New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-05

FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH g., ls5s.
Thsrsy-frnh ooasrsss--fTssss session.
wAsHssTox Feb. IS, 1855.
Sfaafe- Mr.. Green presented the petition Of J. AM
Z. Il. Porter, praying remuneration for losses sos
tain3d while transporting merchandise 20 Great Sal
znder q liz Ualied States troops ID the Territor
Of Utah which WAS referred TO the Committee Of
MI fhomssn, a New Jersey. presented . pesitie,
s Y SeS ~ R,syns V
shah receive . fair compensation out Of the pubI
treasury o. she public domain for their siases wheE
thay shall think proper 70 emaacipste them which
was laid on TIE table
Rss1lusd. That the Secretary Of the Navy be a.
rec Cd 10 furnish to the Senate ID tabular form, a
statement showing the names and appropriate des-
crintions Of all vessels OF the navy Of the United
States which have been captarcd, lost OF destroyed
since is organization or restoration in l19s who
Commanded them ST the time; for what cause they
were 10 captured lot OF destroyed; when and where
i occurred; whether fhe causes which produced
courfsmarfial, courts 81 inquiry, Or otherwise the
ii6dinrs III such coartsmartia and the opinions Of
such e0ur1 Of inquiry III either Or any were heidi In
each case how hr those findings and opinions were
CARRIED into eject BY those on whom devolyed the
dlty 81 executiug them and further, 70 state the
ns5es cksrsefef ADD force d ali prizes Of enemy :
vessels of.sar, csptu<ed By yessels-ofwar in the
United States navy which were retaken by said enc
miea ID neutral ports, By which the captors were de-
uas conferred upon them by the laws regulating the
app0rionment and distribution Of prize money aris-
i1f fcom captures made by equal inferior forces
whether prizes % retakcn have been reclaimed from
the enemy, or from any neutFal power, which has
thus Iii violation Of International law, permitted
prses 10 kanted to becasried from its port or ports
b. an enemy; and further. how or whether the said
captord have been compensated or sustained in their
records q s. department DO not supply ths informa.
ton, fh1<iU cause the same 20 be compiled from
other sodz<1 (if such there bel worthy in his jndg
n'ent q reliance, designating u such case the one
fssois<d, That the Secretary Of The Navy be di.
rected to furnish to The Senate statement, giving
the names character and force for any and all ships,
of-war 0r other armed vessels captured by our navy
aud subsequently taken into the service Of the United
States falling Condemnation byonr courts or with
out jsst a. regular valuation Of them having been
made aud whether. In such CASE, ii any, fair and
eQnifahle remuneration has ever been made to the
capos fof the transfer Of their prizes to the Govern
ment and, further, whether any merchant vessel
has been justly captured By the United States navy
which las not been sent home for Judicial examina-
ton OF condemnation. but which has, from motives
dictated by State policy, been taken from the captors
aud restored to previous owners whether any, and
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give an account o. 'ne career q me American navy
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w up, ',s7 s''u y y ne routes OF
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