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Foreign deices*
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VIENNA, September 22.
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T is known here that our conquefts "in France,
are attended with great difficulties, which were at
firit little expected. Shasld the ex-enterprife fail
firit little expected.
' this feafon, it will certainly-bring on another cam
paign at a great expenfe, or
we fear we hall be
forced to make a winter campaign in a foreign
country, where our troops will have no means of
■ bei ng recru ited;
’ ; we rely, however, for that upon
the Ruffians, who will foon be on the frontiers
C
or
Bohemia-; they are certainly on their march
and
come by the Palatinates of Pofen'end Kali tch: The
quarter mafters were already arrived at Breflaw in
Silefia, on the, 14th of this month. Thefe troops
are expected to be on the frontiers about the middle
pfj Novembe
of November, and are fo inured to cold, that they
will be able to make a campaign in the hardeft win
te r.
Paris, Goober 1S.
The Government at Bruisels
has ifsued an edict forbidding all converfation on
the progrefs of the combined armies, on pain of be
ing fent to ferve in them—a pretty- • plain proof of
the opinion entertained there of their fuccels. 1
..Notwithftanding the abundant harveft in Nor
mandy,a fcarciry begins to be felt in the.capital of
that Province. , Rouen has made a loanef a milli
on of livres for a fu pply of grain, and the inhabi
tants have had an extra tax imposed on them, equi
valent to. a year's rent,-on which this tax is calcula
ted.
,, A -happy tranguility feems to havefucceeded to
the late violent commotions. Throughout the
whole extent of the republic, every thing befpeaks
the continuance of peace and' harmony.
In the ca
. pital, indeed, the workmen employed in the camp,
.'have lately exhibited
a tendency to tumult, and
fame of the fectins have entered into refelutions to
choole a Mayor, in a manner contrary to law ; but
thefe, it is hoped, are only tranfitory alarms.
M. Manuel vilited Louis XVI. the day before
yefterday,and informed him that he was no longer
‘I notified. to him (fays he) the foondati
a King.
-on of the republic, and told him, that although he
ceafed to be a fovereign, he might frill be a good
He did not appear to be in the leaft i-hock
c1tzen.
ed at-his situation. Louis is no more affected with
his lot as a prifoner, than he was at thatofa King.
4 I fpokc to him of our-conquefts : I told-him of
the capture of Spire ; of the furrender of Chamber
ry, Nice, &c. and -1 announced to him, that the fall
of Kings was as near at hand, as that of the Laws.
' C.I alfo told him, that every precaution thould
. '.he taken for his fafety ; but that he might depend
upon being treated with all that humanity which a
, free nation ever exhibits towards a citizen, who is
, unfortunate enough to .be a prifoner." _
This tri
.rampn over faren royalty
!T 5 TT " contemptible, and be
is
rtpkens a mean and ungenerous mind.
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!L O N D O N, October 16.
The Afsembly of the Ministers of the different
.Towers of Europe, is, it feems,
to commence its
functions about the 20th infiant.
For ome of thefe
. Minifters,
the Auftrian government has prepared
1 lodgings.
_ As a preliminary fiep to the holding of
a coogrefs, an ordonnance has been publiihed, com
.mandingall the French Emigrants to quit
Luxem
bourg, under the pretext, however, of the fpeedy
arrival of troops.
Notwithitanding Geneva is fortified by a Strong
. wall, and that the Swifs Cantons of Berne and Yu
. “rich have always Supported it with their forces, we
have reafon to fear that this city, is, ere this, in the
•hands of the'French, whole fyitem appears to be, to
.. make war on every defencelefs ftate.
Prepara ri
ons were made by General Montefqueiu in order to
attack it; the following is the note delivered, Oc
. tober 3, to the chief Syndic of Geneva, from M.
