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Congress of the United States.
K.O USE 3.
• <► ' " - li r tdnejday, June i.
Mr. Gallatin moved a resolution to the fullow
' jng whkh was agreed to:
“ Resolved that the Secretary of the treasury be
• cfnrtted td lay'beiore’this house, within the firft
week of -the next feifion of congress, a statement of
the monies expended for the military establish
ment of the prelent government to the. til ot Janu
ary, 1796, diftinguiftiing the Tums expended, un
der each head for which Specific appropriations
were made, arid also a statement of the expence
•attending the expedition to the weftem counties of
Pennsylvania, under the Several heads for which
fj*cific appropriations wete made.”
Mr. W. Smith Said it would he recollected that
-when the hill relative to paying the Bank of the
United States by creating a 6 per cent, flock for
that purpose, was under consideration, the gen
"ileman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Gallatin) went
into a very long review of our financial
■iir which he endeavoured to prove that there was
an increase of-debt of dive million dollars. Mr.
Smith Said, as he had not then an opportunity of
■ replying to that gentleman (the bufmefs of the
treaties having been entered upon the next day) he
proposed to- the hoiHc a resolution to the. follow
ing effect, in order to draw from the proper de
partment a corrcdt statement of the finances of this
country, and to (hew the errors into which that
gentleman had fallen:
“ Rcfolved, that the Secretary of the treaSury
be directed to report to this house the next feflion
ofcorrgreSs, a statement or statements, exhibiting
1. The-amount of the foreign and domeflic
<lebt of the United States, including the aflumed
-ckbt on the Ift of January, 1791. respectively.
2. The amount of the anticipation at the close
of each year, from the year 1791 to the year 1795
inclusive. (
4. The amount of the Specie'debts incurred by
the late government and paid at the treasury of the
present government, and of the monies arifngfrom
balances of accounts urhich originated under the late
government , prior to the firft of January, 1796.
• p. The amount of debts extinguished by the ope
ration of the finking fund to the close of the year
1795, difiinguifling the sums placed -under each of
the heads of appropriation for that purpose.
k 6. An estimate of the sums expeded to be re
ceived from the bonds which accrued from the
'duties on imports, to the close of the year 1795#
after deduding the drawbacks and expences of col
lection.
$3- The words in the above resolution printed
in italic, were words introduced on motion of Mr.
CaUatin.
- ••• ““"••• , , a --
tlon, as a reason for his bringing it forward, went
■into an examination of the statement of Mr. Galla
tin, and endeavored to p>rove that instead of there
being an increase of debt of five millions, there
was an excess of two millions in favor of govern
ment. Mr. Gallatin insisted .on his statement
being right, and that the difference between them
arose from matter of opinion. Mr. W. Smith re
plied, and denied that they agreed in tlicir calcu
lation in the wav mentioned by Mr. Gallatin.
Mr. Swanwick proposed the following resolution
which was agreed to.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the treasury be
directed to lay before this house a statement of the
drawbacks paid on the Sundry dutiable articles
exported flora the United Stater, in the years 1793,
*94 and *95, compared with the amount of the
■duties collected on the fame refpe&ively.
Mr. Sitgreaves, from the committee to whom
was referred the message of tha President refpeft
ing the ports at Detroit and Michilimakinack, re
ported that he had not beeivable to get the ne
•ceflary information to .make a report, therefore
moved that the committee mjght be difeharged;
which was accordingly done.
The Senate by their Secretary, informed 'the
house that they had resolved, that the bill for al
tering the time of holding the«ext feliion of con
gress,. do not pass.
The amendments of the senate to the bill for
making appropriations for the military and naval
eftablilhraents for the year 1796. were read and
agreed to. One of.the amendments was to reduce
the f*im for the purchase of horses, -from 7,500 dol
lars to 3»750; another was to reduce the sum for
the defence and protection of the frontiers from
130,000 to ioo,coo; the other was to conform
the whole amount of these- amendments, making
- it instead of 1,352,623 dollars, 1,318,873 dollars.
Their amendments to the bill, indemnifying the
vftate of major general Greene, from a certain
I>ond, W3S agreed to, without debate.
- PH 1 L‘AD ELPHIA, May 27.
La ft Wednesday night, a new born male infant
was found in h bafket* at the door of a hetife in
North Eighth-street. There -was a- bundle of
clothes in the basket, 'alfo a letter requeuing- the
gentleman who lived in the house, to take care of
'the child, and to charge the expense to the French
republic. To the honor of their humanity, Mr.
and Mrs. Francis, of the New Theatre, who were
of the party that found the basket, have taken the
fortunate foundling under their protection.
