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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-08
NOTICE.

THE sailing Of the Cartel, FAIn A.
MEXICAN, Captain ADAMS, from An
boy for England, is postponed I'LL the
10Th instant,--Au Letter to go by the
Cartel, must be in Nsw-ysrk by the
7th.
Adams, Herbert & Co.
yanpary 4.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-08
NOTICE.

wv u AAAAe
a FTER consulting the Mayor on
"A the subject of Fire Buckets and
Stoves, it is thought best and most
conducive 70 The interest and safety of
the Citizens ofthis Town, to give them
information, that l have authorised
and directed the several Constables to
inspect and examine the state of Fire
Buckets and Stoves in their respective
Wards /; but in order to prevent the
disagfeeable resort to 6nss for delin-
quencies. BY giving some further time
for full compliance with the relative
laws, the inspection of the Constables
postponed rntilthe 2sd instant.
John Vaudeville,
Superintendent Of Police:
Dec. ls.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29
JOHN @ ADAMS.
1hr. adams TO the Secretary u State.
ST. PETERSBURG, 18th Dec. 1913.

ST. PETERSBURG, 1lth Dec. 1913.
SIR, f,
On'the 4ih inst j received the duplicate
of your favor of LIST July last, announcing the
declaration by the Congress Of the United
States OF war against Great Britain, and Ell.
closing printed copies of the Presidents pro
clamation founded upon it, Of his previous
message recommending it, of the report of
the committee Of foreign relations proposing
it, and of the National Int ligencer of the
goth June. The original of your letter with
these documents not having yet come to
hand, these gave me the first official com
mynication Of the war.
had on the 9Th INST. an interview with the
Chancellor Count Romanzoff. III which ]
communicated to him the substance of that
part of your despatch which relatedto Rus
STA and those which concern the state of our
relations with France. In the present state
of the war between this country and France,
i was convinced that tho view OF the arne
rican Governments intentions with regard
to that power, so explicitly and so strongly
manifested in your letter, would not only be
CRAFTY ing to the chancellor, but that it would
be satisfactory to the Emperor, and would
powerfully cpuCteract any impressions un-
favorable to the United States, which the
English interest here ~isendeavoring TO excite.
1 therefore told the count that although i
had not been instructed to make to him any
official communication of the declaration Of
war, the dispositions of the American go
vernment towards other powers, and par
tiGularly towards Russia. on this occasion,
had been distinctly suggested to me, in a
manner which felt 1t my duty to make
known to him. That the Uniied States,
compelled by unavoidable necessity TO vindi-
cate their violated rights against Great Bri
tainby war, were DESTROYS that it might be
confined exclusively to them and their eue-
my, and that no other power might be in
yolvcd in i. That it was particularly and
earnestly their wish to preserve and main
tain in their fullest extent their commercial
and friendly relations with Russia. That the
war in which the Emperor is now engaged
against France, although it could not be
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29
: to the Commonwealth, near the Bel-1avern
"a dollars per annum

WI. Oashkof had sent him a copy OF your
answer to him, expressive Of that acceptance.
tie then put into my hands your letter to Mr..
Dashkoff OF March IL, with the tenor of
when he appeared to be much gratified-
and which he said he should Immediately
transmit to the Emperor. AZ the same
time, English newspapers had been received
here mentioning the appointment of Messrs.
Gallatin and Bayard. but intimating strong
iy the determination of the British govern.
ment to reject the mediation. A few days
after, l received from a friend the National
lnteiiigencer of the 18TH April, containing
an EDITORIAL paragraph concerning the app
pointnent OF those gentlemen, which I COM
municated to the Count on the 22d. / obser.
we'd tn bin. that however the British govern
mcnt might think ptoperto act On this occa-
sion, that Of the United States would at
least have manifested, in a signal manner,
at once its earnest ard constant desire for
aust and honorable peace, and it's sense
OF the motives which had induced the Ep.-
peror,s oHer.-That the President could nor
nave adopted a measure better adapted to
DO honor to His Majesty'sproposal. chan by
the appointment of two persons among the
most distinguished of our ~citizens, TO co-op-
crate on the part of the u. States, in ac-
ComplisniRg the Emperor's friendly and
benevolent purpose ; and that if it should
eventually fail OF being successful, at least
the true & only source offs failure wouldbe
known. That he had received, since he saw
me last, dispatches from count Lieven.
natthe British minister, in terms of much
poi'Ieness, had intimated to him, that there
was no sovereign whose mediation they
should more readily accept than hat of the
Emperor, but that their differences with the
y states were Of a nature involving prin-
ciptes ct the internal eopernment of the
British nation, and which it was thought
were not susc ptible Of c,eing committed to
the discussion of any mediation. The count
ADDED that it would remain to be considS
ered. whether sster this, and after the So
Tenn step taken by the government of the
United States. it would be advisable to re-
new the offer to the British ministry. and
give them an opportunity for a reconsider.
alton. 1t Was possible that further refec-
tion might lead to a different resolution. &
he should submit the Question to the Em-
peror's determination. Different circnmsta>
ces furnished other materials for delibera-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29
MIssloNToG%

