The committee then rose and reported the bill with one amendment. The House took this amendment into conlideration—on the question to agree to the lame, the ayes and noes being demanded, are as follow : Meflrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Bomlinot, Clark, Dayton, Fitzfimons, Oilman, Goodhue, Gerry, Gordon, Gregg, Hart ley, Heifter, Hillboofe, Huger, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Learned, Liverm»re, Niles, Sedgwick, J. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Sturges, Sylvester, Thatcher, Vining, Wadfworth, Ward— 34. Meflrs. Afhe, Baldwin, Brown, Findley, Giles, Gritfin, Grove, Key, lawrance, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Seney, Sheredine, Steele. Sterrett, Suinpter, Treadwell, Tucker, Venable, White, Williamfon, Willis—3o. The blanks were then filled up, as follow New-Hamplhire 4 Delaware M attach u let rs 14 Maryland Vermont Rhode-liland Connecticut New-York New-Terfey Pennsylvania IJ It was then ordered that the bill be engrofled for a third reading to-morrow. The bill for altering the times of holding the Circuit Courts, &c. was taken into consideration ; some amendments were agreed to, the bill read the third time, and parted. A Mefiage front the Senate, by Mr. Secretary Otis, informed the House that the Senate have agreed to the amendments of the House to the bill providing for the eftablilhment and support of light-houses, &c. A communication from the Secretary ot War, pursuant to orders from the Prelident of the United States, was read, accompanied with vari ous papers relative to the late expedition under General St. Claire In committee of thewholeon the bill toextend the time heretofore granted for the payment of duties on certain teas. —Mr. \V. Smith in the chair.—The committee made no amendment to the bill, and the House ordered that it be en grofled for a third reading. In committee.of the whole on the bill received from the Senate, concerning Consuls and Vice- Consuls.—Mr. B. Bourne in the chair. The committee went through the discussion of the bill, and made sundry amendments ; one of which was to strike out the Bth feJtion—which were reported to the House ;—the House took the amendments into confederation, and adopted the fame. Adjourned. TUESDAY, April 10. the bill concerning Consuls and Vice-Consuls—the bill 10 exieod the lime heretofore granted for the payment of the du :rs on certain teas mported fmce 3a March, 1791— -and the new Reprefentanoa bill. Mr. F T.d,; . of the committee on the memorial of Henry Hill, vcporvefl :r:at it would be proper to annex a provifionary clause to the : M now pen: ng before the House, for the indemnification of the estate of th- bae Mv. --General Greene—This report was re ferred to the committee v* Ifee whole on the above bill. A report read 1» Ac aietnorial of Moses Young, which was n favor of thc ilwmonij. r ML A b was read twice, tt> ctreft the fettletnent of a certain claim of the ftaie at Maryland—and m*ie the order of the day to-mor row. la<amm>htee ofi(he«*holc,<ai the bill to indemnify the eflate of tbe late Ifajot-Gcneoil Utalihuiiel Greene—Mr. Seney in the ciaar— Oa -BMltwo of Jfrr. *. Beetee, the provifionary clause a bo*e sKatHucd, was added lathe bill—Come other amendments were added—■and rima the aim—lnrr rote, and the amendments were remaned <• slfae House The Honfe took the fame imo coafidcnuaa,a»d agreed U® (the*, except the proviso—several other tmemdtaemt wece made, aad oa thequeftion for engrailing, the rja were gy—anosg. A* follow, Meflin. Atr% Baldwin, &*'owcil, Ben Ton, S. Bourne, B. • ; •••in . '->• >, Gordon, fifl, HartJey, Miner* Key, Kutrra, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Lcverroare, WLa' IC'.rccr, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, fihmrdliT. W. Smith, Sterrut, Thatcher, Ve- Watfuwit, Willis 37. MeiTjf. e, Bojomoc, Brown, Clark, Goodhue, Grove, Hill r. Ole, J«, Kitchell, Macon, Moore, Niles, Schoonmaker, •Vn-y, J. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Sturgcs, Sumpter, Treadweli, Ward, White, VTilliamfon— 23. Mr. Bourne, of the committee of enrollment, reported that they had examined tour bills, and found them duly enrolled. A message was received from the Senate, informing the House that they hdve pa (Ted the bill apportioning Representatives accord ing to the firit enumeration. Another message from the Senate informed the House that they agree to the amendments of the House to the bill for altering the the timet of holding the circuit Courts, See. also to the amend ments to the bill concerning Consuls and Vice-Confuls. The House took into consideration the amrndments of the Se nate to the m litia bill—and agreed to the principal part; the con sideration of two additional fc&ions proposed by the Senate was postponed till to-morrow —and then the House adjourned. HUDSON, March 2 On Saturday lad a number of gentlemen from different parts of the country, met at the city ta vern, agreeable to notification, in order to into confideratiion the proposed plan for esta blishing a bank in this city. The proposed con futation was difeu fled with temper, and finally adopted with very few alterations. AYES NOES Virginia Kentucky North-Carolina South-Carolina Georgia 2 2 7 10 A T E S. S O E S. HALIFAX, January $. ExtraEl of a letter fromGsnerat Bowles, to a gentle man in this Town, dated Natfuu, New-Providence, Juguft sr. " This is the third letter I have diredied to you since 1 left Halifax, by virtue of an atft wor thy of the Britilh Parliament, I have this day hoilted the flag of the Creek nation, on board our new armed brig called the Union, which flag received all the honors, by salutes, &c. that could be possibly given by the Governor, and who likewise gave a very sumptuous entertain ment to a vast concourse of refpedtable charac ters, who attended upon the occasion. This eve ning or to-morrow morning we intend to fail for our nation, where I hope to fee you shortly after my arrival " We still continae in the opinion, to build oar new town, for the feat of Government, at the Forks of the Apalachacola, where velfels of considerable burthen may come to, from the Bay ef Mexico. 1 S '9 2 " From the goodness of the land, healthful nefs of the climate, and the great emigrations that are taking place, I am in hopes our country will, in a few years, vie with, if not exceed the progress and rapid strides of the States of Anie- 10 6 2 rica." Philadelphia, April 11. The Statue of Dr. Franklin was last Saturday fixed in its niche, over the front door of the new library in Fifth-ftreet. Francois Lazzarini is the sculptor, and Carrara the name of the place where it was executed. It the intrinsic merit of this master-piece of art did not speak its value, the name of the artist, where he is known, would evince it. Heie perhaps its price may give the best idea ot its worth. We have heard, but not from such a quarter, however, as positively to warrapt the affertiou, that it cost above 500 guineas. The Statue ot Dr. Franklin is a full length figure, erect, clad with a Roman Toga—the position easy and graceful in the right hand is a sceptre reversed, the elbow resting on books placed on a pedestal—the left hand, a little extended, holds » scroll. Proposals for carrying the Mail of the United States, agreeable to the ast for establishing the Poft-Office, which takes place the firft of June next, are advertised for by the Postmaster-General the terms to be given in by the firft of June. By accounts from Cape-Francois, to the beginning of March, it appears that the civil comtniflioners sent by the King and the Colonial Assembly do not agree —the consequence is a continu ance of the diflentions which diftraft that unhappy country. Sixty-four dwelling houses ; nine kitchens independent of the houses, and eleven (tables, were built in this city last year. On Saturday last a meflage was delivered to the legislature of the State, in which the Governor mentions, that he had repaid the loan of £ 60,000 to the Bank of North America ; and that he had finally fettled and discharged the legiflatiye grant to the Proprie taries. The meflage was accompanied with a full acquittance of the claims and demands on account of that grant. Friday last arrived in this port the barque Neptune, Captain Earlr, from Calcutta, which (he left the 26th of November, at which time lord Cornwallis had marched from Bangalore, pre paratory to the re-commencement of his operations against Se ringapatam, the capital of Tippoo's dominions —A fhipthat had been sometime ready to fail for England, was detained to carry home his lordship's dispatches, which it was fuppufed would contain an account of the event of tbt expeditions. The fine new (hip Prefideot Washington, built in the State of Rhode-Island, wai fold at Calcutta, in November last, for 140,000 ficra rupees, or 15,000!. sterling. The accounts from India, by the Neptune, state, that a pesti lential distemper, piobably the plague, prevails in various parts of that country—that in addition to the other forts taken by tne troops under Lord Cornwallis, he has captured Nundydroog; this place was carried by llorm, and was a poll of conliderable strength— That Seringapatam, Tippoo's capital, is in great diftrets for pro visions, owing to a long drought—That the Engli(h army is en camped 14 miles from Bangalore. Keencopy is another hill fort which has surrendered, and leveral others are invested.