could mention other*, if he was at liberty to do to. Under such circumftancej, success i» hardly to be expefled ; —but he knew that the merits ofthfcqjoiion deserved it. He Could not fetdown, without making one remark upon the calculation! and statement ot expenccs in the war deparimcnt, offered to the Committee by Mr. Wadfwoith last Wedneldav { aud though the gentleman then spoke unguard edly of mv calculations, I feel too much deli cacy to retort. I ftatid at the commencement of this debate, that in 1792 there was appropri ated by law for the Quarter-Master's Depart ment, 50,000 dollars ; Mr. Wadfworth ftatesto have been iftthat year appropri ated by law, Difference* 7«,00Q I have re-examined my statement, compared it with the law, find it was correct ; and there is no document in poffclllon of the House to prove, either that his statement is.so, or that mine is not so. Indeed, the inaccuracy of his statement if ex plained and proved by this {ingle circumstance : In 1792 the law appropriated 50,000 for that de partment, on ancftimateof 2128 noo-commif fioned officers and privates, and in 1793* which is the mod extravagant estimate wc h«ive ever had, the Secretary at war only demands for the . Quarter-Master's Department, on an establish- , rnent of 5x20 nop-comm; {Honed officers and privates, the sum ol 100,000 dollars. JsiMea fonable tofuppofe, that an army of 2000 men, would require more (lores, than an army- of 5000 ? Or hns it been customary for that officer to leflen the demands, as the establishment en creafed ? Tha appropriaiion laws, and the Trea sury of the United States, can answer this ques tion. The gentleman's llatement is inaccurate in moreinftances than this—but one is enough for my purpose. Having made this appear, Mr. Steefre said he would not speak .again, noi would he hold himfelf bound to reply to any observations that might be .made, either in re gard to his motion or his calculations. Mr. Hillhouf<* obterved, that nothing had been advanced in the whole course of this de bate, but what he had heard mentioned last winter in the house. He was then opposed iri principle to a war establishment and he still re tained the fame opinion ; but from the present complexion of affairs, it appeared to him, that be ought to submit, and give up his own opinion to the general feiife of the legiflaturc, which at present seemed to be, for persevering in the fyf tcmalready adopted,and which, as it had scarce ly had time for a fair tri?l r he thought, ought not to be arrested, perhaps in the very instant when its efficacy was to be expe&ed. ,If peace ftiou-ld not be'cftabliffied.during next ,fiimmer, he would then join with such as would propole a better system—but as the la w provides for exercising the discretionary powers of the executive, it would" be be# to rely 011 .them— a standing aimv lie said was a thing impoflible to be established in th£ United States whilst - the House of Representatives have the power of granting money on'y for two years at any time ; he therefore had no fears on that score. An ar my existing in time of peace, was the idea he had of a (landing army i anxLnoL »'my em bodied tor only a year or two : upon the whole, it would be as expensive to disband the present force, and institute another of militia, See. as.it will be to keep up the existing e.ftabHfhment r for a little longer time ; it was therefore his advice, to let the matter reft where it was, with-the ex ecutive for the present. Butincale ; of a peace not being acconiplifhed within a reasonable pe riod, he would join those who would be for a change in the system ; and he was, clearly of opinion, that a system rnVght cafily be adopted, not only to protett our frontiers by repelling the Savages, but to exterminate them altogether. (Debate to be continued.) Saturday, January 12, Mr. Benfon presented a petition from Robert Eden, a Yorkshire (England) farmer, stating that he has emigrated to the United States, and brought with him to New-York, a stock of hor ses and cattle of the.firft quality; for which he was charged 7fper cent, import, and for which he has been obliged to give fecunty. Tne prayer of the petition is for an exemption of duty, and to extend a similar benefit to such of his countrymen as may emigrate to the United States; many of whom, he intimates, are inclin ed to come hither, and to import part of their moll valuable stock. Ordered, that Mr. Eden's petition be referred to a feleft Committee, Mess. Benfon, Madilon, and Sedgwick. Two petitions from the files of the !aft house were referred to fele& committees, viz. of Abra ham Kimberly, and of Francis Keller 5 each praying a grant of land on the river Ohio. The Secretary of theTreafury's report on the petition of Griffith Jones, was referred to a fe le& committee. The petitions of Ludwig Kuhn, and Ebenezef Foster, were referred to the Treasury Depart ment. The House took into consideration the fubje<a of the resolutions for loaning the balances which may appear to be due from the United States to the individual States. On this a lengthy debate took place. The resolutions were finally amended to read thus— Resolved, That a loan to the amount of the balance which (upon a final