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WEDNESDAY", FEB. 24.
The Poft.Office Bill was read a se
cond time."
The Affumptibn of the Strife Debts
under Consideration—
The speakers were, Messrs. Stone,
Sedgwick, Madison, White, Ames &
Fitzumons. —
Mr Madison proposed the follow
fog addition to the resolution, viz.-—
" And at the fame time. That effectual
provision be made for the liquidation of,
and crediting to the States, the whole of
the expenses during the war, as the fame
has been, or may he fated for the pur
pose, and that the best evidence of the
fame be taken, as the. nature of the case
wi 11 admits
THURSDAY, FEB. 2§.
Mr, White, after a speech of con
siderable length, moved that the fol.
lowing should be added to Mr Madi- 4
foil's proportion, viz.— —Provided
such affamption which foall not exceed
the fam which any State ma, have ad
wanted above its just proportion, as the
fame fall appear upon its liquidation.
This produced a debate which lasted
the remainder of the day.
'FRIDAY, FEB. 26.
Bill for granting to Francis Bailey
a patent for certain inventions in the
art of Printing, read a firft time
ASSUMPTION OF THE STATE
} ~ DEBTS. I
Mr. Median's and Mr. White's
amendment were read—the debate
The affirmative of the fourth Refo-
Jution, viz. "That the debts of the fed
eral States ought, with the consent of the
creditors, to be assumed and provided
for b, the United States," which was
read yesterday, was supported by
Messrs. Lawrance, Ames, Sherman,
Clymer, Burke, Gerry, Goodhue,
Smith, (S.C.) and Fitzfimons—And
opposed by Messrs. Livermore' and
Stone.
«' Resolved, That adequate funds
ought to he appropriated for the payment
of the interef on, and the gradual dis
charge of the domeflic debt of the United
States."
The question on the third Refola
tion, providing for the payment of
the arrears of interest, indents, &c.
passed in the affirmative without a^
mendment.
The question on the zd Resolution
was then pat and carried in the affir
mative without amendment, viz.
The Senate informed the House
that they recede from their amend,
ment to the Enumeration Bill, which
had not been concurred in by the
House.
The question on Mr. Madison's
amendment to Mr. Fitzfimons' 2d
Refolation, was put —and passed in
the Negative.
have a right to fund the debt as we
please.
The amendments of the Senate to
ths Bill were agreed to, except one
which reduced the com pen Cation'. —
The enumeration is to begin Augud
I, 1790 and to be completed in nine
months. Returns to be made Sept.
1, 179^
ASSUMPTION OF THE STATE
ENUMERATIONBILL.
DISCRIMINATION.
For it, 13—Against it, 36,
Order of the day—
TUESDAY, FEB. 23.
MONDAYj FE8.22.
DEBTS,
in the most critical period that we
have been in for twenty years. We
,have loft our parents and husbands,
who were our only support and pro
tedion. The little all these left be-
fathers, and sons earned by the toils
and dangers of the wars, and in lieu
of which they have paid their lives as
a tribute of love to their country,
have become useless, from our part
ing with them for a trifling fam to
buy bread and pay taxes—to guard our
other property from being fold for a
song, and being preffeJ by usuri
ous brokers, and necessitous collec
tors.
In those few infiances % a lit
tle real estate—the bene raff ^gudry
—or aid of friends, ha^^ffded a
temporary relief ; yet, by' our long
continued wants, we have become
less valuable by the (peculations of
men, in whose honour, knowledge
public Rations and influence, we con
fided to our coff and damage. We
fear after all this, that we (hall be
doomed to deeper poverty, by the at
tempts that have been more and more
openly, and now boldly made by in
terest men, to prevent a just and easy
diferimi nation between the original &
prefect holders. We contemplate our
selves (hortly about to have our sor
rows all revived, and our afflictions
increased, by our being compelled to
payour left mice —to mortgage our
remaining pittance—or be drained of
our future earnings,to make good and
redeem property, parted with at the
then current discount for hard money
to fave'ou'rfelves—our children —our
honour «nd chattily, from the afi&ts
and arrests of cruel creditors, hungry
lawyers, and all the holt of execu
tioners, which the law and diGioaelty
make necefftry m society.
