expediency of establishing a post-road from Charlestown on the Kanawha, in Virginia, to Mount Sterling, in Kentucky, to pass by the mouth of Big Sandy river.

On motion of Mr. Lyon, and seconded,

Resolved, That the Committee on Post-offices and Post-roads, be directed to inquire into the expediency of putting down the post-road from Cumber land court house, in Kentucky, to Blackburnes springs in Tennessee, and establishing a post-road from Cumberland court house to Overton court house, and from thence to Wayne court house in Kentucky.

On motion of Mr. Montgomery, and seconded, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire whether any, and what compensation ought to be made to major Zebulon M. Pike, and his companions, for their services in exploring the Mississippi river, and in their late expedition to the sources of the Osage, Arkensaw and La Plate rivers; together with their tour through New Spain; and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Robert Brown, Mr. Gholson, Mr. Livingston and Mr. Kennedy, be appointed a committee pursuant to the said resolution.

On motion of Mr. Chamberlin, and seconded, Resolved, That the Committee on Post-offices and Post-roads, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post-road in the state of New Hampshire, from Portsmouth on the first New Hampshire turnpike to Concord, thence through Hopkinton and Heniker to Hillsboro, and from thence on the turnpike to Charlestown.

On motion of Mr. John G. Jackson, and seconded, Ordered, That the unfinished business of yesterday do lie on the table.

The House then, according to order, resolved itself into a committee of the whole House, on the bill to

repeal the act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States, and the several acts supplementary thereto; and to revive and amend the act, entitled "An act to interdict commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies, and for other purposes;" and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Bassett reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made some progress therein.

Resolved, That this House will, on Monday next, again resolve itself into a committee of the whole House on the said bill.

A motion was made by Mr. Nelson, and seconded, that when the House adjourns, it will adjourn to meet again on Monday next.

And the question being taken thereupon,

It was resolved in the affirmative.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting his annual report, prepared in obedience to the act, entitled "An act to establish the Treasury Department," which was read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

The several orders of the day were farther postponed until Monday next,

And then the House adjourned until Monday, morning, eleven o'clock.

MONDAY, June 5, 1809.

Two other members, to wit: Ezekiel Whitman, from Massachusetts, and Richard Winn, from South Carolina, appeared, produced their credentials, and took their seats in the House; the oath to support the constitution of the United States being first adminis tered to them by Mr. Speaker.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker: The Senate having been informed of the death of the honorable Francis Malbone, one of the Scnators from the state of Rhode Island, have diFected me to communicate the same to this House: And then he withdrew.

On motion of Mr. Potter, and seconded,

Resolved unanimously, That this House will attend the funeral of Francis Malbone, Esquire, late a member of the Senate of the United States..

Resolved unanimously, That this House do wear mourning on the left arm for the space of one month, in testimony of their respect for the memory of the deceased.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Scnate therewith,

The several orders of the day were farther postponed until to-morrow,

And the House adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock.

TUESDAY, June 6, 1809.

Another member, to wit: Wilson C. Nicholas, from Virginia, appeared, produced his credentials, and took his seat in the House; the oath to support the constitution of the United States being first administered to him by Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Basset, from the joint committee appoint to inquire and report what business it is requisite should be done by Congress in their present session, made a report thereon, which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Lewis,

Ordered, That the following petitions, to wit: Of the common council of Alexandria, presented on the twenty-first of November last;

Of the president and directors of the Washington Bridge Company, presented on the ninth of Decem

ber last;

Of the Protestant Episcopal church in the city of Washington, presented on the fifteenth of December last;

Of the commissioners of the levy court of Washington county, in the district of Columbia, presented on the fifteenth of December last;

Of the Presbyterian congregation in Alexandria, presented on the tenth of January last;

Of the Episcopal church in Alexandria, presented on the eighteenth of November last, and

Of the Washington and Alexandria turnpike company, presented on the twenty-second of November last; be severally referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.

Mr. Southard presented a memorial from the manufacturers of hats, in the township of Woodbridge, in the state of New Jersey, to the same effect with a petition of the manufacturers of hats in Fredericktown, state of Maryland, presented on the twentyfifth ultimo.

Mr. Nelson presented a memorial of the manufacturers of hats in Hagerstown, state of Maryland, to the same effect with the memorial last stated.

Ordered, That the said memorials be severally referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manu factures.

On motion,

Ordered, That Mr. Smelt have leave to be absent from the service of this House for the remainder of the session.

A motion was made by Mr. Sawyer, and second. ed, that the House do come to the following resolution :

Resolved, That a standing committee be appointed, to be called "The Committee of Manufactures;" whose duty it shall be to take into consideration all

such petitions, matters and things touching the manufactures of the United States, as shall be presented, or shall or may come in question, and be referred to them by the House, and to report from time to time their opinion thereon.

The said resolution was read and ordered to lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Nelson, and seconded,

Resolved, That the communications of the President of the United States, on the subject of the road from Cumberland, in Maryland, to the Ohio, received on the nineteenth of February, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and on the twenty-third of December last, with the accompanying documents, be referred to a select committee; with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Ordered, That Mr. Nelson, Mr. Nicholas, Mr. Winn, Mr. Lyon, and Mr. Morrow, be appointed a committee pursuant to the said resolution.

Mr. Bibb presented a petition of sundry inhabitants of the state of Georgia, whose names are thereunto subscribed, praying the establishment of a mail route from Augusta, by Columbia court house, Wrightsborough, Warrenton, Powelton and Sparta, to Mil. ledgeville, in the said state.

The said petition was read, and referred to the Committee on Post-offices and Post-roads.

Mr. Fisk presented a petition of Andrew Foster and Jacob P. Giraud, merchants in the city of New York, stating that in the month of January last, their ship called the Clara, sailed from New York to New Orleans, and that after her clearance and without their knowledge the master took on board two negro slaves, and landed the same in New Orleans, in viclation of the act passed the second of March, one thousand eight hundred and seven, and that in consequence thereof, the said vessel has been libelled and condemned as forfeited to the United States, and praying a restitution of the same, or such provision in the