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FRIDAY Februmit S, 1810.
•«*It mui n if be supposed that the
F.ditu- of this paper approves of nil the
origi is! productions that appear therein,
lie wishes it to he distinctly understood
that his press is no'7, as it always has
been, a free one, and alike accessible to
all. Soule <>* the strictures on the public
character of the Secretary 6f the Treasu
ry which hive appeared in the Arms,
wefc reluctantly Admitted. Ir is true that
the editor is far trow being' well ple.se.d
with Mr. Gallatin’s late report,—hut can
dor ut the same time coin pels him t* say
that, he is im* prepared to condemn a man
who eriulnty wij not fiiunit wanting in
limes that really ,s tried men's scit!st‘‘ fur
•'•.this single net of omission, nor yei for his
reputtd concessions to a British minister,
6cc. The editor nt this paper must have
mere u»d batter ev deuce of Mr. Galls
tin’s apostney, before bu can subscribe to
the opinions of his respectable correspon
dents relative to ihe views and conduct of
this distinguished statesman..—For aught
tiie editor know? to the contrary, Mr. G.
is s-ill an inflexible and unUcviatiug re
publican. These being h:s opinions, it
would be unpardonable in him not to a
vow them.
FOR THE ARGUS.
NoTlI.
Wicstrrh FoaasT, Jane 21st, 1809
WITHOUT making any apology for ha*
ving spokeh as I have dune of thecoinpa*
rative demerits of the British Spy when
contrasted with and thrown into the back
grounds by Cicero and liolmgbroke. or
w ithout vindicating tue present «ge in their
“prurient longing alter nrvelty,” * cl
which he accuses it; I will beg leave It
call uack the mauls ot our readers to the
old way of thinking wiiU regard to Cicero.
I would not with Car of Cambridge, or
witn Aschain, deify either Cicero or Dc
uic-3theues, bu~ 1 would no: us the British
Spy has do.ie, either for singularity, or be.
c:.u e I d.d uot understand Cicero, cull
h in “ cold, miv.i vapid, und uninteresting,
and tiresome.*'^ liutnr spcakst-t Ir.m vc"
i > differently in ms able essay on eloquence
Lord Llolinghroke speaks of him very
t’.fieietilly in his “ Idea ci a. Patriot
K rg,” when lie avows lii.it after s i many
ages hive c.iap«cd, afi.tr me revolutions o
so uiciiy empires, that hr cannot to thu
day rd*«i Cicero, without k-e.ing the same
emotions which they wcreathr&i ihiemlce
to itup.rc, and cutuning the spirit whicl
tiley 'were iifleuucd to raise. Caesar tht
cotcn.porary ol Cicero, and the oniy nmi
capabie of becoming his rival, must havi
tv» lught very diderentiy cl lus eloquence
Vihi-n lie sat on toe trial of Liganui
wnrin he h id determined to condemn, bui
suLkied Cicero, although a: variance w it
h.m, to plead his cause, a ad was *j tnovti
by his pathos, that i.s dr>.pt tne p.ip_r:
which he heiu in ins hand, and utquittei
the criminal. 1 do not say how arrogant,
ly tne bril)bli Lpy may think.of his own a
bunks, nor how huniniy, I ought to thin!
of mice; nut for n.y own par. I do cm.
d;d;y acknowledge, that 1 never ciuic
rtad a seotccvte ot i'udy'a whether intnai
torrent oi iud githtion oy wu.ch he over,
whelmed and conloundtd Caluliue ; whe.
Ihtr iu Ins polisited philippics against An.
thory, or • 11 tiie soil and southing senti.
uii ms whicu flow fiom il.e lips ol his Ca.
to j3 l any tri.it 1 never.could read a sentence
in . ny or.eot tItrsc, without teclmg that J
am nothing. Has me British Spy read ti:«
fcpecch lot Mil l, ins 3peech t.>r Muren.i u
1. s treniwe “ Dt oeneciute,” and does^he
< Lu Dun •* ..Ok), and vapid, and uniuter.
e v*ng, a .id t it seiner ’ ii oe has, and il
he could mane a solitary convert to his
opiii.ou, we mignt indeed exclaim, O tern*
iV;7c ! j mere* ! To those who dan run
Li;.ci<> there is no need to Vindicate
him, am. to those wi.o cannot, there is still
Uss. bo I snail tcave the cause to its owi.
nerds, a Inundation, pinch i believe nei
ther the ary iimfi t nor iu„ declamation ol
Ins accuser will snake.
