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of the Srmh*, except so much as
ft r ik. s out the l ilt fc cl ion, and de
rided a* I-11 iws—lor difagreeitig
to iiu* Svt Alt *s amendments, (>7 —
lot agreeing to the St nate’s amend
in'rts, 47. So the bill is returned
to die Senate precisely in the fame
fmm in which it firlt went from
the Iloufe.
Tuesday , March fi.
The Houle resolved itfc'.l into a !
committee of the whole, on the bill ;
“ Authorifmg the Prclidcnt to mi- .
ploy the public armed vtflels ol the I
United States, in protecting bv con
voy, merchant viflVls owned whol- j
ly by citizens ol the United Sta’ts,
in voyages to ports or places with j
which intercourse is prohibited by ‘
the decrees or orders of the gov- ,
ernmentsof G. Britain & Fiance.” i
Having spent fome time thereon, i
the committee rose, and obtained 1
leave to fit again.
A mcllage was received from the
Senate, informing the Houle that
thev infilled on their amendments
to the bill concerning commercial :
intercom fe, ere.
Mr. W. Alston moved that the
H >ufe infill on thur dil igrcenunt
to the amendments ol the Senate.
Alter fome debate, the Houle a
gued to infill, 73 to 42 ; and alio
agreed to ap-icint a committee ol
conlerrenc.*.
Wcdnc. day, 7.
The bill Ironi the Senate “ mak
ing an appropriation tor the | ur
poie of trying the practical uie of
the torpedo or fub-maiine expio
fion,” was read a full time.
, Mr. Livermore u. vtd to rt\ 1
the bill.
‘J he tj-j (linn vir.s (iccii'ed Wiiil
out debate it: the negative—ayts 27.
The llcuk: again resolved i:ldf
into a comtiiitiee of the whole, on
the bill authorifmg a detachment
of the n ilitia of t'ne United States.
After sundry vain attempts to a
mnd the bill, the committee rose
,nd repovltd it to the lie uie.
Thun day, 8.
The House were engaged nearly
the whole oi (he day in the difeui
fion of the bill authorifmg a detach
ment of the militia ot tht U. S.
A motion to llrike out so much
cf the 1 i : .l as authorifes ihe emplov
nctit w ithout ihe jurisdif/icn of the
T. States, il necefi'ary for the public
farvice, (i volunteers engaging lin
ear the provisions ct tLis att, neg
atived. 72 to 42.
The bill was rot gone through
befere the Houle* adjourned.
Tue<da\ , lb.
Mr. NiAvton Hated that he had
been unanimoufiy dirnflcd by tb.u
committee, to whom was referred
the report ol the Secretary of War
on the Hate of the army of the U.
States, to efi'er the following reso
lution :
R folvrd, That the committee
to whom was referred the report
of the Secretary of War, made in
obedience to a resolution of the
House of the 22.1 January hit, be
inftru&cd to enquire into the caule
rr caufts of the great mortality in
thar detachment of the army ol the
U. Stru s, ordered for the defence
ol New Oilcans; and that the curu
mittee be authorifed tc lend for pa
pers and perf: ns.
‘lhe rdohuion was agreed to,
without crpofition.
Mr. M‘k e calb and i r the cor.fid
tra’icT. 1 1 r.fuh I.n to a*’i. :
4
the 2d dav of April.
The fui thcr confidcrati m o r the
resolution, was, after many motions
poitponed till M unlay next.
Wednesday, 14.
Mr. Stanford laid that as he in- 1
tended, when the Poft-Oilice 1 ii!
came under confuleration, to move
to difeontinue the exprtls mail to
f New-Orle.ms, via Athens, Georgia,
or at iealt a part ol it—lie wilhed ,
to obtain an account of it, which |
’ was enormous. He believed it had !
colt 1(X),(X)0 dollars since it > eltab
lillurent, and the proceeds from it
had been little or nothing in com
panion. lie moved a resolution
tailing up- n thu Poft-malier-gcne
ral ior an account ol the xpenct: ,
and proceeds of the mail from the
city of Washington to Ntw-Oriums ,
T he motion, after fome conver
i fation betwe-en mcfTrs. Sht-fl'ty, Tay
lor, Rhea, Stanford, Lyon. \V. Al
flon, Bibb 5c Glay, was iubftatnLl- j
ly agreed to.
In SENATE*
Friday , March 2.
Mr. Lcio rep- rted the ccnfus
bill with amendments.
T he Senate relumed the cor fij
crati nos the bill to pwvent the if
fuitig of I .a-letters, except to ctr
. tain veil.ls.
On motion of nir. l.loyd, it was
rec'iniutridt .1 to mtffis. B yard,
Smith of Md. Lloyd, Pojk. and
Clhan.pl n
T he bill making an appropriation
f::r the purpHe therein mtnri-ntd
n >rp’ do experiment) was read a
third lime.
