Parliament, if then fitting, or in their recess to the privy c " unc '" and to the people by proclamation, may direß the lieutenant., o. any three deputy lieutenants, to draw tHr.r reg.me.it., who ftiall m >rch by hi. majesty's order to afly part of the kingdom, under the command of fuel. generaUashe [hall appoint, receiving during the (crv.ce, the f.me pay with the regular regiments ot foot, and the officers holding the fame rank with tiie regu ar o in ters of the fame denomination, rhe m.l.tia, during the time ot service (hall be liable to the law martial then fubfiltmg ; and any man wounded (hall be entitled to the hospital of C:ielfea. A mi litia man not appearing, or refuftng to march on such uccaiion.lhail iorlcit forty pounds, or be commuted to the county gaol tor 12 months. , , . - , The militia or regular troops (hall be tried in courts-martial, each by their own officers. The militia (hall not, 011 any occafton, be compelled to go out of the kingdom. . . All fines and forfeitures (hall be paid to the regimental clerk, and made afcommori (lock in each subdivision ; ol which an ac count {hall be given to three deputies, or two deputies and onejuf ticc, or one deputy and two justices, who (hail apply it to the i iec tion of huts, and the provifton of gun-powder, to be used iin (hoot ing at marks ; and the remainder (hail be diltributed in p. izes to the be ft inarkfmcn, or employed in any pther way for tne use of the militia. Persons committed to the house of correction upon this acijlhall be kept to hard labor. Thefearethe piincipal clauses of this aa, the remainder chiefly contains provilious rcfpc£ling the privileges or convenitncics ot particular places. LISBON, August i 3, ALL foreigners here, who have no other resi dence than inns, have been 'summoned be fore tl)e Corregiclor, who has interrogated them refpeifting their names, their qualities, their country, and their buiinefs. Verbal procefles have been drawn up in consequence of live in formations taken, and orders have been given to tliofe pei'fons, whole business or intentions were Aifpetled, to depart the kingdom as soon as pos sible. We presume that a fiipilar procedure has taken place in alt the towns of Portugal. LONDON, August 31 On the 3d of January the Nabob of Arcot re ceived a pistol fliot from ail unknown hand,which carried off one of his fingers, and made its way through his arm. His son-in-law was shot thro the body. Tliefe alarming circumstances hap-- pened during a review, and are indisputably ow ing to the army being kept (hamefully in arrears. A worthy citizen, whose immeasurable capa city has much puzzled many able calculators bf the cube root, is now at Margate: previous to his voyage, he was advised to avoid the fait wa ter, and told by his physician, that immeriion might thaw all his solid.i. A letter to his lady he thus concludes :—" Maugreall their;nonfen fical warnings, I determined td take the leap and having, with no little difficulty,fqueezed my /elf into ? machine, was dragged to the deep. It is a prodigious fine thing, and such a help to the appetite !—As to their being amazed at my bathing, ahd ajlonijhed at my stomach—what's that to I ? One little fellow, I have silenced by swearing: if he fays any more about me, I'll stick him between two of bread and but rer, and eat him up like an anchovy ; and as to all their gigg about,my floundering in the water, leaving a monstrous cavity in the fund, and the devi! knows what, I think 1 shall silence them by a little poem of my awn, which shall be in some of next month's magazines. Thus it begins, " Whrn in the flood I leap'd, the young whales gaz'd, The dolphin fled—the porpus wasamaz'd; A shoal ot herrings made a quick retreat, Thinking, agamft the chalky cliff they'd beat; Plaice, whiting, maid, would here no longer (lay, Crabs, prawns, and lobster«, backwards crawl'd away. Thinking it a new isle, a foolifh gull, Furt circling thrice around, dropt on my skull ; While numerous wilks and lympets float around, And think in I they a great rock have found.'' Thus do I begin, but after describing sundry plunges—thus I end— u Bat now no more I seem a prodigy, But pass for an inhabitant o' ih' Tea." DUBLIN, Augufl: 9 Thedifpute between Paine and Syeyes on the great queltion, " Whether is Monarchy or Ke publicanifm the better form of government," promises to alford much more information and amusement to the world than political disputes usually do.