Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-07


rate governments, and for other purposes,
which were referred 60 committee OF she
whole on Monday.
Mr.. Dana after various preliminary re-
marks on she alarming state OF our affairs
with foreign nations, offered the following
resolution which was adopted withoat a
division.
Reso10ed, Tha. the committee 10 whom
was referred SO much Of the message OF
the president as relates to the aggreaslons
ON our coasts, to the defence OF our ports
aud harbors &c. be- instructed to enquire
into the expediency Of providing by law Tor
the further safeguard of merchant vessels
in the vicinity Of the United States, and-to
report by bill or otherwise.
In the course OF his remarks MI. Lana
explained mis- object to- be, not an augmen.
,a,ion of naval force, or any measure
(which would incur exptnce; but the a.
mend ment of the existing laws OF the u
States relative tothe extent To- which pro-
tection ought to be granted to our vessels
ON onr coasts. Under the existing laws he
observed that construction had prevailed
which went'to deny theNprotection beyond
marine league from the shore. He BE-.
lieved protection ough. to be sxteaded 10
greater distance, that it ought likewise TO
apply TO roads in ,he vicinity Of oar ports,
and 10 line drawn frora head land TO head
land on the coast.
The following is the till relative ,ofshe
Georgia claims, as passed by the senate, &
rejected by the house OF Representa-
tives.
A BILL,
To carry ia,o efFec, the provisions Of the
eighth section Of the act regulating the
grants of iand, and provioiag for the
disposal Of the lands of the u. States
south Of the state of Tennessee.
BE it enacted.dy the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States Of
America, in congress assembled, That until
the FIRST day of January next, shall be, and
Is hereby allowed to any person or persons,
claiming publis lands in the Mississippi
territory, south of the state of Tennessee
ant: west Of the state Of Georgia, under any
ACT or pretended act ofihe state of Georgia,
and the evidence Of whose claim has been
exhibited to the secretary Of state, and re.
corded 10 books ia his Office, canformahly to
act Of congress, passed the third day Of the
March, one thousand eigh, hundred iaad
three, entitled An act regulating the
grants OF land, and providing for the dis,
posal of the lands of the United States
south of the state of Teneesse," to lodge
in the Office of the secretary of state, a
Sufficient legal release of all sach-claim to
the United States, to take effect on provi.
sion being made by congress for,he lnder.
MITIGATION Of such claimants, conformabiy
to the provisions of this act.
- Sec. 9. FAnd 6s it further enacted, Tha,
every deed, conveyance; Or other written
evidenee<of any claim to the said lands,
derived from any person or persons what.
soever.' since the same was exhibited to
and recorded in The office of the secretary
of state as aforesaid. shall, before the first
day Of December next, be exhibited by
the claimant TO the secretary of state, and
recorded as is provided IN the aforesaid act
and every deed, conveyance, or ether
written evidence of any claim as aforesaid,
which shall not be exhibited and recorded
as Aforesaid, before the first day of De.
eember next, shall be null and void, and
incapable of being pleaded or given in evil
dence in any court whatsoever.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
if on or before The first day Of January
next, such sufficient releases as aforesaid
.hall-be lodged in the said oface of the Sc
cretary of. state, as shall release to. the u.
States and discharge all claims TO the said
lands, which have been exaih,sd TO the
secretaryof state sndrecordea as Aforesaid,
or which may be exhibited and recorded
ag.eeably to the provisions of this act,
congresswill makrprovisionby law for the
hide MITIGATION of such claimants Pro.