CONGRE S S HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES, Monday, February 29. Mr. Swanwiek presented a petition from fun dry Nfenuf.i&urere of Hats in the City and Li berties of Philadelphia accompanied with several others from different paru of the state. all of a {j. milar import. The ohjeit is to obtain anenhance ment of the Duties on Hats of foreign Manufac ture, read and referied to the Committee of Com merce and Manufa&ares. Ihe following engrossed "bills were read the third time and passed. A bill for allowing compensation to the member* of Senate and House of Representatives, and cen. taiuofficers of both hpufts. A bill providing relief f*r a lim't:d time in cer tain cases cf Invalid regillers. A bill for the relief of Jose Ruiz Silva. A bill for the selief of Ifracl Loriug. Mr. Goodhue prefentcd a mertiorial from the Marine society of Salem in -MafTachufetts, 'praying the cre&ing of a Light Baker's Island, and another from sundry persons in Marblehead en the fame fubjeft, read and referred to the Com miitce of Commerce and Manufactures. In committee of the wliole on the report of ihe feled committee relative to American Seamen, Mr. Muhlenberg in }he CTiair. The report was read. The the report states, that the committee conhdenng the fads rfs undoubted and nstorious, had'not gone in to an investigation of the fame! The firft resolu tion proposes the, appointment of/two agents, one for Great Britain, the other for the Weft Indies. Che second- proposes the establishment of offices for regi'lering Seamen, and from which piottdions may be obtained. Mr. Harper observed that he had hoped the fubjutt would have been invelligated, for he did mot ftippofe that this committee would proceed to legtflaleon news-paper reports. He had hoped to have heard some ftatemenis of facts, the ntimSer and the narhes of the persons, and the eircumftan ces mending the imprefTmeats said obe so nijto h'ohs. M>". Harper alluding to the Representa tives from the Seaports, alm-jft all of which he supposed heard hirr,faid ft this l.tifinifs had been so notorious a.-,isreprcfented fomc o.ie of iliefe mem ber* would be able to give some information on the firbject. He had paid particular attention to the fubjed. He had enquired at the office of the Se cre ary of State. Documents of two instances ex tiled, on bo:h proper representations had been made and redress obtained i.i one if not both. J " If no statements of fads can now be adduced, he 'uld conceive it proper that the committee should rife, in orderto admit of this evidence. Mr. Livingllort said the gentleman who now op. poses the resolutions w,is in the house when the mo lion originated, why did he not rife in his place arid oppose the measure. (Mr. Harper said he was *iot in the house at tb*time.) Mr. Eivingfton observed that the resolutions j»affed by the unanimous vote_of the houie. The feled committee was direded not to enquire into a tftate of fads but to devise n remedy, the fads were considered as notorious. But we have evidence. Congress have aded on this evidence, He alluded to the cases of those relieved by Mr. Cutting Mr. Li viiigfton noticed what Mr. Harper had fai 1 relative to his having been at the Secretary of Slate's office. Mr. Harper had found no com plaints there which had not been redressed. Mr. Livingfton said as chairman of the commit tee, he had been to the office of the Secretary of State also, but the information could not be ob tained, it was promised but has been delayed. Hew, J)e wiffred to know, happened it that a member tfcho oppofeg the bulinefs in qieftion, shall be fur. Jiifhed with that information which is denied to a member who fuppsrts it ? He Hated the fatt to the House that it might be enquired into. But it is said are we to legislate without facts ? No, they are abundant, they are notorious He said it is not proposed to legislate relative to fa<Ss. It is propo sed to institute a-i inquiry. To devise means of re lief for our unfortunate fuffering fearaen. To infill upon evidence is to postpone relief, till perhaps it will be too late. Mr. Livingfton hoped the com mittee would not rife, but discuss the fubje£t ; aijd he (houl-1 refe ve himfelf to notice the objections which should be offered to the propositions. Mr. Harper rose to vindicate the Secretary of State from the impactions which had been thrown out againlt liim by Mr. Livingfton. Mr. Harper gave in account of the interview he had had with the Secretary of State. Mr. H uper had not seen any of the papers, but the Secietary had informed him that there were brit two documents on the fub jedl