A motion was laid on tlie tabic for the appoint ment of a committee, to bring in a bill, to con firm the award of the referees between the Unit ed States and Comfort Sands an J others. MONDAY, March 19 Among a variety of private petitions, which were read, was one from Capt. John M'Pherfon, fecting forth, that he has discovered an infallible method of ascertaining the Longitude to a degree of precision far beyond Mr. Churchman's preren fions : and requesting that Congress, for the pur pose of enabling him to prove his theory by ex periments, will fend him out in the character of a gentleman, on a voyage to France, witli proper recommendations to their good ally, the King of the French. Ordered to lie on the table. The petition of Cornelius Cooper, praying for a repesl of so mucli of the import law as relates to Bristles, and the imposition of an additional duty on the importation of trunks and brushes, was referred to the committee of the whole noufe on the report from the Secretary of theTreafury on Manufactures. A melfage from the President of the United States was delivered by Mr. Secretary Lear, no tifying the house, that he had this day approved and signed " An acfl declaring the confenc of Congress to a certain acft of the state of Mary land, See. See. A meflage front the Senate was delivered by Mr.Secretary Otis, notify ing that they had agreed to the proposed conference on the fubje<ft of the disagreeing amendments of both houses, to the Representative Bill, and had, on their part, ap pointed managers ; —alfo, that they infilled on some, and had receded from others of their a xnendnients to the bill for the relief of certain "widows, orphans, invalids,'and other persons ; — and al<o, that they had patted a bill for the erec tion of a light-house on Montaugh Point, in the state of New-York—to which they requested the concurrence of the house. Mr. Oris delivered a second ineffage, notifying that the Senace had, with amendments, pafl'ed a bill (sent to thein from the house) providing for the settlement of the claims of' persons under particular circumstances, barred by the limita tions heretofore established. The order of the day, on tjie Georgia Elediior., being called for, Mr. W. Smith withdrew the motion he had made on Friday last, for transmitting to the exe cutive of Georgia a copy of the resolution re fpedting General Wayne'* eletflion :—and in lieu thereof, proposed one to the following effect: " Resolved, That the feat of Anthony Wayne, as a member of this house, is, and the fame is hereby declared to be vacant Ordered, that the Speaker, do transmit' a copy of the preceding resolution, and of this order, to the executive of the state of Georgia, to the end that the said ex ecutive may iflne writs of election to fill the said ■vacancy." Mr. Giles (with the consent of Mr. Smith,who waved his motion for the purpose) moved the following resolution : " Resolved, That the petitioner, James Jack son, is entitled to a feat in this House, as a mem ber for the lower diltridlof the (tate of Georgia : and that the right of petitioni igagainll the elec tion of the said James Jackson. be reierved to all persons, at any time, during the term for which he was elected." A lengthy debate took "place, refpetfting the right of the Honfe to pronounce a decision on General Jackson's election ; and how far the il legality of one part of an election may operate to the invalidation of the whole Without taking the question, the House adjourned. & TUESDAY, March 20. A bill to crest a light-house on Montaugh Point, in the ftjte r.f New-York, received from the Senate yesterday* was read a firlt and lecood time, and referred to a committee'of the whole to morrow. The amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled, " An ast providing for the settlement of claims of persons baired by the limitations heretofore eilablifhed," were taken into consideration, and agreed to, The Senate having receded from some, and infilled on others of heir amendments to the bill, entitled, 44 An ast for the relief of certain widows, orphans, and other pcrfons"—which had been disagreed to by the House—the House took into consideration the amendments thus infilled on bv 'he Senate, and concurred therein. The order of the day, on Mr. Giles' motion, refpe&ing th Georgia Ele&ion, was taken up, and debated till alter 3 o'clock— when the House (without coming to a decision) adjourned. PROVIDENCE, March 8. Mariied, on Tui fday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Maxcy, Mr. Thomas P. Ives,tot he amiable Mi fs Hope Brown, daugh ter of tlie-latr N\' holas Brown, Esq. On this happy occasion, the elegant Chandelier in the Baptist Meeting-honfe was lighted by the Society, as well to icftily their joy on the auspicious event, as to evince their grateful fenfioility to the young ladv,for her truly ge nerous Don?tiou to the Society, by which the facrcd TempLc is so richly and beautifully embelliftied. SALE M, March 6 The beautiful new lhip Grand Turk, jjo tons bnrihen, built in this town, and furniflied with fails and rigjring from the Salem faiftories, is rea dy to fail with the firft fair wind for Calcutta, in the Ealt-Indies; flxe.is commanded byCapt. Ben jamin Hodges. ~ MR. FENNO. I 11 * criminate