Law of the union 1 . THIRD CONGRESS OF THE ' UNITED STATES, at THE FIRST SESSION, Jy run a-d held til th; City of Philadel phia, n th* Strife nf Pcnnfylvnma, | Tin Mondnv the fif'm ins De cember, one thgufa >d se ven hundred ai id I i ninety-three., At tr,T further extending the time for >• - ftvinj on J,onn the Domefiic Debt | of the United States. Se I. it enaded hy the Sendte 5 J ,7nd House of Reprefenta tir < f the United States of America-, in ( >v»That 1 lie term for ;i iag on loan that part of "the do ir» itie debt of the United States which ° f.i, 1 not have been fubferibed in pur- c :e of the act intitutledj "An act F( extending the time for receiving on ' < t tliat part of the domestic debt of f. United Stares which mav not be 1 lu Icribed prior to the firft day of Via eh one thousand seven hundred and . y three," be, and the fame is here fey ' uther extended front and after the I L ' day of June ensuing; until the last j d."- of, Decemb r next iiiclulively on I , th fame terms and conditions as are Jll 0 lined in the aft intituled, "An Taking provijion £n the debt of th United States." Pi -raided, That c "j the books for receiving the said fiib- ° fcrij : ions (hall be opened onlv at the 1 i .ifury of the United. States. '-C- 2. And be it further enaSed, . T t such of the creditors of the U- y r>l< I States as have not fnbferibed and 'hr.'; not u. jfcribe to the fid loan, shall o- .-rthelefs receive during the year one thonfand fjyen hundred and ninety-four, ''' 3 r te per centum on the amount of I : ch of their demands, as have been re gi red or as (h ill be registered at the be ' ifury confotmable to the directions in the aft intituled. « An aft miking ac ovifion foa the debt of the United ates," equal to the interest which vould be payable to them as fubferi faing creditors. P r Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Speaker of the Honfe of P" Representatives. John Adams, Vice-President of the United Spates, and President of the Senate. Approved— May the soth, 1704. bo G°. Washington, Prefideitt of the United States. Art ACT making Provifionfor the Pay ment of the Jnterej) on 'the Balances ™ due to certain States, upon a final Set- th t/emrnt of the Accounts between the Unit- rr] cd States and the Individual Sates. Sec. I. it matted by the Senate ly J-J""d house of Rrp refenta- I fives' of the United States of America in pa) Congress ajfembled, That interest upon the balances reported to be due to certain to states, by the commiflioners for fetrfy'po- ed accounts between the United States and fen individual dates, be allowed, from the fan last day of December, one thousand pur seven hundred and eighty nine, and to as < be computed to the last day of December, ] Sta one thousand fcven hundred and ninety j four, at the rate of four per centum per thir annum : And that the amount "of such for interest be placed to the credit of the atio ' e, to which the fame shall be found 1 due upon the books of the treasury of ed t the United States, and shall bear an in- sure tereit of three per centum per anmtm, the from and after the said last day of De- the cember, one thousand seven hundred or bi and ninety four. TU C V 2 - A/ /' '"further enaded, "it in JV" te L r° n fa!d bala " C «, V ported by the said commiflioners as a- T jorefaid, which (hall be funded, agreea- R We to the terms of the aft, entitufed « the , fV«lemen?7 V^ e m ° re effeftua % tliori ttlewnt ofthe accounts, between the State t tt "u 65 ,' and inci ' v 'dual dates," Com 2*7 T th f. intereft on amount built placed to the credit of any such-state, for as the airearages of interest on such bal- State ft LTm" 6 l ° thete ™ S ft ninety four; that i* to fay; one fourth O part thereof, on the last day of March, Q, Mr''! "a »du» T & red and ' °" C thouf - d seven hund- the S; ed and appropriated; and that the faith war" of the United States be'and the fame is ,-yy hereby -pledged to provide for any detnei ency, that may happen, by luch additi onal and permanent funds, as may be neceflary therefor. Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of ladel- Representatives. •a, John Adams, Vice-President of the United States, and Prelident of the Senate. Approved—May the thirtieth 1794, G°. Washington, President of t!'e Ur.iifd States. Debt CONGRESS. IN SENATE, enAte " Saturday, May 24, 1 794. , . | j- ()r The bill, further extending the time , j for receiving on loan the domestic debt t i ( j of the United Slates, was read the set cond time. , fadt ° n motion ' , « r ot . It was agreed by unanimous consent ■J o j ? that the rule be dispensed with and that '■ j t this bill be now read the third time. j < ,)f Resolved, that this bill pass, that it j h an( l be engrofTed, and that the title thereof! { re be, " An ad further extending the C time for receiving 011 loan, the domestic , a lj | debt of the United States." t, ()i | Ordered, tiiat the Secretary desire f I' the concurrence of the House of Re- * prefentatives in this bill. .of The bill, authorizing a settlement of p " nat certain expenses of the Commiffioi: ;rt l ,i J _ of Joans, was read the second tune. Ord' red, that tins' bill be engrofTed p for a third reading. j el j The bill, to continue in force " The j c y' Ar't for the relic' of persons imprisoned ?.i Pnr i f° r ''ebt, was read the second time. « hall On motion one was a ß ree ' : ' b y unanimous consent tl >ur, 'I 1? rule be dis pensed with, and that 0 , o j- this bill be now read the third time. tt re- Resolved, that this bill pass, that it the been " rof T ed ' and that the title thereof « offs be, "An aft to continue in force "The fn ; n for the relief of persons imprisoned d for debt." ; c v, Ordered, that the Secretary desire p t tr j_ the concurrence of the House of Re- bi prefentatives in this bill. ns A message from thf House of Re- f K prefentatives by Mr. Becldey their Clerk : the " r " P rel| dcnt—The House of P„e- th prefentatives have passed a bill, entitled, Q An Aft for determining the northern co boundary of the territory ceded to the d; United States, by the state of North- ! P ; Carolina, ' and a bill, entuled, " An Act making further provision for fecur- R mg and collecting the duties on foreign ,] c and domestic distilled spirits, ftiHs, 011 wines and teas," in which several bills th „'/ '' lc - v Retire the concurrence of the Se natr,"—And he withdrew. i lit bills last mentioned were feveral ate ly read. ta- Ordered, that these bills severally Q in pass to tiie second reading, •on On motion, that the "engrofTed bill, am to authorize the President of the Unit- t h ng ed States during the recess of the pre- a | nd sent Congress, if he (hall think the Ce he fame necefTary, to cause to be built or nd purchased vtfTels to be equipped th, to as Gallies in the service of the United nrf :r, olates, be read the third time; ty A motion was made to postpone the mr er third reading of the bill at this time, ; n -h tor the purpose of taking into consider- Tr, ation the following motion i •d That a committee of five be appoint- Ifn as ed to consider and report whatever niea- ( a- fores are necefTary to be adopted during 1 r, the pr sent fefficn, for the defence of f en , "" t[| e United States, together with a bill aild and carrying the fame into effect; t ; m , '> It passed in the nerfative. v. ' '•> Whereupon, e The brill was read the third time. Jl - Resolved, that this bill pass, and that t h e the title thereof be, «An aft to au- T,e e thonze thf President of the United vear e States, during the recess of the present „; nc . . Congress, to cause to be purchased or r t built, a number of vessels to be equipped the « • Stafes." S ' in ffI " V,CC ° f tHe U " ited fcnti 3 , ° rdere d, that the Secretary desire the concurrence of the House of Re ; prefentatives in this bill. r ) On motion, » ' °[ der " d ' that Mr - Po» 8 , Mr. Ells : Mr n c'ab ;\ IZard ' Mr " M ~> j ;in ," Cabot ' be a committee, to consider . cefTarvto'h"' m . eafures are "e- Th, • session f or ciurln g the present tions I Stlt ' C defence cf United were I States, together with a bill or bilk 7 J ' earrying the fame info effect ' : £ • the several deSlf ? ck ' rkj in How . bill, allowing a P n addk onar POrteJ 'r a f ° " »i- to the kcipd cK« in Tt" • partmeht of State, and the !. V " the 1 ' war department for thp ,eafur yand serve F n t, tor the year one thou- ed t \ * me is sand seven hundred and ninety four f ietici- whicfi bill was read. dditi- Ordered, that this bill pass to the j ay be second reading. The third reading of the bill, for ex 3, tending the benefit of a drawback and terms of credit iit certain cases, and for other purpofesj was relumed, the Resolved, that this bill pass, and that the title theieof be, " An art for extending the benefit of a drawback and 14, terms of credit in certain cases, and for other purposes." ;J ._ Ordered, that the Secretary desire the concurrence of the House of Repre sentatives in this bill. Ttie Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock on Monday morning. Monday, May 26th, 1794. Mr. Vining from the committee on • time enrolled bills, reported, that they had debt examined the bill, entitled, "An art e ft- to altei the time for the next annual meeting of Congress;" and that it was duly enrolled. 