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Mr. Varna m observed that it
would be found, by the militia re
turns that in feme part
of the union a deficiency of fire
arms. That enquiry might be
made into this fubjeft, and proper
arrangements be made for correc
ting the evil he moved the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That a committee be
appointed to confider whether any
and if any, what meafttres are ne~
ceffary to be adopted to complete
the arming of the militia of the
LJ S.
The Houle immediately took
this resolution into consideration,
and agreed to it, with a modifica
tion fuggcfled by mr. J. C. Smith,
referring it to the committee char
* ged with that part of the message
of the President which relates to
the militia.
Mr. Varnum said, that the en
quiry, directed to made by this re
iolmion, might be facilitated, he
would move the following refoiu
m : 4
k Resolved, That the secretary of
war be direfted to lay before this
House a statement of the number
of fire arms fit for use, the proper
ty of the U. States, designating the
places where they are deposited.
I’his resolution was immediate
ly agreed to.
Thursday 9.
Mr. Gregg, from the committee
appointed on so much of the Prefi
uent’s meffitge as relates to a naval
peace eftabliffiment, having obtain
ed leave, fabpitted a bill in addi
tion to an aft, entitled an aft fup
piemeinary to the aft providing
for a naval peace eftabliffimenr,
and for other purposes; which was
referred to a committee of the
whole House on Tuefdav.
When about 12 o’clock on the
motion of mr. Thomas, the galle
ries were cleared. They remain
ed C'ofed until 4 o’clock, when
the House adjourned.
Friday 10.
The eng toiled bill providing
rules and articles for the govern
ment, of the armies of the United
IStater. was read a third time and
pa fifed— Ayes 55—Noes 11.
At about 12 o’clock the galle
ries were cleared, and continued
closed until pad 3 o’clock.
Saturday , 11.
The Speaker laid before the
House a letter from the Secretary
ar War, exhibiting a statement of
‘he numbr* of fire arms, the pro
perty of the U. S. fit for use, de
signating the places where they are
deposited ; bv which it appears,
that exclusive cf the arms in the
hands of the troops in the ferviee
of the Ih S. there are deposited in
various places,
113,501 muskets with bayonets.
3,666 rifles.
62 fufils.
1,938 pair of pidols, and
91 s carbines, :
1 his. communication was refer
red to the committee appointed on
the arming of the militia.
A Store time after 11 o'clock,
the galleries were cleared. They
continued closed until 4 o’clock,
when the Home adjourned.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
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NORFOLK, January, 6.
Cart. Gordon, who arrived
here on faturday in the (hip High
land Mary in 35 days from Bor
deaux, has favoured us with the
Moniteur, and other Paris papers
to the 20th November and the
Bordeaux papers to the 26 of the
fame month.
The intelligence which they con
tain is of the high est importance
to the political world, and so aston
ishing, that it is difficult to believe
that we are relating facls.
The event which firft attra&s
our attention, is the rapid advance
of the French Grand army to near
Vienna. We do not perceive by
any of the papers we have received,
that the Emperor of the„ French
had adually entered Vienna, but
he was within a few leagues of that
; Capital, and no enemy to oppote
| him. In fad he only delayed his
entry, in order to ad-just feme ce
remonials, and to make it more so
lemn and impreflive. It will ap
pear incredible that a mighty em- |
pire should be overthrown in six I
weeks, and without one battle in !
which the ancient valour of the na
tion was difplayeJ. The publick
are already in poflefiion of the op
erations of the French army up to
the capitulation of U!m. Imme
diately after that event the grand
army prefled forward for the capi
tal of the Auflrian empire. The’
refiflance which it experienced is
detailed in the bulletins of the 1 ar
my which we fliall hereafter notice.
That it could net have been
confidcrable, the rapid advance of
the French affords conclusive evi
dence. Fhe battles whtrh were
fought, more refctnble, a war of
skirmishing for polls, than battles
which were to determine the fate
of a mighty empire. • #
From the accounts published in
the French built tins, it appears
that the meeting and defeating
their enemy, were the fame. The
modern Csefar, may, in imitation
of the ancient lay veni, vidi, vici!
the Austrian cabinet appears no leis
confounded, than the armies are
dismayed Fhe Emperor of Austria
abandoned his capital on the ap
proach of the French, and retired
to Bohemia. We cannot in this
place refill the insertion of an ari
necdote of Bonaparte, well known
in the diplomatic circles of Paris,
and related to us by a gentleman
of varacity from France. Some
time last summer, Bonaparte in
speaking to the Austrian minister
observed. “ Your mailer wants
iC war, does he ? tell him from me,
“ that if he obliges me to go so
cc war I will deep in his bed before
e< Qhiiftmas.” That he will per
form his promise the pretent details
fufficiently prove.
In Italy the French arms have in
every inltance been attended with
success, but the Arch Duke
Charles, has contended with Maf
tena like a soldier, and obliged his
superior enemy to purchase at fome
expense the victories which he has *;
gained. It appears to be the de
termination of the Austrian and
Ruflian generals to concenter all
their forces in Bohemia ; the Auf
trio Ruflian army has retreated in
to that kingdom.
The Engiifh grand expedition
had arrived and landed at Cuxha
ven, the French appear to treat it
• 7 t • fi-.-mi t’io prefefct
.with aeniion. nor uom . t
afpeft of affairs, does it appear
probable that it will be able to re -
Jer any important service
cause of the allies. .
