Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-10-03

! Committee of Ways u Means.--Messrs
Eppes, Fisk Of New.YOrk, Archer, Oakly'
Castor, Creighton, lngham.
On Public t.xpenditures.-Messrs Ma
ION, Findley, Champion, King OF N Carroll
ma, Kent Of N York, Hawkins * Caldwell.
| On Commerce 4 Manufactures -Messrs
| Newton, Seybert, Murfree, Jackson oil X
| Baylies Gourdin, Ruggles,
On Claims -Nessrs Ysncey, Sharp,
GOODWIN, Davenport, Alexander, Bard,
Boyd.
On Pensions and Revolutionary Claims
Messrs. Chappell, bowen, Wilson OF Pa
Sage,Ely, Wilcox, Conard.
On Privileges and observation-disclosures.
Fisk of VT. Goldsborough, Vose, Comstock,
Anderson, Aston, Harris.
On Public Lands.--Messrs. M'Kee.
Humphreys, Montgomery, Mosely, Geddes
Irwin, and NJ Coy.
On Post Offices and Post Roads, Messrs
Rhea Of Tenn. Lyle, Brigham, Bayley,
Franklin, Hall and Rich.
On the Distric, of Columbia .-Messrs
Kent Of Md. Lewis, Crawford, Pearson,
Bradley, White, and Denoyeiles.
On the Judiciary.-Messrs. Ingersoll,
Pleasant, Telfsir, Slurges, Cooper, Fisk OF
VI and Evans.
On Revisal and Unfinished Business
Messrs. Stanford, Wheaton and Bradbury,
On ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ershaw, Barnett,
J. Reid.
On SO much of the Presidents Message
as relates to our Foreign Relations
Messrs. Forsyth, Clark, IDgersoli, Cholson
Grosvenor, Pearson and MLean.
On SO much as relates to our Military
Observation-Disclosures Troup, johnson
Of Ky. Sewer, Stuart, Leye,t, Tannehill
and Barbour.
On so much as relates to QUA Naval E.
stablishment.-Messrs Peasants, Burwell,
eeybert, King of Mass. Ormsby, Post and
Ward.
On so much as relates to the CHASING of
the Militia -Messrs. Jackson of Va. Cu,h
bet, Desha, Hanson, Mosely, Piper, and
Hubbard.
Capture of the City.
Mr.. Johnson of Ky. in moving the follow
ing resolutions. observed tina, it was unne.
cessary 10 detain the House with stating
the various considerations which induced
him TO move its
Resolved, That committee be appoint.
ed to enquire into the cause which led to
ne invasion OF this city by the enemy, and
his success in destroying the Public Build
ings and Property and that they have pow.
Ell TO send for persons and papers,"
his proposition Mr.. Johnson subse
quen,ly modified, partly on the suggestions
OF MIR Bradley of VI. and MIR. Pearson of
n. c. SO as to read as follows:
"Resolyed, That committee be appoint
ed to enquire into the causes OF the capture
Of this city by the enemy, the manner, in
which the public buildings and property
were destroyed, and also into the amour,
in value Of the property, public and private,
so destroyed; and that they have power
10 send for pei sous and papers
Mr.. Goldsborough of Md. then said, that
he had certainly no desire to arrest the pro
gress of this enquiry which he was aware
ought 10 be as expeditions as possible, blu,
II appeared to him some advantage would
be gained by laying this motion on the table
tor one day There were objects he said,
which 1t would be proper to connect with
his enquiry, besides those stated in the
resolu.ion-he alluded TO the destruction oil
Fort Warbur,on the cspitulation Of Alex
andiia, and the loss Of private property there.
he therefore suggested the postponement
OF the decision on the motion Tor day.
Mr.. johnson ubse, we'd he had no dispo-
sition TO hurry the decision on it. He was
DESTROYS of giving every gentleman an
opporIuni o embrace in the motion every
thing he thought proper TO be enquired in
10 and therefor. consented to the motions
lying on the table.