aid fining until the number was made
\;p ; but this would impose an oppres
sive burden on the poorer class of citi
zens : But according to the resolution
jiropofed, the bounties that would in
duce volunteers to turn out would be
borne equally by the State, as those
bounties would come from the State
tieafury.
"Pie' motion for a postponement was
ioft a very large majority.
Mr. Swanwick hoped that on a ques
tion on the refolutioo the hotife would
prove as unanimous as poflible, as such
mn unanimous vote would have a good
cfcft on the minds of the insurgents.
Mr. Stokt'ly conceived that the re
fection implied a dittrult of the virtue
of the peoplf. He believed that if the
fiiril cl«f» of militia did not complete the
quota required, the second undoubtedly
would. He was averse to framing a
new law upon the occasion. He inti
mated that the inconveuiences of the
law were botne with as long as they
affected the frontier inhabitants orjy.
If the militia fyitem was he
hoped it would be changed generally.
K tvlieved no precedent of fucii a par
tial change as that proposed could be
adduced.
Mr. Evans said, that the legislature
had on former occasions en.dted a par
ticular modification of 'die militia law.
quoted one instance, which was the
xaifintr of a new corps of riflemen for
the more effectual protection of the
ftontieis.
Mr. Stokely conceived the cases by
no means similar.
Mr. M«>rgan was of opinion, that it
was not necessary on this occaliun to
Ihew that the militia law had ever prov
ed infufflcient. All that is necessary is
to examine whether in the present in
stance its provisions may not possibly be
found inadequate, and then to consider
whether it would not be better that'
the state should be put upon a footing
perferftly secure, which the resolution
offered is calculated to accompli(b. Its
object, at any rate, cannot be perverted,
and the power proposed to be granted
w3l not be exercised unless neceflity re
quires it.
After some further conversation a
divifkm of the qrudlioo was called -for,
suid it being put on the iirlt part, which
barely vests a power"in the Governoi to
compete the quota by accepting volun
teers, it was agreed to by a large ma
jority.
Some further debate took place on
the latter part of the resolution, which
provides that a bounty be given."
Mr* -Morgan conceived the house
ftioukl in the fir It instance determine
that principle. He conceived the re
solution would be nugatory unless a
bounty was allowed.
Swan\vick fat'd he never rose
with more pain on any question in his
life—he never had felt his feelings so
much hurt as on this occasion—yet
what was to be done—the President of
the United States—the Governor of the
state anxious to reltore order without
bloodshed had icttt commiflioners to
treat—these had offered terms to the
Insurgents which had either been refufed
or procraflinated—the militia laws were
defective and could not by the avowal of
the governor lumfclf be relied on ; how
ever desirable a good militia law was, it
was probable it could not be prepared in
time for this purpose, meanwhile, the
people in the western counties were
about to deliberate in their ele&ion
diftrift, would it not have a great in
fluence on them in addition to all
other threatening circumstances to be
told of the unanimity of this house in
voting voluuteers to supply the defers
there might be in the militia and even
granting bounties to induce them to
march ; it certainly would, and it was
pofliblethat the efftfts of the resolution
would prove as consonant to humanity
as policy by shewing these people their
danger and so perhaps leading them to
a conduct calculated to avert the present
impendingevils; hecaliedonthe members
to pause ;and before they voted confidev
whether there was not great weight in
this remark and whether should it appear
hereafter those people had been encour
aged by the votes of any of their re
presentatives, much of the blame might
not lie at their door ;
For his own part he believed it would
have the belt effects in reclaiming the
unwarily misled people; if not however,
the laws must be supported, without
which the government was but a name.
It was not to thte purpose to reason on
the inexpediency or injudice of excise,
that was not at all the question, but
whether the laws ought not to be obey
ed until constitutionally repealed. It
had been said there was no precedent of
bounties being granted to volunteers,
happily for the fiate there had been no
precedent before of infuireftion arid of
•ourfc no arguments from that sou ce
could apply, the laws mull be support
ed, this appeared to be t!ie moflrprompt
and efficient way of doing it, no other
argument was neceflary to obtain his
conie nt to the motion in que It ion.
After some further conversation the
yeas and nays were called for on this
part of the queition, and were as sol-
lows;
YEAS.
Meflrs. Hiltzheimer, Swanwick, B.
