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AUGUSTA, May 2 1 . Congress of the United States. HOUSEojREP RESEN T A TI VE S. Friday, April 22. The house refolded itfelt into a committee of the whole on the state of the union; when the carry ing into efFe.it the Britiih treatv being under con fiJeration, Mr. Coit and Mr. Isaac Smith fpokein favor of the treaty; and Mr. S. Smith spoke on the fubjett, generally againil the treaty ; but be lieving it to have bem conilitutionally formed, and finding that his constituents were almoit wholly in favor of it, he declared his intention of giving his vote forcairying it into execution. Thecommit tee rose and had leave t j fit again. Mmday , April 2j. The speaker inform d the houie he had received a letter from the governor of the north-western ter ritory, inclofing two petitions, which lie requested, as that territory had atprefent no representative in the house, the speaker would present. They were accordingly read. One related to lots of land which the petitioners had been’promifed, and which they had not received: r l he oth'r prayed for permiflion to import Hives into that country from other dates, so as to increase the number. They were referred to different commitiees. The following petitions were presented in favor of the Britiih treaty. By Mr. Livinglton, from the Hate of New- Vork, 17 diff-rent petitions, signed in the whole by 3256 peifons. By Mr. Muhlenberg, from Blockley, in Philadelphia townlhip, one signed by 87 persons. By Mr. Isaac Smith, four petitions, fig ied by 230 citizens from New-Jersey, and afterwards two others, one of which was signed by 70, the other not Certain. One by Mr. Hartley irom 29 merchants of Phila delphia. One by Mr. Kittera from Peunfylvania, signed by 123 names. Two by Mr. Sitgreaves, from the fame state, signed by 242 persons. One by Mr. Richards, and three by Mr. Thomas, all from the fame state. One by Mr. Gallatin, from the state of Delaware, by 40. One by Mr. Good hue, from the fame state, signed by 97; and two by Mr. Brent from Alexandria. Mr. Gallatin presented a petition from the state of Delaware, againlt the treaty, signed by 91 ter fons; and Mr. S. Smith presented a petition fign de by «he chairman and cletk of a society of ma nufafturers and mechanics at Baltimore, confiding (as Mr. Smith ’ informed the hou'e) of about 400 refpedable persons, praying that the house would ole its own diferetion with refped to the treaties before them, uninfluenced by any other conside ration than the public good. This petition caused considerable debate. MelTrs. Ames, Thatcher, and Sitgreaves, opposed its be ing received, as it was from an unincorporated so ciety, as itpiopofed to be the petition of a number of men, and was only signed by two, and thit even these two, as they had signed the petition in their official character, might not appiove of its con tents. It was fupptuted by Mr-IT-s. S. Smith, Macon, Findley, Gallatin, Hillhoufe, Madison, and Kitchell, asapradice not uncommon in that house (the societies for the abolition of slavery, and the fociety' of Quakers were mentioned as in stances; that they had frequently received petitions of societies signed by their c, airman and fecretarv, which, if they were incorporated, were nor incor porated for that purpose; and that an op. ofition arising to the pradice in this particular instance, seemed as if gentlemen were determined to intro duce uneasy fer.fations into their debates. The inhabitants of St. Clair, complained by petition of the grievances experienced by an hold ing of courts different from heretofore, by judge Turner. Their complaint was referred to a fcleCt committee. The house rcfolved itfelf into a committee of the whole on the state of the u ion; when the re solution for carrying into efied the Biitilh treaty being under confiderarion, Mr. Henderson and Mr. Harper spoke in support of it. At the cou clufionofMr. Harper’s speech, there was a divid ed cry of “ committee rife,” and “ the question;” when the sense of the committee being taken, it was in favor of rising, ther<» being 50 votes for it, which was a majority of the members i- the houie. c f ueJ}Jay, Abril 26. Mr. New, chairman of the ccmmi’tee of en rolments reported a bill for making further provi sion for supporting public credit, and fordifeharg ing the public debt which received the signature of the speaker accordingly. The report of the secretary of state on the peti tion of -Charles Caldwell, for a repayment of a fun of money which he had paid for his ransom from slavery in Algiers, which was in his favor. It was referred to a Handing committee of ihe whole. Mr. Hartley presented a petition from 106 ci tizens of Philadelphia ; Mr. Muhlenberg one from 62 citizens of the Northern liberties; Mr. Kittera from 406 inhabitants of Lancaster; Mr. Isaac Smith fix petitions from New-Jersey, signed by 230 per sons ; Mr. Crabb one from Georgetown in Ma ryland, signed by 400 persons; Mr. Brent