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The following document^ accpmpaincd the Prefident^s Meflagc to Coiigrcgs. DOCUMENT No. I. ExiraSl of a Utter from Do?i Predo Cavallos^ ' tninijler o f f a t e of his Catholic M^ajejly to Charles Pinckneyy Efquirey dated at the Pardoy loth Feb. 1804. <4 A T the fame time that the min- ifter of his majefty in the United States is charged to inform the A~ nierican Government refpeiSUng the falGty of the rumour referred to, he has likewife orders to declare to it that Ins majefty haa ‘thought fit to renounce his oppofitioa fo the' alienation ofLouifiana made % France, - notf And alfo one of Revifal and unfinilhed Bu- fmefs, confifting of Mefirs. Tenny, Dickfon and Early. Tuefday November, 6 . Mr. John Cotton Smith requefted the houfe to excufe Him from ferving on the committee of Claims. He was cxcufed, and Mn Dana appointed in his place. t Mr. J. Randolph requefted information\ from the chair as to the fituation in which the articles*of impeachment againft Samuel Chafe, one pf the affociate juftices of the fupreme cpjirt of the United States, were left at the lail feflSon. The houfe would recolleck that they were then merely reported and ordered withftanding the folid reafons on which it is printed. If that bufineft was founded ; thereby giving a new proof of his benevolence and friendfhip towards the Uni ted States. ^ DOCUMENT No. II. Copy of a letter from M.arquis of Cajfa Yrujo to the Secretary ^ State. SIR to be profecuted, he. conceived it of importance that the party ftiould have all the' time to pre-^ pare for his defence that their political cxift- tence would allow him. Was it the opinion of the fpeaker, that this fubjedb was before the comm^tee of revifal and unfinilhed 6ufi- nefs, or fhould it be referred to a fpeciai com- Catholic Majefty conVeming tiie^falTof thVlJni^ * committee of revifal and unfinilhed bufmefs anA 2S 3 maCtCT Oi COUriC. ted States, and the amicable difpofitions oh the part of the king my mafter towards thefe j have determined him to abandon the oppo- fition, which at a prior period, and with the moft fubftatitial motives, he had manifefted againft that tranfaftion. In confequcnce and by fpeciai order of his tnajefty, I have the pleafure to communicate to you his royal intentions on an affair fo important; well perfuaded that the American government will fee in this condufl of the king my maf- ter, a new proof of his confideratioa^ for the U. States, and tjiat they, will correfpond with a .true reciprocity, with the fincefc ftiend-T fhipof the king, of which he has given fo ma* ny proofs. God preferve you many years. ' Philadel phia, 5 th May, 1804. James Madifdn Efq.' DOCUMENT No. III. 2“<? all to •whom ibefe prefents Jhall come t Whereas by aft of Congrefs authority has been given to the Prefident of the United States, whenever he fhall deem it expedi ent, to ereft the fhores, waters, and inlets of the bay and river of Mobile, and of the other river, creeks, inlets, and bays, emp tying into the Gulph of Mexico, eaft of the faid river Mobile, and weft thereof to the Pafcaguolo inclufivc, into a feperatc diftrift for the colleftion of duties oa irapofts and tonnage, and to eftablifh fuch place within the fame as he fhall deem expedient to be the port of entry and delivery for fuch diftrift ;! and to difignate fuch other places within the fame'diftrift, not exceeding two, to be ports of delivery only. Now Rnow yc, that I T homas J effer - sow, Prefident of the United States, do here-: by decide, that all the above mentioned Cnores waters, inlets, creeks and rivers lying nviih’^ in the boundaries of the United Statesy all,! cordtitute and form a feperate diftrift, ‘to be Doftor Mitchell prefented a petition from Daniel Cotton, praying compenfation for the : injury he fuftained in having his fhip the An na-Maria, whilft in the feivice of the United States, pre'ffed oy the Bey of Tunis to carry goods, &c. into Marfeilles. Referred to the committee of claims. Oa motion of Mr. J. Randolph, a feledf committee, to confiftof/5 members, was or dered to report oa the articles of impeach^ cccd by ballot to appoint a Chaplain on the part of tht houfe. Rev. Wm. BentJy of Salem, Mafliicha- feetts, and Rev. Mr; Parkinfon inated. . Upon examining the ballot, the totes were found to 'bte for Mr. I Bentley, Ci Mr.