I The blank for the fern to be ap
propriated was filled with “ 5000
dollars.”
1 )n the pafiTge of the biT there w r c
For the bill IK—A gait rh hi!! !
On motion ol mr. Andt tun to
amend the title of the bill to trad
as follows: “An act tn.ikin. at
appropriate in for the purp.de* < !
trying the pnftit and ui ■ of rh- n r
pedo or sub-marine txpl lim”—
if was determined in the affirm..rive,
23t0 2. The Navs were Mt!lYs.
Sumpter and VVhitefide.
The Senate adjourned to Mot. Jay.
Mond.iv, 5.
A mefiage was received Irom b e
1 louse of Keprcfentatives informing
the Senate of their difagreemer.t to
the amendments of the Senate to
the bill concerning commercial in
tercom! •. scc.
And the Senate adjourned.
Tuesday, 6.
The Senate relumed the confid
cration of tlu* disagreement ot the
1 louse to amendments of Senate to
the bill concerning commercial in
tercom fe, 5vC. The question was
taken to infill on their amendments
and carried without a division.
A morion was made to appoint
a committee ol conference on the
part of the fu! j eT, and agreed to
7 hursda y, A I arch 8.
Mr. B adley pu feint, and a bill Mr
the prt'Li vation of peace and m;.in
tunance ed the authority ot the U.
States in the ports, harbors and wa
, lets under their i iriidiclion, which
v;as pefi-u to a l.coi.d reading.
i Wednesday, 14.
J 9
‘i he bill iu prevent the itTuir g of
fea-leUtlj, except to ccliaiii Vellvls,
w::.i read a ‘Hr*’ t rite vi eueled.
at.d o .ir. !
M 0 N I T 0 R.
Saturday, March 31.
We learn that letters are rcr< v.d
in this City from Morlaix, in
Fi ance, as hire as the I Ith of Janu
ary, which Hate that Mr. Powell,
beating dilpatchts to gtn. Arm.
. flrong, had palled through that
| pld< t to Paris, having received puff- ,
! ports lor that purpose. i
Tuginia Argus.
A new infumclion is reported
to have broken out in the provinces
of Mexico and Quito. The peo- j
p!e are laid to 1 c divi.Ud, in three
parties, \i/. Native, Fiench 2c Fer- i
dm and. Ihe two lull are about e
qual, the former is by far the m< ft 1
numerous. Mm h blood has alrta- I
ily bn.n Ipilt. The couwnoti >n is j
expected to eveiituare in the iude- ‘
point’ nee o 1 the country.
Katie/us l Intelligencer. !
i
the I rtnch papers to the G;h :
January (by L’AJventure) are tx- 1
I tituiely barren ot nev.s. We do
I not find that Napoleon has vet made
up the incxpidUble lois of his lwcet
iil Ji kjihinc; nor do v.e hear of
any lurshei u.uver.'.eiits cl troops
1 toward- Spa in
e uiii*’ 1 1!that Mr. Jack- 1
fin, the li uifh miiiiftt r, is recal ed
by his government, a: J that a i’rig
nti is tube kr.t <-ui toi him. Mr.
<).ik!y the Kcritary <1 Legation,
(who \\.\’ ini• .iat, !y u. le.-vt i
1 . hk:< :i I . ‘ \ oi h) * > re
main he t - ‘ t'l* dt.'S Jill .1 S.
V r;, / r’
Lxtrcet f a Lit. r. i!.r\:l fcurdmux,
, Dutrr.ba Ml.
“We regret to bate that the
French goviininent hat put all A
nierican property under lequ^i!ra
tion.
“ Mr. S!,,. ! er, the r. L{anger, puf
f'd thri u; h this place this morning,
( n hit u.\ to I*. iis, with the o.v
eminent ni p..idles, and will be
t l re in lut Iktti \ night, and we
flatter that the nature .1
tlieiV dilj ati lit.- is Ibeh as will alter
the f.d'.r.t S. itilt: dilpcittion cl this
g vu mmt.t.
k ‘ I h”s mca.’ure of ii:<. Frcnlfclgo.
vernnnnt was executed only the
Lttih ol thL month, and was the Itfs
txpedltd, as there were tumors ot
a very j acific natute towards Ame
i:ca.”
t
N row-York, March 9.
The Bolton Palladium of Fuel
day, received late Lift t ight, men
tions the arrival at Marblehead of
the brig Increase, Widner, from CJi
j .n, wiih accounts to January 15.
l etters Ironi St. Andero, 13i boa
and St. Sebaflians, all c. ncur in
flatii g, that a general embargo had
been laid in ail the i.afttrn ports —
l arid it v.:-.s reported, that Bonaparte
hud declared war again 11 the Uni
ted States.
March 11.
