Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-07
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WASHINGTON CITY, March 5,

WASHINGTON CITY, March ),
Our readers mast have noticed, for som.
time past. strong animadversions in several
of the public prints On the conduct zen,
Armstrong, our minister IN France, in III.
case of the New Jersey; which has ike.
wise produced a remons,rance to the pre-.
sident from the Insurance Company Of N.
York. Of the communication of this re.
monstrance, DIR. Mitchill. of the senate of
the United States, was some time sincs
made the srgan. An answer was made
through him at IA early day, by the presi.
dent, expressive of confidence in the int.
gritty Of our minister, and intima.ing that
as soon as information had been received
efthe opinion asc.ibed to him, letter dis.
approving it had been written to him, the
reply to which, it was expected, would
comprise the necessary explanations. The
president added, that having no doubt Of
the right of insurers to stand in the place Of
the insured, thssrigh. would be asserted
and maintained on every proper occasion.
An explanatory letter having been since
received from gen. Armstrong, and csn.
munica,ed to DR.. Mi,chill, is now publish.
ed, with the view of Calculating subjecs
which has excited 80 much sensation among
mercantile men.
Extract q a ktter from general armstrong;
minister plenibotsntisry eftAe u. otd'ss
at Paris, to the Secretary of State, aa'fa
Paris, November 2e, 1905.
81 had the honor, within thelss week.
otreceiving your letter of the a5th OF au'
gust, expressing the sclicitude OF thepaf,,
ties interested in.she ship New er'sy 'na
cargo, lest their claim should be REJECT
ed on the idea that the rights OF the ln'ur'
cd did not pass to the insurers" and COM
nunica,ing also the opinion OF the presl.
dent, that Anerican underwriters, VINO
had paid the loss to the original oTners,'l,
sisens OF the United States, were entlsl'a
to the benefits of the treaty of 1905"
Ia my next dispatches Ishall turnisn you
with 6ocuments, from which you VIII sec
that the difficulties in this case have ID nu
stage Of il, arisen from the cause TO wns'
they have been ascribed; that its aom''''
ON, by the American board was long 'u''
pended under colonel Mercer's oblec''OA'ss
tina. No evidence had been produeeo y.
the insolvency of the captors;" ina. !"
rejection by the council general OF hqu' 10.
ton, proceeded from the belief tna' ~
ship and cargo were partially, or atogs'h.,
British property, and from certain nt 0 son.
causes" --and that when this bel,ei wv
serning the national character OF INC r p;s
persy, was done away by certain poa wv !.
of insurance which had been etieesu 49,,
different parts of the United otaIss' o Dur
which ill then had been carefully kep'Ou.
IF sight, the claim so far from oe.pS pf
posed to the principle that "the rlsH y Or
the insured did not vest in the lnsufes, nv
indeed on any other principle, was or ms
suggestion sen, back to the council !sa. ,,l
ed from the first and apparently pr'a, he
obiee,ieu, and left the objection only WING ZINC
"other causes" mentioned IN tae 'ej Th.ss
arrste, of the ss,h Frimare. = me
other causes" are fully exhibited ,. n ~,
report Of the director of the 4th alV's'I he
ds,ed on the 18Th Cerminal, and may
digested into the following heads e,h Of
l,t. That the judgment OF the 1a
prair;al. year 6, proaounciag the eo y. iii
,ion of.hc New-Jersey and cargo 49,. :. 40.
subsissing, inasrasch asi' has no, If GI Driss..
nulled by. the decree OF eo .',n,iou of the
which directs emily the RESUME