one from Alexandria and Fairfax; and Mr. S. Smith read a letter of inftrndion from 571 of his confti tuenrs, in favor of the British treaty, now under difeuffion. Mr. Muhlenberg presented a petition also from tlie (late of Delaware again!! the treaty, and Mr. S. Smith mentioned his having one from 400 citi zens of Maryland, requeuing him to cxercife Ins own judgmeiit with reined to the Britilh treaty. The several petitions were referred to the com mittee of the whole 00 the date ot the union. The house resolved icfclf into a committee of the whole on the date of the union, when the re lolution being under confuisration tor carrying the Britilh treaty into eifed, Mr. Dwight Foster and Mr. Griswold fpeke in favor of it; Mr. Gallatin against it; and Mr. Ktcl.ell delivered his fenti inents upon the occation. He did not approve of the treaty; but thought fewer evils would aril'e from carrying it into effect, than from a contrary rcfolution, and therefore exprelfed his intention to vote tor the question before the committee. At the conclulion of Mr. Gallatin's f* eech, Come calls being heard for the queliicn, a divilion took place for the committee’s rising, u'hcn there were 56 members in favor of it; it of courle tole aud had leave to lit again. Iktdnefduy, Apiil 27. Mr. Swanvvick presented a petition from 55 ci tizens of Philadelphia; Mr. Goodhue ieverai pe titions from the ttate ot Delaware; Mr. Richards one from Pennsylvania; Mr. Isaac Smith ten pe titions ligned by 862 persons lrom the date of N. Jersey ; Mr. Kitteia one from the date ot Pennfy 1- vania; Mr. Sitgreaves one from Montgomery, signed by 261 perfon ß (he yefrer la. presented one from Delaware county ligned by 300 which we omitted) in favor ot tiie treaty. Mr. Swanvvick presented a petition a)f» from citizens of Philadel hia and another trom the date of Delaware, againd the Britilh treaty. Mr. Sedgwick informed the house that he held in his hand a letter from fix resectable ge..tieinen in Bodon, sent by exptefi,, addfdkd to the repre sentatives ot the date of Maflachufelts in congrels. It was accompanied, he laid by an atteded copy ot a petition praying tH*ht pruvifton may be made tor carrying into eifed the Britilh treaty. He was in formed it was already signed by between j 1 and 12,0c0 merchants, mauutadureis and other citizens ot Bolton. The reason that the petition itielf was not sent was that it remained to receive further signatures. He expected the original would come to hand by the [oft on Friday; but as the im or tant queltion to which it related, miglit in the mean time be taken, he ho*ed the aticlled copy wou d be received. The above w'as received,'and, together with all the petitions above mentioned, was referred to the committee ot the whole on the date of the union. The house then resolved itfidf inro a committee of the whole 011 tlr (late ot the union; when the refnlution for carrying into ctfect the Britilh trea ty being un ier conlideration, M iffs. Gilbert and Tracy so >ke in favour of the myfjfep. A call tor -he question was a . ain mHe ;4Bup'i:i the motion being put for the coinmineeWTiing, there appeared 51 for tt which was more than a.mtjor ity of memb-rs present. 'i he committee accord ingly rife without coming to a decifioii. Saturday, April 30. The houfi* took up tire resolution) cOerdav pafled in a committee of the whole, for carrying into d f et tha treaty lately negotiated with Great Britain, when Mr. Dearborn said, as it appeared that a major ity ot that house was in favor of carrying into est-ct the Britilh treaty, not vithftanding several of those gentlem n who had declared their intention oi vo ting, had declared they thought it a bad treaty, and as be wilhed to fee the opinion the house en tertained of the treaty entered upon their journals, he rook the liberty of proposing an amendment to the resolution in the following words: “ Resolved, that although in the opinion of this houf, the treaty it highly objeclionabh , and may prove injurious to the United States, yet, considering al the. circumflances relating thereto, and ptnicu inly that i/r lajt eighteen articles arc to continue in force only during the present roar, and two pe-rs thereafter, and confiding also in the efficacy of me 1- Jures which 'inov be taken, for bringing about a dtj continuance of the. violations commuted on our i.eu tral rights, in regard to our v.jfis and fameu; therefore , esft.” Mr. Lou hoped the yeas and nays wouVI be taken upon the quedion, which was agreed to. Yeas, 49. Nays, The q letiioa on the treaty was then taken by Yeas and Nays as follow, and a bill or bills or dered to be brought in. YEAS Me lit s Ames, Eii’ey, Bourne, Bra I bury, Buck, Christie, Coir, Cooper, Crabb, D nt, A. Fuller, I>. Foihr, Gilbert, GJcr.n, Goodhue, Goodrich, Gregg, Grifwohi, Grove, Hancock, Harper, Hartley, H« vlerfon-, Hiilhoufe, FI id - man, Kitchell, Kittera, .. jrd, S. Lyman, Mal bone, Muhlenberg, Murray, Read, Riehauis, Sitgreaves, [er. Smith, Wm. Smith, Sam. Smith, Nath. Smith, If;:;c Smith, Swiit, Thatcher, Thomas, Thoinpfon, Tracey, Van Alen, VanCortlan it, Wadf.vorth, Wiliiams.