Of Ludwig Hanings, for twenty bushels of rye, delivered to Colonel Michael Lindemuth, for the use of the said militia, amounting to the sum of five pounds in specie.

James Mitchell, John Cannon, and Henry Grayham, Esquires, - were appointed and commissionated Justices of the Peace and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Washington, upon returns made to Council of elections held according to law in the following districts, vizt: James Mitchell, elected in the district of Peters township; John Cannon, in the district of Chartiers; and Henry Graham in the district of Crosscreek.

Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the petition of William Kinsler, who committed larceny, under the wheelbarrow law, and was tried and convicted of the said offence since the said law was repealed, it was

Resolved, That the petitioner have leave to withdraw his petition.

A letter from the Honorable Thomas Jefferson, Esquire, Secretary of State, of the eighteenth instant, inclosing the following resolutions and acts of Congress, vizt:

A resolution making allowance for the service of the clerks employed in the office of the Commissioners of Army Accounts. A resolution to defray the expences of procuring seals for the Supreme, Circuit, and District Courts of the United States.

An Act making provision for the debt of the United States. An Act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties imposed by law on goods, wares, and merchandizes imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels.

An Act to continue in force for a limitted time an act entituled "An Act for the temporary establishment of the Post Office." An Act for the relief of John Stewart and John Davidson; and An Act to provide more effectually for the settlement of the accounts between the United States and the individual States, was received and read, and a letter was written by the President to Mr. Jefferson, acknowledging the receipt of the said letter and inclo

sures.

The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: In favor of Timothy Matlack, Esquire, for the sum of ten pounds, payable out of the six hundred pounds which was appropriated by a resolution of the General Assembly passed the thirtyfirst of March, 1790, for exploring the head waters of the Susquehanna, Delaware, Lehigh, and Schuylkill, and the western waters within this State, and to be charged to the fund provided by an act of the General Assembly passed the twenty-eighth day of September, 1789, for claims and improvements, the said sum being advanced to the said Timothy Matlack, in part of his pay as one of the Commissioners for exploring the said western waters, for which he is to be accountable.

In favor of John Lawrence, for the sum of thirty-five pounds fourteen shillings and three pence, being the amount of his account for his salary as clerk in the office of the Register General of the accounts of this State, from the twenty-fourth of May until the twenty-fourth of August, 1790, according to the Register and Comptroller General's reports.

Mr. Wynkoop, Mr. Rhea, and Mr. Ryerson, a committee from the General Assembly, attending, were introduced, and informed Council that the House was now met, and ready to receive any business which Council might have to lay before them.

The committee were informed that a message was preparing, and would be transmitted to the House in the morning.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, August 26th, 1790.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.

A draft of a message from Council to the General Assembly being laid before the Board and read, was agreed to as follows, vizt: A Message from the President and the Supreme Executive Council to the General Assembly:

GENTLEMEN :-We send herewith the following acts and resolutions of the Congress of the United States, which we have received since your adjournment in September last:

An Act for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned, in respect to the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes.

An Act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States.

An Act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety.

An Act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization.

An Act to prevent the exportation of goods not duly inspected according to the laws of the several States.

An Act to except a session of the claims of North Carolina to a certain district of western territory.

An Act to promote the progress of useful arts.

An Act further to suspend part of an act, entituled 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 into the United States, and to amend the said act.

An Act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States.

An Act for regulating the military establishment of the United States.

An Act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeiture and penalties accruing under the revenue laws in certain cases therein mentioned.

An Act to continue in force an act passed at the last session of Congress, entituled An Act to regulate processes in the Courts of the United States.

An Act to prescribe the mode in which the public records and act and judicial proceedings in each State, shall be authenticated. so as to take effect in every other State.

An Act for the government of the territory of the United States south of the river Ohio.

An Act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned.

An Act for finally adjusting and satisfying the claims of Frederick William De Steuben.

An Act for giving effect to an act, intituled An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States within the State of North Carolina.

An Act supplemental to the act for establishing the salaries of the Executive officers of government with their assistants and clerks.

An Act for giving effect to the several acts therein mentioned in respect to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. An Act for the relief of Thomas Jenkins and company.

An Act for giving effect to an act, intituled An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States within the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

An Act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and Foreign nations.

An Act to satisfy the claims of John McCord against the United States.

An Act for the relief of Nathaniel Twining.

An Act for giving effect to an act, intituled An Act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, in respect to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. An Act to authorize the purchase of a tract of land for the use of the United States.

An Act to establish the temporary and permanent seat of gov ernment of the United States.

An Act further to provide for the payment of the invalid pensioners of the United States.

An Act for the government and regulation of seamen in the merchants' service.

An Act imposing duties on the tonnage of ships or vessels.

An Act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes. An Act providing for holding a treaty or treaties to establish peace with certain Indian tribes.

An Act to amend the act for the establishment and support of light houses, beacons, buoys and public piers.

An Act to continue in force for a limited time, an act intituled An Act for the temporary establishment of the post office.

An Act for the relief of John Stewart and John Davidson. An Act making provision for the debt of the United States. An Act to provide more effectually for the collection of the duties imposed by law on goods, wares and merchandizes imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels.

An Act to provide more effectually for the settlement of the accounts between the United States and individual States.

A resolution respecting the arrears of pay due to the troops of the lines of the States of Virginia and North Carolina.

A resolution for the publication of treaties made, or which shall be made under the authority of the United States.

A resolution making allowance for the service of the clerks employed in the office of the Commissioners of army accounts; and A resolution to defray the expence of procuring seals for the Supreme, Circuit and District Courts of the United States.

We transmit a letter from the Delegates of this State in Congress of the United States, on the subject of the temporary and permanent seat of the general government.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Philadelphia, August the twenty-sixth, 1790.

THOMAS MIFFLIN.

The Comptroller General and Register General's reports upon the following accounts, were read and approved, vizt:

Of Mary Harrison; for two hundred and fifty-five lb. of leaden spout taken down from her house by Messieurs Worrall, Allison, and Evans, for public use, agreeably to an order of Council of the first of September, 1777, amounting to ten pounds nine shillings and four pence halfpenny.

Of Mordicai Morgan, for militia services as Captain in the militia of the county of Chester from the year 1781 to the year 1789, amounting to fourteen pound six shillings and three pence, for which an order was drawn on the Treasury, payable out of the militia fines of the county of Chester.

Upon the petition of James Berry, who was convicted in March last of a burglary, at a Court of Oyer and Terminer held in the county of Philadelphia, and is now confined in the jail of this city at hard labour, and a certificate from the Jailor that the petitioner is not able to work, by reason of lameness, and that he has behaved peaceably during his confinement, it was

Resolved, That the said James Berry be and he is hereby pardoned.

A petition from John Ubell, who was convicted at the last Mayor's Court of receiving money which had been stolen from Colonel Lewis Farmer by a certain Frederick Croner, knowing it to have been stolen, praying that Council would be pleased to grant him a pardon, being read the second time, with a recommendation in his behalf, it was, thereupon,

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be granted.

A letter from the Attorney General on the subject of a certificate which was some time ago offered to Council for authentication, was read and referred to the Committee on the Message.