press;" for at crimmon law, libels against
the government miv.bt be p.uitifhed with fine
md imprifonrrk-Rt at the difcrction of the
eourt, whereas the a£t limits the fine to two
thousand dollars, and the imprisonment to
two years; and it also allows the party ac
■cufed to give the truth in evidence for
his justification, which by the common law
was exprefslV forbidden.
And laflty, it is ani'wered, that had tfte
constitution intended to prohibit Congress
frojn legfcating at all on the fubjett of the
yrefs, which is the conftroAion whereon the
objections to this law are founded, it would
have used the fame exprefiions as in that
part of the clause which relates to religion,
and religious tests ; whereas the words are
wholly different: " Congress," fays the con
stitution, (amendment 3d) " lhall make no
law respecting an eftablilhment of reli
gion, or prohibiting thefreeexercifethere
of, or abridging the freedom of speech, or
the press." Here it is manifefl that the
constitution intended to prohibit Congress
from legislating at all on the fubjeft of re
ligious establishments, and the prohibition
is made in the most express terms. Had the
Same intention prevailed refpetfting the pre Is,
the fame expreilions would have'been ul'ed,
and Congress would have been " prohibited
from paiTipg. any law respecting the press."
Thty are not, however, •' prohibited" from
legislating at all on the fubjedt, but merely
•from abridging the liberty of the press. It
is evident they may refpe.fting the
press, may pass laws for its regulation, and
to punilh those who pervert it into an en
gine of mifcliief, provided those laws do not'
41 abridge" its " liberty." Its lihehYy,
according to the well-known and universally
admitted definition, consists in perm"(lion to
pubjilh, without any previous raftraint upon
the Orel's, and not one. to infiidt punilhment
on >vickedand malicious publications, would
be a law to abridge the liberty of the press,
arid as such, untotiftitutional.
The foregoing reasoning is submitted as
vindicating the validity of the laws in quef-
tion.
Although the committee believe that each
of the ineafures adopted by Congress during
the lad fe(Tio«, is susceptible of an analytical
juflification, on trie principles of the consti
tution, a«d national policy, yet they prefer
to refl their vindication on the trpe ground
of coutiflering them as parts of a general
system of defence, adapted to a crisis of ex
traordinary difficulty and danger.
It cannot be denied that the power to de
tlare war; to raile and support armies ; to
provide and maintain a navy ; to suppress
infurreftions, and repel invasions, and also
the power to defray the expence by loans or
taxes, are veiled in Congress. Unfortunately
for the present generation of mankind, a con
tefl has arisen and rages with unabated fero
city, which has desolated the faireft portions
of Europe, and shaken the fabric of society
through the civilized world. From the na
ture and e-fFefts of this contell, as developed
in trhe <-Kpcrifr.ec of nations, tfi.-
ferences mull be drawn, that it is unful'cepti
ble of the restraints which have either desig
nated tfce objedts, limited the duration, or
mitigated the horrors of national conten
tions. In the internal history of France,
and in the condudl of her forces and parti
zans in the countries which have fallen un
der her power, the public councils of our
courttry were required to discern the dangers
which threatened the United States, and to
guard not only againftthe ufualconfequences
of war, but also againll the effects of an un
precedented combination 1 to eftablilh new
principles of social on the subversion
flf religion, morality, law and government.
Will it be said, that the railing of a small
army, and aneventual provision for drawing
into the public service a considerable propor
tion of the whole force of the country, was
in such a crisis unwise, or improvident ?
If such should be the afTertion, let it be
candidly considered, wi'tther some of our
fertile and flourilhing dates did not, fix
months since, present as alluring objefts for
the gratification of ambition or cupidity as
the inhospitable climate of Egypt What
then appeared to be the comparative difficul
ties between invad : ng America and subver
ting the Britifii power io the East-Indies ?
If this was a profetfed, not real objeft, of
the enterprize, let it be aiked, if the Sultan
of the Ottoman Empire was not really the
friend of France, at the time when his un
fufpefting dependencies were invaded ; and
whether the United States were not at the
fame time loaded with irtfults and affiailed
with hostility ? if however, it be aflerted,
that the system of France n hostile only to
despotic, or monarchical governments, and
that our security arises front the from of our
Conftitution,let Switzerland, firft divided
and disarmed by perfidious feduftions, now
agonized by relentless power, illustrate the
eonfequences of similar credulity. Is it ne
eeffary at this time to vindicate the naval
armament ; rather may not the inquiry be
boldly made, whether the guardians of the
public weal wou'd not have deserved and re
ceived the reproaches of every patriotic A
merican, if a contemptible na»al force had
beed longer permitted to intercept our ne
cefftry supplies, destroy our principal source
of revenue, and seize, at the entrance of
our harbours and rivers, the produft of our
induliry dtftined to our foreign markets?
If fuih injuries were at all to be repelled, is
not the reftri&ion which confined captures
by our (hips folrly to armed vessels of France
a lufficicnt proof of our moderation ?
If therefore naval and militaiy prepara
tions were ncceffary. a provision of fund to
defray thecunfequent exptnfes was ofcourfe
tndifpenfible ; a review of till the welfares
that have been adopted finte the iiftablifh
nient of the government, will prove that
Congress have not been unmindful of the
wilhes of the American pfople, to avoid an
accumulation of the public debt ; and the
success which has attended these rneafures,
affords conclusive evidi nee of the sincerity of
their intent ions. But topurchafe fufficient
quantities of military fuppliet, to eftablifli a
naT J r » ®nd provide for al! the -contingencies
of an army, \eitV jf it recourse to ne»r taxes
and loans, was impracticable ; bat!) mea
sures were in fa£i adopted—in dc vising a
mode of taxation the eonvinience and cafe
of the lead wealthy class of the people w<;re
consulted as much as pi poflible, and altho'
th<* expenses of assessment have furniftied a
topic of complaint, it is fnund that the al
lowances are barely fufficient to ensure tke
execution of the law, even aided as theyare
by the difintei-ffttd and patriotic exertion*
of worthy citizens—besides it ought to be
remembered that the expenses of organizing
anew fyftcm, should not on any principle, be
regarded as permanspt burden on the pub
lic.
In authorizing a loan of money, Congress
have not been inattentive to prevent a per
manent debt ; in this particularalfo the pub
lic opinion and interest have been confjil
ted. On considering the law, as well as the
manner in which it is proposed to be tar
ried into execution, the Committee are well
fatisfied in finding any excess in the imme
diate charge upon the revenue, is likely to
be compensated by the facility of redemp
tion. which isfecured to the government.
The Alien an d Sedition afls so called,
form a part, and, in the opipion of the com
mittee, an efiential part of these precaution
ary and proteftive meafurea, adopted for
our security.
France appears to have an organized fy
item of conduct towards foreign nations—
to bring them within the sphere, and under
the dominion of her influence and controul.
It has been unremittingly pursued under all
the changes of her internal polity. Her
means are in wonderful coincidence with her
ends : Among these, and not Icaft fuccefs
ful, is the direftion and employment of the
aftive and versatile talents of ber citizens a
broad, as emilTaries and fp es. With a nu
merous body o r French citizens and other
foreigners, and admonished by the palling
seen s.in other countries, as well as by af
pefts in our own knowingthey had the pow
er, and believing it 10 be their duty, Con
grtfs pa(Ted the law rcfpe<£ling Aliens, di
redling the dangerous and JufpeSed, to be re
moved and leaving to the inijfenfiuc and
peaceable a fafe asylum-
The principles of the sedition law, so c 1-
led, are among the moll ancient principles of
our government. They have been ingraf
ted into (latutes, or pra&ifed upon as max
ims of the common law, according as occa
(ion required. They were often and juflly
applied in the revolutionary war. It is not
ilrange, that now they should be denounced
as opprefllve, when they have long been re
cognized in the jurisprudence of these
states !
The necessity that di&ated these afts in
the opiniofi of the committee still ex
ists.
So excentric are the movements of the
French government, we can form no opini
on of their future defigMS towards our conn
try. They may recede from the tone of
menace and insolence, to employ the arts of
fedu&ion,before they astonish us with their
ultimate designs. Our fafeiy consists in the
wisdom of the public councils, a co-operati
on on the part of the people with the govern
ment, by lupporting the menfures provided
for repelling aggrcflions, and an obedience
to the social laws.
After a particular arc} general review
of the whole fubjeft referred to therconfi
deration, the committee f<jc no grouad for
rescinding these afts of the Legislature.
Th e complaints preferred by some of the pe.
titioners may be fairly attributed to a diver
sity of fentimeet naturally to by expefted,
among a people- of various habits and edu
cation, widely dispersed. over an extensive
country—the innocent mis-conceptions of
the American people will, however, yield
torefleftion and argument, and from them
no danger is to be apprehended.
