Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-03-16 00:00:00, page 2

«. ffiSTHyr’* tv - r jit. ; t~t
i\ fToeeed. To Paris, whenever he |
iftid presm* * mst-lf at tn.it port,
Maloes) through which c mmu
lcaiiona between the respective min
'tr* of the United States at the
’tfwr»s of London and Pat is were gen
ially made. Alter what has been said
cl America in the Expose, we are ra-1
ther surpris <1 to fiud so littie disposi
tion in the French' government to ac
commodate the diplomacy of that
conn rv. What difference does it
make to Bonaparte through which of
his ports, provided he tolerates it
T'lessrs. Pinkney and Armstrong cor
respond J This marked insult can
hardly have arisen from mere displea
su • at the breach of a capricious re1
gulatioi. From the length of time
that the fla * of truce was on the other
side, it is proSihie there was some
communication by the telegraph, or j
othciwise between th • comm.aidant at I
Calais and his govern oent, respecting
th - admittance of Mr, Powell into th:.
• .j'ire, '1 he flag of truce b on ght o
vrr a import that Mr. Armstrong was
about to r turn to America. This, if
the rumor be well founded, would suf
fi’iienii, account for the indignity with
w ticli !Ur. Pinkney’s secretary has
hotn treated*
JaKuarr 1.
ft is said the troops embarking for
Portsmouth, which were intended for
Portugal, are to proceed to Halifax;
Hiiother embarkation is immediatelv
to <ake place at Cork, for the same
destination. Sir G. P. Prevost in
consequence ol t uncertain state of
ouv relations with America, deemed
it Hupriulciit to withdraw from Nova
Santa, any part of the military.
January 10.
ft . * f ¥ T 11 t • «
uuui liuuuuu icuivtu
yesterday state, that it was hoped they
weu d be able to avert the late with
which they aie menaced. Alarmed
b\ t threat ot annexation to France,
the Senate and Legislative Body were
understood to have represented,
through Kir.g Louis, their readiness
to adopt and enforce any measures
tiuggtbted by the French governra-nt
loi distressing this count! \. i hey
Itiso agreed that Holland should give
tvtiy aid of which it was capable, m
any wav to the Frencn finances, In
dus representation, some of tne prin
cipal commercial ho i.->eu are sard to
h. ve joined. It is possrhfe the propo
sition may be accepted, but wu doubt
whether it will prevent the eventual
ircttipoiatibU with the French eiu
pire. ,
A!
Mr. Oakley is about to return to A
tne ica. We believe he leaves town
this day in order to embatk.
January 9.—An immense force, it
would se'em, is proceeding to Spain.
Kxclu’.ive ol 15,000 conscripts «that
have be n trained at Bayonne, vets
r&ns to thrice th;^ amount arcom theiv
march f r the Peninsula.
The Russians are said to have been
defeated near S.listri'A and computed
Co rf cross the Danube. 1 he 1 urks
ate ur.der the command of the General
Viacr.
\V. find in these papers a decree of
Kir, Leu is, issued at Pi-.r.s mi the
% 29th ult. tb,: object of which is the
an,.mcmatian ol the existing taxes ; a
proof that he has not yet done vrith-tnc
count y.
' *■* it:
* I tie Piincesa Charlotte frigate, widi
trte I om xe'in, chu opencerr ami
JVloni-TCh, home tv aid bound Euoi-.n*
diatneD, mliycd mi Sunday at Ports
inoi tn. Ihty bring the a-^rcv able io»
tell’gvi ce of the capture ot die isic of
15< in bon. Ibis information was ob- i
tained by the Lu»U Keith, froai a
pr 2s !*i ig u hich sailed iro.n that ixl-[
ini; on tne l^n ol Oct* J ne town
tnd g'jstifton ol Sit. Paul's sui rendered
or. ib« ‘-1st of Sept. J.A Caroline,
1‘iet cl. nigare. and the Lurope xml I
Streadian bast India »H;yveie,
lo tut t ,:ng at anchor in Hie .laroor, 1
an j i liter, possession of*., 1 ..e n igate
hi, be Streatham bad b e.i si.nt to
tiit Cape, iiieltttei bad a full car
j 'i f'Mupoud ol ntr own, unci what
v;>* saved Iroin die cargo ol the Ku
i< j., v. men bad been landed; butuii
ti ii nab ly tbe store house iu winon it
. a «'deposited took fare, and ihegrea*
er .p'-ut <»f it whs Uestioycd. lheiiu*
iour uiug a light ship, was dispaiv.u
ed So limnb.jy to lake ui a cargo.
