WEDNESDAY, June 16.

The bill further extending the time for issuing and locating military land warrants, having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, was read a third time, and passed.

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partment. If, in the promotions and new appointments in the Army, the age of an officer's commission, and the duration of service are to be wholly disregarded, few men would enter the Army except from necessity-a crisis, we presume, wished for by none who has the good of his country at heart.

We are unwilling to believe that your honorable body would sanction a course so destructive to the necessary excitements of a soldier, and so chilling to his laudable ambition; nor would we have troubled you with this address, had we not feared that, in the The bill for the further relief of Charles Min- crowd of momentous matter which might occupy your ifie was read the second time, and considered as attention at the present session of Congress, it might in Committee of the Whole; and the further escape your consideration, that, in some of the apconsideration thereof postponed until to-morrow.pointments recently made, private citizens have been The bill, entitled "An act to incorporate a made captains over the heads of subaltern officers, company for making a certain turnpike road in who have been long in service; nor is it less worthy the county of Washington, in the District of your attention, that, in many instances, subalterns Columbia;" also, the bill, entitled "An act to in- have been promoted over the heads of superior offieers-over officers, too, who, from experience, as well corporate a company for making a certain turnas services rendered their country in the field of batpike road in the county of Alexandria," were tle, have at least some claim to the ordinary and just severally read the second time, and referred to a select committee to consider and report thereon; and Messrs. BRENT, HORSEY, and ROBINSON, were appointed the committee.

patronage of their Government.

We are well aware that, in armies, the usages of nations sanction extraordinary and honorable notice of even private soldiers, where extraordinary and honorMr. KING presented the memorial of the Com-able deeds authorize it, and we would be the last to mon Council of the city of New York, praying complain at the elevation of a brother soldier, or even measures may be adopted by the General Gov-a private citizen, under similar circumstances. ernment for their greater security and protection; and the memorial was read, and referred to the committee appointed on the 27th of May, on so much of the Message of the President of the United States as relates to the Military Estab

lishment thereof.

The Senate proceeded to consider the amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill last mentioned, and concurred therein.

MEMORIAL OF ARMY OFFICERS. The PRESIDENT communicated the memorial of sundry officers attached to the Army under the command of Major General William H. Harrison, representing that, in appointments and promotions recently made in the Army, injustice has been done to officers now in service, and praying the attention of the Senate to certain cases in which they feel the usages of armies, and their individual rights, have been violated; and the memorial was read. It is as follows: To the honorable the Senate of the United States: The officers undersigned (now in the service of the United States, and attached to the Army under the command of Major General William H. Harrison) respectfully represent:

Having observed several appointments and promotions recently made in the Army, and particularly in the corps to which we severally belong, and feeling that in some of them injustice has been done officers now in service, we owe it to ourselves, as well as the service in which we are engaged, to make known to your honorable body the wrongs complained of; you alone possessing the corrective power.

Our distance from the seat of Government prevents an immediate knowledge of new arrangements, made in the War Department, but we have seen no public document authorizing (as we conceive) some of the recent appointments and promotions from that De

It is unnecessary, we conceive, to call your attention to the individual promotions and appointments by which we feel the usages of armies, and our individual rights, violated; they must necessarily be laid before you for approval.

In thus obtruding ourselves before the Senate of the United States, we trust it will be seen that we are actuated by no other motive than that which should pervade the breast of every soldier, and that the matter and manner of address evince the greatest respect and deference, both to your honorable body and that of the War Department.

WILLIAM BRADFORD,

Capt. 17th Regt. U. S. Infantry.
DAVID HOLT,

Capt. 17th U. S. Infantry.
JAMES HACKLEY,

Lieut. 17th U.S. Infantry.
THOMAS HAWKINS,

Ensign 17th U. S. Infantry.
BENJAMIN W. SANDERS,
Lieut. 17th U. S. Infantry.
EDWARD SHIPP,

Ensign 17th U. S. Infantry.
WILSON ELLIOT,

Capt. 19th Regt. U. S. Infantry.
HENRY FREDERICKS,

2d Lieut. U. S. Infantry. STEPHEN LEE,

Lieut. 19th Regt. U. S. Infantry. GEORGE W. JACKSON,

Lieut. 19th Regt. U. S. Infantry. JAMES CAMPBELL,

1st Lieut. 19th Regt. U. S. Infantry. JOHN STOCKTON,

Ensign 19th Regt. U. S. Infantry. DAVID GUYNNE,

1st Lt. 19th Regt. U. S. Infantry. CHARLES MITCHELL,

Ensign 19th Regt. U. S. Infantry.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that they have passed the bill which originated in the Senate, entitled "An act for the relief of Alexander Phoenix," with amendments, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

Mr. KING presented the petition of James Jay, praying Congress to take into consideration his memorial, presented at the last session, and grant him_remuneration for services rendered during the Revolutionary war, and for moneys advanced, as therein stated; and the petition was read, and referred to a select committee to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise; and Messrs. KING, DANA, and LEIB, were appointed the com

mittee.

