Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

In our last, we gave a copious detail of the proceedings of the House of Representatives, on the Bill from the Senate, for partially raising the Embargo, and for Non-Intercourse with Great-Britain and France; but we had not room for the yeas and nays, on the various propositions which were made. Considering it as of the first importance, that the people should know how their representatives voted, and also that they should know who did not vote, we shall offer the following statement of the questions and votes on the 24th and 25th of last month. The names of the Virginia representatives who voted are printed in italics.

An amendment had been made, in the committee of the whole, to the Bill from the Senate, to strike out all that part, which gave the President liberty to issue letters of marque and reprisal. Upon which

YEAS—Messrs. Alexander, W. Alston, Bacon, Barker, Bibb, Blackledge, Blake, Blount, Boyd, Butler, Champion, Cook, Culpepper, Dana, Davenport, Darell, Eliot, Ely, Wynns, Findley, Franklin, Garnett, Gholson, Godwin, Harris, Helms, Humphreys, Ilsley, R. S. Jackson, Jones, Kelly, Kenan, Lambert, Lewis, Livermore, Lloyd, Lyon, Macon, Marion, Masters, Minor, John Morrow, Moseley, Mumford, Newbold, Pugh, Quincy, Randolph, Riker, Sloan, J. K. Smith, S. Smith, Southard, Stanford, Stedman, Storer, Sturges, Swart, Taggart, Tallmadge, Thompson, Upham, Van Allen, Van Cortlandt, Van Dyke, Van Horn, Van Rensselaer, Verplank, Whitehill, Wilbour, D. R. Williams, M. Williams, N. Wilson....74.

NAYS.—Messrs. Bard, Boyle, Brown, Calhoun, Clay, Cutts, Deane, Desha, Fisk, Green, Holland, Holmes, Johnson, Love, McCreery, J. Montgomery, N. R. Moore, T. Moore, Newton, Nicholas, Porter, Rea (Penn.) Rea (Ten.) J. Richards, M. Richards, Say, Seaver, Smilie, J. Smith, Taylor, A. Wilson....33.

Absent....Messrs. Burwell, Clopton, Dawson, Gray, Jackson and Trigg.

A motion was then made to strike out that part which repealed the Embargo, and would have left the country with an Embargo and Non-Intercourse both.

YEAS.—Messrs. Bard, Bassett, Bibb, Blackledge, Blount, Boyle, Calhoun, Clay, Deane, Desha, Franklin, Holland, Holmes, Howard, J. G. Jackson, Johnson, Kenan, Macon, Marion, J. Montgomery, Newbold, Porter, Rea, (Penn.) Rhea, (Tenn.) Say, Smilie, Stanford, Taylor, Troup, Verplank, Whitehill, D. R. Williams, Winn....32.

NAYS.—Messrs. Alexander, W. Alston, Bacon, Barker, Blake, Boyd, Brown, Butler, Champion, Chittenden, Cook, Culpepper, Cutts, Dana, Davenport, Durell, Eliot, Ely, Wynns, Findley, Fisk, Gardenier, Gardner, Garnett, Gholson, Goodwyn, Green, Harris, Heister, Helms, Hoge, Humphreys, Ilsley, R. S. Jackson, Jenkins, Jones, Kelly, Lambert, Lewis, Livermore, Lloyd, Love, Lyon, Masters, McCreery, Milnor, N. R. Moore, T. Moore, Moseley, Mumford, Newton, Nicholas, Quincy, Randolph, J. Richards, M. Richards, Riker, Rowan, Russel, Sawyer, Seaver, Sloan, J. K. Smith, J. Smith, S. Smith, Southard, Stedman, Storer, Sturges, Swart, Taggart, Tallmadge, Thompson, Upham, Van Allen, Van Cortlandt, Van Dyke, Van Horn, Van Rensselaer, Wilbour, M. Williams, N. Wilson...82

Absent....Messrs. Burwell, Clopton, Dawson, Gray, Morrow, Trigg and A. Wilson.

Then Mr. Jackson (Va.) proposed the four following sections to be added :

" And be it further enacted, That after demand made and refusal on the part of his Britannick majesty to withdraw his decrees and orders infringing the lawful commerce of the United States, the president of the United States shall be authorised and required to employ such a portion of the volunteer militia of the United States not exceeding thousand, and of the regular troops as may be necessary to take possession, of the territories of his Britannick majesty, bordering on the United States, and to hold the same, and to instruct the commanders of the publick armed vessels which are or shall be employed in the service of the United States to subdue, seize and take any armed or unarmed British vessel on the high seas or elsewhere ; and such captured vessel, with her apparel, guns, and appurtenances, and the goods or effects which shall be found on board the same, being British property, shall be brought within some port of the United States, and shall be duly proceeded against and condemned, as forfeited, and shall accrue and be distributed as by law is or shall be provided respecting the captures which shall be made by the publick armed vessels of the United States."

" And be it further enacted, That the president of the United States shall be and he is hereby authorised and required, after demand and refusal as aforesaid, to grant to the owners of private armed vessels of the United States who shall make application therefor, special commissions in the form which he shall direct, and under the seal of the United States, and such private armed vessels, when duly commissioned as aforesaid, shall have the same license and authority for the subduing, seizing and capturing any armed or unarmed British vessel, and for the recapture of the vessels goods and effects of the United States, as the publick armed vessels of the United States may by law have; and shall be, in like manner subject to such instructions as shall be ordered by the president of the United States for the regulation of their conduct. And the commissions which shall be granted, shall be revocable at the pleasure of the president of the United States."