In such of the petitions, as are conceived
in a style of vehement and acrimonious re
monstrance, the committee perceive too plain
indications of the principles of that exotic
system which, convulses the civilized world.
With this system, however organized, the
public councils cannot fafely parky, or tem
porize, whether it aflumes the guise of pa
triotism to millead the affeftionsof the peo
ple—whether it be employed in forming pro
jects of local and exentric ambition, or shall
appear in the more generous form of open
hostility, it ought to be regarded as the bane
of public as well as private tranquility and
order.
Those to whom the management of pub
lic affairs is rtow confided, cannot be juftified
in yielding any eftablilhed principles of law
or government to the suggestions of nioder
theory ; their duty reauiies them to refpeft
the lefTons of experience, and transmit to
poftcricy the civil and religious priv leges
which are the birthright of our country, and
which it was the great objeft of our happy
constitution to secure and perpetuate.
ImprefTed with these sentiments, the Com
mittee beg leave to report the following re
solutions :
Resolved, That it is inexpedient to repeal
the aft pafffd the last session, intituled "An
aft concerning aliens."
Resolved, That it is inexpedient to repeal
the aft pal Ted the last session, intituled "An
aft in addition to the aft intituled "An aft
for the punishment of certain crimes aeainft
the United States."
Resolved, That it is inexpedient t© repeal
,any of the laws refpe&ing the navy, milita
ry establishment, or revenue of the United
States.
! January 23d, 1799.
IN purluance of a refolveof the
President and Managers of the Delaware and
Schuylkill Canal Company,
The Stockholders are hereby notified and re
quired to pay ten dojJws on each of their ref
peitive (harrs of flock, on or before the firft
Jay of March next, to the Treafuier of the
Company at their office near the Bank, of Ptnn
fylvania.
Extrail from the minutes,
Gl'-OKGE WORRALL, Sec'ry.
WILLIAM GOVETT, Treafurcr,
jan. 25. frfa^w.
Xf)f (Sajcttc.
PHILADELPHIA,
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY j6
Mr. REGIS LJJ&LiANC.
S/R,
WriEK a foreigner, fcpder whatever
garb he may think proper to a (Turne, either
as an acknowledged chaiaftcr or not, takes
upon himfelf, aftrrthe manner, of Mr. Genet
and other atithorifed agents of the .French
republic, to address or appeal to the people
of the United States, in order to vindicate
their unparalleled aggreflions, it is of little
coiifequence in what manner it is done,
whether by a iliredt address, or in the fprm
of a letter to an individual. As you have;
chosen the hitter mode, and thought proper
to make iile of my name, as the mean of
perverting- the'principles of existing differ
ences between the two countries, I-feel my
felf called on to reply to your letter, addrefled
to me through the Aurora of the 23d in ft.
\our intention of deft roving the veracity
due >.c my letters, and those addrefled to the
Secretary of the Navy, I trust will meet
with the contempt it merits. The treatment
and fufferings of my countrymen, who have
already returned from captivitV, anc! gi'thofe
who are daily expected, will substantiate the
fafls already before the public.
Justice to myfelf, and the refpeft I con
ceive due to the public opinion, N vil! induce
me to enter fully into yonr j'etter ; not from
inclination to relate fadts that are as well
known to you as myfelf, or from ar.y clciire
'oi convincing the party, who I iUfpeft have
you in tow, but to elucidate French prin
ciples.
In reply to the extra ft of a letter written
to my friend in St. Bartholomews,which you
notice in yotirs, I a%er it to be a faft, from
concurrent circumstances, it was my opinion,
as well as that of my officers, we (hould be
imprisoned. And after'the delivery of iny
letter of the 6th Jan. to Mr. Desforneaux,
which yon quote,'though not very correftly,
my apprehensions were pearly realized—for,
on my refuting to accept "the command of
the Retaliation, he threatenedimprifonment,
treated me cavalierly, and behaved in a very
ungentlemanly manner.
You mentioned that my franknefs produ
ced a different effeft from what I expefted.
1 his I positively deny. The change of sen
timent originated from a steady refufal of
accepting the schooner, utilefi I was com
pelled to do so ; and that he *ould inform
the Executive the precise fltuation in which
I flood. Probably from political motives
a change of sentiment took place, and be
then .treated me with rather morepolitenefs,
until the evening I left Guadaloupe. The
treatment I then received you are no flran
ger to ; I shall however mention it for the
information of the public.
