. , j ; r. '.
permiffion to'erobaxfc in this fervice of hu-
inanity and of danger- In vain did this brave;;
-officer hifliiled by his company, attempt to
bo ird the hulk.. All their efforts were fruitrat-
eel by theviblenc'eof the waves. 'Relying on
his, imreniditv alone. Verdreau threw out a
. " . 1 r IP "J -f.- 'L.-.fTViH-irl
,puov, jumpecyin niiuieu, aiiuitcro'
the billowsreaehed the reck.
; 'On board were 17 individuals who had
fur&.ved their companions, and who expected ;
"deck, or dallied to pieces on the rocks. Ver
dreau attached the buoy to the veilel, which
enabled the ihariners, one by one; to pafs a- j
long the rope to the long-boat ana trie nunc.
He
VZ3 litne Kill m? mit mniimrti un iuw
Mr. HUlhoufe was azalnft the amendment.
1 e conceived jt was not candid to bring the
1 ring; thetufihcfs forw ard in that fliape.
1 would pce gentlemen w no were m iav-
: of the treaty in a difagrceable fituation of
bing obliged to vote for a proportion at
1 hriance withlheir farmer declarations, or to
7Mte againft the treaty. It waiimpolhblem
atelolution to expreis the imprellions under
which each votewas given, different motives
operated on different minds, tie could not ;
for his own part vote for the refolution, if in
that Vote he was to declare he , believed-the
-treaty not a good one 7- vv' :
4 he hour of 12 having arrived, a
the amendment ss firft brought forward a$
it could by mtroducjng it by way of pream
ble. . ' ', . ' ; , . : ....... . .
Mr. J. Smith tho't, thatthe order would
be, to take aqueftion on the preamble firft,
then on the resolution : and that no quefti.
on would be neceffary on the two connected
wreck. " An mftant's delay w Quid have de
prived the LVepublie ot the luture'Ter vices of
this young man, fornofoqner had he reached
the boat than the hulk was dalbed to p.cxes
againlt the lods
II 'PL - Jl : 1 i ,,,. -aIIasI til O T rt Al if-
try, and had juft returned from Savanna, la-
cn witn lugar. 11 Dcuwgcu to urc pui i.w 1
Cadiz, .an4 the crew vw'ere chieny, Englim. 1
. All the; attention which- humanity and
Rrrnbliean m-imianmuiv coilld devifb. Was
r -t ' . '
" excrcifed towards thole u.itortunate me ,
vho liad furvived the aiatuisunu fatigues oi
a long night almoil uhdei wattr.'
C O N G R E S S, '
HOU E OF REPKESEN FA Tl V.ES.
-'iff''.- 7 " - PML JO. ... V...
The rcfolution reported yefterday by the
carting vote of the chairman of the' committee
of the whole oh theluujcaof'the treaty wr.s
. taken up.
ly.
Mr. Gregg wiflied to offer an amend
ment as a fubftitute to tha before the com
mitteei Jt was in fubltance as follows,
" Refolved, 4hat under a confideration of
. exifting circumftances, without referencejo
the; merits or demerits of the Treaty : and
in confidence that m.eal'ures will be taken "by "
t CJ ' I 1 - ' , : 5 , ' ' I
to order a ritt sf thp hniiik
it is expedi' ntj &c. r .
This was declared outof order, until the
Mr. DearboumC; propofe the follov
members vvereabfent.
7v MfTTTregg declared his lntehti6ri6f VoF"
ing for the rcfolution as it vas reported, if
reduced to that ; but he fliould perter voting
lor 'it with the qualification propofed He
wolild do it under the e impreiiions He did
not like the treaty ; but feared the rejection
of the treaty would be rather more" injurious
,to the country than i s atcepance " C ;
Mr. 1 Urper tar icinv He would have been
excluded by the rules of
prelcnt ; t the call. But Mving itated, that
by h'u watcluhelrur of-12 had not arrived,
the ex.ufe v as accepted' and . he took his
;tv!r. I Moore conceived that .the noufe
; vcre now:' to decide between two eyils "!dHe
lilted theiunendmeni. adopted ; its adoption
w quid rt ac re more unanimity by declaring
-their opinion of', the intrinfic merits of the
' trCUy , ard". would tlrow the refponhbuity:
wiirrQ it oiiht to reit. - "
Mr. ' Sitri iiaVes ilhccl the queftibn fo
: mcdiheU, 'that-members ft ould be able to
Mr. Ven able was of opinion that, as the
amendment was firft brought forward, the
Members were placed in no d'Jemma to ex-,
prefs their feofe of it ' -
Mr. Murray dwelt pn the gloomy prof
pecb which muft open? if the Treaty was to
gointo operation with"the propofed vote of
cemure. . it xwu!d -embitter the enmity
which exlfts betw een this country ; .and ; Bri
tain, and-weaken the hand'srbf our executive, ,
(vhich rather required ftrengthening) by'
Itriking at the confidences hich oujrht to fub-
Jift in that branch of the cox-ermnent." Tie
gave an euiogium on the rreiiccnt tor having
obtained as much as he had by the Treaty,
willthe fmall means in his hands. ; ,
: Mr. S Sm iTit moved to ftrike out of the
may prove
vine
- addition to it, after tlic word Refolved ,
J nat aitno' rn tne opinion, 01 uns noiue
' "the treaty is highly objectionable' and "may .
