The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1797-12-19 00:00:00, page 2

France, Spain and Holland, but an
indemnity for the (hips at Toulon,
and the Dutch veffela detained in
England, at the flight of the
Stallholder,— These, it it allo
said, have been rejected by Great-
Britain, who infifti on holding the
Cape of Good-Hope, and feme
other territorial politico?; What
ever the proportions were, it is
certain the negotiation has termi
nated unfuccefriußy, and that the
Commiffiooera have returned to
London and Parit. At our last
dates Lord Malrofbury had been
in London federal days, and had
frequent conferences with the
Ministry ; —The reufolc was ex
pefted to be an immediate call on
Parliament to effemble, to vote a
new loan, and to provide for the
future expenses of the war. The
report Os there having been later
communication! between the
Commiffioneri, we believe to
have nothing more for its foun
dation, than a recent proportion
for an exchange of prifo<m.—
The number of French prifoneri in
England, amount to more than
twenty thousand ; none of which
the government has declared fibril
be exchanged until Sir Sidney
Smith is liberated, lent home on
furlough, or exchanged.— [O This
officer has been confined tor many
moithi in the Temple of Paris;
but it it hid, his treatment is left
rigorous of late.] The expecta
tion of an invasion had not fobfid
ed ; and the kingdom is placed
in a, deferable a state at ordance
and art can make it. On a
great part of the coast near Do
ver, the batteries are within can.
non shot of each other ; and the
landing placet are defended by
cannon.
;The public ftocki of England,
are more depressed at this time,
than they were at any period dur
ing the American war ; 3 per
cents, the 2d O&. were at 4912.,
In the interior of England tran
quillity taro to reign among
the great body of the peop'e:
tho' the voice of complaint against
Ministerial meafufet frequently
vents itfelf.—The laws against
4 felf created focietiei' for the dis
cussion of political fubjeas are put
in force $ but many petition#
from regular county and city meet
ings, for the removal of the pres
ent Ministry, are voted ; arid the
press is very ^prolific in political
pamphlets, both in favor and a
gainst the war.
The lift harvest in Enghod is
variously reported. The account
, of it, published the 2d October,
in the Courier, fays, “ hit the
most unpleafeot England his
known for many years. The
wheat has materially fuffeted by
blight or mildew on most of the
5 tender foils ;—the best crops have
either been id go; up from the ifr
ceffant rains, or rearing on the
ground in a growing state. Bate
ley turns out partial crops. Po
tatoea abundant."' [O,nhen *it
considered, what an evil fcarcky
of bread is to a nation, the above
"'notice will not be canfidered tab
limportant. If the war continue!,
American wheat, flour, &c. will
be in great demand. Thank
Heaven, our crops have been a
^ bundflit ; and out country is full
a hf&ffe.] The commerce of
^England has been fuccefsful the
hft yean ; federal fleets have ar
lived moot the loft of 1%&
and accounts were received of the
fife arrival in India, of all the
trade.
No remrins of the late mutiny
are to be seen.—The persons ex
ecuted, amount to about forty.
IN SCOTLAND
Much coofufion with b ! oodlhed
has taken place: By 3 late law,
all the people of Scotland of a
certain age, were ordered to be en
rolled at train-band foldieri. Thi:
being a new measure, excited a
general alarm ; and when the
Magistrates met to mike the en
rollment they were obttruaed in
the execurionof their duty by the
peop'e. Excefi followed excess ;,
and at length it became rectffary
to call in the aid of the Military
'to the civil power. This order
served only to make bad worse;
—rhe miirary were attacked
ftoaes, by uret), women and cl^
dreo ; and in several instances
were forced to retreat.—At length
at Tranent a party of the Cirq^
Port cavalry, after fuftaioiig,
;&fperate affiult of Rones, &:.
fired on the people, and aher
routing them committed various
adi of violence and excess, which
we thick nothing could juft^y—
fome women, and ten or twelve
men, were killed on the fpo(, and
in their retreat, and others wound
ed in a very severe mincer.—
This fevericy put a flop to the ri
otous proceedings ; but the
Voice of complaint is loud against
the measure ; and the agents of it
are loaded with abuse. The
ftroogeft advocates for govern
ment do not attempt to jollify
the fe verity of the proceeding,
but on the principle of felf defence
which cannot warrant the ravages
which were mide in the perfuif.
The British Government has tak
en the most efficient mesfores for
fecurirg the public tranquility ia
Scotland ; and since the daugh
ter at Tranent, we hue heard of
no ocher blood being fpih.
IRELAND
Il still governed with a rod of iron ; &
the high spirit of Hibernian patriotism
is overawed by an armed force of near an
hundred thousand men. We fee little
in the papers, except trials of Uri'Cd
Irishmen ; some of whom are ftntenced
to be hong, and others branfported.—
The Parliament has lately been dissolved,
and except in 60 inftanc^s, the fame
members have been returned.— The
principal members of oppefiuoa declin
cd being candidates. Want of pom
will not admit our going into lengthy
particulars this day.