the proceedings of government, is a t:ifk at orire X easy and pleasing; rafy, as it requires not tin tdl -uts of in "entive genius; pleasing, as it accords with the difpofttion to \ ■ pin ng and complaint, so predominant in hum u, i;-ture. Adjourned To these causes may be traced the bitter rrvilings which fill many of our pa pi rs of laic, a g:>i uft the management of public af fairs. It is ihe mislonutie of mankind that tliey look lor happ - m is in every other situation lhari that they happen to he in ; ex. pefting to derive relief (torn every change, they rove from tiough 10 bough, not like the bee, to inhale their fwects, but in search or thorns to enhance their pain. Prior to that eventful petiod which g,ive us the form of govern ment we now polfcfs, the mind was bo 1 nr on the wings of pleat ing anticipation; this epoe.ha was anxiotifly looked to as the'oe riod which* would produce the tiee of our political life; but'llo sooner do we find ourfe'ves in the enjoyment of it, than the.coin hand of difconterit is employed to chill its bioffoms, and deltroy the maturity »f its fruit. Government is ot too sacred and serious a nature, of too great importance to the welfare of society, to be raised up as children do their card houses, merely for the pleafureof tumbling them down again. It is a duty incumbent on those who are so ready to Tail at the present plans of adminiftratiort, to offer feme fubftttute in their Head; without this, their worK it but imperfectly done ; without this, their views are but half visible; or may be justly prefumcd to originate from flagitious principles : that the auihors ot them are either weak or wicked, is the necclTary dedu&ion. What opinion Ihould we tiave of a person, who, meeting us on a journey, should inform us that the road we were in was n«t Ihi one leading to the place of our deftinatton, unless he proierdcd o designate the true path ? Should we not fufpe& design mafkrd under apparent friendfhip, and a wish to bewilder us, to anfwei some finiflsr purpose ? We certainly (bould : then how fuperiorl> aggravated must be his crime who endeavors to 11 gger the confi dence of a whole people, in regard to those measures in whir' they place their fafety and happiness, unless he points out the true magnet leading to these invaluable objetts: happily their failure in this refpeft, bv evincing the motives of their actions, tends to obviate the malignity of their effe£l. There is a contiderable number of politicians in all government*, who are always enemies to the present establishment ; not becauff it is an ill orte, or becanfe those who administer it beti»,y their trust, bnt because they themselves are not in it. Hiftorv, ancient and modern, i? replete with evidences of rht ourfints above alluded to, and their fatal consequences. Such hav been the favorite themes of the demagogu sos every age & country. Such have ever been used as ftiirups by which to mount into the (addle of power, to ride over the necks of their fellow-citizens— the most vociferous advocates fey liberty, have been often foun its firft and most powerful enemies. It t§ to be hoped that Ame ricans, who have a government the offspring of unbiased judg ment and found und<*rftandir»g, will never p- rmit (he mists of pai ty paflion or prejudice to cloud the rays of reason ; but that thro' the whole tenor of their political existence, they will exemplify to the world the superior power of public virtue. By the Ship Britannia, arrived at New-York, in 32 days from Greenock, accounts are received to 6th February :—They state, That the military preparations go on at Vienna, in Pruflia and Sweden—That rhe Emperor has revoked the amnesty giantcd ro the States of Brabant —That the Bishop of Treves has fulfilled what was required of him by the law of nations in refpefl to the French emigrants—That the refugees in his estates cannot be considered but as peaccable travellers and fojourners—That an embargo has been laid on all (hips at Dunkirk,—this being construed by the diunicipality to extend to French veflels, the En glish (hipping failed immediately—The Swallow packet has ar rived from India ; Lord Cornwall's army had returned to Ban galore, where it was well fupplitd with provisions, and had not been molested bv Tippoo The En»lifh have taken the Fo<t of Ryacottah and OfTour, the place which Lord Cornwallis an nounced his intqr.tion to attack. In August Tippoo attacked Coimbatur, but was repuHed A party ot the Mahrattas, who continue hrm to the English, had been defeated by Tippoo, and loft 7,000 men. It does not appear that Lord Cornwallis had re-commenced his operations for the captuie of Seringapatam. Fresh overtures of treating had been made by Tippoo—but Lord Cornwallis refufed to treat in any way but that of writing. The English East-India Company has lent out this year 400,000 . in specie. An erabaiTy is intended for China, which is ofFer&d to Lord Macartney. , On the 16th January the National AfTembly decrced that Louis Stanislaus Xavier, French Prince, has forfeited his right to the Sovereignty. t By accounts from Savapnah (fays a New-York paper) ic appears that Gen, Bowles has taken a lmall fort belonging to the Spaniards, in confe qnence of which the Governor of East-Florida