in the office : on both of which representations hid been made on the part of the American govern ment. This was new information. The Secretary had further informed Mr. Harper tha: if he wilhed to fee the papers he would have them as soon as poffibie delivered to him. Mr. Livingfton rose to explain—H? acknow ledged that some imputations had been thrown on the Secretary of State in the obfervatians he had made; bat if th<r gentleman from fS. C.J had ex predid himfelf as explicitly when he was fiift up, as he had now done, he (Mr. Livingfton J would hare adopted a different mode of expression. But judging from what the gentleman had said, that the Secietary of State had giyeri him pccefs to pa pers, and information, when he had withheld from him, as chairman of ttie committee, he- had expres sed himfelr as he had.— Sut from the explanation given by the Rentlrman, he was fatisfied with the conduct of the Secretary. Mr. Bourne ft?ted that a note had been received by the chairman of the committee from the Secre tary of State, informing him that on account of particular engagements in the office relative to the Spanish Treaty, he could not immediately deliver the document* called for; but that it should be attended to" as soon as DofTiMe. "hi ft nrrumftArrfJ pt'UIIJIC. ipec! the ! i«' aid fie ha>J (hewn it to ail (lie members of the cem rTVttee. Mr. Livinglton adled, that he bad not complained of the information being denied, but delayed. Mr. Svvanivick said the member from South Ca rolina had called for information ; he conceived no particular information necelfary, tion an inilance in which he had immediate con cern. A vessel of his going to the Weft-Indies had all her hands taken out of her, and obliged to work the guns of the Englilh frigate ; and, on their eX postulating that tho' they were prisoners, they did "not wifti to work the guns, ttiey were threatened with whipping, and the captain was told if he in. trrfered, he (hould be whipped and sent home to Scotland, of which eountry he was a native. If he had thought facts were waiting, by a (ingle adver tisement in one of the Philadelphia papers, they w«oii!d have been overbowtred with fads. But if he had d >ne so, he fupp .fed hi should have been charged with raifi'ig dlifatiafaftion in the minds or the people, or with encouraging Jacobinical prin ciples. He therefore did not do it. But, without gjsing out of the walls of the House, he said, he found evTdence fufficient. He read an extract from the communication of the Secretary of State, dated March 2, 1*794, in which were mentioned the re presentations made by fjirwlry merchants of Phila delphia (of whom he was one) refpe&iotr the im pt'efljhint of American Seamen. This document was thought fnffif-ir-otly (Irony to make'an article of inftru&ion to Mr. Jay in his late negociation ; but, owing to certain difficulties, no Vpecific agree ment wa's enteied into by him for their relief. The plan now before the House, Aid Mr. Swan wick, is intended to remedy the difficulties which have been urged as obstacles in this business, by opening registers in which to entevevery American seaman, by which may be known at any time the number of feame* belonging to the Uniied States, and by means of which every fiich seaman would be ) oflefled of a cettificate of his cujzenfhip. The objed of the committee, said Mr. Swan wick,'is that the Prelident of the United States M f««j& agents to England.and the Welt Indies, in order to afford relief to any American citizens which may have been illegally ftized. Every one knows, faij «e, whit bias l/een felt on account of American feameil carried iinto Algiers. No evi deuce was required with n-fped lo their numbers, or how thfey were employed I. The united exertions sf the whole American people seemed to cry out for their releafement, and the business, at length, has been eff-ded. And let us «ot, said he, attend to our didreficd citizens, in one part, But in all parts of the world. Let us not ,he faid,'be too nice a bout evidence. T heftf mert' are generally ignorant, and cannot give theiiercfTar-j information ;he tho'i, however, they had information fufficient for legisla ting upon in the present c.ife. He hoped, there fore, th-* report would not be re-committed, until the committee hsd difcufiV d thebtiGnefs. Mr Tr:«?y remarked, t'tat the charge of ap=irh\ ngainfl the government in relation to this btiijnefs. was rw>t well f umded—tin : government had »evt'< ceased its attention to thi I class of our citizens— aiundarit proof of this ends* Mr. Tracv said. he wn'hcd to have the government as popular as possible, arid he hoped tb e new members would help the old ones to make i t so. Mr. Tracy then adverted to the circumltanc I- of this business—He remarked, that the majority of the seamen in N. York, Philadelphia, and 1 ti the southern f>?tes, are foreigners ; and in those lituaiions the grea:cli number of complaints have' arifcti. Mr. Tracy admitted that some instances cf outrages have taken place, but not to the extent which has been sup posed This business has be «n and always will b.