The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-02-13 00:00:00, page 2

shall and may be lawful for the Clerks of the
respecti veCour's within this commonwealth,
where such bonds may be lodged, to issue
execution or executions thereon after the
thirty first day of May next, any thing in the
said act contained to the contrary notwith
standing. And all executions issued on bonds
taken by virtue of an Act passed on the first
day of February, eighteen hundred 8c eight,
intituled an Act concerning the sale of pro
perty under executions and incumbrances,
and an Act intituled * an act concerning exe
' motions and for other purposes,’ passed on the
thirty first* .day of January, eighteen hun
dretl and nine, the Clerks or the Justices, as
the case may be, shall endorse, * no security
lobe taken.’
This act shall commence and be in force
rom and after the passing thereof.
Philadelphia, Feb. 3.
The U’eather and the Fleet.
N Whatever apprehensions may have been
felt for the safety of the fleet, must be great,
•ly augmented by the sudden change in the
weather. About mid-night it commenced
blowing from the North East with the utmost
violence and severity, accompanied with
Snow. The gale continues to day with una
bated rigor—It is therefore much to be fear
e.d that the vessels on the western shore of the
Delaware have gone to destruction. We
have only to hope, that their crews may have
been preserved-The vessels on the eas
tern shore, it is thought, are not in such
imminent danger, being in a great measure
sheltered, from the violence of the wind-—
The season is more boisterous 8c severe than
it is known to have been by some of our old
est inhabitants.
FURTHER
From the Fleet bclon'i
Copy of a letter to David Lewis, Esq. Pre
sident of the Phcenix Insurance Company,
Philadelphia.
Port Penn, jFt 6. 1, 1810.
Dear Sir,
About an hour after dispatching my
letter of yesterday, captain Sutter arrived
here with the disagreeable intelligence of
his having been obliged to abandon the sch’r
for the preservation, of the lives of himself
and crew whie.li were in imminent dan
ger. They effected a landing with some few
articles from the cabin and their clothes by
means of my little boat, without which capt.
Sutter is of opinion they must all have pe
rished. With captain Sutter also came the
captain of the Clementina, which vessel is
sunk and deserted by the crew. His protest
ps also that of captain S. will be received by
this opportunity. The men belonging to the
schooner are now at a place nearly opposite
where she was left, and I have directed capt.
Sutter, who is just now going to return thi
ther, to keep them there for a few days, in
case the schooner should drift on shore any
where near the spot, toendeavor to save part
of the cargo if possible ; but I have very
little expectation of any favorable result.
1 have not had time to make any observa
tion with respect to the other unfortunate
vessels of the fleet, the weather is so hazy
that we can see but a small distance down
the river.
I am tliis moment infermed that all hands
have left the ship Jane, and get on shore some
distance down the bay.
JNO. H. OSVVALD.
P. S. The report of the desertion of the
Jane is not confirmed.
Port Penn, Feb. 1—1 o'clock P. M.
Dear Sir— About half an-hour ago I for
warded the protest of schooners Nancy and
Clementina, by the steward of the Edward
and Charles.
Since his depirture, capt. Yorke of the
schr. Concordia, has arrived from his esse!,
which is cui through in two places, but she
lies so high up that she has not yet taken in
anv water.
The schr. Nancy was seen this morning in
the ice below Bombay Ilook. The ship Jane
is on the bar in a very perilous situation. If
in addition to the ferrymen whom I propos
ed employing. some of the wherrys could be
bi-f light flown it might be the means of sav
ing the lives of many.
I was mistaken with regard to the Eliza,
Moody, as being on shore this side—it was
the brig Cyrus, and capt. Sutter saw the peo
ple from the mast head of his schooner creep
ing on their bellies tothr shore.
JOHN H. OSVVALD.
RULES AND ORDERS.
Because Congress deem it necessary toa
dopt a rule by which, after a reasonable time,
a period may be put to debate, which might
otherwise be spun into almost endless length
by men who evidently speak only to consume
time, retard business and embarrass go
vernment, a great hue and cry is raised,
that the liberty of speec h is tube infringed!
The freodotn of discussion abridged! The
minority deprived of their rights ! &c.
