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The Submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file perma- nently for free access. http: //www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb ******************************************************************* T h e H e r a l d o f F r e e d o m, a n d t h e F E D E R A L A D V E R T I S E R. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Price Three Cents] TUESDAY, October 20, 1789 [12s per ann.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SIXTEENTH ACT of CONGRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES. Begun and held at the city of Newyork on Wednesday the 4th day of March, 1789. An ACT to explain and amend, an Act entitled, "An ACT for register- ing and clearing Vessels, regulating the Coasting Trade, and for other purposes." Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when any goods, wares or merchandize of foreign growth or manufacture, shall be unladen from any ship or vessel in virtue of a permit obtained for that purpose, and shall be put into a craft or vessel, with intent to be transported to a landing within the said dis- trict, it shall be the duty of the Inspector, or other officer attending the unlading of such goods, wares or merchandize, to deliver to the master or commander of every such craft or vessel, a certificate of such goods, wares and merchandize having been duly entered, and a permit granted therefor; and such certificate shall contain a description of all the packages, with their marks and numbers and shall authorize the transportation and landing within the same district, without any further fee or permit, anything in the said recited Act to the contrary not withstanding. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the twenty- second section of the said recited Act, as exempts vessels of less than twenty, and not less than five tons burden, employed between any of the district of the United States, in any bay or river, and having a license from the Collector of the district to which such vessel belongs, from entering and clearing for the term of one year, be extended to vessels not exceeding fifty tons: Provided such vessel shall not have on board goods, wares and merchandize other than such as are actually the growth or produce of the United States. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of an Act, enti- tled, "An Act to regulate the collection of the duties imposed by law on the tonnage of ships or vessels and on goods, wares and merchandizes imported in to the United States." as hath rated the ruble of Russia at one hundred cents, be, and the same is hereby repealed and made null and void. Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives. John Adams, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. Approved, September 20th, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEVENTEENTH ACT of CONGRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An ACT providing for the Payment of the Invalid Pensioners of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Military Pensions which have been granted and paid by the States respective- ly, in pursuance of the acts of the United States in Congress assembled, to the Invalids who were wounded and disabled during the war, shall be continued and paid by the United States, from the fourth day of March last, for the space of one year, under such regulations as the President of the United States may direct. Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives. John Adams, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. Approved, September 29th, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New - York, October 10, 1789. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Sept. 19, 1786. The SECRETARY of the TREASURY, In obedience to the Order of the House of Representatives, of the 17th inst. Respectfully Reports, That the schedule No. 1 contains an estimate of the total expenditure of the Civil List, for the present year, amounting to two hundred and forty three thousand and three hundred and thirty three dollars and seventy-eight cents. That the schedule No. 2 contains an estimate of the total expenditure for the Department of War, for the present year, amounting to one hundred, sixty three thousand and seventy eight dollars, and sixty-six cents. That the schedule 3. contains a statement of the amount of Warrants issued by the late Board of Treasury, which remain unsat- isfied, being 189,906 dollars, and 38 cents, which amount, as appears by the same schedule, comprises the sum of 34,657 dollars, and 67 cents, included in the estimate for the civil list, and the sum of 25, 575 dollars, 34 cents, included in the estimate for the Department of War, leaving a balance of two hundred and eight thousand six hundred and seventy six dollars, and eleven cents, on the civil list, and three dollars, and 32 cents, on the Department of War: for which appropriations are requisite, besides the amount of warrants. The Secretary begs leave to remark, that he has inserted, in the civil list, the compensations allowed by the late government to the Paymaster General and Commissioner of Army Accounts, and his Clerks, for the entire year, on the following grounds - The duty assigned to the Commissioners of Army Accounts, by an ordinance of Congress of th 7th of May 1787, is to receive from the District Commissioners, constituted thereby, the accounts and vouchers of the several States, for certain payments and advances on account of the Army and Militia, in the service of the United States, during the late war; and to examine those accounts; passing such as are authorised by the resolutions of Congress, and stating to the General Board of Commissioners such as do not fall under that description, with remarks tending to elucidate the nature of the claims they exhibit, to be decided by that board on equitable principles. Hence the office of Commissioner of Army Accounts forms a part of the system of that ordinance which appears to have been recog- nized as continuing in force by the act for settling accounts between the United