The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1795-03-31 00:00:00, page 2

morials were referred to the committee of
the whole house to whom is referred the
^queftion relative to excise on fnuff and
refined Sugar.'
The house next went upon the amend
ments to the bill providing for the calling
forth of the militia for foppreffing infer
regions. The amendments were gone
though and the bill read a third time, and
passed
The house went into a committee, Mr.
Cobb in the chair on the bill for regulat
ing the militia.
The fate of Hollared has probably been
decided by this time, as it was determined
by Gen Wi'm ^en, who is Commander
in chief of the British and Hanoverian
troops in the absence of the Dake of York
—io concept with General Harcourt—that
a general engagement with the French
ill raid be hazarded on the lad day of the
old year.
The Allied forces amounted to fifty
thousand effective men—.hole of the ene
my were computed at one hundred thou
find, but f> circornftinced from situation
and difpjfition, as to warrant a hope,that
ths decision would be highly advantageous
to the general cause of the allies, and
prove the filvation of Holland.
In this belief we are warranted in fay
ing. that the belt informed men from Hol
land, now in England, are extremely
Anguine ; and they do rot hesitate to de
clare, that they entertain no doubts for the
fafety of the°r country.
A few days, perhaps a few hours after
this appears,it will be known how far they
are jalfied in their prefumprior.s.
Toll,had reached Williamftzdt. By this it
tould appear that the line of B-eda hat
been already forced, and the communica
tion with that fortrefs thus cut off. We
are in the mean time impatiently waiting
for further details.
Farmers, take Notice.
WHEREAS WHITE BEANS have
became an article of considerable
exportation, to Some parts of Europe.—
The Farmer would find his account in
forcing bis feed before planting,and plant
none but Clea- White, without any mix
ture of colored or speckled among them,as
one quart of colored Beans in a bushel of
whie, will reduce the price one quarter
at leaftin Foreign Markets.
A Friend to his Country.
^feHH3H#^@„ W m^mffiH >.n,„ttß„,„ity,
Meffri, S. Smith and Ermine, were both
againtt chit amendment, and Rated the
numerous inconveniences which attended
the attempt of converting boys into sol
diers. The former gentleman quoted the
memoirs of the once celebrated and Bill
memorable Dumourier, who remonstrat
ed to the Convention at Paris, on this
mode of recruiting.
Mr. Dayton differed from these two
gentlemen. He preferred eighteen as
an amendment. Persons at the age could
be more ufilj spared than when they were
Fer & COLUMBIAN INFORMER, %
M lay, Feb. 16, 1795.
' A bill 'or the more effectual
recovery .Ins due by individuals to the
Uu.^o S.^es was read a third tiue and
passed.
Tne refutation of disapproving of cer
tain laws made by the legislature of the
territory on the northwest fide of the Ohio,
was read a third time and passed.
Mr. Ames gave in a memorial from
tht m^ufafturers of fnuffin B ilon, and
another was given in from manufacturers
of fnuff in Baltimore, the former Rated
that the fubferioers had heard with much
alarm of the intended continuation of the
cxcife ;if the demand for their articl
was dedir^g, and that they had much
more need of bounties than excises. The
memorial from Baltimore was to the fame
effd.
On the firft clause, Mr. Swift propos
ed as an amendment to strike out the
word twenty, and insert eighteen, that
^ age which perfins were to be enrolled
in the select corps might be from eighteen
to twenty five yeah#
HDUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
of the UNI TED S FATES.
On the motion of Mr. Ames, both me
, Congress
THE LAST HOPE.
LONDON, JAN. 8.
older, and engaged in business, and very
likely married. Boys at eighteen, would
allo learn the exercise farter than when
twenty-five years old.
Mr Fitzfimons said, that the gentle
man had onlv looked at one fide of the
question. What would be the Situation of
a man with eight er ten apprentices called
away, for twenty days at a time. They
would not be fit for the duties of a soldier.
He should even have preferred twenty-one
or twenty. He imagined that this would
be a real discouragement to manufadures.
The young men returning to their em
ployment might be left disposed for at
tending to them.
On a division the amendment was re
jeded.
Tuefday, Feb. 17.
A message was received from the Pres
ident of the United States relative to the
sales of lands in the Indian country by
the Legislature of Georgia: This message
represented to be one of great impor
tance, involving the peace and Welfare
of the United States. The metfage, with
Adis of Georgia, relative to the sales, was
on motion of Mr. Smith, (S. C.) referred
to a committee of seven members.
A bill for regulating the government
of the territory northwelt of the Ohio was
read a firft and second time and referred
co a committee of the whole.
