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ho'useoFrepresentatives
Os the United States.
Monday , January 30.
Mr. J. Randolph, in the name of the
committee appointed to inquire into the
conduit of Samuel Chafe and Richard
Peters, stated that documents had been
received by them which occupied a con
siderable bulk, the printing of which
would confiderahly assist their investiga
tion, by rendering them more convenient
for perufa!. He added that it would pro
bably be necfflary no print these papers
for the information of the House when the
report of the committee was made. He
therefore moved the veiling in them au
thority tocanfe to be printed such papers
as they might conceive proper.
Dr. Euftis suggested a doubt of the pro
priety of printing detached papers, which
might produce an improper impreiiion
upon the public mind.
Mr Nicholson observed that it would
rest with the committee to preclude if
they saw fir, a publication of the papers,
though primed, until the report should be
made, and remarked that this was the
course purified by the committee of inves
tigation.
The motion was then carried—Ayes 59.
Tuefday, January 31.
An engrefltd bill fupplemcntary to the
aft to incorporate the inhabitants of
Washington was read a third time and
pafTed without a division.
The house went into a committee of the
whole, Mr. Dawson in the chair, on the
Salary Bill.
Mr. J. Randolph moved to fix the sala
ry of the secretary of date at 5,000 dollars
per annum.
Mr Elmer moved to fix it at 4,500 dol
lars.
On Mr. Randolph’s motion the com
mittee divided—Ayes 64 —Nays 22.
The (alary of the secretary of the trea
sury was fixed at 5,000 dollars by a like
division.
Mr. J. Randolph moved to fix the fala
rv of the lecretary of war at 4,500.
Mr. Elmer moved to fix it at 4,000.
First motion carried—Ayes 50 —Noes 38.
The (alary of the secretary of the na
vy was fixed at 4.500 dollars—Ayes 55.
Toe falariex ot the other officers were
fixed in the fame manner as by the aft
of 1799-
On fixing the salary of the post matter
general.
Mr. Huge moved to fill the blank with
4000 dollars.
Mr. Varntim moved, 3,500.
Mr. J. Randolph moved, 3000, the sum
fixed hy the aft of 1799.
Dr. Leib moved 2000.
The motion to fill up the blank with
4000 was loft—Ayes 17.
Messrs. Vnrnum, Gregg, Claiborne, and
Southard supported the motion to fill the
blank with 3,500 dollars, on the ground
that the duties of the post master general
bad greatly iucrealed within these few
years.
Mr. Alftin opposed the motion, which
was agreed to —Aves 59 —Noes 46.
Mr. J. Randolph moved to fix the sala
ry of the afliftant post matter general at
1700 dollars.
Mr. V irunm moved 2000 dollars.
The last motion having failed, Ayes
35 —Noes, 47, that of Mr. Randolph pre
vailed.
The committee rose and reported the
bill with tiie above stated amendments.
Toe House immediately took up the
bill so amended.
On agreeing to tiie report of the com
mittee, so far as it went to fix the salary of
the secretary of state at 5,000 dollars, a de
lultury debate eniued, not so much on the
proposed compensation, as on the mode in
wlmh the bill bad progrelled.
3v Messrs. Conrad. Gregg, Elmer and
Rodney, it was remarked, that a bill flmi
lar in substance with this, having failed,
owing to the disagreeing votes of the two
Houles, it was Contrary to parliamentary
usage, to permit a similar bill to be intro
duced during the fame felfion. They far
ther expressed their opinion that it would
be most proper to postpone the lubjeft un
til the next felfion, when the conlidera
tion of compensations generally, might be
more advantageouflv entered upon.
Dr. Euftis and Mr. Smilie advocated the
correft.icls of the form as well as principle
of the bill, and alked if there was not an
absolute necelfitv imposed upon the legis
lature in calc bills making appropriations
for the civil lift or military eftanlilhment,
fli raid be reiefted, to re-originate bills ha
ving the lameobjeft ?
The yeas and nays were taken on agree
ing with the committee in fixing the fah
ry of the secretary of state at 5,000 dol
lars, and carried—-Yeas 80—Nays 31.
The remaining falarles were affirmed
by the house, until they reached the al
lowance to the post master general repor
ted by the Committee, 3,500 dollars, being
500 dollars beyond the part allowance.
On agreeing to this sum a debate ensu
ed ; Messrs. Varnum, Elliot, Lyon, and
Holland, advocated, and Messrs. Huger,
Lucas, Nicholson, and Euftis, opposed
its adoption. The question being taken,
it pafled in the negative—Yeas 54 —Nays
6 7-
The Blank was then filled with 3,000
dollars.
Mr. J. Randolph offered a new feftion
limiting the duration of the bill to three
years, and to the end of the next felfion of
congress thereafter.
Carried—Ayes 51 —Noes 45.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading tomorrow —Ayes 51
Noes 47.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON, November 26.
It is reported that the state of our rela
tions with Spain has lately engaged the at
rention of the cabinet; and Mr. Ballet, the
messenger, set . If on Tnurlday with dis
patches to Madrid. It unquestionably is
not the i 111 ere ft of this country to precipi
tate a war with Spain \ nor is it wiflied
by any wife man, if it can be avoided.
Unfortunately the negociation turns not
on the interests of Spain and England, but
on the policy of France, or rather the ca
price of Bonaparte.—The court of Spain
certainly has nothing to do with the mat
ter. II the First Consul thinks he can
gain more bv luffering Spain to be at
peace, he will luffer it; if not, he will
compel that feeble power to join him.
Much is laid of what Russia does for
Spain ; btH is it renfonable to think that
Russia, which fullers France to domineer
on the ft).>res of the North Sea and the
Baltic, within the peculiar as it
were of Russia, will feel so very tenderly
for the opprellion of Spain ?
Four Mails arrived yesterday morning
from Gottenburgh, the intelligence by
which however, has been anticipated by
itiofe from Hamburgh.
The sum demanded ofthe city of Hatr
bu-gh is now laid to be 60,0001. of Bremen
50.000!. and of Lubuck 40,000!. The
whole will be immediately paid, but we
understand that the Hanfeaiic towns have
thrown themfclves upon the proteftion of
Russia.
Private letters from Calais are said to
mention, that onr bombardment of that
place had much greater effeft than was
supposed, or could probably be observed
by the attacking squadron. All the small
house; by the fide of the inner bafon on
the quay are totally deffroyed, and there
was hardly a veffiff that did not receive
some damage. The Courgain , or Fifli
Town, was also very much injured. The
(hells flew over the town in all direftions ;
one fell on the prison, just behind the town
house—happily none of our unfortunate
countrymen were there. Another fell in
ne court-yard of D:.flcin’s famous hotel.
From these f.ifts, it appears that no vrffei
can be lase in that port from our attacks,
as the bombs fell nearly half a mile beyond
the usual, or indeed possible plate of de
positing even fillilug * exits.
November 28.
Four Ihips o! the line have been order
ed to proceed with ail poffibie drfpatch,
to join Lord N'elfon’s squadron off Tou
lon It is believed, that the French,
while they keep threatening our own
coasts, aftually meditate another expedi
tion to Egypt. If they should set out, it
is to be hoped they will not be fortunate
enough as on the last ocoafion, to reach
that country, without our fleet being able
to fall in with them on the passage.
Some defpatches from the First Consul
to Genera l Rochambeau. who commands
the remnant of the French force in St. Do
mingo, has been lately intercepted by one
of our cruiters. In these defpatches Bo
naparte is said to have informed General
Rochambeau that the French Treatury
was quite inadequate to “ furnifh him with
any further pecuniary supplies,” and that
he must therefore endeavour to provide
for his army in the colony it was appoin
ted to defend.
