A NATIONAL PAPE.iI, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 34, NORTH FIFTH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA
[No. 95 of Vol. IV.]
BY THE
PRESIDENT UNITED STATES
of America.
A Proclamation.
WHEREAS it appearr, that a ftatr of
war exists between Austria, Prussia,
S4rdinia, G. Britain, and the United Nether
lands, of the one part; and France, on tiia
other—and the duty and iutereft of the Uni
ted States require, that they flvould with fin
er rity and good faith adopt and pursue a con.
duet friendly and impartial towards the bel
ligerent powers.
I ft*V£ rtewfora thought -It <ly the*
jltelents, to dcclare the difpofirion of the
United States to observe the conduct afore
faid towards those powers refpeftively; and
to exhort and warn the citizens of the United
States carefully to avoid all acts and proceed
ings whatsoever, which may In any manner
tend to contravene fuel) difjjtofit ion.
AND I DO hereby also make known, that
whol'ocver of the citizens of the United States
foall render himfelf liable to pnnifhment or
forfeiture under the law of nation 1 ;, by com
mitting, aiding pr abetting hostilities against
any of the said powers, or by carrying to any
of them those articles, which are deemed con
traband by tl>e modern usage of nations, wilt
not receive the protection of the United
States against such punifoment or forfeiture ;■
and further, that I have given inftruftions to
those officers, to whom it belongs, to cause
prosecutions to be inftitufed against all pcr
fpiiTs, who (Hall, within the cognizance of the
Courts of the United States, violate the law
of. nations, with refpeft to the powers at
ny, or any of them.
IN TE TT 810 NT whereof; I have cau
sed the Seal of the United States o{,
America to lie affixed to these pre
sents, and signed the fame with my
band. Done at the City of Philadel
phia, the twenty-second day of Aprils
( L S -) on? thpufaad seven hundred and.nino
—ty-three, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the se
ven teenth.
G. Washington,.
By V%S*S»#>snT,.
Tb: JEFFERSON.
AVS. QF THE. UNION.
SECOND
<SfIWGJtSSS Off THS UNITED STAGES,
AT THJ, SECOND SESSION,
Hpjjun and held at the City of Philadelphia,
in ths State of Pennsylvania, on Monday
the fifth ofNbvember, onethoufand
seven hundred arid ninety-two.
4,N. AQT iji addition to the cn
tituled, "An.a&to ettablilh the
Judicial Courts of the United
btatet.."
T) E it ena&ed by the Sinate and Hou*e ofi
JD/Reprefentatives of the United States; of
Cpngref? ajlsmbjed, That the at*-,
tendancp of only one of the justices of the su
preme court, at the several circuit courts of
t)ie United-State*, to be hereafter held, (hall
be fuffic«ent* any law requiring the attends
ajice, of two of the faid-'j uftices notwithftarvd*
ipg : That it ftiall be lawful foe
the AuCMei court, ip cases where elrcum-*
stances Jhal!, in their judgment, render the
fame necessary, to afflgn two of the said jufti
ce«s to attend the circuit court or courts, and
it fttall be the -duty of the juttices afligncd,
to attend accordingly* And provided alio,
r rhat,when only one judge of the supreme
court fHa.ll attend any circpjt court" and the
vliftritt judge {hall he ablent, or (hall have
been of counsel, or be concerned in. interest
in any cause, then pending, I'nch circuit court
may cbnfift of the laid judge of the supreme
court alone.
Ard be it furtlier enafttd, That if at any
time oijly out jurije-of the supreme court, and
tla judge of the riiftriftfliall fit in a circuit
court, ard upon a final hearing of a cause, or
of a pica to the jurifdi&ion of she court, they
ftaM be divided in opinion, it Diall be contin
ued to the luccecding court; and if upon the
second licaring when a different judge of the
fuprepie court (ha 1 be present, a like division
fliiiJl ta)ce place, the diftrift judge adhering
to hi* former opinion judgment fball be ren
dered in conformity to the opinion of the pre
«»»» j»d(;e.
