copy of the presentment of'the grand jury of the federal court for the diflrift of South-Carolina, in which the caufcs are stated which preveuied the completion of the census of that State within the lime limited by law. These papers being read, the motion of Mr. Smith (S. C.) for allowing further time to compleat the enumeration of the inhabi tants of South-Carolina, was taken into consideration, and agreed to—and Meflrs. Smith, Boudinot and Venable, appointed a com mittee to prepare a bill accordingly. Sundry petitions for compensations, pensions, See. were read, and referred to the Secretary of war. Mr. Muhlenberg of the Committee appointed to report such {landing rules and orders as may be proper to beobferved by the bouse; brought in a repoi t, which was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Bourne (R. I.) moved the following resolution, That the Secretary of the Treasury be dirc&cd to lay before the Kouic, the amount of the fubferiptions to the public loan, made purluant to the ast making provision for the public debt—as well in the evidences of the domestic debt of the United States as those of the debts of the refpettive States—the amount i hat remains unlub fcribed ; alfofuch mcafures as he may think expedient to be adopt ed to compleat theobje&of the Law ; this rel'olution was agreed to. The House then proceeded to the order of the on the Pre sidents' Speech. The Speech being read by the Clerk, the fol lowing articles recommended to the attention of the House, ©n motion of fcveral members were rJoc&tvely referred to com mittees, who were diiefled to report a bill or bills making pro vision in the fevrral cases, viz. Thai which relates to trade and intercourse with the Indian Tribes, was referred to MciTi s. White, Lawrance and Key. That part of the Speech refpetting the Militia, Magazines and Arsenals, was committed to McllYs. Wadfworth, Dayton, Giles, Ward, Gordon, Wayne and Steele. The paragraph refpe£ling the operation of the Law laying du ties on distilled spirits gave rifeto a motion that a committee should be appointed to report the inconveniences attending the execu tion of that law, &c. this motion occasioned some debate and was eventually withdrawn—and a motion that the S -cretary of theTrealury be dire&cd to lay before the House any information he may have received of difficulties which have occurred in the execution of that law was adopted. The motion for a reference to a committee was renewed by Mr. Vining, and after fomc difcuflion was loft. The article refpe&ing the fate of the vacant lands of the United States was committed to Mr. Williamfon, Mr,. Boudi.iot and Mr. White. Mr. Smith (S. C.) reported a bill flowing further time for com. pleating the enumeration of the inhabitants of the S ate of South- CaroHrn—this was read the firft and second time, and referred to a committee of the whole house to-morrow. Adjourned. The following address was delivered by the Speaker to the House, on his takmg the chair : — Gentlemen, I FIND myfclf unable to express to you the full fenfc I have of the distinguished honor you have done me in the choice of your Spenker. The diffidence I feel in my abilitirs to difchaTge, with propri ety, the duties of the chair, is alrnoft infuprrable in my own mind. But encouraged by the known candor of this honourable body, and depending, as I think I may confidently do, on the kind af fiftanceof each individual in it, I (hall enter on its cjuties,"with full aflurances to you, gentlemen, that I (ball endeavour to conducl myfelfwith that impartiality, integrity and afliduity, which be come the conspicuous Ration in which you have been pleased to place me. Philadelphia, November 2. Monday a person was brought before the Mayor of this city, on suspicion of having been concerned in the late attempts to burn Philadelphia—he was, after examination, committed to jail. The brig Hetty, Capt. Clouler, anived here on Monday, from Cape-Francois. Caprain Cloufer left the Cape the 6th instant, and coniradi&s the extract of a letter from New-York, published in feveial papers. When Capt. Cloufer failed, the Negroes continued obstinate— they refufed all terms of accommodation, but that of equal liberty— and the several attempts made to defeat them had proved fruitlcfs. His Excellency William Patterson, Esq. is unanimously re-elcfted Governor of the State of New-Jersey. The Governor has been pleafcd to appoint Benjamin Chew, Esq. one of the Judges, and President of the High Court ot Errors and Appeals, of this Commonwealth. Accounts from Port-au-Prince fay,that upwards of 20,000 Negroes have risen and are encamped in that quarter. The price of flour is limited ro 8 dollars. Provisions plenty. Last Saturday arrived in the (hip Delaware, Art, from Charleston, Maj. Gen. Wayne, Mr. Governeur, Mr. Pelletie, and two other pas sengers. The Governor of this Commonwealth has is sued a Proclamation, offering a reward of 500 dollars for apprehending any of the persons con cerned in lately setting fire to sundry (tables in this city. In addition to the above, a few private citizens have offered a reward of 500 dollars for the fame purpose. NATIONAL