- attended with great difficult) owing to the lan guage, habits and manners of' American and liri tifh seamen being limilar. Mr. Tracy adverted to the proposition for the appoint merit of two agents, He pbjeded to as inadeqi late, an J fiigtejlied, tlvat devolving the business on tl te American consuls would be more commensurate iU> the objed. Mr. Tracy was In favor of every i Kceflary flep being taken to grant relief, in all pc (ffible cases, where Ameiican seamen are held in for ietgn fcrvice again ft the r inclinations. Mr. GfiMhuV observed, that ttfie gentleman from New.York had charged the govi trnment as looking on the diflrcfTes of the America; I seamen with apa thy, and said, that he bhiftied on account of its condoft towards them. Mr. CJoodhne considered the reflexions as entirely unfotj n ded. The govern ment had not been inattentjivc to this important description of oar citizens, which abundant proof may be adduced. Mr. Goodhue said he rep>-cfei*ted, he believed, twenty times ai many American seamen as the gentleman from New-York ; he was in babits of intimacy with sea faring men ; he had himfelf been formerly in that line of life : from all the enquiries he had made, and from all he hai 1 heatd, he did not think the mifchief was so extci. live as had been represented, or that it existed to ain alarming de gree. Mr-Cutting, it has been fai d, relieved ma ny American seamen—that bufine|V» took place in 1790. The evil is, he believed, I'Jiminiffring.— Last summer the British took our velTels in Quibe ron Bay, but they reh-afed .all the iirewj of the vessels. Some inftnnces of ak.ufe in imprefling our feari/en may exill—He was in favor i»f purftjing every proper step to obtain redress for them. Mr. Goodhue remarked, that our feVrnen haiiJ been ill - used by different nations: he inftar. ced an American captain, who had been flogged on kioard a French arivateer—This was a fhamcful bnfin ess, as' well as many others 011 the part of the British ; but he had no doubt tedrefs had been applied for, and would be obtained. [To be continued.] ' - NEW-YORK, February 23. Last evening the 2zd inft. being the an n ire. rfaty of the Bvrth D.iyofthe President of the ted S'atcs, the (dint was celebrated i y the'uJni on Society, when the following toifl were dra\'t 1 inrerfperfed with a number of patiiotic at:<J :— 1. George Wa(hingto"i, the ___l 1_ . r \ . I ;• tniniftratiott .has been prefperotrs and glorious.— g Cheers. 2 The Day, May it be celebrated with grati tude to heaven by every lpver of his country: 3. The sovereign will of the people, cxpreflVfi in the laws. M:>y all party views be fubje&ed to its coQtroul. He could men 4. The Coaftitution of the United States.— May all plots against its exillencc meet with a pre mature explofinn. 3 Cheers. 5. Confidence in the constituted authorities of oaf government. May the lips of (lander be seal ed in eternal silence. 3 Cheers* 6. Absolute independence to the United States of America. May it never be in the power of a nv nation "with a few thousand, dollars to de cide for them the question of peace or civil war." 3 Cheers. 7. The Republic of France. May her citizens be as diliingui#ied in the virtues of peace, »9 her armies have been ilhiftrioue for their heroic at chievetnents in war. 6 cheers. 8. Repuhlicaniftn. May it extend its equal sway over the habitable globe. 9. The friends of peace and order. May the sword never be unsheathed, till the olive-branch has been reje&ed. io. The Governor of the state of New-York. May his enemies be as fully convir/ id of his pa triotism, as they are of his talents. 3 Cheers. I I. All officers of government who never deal in " precious confeffioos." 12. May the Americas Eagle be supported by the standard of Freedom, and may Americans ever rally under her banners. 9 Cheers. 