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penfation Bill, was read, and amend.
ed,by fpecifying, that the compensa
tions shall commence,at the time when
they ffiall enter on the duties of their
refpe&ive stations. The clause re.
feeding the Vice-President, when aft.
ing as President, receiving the Presi
dent's compensation, was voted to be
struck out.
The committee then rose—and the
Bill was ordered to lie on the table.
The estimate for 1789 was read—
and on motion the fame was refered to
a committee of ways and means, con
, lifting of Messrs. Livermore, Gerry,
Wadsworth, Laurance, Cad^alader,
Fitzsimons, Vining; Smith, (M.) Madi
son, Smith, (S.C.) and Jackson,
the House.
The President and Vice-President's
Compensation Bill was read a third
time, and recommitted.
Thecommittee to whom was recom
mitted the bill to provide for the fettle,
ment of accounts between the United
States and individual States, reported
an amendment to laid bill, which im
- powers the President of the United
States to nominate and appoint by and
' with advice and consent of the Senate,
proper perlons to fill such vacancies as
have taken place, or may happen, in
the Board of Commissioners on Ac-
• The engrossed bill for fettling ac
counts between the United States
and individual States was read, and
the blanks filled.
, To the chief Clerk to the commis
sioners, 600 dollars a year was al
lowed, and 400 dollars to the other
Clerks#•
A message from the Supreme Exe
cutive, was received by Mr. Secre
tary Lear, with the bill for eftab-
Jifhinz an executive Department of
Foreign Affairs ; to which The Pre
sident had affixed his, signature.
& The memorial of Nathaniel
^y established except that of the tret
fury: The President Should be reliev
ed from the burden of these duties as
ranch as possible, government is a
complicated machine ; the President
Should be at the head, to superintend
the whole—he should have his mind
free and unembarrassed, that he may
more effectually observe the move
ments of the various parts, —As to the
expense, he observed, that this would
be a plan of economy : Information on
these points is neceffaryto be had—and
the question is, whether a confidential
officer is not a better medium, than
vague information, by letters from
persons hcrhaps interested to deceive
—He then adverted to the several du
ties to Ihew their importance,that they
are not comprised in any office already
conllituted, and could not with any
propriety come under the cognizance
of those departments. Mr. Vining
pointedly disclaimed all perfonai mo
tives in bringing forward this business
he came forth, he observed, upon
the broad basis of the publick good.
The motion for striking out the
clause, being put passed in the affir
mative.
The Committee then rose, and the
Speaker resumed the chair. #
Mr. Sedgwick moved for a Com
mittee to bring in a supplementary
bill to the Foreign Department Aft,
annexing several other duties ter that
department—but after some debate the
motion was negatived.
counts,appointed under the ordinance
of the late Congress, also authori
sing said Board to appoint a Chief
Clerk, and such other Clerks, as
the service may require. Tj^is a
mendment was adopted, and the bill
-ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading on Monday next.
In committee or the whole.—The
President and Vice-President's Com-
ERIDAY, JULY 24.
A bill providing for regittering and
clearing vessels —for regulating their
tonnage, and the coasting trade; was
read—and ordered to be printed for
MONDAY, JULY 27.
TUESDAY, JULY 28.
AMENDMENTS.
Mr. Vining, of the committee
on amendments to the Conftitutjon,
brought in a report, which was read,
and laid on the table.
Upon motion of Mr. Gerry, it was
voted that ^oo copies be struck off for
the accommodation of the members.
COLLECTION BILL.
A message from the Senate was re
ceived by their Secretary, informing
the Hon, House, that they had con
curred with amendments in the bill to
regulate the collection of duties im
posed on goods, wares, and mcrchan
dife imported into the United States.
—1 hefe amendments were immedi
ately taken into confederation, and ac
ceded to by the House.
The bill for registering and clear
ing vessels, and for regulating the
coasting trade,was read a second time,
andon motion the House resolved itfelf
into a committee of the whole, for the
discussion of the fame—the committee
made considerable progress in the Bill
but the time did not admit of finkhtog
it—they therefore rose.
would take measures for determining
the principles of the eeltian of the
weftern territory from the State of
New York to the United States, pre
vious to running the line of jurifdic.
tion and property between that State
and individuals on the one part and
the United States on the other part —
which was prCfented on Friday last,
was this day taken up, and on motion
for the commitment of the fame, a
lengthy debate ensued :— The motion
was fdpported by Mr. Sedgwick, Mr.
