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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05
NEw-YoRK, Jan. 25.
MERCANTILE CREDIT.

A gentleman yesterday handed us
some remarks, signed A. q. after the
paper was full, in reply to the para
gr7ph IN the G1zette of the morning.
he thinks the merchants Of this city
bclied and abused by the article, which
is calculated Gas he ssys) to DESTROY
the confidence OF the public in the mer-
camille character, and irrevocably in
jure the commerce Of the port, not
only throughout the union, but in e.
very part of Europe where we have
any connexion or concerns, where the
merchants and manufacturers must lie
deferred by such accounts from an
swering the orders from their cores
ypondents in this city, and Induced to
send forward their demands for i'm
mediate collectors. This labt eject
a. Il. thinks will also be produced in
the different parts of this country, q 8
may be felt by the draushis upon the
New York merchants which NAV he
poured in from all quarters in conse-
quence OF the alar.i thus excited, He
positively contradicts the assertion OF
the Gazette, that g 70. less than twen-
~ capital Iaileres have occurred in this
city In the course of 10 hours - and
says, that not third part O that num-
Der OF eminent merchants have failed
IN their engagements, and the major
part OF those are solvent. nor have
ten capital houses stopped payment for
the last two years, even including those
of this week"
We may add on this subject that al
though on Monday and Tuesd " y
very severe and unexampled shock
vas sustained IN the mercantile world.
and fear and detection prevailed TO a
great degree Throughout tho CITY: IN
consequence of a conference between
the different banks, the usual discounss
were resumed yesterday, and busiacsa
assumed its customary aspect.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05
navy. that they had been drawn upon to an

navy, that they had been drawn upon TO an
| amount exceeding GO 600 dollars.
| That ct the 256,000 dollars RENTED in
bills to Degen, PurvianCe & Co. the sua,
nj l66,0eO cellars was remitred subsccuent-
" to the date of the information referred
20; from which fact it would appear, that
upon that Information the determin a ton
to extend the rernittances to Leghorn was
formed.
That in the year 1905, the commandin G
officer in the Mediterranean was informed
that considerable funds had been deposited
IN Leghcri', and was required to exercise
sound discretion ia using them.
| That notwithstanding ssch advice, and
Notwithstanding the communication COM
fveyed in the paper No. 6. from which the
secretary OF the navy must have Inferred d.
toat after the year 1906 the drafts upon
james Mackenzie and A Glegaae would
nave been considerable, less than they had
previously been the said Mackenzie ant,
lSiennle were on the 4th November. 1906
lcverc rawn upon TO an amount excs eding
Is GOO pounds sterling. while in the hands
ut the navy aseots at L.eehorn, upon whom
It must have been expected the principal
drafts would have been made, there were
tcnds probably exceeding thar amonat !.
from which facts it would appear, that If
the officers had drawn upon Lsgaorn. IN.
stead OF drawing upon Lcndo.i, the United
| States would not have sustained, " they
are really TO sustain, any loss by Degsn,
PurviaDce & Co. That Dagep, Puryiascs
and Co. would have paid such drafts is
strongly to be inferred from the facts, that
they we're then In high commercial credit,
ana had always promptly and punctualy
pad the drafts of our officers upon them.
| That the secretary of the navy dad on
the 14th July, 1907, direct the then COM
manding officer in the Mediterranean, to
draw out of the hands of the agents at Leg.
horn, prior to llIs leaving the Medit era
mean, all the funds in their possession be-
longing TO the navy department.
lhas ~ Consequence OF such order, the
sum of about 5000 dollars was drawn on,
OF the hands of the said agents.
| That the late. secretary of the navy do
not, at any time, directly or indirectly
officially or privately, give TO The aeenf
Who procured the bulls of exchange, any
| instruction or intiwation as to he persons
| from, whom he was to make the purcha.
ses of the SAID bills OF exchange.
And the papers Submitted Fur;her afford
all the Information, IN The possession of the
| navy dvpaftaent, Will, respect TO the sci
lers and drawers Of the bIiis in quession.
Every ether inform alton that occurs 70
ne, as IN sny manuer tending to explain
or elucidate the nature OF The transactions,
consistently with the expectations OF the.
house, is also afforded by t1ese papers, Ii
however, the Information thus offered
should be deemed imperfect, shall be a,
all times ready to use my best exertlons to
meet the views of the house.
All which $
Respectfully submitted,
PAUL HAMILTON
Honorable
Joseph b. Varnum, Speaker
OF the House of Represan natives.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05
NHw-YoRx, J2r. Cd.
THE TINES LESS CLIO ) NY.

