Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-29
that they have leave to report By bill Or other

Resolved that committee be appointed TO
enquire into the expediency of annex5ng that
part Of West Florida lying east of Pearl Rlyer
and West Of the Perdido to the Mississippi
territory, and that they have leave to report by
bill or otherwise.
Adopted.
An engrossed bill for the relief, protection
and indemni6cation of American seamen was
read third time.
Mr.. Cochran moved to postpone the further
consideration Of the bill till the 18th of June.
This motion was Withdrawn.
Mr.Nelson then moved to referit to a COM
mittee of the whole house.
This motion gave rise to debate il which
the principal Speakers were Mr.. Nelson in
favor, and Mr.. Wright against The motion
was carried 56 to 81, and the bill referred and
made the order of the day for the 18th of
May.
An engrossed bill for the relief of John
Thompson was read a third time and passed.
An engrossed bill making further appropri-
atoms for the support of government was read
third time and passed.
Mr. Ridgeley had leave of absence for ten
days.
The House in committee of the whole, Mr..
Nelson in the chair, on bill authorizing the
cutting u canal round the west end Of Mason's
causeway.
The committee rose, reported the bill, and
the House ordered it to be engrossed and read
a third time tomorrow. Adjourned.
Flour at Lisbon, the last accounts, was II ::
so, to lS dollars, and on the rise--At Gibral-
tar, Sl9-At Oporto and Teneriffe, l9-Corn
and Rice in proportion-In England, flour
was 6 dollars, and wheat nearly dollars a
bushel-In France, -four was - dollars, and
rice from to 9 dollars hundred, and pros
poet of prices advancing.
From the facts stated above, it is reasona.
BILE to suppose, that if it had not been for the
Embargo, the American shipper would have
obtained very handsome prices for the articles
enumerated-the farmers would have cont.
ed to grow rich--and our seauen and labour-
ers would have had full employ. What, now,
is our situation!
Half Justice--or damages on the Wrong side
Brig Washington, Brown, and her cargo,
are cleared by the High Court at Copenha-
gen, the vessel having been proved to the salts
faction Of the Court to have been American, the
voyage legal, and the cargo not contraband.
The following is copy of the Danish Decree
of restoration
DECREE. The ship Washington, liti-
gated IN this place, together with her cargo,
are hereby restored; yet, SO that the captain
Joseph Brown, shall pay to privateer Captain
Roune, as a compensation tor the expences
caused to the latter, for bringing in of the said
vessel, TWO THOUSAND RIX DOL
LARS, Danish currency, and pay the Court
charges due to the Prize Court.-For the
rest, the costs of the prizes are annulled.
The right of the Custom House for the sound
toll not paid by the said ship on her preced-
ing voyage, is reserved, the present owners
seeking remedy against the real persons
concerned"
Signed and sealed by the proper authority,
18th Feb. 1912.
A letter from Mr.. Robert Dawson, Master
of the big Hannah, Of NJ York, dated Ply
mouth, March s, says sailed from Savan-
nah on the first of Feb. and yesterday arrived
abreast of the Starts Point, at two O'Clock in
the morning, and perceived sail coming up
fast-at 3, was hailed, and on answering from
Savannah bound to Portsmouth, and that I
5 was an American brig, he ran up along side,
and kept up constant fire of musquetry for
eight or ten minutes, which has done US con-
siderable damage. He afterwards boarded US
with twenty or thirty men HOVE THE
{ MATE OVGRBO.ARD, wounded most of
the crew, myself they beat out of the cabin