A.I this alarm is unfounded. That the House ,
nave a right to establish rules for their own 1
government, no one will he iiardy enough
to deny. '1 hat this rule is more arbitrary
than some which have always been adopted
nrd enforced. Midi as restricting ihe num. ,
her of timea a member may speak, £cc. will |
•carcc'y be asserted. That some regulation ,
ot this sort is necessary, the late debate on
the resolutions from the Senate which was ,
orawr. out by the federalists, tothrecorfour
week*, wliil - as many days were, amply suf- i
ht-ient for their discussion, must convince
every man, who does not wish to see the
time of congress frittered away in frivolous
debates, while the great interests of the
nation lie. neglected and suffering. 7hat ,
th re is any danger of this rule being ubus- \
> (I, will no' he believed by those who have
in nested the indulgence which the majori. !
jy have uniformly given the minority—
ami it it should be abused, theft it will he I
time enough to stun the public car with da i
in or against it.
As to the threat said to be uttered by i
(Jsincy and Talmudgc that if the House i
sir old attempt to enfoice the rule, they i
would quit their seats and g.» home—we can I
i nly say that if they have arrived at such a i
pitch ot factiousness and iimolenrc as this, .
their absence will be no lost to tite nation —
I tic c doti y will have arrived at a. pretty
pass indeed, when.si few m ilcootvnts in
Congress 1'iUi defeat the wishes of the pen
p e and the intention of their Hepreseuta
lives—c**n pf'svci.t all measures ofprecaoti
iiit or defence, ami leave us expnst d to the
Vr g' Hi.ce of a nniii.n whose tender mercies
r. c cruel—by occupying the time and alien
ti »n ot the House day after day and week
after week in shallow sophistry and idle de-'
claination, in wicked at tern pa to criminate
their own government, nnd traiterou*, en
deavora to exculpate a foreign government
who has plundered, instilled and outraged
our country with a rapacity, insolence and
audacity unparalleled—Trenton True A
merican.
Extracts from the speech of Governor
Torn/ikins to the Legislature of J\cw
York delivered on the 30/h ultimo.
You are assembled for the purpose of de
liberating nnd deciding on the important
concerns of this state, which, by the Consti-.
tuiinn, are devolved upon you as the imme
diate representatives of the people.- The
niagni ude <*f that duty is enhanced at the
present juncture by the convulsed state of
the civilized world, and by the great poli.
tical events constantly occurring
The nations of Europe have persevered
during the past year, in their sanguinary
struggle, with increased animosity. Whole
districts of country have been desolated J
kingdoms subjugated, and hosts of innocent
subjects sacrificed. These occurrences pre
sent a mournful picture of the rapacity and
ambition of princes, whilst they afford a
monitory lesson to the American people.
1 he situation of the United States has been
in the mean time, comparatively happy and
enviable ; for it hath pleased the Great Dis
poserol events to ordain peace on our bor
ders. and to crown our years with goodness.
I'he prosperity ot the nation, however, has
not been uninterrupted. Connected as the
United Stales are, by commercial inter
course, with other nations, we could not •a*’
void feeling tile shock of the contending pow
ers. At an early period, it was feared that
our commerce would experience material
impediments from a widely extended foreign
war ; and more es|recially, as one of tiie
great belligerents controlled the destinies of
the European continent, and the other pos
sessed the means of domineering upon the
ocean. Hut their professions of respect for
the rig'it3 ot others, and their avowed ho
mage to the authority cf the law of nations,
forbad us to anticipate those gigantic strides
wh c'i have over-leaped the set'led principles
of public law, which constituted the barri
ers between the caprice, the avarice or the
tyranny of a belligerent, Rtid the rights and
independence of a neutral.
It would be -painful to dwell upon every
aggression, injustice, violence and insult,
which wc have witnessed and experienced*
for several past years. The interdiction of
neutral commerce from a part or the whole
ici i mines m one nemgerent by a de
claration of blockade by the other, without
actual investment by force, and without n
capacity therefor; the imposition of a tax
or transit duty on neutral commerce in the
ports ot one power to legalize its transmis
sion to the adverse power ; the violent ar
rest, from our public and private vessels, of
seamen, almost without regard to the place
of their nativity; the liability of neutral
property to seizure and condemnation by
one party in consequence of search by the
other of the ships transporting it, and the
total prohibition of neutral commerce with
one belligerent by the other, without block
ade of any description, ate amongst the
prominent usui pations which have sacrificed
much of our property, enslaved many of
our citizens, insulted our sovereignty, and
almost proscribed neutral commerce from
the ocean Some neutral vessels have been
seized, robbed, destroyed or condemned up
on frivolous and provoking pretexts, not e j
ven justified by the atbitrary and ruinous
restrictions above mentioned—and one of
our public armed ships has been insultingly
attacked, several of her crew killed, and
others taken forcibly away ; an act acknow
ledged by the nation, whose officers commit
ted it, to be wholly unwarrantable, but which
still remains unattoned.
