The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1793-01-09 00:00:00, page 2

FRIDAY, DEC: 14.
Mr. W. Smith, of the committee
to whom was referred fandry petitions
from invalids, also the letters from
- the judges of the circuit court
of the diftrift of North-Carolina,
brought in a report, which was read.
This report proposes a repeal of the
several fedions in the law passed the
left session, enjoining certain duties
on the judges of the circuit Courts,
refpeaing invalids, and detailing a
fubfticute in lieu of the provisions
contained in said ad more competent
to the benevolent and general purpo
fa intended by said a&. This report
was twice read, and referred to a
FRIDAY, DEC. ~
Tht President of the United States
made communication of sundry advi
ces from the Governour of the territo,
r) of the United States fouth weft of
the Ohio.
A Bill to amend the ad for promot
ing the progress of the ufeful Arts,
was brought in, read, and ordered to
be printed.
BANKRUPT BILL.
Mr. Smith brought in a bill to eft
abliihed an Uniform Sjftem of Bank
rupt Laius, throughout the United
Stares. Read twice, and ordered to
be taken up on Monday next.-.-400
copies to be printed.
A message from the War Depart
ment, communicating information of
some outrages committed on the fron
tier Indians, by a number of Georgians,
was received, and read..
A report of the Secretary of War,
containing a statement of the conject
ural items which compose the esti
mate of expences necessary for the
support of the War Department for
year 1793, was received and commit,
ted.
On motion, it was resolved, to take
up the confidential message from The
President of the United States, and the
galleries were shut..
ASSUMPTION OF STATE DEBTS.
Mr. Fitzfimons laid on the table,
a set of Resolutions, for opening loan,
on the debts of the refpe&ive States
so soon as they (hall be finally fettled
by the Commiflioners. Referred to
a committee of the whole on the fifft
Monday in January next.
A report of the Secretary of War,
was taken up, and the sum of 50,000
dollars for the contingencies struck
out—a blank was left for the sum to
be filled up hereafter.
A report on the petition of Samuel
Shaw, was received, and laid on the
table. It is in favour of the petition
er.
The bill for afeertaining the fees
demandable on admiraltyproceedings,
&c. was debated, and amended, in
committee of the whole, who report
ed progress, and asked leave to fit
again.
The Coafttng.Bill amendments
were called up, agreed to, and others
added. The Bill was then ordered
to lie on the table for further confid.
eration.
The Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury on the mode of redeeming
the publick debt, was made the order
of the day for Thursday the 3d of
January next.
The Secretary of the Treasury's Re
port of estimates for 1793, was taken
up in committee of the whole, which
reported sundry Resolutions thereon.
They were adopted by the Houfe,and
a committee of five was raised to
bring in a Bill in conformity there
to. —
A Refutation pasted, directing the
Secretary at War to lay before the
House a return of all the troops on
the regular efablifhmedt of the United
States.
WEDNESDAY, DEC.I2.
THURSDAY, DEC. Ifc
TUESDAY, DEC. 11,
MONDAY, DEC. 10.
GALLERIES SHUT.
GALLERIES SHUT.
The amendment of the Senate to
the bill providing for the registering
and recording of ihips or vessels, were
taken into consideration. The firft,
second. and third amendments were
agreed to ; the fourth amendment
was to ftfike out the 17th fedoa of
the bill which was defignedto guard
effectually against collation in regard
to American vessels, it having been
afeertained that impositions in this
refped had been pradifed with suc
cess. The amendment of the Senate
was objected to ; it Sas said it left
the door still open to the owners of
foreign vessels to evade payment of
foreign tonnage. And was after de
bate disagreed to by the House.
A message was received from the
Senate by Mr. Otis, their Secretary,
informing the Houle that the Senate
have passed a bill in addition to, and
for altering the aft for extending the
time allowed for fettling the accounts
between the United States and indi
vidual States. This bill was read,
and laid on the table.,
committee 0f the whole, for the lift
Monday in December ; interim 200
copies to be printed.
A letter was read from the Secre
tary at War, enclosing a report, con
taining lifts of the names of perlons
returned as invalids by the judges of
the circuit courts to the war office,
with an account of the circumstances
attending the fcveral cases.—This
report, being read, was referred to
the committee of the whole on the
la& Monday of the prefect month.
On motion of Mr. W. Smith, two
reports from the Secretary of War on
the fame fubjed, were referred to the
fame committees.
Mr. Livermore brought in a report
on the petition of the'inhabitants of
Post Vincennes, praying to be exempt
ed from the charge of a redurvey of
their lands. This report was in fa
vour of the prayer of the petition :
Read and laid on the table.
A motion being made for the House
to go into a committee of the whole,
on the confidential message from the
President of the United States,
Mr. Sedgwick took the chair, and
the doors of the gallery were shut.
Extras of a letter from Gen.
Cuftine to Gen. Biron.
Spires, OEI. 5,
" Dear General,
« rnHE letter I received
yesterday evening, and
the news it contains, canted me
to refled deeply on our ficua
cion, and the means we have of
doing the most uleful service to
the public weal, The follow
ing is the result:
"M. Derbach since the zd
inst. has received orders to come
and cover Worms andMayence,
with a body of 12,000 men.
He will arrive rather late for.
the former, as 1 am in poffeflion
of it. M. Neuveigner, with a
detachment of 4,600 entered it.
