Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-16

JAMES MADlSON. -.
April 4, 1910.
=. REPORT.
AEreeatly to a resolusion ofthe house OF
representatives of the Goth. OF March, re-
bursting the president of the United States
to cause to be laid before that house, such
information as he may have received,
touching the impressme of American sea-
men, which has been communicated TO the
department of state, since the last report.
made TO the senate, in virtue OF resolution
of that body, bearing date the soh| Novem'
Der, 1907, the. secretary; of state has the
honor to report TO the president, that &C
counts have been rsceived.Iat this depart
ment, exclusively of those reported by the
agents of the United States, OF the impress
ment of four hundred and sixty two sea-
men, from vessels under the American flag,
into armed vessels under the British flag,
since the period referred to; that OF this
number two hundred and thirty FIVE are
proved by documents in this Office to be Ct.
tizens ofthe United States, aud the most OF
the rest claim also to be American citizens.
The secretary has likewise the honor to
submit the abstracts mar ked, A, O. all the
returns received at this. department. from
general Lyman, the agent Ut shs United
States, in London, exhibiting Q statement
Of all the applications made BY him to the
British government, for the discharge of
American ssamen, from the 1st OF Octo.
Der, 1906, to the 31st Of March, 1909, and
shelving the result of,hess applications.
The returns from the agents OF she United
States, in the West Indies are very incom'
plete those actually received from them
since the report to the senate, containing an
account of for,y.two improvements only,
from American into British vessels. The
! secretary submits herewith an extract OF
letter from G.. T. Ladico, marked Is, acting
as consular agent Of the United states
a, Port Mahon. on the subject embraced
by the resolution of the house.
Respectfully submitted,
Department of State, April 4, 1910
(A.)
| An abstract Of the returns or lists, received
from general Lyman, Of American sea-
men and citizens, who have been impress
ed and held on board his Britannia ma.
irs,y's ships Of war from the Isl OF Octo,
Der, 1907, to the slst OF March, 1907
showing the result Of his applications to
the admiralty for their discharge.
Discharged and ordered to be dis
charged, 2se
Duplicate applications 80
Refused to be- discharged.
Having no documents, II
Said 70 b. born in England or Ireland, 81
Having voluntarily entered, 81
Married in England or Ireland, =
Exchanged as prisoner OF war,
Being totally ignorant of the US. S
Being desersrs, .
Being taken in priva:cers,
Not being Americans, Z
Being impOssors with fraudulent pro- -.
tsctions, IL
There being no ground to believe them
~
Being taken when defraudips shs,rsvs'
nue., -
Having erased projections, 2
Having been sent into bic: majs'sy's
service by the masters of the yes.
sells to which they belong tor mutt
ny, 49,,
Projections taken from them, 4
Being Irishmen apd having been sent
into HE majes.y's service BY the si'
VII power, for misdsmsansrs, Q
No, answering the description given In |
khsir projections. ~
Being q prisoner OF war;, a., !,
DsinS Born Ia the'Wsst ladies, y u
Being a native Of Canada, =, II
Being a native Of Hanover Fl