Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-11
Proceedings of Congress.
1IoUsE OF REPREsE NJ At IVES
Thursday, FED. $.

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The unfinished basness of Yesterday
wasralsed up; tae rcsaeusieas Tor building
gun boats, fer tostlaca;ioas. &c. me
not.oa madry yesterday 20 add sand ostler
armed vessels, " was losl, 54tos5l.
The resoIuson for appsopeiasiag $50 600
dollars for unooats osiag aadss consider ';'.
alton, ~.
NJ. Manfor1. hope the hoass will
strike oat mis- resolution, for che purpose
of Apr spfiatins ttias saaa 10 dafasle fofa.
: f s4sioas. We nave as madY gun boats
now as are necessary. AT sae nor;hward
these boats are useiess Ia tle deep waters
there, IN a gale Of wiai, shey would act
hold 20 their q, brings. Lett not Dc sup.
posed hat this IS "a siec;ioaseriag trick OF
The peaple.ot New York, al! parsies are
equally and sincerely concerned.
slr. Snili- would take a part OF she
a5o.99o dollars only for gun basts. ae
was wiling 90 appropriate $4,000 excla-
siveIy 70 the FORT of NV York.
Eir. Cooke. The sun of 2So,ooo dol
lars IS greaser than necess zry, even II, al.
s Ter experiment, they should be foand use
fal. LET as appropriate something that
will be htsiag for the security OF NeWYoFS,
the Londoa Of America.
For agreeing with the committee OF the
whole 10 app spr,asing $50 900 dollars Tor
gun soafs, there rose bat fou; members.
And. for approprlatiag dollars
10 enable the pfssident 10 equip aud man
henayy, il he shoald think II necessary,
81.
$50 900 dollars we're proposed fer gun
boats.
Mr. Randolph said if million ar md
lion aud half we're necessary for qua
boats, and they would be defence, ne
would vote for them. 1t was matter OF
experiment. He mach doubted whether
they would be found good for any thing.
Wasn this house, with its usual economy,
examine adoiisr on one side and the other,
before they part with II eoT Increasing the
arrav il is sefangS they should throw aR az
,nones BIZ haadkls for Gun hoass. Til
convinced Of their utility, | wish not ano-
fher.buils &c heped the sum of $50 600
ana uoHsFs f55F ToFsIRcalions, and Que Euo.
dred aud fifty thousand ter gun boats |!
Strange Disagreement!
Mr. Raadilph wished to know what
number OF peu was necessary to man4hese
boats. He isared 3he money would Be lost
aud the boats rot.
Mr.. Masters moved for thres thousand
dollars.
Mr. Smile. The president and the Sc.
cresary of the navy bath recommend the
ballding of these boats. | am not aiu3ge,
( hsi they ipyesune are; therefore shall
vote for 4 SO 900 dollars al least. being half
that the secretary thinks necessary.
Mr.. Elmer. know no, fer what pur-
pose these boats can be waited believe
they may be useisi in some, cases 10 somes
places; but we have already enough TO be
used where they can be used Let us not
throw away money on experiments. You
vii! no, man and pot in service the public
armed vessels; why then build these boats
unless ytsa intsSa 20 man them
Mr.. Holland. If we shoa.d find gun
boats useful, and there should he neces-
si,y for them, they can be bait IN very
short time; 1900 of them III three months.
WAY vote for them Till we are Certain Of
wanting them!
Mr.. Gregg. I am, and tie house ap.
pears To be, acting 10 the dark. bath with
regard TO guu boats, and tho forsi6cation
of New York. We don's kaow sha uss
Of gaa boats, nor where-shey can DC used.
We don's know the expeuce OF complete
ior.iGcaiiou at New York, We aughs to
i make application to the secretary of the
navy for Information concerning gun boats;
and TO the secretary at war for information
of the expence Of forsihcation at New
York, manning IT, &c
Mr.. Fisk. Experiments have proved
the utility of gan boats. Fhey were used
10 the greatest advantage in cur war with
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