Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-09
Congress Of the u. otales,
House Of Representatives.
TUESDAY, Doc. Z, 1913.

runlS )f both houses nave asoS'uSiSos
reported That the committee had per-
formed that duty AMI received for an.
aver ti,a, he would make acominunica-
ton in writing this day At II O'Clock.
MIR. King calledfer the consideration
OF his resol luton, relative TO the appoint
ment of the commit.ee OF elections.
Tue hauss agreed to consider it.
Mf King then made some re'narSs IN
favor OF adopting the resolution.
Mr.. Fiudiey offered some remarks
and moved u postpone it till Thursday
next.--Carried.
From RE National Tateiligsneer, Enf's.
TIE PRESIDENT Of the UNITED
STATES this dag esmmnnieafes ~
mfr. EOwABD COLES, his hripsfe
Secretary, che fsllo~ias MESSAGE:
Feilow- Citizens Of the Senate, e
g i of the House Of Representatives.,
In meeting you at tbs present into
resting conjunesure, II would have
been highly satisfactory If could have
communicated favorable result to the
Mission charged with asgoclaslons for
.restoring peace. II was past expect.
stita from. The respect due 10 the dis
tinguished Sovereign who had invited
them by Dis offer of mediation. from
the readiness with which the invitation
was acce pied on the part OF toe United
States, and froIs the pledge to DO found
in an act tof their Legislature for tne
liberali,y Which their Plenipotsntiaries
wonia carry luto the negotiation, that
no time would be lost by the British
Government in embracing Tim expert
men, for Fastening stop to the sHusion
of blood. A prsmpt and cordial aeceP-
t,ncs of the Mediation on that side was
the les. to be doubted ss it was of a
nature not to submit rights or preten-
lions on either side to the decision Of
an umpire, but to afford merely an OPP
por,uni,y, honorable and desirable to
both, for discussing, and it possible adj
iusting then, for the interest of beth.
The British Cabinet, either mistaking
our desire of peace for dread of Brit
iss power, or misled by other failacious
calculations. has disappointed this rea-
sanable anticipation. No conmunica-
lions froR our Euvoys having reached
us no information on the subject has
been received from that source. But 1t
i. known that the mediation was deciin-
ed in the irst instance, and there is 70
evidence, notwithstanding the lapse OF
time, that a change of disposition In the
Brush Councils has taken place, or Is
to be exDsctsd
Under suca circumstances, nation
proud OF its rights, AID conscious OF In
strength, has no choice but an sxertion
ofths one in support Of the other
To This determination, the best en-
enlargement is derived from the sue
cess with which il has pleased the Al
mighty 10 bless our arms, both on The
land and on the water.
Whilst proofs have been continued
of the enterprise and skill otz"ur cruz.
sers, public and private, on the ocsan,
and new trophy gained in the capture
of a British BY an American vessel OF
war, after an action giving celebrity to
the name Of the victorious commandsr;
the great inland waters, on which the
enemy were also TO be encountered,
have presented achievements OF eur ma.
wi arms, as brilliant in their character
"A thew have heen iinportantiln their
consequence
O. Lake Erie the squadron under
CON nand of captain Perry, having mex
the British squadron, of superior force,
9 sansuiaary coOflict ended IN the cap
ture of the she,e The conduct oftnat
officer, adrois as it was daring, and
~bich was 80 we'll seconded by ois COM
raaes, iasrly entities them to the aa'a'-
ration and gratitude ut thsi' country ];
and viii 6n an early page IN Its ma
val annals, with - victory, never sur
n,,sed in ius,re, however much it'nay
have been in magnitude;
On. Lake OntaFio, ths caution OF tho
British c aarpander, favored by contin-
yenci.s, frustrated the efforts oil the
Americaa. commander, to bring on de.
ci,iye action. Captain Chauneey Was
able. however, to establish an ascsn'
dency Oh tha, important theatre, and to
prove, by tue manner IN Sn'ca DC ei-
fec,ed every thing possibic, that oPPor-
.n,,i,is. only were wanted, for q more
shining display of his own talents and
of the xa,lanlry of those under his COM
ma6d.
The success on Lake Erie having O.
nened a passa pc to the territory st the
snsny, the officer comsansing The nsrth
wes,orn ARMY transferred the var thu
.hcr; and rapidly pursuing The hostile
troops fieelng with their savage associ-
,te,. forced ss.esnerai action, which
quickly terminated in the capture OF
he British, aud dispersion of tbs savage
force.
,TAs resak is signally honorable to
d