The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-12-15 00:00:00

4.SIARICA.

CONGRESS-.--MOUSK OF REPAVENTATIVE.I.
OCT.

After transaAiog some business of minor import-
ance, the House, on the motion_ of Mr. Dawson.
resolved itsa into a Committee ot tie whole the
state of the Union, when Mr. .Dawson t. see
the foilowing Resokitioss for onasideration
Resolved, That so much of the Meuse: of the Prevodent of
the Unitel States, as selaLee to ',peplums :oinnistted within
our pens and waters or foretin rased ve•vele, to the violet,.
of our jutissit3sta.t, and measures necessary In, the pretsitlwita
of our puts and nardours, Si referred to a Selea Commi tee.
Resolved, That se .nsch of the said Mamas as relates t. the
violation of our maritime rugY4, sod to impositions sold mato,
d•ctions to our neutral trade, by referred to Ceninakted 401
Coninsarte and Mantsiavures

Res*(soil, nal so match et laid Kresge as rela•ls tw antets
roes age.ost the yub4re peace, at .1 Illedfti of p•asentioa tho
same ■ttd ihswohols theottthors, be Iva/acted to a be ta Cosh
goatee

Mr. QUINCY thought the Ist resolution cm:oared
objetts unconneded with each other, auJ otv,eas
of rnaAnitude sufficient to warrant a sepAr4tioo
of them. Th. fir►t part of the resolu-i.),. re Wes
to aggressions cossartted to our ports WAtt Tr.
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'grit* ship of a particular nation, and all the
other circuiesetaatee mentioned, are stated merely
as aggravations of this attack. He therefore sub-
:pitted with deference to 'the Commute the pro.
priety of referring whatever relates to the attack
on the Chesapeake to a Seleft Committee; and en-
tering into a separbite resolution for the appointment
of a distina Committee to consider what may be
necessary for the defence of our ports and harbours.
Upon this view of the subject, he would offer an
amendment to the resolution in question. He
wisred to add after the word " Resolved," " That
so much of the Message of the President of the
United States as relates to.the attack made on the
frigate Chesapeake, be referred to a Select Commit-
tee ; and that the Committee be instruled to in-
quire into the circumstances of that attack, the
causes assigned for making it, and the manner in
which it was repelled, and to report the result of
such inquiries in detail to this House "
Mr. DAWSON observed, that the Gentlemen from
111a=s4cf;ussetts had mistaken his intention, in offer-
ing the resokution under consideration. He did not
mean tisejlkoposed Committee to inquire toad-
tieularly into the attack on the Ch•satende. Such
an inquiry would be at present premature. When
the time arrived for taking op this subject, he should
be as ready a, the Gentleman from Massachussers,
or any other Gentleman, to enter upon it. Mr. D.
read that part of the Message of the President,
which has reference to this affair, and asked the
Members of the Committee if it would not he al.
together premature to go int . this subjed, before
the House received the information which the Pre•
sident of the United States has said he expods
shortly to be able to lay before them? His ()lied
was to make the ground of reference as general aa
possible.
trance said, that the gentleman from North
Ca had asked what was his °bled in making
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this otien? He would answer, that he was to hare
the whole detail of the affair mpeoting the Chesa-
peake laid upon our tables. It was ~sked it he
meant to justify the British ? lie knew not why this
question should be put. His motion was a plain
ore. His principles and feelings were as purely
American as those of any gentleman. He wished
to gain poi, .end to obtain these he thought it best
tv be on ..rim objects, and not to extend our views
over the whole horizon. la reference to wb;t had
fallen from the gentlernan frr m Virginia, what he had
proposed woul4 have at-Veneto do with our negocia-
Uonsabroad.Neoapressior of the opinion of this Moos
is reriAtd. All that is ask-d is, that the Conduit-
tee *sell coiled a detail of lads. The Coro:cme
Mir not wake their report ur.til they thick proper;
bat the •inottiry ought to be insoured. - Suppose
our dispel • with Great Britain shotrid be amicably
weeded, w old not this inquiry be necessary i-.-
Would you rot isqu.re into the causes which led to
the.otracic? He considered the dispute as being
oti not only tsinwen us and Britain, bat between us
.V. and f re..ce. At any rate ke wanted the fads, and
• wh,.a'they were ,otore the House. a ccrreft judg-
latent might be formed of the affair The honour
of the nation was concerned to know whether a
proper &rime cf resistance had been made to repel
the stack of the. British, by our OffiC•111 j if not,
the %skint, of this House ought to be expressed on
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. lib. I.IIOT ailnded to that part which asks for
'fix mariner inekhieb the attack *vas repelled. Every
Beau, wruhto and child, in the United States, knew
that so ',silkiest* was made, If he were to vote for
she tesolutiin,l.eab ttlil wish the word '. received"
to be used, frateed of the word " repelled."
• Mr. litaiti.:z said, there was one thing which the
gentleman (tom Massachusetts himself, on reflec-
tion, most sink improper, that was, that part of
. the motloo which relate:. to the manner in which
the attack was repelled. He understood the Con,-
. niander of the Chat:wake was now on vial, and he
Loped this Hoes., would not do any ad which might
have an iniiiiertee on that. trial. He had no doubt
but that before ties business seas got through, there
*mild be complete information before the House.
W. should know whether the seamen taken in the
Cieseptele were really British subjeds or American
eititens.
The amendment was rjeded without a d.vidon.
The kei.olt4ions being ghee through, a emtioa
• was niece for (Le Committee to rise, which being
agreed to, the Speaker mottled the Chair, and the
otto! immediately toult up the Resolutions, and
t agreed to thou m.animoi:sly.
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Nov. 3.
FROM WA,LIRGTON-Our correcponient at the
city of thinwon, under cf.tu, nt the with ult. says.
N.lthing of it-opt)! tan,:e was trAcisaib-d this day.--
The 1,1:os members compose the Comarttee
13 which wet: tele..red —that part' 01 tl.e
dent's Nirss.,ge, which tele( I to aggrzssions crlm-
nlitttd wt.h n yr heoruis and wateib by fureiga
amid v•ss-te,

Me sr Chandler, 15,1rwtoll, Gol.l3lto-
rongh,, Riker, Trour,l, and Wither3ll
The lionte ac`joorned, at an early hcvr, to Mon-
day snort: wig.
The prtv:, ling opinion here i:, that :milting irt--
resting wdi be brought tt;., untd die di,p.itche: front
no: Mint.ters in London ire sec‘ived, which ate
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r.rskine,
_Minister or His Britannic Majesty,
has attired at Wasbirstot•

soy . 6.
Cr.l. Burr, Bla,,nerhasset, and Tyler, are nuw at
Baltimore.
'the Petrie‘French 74. k said, in Tim Norlo:k
I.,el,fer, of the tetit ult. to have kft the Para.n-ii, on
ler way down the tiger, prooably t.) fellow tke
We ore told, en tie authority of a lAter from the
AlutbwArti, •ays 7 Se Gitetle of Mor.-
day, that Ge,eral Wilkinson has challengrd Mr.
Wickham, one of tlir• Cot.trel for Cd. Burr, on
Ihe late trials. Mr. Wickham is said• to hare re;
turned for answer. that if he would clear op his
*made?, bile would meet him.
A nom'aer of vessels from European and West-
hidia.voyages have been lately boarded from a ea-
- riety of tbe Jk.tish ships of war, w.iolusee, in C-
rony orery instance that we have heard of lately,.
treated our Captains with marked politeness. One.
of them asked. from whence proceeds this %alluvial
.poleiteneisf .4-bieb the Britirb officer replied,
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