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tier gcptlemJippear. to have iehe. On the fubje,tt tha convcrlation.it might feem'that V Ihouldharc paBsttcatkia; hiy ,j'eU it and -re "rnembered it? tYoxn airy other perfon it is. prcbal ble I jhooid bat from the member of Vermont ! paid very little attention is coming from him. At to the converfation in the morning 1 can recollect no particulars. Itaajgeoeralljr to tbiSf cffiecl, that the fentiments of the people la Connecticut pre'dinVrtnt: frn they fc reprcfehted here. -:-'t-' v.. i , Mr. Harper aflced whether any alluGon was made Us tljcciorning coavexfationyittfjwrcVing the Con necticut Hcpicleivtativcs. itudj.hig their private in- rcreds, &C, ' ' ; , ' -; ! ' A.1 did not hear any' :?- '" :; ' Mr, Chain's teftiaioy. In the coilrftf of 3d fummc.r'1 heardibe httair related in commocon verfatum. A parody had appeared on Mr.Lyon's ipeech when lie objetted.to waiting on the Prefident witluhe addrefs. I had Tome converfation with Colonel Lyon) on the fubjed of -the fpeecli -and of. the parody I aiked hmr whether he did not expect, that fpeecn wrouldoccafion fome remarks on the affair of the wooden fword. He anfwes-ed, that he did not expeft it t -that what he expretledio the Houfe waswell guarded ; that he did not mention any thing of ghting or of being a foldier ; but only that he was at his pod. I ftid, that It a mounted to the fame thing to fay that he had re - jngiued fifm at his 'poft.' as to have faid he was a l'oldier.' ' Me replied he did not expect any remarks on his fpeech cpuhi lead tp the aflair of his being cafluercd. " J then reported to him how he cir cumdancca of that bufinefr were related by perfous belon.inato the corps which was implicated, viz. That the officers thought, hemfelve$ in a very dan serous fituatlon, and had firft luggt-fted the idea of abandoning the poll to ihek fuldiers under their -cemmand t that the opicers However couk) not ae fcrt their nod without fubjecttng themfelvcs to dif grace or punifhment bot that the ; loldiers might ruutinr and march onT, and in that cafe the .officers wobW not be obliged to tarry ; that this the fol. diert did that the .officers followed them, . Mr'. Lyon faid it as true as related to the commanding dicer and one or more of the others, and that he onnofed what was intended, but was overruled Mr, Lyon related die matter more particularly, but I fuppofe it will not be acceflary to give it in de tail. He then tnentJDStd the circnnillances of his arreft on bis arrival at Ticondcrega and lome cir cumdances related on the trials, lie uiri o nun tion the particulars of the fentence of the xoort martial nor did I afk nun. lie further (aid that the'next year, 1777, General St. Cliir who com manded that detachmeat had reverfed that fen tence. Aftaular converfation palled between Col. Lyon and ethers about the fame time j particular ly one evening there were a camber of people at the-Ume belonging to the bar and others. Colo , net Lyon obfervtd, that he-did not intcad taking notice of aay tbiag which ffcould be faid upon that fubjeft io that pft of the country, but that it auy one In Philadelphia, or mrmbcrof L'ortgrefi (lam not fure of the exprefGon he made ufe of) iknuld iafult him with it, it ihould not pafs with impu nity. . Mr. Clay aflcel by Mr. Lvon was called Co lonel. A ."About I73t he was msde a Colonel of Mi. litis. Mr. Clay ajxedhowfar the regiment of which Mr. Lyon iitol.l.yt from the ltie wlterebe was cafhicred. A. I Arnold believe