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sitting* do not continue more than two hours*
it is uncertain when the causes will be tie.
temiintd. Most of the captors will not be
able to pay damages, if they arc awarded
to us ; the security given for their, conduct,
is trifling, and whether the treasury of his
Danish majesty is better than old rags, I
will leave to the payer makers to determine.
VVe haw .been, for s£ne time, expecting a
person from our government, authorised to
enquire ihcJcasou («»rour present treatment,
as they must, for ?. long time, have been :
advised of our situation. The decree issued j
bt' the Danish King iii 180J\ called the re- |
gulations for privateers, displays the most .
rfiver were given, except by the Danish go i
vernthent, and every vessel mu$t have a
charter party, whether chartered or not.—
Under these regulations, no American can
be safe, if Denmark is to difetate to the Uni.
ted States what papers they are to grant,
Con gress need not trouble themselves about I
it. Let Mr. Peter Pederson manage that
branch for our government. I am sorry to
find, that almost all the merchants are en
k*S«d in the nefarious trade of privateering,
well as governors, notarys, clerks, 8cc.
^ here is Messrs. Gabriel and Eli Lund, of
Falwrsand, well known to Danish Capt&ius,
■as avaree merchants ; consul Niles Moe of
Christsania—and indeed, to name them all,
would take more paper than I can well spare.
Perhaps, it may be thought, that I have
written this with a bias unfavorable to truth ;
but I assure you, the facts stated are strictly
true. 1 hand you, herewith, a list of ves
sels detained.in Norway, and wish you a
.safe and speedy passage to the land of li
berty.
Nett York, March 30. >
Captain Burger, of the ship John and Ed
vard, left Lisbon on the $th of February,
Knd informs us, that the French army were
advancing last.on the borders of Portugal,
having raached as far as Barenta. Bona
parte was at the head of an army of 100,000
men, who were marching through Spain for
Portugal. Captain B. was informed by the
British General, Fane, that, he believed the
Trench would be in possession of Lisbon iii
April. The British army hjid received a
reinforcement of 5,000 men, end expected
to have as many more ia March. A squa
dron of gun boats had .gone up the Tagus
♦ o prevent the French from crossing. A
number of the inhabitants of Lisbon had e
migrated to the Brazils.
Mercantile Advertiser.
Halifax, March 2.
, Arrived, on Saturday, His Majesty’s schoo
ner Hunter, Captain O’Brien, from Boston,
The Hunter had seven days passage from
Boston ; and brought papers from thence to
the Ifith ult. No material alteration ap_
pears to have taken place in American po
litics, sinco our last advices ; the govern
ment of the country, if not actually hostile,
certainly exhibits no very friendly disposi
tion towards Great Britain; and were it
cot for the good sense, spirit anil patriotism
Which distinguish the eastern states, we
might soon Seethe whole body writhing un
der the lash of the Freach despot, or chain
ed to his car by some insidious treaty of al
liance.
I'ROm ALIC ANT. «a
Yesterday (March 22) the schooner Miner
va. cant. Leach, arrived at Marblehead, in 6o
days from Al cant. A gentleman, who conver
n^.d with capt. Leach a few minutes, derived
fr'm him the following' information 'That the
F' rncl. were within six leagues of Aiicant, in 2
divisions, (40,000 in the whole) one. division
destined to Aiicant, and were expected in eve
ry day ; the oilier to Valencia :-That the
inhabitants Were with all haste sending their
plate and other valuables to Gibraltar and
Cadiz, judging them to be the only pla
cet of refuge and safety; and were determined
to submit to the French whfn they came with
out resistance. The Junta remained at Seville.
Salt in Gazette.
Malaga, Jan. 32.
. •• The Members who are to compose the
Corts of the nation, have been chosen. In
this Province, tve have made a good selrc
tion no person of title, nor any one hold
ing n public office, has been chozen.”
, Jan. 23.
