SAVANNAH, October 6 The Auguita Chronicle of the 24U1 ult. menti ons, that Ins excellency the governor has been pleased to appoint the lion, Brownlon, ,h.lq. and gt-nt 1 als 1 wigs and Clarke, comniilhon ers to attend the running of tiie temporary line between this ltute and ttie Creek nation. Mr. Ellicot (lately arrived from the Northward) and the commiilioncrs, wc are informed, have gone from Auguita to perform the above menti oned bulinefs. GEORGETOWN, Oft. 8 We are informed, that the Hon. liaac Holmes, Esq. lieut. governor of this state, has been ap pjinted collector of the culloms for the diil riift of South-Carolina, in the room of George Abbot Hall, Kfq. deceased. NEWBEfiN, Otflober Ij. Last week a Sloop was call away on the coafl: of this State, between Occacock y.nd Beaufort. There were on board of her but one man, < who fays his name is Nathan Round, and a lad named Maxwell. The Cargo confiited of twenty-three hoglheads of l'ugar, about twenty cases of gin, a chest of tea, and a quantity of ca<h. The inha bitants were very alert in saving the cargo, which is now in the care of the custom-house officers at Beaufort. The condudt of Round has given canfe of sus picion that he had nor a(fteil honeltly (his story and that of the lad difagrceing in many relpeifts) and as he had left the veflel, fails, rigging, &c. and hired horl'es under pretence of coming to this town, the infpeiftor of Beaufort came last night in pursuit of him. He was this morning apprehended and carried beforejudge Sitgreaves, who, after examining him thought proper to com mit him to gaol. Among his baggage were found twelve hundred dollars and forne cloathes, which he laid belonged to the captain. He fays the schooner is called the Polly, be longs to Brown, Francis, & Co. and was command ed by Capt. Richard Low ; that they failed to the Well-Indies, loaded with horses, mules, beef, fifti, nankeens and thirty-two chests of tea —that while they were lying in Euftatia road, he sup poses the cablc was cut by a Spanifli drogger who was near him, the captain being then alhore ; that lie sent the boy and all the hands, but this lad, alhore for the captain ; but the wind begin ning to blow frefh he was not able to keep the veflel near that island, or making any of the neighbouring ones, and that he then fleered for the continent and came to anchor near where the veflel was afterwards loft. On his way from Beaufort, it is said, he inquir ed the way to the Ohio, and when he was in this town wanted to get to Norfolk. There was no log-book or other paper found on board the ves sel. The money is lodged at the cuftoni-lioufe in Newbern, and the veflel is ordered to be fold for the benefit of the owners. PROVIDENCE, Oc r t. 22. Ac the Supreme Judicial Court of the Com monwealth of Maflachufetts, holden at Taunton, was tried last Thursday the Cause, William Gor don, of New-Bedford, against Caleb Gardner and John Stanton, of Newport.—This was a popular aiflion, grounded on the law of that Common wealth, for preventing the Slave-Trade. The plaintiff in his writ demanded 50C0I. forfeited for the exportation of 100 Afi icaiis to the Weft Indies as slaves, and 2001. forfeited for the velfel employed in the voyage. The former demand, in pursuance of the advice of the Abolition Soci ety in this town, was relinquished, and on the latter a verdiift was obtained by the plaintiff. This mild and humane procedure 011 the part of the Society mnll evince, that their objeiii was more to give fandiion and efficacy to the law,than to mul«fi the violators thereof.—The charges from the court to the jury i.i this cause deserve to have been written in letters of gold. Such Judges are a terror to evil-doers, and a glory to a Coirnnon- wealth BOSTON, October 24, The limited number of ihares in the Boston Tontine, (amounting to 100,000) having been fubferibed, the fubfeription books were closed on Friday. Friday arrived from France, Burril Carnes, Esq. Consul ot the United States, for the port of Nantz. This gentleman left Nantz the 16th of September, at which time the King had not as sented to the Constitution. Extract of a letter from Cape-Francois, of Sept. \~jth, r;Ci'!v:J by a lat: arrival in this town " The profpetft of pence amonglt us does not yet make its appearance. A long time, perhaps some months, will elapse before this happy event will be accom plifhed : and years will roll over before the colony will be restored to the hap py and prosperous state in which it wns five weeks ago. Delirucftion has gone through the greatest part of this quarter of the colony, and threatens daily to complete the iuin ot the whole, ihe efforts of the government to Hop the ravages ot the negroes have not been effectual, and they every night commit foni.e depredations and mur ders upon thole plantations which are not yet destroyed." POUGHKEEPSI £, October 20. Died at