Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-06

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lands, reported bill to establish a land dis
trict in the Illinois territory, eastward OF Kas-
kaskias, and to attach certain public lands to
the district Of Jeffersonyi.le. Referred to
a committee Of the whole Oh Tuesday.
The Speaker laid before the house COM
munications from the Secretary at war, in
closing statement of the monies drawn from
the treasury by that department during the last
wear; also, statement of the contingent ex-
pences Of the military establishment, and an
account Of the expences Of the Intercourse
with the Barbary powers. Referred to the
committee Of ways and means.
The bill from the senate. for establishing a
ouarter-master's department.: was read twice.
and referred to the committee on military at
fairs.
Mr.. Morrow offered the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed to and referred to a
committee of Resolved, That commit
tee be appointed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of confirming the northern boundary OF
the state of Ohio, as fixed by the constitution
Of that state, and Of providing by law Tor the
actual survey of the northern and western
boundary Of that State, with leave to report
by bill or otherwise.
The house resumed the consideration OF the
bill for raising an additional military force
the question still depending on the final pas
sage of the bill.
Mr.. Rhea spoke in favor of going to war
with Great Britain, for which, he said, we had
ample cause in the murder of Pierce, the at
tack on the Chesapeake, the refusal to ratlty
Erssine's arrangement, &c. He would con-
tinue the war until Great Britain should re-
iinqush her unjust pretensions. Mr. K.
was in favor of the bill.
Mr. Pickens followed Mr.. Rhea, in favor
by Mcssrs Lowndss, Harper, Widgcry and
M'Kim, on the same side. The house adj
lotuned at late hour without taking the
question.
We ere authorised to announce WILLIAM
A. G. DADr, Esq. of Dumfries, Candidate
{ to represent the Senatorial District, con.pos-
ed of the counties Of Fairfax and Prince
William, in the next General Assembly OF
Virginia.
The schr. William Henry, Capt. Arlington,
from Philadelphia, bound 10 Alexandria, IS
sunk to the Northward OF Smiths Island.
.No1Jioix. Herald.
Extracts from late Havana Price Current.
Flour, SUPER II 10; beef, a 9 pork,
lsals l-2: butter per quintal, g a % dis
lard per do. IS Is hams do. so IS; Am
cheese per 90. lO a Is, plenty; rice
so; goldfish, do. az so; gin, per case a
10; beans per arrobe Is a 80 cents; boards
"a q % dis. per NJ hoops for hhds 50 IS
Der do. !; Russia Duck II a ls; Ravens do
9 so a 10 SO. Muscovado sugar so per
cwt; white do 50 8; brown do. 50
s /; Molasses per key 10 reals; coffee
dis per qaintal hides $50 each; log
wood 80 a 80 dis. per ton.
From the New-York Evening Post.
Stozu's resolution, or novelfy in leglslatlon
The people Of NewYork ought to be re-
minded that the great man who brought tor
ward the following resolution, is one OF the
Representatives of this state.
" Resolved, That should zvar ensue be-
tween the United States and Great Britain, 1t
would be expedent to provide b. law boun-
ty for impressed American seamen and their
associates for each British ship of ar which
they may take and bring into port OF the y.
States"
Judging from the following an ecdoteof this