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118 :fetuTai ILrgiflatttrr. HOOSEOfRE PRESENTATSVI r . Monday, May 23. f I ‘’IIE order of the day was called for JL lipon the report of the committee of claims, to whom was referred the peti tion ol the widow cf rhe late General Greene. After fomedebate on this fub jeft, in thecourfe of which the Speaker read in his place a letter he had received from the Secretary of the War depart ment, inconfequenccofa refutation paiied on Saturday, calling for a letter which had been written by the late Colonel Burnett) to the late Secretary of War, declaring, that no such letter could be iound m the War-Office, and Mr. Colt ipoke at con Adorable length againfl: the claim. At length the quelliou was put and carried in favor of the report, there being 51 members in the affirmative. The committee then rose, the lioufe took up the confide ration, when, on motion 01 Mr. Blount (who fa id he had intend ed to have made fome observations on the fibjeft, but finding the majority so large in favor of the report, he could not believe what he (hould fay would have any effect) the yeas and nays were taken. Yeas 36. —Nays 26. 1 he resolution was referred to the committee of claims to report a bill. By this determination the union will have to pay betwixt 11 and 12,000 sterling. Tucfday, May 24. Mr. Nicholas, from the committee appointed to confer with a committee of the fcoat e, on the fubjeft of their amend ment? to the bill from the senate, for the relief of persons imprisoned for debt, reported, that it was the opinion of the joint committee that the house of repre sentatives Ihould recede from their amendments, and that the hill fnould pass with certain other amendments. The order of the day was then enter ed upon on the bill providing for cer tain debts of the United States, and the house formed itfeifintoa committee of the whole on the business, Mr. Swift in the chair; when a debate took place, which took up the whole cf the fitting, ‘fhe result of this debate was, to nega tive the following amendment proposed b-y the senate to Uribe out a prov ifion in the aft assent from the House of Reprefentativcs, to this effeft, “ provi ded that no such flock ihall be fold un der par, and that whenever the said flock shall be fold for more than par, the surplus or premium on alt inch faies shall accrue to the benefit of the Uni’ed States, and lhall be paid into the treasury thereof find to adopt another amendment of the Senate in the follow ing words, “ And it lhall be lawful for the commiflioners of the finking fund, if they shall find the fame to be moil ad vantageous to fell such and so many of the shares of the Bank of the United States as they may think proper, and that they apply the proceeds thereof to the payment of the laid debts, instead of felling certificates, of itock m the man ner preferibed by this aft.” To this was added an amendment to this ef feft ; “ And such of the revenues of the United States heretofore appropriated for the payment of imereti on such debts fas shall .be paid with the monies pro ceeding from the file of Bank Stock) lhall be and the fame is hereby pledged and appropriated towards paying thein terefl and the inilalments of the principal which shall hereafter become due on the loan of two million of dollars obtained from the bank of the United States, for the purpose ofpaying the shares of Bank Stock belonging to” the United States, and direfted by this leftion to be fold.” The committee role and reported the amendments. A mellage was received from the sen ate, informing the house, that they had receded from their amendments to the bill refpefting the erection of new ports of entry, Ac. that they had agreed to the bill for the relief and protection of American seamen ; and that they had resolved that the bill authoring the President to caufc to be surveyed the poll road from Portland in Maine, to Savannah in Georgia, do not pass. W ednefday, May 23. On motion, the report of the com mittee appointed to confer with the Senate on the fubjeft of their dlfagrce ment with refpeft to the amendments proposed to the bill tor relict of persons imprisoned for debt,’ was taken up and agreed to. As,the bill now Hands, the plan of accommodating tlfe laws es the United States, to the Hate in which an .adron ihould be brought, is done a wav, and an uniform plan i s adopted through out the union, which allows no man to Columbia it jhlufeum, £&♦ [ be imprisoned for debr, who furrrnder:. ! his property, and swears or affirms be is not worth more than 30 dolk.rs. By leaving this Aim, it is meant that a man ihould not be deprived of his tools, oce. so as to render him unable to cam iris future living. The liouie went into a committee of the who\e on the bill to indemnity the cilate of the late major-General Greene, from tie payment of a certain bond, for 11,297 b sterling, which was said to be given on account of government. A ter a few observations, it vvx. agre. and to, and ordered to be read a tin. ! tune to clav. It was afterwards read a third time, and paiied by the yeas and nays be ing taken. 