CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES? Monday, November 19. Mr. Mercer from Maryland took Ins bill leccived from the senate by Mr. Otis, their Secretary, on b riday, enti ' led "an ad to regulate foreign coins and for other purpofts" passed the fenate,was K ad tlie tii ft and ftcoud time, and made the order of the day for Monday next.— Interim (o be printed for the life of the report wa* lead from the trustees of the fund for reducing the public debt, dating their progrefa in the buiinefs pur fua.it to the acts of Congress.—Ordered to be printed for the use of the house. A petition was read from the executor of the estate of the late general Sehriev ner, of Georgia, stating Lhe loss of cer tain continental fecuiities, the property of the heir's of said jdeceafed refeued to the committee of the whole 011 the fubjeft of loft ceruiicates. Serecjl petition* from iov?!ids wt:e read and referied to the committee alrea dy appointed on similar applications. A memorial was read from the society ofthe people called Quakers, refpc&ing the Indian war, fuggeiting the import ance of an invelUgation of the grievances ofthe Indians, and of peace on just and equitable terms. —This memorial watfrom he delegates ofthefociety alTembled from New-Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and part of Maryland and V irginia.—Laid on the table. Mr. Williamfon called the attention of the house to the fubjeft of American fea men —he observed, that it was of the greatest importance that the number of jiative fcamen should be encreafed, and meaftfres adopted promotive of that ob ject j he stated the inconveniencies the American commerce laboured under in ■confcjjuetice of ihe number of Jlri tifh seamen employed in navigating Ame rican veflels : he recitcd several in (lances in point, which have occurred within a Ihort period, and which have been pub liihed in the newfpapers.—>Thefe iafts refpe&ed the violent taking of British sailors from American veflels. After hinting at the inseparable connection be tween agriculture and commerce, he iug geftea various modes by which native sea men might be encreafed j he adverted to the necessity of provilion for lick and in itm seamen—that hospitals ftiould be e- K&ed, and a fund provided for the pur pofein such way as on mature conlideia tiun (hall appear advifeable. Mr. Williamfon accordingly moved, That a committee be appointed to pre-» pare and report a bill for the relief of lick and &rftr*i fcftmen i this motion w»s a freed to, and Messrs. Williamfon, Law- TOnce, Goodhue, B. Bourn and Barn well wtrc'ajt pointed. Qn motion of Mr. Parker, the report of the Secretary of the Tieafury on ma rinehofpitals—alio the report of a feleft eoromittee on tbe fame fubjeft were re ferred to the fame committee. Mr. Williamfon then offered the follow ing motion, that a committee be appoint ed to prepare and report a bill for pio moting commerce, by the encreafe ot A ir.erican seamen : agreed to and referred to the above committee. Mr. Boudinot moved that a commit tee be appointed to prepare and report a bill or bills providing a nniform fyttem of bankruptcy throughout the United States. 1 his motion was laid on the table. In committee of the whole on the Pre sident'? tpeech to both houses, (Mr. Law 'unce in the chair.) The speech was read by the clerk, and then in paragraphs by 'lie chairman. On the fivft paragraph,refpefting the In dian war, Mr. Boudinot after adveiting to the confidential communications received fiom the supreme executive, relative to In dian affairs, proposed a resolution expref live of the fatisfadfion of the house at the meafurts which have been pursued by the executive to effect a peace with the hostile tabes— -this motion was withdrawn furthe pi'rpofe of bringing it forward in the house Mr. Parker moved this resolution— That it is the opinion of this committee, that provision should be made for the wi dows and orphans of those persons who may have been killed while under the pro tection of flags of truce to the Indian tribes, which was agreed to. Mr. Sedgwick moved, that it be re solved as the opinion of this committee, that that part of the Piefident's speech which relates to the Judiciary fyllem, be referred to a feledl committee, to consider and report. Mr. William Smith proposed an addition, by incoiporating in the mo lion the clauft in the'ipeech, which refers to a description of offences against the laws of the United States—This addition was waved, that it might be made the fubjedt of a fcparate and particular refer ence. Some conversation ensued refpefting the most eligible mode of taking up this business, whether by a committee of the whole, or by a feledl committee ; the re