|Lawrie ' 2 1 Mt* jParkinfon, ’ 13 Mr. Gantt, a’.: The firft named Gentleman having a rfia-' jority of the whole number of votes, v>as con- fequently^pointed, and Mr. Beckky was ■defired to^adquaint the Senate there witli-^. ^ M r/J, Randolph reported from'the joint Cchimittee, appointed to wait upon the Pre- fi^ent, that the commmittee had performed that fervice, and received for anfwer, that fie wnuld make a cOinmmunication to Con- grefs, in writing, at la o’clock to-morrow. Tnprfday, Nuyember 8. Mr. Lattirhpre pirefented a memorial from the board of truftees of Jefferfon College in MiiTiffippi territory, exprefiing their appre- henGon of lofing the lots at Natches, -with which thatinftitution had been endowed, and praying Cor-grefs to fccure them in the fame. The petition was referred to iVteffrs- Latti- more, T. M. Randolph, Stedmao, Alfton and Elliott. The petitions of William Dunbar and of the Mayor and Corporation pf the city of Natches were referred to the fame commit tee. The motion, made yefterday by Dr. Leib, was taken into connderation and an ameno- ment againft S. Chafe, one of the affociate | ment was propofed by adding Blacks and juftices of the. fupreme court of the United States. . On motion of Mr. Newton a committee of feven on poll-offices and poft yoads^ was ap pointed. _ . Gcq. Varnum mpved for the appointment of Chaplains to congrefs for the pref^iit fef- fion, one by each honfe, todnteichange week- ly. _ .. ^ ^ ^ ■ Mr. Smilie thought that a chaplain,\ . when once appointed by the Houfe, ftiould remain as an officer of the Houfe during its conftitu- tional exiftence, in like manner as their cprefsly appoi.nted for I Speaker, Clerk, and other officers. Gen. Varnum turned the gentleman to the'journal, in whiLh it would be found that chaplains were cx a feifion. Mr. Speaker declared the praftice had al ways been to appoint them every, feffion. Mr. Grifwold obferved, that were the chaplain an. officer of that - houfe only, the gentleman’s (Mr» S.) idea would be corr< ft j but he would recolleft that, the Sentrte had a concurrent vote on this fubjeft. Wednefday November y. Another letter in the Ger.man language fi- milar to thofe received laft feffion was laid by M. Speaker on the clerk’s table. Doftor Lelb obferved the narrow limits to which the members were confined by the re- aenominated - The diftria^of Mobil =j> and diftrift aforefaid, to be the port of entry and delivery for the faid diftrift. Given under my hand this 30th day of May, 1804. (Signed) 'T H : JEFFERSON.. CONGRESS OF THE UNI FED STATES. H ouse of R epresentatives , j November 5,' 1804. Being the day appointed .by law ,for the meeting of cohgrcfs, a quorum was formed ; the members prefent were 84. Letters from the-Goyenors of Virginia and Maffachufetts Were received byfthe Speaker and laid On the table'without being read, as was alfo another in the Gernian language. The following committees were appointed^; viz. A Committee of Eieftions^ confiding'of Meffrs. Findley, Varnum, Liyingfton, Ken ned}'; Eppes, Ciaggett and Elmer. A Committce-of Ways and'Means, con fifting of'Meffrs.'J. Randolph, Jofeph Clay, G. Grifwold, Boyle, Davenport, N. R. Moore, and Meriwefoer. One of commerce and Manufaftorcs, con fifting of Mefs. S. L. Mitchcll,Crownin{hieIdj M’Creery, Lieb, Mewton, Eearly and Chit- tendon. . f Another of Claims, confifting of Meffrs. J. C. Smith, Holmes, Chamberlain, Sandfbrd, PiatcT, Bedingerand Stanford. People of colour other than freemen, fiiail be excluded from the