Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-04-04 00:00:00, page 2

'qu:stion--- _ _ .
filr. Rando'lpk rou. 'He said that nels:
_ dom had a qumion exciced do much leaf,
' nation which wn of iouinsicnlly len im-si
'- pomn-sie than that jun now de'dVd—Fmdsi
pessthnpo it might Ue'dcemed that the [napo- sisi
.,sifion which he was now Mt to 'oﬀe) wu'
' not of itself dcuenin'g of higher comnderl
Mn. ﬂy nid he would nate his idea usi
lucc'mctlY' is phaiblc, because bin present
object las dispauh. KVe have, said. he,
on "fss mbpkting' which lor buyity'n cake
] M !cnﬂsithe non—intercoune law. This
_-sslctctzsmsio' heed, repwbatcd Indjgviled by eve
L'Y. gan of every political denription in thin
Mn and out of it, from one" end of- the
e'omisiunt so the oshrr— and yugssair, nrange
Kiit may appear, Congrm has b'ccn in
- sisﬂon near swe months, and this law in
r-silsixion' m which th ry one seem: to con
cur (in'derd vic with each osiher) in hs ny
robation, still remains upon our statute
' si La. ssTo_ answer what end, I beseech
't
.
"si-ssfsisi? ?; : """si '- _ ct -' -'
ss-Tltesi Ikzﬂ'rctsi 77:de ct'Mptsz-g
MN-tbsse Wieofﬂte' United'Sntee believe"
-'._fisithel'mmgs'ddetﬂnecfct1h*e ' 'r 'of_
, 'fioctq-myy ultimately resolve, be it peace, be
si". 'itsssi'itsisif, be it (if there be such a thing) an
' insisio a discussion, when" my sole object is to ss
;uhmit : naked" propoaicion to the House,'
and, is possible, to get the most epeedy den ss
cision on it. I do notmean to reiteratsi.
because they must present themselves to
. everyjman os commonobaertsiation and com- 1
mon sense—the arguments by which the
"propriety of :: speedy decision of thisctques
tion is enforced. if any member of the
Houle-will figure to himself: the fair and
bona side Amcrican mercaant, whole ship
has been lying at the wharf the greater part
of the winter, laden with;: cargo perishable'
in its naturc—say' ﬂzx-eeod—7which ifss not
"spotted 'now becomes tutctly werthlcss,
he m]! conceive the e'rtttation of thoee-whom
] wish to relieve. How our reeotu'eeeþre
to be enhrgedctn' the benigerents to be net
si_ (& on by our produce perishing here ] en
Meonccive—l mean the produce os'th'e'
fair and bend side traderss: for the other de
scription of men will send theirsss'roduce
when and where they please. esi-havel
--had died] information, ne'er-five ssnonuu'
W that thessluc is whully inoperat'we, ex
cept as to then 'ofhjssgh-ehmeter sm-prob'tty
and honor. who undoe .pin *- their own
confine 10 'iokttesst'he hm—ss—il therefore
dove ' '
. " That the act inlerd'ming tlt'e'cemmer
sssi tial intercourse, He. aught to be immedi
ately 'T'P'F'fd*"si
."deoc)'- ] hope, sir, that we shall profit of *
si (o frsghten the great belligetsients of Europe
'to amusilezthe greatchildrtn in our political
- Mﬂny same; si
."!"19- no woman) :!
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'ru: rouowmc onsnvA-rxon
:W'ere made by- Mr. Runouu, on Sa-ss
turday last, introductory as his (esoluct
tion svr ctrcpe'ﬂing she non-intereounect
lum ' '
NON-INTERCOURSE.
