ggfC m, JVMNi- .irffe
J&r Gazelle df the Unite*, stales. j
Mr. Fenho* t
An Old Soldier teqneils 'lie kind at ,
tent ion of Congress, one m nu'e, while ;
lie informs that his five year* pay reds ,
in the New Emission Bills', which
he lodged with thdfeof some other Citi
zens and soldiers in the treafmy for
payment, according to Act or >_in>-
gref*; but he was soW there wA* to
much uopwtant bufin-fs betoreCwigrris
they could not attend to -it t*ci ll re tit -
feflion closed, and therefore they put it
over to this feflnm :—'Now, he hopes
there may be no longer delay.—He
lias the sacred bond ut Cuugrefs, writ
ten on his biH«, and they are in the
Treasury, and Ire wants his pry—He
has waited a long time since other credit
org were paid ; he asks for equal juflice ;
he fulfilled his engagement—he now
»(ks Congress to fiiltil theirs. Liio
h c fiij to the wise.
A.S OLD SoLDISR.
fj/- the Gc-zt It of the United Statu.
Mr. Fenuo, I
It was but the other day I noticed the '
elegant d vice that decorates the " Ge
neral Aurora Advertiser"—at firit view I
Conceived it emblematic of the vapour
which contjnualfy arnte in that paper,
fram thof; " political stew-pans" the Ja
fcobifi So-ieties, and which iniprht have
been eonttenfed in the head of the retort;
but at length I difcovere.l it intended to re
prel'eut Aurora ; this was certainly a
bright idea of the Editor, and from the
fym'col, anticipation might be formed of
the dawning of Keafon and Philanthropy
in those daik celfe v-'iefe the malevolence
of party had found an asylum : —but alas !
the Mnomy clouds of detraction, which a
roft in the lurceediug numbers, blotted
the pleating preface, andihews,' that in
spite or ai -levices, the Genera! Adver
tiser is the Genera! Adverifer still.
How much the Editor has to regret his
Emitting to consult me before lie placed
that Jack with a Lanthorrt to his paper,
he alone can determinr ; I thould have atl- <
vised him to employ some eminent artist to
pourtray in type metal a full meeting o'f a
certain club, and the features of a few
might be delineated ; —The Editor him
fclf, might be introduced in the attitude
of making a motion, or in .the more vehe
ment a&ion dt one hafid
might have graiped the Smtk-i of envy
carefully enfolded ia the General Adver
tiser, and the dther the torch of discord ;
This indeed would form a haudfomC pic
ture, and prevent th< unwary reader from
deception, and then in place of his preftht
motto of " Sirrgout profun" —he might
fay in plain EngWh. —
" Envy an crooked malice is our
nourilhment,
And we dare bite the best "
Sbakefpcctre. ,
P. S. 1 think every true republican
and real friend to America —must Heartily
join the Mailer Siil Makers a' New-York
in their leut'.itienfal trails ofl Tuesday eve
ning the iit'n inft— and particularly the
Bth and gth, of those toatts. *
* Peace and concord through the land of
Columbia.
" May all who i>lo u> the coals of aijtord
befcarcbed jdlfcftbifparMS* *
From the Eagle.
V I G I L. No. 6.
— to d ye. Sir.
Wlxn you JirJlput your scanty wit to wri
ting, you'd failfor wan/oof Oi^. '■
This parody, from Sliakefpear*, was - c
very (hrewdly applied to me, the other <
day, by a wag, who had been turning ]
and tw.lting the Eagle in vain, in quest t
of the 6th number of the Vigil. J
" It til iof want of /ock" —re-echoed :
in ,my ears, three ftveral times, as 1 was <
retiring to my garret, in silent chagrin j
and being a little Ihtng by i'.spnngelicy ,
I Was led to consider, whether there are
not other clafles of people, besides perio
dical writers who are liable to this mi'-
fortune offailing for want of Itock.
This adage, which was firtt applied
solely to mechanics, 1 think, onght to
be seriously conned by many of our mo
dern fcribhlers, who ealily fore
\ fee without the aid of optic! ot the fpi
lit of prophecy, that if they set up for
wits or reformers, they mutt certainly
break for want of jlock.
