Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-02-23 00:00:00, page 2

***** . ‘Vniuimi wo
.C.O u- we did before,’1 tear
.•n co;-”j, t jel ,u ai0ilc> uni;.ss siie'iwi the
V» »T- <»* freemen raised. Lei ut then o.
i lie i:» A’liericmi*, With reaped to my
r.*.d% 'flie journals of this house prove my
|k»1 lies; they arc r.ot confined to any par
tv consideration ; t <fo note ire whether a
propiiHttinn c orn s from a federalist or a
ri|»*lic&i}. I only consider the sahjec:
of the matter, and what I believe to be
right, l support with my r**e. 1 have yit
great hopes tint wc shall act together or.
this question. Yes, sir, when 1 see in the.
opposition men who deserve will df their
co.<:iiry, in particular an hon. gentleman
fi-orti Coanecticut, (Mr Tallmatlge) now in
bis seat, 1 Uopa we shall unite. 1 lately
re id i> account ol a detachment which he
.c*> r. n iiided, anil »u sr gallant nviuuir sur.
pri<e.l a post of oar inveterate enemy, the
bmi*h —he surely will defend the old je n
c.plcs, vii.l will not suffer the honor of Un
Country to be laid in disgrace betorc any
lortigu po.ver.
TOlfl‘1; DOES.
[We copy the following extrafils res
p cki-g thvtfe, from a number on that sub
j- d in the last Aurora : the difficulty ol
p. nr or mg t US to represent the figuies,
yrovniigi, 8ce. pi events our republic a: icr.
of rhr articles entire. However the fed.
erulisls, or rather the to.ies, ridicule Mr
fi)l on's jnven ion, as they are apt tod...
t-Vfty produtlion of a mechnmcal and pin.
iosopuica) nature ; yet iheir linglLh friends
tbinx mo.c seriously ot the business. It
i? not unlikely, that they will soon be cs
*<*g»y with torpedoes, as they now arc at
the extension of the social p:inciplc, to
cttirorcc the freedom of the seas.
Whig ]
TOP.rEDO WAR.
A wo:k ha* b- en la'ely published in
New Yolk under this title. The projeCl
his been long before the public in vaii.
K nous views, but not before the present oc.
K custon in a satisfa6\<wy and systematic
V lorm* It has been a subject of applause
W to tiioie who have investigated it, while
ft it has been athem: of abuse, reprobation,
I , misrepresentation, and tidxule to those
1 who cither knowing nothing about it, ©r
I fearing that ifs efficacy would produce ef*
f-cls the most momemeus to tniii:ary na.
vien, have endeavored to depreciate the
. c pci to “ystem.
| To a y man of common undemanding
u itp has c thsitkitd the natural tendency
oi she explosive pue-cr of gun powder; i,$
ope albc prcjetlihr power, in throwing
halls or shells ; its ccnimon operation t„
v; n in the explosion of a rocketj ol a few
cu-.ces weight, the height to which it as
cend i in th. atmosphere; it wculd up.
pt;.., i.ot very extraordinary, lha an aug
rhentM'on ol the quantity of powd.rfrcm
the Lad of a rocket, or of fttyelve pou:i.
Her fried fror.zcniiy, that Jj^fce&la of an
mrrtasrd quantity and aii r^ltsion up.
vain* v.tu.a piove leinuie wherever it
could he brought iruo operation.
1 he clTstla of the explosion of powder
ni lis, which have produced concussions
terrible a» earth-quakes ; the ifTtkls 01
r-itdicia; n.ir.ca blown up in mililaty u e.
ges hove .been conterj«pl» td raihtr by
T.ieh who have made mtiuaiy subjects a!
s'.udvj thun by legislators 01 die private
- cp;2i!i.
