Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-29

81. .g1d,xav's SoeIety zvlA be bela al Gadc-
6y's 1ape,n, to-marrozv, the 3ot6 MT.
at 10 o'C2oek, 4. ~.
Dinner on The table at 8 o'Clock.
By order at tie Prsfdeaf.
Il. HENDERSON, Sec'y.
On Saturday laa the fecond Legion Of
Militia OF the Diarit of Columbia, were
reviewed by the Preident Of the United
States, & Brigadier general Maion. Il is
nppoled abour 4oo,men were on parade.
The laR intelligence from N. Orleans,
received by arrivals, announce the ihuttlng
Of thar port, againa the citizens of the u
ni1ed States. 1hofe who are perlonally
acquainted with New Orleans, know how
little dependence can be placed on popular
ramoors, in that city, refpetfing Europe
an Intelligence. The prelcnt report,
however, appears to DC well authenticated,
The fulpenion of Neutral Commerce was
to have been expected long ere this: that
it has not taken place earlier, may be ac-
counted for, from the equiyocal petition OF
Louifana as the Courr OF Madrid might
not have conGderec it eflential to take any
internal meafures for the temporary 60
vernment of a country coded to the French
Republic. Whether the orders aated TO
have been received, indicate any new
mealures, which have been whfpered, re-
lpetting that country, between France and
Spaio, time mutt difcloie. In The mean
while, however, the interefs Of The Unit
ed States mutt luHer, unlefs the proviiions
of our treaty with Spain, are fully execut-
ed. BY the treaty ofSt. Lorenzo ct Rec,
dated the 9Th October, 1875, His Ca
tholic Majetty ifipulated " to permit the
citizens OF the United States, for the fpace
Of three years from that time, to depot,
their merchandizes and effects in the port
of New Orleans, and to export them from
thence without paying any other duty than
fair price fer the hire of flores, aad his
Majeay promiies, either to continue this
permiaion, ifh finds during that time thar
it is NOT prejudicial to the in,erea Of Spain,
or if he fhould not agree TO continue, he
will aflign TO them on another part OF the
banks OF the Miflifippi an equivalent eta.
blilhment."
What motives can have Influenced the
Spanl(h Court to change the place Of de-
poGt from the city of New Orleans, fhould
fuch be the fact, are inconceivable. The
PROPERTY of that city depends 70 mach on
It's, insercourfe with the United States,
that fhould another place of depodt be al
Ggned, the trade of New Orleans mutt ra-
pidIy decline. This is the opinion OF e.
very enlightened merchant of thar place,
who consequently, Inu& deprecate the mea-
fure. mo other equivalent efablilhment
ihould be aligned, tie letter and fpirit Of
the Treaty will be completely violated;
the trade Of the upper waters mutt flop at
Natchez and that Of the Atlantic States,
aicend to Lotus heights, within the
boundary of the United States. II is
lcarcely TO be prelumed, that our Admit
niitration will patiently fubmit 10 this IN
fragment. 1t is improper, however, to
anticipate fuhjea, which till refs on
conjecture, ESPECIALLY, as it is we'll under
food, thae every precautionary meafure
has been adopted by the Executive of the
United States, TO fecure the peace, tran.
guilty and PROPERTY Of this remote, but
important portion Of the Union.
LN. I. d. Adv.)
DEGREE.