" Two officers of the Volontaire frigate,
arrived here last evening, from Gibraltar,
and mention, that they carried from Ma
hon four French deputies, that hud been
So see l.trd Callingvjocd, and landed them
on the coast of France, near Marseilles, in
the night time. That the object of their
mission, was a perfect secret, but that it
was generally believed, they had carried
proposals from the South <f France, and
part of Italy, to declare themselves in
dependent, end solicited, they should be con
side red neutrals iy the Mtigjish.”
- — — ■■■■■.
From tht Heston ('hrtnitlc of March 22.
TTe htve accounts from 182 (owns in Ntw
Hair.pshire, giving Mr. Langdun a majority of
more than J COO voir*. The’ returns of those
towns which me not jet come to hand, are
principally ihe north part of the state, and
jjive but ft w sole* i some on one side, and
tome on the other ; but Admitting that every
• own now to her.r from, were to be entirely fe
deral, idr. L»ngd»n is undoubtedly elected ;
l:ut taking the lust year's vote* as a rule, lie will
have s decided and handvimo majority The
issult in these towns stands llitis i—For Lang,
don this year 15, 905 : for Smith 14, 842 In
the same towns, l .»t year, Langdin had 14, 640,
and Smith 15, 454, leaving n nett gain in |*vor
of Langfloti of one Uiousaudeight nunJred and
seventy fiv,e ! ,
m addilton to this, a mojority r.f Republiran
Councillors, Senators, ■ and Representatives,
aro chosen by the people.
The towns of Lan.ii.gion, Wakefield, Gil
wanton, (2) Hebron and Groton, Kingntqn,
Dunbarton, Andover, Sandwich, Aok worth, 1'e
ter borough, Stoddard, Bradford, Rlainfield/Sal
ishurj. Croydon, C rub on, and Mrinn, which
•Chi federal Representative* last year, have
this year chosen Republicans j We arc and Wrl
inot send an additional nieml er each j waking
»• nett gain in these town* of 3£—A majority of
2+ in the House of Represent ti'v.e* m»v Ire *afe
ly calculated on t Utd Lst fedciftl kbuae had a
mii >ril> of 15.
One hundred end eighty.nine towns in
Hampshire, gm* at the late elect ton
for ('.overt,or—for Langd.*t, ( Republican J
10.221 i lSir.iih ( ointi K,publican ) 11,007
* -tnviort rf/ fot Lung don, 1.214; Re/tub.
bean gain ,-nre (at! year, 1 5Va-Only
11 tv r»s remain to l, heard frem, which
fir b.ruth, 4J2, ar.d for
*.+:•£ uvH, St?
A 0KJZ) VSttALA, measuring 3® fee in
length, was lately towed onshore at Block
Islcnd, near Newport.
“ They look so much like Englishmen,
that we cannot discriminate P’—— Timothy
Pickering.
EBOM THE BOSTON PATRIOT.
TO WKOM IT MAY CONCKRlf.
This is to certify, that Wm. HAYDEN,
now on board the Jiritirh ship Belltmphnn,
by impressment, fas stated in an extract
°J 11 letter,published in the last patriot, di
rected to his father, now residing in Bcs
■ on.J is a native born citizen of .America,
und a man of whom I have had personal
knowledge, for more than twelve years, and
, ‘bat he was a resident of Provincetown, in \
the county of Barnstable, State of Atassa- l
chusetts, und for more than ten years, sup. I
ported a family in_said town,and paid tux.
es, then, in common with his fellow towns
rntn' Certified by ihe subscriber, one of
lh'„,leEt ™enJor the year of 1807 and
1808, of said Provincetown, and now an
inhabitant of said town.
BENJAMINE ATKINS.^
J, the subscriber, of Provincetown, ir.
i "lf county cf Barnstable, do certify, that
the above stated facts are true, and that the
said Wm. HAYDEN lived with me from
the time that he was ten years of age until
he was married, and afterwards sailed in
ir.y employ,
SOLOMON COOK.
Knoxville, (TemO March 24.
There is le.isonto believe, that instructions
from the proper authority have been rives to
agents with the Cherokee*, Choctaws, and
Creeks, to lake such measure*, in their respective
agencies as may, in their opinion, give protection
to the persons and property of the inhabitants of
lennesaee who may enterprise in a trade with
Mobile Wc hope that these instructions will be
carried into complete effect } and if so, the pros,
ptcis of Tennesseeans will brighten fast.
