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VTmafter general, the commissary of prisoners and the
paymafler general, of the aruy of the united Bates :
and that the fam p privilege be, and the fame is hereby
extended to the offic rs at the heads of the like depart
ments tn any Separate army : all letters to and from
whom, on public ^ufin-fs, (hall pass free of postage ;
and in order to prevent the multiplicity of franks be
coming too burtnenfome to the public;
Be it ordained, and it is hereby ordained by the
authority aforefaid, That the allowance not exceed
ing twenty per c nt. on what would be poflage of free
letters if they were charged, be difeontrued, and that
the public be charged with no farther commissions on
free fetters, though they conta ; n enclosures, than the
officers of the poB office would be entitled to on the
postage of the fame number of Single letters coming the
fame diflince:
Ard be it ordained by the authority aforefaid, That
the elaufe in the ordinance of the ißth of October last,
which oireas the pofimafter general and his deputies
to furnish extraordinary exprtffes, be and the fame
is hereby repealed. Done, &c.
R.folv^d, That the q uartermafter generalfurnifh all
extraordinary expreifes when the service requires
them, any ordinance or resolution of congress to the
contrary not with (landing.
On motion of Mr. Rutledge, seconded by Mr. Fitz
finmons
Resolved, That the poßmaßer general be directed to
continue rhe Southern post to Savannah inGeorgia and
that the tuperinrendant of finance furnifh the money
necessary for that purpose.
Congress having received information that the Bate
of Virginia has repealed its law agreeing to the duy
on imports and pr zes,
Resolved, That rhe deputation to Rhode Island be
for the present suspended ; and that a committee be ap
pointed to report fnch further measure, as it may be
proper for congress to take upon the fubjea at large
1 H U R S D AY, January 30.
THE committee to whom were referred the memo
rials of the reprefeotatives of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, of the 28th of Auguß, and 12th of
November lad, reported an answer, which was agreed
to as follows:
The memorial of the %Bth of August Rates, that their
Conifituents labour under grievances, bc?ufe they
are not enabled to fettle their accounts agamfl the
united Bates, and because they cannot obtain payment
of the debts due to them by the public, nor receive
interest on loan-office certificates, dated subsequent to
the month of February, 1778. It Bates further, that
apprehenfi ms had taken place, that the interest on
certificates of a prior date, would be suspended ; that
other slates made, and were making provision for as
certaining and paying Sundry debts due to their citi
zens, and that the fufpeofion of payments complained
of, was a material impediment to the collrftion of
taxes; after which follows a request, that congress will
be pleased to devise and recommend such general
pan, as they (hall think adequate and eifeaual for
lettling and ascertaining the unliquidated debts of the
united Bates, and for paying the fame, or at least some
part thereof, and also for the regular and punctual
payment of the interest on all the public debts, as well
on 'oan as otherwise, until the principal Shall be final
ly discharged.
The subsequent memorial of the 12th of November,
after referring particularly to the former, and obferv
i>g, that the business was y^t uneffeffed, declares the as
sembly t® be deeply impressed with the abfdute necessi
ty, that speedy and effectual measures be taken to afford
relief to the public creditors, at least so far as to li
quidate and ascertain their refpeaive claims, and to
secure to them the payment of the interest doe thereon,
until the principal be discharged, and then requests,
that congress will be pleased to give them such infor
mot ion, as will enable tie house to judge, what Beps
it may be proper to take, in order to afford that ef
feaual relief to the public creditors in Pennsylvania,
which they conceive it to be their indifpenfible duty to
procure.
On these memorials congress remark,
That the objeds to which they relate, must ne effa
rily depend on the compliances of the several Bates
with the requisitions of congress.
That the interest payable by bills of exchange on
loan-office certificates, continued until an express de
claration made to congress, that those who Should draw
bills for that purpose, must provide for the payment
of them.
Tuat congress a r e not informed of any Bate which
has taken separate measures for fatisf) ing its own citi
zens, who are public creditors ; and that there dos
not appear a poffil ility of making such a private and
Partial provision ; because the various certificates are
rinetpdiy made payable to the bearer of them, and
>ve been transferred and negociated. A provision for
tern by any Bate, must therefore exclude the de
nrds of many of its own citizens, or admit the de
m°d of all.