A piivate c-'.Iz^n during the Arcen
can (evolution, tr.ade an aiiemn*. lo real.,
ize tl'.c cdzfi of a submarine explosion on
chips cl" wi;, but public patronage was
wanting or focitt corruption prevailed
i gaiDM public uility, «r.d lSushncll itj
is behoved died unrewarded and r.eglcti.
td,
We heve row a evieen, a native of
Fhiudtlphia, whose independence ul for
tune and wli.;se zeal for science, place him
nut ol the ac®pe of conup'.ion, and above
the sordid spit it of avaritc, who ha-at
Ws on expence maun ed experiment nr.ti
given demonsqfatt’ibn to ihc ittkac'y of an
iiivtti .-i. which lot simplicity and power
ct '»ril bs for the itrpotlance of i<* cji.
»(ijiitnrts, orce brought into ptaeP.ce, e
Scty,calculation that cn:» bd-attemped ruuai
lab lar snort <j; I’.r por.cr or its cutiscntic •
' L-.S
It is our intention to present to the pub
lic the V holt Utilise published no
this subject, with the pules; by which
nuKQS liie whole plopir of Au.circa wiij
he enabled to judge lor themselves cr.
this mni*, iMutating and efkili.c mode ol
dtfrnce
Mr Fu'tnn, the author of this work
is a ntfwve «1 Fhlledcipola ai.d hus spent
several 5 cars in Europe, wheic he has
roaiurod Lis torpedo sjvitm in conjure*
tion with other gueutbiui'Ches cl eng < tcr
ing and mechanics t ho is aho the frm
ftirceetfiil navigator by piiitoiophicai pow
er, wu.d, ard tv>e, sntl weather,
us pr-jvrd liy h 15 steam boats which ply
cn t.c find .( n rrd Hanlon, ar.d of which
Ibtft is 0 p:os(n.Ct |o ih*r national advia*
lege to so a fates established in diL Mu*.
iisnpj'.i, Oit'fl, and like Cl>t»rri|»laiii na
wdi as or. list Delaware ; and we trust
nr no it mot? period on the Potomac and
J.trus rive*'
'i >n io»p; do which i« th>- rohjeftef our
present attention takes its rhufte fom a
fisii, whose physical e.octric properties
■a"* gcucraliy known, to oir ke with the
, . t ( nOi.
YVe shall conclude if*is ntirr.bcr with
a fefflat* that the to.pcdo fit stem e.tu-ndi
• c ships at ttmrhor, to -.rugs en erin^ porn
IP. sf**: {t* t'f,r4, «-<l «« tlnps ni der sad ; »i„
ihtc m hay s ur ro.dHc.uli, or 00 ihc bi^h
v;, nwsi thin system r»( d< fence the ed.
UtV«4i» oi ilt. Unhid* x.fcvsl dciwnico arc
V
* p*i ,*c'Jfr*.ly *‘:enu>fct: were it n'n inno.
i cent invention, their ae^i wiuM nut be
either so vliemcnt or so sensibly a »v<: ;
and Y/e just fy»-*«e in this place tuc ‘ub
s auce of a short nviie f*om page 7, to
shew what one of the first ad mi rail of the
British navy thought of it.
Mr Fulton liascndeavo «d toc.xh b:* the
power of the torped * both in England
. aod in 1'rhoCe, and be hope* by its m-:aos
to render mditary navies altogether inef.
ficticious ; “In my first interview with
. earl St Vincent*,** »ays Mr Fu! on, r* he
was very communicartve ; I explained to
him a torpedo, ai>d -the experiment per
formed on live Do o hea, (of which we
shall in a future paper give t!*e account
and -i drawing) he icfiecded t 'r some titfte,
end then said—'** Fill is the ijrea'.est fco!
that ever existed, to encourage a rrs.ido
of war, which we, who have the Command
of -.he seas do no-: want, and o‘ which this
syitenv, if euccesifiil, -w iuhJ deouve us.*’
1 his sentiment of earl i?t. Vincent-^
is the best eulogy upon the rorr.cdo ey*.
tem, and points it oat to the U. Sties,
who have no naval f.rcc adt-ryufe to the
defence r.F all our ports and haibors, at
the most speedy, cheap and certain mode
of dele ace.
PfliLA2SkpniA, Feb. If.
