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AUGUSTA, Feb. io.
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Appointments by authority*
The pi cad cut of the United States, by
and with the advice and consent of the
,-senate, has appointed Fisftgfc Ames,
Bushrod Washington, and Alfred
Moorx, Efqrs. coramilfio.iers foi hold*
ing a treaty with the Cherokee Indians,
f< r the extinguilhment of the Indian ti
tles to certain lands in the state of Ten
ndTce.
In the senate of the United, on the
'- 1 Srh ult. upon a motion for leave to
bring in a bill to repeal the law laying a
duty on (lamped vellum, &c. made by
M s . Greene, a member from Rhode
liland, in pnrfuance of inftruffions from
that state—the yeas and nays were as
follow:
Yeas, Mtjfrs. Anderson, Bloodworth,
Brown, Foftcr, Green:-, Jarkfon, Lang
- don, Livermore, Martin, Mason, Taze
well— n. «
Nays, Messrs. Bingham, Chipraan,
Goodhue, Gunn, Hiiihoufe, Howard,
Hunter, Latimer, Lloyd, Marlhall,
Payne, Read, Ross, Sedgwick, Tracy,
••••i J* .
Four members of the senate are absent
—from the dates of New-York one,
1 New-Jetfcy tv.o, and one lrom Dela
ware—ihefe would have voted against
the motion had they been present, in
that case there would (fill have been a
great mijority against granting leave.
The legislature of the state of New-
York have chosen John Slofs Hobart, as
a senator in congrefs’, in the place of ge
neiai Schuyler who has ufigned.
In remarking upon the high price of
provisions, a Havre papet fays: “If the
reports which are circulating at Pari*
(hould be realifed, we know not where
this augmentation will flop. They even
talk of a rupture with the United States!
God preserve us in this double cata
flrophe ! We have no need of dimiuiihing
. the number of neutrals."
Extra&s Jrom Erjkin's view of the war
with France •
War is in itfelf so mighty an evil, either
politically or morally considered; it en
tails so many miferics upon mankind,
even aftet the attainment of all its objells,
that it ought never to be engaged in, un
til after every effort, and peculation
have been employed to repel its approach.
Peace, on the other hand; is the pa
* reut of so many blessings, that all nations
ought to run into her embraces with ar
dour, which no distant or doubtful ap
prehepfions (hould restrain.
What then must be the refponftbility
of the ra(h and precipitate authors of war;
and the uniformly backward uogociators
of its termination ?
. Without peace, and peace on a perma
nent bafts,' this nation (England) with
all the trade which the world will fornith,
cannot support her eftablilhments, and
mull pass thro* bankruptcy into the jaws
* of revolution.
All the qualifications of Bririfh ftatef
ynen for details and management, are
' therefore frivolous and contemptible,
when compared with those, which fit
* theca for peace-makers, and for its guar
dianship when it is made.
Canning and are no parts
* of this character. Peace makers, to de
note their humility, <nd simplicity are
stiled the children of God.
For their own exaltation, our raintflers
have fufficiently humbled their cohntry.
Let them et leaff, take it by turns; and,
that their country may now be exalted,
let them humble themselves.
Congress of the United States.
V HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thursday, January 5.
, The house refoived itfelf into a com
mittee of the whole, on the report of the
. committee of ways and means, for mak-.
Inga partial appropriation and equipping
the frigates United States, Constitution
and Constellation.
Mr. Harper slated that there would
be wanting for this porpofr, 151,293
* dollars, from which might be deducted
the sum remaining unexpended of the
lad appropriation, viz. z 0,50 s, leaving
.1 balance to be provided of 13 1,797. He
proposed to allow on account, the sum of
*O,OOO dollars.
Mr. Williams called for the estimates
on which the calculation was founded.
Mr. Nicholas said, if there was any
papers on the fobjeft in the hands of the
committee, they (hould be laid on the
firrk's table.
Mr. Gallatin laid, there was no efti
nsafes from the treasury 00 this business
laid before the committee.
