which he claims to be due him for services in the capacity aforesaid, may

be paid.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. On motion of Mr. Bates Cooke,

Ordered, That the petition of Jacob Townsend, presented December 12, 1831, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion of Mr. Wardwell,

Ordered, That the petition of Whitford Gill, presented January 24, 1820, be referred to the Committee of Claims.

Mr. Burges presented a memorial of Ephraim Bowen, of the State of Rhode Island, praying further compensation for various services rendered as an officer in the army of the revolution.

Mr. Burges presented a petition of Elizabeth Pierce, of the State of Rhode Island, widow of Jonathan Pierce, deceased, praying to be paid the amount of pension due her late husband at the time of his death.

Mr. Cambreleng presented a petition of John Woodside, of the District of Columbia, praying to be allowed and paid the commutation of half pay for life, to which he conceives himself entitled as an officer of the army of the revolution.

Mr. Jenifer presented a petition of Eliza Causin and Ann Turner, daughters and sole representatives of the late John H. Stone, deceased, of the State of Maryland, praying to be allowed the arrears of pension to which the deceased was entitled, as, also, the commutation of the half pay for life to which he was entitled as a colonel in the army of the revolution.

Mr. Washington presented a petition of Sarah Easton and Dorothy Storer, children and only heirs of Colonel Robert Hanson Harrison, secretary of General Washington in the war of the revolution, praying that a deficiency which has been recently discovered to exist in the pay of their said father, as settled at the Treasury, may be made good to them.

Mr. Coke presented a petition of Martha Jones and other heirs of William Langbourne, praying to be paid the commutation of half pay for life to which the deceased was entitled as an officer in the Virginia line of the revolutionary army.

Mr. Dearborn presented a petition of Relief Harris, of the State of Massachusetts, widow of Oliver Harris, deceased, praying that certain arrears of pension, due her late husband, may be paid to her.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, viz.

By Mr. Noyes Barber: the petition of Elijah Taylor, presented December 21, 1831, and the petition of the legal representatives of Colonel Giles Russell, presented January 3d, 1832.

By Mr. Campbell P. White: the petition of Benjamin Jacobs, presented January 20, 1812

By Mr. Banks: the petition of William Dougherty, presented January 11, 1830.

By Mr. John S. Barbour: the petition of William Slaughter, executor of William Slaughter, deceased, presented March 26, 1832, and the petition of the heirs and representatives of James Broadus, deceased, presented December 19, 1831.

By Mr. M'Kennan: the petition of Thomas H. Baird, son and heir of Doctor Absalom Baird, deceased, presented February 20, 1832

Mr. Taylor presented a petition of John Ball, of the State of New York, praying to be paid the commutation of half pay to which he conceives himself to be entitled as an officer in the army of the revolution; which petition was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.

Mr. Watmough presented a petition of William J Canely, and a petition of Francis Leatherman, both of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for pensions; which was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.

Mr. Wat ough presented a petition of Daniel Palmer, praying for an increase of pension; which petition was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Mr. Pearce presented a petition of Robert Carter, of the State of Rhode Island, praying for a grant of land as a further compensation for services as an officer in the army in the late war.

Mr. Pearce also presented a similar petition from James Perry, of the State of Rhode Island, who was also an officer in the army in the late war. Mr. Duncan presented a memorial of the Commissioners of the county of Peoria, in the State of Illinois, praying that a patent may be granted to said Commissioners for the tract of land located by them for the seat of justice of said county, under the act of Congress of May 26, 1824.

Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

Mr. Cambreleng presented a memorial of Moses Smith, of the District of Columbia, setting forth that he has made an important improvement in the mariner's and surveyor's compass-needle, and, also, in the dipping needle; and offering his discovery to Congress for the public benefit for such remuneration as may seem just, and commensurate with the importance of the discovery.