Morgan, Kammerer, Forreft, M'Goffin,
Britton, Paul, J. Morgan, Chapman,
Wynkoop, Envin, Whelctj, Pierce,
Barton, Morriion, Old, Whitehill, Car
penter, Fence, Campbell, Gartner, Lil
ly, Stewart, Kelly, Montgomery, Grof
enp, Qehr, Lutz, Grass, Hartzell,
Haines, Davidfon, Evans, Tyfon, J.
Shoemaker, Davis, Bowman, Canan,
Neville, Welt—4l.
NAVS.
MtfTra. Blair, Lower; C. Shoemaker,
Driefbach, Moore, Cable, Lodge, Hen
dricks, Stoke'.ev, Manor, Ritchie,
While, Torrence, Cunningham, M'-
Lane, Maclay, King, Kelher, Brat
ton— 20.
The yeas and nays were then tak;n
on the whole reiolntion and flood as
follows 1
YEAS.
Messrs. Hiltzheimer, Swanwick, B.
Morgan, Kammerer, Forrelt, M'Goffin,
Btitton, Paul, J. Morgan, Chapriian,
Wynkoop, Irwin, Whelen, Pierce,
Barton, Morrifon, Old, Whitehill, Car
penter, Fence, Campbell, Gartner, Lil
ly, Stewart, Kelly, Montgomery, Low
er, Grofcup, Gehr, C. Shoemaker,
Lutz, Gr£ff, Hartzc.ll, Haines, David
fon, Evans, Tyfon, J. Shoemaker, Da
vis, Bowman, Canan, Neville— 24.
NAYS.
Messrs. Mitchell, Blair, Drieftack,
Moore, Cable, Lodge, Hendricks,
Stokeley, Minor, Ritchie, White, Tor
rence, Cunningham, M'Lane, Maclay,
King, Kelher, Brat to 11—18.
Mr. M'Lane then moved to refer the
resolution to the general committee on
the militia law.
Mr. Forreft hoped it would be sent
to a special committee. The grand
committee had enough to occupy their
atterr.ion ; so much that he believed
they would not be able to report in 10
day?.
The motion was loft.
The resolution was finally referred to
Messrs. Evans, Momfon, Campbell,
Kelly and Bowman. •
Adjourned.
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, July 3.
Mr. Jay is a gentleman about 60
years old, and received great part of hig
education in th? county of Glouci/\er ;
he was formerly of the University of
Cambridge.
A Spamjh. Play Bill
To the Sovereign of Heaven—To
the Mother of the Eternal World—
To the Polar Star of Spain—To the
Comforter of all Spain—To the faith
ful Prote&refs of the Spanish nation—
To the honour and glory of the most
Holy Virgin Mary ; for her benefit,
and for the propagation of her worihip,
the company of comedians will this day
give a representation of the comic piece
called Nanine.
Mr. Walker returns from his Po
litical Tour by Constantinople, and
with fir Robert Ainflie. His route
Has been from Peter (burgh to Moscow,
through the interior parts of Ruflia to
Tagamoch, across the defarts of the Sea
of Afoph, ail round the Crimea and to
OtchacofF, vifking all the Ruffian efla
blifhments upon the Black Sea thence
to Constantinople, the Dardanelles, and
the plains of Troy, across part of Asia
Minor to Smyrna, from thence to the
Grecian Islands and Athens, where vari
ous accidents led him three times.
Singular Curiofilies in the present House
of Commons.
A Church, a Fane, and Adeane.
St. John with a Huffey artd two Bajiards.
Two Hills, a Lake, with a couple of
Drakes.
A Milbanke; Mills, and a Miller.
A Gardner, with Rose, Banks, and a
Lemon.
A Wood, with a Cave, a Wodehoufe, a
Brooke, and a Pitt.
A Mann, with a Hunter, a Fox and a
Hare.
Two Taylors, with a Webb and a Yard,e.
A Baker, with a Rolls and Whitebread.
An Orchard, #ith a Bullock and Cocks.
A Barne, with a Fydell and Dance.
Several Smiths, a Plumer, a Glover, and
a Turaer.
A Sergent, with a Pole, and Fellows,
Browne and Grey.
PARIS, June 17,
On the 13th inft. the Revolutionary
Tribunal condemned to death above
100 persons, of whom 25 were mem
bers of the Parliament of Thoulouft,
and 3 of theci-devant.Parliament of Pa
ris ; 26 other individuals were convict
ed of forming a plan to escape from the
Bicetre, and murder the piincipal
rulers of government.