,t the attempts to pay any of the pafl debts, would
behind so heavy a deduction from the greeted revenue
~can be raised, as would totally obflrud all pre
sent frvice. Wherefore, the provision to be made at
prefen, ou ght to be confined to the interest of the
public lebts.
sh T ° a L? Ch P rovifon would afford eventual relief to
, public creditors and enable them to support their
Public burthens, without appropriating
the whole revenue which can be drawn from the peo-
, e > , a payment of debts, and leaving thereby
the public service unprovided for, which would in
volve tue ruin of all ranks, whether creditors or others.
V c °^ refs are > and have long been deeply i m
pr ^ r" : he abf ° lute nece ssity, that speedy and
effedual m ,f u , es mould be taken, >O, to liquidate
and asce r tain the public debts; and 2 dly, to secure the
payment of the interest, until the principal could be
discharged, as will appear from the following faffs •
. I °' " e ^ ft °f these e^ntial objeds, congress
had made provision by their ads of the 2@th and 27th
of February lafl, and have reason to believe, from the
information contained in a letter from the office of fi
nance, dated the 3d of Dec. following, and the report
of a committee thereon (both which are annexed) that
the plan adopted will speedily be in an effectual train
of execution throughout the united Bates.
That the duty of five per cent, was recommended
by coogreG so early as the 31 of February, 1781 ; but
after a delay of near two years, congress have the mor
tification to find, that one Bate entirely refufes its
concurrence, that another has withdrawn its assent once
given, and that a third has returned no answer.
That when congress received the determination of
the Bate of Rhode IBand on that fubjeft they refolv
ed to fend a solemn deputation to that Bate, to in
duce a re consideration of the measure. At the mo
ment when the committee w^re about to depart, intel
ligence was received, that Virginia had repealed the
aft formerly passed on that recommendation, which
has placed the bußnefs on a new ground, and compel
led congress to take it up in a more extensive view.
The inability of congress to perform the engage
ments taken with the public creditors will readily ap
pear. when it is considered how defective have be: n the
compliances of the Bates, in every period of the war.
Without recurring to details, previous to the ye r
1782, it will be fufficient to Bate the situation of the
finances for that year, which is as follows: con refs,
by their rrfolution of the 30th October, 1781, demand
ed eight millions of dollars for the service of the en
suing year. Without noticing the kffer negle^s of
th ir requisition ; the annexed account will (hew, that
only 420 ogt 29 90th have been received.
The precise Bate of monies in Europe cannot be as
certained, until the final settlement of the accounts
there : because the bills drawn on Spain and Holland,
having been finally paid, and made payable in France,
the film in livres, of those which remained due at the
close of the year 1781, and which had been drawn in
guilders and dollars, must depend on the different ex
changes between Amßtrdam, Madrid and Paris. But
according to the best accounts which can be obtained,
the anticipations made in the funds for the year 1782,
amounted at the close of 1781, to four millions of li
vres. For the service of that year, his moB chriftian
majesty lot the united Bates Ex millions of livres.
In addition thereto, Mr. Adams opened a loan in
Hol and, for ten millions of livres, but, by the lafl ac
counts from him, he had obtained only three millions ;
so that the whole sum borrowed for the year 1782, be'
ing nine millions, there remained, after ded< fling the
anticipations, only five millions, which, according to
the course of exchange which has prevailed, will a
mount to 833,333 go-goths dollars.'
By the annexed account of the receipts and expen
ditures for the year 1781, it appears, that there were
in the treasury, at the commencement of the year
1782, 292,453 69 goths dollars; so that the whole a
mount of the fum=, on which congress have had to
carry on the public business for the year 1782, is no
more than 1,545,818 go-goths dollars.
From the annexed estimates it will appear, that the
pay of the American army according to the prefect
reduced eflablifhroent, amounts to
_ ,3^38,795 sz-goths.
That the cloathing amounts to 1,165,263
That the rations, betides those if
suable to prisoners, amount to 1,509,552
o , ~ , , 5,713^10 32-goths.
bo that the three branches of feeding, cloathing, and
paying the army, on its prefect establishment, wou d
amount to 5,713 610 32-90ths, without entering into
the other branches of service, or considering the ne&f
fity of tents, tiring, camp utenfih, horses, carriages
forage, military stores, hospital and the like.
The incompetency of the revenue will appear from
a comparison of it with th- sums necessary for leedinfo
and cloathing the army, which services alone amount
to above two millions and a half of d liars. And w at
must place the matter in a Bill more firiking ooint of
view, is, that the whole sum, which congreis could
command, was not fufficient to pay the interest then
due on ,be publ c debts. Every circumstance there
fore, which has hitherto retarded the measures which
congress have adopted, for making provision for the
public debts, has increased the necessity of making
such a provision. And therefore, notwitl&nd ng the
discouraging obflacles they have hitherto encountered
theyconceive it a du f y to themselves, and to their
cooftituents, to persevere in them intentions, and to
"^ ^ d ex ' e ° d their endeavours to procure t e
eßabhfhment of revenues equal to the purpose of
funding all the debts of the united Bates. And
they tnink it proper to inform the aft mb!y of P<nn
fy vania, that this fubjef lis now before them, under
solemn deliberation, and that the ready and early
compliance of the legislature of Pennsylvania, with
the recommendation of the 3d of February 1781 as
fures congress of the vigorous support oftn'at Bate."
Among ine steps taken by congress to secure the
debts incurred for the common defence, they must not
omit to mention the recommendation of the 6'h f
September 17 80, for a ceffinn of part o f the from
territory, claimed by particular slates. In confe
quence thereof New-York, has made a cession ac
hv" t he '% C ,° D % the nature of ^ch will appear
by the aft herewith communicated.
Virginia and Connecticut nave also made ceffons
the acceptance of which -have been hitherto delayed
by „ circurnflances. Other slates claiming wefr
meoda'tfnn ave r °°' 7" c ° mplied with recom
meodation. Congress cannot help calling the fe
ri'^ ^a'"" i°- f the . WAature of Pennsylvania, to
t.iat fubjea, which they confider as of importance
not only as it may } the publ , c cred „, ^^^
will contribute to give general farisfafhon to tie
members ot the union. They intend also to r ™ e „
them inflates w lth the other Bates on the fame oc
cation.
[The foregoing extras, are continued from Tfrf
^^ Pape 7 "A "° m ™^, ^ mentioned by
miffake in the firft page.]'
Hints for improving the art of refloriog Suspended
Animation; also for adminifferiog dephlogiflicat
ed Air, in certain diseases. By A. Fothergill,
M. D. Taken from D r . Hawes's address to the
king and parliament of Great-Britain, lately pub
lifhed.'
(Continued from our paper of Thursday last.)
AMONGST the various Bimulants proposed by
the faculty, it seems wonderful that the most
powerful one in nature should have hitherto, in a
great measure, been overlooked; I need scarcely add
that I mean the ELECTRICAL SHOCK Other sti
mulants are flow in their operation, and as they can
only affe& the heart by sympathy, their aflion is li
mited and fuperficia', but electricity is capable of in
stantly pervading the inmost recesses of the animal
fram^ and therefore has long appeared to me to be
peculiarly adapted to rouze the dormant powers f
The curious experiments, of the ingenious Dr.
