to the I.iitk Ci mniittee who reported, if be Not knowin... of ;:ny explanation, lie did, lie could exped no other report, because should be obliged to gy through the tefti. it wa« an opinion which thev had given, and mony. it w.-.s Improbable they would change that He read Mr. M'Knigfit's fhtentent— opinion. There was not a denial, he fa id, of a single Mr. Nicholas believed that as the com- fait charged. It was perfedly conformable, mittee had given their opinion on the buii- His not knowing Mr. Randolph, his not iiefs, it the Hoafe diiapptoved of that opi- having known he was to be at the theatre, iiion, the only waj to express it was by re- could not prove him innocent of the inten committing the report, either to the fame tion and ad. Indeed lie had proved fome ctfmmhtee or to foine other. For himfelf, thing of a combination. He had stated him he abjeded to every opinion the committee felf to he just returned from Maryland, but had given, hu; particularly to that on the he nad forgotten one material fad, How stile ot the address ol Mr. Randolph. came he to know of the use of the t-Tms He should go on and (late his ideas at Ragamvjfn and Mercenary. It certainly large, and the realons why the house ought proved that*thoirglj he fiated himfelf to have not to a6l on the present report. been so much engaged in the Short time after The house and jSjljmittee appeared topof- his return, vet he muli have procured that lcU but one opinion upon flne of the points, knowledge (binewhere before he went to tlirf that was, to procure every information re- theatre, fpeding the nature of the intended insult Mr. Reynolds' ftatemem, Mr. Nicholas upon one ot its members, conneded with thought went to prove the testimony as ap tns department in the house, for the purpose piied to the insult. H" laid that Mr. Ran of bringing on a quarrel.—lt wjs unani- dolph was pointed out to him. After that icoufly determined to examine it, and there I it appeared from other tmtimony, Mr. Rty was no doubt of the propriety of that mea- | nolds wont into the box where Mr. Bwii- ! sure, and the fund's ot the \;iat:er alledgcd I doiph was, and suddenly dropped down with ! •for the house to'act upon. violence by that gentleman's fide. In his mind, Mr. Kichoht said, there By the acknowledgment of one of ihom! i «miid uot he a nioie d-arand necessary prin- in his 'latemem fne 'word- " Ragamuffin" ciple cftabliffied than '1 .but a clear and cippa- and " Mercenary," were frequently uled by j rent intention f bringing on a quarrel rvitb them. These ftatemerits, Mr. Nicholas] .' cns % liat on cc-1 thought, were good *\ ideuce of th«"ir intra. count t'jps puouc conduct, was an infringe- tion, and of the reality and application of the ' men/ of tig rights u>nl privileges of ibe insult, though they denied the tads of insult i House. It was a pr.-ptr ar.d right fubjeft. or intentum. What clfe could beexpected ' ! -re obli.ee to Lieotrnant Thrmfon's dechnt.on only y !■ \V? 3 ' ? ,n 1 wcnt t0 P n>ve t'»t be of no insult giv houle, out ol doors, it was the lame », en t0 Mr. Randolph,, and that he did nof tec though they were to expose themlelves to eitk, r of them ad.uef, to Mr. Ran- r / ta > " ""J dol P h > or ak particularly of him. Th, to f" A WaS M ' to hear c, p.elei-rative to freedom of debate, and fecu- lee what Ml , Christie did, and thtr-forc his n , , , V evidence amounted to nothing. Mr. NrchrU. here read the report. Mr . Hu rst proved nothing more than In his cpmicn, Mr. N. laid the ded*on M r. Reynolds M d*«ttred, and confeqtert of the comnnthe on the fuhjed thought it ly his evident w*'s useless, except it that whlh°thev and ir h f va M " Ra " dol P>' **• out to then, by which they and the house had before admit- some o-entlemen ted, which the house aded upon, and which r ' > , was efiential to the ct