Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-06-21

The first resolution being negatived, the
Whole report is rejected, and Mr.. Hungerford
;onhrmed in his seat.
WEDNESDAY,, June 16.
Mr.. Post presented memorial from the
CON- Council of n. York praying that fur
Their means may be adopted for the defence
OF that city. Referred TO the Military COM |
mittee.
MIR. MKim presented the petition of John |
Gooding, aud Hollins and M'Biair, PRAYING
compensation for vessel chartered Y The
u. States, aud seized i'm Laguira OIL that ac-
count. Referred.
MIR. Hrchcr, from the committee Of claims,
to whom was referred the petition of John
Dillon (not John DIntcr, as stated in our re-
port ofits presentation made a report there
on, recommending the passage of bill for
his relief; which said bill was twice read
and committed.
Mr.. 4rcher also made report on the pc
tition of Oliver Pollock, concluding with a
resolution that the prayer of the petition
| ought not to be granted. The report was
| referred to commit ee of the whole.
Mr.. Rhea, from the committee On post of
hoes and post roads, moved that the said
committee be discharged from the further
consideration of all resolves and petitions on
L thC ouDJSOt vi DOSl IOiNiS 10 luSln referred
at the present session of Congre $, prnci-
pally on the ground that there would not be
time to act on it at the present session. A
greed to.
| On motion Of Mr.. Ingersoll, select com
mittee was appointed to enqnire into the ex
pediency OF authorizing the Secretary of the
| Treasury to subscribe number OF shares to
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Com :
pany, with leave to report By bill OF other
! wise.
A motion was made by Mr. Fisk of Yer
mont, 10 recommit the report of the COM
mittee of Elections OH Mr.. Hungerford's
contested election, to the Committee of E..
| lectons, with view 20 a scrutiny of the
polls, the House having yesterday deter
mined, by rejecting the report. that the e.
lection was not void by the Illegally of the
manner in which it was held Some con
versation ensued on this motion, which was
at length determined in the affirmative.
For the motion 81
Against it 73
So the report was re committed
| DEFENCE OF MARITIME FRONTIER
Mr.. Fisk IT y. Y. remarked that an alu
fusion had been made in petition presen :
ed to day to the state of defence in one OF
our cities. He now rose for the purpose OF
calling the attention of the House to the sub
lject generally. On recurring to this subject il
not Coull be denied that much had been lone
for the defence of our sea ports and that ma
ny of them were in respectable If not in A
perfect state of defence. But more nigh,
oubtless be done. If one place appeared
o him TO be more exposed and less effici.
emily defended than another, l. did not be.
ONE him here TO state it. Itwouid be suf.
hcient tor his present purpose To state thai
4 81, f.. l.. e +
clared in state of blockade; that cur wa.
tiers were infested, and coast lined with the
armed boats aud barges of the enemy, which
were engaged in marauding and destroying
the property Of our citizens with an impun-
ity which was deeply To be regretted. He
wished All investigation for the purpose o.
enqulring whether any means Could be devi-
SD TO defend our Coast from warfare Sc
distressing and vexatiOus. lie needed not
ne presumed, say any thing more to induce
the House to adopt the following resouti
oHs:
Mr. F. then moved three resolutions t.
the following fleet
| That the Naval committee be instruct
ed to enquire iuto the expediency of procu
ring such number of row boats or galies a.
they may deem eXpedient to aid in the de-
c" t our mariume frontier.
| Ddt tnc same committee be instructed
q enqu're INTO the expectancy of equiping
for the public service the gun-boats belong
ing TO the u. States not now in actual service
That the committee on Military AT
fairs be instructed TO enquire whether any
and what further provisions are required
by law for the better defence of the town,
on the sea coast and that the committees
nave leave To report b. bill or Otherwise
Mr. Nelson said that he thought it pro-
per to state, lest an imputation of inCiffer
emce on this head should rest on the com
nittee, that that committee had paid atten
ZION to these subjects, and had them now un
der consideration
Mr. Fisk disclamed any intention to throw
any censure OF the naval committee but
the gentleman would properly appreciate
the feelings OF tire people ON the maritime
frontier IN this subject, which fully justified
that particular attention Of tie House tC
their wishes, which Mr.. F. had proposed.
he resolutions were adopted without op.
position.
! Mr. M Lean then called for the cosider
alton OF the resolution winch he had propo
sed on the subject of making compensation
to those individuals, whose property, Wills;
IN the public service, had been seized al
Detroit.
The resolution having been read, togeth-
er viii the amendment thereto proposed by
Mr.. GrosvenoT, when it was last under con
slderation, going to extend the enquiry to
all property destroyed by the enemy
Mr.. M'Lean said he could not agree u
the amendment proposed TO his motion. be