The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-01-27 00:00:00, page 2

The following report from the Committee
of Claim* (which lay on the table) was taken
up and read:
The Committee of Claims have, according
to order, had under their consideration the
resolution, concerning Benjamin Wilson, jr.
administrator of John Hall, deceased, to
them committed, and have made no amend
ment thereto.
The question being then put on the origi
nal.resolution as reported from the commit
tee. it was agreed to by the house.
The following report (which lay on the ta
ble) was taWn up and read :
The committee to whom was referred the
petition of sundry inhabitants of the town of
Smithfield, in the county of Isle of Wight,
praying the passage of a law, authorising
the appointment of trustees for the said
town, and to prevent hogs running at large
therein, have, according to order, had the
•aid petition under consideration, and have
come to the following resolution thereon :
Resolved, That the petition of the said
inhabitants of the town of Smithfield, in the
county of Isle of Wight, praying that a law
may pass, authorising the appointment of
trustees for the said town, and to prevent
hogs running at large therein, is reasona
ble.
. The said resolution being rend a second
time, was agreed toby =he House.
On motion. Resolved, That a committee
be appointed on the part of the House of
Delegates, to act jointly with a committee
from the Senate, to examine into the Btate
and condition of the Bank cf Virginia ; and
that the President and Directors ofthe Bank
exhibit to the said committee for examina
tion, the books of the said Bank, together
with a statement of the amount of capital
stock of the said corporation; of the debts
clue to the same ; monies deposited therein ;
the amount of notes in circulation, and of
cash on hand , and a committee was appoint,
ed of Messrs. Stevenson, Otey, Stauard
(of Spottsylvania,) Archer (of Norfolk bo
rough,) Pegram, Wyatt, Purnall, Black
burne, Preston, M’Farlane, Crutchfield,
Coleman (of Pittsylvania.) and Alexander.
Ordered, That the clerk carry the said
resolution to the Senate and desire their
concurrence.
On motion, Ordered, That the Govern
or’s communications covering the letter of
James Ilaslett, and the letter of John Sta
ples, George Williamson and George Edg
ington, be referred to the armory commit
lee
On motion, Resolved, That the opening
and extending the navigation of Maherrin
and Nottoway rivers, (part of which run
through the state oi N. Carolina,) is an ob
ject of great importance to the interior com
merce of a large portion of this state and
N Carolina, and that the commonwealth of
Virginia will cheerfully enter into a joint
system to effect the same ; tonrrange which,
that the following gentlemen be app luted,
namely: Phill Claiborne, James Tri«vant,
Alexander Madill, John M. Walker and
William Maclin; any three of whom shall
have authority to wait on the legislature of
N. Carolina, and enter into proper and mu
tual stipulations for accomplishing the said
object, subject, however, to the admission
or rejection of the respective legislatures.
Ordered, That the clerk carry the said
resolution to the Senate and desire their
concurrence.
Ordered, That leave he given to bring
in a bill “ Concerning executors and admi
nistrators;” and that Messrs. I'eyton, R.
Stanard, Thompson, Tucker, Stevenson,
Pope, Armisteadand Claiborne, do prepare
and bring in the same.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in
a bill “ Authorising the county courts to ap
point a jailor in their respective counties
and that Messrs. Peyton, R. Stanard, White,
Gaines, Brockenbrough, Jeffries and Hair
ston do prepare and bring in the same.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in
a bill “ To amend the several laws concern
ing the county and other inferior courts of
this commonwealth and that Messrs.
Johnson (of Isle of Wight,) Stith, Ritchie,
M’Campbell, Taylor, Pope, Preston, Hair
ston and Shelton do prepare and bring in the
same.
Ftovx tf.c If. 1' l'ublic Advertiser.
COMMUNICATION.
