The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-01-23 00:00:00, page 3

" That the Secretary of the
Treasury be direded co pay Gen.
Kofkiufko incereft on hit claim
tor 12,280 dolls. from Jan. 1789,
to Jan. 1798.",
Some debate took place on thia
motion ; but it passed without a
division ; and Mtffn. Dawson,
Rutledge and Isaac Parker, were
directed to bring in a bill accor
-Idiogly.
The Misses de Grades.
The committee on the petition
of these unfortunate young ladiei,
reported, that with a recoiledion
of Services, and the extensive re
sult of :he Sacrifice!, made by the
late Count de Graffe, to the U.
State#, from motive# the most
honorable, it will consist neither
with the honor nor the justice of
the United States, to refufe an ad
equate provision for the orphan
children of the man who rendered
them : They therefore recom
mend the adoption of a resolution,
which a# amended, is at follows :
^'Refolded, That in cofidera
tion of the important fervice# ren
dered to the United States by the
late Count de Graffe, provision
ought to be made by law for the
payment of dollars per annum,
for year#, to Ameia, Adelaide,
Melina, and Silvia de G^ffe, the
daughters of the said Count de
Graffe."
The blanks in the above were
left to be filled op, when the bill
was brought in. The resolution
passed, yeas 57.
Jan. 3.
Deputy Post- Ma/iers.
A petition from John Bradley,
and others, Deputy Post Masters,
wilt preferred, on the - fobjta of
Bank Notes, &c. loft in the tranf
urffion through their offices. As
they received 00 premium on notes
thus transmitted, they had been
informed, that they had no refpon-
Ability.—But by a late decision of
a court of justice, a different con
fruaion had been given the law./
They prav for an explanation of
the law. Referred to a committee.
Excise Laws.
The House spent con Operable
time on the report of a committee
against allowing weekly licences,
for diftil ing ferity In commit
tee of the whole, on motion 6f
Mr. Macon, a clause was added to
the bill, allowing weekly licences ;
and that the duty thereon ffiould
be 4. cents per gallon, on the ca
pacity of the ftilli.
General Bankrupt Law.
Mr. Harper reported on this
fubje&. The report detailed
arguments in favor of making an
experiment in this, and resolved,
that a bill should be brought in,
to eftablith a uniform system of
bankruptcy throughout the U.
States. Agreed to, 43 to 27—
A bill to be reported.
Partial Appropriations.
The bill oc this fubjeftwas
read a second time.—ln the house
Mr. Varnum moved to firike out
52,000 dolls, appropriated to pay
the claims authorized by the Com°
miffionerqijr fettling claims of
Englishmen, for capture# made
within the jurifdiaion of the Uni
ted States, by French private#©
„ ° % 1 ^ \jl
}&c. and inserting 24,000, being
the sum awarded. He was op
ipofed to the anticipation of the
balance.— Mt. Lyon was of the
fame opinion.
Mr. Bayard quoting the Bitifh
treaty, said, the provision ought
to be made speedily, to prevent
complaint 00 the part of Great
Britain of a breach of the treaty,
which ftipulaced that payment
(hall be made at the time pointed
out by the Commissioners ; and
from the Secretary's report, it ap
peared that 24,000 dollars had
been due ever since last Oaober,
and had not been paid, merely tor
want of an appropriation being
made. The like, he oblerved,
might happen again, if the appro
priation is delayed, because it was
Bated that other claims' were ex
pected to be immediately allowed.
Mr. Varnum's motion was neg
atived (only 23 being in favour
of it) and the Dill ordered to be
ergroffed.
Jan. 4. Numerous private and
local matters were sifted on.
A committee was raised, on
motion of Mr. Harper, to bring
in a bill to prohibit citizen! of the
United States from entering into
rhe Service# of foreign nations.
Yeas 43, Nays 22.
Jan. 5. The bill for compen
faciug Gen. Kofeiufko passed.
Several miffages, petitions, &c.
on local or private fubje^s, were
cifpofed of.
Misses de Grafts.
Their allowance was fixed at
400 dollars each for five years.
JAN. 8.
The President of the United
States, communicated the appro
bation of Kentucky tothe amend
ment to the Conftirucion, refpeft
ing the fuability of Bates. Three
fourths of the States having con
curred, it becomes a part of the
Conftituim
The American Seamen relief
and protedion Bill, wasread twice.
Blount's Impeachment.
Mr. M'Dowell, after fame prelim
inary remarks on the agitation
which the conduct of Mr. Blount,
and others implicated with him,
halt occasioned, laid the following
resolution on the table :—
Refolded, That the committee
appointed to prepare articles of
impeachment against W. Blount,
a Senator of the U. S. impeached
of high crimes and misdemeanour#,
&c. be diieaed\to report said ar
ticles.
1 bill for granting relief to the
legal representatives of deceased
tfficers and sailors, since the letmi
nl*bn of the revolutionary war,
was taken up, discussed, and com
mitted for inldrmarioo.
A petition from James Maury,
Corfu! of the United States, at
Liverpool, was read and commit
\o '
A Committee was raised to re
port a bill prohibiting citizens of
the U. S. from entering into any
foreign military or naval service.
, A resolution on the fobjeft of
the Mint, was submitted by Mr.
Havenar
Re/i/geef.
The bill for the relief of Nova-
Scotia, and Canadian refugees,
was read, difeuffed, amended, and
^ommiged.
AMERICAN NEWS.
GEORGIA.)
SAVANNAH, DEC. 8.
(-APT. Hathaway, in 20
days from Cape Fran
cois, brings advice, that an
order had arrived there from
France, far callings in all
French privateers mounting
under 16 guns. Barney was
at the Cape, but dot under
arrest as reported ; his frig
ates had fai ed for France.