This mode of railing such provilion
was pointed ovit to the General; and the
advice contained in the defpatch was, that
in order to prevent “ noisy complaints’’ or
“ troublesome claims,” at a future period,
to any property he might think it necessa
ry to appropriate, he should take care to
have the proprietors u set afsde that is,
murdered ! ! — The atrocities of former
tyrants, fade before this master monster.
Much has been said in the papers for
several days, of misunderstandings exifling
between the Britifhand American govtrn
ments, refpefiing the Interpretation of cer
tain articles of rtie treaty of 1794- That
explanations on the fubjeCf have taken
place we know, but confidently state,
that no misunderstanding whatever is
likely to take place on the fubeCt.—No
two countries in the world, at this mo
ment, feel a more natural inclination to
remain at peace with each other than
Great-Britain and America. In regard to
the revision of the above treaty, which is
now on foot, we trust we fliali very shor
tly be enabled to give the most fatisfac
tory information.— Packet.
DUBLIN, November 24.
The Lord Lieutenant and Privy Coun
cil have issued a proclamation offering a
reward of 5001. for the apprehension of
the notorious rebel Michael Dwyer ; also
the sum of 500!. for fitch information as
may tend to a discovery of the said Mi
chael Dwyer; and the further sum of
1001. for information against any person
aiding, abetting, harbouring, or concea
ling the said nefarious delinquent.
Another proclamation, from a Privy
Council held bv his excellency on Tuef
day, has been issued, offering a reward of
300!.'for the apprehending of the assassin
who shot Mr. Mafterton, the Liberty
Ranger in Myler’s Alley, or for any ac
complice he might have had in the hor
rid ad.
Yesterday orders were issued from go
vernment to the military and yeomanry,
on guard in this city, not to flop passen
gers in the streets, or ask to look at psff
ports, until after the hour of eleven—But
the regulations adopted at the bridges and
ootpofts are still to be observed, and all
public houses to be kept shut immediately
after nine o’clock.
Yesterday a prifor.er of the name of
M'Daniel, was brought up to town from
Raihdrum, county Wicklow, by a guard
of yeomen cavalry. He was brought to
Major Sirr, at the Caftie, who ordered him
into a place of fafe keeping.
On Friday night, Mr. Jnftice Bell, ai
ded by the confer vators of New-street di
vision, apprehended, at their house in
John-ftreer, Bernard Byrne, and James
Hope, timber merchants, and also Robert
Reynolds, their foreman, all charged with
treasonable practices. And on Sunday
night last, at a late hour, the fame Magis
trate apprehended, at a publick house be
yond Firr-houfe, five fellows of suspicious
character.
BOULOGNE, November yi
Mini/by of Marine.—Extraft from General
orders of the National Flotilla under the
command of Admiral Bruix Boulogne ,
Nov. 2.
The four days that the flotilla remained
out of harbour, gave an idea of their force
when moored in a line. The enemy’s
veflels were afraid to approach within
cannon shot; they kept conftantlv at the
distance of one or two leagues, without
accepting the offer of battle which we
made to them while at anchor. The ef
fect of the movement made by the flotilla
was to engage the attention of the English
squadron at Boulogne, while several divi
sions of gun-boats or sloops were coming
from the North and South to join us; our
veflels gained also in this sortie in regard
to the celerity of their nautical manoeuvres;
they acquire a habit of proceeding with
fpecd, and without confufion, from the
port to the bay, and from the bay, to
the port.
The Chief of the general Staff of the Na
tional Flotilla. (Signed) LA FOND.
WASHINGTON, January 25.
“ The committee of commerce and
manufactures, this day reported sundry re
solutions on the fubjeft of various peti
tions for the encouragement of home
manufactures : among other things they
have recommended that the following ar
ticles be exempted from duty on importa
tion, viz. Rags of linen, cotton, woollen,
or hempen cloth ; Brifties of swine : An
timony, regulus of unwrought Burr
ftones ; Saltpetre ; unwrought Cork,
(These pay at present 12 per cent.)