settlement of ac counts) (hull be found due from the United States to the individual States, be opened at the Loan Offices in the rcfpeftive States, to commence within months after the said balances (hall be reported at the Treasury, and to contin ue open for the term of months from the time of its commencement: Provided that no such loan fliall be opengd in any State wlth eut the afient of the Legislature thereof, by an a6l approving of the meaf'ure. Resolved, That the sums to be subscribed to such loans, be payable in the principal or inter est of the certificates or notes issued by any such of the said States, as (upon the final settlement of accounts) (hall have a balance due to them from the United States, and which (hall have been liquidated to specie value, prior to the day of lad. Resolved, That every fubfiriber to the said loan, (hall be entitled to certificates, according to the sum subscribed, of the like tenor uid de fcriptiotis, in the like proportions, and upon the ike terms, as are fpecified and directed by the fifteenth and finteenth fe&ions of ad the aintitu led, " An ast making provision for the debt of the United States," except, that interest on such of the certificates, subscribed to the said loan, as bear interest, shall be computed to the last day of the year one thousand seven hundred end ninety-three, indufively, and that interest shall not begin to accrue upon any of the certificates which (hall be iCTued in lieu thereof'till the firft 120,000 day of January, one thousand seven hundred ninety-four. , Refolded, That in all cases, wher* the sum subscribed in the evidence of the debt of any State, (hall exceed the balance due to such State, the famelhall be reduced (in equal proportions) to the sum a dually du« to such State. ' The resolutions as thus amended, being adopt ed by the House, a committee confuting of the following members, viz. Meflrs. Fitzfimons, Sedgwick, and Smith, S. C. was appointed to report a bill. Adjourned. MONDAY, JANUARY 14. A report was read on the petition of Elijah Boftwick, which was in favour of the peti tioner. Mr. Lawrance presented the petition of the officers of the Delaware line of the late continen tal army. Read and referred to the committee of the whole. Mr. Parker prfcfented the petition of Thomas Wifliart, a ferjeant in the Virginia line of the late array. Read and referred to the Secretary of War. The bill for fettling the claims ofperfons not barred by any ad of limitation, and which have hot been heretofore adjusted, was ordered to b"c engrossed for a third reading. The House proceeded in the discussion of the bill to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes. Several amendments were pro posed and difcufied. Some of these were agreed to, and then, by general consent, the bill was laid on the table till to-morrow. Mr. Hartley laid the following motion on the table, That a committee be appointed to pre pare and report a bill to make provision of half pay for the widows and orphans of such officers of the army of the United States who may have been killed since the third day of June, 1784, or who may be hereafter killed in the service of the United States. A meflage was received from the President of the U. S. by Mr. Lear, his Secretary, inform • ing the Hotife that ne has approved and signed two ads which originated in the House, viz. an ad to amend the ad for establishing a mint, and to regulate the coins of the United States, so far as refpedi the coinage of copper—and an ad for granting interest on a claim allowed by a re solution of the late Congress, as an indemnifica tion to the pcrftms therein mentioned. Mr. Boudinot moved for. the order of the day, on the Bankrupt Law—The importance of this fubje<st to the general interest, and that of a number of individuals in several of. the dates, who, by reafori of the state governments being precluded from pafling bankrupt laws, are in a very diftrefled situation, was urged by several of; the members. It was further observed, that it had long been before Congress, and if it was not taken up at the present feflion, it was very pro blematical whether it would be completed at the next feflion. In opposition to the motion it was observed, that though the business has been a long time on the carpet, yet it had not been reduced to any fpecific fqrm till very lately—that the bill had been laid before the public for the express pur pose of collecting..the general sense of the peo p e on the fubjedl—fufficient time has not elaps ed for this purpose, and therefore it was not pof-' fible for the legillature to proceed in the busi ness, aidtfd by the general sense of their consti tuents relative thereto. The. motion was at length withdrawn, and, on motion of Mr. Gerry, the House refblved it-' felf into a committee of the whole in the chair) and took into confederation tfre me morials of the officers of the several lines of the late army, on the fubjedt of a deficiency of their P a y* The several memorials were, from the N. Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsyl vania, Delaware and Maryland lines. The New Hampshire and Pennsylvania Memorials being read, Mr. Gerry said, in order to bring the fubje& before the committee, he should move the fol lowing resolution, viz. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee,* that the contra# between Congress and a part of the officers and soldiers of the armies raised for the establishment of the Independence of the United States, has not been fulfilled on the part of Congress. This motion, was seconded by Mr. Parker. Mr. Gerry accompanied his motion by several observations,in which he shewed that a deprecia ted medium could never be confideredasan equi valent for services and supplies which were con tracted to be paid for in specie. Several members objededto the indefinitenefs th s is L refo,Ution * They suggested the proprie ty of the mover's bringing forward a sketch of the plan for which he intended the resolution as a basis. Mr. Midi fen suggested a variation of the proposition to the simple quellion on the pro priety of granting the prayer of the petitions. After several observations from other mem bers, and the Chairman had remarked that the resolution of Mr. Gerry was not in order, as refering to a part of the officers, whereas the memorials made no diftin&ion. Mr. Clark moved, in order to take the sense of the cemmittee, the following, Refofved, as the opinion of this committee, that the prayer of the petitions of officers of several lines of the 262 late American army, cannot be granted, and tliat the petitioners have leave to withdraw their pe titions. This motion occasioned a debate. Mr. Ma dison, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Mercer, sustained the general prayer of the petitions. Mr. Clark opposed it. Some gentlemen opposed the_torm of the motion, as tending to cramp the difcufli on of the business. It wasfuggefted to the mo ver, the eligibility of suspending it. After some further remarks, Mr. Clark mo ved that the committee ftiould rife. The com mittee accordingly rose, and had leave to fit again. Adjourned. » TUESDAY, Jan.-U- An engrnffed bill, relative to claims against the United States,not barred by any atfi of limitation,and which have not heretofore been ad justed, was read the third time and parted. Mr, Fitzfimons reported a bill to authorise a loan, payable in the cer tificates or notes of such states, as shall have balanc* due to tbem on a final settlement of accounts with the United States—read twice, and committed for Monday next. A report in favor of William Sey mour was read,and laid on the table. Mr. Greenup called up his motion for a committee to report a bill, for placing on the pension lift ftich offi cers and soldiers of the militia as have becrifjuMna/ bo wowuded or difabledin the service of the United States, and who are not provided for by law—this motion was refer red to a committee of the whole House, for Thursday next. The bill to regulate trade and in tercourse with the Indian tribes,was again taken into'confideration —Mr. Madison read an amendment, which he proposed as a substitute for the Bth feJiion,which refers to purchas es of lands from the Indians—this, with a proviso to another fe<Sion, moved by Mr. Greenup, w as laid on the table. Mr. Smith called ujj the memorial of sundry merchants of South-Caro lina, stating the lofles they sustain ed by the depreciation of paper mo ney, and the peculiar hard(hips they arc exposed to in consequence there of, by the 4th article of the treaty of peace with Great-Britain—and praying relief in the premises.— This memorial being read, Mr. Smith moved that it should be refer red to the committee of the whole on the petitions of the officers of the late army.—This motion occa sioned a debate ; those who opposed it, contended that it was a distinct and different cafe from that of the officers—that it involved a very dif ferent investigation and could not therefore be connected with it—it appeared to be designed to embar rass and perplex the application of the officers. In support of the motion, a varie ty of reasons were adduced to shew that the cases were parallel—and that there was no propriety in mak ing a diftindlion between different clafles of citizens in their applica tions for relief in similar cales.— After considerable debate, it was moved that the ayes and noes (hould be called on the motion : This mo tion was arretted by the previous question being moved, in the follow ing words—-' Shall the main ques tion be now put ?'—this was deter, mined in the affirmative, yeas 30, nays 24. The main question for the jeference was then put, and nega tived—ayes 24, noes 30. The hotife then went into a com mittee of the whole on the petitions of the Officers. Mr. Dayton in the chair. Mr. Clark withdrew his motion for a rejection of the prayer of the petitions, laid on the table jefter day—Mr. Gerry then offered ano ther proposition in lieu of the reso lution he moved yesterday, which is to the following purport — That provision ought to be made for the petitioners to the amount of the ditference between the value in the market,of funded and unfunded debt ; an amendment >yas moved by Mr. Clark to incorporate in the proposition these words—all such ci tizens who have received liquidated cer tificates /or J'erviccs performed and fuf plies furnifhed on account of the United States— ] his amendment was