sult was, the withdrawing of the motion by Mr. Sedgwick, for the present. On the paragraph of the speech rela ti?e to the intercoufe with foreign nation*, Mr. W. Smith moved a resolution to this purport, That provision ought to be made for that oljjeCt. This resolution was a- greed to. The paragraph relative to theYoreign loans being read, Mr. Fitzfimous proposed a resolution to the following purport : Relolved, th?t it js the of ijii#e jftf U committee, that measures ought to be taken for the redemption of io much of the public debt, as by law the govern ment has a right t® redeem ; and that the Secretary of the Tiealury be dire&ed to report a plan for that purpose. This motion occationed a debate, par ticularly with refpe£t to the last clause, re ferring to the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Madison, Mr. Mercer, Mr. Findley and Mr. Page, obje&ed to, and Mr. Fitz fimons, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Sedgwiek, Mr. Williamfon, Mr. Hillhoufe and Mr. Murray, in various views supported the proposition. A motion to strike out the words, toward the close of the debate, was not decided when the committee rose, and reported progress. Mr. Murray moved that a com mittee be appointed to bring in a bill to alter and amend the clause in the Militia La-w relative to arm ing—A difference of opinion taking place between Mr. Murray and fonie other gentlemen refpetfing the ex tent of the revision of that law, and the hour of adjournment beingpaft, the motion was not decided on. TUESDAY, Nov. 20. Mr. Murray renewed his motion refpeftjng a revision of the Militia Law. He offered a resolution in the following words— 41 That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill sup plementary to the Law,'parted the last felfion." This resolution was altered, on motion of Mr. Williamfon, and by consent of Mr. Mur ray, to read, " a bill to amend the Militia Law/'—Some debate eufued on the question to agree to the resolution—Mr. Murray, Mr. Greenup, and Mr. Mercer, I'upported the mo tion ; Mr. Williamfon, Mr. Hillhoufe, and Mr. Fitzfimons, opposed it. On taking the question, the motion was negatived. Mr. Murray then laid the following motion on the table—"Thai a conrnittee be appoint ed to bring in a bill to repeal so much of the Militia Law as relates to the arming of the Militia." Oil motion of Mr. Ames, the report of the Secretary of tlie Treasury on the petition of Joleph Henderfon, was taken into confidera tioii—this report being read, the following re solution was submitted, viz. Resolved, That there be allowed per annum, to Joseph Henderfon, for liis Cervices as Naval-Puyinafter to the Navy Board for the Eastern Department, from s'h August, 1778, to »78a This resolution, with the Secretary's re port were referred to the committee of t!ie whole, to-morrow. The petition of Miran du, Strrgar was read, and referred to Meflrs. Giles, Macon and Niles. The memorial of William Cooftable and Co. merchants of New-York, was read—stating, that owing to an unavoidable accident, the* have not been able to furnifh, compleat, tl»e reqtiifite formalities, to obtain the draw-back of the duties 011 a quantity oftt-a, actually ex ported from New-York to Dunkirk, and not re-landcd in the United States—and praying relief in the prc-mifc;; referred to the Secre tary of the Treasury. The Petition of" Dr. John Bartlet was read sfnd referred to a Teleci: committee, consisting of' Mr. B. Sourn, Mr. Clark and Mr. Kittera. The petition ot William MJckay wa» read, and laid on the tabl^! In committee ot ihe whole on the Prefideni'i Sorech—Mr. Lawrence 10 the chair—The con federation ot the resolution fubmuted by Mr. fnzfirnons ycfterdav, was refumed—l.hc moti on for ftriki'ng oist these words, " and that the Sccreuiy ot Lhe Treafuiy be dirc&ed ,t/> report 199 a plan for that pnrpofe," wasfurtlier dcb«ted — and on the qucftion to »gree to this motion, it was negatived, 31 to 25. —An amendment was propofsn by Mr. While, in thele v. ores, " so far as contijls with Ihe present revenue of the United Swtea." Tins motion was negatived. 