Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-20


Sur'eys and Plans on the subject of Road
and Canals, was made the order of IN. Ja,
for the 10Th of January
And then the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II.
IN SENATE
Mr.. Mills WAS appointed IA member of m,
Committee on Foreign Relations. in IN. uIac,
"i MIR. King of n. Y. who, at his own request
WAS EXCUSED from acting un that COMMITTEES
Inc following members We're appointed il
pursuance OF Il vote passed yesterday, as n Sc
itct Committee on the several resolution.
proposing amendments to the Cons iiintion. j,
regard I" the election of President and Vice
frrs'dent, VIZ. Mrs.rs. Benton, lIaync, Dick
ers"n, Holmes of Maine, and Kelly.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. u,
WOLF, instrnc'ing an inquiry into the cxp.di
ency OF allowing drawback ON all articles a
domestic manufacture, the raw material ~
winch Is oi foreign growth ; was again reat
and adopted
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr.
Eaton, insiructinS an inquiry whether any, ant
what, amendments are necessary To an Ac
relative to The election of President and Vie
President, and which declares the officer win
shall act, in case those offices are both vacant
was read and adopted.
The engrossrd bill supplementary to an Act
Tor the relief of certain persons from imprlson.
ment, was read third time and passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Inc resolution yesterday offered by Mr.
Allen OF Massachusetts, calling on the Post
master General for certain details of his De-
partment tor the last three years, was called
up, and agreed to.
The resolution yesterday offered by MIR.
Rankin, calling for list of the defauIiers in
The Land Offices Of the United States. was ia
ken up, and agreed to.
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr..
owen calling for a statement of the amount
and application of the two per cent and
three per cent. funds payable out of the sales
oi pubic lands, IN the Western and South
eIn States, was taken up and agreed 10.
Mr.. Cooke submitted the following, which
lies on the table one day of course
Resolved, That the President of the Unit
ed States be requested 10 communicate 10 this
House copies OF all contracts for cannon. can
non shot, muskets, and other small arms, far
lie use OF the United states, which have been
entered into since the LIST OfJanuary, 1920. and
mat he state whether notice for proposals was
gwen Tor each contract in any newspaper; if
so, IN what paper,and how long before The
contract was concluded who are interested in
each oStenslbly or as secret partners, so far as
he may have been informed or brlieves.
On motion of Mr. Hayward, il was
Resolved, That the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads be- directed 10 inquire
INTO the expectancy of repeating the 4th and
9th sections of an Act of Congress. passed on
theS27th of February, 1873, so far as the same
Relates 10 the conveyance of letters and pack
els ny steam boats, packets, and other vessels.
nyTn1h r fha
transporting the mail of the United States.
On motion of Mr.. Storrs, it was
Resolved, That the Committee of Ways
and Means be- instructed to inquire into the
exPedIency of providing by law for compen-
salon Tor private Secretary TO the President
of the United States.
Inc House went into a committee of the
whole, Mr.. CODdict in the chair, on the bill,
supplementary tn an act, approved on the
third day of March, one thousand eight hun
dred and nineteen, entitled IAN act providing
Tor the correction Of errors in making entries
of land At the Land Offices"
The Committee rose and reported the bill
as mended. The House concurred in the
amendment, (of MIR. Campbell,l and the bill
was ordered To be- ehgrUssed for third read
ing, ayes So, nUrs 30.
And then the House adjourned
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. i5.-Captain Tear.
of the Brig Ruth, arrived at this port, from
Gibraltar, states that the u. S. shin COnstirn-
ton having nn board our Minister to Spain.
MIR. Nelson, was expected TO sail for Cadiz
about the Sd ofNovember.
We learn from The same source, that a
French fleet, sailed fInm Algesiras on the Isl
November and proceeded up the Mediterra-
mean.
We have been politely favored by Mr.. Gard.
ner, Suprrcargn 81 the brig Ruth, from Glib
raliar, with regular file of the Gibraltar
Chronicle. from the 18th Of October 10 the
S0tb inclusive, and the Garria de Madrid To
the 2lst Of October, from which we select the
following items of intelligence
The Gibraltar ChreDicIe Of October %.
states that intelligence has been received from
CartbageDa by sea, that, four DAYS ago, that
city was in treaty with the French IN cOpse-
quence Of the late surrender Of Cadiz.
Welcarn by letter from Cadiz the 10th
inst. that the manifesto orthe LIST inst. from
Port St. Mary, dung away 50 completely the
one issued on the preceding dag. st Cadiz. nv
the King of Spain, had pr0ducrd general as.
iODisInlrnt aud displrssure, and induced ma
ny to depart, fr0m dread OF the couscqticn-
cSs. u further states, that on The 18th, the
Royal French Guards had embarked on board
se' eral slips nf war, according to some for
Brest, bat ia The opinion of others bound to
Catalonia.
PARis, Oct 5.--Aceordiag 10 letters from