fctr. l!?V<r«iore, of tlve committee of confer
ee on the disagreeing votes of the two Hou'fes
oil the bill for fixing the time of the next annual
meeting of Congress, reported that the con
ferees.could not agree. The bill being 1011, the
time of the meeting of the next Congress will
be the fir (I Monday in December, according to
the constitution.
Another message from the Senate informed
the House, that they have pafitd the bill for the
relief of Simeon Thayer, with amendments. Al
so that they have considered the bill, directing
the officers of the treasury to pass to the credit
of John Banks the sum of dols. and have re
solved that the fame be referred to the next fcf-
A resolution for compensating the witneflVs
on the enquiry into the causes qf the failure of
the expedition under Gen. St. Clair, was agreed
to. • , , .
Mr, Smith called up the motion for a resoluti
on authorizing the President of the United States
to caufeprovifion to be made for the accommo
dation of the next' Congre/s. The question for
taking this resolution into consideration was ne
gatived.
The amendments of the Senate to the bill for
the relief of Simeon Thayer, were taken into
Confideration,and disagreed to. Ayes i7,noeS2l.
A'nother message from the Senate informed
the House, that they have paflcd the bill making
appropriations therein mentioned ; that the bill
for returning to Jacob Bell certain duties on
yielded Fish, having been eonfidered, the Senate
had resolved that said bill do not pass.
The Secretary also informed the House, that
tie Prefidant of the United State* had notified
the .Senate, that on Monday next, at l» o'clock,
he would take the oath prescribed by the consti
tution in the Senate chamber.
The engrofled bill, making addition to the
compensation certain officers of the treasury,
was read the third time and passed.
A bill, providing for the compensation of
_gl,enezer Storer, was taken into consideration
in committee of the whole, and
mit amendment. A motion was made in the
House, to postpone this bill to the next session—
this-was aprced to.
Mr. Findley moved the following resolution,
in substance, viz.
Resolved, that the Secretary of the treasury
Report to Congress, onthe firft Monday of Janu
ary next, the number of the stills in the respec
tive di'tri&s d.ftinguifhmg those employed in
distilling spirits from domestic materials —the
nets produce —amount of drawbacks the num
ber of officers, and amount of their salaries—•
Tim resolution >vas agreed to.
Adjourned till 7 o'clock P. M.
SATURDAY EVF.NING, March 4.
A communication was read from the Secreta
ry of the Ttvafury, combining a report from
the Coramiflioner of the Revenue refpertir.g the
fti in the several diftrivtsin the United States,
the quantities of spirits diftijled, See. &c.
o*r(ier7ed, thAt 100 copies of thi9 report be
tot the vfv rrf iii" member*.
j- A niefTHge from the .Srnate, hy Mr. Otis, in
formed the House that rhey recede frpm their
amendments so the bill for the relief of Simeon
Thayer; that they have confkiertc the bill to
authorize a grant of land to the inhabitants of
Galliopolis—and have resolved that the fame do
not pass.
The report of a felert committee, on the me
morial of William Crowe, refperting a difcove
ly or improvement in fire-arsis, was read—and
on motion, referred to the consideration of the
next Congress.
Another mefTage was received from the Se
nate., informing the House that they have pair
ed a bill entitled, " an art making addition to
the compensation of certain public officers.'
On motion of Mr. Williamfon, the purport of
the following resolution was agreed to : 1 hat
the Clerk of this House be directed to allow any
person or persons, who conceive themselves in
terested, to take copies of such statements rela
tive to their official condurt as were by them £i-
Ven in to the committee appointed to enquire in
to the of the failure of the expedition un
der General St. Clair.
A mefTage from the President of the United
States, by Mr. Secretary Lear, informed the
House that the following afls have received his
approbation and signature : viz.
An supplementary to the a A providing
for the support of light-hotffes, &c.
An a& to provide for the payment of the firft
instalment of a loan made of the Bank of the
United States
An a6t for extending the time for receiving
on loan that part of the domestic debt which
lhall not have been fubftribed prior to the Ift
day of March, 179.;; and
An a& for the relief of Elijah Boil wick.
The committee on enrolled bills reported, a»
truly enrolled, an ad making certain appropria
tions therein mentioned; an a«st for the relief of
Simeon Thayer; and, an a& making addition
to the compensation ot certain public officers.--
These were figncd by the Speaker and laid be
fore the President.
