dhrss aaUft Terta'iv la wlefs ' inhabitants oT. I claims rcfpevYinglundry pctVficni which wf re:
liiTrwiiwvi s ,
, Keioived, as the opmidnjof this connui-'
te?, tnatyrovuion inouiu ne uijuc, iui
plying ins UCCCIIK1CS Ul 111 iuuuumh "iv.
. ui peace. . ' . .
' Kefjlvcdi, as the opinion of this commit.
ire. that' enquiry Qiiyht to be made-whether
further-means fhould be provided 'to reinforce
like provifinnv' heretofore made for the ex-'
lei riu an nndectded ilate by t. c tall con-
"iuiuer Vteft4ttfiev4
NWrTon of the miblictfcbr;
" Hcft'ilved. as the op niOirolHhifeommit-
new committee to take'up the fatr.e and de
cide therein this retoiutioa was igxet d ro.
: ..In comtnittee of tile whole,- on the (hand-':
inp rules and orders, Mr. Muhlenberg in
the chiTi The ? roles were rewt!W hen
the lules relative to papers introduced incir
dentally, to the houfe, wai read, Mr. Day
ton obict;d.:io. p4rt.,qT a leu ence tn thefe
-wnriif. which had beiuie bun 'read to
tee that n ecqairy pjght to be made hixo
ihe ftate of the mint and VlK-tner any lur-
i ' : iT T ...... ,iarCC r'tf in fhnt r1rnrf
tiler pruvKiyip i -i"
liiem. -.-i7' . .'
' AfTc'r font e corverfatlon as to the proprie,
ty of takin.r up the refolutionsNgenerally or
partially into immediate confiderktjo.n, it was
a "ireed thai rliey ifiould lie over. Before he
' coau.iitte role, however, Mr. Swanwick
prdented one- to the following etiVd, which
alf l;es over tor future conlideration. V,
Ilefol ved , as the opinion of this commit
ted, that an ei q iiry ought to be in de into
the progrefs of tne naval equipmentsorder
ed, and whether any further prdyifions ate
- jieceiTury on this fubjeft. Aijourned. ,
f'ridjv, Dec. A l
"the houfe" -the words, on muiiuii chMrr
. -pay ton, were expanded and the rule now
reads h,lJVhfythe reddirg tf a rpaper is-
called fin and the fame "is cbjefled to by any
member, it fliall be determined by a vUe j'f
tbr-ktife." ; . - ' . - C.
The rule inthe following word?, '-No'
committee Ihall TTrurTillie
Jjoule,v'itj.dtH ipeeial leave,", was objected
to by MrvW. Sin t!i, as a rule which had
not been complied with in times pail, and
which there was realbn to fuppofe would
not be adhered to in future- and the habi
tual breach of any particular rule had a ten-,
dency to impair the obligation to oblerve the.
reft.
prrdttwes w as i c(Jy 4(; I e Tar1 r;WrtleIi
hd:fe, and that Jco Cfp;es ou.'d be Hn "
mcdiauly dcptii.cd ivitb ll c.elcit. v .
A teuTmirricaiion as read frcin the S:
cre t a ry t f S : a t e; cc n t ai njv g ; t w o itai err. tin s " '
of. rhe-ott-ir oi t he m:nt 1 bt ic lia.c iret ;
wtre n'sde to the Prtlident of the United
States, ede by M. De Saoffure, bte tirec
tcr tf that inlttuiicq the other ly M.
lioudinor, the ptelent dirccicr : 1 heSe be-
ing "read, were nferred to the ccma ittee
of the whole rn the (hte of the i' on --
"Mr. Day torTlR afetlTeWfallltxilars-t o
T?;o members,' vii. Nfr. Daniel Buck, pfliew the: necellity and importance of the
from Vermont, and Mr. 1 bomas Mender
in frnm Mpw.Terfev. were Qualified "and
tofck their teats. ; ' t .
. The petition of Jabez Barney was pre
Tented, read and referred to the committee
ot claims. ' .
The petition of William". Thomlon, ano
ther continental. lo'd'er, relidingin the fame
ftate,'. was likewile read. He ba4 been in
-the continental army, and afterwards in Sul
livan's expedition againft the lix nations. In
. the latter affair, he was,, near Wicoming,
ciit f rom'a wacgon, .had his le; broke,- and
.his body brniled. Hi? petition Itatcd that
his family were poor," apd himfelf iacapa
ble of affording them aflifhnce. He had ne
ver received any compenftionforhis fuft'er-
ings in ti)e fervice bf America. He call him
felf on the clemency of the Houfe.