PHILADELPHIA,
SEPTEMBER 10.
By this Day's Mail.
BOSTON, September 3.
AUTHENTIC.
Extras of a letter from one of the Eng
-I'ifb i/lands in the Wejllndiet, dated
the 18 th July lajl.
" Every molestation to the American
commerce with these islands, is effe&u
ally done away 5 and every possible pro
tection is given to American veflels, by
the men of war, and the Revenue offi
cers. They arc allowed to import flour
of all kinds, bread, rice, corn, live
stock, and lumber of every kind 5 but
no kind of fait provisions, or fifh. But
when a vefTel arrives, and part of her
cargo conftfts of these articles, it js al
lowed to be entered for exportation in
the fame veflel; and to be landed for
that purpbfe, without any additional
cxpence, or difficulty. This is a gene
ral rule throughout the English islands."
—Es* If recurrence it had to the date
of this new regulation, it will Ipe seen,
that it was not "negociated in Flan
ders."
September 4.
The Chronicle;
Mal-blebead, Sept. 2, 1794.
Meflrs. Printers,
HAVING read in Tuesday's paper
the account called " REAL GLORI
OUS NEWS," I take" the liberty to
contradjdt the whole of it—The boat
arrived from Halifax here, was sent !?y
me to hear if any thing was done with
the (hip Pigou and cargo in my abfehce,
while I was waiting for my owners to
come here from George-town, (he has
fines returned and brought Capt. Cox,
and the Steward of the Pigou. Said
Cox was sent by me to take charge of
the Pigou in my abfenee ; he has bro't
a letter from my advocate, to me on the
fubje'ei: of the Pigou and cargo ; all
that has transpired since I left Halifax
is merely what I knew waS to take place,
the cargo taken out and apprised, an
appeal entered and allowed, the sentence
not yet finifhed on the (hip—in (hort
every thing remained as I left it ; the
fame disposition appeared to hold the
property and to condemn the (hip,
which was the only thing remained un
done on the part of the captors ; and
if the wi(h of the people of Halifax,
captors, &c. has any weight, (lie may
be set down condemned ; as for my
own part 1 have observed every thing
goes with the tide there, whatever the
genetal conveifation was, I found come
to pass, and the general conversation
was, the wtfti of the captors.—The
veffela taken under convoy of the Con
corde were libelled, the trial not yet
come on, the seamen belonging to them
were put on board the guard-diip, ex
cept those seduced to enter into their
service ; all was bow on two thirds al
lowance—the general report was, the
veflels would be condemned, because
the cargo would not pay the freights;
so the bed speculation is, to take all;
but nothing was discharged when Capt.
Cox left there.—He fays Admiral Mur
ray arrived and brings the latest inflec
tions from his Majesty for himfelf and
squadron, he fays the probability is
great, of a war between Great Britain
and America. An American schooner
arrived there a prize to the .Blanche
frigate, from the Weft-Indies bound to
New-York ; a packet arrived from Eng
land the day before Capt. Cox came
away, nothing was known of the mail,
except a report that Mr. Jay was well
received, and that reflitution would be
made. 1
J. LEWIS,
£ Late Mister of the ship Pigtju.]
September J.
The Mercury.-
TO THE PUBLIC.
The publication figni d hy Capt. Lewis,
in yefterday'i Chronicle, having made it
necefi'ary on the pa, t of tie Editors or the
Mercury, to come forward in vindication
of the verity of their papi r, so far as it re
lates to the intelligence rceived at Mar
blehead—they f>eg leave to iay before the
public, the following i . tent of facfte,
which can be atteAed by many reputable
jitrlons.
Cn Monday last, ir is w--U known, re
ports were circuiting iq town, that a ves
sel had arrived at Marbleliead, ham Hali
fax, for Capt. Lewis, of the Pigou, to
come and take charge of his vefTel, fee
being released, in consequence of orders
from home, for giving up all American
vessels ; alio, that the Britiih Court had
promised to negociate the release of Ame
rican prisoners in Algiers—the whole of
which information was laid to be received
at Halifax by the July packet.—Conicious
that intelligence of such importance, was
not to be credited from a vague report;
and, notwithstanding a gentleman 111 town,
who dined at Marblchead with a perfori
from Halifax, corroborated it, the Editors
determined on lni'pccting the'bulinefs tho
roughly, and ant of them accordingly, in
company with a gentleman of the town,
proceeded to Marbiehead, where they
found the fame reports in circulation as at
Boston—their liiit enquiry was for Capt.