Yesterday in consequence ola un-
derstanding between the directors of
the diHersns bsaks, TWO OF the IN have
literally extended their discounts. and
the rest will do the same. This. with
the assurance that Congress would Al.
low at least four years 10 the Il Sta,e,
Sank 70 wind up their concerns.
has restored couhdrncr, and rho raer.
chants Yesterday received the nerea.
saty aid---taere were no more sto,>-
pages yesterd4J. Thus, by the prompt
& liberal conduct of the gentlemen cf
TIC BANKS, some of the most opulent e
solvent houses, in the city viii be
enabled 30 meet their engagements
and we hope and trust, that mos, of
these who we're compelled to stoD
Will IN Few days resume their bust.
ness.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05
WAsHlNcroN Cry, Jas. ae.
FIoM THE BosToN REpERroa :.

A
+" Is II not little singular that sur
American democrats, who so lately
exclaimed from onr extremity of the
Union TO the other against Creat
Britain. for taking the Danish navy.
Shouid nov advance docsfiae, which
c9mplea1y just fees th4t measure
Nay, even moch stronger than is ne
cessary its justification. Whasi,as
now become Of the ontciy against Co.
Penhagen Jackson; the wsil;nps ana
howlings for the poor Danish widows
snd children who were not butche.ed.
but in our jacobin newspapers
III there were no Other proof of the
abslrdiiy and uniruth of the above
paragraph, sufficient evidence is fur.
n'siied by the abuse leve]led aaai AZ
the administrator, by every ftaetal
paper printed in ,he Union wi h one
excep;ien) for having take possession
.of West Florida. 1t could not be that
those very meas who so warmly Jus.
tilted the sscking of Copenhae en- Nv
a foreign government, could renr. bate
with so much severity similar act of
their owG.
But was such the conduit Of our
government? Perish the governmeot.
be every vcstige of the fabric razsd
to the ground, before it prove City
Iof such an outrage on humanity and
public law
LIS there the least similarity between
the two cases ? Hsd Grea. Britain anv
claim TO the D.ni,h Hee,! Had she anv
bond me penalty OF which was a cosi.
Gus libation Of innocent ll3od +? Did
he UnitCd States without . pretexe
seize tie property Of an unofsuding
power, and sppease the thirs; for plum
der by Division of tn, o. ii among
the plunderers No it was not the
plea OF necessii} --;t WAS not the plea
upon which tie savsees we're let loose
upon the people of these then colonies
during the revolution but It was up
on the principle efriCht and upon that
ground alone tbst the occupation OF
w. Florida by toe II. 8. has been
justified. We have seen no plausible
attempt by argument 80 disprove onc
righ' ard hat it is not done is GER
taihiy not from go absence ofshe dis.
position 10 do l.. Ne have seen ma
nv attempts 10 cast a Aim over the eyes
of common sense By declsmatiors a.
bout the poor Spanisrda, and their vi.
o!ated iights, ,heir helpless condition
and ,hc justice OF their csuss hut we
have BONE in miad ihc defamation
OF the Same pricts toui or lve years a.
go in iagcr OF war with the same
poweF for the same territory, and, ball
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05
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we are told that a sceat peo .,orsioa
OF the failures 10 ;his city m,ay De q.
triou;ed to the Suspension and STOP
.pnees OF payment in Erslan,i, ON
whence protested bills. To the amoan.
OF ose milton of dollars wore return.
ed IN the British packet, rarely ar !.
vrd. And we underssand, that a SIN.
gie British paper contained the nan,es
o. upwards a. eieh.y bsrkrupts, a
numb1 almost w,,Aout precedent ia
ash history.--Col IN Dian.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05
HaLTIMoaE, Jan. 90.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

Captain WATSON, at New-Y3rE, ..
mentioned in the Msrine Llsr, spoke
on the 9'h ms ant, big Hinereia, Con.
nelly, 80 lays from Liverpool, bousd
TO Philadelphia. Lief Liverpool teutI,
DECEMBER. No ncws--the king was
living.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05
Il e PORT

Orthe Secretary ofthe nary, made SIC.
respecting several Bills Of Exctaage,
Graron on Des-en, Pnrviance 81 Co.
Navy dlgentS at Leghor7s IN Naly.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05
15its nuno asrsrs efurrrrt.

