Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-12-18 00:00:00, page 2

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Y—ss-ct 1?in 3 THE Bsi—ZNEFIT OF
-. THE POOR.
si W' Psi'ﬄf "? sf'siP ccstu insomss-d, thsie
ct Zwssh-ctmsi Ssisisizrsic v um prrlmm
33 01! Zjbufradazct Evssmmg, Dec. 20,
?? 153 c- lsiebfatchM'si'D'x. in- 5 acts,
siss ctsi'sifsi , CALLED Tl-ZF . _
,sisi POOR GEN I'LEMAN.
ct . Limtmant Wort/zingzsion,
" ss Camoml Fom
sisictY—j'ssf _- ctSzr Cfmr "es C'raþland,
sszct'r " bit [want zirambic,
'sif-ssss-sis Huw'nreq Dobbms,
is ctfsi __ farm- r harro'wbq,
"si '_.$lr-ctb/mz Harrowussg,
ctsi-ssi' ssQMaz'Jod
" ' si IfeJc-rich
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'si-si- ﬂj me; Lm :czza sic'stln Tao,
' Dame hauowlsizctss,
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' Dom w be opened at h !" past five
m e at a i pss -st 43 0 clock
Eþctct' . ctzﬀsi. one (20 nxP—l H. sevcutcth sive
siyssct-ctgcms T'Lkets ": be 2 -.——'> sst si r R-we1tb-si1y,
' qk rue;:- all :: Snuuacu s pruuing office,
the-me - -
ctss._- Esio-si5y [: eqautr'or: [m. been tak :! to
I'sssisitbsssssit 1' [th rc comsoﬂaolc by si es, clos—ct
Wmlctqbs, Us.
"Othct si'ffitsi hundi'Qd uarrels, just irom her
-' ' an w}, -ss'0 m ten duvs Appiyl
' si?" Marﬂeilcr and Young.
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BORTU NE'S FRCLIC';
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ct " age.. and us n— w m rmnni-tc usdﬂ-si' to go to
ess'si'ssctsi'ss - - ....__
Ez (] of the P]: si-v, will be recited " A onzo
.si sithe Bm -- and th..- l'mr s)? :;zsi :; ;" and & num
sisidy on n'hc sz-mu cull- (] *'- afss'l s Lillc-fz it." (have
"sum! Brsswn b'uflj Grc-CT; -—z\ftcr unich the
-.Ccn.si1: d-ong 0! " sit:- Ifuytune Tel'cr on all
" Fburct. ,.
"si: - _ " james Sanderson.
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To co- :qlucssIc with the z-sidmireu I azcc, in ..
mass.} Aþply w m:- c - . air. un hoard n- to
(six?
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siNosivember 23.
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*- ctsi-siess- ct ]acob Morganss
Deum " !0. .- d6t
:piieutiou !: made, or- for passage. having
._ mm' mcomn odvions, þpulssv to the masts:
wyfe. '
lim le*si 340 tmss. xv.—Une- haki 01 hu cargo
:,ino; sin.: aged smight fz-si :* the remainder wi}!
sisict, umn on Mudrratf- tvth is in-medi te
..s neatly cxcsscuted at this office.
tsissoyagessss .
- ' John Glrd.
LEXANDRIA THEATRE
oanm ;. wxsiu ;9Asi.
, orsi Side -. ss-rezsioht or Charles
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Mad no Puusnm "
, l'r Freiebt or Chasixter,
gz'r Printinz m all its branch
Serum: tc ao .
Fluid fy Szr Charles,
T[2h Tvue Us: of ch/zes.
siishdmrge Par-Zer; bring hc : fir 6: 50) -
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bor Prexg 1t or Lixartez
l'si .c gozn 5: lip i HU VlAS,
H 'dl tuft? is about 175 h/z: si'.- or 3500
bete. and wih be kcady to receive
For Liverpool,
! ctsisisissh bsss- i-zst s;- Sling copper 'd
pRosibcn Burns,
,. Capsip Thomas Parsins,
va :,
sssiTEN BROTHERS ;
CJDL-ctziii Marcﬀtl' :- Junrs ,- Dur
si Tin- _/'si7ue_fdsl sailing" .
'Schooner bcxoTo,
sssl'se {I;OL-u' um! ,suizatuuual lust
sailing Shsilp
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; thc U. S. it cannoc but be scnsiblc of the
1 government, with which it must lie to Come!
