By Yesterday's Mail. N E W-Y O K. K, Dec 13. By an arrive! at Scxport o'f have rtawed c e Jol- Jowing interfiling A+vicel. BELFAST, Oftob-r 10 We have mo l '>an otice liaud it as our opn ion, thm Ir « 1-a v» is <l 'i pi* mvotvH m ihr progress Liberty in France—and only Ireluiid, but the \v»olf World. It is there fore with much faitstathow we now uniiotmce the defeat o» defovtiff*. 'oihe flight of iha. re doubtable Hero th • Doke of BrunKvick, who the d«»y before Iv.s dilgiace, had the aodaci y to ie tit w his b'ovados, threatening dcilruflion to a who'l peo >)e, merely bec.iufe they had thought proper to better thf.ir condition 1 — May such a cause ever meet a iimilar fate. Letter from General Dumourifr 4 * At length, mv d ar Ser Van, what I ex pe&ed and predicted 111 my letters has takin place. The Pruflians are in full retreat. The brave Buirnonville, who has been ftiled, % The French Aijax' has taken from them during the two last days, more than four hundred m jrjty waggons, and above tuo hundred horjes. AM the priloners and deferteis agree, that (his army is exhatifted by famine, fatigue, arid the bloody flux.—The enemy decamp every nigh*, ana march only two leagues in the hours to cover their baggage and heavy artillery. M 1 have sent a reinfoicement to Evernonir e, vho has more than 20,000 men, and who will nevir quit them till he has exterminated t'em. — Jo five theJtniJhing blow to this bufintjs JJb.aH join him in perJoM. " I have sent you some copies of my negocia tion, which 1 havecaufed to be printed, because the comrrand r of an army of freemen, ought to fuffer no suspicions to exifl rtfpe£h»g his conduit with the enemy. I think that the present cir cumUance will deliver us from the fcouige of war; and as 1 told you before, if I remember right, I hope, provided )cu have confidence in me, to eftablifii m> writer quaiters at Brufl" Is. You may therelore adore the August Adembly of the sovereign people, that I shall never seek for rvpofe,until it shall b * put out of the power of tyrants to do us any huit—l embrace you. (Signed) LONDON, October 6. Two letters, one fro-n the Commifliorers sent to the Camp at Chalons, and another from Gen Dumourier, were read in the con vention, stating, that the enemy continued to retreat, ard that the road behind them was strewed with dead bodies. On visiting the camp, which they had quitted,3oo horses were found dead and haljeaten. These letters farther stated that there were 8000 Tick in the Hospital General at Grand Pre, and 5000 at Verdun. Gen. Du mourier was of opinion that the enemy could neither winter at Verdun nor Longwy, and that they would effect their retreat through Luxemburgh. PRESIDENT of ike United States of America. A Proclamation. "VT 7HEREAS I have received authentic VV information, that certain law left and wicked persons, of theweftern frontier, in the state of Georgia, did lately invade, burn and deftrov, a town belonging to the Cherokee nation, altho' in amity with the United States, and put todeathfevera! Indians of that nation; and whereas such outrageous conduct not onW violates the of humanity, but also en dangers the public peace ; and it highly be comes the honor and good faith of the United States, to pursue all legal meansfor the puni fo ment of those attrocious offenders ; —I have therefore thought fit to iflfue this my procla mation, hereby exhorting all the citizens of the United States, and requiring all the offi cers thereof, according to theiv refpe&ive.na tions, to nfe their utmost endeavor-:, to appre hend and bring tho'e offenders to jnfticc. And I do moreover offer a reward of Five Hundred Do!lars,for each and every of the above-named persons who iball be To app re bar ded and bro't to justice, and (hall be proved to have alfumed or exercised any command . r authority among the perpetrators cf the crimes aforelaid, at the time of committing the firoe. I ' I i i*r In teftHno'iv w'te-eof I have canned the seal of the United States to be afT-xed tothefe presents, ai d figued the ame with my hand. Done at the city of Philadelphia, the twelfth day of Beccnibet, in the \ear of our Lord, one thou'ard lev en hundred and ninety-twd, ar.dof the Independence of the United States the Seventeenth. , * I 4 w By tie T*ref!.'er,% 6 per Crr.'.<, 3 per Crnf s, Defer red. Full /hares P 4 lhar.«, 44 Saint \ii*ehould, 07. 1 « DUMOURIER." BY THE G. WASHINGTON Th. Jefferson. I RICE f.f L'JOCKS iC J 3 1 ij 12/6 ank U.S. 36 per ten? p T crr 40 V ' * Domestic Articles. NEWBURY PORT, No*. 