__Hai.ifaX, (n. s ) March 6.
JUDGE, THE CONVICT.
On Thursday last a person who has passed in
this town by the name of Thomas Henry, was
apprehended, on suspicion of having stolen two
chests of tea, candles and other articles, from die
store of Mr. Liddell, and the auction store of
MtSsrs. C R. HillCo and on his having been
brougnt before the magistrates, he refused to
give any account whatsoever of himself, or to in
ferm them where he got the chest often, which
he had sent to Mr. Reyonalds’ auction room for
sale. His silence, and auspicious behavior, toge
tlier with other circumstances induced the ma
gistrates to cotnmit him for further examination ;
and on the following day he was brought before
them, and underwent another examination ; but
his artful and guarded manner, ,did not permit
them to obtain much satisfaction from their in
quiries. Fortunately, however, the detection of
fraud was to be affected by other means, than
through the rofcue himself; and on a diligent en
quiry it appeared, that, besides the tea lie had
sent to Mr. Reyonalds’ auction room, he had
sent a quantity of kerseymeres of a particular
kind to another auction room ; and had also sold
two boxes of candles to a person keeping a shop in
this town. Tlw kerseymeres correspond in qual
ity and colour with other pieces or the same
stuff in the possession of Messieurs Hills’, and
the two boxes of candles, spld by him appeared
to be those which were stolen : but the marks
on the boxes were artfully altered.
As deitherthe store, nor auction room had
been broken onen, it was suspected that he
must have used keys ; and on a careful search
being made in his work shop, several keys were
found—Some of them thougfi very roughly made,
are yet ingeniously contrived. The passages for
the wards are very' large, and calculated with
little alteration, to open locks with ease.
One key was without any passages for the
wards, but quite open ; and it is supposed that
he filled the open space with wax, and by turn
ing the k*y in the lock, the resistance
made to the wax would discover the wards of
the lock, and then, with the contrivance which
lie seems to possess, he has cut. and worked
some old key, so as to answer his pbrposc. One
of the keys opened Mr. Liddell’s store with as
much ease as the proper, key ; and another open
ed with the same facility Messrs. Hill’s auction
room. Ii has not yet been discovered what lock'
the other keys were designed for; but there is
little doubt, that be prepared then! for other pla
ces pitched upon for his plunder.
Since Henry was committed, he has beerl re
cognized by nr Simpson of this town, who was
m Baltimore, about 3 years sgoi and remem
bers being at the trial of thisvery man for coun
terfeiting Uiils on the Baltimore Bank ; he was
on that occasion convicted of the offence with
which he was charged, and received sentence to
be kept at hard labour He then went by the
name i.f Judge, and was identified on his trial by
a cut on one of the fingers of the left hand. By
this mark Mr. Simpson list now identified him to
be the very person, who was tried, convicted,
and sentenced at that time by the name of
Judge.
BANKS—No less than 3 new Bank's have
been recently established at Baltimore in op
position to each other, vix—The “ Franklin
Bunk the “ Commercial and Farmers'
Bunk of Baltimore and the “ Farmers'
hid Alarehnnts' Bank of Baltimore"—mak
ing eight in that city.
t
1)IE,1), on Thrusday night, the 15th inst.
after.a long and revere illness, winch he
sustained even with cheerful resignation,
Major JOHN SAUNDiiiKR, an officer who
lived among us for eighteen or twenty years
past, i>i the engaging habits of kindness,
friendship and affability j beloved and res.. I
pected by all. He was as a farther to Ida
soldiers, a brother to his officers, & the cor.
dial friend and companion of his fallow citi
zens.
The strict discipline of the Gat risen at
Fort Nelson ; the neatness, arrangement
and high order of this military position, c_
vince the nndeviating attention lie paid to
the duties t.f his profession, and the master
skill of an experienced Commander—and
yet, when cheerfulness “her how across
her shoulder flung her Itucksln, gemm'd with
(horning dew, blew an inspiring air,” no
heart heat more lightly at the sound, than
the heart of our departed friend——No voice
was louder than Ins, in the chorus ofelava,
ting joy. Flexile, gentle, inobtruslve, unas
sutning, yet commanding, he united the two
extreme* of Character, at the point most
proper for cnncili iting affection and respect.
