Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-06
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After Mr.. GRIswolD fat down.

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gether, periaed in differing I'm tie cafe
Of the brig Iirnriek, condemned IN Wei
India court whether shs.eaptor was plain
fif or defendant, in the aetion & this at !
rer mutraI explanation, and norwithaard-
ing the copy of the record was before
them. He mentioned this cifcumaance
only TO fhew how eaiy ii was, IN an aaiem |
bly, 70 large, toconfound and perplex any
matter of fact which had not been previ- |
ouay enquired into and fsstlsd by fleet
committee. How much more eafy then
60 take accep,ions TO an account, and 70
puzzle the houie with long and intricate
calculations prepared for tue oecahon. II
IS not 10 be expected that he fhould ac-
company the gentleman from Connetsicui,
through fuch teriesof figures. nor could
it be done with any benefi 70 the houit.
The profeil,d Object OF the gentleman is
inquiry. He has declared that he had no
deGgn 10 cat airy impotasion Of MIL
conduit on the conmiilioners of rhe fink
ine fund--rhat he hoped they would be
sblc to give a Satisfactory explanation OF
fhofe points on which he felt.diha,isfled, q
VET. laid, MIR. i. the obferyatiops OF
The gentleman " Guild feem to be the effect
OF an unsatisfactory inquiry. Il insesti-
eat,cn alone were the ohj-tt. wherefore
DELAY it until now would not the regslar
and natural courfe Of iuhttansial iCqulry
have been, to move a refolu,ion TO that
effect; 10 have inaractea the committee
of ways and mears as to Certain specinc
Objects Of inycn'gation; and 10 have re-
ieryed obferva,ioas whieh(whateyerbe theif
motiye) do tend TO im2eacn The conduct Ut
the administration, ansll The rs IsspeIt OF The
grove Unsatisfactory ? The eeusk which.
has beer puriued, 70 far from Leading to-
inquiry, ieemed eminentIy calc,Iareu &c.
preclude, or ftiAe it. A motionis 6ro't
torwaid on .hc eve OF our dfioIutiou, pre-
faced with cblefvations calculated 10 ex
cite much diicofion, and 20 exhau3 the
time that was Iet,, and this inqGi. ! in
lead OF being confned to one OF Two fasss
embraced a great vs,iesy Of intricate de-
tails.
Mr.. R. faid, that he would examine
into lene Of The Placements, made refpett-
Ing the application of The finn appropriaf
es by the aa OF lat feGion, % The teduc
tion of the debt. And here lie could net
but remark the coincidence of the unac-
counted balance of $4,000 fome hundred
dolls rated by The gentleman, with the
approximations contained in a printed cir
,cular ietter [of which he obtained 6afaal
fight ferday acdleG.d by a gentleman
fyoGl North Carolina 10 his conititaents /:
although The writer Of The letter DID. and |
the gentleman from Connecticut aid no:
give credit fer the proceed OF The fale o..
ths bank flares. there Nj Grfwol.
fad that he WAS nsiupdeIRood that ii |
making Cut the balance of IL, ooc dolls. /
he aad gwen credit for tbe Bank koek #
Mr. r. Proceeded. He ID that thesgsn
tlsmen then agreed, as i3d<ed he iep2aadf
at 6ra they wooid, not only IN the feful5
bnt in sii the intermediate ileps which
led to Il. Whethcg ehs gentleman froa,ss
Connecticut had awaited hinfelf of The la
bors of his friepd, CT FAD lent his afiaatc
80 thsas he could nor undertake 70 deter
mine, but from the tenar OF thar letter.
and Of the objections which had lnft bernI
offered, II was evident ihat she time gef
tef hand had psompled both. Ii was re-
Eertheleis contendcd thar the proceeds Of
me bank ihafes could not be ettinated as
a Parf OF the appropriate of feven MILL.
oas 10000 doilafs TO tie ubiic
debt. Mr.. +. fad that The ieport 0, tie
commiiiisners OF thr tndiog fund did not
lndeed iacfdje tdric proeeeds in hat fam,
hscauis .the Communicates coritreed the
= % IS 10 have tae atmoif efficiency 10
&c asPiopt'atioos Ana-,o pay, OF eouric,