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ed, were representations from the
Captains and owners of the Fiench
merchantmen, who arrived here last
femmer from Capefrancois, and
complained that they were obliged
to pay foreign tonnage. Mr. Smith
concluded by offering a resolution
that a committee be appointed to
take the state of these people into
confideracion, and to report the
propriety of remitting the foreign
tonnage. The resolution and pa
pers were laid on the table.
A motion was made for reading
confidential communications.
Whereupon the galleries were fhur.
dec. 19 —The Speaker com
municated a letter from the Secre
tary of the Treasury, enclosing an
account of the receipts and expen
ditures of the United States, for the
year 1792.
On motion it was voted, that
500 copies of the annual accounts
of the receiptsand expenditures of
the United States, be printed un
der the direction of the Secretary of
the Treasury, z ° t
Mr. Heath moved for the read
ing of the petition of Andrew G.
Frauncis, which was accordingly
done. The petition refers to some
warrants, issued by the late board
of. Treasury of the United. States,
purchased by the petitioner—pay
ment of which, the petitioner flares,
had been denied or evaded by the
Secretary of the Treasury. It was
moved, that the petition should be
referred to a felea committee, with
the documents accompanying the
fame. Another motion was made
by Mr. Smith, (S. C.) that the ac
companying papers should be pre*
vioufly read. It was urged, that
these papers contained many charg
es, in which several responsible of
ficers were implicated ; and that
to enable the house to ad under
standingly in the business, it was
necessary that the Members should
be acquainted with their contents.
The Clerk proceeded in the read
ing of the document!.
These papers contain a state
ment of the circumstances of the
case—a correspondence between
the petitioner and the Secretary of
Treasury—A letter from the peti
tioner to the President of the Unit
ed States, complaining of a denial
of justice from the officers of the
Treasury— a tetter from John M,
Taylor to the petitioner, &c. The
reading being finished, it was vot
ed that the memorial of A. G
Frauncis and the papers accompa
nying it, be refeired to a felefl
committee, to consist of five mem-
P bers—Meffrs. Smith of Maryland,
Giles, Findley, Dayton and Coffin,
were appointed the committee.
A letter mread from the Sec
retary of^e. enftofog a %pfti
refp^aing the privileges and le
fain!# on the commerce of the
United States in foreign countries,
&c. made pursuant to a resolution
of thefehoufe of te^jd^feb
la^fiis ta^
read and referred to the committed
of the whole house—ordered that
/goo copies be printed for the use
of the members of the House.
Mr, Smith (Mas.) called up hr.
motion, laid on theiable yeftetday,
chat a committee be appointed to
enquire into and report a state of
fads, receding sundry French vef
feb, which have taken refuge in the
United States—also their opinior
on the propriety of remitting the
foreign tonnage duties thereon —
the motion was agreed to, and re. 4
ferred to a committee of three
members.
Mr. Giles gave notice that on
Monday next, he ffiould call up
the resolution refpe&ibg the Treas
ury Department which he laid on
the table a few days since.
dec. 20.— In committee of the
whole, on the report of the com
mittee of eteaions, in the case ol
John E. Van Alien, one bf the fit
ting members from the State of
Newyork —Mr. Trumbull in the
chair.
The petition of H. Van Ranf
felear, the candidate for this feat—
the eleftion law of the state of
Newyork, and other accompanying
papers were read.
Mr. Lee, stated several proposi
tions, or principles, which he tho't
should govern the committee in
their decision.
Mr. Boudinot, in order to bring
the fubjed properly before the
committee, moved that the report
which was in favour of the fitting
member should be accepted,
Mr, Nicholas offered several ob
jeaions to the report —and moved
that the commute of the whole
should rife, be difeharged, and that
the report (hold be re-committed.
The motion for the committee's
rising was supported by Mr. Clark,
Mr. Boudinot, and Mr.Madifon,
and opposed by Mr. Smith, (S. C.)
and Mr. Dayton.
