Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-27
Reply.
/" You sot, (says Tom with self-conceited grin,
What is this noise and nonsense all about
Suppose the Hornet bears one Singer in,
The Wasp has taken Jyty thousand out.'
Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. !.
TAURsDAz, MareA 26, 1912.
REPORTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.

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Mr.. Seaver laid before the house a report
and resolution of the Legislature Of Massa-
chusetts, relative to furnishing the general
government with blankets and clothing for
the Indians, and troops oftle United States
Referred to the Secretary of War.
Mr. Lewis from the committee onthc district
Of Columbia, to whom was recommitted the
bill to incorporate the trustees of Washington
College, reported the same with two amend
ments Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Wright from the committee of confer
ence, appointed on the part Of the house on
the disagreeing votes of the two houses, Oh
the bill establishing quarter masters depart
mcnt, made report, which was read and con-
cured in. The bill has now passed both
houses.
An engrossed BIZ to authorize the Secgcta-
ry Of War to exchange lands with tie Ursu-
line Nuns in the city OF Orleans, was read
third time and passed.
House in committee of the whole, Mr.
Breckenridge in the chair, on bill from the
Senate, amending the Patent Laws.
The House WAS engaged On this subject
when our letter came away.
The Aurora contains the following article
respecting C2unt dc Crillon
a curious TRANSACTION is reported TO have
taken place at Washington last week. We
shall relate it as We heard it, giving il for on
" as much as it is worth; and without vouch-
ing for it further than as it has reached US as
rulnour.
eTherc arrived from E>gland at Boston, in
the same vessel with the British agent II >nry,
a French gentleman, who described himself
noble emigrant, and brother of the Duke
dc Crillon. Whether they kept constant COM
pany since, or not, does not appear, but this
Count de Crillon was and now is at Washing
ton.
He has retinue, and appears in style
of expence--he took lodgings al the same
hotel at which the Vice President Clinton re.
sides, and partook of a common table.
At this house, it is said, Mr.. NiIIiak, Of
The celebrated Amsterdam house, also beard
ed and the following incidents we have heard
related:
Some few evenings since, the Count drew
from his pocket an elegant miniature picture
Of gentleman, and heaying sigh, express
ed himself so as 70 convey the idea that the
picture was that OF his br0ther The late Duke
de CrTNou. Mr. Viliink, WHO CHANGED to see
the miniature, remarked if that b. the pic
ture Of your brother, it is not the picture Ct
the Duke OF Crllon, for that is the Marquis
X
6 The Count, little disconnected, said lie
meant that the picture WAS that Of bis brother
in-law some other incidents of the like en-
barrassing tendency took place, but the result
was, the Count sc t challenge TO llfr. UIli7k,
which Mr.. Wi.link very properly declined to
notice, until the Count should shozv that he
was rot an impostcr.
&" Meanwhile the Vice President, who had
witnessed the affair of the hictare, signihed to
the keeper the house, that The Count could
rot be admitted to the same table with him
and his company in future and tbs Cou''t
WAS under the necessity OF changing ms quar-
ters.
The Cont, however, attended the Pre-
sident's levee, where he attempted to insult
Mr. Wilink but was treated as an imposter
by him then also.
cit appears, however, that the matter being
generally talked of, an enquiry was made of
the French ambassador Sorrurier-who, on
being asked if he knew that man>to be the
Cont dc C,illon, barely observed, that he on
" knew that he was Frenchman, but could
not guarantee him as Cant de Cyflkon.
1t is supposed that this is the Jdreigner
who has been before the committee of the
house of representatives, which has the pa
pers of the British agent, Henry, before them.
What he is--Guke or no duke-we may know