Fifhki'll, about the 2d instant, Frede rick Harpel, a German, who feryed in the capa city of a dragoon at the coinmenceuient of Queen Ann's war ; and was, from the calculations he made, about 120 years of age when he departed this life—through the whole conrfe of which, he enjoyed a perfect state of health, and was remark able for his frugality and industry, till a few months before his death. CONGRESS. PHILADE L P H I A. SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. MONDAY, October 31, 1 79 1 • THIS day, at 12 o'clock, the Senate proceeded from their Chamber of Cougrefs to the Houle ot the President ot the United States, where the following Address, in answer to his Speech to both Houses of Congref»> was delivered by the Vicc- President:— To the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES. Sir, THE Senate of the United States have received with the highest faiisfa6lion, the aflurancesof public prosperity contained in your lpeech to both houles : the multiplied blcflings of Providence have not escaped our notice, or failed to excite our gratitude. The benefits which flow from the restoration of public and pri vate confidence are conspicuous and important, and the pleasure with which we contemplate them, is heightened by youralTurance of thufe further communications which ihall confirm their exig ence, and indicate their source. Whilil we rejoice in the fuccefe of those military operations which have been dire&ed against the hoilile Indians, we lament with you the necellity that has produced them, and we participate the hope that the present profpeft of a general peace, on terms of moderation and justice, may be wrought into complete and pei mancnt effect, and that the meafur:s of government may equally embrace the ftcunty of our frontiers, and the general interefh ot humanity; oilr f.jlicitude to obtain, willenlure our zealous atten tion, to an obj cl to. warmly efpouftd by the principles of benevo lence, and so highly imerefting to, the honor and weJUrc of the natiun, Tne fcvcral fubje&s which you have particularly recommended, and those which remain of former.feflious, will engage our early tonftderation ; we are encouraged to prosecute them with alacrity and steadiness, by the belief, that they will interest no paflion, but that tor the general welfare, by the afiurance of concert, and by a view of thole aiduous and important arrangements which have been already accompiithed. Weoblcrve, Sir, the'conltancy and a£livity of your zeal tor the public good. The example will animate our efforts to promote the happiness ot our country. JOklN ADAMS, Vice-President of the Uivited States, and Prcfidentof the Senate* To which the President made the following Reply Gentlemen', THIS manifeftation of your zeal for the honour and the happi nefi of our country, derms its full value from the (hare which your deliberations have already had in promoting both. I thank you tor the favorable sentiments with which you view the part I have borne in the arduous ti uft committed to the govern ment'ol the United States; and defirc you to be allured that ali my will continue to second tliofe further rffoits for the public good, which aic ensured by the spirit in which you are entering on the present fcflini. G. WASHINGTON. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Smith and Mr. Niles, Members from Ver mont, Mr. Barnewell, from South-Carolina. Mr. Groves, from North Carolina, and Mr. Shere dine, from Maryland, totfk their feats this day. Sundry petitions from persons praying com penCations, pen (lons, &c. for Cervices and disabi lities, were prcCented by Ceveral members—read and referred to the Secretary of War. A memorial of JoCeph Seraki, a Roman artill, was read, praying the patronage of Congress in a design for executing a monument commemora tive ot the American Revolution—this memorial was accompanied by a description of the proposed monument—laid on the table. The petition of Richard Blacklege, piefented by Mr. Willianifon, on motion of that gentle man, was referred to the Secretary of the Trea sury. ORDER OF THE DAY In committee of the whole, on the schedule of the whole number of persons in the United States. Mr. Muhlenberg in the Chair. Mr. Lawrance observed, that there were two objects which piefented for the attention of the committee 011 this occasion ; thefiril, the apporti onment of the ratio of reprefemation—the other, t he situation of the census as it refpecfls the State of South Carolina—both of tlieni important. ,lr. Lawrance proposed arefolution in regard to ihe fir It—l hat till the time of the next enume ration, the number of Representatives fliall be one to every thirty thonfand inhabitants. He further obierved, that the census of South-Carolina not 214 being compleated, and returns made within the time limited by law, it remains that some provj. lion on that fubjeift fliould