Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-18
From tie Paenir Gnretle, Dee. Is


In ~" Sehaie yesterday, va ons petitions wrr. nrc
Eoa'd, and referred TO heir appropriate Commit,
I'll" Vice Prcsdrn; presented ll,s animal por, of
the - creiary of the TraSurv-I5Oo additi ouaI IN.
pos of which To ordered to be- printed for tho use
OF tbr Senate. The nate adjourned at an earl
hour. 10y
IN The House Vt Ronrcscntativcs. it bcip,, tho ,y
~ o''cr i"r IN" presentation of petitions a nululsr
were o;k'.cd Among others were mnmnria 8 cnn.
testing 'te seats "l Mr.. Ripley, nf H. Mr. Now
ton 90 Va and Mr. Lea. of Tenn. These were re-
! icrred To the Commute CO on Elections
The following resolution oliaT., by ,Ir R,cb,,d
son o Mass. ,"s one day on the table:
H'So'rc", Tha; there be added To the stanlinu
Committees o!th"li use, n COMMITTEES on EoI,eai;,n
On ~ ..'oh Of Mr.. Swift of Vermont: the Committee
on Military A!iiirs instructed to inquire INFO Tho
eNp"dc"cv OF erecting Publications uu som. Island
IN '.akr Caampiain near the Canada lire
htr. Conner, of y. G. offered the following re-
SCln,iun:
R~soired. That the Committee of ,Vavs md Moan,
." instructed to Inquire into the cxjr,cncy of rcd
cing the duty salt.
On hr question Of considering this resolution tbo
nycc and noes calie, f,r and the House rrf,s.J
- consider it--aycs rs, nee. %.
Mr. Crockett, Of Tenn. offered the following rcso.
,uiilr: '~''
Resoired, That Select Committee be app,,in,cd
20 inquire into iIe Xp,dlency OF dispoSinu of
reservations at land IN the State OF Tennessee
Mr.. Polk moved amendment, TINT the onos
ton be referred TO the Commit &c Public Lands
Air Crockett. said in reply, the gentleman is
Chairman ut the COMMITTEE on Public Lands himself
and OF course WILL nave thr manu- cement Of the whole
affair himself Now. the land lies IN my d,str;c,
wish to have iihe hand IN the business myself AMI
the ttou good hum div complied with Mr. Crock
/ cts WISHES and ordered 4 Selec Co,nmi,tee
The reports nf former Commit ees on the subj RI
ofthc National Ro b'twc Ell Washington and n "
Orleans. were ordered to be referred TO the Commit
tee on Internal Improvement.
MIR. Standiter, OF Team offered the following rcso
luton:
Re diced, Tia. tho Commit'ae on Military Affairs
BE instruct d inquire no the expc.liency of eslr-
6iSh'ng an ArmOry at some suitable poin, on the
Western waters.
Mr. Carson, of n. Carolina, moved that tho words
cor western wn'crs CT North Carolina" be add. to
the resolution.
This drew some remarks from Col Johnson who
spoke short time, urging the necessity of an Armo-
RI il the West, and deprecaing any rivalry between
tie South and tho West on the subject.
Mt MIR. C1rs"ns suggestion, the resolution and a.
nendment were laid on the table until to-day
! \ mos az" was received from the President IN re-
iainn to a tribe of Indians depntu,ion from whom
are now ID washington The message referred
tn the Committee on Indian A fairs
The Speak cr laid before he House the annual + e
port or he Secretary OF the Treasury on the state of
the Finance; 10000 copies Of which were ordered
70 Re printed
The House. in Committee ofthe Whole, Mr.. Tsv
ir of N York, IN Inc Chair, took up the cons,lrra
ton of tie JOINT resolution directing the purchase of
% copies IF In" Laws of the United States The re
shhlpn was reported without amendment. ordered 10
be cngrossed read third time and passed. and then
The House adjourned.
PTaAcY-Arr rived al Matblchead 18th shin Can
dacr, Lndes.-She sailed from Boston Goth Oct for
Sum1tra On 18Th Nov. lat. ". ION o. W. fell in
with pra'icnl brig maphrodlt"l which boarded
aud robbed them OF all their specie $50 35O bales
dry goods most part OF the officers clothing watches
provisions &c. The officers and crew of the piratIca
vessel were Spanish and Portuguese, and about 10 IN
numbcr-hGd one long gun mldshjp, and two small
guns they confined tire officers IN the cattu and the
crcwin the f,recasln under guard while they plum.
dorct the vessel. Boarded the Candace about 3 p
NJ ard left her about 7. at which time another yes.
sci was in sight which they stood for. They used
no violence to injured the vessel in any re-
speci. The G.. had 5 boxes opium which thew de-
clined taking. and said they would make them pre-
sent of it.-BOSt Cdz,