Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-21
MINUTES.
TUESDAY, Eeysm5er II.

aGr. BEoatnt from the committee to whom
was referred so much of the message of the
President as relates to aggressions, sc. made
rene,S. Z he report commences with an ex-
rression az sensibiIity at the outrage commit
led on the Chesapeake, states the receipt Of
Information relative thereto from the state and
navy departments, presents general view OF
tSe circumstances, observes that 1t might be
aid TO have been inoontestibly proved that
VIM. Ware, john. Strachan, and Daniel Mar
in arc citizens OF the United States; but the
committee add that they, conceive it unneces.
sary for them or the house, to So into am en-
euiry On that part Of the subject, as IN their
oginion whether the men taken from the Che
s:psaSe were or were not citizens of the y
safes, and whether the Chesapeake was OF
WIS not within the Acknowledged limits of the
lated States at the time they were taken the
CHARACTER Of the act Of taking them remains
lie same.
From the foregoing facss it appears to your
committee that the outrage committed on the
figate Chesapeake has been stamped with
circumstances of indignity and Insult OF which
there is scarcely to be found parallel In the
history of civilized nations, and requires only
Tie sanction OF the government unsser color oil
Fhosc authority it was perpetRsted to make II
st cause of, if not anirresistable call tor, IN
s.ants and severe retaliation. Whether it will
fsceiye that sanction or be .elisayowe8 and de.
cared an unauthorized act efa subordinate Of
4 fces Fer,ains to be determined by the answei
4 which shall be given to the demand q exela-
y nation, that answer, now daily expected, viii
q either sink the detestabIe act into piracy, OF
& expald It to the magnitude OF premedltatec
hostility against the sovereignty and 4ndcPend-
ence .of this nation, and until its true chafac.
n tSr shall Sc fixed and known, your committee
4 deem 1t expedientto decline expressing aly
n opinion as. to the measures proper be adopt
Il ed infeGation to it. But as other acts OF ag-
81 sFessign have been committed within our ports
snd waters by British ships OF war as we'll an
terror as posterior to this, some of them ma
81 niiestiQg the same disregard OF our national
81 rights ndseeming TO few from the same con ION
hmpt for the authority our laws, s especially
81 s the British squadron of which the Leopard
n vas one, after being notified of tie President
Reclamation ordering them to depart from
tue waters of the u. States, which they knew
had been published in conformity to an act q
Congress, anchored within the capes OF Che.
\ npeake Bay, and in that situation remalneo
Il npturing American vessels even Wlthla onl
acknowledged territorial limits, ard sending
them to Halifax for adiudicatIon- LIN pressing
scamen on board American vessels, firing OIL
lessels and bosts of all descriptions having DC
nsiOn to pass near them in pursuit OF thel
Y avfuI trade, and occasionally denouncins
nreats, calculated to alarm and irritate thu
gOod people Of the u. States particularly thu
Inhabitants of Norfolk and Hampton, all which
let's are substantiated BY the accompanying
s @cuMehts No, to 6, the committee are
gnion that it is e&pedient to provide more
sasctually for the protection of our ports am
ssrbors, but not being prepared to report spe
aacal,y on that subject, they ask farther IN
diligence of the House, and beg leave to sub
sit for their consideration the following reso
hion
Resslpaa, That the attack OF the Brltlsl
hp, of war Leopard on the United States I'll
pIe Chesapeake, was a fragrant violation
aelurisdiction ofthe United States, AMI tia
Se continuance Of the British squadron 70
ssch the Leopard was Onel In their waters
ssr being notified of the proclamation OF tn
resident of the United States, ordering ther
zen todepart the same, was a farther viola Ill
Sa thereof.
thereport was referred to a committee
Y whole on Monday.
One other member appeared and too
esseas.
Mt. y. Richards, from the eommiue
whom vas refsrred the memorial OF %
psative csuucil and house ofrspresen
yves Of the Mississlcpi territory, mad
spors thereon, Representing tha. shastel
pry would soon be entitled 10 admlssio