The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-29
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our vcsSeis, oar Searicn, and merchandise
are threatened on the high seas < elsewhere,
from the beliisccent powers ct Europe, and
1t being Of the greatest Importance to keep in
safety these essential resources. / deem il
my duty TO recommend the subject to the con-
liberation of Congress- who will doubtless
perceive all the advantages which may be ex-
pccted from an Inhibition of the departure
OF oar vessels from the ports of the United
States.
Their wisdom will also see the necessity Of
making every preparation for whatever c.
vents may grow ont Of the present crisis.
ask return of the letters Of Messrs
Arm.trorg and ChamPai3,v, which it would
te improper toma&e public. Id.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
December IS, 1907.
80. IT,
Ectrcct Of a letter from hc grand Judge,
minister Of iuStice, to The in,heriai attornev
general far IRE council Of hTees.
PARIS, Is September, 1907.
tTrapsiation.)
SIR,
have submitted to his macst. the en-:
peror and king the doubts raised by his exc ell
lcncy the minister of marine aud colonies, Oh
the extent of certain dispositions OF the i'm
pey'al decree of the 2lst November. 1906
cf blockade. The following are his maies-
tvs intentions on tSc points in question
Is. May vessels Of war, by virtue of the
Imperial decree cf the 91st Nov. last, seize
On board neutral vessels e;they English pro-
Terty, or even all merchandise proceeding
from the English manufactures or terrific
iys
.1nszye1. His majesty has animated that as
ne did rot think proper to express anv exccp-
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ing any in its execution, in relation TO any
whonsoeTcr, a regard de qui que &C peu.
etre.)
His majesty has postponed decision on
the question whether armed French vessels
ought 60 capture neutral vessels bound to or
from England, even when they have no En-
g,ish merchandise on beard.
(9igned) REGNIER.
q. Britain, about seGmen extracted from, the
LondQn Royal Gazette Of Oct. 10, which Ia.
already been published.
A bill Substantially the same with that
finally passed) passed the Senate about 3 p
M. OF the same day, on the passage Of which
the Yeas ard Nays were as follow:
fEAs.--Mcssrs. Adams, Anderson, Brad
ley, Ccndit, Gajllsrd,. Gilman, Gregg, How
lard, Kitchcll, Matthewson, Milledgc, Moore,
NitCh:l, Parker, Pope, Robinson, Smith, OF
Md. Smith of n. Y. Smith of Ten Tifin,
Thruston, Turner.
NANS.-Messrs. Crawford Goodrich, Hill
house, Maclay, Pickering ard White.
In the mean time tie House of Represent
tativcs continued in secret session and till
rear p M, when an adjournmeut, not with
out great opposition, was carried
On Sqfurday the dill exclusively occupied
the secret deliberations 1t the House till half
past p, Fl. when they again adjourned
On M,ndap, the whole day from II 4. M.
till past II p. M. was occupied on the bill,
when it passed with amcndments-Yeas SO ::
Nays A; as follow:
YEAS.-Messrs. L. j. Aston, w. Aston,
Bacon, 3 rd, Barker, Bassett, Blake, Blount.
Boyle, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, c..
w. Campbell. Carlton, Chandler, M. Clay.
Clopton, Cook, Crowninshed, Cults, Daw-
son, Deane, Dcsha, Dureil, Findlcv, Fisk,
Franklin, Gardner, GOODWIN, Green, Hcis-
ter, Helms, Holmes, Howard, llS'ey, john
s'"l, JNes, kenap, knight, Lambert, Love,
Marion, M'Creery, J. Montgomery. n. r.
Moore, I Moore, ler. Morrow, John Morrow,
Numford, Nelson, Newbold, Newton, Nicho-
ISIS, Porter, Pugh, Rea, Pen. Rhea, Ten. ].
Richards, M. Richards, Riker, SAWYER, Sea
yer, Sloan, Smile, J. X. Smith, Southland
.Storer, Swart, TAYLOR, Thomas, Trigc,
froup, Van Allen, Van Cortlandt, Wharton,
<phitefiil, Wilbour, NJ. Williams, Wilson,
Vim and Withereli.--82.
NAYS.-MeSsrs. Alexander, Bidd, Black
ledge, J. Campbell, Champion, Chttenden,
Cobb, Cu!Fepper, Dana, Davenport, Ellie.
Ely, GARDENER, Garrett, Goldsborourh
Gray, Harris, Hogc, Holland, jenkins, Kelly.
Reg, kirkpatrick, Lewis, LiveiTnore, Lyon,
Masters, Miner, Mosely, PitkiE, Quincy
Randolph, Rowoa, Russell, Smelt, $. Smith.
Stanford, Stedman, Sturges, Taegart, Tall.
madye, UTham, Van Horne, and Van Rens.
sciaer-f4.
Or IHbrsioyth the amendments ofthe House
were agreed to by the Senate, and the bill q.
bout p. M received the signature of the
President. Whcn between and 4 r. NJ. tho
injunction cf secieay WIS removed in botl
Houses.
The &c. follows:
IN Ic' lssiig an embargo on al cline orc
Ueassf5 IN tie hgrta and dar6ors II the u
Ssstc8
Bc itensc:cd BY tic Senate and House n
RepTesentatjNc of the y. 6. Of America. in
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