You fay it has been publicly reported,
that I was in close confinement 40 or 50
days—l am not accountable for idle reports,
and my letters contradift every thing of the
kind—you certainly could nai have perufe'd
them, or you would not have noticed it.
You appeal to me if I was riot treated
with politeness by captain St. Laurent and
officers—l have already declared, that I re
ceived every attention from them, which I
acknowledge with gratitude.
To capiain St. Laurent, and not to Mr.
Desforneaux, myfelf and officers were in-
I debted for our liberty on board the different/
| veflcls ; he allured me that he had received
: orders to fend us on (hore to be imprisoned
| with our crew.
After being twelve days detainedon board,
I obtained'the liberty of residing on (Lore,
" exprelsly ordered.not to wear my uni
form great merit no doubt ought to be
given to Mr. Desforneaux for his mark of
politeness : appeal to your own officers in
this country, if they have lyot met with
more liberal treatment.
You mentiqn Mr. Desforneaux's atten
tion and civilities to me, viz. invitations to
dinner, lending money, &c.„,Jtfy reply to
you, on being asked to dine wkh him, that
I confide red it merely as a compliment, and
that unless, I was permitted to appear in my
uniform, I wouid not accept any invitations.
This cireuraftance you communicated to his
Secretary Mr. Bevaferly. Did not a con
liderable time elapse before I received ano
ther invitation, with permiflion to wear my
uniform. You no doubt mud remember it
was on the ,6th of January, 6 days after the
departure of Viftor Hughes, and nearly a
month after Mr. Desforneaux's taking pos
session of his government, and then, not till
he had determined on my departure for the
United States.
In consequence of his prefling solicitations,
I received from him one hundred dollars,
which I repaid you.
From your mentioning this circumstance
which has no kind #f conne&ion with the
extraft of my letter, on which you pretend
ro ground your address to me—l rather
presume it is with an intention that the pub
lic should be inforirfd, you affo advanced
me one hundred and fifty dollars, which I
gratefully repaicf you.
You also mention, that he constantly as
sured me, he did not consider me as an of.
ficer of a nation with whom his country
was at war—but as a friend and ally, and
that his conduft proved his sincerity.
Reft aflured I placed no fait h in his after,
tions, as hi-conduct was not conformable
to his declarations, and that I confiderrd
J rcnch intrigue, with him, as the ruling
principle of adion.
Admitting for a moment Mr. Desfor
neaux's politenefs,in the most extensive point
you could wish, to myfelf and officers, can
it be put in competition with the fufferings
of 200 Americans ? Their treatment will
speak more forcibly than any declaration of
yours or mine. On ihi» head, I (hall state
fads—make no comments, and leave the
public to draw their own conclufiont.
I stall now state a reJr fa£t» thai cams
immediately unaer mjr own observation
whilst I remained in Gii*daloupe.
Viftor Hughes was a prisoner nearly a
month, Hnd had left Guailaloupe 6 days pre
vious to the liberation ofi]lhe American mas
ters and fupereargoes ; arid it was then on
ly effe£led by prtffing fojicitatiom—ftating
their miserable situation ;and that their pre
sent allowance was infuffi«ient for them to
exist on. This fa£l can be attefledby feve
tal who have returned, and others whoa'e
daily cxpedted.—The jaijors who were in
office under Hughes, and; in the habit of
exercising savage cruelties, weie continued
in office under Desforneaux!; it is true that
one of them received a reprimand for not
releaflng several matter* of *effels out of a
dungeon, when orders were given for that
purpose. Can a reprimand be considered
as a fufficrent punishment for detaining ref
peftable citizens in a.dungeon 6 days after
orders were given for their liberation ? Capt.
Bingham and Mr. Milnor received their pa.
roles under the government of Viftor
Hughes, some time previous to the arrival
of Desforneaux. The commiflury of pri
fonrrs, after the confinement of Hugues,
called at their several places of abode, and
requested that they demean themselves pea
ceably and as prisoners, as Desforneanx had
reprimanded him for letting any Americans
out of prison, and that he had btcome res
ponfible for those who were enlarged. Capt
Ducr, and others of this city, are acpnain
ted with the sbove circumstance.