28. On Monday last, agreeably to no tification in the fcllex Journal of the j I it i nit .the Bridge over M err i mack- River, bet ween the towus of Salil bury and Newbury, was opened tor the life of the public ; the day be fore which, a lhip of 35° 'o» s _ pall ed under the great arch, which is by far the U'geft oil this continent. Eflex Merrimack-Bridge contains upwards of fix thousand tons of tiqi ber ; and is formed of several arch es and solid piers, t he dimensions of which are as follow, viz. Abutment on the Salilbury-lhore, S3 45 6a 53 43 Arch, 1 1 3 Abutment on the N. Jhore ofDeef-Tfland, 6o Abutment on the south lhore of ditto, 93 lb3 185 Water-Course, Pier, Water- Course, Pie r, Draw, Pier, Artb, Abutment on the Newbury-fiiore, Whole length of the bridge, 34 Average depth of water at common high- Width ot'tiie bridge, water-market, 3 D Heiohth of arch between Newbury and Deer I (land,above common liigh-watitr 37 3 3 mark, Height!) of Abutments above common high-water-niark, The inhabitants of Newburyport, i and the community at large, may with propriety be congratulated on the completion of this very valua ble public convenience ; which, whileit furnifhes one, among many evidences of the flourifhing Hate of our country, reflects much honor on the propi ietors, as well as those who with so much spirit have executed it. When it is coDfidered that this bridge has been built, under the profpecft of advantsges much less en couraging than any which have been granted by the legiflatnre to under takings ot a similar kind ; that,from unforefeen circumilances in the ex ecution, the expense has arisen to 1 nearly twice the sum at which it was calculated, and that the whole has been effected in the short space of seven months, and in a stile far exceeding any thing of the kind, hitherto eflayed in this country, it will be acknowledged that too much can hardly be said of the liberality and perseverance of the proprietors, or of the ingenuity and industry of the artificeis. The two large arches of this bridge w ere executed from a model invent ed by Mr. Timothy Palmer, an in genious houfe-wright of this town) & appear to unite elegance,ftrength and firinnels, beyond the molt san guine expectation. To the grateful acknowledge ments of the proprietors.iinanimouf -1) presented to Capt. Win. Coombs, President of the board of direcflors, the public have, with united voice, added their zealous applause, for his unwearied personal attention to this undertaking, through its whole prugrefs. ALBANY, Dec. 3 Judge Hofmer of Ontario county, arrived in this city on Saturday lalt, from the Genefee c«untry, and has been so obliging as to communicate to us the important and highly in teresting intelligence ofatiuce hav ing been concluded between the holtile Indians and the United Mates, on which we take the liberty of felicitating our countrymen. He fays, the chiefs of the Six Na tions, deputed and comniiffioncd by the President of the United States on a million to the hostile tribes, af fem bled in council at the Miami vil lage* are returned home, bavin* happily succeeded in bringing about (reflation of arms between The laid Indians and the United States —to continue till the spring of 179; ; and that, in the interim, they arc ready and willing to enter into ne gociations with commissioners, on the part of Coi.giefs, for bringing about and establishing a firm "and laliing pe.ice \\ ith the United States I he (aid chiefs add, that the In dians at the council, contrary to nioft fri'guine expectation*, 7y\ 226 received them with a great deal of cordiality, itiling tl.ein their elder brothers, and treating them as Inch in the molt courtly &I. lendiy man ner ; and that they paid every p«>l iible degree of refpeiJt and atteiui on tothe talks which were delivered them from the Prefi.lent of the United States. The above information was re ceived in the Gsnefee fetrleme'nt (as might well be expedt;d) v.ith the highert degree of I'aiisfatftion ; and it has already given a new spring to the spirit of improvement, as well as to all kinds of business in that new and flourishing part of he union. Feet 124 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday December 12. A letter was received from the Secretary of War, enclosing, pursuant to orders fiorn the President of the United States, a ftatcment of the items on which the lum fpecified for contin gencies, particularly of articles called conjedtur al, in the War Department, is founded—this be ing read, was referred to the committee of the whole on the general cftimatc of appropriations for the year 1793. 