^The lorce »o which the isle of Bottrlion
iiiiMHltrril, cos» »J of the ftoadicea,
N*rcide, mid Su ms fiigatrs, bud Utter
’/yrp of war, under (he command of coin,
isttsrr Howk-y—part of the 5Cth irgl
o.-nr and kome Seapnys, under
11cut, colonel Kea'inJ;. rO» ti,i»£li*»; officer
«v*» killed in tne attack, on St, Pam's,
,bU<>ur luca was otherwm« lucntuiulcra.
>Uv»
O.c n*m»hcr of troops to be sent »c India
ill r»«d exceed aOOO,
yr P-evo«.t, the *o*trii»n Socrersrv of
f? * n*tv, wrr red Dover co *>*»»mUy,
,„d Itt d.rAialcly sailed in the £,iiz«bt.ii>
C*rU 1 lor Calais.
tftOM THE i>* rcti PAPERS.
Paris, Dec. 29.- a
Yesterday the Conservative Senate held
t sitting extraordinary. I* is reported that fi
there was communicated to them, on this j
iccasinn, a draught of a senatus consul turn,
For prolonging the present session of ths
Leg-slative body, and retaining, in atten.
dance, ali toe members who- shall be pre. ;
sent on the 31st iustaau
Bayonne, Dec. 20.
A Portuguese and an American vessel
have been stranded on our coast.
* London, Jan. 12
Letters from Holland., of a late date,
mention that king Looishad returned from
P&rU—and that apprehensions of an in.
corporation with France no longer exis.
ted.
The American frigate^-John Adams, pre.
vious to her arrival ctf Dover, touched at
St. Matoes, wheresne lauded a Mr Fenwick
with despatches for Mr Armstrong. She
has since proceeded to a Dutch port, C*l*er
lauding a messenger with despatches tor
Mr Pinkney,) where she wdl wait lor
General Armstrong’s answer. It is also
said she carries to Holland the annual in
terest in hard dollars, of the loan contract
ed with that government during the re
volutionary war
Col. Burr, formerly Vice-President of
the United States., arrived at Hanover on
the IGtit Dec.
Deal, Jan. 10
The American frigate, John Adams, ar
rived here last night from New York, in
24 days, with despatches of importance
for the American min. at this court, whicn
were immediately forwarded by the first j
Lieutenant of the frigato to London. She
landed a messenger and despatches at Ha.
vre for general Armstrong at Paris and 19
now to proceed to Holland, to wait the an
swer.
a.i-1 ■ 1 it-—'
CONGRESS.
l -:
IN SENATE.
March 7.
Mr Smith of Md. presented a resolu.
tion ot the legislature of the state of
Maiyland, instructing their senators Sc re.
ques.mg their K* presciUattves in Congress
io use all pioper means and exertions to
procure the passing a law establishing
> weights and measures*
i\lr liiadiey’s resolution relative to in.
tercourse with the Barbary powers was
taken up andagieed to j Messrs. Bradley,'
Anderson and Smith ot Md. appointed a
committee*
Mr Bradley gave notice tbit tomorrow
[ he should ask. leave to bung in a bill tor
I the preservation cf peace ami maintenance
i of the au hoii y ot the U. S. m the pons,
haibois and waici* under their jartsdicli.
on*
The Senate resumed the consideration
of me bill relative to me district courts
established in the territory ot Oilcan* as
amended and* niter debate, on motion of
Mr Goodrich, the lurther coii.iderauon was
postponed till tomorrow.
The b II lor altering the lime for hoi.
ding .he diaiiifct coun in iht> state'of O
hio. wa. oidertdu be engrossed for a thi.d
reading*
March 8,
Mi Bradley presented a bill for the pre
: seivatim of peace and maintenance of the
au.hoii y ot the United Slates in the
ports, harbors and waters under their ju
mdictLu, which was passed to a second
reading.'
Mr* Leib submitted the following resa.
luttom for considers ion ;
Uesolved, 1 hat the President of the U.
6u.es be required to instruct our minis,
ter at the court of G eat U.itain, lode.
rnui.U of th" British government an itn
mediate c mpliani e w.ih the arrangemtni
maut b> ti eir minister, Mr lirskirte, with
this govfrnn.iQi, comprising atonement
lor ' he HttacK upo • the U tgnie Chesapeake..
