The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-16
For the amendments SO
Against them So
81 tie bill wants only the signature of
the President to become a law.
So
THE SENATE.

monday, Hhrf IL.
The Committee Of Foreiga Relati ms re
ported the bill rom the House Of Repre-
sentatives for repeating the Emb argo and
Ncn-imp rtation Laws, with an amendment,
VIZ. to strike out the Sd. and Ash. sec ions.
L ne sections prosibit the departure #
any Anne lean seaman or citizen from the
po rs Of the u. States on board foreign YES
sells, without passport from the Secretary
# STATED This amendment was agreed to
by Yeas and Nays
For the amendment 90
Against if .
When our Reporter entered the galery,a
proposition was under discussion, having
been made by Mr.. Varnum of Mass. for in
cooperating provision in the bill that it
| should not have effect until the tst day Of
May. This motion was opposed by Messrs
BIB OF Geo.Brown of Lou. Dagget of Cont
and Smith of Md. and supported by Messrs.
Varnum and Roberts of Penn. The motion
was negatived without division.
Mr. Anderson of Tenn. then moved to in
sert' after the clause repeating the Embar-
as prohibits the expectation of provis-
! ions.''
Ibis motion gave rise to debate of some
length, desultory though animated. 1t was
| supported by the mover and by MIR. Roberts
| and Mr. Varnum, and opposed by Messrs.
German of N. Y. Giles of Va. Mason of N.
II. Goldsborough and Smith Of Md & Dana
of Connecticut.
The question on the proposed amend
ment was decided by Yeas and Nays as fol-
lows:
For The amendment, Messrs. Anderson,
Chace, Howell, Lacook, Roberts, Robinson,
Turner, Varnum and Wharton-s.
HSdtHsf the amendment, Messrs. Bib OF
Geo. Bibb OF KY. Brown, Condit, Daggett
Dana, Fromentin, Gaillard, German, Giles,
Gilman, Goldsborough, Gore, Horsey, Hun.
ter. King, Lambert, Mason, Morrow, Smith
stone, ait, Wells, Worthington-24.
| 30 the motion was lost.
I The question on the bills passing to . third
reading as amended, by striking out the third
| and fourth section as before stated was then
decided as follows:
| FOR fhe bill, Messrs. Anderson, BIB of
Geo. Bib Of XIV. Brown, Chace. Cmdit
| Daggett, Dana, Fromentin. Gaillard, Ger
man, Giles, Gilman, Goldsboroueh, Gore.
dorsey, Hunter, King, Lambert, Mason
| Morrow. Roberts, Robertson. Smith, Stone,
Ialt, Wells, Wharton, Worthington-2e
Agat7sf me bfH Mcssrs. Howell. Lacock
| Turner. Varnum-4.
% che bill was ordered to third rea
ding, and will be read third time to-mor.
| row.
| Washington, .5ttrH 10.
| RETURN J. MEIes, JR. Postmaster-Gen.
eral OF the u ates. arrived in this CITY ON
SATURDAY. last, and has entered on the duties
of his Off e.
| Jesse WHARTON, appointed a Senator
in Cong ess from Tennessee. vice G. w
CAMPBELL, res gned, has taken his seat IN
the senate.
| -, APRIL ID.
The bill to repeal the En- harg.. & Non
Importation Acts finally passed the Senate
TO day as amended. by the same vote as
yesterday decided IN its favor; and the a
mendments OF the Senate were concur
red In by the House. SO that the bill ONLY
wants she signature of the President to
| become law which it will doubtless r..
ceive.
he bill to prohibit the expectation of
specie and bullion. yesterday passed to a
third reading in the House of Representa-
uves, by small majority, and will proba-
| bly, pass that body. W,f I,I
1t is understood that WADE HAMpToN
some time ago, resigned his commission Of
MaJor-General in the Army of the United
Lnf.
Three large ships of war, Gone apparent
ly "a or razee,) were in sight of this town
yesterday afternoon, TO the North ward
standing in for the land, wind N. E. and
cloudy.
Since our last, we have obtained the fol-
lowing verbal particulars II the cru 2, of
the Y. States frigaie Co, stitution ON the
9th day OF Jan. a days after leaving Boston,
ne Constitution passed, in the n.gh j. a lin
OF 81 tile ship, under easy sail, standi,g tn
the Southw ard--she immediately h4u,ee
her wind and escaped, without being obser
edo days after, spoke Portuguese shin
from BAHIA r Lisbon, and was inform
ca that BRITISH squadT, was cruizipg of
ot. Salvador, consisting OF 3 frigates and
org. FROM that time to Feb. 1, III days
when she had reached about the LAT. OF T.
n. long. SIS, w. she never saw sail
REQ 2 she chased large brig of war, fl
he river of MarrsVIne, (Surinam) which
escaped by running into Shoal water, the
Constitution having pursued her into S e.,
tnoms water. Next day, off Barbados.
chased another brig of war, which escaped
by huggng the shore. Feb. ID, in the NIGHT
captured the British ship Lovely Ann, from
| bermuda tor Surtnam, under convoy of
IL u M schr. PlctOu, Lieut.. Stephens, Of
! - guns and 90 mel, which had separated
from her when the Constitution hove in
SIGHT, blue light signals having been made
to her from the schr. of vessel being in
chase. Took out her crew, went in pur-
suit OF the Pictou, not then in sight, and in
rev hours captured her, and after taxing
out the prisoners, &c. DESTROYED her-The
Lovely Ann, b ing in ballast, was given no
20 me pris ners, and semitic Barbadoes, with