debate—that k * ' teft ' rl " n y st ewed nothing, decision wen, todxflroy the whole principle. He confefftd that the ads in themfelve, eff °7' he lu HP o,cd w, wi " comjietent. part of the charge, " and others appeared to ' l h( 7 COfcilli, have refufeJ t0 atifwer any them to be of too equivocal a nature to jus- ' ue^lon R "> ' they might implicate tify rep re he nti on snid punishment." ' themfclves, and therefore the only evidence Mr. Chriftic was in a situation to colled ' to esl P s^r< ' f r °m them was negative, and more of the convention and coudud of had answered by negative testimony these officers than any other person, except °"'y» 11 amounted to uoth ing. It they m. Van Ranfelaer, whose depofnion had „ d P' 0 thrre Wi,s a co " c,>rt ta not been taken :he said that from the eon- Mr ' Ralldol P h » evei 7 ° n « °f the fame parry dud of these officers, he was determined to w " uld be al,ke am f >ablc ' and therefore their re nain at the theatre, though he before in- testimony was inadmiflible, for it could not . tende3 to have gone out {to prevent-i+ expeded that they would criminate them '(ible any diltarbances. Tlieir kind of con- 'j-'" 6 ** B llt in neither of tlie d«potiiU)ii»p( vorf l >n shewed the most manifeft and indu- ' :culenant Thomion norcaptwu 1 aylor, nor fbits«ble evidence of intention to in'nlt Mr. c ' t ' lcr ftatements was there a denial Randolph, for talking ef the men on the the frequent repetition of the words, nor stage, one said « these raggamuffins are not f tl'xt they were not intended to insult Pennfylvanians, they are black Virginians." Knndolph. Certainly this might with propriety be sup- ! What, Mr. Nicholas asked, would be the posed to refer to gentlemen from that (late, , °f ' uc h dec!lion* as the committee had and could not he confide red a fpontareous \ ma^e ■ Here was an. apparent insult ; ftcli groundless assertion—.again, after " repeat- ! as impressed that opinion on the bye (tanders. in'g the words raggamuffin and mercenary" How did the committee get over it r Why, f they said "they were not well drilled, hut ''7 faying that of the testimony, some parts would be better by next session ef Con- wf " re cquivic.il, and other parts were ex gress" how could this have come into the j pl'ined to their fatisfadion How explain converfation,- except in alluding to a mem- | cd • i: could lie only by the pcr ber of Congress, and what was said in the j f°' ,s themfclves ! The effed would be a de~ house conneding both together ? It was in ; claration made to the world that thojigh general necelTary to prevent witnelTes giving I the House had the privilege of debjf, yet their opinions refpeding circumflance* they any person infringed iipon, and violated might relate, but it was impossible to repress that privilege,'all he had to no was to ex it here, all the witneffesexprrffeifan opinion, P lain * wa y the criminal intention ,to give and it was generally thought" there was an condud a dillcrent dirednn, and he intention of insult towards Mr. Randolph,' becle^r. and to produce with him an adual quarrel. Where then would be the lecurity and in -1 his kept Mr. Christie at the theatre, and violability of debate ? Should a gentleman he appeared to have good grounds for his for what he thought his duty forced him to apprehension. fay ia the house, be exposed to public insult Another, and a fubflantial ohjedion Mr. and abuse ? Such a dangerous principle would Nicholas said he had to the report was, not meet fupporty, that Mr. Randolph's statement Itood exad- Farther. Mr. Nicholas observed with ly upon the fame ground with those of Mr. concern, that wlrillk the mod material part. Reynolds and Mr. M'K.'iight. of the evidence was treated with evident dif- Was he not a rompetent witness; suppose n-gardi thr gentlenun himfelf who was-'n he had been in I