Mr. yaction has at length arrived, and at was
expected, lias received the visits of the different
agents of Britain in this city—of British emi
grants settled among ns, and of three or four A
merienns. I, however, know of no conspicuous
citi7.en, who has so far forgot the respect due to
liis country, :;s to degrade hiinrelf in this way,
exeepta certain great military tjfiecr—long no
torious for getting into scrapes' Let the candid
American, no matter t® vv'iat party he may be
long, reason clearly on this subject, and he will
at once perceive, that a visit to such a parsonage,
at such a time, is inconsistent with his patriotism
und disgraceful to his dignity. Government, with
almost the united consent of every man (wheth
er federal or republican) in this country, has <lis
grj»'cd ll;!s minister and dispossessed him of his
credit, lie has in a diplomatic point of view, be
come an outcast, so much contemned and despis
ed, that every communication lie makes, is con
sidered tainted and foul, and is rejected because
it comes from him. That government acted
right in r: fusing bis correspondence, we all allow
— For we say, that his insolence is unbecoming
the decorum of a gentleman, and therefore dis
gusting and abominable when considered as ad
dressed Wthe representatives ofa great a^d in
dependent people.
Will then the Amt'icans countenance the for
cign emissary that their government despises ?
Will they descend so much as to associate w ith
s man who has become the scorn of Europe—tiie
stain of diplomacy—the execration of the neutral
world 1 Will they harbor and caress a rnun who
lias bee selected by the part iality of vice to f a
ther the foulest ministerial jobs and who volun
teers his reputation, his conscience and l.is hon
or to sanctify falsehoods and iniquities not his
own ? Surely they ntrv r can— sutrly the Ameri
ca r of whatever parly will still cherish a respect
fm him w If—unless, indeed, it be that class of
miuurtible tpongtM upon society who newly initia
ted into fashion, are eternally Meeting so oppor
tune y to rise to its meridian and whose incl.Mi
cfioly Isle it is to tug at the heels of what are
culled ** gfnfetl tirclee" until the necessities or
perhaps toe humanity of the creatures ilm i \roi
* hipped adopt the h-nging candidate as their own
—curse on such pitiful a id cringing sstidliies 1 If
society is Sometime* despk aid,; whet it tolerate!
the vanity of A,ids, if ►* un ti" »-s more tn when
it follows fhe ideots aim r.pe them. 1 do tru-1
a >A sincerely pray that the magistracy of this I
< it , the Hint men of the community, wi'd no* <<.|
far bid sd<en to cha. artvr, to principle i>nrl ttig i
liitv —will :,ol *o fir debase the respectable c< fn I
numitv they rCpi- */•»', and *' fj' the chatter of
Wii.iith<*T *re the chosen gini'iniis a, in vi«.i I
* <L„i.c.»ui-(.d and dUwrtrdcu *;;cnt. As to M;\ j
Jackson every remnant oraccrediled honor—eve*
rv vestig* of diplomatic respectability is goue.
Do not deceive yourselves >e smoot he-shaved,
truckling apes—' tin not the drawing loom of an ac
credited ambassador that opens its doors to your
entrance—but of the rejected servant of a nefari
ous ministry—a nominal envoy with no trust re
posed in him—the suspicious drudge of the cab
inet that sent hint, the scorn and contempt of our
own.
AMEtylC ANUS.
So much enquiry has been made for antimony
in the United States, and hitherto with so little
success, that we are induced to publish an extract
pointing out a place where it may be found,
from the 10th vol of the Medical Repository,
published in this city, under the direction of lira
Mitchilland Miller ; and here we may be per
mitted to remark, that this work, as a literary and
scientific publication, is equal, if not superior,
to any lijing of the kind at present in circulation,
either in Europe or America. Its merits have
justly added to the celebrity of the gentlemen
who conduct it, and who, at considerable sacri
fice, must have devoted a grer.t portion of their
time to the editorial department.
We consider this notice as the mo‘“e im
portant, on account of tl>e uncertainty which ex
ists as to the period when we may he enabled to
import this metal from Europe. Our govern
ment, it is true, permit its importation free from
duty, but it is uncertain when it can come free
from interruption. The following extract is from
page 304 of the above mentioned work.
“Mr. Warden has forwarded from Paris to
Dr. Mitcliill a specimen of crude antimony,
which was taken from a vein of that metal, at
Saghcrtics. between F.sopus and Knatskill, in
the state of New-York. It is reported to exist
there in considerable quantity. This sample,
which had been examined by the Parisian che
mivta, was pronounced to he very good.”
ir this information sIirII have any tendency to
aid or improve the type founding business, and
through that the great interests of learning and
knowledge? in our country, it will, we are per
suaded, afford satisfaction and pleasure toeverv
American patriot.—N. Y. Public Advertiser
Pnu.AbtLPHu, January 19.