BANK Saturday last the Directors of the Bank of the United States proceeded to the choice of a Cashier, and on counting the ballots, a large majority was found in favor of John Kean, Esq. of South-Ca rolina— whereupon he was declared duly eletfted Cashier of the said Bank. The popularity of this cement of the Union— the liberal principles 011 which it is bottomed — and the respectability of the gentlemen who are appointed to offices in it, mufi render the institu tion highly beneficial to the people, and govern ment of the United States; and will command 'he confidence of capitalists in Europe—whose property cinnot be as fafe in the confufion Which perpetually reigns there, as in this tranquil •ountry. SCIOTO A gentleman just arrived from Gallipolis, the new French settlement on the Scioto, communi cates the following information from that quar ter. Ihe original number of the settlers has greatly decreased : Owin gto various difappoint "xnt« feme have returned. These had chiefly carried with them a numerous train of depend ants ; who fool) found that in a new country, where indultry is the belt recommendation, they could live independent and as well as their mai lers,, and consequently left them almollto a man, to leek their fortune in tlrst extenlive country. 1 litre the colony fulFered a considerable diminu tion, and this desertion on the other hand, was one of the causes that drove the wealthy part of the fcttlers to France again. The number now remaining, about 320, appear well pleased with ilieii situation and determined to persevere. ! hey have not in a (ingle inltance been niolelted by the Indians, who are often seen ci offing from their tide of the river to commit depredations on the American /ettlement immediately oppofiteto them. l he country there abounds with the greatest quantity and variety of game imaginable, and the liver is well stored with fifli°of different kinds. The foil isfurprifiiyrly fertile ; lefsthan half an acre has been kuovrb to produce 67 bufti els of Indian corn. These new settlers have cleared about 590 acres of land, and are every day makingimprovements. A few years proinife to l ender it a settlement of the firft importance. Its particular situation 011 the Ohio, yearly favours an iiicreafe, and we may in a fbort time expect to fee it a second Ken tucky. The settlers now there ari» chiefly men of in dustry, and many persons of talents and educati on. Perhaps more insight into the Botany Mi neralogy, :jnd Antiquities of our country may be expeifted from their labors, than from any source whatever. They have among them an excellent botanist, an eminent mineralogist and natural philosopher ; who, however, have wifely resolv ed in the infancy of their colony to handle the ax and guide the plough, and to be at firft rather attentive to improving the furface than searching into the bowels, and less anxious todifcover new and curious plants than to introduce ufeful ones. Indeed their exertions in this way have alreadv produced gardens abounding with all kinds of vegetables in the highefl. perfection. From the month of May they already begin to furnifh' a plentiful supply for their tables. Steps are talk ing to introduce fruit trees, to the growth of which the climate and foil is very favourable. General Advtrtifer. COMMUNICATIONS A correspondent present appear ances in the National Legislature, presage an harmonious session. The general happiness dif fufed over the face of our country, is traced by every man to its proper source.—the Constitution and Laws of the United Stales. The administra tion of the general government has been peculi arly fubfervienc to the belt ititerefts of our coun try —Such republican principles form thediftin gnifhed features of every public addrefsand com munication troin our civil fathers—that posterity will quote them as the oracles of freedom. On the Aire bafisof public faith,credit and confidence, is raised such a system of industry, energy and enterprize among the people, as will in its effects aftonilh mankind. The present feflion of Con gress therefore will, in all probability, proceed with that promptitude and decision in compleat ing what remains to be finiflied, and in develop ing and applying the principles of the Constitu tion to the public exigencies, which is inspired by the unparellelled success with which the mea sures of their predecessors have been crowned. A correspondent observes, that among the va rious and very important objects recommended to the attention of Congress by the President of the United States, the lineaments of* diflinguifh ed patriotism are moil forcibly pourtrayed on the article refpe&ing the difTem inating of know ledge and information among the people. Government is made for the people—it is therefore ellential to its support and preserva tion, in connection with any degree of Freedom, that they should know and approve of the reasons and principles on which its ineafures are found ed.