The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-28
Domestic.
WASHINGTON,

eeasiuned by striking ont the words one year,
with five years. three years, and eighteen mouths,
were successfully negatved. The bill is yet under
discussion.
!. It is wprthy OF remark, that every Senator Of
the United States is at his po,t, Nth the eS-
ception of Mr. Condit, who has been some time
confined by severe Illness
In the House, the report Of the committee of
Ways and Means. the petitions of om'no'osc
barney and Stephen Kingston, was reversed
and a bill directed TO be brought in Tor their
lief.
A message was received from the President Of
she Quilted States, transmitting short correspon-
dence between the American Agent at iialflx for
prisoners nj war; and the British Admiral, and also
= letter from Commodore Ro'gcrs respecting
tain impressed scamen. These papers, together
with detail Of yesterday Congress onai Proceed
inss, omitted to-day in order to make room for the
winnie ot MIR. Quincy s mast extraordinary AMI I'M
justifable speech, sspeech equality Reproduced by
friend and foe, shall appear in our next.
a letter from an American gentleman ct much
responsibility AMI iniornatian, to his friend III this
atty, dated at Paris Nov. II. contains the following
remarks in relation 10 the state OF affairs with
t.iat country
This gsvernmcnt now tn be serious in its
proposals for settlement OF all difficulties, but the
Goriian knot is yet united. What win Won say to
eases of vessels compromised u'ler English convoy.
or condemned, by the Council OF Prizes as enemies
property II the question were simply whether it
were really American, and this tn be decided by A.
neriean commissioners, there would be no obstacle
10 the formation of a treaty Indeed hope that
there will be nops.
Messrs. Porter, Piper and Tallinan, of the
House OF Representatives, have taken their seats in
the course OF this week
WAsaINGToS, Jan. IS.
The bill from the House of Representa-
tives, for raising an additional military
force of 10000 men for one year, has pass
ed TO a third reading in the Senate. with
out any change in the term of service, or
NAV other tPrial amendments
WILLIAM JONES, Esq. Secretary ef the
Navy, arrived in this city on Saturday af-
ternoon.
We have received an excellent message
of joseph HAsLETT, the Republican Cor
ernor OF Delaware, to the Federal Legis.
tature, repiete with patriotic feeling and
sound sense. The following extract from
it places the war in which we are now en-
gagged in Just and lucid point of view:
- 1t is difficult to conceive what other
course, than that adopted by the Congress
of the United States, could have been pur-
sued. Years experience of negotiation had
proved, that this was hopeless. Extrava-
giant and extraordinary pretensions had
been followed by pretensons still more ex
travagant and extraordinary. Because the
British navy must be manned, our seamen
must be impressed '.ecause the British
funds must be repIemshed, our commerce
fish manufactures must be encouraged and
the produce OF the British soil exported, we
must carry these to France and other pla-
ces on the continent of Europe; because
Britain must maintain her ascendant pow
er, we must surrender our rights. 1t was
seen that the unwieldly greatness of Eng
land crushed every thing i'll Its way; nor
could we fear more from her enmity, than
we had endured from her pretended friend
ship, We were driven TO crisis, when
we must either have resigned our sovereign
ty as nation. in peace, or indicated it by
war. That the war is just, is universally
admitted. From every view, which have
been able to take of the subject, | believe
1t to have been necessary and that the
conduct Of the government OF the United
States in DECLARING it deserves unqualified
appreciation
&c 1t is said indeed and truly, that France
{: has Injured US. Her aggressions have been
undoubtedly great and numerous ; such as
our government have strongly remonstra-
ted against, and such as, il persisted in,
shey must and viii oppose by force. But
the injuries done ty one nation form no ex-
Ense for those committed By another. 1t is
no rea son that we should suffer wrong by
one, that we have been Wrongcd by others.
The more correct conclusion would be to
tepel wrongs when perpetrated against us
by one nation, in such a manner as to rem
Ger cthera cautious how they Offer to us Ell
si,vi niJugy ur Insult. Among nations as
among Individuals, Submission invites ag-
Eression.--" 10 spare the humble x sub
due the proud is not the rule of action
with mankind. a
-" War has been declared. In whatcYer
light the measure Which may have led to il
may be viewed, the feelings OF every Ane-
rican must require that it should be prose
cuted with vigOr bverse to war, we
Know that An efficient prosecution Of that
,n winch We are engaged, Will be the best
security against war hereafter. The crisl'
mas come when we must convince the
world, that we know how 10 value our
rights and have means to enforce them
that orr long suffering Of injuries has
proceeded fron our love Of peace, rot from
any apprehension Of the event of war; tina;
our friendship is to be desired, and our en-
nifty is to be deprecated"
We are told in an evening paper, that
I" the snip of thc line LIZ snffiS4nte, aud
the frigctes i,'Hortense, La Pdllas, La SEES
&c and L'AmGdee, under the command oi
comm rdArs Hall, have sailed from Rochfnrt
aud R1Tdean,: ~ cruiZe on the coast of the
United S'aps" America cannot regret
this, U The French cruizers hardsS only tue
enemy. Bar. Imerican.
CHhRLEsro Jan. 90 arrived French
prNAseer 0rGs Can't, Caps. BsioIle, from .