£ correspondent.at Portland fays, if We expect the town of Bolton will (hortly be incorporated, as it at present abounds with a multipli city of Citizens The legillature of Maryland, in their late feflion, Resolved that the clcfsd dotrs of the Federal Senate was a very great grievance ! The doors of the Senate of Maflachufetts have ever been ftiut, and yet its ci tizens do not conceive that they are yer y greatly opprefled by the mea sure a patriotic member of the House was lately heard to fay, that he would sooner vote for clos ing the gallery of the House, iniire iy, than to vote for opening one in the Senate —for then, fays he, we jhould do more hufinefs, by having Jess speeches made at the gallery, than we now have. The following article has been inserted in the Philadelphia papers, as an Oddity : but if such, it was an oddity which every American was happy in exhibiting, at the date df it. Cufloms and ideas may change, but gratitude ought to be eternal : ExtraQ from the journals of Congress, Jugufi 23, 17,79. " Resolved unaninioufly, " That a committee, confiding of one member from each state, be ap pointed to congratulate the Minister of France, on the anniversary of the birth of his Mod Christian Majesty, and to aflure him, that theplealure we feel on this occasion can be esti mated by those only who have a jull sense of the extensive bleflings which many nations have already deiived from his wisdom, jullice, and magnanimity, and of the prof f eft of general happiness to man kind through the influence of his Majesty's virtuou* exertions, and glo rious example." Captain Joseph Ingraham, of the brig Hope, of Boston, on a voyage v to tite N. \V. coast of America, in April 1791, made the fit ft discovery (as he supposes) of a cluster of lilands ; to which he gave the names of W !l fhii'gtnn, Adams, Lincoln, Federal, Fr&nklin, Hancock, and Knox.— Wailiingion's Island is in S. lat 8. 52. long. W. of London ' T4O, 19 and the 1 eft lying near.— Capt. Ingi aham called on his officers and men to witn'efs that he " claim ed them as a new discovery, and belonging to the United States of America." Died, at Menotomy, the 2d inft. Capt. Samuel Whittemore, yEt. 99. The manly and ilioral virtues, in all the various relations of brother, husband, father and friend, were, Invariably, exhibited in this gentle man. He was not more remarkable for his longeviiy, and his numerous defendants (his progeny being 185, one of which is the 6fth generation) than for his patriot ism. When the jiritifh troops marched to Lexing ton, he was 81 years of age, and one of the firft on the parade ; he was armed with a gun and horfe piftof 5. after an animated exhorta tion to the colleified militia, to the exertion of bravery and courage, he exclaimed, " If 1 can oniy be the inftrufnent of killing one of my country's foes, I fliall die in peace," The prayer of this venerable old man was heard—for 011 the return of the troops, he lay behind a stone wall, and discharging his gun, a I'oldier immediately fell ; he then difcttarged his pistol and killed ano ther ; at which instant a bullet struck his face, and shot away part of his cheek-bone ; on which a number of the soldiers ran up to the wall, and gorged their malice 011 his wound ed head ; they were heard to ex claim, " We have killed the old re bel." About four hours after, he was found in a mangled {((nation, his head was covered with blood from the wounds of thp bayonets, which were fix or eight ; but pro videntially none penetrated so far as to destroy him ; his hat & cloaths were (hot through in many places, yet he survived to fee the complete overthrow of his enemies, and his country enjoy all the blessings of peace and independence. ALBANY, February 4. Or the lift ult. that famous new bridge, acrotsthe Mohawk river, nearold-fort-Schuy ler compleated, by thole very ingenious mechanics, MelT. J#(eph Pierce and Thomas Scott. CONGRESS. BOUSE OF REPfiESEtfrATfVES'. SATURDAY, Feb. 16. Mr. Miltadge presented the petition of Oliver Bowen, praying an adjustment and payment of several sums due 10 him Far services rendered the foiled. States during the late war. In committee of the whole, 011 the bin for establishing fees in the treasury department fpr the transfer of public fecurilics. Mr. Steele ii» the chair. The Chairman reported the bill with one amendment, which was read in the House, and by consent, laid on the table for further tjofifi deration. -t >- Mr. Murray, from the committee on the Poll- Office Law, laid a report on the table. Adjourned, MONDAY, Feb. 18 Mr. Murray, of the committee appointed to revile the Poll-Office Law, brdught in a report f which was read, and committed for to-morrow. This report propafes, that pamphlets and ma gazines Ihould be circulated thro' the medium of the poft-office, at a portage os-one cent per fticet'for any distance not exceeding fifty miles— and two cents for any greater diltance. —Some alterations »» the present routs of the port, and sundry new routs or roads are also proposed. Reports on the petitions of Francis Sherlock and Hannah Stciner, were r^ad—thefc were uri. favorable to the petitioners. A report