THURSDAY, June 17.

The bill to continue the charter of the Farmers' Bank of Alexandria was resumed as in Committee of the Whole; and, on motion, by Mr. LEIB, the further consideration thereof was postponed to the first Monday in December next. On motion, by Mr. ROBINSON, William Gamble had leave to withdraw his memorial, and papers accompanying the same, presented at the last session of Congress.

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sury, bearing date the 21st day of December, A. D. 1801, and made in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives, passed on the 6th day of January, 1797; also a like number of copies of the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, dated the 27th of December, A. D. 1809, transmitting a statement of the payments which have been made by the respective States of the direct tax, &c., in obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 18th day of December, A.D. 1809; and, also, a like number of copies of the statement exhibiting the balances due the United States on account of the internal revenue and direct tax, which accompanied the letter of the Comptroller of the Treasury of the 10th of December last.

MONDAY, June 21.

Legislature of the State of New Hampshire, for JEREMIAH MASON, appointed a Senator by the the term of six years, commencing with the fourth day of March last, produced his credentials, was qualified, and he took his seat in the Senate. Ulmer, Colonel of the United States Volunteers, Mr. GORE presented the memorial of George commanding on the eastern frontier of Massachusetts, representing that two companies were raised in the towns of Calais and Robinstown, and were in the service of the United States, and praying provision may be made for their compensation; and the memorial was read, and referred to the committee appointed the 27th of May, on so much of the Message of the President of the On motion, by Mr. ANDERSON, it was agreed United States as relates to the Military Estabthat the further consideration thereof be post-lishment thereof, to consider and report thereon. poned to, and made the order of the day for, Monday next.

FRIDAY, June 18.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill for the further relief of Charles Minifie.

On motion, by Mr. DANA, Resolved, that a committee be appointed to inquire what Legislative provision is necessary to prevent multiplicity of suits or processes, where a single suit or process might suffice for the administration of justice in any cause to which the United States may be party, or before any court of the United States, and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Messrs. DANA, BULLOCK, HUNTER, STONE, and BLEDSOE, be the committee.

Mr. SMITH, from the committee to whom was recommitted the bill to amend the 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," reported it with amendments.

On motion, by Mr. HORSEY,

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate cause to be printed for the use of the Senate, three hundred copies of the statement marked B, exhibiting the amount of duties upon domestic distilled spirits, and on stills, upon sales at auction, refined sugar, carriages, and upon licenses to retailers, and upon stamped vellum, parchment, and paper, which accrued from the 1st of January, 1800, to the 31st of December following, as contained in the report of the Secretary of the Trea

Mr. DAGGETT presented the petition of Samuel Olcott, of Hartford, in the state of Connecticut, owner of the schooner Peggy, stating, that, in the year 1811, he sent said vessel to Barbadoes with a cargo; that, in consequence of a stress of weather she was much injured, and the greatest part of her cargo lost; that in order to defray the expenses of the necessary repairs, her water casks, which had served for ballast, were sold; that, after several attempts, it was found impracticable to pursue her voyage without ballast; and that a quantity of salt was taken on board at Turk's Island for that purpose, and brought to the United States, by which a penalty has been incurred; and praying relief; and the memorial was read.

Ordered, That Mr. GORE be on the committee appointed on the 27th of May, on so much of the Message of the President of the United States as relates to the Naval Establishment, in place of Mr. CUTTS absent.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill for the relief of Charles Minifie; and, no amendment having been proposed, on the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time? it was determined in the negative.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to amend the 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

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for those purposes," together with the amendments reported thereto by the select committee, which were agreed to with amendments; and the President reported the bill to the House amended accordingly, and it was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time as amended.

On motion, by Mr. LEIB, a committee was appointed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for repairing the north wing of the Capitol and finishing the Senate Chamber, and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise; and Messrs. LEIB, HORSEY, and GAILLARD, were appointed the committee.