He found 1,800 faits, and a
magazine of 3,200 of corn and
straw, which I directed to be
moved immediately, and sent
to Land an. 1 have demanded
a contribution of 1,200,000
livres, viz^ 200,000 of the,moft
noble Chapter, 400,000 ,of
the Bishop, and 900,000 of
the Magistrates. This opera
tion will be finifhed before the
arrival of Count Derbach, and
l shall also have evacuated
Spire.
Foreign Intelligence.
Extrafl of a letter freto Gen
Cuftine to Gen, Biron, dated
Spires, 0?/ 6.
" We have this ni^ht made a
new capture from the Aulbians
on the other fide of the Rhine,
by carrying off all the boats
from Gamerfheim to Menhtim.
We also took some hundicds
of Mufkecs, twelve calks, and
eight chests of shoes, shirts, &c.
with thirty prifaners, and some
horks. My soldiers are ani
mated with extreme ardour, and
l begin to hope, that I shall
eftabJifh among them a disci
pline nervous and foiid. 1
hasten the evacuation of the
magazines. 2900 prisoners
have marched from this plate
for Strafburg. The officers
have taken with them some
what more than ico men, for
whom they are to answer; and
besides all thefe,i2oo were kill
ed or drowned, and a few escap
ed."
" General Dillon,Comman
der of the French army now
encamped under Verdun, pro
poles to the Commandant or
his Prussian Majesty in the
town and citadel of Verdun, to
deliver up that place to him,
and to evacuate it immediately,
or in the course of a day. On
these conditions the General
assures him that he will not im
pede the retreat of the Prussian
troops: and that he will even
proted the removal of such sick
as are in a condition to be irant
ported. He informs the Com
mandant, that if he accepts this
proposal, which tends to pre
vent the ufelels Ihedding of
blood, he will avoid a dole
liege, which will otherwise be
commenced this day. 1 fend
this to you by Lieutenant Co
lonel Cmenetz, my aid de
camp, whom I have ordered to
bring back your answer.
(Signed) ''DILLON..,
* Commander of Du mourier's
army, in bis absence to Paris, on
business reffecting- the winter
campaign.
Summons lent by General Dillon*
to the Commandant of the Pruf-
Jian troops at Verdun.
'' Camp at Regret, Oft. I I,
OPERATIONS OF THE FRENCH
" l am ordered by the King
to inform you in answer to your
summons, that tomorrow
morning the 12th current, you
will be put into possession of the
gate of Secours, which shall be
Occupied jointly by the troops
of the King and the French
troops ; that Verdun shall be
completely evacuated on the
14th ; and that the sick Who
are in a condition to be remov
ed shall follow' in carriages
ofthe country which shall be
paid for. On these articles I
Answer by the Prussian General
Coubire.
ARMIES.
" Verdun, Ofl. 1 r.
Copy of a letter 'from M<jorfobs
Adair, to Brigadier Genera!
Wilkenfon, dated, Fort Saint
Clair, November 6.
SI R,
This morning abotu the firft
'appearance of day, the enemy
I attacked my camp, within fight
lof this post ; the attack was
sudden, and the enemy came on
with a degree of courage that
bespoke them warriors, indeed.
Some of my men were hand
!in hand, with them before we
retreated, which however we
KINGSTON [>.] Oft. 6.\
Extrafl of a letter from a gentle
man who was a pafenger fa
the Maria fames, from this
port.
ABOUT 9 o'clock on Sun
day morning the 24th of j
June, we fell in with a large {
body of ice, covered with snow 1
—it was about 200 feet high, 2
miles and an halfin circumfe
rence, & distant from the shore
near 270 miles—Cape Race be
ing the nearest land. When we
firft saw it, it was 5 or 6 miles
a head, and we could perceive
little else than snow; but as we
approached, its magnificence
grew upon us, and when we
were abreast of it, about five
o'clock, and within a mile,,
it exhibited an appearance so
awfully beautiful, thdt my pen
is inadequate to the description.
Extraa of a letter from Geh. Wilkin
son, dated Fore-Hamilton, 6th No
vember, 1792.'
" Dear Sir,
" Y HAVE the pleafare to inform
X you, that Maj. Adal ft* has this
day bad a smart and honorable brulh
with a body of Savages, supposed co
be double in number, nea. to Fort St,
Clair, and that after several turns of
fortune, a fliarp contest for two hours,
he finally kept bis ground, though the
enemy carried off the great body of
his horses during the adion.
" 1 lament that Capt. Hale is a
mong the slain, but tor the convolu
tion of his friends, and of the friends
of all who have fallen, they fell glori
oufty, and sleep in the bed of honor—
Maddison is again wounded —if he
continues hir career, he v ill be a dif
tinguiihed warrior. Be plea fed to in
form his bro her that his wound is
flight. Enclofcd are the names of the
killed and wounded. Major Adair
has done no more than I expected,
that is, he has combined courage to
condud, and done honor to the State
of Kentucky.
“N^ B. The enem> left two dead
on the field,and were observed to carry
off many.
'' KILLED —Capt. Hale, Matthew
Englijb, Ifafc Jett, Joseph Clinton.
John Williams, Robert Baaing.
66 WOUNDED —Capt. Madison.
Thomas Hickman, Aaron Adams, Lue&
Vorifs, Richard Taylor.
am authorifed to agree to a
capitulation "&c 4
* Ca,t. Adair commanded a compa
ny of about 100 Volunteers, called into
the fernico from the State of Kentucky,
to escort provisions fait from Fort-Wajh
ington, for the fupply of Fort-Jeffirfon.
PHILADELPHIA,/)^, ig.
Columbian Intelligence.
Weft-Indies.