Those etherialgeniufes, who wantonly
balk in the beam* of Apollo, and care
lefiily sport on the flowery margin of
i'.jtne Caftallan Rill, without seriously
quaffing its inspiring draught, or diving
for the "pearl of great price,—" may
occafianally plcnfe, but never indraft ;
thery are retailers of raw wit, and mo
mentary amusement ; —but when 1 fee
one of tiiis class setting up for for a fen
timentirl lißberdather.oropening a school
of philosophy, —" Veriiy, verily, " I
exclaim, " that mart will break for wmU
offioci. *
When we fee the (hoe-maker, or the
black-smith, turning by his best cuftu
meu, with this old exc'.ifo, handed down
in a Uireft line, from the fiul f:r.ith or
pobler, ihut ever esiftcd,—
til out of /led" —«
Wa should not be i'tirprized to fee the
family fxerilhW fitting down to a "din
ner df herbs ; while the " good woman
of the houie " lays to her hulbnad, who
was Tc<sw!tog at the scantiness of the vi
ands, whichcrownedhis board, "Com.
dortt /oh fcoid ; vuu Icnwwc arc out ol
ftocfe.* 5
The other evenW a number o. !h?rp
eis collccied around lit card-table, at
H 's ; they co-itinued (w^dling
ca'ch other, tiii they were all o.it of
flock, except their holt \ wher, lutki
! ly,« blood from Bolton, who, in th * line
| of {peculation, had been *' comp.'fiing
the ca(h," came in, and made one of
then party. He was not acquainted
with liur tiver blades ; a civil game ot
Icici; with country boobies, could 5e no
harm—his parse was long and heavy,
but it soon grew light —a three houis
laftfe of time inferibed mrnc tchf, in the
bottom of it ; and a dnebill roi I/ o
dollars fujiplied the want of—ltoek.
The Vigil once calhd at a houle,
the eve of a cold winter's day, wht-ie
the woman, naturally amiable and m
,lullricus, was fliivering, with a dozen
ragged brats, .over a Jingle brain'. and a
few decaying embers ; the dear " pledg
es of her former love" were crying for
bread, while (he was the
night, tr.at crowned her willies,' n;id
vociferating agamlt the mdohnte ol '
her heedless huiband, who, with axe in
hand, had been all day loitering at <■
'Squire Philpot's, and was then p-.evu- '•
ing his great coat for grog. " Ah, *
dear woman," lighed 1 to myfclf, with t
pity and regret, " fret and lcold on, <
thou wilt never be out of flock.
When Miss Prim firft came to town j
{he was admired and carefed by every ji
powdered gallant and bam-btickied |l
he u, in the vicinity. She had a black j
rolling eye, that carried death in every '
glance ; Jhe danced gracefully and
dressed in the ton—nay more, 'twas
said (he had the dei gratia in dollars. ,
Buthef charms, after a more intimate j
1 acquaintance, began to vsmfli—her con- j
vsrfation was neither refined nor feitti :
rfiental ; and the rose on her cheek, at
length, confeffed— t <
"The artful tidings of a feorrdw d (
die." j
—In short, Miss Prim was neglect- ;
ed ; and the reafoit was—(lie wanted ;
flock.
When 1 hear of a collegian, in Com
pany with the ladies, night after night, <
• till ten o'clock, who then retires to— ;
j ft Pii!h about the bowl, boys," with his
I revelling comrades, (ill twelve ; or per-
haps to count whiil, or qtravrcl aoout
coppers, over a Card-table, till the
tongue of the matin prayer-bell beats a
1 tattoo upon the drum-head «f his con- .
■ science, 1 immediately chalk <;.wn that j
: j lad, as one, that will want flock at eXa-1
mination ; nay, 'tis poffibk', he may !
want ftoek thro' life—unlefs the pub- j
lie, becoming acquainted with his me
r rits, (hould furtiiJh h:tf), gratis, with a
} post and flocks !
