The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-19

psSt Packet, then dist. about isas. and
chased her until IL 1t night, aud had the
breeze continued would have captured her,
but at 9 (when the Hunter had got within
Ole mile and a half OF her. and commenced
6ring) it died away calm. which enabled
her escape with the assistance of her
sweeps--when first seen she was standing
TO the N. L. after the Hunter.
81 Feb. 8.
., NeIvs Of the Frigate Chesateake.
Capt. Luce. of the brig Julia, of this town,
arrived at the Vineyard, IS days from Lis
bon. with a cargo salt--writes to his own
ers. stating, that when 8 days out, he was
brought tco. boarded. and detained under
English colors from the frigate Chesa-
peake, Informed he was good prize, and
would be sent to Gibraltar. and was order
ed to be manned-the next morning two
strange sail hove ip sight, supposed to be a
frigate and a snn brig. when a midshipman
was hurried billboard the Julia. with charge
of her papers, and ordered to the first port
in the u: States.--Capt. L. saw nor heard
nothing further from them"
:. Commonwealth Of N1dssaehusefss.
Ii the House Of Representatives, FEB. 6, 1913
On motion of Mr.. Pickering, of Salem,
the following Preamble and Order were
adopted:
WHEREAS the President in his Mes
sage to Congress, has made known to the
people of the United Scetes that the British
Orders in Council have been repealed in
such manner as to he capable of explana-
tions meeting the views of the government
of the United States, and therefore none of
the alledged causes of war with Great
Britain now remain, except the claim OF
the right to take British subjects from the
merchant ships of the United States And
4vhereas duriRg the administration of Pre-
sident Washington and President Adams,
this claim Of Great Britain was not consi-
dered as a reasonable canse of war and
under the administration of President JEFF
fer.on the government of Great Britain did
offer to make an arrangement with the
". States, which in the opinion of Messrs.
Monroe & Pinkney, their ministers, placed
this subject on a ground that was both
honorable and advantageous to the United
States, aud highly favorable to their inter-
ests, and was at the same time" conces-
sion which had never before been made !;
and it is highly probable that the govern
ment of Great Britain would still be willing
TO make an arrangement on this subject
which should be alike honorable aud adj
vantageous to the United States.
.dnd qphereas. under the administration
of President MADISON, when the ar
rangement of the matters in controversy
between tile ". SldtSS dUQ NIISdC n,
was made with His Britannia Maesty's
Minister, David Montague Erskine, Esq.
the impressment Of seamen was not coasi-
dered of sufficient importance to be made a
condition Of that arrangement.
Ind whereas, all the European powers
as we'll as the United States, recognize the
principle that their subjects and citizen.
have no right to expatriate themselves. &
that the nation has right to the services
of all its citizens, especially in time of mar,
and none of those powers respect the natu-
realization laws Of the others so far as to ad =
nit their operation in contravention of that
principle-and it is unjust for neutral
power to make war upon one nation in or
der to compel it to relinquish principle
which is maintained by the others.
find zvhereas; it is the duty OF the gov
eminent of the United States, to protect &
encourage AMERICAN Seamen, and to
exclude from our ships, the numerous FO-
REIGN seamen who are depriving our
own citizens of their natural means Of sub
sistence {:
.Ind zvhcreas, a great proportion OF the
seamen of the United States belong to this
Ccmmonw ealth, and this Legislature is de-
sirous to ascertain how many of them have
been impressed or taken by Great Britain,
France, or any other power, in order that
satisfactory information may be had, and
communicated to the government Of the y
States.
Ordered, that Mr. Pickering (of Salem>
nj. Tillinghast (of Taunton) and Mr.. Wat
son (of Belfast) be a committee to consider
and report what measures are proper to be
taken in order to ascertain the number Of
the Scamen of this Commonwealth impress
ed or taken by any foreign nation.