The Door-keepers 730 dollars pr. ann. and their Assistants, Two dollars pr. day, during the was received from the Senate, by their Secretary, informing, that they infilled 011 their amendment to the Treasury-Bill, relpetfting the removability of the Secretary by the Prefidenx. All'v) that they had agreed to the resolution of the House for appointing a committee to report what business ought to be finifhed previous to the adjournment, and appointed Mr. Strong, Mr. Elf wirt'h, and Mr. Carrol, 011 their part. Adjourned. FRIDAY, AU GUST 7. Mr. Seney presented a memorial from John White, continental coinmiflioner of accounts for the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, ap pointed by the late Congrels, praying that coui pcnfation may be allowed to him and his afliftants for Cervices performed, for lpecial rcafons, after the expiration of his conimillion : This memorial with accompanying papers were read, and on mo tion refered to a committee, cenfiltingof Mr. Se ney,' Mr. Vining. and Mr. Heijter. Mr. Gerry introduced a motion, that a commit tee be appointed to prepare and report a bill for the further encouragement of the navigation and commerce of the United States. This motion was adopted, and a committee, confiding of Mr. Gerry, Mr. Trumbull, and Mr. Burke appointed. A mediae from the President of the United States, by the Hon. Gen. Knox, was received, res pecting the present posture of Indian affairs, fug ireftinc the propriety of appointing commillion ers to and report their actual iituation. Themeflage alio noticed the fubjecft of the mi litia throughout the United States—refered to a committee of the whole house upon the state of the Union. Another meflage was received from the Presi dent, by Mr. Secretary Lear, with three ac r ts of Congrels, to which the President has affixed his approbation and signature, viz. The bill for es tablishing Light-Houles, Deacons, Buoys, and public Piers, the bill for establishing the govern ment of the Western Territory, and the bill for establishing the War Department. The engrofled bill for allowing compensations to the members and officers of the two Houses was read—a motion was then made by Mr. Sedg wick, that the fame fliould be recommitted, tliis motion was seconded by several members, which brought 011 a debate.—ln favor of the motion it was observed, that If the bill Ihould become a law in its present form, there was danger of its hav ing an inauspicious influence upon the reputation of the government, That tlielalariesofof the 1110 ft refpe&able officers in some of the States, and particularly in Maflachul'etts, where the Gover nor receives but 8001. a year, and the Judges of the Superior Courts but 3001. and where the pub lic business is executed by men of the lirft abili ties, and no difficulty exiits in procuring the most competent talents for every department—would lead to enquiries upon these allowances, which it would be difficult to answer—that the compen sations proposed to be given to some of the of ficers of Ccngrefs, will be considered as a profufe andthoughtlefs application of the public money, and as greatly overating the services for which such compensations are allowed—that in particu lar the fiiiii of 730 dollars to the door-keeper, was so out of proportion toother compensations as to render the bill tnconfiftent with itfclf—that it was contrary to the rule adopted by the House, with refpec r t to other appointments, especially the clerks in several departments, to some of which it was with difficulty that the House consented to allow 600 dollars, where talents and great ref ponfibiliry were expec'ted. On the other hand it was said that the bill had received repeated discussions, that it was now in the third stage of its progress, and if gentlemen hadferioufly thought of making so strenuous an oppolition. they ought to have come forward at an earlier day—that it would but ill comport with the principles of economy which some gentlemen appeared to advocate, to spend any more time in a tedious difcuflion of a bill which has so long been before the house : That if the bill was not 10 perfectly accurate as some gentlemen wished, yet it would be more eligible to pass it, than to lacrifice the time of the House in going over the S'ound again, especially as every part of it had received the fandtion of a refpeilable majority ~That the motion was entirely our of order, and 1 the rules of the House were thus to be broken through, it was in the power of the disappoint ' forever to impede the public business—that to the small salaries given in particular States, e circumltances did not apply, as gentlemen We ( l e 111 inch instances at home, and under no ne cc.iity of incurring any extra-expences, but that e members of Congress cainefrom the extreme parts of the continent, and were fuppofedtomake ! eni Porary facrifices when they took their feats w the iloufe— that with refpeifl to the public "pinion, however proper it may be to pjiy atten ■onto it, if the House under, that influence was uau, toc.ecide upon such measures as the majo '• 110u S ,r to be right, the conftittuion was but J name, The