, Knd for receiving and returning universal
benevolence and good will.
•A orfolic Hr raid, .Jan 19
■■ JtfrWjUTTJ
I/'OR KENT, or I.EiSE, and immediate
po»! cstion given—My liOU.'ik, near the
| n iahm^.oii lascrri, and fronting the Capitol
! '.>q<iai«/ Th’i tenement is pleasantly s tuslrd,
and in every ,-rsp ct well oah-.uUted for il.c ar.
co rmodution of a genteel family. I'or terms,
&<. app'y to
IIDVJUD JiALLAM
j April 3 If
Mr, Dana said he had rather that the
whols question as respected both propositi
ons should have been agitated in committee
of the whole. If those whose business it was
to administer the affairs of the povernment
said that the business of the government
could bs conducted without si bank, and that
they would undertake to do without it, Mr.
1): said he was willing to let the whole go.
lie thought there was an incongruity in ha
ving the subject of batiks referred to two
distinct committees, as they would probab.y
be contiunully carrying ou war on the fron
tiers of each other’s provinces.
Mr. Macon said it was but fair to give
both projects the same course. He had no
fear of collision between the two commit
tees. He recollected indeed one'- a contest
between the military and naval committees,
to which of the two the gun-boats belonged ;
but the same subject was olten before two
different committees without producing dit
ficulty ; as lor instance, the two convoy bills
wetc reported during this session by differ
ent committees. It was perfectly fair he
thought, to rafer to one committee the ques
tion whether the charier of the bank of the
United States should be renewed, and to a_
nother, toe question whether a bank should
be established on altogether a new plan.
1 lie. motion for reference to a select com
mittee was carried.
embargo penalty.
On motion of Mr. Dawxon, the House re
sol.ed itself into a Committee of the whole,
Mr. 1)&sha in the Chair, on the report of
the committee of Commeice and M.uiuUc
tures on the petition of Anthony Buck.
1 he case ot the petitioner is ncarlv this;
He resides in or near Fredericksburg, Vii
ginia, anti' sold a cargo of fj >ur to a person i
coming from an eastern state with a per
mission to import flour for coiiKUinfKirn).— j
When this person was about to ctenr out I
with Ilia cargo, it became necessary that lie
should give bond and security to Lnrt it in
the U. States. Knowing no other person i
in that country, Mr Burk became hi* s*cu !
rity. He evaded the embargo law, with the j
cargo ot fiuu;*, and Iclt Mr. iiuck topi*y thej
Mr. UasseCt was opposed to tho refer
ence. He thought the House o'ght to try
the question on principle, before they enter
ed into any details.
Mr. laylor said his only object was fair
play. The Senate would with their bill an
ticipate the House ; and though their plan
might not t>e deemed the best, the regular ■
troops had before now defeated the militia J
and might again; He only asked the same i
indulgence as had been accorded to the pro
the Ec»ticnoan from Virginia
(Mr. Love) a few days ago.
Mr. Gholnon thought this referrcnce
Vfould operate as a delay ; for if a discussi
on of any bill on the subject of a bank was
piessed, the House-would be told the subject
was yet before a committee and that they
ought tp wait for its report
Mr. Quincy spoke in favor of h commit i
ment. .
Mr. Lovf said he had.meved the refer- !
ence ot his proposition to a select committee
because he believed it would be practicable i
to report a billwhich would not conflict with a-1
ny constitutional provision. He did not agree, I
however, that the proposition commit this
was precisely of a similar nature with that
which was agreed to in relation to his.- - —
The difference was in this : that in the pre !
sent case a constitutional difficulty occurred i
on the faee of the proposition, and which ]
could be decided without seeing the details
of a bill, whilst the same objection could
not apply to a general proposition for a na
tional bank, for till its features wpre presen
ted in detail, the objections t* It could not
be known
Mr. Pitkin was for commitment. He
wished to see the conditions on which the
charter was to be continued. He did not
say what all the conditions should be, but
one must be, in his opinion, that the indivi
duals should pay a handsome sum into the |
public treasury ; that the U. State* should ■
have the benefit of the renewal, and that it
should not be put into the pockets of individu
als. His vote might be governed by the sum
to be given, and therefore he wished to see
the plan in detail.