agreed to—the comnmtee then role, and had leave to (it again—and the rioule adjourned. Foreign Affairs. PARIS, November 2. M PET lON has just publifted an able let. . ter to the Society of Jacobin!, in whirl, among other paragraphs, the followin. very remarkable. . " I Caved the club at the time „f t i, e f motts Tchiftn—Roberlpierre, who then ha! the reputation of being a pati iot, did however enjoy that kind of weight whirl, confidence gives a man in thi conduct of J litical affairs. I have seen Roberfpierne trcm. ble, wanting to get away, and afraid tr> himfelf in the Aflsmbly. Afl: him if eve I trembled. I have laved Roberfpierre him felf from deftruttion by flicking by him when every body else had deserted him. i I declare that I know not a faction can ed Briflot's : that faction is a chimera am j there is not a man lels fit to be at the head of a party than Briflot. I declare that the Ja cobin Club has done great service, that it ctn still lender more important ones, and that I will support it with all my might, but with, out prejudice; that I will adopt its opinionj when I think them good, and will combat them when I think them bad." Two deputies from Frankfort have ap pe *r ed at the bar of the Convention, presenting i petition from that city to be released from the fine imposed upon them by M. de Cuftine. Their memorial was referred to the Diploma tic Committee. M. de Cuftine had ordered the horses and equipage of the Elector of Mentz, found b* him ill that city, to be publicly fold, on the xatlvinitarit. The advanced guard of the centra! armv now to be commanded hy M. ®ournonvil|p' marched the 6th instant from. Mentz to rein force M. de Cuftine. The main body follow ed on the 7th and Bth. Tl»e artillery found at Mon» confined 0 f 97brafi cannon, 19brafsmortar3 and i4how. itzars; 107 iron cannon. There were alfb 3000 bombs, 300,000 bullets, and ijoci jnuf quets. , The emigrants were all executed vefterday in the Place de Carousel, excepting four ser vants, who were not taken with arms in their hands, and were therefore acquitted. Thev all ihewed the utmost fortitude; some of them declared they died with pleasure for their King, yet these men declared on their trials, that they never intended to bear arms against the Republic. Their execution did not occasion any commotion, as was dreaded To-day we expert the report of the com mittee on the Decree of Accusation against Marat. The cause of France will not only be avenged without, but some reparation of the national honor is about to bemade within. More blood may be ftied in Paris, but it will be that of the murderers of the 2d and 3d of September. HAGUE, Ottober 23. The Austrian Generals have had the pru dence to take care of their troops, who were never fuffered to be in want of any thing, whilst the Pruflians experienced the utmost want, both for themselves and their horses. This appears to have been the principal cause of thafccoolnefs which has taken place between the commanders of the allied armies. !n vain did the Pruflians implore assistance from their allies ; the latter Fent a deaf ear to their entreaties, and extricated themselves from that mire in which the others perished. Of 80,000 men whom the King of Prufliafnrnidl ed, not more than men will return to that country. His cavalry are quite ruined. This is an absolute fact, which may be relied upon. LEWES, November 5. Apartments have been engaged in the Brighton packcts for the conveyance of Ninety more Nuns from France, and for wbofe arrival curiosity is daily on the look out. They are not turned adrift without any provision, In annuity of 25 pounds each being allowed them by the French. CALAIS. The ardour of Patriotism, for which Calais has been so properly celebrated, continues with improving zeal !—lf there ever was a commu nity of men unanimous, it is in this populous town. Paine, our deputy, in all his intereourfc; with our municipality carries it ort in English. Mr. paine's letter. The following is the leftcr u.'hich M r . Paine, being igvoravt of the French language, transmitted on Saturday tajl y to the National Convention of France. " Citizen President, I have the happiness < 6 transmitting to Ihe National Convention, the testimonies of gratitute of the department of Am du Calais, for the dectec which abolilhes Royalty in France. " In the midlt of the fatisf?.ftion, which the regeneration of France inspires, they cannot withhold from lamenting the folly of their an cestors, which made it neceflary for them seri ously to combat a phantom. (Signed,) THOMAS PAINE." L ONDON, November 5. General Anfelm's sister commands a body o 1500 men. The gallantry of the army itife* her an imperfonification of Liberty. Church Lands in France.—Disney Fitch, & Lincolnshire gentleman, has laid out upwards of 100,0001. and Sir John Gallini has stepped into a purchase of 30,000!. The Pariiians are about to give a grand triumphal Fete, upon account of the evacua tion of the French Territories by the com bined armies. All the Sections are to be ad visers in the hufinefs. The accounts received from Sierra-Lcone by the Duke of Savoy, Capt. Hoffmdn, are of a very favorable nature.
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