The report of the day is. that Dr Logan
has, within a few days embarked in a ves
sel for Eurupe, his desiia-nlon England,
«nd that the object of his mission, is in its
character much the same a* the journey,
in which he volunteered a few ye-trs ago to
Fiance;-that his present purpose is to a
i vert a wtr between England and the Unit
ed States. Any treasure which has peace
upon honorable and rational prnciples for
! its object, is laudable, however cxcentric
I the means by wmch it may ba brought a
oout ; though we very much question the
i success r.F the present undertaking of Dr
Ij»>gan—we cannot withhold our nppinuse
from the generous and benevolent purpose
which is its object. With the statesmen of
England, it is not a question of so much re
lative indifference, as it was with the states
men of France when Dr Logan succeeded
in averting war—with France, it was only
a question of momentary pride or passion—
with England it amounts to the decision
of the questions going to the fundamental
! power and policy of the lir.tish govern
ment—it goes to- the sacrifice of their pre
| tensions to the sovereignty of the ocean,, to
a sacraiice of their standing maxim of mo*
wipoly, and it goes to call upon them to
forego their jealousy, and the jealousy of
I their shipping, mercantile, East India,
I West India, and genera! navigating inter.
1 es:s^ of our growing wealth and maritime
I enterprise.
It is requisite to keep these considerati
ons, in view—because it will be unwise to
l calculate upon success—and any disappoint
■ rrunt, ii it be against our txpect itior.s, will
1 not only he more agreeable to the United
State*, tut more honorable to hitu w ho may
accomplisn it. Some pain- have been ta
ken to spread abroad a report that Dr Lo
cal* unde; takes this business at the p^irp
| of government—the purpose ot such a re
port is not tliihcult to discover^ftit is but
tair to let Dr Logan enjoy uli the merit
which is properiy lit*.
[Aurora.
To the citizens of the Philadelphia City
’ and county District.
Fellow Citizens— In order tp keep- you at
homo this day, the exclusive friends have
reported that Dr Logan has taken his pas.*
I the Brnish packet tor England, un
der the direction of our government, i.v or
der to t-egociaie a. permanent good untler
tt.vnding between tnc two governments.—
M e do nit kn :\v what Dr Logan's intenti
on* are in going to England, out in s far
we are held to assert, unit he is not going
with the authority ot the Amcricau govern.,
menu
A Friend to the Union ar.d Laws.
Extract of u ktter dated,
** Lisbon, Dec, 19, 1809.
u The Etoglish army, tlvnt has been quar
tered, since the battle of Taiavera, at Ba
il ajes r.nd E'.vas, are now on tlieir march
to the ronhwarrt of Portuvnl^ and it is be
! lievtrd Coimbfii, ws!i be UicT bend qu«*r„
| u*1%. The b: cr.ch, by the last accounts,
; had advanced us i«r rs Alcano-tra, a iron.,
.tier town in Spam—another French arrny
aie pt-uvtr.tiin* frem tnc northern part,
[supposed foi Oporto—this corps is com.
iiu'irMdby r.ittVi. il Soult.
| “ 'ii.uc ntvtr was viicu tr.oit ility ia a
jny ci toy i.s in that ui the Engliali, s,in;e the
battle of f.uuv ra«,s.1icy ir.tcircd, on an
average, cue hundreu per day uc Elvas—s
i and toe lit.: ■eturn of the sick in the bo»
| pitulsj UiHounud to tiiirttfcn uimhihiI. The
dn^lnn «*tmy .it present cannot exceed 12,
cwkciave men.”
ISkw \ ork, Ftb. 13.
LATEST FROM END LAND.
A Valuable comme cial friend has fa.
fomed ‘.hi Editor of thtr MetCanldo Ad.,
i vm iter, with a life uf l.d*c»l pa pets to
I ihu 9.h ot December inclusive? (received
} by ti e Hup Liberty) c.iitainjng London
j t!«;ta lb tliu 3d of December, I u>m which
: ibt fol.ttwi. g arikiu a:e copied/
London, Dec. 2,
| The King of ffhPand iis’Jid on tlie Id
i in- tun*, two additional decrees, dtftdul
! to i lit* obje/tl t*i preventing ail irommcr.
