Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-12-10

II became us, TIC SAius ~ iooN w
the other side honestly iDte..iing neu
,.trality, as he believed we did. Let us
lrccoliect the condition Of the patriots;
no minister here IN spur on our gov
crumet,. as was said in an interesting
and it appeared to him a very candid
work recently published in this coun'
try, respecting the progress IL the
south American rcv"lution--no Main
| lister mere to be rewarded by noble
inonors in consequence of the influence
he is supposed to possess wan the
American govern sent No: their IN
siorlulate ease, MIR. c. said, was what
ours had been la, the year f77s and
i77a-tbrir Ministers,like ous Frank
Inns and Jays at that day, were SIKH tx
ing about Europe impioring inexora
bio Legitimacy one kind loos--somr
aid to terminate war affecting TO hu-
manity. Nay, their situation was
worse than ours; for we had one great
aud magnanimous ally to recognize
US, but no nation had stepped forward
to acknowledge any Of these provn-
ces. Such disparity between the par
ties Mr. G.. said, demanded just az
tentIGb to the interests Oi the party
which WAS unrcprcscnted and If the
Facts which he had mentioned and
others Wiii-h had sDme 10 his kD0Wi-
edge were corre"t, they loudly ieman'
died. the interposiiion f Congress. ILL
frosted The House wou!d give the
subject their attention, and she" thai
here, in this place. the obligations o.
neutrality would he s,riPtiy regarded
in respect to Spanish America.
j MIR. Sergeant rose. in consequence
at the gentleman having appeared Il
him, not 20 enter into any disrussio'
II the question presented by the "
lmeRd'ncH, but 20 speak OF the fact'
wiliull were within his knowledge
I'ihe statement made Ivy the Spc..k
Twas substantially correct it was als'
orrerl ti,at the circumstance had or
; .asiuned considerable sensation among
i III parties in the city Of Philadelphia
h ;ir. s. reca,,i;ulatei tie prineif,a
Facts, adding, that the vessel in whi"i
these persons embarked WAS l,slrI
i. nith munitions of war. As respecte,
1.-THE views a!d intentions y! the person
! Iapprrhende,i Mr.. s. said, he believe'
ltiicy had neither auy intention no
-. lsny i,le; Of violating the laws Of th'
: United States, aud that their contluc
had been perieetly decorous and cor
rest. The Court had thought the.
had offered against the At OF Con
h. sress Oh the last session ; or were 81
far at least Of thai opinion, thai the.
, hoasht IL necessary 10 detain them
!, The bal demanded was NOT high; hu
iiey were not able to proenre il. an
were, therefore committed TO saol. |
. was because ofthe correct drsmrt meu
Of these persons. that the sentinr',
in their favor had beer so gen,ra'--
r hut no complaint WAS made OF th
! curt, for which the same respec
I was entertained with which til
{ Speaker himself had regarded it. III
+ had Renlionrd these facts anDy, thu
= 'hc house might, when the time cam
. tor acting on it, b. aware of the r0a
: 'truction put on the existing law. S
I!ar as any had been given.
. The amendment moved by MIR. Cla
10 the first resolution was agreed t
= without opposition.
+ The committee Of the whole rose
T seported their adoption OF the seve
(. raj resolutions moved 10y Mr.. Taylor
with the amendments which tho h0us
ilagreeh to, mem. con. and the commit
d fees we're ordered to be app4inte'
/. accordingly
5 And the house adjourned.
4 In SENATE.
Z December i
Il T. III