CONGRE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SATURDAY,JuIy 24. ptbalt on the amendment of the Senate to the Fund ingßßUtI t to ajfuMe a part of the State Debts. M*. GERRY THE gentleman has told us of ihe exertions of Georgia, that by Oie assumption injustice will be done to her, and that ber'S, in particular will be a hard cafe. I have no douut the ci tlzefcs of that State, accordirig to their abilities, made great exer tion* ; they behaved with,valor, and have fuffeied much in the common pause ; and if there are any circumftantes which will fobjeft hefto an injury by the operation of any a£h of Congress, 1m Her dale them, and the will undoubtedly obtain redress, r think I can be relpoqfible for MalTaehuletts, that her members *ill do every thing that is.coafiftent wiih j'llUce, and even with ((tnerofity for Georgia. But the gentleman Ihould consider, that Georgia is but an infant State, that by her uimoft exertions (he could uot contribute 111 any great degre« to accomplish this revo lution, apd (he cannpt ex pert that the measures of thus extensive itpriblic wilt be entirely accommodated to her (ituaiion. The gentleman tell us, thai whiift pollou was in pollcflion of the enemy, made great exertions and fufferid much, but not afterwards, for her ports being opened and commerce ilourilhing, (he was enriched by the war. [//cre Mr. Jackson ex plained kimjitf, and Hi lot deny that Mjjf.ichUjells continued her ex- C'tioni, but Juppofed, neverlhcleft, Jhe was enriilud by the war.] Mr (jerry admitted the explanation, and tequefted him to give any information he pleased refpefiing his argumects, as it was intend ed to consider them candidly.—He then proceeded : I conceive, fir, the gentleman is very little acquainted with the history of MalTachufetts, as it relates to this fubjeft, for so far was the State from being benefited, that it fuffered exceedingly by the war. To judge of this matter, let us further examine the reports which wire formerly called for to alcrruirt the contributionsof the Statis, and fee whether they will juftify the fuppofuion that the State was benefited by the war. If we refer to the report of the Secretary at War to ascertain <te number of men furniflied by tfee fevcral States, we IHall find (fiat some troops were inliited for the war, some for three years, some for two, and others for one, and the militia for less periods, ki order, then, to form ajuft idta of the comparative exertions qf the Slates in mij refperf, it is necessary to reduce the number of njen to one period of inliftment, whether inlided for a longer or (horier time. For instance, to consider fix soldiers, who T<>ere enli/lei for two moriins as being equal to one inlifttd lor a ypir j or, if they were inlHted for three years, consider otie as eqijal to three for one year. By the Secretary's report, it will thus appear, that the whole dumber o'f men employed duriug the war, reduced to one year's term of ftrvice, was 311,719. Of this numbtr, Mairachufeits, hy the average of the rcquifitions on her, was required to furnilh toe enormpus proportion of 93-508 being 57,066 men, which is between a fifth and flxth of the whole number employed during tKe; war, aliho' her proportion was not more than a seventh. What was her conduct on this occalion ? oid Ihe fail to turmih the number required ? No, (Vr, (he raised the whole, and what is still more extraordinary, (he lupplied above the requifiuons 17,140 men; if to this number we add 12.535 men which Ihe lupplied bgrteably to the and wn ,c 1| exceeded her jull proportion of one seventh, it appears that (lie furnilhed £9,675 men (for the term of one year's'fervice) above her proportion. Had the State in lieu of 74,206 inch which (he thus fupplitd, raised only her due proportion, which wis 44.531, the probabi lity is, (he would have obtained these for half ol the average boun ty which she paid for them, and have saved at Icaft 1,005,128 dol lars. Let us how consider the c(Te& of this nwafure, and judge of the benefits resulting to the State by the war. The amount of the specie claims ot the State for pay, depreciation of pay, bounties, and cloatfiing for all"the troops wh'.oh Malfcichufetts lurnilhcd is 8,006,553 dollars at»d this averaged on 74,206 men, will for *9,575 latn 1)C about, Nine years interest due on this sum, is