The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-10
aud dealhs Of ,he oIilcers Of INC ARMY since

'and deaths of the officers Of the army since
the lst Jan. 1909.
The additional force ordered for the de-
fence of New Orleans was detached from
the several corps as they had been recruit
ed; and arrived at that place between the
1Och of March and Goth of April, 1902
Leaving detachment in the city of Orleans,
this array moved and encamped at Terre. au-
Beuf On the Mississippi, fifteen miles below
New Orleans, on the Sth of June, where they
remaiued until the month of September. In
September thcy embarked fIr Natchez and
- the month of October encamped near
Washington, six miles in the rear OF Match
ez, at which place they halted for the win.
ter.
1t must have been expected that the sick
ness and mortality incident to new troops in
the summer and *utumnal months would be
aggravated by their removal to more
Southern climate. The whole of the de-
tachment has been affected with disease, and
the number or deaths will be foand cventu.
ally to exceed those in the returns.
Since their arrival to- their present station,
the latest adviccs state they are GONZALES
cent.
have the honor to be, &c.
w. EUSTIS.
The President Of Me U. s.
The message, report and documents &C
select compittee composed of Messrs. New
ton, Mlnor. Nelson, Cochran, Winn, How
ard. Hale, Pickman and Mumford.
a motion was made by Mr.. Lewis, to print
= the message and documents. This motion
was opposed by Messrs. Newton and Eppes
who Conteuded that no other nation. in exis-
tence ever officially exposed to the world the
precise state and disposition of its military
force, and At this time particularly it would
be improper for us to do it.
Messrs. Ely, Lyon, Macon and Tallmadge
supported the motion for printing s,lledging
that there was no occasion for secrecy or
Concealment i'll relation To an army of five
or SIX thousand men, as a knowledge OF their
precise destination aud situation would be of
no importance 10 an enemy, if we had one,
but was Important to the people of the u.
States.
Before the question on printing was dec
ded, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. g
The question under consideration yester
day when the House adjourned. for printing
the repor, of the Secretary Of War, was
carried in the affirmative, SO to So
Mr.. Dawson moved, that the select com
mittee, to whom the report was referred,
should be discharged from the further con
sideration OF it, in order to refer it to the
standing committee on our military affairs.
Nntlon lie gatIved--ANes 90.
Mr.. Love, from the committee on the
DISTINCT OF Columbia, made a report con-
Gliding with the following resolution:
ReSotred, That the prayers of the seve
raj petitioners to continue the charter Of the
bank OF Alexandria, and to grant charters
TO the banks OF Potomac, OF Washington
aud of the Union Bank of Georgetown, are
reasonable, and ought to be granted.
ne bill for the relief Of the late Samuel
9. East, went through n committee of the
whole. Mr. Curtis in the chair but was
then ordeteG to lie on the table.
The bill providing the manner in which
applications for the purchase of public
lands shall be made, went through com
mittee OF the whole, Mr.. BAssET in the
chs, and was ordered to be eDgrossed.
BATIURE OF NEW ORLEANS.
The II ouse resolved itself inro Committee
OF tile whole, Mr.. BAssET in the chair on
the resolutions heretofore offered by Mr..
Shefiey respecting the Batturc.
On the suggestion of Mr.. .SHeFey. the re.
solution oefOre the committee OF the whole,
Tor reinstatiag the persons Glspossessed in
the properly Cf the Batture, WAS disagreed
to; ana Mr. Sneiiey offered resolution re-
guessing the President to take measures
mat no injury should result to the property
N contest, while the claim remains unset
t4d
WE. oHtUeY supported his motion, and
the right OF the claimant to q speedy inves-
LEGATION, and decision on his claim, at consi-
dersbe length.
Mr.. Pogdras spoke at great length in
support Of the right OF tie United States to
the property.
The committee then rose and reporte ed
progress; and the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, Feb. s.
Owing to the extreme inclemency of the
weather, but few members attended at the
usual hour OF meeting.
quorum not being present at two o.
CLOCK, "a motion was made to adjourn, and
carried by Yeas and Nays-22 to 10.
/ AND FOR SALE.-By virtue of an act of
- the General Assemby Of Virginia, passed
the ~ day Of laniIArv 1910 WIN he snll ~