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. Tlie'tioedkioft aaia Holbid wi onderrtken for
tlttiwwtd iurjwff ot teHriog the ancient Order 6f
"tttpC(l'V fcl,lnSjifie "United ProVioccrfrqBy
the inSijence of thrftWbiC- Tliff l
; T i . - ' r" L-'-Li: ..t rrl x
Hi r r '-ViCi IKiwJ 'i.
6tttehek0eleVhorw(f were ffarcdet mf
tieijUororoibeyoke of , rtt)c, 'IV aOitarf
force tWt w (ehi was ftrtpgitoogttt indoded
tVeWptefdVbvjI)M trtJeiittVihld to
trui4 io'&y ibT,xbeT wer? .rtfrtfed by be French
lore io the country j ytefid:tteiVftMi
are ffoit ' th;M.imfielitti;ifeeithi; ibt
Freticlt ae only in the ptipottioi of on to three to
the DuHlb woopii'pnil .iftthe ncltt' placjii ll allowed
that the great ajoritycof;,th wlwtye fought
iafnrrtioo. ia ny Ptof,,th JUVe
not herd of one.? We. J?;-?
6Utnpt of the pranpu, on the Cdrf 4f GuelderUnd,
vJit no Toiwi jned, them, ind thei'infttrjen't them-
" f1ei were iitfmci 'io$ tfi:fBn
-who tofroed the )inckcw(nn)ii(int-f. Araheim)
-' tUxthcf would talulcarei that fach Tei flibulxfcko
bcxcpeated.r-ThM if a rooft importiht fifti 'It ftowi
pt oorjthaMKietiq'fjheTrutonCi
"itiiottalityi'bt'it proverthat "any attif mjpt to iavade
the province on that fide will be refilled.
' lalhe force wehirfeut, ftroog enough to conquer
Holland, or it meant to perfilt in the expedition
mn after U . iwcle rly afce rtained 'that the feorimefitf
" mf tj,e Dutch "welnoTW 'T""y" roan." who coafi'
v 4ti, the difiacuUierVhish ht nature of the country,
and the tefiftaoce of the pesple, , WooM pppofe to fuch
tnterprife 4d4 t th walU-af Bntilh Wood and
treafurei T whfrb H fh5,. iwtbJec(nfeoiiencer.
' will we a perfuadi, anfwer that we ought nof.
How we can nbawto. tbe 'enterpriftthbut dilgrace,'
oe can fay to.thf patohi , W? oneted you whi
to br releafcd fro m th? influence and power of France.
W aftordtd ,Tou tbc faeanWyou fejed, them--We
fefa, Tliii it the unilteraLitfii imatfztS if'thc 'ax.
tnre xf thingi ij ft Tctoiel t viH.be mdere-,
landed-bauM, WOjni diiSkefift UVelTumWjth
conftancy..4ipp'pbfe f tfi i toito a powerfalbolwarti
ln4.Jtb. tontnt hat bowlbci againft yo will tttirt
broken and difperfedf froni jriaripi)etra'bil fiodtter.
The prefent coalition Ti rnanftfius. It.ii net itjitl
aturof thiogi that It AouJd iibfift ' j it raoft "Jiijai
bf the dilcordanct of iU'ownfcnietitar ' ' " ' : ' 1
i " But jet thit ry.coalftidi,wouli ne'Ver itV.
Mid, M$ it not owedlif bwtjbCHf out own falTe view
Employed ihe argjofnent fcf oiiriuefbi'lbft
fcaraoffurrounding: tjjfltaw Km 'propagate!
iW idfWt bn' wifte?i id f(6bKcanIf all iEuroper
and toi ittitk jf IrifgtBct&tiX v&tf ftaej,' Would
jiw4t'fii'fowiif Hgtne of tbecoalitio ?
fleclire fleiny thiriii yoa? ot.jcia to Ue fre ad"
fiMepeadieAifr1tby4r bot lhaVyou
fld pot .ift 0 1ii'ibcVernainiif My fther
nadbnlt-iJiat . y !i'a' not ' g 6 ,'thjr prowifltion oT
jrepflMican prineipleifroiri iftf iing Jut ;toi forjie 'of
f ao3:y. .ijcnjtu wj wi-m tne toantfon it
fcoft powerful weaponf 'iVtaUrTl (pint
itftft ITor aytfUxt I M&tithifa the nioft thorwib
FiSmtheVeWediiioo.igawlt Holland, we turn to
the gperal Vjediof the war agaiitll Ffance. ery
thing tends t prove that this pcrpr of Germany bai
-'. o iutentionfif-tmploying b" 6" iortbe puipole of
cffecling a change in the gowrnoieot, of Franctfof
' ' this, wtniaert are,- wt believe, fully onvfflced. Hi
Izr IpeTtal Majeftt;tw .confefl' it. Through the me
dium of the Archduke Charles, he fays, in the prcu-
' ,lar letter addreflW'to the; Frwcs of the Empire, that
if all the ftatet furniih : their contingents, the French
will be forced W the conditions of peace Iajid down as a
balls io the refolution of the empirf id i. If thefe
J :0onditwni then QBhi.be obtained . which had not in
view any change in tbe (govcrament of, France, he
would make their peace withthe French Jtepuhlic.
