Mr I awrance moved the following resolution,
That'it would be inexpedient to repeal that part
f the law on which the pension to John Young-
W was founded. Some discussion of the fubjetf:
k place in consequence of this mondn* which
was eventually fupeiceded by a motion offered
bv'Mr.' enfon, to this effect—l liac the prayer
Jthe petition of sundry perlbns in the fta.c of
New-York, that lb much of a law ot the United
States as grants a pension to John Yonnglovc,
may be repealed, cannot be granted.
This motion was laid on the table, and the fur
ther confuleration of the lubjeift poUponed.
On motion of Mr. Thatcher, the report of the
Secretary of War made to the fir it Congress on
the petition of.Jofeph Tucker and others, piay
i,l(r compensation as agents to certain regimen.s,
last war, was taken into conftderation. This re
port was again It the petition. The fame being
read Mr. Thatcher moved that the report be re
iet'ted by the house—and that there be allowed
lathe Paid Joseph Tucker and others, the Juni of
one per cent, on the amount received and paid
by them re('pe<ftively, including the funis grant
ed by the state of Mafl'achufetts.
Mr. Bondinot objected to this motion—he sup
posed the proper queltion before tlife houi'e was,
Whether the report of the Secretary fliould be
agreed to, or not ?—The motion, hp said, mvolv
ed'a partial decision oil a cafe which was by no
means lingular, as similar applications had been
nude to Congress. He moved that the report
fliould be agreed to by the house.
Mr. Smith (N.H.) enquired whether the amount
of the fmns received by tliofe agents from the
public, had been all paid over by then, to the
nfes for which they were received, and what was
the aiftual amount of their commifkons on the
funis paid. .
The amount of the funis received was only
mentioned in the Secretary's report.
Mr. Sedgwick observed, that the accounts of
the petitioners, it appears, have been fettled by
the le<*iflature of Mallnchufetts —and ihoiud the
motion be agreed to, it would lead to a revision
of all the accounts which had been fettled at that
period on similar principles.
Mr. Thatcher, in reply, said that his colleague
was mi (taken in refpeift to the accounts being let
tied, as Come of the parties had informed hmi
that they never acquiefeed in Uich settlement,
and would not receive the certificate tendered
them as compensation for their (ervices, as ltsin
trinfic value was much less than their juit demand.
The motion for agreeing to the Teport of the
the} of War being put, was carried in the
affirmative—and Mr. T hatcher's motion was fu
perceded of course.
The Speaker laid before the house a report
from the commiflioners appointed pursuant to
the aift providing for the reduction ol the public
debt—which was read and laid on the table.
This reporr stated the progress made in that bu
finefs'fince the lalt account laid before Congiefs
by which it appears that the whol« amount pur
chased is one million, one hundred and thirty-one
thonfand, three hundred and sixty-sour dollars
and feventyfix cents—for which, the fuin of fix
hundred and ninety-nine thonfand, one bundled
and sixty-three dollars and thirty-eight cents, 111
specie, lias been paid-
A tseflhge was received from the Senate, in
forming the house of their concurrence in the
vote for appointing a committee 011 enrolled bills,
and have appointed Mr. Rutherfurd on their pai t.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, November 8.
Mr. Grrgg. member for Pennsylvania appeared, was qualified,
and took his feat. ,
Mr. La-wrance prefcntcd the petition of —— M'Elroy, who
had been a soldier in the ligl't dragoons of the Lnited rates ,
piaying to receive the pay due to hun tor his services, laid on
the table.
Several petitions praying the renewal of certificates lott and de
ployed, were read, and referred to the committee appointed to
re port a bill on that fu'ojetl.
Mi. Bourne, of the joint c ommittee of enrolment, reported the
hill for allowing further time for making returns ot the cnumcra
ton of the inhabitants of South Carolina, as duly enrolled the
Speaker affixed his signature to the fame.
In committee of the whole, on the petition of John iorre,
and the report of the Secretary of War thereon —Mr. Muhlenberg
>n<he chair—The petition a»d report being read, u was moveu
that the repoit be accepted :
Tins gave rife to a debate ; the motion was op#ofcd by Mr.
Ames and Mr, Wavne—and was fupporled by Mr. Boudinot,
Mr. Lawrance, Mr. Williamfon, Mr. Hillhoufe, Mr. Wadlworth,
Mi. Dayton and Mr. Claik, and was finally determined in the
affirmative by a large majority ; thecommutte then role and rc
portid accordingly. .
The Houfetook up the report- which on motion of Mr. White,
amended by adding these words, " and that therefore t c
prayer of the petitiorv cannot lie granted" —the report, as thus
amended, w-s fuilhcr difcuilcd n the Houfc—and then ac-
•c pfed.
