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Sec. 8. And be it further enabled, That
if any consul, vicc-couful, commercial a
gent or vice-commercial agent, thall grant
a passport or other paper certifying that
any alien, knowing him or her to be such,
is a citizen of the United States, he shall
on conviction thereof, in any point of
competent jurifdiaion, forfeit and pay
a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Sec. 9. And be it further enabled, That
;'l powers of attorney executed after the
thirtieth day of June next in a foreign
country for the transfer of any flock of the
United Spates, or for the receipt of interest
thereon,lhall be verified by the certificate &
leal of a consul, vice consul, commercial a
gent, or vice-commercial agent, if any there
be at the place where the fame shall be
executed, for which the pei son giving the
certificate shall receive fifty cents.
NATH'I MACON,
Speaker of the Houle of Reprejentatives.
A. BURR,
dice-prefdent of the United States, end
PreJident of the Senate.
Approved, Feb. 28th, 1803.
TH : JEFFERSON.
-«2¥a^t_ -
Mifcellanj,
Penfan Lift. — That there was a project
in tlelaft General Court, among the feeders
after office, to establish a Pension List in
this State, is beyond a doubt ; and it was to
begin with invalid and fupcrannuated Judges,
will not be disputed by any leafonable man,
who will attentively confider the insidious
nature and tendency of the following reso
lution. It was however, promptly and very
bandfomly negatived, by a fringing ma
jority, notwithstanding all the little low arts
that were then pra&ifed to prevent it, in
that federal House.
Resolved —" That any fuflice of the
Supreme Judicial Court, who, through age or
infirmity, is or may be dijabled from perform
ing the duties of his office, and who, on or be
fore the firfl day of May next, shall resign, shall
be entitled to receive a Jura to be agreed or. by
this Court."
Can any person now doubt r A pension,
fays Dr. Johnson, is an allowance without
an equivalent. —And, in England, fays the
fame learned authority, " it is generally un
derstood to be pay given to a Rate hireling,
for treason against his country." It is in
truth a stipend without service preformed ;
and in this case the Judge was to receive
it, not for what he could do, but for
what he could not or would not do. Be
cause he could not perform the duties of his
office r he was therefore to have a valuable
consideration the moment he resigned it. So
fays the resolution : yet, with hardened
front, a writer in the last Cenuoel, in the
usual vulgar dialed! of a disgraced and fallen
party throughout the United States, is pleas
ed to fay that the aflertion of this pension
being proposed, was an “ debiimeering
lie !"
If a pension be a sum given without an
equivalent, then this was more of a perlion,
than many that made their appearance in
the red-book of the late ill-fated monarch of
France ; unless the resignation of an office is
supposed to be that equivalent. With this
small beginning I will entrap as great a
man as Caffio, fays the play —and with this
entering wedge on the journals of the House
of Representatives, in this State,every Judge
with the hip or the cholic would have had
the fame indulgence. For if one, why not
another?
In this way an intriguing faction for
twenty years part, has been attempting every
scheme to deceive and mislead the people,
and pervert the plain and obvious meaning
of the constitution to their prejudice. I hat
they have been defeated, routed and disgrac
ed, is clear, but no thanks to them for this.
The question is not what they can now do,
but what they would have done if their plans
„ had been fuccefsful. A foreign war would,
perhaps,have been the lead among the dread
ful evils that mult have followed from their
nefarious machinations.
When Hamilton proposed in convention,
at Philadelphia, a President and Senate for
life, in this infant country, where we had
always, from its firft settlement, been used
to periodical elections; and when John
Adams, Est even before that time, had re-
any seaman or mariner in a foreign port fifty
cents ; & for commission on paying and re
ceiving the amount of wages payable on the
discharge of seamen in foreign ports, two
and a half per centum.
Sec. 7. And be it farther enabled, That
if any consul, vice-consul, commercial
agent or vice-commercial agent,thall falfely
and knowingly certify, that property bc
longing to foreigners is property belong
ing to citizens of the United States, he
shall on conviction thereof, in any court,
of compententjurifdiftion, forfeit and pay
a hue not exceeding ten thousand dollars,
at the difcrction of the.court, and be im
ptifoned for any term not exceeding three
years.