— sr.5 r. NAYS Messrs. Baitd, Baldwin, Benton, Blount, Brent, Bryan, Burgess Cabell, Claihorre, Clopton, Coles, D'*arl>orn, Far’, Franklin, Gal latin, Gillelj-ie, (files, Greenup. Hampton, Har rison, Harhnrn, Havens, Heath, Drifter, Hol jaud; Jatkfon, Livingflon, L-ck**, NY, Lyman, Maday, Macon, Madison, Milledge, Moor?, New, Nicholas, Orr, Page, Parker, Prellon, Ruther ford, lfrael hmith, Sprigg, Swan wick, Tate m, Varnum, Venable, Winn.—4B. Mi. Findley was ablent taking of both quellions. Tuejday, May 3. The bill making appropriations towards defray ing the expences ot carrying into effect the treaty lately concluded between the United States and Great-Britain, wgKtad a thiid time, the blanks tilled up and pafled. 1 he blank tor the sum of money to be appro priated for carry ing the ad into effed, was filled up with 80,80 S dollars; that for payment of each of the commilfioners in London, with 6,667 dol lars and 50 cents, and lor those residing in the United States, with 4.445 dollars each. By Yesterday's Northern Mail• N E W - Y O R. K, May 3. Lad evening arrived at this port, in the Adv ance of 50 guns, caj t. Mowatt, his excellency ROBERT LISTON, Kfq. miniller Menipoten tiaty from the court of Great Britain, to the United States. A London paper ofthe 19th March, received by the ftiip Afliftance, brings accounts of the proba bility of a wai between Spain and England. It is b lieved at Paris that it is an agreed point between h ranee and S ain, that Spain shall break with Great- Brit tin; but before this event takes place, fume beneficial arrangments are to be compleated, Fieneh troops are embarking nn board Spanish fhtps for the Welt-Indies, as the moll eligible mode of con veying reinforcements to the lllmds. It is suggested alfoat Pari», that the adnal deffina ion of the Durch fleer, which has failed from the Texel, is to join the French fleet in the Mediterranean. Alettet from Copenhagen of the Bth March dates, as report, that the Britilh and Rullian ministers are about quitting that city on account of Mr. Grouvelit’s being received as miniller of the French Republic. PHILADELPHIA, May 4. A letter by this day’s mail from New-York con tains a report that the truce between the Ftench and Andrian armies is extended beyond the term firft agreed on. Yeflcrday Dor Jnfeph Ignatius dc Viar, bis Ca tholic majesty’s consul general, was received and acknowledged by the Preli lent of the United States as charge d’affiirs from Spain, in lieu of Don Joseph de Jaudennes. RICHMOND, May 7. On Monday Lit the marble bud of that patriot hero, the great, the good, GEORGE WASH ING TON, which was formerly dirided by the unanimous voice of the legislature of this flare and lately imported from France, was escorted from Rocket’s landingtothe capitol by the several com panies of artillery, cavalry, and infantry belonging to this city, with all those military honors and ainidlf those < ndcaring sensibilities which are due to his unrivalled virtues; the remembrance of which is, and ever will temain mote indelibly imprefled on the hearts of an admiring and grate ful people, than his features 00 that block which the art of the fculptcr has so highly embclliflied. PETERSII U R G, May 13. Both houses of congress have paflVil the several bills for carry ing into died the four tieaties lately concluded. The senate and house of representatives have agreed to adjourn the 20th inftanr. o so $0 4 O % O fi o $ o oVoso ;* o Tlirce Dollars Reward. UN AWAY from the fuhjcribcv the gth infant V a negro boy, named Theophilut, about 15 yuirs old , sightly marked on the Prong made and about 5 feet high, he cannot (peak Englijh. IVhoev r will deliver the fai l boy to Mr. Blache in Augufia, or to the ju jeriber, Jhall receive the above rewar i front EMERY LAVALLEE. Augufia, May 14, 1796. GEORGIA, jßy Matthew Rainey, Esq. L. S. S Rcgifteroj Probats jor Jaid Oglethorpe county. ) county. XX/HKREAS Nancy lleming and John Flem - V Y ing, have applied to me for liters of ad mmif ration on thee pate vj Jdetcr liming, late oj this count', defected. TUcSE are therefore to cite and admorijh all and singular the kindred and creditors of theJuid deceajed , to oe and appear at my ojfue, on or before the lift day 6/ Jane next, to Jhew cuuje, if any they have, way Utters of adminijtration J Lou la not' be granted. GIREN undo my hand and seal, at my office t the z\jl day of May 1796; and in the 20th year of the Indepcndeuct oj the United States of A merit a. xN - O T I C E CAME at vix hovjt a Negro wench, about 45 or 50 yean old , Jays Joe belongs to a gentle* man, near Char left or, by the name of- Farhe, and that h r mrr.c is bib or Sihby. An\ perj, n proving the property may have it by (piling to the lubm ftrijer, near the court-houfc in Columbia county. John Rohinlon. April 20, 1796.