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"T' _ . - < ....x—bctsi_ct.wsim'—sisisisiﬂ—sim -— + - 3, ") ' ...sis , , she ]!sz [murancc C's'mþarzssyctgguinee :si-I'irsse-qnct Good; and Far-nicate, in.-th} stctssate ", _ .qf Virgin-m ltEMssF-siM—l, 1886. wdexms the Bzsiahl As ])sstrectosirz-of the fismudllnmmnce.Compsidnssy against-fire ; on good; aitd Luaiture, m 'tsihe' state of 'Vtrginia, hzivet— beetﬂsiurniahed wither) au— thersit—tssissated copy of some resulutioos, ea. tered into} by the "(heathen off the compa ny res'tdmg to the toctwo' of.-Fredericksburg ; xx.-the evident intention of which resolutions is 'tosicall in quescion-the propricty of the . proceedmgs ofzhis Board, in requ'iring the ct._.si.Pa)'ment of tWo "full qudtas-—-'l_'bcsirs:sure, 'ssctsssssi. -ss .Resalved, That the following stateznent be Lud [x.-fore th: xg-zner-d-m-zetmg, wnich sit", is to take place onss- February-z elm," 1806, viz : ' -' si _ - , At -the time when the award of the re. tfþssferrces, iuss-favpur, of the clatm of Mn— VVm. --3 Bennet came forward, there was, in the -sisi— {tends of sithessctcompany, ineludiug cash, . took and otherctlacilitieiabout 3150 dolls. .— The cfsiimsstzanr, Vi'm; Bennet amountedss - so si 7698 dctzls: 25. and that of Mr. ]oseph, -' ' Caubssv to SOOOdols. making together 10698. do!!— I:?- - These two claims thucts exceeding ss-by _s_o-large_a sum, .as'7548 dola-LS, the - ctwhole - amount of the .funds; and other s: claims of importance being daily expected, the Bnard cf Directors had but one line ctoctf ct'ss—i" muductto'punue, which-wastt'natzof calling. for a sun quotasi. they did so, and entertain - -ed no doubt of its being cheerfully and ,.ss'ssct. promptly paid by the members of the com ,: patiy, as the distresses of the suﬀerers by " —-\ the-fire 'mct Nor-folk;were-opinrsally known ti-"ilnd commisented, and were eminendy cal. ss an. Wgssgssof chestardJ-Þizsiecms tas; "4 ] lss \ 4 1 1 gulate'd tosi cssxcitcte the most'interestidg ex lrtnons for their eﬀectual and immediate 1 relief. But even at the timesiof requiring. ' this game, it was-the opinion of the mem --si'si-bers of thissi'Board, that it wouldsiby no . .sisi—sIneana prove sufficient to disoharge all the - claum that exisssted against the company ss- - They however sswercsi disinclined to make too great a draught, at once, on the mem' _ bers, cooceiving that if they could make ] "sisp'anipl payments of considerable amount, 1 ' to the elaimants they siwoold congent to in ss sissdoigesithe company with a reasonable time. : ---"for- the paysiment of the remainder. lisisi sitheae hopes "the president and dlsCCtOte were disappointed. vilNotsi " above two o: "ss _ three members having malmifcsted." by pay _3 si __ _ ..ssiyg their quota, act disposition to act up ((. si .whisscsi'i': 'ctfct— _ns. muzzyL-iadoemsisi"; [fist "sine preddent And-directeors were clestioec to bear the repeated asiod pnessing impdrtu l litiee of suﬀering clalmams, without thss ctss _ power of oath-lying their rightful demands, Ass or" ofsissescaping the imputation of a neglect ss - ofsilduty, _aod :. {am oi feeling for the sus termgs or me untortnnasste. . ss When the claim of Mr; ]oseph Andrews ct-for" 10,000 dolls. was presented, and i - ss_was found that the want of promptitude. With the part of the members, to enable the board to pay the debt of the company, had got into general circulation, and also an opinion that even if all the members had one quota, that the company would be in general circulation, and it would therefore be prejudicial and unsatisfactory to insure property in it, the board judged it advisable to call for a second full quota, and resolved to use the best means to secure its speedy collection. In addition to the desire of receiving the suffering class, and of the sustaining the reputation of the company, the members of the board were impressed with the necessity of a positive and prepared duty, which for the convenience of the members at large as stated, they had not fully acted up to, in the previous case, for one quota, but which it seemed unjust to the claimants and dangerous to the constitution longer to delay. The point of positive duty there alluded to, is to found in the act of the General Assembly, by which the company was incorporated. It was there declared that these quotas shall be so rated as to raise and keep up a fund; that the interest thereof may be deemed the president. and directors, sufficient to pay the annual losses and expenses—and in art 21, see. I, of the regulations of the company, it is laid down as a rule that, "The sum of the original premiums shall always be subject as the stock of this insurance