Mr. Cambreleng presented a memorial of Benjamin Morrell, junior, of Stonington, in the State of Connecticut, late captain of the schooner Antarctic, stating that, in his last voyage, he made several new discoveries of islands in the North and South Pacific Oceans, which had not before been visited by civilized persons; that, with a view of securing a more favorable intercourse hereafter between the vessels of the United States and two of the groupes of these islands, he brought two of their natives to the United States, and intends taking them back the next season; and praying that the expense which he has incurred in bringing said natives to the United States, and in maintaining and educating them, amounting to $1,200, may be refunded to him

Mr. Cambreleng presented a memorial of Edmund Fanning and Benjamin Pendleton, commanders of the American brigs Seraph and Annawan, on a dicovery and exploring voyage to the South Seas and Pacific Ocean in the years 1829 and 1830, praying to be compensated for certain benefits they allege to have opened to the trade of the United States with the Auricanian nation in South America; as, also, that an expedition may be fi ted out by the Government to make further researches and explorations in the South and Pacific Seas.

Mr. Sutherland presented a petition of Horatio N. Crabh, a lieutenant in the marine corps, praying to be compensated for extra services as assis ant quartermaster in said corps, while employed on a foreign station in the years 1880 and 1881.

Mr. Washington presented a memorial of Joseph K. Boyd, one of the survivors of the volunteers who recaptured and destroyed the frigate Philadelphia, in the harbor of Tripoli, on the coast of barbary, in the Mediterranean sea, in the year 1804, praying to be paid the prize money to which he conceives himself justly entitled on account of said capture.

Ordered, That said memoriais and petitions be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

On motion of Mr. Archer,

Ordered, That the petition of James W. Muse, presented January 4, 1832, be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

On motion of Mr. Carr,

Ordered, That the petition of William Crawford, presented April 2, 1832, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Carr,

Ordered, That the petitions of inhabitants of the States of Kentucky and Indiana, praying for an appropriation of public money to improve the navigation of the Ohio river at the falls of that river, presented at the last session of Congress, be referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

Mr. Cambreleng presented sundry documents relative to a claim of Captain Francis Allyn, late of the packet ship Cadmus, for expenses incurred in bringing General La Fayette to this country, in the year 1824; which papers were referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Thomas presented a communication from John McHenry, of Alleghany county, in the State of Maryland, who was attached to the embassy of the United States to France which negotiated the provisional treaty be tween the United States and France, which was signed at Paris, September 30, 1800; which communication is intended to show that the United States are not responsible for spoliations committed on the commerce of the United States by French cruisers prior to the year 1800, on the ground that the United States relinquished those claims to France for a valuable consideration; and going to show, further, that, in the negotiation of said treaty, the subject of indemnity for said spoliations was reserved for further negotia tion between the Governments of the two nations; which communication was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Speight presented a petition of Samuel Simpson, of the State of North Carolina, praying indemnity for the unlawful seizure and condemnation of his property by French cruisers and tribunals, prior to the year 1500; which petition was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

On motion of Mr. White, of Florida,

Ordered, That the report of the Secretary of State, communicated to this House June 14, 1832, on the expediency of providing, by law, for the final adjustment of all the claims to land derived from the former Goverument of Spain, and its local authorities, in that part of West Florida between the Mississippi and Perdido rivers, from the date of the Louisiana treaty of 1803, to the proclamation of President Madison in 1810, either by a confirmation of the titles, or a reference of them to the judiciary, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Doubleday presented a petition of Salmon Sharp, praying for a grant of the bounty land to which, as a soldier in the army in the late war with Great Britain, he conceives himself entitled.

Mr. Wardwell presented a petition of David Kilbourn, of the State of New York, praying further indemnity for losses sustained in Canada during

the late war with Great Britain, by reason of secret and important services rendered to the commander of the American forces.

Mr. Ward presented a memorial of Alexander Macomb, major general in the army of the United States, stating that, for a considerable period of time, he was a major general by brevet, and praying that the full pay and emoluments of that rank may be granted him during the time he held the said brevet appointment.

Mr. Foster presented a petition of George Harris, of the State of Georgia, praying payment for a yoke of oxen taken from him for the use of troops of the United States in the year 1830.

