The New Hampshire gazette — Portsmouth [N.H.], 1798-06-19 00:00:00, page 2

CONGRESS
House orF RepreseNTATIVES.
Tuespay, June s.
THE President by meflage, com
municated the Dispatches from
our Envoys at Paris.
The meflage, with the papers were
ordered to be printed.
The Dispatches.
From our Envoys at Paris, this
day communicated, by the President
of the United States, to both Houses
of Congress, consist of a letter dated
on the gth of March last, enclosing
minutes of two conferences, obtainéd
at the instance of the Envoys, on the
2d and 4th (or 6th*) of the {fame
month, with the Minister for Foreign
Affairs. At ‘the firft conference,
Gen. Pinckney introduced the con
versation, by exprefling the anxiety of
the American government and En
voys to remove the fubfilting differ
ences between the two’ eountries. He
said that many inadmissible proposi
tions for effecting that objeét, had
been received by them through M.Y.
and that they had waited upon the
minister, to know whether other means
might be devised to obtain .so. desira
ble an end. In answer M. Talley
rand {aid that the Direfory were ex
tremly wounded by.the speech of
Gen. Wathington, when about to re
tire from office, and by the firlt and
last {peech of Mr. Adams ; and that
explanations were required of the En
voys : [Gen. Pinckney exprefled his
furprize, that the speech of General
“Wathington was complained of ; and
said it avas anew complaint. Mr. Tal
leyrand merely observed, that the Di
rectory was wounded at it, and pro
ceeded,] that, previous to treating
with them, the Direftory expetted
some- proof on the part of the U. S.
of a friendly disposition. .Here M.
Talleyrand alluded very intelligibly
to a loan. Gen. Pinckney having in
timated that a loan would exceegd
their powers. [M. Talleyrand re
plied that persons at such a distance
as we were from our government, and
pofleffed as we were. of the public
confidence, muff often use their discre
tion; and exceed their powers, for the
public grod.] He said the principal
objeCtion of . the American Go
‘vernment to a loan must be its ten
dency to draw it out of a neutral {i
tuation, and remarked that there
were several ways of obviating
such an effett ;. such as a reliance
on the secrecy of France, disguising
the loan, making it payable by distant
installments and France raising pre
sent supplies upon the credit.of it.—
To this it wasanfwered, that they con
ceived their inftru&ions did not admit
of a loan; that the United States had
resolved faithfully to maintain their
neutrality ; that- they would do no
thing in secret which if known would
arrange them among the belligerent
powers ; that as they could not, if
leagued with France, furnifh either
men or fhips-of war, and money being
_the only thing that would be asked of
them, to furnifh money was in faé to
make war. The minister repeated
the neceflity there was o£ proving our
friendfhip for the Republic by some
immediate aid, or by [fomething awhich
wight avail them—ln the course of
the conversation the minister com
plained of the Envoys not having
visited him, and preteided that the
origimal favorable, disposition of the
Dirg&ory had been a good deal alter
&d by the coldness and distance which
the Envoys had observed ; because
they had not made private visits to
him, and said he conceived their not
having had an audience of the Di
reftory ought not to have prevented
it. Mr. Marshall told him, that their
feeing the Dire&tory or not,’ wds an
object of no fort-of concern to them,
but that it was their opinion, that un
til their public chara&er was in {fome
degree recognized, they could not
take upon themselves to aét as-minis
ters. The minister said that was very
tru¢, but that they might fee him- as
private individuals, and difeufs the ob:
jeéts of differences between the two.
DR asosg o) Ll
At the fecondconferenceon the 4th
(or 6th) the Envoys observed, that.
they had previously attended to the
conversation they had had with the
mini&ge ; that the prop?lﬁtions bh: }m}i
fu d ed to them to be fu
ttfn%:eally;gpzrme with those made
by Meflrs. X. & Y ; and that they
‘explicitly declared, that in addition to
' mam‘iagwpo‘iﬁmz if laz::«:glcd 0;_0, a
| ‘ to a declaration of war
lgamft ‘Ureat-Britain, their inftruc-~
“tions were express, not to stipulate
any aids to France, either diredly or
;Axﬁérea%;”dqtmg thewsg. &. .
_ The conference on the part of the
-minister chiefly confilted of a: repe
tition of the remarks and pz;zoﬁmm
e had made on the second of the
éeé%@*-ﬁﬂ?o‘y’: several times
agreeable to the Dirc&ory two of
them would return to America to re
ceive the inftruions of the Govern
ment on the actual situation of things,
but they were unable to draw any re
ply-from him. Thus ended the con
ference.