What has been the average of journey
men's wages for the lad seven years ; and is
it cußomary to work by the piece or by time ?
Are you under the neceflity of obtaining
any of your tools, or any other commodity,
manufaatired or unmanufactured, from a
foreign nation, in order to finifh your goods
for the market ; and what duty on the tools
or other articles pay on importation ?
You are requested allo to Rate what duties
are imposed on your finished gocds when
imported into foreign ports, diflinguifhing
those countries where they are totally pro
hibited. And as it is intended that the peti
tion requeuing an alteration in any law re
lative to the als, shall be liberal and found
ed 011 reciprocity, you will also Rate on what
terms foreign goods, of the fame or similar
manufacture to yours are admitted into the
United States, that this affociatiun may be
enabled to Rate with certainty whether
foreign or domestic mechanical iuduftry re
ceives the greatest encouragement and pro
teaion from the government of the United
States. And if any petition has been pre
ferred to congress from your trade, you will
please to inform us what were its objects
and the reception it met with.
In addition to these fads your opinion will
be thankfully received as to the kind of pro
te&ion against foreign competition, that it
would be neceflary to obtain from congress.
Our views in collecting the above infor
mation will be obvious to every person ; it is
therefore hoped that similar societies and in
dividuals where there are no societies, will
as speedily as possible furnuli such know
ledge as they may be pofleffed of and trans
mit it to the secretary, at Philadelphia, poji
paid.
Signed by order, J. LITHGOW, Sec'ry.
Philadelphia, April 15, 1803.
Foreign.
BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS —MARCH 10.
THE KING's MESSAGE.
Royal Message. — Lord Hobart delivered
the following Meflage from His Majesty.
“ In con sequence of the formidable mili
tary preparations carrying cn in the ports of
France and Holland, pending the difeuffion
of an important negociation between his Ma
jesty's government and that of France, the
result of which cannot yet be known, his
Majeßy acquaints the House, that actuated
by the concern he always feels for the secu
rity and welfare of his fubjeds, he has
thought it necessary to exercise the pow
ers vested in him by ad of Parliament, for
calling out, and embodying forth, th4 Mili
tia of these Kingdoms, or such part thereof as
his Majesty shall think proper for the de
fence and fafety of his Kindoms, not doubt
ing that his Parliament will approve the
fame."'
HOUSE OF COMMOnS—MARCH 10.
The Secretary at War said, that he rose
for the purpose of moving an Address for
presented the English monarchy as a model
of pure republicanism,and the most Rupend
ous political invention in the world—it was
easy to fee what these two men wanted.
Still, however, they were able to proceed,
upborne by the circumstances of the time
that intervened, until the returning spirit of
their countrymen reduced them both to their
primitive and exadt weight in focicty.
We know that if the above resolution had
passed, the sum to be given was contemplat
ed to have been an half pay for life. But
these adroit managers, perhaps, would have
been fatisfied by a commuration for a sum of
money in hand, equal to iis real value. If
three of the judges had resigned, there would
have been room for some new candidate ; and
if they had been reduced from their present
number, in one session, thev could easily be
augmented in the next. This would have
been a truly Federal saving, that is, an
increasing debt, on a diminished income !
[Chronicle.
(CIRCULAR.)
To the ArtiJls and Manukadlurers of the United
States.
The association of Artists and Manufac
turers, instituted in Philadelphia,for the pur
pose of promoting the arts and manufaaories
of the United States, having resolved to pre
sent a memorial and petition to congress at
their next session, for the more effectual en
couragement and protection of domestic in—
dustry, request of their brethren every where
dispersed, and of similar associations, as far
as lies in their power, to transmit answers
to the follow ing questions:
Has your trade increased since the peace
of 1783, in the fame proportion as the pop
ulation of the United States or of the Rate
you inhabit.
If it has not increased in the fame propor
tion, what are the reasons that, in your o
pinion, have retarded its progress?
What is the proportion of apprentices to
journeymen, and of natives to foreigners, in
your town or state ?
How are apprentices taken in your trade
and what period of time.