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CHARLESTON, June 2 u
Yeftefdcy, agreeably'to appointment, a number
of citizens met in. the court-house, when the com
mittee, nominated on Friday last, to alk contribu
tions for the reliefofithe fiifferers in the late fire,
prefentcd the following circular letter, which is to
be fentJo every parith and county in the Hate :
Friends and Fellow Citizens ,
UNITED to you by the endearing ties of private
friendship, and a common eitizenfhip, we feel our
selves encouraged to apply to you for aid in the
work of benevolence, imposed uponais by the, de
claring fire, Which has recently ruined a fair por
tion of our city.
Scarcely had we recovered from the confufion
and distress arising from the fire, which laid waste
the upper pjirt of the city—fcansely had we enjoy
ed the melancholy pleasure of distributing the
fruits of the benevolence of the citizens, to the
amount of 10,000 dollars, amongst the sons and
daughters of affliction,. than we are again assailed
by a heavier calamity. A fire more rapid, exter.-
five, devouring, and irh!tillable, than any we have
experienced sot nearly twenty years, sweeps ofFa
great part-cf the city, deflroying houfes,.furniture
and goods* to an imrnenfe amount, and reducing
many indnflrious families toJamiue and to ruin.
Time has not yet allowed us to calculate the
extent of the loffes* but a partial view of them ex
hibits the cuferable picture of .300 houses reduced
toaCies, at.d of 400 families driven for shelter in
to the houses of their friends—into the buildings
appropriate d to the comfort of the poor, of the or
phan, and (f the hdplefs—-which being inefficient
to afford fit dter, some of the unfortunate victims
have been obliged to convert the House of God
into the abode of man, and to take refuge at the
altar.
. Many reduced from affluence to beggary—
almoft all who have been burnt out, have sustained
great loHbs, and are placed in circumstances which
call for immediate relief.
: Every exertion is making by the citizens of the
town to alleviate the miseries of these unfortunate
fellow creatures. Every heart feels/for their diftrdUj|
fes. Every hand i 6 open for their relief. "Mucir
has been done, and more will certainly be done—
but much remains for the j xercife of the friendly
affection*. The refources.of the inhabitants of the
city, already exhausted by the almost continued
draughts made, upon them; by the unfortunate of
our own, as well as of foreign countries, are inade
quate, to meet the exigence of .the present enormous
evil.
- Where can we torn for afliftance so naturally, or
we trust so elficacioufly, as to our friends and
brethren of the country,, whose iotereftsand whose
affections are bound up with our’s, and who ihare
by the voice of mis community, to
make the'appeal to the feelings of cur, fellow citi
zens in the country ; and when we make the appeal
in the confidence that it will be effectual, and that
they will readily fbize theoccafisn of co-operating
with us, in the great duties of Feeding the hungry,
cloathing the naked, foelteripg the houfelefs, and
comforting the afflicted.
. John Matthiws, Chairman,
Charlflon, June 18, 1706.
«S A V A <N ; N A H, tjunc 23.
from St. Mary’s mention the treaty with
the Creek Indians having commenced at Colerain.
The Columbian Herald of Saturday last fays,
that “©n board the (hip [George, bound to New-
York] in which the Falls had deposited their plun
der, were found a number of picklock keys, fuf
ficient to open any lock from a deik to a church
door. They were, tied .up in a fraall bag, and put
into a locker.
- June 28. Arrived on Friday last, thei French
privateer Jean Creole, capt. Mitchell, from a
cruize of three months, during which time, it is
ft id 1 they have taken a number of valuable prizes,
among which was a Spanilh (hip, in the force
trade; ahd trom a prisoner which they liberated
in this place, we are informed they took from her
25,000 dollars in specie.
The governor cf South-tCaroliita, has iflbed a
proclamation, recommending a day of fading,
humiliation- and prayer, to Almighty God, on
• account of the dreadful conflagrations which have
visited and defiroved a great part of that city, and
has set apart Friday, the. Btn day of July next, to
be observed as furh.
S HE R I F F's S ALES.
On the firft Tuefday in Auguftnext, at the court
house in Greeniborough, Greene county, be
. tween the hours of ten and three o'clock,
W I'LL ;b E S OLD,
The following trails of land :
200 acres, Greene county, waters, of
Ogechte, adjoining John King, whereon Jacob
Findley now lives,
Also 150 aens in -the aforefaid county., on the
waters of Beaverdam tree*, adjoining Mark wry’s
land.
Also, 87 acres-in’- Wilkes county, cn the waters
Stephens’ creek, adjoin.ng Morrow’s land.
The aj^refaid traits of land taken as the property
cf Jacob Findley, by an execution, Lipharn and
Moure againfl IVm.. Campbell, Samuel Campbell and
jaid. Jacob Findley.
