Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-26
Senate Of TIE United States.

On Friday DIR. MITCHELL reported !;
bill to appropriate money for the addition
al construction of an additional number O
gun boats. The number is left blank 10 ths
Dill; bus document from the navy depart
msns, which accompanies il, Estates that i
IS thoGght thar 188 more gun boats will be
wanted, In addition to the &c already pro
vi3ed.
This bill came under the considera,ios
of,he senate on Monday, but was posspon
ed, we believe, with the view Of having
the whole subject of defence generally be
fore the senate, before il acted on any on'
part of 4.
Yesterday Mr.. ADAMS from commit
appointed on a part of the presidents
message, reported to the senate a bill FOL
the preservation CT peace and maintenance
of the authority of tho United States II
the ports, harbors and waters under thei
Jurisdiction, which received first reading
The bill is very long and contains nnmt
rous importantaetails. The outlines are
as follows: 4.
Itanihorises the president 70 permit o.
interdict, at his discretion, the entrance o
our harbers TO all armed vessels belonging
10 foreign power, and by force TO repe
ard noycahem from the same, except il
certain speciaed cases, 10 which cases ths
said vessels are TO conform to rules pre-
srribsd by the executive.
u tsk>S- sf,~ Lar
conduct of the British, prohibits the en-
trance of any British armed vessel ints
the harborso or waters Of the II. S excep
when driven in by stress fof weather, o
when charged with dispatches; prsgidee
that whenever PREPARATION shall be made t
the satisfaction Of .he president, for th'
ousrages committed on the national sove
reiguty, ii shall be lawful for the presiden
20 remove the inicrdIciion.
90 such vessel refusing to depart, sh'
shall be deemed TO have made hostile 10
vasion of the territory of the u, S. ans
shall be proceeded against as an enemy, Z
may be seized and brought in and forfeited
and shall accrue wholly 10 the cartors.
AIlpacidc intercourse with such vessel /
forbidden,
The. president ;a authorised TO use the
land forces and militia to seize such vessel
He is. ais Q empowered 10 refuse admis
sion.to any vesselbeloDgipg to The subject
otthe naiicn whose armed vessel shall sc
remain ID the harbors Of the IT. S.
4 1t empowers any person ar persons to burr
sink. or destroy any such vessel, for which
a boun,yaof 49, --dollars IS offered OF
each gun Of said vessel.
Il au,horises,she presidentto carry ttis
act into effect, 10 fl out all the armed YES.
sells of the U. S,
Extract of a letter from a respectable Manu-
featuring House in Leeds, to gentleman
in Philadelphia, dated 18th September.
g We have this day received your favor o
the Sd August, and are much concerned t
hear that a. cry for war with England, In you
country, is made by so numerous party
I 1t appears to us that besides the cruelty AM
expense of a war, that it is the interest am
ought to be the wish of every good man to a
void so dreadful a calamity. Perhaps no tW'
nations ever existed whose circumstances ena
bled them to assist each other SO ettectually
as England and America-and we think tina
In no epoch was there ever SO much poWe
lodged in one nation, as in that OF France
the present moment A nation restrained on
" from universal doninion, by the fleet
England, and by any means whatever Bona
parte should obtain possession OF it, wher
could any man look for independence, or eve
safety. Without touching the matters IN dls
pute, which we do not perfectly comprehend
we think it must be obvious to every man
reflections that should France unfortunate,l