On a motion by Mr. Kitchell, thefe two
.petitions were referred to the committee bf
"claims!
Mr. Mahlenburg eave in a report from
the committee named to draw up ftuiuiing
rule Mr. S nitit waved his orjt clions.
Mr. Giles role tor ci:q nry refpfct ng a
ducedas an article in oue of the rules- The
edabitihment of lucii a comm'tfee, he ob
ferved, was an t fleiitial deviation from the
ufage of the hoilc. ' J V ,.
' Mr. Murray and Mr. Baldwin rofe to ex
plain : The ..Latter gentleman gave a brief
hatemcnt of the advantages which had been
derived Irorh the appointment of the com
mittee cf claims fv Item and difpatch were
the relultin rjehtion to the (objects fabmit
ted toheir decion ; and therecould be'no
doubt ot li near advantages being the effect
of a tijr.ding comtnittee to tike, into conli.
derationr the yaridu' objecU 'which wtuld
t
rules and orders for the Houle. Tie oofcrv?
ed that they differed in forae refptds from
thefe of lall Congrefs.. He moved, that tluy
fliould be printed with the new variations fe-
paratefy marked, for the conuderation of
members, and referred to a committee of the
whole Houl'e. .This was agreed to, and on
another motion, Monday was appointed for
takii thera up. "v
Mr'. John Nicholas, from Virginia, was
q iil fird and took his feat.
It was next moved and refolved to pro
ceexl to the choice of a chaplain. The Speak
er moved the Houfe to prepare their bat
lotsv- Mr. Hillhoule laid that it would firll
be proper to make, as on former occafions,
a nominatio n The Houfe contented,' and
Mr. Hillhoufe named Dr. Green. The
Speaker thrn remmded the Houfe, .that any
- thef gentleman was at liberty to mak- what
other nomination he mould think fit Mr.
Giles, and Mr. W. Smith,- were appointed
tellers. Sixty three votes wtre in favour
of Dr. Green, befidei feven fcattering votes.
He was declared duly elected.
. The petitio:i of John Porracn was read,
and on motion referred to a felct commit-
tee of three members.
" A petiticn was received from the town of
'Ncwburv ; from its iituJtion, &c. praying
to be made a port of delivery ; ordered to
be laid on the table . . ' ,
A petitioti was received from John Far-
re'.I, dating that hit pay had been taken up
by fome pcrlcn not properly authorifed y he
prayed redrefs.
Mr. M xre thought fome method ought
tn be adopted to prevent fuch impofition in
future, and moved that the petition of John
Farrel be'refcrred to a fpecial committee,
which was(agreed to. .
-vTlic Houfe then dourBed till Monday
next. . . . ,
' ' ' . Decen&er ii.
Areport wauead from the committee of
r
r . s i i i
coue 'jt-tore tne leuuur?, under tneva
rous heids of imwrt, toilnage, Sec. &c,
Mf. Glv expreff dVnmielf fatisfied with
the reatoMs alhncd lor introducing fuch a
committee into the ruhs and orders of the
houfe; -.-. 'A - . '
M W. Sniith moved that the rule which
apptarsjujnuly that thetrei'hut qu'tivt
'may be pU; in cbTmn tteeT)f i,!jewholc houfe, -might
be mai c politive Hob'ei ved, that
it had in times piltlciV determined by' the
chair, that the previous .q'ieltion c,ould not
be uken in commitueot theWhole ; the
coifcunencc was, that embaruflments had
often incurred The difcuifions of a whole
fui)ject hd been olten interrupted by a mo
tiuii lor the ri'ing of the committee of the
whole, hen fuch parts cf a fubjee might
have been got rid of by taking the previous
queitio i on a particular point.. He mcred
to inlVrt a politive decoration that the pre
vious q i'!lion in g ,t Le taken in committee
cf the whole. , . . ' .
Mr. BiUU in and Mr. Giles objected, on
ih? ground, that it would go to transforming
the committee of:he whole into the houfe(
impede the freedom ot difcyllioni and del",
troy the benefit of a committee ot the whole
altogether. Mr. Smith's uictior. was not a.
greed to.
, The rules and ciders being gone through
with, the co nmitrre role, ani the chairman
reported one amendment to the houfe, which
- A lprrrrwa&jread from." the Secretary tf
me. x i cdiurv, cniiuiuig ar. ei.nuaie oi iiiU -aj.prcpriations
nettllaiy tur the fervices ot
the year 1796.- : :
A letter irom the. late Sccretcry of War
was read, encoli"ng fundry itateiiients-T-re-ferred
to the committee ot the whole. -
It was 01 de red that the ihtenients rcla.
jcive to the, mint iliouid be printed Tor '"the.'
u'e ot tlje njt mhers. : ' .