about 70 mi'.es. Mr. Drools 1 wlii appoint 1 the otlicers of militU ia Vermont. A. At that time. I believe, it w at refted in the militia it large. Mr. Gordon. Did the tnmber of Vermont dlf- rovrr any fcofihiiity wIko ihc Lbjrci of tlt wooJf 0 fword was sneotionea. A. He did rrt di:Vofr spy rtftnttnctit, but an anxiety to repel the Infin aation. Mr. flatleJre s&ed whilhrr lie itncfi wsiao fath iatimste terms with the member froi Ver inoataathit ht ttmld til'tnc IHxrt) of n ruiKsn- ing tUefujrd lnlrcoHTmnner. Tfce qafilion wn drclirtd m be luprrtpr V.t. . Smith sIVrd wUtl-rr tW tenor U tttete- ' 'tMioo addrtCed to Mr. I joa was fjtb as to U convdf red in lis natere muiufi. P.r.Cliipman in .r.itr repealed wrrus ILfi tUkf jefi i trotbd 19 Mr. Lyon and U't ire 'oinmttff le lJre f iW iwtar rf tl Mr. Clav 1 how far dees Mr. Lyoo l!e frons 1 Uooderoi. A. Abmt Sf or 4 ti'e. Mr. Kit 'eta. W buwere fnffJifl 'iih 'r. !.. Aeral pilfB U the bar, Mr. V Srrilib. Were ye a Jdge at m tise A, lea. . . . m. u a A 'r, . aMli. What fW Mf U1 IX COW- (ptt if Mr. Ljob had rifeoted Jadgt o4 Ihecttrf, Snwee4ijAla ws rit ! I t' it ad It was 'ub4riwn. 7 Mr. Clay wiflied bltnaf wliethef 'the witnefa l efcspe,- bis belt being ent la tyo bjr tBQlket . and jMr. Lyon were ever 1) habits of t friendly in- I ball Jr v " , i v ; , ? t tercourfe. and whether thee were any dttterence I bundsy treningsmved the brig Eliza in ballalTi v between them now. ' " V . . I and a FrenchflooB, prizes to" the Mavicicnflc and - A. We hare never beet in habits of political I Regalus cut oot of Porto-Rico. v.. vi - riendfhip. . ; ' I . ' I We underftandit it the intention of the Lords Mr. Clay repeated the liter part of. his cjaef-1 of the Admiralty, Iff order to pre rent the danger tion. , , . . I that may anie to vcnels failing without convoy, Mr. Rutledge objected tcjit. as it could only go I from the meafure of the French government eon-- toan impeachment of the credibility of the witnels, I vertiugtheir frigatefSimo "privateifrs; v t6 appoint and therefore was an impnperqueiliofi. ' I convays lor the vVeft-Indies to fail regularly every Mr. Nicholas contended this was a proper and I month ; a plan which cannot tjil to mve umvcrial ufual queftion to be put to vitneflss and there, was no reaion why it mould be dupenled with now. He did not think the queft io a very material one i,ithe prtfent inftancc ; but as it had been 'aiked, and was countenanced by practice, he' hoped it Aouid beaniwereo and no innovation oe made a ftjbhuied principles. -: , Mr., Chairman declared that as far as political Inferences wcr concerned it w as a proper que&i- on. but no turther. Mr. Nicholas Didyou ever mention the con vention you had with Mr. Lyon and his dtdara tion, that he would refeut any allufion to the wdoden fword here ; and have you any rcafon to fupiolc Mr. 0. was acquainted with it. A. I mentioned it one eviiiine when Mr. Giwas prefent, nl ani not certain he was prefent but be lieve he was. M r. tlmendorph. Did you mention it more than once. ' ': r. Probably 1 did more than nnce in the city. Mr. Champlin was next called on as a witnefs fatisfaction to the eommercial world. B Q S T O N, February $. On Friday afternoon, about 4' o'clock, a fire broke out in one of the drefling rooms of the Thea tre in Ffederahftreet-and fuch was the height of the flames before difcovered,' and fach the nature!