" not have: been made and communicated to
; you, you will let your purpose be known us
! Gremsiitie, jmmcdintciy saltowizfo.
. this subject ; with the view, On my Dan:, of
s
same Slfip trcttc—Fy, cmts-Jrznidatbiy to the in-;
s-_. ss'.i:):tsit1.tn_t' letter to you of the Is th ui ss
]";si-cuvx' lsimt. on the condition, 'tww-si-vtm
contained in that lrtt-ctr, natnt-sily, that sihcti
requisitc atont-m-z-nt shz'all have been prcvi- a
(bush much, in] [he (;m—ltct. of the uutrugc ()nssj
iorwarfl with that- t'cqttisitc satisfaction to}
tht- U. Stutcs. You wit! thctsicssshrc tnvrciy
rvince a thspsi'zsitiun to meet in & conctiiamk
ry l-mn any uvcctuf—cs that may he made on
the: part of the Bz-it'zsh government.
The Bzitish gOVcrnmt'tlt, having so long
omitted to t'uifisi'. thcjttst expectations of the
Unitcd &.atcs, in rclzttton to a succxssor \u
Mr. ];tcksnu, nutw'tthsumdsimg the rri'sivrat
ed affitsstfsittsitm—s to you ossmzh an int-ssntiun,
has no claim to isiuthcr indulgence. Un th'
rccc ipt of this letter, therefore, Should. thc
appointmcnt of & plcnipotmtiary su-sisiccssor
li'th: British government be s'mcerely
disposcd'to come to a good understandtng,
and to cultivate a fricn'liy intercourse thh
necessity; in addition to a compii'simcc With
thc'utzt us Ctmgt'css, of int'lU—difig,ssat tþts
time, a general arrangement of the topics
bertwcsisi'n the: two couzmisi-s ; and above atl
smh un on:, as wiil, uouu cqttitablc terms,
essemttusiahy put a sin;) to the inStlstssrsatjic
Vc'X-Ztlsimns to which our scamcn have been
and ctnrt arc exposed {'"(msit the British prac
tsitcc of imps-zss-ncnt; a practice whim has
so stmnq a hearing on our neutrnliit, and ss
to wist it no nzttis-n can submit co tsistently'
tvith its indcpm-lt-nc) . To this very intcr- ss
esting sttbj 'ft you will therefore remit the ss
attvntt-m us the Britizh gch-mmz-nt, and
you will- us. Ca-t-tlingly c<>t15ttlzfr)htltSsiM 'ncrc- ss
by; am". mxz-sisid 'to discms and quusi—"t thcctss
yuu will lct
stand, that on the: first dav of
the.- Prcssdrm will issu-si- his PYOCldlctlsileiss)n
Emasormahly tcsichc act of Conctgress, and
that th: nrzn-im-ctrcumsc lawct will consc
uessctciy he revived against Great-Briwin.
And is the Br'iiish gHVcrumc-nr should not,
w'uh the easily nmicsi- rrcrchd us the rcpcnl
ot't'hsi- siFrcndh decrees, have nctcokcd al! its
Otdcrs which violate our neutul rishts, it
shoiukl not ba.- ovcsluokcd that Cungrcss at
then- apg-ro-zc-hmg sﬀssion mav be mduccd
not to wait for tin: cxz'slration Of th: lhscc
umoxmhs (which were aiiuwc-d on the. suppo
szuun that the: first nonce. might pass thro'
the- Uuited Scales) before they give: eﬀect
to the rcncwal ofzhc non-inwrcoumc. This
cfct-nsxcia-fucicrn pught ctto have it:; weight in
(lnssu-ctdmg xhc British government from
thct- pnl'ny, in every respect misjudgezd, of
Bssocmszinacine che rcpcul of its ilicgal c
HIS.
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admlssshic advance has been c-xhaustcu on ?
the Chrsapcukn But as in this case cht'v ?
the part ustit-ss-r Unitcd Szatcs, it will he im
proper to renew lhc subject to the British ss
'_ " I'ram Zhe National Intelhss'genc'ef.
returning to the: Unitezrj Statcs, unlr-ss it}
dccd. thc British government shuuid have
um-quivocaliy mansitsﬂtcd & disposition to
xcvukc their orders 'tn council, contunnubiy
to me: act us congrcss us Py-Iay lust, and our
afi'airs with them should have accomsiingiy
takt 51 5.) {avurablc a turn as tojusnty, in
your judgm-si-m, a further suszdettstun of it
has'c the honor to be, &c.