1 wan once in the (hop of a certain
barber—(l forget where—tho' mod
probably as far off as New York)
whofc ikillet, if one were to judge from
the colour and smell of its contents, had
been the common fink and receptacle
for filth, for the whole race of friffeurs,
that ever lived, since the days of " good
Queen Bess; whose towels wei e, for
9 all the world, like the flaps of a butch
r er's frock ; and whose razor's were like
( Peter Pindar's—*not made to (have, but
Eto fell " Good heavens !" groaned
I to myfelf, as he scraped his dull blade
across my chops, pulling out a handful
of beard by the root* ——" The d—l
is in't, that this fellow don't adver'.ife,
over his door,—
Sv ANTED HERE,
for the use oj ciijlomers,
DUTCH PATIENCE,
BY THE STOCK.
When yon are riding the country,
and pass a house, where there are a do
| zen snarly heads, and as many smutty
noses, poked out at the window, and
a great f?.ucy cur of a dog come* bow,
wow, wow-i ig at your horse's heels,
you may be fuie, that good manners is
wanting there—by the stock.
I fufpeift there are other classes of
people, who are plunging iHto this fame
ilate of bankruptcy; but I forbear,
thrice gentle readet, left thy patience
(hould tail—for want of flock.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, November 24, 1794.
In Committee of the whole on th«
report of the committee appointed tc
draft an address to the President of tht
United States, in aofwer to his Speed
to both House*.
The report was considered by pari-
Dayton expressed furpnze that
no nbt ice had been taken in the report;
of the Western Arniy under the conv
mand of General Wayne.—He recited
in a few words the meritorious .erviixs
of tUat army ia defeating the combined
fortes of oiir enemies on the frontiers, .
the savages and their allies —-he theit J
read a proposed amendment to the au- ,
dress expreflive of the ieiife wnTch the ,
lumfe entertained of the difcijjliflf > en- '
terprize and bravery of the truops j of
■ the p'.eafure and fatisfacHon derived
r from their advances into ttie enemy's
f countrv, and of tb s fuccefles Which they
1 had atchieved, by which the pro'pect of
f peace on favorable tetms was opetjed
, and thereby thoie pefuniaf* tefjuices
which the prosecution U the war had
I Quired! 4bt turned to the did*
e nution of tile piibh? debt. .
3 To this amendment Mr. Maduon
proposed itn addition, the purport or
„ which Was " Solicitous also as -we are
e for the prefer*#*! of peace with all
I. nations, we cannot do otherwise than
„ warttllv approve of » policy in oir fo
a reign ' tranfaSionsi which never loses
r. fight of that tlefling—To this addition
; r Mr. Hillhoiife suggested a small altera
ie tion by substituting the word your be
d fore the word " policy"—in heu of
the article a as moved by Mr. Madi
son.—Mr. Hitboufe fald that no part
of the public trantoions of the supreme
executive had met with a more general
, and cordial approbation of the people
than that by which the peace of this
country and its neutrality had been pre- {
served , this being thfc cafe he saw no t
good reason why that condu£t should c
not be explicitly, and promptly appro- -
bated. , ■
Mr. J. Smith here pMpnfed a ftibtti
tute for both motions —which was to
the following purport, *' Your policy
in our foreign trwifadStiotre as it (hews
jan ardent dtfpofiirou for peace has our :
• hearty approbation,' and We assure yo'ti
'we fliall or ''Nothing oO our p:<rt to-
I wards acquiring the ability as well ae
). right of exacting from all nations the
i fulfilment of their duties towards us"—
• On which Mr Dayton rof« and ohicrv
• ed, thlt as I)is p.op'olition not par-
I ticulaiiy connected with the fubjea of
! the motion made by the gentleman t'lom
j Virginia, he wrwld firbmrt to that gen
tleman's eonlideration, the propriety of
i taking the quefiiou on the original a
j mendinent fu 11, and 'let h» motion be
the fubjeft of a fubfequeiit vote—to
this Mr. Madison confented —and the
• committee agreed niufnimoufly in Mr.
, Daytofi's amendment.
. r Mr. Madison's mot Ton fcfccatlie then
j the fubjeft of difcu4fion.
Mr. j. Smith ifgain propOsed his sub
. ftitute.
Mr. Sedgwick oKferved, that the
houie had often been indebted to the
. pen of the member from Virginfa, (Mr.
, Madison) but he eoifefled in the pie
fent mftanee he gave a deeided prefer
i ence so the amendment drafted by his
t friend from New Hartipfhire (Mr. I
. Smith;) it appeared to him clearer,!
, and bclides expretTed our determination
1 to improve our ability of exa&ing jus
; tice from other nations if neceflary.
, This idea, he conceived, it was as im
-1 portant to express as the other : All
r the members do or ought to wish for
. peace j they all mull be impressed with
e the neceflity of preparing for was. He
t hoped the two ideas contained in Mr.
1 Smith's amendment would be expressed.
e Mr. Smith (S. C.) was of opinion
1 that the amendment proposed by Ms.
1 Madison did not go to the extent of
, th*J sentiment expressed by the Prelident
which it was the Intention of the house
to echo. Under this impreflion he had
drawn up a substitute, but that of the
member from New Hampshire, came
fully up to his idea.
Mr. Nicholas preferred the original
r motion—-he thought it fufficiently ex
' plicit—*the members were not informed
of the nature of those measures which
,had been adopted, and must therefore
b« incompetent to judge of their pro
s ' priety ; he said it would be the greatest
I* absurdity for the' committee to appro
bate what they were ignorant of—the
President, said he would laugh at our
lc conduct in voting an approbation of his
r measures in foreign negociations when
,g he knew we were altogether uninform
ed what those measures were. Mr.
Madison here proposed some alteration
ir the motion.
Mr. Hillhoufe renewed bis motion
for substituting the word your before
the word policy.
Mr. W. Smith after remarking that
the committee were involved in a la
byrinth in consequence of the various
ie motions and amendments of
so befoie them, moved that th«y"fhoulci
ie life for the purpose of recommitting the
:h report; when the feletl committee
might supply such deficiencies as ap-
peaked td be tlie'fenfe of the lioufg, it I
wtys necessary fiiouid be supplied.
Mr Dayton was opposed to the Com- J
mitt^'srifing—he tho't the original mo-J
Uon went far enbuj.ii ; nwtoctl «e aad his
doubts wlcther any thing was njcefury
or pr*p-r for the Houft; to Ciy on Uie occa-
Goal —he coincided in opiaon w.th Mr.
Nicholas as to the incompetency of the
Houi'e to expiell an . m, while the
principle. on wi.it.. the mgViatiOV.s had
b.en conduit** were wi:; I:/ unknown to
them —all that w-ef known, was, that an
Envoy hadbcen ie.it to th - Court of Lon
don, hut the extent t f his million and the
i Harare of his infiritSient we,e a lecrft—he
ijever would givt W vol to approve of
meafurcs of Wni it he was tg» or -at.
• Mr. Giles believed the auiciidi.Knt pro
pc:'d bv the m inter fcoiu Virginia very.
well uhdei flood and h> 'coijceivtj its la
titude quite fufT;eiem. 1 'i- amendment
piopoled to that amendment he aifo believ
• ed the lloufe now ca able of determining
upon, and he coi.M not fee that its being
recomiiiU:ed would get over the difficulty ;
the queitior, mishit again re-ur. As,to the
inaip qucilioii itself, hi- observed, that the
Prifidetrt ccrtaiuiy iloes fioi e*p :$ a vote
of ipprobitioi. of part of his proceedings
DO: known to the House.' He cannot ex
pcfl an exprefiion of this. air-robation in
rej.lv <■> to his fpecch for he tel's us, that
i in fii'hfequent communications certain cir
cumstances rel. tive so our foreigi mter
tourfe /hall be Emitted.'—He hoped the
Committee would rot rile. . ,
Mr. Boucliaot laid tni't the regions or
rneot convinced him •}/, its propriety.
The House were about amWering tjiit part
of the I'refident's addreftin which he eX
prefl'es h'mfelf as follows:
" However, it may not be utfeafonable
tb announce, that my policy in our for
eign traniafttions, has been, to cultivate '
p -ace with all the world —to obferte trea- !
ties with pure ahd absolute faith—to check 1
evpry deviation from the line of imparti- i
ality-to explain what may have been mis
apprehended —and ccrreCt, what may have
heed injurious to any nat <on.