Mr. FazSimons moved that a bill
Should be read a third time, for permit
ting the exportation of lead. A for
mer,which had been palled for repealing
part of the a& that prohibits the exporta
tion of military stores from the United
States, was rejected by the Senate; the
prefect bill, wnich had lain ever for some
time was on that account brought for
ward. Mr. Fitzfimons said he hoped it
would past. After feme debate the bill
paged.
The house went into a committee on a
memorial upon the four daughters of the
late Admiral Count de Graffs. It was
read, with a report from the felea com
mittee which proposed to give each of
these ladies, who were now residing in
B Aon, and in indigent circumstances, a
thaufand dollars, in consideration of the
important Cervices rendered by their fa
ther to the United States. To this pro
posal the committee agreed and the chair
man reported progress.
Mr. Boudinot moved that the house
Should agreeably to the order of the day,
resolve itfelf into a committee of the
whole, upon the bill for organizing, arm
ing and disciplining the mi itia. Mr.
Dayton declared himfelf opposed to tbit
motion, as it would lead to a need left
waste of time, upon a fubjed or f,ftem
which they ffiould be unable to mature in
the little time which remained of the pref
ect session.
The house then went upon the amend
ments to the bill providing for the carting
forth the militia for suppressing insurrec
tions. The amendments were gone
through, and the bill read a (hid time,
tad passed."
The house next went into a committer
JL-Ahb-in.^ '" CT *p% ,so u,m#|
regulating the militia.
There was p rt of a clause in the firtl
fedion in these words, " all ab, e bodied
while male citizens." It was mowed to
lirike out the word white.
The amendment was negatived.
The Speaker then informed the com
mittee that he had a mrffage from the
Prehdent, part of which was of a confi
dential nature.
The committee upon this rose. The
chairman reported progress, and afkec
leave to fit again. The galleries were
immediately cleared.
Wednesday, Feb. iff
The bill for the more general promul
gation of the laws of the United States,
was read a third time and passed.
There was a general agreement pro
posed and understood, by the house, that
after Saturday next,no more private pen
ions (hall be received. A considerable
'".' .'' ''" ' a y wa ' employed in private
petitions.
The title of the bill as agreed to by the
house, was, a bill for repealing part of
an aa, entitled, '« An aft for prohib
iting the exportation of arms and ammu
nition from the United States fora limited
time."
Mr. Dayton faid,that no one was mere
perfectly convinced of the inefficiency of
the present system, more aealoufly ditpof
ed to amend k, than he himfelf was, bat
the difeuffioa which this bill had already
undergone, was fufficient to fatisfy his
mind that they ought to postpone the de
cision upon a plan So new and important,
until their next meeting.
He acknowledged that, in proposing
thia postponement, he was very much in
fluenced by a belief that there was want
ing not only time but a proper temper
and difpofitioo to do justice to the subject,
and to erqire into and remedy all the
defeats which had eccurred or could be
pointed out. under the exiting militia
laws. It was easy to forefee that nothing
effeaual could be done by the prelent
houfe,and to proceed further would,there
fore, be ufelefi, especially as there was
other bufinefa in progress, which could
not be delayed without very great injury.
He therefore moved that the committee
of the whole be discharged from the fur
ther consideration of the bill. This would
fu—rfede the motion %<de by his col
leage, and if fuccelsful, he would after
wards move that a fufficient number of
copies be printed and circulated for
public information. ,The members would,
by this means, have it in their power to
learn in the r%fs the fentimenta of their
onftitueais, and be better prepared the
next winter as to the important branch
of legislation than they seemed new to
be.
The question for discharging the com
mittee of the whole was put and carried
without a division, and on motion it wa>
ordered that a thousand copies Should ba
Struck off and dispersed through the dates.
The house then went into a committee
on the bill making further provision for
the foppert of public credit and for the
redemption of the public debt.
Friday, Feb. 20.
The bill for granting a thoofand dollars
to each of the four daught iof ;be late
Count de Graffe, was brought in, read a
firt t and fecund time, and ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading.
The poll-office bill was received with
amendments from the Senate. The house
went upon them and refilled to agee u
Some of them. The Senate,by a message
declared their persisting in their amend
ments and the House of Representatives
named a committee of conference.
The amendments of the Senate to the
oill Supplementary to an ad impofiag do
ties on goods, wares, aad merchandize
^ ui^d kno she United States, were
cad and agreed to.
The house went again into a commit
tee on the bill making further proviliou for
the redemption of the national debt.
LANCASTER, March 4.
Ata Court of Oyer and Terminer, held
at Lancaster, on the 34th of February,
1795, the trials o' Robert Hancock, Wil
liam Shaw, Joseph Price and Margaret
Price, who were indicted at a preceding
court for counterfeiting and puffing Five
and Tea Dollar Bank Notes of the Bank
ON Wednesday last, during the file of
the estate of Charles Godfrey, the
dwelling house was difeovered to be on
fire ; notwithstanding the exertions and
timely aid of numbers who attended the
file, the flames were so rapid that they baf
fled every attempt to get the fire under,
until the whole of an elegant brick build
ing and a kitchen adjoining were demol
ished. We are sorry to learn that there
were many articles of houlhold furniture,
and wearing apparel destroyed. This is
the second dreadful conflagration in Prin
ces Ann county within these eight days.