question for the re-coinniitment was de termined iji the affirmative ; and the House im mediately went into a committee of the whole. —1 he several clauses of the bill were then dif cuiled, and the following amendments agreed to, viz. Instead of two days pay as an allowance for every twenty miles diltance from the feat of go vernment—iix dollars for every twenty-five miles, was adopted—by which the Speaker is in this re fpecft, put on an equality with the other members The allowance of 730 dollars to the door-keep ers was struck our, and 3 dollars a day, during the session, for hinifelf, and such laborers as he may find itneceflary to employ, was voted. The other articles stand as agreed to yesterday : the discussion being finifhed, the committee rose, and the chairmanreported the amendments,which were acceded to by the House, and the bill was again ordered to be engroiled for a third reading on Monday next. The house then adjourned till tomorrow, 10 o'clock. PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST J. A veflel arrived here on Saturday last from the Streights, which brings a report of the affafiliation ofthe celebrated Paul Jones, by a Britilh officer in the Ruffian navalfervice : Cut we can collect no particulars of the horrid transaction. Itfeems, however, that he acquired great applause at the Court of Peterfburgh, in projecting and effecting the demolition of the Turkish fleet, under the command of the famous old Captain Pacha, the last campaign. That brilliant action, added to former grudges, and resentments which the un generous Englifli officers bore towards him, pro bably determined them,at all events, to rid thein felves of so formidable a rival. We are happy in informing our readers, that in the memory of the oldest man among us, a more plentiful year has not been known than the present. Neither mildew nor fly has affeCled the wheat ; the grain is heavy and full, and in large quantities. The other grains are likewise plen ful, and of an excellent quality. Such distin guished favors call for the gratitude of the in habitants of the United States, to the great Au thor of Nature ; especially when tliefe blessings of nature are connected in the fame year with deli verance from anarchy, aud with the establish ment of a wife, free and jull government. Wednesday last, William Cole was executed on the commons of this city, for robbing 011 the Waflaliickon road, two country men coming to market.—He had two accomplices in that bulinefs, who are not yet taken, and all of them had but a few days escaped from the jail in this city, be ing sentenced to hard labor for Tome years as a punishment forfundry depredations on the inha bitants in and near this city. Cole had proved himfelf incorigible by repeated robberies. It is said that from his sentence to his execution, his behavior was suitable to his deplorable situation. boston, JUI. y 31. Capt. Selman, of Marblchead, returning from the banks of Newfoundland, on the firft of Ju ly, had his vefli-1 ftruckby a whale, which foun dered in nine minutes after—the Captain and his crew immediately took to their boat, and after experiencing a variety of diftrefles, and figular inltances of providential interpolitions in their favor, arrrived home in fafety. The building of the Indiainan, at Braintree, goes on with rapidity—and, it is said, will be lanclied about the 20th OCtober. This veflel is about 850 tons burthen—and is pronounced by judges to be an excellent piece of workmanihip. Information having been received at the Custom House in Portland, Cafco Bay, that a Sloop of 30 tons had anchored at Cape Cove r Cape Elizabeth, from the coast of Guinea, the Naval Officer im mediately repaired thither. —On examination it was found by the confeflion of one Hans Hanfon, that the sloop failed from London about a year last March, that she was commanded and chiefly owned by one John Connor—that they proceeded to the coast of Guinea, and purchased the cargo of ivory, pepper, See. which they now have on board—that a plan was concerted to kill Capt. Connor, which was executed in December last, and that one Jackson was appointed Captain in his stead—the said sloop was taken pofleflion of and carried into Portland. august i. Of the murder of Capt. Connor, in the sloop lately seized at Portland, we further learn : That the persons on board at the time of the murder, were named Haddy, Jack/on, Bird, and Hanfon ; —That in November last, Bird and Haddy, agreed to kill the Captain, and run-away with the veflel,and executed their purpofe,by dis charging two small arms upon him, down the companion door, and a scuttle 011 the quarter deck, while he \yas asleep; they then threw him overboard, and Haddy took the command, and some time after failed for the Spanifli Main, where he intended to fell her ; but not being able to reach the coast, he gave the command to Jackson, told him to carry her whither he pleased, and died not long afterwards —That Jackson de clared his design was to carry the veflel to Boston. —Jackson fa. s he is a native of Newton, in this Slate, aud, as Hanfon fays, was asleep in the fore part of the veflel when the murder was commit ed, and knew nothifio; of it—That the account •.O. , • C ! Hanfon gives of lumfelf, Is, that he is a native or Norway, an apprentice to Cap. Connor, aged 19 —and that the extreme cruelty of Cap. Connor, was the pretended reason for the murder. The Sheriff of Cumberland has taken an inventory of the cargo, &c. to keep in pofleiiion for the owners. NEW YORK, AUGUST 8. 