Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-08
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Thursday Fc6ruarv "a
The following confidential message w,s
received from the Pr resident of the United
States
To the Senate and House Of Rehreaento.
tfves of the United States
Congress will have seen by the commu
nication from the Consul General of the
United States at Algiers, laid before them
on the 18th November, 1912, the hostile
proceedings of the Dey against that Func.
tonary. These have been followed by &C, s
ct more overt and direct warfare against
the citizens of the United States trading in
The VI diterranean, some Of whom are still
detained in captivity, Notwithstanding the
attempts which have been made to ranSom
them, aud are treated with the rigor usual
on the coast of Barbary.
The considerations which rendered il I'm
necessary AMI uninportant to commence
hostile operations on the part of the United
states, being now terminated by the peace
with Great Britain, which opens the pros
pect OF an active and valuable trade of their
citizens within the range of the Algerine
cruizers, recommend to Congress the ex
| pedieGcy of al act declaring the existence
OF state of war between the United States
and the Dey of Algiers; and OF such provi-
stems as may be requisite for a vigorous
/! prosecution of it to a successful issue,
JAMES MADISON.
| Washington. Eco. %, 1915.
The message was real and raferred TO the
committee OF Foreign Relations.
Friday, February "a.
The House being again in secret sess.
Or
Mr.. Forsyth, from the committee of Fo.
reign Relations, 10 whom was referred the
message Yesterday received from the Pre-
s'dent OF tue United States. reported bill
| for the protection of the commerce and sea.
men of the United States ag..inst the Alge-
rine cru'zers, which was twice read.
Mr.. CASTOR moved 70 Fe-commit the bill
| to the committee on Foreign Relations, with
instructions to enquire into and report in
detail the facts upon which the measures
contemplated by the bill, is predicated -
| Whereupon,
| MT. Hall moved to postpone the bill in
definitely; which motion wss decided in the
negative by the following vote:
! For the pcstponenent 81
| Against it 1cs
| Mi. Hall then moved to strike out of Mr..
| Gaston's amendment the words "the com
mittee Of Foreign Relations" and insert in
lien thereof the words ga select committee. %
| Ag eed to.
| MIR. Hawkins 'hen moved to postpone the
| further confederation of the subject to Mon
| day ext-Negatived
| The question on Mr.. Gaston's motion as
amended was then taken by Yeas and Nays,
| which stood as follows
For the motion 7e
\ A0oinsf ~ ~
So the bill was referred to select COM
mittee. Messrs. Castor, FORSYTH, Ward
o. Mas. Grosvenor, Seybert. M'Kim and
Newton.
Tuesday, FEB. %,
| Mr.. CASTOR from the select committee to
whom the above bill was referred, delivered in
detailed report on the subject, which was
read.
The bill having been amended by prefxing
preamble
motion was made by Mr. Goldsborough TO
amend the bill in the second section by insert.
ing, after the word aforesaid" in the 4th line.
g 1t the Dey ofAigiers shall not on demand
by an accredited agent ofthe United States du-
ly authorized for that purpose deliver up with
out delay all American citizens who NAV be
detained by him as prisoners or slaves, and re
turn to state of amity with the United States
Wy tfesty OF peace q and the question
this mo ion was decided in the negative by the
following vote;
For the amendment az
Against il %
Mr. Stanford moved to amend The bill so as
to admit Of prizes being brought into ports OF
the United States only which motion was me-
gatiyed
The question on ordering the bill to be en-
crossed, was decided BY the following vote
YGAS.-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Bar
bour, Baylies of Mas Biues, Bowen, Bradbury
Burweil, Calhoun, Cannon, Champion, Ciopton,
Condict, Cox, Creighton, CuIpeper, Cuthburt
Desha, Duvall, Eppcs, Farrow, Findley, Fisk of
Versnt. Fisk OF ~ Forsythe, Franklin, Gas
toH, Gholton, GOODWIN, Gourdin, Grosvenor,
Hale, Hall, Harris, Hasbrouck, HAYES, Haw-
kips, Hopkins Of Ky. Hubbard, Humphreys,
IIungerford, Iialsert, Irwin, Jackson of Virga.
Johnson Of Ky. Kennedy. Kent of " Y. Kent -
Md. Kerr, KershaW, kilbourn, King of ". G. l
Lsfferts, Lowndes, Macon, M'Coy, Montgome.
ry, Moore, Nelson, Newton, Oakley, Ormsby,
Pickeas, Peasants, Potter, j. Reed, w. Reed.
Rea OF Pen Rhea Of Ten. Rich, Rngeold,
Roane, Rober tson, Ruggles, Sage, schureman,
SEWER, Seybert, Sharp, SheRey, Sherwood,
Smith Of N. V. Smith Of Va Stockton, Stuart
rannehhl, Taylor, Teliair, Troup, Udree
Ward Of Mass. Wilson of Pen Winter, Ysn
cey--94.
NAYsy--Messrs. Bard, Bgelov, Brigham,
Brown, Ceperlon, Cilly, Constocs, Crouch,
Davenport, Davis Of Pen Fly, Goldsborough,
J Henderson, King Of Mas. Law, Loyeti, Pearson,