Convention. The Proficient endeavored to restore eider, and was obliged twice to put on his hat- This confufion continued lor two hours, dfjring the whole of which time hardly a word could be beard. It was at last propolird to except Egality from the Decree, and so adjourn the quelti ob, so far as it related to him, for three days. This motion was adopted. Some original Iclteu ot Mr. I.apniie, were tjaiifmiltfd to the Convention by Madame Olympii Degouges. who oJfcied at the fame time to undertake the defenee ol Lmiis XVI. On this offer the Convention proceeded lothe order of ihc day. Some fufptcions having beep excited irom certain passages in the papers, n> be employed as prootM.ga.nft Lojj* XVI. that Bailly, for. rnerly Mayor of Paris, attempted to lavor the flight of the ex-monarch. Bailly wiote to the Convention, declanng, that during the whole time of his magistracy, be alwa)i atted upon the fame principles—the lupport of ihe law ; and that he never favored any party or tadion what ever. December 2a- A debate took place refpe&ing the existing Committees ; Tome Members haying insisted on the execution ot the law, which ordains, that one half of* the Members of each ftiall, at the end of every two be removed, and their places be filled by new Members. The Convention at length decreed, that this law should be put in execution, and that all the Committees, that of the Conllitution excepted, ihould be one half renewed. Couthon vemonftrated against the Decree which ena&s, that in all countries occupied by ths armies of the Republic, the functions Of provisional administrators cannot be per formed by any ci-devant Nobleman, Priest, or Agent, of the Austrian Government. He said the above was unjust and implicit; that it infringed the Sovereignty of the People, so lemnly acknowledged by the Convention; and that it was unworthy of the reprefenta. tives of a free nation to enchain the con sciences of those whom they had delivered from tyrants. He concluded by moving, that these reftriftions might be annulled. After some debate the motion was decreed with an amendment—that nobility and cler gy, before they could be elected, must have renounced all their prerogatives and privi leges. Young Equality came to Paris the other day to visit his lifter—He exclaimed, 4 1 know they meditate our baniftiment : If the sen tence find me here, I will instantly depart and give an example without a murmur,ot fidelity and fubmiflion : If it reaches me in time of attion, I will plunge into the enemy's battal ions, and in dying receive the consolation of .falling for my country.' This young man has been in seventeen anions. • Domestic Articles. NORFOLK, February 16. %CJ~* NOTICE. The Consul of the French Republic informs the descendants of French families in this coun try, that or. the 2111 September, 1792, the Nati onal Aflembly enisled, on the propolal of citi zen La Grevole, " that the Executive Ppwer mall, without delay, enroll the names of the French families, which were prosecuted on ac count of religion by Louis XVI. in that they may recover their property so unjustly connlcat- ed." The Conlul will fend to France, with the ut most pkafure, the claim and gritvances of his brethren. The Citiztn-Conful, M. A. B. Mancourit. January S4> >793' and firft of the French Republic. WINCHESTER (Vir.) February 18. On Monday evening last a Ball was given in commemoration of the President's Bi kth, at Mr. Daugherty's tavern in this town. — The occasion gave peculiar happiness to the company, by having another opportunity of demonstrating their fove and veneration for that great and good citizen. The evening was spent with great hilarity, and, among ma ny oofcers, the following patriotic toasts were given : Our be'oved President, may he long be ena bled to render his important services to a grateful country—The Majority in Congrels; may they continue to deserve the confidence of their constituents—The Federal Constitu tion ; may its basis of wisdom be invulner able to the fhafts of revilers, or the frends of anarchy—May unanimityand attention banish local diftinclions in United America—May our National Laws remove every obstacle to the payment of honest debts—The \ ice-Pre sident ; may his exertions in his country's cause be still remembered —Our unfortunate friend the Marquis de la Fayette. EAST ON (Maryland) Feb. 19. Monday the nth instant, being the Anni verfary of the Birth of our beloved PreGdent r the fame was celebrated here by the Ladies and Gentlemen of this