— That Lord Cornwallis expe&ed to be before Seringapatam by the firft of November—That a marauding party of Tippoo's army had taken about 900 bullocks belonging to the grand army—That Gurrumcundah, a place in pofleffion of Tippoo's forces, was be sieged by the Nizam's army, one of the Enghlh allies ; but they met with great opposition—That a party of Mahrattas had been defeated by a detachment from Tippoo's forces—That Tippoo had recently put to death great numbers of Englilhand native pii foners in a roost savage manner. The drought had prevailed very extensively, and grain had in confequetice greatly advanced in piice. Rice was felling Irom to 8 rupees per bag. An account was received by a passenger in the Neptune, of a dispute between a French and Englilh frigate; in conferenceol which, a broadlide was fired into the French veflel, by which a number of men were killed. The Englilh frigate was the Thames. This frigate had the last dispatches from the British Government in India. Lord Cornwallis had not commenced an attack on Se ringapatam ; and his operations hitherto, were not considered in a very important point of view. DESCRIPTION.—FROM QUEBEC. The Mefiafago Chief is a person 6 feet high—about 45 years of age, of a very (our and morose countenance, and apparently very cratty and subtle. His dress was Indian hose and moccafons, a blue petticoat that came half way down his thighs—an European waistcoat and fourtout ; his head was bound with an Indian cap that hung half way down his back, and almost entirely filled with plain silver broaches to the number of more than two hundred— he had earrings to each ear, the upper part of each was form ed of th r ee silver medals about the size of a dollar—the lower part was formed of quarters of dollars, and fell more than 12 inches from his ears—one from each ear over his breast—the other over his back—he had three very large nose jewels ot silver that were curiously painted. The account he gave of the a&ion, was, That tfiey killed -.400 of the Whites, with the lols of g only of their party, one of whom killed himfelf by accideut.—Our informant is full in the opinion, that the British have not in any mftance encouraged the Savages—but that the Refugees are very bitter a gamft the United States. He was frequently in companv with the MefTafago and other Chiefs at the House ot a gentleman who was a linguiil to thefavages, and from him derived this information. We hear, that on Thursday evening the Trustees of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania elected their Profeflors—when the Rev. Dr. Ewing, the Rev. Dr. Andrews, Dr. James Davidfon, Mr. Robert Patterfon, the Rev. Dr. Rogers, and Rev. Dr. Helmuth, were duly chofct). 399 The New-York Journal conta'ns a letter dated Port-a*-Prince March 16—which lays that the Negroes on the plains ol Leoganc have revolted and embodied—that on the 12th March their whole force entered the town of Lcogane, but by the whiles and mulat tos they were driven out again, and in a desperate action which ensued, report fays that 2000 ot the revolters were killed. Near* ly 56 plantations were burnt and ruined by thcni. A writer in the Freeman's Journal points out the following, a mong o(herdete£h in the patent system : There is no fufficient provision to render patents furreptitiouflv obtained, voidable ; in cafe patent privileges uic violated, com petent provilion to obtain redress and damages is not made iu the law—patents may be issued to twenty dirtcrent peifons for the fame thing—there being no mode for trying and alcertdimng the meritsof the applications ; a more perfetfc system therefore ap pears absolutely necessary iu justice uot ouly to many ingenious citizens who have expended much time and money in pro fecuiing thetr inventions, but alto to the public who are now de prived of the benefit of their ufeful discoveries. Every tree citi zen has an inherent right to the acquisitions ot his labor and in dustry—but if there is any property which appears from any pe culiar quality to have a superior claim to the piote&iou of law and government, it is that which a perfou derives from the exertions ot his mental faculties. Our fyftemsof finance arefnd to be servile copies of the British. One would fnppofe the ault finders would scorn to copy ; but the terms in which this charge is made and the tenor ot the com plaints in the newspapers againlt the