LATEST FROM ENGLAND. Wlth
ALEXANDRIA, May 8.
The Editor of the Columbian Mirror was, 0
at a late hour lad evsning, politely favored j Hyd
with thrccTcparatc files of London papers, j
▼is. the Sun, the Star, and the Times, up to j m(a
the 19th of March, which are bter by three
tim<
days than any accounts heretofore received, j rece
He takes the earliest opportunity of layi: g a Ek ,
portion of their interfiling conteats before
his patrons. • . ' rtiaj
From a sareful perusal of those papers, it uu i
appears, that the French Directory entertain- Oli
ed ftrious apprehenlions as to tbe approach, tor,
ing eleftion, and that the people were very ver
generally diffatisfied with their condt>a. fcn
That there is not the lead probability of the <
French being fuccefiful in'their intended in- s ol
vafioo, as the rage for voluntary contribution cul
had extended it« influence to all claflcs, and '"S
the cruising squadron* of Great-Britain had
been particularly fuccefsful in taking and de
ilrqying some of the convoys colled ng for ha ,
that puipufe. no
The Cabinet Oo'mcil of Great Britain
have been occupied in the examination of pel- M
son's taken up for treasonable pra&ices ; and
every day's experience teaches us, that there
aTe wretches in all coimtriis, CI
" Who, for a graft of ore or paltry office, ha
<< Would fell their country to the foe." M
andagainft. whom every patriotic bosom (hould Ej
burn with indignation.
LONDON, March 15.
To the intelligence which we yesterday re- i n;
cei»ed frdm Plymouth, of the preparations ad
making in France for a fpsedy descent on this wl
country, we have to add the substance of inu
formation brought by a Teaman who bad been
prisoner in France, and who arrived at Fal lc
mouth on Friday last in a cartel. He ftateii
the French force in Brest harbour and Bred g\
water to consist of twenty one or twenty-two
fail of tbe line, about eight of which were
nearly equipped,and •he greatest diligence was
employed in fitting the remainder far fca ; f e
one of these failed on the 6th instant into the ft
otter road, in which lay eleven frigates, a as
corvette, and three arnrrd brigs. The sri- fe
gates were ready for sea. ''
No letters have for these three or four ''J
weeks been received from captain Cotes, out j 0
agent f.r prisoners in France, from-which ir w
is concluded, that his letters are intercepted w
by an order from the direftory. _ V
Private letters from the Hague mention, te
that the Batav an governmrnt dejmuri toac- '
cede to tbe ptopofitiort of the'ex;cutive dir
e&ory, for prohibiting the entry of any mer- ir
chandize tv goods from Great-Britain. Eve- n
j-y person conversant with the trade to Hoi n
land, knows that the Dutch cannot even sub- It
fift without a cpmme.c al intercourse with «
this country. _ t :
The late unfortunate king of Poland is the a
fame monarch whose life was attempted by c
affaffini, and on a circtimftance in whose his
tory the plot of the dramatic entertainmem n
of ZorinJky is founded- .
March 17. n
By the lafi accounts from Sir R. Strachan, ®
who is now blocking up the port of Havre, it £
appears that there are nine frigates and cor-
vettes in that port ready to put to sea.
From Brelt we learn, that there aie twenty
fail of the line in that port, of which 18 are
fuppoled to be fit for (ea, and of those 9 were '
ready to (ail at a moment's warning j of Havre,
it appears that there are nine frigates and cor- J ,
vettes in that port ready to put to sea. There
are.also a very considerable number of gun
boats, but nothing gpes in or comes out- }
since Sir Richard's squadron has remained off
that port.
The Berwick, ot 74 guns, with 10 frigates c
was in the Outer Harbour with fails bent on 1
the 4th of this month, and the whole seemed 1
to be preparing for sea, but wehave not heard
that any of these veilels have yet come out.
Yesterday government ifTued a proclamati- 1
on, offering a reward of zool- to be paid by 1
the Lords of his Majesty's Treasury, tor the ;
apprehension of Robert Thomas Crofsfield, ]
charged on suspicion of being guilty of. high
treason. Crofsfield is the fame person who .
was in custody some time since for having
caused a poisoned dart to be made, which it
was supposed was intended to have been <
thrown at the King when in the Theatre.