SS' * - CA-' of A/
// r
And bt it fV'rter enacted, Tii.it th« fu
pren* court,"when the supreme court fhaU
not be fitting, any one of the justices thereof
together with the judge of the itiftrift within
which a fpeciil feflTum as hereafter authorized
fiiall be. holden, may dire<sl special ftflions of
the circuit courts to be holdin for the trial of
criminal caufet, at any convenient place with
in the tiiftiift, nearer to the place wliere the
olfences said to be committed, than
the place or placeappointed by lav/ for the
ordinary fellions : That the clerk of such cir
cuit court (hall, at lead thirty days before the
commencement of such special feflion, cause
tbe time and plaeefor holding the feme to be
notified for at least ihree weeks fucceflively,
> in one or mors of the news-papers publiflied
neatest to the place where the leffion is to be
holdeu : That all process, writs and recogni
zances ofevery kind, whether refpedting ju
ries, witnefles, bait or othenvifej which relate
to tbe cafe* to be tried at the (aid special fef
(ions, shall be conftdertd as belonging te fucb
leffions, in the fame manner as if they had
been ifTued or taken in reference thereto:
That any fpeciat session may be adjourned to
any time or times previon* to the »«*t stated
meeting of the circurt CO mit : That all bufi-
nefi depending for tnia) at any special court,
fliatl at the close thereof be coniidered a.-, of
qourfe removed to the next Itatcd term of
the circuit court : And that the diftrift courts
of Maine and Kentucky, fliatl have like pow-
er to hold special fefllons for the trial of cri
minal caues, ais hatli. been heretofore given l ,
or is hereby given to the circuit courts, tub-
jest to the like regulations-and reftriflions.
And be it further enacted, That bail for
appearance in any court of the United States',
in any criminal taufe rn which bail is by law
allowed, may be taken by any judge of the
United States, and chanceHor, judge? of a su
preme or superior court., or chief or fiift
judge of a court of common pleas of any state*,
or mayor ofa city in either of them, and by
any person having authority from a circuit
court, or tha diftrift coui t3 of Maine or Ken
tucky to tal»e bail-; which authority* rcvocai
ble at the djferetion of ftich court, any circuit
court or either of tlie diitric*t courts of Maine
or Kentucky,may give to one ormore discreet
persons learned in the law in any diftrift for
which such court is holden, where, from the
extent 06 the diftrift, asid reinotenefS' ef its
paxts from the uliial refideneeof any of the
before named officers, fuchprovifion (hall, in
the opinion of the court be neceCiry. Pro
vided, That nothing herein (hall be conftrn
ed'to extend to taking bail in ajiy cafe where
the punishment for the offence miry Be deaths
nor to abridge any power heretofore given by
the laws of the United States, to any defbrip
tion of persons to take hail.
And be it further, enacted, That writs of
ne exeat and of injunction may be granted by
any judge of the supreme court-in cases where
they might be gnanted by the supreme or a
circuit court ; but qo writ of ne exeat Ihail
be granted unlels a suit in equity be'commenc
ed, and fatisfaftory proof lhall be made to the
court or judge granting the fame,that the de
fendant designs quickly to depart from the
United States; nor (hall a writ of injunction
be granted to (lay proceedings iii'aivy court of
a. date ; nor shall such writ be granted in any
cafe without reasonable previous notice to the
adverse party, or his attorney, of the time
: and place oMnoving for the fame.
And be it further enacted, That subpoenas
for witnesses who may be required' to attend
a court of the United Suites-in any diftrift
thereof, may run into any other diftrift :
Provided, That in civil causes, the wituefi'es
living out of the diftrift in which the cou't is
boldeli, do riot live at a greater dlftance than
j one hundred miles from the place of holding
the fame.
| And be it further enacted. That it lhaH be
lawful for the fevfral courts, of the United
States from time to time as occalion may re
quire, to make rules and orders for their ref
peftive courts direftlng the returning-of
writs and procefl>s< the fiiin® of declaration*
and other pleadings, the taking of rules, the
entering and making up judgments by default
and other matters in the vacation and other
wise 111 a manner not repugnant to the laws
of the United-States to regulate the practice
ofthefaid courts relpeftively, as fliall be fit
and ueceiTaiy.for the advancement of jultice
and cfpecially to that e»d to prevent delays
in proceedings.
And l>e it further enacted. That where it is
now required by the laws of any State, that
goods taken in execution on a writ of fieri
facias, (hall be appraised, previous to tl»e sale
thereof, it (hall be lawful for the appraiser*
appointed under the authority of the State,
to appraise goods taken in execution, on a fi
eri facias iflued out of anjr court of the Uni
ted States, in the fame manner as if such
writ had issued out of a court held under the
authority of the State; and i t (ha'l be the du
ty of the marllial, in whose custody such goods
mav be, to summon the appraisers, in like
maimer, as the (heriff is by the laws of the
State required to summon thein : and the ap
praisers (hill be entitled, to the like fees, as
377
Saturday, April 27, 1795.