Dechaieauneof, Refident of France :
‘ The French Refident has the honour officially
to inform M. the chief Syndic, and, through him,
. the magnificent Council, that the introduction of a
-body of troops from the State-of Berne into Geneva,
in contempt of treaties, and contrary to the faith of
a neutrality publioly and folemnly fworn, cannot
have appeared to the Supreme executive council
. other than a violation of treaties, and of the good
; harmony which hitherto has fo happily fubfifted be
; tween the town of Geneva and France, as well as
' the effect of a coalition with the powers combined
againft the liberty of the French; that the facred
duty of maintaining this liberty, imposes a law up
on the fupreme executive council to repel fo hoftile
"ameafure by every means in its power. And it de
.. dares,through the medium of theRefident of France,
thofemagiftrates who have encouraged the divifi
ons which are about to feparate the two nations, hi
therto perpetual friends, refponfible for all the
events which thall fucceed.
. 'Geneva, Oiiobcr 3 , 1 792,
I hefirft year of the Rifullic.
To this note the Council made no reply, but pub
lifhed an addrefs to the citizens at large, expofing
the infamous conduct of the French, whole only ob
ject was plunder. . The addrefs concludes with thefe
emphatic exprefsions:
“ We thall have the alliftance of all Switzerland,
which is interefted in our prefervation, by its trea
ties, by its honour, and by the neceflity it is under
of defending its own poseflions.
Let us be united,
-let usbe faithful to our oaths, let us be citizens of
Geneva.
This title includes every thing ; and if
we muft peri, let 'no reproach of cowardice fully
the laft days of the republic !”
The King of Spain certainly means to enter very
feriouily into the league againft France. A loan of
is millions of Florins‘(about 550,0001. frerling) has
-been negotiated by Mefrs. Hope, for his Catholic
M jefty, at Amfterdam.
Another loan was attempted for the King of Sar
dinia, but without the fame fuccefs.
A wooden or artificial arm is making, by a Lon
don mechanic, for the young Prince of Waldeck,
who is now declared out of danger.
OSobsr 17. . In the ifland of Jersey there
are near
ly, three. thoufand Trench Emigrants, of different
defcriptions. The population of the ifland is only
about,24 000, and yet there has been no material
rife in' the price of provifions. Will it belaid, then,
by any reafonable being,, that an addition of not
quireodo perfonsTo the immenfe population of
London, can have any effect upon our markets ? The
idea is ridiculous, and only broached by thole whole
intere/it is, upon this occasion, to-millead and im
pole upon the public.
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HOUSE OF
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THURSDAY, December 20. ■
M
R. Murry prefented a memorial of fundry of '
the officers of the late Maryland line of the army, in
behalf of themfelv.es and the privates of the laid
al2
The object of this memorial is fimilar to thole
my.
from'the officers of the Pennfyl vania and New-York
lines, which is, compenfation for the depreciation
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and lofs fullained by them on the certificates receiv
ed for their fervices. -This memorial was read and
laid on the table with the others. •
Mr. Steel laid a refolution on the table, o the fol
lowing purport, viz. '
That a committee be appointed to prepare and
bring it a bill to reduce the military eftablithment
of the’United States to
regiments or corps,
conffting each of. non-commiflioned officers,
privates, and moficians, with fuch proportion of
commifioned officers as the Prefident may think pro
per to continue in fervice—And to repeal- lo much ’
of an act pasfed the sth of March, 1792, entitled, |
: An act for making further and more effectual pro
i
vision for the protection of the frontiers of theUnij i
ted Stares,” as may contravene this intention. 1
This motion, Mr, Steele laid, he was influenced j
to bring forward, from twomotives.
The frit was '
to afford more effectual protection to the frontiers—
the other was, that by this reduction a fum of mo
ney might be drawn from the War-Department, to
be applied to the reduction of the public debt, fo that
anecelity for new taxes, to effect that object, may
be toper ceded.
The felect committee, to whom the coafting-bill
had been recommitted, reported fundry amendments,
which were taken into confideration by the'Houie,
and all of them agreed to.