i ne constant evidences of a desire on our
part to maintain a strict and impartial neu
trality-the earnest and able appeals for
redress by our rulers to the honor and jus
tice of the belligerents, and our continual
remonstrances against their incessant and an
provoked encroachments upon neutral com.
merer, have all been disregarded or evaded.
No revocation or material relaxation of the
offensive decrees of France has been obtain
eu With (ireat britain an arrangement
bad been effected in April last, which at the
same time evinced the impartial and pacific !
intentions of our administration, and a re I
turning sense of good faith and upright con !
duct in the cabinet of St. James’s diffused a
liveiy satisfaction through tiie nation, and
presaged a speedy restoration of good un
derstanding and harmony between the two
:ountrie*. but our hopes were blasted, anti
the wise and patriotic intention of our rulers
palfled by an unexpected disavowal of the
agreement and an unqualified refusal to fulfil
its stipulations on the part of England_
Since the recal of the minister who aegocia
.ed the arrangement, nothing has occurred
10 brighten the prospect of an honorable ad
iustment of our differences. On the contra- 1
instead of evincing an amicable disposi J
:,'*n ky submitting other acceptable terms
>f accommodation in lieu of the disavowed
irrangement, the new minister has persist
.din impeaching the veracity of our admi. 1
listration which a sense of respect for them !
telves, and iorthe dignity of the nation they I
represent, forbade them to brook.
They adopted towards him on that occa
sion, the most moderate and least irritating I
■nurse of treatment; a course d'-manded hv '
tis deportment, and meriting the approbati
in and support of every American, who feels
inxious to preserve tiie honor and indepen
lence of his country.
Ihe momentous duty of deciding upon the 1
ittit'ide the United States shall assume in '
ne present emergency, is delegated tointel
igr.nt and virtuous agents. In their wisdom
-ve may safely confide ; and it bee •,otncs us 1
0 place a firm reliance on their patriotic
exertions to devise such measures as may i
jc best, calculated to promote peace and ■
prosperity, or to provide for the securty of
air common country in the event of war._ :
For all the efforts or human wisdom directed I
iy the purest virtue in nor rulers may prove
inavailing without that union, confidence & ! '
aipport which the goniusof our government, * <
he spirit of patriotism and the dictates of
eason, nature and chistianity impose upon *
he member* of the community. If the mem '
>ers and the head be united & act in concert,! i
10 foreign power can endanger the life and j *
infety of the political hotly. j t
North Carolina, Feb, 8. 1
1 he following ire copies of the letter of his I
Excellency the Oovernor, enclosing to the i
1 resident of the United States, the late
Adtiress of our Legislature, ami the Ail- (
swers. .
. near IVindtor, ,\‘ort/i Carolina, |
January 1st, 1810. I ]
Sir—In com; lance with a request of the ]
General Assemble of North-Carolina. I have i
the honor herewith to enclose an Address of
that body, unanimously adopted, at their late
session. And permit me to add. that it af
fords me most sincere gratification to hethr
instrument for conveyingtoynu the undivided
approbation of so respectable a portion of
your fellow-citizens; that, while our mild
institutions have occasion even yet to tolerat*
the exercise ul those hostile or deluded feel
ings, falsely claiming tohe American, while
giving utterance to charges -of crimination
against our best, Our wisest and most vn 1
ligh'ened citizens, engaged iu the arduous.
task of preserving the peace, and supporting
and defending the dignitv and interests of the
United States, against the avarice and ambi
tion of, the nations of Europe there was
not found in the Legislature of this St «*e,
single individual disposed to withhold a de
claration of encreasng confidence in our
Chief Magistrate, merited by so many im
portant services.
May your health and life, daily becoming
more precious and valuable to your country,
be prolonged many years in happiness.
I have the honor to be.
With the most perfect esteem, ' •
Your humble and obedient servant,
DAVID STONE.
