National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-03-06 00:00:00, page 3

constant aid and support which I have ex
perienced from you, in the performance ot
the duty which yon wire pleafeil to ailign
to me.
Be allured, Gentlemen, that I ((hall ever
retain a grateful sense of your'goodnefs,
and you will fuller me to add, t!y-,it my beif
wishes for your welfare and happiness, i,i
public and private life, will aftteud each
member of this honorable body.
urn nwawßsiß«amL»»ni
PHILADEiyPHI A.
March &.
On Monday ] ast the Senate of the Uniter
States convened in the Senate-Chamber,
pursuant to summonses from the Presi
dent of the United States. TheSpeakei
and Members of the late House of Rcpre
fentatives, the Secretary of the Treasury
the Secretary of State, the Secretary o
Wav, the Attorney-General, the Judges o:
the Supreme Court, and other officers o
government; the foreign Ministers, and ;
number of private citizens, ladies and gen
tlemen, were also present on the occalion
At twelve o'clock precifelv, the Prefiden
of the United States entered the hall. Mr
Lan-'don, President pro tempore, then rofi
and laid : Sir, one of the Judges of the Su
preme Court of the United States is nov
present, and ready to adminilter to you th<
oath required by the conditution, to beta
ken by the President of the United States
The President 011 this addrefFed his "Fel
low- Citizens in a (hort, but comprehenfiv
speech.
Judge Cufiiing then read the oath, whicl
the President repeated after him, fentenci
by sentence, as follows :
/, George Wafhingttn, dofolemnly/wear
that I will fait'if.tlly execute the office c,
Prefidmit of the United States ; artd will, t
the be ft cf my ability, preserve, protect, ant
defe'td the Conjiitution as ths Unite,
State <•
After taking the oath, the President re
tired. as he had come, without pomp 01
ceremony : on his departure from thi
hnufe, the People saluted him with threi
cheers.
On Saturday night last both hotifes ol
the Supreme Legislature of the Unite< :
States closed their session. The next Con
gress is to meet (as fixed by the federal
conftiturion) 011 the 1 ft Monday in Decem
ber next. The titles of the several acts, pas
sed during the present feflion, are as follow :
j. An ast concerning the regirtering and
recording of ships or veflels.
2■ An ast to amend an ast, intituled,
" An ast eftablifiling a Mint, and regulat
ing the coins of the United Stales," so far
as refpefts the Coinage of Coppt-i.
3. An ast to provide for the allowance
of interefl on the sum ordered to be paid
by the resolve of Congress, of the twenty
eighth of September, one thousand fever
hundred and eighty five, as an indemnity to
the persons therein named.
4. An act to continue in force for a lim
ited time, and to amend the ast, intituled,
" An ast providingthe means of intercourse
between the United States, and foreign
nations."
j. An ast regulating foreign coins, and
for other purposes.
6. An ast relative to claims against the
United States, not barred by any ast of liin
itation, and which have not been already
adju-fled.
7. An ast refpe&ing fugitives from jus
tice, and persons efcapingfrom the fervicc
of their matters.
8. An ast for enrolling and licenfmg fiiip:
or veflels to be employed in the coaftin«
trade and fifheries, and lor regulating the
fame.
9. An ast providing compensation to th<
President and Vice-President of the Uni
ted States.
10. An ast to repeal part of arefohiti
on of Congreft, of the twenty-ninth ol
August, one thousand feveu hundred and
eiglity eight, refpefting the inhabitants ol
Port Saint Vincents
11. An ast to promote the progress of
ufeful arts; and to repeal the ast hereto
fore made for that purpose.
12. An ast to authorize the Comptrol
ler of the treasury to fettle the account of
Thomas Wifhart, late a lieutenant in the
army of the United States.
13. An ast to authorize the adjustment
of a claim of Joseph Henderfon against the
United States.
14. An ast making provision for the per
sons therein mentioned.
1 5. An ast for repealing the several im
port laws of the United States, so far as
they may be deemed to impose a duty on
ufeful bealis imported forbreed.
16. An ast in addition to and alteration
of the ast, entitled, " An ast to extend the
time limited for fettling the accounts of
the United States with the individual
states."
17. An ast to regulate the claims to in
valid penfionS.
18. An ast making appropriations for the
support of government for the year one
thousand seven hundred and nineiy-three.
ig. An ast to regulate trade and inter
course \\ ith the Indian tribes.
20. All ast to aftertain the fees in admi
ralty proceedings in the diftrift courts 01
tiie United States, and for other purposes
21. An act making an appropriation tu
defray the expense o a trea y with the in
dians north weft of rite Ohio.
23. An ast in addition to the ast, enti
tled, " An act to eflablilli the judicial courts
of the United States."