INTERESTING.
[Communicatee for the Philadelphia Gazette.' 1
Ship Apollo of Baltimore, l>elonging to Smith
8c Buchanan, condemned at Malta, for having a
certificate of origin on board, Oct. 10, lb09.
Brig-, belonging to Do. curried into Tu
nis and condemned by the French.
Barone Packet, Capt. Fisher, at Gibraltar,
from Marseilles, permitted to leave France with
a cargo of wines, had been carried in two years
since under the Milan decree and restored in No
vember last. On her arrival at Cibr.dtar, was
libelled by the commander of the guard ship and
after a detention and examination of her papers,
relinquished on the claimants acquiescing not to
prosecute for damages.
Sclir. T wo Margarets of Baltimore bound from
Malta to Bristol, in England, was capthred off
Tunis by a French privateer, in the month of Oct.
her crew tnken out with the exception of the cap
tain mid two passengers, and two prize masters
and 6 men put on hoard. The ensuing night
proving squally, lost sight of the privateer before
morning, in consequence of which the captain
resolved to make an attempt at recapture, and
succeeded, after decapitating both prize masters.
The capt. bore away for Cag’.'.ara, where he ar
rived in three days afterwards.
Oil the SYV. end of Sicily, spoke brig F.xpcc
tation, Turner, of Philadelphia, bound for Smyr
na, It ov. 6
Lei 1, Nov. 11, several vessels at Cagliara—
brig Elisa, Kennedy, and ship MLsuuri, Kenne
dy of Philadelphia.
The brig Amphitrite and sebr. Transit, had
arrived at Finme from Malta the 24th October ;
also, ship Halcyon, of Boston—Markets good.
Ship Minerva, of Baltimore, sailed from Malta
for Smyrna, Oct 10.
Ship Bratnm, Singleton, sailed from Malta No
vember 2, for Palermo.
Vessels at Malta, Nov. 2, schr. Dolphin, La
brecot Philad schr. Lydia, Norfolk, to sail with
convoy Nov. 15 ; ship Argo, of Salem ; brig
Harmony, of Boston.
It was said at Gibraltar, preparations were
making for the reception of troops at Lisbon,
destined to take possession of Ceuta and the is
lands of Minorca, Majorca and Yvica.
Governor Ball of Malts, died Oct. 10, the com
mand had been assumed by Gen. Oaks, assisted
by the Governor’s late Secretary, until the. plea
sure of the British government war known.
Baailico, an English Messenger, from Constan
tinople, informed me he had ocen dispatched by
the English Ambassador at that court, (Mr. A
dair) home, requesting his government to send
him a frigate immediately, in which he could
leave the country, in the event of his negotiations,
then pending, not succeeding ; and which was
extremely precarious, as the French interest was
clearly gaining the ascendancy at Court.
'Hie hussian army was within 4 days March ol
Constantinople.
At Messina, brig David, Green, of Boston ;
ship America of Salem.
Baltimore, Jan. 20.
It was asserted some weeks since, that a mer
| chant of this city had sent a valuable cargo to
some port of the continent, for the chief purpose
of exchanging the same for bills on England,
which were said to be at 25 or 30 percent, dis
count—the adventure wan spoken of as under
taken with the most favorable prospects_the
discount, of itself, presenting a profit adequate
to the risque of the voyage.
We paid no gr»at attention to this assertion,
j and passed it over in silence—but in Wednesday’s
i Aurora, a writer on the Depreciation of British
paper money, positively states the fact—and fur
liter informs us, that vo tes of the llank of En
gland are at a discount of twenty per cent. Specie
having almost disappeared, and a guinea “ beinr
specifically worth a one pound note and five shil
lings tn silver.’''
fhe writer attributes this depreciation to the
di fficulties attending the commerce of Great flri
tain, and justly apprehends tint while the same
j restrictions on her trade shall exist, the actual
| value of her paper must he the lower reduced
, It is possible, n*y, probable, that British govern
[ ment bills may shortly become in the market ol
| the world, about as valuable as the Berkshire
I Raul Bills Art, in the United States ! if the pre
I sent system of measures is persevered in, as wel
by the continental powers as by the government
of Great Britain itself—whose attempt at mono
poly has bit all the nations against her
Even. Post.
