The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-30

Mr.. Brene reported bill making an APP
preparation to finish and furnish the Senate
Chamber, and for ether purposes, which
was twice read and. ordered to third read
ing. Thisbill was subsequently passed. 1t
appropriates 16, 500 dollars.
IL. A written message was received from the
President Of the United States, transmitting
I" such information as has been received res
! Pecting e2iles from Cuba, arrived, or expect
ed within the United States: also letter
from General Turreau connected with that
subject 49,. ~
! :. Referred to the committee appointed on
the bill forthe remission of certain penalties,
| &c. a. A..a -
The bill to appropriate certain public
ground. in the city of Washington. for the
erection of public baths, was read the third
time; when a motion to postpone the same
until the first Monday in December, prevail
ed-Yeas ts-Nays 73--as follow:e
| YEAs-Messrs. Anderson. Condit, Frank
I'm, Gaillare,. German, Gilman, Gregg,
Griswold, Eiilhouse. Lambert. Mathewson,
Pickering, Robinson, Smith of N. York, Tur-
ner.
| NAYs.-Messrs. Bavard. Brent, Crawford,
Giles $. Goodrich, Leib, Lloyd. Msiss, Pope,
Reed, Ihruston, White and Whiteside.
-, WEDNESDAY, June 81
=. The senate resumed the Consideration of
the motion submitted yesterday. that com
mittee be appointed to enquire into the ex-
pedienoy of providing by law for the exclu-
sion Of foreign armed vessels from the ports
and har5ors of the u. S. 49,. ~.
Mr.. Reed moved to p postpone the consider
| alton OF this motion to the LIST Monday in
December
This motion was negatived-Yeas >, Nays
YEAS --Messrs. Bayard. German, Gill
man. Goodrich, .Hillhouse, Lloyd, Pickering,
Reed and White
NAYs.-Messrs, Anderson. Brent, Condit
Crawford, >. Franklin, Gaiiiart', Giles. Gregg,
Griswold, Lambert, Leib, Ma.hewson,
Meigs. Parker, Pope. Robinson, Smith of N.
York, Turner and Whiteside.
The motion was then agreed to, & Messrs
Leib, Crawford, Giles, Anderson and pope
appointed the committee.
THURSDAY, June 90
The bill for the remission Of certain penal
ties and iorfeitures, and fer other purposes,
was passed ; as was likewise the bill autho.
ring the accounting officers of the Treasury
Department to give credit to certain collec-
tors OF the customs for allowances paid by
them to the owners and crews of fishing YES
sells.
June IS.
Mr.. Pohe, agreeably to leave, introduced
bill freeing from postage all letters and
packets from Thomas Jefferson, which was
read twice.
Mr.. Leib. from the committee appointed
on the goth instant, to enquire into the ex-
pediency of providing, by law, for the ex-
clusion OF foreign armed vessels from the
ports and harbors of the United States, made
the following report, which was ordered to
lie for consideration.
THAT in the opinion of the committee,
such an introduction is within the Just and
neutral rights of the United States, and, UNI
der other circumstances, would be highly
expedient and proper. Solong as neutral
nation shall confine itself to strict measures
of impartiality, allowing no benefit 10 one
belligerent, not stipulated by treaty, which
1t shall refuse to another; no cause whate-
yer is afforded for exception or complaint.
The right to admit an armed force into a
neutral territory, belongs exclusively to the
neutral; and when not guaranteed by treaty,
| as is oft times the case, such admission
compromits the neutrality of the nation
| which permits to one bell;gerent alone such
An indulgence.
"As measure of safety as we'll as of peace,
| it is incumbent upon the United States to
carry into effect such provision. So long
as we are without competent force TO pro-
tect our jurisdiction from violation and our
citizens from outrage aud our flag from
insult, SO long ought no asylum to be Civ
en-, but in distress, to the armed vessels
of any nation. The committee will not
bring into view, the many injuries and in
suits which the United States have sustained
from the hospitable grant of their ports and
harbors to belliserents nor the facility
which has thereby been afforded to them to
lay our commerce under Contribution. 1t is
sufficient to remark, that great injuries have
been sustained, and that imperOus duty re-
i quires arrangements at our hands to guard
our country in future from similar aggressi-
onS.
/ The United States are, at this moment,
under no obligation to withhold restraints,
within their power, upon the admission of
foreign armed vessels into their ports; but
the committee are too strongly impressed
with the propriety Of avoiding any legisla-
tive interference at this time, which, by a
ny possibility, might be construed Into de-
sire to throw difficulties in the way of pro-
missed and pending negotiations. They are
DESTROYS that's fair experiment may be made
10 adjust our differences with the two belii.
gerent nations, and that no provisions be in
terwoven Ia our laws. which shall furnish
prctext for delay, or refusal to yield to our
lust and honorable demands.
Calculating that the overtures which have