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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.
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[Price Three Cents] TUESDAY, October 20, 1789 [12s per ann.]
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SIXTEENTH ACT of CONGRESS
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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.
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SEVENTEENTH ACT of CONGRESS
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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15,141 77
(To be continued)
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EIGHTEENTH ACT of CONGRESS
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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.
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NINETEENTH ACT of CONGRESS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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B O S T O N, Tuesday, October 20, 1789
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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.
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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.
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