
1 ditto 15,000 & cafs 15,000 40,000
.1 ditto 15,000 & calh 15,000 30,000
I ditto 10,000 & cafii 10,000 ao,ooo K
I ditto -5,000 5c calh 5» 000 10,000 - as
x ditto 5,000 & 5> 000 - Jo,ooo o:
1 cafti prize of 10,000 n
a do. 5,000 each, ire •" 10,000
to do. 1, 000 - « • 10,000
»o do. ' 500 - - jo.ooo
00 do. 100 - * lOjOno,
»oo do. 50 - - I°.°°" I
400 do. »J - ■ 10,000 tj 1
X,coo do. -a® * '3d,ooo* 1;
15,00® do. lo ■» *50,000 I
« ?
16,7.39 Prizes. t
33,»6i Blank*. t
50,000 Tickets, at Eight Dollars, 400,000
N. B. Tofavour those who may take a quantity of ,
pickets,th£ prize of 40,000 dollarswillbethe tA3T drawn
ticket, and the 30,000 the last but o« e : - ,
And approved notes, securing payment.in either monsy
or prizes, in ten days after drawing, will be received 10/
any number not less than 30 tickets.
This Lottery will afford an elegant specimen of tiie pri
vate buildings to be eredled in the City at alhington---
Two beautiful designs are already lele&ed for the entire
fronts on t.wo of the public fquaresj from thek 1 prawings
it ispropofed to erect two centre and.four coraer buildings,
as i'oon as poflible after this lottery is fold, and to con-vev
them, when complete, to the fortunate adventurers, in
the manner described in the scheme for the Hotel Lottery.
A nett dedu&ion of five per cent, will be made to defray
the ne.ceiT.iry expenses of printing, &c,vflnd the surplus
•will be made a part of the fund intended for the National
University, to be erected within the city of Wafiiington.
The real Securities given for the payment of the Prizes,
sre held by the President and two Dire&ors of the Bank ,
of Columbia, and are valued at more than half .the a
mount of the lottery.
SAMUEL BLODGET.
Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia ; of.
James Weft & Co. Baltimore; of Pet«r Oilman, Boston :
of T°hn Hepkins, Richmond ; and of Richard W«lls
Cooper's Ferry. ,0
This Day is Published,
BY MefT' Dobfon, Carey, Campbell, Rice, and the other
Book fellers, price One t)ollar and twenty-five cents, elegant,
ly printed on woye paper, and hot-prefTed, by John Thomp
son,
A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF.
The CONSTITUTIONS of thf fc-ocra! States,
With each, ether, and with that of the United States:
exhibiting in Tables, the prominent features of ea*h Con
stitution, and clafling together their most impertant pro
visions, under the several heads of administration ; with
Notes an 4 Observations. By Wmiliam Smith, of Souths
Carolina, L L. £>• and member of the Congrcfs of tfcr
United States. Dedicated to tha People of the United
States. ' r
N. B. A few Copies printed on an inferior paper, at'
3-4thsof a dollar. February 6 nswf -
A Young Gentleman,
WHO e*n come well mcnimended by a refpeclablc
merchant of this city, would be wiUing,,te engage either
in a wholefaleor retail {lore.
A lint addressed to A. B. and left with the Priater of
.(his Pajftr, will he duly att. ndei to.
Mi rehA
CONGRESS 0f the UNITED STATES,
HOU3!! OF REPRESENTATIVB9. dt
' ing of
Wednesday, March I. built v
Mr. Swan wick, from the committee of commerce was so
and manufa&ures, made a report on the petition of .men v
sundry inhabitants of Champlain (N. Y-) complain- Mr
ing of incemveniences on account of being obliged each a
to make their entries at Cumberland, and praying ing th
some port to be made a port of entry nearer Cana- concli
da. The committee thought it unrveceflary to make e.d to
any regulations on the fubjeft. _ been 1
Mr. S. also made a report on the petitions of Mr
James O'Brian tod James Aylward, mariners, who been
fled from Newfoundland, at tlie time the French confic
landed there, and put into Portfmeutli, where their culty
1 vefleis had been seized for the tonnage duties : they yet fa
prayed for a rcmifiioo of the duties. The report vote a
was favourable. It was opposed by Mr, Coit, as new 1
laeir.g contrary to law, but fuppurted by Messrs, tiprvs.