The Pretident of the U. S.
January 16, 1810.
SIR. 7
I have duly received your letter of the 1st
inst. covering the address by which the Ge
neral Assembly of North-Carolina have u
unanimously expressed their approbation of
the course pursued by the executive of the
United States, iu relation to foreign insults
and aggressions, and pledged their support
of it . I commit the enclosed answer to your
favorrh.t attention; offering to you, at the
same time, asm ances of my sensibility of
the vet j kind terms in which this act of the
legislature was transmitted, and of my high
esteem and friendly legsrds.
JAMES MADISON.
Hit Excellency Gov. Stone.
To the General Jlygrmbly of the State of
Aurih Curol'na.
The address of the General Assembly of
the 23d December, could not but be receiv
cd with a satisfaction much enhanced bv the
unanimity with which tliev approve' Mse
course pursued by the Executive of the U.
States, for maintaining the rights of the na
tion and the respect due to its govern
ment.
Whilst the unyielding injustice of foreign
powers continues to render our situation
perplexing, and the preservation of peace
more and more uncertain, the Councils of
the General Government must find their
confidence in the spirit and faculties of the
Nation greatly fortified by the co operating
patriotism of the States. Nor could this re
source be more honorably or acceptably
pledged than in the example now given.
In the stress which the Genera! Assemble
have been pleased to lay on my capacities
and endeavors to promote the welfare of our
Country, I perceive a partiality which
claims the return of my affectionate acknow
ledgments—along with which. I tender as
surances of my high consideration and best
wish's.
JAMES MADISON.
Washington, Jan. 16, 1810.
A very singular appearance was exhibit
ed in Springfield, on Friday last w«ek. The
Thermometer s’auUing at o and two de
grees above, with the wind very high at N. i
N. W. I he river furnished an appearance ■
of a heavy fog passing rapidly down it. On |
an appearance so extraordinary, examina- j
tion was made, and it was found that the I
wind took the small particles of water and 1
carried them up into the atmosphere and
was immediately congealed into fine snow, !
and arose some as much as 40 feet above the
surface of the water. Its commencement
was about meridian, and continued through
the day, but more conspicuous at two p. m.
Several very aged people, living in this vici
nity, do not remember ever seeing the like
appearance.Spring field Pap c r.
Ciiaiileston, Feb. 3.
A letter from a gentleman at St. Mary’s,
received at Savannah, states, that a fine
copper bottomed brig, laden with 482 bales
of coffee, from Bourbon, and worth, it is
supposed, from 20 to “’S.000 dollars, has been
seized by one of the revenue cutters in that
quarter.
_ qurogrgfffr
IN SENATE.
feb. 5, 1810.
Mr, Clay, from Kentucky, appointed in
he place of Mr. Tlmiston, resigned, ap
teat ed and took his seat.
1 he bill authorising the removal of slaves
Vom one part ol the district of Columbia to
mother, and the hill tor the relief of John
Stout, were passed to a second reading.
VOLUN PEEK CORPS.
1 he Senate resumed the consideration of
he bill to engage for a short period in the
tervice of the United Scales a corps of vo
unteers
Mr. Gregg moved to strike out the words
’ immediately thereafter” (be entitled to I
>ounty, &c ) for the purpose of inserting i
* I’pon entering into service ”
1 he \ eas and Nays on striking out were
is follows:
Yeas—Messrs Bayard, Champlin, Gail
ard, German, Goodrich, Gregg, Ilillhotise,
inrsey, Lloyd, Matthewson. Pickering,
feed. Smith of New York, bumpier, Tait,
Punter—16.
Nays — Messrs. A nderson, Bradley. Brent,
Campbell, Clay, Cr.ndit, Crawford, Frank
in, Giles, Lambert, Leib, Parker, Pope,
'fobinson, Smitii of Maryland, Whiteside
-16.
1 he Srnate being divided, the Vi -• Pre
sident determined the q lestion in the af
irtnativc.
On the question f< r inserting the words)
‘ on entering into service,” the votes were
is follows :
^ —Messrs Bayard, Champlin, Clay,
*aillard, German, Giles, Giiinan, Good
ich, Gregg, Udlhome, Horsey, Lloyd,
datthewson, Parker, Pickering, Reed, i
trr.ith of Md. Smith of New York, Sump
er, 'Fait, Turner—21.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Bradley,
he lit, Campbell, Condit, Crawford, Prank
in, Lambert, Leib, Pope, Robinson, VViiiie
ide—12.
i lie consideration of the bill was on mo.
i°n of Mr. Sniiih of Md. further po»t- >
rotted. !