We have rcafons to believe that our pre
parations for secret expeditions, which are
now carrying on, create the moil serious ap
prehensions in the French rulers, notwith
standing their pompous and arrogant threats
of invading and subjugating this country.—
We are confident, that the carrying the pro
jected expeditions into prompt execution will
not only tend to rouse the spirit of English
men, but perplex and appal our insolent and
implacable foe.
Admiralty-Office, March 17,
Copy of frletter from Sir John Borlafe War
ren, K. B. to Nepean, Efqr.
Canada, off ljle Dieu, March 8.
SIR," . . •
I take the liberty of acquainting you, that
this morning a convoy of the enemy was dis
covered within Isle Dieu, to whom I immedi
ately gave chace with his majeftv's (hips under
iny orders ; but the breeze dying away, I
made the lignal for the boats of my squadron
to chace, and I have the fatisfaftion to inform
you, that the veflels mentioned in the inclol
ed lift were captured by t?em. A schooner
gun vessel and an armed luggei escaped into
the Fromentine Paflage, over the Ifiand ot
Norroentier. '
Two of the prizes are numbered, and laden
with naval llores for the armament equipping
at Brest, for the intehded expedition against
England ; the reft have wine and brandy for
their cargoes, and were bound from Roche
fort to tie above port.
I have the honor to be, See.
JOHN B. WARREN.
A lift of velTels captured by the squadron un
der the orders of Sir J. B.Warren, Bart.
K. B.
A brig trom Rochefort, bound to Brest.
A brig from ditto to ditto, numbered, and
laden with naval stores, as transports.
A brig/from Rochefort, bound to Brest.
A brig from ditto to ditto.
A brig from ditto to ditto.
A brig from ditto to ditto.
A brig froin'ditto to ditto, laden with wine
and brandy.
A Chaffe Maree, from Rochefort, bound
to Brest.
A Chaffe Maree, from ditto to ditto.
'A Chaffe Maree, from ditto to ditto, ladeh
with wine and brandy.
A Chaffe Maree, from ditto to ditto, laden »th 1
with win# stod brandy, burnt; being ori ihore. had j
(Sinned) JOHN WARREN. cils,
ratif
March i*. ... .„ ot V r
On Satnrdgy morning Mr. Fabiarti and Mr. con!
Hyde, two ot his majelty's messengers, arriv- lier 1
ed in town with dilpatches from the Loid nnit
! Lieutenant of Ireland, which are extremely by t
| intarefting. The mail arrived at the fame dem
i time. The following are the advices we have pro!
I received : ■
Extras frtm tbe Fretmeb's Journal of tit 13 th
"Yesterday at eleven o'clock, one of his
rtiajefty's messengers, attaoded by a civil and p rQ ,
military power, proceeded to the liouCe ot Mr. an( j
Oliver Bond, in Bridge-street, upon aniin-
formation which hail been received by Oo
vernm'ent, that the Provincial Committee ot
the United lriflimep of Leinfter were toaf
lemble there for the purpose of treason. /
" A committee of fourteen delegates were g pa
found fitting, |nd immediately taken #ito S p a
custody ; aud many material pSpers, contain- p re
ing proofs of a serious nature were found up- r j es
on them. Mr. Bond was not in the 100 mot -j
the meeting ; but papers atfe&ing him are finc
said to have been found in his pocket. We con
have not yet received a lift of the delegates t j le
nor any particulars of their examination.
" At the fame time we understand*, Dr.
