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AUGUSTA, July 2: I
By Yejlerday's Northern Mail, .
ACTS
Passed at the First Session of the Fourth Congress.
1 • An aft making appropriations for the sup
port of government for the year 1796.
2. An aft further extending the time for receiv
ing on loan the domestic debt of the United States.
3. An aft for the relief of Benjamin Strother.
4. An aft for the relief of Israel Loring.
5. An aft for allowing compensation to the mem
bers of the senate and houfc of representatives of
the United States, and to certain officers of both
Louses.
6. An aft providing relief for a limited time,
in certain cases of invalid registers.
7. An aft making a partial appropriation for the
military eftablifhmer.t for the year 1796.
8. An aft for the relief of Jose Roiz Silva.
9. An aft for the relief of certain officers and
soldiers, who have been wounded or disabled, in
the aftual service of the United States.
10. An aft to continue in force an aft “ to afeer
tain the fees in admiralty proceedings in the diftrift
courts of the United States, and for other pur
.pofes.”
11. An aft making certain provisions in regard
to the circuit court for the diftrift of Noith-Caro
lina.
12. An aft authorizing the erefting of a light
house on Baker's Island, in the state of Massachu
setts.
13. An aft for eftablifhiug trading houses with
the Indian tribes.
14. A resolve, direfting further returns in the
cases of claimants for invalid pensions.
i£. An aft supplementary to an aft, entitled,
** an aft to provide a naval armament.”
16. An aft authorizing and direfting the secre
tary at war to place certain persons, therein named,
on the pension lift.
17. An aft in addition to an aft, entitled “ an
aft making farther provision for the support of pub
lic credit and for the redemption of the public
debt.
1 3. An aft making further provision relative to
revenue cutters.
19. An aft to continue in force, fora limited
time, an aft, intitled, “ an aft declaring the con
sent of congress to an aft of the state of Maryland,
passed the 28th day of December, 1793, lor the
appointment of a health-officer.”
20. An aft authorizing a loan for the use of the
stity of Washington, in the diftrift of Columbia,
and for other purposes therein mentioned.
21. An aft making appropriations for defraying
the expenses which may arise in carrying into effeft
a treaty made between the United States and cer
tain Indian tribes north-weft of the river Ohio..
22. An aft making an appropriation for defray
ing the expenses which may arise in carrying into
effeft the treaty made between the United States
and the Dey and Regency of Algiers.
23. An aft making an appropriation towards
defraying the expenses which may arise in carrying
into effeft the treaty of amity, commerce and na
vigation, made between the United States and
Great-Britain.
24. An aft making appropriations for defraying
the expenses which may arise in carrying into effeft
the treaty made between the United States and the
king of Spain.
23. An aft declaring the consent of congress to
a certain aft of the state of Maryland; and to con
tinue an aft declaring the assent of congress to cer
tain afts of the dates of Maryland, Georgia, and
Rhode-Ifland and Providence Plantations, so far as
the fame refpefts the states of Georgia, and Rhode-
Island and Providence Plantations.
26. An aft allowing compensation for horses
killed in battle, belonging to officers of the army
of. the United States.
27. An aft to repeal so much of an aft, enti
tled, “an aft toeftablifh the judicial courts of the
United States,” as direfts that alternate feflions of
the circuit court for the diftrift of Pennsylvania
shall be holden at York town; and for other pur
poses.
28. An aft providing for the sale of the lands
of the United States, in the territory north-weft of
N the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky
river.
29. An aft authoring the ereftion of a light
house on Cape-Cod, in the state of Massachusetts.
30. An aft authoring Ebenczer Zane to lo
cate certain lands in the territory of the United
States north-weft of the river Ohio.
31. An aft to regulate trade and intercourse with
the Indian tribes; and to preserve peace on the
frontiers.
32. An aft altering the compensation of the ac
countant of the War Department.
33. An aft laying duties on carriages for the
conveyance of persons; and repealing the former
aft Tor that purpose.
34. An aft in addition to an aft, entitled, “an
aft supplementary to an aft, entitled, “ an aft to
provide more effeftually for the collcftiou of the
duties on goods, wares and merchandize imported
into the United States, and on the tonnage of
ships or veffels,’*
. 3v An aft for the reliefand proteftion of Ame- I
I rican seamen.
36. An aft refpefting the mint.
, 37. An aft to alter.the sessions of the circuit
courts in the diftrift of Vermont and Rhode-Ifland;
and for other purposes.
