Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-09

/ Congress Of the U'sstea States;
HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATIVESs
| WEDNEsDAr, .dfra s, 1872.
| TREpoRrED FOR, THIS GAZETTE.
| The, Speaker presented the petition OF Ed
ward Clark, stating that he had invented a
species of defence calculated for land and ma
/ val batteries, and praying ADMINISTRATION by
congress as to its merits. Referred to the
committee on military affairs.
Mr. Brigham and Mr.. Fisk had leave of abb
sence from this day till the end of the session.
| The honse took up the objections ofthe Pre-
sident of the United States to the bill proyid-
ing for the removal Of causes, sc.
Mr. Gold spoke in favor Of The passage OF
the bill.
The question was, Shall the bill pass not
willing the objections of the Presidents and
was determined by ayes and noes. Yeas %,
Nays 70. So the bill was lost.
Mr.. Calhoun stated he wished to call up
some confidential business, and the galleries
were cleared and doors closed.
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The Sloop Unity, Capt, Hand, sailed trom
Philadelphia, On Tuesday the slst ult. for
Alexandria.
| The following is a good HAT, which We
copy from the 8. yankee"
Mr.. Editor-E see by the papers that
congress have determined to invade Ca
| NADIA before the ice breaks up on The lakes.
Now should judge from the slow move
nents in the winter campaign that there
was some mistake at Washington, as to
tile time Of the breaking up of the ice on
the lakes. Ii you suppose the hint will
| be Of any use, you may state it as a fact,
that we who live near the lakes never cal
| culate on sleigh ride over them after the
middle of April. And it would be rathe!
O chance business to put g large army,
bag and baggage. upon the lee, Should
there be any after the middle Of March.
A GREEN MOUNTAIN Roy.
The following article, relative to the British
Orders in Council and French DEGREES, will
| be found useful memorandum. We copy it
from the Liverpool Mercury of the s8th oil
February, the latest paper by the Orbit.
DATES AND SUBSTANCE
Of tie British Orders in Council and Of the
French DEGREES.
The following collection OF dates, exhibited
in contrast, will we think, be useful in de-
termining the question of the justice and
policy of endeavorlng 10 obtain the repeal
of the British Orders in Council.
On the 10th of April, In the year 1906, an
order was issued from the British Council
Chamber, and in the following month decla-
ration was made to America, through her mi
ulster at the court of London, in virtue of that
order, that in consequence of his majesty the
king of Prussia having seized upon the Elec-
torate Of Hanover, America and all other neu-
tra powers, were to consider the entrance of
the Ems, the Neser, the Elbe, and the Trave,
In state of blockade, which blockade was af-
forwards extended to the port of Brest; but
it being VIGOROUSLY impossible to maintain
such a system by actual force, this was not
inaptIy stilcd Paper Blockade
On the 2lst of November, 1905, Bonaparte,
having in the mean time conquered Prussia,
issued from the metropolis of that kingdom
the document called the Berlin decree, which
retaliates on the British Order of the 10th of
April, by declaring England in state of
blockade, and prohibiting the commerce of
all neutral nations with this country.
On the 9TH Of January, 1907, the British
ministry issued fresh Order in Council to
retaliate upon the Berlin DEGREES; the sub
stance of which order was, that no neutral