The Government has issued an arrete for
regiltering anew all ship-carpenters, caulk
ers, fail-makers, rope-makers, &c. resident
at the different ports, and not already enter
ed on the regißer for sailors. When a rc
quifition is made for their services, it is to
be regulated by the laws of the 25th of O&c
--ber, 1796. Blacksmiths, bakers, and houfe
carpenters, are also to obey the requisition
of the Adminißrators of the Marine, should
their services be thought necessary. Such of
these artizans as refufe to proceed to their
destination, shall be apprehended, and for
warded from brigade to brigade, till they
reach the refpeaive ports.
MARCH 14.
From Mr. Pitt having obtained leave of
absence from the House of Commons, his
friends have very faint hopes of feeing him
soon in place.
Besides Ld. Nelson to command one of
the fleets of observation, and Ld. Keith
another fleet of observation in the North
Seas, Ld. Gardner, it is said is to take
command of the Channel Fleet. It is re
ported also, that the whole oppfite line of
the French coast will be blockaded by nu
merous squadrons of frigates and gun-boats,
under the dißina commands of Sir Edward
Pellew and Sir Sidney Smith. Sir
James Saumarez is to be on the Downs
Ration, and Admiral Thornborough on
the Nore and Sheerness.
the gracious Message which had been read.
The Address was voted new. con. and or
dered to be presented by such Members of
theHoufe as are of hisMajefty's Privy Coun
cil.
Mr. Wickham gave notice, that he would
to-morrow move for leave to bring in a
Bill to empower the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland to encreafe the Militia of that
part of the united kingdom.—Adjourned.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Horse Guards, London, March 12th, 1803.
It is the King's pleasure, that, notwith-
Randing any leave of abfenfe granted by his
MajeHy or by the commander in Chief; all
Officers belonging to regiments in Great-
Britain, or on foreign Rations, do join their
refpe&ive Corps without delay, except such
Officers as are employed on the Recruiting
Service, or upon any Public Duty.
By Order of his Royal Highness the
Commander in Chief,
HARRY CALVERT,
Adj. Gen. of the Forces.
MARCH If.
Two Proclamations were issued yesterday
afternoon ; the one for encouraging Seamen
and Landmen to enter themselves on board
his Majesty's Blips of war ; and the other
for recalling and prohibiting S amen from
serving foreign Princes and States, and for
granting rewards for difeovering such Sea
men as shall conceal themselves.
Lord Gardner, Sir Sidney Smith, and Sir
Edward Pellew, were among the naval of
ficers of dißinaion, who attended the admi
ralty-office on Wednesday and yesterday, to
tender their services in case of a rupture ;
and their example has been imitated by up
wards of three hundred naval officers of dif
ferent ranks, from that of PoR Captains to
warrant officers.
InßruCtions have been prepared, and will
be sent off with all poflible dispatch for our
foreign polfeflions.
MARCH 12.
Parliament. —ln the course of debate,
last night in the house of commons, nothing
was to be observed but the fame Jhades of o
pinion which pervaded the former difeuffion
on the fame fubjeCt. The language of the
minister was uniform and confident. He
Rrongly exprefled his wish for peace, and
his hopes, that the last extremities might
Rill be avoided ; but declared his resolution
never to purchase peace by humiliation, or
any injurious concessions.
Independently of the vaR numbers of
Seamen, every where obtained by means of
the impress, we are happy to find, that vol
unteers who have already entered, arc beyond
all former example numerous.
On Wednesday, one King's Messenger,
and two foreign Messengers failed, though
it blew a gale of wind. Another King's
Messenger failed on Thursday. Two pack
ets arrived in the afternoon, bringing Mr.
Elsworth. A French courier arrived
with dispatches for General Anbreossi.
M. Fa velet, one of the French Commer
cial Commiflioners failed from Dover yefler
day with dispatches from the French Am
bassador. Two couriers arrived at the Am
bassador's house yesterday morning.
The French seem to be adopting every
measure for increasing their naval force.
Large falls of timber have been ordered in
the great forefl of Soignefs ; the timbers is to
be sent to Brest, Havre, Dunkirk, and L'Ori
ent.
