Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-25

"a general G6icer 10 relieve me from con-
mand, and 70 pssside ", ,he enquiry, vi;
Be the only pssSpp necessary tclbs orders,
'out; aud, under The cireu.ns,aness, | Ga,
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l,.etsaf "a JAs WILKINSON.
The Hon. Secretary efIIas.
: M. Randolph, from the committee I.
whom twas referred the resulu.ion rssr<t.
ing the reduction OF the nayalscstabli,h.
n,sns, reported the following bill ) which
was twice read and referred toa EsnarAia..
OF the whole & .a d
4 B:N ia redxce,shs Naval EssablisAmen. u
,.,se, 4 tie Uuisyd States.
BE i. enacted by the Senate md House
Of Representatives Of The United States u
America, in, Congress assembled, That the
naval establishment If the United States
shall be and the saline hereby % reduced IN
the manner following:
Il shall be the duty Of the SECRETARY Of
the treasury, under the direction of the
President efthe United Ehsss, 20 proceed
to sell sll-she gun.bosis inssk service Of the
United: States, with their tackle &ua eppa.
rel: Provided, That the guns ind other
warlike equipments OF said gum bosss Ahall
be retained and preserved. K. W
/, thail be The Idrther tlity 81. the ssid Sc.
cretary, under thu direotiaaS aioTesaid, 10
cause to be sold, all the frigases Of the U.
States, (three only exeerted, (which the pre-
sielens shall designate WITH their tackle
and apparel, guns aad warlike equipments
excepted, which shall be retained and pre-.
ssrvrd. ~ ~, 'r'
1t shall be the far.her,duH Of tho said sc.
eretasy, under the direction. aforesaid, 50
cause 70 be sold all the other armed vessels
of .hsUaited States, three only excepted,
which the. president snail, dssignass) with
their tackle and apparel, guns and wsrliks
equipments excepted, which shall be re.
tanned and preserved. y: :. r.5E.ls
SEC. 2. And be it further. enacted, That
the officers and seamen now 10 the service
Of the Uui,ed States shall be and they hvre-
by are discharged from, the said seisics,
such nua,b-r only excepted as may be sufh-
cieut ~ oGc~rand saan the ships ofwas re.
tanned in the public service, ia Yiftuse III.
preceding ssIStun 5. fTouldrd, Ihst 20 zach
Jfic.r and. sramsn who shall be discharged
by virtue oI this act, there shall be allowed
and paid, in addition to the SUN to which
they will be entitled at the time al. such
oisenarge, months pay.
SEC. 5. A',9 be it further enacted, That
from and alter the day Of ~.
next, the several navy yard. Of the United
S,ases( those Rosun New York. and Nor.
folk emily excep,ed) shall be disused, and
all the expvpces incldentto the same shall
cease and determine: Provided, THAT the
secretary of the navy bs, and h. hereby is
authorised to employ sp,ae discreet pc - !,
in each navy, yapd 70 disused and discou.i.
nued, alta rate OF corapcnsasioI no. exceed.
ing one dollar per day, TO take care Sof the
buildings enclosures aud public property
on tie same. v
SEC. 4. And be it}a,Mer enacted, That
from and after the passing of this ac,, the
marine corps shall consist of two eompa.
mes only OF men, one captain
and three subalterns each: Provided, That
70 each officer and marine, who shall BE-
discharged BY virtue 81 this ac.,s thxse shalI
be alloyed and paid, in addition 10 the sum
70 which they will be entitled At the time Of
their discharge, ~ 49,, norMhs pay. II