gallery.” This gave rife to fome eonverfation, after which the amendment, upon adivifion of the houfe appeared to have but ortc member in its favour. . The queftion on the yefolution to exclude all petfons from the lobby except msulbcrs of the Senate and SteuographerEj was taken anffldftj'/only 32 members voting,for it. Mr. J. Clay'offi^red the following fefolution : Eefol’uedy That rhe Prefident of theXJni-- ted States be' requefted to prefent in the name of Congrefs to Capt, Stephen Dccature, a I fword of the value of dollars, and to each of the officers and crew of the United States ketch Intrepid months pay, as ateftimony of the high fenfe entertained by congrefs of the gallantry, good conduft and feryices of captain Decsture, the/officers and crew q £ the fftd Ketch* in attacking-and de- ftroying^a Tripolitan frigate- of 44 guns, late the United States frigate -Philadelphia'. The refolution was referred to a commit tee of the whole on the ftate .of the Union, and ordered to be printed. The committee of revifal and • unfiniftied bufiaefs rnade a report, which was receiv*. ed and ordered to be printed for the ufe of the members. Adjourned. Committee of Pojl-pjic'e and pajl^'roads — Mefirs.' Ncv;ton, Thomas, Hannah, N., to in pafling andrepaffing in the lobby, by Mitchell, Lowndes, C. W. Campbell and — -- - Southard. Committee to whom was referred the ar ticles of impeachmenc egainft Samuel Chafe—— Mefirs. J. Randolph, JoS.' Clay, Early, Boyle and John Rhea (of Ten.) Friday, November 9. ’ The petition of John Steel, Prefented laft feffion, and the petition of captain George Little, late of the Bofton frigate, now firft prefented, for indemnify againft a judgement in the fupreme court for 10,182 dolls. 89 cents damages, for the illegal detention of a foreign veffel taken in the Weft-Indies, in, the year 1799, were^ referred to the commit tee of claims. ‘ Dr. Mitchell moved the order of the day on the Prelident’s meffage, but on Mr. J. Randolph’s requeft for a little more time for members to digeft and arrange the various important points contained in that communication, Dr. Mitchell withdrew his motion. the admiffion of ftrangers.-^He was forced by thefe cqnfiderations to move the Houfe to re- feind one of the rules which permitted the members to introduce ftrangers. But as ano ther required that motions for altering the fianding rules of the houfe ffiould only bq made on giving one day*s previous notice, he contented himfelf with laying his motion oix the table. On motion of Dpftor Leib, a committee of accounts was appointed, whofe duty it is to fupermtend and control the expenditure of the: contingent fund of the Houfe, and to audit and fettle all accounts charged upon the fame| The Secretary of the Senate, Mr. Otis, de>v livered a meffage to the Houfe informing that the Senate had formed a quorum, and were ready to proceed to bufinefs. Alfo that the Senate had appointed a com mittee to join the committee of the Houfe to wait upon the Prefident Of the United States, and inform him that a quorum of the two Houfes are afferabled, and ready to receive any communications he may be pleafed td make. - ^ 'A meffage from the Senate, informing thar they had concurred in the refolution of the houfe that two chaplains pf different denom 4 iaationa.be appointed, and on their part they had appointed, the Rcy. Mr. McCormick. ^ Mr. Thomas of New-Tork, moved to pro-j Mr. J* Clay’s motion relatiye tg, captain Dccature, the? officers and crew pf the Intre pid ketch, ;^as taken up-in committee of the whole, ' Mt. Varnum in the chair. On jnotion of Mr. Clay the refolution waS, altered by fttiking out after the word fword” the words ** of the value of dollars,” and fiihng up the other blank with the word N o . 