A mflTagr was received from the Prtfident of the United States,
bv Mr. Sccretei y Lear, informing the House, that lie had this
•ppiovid and fumed the afl allowing further time tor making rt
lunr* of ihc enumeration of the inhabitants of South-Carolina.
On mo .on of Mr. Steele, the details of the purchases accompa
nying the report of the commiflioners, appointed puifuaiu to t 1
law making provi(v.>n for the reduction ot the public deot, were
lead—dca icc copits ordeicd 10 be printed,
frT It fViouJd have been noted »n the proceedings Fi.d
lhai Mr. iiiiilcu lock his fcai day.
BOSTON Oltober a 6. Liberty fans cost blood—but it is worth more than the purchase.
' The nation which maintains it longest will be mod eminent at
ri*r r H E ART IS i. lo it. The effe6l is to raifethe condition of the great body of the
[We feel much plea Cure in being able to givethe American pub- pcoo i e# They will learn the talents which arc brought into de
lic, the following articles refpefting the abovegentleman, extract- ; and it is gaining a point against barbarism to prefer the
ed from late In fh papers. They contain testimonials of applaule understanding to the pa (lions. Perhaps no nation has done so
honourable to the American A-itifl, and to the generous Nation in much f or [he general mai >of the people as America ; and all seems
which they are given.] to be done with a design, and with a tendency to enable them to
London-Dcrry, July 19. Lad week, Mr. Cox concluded his <lo a great deal for thcmfelves ; should Am lica make progress
contratf with tfee Corporation of Derry, reipe&ing the Bridge, a f oracenturyj as it has done of late, a Spartan, thould he come to
work which refletfs much honour on the public fpintof that re- ~,e again, would have cauie to blulh tor the bigotry of his coun
fpe£lab!c body.—After allowing the whole ot his charges, the ir^
Corporation, over and above, gave him tool, as a mark of their
approbation of the eminent abilities of this truly ingenious Artist.
The citizens of Derry have voted Mr. Cox, tVie builder of their
Bridge, a Gold Medal, value fifty guinea?, with a perfpe&ive view
of that city on one fide, and the followiog inscription on the other :
y— u To Lemuel Cox, of Bollon, in America, the builder of the
" Bridge of London-Dcrry, (a work for magnitude of design, and
4< fimplicitv of conftru&ion, unparalelled in the eaftero world)
the gentlemen of Derry in tokra of theii value for his abilities,
" have presented this Medal, July 23, 1.791."
[In addition to the above articles, the Editor has been inform
ed, from the best authority, that a silver Urn, of the value of 601.
is fabricating at Dublin—intended as a present to Mr. Cox, trom
the cloth merchants of London-Dcrry, in Ireland.]
Fur the GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES.
1 IwA'i th a base polluter of the foul!
The honey'd poison flowing from thy tongue,
Swret as the music of a Syren's song,
May lure awhile, but ne'er my heart controul.
When die the youthful roses on thy cheek,
And leave the lilv's fading color there ;
Then will thv conscience in hoarle thunders speak,
And with his scorpion scourge tily bol'om teai.
Then nigbtlv rising from her verdant grave,
Thv lovely Laura bursting on thy fight,
Shall bid thee feck thy perjured foul to lave,
And weeping vanilli into realms of lighi.
Touched bv her warning voice, thy tortured heart
Will curse the Flatierci and his fiend-like art.
Philadelphia, November 9.
No. 6313 has drawn the prize of 10,000 Dollars in the Neu-
Haven Lottery—it was purchased by a gentleman in this city lor
a person in Virginia.
Six per C«u. Stock of the United States, a Boston paper fays, is
now remitted to London in lieu ot Bills of Exchange.
Exftafl of a letter from Cape Francois, dated OBober 6.
" The damage fullained in the Province is moderately estimat
ed at 500 millions currency ; besides ihc Coffee eftjtes, the num.
ber ot which cannot be ascertained, two hundred and twenty
Sugar Plantations have been destroyed ; we have now fomc hopes
ot an accommodation with the biacks, on condition ot a genial
amnesty "
A man in this city, having adifpiite with his Wife, 'lift W <*V
latched up a pair of tongs, wi& which he aimed 4 blow at her..;
* child of eight years eld, unfojtWvately ruthing between lis miT
gtfjffed jit the bn«h p«» rf-w
head, which put a period lo its exiilence. ■ ■
The lury of Inquest brooftht ih sverdict, " accidental murder.
The man surrendered himfelf, and is ia confinement to (land trial.