• Mr. Harper xematked, that Mr. G.
wis not perfefll/ correft in hi* declara
tion, for he had in his hand 5 eftitnates,
on this fubjeli. The firll rtated, that
there would be required to fi<u(hrhe fri
gate Constitution 26,275 dollars; the
lecond, to finiflb the Constellation, 22,319
—third, for the frigate United States,
23,557-—fourth, military (lores for all
three, 75,759 dollars 80 cents—and
filth, for arms and accoutrements tor
marines, 3.376 dollars; making a to;al
of 151,298 dollars 70 cents. Upon read
ing tiiefe papers, it wouid be found that
a conliderable part of this money was al
ready due. The clerk then read those
papers in detail.
Mr. Nicholas remarked from hearing
the estimates read, that there was not
more due for work already done, than
there was money left unexpended fuffi
cient to cover, and therefore no addition
al sum was necessary; he complained
that the building these frigates had ex
ceeded all bounds; that they had been
deceived in the expence from the begin
ning. It was that the money estimated
tor building the fix frigates in the firft
instance, jvould, if appropriated to the
purpose, be fully fufficient to com| lete
the three : In the year 1796, an addition
al sum of 85.000 dollars was ?lk d for
and appropriated, in 1797 a further sum
was said to be required in order to finifh
the work, totheamout o( 99 896, which
was granted under the iinpn.lii.>n that no
more would be afke< , yet at the next
feiTion to the aftonith.uent of every 0 it, a
sum of 200,000 dollars, was aflce.l, ito»
now dared a very con fiderable sum is nill
wanted. He declared under this view
of the fubjeli, that there was evidence of
mismanagement in this dcpaitment, which
demanded investigation; he conceived
the money as thrown away, it appeared
to him that there was a hole in these vef
feU, through which the public money
run as it were into the river. He infill
ed on a delay until an enquiry be made,
and hoped it would speedily take place ;
he expelled, would (hortly
make his report conformably to the or
ders of last congress, detailing the ap
plication of all the monies, which had
been granted. /
Mr. Gallatin thought he had expressed
himfelf corretlly in faying there were no
estimates from the fecre*ary of the treasu
ry before the committee, for such appear
ed to be the fall; the papers now pro
duced by Mr. Harper, were estimates
from the agents at B'-fton, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore; nor did these papers (hew
that any sum was deficient to pay the bills
which hud become due. He agreed with
Mr. Nicholas that there did appear on
the face of the tranfaHions in this de
partment, fufHcicnt evidence of misma
nagement or ignorance which required to
be explained ; he did not fay whether
this arose from inexperience or some
unavoidable casualty, but it behoved
congress to stop its hand and examine
well into the fubjelt before they made
any farther advances; for if the money
had been mifapplled there was no security
against further mifapplicarion.
Mr. Harper infilled, that the circum
ftauce of mismanagement had nothing
to do with the present question; for if it
(hould be found to be true that some of
the money had been mifpent, dill the go
vernment must go forward and finiih the
frigates,, for it would be very unwise to
let them remain in their present state. ,
Mr. Livingllon believed the facility
with which money was granted tended
to produce a mifapplicarion of it; he
therefore moved the committee to rife,
in order that he might move in the house
for the appointment of a committee to
examine into this fubjelt.
Mr. Sewal wondered that gentlemen
ihould speak ot the facility with which
money was obtained for naval purposes,
when it was evident that it had uniform
ly been refilled and only obtained after
the raoft ardent debate. He infilled on
the necefiity of appropriating a further
sum on account and (hewed that the ne
ceffiry existed from the report of the Se
cretary of the Treasury, who declared
that more was wanted to defray the cur
rent exprnce, beyond what was on hand.
