Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-12-15

| dUu thlC 0NudtC otJvAAh~Ns
Thursday, Dec. 8,
The President communicated Report
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, made
| in obedience to resolution OF the Senate
Of the 10Th of April last, in relation 10 the
Offices OF the Customs which it may be
proper TO suppress.
The following Message was received
from the President OF the United States.
To The Senate of the United States.
transmit to the Senate copies OF such
cf the documents referred to in the Mes
sage of the It'll ultimo, as have been pre-
pared since that period. They contain
copy Of the Reports of Mr.. Rodney and
Mr.. Graham, two of the Commissioners to
South America, who returned FIRST from
the mission, and OF the papers connected
with those reports. They also present a
full view Of the operations Of Our troops
employed in The Seminole war in Florida.
1t would have been gratifying TO me to
have communicated, with the message, all
the documents referred TO in it but, as
two OF our Commissioners from South A.
merica made their reports a few days only
before the meeting of Congress, and the
third on the day Of its meeting, it was iiii-
possible 10 transmit, at thattime more than
one copy OF the two reports first made.
! The residue of the documents will be
communicated, as soon as they are pre-
pared. JAMES MONROE.
Dec. 2, 1918.
The papers accompanying the Mes
sage, SO far as they relate TO South Ameri
ca, are those which were previously laid
before the other House and, 50 far as re-
spects the Seminole war, of letters between
the War Department and Gen. Gaines,
aud the War Department and Gen. Jack
son, and of the proceedings of the Court
NJ artial for the trial of Arbuthnot and Am
bristie.
The Message and documents were or
tdered to lie on the table.
| The following Message was also re-
ceived from the President OF the United
States.
To the Senate of the United States.
In compliance with resolution OF the
Senate, of the 25th Of last month, request
ing to be furnished with such information
as may be possessed by the Executive,
touching the execution IF so much OF the
first article of the late treaty OF Peace
and Amity between his Britannia Majesty
and the United States, as relates to the
restitution of slaves, and which has not
heretofore been communicated, lay be-
fore the Senate repori made by the Sec
retary of State, on the lst inst. in rela-
ton to that subject.
JAMES MONROE.
December 2, 1918.
ENcLosED.
Department of State, LIST Dec. 1918.
| The Secretary OF State, to whom has
lbeen referred the resolution of the Senate
of the 25th ultimo, requesting information
mot heretofore communicated, relating to
the late treaty of Peace between the u.
States and Great Britain, has the honour
Iof reporting to the President OF the United
States, that the difference of construction
given by the two governments to that part
of the first article Of the treaty, aud the
claim of the citizens of the United States
to indemnity for slaves carried away con-
trary to lis stipulations, form one Of the
subjects of negotiation now pending in
England; which negotiation having COM
menced towards the close of the month Of
August, no report of its progress has yet
been received at this Department, from
the Plenipotentiaries, TO whom, on the part
of the United States, it has been com
mitted.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The Message and Documents were read,
and ordered to lie on the table.
Friday, Dec. A.
Mr.. Lacock submitted the following
resolution:
ResolUed, That the Message of the
President and documents relative TO the
Seminole war, be referred to select
committee, who shall have authority, i'll
necessary, to send for persons ard papers.
The resolution offered yesterday to in.
struct the committee on military affairs to
inquire into the expediency of making
provision by law for clothing the army Of
the United States 10 domestic manufac-
lures, was taken up and agreed to.
| Monday, Lee. z.
OCCUPATION OF FLORIDA.
Mr.. johnson, of Lou. laid upon the ia
BILE the following resolution:
ReSOtued, That the committee on mill
tary affairs be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of passing law author
izing the President of the United States
to take provisional possession Of East
Florida, or of such parts of ii as he may
deem essential, now or hereafter, to con-
troll the Indians, and to prevent them from