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4 'CahjjceC Dotik of iif JJrcfmtetilc IX1DAY, Dec. 20. 'HIN OMAN from Maryland and Mrl Griffin' from Virginia appeared, were qualified and tool; their feats, Mr. Chrillie picfented the petition'of jairunicj amiln, burgeon mats in the late army, praying cortipenfation for fervices in that capacity. Referred to a cpinmittee of three.

Mr. Smith (M.) prefentcd the petition of P. Bennet of Baltimore, praying liquidation of his claims againft' tSie United States at quarter matter of light dragoons in the continental army. Referred to the Secretary at War. The petition of St.

Wilfon of the State of New praying compeufation for fci vices was ordered to lie on the table. The and Morocco bufincfs, one of the orders of the day, was called up vui inc inuuuii ion. The report of the fclcft committee on the petition againft the validity of the elec tion of Mr. Van Allen was taken up in committee of the whole, Mr. Trumbull in the After fome time fpcrit in the bnfinefs, the committee rofe, but did not obtain leave to fit again.

'It thpn mnvrA arA femnAfA lw i the, petition be re committed to the commit ICC Ul ICUi' HIS. It hen prqpofcd to amend this motion by inftrufting tke committee to re I)ott a (hie of tacts. amendment' was oft and the Houfe adjourned till Monday vithout taking a qucftion upon the original motion. MOKDAY, Dec. 3 MR.

Kentucky, was qualified an'4vpk. hii feat. Sundry petUibnr were prefented, read and referred 16 the Secretary at War. (A. communication Wat rrivA frnm jf IV.VIf VM IIUU1 i the Secretary of thc.Tre.ifury an eftimate of annrrmrlat Inne fnr tli mtntand current expences for 1794.

On motion the reading of the communications from the Secretary at War, on the fvibjctl of Indian aflaiis in the fouth weftern territory, was refumcd and continued 'till adjournment, 1' yyy v. 1 TUESDAY, Dtc.ti. SUNDRY petition! were read and re JI ferrcd. I The Speaker then read the feveral nr. of ihe Day.

On motion of Mr. Smith, (S. houfe proceeded in the confide ration of the i cport of the committee of elec won, 911 me caic ot joun t. Van A en. one.

of the fitting members from the Suite of New YtJik. The motion before the Iloufe iWs, JJint.the, Kcport be recommitted; this morion being put, was' It Was then' moved, That ihe Report be accept Report was again icad by the Speak confiJerablc debate, an amend mcnt was pmpofed.by Mr. Lec faiicc of which th the allegations of petitioner do not Aate any coiruptiun or Jnfiularhy.in tl.celcaion, on the part of Juhn Allen, according to the Ipw of inc 01 lvew oik and therefore that hcia c.uly. icicd this amendment a Ri.cwl.to, anl ihoii the qucttiori on thcre VOrtrt amcr.dcd, being put, it waa adoi.tcd' by tjjc hoofc. ucl States, 4 niio'Algcrinc and.Spa ru.Mj.

ucing cor.rirtcnprtj, called for, the galleries wcto 1 THURSDAYS UNDUV petitions were read refer rciy oin.crs were laifl on tl)e Mr. 'Allfn ni'mr tho'thc llrtulc luuldccidcJ on tle Icwlityof yvt uie coutaincd "Kt. V.an.KanireUcr cor. vryed fome rcOctliotw or. his (Mi.

Van Al en's) being rlpw in poffeffion oifcvcrxl jflidaviti. nhii it uw.t cn(vc every injurious impreffion, if m. cxi ram rni mm. 1 rrlDect'njr his con'duft lJtad.f.r their.iufwrmatioii. cicrk men read one or the sffida piti'cccdii when Mr.

Fitzfi Inn lcd ions to. the rcadinp fty order on 1 hem. The reading of the af. fiuaviis ws waved. 1 Ol moiron that the Houfe fhould re rlolye itlrinto a Committee of.

the whole "i.ui.iniivrtiiuiia iri'in me rretident cft'ltf Unilcf S'a' tr n.M..T;.. 1 VuUuliiH IUUVCQ turn the CHllcries fliould be fhut during the ulTinnof ihishnfmcrs this motion wai greed in, and the Iloufe reviving itfelf tn toa committee. of the' whole, the galleries vcic ilolcj. i "i I KEWORK, D'cmhr iu Lijbon, iidOcll(r, 1793.. 5.

