Gazette of the United States & evening advertiser. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1794-02-04 00:00:00, page 3

Major Calvert, of the guards, was late
ly sent by the Duke of York with a flag
of truce to Lille. The objuft of this
million is as vet unknown.
The heavy cannon of the combined ar
mies are deposited at Mechlin : this is a
fuve indication that no siege will be at
tempted before Spring.
" The head quarters of the Imperial!(ls,
which were at Haguenau, were removed
here yesterday. The army is encamped
before Straftnirg—that of the Patriots
still covers that city. Orders have been
given for marching, and a battle is ex
pected.
** Yesterday a chosen troo]: of Republi
cans attacked the enemy in the lail poit
which covers Bouloo- Every measure
had beer, taken by General d'Aouft, that
the furcefs of this attack (hould strike the
final blow to the Spanish army.
"The firft jbock. already announced
Tictory on our fide ; the French soldiers
having attacked sword in hand, had spread
dismay among the satellites of Caftille ;
but, 0, treason J O, perfidy ! some cow
ards fled ; and thus was the fruit of our
futee& lcift. The signal fcr a new attack
will soon be given, and the Spaniards will
be driven forever from the foil of the Re-
MANHEIM, Oitober 23.
The French are on the mountains near
Saint Marie aux Mines.
Extra# of aletter, dated Brumpt, 0ft.21
On the 30th ult. the crew of the (hip
Nabby, Capt. Kennedy, an American
vessel, bound from Leith to Virginia, la
den with linen cloth, &c. put into Lough
Swilly, in Ireland, in great diilrefs. The
vessel notwithstanding (he was only twen
ty eight months old, sprung a leak, about
100 leagues W. of Tory, when the crew
nineteen men, and one woman, were obli
ged to take to the long-boat, in which
during four days and four nights, they
experienced the greateil hardships. One
man, hytband to the woman, was drowned.
public."
The following articles are extraßed from
Some citizens from the department of
Nievre, headed by the republican Chau
mette, procurator of the commons of Pa
ris, brought the result of their searches
in that department ; they produced a real
treasure, confiding of 17 boxes full of
gold and silver, both specie and plate, ayd
amounting to several millions.
The three citizens who came firft in,
bore two crofles, and a large croft enam
elled with vermillion.
The fourth brought a fun of gold,fur
mounted with a cap of liberty.
The fifth citizen brought in his hand a
gilt ducal coronet of filvcr. A member
demanded, and the ferjeants of the hall
were ordered to stamp upon it with their
feet. One of the ferjeants immediately
made it burst in pieces, by stamping up
on it ; upon which the convention and the
fpeftators all exclaimed, Vive la Repub
lic !
Louis demanded, that the large gdn
dolas or royal yatchs, and the state coach
es of the late court, be broke in pieces,
and fold.
Serjeant answered, that all tins was
now doing ; and that the commiflioners
entrusted with the sale of the royal effects,
had already disposed of the hearse in which
the corpse of the tyrants afed to be con
veyed to St. Dennis. —Order of the day.
Bairere, in the name of the committee
of public inftrufrion proposed a deci ree,
tending to ameliorate the law of the Max
imum, and to protect the supplies end
provisions. He displayed the martttuvres
of the farmers, who only seek to I'ncreafe
their fortnne ; of the ftockholde, s, who
he said, concerted meafnres with Pitt, to
reduce France by famine. He jhewe
thit the law of the Maximum had hither
to only been ufefiil to the rich. He pro
ved the necefiity ofdiminifhing and fixing
the price of manual labour.
He concluded by averting, that the
law of the maximum had hitherto only al
fefted the retailers, and proposed an m
Foreign Intelligence.
NATIONAL CONVENTION,
the Paris Journals of oSober 23 d.
" F> am the army of the Eafteni
" Pyreunes, Oct. I i.
LONDON, Nov. 1
November 1.
FRANCE.
After t'ae unequivocal negative that hai
been put on the queilion of war, by the
voice of the peop'e in approving the mea
sures of peace adopt by the government, and
the happiness experienced by every class
of citizens under the present regulation
of our affairs ; it is presumed that Con-
demnification to them. He also proposed
a tariff, regulating the profirs of merchants
and retailers.—The report or Barrere was
The Convention decreed,
cities of the interior partes 1
lie, which are able to resist. tl
the rebels, and f: 1 :
firtance, shall be raze
frontier towns ; ar.d tl
inhabitants confifcatid
Gamier de Sairte wi
le&ed forces to resist tlv
rebels- —He compVmed
of the adminiilrators, ai
dculars
refpe&ing the operations of the generals—
Referred to a committee of public wel-
IKt
dec^ecil.