«mi a it* riu Jishmeni ol the orders in coun
cil •, ami that on lailure to execute that
«r rangeinei.our minister be direct
ed fur.ltwuh to return to the Unueu
fetR' i t*
Resolved, That the President of the U
'Rates be required to instruct our minis*
te.‘ at the Court ol Great liri.ain,. to de
maud ol tb. II itisl> government an im
mediate ic.cas* of all Americans imprei
st.0 im.i the britisii service, and (liai. on
latiure or refusal to make such release, our
minister uc directed torthwilU to icturn to
(be L • S*
Reached, That on failure nr refusal o.
the government of Great Uritain, aflei
demand made by our muinuor, to ca ry
into t-Hebl the airangement of -Mr lvsaxte,
| the ilriUsh minister, or on the refusal o.
failure to release ail American ci.tzeus,
iinpresscJ mu the brilisii service, the
l'rcnii«nt of the U. States he authorised
to is,uc letters of maiq.de and reprisal a>
gainst the ships and vessels belonging to
the government and subjects of G. iin
tain. •
no USB. OF R KFl< KSKBTIA7 JVE3.
Thursday, March 6.
CON VO f ix ARMING.
The Hnu.e resolved itself into a com
mittee ot me whole, Mr Pukui m the
ciiasr* on the fc.ll *• All burning the Pieu.
de»it to employ the public aimed Vessels
ol me Lin eu bta.es, in protecting 0/
conv-ys niaiUiani vessels owned wholly
oy ci.imii* ol the Lin *d S aies^ in vu,«
ages to poits ot places Will* * htcii lOtif*
• I
'nurse is prohibited by the d*srec3 or or. i
'ers of the Rovernoisnls of Great Urjur
rnd Fiance.**
The bill having been read throu ;h’>/'
se&ions without any attempt to amend
it—
Mr Bur well spoke in favor of the prin.
ciple of the bill* He was for defending
the smelly neutral commerce of the U. 1
States.
Mr Eppes explained the reasons which
induced him to be in favor of the biil —
He wished to see commerce resume »:•
natural channel, that our farmers ami
planters might send a part of their pro
duce to Portugal, Spain, Germany and
Holland—and v> effett this obj*6\ he wis
willing to proied by force the carriage
jf produce of our own soil, the j> operty of
our own citizens, on board of our own ves
sell.
Mr Gold said, that having barely had
lime lo run over the bill, lie was not obit
to form an opin on as to all the provisions
it contained. The present was indeed a
lime of great difficulty, and he nb
coaid get over it without involving ihe
country in war would deserve well of ha
country. The gentleman from Virginia
(Mr Eppes) himself had acknowledged
that the question oif the iigh. of search
by the belligerents wes one of u v&ry del
icate naturei The g-mlem in had sugges
ted however that tins bill had peculiarly
guarded agai »st d.fEcul y i.i refu mg the
right of search, b cause it confined ,he car
go of the vessel 1t be armed or oo ivoy
ed, to the products of ihe country, and ex
cluded enemies goods. Every gentleman,
Mr G. said, must see that tins was a
question beiween two parlies, belligerents
and neu.ials. Wou.d ihe belligerents ac.
cept any evidence from a custom house
that nothing wa» to be found on board an
armed or convoyed vessel contrary to th
taw of nations or to lbs provisions of this
acl i He called ihe attention of genii*,
men to ihe luw of nations on this point,
whether it contained antr such nrinr nl
as that the belligerent was b »und to ies
pe6\ custom houte evidence declaring the
pioperiy & vessel io-be neutral ? If that
had been the law of nations, there never
would h^ve been any difficulty —nothing
would have been more easy than for the
neutral to have adopted a course which
would at once hive eluded this right ot
seaicu This difficulty, which had arisen
curing every war for raa >y yetus past,
laid here—that in time of war the tieutial
aiways suffered. Any gentleman who
would lake pains to examine this subjecl
would ft id it lurougnjut a subject ol
gieat difficulty. In support of the gener
ai Wuih of his assertion, Mr G. referred
to Vl ar shall on insurance, aud quoted these
passages: /
“ lhai the right of visiting and search,
ing me>chant ships upon the lugh seas,
wnatever be the ships, wha ever be me
caigoes, whatever be the destination, is
an incontest ble rig tv. of he lawfully Com*
missioned c:u zers-yf a belligent nat.un.”
