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late continental ermy, it is reafoxafcle to Tup pose iboft term* will never be agreed to. - BALTIMORE, jan. *9. EASTERN MAIL ROBBED. Yesterday morning, at half pad 4 o’clock, about two miles from this town, the Post-Boy carrying the Eaflern Mail, wae flopped by a (lender, well drrffcd, armed man, about 6ve feet ten inches high, with a round bat and a dark great coat, who ordered him to light or be would blow hia brains out; on which the boy got off the hdrfe, and was ordered to go on; the fellow mounted, end rode towards town until be came to the road which leads to Mr. Andrew Van Bibbct’s when the boy loft fight of him. Soon after, a negro man, belongingto Mr. William Smith, rope-maker, going to work, espied the horfc, and feeing that the straps which secured the portmanteau were cut off, followed the track a fuaall dif tanre, where he found the portmanteau cut open and fotne of the letters torn and scattered about. He immediately gavenotice of this to the Pod-Madcr, who speedily took mcafores for the dettftion of the perpetrator, but, hi* iherto, without effitd. The letters violated were examined by a Justice of the Peace and the Poll-Matter, by whom we learn, that among them was. One from Mr. John Van Leir, of William’s Port, to Mr. jobo Morrel, mentioning that it contained do dollars. Ditto Mr. Charles Whitlock, to Msffrs. John Field and Son, Philadelphia, mention ing a draught on Mr. Peter Blight, for 600 dollars. Ditto John Van Lear, of William’s Port, to Messrs, Pouitney and Wider, Philadelphia, mentioning that it contained 100 dollars. Ditto Mr. William Wood, of Port-Tobacco, mentioning that it contained a draught of Mr. Gabriel Wood, on Meffts. Findlay, Hopkerks end Co. for s4l. ftcrling, and a draught of bis own, in favor of Patrick Bilentine, for 101. ftcrling, to Messrs. Findlay and Bannalyne. Much praise is justly due to the citizens of this town, for the exertions they made to ap prehend the perpetrator; and from the mea iiirea taken, we make little doubt but he will soon be brought to justice to answer for his atrocious condurt. Jan. 30- Yesterday afternoon, a young man (said to be of refpeftable connexions) was ta ken up on suspicion of being the perfan who lobbed (he Eatiern Mail, and examined by three Juftice* of the Peace, of tbia town. Af ter examining a number of evidences, they or dered him to be committed. We learn, that from the evidence given there are flrong grounds of suspicion of his being the offeuder. January 31* A letter of the 13d of November, from Liverpool, to a gentleman in this town, dates, that it is expefted, that all Tithes will (hortly be abo] died. The following lingular marriage was cele brated in a countiy town not long since: the bride was a young woman ; the bridegroom Who was no left than 90, addieffed the cler gyman, when he was going to perform the ceremony»—“ Fifty years since, ” said he “ in obedience to the firft great command to ia crcaie and multiply, I was martied by your grandfather; at this time of day I expected to have had a grandson, able aud willing to fup p!y my place s but I liud myfelf again compel led to come forward in my own person, as lay grandson is too much of a fine gentleman to have any regard for the intereftsof society, and is too deeply engaged in the career of fadiionablc di&pation, to be qualified fur the difeharge of so important a duty. ” The following unfortunate event took place a few days ago, near Middletown, MoLmouth county, New-Jcrfcy. A young man frt'tn Ncw-York, named Adams, went late in the evening, with a companion, to a house where lived a girl to whom he paid his add redes. Finding ti e family asleep, they agiecd to di flurb the poultry house byway of giving a jocular alarm to the owner. Mr. Morrel, who was in bed in the dwelling house, upon hearing the noise, got up, and fufpeftwg tbn ves, intlautly difebarged a mufquet, loaded with heavy (hot, towards the poultry house, sad unfortunately (hot Adams through the .heart, who iuftantly expired. What