- prove injur ou.s to the U. b. yet comider- ,
ing all the circumitances, relating thereto pnr- '
' tuularly that the ln Y3 ai tides are to con-
, tir.ue in force only during the prelcnt war
and two years thereafter, and confide ringalfo
intheefficacy of meafures w!-ich may betaken J
for bringing about a d'tf:ontiuuaiice oi uic
Violation's rnnmiittni wf nflltral HghtS
, . i . (T1 li' -T t
, : an ifTardtoourveucisanuicamcnjincicivit
-Mr. Gcnlhue was opppfedto tjicr amen J
jnent, ' . - ."V . ; , 1
, agree to it. He had expected that gentlemen
-who wereirt favor otcarrymthe treaty ir.ro
effect would nbt objeft to an expreflion of the '
JCIIlUlJVlila, VUIVl lilt uui.iiuiuvi v-wi. vv
Miany of thofc 'members who adv ocated its
being carried into fifeel had acknowledged
, the defecls of the treaty few conlidered it free
from objection. It might be fa.d, that this
amendment could be confidcred as a rcflccli-
n nr nthfr narltiieiits of the POVCmmCnt.
"V 1 VWM J
He did hot cpneeive it any implication that
. the Prcfident and lier.atc hadadted improper
ly j they certainly had acted to the belt of
thir judgment at lh time ; but this did not
propofed preamble the words,"
injurious to the United States."
Mr. Muhlenberg ftated, that when he
trave the caftinrr Vote vclerd.nv. It' was pv.
vole- on the intnrficmcrits of the treaty, dif- 1 prefsly with a view of obtamihw a mddificati-
coueueoK irom the hnal voie on tne proprie- 1 on. He dechifed hss willincnefs to vote for
the refolution w ith the preamble pronofed.
Mr. DeaRborne cenfentedto vary his a
mendment, agreeably to. the defire exprefied
Dyivir. 2i oM ITHk
it w as than 'moved to ftrike out the word
highly in the preamble, fo as to mate it
rend Altho' the Treatv is obieftionable.
This was carried by the caftin(rvnt. of the
Speaker, 48 members rifmg on each fide. "
Mr. Si dgwi cit faid a few words againft
the preamble. He declared himfelf a friend
iu me x rcaty upon its mtnnlic merits. He
feared the preamble if adopted would encreafe
uic uivuions w mcn cxiit on the fubjectofthe
Ircaty Ke torccived it rcflefled tmw ar
rantably on the PrcC dent and S
jircdudc the Louie irom the tree exerale ot
their opinions. .'1 ht quuuon bfo't into view
Ijv the amendment Whether the hourecon.
lidcr the treaty to be intrtir.icaiiy grd, tins
the yeas and nays on tlie amendment would
determine. He reminded the Hou'Vv
that yeftcrday the refolution was only carri-:
cdby the talting vote of the Chxrman, and
that hVlrtd fa'd he did not hkc it, but voted
for it under thikimprt il.on that in the houfc
it -t'g'. t b modified. No oic vould ohjeft,
, he coiKcivcd to cxrelHr.g a reliance on the
cxruitivry 1 lut they would by further ncro
c'ut oii relieve u from the dangers to Uhich
our piopcTty mi the feas and t eamen are ex
posed. I !e nxntioncd fome inftancet of well
authenticated 1 uiu rings on tuoic heads. lie
foretold that the operation oi the treaty would
rivet the oppofinoii to the treaty, and feared,
that uJeis lomcthing luitbir was done to
rVfctctt our rcutra rights, that we fliould
Lc more Juid more molcilcd by the Britifh. '
Mrr VV illiams conceived there would be
inconfiftcucy inmodiryir.garclolutwninthe
houfc, that had received the fanflion of .a
majority yeAtrdajf b committes ot the
whole.- ' f . -
)y of carrying it 'into effed. For his part he
.wpuld. rather vote i-gainit it than vote at'
the lan.t time a difaj- probation ot its merits.
