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and equity, proceeding from a sincere
] o ve of peace, and a liberality, having
no reftri<ftion but the eflential interefls
and dignity of the United States,
The attempt, however, of an ami
cable negotiation having been fruf
trated, the troops have marched to
act ofFenfively. Although the pro
posed treaty did not arrelt the pro
grefb of military preparations, it is
doubtful how far the advance of the
season, before good faith juftified aftive
movements, may retard them, during
the remainder of the year. From
the papers and intelligence, which re
late to this important fubjedt, you
will determine, whether the deficiency
in the number of troops, granted by
law, ilia 11 be compensated by fuccours
of militia; or additional encourage -
merits shall be proposed to recruits.
An anxiety has been alio demoniftrated
by the executive, for peace with the
Creeks and the Ciierokees The
former have been relieved with corn
and with cloathing, and offenfive mea
fares against them prohibited during
the recess of congress. To fat'sfy
the complaints of the letter, profecu
. tions have been instituted for the
violences committed upon tliem. But
the papers, which will be delivered to
you, difclole the critical footing on
which we Hand in regard to both
those tribes; and it is with congress
lo pronounce what fiia’i be done.
After they shall have provided for
the present emergency, it will merit
their molt serious labours, to render
tranquility with the lavages per
manent, by creating ties of interest.
Next to a rigorous execution of juflice
on the violaters of peace, the establish
ment of commerce with the Indian
nations in behalf of the United States,
’ is molt likely to conciliate their at
tachinent. But it ought to be con
ducted without fraud, without ex
tortion, with confLnt and plentiful
supplies, with a ready market for the
commodities of the Indians, and a
stated pr ce for what they give in pay
ment, and receive in exchange, in
dividuals will not pursue such a traffic.
r unless they be allured by ne hope of
’ profit ; but it will be enough for the
United States to be reimhurfed only.
Should this recommendation accord
with the opinion of congress, they
will recol’ect, that it cannot be ac
'j compliflied by any means yet in ti.e
hands of the executive.
Gentlemen of the house of
• rcprejentativ-'s,
The commilfioners charged with
the fettlemehtof accounts between the
United States and individual flares,
concluded their important functions
within the time limited by law ; and
the balances flruck in their report,
which will be laid before congress,
have been placed on the books of the
treasury.
On the firft day of June la ft, an in
ftalment of one million ot florins, be
came payable on the loans of the
United States in Holland. This was
adjusted by a prolongation of the
period of reimburfemenr, in nature
of anew loan, at an interest of five
per cent, for the term of ten*years ;
and the expenses of this operation
Were a commiffioi\ of three per cent.
The firft inftalment of the loan of
two millions of dollars from the bank
of the United States, has been paid,
as was and reded by law. For the
second it is neccftary, that provilion
Jhotild be made.
No pecuniary consideration is more
Urgent, lhan the regular redemption
and discharge of the public debt: on
none can delay be more injurious or
an economy of time more valuable.
The produclivenefs of the public
revenues hitherto, has continued to
equal the anticipations which were
formed of it ; but it is not expeded
to prove commensurate with all the
O'jecls, which have been suggested.
Some auxiliary provisions will, there
fore, it is preiumed, be requiiite ;. and
it is hoped that these may be made,
consistently with a due regard to tlie
convenience of our citizens, who can
not but be fenfibleof the true wifdoni
of encountering a small present ad
dition to their contributions, to ob
viate a future accumulation of bur
dens.
But here, I cannot forbear to re
commend a repeal of the tax on the
tranlportation of public prints. There
is no resource so firm for the govern
nient of the United States, as the af
fections of the people guided by an
enlightened policy ; and to this pri
mary good, nothing can conduce more,
than a faithful representation of pub
lic proceedings, diffufed without re
lerve throughout the United States.
An estimate of the appropriations
necedary for the current service of
the ensuing year, and a flatement ot
a purchal’e of arms and military stores,
made during the recess, will be pre
lented to congress.
Gentlemen of thefenate and of
the house of re prefen tat ives,
Ihe lever.il lubjetfts to which I have
now referred, open a wide range to
your deliberations, and involve fome
of the choicefts interefls of our com
mon country. Without an unpreju
diced coolness, the welfare of the go
vernment may be hazarded; with
out harmony, as far as conlills with
freedom of sentiment, its dignity may
be loft/ But as the legislative pro
ceedings of the United States will
never, I trull, be reproached for the
want of temper or of candor, so fliall
not the pu .lie happinels languilh,
from the want of my strenuous and
warmest to operations.
