Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-24

And III. laid honle Of repselsaeai seg,
by pro,eaa.ion, iiving % theo3ly1s the
liberty of exhibiting at any time hese-,
after any aecufation OF Impeachment a.
gaina the faid Alexander ADDITION, Pref
dent as aforefaid, and ALTO Of replying to
the anfwers which he, the faid Alexander
Addition, PRECEDENT as afofelaid, fhall make
unto iaid articles, or to any or either OF
them, and Offering proof OF the faid pre-
miies, or Of any OF them, or Of any other
accuiation or impeachment, which ihan or
may be exhibited by them,s as the cafe hall
require do demand that the iaid Alexan.
der Addition, ePre6oent IS aforcsaid. may
be put to snfwer all and every oftke pre-
.mifes, and that iuch proceedings. exar,ina-
ticn, trial and Judgment may be againis
and upon him had, as ale agreeable 70 the
contribution and laws oftlis commonwealth,
and the laid hou!e Of Representatives are
ready to offer proof of the prcmiies, az fuch
time as the enate of the iaid commonwealth
Of Penniylyania ihall appoint.
REPORT.
Of tie eomuifs, 70 esbam quas refer
rdtbat Part ef't6e Me6age Of tie pre-
Hdent eft1e Uxited States, eu6ie6 re
katss TO uaval trep0,anous and sbe
eFabii@mexs Of fhs for naval PR
syjef, ak Asos IT, rxpo,7 in 1art, q,
JcAczyf--
/. Six navy yards have been purchafsd,
as appears by document MOL.
z. Timbers for building eight ~ gun
G,ips has been purchaied by contract, part
OF, which has been, and tie whole Of
which is contradict to be delivered at the
Gx yards before mentioned, which, to-
ge.her with the expenses for improve
ments made, will appear BY document
No. /.
J. The committee are Of opinion,
that the timoer 70 depoG,ed, with other
materials for building, ought to be fe.
cured under fuitabte theds or flores, in
iach manner as .lhaI1 bed prefefve the
fame and under care Of proper pcrions
to be appointed for that purpofe.
4. Charlefown in Msifachufetts, and
Norfolk in Virginia, from the improve
1nents already made, and from other
circumstances; appear the moit eligible
places for receiving and repairing the
ihips in actual iervice--hould any addi-
tional Improvement in thofs places become
neceGary for this purpste; they ought to be
MADE. ,s3pAtA '"
s. The fhips in ordinary ought, in the
opinion of the committee, to remain at
Wilmington. CO
6. Two Of the lhi ps, viz. the Adams
and the General Greene, not being con-
arutsed Upon approved models for lhips
Of war, and going out of repair, ought
to be fold under direction OF the Pref
dent of the United States, and the pro-
ceeds applied 10 building or purehaling
fmalIer veAels (ifluch hould be required
by the eryiee, or if he ihouId think it
neceGary in improvements at Charleaown
and Norfolk.
,. The rations of the ieamen mould be
enlarged contormably TO the rePort,ot the
Secretary of the Navy.
s. The Committee further report as
their opinion, thar the PseGden, Of the
United States iAould be authorized TO
employ ions fuitable Perton to lay out
and direct iuch works and Improvements
at Charlefown and Norfolk, and fuch
other places as may be hereafter determine
ed on. r
DeNs.
9. And that for improving
navy yards, docks and
wharves, there be ap-
propriated 100000
And for wear and tear, re-.
pairs, and military flores
Of veaels, &c. $1,000
D,A.-l37,566