town and its neigh borhood. The Ball-room was filled with La dies, whose smiles teftified the joy with which they embrace every opportunity of expressing their gratitude to, and veneration for, their protestor and benefactor. At the upper end of the Ball-room was hungahandfome picture of the Piefident, ornamented with a crown of laurel and wreaths of flowers, which the La dies had previously prepared. The Ball was opened with the favorite dance of " The President's Birth-Night"—and the evening was spent with the otmoft hilarity and refined pleafure —On no occasion have we fcen a more bi illiant or a more happy company. BOSTON, Feb. 16. Ittiafl of d Utter Jrom Philadelphia. CONGRESS are drawing to a close—there are some important matters vet pend ing ; but though the men who have hitherto duuc the bulinels, are ful.citous still to do as much as poffibk ; tliey have to encounter vet ry extraordinary exertions made to procral tinate almost every thing to. the next, Con g,ef not with a with or expiation that business will then be done better ; but, that it will be undone. This is not ay uncharitable luppofition —for when opposition finds its ar guments against the principles trt nieaXures refuted, it constantly brings forward the next Congrel's ; and this is the concluding idea of every declamation against doing any prclent felfion. I Ihould mod sincerely lament the cirtunp ftauce, if by eletfting an anti-feileral Malfachufetts should encreafe the junto a gainst hcrfelf: That this would be the cafe, should some names be brought forward, which have so deeply pledged theiufelyes against the public mealures already adopted, is so evi dent, that I am aftotiiflied to fee how your votes have run. If thole who never t,d any thing for their country—if those whd bellow the loudest against the Constitution, and the laws of the union—if those who have no per sonal honor, or private reputation are the pa triots of our country, then will the people of Massachusetts ast a wile and confident part in committing the public interest to .be care and guidance of men, who will coincide wtth persons of the above description. You fee what has been the result of the at tack on the War-Department, m the Houle The Committee on St. Clair's expeditioiyvill probablv make a new report this week . I think they will be puzzled—Knox will llliid acquitted, juftified and honored, ifftr.a jus- done, or lam much miftaken—*nd so will Hodgdon t The Secretary of t e Tr.afu rv comes next—He will come forth hie gold —His friends are mistaken in the man, if his reputation is not of more value in his own el timation, than all she produce of Mexico fi.ee avarice firft opened a mine. These mvefti gations will do good, if the people art wife and just in appreciating the merits of thfir faithful servants —and in fliewing a proper contempt for the (ham patriots, who raise a smoke as a cover to facilitate their access to public appointments —There is, howevtr,ano ther object in these in veftigations; it is pro crastination. We have much talk here of resignations in the executive departments—even of the chief —but this I do not believe ; Mr. Jefferson certainly <roes out in March—he has up his houle—fome fay, the Secretary <f the Trea r ury and the Secretary of War, will re sign; but it is mere conjecture. Howsver, this may be observed, that it is a most flajtant and scandalous violation of republican princi ples, to asperse, arraign and condemn public characters, without mercy and without trial, or without the ftradow ot proof : What millt be the consequence of such conduct, hut this, that men of honor and fenlibility will shrink from, and avoid public trusts —their ,peaces will be filled with thele unprincipled calum niators, who willljefpife the public option, while they peculate in the public interest. The President of the United States has come in for a due fliare of the dirt thrown from the mud-carts of these traducers ot all good men : But his patriotifin is proof agUinft every aiTaulc, and the confidence and venera tion of the friends of virtue will support him to the end of his days, in being the protestor and preset ver of our free and glorious Consti tution." On Tuesday evening departed this life, in the 601 h year of his age, John Ma n I.v, Cap tain and Commander in the Navy of the UAited States. This gallant officer diftinguifbed him frlf by his esrly, spirited and fuccefslul enter prizes during the late war. His funeral at tended by a large concourse of citizens, thd Free Mal'ons, and by the Independent Company of fuzileFfs, wn'li drums (r.uffled, music playing a solemn dirge—at the place of interment three vollies were fired. For the GAZETTE of the UNITED STAtES Mr. Fen no, THE jbrogrefs of truth is Jom dimesflow, but its flcpi are always sure towards Jinat viflory over error and deception. Sometimes it has a tedious course to travel, and many objlatles to pass overthrown jn its way by the inimical artifice.