1 he original refoluuon was then put, and auorit ed. . ' 1 he. paragraph of the Specch delating to the loan of the bank ot theUrmed States being read, Mr. Diyton propoied a relolution to the follow ing pujport- i tut the Secretary of the Treasury be dirctled to report a plan for reimburltng the lo;m of the bdiik of the United States, agreeable to liic pio vilions made by law—l his reloluiion v. as agreed to. The Speech being gone through with, the committee rose and reported that they had come tu iundry itiiilutmns 011 the fame—The report., was laid *,i , the table, and tile House Adjourned. Philadelphia, Nov. 21. By the (l-.ip Fanny, Capt. Braine, from Glas gow, arrived at New-York, London and G!af gow papers are received to the 4tli October— By thele it appears that the National Aflem bly closed its career the 21ft September—Oll that day au address to the National Conven tion was agreed on by the Afl'embly—Alter the address was read, and approved, a deputa tion from the National Convention havingen tered the Hull, their (pokefman (aid, " The National Convention has lent us to inform you, that they are constituted, and that they are going t» repair hither, ta com mence their fittings." M. Francois, who was in the chair, inform ed the deputation, that the National Legilla tive AlTeinbly had just decreed, that they (hould proceed in a body to the Thuilleries, to serve as a guard to the Convention.—All the members immediately rose up, and thus terminated, after the existence of a year, the uoue. which the French nation marched with giant strides towards Republicanism The firft fitting of the National Convention was on Friday, the 2ift of September—M. Petion, F-refident —The Secretaries, Mefl'rs. Camus, Qondorcet, Vergniaud, BrifTot, La fource, a'nd Rabaut-de-St. Elienne. Two proportions by M. Manuel and Ma. thieu, caused a long debate—the firft moved that the Piefident, whom he called the Preli dent of fiance, iliouid reside in the National Palace : that he Ihould always be preceded by the bridges of the law ; and that when he entered the Hal], the people Ihould always ho nor the National Sovereignty, represented in his per on, by rising up.—The latter moved, " that t(ie Convention, invested with the So vereigny of the People, ihould begin its pro- by a grand ast of that sovereignty— It mult, (laid he) annihilate in their name all those authoiities which subsist in the empire, in order that the power may revfit to the people." Theft'jifopolitions were combated by M. Chabgi f pfto concluded bis remarksJby frying, " Deciari} that you will invite (he French people, in the Sections or Aflemblies of the Commons, to ratify or reject those decrees which } ou pass." M. Couthon said, " Let us all swear to maintain the Sovereignty oj the People—the whole oj that Sovereignty— and nothing but that Sovereign ty." After various propositions, which occaficn ed some debate, the following, presented by M. Cheuier, was decreed by the Convention : " The National Convention declare, that there can be no Constitution, but that which is accepted by the people. They declare al so that persons and property are under the protection of the law ; that they will after wards concert the mode which the French people at large thall pursue to manifeft their opinion refpefting that Constitution which (hall be prelented to them." It was then moved, " that the National Convention (hould expressly declare, that all the authorities at present in the exercise of their functions,thall be provisionally maintain ed until-further orders." This occasioned some debate, and at lafl the principle of the motion was decreed in the following words : I. Those Jaws which have not been abro gated) and those powers which have not been suspended, (hail be provisionally preserved and supported. IJ. The taxes adtually existing (hall be eol lefted as formerly. Convention was about t« terminate the fitting, when M. Collot d'Herbois, ftart itig up, cfied out, " There is one declaration " which ought not to be deferred, even till the evening—it is the eternal abolition '•or ROYALTY ll* FRANCE." The Deputies all rose up, and demanded, that it might be put to the vote*. M. B:tzireexclaimed against the enthufiafni which had taken poffeffon of their minds,and requeftcd that a question of fiich magnitude (hould be debated with that calmness and dig nity becoming the Representatives of a great People. Various plans were then offered, a: d the Convention at length passed the following Decree • « THE NATIONAL CONVENTION DECREE, THAT ROYALTY IS ABOL ISHED IN FRANCE." This Decree was followed by loud and long continued applauses, and the exclamations of Vivt U Nation ! The procefs-veVbel of this fitting was or de> ed to be sent by exprcfies to all the depart ment-.,, and the armie-, ai d to be proclaimed on the morning of the 22<i,in the Ctt> oi Pans —The fitting rofc at half after four o'clock. In Saturday's fitting the Convention de- all public aftr fliall be dated, " Tie jfr/2 year oj tJit French Republic. ' 11. 1 nat the State Sea) flaali be cl»anjc**L and have for legend, »«frtrrch HcptMh. ' 111, That the National Seal Jliall reprint a woman fitting on a bundle of arms, a:>d l.a«. - i'ig in lier hand a pike with the cap of JibertT upon it; a*id on tlic exergue, 44 Anhiv<s of the French Republic." JV. That all the Administrative and ciary Bodie? lhould be re elected. . " That Judges may be cliofen v ;rl out aiftiuytiou from among the Citizens." Extract oj a Utlerjrom Iljpanioid, CY.V r \ ' y il A Ihip is arrived at Cayes, wit!