13- Honor to the plough and the loom, and fall freight to the (hip, 14. Science.. May her rays illuminate every cot tage in Amt-rjca. 15. Harmony of views, union of hearts, and universal peace. Volunteers. By the Prcfident. The Mayor awl Coiporation of the City of New York. By the Vice President. The fellow soldier of Walhington, Alexander Hamilton. v By a Member. The Marquis de la Fayette, and those who Fought us free. By another Member. To the memcry of our late worthy Dr. William Pitt Smith. COLUMBIA, January 22. Ext raft of a letter from a goitlcman in Philadel " That you may not fuppdl'e the people's lovr and esteem for this great good man is at all tlimii ifhed, 1 will jnft relate one little incident. O.i Sa turday evening he went to Ruketts' new amphi theatre : it was the fir ft time he had been in pub lie fincc the late nciie and diltur|iance on account of the treaty—the theatre was very crowded.— V hen the Ptefident and Lady came, all was f; lence ; Mrs. Wafliiagtmi came forward to the Tront-of the box, and was seated ; the Pfertdent vets a little while engaged in putting off his cloak —as loon as he came forward, an inltantaneous loud and gc e»al plaudit took place—f-a fecQnd— aid a third, llillloui'e : when these were over, an honell f*ilt»r, the sincerity of a generous full heart, called out, "Damn me if that is enough For vhc Old Fellow, let's give him three cheers." In which the whole audience, gentle and limple, old and young, mod heartily joined. It mull have giv-i, the President pleasure ; his benign countenance and graceful demeanor (hewed his fen fibility and the goodness of his heart. I verily be lieve he is more sincerely admired and beloved at this moment than he ever was " Philadelphia, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH i\ - i 79 i. The proclamation of the President announcing the ratification of the Treaty between Great Bri tain and the United State*, is this day published in the Philadelphia Gazette. This forenoon, a copy of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and the United States of America, was laid before the Hmife of Representatives by the Prefid«ot for their information. Calcutta paper! to Augull 7, have'been received at New-York, by the (hip Otfego, Capt. Bright, from Madras, but we do not find that thev contain any thing very important or intcrefting. On Friday evening ttiPjmtomime peirtly new, and partly compiled, w& firefo.t-.d at the hew Theatre. Like mofl of tfjg Varfc/iun tfpctfenations there was very little plot, .the charters being mere vehicles to introduce a -variety of fceherj, whico iuas in this per formance given in great abundance. To make any mention of t> e charaße¥t Vjoklli "be a' fftiitlefs trouble but W« cannot pass Over the Harlequin of Mr. Francis, •who is by far the befi turn have rOerfeen in this city. His leaps are not jo, good, perhaps, as those on 'Totherfide the gutter; nor car. this be expelled, as he is only an actor and a dancer, and Mr. Sully is a tumbler and jumper. Senior jo cyh Dollar, the Clown to this per formance, exerted khnfelf very much, c.nd was in ge neral very comic; but in thefcfne voitb'fbe child be fa ther offended tlx audience—that part we would advije' him to expunge. Miss Milbourne's performance Was very pleasing. Her innocent, uimffeStd manner, al ways tnterefls in her favour; an.. if jfe continues to im prove, as she has lately done, Jke niujt r\r/der herjelf a fa-Vturite with thepublii, and an acquisition to the The atre. The music was very Will adapted to the piece, but we think the opening too long which might better ed greatly Jor the better by repeating each of ibe airs and chbruffes only once—this would jhorten the per formance, and be far more agreeable to the hearers - Of the Scenery weJca.cely know what toJay ; for ne ver in one entertainment ip'as there so briliant a display. 'The opening scene of the' Rocks is one of the me/t beau tiful ever exhibited to public view. St. fames Hark, London, with the fpiteslof lYeflminfler Abbey, is exe \J*ted in Milbourne's be/11/lile, and is said to be a very reprefentatiou. scene rtprefents the falls Y* *> phia, to his friend in Charleston •Uw , nTtjr*? n#i4supd thrown upon that fubjeft if <wi!l be.every thing that L\ uii. ue <Ujynca for—tbofe <we have mentioned art h f 'iu oj thrjeenes on,the Pantomime "vhichare th" mqft '{riking t but throughout the whole Milbvuru* 9 s unpar alleled a<t is dj'play\l. The of this pantomime is likemtife fivell ond lifted. The building falling in fxieecs and leaving be charnHert on the fcaff eld fa> a -very good tfftP, ut the chang* from the cottage to the elephant was the 'uick.fland befl c&ndußed qjje haie tver experienced The Pantomime is und> *.the direction of Mejfrs• Francis and Mil hour tie wW, no doubt, are fatt.sfied with the uni'verfal applause it met <with ; ave avtuju on ly advise them to curtail fame parts of