ultra or ill tiled when no fulted should be treated by the committee person but himfelf was present, would hie with the greatest severity. In two own testimony be rtjeded, aud he be denied they had pafied a censure on his conduct justice on that account? He (hould have though they had so looked over the fippofed there were gentlemen of lufficient faults of those who insulted him. legal knowledge on the committee to know The h;ld Gifl tho llt them . that his own dilpofitiop was not madm.ffi- felvfs at , ihirtvtff (en C are Mr . Rudolph's ble, but very proper. Mr. Randolph's com- With r'efped to this, Mr. Nicholas petence was dear, and he was a refpedaolc fald he knew witness. There never was a cafe in _ winch whjch man dto write to man< the credulity of a was left liable M , n h , d advent modes of address to the to quell,on than m this, for Mr. Randolph p refidfnt ; fnme who ~a nu, d cfHcrs lnißllt was very unwillincf to brine forward the ni- i- i a i > n. 1 A r r 'iui, > -i . think one (Mr- ilu» moO proper, oincrs who a " d throughout evinced .a ir!ud- uerf u(cd t0 f , ;i;l : li lr in {.,. c l ourfe with him ance Mr Randolph s testimony was ex- WollM use there was no standard. tremely necelT,ry and important, because the Mf< Niclfh , as said he Mr . Ral:dol h principal lads ot outrage were only known , tad uW ft , hc djd an(J , vhich to kimldt. ai* *i* ** Tr , . , . , was molt familiar to him, it there W3s no othei obiedtion to the re- . . ~ . r , r pert, this was a material one. , ' A S a,n ' Mr ' was for Mr. Randolph had stated himfelf to have 'PP l^ ll ®. t0 I , Prefi J*' n ' and " ot tO J* » had a sudden and violent pull bv the cape Houre ' t° r This was strange doc of the coat" Mr. Nicholfon heart Mr. Rah- Su PP ofe thefc ll ,d dolph call out « who was that jerked my farther ' a, ; d becn ? u,!t V of J a ,i^ coat" and saw Mr. M'Knight at the mo- ' e ' y ' W °" , " Dt Ra " dol P h , bav ' e tbfrl ment before throw himfelf forward with one bee " °^ cd t0 t0 C ' V arm extended. In order to a proper under. B „ ut , wh "!, hr had hetn ,nr " ltcd ' nnd b >' lo '" e Handing of the concomitant evidence, Mr. ot the 11 P'-' P"'' Randolph's affidavit was therefore efT-ntially ' to tl i tbc , , '"j'S r ° neceff.ry, but as it had not been taken, M . roll ' d ™ ne{X ll,t condud of those Nicholas said he could not go into it. under h,s The PreCdent himfelt Mr. Nicholas then alked wherein theft had liis cogniz.nce of ,t ,n circumstances were « fatisfadorily explain- ■'efped, and laid he had d.reded the pro ed" as the committee had been pleased to P fr t0 e f ml « ,nt ° '<• Go " Id fav. How were they explained ?He de- thmfr be " 10re cl s"* '' ckred himfelf perfedlr at a loss to know, 't was a proper appeal? B ut ,n such parts ns except it might have-beer) in the statements to f a b J ach of P^ ' K ,h ° Ug ' U of Mr. Reynolds and Mr. M-Knigh: ! k thc Hourc had of lt ' Mr. N'ctwfas thought it was very wrong | to trouble the l~ oul<- vitb,any thing that could be douebv other parts »t' the meiTt ; all llecefuiy appl't .ticsi* were impru dent, iiut'nuic.ti a-, it might tend todiliurb the peace of tlie H/.yic.. But it wat a little j extraottliiiniv, tr.-t the ff>Qjmittec who de-| cided againl* the liiiiuid have n.ndeit I t iei'Kiui. caul'o or rep;\i.eniion, bec-.ufe it i vis littt to them in the full in- | fiance. He could not !.?lp shirking it an 1 unjust and unjust: Sable r-p-ut, ,110 therefore : hoped it woof. undergo .i'n ..Iteration. • 'But, Mr. N. ooferved, • ,agh there was comp'.eat tefl.wony to prove the difign of ; provocation, and the reality if the insult ; ; and though he viewed it as preach ef privi- i lege 011 a member 01 the Houlit jfi his offi cial capacity. set, as no injury had been luftained—is th.a was tjie firi\ inflar.ee of the kit'l, and as thole officers were