That many viffeU wot brought into
Guadaloupe, after the arrivalof Desforneaux
all of which were condemned, as I have al
ready stated in my former letters, a vessel
from New-Bedford bound to Surinam ex
cepted, whose trial was not decided. The
cpndemnat onss and protcfts already recei
ved in the different insurance offices on the
continent, will confirm this assertion. The
officers and crew generally, imprifunecl.fre
quently ; however, through the influence
and solicitations of the owners and com
manders of privateers, the captaiis were re
leased.
The evering I left Guadaloupe, the vef
leb that had the American citizens on board,
were laying off and on before the town, I
went to Desfornt anx's; his secretary inform
ed me he haif received orders to prosure a
certificate from me, that all the Americans
were treated well, and as friends, finoe his
command. I replied, was much astonished
at his demand, and would not comply with
it, as it was contrary to the reprefentatims
of the fufferings of the Americans, as rela
ted by themselves. I then went with the
Secretary and yourfelf to Mr. Desforneaux,
when a similar conversation passed ; and al
so informed him, if he wished a certificate
for myfelf and officers, since the departure
of Hughes, I would give it; but not for the
Americans that had been that day liberated ;
and if he wished for any other certificate,
it would come, with more propriety from
the persons immediately concerned ; the
confcquence was, he in a violent paflion,
sent you on board to procure this certificate
—aod did you not return as you went, with
a positive refufal, and we were immediately
ordered to anchor.
Were you not also informed after your
return, of Desforneaux's conduft in confe
rence of my Ready refufal—of his flying
into the mod extravagant paroxysm of rage
—breaking his plate in ieveral pieces, with
his fift—flicking his fori; into the table—
(lamping and raring, in the wildest mannei
pofiible—and abusing myfelf, the American
and government, in the mod appro
brious terms. Did you not inform me, that
you was obliged to get his mother-in-law to
appease his anger, previous to your speaking
to him, and that you informed him, it
would have no effeft to procuie a certificate
by force, as they would protest against it,
at the fir ft por.r they arrived at. This infor
mation refpe&ing yourfelf, was your own
declaration, in the prefeace of Captain
Babcock.
I (hall now, fir, take my final leave of
you—the situation you have compelled me
to assume, and the many appeal* made to
me, has rendered it necefiary, to enter into
the variety of fubje&s, contained in yours.
It is my determination, not to be drawn
into a paper controversy, as every fa& in
already before the public, and retl assured
I (hall avoid endless difcujfions.
Yours, See.
Wm. BAINBRIDGE.
CONGR E S S,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Feb. 25.
Mr. Gregg prelented two petitions pray
ing for a repeal of the alien and sedition laws,
the one from Cumberland county, signed by
270 persons ; the other from Mifflin coun
ty in Pennsylvania, iigned by 314 persons.
Mr. Gallatin presented another petition
of the fame kind from Ghefter county signed
by 69a persons.
Mr. Livingfton one of a fiinilar nature,
signed by 2500 of the citizens of New-York.
Mr. lieifter one of the fame kind from
1400 inhabitants of Berks county.
Mr. Bayard one frpm the inhabitants of
Newcastle county, state of Delaware, signed
by between 7 and 800 persons.
Mr. Bard and Mr. Brown each of them
presented petitions to the fame effed signed
by a small number of persons.
The whole were referred as usual.
On motion of Mr. Livingfton the peti
tion presented some days ago from a number
of alien Irishmen against the alien bill, was
also referred, 44 to 35.
The Preftdent cf the United States inform
ed the houl'e, that he had approved and sign
ed an aft fixing the pay of captains and com
manders of ships and veflel of war, an aft
to authorise the purchase of timber for naval
purposes, an aft t ftabilfhing docks, an aft
1 * ot augmenting the navy of the United
States, and an art refpefting quarantine
and health law?.
Tf.e Prefile-ht alfb informed the senate
that he hud approved and signed, an aft mak
appropKatiops for the expence ot Carrying
into effect certain treaties with certain tribes
dr nations f Indians, and in aft allowing
Tumes Mathers compenfationfor hisfervites,
&C. as ferfeant-at at-ins of -the fen ate.
'The two following bills were then read
the third lime and pafftd, viz. a bill to au
thorize the ercdlion of 3'"beacori oil Booti
Illand, and a bill for the government of the
navy of the. United Sta'es.
