The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-22

that the pledge that Oil the removal of the
Embargo we will go TO War, Will redeem,
II there De but bare quorum present.
ior Ole Will act, whether the apscnicrs re-
tArn or not--bus had rather they should
be pieSciil !; auG therefore i would wan,
then here.
Mr.. H'risit said it was fair that every
member should have notice that his aItcn-
dance was wished, and they would doubtless
return, as the honorable mover Of
the resolution himself had dore-he had
OBTAINED leave OF absence for the session,
out had returned as soon as he possibly
Could dispatch the urgent concerns which
mad called him home. Our affairs had at
tanned d crisis in which every man ought to
be at his pest. hope they VIII have no
tlce, and that the opposition will not be suf-
Tered to have 1t III their power to say we
couiu hot obtain = declaration of war until
a certain portion of the members had gone
nome. Can we be afraid OF telling our enc
my ot our intentions Have we not levied
$4,000 regulars, many volunteers, &c. &c.
and could these indications be mistaken?-
NO, sir; hope that ON the. 4th day Ut June,
the day on which King George The Third
was born, we shall act. The people are
tired CT suspense. If we have bnt bare
quorum, the gentleman from Virginia; is pre-
pared to act when the Executive is ready !;
and II he be not ready, | would strike be-
'ofe we are ready; because, like "a new
married couple going to housc-k keeping,
believe we should prepare more necessaries
IN one week after We begin, than in four
weeks before.
-lH. fhs0 wished some more compulsory
moGc adopted Of recalling The absentees. ii
sense OF their own duty, the declarations
Oh their friends and the admcnitions of their
constituents. had not been sufficient TO i'll
duce their return, he doubted the efficacy
OF this notice. Every gentleman could
write to his triends, which would have the
same effect-even this discussion would be
ample notice. He was willing to to require
their attendance, but did not care about re-
questinS it.
Mr.. Roberts said, the call of the House
met his perfect appreciation but in its pre-
sent form he should be constrained TO vote
against 1t. lie as not afraid that it would
be considered pledge to act on q certain
Gay out that members near home, after
II was passed, would take the opportunity
OF the interval TO visit their homes & leave
the louise without quorum. lie there
fore moved to amend the resolution So as t.
request tie attendance Of The members
FORTHWITH.
ms motion was agreed to, Ayes ~.
Alter some objections by Mr., Sfopfo,1!
to the phraseology OF the resolution
1T was passed without division, there
not being more perhaps than Eve dissensing
voices.
M. Turner presented a petition of sun
dry inhabitants Of the county Of Plymouth.
Mass. stating the many and deleterious con-
sequences OF a war with Great Britain. and
praying Congress to repeal the law prohibi-
ting lmportatiOnS from Great Britain. 10
repeal the act laying an embargo, land
mparuaiiy to contrast the injuries received
from Great Britain with the monstrcus ap-
grcsslons OF France, and by the exercise of a
d!Snihed magnanimity to arrest the impen-
ding devastations OF war.'-Ordcrcd to liz.
or the able.
Mr.. Findley presented the petition of
Arthur st. CLAIR, praying that the reports
OF the committee appointed by the House Of
Representatives to enquire into the cause or
causes OF the failure OF the military expedi-
ton under his command in the year i7oI
against the hostile Indians, may be printed
at the expenCe Of the u. s.
On motion of Mr.. Reed,
ReSolUed, That the petition of Arthur St.
Clair, be referred to select committee
with leave to report by bill or otherwise
such relief as the petitioner shall appear to
be entitled to receive from the Government.
Messrs. Reed, Tallmadgc, Cheves, Ro-
Derts and Aston compose the committee.
Nur. LeSois presented a petition of joseph
smith, OF Alexandria, in the District of Co
iGmbia. merchant, stating, that owing to the
e3lorbtant and tyrannical exactions of the
French Government, a quantity of tobacco
shipped by him to Denmark, tile proceeds
OF which were to be credited to the u: S
has been totally lost, and prayinc. relief in
the premlscs.--Referred to the Secretary ot
State. Fyj1loy. NZ0U -
Mr. .|e7cton reported the bill fron, the
Senate to admit the entry OF vessels of the
y. -. on certain conditions, without amend
ment; and it was referred to a committee
of the whole.
Mr.. .FeEUfon made a report on the reso.
luton directing the committee of commerce
and manufactures to enquire into the pro-
priety OF aflOrding relief to the inhabitants
OF leneritie, stating that III the opinion OF
the committee the proof was not sufficient to
authorize them to act on this subject.
Some conversation took place OH this sub
Ject, which did not however eventuate in
any motion. The report therefore may be
considered as conclusive. Mr. Newton &,
MIR. NJ Kim stated that great doubts were
entertained of tie Correctness of the infor
nation from Ieneriffe; that even by those
who brought it the price OF -four was stated
at only 20 dollars per barrel, very little over
the usual prices; that the coast of Barbarv
a fine wheat country was not more than lCO
leagues distant from Teneriffe, whence am
pie supplies could be obtained that the
distress existing at Teneriff'c proceeded
more from prevailing sickness than from,
hunger, &c. Mr.. Gholson and Mr.. Ran.
dolph expressed a desire to have a detailed
rps,r y.f nd 4 T,-t a..