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CO increase the army* peace establish
ment* Mr. Nelson said in case of peace
this increase would be unnecessary, and
211 case of war it would be insufficient#
He moved a postponement. This mo
tion, after much debate cn the -expedi
ency of more troops for frontier de
fence, was lost, and the bill was refer
red to the committee on military and
naval establishments.
Mr. Dawson, from the committee on
military and naval affairs, reported a bill
for raising an additional army. He al
so reported A bill authorising the Pre
sident to raise a provisional army.—.
These bills were read twice, and com
mitted to a committee of the whole.
The House then, in committee of the
whole, resumed the consideration oi the
militia bill, which was continued until
the hour of adjournment.
-.olh, as soon as tne House
met, Mr. Southard, of New-Jersey, an
nounced the death of one of his col
leagues, Ezra Darby. Resolutions were
then unanimously adopted for appoint
ing a commtttee to make arrangements
for the funeral ; that the members of the
House vrould wear crape on the left
arm for one month, and would the next
lay attend the funeral ; and to notify
the Senate of the death of Mr. Darby,
and of the funeral.
On the 29th, in consequence of the
fdaeral, the House dony no business.
No business, ot general importance
was brought forward on the 1st of Fe
bruary. I he House formed a quorum
at twelve o clock, debated on amending
Borne ot their rules, and adjourned at 3.
On the 2d, Mr. Sloan offered a reso
lution for removing the seat of govern
ment to Philadelphia, I h;s subject was
introduced shortly after the House met,
and was not disposed of at the hour of
adjournment.
The proceedings of this honourable
body are far fr»m being so interesting I
as the crisis leads people to expect.--*
Several active members are unwell, and
others are absent from Washington.
Two petitions of a singular nature
have been presented in the House of
Representatives of Pennsylvania this
session. .Samuel Hamm, ot York coun
ty, prayed to be divorced from his wife
Mary Beerbrower, with whom he had
been forced to enter into matrimony.
A committee on the subject, reported
that they had heard the woman in her
defence, and that they entertained no
douot Hamm was forced to marry her,
contrary to all law and order ; and that
it would be iusulting to refuse the di
vorce.—The other petition was that of
VV aldon Brinton, ot Lancaster county,
stating that in 1803 his wife became in
sane, and has continued so- ever since,
t or this cause, the brute prayed the Le
gislature to divorce him from her.
When the petition was read, the house
promptly declared, that as the insanity
of Brinton's wife was a misfortune, not
a crime, it would be improper to coun
tenance the application. Any person
who would ask a divorce for such a rea
son, must be very fortunate, if he should
escape a suspicion of having contribut
ed to bring on the insanity.
VV e learn, from an authentic source,
that applications for office have been
numerous, beyond parallel, at the seat
of the federal government. For the sin
gle appointment of Marshal of the dis
trict of Orleans, it is stated that there
are, at this time, sixteen hundred and
sixteen applicants.
Louisville Gazette.
The Legislature of Georgia, at their
last session, appropriated one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for the pur
chase of arms.
About the 20th of November, a
dreadful storm was experienced on the
coast of Ireland. A packet, two trans
ports and several other vessels, off Dub
lin, were wrecked, and all the people on
board were lost. The packet and one!
transport had about 400 men on board,
most of whom belonged to the military.
The English have evacuated Egypt.
The king of Denmark has published
a decree dclaring it treason in his sub
jects to hold any commerce with the
English, and denouncing the punish
ment of death against those who Would
hold such commerce.
The Algerines have declared war a
gainst France> Italy and Naples.
It is said that considerable changes
are shortly to take place in the govern
ments ot the old world——that Spain and ^
Portugal will be united under a new so
vereign—that Napoleon will remove his *
Imperial consort, and marry a Russian ,
princess—and that the throne of Con
stantinople will be given to Constantine,
the Russian Emperor’s brother.
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The Irishman and the Captain for ever!
’Tis hut few among mankind, who
have sufficient spirit to knock up a rack
et. I deplore this want of courage a
mongst them very much. They arc so
much swayed by stupid prejudices, that
if a, man who has spunk, will but get on
the border of an affray once in a while,
he is deemed a kind of nuisance, and
is ‘-lightly esteemed.'’ I am glad, how
ever, to find that our town efti boast of
an Irishman and a Captain, who have
sufficient independence to disregard the
rules which govern those who pretend
to what is called good breeding : a pair
of worthies, who have no scruple to dis
turb and alarm a family and neighbour
hood, even at midnight,with a most live
ly and delightful racket. It is rare sport,
during a midnight racket, to hear the
ratding of tables and chairs, together
with the vociferations of the wranglers,
and at the same time to take into view
the amazement which must be felt by
those who are awakened from sleep by
the noise. I declare the thought of such
a scene, is enough to support any brave
fellow under the censures which are apt
to be passed upon such dog-like con
duct—I hope the gentlemen who acted
the part of dogs so handsomely last
night, will feel more contempt for the
opinions of those cowardly wretches who
pass for civil, decent people, than to dis
cover any regret, or be disposed to offer
an apology, for the sensations which they
excited on that occasion. Let them prize
more highly the honour of having shewn
themselves capable of insulting and dis
turbing a numerous and respectable fa
mily, and a number of strangers. Let
them continue to manifest their resem
blance to the bravest of the canine race.
“And ivhen they next their courage shew
May I he there to see.” Towsef.*
Wrangle minster, Feb. 17.