Mr. Harper from the committee of ways
and means, reported a bill making addition
al appropriations for the year i799> which
was committed.
Mr. Varnum reported a bill authorizing
a detachment of the militia of the U. States
which was committed.
On motion of Mr. Goodrich, the house
went into a cwmmitte of the whol/, on the
report of a fel«ft committee, on the peti
tions praying for a repeal of the Mien and
sedition laws.
The cueftion being upon agreeing to the
firft resolution, declaring it to be inexpedient
to repeal the alien law,
Mr. Gallatin spoke at considerable length
against its adoption.
On his letting down the question was put
and carried, 52 votes being in the affirmative.
The next question was upon agreeing to
the resolution declaring it to be inexpedient
to repeal the fcdition law.
Mr. Nicholas spoke at lsngth agaiiift a
greeing to this resolution. At the conclusi
on of his fpeech,and a few obfcrvations having
been made infavor of the committee's riling
and reporting progress, by Messrs. M'Dow
ell and Livingfton ; and against it, and in
lav,or of taking the question on the resoluti
on, by Messrs. Bayard and Davton, a questi
on was taken- on the committee's riling, and
negatived, ji to 42. The queftion'oh the
resolution was then put and carried by exact
ly the fame number of votes, by which the
foriver question was carried.
The was put and carried on the
last res lution, without a decision.
The committee then rose, and the house
took up the resolutions. The question being
on concurring in the agreement of the com
mittee of the whole to the firft resolution.
Mr. Livingfton entered upon a defence of
the sentiments which he delivered when the
passage of this law was under conCderation,
which he laid had been mnch misrepresented,
but after making some progress in his obser
vations, the speaker declaring them uncon
netted with the question before the house, he
fat down, and the firft r solution was decid
ed by yeas and nays, as follow :
YEAS.
MeiTrs. Allen,
Baer,
Bartlett,
Bayard,
Brace,
Brooks,
Bullcck,
Champlin,
Chapman,
Cochran,
Craik,
Dana,
Dennis,
Edmond,
Evans,
A. Foster.
D. Fo'fter,
J. Freeman,
Glen,
Goodrich,
Gordon,
Grifwold,
Grove,
Harpei;,
Hartley,-
Hindman,
N A
Mtffrs. Baldwin,
Bard,
Blount,
Brent,
Brown,
Cabell,
T. Claiborne,
W. Claiborne^
Clay,
Clopton,
Davis,
Dawfon,
Y S.
Messrs. Heifler,
Holmes,
Jones,
Locke,
Ly®n,
Macon,
M'Clenachan
M'Uowell,
New,
Nicholas,
J. Parker,
Skinner,
S. Smith,
W. Smith,
Sprigg-,
' Stanford,
Sumpter,
A - Tri gg,
J- T "gg,
V an Cortlandt
Varnum,
Venable,
- Williams,
Havens,
Mr. M'Dowell then moved an adjourn
rocnt which was negatived, 55 1038.
The question was then taken on the se
cond resolution, upon which the yeas and
nays were exarilv the fame as upon the firft.
The question on the third was concurred
in, 61 votes being for it.
Dent,
Egglefton,
Elmendorf,
Findley,
Fowler,
N. Freeman,
Gallatin,
Gillefpie,
Gregg,
Hanna,
Harrifon,
Adjourned at half past five.
city dancing assemble
THE Subfcribert are refpe<ftfully ii formrd that
the next Afletnbly will be held on ThurHay the
7th ot March. J
feb - a ? dtjmar ■
'.ball.
TVjESSRS. BYRNE V QTTE-NET's BALI,,
tit L bekcpt Thurlday next, the
»Bib ' f February, at O'Ellerj' Hotel,
ieb iy
Volunteer Grenadiers.
„f^ IS ordtred toaffcmhlc at the House
of Wm. Ogden, in Chefnut-frrect, at 6 o'cl, ck
on Saturday evening next, on business of impor-
By ttmmandy
G. K H/.RRJSOX, if.
fcb, as.
Messrs. Holmer,
Imlay,
Lyman,
Mac her,
Matthews,
Mo»gan
Morris,
Otis,
I. Parker,
Plnckney,
Reed,
Rutledge,
Schureman,
Sewall,
Shepard,
Sinnicklon,
N. Smith,
Sprague,
Thatcher,
Thomas,
Thompson,
Tillinghaft,
Van Allen,
Wadfworth
Wain,
J.Williami.
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