The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-19
Congress-.
IN SENATE.

ny OF the reasury 10 remit hneS, ferfettureS
and penalties, in certain cases; which be-
ing amended, was reported to the Senate
and ordered to be engrossed for third
reading, ~ tn ). Those who voted in the
negative were Messrs. Crawford, Franklin
and Worihmgton. go,
l. The consideration OF the bill to encreasc
the Navy of the y. States, was resuipcd, *
alter some time spent therein, it WAS post
poned to Monday.
Mr.. .fmdcrson from the committee to
whom was referred the bill in addition to
the act concerning letters of rnarque, prizes
and prize goods, reported the same with
amendments. .tN So
Monday, Dec. II.
The bill concerning letters of marquc,
&c. was further postponed.
: The Senate resumed, as in committee
OF the whole, the consideration of tue bill
10 sncrease. the navy vi tie u. States, ard
"a motion made by Mr.. Taylor on Saturday,
to strike out the provisions for building ~
gun ships, was negatived. 25 to Z, as fol-
lows:
For the motion--Messrs. Crawford,
Franklin, Lambert, r Crimson, Smith of n.
Y. Taylor and Turner.
Against the motion-Messrs. Anderson,
9ibb, Brent, Campbell of Ten. Cuts. Dana,
Gail!ard. German, Giles, Gilman, Good
rich, Gregg, Horsey, Howell, Hunter. Leib.
Lloyd. Magrudcr. Pope, Posey, Smith of
Md. TAFT, Varnum.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading, % To Q. Those who vuted
in the negative were Mcssrs. Crawford and
Turner.
The ensrossed bill directing the Secre.a-
|ry OF theIreasury to remit fines, forfetures,
&c. in Certain cases, was taken up, and on
the question. (" Shall the bill pass ?"
1t was determined in the affirmative. IS
Ito 5.
Those who voted III the affirmative were,
Messrs. Anderson, Bib, Cuts, Dana, Gail
lard, German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich
Gregg, Horsey, Howell. Hunter, Lambert
Lloyd, Magruder, Pope, Posey, Robinson,
Smith OF Md. Smith Of N. Y. Tait, Taylor,
Turner. Varnum.
Those who voted in the negative were.
Messrs Brent. Campbell OF 7. Crawford.
Franklin, Worthingtou.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Monday, Dec. Ia.
On motion Of MIR. Basset, the resolution
expressive of the sense eff the House on the
subject of the capture of the Guerrero by
the U. S. frigate Constitution, was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Naval Affairs,
with view to Incorporate Herewith the ca :
ses OF capture of the Frolic & Macedonian.
referred to their consideration on Friday
last.
The Sneaker announced the order of the
day OH the report Of the committee of the
whole on the report Of the committee of
Ways and Means OH the subject of tn e
Merchants Bonds.
Mr.. Bacon, after adverting to the bill
before the Senate, which would probably i'm
day or two place the subject now under
consideration more definitely before the
House, moved to postpone the further con.
sideration of the report to Wednesday.
1Ir. Bibb opposed the motion. He said
that the decision of the House on the re-
port now before them would not preclude
them from again acting on the subject, if
brought before them in any other form
The motion to postpone the report was
negatived, 81 to as.
The question then required, on concurring
with the committee of the whole in their
disagreement to the resolution reported by
the committee of Ways and means,
Mr.. Quincy made speech of an hours
leagth III favor OF the report of the Com
mittee OF the whole, and Mr.. .Negyton spoke
nearly as long i'll opposition to it.
Mr.. WidSery followed next, in favor of
remission.
And the House then adjourned.
BY the favor Of valuable friends and cor
OF English prints, down to the 10th October.
from which we have made several very in
tercsting extracts. The papers contain
many extracts from American Gazettes
particularly from the federal prints, whose
crude suggestions and effusions of party ma
levolence are ridiculously enough quoted.
as proof OF the unpopulaiity Of the war in
America. The surrender Of Detroit crea
ted no eXultation to Counterbalance the vast
dependency occasioned by the capture and
destruction IF the Gucrriere. The attembt
in the British prints to inculpate Dacrcs for
her loss is not only unjust but Cruel fer.
however he lacked discretion, no man we
believe has questioned his bravery The
laurel which is twined round the Brow of
our gallant Navy 'by the capture of the
Frolic and the Macedonian will not lessen
the "gloom" Which pervaded London on
receiving tho news Of the loss of the Guer
riere.
Among other articles in the English pa
pers, which we propose to copy, but for
which we have not room to-day, we find tit
British olheial account of tho enterprise
against Detroit. 1t is pregnant with inter.
est, and dcvelopes some important facts
The feelings of the brave Gen. Brock. on
finding himse,fin possession OF Detroit, arc
cxpressiyeiy described in, the following let
ter wi!ich enclosed his despatch to General
Provost
I" Head Quarters, Detroit, Oct. 16, 1912.
"SIR-l hasten to apprize your excel
ency OF the capture IF rhis very important
post. Two thousand five hundred troops
have This daV SurreudereJ f,,,eo-,.u. 4