> oj men interejledto keep those divided and opposed in their views oj things who have one and theJame interifi, cause, andJtnti ment, that ought to Unite and harmonize their minds and meafurts. It is a pleafmg and comforting tef tmony which the jriends of true liberty and public virtue now fee, in the fmpathetic and joyful demon- 1 fli ations going forward, that notwithjiavding all the manoeuvres cj a de/igring epbal agvnfl liberty, to sow theJeedi of arijlocr&cy in tire rank foil oj ava rice, and to manure their growth by t\eJliintflalirig mixture of political and monied operations ; And at the fame junflure, to sap the public confidence and affeflion towards republican g&vr nvient, by calum rf\ii Again (I republicans in France, and at the principles of equality and the rights oj man among our/elves, that notwithjlanding these things, truth is every where lifting up her awful voice, and [peaking I Joith the fame puie patriotic jtntiments, which) liberty ever breathes into generous and manly hearts ; nor can the time be far ojf' when the fame*folemn voice of the people will proclaim their indignant Jeelings againjl all fuck as have endeavored to turn them from the plain path of honefl republicanijm. which leads to the u\iverfalgood of all, and to involve them in the msfleries oj a crooked and cunningly devised policy, tending in the end to blind and fetter the many 9 and to make them hewers of wood and drawers oj water to the jew, who unftisfied with fucking up the wealth of the community, vifibiy ajpire and aim at vaulting into dignities, emoluments) and power independent oj the piople. COLUMBIA. 314 CONGRESS. HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES, TUESDAY, Feb. 26. A report on thr petition of Lewis Pintard „.s read, which proposes an exienfion of the time limited for receiving drawbacks—icfeired to the committee of the whole to-morrow. In committee of the whole on the bill to au thorize the grant of land to the French inhabt tants of Gallipolis. . Mr. Muhlenberg in the chair. The difcitflion of the bill engaged the com mittee till near the time of adjournment. Va rious verbal and other amendments were agreed to, and reported to the house ;-thofe were •adopted by the house, and the b.ll ordered to be eng r ofTed for a third reading to-morrow. The French inhabitants ot Gjllipolis purchas ed from petfons calling themfclves Agents of the Scioto Company, a largetraft of land, for which thty paid a high pr.ee, on condition that the Company would give them certain fl.pulated afliflancc in making their fettlemcnt. They re moved to this country from France and found that the title of the land on which they were featcd by the Scioto Company, is dilputed by the Ohio Company. From motives of benevo lence, humanity and policy, and in consequence of their voluntary military fcrvices, a grant of land is by the bill directed to be conveyed to them, independent of their disputed claim to their present fettlemcnt. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Oils, in formed the House that they have concurred, with amendments, in the amendments of the House, to the bill in addition to the att toy e.- tablifhing the judicial courts of the United States. ~ , Mr Heifter, of the committee on enrolled bills, reported four bills as truly enrolled, viz. " An a£t making appropriations lor the lup port of government for the year 1793 "An att to regulate claims to invalid ptnfions. — " An ast to repeal the leveral lmpoll laws, lo far as thev -impose a duty on ufeful beasts im ported for breed." And "An ast for fettling the claims of certain pcrfons therein mention ed." The Speaker signed these acts. A committee, consisting of Mess. F.tzfimons, Griffin and Treadwell, was appotnted to bring in a bill to provide for the support of light houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers, not ceded to the United States. A bill making an appropriation to defray the expense of holding a treaty with the hoftilc In dian tribes, north- *eft of the river Ohio, was taken into consideration. An amendment re