This was his policy, if this is the poli
cy the Hcufe approve, then the word your
which is proposed to be introduced, alone
anfu-ers it end i: a 'proper substitute. He
Ihould have no objection to re echo entire-
K the in this part by repetition o.
the la- ten- part of the lentence juli quoted. (
Thr motion for the Committee 5 rising :
was loft; „ . '
Mr Nicholas Rated fev.ral Ob|e£tions
to Mr. Hillhouft 's motion, in which he as- "
fetted that the ftibfututing the word your
would lead the Committee to a more full
and particular approbation of the mealures
of the executive ' hint tiny could be at pre- (
it-nt prepared to ;(' vc - 1
Mf'. Lee adverted to the foeech, from
which he read the several clauses which
the amendment was proposed to echo—He
asked whether the me fines there Hated
1 do not nieet the approbation of the C9m
. tnittee i He concluded by proposing ano
tjher fnbftit'nte. j
Mr. SeJgwick—Remarked on the •
indefinitenefs of the terms in the moti- ; J
oft—" A policy" —*Jhofi; policy, allied '
Mr. Sedgwick,' that of the man in the !
fcipqn : He was therefore in favor of j
the motion of Mr. Hilihoufe, as being j
more explicit—not that he was in favor* p,
of approbation of meaftires of v hich he
was iguontnt, any more than the gen- j,
tlefnan from- Virginia. The Frefident a ,
states to us what has beer, his general t;
" policy—the qurftian is ftmpty this, do f,
we approve of that policy—what is it I t ]
' to pieltrve peace with all nations &c. n
If vre apptoreof this cojiduft Ihasl we J
rot fay so ; do we thereby involve our- :
| selves in any absurdity by so doing he
m thu tight not. e
Mr. Hiilhoufe ad.'ed several remarks J,
to (Irerigtheii his former observations. Q
e Mr. MaiWori said he had not antici- f
pated any di&fuhiei like those which v
!. had sriien 5 he did not suppose his a- b
n jtiendmenS would give rife to the ciiti- t
cifm> which had heeu offered ; lie tho't f
f the language plain and Jimple—and ex
it pressed all that at tiitt view, would n
V (Itike every man as neceflary to be said ti
<1 611 the occasion.
e Mr. Ames—Remaiked that he felt a g
e confiderabk degree of indifference 011 f
the occafion —'but as from what had been 9
d said, he perceived tltpt aje hiuty appear
. Ed to be excited, that hy substituting -
d the word your foi tW article a mote was r
h intended than had been avowed, he was I
■e induced to rife, but he should only ob t
) Verve that he tho't their was indeed no 11
li great difference in the amount of the <
amendment, with or without fubflitu 0
le ting the wordjwnr —but he rather pre- i
)r feired the fuftitute. '
Is Mr. Dayton said he cpntidered it ve
rs ry extraordinary that no person on this
n- floor could dissent from that gentleman, .
r. without being taxed with jealousy. t
,n Mr. Ames afi<ed if ihe Gen tie ma 0
meant him—Mr. Dayton said he did.
>11 Mr. Dayton added that he nevej I
re «vould give his approbation to meaTon'S
which he knew nothing about j when the
at ttanfa6\ions of the executive camc to
a- be detailed to us, we then (hall be in :•
us fitnatiun to judge of those meafares—
ns No man more higldy approved of culti
Id vating peace with all nations more thai
he he did—but surely our approbation of
ee that general poli. y, do?s r-ot recefTarily
p- include a particular approbation of eii
the measure ptirfurtl h>r t|. t ■
of that objedi, even if they Wert , '
Mr. Gilbert supported the am
ment with Mr. Hillhoufr's fubfthutc" 0
Mr. Giles was in favor of the '
nal motion without it. °"S
Mr. Dexter supported the am . ,
ment with the fabllitute. The [
of his argument was, that if we mea?, ?
approve of the policy of the PreGdent
appears to be agreed on all hands fhoulH
be done—why (ho*ld we nut fa f n
This policy meas |. e apr r bat o :,f lU|
conllitueiits ; shall we not express tlx
feiuimenti of those who sent us her >
Praise is the reward of a faithful difl
charge of public duty in a republic
government; why (hould we wich-!,..1d
«hrf.tewa:d i To with-hold n, iaipl ~
censure ; such is the power of tu'lom
on such occasions.
