ptefeiitationj of the embarrafTment, ■ which he experienced in complying with the reqnifition j and has repeatedly ex prefled hi« doabt of success, in confe rence of the defects in the existing unlit ia law. That notwithstanding the Governor iffucd his general otders, in compliance with the Piefident's requisition, oil the very day it was received, and immedi ately forwarded the fame by exprefles to the several counties, no returns have been made from the City of Philadel phia, the'county of Lancaster, the county of York, the county of Berks, the county of Franklin, and the county of Northampton. That returns (copies of which are herewith "delivered) have been received from the Brigade lnfpeftors of the fol lowing counties ; to wit;—< 1. Return from the county of Phi ladelphia, dated the 29th day of Au gust, *1794 Rating inconveniencies in complying with the requisition, on ac count of the effects of the exoneration laws formerly past, and a genaral disap probation of the militia law, and con cluding with a declaration, that there is " very little profpeft of commanding theijuota of the county." 2. Return from the county of Bucks dated the sth day of September, 1794. Mating that " the pay ot the militia is so universally objected to, that there is no hope of completing the quota ot the county, upon the preferit terms of fer- vice." 3. Return from the county of Mont gomery, dated the 3d Sept. 1794' ft**" ing that " agreeably to the orders of the Bth of August 1794, for drafting 332 Militia, Officers included, the said corps is held in readinel's to march at a moment's warning." The firft part of this return, however, ftatcs such diffi-, culties, as greatly diminilh the probabi lity of success in obtaining an actual or ginization of the corps. 4. Return from the County of Ches ter, dated the 28th August, 1794, stating that some officers have actually resigned, and others wish to relign, and concluding with this remark, " The weft and north welt part 3 of this coun ty leem to dislike the service they are now ordered upon, and a great number in the other quarters, are people, who as they fay, are principled againtt taking up arms, on any occasion : so that I believe unless the law is ligoroufly exe * Cuted, it will be with great difficulty I {hall be able to make up our quota ; but be allured no exertions shall be want ing," See. 5. Return from the County of Dela ware, dated the 6th Sept. 1794> stat ing a variety of difficulties, that leave little hdpe of procuring by regular drafts the quota of this county. 6. Return frsm the County of Dau phin, dated the 29th August 1794, Hating that drafts had been made, and orders given to hold the quota of this County in readiness to march ; but con cluding with this remark : " According to the information I have received, from several parti of the County, it ap pears that the militia are not willing to march, to quell the infurredtion in the western parts of Pennsylvania. They fay that they are ready to march, ac cording to the foimer orders agaiult a foreign enemy, but not against the Ci tizens cf their own state ; so that, from circumstances, I have great reason to believe they will not turn out on the last call." P The Secretary refpe&fullv begs leave to add, that froiji a variety of docu ments, not called for by the Resolution of the Senate, and which it would re quire a considerable time to collect, there appears to be a general complaint of the want of arms throughout the Hate. A. J. DALLAS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Secretary's Office, 7 Phila. ioth Sept. 1794.3 House of Representatives, September 12. ' Mr. Swanwick read in his place a bill for the afTiilance of the university of Pennsylvania. Made the order of the day for Wednesday. The bill for the fuppreflion of the weftcrn rebellion, was taken up as a mended in the committee, for a second reading. It was moved to strike out the bounty proposed to be given to the volunteers. This motion was loft, 15 voting for it and 47 against it. The other parts of the bill were gone through with but little opposition, and it was ordered to be engrossed. The bill favourable to the petition of Peter Shafner passed to be engrossed. The bill to raifeby lottery 7500 dol lar* for the aiMance of Carlisle college was taken up, and after a few words on the fubjeit was postponed to Wed nesday next. Mt. B. Morgan read in his place a bill for the further compenfatibn of the Secretary of State. Ordered to lie. Adjourned. PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 13 A Correspondent obfervet, that the four western counties of Pennfylvama, may justly be called the La Veiulec. of the United States, and refcmbles that pait of France, at leafl in the follow ing particulars. The face of the coun try is broken and covered with woods— the people opposed to republican prin ciples—inclined to govern by foice— and attached to Royalty ! Philadelphia, Sept. 13, 1794. GENERAL ORDERS. THE Pvefident of the United States having lfliied his requisition, for immej diately afl'embling the quota of the mili tia of this state, drafted in pursuance of the general ordars of the Bth ult. the Governor dire&s that the Adjutant- General forthwith notify the fame to the Major-General