V The mod important and intending parti of the Pa
ris papers' relate to the debates in the. council of five
' " hundred. The nntUdire&priaJ party are by no meant
fubdued. Qa the, 1 3th inft. a motion was brought
v.!ribrwfrd.:;fn the council of five JiuLed, fardeclatMig
the" country iftvdairgfcr A mcdtbate look
place '.which laded two'days. The. Jacoitfpntyi fjd
" d -b JourdaniInrv,vCirt.itp"ci' fiertrandr of
1 ' Calvados, were for tbe motion Lucien Buonaparte,
v , Xheniev-Dauoon an fiouliy:rt)f la Meurthe," agarntt
it. The diieftorisl party at length ttiumphta, and
, the motion was rejected by a majority of 445 pgaintt.
.' Dining tbe dicuffion, large groups aiTcmUcd round
the Thuillefiei, and when the ,rcJcftiM of the Motion
, lor declaring the' country In danger was Jtnbw'n'" marry -
. f the denuties who hadt voted againd the notion were
Jllidedimik.KprflacM
;jJ3et ween the. two. parties, it xtpeiied to take -.place; for
the ;J6bins,-tb'ongb d'efeated:on thellth and 14th,
appear tvbe-ft!U.ia ecMiBjeraWe.ttfeoth.. -,
v s In this very important debate, .the.following fenti
; . : wreurs were delivered by Boulaynf la Meurthe.v .-They
-1 are the mora inttreftinj;, becaufe poulay .is intimately
a connefted with the direftdry, and is fuppofed to fpeak
. ; hir Opinioiit. ,The fpeecbet of ucien Buonaparte
, m incftMber. leinS men oh thJame fide, were tfluthe
. ; now J
trchftllnr rnnnamiV . -11 J A. J T" I
j i " H ' be, ahe country ' not in danger.-
. 1 reafon and mifcoridufjt may ; ltave coiiitributed to the
it" ' Ur r'", t but difafter ; wat nlmbditQevitV
tf y bad. "extended ourfelS a great deal too
' 'triucn." To he preserved what we had acquiredr til
.btfndred thaufund men would have been neevffary, for
i".'4 ,e u muc'- ffe4iffieultV it Ireuites many more men,!
to telawiha to; cbnquer,,- The coalitioa .itfelf will
;w .iiy fadutiohtdifeofitufeiBits firdfuc-
nz lenrmKOitanu wunct ui ovr conuuifDiii c
iatMtig-'prbff(ecll ;f tbbndaace from tb1a
borfof.thc people by-Wnd nf by fetbepfofpwty, t
rfirrftlteJddomercef wfthllanRpg intewup
t Wni tceafioned by the Velltgerent flat of a great part
qfihe world-ithe retort of health, indiiftry, arldtrade !
t fioa cltre's wbjcb 1H Uiir te HflJIaes) wW sfifr
ejafc J -and "the'warioas ht inettintahlc fdya'ntagef, ci'r
4U wnd rellibittX wh&b', iectfreal under ottr b'appy ftahi V ,
dftS&virnfflwrtait-'cintinbei ti as unimpaired dc .
tud f f tfi wholi A6ieificai( people liacrr thaokt tsv
i bevolehiiitV; fo? the fneraftil dieKtwn qx ;
bis'iPvdvirice. ? -But '-vViterri1ieft'.iuaUsTOib btefDaeb
cohtcioil that tlitf 'FrrncS'' 3Df6le Will never fuhmit
ltd eVivexa law from a fortffl boerjLt our force
be, ej erted with ability. Jtj) not eihauft our means
and rfcfources,r"but 'mploy'th a Snaaner tha wit
idorn and grudfcn&ciM juftifyl It the efforts of dor
gallant youth b"e direaed'byMful gimeralt, and the
country Warbe'faved'u",-.X.t.: - " ; iV'. 7 -V "
, The. cartel which irnvel pn (iaton tyankjirk
brings an'ictotthtthst gttaflScwg
on re&iviojji the' newt bf ihe b0e-ot the' niheteentbi
and Vharopf afpoVI,
Neth;lUnd. . .-'J ; 7- -h? U ' ' '- . :7"':-"-i'
I It ' pyobable that anotbtf 'ttacl will foo tik?