The several bills this day passctl hy the
louse ol Representatives v.ere read and <
massed to a second reading. I
February 6.
On motion of Mr. Fauard,
Renotx'rd, that the Attorney General be
requested to lay heinfe the Senate a state
•neot of the number and nature of the cases
depending before the Supreme Court upon
writ of trmr or appeal (torn the District
Court t.f Orleans and also information as to
•he extent and nature ot the jurisdiction uc
cually exercised by said District Court.
The bill from the House ot Representa
tives making appropriations for the support
of the government for ihr year 1810. was
•'rad a second time 8c committed to Messrs.
Smiih, Md. Anderson, Crawford, Franklin
and Goodrich.
1 he House resumed the consideration of
the bill concerning Volunteers, and sundry
amendments havii.g been proposed to it by
\lr. Bradley, it was agreed that the further
consideration of the bill be postponed till to
morrow.
The Senate agreed, after Saturday next,
to meet in the permanent chamber lately fit
ted up for the ii-<e of the Senate.
Mr. Lloyd laid on the table a resolution
requesting the President to lay before Hie
Senate the amount of duties on importations
from the Med tcr-a em since June{30. ls*o4
and also the amount of duty accruing from
the duty of two and a half per cent, usually
called the. Mediterranean fund.
The bill for the relief of John N. Stout
was lead a third time at.J passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Monday, Feb. 5, imj9.
The Sneaker laid before the House the
annual report of the commissioners of the
sinking fund.
CALL FOR PAPERS.
Mr. JWone/ey called fur the consideration
of the resolution offered by him a few davs
ago calling for information relative to the
several propositions made by this govern
ment to the governments of G. Britain and
France.
The house agreed to take it up—Yeas 71.
Nays 39.
Mr. Mum ford moved to amend the motion
hi adding a call tor “such information as
lie (the President) may have received touch
ing the forgery of papers purporting to be
those of American vessels.”
This motion was opposed on the ground of
its want of connection with the original mo
tion.
1 he amendment was, however, agreed to
by Yeas and Nays, 89 to 26
1 hose who voted in the negative, were
Messrs Blaisdell, Breckenridge. Chittenden,
Dana, Findley, Gold, Hale, Keister, Hub
bard, R Jackson, Jenkins, Key, Knicker
backer, Livermore, Lyon, Matthews, Mil
• er. Moseley, Quincy, Stephenson, Sturges,
Taggart, Upham, Van Kenssalear, Whea
ton Wilson—26.
i i.t icawiuiHNi, n3 rtintmiea, was passed
by Yeas and Nays, as follows:
Yeas—Messrs Bacon, Bassett, Hlaisdell,
Bteckenridge, J. Brown, Harwell. Calhoun,
J C. Chamberlain, W. Chamberlin, Chit
tenden, Clay, Cochran, Crist, Cutts. D na
Desha, Ely, Emott, Fivk, Gannet, G- rland,
Gnldsborough, Gold Gray, Hale, Howard,
Hubbard, Hufty. K. Jackson. Jones, Kenan]
Kennedy, Key Knickerbocker, Lewis. Li
vermore, Lvon. Macon, Marion, Matthews,
M Hryde, M’Kim, Milnor, Montgomery,
F. Moore, Morrow, Moseley, Mumford,
Newton. Nicholson, Pearson. Pitkin. John
Porter, Potter, Onincy, Kea, (Penn.) Rhea,
(1-) Richards, R ot. Ross,Sage,Samm ms.
Sc-aver, Seybert, Sheft'ey. Smelt, G
J Smith. S. Smith, Southard, Stanford, Stan
ley, Stedman, Stephenson, Sturges, Swoope,
Taggart. Tallmadge, Taylor, Thompson]
Tracy, Troup, Turner, Upham, Van D> ke.
Van Horn. Van Renssalear, Weaklev]
Wheaton, Wilson, Winn and Withersuouii
—92. *
Nays—Messrs. L J Alston W. Alston,
Bard, Bibb, Boyd, Butler, Cobb, Crawford]
Dawson, Findley, Gardner, Holland, L\ le’
M ’Kee, Miller, Newboid, Sawyer, Stiaw &
Smilie—19.
