The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-23

days ago're!a,ivc to rcpealiag drawbacks, &c.
With view oil having them referred to a COM
lnttee.
Alter some debate three Of the resolutions
were referred to the committee Of commerce
and manufactures, and two rejected. n
Those referred relate to the prohibition Of the
expectation of domestic produce in any other
vessels than those owned and who ~ navigated
by citizens Of the u. States; to laying an adj
dltoral discriminating duty in favor of vessels
OF that description; and to modifying or re-
pcaling the laws allowing drawback. n
Those rejected relate to prohibiting exporta-
!'tion from our ports of foreign goods in Ameri-
can vessels; and TO prohibiting American YES
sells from carrying articles OF foreign growth
from one foreign port to another.
Mr.. Gold, for the purpose Of obtaining COR
rect information relative to our affairs with En-
gland, submitted the following resolution, which
after debate, was carried--85 to So.
Resolved. That the President of the United States
be requested lay before this House such information
contained in any dispatch from the American minister
to Mr. Ersknc of the Esd Of January 1902 and rela
tive any communications and conversations between
! the American minister and Mr. Canning antecedent
subsequent thereto the subject, may not
in the opinion. of the President, be improper to be
communicated
| Thursday, Dec. IA.
Mr.. Nelson, from the committee ap.
pointed on the subject, reported bill for
the relief of the in6rm, disabled and super.
animated officers Of the late revolutionary
army, and of the present army of The u.
States.
YAZOO CLAIM.
| MIR. Bacon moved rhat the petition Of
the New England Mississippi Land Com.
pany should be referred to the committee of
| claims.
| After considerable debate the question
was taken and 1t was carried-yeas 60. nays
Sc. In our next we shall record the names
of the voters on this important question. ]
! Friday, Dec. is.
| The bill to revive an act for the relief oil
the British refugees from Canada and Nova
Scotia, was read third time and passed.
! Mr.. Troup made motion Tor printing
certain documept, of the state of Georgia
relative to the Yazoo Lands, which were
ordered to lie on the table.
Monday, Dec. 1S.
| The following resolutions submitted
few days since by Mr.. M'Kim, were agai,
called up and adopted.
, Resolved That the committee of commerce an,
manufactures be instructed enquire into the exped
ency of prohibiting, by law, the importation in fereig
ships vessels of all goods, ard
not OF the growth produce manufacture of he cour
1 try to which the ship belongs excepting in the ship
of such countries as, by permanent reputation perm
our ships vessels as freely and beneicaly as the
own, to mpor, into their territories the produce am
j manufactures of foreign countries
/; Resolved, That the committee of commerce an
manufactures, BE- instructed enquire into the expe
dency of laying additional import duty on dise
spirits imported in foreign ships vessels from port
Z or countries, in which American vessels not per
misted by permanent regulation. to fair partcipato
? in such trade. and that the committee have leave
l. report on these resolutions, by bill otherwise.
A message from the president containing
the letters from Mr.. Pinkncy, published il
= the preceding columns, were received an
!, red.
On motion Of Mr.. Poindextcr, the hous
' adopted resolution instructing the com
nitiee on the public lands, to enquire I'M,
the expedieocy of repeating certain parts d
n the &C, to prevent The illegal settle ments or
t and to expel irtruders from the public land
y of the U. States.
: Mr.. Fisk reported bill, making provi
h sion for taking the third census of the peop'
of the U. S. and theic territories whic
was read twice, and referred to acommitte
Of the whole on Monday next.
Mr.. Poindexter offered the following re
:, | solution, which was adopted:
= Resolved. That the Secrstary of State be requisite
to lay before the House abstract of all British p