The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-14

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various attempts at amending tho amend
mcnt, and considerable discussion, it was
discovered that no volunteer could dispose
of this land, as he never would have any |
right in it, as it vested in his heirs in case
he died in the service only. The amend |
n,ents were of course disagreed to.
A motion was afterwards made to allow |
every volunteer, who had served twelve |.
months on leaving the service, eighty acres
Of land but this was disagreed 70, on tile
ground that the men, who entered into this
service, would enter from patriotic mo-
tives, and ought not to be put upon y level
with the regular soldiers.
The committee rose, without going
through the bill, and obtained leave to SIT
again. 80.
80 "A message was received from the SEN
ate informing the House that the Senate
had agreed to all their amendments to the
bill to raise an additional military force, cx-
cept the proviso m the FIRST section, * the
three additional sections, to which they dis
agree. So. Il,
The proviso disagreed to, is in the follow
ing words ;tkI
81 Provided. however, That commission
ed officers for six only of the said regiments
shall be appointed, until three-fourths OF the
privates requisite to complete such sin regi-
menss have been enlisted, when the COM
missioned officers for the remaining seven
regiments shall be appointed
The following are the three sections dis
agreed tos
That the officers, Who may be appoin.t-
ed in virtue of tlliS act, shall respectively
continue in commission during such terms
: only as the Pre- ident shall judge requisite
$ 4or the public service and that it shall be
Aawful for the President to discharge the
whole or amy part of the troops which may
be raised under the authority of this act,
whenever he shall Judge the measure con-
sistent with the public welfare"
That no general, field or staff officer,
who may be appointed by virtue of this act,
shall be entitled to receive any pay or enol-
uments until he shall be called into actual
service, nor for any longer time than he shall
continue therein"
That III the recess Of the Senate, the
President of the United States is hereby au-
thorised, to appoint all or any Of the OH
GERS, other than the general officers proper
20 be appointed under this act, which ap-
pointment shall be submitted to the Senate
at their next session, for their advice and
Consent
Adjourned. -
THURSDAY, Jan. 9.
The petition whichthe Speaker laid be-
fore the House yesterday from the Ursuline
Nuns al New-Orleans, was inclosed to him
and recommended by Governor Claiborne
1t prayed TOR an exchange of the military
hospital ror some lots which they hold in tina,
city better calculated for a hospital After
the petition was read.
Mr.. Oozvson observed. that he had recei-
we'd letter from Gov. Claiborne relative To
that petition, & in confirmation of the facts
therein stated. his community of Nuns is
most respectable & useful me inbers in society
no NUh nksa< fhat~ fo11, 4
rectcd to the education of female YOUTH
They are that community which some years
ago presented most elegant address to tile
then President of the U. s., and received
from HIM an equally elegant answer.
i am we'll assured that the lots which
they wish to exchange are more valuable 8,
better suited for the erection of a hospital
than those ON which the hospital now stands
! therefore move, that the petition and the
accompanying papers be referred to selec,
committee who will no doubt converse with
the Secretary of War on the subject.
This was agreed to, and Mr.. Dawson, Mr.
Lowndes and Mr.. Macon were appointed
the committee.
M. Pofhdcrfer presented to the House
the petition from the Mayor and other citi.
zens OF Natchez on the subject of erecting
an hospital for the reception of sick boatnen
employed in the Mississippi, TO which he re-
ferred Yesterday. This petition, with that
presented yesterday by Mr.. Mitchill, was re-
fcrred.
The Shecker laid before the House a com.
munication from the Secretary OF the Trea-
snry, inclosing report of the Commissions
crs Of the Eastern District Of Orleans and
Louisiana, of rejected claims. Referred to
the committee on Public Lands.
ADDITIONAL ARMY.
Mr. Porter called for the consideration
Of the bill for raising an additional military
force which motion being agreed to, the a.
mendments disagr eed to by the Senate las
stated in our paper Of Thursday were read ;
when
Mr.. Porter moved, that the House reeede
from these amendments. He made this mo-
ton from no change of sentiment, but from
desire to prevent further delay. He had
always been OF opinion, that if we went to
war, the first operations of the war would
be Carried on by the volunteer corps and the
troops already in force because the volun-
teers will not only be.nuch soonest ready to
take the field, but they will be already ar
med and disciplined whereas the new
troops would be drawn from different parts
OF the union and probably be entirely mac
quainted with military discipline. 1t was
under this impression, that the committee of
Foreign Relations, when the bill from the
Senate was referred to them, recommended
an amendment reducing the rs, 900 men (the
number in the bill which came from the Sc
riate) to 1000. They supposed that tlis
number, with those which had been autho-
rfsed for filling up the present establish