be made but as he supposed the gentlemen from that State would make a propoiition to the house, he fliould wave any further remarks for the present. He con cluded by repeating his motion, that the ratio of l cprefcntation ihouid be one for every thirty thousand. Mr. Li verm ore Paid he was npprehcnfive the motion would be premature, till the fate of an amendment to the conitirution proposed to iit people, was known ; th;it amendment fays that the ratio of repi elentation (hall be one to every 30,000 persons, till the number of- lleprefenta tives amounts to 100 —after which the ratio is to be one to 40,000 —If this amendment is agreed to the resolution on the table will contravene its operation ; if that amendment: is not adopted (and said he, 1 heartily wish it never may be) we (hould 011 the proposition now moved, have a larger houl'e than that amendment contemplated ; he was opposed to lb large a number of repre sentatives as would be confcquent on the plan proposed, and concluded by enquiring whether the above amendment had been adopted by the requisite number of the Legillatures. On examination it did not appear that a fuf ficietn number of tlie States had made return* refpe<fting the amendments to determine thr question. Mr. Sedgwick said the Constitution bad pro vided that the number of Representatives /hould not exceed one for every 30,000, but Congress may encreafe the number of constituents of each mem ber ; he read the l-efult of a calculation of the number of Representatives which would be re turned on a supposition of there being one to 3°> 33> 34 al] d 4° thousand persons—according to the prel'ent ceiifus, fuppofiug South-Carolina to contain 240,000 perfons—3o thoul'and would give 110 —33, 104, 34, 100, and 40 thousand, 82 members. Judging from the sense of the peoj)le, so far as it could be collected from whac had been done refpedting the proposed amendment on this fub jecft, he was of opinion that the ratio which would meet the general approbation was that which would give about 100 members in the House of Representatives. Mr. Livermore was in favor of a ratio which would give the smallest number that was men tioned by the gentleman last fpcaking; Mr. White said, that the general sentiment of the people was perhaps more fully known on the lubjetfc before the committee, than on any other thac can come before thein. Among the objec tions to the Conltitution, the finallnefs of thcre prefentation was very generally objected to. An eucrcafe of the number of this iioufe isexpet r ced— it has been said by the enemies of the Constitu tion that Congress will never consent that there lhall be a Representative for every 30,000 per. sons. The time is now come when the que/tion is to be determined—and I hope, said Mr.White, that Congress will a<ft with the utmost liberality on the occalion—and that they will not diminifli the number of Representatives. Mr. Dayton Caul he considered the fubjedl in a different light from the gentleman laftfpeaking. He supposed the sense of the people at the pre sent day was opposed to a great increase of the number of Reprei'encaiives—he thought that one to 40,000 pei Coiis would give the most eligible number, but was willing to meet the gentleman half way, and moved to insert the word fivt be tween " thirty and thousand,"in the resolution. Mr. White explained himfelf as referring par ticularly to the time when the Constitution was adopted Mr. Seney observed, that the ful>je<ft was too important, in It is opinion, to come to a fucklen decision npon, especially as many of the mem bers of the lioufe had not arrived. He moved therefore that the committee fliould rife, report, and ;iik leave to lit again. The com* inittee accordingly role. Mr. Smith, (SC.) laid on the table a refolutiom for extending the time allowed for making a re turn of the census of South-Carolina. JVlr. Sedgwick's motion refpeiftingpe'rfons who flee from jultice, &e. laid on the table laftfri day, was comin itted to Mcllis. Sedgwick, Bourne (M.) and White. riielfVs. Ames, Dayton, Brown, Fitzfimonsand Tucker, were appointed a committee to report a regular and uniform mode of proceeding in ca ses of comelted electionsof membersof the house. On motion of Mr. Sedgwick, a committee, con fiding of Messrs. Wadfworth, Smith (S. C.) and Svlvefter, was appointed to report a bill for the relief of widows and orphans ill certain cases. Adjourned. TUESDAY, November i. Mr. Wayne, member from Georgia, and Mr. Parker, troro Virginia, took their feats this day. . A meifage wa; received iiorn the President ol the United Mates by Mr. Secretary I,ear, communicating the arrangement ma em rcfpc£t to the division of the United States into an ur vc\s, appointnnni of infpeftors, and compensations to o puiluant to the law, laying duties on distilled spirits, &c. ' 110
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