Brigadier-Generals, and Brig'ade-Infpe&ors, of the detach ment, who will, with all possible dis patch, parade their refpeftive quotas, and march to the general rendezvous at Cavlifle, in the county of Cumberland, in the followiag order and route, to wit— I. The quota for the city and county of Philadelphia and county of Mont gomery, to aflemble at the camp on the welt bank of Schuylkill, near Philadelphia, where they will be fur nifhed with arms and equipments and camp equipage, and to march by the <vay of Reading and Harrifburgh to Carlisle. j.. Tlic quota for the counties of Clief ter and Delawai e to aiTemble at Dp wn ing-town, where they will be furniih ed with arms and equipments and camp equipage, and to march from thence by the way of Lancaiter and Harri(burgh, wheie they will join Brigadier-General Prober's brigade, and proceed to Carlisle. 3. The quota for the counties of Bucks, Northampton and Berks to aflfemble at Reading, where they will be fur ni(hed with arms and equipments and camp equipage, and march from thense by way of Harrifburgh to Carlisle. 4- The quota of Dauphin county to af fcmbleatllaii ifburgli, there to receive their arms, equipments and camp equipage and join Brig. Genl. Murray's brisrade and proceed to Carlisle. j. The quota of Lancaster county to assemble at Lancalter there to receive their arms, equipments and camp equipage, and to march by way of Harrifburgh to Carlisle. 9. The quota qf York county to as semble at York town, there to. be furni(hed with arms, pquipme nta and Camp equipage arid to proceed direst to Cailifle. 7. The quota of Cumberland and Franklin counties to aflemble at Carlisle and there be furnifhed with aims, equipments and camp equi page. 1} is expected that eaeh milkia man vo-ill bring with him a blanket, and if convenient, a knapsack and canteen. The Quarter-Master-General will make the neceflary arrangements for furniftiitig the feveraj quotas, of the militia as they arrive at the places ap pointed for affemhliug, with arras, ac coutrements, and camp equipage, and provide for the supply of wood straw and forage. Each company complete will be allow ed I covered waggon with four horses, whLh is to carry their tents and camp kettles but to be incumbered as little as poilible with baggage, as every man is to cairy his own pack ; and the wag gons finding their own forage and pro visions for the driver,will be paid by the Quarter-Master-General of the (late at the rates to be eftablilhed, and he requests that they may be engaged to continue in service during the ex pedition. By order of the Commander in Chief, (Signed) JOSIAH HARMAR, Adjutant General of the Militia of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, J rjth Augufl, 1794. SIR, We the subscribers, officers of the .hree Volunteer uninformed Companies of Grenadiers and Light Infantry, at tached to the Ift Regiment of Philadel phia City Militia, commanded by Lieut. CoL Francis Gurney, willing ta evince a disposition to serve our country and hereby offer ourselves, and the comns- . nies we have the honor to command, ' having their consent therefor, as Vo lunteers in support thereof. We therefore requelt, Sir, that you you will be pleased to make known to his Excellency, the Governor of the ila'.e of Pennsylvania, this our determi nation, and that we hold ourselves in readiness to march at a moment's wai n ing, wherever he may order. Oar Companies being but small, and incomplete, permit us, Sir, to submit to the confederation of his Excellency, the Governor, the propriety of allow ing our Companies to be made full, ei ther by drafts, volunteers, or' any eli gible plan he may .think proper, from the general militia of the Peniifylvania. ind'ew Nifjn, Capt.Grenadiers. George Reed, Lieut. Greuad. Chandler Price, Capt. ift Lt. Inf. Jonathan Car for., Capt. 2dLt. Inf. IVilliam Hudel, Lieut. 2d Lt. Inf. To Lewis Nicholas, Brigade Infpedtor. Philadelphia, 2 zd, AuguJ, 1794. Captain Chandler Price, Captain Nil- son, and Captain Carson. SIRS, I thank you for the copy of the ad dress presented to Governor Mifflin, through the hands of the lnfpeftor, by the officers of the Flank Companies at tached to the id Regiinent of City Mi litia; which you were pleased to fend me ; and it is with pleafiue I congra tulate you, and the gentlemen compo ling those companies, upon the honor which I conceive they have done thcm fclver, and the Regiment to which they are attached ; and I must beg you to do me the favor of presenting to the gentlemen of your Companies my very finccre thanks for their spirited, patri otic, and soldier-like contlnfl. 