The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-18
WASHINGTON, January 9.

WASHINGTON, Januarys 9.
The New-York papers Rate the arrival 4, that city
of captain Hamilton, from Naples, and that he has
brought dispatches to government, from commodore
Preble. We learn enquiry, that the Secretary Of
the Navy ha, received letter from the Navy Agent
at Naples, dated October the Soth, which, however,
furnlhes no information in addition that previouy
received and publiihed.
Other accounts give fonre circumstances not unwor-
thy Of notiee. The letter from commodore Barron
Of the 2Sth September, alluded in laf further
lfates that he preparing attack Tripo with
out the gun and mortar boats with the fripate, the
Prefdent, the Contribution, the CoDgrefs, and the
Confelation--and that this attack would be made as
fOon they had complicated the repair. of thc-few
injuries received by the Contribution in the action of
the 1T September.
II appears alto, that commodore Preblc and Mr.
OBrien under the mpreiiion that the gun boats and
mortar boats could longer, with any pTofpe of
fuccef keep the Tea. directed them the 9TH of Sep
| TENDER, two days previous to the arrival of commo
dore Barron off Tripoli, to repair Syracule, or
which day they accordingly left the fleet
A letter from an officer board the Prefdert, da-
ted Syracufe harbour September 2sth Gates the fol-
lowing facts, which intereitng, illuGra-
tive of the high heroifm of feanen and hon
orabe TO the memory Of the deceafed be withheld
| from the public.
al wrote YOU from Gibraltar the 18th Auguff and
| 'rripol, and arrived here days ince. Two days
previous TO arriving off Tripol boat filed
with 100 barrels of powder narted in loofe, and 500
| ihells; the command was given friend Semer.,
| who bad witt him lieutenant. Wadfworth aaa Ifraei
with about his ordes re to get in as mig
the town and batteries poible and put fire to the
trains, he had with him FINAL boat to effea his ef-
cape from the hsrbor off which captain Stewart
| in the Syren waiting for him. When arrived off
rripoli informed that he got well in and fet
fire the trains, but by fome accident it fuppo-
ed the train communicated the dry powder before
they got of fuficient dfance from the vefiel But
by arrival here alt night of nall vele from NAL
ia, the captain Of whom Trpoli the time of
the explofon, he informs that Sou,ers had got we'll In
! when two GUN boats full of men fent board
MIN, which they effected, 100 f'ripotans being on
board of his boat he found he mutt either fall into their
hands or blow hmfef up hs choe the latter and with
his hands put ,he match the powder which in
family dahed pieces the boats, and every peron in
them. About 100 fhes fell into the and cattle
at thi, Infant there the greatea conformation
every where and with 200 men believe the cattle
| might have been taken"
| Among the brave fellows, who thus ended their
days and laid well founded claim glory, Cap
tain Somers Of Jerfey, Lieutenant WadGworth, Maj
! iachuletts, aidlhpnan ifrael, of MarYland-whofe
names have been hzted before, but which are now
given with greater precifion to prevent miliake,.
The velie blown up alugger, Of but little value,
taken from the enemy.
| RECESSION.-On Monday, sgreeably TO notice,
Mr. STAN oyi called M the relopons for recefion of
| the dihrS Of Columbia, with the exception Of the
City of Warrington Mr.. Stanford fire. took the floor,
and in ipeech Of about half an hours DURATION fup-
ported the conftitutionality and expediency of re-
! ceiIlon. The arguments the conftutional point
varied but little from thofe uiuay urged. He con-
dered the meaure to be expedient from the relief il
would give Congress from the coniurnption of much
time and expencs and by promoting the happiness Of
the people by giving them Legislators Of their own
choice more competent to govern them than CongreiI
Mr. S. declared hrnfelf hottie to removal Of the
feat Of government and gave it a: his opinion tina.
her. was not the leaf connection Between it and a
rec elton.
He was followed by Mr. Desai,, who in fpeech
If coniderable detail denied the conRutonal poyv-
er Of Congreis recede the Diftria without the
content Of the whole people Of America, and that Of
the people Of the Dinria Having, BY yariou. ar
gunents enforced this opinion he examined the ex-
pedieney Of the meafure lie eoltended tbat although
the people Of the Dlria not fpecialIy repre-
tented the floor Of Constsls, yet from their yci-
nifty to the legislature they virtually better re-
prefsnted than any other feeion Of the Union "
wastfue that they did nor enjoy political rights &C.
cordiug to the theory Of writers on Government
but they in fa9 poIcgcd good government for
that deerved the name where the governors Lad no
interea to opPrcfs the governed. The people, be
lad from the time Of the ceGion had relied on the
jufice Of Congress maintain them in the enjoy.
'nent OF the advantages reiultng frsm an act which
they had hailed with greater Joy than they he'd be-
fore unaffected any event that had occurred IN
the annals Of their country The people in eyss,
part Of the Daria he lsid, had declared their hoai
lily a reoeiion ard mould recefhon take ofcel
withoa; the City Of WILMINGTON, he yenturcd to fay
| her profrcGs were funk forever.
Mr.. Sseiir roie in reply. lie difcIaimcd any in
tsuon honie to Wilmington remaining the feat Of
government and denied that the recelEon would have
any influence upon i. Havnrg Calculated the con-
| aitntonahty ofthe reaiure he exhibited in Arong
colours the degraded htuaton Of the people Of the
Dlria. and the Dangers which might hereafter arile
from a continuance Of it.
y Nh. Early, in fpsech of much energy, aGerted