R. SMITH.
Wc'n. Pinkney, Osq. &c. &c. Ztc.
Extract use letter from JUr. Kifig'. minis
ter plmiþatssctmimy rgsz/ze Unitea' .S'tatsisi's at
London, to His. Pwssfic-riup'. sccrc-tan/ of
state, datdd London, ful}; lStct'z. 1799
" Seven or eight ot_our vessels, laden
with valuach cargoco, have been lately cap
tured, and are still detained for adj'sstdica
tion. These Vessds were: met in their voy
ages to and from the Dutch parts. declared
m be blockadcd. cheralctffiootes haw- pass—
tcd between Lord Grcnvillesi and me upon
No communicalitm having yet been mgdc
by general Armstmng, of a letter to burn
srsiom the duke of Cadore, declaring that the
Bcrfin and ctNilassn decrpcs'will cease to be
in form: from the: first day of Novcmbcr
nere, \ can at (his time only insn'rm )"0",
that is the prucsi-ffiings of th}: French "gov
trman-nt, when officiallv received, sh_OU
currvspnnd with the: Printed letter of the:
duke us Cadorc, enchScd in your despalch,
m - (
estabiichipg a more limitcd and reasonable
interpretatiem of the' law of bIsiockade, than
is attempted to be enforccd by the English
si, '- siDOCUMENTS
Accoprm-mc 'rnz mzss-AG: _osir THE
, PRESIDENT.—CONTINUED.—
(,Mr. Smith's Letter concluded ) si
1WSW the note from- Mr. .};ing to Lord
(he Briiish government under
Nuvsimbcr,
)
out a cnmpetcnt force: stationed and prcsmt
at or near the cntrsisitssncc of a blockadcd
port."
Extract of a ldterfram BIr. King" to lord
Grenw'l/e, datud Dawning strect, Londcn,
May 2Sd, 1799. &
" it seems scarcely necessary to observe,
that the presence: of a competent force is
cszcnziul to constitutc a blockadc; and al
though it is usual for the brliigcrent tc- give
nonce to ncutral nations when he insmutcs
a bluckader, it is not customary to give any
notice- of its discuntinuancc ; and that, cun
suqctucndy, the presctth of the hluckading
force is the natural critcrion by which the
nsszutral is enablcd to asccttain the cxismncc
of the blockadc ; in like manner, as the ac
ssltml invcstmcnt Us a besieged plate: is the
{only evidence by which we decsiuic whether
Pthcte siege: is continttcd or raised. 'A Sis-gc
ss may be commcnced, raised, tccommzctnccd,
and raised again; but its existcnce-, at any
' precise time, must always (lr'pcnd Upon the
fact 01 the presence Of an inve-szsimg army.
ssThsizs interpretation us the law of black.de
sils t-f peculiar importance: tu nati ctns ssitusichd
Fxtract of .] letterfrani ﬂsr. ﬂsarshall. .se
c'remry q/ state, to Mr. King, datc'dSeþt.
201/1, 1800.
" The right to confiscate vessels bound
to a blockadcd port has been unn'cnsonably
'c 'tcndc-d to cases not Cuming within the
rub", as he r<..—t:;s0se adop'cd. _
On prsi-n-siplc, it might well be question
ed, whether this rule can be applied to a
ssplarze not Cumpictcly invpstccl by had as
i well as by sea. If we examine the reason
; ing- on which is sounded the right to inuzr
ss up: and musiscatc supplic-s, dcsignrd for a
lhlockaeicd town, it will be difficult to rcsiss
(he cmuss-irzcissm, that its cxtcnsion to towus
:nvesc—sid by srcta only, is an unjuscisiable en
ss crwchmcnr on the rights of ncutrals. But
it is not of this dcpurture from principle, &
(icparcure wlsihich has rch-ivcd some sanction
(ruin practice, that we mean to complain:
ss [( is, that parts. not tﬂsicctually hlockadcd
by a sorcc capable of complctcly investing
ss {hest}, hewe yet bcc-n declared in a state of
& blockade ; and vessels, attempting to enter
therein, haue bcc-n scich, and, on that ac
; count, cnnsiccatcctd.
