The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-29
(Copy.)
Richn'0ea. Oct. l4th. 1912.

VIA nigh respect, &c.
.(si gRs Dr.. ! 49,, J. BARBOUR.
Washington.
DEPARTMENT Of Jgar, Accountants OF
=, fee. .foO. II, 1912.
The Secretary ofWar has referred IN
his Office your letter to him OF the lS.b nit,
together with the accounts accon1panviDci i,
these accounts, as we'll As those heretofore
rendered by the safe Of Virginia, have been
acted on. and such Parts Admitted as !. IA
Thought the sliiiiary laws of the q St,,ee-
EeXistng at the tiUie the disbursements we're
made, would authorize. a couy az me sc-
count currentn0w enclosed will Stew n,,l ne
items Composing the sum os SI7. I59 81 the.
amount admitted. And the accompanvi,or
statements embrace all TIE cnaryes made
10y the state which have bern disaiIoysd
win the canses OF such disallowance noted.
9ncn OF the rejected vouchers as are not OF.
hie IN TINS ottire, were returned 70 Mr. Hem
nng; list of which is added to sta,erner,
) \. herewith The balance in favor oe
| the y, States is S2Il4 10. as viii aunear
from the enclosed account current.
l have she honor to be. &c.
r(Sisned( WIN SIMMONS.
HIS EEce(Le0cy las Bar5grsr.
G2ge-''0r Of NE STATE IF J'irs;,lia,
On motion Of Mr.. Eo2es, the repor, wa.
referred to the select Committee naei1p the
subject under consideration
Ahe cngrossed alt f" for the mere ef.r.
tuat enforcing ofthe'non- ion ports. tiun laws ~,
iorb'dding the courts to deliver 10 the claim.
ants, pending the trial, merehaniize or other
articles seized under the same . was read .
third time and passed, by the following
For tire bill ~
Against It *
80 the bill was passed and sent 10 the Sc
nate, for consideration
PROHIBITION OF RANSOM
The House. on motion of MIR. Calhoun
resolved itself into committee of the wbrla
MI, ecEedrdge in the chair, on the bill to
Prohioit the r&nsoming Of ships or vessels
| OF the United States, and the goods or
merchandise on board the same. canrn,ad
by the enemies thereof
The bill we have already published. The
blank for the time alter which 1t shall bava
effect, was filed with thc first dqy or .F6rH
Considerable desultory discussion tool.
place on the principle of the bill, winch wa
opposed by Messrs. Post and Grosyenor NJ
Y. Ward, Pickering and Richardson of
M IS. and supported by Messrs. Calhoun Of
In opposition to the bill, it was said shat T.
was contrary to the true policy of this matt
on which, being weak in its MARITIME now
er, ought TO permit the vessels of its citizens
TO be ransomed, because the chance Of re-
capture on its way TO The port of an enemy
is small; that no benefit could In fact resrit
to the United States from its passage. as he
non importation act was cap sb,e OF evasion
! IN 'nousAnd ways-no' admitting. howe
ver' the tact stated of frequ Mt eVasions Of
that lay b. pretended ransnms; that the
operation Of tins law would be crneIlv So.
we're on the coasters ard poorer classes Of
our citizens, who were allowed hy the enc
my to release heir Graf; for a very small nro-
portion Of its value, &c.
The advocates Of the bill in replv. adinc
ed the statement of the Executive of roll,,.
sive practices under this y ct Nt Of ransom-
ing vessels, for the purpose 1T evadinp the
non Importation laws, ard afFo ding jnteIli-
geucc to the enemy. They stated also thar
| IL TO such sta enent bad been laid be fore
the House, the feCt suffi eientlv notori-
Gus witnOut it. The laW mieht, il q as true
give rise ~ IT'S operation o casioral cases
oi hardship but no principle If government
"as better establish, ed or more generally
acknowledged, than that the interest Of in
dviduals must give way to that Of the cora-
muniiv, which IL was conteuded demanded
ths passage ot the law, &c.
The c mmittee rose aud reported the bill
to th II cusc.
On the question Of its passage to a third
lreadjnf,
nIr. Ptkiu Of Con. spoke against the bill:
and Mr. Wright in favor # a..
On motioo OF Mr. Froup Of Geo. for the
IpurPosa oftakitg op me sage from the Sc
nate tncticed below the bin was ordered to
lie on the table but was subsequently, re-
sumed, and, after some remarks of Mr..
Castor in opposition to IL, was ordered to be
engrossed for third reading.
FILLING THE RANKS, &c.
n message from the Senate was read. con-
curing with toe report Of the committee Of
conference on the dissgreeing votes of the
two houses or the bill for filing the ranks.
encouraging enlistments, Scc.--and the house
tUoS up the message.
Mr.. Troop stated that the report Of the
coofcrees had been made upon the princi-
pie OF compromise, and amounted 30 this
that tie house was to recede from It's disc
greemeDs 70 The ScnaEe's hmensmens 90 far