Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-21
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TUESDAY, June 90
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rv.s,s,,dav the resolution for referring
). disputed claim ofthe BattuFe 70 the at
. ~ General for an opinion, was lost. ne
~, s.na, the senate TO amend and continue
= ~ force certain parts of the act inter
a:a,;,o commercial intercourse with Great
pr;fa;n and Fsance was referredtoths COM
smi,tee Of the whole house, to whom was re-
afrrred billoa the same subject, anu the
house adjourned.
On motion OF M. Randolph,
Pssolped. That committee be appointed
g;ointlv with committee on the part OF the
senate to have. direction Of the MONIES APP
propriated for the purchase of books Tor the
use Of Congress, pursuantlto an act iof 'ne
support of the library, passed in 1906. q
comm ttee of three was appointed.
MI. Bib moved the following, which
he laid on tie table:
Reseioed, That it is expedient TO rest
in the corppration of New-0rleans, what
ever right, title, or claim, the u. S. pos
sess to the Batture, situated in the suburb
of St. Mary, in the town OF New-Orleans.
Aresolutlon was passed, on motion OF
Mr.. Ngc9n, to instruct the committee OF
commerce and manufactures TO enquire into
the sxpediency ofregissering ANEW Amerl-
can built vessels the property OF citizens OF
the TT. S. whose characters as such were
forfeited, and to enquire into theexpedien-
evof prohibiting collectors issuing scarlet
s tiers or other documents, to naturalize TO-
reign shipping.
EIessrs. l1sittenden (Vt.) & Nelson Md
cot leave Of absence--the former, from
MONDAY next till the end of the session
helattrr, from to-day till the end Of the ses-
= Sion.
bEr. Johnston, from the committee OF
claims, made a report unfavorable to the
petition of Arthur St. Clair. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. :. c. Jackson offered the following
Reso1ved, That the committee Of ways
and means be instructed to report bill de-
claring, that the pay and emoluments as fix
edhy the act 6x,ng the military peace es-
S Enlistment of the u. States shall be so
consulted, as that the compensation OF the
brigadier general of the armies of the y.
States shall Be 225 dollars per month, In
GLIDING all nations and all other emoluments
heretofore obtained.
After some remarks it was Withdrawn,
as it NIGH. procrastinate business.
s The house took up the engrossed bill, for
the support of public credit, &c. and after
motion made by Mr.. Randolph to post
pone it till tomorrow, was negatlved ayes
ST, nays 81, the question was taken on the
original bill aud passed ayes "a, nayss51.
A mosion mas made by Mr.. Dana to a
mend the title by inserting at the end the
words |" and therein to make provision far
60yro7piag money" which was iost-ayes
38, nays S3.
@ HE house resolved itself into commit
teeof the whole on the bill altering and a.
msndlng the non intercourse law.
CHINESE RREsPoNDENcE.-In our Ga
zette OF the 9th ult. we gave an account OF
the British expedition from Bengal and Pc
nang, under admiral Drury, to Macao,
portuguese settlement in the vicinity OF
sCanton, but which is held under the Chi
ness government. By the arrival of friend
from thatremote section of the globe, we
nave been favored with a part of the CORES
pondence whichtook place on that occasion,
ana which We insert for the amusement OF
our readers. 1t may also afford some IN.
formation. relative to the ideas entertained OF
me Brltlshby that singular and very name-
sons people. The Americans are by the
chinese sometimes called Secoald chcp
tngEshmen, but Europeans and Americans
are generally classed together, and called