nessee, Dana, German, Giles, Goodrich, Gregg, Horsey, Hunter, Lambert, Magruder, Pope, Posey, Reed, Robinson, Smith of Maryland, and Smith of New York.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Campbell of Ohio, Crawford, Cutts, Franklin, Gaillard, Howell, Leib, Lloyd, Tait, Taylor, Varnum, and Worthington.

So it was Resolved, That this bill pass. Mr. LEIB presented the memorial of Richard Dodd, and Elijah Bryan, now of Philadelphia, praying to be relieved from the penalty of a bond given by them on the importation of certain goods, subsequent to the repeal of the British Orders in Council; and the memorial was read, and referred to a select committee, to_consider and report thereon; and Messrs. LEIB, BRADLEY, and GOODRICH, were appointed the committee.

Mr. LEIB also presented the memorial of William Compton, of a similar nature to that last mentioned; which was read, and referred to the same committee, to consider and report thereon. Mr. SMITH, of Maryland, submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to report to the Senate a statement of the specific articles, the produce and manufacture of the United States, exported to the dominions of Spain, for the year ending on the 30th day of September, 1812, if practicable; if not, for the year ending on the 30th day of September, 1811, with the value thereof.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill to revive and continue in force "An act declaring the consent of Congress to an act of the State of Georgia, passed the 12th day of December, 1804, establishing the fees of the harbormaster and health officer of the ports of Savannah and St. Mary's ;" and Mr. VARNUM was requested to take the Chair; and, the bill having been amended, the President resumed the Chair; and, on the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative.

FRIDAY, January 29.

The bill to revive and continue in force "An act declaring the consent of Congress to an act of the State of Georgia, passed the 12th day of December, 1804, establishing the fees of the harbormaster and health officer of the ports of Savannah and St. Mary's," was read a third time, and passed.

Mr. VARNUM, from the committee to whom was referred the amendments to the bill, entitled "An act supplementary to an act, entitled 'An act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions, and to repeal the act now in force for those purposes," made report. Whereupon, the Senate concurred in the said amendments. The bill for the relief of Washington Lee was read the second time.

The bill for the relief of Reuben Attwater was read the second time.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made yesterday on the subject of exports

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to Spain; and the further consideration thereof was postponed until to-morrow.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act giving the right of pre-emption in the purchase of lands to certain settlers in the Illinois Territory," together with the amendment reported thereto by the select committee; and Mr. BRADLEY was requested to take the Chair; and the amendment having been agreed to, the Presi dent resumed the Chair; and on the question, Shall this bill be read a third time as amended ? it was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. LEIB, from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill for the further relief of Charles Minifie; which was read. and passed to the second reading.

Mr. GERMAN, from the committee to whom the subject was referred on the 11th instant, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill for the relief of John Redfield, junior; which was read, and passed to the second reading.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill, entitled "An act regulating pensions to persons on board private armed ships;" and Mr. FRANKLIN was requested to take the Chair.

On motion, by Mr. ANDERSON, the bill was referred to the committee appointed the 9th November last, "on so much of the Message of the President of the United States as relates to the Naval Establishment," to consider and report thereon.

SATURDAY, January 30,

The bill for the further relief of Charles Minifie was read the second time.

The bill for the relief of John Redfield, junior, was read the second time.

The motion made on the 28th instant, on the subject of exports to Spain, was resumed and agreed to.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill for the relief of Washington Lee; and Mr. BRADLEY was requested to take the Chair; and no amendment having been agreed to, the President resumed the Chair.

On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time? it was determined in the affirmative.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill for the relief of Reuben Attwater, and Mr. GAILLARD was requested to take the Chair; and, no amendment having been agreed to, the President resumed the Chair.

On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time? it was determined in the affirmative.

The amendment to the bill, entitled "An act giving the right of pre-emption in the purchase of lands to certain settlers in the Illinois Territory," having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, the bill was read a third time, and passed.

Mr. MAGRUDER, from the committee appointed the 2d December last, on the subject of public lands, reported a bill giving further time to the purchasers of public lands northwest of the river Ohio further time to complete their payments; which was read and passed to the second reading. A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Royal Converce," in which they ask the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill last brought up for concurrence was read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. BAYARD, from the committee to whom was referred the bill increasing the salary of the district judge of the Delaware district, reported it amended.

Mr. LEIB, from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill establishing the discipline of the Army of the United States, and for other purposes; which was read, and passed to the second reading.

MONDAY, February 1.

The bill giving further time to the purchasers of public land northwest of the river Ohio to complete their payments, was read the second time.

The PRESIDENT communicated the memorial of Peter Charles L'Enfant, late a principal engineer and major in the Revolutionary Army of the United States, together with statements explaining his services in planning the City of Washington, and supervising the public buildings, and praying compensation; and the memorial was read.

The PRESIDENT also communicated the report of James Monroe, acting Secretary for the Department of War, made conformably to a resolution of the Senate of the 28th of January, showing the balance due to the State of Maryland on a purchase of arms made by that State from the United States; and the report was read.

