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

10 enquire INTO tne expeuenCy OF Contlnu-
ing for a longer time the act fixingth pre-
sent salaries of the officers of government,
which expires. by its own limitation, on
the first Of January next.
The doors were again closed, in conse-
quence of a confidential message from the
Senate, when the editor, being unwell, re-
turned home. He hears the house soon af-
forwards adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. %.
We have the satisfaction of announcing
the arrival of Col. MONROE, in this city
last night.
The following confidential message was
communicated to both houses on Friday
last
To the Senate and House Of Representa-
fires ofthe United States.
The communications now made, shew-
ing the great and increasing dangers with
which our vessels or scamen, s. merchan
die are threatened, o. the high seas and
elsewhere, from the belligerent powers of
Europe and it being ofthe greatest i'm
Portance to keep in safety these essential
resources, l deem it my duty to recon-
mend the subject to the consideration of
Congress; who will doubtless perceive all
the advantage which may be expected
from an inhibition of the departure of our
vessels from the ports of the u. States.
Their wisdom will also see the necessity
ofmaking every preparation for whatever
events may grow out of the present cri-
sis.
ask a return Of the letters of Messrs.
Armstrong and Champaign, which it
would be improper to make public.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
December Is, 1907.
Extract o. a letter from the Grand Judge,
ntiniis.er ofJustice, 10 the ImheriaL IT.
forney General or the Cornell of Pri-
zee.
TRANSLATION.
SIR, PAR1s, Sept. 1s, 1907.
/ have submitted to his majesty the
emperor and king the doubts raised by
his eXcellency the minister of Marine and
Colonies, on the extent of certain deposit
tons of the Imperial decree of the 21s
November, 1906, which has declared the
British Isles IN state of blockade.
The following are his majesty's inten-
tons on the points in question:
L. May vessels of war by virtue of the
Imperial decree of the 21st of Nov. last,
seize on board neutral vessels, either En-
glish property, or even all merchandise
proceeding from the English Manufactures
or territory
.Aaswer--His majesty has iatimated that
as he did not think proper to express any
exception in his decree there is no ground
for making anyin IT'S execution in relation
to any whomsoever Ca regard de qHi que
cehcuf ere His majesty has postponed
2 decision on the question whether armed
es.fsh lg
vessels bound TO or from England, even
when they have no English merchandise
OH board
(sigued) REGNJER.
A bill substantially the same with that
finally passed) passed the Senate about
p M of the same day, on the passage of
which the Yeas and Nays were as follow:
EAS-Messrs. Adams, Anderson,
Bradley, Condit, Goillard, Gilman, Gregg,
Rowland, Kitchell, Matthewson, Mil
ledge, Moore, Mitchill, Parker, Pope,
Robinson, Smith, Of Md. Smith, Of New
York, Smith, Of Ten. Tiffin, Thruston,
Turner.
AYS-Messrs. Crawford, Goodrich,
Hillhouse, Maclay, Pickering and White
In the mean time the House Of Repre-
sentatives continued in secret session and
till near p. M. when an adjournment,
not without great opposition, was carried
On Saturday the bill exclusively occupi-
ed the secret deliberations of the house till
half past p. NJ. when they again adjourn
cd.
On Monday the whole day from II A.
NJ. till past IL P. N. was occupied on the
bill, when it passed with amendments
Yeas 82-Nays - as follow:
YEAS-Messrs. l., J. Aston, w. Ais
ton, Bacon, Bard, Barker, Basset, Blake,
Rlount, Boyle, Brown, Burwell, Butler,
Calhoun, G.. w. Campbell, Carlton, Chan
der, NJ. Clay, Clopton, Cook, Crownin-
shield, Cuts, Dawson, Deane, Desha,
Durell, Pmdiey, Fisk, Franklin, Gard
ner, Goodwin, Green, Hester, Helms,
Holmes, Howard, Ilsiey, Johnson, Jones,
Kenan, knight, Lambert, Love, Marion,
M'Creery, j. Montgomery, N. r. Moore,
+. Moore, JeT. Morrow, John Morrow,