The Fnip Atlantic Lit Cadiz on
the 20th ol January. I’.v her we
1 eatn vt r!.ad v, that a batrls was
fought the beginning cl January,
t in which the Sp..;iifli army was dif
p. ife and by the French. ‘1 hut a
large French army wasappu ..oi mg
Ai.Jaluf.a : 1 hat the- fupivinc ..m
---ta had ordered apaiuricnis at Cix.iz
where they were expected about the
left ot February, ‘i hat the Spau
iii. flap, cfv.vrt it C ! .u
ciirg fail, ard in other rfp ;c
----pai i. g for fcv.
Thirty >r 1< r’y rh< ufa; . b ’<■.
of cotton have beet flu• pad front
Calcutta fui Lug-.tid.
Bai.TIMORr.. M irrl ‘2.
Arrived LJ nv. It i. . r \ t •,
Watkins frou Londi n. (ap . 1 *’.
failed from London J n. H i . and
lias difpatcl-.es f.< m V* U* i.ev
to our government. Tlu V
was i.oar Jed in the channel 1y a
Bridflt trip.ate at.d titstcd verv r
litdy-
T!,e \ -ft ry had been dcfiiru c!
for IL.mbur:-, but v.cmried i: to
Fngiand, ami difehargrd 1-y jia; 1;
i heavy colli. The capi. ir. was ps
i feted 181. pt r ton, to take fall • pa
; j is, arid go to the continent with
!an Lnt iifh cargo! He h.ilid oe'r
i or the T frames in Company v.uh r -
; f-out 25 vifiels, one third ot the s:i
j Ana-titan, all bound to the u
• net.i—upwards of two thiids it
j was tlfitoated, of th v. ft b ifiga-
J ged in iLis illiel’ ti J-. - ( me.: ,e
----1 tidion, ai.d, it v., > u led t! at
:1M ovv ut’ th: I*, e: | * i: . .
1 i.eltela rtViivtai 111 ‘V 1 ‘
I-ii* i- :is laic a-. 2. j;t u- v t.
that 15,0v';0 tiocps ban .. i\
, rived irom Lie 1 b>ut . .s
il is is the crips which v sll < : -
otfh n p it and as d< riu. and i. r i b
| inXi ti ui at I.do. it ten s
Stneidc. — We ut.Jern nd ‘ i
letter h;:S been received i. . . -
ingioii from Mr. (. i. : < i z. o’
C>ppelculas, O T. 1 I‘x u.I:.
! \v riiiams, esq. mir t ,*! •. i...
of (t 1. John •'!.( t! ! : J(j i,
the Suj -it; art, i tiler t
Land Office, Ac. I!.* i.n; !*, . .
( tt.roogb. 1i...- I. ad v : ;is a oi'.l 1
lour tie ie.lt of tie p ■
month. The circumft.’.'na r v . .
i ccafi r.c\l this j. nd an.’ j :c. . .: ;*
conducil are vari.-'. ip. i t- ri J. Ir
L curious ihoug't, ii c it: .; ..
the very day on v . his i
t'.-anLd, a.:d v: e . r ; -
ptteS. COj ! .. c ■.. *j.
General Yv iSkir.f..', cap: b - V.
j-.ev and fevera! o'i’.r (fficep. !.’'t
tf.is place for Y. : 1:. on Civ. via
NeW-OiLat s, or. J . ard-.y ;* —-
li wc aie t i judge bin :!i m
lci in w I.i h the gtt . I . - \o- : a
tiie- 1 ..fiward, he wifi i. ! i,
ti it’: in ti lie to ..e- : >- “ ‘-
tion into his cr. uc) *•-
has guicrufiy bc-.r. txp *. J.
; Thomas H. Y.’iiii .r.s. c-q ‘• r
retary of this i’u ;e •: v, has, r-;
informed, h r. nj.po. tea! .: :1 .v.-r
oi the port el N-■ w• tfrieaits. .
George W. Cam; hell, < :-q I •
I'.een appointed a judge id rbe
prt inc Court of F.irors ? r Appea
lar Tei'.ndlbe*. Ra.’.igh IlegaKr
Serial Ce mhaf.
Txira.it of a letter from a t eyed.. . *
, gentleman to Lis e rrespauit tit
ids cifv, dated Greensbvrg
ivieari'J, February 2:3.
i•. 7 .
“ A lingular oc. um m e v.; - • ‘
cent!)’ wiir.vfied ah -nr 14 t.
from this place, on f ! e f.h- •
Y( ughagauy river, a !:>*..: i;
battle by an unmet li fi.i 1: . f .
t.e.ir i. ven •.*. *a..- and v ; .-!■
dead en- tut- fienl. i ; u ’.
VuSaV. i: t ” Oi.c. : ‘ i I.- V .
an <yc wit:.* ts ov.. j • p.e e
..., J j. Vi.. I t :. .v Wt ■
L I TV.
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