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Wie ^emt Birror
LAWS of the United States.
%^ ? PUBLISHED
BY AUTHORITY^
Third CONGRESS Q UNITED STATES,
'> >%,,AT THI SECOND SESSION,
Begun and bdd at the city ts Philadelphia, in the
fate of Penn/ybuania, on Monday, the third of
Nmmbor,\7%\
AstAR autborizing the payment of far
tbffluud dollars for tbe use of tbe
late Count de Graffe.
WHEREAS the 4 daughters
of the Ire Count de Graffe,
now within the United States, have,,
b, their memorial to Congreh, rep
referred that they were destitute of
the meant of fopport :
B^ it enabled b, the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled, That
in consideration of the extraordinary
services of the late Count de Graffe,
rendered the United State#, in the
year one thousand seven hundred and
eighty one, on the ipeciai request of
the commander in chief of their forc
es, the President of the United States
be, and he is hereby authorized and
requested to cause to be paid, before
the extirpation of two years from the
puffing of this aft, out of any mon
ies which may be in the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, at such inftal
mentt, and through such agents, as
helhall deem expedient, the sum of
one thousand dollars each, for the use
of the four daughter of the Coupel
.Graffe , namely, Amelie de Graffe,
Adelaide de Graf& Melanie de
Graffe, and Silviedmfe.
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George Wa/hington.
An MB to provide /owe refeM relief to
<tW &CT ts ffto# (Mother
citizens inbave^ftfeedintbeir
property by the Qgfflts in the
wefle?u counties of Pefylvania.
BEM enaßed „ the Seto ^ House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress aflembled, That
the President of the United States be,
and he is hereby authorized to draw
, out of the treasury of the U. States,
the fom of eight thousand five hum
dred dollars, to be applied by him
to aid such of the officers of govern
ment and other citizens, who have
(io consequence of their exertions in
fopporr of?&. toll sustained losses
in shew, property, by the xftual def
truaion thereof, by the insurgents in
the wefterh counties of Pennsylvania,
„, in his opinion, stand ,ty need of
immediate affiftaoce, to be by them
accounted for, in foeh manner, as
1. George Wafoifeon.
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f&teWfr'^ reliefs Angus M*
eMaeifo^^
of Reprefetaives oftbeUnited States
%ri^^JnCenzreh assembled, That
&Cps#fy &#Q Wand
they hereby are authorized and re
^ auirecho'& and detivtr to the (aid
% Angus M'Lean or his attorney duly
, authorized a certificate or certificates
@fe& amount of Ufartondfed and
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CONCOR D, FRIDA Y, May I, 1795.
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, seven hundred and eighty-three, be
ing for his fervicea $ the corps of sap-,
pers and miners during the late war.
4'Approved, Feb. 27, 1795.
George Wafoington.
An Aa for allowing an additional com
pensation to the Judges of tbe dif
trifle of Rhode-Ifland and Dela
ware. ft\
BE it enabled by tbe Senate and Honfe
of Representatives of tbe United States 1
of America, in Congress assembled, That
there shall be allowed to the judges of
the diftrias of Rhode-Eland & Deh
aware, each, two hundred dollars
yearly, in addition to the compensa
tion heretofore allowed, to com
mence on the firft day of the present
year, and to be paid at the treasury
of the United States, in quarterly pay
ments.
Approved, Feb. 27, 1795.
%' George Washington.
An AR to provide for calling forth tbe
Militia to execute the taps of tbe;
Union, jupprefs infereßions, and ;
repel itotfons ; and to repeal tbe
afl now in force for tbofe pnrpefes.
BE it enabled b, the Senate and Honfe
of Representatives of tbe United States
of America, in Congress afembled. That
whenever the United States shall be
invaded, or be in imminent dagger
of invasion from any foreign nation
or Indian tribe, it shall be lawful for
the President of the United State, to
call forth such number of the militia
of the State, or States, most conve
nient to the place of danger, or fcene'
of adion, as he may judge necessary
to repel such invasion, and to iffhe
hit orders for that purpose, to fach
officer or officers of the militia, at he
shall think proper. And in case of
an inftirredion in any State, against
the government thereof, it shall be
lawful for the President of the Unit
ed States, on application of the legift
lature of such State, or of the execu-
Itive ? Xwhen the legislature cannot be
convened) to call forth such number
iof the militia of any other State Or
States, as may be applied for, at he
may judge fufficient to fopprefs such
infurredion.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled,
That whenever the laws of the Unit
ed States shall be opposed, or the ex
ecution thereof obtruded, in any
I State, by combinations too powerful
[to be suppressed by the ordinary
Icourfe of judicial proceedings, or, by
;tne powers vested in the maefolrity
this aft, it fall be lawful for khe
President of the United States, to
^'<*'' * militia of such State, '^,
any other State or States, as may
be rieceffary to suppress such combi
nations, and to cause the laws to be
duly executed ; and the use of the
militia foto be called forth may be
jcorrtinued, if necessary, until the ex
piration of thirty days after the com
) mancement op the then next session
of Congress.
Sec. ^.Frovided always, and be,
if farther enabled, That whenever it
fate necessary; in the judgme^of
^iffl^^ <° ^ ^ 4&v
^&^,^%^ ^^^
;ty<|wM„, t,re peace-
ably to their refpeftive abode, within
a limited time.
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled,
That the militia employed in the fer.
vice of the United States, shall be
fubjea to the fame rules and articles
of war, as the troops of the United
States : And that no officer, non
commissioned officer, or private of
the militia shall be compelled to serve
more than three months, after his ar-
I rival at the place of rendezvous, in
any one year, nor more than in due
rotation with every other able-bodi
ed man of the fame rank in the bat
talion to which he belong!.
Sec. 5, And be it further enabled,
That every officer, non commission
ed officer, or private of the militia,
who shall fail to obey the orders of
the President of the United States,
in any of the cases before recited,
shall forfeit a sum not exceeding one
year's pay, & not left than 1 month's
payola be determined and ad judged
by a court-martial ; and such officer
j fhall, mbrtoter, be liable to be cafr
; iered by sentence of a court martial,
and be incapacitated from holding a
commission in the militia, for a term
not exceeding twelve months, at the
diferetioD of the said court : And such
non-commissioned officers and pri
vates shall be liable to be imprisoned,
by 1 sentence, on failure of payment
of the fines adjudged against them,
for one calender month, for every
five delta of fu, ch fte^' ;
Sec. o. And be it further enabled,
That courts-martial for the trial of
militia, shall be composed of militia
officers only.
Sec. And belt further fraed,
That all fines to be assessed, a, afore
faid, shall be certified by the presid
ing officer of the court-martial, be
fore whom the fame shall be assessed,
to the martial of the diftri&, in which
the delinquent shall reside, or to one
of his deputies, and also to the fuper
vifur of the revenue of the fame dif
tri&, who shall record the said cer
tificate in a book to be kept for thit
purpose. The said marlhal or his
deputy shall forthwith proceed to levy
the said fines with cofti, by distress
and sale of the goods and chattels of
the delinquent; which costs and the
manner of proceeding, with refpea
to the sale of the goods diftrained,
shall be agreeable to the laws of the
State in which the fame shall be, in
other cases of distress. And where
any non-commissioned officer or pri
vate shall be adjudged to fuffer im
prisonment, there being no goods or
chattels to be found, whereof to levy
the said fines, the marshal of the diG
tri&, or his deputy, may commit
such delinquents to goal, during the
term, for which he shall be so ad
judged to imprisonment, or until
the fine shall be paid, in the, fame
manner, as no other persons con
demned to fine and imprisonment at
the suit of the United States may be
committed.
Sec. 8. And belt further eMßed,
That the marshals and their deputies
shall pay all such fines by them levi
ed. to the supervisor of the revenue
io fe diftria to which they are ,1-
leaedrfKhin two month#, after they
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compensation sot their trouble ; and
in case of failure, the fame shall be
recoverable by salon of debt or in
formation, in any court of the Unit
ed States, of the diftria in Which
such fines shall be levied, having
cognizance thereof; to be sued for,
prosecuted, and recovered, in the
name of the supervisor of the diftria,
with interest and coftt.
Sec. 9, And be it further enabled,
That the marshals of the several dif
mas, and their deputies, shall have
the fame powers in executing the
laws of the United States, as fhetifft
arid their deputies, in the several
States, have by law, in executing
the laws of the refpedive States.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted,
That the #&, entitled 66 An aft to
provide for calling forth the militia,
to execute the laws of the Union, ,
suppress infurredions, and repel in
vafloos, passed the second day of
May, one thousand seven hundred &
ninety-two, shall be, and the fame
is hereby repealed.?
Approved, Feb 28, 1795.
George WaJhingtffl
Q^^^^^Qtengntofoi i.niiie
European Intelligence.
France.
V BREST, dec. 31.
rirtHE grand fleet composed of 35 fhipi,
of the line, (Le Fonguex included,
which arrived from Rochefort to replace Le
Republican driven on a rock near the entry
of theharbour ;) 1 5 frigates, and 13 Hoops
and cutters, in all 60 fail left the road, and
proceeded partly on a cruize in the chahnJ ;
they were provided With stores and provis
ions. Vice admiral Villaret commands in
chief ; rear admiral Bouver, the second
squadron; Neilly the 3d squadron ; Vanfla
ble lately arrived from Oftend, and Tren
quelon the light squadron, and admiral
Vantier the rear-guard. The division of
one 84 and seven 74 gun Ihips, under admi
ral Renaudin failed on a secret expedition
with stores and provisions for fix months.
The representatives of the people, Taure
and Trahouart were on board the admiral's
ship La Montagne ; Che latter is known as
a bold and intelligent seaman.
The greatest activity is displayed in fitting
the following ships of War at Brest.
Le Vengeur io pays carrying in all 130 ,
guns. It is a new ship, the largest and stout
est of all Europe.
L'lnvincible of 110 guns, also a new
fhip°...
3 ships of 74 guns, 1 of which is a new ship.
Daily expected from L'Orient,
lof 84 guns 7 new ships.
20f74 J r
4 Ships from Rochefort.
I of foo guns.
2 of 84 '%
1 of 74
Ln flhips of the line arid 17 frigates,
which will soon be ready for sea, besides ma
ny of the Blips on the flocks in the three
mentioned ports, are in great forwardnefs,
and according to the reports fentin by the
different naval departments, the Chips of war
launched and fittihg in the other republican %
ports on tbe Ocean, amount to ggfrigates,
corvettes, brigs, &c.
A whole battalion of Chouans, who had
laid down their arms, arrived here on the
30th December, and were incorporated with
the regiments of marines.' Curiosity induc
ed many citizens to go and fee them
The, are all flout peasants defied in rags,
speak the idiom of lower Britain,, and un
derstand not a single word of French ; they
seem extremely pleased with the change of
their situation, blels the Convention for the
decree which rendered them to the service of
their country, and will form excellent sold
iers ; for during the latter two years they
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