“ Thai the authority of the sovereign
of the neu ral country being interposed
in-any manner of irefe force, canuo'.le.
gully vary the agh.s of tile belligerent
cruizet.”
“ That the penal'y for thi violent con
travention of this right, is the confiscation
ct the property so wuhneld l:om visitation
a .d search.”
la support of his position, several wri
ters were cued by Alirshall Vaitel, wno
was not an English writer, contained
the same pofiiiati. Without searching
neutral snips* at sea,” says the writer, the
commerce ut co.itrauaml go kIs cannot be
prevented. There is men a right of search,
mg* dome powenui nations nave indeed,
at various nines, refused to suoinit to this
searen. Ai present, a neutral ship re.
lustng to be searched would from that pro.
deeding alone be condemned as lawful
prize.' 1 he course oi evidence at the
custom house*, guarding against the ad.
mission of enemies* property, Mr G. said
could not be effectual. vVuen nad a neu.
tr.il, for several years past, cUimeua right
openly to carry cue-. y’s property f It was
uivvay S Covered by neutra. names. Was
it expected that tne custom bouse officer,
a tribunal ot one party, was, on expnrlo
evidence, to deprive the outer party, tue
belligerent, of tus right ? .vlr Uold said
lie spoke ot things as they are, and not as
tney ought to ue. It Congress were a
bout to trams a code of laws for nations,
they might introduce whatever regulations
to incur steined.equtUblu , but, as it was,
they must abide by the established law ot
nations. 1 here might, be tue utmost faitn
lu tne officers ot tne customs, ana yei en.
eniies’ property mi gnt elude their vigi
lance, ur evade the law.
Again—vYuat evidence would the cus
tom nou*e officers have wuexher a port
•ns or was no. actuary invested wne.i it
3ranied papers to a vessel i if it were not
■*t tne time blockaded, now couid tuey kno v
mat it would hot oc ueiurc tne Vessel ar
rived at us place oi destination ( it wo
impossible to guard ag .u.st tn.s difficulty.
Wn«t consniu ei uivestmoiu f A line ot
naval force drawn around a port to pivsent
actual UajarU to vessel* catering. vVomd
gentlemen ad.u.t that a ves*ei’» sailing
uesuned tu a pun 30dO mites dist n,
.mould be ground of lo.imturel Air li.
said He knew mere n.id been suen decisi
ons hi the courts, out me i^uesiiun was ny
no means seaied. A puts not Invested
wnen a vessel »ai.sd inigut become so be
lure her arrival at it. tie threw out these
ideas wan a v.ew to SncW tne uiiii-uuy ot
any tribunal tosogr.&t a disiaet piunounc.
»*<„ ou any tpietiiu.i re.a.ive o jiocusl,
and giving such evioencu on tue suo|eCi
as Mioulu vhViate tne i iguv o. sear.u.
. 1h lepiy to an ousei v .tiou oi .*lr iJar
well, mat tms bill uy introuu-.wg tne
principle Of rcs.s auce, would do a way tn«
pievcxt of reia.iaUO’i under which tai
nc.nrai rights n id been invaded—.Vfr (i.
■ *aid t would give him pleasure if tht bsl.
J
!' rrents r.-iu11 be t\tfs£e$ wi:h- this mo.^
,r
flier e were other difli culties which he
111 not time t-> c . imbie. Tne li».v of con,
ribvwi •night be cbiretit ; but a neutral
na'io I lvid no right to suy that such and
uch ariic'es alone should be deemed con.
trailsiul of war, unless tne list, was so broad
as to exclu-le alt possibility of disagreement.
He found, on examination, that Sweden as
serted the right to search neutral vcsselsj
and to examine 1. whether the list of con.
traband articles was correct in principle \
[ -ud 3. whether the cargo corresponded with
the declaration. These were a tew of the
b-ftcuUic* which Mr Cl. said presented'
themselves to his mind on tins subject.
Mr vlu in lord said tn it tae s.ati.units
expressed by nfcr Bur well had given him
gi eat pleasure, tie hoped t.iat Congress
would protect their own commerce, as they
were indispensi.oly bound oy tne constitu
tion to do. rl. sard league haJ counted writers
on the law of nalio is—.ie might have
foand many others —Jut in Europe tney
were considered as noth mg. Power (taui
Mr «1.) constitutes ri&m ; and iVe, o.in,,
tne weaker on the ocean, are o >l»g^a- to sub
suomu to tne strong. But i hope the ngn-.
ut search ol vessels carrying tm. production,
of our own soil win not ue osum.iced to.