States and individual States. The Commissioner in question reports, that the accounts of Newhampshire, Connecticut and Newyork, have been examined, stated, and are ready for the General Board: that those of Massachusetts and Rhodeisland, will probably be finished in the course of a month; and that those of Newjersey are now also under examination. The Secretary begs leave further to remark, that the annual amount of Pensions to Invalids which has been usually comprehended in the Civil List, is estimated at ninety-six thousand and seven- teen dollars, and eleven cents, as pr. schedule No. 4, but it is understood, that a considerable part of these pensions, for the present year, has been paid by the respective States - though it is not known to what extent. That there still remain unsatisfied warrants, which were issued by the late Superintendent of Finance, to the amount of ninety-three thousand, four hundred and sixty-three dollars, and 26 cents, the chief part of which were granted for supplies furnished to the American prisoners during the war. All which is humbly submitted. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Secretary of the Treasury. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ESTIMATE of the EXPENDITURE for the CIVIL LIST of the United States, for the year 1789. First, In relation to the Government. For CONGRESS. The annual allowance made by the United States, in Congress assembled, the 23d Aug. 1787, including the salaries of the private Secretary and Steward, house rent and expense of household, is thereby fixed at 8,000 dollars pr. ann. which being estimated to the 3d of March, the time fixed for the proceedings to commence under the New Constitution, is 1,358 81 The salaries to the following officers are computed from 1st of January, to the times to which the Board of Treasury have issued their warrant for payment, under a presumption, that they were entitled to salary until the delivery of the books, papers, and records of the late Secre- tary's Office of Congress, to the Secretary of State; The Secretary of Congress from 1st January to the 30th of June, at the rate of 2,600 dollars pr.ann. 1,300 Deputy Secretary, same times, at 800 400 One Clerk to do, do 450 225 One Clerk to the 7th of May, at 450 158 10 Door keeper to the 31st of March, at 400 100 Do. for taking care of Office for nine months last past, 40 -------- 2,223 10 Carried forward 3,582 91 For the Department of the Treasury. COMPUTED from the 1st of January, to the 11th of Sept. being the day on which the commission of the Secretary of the Treasury is dated, and to which time the services of the respective officers were actually continued. Three Commissioners of the Board of Treasury, each at the rate of 2,250 dollars pr. annum, 4,706 22 Their Secretary, at the rate of 1,300 do. 1,045 75 Three Clerks, do. 450 do. 941 23 Messenger and Housekeeper, 150 do. 104 53 Acomptant of the Treasury, 800 do. 557 70 Two Clerks, at the rate of 450 do. 627 45 Register of the Treasury 1,000 do. 836 60 One Clerk on the books of the publick creditor, called debt funded at the Treasury transfers, &c. &c. 450 do. 313 68 One do. on the principal books of the Treasury, in jour- nalizing and posting, do. 313 68 One do. in copying fair statements of the publick ac- counts and other transcripts, is required from the Treasury book do. 313 68 Two do. on the old accounts of the Treasury and books and accounts of the late State Commissioners, do. 627 45 Treasurer of the United States, at the rate of 1,250 do. 871 47 One Clerk at the rate of 450 do. 313 68 Commissioner for adjusting the accounts of the late secret and commercial committees of Congress, including Clerks wages, Office rent, and other contingen- cies from 1st of January to the 30th of June, to which day war- rants were issued by the late Board of Treasury on the presum- ption before mentioned, at a rate of 1,900 dollars pr. annum, 950 00 This Commissioner, in virtue of his appointment by the late Board of Treasury, is in pub- lication of all the books and papers of those two Committees, and it is supposed will claim a compensation until the Commis- sioner of the board expired. Commissioner for adjusting the accounts in the Commissionary and Quarter-Master's Departments, from the 1st of January to the 8th of May, 1789, when the commission expired, at the rate of 1,250 dollars pr. annum, 444 50 Eight Clerks, at the rate of 1,250 dollars pr. annum, 1,279 66 Commissioner for adjusting the ac- counts in the Marine, Clothing and Hospital Departments, from the 1st of January to the 8th of May, when this commission also expired, at the rate of 1,250 dollars, pr. annum, 444 50 Four Clerks, at the rate of 450 dol- lars, pr. annum, 637 54 One do. from the 1st of January to the 31st of March (the time of his de- cease) at the rate of 450 dollars pr. ann. 112 45 -------- 15,141 77 (To be continued) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EIGHTEENTH ACT of CONGRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES. Begun and held at the city of Newyork on Wednesday the 4th day of March 1789. An ACT for allowing COMPENSATION to the Members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, and to the Officers of both Houses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That at every session of Congress, and at every meeting of the Senate in the recess of Congress, prior to the fourth day of March, in the year one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-five, each Senator shall be entitled to receive six dollars for every day he shall attend the Senate, and shall also be allowed at the commencement and end of every such session and meeting, six dollars for every twenty miles of the estimated distance, by the most usual road, from his place of residence to the seat of Congress; And in case any member of the Senate shall be detained by sickness on his journey to or from any such session or meeting, or after his arrival shall be unable to attend the Senate, he shall be entitled to the same daily allow- ance: Provided always, That no Senator shall be allowed a sum exceeding the rate