Messrs. Moselev and-. were ap
pointed a committee to wait on the President
wi*h the same.
Air. Sawyer presented the petition of
Thomas Bray, praying a remissi n of duties
paid on old copper obtained from a wreck_
Referred. n
'The bill making appropriations for the
support of government for the year 1810—
and the bill directing the manner in which
applications for the purchase of public lands
sha'l hereafter he made, were severally read
a third time and passed.
1 HIRI) CENSUS.
On motion of Mr J'tsk, the house resoL
ml itself into a committee of tl*- whole, Mr
Milnor in the chair, on the hill providing
j^r a third Census of the inhabitants of the
After con*iclcring the bill, the committee
rose and re forte'* the bill ; which was coin
it ittetl to a committee of seven members,
tvitii a new to arranging the compensation
obe made to the several marshals according
to some fix-d role and according tn the pro
ia.*lc increase of population in ^ich.
And the House adjourned.
Tuesday, Feb. f,.
The report of the committee on the sub !
ect of incorporating ihe bunks of Washing
on. Alexandria, Columbia and the Union
)aok <.t (Jeorge-Town, was taken up and
•efcrred to a committee of the whole.
national bank,
Mr. Sawyer, after some prefatory re
narks, moved for the consideration of the
es' lotions some time ago laid on the table
>y Mr Nicholson.
Mr. Sawyer moved to refer to a select
committee the first clause in the first resolu
ion, in the following words :_•• Resolved,
Itat provision be made by law for a general
lational establishment ot banks throughout
he U. S.” b
Mr. Smilie suggested the propriety of re
erring it to the committee appointed on the
memorials ol the President and Directors
if'the Bank of the United States.
Mr. Dana conceived, that the propositi,
•a, taken connectedly, had in vi«w two
►road principles, the first to facilitate in- 1
ercourse and external improvement gene- \
ally ; the second, to provide the means of
“trying that principle into ifTeCt. He
loubted the propriety, under the idea of re '
erring the subject to committees, of thus I
Hitting up any proposition submitted by a 1
nemberof the House.
Mr. Hoh* moved to refer this clause to a |
oimnitice of the whole House, because he I
onceived it to involve a great constitutional |
|uestion, which, in the first place, ouglit to!
te settled in committee of the whole. The
mportant question which ought to be con
irteredis—whether the Congress of lie U.
ha.esare vested with any authoritv whale
er to institute or charter institutions of ihisj
kind t On litis point he did an o-|
P'o’nn j hiPhe >* wax n «*••■»
lion which had divided tl1*' ablest heads and
best hearts of the country, and therefore
should be maturely considered.
Mr. l.ovr concurred with Mr. R>-xs in
opinion^ ax to the importance of the consti
tutional question. By the report of the
Committee on the petitions of the Banks of
• hi* district, tiii* morning referred, the sub.
ject was exprrsxlv before a committee oftbo
whole. This motion might lie referred t<*
•hni committee. Unquestionably, from th<*.
magnitude of the subject, it should first be
discussed in committee of the whole.
Mr. jYicholoon said, that, since he had of
fered the fi»V resolution, apart of which »•*
now proposed to lie referred, he hail enter
tained some doubts of the constitutionality
of the measure, which were not yet wholly
removed ; and he had therefore no objection
totlie reference to a committee of the whole,
for full discussion.
The motion to refer to a committee of the
whole was negatived.
The motion to refer to a select committee,
was negatived hy a large majority.
The subject of course still lies on the ta
■ blr
On motion of ATr. ATontgomm/,
Praohnd, That the committee appointed
on so much of the message of the president
of the United States of *J9tli November last,
as relates to our military establishment, be
instructed to enquire wheilwr any and who;
alterat ions it is expedient to make in the net
entitled “an art establishing rules and ar
ticles for tbv government of the armv of *h>*
United Stales ” and that they have leave t«>
re on by 'i’ll or otherwise.
The bill to extend the time for locating
Virginia military land warrants and return
ing the survey thereof into the Department
| ol War, went through a committee of th«
’ whole, Air Pitkin in the chair—and. the
blank for the time of extension having been
filled, on the suggestion of Mr. Garland,
with “five” years—the bill was ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading.
