Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-28
Friday, january IS.

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TIE house resolved itself toto com.
ni,tee Of she whole, Mr., Masters In the
char. on toe rsposs oil = select coramit1es,
On SO muun of shr messaes OF me Presi,
d.a,as rls,es 90 lac forlhuaiion OF ports
and har6ors.
The resolutions reported by the COM
ui,,ee ware read as fellows.
Resolved gos. sum OF money not ex,
cesS,inp ----- dollars, be appropriated
20 enable tbs prcs,dsn. oil the United ota'es
m rarse oar for,incalions 10 be improved
and repaired.
Resolved. That further sum OF money
not exceeding ---- dollars DC aPPto'
nr,a,ed 10 enable the president OF the
United States TO Cause to be built num-
Der OF gun boats DOT exceeding for
,hs better protection CT oar ports, 5o"as
and rivers.
Mr.. aInmtord. Mr.. chairman ! rise to
make a molten, TO which am impellsa
sr.ra the strongest conviction On nv mina
that it is OF PRIMARY importance 20 the
peace, the honor, the safety and the well
fare Of this nation, we should adopt some
more Efficient measures IN defence OF our
own sea coast. II is 40 doub, within iks
r. collection of everv member OF this COM.
mitsce that in the montk OF April last,
m ast unwarrantabie outrage was Commit"
ted agairs, the peace and dignity OF the
Unissd States, within oar Own jnrisdletion
by The commander of a British ship called
the Leandsr, who in open eontemp. OF
your laws, aud the violation OF the laws
of nsrions, did actually commit murder on
one of yeur own eitizens. wl,hin yoar own
limits near the por, of n. York, without
provecaSion on MS part whsa IN Inc iaWfui
prosecu ION OF his business.
Howcve. G:fhepl, II may be nosWth.
stansing cor earnest desire 10 devise ssms
more eiIoctuai meaas which hope VIII
soon ,ats place 10 teliess worthy class OF
our ei,szsas from the cruel bondage aud
the larceraiing whip of man OF war, Is
not this humiliation sufficient? Must We
still be called upon to drink up the dregs
W,ll The United States submi;to the hu.
initiating degradation OF having It's own elsl-
gems ~ ordered within It's own limits, with.
oas making an effort asd taking such
strong grousd as will preven' ID failure the
repeution of the like crimes? No sir,
this nation will not submit TO 1t; Sir, we
have had insult added to injury, and not.
withstading the Cambraia irigats has been
denied the right of hospitality by the pre-
sident's proclamation ia consequences OF
her participation in the murder of one
of our citizens, yet few days ago
itsppesrs another of your citizens has been
seized by the commander of that frIgats,
with force of arms and threatened at the
peril of hi. life, that if hs did sss safely
conduct thar ship, contrary to tbs laws of
bis country from Caps Henry int Hanp-
tor Reads, he would blow HE brains oa..
Shs did arrive in Hampton roads and
there replsnishsd with fresh supply OF
provisions, Ia order the more sfectuAlly to
anney your commerce, add aew insults TO
your citizens and 10 yeur government.
do noe wish 10 excite alarm nor irri.
ta.s this cation sgaias. asy fareiga gsysra.
nest on ear,h, sy wish 10 to susiyatc
peace aud friendship vita thsm all GA 40.
norsbls terms. eRt I asver viii esasent
70 dc It At ths expense Of tbs honor, the
safety and the welfare Of this natioa. And
hope We shall ia justiss to ourselves <
the dsty We owe TO cur souatry, pursue
such prenps and sfirisns nsassrss ss
will more sGsssaslly pratset our sun sea
snsre- Impresass with shsss ssatiments
sas N order to prevent repetition Of the