38. An aft relative to quarantine.
3;. An aft for the relief of persons imprifooed
for debt.
40. An aft making further provision for the ex
penies attending the intercourse of the United
States with foreign nations; and to continue in
force the aft; intitled, ‘*»n aft providing the
means of intercourse between the United States
and foreign nations.”
41 • An aft for the relief of Sylvanus Bourne.
42. An aft to continue in force, lor a limited
time, the afts therein mentioned.
43. An act to ascertain and fix the military esta
blishment of the United States.
44. An aft to regulate the compensation of
clerks.
45. An aft making provision for the payment
of certain debts of the United States.
46. An aft providing passports for the ships and
vessels of the United States.
47. An aft to fuf,»end, in part, the aft, entitle 1,
“ an aft to alter and amend the aft, entitled, “ an
aft laying certain duties upon fnuff and refined fa
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gar.
48. An aft making an appropriation to fatisfy
certain demands attending the late infurreftion,
and to increase the compensation to jurors and
witnesses in the courts of the United States,
49. An aft limiting the time for the allowance
of drawback on the exportation of domestic dif
tillcd spirits, and allowing a drawback upon such
spirits exported in vessels of less than thirty tons by
the Miffifippi. *
SO. An aft providing relief to the owners of
ft ills within the United States, for a limited time,
in certain cases.
51. An aft regulating the grants of land appro
priated for military services, and for the society
of the United Brethren for propagating the gos
pel among the heathens.
52. Au aft for the atimiffio’n of the state of Ten
\ nefee into the union.
53. An aft making appropriations for the sup
port of the military and naval eltablifhments for
the year 1796.
54. An act making further appropriations for
the year 1796.
55. An aft to indemnify th<* eflate of the late
major general Nathaniel Greene, for a certain
bond entered into by him during the late vvar.
David Howel, of the state of Rhode-Ifland, is
nominated Commtffijner to fettle the Eastern
boundaries of the United States, in the room of
Henry Knox, resigned.
The brig Sophia, captain Crandon, arrived at
Philadelphia the 7th inllant, in 40 days from I.if
bon. She is in the service of the United States.
In the Sophia came passenger captain Richaid
O’Brien, who was 12 years a captive at Algiers.
A publication has lately made its appearance in
New-York, called Chriflianity contraflcd with
Deism, by Peter Porcupine; but Peter disclaims
the piece.—The Censor is his only late woik.
La Gazette Francaise of New-Yoik, announces
(June 1,) by information of passengers and letters
from the French islands, that the fleet aft ually ar
rived at the Cape was 5 ships of the line, 2 fri
gates, and 3,000 men—-others fay 2 of the line,
3 frigates, 2,000 men, 40,000 muskets, and a con
siderable quantify of powder and ball—That gen.
Rochambeau, who also arrived in the fleet, is to
command the Spanifn part of Hifpar.iola, and that
general Laveaux will continue to cothtnand the
French part. That 11 British tranfporrs, bound
to Jamaica, were taken by the fleet. That letters
from Martinico, of May Is, announce, that of
25 British transports, detached from the iaft fleet,
23 had been taken by some French frigates.
The total loss of the English, in the late unfuc
cefsful attack on Leogane, is, 8 sergeants, 1
drummer, 41 rank and file killed ; r major, 2
captains, 10 subalterns, 87 rank and file wound
ed ; 19 sergeants, 1 drummer, 180 rank and file
miffing.
BOSTON, May 31.
By captain Mirick, arrived on Sunday, in 47
days from France, our news from thence is feveial
days later than before received.
The captain's verbal information is, that a
peace between the French and Germans will
speedily take place; that the territorial mandats,
or new paper emission, depreciated rapidly; and
was at 300 for 1, nolwithftanding the rigorous
penalties for every aft which might injure their
credit; that provisions were extremely, jovv, and
that all kinds of profitable business was stagnated.
ALBANY, June 6.
A gentleman who left Niagara, the rjthult.
informs, that every preparation was making by
the British, for evacuating the garrisons. No
permits for goods or other things had been for some
time given by the governor, they being so soon to
become unnecessary : In consequence of which no
boats, excepting those with family goods, pass in ;
and those already there, are remaining for the free
intercourse before they return. The gentleman
who brings this inte ligencc, came in a difpatth
boat to Ofwego, which brought otdeis foe tin:
I froops there, to he in readiness to embark on board
the gun boats from Kinglton, ordered to receive
them.