'pvit'sjlon, AVw yorJl; Dear Sir I Have the pleafure to inform you, that I have this day obtained a promife from' the court of a convoy, for our hips, about 16 in number; to be provided as loon as they 'fhall be ready: to 'My letter, and the very polite and friendly anivver from the Po'r tiiguefj Minifter, go by this conveyence to the Secretary of State tkfi veffcl fail to morroyv', I pray yoa to communicate this pleafmgand very important intelligence to all the merchants, in your city. I Deaf Sir, Mod fmccrcly, yours, Edw. CHURCH. N. B.

The. 2 followins; vefTeli arrived here the 20th in font, without feeing the nemy vix. the fchooner Eli'cy, Cap. Wells oflioflon, but la'ft from North Caroline, weeks pafT.ige and the brig Betfcy, Capt. Bunbury, of i'ortfmoutn, bft from Virginia; fame paffagefoke Capt.

Alkins, bound from hence to Bofton, leagues N. W. from the Rock of I.ifbon. Mr. iPhillips arrived here yellerday in.

the Danih fhio Stadt Altons. t6 davi from I I 'V bon, charged with difpatches to the Govern mens 01 tne unitcu states, from Mr. Uhurch, our Gonful at Lilbon. learn from Mr. Phillips, that the Peace made between the Reaencv of Algiers and the Queen of Pot tu: al.

was whnll f. fected without her knowledge or confent, by the agents of the Britilh arid Spatifh courts. That the Captain of the Portutucfe ingaie wno naa Droug.11 tne news ot the peace into Lilbon. firit it from sm Algcrine cruizer he fell in with, and who produced him his authority for the peace, being papers lizned by the Britifh and nifh agents; upon this the frigate quit her iwuon ana went into port, where the captain was immediately imprifoned for having done Mr. Phillips further adds, that it was cur rently reported, and generally believed in i 110On mat her MteltV Ot Forfniral wnn immediately order a 60 tmn (Vti tocmiic off the Slreights mouth: to prourft vnw ciicu or mc unuea otatcs, bound to ana from ner ports.

We are forry to add to the that iyij.ivim vcueis nave been icen in the Mediterranean with AIgerir.es on board; who.wer taking them into their ports, une ot thelc unfortunate vcffcls is iaia to be th brig Nancy ot Philadelphia Thc Democratic at Lexington (Kcntucl.y) on the 16th Sptember entered in number of rcfolves on the lubjeft of a jw.iji iu me iniMiKAi lam's of that Hate and the free 'navigation of ihf The preamble to the firlt mentioned fets fori hi mc inconvenience of the prcfent laws, and the lelblve proLOles a rcmonftranr. tn 1 rT niwii general atlcmuly oa the fuhjeft. The fecond comTjiains or mcir not havinc besn fnir.r 4 to enjoy the free navigation of the Miflifip pi for a feries of years (a right which they fuppofe inherent in the uoUflforsof th C.w cxpreihng their furpruc, and anger, that Conucfs had not. ere thin, taken mnaiurcs to obtain from the King of Spainari acKiiowIedcemcntoFtheir natua nmu i iui iney icar thelc applications from I Government have been feeble that it I ihr dnfv nf inKs country to demand of the Federal Government, that they take fuch fteps as will im iin uwicty. pui utcm inpouciiion ot this free and recommend to their fqllow cttizenj riRMMiss, without regard to local iifliiny.

i ncy auo rc fulve to rcmonftratc Conprefs and lnt that" they will attempt the navigation, relent iniircrcnves, inouia any, happen, and rcprefent it to Congrel's demanding de cifivclv toknoW. whether tSV will nrnt.A or abandon the1 weftcrn count rv. By a letter from Portimouth, Vircinia. of om ucc. we ream, that the Into ttn irr v.

ed 111 Hampton Roads a few davs brfn. that date, who left Plymouth the 1 jth Oct. Ac counts oy that veUel lay," that the Lifbon packet had brought intellisreneer nf fin. tr troops having arrived Toulon from oraucr, anci a conhJcraMe numbcrof troops fiorn the coJlof Rouffilon It 11 inrnlinnd they had an engagement with the Sans Cu loucs, near toulun. in Sir th hn.

were cur to piete it h'alfo mentioned that yucinoy had lurreudered with 3000pri foneisof war, and that the Combined and rrench armies had an tir'A place, in which the French wc defeated tjic lots ot 1 roo kil ed an.t and i.p3 taken prifoncrs The caotureof l. t.v..i.. 1 1 uin in iuuioii, aim the itores found in that harbour, 'weie Jr. ngland at five millions fieri ing. The Enj rarr.