Mr. Gold expatiated on the inconveni
ence which would result from a double dis
cussion, fu st on a resolution and then on a
bill. He did not conceive with Mr. Love,
that the question would be on a simple re
newal of the present charter of the bank of
the U. S. but that an extensive revision and
modification of the former system was cob
templated. It was indispensable that the
subject should be presented as much in de_
tail as possible. The House would not
| at all commit itself by voting for this moti
on.
Con&ge$&
HOUSE OF REPliESEJVTATIVEH,
Thvrsdat, March 29.
BANK OF THE U. STATES.
Mr. Taylor said it would be recollected
that several projects on the subjrct of the
Bank of the U. States had been offered du
ring the present session, some to this House,
and one to the Senate, in the form of a hill
now laid oh the tables of the members.—
Some days ago (said Mr. T.) or.e of the
plans for constituting or raising a bank of
the United States, which had been commit
ted to a committee of the whole House, was
by the original proposer removed from the
committee ef the whole House and referred
to a select committee. He said he believed
it all important to the nation that the pro„
w.iich should be most advantageous
should be presented to the decision of the
House; other projects were now perhaps In
a train for being offered in detail—and it
would probably tie found that the renewal
of the chat ter of the bank of the U. States
would be the most advantageous course—
he would not now express an opinion owe
way or the other,, hut rose for the puvpose
of advocating fair play by giving the House
a choice of plans.
- With that view, and to give ah the pro
posed plans an equal chance, he moved that
.the committee of the whole should be dis.
charged from the further consideration of
the report of the committee on the mcme
ruil^ot the stockholders of the bank of the
U. S. and to refer it to a select committee
with a view to report a bill.
The question on discharging the cpmmit
tee of the whole from the report was carried
without a division.
On the question to refer the report to a
select committee,
Mr. Love supported the motion, because
•ic telt convinced the House would with dif
nculty if ever come tQ a derision on a plan,
it toe discussion commenced on a resuluti^
on, and was afterwards to be repeated on a
bill.
penalty. His papers (permission. Sec.) were
then discovered to hnve been fraudulent_
Mr. JJuck prays to be rcleas kfrom the pen
alty. Inert: are;the strongest testimonies
in hi* favor, and the Secretary of the Trea
sury reports bis belief in his inftocetice of
any design to aid in or connive at the viola
tion of the law. The question is, shall his
, penalty under these circumstances be rc
| mined ? The committee of Commerce and
! Manufacture:, report the following resoluti
on: “ Resolved that the prayer of the peti
. tioner is reasonable and ought to be grunt
; ed ”
Messrs. Newton. Mar.on and Taylor op.
posed the report, and Messrs. Dawson, Ran
dolph. Dana, tiurwell, Nelson and Key sup
ported it.
The report was agreed to in committee,
reported to the House and concurred in.
On motion of Mr. Randolph, the resolu.
tioD was referred to a committee to bring in
a bill.
FntDAT. March 30.
! ADJOURNMEN T OF CONGKESS.
■ Mr. }V, Alston, from the joint commit
tee, made the same report as to unfinished
business as was yesterday made to the Sen
ate.
Mr. IV. Alston moved the following reso
lution, which he wished to lie on the table
till Monday:
[ Resolved bxj the Senate and House of Re
presentatives of the United States of Ame.
rica, in Congress assembled, That the Pre
sident of the Senate and Speaker of the
House of Representatives be and they are
hereby authorised to adjourn their respec
tive Houses on Monday the 23d of April
next.
Mr. Love moved to postpone the further
consideration of the resolution till Monday
next. J
Tk:s motion was objected to bv Messrs.
