The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1794-02-19 00:00:00, page 2

An a& to incorporate certain peifons
fir he purpose of building a bridge ovex
Merimuc River, near Cofs's ferry, wa
r<ad a third time and puffed to be enac
ted s —
'''"' fy e petition of jofeph Kelley was read
and a day of hearing was granted, second
Wednesday of the next feffi n—and that
the execution against the said Kelley be
flayed till the decision of the G n. Court.
The public hearings, which were to
have been this day, were postponed.
In Senate, Jan 2, 1794. Voted that
M fa. Bellows and Micgregore, be a
c, remittee on ths part of the Senate, to
join (uch of the Hun House of Reprefen
thrives as they may appoint, to take into
c^fideration the expediency rs the Gen.
Court's ci eting but once a day the re
mainder ofthe present feffi n—which vote
w& read, and motion made that it be con
curl ; on which mo ion the yeas and
n?yb were called, and there appeared 50
yeas and 47 mays, so it palled in the af
firmative.
Jan. 8. The petition ofSimuslHx
fin, and others, inhabitants of he f cicty
land, was read, and a day of heating
was gran.ed.
The fobowing vote came down from
the Hnorble Senate for concurrence.
Jan. 7. Messrs Sumner, J. Smith,
and Thompson, were appointed a com
mittee to confider of the petition of Caleb
Balch, praying to have an action brought
forward in the court of common pleas in
county of HU (borough, which by mis
take had been neglected, and to report.
Mfrs. Bel', J. Pierce and J. Wal
dron, Hoit, Darling, A. Parker, Bart,
Simpson, aud Brewster, were appi te :
a committee to take into coofideratim,
and report such measures as they &UI
julge expedient for disposing of the unlo
cared lands belonging to this state.
MIT s. Prentice, Bell, Hoir, Badger
and Blanchard, were appointed a com
mittee to cnfider of th petition of Mi
thew Thornton Esq. and John Wilier,
jun. praying to be released fr man obli
gation which thev fignel with Robert
himith, to account for the edate of Stepher
Holland, Eq an abfentec &:. and to
report.
Nott receive 22! lit. 63. deduction 61.
formerly givea him bv the Gen. Court.
Several pul lie bills were read a third
time, aad passed to be enacted.
Jan. g M ti>n was made that the
hg;ff:ue take immeJiae neafures for
the tale of the unlocated lands belong
ing to this ftae; when the yeasad nay e
were called for, and there appeared 78
yeas and z; nay,, so i puffed in the affir
ms ive.
General Statement of the Trca
' fury, Dec. 25, 1793-
SPECIE on hand, £ 11,150 O C
Specie Io red on intereA,)
purla-nt to orders of the > 11,00^ O C
Hon General Court, J
Due on excise bonds, ex-)
elusive fintereft, ) 3'645 9 6
Due on impost bonds, ex-f
c ufive of interest, J 154 '' °
Stck in N^w^amp. Bale, 3,120 a 0
Due on Bonds given by"
Mafonian pr pr tors for
State note, exr ufive cf ► 3,402 16 1
interest, £.9 722 6 1 a
7s. specie foi 20 . is
S ecie taxes ou ttandi g, 7 578 1 10
Paper taxes outftanding,"l
from the year 1775, i r 1
cl afive, £.0.975 94 > 8,390 7 9
Climated ut ss. fptcie l
for 2034 paper, )
48,241 2 2
Stacks in the fund of the United States in
the name of the State of Newhampfhire,
Dollars. Cents.
6 per cent. Rock, 49^59 85
3 per cent dito, 75, 665 53
Deferred ditto, 24,579 93
M94°S 3<
Amount of State Notes,
ou standing, and interest 1
c*fh thereon to Dec 31, (3§>77 2 2 0
1793, and State Certifi-[
cates rutftanding, J
Bills cf new emission out-|
standing 72,718 dollars, il,Bl§ 3 o
The debts due sundry per-1
sons from cobfifeated efl
fates and interest there-J
^'L^cella/ny.
The DEVICE for Mfler, upon
PARC SECOND.
No. VI.
'' The difference between mud and Mi^."
I WAS nearly dffolved when Mr #
Sprightly had closed his speech. If was
then I bid them all farewell, and a (exara
tion took place between the fou^dhud
what little fignificancy < f ray name was
in me. My departure from Cafehardv,
1 beiieve, was very much like dyirg. 1
left them the found of my name ana be
came invifiale. My personality feemeu
to dff Ive in the lurell figaificancy and
power of in, n & mr. In ihurt 1 came to
myf?lf, was all (pints at once, and invis
ible to all the eyes of Casehardens. flit
hill I retained all my senses, and had dy
fight io refined that 1 could fee the while
jubilance of Mummery, Pendulum aid
Spri^ht y as three heaps of mud in human
form. I came near to look at one jof
them, I think it was the Lawyer, and m,
fight broke in'o the midit of the heap,
which appeared to be mod dried in tl)e
iu, ofa purple call and full of little (bin;
mg particles, whi^h upon exammati 111
found t be the ruins cf his mind. Waes
his cmfcience burst, his mind was puiva?
zed and mixed with the mud. Some d
hefe particles, I observed, began to fry
and burn the mud, like glowing sparks cl
fire. And looking at Pendulum, I thinw
it was, in the sides of the heap 1 difcover-'
ed some fibers of what I tock to be mind,
They were in no kind of order, and with!
jut any conne^licr, and withal fervid/
Then turning to Sprightly as 1 fuppcfeJh^l
heap was full of veins of matter that
would be taken for quickfi!ver,and f^phsr.