"h'sis is a vcxation proceeding direccly
sisrnm :,Z-zc government, and which mav bc '
i carried, is nczi rcsistcd, to a vcrv injurious
:xtctsictnt. Our merchanfs have: grcutiy cum
plained of it. with respect co Cadiz and the
ports of Hollaud.
lf the rfilctcﬂvcness of the blockadc be
dZspensc-d with, thm evcry'si port of all the
bc-UZgsn'e-nt puwers may, at all times, be de
clared in that start; and all the cummercc
of nruzrais be thereby subjrzct to universal
"camuse. But if this principle: bc scricdy
adhered to, the capacity to blockadc will he
limitcd by the naval force oschc hclligcrcnt,
and, of consequence, th: mischief tu neu.
Lmi commercc- csimnm be: very cxccnsivc.
. it is, thcusisiforc, Of the last imimrrancc Lo
neutrals, that this principle : maintained
; unimpaired.
: ! observe: that you have pressed (his sea
i
. soning on the British minister, whu replies,
_ that an occasiooul &bscnc: fos a ﬂeet from a
sshinckade-d port, ought molt to change the
I state. (sisthc place.
i Whatever lcrce this observation may be
Zemixird m, where that occasional absence
i has been produced bv accident, as a storm
which, for a momen: blows oﬀ the siﬂcet,
, ami. forces it from izs siation, which scatioc;
_it immediately rcaumcs, I am pursuaded,
;chat where a part of the fire! is apphcd
si thuugh'ouly for a time, to Other objeccs, m3
Fame's mcn port, the very principle, requir
-mg an. cﬀcruvq: blockadc, which is, that
sithe mischief can then only be co-rxccn
,sxve with .lhc naval force of the belligc
rent, reqﬄrcs, that during such cempurzv
ry absence the cnmmcrcc of ncutrals to
the place: should be free."
' si cted ""in tin,?!) , _ _ _
,:gsieghgfcd'PE-szwtgtch; .- ssM-ctsiy. Othshk'sm' ::
siwell assikome osj'eivrsctarslvcd m !. e , cx ;"
ih the cct'umsc ot'thc-ctctxy'ttzt'cr ; the seventy o
'sisssssswh'ich'obligssrd thc Ehgltsh firets to return
to their pof'ts, ?ravmg a, scw sttgatcs to
make short cruzscs o
scasilson might ail'osv. .
My object has been to prove, that In
this situation us, the invcsting ﬂcct, these
si...__._._..-_- .. ...-_...-. - -
' Evemmcnt- ct-si-ctsict
. - siussiaﬂctssss and-sissss .. .si bss
wuhm a few. ") si . 'si , d-sirct-utmng from-si
at a great distanCc from each other, and bc- ss
my opinion, cannot be said to exist, with— ;
tween whom : considerablc length sisis time
is usiccssary to scud and receive imorma
tion."
can bc.no cﬀecdvc bluckadc; which, m
_ _ l'imm Szucdcn.
{,apsstacssn Haokell xvpo arrived. yescerday
fi-am Ruwia-aad Zwedcn, sailed fmm Go:
( To be continued. )
BUS'I'ON, Dec. 4. .
if the send, as the: "
!
WssgNsisisiz He had nmhffird of .
ssnssrrsiiitsi/Zlsictos the king (Bernado'tte) sffim 1; e
sjssiss'ctsisslss' was satd'lhe emperor Of Russiq F
isisin'terþosetlct, and insistud that he show'd; :d
.asct-rtd the throne of Swedt-n, bm (hat ctsiss
exiled monarch "should he restored ; and}:
"is said to bane the wishes of the ])":(pfc ;
his fails)" [X-Ve believe the tx king is ::
Sb'Pctersbtn'g ]
w—
arrive here subsequent to the Srss'cond of
Fcbruary, unless she shall have t'cscimIsi-d
it. mio her orders in c'mnss il &c. opetazi
against our neuttal commertzt.
" All goods shippvt} ptiur to the- pro
mtdgntitm of the pr-siclmt's proclamutiuu
in England, and ;:{chough thsiy may no:
have arrives} until after the said .,sssinctsif
Fcbruaty, th: be seiz-si-d by the: cu—mm
house officers ; but on a proper rcss,,-,_.5:_sisi. _
tion of this shot, no doubt thty wii: bsi. giv
en up by the decretztctv us the: isutsu
._---.XH goods Shippvd after the: mad
mation is ktttfwtt in Englzzzd, and &: siv &.