M'Nevin. was apprehended at his lodgings
near the Four Courts ; and Couiilellor Em
mett in Stephen's green, John Sweetman in yal
Francis flrcet, and Henry Jackfonand Son in the
Church ftieet. Warrants were alio said to
have been issued for apprehending Richard w | (
M'Cormick, Councellor Samson, and Lord t j lv
| Edward Fitzgerald. Lord Ed-ward was miff- c
ed by the person who" had the warrant against
him, tho' lie appeared in many-parts of the t jj e
town —The othsrs are not discovered. nel
" The murder of Mr. Buckley, a gentle- c j e
- man residing in the neighbourhood ot Naas, j > j 0
s adds one more to the horrid afl'affinatjons t[)(
s which disgrace this country.** V 3
The above information is confirmed by f Q[
privite letters, except in the inftanre of Coun- £ j £
1 (ellef Emmet, who has fled ; and so has Counr
iellor Sampson and Lord Edward Fitzgerald. f Q(
S 1 The following extract of a private letter j £(
t gives some further intereftfhg particulars : u
j "We have been in great dismay and con
, fternation during the loli 24 hours. Yefter- co
" day a party of military searched Leinfter houte p
for Lord Edward'Vitiegerald, who had been
> seen walking in the llreets at his ease only a
e (hort time before ; b>it the search was in vain to
1 as he had escaped. While the military were
. feafching Leinfter house, Oliver Bond, and
16 others, were taken up as they were fitting
i.i council, and were conducted under a flrong - 0
guard, As the Lord Chanc»l- 'gj
1 lor was returning from thence to his carriag, g,
r which was in the street, the mob outside
d who were numerous closed round him so as to | 1(
prevent his parting ; on which, one of the.at- j s
1 tendants requested him to step into a fliup till
/ the crowd was dispersed. This he refufed to c(
' do, and putting his hands into his pocke ts,he ■
drew out a pistol from each, and holding them |
in his hands, declared he would shoot the firft 0 |
- man that obftruited his paflage. On this the C(
I mob gave way, and opened to the right and
>. left, leaving him room to pass to his carriage,
h which he did without further obftrnftion. — f
About 5 o'clock his Lordship walked through
the streets alone, (hewing a presence ot mind -
lc and a degree of courage, which has always
y charaCtenfed him. A
s- " Every day brings further accounts of new
ii murders ; and the report has been very gene
-ral here, that St.'Patrick's day was marked 0
for the deftrndtion of the well-affe£ted, and t
of every person immediately connected with j
gcweriiment. The yeomanry corps had charge E
of.thiscity, Wlilfe the regulate wereTirfcarcfe' a
of the conspirators. But fe viral perfoirs have j
escaped, and it is feared that many papers j
which would have thrown a light 011 the con- j
[1 (piracy, have been deltroyed. Those who
are taken up haVe been lodged some at*KK- t
r.' jnainhain gaol, and others at the Custom- j
rp House. ■ ~ v
»I am happy to fay that Sir Man- \
\' t nix, who was reported to be dead, is recover- g
isg, and likely-to do well. -i
"It is said that Lord Edward Fitzgerald ef- -f
escaped by jumping out of a window, and that 1
>n he was seen to take the road to M&nawar ; r
d but it is not thought that he can escape the t
rd kingdom." [
On the receipt of the above advices, a t
:i- Council was l'ummoned at Lord Greville's a
iy Office, which fat four hours-in the evening ; c
lie and yesterday, when the service of the Cha- f
d, pel Royal was over, a Council of the Cabinet 1
rh Ministers was held on th*e affairs of Ireland, i
ho at which the Duke of Portland, Earls ot t
nr Chatham, Spencer, and Weftmoreland, the
it Lord Chancellor, and Mr. Windham attend- <
en ed. The deliberations (which had been pre- 1
vioufly discussed the preceding night at lord
■e- Greiiville's Office,) continued about 20 mi
ire nutes ; after which the-Duke of Portland and I
p. the Lord Chancellor had a conference with i
h. the King till 4 o'clock ; and in the evening, 1
ats Mr. Hyde, the Messenger, was sent back to
- Dublin Cadle, with orders to use all poflible ;
0- expedition. .
/ill The following circumstances relative to the
fh- news from Ireland are sent to us by a corref
md pondent :
The advices are of a very serious and alarm
ing nature, and contain an account of the
ar- dilcovery of a most horrid plot to facrifke
the kingdom to the views of the French Re
public. • '
In consequence of the evidence which had
hat been produced fiom papers found in the pof
iif- feflion of the persons now in custody in this
:di- country, by which were alfi/implicated many
Ider persons id Ireland, Government thought it
I aavifeable to direct
ron Warrants were accordingly iUued, and the
jrm house of Mr. Bond searched, where sixteen
los persons were apprehended, and their papers
mer seized. Edward Fitzgerald was in the
into house at the time, but there being no warrant
[ ot for his apprehension, he could not then be
taken into custody, and thereby escaped.
den The papers fejjied are said to be of a most
ling treasonable nature, no less than to give up
jinft the country to the French. The day fixed
for upon was Saturday last, the antverfary of St.
:he- Patrick, which being kept as a tefhval, it was
imagined that advantage could be taken of
the inebriety of the people j and an attemp
J. was to be made tofeize all the principal offi
cers ot the government. It was expected I
un- that rlie French Would have a force ready to
lart. co-operate with the Irish rebels, and thus
decide the revolution by a coup de main.
(t. Mr. Pyle and Mr. Major arrived 111 town
and yesterday morning from Irtland, with fflrther
difpatclies. Lord Edward Fitzgerald had
not been taken when they left Ireland.
It was last night currently reported, that
the kingdom of Ireland was put under marti
al law.
LONDON, March 13.
>und In the conrfe of July last, the Portuguese
miniffer at Paris, Chevalier d'Aranjo, furcba-
Jed a peace at the rate of fix millions ot Livres
adeti Tournois, which were paid down in hard caffi.
When, afterwards, by the revolution of the
♦ ■
*tli FrttA'idor (4th September) the —
had got rid of the niajoritv ot the two Coan, .
cils, which was in favor of Peace, \i ret
ratify the treaty, on pretence tli.nt the
of Portugal had in.Uiarioi.fly protracted the HC
consummation of tlAr treaty 1 . On t.ie e .
lier d'Aranjo's detiring the btifinefs to be ue
finit.vcly fettled, a new ransom was demandea
Iby the French Government. Surpr.leo at this f.
demand, the Portuguese Min.fterftrortg y re- of
probated this scandalous imposition, butjn- to-i
(lead of an anlwer, he was leAt to the
prison, and the invaiion of Portugal was again feh
determined on. ,
This trait, in addition to many other , tor.
proves both the good faith of the Great Nanon m
and the brilliant condition of its A inc
to the moral feeling? of thtnnriutts Directors, „„
the above circumstance places, in a ncu l'gm fro;
the fides pumca ol the band of revolutionary na!
banditri which governs France.
A gentleman who arrived 011 Saturday from mn
Spain, Hates, that h« had read the Km to
Spain's l'ruclamition lor I
French soldiers to marcli through bis t-errito- at
rles to attack Portugal. ter.
The Triton Kalt Indiaman winch we long
since mentioned to have been capturet an fpr
condemned at the Mauritius, was purchaled at flB
the lile of France, by Mr Macarthy the
American Ctmful at that This fei
man in April last arrived at Calcutta, 111 n 8 „
purchase, which he had named the Commerce ,
when an investigation was instituted as to tne fag
validity'of the condemnation, and concerning atl(
the propriety of its new flag; but afterdili-, an(
rent enquiry, the Government was fashed ln
with the document produced by Mr. Mirtr- f
thy, and pronounced her borta fide American fo J
r The Austrian Government has publiflied
the plan of the new organiiation ol the conti- im
nental dominions ofVenice, by which the an-. th|
cient and regulations are restored, and tn , )a
Nobility and other corporations reinttatea in flo
1 the privileges they enjoyed previous to the in- an
vafion of the French. All the 'nftUutions fr{
r formed by Democracy are annulled. 1 tie . ec : pe
clelialtical authorities, as well as the ancient
tribunals, are r«-eftabliHi€d on their ancien # ne
footing. The Councils in the provinces, cal- c 0
r led the Noble Councils are to nominate to d£
public places, and a special commiflion is to De
" appointed for the purpose of auditing the ac- w(
" counts of the admuiiftration of the ci-devant p( _
e Democratic Govcraaient. r a
1 We understand that Ministers have received
1 positive information that the French have a fr
n force of 150 flat bottomed boats actually .
e equipped. They are chiefly at the port ot o{
'' Havre. c „ cc
S The American convoy, confiding ol about
d forty fail of merchantmen, have failed from
" Spithead under convoy of his majelty s fliips
' St. Alban's and Endyriiion.