30. two,” thereby giving the officers and crew 2 months paj. > M n .J . Clay, with the view of fiiewing thd propriety of the meafure^ read extraft* of letters Written by c'^mmodore Preble and Ueut, Decaturc, whicii had been obtained from the Secretary, of the navy 5 they con-r tained an account of -tfie circumftances' at tending their honor/ * s exploit, which have hithertobeen printed lu the public newfpa- pers. The committee rofeand -reported the re- folution as amended. - ' . Mr. -Grifwould preCumed the oi'j.'ft of this ftep was. to |try 'a'-tribute of to thofc'X’irave men-whoh'^d fo galiantly atchiev- ed this gloTiotts -and dangerous enterprlze. He wifned to do this in a manner the moft honorable and notorious, .apd perhaps the beft'CQurfe whuld be to obtain from the head of the navy department a lift of the names of the cfficors and the number of the crew, togeth- * er with-a detail of the circumftances.. attend ing the event. With this view he moved to poftpone the confider.uion of. the refolution i-eported by the committee of the whole till tc-morrow, in order to introduce a refolution to this effeft ; That the fecretarv of the na vy be direcled to communicate to this heufe the names- of the officers and the number of the men’eoiployed in the deftruftion of the frigate in the harbor of Tripoli, togefber with a ftatement of the circumftances attend ing that event. ■ The poftponement waa agreed to without oppofition, and the refaJution of Mr. Grif- v/old was arlopted with a fmall variation fug- gefted by Mr. -J. Randolph, and ^acquiefeed in by the mover, via. Tixat the Prefident of the United States be reqaeftedto caufe to be laid before this houfe, 3Cc.” . , Mr. J. Clay and Mr. T. IVt Randolph were appointed a committee fo wait on the prefid'ent-and communicate the requeft of tlxe hoiTfe. On motion*of Mr. Holmes, itwasac^rsed that when theTipufe adjourns, it adjoul-n to ■Monday next;; . November 12. D R . M ITCHELL . prefented a petition from the Slate Companies of New-York and Ducohefs, counties, praying as an encourage ment to their quarries that an additional duty may be laid upon that article when imported from Wales or other foreign parts. The Houfe refolved itfelf into a comroitten of the whole on the ftate of the union. Mr. Dawfon i-n the chair. M .. J. Randolph fobmitted feven refolu- tions vidiich were agreed to, and afterwards adobted by thg-houfe, as follows: J . Refolved, Th&t fo much of the meffage of the Prefident of the United Slates as re lates to the reftraining of our merchant vef- fels arming themfelves without authority, and attempting to force a commerce into certain ports and countries, in defiance of the laws of thofe countries, be referred to a feieft committee. 2. Refolved, That fo much, &rc. as relates to an dfneUoration of the form of government of the territory of Louifiana, be referred to a feieft committee. ‘ 3. llefoiyed, That fo much, &c. as re commends an enlargement of the capital em ployed in commerce with the Indian tribes, be referred to a feieft committee. 4. Refolved, That fo much, &c. as relates to the .defence and fecurity of our ports and harbours, and fupporting within oirr waterss, the authority of 'the daws, be referred to a fe- Icft committee.'. 5> Refolved, that fo much, See. as relates to the improvement of the military fyftcm of the United Statesj be referred to a feieft committee. . - 6 . Refolved, That fo much, &c. as relates to the inconvenience which arifes from the diftahee to which, under exifting laws, prizes captured from the corfairs of Tripoli muft be brought for adjudication, be referred to a fc- Icft committee. 7. Refolved, That fo much, &c. as relates to the led mines n f Louifiana, be referred to the committee of commerce and manufac tures. The Speaker laid before the houfe a letter from Mr, ’Thomas Claxton, idoor-kcepcr of the Houfe of IRLdprisfcntatives of the United States, written in his official capacity^ ftatiiig that At-foe reqUeft of one of die inhabitant of the city, foe chaphitn rq the Semife, afr^s he had performed dinne ferviLe in the chuo 3 - v^'; '■H i - ^