(Signed)
G. WASHINGTON*
United States, 3 d Dc . 1793*
Thursday , December 5.
The folio a ing letter from the preli
dent was this day received and read :
Gentlemen of the senate and cf
the fiouje of ref ref ntat.ves ,
As the present litnation of the seve
ral nations of Europe, and especially
those with which the United States
have important relations, cannot but
render the ftite of things between
them and us matter of intereftmg en
quiry to the legislature, and may in
deed give rife to die deliberations to
which they alone are competent ; 1
have thought it my duty to communi
cate to them certain correfponde ices
which have taken place.
The repj-efentative and executive
bodies of France have mani erted ge
nerally a friendly attachment to this
country, have given advantages to our
commerce and navigation, and have
made overtures for placing those ad
vantages on permanent ground ; a
decree, however, of the national as
sembly, lubjeftirig veflels laden with
provilions lo be carried into their
ports, arid making enemies goods law
ful prize in the veft’el of a friend, con
trary to our treaty, though revoked
at one time, as to the United States,
has (iuce extended to their veflels
also, as has been recently stated to us.
Representations on this Subject will be
immediately given in charge to our
minister there, and the result fliall be
communicated to the legislature.
It is with extreme concern I have
to inform you, that the proceedings
of the person they have unfortunately
appointed their minister plenipoten
tiary here, has breathed nothing of
the friendly spirit of the nation which
lent him ; their tendency, on the con
trary, has been to involve us in a war
abroad, and and anarchy at
home. So far as his acts, or thole of
his agents, have threatened our imme
diate commitment in the war, or fla
grant insult to the authority of the
laws, their effeft has beencouuteraefted
by the ordinary cognizance of the
laws, and by an exertion of the pow
ers confided to me. Where the dan
ger was not imminent, they have been
borne with, from sentiments of regard
to his nation, from a lenfe of their
friendfhip towards us, from a convic
tion that they would not fufter us to
remain long expoi'ed to the a (ft ion ol
a person, who has so little reipetfted
our mutual dilpnfftions, and, I will
add, from a reliance on the firmnefs
ol my fellow citizens in their princi
ples of peace and order.
In the mean time I have refpeifted
and pursued the stipulations of bur
treaties, according to what I judged
their true lenfe, and have withheld
no a<ft of friendfhip which their affairs
have called for from us, and which
juflice to others leit us free to per
form. 1 have gone farther ; rather
than employ force for the restitution
of certain veflels which I deemed the
United States bound to restore, I
thought it more adviiable to fatisfy
.the parties by avowing it to be my
opinion, that if restitution were not
made, it would be incumbent on the
United States*to make compensation.
I he papers now communicated will
more particularly apprize you of theft
tranftnftions.
i he vexations and lpoliation under
Hood to have been committed on our
veftels and commerce, by the cruisers
and officers of lome of” thfc belligeran
powers, appeared to require attention ;
the proofs of these however have not
been brought forward ; the deicrip
tion of citizens supposed to have lui"’
sered were notified, that on furnifiiine
them to the due meaiure;
would be taken to obtain redress of
the past, and more tfteftual provilions
against the future. Should such do
cu'nen s be furnifhed, proper repre
sent itions will lie made thereon, with
a just reliance on a redress proporti
oned to the exigency of the case.
The British government having un
dertaken to re drain generally our
commerce in corn and other provision
to their own ports, and those of thei.
friends, the in Ur uctipns now comuui
v-ted were unmet! ately forwarded
to our minister at that court. In 1 h
mean time lome difeuffions on the f'ub
jeift too!: place between him and them ;
tliele are alf’o laid before you, and 1
may expect to have the result of his
special inftruiftions in /ime to make i:
known to the legislature during their
present session.
Very early after the arrival of a
British minister here, mutual exphna
tions on the execution of the treaty
of peace, were entered into with tha
minister ; these are now laid before
you for your information.
011 the liibject of mutual interefls
between this country and Spain, nego
tiations and conferences are now de
pending. The public good requiring
that the present state of these should
be made known to the Jegiliature in
confidence only, they fliall be the fub~
jeift of a separate and subsequent com
munication.
G. WASHINGTON.
United States, D c. 5, 1793.
NEW..YORK, December 10.
The following authentic papers were
handed us yesterday by Schuyler
Livingston, efq. arrived in the snow
Mary, expreis from Lisbon :
Citizens of the United States
of America ,
Nine Algerine corsairs are now
cruiiing in the Atlantic ; they carry
from 22 ro 44 guns : they failed out
of the Mediterranean on the 6th
instant, and were f en on the 9th to
capture three American vessels, two
Hamburgefe, and one Genoefe. A
truce for twelve months, between
Portugal and Algiers, was ligned the
1 2th of September last, by the British
agent at Algiers, in behalf of her ma
jesty the queen of Portugal ; and
another truce by the fame- agent,
about the fame time, in behalf of the
United Netherlands.