!mmediately cster the decision 'of this
.) (m, eisir ? . le it : son of state crow, set up]
'*-si-or in it a toy, a rattle, a bare play thing
itisstetmezliate state between these two, there i
is nossdiﬀerence of opinion as to the delete
"tious operation of this unfortunate law—I
ought perhaps to can it fortunate; for, al
though it- was introduced into the house
without a sin le friend, although no man
inn found to !"si't up his voice in its defence,
"itsisianually passgd by a majoritv of two to;
lormer experience, end not pertinaciouslyl
adhere to : measurtsiwhich is.daily dimi-ct
nishing the rceources of the nation, and ve
[" justly impaieing the public confidence in
the wisdom and patriotism of the legislasi
[uz'e—but ] beg parwn—l am entering}
world? On whatsoever Measures the na
peal as the old udition law of the former
majbr'tty, even after all its abettora have
ome convineed of its mischevious ten
;;Frmsi. "5:wa ,I'OJ-bssctEvnning Put. -
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ipowenl si, 'si.. ___.*L
vlnsie'ni osbeinj-in'lcmai si - ss
' du, (::de from the '
Isgpdezvoug; _w Much of *
sileft fot- aoy bendt-of th? -
Whssfi'? W'W NZ'W. . . .
WM ib agesissidcred to" the Delta
ofsithc Miuiuippi,.where eomectbi the new
ido'ntinental regiments were placed in 1899
sswhat proportiYssn of-dtecteonsctipts would
probably be ab e tqjl'each their homes when
diseharged notwithstanding the wenkness
of sickly fumes! And-how many of them
vould be'ieft to consolidate the soil, or to
feed the animals and birds of, prey within
the territory of Orleans ?
, Will the governor! of states think it a
good thing in themselvts to be occupied
at recruiting officers 'for the conscription
service? However, if they should act as
"recruiting officen-accord'mg to the new pro
'eet of contctiption, the governor: , may
have the eatiesaction of taking the eng'ssge
ments oi commiuioned n-ﬂicess, to us to
recruit in? no common style. Whatever
eminence of ab'turdity there may be, there
is" notreity also in the project, sor having
comminioned .oﬀteen recruited by means
of their own written engagetnemq, to-as-to
metamorphote an officer os militin into a
continental officer for soreign-setvice.
"lo an army of an hundred thqutand con
teriptt, where every non-commisoioned os- -
sicer and man is to have his musket or mu; a
lion! instrument—wiil the riﬂetnen be pleas- ss
ed with carrying muequets Z—and huw are ss
the ttrtiiieristo to ' be occuPicd f—mutt the
cavnlry appear with musqttets itisikiug up
in the 'air, and having the bnyt-nets suldered
tosibarrcie made thin and weak near the
muzzle according to the Dsi-nrbutnplan?
Pet'haps there might be sill'niﬂhtd from the
manutactory at Springfieid, enough of the
sort for all the cavahy of the conscription,
unieu there should be some Objection with
sirespect to such of the- bayonets ns-have
been 'put on-with soft tolder. '
Were the pakmne docrs ol- patcn-worx
sorgetsul or ignorant of the use ior fiﬂcmcu
or artillery or cnvahy in an army of an hun
dred thousand ?
_lntermioglcd with absn'i'ditics, "observe
the insulting presstxre against the main bo
dy of militia,ss who may remain nsct'ully Oc
ctipicd and ready for defence at home ? is
there : project at once to oppress, to dr—
,gt-ade, and to ensnarc ? Look at the dis
penion os muskcts and accoutrcmcnts on
Baccnunt os conscripts engaged for forcictgn
* service! How many conscrtption cncamp
ments are to be formed " either by regi
ments, battalions or companies ?" If i; bsi
all an aﬀair of political gusconadc, so vex
atious to our own country, and contempti- *
ble to forcign powcrs, what does thsi whole
deserve ? There are to be assrmlq and
armourcrs for the various cncampments !"
—Dkrk the dissipation thtuughouc the whole!
Tsihesi patronag': of new appointmmts and
compensations! The appropriazion (,fa mil
lion of dollars sosir camp expenc-ss-g and con
scription itrms !
msiw—sim
l
Duct: of a letter from captain Benjamin
Halbroah lo the edztors q/si the Frecman'e
'yournal, dated Havamm, March 2, 1810.
