In committee of the whole on the report of the feledt committee on the petition of the Directors of the Ohio Company of Associates. The fol lowing refohitions, in substance., were agreed to by the committee, viz. " Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, That a title be made to the Company for so much of the land as they have already paid for. " Resolved, That in addition to the above quantity of lands, there be also granted to the Ohio Company, 214,285 acres, being the propor tion they were by resolve of Congress authorised to pay in army rights, upon their delivering to the Secretary of theTreafury rights'fufficient for the purpose. " Resolved, That there be also granted to the said Company, 100,000 acres, to make good one thousand lots of roo acres each, appropriated by said Company as bounties to such as shall become settlers, &c. " Resolved, That a title to the remainder of the 1,500,000 acres, be made to the Company, on their paying the Aim of cents per acre,&c." These resolutions being adopted by the House, a committee was appointed to report a bill in conformity thereto A nieffage was received from the Senate by JVlr. Secretary Otis, informing the House thai they have disagreed to the amendment of the House to the bill for eftablilhing a Mint, &c. and that they have agreed to the amendments of the House to the bill Supplemental totheatft making further and more effectual provision for the de fence of the Frontiers. The H°uf e took into consideration the disa greement of the Senate to their amendment to the Mint Bill. Mr. W.Smith moved that the House should re cede from their amendment.—This motion occa sioned a long debate, which continued till half after 3 o'clock, and was determined in the nega tive—the Ayes and Noes being as follow: Meffi-s. Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Fitzfimons,Gerry,Gilman, Goodhue, Hartley, Hillhoufe, Huger, Jacobs, Kittera, Learned, Livermore, Sedgwick, W. Smith, Sturges, Sylvester, Thatcher, Wadfworth, Ward— 24. MelFis. Aflie, Baldwin, Brown, Clark, Giles, Gordon, Gregg, Grifßn, Grove, Heilter, Key, Kitchell, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Murray, Miles, Page, Parker, Seney, J. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Sumpter, Tread well, Tucker, Venable, Vining, White, Williamfon— 32. The House then voted to adhere to their amendment. Adjourned. TUESDAY, March 27. The following motion laid on the table yelterday by Mr. Giles, ■was taken into consideration, viz. Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to institute an enquiry into the causes of the late defeat of the ar my under the command of Major General St. Clair ; and also in to the causes of she detention or decays which are suggested to have attended the money, cloathing, provifions,and military stores for the use of the said army ; and into such other causes as may in any manner have been productive of the said defeat. After some debate a motion was made to refer the resolution to a feleft committee, this motion was negatived—2B to 22. The resolution was then divided, and the ayes and noes called on the firft part as far as the words General St. Clair—and were ayes 21, noes 35* The reft of the resolution fell ot course. Mr. Fitzfimons then moved the following resolution :—That a committee be appointed to inquire into the failuie of the late ex pedition under Gen. St. Clair, and that the said committee be em powered to call for such persons, papers and records as may be neceflary to aflift them in such inquiry. This motion was adopted—ayes 44 —noes 10 ; and a committee of leven appointed accordingly. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Secretary Otis, informed the Houfc that the Senate recede from their difagree*nent to the amendment proposed by the Houfc to the Mint Bill. f A message from the President of the United States by Mr. Secretary Lear informed the House that the President has this day -approved and signed two acts, one an ast to provide for the fet tiement of the claims offundry persons under particular circum ftances,barred by the limitations heretofore established ; the other an ast making provision for widows, orphans and invalid pen lioners. The following resolution in substance was agreed to : Resol ved, that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War be directed to return to the House the petitions of invalids and others which have been referred to them, whose cases are com prehended in the acts already parted, With the papers accompany ing the. fame—and that the petitioners have leave to withdraw such petitions. The report on the petiton of the officers of the levies was taken into conGderation—this report was in favor of the petitioners and wasdifagreed to. Mr. Madison, after dating some obje&ions to the resolution in troduced by Mr. Fitzfimons, and which was adopted, moved to reconsider (aid relolution, for the purpose of agreeing to th' fol lowing—Refolved, Thai a committee be appointed to make en quiry inio such circumstances connected with the late unfuccefslul expedition under the command of General St. Clair, as may be proper to be repoited to this Houfe—■'This motion meeting wiili some opposition, was laid on ihe table. Adjourhed. N E W-Y O R K, March 23. A Meeting was held at Corre's Hotel, on Wed-, nefday last, of the merchants and dealers in flocks, when they came to a resolution, that af ter the 21ft of April next, they will not attend any sale of (locks at public auction ; and also ap pointed a committee to provide a proper room for them to aftemble in, and to report such re gulations relative to the mode of tranf'a&ing