Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-20
fcIRcULAR9
Treasury Department, Nay s, 1903

90 r uit. that the president considered
:. unusual shipment" particularly OF Hour
and ether nrovisioas, of lumber and naval
stores, as suficient cause for detention OF
the weasel; POT aod pearl ashes and Hax
sced ougat TO have beeo added TO the liss.
Bat he has given i, 10 charge TO me TO call
your attention still more forclely to that
cbisct. AS it was the great reading object
OF The legislature 10 giving the power OF
de:entio1, he considers il his duty 10 the
; execution Of il, 10 give complete eifsc, TO
the embargo laws. He recommends, there
fore, that every shipment of the above
snIcles. for place where they cannot be
wans1d Tor consomptioB. should be drtaia.
ed. He pereeives 90 necessity at present
FIR the transportation of -four and similar
articles from one port of the Chesapeake
aadsiis waters, TO aoo,hsr port on the wa
tcss OF the same bay; or from any FSoss
whatever TO ports 10 lhe Chesapeake, Della,
ware aud Hudson, or 70 othe. places which
export such articles. And in order 70
prevent The Inconvenience which the want
of su6icieDs supply might occasion 10
some states, he has written letter 10 the
governors of New. Hampshire, Msssschu
sets, South Carolina, Georgia, aud Or
leans, a copy of which. is, by his order,
inclosed for ycu Information.
In order lhs~4s also nay be enabled
to Judge of the manner 10 which the law
and his; Instructions are carried into eaeci,
you will be pleased 10 transmit weekly TO
this department., statsment OF the vessels
laden with articles of domestic produce,
which shall have departed from The dis.
trict duripg the week, showing the species
aud quantities of articles aud the port Of
destnasion. Vessels nof mas'ed, or deck
ed packets, aud ferry boats, vessels which
give 60 bonds, and those employed 10 car
ryiog Ere wood, mauufs. stones. and sinh.
lar articles, need nos be inserted ia the
statement.
am, very respectfully,
Sir,
Your obedens servant,
fSigned9
ALBERT GALLATIN.
The Collector Of
TO the Governors Of Orleans Georgia. S
Carolina, Massachusetts, and Nezu Hamb
shirs.
WAsHINGFoN, 9th May, 'os.
The evasions of the preceding embargo
laws went so far towards defeating their
objects, ADD chiefly by vessels eleariog ou;
coaswise, thai Congress, by their act Of
April 25eh, authorised the absolnie deteu
y ton of all vessels bound ooastwise, with
cargoes exciting suspicious of al intentiou
to evade those laws. There being few
towns 90 our sescoast which cauno. be cup
pledswith -four from thei. interior country.
shipments of -four beeome generally suspi.
cious and proper subjects of deteu,ion.
is one of the few places ON
our seaboard which deeds supplies Of Raur
by sea for its OVID consumption. That it
may not suffer by the cautions we are
obliged to use lrequest of your excellency,
whenever you deem it necessary, tha, your
ypresent or any future stock should be en-.
larged, to take the trouble Of giving your
certificate 10 favor ofany merchsn, in zphosa
yon baos Confidence, directed TO the colec.
tor OF any port, usually exporting -four,
from which he mey choose 10 bring il,
for any quantity which you may deem ne.
cessary for consumption Beyond your 10.
terror supplies, enclosing to the secretary
OF the Treasury, at the same time. du.
plicste of the certi6cas as check on the
Justification CT your signature. In this
way we may ensure a supply OF the real
wants Of your citizens, aud at the same
timepreyent those wants from being made
cover for the. crimes against their cuun.
try which unprincipled adsen,urers are in
the habit of committing | uust, TOO,
that your excellency will find an. APOLOGY