- Every day brings us frefh accounts of the
0 horrors of the state of Ireland. AlTaflination
" is fpreadihg with the molt dreadful tury. The
blood runs cold with the atrocities that are
0 committed. There are letters in town which
e give an account of the maflacre of two Magi
]} Urates who had been active in the fuppieuion
of the United Irishmen, and with circtimftan- ■
ces that have spread terror overall the neigh
bourhood of Dublin. No man \vho has diltin
guiftied himfelf by his aftivuty in the coercive «
~ system is now fafe, evenin his bed.
r' s LEXINGTON, (Kentucky) April 11. J
A caution to store keepers and ethers, againfi
w keeping Gun Powder in a carelejs manner. v
On Monday the 19th of March, about 11 e
' d o'clock A.M. two Tittle boys, the one of seven c
the other five years old, went into the store of 1<
th Evan Francis, at Hutchcrait's mills, on Sto- f
! e nerin Bourbon county, wherein was deposited t
h about five hQndred pounds worth ot Merchant
,e dize, and about 731b. ot gun powder ; Mrs. t
rs Francis, with Miss Polly Steward, and Mr. t
Jpfeph Willi% late from Maryland, were in the c
10 store dealing, when the boys came in, they f
1- brought with them fire in order to slash pow- 1
:i- der, (not knowing the dreadful consequence) 1
when they came into the store, Mrs. Francis '
1- saw the fire, bid the poor unfortunate boy to 1
r " go away with the fire, his little brother (land- ;
'ingbyhim; but iTiftead of retiring he put the j
f- -fire on the head of the powder calk, whereon 1
at lay some scattered grains ot powder which im
r; mediately caught ; a hole had been bored on
he the head of the powder cask, it was open,
from which the powder on the inside took fire,
a blew <up the store, and two dwelling houses
:'s adjoining, one belonging to Evan Francis, the
I; other to Stephen Ra(kliff; there were sixteen
a- fouls in the house, the two boys were killed
iet dead, (tripped naked, and burnt as black as
d, negroes. Mrs. Francis it is thought blew
ot through the brorfd fide ps the house.
he The two boys were found«feme distance
d- off, among some saw Steward
e- lay within a few feet of the cask, badly burnt,
rd Joseph Willis was caught by a plank across
ii- his legs, with several house logs on it, gvhich
nd held him faft for half an hour, although every
ith exertion of the fpeftators was used to rescue
ig, him; the goods were on fire round him, with
to his cloaths, till buckets of water were brought
ale a corfiderable "distance to extingui'lh the
flames. The dreadful ftiock with the wonder
the ful explosion of the Powder, has, with the
:f- fire since deprived three others of the unfor
tunate fufferers of their lives,viz. Mrs. Fran
irf- cis, (formerly Todd) Joleph Willis and Mr.
the Francis's daughter, about four years old.
Tee Miss Polly Stewart is recovered, and Stephen
te- Radcliff's daughter nearly. It is very remar
kable that sixteen fouls could be in the house,
lad where partitions,logs, chests, tables,bedfteads
of- and every thing were driven to pieces, and
his yet only eight were wounded. To hearthe
any cries of mothers for their children, brothers
t it and filters for their comrades added to those
wounded was diftrefling beyond ddfeription,
the and ought to-be reniembered by every person
een dealing in that dangerous article gun powder.
iers The above is a true detail of fails given by
the ThomasHutchcraft and Stephen Radcliff, who
■ant were both eye witnelfes to the wonderfulcataf
be trophe. 1
Stoner creek, Hutchcraft mills, \
noft Marchiß, 1798. J
: up - ' ' ' ==■
x s e t d FOR HALE,
was About 660 boxes of fine Spanish
1 GUN POWDER,
mp . '
Containing no lbs. each.
Cted A PP [ y at °- x 3, coiner of Arch and Frpnt ftrects.
yto ma y "•
thus T , ,
ror bale,
own Tivs cases of Scotch Threads,
'ther J J 1 *
Well assorted, and entitled to Drawback.