IcoRnscrED WEKKLr.l
CASH.
ID. c..
ToBAcco, $50; 90
WHEAT INEw] 81
f.oua IsupERFrNE] 975.
FLOUR iFINE] 80 so
conw, 90
rt Mp, PER roN,. $50 90
sHos, 40 90
BACON, 90 is.
poez, 90
wHissEy, 90 90
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-01

IF America, both honor and interest unI.0
in forbiddins an hours unnecessary sune-
rance. The question is not, whether we
shall be at war or peace with such go.
xernment. but which of the two kinds OF
war we shall adopt, that which enables
ne to make reprisals and retoits, to give
room TO all the sallantry and enterprise
of our brave tars, and fair harvest OF
rewards for their valor, or that which ties
onr hands behind us, while an insulting
enemy. with the inveterate passions OF
private spleen, picks our pockets and sPits
in our faces.
Some Cadiz papers have been recely-
ed. from which we have made the 1oi-
lowing extracts -
CoRrEs--" In the sitting of the goth
(ADriD communications from the general
in chief of the army were read. 1t ap-
pears the enemy labor necessarily at their
works at Fort Louis, Cabezuela, &c.
They have removed some tield-Picces
from St. Ann to ChicIaaa, and our advanc-
ed posts often exchange shots with their
front.
Intelligence Of the 4sth, from the ar
nv forming the expedition under General
Blake, states, that on that day, the Ar
mament anchored off the Tore dc la UNI
bria; when the troops with their gallant
commander, effected a landing, and un-
furled the national flag, under discharge
of artillery.--(From the Concise Of .8prH
220
Intelligence has been receired in Cadi9.
from Ganseu Of the 10Th importing that the
eneny had abandoned .MarbelIa, accompa-
MED by several Of the inhabitaals, and
proceeded IN the direction, Of Sevi'ie, where
it was confidently said, SOult, Tctor,
and .Mortier, had formed a junction -
Concise of April e.
"1hc Cortes hare dccreed the sale of
the royal domains, zoith the exception for
the present, Of the places and seats mai;-
ing part thereof, in the provinces zchich
are not occupied by the enemy. Soult has
re-pubished his .terocions proclamation,
in zchich he threatens to treat such Spani-
ards in arms as may .fau into his handi, as
banditti."
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-01
Translated for the .Nsoc-York Erenins
Post.
CADIZ. May 9.

Letters lust received from Almendra-
leio, dated on the 9Th inst. state, that On
the 9th, the allied army and Spanish ar
tillery were to open their fire upon Bada-
Jos. The English headquarters were at
TaIeyera Castanos, at Merida Bales
teros. at Santa Olalla; Blake, at Monas-
terio: Morilla, at Caceres; Count de
Penne, at Llerena and Zafra. They a
mount in the whole to about 10000 men.
The general magazine Of provisions at
Mertola in Portugal.
May 10.
Ceclarin % leagues from Ciudad
Rodriso,) 27th .aprH.
Dear Guzman, l have just arrived from
the neighborhood Of Ciudad Rodrigo,
which I intended to enter, but found it
impossible that place and Almeida are
blockaded; the former is garrisoncd by
4 500 vandals, and the latter by 1000; pro-
visions are very scarce with them. & they
are very discontented on account of Mas
sena's having abandoned them. He has
reiterated with his miserable and naked
army to Zamora, Toro, and the right of
the Douro. The English occupy S.
Felices, vitigpdino, Yeclo and La lesma
IN Sancti Spiritus Othe road to Salaman-
ca) Lord wellington has 5000 horse. and
occupies the vicinity Of Ciudad Rodrigo
with 1000 more, who are posted at the
fc,ds of Cantarranas, Campo Santo. Pedro
Toro, Talde- Espino, and Iban-Rey not
so much as fly can enter Citidad Rodri-
go. y. T..
BALTIMoRE, June 49,.
Mr.. FOSTER.-Captain Taylor. from
Lisbon, reports. that Oh Wednesday last
a large British frigate. supposed to be the
Minerva, took pilot and came into the.
Bay with the Susan. The frigate anchor
ed in Lyn-Hayen Bay, the tide not serv
ing to go into Hampton Roads. where she
appeared to have been destined. GLIB.
FROM PORTUGAL" A merchant
in this city authorizes us TO state, that he
has received advice from the house of
Gould, Brothers and Co. of Lisbon, I'M
der date of the ed May, which says, an
order has just been sent by the govern
ment, to the custom-houses of that king
dom, prohibiting the further importation
of foreign SPIRITS
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-01