Mr. Clark objected to a claufe in the 12th feet ion,
which enjoins, that every change of the mafter of
every packet or ferry-boat, hall be repotted at the
coftom-houle the firft opportunity.
Mr.. Day ten ftated the inconvenienciesto- which ‘
the mafters and owners of the fmall coafting craft
and packet-boats belonging to the ftate ofNew-jer
ley would be particularly expofed by this injunction,
where the mafters are very frequently changed. To
remove this objection Mr. Goodhue propofed to in
fert these words, ferryboats excepted. This motion
was adopted.
The amendments reported by the. committee of
the whole to the bill to regulate trade and inter
courie with the Indian tribes were taken into con
fideration. __.
Objections were made to the fifth fection, which
contemplates legiflating, and punishing, crimes com
mitted within the boundaries of the Indian countries
—it was contended that the cafes mentioned were
fully provided for by treaties, or by the laws of the
refpective frates; the whole ground, it was faid, is
covered by thofe provifions ; and therefore appears
an impropriety, if not an abfurdity, in enacting, in
a fubfequent law, that certain puniihments ihall be
inflicted for certain crimes, which are fufficiently re
cognized by the feveral treaties already formed;
that the attempt would operate unjuftly; the provi
fions may reach our own citizens, but cannot affect,
lb fully as
they ought, the Savages. It was moved
that the whole fection ihould be ftruck out.
in oppofition to this motion, it was faid, that the
power of the general government to legiflate in all
the territory belonging to the Union, not within
the limits of any particular frate, cannot be doubt
ed ; if the government cannot make laws to refrain
perfonsfrom going out of the limits of any of the
ftates, and committing murders & depredations, it
would be in vain to expect any peace with the Indi
an tribes. The power of Congrefs to legiflate, in
dependent of treaties,, it was alio faid, muft. be ad
mitted—for it is impofible that every cafe ihould be
I provided for by thoie treaties.
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The queftion being called for, Mr. Clarkrofe and
obfervedthat be conceived it was of importance that
the Houle ihould vote with their eyes open ; and to
enable them to do this, he faid he {hould read the ।
ordinance of the late Congrefs, paffed in 1787, . f
re
fpectingthe fettlementof the Weftern Country. He
obferved that he believed very few of the members
had turned their attention to it.
He according.lv
i read fuch parts of the ordinance as he thought efen
tial to the point, which was to thew that 1 >
hat l A
of the bill now under confideratin, would 1.*
would 1.*,
operation violate the folemn ftipalations with a
fettlers contained in the ordinance, as full provific./
: is contained in the ordinance to inftitute all civil
and criminalproceffes.
The motion for frriking
out the fection was negatived.
The amendments of
the committee of the whole were agreed, to with
feme amendments.'—Various fubfequent amend
ments were moved with various fuccefs, fome being
'agreed to and others rejected.
Without finithing
the difcufion of the bill the Houle adjourned.
Friday, December 2T.
The House refumed the confidtration of the bill
to regulate trade and intercourse with the Ind)
aa
tribes; amotion to amend the fifth fection by alter
ing, the ■ claufe which makes it felony for any ci
tizen, or citizens of the United States, unlawfully
to invade any Indian Settlement, to fine ond impri
fonment for thatcrime—occafoned conliderable de
(Fhis motion was finally Superceded by one
bate:
to recommiy thebill—whicl being carried— it was:
recoinmitted to the felect committee which reported:
it; on motion, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Murray were
added to the committee. .
,Mr. Gerry, moved the following in fubftance—
That the committee be inftructed to report a claufe
-making additional provilion for the eftablithment of
parmanent agents to reiide among the Zudians who.
how are, or may hereafter be at peace with She
United States; also for carrying on trade with Such
Indians, under the direction of the Prelident of the
United States—;
-and for an adequate Supply of necet
juft and-reafouable terms, and under
fary articles on
fuch regulations-as to guard them againftimpoliti
on and extortion. This motion was laid on theta
bl e.