They propose railing the duty on
foreign articles in various instances ; as on
hats and plated ware which now pay 15,
that the duty fliould be 20 per cent.
Bruflies and black glass bottles, stone
ware, window glass, cannon ball, now
12 £ to be 25 per cent.
Additional duties on foreign fifh, starch,
hair powder, glue, gun-powder, printed
calicoes, cordage and cables, umbrellas,
soap, tallow candles, &c.
CHARLESTON, February ai.
Cap?. La Comb, who arrived on Satur
day in 22 days from Barracoa, informs us
ihat a few days before he failed, a feboon
er, under French colours, with a pretended
clearance from the City of St. Domingo,
arrived at Barracoa; but fufpicior.j being
entertained that the was an American ves
sel, federal persons went on board of her,
but could not learn any thing refpeXing
her from the Frenchmen ; they discovered
on board the clothes, See. of the former
crew, who, it was expected, had either
been murdered or put on shore in the
woods. The Frenchmen had daubed over
her name with tar, but it could still be
plainly diflinguifhed, it was the “ Rosewell
of New-York.” She is a very fine schoon
er, from eighty to one hundred tons bur
then, white bottom, varniflied sides, and
had every appearance of being but a short
time out from the United States.
The schooner Tarter, of Baltimore, had
also been brought in there—(lie was firft
captured by the French privateer Anguille,
who put a prize-master and crew oa
board, which prize-master in attempting
to land her cargo, (confiding of contra
band articles) was discovered by' the
Spanish government brig St. Julien, and
the Frenchmen unable to escape, ran the
schooner on shore and fled into the woods,
when die was taken pofleffion of by the
Spanifli brigand brought into Barracoa.
NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the fub
feriber are hereby informed, that
all demands not fettled before the firft
of April next, will be placed in the hands
of an Attorney for colleXion.
THOMAS M‘CALL KARRIS.
February 29, (42)
KNOW all men bv these prefents>
that we Grace Reid and John
Cafiiin, of the city Augufia and date
of Georgia, are held and firmly bound to
Robert Reid of this city and date afore
faid, in the full sums of viz. The said
Grace Reid in five hundred dollars,'the
said John Cafiiin in two hundred and
fiftv dollars, to be paid to the said R.
Reid or assigns, for which payment well
and truly to be made, we bind ourfelvcs,
our heirs, executors and adminidrators
by these presents. Witness, our hands
and seals, this 2id day of February,
A, D. one thousand eight hundred and
four, and twenty.eighth of American In
dependence.
The condition of this obligation is
such, that if the above bound G. Reid,
doth well and truly observe to keep the
peace with the said R. Reid, by offering
no hindrance or moledation to his person
or property, either through claim of mar
riage connexions, or mifunderdanding
that may have taken place, allowing hiro
freely to pursue (on his own credit) anv
lawful occupations, with all persons, at
all times, and in all places, then the above
obligation to be void, otherwise to remain
in full force and virtue.
GRACE REID,
JOHN CASFIIN.
Witnesses
Robert Edwards,
William Tracey.
February 29 (42)
’The Subscriber
TAKES this method of acquainting
the public, that having unfortunate
ly got acquainted with a Mrs. Loid, in
December lad, and that on the fird day of
this present year, she took and has since
gone under the name of Mrs. Reid, ashore
time after tbere was a great difference took
place between us—and therefore we agreed
to part, upon the following terms, that lhe
wanted nothing more than the property
that .was under her own name Grace
Loid, and being agreed to by us both,
there was a writing drawn up by Nicho
las Ware, Attorney, for said purpose,
and having appointed mtn in the writing
which attended, for the good of both
parties and the property divided, which
was done, and a final reparation took
place, signed and sealed to the above
effeX, and that she has no right to con
traX nor coileX, under the name that she
has signed in the writings, Grace Reid.—
Therefore I forwarn all persons not to
deal with her upon my account on any
terms whatever.
ROBERT REID.
February 29. (42)
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