The House voted to wear mourn
ing for one month, as a mark of re
{pe& to the memory of their deceased
co-Representative, Nathan Bryan,
from North-Carolina.
An amendatory Dire&t Tax Bill,
was reported & ordered to be printed.
Mr. Harper, laid on the table, Re
solutions, for providing, for exempting
accepted Volunteer corps from ordi
nary militia duty ;—for commission
ing the officers ;—for {upplying vo
lunteers as may be in need thereof,
with cannon, small arms, and accou
trements ;—and for the regulating
the corps before called into a&tual ser
vice :—Alfo, a Resolution, for pro
viding, for commiflioning the officers
for the army of ten thousand men.
Ordered to lte-on the table until to-
MOITow. :
A Bill for fixing the compensation
of the officers employed in the collec
tion of the -Internal Revenues, was
discussed ;—a motion, to firike out
some additional allowances to the Su
pervisors, was negatived after debate.
Yeas, 33, Nays, 44. At length the
Bill was reported amended. ik
Juxe 6.
- Magnanmmaty.
Mr. Dwight Foster, laid the fol
lowing resolutions on the table :
WHEREAS the French Repub
lic, regardless of those -principles of
good faith which ought to ensue a
due observance of treaties, have, in
various instances, violated the express
stipulations of the treaties heretofore
made or subsisting between the United
States and the '%'renc‘:h nation, in a
manner highly injurious to the inter
est and honour of the United States 3
by reason whereof the United States
are released from all obligation on
their part to refpe the said treaties,
or to confider themselves as holden or
bound thereby. . P
Resolved, That it is expedient to
make a legislative declaration notify
ing the citizens of the United States,
-and all others concerned,that the said
treaties are no longer obligatory upon
the United States.
Resolved, That provision ought to
be made by law, authorizing the Pre
sident of the United States to grant
letters of marque and reprisal against
all ships and other veflels, with their
cargoes, found on-the high seas, fail
ing under the authority of the French
Republicy or belonging to the said
Republic, or any of the citizens
thereof, or its dependencies—to con
tinue and be in force until the French
government shall revoke and annul
the orders and decrees authorizing
the capture and detention of the vessels
and property of the citizens’ of the
United States, contrary to the laws
of nations. ; WfSAN grWFRre. o
Resolved; That provifien ought to
be made by law granting a bounty,
in proportion to the size and number
of guns, on all armed veflels (which
fha%l be taken and brought into any
of the ports of the United States) be
longing to the republic of France, or
to any of -the citizens thereof, or of
its dependencies—or to others failing
under the authority, or pretence of
authority, from the said republic.
~«+ Ordered to be printed.
- Mr. Harper’s Resolutions respecting
provision for: volunteer corps, pafled
for a bill, Yeas 40, Nays 37. -~ ..
. (& The {pirited Resolution moved by
Mr. Foster does him honor. 1f the fame
“measure had been taken fix months since,
millions of property would have been saved
~=and the ‘lgni(e&States' had an hundred
‘fail of fighting veflels on the high seas. If
“the bill passes, it is highly eflential the Col
le@ors should be immediately supplied ‘with
the Letters of Mark, B
et PGP ERN L 8 o
Laws of the United States..
$¢ Rt \ v AR
ANACTE: » ey
More effectually to protedt the commierce
and coafls of the U. States. &
W HEREAS armed veflels, fail
< ~ ing under-authority, or ‘pre
tence of -authority from -the republic
of France, have committed depreda
tions on the commerce of the United
States, and have recently captured the
vessels and property of citizens there
of, on and near the coafts,in violation
of the law of nations, and treaties be
tween the United States & the French
nation : Therefore, ' -
Be it enalled by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America-in Congress ajfembled, That
it shall be lawful for the President of
the United States, and he is hereby
‘authorized to inftrué& and direé the
commanders of the armed veflels be
longing to the United States to seize,
take and bring-into any port of the
United States, to be fp,tc?fgded\againﬁ
-according to the law of ‘mations, any
such armed veflel which ﬁxallhavc
.committed or which shall be found
hovering on the coalt of the United
States for the purpose of committing
i depredations on the veflels belonging
to citizens thereof ; and also to re
take any ship or veflel, of any citizen
or citizens of the United States,which
may have been captured by any such
armed veflel. ~
[ Approved by the Pref. May 28.]