Bwanwick, W. Smith, and S«waH, as one of those tettic
strong cases which ought as form an exception to whit!
any general rule. The report was finally agreed to, he fa
afterwards a bill was reported, it was ?«grofied »or leis t
a third reading, and before the house rose, passed. D'aj
The bill dirc&ing certain petfons to be placed T
on the pension lift, was regd 3 third time and p»f
---f J •
fed. r
A bill w«s received from the Senate concerning j my*
the circuit courts of the United States, which was Clop
twice tead, and committed to a committee »f the htao
whole to-morrow. t ®"»
Mr. Gallatin wished the bill for fixing the milita- A.
ry efiablifliment, which had been .eturnsd by the Loc
President of the United States, with his objeaiops, Mut
to be taken up. i >lt
Mr.'W, Smith hoped ( this fubjeft wop'id be tasen lv.
, up, but before it was entered upon, he wished the Swi
! committee of the whole to be discharged from the
■ consideration of it, as he found, in a former in
fiance of a similar kind, the business had been set- Uav
tied in the house. The committee was accordingly berl
difebarged. The house then proceeded to re confi- dev(
der the bill, agreeably to the direflions of the coa- Mn
ftitiitian. The bill was firft read, and then the sol- Sm
lowing objeQiens of the PrcfiJent : cr ' r
United States, Feb. 28, 1797'
« Gentlemen of tht House of mo
Refrifentatives, nev
e " Having maturely confidercd the bill, to alter rep
and amend an a&, intituled, *' an aft to afeertain an
and fix the military eilablifiiment ot the United der
States," which was presented to me ®n the twenty- rea
second day of this month, I now return it to the 1
house of reprefeptatives, in which it originated, cot
' with my ebje&ions. tal
" First. If the hill passes into-a lav.*,, the two wa
companies of light dragoons willbe, from that mo- bu
ment, legally out of service, though they will after- wt
ie wards continue aßxally in service ; and for their rc<
lc lervices during this interval, namely, from the time
_ of lcg?l to the time of aSual discharge, it will net 101
.be lawful to pay tH.em unless some future provisions th
be made by law. Though they may be discharged .
nt at the pleasure of Congrels, in justice they ought wl
to receive their pay, not ooly to the time of passing 11 '
the law, but ?t lead, to the tir»c of thfii; aftuai fp
difchatge, P :
Secondly. It willbe inconvenient and injurious ar
to the public to dismiss the light dragoons, as soon di
as notice of the law can be conveyed to them, one
of.the companies having been lately destined to a hi
necessary and important service. P
Thirdly. The companies of light drag«on»,con- al
fid of one hundred aud twenty-fix non commission- s;
ed officers and privates who are bound to serve «* ai
dismounted dragoons, when ordered so te -o ; they t
. have received in bounties sbout t\s« thousand dol- o
lats j one of them is completely equ pped, and a- .
bove halt of the Bon-commifiioned officers and pri- t
vates have yet to serve more than one third of the
term of their inliftment } and besides, there will, in t
the year, be ajconfiderable deficiency in the comple- a
raent of infantry intended to be (Continued. Un- c
der these cireumftances, to discharge the dragoons,
yof does not feeia to comport with atconomy.
iwn -fourthly. It is generally .agreed that some caval- 1
ry, either militia or regular, will be necefljjry; and <
'"or according to the best information I have .been.able 1
to obtain, it is my opinion that the latter will-be
•Pfi- less expensive and mote ufeful th,an the former, in 1
in— prsferving pea.ee between the frontier fe' tiers and tlve i
~ t lre Indians, and therefore a part ef the .sih'tary.eftab
;'T lifhmcQt should confill of cavalry.
G*. WASHINGTON.