Benson, Mr§ Gerry, Mr. Laurance and
Mr. Sherman ; and opposed by Mr.
Scott an'd Mr. Boudinot, —on the ques
tion being taken it was carried in the
affirmative, and the memorial commit
ted to Meilis. Huntington, 'Jackfon and
Lee.
LONDON, MAY §.
MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.
" A dreadful, unparalleled, incon
ceivable disaster," fays Mr.
Mer'cier, " in which 1 myfelf was
involved, happened at Paris, May 30,
1770. At the fynclufion of a defpi-
The report of the committee ap
pointed to confer with a committee of
the Senate, in preparing joint rules
to be eftablilhed between the ti^f
Houses for the enrollment, preserva
tion, attestation and publication of the
ads of Congress, and to regulate tke
mode of presenting addresses, and o
ther ads to The President of the
United States was taken up.
On the motion of Mr, Se^wzU,the
following resolution was agreed to,
viz. That it is the opinion of this
committee, a feled committee ought
to be appointed, to prepare and re
port a bill, to provide without eftab
ing a new department, for the fafe
keeping of the ads, records and great
seal of the United States—for the pub
lication, preservation and authentica
tion of the adls, of Congress— for ef
tablilhing the fees of office, and pre
scribing the forms of commiffions,&c.
—This resolution being added to the
report, and the difeuffion being finish
ed, the committee rose, and the chair
man reported the fame with the a-,
mendments, which were acceded to
by the House : A committee confift
ing£rf Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Matthews,
and Mr. Wynkoop, was appointed a
greeably to said resolution.
The Coasting Bill, &c. being gone
through, p ffed for a third reading,
^ This Bill is very long, and tyry
particular embracing every o^jea,
— I
The COLLECTION BILL was
examined, and directed to be commu
nicated to The President.
WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY.
England.
In committee of the whole House.
, " Thrown into the angle of a wall,
which saved my life, I had the good
fortune after long endeavours,to move
backward, tho' advised to the contra
ry ; but 1 recollected vterv opportune
ly, that in the morning 1 had observed
some hewn stones in this fpacieus
( street ; and that recolle&ioo made me
eager to get back. Scarcely had I
made my way out the tumult, when I
heard the piercing cries of men, wo
ace of Louis XV. an innumerable
multitude of people (for ou that day
not one third of the inhabitants- re
mained in their houses) pressed for
ward through a street which led td the
bulwarks to fee a pretty illumination.
This street, very large in appearance,
terminated in the form of a tunnel.—
Gutters, holes, pieces of hewn done,
and several carriages, rendered this
passage narrow and dangerous.
" On a sudden I felt myfelf vio
lently pressed. I was unable to retire,
and carried into the air for near four
minutes, by the tumultuous flood of
people, which had literally the impe
tuosity of a torrent.
On Friday last, between eleven and
twelve in the forenoon, the house of
Samuel Stirk, Esq. in Ellis's square,
was struck with lightning,and a young
woman, Mils Nancy Colladay, was
unfortunately killed,
It is probable the young woman
being immediately on the hearth of
the chimney that the accident of her
death happened. Mrs. Stirk, with
her child, an infant, and a negro girl,
were in the fame room, and near the
deceased, the latter almost in c nta&
with her, who received so violent a
fh^ck, that she was thrown within
the chimney, on the body of theun
fortunate young woman. Mrs. Stirk
was particularly affe&ed, being fituar
ed almost three feet from the chimney.
The eledrick matter appears to have
entered a little below the gable point
jaQhehoufLbetweeri the chimney,
fork by degrees beneath the feet of
age and despair. Cries and groans
diowned the prayers of the , weaker
sex; youth and beauty had foft thei
power and their charm.
" Many lifelefs bodies remained on
the spot, and, so surprising was the
efh& of the general preflure, that not
one of them had received a fradure.
These miserable victims had been fuf
f^cate^and the pressure dripped them
of 'ber clothes in a most deplorable
manner, i have seen persons who
languished 30 months in conference
of this dreaaful crowd, carrying on
their bodies the maiks of those who
had been pressed against them. Others
died by it at the end of 10 years.
