Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-27
D,aILY GAZETTE.
&C. no sHEw
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
TUESDAY MORNING, august 81

HIS fDfM AND PRESSUhE. z
TUESDAY MORNING, august s7.
The following are the particulars OF
the condemnation OF the brig Maria, Sla-
ter, alluded to in yesterdays Gazette:
Extract Of letter, receiped at Neso-
Forss, dated amsterdam, .Nay 9.
The brig Maria and cargo, has been
condemned by ths will of the Emperor:
this case did not pass through any forms
of law, but the papers, relating to the YES
sci and cargo, which were taken from us
at AmeIand, were sent on to the Empe-
ror, and by him Immediately condemned:
In the mean time the captain and crew
were sent on to Harlingen. Lewarden.
Dokkum, strobos. and Groningen, and in
each Of those places, confined in prison,
with orders to be kept on bread and wa
ter; and had l not become responsible
for the payment of more proper food, they
must have subsisted on that wretched
fare. After considerable exertiOns. OBJ
tanned their release, to come on to Am
sterdam, where we were all examined by
the police, and but short time since IL
berated from the guarantee oftle AmerI-
can Consul, who became responsible that
we would not leave Amsterdam, until per-
mitted by them. Therefore if this case
had been tried by court of law, l would
have been prevented from obtaining the
necessary documents. for the captain and
crew, on account Of their being confined.
to invaliiate the accusations that might
have been made, and to have repaired to
Paris, for the purpose. but as this case
was decided by the Emperor, to whom
the ships papers were submitted, and as
no reasons for the condemnation are as
signed to me, and no previous knowledge,
communicated to me, that the case would
be decided previous to other sequestcred
property, that has been here upwards OF
year, still remained undecided. without
the supercargoes or assignecs being able
to exhibit any statement other than the
ships papers, could not have supposed
that mine would have been so speedily
condemned, bat that if any thing was
done in relation to it. it would have been
on general principles. when complete
restoration or condemnation Of American
seauestered property would have been
made, Init as this case has been decided
by the Emperor. the having such papers.
or nv being at Paris, would have been of
no avail. The reasons Of the condemna-
ton are not assigned to me. nor can even
procure copy of the condemnation, sig
nifying that she is condemned, and such a
document is absolutely necessary to meet
with no demur in recovering from the un-
derWriterS."
The number Of Bankrupts in the state
of New York, under the law passed April
9, 1911, was one thousand one hundred
and four up to the first Of August.
Bonaparte says, he will second Ameri-
ca. Ofcourse, he has .frsted her already
as the washerwomen say. Next he will
perhaps zoring her out, and hang her up to
dry.-Free. Journal.
NEw-YeRK, August "a.
Last evening the ship Manchester
Packet, Coffin, arrived as far as the Mar
rows, from Lisbon. She sailed the ED
July. As Capt G. was bound to st. Mi
chaels, he brought neither papers nor a
list of vessels. He states, that no news
had been received from the armies for Sc
veral days previous to his sailing.