< }y: :r _>« of the battalion of Aube. Tbele troops, who were much abused by the enemies of the pub lic good, appear to be well difpojed, perfectly well disciplined, and shew great impatience to be led against t ; .ie revolteil. " The fliip St. Anne, which brings the re mainder of the battalion, appeared for a mo ment, but has been again driven out to lea by the currents. u It is time France lhould think of as.— Fifteen days more and all was loft. u We wilh much for the arrival of M. de Montefquitu, to re-eftabblh goodordcr At d enforce that obedience which is due to legal authority. " We j nft now hear, and the intelligence may be depended on, that Cavillon, Jeremie, Cayemitte, Petit Trout, and L'Anfe a Veau, have surrounded the rebels of Petit Trout, had pursued ihem for nine days, and killed almost the whole of them; the fiirvivors prayed for raercy, and all 15 restored to order. It lhould be observed that they had as com mander, no agent of the old executive." A correspondent observes, that tbeoppofers of the re-eleffoon of the Vice-President, have carefully avoided the affirmative in their dif cuflion of that gentleman's pretentions to the fuffrages of his fellow-citizens-—well knowing hi»mbitthr? and Jfrtmces an ble barrier to the force ©f thole wire-drawn in sinuations which have an influence on unin formed and prejudiced rflinds—-but, continues our correipondent, the artifices of these theo retical and intolerant politicians, who torture opinions, not imbibed in their school, into ci imes, will most afTuredly fail, so long as rea son and common sense ihail influence the con duct of the citizens of the United States. A correspondent observes, that the experi ence of the good people of this country is alto gether opposed to the doArine of tho e who appear so zealous for coniUtuting a board of sixty or seventy financiers. It is not perhaps too much to lay, that the public debt of this country has been enhanced one quarter part from the mode of managing the state and con tinental money concerns by boards and committees—-and the event is devoutly to be deprecated, when the idea of responsibility, by being transferred from an individual to a coi le&ive body, lhall vanifti into air—into thin air. A correspondent, who beard the motion made by the gentleman from New-Jeifey, for bringing forward the business of a Bankrupt Law for the United States, cannot retrain from exprefTing his fatisfa&ion on the occa sion. The efforts heretofore made to bring that ftabje6t to maturity, have certainly fallen short of the exertions made on many other point?, to fay the least, not more interesting to the people. Boston, November 7, Extraflof a letter from a gentleman oj the Law, in London, to his friend in MaJJachufetts, dated July 10, 1792. " Pa i n e has been endeavoring to excite the people of th:s country to destroy our govern ment, and to substitute his Utopia. I fancy he knows more of the " Rights" than of the nature of man; and can have paid but little attention to the sagacious, temperate, hu«maneand pratti cabie dottrines of that true friend to mankind, our illustrious Adams. If we really fufhrcd those grievances here which alone could fan£iioo a revolt of the people—l mean, such as ouf weighed our prosperity and happiness, a Mas. saniello or a Wat Tyler, would perhaps be more likely to carry it than Paine; for our mob, I find, cannot understand his visions : — America, I take it, has no mob, nor ever had. In that country he spoke to a people, under the very menaces of oppicflion, and who were ge nerally intelligent enough to undcrilland his Ipi ritcd sentiments : And as to the several dcfcrip-- tions of people here, who are superior to the mob (fuclj people, less than any, will not be rea soned out of their feelings) I take thcfc to feel so individually, so substantially, and so generally happy, that it will be at present impofliblc to persuade them that they are otherwise. " We fee plain enough how it is in France. They have fquandeied out so much liberty among a people, ignorent ot the ule of it, that there is scarcely energy enough left in the exe cutive power to extinguish a riot of drunken Weavers. " Several attempts have been made here, by vain Frenchmen (and others who appear to know full as little of the genius of Joh n Bull.) to make the "Ca ira" popular; but they might as well offer him a Ftog—He will never pro nounce the one, any mote than be will fwsllew the other." 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