Quincy. Livermore, Talimadge arid Smilie,
and supported by Messrs. Love, Fisk, Ma
rion, \V. Alston, Rhea, Stanford and Macon.
The reasons urged for postponing ware that
tinr.e ought to be allowed for the considerati
on of the report of the committee, t!iat so
much business was before the House that it
would be impossible now properly to fix the
time of adjournment ; and that news might
be daily expected from Europe which would
one way or other affect the duration of the
session. . It waj said in reply that every one
knew without consulting the report of the
committee, what business was before the
House ; that, when the time of adjournment
was fixed, the House would do as much in
one day as it now did in three ; and that if
an expectation of news from Europe was a
reusan for protracting the session, Congress
would never adjourn
The postponement to Monday was carried.
Yeas 61. Nays 58
KKUUU ION OF THE ARMY, &c.
Mr. Bcndoffih said he had some time a
go submitted to the House a motion proposing
a reduction of the military establishments of
the U. S. which was referred to a commit,
tee of the whole House to whom was refer
red the bill imposing additional duties. He
said he had been given to understand by the
chairman of the committee of ways and
means that it was his intention to call up the
bill, and consequently his (Mr. R’s) motion
along with it on Saturday last. But he per
ceived that gentleman (Mr. Eppes) had not
since attended in his place—his absence,- he
presumed, resulted from indisposition. Mr.
R. said he thought it his duty to give notice
to the House that if it was net called up
sooner, he should move the House to go into
committee on his proposition un Monday
next. . He mentioned that day, because he
said he did trust that in the interim the
House would decide finally on the bill, the
title ot which he could not recollect;,but
vHrich, if not out of order, he would call Ma
con’s BILL.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE
Mr ilioro;/,called for the consideration of
the commercial intercourse bill; but, this be
ing a d.:y set apart for private business, it
could not be taken tip.
BATTURE.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill providing th» moans to ascertain the
title to the batture near N. Orleans.
Mr. Bibb's motion yet under considerati
on, and a division of the question being cab
led for.
The question on striking out the sections
of the present bill, (providing for a judici
al decision) was taken and carried, Yeas 95,
Nays 22. 1 hose who voted in the negative
were Messrs. Breckenridge. Ely, Fisk,
Goldsborough, Hale, Heister, Heward, Hub
bard, Jenkins, Lewis, Matthews, M’Bride,
Mi'ler, Milnor, Mumfortl, Pearson, Pitkin,
Potter, Quincy, Sevenson, Upham, Whea
ton.
1 he Question now recurred on Mr. Bibb’s
amendment, to insert, in lieu of those strick
en °‘it, several new sections.
[Mr. Bibb's amendment proposes that t! e
right of the U. S. shall be vested in the cor
poration of New Orleans so as to enable
them to defend any suit which may be insti
tilted for the recovery of the Batture, and
that the Batture shall be used and enjoyed
as a public highway and landing place, See.
as well by citizens of the U. S. as by the in
habitants of N Orleans.]
1 his motion w^s decided by Yeas Sc Nays
and last—Yeas 36—Nays 84.
Mr. Cl hoi ton then moved to insert in lieu
of the sections stricken out, several other sec
tions
[This amendment provides that the Presi
firnt shall appoint three commissioners to
collect all evidence Written or oral touching
the right and title at law or in equity of the
U. S. or any claimant to the Batture; the e
vidence when obtained to be collated and ar
ranged, anil together with the opinion of the
commissioners tlieron, to he laid before Con
gress at the next session.]
t he point involved in this question ap
peared to be whether the (louse would ac
cept this motion or the one proposed bv Mr.
Skcffey. ’
[1 nis last proposes to appoint three per
sms learned in the law, to have fuTI power to
enquire into and decide on the right and title
<>f tip; U. S. to the Bat'nre-their decision
to he final unless disapproved by Congress
before the and in case the
award shall be against theU S the Presi
dent to cause the persons removed to be re
instated in possession. A compromise is
also au homed to be made by the President
with the claimants at any ti.nfc within one
year.]
Messrs SiiefTey anil Milnor opposed Mr.
