A letter was received from the Secretary of State, endofing an account of the rel'ult ps as says and experiments on the gold and Jilver coins of France, England, Spain, and Portugal. Read, and ordered that Joo copies be printed for the use of th« member*. The bill received from the Senate this iore noon, was twice read, and committed fori hurl day interim, 100 copies to be printed. In Committee of the iVbvle, on the I™alid Pcnftv Bill/ Mr. Day tan in the Chair. The queflion was taken on Mr. Venable s mo ion, and was negatived, 39 to 19. The committee then rose, and reported the )ill with the amendments agreed to. I'hcHoule oak the lams into consideration; they adopted ill of them: other amendments were made. A motion to adjourn, prevailing, the bill was not complete d. Wednisday, January 9. The petition of Bridget Parry was read, pray ing compensation for her services as a nurfc in one of the continental hospitals, and for the pay of her huiband, a soldier who died in the ser vice. Mr. Hi'Jhoufe prefcnted the petition of John Reed and others, manufacturers of combs, pray ing an augmentation of the impofl duty on im ported combs. Referred to the Secretary of the Treaiury. An engrolTcd bill, making appropriations tor the support of government for the year 1793» ivas read the third time and parted. The petition of Nathan Fuller was read, pray ing the fettlemcnt of the accounts of a regiment of which he is the oldest remaining officer, in the service of the United States during the late war ; which accounts through various uufors feen and unavoidable accidents, were not fettled within the time prescribed by the ril of limita tion. Referred to the Secretary of War. The Hou/e resumed the confederation of the bill to regulate the claims co invalid pensions. An amendment proposed by Mr. Venable, the object of which wa;to provide tor a revision of the proceedings of the judges, under a law pafied lafl session, —occ'afioned some debate. Messrs. Sedgwick, Livermore and Hillhoufe opposed the motion; Meflrs. Boudinot, Dayton, Giles, Madifon,Kittera and Venable supported it. After various alterations and amendment# to this motion, the ay«s and noes were taken, as follow: AYES. Messieurs AJht, Baldwin, Boudinet, Clark, ton, Bindley, Fitzjimens, Giles, Gordon, Greenup, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Heijler, Huger, Jacobs, Kitcbell, Kittera, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Mi Hedge, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Orr, Parker, Schofinmaker, W. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Svmper, Sylvefer, Treadivcll, Venable, White, Willis, William/on —40. NOES. Meflieurs Ames, Barnwell, Berfun, Bourne, Bourn, Gerry, Gilman,Hillboitfe,Laiur ante, Learn td, Leonard, Livjrmore, Niles, Sedgwick, J .Smith, I.Smith, Sturges, Tucker, Thatcbcr, IVatd—2o. Some other amendments were made, and then the bill was ordered to be engrailed for a third reading. The committee o?i enrolled bills reported the bill as truly enrolled, entitled, " An act to pro vide for the payment of interest on a sum due to the persons therein mentioned, &c. The Speaker signed the fame. A meflage from the Senate by Mr. Secretary Otis, informed the House that they have passed with amendments, the bill entitled, " An ail to amend the a6t lor eftablilhing a mint, and to regulate the coins of the United States, so far . s refpe&s the coinage of copper. These amend ments being taken into confederation, were a grctd to by the House. Adjourned. THURSDAY, January 10. An engrofled bill to regulate claims to invalid pensions was read the third time, and passed— Ayes 36, Noes 13 —as follow. Ayes. Meflrs. Athe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Bou dinot, Clark, Findley, Fitzfimons, Giles, Gil man, Gordon, Greenup, Hartley. Heifter, Hu £tr, }»cobs, Key, Kitchell, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Orr, Parker, Sch®oninaker, W. Smith, Sterret, Sumpter, Syl vester, Tread well, Tucker, Venable,Wadfworth White, Williamfon, Willis. 