The Spanish ships of war at Cadiz are divid
ed ; a part li< s above the city and could net be
d stroyed without the consent of the Spaniards,
the other division lies below the city, and could
easily be tak-.n by the British, if the danger was
imminent < f their falling into the hands of the
enemy. But if the Spanish patriotic leuderi
niean to ctnigr.-.ie to South America, to establish
«*n independent government, they will probably
tak« the ships with them.A. D. Jdv.
ffOn the snide, from Ilavanna, published on
our first page, the Is. Y. Mercantile Advertiser
makes the billowing ltemarks :
It if with regret 'hat we have seen the prcced
irg par; grnp'i. T ie information which it ron*
tniiiji could only have been o ii.iim d from persons
who feel (b sirous of exasperating she Spanish
* ’-c.'.jn,:!’.'. rj. :ust iliotc Jr^ncliuiiii who have
already been oLFjjed to quit their possessions no
account of the war between France and Sonin,
anti particularly r gainst those who have been
suffered to remain in Cuba. It is. tl • • efore, but
justice to those unfortunate men to say, that there
is not the smallest foundation for the insinuation
w hich it contains. * No French agent is fitting
out a frigate, or other vessel of war in this port,
for the purpose of cruizing against the Spanish
trade, or for any other purpose whatever.. Such
an armament could not be going on in this city
without its being pubjiekly known : and us to the
Georgiana, she belongs to a gentleman in an .dja
cent state; and the Camilla to h respectable A
mcrican house in Hew-York, and that they have
both sailed with very valuable cargoes on their
owner’s account.
* The "ariter it altogether viittaken ,* no tilth
ttettel fait been fitted, out, or it now fitting, in the
port of New-York to our knowledge.
HEAD-QUAIITERS.
Natchez., Dec. 17,11103.
The Troops will he under arms at noon to mor
row, to receive and be introduced to Brigadier
Gen. Hampton.
The Corps will fall in according to seniority
and close near the centre, allowing very narrow
intervals—The Music to be equally divided to
the flanks—The Troops at open order, anti dres
s«d with precision—The Battery on. ttie right
loaded, and with lighted match ? — When tin*
Generals appear, the Battery will be opened, and
lire a National Salti’c.
The Generals will approach the centre of the
Line—At fifty paces the Troops wdl present
arms by word from tiie Commanding Officer, and
the Music will beat while the Generals march to
the right and return to the left—The Music will
then cease, and the Troops come to the ririit u
bout—The Generals will turn tlie left flank, pass
up the rear, turn t lie right H ink an-1 take post op
posite the centre—The Troops will then rooim'
their front and close ranks—The Line v'.H *>:•» .1
into columns by platoons on the right, wheel i
pass the Generals in common time_Kesnn?
their ground and form the Line—The Gem.1.1
Older will then be read, after which the officers
will be called to the centre and introduced—
They will then resume their stations_The But
tery will fire another Salute, and the pur. de will
be dismissed.
JAMES WILKINSON.
GENERAL ORDERS.
cantonment, Mount j)e nttorne, December 13f/i,
lfcOS).
Tlie president having thought proper to rr
tjuire the presence of the General at the Seat of
Government, and to confer the common] of the
Troops and IJo*us within this Territory mid that
of Orleans on Brigadier-tiencral IIampi on,lit
is to he respected i.nd oh. yed sccordinglv.
In taking leave of this deiaclimcnt of the Ar
my of his comm and, the General would deny
his feelings and forget his duty, if he failed to
acknowledge tin. worth which composes it. The
companion ol their afflictions and a spectator of
the ravages they ha\c experienced, more t. r. ihle
than those of the sword, he has participated
their sufferings, has mingled in their sorrows anti
bears testimony to their fortitude ; which is the
best guarantee for their good conduct in circum
stances more congenial to the pride, spirit and
ambition ot a Soldier, should they ever occur.
In retrospecting the past and contemplating
the luture, the desire to share the destinies of
this Corps was a natural one, hut the National
Executive has determined otherwise, and the
pain inseparable from the occasion is sensibly
j alleviated by the reflection, that the Com
mand has been assigned to an approved Of.