By accounts from Cape Francois we learn, that Mr. Bourne,
who was appointed Consul of the United States for St. Domingo,
has been, alter some difficulty, admitted provisionally; to execute
the duties of Confu! in the three ports of St. Domingo, called the
ports of entry, and not elfewhert. . ( .
The ransoms demanded by the Dey of Algiers, for fbe Atnen
can prisoners detained there, amounts thirty-four thouland, le
vel! hundied and ninctv-two dollars. ■ r
* It is mentioned in a Baltimore paper of of the ift inft that on
the Sunday preceding, between the hours of ten and twelxe, A.M.
ninety-five fail of different kinds of vessels pasTed the fort point,
bound to Baltimore, a confutable number of them from sea.
A letter was a tew days ago received by a gentleman in New-
York from his correspondent jn the island of Jersey, mentioning
that " it is the prevailing opinion theie, that the American vel
fcls which had been fcized upon their arrival at Guernsey and
Terfey with cargoes of tobacco, under an afi of Parliament in the
reif.ii of Charles the fccond, will be released, and meafu. es taken
to fee ure indemnification to the concerned.
Last Friday arrived the brig Hetty, Capt. Davis, from Cape-
Francois, which (he left the i6tb of OSober, ult. when the fixa
tion of public affairs in that lOand wa« much the lame as at the
date of the last accounts. The negroes continued to burn and de
stroy the plantations, arid although many of them had been killed
in different excursions, and others executed after their capture, it
had not the effect ot subduing the mfurgents. All fears ot them
at the Cape had however fubfidcd. » . . f
On the 24th ot Oaober, upwards of seventy fail of vefTels left
the port of Kofton, bound to different parts of Asia, Europe, and
America.
The DireSors of the Bark of ihe United States have completed
the appointment of their officers, and fixed their fal " , "^° l r 1 j ows:
3000
*700
1 5 0°
IGOO
Thomas Willing, President
John Kcan, Calhier
George Stinpfon, ill Teller
Gulian M'Evtrs,2d do.
William Lawrence, ift Book-keeper
John Rudd, 2d do.
Philip Etik, ill Difconnl Clerk
Fdward Stow, jun. 2d do.
Guft.vus Rifbeig, Runner
COMMUNICATIONS.
c rlier I forset who, has fa id, knowledge is powrr. This
is an important political maxim. It wcwsuld ban.ih defpot.lm,
1« US banilh ignorance sot ignorance aether name for gul
lilv (iv infufing knowledge into ilie body of the pe°r <le, we
remove them from the influence of the anftocrauc few Instead
of bein. the tool., Ihey become (he partners, pcihap. the rivals,
of the men of we alth and < ducat,on :v, e may conf.der thatpo*.
er a , harmless which tnflrad ot bc.ngenßrolfcd by an ar,ftocrac%
j ff,!f,d among the people. The fupcrior.lv ot the mind is U e
" ft lmDofing Wily then tre those who make a noise about the
m 1 Tnd the richts of man, so much at their tale about the ne-
T'fl nf education The people never can bo impoted upon wh.n
fta lbe. -U informed as teachets ; for lu-elv it
,-r . ariftocracv to put their weaoons into every man »
dtfarrn."! e , m fifc.t lO n of the wealth of .he supposed
n country Men of A-n-ica. let your /,al lake
aristocrats atc l| tn cmies ot h.eedom.aie among the
lukewarm frit lud geueial diifuliun of cducauon atm,n 6 tic
people.
Adjourned.
223
SONNET.
To a ; vc r y eloquent> but bufc, FLATTERER.
There are a<Tts of bafenels and villainy which
while we contemplate their attrocity, appear so
great, that we can hardly persuade ourselves to
believe tiiat any of the human race are to be
found so depraved as lo perperrate tliem.— Among
tliefe we inay reckon the infernal machinations
of the incendiary, who to gratily a malicious dis
position, artfully and deliberately enkindles a
fire in the heart of a populous city, that may in
volve thousands in poverty and Wretchedness—
but the villainy of the aflailin who lays .in wait
for innocent blood, who with a steady arin levels
the inltrument of death against the innocent', a
gaind a worthy man, an upright magistrate, a
friend to his country and mankind, mult be ac
tuated by a superior degree of diabolical pliren/y.
—Such wretches there are—but to the honor of
human nature, and of our country, the instances
are but few. Thiotigh the favour of a protect
ing providence this city has in a good measure
been preserved from the destruction that was
threatened by the attempts of the agents of Satan
—and we doubt not that vengeance awaits the
perpetrators of the cruel murder recently com
mitted in the (late of New-York.
