The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-27
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that could be important. bnr from N,. 8
a Knowledge OF sucii persons ana such f.cts
e Was question VITA the Committee at A..
eafhe.e meeting, ~he,her Personal exam ma
uvhs osinre tue Commute. should be AEON;
ep' or whcsnsi; resort SoouM be had. ia The
frst instance, to Gail tor written con,rn,n;,--
iOnS o. 10 views and inteIru-atorIes sn,,,n;,.
1ea ny the comm,Gtee, and best calculated 20
extract every Important fact. Several con.
suerauons induced tue adoption OF the latter
IN de. A"s's'
IL gave the Committee command If p,,+ ~
.heir .!ne To attend oder Pubic ,nties
equauy lnlpertOuS ANA oD.Ivatory it ;ncu,.
fea M expense 20 government o. ind,vi,,r,Is
who were not interrupted ~, eitl,er ,hrir r,;,
vate cor erps or public duties HE c,,nIn,r-
tee Knew the-anS ETY. OF the hous,, 20 have
lh.s enquiry c!esed as soon AS possible, aud
WHICH, by Il different course, woni,i bsv,. -
ken up the whole Of the session. and e,r,,,,-
Dered with more useless and irrelevant, ,,o,
ter and views than will b. found il, the oon-
ih'hicauonS- he c0mmttee feel therefore
Cohrhent, th*t the house will bt. satisfied Win
the banner III which the s,,bject h.> he.,
developed and to correct any possible o,.,.,,
aho TO receive any Important fact or ;,tl,Iit;or
al matter, although 1t IS Borvery proi,abI. tha,
"'ueh can REMAIN, tue commlttec will ask
ieaVe TO report with q reservation Of !, r;yhr
to make any other communicated, thar rsn'-
be found necessary to au impartial .v,,,,,r'
tipn OF tins subject.
APPENRIy
in ADDITION to the report OF the committee
III order To give more sat;sf,to,,, ~,
and dStaii ppon the main subjects OF ;n,n,,-
ny, ana variety Of Incidental n,att.r
Wnich mas arisen from the investigati1r
.He ioil'~"'S COMMUNICATIONS are referred
to as an appendix.
i. III relation t. the rnoaS,,r.e -.
administration, and III. part taken nv ,hs
freSldeht ana the heads Of departments: H..
committee refe"s 70 the letters from ;hr g.
cretarl,s "t otate. War, Navy, and the r.
t'rheY Nyeherai one IS also expected fro,n
inc Secretary OF the Treasury, when shaub,.
communicated when received.
@' LII retaticI, to the steps taken and meg
sutcs ADOPTED by the Secretary of War, the
committee refers to the CORRESPONDENCE win
the Com 'nanding General, the e,,yernors ~
pennsylvania, Maryland and Vreinia tb.,
Lettcr ~ Colone! Iayloe, two reports from the
&c storcs,
g. The conduct ofthe Commanding Gener
a. the Collection and disposition of the forces
& the conduct aad movements of diff, rent
corps et'G comnlittee refers to the aarratiae
pS"ei": " '"eTf' ms correspondence with the
states oI .,tnnsy!Hania, Mary land, and V,r,,-
ma, the '" department. and var,ovs d1ti ,,.S,
IN REPORTS ot General Smith, Gen. Ynnne-
tItnerai !1t.nsbu'y, Colonel Sterret. MI
William i:t.&ney. Gen. Douglass, Col &finor
Col. beali, and Commodore Barney's Official
letter. '~i7A
L. In relation 70 the measures and arrapra-
ments and acts of tue Navy depar;rrnt p
Guiding the destructolrof the NAVY Yard o,,t
the public property, As well as the d. .trpct;on
oil the pubic bulldogs il the CITY, a.. en-
httee ref;rs 70 report from the Secretaru
OF me Navy, report from Commodore Tn
8 y, and q report from iylr. Monroe, suDeriu-
senaanf OF the public buildings.
D in relation 20 the captura and cantula-
ton OF 4leHanlria, the comm tt.e refers "a tbe
proceeding of the Court Martial upon cam
Dyson the correspondence between hno q
the D cretary q War, as TO the abandonment
OF the fort the report of the corporation &c
Alexandria, including the term of sure
der' &C. and the letter from General Ma
son' relating 10 letter from Admiral Codrinr-
ton.
O. IN relation TO general inf ,rmation and
incidental topics, the Committee r,E.rs m
Mr.. Law, General Van Ness and Doct. Car,
lett ID
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