Bu it would be coir.g the Bridsh.Spy an
ir;u'.:.ice, while 1 record the tinsel and
Vtibsae of ins lamtuuKe not to t:.ke t».n?
reticent list ot lm- .user vation. 11c
«cctunts lot the ''.riebriiy winrhthit great
Kumah Orator k ill rct>ans tints; ** P*u»
“ ('nyi he) *peaictof bis pet son say*
* n k;1 giStce, hit voice as perfect imij.ck,
»' h.s look anil gesture as nil alive, atnk.
ln8»'t'gn.hed, and peculiarly impressive^
a..U I incline to the opinio. that ‘.these
“Ib-atricul anvantHp s, connected with
“the just rci.ancr vi, r.h t.ie i<o..mns bail
4 io his pa ri> ti .in a;>d g'Mitl judgment,
“ their sir. i s imeres: in the tu tbs.
“ cu icd by him and thoir fooic in.it?t;.tc
“ acquaintance mm the id.nni of ms lan
“i;U (u<s, uik lame wh:lr living aio**-y a.id
“ • liftk it has since been prop.ig ud by the
' scii<>ols on account cl the classic purity
»• at d elegance cl lu» niyie.” 1 duU not
stop here to ask ne Hntiih rtpy whcthci
w « sr aie tne wotusol P.utarch, but they
u. i v.iotigly tainted by ink own p<c '.ii»r re
i uod.«t.r,y, i£ut 1 wushl a-k unit, while he
thus coivfidLiit.y uccodbline to Ul. frit* Cu
cr i o*s u,,rivalled reputa ion f r eiuq'vn.ie
, whether lie docs u<* reii.ca.fccr tu t for
s^n.c urne after hi* dentil, turouf'.i the
i\ gns of .Scto, C.tliiji ,.i aim some ol tiieir
tutetesprs, to at the Homan car lo>,; nil
foi ( fas-? l.ir ins eir.'picnccj bec*u»o peg.
l^ps the it.MTiHft character had lost altaa*
n raai^ii fev^aavii tur. lie w.,h accused
if.in tCj-1 fci cvi n lilt:
v,‘ ‘ ‘ <“»-<■■ held j.i
i “ UoTr^SJ blue kciiuols ami tne pro.
to be hiervspccininis <*t eloqj.uiue
■* any ul.icU ihe y *.ut ot l'ui.y nad
*•' ' — .fc-iind liiwi. J «u'Ui C s.tr vm.licit,
fit him. sir fiuetorwu* ttiis us, 4iwru the
cherges of Asiniu* .j^ilui, am- ac v.r.s the
list person liter Livy, v-ho ev.’ii p,»iti tin
1 rgu d compliment ot vindicaturi, daring
* V d. Lit. X. |,y.d. Let. Ill $ Vi J.Gic.
L. bcncc.uto
hff reign of the ^vrtctiVmh
long after endeavoured to bringthem back
’o their senses. But thus: iiu.ii who can
re oil Cicero, and who admire him, h
•••'•* l presume, learned to do so from the
pages of Quinctilian** Tiititutionea Ora*
’.oriae. YVlien Literature and taste re
vived Cicero revived wuh them, St as long
is they shall live, he will live with them ,
ind I do not think that either Bolingbroke
lor Hume learned his beauties at Eton, at
jOxford, or at Edingburgh ; but from his
own works. I would then recommend to
(the young men of Virginia (to w;vom we
I near that the letters of the British Spy may
[not be unimprovi.itj) to look for models ot
I eloquence neither in the w riter of those
I letters nor iu those lie recommends. And
I while I mu speaking of young men, I can
ihot forbear to congratulate tncin, ur.d to
[congratulate my country, that so few ol
the dreadful pictures which the imagina
tion of thin writer (so fruitful in such chim
era’s) saw in no distant prospective have
yet come to pass ; I rejoice that the hal
ter and the pistol which we should per
haps have used more liberally aguusi our
i enimies, have been used more sparingly or
| ourselves than the British Spy anticipated
(These romantic speculations, like the ef.