J cial intercaurac wen counhjf. One
' ■»' • h ;n <5 »w • .. U !• iiiarraM .n IVum
I Dyl.t n, yri tr. ot l&n <t Frits and
1 Mi L ntUi At tileilaitl, bryond
. ■ < ' ay leir |*|y. no (Ihf J.
. amts goods, Mil c»^ or man*
! litaC.^ ry^» yjkir y de.cii,.tion .thu'eve.*, wiH
prffml cd. ir.a«.:i ones of
ere rrditet! U> be*
ri. C. f.f the IN.< Vv s
c[ V- *» : and in *u (lay*
* • '/ ,
frv?n lhc_ time o' ,;l*e p ■MiC'ttloii of t**?!
Decree, ^hid* ;“a« 0*1 Ihe Pih ins'o*>', an !
ih« proprietors were forthwith to rtns.j
port their eflfscl3 to places within the line
nf (lcrnarcatid:i. From the operation of
this recree are expe£\ed graii^ vegeta*
•Jles^ and such small assignments of Mer
cantile articles a a shall appear tohe indis
( pcnsaMy niecstary lor the convenience o!
Ithe inhabitants •
The second Decree draws a similar line
I along the sen coast, outside of which
l there are to be no depots or magazines,
of colonial produce^. English manuf-iilures
or any of the. articles prohibited in the de..
.cree of the 31st nf Mwy, 1805. Tips line
ex ends inside of the Island nf Schoweiv,
East, South, nrej, North of Beveland^ Tho.
len and Wolphaartwlvk, with the excep
’.ion of particular pUcts in each of them.
The Islands of Wi nringen, Tex-il, Vi e.
land, Terschelling, Ameland, Uc. ere al
. so w.lhout the line.
Intelligence i» said to have reached go,
vernm.nt of a plan formed by Bonjpsrt;
to throw new obstacles in ti\e wav of .he
expected adjuitmsnt cf our diffureaces
with the United States. Immediate!»
after li:s arrival at Pari* he called a meet,
ing of his ministers, at which the llus.i
uii and Dan sh ambassado r assisted for
the purpose of devising the most cffefl i
al meatus of inducing Amarici to join in
the Continental league against the naval
nower and Comme cial interest of Great
Britain. The leading idea which sugges
ted itself, is stated to have been the closing
the ports ofRussia, Sweden and Denmark
ngiinit the American FUg, upon the prin
cipie of the facilities which it continued
to afford to the introdutVon into the Rd
tic of c-donial produce, and the mi'.ufac
tures ol England. With the precis: re
suits of i!ie deliberations of this extraor.
dinary meeting we do not pretend to be
acquainted, but we understand that Count
Panleo, the Russian Minister at Paris,
waa preparing to embark for the United
States, with the full c incurrence of his
Court, to cnlorce by negociationjth-c views
of Napoleon. Courier.
Bonaparte aflT:SU extraordinary plain,
ness anJ simplicity in all matters con
nected will his individual accommodatio n
While at Nymphenburg (the pelace of the
king of Bavaria ) he oidered all the sump,
tuous furniture to be removed from the
apartment which had been prepared for
| his reception, and in their place had a
long ordinary table brought in, which
| immediately after lie covered with maps
and topographical drawings.
At last our devoted troipj are on their
return from the Walcheren project.
We last n:ght received letters from
Middleburgh, and from Flushing. The
former is da ed the 2&h. Amongst much
curious matter the writer says—
a It cartnot be long before we decamp,
| fer the reasons I have already given ; and
indeed every preparation is making lor the
embarkation t the sick are at this moment
on board, yet still the greatest closeness
is preserved at headquarters ; and, uiar.
vctlcus to tell, the expensive preparations
for defence continue with unabated vigour.
The enemy is equally active—'jut is not
expected to attack us,’*
Tne Duke ot Orleans has arrived at Pa
lermo, 8c is about to mutry the third daiitrii..
ter ol the Kang of Naples—the King's se
1 cond a m, Prince Leopold, is at the same
time to be niarr.edto the sister of the Duke
of Orleans. In addition to Zante and Cepn
alonia, we understand, that Leucadia, and
the small islands of Paxu, and Autipaux
(with.a a short distance of Corlu) had been
occupied without joistauce by our army in
the Indian Sea.