1 have the honor to be your and their moil obedient, humble Servant, FRANCIS GURNEY, Lieut.Colonel. By this Day's Mail. MARTINSBURG, Srpt. 8. Infoimation being received by Major Hunter on Wednesday evening lail, that a number of deluded peifons intended meeting at Sleepy Creek the day fol lowing, for the purpose of erecting a liberty pole in opposition to the excise aft, a detachment from Captains Boyd and Coons' companies, under Lieute- ; nants Beal and Duncan, attended by i Majors Hunter and Stcphenfon, march- j ed next morning to disperse thepofie, ; and check in its infancy so daring a vio lation of the law. On the arrival of the j detachment at the ground, those brave oppofers of the laws of their country, panic (truck at their personal danger, and dellitute of courage to proceed in their undertaking, took to the woods, and savage-like, only made a scattered appearance upon the hills, fculking be hind trees and bushes :—a part of the detachment immediately scoured the woods and took several prison ers, who were brought in for exa mination :—it appearing that from their ignorance they could not be apprized of the dangerous part they were acting, and that they bad been misled by some evil disposed persons, they, through the lenity of the Majors, were fiiffered to depart home,except two by the names of Fox and M'Carty, who, having been more forward than their compa nions, were escorted to town on Fri day morning and committed to gaol. A special court is to be summoned to meet on Saturday, for their further ex amination. The 67th regiment of militia was mustered in this town on Saturday last, for the purpose of procuring 9 1 men,be ing its proportion of 3300 required from this iiate to hold themselves in immediate readiness; on declaration being made of the business they were then called out upan s ortekundrcd and four likely, attive men. immediately joined the volunteer standard. BOSTON, Sept. 6. Mutatus Mutandus. " Times change, and we change also" is a clatTic adage.—lts application is peculiar to the Jacobins of the United States. Not long since, when the in habitants of La Vendee, in F,ranee, re belled against the authority of the Na tional Convention, they inveterately condemned them, and rejoiced when they heard, that the revolutionary army, sent against them, had put many to the sword on the field of battle—huddled others in crowds and shot them in the squares and market places, filled boats with others, sent them into the middle of a river, scuttled the boat, and drown ed them—confifcated their property, and laid all their dwellings wade. This conduA T.as liaiLd as the just vengeance of National Justice. liut now, in troth, theft fame Jacobins demand, that the ] mull lenient ineufnrea to\Vat'ds the La Vendeites of Peurifylvaiiia, be pilrfued, that Commissioners (hall be sent to coax them into obedience to the laws, and if they dill continue refra&orv, that the laws they object to, (hall be repealed— and all this because they " are of their iide." ' [From t})« Bcfton Ceptinel. Ccmmutiicati.ill. We have believed that a Republics! Government never was, and perhaps ne ver ean be more wiiely constituted, o which had a fairer outset than our own It was framed "by old patriots whorr the people knew, becanfe they had tri ed them, to be proof against danger, again ft corruption. No elections could be more free and popular than the firft, because there was then no government,' and for want of a quorum of flatcs, not even the departed made of the old Con gress haunted the Federal Hall. No banks, nor Funding fy'tems had then corrupted that virtuous (implicit/ which the infnrgent scribblers affcit. to be so ;namorcd of. Indeed the Chroiii./e had its bug-bears at that time, tor what ,-ould it do without them. Poetry hat :iot more need of lifhori. Theie tiling; ire well known—Yet the Jacobins and :heir allies paint the government in iucl jdioits colors; they make it luch a irson-1 -—— u.n in. — ter, as would raise a mob in Pandemoni- m , R'ghts oj Man, a Paper pul im, if it were attempted to introduce rederick Taiun. t there. CI-IZENS, What is the design of these political Thc timts frft approaching vvhicl jcrtrait painters, who seem to have made as a celebrated Republican fays, wil he evil one fat for his picture ?Isit to " ""n't fouls."—The malignant va hrow difljonor pud reproach on all re- P ours of a difeordant nation have beer jublican governments, by-{hewing that borne across the Atlantic, to taint th< he fairefl and mo # R hopeful trial that «« atmosphere of Libcrty—Alreadj ver was made in the world, has faded— corrohve influence blighted i nd failed so totally that it has gone the delightful part of your country, whiel >f corruption tffat ever government . wec neglected in a beautiful fielt | ]c j_ it over-run and deltroy the happy anc As one who have worn republican j m °re virtuous plants. )rinciples into habits almost from one's | Ibe Pielident of the United State radle, lam disposed to believe tlie i has cal!cd u F> n y°"> through your Go harges against our government infamous , c '"oi and Council, to turn out anc ibels, rather than that the principle? on' ' ll PP re s an uihirre&ion, which, as i which it is founded will not answer. At , black hydra. in the weft, woulc east let us perfiit in carrying the expe- 1 ™ ra P y ou "P » poisonous web.- riment through —let us fnppnfi the' ' e £ nev a'ices of these people do no! Pittjburg rebellion—let good citizens j anle {rom an y in the laws, bui frown its abandoned advocates into the , * rom corruption and contempt of go kennel—let the people be made to fee ' v ernment. Like ungrateful brethren, who ibe men are who have endeavotej 'hey disclaim the iocial ties of civi for five years past to lie them out of ' 11111011 > and prefer anarchy, confujior. their union, their peace, and their free : a " d ." o/ ' t0 J ust and equitable taxes I government. Those unclean birds th.iC \ . 