In several of the Pans and feme
of the German journals, a con-
TIN ENT A L PEACE is iuppO e O
be certain and immediate, it will
be observed that the Em per our of
the French was to proceed ihortly
to Munich to hold a general con
gress for tha!; purpose ; it is confi
dently afterted in fome of thole
journals, that the Emperours of
Ruflia and Austria have made o
verturrts to the Empercur of the
French, through the mediation of
Pruflia.
With England, France appears
determined to prosecute the war
with vigour—Already has she com
menced the formation of another
camp at Boulogne, to which place
a part of the imperial guards had
actually arrived.
i Bonaparte, it is said, as he pas
sed to the Rhine, observed, that
he would spend his Chrillmas in
Vienna, and Eafler in London,
while we admit that he is punctu
al in moft of his promises, we
venture to predict that he will not
keep this.
We have just seen a copy of a
private letter from an officer of the
French navy, dated Cadiz, Novem
ber 1, by which it appears that the
lots of the combined squadron was
greater than before stated ; L* Ai
gle and 1/ Indomptable were also
loft; the former on the Spanish
coast, and the latter in Cadiz Bay,
so that only ten fail thirty
three remain.
The British arrived at
Now York, brings London papers
to the 16th Nov. which contain the
following intelligence:
Rear admiral, Sir R. J. Strach
an, commanding a drvifion of the
Englifli fleet, confiding of 4 fails
of the line, had an engagement off
Rochefort, \yith a detochinent of
the French fleet from Cadiz, like
wise competed of 4 ships of the
line, which iftued, after a very se
vere engagement, in the capture cf
the whole French force.
These are the 4 Ihips which es
caped at the engagement off Tra
falgar with Dumonior.
LONDON Nov ic.
m/
THE THIRD VICTORY.
Weekly Me (ft tiger Office, Mon
day, 1 Gclock*
We just learn that an express
has arrived at the admiralty, with
the important intelligence that ad
miral Louis had fallen in with the
Rochefort squadron. and that after
a smart a&ion SIX MORE OF
THE ENEMIES SHIPS OF
THE LINE STRUCK THEIR
COLORS .
STRATSBURGH Nov. 17.
The city of Vienna has just op
ened its gates for the firft time to
a victorious army. Our troops
have entered it. An extraordina
ry courier who arrived here last
night, brought this intelligence,
but at his tetting out the emperor
had not arrived there. He was
however, immediately expetfed to
make h:s solemn entry into that
capital, and afterwards repair to
Munich, where a congress is to
be opened for the r e . c f (1 ,
merit of peace, overruns for,?!* I
have bee-j made- It [ % c f M I
ly aliened that the kir, Ro ’i 1 n W, > j
fia will employ his medii!' uf ’ I
and that count |
was lately at Vienna,Will’
for the fame pupofe to
Peti rseurgh, October ~ fl
; ■ ,^-H
It is reported that a ManiU, 1
or Declaration of War, on 1
of our ccun, is in readier** *** I
will be publifh'ed in a f ew
A corps of Cossacks, I
at Riga in the
month, were driven out to f fn • 3
heavy gale.—Twelve tn n ma 1
with troops, have been ife 1
near the rocks of Dondau(r en , ;
upon the coast of Coufand ; !
thirty-seven ffiips and near
- hundred troops, have been \ o {[ - ?
Capt. Lunan, of Lubeck, parifl le 7 !
with the whole of his crew, ar, V? I
leven'paffengers, among them tZ 1
Ruffian Generals; he had als o i
confidcrable sum in fpeeb *
board.
’ . , ‘ , • Hamburg, Sep;. j 5 \
“ The senate have exiled from
this city and territory, under p c . !
nelty of being arrested if they entti
them, Ruben Smith, a captain of I
a (hip, and the Baron de Roeder
! convicted of unlawful recruiting I
j Baron de Roeder traversed Ge;.’
, many to induce the inhabitants of 1
| the country to quit it, and seek
their fortunes in the United States
—These unfortunate persons who
are thus seduced in the hope cf be.
coming happier, were sent to Ru.
ben Smith, who, when he had a
fall cargo, conducted the victims
to England. ‘
‘'The Baron de Roeder received
from Ruben Smith three guineas
for every man whom he sent to the
de pots of Hamburgh and Bremen.
The latter was paid leven guineas
for every man whom he delivered
at Tonningen ; he received besides
eight guineas for conveying each
man to England ; where he left
them, pretending a contrary wind
want of water. There they were
enlisted among the English troops,
or transported to the colonies, or
sent back to the continent, if found
incapable of ferviee.”
DOVER, Nov. 12.
In confluence cf the wind co
ming round to the fouthwa.d, ad
miral fir Sidney Smith and all the
Hoops of war and gun brigs, havb
got under weigh and failed for the
Downs—all the men of war’s laun
ches are moored in a line, ready
to go out when ordered. There
appears Jo be a great number, for
our head mo ft boat is No. 100*
The double boats are also to go,
previous to the Diligence Hoop
of war going out of port.
NOTICE.
months after date appii
cation will be made to the Inferior
court of Greene county, for an or
der to fell one hundred acres of
land (more or iefs) in said county?
on the Beaver-dam of Richland
creek, adjoining Coleman and c
thers, for the benefit of the h# rs
and creditors cf Nathan Clay, de
ceased.
Mary Anne Ci ay, ex x*
Dec. c, iSee.