The Delaware gazette., 1810-03-31

Il could NOT be gov eHsNi'' -.
an uooE cial letter, ,'because 1t won'd DC q"
lrcorous in the President to submit 1t &c
The House without call tor 1t.
M. Dana was not disposed to, call upor
| the Presiden. to violate private confidence
He did not imagine, where the fres'deh
ar Secretary of State in their private cap
acity received letters as priva'c genHr men
tha, the House could call for them. But Il
Information from public minister as tf
the manner in which he had done his pub
!, lie dntv had been received in letter at lh'
Department of State, it was an abuse o
terms 10 call it private letter. And il sucl
a letter had been received, he was decided
|, for calling it.
Mr.. BurzveN said he had not seen The
letter or any extract from it but, as Tar
4, he understood its character, II was
letter intended more to give the govern
ment of the United States an idea OF The
temper and disposition Of some officers O
the British government than to make any
state ment of facts. 1t stated conversa
ton with leading member of the British
ministry, in which he had expressed him
course With this country. and stated tha
nothing which had occurred would altel
the existing relations. However import
ant this information, it formed no grounc
on which the House could ac, and ne wa:
therefore opposed to calling for it, more
especially when the mex. arrival from Eu
gland would probably br.ng some ofi!cla
~, = E ,La Rr;,;eh rovarop, nt ,vhicI w ,ulf
decidedly indicate its disposition.
Mr.. Lynn said hat this private letter
which had been made so public, reminded
of sign he had seen of Private enter
tainment :" so private, thar it was adver
tised by sign. lie was for the resoluli-
on.
Mr.. Mlmford hoped the House would
call for this information and all other inter.
resting to the people. AS they were ia
fight all and pay all, he wished them ,o
know all.
The resolution was passed-Yeas los
Nays IA.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. w. Alison, Boyd, Burweil, DAVIS
on, Holland, Johnson, Jones, NJ Kee
Miller, N. r. Moore, Morrow, Nelson
J. Porter, Whitehil-14.
Mr.. Livermore and Mr.. Root were ap
pointed committee to wair OH the Presi
dent with the resolution.
TORPEDO EXPERIMENT.
The making an appropriation for tht
purpose OF making an experiment. on tht
practical use of the torpedo or submarine
explosion was again taken up.
A motion was made by Mr.. Fisk to re
commit the billa and nega,ived-56 TO As.
The bill was passed by Yeas aud Nays
IS to So.
mr.. Livermore,fr from the committee ap
psiated to wait on thePresident with til,
resolution adopted to .day,repor,ed that the,
had performed that duty and had received
tor answer that the President would atIent
to tine request Of the House.
INVALID CORPS.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson, the bill fo
the relief of the infrm, disabled and super
anua.ed officers and soldiers OF the late re
volutionary army and of the present arm
OF the U. States, was passed through
committee OF the whole, Mr.. Pikin in I'll
chair, reported to the House, and ordere,
to be engrossed tor third reading on Wed
nesday.
On motion Of Mr.. Mumjord, resolut
on was adopted requesting the Presiden
OF the U. S. to communicate such informa
ton touching the imprcssmen, of America
seamen, as had been received since tn
communication made to the Senate i
1907.
Messrs Mumford and Seaver were ar
pointed committee TO wait on the Pres
dent with the resolution.
4 The bill from the Senate to al.er an
amend the bill fixing the military peace e,
Enlistment Of the United States was ,wic
read and commit,ed