23. An ast to alter the times and places
of holding the circuit courts in the Ealtern
Diftrift, and in North-Carolina, and for
□ ther purposes.
24. An ast fupplemeiitary to the ast, en
titled, " An act to provide more effeftual
iy for the collection of the duties imposed
by law 011 goods, wares and merchandize,
niported into the United States, and on
th& tonnage of ships or vefl'els."
25. An ast providing for the payment of
:he firft instalment due 011 a loan made ol
:he bank of the United States.
26. An act for extending the time for
-eceiving 011 loan that part of the domestic
lebt of the United States which may not
>e fubferibed, prior to the fir ft (lay of
Vlarcli, one thousand seven hundred anil
linety-three.
27. An ast supplementary to the ast for
he eftablifliment and support of light houl
;s, beacons, buoys and public piers.
28. An ast providing an annual allow
mce for the education of Hugh Mercer.
29. An act for the relief of Elijah Boft
wick.
30. An ast making certain appropriati
ons therein mentioned.
31. An ast making addition to the com
,>enfation of certain public officers, —and,
32. An ast for the relief of Siineo:
Thayer.
We mentioned in our last, that Willi
am Cooper is elected a member of the next
Federal House of Reprefen'atives, from
the state of New-York - upon better in
formation, we find that F.lias Talbot
15 the fuccef.ful c ndidate.
A correfp indent fnppnfes that the mar
who has for, four yeai s past wiftied to give
aw to the United States, and whose fi.ian
:ial abilities have been extolled even to the
leavens, will He found, on examination, tf
je a Law hiinfelf.
On Thursday, the Senate and House ol
Representatives of this state. convened
ind, agreeable to a refolutinn of both houf
?s, made choice of a Representative m the
Senate of the United States tor the state ol
Pennsylvania. The votes were taken vivc.
'>oce and Albert Galatin, Esq. was electee
jy a majority of ten.
We hear from Cape Francois that mo
her engagement took place between the
whites and negroes on or about the latter
;nd of January. The negroes being beat
:n, and closely pursued, took (belter ir
the cane fields, which being set on fire on
ill fides by the whites, near 1000 negroes
seriflied in the flames.
On the 22nd of February, a packet from
Annapolis to Baltimore, was ovcrfet in her
jaflage by afudden flaw of wind : out of
line persons on board, eight were drown
;d, molt of them heaels of families, whose
lols it isfaid will be severely felt by theii
"urviving friends and relatives.
An American gentleman, lately arrivec
I'rom France where be had every opportu
nity, and fp.ircd 110 pains to collect the b^i 1
information, communicates the molt agree
able accounts from that quarter. The ci
ty of Paris was in a state of perfect tran
quility, and under the ftrifteft police; tilt
military under exact difc:j;line. the ordei
m the Convention grear, considering the
number of its members, the natural Viva
city of the French, and the u .bou ded va
riety of .bulinefs they have to tranfaft. L:
Fayt.ite, he also informs, meets with gooc
treatment in his confinement.
When the January packet left England
it was currently reported in London, th,>
the trial of Louis the 16th was finilhed
and he found guilty. That he is to be re
tained prisoner to the end of the war, anc
afterwards, with his family, to be banilhet
forever from the republic.
The Pilots heretofore engaged in con
dusting vpfl'els to and from Philadelphia
having entered into an agreement not t<
carry up or dowfi the river or bay any vef
fek after the firft of March, unless thei;
prices be raised—the wardens of the por
have, in consequence thereof, publicly no
tified all the faitl pilots to deliver up thei 1
branches 011 or before the I4thinftant (am
those in Philadelphia before one o'cloci
this day) otherwise their bonds will bi
put in suit.
On Monday last was launched here ;
large fliip designed for the Eafl India are
China trade. She is named, the Indiai
Chief.
Late accounts from Cape Francois mem
tion the whites to have been fuccefsful ii
all their late attacks upon the negro fivrC'
es. Great numbers of' the latter had tak
en refuge in the mountain, and about 200 c
wenches and children had come in the be
ginning of February.
General accounts from England render
it probable, that no declaration of war will
take place 011 the part of Great-Britain
against France, but rather that an accom
modatio i would be efffecled. There ars
several reasons to give credit to the late
accounts that Mr. Pitt was carrying on £
negotiation with the executive council oj
France.
We hear from Pittsburgh that Mr.
Rrackenridge has jutl publiflied there, hi:
third volume of the adventures of Capt.
Farrago, and his man Teague O'Regan.
A supply, it is said, is now on its way tc
this city, for the gratification of the lovers
of satire and fun.