The gentleman says he does not u iderstund
how oar custom h-use oilicers are to hard
knowledge ol a blockade's taking place. 1
.lave always understood toai nonces oi
olockada are given to foreign ministers ,
such nits been tne case in relation to me
blockades oy franc; and England, i-i no
oilier way could inis g->vcrn.iieui have u._
ticiai kaowiedge of tue u. 11 tue gentle
man from New York admits tlio doctrine
ut blockade oy proc.ain tii.u 1 for one can
not aai'ee wito aim. 1 do not see now our
trade can be carried on to tne comment
of Europe uuicss you do co.ivoy —tor our
manners, dress and language are so nearly
siuiiUr to the ii.ngusn in*, mey cannot be
distiuguisued. Now lac only viay to max.;
tne c iar&cter oi our vess.-is u.i.Bujte iJ is
to convoy luem. Itcspeciuig cue associa
tion ol merchant vessels, i do not Ic.l con
fident it i» patting it too .ii jo i in
power of other people to declare w^ior
you. If we .re to nave war, i w.s.: u>
nave some one responsible tor it. i .,o
sib.e to tae gnvctuiiieDt, but captain o.
merchant v-esscis are not.
oir, we have now arrived at a crisis
when it oeuoves every man to coiac uat
in defence ot Ins country’s right*. Mo
uuaot oar countrymen nave uau enough in.
tonaatioh on paper. You uuve iyc tne
Inst tnree yeax» »e.ft them oddo copies ot
resolutions and *5 jUO copies ot lu.ig auu ela
borate reports ot committees uiid pain
pulets ot Operenes. i’ney are now pec.,
iectly acquainted with your tore.g.i re.
Iatiuus ; they know and . li me wortii x.iow*
ami ack'.o w.od^us that we u*ve tuc iic»t
of.cUe argument * ou; tue pco(,ie w.ti uJV
be So US tie _l Unless you Coni out Ooiatc auu
assert your ligati in a wig allied ai.auer.
I’uey expect i. iro.n you. act era. u» tae
state legisirt.uces nave patriotically ex.
pressed tueir sentiments to y ou ou missus.
|cCl m language .u: to oe m..understood ,
wane tne legislature o: a .otaec • a.e, wun
iu tile sound of tae oannou ot adnxec’s nui,
have express.'d seuiimcu>.s hut were n t
to be expected from liie cranio of our gio.
nous revolution.
i Mr Troup remarked that this bill pre
sented to consideration some very imp r.
tani ..nd somewnax novel propositions, a
proposed to occupy a gruuos esseutiali/
diiferent troin tuat heretoiore tnxen by oar
government. It was generally Underload
aau generally acknowledge * aiat tue uu
iigerciits had a rignt to search ucutr.l ves.
sets, and tne right had never been questi.
oued uy our government, i’o afford lurtner
lime tor retlecuou ou tae suiject, iu tuov.
ed that the Committee rise and report pro
gress.
Mr Dana said the gentlemans from Maw
York h .d >taiedr that writers on tae Uw oi
nations were no author.ty nowg auu ci»ct
power constituted rignt. A» tue ooject of
tue bill was to maintain our maratirae
rights, he wisned to know &>w much pow
er Wa« m the b.il. Mow uauy pu die ves.
sets and ot wnat force did the but prov.de?
He asked tins questun, because it this u.u
was intended tor. an eihcacieu* assertion of
our right, to ensure to us any respect, it
must oe somethin., more tuan paper. How
many ingaics, fully equipped, oiacered and
manned, now many snips oi war, and how
many suoordiuaxt: ve^jUs were provided
for in tue bill ? If it was to be rtierely a
W.iii merely one or two vessels to carry it
into etteci, tie considered it periecciy use,
less lor mercantile protection, eificuciuu,
only lor tills purpose—that a battle might
lane place between one of our vessels and
a vessel of one of me uelligerentsj and thus
Involve us in war. fie uaU anumer que;ti
on to as& about the collectors ot tue Casio ns
ascertaining property—wnether it was
supposes mat me President ot the U. S. in
prescribing regulations, was aa.Homed to
prescribe outns, ana indict punisninent
tor tneir violation? Air l). said he nad an.
