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TH E INTELLIGENCER,
S3 PUBLISHES ®N TUESDAYS AN ft FRIDAYS
By NORMAN M'LEAN,
ON THE BAY, •
AT SIX DOLLARS PER ANNUM, PAYABLE ONE
HALF IN ADVANCE,
CONGRESS.
SENATE OF THE U..STATES.
Saturday, December 17.
The bill to ah b'jrjfe mid tcqy,;: the
F.eudent of tf'e United States to arm,
sun and fit out for immediate service all
t!ie public (dips of wir, veiTlS and
boats of the Uiiiied States, was read the
third time and p*fT and. Tae bill approjT
ates qoo 000 dollars.
Foe bill making fur her provifi 1 s fcj
enforcing the embargo was read the thin
time; when a debare commenced on is
paffige. Mr. Goodrich spoke at ?en'h
agaioft the bill, when the ft na-e adjourned
without taking the question.
MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Saturday, D cember 17.
Mr. Livermore rose and Lid, from con
fideiati ns arifnig out if the ine eafiiig
fearetty of fait, and the cbrtfequent rife in
price, which he u iderftood was in lome
parts of New E igland at two dollars pe.
bufhol, and ex. ecled (hortly to i icreafe to
fix dollars per huihel ; he was induced to
oiLr the following resolution :
RTolved, That the committee of com -
Bierce and naanulaftur s, be inftrufted to
e quire into the expediency of allowing
Certain vrfJMs to clear out, and depart fren
the ports nd harbors of the U lited Stales
■ui the purpose of impoiting fait , an
B*Fr.Abe-y Tcpurt ft hv tjrit or■ orfrer w ife.
I Mr. Cults remarked, that his colleagu
Iba qnoied the price of fait at two dollars
fcer bushel. He had before hi n a late Bos
|>n price current, by which it aj-peaie.
lira I fait was not more in price than (even
Ihillings, or seven fiiiliings and fix-penc
ler buffiel.
I Mr. Livermorp said, he had receive
Information in a letter, f'a ingrhe sass h
lU mentioned ; ( ind here M \ L rea l .1
Irffdge from a letter, to that est ) r h
■mainly fli mld not have mentioned t ;
Ind he thought it his duly to propo.e fotn
lieafure for the alleviation of the confuin.
|rs of that article. H > colleague knew
■s well as he did, that prices cu. rent Wat
in newspapers, were fiequently snac
lurate.
I On motion of M . Bicon, who Lid h
■ought the great national quefh >n (Mi
■ending before the house, ought to have
■riority of all other fubjefts*
I Ordered, That the laid proposed refo
■uoiis do lie ot>ihe table.
■ A meffuge was rtCrived from the fcnale,
■V Mr. O .s, who delivered for concur,
■nee the bill “ to provide for manning,
■ming. a> and fining out, all the public Ihipr
Bwa , vessels, and gun boais of the U rt
■ States.” which had been this day puffed
I}’ the senate. The blanks were fi led u,
V the senate, by wb ch it appetrs tha:
■trearS to be officered and reciuited,
■tee hundred and Slty rntdlhipmen, four
trano f,ur hundred and for, V' feven
■■ . fesmen and boys
■>e seamen, ordinary
■L are to be engaged f >r a period not .
■ ? ding two yeais, leaving at diferetion
■>>h the president to difi haigs ihvm foo i*
■if he thinks proper. Also the bu< ap*
■opriates afum not exceeding four him
■ed thousand dollars todefiay exper.ee
■ The house resumed the confederation oi
Be unfinifhed business of yeflerday, and
■a; tuiihsr deb As aiiff’S 1 hereou* M >
PUBLIC INTELLIGENCER.
&A v ANN AH, I R D iY, January 6, I&09.
R 03 and Mi. Taggart having p ken a
ar t e.
A divifi- n< \ the qu. f?ion on the refo.
‘u ign depend, g bet,.re the b nle, u,
then called for'by Mr. D. R, W.lliams.
and second and ; when up n,
So duel) of the (aid resolution beinp
read, ;is sontained in the words iollowtmr
to wit ■
R iolv and, That it is expedient to pro.
h oit by law, the adraifiion into the potts
ol the United States, of all public and pri-
Vu-e armed or unarmed (hips 01 vessels be.
’r>ngi% itain or ante, or to
-any of the belhgel'ent powers, having in
force orders or decrees vioLsting the lav.
ful commercK ard neur-al iu|,. s 0 J ,h e
U uted Slates.” ereupen,
A m jtian was made by Mi. Vinhorn,
and lecoiid and, to amended the original it.
