Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-13

Internationally be the first c5tct g a'.asA 81.
.nd ,y;,h $ view 10 lis security, should ~
pleas d TO seesfort St. Joha rspalrso IS Pr
I ia state of defence ihas lori commands
j, ~, : mouth of The Bayou, and # strength
snsd. would present 4 great 'mPeHmen'
| % the passage Of troops from rensaco.a
and Mobile bv the way Of the lakes 20 thls
r;,v. II he works are in ruins, but might
resd;lv be repaired and made defens'ble
without any considerable expenditure.
Erfracf Of a letter fsom Henry i0nfn''a'
esq. juags in the Mississippi ierri = !;
10 the sseretaruo Of state, dated Sth I asy'
1905. {,
Z. You are informed, no doubt, that all
,hs vessels 10 and from this country, even
tho,,uh bound to Fort Stoddert, and clear
mo from Fort S,.Idert, are Obliged 10
come 10 at Mobile, and to pay II per CEN
tum ad valorsm on their cargocs, accord
ing to the estimate OF the Spanish ON.
GERS. !,
Such an exaction as this, you may well
conceive. must be ruinous to this country,
and IS moreover rhe source OF perpetual
hear, burnings and contention between our
citizens and the subjects OF his catholic
majesty.
There are two veasels which have late-
" undertaken, as am told, to pass With
out calling at Mobile, from this country,
laden with cotton. cannot but anticipate
unpleasant consequences, but will inform
you Of the result VIXEN acquainted with
IT," !.
Extract from the same 10 the same, aatca
St6 August, 1905.
eaen,loned 10 YOU in a letter some
time since. that understood that vessel
then lying in the sissr was about 70 pass
the Mobile without calling. Capt. Schuyl-
er, who is Just now froas Orleans, tells
me thar she passed the Mobile ln.the night;
that the Spanirds were exceedingly irritat.
I d and threatrnetit TO inprison rhe:owner OF
the cargo on his return from Orleans, and
10 confiscate the vessel if she ever appeared
there again. They also talked of building
gun boatfor the purpose OF compelling
vessels to stop. !.
E,aract from the sane to the same, dated
Oct. II, 1905.
IS Duties are still vigorously insisted up
on at Mobile, cargoes unladed aud inven-
tories taken Of them, in order to ascer-
tain the duties to be paid. The schooner
Cato. which swent DOVE the river without
calliug, is still detained and will probably
be conHscased, If no, her cargo. could
not even get few articles, belonging to
the United States, from on board her,
whick had requested to apply for when
there, in behalf of Dinsmoor and Mr..
Chambers. 1t they continue their exac.
lions, this country must inevitably be ruin
ed mean that the settlements will be
abandoned Many are now preparing TO.
90: some probably for other reasons; but
the greater part, believe. on this account.
and most who go will become subjects OF
the Spanish government" :
4 correspondence between Governor Clai
borne and the Marquis de Casa Calvo,
respecting the Spanish officers resident
in The territory Of Orleans, follows:
One Hundred and twenty milrs from Nezu-.
Orleans. Aug. 26, 1905
.STr-The report of the retrecession to
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Spain Of the country west of The M!ss's-.
sippi had also prevailed in New Orleans. 1
The evening previous TO my departure,
being on a yisitto the Marquis Of Casa
Calvo, asked him if he knew upon whal
authority ,hatreport was circulated? He
answered in the negative, and added that
he understood the negociation was sus.
pended, aud that Mr.. Moaree had lsft Ma
/ drid, he further said that1he minister Of,
state. (Ge0alosl had informed hin, tie mar
ouis, that the desire ofthe court Of SPAR
was to make ). the Mississippi the bcanda
| ~, aud 10 time'itwas expected that cbjech
would be attained The marquis deliver
| ed himself in the French. Language from
| my imperfec, knowledge Of French, it is
| probable, may have misunderstood solne