An ad to eftabliffi the office of purveyor
of publick Supplies.
An ad for the reimbursement of a lean
auther fed by an ad of the left fellion of
Congress.
The committee then rose and the house
adjourned.
Mr. New, this day, reported the fol
lowing enrolled bills :
An ad authorising the erection ofa light
house near the entrance of Georgetown
harbor in the Rate of Southcarolina.
Several claufei were gone through and
passed. The eleventh lection gave rife tc
tome conversation.
An ad Supplementary to an ad concer
ning invalids.
^Domuicc Jnt^lityenc6.
VIRGINI A.
NORFOLK, Feb. 18.
of the United States, commenced. The,"
were all convicted on three inci^mentr,
the two former were fenteneed to undergo
a confinement cf fifteen years each ; the
latter to sixteen years on account of feme
Wronger circumstances of guilt apearirg a
gainrt him than the others—and a fine of
300 dollars each.
ALBANY, MARCH ~
From every quarter we find, the emi
grations to the Weft, this winter, have
far exceeded that of any other period —
which may in part be attributed to the
success ofMr. Jay's treaty, and in part to
Mr. Pickering's with the fix nations of
Indians,laft fall, which has dispelled every
apprehension of danger in fettling those
fertile regions.
About two o'clock on Teefd#, morring
last, the Clothing and dying Mill of Mr.
Simeon Baldwin, in Wardfe ffon, was cif.
covered to be in flames, but before any
assistance could be had, the wholetf the
building, with all its contents, except the
blue dye, were entirely cou umed, to
gether with all his borks of acc unc —
Thart was in the mill about one handled
Margaret Price being charged and con
vifted on one indidment only, was from
the consideration of her fee, sentenced to
a confinement of four years, the Ihorteft
period in the discretion of the court with a
fine of fifty dollars.
The filling the bills, and the signatures
verv fortunately were ciumfy and badly
executed, which we fondly hope have led
to an early detention of two denominations
of Bank paper, which from the accuracy
of the copperplate execution bid fair, with
the aid of maftcrly penmanship, widely to
extend the mod afliiaing and de&u&iv#
ruin.
The gentlemen who were appointed b,
the inhabitants ofthe town of Scheuer ad,
to make application tr~the fr t 6 ~ Mus he
university of the state ,f Ne. York, foe
collegiate powers in dis t wn h^c re
turned and assure us that the regents foe
granted a charter in &s town, to be til
ed Union College, in the town of Scbyi.
edady. The fludents of the ata cm y,
pleased with the information, and fe fibia
f.he great advantages which will accrue
to the weftern and northern parts of the
state, and to themfelvcs in particular, ex
pressed their fetisfagion on the occafcn,
by illuminating the academy-halj which
made a meft brilliant appearance, and
greatly displayed the taste of thooung
gentlemens The whole buhaJr was
conduced with decency and good order.
We are also informed, that the mere
advanced elaffes in the academy, will be
immediately arranged in fetch manner aa
to conform to a collegiate education, and
the business of the college will commence
as soon as possible.
LANSINGBURGH, MARCH j.
The person of whom we gave an ac.
count, as fufpe&ed es being murdered, io
Halfmoon,is found to be from £a!ifbury in
Connecticut, and had, at the time of his
leaving home, about 4001. in money, for
the purpose of puichafiag a farm. Our
strongest suspicions charge the crime on a
white man and a mulatto idler.
PHILADMLPH IA, MARCH 11.
It is generally believed that neutral
veffcls, carrying English propertv, fam
any of the islands mow in their p©ff,ff.g
will be captured and their cargoes taken
out for the vie of the French Republic.
Mr. Michael Morgan O'Brien, a citi
zen of Philadelphia, resident at Mariga
lant, went frem thence to Port L be ty.
in order to clear out the brig Sally fiayca
— but a dispute arose between h.m and
Viaor Hughes, and in consequence of
which he was immediately arretted and
sent committed 10 prison, where he re
mained far iz days, and none cf the A
mericans were permitted to lee him, not
withrtamding repeated applications were
made by the American Captains then in
port, but all to no purpole. It was gen
erally believed that Mr. Obrien, would
Seen be released as he had acquired a num
ber of friends among the French.
And the vildcrty fall bleffom as & rest
PENNSYLVANIA.
NEWARK, (N. J.) March 4.
SCHENECTADY, Feb. 34.
UNION COLLEGE.
A£^ YORK.