it, <wbich would render it unexceptionable to the audience• 4 It h?s been said by some writer*, that in the gradual progrefsof humanity in our world, private charities will supply the place of public hofpitala for the reception cf fi< k pe«.ple. This benevolent prediflion may be realized with refpeft to perfbns afflicted with tnoft diseases, but for persons afflict ed with certain loathsome and contagious difeales, and above all with madness, hospitals will be ncccf fary in the mud improved ages of humaj virtue. This, opinion, which requires no reflfooiug t-o eflablifh it, will, it is to be-hoped, have due weight with the legifiature of Pennsylvania, and induce them to grant an additional sum of money to carry* on the building lately began in this city for th« exclusive benefit of mad people. The objedt of this building is truly benevolent. It contemplate* relief from the greatclt of all human evils. It promises to rellore the divided branches of families (separated by a llroke more fev«re than death) ta each other's affections and good offices, and at the fame time to rcitore citizens from a ftatc dangerous, | or ufclefs to society, to their former Rations of | ufefulnefs to themfei e. and others, for it has been demonllrated, tha. madness in its recent llste is no longer an incurable dife»fe*. Let it not be said that the city of Philadelphia alone will enjoy the benefit of the proposed humane inftiiutioo. Out 1 of thirtyJix mad persons, who are now with great 3 difficulty accommodated inlhe Pcnftfjrlvania hof- | pital, there are but tight from this city. ThirUin a of them are from Philadelphia, Bucks, Chelter, R lia "caller, York, and Huntington counties, in jfl this state. 'J he remaining fiftscn are hum other fl states, or lately from Europe. i be monarchs of the old world have endeared JjjStgj themfelvesto their fubjetls by the eftaMifiiment and IS fnppoit of hospitals of all kinds. But (hall kingtfl remember that they are men, and that the mod uq>3 fortunate and degraded part of their fubjefls arf rfitted to them ? and shall not republicans receg niy.e upon al) ocaafions, and in a higher degree the original c<?nfangninity of their fellow-citizens I It is not enough for governments to prevent or ptj ■u'fh evil—lt is their duty to bo GOOt>—for fl he Obligations to charity as well s to othef virtues which are binding up«m individuals, arealike birfi nig upon .tiire of a free people. * Out of thirteen cases of recent ,ve foeen-ctired in the Pemtfylvania hospital, finl he fiifl of last Nov. notwithstanding they enried under many c'lfadvaiuages, a'}-o£-«ikidl^pß vxpedted will be obfiated in the proposed new buildv "tf- ' Tlie unfortunate i'{Tue of one of tb» above caffs of iriaditffc was occalioned fcy the patient so iliiruly as to require confincmei.t in a tell, where his dealh \vas hajtci eel, ir not occafjoncd, by impure ••'Jid hot air. The remedies used in the cases above mentioned, which terminated happily, were fueti aa .>fTer lio violence to the feelings of relations, com pared with those which were used formerly in fimi« lar caies. Coercion wa'j used in only one instance, and that only for two days. Ship h T ezvs. Ten fail of inward bound veflels are below viz 2 ships, 6 bn>, i tch,.oner and on. fnW Among .hrm are the (hip Pig-.u, Dale, fr„m Ship Jo,in Bulkely, (luppofed J fi»m St Bartholomews. Bugs Delight, Ktmfon, from Ll&on ; Polly, Lil lltodg'e, from Rhode-Island, on the Joe Flogcer ; -f , Lhtyd Jones, from Charlcfton; the reft, iiamcs unknown. Ali the outward bound veficl» got out on Sun day evening and Mot.day. for Am **'£" -will bt held at th» dtlhge, in S'reft, on iVnine/titty rvrrjmviTtt 2lt t3fl*~tr ~ S'Joci. .* Wv iK?. ? v» zf?) \_ V WA" Rickelts s New Amphitheatre, CHESNLT-STREEf. - "■ THIS PRESENT EVENING, Will be difpfeyed, a grand Exhibition of %or/emanJhip, & Stage Performances By the wbols, Company. Ground and Lofty Tumbling, By Mr. Sully, Mr. Lanijley, Mr. Reano, lH Mr, Spiwacuta, Ciown. SJrs. Spinicnta will perform bcr pleating Feats on two Mr. Ricketts will perfotm the Back Countryman's Frolic, or a Sketch of a Quarter Race. And, by particular desire, will be introduced, the PONEr RACES. Three Ponfestoftsrt the firft heat, and fix the id. The evening's enter: ainment will, by therequeft ef a number of Ladies & Gejulemen, conclude with (al terations) the much-admired Pamorne, called, rleruin's Statue : OK, THE SPIRIT OF FANCY. +*l The Dobts in future to be opened at FIVE and the Entertainment to begin at SIX o'clock. Bfoxes, arc dciired to i„nd in time.
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