- of the tombullibles which they firft took bold of that no exertions of feveral of the attendants of ' the Theatre cotild check their progrefs j and be fore 7 o'clock the btire infide of perhaps the mod1 : elegant building in the United States was totally dellroyed-tiothing being left unconfumed but'the -brick walls. The property loft on this pccalion is very great ; but fortunately fuch was the ftate of the wind, and the activity and vigilance of the citizens prefent, that th adjacent buildings, tho all of them of wood, and ibme of thent very near, were not in the lead damaged. We have taken fome pains to afcertain the csufe of the deftrudiou Rnmour, everadtive, and al- molt ever erroneous, readilyatthbated it to re. Hi declared he could only confirm the circumfknees J isaraj of the fire-xuorkl to be exhibited in the pan- tvir. uooaricii iiau rciaiea. ue was cxcuieci. 1 lominicor uon iun ; nut we nave, trom the e- Air. Sumpte was then called on. He could on ly ttftify to this point ; that Mr. I j on imwi-15itly after the affray mentioned to liiin his having beard Mr. G's: allufmh to tie woodeii fword twice. "Mr, Sitgreaves objected to this as fecond hand teilimony. Mr. Bayard oppled its being received on the iameground. yidence of perfons on the fpotafcertained, that if Jt to W ttlutt Coklltcld(,ak , or kc ne gligence of the fervant whofeduty it was to watch the tires in the drefling-rooms. . j Only one fhare of the property was infured j and when we contemplate the elegance of the build ingt-inc ocaury 01 ine arcimeccure ana otner or- Mr. Nicholas coiifidered tlis evidence important. I naments we mull deplore the lofs as a public in itwas important to Ihew, tiat Mr. Lyon had tor-1 jury preuot drif yoor sad pnbtps fftjnuty M batne rcfentinj the firft provocation, and this was the bed tedimony that cocld be adduced in the cafe. ;Gen. Sumpter began ra relate the drcumftances within his knowledge, bot was interrupted by ' Mr. Bayard, who InGfted this was hearlay evi dence of the word kind; fince it was from the par ty intercfted. ' - Itwas after fome defuhorv converfation deter- irunfd, that the witnefl fliould confine himfelf to spfwerinj!;, whether Mr. L)on faid to him that he hid heard the words of provocation uttered by Mr. Griiwold twice. General Summer anfwered in tbe affirmative. Mr. Dayton afttcd General Sumpter whether he knew when the atfray happened, and how much time had elapfed between it aud the converfation Mr. Lyon had with him. A. Not nrecifcly 1 but ijppoU it was very Ihert 1 from tae aritation of Mr. Lyon I believed he came directly from the place where the fracas hap pened. ... ..... ..a 11 Mr. Dayton alked whether Mr. Lyon did or flo ... . , 11 not j and waethrr he could or cmiw not nave fpoken to any member before lie addreilcd the wit- net 1. Mr. Smith im 1 t'med this point would be more accurately decided by enquiring of Utofe who knew that the words had been twice fnnkea, whether they had communicated the circutnAaecc to Mr. L" . Mr. IJayton obtcrved, mat inn wonia not oe ccocln 1 tbofe peifons mud declare that ihey lud meationfd tle circifr(Unce ta no one ; for knowledge of it might hVe come to Mr. Lvon clrcaltony. lie hoped tbe witneft would anfr the ueHhm he ti put. A. I do not know that Mr. Lyt fpaxe 10 any ftrtnWr befnrt me, after the sf air if I did it it Bot wiihia tny knowlr d'. Mr. Dytf-n. Might He not hate fpVen. A I bate no more csufe to believe He did, iban I hate that h did not. KINGSTON, (Jtm.) JtoQiryn. 