In committee of the whole, on the bill mak
ing further proviffon for securing the duties on
ditlilled lpirits and ft ills, wines and teas. Some
progress was made in difculfing this bill, but a
motion being made that the committee fliouid
rife and aflc to be discharged, the fame being
put and carried, the committee rose and were
Jifcharged. The fubje<sf, in consequence, must
reft till next Congress.
Ameffage from the Senate informed theHoufe
Hilt the President has approved and signed an
•A Aipplementary to the a<sl to provide more
effe&ually for the colle&ion of the duties of im
post and tonnage; and an a<St to provide an an
nul allowance for the education of Hugh Mer
cer.
A meflage from the Prefulcnt of the United
States, by Mr. Lear, notified ;h: Houf: that
he had approved and signed the three adls last
reported-by the committee on enrpiled bills.
Another message from the Senate informed
the House, that the Senate having finilhed the
bufmei's before them, are now ready to adjourn.
On motion, it was resolved,. that a commit
tee of the House be appointed to join a commit
tee t)f the Senate,, ro wait on the President of
the United States, and inform him* that Con*
grefs is ready to adjourn without day, unlefshe
ihould have apy communications to make; and
meflieurs Boudinot, Sedgwick and Hindman,
were appointed the committee.
Mr. Murray then moved the following reso
lution, and that those who approved thereof
would {hew their assent by rising.
Resolved, that the thanks of the House of
Representatives beprefented to Jonathan Trum- ,
bull, in teftifaony of their approbation of his
conduct in the chair, and in the execution ot
the difficult and important trust reposed in him
as Speaker of the said House.
The resolution was agreed to nem. con. and
the Speaker made the following reply,
Gentlemen, You have made me very happy
by this teftrmony of your approbation of my
conduct in the chair. 1 feel at the lame time
an additional pleasure in this opportunity of
rendering to you my sincere acknowledgments
for the kind candour and indulgence as well as
the constant aid and support which I have ex
perienced in the performance of the duty which
you were pleased to aflign me. Be assured Gen
tlemen, I shall ever retain a grateful sense of
your goodness, and you will fufFer me to add,
thatmylieft wifhesfor your welfare and happi
nefsin public and in private life will attend each
member of this honorable body.
A message from the Senate informed the
House that they concur in the vote for a joint
committee to wait on the President of the Uni
ted States, and have appointed meflieurs John
fton and Rutherfurd on their part.
Mr. Boudinot, ofthe joint conrunittce, report
ed to the House, that they had waited on the
President of the United States, who informed
them that he had no further communications to
make. On which the Speaker adjourned the
House, fine die.
Philadelphia, March 6.
CONGRESS.
Saturday last the second House of Reprefen
atives of the United States closed its second
fetficjn, and adjourned without day.—ln the
early part of the feflion, business moved with
no great celerity—but towards the close, a
number of very ellential and important acts
were pafled—the benefit of which, will he ex
perienced bp the Agricultural, Mechanical,
and Commercial Interests of our Country
while the public Revenue will be encreafed
without any additional public burthens.
Two of the great Departments of State
have been scrutinized in the courfeof the ses
sion-—and tho' at this early period in the. exift
enceofthe Government, the best feelings of
the human mind revolt from thp idea of cor
ruption in its administration, or the fmaMeft
deviation from the ftrirt line of rertitude and
honor, on the part of its pubiic functionaries,
yet, it must afford heart-felt fatisfartion to
every lover of his country,, and its glorious
Conflitution, to find on the severest investiga
tion, prosecuted by the firft abilities, that in
the opinion of a very large majority, not a
spot or wrinkle was found to fully the official
conduct of the high and responsible chararters
concerned.—May the day be far, far distant,
when similar investigations, even tho' insti
tuted by the sacred jealousy of patriotism,
shall terminate in a less favorable result.
Thirty-two Arts were palled during the
session.
OATH OF OFFICE,
ADMINISTERED TO THE
PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES.
Monday last the Senate of the United States
convened in the Senate Chamber pursuant to
summonses from the President of the United
States. The Speaker and Members of the late
House of Representatives, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of State, tho Secretary of
War, the Attorney-General, the Judges of the
Supreme Court, and other Officers of Govern
ment; the tmeign Ministers, and a number of
private citizens, Ladies and Gentlemen, were al
so ptefent on the occasion. At twelve o'clock
precisely, the Ptefident entered the Hall. Mr.