Lewis, but he was unfortunately out of
town at that time—ihey next went to the
vefTel arrived Irom Halifax, and in pre
sence of several on board, learnt the par
ticulars publithed in the I ait Mercury, of
a.Mr. Webb. On Wednesday this gen
tleman was in town, and being asked
whether the information was such as he
brought, he said " Yes—but a velTel will
arrive soon, and you will then have the
particular ," —a similar queflion was alls
■ilked him yesterday, in preience of Capt.
Cox, when he again answered, " That he
got such information at Halifax, except
with regard to the Pigou, of whose iitua
tion he never pretended to be acquainted."
COMMENT.
Capt. Lowis appears to have miitaken
his real dtfigu, in the letter publifbed in
yesterday's Chronicle—he certainly intend
ed to contradiiSl that intelligence only,
which alluded to the clearance of the Pi
gou—and that was but faintly mentioned
in the Mercury. H.~ certainly could not
nikan to contridi<fl the information given
by Mr. Webb, as received by the July
packet, because Capt. Cox had not men
tioned such intelligence to him. Mr.
Webb had leen papers, Capt- Cox had not,
as he had reptaredly mentioned ; —and
yet, even Capt. Cox >ays, he was told they
contained information of Mr Jay's miifi
ort, favorable to America, and does nit
himfelf contradidf any thing publilhed, ex
cept what relates to the Pigou-
VVhy any thing Admiral Murray may
have heard ill England, is mentioned lo
eftablilh the probability of a war, and to
contradict information received by the Ju
ly packet, cannot be imagined—As tiie
former left England the s 6th May, and
the latter probably not till the 16th July.
the whole, however, we con ess,
that we have our doubts of the truth of
the information in all its parts, but we
j rnuft insist, that the publication of Capt.
, Lewis does not invalidate a single fehtence
I of it (except as to his own veflel.)
Yesterday returned to this port, the
Btitilh schooner Success, a prize to a
barge of the Concorde's. The Success,
was bound to Halifax, and failed from
this town on Monday night for that
place, but the wind becoming unfavor
able flie anchored in NantaSket Road,
where (he was laying (we are told) on
the afternoon of Wedneiday, and the
barge a (hort di(lance to the N. N. W.
of her. She was taken yesterday about
12 miles from land.
New Periodical Publications.
A republican News-Paper has lately
been set up in the town of Hallowcll,
in the county of Lincoln,, beating the
title of " Thr Eastern Star"
Prop»fah are issued in this town by
Mr. Thomas Paine, (son to the Hon.
Judge Paine) for publishing a femi
hebdoinedal News-Paper, to bear the
title of " Fudsr/il Orrert." Days
of Publication, Tuesdays and Fridays—
Terms fifteen {hillings per annum. Mr.
Paine's address and proposals will, be
published in our next.
PORTLAND, August 30.
" Bridgetown, Aug. 20.
Alarming injlance of the fury of a Bear.
" On' Monday the ißlfh inft. Benja
min Foster, son of Major Afael Fofti-r
of this town, being on his way through
a thicket ef woods in Bridgetown, Was
suddenly alarmed by the growling of a
bear—he soon discovered an old (he bear
and two cubs. The old one immedi
ately made towards him, growling and
very fierc*—he immediately took to the
firft tree he could find, which was about
9 inches diameter, and about 20 feet
to the firft limbs ; this he afcendcd with
all pofiible fpesd, and having reached
the lirribs, he called to the ncareft neigh
bor, who lived about a quarter of a mile
dilt ant for help ; the bear on hearing
his cries, retreated from the tree and
hrj'.ooed also, which (he repeated as of
ten as he called for help. The bear then
returned to the tree and climbed up near
ly to the firft limbs, but losing her
hold, (he fell to the ground—this en
raged her, and (he again afeended the
tree with greater velocity, and overtook
him at the height of about 30 feet,
when she feizea him by one foot, but
the (hoe coming off (he fell a fccond
time to the grouud—recovering, (he as
cended a third time, and took off his
other (hoe, he constantly calling for
help and none to be found. He had
now ascended the tree as far as was fafc
for him to venture, the beai constantly
tearing his feet with her teeth until they
became a moll (hocking fpedtacle. The
bear at length fixed her jaws so power
fully to one of his heels as to cause the
limbs to which he held to break, and
he fell to the ground, the bear falling at
the fame time 011 the other fide of the
tree : and notwithstanding his feet were
in this mangled condition, he escaped
to the iR-are't house and arrived fafe.