otaer question to a»k as respected msiruc,
tiuiis tu oe given to Hie officer* ol the navy
—wnetucr a w,s supposed mat tue P.dsi,
dent oi tne Liime.1 mates was au.norised
to give instructions to me co n naaders oi
aimed vessels, so mat their acts siioul i bs
i'AinyuUlf compulsory ou tna .iscrciia.it vesa
set* ( And wnetucr lie cou.d give suen in.
structious that it tne iaercua.it ve.sei,
siiwuib not Obey signal*, tue matter mould
oe enquired into ? And wuetner suen dis*
ooedicuce was to oecoo -idered no atfence /
ivlr c.pptri said that o tore tu s subject
should, agu.n c«.ue under discussion, ue
s.iouid laixs tue geuile.u an’* questions lino
Consideration, and ,»repo re n..u»el{ to an*
swer lue.it, and Ue asaed tue geiitie.nun
iro.n l, onne client to prepare to meet ano,
tner question. in tins House every attempt
made cooperate on the bciiibereu son la.u
Mad oeen rtfjec.ed a* u»ei.*> and tUti
gerous , unt me ii wise uuu u.en told i ever,
uiefass that gentlemen wcic prepared to
SOfMOc/cin me r *nts ol me nation, .ie tali*
td upon (tie gendcnia i to prepme ui.u>eil
to answer wiicn *ud question wa« la.riy o.-,
lure me House, w.iwtner Wh sc naa o»eu
•aid against ics. s.mg me o inherent.* i.ianj
w‘>» #u» to uo act down to tue sej^t u,
4* wVtKcf h* wnir*
Jicknowle ig • that th :re w,s no kAf l(>. . v * ,
feud Jie right* of this country ?
March 7.
Oh moBon of Hufty,
Uesuiv*d, that h comnittee S* appo-ntef
to enquire into the propriety of atari,** th*
time of holding thfc district court <vf t*>e
trict of New Jersey, and that they, hav* ’
lea ve to report by t>Hl or otherwise.
Mr Shelley reported a bill providing rhe‘
means to ascertain the title to the Butor
in front of the suburb of St. Mary’s in. m*
cite of New Orleans-.
— Twice read and committed.
The “bill from the Senate “making am
Appropriation for the purpose of trying the- ’
practical use of the torpedo or submarine;
explosion,” was read a lira: time.
Mr Livermore moved to* reject th*
bill.
The question was decided'without debate,,
as follows ;
For rejection —Messrs. Blaisdell, Camp
b^ll^ W. Chamberlin, Champion Chitten,.
den, Elv, Gold, Hale, Hubbard, H.. Jackson*
Key. Kmckerhaoker, Liv rmote, M'Bride
Moseley, Pearson, Pitkin,. Potter, Stanley*
Stephenson, Sturges, Swoo-e, Taggart,,
Van Rensselaer, Wheaton, vVn»tmauv Wil«.
son—127.
Against it—Messrs. L. J. Alston, W
Alston, Anderson, Bacon, Bard* Basset,
j Bibb, Boyd, R. Brown, Burwell,. Butier„
| Calhoun, Clay, Clopton, Cobb, Cochran*
Cox, Crawford, Christ, Cutts. D »wson, De
j sha, Finley, Fisk, Franxliu, Gardner* Gar.*
j land, Gaol son, (» kkI wiii, Gray, ii. rater
Howard, Hufty, Johu9on, Kennedy, Love/
Lvle, Macon,. Marnon, M'Kie* M'Ki h*.
VI iinor, T. Moore, Mamtord*, Neisou*
Newton^, Nicholson,J-. Porter, P. Bv Porter*
Ke t, of CP.) Rnea ol ( T.),Rrcn»i ds, Ro.iuc*.
Ko t*, R >ss, sage, Bawyer, Beaver* bey «_
bert, Si.aw, S leffey, Smelt,. Smdie, G.
Smith, a. Smith, Southard, Stantord, Tiy»
ior, Thompson, Troup* Turner, Van ttoru„
Weakley, WuitenHi,. vV.nn* vVIuusts^ooh*
- 76.
T . • b 11 was th.-n read’ a Second time £c.
. refeiued to a comm wee of tils wnnle.