1' ROM A CORRESPONDENT. Tliofe who contemplate the true springs and principles of human nature, anticipate advanta ges from the liberal compeniation that is to be al lowed to our National Legiilators and t,he officers who attend them. Had alefs rate of pay been af fixed, it probably might have produced the appro bation and applause of those persons, who are more diftinguiihed for zeal and economy, than for knowledge and discernment. lie must have lliglitly observed the character of man, who has not found out, that indolence is one of his pre dominating qualities. Unless some powerful ftimulusis 1 uggefted languid will be and inefficacious his pursuits. Ambition and ava rice are two operative springs of the human mind. The force of the former will be rendered weak in the breasts of our legislators by the out cry that has been injudiciously raised against titles of diftindiion.—We must therefore have recourse to the former ; for we go upon the presumption, that man can only be roused into adtive exertions by strong incentives. The business of the United States must not be fufFered to stand ltill; and the public welfare will be far more endangered by'too small, than by too liberal an allowance to public officers. The establishment of a National Bank ap pears to be an objetft of very general expectation : Such a plan would give a lpring to trade and com merce through the States, by introducing a com petent circulating medium—by enabling Congrefis and thefeveral States to realize to the public cre ditors some part at lealt of their jult demands, and by restoring a confidencc in the national faith—it would unlock the iron repositories of ma ny a tlioufand rusty dollars, which have long been confined by the wary proprietors, left they ffiould on being released, make to themselves wings of paper and fly away.—This plan will also conduce to strengthen the national government, and to remove jealousies refpedting particular States accumulating mors, while they pay less than their proportion of the public revenue—For the bills of the national bank being unlimited in their circulation through the States, superior industry alone, will add to the aggregate amount in any particular State. The confidence which is already created in the new government, bids fair to excite a rivalihip among monied men, in the terms on which they propose to make their loans for the immediate exigencies of the Union—and if this is the cafe, as it must be undoubtedly, except we suppose that mankind are blind to their own interest— a competition on this fubjecft may more reasona bly be expe<sted among the several banking com panies in the United States. By the arrival ofaveflel at New-London from Port-au-Prince, we learn, that a 74 gun ship, and 5 or 7 frigates were to fail in a few days for New- York orßofton, to pais the hurricane months. Extract oj a letter from a gentle?nan in Philadelphia, to his friend in this city. " I have read, with attention, the report of the committee of the House on the fifth article of the constitution : Should the proposed amend ments be adopted, I have no doubt they will give general fatisfaetion, and quiet the minds of ma ny well disposed citizens. I observe a bill has pafled the lower house, organizing the general board of coinmiffioners ; that business is very im portant, as the harmony and peace of the dif ferent States, in a great measure, depend on a final adjustment of their accounts. From the loose manner the accounts have been kept in, in. moftof the states, the business must be complicat ed ; and it would require men of experience and abilities to investigate these accounts. For the; small salaries allowed by Congress, I am persuad ed the coinmiffioners will find it difficult to pro cure persons qualified to execute this business ; and an ambarraffinent of this nature would certain ly be very injurious to the public. An allowance of 1000 dollars to the chief clerk, and adifcreti onary power vested in the coinmiffioners to ap point as many assistants as the business might require, at a falarynot exceeding 600 dollars per ann. would not, in my opinion (with fubmiffioii to the honorable house) be deemed an extrava gant compensation ; the public might then expecJt to have the business well executed, as persons of abilities, I presume, might be engaged 011 tliefe terms." ARRIVALS. NEW-YORK. ! IVednefday Schooncr Tw6 Friends, Hathaway, Edenton, Thursday Sloop Nelly, Thompson, Virginia, 5 days. Sloop Betsy, Royle, Richmond, 3 days. Schooner William, Caflfon, Monte go Bay, 22 davs. Moop Polly, Newell, Savanna, 6 days. Publiflied by JOHN FENNO, No. 9, Maidek" La.nt, near the Ofarego-Marktt. Xev.Yoik,- r 3tr.a/t.l
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