Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-25

~ Z ne contnlIffee 10 SV'L5W ~efesIef - &c 'se
petstioaef suadry inhabitants ct tae co' n
ty at Alexandria, ~ TIE Dis'rict,of GO,
!. ham6ta; the petition Of sitndry ctttzens Ct
the United States resident IN me serrtto-
yyof Columbia The memorial Of saaary
inhabitants Of Gsorgeto1On, IN me district
s.ef Columbia the memorial OF suadry
snha5itanss Of the city o,'Ipash1negt0,, re-
siding on the 7vest side of IIoer creek,
and tse nemorialof 1Shn sPss Kaa;ase 4
81 ~ ,%@3e%Pt 1R e !. 2 = n q
- re pstlss0As Of the inhabitants of she
TOWN and conntg OF Aiexsndtia, aud OF the CT,
,izen. rsGdsnr4n the territory OF Coiamoia'
\ hate, ThsseAn eaiy intefcoare between the town
Y of Alexaedria and the ety oi Washington, which
Ms az preiens prevented BY the intervention OF the
river Potomac, IS extremely. deAraoe tha1 'i1's
~ insrcourfs is Especially interrupted at that leaien
~ " .f rhe year when The ooiEaeted by ice
NNAs1ha, q bridge tr5m Maryland &c Ais1an-
- der,s island wsuld facilitate the communication,
Ia ihefsen rhe route of the mail at leaf tx mirs,
"a Nsnd be- generally beneficial 10 the citizens OF the
". Untrd SaIes; that they psrtuaded the bliage
u contemplated by then petiiions WIZ at iSms pe-
Y cd he carried into effect and they view the pre-
y Swlent time as the met favorable both m relation
y. TO their own and The seaeral COW epcc, and
4 the ,nterees Of thoie who may sReted by the
y ~ ESafu.e; and that ii the ichsma ih2li Be au.
~ i6orzsd by cOnggefs, iswl iPesuig be carried
y into effect. They pray that iS~ Ray p-is 70
incorporate company Tor ereesingS .agse acfois
sps Potomac from the city OF NainY'2'cn TO tie
couaty OF Aisxandsa, IN fame c,n&aSent htua.
tion under iueh ieguissicns and r-itrictions as
,thesesisia:ure may deem exaedienr.
In oppeiition to rheie petitions, the committee
have referred 10 them the memorial OF the pro-
prietors and inhabitants OF Georgetown, which
yftates thar Gcors clown was had out uhder TIC
fancson OF law previous 20 the revolution that
it was engaged in fotelgn commerce before the
feat of government was contemplated TO be On
RI. p,toasac; that beng at the head OF tide
water Navigation, the pfop,is,ors mua Fave
made purchafss aad improvements with sisw 10
for.ipn commerce., or iome OF TIC t'adc ,iepc.d
a-nt.cn.;t, in The csnEteni expectation shas the
s,;y.r would remain free andsunapitfueted 10y ar
ti6eial caGc.s, particularly when they law May
land and Virginia make ioiemn compact whefe
by the river Poter,ac.is,decisFed ccmm0n nish
4,y,v Far the ur15ole of navigation and commerce.
1lbe Navigation whereof is NOT to be injured or
Scb9,na,d. They copGdrr that their natural and
n,lit;ca, nights will be inffipged by the adop-
f;.n Of this meaGure, as the navigation OF tbs
five, will be injured and ob&rueted thereby !;
thar from the meeting ct the itream and III c wa
Ter. a, the piace were the eridge'is contenPisi-
ed. tendency will be pFo1uced In the lmpeded
ffr.ar water to depoftc the earthly PARTICLES with
which il is charged in times ottreShes, oy which
they aporrhe nd the prelent entire, main and deep
channeI.nay be divided into many ina and mar
row passages, to the great injury OF the nsslga.
fion.
There IS hkewfe referred 10 your committee
tbe memorial of the inhabitants Of the CITY OF
Warrington, reGding on the welt ide ct Tyber
esr.ek which Rates, that the memorisIifts have
,conoyrca property on the wet hde of Tyber
= creek, IN the city of Warrington, inrconfdencs
that the navigation OF the Potomac would not be
-aeRroyea by artificial means that the erection
ofs bridge at the place contemplated wonio pro-
baby greatly iBju.e the navigation ABOVE H'
and impair the value OF the property OF inc memo
srialifs: that the proJea OF efiage acrois the
river is unju&, no place mould calculate on
being favou,cd with artificial adpantagfs whicf
cannot be afforded withou, dePrsmg otnsf places
of their rataraliadvastegss
:. They ALTO find among the documents rescrfea 10
them, she. memorial of JohnP. VanVeis' 10. oP
petition 10 rhc, Egis mentioned Petitions, on the
ground of the meaiare therein propelled, being
Of carried into efe6f) an injurious intraenon OF
the private rights Of mott OF those, both within
the City and Georgetown, and Oh the Opposite
fhore, Who are in:eiefed above the proposed ici1s
vof the intended bridge.
The contrariety of fentiment apdl of'ntefsa'
(which exiR, In the territory OF Columoia, on
rhe fabica ofrhe prcpoion CONTAINED IN tne
petitions, praying thai the erection OF bridge
acrols the Potomac, may DC authorized oy law
has induced your, committee, deliberately to ex-
znine the gsound on which ,le Pfeteahoas Oh sne