36. Now. S. Bourne, Goodhue, Hillhoufe, Law rence, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Niles, Sedgwick, I. Smith, Sturges, Thatcher, Ward. IS- Mr. Moore, of the committee on enrolled bills, reported as truly enrolled, the bill to amend the a<ft, establishing a mint, and regulating the coins of the United States, so far as refpe&s the coinage of copper. The Speaker signed the fame. The report on the petition of the Illinois and Wabalh land companies, made the lad feflion, was taken into consideration: this report is in favour of the petition. It was moved that the report ihould be referred to a committee of the whole House. This motion was negatived. Mr. W. Smith made the following motion, That the Attorney General be dire&ed to re port a table of fees in the judicial courts of the United States,at the next feflion. Laid on the (able. Mr. Boudinot moved the following, That a committee be appointed to report a lift of the fiamesof such invalids, who, since the alft of March 179 a, have had their names returned in to the War Office, together with the vouchers accompanying the fame. In committee of the whole, Mr. White in the chair. The refutations refpefting the loan of tiie baJancet due from the United States to the individual ilatcs, were taken into consideration ; the resolutions were read by the chairman. The report of the commiflioners for fettling the ac counts, was called for, and read—a debate en sued, which coritiancd till near the time of ad journment, they then rose and reported pro gress. In committee of the -whole, on the bill rela tive to claim- agiinil the United States, which are not barred by any ast of limitation and which have not been already adjusted. Mr. Dayton in the chair. The bill was read through by the clerk, and then discussed by paragraphs. Mr. Giles moved toftrike out the third fedion, and to fubllitute a feilion, which makes it the duty of the officers of the treasury to report to Congress on the claims prefsnted pursuant to this aiSt, which was agreed to. The committee then rose and reported the bill with an amend ment. Adjourned. F R I D A Y, Jan. 11 Mr. Goodhue presented the petition of Wil liam Stearns —praying compeufation for pro perty taken fov t'ie ufeof tiiearmy ill Charlci ttfwn, Malfachufetts —read and laid on the table. . . Mr. Sturges presented the petition of Peter Perrin, a Capt. in the late Continent army, praying compensation for lervices—lead and referred to the Secretary of war. A letter wa. read from the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing a ftateinent of the Loans made in the United States pursuant to | aw ;—iid copies it was ordered iliould be printed. , . Mr. Gregg presented the pet't lo " ci J 0 ?" and Mary Moore, praying compensation for the services of their foil during the late war ; read and referred to the Secretary of War. Mr. Boudinot's motion for a committee to report a lift of the invalids who fmce the 23' d March, 1792, havehad their vouchers re turned into the war office, together with the vouchers accompanying the fame—was taken into confide ration —This motion after ibme d-ibate was negatived. Mr. W. Smiths' motion for directing the Attorney General to report a table of costs and fees fur tiie Judicial Courts of the United State ■,at the next ellion, wai agreed to. In committee of the whole, Mr. White in the chair —The consideration of the Resoluti ons providing for a loan of the balances due from the United States to the individual states, was lefamed—Amotion olfeied yei terday by Mr. Livenr.oie, the object of which appeared to be an exoneration of tnoie ftatej, which (hall, on a final settlement of accounts, be debtor ftafet, being withdrawn by themov ei The debate was renewed 011 the original refactions—and was continued till the time of adjournment—lt was then moved that the committee Ihould rife and report the resolu tions without amendments —this motion was agreed to, 32 to 26 —The committee rose and reported accordingly. Adjourned till to morrow. Philadelphia, Jan. 12. ABSTRACT OF FURTHER ACCOUNTS BY THE PACKET. THE fucceflfcs of France were celebrated at Sheffield, and othei paits of England, Scotland and Ireland, by bonfires, ringing of bells, firing of cannon, &c. &c.—A treaty was concluded the ill November between 'he French republic and that of Geneva.—The Court ot Vienna, it is kid, has promise) to redrtfs all the grievances ot Brabant.—Among the toads drank by the Belraft valuntecrs, Ireland, was the following— 4< The aujpicioui day on which the French Na tional Convention decreed that Royalty was abo fijhed."