Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-24

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A conversation of some length took place
On the motion, when it WAS agreed to---ayes
66--nayssA4
The committee accordingly rose, and re-
ported an agreement 20 that bill.
DEBATE tobe centifsuee'
fYom.the Nationn I,ste1kgeacer,e q ycsterdcy.
WE last evening published 20 { x'ra pa.
per, contracting the iaaporfan, arspassed by
congress laying an EMBARGO. We
now publish that ACT, with the most interest.
Ing part of the proceeding. connected with
The following cocfdent'al ness2ge was
communicated TO both houses 90 E,iaSv
LAST.
7ofhe Senate and House Of Representatives
oftAe u. States.
The ccYn nominations now made shew
ipg he great and Increasing dangers sith
which our vessels, our seamen, and rer.
ehandize are threatened onike high seas
and elsewhere, from the belligerent powers
of Europe, and is being of,be gveates, IN.
porsance 10 keep in safety these essep;ial
resources, ! deem 1t cay duty to recoa,,
mend he subject 10 the consideratlpn ef
congress who will doubtless perceive all
the advantages which msy be expected
from sn inhiblsion Of The departure of cur
vessels ffem the ports ct the U. States.
Their wisdom viii also see The uecessi.
~ Of making every preparation fer whate-
e-er events may gov out OF the present
crisis.
! ask a return Of the letters e RIess-s.
Armstrong & Champagny. which is would
be improper TO make public.
TT: JEFFERSON.
Eeeember ls, 1907.
Extrcct ofa letter .fr0m the G5andfuage,
minister of 1usfiee TO the Imperial H.
toyney Generator The council If prices.
TRANSLATION
PARIS, September 20. 1907. \
SIR,
have submitted TO his majesty the
emperor and kiog the doubts raised b. his
exceleucr The minister of marine and co
lonies. on The extent Of eer,ain dHyositions
oi,he imperial decree ef he 2laVNovem
Der. 1906, which has declared tie BRITISH
Isles in state OF blockade.
The following are bis maiss!y's inseu.
tons on the points in qnestion:
/. May vessels of war by virtue of the |
imperial decree of 2lss November last, {
seize on board neutral vessels, either Fog. /
Esh property, or eveo all merchano,z= pro
seeding from the English manufactures or
territory! i
Answer-His majesty las minated that
as he did not think proper to express any
exception 10 his decree there is no ground I
for making any in rs execution 10 relation /
to eny whomsoeses Ca regard de an que
&c beut-efre.) His maJesty has postponed
a decision on the question whether 2rIacd I
French vessels ought 10 capsurc nsuval
vesse,s bound TO or from England evea I
when they have no English msrehanGize
On board.
lsigaea>
REGNIER.
4 bill (ssbsean.ialy the same wish thu:
finally passed. passed The senate sbous :
Pm Of The same day, on the passage of
which The yeas and navs were as follow:
YEAS.-Messrs. Adams, Anderson, 8rad-
ley, Condit, Gaillard Gilman, Gregg. How
land, Kitchell, Matthewson, Milledge, Moore!
Niitchi Parker, Pope, Robinson, Smith Of
Md. Smith of N. Y. Smith of Zen. Thin,
Thruston, Turner.
NAYS Messrs. Crawford Goodrich, Hill
house, Maclay, Pickering, White.
tn the mean time tie honsr OF reDresen-
tasives continued in secre, sesa,on till near
6Pa when an adjournment, NJ. without
grras opposition, was carried.