Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-01

Prince Closely. n lriSdte, orig ana SCuooHCt
come daily within five or miles of the town,
and have already changed the route OF many
American vessels at Gonaives. Besides, a
string of barges line the south channel from
Cape THEREON, with another division of his
fleet, and by the last accounts received from
jamaica, it appears that the lords of the ad-
miralty at home consider the blockade on ell
Their part, as legal one, and as such to be
respected. Both Potion and Christophe have
received instructions to that effect from the
admiralty, and it appears from these instrue-
tons that British vessel is not allowed to
carry American produce from one Haytean
port to another.
Extract ola letter from a RESPECTABLE mercan-
tile house in Liperhool, to another in .Ne7v-
York, dated the I'm Sept. 1871.
/" The only political incident of importance
which has lately occurred here, is an order In
council which has just been issued, imposing
new duties upon certain articles imported into
the British West-Inda Islands, from the U.
States, after the first of December next.
g We observe that wheat -four is to pay SIX
shillings and eight pence per barrel; & Hour
made from any other grain than wheat, three
shiilings and four pence per hundred pound
Red oak slaves will be required to pay twenty
shllings, and white oak, fifteen shilllngs per
thousand
The following authentic letter, was en-
closed in an elegant cover Of Cloth and Gold,
and addressed to the Grand Master (Duke OF
Manchester and Grand Lodge of England,
from his Highness Omdit u Omrah Bahau-
dar (sen of the Nabob of Arcot.) We have
inserted it for the qualification Of our readers,
and the brethren III particular.
To the Right Worshipful his Grace the
Duke of Manchester, Grand Master OF
the iliustrious and benevolent society OF
Free and accepted Masons, under the
constitution of England and the Grand
Lodge thereof.
uycH HoNoRED SIR AND BRETHREN,
An early knowledge and participation of the
benefits arising to our house, from its init
mate union OF councils and interests, with the
British nation and deep veneratlon tor the
laws, constitution and manners Of the latter,
have for many years of my life led me to seize
every opportunity of drawing the ties subsitt-
ing between us still closer and closer by the
accounts which have reached me OF the prln-
ciples and practices Of your fraternity, nothing
can be more pleasing to the Sovereign Ruler
of the universe, whom we all, though In
diffe ent ways, adore, or more honorable to
his creatures, for they stand upon the broad
basis of indiscriminate and universal beneyo-
lence.
Under this conviction I had long wished to
vi 4 e., tbot
am Initiated, consider the title of an En-
glish Mason as one of the most honorable that
| possess, for it is at once cement to the
friendship, between your nation and me, and
confirms me the friend OF mankind.
! have received from the advocate general
of Bengal Sir John Day, the very acceptable
mark of attention and esteem with which you
have favored Inc it has been presented with
cvcrv circumstance Of Difference and respect,
that the situation Of the things here, and the
temper of the times would admit of; and
do assure your Grace, and the Brethren at
large, that he has done ample justice to the
commission YOU have confded to him, and
has executed it in such manneras to do no.
nor to himself and me. Shall avail myself OF
a proper opportunity to convince your Grace,
and the rest of the Brethren that Omtllt VI
Omrah is not an unfeeling Brother, or heed
less of the precepts he has imbibed, and while
he testihes his love and esteem for his bre-
;hren by strengthening the bands of humanl-
ty, he means 10 minister to the wants OF the
distressed.
May the common Father of all, the one
Omnipotent ard merciful God take you into
his holy keeping, and give you health, peace
and length of years.
Prays your highly honored and affectlonate
Brother.
OMDIT UL OMRAH BAHAUDAR.
We are sorry the date was omitted IN the
manuscript we received, in copying 1T from
another; but it may be nearly ascertained as
it was during the period that Sir John Day
was Advocate General of Bengal.
Montreal Gazette.
From, late London Pafer
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