This evidence had been fufficient in the
case of the military department, for
which an appropriation account had been
made R few day* since -He conceived a
naval force necefiary for the pfotellion of
the commerce of the United States, its
dignity and national charaHer, he wilhed
therefore to fee this business go forward ;
at the fame time he had no ohje&ion to
the proposed enquiry; he admitted that
the great expence which these frigates had
induced, was matter of furprize; bat
that furprize is diminilhed, on refleHing
on <hß Inexperience, the high price of la
bour, and ftuHuarion in the value of ma
terials. He was (atisfied that the
which wsrt paid out of the Ttesfuty was
on kgal demands, and it such existed, the
house were bwund to make provision tor
the payment; perhaps some of the con
tracts had been disadvantageous to the
union, yet Congress could not set them
aside, they must be cxcuted or the public
faith would be impeached. ' -
Mr. Nicholas inf.fted that the house
had been deceived in this buftnefs, for the
estimates had dated from time to time
chat such and such a sum wouid be per
fectly fufficient to tinilb the work—-yet
they had been uniformly mistaken, wheth
er from ignorance or defica, remained to
be enquired. They said at one time teat
2oo>ooo dollars would answer everv pur
port., when they must have known, or
ought to have known, what they now in
form us, that it would require 550,000
doliais or 6oojOOO. No vacation in the
price of materials could account for an er
ror of such magnitude. He said Mr. Liv
iugfton was right in faying that the faci
lity of obtaining money encouraged the
misapplication, and he was persuaded that
I if it had been known last winter, that more
than half a million of dollars was requi
red, an enquiry would have taken place,
and such a change ofTyflem been adopted,
as would have answered a valuable purpole
and saved some pottion of this vast furn
which he conceived had been Squandered.
' Mr. R ltledge, aJvocated tlve appro
priation, but said that 36,000 doHars on
ly, wcie wanted to finiih the frigates,
Mr. Livingston declared that the dig
nity of the house had been trifled with,
by deceptious estimates, and conceived
that it would be unwise, if not absolute
madness, to make further appropriations
ontil they had examined into the expendi
ture of the former ones.
Tne committee rofs and reported pro
gref, alked and ob:ained leatfe to fit again.
A motion was also laid on the table by
Mr. Livingston, for the appointment of a
committee to enquire into the expenditure
of the monies heretofore appropriaied for
a naval armament, and that they repoit
their opinion thereupon to the house.
Mr. Thillinghaft laid a motion on the
table, for the appointment a committee to
confider and report on the expediency of
repealing the Stamp Aft.
Wednesday, January 17.
The toll owing melTage was received
from the prefideat ol the United States:
Gentlemen of the senate, and gen
tlemen of the house of rcpiejnUatives.
THE situation of affair* between ihe
United States and the Cherokee nation of
Indian?, having evinced the expediency
of a treaty whit that nation, for the pro
motion of justice to them, as well as of
the interelfs and convenience of our citi
xens, I have nominated, and by and
with the advice and consent of the senate,
appointed commiflioners, to hold confer
ence and conclude a treaty as early as the
feafonof the year and the convenience of
the .parties will admit.
As we know very well, by experience,
that such negociations cannot be carried
on without confidtrable expences, I re
commend to your consideration the pro
priety of making an appropriation, at
this time, tor defraying such as may be
necessary for holding and concluding a
treaty.
That you may form your judgment
with greater facility, I fhali Jut ft the
proper officer to lay before you an eili
mate of such articles and expences as may
be thought fndifpenfible.
JOHN ADAMS.
United States.
January if, 1798.3 '*
Thursday, January 18.
The speaker laid before the house a
communication from the fecretaty of wai,
inclofirg an estimate of the appropriations
necessary. for holding a treaty with the
Cherokee Indians, which was in fubltance
as follows:
Dolls.
For three Commiflioners 90 days,
at eight dollars per day, 2,160
Incidental expences of do 360
Secretary, at four dollars per day 360
Rations of 2000 Indians 15,000
Presents to toe Indians 5,000
Stores for the Commiflioners 2,000
Incidental expences i,oco
25.850
This ftateraeot was referred to the com
mittee of the whole to whom was referrtd
the former message of the Prefidcnt on the
fubjeft.
Mr. Sitgreaves said be understood, from
what be had seen in the newspapers, and
from what he bad beard since his return,
that confidtrable impatience had been
(hewn in at part of the house in his abftnce
for the report of articles of impeachment
against W. B’ount. He fuppofc Jit was
nut necessary be (hould new go into a
statement of the icaivu* which haul ltd to
the delay-—though if i t WtK
ryi he doubted not, he could explainer
fubjed to the full conviction of V. *
member. He only rose however
that in two or three days he ffioolj
the report. 1 . , 9
PHILADELPHIA, January !q
The secretary of (fate yesterday r~rir
ed a letter from Mr. Murray, t . u / mi *
fter at the Hague, inclofin,g a letter
ceived by him from general Marta!*
dated the 21st Oflober, dating that-ih*
French government bad not at that
recognized the Ametican cooimiffor.
and that they expefted that they
shortly be obliged to quit the republic
PETERSBURG, ■
ExtraS of a Utter Jr cm it j>cntL m 'an
RaUigh, (tr. C-) to his jnerd m t( lls
place, dated the id of Jan. t^g.
