Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-02

tenIion of VESSELS Tor the purpose q search
a, the discretion of commander of an
armed vessel whether Of the y, Sia'es
CT of foreign nations. would operate 20 the
great distress and ssms,imes TO, the ruin,
of the mercl,ant.
It wa, ssid in rsAy b l- Mon.gome-
ry ,hs, ve anena%sv oniy authorised
ds,e ON capture Eases Of actual vi
olalioN<7f law, &otn cases of suppo.
sed ip&hi $50 &c aa, none of III.
extreme cases suY Po,ed douid occur, as
the commanders Of our armed vessels
would in al cases &C, poder express Ia.
tuctions from the Pfesiden, OF the u.
States who would 70 daub, guard them so
as Ia avo improper CO illusions ; thai ca
ses of violation IF the laws al present &c.
Cured IN the mouths OF our rivers, 10 the
PERCEPTION OF which ths revenue cutters
were no, compst.ni, and for waich pnr-
pose the f.Igates would be advantageously
erDp:rye1.
The question was then taken on Mr..
Mon eomery's amcndmln. by Yeas and
Nays as follows
YEAS -Meosrs. L. ]. Aston, Bard,
Rasses. EufweiI, Butler. Calhoun, Clay,
Ciop,ou, Cobb, Crawford Cats, FISK,
Cen let; Garland. Gholson, Hester, How
p ID. Huf y, ]. G. Jack On, Johnson. Ken.
an, LYLE, Marion, M'k'm, Miller, Mont.
g.m. ny, N r. Moore, I. Moore Mum
ford. Nelson, Newton, Nicholson, Rhea,
tpen} Rhca, tTen) Richadz, Raane, Roo,
Ross, fawyer. Se&er, sh1M, Snsit, G.
Smi'i,AWeakisy, XhiHhill, VIM and
WilRlpoon--47.
= MX5.--MesNsA nderson Bacon,
BIB, Baisdell, EEd. Reckspridge, j.
Brown, r. BfcwpfCamp5SL, ] G. Cham.
berlsin, w. 0hamb=rhn, u ChilteDden,
y;lchrsn. Cox, Dana, Davenport Dawson
Oesba, Ely, Emou, Findiey. GARDENERS,
Ga;dnes, Gotd,borough Gold, Cray. Hale
Haven, Helms, Holland, Hubbard, X.
Jackson, Jenkins, Jones, Kennedy, Key,
KHicke tback-r, Liyermors. Livingston,
Lyon, Macon, Matthews. .'"Bryde, NJ
Mee, hiiinor Morrow, Moseiey, EeA6oid,
Pickmlu, P;k'n, John forier, Potter.
Cuincy, Sage. Srybert, Smelly, Smile,
Sonbsfd, Sanford. Stanley, S edmsn,
Stephenson, Sin:gss, swoope, Taggar',
''ai.:pas'ge, Taylor, Thompson, f'acy,
Uplsmn Van Dyke, Van Horn, Van Ren.
sselaer4 Wheaton, Whitman and Wilson
ne
Sc tiMGuestion was lost.
Mr Mulniord moved TO postp- ne the
fur her consideration OF TIE bill It'll The
Sd MONDAY in February, assigning as a
yea ,on for The moion his total hostility TO
the bill.
MrTaylor spoke in supper, of tn. bill
al some length.
MIR Dana observed that, although op.
posedVo the hll, he should vote against
posip JDen because of the embalrass.
lasni aid calculation such course would
prod zee 10 mercantile transactions.
Fhe q %slion was taken on postpone.
inert 4zRegs'iycd.
MIR Fn'eg assigned reasons Why he
deemedHPio to vote for The bill.
Nhea ne Concluded, the House ad.
j}u'ncd.
January "a.
The following gentlemen compose the
co'oEitee to whom was referred Mr. Bar
Wells resolution On the subject of convoy,
&c. 'Messrs. Burweii, Pickman, j. G..
CbaniherliD, b. Porter, Richards, Ken
redy and Howard.
On niSttan of Mr. Nelson, the memorials
Ct tic officers o. the late revolutionary ar.
rGY ssrrrs 10 diffareat states, presented
heretofore, were referred TO a seject con :
B'iitte. This comEIittcc is composed of
hcslrs Nelson, VIM, Wilson, Desha and
Bufty.
MIR. Rassst reported bill toincorporate
TIE rustecs OF the Protestant Episcopal
church Of the town o. Alexandria.
On melton Of Mr. Morrow,
Resolved, that the committee Of com.
msree and manufactures be instructed TO
cucn re irto the proprie,y of establishing Il
POI, q cgtTy nj the river Huron or san
.dasky ~, IN the state Of Oaio, aud a port
IT entry X 0swegstche ia TIE state of Rev
York; and, also Of eh&nglog the name OF
the District Of Erie in the STATE of Ohio
10 that Coyahog i, and tuat they report by
biz OF Otherwise.
che following letter was received from
IA 3scrt,.ry oil the Treasury
TREASURY DEpARr1eNT,
Ora,
have the honor, in o5ehiencs to the
Wa'ioi Of the House of r cpres natives
~ Nc On inst. % trapsnit copies Of the
~ scAeral iHslructoos TO ;he Collectors
"h's - be found w the records OF
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