Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-21
BY THIS DAYS MAIL.
LoNDoN, March 20.
ance-PYussia United States.

nc silence or Napoleon In MS Speech
and the silence of the expose, on the head
OF Prussia, is supposed to give some degree
OF countenance to the opinion that France
and Prussia are not on friendly terms; but
as the ratification by Prussia of Haugwitz's
convention had not then reached Paris, it
is accounted for, .Bonaparte knows that he
hac Prussia reduced to that alternative in
which she burst not chase. She was invest.
ed on every side. 1t worthy of remark
that the United States of America arc not
mentlouedin the French expose, probably
TOR a similar reason with Prussia, on az
count of the existing discussions between
Spain and the United Ssa.es, in which
france might be involved IN case Of hos,i-
lilies be ween those powers; nor 10 mention
the complaints and the indignation of 3d.
naparse on COZ Mt of the trade carried oa
oy America with St. Domingo.
April3.
The French it is sail, mediate dsscets
apon Sicily: The S,rai. that separates
Sicily from Naples is not much wider then
The ssfai; between Bologne and Dover ?yes
We doubt wbethef they viii! shew less reluc-
ance in attempting to cross the one than
they have shown 10 vepturlng to cross the
other.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
american indemnify 6M -LordAuckland
rose, pursuant'to the notice he had given,
10 bring In a bill OF indemnity to all such
persons as had advised or carried into exc.
cutlon; preclama,lons for saspending the
laws which regulated the intercourse be.
tween the West India colonies and the u,
States of America. He stated with great
perspicuity the nature of ,hattrade from the
year 1888 to the present period, and the
necessity which produced the occasionsl re.
taxation of the navigation laws, as applca.
Die 20 the intercourse between America &
The West Indies. During the greater part
OF that time, ir frequently occurred, chat
the different governors in the colonies were
compelled to admit certain articles, the
produce of the United States, in Amer.
can bottoms. This was certainly agains.
he existing laws, and therefore il became
!, ecessary to pass an annual btil, TO protect
4, 'se persons from the pcaalsies attached
o., he breach of these laws. Fer fifteen
ears previous TO 1901 this indemnify bill
gas E, u,iuued, but in the confusion pro-
iuced a that tisle by change in his ma
-sfv,s ca uncils, the bill bad been neglected,
and had ne 'e been since revived, In fact
here had 81 zen four sets Of ministers, 10.
Guiding theN resent, who had neglected TO
apply 10 parliament for that ANNUAL bill.
His lordship ssex, explained the commercial
relation berwesn this country and Ameri.
ca, and expressed his satisfaction N the.
growing prosperity Of America, which he
looked upon as the best security tor the con-
tinvance OF that peace and friendship which
he hoped would ever subsist between her
and Great Britain. His lordsnip brought
10 the bill.
Lord Holland declared himself strongly
In favor of liberal intercourse between
the Wess India Islands and America, and
declared his Intention of proposing pros.
pectiye clause to be introduced into the
bill. the tenor Of which should be TO enable
the governors to open the ports TO Ameri-
can vessels, by proclamation. ;.
Lord Grenvile protested himself in fa'
vor OF the principle of occasional relaxa-
ton from the ssrictness of the navigation
act, and hoped the noble lord would bling
in clause to the effect he proposed.
The duke of Montrose hoped that no
direiiction of the principle respecting ueu.
trails would take place, and that ministers
would. not concede any OF the belkgerens
rights, which were among the best lounda.
ton of the prosperity Of our commerce.
lhe bill was then read and ordered to
be printed.
VIENNA, March ~.