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militia of the United States, and for classing the same;" in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The bill last brought up for concurrence was read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. BAYARD presented the memorial of Oliver Evans, in reply to the allegations contained in the memorial of John Worthington and others, presented the 11th of January last, and praying that the decisions on his patents may be referred to the judicial tribunals of the United States; and the memorial was read, and referred to the committee who have under consideration the above-mentioned memorial of John Worthington and others, to consider and report thereon.

The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: To the Senate and House of

Representatives of the United States:

At the request of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, conveyed through the Governor of that State, I transmit to Congress copies of its resolutions of the 16th of December, 1812. JAMES MADISON.

JANUARY 30, 1813.

The Message and resolutions were read.

TUESDAY, February 2.

Mr. ANDERSON, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act authorizing a loan for a sum not exceeding sixteen millions of dollars," reported it without amendment.

Mr. SMITH, of Maryland, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act regulating pensions to persons on board private armed ships," reported it without amendment.

Mr. BRADLEY, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Royal Converce," reported it without amendment.

The bill establishing the discipline of the Army of the United States, and for other purposes, was read the second time.

The bill for the relief of Washington Lee was read the third time, and passed.

The bill for the relief of Reuben Attwater was read the third time, and passed.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill for the further relief of Charles Minifie; and the further consideration thereof was postponed until to

morrow.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that they have passed a bill supplementary to "An act making provision for arming and disciplining the whole body of the

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill for the further relief of Charles Minifie; and no amendment having been agreed to, on the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time? it was determined in the negative-yeas 10, nays 18, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bradley, German, Gregg, Hunter, Leib, Lloyd, Pope, Reed, Robinson, and Taylor.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Campbell of Ohio, Campbell of Tennessee, Crawford, Cutts, Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Gilman, Horsey, Howell, Lambert, Magruder, Posey, Tait, Varnum, and Worthington.

Mr. CAMPBELL, of Tennessee, from the comImittee appointed the 9th of November, to whom

the subject was referred, further reported a bill vesting in the President of the United States the power of retaliation in cases therein specified; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

The bill is as follows:

A Bill vesting in the President of the United States the power of retaliation in the cases therein specified. Be it declared and enacted, &c., That if any citizen of the United States, in the military service of the United States, or of any individual State, or serving on board any public ship of war, or any private armed vessel commissioned for war, who has been, or shall be taken prisoner by the enemy, has been, or shall be subjected to capital or other punishment, by order of the British Government, or of any court, officer, or agent, acting under its authority, on the pretence of his having been born within the British dominions, or on any pretence whatever, not warranted by the laws and usages of war, among civilized nations, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, and he is hereby empowered and required, in every such case, to cause retaliation, by a like punishment, to be executed on some person taken in arms, in the service of Great Britain, against the United States, designating for that purpose, in the first instance, a prisoner who having been born within the United States, and having been a citizen thereof, shall have been taken while voluntarily bearing arms in the service of Great Britain against the United States; or if there shall be no prisoner of that description, such other prisoner, being a native of some one of the British colonies, now the United States, as may not have been a citizen of the United States; and in case there shall be no prisoner, or not a sufficient number of prisoners of either of the said descriptions, it shall then be lawful for the President of the United States to cause

the retaliations to be executed on any British subject or subjects, wherever found, and whether taken in arms or not, against the United States: Provided, That in every case, the act or acts to be retaliated, and the liability of the persons to suffer the retaliation, shall appear to the satisfaction of a court martial, of which three field-officers, at least, shall make a part.

Mr. DANA Submitted the following motion for consideration:

"Resolved, That, for the benefit of seamen and shipping of the United States, it is proper to establish a system of navigation according to the following prin

ciples:

"1. No trading ships or vessels shall be recognised as bearing the flag of the United States in full right,

unless known to be registered or enrolled or licensed and officered and manned as may be required by law.

"2. Registered ships or vessels, which may be cleared for foreign voyages, shall have American officers and employ American mariners for such navigation, wholly, or in some proportion not less than a majority of the crew in any case; otherwise, they shall not by law enjoy the privileges of merchant vessels of the United States.

"3. Vessels enrolled and licensed for coasting or fishing shall not continue to enjoy the privileges allowed by law for encouraging the coasting trade and fisheries of the United States, unless the whole, or at least the majority, of the mariners employed on board the same, as well as the masters or skippers, respect

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ively, shall be American citizens by birth or regular adoption.

"4. The mode of proving the citizenship of mariners or apprentices, duly shipped or serving on board such private vessels, shall be directed by law, so that the same may be entitled to credit within the United States.

"5. All American mariners and apprentices, so proved, and belonging to the crew of a merchant vessel of the United States, bound on any foreign voyage permitted by law, shall be comprehended and described in an official document, or sea paper, authenticated for the use of the vessel during the voyage; and, on the vessel's return and arrival within a district of the United States, the production of such document, as well as the vessel's register, or satisfactory proof of its loss, and a specification of the officers and crew, as well as a return of passengers on board, with proof of having continued to employ American seamen, according to law, shall be requisite for enjoying the exemptions and privileges of the navigation of the United States in relation to duties, imposts, charges, or regulations of trade. Documentary evidence of a like nature shall be furnished for enrolled vessels in the coasting trade or fisheries. But no collector shall be permitted to continue the practice of delivering to individual mariners separate certificates of citizenship, for personal disposal at pleasure, without designation of voyage or vessel."