j fucionsof S r William Draper possess only
144 the melancholy madness of poetry with,
(out its inspiration.’* And if our young mer
1’have re«d Godwin at all, l hope that tney
ha\e prufi.ted by 'dolny; bo more than lit<
detractor seems 10 apprehend they hivt
d me, and even more than he has dont
himself.
1 come now to that part of these letter!
whkk dre w forth a niat j 1 shall not how.
« vi r repeat it. 1 am one ot those win
have lived, and who will pnoaoly die
4 I r from the notice^ and the naunls o
•.;ieu#” and one who knows very little a'
all and nothing by observation of the cha
r.icters oi Iticumond. And even if I did
i should not endeavor to pry into theta
or to wind them, as Lord Bac->u calls it
which he adds argues a cloven and no
an ingenuous hear:. But if these cliarac
ters have been uo better portrayed that
a quotation Iroin his favo.ile, CnanceJlo
Bacon, bus been transcribed, we are no
much indebted to the limner for his pains
‘Those wiio have any curiosity 13 ssa non
I he has mangled, and danced with a vola
imiy peculiar 10 mmseii over tne eot>ai
pages ut the Lord Chancellor,—1 refer t
h;s eighth letter, and to the first Hook o
t e Advancement of Learning. Tne pis
sage is too lengthy to he here Inserted
.Whatever motive oar autuor had fur quot
!*r*g this putsag , it certuinly behoved hin
to do it accurately—and most of alt whei
his most prouabie one was to show us tha
he bad read it. It is no matter of wonder
s'.ucu although charity ucgini at home
> mated ciiou does not, mat liesnould choov
rather to apply the Chancellor's rem ri
i to any one than himself—-though perltap.
with less propriety. 1 hope “that thesi
! i *,^:itiem n, w.ll excuse even any allusion
1 of mine towards tnem. Ttiuy are uaknowi
to me ns pi.vale citizen*, and I hope io
uor.e of them either personal enmity, o
i personal attachment, They may, lor augii
l know, instead of having ihoir names in
scriucd in me asterisins oi the linua.i Spy
i i.-scjtve to have them exalted to m
’ starry heavens, Bat liiere is one of then
at hast, vvnose rise to this “ bid enoi
nencc” 1 should witness w-tli grief, wiul
Cur.ius is buried in a gclpli, trom wine
even the. bLns of his country, can neve
recall hun.
i ue office of critcism is at ail times
tiiaukiesa one. The motive wntch give
oirth to it, i3 sometime! malevoien;, am
open misunderstood. A very eioquen
speaker ruts said, “ Genius breaks Iru.n tu
* ictiei. of criticism, but its wanderingsar
*' •auctioned by us majesty and wisJoti
* w;.eii it advances in its path ; suuject i
“ to the critic and yoa tame it into um
ness.” And so say]. It is oniy lh« tarn
, A;*u apintlcs* composer wno h... ninisel
i to tne casement ut criticism, but at in
, * me to ne, it -,b oo’y the school boy wn
commits errors wit hoot the palliation c
e.eg.mce—and laults. without novelty o
beauty to cxtcuu te them. I’ncre ai
some errors m the British Spy, watch
wciiid fam if not endeavour to correct, a
least not seem to excuse. And since i
*3 a work which w.h prouably reacn sum
ether if uul a dial.ml ma- _1 u/mtlil li I lit.
aLniuivs to Ooaund against its tuui a, n«
sutler them to go down to whatever pos
tciuy Uityimy teach, without my proiv*
ta.ijii against them.
i have only to add that the reputatio;
'Viiion tliesc letters nave obtain..u shoals
encourage genius, to similar and even t
• ng.»;r effort*, <md s.ix l ieeliuyscit ms wel
re*ui<l«<i t<-r toy laoour, it' any remark
1 Have inale c-.ii make future writer
nme csreiul, as f iod » l<;si n/» It hup.