The Statesman of Wednesday mentions a -
report that Bonaparte intends making Ar
thu;-O'Connor Dak? of H mover.
It is reported that Lord Camden has de
termined to resign.
VVs are assured, that a gentleman who
has recently arrived lrom Paris, brings a
report ol the occasion of the remarkable
assemblage of royalty in this capital, which
certainly carries an air of as great proba
bility, as the projected assumption of the
| title of Emperor of Germany. It i» assort.
1 cd to tie the intention of Napoleon to make
! overtures of pacification to this country, in
I concurrence with the Monarchs who are
| now assembling at Paris. This la not un.
! likely, particularly as we art told, that the
1 jcurosy of Bonnp.tr.e to Spam has been put
i uif tor six weeks.
| Bonqiar c is said to have written to the
E nptior Alexander, solemnly assuring him
that lie would not molest, any part oMtus
Sian Poland. Permission is given by Alex,
under tor Danish anti French privateers to
enter Russian porta, and tat disposal ol
their pnzrs to oe leu to the consuls of the
country to winch the captors belong.
The Ambassador from Prtnsia, who has
been for bo.nc tmte expected, has arrived
J at Plymouth, in the Formidable, irom Alai.
I la.
I litienigrnce has lieen received from Li.
! thu;.in:a, that tiie important town of Minsk
! has been totally destroyed b> fire, and that,
' Ixsiiks, considerable damage hus been done
hi that country by hail.stouts, tone ot
wi.»-..ri weighed 2 1-2 lbs.
i at niiicial report ol the Intlle ofWa
grum, and the events which Rd to the
armistice, is at present in the press. It
states the loss sustained by the An ft nan ar.
my between the i:n and 42<h Juiy, at lour
I Generals, 120 interior officers, pri
i v-itrs, IviJ U rses, killed; .1.3 General-,
j 616 inferior, 17,94'J privates and 1912 tior
lues, wounded—and 111 oifiscri, 7474 pri.
j vans, mkI 2>J h->r»e^ missing,
J ut- I'.ovptror of Austria h?.a offered
j pr.zt for tfti (tfsciiv.-ry of in.ltgciiuui drugs
j of the vegetable k ftg'lotn, capable of be,(,r
; oikti a . oc^. jt&ncuni* for those of the East
' a»td West ladies, oufty rf which had be.
j r.nne scarce^ amt from ihc rmic of Karma
; it w«» Hppruiendt-d ought soon cease toj»e
J pfoect abic*.
. N vember SO.
j H'rs M-tjesiy did not corns to tow.i yes.
■ tei ,'u\ -JB'.ucrfcfore ti.e expected prC#«wU
*'•** <S? irrf-. ns S:;r-t\T.
,f St«5 far FjrutjA alK-ra, dll not tike
place,
A. letter fro-rv Lisbon *• We Hive
■till a ri-port h ;r; of a singular kill, that
Us United Siat.vi of America, na well ns
Aussia, have ofterc l to interpose for the
restoration of peace between the bellige
rent powers.”
No it folk., Feb. 1/.
Another vexatirne Decree. —•Yesterday
arrived here the brig A>m,Capt. FousUndj
from Tonnhujen, w'vcit place she left the
28th December; she brings no pipers or
verbal intelligence whatever, except that
'♦he Danish government had issue-1 a De
cree for the aeieurtf of all properly import
ed for me las: six months- The object of
the decree (says a letter which we have
seep)-is “ w‘th a view that a str.ct exam
ination m iv take place ns to its origin and
neutrality.”— F .* suaveletter farther adds,
“the prevailing opinion is that the proper
ty wlt'ch is tieu'rul will rcmiin secure,
“ these measures being on'.y against pro
tl p?r:y which Iris been smuggled in from
** England. L*cc the event be what it will,
“ I luvl very uneasy at our present situtT
<{ lion.” The letter from vruca these e^c.
tracts are taken, is dated the Gth of Dec,
and no restoration had taken place when
cupt. Pou&land sailed.
