Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-19
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. SATURDAY, DEcEMBER o.,


WAsHINGToN, december lS.
In the House of Representatives this day,
Mr.. Thomas, from the committee to whom
was referred the memorial of Hamet Cara
MALI, ex-bashaw of Tripoli, made report,
concluding with the following resolution
Resolves, That the sum of dollars be
and the same is hereby appropriated out of a.
ny money in the treasury not otherwise APP
propriated, to be paid under the direction of
the President of the United States, to Hamet
Caramalli, ex-bashaw of Tripoli. This re-
port was made the order of the day for Tues
day.
Mr.. Munyord presented petition from the
manufacturers Of copper in the city of New
York, praying, that no additional duty may
Z be laid on copper in sheets imported into the
United States. Referred 10 the committee of
commerce and manufactures.
At 10 O'Clock a message was received from
the President the United States, which the
speaker declared to be confidential; the doors
were accordingly CLOSED, and continued
SO during the remainder of the day.
q The Boston Gazette gives an extract
Of letter received in tina. town from Lon
don dated Oct II, which says " the limits
of Lonisiana are settled at Paris. The
Rio Bravo is the boundary line"
The Aurora Of the 10th gives the follow.
ing rumor.
Il is repo,sed that the emperor of Rus.
ala, by kis ambassador az Paris, has made
proposi.ioofor the formation of new
maritime code, the basis of which is TO be
the freedo1a q the seas and that ia conse-
quence of iherecers attack on Copenhagen,
that every power in Europe be required to
exclude British ships and manufactures,
until that government shall restore the navy
Of Denmark and acauiesce 10 the new law
of the ocean.
And il is further added, that the Russi.
On minister sigai6ed to the American am.
bassador. tha, he was authorized to propose
q treaty on that basis with the u S. guar.
snseeing the free navigation, territsry end
rights Of the contracting Nations.
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SIR,
STERN winter is now rapid.
Is approaching, and the wants of the poor
ostlhis town are rapidly growing in msgni.
tuds charity sermon hath lately been
preal acd a, the Presbyterian meeting house,
the good effects resulting ,herefrom, hath
done great credit, both to the propossers
thereof, and the beSevolep. citizens Of
Alexandria, justly celebrated for their
deeds of charity. Another sesmonis now
pending, and will soou be preached, for
the like benevolent and praiseworshy pur.
pose, and che writer of this hath not the
least doub, on his own mind, but tha. the
good citizens of this town, will with plaza.
cure attend, fraugh. with the same liberal
and heaven directed charitable sensations
by which they were ac.uated on the 29.h
November. He also, chari,ably thinks
that there is q probability of several well
disposed people We. remaining in Alexan.
dria, who either were absent or did not
think altogether 90 charitahiy on the goth
as their fellow citizens, YET are possessed
Of hearts that can be melted into q tender
feeling for their suffering brethren, espe-
cislly at this approaching iDclcmen, sesson,
and by way Of awsking ,hose dormans pas,
sions, and moulding them in.o charitable
sc,ions. The writer fondly Aaiters him.
self that the inclosed lines, Untitled ere
member the Poor" are well calculated, and
hopes thasif you can spare the room, that
yo, w;H Ia 40 yeYv rood "a IN 0iue hem .