June 15, 1796. A, HEARD, S,-G. C,
WANTED to HIRE
TEN or twelve able bodied negro
men, for three or 4 months,
which CASH and a good price will be
given. Enquire of the Printer.
June 30, 1796.
FINAL NOTICE;
HTHE partnership of George Barnes
A and George Kec, carried 00 under the firm
of George Barnes and Co. being dissolved some
time; those indebted to the said firm are earneftly
•requefted to make payment or to call and liquidate
their accounts with the said George Ker, who is
fully empoweredto receive the fame; and those
who have demands on said concern, will also pleats
to bring in their accounts to him for settlement.
GEORGE BARNES,
•GEORGE KER.
Augujla, June ic), 1796.
WE the fubferibers beg leave to inform the
public that we have commenced the prac
tice of physic in all its various departments; we
'flatter ouifelves we (hall be able to give fatisfaftica
to those who will be pleased to favor us with theit
custom; due attendance, with steady attention
will be given at their own houses, or will take in
such that live at a distance; we are in hopes the
success we have had in various cronical diseases,
such as rlujmatifm, gout, palfey, &c. will meric
the attention and approbation of the public; ul
cers, cancerc, fcurpholoca and all forts of fungous
or scorbutic flelh we e,xpell; and warrant firm
cures of all viiible diseases whatever, or the non
payment of any account where the cure is nofc
authentic,
• Daniel Weatherby,
6 Septimus Weatherby.
N. B. Such th4t have thought their diseases in
curable, that-have remained uncured
far jmflulffijEmgy. are desired to come speedily
gUfa ma’ady from their fide the q ueftion.
1 Head of Rocky Comfort, June 30, 179^.
CCTL LEC T dRVSffiTES.
i On Saturday the 30th July, at Oglethorpe court
, house,
WI L L B E ;>S 0 L D,
For taxes of the year 1795, the following
/of land, viz.
135 acres, the property of Letis Cleg
horn, on Little creek, adjoins Cflrgil and Lunsford •
330 acres, the property of Jofph Bailey, adjoins
James Jones.
430 acres, the property of Joet,Lockhart.
ill* proper tv of 'Jfnhnßlantnn, on Lit*.
tie river .
143 acres the property of John Ringo, on Little
river, adjoins Roberts and Thornton.
300 acres the property of Charles Crawford, on
Sherril’s creek, adjoins Daniel and Tuggle.
366 a~r.es the property of'John Combs, on Little
river, adjoins Martin and'Cole.
330 acres .the property of Robert Crutchfield, on
Little river, adjoins Burk and Sherril.
1000 acres the property of Stephen Herd, on Lit
tle river , adjoins Richard Edmonfon.
»<>S acres the property of Etheldred Crews, on
Little river, adjoins Herd-and Edmonfon.
183 acres the property of Win. Parkins, on Oge
chee river, adjoins Cone and M'Guire.
i,qo acres the property of Edward Gresham, on
Little river, adjoins Roberts and Beavers.
300 acres the property of Nathan Howel, on
Little river, adjoins Earley and Downs.
100 acres the property of Ann Bankfcn, on In
dian creek, adjoins Wallis and Harden.
650 acres ike property of Dionyfius Oliver , on
Big creek, adjoins Scott.
t 380 i-z acres the property cf David Harris , on
Big creek, adjoins Grijin and Afpy.
375 acres the property of Jesse Cox, on the Ooo
nee river, adjoins Barnett.
346 acres the property cf George Willis, on Fal
ling creek, adjoins Freeman.
. 70 acres the property of John Jones, on Long
creek, adjoins Stritmon and Reynolds.
130 acres the property of Robert Williams, an
Long creek, adjoins Wilson and Freeman.
430 acres the property of Samuel Hendon, -on
Long creek, adjoins Norton.
160 acres the property of Charles Waddle , on
Indian creek, adjoins, Flint and Doggett.
100 acres the-, property of Richard on
Long creek, adjoins John Wallis.
100 acres the property of Jojefh Reynolds, ad*
joins Williams and Kcolugh.
250 acres the property of John Torrence, on Long
ciee A, adjoins John Phillips.
200 acres the property of Moses Jones, on Beaver
dam creek , adjoins Francis Wright.
150 acres the property of Robert ■Hcnderfon, on
Long creek, adjoins Scott and Phinizy.
200 acres the property cf Jofnua Perry, return «.
ed by Willis, on L ,J7l g creek.
300 ares the property of Elifna Battle, return'd
by Silas Mercer, on waters of Little river , adjoins
Steward and Greene county .
John Collier, C. T. 0. C.
June at, -1796.