The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-08

4 Moore. Morrow, Mosely, Newton, Pear
son. Pitkin, Rea, (Pen) Rhea. (Ten.) Rich
ards Roane, Root Sammons, Scudder, Sey.
bert, Shaw. Smile, 6. Smith, ] Smith, S.
Smith Southland. Stanley, Stanford, Stephen
son, fallmadge, Taylor, Thompson. Tracy,
Troup Van Dyke Van Horn. Van Rensse
1aer, Weakley. Whitehill, Wilson, Winn,
Witherspoon, Wright.
Eighty -one members, nine more than suf
fcient TO Consulate a quorum, having ap.
peared-
On motion of Mr.. Da1vson, committee
was appointed, Jointly with such committee
as should be appointed by the Senate, to wait
on the President of the u. S. & inform him
that quorum OF the two Houses were as
sembled. and ready to receive any commu
nications which he may have TO make
Messrs. Dawson aud Shaw were named ON
this committee.
On motion of Mr.. Smile, the usual rule
was adopted for furnishing the members
with newspapers.
The Clerk of the House having returned
from the Senate, and apprized the House
that quorum of that body was not yet as
sembled--
The House adjourned till to morrow morn
ing IL o'clock.
Taken from the Alerandria Gazeue1
TUESDAY, Dec. 4.
AT quarter before IL the house was
called to order, and the Clerk read the jour
nal.
No business was transacted till O'Clock
whe" MIR. OTIS from the Senate informed
the house that quorum of the Senate was
Convened. - tn IN, ht,-
siness.
a few minutes afterwards Mr. Otis again
entered the house with message from the
Senate announcing their appointment of a
committee to join the committee of the
house for the purpose OF waiting on the Pre-
sident. &c.
AT o'clock the committee returned from
the Presidents, and Mr.. DazvSon reported
that the President would communicate by
message, tomorrow at 10 o'clock, and the
house immediately adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. S.
The President of The u. States this day
Communicated by Mr.. Ewd Coles, his
1lriUafe Secretary, the following Mes
sage 10 Congress:
Fellow Citizens Of the Senate, and
ofthe House Of REPRESENTATIVES,
The eMbarrassments which have pre
vailed In our foreign relations and so much
employed the delibe rations of Congress,
make II primary duty, in meeting YOU, to
communicate whatever may have occurred
IN that branch or our national affairs.
The act OF the last session of CONGRESS-
-" concerning the commercial intercourse
between the u. States ard G.. Britain and
France & their dependencies having inyi.
ted, 10 new form termination of their
edicts against our neutral commerce, COPIES
or the act were 'mme dately forwarded to
our ministers London and Paris with a
view that its object might be within the
early attention of the French and British
governments
BY the communication received through
our Minister al Paris, it appeared, that a
knowledge of the act by the French gov
eminent. was followed by declaration that
the Berlin and Milan decress were revoked
and would cease to have effect on the first
day OF November ensuing These being the
only known edicts OF France, within the
description OF the act, and the revocation of
them, peiug such that they ceased, at that
date, to violate our neutral commerce the
fact as prescribed by law, was announced
by proclamation bearing date the Cd day
of Nov
1t would have well accorded with the
concliatory views. indicated by this pro-.
ceediDg on the part of France, to have ex
tended them to all the grounds of just com
plant, which now remain unadjustetl with
the U. States. II was particularly anticipa
Ted that as further evidence of Just dis
positions towards them, restoration would
have been Immediately made of the proper
ty of our citizens seized under a misappli
cation of the principle ofreprisals, combined
with inisconstruction of law of the u
States. This expectation has not been full
FLIED.
From the British government no commn
nication on the subject of the act has been
received. 10 communication from our
minister at London of the revocation. by the
French government, of its Berlin and Milan
DEGREES, it was answered, that the British
system would be reljnquished as soon as the
repeal of the French DEGREES should have
actually taken effect, and the commerce of
neutral nations have been restored to the
condition il which II stood previously to the
PRONUNCIATION of those DEGREES This pledge.
although it does not necessarily import.
does not exclude the Intention of relinauish.
ing along with the orders in council. the
practice of those novel blockades which
have like effect of Interrupt ing our neu
trail commerce. And this further Justice TO
the u. S. is the rather to be looked for. in
asmuch as the blockades in question being
not more contrary 70 the established law Of
nations, than Inconsistent with thg rules of !
blockade formerly recognized by G. b her !
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