The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-06
- SATURDAY., July g..
BRITISH BARHAkIrlES.

SATURDAY, July 81.
BRITISH BARBAkIriES.
MIR. I4ucon, from the conei,tes to whom
vas referred that part Of the Presidents
Message which relates to tse spiri. and
manner IN which the war has been wag,.d
oy the enemy, made a report, Including n
VNiuminouS mass Of tes1irn 0ny on tie susis CT.
@hich, together with such Of the evidence
Is may be most important, we snail publish
at an early day. The report Concludes
with the following resoiuti II, which was q
greed to, and committee appointed opre-
cent the same TO the President
:" ResotOed, That the President of ih-
United States he requested TO have col.ec-
ted and presented to the House, during the
continuance OF the present war, evidence OF
very departure by the enemy from the or
binary modes ofcond Quoting war among ci.
vilsed uatione.''
On motion of Mr.. Grundy, ordered, That
5000 copies OF said report be printed for the
use OF the members.
The further consideration Of the suppIe.
mentary report Of the Committee of Flee.
tons on the contested election Of J. = Hun
Serford, was, on motion ui Mr.. 81 Fcy
postponed to the first day of the next ses-
SIGN.
Inc bill from the Senate making com
.'N'' 80 "SE -,i''S '-til''s CfaDtGNeN
nr DESTROYED by the enemy at Dctroi,,'
passed threugh committee ~ toe wh.le, &
was read = third time n passed
= ne House sfont SOM tio0e in Committee
or the whole n the bin from the Senate %
amend the NiiiIiia Laws &c and the com
mittee having risen and reported progress,
leave was refused them to sit again.
motion was made b. MIR Goitisborough
10 ne COMMIT saiG, bill TO committee OF the
whole but hefore'ths question was decided
The House adjourned.
Previous It. a0j0urnment-
The amendments of the Senate to six OR
eigh bills SER up from the house were read
and concurrcd in.
Washington, AuFu8t 8.
| The Congress Of the United S atcs all
Ilou'ned Yesterday, after session IF exectiv
ten week, the greater part of which was
a7siou0usiy devoted to the prosecution of the
public bns;re.s. n" Legislature usiness
was done yesterday in either House. cxccp
ing the enroii g and signing of bills, and
the usual concluding business Of The session.
! ne sdjournment took place about two
o'cl ok
DuUing the few last days, the Senate
have had u number Of civil ana military
nominations to off before thsm-few O.
| mem or much importance, if we except the
| following, which are confirmed
JOHN SMITH, Gate Slna5orl Marshal Of
y York, wee Peer Curtcnlus.
| SAMUEL II. SMITH, Commissioner of tn.
Revenue.
Col. CovINcroN, 10 be a Brig. General
ia the Army.
THE RUSSIAN MEDIATION
| ONCE MORE!
| Our readers will rec ollecL that W. 0unted
4 y HsN ns.t nsn
Grundy respecting he time vt which the -
venture of Russia 70 med arc " as Il. s. made
In reply TO those remarks, Mr. q ldsbo
rougb made some remafks purpo,,ing that
Mr.. IS eXp,anati n did MT reFute the
statement made IL Sc ret sessiop 10y his 6,
League (Mr. Il .rsor ~. that the Inisxi 2.
mad been snggy seq tClh Pet dent in peF,on
by Mr.. Daschk"f and b, hisn had been.un
lgrac. 1iNh rec'e"-d. s..me weeks prior to
the ofhciai c"mnun ca 'oS al IT, To ,bos
observations Mr. EPPEs iepNed, in sab
ataucf, 'hli. & 20 adai1 u to the remarks
(which had fallen troTlt.e gentleman from
Tennessee NV. Gruniy)n "a, authorised
to de- are, that no co5Iy. Ts1tir If lie Eiatt
heretofore mentioned b a penll.IoaD from
Mary iash oar. Hans7o ha ever taken
p ace be' ween MIR DhschSof e. Rtseiar
minister, and the President 1 the l!ajef
States siiher six wee ks bsFnYe the ?, .i,r,ro
ment of the last Cengress y at any .ots,r
tune. lie would stste far her shat no con
versation, either form or Informal. on the
SUBJECT q the Russian racdI2aor, W IS ever
held by the Russian = iBister win the Pre-
sident OF the UniGed SEES or with the Se
cret"ry OF state until after HI note on the
@oth of + ehruary requesting a conference
The reason IS plan and obyinus- MI.
Daschkoff did not receive his su.horitv to
tender the mediation until the 25th or 26th
OF February. IN October 1912, Ire first inti
nation otthe intention Of the Emperor TO
interPose his mediation between the United
States ana Great Britain, vas communities
ted 10 our minister at st. Petersburg. A
similar communication was made about the
same time TO Lord Cathcart. the British
minister a; StsPstersbnrg. II isto be pre-
SuWed that the American and British mi
nisters at 81. Petersburg communicated as
carry az possible this information C. ..thsit
respective governments. Mr.. Adams first
communication on this subiec. was received
ov the American government on the 26tb
ofFeoruary. TIE same vessel brought IN
Mr.. DsschkcH his instructors to cHer the
the mediation of the Emperor of Russia
At wha' period the infor natl N transmitted
by Lord Cathcart arrived in England is not
known probably, however. much sooner
thar me same information was -eceived bv
me American government. In letter re-
ceived from Mr.. Adams since the 26th o.
FEBRUARY, he states that Lord CassIere.oh