We also behold men from beggary
&l@.c iatriahs worthjaounxing the
Mr, Madison's motion being read,
Removed that the following proximo
:frouid be added to it, vn.—frroided
that iff case a final liquiaation and ad
jufment of the whole balances due from
Debtor States to Creditor States, fall
not* be made before thoday of the
debts affumedjhall be liquidated and ad.
jufled, among the States, according to the
ratio of repreJentation, and effectual pro-
Dj/ion be henceforth made for paying the
balances to their Creditor States, at
the expense of the Debtor States.
veneration, to present our humble pe.
tition and address to you ; confiding
in your wisdom, patriotism and val
our, that you will hear us patiently,
and grant us such relief as the dis
tress we labour under inquires. Many
years h va passed in which we have
experienced every ill that can possibly
be connected with our condition—
ills that have been aggravated by the
horror of war, and multiplied by the
state of public credit. We are now
trembling for the event of your pre
sent deliberations, and view ourselves
tirely loft by continental money—by
regulating ads—by our confidence in
public faith—or by our being left
without any other mean to attempt
preserving it from dettrudion than by
loaning it to the public. Nay,the
very securities which our hulbands,
To the President, Senate, & Retsfyinta.
Fathers & Brethren,
% ]{7E, the Widows and Orphans,
VV who reside in the U, States,
beg leave with all pofible refped and
hind, has in fame instances, been en.
was resumed—and the quetboa being
taken on Mr. White's motion it pass
ed in the negative —32 to 15.
From the New-Hampshire SPY.
^MISCEL LAN r.
tives of the United States of
America.
pinnacle of grandieurby our ,^h. —
We fee them hedging th^mfelvet a
bout on every fid,, feeuri ng and en
listing artful afiilian ts and fupporers
in their train. We view men with
out wives —without children, whose
fympathy,ph) & protection has prov
ed falfe, combining with oar oppref
fors —dragging our property to sue
tion, ih v ng to reduce us to beggary.
Nay, where woman has forgot the
tenderness of her lex —the ties of kin
tired —and bounds of religion; We
have seen office and public Ration
tempted to combine in our diftruc
tion.
Curb fes by war, plunder, burn
ing, and pillage, are not made good.
Britain recompences her adherents
—but America forgets and is deaf to
her fufferers.
Where then should we fly but to
Congress—to the virtuous fathers of
our country for relief, and beferch
them to make ajuft diferimination,
which will restore our lot property —
that the, would give us a compensa
tion for our losses during the war, or
the general good makes neceffery.—
Imploring them as individuals, or as
an united body to use their influence
that we may be spared in future tax
ation.—That those who oppress us,
may be branded as enemies to our
country.—When office is perverted,
from protecting the distressed, that the,
persons be removed.—That public
inftitution# be formed to promote and
furnish the means of industry.—That
they would listen to our advocates—
proteft those who plead c*r capfe, &
that no art, no violence, may com
pel them or us to be silent, in matters
of the highest importance to the na
tional honor and interest. Diftradi
on, despair, death and felf-murder
have seized some, and removed oth%
of ou, number;this aggravates ourdif
tresses, and unless congress in juhic"
and pity listen and relieve, we are c
left to experience all the wreached -
nefs , that human nature can endure.