about The Irtcreafed bomuics on her proport-on from the eaufes Mentioned And if to these be added the loss of the Slate by the absence of £9,675 men the (Upplif* given to them from time to time; the lolTrs fuitained by the death of perhaps a quarter part of them the fupp rt of the widows, and fatherlofc Children, the amount, 3t the moderate rate of 100 dollars for each Foldicr, will be Miking 8 >9 3 3i43 6 whieh thai State has taxed heffelf to furnifh for other States their dehcicnccs bf floods, and the last film mentioned 2,967.560 dol lars will be wholly 1 oil to the State, in addition to thus, lever*! regiments wefre recrnittd in the State, not contained in the pre ceding estimate—Much has been said of thf extravagant bounties, given by MiHfachufv-Hts, the cSufe of which Is explained, and not withstanding the cxthaorainafy rc(|ui(iiious on her kit men, the average bounty paid by her, during the war for the term of a year's serVice, has hot txcecded 47-2 dollars fofreach soldier. Let us riow turn oar attention for a moment to the report of the Secretary bf the Tfbafury wliith contains an account of the rcccipts and payments of the States, in specie ami indents, dnri in paper money red 11 *cd to fofceit. It is readily admitted, that the paper money in forric inftafices is extended at a raie tif deprecia tion, less than that which will be finally adapted, but by recur ring to the report, I think it Will b"e evident that the fcomp3rative view of this matter in its pieftnt form, is It fs favotable to Mas- than it will be when the depreciation is fuViher extend ed—as the accounts now prell-iit themselves, the amount ot the sums received jnto the trcafury from the several State* is 14,200,777 dollars, reduced to fp'ccie value ; the sum paid from the treasury, to the several States amounts to 10,672,770 dollars, so that the ballance of rcceipt?, at the Treasury is, 3,528,003 dollars ; of this sum Maflrfchpfctts turnifbed, exclusive of what fhc re'ceiverl from the Treasury, 1,921,283 dollars, which is nearly 4-7 of the bal ance of all the rccoipts at the TreasUry, from the States, to this day. Her proportion of the ballaricc mentioned of 3.5 8,003 being one seventh, is 504,000 ; Co thai lhe has supplied in this instance, 1,417,283 doliari, reduced to specie, above her pro portion. By the dbove ftaiemenls irtaHe from authentic docu ments on tiiC files of Che Houfc, it is evident that MafTachufctts iias advauced for ot'.icr State*, fioliars. By troops Jntereft I hereon, 9 yrdrs By to tht TrcafuVjr InteretWheieon gyeaii Making in the whole (Continued.) Dots. 3,201,824 1,728,984 201,844 1,728,484 «i4*7.5«3 Jos-333 7>"3>m And from hence we may foran fonipjudgment oi the benefits has received from the war, Which has almost impovenlhed and ruined her. If we advert to the proposition of the Senate, for * the State debts, we lhall find the whole sum to be ailumied is 21,500.060 dollars, and that MalTachufctts, if she liad not advanced more than other States on an average, would bt; entitled to 3,071,428 dollars, being a seventh of the sum to be alTumed. She is to re-- ceive thereof four millions dollars, io that lor all her advances, fh« will be teimburfed by the atlumption only, 928,572 d6 l lars and yet this paltry sum compared with her demands is grudged by Sjatcs, for whom, she has made such large advances. LONDON, June 7. Er.traci of d letter jroht Naples, April 22. ON the 4th inft. early in the morning, a fire broke out ill the Ruggiero,a 74 gun ship be longing to the royal navy, in the port of Caltel laniare; as soon as the fire was discovered at Na ples, all the workmen at the arsenal, without ha ving received any orders, went on horfebackand in carriages to contribute their afiiftante. It is remarkable to their honor, that this was Easter time, when the workmen generally clioofe to spend their time with their wives and lamilies. The fire, inlpite of' every resistance, ahnoft con sumed the above ship to the water's edge, and had communicated to another veflel laden with corn, and from that to another of the King's /hips of 75 guns. In the midst of this conllerna tion, and when the whole dockyard was in dan ger, a young workman of the arsenal of Caltella mare, observed that fufficient assistance was not given to the second veflel on fire ; with amazing courage and spirit