ported yesterday by the committee oT the whole, was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be en grofled. • . A message from the Senate by Mr. Otis, in formed the House, that the Senate have co.cur red with amendments, in two bills lent from the House, viz. A bill to regulate trade and m tcrcourfe with the Indian tnbes-and a bill tor fixing the time of the next annual meeting of Congress. Mr. Hartley moved, that the Honfe (hould go into a committee of the whole on the report of the committee appointed to enquire into the causes of the failure of the expedition under Gen. St. Clair. This motion was not agreed to. Mr. Livermore then moved, thtt the com mittee of the whole (hould be difchargcd from the consideration of said report. This motion was made on a supposition that the time remain ing of the feflion will not admit of finiffiing the discussion of the ruhjeft. This motion was car ried in the affirmative. Mr. Madison then moved the following in substance, viz. Resolved, That the report of the committee on the causes of ihe failure of the expedition under Gen. St. Clair, ought to be printed, toge ther with the observations of the Secretary of War, the commanding General, and the Quar ter-matter General, relative thereto. Resolved, That each member of Congress be furniflied with two copies of the fame, and that such measures as may be eligible, be taken to circulate them thro' the United States. These resolutions were debated for some time; i but without deciding, the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, February 27. The bill to authorise a grant of land to the French inhabitants of Gallipolis—and the bill making an appropriation to defray the expences of holding a treaty with thehoftile indian tribes north weft of the river Ohio, were severally read the third time and passed. A bill supplementary to the a& providing for the eftabliftiment and maintenance of Light Houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers was twice read and referred to the committee of the whole this day. The bill for extending the time limited for receiving subscriptions to the loan of the United States was twee read and committed for to morrow. Mr. Fitzfimona laid the following motion on the table viz. " Resolved, that a committee be appointed to bring in a bill to make further pro vision for securing the collection of the duties on foreign and domestic distilled spirits, (bills, wines* and teas; this motion was agreed to, and refer red to a fcled committee. The amendments of the Senate to the amend ments of thV houle to the bill ftipplementary to the a& for establishing the Judicial Courts of the United States were read ; also their amend ments to the bill to regulate trade and inter course with the Indian tribes. A letter was read from the Secretary of the Treasury, complaining of some inaccuracies in the printing of the Reports which he had made to the house during the present session : this let ter was referred to a fele«sl committee, confift ingof Mess. FitzGrtionfi, Sedgwick and Dayton. In committee of the whole Mr. Dayton in the chair, on the bill for altering the places of hold ing the Circuit Courts of the U. States, in the states of North Carolina and Vermont, and for other purposes. The committee made some a mendments, which being reported to the house, a mot ion made agreed to recmnm„- the bill to a leleil committee. A meffaje from the Prrfident of the U. foimed the house that he has this day approved and iigned two ads, which originated in xht house, viz. one an a<3 repealing the federal Im port law* of the U. States l'o far at the feme may be deemed to impose duties on ufeful bead* ported for breed; the other, "an a3 making provision for the persons therein mentioned. The amendment, of the Senate to the bill in titled, an a<ft to regulate trade and mtercourfe with the Indian tribes, were taken into conside ration, and agieed to by thehoule. The amend ments of the Senate to the amendments of th« house to the bill fupplementa y to the ad foref tablifhing the Judicial Courts, were next take* up.thefr were concurred in with amendment). A roeffage from tile Senate by Mr. Otii their Secretary,informed the huufe that they fed a bill providing an annual allowance for the education of Hugh Mercer. The Secretary »1. so informed the house, that the Prcbdent of the U. States has approved and figncd.an ad, in ad ditionto and for alteration of an ad for txt rid- ing the time limited for fettling the accounts be- tween