The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-06
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son, Hawes, Hopkins of Ky. Hubbard, Eufty,
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son OF Ky. Kennedy, kentof NJ Y. Kim OF
Mass. L07y, Lcfferrs, Lezois, Lopeu. Ly,e.
Macon, MCoy, M'Kim, Miller, Moore.
h7oseiey, Murfree, Markell. Nelson, Newton.
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Williams, WHson Of N1css. Wilson of Pen.
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Tuesday, Nov. 90.
S?muei Henderson, elected from P.nnsyI
wanna, vice Jonathan Roberts, resigned, an
peered, was qu;iiihed and took his seat.
Inc b''i to amend the stamp act $50 as to
accommodate private bankers) was received
from the Senate, twice read and referred to
committee II the whole
IElNNESTlC,ATION
"ir Johnson OF Ky. from the committee TO
enquire INTO the causes of the success If the
enemy M his invasion into this district in Au-
gust last, delivered in Report, of very great
length together with voluminou> mass Of do
Garments. =
This report (principaHv OF narrative cna-
racter) MIR. J. moved to be printed, together
with the following documents selected from
the mass laid before the committee, as ten
ding to give an impartial view Of the whole
transaction.
l.. a Report of the army, its number and
distribution, previous to lst July, 1914.
2. Letter of Col. Monroe, then Secretary
S. Letter o Gen. Armstrong, late Secreta-
~ of War.
T. Letter from the Hon. WIN. Jones, Secre-
tary of the Navy.
S. Letters from Hon. Richard Rush, h.tor-
ncy General.
IS. Communicated from the war DEPART
rent, including the orders in relation to the
10Th Military District, tue reouistion of the
an July, and the correspondence with he
Governors OF Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ma
ryland, and with Gen. Wn.der
. The Narrative ofGen. Winder.
g. Reports of Generals Stansbury, Smith,
Young, Douglass, and Hungerford, Coionels
ot@rrett, Minor. Tayloe, Laval and Beal!
Major Pinkney and Capts Burch and Cald-
9, Report from the Navy Department, in
Guiding the official Report of Commodore Bar
ncy.
10. Letter from Gen. Van Ness, DR.. Cat
lett and John Law.
II. Reports from the Ordnance Depart
ment.
IL Sentence. of the Court Martial in rel =
ton to Capt Dyson, and the correspondence
between linn and the Secretary Of War.
Is. Report from the Corporation of Alex
an ira, including the capitllation, and letter
from Gen. John Mason.
H. Report from the Superintendent ct Pub
lie R'iliugs.
IS. Letter from William S'nmons..
Mr.. GroSveaor of n. Y. observing the p+cat
volume OF the report and documents, objected
TO the printing Of these papers, as the Repor-
Ter apprehended hirn, lest the length of time
It would occupy should delay a consideration
oil The report
mn. We6gscr, Of n. n. n member Of the
Committee ct investigation hoped these pa
pers would be printed n dlssented altogether
from the manner in which that report had
been prepared, tho he was wiling to do JUS
tee to the a5siduity Of the chairman of the
committee N maturing the report As soon
/ AS TIC documents should be properly in the
possession OF the house, Mr.. ~. said he should
thik 1t ms duty to make some motion ON tie
SUBJECT. The report Itself nao JUDGED been q
product of great labor !; it vas eort Vt chro-
Wcie--but IN hrs view, it answered no one
| purpose tor which the Committee who made
it hao been appointed. go far from clearing
up the causes OF the failure OF our arms az
thi5 place, I've thought il wac calculated, tho
nctintended, to cover n in a mass # prolixi-
! ty ansl detail what ne Considered most dis
graceful Transaction.
| Nj. Crosveuor withdrew his opposition TO
| the printing OF these orders.
| Mr. J4dnso7 said, the house would form It's