he threw himfelf into the sea, and Iwam to the Ihip, ilript himlelf in the niidit of the flames, and tried to extinguish thein. His example inspired his companions with courage, and by their spirited efforts, all the fliips in the harbor, except the Ruggieroand the corn veflel, were saved. The king, when informed of the zeal and bravery of thole men, ordered that all those who had come at their own expenceto Caf tellamare, should be recompensed, the young man who had so bravely hazarded his life; but not one man would accept of the recompense ; re filling it in the handlbmeit terms. " The Neapolitans have voted agratuity to the king of 2,a 50,000, and the Sicilians 900,000 livres tournois, to make up the loss the marine has fuf fered by the deftrmftion of the Ruggiero. The king has ordered General d'Aiflion to express his fatisfa&ion with this mark of their loyalty and affe&ioii." BRABANT AND FLANDERS. It is very difficult to procure any authentic in telligence of theaffcirs of Brabant at present. No person there dare write with any freedom, for fear of their letters falling into the hands of those who watch to detedt spies, and who are ready to construe every kind of intelligence, as given from some improper motive. A plan was lately concerted at Cotirtray, and that neighbourhood, supposed to have been plan ned UnderAuftriau influence,the purpose of which was, with a force of 1 j,ooo men, to release Gene ral Vandermerfch from the Citadel of Antwerp, and to conduct him to Flanders, to be tried by the provincial council. The attempt, however, failed, owing, as it is believed, to I'onit of the chief people concerned, having at the time they pretended to join in this plot, been absolutely in the pay of the Patriots. The ltates of Brabant, in the mean time, have removed M. Vandermerfch, from the Citadel of Antwerp to a convent in Louvain, where they think he will be more out of the reach of thole who wish to rescue him. 1,005,128 The discovery of this plot occasioned suspicion to fall on many people at Bruflels ; a general search therefore, took place, when in different houses they discovered deposits of arms and am munition, for the use of the force intended for the refcuc of Vandermerfch. 2,967.500 In confeuuence of this, about 150 people hare been seized and thrown into prison and it is even afl'erted that two or three of them were han <r ed up by the mob. PAHIS, June 7. Oil Thursday [Corpus Chrifti-Bay] his majesty, accompanied by the queen and the reit ot the royal family, walked in proceflion to St. Germain l'Auxerrois, his parish, from the Thuilleries, through the Rue St. Ho»ore, to the Louvre, and thence returned,by a different route, to the palace. On his right was the prefide;it of the national aflembly (M.Treilhard) and 011 his left the great almoner of France, cardinal de La val Montmorency. This ceremony had noc its accuftonied brilliancy, from the absence of so ma ny of the princes of the blood, and the total abo lition of all diftindion of orders. The queen was drefled with an elegant simplicity that by no means obfeured, if it did not heighten, her natu ral charms, which, even her enemies allow are ot the firlt class ; and she Vvas received by an in credible number of people with every polfible markoi: attachment and respect. gCT* Dr. Price's Revolution Servian may be had tf the Editor. Fries 1/7. 576 (To so eontihuci.) PRICZ CURRENT. / AUGUST Spirits, ,5/6. Antigua Rum, 4/9. a $J. Xt. Croix, do. 4J&. Country, do. 3/, Molasses, 2/6. Brandy, jj. Geneva, < f§. Do. in casts, s Muscovado oy. a 7tf. Loaf, do. 1/4. Lump, dd. 1/2^. Pepper, 5/9. if 6. Coffee, 1/3. 1/4. Indigo, [Carolina) a 6J. \ Do. French, 18/. 10f. Rice, i6f. Superfine Flour, £\[. Common do. 50f. Rye do. gof a 28f Indian Meal, 18/^2O/^ R y e » 5/ P r - bu J h - Wheat, of. a gJ. Corn, (Southern) %f6. Do. (Northern,) 4/. Beef, firft qualuy, 54f. Pork, firft quality, 10$ J. Oats, 2J'2. Flax-feed, 4J6. Ship bread per cwt. 21f. 2\f. Country refined > a , , bar-iron, ) 0 Do. bloomery, 251. a 261. Swedes do. 451. Ruflia do. gol. Pig-iron, 81 iof. a 91. German flecl, 9*/.per lb. Nails American, by calk. ) 14d. per. lb. 4d. J Do. do. do. 6d. 12d. Do. do. do. Bd. fjfad. Do. do. do. iod."J Do. do. do* i2d.f , ,0,1 Do. do. do. 20d.( 7^ * Do. do. do, 24d.) Pot ash, per ton, 401. 