Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-22
PHILADELPHIA, Feo. II.

PHILADELPHIA, Fe6. ts.
Extract ef lsftrrs fsm respectable u,u.
gentleman, q natise Of this city, dsi.i.,
Cobenhasen, the 28th Nov. and I'd y.
cem6er, 1910
Yesterday the high ceur, gave their d.
cisions ia the case of four American w.,
sels-,hree of them (,he frs, cos, Of wbih
with their cargoes, is upwards OF 800 ON
Spanish dollars, we're condemned. AMI III.
fourth liberated, to bay hs1ueuer all esxu.
ces. We who hav. received favorable srn.
fences in the lover courts, had always D,,.
ced our chief dependence in this circun.
stance, that there never had been "a in.
stance, in which vessel which had been
cleared BY the prize court, and was alter.
wards condemned in tine admiralty hi.
dependence is however now don. away
with, fer two ofthr above vessels had be.n
released in the prize court, notwiths,and.
ing which the upper court has pronounced
| them good and lawful prizes. One of them
!. the schuoner Devotion, Miller, of New.
York, with a cargo of $4,000, beside,
the vesseD the second the schooner Mag.
net, Sewett, of Portsmouth, N. H. and
the third Newbusyport brig. assure
vsu ih~se decisions have glven me the
yreat.st uneas'ness, and ,rembie nov for
myself, AS we'll as do all tue res, of my Ia.
fortunate fellow sufferers, who hive before
this considered ourselves toler ably secure,
as 10 our final liberation.
10 ,hr case OF the Magnet, they have not
Only declared her to be good and lawful
priz~, but also sentenced the captaio OF her
10 pay ane Of 500 dollars far daring to
appeal from the decision OF the lower court
who on!rmucd his vessel and cargo 80
No comments surely are necessary, on a
sentence OF this kind uspvaks TOO plain
language; it is however by aa means II.
frs, OF the kind, which the high court have
issued lately; there are two, it not three
other instances. have lately seen cor.
rect list OF American vessels a. present uu.
dsr detention in Danish and NorweSau
poris, who with ,h.ir cargoes are worth
5 100000 dollars This you will please
to observe is exclusive OF those wha have
received their sentences from the usper
court, bat only includes suuh vessels rs
have yet to pass through the fiery ordea
and unless some person authorised by our
government shortly arrives, to attend 70 our
business, should not IN the least be sur.
prlsed it two thirds OF the amount, lf no,
the whole, was forever lost to our tnrr.
ehaass. should really suppose this i'm.
mense amount of property would claim the
attention Of the government. Persons I'll.
ling the highest Offices here, do no. hesitate
10 hold this language I" This properly,
say they, cannot b. American, or else from
It's imnease amount the American govsrs'
aens would long ere this have made de.
mand for it,"
Some OF the Americans here are Hatter.
ing themselves with the hopes Of shortly
seeing minister from the United States.
but tor my part do not expect an event Of
the kind, and only hope may be dsap'
poiated, nothing would afford me grestef
pleasure. yesterday received letter
from Capt r. under date Of 10Th ins,sat.
He says every thiag GOES on As usual thers,
and also mentions that the ship Piusbarg
is cleared, on paying expences & 400 dlM
to the eaptors this information the OVID
ers 10 Phi!adeIphis may not bs ia posses
sion of the brig Richmcnd, Jarvis, Is ar
So cleared, paying exprnees aad goo do''
lars.
Some vessels who have been released,
not knowing what else to do. have proceed
ed round to ,ibe Mediterranean. in direct
violation OF orders, insurance, and ever
think else from this some idea may %
formed Of the prospects in this quarter.
Opportunities to America arc h,wsery
rare, and in case of not receiving treqi'"
communications, YOU viii please at.r''a"
il to this cause, and with sentiments 81 q"
greatest respect believe me dear sir.
Your obedieas and obliged servant
Cd Ds6sm5e,, 1910
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