Ordered, That said petitions and memorials be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Mr. Verplanck presented a petition of Allen W. Hardie, of the city of New York, praying to be indemnified for certain losses he has sustained by reason of erroneous information given him by an officer of the General Land Office in relation to the purchase of certain public lands.

Mr. Patton presented a petition of Oliver Welsh, and others, heirs at law of Nathaniel Welsh, late of the State of Virginia, deceased, praying for a grant of the bounty in land to which the deceased was entitled as a captain in the Virginia line of the revolutionary army.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

On motion of Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana,

Ordered, That the petition of Samuel Vail, presented December 12, 1831, be referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Mr. Patton presented a petition of James Berry, of the State of Virginia, praying to be paid for a horse lost in the military service of the United States in the late war with Great Britain.

Mr. Philemon Thomas presented a petition of John Bartel, of the State of Louisiana, praying indemnity for the loss of one thousand acres of land purchased of a certain Zachariah Cox, of which land he has been forcibly dispossessed by the United States.

Mr. Philemon Thomas presented a petition of John Poret, of the State of Louisiana, pray ing compensation for property taken possession of, and destroyed by troops of the United States in the year 1811.

Mr. Wing presented a petition of the heirs and representatives of George Agnew, deceased, praying payment for property destroyed by the British troops on the river Raisin, in the year 1813, in consequence of said property having been occupied by troops of the United States.

Mr. Wing presented a petition of Francois Losselle, of the Territory of Michigan, praying that himself, and a company of volunteers of which he was lieutenant, may be paid for services rendered the United States in the year 1812.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee of Claims, viz.

By Mr. Worthington: the petition of Tobias E. Stansbury, and William Stansbury, presented January 8, 1827.

By Mr. Chinn: the petition of John A. Parker, and others, heirs of William Forbes, deceased, presented January 21, 1828.

By Mr. Chinn: the petition of John King, presented February 27, 1832;

By Mr. Chinn: the petition of the heirs of Thomas Beacham, presented March 12, 1832.

By Mr. Irvin: the petition of Adam Brandt, presented December 20, 1831. By Mr. Wing: the petition of John Anderson, presented December 19,

1825.

Mr. Washington presented a memorial of the managers of the Female Orphan Asylum of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, praying the aid of the Government in the support of their institution; which memorial was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

Mr. Dearborn presented a petition of Jonathan H. Cobb, of the State of Massachusetts, praying for a grant of public land whereon to locate his manufactory of silk; which petition was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

On motion of Mr. Standefer,

Ordered, That the petition of John McClenahan, presented January 30, 1826, be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

On motion of Mr. Clay,

Ordered, That the petition of John McCartney, presented November 20, 1820, be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

The resolution submitted by Mr. Edward Everett on the 6th instant, and laid on the table, was read, considered, and agreed to by the House. The resolution submitted by Mr. Wickliffe on the 10th instant, and laid on the table, was read, and again laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Root,

Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Claims be instructed to inquire into the propriety of allowing and paying the claims of the heirs and representatives of Colonel John Ely, deceased, late of the army of the revolution, for service rendered as a physician to American prisoners on Long Island, during the revolutionary war.

On motion of Mr. Duncan,

Resolved, That the Committee of Claims be instructed to inquire into the justice and expediency of paying for all horses lost in consequence of forced marches, accident, or any extraordinary source, unavoidable to the owner of any horse which may have been lost in the service of the United States in the recent war with the Indians on the frontiers of Illinois and Michigan.

On motion of Mr. Duncan,

Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be directed to inquire into the expediency of appropriating and placing it at the disposal of the War Department, such additional sum as may be found necessary to pay all the expenses of the recent war with the Indians on the frontier of Illinois and Michigan.

On motion of Mr. Ashley,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the act entitled "An act for the final adjustment of private land claims in Missouri," as to embrace in all its operations cases based on actual settlement and cultivation, and which have already been submitted to the commissioners, and recorded under former acts of Congress.

On motion of Mr. Evans, of Maine,

Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Claims be instructed to inquire into the expediency of paying to the heirs of Reuben Colburn, late