On motion, this message was referred to a select committee of seven, viz. Mr. Goodhue, Mr. Madison, Mr. Bourne, Mr. Law rance, Mr. Fitzfimons, Mr. Smith (S. C.) and Mr. Vinirig. A meflage from the Senate by Mr. Secretary Otis, informed the House thet they have concurred in the refolutiou on the report of the Secretary of State, on the memorial of Andrew Brown. The amendments proposed by the Senate to the new revenue bill were read, and referred to a committee of the whole house to-morrow. The house resumed the consideration of amendments proposed to the land-office bill. Several additional amendments were pro posed, some of which wereagreed to, others negatived. A motion by Mr. Sherman, to strike out " the Attornev Gene ral" for the purpose of inferring the Secretary oj the Treasury, as iuperintendant of the general land-office, occasioned coniiderable debate, and was finally negatived. Mr. Gerry proposed a clause providing (in substanCe) that pub lic securities, as well as fpecic should be received for the land, at the lall price previously given for said securities by the Secretary of the Treasury. This motion occasioned further debate, and was finally carried in the affirmative—Ayes 34 —Nays 21. It was then ordered that the bill be engrossed for a third read ing. The Speaker (at hair after three) informed the house, that he had some private communications to make, which occasioned an or der for clearing the galleries. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. MR. FENNO, IN a majority of the remarks of N. W. on the Eng lish language, which some time ago appeared in the Gazette of the United States, there is a yuflnefs which •mill insure them the notice of every friend to propriety. It is indeed a matter of serious importaiice to correCl the wrong use or misapplication oj words in co/tverfa tion—[or from thence the admission is easy into the fa miliar kinds of writing, and the power oj habit (or cuflom)is so difficult to be resisted, that they will many times be unintentionally transjered into the moreferious kinds of compaction.—J have noticed the improper use tj some words which are not mentioned by N. W. I have been surprised to find the Sound which fe perates New-York from Long-Ifiand, called a river— and this not only in discourse a?nong the Citizens of New-York, but also in print, and even in the geogra phy of the United States : I could not help imagining how difficult an European would find it to discover on a }nap the East river. Nor do I apprehend he would find, a found and a river, used as synonymous by Geographers or Lexicographers. America is used very generally both by writers and public speakers, when they on.ly intend the territory of the United States. This is figuratively just, as a part ?nay be taken for the -whole, or contrary wife. Yet I do not conceive it a just expression—it seems to resemble the stile of eastern Potentates too much—tho J would be jar from reprehending it, if I thought it added any dignity to the United States. It may have firft come into use as being much Jhorter to fay Americans, than citizens of the United States : Some use Atlantic A mericafor the United States—others United America— the last is the mo/l proper, It may appear paradoxical to a[fert, that fir ft and iaft are luordj of the fame meaning ; but it can be supported by quotations frpm authors of reputation— ■who, when they would convey the idea of an affair of great importance, fay, it was a thing of the firft im portance —others, it was of the iaft importance orcon fequence, ire. According to -which we may justly fay, the firft is la]}, and the lafl is firft. ARIsriDES. EXTRACT PERHAPS I fliall be told that men such as the great characters of antiquity are no longer to be found. lam however of opinion, that there is not the least foundation for speaking or thinking in this manner. Was Chatham in greatness in ferior to a Roman ? Will his son, who when yet a youth, thundered forth in the Senate like L)e mofthenes, and like Pericles rivetted the attenti on of those who heard hitn, and who now, when little more than thirty years of age, makes him ielf be feared and refpe<fted as the Prime Mini- Iter of England, ever think or ac r t with less dig nity than his father ? What men have once been they may always be. Greece or Rome never had on their thrones, or at the head of their armies a great man whose equal may not be found atpre fcnt inEtirope. Wherever there is a defireforit, ■wisdom and virtue profit, at court as well as in private life, in the palaces of Kings equally as in the cottage. Wife solitude is never so respec table as in a palace : There in profound tranqui lity, may one weigh the most important affairs, live calmly, happily, and contented, when one does without ostentation whatever duty requires and when one knows how to avoid the contagion of frivolous and weak minds. One may acquire inltrudlion every where, and at all times ; and if we cannot return and begin a