There is no doubt but a very considera
ble amount of property has been carried to
Tonningen and to other Danish ports from
England direct, a:»J that v/fih the kr-.o.v
edge and connivance or the Danish, or ra
ther of Bonaparte’s government, whose cdi.
eers had a good understandiog with the im
porters ; as Sheridan says in his school for
Scandal, “ these fellows have not honesty e_
nough tobe faithful to their ov/n villainies.”
The injury which the merchants of our
country will sustain by this iniquitous da-,
cree, will be great. There are .two ob
jects which the decree professes to have in
view ; the origin and the r.ea.iulitv.
\ Thi neutrality is perhaps easier to prove
than live origin, except as to American pro
Iducc, but it is evident, tint oner proof-,
than those carried with the property will
be required tram this country.This will
consa-ue much time, meanwhile a few more
millions of American proper.y will go into
Buonaparte's exchequer, where it will re
main as a kind of security for our good be*
havior, and tarnish nia partisan with an
othcrurguine.it in favor of our -avoiding his
displeasure and cultivating his friendship.
If ne should bi pleased with our future con
duct, ana wa join in “asserting irtarutiine
rights, and tue liberty of thesea»”it is
preb-bte that our merchants may be com
pensated for h:s numerous spoliations on
their property, ir. the old way, that i» Ue
will sell us u territory, which tins, not oe
long to lum which has no boundaries,
which we da not want, and lor three t men
as much as be acknowledge to be Cue tous.
This will D'_- catted a good bargain. by some,
and cower our ruiers with immortal hon
our.
[Ledger.
NouroLii, February 19y
Extract cf a fetter from Amelia island,to
u cc itlciiia.i in tms place, dated Feo.
1S10.
“ i'nere is aiv American brig here which
was at Bourbon about 4 incntns a^o, vvUeu
it was taken p »s»essio4V oi by the lir.ush,
and by the capture of that puce th.y go:
positts.'.oi ot a very large French frigate!
and two rich British isc-Incliainen wtuc v
site had lak-n a short time before. The
Isle-ot* France had been blockaded ior some
time by 13 sail oi men of war, uni ii was
their intention to Lake potses ton (aided by
the British.and East India company’s-fthip*)
of the island by the montn oi April. B.»«
tavia waa also strongly blockaded.
“ 1 am this moment informed by a gen.
them an of respectability in Savannah, mat
there is certainly a privateer offtha. Bar.
which has been fitted clandestinely out of
that port, and has received her crew trom
Charleston by pilot-boats—She is a scho
ner of about Unions burtnen^ and it is said
mounts Id guns—iter object’ll believed to
be tne capture of the British trade from
this Island.”
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
February 15.
The bill granting the vight of pre
emption to purchasers of public lands
in certain cases was read a third time ;
.ind on motion of Mr. Bradley, recom
mitted. The committee consists of
Messrs. Bradley, Gregg, Meigs,
Franklin and Campbell.
Mr. Reed, from the committee to
whom was committed hi3 motion for
unending the constitution, reported
the same amended to read as follows:
“-'fo title of nubility shall be gran
ted by the United States ; and no per
son holding Sift' office of profit or trust
under them shall, without the consent
of Congress, accept of any present, e
rnolusnent, office or title of any kind
whatever lrom any Emperor, King,
Prince or foreign state : And if any
I citizen of t.he United States shall ac
cept oi any title of nobility or of any
other tide of distinction above or be
low that of nobility from any Empe
ror, King, Prince or foreign State, or
shall hold the same by descent, such
citizen shall thenceforth be incapable
ol exercising or enjoying any of the
rights and immunities ofa free citizen
-of the United States, or of the indivi
dual states; and shall also be inenpa
ble of holding any office of profit or
trust under t.icm or either of them.”
Mr. Smith (Md.j reported the bill
from the linage ol R ?presentativei,
j making appro; nations for the support
of government for the*year 1810, with
atn;ndittv«ts , which were read.
