Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-01

conveying the mail, and thc Fest PlooS
a fair trade to St. Domingo ; but after sail
ing upon the voyage, and seeing Miranda,
who had assumed the name of Martin, and
other persons assuming the command ana
exercising authority over the expedition,
strong suspicious were entertained OF the
voyage being illegal, which was strengthen
ed on their arrival at aquemel, by certain
acts of their officers, on which several at
tempted to escape, but were taken and put
IN confinement, and a reward offered OF 100
dollars, by captain Lewis OF the Leander,
to the negro who would deliver any white
man to him who did not belong to vessels
in the harbor. And thus were unknowlng-
ly eatrapped into a service they abhored.
Mr.. Nezuton moved, That the report OF
the secretary Of the treasury on the official
emoluments of the collectors OF the ports OF
the United States, be referred to the com
mittee of commerce and manufactures.
The committee of %revisal and unfinished
business made a report in part, which was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Luon called up the petition OF Tho
mas Paine, presented last session and NOV
ed it be referred to the committee OF claims.
A petition Of sundry matters OF Massa-
chusetts, was presented, praying additional
duties on the importation OF hats and re-
ferred to the committee Of and
manufactures.
Mr.. Mezpton presented the petition Of
VIM. S. Moore, and Jacob Hoffman, sugar
rehners of the town OF Alexandria, praying
a drawback on expectation OF that article,
equal to the duty onbrown sugars imported.
Rsflrred tothe committee OF and
manufactures.
Mr.. Rhea presented a resolution, the OBJ
iect of which was to instruct the committee
of public lands to enquire into the exPedl-
ency of granting a quarter section to each
tree male white person now resident IN a
certain tract ofland tobe defined by Con-
gress, or which may hereafter become resi-
dent which was not carried.
MIR. Le7vis presented the following:
Res0Ived, That a committee be appointed
to enquire into the %expediency OF removing
from West Point to the city OF Washington
the corps of engineers, constituting the MI
litary academy of the U. States, and that
they report by bill or otherwise on mo-
ton that the house now consider the re-
solution, it was lost-yeas AZ, nays 81.
Mr.. Bac0n presented the memorial ct
certain electors of Massachusetts,, complain
inq of the undue election OF VIM. Balills-
Referred to the committee OF elections.
mr.. Bacon submitted the following:
ResoI0ed, That the secretary OF TIE trea-
surv be directed to prepare and report to this
house at their next session, a plan for the
application of such means as are within the
power of Congress for fostering & establish
ing domestic manufactures the number and
state of the manufactures now established !;
and such other information as may be with
in his knowledge on that subject.
Which resolution was laid on the table,
and on motion that it be printed,
Dir. Lyon objected that it should be in its
present form. 1t was cold comfort to say
live horse till the grass grows. The petit
toners do not ask the secretary OF the trea-
sury but this house for relief, which should
be immediately granted for in the mean
while, foreign manufactures will be poured
in upon the country, which will prove the
ruin of infant establishments. He looked
upon this cold reference to the secretary Of
the treasury as an answer to the prayer of
the petitioners, and therefore opposed it.
Mr.. Bacon could not see how the present
resolution interfered with the house grant
ing immediate relief to petitioners on this
subject. Its object was to embrace a more
general and systematic relief and protec-
ton.
Ordered to be printed.
The house then resumed the unfinished