I Acer of experience and capacity, who Knows
I how to make the most of the means confided
j to him, and whilst he distinguishes merit, will
' enforce duty, and administer justice with an c
• Ttm hand.
; The General lias nought to offl-r Ids Brethren
in Arms, but his wishes, and his prayers fur their
fame and happiness, and these will accompany
them through every scene of life.
He leaves them with a single request : IVr
**R'*f® that harmony which is without exam*
pie in a Corps of equal strength under similar
trials ; and be ready at an instant’s notice to de
vote your lives to the cause of vnur count rv.
JA : WILKINSON.
KENTUCKY. Lexington, January 6.
We hear from Frankfort that H cnuv Clat,
Esq. h. s been elected to fill the vacancy in the
Senate of the United States, occasioned hr the
resignation of Buckner Thruston, Esq— Majori
ty, 30 over Logan, the other candidate.—Repor
ter.
FROM RIO JANEIRO.
[Furnished by Mr J H. Pierce, of Boston, pas
senger in the ship Cordelia, capt. Medlin,
arrived at this port from Rio Janeiro ]
^ he Cordelia sailed from Rio J meiro on the
od November last, and left tile following Ame
rican vessels in that harbour : ship Mount If >pe,
Breeze, of Salem, from Newport, (R. I ) desti
nation not Known; ship Laura, S aver, of and
from Boston, via Seara Grande (north coast of
Brazil,) destination unknown ; schooner Mai*y,
Lincoln, of and fiom Boston, for Havannaor Bos
ton in about 2U days ; ship Passenger, Perry, of
s id from N. York, for the Cape of Good Hope,
in bdlast, to sail November 1, ; brig Hollon,
VV bus, of ..nd from Philadelphia, via Tenneriffe,
fur River Plata, in ballast, to sail November 6
Ship Huntress, diiam.s, and schooner II >pe,
Story, from New-) oik, on a sealing voyag", put
into Lio Janeiro to i < oair, and sailed again in
company about the 26th October last. Several
vessels from the United States had touched at
P.io Janeiro during the season, and *.tijed again,
without being aloe li> sell their cargoes. Tlis
large number ol English merchant ships which
were continually arriving at Rio Janeiro, had
glutted ti e market with almost every article of
merchandize ngintly carried there ; and business
in general was doll.
The following ship.-, under the British admi
ral de Couicey. wero lying in Hi* harbour of Rio
Janeiro, November viz —l’oudinyant 74, Eli
/.abetli7 L Lightning 18, Nancy 1 > ’guns. The
Bedford / 4, (belonging also to this squadron)
bad sailed on a cruize. The mairima t of the
admiral’s sliip, the- Foudroyant, bad been injur.
, ed and was tint t»» be repaired
A io-mber ol Portuguese ships of war were
ft Iso nciior there Admiral tie Conr^yV con*
(luctTRiil been such ns to do away nny unfavor
able impressions which have been made on (he
Portuguese I>y Ids predecessor oil that, station :
of course the 1 inner had become very [on-]
popular with the people generally.—Tiie Prince
Regent and Princess bad been some weeks at
Santa Cruz, his country residence (about 43
miles from the city of Rio Janeiro) where lie
remained somewhat indisposed The Old Queen
of Portugal, mother to tin* Princess Regem, ie.
sides at the Palace in the city.
Intelligence of a contradictory nature, from
the River Plata, had been received byilill'p.ent
vessels, but by the last accounts brought from
thence to Rio J mein, wiiich came in a Lugger,
in 15 days piss age, it was ascertained, that the
V'ice Roy, (who arrived there from Spain last
summer) considered the trade as urtu dly iimli,
toe s ime regulations, which governed it befirp
the Brilii.o troops came there. The English,
not withstanding, had he*n aHi to sum ,glc on
shore several cargoes of goods. A number o!
vessels Irom the l/uiied States wee a-iid to be
in the River Plata, waiting, in hopes (list some
| favora'd.; arrangement might be made forth*
| neutral Irai’e, I com the best information, how
; wlutii cou.d be vbuinjfd-jit Lij Lnicro,
those hopes were not likely to be toon grstin
Cue.