"Langdon, Prflident pro tempore of the Senate,
then rose and said : Sir, one of the judges of
the Supreme Court of the United States is now
present, and ready to adminiftf r to you the oath
required by the Constitution, to be taken by the
Pieftdentof the United States. The Prrfident
then addressed his " Fellow-Citizens" in a short,
but comptehenfive speech.
Judge Cu(h'fig thin read the oath, which the
Piefident repeated after him, sentence by sen
tence, as follows :
I, George Waflimgtm, do folemrlv swear that I
will faithfully execute the office of Prejidct tf the
United States ; and will, to the bejl of my ability, pre
feroe, protect, and defend the Constitution of the
United States.
This finilhing the solemn ceremony, the Pre
sident retired.
The fuow Alexander, Capt. Carnagie, arrived
here last Sunday from Lisbon, in 32 days— Ai
he fame out of the he met a British
Packet going in—the Captain of which, sup
posing the fuow to be a British veflel, informed
Capt. Carnagie that War would be proclaimed
in England against France before he could ar
rive there.
The accounts at Lisbon, refpefling Louis XVI.
were, that the trial was not coropleated.
Accounts from one extreme of the Union
to the other, announce the celebration of the
Birth-Day of the President of tbe United
State-., with circumftaoces of uncomiqoq.fci
319
hvity, fentim*nt and eclat.-»-Any thing m
the " National Gaiem" to the contrary, not
' withstanding.
. The following gent'emcn are eteftcd Re
fcrejfentatives in the 3dCongref; <>f the United
StaJtes, for the State of North-Carolina ?
Thomas Blount, JCfcj. in diftH<st No. 9
V/i 11 iani "foilniton Dawfon, Esq. in No. 8.
Nathaniel Macon, Esq. in No. 5.
Si las Talbot, Esq.'——added to the lift pub
liihed in our lalt, completes the Representatives
in Congress for the Slate of New- York.
The #61 to extend the powers of, the Justices
of Pe-ace in jhis State, pafled ihe House of Rc
prefcnUtives the 23d ult.—This gives Jaftices
.cognizance of suits to the amount of 201.
' Tfcis is the way to mend the flaws,
*i usage make in laws ;
Since justice is a foe to learning.
We Artayers make without discerning ;
And without a Jury—
Of liti&iing itch to. cure ye—
This law the \frarmeft efforts chills,
To (hut Pandora's box of ills—
Since we, our wijdom to dtfplay,
Now fairly throw the lid away.
.Mr. Thomas, of" Woreefter, has in the
press, ait edition of the Holy Bible, in octavo.
He has fometjme since printed two editions of
that-work, vjz. one in folio, with 50 copper
plates; and t,he other in large royal quarto,
with marginal notes and references. He is
also preparing for, and will speedily put to
press, three other editions of the Bible; one
of them a demy quarto ; another in twelves,
or the common school Bible ; and the third a
Quarto Bible, with arguments prefixed to the
different books, and moral and theological ob
servations at the end of every chapter, by the
Reverend and much celebrated Mr. Ofter
wald, profeffor of divinity at Neufchatel, in
Switzerland. The priilting apparatus for
the variont sizes and qualities
of the Bible nW in common use, will be very
large and exceedingly expensive. In this un
de taking he hopes for the encouragement
and support of the public*
Extrafi of d fetter from Co/. E. Ofwdld, Proprietor
ef the Independent Gazetteer, dated Liege, (Ger-
many) Dec. 5.
4 * After a few days stay at Paris, I puifued
my route to the army, which was then 120 miles
diflartt. On my arrival at General Dnmou
rier's Head-Quarters, I was appointed fall Co
lonel iri the Corps of Artillery. My notunder
ftifrjding the French language has hitherto been
a great disadvantage to me—however, I have
made great progress in acquiring it, and hope
to be able to speak it fluently by the Springs—
France is a glorious country, worthy of the Free
dom it enjoys.—Since I have been in the army,
have been almost in conflant motion. I have
been in two altions—one at Mons, on the 6sh
November, and the other about a league from
this place, on the 28th. That at Mons was very
fevtfe, having been engaged in a cannonade
a boat 5 hours—l had four 24 pounders under
my direction, in the open field, and engaged
three redoubts : (This action I think was not
quite.as.severe as that at MonmouthVr-The army
of France being ordered to the chargc, they
rushed on the enemy, and carried every thing
before them—We have been pursuing them ever
since till within these three or four days past,
that the army has been halted here, for refrtfh
ment and pay : We expect to proceed to Co
logne, which is about 20 or 30 leagues farther,
in a day or two—when there, it is generally be
lieved the campaign will close.—Whether I
(hall p*fg another in France, is uncertain—lt
will depend altogether on my having a proper
command.