A ccmii'ittte ot commerce and manufac
tures was appointed corfiiting of, Mri;;
Goodhue, .Ilr, S. Smith, Mi Bun e,
Mr. S.vanwick,, Mr. VW, Saiitb, Mr.
Fatker, and Mr. L,iugifoii.
A memorial fronv the coih ctor cf Ce da r
-4)iirt-wa read 1U;d n ferrid 10 the cpnimii
tee of commerce ?nd manufacture' h con".
tainsa recoirmiendaiiou cf Nsfjrrucy .as a '
port of enlry ih preieience to Cecbr Point'.
v Adjourned. ,
- B O S T O VN, December 10.
' On Tuefday lalt Capi, Hclland arnvt d
at this bcrt trcm LorYdonj-in;apaftge.-6f.-35
days ; 1 he Cn'u io vv n eel by M r. S ttphe 11
Higginfon, which was carried into EugJatid
for trial with a cagro of ircr dutk, Li:
-frtm liuffi. The lliip is leturned to tlie- "
owner, but the cargo (which is the ye lk of ...
- the egg) remains a; poUcH'on of ccr ainict- ,
u'..'A.rni.mA.' n;. a Urii tK v.i, . r "
ftl the firit information rrpcrted Ma the
capture of the principal part ot the Mediter
ranean fleet by the French, which is. c n(K
dered nearly equal in value to the Eail India
fitet . . r . ;
" A large part cf this fleet is captured by .
the Ft each part cf which is very valuable," :
fays the Centinel, but the w hole of w hich is
known to be very valuable, and vill cccafi
on confidcrable mbarrffTments on the cx,.
change cl London. We iht.u d be happy "
to give funher particulars by Mr. Hicgln.
jon'i vcflcl, but the captain Jm brcVno
papers, and but nineteen letters j who the
lenersare te, we have not yet difccvcrcd..
It is laid there was, little prcbihility of
J)eac!atprefent. Thelucccfftsof the French
it is probable, has recuced the Britilli ML
niHry to their ultimatum, they are dcubr.
lefsl'enfible that the :trn.s cf PVarce for
peace wculd er.darger their heads, they sre
therefore obliged, like Samp feu, tc pull dow a
the edince andperiflnhemfelvesintherinn;.
Pitt knows that if he flicu'd tow half, his
dellrucbonis ii.cvit-ble ; Ike a delpcr.te
gambler, hcis'r.cw rtdi ced' to flake the
nation a hazardous tuow.
As we an not within the focrs of thefe
whoown the nffJ, we cannot relieve the
public from their anxiety, but we have e
very re;fcn to fuppofe that the atcctir.ts from
Ei glar.d ate agirfthat hai gh:y monarchy
and in favour of cur allies the French j we
therefore cheerlully wait to hear lurther
befcre-wc give any particulars.
One thing how cer is a i;u, that tran
vas agreed to. ctuility univtrUUy prevails in fiance, ex.
Mr G.lcs moved, that the woritcnJmai Cf ptirp amcng tl e Hcyal patty, who, hid
1 - . t . ..I. ..(lk!. ..I.k.l .....I.'..
. y tit '
itvjaJiuretflhouUibe added to tne words4 a
c-inmittee of commerce." This motion was
agreed to.
Other amendments were propefed,' fome
of which were agreed to, others not.
The rule in the following words, on mo
tion of Mr. Giles, was expunged, vi. t
J No petition to controvert the elecTim
cf a oietnler returned to ferve in this houfe '
lhali be receive, unlefs the fame be pre
cn'cd within fifty days . after the member
petitioned aga'uill (hall take hisfent."
Thequcttion on the report as amended
was then put and agreed 10.
A Communication was read from the Se.
"cretary of theTrr afury, informing the houfe
that the annual account of receipts and ex-
war been the cufe of their mt rral troubles
ard that the accounts of the d llurbances lo
readily publifhed in the Britifh papers in A
merica, have been only thettluuutis of the
Engl lh Gaieties, atd terdlng 10 deceive
the public in the Isme manner a ibe, i iters
on the dillurbantei in Bcfton mrant to dr.
ceive the citizens through the Ccojmon.
wtalth. t -
Ey. Ctron.
TheBrirfii kirg, jn lis fpefeh to par lis.
intni. initiates uat the AulSriani 1 ad cair.
ed a vulory over the French. The lnh
ftftri ir.cntior.cd, ihe y had tern rejulfed,
and fell back to the Rhine. ,. .
England had not dcdaied waf againft
Spam.