1030 Mr, Muhlenberg presented the memorial of Moses Young, praying compensation for servi ces performed, as Secretary to Dr. Franklin and Mi". Laurens, while a&ing as foreign ministers, for which he has never received any allowance. This being read, on motion, it was referred to the Secretary of the Treasury. The petition of Samuel Forbes and others, praying compensation for services and fufferings during the late war, was read and laid on the table. A memorial was read from sundry persons, holders of loan-office certificates, issued and re ceived for money loaned to the United States, for the purpose of carrying on the war, between September 1777, and March 1778 —praying payment of the interest m specie, at the rate of fix per cent, per annum, agreeable to the llipu kuions exprefled in said certificates. Laid on the table. Mr. Fitzfim<">ns after some observations ref pe&mg the fettfement of the accounts between the United States and the individual State*—and that provision must be made eventually for the balances which shall appear to be due—offered the following resolutions—which were taken n to confederation immediately ; read and refer red to a committee of the whole on the firft Monday in January next ; viz. That a loan to the amount of the balances which, upon a final fcttlement of accounts, shall be fcund due from the United States, to the in dividual States, be opened at the Treasury of the United States, and at the Loan-Office* in the refpr&ive States, to commence within months after the said balance's (hall be reported at the Treafuiy, and to coutinue open for the term of months, fiom the time of its com- mencement, That the sums to be fubferibed to such loan be payable in the principal, or interest of the certificates, or notes ifiued by any such of the said States, as, upon the final fettlemcnt of ac counts, ihajl hace a balance due to them, from the United States, and which (hall have li quidated to specie value pnor to the day of last. That every fubfenber to the said loan (hall be entitled, to certificates, according to the sum fubfenbed, of the like tenor and dcfciiption, in the lik« proportions, and upon the like terms, as are fpecified, and directed, by the 15th and 16th (e&ions of the a&, entitled " An ast making provision for the debt of the United States," ex cept ihat interest on such of the certificates sub scribed to the said loan, as bear interest, shall be computed to the last day of the year V 793, inclu sively, and that interest (hall not begin to accrue, upon any of the Qeitificates which fhaU he issu ed in lieu thereof, till the fir ft day of January 1794. 1 hat in all cams, whcie the sum subscribed io the evidences o! the debt of any Slate, (ball exceed the balance due to such Sj»tr, the fame (hail be reduced (in equal proportions} to the ium actually due to such S?a;e. One hundred copies of the above were or dered to be printed. In committee of the whole, on the estimate of appropriations requisite for the year 1793. — Mr. Dayton in the chair. The article for the defenfive l protection of the frontiers, was taken mto eenfiderarion. The ilatement received this morning from the Secre tary of war, reciting the items on which that ar ticle is founded, was read—lt was then moved that the blank Ihonld be filled with 50,000' dol lars, the sum which had been struck out. After fomc remarks on this motion, it was withdrawn. A motion was tben made that the committee Ihould rife and report progref*—Thi motion ugreed to, and the committee rose accor dingly and had leave to fit agaio. 1 he report of a felecffc committee on the peti tion of Samuel Shaw,prefented a few days finee was read. This report wa£ againfc granting tjie prayer of the petition. Laid on the table. CONGRESS. A report on the petition of sundry inhabitants of Newark, praying compealation for an aca demy destroyed in said town timing the iiite war, v.-?> reaj; v v.-; - c r tition. Referred to a commictet o the whole on Monday next. In committee -f the whole o-i the bill to zf. certain rhe fees demandahle in cafe of admiral ty proceedings in the courts of thfc TJni'.cd State a:>d to amend, in ;>art, the a& fortht govern ment <>! seamen employed in the merchiiit'i fcr vice—Mr. Dayton in the cluir. I he committee prooeeded thro' the difjuQioii of the remaining fe&ons of the bill—they a greed to sundry amendments— the-, then rose and reported propels,—and tlie Ho'uTe adiouri - ed. TKURSD/vY, December 13. Mr. Gregg took his feat this day. A mefTage was received from the Ssna??, br Mr. Secretary Otis, informing the Huufe. Thai they have passed a bill, M'hich originated in the> Houle, entitled, An ad to provide for the re gistering and recording of ships or vcfL-ls— w.th amendments, in which they tlie concur rence ofthcHoufe. The report of the Secretary of the Trcafurr containing a plan for