waj read on the petition of Ephraim Kemberly— this is favorable to the prayer of the petition, and was accepiexbA-the committee which brought in the report was dire&cd to bring in a bill conformably -thereto. Petitions were read from Wm. Frost, and Ja cob Gibfop, praving compensation for military frrvices during the Ute war. Referred to the Secretary of War. A petition was read from*hc.Dire&ors tlje Library Company of the city of. Philadelphia, and Trufldes of the Loganian Library,. praying that books imported (or this Library,-and other similar inftitmions, may be exempted from du ty. Referred to a fele& committee, confuting of Mcflfrs. Findley, Murray.and Lawrance. A meflage from the Senate, by-Mr. Otis, their Secretary, informed the House that they have concurred in the bill to authorize an adjustment and fottlementof the claim oi Jofcph Hcnderfon agaiuft the United States. Mr. Heifter, of the committee on enrolled hills, reported as truly enrolled, a bill entitled, An act to promote the progress of ufefnl arts, &c. and An act to repeal part of a resolution of the late Congress of the United States, of the 29th August, 1788, refpccting the inhabitants of Post St. Vincennes. The Speaker signed the fame. A ipefiage wasree'd from the President of the U. States, by Mi. Secretary Lear—with a map of the territory of the United States on the Poiow mac—and a report of the commiflioners respect ing the fame—The Secretary also notified the Houfc, that two acts which originated in the h»d-t«ceiv£d the President's approbation and fignatuie, viz. An act for licencing and tn r.olling (hips or vessels employed in the coasting trade, and for regulating the sam an act to fix the compensation of the President and Vice-Piefjdent of the United States. In committee of the whole on the amend ments reported by a select committee, to the bill in addition to the act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States; Mr. Steele in the chair. The bill, with the amend ments, were read— some opposition was made to the amrndrnrnts— r. » moiion for the committee to 'rife, was made ffii loft—the committee proceeded thro' the difcalGon .of the and agreed tp ihrm all—other amendments were proposed, but not agreed to. The committee then rose and re ported the amendments, which being taken inio consideration by the-Houfe, were adopted, ex cept the lafl. Mr. Murray brought forward a lengthy amendment relative to special bail—which he had moved,but which had been disagreed to in committee of the whole. Without deciding od this amendment, the Hoofe adjourned. FRIDAY, February 19. The communication received yesterday from the President of the United States re fpefting the Federal Territory, was read, and laid on the table. A petition from the merchants and tracers of Providence, (R. I.) was pi efented by Mr. Bourn, read, and referred to the Secretary of the Treafurjr The petition of Caleb Newbold and others, was read and referred as above. A petition was read frjim the manufafhir ers of paper; the design of which is to coun teract the petition of the printers and book sellers, who had petitioned that the duty on imported printing paper of particular de crip, tions, lhou!d lie taken off—'aid on the table, A petition was presented by Mr. Gordon, from fevei al. officers of the regiment com manded by Co 1 . Seth Warner in the late war, which was read, and referred to the Secretary of War. A report w*s brought in t>y Mr. Dayton, on the petitions of f'everal persons, refugees from Canada during the late war—This report is favorable to the petitioners—read, and refer red to the committee of the whole, on Satur- day next. Ameflage va* received from the Senate-by Mr. Secretaiy Otis, with the bill authoriz »g the Comptroller of Hie Trealary to fettle the claim of Thomas Wifhart, a lieutenantof the late army of the United States, passed the Se nate with an amendment. A petition of Thomas Coit was read, l Snd referred to the Secretary of the Treafur}. A second mell'age from the Senate informed the Hout'e, that they insist on some, and recede from others of their amendments to the bill to regulate claims to invalid pensions. Mr. Sedgwick, after some introductory ob fervacions relative to a decision of the Judges 303 df the Supreme Court, made yeflerday, re* fpe&ing the liability of dates to be sued by individuals, and which decision is affirmative of that idea—made the following motion, viz. Resolved, l»y the Senate and House of Re presentatives of the United States of America, in Congress aifembled, two thirds of both fibufes concurring, that the following article bd proposed to the legjilatUres of the several fUtes, as an amendment of the Conftltution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of the said legislatures, (hail be valid to all intents and purposes, as parts of the said Constitution, viz. That no £1 ate (hall be liable to be Made a party defmdant, in any of the judicial courts, cftablilhed, or Which (hall be eftablilhed under tie authority of the United States, at the fuitof amy person or persons, whethhr a citi zen or citizens, or a foreigner or foreigners, f>r of any body politic or corporate, whether within or without the United States—laid on the table. —r A report from the Secretary of State, on the petition of John Rogers, was read and laid on the table. ■ A meflage was receivad from the President of the United States by his Secretary Mr. Le ar, notifying the House, that an appropriation would be neceflary to defray the expense of holding a treaty with the hostile Indian tribes. Mr. Giles called the attention of the House, to the refaction refpefting the Commilfion ers of the finking fund—He proposed as a fub ftitutefor that resolution, the fpllowing, viz. Refolvei), that the Commiflioners for pur cfiafirlg flie public "debt, be directed to lay be. fore this House a ftatetjient of all their pro ceedings, not heretofore furnilhed. This resolution occasioned some debate. Mr. Barnwell moved to strike out the word "proceedings," and to insert the word put chafes. After further debate this motion tVas withdrawn, on a motion of amendment to the following purport, offered by Mr. Stur ges, viz. to insert after the words " this Houfe"—Thtir refotves as Ctuhmiffioners approved iy the President of the United State;, ard an account of the purchases wade Jubfcquent to their lajl report — The debate was continued on this amendment. •—The Ayes, and Naet on the fame being {called, it wai negatived—Ayes 30 —Noe« 31. Mr. Dayton then moved to (trike out—"not heretofoie fur'nifticd," and tp insert under the a& for the pur chafe oj the public debt, since the date of their lajl %epart.—This motion was loft, Ayes 18 —Not s 43. The Ayes and Noes were then called on the original motion, which was carried in the af firmative ; Ayes.£9—Noes 22.—As follows : A YES, MefTrs. Aftie, Baldwin, Clark, Findley, Gerry, Giles, Gordon, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Heifter, Key, Kittera, Lee, Macon, Madilon, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles, Page, Parker, Schoon maker, J. 'Smith, I. Smith, T. Steele, Sumpter, Sylvester, Treadwell, Tuck ■?f,"Venable, White, Willis, Greenup, Milled ge, ,Orr, - N O E S. MefTrs. Ames, Barnwell, Betifon, Boodinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourn, Dayton, Fitzfimon*, Gil man, Goodhue, Hillboufr, Huger, Kitchell, Liwfance, Learned, Livermore, Sedgwick, Sturges, WadfwoTth* Ward, Leo nard. —22. v The meflage from the President of the United States received this day was read. It fpecifici that a treaty is to be held with the hoftileTribes, North-Weft 6f the Ohio—and is accompanied with an estimate from the Secretary of War, of the probable expence which will attend the fame. A committee consisting of Messrs. Boudinot, White and Wadfworth, was appointed to take the fame into confiderarion. The amendment of the Senate to the bill in favor of Thomas Wiflhart, was concurred in by the House. Mr. Fitzftmons laid a motion on the table; the purport of which is, that provision be made for the witnefles and clerk who attended the late enquiry into the causes of the failure of the expedition under Gen. St, Clair. Adjourned. Philadelphia, Feb. 20. Friday Evening next, being the Birth-Night of the President of the United States, there will be a Ball at the CityDancingAffembly-Room. A C A R D. The Managers oj the City Dancing Assembly re quejl to be honored with the Company us the Speaker and Houje oj Representatives oj the United States, at aßall, on Friday the 22d February. The Legidatare of Maflachufetts is now assem bled in Boston. The following extract from Governor Hancock's Speech, it opening (he fel fion, compitzes the cffence of true republican ism, and adverts to the only efficient means of fnefcrving and ferpttuatihg public liberty—rv*- Lic Education. thi >*T«»eT, 41 It is the part of a wife people in the day of theii ptofperity, to tecolleft the principles which produced their public fehcitv ; or as it is well expressed in she declaration of rights prefixed Co the form of our Government, " A frequent re currence to the Inndamental principles of the ConAiiution, and a conlUnt adherence to tjiofe of Piety, Jnftue, Moderation, Tcmpeiauce, fn duftrv arc F<ngality, are ahfoluiely iieceffarj to preserve the ol Liberty,and to main tain a free Government." Amongst ihe means bv which our Govern ment Has beeti r»iCrtf to its piefcot height h of ' profper.tty, that of Edoeation baa been the mod efficient: y.ou will therefore encourage and fup poii our UnTvrt&ty and Academies; but mare '"watchfully, she Grammar and other Town Schools. These offer equJ advantages «o poor and rich, and fliould the support or {uch .nlli tuiians h< n<gleAed, that kind of Education, which ■ free CovciaoMhi requires, to miatataia ' its force, wo*ld very Coon be forgotten." The adm'n'ftration of Great-Britain carries a greater majority in Parliament in the present leffion, than it at almost any former penotl. On the late motions of Mr. Fox, the minorities were very sm all, viz. Fihy on the amendment propoted to the aodrefs to the King, and Folly in favor of fending an Ambassador to France.