At York, it torn on the head of Lake Ontario,
40 miles distant from Niagara, the future feat of
government of that province, the public buildings
goon with spirit, fcveral of them are already in
considerable forwardnefs.
The British garrison, which has occupied the
poll at Poinc-a-Fair, on Lake Champlain everfmee
the late war, have left it, and gone to Canada.
PHILADELPHIA, June 9.
ExtraS. of a letter from a gentleman in Hamburgh ,
to his correfpondcnt in this city, dated 22d •
April , 1796.
“ The situation of Europe is at this moment ex
ceedingly critical: A war is on the eve of break
ing out between the empress of Rullia and the
Swedes; vast preparations are making by both
powers; 60,000 Ruffians are on the borders of
Sweden, and all the troops of the latter are in mo
tion.— The king of Prussia is said to have an army"
of 40,000 men ready to join the | etty principali
ties, then to march into Holland and once more
restore the ltadtholder, in confequcnce, as he al
ledges, of the French having violated their tieaty.
—On the other hand, in consequence of this re
public having refufed to acknowledge the French
minister, they have laid an embargo upon all the
(hips of this flag in their ports; in consequence of
which, numbers of (hips that were ready to pro
ceed to the different fouthrrn ports have been de
tained.—England and France seem to maintain,
the war with unabated activity; so that, in short,
from prelent appearances, it is reasonable to con
jecture the summer will find all Europe in a blaxe."
VIENNA, April 9,
By a letter from Constantinople, we have the
important information that Batavia is now in pos
session of the Lnglifh. By the fame conveyance
the English ambafTador here had like information.
We can now no longer look upon the probabi
lity of peace; the conditions upon which the
French are willing to treat, being such as cannot
be acceded to by the emperor. The preparations*
for opening the campaign, as well in Italy, as up
on the Rhine, are therefore now making with th© \
greatest activity.
The general, duke von Wallis, is arrived from
the Italian army, and the marquis von St. Marfotv
will shortly return to Turin.
COLOGNE, April it.
To-day general Jourdan is departed from hence*
to Treves to put things in order for the enfuinjj
campaign. He is cxpefted shortly to return here.
Artillery are continually going to DufTeldorf and.
Berg. The trench fuldiers no longer obtain leave
of abfeuce. All contracts are paid for in mandats,
and eight persons have contracted foi serving the.
whole army.
ELBERFIELD, April 8.
French troops and artillery transports are conti
nually palling here. They seem to go towards.
Schwelm, the French have thrown over the Rhine
a third bti Ige. They constantly rcfpeCt the line of
demitrkation so exactly, that none of their men aie
permitted to go over it.
H A G U E, April 12.
General Bournonville, who commanded the
French Northern army, arrived here the day be
fore yesterday. He had yefierday a conference
with the president of the national convention, at
which Mr. N"d, the French ambafTador was pre
sent. From this interview the ambafTador has ap
pointed a commissioner to go to Paris refpefting
the future regulations of the war.
April 16. Ir was said here to-day that the cam
paign was a&ually commenced. Our commissioners
have orders to take every neceflary ffep for the
defence of our country. The French have called
upon us again for two millions of guilders. Several
rich merchants of Rotterdam, Haerlem, Dordrecht,
&c. have paid the money.
LONDON, April 19.
It appears, by the Vienna Gazette, that the
empress of Russia, having had fufficient proofs that
the Turks, instigated by the French had made
every possible preparation for attacking her domi
nions, had resolved to anticipate them, and for
thispurpofe, after publishing a Manlfefto, declara
tory of her motive, gave orders to three different
armies, of 50,000 men each, to march against
some of the fortreffes on the frontiers of Turkey.
It is said, the fortrefs of Choczim has aftually sur
rendered to the Ruffian arms; aid that general
Romanzow has already advanced to the banks of
the Dniester.
At a late hour lad night, were received by ex
press, the Paris Journals to the 15th ir.ftant in
clusive.
“ The reports of approaching peace,” fays a
Parifnn Journalist, «* are considerably weakened;"
and Yaliien observed in the council of five hundred,
on the 14th inst. “ that there was a patty which
w ifhed to prevent the conclusion of peace, because
peace was necefTary to restore plenty and happiness
to the republic.”
The Eclair of the 13th infl. dates, that a patt
of the army of the north, under the command of
Bournonville, has entered the elc&ojate of Hano
ver. The Editor expreflea a hope, that this in
fraction of the neutrality may nor afford a pretext
to the king of Prussia to put in execution the pl tui
which he Teems to have formed upon Holland,