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United States Legislature.
;FIFTH CONGRESS- Second Session.
HOUSE, &c.— — nwv. 24.
SEVERAL petitions were prettmed &
difpoled of ; when the Hmfe went
into a committee of the whole, on•
r^!]^^
Mr. Harper, after afhortfntrodwttion,
proposed a Resolution to the following est
fed:
? Resolved, that a refpea2b)e Address
be presented by the Hdufe cf Repiefeh
t^tives to the President of the U: States,
in answer to his Speech to bo h Houses
of Congress at the commencemtirt of the
prefect ft ffion, containing affutames that
the House will take mto confiderarion the
various and important matters recom
mended to their attention." /f'
Mr. Lyon objefad. He had another
Reflation to propose, for returning an
answer, by a Committee, faaiy from
the House, informing him, that thrH^fe
would take into their foil confideratio^,
the fubje&s submitted by him, &c. This
he observed would get rid of
some and greatly derided custom of turn
ing out re 0^ to wait on te President.
1 Mr. Harper replied ; when & q<AT
tiou was taken eo bis motion, ai.4 car
ried, as follows :— Ye?s, 57. Nays, 19.
. Mr. L,on's preufirien then came for
ward, which the Speaker declared to be
out of order ; when \$
Messrs. Otis, Diwfon, Rutledge, Bay
ard and Baldwin, were appointed a com
mittee co draft nnarrfrfer.
FRENCH CROWNS.
Mr, Venable moved that a committee
be appointed to co&fider whether any, &
what alterations are nece&r, in the law
for regulating foreign coins. He Lid
fy very copfiderabie less had been experi
enced in different parts of the cointry
by foreign coins, particularly by French
Crowns, and he thought f.me regula
tion bn this futyd was iinmedidtcly
nereffary.
Messrs. Macon and Harrison fpeke es
the ueceffity of the measure, and a cem^
rcittee of three was appointed.
Nov. 27.
MILITIA BILL. ,
On motion of Gen. Wdjiams, 1 Com
mittee of five was raiftdto prepare and
report a Militia Bill.
BANKRUPT BILL.
Meffis. Harper, Coit, Nichols, Bald
win and Sirgreaves, were chofcn a com
mittee to inquire and report on the ex
pediency of a general bankiupt Uw.
Mr. Oris from the committee appoint
ed for' that pm pose, reported an answer
to the President's Speech—which was
>nade the order of the day for tomorrow.
NOV. 28.
Among other private petitions print
ed this day, was goe from Deborah Gau
nett, who ted served as a soldier during
the revolutionary war, and had been
wounded ; which was referred to the
committee of claims.
ANSWER to th PRESIDENT SPEECH
The House, in Committee, Mr. Dent
in rhe chair, took up the answer IQ the
P^fident's Speech. r
Mr. Pinckney proposed to amend the
fifth paragraph ; aad iuftead of the words
" we 11) ill ^.Jift upon, 'to iuhftitu:e "thar
nothing (halt be wanting on cur part to
obtain." Mr. P,obferved, " that he had
no intention of expressing an hopeiefr
expeaatibn ;—the word insist was no
otherwise improper than it expreftd in
a hai fhec manner the object he had in
view, than those words did which he
proposed to adopt. He wlhed to ex
pr^fi the sentiments with firmnefs; equal
to what the committee hM done, but at
thefame time with more delicacy."
A Ihort cogverfation tock place on this
motion, in which Messrs. Venable, Rut
ledge, Bayard, Dayton, and Livingon,
made some observations, when the mo
tion was carried. Mr. Harper suggested
some alterations, which did not obtain.