The dillance irom the ground by mea
furernciit, from whence l the youug man
fell, was 48 feet. It is supposed that
his repeated and eager cries for help,
tended to inereafe the rage and fury of
the bear, which had her whelps witk
her."
NEW-LONDON, Sept. 5.
The ship Somfrfet of New-York,
C. Miller, master, from Boilrdeaux,
was last week taken pofleflion of, in 14
fa.homs watfcr, off the Hook, by the
British fehooner Duke of York, ancl
sent to Bermuda. Likevvife, the
fehooner Atalanta,from this port; taken
the back fule of Loug-Iflnnd. So.me
of the people of tach vefiel were put
on Loard a vcfTel bound to Newport,
and a part of them have arrived here.
Thela.il int Uigence from Philadel
phia, refpe&ing the banditti at Pitts
burgh, is favorable to the relloration of
government and order. Their meafurea
are justly reprobated by the citizens of
Connecticut ; and government will find
in this Hate, ready and firm support in
every emergency, even to the last aj
,peal.,
The number of Scholars, of both
sexes, now in the different schools in this
'city, is 554. The enumeration was
taken by a gentleman in his 90th y«ar,
who (lill retwns a good degree of viva
city and' act wit y..
On Certain Politicians.
Both with the hounds and hare they hold,
And now blow hot—and now blow cold—
Set up an end their man ot'.ftraw,
Then puiThir • o'er with fed'rial flaw;
Vomit (edition, treason, lies,
Then blast th' oppofers of excise.
Inflate th' insurgents till they burst,
Then swear the rascals ihould be curst.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10.
Thi,s day at 12 o'clock his Excellency
the Governor, met by appointment, the
commissioned officers of the militia of the
County and City of Philadelphia at the
City Hall—There was a very full atten
dance of the officers, and a large number
of other citizens.—The Governor ad
dressed the officers m a speech of confidcr
al.te length, on the present crisis of public
affairs—it was replete with that energy
and spirit which on many former occafiftns
have distinguished the addrefles of Gene
ral V ifflin.
The impression was great, and the ap
probation of the audience was teftified by
three cheers.—The officers, as one man,
publicly declared their determination to
support the Laws and the Constitution.
A bill was brought into the House of
Repreferttatives this day, to authorize the
Governor to raise this state's quota of
Troops, by engaging Volunteers.
remarkable fifl fail'
N E P T U N E,
( Lying at Hamilton's wharf,)
IS a good strong veflel, well fitted, bur
then 500 barrels, and may be lent to Tea at
a fm,aU expeuce. For particulars, apply
Wharton & Lewis.
d
Sept, 14
Ran Away,
FIIOM t-he Subscriber, a lervant Gitl p
named Catherine Adams. WUo ver will
take up and bring back to her M/.ftfcr the
said Gii ly (hall receive Twenty Cei.ts re
ward, and no charges.
Caleb Wilkins.
Sept. 16
Twenty Dollars Reward.
MY Saddle Marc was stolen frcm Wye
Mill, Talbdt County, Maryland, on the
of the °* Augiift lalt. She i$
bUck» *iid to I e ten or twelve
years old, under fourteen hands high,com
parand handsome, btsoded with the let
ter O, on the left (houlder, a har.d r r»me
star on her forehead, a lar e lull eye, her
neckcrcft fallen, aflat buttock, her fore
foot turns in, and one of them white ; {he
racks, trots and canters, ha- go< d fpirlts,
audioes very plea'anrly. If
of I will give the above reward
of twenty dollars and ail 1 eaiouablc char
ges, if wit\»W-f the stats and th.rty miles
from XVyc Mill, erg.hr dollars and reafon
ablc charg.-s, and if a fh i ter distance ia
proportion, to gny petfon who will deliver
her to the Subscriber at the mill.
Nat. Kennard.
Wye Mill, Talbot Ccunty, Sept. 2
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