'Tent The bill sent from the House of Re that j prefentatives for concurrence,,entitled, ! " An act for determining the northern !t 't boundary of the territory ceded to the c reof United States, by the State of North- ' the Carolina," was read the second time. t eftic Ordered, That this bill be referred ' to Mr. Rutherfurd, Mr. Hawkins and £ :fire Mr. Brown, to coniider and report Re- thereon to the Senate. 7 A meflage from the House of Re- h it of prefentatives by Mr. Beckley their a •i* Clerk : ' n •' Mr. President—The House of Re fled prefentatives have palfed the two sol- e . following bills, sent from the Senate j fhe for concurrence, the bill entitled, "An jj ned ait to continue in force the ?rt for the „ relief of persons imprisoned for debt," c< and the bill, entitled, "An art fur- h s"t ther extending the time for receiving "at or. loan the domeftie debt of the Uni- ted States tit " They, have passed a bill, entitled, tf/ eoi «An laying certain .duties upon j j and reh: ' cci lll gar," in which they !of led desire the concurrence of the Senate ; ; ti< " The Speaks;' of the Ho\;k of Re- ! ? c prefentatives having ;:gned an enrolled <•£- bill, 1 am diverted to bring it. the Se nate for the signature of the Vice-Pre fident." And he withdrew. n eir The Viee-Prefident tinned the en- t-' . rolled bill, entitled, "An :.rt to alter . -e- the time for the next annual njeetiag of p, -a, Congress," and it was delivered to'the I •ni , committee to be laid before the Prtii. 1 he dent of the United States for his ap probatmn. n The bill, sent from the House of L ' r " Representatives for concurrence, enti- p n tied, "An art laying certain duties up is, on fnuft sMii~ii.fiiK.J- fug,.: j" was rsatf" the firft time. >e- Ordered, That this bill pass to the second reading. al - The engtoffed bill, authorizing a settlement of certain expenfea of the R< ) ommiflioners of Loans, was.read the ari third time. r ; 0 Resolved, That this bill pafs,and that pr; ' 'he title thereofbe," An art authorizing de e a settlement of certain expenses of the toi Commissioners of Loans." is ■ °i , r ''ered, That the Secretary desire the concurrence of the House of Re- EQ prefentatives in this bill. Fhe bill, allowing an additional thz ' compensation to the principal clerks yo, ' tl ' r department of State, and the the I teaiury and war departments, for the the year one thousand seven hundred and the , sour ' read the second time. . *" On motion, l; g It was agreed, by unanimous con- feir il i ! / .'T,"' 6 be dif Penftd with, abc and that the bill be row-read the third bv ■j time. Resolved, that this bill pass, that it th' and that the title thereof this be, An art allowing an additional the: compensation to the principal clerks in J the department of State, and the ing, lieafuryand war departments for the 8 a year one thoufaiid seven hundred and fed c ninety four" j ■ Oidered, that the Secretary desire of I the concurrence of the House of Rcpre- villa 1 fentatives 111 this bill. afte . (To be Continued.) ni y PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 16. t0 ir T From aCorrefpondent. The greatest Infers by the late depreda- arrrn Hons of the British in the Welt Indies, and' were generally speaking the molt moder- mem ate in their complaints. But in all our proc towns a number who had loft nothing and had nothing to lofeweretoo full of re- reft . entment to be restrained by the laws. T r wls this rid dle which has puzzled of tt to m3 ny enquirers to be explained? and the 1 CXP Those who set and f Tl ca kti . get unto place themfelves,«ter c 'our ; by making the citizens angry with | the present officers. Accordingly -jie 1 the j men have been so much delighted with the distresses of our navigation as these >rex- enraged complainers ; as they ean fifh : and only in troubled waters, they wereglad d for to fee the waters troubled, that they might fifli. Nay they did all they could and to trouble them themselves, left the t for Britilh Ihould not do enough ; they seem- 1 :and ed every where trying to provoke new 1 for injuries. It is eal'y to forefee that they i will complain in the loudest tone, if the efire losers Ihould be compensated ; —it is re- t :pre- commended to them to look up for some 1 other means of stirring up our passions. c lock The British behaved fhamefully in the v late captures, perhaps they could bepre- e vailed.on to play some other prank that eon Would give consequence to our catalines. v had n P nuai By this Day's Mail, a was Re NEW-YORK, June 