Forthwith 1 turned & came out of the h&e
^0 (me wl, to .fnlcunam, gad met
many Calghardeans, who could fee no
thing of me, nor feel me when they
ran against me, I met federal heaps a
little belcw Landlord Soaker's. One of
the'e stumbled upon me and fell down,
fjuft turned my eye into the heap, and
saw that it was wet mud, fomehng like
pitch and almost boiling hot, and had eat
en with rust all the (hioi^ fibltance, or
parts of mod. I met a great many, and
vet I may fay, I met but one, forthis was
mud and that was mud; all the Cafehar^
dears are mud. Flesh and blood is ell
hat they can difeern of any man. They
have no idea of fpiritaal substance, such
s the secret fignificancy and power of ray
tame, nor of any kind. When I wus
now come within the borders of Harder
ham I heard the found of my name chime
ing merrily in all parts of the Town which
I had lift. I felt no uneasiness, and wis
fee as the air, c mgratulating myfelf upon
try inconceivable gain, at the experce el
nothing but the found and shell of m ;
qame.
Treafar? Ossie, Newham,foire.
Ex ter, December 25th, 1793.
Errors excepted.
J. T. GILMAN, Treasurer.
&o„^^/
SIXTH SESSION.
PHILADELPHIA
Inch HOUSE ^REPRESENTATIVES.
PROCEEDINGS^ the AMERICAN
f{ MESSAGE was received and
read from the President of the United
States, communicating intelligence re
cently received from Europe. This in
telligence was contained in extraßs of
letters which originated in a correspon
dence between our minister at Paris and
the French minister for Foreign affairs,
relative to fandry commercial tranfadions
—the detentions of American vessels in
the harbours of France—and the capture
'f the American (hip Laurens, &e.
There was one paper written in French,
which it was dirked, fliould be transla
ted*
on—for depreciation or-|
ders, &c. &c cannot be )
ascertained at the treafu-i
ry, as those acc- anti are 1
not kept there—out may |
be climated at about, J 5,000 0 0
Thursday Jan. 16.
£.63,587 10 z
This report was twice read, and refer
red to a committee of ways and means :
So that it now consists of a member fiem
e eiy ft te, who are tjm^ke another re
port receding the fortifying the ports
and harbours ci the Unitec States.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the bill for the better support
of the military eflablifhment of the Uni
ted States.
The second feaion of the bill which
provides for a grant of 30 dollars to each
private at the end of their Service, was
Struck out.
After sundry other amendments, the
committee rose, and reported the bill
with the amendments.
A report was read from the Secretary
of the Treasury on the fubjetl of collec
tion of duties on the distilled Spirits.
The house then adjourned.
Tuesday, Jan. zi.
The committee appointed for the pur
pefe, brought in a report, slating thr
several fa&s relative to the memorial of
the captains of sundry French vessels,
whica , ut p-6— cow yvr.j ul tire UntieC
States last fumracr, with paffengrrs fr<m
the [Hand of St. Domingo: The captains
,prayed for an exemption of the usual du
ties, as they were altogether compelled
by unavoidable circumflexes to take
refuge tn these ports. The committee
reported in their favor.
Ordered that the above report lie for
con fideration.
Friday, Jan. 17.
Agreeable to the order of the day the
house resolved into a committee of the
whole, on the bill making appropriations
for the civil lift, for the current year.
After some time, the committee rose, re
ported progress and asked leave to fit
again.
f Monday, Jan. 20.
The committee appointed reported a
statement ofthe force necessary to pro
tea our trade, and the ways and means.
The force propefed is four frigates of
44. guns, and two of 20 guns. The met
al of the larger frigates is 28 eighteen
pounders.
The sum reported as necessary for this
armament, is 600 000 do lars. It is
proposed to raise this sum by laying one
per cent, additional on imported goods
now paying 7 1-2; $ per cent, addition
al on stone, marble, &c. and on al (lone
and earthen ware ; 3 cents additional on
fait per bushel ; 6 cents additional per
ton, on ail vessels of the United States
employed in foreign trade ; 25 cents per
ton oa all o her vcffcls.
The amendments proposed by the com
mittee of the whole house of the zo>h in
stant, to the bill fcr completing and
better supporting the military eftablifh
mint of the United States, were taken up,
on adopting which, a desultory debate
took place and continued nearly to the
hour of adjournment, when it was ordered
to be engrossed for a third reading to-mor
row.
A eommmunicitiom was received from
the Secretary of the Treasury, contain
ing statements receding the loan-offices
—read and laid on the table.