The combined enemies of France have been
beaten in every quarter —The Pruflians, Auf
trians and Sardinians, have fled before the French
army, even in their own territory.—The Artil
lery of France is certainly superior to any in the
world—lt is a noble corps—and I consider it a
great honor to have been placed iii it in the fiTft
instance."
Extratt from Mr. Burke*s Speech in the Houje of
n '•>
Commons, Dec. 29.
" The French, in all those countries into
which they had entered, had put that which
was highest at the bottom, and vice versa.
He took notice of the resolution of France
never to Ily down their arm l ! till they had
given liberty to alt those countries which they
had entered, and until that liberty was se
cured.
He here made a number of severe remarks
on Le Brun's hypocritical letter to the Na
tional Convention, relative to the meeting of
the Britirti Parliament, See.—He observed,
that thro' the whole of that letter there was
not one word of the King, not one word of
keeping well with the Court of Great-Britain j
but he mentioned the nation of Great Britain
as free and generous- He separated the na
tion from the King and his ministers, and ap
pealed to the nation from the King.
Mr. Burke asked whether the good people
of this ccuntry could believe one word that
such a man fa'd f
He next adverted to Dupont confeffing in
the National Convention, that be was an
Atbeift, and that he sincerely believed that
there *ya* no God. He said, it was nnne
ceflary for him to touch upon this extraordi
nary cpnfeffion, after it had been divinely
handled by a Noble Lord (Lord Lougborough)
W another House.
It had, he said, been stated, that nineteen
aflaffins had come from France. —These were
seven more than were fufficient to murder
the Royal Family. There were only two
hurdred murderers by trade who had com
mitted all the enormities in France in August
and September lafl—but there were tbou
fands connected with them, and who were
aiding and a/lifting. Some thousand daggers
were befpeke at Birminghan. ; how many of
these were to be sent abroad, and how many
used for home consumption, he could not tell.
Here Mr. Burke astonished the House by
drawing a long dagger, brandifliing it iu bis
band, fcnt! then thuowipgU violently r»n tl»e
floor. There, laid he, is tijc French frater
nity lor you. This is a dagger made exact
ly according to the directions to jtl e
gentlemen at Birmingham. When theFrcncfi
had thrown any nation into coniufton, h«?d
destroyed their government, and plundered
them of their property, and had piuuged a
dagger into their bof'om, thejF fuid they had
frate.nifed that nation. He was extremely
obliged to the King's ministers for tiie pieient
bill, which he trusted would preserve his life
a? well as that of many other ot A>is jnajefty s
fubjedts."
COMMU NICATJOK.
If it is a mark of dtgrneracy in a republic to
pav difttnguifhed refpett to one citizen, lliuiln
oos more by ni» virtues than his office, u mutt
bit of confequencc very anftocrattc and aifctmng
in any one citizen to cultivate the virtut-s whicb
naturally infoite that refpedl ; such a citizen is
no other than an usurper of a distinction over
his fellow-citizens. - Rcfpcft is the shadow that
follows virtue, and where the iubftance is there
will be the shadow. It the shadow be anti-re
publican, more so is the fubflance. Nothing
therefore is so anti-republican as eminent ce
publican virtue ; the very potion of aristocracy
lurks in it. The pieces in fevtral Gaieties of
this city aimed at the magistrate of this
country have exhibited m various lorms this ex
cellent mode of reasoning. According to their
theorv we should keep on an exa£fc level—as vir
tue riiei above equality and ohtains diftio&ion,
so vice, and especially that mean one of offering
outrage to virtue and dignity, finks below the
level. Indeed to fink one is raising another. It
follows therefore that our contempt for the wri
ters of those pieces is anti-republican, Alas
thefc are flrait laced times when the most natu
ral emotions of our minds are eileemed viola
tions of our political duties.