Extract of a letter from St. Jtgo dr Cuhj, to a
fientlrtnan in this city, dated December 3OM,
“ l)y an arrival Iterefrnm Cartlngena we have
i.i'wt received the agreeable intelligence, that the
"torne'ntary revolution, which took place at Quito,
has been completely done away It appears that
it wav not a revolt against the established govern
mem of Spam under Ferdinand the Seventh j but,
on th** contrary, the over zealous watchfulness of
the Spanish Patriots, v ho, fearing an attempt,
1 rota tlie crafty wishes of Napoleon, to sedute
the constituted authorites hum their allegiance
to their legitimate Sovereign, took upon them
•elves to so spend their functions, and named as
their Ciiici the Condo de Cielo Alegre, declar
ing they would never submit to any foreign yoke,
01 recognize any other sovereign {liar. Ferdinand
tile Seventh, and his lawful successors, llowev
| er, troops were immediately ordered to march a
gainst tlicse infatuated people, fio»»i the different
viceroy allies of rent, Hew Grenada, and Mexi
co 5 and commissioners were a: the same time
I appointed to precede the army in order t * pre
vent tile effusion of blood, and peinude th- in*
j habitants of Quito^lut the ufth ir rulers
'vas to maintain their independence against all
I foreign usurpation, and a firm d .‘termination to
remain faithful to their legitimate Monarch, Fer
dinand tin- S ruth ; upon which tin worthy ii
habitants of Q_‘:r.’ laid down their Hi m», embrac
e their patriotic brethren, and swore to he faitb
fnl to the cause of th, ir hrloveil King, so uublv
d -f mled both in the . lil :>ud new world.Free
Hum's Journal
mCHEE.
Font ai able aut Oct. 2°, 1 f>09.
NAroi.ros, t±c. t.r..
Upon the repjrt of our minister of finances, vve
have dee ci d and do hereby decree :
^rt 1 C tloni.d produce cannot be introduced
f lie line of custom houses, of which the
■v rstaiilis'iwl at Hamburgh ; nor can
♦* ■ ported from tint city to he carried across
the lines of the custom house—Such as may he
attempted to he introduced in opposition to this
decree, shall lie seized and confiscated, as well
as the vessels, horses and waggons employed in
such transports.
Art. 2 Ortr ministsr of finances is charged
with the execution of the present d*-cree.
(Sign'd) N A 1*0 LEON.
The Minister Secictarr of Stale,
II n MAUKT.
Congte£$.
/.V SEMITE—January 19
The bills from the House of Hefiresenta
tine* for the relief of Harry Caldwell anti
others ; for the relief of John A. Stout
to authorise the removal of slaves from one
far' of the district of Columbia to another,
were each twice read and referred to a oe
lecl cothmittec.
The bill authorising the fitting out,'offi
cering and manning the frigates of the U.
S was on motion of Mr. Cam fibril, fiost
firmed till Monday; ami oh motion cf Mr.
(Hies, the re forts cf the Secretary of the
.Vavy cn the subject were ordered to oc
firinted.
The Senate resumed, as in committee of
the whole, the consideration cf the bill
“ authorising a subscrifition on behalf cf
the U. S to the cafiital stock of Chesaficakc
and Delaware end Ohio companies”—(this
j is »t new title to the bill refiorted by Mr.
\Pofie, “ for the improvement of the U. S.
j by reads and cnr.cla,” which, it will be
I recollected, was recommitted and report, d
| in this form J —On fr.otion of Mr. J.lsud.
the further consideration thereof was fios'
'./toned tiil the fret Monday in February
; uext.
j flu USE OF REP RE SEA'T. 177 VE S,
1 uvRinA r, Jan. 18.
USEFUL .4RTS.
Mr. Enron reported a bill tor the encou
| ragement of learning anil the promotion cf
; the useful arts.
[ l his bill extends the privilege of ob
taining a patent fur any new invention or
discovery, to any person residing within the
j United States, whether a citizen or not.