Apply at No. j, South Water Street.
that mi?I1 :
arti " Fqr Sale,
The cargo of thebrig American from Laguira,
CONMSTINC OF
'"^ e Caraccas Cocoa.
ivres Henry Philips,
call). No. 111, South Fourth Street,
f the april 13 $
April 13
* gia,
.. coNGR E,S S. %.
m , and
HOUSE OF REPiIESENmTIVES. J'
ther
' TUTESDAY MAY !• Ce(T:
Mr. D. Folter reported a bi'.l tor the relief
of Tbrrmas Lewis, which was committed for rf ,
presented to the house c.rtam re-
ZI Z the virtue of our citizens, tomafonal <
frruritv, and their determination to defend our v ; e ,
national rights, freedom and indepeftdenee*
The Speaker a!f« ljudyfo" the houle the me-
tnorul and address of the citizens of Newark,
to the fame eHV<Tt» , . , , m
He alfu printed certain relolutions adopted Tr<
at a public meeting at Alexandria, of a nmilar D f t
'''Mr. Matthews prefefltqd an address from Hfar- ,
ford county, Maryland, like fen-
The above add.-efi*s and refelutintu were-re
ferred, as ufoal, to the committee of the whole lan
on the of the Union. ' hui
The President of the United States» by mel- j n g
sage, informed the house, that he htd proved pg ,
and figneo an ad for the ereSion of a
and placing buoyi and flakes at the places there
in ment ontd ; .a »A to provide an additional
reciment df artillery and tftgineera ; and an aft
foP the relief of the legal representatives of tax
William Carmichael, deceased. at)
On motion of Mr. D. Fofler, thehoufc went dl) 1
into a committee of the whole on the reportof w;]
the committee of claims on the petition of Wil
liam Paribns, w-ho served on hoard the Ranger
sloop of waa, in our war with Great Britain, far
and who states that he was out of this country
from the time of figmrig the preliminaries of f or
peace till after the a& of limitation foreclofed ,j 0 ;
this tlaim. The report was favorable. It wat
. negatived, there being only 18 votes font. The -
committee rose and the house concurred in the
decision.
On mtttion rf the fame gentleman,.the ho«fe tai
went into i committee of the whole on the re- co
port of the fame committee on the petition of o ji
James Peri y, for fevmfclf and parttitrs, who ~ de
proysfor compenTation for certain fupphes laken na
from their iron works at Spotfwood, in New
■ Jersey, in the course of the war, on the ground
of himfelf and partaers having been out of the lai
country liiice the cooclufion ot peace. The re- wl
port of the committee was unfavorable, and was th
! coscurred in, by the committee of the whole, l al
and by the house. f e
Mr. Sprigg called up the report of the com- f
mittee appointed on the fuhje£l of Post offices
! and Poll-roads. It was read, and states that it
\ will be inexpedient to make any alterations in hi
: the law relative to Post offices and Post-roads at m
prffent. fu
' Meflrs Dawfon, Sprigg and W. Claiborne,
each exprefled their disapprobation of this report
" and concurred in blaming thecommittee for hav
ing so long delayed making- a report, and for
j having now reported in this way, though very d
many petitions had been presented for the altera- e<
tion and addition of roads, and as there was a
1 surplus revenue ariling from the Poft-office of j.
50,000 dollars. ,
1} Mr. Thatcher did no» think the committee
were chargeable wjth deliy v for as they conceiv- P
1 ed, from time to time, that there was not fuffi- li
n cieut ground, for making any change in the pre- I;
f sent law, they waited to fee whether any thing g
(hould arise to change that opinion, and when n
i thecommittee had been applied to by the gen
- tleincn who tiaa exprelica their dinppronation ot j.
I. this report, they were repeatedly desired, if
:. they thought the committee ought to report, to _
ie call upon them by way of Tefolution. Mr. T. tl
y said, upwards of 3000 miles of new road had f
been applied for, and from the best information c
:) he could get, not any road of 50 miles in length r
is would pay one half the expence of carrying the
:o mail. Upon an average, he believed, the roads .
1- applied for would not pay 15 per cent »f the ex
le pence. A few (horter roads might pay more a
in than half the expence. He was as desirous as any f
1- gentleman of extending the post-roads as faft t
>n as poflible ; but he thought once in two years, t
11, which had been, the custom heretofore, was of- j
e, ten enough to take «p this fubjeift. 7000 miles
es of new road had been ordered to be made at the
ie last winter leflion, which, he believed, would not 1
:n pay ao ppr cent of the expence j and at he be- 1
:d iieved there were 10,000 miles in the United j
as States which had as good a claim for poft-roadi ]
w as the 3000 applied for. and though there was j
£• at present a surplus revenue (not so great howe
-e ter as had been ftateil) as he was apprehensive j
'd from the conversation he had held with the p»ft
it> maiter general on this fuhjetfl, that the circum- <
>fs stances in which this country might expeift to be J
: h inv> lved would lei Ten the revenue arising from ]
r y the poll-office, he did not think it expedient to |
L| e go into the fubjedl at present. Mr. T. said he
th was totally udeoncerned as to himfelf whether
ht the report was agreed to, or not ; but if it was
he disagreed to, and referred to the fame commit- ]
r - tee, he Ihould not think it right to make any
' le other report on the ful>jeA at present.
