Thursday, June 18.
Injunction of Secrecy on War Measures removed.
The injunction of secrecy thereon having been removed, on motion, by Mr. Anderson, twelve hundred copies of the confidential Message of the President of the United States of the first of June instant, were ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.
Certain confidential proceedings of the Senate, since first June, are as follow, the injunction of secrecy having been removed:
Monday, June 1, 1812.
A confidential Message was received from the President of the United States, as follows:
[For this Message, see the Supplemental Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives, under the date of June 1, 1812, post.]
Friday, June 5.
Declaration of War against Great Britain.
A confidential Message was received from the House of Representatives, by Messrs. Macon and Findlay, two of their members—Mr. Macon, chairman:
Mr. President: The House of Representatives have passed a bill, entitled "An act declaring War between Great Britain and her Dependencies, and the United States and their Territories;" in which they ask the concurrence of the Senate; and request that the bill be considered confidentially.