It is stated in authentic accounts from
the western country, that the lavages inger
eral, welt of the Ohio, are determined for
war unlets the United States will, by ar
lit of the Supreme Legislature, relicquiil
all claim to the territory N. W. of that ri
vcr ; and that they are determined to con
tinue hostilities until the e\er.t of the pro
ioPed treaty, to be held at Sandutki in May
next, is known—and that if it is not agree
ibje to their withes, they will pay no ref
lect to it. The fame accounts fay. thai
:he British still continue to supply the hof
:ile Indians with every necetlary for car
•ying on the war. which they fay is in con
lideration of the Indian trade. It is ad
led, that if the north western territory/:
elinqutjhed, the British ftaud ready to pur
chase it from the natives, and thereof
erett a new province.
[From a Correfj>ondent.~\
A Theatreis now eretted in Charleston.
i.'C. in confequertce of a repeal of a form
er prohibitory law of the legislature ol
:h,it trate, and we hear tlrenuotu exerti
ins are shortly to be made in Boflon lor i
like repeal of the law in force againll tlage
exhibitions in that state. Under judiciou.
management, there is no doubt but a the
atre might be rendered morally inttru&ive
nid innocently entertaining even in a dc
liocratic government ; at the fame time
:t is too true that many plays, now in high
cogue, ought to undergo a sentence of ex
pillfion, as illy adapted to inculcate thai
virtuous timplicity, humility of demeanoi
ind love of equal liberty which ought a
ike to actuate governors and governed ir
i pure and virtuous rebuplic. If, on tl.t
A merican ttage, we are to be entertainec
with dramatic productions exhibiting tht
;hg trical foppery of fretful, paffionatt
pouting queens, rakifti princes, ant
flirting princefles, knavith mini A ers anc
peevilh secretaries, 1 jmenting misfortune:
in which the bulk oi mankind are no waj
concerned ; daggering, poisoning, or hang
ing themfeives for grievances, that an
purely imaginary—better th.it we were
without them.—Regal conquests, and the
druggies of regal ambition, the base plot:
as ariftacracy, and the splendid feats o:
military butchers, are by no means propel
[\ibje£ts for an American stage, except on
ly 1 rien held up as objects or puot'rc abhor
rence and detettation. But even in fuel
cafe, scenes of this kind are dangerous, a:
:he f.ilfe glare of valorous atchievement
ind the deceptive colourings of poetic art
:oofrequ ltly lead the unfufpeciing audi
tor to i fort of tacit approbation, a tear o:
condolence, or a sigh of sympathy with the
royal, the noble, or the heroic fuiferer
l'i w'.tage exhibitions can, indeed, be ufe
tul in any d:gree, except fnch as inculcati
ju obfervanceof the moral and social dn
ies. or in forne shape tend to better th<
heart, without vitiating the underttandinj
by an overstrained address to the fancy
It has ever been the policy of minifiers oj
/late, in all monarchical governments, oi
government i verging towards monarchy, ti
create, and countenance alluring amuse
ments, in order to prevent the people iron
thinking. A few years ago, when partic.
ran high in England, Garrick was employ
ed by the government to give a jubilee, ii
honour of Shakespeare, at Stratford upoi
Avon. The scheme succeeded beyond ex
pectation. Wilkes and Liberty were neg
lected, and for along time nobody med
dled with politics. To the fame purpoft
the celebrated dancer, Ve'/Iris, was after
wards imported, I forget whether fron
France or Italy, and forfome yearsdancee
away every political idea of the Englift
nation. The old despotic French govern
ment, when it found itfelf going, made ai
effort to divert the people with balloons
a:id for some time the project seemed ti
take, but finally failed of success ; am
both French and Americans have (inci
thewed ihe world, that they know how tt
enjoy rational amusement without surren
dering up the faculty of thinking t(
certain gentlemen, who from time to time
have kindly (tho' rather officioutly) offeree
totakp the trouble off the.r hands.
[From a CorreJpendent in SavpWiah
Georgia.]
" In a late National Gazette I find men
tion made ps a machine for ginning Caroli
va Cotton. As a Georgian, the words Ca
rolinp Cotton were gi ating, and occationee
a momentary difguil with tile writer e>:
the paragraph. On consideration, hove
ver, I concluded it was more owing't<
want of infprmation than an intention ti
rob Georgia of the credit of that flaplc
for the fail is, that where Carolina make;
one pound oi cotton for sale Georgia make
three, and Carolina made none for expor
tation until Georgia had eftabliflied it
charafler. The Georgia cotton feed is ir
great demand, not onty on the continent,
but in the. Bahama islands, and her cotto%
commands the height of the Britifli mar
ket. The fame ohferystions lipid good
with rcfpeft to tobacco. In the northern
prices current it is -nil " Carolina Tobac
co," altho' a very coniiderable proportion
of what is shipped at Charleftpnis brought
from Georgia. Indigo and ricq, are 11a
ples which from long habit Carolina has a
right to by courtesy, but even ip tjiofe sta
ples, Georgia is fact approaching to foinc-,
thing more than rivalihip, and in a Ihprt
time will claim a preference."
th.e 801 l on Independent Chronicle. \
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in
Philadeljihia, to hii friend in this* State.