— Notwithstanding this, there is reason to expe& that the buf;nefs of a reform will not be loft fight of—and that Miniftrv itfelf will favor every legal and temperate pmpofition.foi that purpose. Ii they do not, it docs not requite the fpivit, of prophecy to predict a convuUed ifcatc of thing* at a period not very remote* Subscriptions for ercsing Bridges over Hatk, infack and Paftaick Rivers, in New-Jerky, i&v. ing been opened in New-York and Newark, we*e immediately filled-— so that tfcc public may expect those highly necelTary wotks will be speedily undertaken and executed. Price Current at Quebec % Jan. 16. Butter per lb. from 8 to 12 coppers ; Tun kies is. 6d. each ; Gees- Bd. to lod. F#wls Bd. to jod. a pair ? Flour 7s. to Bs. per cwt. Beef a to 4 coppers per lb. Mutton, by the carcase, - as. 6d. to ss. Extract of a fetter from BoJlon y dated Jan. 31. " As a (ample of the plenty which abounds in our country, I will mention two instances.-— The day before our lad anniversary Thanksgiv ing, there were fifteen hundred turkies and (oven hundred and sixty geese, fold in the market of this town ; and the day before Chriflmas, twelve hundred turkies, and upwards of fix hundred geese, were fold: besides these, the supplies of fowls, beef, pork, mutton, &c. were immense. Our Glass-Works are now going on with spirit; they make about 200 ftieets pei week, near four feet diameter, of thebeft Glass I ever saw. M COMMUNICATIONS. Mirabeau has told us in the National GuzetU, what arc they»rerunners of Monarchy and Aris tocracy. Condorcet, in a subsequent Gawtte, has added some after-runners. The latter sup poses that the pure spirit of that deified faint, Mirabeau, who, every body knows, hated vice all his life long, and who died a martyr to it, as fame tells us, that chaste, sober patriot foul, from the region appointed for such fort of peo ple, looks down on the United States with patft and sorrow to fee the vices they indulge in, and the dangers that await them. They intimate, be had rather go backhand take his chance, than stay and be' a fpeftator. It seems as it these kin dred spirits were not ignorant of each other's state, and our Mirabeaus make ufc ot the fpiric of the departed as their familiar. Is it, or is it not to be regretted, that as Mi rabeau has left his principles behind hira, he has not left his talents. His disciples are as profli gate, not as wife. We are told in certain orations, of the magic of the Funding System. There seems to be a magic which forneiiines inspires the orators to condemn it, as giving the holders of the certifi cates too much—and at others they condemn it # as not having given enough ; and they urge the propriety of giving the balance saved by the pub lic to the officers. Thus, as sorcery and magic work on the party, the crow is rometimes white and sometimes black. Can these conjurers tell how much the public has saved by givjng too much to the creditors. There art certain persons who would suited by having no laws. There are oihfc*» Who have urgent reasons to carry thcra ftiU fur ther. They must have dishonest laws. No wonder then we have a clamor froin aU-the tribe jwho hunger and thirst to fee iniquity established by law. They hate monied systems, and all plans of public credit. Paper bill* aj*4 tender a£ts, having neithei of those corruprm'g ingredients, money or credit, in them, would fit their fancy to a hair. There is a complaint that the difoftt parts of the Union are not completely informed of the nature of public measures. If that complaint 1 i well grounded, it affords a good reason for tKfc people at a distance being very flow id believtf evil reports of their governmerft, as they ar* very liable 10 be deceived, and imposed upon. It should be remarked, that falfehood otiC-traVeli the post. The carriers of falfe news do not wait to make up their mail, nor are they detained if any poft-office. In proportion as there it a defect of true information in any part of th* Union, there is an abundance of that whrch hi not true. The best remedy for this mrfehief, u for the people to suspend their judgments on public measures, rill they can get poiTefled oK fufficient grounds to form them maturely. There are certain popularity feekeTs, who go about to all public meetings like so many ped* lars. It is a barter trade—lies against pubtic officers, and abuse of Congress without meafurt, are trucked off for party influence and votes. INFORMATION. PRAY what avails the call for Information, To make more wife the faget of the The more the light,the darkness is the greater; The Lord enlighten then our legiftattire! Died, Monday the nth inft. Mrs, Mi*v Bkinghurst, wife of Mr. John Bringhurft, merchant, of this city.—-Mrs. Bringhurft was amiable—(he pofleffed a sweetness of difpoii tion, and pleating brilliancy of imagination—* which, with her personal attractions, render, ed her highly engaging as a companion—but (he pofleffed more folld qualities, which secured the heart, and ri vetted the attachment of the husband and the friend. Long, ItngJhall mem'ry en thy virtues, dwell, Ana I tug lament the Jlrohe by which they Jell: PRICE OF STOCKS. 6 per Cer.ts, 18f(j 3 per Cents, \yf Deferred, >«/» Full lh»re» Bank V. S. 15 per cent, prem
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