—ln the French account ot the retieat of the Dukt of Brunfwick, they state, lhat the day p»eced ing the retreat, a council of war wasfom nioned. In opinion ihc Duke of Brunfwick flood alone. All the officers declared, that a more favorable opportunity for overthrowing Dumourier could not occur, and that he ought infhntly to be attacked. The Duke continued to enforce the declaration which he had advan ced, not by rational argument, but by the peevv ifh pertinacity of a commander enamoured of his own judgment. The other officers became indignant, and even tumultuous. From mur murs and gentle remonstrances they proceeded to audacious assertions, the tendency ot which rather provoked than soothed or convinced the Commander. Clairfayt offered '.o commence the attack, and to receive the firft (hock of the enfeebled enemy, at the head of the Auftrians ; and Maiechal Broglio, supported by the French Princes, insisted, that as it was the cause of the Emigrants, he and his followers confidercd it a duty incumbent upon them to run the ha2ard expected from the fiift onset. This corps con fiftrd of xo,ooo, formerly officers and gentlemen ot France, proud of their late diftinftions in so ciety, impatient tor the confli& to display their prowess, and impelled to aflion by every mo tive ot revenge. The Duke of Brunfwick not only refufed to listen to the admonitions now eagerly urged, but threatened to punish the offi cers for disobedience. The King of Piuffn has undertaken to furnifh every Emigrant, to Ihe number of Boco, with rations of biead daily, and 15 livrei a month.— Coblentz is garri foiled with 6®oo men, part Prufluns. Apprctf , nfmns prevail of an infur rect'.on in Turin, the capital of Sardinia.—The Pat is accounts ltate that the Emigrants are cry ing pcccavi, jnd are petitioning for leave to re turn. The Pope, apprehenfi*e of a visit from a French fleet is putting Civita Vacchia into a pos ture of defence.—The King of Sardinia has wrote to the 13 Cantons, and the allies of the Helvetic Body,on account of the invasion of Sa voy ; but received for answer, that the Helvetic Body would fcrupulouflv adhere to their neutra lity —M. Dumourier, in a letter to the National Convention, fay*, " The more fuccelfes I obtain againtt the enemies*of Liberty, the tnore do my internal enemies eocreafe This letter refers to one to the Mintrter of War, in which he announ ces his wish and determination to retire from public life at the end of the war. " I defne (fays he) not only my own repose, but that also 259 of the republic, otium cum (J;gn/t.itc t ftiall be the only dbjVfil 0~l in > wiibcs both ior rny country arid my ft 11."—Great-Britain, ->n concert with the United Netherl»nd , it is said, is txtriing hcrfcti to bring about a peace.— The King ot PiufTja is returned to Biihn. Ihe Duk of Brunfwick retunm to Lunenherg, Gen. xMol lendorf, it is said, commands his anny.— 1 iie Convention of Savoy has decrecd the eccleliafti cal propeity, national properly, the abolition ot convents, and the fequcllranon ot the erFecls of Emigrants.—A Spanish vessel loaded with grain, defined for the King of Saidinia, was made a prize of by the French in the port of Ville Franche.—Dublin was illuminated o" account of the fuccefles of the F.ench.—The citizens of Mente have petitioned to be annexed to trance. Citizen Pache ha* fucteeded Le Brun as Mintfter at War.—A new and more severe decree ha< palled against the Emigrants : they are ban.ibed forever from the French territory ; they ar: civi c&'ly Htjunfi, and their goods fequeftercd to ihe State.-a-Gen. Biron has placed himfclf under the ©rders of Gen. Cuftine.—Sebaftian Huet has petitioned the Convention for a month delay of the t>,ial of the King. —' Tour nay is taken by the F.ench.—The citizens of N'aniur have le volted Irpni Aultria.—The French armies in the Low Countries amount to 140,000 men. On the 6th November the French army, con. fjfting of 40,000 men, attacked the Auftriari, amounting to 28,000. The battle began at 8 o'clock in the morning, and continued till 4 in the afternoon, when vi&ory declared in favor of the French. The Auftrians were totally routed, a!! their irHrenchments forced at the point of the bayonet, and a number of their cannon taken : they wcrs strongly ported on the Heights of Genneppe, in the neghbourhood of Mons. Three tiers of redoubts rose one above another like an amphitheatre ; these were filled with cannon ; but the French carried then} one after another, to use the words of Gen. Dumourier, with infinite vivacity. The Ftench loss iscfti matcd at about 300 killed, and 600 wounded ; that of the