Mr. BRENT, from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill to augment the capital stock of the Bank of Washington; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

of Alexander Scott; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to augment the capital stock of the Bank of Washington, and, on motion by Mr. LEIB, that the consideration thereof be postponed to the first Monday in December next, the President determined the question in the negative; and on motion, by Mr. GILES, the further consid eration thereof was postponed to Monday next. Mr. CHACE asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill altering the time and place for holding the circuit and district courts in Vermont; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

THURSDAY, June 24.

Mr. ANDERSON, from the committee appointed the 27th May, on so much of the Message of the President of the United States as relates to the Military Establishment, reported a bill to authorize the raising a corps of sea fencibles; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

The bill to amend the act in addition to the act, entitled "An act to raise an additional military force, and for other purposes," was read the second time;

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impressed with the justice of the representation, as well as with an apprehension that the continuance of so much valuable property there would invite hostilities, granted a license to proceed with the ships and cargoes to the port of Philadelphia, under bonds to place them in the custody of the collector of the port, subject to the orders of the Government.

That the ships and cargoes on their way to Philadelphia, under the authority of the license, were intercepted and seized in the district of Delaware, in April, non-importation law. 1812, and libelled on the ground of a violation of the

That, soon after the seizure, the ships and cargoes were restored to their respective owners, upon bonds for the appraised value, to abide the final adjudication of the prosecution which had been instituted. And the cargoes were sold in the months of April and May,

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made the regular entries at the custom-house, and seThat the memorialists, upon receiving the cargoes, cured, by bonds, the payment of the duties which were payable according to law, at the time of entry.

That, upon examination, it appears that, in some cases, the Secretary of the Treasury, under the act of March, 1797, and Congress, by special acts, have remitted forfeitures, upon condition that the respective owners shauld pay the rate of duties imposed by the act of the 1st of July, 1812, although the importations were made prior to that day. But it is understood that, in all such cases, the cargoes remained unsold unThe bill altering the time and place for hold-til the act of the 1st of July commenced its operation; ing the circuit and district courts in Vermont was and, of course, the double duties were charged in the read the second time; and on motion, by Mr. price to the purchasers. CHACE,

The bill for the relief of Alexander Scott was read the second time;

Resolved, That they be referred to a select committee to consider and report thereon.

Ordered, That Messrs. CHACE, KING, and DAGGETT, be the committee.

Mr. BRENT, from the committee to whom was referred the bill to incorporate a Fire Insurance Company in the town of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, reported it with amendments.

PETITION OF STEPHEN GIRARD.

The following report, made on the petition of Stephen Girard and others, was taken up and agreed to:

The Committee to whom was referred the memorial of Stephen Girard and others, report:

That the memorialists, respectively, were owners of the ships Good Friends, the United States, and the Amazon, with their respective cargoes.

That, in the fall of the year 1811, the memorialists, being apprehensive that a war would break out between the United States and Great Britain, sent the ships and cargoes to Amelia island, as a place of safety; with an intention, eventually, to bring them to the United States, if the non-importation law should be repealed, or the sanction of Government should be obtained, so as to render the importation lawful.

That while the ships and cargoes lay in the port of Fernandina, General Mathews, acting in the name, and on behalf of the United States, took possession of Amelia island, and established a local government

there.

That the agents of the memorialists represented to General Matthews the increased danger to which the ships and cargoes were exposed in consequence of the revolution at Amelia island; and General Mathews, 13th CoN. 1st SESS.-2

Upon this view of the circumstances of the case, the committee submit the following resolution for consideration:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill for the relief of Stephen Girard, and others, the owners, respectively, of the ships called the Good Friends, the United States, and the Amazon, and their cargoes, upon condition that they respectively pay to the collector of the port of Philadelphia, for the use of the United States, in addition to the duties by them heretofore respectively secured and paid upon the said cargoes, a sum which shall be sufficient to make the whole amount paid equal to the amount of duties that would have been chargeable if the cargoes had been imported and entered subsequent to the 1st of July,

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Messrs. GORE, SMITH, and TAYLOR, were appointed a committee in pursuance of the above report.

FRIDAY, June 25.

Denny, of Leicester, in the Commonwealth of Mr. VARNUM presented the petition of Thomas Massachusetts, concerned in a manufactory of wool cards, and praying to be discharged from the payment of certain bonds which he has given on the importation of a quantity of iron wire from Montreal, and from payment of the duties imposed thereon, for reasons stated at large in the petition, which was read, and referred to the committee appointed yesterday to bring in a bill for the relief of Stephen Girard, and others, to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise.