the U. States and the individual flatev The amendment of the Senate to the bill for fixing the time of the next annual meeting of Congress were read—this propofesthelaftMun- day in December, in lieu of the firft Monday of Nov. as in the bill; the house negatived this a- roendment A second meflage from the Senate informed the house that they have palled the bill entitled an a&, to ascertain the fees in admiralty proceed- ings in the diftridt Courts of the U. States, with amendments. The bill received from the Senate providing an allowance for the education of Hugh Mercer was read the firft time : the second reading of this bill, being opposed, as unconstitutional, the question, lhall the bill be reje&ed, was put, a- grseable to the rules of the houfcj-*Jww*M»«gsu. tived. The bill -was then referred to a commit tee of the whole. An estimate of additional appropriations for the fervicesof the year 1793, was received from the Secretary of the Treasury; read and refer red to a fele& committee confiding of meffiturs Fitzfimons, Madison, and W. Smith, "with in ftfu&ions to report a bill. Mr. Heifter brought in a report on the peti tion of relative to a discovery in the improvement of fire arms. This report is favorable to the petitioner. Mr. Giles, after some pointed animadveffions, on the Reports of the Secretary of the Treaiury made to the House, pursuant to the relolution» which have been paflfed, read several resolutions relative thereto, which were handed to the Clerk, again read, and laid on the table. motion of Mr. Barnwell, it was voted, that wftc» xfrejloufe adjourn, thty adjourn to 6 o'clock in the evening. A message was received from t'ne Prefidcnt of the United States, by Mr. Lear, his Secreta ry, with the copy of a exemplication of an ad of the state of New York, ceding to the United States the jurifdi&ion of a certain trail of tand on Montok Point, in said state. A letter was read from the Treasurer of the United States, covering the report of the ac counting Officers of the Treasury, on his ac counts to the 31ft of Dec. 179 a. A report was read from the Secretary of the Treasury, containing an abftra<St of the exports of the United States, referred to a leled committee to examine and report on such part* as it may be proper to print. Adjourned till 6 o'clock in the evening. Wcdnrfday Evening, February 27. The amendments of the Senate to the bill for ascertaining the fees in cast s of Admiralty proceedings, in the Di£ri<si Courts of the Uhi ted States, were agreed toby the House. A bill, providing for the reimbursement of a loan made of the Bank cf the United Sta'es, was taken into consideration. On motion, the bill was re-committed to the committee of the whole. The House immediately went into a committee of the whole, Mr. Muhlenberg in the chair. The bill being read, a motion was made to strike out the firtt fe&ion, which au- - thorites a loan. Mr. Barnwell said, as he had been in favour of making the loan 0/ two millions, as contem plated in the feiSion; he thought it due to him felf and to the committee to slate the realon which will induce him to agree to the motion for striking out the fe6tion. It is, said he, e caufe there is not time during the fefiion to go into such an investigation of the fubjeft as it merited; such an investigation, hewasperlua ded, would convince every unprejudiced mod, that it would be for the interest of the Unite States to effed the loan. . Mr. Madilon was in favour of linking out the feflion —fettlng aside the consideration ilia the United States are not under obligation discharge the whole sum of two millions at present time ; he very much doubted the po icy of making loans at that amount," 1,1 question, Whether any laving could be n thereby, is problematical, confidenng the r .. interefl in Europe. He thought it p"> • that before the time came round, when ted States might be obliged to dift ar £ whole of this debt, money may be obtainM more advantageous terms than at pre cn , fliould be found necessary to borrow- The fe&ion was ftruckout nem cot,. Several amendments were made to t e fe&ion ; the committee then rose and r <jP the fame ; the House adopted the amendments, and ordered the bill to be engrofled. Mr. Williamfon, of the committee 0 Secretary of the Treasury's communication fpe&rng the exports and imports of the U States, reported that the lame ought to be p In committee of the whole, 011 b ''J ting the accounting officers of the re
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