Auftrians at 600 killed ; their whole j loss in killed, wounded, prifonets and deserters, at 4000. The city of Mons opened its gates to the. conquerors, and wherever the French appear, tftey'afe cordially received. Lieut. Gen. Eg*- lite, son of the ci-devant Duke of Orleans, is mentioned in the highest terms of applause for his bravery and intrepidity in the above battle. The arms of France have overrun all the Aus trian Netherlands; Bruflels, the capital, being in their hands; the general opinion appears to be, that there is an end to the authoi ity of the House of Auftiia over that country. M. Scrvan is to command an army destined to a& against Spain in the Spring. Kellerman takes the command of the Alpine at my, in the place of Montefquiou. Italy is to be invaded. On the palace gate at Turin, was fixed the fol lowing label—ln 1792, a kingdom without a Xing 1 in i 793, a King without a kingdom. \ Paris is quiet —though secret attempts are eottlinuallv making to excite commotions and intarrefHons. Eoglifb papers were received by the Packet as late as the 22d November—They inform that P}ine*s Rights of Man has been translated into the Swcdifb language, and publifbed at Stock holm . The King and Queen, according to the Paris papers, were both lick on the 16th November. Trie council general of ttrc commons had or dered a bulletin of the (late of their health to be publifhcd every day. On the 13th of September last, a fire broke out at Constantinople, which completely con sumed 6000 houses, 6000 shops, 5 mosques, nnmberlefs ware-houses, and 100 noble build ings, the residence of the principal ministers, great officers, and Generals of the Porte. The Court of Stockholm has afforded an example to the several powers of Europe, of magnanimity and the pure love of liberty. The Duke of Sudermania has appointed M. de Stahl, the son-in-law of the great Financier Neckar, and Minister Plenipotentiary of Sweden at Paris, to recognize the new Go vernment and Republic of France. There is avery general report(faysaLondon paper) that the Cabinet of St. James's, is dis posed to acknowledge the new French Repub lic. This event, which some people pretend will be made public previous to the meeting of Parliament, will open a new field for poli ticians. FRENCH NATIONAL CONVENTION. NOVEMBER 22. Extraordinary Sitting —Tkurfday Night. Letter from Gen. Dumouriir. BruJJels, Nov. 14. Citizen President, 1 yellerday presented rnyfelf before Brufiels with my advanced guard. The Auftrians dif puled with mc the heights of Andcrfecht. I was unwilling to expose my brave comrades to Ihed blood in vain ; night came on ; I kept my troops under arms ; and, in the morning, I was ralli ed at Brussels as the deliverer of the nation! — The Citizen Mintfler at War'will lav before you the conqife details which I have sent to him.— The army of the Republic is more animated than ever ; it may receive for motto, " Viics acquirU cundo." (Signed) Dumourier. General in Chef of the Army 111 the Austrian Netherlands. By letters from Cape-Francois, and by pa pers from that quarter, we learn, that on the 2 J and 3d of December there were dilturban bances in that unfortunate place.—The want of a cordial union between the whites ard the free people of colour appears to have been the cause, the shedding of more blood, the effert. The consequences had like to have been very serious; the negroes made an attack upon the Cape daring the disturbance, and were nearly fuctefsful. It appears tbat the military service which tli« colony requires, is not performed with very great ardour on the part of the citizens. All was a»ain quiet 011 the sth, and our pa pers to the 7th made no mention of an inter ruption of tranquility. We are informed, that the inhabitants of the of Martinico and Guadaloupe, have lately captured, by an armed force, the iHands of* St. Lucia and Marigalante, two French islands. It is iVic!, the two former colonies have renounced the jurifdidlion of France, and have eltabli'hcd tiicmielv.es as an independent Urate. The Montgomery, Capt.Bnnyan, is arrived at New-York. Mr. Wigne] and Company are not paflengers in this velTel. The fuccefTes of the French armies were celebrated at New-Brunfwick, by a public dinner, on the lit of January. We hear that on the firft instant a begin ning was made ofthe State Canal, at the Ca nowago fails, of which the celebrated Mr. Brindleyhas at present the direction. On