-y cotmi a:.y > i.icitMtlons ul mine dr tv
•> ii : u-.i a tfuii us iac heller* o f tn
JJnlia.'i oy/y,
PHILO rUuuI'JS.
Comm tt vie at ED foh tri Argus,'
IIORIUD MURDER!!
C)M Thursday the loth Jin. las?, a mm
horrid murder was comimtted tn King i
<-i'*eeo County wlthm one mile of the Court
nouse by John Koane, jr. at h.s own house
hy cutting the throat of his innocent Wile
%lr». Agnes K. ii'-me, in tlie most s>vag<
manner. I’iie circumstances attending tm
atrocious act irom the best information tha
can oe had are tiicsc ; The morning o
ra^ie day that the mordrr was com.
milieu, John Inane appeared to be unstnll)
lon-l of his wile, (tuat she roignt not mi,
pect hUB) and alter breakfast rode to tin
Court-house anil asked Air. H names, a>
■Utn ney rtt law living at th.it place, ti
make his wdi. Mr. Iioomts asked hirr
why iie thougnt ot making a will, fiat hr
w.isa young man as yet, and ue-ti hy witn.
nl. and thought it was time enough tt
thick of tout. If iwrrcr Mr, fi mines gra
in* u him and m.i 1« iiis will. He return,
td home about tvs o’clock and then i n.
, mediately executed hi* horrid intention.
I hrw; was uj ot,.er ivtiilo person at lhi
I iiousc 5 tne servants were oinr-ned and far
»o the Overseer’s hmr ?, wruc.% was *..u*c
distinct fro n the dwelling n.oss.Hfi:l h-g
ged the Overseer tn 0ti to the ho; e ot
ooco as possible, fm u ir cluster bad kill
ed Ihe’r tnftfrr**, The ©v*rs«r w’.s s;. ’
; fraid O go, bat i n-rted.att’.r sent to the
5 Coart.h i for the gentlemen of that p*,i~v :
to cans over to Roane's as quick as pairs i* I
ble, for he h :d kilted his v.ifc. Whe
they arrived there, Mrs. Roane 1 iy in o
pore of blood with her throat cut, and h>*
the said Roane lay within a few feet of hei
apparently dead also: but they soon disco,
vered life in him a:icl found he had on vie too
j free with the ardent after committing tee
I act, and war • easily drunk. He was tn-'
ken care of that night for fear he might
destroy himself; and during the n ght In
frequently-Woulduask for his dear Agnes.
One of the gentlemen told hi m she was in
another ro6n quite composed. He an
swered she was dead and that he did it.
i he next day an Inquest was held over the
dead body, and it was judged that lie J ihn I
Roane, was the murderer, and he wasuc-j
cordingly carried to j til. It Ims been
expected by lldhne's friends for several
years, ths.t he would murder himself, from
his conduct and many expressions he made
• to that effect, but had not the resolution,
and it is thought that he resorted to this
savage act, that he might be compelled
then to comniit su cide, as he knew the
consequences would be fatil. The unfor
tun ate Mrs. Agf^s Roane was the daughter
of William Frazer, dcc’d. of King William
County, and grand daughter o Col. Ho;t
1 Richeson of said county, whose patriotism,
1 and the services that he Vendered i » the
American waf a$ an officer, are well re.
collected. She was also the great grand
daughter of Col. Francis YVes\ of s lid
county, wh® also rendered many services
• as a public man in the prime of his life.