of six dollars a day, from the end of one such session or meeting to the time of his taking a seat in another. And be it further enacted, That at every session of Congress, and at every meeting of the Senate in the recess of Congress, after the aforesaid fourth day of March, in the year one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-five, each Senator shall be entitled to receive seven dollars for every day he shall attend the Senate, and shall also be allowed at the commencement and end of every such session and meeting, seven dollars for every twenty miles of the estimated distance, by the most usual road, from his place of residence to the seat of Congress: And in case any member of the Senate shall be detained by sickness, on his journey to or from any such session or meeting, or after his arrival shall be unable to attend the Senate, he shall be entitled to the same allowance of seven dollars a day - Provided always, That no Senator shall be allowed a sum exceeding the rate of seven dollars a day, from the end of such session or meeting to the time of his taking a seat in another. And be it further enacted, That at every session of Congress, each Representative shall be entitled to receive six dollars for every day he shall attend the House of Representatives; and shall also be allowed at the commencement and end of every session, six dollars for every twenty miles of the estimated distance, by the most usual road, from his place of residence to the seat of Con- gress: And in case any Representative shall be detained by sick- ness, on his journey to or from the session of Congress, or after his arrival shall be unable to attend the House of Representatives, he shall be entitled to the daily allowance aforsaid: And the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to defray the incidental expenses of his office, shall be entitled to receive in addition to his compensation as a Representative, six dollars for every day he shall attend the House: Provided always, That no Representative shall be allowed a sum exceeding the rate of six dollars a day, from the end of one such session or meeting to the time of his taking a seat in another. And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed to each chaplain of Congress, at the rate of 500 dollars per annum during the session of Congress, to the secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives, fifteen hundred dollars per annum each, to commence from the time of their respective appointments; and also a further allowance of two dollars per day to each, during the session of that branch for which he officiates: And the said secretary and clerk shall each be allowed (when the President of the Senate and Speaker shall deem it necessary) to employ one principal clerk, who shall be paid three dollars per day, and an engrossing clerk, who shall be paid two dollars per day during the session, with the like compensation to such clerk while he shall be necessarily employed in the recess. And be it further enacted, That the following compensation shall be allowed to the officers herein after mentioned, viz. To the serjeant at arms, during the session and while employed on the business of the House, four dollars per day: the allowance of the present serjeant at arms to commence from the time of his appoint- ment : To the door-keeper of the Senate and House of Representa- tives, for their services in those offices, three dollars per day during the session of the House to which he may belong, for his own services, and for the hire of necessary Labourers; the allowance to the present door-keeper of the Senate to commence from the day appointed for the meeting of Congress; and the allowance to the door-keeper of the House of Representatives to commence from his appointment: ; and to the assistant door-keeper to each House, two dollars per day during the sessions. And be further enacted, That the said compensation which shall be due to the members and officers of the Senate, shall be certi- fied by the President; and that which shall be due to the members and officers of the House of Representatives, shall be certified by the Speaker; and the same shall be passed as public accounts, and paid out of the public treasury. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue in force until the fourth day of March, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, and no longer. Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives. John Adams, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. Approved, September 22th, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NINETEENTH ACT of CONGRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An ACT for the temporary establishment of the POST OFFICE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be appointed a Post-Master General; his powers and salary and the compensation to the assistant or clerk and deputies which he may appoint, and the regulations of the Post-Office shall be the same as they last were under the resolutions and ordinances of the late Congress. The Post-Master General to be subject to the direc- tion of the President of the United States in performing the duties of his office, and in forming contracts for the transportation of the mail. Be it further enacted, That this act shall continue in force until the end of the next session of Congress, and no longer. Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives. John Adams, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. Approved, September 22th, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives. John Adams, Vice-President of the United States and President of the Senate. Approved, September 22th, 1789. GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F R A N C E. Paris, Aug. 17. D E C L A R A T I O N O F R I G H T S. M. de Mirabeau, Member of the Committee of Five, made the report of the Committee on the Declaration of Rights; and having in a short speech shewn the difficulty of such a Declaration, for government that has hither to been vicious, and to employ such a Declaration as a preliminary of the constitution of a people, whose constituent principles are unascertained, he read the report, consisting of eighteen articles, which comprehended the great and immutable truths that ought to be the basis of all governments. Substance of the Declaration of Rights by the Committee of Five, appointed to reduce all the other schemes into one. The Representatives of the French Nation, considering that ignorance, forgetfulness, or neglect of the Rights of Men, are the cause of all the evils which afflict societies, have resolved to establish, by a solemn declaration, those important Rights - to the end that those in power may know the degree of authority which they have the right to exercise over the people, and that the people may know the duties to which they ought to submit. Primo, All men are born equal and free; and on one person has more rights than another in the exercise of his faculties. 2. All political bodies receive their existence from a social contract, and every individual gives to the common stock his person and abilities, to maintain the general prosperity. 3. All the power to which a people submit, proceed directly from themselves, and all political associations have the right to change their laws, when the change shall appear to them to be necessary. 4. The common good of all is the principle and the end of political association. 5. Law being the expression of the general will, ought to ascertain to every man his liberty. 6. This liberty consists in being subject to nothing but the laws. 7. The citizen, being free in his person, cannot be seized on but to be carried before the tribunals, formed by law, to be tried publickly, and to be punished according to the penalties prescribed by law, which penalties ought to be uniform for all citizens. 8. Free in his thoughts, he has the right to publish his thoughts by word or writing, provided that he does not infringe the rights of another. 9. He may pass from province to province, or he may go into foreign parts, unless in cases provided by law. 10. All citizens have the right to assemble, when they think fit, to deliberate on the interest of the society. 11. Every man has a right to employ himself in that species of industry, which his talents or inclination suggests to him. 12. No man can be forced to part with his property unless it is for the public advantage, and until he shall have received adequate compensation for the sacrifice. 13. All citizens ought to contribute to the public expense in proportion to their ability. 14. No man can be made subject to contributions for immoral purposes. 15. The collection of the public revenues shall be made subject to regular rules, and the collectors and officers entrusted with the public treasure shall be made accountable. 16. The public expense ought to be carefully regulated, and no reward ought to be given to any person whatever, unless he shall have deserved it. 17. Civil equality consists not in the equality of fortune, but in the eligibility of every man to all the offices of the state. 18. The establishment of the army, the number of the troops of which it shall consist, and its expenses ought to depend on the legislature; and they cannon be put in motion without the consent of the civil power. * * * * * * * * * * E N G L A N D. London, Aug. 24. Advixes were received in town this morning by way of Dantzick, that there has been a most bloody engagement in Finland between the Russians and the Swedish armies on the 31st ult. the King of Sweden commanding his own troops in person. There are no other particu- lars. The Swedes in Finland are mentioned as being in great distress for provisions and even ammunition, occasioned by some of the shoreships sent from Stockholm having fallen into the hands of the Russian men of war. The Swedes are now desperate in that Quarter. The cruelties practiced in the country seats of the French Nobility are horrible, and almost past belief - they are too shock- ing to be recounted. A few days since, a mob, at a place called Argentan, attacked the castle of the Marquiss de Falconnet, the lord of the place. They seized him and were burning him alive, when the executioners began to quarrel among themselves, which saved his life though not until his two feet and one of his hands were burnt off. The mob made him sign a deed, renouncing his estate and title, observing, that as the King had arranged himself among the Commons, they would no longer have Lords in France. The fate of the unfortunate Baron de Bezenval appears decided : though the Committee on this examination has made no report, orders have been given to have him most narrowly watched for fear of an escape, and three Burgher officer sleep in his room every night. * * * * * * * * * * B O S T O N, Tuesday, October 20, 1789 ~~~~~~~~~~ Yesterday the Hon. MOSES GILL, Esq, had on a full suit of green broad Cloth, manufactured at Princeton, under his particular inspection and direction, an is nearly equal to any manufactured in Europe. Thus, we see the friends and patrons of our country, promoting and encouraging the great object of national wealth, (the manufacturers of our county) which must eventually make us an happy and flourishing people. * * * * * * * * * * The ORATORIO of JONAH compleat, The solos by Mess'rs. Rea, Fay Brewer, and Dr. Rogerson. The choruses by the Independent Musical Society. The instrumental parts by a Society of Gentlemen, with the BAND of His Most Chris- tian Majesty's Fleet. As the above ORATORIO has been highly applauded by the best judges, and has never been performed in America: and is the first Performers of this country, will be joined by the excellent Band of His Most Christian Majesty's squadron; the Public will have every reason to expect a more finished and delightful Performance than ever was exhibited in the United States. The Music to begin at half past 2 o'clock. TICKETS at half a dollar each, may be had at Dr. Winship's, Union-Street - at B. Guild's Bookstore, and at the Post-Office, in Cornhill, - and at J. Templeman's, W. Burley's and B Russel's Offices, in State-Street, October 14, 1789. * * * * * * * * * * * *