* • / lONDOU, December 31. OEKIX AX> CIHCU MUrANCtt- Motions have been made in tfce National Convention, for placing the troops in winter quarters, and even for recalling the greater part of them into the interior of France; but no meafurv were takeri in putluante oi them. Thlre was also a propol'al to place all the Newspapers moi e immediately under the influence of the Convention, and to appoint Cominiffioners for making enquiries concern ing the authors of them j but u[x>n this the AlTembly palled to the Order of the Day. Marat lias been denounced to the Conven tion by Chabot, for having declared in his pa per, though lunie'.vhat irfdireftly, rhat the French people might find it neceilary to elect for themselves a Chief. He immediately mounted the Tribune, and defended himfeli, in his usual way, with great violence, but, at least, with equal art. A g'eat deal of tumult ensued upon this; after which the AfTembly palled to the Order of the Day. The following character of tlie King of France, given by MaUherbes, one ofhisCoun fel, does both the parties great honor " The King is a man of a lofty character ; he has a strong and courageous mind, and he is fuperios to all attacks. the King were a Philosopher, or of tlie religion of the anci ent Romans, where a fort of honor was at tached to suicide, he might perhaps destroy bimlelf'; but he is of tire Catholic religion, which.forbids ielf-deftruftion. He is pious, and as sincere a believer as nian can be: the fear of difplealing God will always arrest his arm.'' The French, after taking the free and im perial towns ofAix la Chapelle, threw down the statue of the Emperor Charles V. which stood before the town-house, and erected the Tree of Liberty in its place. The French gtrrifon were under arms the whole time ; all the inhabitants, however, kept in their hou ses. This event, together with the addrefles from Mayence and Frankfort, and the com motions manilefted in moll of the towns ot Brabant against tbe new Republicans, prove that the people are quite recovered fronj the enthuflafm with which their troublelome guells at firff inspired them. General Miranda, after taking pofleflion of the town of Gueldre, the capital of Prufflan Cuelderland, levied on the merchants of that town 300,000 Dutch florins; 133,000 florins were levied on the town of Meurs, and also 6000 pair of flioes, 4060 pair of boots, and all the fluffs-and cloaths that could be found iu the ihops and ware-houses, for the cloathing of his troops. He took hpftages from both towns for what could not be paid him inffantly. A contribution of 100,000 florins has been laid on the Abbey of Cloftercamp, and two Friars have been taken as hostages for the payment. The situation of Paris becomes every day more critical. The lifts of proscription are renewed and multiplied. Again they have recourse to arbitrary imprisonment, as was gra&ifed previous to the scenes of the 2d Sep tember. Several Sections are in a state of in furre&ion ; the conftjtuted authorities with out power, commerce quite at a stand, and every good citizen i$ heartily sick of the revo lution. But the dread of the fcourgesof their country obliges them to smother their griefs. The late AcWrefs of the Deputies of the province of Hainault to the National Conven tion, contains foch a remarkable pafTage, that we are induced to copy it literally from the French Journals. It is as follows: " Generous Frenchmen, said they, rescind your Decree of the 15th of December, or you speak to us as Matters, Sove reigns, when you yourselves decree the cefla tion ol'our Taxes and Public Revenues,which you take into your own hands; and when you order the management of our National Effects, ■when you pronounce, otherwise than through ns, the extinction of our Political Societies or Corporations, when yoo prescribe even the confifcatien of private Property, which our former Depots dared not do, when they de clared us Rebels, and treated us as such." So much for French Liberty ! ! I can a Sure you that the public opinion is very much changed in favor of the King since his appearance at tne Bar of the Convention. Pamphlets in defence of his conduct are hawk ed through all the ttreets, whereas, twelve days ago to have uttered a Word in his favor, might have been attended with deadly conse quence s. Count Lncchefini is gone to Vienna, in quality of Mimfter from the King of Prutfia. By an express from Amfterdaro, received by Saturday's Dutch mail, we learn that the troops of his Sardinian Majefly have gained a signal advantage over the French in Savoy— that they had taken all their magazines at Sofpelo; three standards; 50prifoners, and killed and wounded a considerable number.