; 'life* of
■- VSsiStrtM waWSHlte" frShgduiy
firtnAfned, ibaU feiJ tn attend tt*'d pit-ftrth
the duties required of then:, the marlhal may
proceed io felf such goods, without an ap
praiferoent.
JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker
ej the li6ufeof Reprrfentatitei.
JOHN LANGDON, / resident pro
tempo ( oj the Senate.
APPROVED MARCH 2, 1 793-
GLO. WASHINGTON,
President of the United States.
AN ACT relative to Claims against
the United Slates, not barred by
any of Limitation, and which
have not been already adjnfted.
BE it enacted by the Senate and Honfe of
Reprelentatives of the United States of
America, in Congress anembled, That all
claims upon the United States, for fefvlces or
fepplies, or for other cause, matter or thing 1 ,
furmfhfd or dont, previous to the fonrth day
of March, one thousand i'even hundred and
eighty-nine, whether founded upon certifi-
other written documents pub
lic or othenviie, which have not
alread/been barred by any act of limitation,
and which flia4l not be presented at the trea
sury befare the firft day of May, one thousand
seven hindred and ninety-four, fliall forever
after bebarredand precluded from settlement
or allowance : Provided, That nothing here
in contsined, shall be construed to afleft loan
otfice cetrficatc*, certificates of final settle
ment, irdents of inteneft, balances entered in
the booJij.of the Register of the Treasury,
certificates ilTued bv the Register of the Trea
f«ry, cotimoilly cajlecf-registered certificates,
Joans ofmoney obtained in foreign countries,
or certiicatc? ifiued pursuant to the ast, intii.
toled, 'J An a-ftmakirrg.proviiion for the debt
of the Uiked States.:" And provided further,
That nfithing herein contained, (hall be con
strued t» prohibit the proper officers of the
tTenfury from demanding an accouht or ac
counts so be renderetl', for any moniesliereto
fDre and not accounted' for, or from
the usual forms and ieftric»
tions, credits for expenditures, equal to the
fonv '">« been so advanced.
And be it further enacted; That it shall be
the duty of tile- Auditor of the Treaflity, to
receiveall fiich claims aforefaid as Have not
been heretofore barred-br any ast-os limita»
tion, as fliall be prefertted before the time
aforefaid, with the certificates, or other do
cuments in support thereof, and to raufe a
record to be made of the names of tlie pet
fons, arid of the time'wheii the fi\d claims are
prefentcd; which recordfhaU be made in the
presence of the person or perfonsprefenting
tJieJamf, and fhail be the only evidence that
the said claims were presented, during the
time limited by this act.
And be it further enadted, That it (hall be
the duty of 1 the accounting officers of the trea
fiirv, to make report to ConErel's, upon all
such of.the said claim?, as fliall not be allowed
to be valid, according to the usual forms of
the treasury.
JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker
(j the Heuft-of Reprejentatives.
]OHN ADAMS, Vkl-Phfuiit<t of'th
United State!) and President of the Senate.
Al'fltOVEO, FEBRUARY 1!?, 17P3.
GEO. WASHINGTON,
President of the United States.
'
AN ACT fupp.lementaiy to the ast
for the establishment and fupporc
of Light-houses, Beacons, Buoys,
and Public Piers'.
BE it enacted by;the Senate and Ilou'e of
ft«prefentatives of the United States of
America, in Congress aflembled, Thar all ex
penses, which {Hall accrue from the firft day
of July next inclusively, for the necelfary sup
port,. maintenance and repairs of all light*
houses, beacons, buoys, the ftakeage of chan
nels on the sea-coast; and public piers, lhall
continue to tie-defrayed by the United States,
until the firft day of July, in the year one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, not
-.vithtlanding such ligbt-houfes, beacons, or
public piers, with the land; and tenements
thereunto belonging, and the jurifdi&ion of
the fame (hall not, in the mean time, be ceded
to, or vested in the United States,- by the state
in which the fame may
be : and that the laid time, be further allowed
to the states refpeftivelv, to make fuchcefiion. I
And be it farther enacted, That the Secre. j
tary of the Treasury be authorized and di
rected to cause a floating beacon or buoy to
be proridedand placed on Smith's Point shoal,
in the Chesapeake bay, and a beacon or float
ing buov, at the south weft ftiaddle on the
royal lhoal, near Ocracoke inlet, in North-
Carolina.
JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker
of the Ho-jJe of Reprefentatrvti.
JOHN LANGDON, Prtjilevt pro
tempore vl tke Senate.
AMIOV ID MARCH 2, 179.1-
GEO. WASHINGTON,
frejiderf of the United States.