The foregoing authentic intelligence
goes by express from your truly dis- /.
treiied and faithful fellow citizen.
EDWARD CHURCH,
Consul of the United States.
Lisbon, 14//; Od. 17Q3.
N. B. A Swedifli ill p saw the Al
gerines, after taking an American,
dis charge part of the cargo of gi'ain
into the i’ea ; this was probably that
the veflel might fail better, meaning
to arm her on the Ipot, in order to
imreafe their number of cruisers.
We are infor.med that ten of the
Dutch captains taken by the Algerines
ftnee the war with Hoi and, havet died
of the plague in Algiers ; how many
of other descriptions or nations I have
not heard.
By an American, fortunately ar
rived this day from Falmouth, we are
informed that the American vdfels
now in England, are returning in
ballad, the Englifli not choosing to
risk their property in American bot
toms , but no reason lias been alfigned
for this mysterious condtnft ; my fieri
< us in England, but evident enough
hero. E. C.
Lfijn, Odl. 15.
CHARLESTON, Dec. r 7.
Another account, besides the one
brought by captain Parsons, from
Boston, Hates, that the Englifli l'qua
dron, at Toulon, two excepted, had
fallen into the hands of the fans cu
lottes.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 28.
On Friday the 20th inst. the British
armed brigantine, Goelan, arrived at
Charleston, from New Providence, ■
and anchored under the guns of Fort
[olinfton. The Goelan is commanded
iy Wiliiain Woolly, efq. mounts 14
nine and 4 ‘our-pounders, and carries
120 men, including officers and boys.
O O O O ——
ijfT T!ie members of the JOCKEY CLUB
• ve reqiufteft to meet at Brown's Coflree-houle,
011 M-> ul;iv tvenirg, at 6 o'clock, on particu
lar hultneis.—Dec. 27, 1793.
T. WAI.DBURGER, Sec.
• lillo, May, ik Wood bridge,
HAVE received, per the brig Mary Aune,
i a fain Raniage, iron) London, and other
(Is ironi Europe, a general and lofyl-cbofcn
itjfor.'mi-’tl of
EUROPEAN GOODS,
wh'ch they will fell, at the very lowed prices,
.t tin. ir (fore, nearly opposite the Vendue
noufe, for present piy, in crilli or produce—
as they do hot mean to extend credit, after the
last of this month.
C? They beg leave to tender; their heft ser
vices to all who are plea fed to entrust them
with bufiuels on con.iynment, &c —They may
depend on the utnroft fafety, pumftuality, and
difpatcn.
Savannah, Dee. 28, 1733, /
INFERIOR COURT.
| ‘HE Inferior Court for the county of Chat-
X ham, being adjourned in October term ;
last, will be held on i'uefday the seventh day /
of January next, at the Court-house in this 1
city, at xo o’clock in the forenoon ; of which ;
all persons concerned will take notice—rfpeci- 1
ally the jurors that were summoned for that
term, arc required to atten^l.
order of the Court,
JUSTUS H. SCHEUBER,
C. I. c. c. c, ]
Savaonrb, December 26, 179 ■s.
1 m
union society. I
MONDAY the 6th of January next, beinga j|
MEETING of the U-J
NION SOCIETY, the members are requestedJj
to attend the fame, at the Filature, precifelyjl
at sunset, for the dlfpatch of bulinefs.
JUSTUS H. SCHEUBER, Sec. i'l
Savannah , Dec. 26, 1793.
C-pHE public is hereby notified, that a |'uit*‘ t
1 hath been iullitiued, in the Superioijl
Court for the county of Chatham, upon a mort-aj
gage to the hate, given by major Day, in hUjll
life-time, 011 the plantation called
ORANGE GROVE;
and that, at the next term, a decree will peUM
for foreclofing the equ : ty of redemption thcrJfl
of, unless a farther hay of proceedings
have been dirc&ed by the legihature :—Tin S
Mr. Alexander Watt, late tax collector, bam
no right or authority to rent the laid pl mtatf pit
and therefore it will not be in his power ijH
uphold the poiTetlion of any perl'on who r. ‘M
take a loafe under him. , ( IJ
JOHN YOUNG NOEL, SolicitG C'lw
December 24, I;; J. t