company." This brief statement of facts, and of motives of conduct, sits the member of this board, conceive sufficient to repel any substantial charge of impropriety, in what they have done relative to sitting for, two quotes—If it be a fact that the members residing in Fredericksburg are twin-siformed of the state of the company's assets, it is rather a cause of blame in them than in the members of this board. The books and transactions of the company are of access to any individual. The committee, Messrs. Myers, and several members of the board, have been in session for several days. Either in person or by proxy, and a full statement of the concerns, with the books and papers of the company, have been carefully laid before the general meeting. There then is to be sought the cause of the want of proper information respecting the assets of the company. The board, therefore, has been in session for several days. The part of the members residing in Fredericksburg? Surely not in any part of the conduct of the members residing in Fredericksburg? Surely not in any part of the conduct of the members residing in Fredericksburg? The great losses, which occasioned the causes, two quotas have been of recent occurrence, and the members residing in Fredericksburg had had no opportunity of judging of the amount of man losses—although even in that case, the president and directors would have been fully justified, both by the law of the land, and the regulations of the company, in what they have done—yet there might have been some shadow of reason for the conduct of the members residing in the town of Fredericksburg. But it is now nearly two years since the beginning of the fire at Northfield, and considerably more than one year since the first quotas were confiscated. This is the case of the members who have not yet paid their share of the insurance, which has been one continuous opportunity of enquiring into the affairs of the company, to say nothing of the special Box-honor, which the general means had out on that subject. This board will not affect the members residing at Fredericksburg what they would have expected from the company, had she been the sufferers instead of the sufferers instead of the citizens. The answer is so obvious as to render the question unnecessary. They would assuredly have expected that relief which it is the sole object of the company to secure to the sufferers by fire, and would no doubt have been as impaneled in their claims, if they are now sufficiently to resist the payment of their quotas. Finally, the members of this board can not refrain from expressing great surprise that after the solicitation they have felt for the interests of the company; after their best exertions to manage its concerns with the strictest eye to the spirit of their duty, and the convenience of the members; with but deriving the least emolument or advantage for their trouble; that notwithstanding the insolvency of the jury ascribes to them Views and Objections unconceived with the primitive principles of the corporation, and at the same time publish their determination and resumption of the obligation of solemn contracts, and the discharge of legal claims. Rise, London, felt, 10, 1806. The term for which the members of this board were elected into office being now stated, they are perfectly content to resign the direction of the company's affairs to any other who may be appointed to manage them, and in their retirement from office, although they cannot expect to be followed by the good opinion of those who are prone to assert motives of hostility against claims at a venture, under protest not being informed when information was their privilege and their daily, yet they will derive ample consolation in respecting the purity of their own intentions and the stability of their conduct. Published by order of the Board of Directors. Wm. H. Fitzwilliamson, Agent. The members residing in the town of Fucasdick, in the premises to their respective offices, time that they have had it on until the call of the directors for two quarters, "early since 1859." O!-5 q/t/ZefryZ/z. man!/;," (jahuai); silite. - my be as stated, and yet no certificate can attest to the evident & ducat 13, as agreeable to The text is provided in this case, they had the responsibility on the editorial staff to ensure that the news is published in accordance with the guidelines provided. The text is as follows: "The subscriber will rent the house on Fairfield Street." 