S, in The Speaker tfi.en rend the clause in the Cotifli
tery- tution which (lirefts the on such oc%-
fr , a) s fion, and which fays, that in cafe two-thirds of the ,
iona] House wherein it originated Ihall be in favour of J
on. passing the bill, it (hall be sent to the other, and if
rizes, two-thirds of that House he also in favour of it, it
B * nk ' Khali become alow. The votes .of both House sto
le 3 be determined by Yeay and Nayy.
Mr. Nicholas'faid, he'Tneant to vote against the
a ; of bill, bHt he did net wife to Hand charged with re
fton ; fail agio pay.the men far th« time they were in
v,lls fcrvice. He'thoughtahe bill' Was by no mean# lia
ble to a charge of this kind- As it could foarcely
be supposed that, a{ the .time, they were making a
voluntary gift of 100 dolfars t» every officer dil-
Other charged, it could not reafonablv be fufpe&ed that
epant- the Legifiature meant to defraud the men of their
,om P- pay.
Mr. W. Smith djd* not fee any necessity for the
,l„, obfervationsofthe gentleman from Virginia. There
tates : was Rofching in thf Mcffage ot the I lefident which
Con- charged that Home, with art intention of defraud- J
' P™- ing the men of tbeir fia'y. Whatever w&s the it
, ,V 'hJ, fig* ofgentlemeji, ibis was not ib- .charge. But
if the" it was that tViivv«u|d be t 'ie rcfult of the
Inited' : bjfl, and it would be fi< weeks or two months be
fore tb«y could'be notified that the a£t was passed.
at ' It was the legal opinion of the Attorney-General,
* wf therefore, that they would not he entitled to pay
[during that timc>
Mr. N"ich<>fct*was sorry the genfleman'from S.
able Carolina and he did not think alike on the fubjeft ;
Clther he thought the obje£lions lie had made were necef
terof faty, and be had made them for the the purpole
dated. He thought the President ought not to
*4' have doubted their willingueU to have allowed the
pay in qucftian. He «of option the House had StS
given some extraordinary proofs of their liberality I
This fefiioi.; amongst other proofs of this, they
had determined to appropriate money for the b«M
in eofa *6 gun frigate, which he had caufedl to be Yen
built without authority. But the pay of these men
was so much a point of law, that he believed the
.men would have been entitled to pay. . eomed
Mr. W. Smith laid their having agreed to jive from t
each of the Officers 100 dollars, without mention- the p a
i«g the men, rather went against the gentleman', the Fr
conclusion ; because, if anv thing had been intend
ed to have been given to them, they would alfa have
been mcntiuned. ... In t
Mr. Willows was sorry that forae things had not n
been more attended to, when that bill was under o^t j )e
1 consideration ; and, although there would be a diffi- g overl
| culty refpeSing the Brigadier General and Staff, c h o ice
I yet he tho't the objedions well founded, and would long f
I yote against the palling of the bill, in order that a the lo
new one might be brought in, to avotd the objec,
I lions. From the demands lately made forthe pro
teition of the Frontiers of Georgia and reneffee, j )ad) .
which amounted to upwards of 390, psk? dallais j t | on 0
he fa'ly agreed with the President that it would be Scy]la
less jexpenc# to keep dp the two Companies of ditfat
Dragoons, than employ Mnitia Horse, ™
The Yew and Nays were then t ..ken as follow I . i ,
YEAS. cartel
MeflVs. Baily, Baldvin, Band, Blount. Brent, pMio]
Bryan, Buck, Bsrgefs, Cabel!, Chritlie, tSlailvM 11, ot her
, Clopton, Coles, Dearborn, Findjey, Franklin, Gil- upon
. litan, Gillcfpie, Greenup, Gn-gg., Grove, ijansp- p*rhi
ton, Harrifon, faathorn, Havens, Heath, Holland,,
. A. Jacklon, G. Jarkfo*, Kitchcll, Livmgflon,
r Lo' ke, Maclay, Macon, Madison, Milledge, Moorr, * hc
, Muhelnberg, New, Nicholas,-Orr, {"age, ?aikei, °
Patten, Richards,Sherburne. SJtinner, Israel Smith, "
i R. "Sp.igg, T- Sprigg, Strtidwick, Swanwick, 1
t Swift, Venable, Winn 5,5. * x
c NAY S. '79'
MeflVs. Ames, Bradbury. Coit, CHic. Dana,
- Davenport, Dent, Ege, A. Poller, I>. Fofler, Gil- 1 "
y bert, G'' ma "> Goodrich, Grifwold, Harper, /len- tH ""
I- derfon, {Litt.eru, S. Lyman, W. Lyman, Malboiie, armi
1- Murray, Potter, Reed, Sewall, Sitgreaves, Jer.