WEDNESDAY, February 3.

was referred the bill, entitled "An act confirming Mr. MAGRUDER, from the committee to whom certain claims to lands in the district of Vincennes," reported it without amendment.

The bill vesting in the President of the United States the power of retaliation in the cases therein specified, was read the second time.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act authorizing a loan for a sun not exceeding sixteen millions of dollars ;" and Mr. VARNUM was requested to take the Chair.

Mr. LLOYD moved to amend the bill; and the President having resumed the Chair, on motion, by Mr. ANDERSON, it was agreed that the further consideration of the bill be postponed to, and made the order of the day for, to-morrow.

Mr. BAYARD, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, entitled "An act for the relief of John Dixon and John Murray," reported

it without amendment.

Mr. LLOYD presented the petition of Obadiah Rich, praying that leave may be granted him to import a certain quantity of goods from England, for reasons stated at large in the petition; which was read, and referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon; and Messrs. LLOYD, BIBB, and ANDERSON, were appointed the committee.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have passed a bill, entitled "An act authorizing an increase of the capital stock of the Bank of Washington;" a bill, entitled "An act to impose a duty on the importation of iron wire ;" also, a bill, entitled

"An act giving further time to purchasers of public lands to complete their payments;" in which bills they request the concurrence of the Senate.

On motion, by Mr. BIBB, the memorial of John Tayloe and others, presented the 23d of January, praying the incorporation of a bank in the City of Washington. was referred to a select committee, to consist of five members, to consider and report thereon, by bill or otherwise; and Messrs. BIBB, BAYARD, LEIB, CUTTS, and FRANKLIN, were appointed the committee.

THURSDAY, February 4.

The three bills yesterday brought up for concurrence were read, and passed to the second reading.

The PRESIDENT Communicated a report from the Secretary for the Department of Treasury, exhibiting the sums respectively paid to each clerk, in the several offices of that Department, for services rendered in the year 1812; made in obedience to the provisions of the act of April 21, 1806, "to regulate and fix the compensation of clerks ;" and the report was read.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill, entitled "An act authorizing a loan for a sum not exceeding sixteen millions of dollars ;" and Mr. VARNUM was requested to take the Chair; and on the question to agree to the amendment proposed yesterday by Mr. LLOYD, to wit: at the end of the first section, add the following proviso: That the stock to be created by virtue of this act shall not bear a greater rate of interest than six per cent. per annum, and that it shall not be sold at a rate below par :"

On motion, by Mr. BRADLEY, to amend the proposed amendment, by striking out the word six;" it was determined in the negative-yeas 3, nays 25, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bradley, Campbell of Tennessee, and Pope.

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determined in the affirmative-yeas 24, nays 7, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Bayard, Bibb, Campbell of Ohio, Campbell of Tennessee, Crawford, Cutts, Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Gregg, Howell, Magruder, Pope, Posey, Reed, Robinson, Smith of Maryland, Smith of New York, Tait, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, and Worthington.

NAYS-Messrs. Dana, German, Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey, Hunter, and Lloyd.

FRIDAY, February 5.

JAMES BROWN, appointed a Senator by the State of Louisiana, in the place of JOHN NOEL DETREHAN, resigned, produced his credentials, was qualified, and he took his seat in the Senate. On motion, by Mr. DANA,

Ordered, That there be printed, for the use of the Senate, copies of the following correspondence, as communicated with a report from the Department of State, dated the 27th of February, 1798, and among the public papers in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, viz: Duplicate from Mr. King, Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at London, to Mr. Pickering, Secretary of State, dated December 10th, 1796, communicating a letter of the 3d November, 1796, to Mr. King, signed Grenville, and a circular letter of the 18th November, 1796, to Consuls of the United States, signed Rufus King; also, a letter of the 28th January, 1797, from Mr. King to Lord Grenville, and a letter in answer, dated Downing Street, March 27th, 1797.

The bill vesting in the President of the United States the power of retaliation in the cases therein specified, was read the second time.

The bill, entitled "An act authorizing an increase of the capital stock of the Bank of Washington," was read the second time.

The bill, entitled "An act giving further time to purchasers of public lands to complete their payments," was read the second time, and referred to the committee appointed on the 2d December, on the subject of public lands, to consider and report thereon.

SMITH, of Maryland, and TAYLOR, were appointed the committee.

The PRESIDENT communicated a letter from the Secretary for the Department of Treasury, with a statement of the exports to the dominions of Spain, for the year ending on the 30th day of September, 1812, prepared in conformity with the resolution of the Senate of the 30th of January last; which were read, and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill, entitled "An act confirming certain claims to lands in the district of Vincennes;" and no amendment having been agreed to, the bill was ordered to a third reading.

On motion, it was agreed that the propositions