The Secretary of the Treasury refpeft
fully reports to the House of Representa
tives, a (latement of the aftnal tonnage em
ployed between the United States and
foreign countries for a year, ending the
30th of September, 1792 ; which is the
(latement that remained to be reported,
of thofc required by the order of the 3d
infiant.
they agree to refifutiont founded on theory,
and which would undoubtedly throw our
finances into the utmo'l dtforder, at the
fame time that they might probably be a
cause of involving us in aconteft with the
powers of Europe.
Nations
RulTia
Sweden
Swedish Weft-Indies
Denmark
Danish Weft-Indies
United Netherlands
Dutch Weft-Indies
Cape of Gccd Hope
England
Guernsey and Jersey
Scotland
Ireland
grefs (hould be extremely cautious how
January 10, 1794.
Statement of the actual tonnage of A
merican vessels, employed in the com
merce of the United States with fo
reign nations for one year, ending 30th
September, 1792.
Gibraltar
British Eaft-Ir.dies
British Weft-Indies
Newfoundland
Hamburg and Bremen
France
TenerifFe and other Canines
Spanish Weft-Indies
Floridas and Louisiana
Portugal
Madura
Fayal and other Arores
Cape de Verd
China
Fast-Indies generally
Weft-Indies generally
Africa generally
South Seas
British American Colonies
Imperial Ports
Spain
St. Pierre
French Weft-Indies
The resolution of Mr. Willcocks, for
abolishing Titles, was after considerable
debate, negatived by the committee of the
Aflembly of the State of New-York.
Capt. Andrews, who arrived at Bolton
from St. Euilatia, informs, that four days
before his failing, a vessel had arrived there
from some part of Great-Britain, in 30
days, with the news of a genera! battle
having been fought between the French
and combined armies, in which the latter
had been defeated, with the lofsof 14,000
men killed.
Treasury Department,
Total
Treasury Department,
January 10th, 1794.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON,
Secretary of the Treasury.
PHILADELPHIA,
From a Correspondent.
FEBRUARY A.
American Tonnage.
Ketolurj-Port, Jan. 17.
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referred
On motion of Mr. Harrifon, the report
ot a feleet committee on the petition of
Lucy Clark, was taken into conlidera
tion—this report was read, a;id is in favor
of the prayer of the petition.
Mr. Harrifon moved that a committee
should be appointed to prepare and bring
in a bill conformably to the report —this
motion was agreed to, and a committee of
three appointed.
Mr. Watts prcfenttd the petition of
Pearfall and Pell, of New-York, who have
established a manufatture of Hand-bellows,
and praying the encouragement of Govern
ment, by laying cnhauccd duties on that
article imported.
On motion of Mr. Watts, this petition
was referred to a fekct committee. The
petition of the dealers in painters oil and
colours, on motion of Mr. Fitzfimons, was
referred to the fame committee.
The house then resolved itfelf into a
committee of the wliole, on the bill for
granting relief to such of the refugee in-
Mr. Swift, after a few remarks, in
which he adverted to sundry modifications
of the introdu&ory resolution fuggelled
by the mover, which modifications he ob
served, rendered the resolution of no im
portance in relation to those subsequent,
moved that the firft resolution foouJd be
struck out.
habitants of St. Domingo, as {land in
need of support. The commi tee proceed
ed thro* the several fe£tions of the bill,
and reported it without amendment—it
was then ordered to be engrafted.
This motion occasioned another, for the
rising of the committee, that time might
be given for members who are now absent
to be present at taking the vote—After
some debate on this motion, it appeared
that the house was as full as usual— 97
members being present, the motion was
therefore withdrawn—as was also the mo
tion for striking out—the debate was con
tinued on the resolution; at length an
amendment was moved to strike out the
word " certain," and to insert the fol~
lowing % before the word " cases"—this
motion was withdrawn. The queflion will
the committee agree to the firft resolution
was then put, and carried in the affirma
tive, 51 to 46.
In committee of the whole c«n Mr. Ma
dison's resolution—Mr. Trumbull in the
chair.
words, viv
Resolved, as the opinion of this Com
mittee, that the intercfl of the United
States would be promoted by further re
strictions and higher duties, in certain ca
ses, on the manufactures and navigation
of foreign nations, employed in the com
merce of'the United States, than those
now imposed.
