ter, a soldier of the revolutionary army, praying for a pension.

Mr. Cady, presented a petition of Susanna Machin, widow of the late Captain Thomas Machin, praying to be allowed the arrearages of the sion to which she alleges her said husband to have been entitled..

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Mr. Brown, presented a petition of Stephen Post, stating, that he resided in the British province of Nova Scotia at the commencement of the revolutionary war, but that owing to his attachment to the cause of the United States, he was compelled to remove, by which he lost a great amcunt of property, and praying a grant of land, or such other relief as Congress may think proper to grant.

Mr. Savage, presented a petition of Humphrey Webster, praying for an increase of the pension granted to him at the last session of Congress.

Mr. Barbour, presented a petition of Abraham Davis, also praying for an increase of his present pension.

Mr. Harrison, presented a petition of Martha Owen, widow of the late Colonel Abraham Owen, who was killed in the battle of Tippecanoe, praying that some provision may be made for the support of herself and seven children.

Mr. Powell, presented a petition of Samuel Y. Balch, praying for an increase of his pension.

Mr. Dickens, presented a petition of Mary Newton, widow of George Newton, deceased, praying compensation for a quantity of flour furnished by the said George to the army commanded by General Gates, in the revolutionary war.

Mr. Scott, presented a petition of Benjamin Hale, praying for a pension.

Mr. Scott, also presented a petition of John

Thompson, and Sarah Thompson his wife, late the widow of Edward Spear, a lieutenant in the military service of the United States, and who was killed in battle, praying that some provision may be inade for the relief of the said Sarah, and for the support of the children of the said Edward Spear.

Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims.

Mr. Strong, presented a petition of James Babbit, late of the ordnance department of the army of the United States, praying to be allowed the grant of land and other emoluments to which he conceives himself entitled for his services in the capacity aforesaid, and which are withheld for reasons set forth in the petition.

Mr. Pitkin, presented a petition of John A. Thomas, late a captain in the army of the United States, praying to be exonerated from refunding a sum of money placed in his hands for the recruiting service, of which he was robbed on the 28th December, 1811.

Mr. Comstock, presented a petition of Abraham Cutler, praying payment for a quantity of whiskey furnished the army in Canada during the late war

with Great Britain.

Mr. Herbert, presented a petition of James Goddard, late a deputy collector of internal duties in the State of Maryland, praying to be paid for a quantity of his private property, which was destroyed by the British forces during the late war, because of his acting in the capacity afore

said.

Mr. Hugh Nelson, presented a petition of William Gamble, praying compensation for services

rendered, as a deputy collector of the customs, in the western part of the State of New-York. Ordered, That the said petitions be referred to the committee of Claims.

On motion of Mr. Lewis,

Ordered, That the petition of Joseph Forrest, presented on the 4th of June, 1813, be referred to the same committce.

Mr. Betts. presented a petition of Luther Bingham, confined in prison, in New-York, for debt, at the suit of the United States, praying to be released from imprisonment; which was ordered to be referred to a select committee.

Mr. Betts, Mr. Root, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Law, and Mr. Jewett, were appointed the said committee.

Mr. Brooks, presented a petition of the commissioners appointed by the State of New-York to superintend and provide for the improvement of the internal navigation of that State, signed by De Witt Clinton, their president, praying for assistance, in land or money, from the general government, to aid in opening a communication, by means of Canals, between the navigable waters of Hudson's river and Lake Erie, and between the said waters of Hudson's river and Lake Champlain.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee on Roads and Canals.

Mr. Clark, of New-York, presented a petition of John Daley, stating, that at the commencement of the late war with Great Britain, he resided and possessed considerable property in the town of Newark, in the British province of Upper Canada, and that upon the capture of the British post of Fort George he joined the American forces, which occasioned the British government to confiscate

such of his property as was not destroyed by the burning of the said town of Newark, which was done by order of General M-Clure, commanding the American forces, and praying such indemnification as the justice and hardships of his case demands; which was ordered to be referred to a select committee.

Mr. Clark, of New-York, Mr. Love, Mr. Cady, Mr. Condict, and Mr. Ross, were appointed the said committee.

On motion of Mr. Parris,

Ordered, That the petition of Noah Miller, presented on the 1st of April, 1816, be referred to the committee of Ways and Means.

Mr. Milnor, presented a petition of Jacob Ritter, jun. Jacob Idler, and John Greiner, assignees of Abraham Piesch, merchant, of Philadelphia, praying that the collector of the district of Penobscot, may be authorized to remit that part of the dutics on a cargo of merchandise imported by said Piesch into said district, which fell into the hands of, and was carried off, by the enemy, during the late war with Great Britain.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee of Ways and Means.

On motion of Mr. Tucker,

Ordered, That the petition of the President and Directors of the Patriotic Bank of Washington, presented on the 14th of March, 1816, and the President and Directors of the Bank of the Metropolis, presented on the 20th of December, 1815, be referred to the committee for the District of Columbia.

The Speaker, presented a petition of James Thomas, late colonel and quarter-master-general in the armies of the United States, praying the inquiry, which was commenced at the last session,

into his conduct and expenditures while in the capacity aforesaid may be resumed, by which an opportunity may be afforded him of refuting the slanders and calumnies which he alleges to have been so unjustly cast upon him by public officers and agents.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee on Public Expenditures.

The Speaker, also, presented a petition of Rufus Easton, contesting the seat of John Scott, as the delegate for the Territory of Missouri, and praying to be admitted to a seat in the place of said Scott.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee of Elections.

The Speaker, also, presented a petition of Pe ter Snyder, praying for a grant of the land on which he resides, in consideration of services rendered as interpreter at several conferences with the Indians, at which treaties were effected, and for other services rendered to the United States, in their intercourse with the Indian tribes.

Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the committee on Private Land Claims.

On motion of Mr. Lattimore,

Ordered, That the petitions from the following mentioned persons, formerly presented to the House, be referred to the committee on Private Land Claims, to wit;

John M-Grew, jun. presented on the 13th January, 1816.

William Daniel, presented on the 13th January,

1816.

John Denley, presented on the 24th January,

1816.

Sarah Rowell, presented on the 26th Desember,

1815: