The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-31

the lawful profecuton of his bulinefs.
However difficult it may be notwithstanding
our earneft defire to devife fome more eHettual
means which hope will foon take place to re-
ieve worthy clafs of our citizens from the
cruel bondage and the decorating whip of man
of war, is not this humiliation fufficient Muft
we fill DE called upon to drink up the dregs
Will the u. S. fubmit to the humiating de-
grafton Of having its own citizens murdered
within its own limits, without making an effort
and taking fuch ftrong ground as will prevent in
future the repetition of the like crimes No
FIR I; this nation will not fubmit to it /; Sir, we
have had infult added to injury, and notwith-
ttanding the Cambrian frigate has been denied
the rights of hospitality by the Pre6dent's pro-
clamatien in confequence of her participation
in the murder fone of your citizens, yet few
days ago it appears another of your citizens has
been feized by the commander of that frigate
with force of arms and threatened at the peral
of his life, that if he did not fafely conduct that
fhip, contrary to the laws of his country, from
cape Henry into Hampton roads, he would
blow his brains out. She did arrive in Hamp-
| ton Roads, and there replenifhed with frelh
fupply of proviGons, in order the more effeetu-
ally to annov your commerce. add new infults
to your citizens and to your government.
do not with to excite alarm nor irritate this
nation againf any foreign government on earth,
my win is to cultivate peace and friendfhip with
them all on honorable terms. But never will
content to do it at the expence of the honor,
the fafety and the welfare of this nation. And
hope we fhall in juftice to ourfelves and the
duty we owe our country, purfue fuch prompt
and efficient meafures as will more effeeually
protect our own fea flores. Imprefied with
thefe fentiments, and in order to prevent
petition of the like offences in future, and to
aid in carrying into execution the proclamation
of the Prelident Of the u. S. dated in April aft,
/ beg leave to move the following amendment
to the hrf retaliation
And alto 20 enable the Prehdent of the u.
S. to equip, maH, and maintain 70 much of the
prefent naval force of the U. S. as he may judge
proper.
Mr.. Clinton Imported and Mr.. r. Mellon
oppofed this motion which was difagreed to
Ayes 46 Noes so.
MIR. r. Mellon moved to fill the blank in the
frft refoution with 4" 90, ooo."
Mr.. Cook propofed 4" one Million
MIR. Mumford propofed " 1000"
The motion to 1.-The blank with one million
was difagreed to Ayes 10.
The motion to fill the blank with {" 500, ooo,"
was then put.
Mef1rs. Mumford, Clinton, Cook, and Tracy
fupported and MefIrs. Smile, R. Mellon and
Sloan oppofed this motion, which was difagreed
to Ayes SO Noes IS.
MIR. Mumford then moved to FL the blank
| with" 100000
This motion was likewiie difagreed to; Ayes
| 81; Noes sc.
Mr.. Mumford then propofed " 500, 900"
Difagreed to Ayes 80 Noes 5s.
Mr.. Cook propofed =" 100000"
! Mr.. Smile oppofed this motion, which was
| negatived Ayes 81 Noes So.
Mr.. Thomas moved to fill the blank with
100000"
Mei1rs. Thomas and N. Williams fupported !;
and Mef1rs. Holland, and r. Mellon oppoied this
motion.
Mr.. Cook moved to fill the blank with " 200,
ooO."
Mefrs. Cook, Stanton, and Southland, advo-
Gated and MIR. Macon oppofed the molten
The motion to fill the blank with I" 100000"
fhared the like fate; Ayes 81 Noes 60 as
likewife the motion to fill it with " so, 900"
Ayes So.
When the motion of Mr.. R. Mellon to fill
the blank with " 5000" prevailed Ayes 81;
Noes ~.
Mr.. R. Mellon moved to ELL the frR blank
in the fecond refolution with i" soo,o oo.''
Mr.. Mumford moved to fill it with GO 5000"
Mr.. Cook fupported the motion made by
Mr.. Mellon, which was difagreed to Ayes Sc
| Noes 46.
Mr.. Thomas moved to fill the blank with
1000 which motion prevailed Ayes So
! Noes SO.
The fecond blank was then filed, on the mo.
ton Of MIR. r. Melton, with " So"
| Mr.. r. Mellon moved an addition to the fe-
cond fiction; appropriating the fun of
| to be applied by the Pre6dent to arm,
man, and equip either the whole, or fuch num-
Der of gun-boats as he may think the public
welfare requires.
This motion was agreed to without divifion.
| MIR. Thomas offered an additional refoution,
authorizing and requefting the Preiident to caufe
meafures to be taken to afcertain how the port
of New-York may be bef protected, and TO OBJ
tain an Ultimate thereof.
This motion was objected to by Mefrs. Smi-
| lie, Holland, and Lloyd, principally on the
ground that if any fuch enquiry were made, it
ought to be extended 70 as to apply to the other
ports of the U. S.; and was negatived Ayes
SO; Noes 4S.
| The committee then rofe and reported the
bill.
Mr.. Van Cortlandt moved an amendment to
the addition to the fecond fiction, introduced
at the inftance of Mr.. K. Mellon, authorizing
the PRECEDENT at any time to man and equip
fuch of the other armed veffeIs as he may deem
proper.
MefIrs. Van Cortlandt, Elmer, Mumford, &
Cook fupported and MefIrs. Fix and Burwell
oppofed this amendment.
| When on motion of Mr.. Southland the fur.
ther confederation of the fubjeet was pofpon-
ed till Monday, to which day the Houfe adj