— The loss of the Sardinians was very inconfi dsrable. Tbe Flanders mail of Friday brought an account of a riot at Offend, oecafioned by the inhabitants attempting to cut down the Tree ef Mberty, which the French fojdiers endea vored to defend. One citizen was killed in the affray. Letters from Mentzofthe 22dult.fay, that the French there are in perfect Tecuritv; that the Prtrilians occupy the heighths of Naflau, but are in great want of provisions and so rage ; that there are daily skirmishes, and sometimes a cannonade between the advanced ports of the two armies ; and that the King of Pruflia has lent to demand a truce for three ■months, that he may put his troops into win ter quarters. The former government of Geneva is at length completely annihilated. All the aris tocratic party have been turned out of their offices, and equality men have been fubltituted in their {lead. Domestic Articles. - HAUfAX, (N. C-0 Feb. 23. Extral afW|«i Philadelphia, dated Jim. 13. <1 xSrj|Hps of Mr. Steele Mr. Gifts hare ifK tbe Hnufe from their Confi dential (lumber?, and Mr. H • *i will be puzzled to obtain his new tax, notwithftand inghiseftabliftu*d influence, and the a&iveal fiftance of his eaftem j-k-Ir. This politician is for keeping up Old Man* Indiau far.ee, be cause it furniflies a pretence for new loans and additional taxes these objecHare obtained, he will write an elaborate report ortthe evils of war, ami tbe ruinojis pbHcy«P military eftabli foments—and join the try a gainst the hunted Secretary, until that liilfoftu nate instrument of his projects is fairly lodged in the toils —a trifling peace-offering to the pub lic odium ! BOSTON, February 23. SHIP NEWS-rextra. f Arrived, (hip Diligence from a cruiz*. The Captain informs, that in lat. 39. * ting- °° the Antifcdcral Fleet, commanded by Commo dore Pendulum*, met with a severe check, from the Federal Fleet, commanded by Admiral Fd~ bius who had hoisted his flag, on board the (hip Integrity* The following are some of the par ticulars The Tinsel, a small (hip from North- Carolina, attacked the Mdrs, an old, tried Chip, in the federal service : But the latter, feeling no injury from the pop-guns of the Tinjel did not deign to return a (hot—However, the Dctettor, a fifty gun (hip from Connecticut, checkcd thear logauce of'the Tinfe7, by pouring a broadside in to her, which her commander fpitefully returned, and hauled down her colours. The Blujler s a ci l e gingerbread (loop of war, of Virginity had the impudence to engage with a firft rate, who funk her immediately by owe well-dire&ed Report. The Ancient-Dominion, on board which Com modore Pendulum hoisted his "Jlandard" receiv ed a severe fire from the Catullus ; which much disordered her upper-voorks. Some of the anti federal fleet had the temerity to fire at the Jnteg rity, but (ht being a remarkably hard sided (hip, built of true 44 hearts-oj-oah," the (hot did not enter, but recoiling, injured the fliips who fired them ; on which theyJheeredoff. The Hopeful, a firft rate from Virginia, in the anti-service, which was remarkably afilire at the firft of the war, has lately kept much aloof, the Capt. being discouraged. It was said Commodore Pendulum intended to resign, as soon as he arrived in port, beingdifTatisfied with the service. The antifederal fleet expected to be reinforced by the Demagogue and some other fliips, from Majfachufetts : but so far from that, this truly re publican and federal Rate is determined further to add to the strength of the other squadron, and inftcad of the Demagogue, will fend the Patriot of DanverSy a {hip well known in the Jlormi of *75» which ha* weathered many a Ga/e, and which may be relied on in the hour of difficulty. * Sati'to he -parallelwith the latitude if PbifaT dclphia. THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTH.DAY, Was yesterday celebrated, in this town, with all those emotions of feftive gratitude, which arise in the breasts of Freemen, who feel grateful, that Heaven has thus far, prolonged the life of a citizen, whose existence is deemed essential to the welfare of his country. The lifing fun of this anniversary of his natal day, was saluted by a difchaige of 9 gnns, from Liberty Square : A very numerous companyof citizens dined at Concert Hall; and after dinner, among others, gave the following TOASTS J. The Day.—May it ever be marked as a Festival in the annals of Freedom. a. The Hero of the Day—AWashinoton to every grateful Country, and a grateful Coun try to every Washington. 3. The American Union—May its duration be limited only by the boundaries of time. 4. The Vice-President and Congress of the United States.— May their panegyric continue to be read in the prosperity of their country. , VOLUNTEERS. ALEXANDER HAMILTON. HENRY KNOX. CONGRESS. HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES. In the Minutes of Thursday's Proceedings, it was noticed that 'Mr. Murray moved to tale the Bill concerning Bai!,Procefs and Co/}s, ire. into consideration, and that the Motion was seconded by Mr. Key. Upon this occajion Mr. MURRAY suggested the necessity of giving a preference to this bill reported by him some days finee. He declared that business pri or in point of time; and superior in point of dignity and consequence. The Judicial system w;is inadequate to the objects of justice or of coercion. Its defe&s resulted from the difficul ty and novelty of the cafe—and as no nation on earth, had in his knowledge, ever produced by one exertion of wisdom a system complete and efficient, it was not wonderful that the law in question had it imperfeiftions. It was ifi' vain to expe<St a complete theory of thisfort—Wifdom must correfl errors where they fliall appear; and it will be but by gradual amelioration, that ws can expect our system to reach any thing near to pra&ical pcrfefliou He then offered a bill, which, if the profefiional men