Virginia Argus

Monday, Feb. 13.

Mr. Milnor presented a memorial signed by three thousand inhabitants of Philadelphia, praying a repeal of the embargo laws, and remonstrating against the act more effectually to enforce the same. It was read, and referred to the committee of the whole house on foreign relations.

Mr. Mumford presented memorials from two of the wards of the city of New York, praying a repeal of the embargo laws, &c. The reading was dispensed with, and they were referred to the committee of the whole on foreign relations.

Mr. Burwell was desirous to know the number of persons who had signed these memorials—(he had not heard the number from Philadelphia)—for he really contemplated the time as not very distant when this nation would submit to accept of the patronage of commerce prescribed by Great Britain. He very much lamented to see such a tendency. He shuddered with horror at the contemplation of such a state of things; and he was anxious to know what number of persons were ripe for such degradation.

Mr. Mumford said the memorials were from the sixth and seventh wards.

Mr. Van Dyke presented several memorials from certain inhabitants of Delaware, of a similar tendency with the preceding, which were read, and referred as above.

The house took up for consideration the bill from the senate for making a turnpike from Mason's causeway to Alexandria: after some conversation on the subject it was referred to the committee on the district of Columbia.

There was no business of general importance transacted this day. The bill for the relief of Daniel Cotton was taken up and passed; and several other bills of a local and one of a general nature (relative to associations of armed merchantmen) were committed to select and other committees, for consideration and revision.