The bill for the relief of the infirm, disabled,

and superannuated officers and soldiers of the late
and present army of the United States, having
been reported by the committee correctly en-
grossed, was read a third time, and passed.
The bill to authorize the raising a corps of sea
fencibles was read the second time and consid-
ered as in Committee of the Whole; and, no
amendment having been offered to the bill, it
was ordered to be engrossed and read a third
time.

The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill to amend the act, entitled "An act to raise an additional military force, and for other purposes;" and the bill having been amended, the President reported it to the House accordingly, and it was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time as amended. The Senate resumed the consideration of the report of the select committee on the petition of Joshua Barney, and others, which is as follows: "That the object of the petition is to obtain, in favor of himself and others, the relinquishment of the claims of the United States to certain descriptions of enemy's property, captured and brought into the ports of the United States by certain private armed vessels. That the claims of the United States and the petitioner depend upon the provisions of existing laws, and present fair questions for judicial cognizance; these questions are in fact now depending before the proper judicial tribunals, with whose proceedings and decisions the committee deems it inexpedient at this time to interfere, and therefore recommends that the further consideration of the petition be postponed till the first Monday in December next :"

And, on the question to agree thereto ? it was determined in the negative-yeas 14, nays 17, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bullock, Campbell, Daggett, German, Gilman, Goldsborough, Gore, Horsey, Hunter, King, Lambert, Leib, Mason, and Wells.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bledsoe, Brown, Chace, Condict, Fromentin, Gaillard, Giles, Howell, Lacock, Morrow, Robinson, Stone, Tait, Taylor, Turner, and Varnum.

On motion, by Mr. TAYLOR, the petition was committed to a select committee, further to consider and report thereon by bill or otherwise; and Messrs. GILES, TAYLOR, and ANDERSON, were appointed the committee.

The bill for the relief of Alexander Scott was

resumed, as in Committee of the Whole; and, no amendment having been proposed, it was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

The bill to authorize the raising a corps of sea fencibles, having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, was read a third time, and passed.

The bill to amend the act in addition to the act, entitled "An act to raise an additional military force, and for other purposes," having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, was read a third time, and passed.

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The bill for the relief of Alexander Scott, having been reported by the committee correctly engrossed, was read a third time, and passed.

Mr. GILES, from the committee to whom was recommitted the petition of Joshua Barney, and others, reported a bill to relinquish the claims of the United States to certain goods, wares, and merchandise, captured by private armed vessels; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. GORE, from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill for the relief of Thomas Denny; and the bill was read, and passed to a second reading.

Mr. GORE, also, from the same committee, reported a bill for the relief of the owners of the ships the Good Friends, the Amazon, and the United States, and their cargoes; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. SMITH, from the committee on so much of the Message of the President of the United as relates to the Naval Establishment, feported a bill authorizing the President of the United States to cause to be built barges for the defence of the ports and harbors of the United States; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading.

Mr. CAMPBELL, from the committee on so much of the Message of the President of the United States as respects our foreign relations, reported a bill to prohibit the citizens and inhabitants of the United States from carrying on any trade or traffic with the dominions or dependencies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and the bill was read, and passed to the second reading. The bill is as follows:

A bill to prohibit the citizens and inhabitants of the
United States from carrying on any trade or traffic
with the dominions or dependencies of the United
Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.

Be it enacted, &c., That any citizen or inhabitant of the United States or the Territories thereof, who shall, during the war in which the said United States are at present engaged, either directly or indirectly carry on any trade, commerce, or traffic, in any articles whatever, with any of the dominions, colonies, or dependencies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or with any person or persons residing within the same; and any citizen or inhabitant as aforesaid, who shall directly or indirectly be privy to, or aiding traffic, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and or abetting in carrying on any such trade, commerce or shall upon conviction for every such offence be imprisoned for a term not exceeding two years, nor less than six months, and be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand, nor less than five hundred dollars; and any ship, vessel, or carriage, of what kind soever, employed or used in any such trade, commerce, or traffic, as

above described, and any cargo which shall be found on board of such ship or vessel, and any articles which shall be found in such carriage, when detected or taken in such unlawful trade, commerce, or traffic, or at the return of the same to the United States, shall be forfeited, the one-half to the use of the United States, and the other half to any person or persons who shall give information thereof, and may be seized wherever found, and condemned before any court of the United States or the Territories thereof, having