> She was esteemed by all for her good d s.
i position and prudence ; she was agree-blc,
l good humoured and bles-ed with a good
• understanding, in that si e possessed every
■ (good quality that can render the female
r(am:ab.e. She was married only two
, months and two days to the day she was
» murdered, and iias left a Mother, Brother
t and Sister and a numerous train of relations
- and acquaintances to regret her loss.
' John Roans was brought before an exa.
’ mining Court on Thursday the 35;hult. &
t an enquiry made as to the charges alledged
- against him. Altho’ from the time he wh
sent to j.iil he had declared himself inn ,
s irr'f xi rSen Kic itlnndt/ rttfiu c rvr •. ..a
brought hetore the court with his ac*
> knowledging to one of tne gentlemen the
t evening bis wife was murdered that he d.d
• it, lie lound that the circumstances were
. too strong against him ; before the court
• i had gotten half through examining ail tne
i ! witnesses, lie observed it was needless to
1 ' proceed any furtner, and before that court,
.-oid a Urge assembly ot people, he acknow
ledged h'mself gu'lty. He was sent back
to jai!, where he will remain until tne Supe
rior Court is held in that county, w.ucli
will be the first of May. There is no
doubt but hts end will be the gadows.
February l, 1810. (2)
New. Voax, January 25.
The ship Exeter, Bray, has arrived at
Salem, from Liverpool —The London pj«
pirs, to Nr?v* 25, con a n nothing of im.
portance. The lion. David M. Srtlii it
of the A fries oc fnjMte, arrived at Po ti<
mouth on the d4.li of N v. in 18 day*
- from America. It was s a:ed that bir
2 Richard S’.rachan had left London on the
1 24' hot Nov. for Wateheren, to superin*
r tend the embarkation ol tne troops, am >n^
whom the mortality still continued, Li.
• cencei wer$, on the 24th, granted to ves„
j sels for Dutch Zealand, but at the 6amt
t time, refused lor the Emu.
i Tha Courier, ot Nev 24,.c6hta ns a vio.
e lent letter of Chnmpagny’s, denouncing
« the government end people of the United
t Saesand calling on the allies of Fiance
- to exclude American commerce. [Th
■ Repertory su>s this letter may be a f arge
. rY)
j in the London Star of Nov 25, it a:a;,
t td that “ a taige quantity of military
r cloihmg is shipped for Corunna for iht
b use of the Spaniards ; as is also all kind
I ot stores for our army in Portugal.
1 WILLIAM iT^tlYC IcLEGE,
\ Jan. \7th, 1810
t At a meeting of the President a»ul Pro
• fe»..ors,—Resolved, that Fra kc ts M‘Cau«
« ly, Cart riARRAtin, and Gbohcr Va sh
am, having been concerned in duelling,
i the two first as principals; and the latter
l as a second to one of them, be, and here.
) by are tor ever expelled from tills Col
l l»ge.
» Signed
» • J. MADT30N, President.
St.
r IIT" A number of advertisements are
unavoidably omitted, -For an intered.
ng view of the state of tils Ar n iry^ sec
4 h page of this p*pee.
ARCHELAUS Hl/GI
Commrsinn MercJI
nr) >' <■ P.isln, STORES and ,L.J every
kmil of Piv )L)UCS on the u c/xv t
■j*IOW.
' j R,r/imnn<L _(»lla)_
,j vir:nc ol'a trust deed exicutetf by
: j * * Crarlss M. Gilliam to the subscriber,
, bearing date the 11 h day of March 1809,
Wi’.l bn sold at Thos. Colley’s* Tasmi In
I ! C \rter«;viU»*f on Ssmfday the 7SM day ot
February next, to the highest b»cr, for
cash, two n«*gr« slaves,.named LlmViS and
SALLY, for purposes expressed in said
trust deed.
