Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-02

dollars: several Of those vessels was TO
be loaded for the, u. S. < some OF them
had begun to load, with English manu-
features and w. i produce, but had to un.
load again ii eonseauence ofthe cover
nor's havirgordefed the collector to clear
NO vessels (cartels excepted to any port
in tho us. This was considered by the
merchants as an unauthorized act, and
meeting Of these took place, who walt
ed on his excellency to know his rea'
sons, he informed them, that ne had that
day received Information, from Bern,a-
da, that Admiral Cochranc was to de-
clare the whole of the ports OF the y.
S. in state of blockade, and that an adj
dit;onal naval force was on its way from
England, to better enable the Admiral
to accomplish this important object
The governor added, that the reasons tor
this step were two fold; the first was,
that from tie last accounts from his ma
iest,'s ministers by the last March mail,
he had not the least reason to hope, that
any peace would result from the me-
gociations at Gottenburg-anc the Sc
cond was that the naval and military
commanders had ordersto prosecute the
war with the utmost rigor, and full as
surance, that sufficient force to accom-
plish every object, in view. should be
sent next summer. On the gentleman
iwho waited upon bim) asking it there
was not cause 10 believe, that the ar
mi,tice, talked so loudly of in the A.
merican papers. should take place, the
governor smiled, and said, that there
was no officer in this country vested
with any power to treat With the govern
ment Of the United States on any sub
ect that proposals of this kind, on the
part Of his majesty had been treated with
indignity, by the President ofthe United
States already and that the next pro-
posal oft kind, must come from him;
which, he thought would, at this time,
meet with very cool reception.
There were about 5000 sailors lett
here last week, from St. Johns for the
Lakes. Of which they make themselves
sure this season. There is to be a
draft of the militia Of this province early
in June, and it is said b'unty OF 7ol is
to be given to every one that will vseun'
teer to go tn Canada, to serve months.
William Lawson, Esquire, OF this
town and James Nj. Bryen. Esquire, oil
St. Johns, New FoundIand, x gentle
man from Quebec left here last week,
for Cork, Ireland on their way to Lon.
don in the ship Neptune; they are Aent
by the fahe,y committees OF this pro-
vince, that Of Lower Canada and the
island Of Newfoundland, for the pur-
pose Of pointing out TO his msjesty's
ministers, the necessity of preventing
the Yankees Is they are called) from
fishing on the banks of Newfoundland.
or beyond few miles from their own
shores. These gentlemen have Petit.
ons on this subject, said to be signed by
from 10000 to sc coo persons. Ireland
is said to have pe,itioned parliament to
prohibit the Importing Of any salt pro-
visions, in any American vessel, iato any
Of his M jes,y's colonies. 1t is conf.
IDENTITY talked of here, that no peace
shall be concluded, unless the above re-
quests are granted to his msjesty's loyal
subjects of Ireland and those provinces
Four Highland regiments were landed
here yesterday, from a fcet Of trans
ports, which left Greenock in March
last" ~