ir " Meflrs. Harper, Oallatin and Blount, each
n " exprefied their disapprobation ol the report j and
Ir. Mr. Macon and Mr. T. Claiborne (the other
d- two members of the fcle£l committee) their
en opinion in favor of it.
ir - r #he question on agreeing to the report was
fe, put and negatived 38 to 3 1 .
Mr. Dawlan moved that the fubjedl be re-,
comaiitted—agreed, and a committee of seven
: ' ie mepibers appoioted.
ers Vr. Livingfton,, from the committee appoint
ed to enquire into the expenditure of money in
an ' the Naval Department, informed the house that
that committee had received a number of state
ments from the head of the Department, which
°y he was move to have printei.
0 Mr. Otis thought the printing of 1b large a
volume of papers, which he did not think one
member in tlfty would ever read, would be an
ufclefs expence- Mr. Gallatin advocated the
printing, aflur ng the gentleman from Mall'a
~ chufetts he lhould read every one of them, as
he was desirous of knowing how the money
which had been appropriated for this obje& had
been expended.
The motion was carried.
Mr. Champltn presented a petition from the
sets, inhabitants of Newport, praying that attention
v may be paid to their fortifications, so as to fe
— cure that town agaiitft the attacks of a foreign
enemy. Referred tothe Secretary of War. ,
On metion.of Mr. Harrifon, the house went
into a committee of the whole on the.State of
clc. the Union, for the purpose of taking up the bill
frpm the Senate, for authorising the PreOdent
!.t oflhe United States to b*ild or purchase a num
—' berof small vessels', to be equipped as Gallics or
otherwise ; which being aereed to, the bill was
lira, K one through without debate or amendment.—
The committee refe, and the bill was ordered to
be read a third lime 'o-morrow.
' On motion of Mr. D. Poller, the house took
up the report of the committee of claims or,
t. the petition of Robert Parker, praying for com
-5 pcnlalioa for dry geodf fold to the state of Geor
gia, for the use of the United States. The re
port was unfavorable, and was concurred in.
Mr. Harper, from the coramittea, of ways
and means, rxade a report in purfuanceof a re
solution referred to that committee on tha 6th
ult. diredling them so enquire and report whe
ther any and what additional revenue will6e ne
ceffarv The report was read as follows:
«< That in their opinion it will be jiecefla
rv to raise the sum of two trillions of dol
lars, by a tax fan lands, houses and Haves,
to be apportioned among the ftveral states,
according to the cenftitutional rule, and on
the basis of the late census ; the mode of as
sessment & colledlionto be uni form through
out the United States.
" This opinion they have founded on a
view of the probable amount of the ordinary
expenditure of thi present year, and of reve*
nue from the existing taxes, prefenred by
certain statements fr«m the Secretary of the
Treasury, w(iich, together with the letter
of the committeeto him on that fubjeft. and
his answer, are subjoined to this report
" From these statements, it appears, that
the ordinary expenditure of the present year,
making an allowance of one hundred thou
sand dollars for occasional grants, and one
hundred and thirty thousand for reimbnrf.
ing the unfunded registered debt, and the
payment of did accounts, will amount to fix
millions, nine hundred and twenty fix thou
sand, four hundred and sixty dollars
" And that the revenue from existing
taxes, stating the impost and tonnage duties
at seven millions of dollars and the internal
duties at seven hundred thousand dollars,
will amount to eight millions, eleven thou
sand, eight hundred and ninety-fcven dol
lars.