1- Smith, N. Smith, Isaac Smith, W. Smith, Thatch- mcl
er, Thongs, Van Ale*, WadMrth, Williams. 34.
The bill being accordingly loft, Mr. Nicholas I '<■
moved that a committee be appointed to Lrinjr in a 1 "
new bill, which being agreed to, a nev. bill wat < [ he
er reported (exadly the fame as the former,.except "j 1
in an omiflion of the parts objefted to by, the Prefi- iorr
td dent). It was ordered to beeogroffed for a ihivd
y. reading, and afterwards pafjed.
he Oa mutjon ofMr. Ames, the house went into a van
J, commntee ufjhc whole on the billfor placing cer- c ' n
' tain buoys in and near the harbor ot Boston, which j* 1 "
vo was ag-eedto, alter filling up the blank far 6 large - !E
10- buoys with i6oe d»"a | '». a "d that fo'r 10fnsall ones | he
er - with a like sum ; the bill was oidered for a third J UI
eir reading, and afterwards pa.Tcd.
The bill for extending the time for receiving an at
i„t loan the domeflic debt of .the United States, went
m» through the fame form and was pafled. la^
rft j [he huufe resolved itfelf into a committee of the 1 7
rht whole on the amendments of the Senate to the ferll
ng for making regolations with refpedtto the duty on ctl
ual fpiri's dilli'.led" within the Umttd States. They
pr posed to do away the licences for tw» weeks,
and to provide only for Ninthly licences, to bear lli
,on date 011 the Ijrft day of every catander month. s - 1
3n ? Mr. Harrifon hoped these JfflCcdEljjUS would not or
0 a he agreed to. It *»ss wejl irown that in the foutbern
parts of the unio«, there was a small diltillery in lh
on- almolt-fTery farm ; but if these amendments were
on- adopted, it would ha»e the effeft to detiroy them, i<
■ n%' and the law would berorae particularly odious «*
'bey the people ;it would »lfo wholly defeat the pjirpofe tv
dol- of revenue from the tax.
1». Messrs. Parker and Macon urged similar objec- 1
pri- tions *> this bill. ..... „
'the Mr. Dayton (tire Ipeaker) who origrnally in
1, in troduced this amendmtiit into the bill, repeated his v
iple- arguments in favor of allowing licences to be tsken "
Un- out for two weeks. v
ons, The amendaie'HS were drfagreert to. 15
On motion of Mr. Blount, the report of the anm
aval- mittee on the petition of the widow of Seccalocuta, L
and or the Hanging Maw, was taken up and concur- '
able red in. ... „ , . r .
Hbe On motion of Mr. l.ivingfton, the houle re
r in fplvet! itfelf into a committee of the whole oh a bill |
d tlw in addition to an aft for the telief and projeaioji of 1
flab- American -seamen. -This bill was brought fbrwaul
to lupplj an emission in the biil palled la-it feifion '
5J jefpetting the manner 411 which certificates of citi
atifti- zenfhip should be granted. This part of the hill '
oc*a- oe'eafioned cotiliderable difcnffion lad feflion ; and
f the 1 was a fubjeft of conference betwixt '.he two houses ;
ir of | but unaccountable negleft was omitted
md if in the law, and had heen fuppiied by the Prefider.t,
it, it who had adopted the plan agreed upon by the two
:s to houses, except that he had ft mfwhat enlarged it.
