•Seized oftß . &&£>» A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY iOIIN F F.N NO, No. 69, HIGH.STREET, PHILADELPHIA [No. 99, of Vol. lII.] SECOND CONGRESS OF thf. UNITED STATES. AT THE FIRST SESSION, Begun and held at thecity of Philadelphia, in the State of Penn sylvania, Monday the twenty-fourth of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one. AN ACT for the relief of certain widows, or- phans, invalids and other persons. Section i. T) E it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- D fentatives of the Uoited Slates of America in Congefs aflembled, That the Comptroller of the Tieafury adjust the claims of the widows and orphans refpejftively, as the cafe may be, of the late Colonel Owen Roberts, Captain William White, Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Elliott, Major Samuel Wife, Major Benjamin Huger,Lieutenant John Bush, and Major Charles Motte, deceased, all of whom were killed or died in the service of the United States, for the (even years half pay stipulated by the refolveof Congress of the twenty-fourth day of August, one thou sand seven hundred and eighty ; and that the register of the Trea sury do issue his certificates accordingly. Sec. 2. And be it further enabled, That the Secretary of the department of war be, and he hereby is required to place on the invaJid lift, Timothy Mix, disabled jn the late war, by the loss of his right hand, while in the service of the United Stales, at the rate of five dollars per month, to commence on the fourth day of February one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. That thefaid Secretary place on the invalid lift, Abel Turiiev, mariner, disabled while in the fcrvice of the United States, at the rate of; one dollar per month, to commence on the Tuft day of January,' one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the arrears of the said pensions be paid as the laws direst in firailar cases. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Comptroller of the Treasury be, and he hereby is required to adjust the accounts of Joseph Pannil a Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the United -Srates, as a deranged officer upon the principles of the ast of the Jaie Congress, of the third of October one thousand seven hun dred and eighty, and 10 allow him 'he usual commutation of the half-pay for life of a Lieutenant-Colonel, and that the Register of the Treasury be, and he hereby is required to giant a certificate for the amount of the balance due to him. That the Comptroller adjust the account of the late Dc Haas, admit ting to the credit of ibcfaid account, such sums as by evidence ihall appear to have been advanced for the public service, and which have been charged by the United States to the officers who !have received the fame for the public service, and that the said .Register do grant a certificate for the balance due on such fcule inenr. That the said Comptroller adjust the account of Thomas Al'lntire, a Captain in the service of the United States, during the late war, and allow h:m the usual commutation of the half-pay ior life of a Captain, and that the said Register grant a certificate for the amount thereof accordingly. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Comptroller of lh; Treasury be, and he hereby is required to adjust the account of Fr<inc;s Suzor Debtvere, a surgeon's mate in the service of the United States during the late war, and who remained in captivity to the end thereof, and that thw Register of the Treasury be, and he hereby is required to grant a certificate lor th. amount which fhal! be found due for the fervicesof the said Francis Suzor De bevere. That the said Comptroller adjust the account of Ro'oeit King, as a Lieutenant, deranged upon the principles of the ast of the iate Congress, palled the twenty-fourth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight, and that the said Reg fter grant a certificate accordingly. That the Comptroller adjust the account o' Lemuel Sherman, as a failing malter of a gal °n Lake Champlatn, and as such takeu pnfoner ; and th»:t the lard Register grant a certificate accordingly. Sic. 6. Aijd be it farther cnafted, That there be granted to ic oias Ferdinand Wefttall, who left the Bnt'.fh fcrvice and joined the array of the United States, during the late war, one Mindred acres of unappropriat d land in the weftcrn territory of * ><- Ln tea States, fiee of all charges, and also the ium of three • ui.nied and thirty-fix doliars, out of any money appropriated 10 contingent charges of government. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker of the Houje of Reprcfentatrves- JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President ojthe United States, and Frefjderit oj the Senate. APPROVED, MARCH THE TTEX TY-SEVENTH, 179*. GEORGE WASHINGTON, ['refidijit oj the Ur.itcd States. AN fnpplemeiual to the A«ft for making further arid more efFetftial Provision for the Protection of the Frontiers of the United States. ena&rd by the Senate and House of jteprefenta'jves of the United State, of America in Congress assembled, Thai * flullte lawful f sr ,he Prefix cm of the United States by and with (he advtceand consent of the Senate to appoint such oumb-r i~"8 ,<, ' Fr -G<:nerals " may b " conducive to the good of the public service. Provided the whole number appointed, or to be appointed [ball not exceed four. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker of the House oj Rcprefcnt^tivcs. JOHN ADAMS, Vice.PrefdA-.t of the United Stoics, and Ptefideat of the Senate. APPROVES MARCH THE TWE N T Y-E ICH TH, 1792. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Prejiiat of the United States. Saturday, April 7, 1792. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. MR. FEN NO, IN T every age peculiar follies have prevailed, and theprefcntfecms to he distinguished for a propeniity to gaming and speculation. We possess a country which holds out the most alluring motive:.) to the ex- rtions of the industrious, and enjoy, at the fame time the greatest degree of political freedom, both ip the piinciples and administration of our government. But this is not fufficient to content us—impatient to acquire riches, too many of our citi zens fnffer themselves to be influenced by an avaricious fpint, the fruitful parent of the various paper bubbles, every day exhibited to the admiration and astonishment of the public. Here is ample scope, it mud be confefled, for the reprehension of the moraiift; and hence we find the difcontcntcd declaiming on the degeneracy of the times, and prognolticaiing the tuin of this young and rising empire. But, Sir, tho' individuals may fall into these predomi nant follies, and many innocent persons be thereb) ruined, yet, I am persuaded, they will soon operate their own cure; and the time is approximating when a fpcciilator or JlvindUr will be (bun ned, as a dangerous and difhonelt character. The affairs of New-York and Philadelphia, bring to my mind the uproar which the failure of For dy re, the banker, caused in London, about twenty years ago : Fotlijr qucm faciunt alicna pcricula cautum—as a warning to others, I (ball beg leave to present to your readers a few anecdotical notices of this gentleman ; it may serve as an example to display the ill consequences of gafning and fpeculution, and prevent some of out plain and industrious friends from treading on such dangerous ground. Mr. For dy c e was born of a very refpr&able family in Scot land; he had several brothers, who distinguished themselves as g»eat and good men in their refpe£live profefGons Being endow ed with good natural parts, he was a most promising youth, and aflifted in his education by Do&or Blackwell, a gendeman well known for his writings in the republic of letters. He was bred a hosier at Aberdeen; but this being too confined a scene for the extent of his abilities, he soon quitted it, and repaired to London, as the great mart for genius, where he soon obtained em ployment in the capacity of an out-door cleik to MefTrs. B. & Co. bankers. Here he displayed a great facility in figures, and an un common attention to that business, in which he afterwards became so eminent and confplcuous. H s employers being convinced of Mr. For dyce's talents and abilities, and judging he would be a very ufeful partner, and manage the most laborious part of their business, admitted him upon the firm qf the house, threugh the interest and recommendation of a friend. Scarce had he been thus eftabliftied, before he began to speculate in the Alley for very considerable sums, and was judged in the beginning to be vei y fuccefsfu!, particularly at the time of-'he signing the prelimi naries of the peace in of which he gained intelligence be fore the generality of the Bulls and Bears at Jonathan's Coffee- House. This success wa<? fatal to Mr. Forhyce—for it induced hiin not only to speculate for Jlill larger sums in the Alley, but in many other purfutts, particularly in hops. The capricious goddess dill favored him, and he feemcd so infatuated with her kindness, as to think she was entirely at his command. Ke purchased a large estate, with a most elegant villa, at koehampton, where he aimed at furpafiing commiflaries & nabobs,in grandeur and magnificence. He supported a chapel for hirofcU and family, adjoining to his mansion ; his ambition was now unbounded, he loarcd far beyoqd the line of mere mercantile