new career, we may at least employ properly that time which re mains, nnlefs the man who has it in his power to display the lamp oftruth chooses rather to be fa tisfied with the feeble light of the glow-worm. EPITAPH fid Yousc Lady, who was drowned in herfjthyear, SOFT as the balm the gentle gale diftills, Sweet as the fragTance of the new-mown hills, Her opening mind a thousand charms reveal'd, Proov of those thousand which were still conceal'd. The lowliest flow'r in Nature's garden plac'd, Pern tted just to bloom, and pluck'd in haste. Angels beheld her lipe for joys to come, And call'd, by God's command, their sister home. LONDON Extract of a letter from King/lon, Jamaica. " An extraordinary circumstance happened in this town a few days since, to a young Jewess, daughter of Mr. Jacob Mendez Guntfa, deceased. This girl, who is about 14 years of age, had from her infancy been entirely dumb, and deaf; being prelent when her father was in the ago nies of death, flic was so affetfted as to fall into violent fits ; on her recovery, to the utter afton ilhment and terror of all persons present, she be gan to articulate, and, with every mark of the inoft poignant grief, bewailed the loss of her de ceased parent, in terms perfpiflly to be under stood. This phenomenon,' as wonderful as it is interesting, will doubtless prove a theme for difcuflion to the speculative philosopher, who wishes to account for every uncommon appear ance proceeding from natural causes." NEW-YORK, Feb. 11 Extra!} from GovirnorPtnckney's mejfage to the South- Carolina House of Representatives, January 10. (at Columbia.) " BY one of the arts accompanying this, you will perceive that the United States have consent ed to a flu me and fund, upon the principles there in mentioned, fonrmillions of dollars of the debt of this state. Upon conlidering the terms on which the aflumption is made, I am hopeful when the true balance of our state debt is known, the aflumption will nearly cover the whole ; and that our public income in future will not only be fully fufficient to pun<ftually discharge all de mands as they arise, but to enable us in a few years to extend to every part of the state those benefits of inland navigation, under the want of which they have so long and inconveniently la boured. Convinced that no measure of domestic policy can by any means compare with this in im portance, I take the liberty of recommending it to your serious attention whenever you may be of opinion that the public are in actuation to at tempt it. All the aifts of Congress palled duringtheirlaft feifion are herewith transmitted, and a copy of die definitive treaty concluded between the Uni ted States and the head men and warriors of the Creek nation. Copies of a letter from the gover nor of North-Carolina received in February last on the fubjecl of amendments to the general go vernment, and of a resolution of the legislature of Virginia refpecfting the right of the citizens of the United States to hear the debates of the fe deral Senate, are also transmitted." January ij. " The governor's meflage was referred by both houses to a special committee. " The committee of the house of representa tives in their report on the meflage, approve of the conducft of Virginia, and recommend a co operation. At a meeting of the commissioners of the land office of the state of New-York, held at the ci ty-hall, in the city of New-York, on Wednes day, the second day of February, 1791. PRESENT. Excellency George Clinton, Esquire, Hi» Aaron Burr, Esq. Attorney-General. Gerard Bancker, Esq. Treasurer, and Peter T. Curtenius, Auditor, WHEREAS a road hath lately been explored, marked and laid out under the direction of this board, commencing on the road leading from Kingston to Peenpack in Ulster county, a bout one half mile foutherjy of Wawafink church and extending from thence westerly to the houle of Jobannis Ofterhoudt, atLackewack, and then crofting the Rofandili creek, and continuing wes terly ot the molt direcfl route which the country will adroit of to the Blue mountains; and thence continuiag westerly as the fame is marked to the Delaware river, nearly oppolite to the mouth of the Tockpolick creek—Resolved, that proposals for contracts will be received at any time bet ween this and thtfirft day of April next, at the secre tary's office, for makiag that part of tbefaid road which lies between the house of thefaid Johan nis Ofterhoudt and thefixteen mile tree from the Delaware, and which tree stands about one half mile ealt of the Calkooi. creek, in the manner following, to wit The said road to be cleared of trees, logs and under brush, two rods wide at least ; and such parts of it to be causewayed as may be neceflary lor the pafling along the fame with loaded carts and waggons, and good and fufficient bi idges uade over all creeks not ex ceeding forty feet in width ; the rocks and large ft ones to be remove* out of the said road, and the fide hills dug ant levelled, fothat such load ed ox carts and wagpns may with ease andfafe ty pass along the fan)'. A true copyfrom the miniites. LEWB A. SCOTT, Secretary. HARRISBIRGH, Jan. 25. By letters Mufkingum the 17th in ft. we are enabled o present the folio-win? in telligence to our reatlrs. 