—The queltion is one of the moil im portant to the welfare and peace of mankind, that could possibly be llarted. The ability and precision of Paine, the accuracy of thought and expielfion of Syeyes, admirably qualify the dis putants to dilcufs it with effccft, and to prevent the conceit from becoming what such Cornells generally become a dispute about words. Both of these proficients in the science of go vernment agree in the outset, that " a govern- inent by representation" is the only legitimate one, and that no government is good, but i'o far as it ii founded 011 this principle—What then liuift be their opinion of that government which rules over millions and is founded only on the representation of a few thousands ? Would they not—would not every rational man—laugh at the ignorance or absurdity of him who would call the people I'o governed a Free People ! V OIITSMO U T H, Sept. 7 Lalt niglit, after post; failed the Triton, of 28 guns, Capt. Murray, for Weymouth, to take 011 board Colonel Simcoe, and from thence to pro ceed to his Government; of Oucbec. CONGRESS. PHILADELPHIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Fill DAY, November 4, 1 79 1 THE report of the committee on the memorial of the fheriff of Suffolk county, in the state of Maliacnufects, being called up, Mr. Sedgwick moved that the house should ac cept the report,viz. that a committee should he ap pointed to bring in a bill, allowing to prifoneis confined in any state, under the authority of the United States, the fame privileges and immuni ties as are enjoyed by persons confined under the authority of t.he (late. Mr. Livermore doubted whether the house «iad a right to accept the report. Certain indulgen ces, he observed, are allowed toprifoners in some states, which are not granted in others ; and he would alk, whether the house could eitabliili any uniform rule for such cases throughout the United States. If the indulgence was only granted in conformity to the state laws, it would not be uni form. He wilhed, for the fake of humanity, that in every state there were laws equally indulgent to confined debtors : aui were this the cafe, he would chearfully concur in accepting the report. But iince the cafe was otherwise, and tiiat the adoption of the propoftd tneafure woultl establish a fyftetn, not uniform,,he wiihed that the teport should be referred to the committee, that was proposed to be appointed, to bring in a bill for the eftablifliment of an uniform system of bank rupt laws; throughout the United States. Mr. Sedgwick, several remarks in support of his motion, concluded by expressing his hope, that the house poflefled fufficient authority to make such provisions in favor of unfortunate debtors, itfelf dictated. He did not recolledt tojhave ever heard so many disagreea ble observations made on any fubjetit, as on the confinement of prisoners' under the authority of the United States, wbicjl was more rigorous than could be the cafe Updtr the laws of the state which he represented; , Mr. White was against the appointment of a conimittee on this particular cafe, as it was one of many, that wqnlct of coarse occur in the exe cution of the judiciary system. He wilhed the cafe in question flioold be referred to the com mutee appointed yesterday, on the report of the attorney-general ; and that every inconvenience that might be forefeen in the judiciary system, should as far as possible, be remedied. Mr. Sedgwick having consented to withdraw his motion, in favor of Mr. White's proposal, The report was referred to the committee of the whole House on the revision of the judiciary fyltem, as stated in our last. MONDAY, November 7 Mr. Baldwin, mernber from Georgia—Mr. Afhe, from North-Carolina, and Mr. Findley, of Pennsylvania, appeared and took their feats this day A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, dnclofing a report and sundry ellimates, was laid before the Ho use by the Speaker, which were read, viz. lit. Ellimate for the year 1792. 2d. Estimate of certain liquidated claims 011 the Treasury. 3d. Ettimate relating to the Department of War, for 1792. Ordered that ico copies of the report, &c. be printed for the use of the members. On motion of Lawrance it was voted that the Report and Estimates be referred to a feleift com mittee of three members—and Mefl'rs Lawrance, Baldwin and Afhe, were accordingly appointed, who were inlhuifted to report a bill or bills, ma king appropriations accordingly. A metlage was received from the Senate by their Secretary informing the Honfe, That the Senate have palled the bill allowing further time for coinpleating the enumerationof South-Carolina,with amendments—in which they request the concurrence ot the House ; these a mendments being read, were agreed to by the House A committee of enrolment was appowited, con lifting of Mr. Bourne of Mailachufetts, and Mr Smith of Vermont. The report of the Secretary of War 011 the petition of John Torrey, was taken into consi deration ; this report was againlt the prayer of the petition—as the late Major Torrey died be lore the expiration of the war, and leaving no widow or orphans, his heirs are not entitled by any law to commutation or half pay. 222 Mr. Ames observed, that Congress tlipuluic 1 with tlie officers ofthe army, that those Miic.i continued in the service to the end of the \ VU: fliould be allowed half pay for life, or commiita' tion.