Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-10
LONDON, nay 10.

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1hescommittee appointed to search 70
precedent in the case OF Sir Francis Bur
1 dett, made a second report yesterday, j
u which they declare the cases to which the,
had referred and selected, uniformly trea
such libels, as the one Sir Francis Buldet
] Was imprisoned, as contempt OF the all
,hori,y and priyiltges Of the house, whe,he
( such libels originated with member oflh
house, or person not a member-that ,h
| privileges were traced bsck 10 the earlies
/ period--that it srpeafed then that imme
mortal usage confirmed ,hem, ard that tn
laws OF parliament we're LEX TERRAE.
1 Such being The opinion Of The C mmittee
we are bourd to ,le,e, hat tie conrmon
have rot exerted any Fewer which is no
vested in Them. Put this we do say, arc
we shall always say, that the sooner tia
privilege is rsscinded which gives to Ink
house of eommors the power oi~inprise n
ing for ibels wrthous trial, except in certain
cases. snrh as those 81 witnesses call, d b.,
iole the house in It's judicisI or irquisloria
.aTaeiry, or of gross lbtls .tading to mi
mda { ministers pending The eonside,a.ier
t1 measure. lhr soensr We ,epeat, sue!
.pli, llsge is rescindtd, Me better.
Mr.. Grat,an brought forward his motion
yesterday relative 10 .ht Catholics. l. was
tia, The petition fem thr Ca,hoIics sheu Io
be referred to a committee. Sl I Hip.
I-p sley stcrrGt the m0titn The rte,iou
business bad occupied H. house 10 So late
an hour, that after hi ar'ng Nj. Gralar snd
Sir T.~H'ppys!ty, The house alpurn, The
debate 10 Thursday next.
Nay 81.
Advices have been received ~ pt,ein.
ment from Cnnstantinorle, which are said
ru.ontsin inpcr ran, inte!Ig ncc elafiv- t.
the designs OF lrarce against Turkey
The following le.t,r from Mr. Aoa, 10 The
British Consul at Smy,na, will prove The
talsehocd OF tie icpor that French Inr ieu, S
has induced Tie Porte to break her Treaty
with us.
g CoNsT ANTINoPIE. Feb. 81
,' SIR His msjts,> having Ltrn e,aci-
cusly pleased TO permit me- TO lttu,n 10
England, | have TO acquain' you that un-
less very unt expected events sh, I'D d,,ain
me, ii is ny intention 10 leave CONSTANT.
rope, whenever the season bsecn IS favor
abl.,
i should lorg ago have executed this
intention, had not perceived that tbe
peace heiwetn Austria and France. ard
especially that article of the ueaty, " i,h
~. oE
revived hope.in our enemits oi ttaagu,g
the Porteto break with Great Britain.
" France had insisted en- having Cieatia.
evidently with a view Of dicta,irg re law
at Constantinople. That her first sct Of
good neighbolhccd towards tie Turks,
would be to compel lht m, if possible, 10 go
towar with us, nomsn could doubt. That
she would succeed, never had tie slight
est apprehension; yet with the fulIes re-
lance on the good faith and honor of tie
Porte, i did not think it right to quit The
affairs of the Blush embassy in a moment
of even apparent dime ul,y, nor to sanction
BY any sudden departure, the idle reports
that had been disseminated, Of approaching
'hostilities with this county.
The event has in eYe'y way answered
my expectation, The threats OF France are
disregarded, every demand injurious to. our
friendly relations with Turkey has beer re-
iected with indignation, and cur enemies
are themselves convinced, that tht-y will
best consult their own interest by abstaining
from a repetition of their offensive pro-
posals.
"Under these circumstances QUIT the
embassy, without fear for the stability Of
the peace, and with the assurance that this
powerful empire is determined TO assert its
independence TO the last, TO adhere 10 its
treaties, and IT necessary, to put forth It's
whole force 10 M intain ,h4rn