WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1833. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Commerce, viz. By Mr. Jarvis: The petition of Daniel Kiff, presented January 30, 1832; the petition of Crosby Arey, presented January 18, 1830; the petition of Henry Darling, presented January 9, 1832; the petition of Ezekiel Foster, presented February 1, 1830. By Mr. McIntire: The petition of merchants and ship owners of the District of Kennebunk, in the State of Maine, for buoys on certain rocks near Kennebunk and Cape Porpoise, presented December 22, 1832. By Mr. John Quincy Adams: The petition of merchants and other citizens of the District of Plymouth, in the State of Massachusetts, for the erection of a custom-house, presented January 21, 1833. By Mr. Barber: The petition of Amos Sheffield and others, presented March 12, 1832. By Mr. Ellsworth: The memorials of inhabitants of various parts of the State of Connecticut, presented at the last and previous sessions, for the improvement of the navigation of the mouth of Connecticut river. By Mr. Foot: The petition of Atwater and Daggett, Samuel J. Clarke, and Elihu Sandford, presented December 12, 1831. By Mr. Hard: The petitions of inhabitants of various places in the western part of the State of New York, for the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Oak Orchard creek, on Lake Ontario, presented at the last and preceding sessions. By Mr. Sutherland: The petition of Stephen Kingston, presented December 6, 1804. Mr. Edward Everett presented a petition of Ebenezer Breed and Vernon Brown, lately composing the firm of Ebenezer Breed and Company, merchants, of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, praying to be indemnified for the loss and damage sustained by them, because of the demand, on the part of the United States collector, of illegal duties on a quantity of crushed sugars, and of several suits instituted by said collector to recover said duties, all of which suits were decided in favor of the petitioners. Mr. Edward Everett presented a petition of Ebenezer Breed, of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, praying that the duties on certain wines imported by him may be remitted, the said wines having been destroyed by fire. Mr. Gorham presented a petition of John Crowninshield and Levi R. Lincoln, principal appraisers, and S. Eveleth and J. P. Robinson, assistant appraisers, in the port of Boston, praying for an increase of compensation. Mr. Vanderpoel presented a petition of merchants and ship owners, residing in the city of Hudson, in the State of New York, praying that the port of Hudson may be established as a port of entry. Mr. Dickerson presented a petition of inhabitants of the city of Newark, in the State of New Jersey, praying that the port of Newark may be established as a port of entry. Mr. Wayne presented a memorial of the commissioners of pilotage for the bar of Tybee and river Savannah; of merchants, masters of vessels, trading to and from the port of Savannah; pilots of said port, and other citizens of Savannah, praying that two beacon lights may be erected on Cockspur island; that a light-vessel may be stationed off "Martin's Industry," on the coast of South Carolina; that a buoy may be placed on the knuckle of Saint Michael's shoals; and that other and differently constructed lights may be placed in the light-house on Tybee island. Mr. Watmough presented a representation of the Boards of Commissioners of the districts of the Northern Liberties and Kensington, composing part of the city of Philadelphia, urging an extension of the limits of the port of entry and delivery of the said city. Ordered, That the said petitions and representation be referred to the Committee on Commerce. The undermentioned petitions and memorials, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee of Claims, viz. By Mr. McIntire: The petition of Daniel Haselton and William Palmer, presented February 18, 1832. By Mr. McIntire: The petition of Francis Barnes, presented January 23, 1832. By Mr. Hubbard: The petition of Joseph M. Harper, presented December 14, 1831. By Mr. Allen, of Vermont: The petition of Daniel Staniford, of Burlington, in Vermont, presented May 22, 1832. By Mr. Allen, of Vermont: The petition of Aaron Bellamy, presented December 22, 1831. By Mr. Campbell P. White: The petition of M. Gelston, executor of the will of David Gelston, deceased, presented December 11, 1832. By Mr. Wardwell: The petition of Jesse Smith, Leonard Dennison, and others, holders of due bills issued by Thomas Tupper, lately of the Quartermaster's Department, presented January 7, 1833. By Mr. Ward: The petition of Martha Bailey, widow and administratrix of Theodorus Bailey, deceased, of