SATURDAY the 19th inst. a very
extraordinary circumstance happe ed
at Wells,— Mrs. Say, the landlady of
the White Heart Inn, observing the
arrived and examined the body ; they
found no apparent orifice from whence
'he blooft issued ; but upon searching
his clothes, which seemed to be very
bloody, they found in his waiftfoa t
pocket a bottle which had been filled
gith red ink. This unravelled the
miftery, as the cork had been forced'
but; and is a strong proof of the as.
t onifhing effeds of imagination in sus
pending the human faculties. On
proper application, however, the sur
geons soon restored their patient to
his health and senses.
he replied, No; but upon feeing the
fame appearance ■ upon himfelf, he
c lapped both his hands to his Romach
complained of a violent pain there,
and exclaimed lam a dead man —I
have burst a blood wefel —fend for a sur
geon immediately. Upon which he
ne nt l and.furveyor of the neighbour
hood who was at their house, Ihe afc
ed him if his nose had been bleeding;
fainted away; was stripped, and put
into a warm bed. Two surgeons soon
appearance of blood trickling down
the breeches and ftockingsof an emi-
From a late, London Paper.
Power of IMAGINATION.
A COURIER has this moment ar
rived with th, news that Gen,
Fabry has taken Cladova, and confer
quently the whredUtrid of Crafnia,
comprising po towns and villages.
Bender has furrecdetd to Prince Po
temkin, and Orfora mutt fooa fail.
The number of d^c at the siege of
Ghent, was so con ftd^able, that aftei
the surrendering of the place, 150 of
the Imperial troops were found in one
of the barrack's we ! k ; they were
thrown into it by h-ir comrades as
they fell under the patriot's arms ;
900 of the garrison who could not est
cape were jaken prisoners, After
that expedition the patriot army- was
divided in 0 three dirifions; one went
toward. Brussels, the other towards
this town, and the third marched in
to the Duthy of Luxembourg, to op
pole the troops the Emperour fends
into the Netherlands. No less than
10,000 Frenchmen have joined the
taedard of liberty. The Soldiers are
well paid: the artillery men have
half a crown a day, and a simple f&
lileer 4 Filling. The army of the
patriots is reckoned now at 100,000
men. Prussia and Holland will cer
tainly come to the afhltancc of the
Belgick provinces.
Flanders.
BRUSSELS, DEC.jQ§
"At length, not with&^kW^ the
armistice, and every cihW 'presence,
500 brave patriots of Brussels have
dared to engage in battle with 6000
Huftrians. The adion commenced
yesterday afternoon at four o'clock.
The firftattempt was to make prifo
neps cf all the soldiers who guarded
the mint, and those who were quar.
tered in the different convents. Ge
neral D'Alton did his utmost from 6
o'clock in the morning to negociate
an armistice. About (even o'clock,
800 men of Benden-D'Aloft entered
the city with two pieces of cannon,
which they planted on the grand pa
lace. About ten o'clock, General -- 1
D'Alton thought proper to fend a
'arge detachment, in order to release
by forcible means, the officers and
privates made pilferers in the Baffa
ville This was vhe signal for a new
engagement, which will be ever me
morable for its victory. The patriots
no longer able to contain themselves,
routed/the whole detachment. To
the number of 500, at the utmoff,
they invested the great market, and
after a most obstinate conflict, they
made themselves masters of the Coros
de Garde, and two pieces of cannon,
and took about 4000 Austrian prison
ers. About the fame time the en
gagement re-commenced in all parts
of the city ; and in less than two hour#
the patriots made themselves masters
of the barracks, of the military and
of the magazines, in which they found
near two thousand muskets, besides
cartridges, amunitiori, &c. 'To
wards noon they attacked the Park &
Palace Royale, where the greatest bo*
dy of troops were concentered, with
twelve pieces of cannon. After a
very heavy firing on both sides, D°
Alton perceived the place was no
longer tenable against so much bra
very, capitulated for the immediate
retreat of his whole garrison ; and
the request having been acceeded to,
about one o'clock they departed with
great precipitation, through the Port
diesiflßßessßitinaseiliisareidmiitedbrafcLdtt../ ^..La-&@i
&tfrian Netherlands.
LATEST
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NAMUR, NOV. 27.
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