Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-04

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nir. Co,:,ai wax IL IaYo; of Z pcs.pc>s
:ilsn;, thou;h hostile o;'.: biz.
Mr. Sn.ilie declared himself Of the
same cpinion.
a mo,ioo Was then ,ned- end carried,
10 reccnsidsr TIE decision OF the house
relative. 10 Mr. Go,c 55ocouSii ----Ayes
63--when TIC Question: was again'taken
on excusing Inn. from yosag, and passed
in the negaiiye--Ayes 44--Hioea o..
Mr.. j.. Randolph again p1!Sc at con-
siderable length la favor OF ,rjectihg the
bill.
MFR Sally regretted the being obliged
to give a vote without full ;stormaton,
which he said would compel him 20 vote
against rejeetlng the bill.
The Yeas and Nays were then taken
on the question, " shall The bill be reject
ed"--and were, Yeas 62--Nays $50
that the bill is rejected.
MIR ]. Randolph moved chat the House
adjourn. He said tina. few days ago
| the House had adjourned on account of
the death of General Jackson. He hon
ed they would now adjourn OH account
| of his resurrection. For lie had told him,
that il he could give death blow 10 The
Yazoo business, he should die In peace.
Adjourned--Ayes So.
(Debate and other business transacted
to-day, herealter.)
Documents accomhanysng Me Presidents
Message Of the / 9tk instant.
Natchitoches, lsf February, 1906.
SIR,
You are Immediately to proceed with
the detachment now under your COM
mand, 10 The neigborhood of Adais,
| where, should you fail IN With staiiona-
ry party of armed Spaniards, you will
command them, or any either armed par.
| ~ OF foreigners which you may discover,
10 Withdraw beyond the Sabine river. In
case OF their refusing 10 comply, you are
To treat them sgseeably' to The orders of
the secretary OF war, Ca certified eziraet
oil which accompanies lhese instruciions),
as lar as relates to the pursuit, capture,
and detention OF invadcrs or agg.essors
| and avoiding the splllng OF blood, but
! when these orders cannot otherwise be
executed. You are to patroe, If pracii.
cable, The country between this and Sa-
| bIne, be on your guard against surprise,
and communicate 10 me, by express, from
time to time, any occurrence worthy of
note.
lSigned) NJ. PORTER, 1Hejsr .
! .drtAe,ists Ccniu4aaiag.
Cant. Edsvard ID. 71ruer,
| Cd regiment Infantry.
CCoPr.l
.Idais, February 6, 1906.
SIR,
| After a tedious march we arrived in
front of the Spanish post yesterday morn
ing, about half past eleven O'Clock. Found
the Dons in some confusion, in oouss-
queBce of their patroic having discovered
us an honr before, lowing 10 our pilot
bringing us in sight of the road.) look
position, which would have carried their
camp,if there had been ten times their
number, which was twenty. They sad
died, mounted, and formed.-At the
| Bayau LIE Glese, their patrole, or picket,
halted our van guard, and demanded the
reason We were violating, or invading his
majesty's territory, and requested him to
withdraw, with his guard inside his camp,
where ] would presently be and inform
his officer Of my business. He implicitly
obeyed. Upon my arrival at my positi.
on, sent MIR. Duiorest 10 tell The officer
I wished conference. Mr. Dufore ST " as
informed, in consequence of some infor-
nation the corporal of the advanced guard
had given, the officer had gone down The
road TO meet me. ] waited sometime
his return, but not seeing him, suspec-
/ ted he had purposely put himself out Of
the way to gain time. !, therefore, af-
ter sending another message tothe camp,
formed my men, and marched through a
! th,cket within forty yards, where halt
ed, and told the non. commissioned officer
commanding, that / should wait fifteen
minuies for his officer, provided he made
no movements in the interim. 1 he cficer
soon after appeared. when delivered him
my commands. He readily agreed 10
abandon his position, but said he could
| go no further than a creek, San Jose, At
ter good deal of alteration, ne consen.
ted to move the other side Sabine, and I
gave HIM three hours to prepare TO
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