[Whole No. 41 7.]
Foreign Intelligence.
CONSTANTINOPLE, December 25.
THE Porte has sent orders to the HoJpo
dars of Moldavia and WaMachia, to re
ce.ve tha Ruffian ambaiiador who is expect
ed here iu February, with the most diftiij
gu jibed marks of honor and refpc/t. The
reports which have been spread in Europe
that the Porte was making preparations of
war againfl: Russia, are without -foundation.
The people in general detest France.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. i.
A war between this country and Russia haS
long keen deemed probable, it now appears
inevitable.
The tiding-; of the tragical end of his most
Christian Majesty, has filled every mind with
horror and dismay. The court is etfpe&ed
to go into mourning for fix weeks like that
of Copenhagen.
L E G H O Kh N, Jan. ju
The Grarttf Doke has sent art to
Vienna with irttelligence which has been re
ceived here by private letters, that the
Frenclt are in poffeifion of the iflaud of Sar-
dinia.
M A D K I p, Feb. 7.
Ottr armament which was at firft to co> fift
of twenty-one (hips, has been encreafsd, and
ordets have been given to have every thing
in readineft to arm the wliole Spanilh'navy.
The Portuguese fleet which was only to
have confided of fix feilf, is also ericreafect co
fen iail of the line.
H AG t El, Feb. 24:
Nimeguen is still fafe from hostile attatk,
and its garrison has been reinforced by 2000
men. Great preparations are alio making
for the defence of Gorinchein, and all the
trees have been feHed round thar place and
on the roads; on the itiet adjacent, a batte
ry lias been raiffedj a*id a'latge'dvke ereffe' 1 ,
so that no veflel can attack tire town fVom
tl^itquarter. Ail the Surrounding diflrifU
are laid under water.
THe French are (Fill'marching in large bo
dies ft-onl Antwerp againlt this country, and
their nurrteroas licrfts* are' fbHfrwed by la'rge
trains-os artillery.
The French privateers I havS taken' the
Culloden, from Leith,. and carried her into
Boulogne; ILkewife- the- Fly,' Capr. Wright,
from Exeter to Lotidon ; and at Oftend,, the
F"a4»otiHttej C»ptl LSfrfiWfrtj ftonr lre^rorn.
All the French are batiifted from SAkony.
The 1 atefl accounts from Constantinople
state, that the Porte gave to M. de Choifeul
Goufiier, the late French AmbafTador, a pre
sent of lo;ooD' piastres, previous to his de
parture.
It is confidently reported there, that the
credentials of Serrtonv4lle will be accepted.
His royal higtnefs the Duke of York ar
rived here late on Thursday night; His
highftefs immediately took up his quarters in
the palace of the StadtlVoldSr.
The Englifti guards •arrived fafety at* Hil
voet on the ift inft. The onVy accident that
happened amongst thtm was one man's break-!
king his arm by a fall. They are Rationed
at Helvoet, at the Brille, and at Dort. Six.
teen hundred are at the latter place-
This hereditary priwce'of Orange is named
commander in chief.
Feb. 25—Their high mightinefles have
iflued a proclamation for public prayers, to
begin on Wednesday the 27th inft. and to be
continued for a fortnight, to implore the
bleflihg of Almighty God on the Dutch a'ms,
and those of her allies, against the French.
March 4. —Oh the 25th ult; Breda was far 1 -
rendered by treachery, withont having flood
a siege. The garrison, by terms of capitular
tion, marched out with all the honors of war,
and with full liberty to serve again. It was
surrendered in consequence of a confederacy
between Count Byland, the governor, and
some discontented magistrates and other in*
habitants, and much against the inclination
of the garrison. Count Byland is at the
Hague, under arrest, and a commission is or
dered for trying him.
Williamftadt, Klundert, Steenbevgen, Ge*
truydenberg, and - Maeftricht, are all vigo
ronflv besieged, but hold out with determi
ned resolution. Before the firll place, many
French hare fAllen, without the l'malleft inv
preffion having been made upon the fdrtrel's.
The state of defence by water • is ftrengtfr
ened every day.
General Clairfayt eroded the Coer, and on
the iftinft. attacked the French army, un
der Gen. Miranda, which he defeated, kil
ling and taking 2000 men, with nine pieces
of artillery. It was understood that he w»s
to detach 5000 men to prince Frederick of
l'ruffia, who was about to make an immedi
ate attack upon Rurerneode—ard Clnirfavt
himfelf was preparinj to inarch to tfcc relief
of Micftricht.