The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-01
SATURDAY, February 90.

al o. the officers OF the navy of the United
states praying that the value ofrationi may
be fixed at the former price of IS cents tn at
onlcers when unemployed may receive ,heir
ratlons IN additi n t. half paw that pro-
vision may be made for widows and orphans
similar to that now made for those or ne
ofncers OF the army that compensat On 10
masters commandment and midshipmen. be
ncreased-reterred toa select commit G.
MIR. PGsset caAed for the rider Of the day
on the bill concerning public contracls-Ne-
gatived, ayes o7.
Mr.. Cook-same motion On the BIZ! for ex-
tlnguishihg debts due from the u. States
Ayes 50.
On motion Of Mr.. Ne4v'on the House took
up tor consideration the report of the COM
mittee of the Whole on the bill supplemental
r. to The embargo law
The question having been put on an amend
ment to the Cd sect as follows: but no<bios
contained IN this section hall c.nlhel The
oecfefa''y u tie Treasury 10 re Y,lire bond
Tor b ats under FIVE tons If IN his opinion
thefe exist no urgent necessity for taxing the
same
1t was amended OF motion &C Mr.. Facon
Dy str KING out the words in tia c, and in
sorting tie follow ing: Provided, howcver
that the Secretary Of the Treasury be and
he Is hereby authorised to dispense with the
iS4ui' C'HeAl OI any SuCn D'Ild.
motion was made Oy Mr.. Gold 6o"o' to
strike out The word five in the amendments
and insert ten--Negatived, ayes %.
OR. u. X iYikLlam8 IN some observations
to 'hew the hardship of the obligation neg-
atiVey required by this amend nent, TINT all
boats under i've tons should give bond or not
at the discretion CT the Secretary of the
treasury, remarked, that although he was
not mere when the embargo law passed., / Z
he had been, he should have voted against it.
concelving it premature measure; but
now 1t was imposed, now the nation had lift
cd It's hand. he thought it proper to support it.
lie said this much, lest it should be supDos-
ed that ne had disposition to loosen the
gripe OF the embargo; he would hold on il
TILL death, or till it should be ascertained
whether or not it would answer the intend
ed purpose. There could cot be a man in
the House but who was determined to hold
on to the embargo as national measure But
IL could not be expected that he nation
would submit tn IT if they imposed shch OK
treme and harrassing regulations as to pre-
vent any boat from sailing from a plantation
to market, &c. without giving bond MIR.
w. then made some forcioe re marks to
sheW the peculiar situation of the South
Carolina planters, some of whose bolts car
RED 600 bales of cotton, and coald not sail 70
SldileSlon WIFI produce though only a few
miles, without giving bond.
Mr. Taylor replied to the gentleman his
col eague just sat down. in the course Of
his obser, etions he remarked that In South
Carolina in single hour he could, by max
ing a contract with planters, deliver TO a
vessel in waters deep enough to receive
vessel Of 500 tons burthen, complete
freight. Their canal or bay boats NIGHT be
manned and loaded altogether by black peo-
pie, and conveyed down the bay 70 vessel
lying far out of the reach of custom-honse Of
hecrs, without the knowledge Of any person
VINO could be introduced as evidence in
court Of justice thus, in n very short time
could 10 or j., 900 bags of cotton BIZ export
ed. As the provision Itself Mr. L believ-
co that their Constituents would not murmur
at the provisions intended TO render the en-
barge more effectual they would not strain
at the nat when they had swallowed the ca
mel.
Mr. j. Cay read an amendment which
would be found to do away all objection ana
answer the ideas Of all gentlemen, which he
would propose if the present amendment
were rejected.
Mr.. ID. r. Williams avop ed his concur