'' I do not exaggerate when I fay,
that in this crowd the lives of above
tavelve hundred persons were loft : One
whole family disappeared. There.was
scarcely an house that had not to la
ment a relative or a friend. It was
not known to what cause this aftonilh
ing disaster ought to be attributed, for
the place* appeared spacious, and no
one forefaw the danger."
men and children, who were fuHocat
ing; but although greatly alarmed, I
did not fufpe& the complication of
horrors which attended this dreadful
night, f regained my home, and re
mained ignorant of what had happen
ed, until the tender folicittide of my
friends brought them to 'congratulate
me in the morning, on being among
the number of the living.
" I then learned that great numbers
of my fellow citizens had perished in
this tumult, the horrors of which had
been heightened by the molt cruel and
affecting circumfbnces. The foot of
the son involuntarily trampled upon
the body of the mother; —the father
Juggled in vain to avoid puffing over
that of the son. The tendered h lends
perished together, and were forced to
contribute to the dettratlion of each
other. The lifelefs body was borne
on the bosom of the survivor, until it
SAVANNAH, JULY 2.
Georgia.
The, write from Crotia, that ora
the jzth of April, 1000 Turkic ca
v,f ^f'-ri a pol iof the Bannat
—rive villages belonging to the BoC
mans, which were under the imperial
precctrion, experienced the fury of the
enemy ;8 | |the men wefe immediately
put to the sword— 104 women and
boys, 6)00 horned cattle, io3 hor
les, and 507 goats were carried off,
and ihree final towns all burnt to
afl।es,
The enemy, after this, retired to
the village of Pograzi, where they
fold the booty to the bill bidders—3
Turk perchafed two women and four
children for 600 florins.
and hrmfe defer? fog a ftsd-l"
the pannel facing of the mantel piece;
from thence proceeding through the
hearth, it perforated the ceiling of the
lower room in two places, and wis m
traded by a quantity of plate placed
bn a flab before the lower lire plate,
part of which it affeded, melting a
point on the top of a tea urn, It p*Jf
ed from thence to a large grate within
the fire place, and -went off through
the corner of the chimney- Every
medical afliftance-was rendered by
Dr. Becroft, immediately after the
accident, but without effed.
Remark. There was rib c6nduaor
to or near the building, which might
have taken off the efte&s of the cloud.
The refpe&ful address of the Legis
lature of the State of Newyork, tc
the President of the United States,
was presented on Tuefday last by the
Speaker of the Assembly. The in
disposition of the President of the Se
nate prevented his attending cn this
oc<;aiion, and was the cause why it
was not presented foober.
To the PRESIDENT,/^ UNITED
STATES of AMERICA.
The refpe&ful Addrtf of the Seam '
and Aftmbly of the State of Ne^jerk.
Sir,
WHILE our country at large
beats a cheerful testimony to
your diftinguilhed virtues and servi
ces, we the Senate and Affembv of
the State of Newyork avail ourselves
of the earliest opportunity since your
ele&ion to the Presidency of the Uni
^^ ^c;, to pre tart ou our sincere
ar^ afr&icnate cor^Tabulations upon
r>^r ^ppant.ffii to that illuftrioua
Lg^&hT^hi'°'=~- " "$ °
Ihe crozecs or nis Pate, in the
cou fe of the Lite deftruttive war,
pren ! with calami: dangers,
with giaicibx admirations upheld you
displaying the brightest military ta
lents for their defence and fafety ; and L
when there were no longer necessary, 4
their prayers and acclamations attend-'
ed you retiring from the head of a
victorious army to the enjoyments of
dameflic life.
After such distinguished proofs of
fortitude and moderation, no motive
but the purest patriotism could havej
induced yen to lifted to the voice of
your country, and to re-assume the'
arduous, duties of a public Ration/
. We are confident, Sir, of expreiling ,
with fidelity the sentiments of the free-J
men of this state, when we assure
you of the regard they have for your
person, of the confidence they repose &
inyour wisdom, and of the firm^ex^J^
OUR august Sove aC s'e'
—the day before yeiLeru./hia
Majesty was seized with a fever, which
continued for twenty four hours. He
fusers greatly from an oblbafled res
piration.
By last Esenin "^L
trtwrai\,Aw;u&e%. 1
VIENNA, MJ IL
NewyorL
Germa ,