plac at AlkMkaV, . becaufcf oprd ujp,a .our fqrte is
at preTeotbpon a ptninfuM it canwtNtefive affiftv
ance or eitcnd prdtediob; to ihofc- -bo may b$ difjw
fed to cro-bpeiate " At the Itajt'rsw momeo'tV
.CSanceV'bn'dio reinforrthtJfrmy, i,jTbi reftilVwf
,thc, t-ext attack wilf enable us to dcteroue whether
there be, even a Chance for ultimate fuccef. If the
enemy cad fo long JlV.pouY progreft befoiC Alkmaar,
how many blaody battles may We '.anticipate in die
ctnquefl of a country where fo many obllaclcS miiSbe
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-y- JIotJSE OF RjktREIJltATlVS. 1 " .
Monday, Dec."' i. '
Tbe houfe having formed a quorum, proceeded to
the election of its' Speakrr. On the ballots being-qoirnt-ed,
there appeaVed forfilr. Sedgwick, 42 votes, Mr.
Macon 7, Mr. Dent ij.Mr. RutledgeS, Mr. Sump
ter 1 vote. ,- 7 -. . -7. '.
s Mr. Sedgwick faiiing-pnrvote of a itaajority of the
members prefent, another ballot wat taken.' when Mr.
. Sedgwick, had 45 votes -Mr. Macan 38, Mr. Pent 3,
vMr.Rutledgc 1.' ' .77 " 7rj-;7 .. 7...-,'
;;WhMe,upnMr SedgrtnVkjvas (Jecjared to be duty
eiecieo,- y pou ucmg conuutsca ine. cnair, ear,
Sedgwick addfeffed the ho'ufcia the following words i
Gtntlenuny .: '.
..Although I am confeions cf deficiency of the talents
which, are defirable to diCe'harge. with ufefulhefs and jig
nit, the important duties of the high Ration to wliicli
. I am raifed by the generous regard of the enlightened
and-virtuous reprtfentatives of my countryi yet icpo
fiag myfclf on the' energy of their candid fuppert, I
will not innnit rrom me auempu
it rlcplJeaeaij, iVpWMsAt&f to the ungrateful 7
turtk 'wSixR' hjs beet aade lorfWrm y lbsnt; tf the (-
:opic iq certain eououet 01 arcnqiyiTsuia j wner;, tct
itcu oy ibo- urt una r-iijrcprcicTiui'iuHi i mn-jmnjf-
et)l-th bate, bpe nly Irebftei he taw dfrefiiag ibe
Valuation of lioiifc and Unit.' 'SuchdsCsffe was girt C
iothcivH autboMty rejidered boeleff ajirtbet.
ittnptibyl'UlbTW;t6 enfire I'ie-eicecaiioa
wffSe LWsaiWl iCfieWsWfary titrMriilitarV"- .
force to"bt eployedi cohfiSing of Tame fotnpsriics of
teguiar troop, volunteers.! ua jnilitia, by whofe seal ...... .
knd at3ivi(y, in co-operation with tBe juuicial power,
order and fuHmiflioq Svtre ttftotedr7aad.macy of the
toffenkri arrtflrd. ' Of thefe forne have been conrid- .
ltd of mifdeme'ariori,' ind other charged With vsu ious
crimes, remain to be 'tried.; ' -'- 1:7' '
To givedrfe etTeft to'tbe cfvfl adminift ration of Go "
)rermnent', aodto Jtjtuti h juft Execution ofhbjws aV7
efion BdbB?mfcn(tbe3
t diriifjMy7heeilsry cibntrfit
tsmntbBt bajn tW
the: intefpretatin of the laws and tbe right and du- '
.tie of olncert' and citizens,' mnft arife. Dn the one ,
hand, the lawi fliould be executed f on tie other,"-!' :
dtviduils Ihoiild be fi.SrfnBott Neither r
lot tbefe .objeft it fufficientlyaflored nner tbe prt&nti .
drga,nitatipn of the Vdlcial deartmtnU 1 therefore
!earneftljr recommend the fubjea io youi fcriooc cnd .
