Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-30
And the House adjourned to Monday
OFFICIAL pApFRs


'Selectionsfr0m tie documents transmitted to
tie House Of Representatives otfhe United
States By tie President.
Pdprscommuaicated uith the report from the De
Pa'tiaem Of Tate, Of Deceaiber Is, 1917, to the
PreSidcat.
Extracts of a letter from Natchiioches Lou
lsiana, to gentleman in the city OF Wasl;iug-
ton, communicated to the department of
State dated February { 1877.
Extracts of two letters from Robert NJ. Har
rison, esq. consul at ST. Thomas, 10 the Secrc
tary OF state, datSd April 29th, aud May seth,
1917.
The secretary 81 the treasury to the secrc-
tary OF state, dated November u, 1917, com.
municating.
Extracts of letter to him from beverly
Chew, esq. collector of the customs, New Or
leans, dated August 1917.
Letter-same 10 the same, dated August 80
1917.
Same TO same, dated October II, 1917.
Affidavit of Beverly Chew dated 9th Octo-
Der 1917 ,iurelatiou TO libels before fe district
court of the United States, for louisiana, u.s.
cargoes OF Iuana, Eliza, Carmclite, and Diana
The same as ninety boxes ofSugar.
The same ps sundry goods, sc. &c. part of
the schooner Mount Vernon's cargo.
Petition of Beverly Chew TO nudge Hali
Additional testimony in snndry cases, pend
ingin the United states districtconri of Louisi-
ana Us. sundry vessels and cargoes from GaIgez.
Ton.
OF u ltttel from Nlr. NJ intOSD 10 vlr
Crawford, secretary of the treasury, dated
October 30, 1917.
Extract of letter from Mr.. Clark collector
of thr customs at ST. Marys, dated November
], 1917.
Extract of letter from lieutenant comman.
dant 3. V. Hoffman, to captain Charles Nor.
ris. dated January l8,lSi7.
Extract ot "a letter frsm captain Morris to
fhe secretary of the navy, dated frigate Con-
gress, of the Balize, March 4, 1917.
in Il
Navy, dated New Orleans, August A, 1917,
communicating.
Memorial of the merchants of New Orleans
of the 18th July, 1917.
Protest OF William ID. Coz, late mate Of the
American brig Charles, at New Orleans, p th
July, 1917.
Protest of captain Lewis DequemenI de
Morant, at New Orleans, 18th Jaly, lsiT
Same of Jean Baptiste Revardc, same place
and date.
Deposition of Lanusse, owner of the brig
Charles OF New Orleans, 10 in. Bite. Revarde,
owner OF The brig Pomona. and Lewis Deque-
menIl de NloIant, owner ofthe brig Freelove,
at New Orleans, 18th July, 1917.
Translation of a protest OF CassiIner Rieto
capt. OF the American brig Carlos. against the
privateer Congresso, June 81, 1917
Extract OF a letter from captain Charles
Morris, United States frigate Congress off the
Balize, dated june 10, 1877, to the secretary Of
the navy.
Extract of letter from lieutenant com
nIandant John Porter, United States brig Box.
er, of The Balizc, June IS, 1917, to the secreta
ry of the navy.
Extract ofa letter from commodore ID. T..
Patterson to secretary OF navy, dated New Or
leans. July %, 1917.
Extract of letter from the deputy collector
OF the port New York. TO captain Samuel
Y0us. dated September g, 1917
Extract Ofa letter from capt John. RI. Elton
to secretary Ofnavy, dated Septcmbcr2S, 1917,
on hoard United States brig Sarauac, Cnmber-
land Sound.
Extracts from the same 10 the same, dated
October 10, 1917.
Extract, same to same, dated October 10,
1917.
Extract, same to same Cumberland Island,
November -, 1917, communicating.
Copy of letter from him To- ury,
commanding at Fernandina, dated United
States brig Safanac, Cumberland Island, No
vember 3, 1917.
Same 10 the same, dated brig Saranac, Cum
bcrland Sound, November 9, 1917.
-Four letters from --- Aury to CAPTAIN FL
ton, dated al FcTnaDdna, November 18th, 9th,
IItl, aud i2th, 1917.
Extract OF letter from Thomas Waine, esq.
purScr on board the United States brig Sara.
nae, dated ST. Mary's river, September II q,
1917, to Benjamin Homans, esq. chief clerk, ,
Navy Department
a. G.. Nhleret to captain John II. Elton, dated
Fernandna, NOvember 4, 1917.
a register OF the proceedings at GalgeztOn-
translation, 18th April, 1917