their business, as in their opinion may be proper. AYES, NOES Philadelphia, March 28. Official accounts have been received, at the War-Office, from Lieuienant Colonel Commandant Wilkinfon, advitong'o! his hau. nig vi ited the field of aftiou of (he 4th of November last, and re tuined to Fort W<ifhington without having seen any Indians. He commenced his march from Fort Walhington the 25th of January, wiih two companies of the second regiment, and one hundred and thirty volumei r militia cavalry of Columbia diftrift in the vicinity of Fort Washington. The snow being deep, re tarded the march o( the party so that it did not reach Fort Jeffer -011, 685 milt s dillant, until the 30th of January, where the snow was too feet deep on a level. Bad weather prevented ihc march from Fort Jefferfon, until the 3d of February, when, from the path being excessively bad for the infantry, Colonel Wilkinfon ordered them to return to Fori Wafh mgton, while he proceeded to the field of battle, on which he ar- V" 10 °' the 4th of February, being 29 miles from Fort Jefferfon. 44 A description of the fpc&acle which the field pre sented, tho' covered with twenty inches deep of snow, would be ofxenfive to humanity." u one ' Juried 3S many of the dead as could be discovered. He found all the cannon-carriages, but three, rendered unfit for ervice; on one of which, a four pound iron carronade continued mounted. The other cannon could not be discovered, being pro bably covered by the snow, or ice, or buued in the vicinity. The damaged carriages were burnt, and the iron separated, which, with the three carriages, and carronade, were placcd on flcds,and taken to Fort Jefferfon—to which place the party returned on the sth, having encamped on the field of battle during the night of the 4th February. 44 Not a tree or bush, or fcarccly a twig, could be found on the left, between the lines of the army, which had not been marked by a ball." On the nth of February, after Col. Wilkinfon had left Fort- Jefferfon, it appears that Capt. Shayler, the commanding officer, Lieut. BifTell, Mr. Mason, Mr. Kibbev, Mr. Fowler, wiih Capt. Shayler's fon,and a soldier, being about halt a mile distant from the fort, searching for lome hiccory wood, for the purpofesof the fort, were (uddenly fired upon by a number of Indians, dress ed m blue coats. Mr. Mason and young Mr. Shayler were killed upon the spot—The Captain escaped to Fort-Jefferfon with an ar row (ticking in him—Lieut. Biffell and two others (not named) escaped to Fort-Hamilton, and one was still miffing. Capt. Shay ler is arrested, and will be tried at a general Court-Martial, for leaving his garrison contrary to orders. ExtraEl ofa Utterfrom Columbia, between the Miami Rivers t dated Feb. 14. " General Wilkinfon arrived at the fatal spot on the lft Febru ary, and as there was a considerable crust on the snow, and the horses legs were much cut, and it was not known how far it was to any of the Indian towns, nor the direst course—a fatigue partv of 40 was ordered out to bury the dead—the reft being busily en gaged in looking for the cannon, and fitting up the carriages.— Ihe cannon could not be sound—supposed to be thrown into a large creek hard by, which was froze over—every poflibie search was made, but in vain. The party returned to Foit Jefferfon, bringing with them one howit, one fix pound carriage, two three pound ditto, and four sleds with double teams loaded with iron. The carriages which could not be brought away, were destroyed. I am told there is nine months provision in Fort Jefferfon. " I am very impatient to know what Government are about to do for us. We certainly are citizens, and, from the principles of the compact, are entitled to prote&ion as much as you in Philadel phia—and I doubt not the fathers and guardians of our country view the matter in the fame point of light. 44 P. S. We had a report that Capt. Shayler and Lieut.Kibbey, of the militia, were killed—but by the arrival of an express from Fort Jefferfon, it is found that Capt. Shayler is not killed but Capt Shay er's son, and Commissary Mason. Lieut.Kibbey went out with a party and brought in the two slain, who were fcalpcd." The proposition that the debates of the Senate of the United States (hould be pnblic was negatived in Senate on Monday last by a majority ot seventeen. The Legislature of Maflachufetts is prorogued to the Tnefday preceding the last Wednesday in May next.—The Governor was requested totranf mit the copy of an address to the Senate of the United States, on the fubjetft of the atf'umption of the residue of the State debts. Among other arts, they have passed a Canal bill, Bank bill Militia bill, &c. ' A committee of the House was appointed to confer with a committee of the Senate, on open ing a gallery to the Senate chamber—the result does not appear. Two veflel loads of Negroes and Mulnttoes sent from Port-au-Prince to the Bay of Honduras, have since arrived at Jamaica ; these wretches were banilhed from 1 ort-au-Prince for having borne arms against the whites. The govern ment of Jamaica, it is said, gave orders to have them sent to Cape Francois under an escort of two men of war—where they have since arrived. The Grand Jury of the county of Chatham, Georgia, have formally returned thanks " to the Hon. J. Jackson, Esq. for his patriotic exer tion in bringing to view certain mal-pradtices at a late election in the lower diftridl of that state for a Representative to Congress." The French frigate which arrived here on Friday from Cape-Francois, brings 110 intelligence of confequence—lt is said (he is to load with flour and return immediately. Much time was spent in the House of Repre sentatives 011 Saturday, before they could agree 011 a proper device for the Federal coins. Hut, inflead of the emblematical figure of liberty which they have adopted, how simple and a-propos it would have been, since they have retained the Eagle on one fide, to have placed fifteen emble matical pigeons 011 the other—A device, which perhaps (all things considered) would be much more in character. Nat. Caz. The Eagle, the arms of the United States, is a device of the old Congress ; The symbol of of fice borne by the Serjeant at arms to the prese nt Congress has an Eagle 011 the top —so that it ap pears both the old and new Congress had a latent design against the pigeons ! 