James Thorn, in behalf of himself and Elias Mather, and of Sarah Anderson, administratrix, and Henry J. Anderson, administrator, of Elbert Anderson, deceased, presented January 3, 1832. By Mr. Fillmore: The petition of Daniel Brayman, presented January 16, 1833. By Mr. Dickson: the petition of Lemuel Cooke, presented December 14, 1831. By Mr. Dickson: The petition of William Eadus, presented January 16, 1832. By Mr. Cambreleng: The petition of Moritz Fürst, presented January 21, 1828. By Mr. Chinn: The petition of the heirs of Thomas Beacham, deceased, presented March 12, 1832. By Mr. Marshall: The petition of George Stockton, presented December 10, 1830. By Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana: The petition of Philip Hickey, presented December 12, 1831. By Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana: The petition of John Poret, presented December 11, 1832. By Mr. Chaney: The petition of Adam Brandt, presented December 20, 1831. By Mr. Whittlesey, of Ohio, viz. The petition of Samuel Thompson, presented March 8, 1830. The petition of Benjamin Sherfey, presented December 17, 1830. The petition of Thomas Richardson, presented February 28, 1832. The petition of Henry Clay, executor of James Morrison, presented The petition of John Thompson, of Virginia, presented December 21, 1831. The petition of Richard Bagnall, executor of James B. Vaughan, presented December 13, 1830. The petition of Whitford Gill, presented January 24, 1820. The petition of Peregrine Gardner, presented January 12, 1829. The petition of Edward Willet, presented April 9, 1832. The petition of Jotham Lincoln, administrator of Samuel B. Lincoln, presented December 15, 1829. The petition of the widow and heirs of John Thompson, of Louisiana, presented December 26, 1832. The petition of John H. Maguire, presented December 14, 1832. The petition of Joseph C. Brown, presented January 8, 1833. The petition of Russell Hunt and Brothers, presented February 13, 1832. The petition of Joseph Nourse, presented February 20, 1832. Mr. Horace Everett presented a petition of John P. Andros, of the State of Vermont, praying to be paid for property plundered and carried off from "French mills," in the State of New York, by the British army, in the late war between the United States and Great Britain. Mr. Heman Allen presented a petition of George Deming, of the State of Vermont, praying to be paid for a boat sunk in Cumberland bay, by order of General Mooers, in the late war with Great Britain, and which was afterwards captured by the enemy. Mr. Wardwell presented a petition of Clark Allen, of the State of New York, who was a major of militia in the service of the United States in the late war with Great Britain, praying to be paid for military equipage captured by the enemy. Mr. Fillmore presented a petition of Asel Wilkinson, of the State of New York, pilot on board Commodore Perry's fleet on Lake Erie, in the late war with Great Britain, praying to be paid the three months' extra pay granted heretofore to the crews of said fleet. Mr. Cambreleng presented a petition of William Eaton, of the city of Washington, praying to be indemnified for losses sustained by him under an engagement with the Engineer Department, made in 1818, to provide workmen and subsistence for the fortifications then about to be constructed on Dauphin island, near the port of Mobile. Mr. Cambreleng presented a petition of William Eaton, of the city of Washington, praying to be indemnified for losses sustained by him under an agreement with the Engineer Department, made in 1818, to provide workmen and subsistence for the fortifications then about to be constructed on Mobile point, in the State of Alabama. Mr. Cambreleng presented a petition of William Eaton, of the city of Washington, praying to be paid for property destroyed on the Niagara and Northern frontiers, by the British forces during the late war. Mr. Whallon presented a petition of Joseph S. Thomas, of Plattsburg, in the State of New York, praying to be paid a balance which he claims to be due for three buildings burned by order of General Macomb, in the late war with Great Britain; and for wood cut, used, and destroyed by the United States troops, and for materials for barracks. Mr. Whallon presented a petition of Benjamin Mooers, of the State of New York, praying to be paid for damages done to his farm by troops of the United States in 1813. Mr. Whallon presented a petition of Sylvester Phelps, surviving partner of the firm of Sylvester Phelps and Charles Landon, praying to be paid for a house and other property destroyed by the British forces at South Hero, in Vermont, in 1815, while the same was occupied by troops of the United States. Mr. Hard presented