In a free republic, the officers of the people
are entitled to double honor, because they have
no inheritance in their office, and when actuated
by just principles accept of public employments
from motives I'uperior to mercenary coniidera
tions. The crime therefore of individuals who
devise thedeftrut'tion, and imbrue their hands in
the innocent blood of foch characters, is tinged
with the blackest hue of hellish darkneli.
CHAMONT.
The President of the United States has formally rocognized the
appointments of
Richard CoDmak, Esq. Vice-Consul of Portugal for the Hate
of Massachusetts ;
John Abrams, Esq. Vice-Consul of Portugal for the state of
New-York ;
James Ba rr y, Esq. Vice-Consul of Portugal for the dates of
Maryland and Virginia ;
Francis Jam es Ver enocke, Vice-Consul of Portugal for the
state of South-Carolina ; and ot
Joseph Ravara, Esq. Conful-Gcneral ftom Genoa, for the
city of Philadelphia, &c.
APPOINTMENTS.
Tlie Prefiderit of the United Stares has nominated, and by and
with the advice and content of the Senate, appointed—
Thomas Johnson, of Maryland, one of the aflociate justices of
tire supreme court, vice John Rutledge, refrgned.
William Lewis, diftrift judge ol Pcnnlylvama, vice Francis
Honkinfon, deeeafed.
William Rawle, attorney for the United States in Pennfylvama
diftriit, vice William Lewis, appointed a judge.
Matthew Cbrkfon, marshal of New-York diftriQ, vice William
Smith, appointed supervisor of said diftnft.
John Brooks, marftral of MafTachufetts diftrift, vrce Jonathan
Jackson, appointed mfpeftor of one of the surveys within laid
diftrift.
David Meade Randolph, marshal of Virginia diitn6l, vice Eq
ward Carrington, appointed supervisor of laiddiftnfl.
Alexander Campbell, attorney tor the United States in Virginia
diftrift, vice William Nelson, jun. resigned.
Oliver Wolcoi.juo. comptroller of thetreafury, vice Nicholas
Eveleigh, deeeafed. _
Timothy Pickering, poftmafter-gencral, vice Samuel Ofgood,
Holmes, collector of the port of Charleston in South-Caro
lina, vice George Abhot Hall, deeeafed.
lofiah Murdaugb, surveyor of the port of Hertford rn North-
Carolina, vice Jolbua Skinner, jun. son of Wm. deeeafed.
Andrew Barieti, to be supervisor of the diftrift of Delaware,
vice Henry Latimer, refrgned.
INFANTRY. First Regiment.
Promoted— Wm. Kersey, capt. vice M'Cuidy.rcGgned ; Robert
Thompson, lieut. vice Kersey, promoted ; Jacob Melcher, iieut.
vice Seayres, refined.
Appointed—William H. Harnfon, ensign, vice Thompson, pro.
moied ; Hailing* Mark, ensign, vilc Hcth, promoted; johu Van
Hoeftn Huyck, ensign, vice Melcher, promottd.
Appointed— James Wilkinfon, lieut. col. commandant, vice
Doughty, declined.
Promoted— Samuel Newman, capt. vice Pray, declined ; Thomas
Hughes, capt. vice Sayles, declined ; Jonathan Haflccll, capt. vice
Freeman, declined ; Martin Btimmer Sohter, lieut. vice Newman,
appointed capt. John Heth, lieut. vice Rickard, declined ; Corne
lius Lyman, lieut. vice Higginfon, declined; Joseph D'ckinfon,
lieut. vice Huger, declined ; Edward Miller, lieut. vice bhermau
1000
800
75°
6 o
600
rcfignfd.
Appointed—John ensign, vice George Tillinghaft,
declined ; Daniel Tflton, jun. cnlign, vice Gilinan, declined ; Sa
muel Andrews, enlign, vice Pieice, declined; John Bird,enlign,
vice D» kinfon, appointed lieut. John Sullivan, jun. ensign, vice
Edwaids, resigned ; John EHiot, surgeon, vicc Euftis, declined.
ARTILLERY.
Appointed—Stan Morris, lieut. vice Ernest, resigned
fcT Many articles deligned lor this day't paper, are seccllai.ljr
uoftponed
PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES
6 pr. Cents
1 '/3
t 3j
UNFUNDED DEBT.
Final Settl. and othei Certificates Icj 95 do,
Indents »>/6 574 do.
Bank SuUfcriptioul, 140 to m Dollars.
3 pr. Cents
Deleted 6 pr. Certs
Second Regiment
FUNDED DEBT,
si f6 pr.
I©7\ pr. cent.
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