ARCH. TAYLOR, Trnsiere
, Cart^rw’He, Jun, 2Vri, 1810 3if
Five Dollars Keward
T Oil.!, be given for aop-cSenUing and bring,
i ’ * i.sg h^nis a nigm f-llow by the mm* of
0.\Nlifj (or Oinicl Roper,] «!k>|A hired
\styvarto Mr Tlionaai l!*rr.s, and Wmr sincr
hi» boing discharge 1 by said llar-iahreri
ru ta:'»» at l.»rg-c } hj is about T^nty two
yes 9 of Sge, aio.it about 5 fe A lOto.
cliea h’£ •, Im two hrJf'arec scar* on bis thro*
an 1 t.VX« With a cvumc strong voice. All per,
sci.u ae foe warned harbotim* or employing
Sim, brearr inj Him awa.*,
ntO.M AH. ELLIOTT,
Ulthmend, January 39th, tSiOj tf
• CONGiiiiSs".
IN SENATE.
J-inui"u 24.
Motion of Mr P ip* the further co=
''•'•nlinn of the IvU to augment the com
pensation to *he Judges of the circuit court
of* the District of Columbia was postponed
to the first '.f-ndav »n December next.
\fr R 'pd*s notion for no amend.no.at to
the cons1 itutioo >vas, on motion of Mr L<*ib.
referred to a select committee. Ordered,
that Mr Heed. Mr l»eib and Mr Craw
ford be the committee.
January 25.
The hill authorising the President to en
gage in the service of the U. S. for a short
nerio 1 a corns of v dunteers, was oo mo
tion of Mr Leib, postponed till Monday
ne*t.
January Ofi,
The bit’ for tb«* rel'efof Hnrrr Cahlwell n^vl
[others, repor*od with amendments by Mr
Sovtb. (Mil.} was o d? edto b; engrossed for
a third rea ling..
Mr. Me»gs reoo*‘ed a bill gran ing a right
of pr’-emation to no-chas vs of pub ic lands :o
Certain cases. Rea l and passed to a second
reading. Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
January 22.
Mr New’on p esented a petition from
he Navy Yard Associated Mechanics of
the city of YVashing on, praying fjr an act
of incorporation—Referred.
The motion la d on the table on F ida <
by Mr Johnson f»r adopting a rule toan
propriate Friday in each week for the con
sidera*iin of bills and reports originating
f'om n-titioo, was taken up, debated, an J
passe I b- Yeas and Navs R8 *o *S.
STATEOFTHE UNITED STATES
ARMY.
Mr Newton said he ro'C to submit to
the consideration of the Hot! e a eso'uti >r.
of some impor ance. He said he was sa
tisfied when gen 1-men brcime acquain
ieo wi.ii ne ocjtic s cauntra oy i; tnev
would readily cx er.d o it their patronage
Gentlemen a-e iwre (sai l hei of he sit
nation in which ‘hiscoun rj- is p!;crd wi h
respr-c‘ to the belbgcr^n’ --iffejj, It be.
c 'me? us at ibis c isis to b- ex rem ly
ci,-cu:n3pec , to render rur pa^t'cidar *»
len'.ion to eve y object connected wi ll
our defence. The President of the Uni
ed S n'es not long since bv rr.es'age has
informed u* tlia lie conceives it necesss y
to p'ace «' his disposition a detachment ol
militia of 100 000 men, and also 20 000
v ilu:it:,ersJ In this sla <* cf thing* it be
comes important to make some eupr.y
in*o the s'atc of the s and ng army oi the
United b'atcs. I. is necessary for us tr
kn nv what iv the number of he standing
troops ; ths d>*tr:b ition :f them in on"
frontisr ga*risons or fo ts ; whether th
organization be such as it ought to he
whether nov abuses hare crept in—.and
if they have, to apply the cirryctive. Wt
are pieced ho~c a» the people’s centineb
and it is rur duty to direct our attentio:
to objects of th s v.st importance. P. e.
mising thus much T beg leave to subrai
th i fallow! ;g rc'olu'.ion.
