Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-13
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TUESDAY, MAY IS.

!, Letters and papers to the r7th ultimo from.
New Orleans, do not announse any event of
con(equence. The territorial Legislature were in
ftfion and principally occupied in bill de.
/ haug the qualifications for eligibility to feat
in that body. The French intereR IN New.Or.
leans are jealous Of the interesting afcendancy Of
| the Americans. - The bill among other prc,f.
ons declares perlon fhall DC eligible to the e.
I giastive body who at the fame time holds sny
! of!le of profit uader'e either IKE gensral govern.
| msnf or the territorial and difquaities any per.
fon from tine rights Of marriags in, .has country,
svbo has not fvev;snRy redSed in it ten ysaysi
/ The apprshenieBs of Sranlh var had FAB.
lded and the expedition Of Miranda, which
bad occaloned fome agitation, was eonGdered as
nor connected with any BEETLE defigh agana the
Spsniih roTsaions, the Leahder hsyiog bten
fp9ken going ii,so Ss--Dom.ngo by 4 v:del sirir,
cd a, New ORLEANS.
Recognition IF The rights Of Uiasrzoriters,
When the elscassios concerning the
rights was goings On Sariog shs late session
ef congress, the saaaact Of Mr. Arm.
strong was, as our readers wi.l rernem Der,
severely Reproduced by nsysaanss for havs
| ing abandoned ~their lawful CLAIMS. The
opinion OF the, miaister was instantly dis.
svowed by The governuaen,; and eosa-
es,ion of the sentiments Of the aaaalnis
,ra,lon sent ou 10 the insurance companies
ef New York. For the further inferma-.
ton Of our fellow citizens en- tns'suhiect,
we lay before them the following letter
DR.. Mitchell, one Of our senators 10
congress, to the president of tho United
! Insurance Company relative 20 ,hs, tIaas.
seiion. [M. r. pabj
Washington, February I6, 1906.
=, SIR,
Since / wrote you that The merchants
,addres. To the president Of the u. States,
| respecting the official eonduc, Of our mi.
ni,ser at Paris had been duly forwarded
according 10 request, have received an
! answer 20 that communication, whlch
aow send you for<shs Information Of the
! ssmplsinauts. ~ ,r..u -.
The, president has assured ire that. in
consequence of the minister's opinion tina,
| underwriters were not entitled to the In.
demni icalon for the losses they suffered,
! because the premiums they resolved gave
| them ample profits, a letter disappearing
tina. opinion was writer to the aaiaister by
the secretary Of state. ExPIanatous are
expected from Dir. A. by The government.
From these it is hoped it will bs knowa
precisely whether cha. opinion solely de-
clded 'she Slain of she ship New Jersey
as we'll as VIVA, the opinion formerly was,
and under what circumstances and views
Of the subject il was pronounced. It IS
deeaed fair and proper to hear tbs Talri,-
ter's statement Of the TRANSACTIONS; and net
make up dnal judgmsn. upon partial
survey of the facts.
While reasonable time 10 given for cluci.
da,ion on these points, am authorized to
assure the merchants aud underwriters that
Mfr. Jefferson has no doubt of the right OF
insurers to stand in place Of the insured;
an1 that this right will be ssser'sd aad
main;sined on every proper occasion. =,
have only to add my hope that the
coarse taken BY the. president will be eoas.
dersd jus. and satisfactory: and that you
vii! accept for yourself and the concerned
the renewed assurances OF my devotion and
respect. SAM. L. Mitchell
To Jehn Delsfeld, esquire.
BY ,ae iol|owingk recent decisisn Of the
highest maritime tribunal OF Great Britaia,
it will BIO seen skas the present ministry
are NO, willing ,e eoresde the principle, ds.
nasdsd by the Unied States; ard that
unless another change ct administrators
should take place, ,hs acs Of csagrsss 20
prohibit She Importation Of certain British
goods, will be allowed to go iass operation
on the 18th Of Ncyember next.
BRITISH PRIZE COURTS.
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So. C...,,cc:J f'baa,bry faIyeh II. 1905.