The bill now proposed, was a copy of the pro till-
H the otts which had been adted upon by the Prclident.
h re- ' Mr. Harper spoke at considerable length against
re in the mode laid down for the ascertaining of citizen,
ns lia- ship, which was to be proved in cafe of failure of a
arcely copy of the regifler .where the pcrfon was bon,, by
HB- a one credible witness. Mr. H. proposed that the Ml
r tiipony of three freeholders ihoyiti be but >
d that uotwithftanding all the pains he took to prove the
their proptiety of this amendment, on the queilion being
put, there only appeared three »otet in favor of it.
or the The bill was ordered to be en fc ro.fi[ed for a thud
There reading.
which Th< amendments proposed by the Senate to the
ifraud- rc .fo!ution calling upon the ttates for the payment;
> e of certain balances, were taken up. Mr. W. Smith
But mo ved to recede from their disagreement to the
jf the Senate's amendments, which was negatived, there
is he- " oc ; r ,g only 12 votei in fav«r .of it. Mr ; Nicholas
pafied. t j, en m oved to adhere, and the motion was carried,
tiieral, g waßW ; c k re ported a bill to authorise a
° statement of the claims of George Smith and John
Robertfon, formerly slaves in Algiers. It waa re-
VV a', ferred to a committee of the whole.
nccef- Mr. A. Foster, from the committee of Enrol
urpole ment, "reported fevsral bills as duly enrolled, which
not to received the signature of the speaker, and were af
red the terwards laid before the Piefideat. Adjourned.
Phxladelp hia,
FRIDA r EVENING, March 3.
Yefterdav arrived imthis city, from his rcfidenre in
Virginia, THOMAS JEFFERSON, Vice-President
Eleft of the United States. The Company of Artillery,
under the immediate orders of Capt. Shaw, wel
comed that tried patriot with a discharge of 16 rounds
from two 12 pounders ; and a flag was difp ( ayed from
the Park of Artillery,. Searing the device " Jefferfoo
the Friend of the People," Am. D. A.
Translated far the(N.Y.) Daily Advertiser.
LEYDEN, December 2.
In the midfl: of so many examples which every day
present themselves to the eye of afflifled humanity,
of the effects produced by the unhappy ambit.on of
governing our equals, withont any delicacy in the
choice of the measures, the illuftrions Wafhmgton,
long since the model of true patriotism, which is ths •
the love ofo«ie's country, and entirtly free from all
mo%«, has now added th« moll grievons
treat of difintereft™nefs, as well to the continual per
miflivei of power as to the numerous titles he before
had, and the love of his fellow-citizens, and the venera.
tion of his age, and to the admiration of poHerity.
Scylla satiated with power and honors, abdicated the
didatorlhip,which he had usurped after having plung
ed his country in blood and remedied the fame- abuiei
by cruelty ana tyranny. VVafhi-gton renounced a
legal power, aequired by l)is owu merit, to finifh his
car«er with a virtuous retirement, and worthy of a true
philofoph?r., after having contributed more than any
other means, both as a Soldier and E-giflater, to iix
up®n his native land the hjipfinefs, of which,
pxrhaps, portals are susceptible
STATE PAPER.
The following Report was presented to the house
of Representatives on Tuesday lall; with an ex
tensive appendix.
The fa retavy of jlair, in purftiance of the order
W the house of'fteprefentativrl, of the 8;h May,
1 79«. on til's' memoria) and petitioa »f fundiy citi
zen, of the United States residing in the city of
' Philadelphia, relative to the losses they have sus
tained by the capture if their properw by French
anned vejTrls an the high seas, or in consequence of
t;>e forced or' voluntaty files of their p-ovilions and
merchandise, to thij ©ificecs of the colvpial admioif
!rations of the French republic, having examined
„ the fame, together w;t(i accounts of fitn:lar lo{fe*
sustained by American citizens from the in
j (he European seas, or in the p«iU of France, which
lt • in the details were necefiatjly couse&td with lh«
. former^
J RrffECTrVtl.* RIRORTS :
That since the commencement of the present war,
a various and continual csjiipliiints htvebeen made by
' citizens of the United States to the department ot
to ftue, and to the miniflers of the United States in
rc y r ance of injuries done to their conhn.ei e «n4ef
the authority of the French republic. These in
juries were —
j. Spoliations and maltreatment of their veuel»
)n at fca, b,7 French (hips of war and privateers.