He wilhcd the amendment could be brought
in as a diiliriA pro, oliiion, that a votcouid
-ce taken on it, and then, 011 the refolution
unconnected u ith it ; then he conceived . the
fcillc of -Jj" "vuiu ucrani 1 J
:.eacir.: ' ' - r- ' , , ,; ' ... v
r-tivir... Learbourne laid, tnat m oltermg the
amendtueitt, he did not conceive he had de
parted from the hrict hue of candour. He
willed the feme of the houle fairly taken,
that was his only intemiom ;,he had con
ceived from the courle ol the debate on the
Treat)' that there were few gentlemen 'who
contended for the mtrinfic merits of the in-
'ftrument,.heu:d not! uppole therefore that A wiihedthe houie not to undertake tn rro
there could be oppolition to the amendment nounce on the merits of the Treaty but that
he propolcd to introduce lie was willing to this ft.ould be left to the experience andiudr.
liicuiiy 11 ji 11 v i.wuis mw v u iniiiTiUy. , , .i uiciii Ul till UllCUireiit people.
Mr. Erent who had been ablent when the ' Mr KiTCHFLLwasazainfttliepre-irMf
can a- uiauc, unit 111, aiiu navmgexcuieu I Ji mc lame PTOlinci-
uimicu 10 111c luuijuiuu 01 wic iiouic lOOJc
iiis feat. "
Mr. Harper cxprefled an opinion favora
ble to the intrinlic merits of the treaty, he
withed, therefore fome modification made,
that w tmld enable gentlemen to vote for the
treaty w ithout pronouncing at the fame time
us condemnation. He propofed, that , the
amendment Ihould be introduced by way of
vit amble, and a vote taken on it, and then I gainlt the preamble.
on the refolution. -c. M . Mr. Iuister laid, l,c fhcnld vote for the
Mr. Dearbourne agreed to modify it ac- I preamble; that if the refolution fl.ould nafi
cording to the wiil.es of the 'member laft up a profit of the fenfc ef the Houfc might exift
and propolcd tobring in his amendment by upon the journals.' " .
way of a preamble Whereas, 'altho &c." The vcas and nays were then called on the
r. Nicholas obferved, that the majri- I preamble, and were as follow :
ty 01 inc nouie wasne nenevcu acaiiut tne l , 1 A 6.
- A . 1 t.i If 1
rcioiution as it 11000. ?, it nao peat iccioca
Mr. Amls wilhed to know whether afrr
adiftinct queftion was taken on the preamble
and refolution, whether ore trtft be taken
upen V-oth. ronjointly. " He was informed by
the chair, not.
Mr. Farkf.r was arsinft tVe Treaty in e
.very ftage and iliapc. No modification cf the
rch-lution could iuduce him to tive his vote
tn '.r .11. l! 1.1 .V . 1
. . v muu u on jiiat grouna vote a-
by the calling vote of the chairman yeftcr
day, who then declared that he voted for it
hoping it would lie modifyed in the lioufe
'1 o attempt to fay that a majority was for the
Mrfflturs' lloiley. Balrd. Baldwin. Ben.
ton, Blount, Brent, Burrefs, Calxl, ChriC
viopion, .oics, Jiearborn. tarl.
tie
Franklin, Gallatin, Gillifple, Giles, Gregg,
urccuuu, urovr, iampton,llarnlon, Hju
rcfolution without the amendment, was at- thorn, Havens, Hcifter, Holland, lackfon.
tempt mc to urcioc dv arcumcnt wnat.tlie uivinruon, ixxkc, w. Lvman. Mada
. - " . I mm - ... - . :
majority ot tne nouic was, or upon what
motives tney voted. A que flion on the a
mendment and rcrolutioti mult dec-.de thefe
I points. . j 1 atom, , van Lourthndt, Vamum, Vcna-
Macon, Madiion, Milledge Moore, Muh
lenberg, New, Nicholfr., Orr, Page, Pref.
ton, Rutherford, Ifrael Smith. Swanw'uk.
The Houfc had certainly a riMit to make I ble, Winn. 40
.tnercioiuimnajpawiautcaspouioic ueioreitt
hnal adoption. , He conceived, that the lenfc
of the Houfc could bp as 2iflioclIy taken on
N A t . '
' Ntfptvri. Ames, Bo'ume, Bradbury,
Br'an, Buck, Cla'ibtTne, Coit, Coeper,
Crabb, Dent, A. Foftcr, D. Follcr Oil-