SEA LETTER VESSELS.
The house resolved itself into a committee
of the whole, Afr. Pitkin in the chair, on
the bill to prevent the issuing of sea letters,
except to certain vessels
Some desultory debate took p’ace on *he
bill, iri which Messrs. Newton. Quincy, Ma
rion, Dana. R. Jackson, M'Kun Live*m ie
and Mum ford partook, Mr J.ukmn al au*
appearing 10 be <-ppo*ed to the object of it,
which was slated to be, to prevent those,
vessels considered by our re> e. u» laws as
foreign vessels, from claiming the protection
of tlie American H.-ig on the sea, and thus
favoring frauds by means of forged papers.
The bill, after being amended so as toex
elude from the operation of the lu~v, ve-seix
now owned by citizens of the United States,
was reported to the house.
On the suggestion ol Mr. Dana, it was
ordered to lie for consideration till t . mor
row. ,
1 lie bu! to revive and make permanent
an act providing i lie mode of taking evidence
in cases of contested elections, and to com
pel the attendance of witnesses in such ca
ses, went through a committee of the whole,
Mr. Pitkin in *he chair, and was reported
to the house. But
Before any order was taken oil it, the
house adjourned.
Errata in the report of the Secretary
of War, as inserted in our last-In the se
venteenth line from the end, read hutted, in
stead of •* halted”--and. in the sixth lin«
from the end, read removal, instead of “ar
rival.”
From the -Alejcatulria Gazette.
Thursday, February 8.
■Mr. P Ft. Porter after a long speech, in
which he look an extensive view of what
has been culled a grand system of internal
navigation, offered the following resolution ;
Jles’jived, That u committee he appointed
to examine into the expediency of appropri
ating a part of tne public lands or the pro
ceeds thereof to tha opwning and construct
ing such vo ids and canals as may be most
conducive to the general interests of the
union-, and that they have leave to rifiort by
bill or o'herwise
Mr. Livermore moved to strike out the
words in italics This motion was lost.
The resolution was adopted, and a com
mittee appointed consisting of twenty niem
bet s.
1 lie hill to prevent the issuing of sea let
ters. except in certain cases, wa3 read a
third time and passed.
MUisiJ, riMJHUAltV 13,1810.
A BRI J ihH EMISSARY.
Day after (! y disclose* toe cloven foot m
tliiscounti y. D.sy after day bring form some
fresh proof cl British Influence in the U.jS.
—some Bri.i.h emissary i* m kennell-d _.
or some less direct proof ot British influence
is put forth.
Cobbed wrs a spy of the first wafer_lie
ridiculed our republican institution*—he re
viled our best men and measures- and oa
his if ’m u to England, was pronoun;. ! wor
thy nf^ a Statue of Gold ;for his services m
America.
Cullen came to tills country with a
sett of l'ypes-he erected his press ia
Charleston, but nut succeeding a* he ex
pected. lie removed his quarters to New
Y- k-where he edited 'I tie Fr pit ’s
Friend-hut being once more baffled in
his wishes, lie exchanged his battery
instead of a daily nbert of scandal, he crow.
out with a. formidable tome of abuse aya ust
Thomas Jefferson amt the Republican par
ty.— Hi* book Ins stbmly sunk into "the
tomb of the Capulets,” never to rise again.
Next, luuart or 6V«ar/*on c»nif oniongst
the good people of the U. S to teach them
republicanism and principle—but into what
nut shell hi* comprehensive genius ims
crept, we really know not.
A new British emissary has, however,
started up in New-York, armed with a vo
lume, of toe very formidable bulk of 68« pa
ge*. which he rntittde* " Hint* on the Nati
onal bankruptcy of Britain, and on her Re
source* o maintain the present contest with
France”—by John Bristed—an Englishman.
It is impossible to give a tolerably correct
ileaof its contents, by nu-re < c script ion._
Let those look for themselves, >.ho wish
to understand aught of ihis non dtscript
composition—this thing of shreds and patch
es—gleaned Ironi the idle stories of federal
pi in’s as well as pamphlets ot various lines
—the whole seasoned with a due prnpottioti
of lidicule against cm p lire .I institutions,
of abuse again*t the Republican part), anti'
of com o.l nd.it ions upon tl»e aptut and re
sources of England.
In tlie Ver lirjt p3geo».h.> motley v/or ,