not arrive here until after the time lisscttitcd
say the 2d of February, will, in my Opinion
be seZZed, and no (ZuubZ sorlsi-itt-d; si-ct-z if
ss Great Britain sirsttlt] take the whole time
altutved herto revokc her c-rdzzz, &,si and
on the 15: day of Fchruary sine declelcs
the same, all s'si-Izurcs made it: COtucqucnsig
thereof, will immediately be resmrt-d,
on the fact being dettiurcd to our govern
ment. '
" The consinnees os ali goods aftchL-Z.
sure, will in my opinion be permiuzduz
bond for the amotmt of invnicc c-sisi-ssss and
to wait the fine! issue of the distrit t ctmxc,
but after cmþdemnation ! shouid not talen
late on the siamuunt, or any part of it best!;
restored by an application to ths: accr-siz-sitt-y
us the treasury, only in the crest o!" TssZl-Z
orders of council. &c. as I Said b fet: 'M
ing rcvtzked.
" With respect to Arnericzm vessclz (for
I should make a distidsiminn ba tween them
.and British) calsmg within the VVd'ss'i nisi
the Untttsiti Stutts sururdcts, with Bssititk
merchandise t-n hoard, it tumid ix: attqtd
ed with some hazard ; so:! have so doubt
our vessels of war wiil sf'Ct'ivc izmrtzrtitm
to be on the look out. !! tln-y ti'trsii iHC
come ttm "his thf-y might possibiy sitt'titfi
capture. [shouzd ratus hrsitate and de ubt
the pmpriety of an cchctctdient of the Litui.
" On the whole Air., ] have not a tiou'fz:
but the law will be riguroudy t'ilfntCksi-(l. 5:
that all scsiizuz'es, (with [me Very little ex
Ceptione) will he sanalsy cu-ntiunrctcssd, and
with little or no ].mspctzt (";-s rsilieiss from the
Sctrretary of the trr-ztsury "
: . T. 'ss '
si 5. 5 1). RE LU,
' Haz'ejussit received Z/ct'u'r FLJU-SZIU/WUKJ s-z'zm,
I -—-CON515'II 01...
L adies black and he! .ﬂszrocco naunxk
ss common Cork scoal Snoes, d-c ). u Hk'zrssg 5.- s
; 'vVomcns' Missw and Childrens Lca
Boots end lies , Ladies white and mind
Kid 'Ghncs ; (in. mnamcntrd do. H.- "Ass
_ stout and fine Shocs- ; de . Dancing nuu'io
i ALctso
* Gemlemcns' firstand second (;u: ditx ():Z:
?, ]cssv Hats ; Ladies Straw and Ch: {) lion
'- ncts and trimmings. ssi
' ON HA ND...
, A consignmont 0?" A PPLRSm—nﬂ Of
which will be disposed of no the sinus; I::
sonuble terms.
{do NOVO 27. ("8
, ,.—
PIHLADELPHL'LDec 13.
The following is an extract of a [me,
from a merchant in New Yurk, daatul she
4th instanc, to his friend in this city and {,
published by request:
" I can have no objectifm to give y'uu nzz,
opinion as to the npettttitm sins the itntuulrsitctj
non-ittzcrcnurw law with (}reat Brizzfm
strengt/zened by the information thztt lhsu'c
recriVed; and l should not therefore rc
commend the impurtation of any gugds
from Great Britasiu or her dcpcndeucics, to ?si
Pursnant 10 a deelee of the couMz' now of
Pxince \Vﬂhctdn]z we- the uudcxsigshzd ;! ral
m- -ssim**xcls, mill proceed to ssifl, sit sisisim.
sale, at the comt muse ol lauqu: en chu
tY—ss 0" MONDAY, the 25sssh day st'lssiﬂ'
vember next, upon a crcdu of 6 months,
TRAUT Os L YND, containing 150
acrcs, lying in the county as ["alzqusi'xr.
within half a milcss oflhe 'l'horbuarhsm'c Milk.
upon the mad leading from AShlzyzss Cup w
Alexandria. There is a good Mix] Scacupsi'm
the land & a large Stone MZH House, which
'Wilh :! liUle repair may hr'. shade sifsi s";- ;sivlglrct'þ
ing. Bunr! With : pploved security wil! be
required of the pum h tscr
33- Tbe salt os che above propc-nfe:
is postponed until ?vIUND ;ssk}. ass:
28ch ask nuary, :.811. !
Dumfiies, Oct.19--2si2.. coj-ctg_
Philip Harrct'son.
' VVm. A. C. Dudc,
Pubiic; Saless.
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