3 street. hear Duke street, .atcssly occupied by Mr. ]ames H. Hcoe. Apxly to Mr. jcbm sticken—As some pus-an has repcrt'td that the "- use 28 liable it)! back tente, the iosiiiowing cer :istcate, trot-11 Mr.",N ::thaniel C. Huuter, (the :oginal proprietor of the let) who leidsed the] {muse. anal- lot to me On m annuai grsioixd tent, waves, that time is no truth in the said te. 'Oslo Stephfen (looke. 61- ] hereby acknowledge, to have received he grossuud tents due on : lot, in the town cfA exandria, on Faitsaxfiscet, let-fed of me b) Dr. Stephen Cocke, up to the 3} day of Febru. its} 1805. 'N-ATH—ANIEL C. HUN'IER. T'! ""CON-GRESS, _. ctctosir Th'-r. " si , _ TU N.] I}? ]) dis-A 'TE S.' __ o—o-pm - XIOUSE OF4REPRRSENTATIVES. . . 7 H'cu'zzc-sdrzy, ctFuHrsiuar'y "19. The following message: was received from the president Of the Unitud Scatcsctz ' .To the Sena/e and House siq/kcpresunmtives _ ,gst/size United Swtes. — 'IN pursaancc of a measure proposed-to cdugrcs; by ;} message ot'jau.18,'18ssos,, .aod sauctioncd by their apprqprialion for carrying it into chcuuou,capmri\ Mcrsi riwclhcr Lcwia of ssthc lurcgimrmof in.. samry was algpuisctlsicd, With & p'arrctv of men, to expiorc the river [His-loud, sroctm itS' mourh to its source, and crossing ihc high landa by.!hc nnortest poruigc, to seek r'nc bes: water, communication thence to the' _Pacific ocean; and liculcnant Clark, was appointed second in command. They were : to cntcr into conference wiih the lndian ss nations on their route, with a view to the ; CSlehthCs-l of commcrcc with them-—- ss Thcyemeredlhc Misscuri, May l-Þ. 1804, ss and on the 15: of Novcmber, took up their 5 wimcr quarsi'crs near (he: Mundan towne, 1609 miles above the: mouth (is the tchr, ss in !zu. 4-7dcg. 21m. 4-75cc.' nnrzh, and iong. ss 99 (le-g. 24- m. 45 sec. west from Grecnd wich. ()u thc'sih of Aprii, 1805, they: proceeded up the river in pursuance usthc cbjccrs prescribtd to them. A. ieucr of she: prccrdirg ;day, prii 7, him cap-si tain Law-is,. lS hcrcwuii comm-siuncascd. Duringhis stay among che Mmzdans, he had been abie to lay down the Missuu ri. according to courses and distancesss taken on. his passage up; it, correct ; ed by frequent observatwns of lcngitudc and latitude; ssssand to add to the actual sur vey ofthis portion of the river, a general map t-fthe country between the Mississip . pi and Pacific; from the 341htothe54th de. grecs osslatitudc. These additions are from information collected from ludiaas withwhom he had opportunities of com municating, during his journey and resi. dence with them. Copiea of this map are ? now presented to-both houses ofCongress. '- ssWith these. l communicate also. a atatisti. cal view, procured and forwarded by him, of the Indian nations inhabiting the territory of Louisiana, and the countries adjacent to its northern and western borders, instances were set forth. In order to render the statement as complete as may be, of the Indians, inhabiting the country west of the Mississippi, I add Dr. Sibley's account of these regions in and adjacent to the territory of Orleans. I communicate also from the same person, an account of the Red River, according to the best information he had been able to collect. Having been disappointed, after considerable preparation, in the purpose assigned by an exploring party up that river in the summer of 1804, it was thought best to employ the number of that year in procuring a knowledge sufficient to be interesting branch of the river called the Washita. This was undertaken under the direction of Mr. Dunbar of Natchez, a citizen of distinguished science, who had aided, and contributes to aid us, with his disinterested and valuable services in the prosecution of these enterprises. He ascended the river to the remarkable Springs near it, in lat. 34, long. 92, 50, west from Grenville, taking its courses and distances. and correcting them by frequent celestial observations. According to his observations, the observations, and copies of his knowledge of the river, from its mouth to the Hotspings, make part of the present communications. The examination of the Red river itself is but now commencing. The Jeffersonian, 1800. Senate of the United States. si 'I'bursa'ay, Fe-bruary 13. ] DEBATE on THE rou. WING REBOLUTIOH : ..2. Resolved, That the president of the 'United States he requ-sictsted to demand and insist upon the resmratinn of the property of their citizens, captured and condemned on the preteXt of its being employed in :: trade with the enemies of Great Britain, prohibited inﬂux: of peace; and upon the indemnification oseuch Am-erican citiZens, for their losses and, demages sustained by these captures and condemnations : and to enter into such arrangements with the Bri tish government, .on thiectarid all other dif— ferences eubsiating between the two nations (and particularly ssrespecting the impress ment of American seamen) as may be c'on sistent .With the si'honsior and intesests fifth: 3 mmmcrce, not under the sanchon of 1 laws of si-ctsiisisig, as their subsequmm : all the x-exnzzossns crzcsilss len-armes grow'ug ssc'itizesim by turns,-abie ..lice to which they ar wonnen; to the execuuve. as ct ledged ; but under .the euthssiss 0!th ss particular orders of rhelr --89\lmmcm, ss_ xhereby subjecung the propcny Qs Our 'Ufiired State;-", land"-mass;; * ' - - :! {sit}? TPss'ﬀsisi (leane m-obzam sns si themseivzss- an ntzsifju'irm cemulcd. siMrsi. lSRA-EL SMl'l'H ; ' was emremctely sorry :iza: he cGUldsi.si bringhis mm-zl to assent = =siluuun; because he vice.