" Your communication by the post, with,
"efpect tp your elections, was very i>lea
ing, as it ralated tp particular characters.
U e want Republicans ; as we have already
n this quarler, a full supply of perfpns who
ire warm supporters of the Monarchical
and Ariftocratical principles, or in other
ivords Confolidatioriijh.—The business of
uongrefs goes on very {lowly, they being
principally employed in investigating the
:ondu£t ol heads of departments, which to
Jur misfortune draw s their attention from,,
matters relating to our commerce, agri
.ulture and manufactures.—While cur
:rade " lies bleeding at every pore" the
Legislature ol the Union 1 as to at
:end to the " neglect and mifmaiiage
nennt" of contraas, &c. and the greatc-ft
part of their time is taken up either in <?/>-
plications from, or reports of, heads of de
partments. In (liort, these departments
erve to delay all public business; as they
Srlt involve government in difficulties, and
then it takes the whole feflion of Congress.,
to investigate the cause, and remedy ?hc
-vils. By a late report you will observe
:lie hauteur still used in addrcfling the re
presentatives of the people ; in a few years
we may expect that it will become almost
ilangerous for Jo small a character as d
Reprejentative, to alk information on any
Tubje.it, provided the head of a
is to be called on for the explanation, A
iijagreement between a memorandum in
the Treafnrer's bank book, and the state
ment reported, beinj the sum of five mil
lions,(even hnndredandjixty thoujand, one,
hundred and thirty-eight florins, is conli
;!ered by a rejponjible gentleman, only as
tmall circumjiai.ce, and not warthy the
attention of the Houfe—thongh, on ex
plaining this disagreement, he is obliged to.
divulge a system of negotiation altogether
vijjonary. The tranCaclion is so very in
tricate, that no man who was not within
the arcana of secrets, could ever account
lor it.—This difagreenieut is morieflly Ai
led an appearance of little fignificancy ; and
fie seems highly affronted that any one
member {hould presume publicly to call
liim to an account to reconcile the memo
randum in the Treasurer's bank book, antj
the statement reported, notwithstanding
the difference is so immense.
•' It is not doubted, however, but that
certain independent members consider the
report with that freedom its importance
merits.
44 It is the earnest wilh of the conjoliia
tionijis, that Mr. JeferJon would
but every real Federalijt is equally
for his continuance in office. ' He has been
abused by a set of high-flying monarchy
men: but every friend to the happiness and
prosperity of America is aware of ihe de
lign, and resents the insult. In fliort, my
ttear friend, if he (hould resign, the cause
of Repuhlicatiijm would lose an able and
warm supporter. Thank Heaven, Cnr,-
j»refs is blefled with a Madijon, a Steele, &
1 Giles.men who are willing to support the
pure principles of tlte constitution, and de
termined to oppose every encroachment,
however artful and formidable the as
sault."
*** Gracchus /hall find a place in cur
next.
FOR SALE.
THE Subscriber wishes ro fell the HOUSE
and LOT in Princeton, now in the tenure
. t William Worth j it. is an eligible ftanri, either
for a private family or a trao'efman, being fwuated
on the fslorth fide of the ftrpet, near the centre, cf
the town, and a little east of the market house—
The lot contain? forty-two feet jn front, and up
wards of two hundred feet in depth j on the pre
mises is ete&ed, and in good tenantable order, a
two ftorv dwellipg house, twenty /"eet front by 26;
in depth } two rooms on the lower floor, wi:h ari
entry fix feet wide j three roopis on tjip second
floor, and a room in the garret, lathed apd pla!-
fered. Ip the rear of the house, and acjo'ning
thereto, is a large kitchen, and the cellar intents
under the whole of the house. In the yard, theie
is a well of excellent water—the vard and garden
are enclosed with a good pale fence. This hojsf*
and lot mght be an object ro fnme gentleman
might wifii to educate his children either at the.
College o r the Latin rr Englifb schools, wh'i< h
are conduced upon an improved plan—-The til!*?
is indisputable, and poflefijon may be had the Hi ft
of April. Fur terms apply to the fubferiber ijj
Princeton.
JARED SEXTON:
I Feb. 2§.