Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-25
Firm tx Nszu f1ork Daily Alvesflsy.J
A CONCISE REVIEW
OF SOME OF THE

made or pa5lJ@ea in Ameriea auring The
L0f fsvel.Ue noutbs ending Noosmber
/, 1902.
UNDER THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
MIR. Ellicot the Gecgrapher of the U.
Stases. has added materially TO the know
ledge of our Southern frontier, by the Sur
vey he has made of the territorial line be-
tween Georgia and the Floridas. He
has ALTO afcertaiued by Astronomical cal
euiasions, the latitudes Of feveral impor-
saat cations. Among theie are thofe of
the Natchez, New. Orleans and ConAux
of the Ohio and MifiiliPpi Rivers. Thele
terriRrial and' celeitial observations have
added confderably to our geographi-
cal knowledge.
The care of the Government has been
extended TO the wretched condition of
American feamen, dying unfriendeG and
unafliifed at New Orleans. Mr.. ones and
Mr.. Bay had Represented TO the Secretary
of State, how forlorn was the Fl tuation of
the boatmen from the Ohio as well as of
the failors from the Atlantic Coat. To
provide relief was an early and earneH
object of the administration. And mea-
lures were immediately adopted to erect
an hofpital for the accommodation of Anne
rican feamen at New-Orleans, and TO OBJ
tain leave of Tie Spanilh Government for
the pnrpofe.
Under the proficiency of MIR. Adams
and pa:fnant,o refolve of congrefs, MIR.
Richard Cooper was appointed to explore
the region forth of Lake Superior, where
Coppcr-mines are aIledged to be. The
agent was inarusfed TO make his furvey
and report before the end of the enfuing
FELTON, of the National Legislature. Bur,
.he expedition having been delayed, until
the time prelcrbed had expired, Mr.. Lin
coin the attorney general directed the
agent to fay his proceedings and account
to the treafury for the money advanced for
The fervice. The reafon given for this
Hep by pscfdent Jefsrfon was, /" that
shelaid not deem it jaftihable to commence
coarfs Expenditure after 6 the expl-
ration Of the relolution authorizing it,
The prosiiioo for piers in the Delaware,
light-houies and buoys in Long 1land
found, and on other parts of the American
coat, demonfrates the vigilance dlfplayed
by Congreh in providing for the fafety Of
navigation and attending tothe interea Of
our merchants.
BY THE STATES, AND COMPANIES Az
THoRIzeD BY THEM.
Commerce has realon to rejoice that
more correct ideas are entertained than for
merly, about guarantees and maritime
IeRrain,s. CcngreE having left the par
ticular port regulations about health laws
to the fate legilatares and municipalities
of ciiies respectively, each has adopted
fuch mode Of counteratfing hcknefs as il
has Judged proper. After the concluive
reafonings of Mr.. Webfer againft the pre-.
vailing notions on importing difeafes, and
enforcing quarantines to keep them our,
the citizens of the United States are be-
coming iatisfed, as rapidly as can be ex-
peeted, OF their UNREASONABLE abiurdiy.-
They are opening their eyes TO the alarm
ing lois and damage, BY detention at
quarantine. They are becoming convinc-
ed that the true caufe of,he diasmpers uiu.
ally aiori5ed Importation is engendered
onshipbosrd and thar the fate of health
atthe plsce whence the veilel lah failed
has.littse' or nothing 70 do in the buiinels.
Experience has amply fhewn them that
when tilips are kept as clear as genteel
houfes are, and fcoured and cleanisd by
the fame methods, that there is as remark
aole an exemption of icknels within them
as on thore. And the conyitaioni is gain
iag erength every day, that as malig-
nant fever and diRempers deemed hitherto
contagious are not catehed or brought
from toteisn countries. but really fpr4ng