" Feb. 14, in lat. 17, 51, N. Cape Tibu
ron bearing N. E. of us, saw two sail to
windward. The headnsost much the-largeet
—contittttany Bring her stern chasers at the
Fatherswhirh appeared to be in close pur
euit' of her. Arm. A-sisi'm. passed close by
the etump of a mast, which had been burnt
to the water's edge. lc appeared from the
sseize-to [tive belonged to : vessel of between
two end three hundred tone. "It has not
,been long in the writer, assi there were no
; Wn-m is. .siFCbo'IS, atss-lj Po !. (sight
sibretzn) the,.punued 33 bore away and
lnooddiusscrforsiuu aside- :; in dame. A:
- . honsi-ip'eiz :, appea- to-be'iu
& ct' Mdsioss At' hlf put 3. tbejteadmost
_si 'sssihtﬂedsito Tfind. {benched uctisil, and
Who out swaggerrrs about cconomy and
bunsiglers in legislatitm, would have the as
surance to propose the doing of such things
so-stup'tdly and so ,Wasxelttlly, although a
message trom the Ixcvmn'tm'rs or 'rm; PA- ct
Luce has stated the power of bwra-u'ing
money enough ? .
-.'l'he comen" tion bill. was passed by : ma
jor'tty in the ouse of Repreeentatives, at
Wash'tngton, on Tuesday the 20Lh March,
1810, and has a title placed at its head, as
is it were only to authorise adeZaC/zmcnt of
milm'a according to the constitution. The
dttties called the Alediterrqnean Fund are
also 'eodtinued by an act, having a title as
it were for protcctt'ng- the cammerce and sea
men of the United. States, inctthe Mediter
raneaa ! - '
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ss' si ' mid? _ ]:
mesisiL-si-zsimsisi 'zz'siYZY-actZ'ZZ
"NA'V—AL ENGAGEMENT.
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'siMMtttzMW-iffitmmp
si'sth'e b'ltje gsissctss ThesiEn'glisieh Otk doming'w
pitb the renehman bore sway on him, and
ssitl-obmm'euced & very see,;rectsand done
singement. The two ehipi were engaged
sstnsihour before the brig could'be brought
" 'tht'oct siaetion. The Frenehman sheeeeded in
[Edisabling the British ship",— having shot awsizx
" all her head'atays, her hattiyarde and sheen.
— The nails were ssmuch damaged, being somee
times before, at other timcs in the wind
steering hcr byssthe suils. Atone time we
could not discern any coiors on board the
Frenchman ; at which periodctehe did not
fire a gun- On the smoke clctaring away,
discovered the English ship with her mizsien
, top-sail to the m-ISK clrupping astern of the
' French'man, who then boarded his main
tuck. hoisted his ﬂying jub, cnlors ﬂying,
consideribly shend os'the English ship, and
were round on the other tack, ateuiug be
fore the wind, until having got out of reach
of the English ship, who continued string,
. standing son the other tnck in the above the
abled state; but either could not, or dtd
ss not :tttt-mpt to pursue her.
"'Astek having got out osgttn shot & the
ship. the-Frenchman lxattied his wind for
the panagc, the island of.Navass:\ being in
eight, bearing W. N. of us, the. Frenehman
, being distant from us tthout 8 mzlcs. 'l'he
brig continued the engagemcnt alone sor
halfan- hour,- had her eolors shot away,
hoisttd Othento the mainmast CI'OSI trees,
and continued fighting under them, but was
finally obliged to give-oversithe engagement,
and wore mond on the other tack. ln
et-ossing each other neither the Englishman
nor Frenchman sired ; but seemed to have
and by mutual consent. W'e were not
molested hv either. The Frenchman
made the best of his way though the pas
1856- 'At a-unzset saw the- English ship with
all her sail: down, on the opposite tuck, ap—
peared to be rdi-tiug. The btig on getting
Isome distance from the Frenchmln hnulecl
light could sce-nothing o! cttncr Lngsitat
or French \ ess-si-ls. .