Resolved, That the President of the U
States bs requested to cause to bi laid bs
fore this House, h/ the proper deport
m-jn*, .i statement of the numb-.-r oftroop
composing the regol.n army of the Uni
led State*, ihe number stationed at eac’
' of the frontier garrisons or fo;»s, ar.
particularly iue condition of th .t detach
■ ment of the regular force allotted for ib
delencr of New Orleans the number sen
there, the different dispositions whiel
have been mads of the detachments an
the present effective fores of the samr
with such o'her information as he ma;
deem necessary to communicate respect
ing ihe state of the a»wny.
Mr Dana suggested the propriety o
qualifying ihe resolution, as it embrace!
perr.aps too m nu e an enquiry into th
-- n -*
informa ion which it might no be p ope
10 communicate-*• in which ca'.e however
Mr D- trusted that the President woult
have firmness enough to width 'Id such in
fotmaiim a~. lie should deem improper ti
make public.
Mr l)aw?on said he could see no pis
sible advantage which could result frotr
th*p is age of thin resolution ; that it migh
on the con rarjr do much harm by expo
'ing th Situation of our fontiers* Tlx
Pre ident of tire United 3 ates as mm
minder in chief had a right to make sue!
dtspo'i ion of the armv as he though*, pro
par ; and it was a subject which did not
properly come within the cognizance o
the ii u c.
Mr Newton replied that Congress had
he control of he army by being annual.
If called upon t* vote appropriations for
its support; and it was lheir;duty to en
quire into the state of it, and to examine
whither it was adequate to th; public cxi
ger.cjr.
Mr Tallmvlge ro*ncid<;d with the grrv
lleman last up In the opinion that tbi*
was information which the House ouglit
to have; it was their duty to obtain it.
H« luggeved a modification of the reju
lation. He said it would be ■’•sfraule to
know not oftly the particular force of the
United Stales b it how it was officered,
where the officers were stationed, and in
*hi! duty they wijra employed whilst ir.
•he payof th*gove:nm*n!«
Oi th» suggestion of Mr. Tallmadge
the rc*:>I » inn was varied by striking ou
the' words in ItaHc, and substituting th*
folio wing ,l i return c* the army o( th
rJ. Sfc.'rt, (>li particular force 4,,
'a— ^ars orrrA», tc.W dr^ttion
of t'.* *x iatffnl ojzztrg com/KiK&tr? ihe
MW."
Mr Gholson xv?.s op need to so grne-nl
•»n enquiry lie ha I heard no tnlunvlio*
•Hat the generat sia e of th • arm-' requir.
ed enquiry ; for sutght he had belf'**
its Renrrsl fate x*as If there hod
been nvscmdu-.- at New O leaes, he vish«
e l to see an enquiry lea mg directly to
that point ; he wished, by n growing the A
enquiry, to come honestly an J fairly- attha ^
obj-ct in view.
Mr Newton eaM *he ought to
have before it a view of the xvh tie M'aie ->f
die army and not to confine th»ir ch?*
«ny particular limb o( it. He thought
gen' advantage would result from tue ar„
my's amually pissing in rexiew before the
I.ogis>atu-e% He hopsd the wholo resolu
tion v.-ould nass.
The question was taken on the resole:?.
mi, and dxcid^d in the affirmative by a
gres* majority.
Messrs. Newton and Shaw were ap. •
i iuin ed a c immittee «o wait oo the Prest.
dent xv::h h* resolution.
M ARITIME PRECINCTS.
MDins moved the two follow ng rc*
soiu-.ioos which were adopted :
Resolved. rhat the c immittee of Com*
rrterce and Manufactu e be instructed 19
enquire into the propriety of adop ingany
legislative p*ov s:on rcspec ing the extent
of the msri ime precincts of the U. States
a id he safeguard of navigation within the
ism-, and whether in addition to the ex.
ii‘ing provision agi nst captures xviihin a
maitime leagu* from any part of the
shores of he Uni ed Stages, i; would be
o-oper bv law to au'horise the Presid- nt
>f 1 be U Sia'es for the benefit of the
comme.cial intercs , or revenue thereof, 10
P'obib t foreign armed ship.* or vessols
iiom seizngor molesting any vessels cm 1
ployeil in the coasting trade or merchant
vessels bound 10 or from the U H when,
ever the same may Ik? in a«y of the road
stea Is of he United States or in any o.
ther waters within sight of land a id with
in aline extendi:.fr .m ni. r..r*-. nr I..,.*
land •.o another alog the coasts of the U
Sta es. and th it the conmittee have leave
to re.iort by bill o~ otherwise.
