The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-01-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


MIR. M'Kee % kentucky, moy ed the
following resolutions Of enquiry
EcsotUsd, That committee be ap-
pointed 40 enquire whether any, and il
s.ny' what offices created during the
war have become useless by the return
Of peace.
ResoIOtd. That the said committee
ne Instructed 10 enquire intu the cxpe
diency CT ahoiishibb all useless and un
necessary oiIiSes
Resolved That the said committes
De instructed TO enquire into the expo
disney ofdlsqualibing any perso IRON
holding two offices a, the same time.
Resolped, Thar the said committee
be instructed TO cuquire into the expe,
d:sncy OF equai:z the pay and emo'
nments OF the Officers aid persons en-,
b.cSed IN the civil, military and naval
departments Of The governments.
) The resolutions were agreed TO wi b
out division and committee OF five
ordered to he appointed accordingly.
On m0iioh o! Mr. Langdon,
ResoiOsa :nst the secretary of wa
be required . sy before This house /.
ststemcot of the annual expenditures
at the military scadetny Ut Yesl Point,
from Its comm @ncrment TO this time +:
also, the number oil students who have
annually entered or completed theu
education ia said Academy and also
what na,nbef q! PERSONS therein edu
Gated, are nuw retained i'll the army OF
the United States, and the Offices in
which they scyeraiiy serve.
Inc house then proceeded tothe or
der of The day on the bill further 10
prevent the fitting oht in the ports OF
the United States, OF expeditions a.
gaiVst nations in amity with the COr.
ed States. In comnittec Of the whole,
MIR. Jackson in tue chair.
There arose on this queaticn de-
bate of more real Importance, Certainly.
than any that has taken place at the
present session the result OF Which
was, the reporting of TIE bill to lhe
house without essential amendment
The house. adjourned without actinE
further on the bill, little before sun
down. ----
.Ncgo Y6rk, len 25.
--latest from Cadiz By the arriva
Yesterday OF the ship William, captain
Smith, in 5S days from Gadiz, We learn
verbally, that when captain S. sailed, o
Spanish force OF 30 O0G men, under ge.
neral O'Donald, we're assembled at 81.
Marys, waiting Cor Transports to EN-
bark for South America, 10 proceed "a
gains: the Patriots. They had delain-
ed all the British vessels in Cadiz and
the adjacent ports for tina, purpose.
A Spanish lrigats OF ~ guns, as con
voy TO number OF merchantmen, was
preparing to leave Cadiz for Vera Cruz,
Havana, sad other Spanish ports, and
would besready to sail in few days.
SeveraiBuenosA yrcs prjvatecrs were
cruizing off Cadiz and Malaga. fhey
had made great havoc aGoag the spa
pish homsward bound merchantmen
having captured about % sail during
che months of NoyCmbcr.
New Oyieans, Nov. %
VeHezurlc PiiUateer.--- The annexed
statement was received IN town yesier-
day from the BaIizs. e it b. correct,
tLtS VESSEL MS CSIlhlOly lUiIIiRCu lut
neutrality of the Uaiied States, ant
should be sent alter, and brought bach
TO answer for it, ii possible. we sin.
Cerely wish The Patrio Of South Anne
vica succoI s--but, if their own interest
the laws OF nations, and every Other bu
man consid Grafton, do not induce illcG
so respect our rights, they should be
taught the danger of insulting their
neutral ally.
The We nezucIa armed schr Jupiter
(which sailed without paying pl,Otage
or giving an order for it) "a 5tored With
musket srtot of the Bar, the Sp1nist
brig La Reg ma de los Angeles, captain
Rocs, from C,ampeachy, bound to New
Orleans, and Spanish schr flipolite
captain Ventura MariSs, from Camp
chy and Veri Cruz, also Bound to New
Orleans Til : crews Of the two vessel
were landed at the Balize, except tn,
captains, vine are detained OF board tht
pciYaleer."