383 A hint for the several states to appoint each a snort hand writer to attend and take down die debates of Congress, l)as been publiJhed — i lie ob ject is to obtain a compleat, full, and impart.-) atement of every speech made in the liou.e of lleprefentati ves. 1 he Indian Chief, from the Oneida nation who was buried in this city on Wedneldav l.,u' was about 26 years of age, and named Ojikheta the appellation of Pierre Jaqnette, or Otfequettt having been alfumed several years ag-> m com pliment to the Marquis de la Fayette. The hardship of his journey to the feat of government occalioned a pleurisy, which carried him oif. He has left a wife and several children. From the return of the Marshal of the Diftritft of Kentucky, it appears, that that young coun try contains, Free white males of 16 and upwards, 7 including heads of families, v *5* 54 Free white males under 16, 17057 Free white females including heads of 7 families, | 28922 All other free persons, Slaves, ' 12430 The following was received by express from N. York. I o the Holders of Engagements under the Signature of the Subscriber. New-York Prison, March 24, X 792. IT is with regret that the fibfcriber finds him felf disappointed in bringing forward to his cre ditors, 011 this day, such l'pecific propositions for the ultimate redemption of his debts, as he had once reason to expect. At a meeting of a number of gentlemen, (all of whom ftiled thenifel ves his friends,and amonnft whom some were really so) it was thought advis able to postpone the publication of the plan he had in view, till it was supported by them in such a manner as they conceived mod likely to ensure success. But (the causes of such change it is not neces sary to detail) the malice of open enemies, and the infiduous infinuntions of pretended friends, have chilled the fir ft glow of benevolence; and left to the fubferiber the guardianlhip of his own lame, and that of the interest of all his creditors. A lac red trust ! which the fubferiber pledges hini ielf to discharge with fidelity and honor. In this view it is proposed by him as follows: lit. 1 hat he will within nine months, compu ted from the present date (or sooner, if poflibie) make a settlement of all his concerns, point ouc the sources and amount of his lofles, and conlti tute an adequate fund for the ultimate redemp tion of the principal and legal interell of all his debts. 2d. That this fund shall be so formed as not to place it within his own reach, to divert it from the objerts of its destination. 3d.-! hat he will make prompt arrangernents for the reimbursement in thefirft instance, of all advances made by diftrefled widows or orphans, mechanics and tradesmen, to whom any conside rable delay would operate as ruin. 4th. That till the above objedts are effedted, the walls of a prison shall secure that confidence which he feels might have been justly placed in his honor. jthly. That, trusting to time and a conscience void of intended injury for juftificatiun, he ac present leaves to his enemies the crueT triumph of sporting over his afflictions—and to a generous people, who may flill be mindful of his public and private services, the proteiflion of a virtuous wife and innocent family. WM. DUER. ARRIVALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Ship Pcrfeverance, Boys, Buurdeaux, Schooner Betsey, Earle, St. Domingq, Sloop Illinois, Story, W. Indies. Articles omitted shall appear 11, our next. 'RICE CURRENT— PU B LICSEC U RITIES. FUNDED DEBT. 6 pr. Cents 2J f 3 pr. Cents 12 r Defered 6 pr. Cents 12/6 UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Settl. and other Certificates 10/6 q 7 i do. Indents 12 y Hal! (hares Bank Stock— 57 per cent, premium. 3 per Cents and Deterred 6 per Cents were purchafrd by the Trtr.ftir rolilK United States at the ahove prices last week. S T O L K N, WITHIN a few days last part, from the Subscriber, the fol lowing NOTES, issued by the Treasurer of the Common wealth of Maflachufctts: No. 18721, Dec. i, 1783, 72 ,5, payable to Ph 1 neas Lyman ; No. 18379, Nov. i, 1783 £ <j6 4' payable to William Lyon; No. 1301, Dtc. 1, 1781,/".8o q' payable to Nath ani f. i. Wricht ; No. 16200. Aue. 1, 178;' £. 28 16 No. 71, Oft. i, 1781, £. 48 i, payable to Dottor Samuel War e. Whoever will apprehend and secure the Thief or Thieves, so that he or they may be brought to justice, (hall receive a rew'iM of Twenty Dollars; and whoever wiil produce the above Notes, and return them to the fubferiber, shall reccivc a reward ot Onundred Dollars, and all neceflary charges. Precaution having been taken to prevent their <*ver being paid to the 1 hies or Thieves by the Treasurer abovementioneo : All persons therefore arc cautioned not to purchase the above Not s, of any one offering th.m for sale. Northampton, Feb. 29, 1792. 4t NATH. WRIGHT. Total 73677 P r -/ 105 pr. cent. 60 do. 62J do.
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