8 government, which has coll yoi hoot in darkness, and threaten like pro- niaj: ) lives, and so much trealure, t( the fun shine. If the people are not [ rann y • this country, which, from thi deceived, our government will anfvver. wa " s °f Quebec to its moil foutherr If it will not, what but a harder can boundary, has been purpled with tin come next. ncheft blood that ever fell from patrioi It is said, that the ftizure of the vef- ve ' n3 » are now insulted and threatenec fel bound to Halifax, by the Con- a deluded and vicious banditti. Car corde's boat, was a measure recommend- yon bear this ? Can you hear the voici ed by the leaders of out Jacobin Socie- f Washington, and not feel like thi ty, to intercept letters going from here i f°' dlets Gideon ? No. Go then—■ to Halifax. They assured the officers, j and lf >' ou find 'he mountains and field that a correspondence would be discover- covered with them march—At you ed highlv injurious to the French inte- a PP roac h at the approach of your in reft, and in lifted upon their having a vmclb l e and courageous virtue, thei right to stop the vellll, break open weapons, as if by celeilial (hock, wiL tiunks, aiid seize upon papers. This d ™Pfrom their hands. Oh ! let me was the ground taken to support that then P lead this nluch f » r them—Re violent outrage upon every right princi- meiT *ker l ' iat mercy and forgivenefs, pie; and by such deceitful, wicked ad- are dlvine and holy attributes of yuu vice, were the French officers drawn in- country. A VOLUNTEER., to the commission of the outrage. Some suppose that it was a plan tr make use of the French officers, to eii der the Captain of the schooner, am the palfengers, ot money, and othe valuable effects. This is probable from the robbing which really tool place, the peiions having been plunder ed of every thing the) had on board in a molt infamous manner. But, fmce the veiTcl has been flopped and every papet that could be found ha been ilolen, beiides the money, cloa thing, tkc. we hope those who liav been carrying on a treasonable correi pondence, will now be exposed. Le publiihed, or deposited in forue publii placc, where all who incline may infpec ;hem. lf this be not done, vvc mui ;onclude that the French officers havi >ccn deceived by vile fzlfehoods; ant hat the views of those wlio have thu ipori the officers of thc Concotdf, am o excite uneafmefs between theni ant >ur own citizenai^^^^^^^^^^^^ BALTIMORE, Sept. jo. Extrak of a letter from a rejf rouble cor refpoudent to the printers oj this paper, dated Fndiruk county, Sept. 6. " A circumstance has lately occurred here, which excites regret for the ne cefiity which gave it rife, acd demand* applause for the spirit wh-rh a'iHintril the leaders.—An upwillingnefs was mrt riifcfted to fubniit to thfr draft of militia for the western expedition, by those who were unable or unwilling to discri minate between the real questions which have arisen in consequence of the oppo sition to the excise laws.—This spirit of opposition has been heightened among the ignorant, by the most palpable falfe hoods that wicked spirits could device. Among other fabrications, it has been currently reported, that not only spirits, but wheat, rye, &£. were excised at four pence pet bushel. One man went so far as to aHI-rt, that, in Baltimore, he aftuallypaid that duty. Some have reported that, at Fort Pitt, the birth of a male child is excised at fifteen (hil lings, and a female at ten fhi)ltngs. By fucli aits have many been induced to oppose the draft : -One man in parti cular, in exciting this ipirit, openlv damned the CoHgrefs, cried, God save King George ; and, in other ref pefls, evidenced a very turbulent spirit, which, if uncontrouled, would have produced the molt fatal effects. He was immediately decorated with elegant habiliments of Tar and Feathers and con duced, a la militaire, through the town of Wincheiter, and at the county-line difmilfed to Baltimore Whatever in conveniences may iu general rcfult from such acts, the present has h*d the mull salutary effects, and almost \yholly silen ced the clamors of the malcontents ot* that quaiter of the fcoiintry. SHIP NEIVS. A gentleman who came pafTcngc-r in the brig Irom Fayal, informs, that the brig Hope, Capt. Watts, arrived there the 31ft July, in 18 days from Phila delphia ; and was to fail in about 20 days for this port. The (loop captured on Wednefdav last about five miles from the Indian, by the British privateer Experiment, is the Nancy of Charleston, Capt. Pease, from Port au Paix—The Captain and Su percargo weiefent in the Hoop to Ber muda, and the crew taken on board the privateer, but arc to be released in a few days. For Public Sale, x&Sk. On Tuesday next, at the Coffee-Houfe. at 7 o'clock the Evening—The rc — markable fall failing Schooner N E P T U N E, if Hamilton's Whjrf. She i» a good strong Veflel, well fitted burthen about s c 9, ami way bq ferettp sea it a small expence. „ + TTI * *• & LeWi 3t. StcH Persons As are dlfpofed to join a Volunteer Company of Foot, to march againjl the Infurgcnts, art rtqitejled to meet at the C'jfrc'Heufe on Monday Morning., at Kim o'Clock precisely. Sift. 13.
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