AN ACT
Authorizing the President of the United
- States to raise a provisional army.
e BE it enalted by the Senate
g and House of Representa
tives of the United States of America in
Congrefi assembled, That the President
of the U. S. be, and he is hereby au
thorized, in the event of a declaration
of war against the United States, or
of aftnal invasion of their territory,
by a foreign power, or of imminent
danger of fucﬁ invasion discovered in
his opinion to exist, before the next
{eflion of Congress, to cause to be in
lifted, and. to ¢all into.aétual service,
a gumber of troops, not exceeding ten
thousand. non-commiflioned officers,
musicians and privates, to be inlifted
foria tetm not exceeding three years ;
each of whom shall be entitled to re
teive d.Bounty of ten dollars, one half
on inlifting; and the other half on
joining the corps to which he may be-
SONR g
Sec. 2. And be it further enaled,
That the President be, and he is here
by authorized to organize, with a
suitable number, of Major-Generals,
and comformabiy to the military es
tablishment of the United States, the
said troops into corps of artillery, ca
valry and infantry, as the exigencies
of the service may require ; and in
the recess of the Senate, alone to ap
point the commiflioned officers. The
appointment of the field officers to be
submitted to the advice and consent
of the Senate, at their next subsequent
meeting. The commissioned officers
and non-commissioned officers, musi
cians and privates, raised in pursuance
of this a&; shall be fubje to the rules
and articles of war, and regulations
for the government of the army, and
be entitled to the fame pay, clothing,
rations, forage and all other emolu
ments, bounty excepted, and in case
of wounds or disability received in
service, to the fame compensation as
the troops of the United States are
by law entitled.
" Sec. 5. And be it Surther enacted,
' That in addition to the aforefaid num
ber of troops, the President is hereby
empowered, at ar‘(xiy time within three
years after the pafling of this a&, if in
his opinion the public interest {hall re
quire, to accept of any company or
companies of volunteers, either of ar
tillery, cavalry, or infantry, who may
aflociate and ‘offer themselves for the
service, who shall-be armed, clothed
and equipped at their own expence,
and whose commiflioned officers the
President is héreby authorized to ap
point 3 who shall be liable to be‘call
ed upon to do military duty” at any
time the President shall judge pro
per, within two yéars after he shall
accept the fame : and when ‘called
into a&tnal service, and while remain
ing in the fame, shall be under the
{ame rules and regulations, and shall
be entitled to the fame pay, rations;
forage, and etholumeénts of every kind,
excepting bounty and clothing, as
the other troops to be raised by this
a&, - aiig L% goisiiar-om
Sec. 4. And be it further -enalted,
That in case any such vohrnteér, While
in a@ual{ervice, and in the line of his
duty, foftains any damage, by injury
[ done to his horse, arms or equipage,
or by loss of ‘the: fame; without any
‘ fault or negligence on his part, a rea
sonable {fum, to be ascertained in such
fnanner as the President shall dire&,
'} shall be allowed for each and every
- such damage or loss.
Sec. 5. dAnd be it further enalled,
That whenever the President shall
' deem it expedient, he is hereby em
_powered. to - dppoint, by and with the
-advice and consent of the Senate; a
- gonunander of -the army which may
[iiism raiféd by virtue of this a&; and
- ‘whio, béing -cémmiflioned as Lieuten
" ‘afitiGeneral, may be authorized to
command the armies of the United
~ States, and shall be entitled to the fol
lowing pay and emoluments, viz.
-two hundred and fifty dollars month-
Iy pay, fifty dellars monthly -allow
~ ance for forage, when the fame shall
not be provided by the United States,
- and forty rations per day, or.money
- in Heu thereof at the current price,
who shall have authority to appoint,
from time to time, such number of
aids not exceeding four, and fecreta-
Ties not exceeding two, as he may
judge proper, each to have the rank,
pay and emoluments of a Lieutenant
i, e
Sec. 6. And be it further enalled,
‘That whenever the President shall
deem it expedient, he is hereby em
‘powered, by and with the advice and.
consent of the Senate, to appoint an
-Infpe@or-General, with the rank of
-Major-General, and the Major-Gene-.
rals-and Infpecior-General shall each
be entitled to the following pay and
emoluments, viz. one hundred and
sixty-six dollars monthly pay, twenty
dollars monthly allowance for forage,
when the fame is not provided by the
United States, and fifteen rations per
day, or money in lieu thereof at the
current price ; and shall be and they
are hereby authorized to appoint two
aids, each of whom shall have the
rank, pay and emoluments of a Major.