Mr. Gerry gave notice tha^ he ihould call it
up on Monday
next..
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Monday/ December 24.
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The Speaker laid before the Houle a meffage from
the Secretary at War, by onder of the. Prelidett,
with a letter
from the Governor of Georgia, dated
' the 5th 'inft;
ant, enclofing the. depofitiob of Owen
Boyver, of the 30th of Noveniber laf, respecting the
inhuman murder of eight perlons, viz Mrs. Crock
et, herfon, three young children, and three young
women ; fuppofed to be. by the Cherokee Indians,
on the night of the29th ult. Two war clgbs were
found in the houfe, and lszera’ " ’
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arrows fticking in
the dead bodies, the heads being all fcalped, &c.—
The Governor mentions that there are three troops
of Korle Rationed to guard the frontiers, which he
conceives not to be fufficient
He therefore re
quefis 1 be further aid and attention, of the general
-laid on. the tabl.
. government—rald 00 the tabi. : ■ . ti
On motion of Mr. Sedgwick theHouse went into
committee of he whole, Mr. Whire inithe chair, oi
"the loan made at,the Bank'of the United-States, and
having gone through the fame, role and reportedzit
with one amendment, which was agreed to in the
Houfe—viz. in the -claufe mentioning 15 years,
for redeeming the loan that will be made, to reim
burfe the bank loan, the word fifteen was ftruckiout
and the term left blank to be, filled up hereafter.;
Mr. Parker movearefolution tothe following
effect, viz. that the Secretary of the Trealurybedi
rected to lay before the Houfe an account of the ap
plication of the monies' borrowed in Autwerp and
Amsterdam, for the United States, within' the pre.
P ■■ •
lent year. The refolntion was agreed to.
Mr. Madifon presented two memorials-—of Jo
feph Bennet, refpecting .his fufferingsinthewar,
and of the merchants ‘in the borough of Wilming
ton, in the frate of Delaware praying fome modin- -
cations in the revenue-laws—both memorials'were
referred to ' the Secretary of the Treafury.
Ad- ,
journed till Wednefday:
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B O S ‘TO N, ’December iz.
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। The lateft intelligence from Guadaloupe and
Martinique announce, that on the firft of Novem
announce, that on the firft of Novem
ber, every thing there'was tranquil; and the grea
l teft harmony' fbfited between the Planters and the
; Citizens ; the towns began to realize the duration
of their tranquility; the produce was at a mode
rateprice—white fugar from 13.t016 dollars;
brown, from 8 to 9 dollars; molafses, 21
pifterines .
a gallon : filh, from 7 to 8 dollars a hundred.
In November, the weftern ■ part of the illand of
Hipaniola was perfectly reftored to peace; brown
was
fugar was fold at 8 dollars, andmolafles at 50 fols,
from thofe iflands, the gallon. The Provinces Forth
and Sb'uth frill prefented a fpectacle of defolation s
but the preparations conftantly making encouraged
the hope of the fpeedy return of order and tranqui
lity.
‘We are informed, that it is ferioufly fpoken of, in
theiflands of Martinique. and Guadaloupe, to make ap
plication to the ' Britijh Government to take thole
iflands under the jurildiction of its laws, if the new
order of things in France thou id be eftablithed.
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N E W-Y ORK, December 21.
The public are
requeued to be on their guard
when receiving French crowns in payment, as-there
are fome counterfeits in circulation in this city;
they appear to be very well executed, and cannot
readily be diftinguithedfrom thofe which are genu
ine, but by rubbing them with the thumb, when the
wail comes off, and they look like copper. , ,
PHILADELPHIA, December 18.
The commifioners for building the Prefident’s
houfe, have reported to the Governor, in fubftance
as follows: : .
That their expenditures in building, the lot not
included,amount to 8,827/, i it. 67, that feveral bills '
are unpaid, but they expect..the balance of the fum