Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-04

the nation certainly demanded the MOI
nrompt attention, and most serious aniniAsf
rsrs;on OF Congress. He had Presentss
the resolution in this generalised torn, Sc
give the committee the treeest range IN ae
Vis;no and reporting measures, suited to ting
difficulty and delicacy of the crisis.
LIST OF COMMITTEES II
Abbonted6y the Speaker, in pursuance on
the Order Of the House ct Rsprese"fap
tiyes. X
Committee of Elections.-Messrs. Eind1
lev. Clay, Sturges, Troup, Taylor, Var
Rensselaer, and Gaanett.
of Claims.-Messrs. Johnsonj fit-St
kin. Butler, X. Brown, Stanley, Gholson
and /. B. Porter. 1
- of Commerce and manufacturers. ~
Messrs. Newton, Dana, Marion, Cuts, N.s
r. Moore, Sage and Seybert
- of WAYS and Aeans.--Messrs.
Eppes, w. Aston, Tallmadsc Montgome-s
nv, Bacon, Smile and Root.
- of Public Lanas.-Messrs. Nor
row, Goodwin, Ely, Boyd, Howard, Gold
and Cobb.
- Of Revisal ana Unfinished Business.
--Messrs. Southland, Shaw and X. Jacks
son.
Of Acconnts.--Messrs. Minor,
Kennedy and Turner.
- District Of C0luntbia.-Messrs.
Love, Van Horn, L. !. Aston, Newbold,
S. Smith, Taggart and Haven.
The Speaker laid before the house tho
following letter, which was read.
To the Speaker efthe House Of Representa-
SIR,
An occurrence having recently taken
place between member of the house Of re-
representatives. and myself, produced by Cir
cumstances not at all connected with his Of
fetal duties or opinions, which from the
time and place may be considered disre-
spectful to the house Of representatives, I
take the liberty of rendering through you
my most respectful declarations, that ana
the last who would wilfully manifest def
cheney of that reverence which is due to the
representatives of my country, or that sa.
cred regard which is also due to their privi-
leges.
To yourself, sir, personally, tender the
assurances efmy very great respect.
I. A. COLES.
November 20, 1909.
No order having been taken on it, the let
ter lies on the table of course.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.
Arrived, schr. Rekecca, Stokely, II days
from St. Barts. Left there .chr. Nymph,
Reardon, for Baltimore next day; Ocean,
Hynds, do. in z days ship Northern Liz
berties, for n. York next day; and mum.
Der Of others, Flour 8 and dollars. 1t wac
very sickly at St. Barts. occasioned by the
quantity Of spoiled fish in port, great morta-
lily among the American shipping, 4 or S
were buried daily.
NORFOLK, Nov. so.
Arrived, brig Virginia, Small, Is days
from the city of St. Domingo bound to N.
York in distress, having sprung leak in the
gale on the 24th ins,.in which several pieces
of mahogany were obliged to be thrown o.
yer board. Left there, briggs Rainbow,
Chaee, OF Bath, crew sick; Ann, Ruther-
ford, Of Newburyport, to sail for Alexan-
dria next day.
II distress, sch'r Three Friends, Kelly,7
dav, from Neew-York, bound to Alexandria
Nov. oath, off Chinquotsague, experience
ed the late gale, in which she carried away
both masts, bowsprit aid rigging-27rh, off
Smiths Island, fell in with scihiss. Seudder,U
Snow, from Boston, bound to Richmond,
who humanely took her in tow until night, \
when she parted the tow rope. They then
came to anchor until the next morning, when
the wind proving fair, arrived at this pors