would look stea dily at, might be, if not a complete remedy on its several points, at least a bottom on which something good might rife. Bail, whether re guarded as to the citizen or the revenue, was a point of high importance, and the appointment of commissioners of bail loudly called for, as a measure to relieve the United States system from an invidious c nip rifon with the fvftcms of the state. The other ojijeits were before the house 318 in the bill r M if were onee fleidi ly attended to he believed there would be no difficulty on the fubjedt He hoped the refac tions would not now be taken up. They requir #d no concurrence of the Senate—a bill did, and they ought to have time to examine the bill which they would have if the house would at tend to the fubje<st. FRIDAY EVENING, March X. The House went into committee of the whole on the resolutions refpetfting the official conduit of the Secretary of the Treasury, introduced by Mr. Giles. After a lenthy debate, the question Will the committee agree to the firft resolution under'eonfideration, was put, and negatived— I4mtmber« rifingin the affirmative, and 38m the negative. The next was negatived 35 to 16; the reft were reje<sted without a division. The committee then rose, and the Chairman reported that the committee of the whole House had had under confiderationfundryrefolutionsre fpefting the official co!idu& of the Secretary of the Treasury, and had disagreed to the fame. The House took up this report, and the ques tion was put —Will the House agree to the re port of the committee of the whole, which is to disagree to the resolution in the following words: Resolved, That the Secretary of the treafflry has violated the law pafled the 4th of August, 1790, making appropriations of certain monie9au(horifedtobe borrowed by the said law, in the following particu lars, viz. ift. By applying a certain por tion of the principal borrowed, to the pay ment of iritereft falling due upon that prin cipal which was not authorized by that or any other law. 2dly. By drawing a part of the said monies into the United States, without the inftru&ions of the President of the United States. The ayes and noes being demanded are, ayes 40, noes 12—as follow : ATES.—Meflieurs Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourn, Dayton, Fitzfi mons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon,Green up, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Hillhoufe, Hind man, Key, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Niles, Sedgwick, J.Smfth, I. Smith, W. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges,Thatcher,Tucker,Ward, Williamfon, Willis. NOES.—Meffieuce Aflie, Baldwin, Fiodley, Giles, Gregg, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Orr, Page, Parker. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury has deviated from the induc tions given by the President of the United States in executing the authorities for making loans under the a&s of the 4th and 12th of August, 1790. The question on agreeing to the report for re jecting this resolution—ayes 39, noes la —— as follow : AYES.—Meflieurs Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourn, Dayton, Fitzfi mons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Green up, Griffin, Grove, Hartley, Hillhoufe, Hind man, Key, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Leonard, Livermore, Muhlenberg, Murray; Niles, Sedgwick,'J. Smith, I. Smith, W.Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Thatcher, Tucker, Ward, Williamfon. NOES.—Meflieurs Afhe, Baldwin, F indley, Giles, Gregg, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Orr, Page, Parker. Resolved, That the Secretary of the treasury omitted to discharge an efiential duty of his office, in failing to give Con gress official information in due time of the monies drawn by him ftom Europe into the United States, which drawing com menced in December 1790, and conti nued 'till January 1793; and of the causes of making such drafts. On agreeing to the report for rejecting this resolution—ayes 33, noes 15 —as follow: AYE S.—Meflieurs Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourn, Dayton, Fitzfi mons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hart ley, Hillhoufe, Hindman, Key, Kitchell, Law rance, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Muhlen berg, Murray, Sedgwick, J. Smith, W. Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturges, Thatcher, Tucker, Ward, Williamfon. NOES.—Meflieurs Afhc, Baldwin, Findley, Giles, Griffin, Grove, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Niles, Page, Pa ket, I.Smith. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury, without the inftruftions of President of the United States, has drawn more monies borrowed in Holland into the United States, than the President of the United States authorized to draw under the ast of tithAuguft 1790, which ast appropriated two millions of dollars only, when borrowed to the purchase of the public debt, and that he has omitted to Jifcharge an efiential duty of his office, in failing to give official information to the commifiioners for purchasing the pub lic debt, of the various sums drawn from time to time suggested by him to have been intended for the purchase of the pub lic debt. The aye* and noes on agreeing to the report for rejc&ing this resolution are, ayes 33, noes B—as follow : AYES.