" Fcb. 17, lar. 18.—42, ]nmaicn bearing
srOm'lE; 'S; E. to S. W. and W. fresh
bt'ech-s and dear weather, saw three: l.usigc:
shipystunding towards us, which proved to
be two English .hips ofwar in chase us the
same srigntc, mentioned above, the English
shipnunrrst to'us hcisted hcr colors, and on
our hoistingþurs, she hauled them down
again, and did not alter her comsr,hut con
tinued the chase : the other ship was tt long
way to winqurd of the Frcnchman, and a
veryhtrge vesssi-l. As they were standing
in for the land. the Frenchman would be u
bligcd to- tack, consequently would be cut"
oﬀ by the t-cssei to windwmd, and brought
to engagcmcm before night. At 4,'P. M.
lost sight ofthcm, still standing in shore
when last seen. Fscsh brcczts, we going
at the sate us () knots per hour, to the West;
the above: named vsi-ssela stctring about S.
E."
NORFOLK, ﬂlarch so..
Yesterday arrival here from Cadiz, the
bark Fame, cztpt. Stone, .in 67 days, leav
ingthat place on the 22d of ]an. hc ht'ings
?dcspatchcs {rom'M r. Armstrong to the Se
cretary of State, the lates: we believe re
ceived from France, 'Caþtain Stone landed
a messenger at' Dover, with dispatchcs srom
Mr. Armscroug to Mr Pincitncv, siour mi
nister. at London. The ]ohn Adztms ft'i- ss
gate from Hnllsimd, was lying in the Dmt-ns,
and would go again to France, bciulc she
returns again to this country.
Captam Stone brings no newspapcrs ittts'l'
than the last of ,Decemher, but it: iutotms
that [ht'sc is no trmh in the inseng-ncc re
ceived by way of London, thar Genernt
Armstrong had adjusted our asssstits with
the-French govcrnment ; such a report wate
circulatcd about the beginning of ]anuary,
but it was soon contradtcted, by more se
Vcre measures against the American Vea
, nels, which, with their cmgoes to the port:
' otTSpain and ltaly, have bsicn at questrted.
The Fame was bound from this part to
:Tonoingcn. and was assured as" was men
tioned in our papcrssiabuut six weeks ago.
The vessel and cazgu we::- Paucrican, and
had not been boardud, twr otherwise liable
to capture under the Fren- h decrees. 'On
tcthemr'wal of the Fame ;o: taiaisg the crew"
Were sent to prison, and the cargo taken
out .and deposittd. by the owner: of the
privatccr, in thc'tnmn stores. Captain' S.
Went lo Pan 18, to n'i-tuin redress, butsssee
ing no hope of ub'zttuing it, or betng'brought'
to trial in an rriasonable tine, or if f'ever'
he was induced to make the but tcrmcsihe
could, by giving up : pd't't'is the: prctoyertysi
tonve the remzinder, and ivhich !th the
4!
—
up his nails. -The Frenchmat. did not ap
pear to be much damaged either in her sails
Os rigging. but mus have been much injur
ed in her bull, as the Englishmun find ve
ry low and vhS in close action for an hour
within musket shot of eachmher. At day
.ss
ksisice
" .crn'nesi. The'tctrelsituþenrfofthe Am'siu
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_A_MERlCAN REPUB! [CAN SOC E'FY
'tish aervice,"'an'd art: thus lust to their
hung them forwird for examiom'on.
T'.)- riucinssg {nal} its Euncsict
es, neatly " \ sssialss; du: as-sssi
si in France in shnmtkasi-QQHJL-d'imanr/c (ly,;
--:'ctpos_nien - ofwremrmnc- 'He "si.
