Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-01-09

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our present most valuable members, and /
many other amiable and virtuouswonen who I
adorned and improy sd society.
These, sir, with 'nery others have fallen |,
victims to that unreientiny element. notwith-
standing thc'bo.d and generous Efforts which |
were made To save them.
Their ashes are now mingled with the |
dust and their spirits have assembled to hea-
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1t isto us great national calamity.
we'll know. that on such occasions grief,
altho' keen, Is vailing--that the DEGREES
OF fate arc irrevocable and ought to be sub
mittcd to with humility. I'm ORDER however,.
to testify the RESPECT aud sorrow which this
nation feels for the deceased and TO prove
that we sympathise with the afflicted, With
out Further comment on this painful subject,
beg leave to offsr the following resolution:
Rssofvef, Tbatthe members Of this House.
VIII Wear craze or the left arm for one n,cnth,
in\tcstimony ofthe RESPECT and sorrow which
th:y feel Cor those unfortunate persons who.
re'tshe1 in the iss in the city OF Richmond
in Virginia, on the night Of tie Goth OF the
prcesnt moa,N. ~ .a-
THIS resolution was unanimously adopt
ed.
Mr.. Mitchili prcsented,a petition Of sun.
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pray"ls the aid and patronage OF the eene-
raj go,ernmcne in7tlc cultivation of hemp !;
and .--. ,,, ,o:i,t r., .- :
Mr.. CCptiit presented tho expeditions tf sun
dry manufacturers Clifton ia tbcstatcof New
Jersey, PRAYING that additicnsi Duties iray
he laid ol, the import iticn into the United
Statesof bar iron, castings, nails, &c. These
petitions were ordered to he referred tn the
c"wmittee of ccnmcrce and Manufactures
Mr.. Cheves presented letter addressed
to the members from s. Carolina by the own
crs and master, of ,he ship Golden Fleece
and from the owners oe the cargo, complain
ing of the unjust and Illegal capture and con-
demnation of the said ship by british ship
of war and a British Court of Admiralty.
which was read and ordered to be referred
To- the Secretary of State.
Mr.. Morrow presented the petition of sun
dry inhabitants Of Cincinnati, Ohio, PRAYING
that additional duties may be laid on hemp
imported into the United States.
Mr.. pciadcSter presented resolution, 81
milar to that'this day presented to the Sc
nate, of the legislature of the Mississippi
Territory which was read and ordered TO
lie on the table.
Mr.. Bacon, from the committee of Ways
and Means, made a repor; on the several pc
titions ofthe collectnrsof tie ports Of Phila-
delphia, Norfclk, Plymouth Mass. Ba.ti-
more, and of the officer Of tl,e port OF Phiia-
delphia, referred during thcpresent session
which was read: when
Leave being gi,ep, MIR. Bacon presented
a bill in additionta f" An act to establish the
cnmPcnsations.ofthe officers employed in the
collection Of the duties on imports AID ton
nagc;" which was read the lst and 2nd time,
and committed the committee OF the whole
House on Thursday next.
made report on the petition of John Cor
mel; which was read and referred to y com
mittee of the whole House.
Mir. Newton, from the committee of Com
r!erce and Manufactures, made 3 report on
Tie petition of Fz, lIubbell, which was read
when
On motion made.and leave givcn,
mc. Newton, PRESCRIBED a biilto empower
TIE Secretary of the Treasury to decide in
the case Of the ship Eliza Ann, Belonging to
Ezekiel Hubbell, which WAS read the first
and second time, and together with the re-
port committed toe committee Of the whole
House
Mr.. Morrow, from the committee on Pub
lie Glands, presented bill to ascertain and
establish the western boundary of the tract
reserved for the satisfying the military boun-
ties to the officers and soldiers Of the Virgin.
ia line en- continental establishment (which
was read the first and second time and COM
nitted To a committee OF the whole House.
Mr. Williams, frem the committee appcin-
ted on that part of the Presidents message
which relates to filing the ranks and pro-
longing the enlistments of the regular troops
and to an auxiliary force, reported Tin parry
bill supplementary 20 an act more cfTcc-
tually to provide for the national defence by
establishing an uniform militia throughout
the United States" and to Gan act making
provision fer aiming and couippins the whole
body eff the militia Of the United States :"
which was read the first and second time
ard committed TO p committee Il the whole
House
MIR Wright moved that the House do come
to the following resolution:
ResoIved, That a committee bc appointed
to bring IN bill for the protection, recovery
and decentralization Of American seamen.
Tue resolution was read and ordered to lie
or the table.
The House resolved itself into a commit
tee of the whole nn the bill authorizing the
President OF the United States 10 accept and
organize certain volunteer military corps
and after some time spent therein, the Speak
er resumed the chair, and Mr.. Macon report
ed that the committee had had the bill un-
der consideration, and made SOME progress
therein, and directed him to ask leave to sit
again, which was granted.
ADDITIONAL MILITARY FORCE.
The House resolved itself into a Committee
Of the whole House on the bill from the Sen
ate Ito raise an additional military force"
and the amendment reported thereto by tile
committee on Foreign Relations; and after
some time spent therein the Speaker resam-
I'd the. chair and Mr. Rrsckarfi,toyo r<,,,.r,. 4