The objections to the reported
the committee of elections, were
comprised in this, that they had
not gone into an investigation of
che lobject fufficiently exteofive.
At two o'clock the committee
rose, and reported progress. On
the question shall the committee fit
again r It puffed in the negative.
It was then moved, that the re
port be re-committed to the com
mittee of eleflion^
The debate was renewed on this
motion—another was made to this
purport, that the committee be in
truded to report a state of all the
fads which have come to their
knowledge, in fopport of the alle &
gations contained in the petition.—
This motion being put, was toft.
Soutbcarolina.
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES,
DECEMBER 2.
foN motion, Resolved unanim
oudy, That a committee be
appointed with full powers to fend
for persons, passes and records, to
examine into and afeertain the truth
ofa report, that an armed force is
now levying within this state by
persons pn&r a foreign authority,
pittas the permission; apdCQO%i>«
ry to the expreG prohibition of the
government of the United ^States,
and of this State. The following
gentlemen were appointed : Col.
Anderson ; Mr. Defauffure ; Mr.
J, Rutledge, Capt. Butler, Mr.
Drayton, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hunt.
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Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.
Algiers, April the 9th, 1795, and
Bth of Captivity.
ESTEEMED SIR, r
YOU will excuse the liberty I have;
taken in inclofing to your care, (he peti
tion of the American Captives in Algiers.
We,confiding in your well known cha
rader, that you will do us the favour to
have the inclosed petition published in the
papers throughout the United States, and
to be stuck up to publick view; fothat
the citizens of the United States will
know the melancholy situation of Amer
ican Captives ; and we hope we shall
know what our fate is to be, and be put
out of this intolerable state of fufpence.
We have no doubt, but that as a fel
low citizen and fellow creature, you will
do us this favour, and any other service
-that your personal interest will enable you
to do.
lam, dear Sir, with refpe&,
Your most obedient servant,
RICHARD O'BRIEN,
Late matter of the ship Dolphin, of Phi
hadelphia, captured the 30th of July,
1785, 50 leagues to the westward of
Lisbon.
To Mri , Philadelphia.
In the name of Almighty God!
The bumble Petition of the American Captives
in Algiers, is most refpefifully jubmitted to
the corf deration of the Citizens of the U
nited States of America : ~
Fellow Citizens,
YOUR petitioners had the misfortune
to be captured by the Corsairs of thiaße
gency, nealy eight years past, while we
were naviga ting velfels belonging to citi
zens of the United States.
That we were for a considerable time
flattered with the expectations held up to
us, that we would be redeemed from cap
tivity, as soon as it could be done confid
ent with propriety, and the interest of our
country.
That to effe& this redemption, Mr.
John Lamb was sent to Algiers on the
part of the United States and that he
entered into an agreement with the
Regency of Algiers for our ranfem; in
consequence of which, the sums were re
corded on tO books of the Regency as a
bargain regularly made ; but Mr. Lamb
never returned to fulfil them by the pay
ment of the ransom-money, though he
promised, in the name of the U. States, 1
to do it in four months.l
That several persons have since been
empowered to make enquiries, whether
the ransom agreed upon by Mr. Lamb,
might not be reduced ; but all attemps
of that fort have hitherto proved ineffec
tual. The Regency declaring, that the
contract made b, the agent, on the part
of the United States, ought to be dif
eharged. „'
That owing to the melancholy situa
tion to which we are reduced, one of us,
James Harnett, hasten deprived of
his senses by the Almighty, to make him
infallible of his situation as a victim ; and
is, these three year s, confined io a cell in
chains. The rest of us have been left
destitute three years ; and in this deplo
rable situation many of us have refilled
the temptations of the Regency to enter
into their service, whichmight be attend
ed with remorse, and a great detriment to
our country—we trusting in the juflice
and humanity of our country to extricate
us from slavery. „fl, , ^ ' ? \
We have repeatedly petitioned Con
gress without effect ; at firftwe were in
, formed that Mr. Lamb would redeem us ;
Inext, that the United States were poor,
1 and that they were forming their govern
- Iment ; next that a fubfeription would
Ibe set on foot for our release ; next, that
the United States Were rich, and wohld
'make a peace and redeem us ; next, that
our redemption concerned rhe peace. Ju
lApril lafti Congress commissioned to try
, for a peace. The Pey prescribed his
, terms more favourable than the peace of
the Danes, Sweedes, or Venetians ; or
i even, than the Dutch had. We paw
/hear that Congress has rejected the peace
with Algiers, and given us up as victims,]
determined not to redeem us; thus have]
we fuffered an ignominour captivity of
eight years.