1 he order of the day wa; next enter ed upon, which was the amendment a grecd to in the committee of the whole on tlie bill, with the amendments from the Senate, making prov ifion for toe payment of certain debts of the United States. When the house came to the amendment of the Senate, winch ha , becnapreed to incommittceof the whcV-.. authorizing the conwidii ners of r :c finking fund to fell luch (mires of the. flock of the bank of the United St tey. belonging to the United States, as they may think proper—Mr. W. Smith, moved an amendment, viz. “ That it ihould npt be lawful for the said com mifficners to fell any ffiareor shares for a Icls rate or prior than 33 1-3 per cent, advance thereon.” This motion occa sioned very considerable debate. It was predicated on this ground ; that as the Hock to be created at 6 jcr cent, was not to be fold for less than par, neither ought the bank flock, which produced 8 per cent, to be fold for less than 133 1-3 percent. / On the other hand, it was said that, since the bank mull have paid them forthwith, two millions of dollars at lead, the commimoners of the finking fund ought to oe left at liberty to fell the bank flock at the bed price they could get, pro. ided the new flock crea ted would not fell at par, otherwise the bank would not be paid at all, since the prelent was not more than 127 per cent. This motion was loft, 47 to 33. Mr. W. Smith then moved to insert, “ pro vided it be not fold under the present ina.xet price.” This was objected to as being an indefinite expression, and because what might be the present mar ket price, might not be the price when the flock was fold. Mr. Macon mov ed to strike out “present,” and Mr. Smith to strike out ot the whole amend ment, and to insert, “ provided that it be fold under 123 per cent.” The queflion was taken upon this amendment oy the yeas and nays.— Yeas 33—Nays 49. Amefilige was received from the Pre sident ol the United States, with the following communication : “ Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Reprfjentatm.es , “ The measures now in,operation for taking poffeiiion of the posts of Detroit and iVlichibmachinac, render it proper that provision should be made for extend ing to thole places, and any other like cireumibnccd, the civil authority of the Northweflern Territory. To do this will require an expcnce, to defray which the ordinary laiaries of the Go vernor and Secretary of that territory, appear to be incompetent. The form ing of anew county or counties, and the appointment of the various officers, which the just exercise of government mufl require, will oblgc the Governor and Secretary to visit tliofe places, and to spend considerable time in making the arrangements necenary for introducing and eftabufning the government of the United States; Congress will confider what in this caie win be proper.” George Washington. United States, May 23. LONDON, April 7. k eflerday we received the lad cf the Hamburg mails due, which scarcely brings an article of intelligence worth reporting. In this mail, as in many that have preceded it, there are numerous reports refpefting peace and war, which, in our opinion, deserve little or no credit. And as from this state ot uncertainty and (peculation, it is probable tnat such ru mours will continue to be afloat, until either a negociation is actually set on foot, or the campaign is opened, we think it may not be unimportant to make an observation on this head. from the knowledge we have of the state oi affairs in this country, we have every rcafon to believe, that our min iiters have no expectation at present of a peace. This does not arise from any indifpofuion ot theirs to treat for peace, but from the high language which the i Executive Direftorv is {fill supposed to hold in regard to the terms of it. But as the obiiruetion lies with the French govern neat, and not with us, for it is impombie to depend from day to day, whether the latter may not think fit to aba 1 on their lofty pretensions, before another fatal blow is ft ruck. Hence, then, it wfiil be perceived, tbar let men be ever so well informed of the fta.e of affairs at home, they may p • ’ ps be the very work informed in relpect to the event. The Executive dir Tory may unexpeftedly alter their t ne, and incline to peace ; and, if we may judge from the Baris Gazettes, thi would appear to be the case at pre ai i. At tne fame time, it is neceflary to remark, that these journals are not altogether to be depended on, and that if is on facts only that have occurred “t the public ought to place a strict reliance. A monument to the memory of the arl Mansfield, is preparing for \A ■[. liter Abbey, under the will of a peUV. unknown to that learned Lord, ■ r any part of his family ; the sum be queathed for fitat purpose is 25001. DUBLIN, February 27. Ti e unfortunate boy, of the name of h rick • lart, who was found guilty 01 hign 1 .on, after a trial which occu pied tlie whole of Wednesday, and did not end until Thurfttay morning, ap peared to be about sixteen years of age. His conduft, during the whole of the awful iceiie, was marked with uncom mon fortitude. He flood with hie irons on all the time, which exhibited a flrong contrail with the tuckers which he wore round his fhirtneck, and the youth and innocence of his countenance. When the fatal verdict guilty was pro nounced, he heard it with a decent firm nefs, which interested the spectators Hill more mala mnoly doom. Hart was apprentice to a Skinner in Wading street, whodepofed on the tri al that he was never out of his bed after eleven o’clock at night—and that prev ious to his having been apprehended, he was always a g..od and dutiful boy. His father, it appears,- is a rei’peftable farmer, at Summer-hill, Meath. Hart, we underhand, was offered the mercy ox the crown, previous to his tri al, if he would submit and acknowledge ius crime, but he obuinately refilled tne advice ot his own counsel to thateffeft. KINGSTON, May 6. By a letter from the Captain of the ship Jemmy, in government service, we learn, that on the evening of the 22a u’lt. he failed from Port au-Prince for jeremie, with General Boyer and his fu.'t on boaiu, in company with the lhips Markham and Harriet, and, at eleven next morning, they discovered four fail (armed vefiels from Guana loupe) inshore, which they ilood after ; and a firing commenced between the headmofl, (a Hoop mounting two eighteen pounders) find the Markham, who soon Ilood out. ‘1 he Jemmy then flood in, determined to take her and came near enough to uie ti.eir mufquetry, when the sloop bore away to run aftiore, afehooner that was in company being ashore to Leeward, finding it not poifible to stand farther, the Jemmy wore fit ip and got aground, where she continued sass for fome hours; during which time, General Boyer went on board tlie Harriet. While the Jemmy was aground they were fired upon from the shore by the mufquetry, which however fome round and grape ftioc soon rid them of.