new.years day 17 rocks were blown, one for each gentleman of the Canal Company : The quality of the stones are such as eofrty admit blowing, which render it a matter of more consequence to the holders of fliares." It is reported that Mr. Pitt, the Britifli prime Mini Her has refigtied. Extrad of a letter from New-York. " The Packct brings an account of a proba ble revolution in Ireland ; 80,000 men are al ready raised for the purpefe." Mr. Blanchard, agreeably to his adver* tifement, at five minutes pad ten o'clock la ft Wednesday morning, rose with his Balloon from the PriTon Court in this city, in presence of an immense concourse of fpe&ators, affemblcd on the occasion. The process of inflating the bal loon commenced abont nine o'clock. Seveial cannon were fired from the dawn of day until the moment of elevation ; a band of music play ed during the time of inflating, and when it be. gan to rife, the majestic fight was truly interest ing—the flow movement of the band, added fo il mnity to the scene. Indeed the attention of the multitude was so absorbed, that it was a con siderable time ere filcnce was broke by the ac clamations which fitcceeded. Aj foou as the clock had struck ten, every thing being ready, Mr. Blanchard took a ic fpe&ful leave of all the fpefctators, and received from the hands of the President a paper, at the fame time the President spoke a few words to this bold adventurer, who immediately leaped into his boat, which was painted blue and gled ; the balloon was of a yeHowilh coloured fiik, highly varniftied, over which there was a strong net-work. Mi. Blanchard wasdreffed in a plain blue suit, a cock'd hat and white fea thers. As soon as he was in the boat, he threw out lome ballatt, and the balloon began to ascend* slowly and perpendicularly, whillt Mr. Blanch ard waved ihe colours of the United States, and also thofeof the French Republic, and fl jurilh ed his hat to the thoufanda ot citizens from every part of the country, who stood gratified and astonished at his intrepidity. After a lew mi nutes, the wind blowing from tbe northward and westward, the balloon rose to an immense heighth, and then shaped its ci uife toward the southward and eastward, Several gentlemen galloped down the point road, but soon loft figlu of it, for it moved at the rate of 20 mile* an hopr. About half after 6 o'clock in the evening, Mr. Blanchard returned to the city, and paid his re i'pe£ts to the President of the United States.— His atrial voyage lasted 46 minutes, in which time he ran over a space ot more than 15 miles, and then descended a little to the eastward of Woodbury, in the state of New-Jcrfey, where he took a carriage and returned to Cooper's Ferry. ' WE the subscribers, appointed Judges of the Ele&ion of Directors for the Insurance Company of North-America, held this day at their office, do certify, that the following gentlemen were duly elected: John M. Nefoitt Charles Petit John Rofs Thomas L. Moore Walter Stewart John Swanwick Samuel Blodget.jun. John Barclay Magnus Miller Robert Ralfton John Leamy John Craig Joseph Ball Francis Weft Michael Prager Philadelphia, January 8. Yesterday the Directors of the Insurance Company of North-America, met for the choice of a President, when John Maxwell Nesbitt, Esq. was unanimonfly re-elected. No paper* printed east of New-Yoik have come lo haad fincc Tuesday. PRICE OF STOCKS. 6 per Cents, 2 9/4 3 per Cents, is/8 Deferred, 12J6 Full (hares Bank U. S. 36 per c.-nt. prera BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. Resol V SD, THAT theCafhierbe authorised to receive from the proprietor of any number of com pleat (hares, such Certificates, not in his own name, as he may be the proprietor of; and after cancelling the fame, to i!Tue anew Certificate or Ceitificatcs in lieu thereof, - n the name of such proprietor. That in all future transfers of compleat (hares in the capital (lock of the Bank, the Certificates of the lhares transferred be can celled, and a new Certificate or Certificates be issued in the name of the transferee or purchaser. Risolvsd, That the Ceitiiicates in lytuie ifftied, be tor one or more (hares, as the pn>» prietor may rcqucft ; and the new Ccrttfic&te or Certificates (ball be ot correspondent number# with those in lieu of which tliev arc issued. JOHN KEAN, Cartiier, ep3w «» Michael Phage*, John West.
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