--Messieurs Ames, Barnwell, Bcnfon, Boudinot, S. Bourne, B. Bourn, Dayton, Fitzfi mons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Grove, Hartley, HMhoufe, Hindman, Kitchell, Law rance, Learned, JLeonxrd, Livermore, Muhlen berg, Niles, Sedgwick; J. Smith, W. Smith, Stale, Stemtt. Sttt-gt,; ThatAcr, TvC, . Ward, Wiliiamfin. ' NOES.—Meffieun Alhe, Baldwin, FindW Giles, Macon, Madison,. Mercer, Parker. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury did not consult the public in terest in negociating a loan with the bank of the United States, and drafting therr from 400,000 dollars, at j per cent, per annum, when a greater sum of public money was deposited in various banks at the refpeftive periods of making the re fpe&ive drafts. On the qutftion for agreeing to the report for rejecting this resolution— ayea 33, noes 8. [Names as on the preceding refolutiun 1 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury has been guilty of an inde corum to this House, in undertaking to judge of its motives in calling for infor mation, which was demant'.able of him from the conftitutio.i of his office, and in failing to give all the neceflary infor mation within his knowledge relatively to the fubje&s of reference made to him of the 19th January, and of 23d November 1792, during the present ses sion. On the que ft ion for agreeing to the report for reje&ing this resolution—ayes 34, poes 7— as follow. AYES.—Messieurs Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, Boudinot, B. Bourne, S. Bourn, Dayton, Find ley, Fitzfimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gor don, Hartley, Hillhoufe, Hindman, Kitchell, Lawrance, Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Muh lenberg, Niles, Parker, Sedgwick, J. Smith, W.Smith, Steele, Sterrett, Sturgds, Thatcher, /Tucker, Ward, Williamfoq. NOES.Messieurs Aftie, Baldwin, Giles,. Grove, Lee, Macon, Madison. The House adjourned about a quarter of an hour before ia o'clock, p. m. Saturday, March 2, A report of the Secretary of the Treafury,on thp petition of Lewis Garanger, was read and ordered to lie on the table. A report was read from the committee to whom was referred the letter of the Secretary of the Trcafury, complaining of inaccuracies in - printing his communications made to the house. This jeport contains the following resolution, vit. That there be printed under the dire&ien of the Secretary of the Tretfury, 300 copies of his reports made to the House. This resolution was agreed to. Mr. Boudinot moved the following: Resolved, that the Clerk of the House of Re presentatives be deemed to continue in office un til a successor is appointed—agreed to. Resolved, that the Doorkeeper and Afliftant Doorkeeper of this House be continued in office till successors are appointed—agreed to. In committee of the whole, on the bill forin creafmg the salaries of the Auditor of accouhtl and the commiffionej* of the revenue —the Re. gifter and Comptroller of the treasury were ad ded to the bill—the addition to the salaries of the two firft is 500 dollars each—to the two last two hundred and fifty dollars each. The amendments were reported to the House, taken into consideration and agreed to. On the question for engrofling the bill, for its third reading. The Ayes and Noes were as follow: d Y £ s. Key, Lawrance, Lee, Mess. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benfon, S. Bourne, B. Bourn, Dayton, Findtey, Fitzfimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Hartley, A N 0 £ S. I. Smith, Sturges, , Sumpter, MelT. Clark, Giles, Cordon, Grove, Hillhoufe, Kitchell, Livermoro, MacoD, Miles, A message from the President of the U. States by Mr. Lear, informed the house that he ha» approved and signed an a<st making an appopm tion3 for defraying the expence of holding a treaty wFth thehoftile Indian tribes,north- weft of the river Ohio. A message from the Senate by Mr. Otis inform ed the House, that the President ef the United States has notified the Senate, that he has ap proved and signed two a&s which originated in the Senate, viz. an a<sfc for altering the time an places for holding the Circuit Courts in t e Eastern Diftri& and in North-Carolina, and or other purposes; aud an a#, in additiort to t « a&, for eftablilhing the Judicial Courts of the Unit d States. The committee on enrolled bills reported four bills as truly enrolled, viz. . . An a& for extending the time for receiving fubferiptions to the loan of the United States, - c. An a<st, supplementary to the a&, for the e tablifhment and fupp«rt of light-Woufes, beacons, buoys, and public piers. An ad: for the relief of Elijah Boftwick. An a& providing for the payment of the r inftalme t due to the bank of the United State. An a& providing an annual allowance lor education of Hugh Mercer, and, An a&, supplementary to the aA, makingm effectual provision for the collection of t e ties imposed by law on goods, wares an n* chandize, and on the tonnage of ships, t> r ve The Speaker signed the fame. Muhlenberg, Murray, Parkers Sedgwick, W. Smith, Steele, Thatcher, Tucker, Willis, 14- . Sylvester. Treadwell, Ward, Greenup, Orr, 1
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