—The quelHon then was, whether fbj , r Torrey had performed his part of the contract in his opinion he had—for though the army wni continued in pay till November, yet it is well known tli3t hollilities had ceased before the pe riod at which Major Torrey died. Mr. Atnei further observed, that this was a cafe fu'i gcneri) — that the application was founded i<i the ftrici ell jurtice, and were he to determine it in a judi cial capacity, he fliould be ks clear to deriJe i c in favor of the prayer of the petition, as he fliould in the cafe of a limple note of hand. He added several other remarks, and concluded by a moti on that the petition, together with the report thereon, be referred to a fdect committee, in or der that tlie principle for which he contended might be fully difculfed in the House. ivir. White opposed the motion for a reference to a (elect committee—he mentioned several dii". icnlties which mult occur in t!ie course of the difculiion, on account of past detifions of Con gress. The petition, laid he, appears to create a debt which is not cognizable by Congress, as it did not exilt agreeable to the adt of limitation at the time of adopting the new Constitution. H e said he fliould rather be in favor of a reference o a committee of the whole house. Mr. Ames observed that he considered the ap. plication in a quite different light from the gen tleman 1a It speaking. It is not a petition for a grant from government —but for the settlement of a jlift account, and payment of a jtill debt, which really existed prior to the organization of the present government. Mr. Boudiuot observed, that all the difficult'.- in the cafe appears to arise from a difference of opinion as, to the time when the war ceased. This he conceived might ealily be determined, by the period to which the army of the United States had been paid and discharged. Mr. Clark was against a reference to a com- liiitee of the whole—he saw no difficulty in de erinining the business—but if we go into a corn- mittee of the whole, it will appear as if we were fifhing for applicants. This has been called a finale cafe; but lie believed, if the door was once opened, we should soon find a great many like it. He wished rather that the business should relt where it was. Mr. Williamfon said he was equally oppofedto a committee of the whole, and to a JeleCC rcu<i.- mittee—lie was in favor of proceeding in ilic usual way—and coming to a vote upon the re port. Congress, said he, promised that the wi llows and oi'phans of those officers who died in the service of the country, should be entitled to half-pay for life—in the present cafe it happens, that there are neither widows or orphans, but some more dillairt relation who wants it. He enlarged on the confufion which would be con sequent on establishing a precedent like that pro posed, and concluded by fayingthat he had heard nothing fufficient to induce a deviation from the line already prescribed. Mr. Page was in favor of a reference mittee of .the whole—lor tho lie had an high te fpetft for the opinion of the officer who had made the report, yet if an individual member ot the house fliould at any time express a wilh to have a report from the head of any department what ever difcufled in the committee, he fliould be in favor of his being fully gratified. A further difculfion of this fubjedt tool: place, . the majority of the speakers, as Mefl'rs. Seagwic Lawrance, Dayton, &c. were evidently in favui of adopting the report. The motion for a felecl committee was nega- Mi*. Ames then moved that the repot: fliould be rejected. f This motion was followed by one for a reie • ence to a committee of the whole by Mi. ,1( worth—who observed, that he considered the ap plication as involving this quel.ion— -V» ietn the heirs or representatives of every officer died in the service of the United States, at..in pei iod of the war, fliould not be entitled to co mutation or half-pay for life. . The question for a reference ro a commute the whole was carried in the afnrinativw, taken up to-morrow. The report of the Secretary of W ar,on P tition of John Yourtglove, and a counter-pe f thereto, from sundry inhabitants ot t ie New-York, was next taken into confn e The counter-petition contained sundry cna g unfair conduct in procuring the pennon g > to Mr. Younglove. The repbrt petitioner from any imputation of >' , f e rp„ t «.npl.yrf *-« pension, and affigus the realons on granted by Congress—and conclude* X, fhis enquiry, Whether it would be > repeal that pare of the law w. hlch ' S vei - 0 ( ' ■ fion to the petitioner, agreeable to the l . ilie cui;!!'.ei--i'eui;oi;
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