has offered a reward of two thoul'and dollars for his head Richard Morris, Esq. late Chief Jultice of the ftat;e of New-York, is appointed huper*ifor of New-York diftridt, vies William S. Smith, Efq, who has resigned The fuperintendant of this port cautions all persons employed in conducting vessels to and f oni the fame, trom (landing too close in towards the piers at Mud-Jfland ; the outermost of the said piers having been so far destroyed by the late breaking up of the ice, that no part thereof is to be seen except at very low rides. In the Maflachuferrs criminal code, but seven offences are considered as capita]—in some others of the dales the number may be less. According to Judge Bl:»ckftone, no lei's than one hundred and lixiy are declared by a Itatute of the Parlia ment of England to be capital offences. The following gentlemen are chosen Direc tors of the Bank of New London. Meflrs. Jedediah Huntington, Joflvia Lathrop, Marvin Wait, Joseph HowJand, William Stewart, Daniel L. Coil, Kdward Hallam, Samuel Wood bridge, Guy Richards, fofeph Williams, Samuel Wheat, Joseph Perkins, George Philips. After which the Dii eclors met and m ide choice of Jedediah Huntington, Esq. President, and Mi. John Hallam, Cafliier. fUR I lit. GAZt. l i L 0 Philadelphia, March 21. 375 it. uNIIc.O SIAI'LS. VIATOR. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 1 lie malignant pleasure of blamingthe prc fent, and applauding the pa r t, was charged on mankind by and has been continued by moialifts to this day—Every warm patriot mult feel in bis own bread a refutation of the calum ny" -as it may be extended to the fltuatioii of the United States. We cannot, however, please ourselves with the expectation of an uuiverfal approbation either of constitution, laws, men or meafures—for there are, and always will be, per (ons of so peculiar a calf, that they feein fated to deri e no fat,isfa<ftion from contemplating the works of either God or man. Tht? public liberty should have vigilant watcli men—bur its greatefl dangers arise from ihofe wluj cry IVolj too frequently. While tliofe who difleininare principles that have a tendency to make mankind better fathers, brot hers and citizens, merit more from their coun try than those who atchieve the most splendid victories—those 011 the other hand, who by their wiitings attempt to weaken the bonds of society, by teaching the principles of a felfifh policy, and inculcating dodtrines that confound all diftinc tiotis of right and wrong, are more injurious to the world than earthquakes which depopulate whole regions. While the new constitution was under the con federation of the people, preparatory to its adop tion, one of its bitter and pei fevering enemies was asked, whether he had read a pellicular pub lication, which was in favor of the initrument ? His answer was, that he had made up his mind, and was determined not to trouble hi in lei f with jading any speculations 011 the (object.—lf per sons. who at the present day are so zealous and induflrions in poisoning the public mind, would adopt a different line of conduct from theabove, we (liould not fee so many barefaced f.ilihoods attempted to be palmed 011 it, refpeifting :heex cife, impofl, See. &c. Funding rhe public debt, is opening Pandora's box—What was to have been preferred ? Why, annual provisions to pay rbe interell. This would have been prcrty, indeed!—A debt under the management of too financiers ! —The fpec'ulatftrs have loft a glorious harvest —{top—rlieie was a fhorcer cut to the end of the business. The Prefiaent of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, has made the following Appointments and Promotions : Appointments (or Twelve Companies of Infantry. Captains. Lieutenants. Enfi-rs. Vermont. William Eaton James Underbill Charies H' de New-York. Isaac Guion Robert Cochran J.Vif. her New- Jersey. Zebulon Pike J-ihn R< ;>d J°^ n Poihriiius Pennsylvania. Jacob Slough Robert Thompson John Paine Delaware. Maryland. James Wells M. Bines, Pennf. Wm.Div(rn,Pennf[ Henry Carberry Benjamin P'lte Campbell Smith Wm.Buchannan Henry De Butts Wur.PittGaffaway William Lewis Joseph Gough Charles Wright Nicholas Hannah William M'Rea Aaron Gregg Joseph Brock, Henry B.Towl-s Peier Graylon John Heth Samuel Tinflcy Peter Marks N. Carolina. Joseph Kerr Thomas E.Sumner Sam<u ID tvidfon Promotions and Appointments in the Battalion of Artillery. Virginia. PR OMOTION s Henry Burbeck, Major Commandant, vice Fergufon, killed No vember 4, 179 r. jolin Peirce, Captain, vice Savage, resigned October 1791 Mofei Porter, Captain, vice Burbeck, promoted Nov. 4, 1791 Daniel M'Latie, Captain, vice Bradford, killed Nov. 4, 1791 George Demlar, Lieutenant, vice Spear, killed 4th November, 1791 ; promoted from an Enfigncy in 2d Regiment, to rank from. sth March, 1792. APPOINTMENTS. Joseph Elliot, Lieutenant, vjee Peirce, promoted. (SouthCarfilina) Purcy Pope, do. vice Porter, do. {Virginia) Ebenezer MaflTey, do. vice M'Lane, do. (Maryland) '/?/< '£ CURRENT.—PU BLiC btCURITIES. FUNDED DEBT. 2 as pr.£ 6 pr. Cents 3 pr. Cents Defered 6 pr. Cents UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Settl. and other Certificate* ig_/" 95 do. Indents 12J6 625 do. 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