reudered this accident (fill more afftff’ng was, Adams . being a ftitor of Mr. Morrer’s wife’s filler. PETERSBURG, "January 31. There was lately deposited in Mr. Peak’s Muleuni, at Philadelphia a (pecina u cf ere brought from * tniuc tu the county ot jcfferfcc> foutbweft territory of the United States, 100 lbs. of which produces 80 lbs. of. good lead. A mine was lately difeovered near the Del aware, about 30 miles above Eafton, which is said to contain very valuable silver ore. About 19 tons of it were a few weeks since (hipped for England. KNOXVILLE, Jan. i*. On Sunday last arrived in town James Ca rey, one of the interpreters, the Standing Tur key, the warrior’s son, the Big Fellow, George Paris and George Miller, from the beloved town of Edanaula, and several other Cherokee* from Chou, with further confirmation of the finceri y of the overtures of Col. Watts for peace with the United States ;and on Tuefday tner returned to Chou, under aaefcorc to the froniers. On the 7‘.b of Dec. a party of the cavalry in service for the protection of Mero diftrid, about eight miles from Nifhville, were fired on br about 20 Indians, who put them to (light, killed John Haskins, who wis fealped and bis bodr much mangled ; and (hot one horse. On the 29th of the fame month, John Hag gard was killed and fealped, about fix miles from Nifhvills.—T welve balls were (hot into him. His wife was killed lad summer by the Indians, and he has left five (mall children in poverty and wretchedaefs. The Indians carry on horse-dealing, ac cording to custom, wi.uout ccffation in that diftrid. On Monday the 31st of Dec. the Indians drove off 18 head of very valuable borfes, from Big Pigeon, Jeffjrfon county, near where Ricbardfon’e family was murdered, and wantonly killed several cattle and hogs. Lately arrived at Will’s Town, nine Shaw anefe, who have patfed on to the Creeks and Choftawi, for the purpose of exciting them to go to war with the United States. They are to return through the Cherokee towns, with an expectation of meeting that nation in full council at Eftanaula. They informed the Cherokees, that the Shawanefe were determined to fall on {the Chickasaws and cut them off, for joiuiug the army of Gen. St. Clair. It appears from better information, that Mrs. Crocket, of Georgia, was killed by the Cherokees, and not by the Creeks, as men tioned in our last- The Indians who killed Richardson’s family mentioned in our last, were from Nickajack, one of the lowed Cherokee towns on the Teoeffee. Had these depredations been commmitted in Philadelphia —— —— —————The reader can fill the blank— HALIFAX, Fsb. 6. “ There being every appearance of a ge neral assumption of the residue of the date debts, at this fcfiien of Congrefs(fays a New- York paper of the 19 ult.) the public are ad vised not to fell tbeir state certificates, at the present prices, as there must be a confiderablc appreciation of them in a (hort time. la a late publication it is dated, that the whole number of inhabitants of the world is about 731 millions, of whom 240 millions are Pagans, and 230 millions Mahometans • 7 millions are Jews, aud 181 millions are Chnfiians. The following ia a lift of the. perfon* em ployed in the Treasury department of the United State*, and their salaries, as reported to the House of Representatives by the Se cretary of the Treasury. I. In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury . Alex. Hamilton, Sec’ry of the Treasury, 3;oo, John Meyer and Edw. Jones prin cipal Clerks, 800 each.