" And be it further enacted, That after demand made and refusal on the part of the emperor of France to withdraw his decrees and orders infringing the lawful commerce of the United States, the president of the United States shall be authorized and required to instruct the commanders of the publick armed vessels, which are or shall be employed in the service of the United States to subdue, seize, and take any armed or unarmed French vessel on the high seas, or elsewhere, and such captured vessel with her apparel, guns, and appurtenances, and the goods or effects which shall be found on board the same, being French property, shall be brought within some port of the United States and shall be duly proceeded against and condemned as directed, and shall accrue and be distributed as by law is or shall be provided respecting the capture which shall be made by the publick armed vessels of the United States."

" And be it further enacted, That the president of the United States shall be and he is hereby authorised and required, after demand made and refusal aforesaid, to grant to the owners of private armed ships and vessels of the United States who shall make application therefor, special commissions in the form which he shall direct and under the seal of the United States and such private armed vessel when duly commissioned as aforesaid shall have the same licence and authority for the subduing, seizing and capturing any armed or unarmed French vessel, and for the recapture of the vessels, goods and effects of the people of the United States, as the public armed vessels of the United States may by law have; and shall be in like manner subject to such instructions as shall be ordered by the president of the United States for the regulation of their conduct, and the commissions which shall be granted as aforesaid shall be revocable at the pleasure of the president of the United States.'"

The votes on the first section were as follow :

YEAS.—Messrs. W. Alston, Bard, Bassett, Bibb, Blackledge, Blount, Boyle, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Clay, Cutts, Dawson, Deane, Desha, Eppes, Franklin, Gholson, Goodwyn, Holland, Holmes, Howard, J. G. Jackson, Johnson, Kenan, Love, J. Montgomery, Jer. Morrow, Newton, Nicholas, Porter, Pugh, Rea of Penn. Rhea of Ten. J. Richards, Sawyer, Say, Seaver, Shaw, Smilie, J. K. Smith, J. Smith, Taylor, Troup, Whitehill, M. Williams, Winn—48.

Nays. —Messrs. Alexander, Bacon, Barker, Blake, Boyd, J. Campbell, Champion, Chittenden, Cook, Culpepper, Dana, Davenport, Durell, Elliot, Ely, Gardenier, Gardner, Garnett, Gray, Green, Harris, Heister, Helms, Hoge, Humphreys, Ilsley, R. S. Jackson, Jenkins, Kelly, Key, Lambert, Lewis, Livermore, Lloyd, Lyon, Macon, Masters, McCreery, Milnor, N. R. Moore, John Morrow, Moseley, Mumford, Newbold, Quincy, Randolph, M. Richards, Riker, Rowan, Russel, Sloan, S. Smith, Southard, Stanford, Stedman, Storer, Sturges, Swart, Taggart, Tallmadge, Thompson, Trigg, Upham, Van Allen, Van Cortlandt, Van Dyke, Van Horn, Van Rensselaer, Verplanck, Wilbour, D. R. Williams, A. Wilson, N. Wilson—74.

Absent....Mess. Clopton and Jones.

No vote was taken on the other three sections.

Then Mr. Blount offered a new section in substance declaring the first capture of any vessel under the decrees and orders to be an act of war, authorising the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal against the nation so committing war. The question on agreeing to this amendment was decided as follows:

YEAS—Messrs. Alexander, Bard, Bassett, Blake, Blount, Boyle, Brown, Butler, Calhoun, Deane, Desha, Eppes, Fisk, Franklin, Gholson, Green, Holmes, Howard, J. G. Jackson, Johnson, Kenan, Kirkpatrick, Love, J. Montgomery, N. R. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Newbold, Newton, Nicholas, Porter, Pugh, Rea of Penn. Rhea of Ten. J. Richards, M. Richards, Sawyer, Say, Seaver, Shaw, Smilie, J. K. Smith, J. Smith, Taylor, Troup, Wharton, Wilbour, M. Williams, J. Wilson, Winn, 49.

Nays—Messrs. W. Alston, Bacon, Bibb, Blackledge, Boyd, Burwell, J. Campbell, Champion, Chittenden, Clay, Cook, Culpepper, Dana, Davenport, Dawson, Durell, Eliot, Ely, Findley, Gardenier, Gardner, Garnett, Goodwyn, Gray, Harris, Heister, Helms, Hoge, Holland, Humphreys, Isley, R. S. Jackson, Jenkins, Kelly, Key, Lambert, Lewis, Livermore, Lloyd, Lyon, Macon, Masters, McCreery, Milnor, T. Moore, John Morrow, Moseley, Mumford, Quincy, Randolph, Riker, Rowan, Russel, Sloan, S. Smith, Stanford, Stedman, Storer, Sturges, Swart, Taggart, Tallmadge, Thompson, Trigg, Upham, Van Allen, Van Cortlandt, Van Dyke, Van Horn, Van Rensselaer, Verplanck, D. R. Williams, N. Wilson—73.

Absent....Clopton and Jones.