Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-17

land decisive measures tor the purpose OF
1c5,ainiug redress for injuries sustained,
] and TO prevent The like IN future, otter
the following resolution hoPing that the
house will COMMIT it to committee OF
Tthe whole, on the state OF the unlon.
Whereas the commanders sot British
armed vessels have impressed many A
merican seamsu, and compelled them TO
bear arms ON board said vessels, and as
sist in fighting their battles with nations
in amity aud peace with the United States,
and also bfongat into BRUSH ports Tor
adjudication, many merchant vessels SAIL
ing under The flag, and owned by ci'i-
zens of the said Unlted States, where
some havc been long time uUusuy DE-
iaiacd, aud Others condemned conir@sy
TO justice and the laws OF naitons.
For remedy 1vhereef-
-.:Res6loea, lha.ln case the governments
Of Great Britain shall nsglec. or refuse
for months 70 restore all American
seamen Impressed, and detained as aforc~
said, aad also discharge all american ves-
sells detained contrary to The lay OF naIcns
-..naking compensation tor tne 3ss SIS :.
tanned By such deteatlon, and also Tor
those condemned as prizes; all trade and
intercourse shall thenceiorth cease, and be
prohibited between he Uailed States and
Great Britain and its dependencies, until
equilabie arrangements shall be made be-
tween the TWO governments thar si!aii insure
return, or compensation Tor tn pro.
perty unius,ly seized and condemned, and
also tn. festorasioa Of Americaa searnsn.
| TO liberty and their country: Proc;asG also,
THAT upon such Arrangements bang made
the pres..,eat Of the United States shall
have power, BY proclamation 10 opea trade
ard commerce, upon the prnelpse OF snen
equitable arrangements, between the said
United States and Great Britain and her
dependencies.
This resolution was Immediately consi
dered and rrferredto a committee OF The
whole on the state Of he union.
0a the motion of Mr.. J. CLAY, the
| house resolved itself into a commipee Of
the whole, MIR. Dawson in the clair, on
the bill declaring the consent OF congressto
an act of the state of Pennsylvania, iuii-
tied 6 hn act to empower the board OF
| wardeus tor the Pors q Philadelphia, 10
collect certain duty Ga tonnage for tie
purposes lhsrein nentonea."
This bill an,hor,ics the mpoGti5n o. four
cents ION or all ys4lss elea,iag uut Of tie past
of PhiigGeipF;a {,r any lotciga posf, to be ex.
pended 10 boi!iing pie 10, saG et;erwifeA i'm
proving III. navigation Of Inc 1e'aa..e.
On this bill dc5s,e Of ceai.; .sbte leigh
srole. McGrs ]. Clay, Fin3ieg Le@ aea Ma
rion loPa3.firg, and MyGis. ], c >oDb, Crow.
| MAIN cid, l4iacy and Ely eqp.2Acg IL
]: was apeoled on ,,,yo gyogad. 81 tie
ground OF uDconlEnut;onaiSy an, peXY:@encr.
! On III. foJn:s gF2uol it &as contta :cl Tia TIE
,n23Is!nn CT the piopoisl oni% WAS .a}}!1i,sQ by
that p;osiiJn Of lie coat{tq,iqo, ~hici Pre-
ftribcs ta2t g no pisSere.se sa1.l be given by
any regulation Of committee Or revenue 70 che
1or,s af4l,e itsrs ever ta!- Of aao,h - That
lie ohjeS2 q ths Sill ~as 10 lay lpccial tax
Tor ,he executive bentiii 81 the port Of Pn.Iaacj.
ph,a wfch wogid DC gyinr pteie,eDcs 70 tilat
peTt over the others il. the Uai;ed STATES; thar
nigeaa :: doing ghi,, in ca}c she navigation Of
thu Sly@ i2='auaie required Improvement, which
was i@ls, ,nc aSite way woNfd be Il Dr..
(un ilr taia puJpo!c4:soni the general sreafuy :.
It was, hcvcleFs ro1tcn6cd that !. wsse inexpe
olept 10 n *, any pfuv'Gon Whatever FOR this
| ourpoie, as It was extremely doubtful whether
the Object contemplated were practicable. and as
the navigation OF tne Delaware WAS mach; better
than tbs; o. many hes 'ssres.ns, on which other
ports weie ftna'sd, ~aish confcqccntiy had high
es claim: on III. aid o longre:s Itwas i,lstIler
stared zhat iac confc p'5sei ioty utd opera C.
not merely On vclles nriong'ng to The port Of
| Philadelphia, but ikewfe OIL foreign veif5la ell
tefins therein: and thar 1t was upjnii to detiyc
tcvenuc ':otn ihein tor the accoaplihmea. CT
! objects Of Local nafutc.
The advocates ol tie bill ccotenled that it
was itfitlly cootituional, in proof OF wiith they
appealed to thae pas; OF the conaitu; ion, w'hlch
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