Then answer was then reported to the
House, and passed in the following
words : —
sir,
WHILE our sympathy is excited by the
recent (offerings of the citizens of Phila
delphia, we participate in the fatiriadicD
which you are pleased to express, that
the duration of the late calamity, was fa
limited, as to render unnecessary the ex
pemle and inconvenience that would have
been incident to the convention of Con
grefi in another piece: And we fhJl
readily attend to every ufefal amendment
oithe law which contemplatmhe event
of contagious fyknefs at the feat of gov
ernment. \ [
in l meniing the increase of the irju
ries offered to the perlons and property of
our citizens at fba, we gratefully ac
knowledge the contioueuce of interior
fret quality, and the attendant bl+ffings
of which yen remind us, as alleviations
ofihtfe fatal efifta of fojuftice and vio
• lenre. , f
Whatever may be the result of the
midion to the French- Republic, your
early and uniform attachment ^to the
- # intersfts of our country —your import
ant services in theftruggles for its inde
pendence—and ybtir unceasing exertions
for its welfare—afford no room to doubt
of the sincerity of your offers to condua
the negotiation to a iuccefsful conclusion
on fiichtetms as may be compatible with
the fitfety, honor and interest efthe U
States We have also a firm reliance
upon the energy and unanimity ®fnhf
People of these Stages, in the affection of
theirrights, end in their determination
to exert, upon all proper occasions, 'here
'ample refouices in providing for the na
, tional defence. % ,:;
The importance of commerce, and its
''beneficial influence upon agriculture,
arts, and manuf2&ures, have been veri
fied in thegrpwih and probity ofour
country, gis effeMially conoefUd with
the other great fn terefls oftbe commuai ,
fy ; Thev must flourifh and dedine to-,
gethet ; and while the extenfien of our
! nadfotofi and trade, n^'c:^: < xCT?v
: tty j-hoif, ;.trti tem,# the ^.&@r\rf
! ctifcru:;ions, %c au fi.o:l, pi;:a;&%"
1 that the Mtyfyte ano gtefoiirg v^:; of
^citizens ei.g;.£cd in these purfuhs, ufJ
dependent on them . tvrrLeb i@tfiti*o&r,
has a Ifrong and :rdhfrLt^b:e chon t@
cur fuppuit aud prd;c&ion„
f • The htlay of the Spaniin , ffirers to
fulfil the treaty exiting with his Catho
lic Mj-.fty, is a kuice of deep regret. —
I We learn, however, with fatisfefiien,
that you still indulge hopes of removing
the ctydiuns which have, been made t^
its execution, and thatyou have coniYn
ued ia readteh to receive the pufts.—.
Difyofed to pet term with fixity, our
national@gageroents, nothing (hall be
wanting on our part to obtain the justice
from others, which we exercise towards
them."
bar abhorrence cannot be too urongly
elprtffed, of the intrigues of loieigna
gents, to alienate the affusions cf the
Indian nations, and to rouse them to
afasof huftility against the United; State*.
No means in our po^er, (h<uld be omit
ted, of providing for the foppreffian of
foch cruel practices, and for the adequate
ponifhment of their atrocious authors.
• Upon the other interefiieg futj^as no
ticed in your address, we foalt b^ttow the
requisite attention. To preserve invio
late the public faith, by providing for
thedae execution of our treaties ; to in
demnify those who may have just claims
to retribution upon the U. ^tes, for
expends incurred in defending the
property, and relieving the neceffiries of
ourfanferunate fellow citizens ; to guard
against evasion of the laws intepdedtQ fe
fure advantages to the navigation of
our own viffels ; and especially, to pre
vent, by all potable means, an uhfr
ceffary accumulation of tbe public debt,
are duties which we ffiall endeavor to keep
in view, and difchaige with affirmy
We regard, with great anxiety, rife
lingular and portentous fituarion cf the
principal powers of Europe. It was de
voutly to bew.fhed, that the U. States,
remote from this feat of war and difcortf;
unambitious of conqucß ; refoeaing the
rights of other nations ; and desirous,
merely to avail themselves of their natu
ral resources, might be permitted to be
hold the feezes which definite that quar
ter of the globe, with only those fympa
theric emotions which are natural to the
lovers of pe-ce, mi friends of tbe hu
man race. But we areled by events to.
aflxiate with these feelings, a feafe of
the dangers which menace our feturiry
and peace. We rely upon your assur
ance of a zealous and hearty concurrence
in such measures as may be necessary to
avert these dangers ;—and nOtbimg on
pur par, fell be wanting to repel them,
which the honor, fafcry and prosperity
of our country may require. #
# Mr. Otis from the Committee ap
pointed to wait on the President, inform
ed the House, that he would receive the
answer, to morrow, at hisown houfe,at
12 o'clock.
Ml ww. i^r j
SENATE.
The following is the Address of the
Senate in answer to the Speech delivered
by the Pfefideut of the United States, at
the opening of the feffijn :—
Th PRESIDENT of th U.STATES.
SIR,"
THE communications you have tho't
proper to make in your speech, to both
Houses cf Congress, on the opening of
their prefect fcffibn, afford additional
proofs of the attention, integrity and
firmnefs, which have always marked
your official charader.
We cannot but approve of the mea
fores you have taken to ascertain the
state and decline of the contagious fick +
oels which has so lately raided, the city
of Philadelphia ; and the pleasing cir
cumstance, that Congress is now assem
bled at that place, without hazard to
the health es its members, evinces the
propriety of your having poftpooed a de
termination to convene the National Le
gislature at another place. We (half
'take into confederation the law of 1794,
cn this fubjettj and will readily concur
in any amendment which may be deem
ed expedients ,
It would have given us much pleasure
to have received your congratulations on
% the re establishment of peace in Europe,
and the teftoration of security to the
persons and property of cur citizens
from injaftice and violence at fag but
thf these ; evtnts so fafoi^e to our
country, and the world, have net Zaken
place, yet we have abundant caule of
gratitude to the Great Disposer of hu
man events for interior tranquility and
IperfoMi fecurity,—for propitious fea
font —prefoCTous agriculture, produeive
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