Three DAYS later from London.
Yesterday afternoon arrived the ship U.
States, Capt. Hamilton, in 46 days from
London. Sailed from the Downs, 18th
ult.
Capt. Hamilton has obligingly favored
the Editor of the Freeman's Journal
with Lcndon papers to the evening Of
the 18th May.
The King continued much in the same
state as by the last accounts. Very
little was said about American affairs.
Price of Stocks in London, May 49, per
cent. Navy 60 is Si; 5 per cent.
Red. 81 1-S La per cent. Consois
65 Is; per cent. 70 So rs Con-
soils for May65 is.
LONDON, May Is.
1t is probable, that the question OF peace
or war between this country and Amerl
ca will depend on the nature OF the frs
dispatches from Mr.. Foster. The act-
vity with which privateers with French
colors are fitted out in American ports and
by American captains, is not only spe-
cies of warfare, but the most injurious
species which it is in the power OF the
United States to wage against Great
Britain. Besides, to have the ports and
harbors of that country NEUTRAL ONLY
for the protection and advance of the e.
nemy, s. hostile for all purposes ofactive
conveyance, is state of things, which
was scarcely endurable in the case of ST.
ely, in the year 1901 and 1905; but in
such an immense track of sea coast as that
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-01
BY last Nights Mail.
NETWORK, June 26-noon.
LATEST FROM CAD1Z.

The ship Ohio, Pratt, sailed from Cadlz
on the 18th of May. BY her we learn, that
intelligence had just reached the Spanish Cor
ties, from the Spanish minister in ST eters-
burg, that Russia, had declared war against
France, and that the Russians had common
ced hostile operations.
We further learn, that great rejoicings had
taken place in Cadiz, and on board the feet
in the harbor, in consequence of the combin-
ed armies having taken Figueras Zone OF the
KEYS to the passes near Barcelona) with one
thousand five hundred French prisoners, and
l million of property.
The seiee Of Cadiz was still continued
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-01
AT the annual meeting of the

At the annual meeting OF the
Stockholders in the Little River Turnpike
Company, in the town of Alexandria, on the
first, Monday in December, lslo, The toll
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted
That for the purpose of encouraging the use
of broad wheel wagons on the Little River
Turnpike road, all wagons the br eadth OF
the wheels whereo: shall DC SIX inches, shall
be permitted to pass the gates on said road
tell free, tor the tenn of two years, and all
wagons whosc w.3ecls snail be the Oreadts
Of nv. inches, shah ne permitted to pass toll
free. Tor ths ,1lnt OF eighteen mon,hs-ai
wagons tue breadth of the wheels whsreo!
shall be four inches, shall be permitted 10
pass toll free Tor the space OF 5 months
fro1, the time they shah nrst pass .he re
sn.e,iye gates, whieil shall be apcciaily no
feed hy, the gale keeoers--And that THIS re-
,-uiation shall tie extend~o 10 all who shan
avail themselves of it within tive years.
Jonah Thompson, Seey.
Decemhe, 25. @ ia~
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LANDING,

-. LANDING,
From the schooner Hazard, Capt Luce, trorn
Boston, and for Sale by
LAwRASoN s FowLE,
S25 Casks Lime,
10 Boxes Mould and Dipt Candles,
70 Boxes Brown Soap,
400 Reams Wrapping Paper,
80 Boxes Fish,
IN STORE,
20 Hogsheads n E. Rum,
$4,000 lbs. Green Coffee,
IONS St Petersburg Hemp of supe,
lior quality,
$50 pieces Ravens Duck,
% pieces RussiaGo,
100 pieces Russia Sheetings,
1000 lbs. American Cordage,
500 boxes moull and dipt Candles,
$50 do brown Soap,
80 do CT ocolate,
80 boxes fresh Haisins,
10 chests Imperial and Hyson Tea,
SO barrels mess and No Beet,
500 reams writing ard 400 reams wrap
ping Paper,
$50 lbs Nutmegs,
5000 do SosI Leather,
5000 yards Tow Linen
W.dNTED,
A quantity of SALT PETRE.
szlTs Ahhly as ADORE.
July !. -
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Further extracts from Mr.. Smiths PAM
Dhlet.