And at the time aforefaid the Presi
dent is further empowered, by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to appoint an Adjutant-gene
ral, who shall have the rank, pay and
emoluments of a Brigadier-General.
And the President is hereby autho
rized alone to appoint, from time to
time, when he shall judge proper. Af
fitant-Intfpeors to every separate
portion of the army, confilling of one
or more divilions, who shall be De
puty-Adjutant-Generals thereof re
spectively, and who shall be taken
from the line of the army, and allow
ed, in addition to their pay, eight dol
lars per month ; and likewise to ap
point Inspectors and Sub-infpeors to
each brigade and corps of every de
scription, at his discretion, taking
them from the line of the army ;
and they shall each receive, while ac
ting in said capacity, an additional
pay of {ix dollars ‘per month.
Se&. 7. And be it further enacied,
That in case the President shall judge
the employment of a Quartermalter-
General, Physician-General, and Pay
master-General, or either of them, est
fential to the public interest, he is here
by authorized, by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate, to 3p
point the fame accordingly, who shall
be entitled to the rank, pay and emolu
ments which follow, viz. Quartermas
ter-General, the rank, pay and emolu
ments of a Lieutenant-Colonel ; Phy
sician-General and Paymaster-Gene
ral, each the pay and emoluments of
a Lieutenant-Colenel. Provided, That
in case the President shall judge it ex
pedient to appoint a commander of
the army, an Infpe&or-General, Ad
jutant-General, Quartermaster-Gene
ral, Physician-General, and Paymas
ter-General, or either of them, in the
recess of the Senate, he is hereby au
thorized to make any or all of said
appointments, and grant commiflions
thereon, which shall expire at the end
of next feflion of the Senate thereaf
ter.
Sec. 8. And be it further enalted, That
the laws of the U. S. refpeéting the
regulations and emoluments of re
cruiting officers ; punishment of per
{fons who shall procure or entice a sol
dier to desert, or shall purchase his
arms, uniform clothing, or any part
thereof ; and the punifghment of every
commanding officer of any ship or
veflel who shall receive on board his
ship or veflel as one of his crew, know
ing him to have deserted, or otherwise
carry away any soldier or refufe to
deliver him up to the orders of his
commanding officer ; and the law re
{pecting. the oath or affirmation to be
taken by officers, non-commiflioned
officers, musicians and privates ; and
refpe&in§ the inserting of conditions
in’ the inliftments : and all other laws
respecting the military eftablithment
of the U. S. excepting in such cases
where different and fpecific regula
tions are made by this a&, shall be in
force and apply to all persons, mat
ters and things within the intent and
meaning of this a&, in the fame man
ner, as they would, were they inserted
at large in the fame. =
- Sec. 9. And be it further enaficd,
That the commander of the army, in
spector-general, adjutant-gen. quarter
master-gen. 'phgfﬁcian-gen. and pay
master-gen. and the general, field and
commifiioned officers who may be ap
pointed by virtue of this a&, shall re
fpetively continue in commission dur
ing such term only ‘as the President
shall judge requisite for the public ser
vice, and that it shall be lawful for the
President to discharge the whole or
any part of the troops, which may be
raised or accepted under authority of
this ac, whenever he shall judge the
measure consistent with the public
fafety. .
Sec. 10. And be it further enalted,
That no commiflioned or ftaff-officer,
who shall be appointed by virtue of
this a¢t shall be entitled to receive pay
or emolument until he shall be called
into actual service, nor for any longer
time than he shall continue therein.
Provided, nothing in this fecion shall
be confirued to prevent captains and
{ubalterns from receiving pay and
emoluments while employed in the
recruiting service. . And provided also,
that no enlistment shall take place by
virtue of this adafter three years
from the pafling thereof. . ]
- Sec. 11, And be it further enalted,
“That it shall be lawful for the Presi
dent of the U. S. at his discretion, up
‘on the request of any militia corps es
tablished by law, in any slate disposed
to inform themselves in the use of ar
tillery, or of the Executive of any
Rate, in behalf of such corps, to fuf
fer to be loaned to them, such pieces,
not exceeding two to any one corps,
. NEW-YORK, June 4.