young, and might have confitlered themf Ives and thtir corpi materially injured by Mr. Ran dolphs ardeacy tor rediicibg the at my, tht.y 1 pb'fftSng much zeal fer their pr6fism>—for tiicfe reasons he was willing that tar House ihould forbear to a ' icar • • •<• t I » << « »• Mevi to ebfetvetbe chief fatoGe no#) dating that 4* bid been «ttacl*i trj vrry fu£rri«r itlunberv °f thernaijkam afttr a very severe etifjagtwn?, h* beei ob%di. .ia r»U»» skit. " AJenandr'ia, VhmkcW jefeiwl tbe Boawida. - «arch, •d tfcj* withr t conWttlfclp tein l brcemtrtjiod I *rni«^^eTr»ug) to prevent the enemy from making any fu. ther progrcfs. A rei'ylution has been takei on the part of the commander in chief iin theft tropps arc to he placed in every refpedl upon t'neir antient footing; ; tlx-y are touke the «ath of fidelity t.i the King of .Sardirtia >i;ly ; and are in hi> manner w'n'ru r to b: nvie fufcjeit to Aultrim ui liolii e. Ih* lehiued upon ill otxalions in tUc im si pal ant >i.d honorable numin. V.i!t number if drit-rtert tome in ti.i.ly, who nil >< UriU he diftrels of the er.cr. y, for mnt of ;;rovi ions, to iic (••• i • i--. I haVc the fcoflai to be, lie. W. BpjJTiNcr.. Head Quarters, Conta.'c, AVw. 6, '99. My Lg ,f infoi mation having been received thai : jr#e detachment of the eivniy wa.; tominj. :'rom the fide of Sa\ov, the army r. adg; novement to its ri»,ht. The French h.ivr g :aken and Suf», and havfintr ad tranced to Salucio, threatening our con mu it necefTary to march still farther to Ills 1 i ht and :i ramp was ciiofen between P.;a ;.m Fi'lTum. * Theft operrtions, when cojine&ed. witl tlie fyllein of defence only, upin which thil army had so loni* been aftin ', deceived ih; in full retreat. The evacuation of Mondo vi, wi icli was determined i>pon f r the pose of adding a a verv conllderahle force tc the army, confirmed Oil] more this opinio! . Elated with these hop. s, they advanced or all pointt, and 011 the 3d took pofleffiort ol Sav;f li- 1 •.. On the 4:;) the fnemr marched in thr t columns to attack the Aufirun army. Ti < ifirft column marched from Savigtiaoo b) Marcnne, the second by Genola, and the third man Ikg t.i the attack of I olV.i:i which had been put in a (late of defence, arc was occupied by a conGderablt y.nilon. y happened that the Auflrian arm-, roved vv ti the fame intent, at the iame time, and ir ■he fai.e number of columns, ::r.d iT' *.l» fame roads. Lieutenant-Geueral Ol: cmi quanded the right column. LieuttTiant-Ge aeral F.lfnitz the centre, and Major-Ge. e 1 Gott'-rflwim -ft. The Hfr^fnfKh^n M*«*»nr*■'* tfit tottm- the enemy *p ,'f tbife* c*w*ih Cfe; vile UniMme «*'•*&& %t RwfLtf^^-ik '«m- ' t# f« k tb« Wttck of Ctttolaj SByt with * trcioWfcdtd t» form » WTfu «Btiiti f •> '* " ' ' ' wore formidable FKiflanre. The aftion I !l-d lor several hours, and -it was. iit>t till the arrival of the column of General Oct troni S"V«{liano upon the rw of' the Fj' army laltcd at night at Ceu talo. '1 h,e coin nrn of GeiVral Got,tsr»!ieim epuJf-t] the frenqfc from Follano loMnraz -7.u. It will srp: r fjirprifing» that while our army was at a division of the JFi> rich ai;riy remained between Murazzo and Rmk'oi with the Stura in their rear, . over which there was no bridge. Early in the morn.ng of the jth, the army flfiarthed in two columns to Roncl.i and Murazzo. The enemy, surprised, made 110 refiflante. and two hundred prisoners vttre tijken with out anylof-. It apjiears that the French army was completely defeated, and that this division was lelt there without order-. The Abflriaiu have made in two days a bcrve 3000 prifcner£ The arwiy being ex tremely fatigued remained at Ronchi ; but tins morning, gen. Melas hsrvinj* determined to t llow up bis success with the greatell vi gor, the army marched in two columns, one upon tie intrenched camp of the Mad-ma del Almo, and