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TRENTO N, February 27.
Last Monday evening died, in the prime of life,
Mr. ASHER MOTT, lie of this slate, a truly ho
nefl man, who Sincerely loved his country and his
friends, and never gave cause of grief to either, but
by his death. A profusion of virtues and laboured
panygericks always attend the great: Asher Mott,
though in the middle walk of life, possessed the firft,
and deferred the last.
Philadelphia, March 4.
Saturday morning a refugee galley, called the Lady's
Revenge, arrived here. She mounts a long eighteen
pounder and two large carronades, &c. was taken near
Duck-creek by captain Snyder, commanding an armed
schooner belonging to this flare. The galley was chaf
ed ashore, and the crew escaped, together with the
crew of a small boat called the Black Duck, which al
so came up on Saturday morning. These boats have
lately been very mifehievous in our bay.
Sunday morning a flag brig arrived here from Ber
muda, with a number of prisoners taken in vessels be
longia, to different ports of America.
A report was yesterday circulated that Ofwego had
been lately taken by co'onel Willet, of the New-York
forces; but authentic accounts inform us, that the
expedition had failed, through the mifinformati on of
one of the guides.
Notwithstanding the report so confidently circulated
yesterday morning, that accounts from Boston confirm
ed the advices of a peace b<ing lately concluded at Pa
ris ; yet nothing has tranfpireJ that can authorife us to
decide on this important question. In New-York.they
suppose the packet to be either taken or lofi, and thus
account for their want of intelligence from Europe.
Mr. CLAYPOOLE,
By publishing the following resolution of congress,
you will no doubt oblige many of the public creditors.
Your's, H. J.
By the United States in Congress Affemb'ed, Febru
ary 27, 17*3-
On a report of a grand committee, to whom was
referred a petition of John Hall:
Resolved, That all those for the Settlement of whose
accounts no Special provision hath heretofore been
made, either by references to the slates, or by the
appointment of commissioners for Rates, or depart
ments, or otherwise, do fettle their accounts at the
treasury in the usual manner, and that any balances
which may be found due to them, previous to the
firft day of January, 1782, be placet on interest in
common with other debts due by the united Rates.
Extract from the minutes.
GEORGE BOND) deputy secretary.
The relignation of the fuperintendant of finance
having occasioned much conversation, the printer is
happy in being able to furnifh his customers with co
pies of Mr. Morris's letters on that fubjed, to con
gress.
Office of Finance, January 24, 1783.
STR,
AS nothing but the public danger would have in
educed me to accept my office, so I was determined to
bold it until the danger was part, or else to meet my
ruin in the common wreck. Under greater difficul
ties than were apprehended by the most timid, and
with lets support than was expelled by the lead San
guine, the generous confidence of the public accom
plifhed more than I presumed to hope.
Congress will recollect, that I expressly Stipulated
to take no part in past tranfadions. My attention to
the public debts, therefore, arose from the conviaion
.that funding them on solid revenues, was the last es
fential work of our glorious revolution. The accom
plifhrcent of this necessary work is among the objects
nearest my heart, and to effed it, I would continue to
Sacrifice time, property and domeflic bliss.
Many late circumstances have so far lessened our
apprehensions from the common enemy, that my ori
ginal motives have almost ceated to operate; but other
circumßances have postponed the establishment of
public credit in such a manner, that I fear it will never
be made. To encreafe our debts while the profpeflof
paying them diminishes, does not confirt with my ideas
of integrity. I roust therefore quit a situation which
Becomes utterly insupportable: bit left the public
Sauers, ne^r the middle ground in Chefapeak ; and
that three or four frigates of that nation, were ad
vanced further up the bay.
ft is also reported, that rear admiral lord Hood,
had fallen in with the French fleet from Borton, un
der the command of comte Vaudreurt, gained Signal ad
vantages, dispersed those not taken : and some molt
erfhutous, who listen to these fuggertions, conjecture
t^t the above-named French ffiips, iu Chefpeak,
may prove to be those whoefcaped after the action.
The Ships appeared much larger than one of 64 guns;
all of them had two decks, a poop, and every appear
ance of a powerful Squadron.
We are informed that his maj^fly's Ship Belhfarius,
captain Richard Graves, having fallen in with two
privateers, a fierce action commenced, in which the
former was much injured in the bowsprit and fore
foafl; but it terminated mod honourably to captain
Graves, who severely beat his antagonize, one of
whom escaped by flight, the other was taken, and
proves to be the Tartar, of 2: nine plunders on a
deck. Tie Bellifarius wasa few days ago spoke with,
the Tartar ids prize in company, handing in for San
dy-Book.
Notice is hereby given, to such Suffering loyalifls,
who have taken refuge within the Bri'ilh lines, at
New York, and have been recommended by the board
appointed by his excellency the commander in chief,
to confider their reSpeßive circumßances and claims
for relief, that they are to apply to Thomas Afton
Coffin, efq ; at the pay office, No. 21, in Maiden-lane,
any day in the week, between the hours of nine and
two o'clock.
measures might be deranged by any precipitation, I
will continue to Serve until the end of May. If ef
ff&ual measures are not taken, by that period, to
make permanent provision for the public debts of eve
ry kind, congress will be pleased to appoint some o
ther man to be the fuperintendant of their finances. I
Should be unworthy of the confidence reposed in me by
my fallow citizens, if I did not explicitly declare, that
I will never be the minißer of injustice. With perfed
efleem and reSpeO, I have the honour to be, fir, your
excellency's moll obedient and humble servant.
Office of Finance, February 26 1783.
S I R,
A number of those who have contracted engagements
with me, will, I know, place a personal reliance on me
for the fulfilment of them. As the time approaches ve
ry faft, when I am to quit this office, it is proper for
me to make the necessary preparations. Among these
I muff place the due and sea fonable information, which,
as an hones lman, I muR convey to those wh o have
confided in me. I am therefore to pray that the in
juoaion of Secrecy contained in the order of the 24th
of January lafi, may be taken off. At the fame time
I take the liberty to suggest to congress, that the ear
ly appointment of my successor will give him opportu
nity to take such measures as m-y prevent many in
convenienc.es that might otherwise happen. With
perfr& refped, I have the honour to be, fir. your ex
cellency's most obedient and humble servant.
His Excellency the President of Congress.
Bxtrads from the Journal
Of the United States in Congress Assembled.
(Continued from our Paper of Saturday lafl.)
THURSD AY, December 12, 1782.
ON the report of a committee, confining of Mr.
Carrol, Mr. Osgood and Mr. Gilman, to whom
were referred the letter and report of the secre
tary at war, on the fubjed of future promotions of
colonels or lieutenant colonels commandant to the rank
of brigadiers.
Rtfolvf I, That for the purpose of promotions of co
lonels or lieutenant colonels commandant in the army
of the united Rates, to the rank of brigadiers, the ar
my of the united Bates (hall be considered as elaffed in
toe following divisions—the eaflern, the middle and
the Southern. —The troops of New-Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts, Rhode-Ifland and < onneflicut Shall form
the ea flern • —those of New York, New Jerfe , Penn
sylvania, Delaware and Maryland, the middle:—and
those of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia, the Southern division:
That whensoever it (hall be leemed necessary for the
command of troops in service, to appoint brigadiers
in any Rate or Rates, where the number of troops in
the field are fu fficient to form one or more brigades,
the brigadiers (hall be appointed from the senior co
lonels or lieutenant colonels commandant in the lines
of such Rates ; and when brigadiers (ball be wanted to
command brigades, within any of the divisions com
posed of the troops of such Rates who have not indivi
dually numbers in the field fufficient to form a brigade,
the brigadiers (hall be appointed from the senior colo
nels or lieut. colonels commandant in such brigades.
Ordered, That so much of the report as recom
mends certain officers to be promoted to the rank of
brigadiers, be referred to the secretary at war to re
port.
On the application of Mr. Howell,
Ordered, That he have leave of absence.
On a report from the secretary at war,
Resolved, That ev ry officer whose duty requires his
being on horfeba k, who (h ll have his horse killed or
wounded and disabled by the enemy, or whose horse
(hall fall into the enemy s hands without his own mani
feftfault or miconduA, (hall be entitled to receive of
the quartermafler general or his deputy, the just value
of such herfe, to he appraised on oath, or on the honour
of the appraisers, if commissioned officers, provided the
fame does not exc ed one hundred and twenty dollars ;
provided also, that if the wounded or disabled horse be
brought off, he (hall be delivered to some officer in the
quartermaster's department, whoe certificate (hall be
necessary totntitle the owner to compensation; provided
also, that before any compensation (hail be made for
horses lofi in manner before mentioned, the necessary
fafis (hall be proved to the fatisfadion of the quarter
master general or his deputy, to whom application (hall
be ma'e relative to any fu h loffesas have already hap
pen'd, and in future, by th^ certificate upon honour of
at lea f!one commiffiooed officer, or the oath of a non
commiffiomd officer or soldier not interfiled therein,
countersigned by the commanding officer of the army,
brigade, corps or detachment, to which the claimant did
at the time belong, unless he be the general commanding
where the loss accrued, in which case his own certifi
cate upon honour (hall entitle him to com penfition in
manner aforefaid. This resolution to have a retro
Sped to the firft day of January, 1779 : this ref lotion
not to extenl to officers who have already received
compensation for horses loft since that day.