wan uui in the Harbour ot Noifolk, at uu We hear that the building dcllgncd fof the New Theatre in Baltimore is in great forward nefs, and will be ready to open early in February next. 4 'J he' Stone which is to compofe the public buildings in the city of Wafhirtg'on, is of a white kind, much rel'cmbling the Portland Stone iri England. When it i firft taken from the quarry, it is as'foft as chalk and it is. wrought with wonderful facility aner cxpotep to the air a thort m.n, iv u.i.uiuc iwru, iiiti is round 10 DC ve ry durable. A conlidcrable Ifl ind in the tomack, fome miles below the propofsd cjiy is compofed wholly of this kind of Sinnp and is purchafed by the commiflioncrs' for ine purpoie 01 turnilhing Moncior the city.

Inanother laige qaatry, alfo thecommiflioii ers have purchafed the right of digging Stone ior a numDer or years. Minerva. A letter received by vefterdav'spoft, from a gciiucman or v.Barat.tcr at Baltimore, affirms the arrival at the Iilandof 'Barbadoes, of feven thoufand Britifh troops, and that jiyc iiiuuuna more were loon expected. Qtrcima, NORFOLK. Dec.

n' Tapers down to the 8th of Oaober' recetv. ca Dy tne tato in forty nine days from Ply mouth, the National r.nn ventien after receiving the report of Barrere on me navigation decreed the following articles: i. All treaties of co'mmerre and naviga tion, exiltmg between Prance and the Pow, eis with which Hie is at peace, fnall be ex ccuted according to their tenor, without a UT infringement fiom the nrpffnt 2. After the firft of Tnniiarv ini fiiall be reckoned French, unlcU built in rrance, or in her 0. No.

Engliih mcrchand ported into France, or into her colonies, but by a French VeiTcl. 4. Foreign vcfiels are not to tranfport iciieiiuic uum one rrench porttoanoth cr, under penaltv of connf 5. The duties are to havi a frcih tcgula 1 The prefent decree hall be publifhed all wvci mo jxcpuuuc, ana tranlmitted'by the Minifter of Foreign AfTaiis, to the neutral powers. The Convention, befidei.

drrrccr" that the report of Barrere iJiould be printed, and iijiu inc uincrerji languages. vapwm Uie Cato, on the 10th of Oflober. in Ut. 'Inn: art fnnlfr ie EnterDrize AmenVan 8 w'ceks from St. Helena, timing fn fCnd.

She had fnrnni U91r put into the Sslpf Good Hope, where fhe was obliVed tn nnln i WM By two gentlemen who tfS.me; pafTengers in the fchoouer Little Will, Church, ar lived on Thurlday Lift from' Cuadaloupe, ana bound to Baltimore," we are stormed, that feventeen fil of Snnifk war were arrived at Trinidad and 11 fail uuicti men ot war had arrived at Surinam. 1 PITTSBURGH Decembers. By the arrival of a Fefttleman (mm Vnt Wafliingron, we are informed, ''that the ar myre to go into winter quarters on the fouth wctl branch of the Miami: fi miles in advance of Fort leffcrfonthe ground of encampment was laid off, three hundred Vards loner nn i i nmrnnnrlmn 4 1 Li a'tioa. i The mounted volunteers linrWdln. Scott fo return hiimi th mnvtil.rc.ni.

and fueh as are by the way of the road, the others were, on the Nn. vcriibcr, with ten davs rations, to fet out on an excurnon, and by a tircuitous rout come but what' is narticulailv IntenArA what cOuifc they may take, has not yet tranf rirt Thurfdav eveninc laft nviv um, of the packet boats fiom CincinnatiThis Doatnas naa a long palbgc, and brings no olher news what h.n hrm aln ccivcd. It is hoped that thefe boats may be fo Vrgulated as to perform the voyage with certainty, as it no doubt will prove of vwnnueraoie advantage to the fcttle the Ohio. On Mondav laft C1KCTXKATT K.c under the command of Mfljor General Scott, eroded the Ohio at' ih tum home. Arrived here on T.i.

ffhv Krt bottomed boats. laden 'with militarv the commm.d of Lieut. John of the 4th Sub legion, and brings intelligence, that on the niolimf Rit, MIW Will 1IJ Uant, near the mouth of Scioto, 12 Indians were difcoveied between two of tin. hnat. crbdirig to tht Virginia fhorc.