9TH. Previously to the meeting Of con-
gress last autumn, l expressed to Mr..
Madison my apprehension that the empe-
ror Of France would not bona fde fulfill
the expectations Of the United States
that our commerce would be exposed in
his ports to vexatious embarrassments,
and that tobacco and cotton would proba-
bly, not be freely admitted into France
He entertained different opinion, & in
deed was confident that the Berlin and
Milan DEGREES would bona tide cease On
the first day of November, 1910, and that
from that day our commercial relations
with France would be encumbered with
no restrictions or embarrassments what
ever. j. nevertheless, told him that my
impressions were such, that would have
a conversation with Gen. Turreau upon
the subject in my interview with him iii
relation to certificates Of origin. In the
course of the correspondence which thence
ensued, was greatly checked by the evil
dent indications of utter indifference on
the part of Mr.. Madison. Instead of en-
couraging, he absolutely discouraged the
making Of any animadversions upon Gen.
Turreau's letter of December 12, 1s1O.-
But irresistably impcllcd, as 1 was, by
principle and by feelings altogether Ame-
rican, / prepared in reply my letter of
December IS, 1910, and laid it before
MIR. Madison. Perceiving upon reading
it that he could not but acquiesce in the
sending Of it, he merely suggested the ex-
pediency of adding to it what might have
the effect of preventing the British go
vernment from presuming too much upon
the ground taken in the letter.
This letter of the 18th December being
prominent in the catalogue ofthe offences
that had brought upon me the displeasure
of Mr.. Madison, our fellow citizens will
dispasionateIy consider whether it ought
to be looked at as Sc a sin beyond forgive
ness"
The following is the letter, and is re-
published for the convenience of a more
easy reference.
The Secretary Of State to Gen. 7'urreau.
Department of State, Dec. IS,
1910.
SIR have had the honor Ofreceivins
your letter of the 18th inst. in reply to my
enquiries in relation to certificates of orr
Gin as we'll as to the admission into France
of the products of the agriculture of the
United States.
From your letter it appears, that the
importation into France Of cotton & to-
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-01
THE FOURTH OF JULY.

The uniform Companies & Officers OF
the Battalion Companies will Parade at
the Court House on the 4th OF July at
40 o'clock in the morning. in compleat
uniform, for the purpose of celebrating;
American Independence. A dinner VIII
be provided by Mr.. Mott at Broom Lawn
for the military and such OF their fellow
citizens as may wish to partaSe.
The Committee Of .aI'rransement.
JUST RECEIVED,
Robert Smiths address -
TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE U. STATES.
Price Is Cents.
r. GRAY.
July l.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-28
AN ACT

Concerning the Bunk of Alexandra.
DE it enacted by the Senate and House Of
I'D Representatives Of the Uni'ed States Of
.fmerica in Congress- assembled, That the cor
poration heretofore created by the name and
styleof the President, Directors * Company of
the Bank of Alexandria, by ali act of the legisla-
ture of the commonwealth Of Virginia, passed
in the year seventeen hundred and ninety two
entitled, Gan Act for establishing Bank in
the town of Alexandra - the capital stock
of which said bank hath been increased to five
hundred thousand dollars and which said
corporation was, by an Act of the said common
wealth, passed in the year eighteen hundred
and one, continued until the fourth day of March
eighteen hundred and eleven, be, and the
said corporation shall, by the name and STYLE
aforesaid, be further continued from the fourth
day of March next, until. the fourth day of
March eighteen hundred and twenty one, sub.
ject to the regulations prescribed by and made
in the manner provided by this Act.
Sec. 2. Ind be it further enacted, That the
said corporation shall, by the name and STYLE
of the President, Directors, and Company of
the Bank of Alexandria, be capable in law to
hold, have and purchase, receive, possess, en-
10Y and retain to them and their successors,
lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, goods,
chattels and effects, of what kind, nature or
quality soever; and the same to grant, demise,
alien or dispose Of; and by the name aforesaid
may sue and be sued, plead and be implicated,
answer aud be answered, defend and be de.
Tended, in any court of record within the u.
States; and may do and execute every other
matter and thing by the name aforesaid, that
they are authorised to do by virtue of this act
Provided aiz,ays, That the lands, tenements s
heredtaments, which it shall be lawful for the
President, Directors and Company to hold
shall be only such as shal be requisite Tor thei,
| immediate accommodation, in relation to the
convenient transacting their business, & such
| as shall have been bona fde mortgaged to them
by way of security, or conveyed to them ir
| satisfaction for debts previously contracted
| in the course Of their dealings; Provided also