14. U 1 j A Correspondent remarks on that part ~ ' of the Address from the Democratic So- a< "- r < irty, to Dr. Prieltly, wherein they speak Vl the of the government of the old world, as in rth- " a huge mass of intrigue and corruptionb' le. that if a paragraph in the late papers is ■red true » mentioning that Mrs. Norton, exe- t ; and cUtrix and le g atte of the late John Leake, t had fenL le ' Urs to his tenants, to vote for General Williams as Senator; if also the n i Dotfor is aflured that the General was w ke- heretofore expelled from the Senate, for ur leir anions worse than difgujfing and dijho- 01 nor able" and if the Doctor will then in- 0i R.c- form himfelf who are Mrs. Norton's co- j sol. executors, and the principal of her bosom r ate ? iends > he will find it difficult not to be lieve that a government in the new world an n is at leafi " a it* tie lump of intrigue and the corruptionand if the Dodor should dif ., cover that the committee who waited upon fir ur- hira are of the party, who wished well to V a ng the eledl:on of Mr. Williams, he will then M ni _ r now how much sympathy he ought to t have for them, in their painful feniations j j at the exhibition of disgusting or di/honora- : thl ■ Cj » ' bit fpefidcles. jby on j indeed it is not improbable that thercfult j firl ey | 01 a!i this information would be a convic- \ ma e; I tion in the Doctor's mind, that there was ! t0( Le- I ? ot a Particle ol f.ncerity or good intention c ed ' he whole Ad drei s.—Sp c aatum admiJTu i 1 Jiifum tmentis Atnici ? • Al " ; Gt \'efterday morning arrived here from ' ma n- C "~ k ' 9 a P tain Thomson, o F the brig j er > iter P r ' zt '> after a paiTage of 42 days, j ! ' s he | CORK PAPF -RS up to the zZtb y' ft v si- April, we received by the above arr L' w " p- val, which papers contain the follow- det , '"g ins 0 6 ti- European Intelligence. mi- —= — tT ' From the London Gazette. 1 the WHITEHALL, 22. a,ld S C a P l - C lint0l) » aid-de-camp to his ! the ne Royal Highness the Duke of York, / our iie arrived this morning at the office of! Dei right hon. H. Dundas, his majesty's 1 J7 er at principal secretary of state for the home 1 the ig department, wish a dispatch from his 1 h- r(1 le royal highness, of which the following is a copy. ° g e Cateau, April 18. e- Sir, It is with the greatest fatisfartion turn al that I have tie pleasure to acquaint f ac il :s yofi for his Majcity's information, with refifl ir the signal success which has attended Prer ie the general attack made yesterday, by ft,or d the armies of the combined powers. Ed 1 •' . Accoaimg to the plan proposed, the brie; Auftnan, Brttifh and Dutch armies as- ft,i a , 1- lembted on the 16th on the heights wit I, at.ove Cateau, m order to be reviewed dra© 7 A ?, mptnal Ma J eft y; after which gene u C " and atmies palled posit; t the Selles, and encamped in front of batta this town, while the Dutch formed foppt il their camp immediately in its rear. Ault: n At nine o'clock on yesterday morn- serve : ing, the three armies moved forward, in ! Cong e 8 columns.—The firft column, compo-; drivir I led of Auftnan and Dutch troops, un- whert 7'® command of Prince Chriltian a pair " 0 ... Oarmftadt, advanced upon the j eeedei village of Carillon, which was forced the co niter some refillance, in which the ene- fition my loft four pieces of cannon, and from Th thence proceeded across the Sambre, intend . and took a position at Favril, between j fide oi the Sambre and the Petite Helpe, so as j posed to lnvcft Landrecies on that fide. | major I ne second column, commanded by ■ ward ; Lieutenant General Alvintze, and con- ! and d lilting oi the reserve of the Aufttian ; the S( army, moved forwards upon Mazinguet, \ refifta and having forced the enemy's intrench- | Th ments at that place, as well as at Oify, ! trians proceeded to Nouvion, and took pof- ! p , ; nce leffion of the whole wood called the so-! the h reft of Nouvion. j Camb Hie third column, which consisted I vois ot the main body of the Austrian army, f chief}, and with which his Imperial Majelty, ! major and the 1 mice of Cobourg went thern-! tary p selves, proceeded along the high road | movec leading from Cateau to Guise, and as- Neith j ter carrying the two villages of Rlbou- least with ville and of Wr.fligny,- where the enemy y«• were flrongly mtrenched, detached the I with advanced guard forwards, which l these poffeflion of the heights balled the P.- ' m filh and Petit pußw£g glad- tins morning as far as Henappes they The fourth and fifth column's were could formed of the army under my command l .!.