“ The only btfintfs of material conic.
quence which came before the ailWbV
this session, was that refptding several
frauds which were committed in the fru j
Cietaiy’9 office. It appears that feme fry
culators have dxawn a number of land
rants and grants on falfe certificates -the
fecietary is fold to be implicated in th®
bofineA, and is suspended from office, ur,.
til the fitting of the superior crurt, tobj
holden at Hifilborough in April next-..
The lcgiflature have followed the exjm.
pie of Congress in the c*fe of governor
Blonnr; they have appointed a toocinit.
tee to examine the fecietary's dsc®
and all persons concerned, and make a I
. report to the above court—-Several pet, I
Tons have been apprehended ant! fccuriy I
to a large amount required for their ap.l
pearatice.”' I
The following perfbns aTe named inti
report ofa committee to the Peg-flarure of I
North Carolina as being concern: d in fa I
fraud mentioned in the foregoing letter-. I
William Tyrrei', Stoltcly Donaldson, Red.l
mond IX Barry, John Maderas, Sterling!
Brewer, Allen Brewer, John Conrcv,|
John Mann, William Lytic, Rubcul
Young and Joseph Adams. I
SAVANNAH, February 6. 1
At an eieftion held yesterday at tfisl
Court-Houf?, for a representative lot!
Chatham County, in the-room of Jamem
Jackson, Eiq. eledted Governor, Aioet*l
man John Lovb, appeared to he chofen.l
On the 3d inlf. arrived the Daniffi Oat- 1
ter Bee,. Cape. Thompson, $ day,s trcal
the Hasrannah—the captain of which in* I
forms, that an embargo was expected tsl
take place the day he failed, to present I
any informatioa reaching-the Eng!ilh ofl
the arrival of the Spanifli fleet at the Ha-|
vannah, from Vera Cruz, corfifting of f I
fail of the line, 2 brigs and 3 frigates load-J
en with money, destined for Europe
Porto Rico. • A privateer from Nrw*l
Providenc, hed’esptured 2 brigs and a (hi[>|
belonging to the above fleet. At the Ha-|
vannah they were in daily expetlation cfl
a visit from the Knglifh, in confiquenreofl
which they were entrenching the city’*l
Great apprehensions were entertained ofl
a rupture between Krance and America,!
and the Spaniards had forbid the French I
from bringing any more American cap* I
tures into the Havannah, and would rot l
even allow thole that were tuere to bo■
condemned. I
Capt. -Thompson left there about p I
fail of American vtffT, among w^
was the Brig Hope ot Charleston. 1
port was open for all kind of rroviftoo-*I
Flour 1S dollars per burol-- Rice 6
p-r hundred, and fait filh in g ieJt os ‘l
mand. I
❖ O 4> o*> <2*--> o<!> <S> '£»•'s'■ & ‘^^^l
Scrivener's Office !!J I
JOSEPH HUTCoINSONiI
’ JUSTICE of the PEACE I
and . r r i
NOTARY P UB L I
WILL draw all kinds of deeds,
es, releases, mortgages an ■
tracts ot eveiy deferiptiun on the fo |lf B
notice and in the most concile tc aDD *fl
upon as reasonable terms as
He will a!fo undertake to pod ° g J
draw off account', &c. with
l and accuracy---from bis long eX P e . rl f-. J
in book keeping, he flatters
will merit thc approbation of tbole Ti
may employ him in that.line.
-v o tFc b 1
TS hereby given to all those in ’ .■
J. the efiate of Francis Morel 30
late of Greene county, dec. to cots
ward immediately and lettie
tive accounts; and all ih«fe *
any demand* against the e*‘
requeued to bring in their accom -
perly attciled within the ti ,Tse r r< 1 «
by law. . M
JOHN £*”■
FRAN. MO RELA ND> J :c< > ■
January t>, j *ybS. ■