Oil the llth. near th mnitVi rf creek, hut ot the northern iideof the Ohio, a. coiifidcih AiiuiMttj asiv; vii thcmfelvcs on the bank at uiliirha vrMrv nf fmall aims' and a howitzer' wer AilchirorA from the boats, the Indian, without return ing the utt ifappea red. The. following Petition wai' 'W? Houfe of Rrcfentativesot thl Ae thebahmftantV HEClerPVof varinn.

A are underwritten, ob crving with pleafure, than an ex law of thi. A forthe.fupprcffionof.vitcandii: by recommendation of the executive to 2' come thefubjea of legiflative revifion, tmpreiTed with a fenfe of the duty, which wl' conceive is incumbent on us both as tin of the Gofpcl, and as member, of civ focicty, refpeftf ully to requeft theattentir of the legtflature to the following reoreU tatisin and petition. rcprefent that the legiflative interna fition is in our peculiarly ceirary to make fome effeftual provifior, the orderly and religious obfervance of Lord', Day For the prevention and punifh! ment of the profanation of the name of God and every fpecie, of impious imprecation or regulating and Ieflening the number n'f houifs where intoxicating liquors are lold and ufed for the fuppreffion of all placesof gaming and lewd and for the eaift ing of a law to. prevent Theatrical e'xhibiti" ons of every fort We do accordingly moft earnelily petition and requeft that in frJm mg an aft agama vice and immorality, would regard with peculiar attention thefe important objefts, fo as to prevent thenum rous injuries to which our citizens arc there, by. expofed in their morals, their health.

inir hinnm. 4 we conceive mat the, iolemn intimation of Divine Providence in the late diftretTmjr calamity which been experiri ced in this city, urge upon us in the moft forcible man. ner the duty of reforming every fhing which may be ofTenfivc to the SuDremr of the Univerfc, and of doing every thing which may imprefson the public minda re gard to his Government, his providence, his siiwa, iiiu mi urmnancei. Ttlfl trx AtUrU 1 ft a r.v Mw.wta fcV rriiiis wc navf rrn ma ir4 the attention of. the legiflaturc'are ofconfeff.

cd importance they are'moreover fubiecit which are not fo iff wMuuvcny coHifion of opinion, as to render us defrrous of entenn? into anv i "hlHIl Vi HUtlltlll 111 inpport of our petition: excepting only the part which relates to theatrical exhibitions on this we are aware, that diiTerence of fcntiment cxiAi. Some COnfldrtton rc fiihini' Ul tive iq xiiu iutjcct, to which the candi'd tv tention ot the Icguiaturc, is rcVpctlfuUy fo reliance on this, we chearfullv fub mitour petition to your wifdom, which we ods, in which its defignsmay be anfwerei man any Which we ate able to delineate. ROBERT ANNAN, ROBERT DICKENS, THOMAS FLEESON, ASHBEL GREEN, FREEBORN GARRETSONV HEN.RY HELMUTH, WILLIE MARSHALL, JOHN MEtfSR. 'JOS'EPH PILWOE, WILLIAM ROGERS, WILLIAM SMITH, FREDERICK SCHMIDT, JOHN B. SMITH, Joseph Turner, thomas ustick, william white.

December 10. Ixtrafl 4 letter from Gentleman in CktrM, friend in New Yirk, dated the nth iw it kU 41 The Gencrsl. Aflembly for thi met a few days ago the firft bufincf that it tracicd their attention, was" the arreftmgof Major, Hamilton and a Mr. Drayton, hitter is Secretary to our Governor). They arc to he tried for High Treafon, having accepted a coinmifTion from 'Genet, for the purpofe of railing Five Thoufand in the back4 country to alTifl the French they have actually, received a larg! fusn of money, and were fet about enliftir.

feveral mernbersof the alfembly declare, that they, arc pollefTed of proof fuflicit nt to con vidthem. One of our chief judges, Mrf Greenup, is impeached for neglcft of duty, and it is thought, that our Governor will be impeached in a few days for aiding and afhfting the French pi ivatecrs coctrrry to law. E.xtriflfrii tht freM'itfs ef the Lej7J" D. c. 1,1793.

On Motion, Rclolycd (unanimoul.v) that a committee be appointed with f' powers to fend papers and records, to examine into, and afceitjin tin truth of a icport, that an armed force is nor levying within this ftatc, hy per foil under a foreign authority," without the permtiTiin and contrary tothcexprcfi prohibition oft. Government of the United States, and ot this ftatcThc following gentlemen mc appointed: Capt. Anderlon. Mr. Mr.

Johu Rutl'edgf, jur. Cat. Dra)tuu, Mr. Ford. r..