Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-31

be referred TO the committee Of public
lands.
This was opposed BY Mr.. Gregg, Mr..
Sonthard, Mr.. Bidwell, Mr.. Cfowninshield
anc Mr.. ]. Clay, upon the ground that the
petition Immediately respects the revenue,
and thar it should be referred to the COM
mittee ofways and means. s.
ne question was put as moved, to re-
ferit to the cOnmitseesof public lands, and
LOST.
Affirmative IL.
Mr.. Clay then moved, that it be re-.
felred to the committee of ways and
means.
Carried.
Mr.. Dana presented a petition from Da:
MEL Edwards, late sailing master Of a small
vessel Of war, duringthe revolutionary war
with Great Britain, and who as a volunteer
went with eleven more to the defence Of
Fort Griswold, New London, which was
stormed BY the British, when nine of them.
were killed and himself wounded. The
petitionerpraye to be put onthe pension
list, agreed to-
Mr.. J. Davenport, presented the petit.
on OF Daniel Cotton, which had last session
been referred to the committee of claims.
Referred 10 the same committee.
Petition Of George II. Lovejoy, stating.
that he was a young man and had enlisted
III the army OF the 'UnitedtStates, in 1901
and that soon afterwards in an afflay, to
avhich his eommdading o5fcer zyas a spscta-
tor, his eyes were both pulled out aud is
now in a state of total blindness.
Referred to the committee Of claims.
| Potion ofLemuel Cofey, soldier in the
third regiment of light dragons, in The re-
evolutionary war with Great Britain, during.
three years, stating ,ha. he received his pay
for his services, when money was greatly
depreciased, and praying compensation, al.
SO,
Petition of Brook Bell, who had lost his
certificate, for.his services, also,.s
Petition of John Simmons stating series.
of suHerings and mIsfortunes for upwards
of twenty years last past, by the petit.
tionerin ghe service of the United States.
That he had been several times confined in
England as rebel and had escaped, and
had been .retaken several times, and last
by the Algerines, who kept him many
years in slavery, in which time he suffer-
ed the greatest hardships, and the. most
baIbarous treatment. He prayed relief.
These last petitions were referred to the
committee of claims.
Mr.. SpalGiog, the new member for Geor.
gla, moved the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee of COM
nerce and manufactures, be authorised to
inquire into the expediency of making the
town of Darien, in Georgia, a port Of en-
try;
Carried.
The bill for erecting light house on
Water-Hill, and another on Sandy, or Wa
ter-Point, in Long Island Sound, and for
making the port of Roxbury port OF de-
very
Read third time.
A bill from the Senate, for laying out
post road from the river Potomac to Q.
hlo;
Read twice and referred to a,committce
Of the whole for Thursday next.
Mr.. Vafnum presented the petition Of
James Price, and was referred to the com.
mittee appointed 70 inquire into claims Of
Refugees from Canada s Nova Scotia.
Mr.. ]. c. Smith, now called for the re.
port of the committee of claims, on the
petition of Return Jonathan Meigs jun.
praying compensation for filling the Office.
of district judge for the United States 10
Ohio;
a long debate ensued, which Is not suf.
fciently interesting to readers here, to go
into, as it turned chiefly upon the law whe.
Their the United States or the state of Ohio
were bound tosatisfy the petitioner.
AT length the commi,tee'aot bsing able
to close the business, rose, reported pro.
gress and had leave to sit again.
Mr. sIack con then tcaltel f,r II