Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-28

.<s .;;rsS; for The service ID qusssioa q,
$40 $ believed that those who declare
Nm. .l,e. ready 20 so 10 exsrem'sies 10
DE- a, d American seamen, have neglected
hs0' vben every motiye of humaoity con.
n pcs v,,h ihe urgeu, dictates OF policy
spu .rom mead them. Instead OF calling
y The ssamen out Of employ, the sdmi.
pp. .,;.n have taken all the men cas OF the
ssssa..aoeake, except 1aO. For this mas.
eas nee of economy, they viii rroba.
s. axe rrsas credit blu. how n1teeling rs
:. :, Measure how impoIisic These men
~, .bs,d on country. which treats hem
p'b such ipiastice. Bulthe hypocrisy Of
] .s.se who call themselves the seamen's
lend is lhe mote TO be deses.ed.
Perhaps il may be said, tina. the seamen
.,,hotisel by law are all appropriated TO
olh,r service, as an excuse for stripping
4. Chesapeake; and ,ha, no more caabe
Lralk employed, TO apologies for thasact
4 sbandoning the defence of Norfolk aud
Is. bar, AID for passing over the nnem.
soyed seamsn. AS matters of fact, / do
ooi eonb, these suggestions; for When COP.
c,css. 10 their last session, were actually
rsrassdio voting az iscrease Of the nun
b.I ct scamcn, sheir proceedings were
ropoed, By lac io.esssnsion, suddenly, Of
,leser from rae secretary of the navy, To-
jassiug thar the president did net svaat sn
Screasr; waish communication struck
donb The ministerial managers. and OF
course the maiorWies. For ia thar extra
psdiDny session, the mode of lcgislaslug
vas oy means OF implicit confidence, pro
sssJ;ns f,om the palace. ihroogh The heads
ol departments, thence ia chairmen of
committees, th.ncs 30 committees. thence
,oh. house; ADD, as We hope will not be
realised, but which nevertheless was ex.
Occsd, the same confidence was cslcs..Asrd
tOeach down to the pasiou At large. Ibis
nanagemen, generally discussion
uunsstssary more especially when aided
BY the soosrisapce of q Sec ct sitting.
TO retnin 10 The sealnen: The law now
as,horz=s the employment Of 90 more
inan 1850 numbsr oct suGcleat 20 map
tTD SHIPS of the liae in any other service.
bas those who feis 20 scruplc in using,
eonfsJy 10 the coassi,aliop, the public
money, 10 making large purchases Of IA
val and other stofes; and VINO anticipated
/ very large sum upoo that exfayagant
baldirg ,he capisoi at Washlugson; could
have 20 real sesuP,es in providing ,he
means Of relieving The sesmen, if they
possessed the inclination.
These observations lead US 60 the recol.
lsction OF the subjoined passage. taken
rom he Portland Gazette o.. the 18Th ir.
saos. II will be seeo, TIA. upwards of
00disressed mariners arrived aslhe Bsi,
llsh town Of ST. Andrews, in he course OF
oas week. in qussi OF rmpioyn,ent. Gra
slous Heaven! Such is The easct ofl.he
stry measure intended TO preserve our sea.
ssa to ourSeloss!! ST.. Andrews 10 situated
o. the British side of the ScnodiAc, which
divides cur territories from tbose ct q.
Psisain.
"h gentleman from ST. Andrews New
6'aeswlckj who lcts that place about sea
DAYS sipce, Informs. that an the course OF
ice week before he LET: there, upwards Of
,wo buudssd American seaalen arrived az
aha, place 10 quest of employ n,ens, aad
l6as they shipped for tea dollatspsr month.
Taus i. is the policy Of Mr.. ferson, that
drives our neglected manners inso TO,
fe;go land 30 procure living 6u, the
ssn will not end here; il will atsorda sub.
J.c,tor sltercst;on with other governments,
auc whe oever tbs embargo is taken of, it
. this is ever 10 be the case, our merchants
will 20, be able to obtain ssilors to man one
half their vessels, at any price