French Agents here, are purchal
ing 3000 stands of arms to ship for
the Weft-Indies.
BOSTON, June 13.
Upwards of two thoufind rooms
for balls were licensed at Paris during
the course of last year. At one of
them, called Des Bals a la Vitime,
none were admitted but such as had
loft by the Guillotine a Father ! a
Mother ! a Husband ! a Wife ! a
Brother !or a Sifter ! :
The crew of the Conflitution was
yesterday strengthened by 5o fine fei
lows from the neighbouring towns—
and now wants but a few to. com
plete her full compliment.
A 20 gun privateer French ship,
has been {poken by a veflel arrived at
Cape-Ann, to the eastward of the
Banks. The French Captain wason
board the American.
- Aletter fromCharlefton,dated 2 7th
May, fays, “ It is currently reported
here, that Gen. Jackson, Governor
of Georgia, has been killed in 2 duel
with Mr. Seacrove.” [FA Sevans
nah paper of May 29th, received yeftere
day, does not mention the event.] {Cen.)
© June 13, '
Information from Ireland to the
ift of May, fays, “‘all was then quiet.”
KFrench Eleftions. -
At Montmorency, in the beautiful
valléy of that name, the Primary Ai
fembly refufed to bear the Addefs of
the Directory read, decaufe the sovereign
peaples said they, can receive ugither or
der nor advice from any one.
At Enicle, near Paris, and in the
Department of the Seine and Oise,
the Primary ~ﬁ embly would not ad
mit the Addresses of the Executive
Diretory, ‘nd Minister of Police, to
be read, on the principle hat it har
any perfom wbabever.
of the fickl artillery of the U. 8. as
may be molt conveniently spared, to
be taken, removed and returned, at
the expense of the party requeiting :
who are to be accountable for the
fame, and to give receipts accerdingly.,
Sec. 12, nd be it further enadicd,
That the President of the U. S. flLall
be, and he is hereby authorized, wken
under his orders, any portion of the
militia, or any volunteer corps, shall
be called forth and engaged in the
actual service of the U. S. to fuffer to
be loaned, at the requelt. of the eye.-
cutive of the slate from which such
militia shall be called forth, or of such
volunteer corps appearing to be una
voidably deficient, a supply of ficld
artillery,arms andaccoutrementsfrom
the arsenals of the U. S. as the case
may require ; proper receipts and se
curity being given to be accountabie
to return the fame, the accidents of
the service excepted.
Sec. 13. And be it Surther enafted,
That the President of the U. 8. shall
be, and he is hercby authorized to
cause to be purchased and procured a
quantity of caps, fwvords or {abres,
and pistols with holsters, not exceed
ing what may be fufficient for forr
thousand cavalry, and to be _depoi
ited in the parts -of the U. S. where
he shall deem it most convenient for
the supply of any corps of cavalyy
which shall be called into the aGual
service of the U. 8. and which the
President of the U. S. may loan upon
the terms and the like receipts, to be
accountable as herein before provided.
And for this purpose, and towards de
fraying the expences which may be ne
ceflarily incurred before the next fef~
fion of Congress, in executing the o
ther purpoles of this a&, .a sum not
exceeding two hundred thousand dol
lars, shall be, and is hereby appro
priated, and shall and may be paid at
the Treasury, under the orders of the
President of the U. 8. cut of any’
money not already appropriated.
Sec. 14. Aud be it further enalled,
That the private soldiers who are and
who shall be enlisted and employed in
the service of the U. S. shall be, and
they are hereby exempted,during their
term of service, from all personal ar
rests, for any debt or contra@. And
whenever any soldier shall be arrested
whether by mefne process, or in exe«
cution contrary to the intent hereof,
it shall be the duty of the judge of the
diftriét court ; of the district court in
which the arrest {hall happen, and of
any justice of the supreme court of
the U. S. and of any court or judge
of a state, who, by the laws of such
state, are authorifed to issue writs of
habeas corpus, refpedively, on appli
cation by any officer of the corps in
which such soldier {hall be gngaged,
to grant a writ of habeas corpus re
turnable before himfelf ; and upon
due hearing and examination, in a
fammary manner, to discharge the
soldier from such arrest, taking com
mon balil, if required, in any case up
on mefne process, and commit him to
the applicant, or some other officer of
the fame corps.
[Approved by the President May 28.7]