1 Ha MajeiVs ftiip Renonrmee, C pi tin Kollet, armed at Pert, Rojtl, cn SturdM with the teflelt fro-n the Mole, urderfeertonveTi AKo site M lowing vcCcIt ptiirs to the M.gkicnae sad Re gula 1 s ' A arli name unknown, csioutof rotto RUoin Sip Leilwte, dito ditto, In dill. iVig sry, diifolin"! in ditto tf tM pof t. 1 he three ft tfU art Ameritttj bottomt, la ken and eon-irmnedby the Ffttxh. Vfrf MtMajf.1)'a(hpQjfM left tHr Mole, la fpfmaiiaa VitUgr-rVn rttelred lhat the raewty bad totaled fnwe ritr bi the rittfcna, ft the fi9 I'rtwxi of their f bttt, drltcbmeat Bodertbe dirrfll'm of the Hon. LVratrrant Colonel S-iewan Great credit is due to our worthy fellow-citizens of Chrlcfloiont Jioxlurj, Dtrchrjttr, Cutnhriigi. and other adjacent towns for their fpii ited zeal,' and ' indefatigable activity in aHiding to dopthe progrefs of flames which on the firft ditcovery were alarm iug, and which with almod any other people, would have cartird dedrucTion far and wide. We are happy to hear, that no fhadow of blame inthiicslamitoos occurrence, : is attached to the Managers ; who have always been particularly at tentive to the extinction of the fires 10 tbe Theatre 1 -it muft be wholly afcribed to accident. Mr. Bar" rctt, who was Indefatigably alert, as well as Mr. Harper tofupprefi the ravages of the fire received a violent contufion on his right fhoulder, 'by tbe fall of a door, from one ot the date windows, which hat ftnee confined bim to his bed. Ctnfummitt pUImhj ni nuretr, Tbe following very extraordinary letter waa handed us on Saturday evening for publication. tf Amtrut "n. 1 79!. MiDSM, I am one of thfe people who fubfift on the fjoila , of t'.ie travtller, but if thefparkof humanity was entirely extinguiftied from my bread, you woold never g.io this, or any other information of a per fon who was very dear 10 you voo wUl of courfe heap curfes on the villains who have deprived yo of your hufc.nd. But your curfes or bit Sin gut a matter of indiifcrence, as I am well alTurtd that e very precaution neceflsry is isken for our (ecuriiy. As my word was pa Bed lor tins Indulgence iiwto lines wUl fad a evvance to you, and operate for vour lotered hereafter. You mul know madam, that it was my fortune, wiib two or three of my aiwclttet to fall i with, Mr. Oliver Johnfon after takiag I row Bias nta catb toibessnoont of about iPwdollart, we ma toilly agreed for wr own fetariiv to difpatch iha fai-l Oliver Johnfon, and informed him of our de lermlnttion. Imfrediaitly wkeo he faw hit ftte determined opoa be eraved tfiefe two favours tia. thai we weal4 write to 1.1s family which he fatd Jived U Wertmofrltpd, sod direft the letter to he left at the PoA-Oflke In Waif!, (N. II.) o Uform of Ms fate t aad hil laa rtita fsthatiai. Jp Bart, sad l.trs Peine, adtahifter opoei hlse(l tax . -r A i - . ft . 1 t . !l and wiihtt tnem to aiMU bis jwrim itmii;. To lb wife of Olnt !, laieof Weflvrtnf eland. A Irae cony tttrd THOMAIK.GHEr.S, JOB r. HOOK. JOStPII Bl'RT, bhf1tf . surrUM, Wtpti. M. 14. tfnysrrirdtbbHgJotVpb,Csp tsla llotiim, 1b at days friii W.liga -Hy bt was difpstthd frvra ibe rtrritao, la order to fplke I BtMnt ptnUvltr, rutp. Nt st tN ! date 4 theas op, wf4cb, swrthfltBdieg calling Irt tbe TsrU set coats fte. 171 the r,,t,V7,7 from the eaemy, wss acewwpliJhHl with! any o- tW United Jit let, bad Bat been ectrediwd by tb lNr Uft iUb MJr Carkt, w bo wsi snort ally frmb HirtOmj. wwaledt ttd dd a fev dtji after, e bofd ane !U(dty. WpPally, Jowesffow rVoaaWB.lrwai ofrst friittctColowl Jttvsft bads very airrew nbevst WfsUr lftrWrt. OatbeftXtgeH
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