Nt id. A dillrdjing and long continued embargo
laid upon their veffds at.Botirdeau* in the yeat»
he ' 793 and x 794-
irll 3d. Tbc nou-paymifit x>t bill# anil olhex cvjc»cb
ces »f debts dye, drawn by the .colonial adminilltap
ev tion in the Welt-Indies.
4th, The |eizur« prforced files of the cargoes of
.J their vessels, and appropriating-them to public us«,
without paying for [hem, u.r paying inadequately,
lot or delaying payment for a length of time.
l in jth. The non-performance of,co»itraft9 made by
in the agents for the government fupplie?.
ete 6h. The condemnation of their vefTels a*d car,
, m jioes under fueh cf the marine ordinances France
to as are incompatible with the treatic? fcbfi'.Ung be
(,fc - tween the two countries; and
7th. The captures lanftioned by ? decree of the
; cc _ National Convention of the 9th May, 1793, [A]
which, in violation of the treaty of amity o.idcor.»
J n . merce, .declared enemy's goo Is on bcatd of their
his vefTels, lawlul prizes, and dire&ed. the French Ihips
jjgn of war and privateers to hring into port neutral
veflels laden yvitli proviGons and ;boutid to an ene
my's port.
nm . It may be proper to remark here that this decree
Uta, of the Convention direfled the capture of neutral
cur- veflels laden with provisions i>.nd deltiued. for ene
myV poru, preceded by one month, the of
, rr . the British government far captnring " all vessel*
bill loaded with corn, floyi,or mea!, bound to any port
iji of > n Frasce."
vaid Suck was the nature of the claims of the citizens
of the United States upon the French republic pre
citj. vious to the departure of Mr. Mtirroe ss miniftef
. bin' plenipotentiary to France in the lummer.pf 1794,
an <3 and since his residence there. To him wire entrull
,fe9 . ed the document* which had been collected to fub
ittec ftantiate Particular eoniplaints ; and he wis infruftr
aerit I to press the Freoch government,to ascertain and
• two pay what might be found justly due from time to
d it. time ;as additional cases role, they were ttanfmitted
ovjfj. t» ,him. with a like view. In September of that
ent. he to his fecietaiy, Mr. Skipwith,
rainft (with tlie proviflonal app«ii"menrof Corfu! at Ps
izeii- ris) the charge of itnting the rases, and pteci'ng
-of a them in the proper t>ai'n of settlement 5 1 efervirw
1, by to himfelf the duty of hodng general ptinclples with
etef- the government, and gatroniting and fupeiintend,- ,
$ Uut ; ing his proeeedings.
■e the I" cenformity wjth the direflionof the
being Mr, (hortly afterwards made a geneiai re
of it. pott on the injuries and difficulties and vexations tn
.thiid which the commerce of the United States '.vas lub
jedted by the regulations and teftraints of the f rencli
, government, or by the abuses pVttftifed by its,
0 1 e agents : to which he added a number of particular
nnent ea j- ej — CO py n f t jj c w hole was annexed to :he t
port .marked B-] This report was laid before the
"there government 5 and added to the varim.?
cholas P rc^enta tions of Mr. Monroe, and his predccefi;j>,
irried P r °tlwced a decree of the joint Committee of
Safety, Finance, Commence, and Supplies, d?t ■'
rife a ij»h Nov. 17^4— copy of which «vas annexed
1 John marked C.3 This <jecree, appaientlv calcula'ed •
las re- rf medy msuy of the evils complained of, afforelt
but a very partial, in refpeit to compeniations, 2
Rnrol- corapara*.ively small relief while it continued in force
which the principles of the decree of the 9th May 179 ■
re as- which rendered liable to feiiure and conflation,'
ied. goods of enemies found on board neutral vrSlt.it