After reading and referring feverat pc
tiuoce, &c.—the Heufe adjourned.
Mr. Giles reported the bill for estab
lishing an uniform system of Bankruptcy,
throughout the United States. Adjourn
ed.
Wednesday, Jan. zz.
The speaker laid before the house a let
ter from the feeretary for the department
of war, announcing the agreeable intel
ligence of the ratification of peace with
the Creek Indians, by the agency and in
terposition of Mr. Seagrove, agent for
Indian affairs in the southern depart
ment.
The bill for eftabliihing an uniform
fy&m of bankruptcy throughout the Uni
ted States, was read a second time, 150
copies to be printed, and made the order
of the day for Monday week.
A meff:ge from the President of the U
nited States was received by Mr. Secre
tary Dandridge, covering some extracts
of letters from the American minister in
London.—These were read, and pur
ported that England is defirous.of contin
uing on friendly terms with this country ;
that the American fufferers will receive
fatisfaaion ; also an extrad oftheir court
of admiralty relative to freight, &c. and
the eondu& to be observed towards the
Ineutral powers.—That Genoa and Tus
cany are forced from their neutrality by
Ia fauadron of British and Spanish fops of
Iwar, which entered their ports, and cap
ENGLAND.
L O N D O N, N ov . ,6.
DECLARATION.
of War by FRANCE against GENOA.
"The ft4lowing declaration bus been addr^^o
h the French National Cramfoners
th army % Italy.
THE und.rfigred Commiffiorers, de
puted by the National Convene
tion of Fiance confideripg that the social
compact of all nations has been violated ia
the meft indecent manner — that the atro
cious aft committed in the port of Genoa
towards the members cf tie French Re
public, by men calling tlemfelves fub
jeds of the Monarch cf England, has out
raged the rights cf nations and endanger
ed even the exigence of humanity—corfi
dering too, that thtfe affii&ing events can
not be indifferent to any people, particu
larly to the people of Genoa, under whoso
eyes the crime cf treason agafa ft fociea,
has been committed —that the punishment
,of such a crime ought to be as Ipeedy as it
fhouid be terrible— hat jedke and hu
marity demand i:—that the French Re
public has the power and iteinclinatiop
Q «•<&< it— .h#x r perfTof-GenX,
by preferring a Slence would fardion the
conduct of the ager ts, declare —that in
iuch circvmfl nces Genoa cannot without
shame and dishonor helicate an infiagt in
deciding between the friends and fees of
tocic, outraged in the perfors cf French
Republicans, and that neutrality in such
an extraordinary fixation of affairs, would
involve all people in anarchy.
Confiderirg further that the people of
Genoa fee daily the religious attention
with which their territory is referred by
the Republic, at the very moment when
the enemies of France find in Genoa a
secure asylum, and thus escape the pur
suit of the French uho armed in the de
'fence of Liberty and Equality —finally
that such refpea mull soon cease fr a ter
ritory which is used as the tomb of Fretfh
Republicans.
Declare in the meft solemn manner
in the name of the French Republic, to
the people of Genoa, that the cardir.cfs &
indecision of the Senate, in reg'e&ing to
infiia*a just and figntl punishment on thj
authors of the crime committed in their
ports, and under their cannon, a^airft the
human race, in the persons ct in- >&<
bars cf the French Society, is rt<^ r # t &, #
an ACT of HOSTILITY, and the
French Republic is prepared to adept fuck
a coaduft as is necessary to obtain repara
tion for so great a crime.
The French Charge d'Affairs is com
manded to communicate this Declaration
to the Senate of Genoa.
tared several French veffeh; and that
veffela frem Pennsylvania, Delaware, and
New-Jersey, were obliged to perform a
quarantine cf 14 days.
Friday ard Saturday, Jan. 24 and 2 ; #
After the Kentucky resolutions (which
relate to the Indian war expence ) were
referred to the Secretary of the treafurr,ihe
house in c remittee, Mr. Trumbull' in
the chair, debated on the report relative
to commercial refoidiona, each day, un
til the hour cf adjournment.
Thursday, Jan. 23.
The engreffed bil, entitled, " an ad
for completing and better cftabl firing the
miitary establishment cf the St tes,''—
was read a third time, & puffed. Ordered
that itbe fen: to the senates r concurrence.
The heufe agreeable to he order of the
day, refo ved ilfelf into a committee of
the whole house, Mr. Trumbull in the
chair, on the report of the Secretary of
State, relative to the privileges and re
ftriaions of the commerce ofthe United
States in foreign countries. After can
fiderable debate, the comini tee rose, re
ported progress, and asked leave to fit
again.
(Signed)
Robersriarre, the younger,
Richard,
Raspaud, Secretary.
Done at Nice, O&o. 13,
Sec rd year of the Republic,
One and Indivisible.
Electioneering for the year 1794.
CANDIDATES..
[r/ILLIAM PAGE, Esq. Char W-l
town, for the Council.—Thd
Hon. DANIEL NEWCOMB, K^ne,
for the Senate.
Elector*
CbtfrfaU, Feb. 17, 1794.
%ret^n ^ntettt^cnce.