" The impost and tonnage are stated at
something more than five hundred thousand
dollars below the aftual receipts of last year,
which' were seven million, five hundred and .
forty-nine thousand, fix hundred and forty
nine dollars : an abatement which the Secre
tary has thought it prodent to make on ac
count of the'effe&s Hkelv to be produced. T
Oft that great branchrftlie revetwe by tie
"depredations on our commerce. The inter- . ..
nal revenues are stated higher, by a funi #f
one hundred and twenty fivg thousand dol
lars, thau the adlual receipts of the l»ft year,
which were five hundred and feventv five
thousand, four hundred and ninety one dol
lars—This encreafe, the Secretary suppo
ses, may by expe&ed from animprovedmode
, of colleftiort.
" The stamp duties are stated at two
1 luindred thousand dollars annually ; an efti
t mate which the committee conceive to be
fufficiently moderate.
' " Taking the total amount of revenue ,
1 from all the present branches of it, to be
r eight millions, eleven theufand, eight hun
y dred and ninety seven dollars, as above stat
ed,"and dedufting^,that of ordinary expen-
I ditiire, takenat fix millions nine hundred and
twenty fix thousand four hundred and sixty
dollars, there will be a clear surplus, in the
•t present year, of one million eighty five .thou
- sand, four hundred and thirty seven dol
:- lars, which, if left unappropriated would
S go to the discharge of the public debt, bui
n may be applied towards defraying the ex
b. ..li'n-.. y »nt«i during the pre
sent session. - > j
0 " These expenses- confitt of the following
\ items : Fortifications, three hundred and
d forty thousand dollars, Fabrication, or pur. .
« chafe of arms, cannon and military stores,
nine hundred thousand dollars. Naval arma
'e ment, nine hundred and fifty thousand do!-
' lars.New regiment of artillery, one hundred
re and seventy tw6 thousand, one hundred and
iy forty three dollars : making an aggregate of
II two millions, three hundred and sixty two
s > thousand, one hundred and forty-two dol
« To this it will be proper to add, a lum
0 [ probably not exceeding forty thousand dol
e- lars for quarter-matters', fcnd contingent ex
:d penfes attending the new regiment of artil*
ds lery. And (hould the bill, now before th«
as house, for providing gallies, be agreed to
e " an expeofe of eighty thousand dollars will
be incurred on that account. These two sums
n . added to the former, will raise the aggre
be gate of extraordinary expenses, to two mil
m lions, four hundred and eighty two thou- .
t0 sand, one hundred and forty two dollars,
he m The committee have not taken int®
er view the' expenses which may incurred for
tl)e military defence of the country, either
ay by a provisional army, or detachments of
militia. It is certain, however, that which
ch ever ofthofe modes may be preferred, aeon.
fiderable expense, in cafe of aitual ferviie,
er must be incurred ;it will be for the house to
E ' r decide, how far a provision for this expenle
ras ought now to be comtemplated
" Neither have the committee taken into
■e-_ their estimate. a provision for the deferred
ren debt; the injereft and extinguilhing annuity
on which, amounting to one million, one
nt " hundred and forty fix thousand, three hun
l'Jl dred and fcvtnty dollars, will become paya
ite- ble in the year 18m ;jnorfor the heavy in
ich ftalments on the foreign debt, which wil
become due in the years 1802, 1803, an
e * 1804. But they conceive it is of nfe ta
3ne state, that those instalments, joined to the
interest, which, in this year, are only fix
fla C hundred thousand and forty one dollars, will
as amount, in the year 180J, to one milii.n,
ney nine hundered pnd one thovlfand, ninehun
had dred and thirty one dollars ; —in the year
1803, to two millions, fix hundred and for.
ty one thousand, four hundred and fifty
the three dollars;—and in the year 1804, to two
millions, fifty two thousand, fix hundred
•i gn and twenty three dollars —After which,
, they decline to one million, thirteen thou
rent s an d, two hundred and thirty two dollars,
eof in the year 1807 ; and to two hundred and
. biU fifty four thousand, five hundred and twen
ty dollars, in 1809, when tha debt will be
sor extinguished. Hence it appears, that in
was I the year 1801, the ordinary expense wi
t.— be encreafed one million, one hundred ami
dto forty fix thousand, three hundred and seven
, ty dollars ;in the year 1803, to the amount
too,{ of three millions, seven hundred and eighty
•om k ven thousand, eight Hundred and twenty
feor- three dollars, being the sums payable, w