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

rally. and is to have the command OF strong
| squadron appointed for The coast OF America
! a cartel has arrived from Morlalx at Dart
mouth, with an American gentleman with dis
patches for the American charge d'affalres.
/ February 5.
| One of the Resolutions submitted by the
committee of foreign relations TO Congress
was, to authorize the arming OF merchant yes
| sels; which resolution it was afterwards pro-
posed to amend by adding, And If attacked
/ by any British ship, it shall be lawful to cap
tare and bring into any port Of the United
States, such British, ship for adjudication, -
Whether this resolution has or has not been
| passed, we know not hut the American shlps
are acting upon it. Our Plymouth letter this
morning informs us " of the arrival on Mon
day OF the Hannibal, an American vessei, CT
"a 24-pcunders, from Baltimore, 500 tons,
| bound TO Bordeaux, with colonial produce
! She was sent in by La Niemcn, al, Capt. Sir
nj. Seymour. The American fired at the Me
men her stern chasers, but fortunately did no
harm; and the Niemen firing two or three
guns, she hove to, after long chase, and sent
] her boat on board. The Medusa was in sight
She is one of three armed ships which s,licd
in company from Baltimore, determined to
fight their way. It IS feared the two others
have escaped. We understand these armed
Americans are determined to resist any sloop
of war or inferior vessel They have DO let
ter-of-marque from the American government,
but are manned, armed, and equipped Tor
fighting.
Letters received yesterday from Paris to the
S0th ult. state, that Bonaparte had ordered the
seizure OF II American ships, lately arrived
n the French ports, as repflsai tor t"e eei-
the following circumstances The vessel IL
question had been captured by French prl-
vateer from an American citizen, and carried
into France; after which she was sold, as is
averred, to a French merchant, fitted out a.
new, and sent ON voyage to America, where
the citizen recognizing the vessel, obtained
an order for her seizure from the American
government. The case came on to be heard
before Judge Washington, who decided III ia
vor OF his countryman, on the ground, that the
vessel in dispute had never been regularly
condemned as lawful prize in the French
courts. The whole proceedings were laid be
fore the French government, by which they
were strongly reprobsted and the seizure Of
the American ships is said to have been the
consequence.
February Z.
An interesting letter relative to the arrests
IN Sicily has been received. Two Of the per-
sons taken confessed that they had been sent
BY the French general commanding in Gala
bria, to assassinatc an officer in the British ar
my. The number Of spies and consplrators
was very gceat but their names and plans
l. :. ft,aJ Of
spirators have been arrested, to the great 10y
OF the Siciiians.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
AMERIcA-Mr. Brougham moved for tht /
following papers, to the production of which |
he understood that there was no objection 80
An account fthe value of goods exported to, |
or imported from, the United States Of Anne |!
RIGA, Tor the last ten years, distinguishing the |
years an account ofthe number and tonnage
of American vessels, carrisd into the ports Of
this country, in the years 1908 and 800, By
virtue Of the orders in council; an account Of
the amount Of the taxes levied as tonnage du-
ties en- American and other vessels III conse-
quence of the said orders as also of the
number Of commercial licences granted dur
ing the last ten years, distinguishing the Bri-
fish ports for which they were granted
The papers were granted accordingly
Mr. Rose then said, he should wish for the
production OF other accounts, to exhibit in
sairer view the question of trade with Ameri-
"a. He should therefore move for an account q
IF the trade to the different ports OF America
md the West-Indies during the last three
years. The object of this motion was to shew, S
hat if the trade with one part of America had
ately fallen off, the trade with the other part t
If 1t was increased. The account was order t
I'd accordingly. Adjourned to Monday.
February 8.
We are happy TO state that the town of Not {