Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-22
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
f Reherted tor the alexandria Gazette.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 81.
The house were in secret session a.
bout two hours this day.
Mr.. Lewis from the com nittee on the
District of Columbia, reported bill to
incorporate an Insurance Company lii
GEORGETOWN, District of Celum5ia -
Read twice, s referred to committee
Of the whole house.
Mr. Jennings from the select COM
mi,tee to whom was referred the petit
tons of certain Inhabitants Of the Ih,i'-
ana Territory, relative to the depreda.
tons committed on them by the Ken
tuckv Volunteers, made report as fol.
lows:
The committee to whom were refer
red the petition ef sundty citizens ofthe
county of Knox, in the Indiana territory,
on the 7th lnsiaDt, praying remuneration
for dep edations committed on their
sropcrty BY the mounted rit1emsn, Of
Kentucky, Lately under the command OF
major general Hopkins,
r port-that upon examination OF
their petition and the accompanying do
currents, the, hnl the facts stated III the
said petition to be fully supported, by
the certii cate of the commanding gene
raj, which Is herewith reported. That
the depredatinns committed and the d.
images sustained in consequence thereof
have been examined and estimated by
men acting under the solennlty OF an
oath and appointed for tnat purpose by
the acting quarter master. pursuant TO
the Orders uI The executive OF the Ter
ri,ers aforesaid The damages thus cs-
,lasacd ornoun, in the aggregate to the
SUM OF two thousand fur hundred dol
lars.
The committee are awire that tres
passes upon private property a"e gene
IA. Is red, essed by the operation OF munl-
eipal Law, but in cases similar tn the
present, where an armed force, under
the authority o. the government, verc
suffered to remain stationery, contiguous
TO the property oil individuals; aus that
force unres,raIaed by the orders OF their
commander, it Is unreasonable to sup
pose. ,n.i the citizen could protect every
portion of his property from the iawless
depreciation Of the suldieiy, or discover
the offending Individuals when DIS
charged and dispersed over an eXteh>i'e
country.
The committee therefore submit the
following resolution: Resolved, ] hat
the PRAYER OF the petitioners is reasona-
BILE and ought to be gran,ed.
LAID on the table.
The house took up for consideration
,he amendments Of the Senate to the
hill relative TO letters of msrqne, prizes
and prize goods. Tbs committee on
ma, i aTlirs had reported recommen.
dst,on to disasr to the amendments OF
,he Senate, " ich the House eoncurred
IN. ard appointed a committee OF con-
i.,ence-Tne committee of conference
net h wing asre, 4, the question was
Will the House insist on their disagree
msnt 70 the amendments 1t was ne
g.,iyed, AZ to IS, and the House then
agreed to the amendments OF the De-
nate.
Mr. Reed offered the following:
Resolved, Tnat the committee OIL
ways and means be instructed 10 enquire
iu,o the expediency of admitting TO en-
,sy, and remi,,ing tie penalties OF the
non-im por,ation t, in favor OF all bona
| faeAmerican vessels and cargoes, Gear
ed out from enemy's ports beyond TIT
/ Cane of Good Hope, previous to
| knowledge of the declaration OF wal
,a,ine arrived at such pert or place
| Adopted. III
| NJ B set in the chair, on a bill tor th'
r.list OF john Dixon and John Marrsy'