'1 he former laws on that subject restricted
I tilts privilege to citizens of the IJ. Slates, or
to persons who had resided two years there
in. In lieu of the present term of fourteen
years, for which patents are granted, the
1 bill provides that an inventor, upon paying
30 dollars, may receive a patent right to his
i invention for a term of seven years, at the
expiration of which time, upon paving 60
' dollars, he may renew his patent for a se
cond term of seven years, and after that
i upon paying 90 dollars may renew it for a
'third ferm of seven years, and all former
patentees for a tern: of 14 years under the
present laws, may renew their patents for
j t;,te term of seven years. That the da
j mages to be recovered by patentees for
v iola on oF patent rights shall in no case be
, lys« than three times the price at which the
i right to u c the invention patented has been
I usually sold by the patentee. That theSe
icret iry of Stale may, with the concurrence
of t!».: Secretaries of the Treasury, War,
; nr Nc.vy Departments or any two of them,
1 refuse altogether to Issue a patent to nnv
person claiming it. That the Secretary of
i ^'ate shall publish annually in a new .paper
I printed at the seat of government, a list of
j patents granted the preceding year, to
j whom and for what purpose. That th«t pre
sident of the United States be authorised
to cause to be built a suitable building for
the reception and preservation of the books,
i maps, charts, models and designs of the au
I thorn and inventers, which ina> be deposited
I therein agreeable to the provisions of the bill
The tesidue of the hill is an adoption of most
of the principles of ibe former patent laws,
with some variance in the details ; 6c repeals
ail former laws on the subject after the 30th
of September next, when this act is intake
effect ]
The bill was twice read and referred to a
committee of the whole.
INSTRUCTIONS TO ARMED VES
SELS.
Mr. Dana observed that instructions had
been issued at various times for the conduct
of our armed vessels. lie supposed that it
might be convenient to gentlemen to have a
collection of them, whatever they may have
I been, that they might have a whole view of
the subject. He was aware that im ructi
rms might have been given, perhaps by all
the different administrations, which it might
b» thought proper, should not lie conn uni
cated ; and had therefore wade an exception
r. to such. Me said he hud drawn ctie reso.
lution in such a manner ns to Ik* perfectly
impartial in respect to ho mer ad minis'ra
lions, and strictly respectful as respected
tlif* present President of ;he U S.
1 lie following is the te-< mioii offered by
MDan i, which w.is agreed M>:
licholvcd, 1 Int tfte President of t!w Uni
ted States be requested to c uv. u be Inn
'• t. >. ' ■*t1V
oerore rms nonse, r^ir* of tne ordc rs or
instructions issued under the present or unv
former administration. with respect to fo
reign r.rroed ships or vessels of whatever
description, being within waters of the Uni
ted States, excepting vur.h parts as may, itt
his judgment, be improper f\i- communica
tion. ^
Messrs. Dana and Garland w< re appointed
to wait on the President of the U. S. with the
resolution.
Mr. J^ovc reported a bill to amend an act
entitled “ An act for the establishment of a
turnpike company in the county of Alexan
dria. in the district of Columbia:” Twice
read and referred.
The resolution offered by Mr. Dana, call
ing f ir information respecting former detach
ments of militia was adopted.
The engrossed bills for the relief of John
N. Stout; to authorise the removal of slaves
Irom one part uf the district of Columbia to
another ; and for the relief of Harry Cald
well, Amasa Jackson, Jeremiah Reynolds
and L-vin Jones, were read a ihiixl time and
PA5SI.D
T'*c House refused to agree to a motion
of Mr. J<hva (T ) to take up the subject of
the rules and ordeis (previous question) 50
to 49
AMERICAN NAVIGATION ACT.
1 lie house resumed the consideration of
the report i i the committee of the whole on
the bill concerning commercial intercourse
with Great ilrilaio and France, and for other
purposes.
The amendments reported by the commit
tee. of the whole tinder consideration—
A motion was made by Mr. J.tvermore to
stiike out several sections of the bill.
The X/ieakrr decided that such a motion
could not be made, until the amendments
reported l»v the committee of the whole were
decided oo
Mr. Livermore appealed from this deci
sl iu—which wa» reversed by the house, 61
to 48.
Mr. 1Aver more then moved to strikeout
the fifth section.
Mr. Huvcn supnnrted the motion; which
wos negatived by Vcas and Nays, 72 to 50.
Several amendments made to the bill in
committee of the whole w» ie agreed to.