0 hoi son's amendment ;anfl Messrs W. Als
ton and Gholsou suppcriedit, in preference
u> Mr. Shelley's
i he question was taken ofl Mr Glio!?nn'»
amendment, and the following was lhere»uJ?
01 i he vote—63 t'- 63.
i If lto«i-e firing «-qi|«lf» divided, (he Sr>C:iW
er !?cio;iltv.e question in ibt by bit,
rote. f ,
. Saturday, March 31.
On motion of Mr. Macon,
Hectived, That the Secretary of the treasury
r d‘r#ctad lo *»y before this House a statement
oi the gross annual amount of expenditure,in re
lation to the military and naval establishment*
since the year 1739 to the eiid of the year 1809.
The bill from the Senate authorising (he sale
and grant of a'certain quantity of land to the Ches
apeake and Delaware canal companies ; the bill
authorising a subscription on the part of the U. S
to the stock of the Ohio canal company ; and tha
Hdl extending th* time for making, payment for
public lands of the U. S. in certain cases, were
severally read »first and second time, and com
mitted, the two first to the same committee of
the whole, and the latter to the committee of
public lands
Mr. Johnson made sundry reports from the
committee ol CUims. One of these was on the
petition of l£dward Holland. The petitioner
states that he w»s with a vessel improperly de
lanifld at a fort of the U S. at night ; during
winch detention the river frazfe up, ami his ves
sel was subsequently cut up by ;he ice, which
he alleges womd not have occurred but for hi3
detention.. 3 lie committee of claims reported
against h m. On motion of Mr. Goldsborough,
after debate, the report wus ordered to lie oil
the table, 51 to 33 ,
BATTURK.
il he It'iuse resumed the consideration of the
, Prov»ding the means to ascertain the title to
the Buture.
The motion pending when the House yester
adjourned having been v> itticL'kwn.—
The question recurred o.i the amendment as
agreed to in committee, via to insert a section
authorising the President to make a cooinrom so
with any claim to the Battureat any time with
in a year.
Messrs Nelson, Smilie, Holland sud Bibb,
opposed the amendment, and Messrs. Sheffey,
Koy ar.d Lyon supported ifc.
ipt! l^11{lJCStioi‘» it Was negatived 62 to
1 he bill as amended (containing merely Mr.
Gholion a proposition) was ordered to oc en
grossed lor a third reading to day.
commercial bill.
On motion of Mr. Macon, tba House fesnmed
the consideration of the amendments of the Se
nate to the commercial bill.
And the question on adherence was taken with
out debate, as follows :_
YEAS—Messrs. W. Alston, Anderson, Bard,
Bassett, Boyd, J Brown, Butler, Calhoun, Clav„
Clopton, Cobb. Cochran, Cox, Crawford,Davi
son, Desha, Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Gannett,
Gardner, Gholson, Goodwyn, llelma, Holland.
Howard, Hufty, Johnson, Jones, Love, I.ylr,
Macon, M kec, M’Kini, Miller, Montgomery, N,
R. Moore, Morrow, Mumford, Nelson, New
bold, Newton, Nicholson, J. Porter, P. B Porter,
* 0***en Rhes of Ten. Richards, Roane,
Root, bage, Sammons, Seaver, Seybert, Shaw,
bnml;e, G. Smith, S. Smith, Southard, Stanford,
fracy, Turner, Whitehill, Winn, Witherspoon,
H. Brrwn-66. ' *
NAYS—Messrs. L J. Alston, Bibb, Blaisdall,
-ueckenndge, W. Chamberlin, Chittenden,
Cook, Dana, Davenport, E!y, Ernotl, Garland,
Goldsbryough, Gold, Gray, Hale, Haven, Heis
tcr, Huobard, R. Jackson, Jenknu, Kennedy,
Key, Kmckerbackcr, Lewis, Livermore, Living
aton, Lyon, Marion, Matthews, M’Bryde, Mil
"or»T- Moore, Mus-liy, Pearson, Rickman,
Pitkin, Potter, <^in»cy, Randolph, Sheffey,
Smelt. Stanley, Stephenson, Sturgea, Swoope,
I agggart, I almadge, Taylor, Trojp, Upturn,
Van Dyke, \ an R .nselaer, Weakly, Wheaton.
