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AMERICAN PAPERS.

WASHINGTON, JAN. 2.
MEETING OF THE CONGRESS.
littUJE OF REF% EsENTATIVES, JAN. 2.
Mr. V• atm, from the Committee, to whom was
referred that part of the Message of the President
which related to the organisation and classification
of the Militia, made A detailed report in part, which
cor cludes with the following Resolution:—

Rvs:tlved..-That it it eitoedient to adopt measures for the
cl3,ificattuit ur new organizatioo of tie

Referred to a Committee of the whole House on
Monday.
JANUARY 3-4.

The doors of the House of Representatives were
not opened tor the admission of strangers. It was
reported out of doors, that the Congress were con-
sidering of some important information which had
been received from Spain, which was said to be an
adjestment of all differences between the Govern.
ment of that country and America. It was also
reported that the clo.e sitting of the Congress re-
lated to the infringements of their rights, and of the
impress made on their seamen by the English ships
of war.

JAN. 6.
ORGANIZATION OF THE •NiiLITIA
Mr. I/ARNE:M, tram the Committee on that part
of the President's Message which relates to the Mi-
litia, made a further report by Bill, which author-
izes the President of the United States to call oat
detachment of 100,000 Militia, wlich are to be
armed, and ready for service at a moment's warn-
ing. Each State will be called upon to furnish its
respalive quota of this force; Cory may send Vo-
Innteers instead of Militia; the Officers to be 2p-
po.nted nut of the present Militia, and the General
Officers by the President, who may call upon the
wh..le, car any part thereof, as exigency may require.
Tie Bill to be in lace for two years, and nu lon-
ger. It was read twice, and referred to a Commit-
tee of the whale House for to-morrow, and ordered
to b- printed.
M:. SP EAR ER informed the House, that he had
re. civet a letter horn New York. addressed and
sig:wd David Ramsey. which was read:—
it complained of the writer having been impressed,
near Bat badoes, by the British vessel called the
Aiwrie.t, and his prote.ftion torn. The writer asks,
in the plainest manner, " Why does not Congress
resent such usage?"—Referred to the Secretary of
State.
Mr. CLINTON said, he had the honour of pre-
arming to the House the Memorial of the Merchants
of the city of New-Ynrk. He observed, that it was
signed by the most numerous part of the mercantile
interest in that city.
The Memorial is very long : it complains and re-
monErates against the late construaions of the
Belligerent Powers, on the rights of neutrals ; the
hurt and interruption to trade, the deprodations
and itt.Saill on our dig, upon our coasts, and pie: -let
committed on our vessels in the West-Indies; pray-
ing protation by armed vessels at sea, and that our
haa Lours may be put in a state of defence.—Refidred
to a Committee of the whole House.

IMPRESSED SEAMEN. $
Mr. CIOWNINSHIILED now rose, and observed,
that during the last Session of Congress, by a re-
selirion of the House, a list of American seamen,
impressed by the British cruirers, hid been MAE%
Since that time the evil had greatly increased ; and,
at the present moment, he believed, that from 2,500
to 3,000 American seamen were compelled to serve
in the British Navy. Those men, continued Mr.
Crowninshield, are wanted in their own country.--
A letter has just been read, where a Citizen com-
plains of his child being impressed. Great Britain
has no right to a4l in this manner, and it is time to
endeavour to put a stMp these outrages. He
therefore moved, ".1 hat the Secretary of State be
dircaed to lay before the House a return of the
names of American seamen who have been im-
pressed by the ships of war or privateers of Great
Britain, with the names of the vessels they were
taken out of ; also, an account of all the passengers
taken therefrom. coming to the United States, with
a statement of any facts relating thereto."
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