administration of the na tional government,are all copies from old London papers. They rail at the minijlry and corruption and court parajilcs, and jobbing and forty orher cramp words that are not yet well understood lu America. It would ease the virtuous labors of our fault finders in their work of writing down an oppreflive government which has crushed the people almost to death without their knowing it, if an importation of tome old London papers were made. They might take out paragraphs almost without changing a word which would answer the purpose to a charm. Tne clergy it is thought sometimes preach old feimons, and why ftiould not a like accom modation be permitted to a dozen writers in the ncwtp3peis, who virtuously take upon themselves the trouble of finding out ihe grievances that the people do not fuffer and who are making thelc grievances known so eloquently as to make ihem feel just as if they did fuffer them. Make a man heartily angry with another, and he will soon find or make a cause it he had none at firft. It these worthy writers can make the people angry with their own government, there is no doubt suspicion will find a multitude ot devils and devils imps which are now invifibie. Hitherto ihcle hunters for grievances have not found much game. Three enlightened nations are enjoying freedom *-id prosperity under three different forms of government. The kuowltdge ot the best means of promoting the public liberty and happincls will be improved by their experience.—We lhall fee how diifeieitily •hefe are affe&ed by the political systems »f America France and England. Perhaps we (hall fee that eacii plan has its merit, who has a right to dccide dogmatically that there is but one 1 ight way in politics ? Yet there seems to be in some a persecuting ipirir, as if the world was to be conveited to the true orthodox political faith by force. SHORT AT LEAST TO pay, or not to pay—that is the question ? To pay—l'm ruin'd for a time—perhaps. To stop—my chara&er is damn'd forever. APPOINTMENT. George Tay lor, Chief Clerk in the office of the department of State, m the room of Henry Rem sen, resigned. SHIP NEWS. ARRIVALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Ship Industry, CafTen, Cadiz Four Friends, De Hart, do. Suflcx, Marshall, Cora ana RifingSun, Eldridgc, do. Brig Minerva, Thomploo, Fayal Cadet, Oswald, Madeira Loaifa, Moore, Antigua Nancy, Barry, " ~ Schooner Franklin, Eve, Sloop Polly, Brady, Commerce, Belcher, Lively, Baird, Renown, Ingraham, Eliza, Tatem, Arrived at New-York, the ftiip Washington, Captain Hodg kinfon, after a paifage of 3 mouth* and 25 days from Canton. Captain Hodgkinfon, on his passage from Canton, spoke a Dutch East-India (hip trom Calcutta, who informed him that the ships Prelident Washington, and Governor Bowdoio, of Boftoo, were arrived at that place. The British Packet Daihwood, Capt. Roberts, from Falmouth, has arrived at New-York. PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES. FUNDED DEBT. 2 of fl.£ 12,f 12/6 6 pr. Cents 3 pr. Cent# Defered 6 pr. Cents UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Settl. and other Certificates 1 95 do. Indents 12J 60 do. Halt ihares Bank Stock—so per cent, premium. ADVERTISEMENT. &T TO comprize in the present volume of this Gazette all the Laws which are and may be enaded by Congress in the present it will be necejfary to extend the numbers to the lafl of May. The fourth volume, therefore, will commence with the beginning of June —and will be printed on paper of larger dimenfons than the present, provided the Editor's receipts of arrearagesfhall enable him to do it—the price to con tinue at Three Dollais/>er annum. Three years are nearly expired, Jince this publication JirJl made its ap pearance ; during which, scarcely a Jingle injlance has occurred of re mijfnefs in punctually dijpatching the papers from the Printing-Office— their failures in reaching the fubferibers, have been owing to causes which were entirely beyond the controul of the publisher. Under the new regulations of the Poft-Off.ee Department, the Subfciibers for the Gazette of the United States may therefore promise themfclves the advantage of the JlrideJl punQualtty on the part of the Editor— which % aided by that energy we have the greatejl reason to exped will djlinguifh thefupgrintendance of the Gentleman now at the head of the Poft-Ofjice Department % will ensure a Ready trarCmJion of New/babe rs to all parts of the Union. Cape-Fraucoi* Port-au-Prince Virginia Cape-Francoi* Malaga St. Km* Cadiz par 60 pr. cent. 62 J do.
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