10f. ! Pearl ash, 531. Bees-wax per lb. if. Mackaiel per hair. v6f. cl 30f. Herrings, 18/ 16/. Mahogany, Jamaica, ) . per foot, $ Dominico, do. Honduras, do. yd. Logwood unchipped,pr.toh. 81. Do. chipped. 141. 2 inch white oak ) . r plank, per m. J lol * iO J' 1 inch do. 51. 2 inch white pine plankj 81. i$ inch do. 61. 10/. 1 inch do. 31. 10/'. 2 inch pitch pine do. 101. Do. 22 inch do. 11. Sf. Cedar 2 inch do. 11. io/* 1J inch do. 61. iof. 1 inch do. 41. Pitch pine scantling, 31. Bf. Cyprus 2 feet (hingles, il. iof. ADVERTISEMENT. PURSUANT toa Rcfolve or ast of Congress of the lOthdaj of May, 1780, relative to the deitru&ion of Loan-Office Cer tificates by accident; notice is hereby given to all whom it maV concern, that on the 2d day of January 1780, the house occupied by the fublcriber in Market-Street, Philadelphia, took fire and was confumcd, in which was lodged a number of Loan-O&cfc certificates as pr. lift below, all which were dtftroyed by the (aid fire : Therefore if any person, hath any objection why the said Certificates should not be renewed, agreeable to the rcfolves of Congress, they mud make them before the expiration of threfc months, from th<* date hereof. In: t , t of Loan-Ojjicc JrJfro\ed in the houfc cj John Hotter on the withy oj January 1780. 1778. No. 1636 1 »67J » March 13. 1 1 In tcflimony whereof I have figried the present for pub lication. HOLKER. Ma-York, July 261/1, 1790. The Mail Diligence, FOR PHILADELPHIA, J" EAVES the Ferry-Stairs, at New-York, Ten minutes aftet A-i Eight o'clock every morning c*cep£ Sunday. Stag",r Office, City Tavern♦ ) B}oad~Way y New-York June 5,1790. . This day publijked, And to be fold by THOMAS ALLEN, Queen-Street, corner of Fly-Market, A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS AND FUGITIVE WRITINGS, On various fubje&s. _ &y Noah Webster, Jfun. TO BE LET, ver y t° w terms—and entered upon immediately, until the frfl 'J T May next. HATelegant new TWO STORY BRICK HOUSE, in the Bowery-Lane, formerly occupied by Robert Gilb^ rT Livincston, deceased ; it'has seven Fire Piaces with a goofl Cellar under the whole House—i convenient out-Houfc in rear, with a Coach-House, and Stables ; for further particulars e«- q uire °f MANGLE MINTHORN. w - f-' Corporation This Day puWlifhed, And to be fold by THO MA S ALL EN, The American Museum, for August, Ci 790. ONTAINING, among many other interesting articles* feve|" - al Letters from Warner Mifflin,on the Quaker's peti tion to Congress, for the abolition of the Slave Trad*. 21, 1790. tC7* large impreJJlo»\ of this paper having i etlt ft ruck off from the commencement of the ftconJ vol. -April 14. —Those wh« incline to become fubferiberr from that period, may be furnijhed with the vVtid> tr * com pleat. . Kr.'V-VORK. >7— —Dollars at Bs. Do. 22 inch do. il. 6/. Do. iB. inch do. 18f Butt white oak staves, Pipe Go. do. 91. Hogshead do. do. 61. 10JI Do. do. heading, 81. Irilh barrel do. (laves, 3 Hogfhcad red oak do. 51. Do. French do. 5!. Hogfliead hoops, 41. Whiteoak square timber) pCT fquarc foot, Red wood, per ton, 161. Fuftick, sol. Beaver, per lb. tif. fli6j. Oil r per fU-in, y[ 3?f. Grey fox, 4/7. Martin, 4_/'O. Racooh, 3JB a 7/6. Mufl.rat, jod. d \\d. Beaver hats, 64 J. • Callor do. 48f Chocolate, 14 d. Coc6a. 70s. a 80s. Cotton, s/. Tar, pr. bar. 14J. Pitch, 1 qf. Turpentine, 22J. a 23J. Tobacco, James Rivet, oA. Do. York, 4d. a 3±d. Do. Rappahanoek, 2d a Do. Maryland, coloured, s\,i Do. Weftcrn-fliore, 2d a3y Lead in pigs, pr cwt. 60/. Do. bars, 68f. Do. Shot, 68/ Red lead, 68/ White do. dry, 95/ White do. in oil, .5/. 12f. Salt-petre hams, 7fad. Spermaceti candles, gf. Mould do. 1 id. a Ij. Tallow dipt, Soap, sd. a BJ. Caflile soap, qd. a tod. Eikgliih cheese, pr. lb. 158. Country do. sd. 6J. Butter, 10 d. Hyson tea, 9 f Sequin do. 6f6. Bohea do. ?/6. Ginseng, 2f. a >.f6. Statch Poland* BJ. Snuff. 2J3. Allum fait, water mea- ) --- | fuxe, pr. bush. J Liverpool do. aj. Madeira wine, ) u , ' > 60/. a ad. pr. pipe, J * Port, 48/. Lisbon« pr. gal. £J Teneriff, 4f. • p y a,| > 3/3- Spermaceti do, 6/. Shake-down hhds. 3J6 Dutch gun-powder,pr.cwt.l.so. Nail rods, pr. ton, 34/. 36/. Lintfeed oil, pr. gal. Qf. Whale do. pr.barrel, 50 a 6 5^ Samuel Cook);, jun. New-T<rtk; ditto. dc. - «bl 1 Dollars, 1200. "IT .1 ? t w :j fl-li,
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