the ether upon Cafuglia : the enemy retreated every where upon our ap proach ; it L reported tfiat the French are retiring- ever the mountains. It is impufli ble to do in ft ice to the volour and pcrlever ance of the Auflrian nrttiy. The operations of the army prior and fubfequeilt co this af fair, when donfidered in a military point of view, entitle the commander in Chief to the admiration cf the whole v orld. Accounts were received yeflerday from Geuoal Kray, that he had attacked the en emy near Alexandria, cad ebl'ged then to retire to PozzoU Formigoio, with the loss l coo prifomrs. I hsve the honor r© be, &c. LONDON, November 30. Tae r.Ktr uorointry GuZetie, in car paper of this day, pl.-afrg aceoun' of the enemy having been d«featcd in Ita' on the 4th, sth, i,nd 6th ir.ll. in aAiedl of Ijrrat ft-verity with the Impei is! *riny. — There is very little mantion made of the loftilr operation! i'h this quarter previous to I -- . A the fir It of those day*, wben, according u o t e refill tof "which, enemy were defeated in all points. The j no mention was made, French accouut of tkrfr.ft.oM fays that j Thrce Hamburgh Mails remained due "t be ImpcTialilts, availing tbemLlves ot , .. n rr^, the cf thei, forces, attempted when tlm Pa P er went t0 P rcfs - rhe to tun, their left; that two of the Rcpnb- «use of this delay we believe to be, that lean divilions took pnfitioni at Centalo, the whole of the packets, till within Vlurazzo, and Ronchi; and that the loft of t hese f ew Jays were detained in "*tr heir opponents was very coufidcrable." ' r» j , n p » i i t? v i • < mouth Roads. I Dtis we bud that trie rrencn on inu occa- > lion . not claim the vidtory ; and, every circumftsnce cor;lidered, there i» no rct.m ;■> fufoecl lh-:t the account of Lord Wil iam Icuinot it not peifcdUy accurate. | On ih- sth and 6.11 (of the proceedings I of whit!. ,! .v.. •(.: y.vnci: it ftit .-.:s is/:- ; BO menu 1) Gen r.'i Mei. 1 f iflowed up his ! fucceffis., and the French ar.* luppofed to | 1 .IV' r; t: , e.; over u nt. „ ; lii tie 1 fs ofjjco men mate pri liners. The ene my were at th° lam- tin.e attacked bvgewo 1 'Kr ■(who was lent t t e 11i i'lancc cf ; General Kuraczai) ne.ir AlelT. l ndns, 2nd! I'imd to retire ti> Boaaolx Formveoicj with the loss of 1000 prifoners.—-Tfefe aivan t £,es muff be conlidcred .;s of the hi hell importance to the caulV of the »' s in f- i iTiuch ■>» they are calculati dto frullrate tie I wlftitsof the <•!>• ii>v j>«r t'- re iHii-u-! of t'wr rat: pai.-.n, if 'Kit tv citable the I —periallfls to drive them cntinly from the It .jim: ter ritories The Frenih, it :s [•;•-!>.. ju-, w'l not now be rn|.u!.!e of tt tit; taming ther.i felves in t'.ie v • ntiy »f G 11 m, arte! the ti;■ - diflurbed invefiment of Coni, the only ljied ra fort re fs th it "vrrjains in their hands, is rntM immediately take place. Thfc army of Pielmont is forthwith co be emho who, it is thought, is about to return to his I trapit. 1 of Turin. The Hamburgb mail of Weanetilay '.till r mains due. A letter from Berlin, dated the Bth inft. Fays, " Every thing here seems to have chan ged its face. Our troops ready to pafr, the Rhine on the one part, and the appearance* Icre 'III the other made ns believe that in Ix months we should sake an aftive part in he coalition against France ; or that at !eall >ur Cabinet would be f«rneii to itfelf igairfl the republic. At prefect, however, >ur Cabinet is more difccnient than ever ,vi h th'it of Vienna ever since it tear, ed ' "elts of peace made at Bad. between i i. - W. BENTINCK. so rrnke a descent on tKe ceaft of In ih:s cafe, v.e doubt not but ihit ih<.r will make a» fpiritcd an attack on tht bran ilies of N ntz a» they did on the Htiliasd* at Btrgcnd. 'v' ' V r ;yr - l o *»"• '.