Letters are preparing at the war-office, in
some degree similar to those already issued
from Lord Hobert's office, requiring the
By the Brig Sally, Capt. Ingersoll, 30
days from Bourdeaux, papers and letters
have been received from that city to Marcli
27. —Capt. I. informs, that though various
reports, pro and con, had prevailed, yet the
latest was unfavorable to the continuance of
peace.—An impairment of French seamen
took place the evening before he failed.
Some of the letters mention, that the expec
tation of war had enhanced the price of cof
fee and sugar. The American Minister at
Paris, had been allured by the French Gov
ernment, that if a war commenced the peace
of the United States would not be disturbed
by France.—Since the late change in the af
pedl of affairs the Minister has been treated
with more refpea and attention by the gallic
rulers. The following note was sent to capt.
I- on the evening of the 27th March :
" Deaß Siß— By the mail arrived this day
at 6 o'clock, P. M. it appears, that koftile pre
parations in England continue with great activ
ity ; and though there zuere reports yesterday,
that alt dffrentes were fettled Etween the two
Governments, the aJpeft oj affairs is at this mo
ment very alarming to the Jrioids of peace.
'The Stocks at Baris tell in one day 8 per cent,
and the prevailing opinion there, was, THAT
THERE ITOULD BE A WAR. Letters
from London are also in the fame stile,
"Yours, G. Y."
Bourdeaux, 27th March.
" His Majesty the king of Denmark, has
most graciouflv ordered by his mandate of
22(1October last, that whenever any accounts
are received of the exigence of the yellow
fever in the United States of America, or
when no particular advice is received to the
contrary from the Minister resident there, all
American vessels which are not provided
with health certificates, from the beginning
of the month of July, until the end of the year,
are to submit to certian quarantine regula
tions, and even ifthey are provided with such
cert ficates, these vessels are Rill prohibited to
communicate with the Riore, before they
have been visited by the appointed health
physician, and if he has the least suspicion,
then the vessel must be dealt with accordingly:
In conformity to which no American vessel
during such a time shall be piloted, except
having Foiled the green flag.
Which gracious command is hereby pub-
PARIS, MARCH 11.
It is feared that the frigate Frateinite,
bound from Sf. Domingo to France, has
foundered at tea.
I hey write from Toulon, that the frigates
Rhine and Corneille wire in readinels to
cruise before Algiers, to prevent the pirates
of that people trom injuring our commerce.
The frigate Minion is preparing for the
fame destination. We are informed that the
Dey has given two months to the Agent of
the Republic to leave his territories. We
are ignorant of the motives of this insult.
They write from Brest, that on the 6th
inst. the expedition for India failed with a
favorable w ind.
MARCH I,
The decree of the 9th, which prohibits
the exportation of money, is extended to all
articles of gold and silver.
Latest by the Mails.
Boston, APRIL 29.
By the brig Silly, Capt. Ingerfo'il, in 30
days from Bourdeanx, Letters & papers of
late dates have been received. A Letter
from refpeaahle authority at Buurdcaux,
contains the following :—
War is the order of the day— Malta
ostensible bone of contention--and the general
opinion is, that an aaual Bate of hoßilitics
is not tar distant. Were I togive my private
sentiment, however, it would be that an
accommodation will take place— France is
too much exposed in her commerce, and too
feeble in her fleets, to take the Bull by the
horns.
Lord Lieutenants of counties to nuke the
receffary arrangements for the early assem
bly of the militia. It is mentioned that a
third part only of these corps is :o be called
out.
Another Letter from Bourdcaux, dated
March 16, frys—“ r | here has been much
talk here of War with England ; but with
in two or three days the letters from Lon
don and Paris are of a peaceable afped, and
all apprehensions over.—Mr. Pinckney, the
Ambassador, writes from Madrid, that be
has arranged the New-Orleans business a
micably with the Spanish Government
which knew nothing about the Intendant's
tondua. Orders are gone on to restore
things to their proper situation."
The half pay officers in Engird and Ire
land have been ordered to make a return of
their particular places < f residence within
one month otherwise their names to be
erased from the lift.
WASHINGTON, APRIL 18.
ORDINANCE
Os his Danifli 11ajejly, defining what is to be ob-
Jerked by the American d jjels in regard
to Quarantine regulations.