751 Governor. About 6 weeks ago, a small party of the nioft enterpi lzing of the Mufkingum people, commen ced at a settlement at a place called the Big Bot tom, about 24 miles from Marietta by land', and about 40 miles up the Mufkingum. They had >uik a block house, arid had began to make im provements—when on the 2d inft. in the dulk of (he evening, not having barred the door, the house was surprized by a party of about 40 In dians, consisting chiefly, if not wholly, of the Tawawa,Shawanee and Kekkappoo nations. The otifet was so impetuous, that the unhappy vic tims had not time to find a gun, but fell an easy facrifice to the vindictive and cruel enemy, whose horrid policy would not admit the last ot the un fortunate party who were in the house to the claim of mercy, notwithstanding it was fuefl for in the most moving manner. One person only of the whole escaped, by being out, who lay con cealed about forty rods from the place, and was witness to the awful scene. The number who perished on this occasion, were in all 14; among whom were one woman and two children. Thi ee prisoners were taken from a small cabbin 1 mils from this place the fame evening, whose fate is doubted to be still more unfortunate. Philadelphia, Feb. 16. The United States, on the broad basis of an lio neft policy, and an efficient government, cement ed by Union, must very shortly exhibit a fpeifta cle on the theatre of the world, novel, attra<ftive and august ! —Already do we behold an astonish ing change in the deportment of some of the European powers towards us—and from the uni ted force of refpedt and interest, we may antici pate the moment, when arivalffiip for our friend- Ihip ffiall give us an opportunity to avail ourselves of the molt favorable political and commercial overtures. Theacceffion ofKe'ntucky and Vermont to the Union, is an event that appears to give univer sal fatisfacftion : The facility and promptitude with which this business has been accom plifhed, evince a cordial disposition in the minds of our civil fathers, to extend the blessings of the gener al government to the inhabitants of the remotest pat ts of the United States—Thus link after link is added to the chain, which connedls the great American family in a union ofinterefts and affec tion, and which we trust will exist, co-eqHal with time. The State of Vermont will be an important memberofthe Union. Its length is 155, andits breadth6o miles. Its foil is strong and fertile— is finely watered, and affords the best pasturage for cattle. The bulk of its inhabitants are har dy and enterprizing, emigrants from Connecticut and Maflachufetts, and their descendants. No State in the union|afFords a more efficient militia,as many of their acftions in the late war fufficiently teftify ; and there are nearly 18,000 men upon its militia rolls. The number of its inhabitants is estimated at nearly 100,000, and will therefore be entitled three representatives to Congress. [General Advertifer.~\ The time of the dilToiution of the firft Houfeof Representatives under the new Constitution, draweth nigh—and the public busi ness moves with encreafing celerity : Tho the remaining period of the feflion is fliort, there is every profpeft of finilhing the moit important fubjefls : Some articles will probably lay over to the second Congnfs ; but they will be taken up with the advantages of more popular information, and the light thrown on them by the deliberations of their predecessors. The first Congress under, the New Constitution. May be called, in the language of truth, THE CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITE® STATES! Of its character, " It needs no other Elogium, than a recital Of its own ACTS It cemented the union of the States , It destroyed the daemon of Anarchy , and fixed The public confidence and tranquility, On the firm pillars of Liberty, Law, and Government. It snatched frtim impending ruin, PUBLIC CREDIT : " RAISED THE FUNDS EXTENDED COMMERCE ; ESTABLISHED A REVENUE Without imposing exceflive burthens on The People. It invariably Watched over and protefled The Rights of the individual States, and of the Citizens, And tho th' historic page may scan some errors, " On the whole, We are warranted in this wish— May its successor equal it" In Firmness, Integrity, Pat rioti sm, Attention to Business, and Public Confidence. PRICE CURRENT. PUBLIC SECURITIES, FUNDED DEBT. 6 pr. Cents 17/ I 17/3 p r . / 86| pr. cent. 3 pr. Cents of gji 45 do. Defered 6 pr. Cents o,fi. 46 do. UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Settl. and other Certificates 15/916/" 80 do. Indents gj~ 4fi do. N. and S. Carolina debtj, nji io.
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