The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-20
mo. so.


Elections. Negatived. only so members ri
MI Livermore moved the following reso.
luton
| "ResoiDcd, That Jonathan jennings re-.
turned asa delegate from Indiana Territory.
( is ant,1!ed tic his seat in this house,
| But. after debate. Mr.. Livermore withdrew
tho motion.
BRITISH. FRENCH, AND DANISH CAP
TUREs, Sec.
The following messages were received
from the President Of the U. States nv Mr.
Graham:
TO RE House Of Reflresenfatipes Of tie U.
!Sfaie..
J communicate to,hc Hous> of Represen-
tatNes the Report Of the Secretary os STATE
on the subject Of their resolution of the 9th
December last.
JAMES MADISON.
Jan. ~ 1870
The Secretary. Of State reynrctfnl,v re-
ports TO the President of tie u. State. a
sreeabiy 70 resolution Of the House ofRe
pre- scntat;ves pf The 9th December. 1900
that the enclosed papers, from A. 20 -
contain. III substance, the information " hich
la, been received at this office rcapectinr
ssiEurcs. captures aud condeinnatiots II
ship. and merchandise of the citizens of he
government Of Denmark:
a. memorial of .undry Americans Mt
Chrls'iansand, 10 the President of the U.
States.
i. Translation OF en- extract of a letter
from Peter lsasc,on, lately appointed Con-
sui Of the u. States. at Cbristiansnrd TO
the President of the y. State, dated Aug.
II, 1909
c LIST Of vessels which have been car.
I'd tiar .IFI
received from Mr.. Saabye. Con.ul Of the
United States 1T Copenhagen
ID. Extract of = litter of Mr.. Saa5va. To
the Secretary of State, dated August /.
1909.
f.. Resolutions and memorial of merchants
Of Philadelphia. :,
The Secretary of State reports to TIE
President, that information has be en- receiv.
ed &C this Office, within the period embraced
by the resolution referred to, OF the cs,iur,,
OF American vessels by those of G Britain
under variouf pretexts, viz for desiinrbv
oiiis OF eIchsnge in an enemy's country for
colonial rroduca, violating the British orders
IN council CT January, and November, 1907.
Tor infringing .hc biockades Of Martiniooe,
fer bsipg engaged in the Vera Cruz ana en-.
loniai Carrying trade; and of the seizure of
sons American vsssclA at Curracca. at Cev-
ion ard In China, for reasons not Distinctly
IL however h.,f
the papers IN this office afford bot n verv
Imperfect account of the British captur"s
OF American property; and il IS for this
reason, that detail is not attempted in this
rcPort--more particularly, as no Official ac-
counts nave been received on which 10 ground
one.
Tie Secretary bess leave likewise to state
to the Fresident, THAI Within the period en-
sraccd by the resolution, property to con-
siderable amount, belonging to citizens of
the United States, has been Captured and
seized By the French for violations of the
Berlin and Milan DEGREES, aud under other
preteXts that in soTnc Instances the rler-.
chant vessels of the u. States have been.
burnt ct sea bv French cruizers, and in o.
Tiers, the indie unity of the vessel and nro
perry has pefn purchased by the means of
bills or exchange drawn by the CAPTAINS of
the American vessels upon their owners at
rate imposed by the captors. The accom-
paBying staienont Of American vessels
condemned by the imperial council of phi
zc' st Paris, from the 18Th of December
1906, to the Goth May, 1863, received from
Mr.. Warden, acting as Coasul of tAe u. 5.
at Faris, more particularly explains tLe
grounds of French captures.
Ii is to be observed however "a to rranv
of these scts, tEa: thsY Can 10 Otherwise be
considered az having been done uudsr the an
thority Of those governments, than that no
vessels committing them were under theiY-
Gags.
Respectfully submitted,
Il. SMITH.
De'hG 1, e. STATE, ;