'dcViltW;' 1 A.-;"'' 1 '-'::;.'..' "" '" ..' ""'. ' r Wrfl; v v f
Frts. jp'iWMn wUaht
liadj 'peen invariabljc prpfefled, and fincereTy piufuicuy--7 7
xby he Executive Aotnority of fhe U. S when indfca '
tio'ns were made on the part of the French Republic ofa:...
difpolition 1 to accommodate the exiding differences be-: x
tween tht two cpuntries, I felt 'it to be my duty tw
prepare fbr meeting iheir advances by 1 nocniuation"
of Minifters upon' certain conditfons, which the honor .
oFour country dictated, and which iu moderatioa had .
given it a righto prefcribe. ; The affuraoces which'
were required of the French Governmrnt, prevfous to '
the departare :of our Envoys, have been given tkroUjjb
theirMiaiflcr of fotcign ReJations and I havtf oi
refted them to proceed oft their minion to Pain's. They
have full power to cpncfdde a tieaty,- fubjcA to the
cfinditutioaal advice 'n eiMuVrtt of Seriate. ' T!:e .
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chaboers of tliefe fttTi'c'r?''3f fuie pl-.do.ea to their
country, that noti.n'i El co r. js.7 1 ibic R i th its Isoeor'or
inloreft, nothitia tvJc'oufittsht .whh'ow oblfeatiotts of
;n; wiilbs Hi
good faith or f.;t:i-(tilp to iiy other on
pulated. . . ' '.V.'" , ' ...;',.' ,7
It appeasing prbalti-Tipm l)iz Wbs-'afiSiuii ,1 fectt
vedV that eiur,Commer.jiul istcTSonrf - with fon5 pons
in the illand of St7'P0!r;riTii.'l!t. ffiely bc'i'wfwnV ..
I took fuch fteps affcewiid t-teye4tent -t aitii
taA that point, The sefob; DeinjalUfaflory, I sl..n
in conformity with the ofjCongreft on ibe hr.JtAj, .
direled .the reftrainti aud proTiibitfons of tf.rt i,:tcr- ".
oourfe to be difcontinued, on terms which were mn'e
known by proclamation. Since the renewal ol Uu'i
mtercoune, our xuizens traaing 10 inoic puns, ,wii
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Accept, I pray yoti, gentlemen, my pratey. acr4heir prvpeityvhaye-been duly reipeaedi and pnvateer-
ktiowledgemeBTof the houarycjO"Te7)leaf;d to confer jnpciT
and with it, an .ifTurance that no cor.lideration (hall fe
diice me to deviate, in the leal degree, from a dired
line of -impattiai integrity. - , :'-vr 7
Mr. Condy was elected Clerk,7 having 49 otes j
Mr. Bcekley 39. - , .7 ,'7. 7, ';; " ..r-?;-
Tbe Senate haying alf formed a quotum, and chofetv
Mr Livermore Preiidflrpr6 tens. .B.Meffage . was (cut
to the Prelidtnt of the TJ. States, informing biih there
f. ,He appointed to meet botbboufes next day at if
o'clock . - - 7 'a,;'- '
.7-7;';;,7 7r,:;, Tue(day,Dec. j,-- 7:;v, ,:'vV; j
Botb boufes being aflcmbled in the Reprefentative
Chamber, the Prefident of the U States appeared, and
delivered the following Specah s., ,7 '
7 ' Gentlmen of the Senate andT1 ;
Gentlemen of the iobfe of Repufentatives,
It It with peculiar' fat isfaflion that I meet the Sixtb
Congrcfa pfihe United1 Slates,, of Americjp Comiria;
from all. parti of the, nniqn, at this critical and inter.
ftonrthofe pnits his ceafedr
In eiamininir the claims of Britim fubisft by the
Commlflionert atThjladclphia, undr the filth anicle
of the treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, with
Great' Britala, a difference of opinion on points deem
ed efTcmial in the intrpretati'n of that article, has ari
feri beitweea the" CemmiiSoners appointed b'y the Uni
ted States and the other members of that board, front
"which the" former have thought, it their duty to. with-.
draw. It is fioctrely tp be regretted, that the execu
tion of si article produced by 'i Biutual fpirit of ami
, ty andjlifticej Ibouhf bav been.tbus unavaijably msi.
terruptedi 'is, hawver, confidently expeed, that
the fatine fpirit of amity, and the famejenie of juftice,
in which it originated,- will iend u fatisladtory expla
nations. "In'cohfequence 'bf the obdacles to the pro
gfefs of the coinrm'flion in Philadelphia, his Britannic
Majcfty bjy duefttjl the com million appointed, by him, -tindcirthe
ytsunick of the treaty, rclating-t(0 Brit ifh
captures of American veffelt, to withdraw from the
board fitting in London; bat .with the ttpreU dsdara-
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