Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-12-29

Sawyer, Seaver, Sloan, Smile, J. K.
Smith, Southland, Storcr, Swart, Taylor,
Thomas, Trigg, Troup, Van Allen, Van
Cortiandt, Wharton, Whitehill, Wilbour,
M. Williams, Wilson, Winn and Wither-
ell 80.
NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Bibb,
Bfackledge, j. Campbell, Champion, Chit
tenden, Cobb, Cuipepper, Dana, Daven.
port, Elliot, Ely, GARDENER, Garnett,
Goldsborough, Gray, Harris, Hoge, Hol-
lond, Jenkins, Kelley, Key, kirkpatrick,
Lewis, Livermore, Lyon, Masters, Miner,
Mose!ey, Pitkin. Quincy Randolph, Rowan,
Russell, Smelt, S. Smith, Stanford, Stedman,
Sturges, raggart, Tallmadge, Upham, Van
Horne, and Van Rensselaer-44
On Tuesday the amendments of the
House were agreed TO by the Senate, and
the bill about p. M. received the sigma
ture of the President. When between
and p. NJ. the injunction Of secrecy was
removed in both Houses.
The act follows:
I'm .ACTLaying IN Embargo on all Shihs
and VeSsels in the Ports and Rar6ors
ofthe United States.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the Unifed STATES
Of america, IN Congress assembled, That
| an embargo be and hereby is laid ON all
ships and vessels in the ports and places
within the limits or jurisdiction of the u.
States cleared or not cleared bound to a.
ny foreign port or place and that no clear
ance be furnished to any ship or vessel
bound TO such foreign port or place, except
vessels under the immediate direction Of
| the President of the United States: and
that the President be authorised to give
such instructions to the officers OF the re-
venue and of the navy and revenue cutters
| ct the United States, as shall appear best
adapted for carrying the same into full eff
tect. Provided, That nothing herein con-
| tanned shall be construed To prevent the
departure of any foreign ship or vessel, ell
| Their IN ballast, c. with the goods, wares
and merchandise on board of such foreign
ship or vessel, when notified of this act.
Sec. 2. ind BE IL further enacted, That
during the continuance of this act, no re-
| gistered, or sea-letter vessel, having on
board goods. wares and merchandise, shall
be allowed to depart from one port of the
Cnited States to another within the same,
unless the master, owner, Consignee or
factor of such vessel shall first give bond
with one or more sureties to the Collector
of the district from which she is bound to
depart, in a sum of double the value of the
vessel and cargo, that the said goods, wares
and merchandise shall be relanded in some
port of the United States, dangers of the
seas excepted: which bond, and also Ger.
tificate from the Collector where the same
may be relanded, shall by the Collectors
respectively be transmitted to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. All armed vessels
possessing public commissions from any fo-
reign power are not to be considered as H.
able TO the embargo laid by this act.
Address of the Tammany Society of Washing
| ton CITY, to the President of the u. S. witt
| his Answer.
The Tammany Society of Washington City to
the Grand Sachem of the Seventeen United
Tribes of the American People.
FATHER,-Your children, members of the
Columbian Order, a component part of the
| great national family, over which YOU preside
at time when they have reason to believe that
| the caluuIct of peace is about to be exchanged
| Tor the towmahawk of war, when they are in
suited and menaced BY foreign tribe, and
their internal tranquility disturbed by the ma
chinations of spostates and traitors, hold it TO
! he solemn duty they owe to them selves and
to their country, to lift their voice in It's sup
port, and to rally around its constituted altho-
| rites.
FATHER,
and in the unsuspecting confidence of limo
cence, apprehensivc Of 10 danger, your chi
drcn behold with horror the perfdious attack
made upon our national canoe, the Chesapeake,
! on our own shore, by the mercenary warriors
of another tribe, beyond the great waters, pro-
fessing towards as unity and friendship. This
| attack 50 fragrant, and so outrageous, has ex-
cited one general burst of indignation and alb
horrence, and your children, Father, for this
and the merciless murder of their broIbers,
cry aloud for rctribution, a retribution that
shall be as ample as the attack was wanton
The children of this great family, Father, ask
and expect Indemnify for the past, and secu-
rity for the future"
FATHER,
Your good children, cannot but lament,
that some calling themselves our brethren,
shOuld not only be the advocates of traitors,
but the palliators and defenders of the wrongs
| inflicted on our unoHending nation by the sa-
wage sons of modern Carthage. Children like
| these, Father, we cast oil from all brothcrly
iove; they have never imbibed the genuine
| principles Of our great patron Saint, but are
wretches, who, were they suffered To approach
The great council Gre, would pollue with their
unhalIowed presence It's sacred fame
| FATHER,
The children of this great national family
are satisfied with the efforts you have made to
preserve bright the chain Of peace should
these cEorts unhappily prove frutless 1--WE say
unhappily, Father, because the wishes AID the
policy of your children, point to secure and no.
/ norsble peace) we are ready 10 rend the bonds