Mr. Baldwin suggested, that without
some futther addition to the amendment
the word your would imply more tV »i
the committee perhaps intended. Ke
suggested some ideas relative to further
communications from the President, >e
fpe&ing the particulai Heps he had pur
sued.
Mr. Boudinot supported the amend
ment with Mr. Hillhoufe's atieratSw.
M.'.Tfracy remarked that there ap
peared to be such a di.fpof'tion in the
mtods of several gentlemen to blend the
jurifdiclion of the House with that of
another part of the Legislature, in rela
tion to matters refpe&ing which this ho.
dy Could not take any cognizance • [he
referred to treaties,3 that he cou'h! v i<h
the gentleman Would withdraw ha mo
tion altogether—For he plainly percei
ved that a further difcuEon of the a
mendment would only tend to excite
i.heat and animofities—lubvei five of ihat
hrppy appearance of a tranquil (cfliun,
under the auspices of which the House
assembled.
Mr. Madison withdrew his motion.
It was then moved that the commit.
• tee/hould rife.
| Mr. Fitzlimons faicl he hoped the
c. mmitfee would not rife; he then read
a motion which he held in his hand,
which was a pn/pofed amendment to
the anfwjt 1 to that part of the President's
fpeeph which referred to certain felf
j created societies." This amendment
1 contains a full reprobation of Certain
proceedings, and coincides with the
Prefii" • t's remarks on those focietics.
Further debate enlueri, of wiiich fin e
sketches will appear to-morrow.
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, Sept. 2j.
General Vaughan is said to he ap
pointed to succeed Sir Chailes Grey,
as commander in chief in the Well In
dies. Sir Charles confidciea his million
as at end, when the French ifknds were
taken, and nothing but the very critical
(hnation, in which the mortality among
the troops, and the want ofreiitlorce
meuts, placed his con quells, wvufd have
induced him to remain so long as he
has done.
Lord Hood's health has been imp?ir- :
i ed by the long and hi'd sri vice which
! he haßundergone in the redu&ion c
Corsica. His Lord (hip has gone to
Pisa, and every friend to hn count »y
will earnestly hope for' the fp.e .y eiia
blitl.ment of his health, aiid hi. return
to the duties of his 'profefTun, which he
so ably discharges.
tl. of Saxe Tefchcn na»
m3t ?e lie following officr:! return of
the tr jyps uudtfr his command: .
Of the army of the Empire. Horie,
9, i 9 o—Foot, 4*79- -A"' 1 ™;' 8 ;
Horse, 5^83— Foot, 24>71j3"- 10tjl
9 ' 'latin's (tatcment the corps of General
Blankenftein, and the Pruflia" Auxilia
ries, under the Hereditary Pnuce °l
Hohenlohe, are included. But the mili
tia of Subia which is almost «h 'If put
upon the footing of Reg ll -"• 15
toinprifed in it. The W
con fills altogether of 16
infantry, 85 Iquadrons of ho.fe, tf the
,11 battalion of guards, one battalion of
tulileers, and about t6co artery ȣ
The whole combined force o, iKR
conftfts therefore of aboiu } .
me A" t • 1 nff, er at Rofberfcrft
An Imperial Othcer, a
iiyon the Ncckar, has aclvcrtifed "'
German liewfpapets, for ar
French Emigran-t Cl«Ky,«
robe employed, ?s ehasap
ueared in an I"Jh J > n
dude, thus—" T'v jVm e*" l^l '''*
left no children behind h.m-g-P^
brother, who was fclM » tl "
• im<* ! . » n''
The following is a p»>" a
; ..fefvio:, * the fio«y tribe .