Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-15


Congress authorship the acceptance or vo-
Iunteers, designating the states and terri;
tories from which such offers have been
made; that he state what additional i'm
provments TO the f)rlincations or other
works OF defence for our maritime frontier.
nave been made during the last six months
mat he state as tar rs practicable the ac-
tual state or such Notifications or works.
and the quantum of resistance they are,
calculated to afford against an attack Off
ny naval power
Nr. Iroup demanding the Yeas and Nays
on tne question OF now proceeding to con.
slider the resolution, they were taken as fol-
lows: Yeas 37-Nays so.
YEAS. -Messrs. Baker, Bieelow. BIeect.
err, Breckenridge, Brigham. Cham,,;nr
SMttenden, Cooke, Davenport, Emott.
Fitch, Gold, Gray, Hufty, Jackson, Law
Lewis, Macon, Minor, Mosely, Pearson
Pitkin, Potter, Quincy, Reed, Ridsely, Rod.
man, Shelley, Stanford. Stuart, Sturpes
iaiimadge, Tallman, Wheaton, Whtc,
Williams, Nilson-37.
| NaYS.-Messrs. Aston, Anderson. Arr.
cher, Avery, Bard, Bartlett, Bassett. B;bb.
| biacAiedge, Boyd, Brown, Butler, Calhoun.
Carr' Clay, Ciopton, Contlit, Crawford.
Suus' Davis, Dawson, Desha, Dinsmocr
| Earle, Findicy, Fisk, Franklin, Gholson.
S5oodwyn, Green, Grundy, 3. Hall, o. Hall.
harper, Hawes, Hyneman, Jchnson, Kent.
| SINS, Lacock. Lefevci, Little, I.owndes
Lyle. Maxwell. Moor, M'Coy, M'Kee'
! M'kim, Metcalf, altchill, MORGAN. Mo-
row, Nelson, New, Newbold, Newton. Orn,s-
oS, FicSens, Piper, Peasants, Pond. Ring
goid' Rhea, Reane, Roberts, Sammcns.
oeaver, Sewer. Seybert, Shaw, Smile, G..
omlti' j. Smith, Stow, Strong, Taliaferro.
iroup, Turacr, Whitehi.l, Winn. Wright.
$50. ~ ST.
90 the House refused to consider the re-
| solution.
Inc Diii forth relief of VIM. Peck pass.
ea through committee of the whole, Mr.
''ec|eH'fdSc In the Chair, and was order
Gu 20 DC cngrossed for third reading
ana the House adjourned at an early
UedneSday, June 10.
he petition of John L ic',, ms was present.
CD sratMg that he had Invented a new
SHE'LL calculated for maritime war. and
praying Congress to grant him the use of a
cannon Tor the purpose or making expe,i-
| ments--Referrcd to select committee Of
| FIVE.
Mt Nent presented the resolutions Of a
meeting held at Elk Ridge, Ann Arundel
county, Maryland, expressive Of their disap
PROBATION OF war with Englantl--Laid On the.
table. VIC
Mr' Gray presented the petition of the CT.
tizens or lale of Wight county, Va. approv-.
| ing oil the course which seems to be abont to-
DC pursued 5y this govcrnment-Laid ON the
| table.
Mr. Harper stated that he was instructed
ey the committee of foreign relations TO Of
ier 10 inc House some propositions, which in
their Judgment required secrecy, when the
galleries were cleared and doors closed.
Thursday, Ji4ne II.
The House were in session with closed
doors I'll twelve O'Clock
\ supplementary bill for raising four adj
ditonai companies Of mounted Rangers, UNI,
aer the authority ct the President of the u,
states, was read the second time and COM
nitted toa committee Of the whole, who re-.
ported progress and obtained leave to sit A..
gain.
On motion Of Mr. Gholson the House went
| INTO committee ofthe whole on the report of
the committee OF claims on the petition of A.
my Darden, praying remuneration fora Ger
tam horse called Romuius, impressed dur
ing the revolutionary war from her hus-,
band
After debate the report (favorabie) was
concurred IN, and bill ordered to be renct-:
| eG.
| The committee ofaccounts reported a re-
solution allowing the clerk commission of
TWO and an half per cent on all disburse-.
ments OF public money made BY him.
| Mr.. Randolph opposed il, although il wac
an invidious task-he could not see upon
what principle this was to be allowed he.
did not wish to give 8 500 for the sake Of
D 10000 security-a mans honesty and in
iegrlty was the best security. The clerk OF
the House was highly respectable officer,
he mad great patronage, and valuable con-
tracts az his disposal; clerksliips with high
salaries he trusted nothing would be infer
red but what he meant: in the construction
given his expressions he was peculiarly un-
| fortunate.
The question was taken BY ayes and noes
and lost after some desultory conversation.
10 70.
message was read from the President
OF the y. states enclosing copies OF letters
which have lately passed between Mcssrs.
Monroe and Foster. The latter complains
of the forcibie detention of British subject
on board the Hornet, supported by the depo-,
sitlOI OF his wife, whom he had abandoned,
and vino now resides in England this is op-
posed by the American government by the
deposition OF the man himself, vino dcclares
! he entered the service 8o6erly and poiunfars-
| [y. The rest ofthe cores 5Ondence Consists
IN MIR. Fosters assurances and hopes Of thu,
friendly disposition Of the British govern
mcnt and disclaiming all agency in excitirrs.
the Indian hostility. Letters were read from,
The earl of Liverpool to the government. Of
Canada. This was proved not correct, by
the production Of letters from o. States offi-.
GERS, and different talks Of hostile Indians
who had been furnished with military sup
plies aud provisions at least in times great
CT quantities than usual This il cCr6r,und