Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-20

With the new passport; but be has found
himself grossly mistaken, and (althoughhe
acknowledges that he had seen the notihca.
ton OF the secretary Of state he has risqued
the property committed TO his charge, and
inssome measure endangered the peace Of
his country, with this regency, for if they
should have adhered tenaciously TO their
usages, she would have been considered
good prize, the passports being the essen
tial paper of the vessel. But the high
ground on which We now stand here pre-.
seo,ed the idea OF OBTAINING the vessel, al
though the cruizer was perfectly Unsuitable
ipsendlrg her in, as they know vessels Only
I by their passports. On her arrival left
the business entirely to the government
(knowmg the grounds on which ,heUnited
States stood) who without hesitation gave
up the vcsael and cargo, and the dey gave
a passporttoproiect her against further de.
tenlion by his cfuizers from this to Leg,
horn, and from thence to the United States;
but tor no other voyage in this sea, as the
Mediterranean passport is indispensable.
Lean venture 10 say that no other nation
would have got a vessel off under the sanac
circumstances for less than half the value Of
vessel and cargo, and we ought not TO rely.
epona repetition of like fayors.
{" London, Hp,Hl.
/ am happy Go inform you thar the inter
courfe between the BritIih Weft ladies and the
United Stagrs, relative 10 iuppiics Of lumber and
p,oyisiois, is fettled on a liberal tooting.''
Price, Cursentas La Guira Zone of the Frinci
pal towns of Carraccas) received in letter dated
at that place April 23i. This letter ,nskesn2
mention of Miranaas arrival in that keoion, net.
withdrawing our accounts from Jacquerne itates
hi, having failed thence on the 20 h of March.
Coffee LIFT quality on board IL IL coils. per
cws.--zd d.. 70 g 30 hides IA bits; cocoa
different prices and difhculs TO obtain perniiion
for expectation. Americans have paid as high as
rs 80 per fanega. Dry good, parslcalarly
German, plenty and low.
We are indebted to respected friend
for the following interesting articles:
PRIYATE CORRESPONDENCE,
BY the ship Savage, arrived at New York.
Liverpool, Ab,li1. 1906.
SIT 10 stated on the credit Of private. let.
tiers, that toe government of Holland has
stopt payment: others say only the bankaof
Amsterdam.
query, if this is not maneupre Of the
French 10 sanction a change IN the present
government of that county?
I" The most prom nens features In the
London paper OF the 2osh ul5. is the budget
aud the new taxes. Those that attach 10
American produce are the increase OF the
war tax from ~ IL to 33 l.3 per cent.
Cotton is however exempt from Il, In lieu
OF which duty Cat present unksown) will
be laid on manufactured cotton goods ex-
ported"
A friend ha. politely favoured US with the fol-
lowing extract OF letter. dated 1
L!vsRPoot,, 7fbAprR, 1906.
sc We have only time to'.ntorm you, that this
DAYS gazette contains an eAibafgo on all PIuftisn
velIes in Britih ports, and ali Britiih ihips are
prohibited from ling 10 any OF the ,fruillAn
ports. This ftep is taken IN confeq9ence OF ths
King of T. lila taking po,ellion Of io,ne OF ott
K4ng,s German -dominions, and the m,sunee.
tandiag occshoucd by that condutt, Il IS shapgnt,
will probably lead to W ar. II su-h ihonid be
the rcfua, our comn,elce will experience tie
prca,ei Interruption, and every thing NUT bt Il
a fand tor fofat .4ene. We truf, however, mats
tiers will be am. cably settled. GAN wll, Ct
courfe be aHiesed by it, as our supplies from tie
. u I,;c mill ba chr IF 81 49,.
The following anecdo,e is related IN
pamphlet containing The discoveries OF cap.
tains Lewis, Clark, &c. and lately commu-
nica,ed TO congress BY message from ths
presidents.
About 30 years ago party Of these In.
.dians% na.sed over the river Grand to Che