The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-20

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The premature death of the Ill. .-'uat.
lamented Allen has excited =, 81, ,:aut ahd
dlgnatlon throughout our conntr. ~
quailed since the late war. /, CALI I'm uae'
Tor rirlhutive justice, from ihos, ls,, ''!'
harbarlans, and hope TO see, with - ~
| delay as practicable, Il competent e,,o '''a'
the disposal Of the Executive. md
one OF our most experienced naval ar, nm
with ample powers and instruction.. - r.
ret them out al their lurking hole. ,,d =.
drag them 10 condign and speed,
lshnent. A speedy punishment, bec,Irs .''l
have no idea OF incurriag the delay -
hazard, OF transporting them here ,l 1e
extending 10 them trial by Jury. Wi, " .,
the delays incident TO our cps,rts If ,'a al
1hey have placed themselves beyond r.
protection of the laws Of civilized sncia,,
they have set at open defiance the la,,',
God and man; their hand is agaipst syaa y,
man, and cTefy mans hand should Gov
! bnc against them. And the most eGi.otsa,
restraint which You can impose upon t.'.
hafbarlties, is TO furnish To them ibe 60.
tacle of a few dozen of their headers r.
! pended by the halter, from the yard,ra,.
OF some of our public ships. Deem,
cxpedlent that Congress should at an nas,. !.
period, adopt some decisive mrasares.
+ this subject, submit the followj,, rasol,
ton:
! Resolred, That the COMMITTEE on Nav.,
Affairs be instructed to inquire and r,nar'
as early as may be, what further measures
are necessary, not only for the more eli.
Gent protection of our commerce in n.
west INDIA seas from piracy, but for tI.r
eatlre eNtrpatlon of those frcebootprs and
the punishment ofthosc Who maAbe (ound
to aid and ahet them.
On motion Of Mr.. Johnson, the rcsoI3.
ton moved by Mr.. Condict was urdercdlo
lie on the table and
The Message Of the President was read
(the same which appears in the Proe.r'
tIlngs Of the Senate ot'this date and re...-
red To the Committee on Naval Affairs
DOCU HENTS.
We have received from friend at Wash
iaSton, the pamphlet copy of The docu.
menis which accompanies the Message Of
tl.' President Of the L. S. They Gil 81
pages, exclusive ofseyeral tables
From 10, to 23, are the Convention
with France, and the Presidents ProcIa,
pIatloa touching the West India trade.
from %, to So, is a letter from the Sc
cretary Of War, with copious documents
made out IN compliance with the Pres
dents special directions, and embracing
complete return of the present state Of The
army Of General Brown, the distribution
OF the troops, the number of mon eustcd
since January last, and the amount OF mo-
neys advanced Tor this purpose; Gen. Ma
combs report on the progress made in the
tortlilcaions this year, the operations OF
the Board of Engineers s. The Corps OF To
geographical Engineers, and the present cen.
diton oitbe Military Academy; Col. Bonn
ford Report of the operations of the 0dr
nance department during the present
year and Reports Of the Quarter Master
General, Pay Master General, Surgeon
General, and the Cummissary Generals Of
Provisions and Of Purchases. We ga.hu
these facts, from a hasty inspection ISL
that according 10 the last returns to&e
Adiutaut Generals Office, the aggrcgah
amount Of the army is 5,2I1 the organic
tlon byIa fixes 1t at 6i83; to make up tie
deficiency, the recruiting service is nov
going ON I'D, During the present year
the sum OF s.. 6 20! IL has been tlaasn
ted 10 agents FOR paying U. S. peasioa,r5i
Sd, The amount applied TO }54 yFcat'onS for
the three first quarters of Ills year is S24l,-
l45 %, leaving l23,f85 ca OF the legd AZ
preparation, applicable TO the 4th quarter
4th, The number OF Cadets in the Military
Academy amounted on the 3lst Oct. 10
2I8-thr number graduated last year 30
18th, The muSkctS manufactured III the [.
:. armorles from Isl January TO the 30h
Sept. were 10000 the average cost Of
each not exceeding S12, about s. per stand
less than in 1917 eth, Minute calcUa-
tons are exhibited, showing how much
the price of the rations and Of the sol
dicr's clothing has been reduced since 1877.
From page % to Sc, are sundry papers
furnished by the Secretary of the Navy,in
obedience 10 the Presidents call shelving
LIST, the list of piratical vessels, &c. captur-
ed by the L. s. vessels I'd, list of T.. 5.
vessels in actual service; 81, list of yessfa
IN ordinary 4th, list Of vessels built and
building, under the act for the gradual m
crease of the navy" with a general view u
improvements AT the several building yards
and 9th, the correspondence between ne
commanders of our cruising vessels and the
Spanish authorities, in relation to pirates
pnvateers, &c.--in the LIST class, are com
prsed about 20 piratical vessels captured,
besides boats, barges, &c.--The Cd class
shows the destination of our cruziers; 10
wit, one "a aud shr. of e guns in the Pa
cfic; Al gun frigate, IS gun sioop, aud
l. gun schr in the Mediterranean QUO
corvette of - g. on the coast Of Africa :.
a lrigate of IS, corvette of "a, one sIoopof
10, besides 5 smaller vessels of L gus,
and one gun boat in the West indies the
Hornet 10, y Enterprise, are ALSO fitting on,
for a crulze in the w. Indies I'VE ma
from the Sd class that we have only one :,