M;. >u!.' nhto-.rtlU folk;;?.
itvg resolution for conaidaratir u •
' “ Resolved, That the ?;r; of
the United States he requeued t*>
cause to He laid before the Senete in
formation of the manner in which th-if
act entitled 41 An act to amend and
continue in force certain parts of tin;
act entitled 44 An act to interdict
commercial intercourse between th*:
! United States and Great Britain ami 4
! I ranee and their dependencies, and
for other purposes,” has been cxecu
; t-d^ and how far exports to and im
ports from the ports of Great Britain
i nave been or now arc permitted ; and
wnether collectors of districts in the
Uaited States do not admit to an entry"
goods, the growth and manufacture of
Great Britain, and ii so, under what
authority the same is done.”
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
February 15*
The order 6f the day on the unff
niilied business of yesterday (the re
port of the committee on Mr. Fultou’s
letter) being called for—
j'ir Newton moved that itlieonthe
table—motion negvived, 4-2 to 3Z.
Aftir further debate, the question
was taken on the latter clause of tire
rciolutio t by Yeas and Nays, anu ne
gitived 51 to 55.
A motion was then made to re-con
sider the vote on the first clause of the
report of the committee, and carri
ed.
Debate arising on questions of or
der, the house adjourned at 4 o’clock,
witnout taking any other question oa
i the subject.
February 1(5
Mr. Love presented a resolution to*
appoint a committee to enquire into*
tne expediency of miking so*ne altera
tions i:i the law for the relief of O
1 bver Evans. Referred to a. select
I committer.
A motion was made to hv the un
finished business of yesterday on. the
I tu!>i •. This motion prevailed, [The
| Speaker decided that as he considered
the proceedings on the resolution for
adjourning from this day noth Mon
day incomplete, if no further order i»
tA<eh the house will adjourn till to
morrow as usual.l
Oa motion of Mr. Basset, the A
lexandria Church bill was ta.cen up.
Mr. Love moved »o postpone the con
sideration of the bill incleimitely. The
question Wi3 lost 45 to 49.
On morion of .sir. Gardenier it vrns
postponed until the firat Monday o*
March next. • g
On motion of Mr. John ion, the
House went into a corn uutee of the
i whole, on the report oi the comi^igtee
of claims on the petitian of Elr.».V*>eth
Hamilton, Mr B.u*«t ;o the ciz. ir.
Tlvi report was read, which stated
that the claim of Air's, hi'iiriirtjjn was
just. Fhat cninmutatlou wtsdue uy
Gol. Hamilton and had nsver bteu
paid, but that on account of the sta
tute of limitation they were necessita
ted to otfer thi following resolution:
4* Resolved-, That the prayer of the
p.'titioner ought nut to be granted.”
Mr. Johnson epoke in favor of Mr*.
Hamilton’s claim, and against the ri.
gid enforcement of the statute of limi
tation. A motion, was made to striker
aut the word not.
Mr. Dawson was in favor of stri
king out; he was in favor of every just
claim, notwithstanding the statute of
limitation, which he did not thick
conld be a guide to him as a legislate**' t
though it might be to a iud.re %
court ol law. He called for theV i
t!ing ot the case of General Koicuisco,
who was paid his just demind, by or
der of the house some years since.
Air. Boyd was against the striking
out, as his conscience would not permit
him to take the money from his con*
stituents and pay it to a person who*
had himself relinquished.
Air. Shelley spoke long and welt in
I favor of the claim and against thesta
1 lute of limitation.
The motion for strrking out tit*
I word not was withdrawn,
j Mr. Johnson explained the report
j of the committee—he spoke nobly in
| favor of the claim of Airs. Hamilton,
j Mr. Varnum spoke against Mrs,
j Hamilton’s claim, pot because it w:t»
| barred by the statute of limitation but
because he was satisfied in bin own
! mind that G?n. Ha mi I too never waa
| entitled to Con*n*rtation or half pay.
The house adjourns cl till Monday,
; without taking the question.
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