VIRG^IA.
RICHMOND, JAN. I.
HORRID!,
-Thursday morning last, Col.
Henry Dorteval, (a French
ci-devant nobleman) put a
period to his existence by
blowing his brains out with
a double barrel gun as he lay
in bed. The contents of the
gun entered one of his eyes,
and came out at the top of
his head.'
PENNsrLVANIA,
PHILAD. JAN. 8.
A Gentleman who left the
Natcbes, on the 14th. Nov.
informs, that the Posts at that
time were still in the posses
sion of the Spaniards, and that
no expectations were enter
tained of their being soon
given up.
Copy of a letter to the Editor,
dated " Sea Shore, near In
dian River, State of Dela
ware ; January 1, 1798."
" SIR,
" The fliip Inclination,
Capt. C Kofler, from Bremen
bound to Baltimore, is loft on
Hog-JJland, near the capes of
Virginia ; the people all sav
ed and part of her cargo,
consisting of Claret in boxes,
Gin, Linen, &c. valued at 100
thopfand dollars, when she
left Bremen on the 20th of
Q&ober last ; she struck in
the night of the 26th of De
cember last. A British arm
ed ship called the Hunter,
was toft the fame night on the
lame island, no cargo-—seven
hands perished."
B^fewwii ■ iiinm in —■eg
THE MIRROR.^
CONCORD,
TUESDAY, January 23, 1798.
QN Saturday evening hit, about ten
o'clock, the inhabitants of this town
were alarmed with the cry of FIRE I
FIRE I which broke out in the Hatter's
Shop of Mr. David George, jyp. con
tiguous to the Store of Messrs. r. & Q.
Carrigain. The anixety of the #/
izens, when so much property was expos./
ed, was amazing ; and by their afliduous
exertions and regular procedure, togeth
er with the assistance of some ladies, they
happily extinguished the deftrudive ele>
ment, with little damage to any thing
except the building. Let this, fellow
citizens, excite every one to vigilance.
Q^r,—Would it not be a good plan
for every man to keep a good ladder and
one or two proper fire-buckets always
ready ? \
-Many attempts have been made to set
fire to the town of Baltimore,—fome of
which have been partially fuccefstul. J
- t^CARDS.
David George, jun, re*
turns his most Sincere thanks to his
Friends, neighbors, and others, for their
kind and ready exertions in extinguish
ing the five on Saturday evening, and
feels very prateful that his Shop and pro
perty received so title injury.
P. & O. Carrigain, grate,
ful tbanht Fire on Saturday might, #bicb
so much endangered their proven,, was jo
happily raingwfadi give th^r mft be^ty
thanks to their Frienae and New bewrs /of
their affiflance. ,aa. zj.
-a
Highway robberies have recently been
frequent in and near Philadelphia. Sev
eral of the perpetrators however have
been apprehended. Two belonged to
Newjerfey.
From Boston, Jan. 17.
FROM FRANCE —Said to be true.
The current report of the day is, That
citizen Bournonvilic, who has ailed as
Secretary of legation from the French
Republic to the United States, has writ
ten to a French gentleman at Philadel
-phia, informing him, under the date of
Paris, Nov. 3, that the American Envoys
had had three audiences of the Directory ;
that every thing indicated an amicable
accommodation ; and that this ex secre
tary expend tofcome put to rhe United
States in his old capacity ; as, it rhe dif
ferences were adjusted, a new Mihift^r
would be sent to America. Thus much
for the letter. However ardently we
might wish for the success of the mission
at Paris, it is our duty to state, that Pa
ris papers three days later than Bournon.
ville's letter is said to be, make no men
tion of even one audience of our Minis
ters with the Directory ; and these papers
are very minute in announcing audiences.
The Rajah did not leave Bourdeaux, un
til the 12th Nov. at least ; and as she
brought the Paris papers to the 6th Nov.
it seems rather extraordinary, that Some
communication ofJo interesting an event,
if true, on the 3d, Should not have been
made by her.' A letter received last
evening from a gentleman of the fi ft
judgment, in Philadelphia, informs hit
friend, that the letter in question is con
sidered there as a mere tub to the whale,
to prevent any decisive measures being
taken by Congtefs.
AGREEABLE,
Letters were received on Saturday,
from Mr. Gerry, at Paris, dated five days
after his arrival in that city, by which we
are informed that our Cnmmiffioners
were very politely received by the Min
ister of Foreign Affairs, and letters of
hofoitality immediately sent to them.—
The Minister told our Commissioners,
that he hoped to be able, in a few days,
to inform them when it would be conve
nient to have them presented to the Di
reaory. The Cemmiffioners had began
to arrange their household, &c. and from
no account dues it appear that the, have
experienced any thing like coolpefs, de
lay, or inattention ; nor is there any
foundation for the report that Fauchet
and Adet were appointed to confer with
them. The above intelligence may be
relied on.
-__ —to ,
A letter from Philadelphia,
dated the loth, fay#, “ No
business of high importance
will engage the attention of
Congress, until communica
tions are , received from our
Envoys at Paris."
A gentleman recently from
the Sonth-Weftern Territo«
ries, informs, that the most
perfect tranquility reigned on
the frontiers ; that the Indi
ans appeared very friendly ;
but that no preparations were
making by the Spaniard# to
evacuate our posts, agreeably
to treaty.
Fauebet's Pamphlet,
Being too length, to publish intire, At
tracts therefrom will be given next week.
Died, at Lebanon, on the 29th No,
left, Mr. ThomasAndrvs, aged 78.
At Andover, Mt. Joseph Hawley, aged ,'
6, ; Mr. William Abbott, aged 73.