The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-05
Registtr,
OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES. OF THE
UNITED STATES
WEDNEsDAT, January 81.


Mr. Crs7vaiajSed faid the Houfe wonld recolIet4
that lit otmpreled eamen furnlhed this morn
rg from the Department of State, which exceeded in
number any thing he had expected He thought thece
impreents ought to be prevented and that the fub-
Iect demanded lnveitgatiCn. He had drafted refo-
UtiOn which lac would lutmit to the Houfe having in
view to connect this with another very important fub-
Jet Many gentlemen NUT have obferved that fone
late Proclamations had been ued by the governors of
the ieveral Birth Wet India Hands nterd6tng the
American trade after May next. The proclamations
bore date in OStober November, and were to take
eiieet in fix months It appeared to him that the
Brtih government were determined to exclude us
from their iflands upon the expectation that their
own veheis would be competent to carry the necear
iupplies MIR. C. fad we had right to carry the pro-
ductions of the United States in American bottoms
and he hoped we ihould never permit foreign hps to
corle to our ports and carry excuive trade with
any country whatever where veie!s were not al
lowed the fame privilege. Ills intention was TO pre-
vent the American carrying trade to the Wet Indies
from falling into the hands of other nations He would
not exclude foreign veels from our ports: but il was
deirabe that our own export trade old not BE mou-
opolzed by foreigners. The lubjea was highly I'M
portant to this country Will the United States fame
y iu5mit to fee foue Of its beG citizens torn from
their families and friends without attempting (ome
thing for their relief! Shall we fee another country
Puruug meafureshohile 10 our commercial rio hts and
make no effort to correct the mitchell. The WeR In
da Hands depended the United States for their or
binary iuPples and our veiIels had ufuay carried A
large proportion Of their cargoes on American account;
bat 1t appeared that were to be hut out from,
this trade and it in future to be carried on in for
eigD veIe.s. An effe6tua remedy you'd be To pro-
hibr the expectation of productions in FOREIGN
bottoms to all ports 0luds with which we we're
not permitted to have intercourse, aud in order tint
the IubJect might undergo examination which IFS
importance demanded he offered the following refo-
luton.
Re'oved, That the committee Of Commerce and
Manufactures be iuftrudsd to enquire If any, and
what further proviion be necefary for the prots ION
Of The commerce and lesmen ofthe United States and
to enquire whether any foreign country has made any
lac regulations with view to monopolife any branch
Of the American carrying trade, to the executive be-.
cht u iuch foreign country, which IN their opera
ton may he injurious to the agricultural or CONNER
tial intere Of the United States And ap to enquire
into the expedcney Of prohibiting the expectation from
the United States, OF all goods and merchandise what
ever, IN foreign fhiPs bound any port with which
DE veiiels OF the United States are not allowed COM
municatou, or where free and unrehrdiued trade is
not permitted in the productions Of the United States;
and that the committee be authorized to report Ivy l
or otherwife.
M. Raedoi95 wG.ed the rcioiuton to lie Tor con-
liberation a few days. lie would mention Monday
'he gentleman had 'id Il was az important Gibej4,
all "a ne hal no objection 1t would he as well TO a.
low ire reoiution 70 rcns,n 1nacied upon for uIe
t.n'e. i nsut &c printed iCr Le confederation OF