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