•>* ExtraS of a let'er from on board one of hh M"jcjiy't.Jhips. f detied off Br 'ejl, November 18, .799. . .. " We loo.kcd into Brest this morning, and found cur enemies completely inactive. The Spaniards I ?.ve their yards ; rid top niafts (truck. Wt were in very close, and counted fifteen of the French (hips dressed with Hays, as if they had obtaintd fom.* great viftory ; but having biotight too a iifhing boat, the people informed us that Buonapivhtr had overthrown the Direc tory,had taken on himfelf the Executive Government te the great jny of the people throughout France, and (hat lte promised them peace with Europe The batteriej have not lately fired upon us. The filhcr meu tell us the troops arc all gone against the Chouans, who la'.t week (termed Quim per, and liberated the prisoners. !he Tea men are doing garrison duty, and the Span iards are in the town of Brest. This our own observation confirms, as we have not seen a folm'er in a battery this day, Th'-y add, that the seamen are not £aid, and that they desert very faft." Thuritl>y, November 2". Gr.-c.Tr.. .cciycfter* day from the coast t f Brittany of the whole oi inc troops having been march.* ed from Ereil and in its neighbourhood to act the Chouars., who have cf late confiierably increased in number, and v.-ho. according to private letters, proceeded last week against Quirr.per, and liberated a iair- >bcr of Ro) ilifc prl* foners from that place. We also under fund that the Republican army in that quarter is much divided on the fr.bject % the late Revolution, and that a for midable spirit of difr.ifeftion has begun • * #. •_••••• ;• • - -r- ■ ' tp m anile ft itfelf againCt tfee ticW" awte?' < of things/ ; Hffcfe tie of ire in a . " 'etc inafti^y.. 1 shore are entirely manned with the Tai lors. As far as the fentirr.er.ts of the people can be collected, a very gen iverfion to the Consulate prevails, ancl so great is the dread entertained by the iefpotic Triumvirate of the just refent nent of the multitude, thru they never, ' VCR- either cslledtively or individually, .... turc from home without a strong milita ry escort. [// Jbould be borne in mind that the source from -whence this Intelli gence is derived, is virulently Jacobinical.^ It was la ft night reported, that a def * battle had taken place between the led Gene^^^^^^ Whether the three Confu's are to orm a part of the npw constitution of France is a circumstance not yet known, ive believe, even to Sieves From what lias been so repeatedly (jad by the de cFaiinerS of his party, of the necefßtj of preserving an unity of action in the executire government, it may reafoaably be inferred, however, that something like this is in contempla.ion. la the ory at least it appears plausible, that an Executive of three persons is preferable two to ore is likely to be more poten tial than a majority of three to two. If we refer to experience, we fliv.il and, that of the three revolutions in the Di redlory which have occurred within two years, two of them have been actually carried in favor of the minority ! The new appointment of Consuls in France is a poor affectation cf ttrnfi ta ken from the Roman republic. The name, however, is rot the molt ntifpi ■ious- Our Sivkt fjjeare very pointedly ays, in his Carioluxiuc— " They have chosen a Consul that will take from them their li berties !" The savages of Louisiana, fays Mon- i4v«gcs ui j.-.uuiuaiia, lays avion tefquieu, when they are anxious for food, flrft cut down a tree, aqd ther ga ther the fruits. Such, adds he, is the nature of defpotlc government, which is always deftrpying its own resources and fnpports. The new Consuls of France, under a regime not very different, have 1 completely destroyed the tree of repre fentatior.j on which their new conftitu ' tior. relied for , support. What fruits ■ they are to father from its overthrow, it niult remain for future events to de» 5 ■ tcnnine. s %