— It is apparent from all the ordinances of the old Congress refpetXing the Poft-Office, that let ters otily are contemplated in all the arrangemens that have heretofore been made—but fays our cor respondent it is invaio to consult the inteieftsof any particular class of men, without a proper at tention to the means of enlightening and fatis fying the great body of our citizens—the securi ty of property, the prosperity of trade and com merce, and the enjoyment of all our civil rights, and of every blessing of society, depend 011 the tranquil and efficient operation of the general go vernment —this again depends on public opinion that opinion, enlightened and unprejudiced by inifiuformation, and misrepresentation, will eter nally be in favor of a wife and jnft adminiftra lion. How worthy then of that wisdom, which the world hath celebrated, to take the moll ef fectual ineafures to enfurc this great and impor tant object 215 As experience is our best teacher, it would bean ufefulemploy ment to compare the fituatiorr of the State Governments, at this moment, with the appiehendons entertained by their friends be fore the adoption of the national Conftnution. Inllead of bsing crushed and rendered infignificant, as it was pretended they would be, t here is not a Government that has not been a gainei by.the new plan of Government, in point of wealth and power. The treasuries of New-York and Pennsylvania are full, and indeed ovetflowing into the nioft ufeful channels. The contrast of the years 1787 and 1791, forms the eulogium of the pr< lent Govern ment of the United States. After considering fails, we may in dulge conje£lures—What more fatal blow could be given to the refpe&ive State Governments, especially to the small States, than weakening the government and union of the whole body politic. It becomes us to judge, thercfoie, whether a zeal for the State Go vernments is properly direfled, when it is made use of either to narrow the bounds and to impair rhe force of the general autho rity, or to make encroachments on Congress to the enlargement of the iurifdi&ion of the State Government. We are one—by pretending to be more, we lhall be in danger of becoming nothing. It ;s called puffing to remark in the papers upon the prosperity of our country. But truth is not puffing. Did any country ever prolper more ? Did our o«vn ever prosper so fact as of late ? The sense of that prosperity makes us all happy. And when we fee by the papers that the feutiment is universal, and is felt at the fame moment by our we indulge a double fatisfadlion, and we indulge it without restraint. There is not one social sen timent that is not worth nursing. When men are brought to live and think together, they will become better and happier. What sentiment affords more pleasure than the love of our country — it ij a-i enlarged felf love that embraces firft our country, and next the world. Ignorance is the enemy of mankind. Why is not mankind the enemy of ignorance ? Why is no: all the virtue and wisdom in the world employed against the common enemy ? Perhaps it is: butt the iufferers loath their physic, and are jealous of their physicians. The men of worth and talents arc called Aristocrats, and are point ed out as the enemies of the country. Yet such men are found the foremoft in every attempt to confer knowledge, or power, which isthe fame thing, on the body of the people. Divines talk about the millennium—it will never come till ignorance is gone. Knowledge, the knowledge of the body of the people, is worth more than it would cost, and more than it is valued at. Learning has not yet had credit for half the good it has done, and still less for what it is capable of doing. It is time to provide for it. It is agreed fnat men are what education makes them. Why then do we neglect to provide for it ? Why do we not enjoin it by law upon cities anddiftrifts of country to support free lchools, as it is pra£lifed in New-England ? It is doing more than Sparta did to make the youth the children of the public. The uses of this provision cannot be numbered—still !efs can they be cftimated. It is probable, that during 20 ages, time will continue to disclose new advantages, resulting from proper establishments for inftruft ing the great body of the people. Who can fay how many vices will be eradicated, how many social habits will be formed. The rich can buy learning—it is a luxury. But to the poor it is a ne reflfary, and to them, O Amei icans, it is denied. Let this reproach be wiped off. We are proud of our cities, of their wealth and extent, their public works, and edifices—we make a parade of our luxury—and shall we not blush at the degraded state of great numbers of the laboring poor ! What the town of Boston has done to remove this stigma, deserves to be read. An Albany paper, received by yesterdays' poll, gives an ac count of the murder of Co rnei.ius Hog e :ioom, Esq. Sheriff of Columbia County—by a party of 50 men, disguised as savages, who started up from an ambush and fired a volly, by which ,the above gentleman was killed on the spot. Particulars of tins affair in our next. Died, in Charleston (S. C.) Do£torßuoD, for many years aa eminent PhyGcian of that place. From PELOSI's MARINE LIST. ARRIVALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. 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