—Leighton Wood, 600—Andrew G.' Frances', Daniel Brent, George Walker, Sylyanus Bourne, 500 each—Aaron S. Laurence, 400. —Geo. F. Bauman, Meflcnger and Door-keeper, i;o. 11. In the ojffift of the Comptroller oj the Treasury . Oliver Wolcott, jun. Comptroller, 2400. Henry Kulh, principal Clerk, 800—Wil liam Brodie and William M. Biddle, 600 each—James Shoemaker, William f. Erwine, James Graham, Alexander Bro die, Charles Jarvis and Jarva* Hall, 500 each—John P. Ripley, 300. —John Bur- j rows; Messenger and Office-keeper, 200. \ HI. In the office cf the Commtjp.ontr of the ] Revenue. Tench Cox, Coramiffioner, 1900. Wil liam Barton, principal Clerk, 800, John Mc&fe, Peter Footman. Ez*k. Foreman, 40D each. —Michael Gilts, Mcfleager and Office-keeper, 200. IV. In the office of the Auditor of ibt Treasury. Richard Harrison, Auditor, 1900 —Wil- liam Simmons, principal Cierk, 800, Geo. - Nixon, Robt. Underwood, 340 each— James Burn fide, 600 —William Black burn, 450,— Ezekiel Freeman and John Grolby, 500 each—Doyle Sweeney, 640 5 Clement G. Brown, 600 —Morgan Swee ney* 350 —Richard Reddy, 450 —John White, 500—John Gibson, John Staple ten, Wiliiam Aldricks, 420 each—Mi chael Forrest, 350 —Jofcpb Bauman, Mes senger, 150. V. In the office of the Treajurer • Samuel Mcrediih, Treasurer of the United States, 2400. Andrew Graydon, chief Cferk, 800. John Thoropfon, 500 * Samuel Brook, 300 —Alexander Frazier, Mcffcnger and Office-keeper, too* VI. In the office of the Register of the Treasury • Joihua Dawson, William Banks, Joseph Stretch, Miles F. Cloffey, Jacob B. How ell, 700 each—John Woodfon. 6;e— Thomas O'Hara, 600 —Charles Tomkins, John Finley, SJO each—Matthew Wal ker, John Little, John Hindman, John Buc han, William P. Gardner, 500 each— John Woodward, Edward O’Hara, John Boyd, Richard Banks, Gabriel Nourfe, William Story, George Sibbald, Michael Kennedy, William James, Stewart Cuna ming, John Mathews, Charles WilTon, 400 each—William Shepherd, Jamea Stewart, Samuel Clendenon, 300 each— George Mitchell, David Rittenboufe, 266 i*3 each—William Nourfe, 350 Michael Nourfe, 200—John Woodside, jun. 150 —Leo. Hidely, And. Wright, Office- keepers 175 each. Extract from the Proceedings of Congrejs . HOUSE of REPRESENT ATI YES January 14. The House went iuto a committee of the whole on the memorials of the Officers of the several lines of the late army, on the fubjefte of comptnfation for the residue of pay two of the memorials being read, Mr. Ger ry moved a resolution, in fubftaoct, that the contrail between Congress and a part of the officers and foldicrs, in the late war, had not been fulfilled by Congress—aster fame de bate, this motion was declared not in order, as referring only to a part of the array—Mr* Madison suggested a variation of the propo rtion to the simple question on the propriety of granting the prayer of the petitions—Mr. Clarke moved in order to take the sense of the committee, that the prayers of the peti tion cannot be granted, and that the petiti oners have leave to withdraw their petition*. —Some debate ensued on this motion, and after forac time the commmittee rofc with out coming to a decision. Jan. 15. In committee of the whole on the petitions of the officers—Mr. Clarke having withdrawn his motion (made yeftcr day) for rejetting the prayer of the petitions ; Mr. Gerry moved a proposition, in substance, that provifioo ought to be made for the pe titioners to the amount of the difference between the value in the market, of funded and unfunded debt. An amendment was moved by Mr. Clarke, to incorporate in the proposition tbefe word* —Allfucb citizens •who have received liquidated certificates for Jervices performed and /applies furni/hei on account of the United States . This amend ment was agreed to. Jan. 1 6. The proposition offered yester day by Mr. Gerry, and amended by Mr. Clarke, was read. Mr. Boudinot opposed the proposition in a lengthy speech j and the question being put it paired in the negative. The following resolution was then offered by Mr. Giles—“ Refoived, as the opinion of t4iis committee, That the prayer of the roemorialift* is reasonable, and that provi lion ought to be made for the payment of such sums to the original holders of the pro per debt of the United States, as may have been saved by the terms o.f the loan made under the aft to provide for the debt of the \ United States, calculating 6 per cen% at 20*. ] in the pound, and, other (pccics of paper at a proportionate value i Provided that where any original creditor ffiall have fubferibed to ti c loan picpofsd by the aft to provide foe