ILE Ul* & 4 L
6 per Cent*, iSfi
3 per Cents, 10/3
Deferred, itjs
Full share« Bank U. S. 12 per crnt. pretn
in the Insurance Company 75
ADVERTISEMENT.
NOTICE is hereby £»ven, That' the Corfl
miflioners appointed by the Board of
Trustees of the University of North-Carolina,,
will attend at the town of Hillfborough, on the
18th, 19th and 2*th days of April next, for the
purpose of receiving propofalt from fach p^r
ions as may be disposed to undertake the Build
ings of the University.
FREDERICK HARGETT, Chairman.
An Ordinance for ft curing the punCluai
Payment of the Monies due on the
Subscriptions to the Society for eft a
blifhing Ufeful Manufactures.
WHEREAS doubts have heretofore arisen
with regard to the power of the Society
to annex any penalties to the non-payment of ih«
instalments, agreeably to the terms of the sub
scriptions. And whereas the Legislature at iheir
last lefiiotis, pa'flVd a supplement to the original
law of incorporation, removing the said doubts,.;
and futty rutffortfctWjg the Dirc&ots to pass any
ordinance they may think proper, to compel the
pun&ual payment of the said fuhferiptions.
Sec. i. Be it ordained, therefore, by the Governor
and Directors of the Society ~Jor ejlablifhing Ufcjul
Manufactures if any fubferiber or
(hall neglettto pay the second payment of hi*,
her, or their refpeftive fubferiptions, together
with the lawful interest arising thereon, either to
thecafhier of the United States Bank Office of
Discount and Deposit, at New-York, the cashier
of the Bank of New-York, the ca(h,ier of
Bank of the United States, in Philadelphia, ot
John Bayard, Esq. in the city of New-Brunf
wick, in the state of New- Jerky, on or be ore.
the thirteenth day of April next : That tljcn and
in that cafe, all and every (hate or (hares of fiich.
person or pe» sons so neglecting to make such pay
ments as aforefaid, and the monies by them pic
vioufly paid, (hall be forfeited, and forever thcr©»
after vested in the said Dire£Vois, and their suc
cessors, for the common benefit of the said So
ciety.
Sec.-2. Andbe it further ordained by the authority
aforefaid, That if any fubferiber, of his afligns,
(hall neglect to pay the third payment of his, her
or their refpe&ive fubficriptions, together with
the lawful interest arifing-thereon, on or before,
the thirteenth day of May next. That then and
in that cafe all and every (hare 01 (hares of fuel)
person or pet Tons so negle&tng to make fuclt
payments as aforefaid, and the monies by them
previously paid, (hall be forfeited, and forever
thereafter vested in the said Directors, and their
successors, soT the common benefit of the laid
Society.
Sec. 3. And be it further ordained by thi authority
aforefaid, That if any fubferiber, or his afligns,
fhali neglett to pay the fourth payment of his,
her,or their refpe&ive fubferiptions,on or before
the thirteennth day of July next, that then and in
tjiat cafe, all and every (hare or (hares of such
person or persons, so negletting to make such
payments as aforefaid, and the monies by theia
previously paid, (hall be forfeited, and forever
thereafter vested in the said Dire&ors, and their
successors, for the common benefit of the said
Society. NICHOLAS LOW, Governor.
PaJfedat'Ncw-Ark, 20th February, 1793.
(Counterfignedj ELISHA
Secretary pro tempore.
BE IT KNOWN, that the proportion of spe
cie which may be paid on the rcfpe&ive pay
ments of every original share, by such Stock
holders at prefer paying a moiety of said (hares
in specie, in lieu of deferred debt, is as follows :
Dots. Cti.
On 13th of April, 1793, with in
tereftfrom i3?h July, 179 a, 7 63
On the 13th of Mav, 1793, with in
terest from 13th January, 1793, 7 86
On the i3>hof July, 1793, 8 09
Stockholders in the laid Society are hereby
notified, that I, the fubferiber, am duly autho
rized to make the requisite indorsements upon
the certificates of (hates which they may respec
tively hold, and that books of transfer are open
ed at my office, in Front-ft fret. New.York.
February* i, 1793.
NICHOLAS LOW.
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