Congress proceeded by ballot to fettle the rank of
the two judges of the court of appeals, el??ed on the
sth, and the lots being drawn, the precedence was de
cided in favour of Mr. Ree^.
MONDAY, December 16, 1782.
On motion of Mr. Peters, seconded by Mr. M K-an,
Resolved, That the honourable the Executive of the
Rate of Delaware, be, and hereby are requeued to
give the necessary directions for providing quarters
for the troops of his most chriftian map Ry, ferine
with the army of the united Rates, now on their march
for Wilmington.
Mr. Elmer, a delegate for New Jersey, attended
and took his fear.
FRIDAY, December 13, 1782.
On the report of a committee, confiding of M/.
Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Fitzfimmons:
Whereas it is effeotial to justice and to the preserva
tion of public Credit, that whenever a nation is oblig
ed by the exigencies of public affairs to contrast a
debt, proper funds (bould be eflablifhed, not only for
paying the annual value or interest of the* fame, but
for discharging the principal within a reasonable pe
ried, by which a nation may avoid the evils of anex
ceffive accumulation of debt; therefore,
Resolved, That whenever the nett produce of any
funds recommended by congress and granted by the
Rates, for funding the debt already contraded, or for
procuring future loans for the support of the war, Shall
exceed the sum r*quifite for paying tne imereß of the
wtiole amount of the national debt, which these Rates
may owe at the termination of the present war, the
Surplus of such grants Shall form a Sinking fund, to be
inviolably appropriated to the paymentof the princi
pal of the Said debt, and Shall on no account be di
verted to any other purpose.
And in order that the Several Rates may have pro
per information of the Rate of their finances, it is fur
ther
Resolved That as Soon as the public debt can be li
quidated, each Rate be manually furuifhed with the a
mount thereofand the interest thereon, and also of the
proceeds and disposition of the funds provided for the
redemption thereof.
Resolved, That the faith of the united Rates be pledg
ed for tleobf rvance of the foregoing resolution - and
that if any Rate fhal think it necessary to make if a con
dition of their grants, the bm~ will 'e considered by
congress as confident with their resolution of the 3d of
February, 1781.
Port Y Phila I 'phi?, Pn Sylvania, ff.
To ALL whom it may concern.
NOTICE N here! y riven, th-t a Oomt of Admi
ralty will be held at the St itr-honfe, in the cit,
of Phi adetph% on Wednefd.iy the frth of
March, mlt.nt, a 10 o'clock in the f^rcon, for the
Trial of the aimed G ley LADY's REVENGE, late
ly comm and*4 (as 'tis i a id) by Nathan Adams, carrying:
ore Tw nv-'our pounder, two Ei he n pounders, and
one Four plunder; and the armed Wadeboat BLACK
DUCK, boh taken in Delaware bay, f:rt iot® this
port, and li ^lhd ag^nft by JOHN SNEYDER, efq ;
(qm :am, &;.) To the end, ^ at 2!lperfors -oncernea
may appear arid Ihrw cause, if any ther: be, whrre
'ore a decree (hould not pTs pursuant to the prayer of
the libel, &r. By order of the judge,
March 1, 1783. JAMES READ, regiftcr.
O^ THURSDAY Next,
At X o'Cleck in the Morning, at telire Dialling
Houle 'f William Shuts, deceased, the Cornir
of Second and Lomoird Streets,
(^ HAIR S, Tables and Desks,
N_, Chests of Drawers,
Futures and Lookirg-Glaffer,
1b ds, Bedfteds and Be 'ding,
A large Quantity A KITCHEN FURNIT URE, &c. &c.
ALSO, A Number of UTENSILS in the Chandler
a nd Soap.bolting Business. March 1.
For the Use of Students
in the French Language,
A very excellent Edition of BoveC, Di&ionarr, with
Perr n's Grar mar; inftii&ive and entraining
Exercises, and the : uks of me French S nt<x, by
the fame author: together wi'h a Lift of the French
auxiliary, regular cad irregular Verbs, alphabeti
cally conjugated after the true method F. B. ffier
and J. Perrin, grounded oh the decision •! tie
the French Academy. Alio a very good lulian and
French Gammer,
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David C, Claypoole.
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