—The sloop continued to rake them with 18 pound shot which luckily did little dam age. One man was killed and two wounded of the Jemmy’s crew aid two llightly wounded of Gen. Bo rers guard. They fired upwards ot 200 round fliot and near the fame quantity of grape from the Jemmy, and every i ftdier (about 30) upwards of 100 rounds 01 bullets. BOSTON, May 23. Capt. Cook, from St. Pierre, Mar tinique, left there April 20, and informs, that previous to his falling, Admiral Laforey lud proceeded to Barbadoes, in order to be active in operations about to take place, as a large number of troops from England, had arrived : that on the 18th April, a fleet puffed in fight of Martinique, which appeared to be of 200 fail; hefaw them to the leeward of Guadeloupe, and supposed they were defiined againfl the French at Hifpar.i ola ; that troops had been sent to St. Vincents, and about April 12, an ac tion took place between them and the Brigandsand Chariabs, which ended in the driving off the latter from the fiekl of battle, where 300 of them were found dead. The Engliih loft 10 rank and file, and many officers killed and wound ed. GRENADA. About the ift of April, the Englifl, being reinforced, took Fort Royal and Pilot Hill, from the French and Chari, abs ; the former place by florin, French, the account fays loft 300 men ■ the English 120 killed and wounded. * His excellency the Vice-Prefidentof the United States, has arrived at his feat at Braintree, from Philadelphia The hon. Samuel Livermore, is cho fen Prefidentof the senate, pro hu e mice’ NEW-YORK, May 26. > Extras of a letter from AmfterdamAAanh 22,1 79 6, to a merchant in Philadelphia. “L Fayette it free, and already on ins paflage to America.” J .Mr. King hai accepted of ids ap pointment, as Mmifter to London • a 4 ha? reigned his feat in the Senate oi die United States, in’ onfequence ther>x T May 23” Vv e lately gave an article from a Lon ion paper of the 3d of April, which ft a . tiic probability of a recommence nent of hoflilities by the Alterir.es a” gainil the United States. We obfeit cd, that the assertion was unaccompani ed by any mention of fads, on whidh nos probability could appear to be grounded. Yeiterday we were favored wxtii a letter written by Capt. o‘Brien i° a citizen of this place, dated at I if ‘ oon, ti.e 2d of April, and received by ■ va > P Philadelphia, which gives fonie corroboration to the above account - although it also leaves us in tlie dark r>’ s to the circum-ftanett which could o ma- 1 lion this hidden departure from the trea ty. The following we have extracted from the letter : ” I am employed in the service of the United States. I expect shortly to proceed for Algiers ; from thence I hope to return to Philadelphia, and it is liKely I lhall have the pleasure of fe.-ffitr y° u and many others of my cflecmed trxends. Oar affairs with Algiers is not so favorable at present, as is generally 7- agtned.” The violation of a treaty f 0 recently entered into, would, indeed, only aid one more to the many breaches of this nature, committed in the old world • and would particularly apply to m the observations, on this fubjeft, of a hue writer on the history of Poland, who fays, “ But treaties and guarantees are in general only adhered to, until they can be broken with impunity theon iy *-.llxlolll method for any state to ft cuie its dominions, is to makeitfelf res pectful by mjlrcngth and unanimity, and to be prepared againfl: any attacks.” The troops at Weil-Point, have been notified in general orders, to hold thom felves in readiness to march at a moments warning. Private letters, it i s fad, mtntion, tiiat a battalion of troeps are coming from the southward, tha/they will join thole now at the Point, and rrom wuence that two battalions will he ordered to the Western frontiers. A committee of the Senate have re ported againfl: receiving the state of Te liedce into the Union, at the present • tine, allcdging that agreeable to the deed of cession from the ilate of Virginia, Congreis muit lay oft the territory in one or more llates, and that the enume ration mu it then be taken under the ai> thoiity of Congress. They recom nie..Ai, that a bill Ixe brought in laying out the whole of the said territory into one date, and providing tor an enume ration oi the inhabitants thereof. This would delay their admiftion ; the Houle of Representatives have decided in la yout oi their admission now. The Courier Francais of Philadel phia, contains the following article : “ It appears that neither French nor Spanish forces are arrived at St. Do dhngo, as has been reported. The Frenchfquadron is llill at Cadiz. Spain lias net yot declared herielf, and the de parture of Saathonax is itili delayed.” May 30. DEMARARA TAKEN. By the Sally, capt. Lathrop, arrived ydlerday, from Dcmara, vve have ac counts of the surrender of that place to tuc British forces under Major General White, and capt. Parr, of the Navy, 0:1 tne 22d of April, without any refftt ance. ‘I he inhabitants were to re main undisturbed in their possessions, and the colony is to enjoy the fame privileges, as the British : until a.:/ regulation? w hieh may take place hereafter, refrac ting the Stadtholder, No. qo.