Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-04

/ ann6th, csCn, ioT I'VE years, 70 the naihe,
and sister of the late WIN. H. Allen We
ceased, which was twice read and Com.
uitied.
Mr.. Fuller, from the same Commit.
to whom was recOmmitted the bill 10 n.
corporate the United States Naval Fra. '
nal Association, reported The Same u,,.
sundry amendments. ""a
mr. Euslis. from the comm ittee on M;t
tary Affairs. reported q Joint Fesolp,inn
requiring the. President of the I'n;,a,t'
States TO cause TO be delivered TO c.,,a; a
volunteer ceTps which served Al PI,rS"
burg, IN 1914, the rifles which we,. nrs,
missed 10 them by the Commandns C.no.
raj &; which was twice read and r,,nn''
ted. '0'''tA''-
The House then took up the resolro
winch was yesterday laid on the tatIe INV
hir. Nelson, OF Va. calling on The p,ss;.'
Gent Tor information as 10 the procsed,rc..
OF me Commissioners OF Land Claim, =,
Florida. and agreed thereto.
=, .sURGEoNs IN THE NAVY.
MT. Mitchell, al S. C.. rose and sid l..
begged ieive 10 introduce a re,oln,;"n
with regard 10 the Surgeons Deu,,,mcn,
IN the Navy Ills mind had been led "a
THIS subject by the state Of our u EST InJis
feet 1t would be recollected, dat sone
time since. the Macedonian returned no,,
her cruize with the loss of 50 men tn,.
last accounts from the Cyane were. to,t
she lay al Lagoira with a dreodfnl mor-
tai'ty raging on board OF her; aud the Sit
uall0R OF HE Peacock was no BIZ ter. r..
said, that at first, The mcr;sliiy on bo,rJ
OF the Macedonian was attribute ri ie,
not beng properly purified after her re-
turn from the Pacihc Ocean That. b.
believed, had been made subject of in
quiry by Naval Cou't, and, upon c,y...
tgalIon, II hst been asctrtaiued that eve,
ry art OF publication had been empIoyej
TO cleanse her. He SAID, tba. he had 20;
observed that TIE crews OF TIE m, reliant
vessels employed in the West India ,r,d.
bad been afflicted IN this way. and tba, b..
could no. but attribute it TO some drifct
in the Surgeons Department. lie hoped
that II was not so : but it was subject
worthy of the attention of The House. He
considered the Navy as our proper de-
lenLe-that 1t had not on y protected our
commerce, but given character to our ma
tion-and that u was our duty 10 watch
over II With the greatest solcilude.
MIR. Mitchei'S resolution was in the fol-,
lowing words
Re OiDed, That the Secretary of the NAVY
he directed to inform this House, how many
Surgeons and Surgeons Mates are on duty.
and where: what are the annual receipts OF
each; and where additional yay is recei, ed Tor
extra service, what is the nature and extent OF
such service.
The resolution was agreed TO.
INTERCOURSE WITH HAYTI.
Mr.. Hill submitted for consideration lbe
following resolution:
Res0Ard, That the committee on Commerce
be instructed to inquire into the present state
of the trade and intercourse between the Uni.
ed States and the Island OF Hayti, and report
what measures would be necessary TO in prove
he commerce 5etaee those countries.
MIR Il. said lie was aware that anotk,r
ranch of the government had called iur
ntormatcniIrom The President on this SUI.
ect. II any were obtained by that l.,
bIs House should avail itself OF the aGyau.
age OF it. Be that as It might, Mr II.
a'd he was very DESTROYS that the CON-
nIttee should DOW be directed to inyesi
'ale this subject, Tor he contemplated sub
nitlng similar resolution al the last SEES
lon, an should have done 1t, we're It hot,
hat ~e then had important negotiations
depending with some ottEe powers Of Eu
ope. That now ceases 10 be the Case.
iAy,I is one of the largest islands ON lbe
lobe. and contains in some paris Of IL a
tHse population great s5sie oil effective
ab0r. AMI possesses, within itseil, the re-
nutces u su empire. He hoped there.
,re the resolution might be adopted.
he question was taken on the re,OIu-
on, and II was agreed 10 wi,b0utdebae.
On moIiun Oi Dir. SteWs art, OF PeGnsyi-
anls, IL was,
fes0EUed by unanimous consent, That the
ost Master General be directed 10 commnm.
tie to this House such information as NAV BE-
his possession, shelving the state aud cond.
'n OF the Cumberland Road, and that he
Ate whether any obstacles enl-t, TO the sale
ID speedy transportation of the United States
all upon said road and what effect they
ay have, ifnot removed, Oh the expenditures
the Post Office Department.
Mr.. aylor, OF New YORK, recitlng Inc
DIVISIONS OF the acts TOR securing ~
'teDtees their rights, SAID, there appear
to be a deficiency IN tue law ID this
rticular that though il allowed triple
images for The violation Of the rights oil
tentse, ii did not allow bin to recover
SITS in the case, 50 that, though gaining
cause, the paientee might in reality
a loser in the end. Ii appeared TO HIN
At such an alteration OF The law could ce
vised as to allow costs in all cases IN
Iich damages are allowed. To bring
S subject before The House, be moved
, following VI
Rssolued, That the Committee ON the Juo'
ry be instructed to inquire into the exPeai-
y of allowing cost, in all cases, where nd
yes may be recovered for the violation o. INC
hts OF patentees, under the several acts cor
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