splendor, and nothing less than nobi lity seemed equal to his wishes. The next tcft-monial he gave of his desire of exaltation, was his being a candidate Tor a certain Borough ; upon which occasion, though he was not retained, he spent near 14,000 fieri. and to secure hisfutuieejection, ere&ed an hospital, and eftabliihed other charities there, in order to ren der himfelf the popular candidate upon the firft vacancy. Fail in this attempt to obtain a feat in Parliament, he fought for ho nours in another channel, and paid his addrefles to a lauy of qua lity, who, dazzled by his pomp and apparent fortune, consented 10 the marriage; and Lady M was now frequently intro duced to the public in the papers, her portrait displayed at the exhibition, and her picture in every print-fnop. He made a hand some settlement upon her Ladyship, and is favd to have purchased fonre estates in Scotland, to give him weight and dignity in his native country. But the fatal period now approached when all his tinsel glories vaniflied. The affair of Faulkland Island, which occasioned Stocks greatly to flu&uate, gave the most sensible shock to his finances; and to make up his Jpccult.tivt dijfercnct.s, he was com pelled to employ a very considerable sum ot '.he Company's Stock. This step alarmed the partners, and they remonftrated'to him upon the impropriety of his conduct. Mr. Fordyci treated th re monflrance of his partners with.the most mortifying contempt, threatening to difiolve the partnership, if they attempted to re strain his operations, and leave them to manage a bufinffs to which they were altogether unequal; and to convince them thar he had power to put his threats in execution, produced bank notes ;o a great amount, which had been borrowed for a few hours to answer his purpose. Equally (buck with the piaufibility of his discourse, and the sum, they were ea&ly reconciled. But Mr. v ordyce's ijl fortune now pursued H*m as rapidly and invarra, blv as his good genius had before accompanied him ; he found himfelf iucapable of fulfilling engagements, so very confiderabk on all hands, that he resolved upon a retreat, after having em ployed every method his imagination could suggest to oifcovei some new rcfource. The immediate consequence of his absenting himfelf from business, was a stoppage of payment at the house, «ind an advertifemenr succeeded, intimating that the other part ners were not privy to Mr. Fordyce's proceedings: however, the whole Company became bankrupts ; the fatal infiutnee of which afFe&ed a great number of other considerable houses in volved with them. Such were the effects of gaming in 'Change- Alley, and such may be the effetts of similar proceedings among Qlirfrlvcs, Many unfufpe&ing industrious people were entirely ruined by this unlucky event. A merchant in the city put an end to his ex igence with a pistol, on hearing the news ; a confidrrable silver- had recourse to a knife; a lady, finding herfelf undone, followed the example ; and a gentleman near Bloomfbury Square became melancholy. The following Anecdote is worth notice The dav before Mr. Fctrdycb flopped payment, he called on a Banker, who was a Quaker, of whom he deft re a the loan of 20,000 —On being refufed, and going away dtfiatisfied, the laiier callcd him back, and said, 41 Harkee, friend, 7W-dice h2ve hint many, but I promiie thee, Four-dicc fbail never rutn me." 393 UUso [Whole No. 507.] With a V iew to render every fpeciej of gaming as detcftable as poflihle, I would makeafew remaikson the unhappy faie of ano ther eminent character. The lale D.iftor Dodd was univerfaliv Tdmirtd and < fleemed, as a polite scholar, an elepant wiifr. and -m energetic graceful prcac'ner. Charity and brotherly lore, when recommended with the charms of his path.nc language, warmed every bnaft; hi 3 hearers hung about him with admiration and rapture! But, what a falling off! when we contemplate the fine nun engaged at the card-table, and rattling the dice-box ! —'l was gaming multiplied his wants—'iwasgaming led him toforgery, in order to supply them, and forgery led him to the igneminitJm tree! Religion saw it, and wept, and cried aloud 10 (nilul mortals, " Jet him thatJi*nd:th t take heed, lejl he jail." It was not inexperience, or tlie want of knowledge, that in volved this celebrated Divine in the snares and infatuations of gaming. I nave heard him prear.h against it like an Angel—but nreaching and a&ing are two different things. What pen can delcrihe the effeffs of this odious vice better than his, in that ad mired Novel, entitled, the " SijlersCaptain Thomas hid met with a great loss at a gaming table; he grew frantic, and dcftr«,r ed himself—how elegantly doth Dodo refteft on this oCcafcoji { " Rut do th«u, if gaming is thy ruling and favourite paflion, Q rea der ! not yet depart hence, till thou haft well conftdered, and di ligently meditated on the whole tranfa&ion. Behold here a man strong in youth, buoyant in health, and blefTcd with piofufe plenry of this world's good ; behold him in an inltant, by his own h«»nd, cut off from the sons of men, and blotted from the book of life ! On" fatal caff hath done it ! Beware, and even now flop ihy hand : thy all. thy present and eternal *//, think and tremble, depends on those base dies ! This cafl perhaps drives the ball through th'v diftracled brain, plunges thee in iirecoverable perdition, and leaves a forlnm. diftrelfed and undone family, to ttrugglewuh want and "frli&ion ; to languish in sorrow, in penuty and con tempt. What is the pleasure that can counterbalance the/e ? — Be wife and reflect—refrain and be happy." Elkton, April ?, 1792 FROM THE NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH CHRONICLE, FtBLISHED A 1 NORFOLK (viRCINtA.) IT has been stated as a fafl, and proved on the .floor of Con*refs, by Mr. Sedgwick and Mr. Bou Jinot, and confirmed by a ma jority of ihe member-, that discrimination was imprd&irable, be cause the grcateft part of the public debt was in fi&iiious certifi cates, and a revffjon of the fc?eral fpccicsof paper that conilituted the public debt could not be adniitti d. It was alio brought forward as Ihe moffc powerful and perfoafive arguments agatpft difcrimmation, htcaule the loldier* had bffiii fullv paid by the bounties they received at titpe pt their jhi liftments. This, however, wa« poor confirmation for the men who had loaned-their money , nd rendert-d fupplics,and rijceiveo certificates of ineonfiderable vaiue, forced on" ib< m by the* public, and de preciated by,their a£h, and compelled to part with their evidences of the debt at one-sixth of t{»eir nominal value, tor a fuLfillencc occasioned by a diminution of their flock and other property. But ?s these gentlemen are unacquainted with military opera tions, I beg leave to inform them, that contracts in time of war are estimated according to the magnitude and hazard of the en terprise—and from twenty to forty dollars per month was given by merchants for Tailors, according to the risque of the voy age. And when a soldier inliftcd in the Continental army, he receiv ed a premium from individuals for the risque of being killed, or perilling in a sugar houfc in New-York., and apromile from his courttrv, of fix dollars and two-thirds, as his momhly wages, if he proved vi&orious. If the public cid not owe the monthly wages, the certificates ought not to have been ifiued; and if the oid Congress rffj-ed twenty millions of dollars wuhout confederation, the new govern ment ought to have corre&ed the error, and not compelled their constituents to pay the full sum, with interest, in gold or (ilver, because they had been purchasers of these demands at is. 6d. m the pound. This kind'-of public faith and national honor, being a new reli gion, and Mr. Hamilton the grand herefiarch, it will be laid open and fairly explained in an address to the people of the United Slates, at their next ele&ion. A CONTINENTAL SOLDIER. N. B. The public are referred to the Journal oj Congress, in the committee oj the whole on the Secretary's Report on Public Credit. FROM THE COLUMBIAN CEXTINEL. MR. RUSSELL, Ton are defied to publish the following account of the//os of the ship Columbia, of Exeter, late com manded by Capt, Isaac Chauncey. THE snip left Liverpool on the 18th of De cember last for this port, laden with about one thousand hhds. of fait, four hundred crares of earthen ware, and about thirty bales of dry goods. She made the land of Cape-Cod on the loth infl. and took her departure from the Race Point, about 12 o'clock : The wind being to the southward, and thick weather, it wasjudged belt to keep the south ftiore 011 board, and 011 the weather clearing up they found themselves close ill with Duxbury beach, the ship then hauled to the wind to the northward, but the wind (hifting to the N. E. (he could not lay clear of the Brant Rock ; they then hove about intending for Ply mouth, and would have gained that port, but when palling a ledge of rocks, called High Pine Ledge, it died away calm, and a high sea setting diredtly on the reef, obliged them to come toan anchor about 3 o'clock, P. M. on the outside iit J fathoms of water, but in a quarter of an hour afterwards the <hip (Iruck on the reef ; they then got a spring 011 their cable, and cafling the fliip's head off, cut away the cable and got under fail ; deepning their water, they came too again m SEN EX,
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