•'uti; neS reported from she committee of
he whole houw, by fi..kirg out alter the
words ” goods, wares, or mereband z,',’*
‘he following word*, “ the growth, pro
riuce, or manu fatty res of the dominions
o; any ol the laid powers,” and by iniert
ing in lieu thoienf 1 e following words
‘and that the at.it laying su embargo on
ilups and vessels in the ponsol tin U jit-
Vi States, and ihef. veral fupplttn titary
‘hereto, be repealed, fy tar as 10 allow
‘ie (nips; a. and vessels belonging to, and
wholly havig. tad by c,ti2- sos ihe Uiiued
S ates, to depart wi.lt rfj*"ir cargoes for
places not in the p fleffi m of the said be!-
iigerent powers and by adding to the
end of the laid original resolution the fol
lowing wo Ids ; “and that the cit zens
‘if tlu) United S aies be authorised to aim
arid 1 quip their merchant eilels and re
ad by lorce any assault or hoifility which
ihal! be made or cotnmi te.f by any vessel
be’ .• (aid srrrd-
Wnay subdue ami captuie the fame; and
may 1 tt.ike any vessels owned as aloielaid
which may have been captured by any
vessel belonging to aay of the laid pow
er.'.’*
i he queflion was taken that thehuufe do
agree to the Lid propeded amendment tor
iliikmg oi'tt the word: before recited.
And passed in the negaiivt'.
The quefhen then lecurred on the se
cond etneudjuen) pi. poled by Mr. Van
Horn.
A division of the queflion on the Lid
‘ecood amendment piupoled by Mr Van
Haro, Fern the commencement thereof
and ending at the word “ repeale ,” and
,hd%uefiii;n to agree to the ffid division of
the proposed amendment, being (Ltcd from
the cb -• i"•
Mr. V tn Horn withdrew the fame from
the clerk’s table.
A motion was then made by Mr. L*wt*,
and fecondt’d, to amend tbe original ref -
lotion depending befo ie the house, by ad-’
ding to the end t 1 * eof, ihe followinc
word:", ‘"and also l hat the atl laying an
embargo on all (hips and vessels in the
ports and harbors of tbe United S:ates,
with all afts fugp Cement ary thereto be ie
pealed.”
M'.’ Speaker decided as his opinion,
that the prepofed amendment could not be
rece ved.
A motion was then made by Mr. Lewis,
and seconded, to amt-n ! the original refoiu
tion under consideration, by adding to the
end thereof, the following words : “ and
also, rhht ihe aft approved on the ia'h ol
Mrrch, 18 8, entitled, ‘an a£l in addition
to an aft,’ entitled. ’ an aft fupp'emcntary
o the aft, entitled, an aft laying an em
bargo on all (hips and vessels in the ports
and harbors of the United States,’ be ie
pealed on th- Cl ol January next,”
M , d.atlei •• bs opinion,
hat it was not in order. The decision or
he fpesker was c. i.fircjed by the house
Yeas 8q Niys 3t.
TUr qodfion then recurring on the fiift
nember of the said original resolution, r.s
topefed to be divided by Mr. D. R.
Wiiliams ;
A division of the q ie(lion on the said
fit ft member of the resolution, wa* called
for by M . Gardenier, from the com.
mencementof the fame words ‘ Gre d t Bn*
tain,’ as cpntaiucd in ibe woids .ollowing l
to wit 1
*R thjt it is expedient to prohib
it hv law, the aimillion into the ports of
•he U States, of all public Ot piivate am.
ed-or unarmed fli ps or Vtffels belonging
G ‘at-Biitat .*
Before the vote was taker, Mr, Gardenier
declared hit intention to vote againit that
part which was to eflablifh s non-inter
course beti een this country apd Great-
B itain, ani for that which was to elfa
blifh it between the U. States and
France. We could only make war againfl
one party, a id he was for refilling France
becau(e ihe fad ft (l violated our rights,
and without cause* Toe mumeit ( aid
l() ’his resolution is pafTed tie object ol
tlu B .in i cree is fatisfied—is attained.
B 1 f ‘imf ued h ) refill IT a nee, and'he
orders of G -ai■ B ,tam fall of course, I
am theiefore sot viar wit'tF ance, &c.
And the quefiion being taker, that ti e
H use do agree to the fame :
li was resdved in the affirmative——yea s
92 ; nays 2Y
A further -dtspofnion of the qu (lion
was tnooved L> M Elliot, on the said fir ft
member ol tlu resolution on the words ‘ ci
F arc'’, im|r.: Lately following the words
G v. B itaif. v
And carr.si in the affirmative—yeas S7
nay 24t .
An.-'the quefiion that the H msedonot
igiee to the second member of the fai’
second resolution, contained in the word
following, to wit ; or to any other of tin
belligerent powers having in force order
or decrees violating the lawful commetC’
and neutral rights of the U. States/
It was resolved in the affirmative-—*yeas
97 — ays 26.