« Of Ike fir« ofthtfc I took ,h e di"S V a . Vlng Liei,ten ant Gen. Otto under me' : " ew Lieutenant General Sir William Erf' they kine commanded the other column ! the , % column was intended to attack is re- the redoubts and village of Vaux, a3 some we] as to render itfelf mailer, ifpoffible fions. of the wood called the Boi.de Bokain' i the which the enemy had strongly intrench' epre- ed. . that _In consequence of the defiles and ra lines. vines, which we found on our march my column was not able to arrive at the 1. As soon as the cavalry of the advanc ed guard appeared upon the heights, part e e " em y hegan a very severe cannon- So. ade, from the effefls of which, although peak ve, y near, they were however enabled 1, as m a great measure, to cover themselves by }J ,e natl,ral inequalities of the ground. exe . Hav "f examined the enemy's pofi ake, . a " d findln £ il very strong, I de for [""'ed to endeavor to turn it by their i the n S ht ' r this purpose ordered the ' was whole of the column to move forward, for under cover of the high ground, leaving >Jbo- only a fufficent quantity of cavalry up co'_ on the heights, to occupy the enemy's fom attent ' on - Strong batteries likewise were be- fo ™ ed > wh 'ch kept up a "severe fire, orld a protected the movements very con fin*/ fidetably. dif- As soon as the troops had gained pon fufficiently the enemy's flank, the ad hen Under the enmmand of to j' Gen " Abercromby, was directed to ions , " le attack, and two companies of ira- • 'he light corps of O'Donnel, supported ; by the two grenadier companies of the fult ! iirft regiment of guards, under the coni vic- | mand of Colonel Stanhope, stormed and « as j took the Star redoubt, above the village ■rr • aux, while the three battalions of ' j Austrian grenadiers, led on by Major | General Parilh, attacked the wood, and om • made themselves mailers of the works rig | yhieh the enemy had conducted for y s _ i its defence. | The enemy's fire, at firft, was very g severe, but when the troops approached, J . they began to retreat on all fides, and were soon put to flight. I immediately detached a party of the cavalry, coiifift ing of hu(Tars, and one squadron of the 16th regiment of light dragoons, com manded by Major Lippert of the form er corps, round the Hood to the ttgfct, who completely succeeded in cutting them off, took four pieces of cannon and a howitzer, with a confiderablelofs of men on the part of the enemy ; whillt 11s j the cavalry of the advanced guard on k, i our left, under the command of Co\onel •>f | Devay of the regiment of Archduke 3 j Ferdinand's huflais, pursued thtm thro' ne j tht wood, and drove them into the vil "s lage of Bokain, .vliich they evacuated 'g immediately. SirW. Erikine was equally fuccefsful with his column, which was intended by the villages of Marets and Prcmoi t, to n turn the wood of Bokain, in order to 't facilitate my attack. He met with no h refiftancG till he arrived at the d Fremont, where he found the enemy ) strongly polled ; he immediately form ed his line, and having detached tl e e brigade of British infantry and the Au "" ftrian regiment of cuirassiers of Zttch s wit, with four squadrons of Briiifh iij;ht '1 dragoons, under the command of lieu:, h general Harcourt, in order to turn he 1 position, he attacked it in front with 3 f battalions of the regiment of Kauui z, i supported by a weli-direded fire of 1 e | Austrian and British artillery of the re - J serve under the command,of Jicut. < 01. i t CongreVe, and succeeded completely in ' | - ! driving the enemy from the rcdoubtr, ■ | where he took two pieccs of cannon ai d j a pair of colours ; he from thence pr<. ' j ceeded to turn the wood with a part < f the corps, leaving the rell upon the po sition at Fremont. The 6th, 7th, and Bth col i mns wer intended to observe the enemy on the fide of Cambray, the firft of these c; m j posed of Auflrians, and commanded by | major gen. count Haddick, pushed for■ j ward as far as the village of Crevecocw, j and detached some light troops acteb f the Scheldt, without meeting with any | refifiance. j Ihe 7th column, confiding of Aut j trians and Dutch, under the hereditary . punce of Orange, moved forward upon the high road leading from Cateiu '0 Cambray, and advanced beyond £t ;: * vois with the Bth column, eoinptlfd chiefly of Dutch troops, comirnnded by major gen. Geyfau, covered the hertdi | tary prince of Orange's right fiank, moved'forward in troftt of St. HiK rf - Neither of these lad columns were in | 1?a!t engaged ; but this jncming the
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