Abild^rJ are too applicable to the prefect fubjeft to
be passed over to silence. He relates, that after fowls,
were apparently struck dead by violent shocks passed
through their heads, and rendered irrecoverable by
other Simulants, were soon re-animated by gentle
Blocks passed through the heart and lungs. If he was
thus able to deprive animals of all sense and moti
on, and alternately restore them at pleasure, by the
dexterous, management of this fubtile fluid, may we
not hope, that by suitable improvements, ele&ricity
may one day be rendered one of the most powerful
mades of refu feitation? In the interim, why ought
tuofe unfortunate persons, whose powers are suspend
ed by lightning, (which is only a higher species of
electricity) be given over for loft, whenever so oppo
fie a remedy is at hand? But as this, like other po
tent rem. dies, may prove salutary or defttuftive, ac
cording as it is administered, it is very necessary to
caution the humane affiflant to use this enlivening fire
very gently at 6 r ß, beginning with the Bighteft Blocks,
and gradually proceeding to make the electrical circuit
pass more brifkiy in different directions through the
region of the heart, tie lungs, and spinal marrow.
For it is reasonable to believe, that more happy and
perm nent effi as may be expected from thus gently
awake^ng the torpid powers by moderate concuffmns,
than by too violently attempting to rouze them at
once.
„n^"' years have elapsed Since this correaure was
sirs thinted to an ingenious philosophical friend, who
entirely Concurred in the idea. But notwithstanding
it met with his noprobation, and even that of the Hu~
mane Society , eedricity does not appear to have been
tried in more than two cases of this nature. The re
furtin both invoices, however, proved much in its
favour.
* viz between 96 and 98 degrees of Farenheit's
thermometer, at least during a healthy Bate.
American News.
NEW-LONDON, Feb. 21.
We learn ^ t the brig Delight, from this p ort ,
(late commanded by captain Samuel Johnson) which
", ' arr " d ""° New-Yerk, had been sent from thence
' a "' that "' the Bi ^ ht ' f °°" after her
™ a " W ''"' m " ^ al ' of this tovv n (who belonged
<+rg ^H n She failed from this port, and who
«f"A"f A " fr -York) persuaded two or three
of thehn.d^ 0 join him in running off with the vef
fe. ; tis they accomplished after securing the other
people on board, and got fafe with her into Guada
'°;,t T trp y fold her for 400 johannefe.
inu'""" b y' e P° ft > that on Monday
last, the theriff of Newport county, with three others,
went in pursuit of some British goods which they had
intelligence of ; and on Searching a gentleman'# house
I muftfurther add, fir, that at that critical period,
when flight twitchings or gafpings mark the firft
dawn of returning life, inflead of increasing, it will
be prudent 10 diminish the ebClr cal current, letl the
vital spark be again extinguished.
This caution seems also applicable to flrong fr fti
on, and Simulants when ab u fd. May not an over
officious zeal in the prosecution of rough unfeientific
means, be a probable cause of the fatal apoplexy, or
peripneumony, which sometimes supervenes a promis
ing recovery?'
In cases where the natural heat of the body, in
consequence of remaining some time under water, or
exposure to extreme cold is apparently extinguished,
and the preceding methods fail of success, it may be
very necessary to apply artificial beat, to as large a
furface of the body as possible. The fpeeditfl method
of efL ftirgjhis in a Bead, uniform manner, is by pla
cing theobjeft in a sweating chair, or warm bath,
gradually heated to joo° of F/renheit's thermometer,
accompanied by diligent friction during its operation.
Animal heat probably depends on elementary fire
imbibed from the atmosphere, in the aft of respirati
on. The quantity daily received and emitted, is so
modified by the powers of life, as to be duly propor
tioned to (hr Bate of the oeconomy, and never to ex
ced certain limits.
Hence may be explained that Singularly curious
provision, by which the human body is enabled, thro'
all the vici flnudes of climate, to counteract the ex
tremes of hat and cold, so as to preserve nearly an
equal degree of temp-rat re under the equator, as
near thepole * As the principle of heat and irritabi
lity are coeval, so do they reciprocally keep pace with
each other to rhe extreme period,of life. As they
seem mutually to deri.etheir energy from the action
of rhe lungs, it is no wonder, when the motion of that
organ is suspended, they fnould equally lang u sh, and
that when the fr^h Supply is total y cut off, they
Should soon be denroyrd, and the body return to
r ', ? , c °""' : "° !tm h e:at ure of the Surrounding medium.
Tib the native heat therefore can be renewed, all at
tempts toixcite tee vial principle will probably prove
fruith fs. '