.nrqctisiuiptistmgtsion thetrssnrrivalct; hv sisi
'nlldsiwancectsand. Zþce * consinrment, nisi). at
.wo'fre'quecdy induced to enter m board (
,siFrench privatecrs in order to get l'vbcmctsi- '
T he commiaaaty ,os_pn'soners received sctss'
twenty to thirty gmnens Irom- she on,,"
of the privsiatcers for rath sczmnn dischar
ct ed from ' prictsison- Js he consequence of th]
may be sort-aet'o; tht'pQOl' setlt-ns ;m. Cap. -
turcd by British ct uiscrs, nsihtn they at, .
considered na prisoners of war, to ("m '
from thnt sitnnt'ton they ent'tr into the Bsi.
friend: and their country. .
The ship- Snean, Hatton. end El'vsi
Vickety, b'oth-os thil pott me still detained
in - France, waiting trial. Cap tain E.],
wards and Lovin of Virginia, Were still ;.
close prison.-without any hope of release,
Wu wieh the govetnment of thin country
would lay before the nation Mr. Am.
mong's dcspatehu respecting the um.
nznet of our conntrymcn in France, which
is he has done his duty he he; not sailed to
communicate. lt 't- haped, if thin is not
done, that-aome independent' member of
centgress will muve for information from
the t-x'ecutive upon I cubjeet so high!) in.
teresting to the interestn and honor asu
country.
The- sc'hooncr - Reaushtiosin, uptain-Ruo—
se] stom Cztdiz bpund to this. port; tun: on
shone on Cape Henrywcn Tuuduy night,
and is expected will usi- got oﬂ' withom ca
mnge. Captnin-R. lclt Cadiz the 26*.h cf
]:m. when it was reported that the Frtnch
army os- 100.000 mc-n were within ttn
leagues ssns Sevilie. Tite junta had bsicr
dissolved and some at its members had az
t'ived at C'ssldiz, where the principal inhabi
tants were preparing tolc'nve the place, up
on the advance of the French army. An
arm) of 80,000 British, Spanish and Fortu
guesc were following the French army in
to Andalusia.
. NOTlCE,
ALl. parson! indebted to the estate of
John Pous. arc requesled to make mymeut
to the subscribcr- do?! all person hming
claims against said oume ire requesud l-Q
. OF PHlLAl)Ll PHlA,
On ﬂu- 22sid day &] Februaryﬂalo,
BY CHARLES CALDWE Llct M. D.
Publisbed at the request of the Sociay. _
rue: 'rnnn'r on um".
', ' Subscriptions lor the Part Folio are re
ceived as above. .
March 16. " . eols.
To be Rantcd for (: 'lerm essymﬂ, -
"HAT vnluctbie trzuzc of Land, called
] Preston, :ssimsitc on the Washingmn and
Aicx-ctndria' tuynpikc ram,- at'tlsswssjuncsi-ctn us
our mile (reck and Polomac river, nnd (sin
linnt two'similcs-l'rom Alexmulriu, three h'nm
H'aslxinglon and five srom George ] own.—
'l here me upon the promises a two Wny
dwelling house, cozuuining six locms andn
passage, with a kitchcn, carriugc house, sla—
blcs, &c. a-lurgc, handsomcmnd highky- mu
nuzed garden, es at least len acrcs, in a high
tula os cullivsinion, zxndlutely laid off by an
experienced gardcncr, an orchard containing
several hundred rear, plumb, chcrry and
damson trees. with English walnut, quinco
and mu'bcrry trees, and also upwards of 55:
hundred apple trees, and two or three lum
drcd pcach trees. selected with care lrom the
best nurser'les, and all in full beating. The
annusid avenge producz of the apple orchajd
ulune 15 essii-uatcd al 400 barrcls. This tra'ct
contains about wo ucres os land, a considera
b' e part \ hc Not has been mamu'ed and sown
with clovcr sccd "] he shorcs aﬀord fish and
uild soul, and one .01 two good sishin" hnd
ings. 'l he sizu ni-m is healthy, elevated as'd
plcasant, in sun ﬂew of three town!, undi
wcll czlecuhtcd for a place of public enter
lainmcnt. lmmcdinle possession ma) be had
and the tclms will be made Luown up;,nap
lication to
'Frances Alexandcr.
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