MILLlI/V, V'JLiUii l ioLiiS, Uc,.
i I tie ilouse.- again resoivcd useu n»to a>
C'lnitmife ott.ie wools, Mr Manor in. ti e
! the chair, on the hill auiaons.ug a detacn*.
’ men mua milum oi too <J. b
■4i* Van linn's in imm 10 strike out the
word* o yj id *ea” being null uud-r cuu*.
! biJcrai'i a —
| .le.ssr*. Ro> , Bacon, Ross^ FiSk^ South*
. urd, a.a.lie. alU F.udley -.p posed nu .no*.
I lion, an i Ait.- m. V m Hora, ivr/j vimo.
I id. o . vi it* ■ ■■
[i’fln debate aereuUer. k. |
i ‘-•ic. motion Wd. i.c^ uv«d', 63 to 38..
1 ivL. i*c*i so., moved *o amend tne bill by
adding .o oi»w oi us sections uie ml ow.n «■
i-roviso i * *’
" Providedt riity(iie volunteers) shall!
not o-r u..en ou. oi t.,e ju udiocio.t oi tne
' United bi Ues unless u bs in pursuit oi «n*
enemy Wnj s..ali nave invsues, t.ui United
SiaC~
Motion negatived* without debuts,. 31
j luinioer* on.y rising iu me allii motive.
I Mi* Feu. sou Ssio uiu >t in- ulU W.is to.
pa**, ue wis.«-ii ik io p.vsv in a* p.riect a
sliapc as piM*.o.e. Uj in- mil, Volunteers
were u »ign an cagageiu..-ui to serve too
lUiu.es Skate* ncobruiug i> t ie provisions
! 0,; t*n* *«-: his pro.ioseo in am.nn tut* part
| oi me Oi.i u/ u .uin^a.* follows; •* me ,
1 said c igagemen. oeiu, Is. i -s.. fco mm ^lue
j fols.neery, uy, «. co u-uissioasd Oilieer ami
w.ino.ita by «t ieau one emit da witness,
at me u in oi Mg.ung it, and t.iat.iue en*.
garment n».oe mad-and signe t sltnli u. ,
.pressiy sla.t; me luni tjf to oe iaa. u out.
1 of .lie J. a a.es.’’
I'm* in itio, was also negatived, without,
deu .teg 51 to 4J.
j i.»- c_.aiOiik.ee then io»e and reported.
, the o.il .o tne UJU.-xiiUa tuc. Uou.v. -i.i -
jourucd.
March 8.
The House were engaged nearly the.
1 wnoie ot tne d iy in tne ..*ous*,i>a ot me
'bill authorising a deu-nmo... ot uis in.u_
' ua ot tue U b.. *
A motion to strike out so much oi the bilk
as authorises tne eiapioyiueu. wi;a.»ui tue '
jurisdiction ot tne U. S.ales it nee.ssaiy
for the public service, o. volunteer* engag
ing under tne provisions ot tnu act, u.v..*
lived, 72 to 42. *
File u.il was not gone Urough before tae.
House adjourned.
GENERAL Si'ARiv.
LISTEN AGAIN i'O THE V0IC2L
* OF.THB
HERO,
OF
BENNINGTON.
From the Aem- Himfiahirr Patriot*, ;
HliiUUY ltiTK.il i if 1 X (, GOHWSPOX.
OCNCE. V
IVaahington, Dec. 26, 1810*.
Ml,
A very particular friend. of yours, wim*
ha* been much recommended lo my ei*
teem, has lately mentioned you to me in a
manner, of winch 1 avail myself to offer
this expression of the sense 1 hare always
entertained ot your character, and of
part you bore, as a Hero and a Patriot,,
in establishing the Independence ot our
country.
1 cum. t better render this tribute, than
by cougrausiating you o » tne happiness you
cannot tail to derive from. die motives w.nCii
made you a Champion in so glorious a
causa; from the gratitude shewn by your
fallow oiiisens tor your distinguished i^-i *
vices** and especially ! nn tno opportun t/
wnicn a pio.racied kite ha* given, o* ant*
ntsji t.iu triu opn of Repot,. ;c.ni lo. iitw*
tl >n*, so de.tr to you, m toe unnvaiieU
pro»per.iy d owing tro n tnc-m, u a ring a
trial i). mote t.uu a fourth t a century
May your life still beCoumuM an i«*ikg
as it vg.i ok a bicssinj} aau uiuy uic ia.