Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-06

take sides with the other. There was no
thing Ike threat in the proposition, any
more than in the resolutions submitted TO
the house some time since. 1t would De
warning TO the merchants under what peril
they would go out, which they would not
otherwise conceive, reposlng IN raise secu-
rity on this bill. He would not SO preclpl-
lately into war for he had the best reason
to believe that G. B. would be disposed to
to listen the dictates Of justice towards US
but if she did not, he was for immediate
war. The amendment now proposed by
Mr.. Jackson is as follows:
6 Sec. 10. And6e 1t further enacted, That
after demand made and refusal on the part
of his Britannia majesty to- withdrazO his
DEGREES aad oyders infringing the laWJal coa'-
merce Of the United States, the president OF
the United States shall be authorised and
required to employ such a portion OF the
volunteer militia Of the United States not
exceeding thousand, and OF the re-
gular troops, as may De necessary TO take
possession Of the territories OF his britain
mic majesty, bordering on the y. States,
and 10 hold the same, and TO instruct ths
commanders Of the public armed vessels
which are or shall be employed III the SER
vice OF the United States to subduc, seize
and take any armed or tlnarmed British YES
sci on he high seas or elsewhere and snch
captured vessel, with her apparel, guns, and
appurtenanccs, and the goods or ettects
! which shall be found or board the Same,
being British property, shall be brought
within some port Of The United States, and
shall be duly proceeded against and con
demned, as forfeited, and shall accrue and
be distributed as by law IS or shall be pro-
vided respecting The captures which shall be
made by the pubic armed vessels OF the Y.
! States.
"Sec. 90. Aad5e it further enacted, That
the president of the Il. S. shall be, and he IS
hereby authorised & required, after demand
and refusal as afor, sad, to grant to the
owners Of private armed vessels ct the 4.
! States who shall mage application therefor,
special commissions IL the form which he
| shall direct, and under the seal Of the i. s.
and such private armed vessels, when duly
commissioned as aforesaid, shall have the
same license and authority for the subduing
Selling and capturing any armed OF rnarm :
ed British vessel, and for the recaptue Of
the vessels, goods and effects Of the i. s.
! as the public armed vessels OF the y. S. may
| by law have and shall be, IN ike manner,
| subject to such Instructions as shall De or
! dered by the President of the i. s. Tor the
! regulation Ct Iileir conduct. And tilc COM
missions which shall be granted, shall be
revocable at the pleasure OF the President
! of the y. S.
oSec. q. Ind be it further enacted, That
| after demand made and refusal on the part
Of the emperor Of France to withdraw his
! DEGREES and orders infringing the lawful
commerce CT the Z. S. the President of the
y. S. shall be authorised and required to
instruct the commanders Of the public arra-
| ed vessels, which are or shall be employed
| in the service Of the T.. S. to sobduc. seize,
and take any armed or unarmet. French yes
sci on the high seas, Or elsewhere, and such
captured vessel with her apparel, guns, and
appurtenances, and the goods or effects
which shall be found on board che same, be-
ing French property, shall be brought VITA
in some port of the United States, and
shall be duly proceeded against aud CON
demned as directed, and shall accrue and
be distributed as by law is or shall be pro
vided respecting the capture which shalt be
made by the public armed vessels Of the q.
States.
Src. %. Ind be- IT further e3,1rted That