The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-01-20
House Of Representative


.januarg l2
Mr.. MfD,p observed that ct the last session
a committee had been appointed to enquire in
70 the expenditures Of public money for the
eight years preceding, BY Yhona several re-
| ports had becn nlaG..; but that committee not
| having conc. udd tie business committed to
them, and the gentleman at the head Of the
committee (Mr. Randolph no, yet having t.
ken his seat, he thought 1t MI duty TO offer the
! following resolution
| Rcaoturd, That committee be appointed 10
enquire and report SO far IS the same has not
| already been done, whether monte drawn from
! III. Treasury, between, the Sd day Of March,
| SOL, and the fourth day OF Mach, 1905. have
been faithfully applied 10 the objects 70, which
they have isern appropriated, al,t' wnetlcr the
same have b1?n egulaily accounted for,
| The resolution was adopted wis.ou. oppo-
! sitich, and committee appointed accordingly.
The following in@ssages were received from
| the President OF the United State by fir. Gra-
ham
70 he iioa2e @r Pctrescntatiocs Of &c u States.
! communicate 10 the louise Of Representa-
tives the ,teport OF the Secretary of State tf
the subject of their resolution of the 9Th De-
| cenlber last.
JAMES MADISON.
4 Ji;:. !2, 1901.
The S<crs:a-y oE Stale respectfully reports
to the Prst. Of H. U. $. agreeahly 10 a resou
ton OF the House Of representatives. Of III,
9th december, 1900. taat the enc;oset papers
from A TO |. contain, in substance, lle into,
!. nation which has been received q, tAis ol.ic
respecting seizures, captures and cande7nna
iens OF ships and merchandise oi NE ti'igcn
| Of the U. Slates, undc- the authority I. Ii
government Of Denmark
a. a memorial OF sunday Americans {
Chfstansand lo the President d the y. 8.
r i. Translation Of AN extract d letter iror
Peter !saacson lately app~iatce tonsui of III
Y. s.. at Christiansantl, to tbs President OF til
y. S. dated Aug. / Il 1902.
c. List of vessels winch havs been carrie
into the ports Of Denmark And Norway, ri
ccived from Nsr. Saabyc, Consul Of the [
States, at Copenhagen.
: d Extract OF letter Of Mr.. Saa',vc to ii
:, Secretary oi Siate, dated Aug. /, 1909.
: +. Resolutions and memorial OF nleichan
4 Of Philadelphia.
{ The Secretary Of State reports to the Pres
j. dent that information has been received IT Ii.
office, wiihin The period embraced by The res
T ut'on referred 70, Of the capture of Esne.ics
!, yesse! by these al Great Britain, under yAio,
;, preteXts, VIZ io' dealing by bills of exchanI
: 10 III cneiny$ country for colonial prodac
!. violating Tie 'sr'ish orders in council Of Ja
! ! and November, 1907, for infringing the biol
. AIDES Of Martinique, for being engage IN Il
Vera Cruz and Colonial carrying trade ana
q the seizure Of some American vessels al Curr
II ! Goa. At Ceylon anl in China, for reasons /.
& distinctly stated. Il is to be observed, 10,
< ever, that the papers in this Office aG, nd bu,
nj cry imperfect account Of the B,,a., ca!:.,n
"a OF American property and 1t is f1r tbs reas
, that detail is rot attempted in this repcr,
:, nore particularly as no Official accounts ha
,csn received on which TO ground one
The Secretary begs leave likewise to state
the President that within the period e,1hrac
:" ~ the resolution property 10 a consider able
= mount, belonging 10 the citizens Of Tie Uni;
= >sates, has been captured lv the French,
l. ''io.atlons Of the Bchn ond Milan tlecvevs, a
81 lnder other pretexs; that IN SOME ins,8u,
II. the as .ehent vessels al tAa r. States haze ".