Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-11
congressional.
MONDAY, March 4.
IN SENATE

congressional.
MONDAY, March 4.
IN SENATE.
! The following Message was received from the
President OF the y. S. yesterday:
To the Senate Of the y. States:
| WARRINGTON, MARCUS.
In compliance with aresolution OF the Senate, of
the Sd January last, requesting the ccmmunica-
ton oil information in my possession relative TO al
legged aggression on the rights of the citizens of
the u States, by persons claiming authority under
| me Province OF New Brunswick, | communicate
report from the Secretary of State, with copy
nf that OF the Special Agent mentioned in my Mes
sage at the commencement of the present Session
Congress, as having been sent TO visit the spot
where the cause of complaint had occurred, 10
certain the state of the facts, and the result OF
whose inquiries then promised TO communicate
10 Congress when il should be received.
The Senate are requested TO receive this COM
muncation as the fu6lment of tho. engagements,
aid, IN making il, deem it proper TO notice, with
Just acknowledgment, the lberality with which
the Minister of his Britannia Majesty esidng here
and The Government of the Providence oil New
brunswick, have furnished the Agent of the u.
States with every facility for the attainment of the
information which it was the object Of his mission
TO procure.
Considering the exercise of exclusive territorial
jurisdiction upon the grounds in controversy, by
The Government OF New Brunswick, in the arrest
and imprisonment OF John Baker, as Incompatible
with the mutual understanding existing between
The Governments of the u. States and OF Great
britain on this subject, demandhas been address
ed TO the Provincial authorities through the
Minister of Great Britain for the release of that
individual from prison. and of indemnity 10 him for
ms detention In doing this it hasuot been intended
10 maintain the regularity Of his own proceedings or
oithose with whom he was associated; TO which they
were not authorised by any sovereign authority of
this country.
The docuuents appended TO the report ofthe A.
GENT being original papers belonging TO the files of
The department OF State, return of them is
quested when The Senate shali have farther
torthem.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The above Message was, on motion of Mr.
Smith, of Md, ordered TO be printed.
The Senate then took up, in Committee ofthe
" hole, the bill 10 repeal part Of the for re
gulaiing the collection OF duties on imports and
tonnage, passed 2d March and tor0tiier purposes
brief discussion arose upon this bill, in which
!dessrs. Silsbee, Chandler, Sanford, Smith Of
Maryland, and Woodbury. took part; when the
bill was rePortcdo the Senate, and passed TO be
crossed.
COMPLICATIONS
The unfinished business of yesterday was then
taken up-beiDg the bill making appropriations for
certain ForiitIcations for the year 1923; and the
question being on agreeing 10 the amendment
adopted yesterday in Committee of the Whole, |
making appropriation OF so 00Q dollars for lorti-
hcations ~ the mouth Of the Baraaria, near Ncw
Orleans
Mr.. Harrison said that it gave him pleasure to
De able 10 state, that the lac period at which this
any Re Mss brought Forward was not owing to
point now proposed for defence had been menIion:
cd IN every report of the engineers upon the de-
fence of New Orleans, that had been made TO
Congress In the report which he held in his
hand, and which had been read yesterday by the
gentleman from Maryland, the ratification of the
point designated as Grand IeTTe was recommend
cd as OF great Importance. The point was that
which was now presented to the Senate as the
fortress of Barataria. AS to any error in the re-
ports OF the engineers, he did not consider that the
Military Committee were at all responsible for
their correctness, these subjects were, after
! having been acted upon in the other House, re-
icrred to the Finance Committee CT the Senate TO
! decide upon The question whether the Government
had the means at disposal FOR carrying them into
effect 1t was impossible that the Committee could
I 80 into an examination OF the correctness OF the
report, as the only function of the Finance Com
nlttee was 10 decide upon the details. He mere
ly made these remarks to relieve himself from any
supposiiion that he was, from his situation in the
Military Committee, TO be supposed possessed OF
minute information these subjects. lie should
move an amendment to the bi--to strike out the
word barataria, and insert :" Grand Terre." He
cd not intend TO go into a argument TO sbew the
! necessity OF the provision to the permanent de
fence of New Orleans. He would merely make
one remark, in relation to an observation made by
the gentleman from Georgia in the debate of yes
to-day He said that, when this pass was fortified,
post WOuiu De needed al mouth oil the
Laiourche. Mr.. il. booked upon this as erroneous.
/ lie had examineda large map at the War Depart
Tnent, and found that ii so long and circutous
that it would not probably need forihcatioD. In
some Of tie reports il had been said that this river
might require some triflng Notifications but, at
any rate, they would make no very important con.
sideration.
Mr.. Cobb oh-er1ed, that the discussion of YES.
terday bad resulted in beneficial manner, since
more information bad been ELECTED tlan the SEN
| ate had possessed previously. He had said yes
terday, that the lorihcation of Baraara had never
been reported on before; and even the Chairman of
| the Military COMMITTEES had allowed that the
statement was correct 1t now appeared that
the report OF The Engineers, made in ISL DID
lInention this work, but made different name 1t
| was at Grand Tore, and not al BaTataria and no.
! uced, u was true, IN the general pIar-but il
would be perceived, that il was set down in the
/ "a class-and il therefore appeared TO him. (Mr
% that the time had not arrived 70 begin upon H.
In ether parts Of the country, works in the second
ana tlDrd classes had not been commenced upou.
! ROW this plan, so graveiy and go solerdnly made
! could he departed from, he did not know How
the works at New Orleans, embracing the three
classes, could be carried into effect in opposifion
10 this plan, he could not tell If Ue plan was
proper and judicious, ne thought its advocates
ought to adhere it,
Mr. Johnston, Of Lou. said, that the name Of
BaTataria was, from peculiar circumstances, no,o-
Ti0us. Every man in the community knew where
| Barataria was situated. But Grant Teyre was
| nat known, ard as he should have difficulty in
inding ITS exact location himself Grand TeyTe
| merely signihed high land, and was applied gene
rally to almost every point Of high ground He
hoped, therefore, rOin the want OF dfstnetpess in
me position pointed out by the appeation Grand
hc fiOf. g.. m.