The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-29
Dumeifie snteIIigrntr.
WASHINGTON, April %.

WASHINGTON, April %.
The Prefident Of the United States has nominated
ana the Senate unaniroufly advifed and coai.atcd
'"ere.o' AMES NONROE, now Mniffer Pleni-
potentary of the United States at the court of Lon
don, and WILLIAM PlNCKNEY. of MarvI,nd
10 ne Commiiioners Plenipotent;ary and Extracrdpa
~ Tor letting all matters of difference betwcer th
United States and the united kingdom of Great Ri
tam and Ireland, relative wrongs committed h..
tween the parties on the high fas or other water.
| commerce between them. N
Inc two Houies OF Congrefs brought their Gttno
to cioie ON Monday nigh, at about eleven o'cloei
when an adjournment took place to the fra Mondav
IN december. The FITTING of Monday was contnu-
euirorn Ten CLOCK IN the morning until eleven in the
evening with only the intermifIon of one bour Too
much buinefs was tranfacled to enable us TO olive
detail OF 1t in this paper. The mott important, n,
fures adopted were, 'NeA-
The pafage OF bill for continuing until tbe end
OF the next FELTON, the Mediterranean fund. oyeo,,,s.
fdroh ,he repeal OF the ialt tax, the Senate having
adhered to their disagreement to the lat ob;sa e
| the bill o!'S' VI
u. Inc paliige Of the naval peace efablihmen, bill.
The paiage of bill for the temporary relief Of
Hamet Caramalli, allowing him 1900 dollars.
Inc paiiage OF the bill for the payment of all the
w"nefes iHmmoned on the trial of Judge Chafe
the Houfe of Representatives having rsced-d f-on,
their amendment Nu ifo"
Inc indefinite poaPonement of the report of the
committee of enquiry the official condua of a.
deon Granger, Poa-Mafier- General.
But that bufnefs, which excited mott a,ten,;o,
mingled with, perhaps, becoming warmth was the
presentation by Mr. Quincy of two memorials, one
from Samuel G. Ogden the other from, VIII,
smith, of the city of New York.
ne memorials are very long, and give minute
detail OF the circumstances alledged to have at,endd
the expedition OF Miranda acknowledge the parti-
C'Patoh OF the memoralits in the enterprize and
declare 1t to have been their impreiiion that the ex
Peah'on was countenanced by the implied fantaon
o. the preildent and Secretary of Fate The memo
r'aits further complain of the unjua and ILLEGAL nro.
ceedings OF the circuit of New-York The me.
morals are couehed in language uncommony acri
monous, and afcribe to the public agents unwortbv
and impure motives.
Alter The reading of thefe memorials an interene
debate eniued whole length forbds its ;nfert;oo IN
this days paper. We fhall only, at prefen, attemn,
bret iketeh, referying its full detail for future
paper
MT. Lyon reprobated the ityle and contents IF m.
pe'it'on' and moved that the petitioners fould hav,
leave to withdraw their petition.
| Mr.. Williams, of New York. inve;obad :, 49,.
OF ttrong indignation, agalt the nature and terdsn'
ey oi .ne attempt He pronounced i. unprecedcn,
cd, wh'ie proiecution was eoraa ufee for ,be A..
euled to come forward, and attempt to wrea ,be;
cafe from legal tribunals declared his total dfbs-
.e' oil the charges eliminating the executive and
poke with the greatea emphaiis of the epor,,;, sc
the effort of men thus fitua,ed to diTem;n.,.
on with regard to the motives of the eyee,tve %
'ernhent' and laid ridiculous to IMAGINE b,,
any legislative enquiry could be made on the verv
| lat day of the FELTON, ''J
Mr, quincy roie to explain. He faid he deemed
N'' uu'y 10 preient the memorials, difclaimed all
'ou 70 eau eeniure on the administration;
Out ne thought, contidering the facts alledged by the
memoraliits, it proper to make an enou;rv and
auoeo that from circumstances known to qen,leme,,
on the moor the executive had been advifed of the
nrting out OF the Leander time enough to have nr,
vented her falling. P
MIR. Qsncy was followed BY Mcars. Smile. and
Rhea OF fennefee, who delivered opinions nearly
| the fame with thofe of Mr. Williams.
Mr. Jackion then role, and pronounced the mo-
morals tiiue OF fafehoods and calumnies bafev
intended to defame the government and denied ,b.,
the executive had poheHd the information Gated by
MIR. Quincy.
After a few remarks from MeGrs. Mumford Mo
tiers. and Bdwsll, Mr.. Early offered the folloyv;ng
| relolution
fs'ol0ed, That the charges contained in the memo.
| rails OF S. @. Ogden and William smith are !, Oh.
oPnion OF this Houfe, unfupperted by any evidence
"hch IN the leaf degree eliminates the executive
government this country-that the faid menor;a.
appear 70 have been prefented at time and nnder
| circumstances iniidioufy calculated TO excite up;ul
| fN'""S III the inns OF the good people of this
tion againft the exiting administration of the oener
govsrnment-and that it would be highly improper
10 TINS Houie to take any fep which might influence
Ior Prejuoiee eauie now depending in LEGAL tr;lo
nal OF the u S--therefore, Refolved, that faid me-
morals be by the Clerk of this Houfe returned IN
thoie from whom they came.
| Mr. Clark required the previous queition, which
was taken by Yeas and Nays. as follows " fhaIl
the main queition be put"-Yeas 74-NavsIs
The queition was then taken by Yeas and NAYS on
the ieveral members Of the refoluton a. divided by
daihes- ~
| On agreeing to the
III member, the Yeas were 75--Nays 8.
| "a --- Yeas 7O--Nays 49,
| 3D. --- Yeas s4--No NAYS.
lait - Yeas 71-Nays ia.
we mall not refrain from expre1ing our faiisfaai-
on at the completely abortive iGue of this nrrab.
attempt, viewed either relatively to time or G,b-
tsnee, to impair the confidence of the people in tb.
purity OF the motives and the fsirnes Of the conduit
me Executive, and particularly of the Preiident
and Secretary of State. The objea was undoubted
" to Tow fufpeion, TO ieatter nifreprefenaton. to