Whitman, Wilson—68
So the Home determined to adhere ; and thit
warmly contested bill is finally rejected.
NON-INTERCOURSE
Immediately alter the decision of this questi
on— 1
Mr. Randolph rent.—He said that sclJom hal
a question excited so much sensation which was
of intrinsically less importance than that just now
decided—and perhaps it might be deemed that
the proposition which lie was now about to offer
waa not of itself deserving of higher Consider ati
on. He said he v/wuld state his ideas as succinct
ly an possible, h-cause his present object was •
dispatch. V/e hive (said he) an act subsisting
which for brcvi'y’s sake, I will call the non-inter
course law. This act lias been reprobated ar.d
reviled by every m-ii of every political descripti
on in Ibis House and out of it, from one end of
lh« continent to the other—andj »t, sir, strange
as it may appear, Congress haa been i. session
Hear five months, U this law, in relation to which
ovriy one seems to concur (indeed vie with each
ather) in its reprobation, still remains upon our
a .Rule books. To an.wir what end, I hesaech
you, sir? Is it a sort of acare trow set up to
t ig .lei. the groat belligerents of Europe—of 1$
t s toy, » rattle, a bar j lay thing to a;„u*e ibo
,iV4t children in oor poi tiCal vvoild ? u,i what
#«tn.«f>pv'-fpr»* die nu'ioq may iddmattiy y*.
The amendment n-do lo the Kin cv.n'ammg
blank for compelisation to tj,* con.tnissiomrrs, in
order to *11 the blank it was necessary tu *, io ,
a committee of the whole.
On motion of Mr. C/w ™,th<* bill wu co un t,
ten to a committee of the whole.
Mr. Afrtcon moved that it be the o.d-r of the
day tortile hrst Monday in Nov. next. N.-Cativcd
Ayes 23.
Mao ay was also negatived, and thudaya
greed lo. *
1 tic House then resolved itself into a com
mittee of the whole on d.e biil, Mr. JS.iuct in the
chair.
*lr- movcd to strike out the whole or the
bdl and insert the amendment proposed by Mr.
SheHty in the House.
mot’on was opposed by Mr. Gholson and
Mr u|bb,aad supported by Mr. Fisk.
A division of the question was called for s and
the question being taken on striking out, was no*
gat ivcJ, 53 to 56.
Mr. Sheffy moved to strike out the whole of
the bill, for Uie purpose of inserting a substi
tute :
[This substitute proposes that the President of
the United States shall forthwith cause the per
son, removed from'he JBatture to b« reinstated
1,n possession, and if he thinks the title of the U.
States will warrant such a course te direct suit
to be instituted against them for the recovery of
the property, an appeal to be alio wed to the Su
preme Court j
1 lus motion was supported hy Messrs. SUefFey,
Root, and Lyon, an J opposed by Mr. Holland.
Several motion/ were successively made tor
|tl,e committee to rise, and negatived.
A d;Vision ol the question being called for on
' ShetFey’s motion, the question was taken au
| striking out and negatived, G3 to 64.
I . Afr. Aey proposed an additional section to the
I bill, to authorise the President to make a corn*
[ promise wit!, the claimant at any time he may
proper within one year from the passage
This section was agreed to 65 to 63.
Mp- AY/* moved to strike out that part of the
\ bill which proposes that the commissioners shall
collate testimony and report their opinion on the
case, in order to provide that they shall “ deter
mine and decide’* on the title.
Mr. Fisi subsequently will .drew this motion
with a view lo offer it in the house.
The blank for compensation for each com
missioner was filled up with 2,01.0 dollars.
And the committee then rose and reported
the bill a, amended.
Repeated motions were made unsuccessfully lo
adjourn.
Mr Piriin moved to strike out all the bill
with a view to insert the amendment first pro
posed by Mr Sheifcy, and afterwards in commit
tee by Mr. Fisk.
And discussion arising,
A motion was made to adjourn and carried at
5 o’clock.