Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-26

and,
! Whereas, it is fully jusliiable to adopt the
same rule in this respect towards the enemy,
| whichis app led BY the enemy to this country.
| His majesty is pleased, by and with the adj
vice OF his privy council, to order, that in flu.
| t,!re, the sale to neutral Of any vesset, be-
! longing to his majesty's cnemy's, shall not be
/ deemed tobe legal, in any manner TO trans
fer the property, nor to alter the character Of
! such vessel and all vessels now belonging, or
which shall hereafter belong to any enemy Of
his majesty, notwithstanding any sale or pre-
| tended sale to neutral, after a reasonable
time shall have elapsed, on receving inforh1a-
ton of this, bis majes,y's order, at the place
Waere such sale Or pretended sale was effect
ed, shall be captured and brought in, andsliall
BE admitted as lawful prize to the captcrs.
And the right honorable the lords commits
sioncrs of his majesty's treasury, his lnajcs
tvs principal secretaries of state, the lords
commissioners Of the admiralty, ard tic iucig-
cs of the high court of admiralty and courts
Of vice admiralty, are to take the necessary
measures herein, as to them shall! respectively
appcrtsin. w. FAWKENER.
CITY q Was11nPtoa, Saturday,
january 239,l8o9.
In pursuance of notice given to the repub-
lican representatives of each house Of congress
the number Of eighty nine mem crs convcn-
at half past O'Clock p. NJ. Stehhen 4 Byad?ey
was appointed president and Richard W.. Iohn-
soa, secretary.
-
The meeting. proceeded to recommend
persons to the citizens of til e y. s. to fill the
Offices Of President and Vice President of the
Z, S. The ballot being taken first upon re-
commendation to the Office of PRESIDENT
John Milledge and Joseph B. Varnum be-
ing appointed sellers-the votes were as fol-
lows
For James Madison, SO
For George Clinton,
Tor James Munroe,
The ballot being taken then upon the recon-
mendatlon for VICE PRESIDEN,rt the votes
were as follows
For George Clinton, 70
For John Langdon. 5
For Henry Dearborne, g
For John @. Adams,
Upon motion Of Wilson G. Nicholas,
committee of correspondence and arrange
mcnt was appointed, in case OF the death or
resignation Of the persons recommended, to
consist of the following persons, VIZ. Mr..
Miiledga Of Georgia, Mr.. Taylor Of S. Carroll
ma, Mr. Franklin Of n. Carolina, Mr.. Giles OF
Mr. Smile Of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ktchell Of
New Jersey, Mr. kirkpatrick of New York,
Mr. Rowland of Rhode Island, Mr. Varnum
Of Massachusetts, Mr. Parker Of n. Harp-
shire, Mr. Bradley Of Vermont, MIR Tlffin of
Ohio, Mfr Pope OF Kentucky, Mr. Anderson of
Tennessee.
Upon motion Of Mr. Giles the following re-
solution was adopted unanimously
Reaotved, AS the sense Of this meeting that
James Madison ofthe state of Virginia, be re-
commended to the people of the y. ,: as a
proper person to fill the Office Of President OF
the T. S. for four years from the 4th OF March
1909 andthat George Clinton the present
Vice President of the state Of New York, be
recommended as a proper person to fill the
Office of Vice President tsr the same term
That in making tho foregoing recommends
ton, the members Of this meeting have acted
only in their individual character as citizens
that they have been induced to adopt this
measure from the necessity of the case from
deep conviction OF the importance of union
10 the Republicans throughout allparts of the
i u. S. in the present crisis Of both our exter-
nal and internal affairs and as being the
most practicable rnode Of consulting and re-
specting the interests and wishes of all, upon
subject, SO truly interesting to the who
people of the y. States
Upon motion eff Mr.. Montgomery, the fol-
lowing letter was received and read
Being too unwell to attend the republican
convention this evening, agreably to notice, |