Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-11

Val A fairs be iastrrc.ed 20 ;oo,,.
tho sxpsdisncy Of providing by VIE !. Into
the discipline and instruction. Nv - To-
Midshipmen and other warr,n, W ths
Of the Navy whom IN port, or not suesf'
ed In active service. "gsg,
n motion of Mr.. Baldwin 3,
Rssolued, That the COMMITTEES -
post Office and post roads be in., WI ~ ..
to inquire into tho expediency Of . s.s's
fishing . post route from Pensacols' 'i =
st. Marks. to St. Augustine. y
Dir. Floyd presented a comm,,.
ton from Capt. John II. Bell ,e,;,
gent for the lndiansin Florida, eon,:; |.
ing information concerning tbeis a ~
bsrs; which was referred to the cou a0a'
tee on Indian Affairs, and ordered , y
printed. wy
On motion of Mr.. Edwards, Of Con,
it was. 'u'
RESOLVED, That the committee q, ),
Public Buildings be instructed tn tas
quire into the practicability Of msL;'
such alterations in the present strn.,
of the Hall of the house of Repr.,.Ns,'''
tiyss as shall better adapt it to ths N.Y.
poses of = deliberatiys assembly rU''
The Speaker presented q ms,.
from the President of the U. STATE. .
ceiyed this morning by the hands en-
Gouverneur, transmitting a commn,
cation from the Secretary of Stat. On . -
subject Of the settlement of the bo' 'a'
Diary line between the U. State, & ~,
British dominions under the fifth arti.'
Of the treaty of Client. which. on ms
tion.ef Mr. Williamson was laid on ~
table. "'
The Speaker presented another ma.
sage from the President of the Z. Stat.
transmitting certain information >.
specting the continuation of the sur,,v
of the prolonged Cumberland Road.
which. on motion Of Mr.. TrimbIe ~,
referred to the committee of the wbol.
on the bill respecting survey. of certsi.
roads and canals.
The Speaker also presented a furth,,
message from the President of the i
States, transmitting a report from u.
Secretary of War, relative to the can
non, howitzsrs, military stores, &c. b..
longing to the U. States; which, on me.
ton of Mr.. Taylor, was referred to n.
committee on Military Affairs.
The Speaker also presented com.
munication from the commissions, Of
the Sinking Fund, which, on nation Of
Mr.. Bassett, was referred to tie com.
mittee of Ways and Means.
The Speaker also presented com.
from the Comptrollsr 9th.
Treasury, transmitting abstracts Of
balances due by individuals to the Navy
Department, which, on motion Of Mr.
Little was laid on the table.
Letter from, the Vaccine agent.
The Speaker also presented letter
from Doctor James Smith, Vaccine A.
gent, which on motion of Mr.. Little va.
referred to the Select committe appoint.
ed on that subject, and ordered to b
printed.
Baltimore, 4th Feb. 1922.
The Honorable the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
SIR: From letters which have re.
ceived from Dr.. Hunter, of Tarboro.
in North Carolina. l am fully persuaded
l have discovered the true cause Of the
events which have happened
there; and | am now satisfied, that they
have originated from an accident such
as never occurred before, and there is
no danger that the like will ever occur
agaiR.
l had a paper which contained some
small pox scabs, taken by myself from
a person named Whitfield, about lth
October, 1921; and on this paper h'i
written carefully, to avoid accidents,th't
it contained the variolous or small pI
But this paper was afterwsrd
and, after searching for it ID
vain. / had concluded it was lost, and
it might have been swept0r
Of my office with ether waste papers.
From the information, however, which
have received from DR.. Hunter, quot
ing the words l had written on it, ha"
no doubt but the same identical paper
| had lost, containing the small p0'
'cabs, and marked as such, was put up
in DR.. Wards letter by some mistake
Or inadvertence, instead of the glasses
Of vaccine matter which l intended 70
send to him, and which. from his stte,
10 me, / supposed he had received 'n'
used.
We may now, therefore. safely con
n