The second resolution being read—Mr.
Fitzfimons moved that the words " Hav
ing no treaty with the United States",
should be (truck out—this was succeeded
by a motion for the committee to rife and
report progress—which was accordingly
done.
The bill for the relief of the Refugees
from St. Domingo, was brought in engros
sed—read the third time and paflcd—the
blank was filled up with fifteen thousand
dollars.
In committee of the whole on Mr. Ma
dison's resolutions. The raotion made ycf
terday by Mr. Fit-zfimoru, for finking
out the words, " Nations not having a
commercial treaty with the United States"
was, after a few observations, withdrawn,
to make way for a motion Mr. Nicholas,
the object of which was to except from
the diferimination propofcd, sundry pow
ers with whom the United States have no
commercial treatv.
This motion leaves the difsrimination to
operate againfl Great Britain only—the
powers proposed to be excepted are, Rus
sia, Denmark, the Hanfeatic Towns., the
Imperial and Portugal.
The debate continued till 1-4 after 3
o'clock—when the committee rose with
out taking a vote —and the House ad
journed.
The operation of certain Resolutions,
fays a Correfpondcnt, may be exemplified
by theconduftof a manjpvho, becaufehe
has received an injury on his cheek, to re
venge the off his nose.
Houft of Reprcfenlalturt.
Monday, February 3.
A number of petitions were read and
This resolution is in the following
Tuesday, February 4.
CONGRESS
Adjourned.
On Friday Jaft arrired here the Ihip Pa
tnxent Planter, Captain Dorset, from
Bourdcauit, which place he left the 18th
of November.
On ift Jan. spoke the flocp DUpatch,
of Marblehead, bound to Charleftc n, from
Cadiz, who informed him thai ele-.en fail
of Americans were reported to be captur
ed by the Algerinej. Left at Bourdeaux,
the following veflels:
On Th'irfdav hll arrived here from
Brest, the French corvette the Brutus, of
20 guns, commanded by Citizen Mitay-
Richmond, Capt. Lee ; Betliia, Bram
ble, of Petetfburg ; Baring, Cooper, of
Philadelphia ; Sans Souci, Crozier, ofPt>
terlburfr; Hannonv, Osmond, Philadel
phia ; Nymph, Wei b, ditto ; Louisa, Kor
gan, Yoik ; Merchant, Jones, of Port
land j Carolina Planttr, White, of Caro
lina ; Minerva, Allen, of Baltimore ; Ca
rolina, Wilder, of Charlcfton ; Thomas,
, of Charlcfton ; Pallas, Wilds, of
Boston ; Friendftiip, Bacchus, cf New-
York ; America, Jerving, of Fhilad. Com
merce, Preble, Portland; Diana, Aroory,
of Boston ; Zephyr, Pepper, of Boston;
Cumberland, Scott, of Portland ; Mi
nerva, Cutts, of Pepperelborough ; Ruf
fe!, Re id, of Charlcfton ; Hope, Bowler
of Boston, Lydia, Gardner, do. Diana,
Peas, do. Eliza, Clark, Alexandria ; and
others, to the amount of 100 fail.
The grand fleet had not arrived on the
13th Dec.—The troops had all gone up
to Baibadoes, from the other English
I Hands, in order to join the fleet asfoou at
it (hould arrive.
M. Carey, No. 118,Higb z /Ireet,
The PROMPTER;
Commentary on Common Sayings and
The Cork fleet witli provilions had ar
rived in Barbadoes, confiding of 33 fa;l,
convoyed by three frigates.
To be Let on Freight or Charter,
or for Sale,
The Ship
gglv HERCULES,
W Samuel Ckauncy, Mailer,
cxpettca 10 bf ready in a few days to receive
a Cargo on board, at Hampton Road, in Virginia ;
js an American bottom, burthen 500 tons, pierced
for 20 guns, quite new and well fitted.
Apply to
On Friday last arrived here, the brig
Susannah, capt. R. Gofngan, from Gre
nada. On the 72th Jan. lat. 33, lon. 7«_
spoke the fchooncr Susannah, capt. Ncr
ham, from Charlcfton, bound to George
town, out 26 days, dismasted : had id b
101 l her rudder. Capt. Goffigan was not
able to relieve hint, the sea ran so high.
Arrived at Portsmouth (N. H.) —Brig
RinngSun, Joseph Noble, Mailer, 1113 2
days from Basseterre, (Gau.)
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where Commiflion Buituels of all kinds, will be
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