-ed {! '--_ , .lha! ;ssf, w importance thar there shouhl be upon a subjrct ofsshissinamrc, not opposed to it from akssiy cnnsx objecriun, arissing from a senatc had no right to give! Uﬂ'mm He. Under the belief that their advice was to the government, and conditions upon which they deemed the accommodation might be brought about, but he was appearing to it as a sufficient particular importance of 50 doing. The circumstances surrounding the whole circumstances were such that it would be recollected by the most particular as many as our complaints against the British government were existing, and repeated remonstrances, and in particular manner the impression of my seamen that on a former occasion they had committed various violations on our vessels. The actions with our government have shown that our merchants upon the high seas, notoriously the restrictions and so-called measures incurred by the law of nations, but also exposing a new subject of consideration, are of and concerning to admit of adulation. An opinion, and Nuts, that the necessity of the national legislature, and informed out of the capture of British orders, capture, and capture, she late encroachment on our rights as a neutral nation, and which as nature similar to those we have. Aveheme; perienced, and proceeded from the same. warrantable cause; and further, are, continued in full force and operation at the very moment our government is pending upon their consideration, the injustice of their proceedings, by argument, too, that they are answered? By procrastination, the entire, indignant at this evasion, and despairing of redress by any further appeal to their justice and magnanimity, have turned them that what remained to be done this interesting subject must rest on the British government. We have already unanimously resolved, shut the conduct of the British government against an "unprovoked aggression on our neutral rights." What, then, he said, would be the measures looked for from this side, proper to repel their outrage? Could we expect that the first thing suggested would be, that the executive should immediately remedy the negotiable intentions? Has he not already told us, that he desires the Affairs of obtaining redress by a simple appeal to their justice and magnanimity? Of course, it is this resolution to be understood as possible. ing to the exercise of a language which You have not ably, zealously and perversely exercised the powers vested in by the constitution, to bring abundant adjunct of the difficulties and misunderstandings subsisting between the two governments; or you are not sufficiently impressed with the importance of supposing an indirect communication for the losses of mercantile merchants have already squandered. Oh, satisfaction there is some men's sense of justice in this nation, which you, unfortunately, sufficeingly attempted. Surely, language take this is disrespectful. We ought to adopt: resolution on a subject, as it is amazing as she present, without being absurd as a superficial reason. As we feel that the executive, after we have assumed the necessary legislative impulse, will be slack or unskilledly the application of such a resolution. Or do we, blithely occasioning instructions, to derange the sensational interests of our country? Or do we, blithely occasioning instructions, to derange the sensational interests of our country? Mr. Smith hoped that no consideration of this sort would be more appropriate. would inflame the affections of the executive, when during the necessary aid, to pursue his course so long as the least gleam of hope or concern remained. Beyond that, no one could make him to persevere. He believed that each member of the senate communicated the same opinion. Where then, the use of this requisition to the executive? Is it to be understood that there is no necessity, which the executive or the full? Is it to be told that Congress sign—to lay duties on exportations, to ensure our new-spare in the future. 