We pray you will confider what our fuf.
ferings must have been, during this long
period of captivity : Three times sur
rounded by the plague ; which has num
bered five of our brother fufferers in the
bills of mortality. The rest of us seem
destined to ihare the fame fate.
The plague, that tremendous and fa
tal disorder at prefenf-is raging in this
icitv, and it seems that we are to be its
victims. We are on the verge of eterni
ty ; therefore we beg of the citizens of
the United States, in the name of the Al
mighty and our Saviour, who died to re
deem us all, that our country will adopt
some plan to extricate us from this city
of human misery ; and we shall ever pray
and be thankful.
Fellow Citizens,
Your most humble petitioners.
The underwritten crew of the ship Dol
phin, of Philadelphia, belonging to
Meflrs. Mathew and Thomas Irvin.
Dollars.
Richard O'Brien, master, at 4000
Andrew Montgomery, mate, at 3000
Phillip Sloan, at 1400
Peleg Loring, at 1400
James Hull, at 1400
Jacobus Tiffanier, at 4000
William Patterson, at 3000
Spaaiilh Dollars, 18,200
Crew of the Schooner Dianna,of Befton,
belonging to Mr. Wiltian FolLr :
1 Dollars.
Isaac Stephens, at 4000
' Alexander For fyth, at 3000
' James L. Cathcart, at 3000
Thomas Gregory Biliingfat, at 1400
James Harnett, at 1400
Spanish Dollars, / 12,800
These are the terms of redemption of
the American Captives. To be added, a
duty of 15 per cent. v
Algiers, April ftetyh, 1793 and 1
Btb of Captivity. -)
Newyork.,
NEWYORK, Dec. 23.
Extras of a letter from a gentleman in Cbarlef
ton, (S. C.) to bis friend in this city, dat
ed 12th infant.
"The General Affembi, for thia?
State met a few days ago—the firft
business that attracted their atten
tion, was the arresting of Major
Hamilton, and a Mr. Drydon, (the
latter is Secretary to our Governor.)
jThey are to be tried for high ireafon,
Ihavinglhaving accepted a commission from/
Mr. Genet, for the purpose of rais
ing SCOO meo, in the back coun
try to assist the French —they have
aaually received a large sum of
money, and were set about enlist
ing men ; several members of the
afftmbly declare, that they possess
ed proof fofficient to convias
them. One of our chief judges,!
Mr. Greenup is impeached for ne
glea of duty, and it is thought
will lose his place—it is also thought,
that our Governdur will be im
peached in a few days for aiding
and affixing the French privateers
contrary to law."
'A letter received by yesterday's post,
from a gentleman of character at Balti
more, affirms the arrival at the illand of
Barbadoes, of 7000 British troops, and
that 5000 more were soon expe&ed.
Rhodrijland.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 2r,%
Extraa of a letter from a gentleman of min
ence in Philadelpia^ to bis friend in ibis
Amerchant in Loridoij writes, that
he was present when a geirtteman, of the
firft mercaiitile cl^rader waited on Lord
Hawktfoury, on behalf of a considerable
number of tfe London merchants. He
told Lord H. that he came to him for an
explicit anfiver from government, as to
the Situation of pubhck affairs between