The quefiion was then t;,ken, that ti -
l'd use.do agree to t ! e refidueof the Lie
refolution* contained in the following
wards * and also the importation <
any floods, wares or merebandiz , tit
growth, produce or manufaifure < t tlu
dominions ol any of the said powers, <
trim any puce -n the pofscfiiori oi ei
ther,’
And resolved in the
Br---nays 36.
Jh; mat. que(lion was then taken, tha’
•he house do agree to the fa:d fefclion an<
resolution, as reported by? the committee
m’ foreign relations, and agreed to by t ; r
committee of the whole house on the fi-il
infUpt.
And ref “"ed in the affirmative.* Yeas
So,
The queifion was then taken to agree
wiih the coiitmittee of iha whole house in
their agreement to the following refolu
tion---
• 3!, Rcfolved, That measures ought
to be immediately taken for placing the
country n a more complete ftte of de
fence.*
And unanimously carried in the ,fS ma
tive.
On'motiio of Mr; G. W. C mpbell,
Ordered, That a bill or bills be biought
in pursuant to the I il second resolution,
and that the committee on foreign rela
tions do prepare and bring in ihe fame.
O 1 motion of Mr. G. W. Campbell,
Ordered, That a bill or bills be brough
in pursuant to ttie said third relolution,
and that the committee on miliury anrl
naval affairs, do prepare and bung in the
fame.
Ad the house adjourned, it being near
ouew’clock, oaSucday morning,
No. i;OS
Monday , December 20.
Tbe bulintrs none in uie li uie this
was, piincipally, the lej ftion of a report
m f-vor of the Americana taken priloueig
in Miranda’s expedition.
FROM THE IV. C. MONITOR.
cenuine patriotism.
The town of Marblehead lies ad*
jacent to the Tea, and presents every
laciiity which could induce its inha.
buants. (were they so inclined) to vio
late the embargo laws. It contains 2
population of from fix to Even tho U
land, who gain their liibtiifance 1 hief
’y ‘ ron * the products of their induftiy
on the ocean ; nine tenths or ihe peo
ple are republican, courageous and
enterprizing. “f hey have now 00
hand go, 000 quintals of fifii, the v-d.
ue of which is t qua) to 1 aoo 000 dol
lars. And yet, notwtthltanding their
contiguiiy to the sea, and/ihi imrnenfe
mass of their ftnple commodity its
keeping, there has been no solitary
irdtance of theii evading ihe Cls lay
ing the embargo. Marblehead during
the revolutionary war, furnifhed 2
fine regiment, which toughi manfully
in b; half of inuepcndence. It was of
thele brave men that general W ash.
tngton used to fav. “ I can always re
ly upon them.” Oi the propriety of
this rcmaik, fonie opinion (nay he
formed, when 1 tell tht Trader that
900 widows in that town mourn<d
the loss of their husbands, who fell o
the corutlt with Great Butam. From
tht fe nun, as finceie as they are intre
pid, the following letter and proceed*
mgs cannot be regarded as the effu.
fiun oi party fpint. In my opinion*
(he government, at this great cubs,
could receive no lii ( ,h r encomium
upon Uie Wd> t-m v;f itj mrtlti ‘< —-
M RBL FHEjID, Da. 7, 1808.
JOSEPH SlUidY, T.lq.
SIR,
Having heard that gov
ment intends employ mg home cu ierfl
ind gun-boats to prevent Lhe evasions
f the Lws of ihe country, we with
iiumihty beg leave to suggest to you
•ur opinion, that on thiscoafl (that is
oGy j from Cape Cod to Cape Au
dios, anv cuuers which government
nay fend will not lo well ardwer the
■urpofe ; the gun-boats will ne us
cls, for they would not in this inch?-
nent season of the year be able to
keep at lea without a great n.-k.
Frr ni the knowledge we lu;ve of our
liffmig vessels, we think they will an
swer every purpose and be a favuiJ
‘o government to employ them in
fence of theii laws. We also beg
cave to offer government as many
. effeis of this di feription as will fully
prevent anv evasions whatever from
any ports or places between the a
w e mentioned Capes—or wherever
otherwise wanted. Knowing as y< a
io the peculiar fitintion of the people
of this place, that they have now ora
hand two years catching of fifh, and
no vent for the fame. Notwithffand
ing this, they look upon the racafure#
of government as the only means of
retaining our future commerce, f hey
therefore, feel dilposed to the utmost
of their abilities to support ihe gene
ral government with the rtfk of theif
lives and property, and beg leave
through,you to tender their fervici e t
to tnart.and have manned any vtffels
whiph>U w iJcafes for the service of the
United Antes.
jHq/ewith we trarfmit you the do*
ir-gs of the town.
With due refprft, ve remaio,
Sir, your humble servants*
W. STORY,
NATHAN B. MARTIN,
Ctmmiuei]