The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-14
Harrington, l7th June, 1912.
CONGRESS.

The last days on which each House sat
having been employed in bringing To Il close
the business before them, a pan ticular ac-
count ut their proceedings since our last
would not possess much n,erest, rs it would
be little more than detail Of the success
sive readings & passage of the Acts. The
Senate was in almost Constant session on
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, their time
being principally employed in consideration
of recent nominations BY the President.
The House met at half past one on ;;atur-
turtlay, after the Grafton, &c. and SAT- a.
hour or two, on whicH day was re consider
ed and passed the bill an liking further pro
vision for the Army of the United States
which we stated to nave been negatived Oh
the prece ding day The House sat some
time with CLOSED doors Yesterday when.
we have reason to believe, motion was
made and negatiyed to remove the iniunc
ton Of secrecy from those proceedings of
Congress which have not yet been dIsclo
sed
Both Houses adjourned about dusk YES
terday, alter perfecting all the business
deemed necessary to be acted on previous
to adjournment. Nat. Int.
WAsHINGToN, July 11.-SAML. Cars
WELL, Esq. of Philadelphia, is appointed
CommissaryG General Of the Army.
HENRY 4. 5. DEARBoRN, Esq is APP
pointed Collector of the port of Boston, vice
Gen. II. Dearborn, rcs,gred.
R0dSers's SquedrOn.-We have yet no
confirmation Of the various minors we have
heard Of engagements between our squad
ron under the command of the gallant Rop-
GERS & certain British frigates. The proba
biity is that he is yet in chase of the Jamai
ca fleet. We hope. that he will not, b,
pushing his pursuit too far, subject himself
to the risk of being met by British force
double or treble his strength. We see no
probability of suck an occurrence but il is
within the compass of ssibility. and that
Is ground sufficient for deprecatug II
The latest accounts from the NorJh West
represent Gen. Huli, at the head of the pat
fiotic Volunteers of Ohio, to have been pr
Ceeding on labOriOuS march cutting hi.
road nearly the whole extent, to Detroit.
which place he was expected to reach ON
yesterday. After his arrival, and the rein
forcement he will derive from the iuncti,
of Col Boyd's regiment, better known by
the name Of "The Heroes Of TipDacanoe. -
now also on it's march thithcr, we imagine
lie will not surfer much time to elapse, with
the British post Of Fort Maiden $50 noturi
Gus for the resort Of hostile Indians) within
twenty miles Of him, without attempting its
subjugaton. And, we think IL highly pro
babe, that this VIII be the first event of the
war, at least on terra hrma, that we shall
have the pleasure TO announce.
The United States sloop of war, WAIST.
from France, it appears, by late arrival.
was left at Co@es IN England, on tue 10Th
May, whence she was expected to sail in
a day or two for this country. Her arrival
therefore may be expected within ten or
fifteen days and oar gnrernmcAt will OF
course receive, b. teF, iDf1rmatiun of the
- of ouf relations .tt France nj a ~ ove
satisfactory nature, wc trust, than the last
official accounts furnished us with.
The day before the adjournment Of Con-
gress a report was made to Congress from
the Department CT State Gin pursuance Of a