a petition of Jacob Townsend, of the State of New York, praying compensation for damages sustained by him from the erection of military works on his lands near Lewistown, the occupation of his lands, and the destruction of his fences and timber. Mr. Hard presented a petition of Bates Cooke, of the State of New York, administrator of Alexander Watson, deceased, praying to be paid for certain buildings which belonged to the intestate, and were destroyed by the British forces at the invasion of Lewiston, in December, 1813. Mr. Stoddert presented a petition of the heirs of Nicholas Sewall, deceased, late of the State of Maryland, praying to be paid for houses and other property destroyed by the British forces in the late war, and while occupied by troops of the United States. Mr. Clay presented a document in support of a claim of Michael Ditto, of the State of Alabama. Mr. Ashley presented a petition of Laurentius M. Eiler, of the State of Missouri, praying additional compensation for services rendered by him as a deputy surveyor of public lands in Missouri. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims. On motion of Mr. Whallon, Ordered, That the several petitions of inhabitants of the State of New York, presented at the last and preceding sessions for the construction of a breakwater at Plattsburg, and the construction of a breakwater at Port Kent, on Lake Champlain, be referred to the Committee on Commerce. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again présented, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, viz. By Mr. McIntire: The petition of officers stationed at Hancock barracks, in the State of Maine, for. indemnity for losses sustained by fire, presented February 25, 1833. By Mr. Wardwell: The petition of David Kilbourn, presented Janúary 25, 1830. By Mr. Adams, of New York: The petition of Lucy Loomis, widow of Jesse Loomis, deceased, presented January 2, 1833. Mr. Edward Everett presented a petition of Alexander Scammel Brooks, a brevet lieutenant colonel in the army of the United States, praying to be allowed and paid certain emoluments to which he conceives himself entitled, but which are withheld by the accounting officers of the Trea sury. Mr. Cambreleng presented a memorial of sundry officers of the army in the late war between the United States and Great Britain, praying that grants of land may be made to the officers of said army. Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. On motion of Mr. Cambreleng, Ordered, That the petition of John Pickell, presented December 26, 1832, be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The undermentioned petitions, heretofore presented, were again presented, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs viz. By Mr. Edward Everett: The petition of Sergeant John McKim, presented December 23, 1830. By Mr. Ward: The petition of John G. Reynolds, presented December 28, 1832. By Mr. Ward: The petition of A. D. Ostrander, presented December 11, 1832. By Mr. Cambreleng: The petition of Mary Preble, widow of the late Commodore Preble, Julia M. Lawrence, in behalf of her daughter, Mary N. Lawrence, daughter of the late Captain James Lawrence, Andrew Bowne, guardian of Charlotte J. Bainbridge, daughter of the late Captain Joseph Bainbridge, and Edward Rutledge, guardian of the minor children of the late Captain Thomas McDonough, presented January 9, 1832. By Mr. Watmough: The petition of Horatio N. Crabb, presented December 11, 1832. By Mr. McDuffie: The petition of Susan Decatur, widow of Commodore Decatur, deceased, presented December 21, 1825. Mr. Pearce presented a memorial of sundry captains in the marine corps, praying that the benefits of the act of March 2d, 1827, giving certain compensation to captains and subalterns of the army in certain cases, may be extended to the captains and subalterns of the marine corps. Mr. Foot presented a memorial and petition of Isaac Hull, a captain in the navy of the United States, praying to be paid for extra services performed by him as navy agent at the City of Washington, and that he may be credited with a certain sum of money paid by him, under the orders of the navy commissioners, to Peter H. Green, for naval timber. Mr. Horace Everett presented a petition of Lydia Parkhurst, of the State of Vermont, widow of Doctor Phineas Parkhurst, deceased, praying to be paid the prize money to which she conceives herself entitled, on account of sundry prizes captured during the revolutionary war, by a national vessel, on board of which Doctor Parkhurst was surgeon. Mr. Campbell P. White presented a petition of Mary Wish, widow of John A. Wish, deceased, late a lieutenant in the navy, praying to be allowed a pension from the naval pension fund. |