the redu&ion of the pub lic debt, on motion of Mr. Sedgwick, wa, re ferred to a committee of the whole. A motion for itsbeingmade the order of the day, th 15 day week, was opposed. Mr. Murriy objected to so early a day. The fubje&, kid he, is important: the ft ate of Maryland has a right to fix votes in this House : it so happens, that four feats of the representation from that state, are vacant. He wilhed, therefore, that a more distant day may he appointed; as, in that cafc it was highly probable, that state would be more fully represented. Other reafoifs for a more distant diy, were urged by fevcral gentlemen. Tn-sday fortnight was finally agreed to. The House took, into confidcration the amend ments by the committee of the whole to the coasting bill. They agreed to some of the amend . ents reported, with amendments; o thers were' reje&ed. A elauf* was proposed to be added requiring from the owners, or mas ters of veflels, a particular enumeration of all the goods, wares and merchandize transported in the several coaihng vellcls from time to time. This occasioned some debate : it was objc&ed to as involving a great and unrec.fiary expence, without affording a correfponciing benefit: tending to obftru& the coasting tra-e, foasal moft to destroy the lame ; it was Lid, it wouid be nugatory, being, in mar.y irapradica ble. The clause was supported, as conducive to information relative to the produ&s k real ton fumpti«ns of t> efeveral states; points, on which very different opinions were entertained: that the expencc would not probably be more than the addition of one Clerk to the Treasury De partment : that the duty would devolve on the colle<scors; and be a business of course, 3tc. The motion was at length withdrawn. Some \ erbal corre# ions were made n several fe&ioni; and then, by general consent, the bill was laid on the tabic, for further confid<*ration The amend menu of the Senate ic. ihc bill providing for regiftering-and recordißg of or vessels, were read and laid on the table. Mr. Steele moved the following resolution : That the Secretary of War be dire&edto lay before this House, a return of all the comraifii oncd officers, non-comniifiGoned officers and privates belonging to the regular eftablifliment of the Uni:ed State*, fpecifying the regiments or corps to which they belong, and the time of their entering the service. This motion was agreed to. In committee of the whole, on the eflimate of appropriations, Mr. Sedgwick in the chair— The chairman observed, that the fuhjed was before the committee without an/ fpctinc pro position. Mr. Kitchell moved, that th« committee should rife report the resolutions submitted some time since. It being remarked that these refutations were yet to be determined on, having never t»ccn re ported to the House : they wereagain real: and then a motion for the committee to rife and re port, was made, and agreed to. The committee accordingly rose and reported the refolurions, which were taken into confederation by the House. The items of the eft!mate were again re cited the sum in the estimate for the sup port and expences of the loan-offices, occafloned considerable conversation—the accounts of the several loan-offices were again called for; that front the officer at New-York being rtfad,itwas remarked that the amount of this account ex ceeded that of Pennsylvania, and indeed of all the other accounts. This disparity, it was said, very extraordinary, and did rfiot appear to be accompanied with any fufficient reasons, for so great a difference; and though the ac counts had been fettled by the proper officers of the Treasury, yet that they were liable to bere vifed by the House. Some remarks in opposition were made. The quetlion on agreeing to the sum reported in the estimate for the loan offices was carried in the affirmative The Houic having proceeded through the items included in the fcveral resolutions, A motion was made and agreed to, that a committee be appointed to prepare and report a bill in conformity thereto. And Mefsr*. Lawrance, Baldwin. Smith N.Hf Steele and Giles were appointed. A motion that the trtimate of contingency received from the War department, with the other papers relative to the ellimate of *PP ro P n " ations be referred to theieie& committee was, after fame debate, fuperceded by a motion t* adjourn. FRIDAY, Dcombrr 14. Mr. \V. Smith, of rtie committee to w»m. were referred sundry petition*from inval'' alio t*ie letter f <>m the j'idges of tlie ciicntt court of tlie < t :!* lute cf K Caro lina, brought in a report —«'l. ci was rcai This report a repeal l t..e fevC-•
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