R solv-d, Thr the committee of Com-.
mo«-ce v.id Manefac ues be instructed to
enqu're in o the proprie y ol making any
supplemental or amendatory provision by
la‘v for completing a survey in which shall
be desi gnated the islands and shoals wills
the road steads r.f he LT S’ates, and the
con ses and distance rerpre iv^jy between
:te*.d lands, together with <»ny other mat*
ers p-.oper far art act-ura e chart ol the
c sasls within twen y leagues from the
sin es of the U Sta e3, as ag e d .id
decid ed by.he *d hmttve t ra y i f peace
in 17S1 ; and also, for rmk ng examina*
lions ar.d observations will respect to St.
Giorge’s bank and any other bank ot
shoai, and the sounding and currents be
yond the distance aforesaid to the Guiph
rj.feam ; and that the Commutee lisve
*oave to repo t by bill or odierwise.
NAVIGATION OF Tils MjfSILLE,
1 M • Poindcxer said it would be recpl
■( lec ed that ?. tn nv> id had been received
1 from the inhabitants or ihs Mississippi
I crrr.ory complaining of the enormous
• du y levied by the Soanlsh governrae t
• on vessels navigating ih : Mobile. lc w_a
- in the power rf the Executive Depart*
s ment al~.i at present to remedy the evil,
" He wished io know ifauy steps had b:-r»
i {taken on !he subject, and therefore moved
I he following resolu ion •.
r Resolved, That the President. of the *
r IJ. S.a-es be requested to inform this
1 House whether any and if any what s eps
1 have been taken by the E<eco ive depart,
I mint of the government to ob.nia forth*
, c'titens of the U. S'ates residing on the
waters of Tomb.gbee and Alabama riv«r«,
’ the fr'-e naviga'ion of the Manilla rive rto
i sconflumce with the ocean ; and also /
I what amount of duty is demanded hythc
1 Spanish g ivermnc itu> the town of M »biVr
■ on ariclea the growth nr manufacture of
■ TTnif*»f) Si * Ji lii r b n A ...... I
through faid river to and from the city
of New O.lems.
1 Agreed to j and Messrs. Poindexter 5e
Poydras appointed a oommi.tee to wait
> on the President with the resolution.
Mr Rhea (T) reported a hill to provide
for the government of the territory of
i Louisiana —[Tins bill is intended to give
( '(i the territory the second grade of ter.
’ ritorial government-]—Twice read and
1 committed.
CONVOY ANP ARMING.
i -'x *
Mr Burwell moved that the resplu’on
submitted by him on Friday in relafirti -o
convoying the trade of the U. States *<c»
be referred to a select committee.—Mo
tion agreed to 67 Yeas and Nayrj 100 10
18.
AMERICAN NAVIGATION BILL.
The H uie resumed the consideration
of the bill concerning cimmcrci.il inter
course See.
The Speaker decided, that as the sub.
jeel ef convoying ar d arming our mer.
Chant vessel* was sjec'-Jly referred to »
1-iwlecc comm ttce of the rton «, it wnont
of order to move the same in an amend*
ment to a bill—and IhureT-ire Mr Mu-n*
• ford's amendment niTered on Saturday Is .t
could not be received.
Mr Montgomery then renewed his mo«
tion to add the following as a new secti:.u
to the bill t
And be it f.irtbfr enulled. Tint i: >htM
and m^y be Ivt.'jI for tho President ct" *he
United Stues, and he i-i Iteriby aulhoi><*
cd to give iosiroOioas to ’hs arm.'l v;i,
aclsth-rerjf.o seia: any f /in:itior Prm:l<\
1 T«Mdor reastb evjtdmj or v»ld lag •.;««