Mr. Mectn moved to strike out of the
clause limiting the duration of the hill till
the end of the next session of Congress the
word 'Kf.rand insert me word • /irentntj
so as to limit the biil to the cud of the pre
sent wessi o.
Mr. 1 Hf.iv expressed lit's astonishment at
such a mi itinii. 0 sold any object he answer
ed by excluding foreign ships, and so forth,
for two or three months? \Vcre gentlemen
afraid that the British Parliament should
hear of the bill and countervail its provisions
by that time? It' that was the object, he
•.visited it to c s I’ed.
Mr Plan (T.} moved to strike out the.
whole of iht . ivo-e df limitation. He could
not see what auou ‘here c.aild he lnr li
miting the existence <>i ike latv even to the
next session Congress He required tlie
Yeas und Nr.\s in his motion.
Mr Livermore regretted exceedingly that
lury oppns’ni -.1 should be made 10 the motion
! of the gentleman from North Carolina, for
certainty the sootier there tvas an end to the
bill the better.
Mr. Mccon said that the bill had grown
out of the. present situation of the United
States, and was only intended to meet that
situation; It never was intended to make
this a permanent regulation; for after the
present state of things was done away, there
would be no necsksity for the bill. He could
^ee no good to be answered by striking cut
the limitation, because no one had an idea
of its remaining in force after our disputes
with the belligerents were settled. Before
t-he end 01 tins session, which probably
would be a pretty long one, Congress would
have had experience of the bill. If it was
found to be injurious, it might be suffered
to expire ; i! beneficial, it might ba re-en
acted. Beiure the end of the session, also,
we should hear from Knglnnd and France,
and it would be known what course they
would take. If we were to have war, th©
bill v/011 Id be useless
Mr. Shtffey observed, that striking out
this clause would not continue the law after
the belligerents should have revoked their
edicts against our neutral rights; f<»V there
an cajjicss in IQC Ir.ll, lIKlt
whenever they wue so revoked, the Presi
dent should rescind the law, ns to the power
relaxing its decrees. It was a bill to be in
force until the relations with the belligerents
were changed either by actual war, l>y a
revocation of their edicts, or by new legisl i
tion. 1 here could then be no reason »o; its
limitation. Was it the object nf gentle
men, he asked, that this bill hould expiie
betore one ot these changes took place/—
If gentlemen were not satisfied that the bill
was proper to ba continued in force, ’till a
change in ~ur relations, this acting expert- ,
mentally was improper. Now, Mr. S said,
either England and France would continue
their decrees, or they would not. If they
did continue them, this bill would operate.
Would gentlemen give them a right freely
to enter our waters, ns long as they continued
their edicts? lie presumed not. Either
England would countervail the provisions of
the bill, or she would not. If she did, it
would become a new subject of legislation.
The course hereafter to be pursued by us
would depend on her own conduct. By li
miting the bill as proposed, they would
throw out to the world the idea, that they
were afraid of the experiment, and iherefore
had limited its duration. It would show, that
the whole bill was a mere experiment; and
therefore, Mr. S. said, be should vote
for striking out the clause altogether.
Mr Quincy said, that the observations
made by the gentleman from Virginia, of
fered the bill in a new shape. IIo did not
recollect that any gentleman had before «r d
vocated this bill, as a mode of coercing (1.
Britain and France, or that any gentleman
had suggested even that it would be an in.
ducemcnt to the belligerents to repeal their
edicts.
Mr. Shrffcy said, that the gentleman hod
certainly mistaken him. He had tint suppoi t
cd the bill as a measure if coercion, but
had bottomed bis support of it in this: The
United S atis hud received at the hauls i 1
the belligerents, no*bing but illibendity and
injustice. Should we then abate cur com
merce wi ll them? He bad not supported
it as a measure of < in. rcinn, .but as a. wt h
■mre if expediency and justice to cur own
citin.ufs.
Mr. Quincy said, be fhccld
know belt
bo v t:i Vote on the hill, i! j i,
Icmcn wt;.
ex pi lin what theym**/nit !»} i
If plOVIM..
f >
oi it. Mr. Quincy went iuV
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no* opeih*.t a* a mea. iiii- < ■
even ns mi inducement t-i ti it
• 'get «'i 1»
rescind their (lirrm ; )•< t.«
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