John Quincy Adams, (our Minister in Rus.ia)
James a.: Bsyard, (now at St Petersburg) Henry
Iiay OF hepfueky, and Jonathan Russell Of Rhode.
Island, have been appointed by he President Of The
United States, by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, Commissioners 10 proceed to Gotten-
burg to meet the Commissioners from Great Br;-
gnverpment.
Jonathan Russell has also, in like manner, been
appointed Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister PIen.
ipotentsry to the Court of Sweden.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29
EStracs Of a lctttrJroni Mr.. Aaams TO III,
Secretary Of State.
ST. PETERSBURG, 30lh Sept. 1878

.F..H..
ST. PETERSBURG, 3Oth Sept. 1913.
Son the goth inst received a note from
the chancellor requesting me to call upon
him the next evening, which / accordingly
did /; he told me hat lie had asked to see
me by the Empcror's command that hav
ing made peace and established the relati
ons of amity and commerce with q. Britain,
the Emperor was much concerned aid dis
appointed to find the whole benefit which
he expected his subjects would derive COM
mercially from thai event, defeated and lost
by the new war which had arisen bet cen
the United States and England, that he had
thought he perceived various indications that
there was on bath sides a reluctance at en-
gaging ia and prosecuting this war, and 1t
had occurred to the Emperor that perhaps
an anicable arrangement of the diferen-
Ces between the parties might be accOmmo
dated more easily and speedily by indirect
than by a direct negotiation /; that his mas
jesty had directed him to see me, md to in
quire il l was aware of any difficulty or eb-
s,acle ON the part of the gnvernslent of the
United States, if he should offer his media.
ton for the purpose of efFecting "a pacifica-
ticn. 1 answered that it was obviously inn
possible for me to speak on this subject any
otherwise than from the general knowledge,
which / had OF the sentiments Of my govern
ment /; that ] was so far from knowing what
their IDEAS were with regard to the conti>
nuance Of the war, that ] bad not TO that day
received any official communication Of its
declaration /; but that | well knew 1t was
with reluctance they had engaged in the
war ; hat l was very sure, whatever dc
termination tkey might form upon the pro
posal Of the Emperor's mediation, they would
receive aud consider ii as a new evidence OF
his Majesty's regard and friendship for the
u. States, and that | was not aware Of any
obstacle on difficulty which could occasion
them to decline accepting it.
al knew the war would affect unavoida
Nv the Interest OF Russia. I knew it must
be highly Injurious both to the United States
and England. / could see no good result As
likely TO arise from it to any one. The count
replied, that he had considered it altogether
in the same light, and 80 had the Emperor.
who was sincerely concerned at IL, and who
had himself conceived this idea of authoris-
ing his mediation. He thought an indireSt
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29

BosToN, January 4.
ANOTHRR FIRElN PORTSMOUTH
n gentleman from Porlsn outh, IN. H J
who arrived in the eastern mail sage Of
iast evening, informs US the extensive roma
walk owned by Mr., Jacob SheaF, and inn
proved ls Mr.. Ainernan was DESTROYED by
IrS on "wednesday evening last ; a consider
apie quantity of hemp, tar and cordage,
which bad lately been Manufactured for the
new "a and Congress, was also CONSUMED.
- vas supposed TO have deem the work of an
incendiary. as it was on fire in different pla
ces when first discovered.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29
N CL.AY

sen',eman Yesterday resigned his station as
speak r OF the House Of Representative. Of ,ha II.
n'ted atStes, and took leave OF that body iu an sE.
ieeung msnner. His loss is mucl, regretted bv q
vast majority OF the House, from a st lion wIieL he
"a hied with u9rivailed dignity and propriety, and
most universal applause. The sense ofbis merits
ehle,ianedb by the House was manifested by the no.
nor"ble testimony Of appreciation of his conduct
wI'ieh was accorded by that body, Immediately on
0! Aud the Minority on III occssion was corr.
posed OF hose, whose appreciation, we may yenture
10 say, Henry CLAY never couri ed, If he desired Il.
bhey were generally those into whose bosom the
,elooh oil rnty has missed q deadly hate of eyeyT
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29

Ianedop Cheyes, or South Carolina, is appointed
Speaker of the House of Reprcsentstiyes IN az
place oil Mr.. Clay, resigned. His c~knowiedeca Ia
tents and upblemished character afford q pledge for
his correct department in the execution Of The ycrv
ar'iuf us duties nov assigned him. m
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29
Join o. ADAMs.

Extract ofa letter from Mr.. adams TO the
Secretary Of Stare, dated 81. Petersburg,
26M June, 1915.
Con The 18th inst. I had an interview with
the chancellor Coun, R~omauzoff, at his re-
guest, when he informed me that he had
received answers from MIR. DashkoT, TO the
dispatches of which Mr.. Harris was the
bearer. That the President had accepted
the Empcror's offer of mediation and thar
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29

~ .a- =
I have had the honor to receive your note oil
the 9th inst. making known to the President OF
the United States the disposition OF, His Ma.
jcstv the Emperor OF Russia, 70 promote peace,
by his friendly mediation, between the United
States and Great Britain.
7 am instructed by the President to assure
you, that he sees in this overture, on the part
Of your sovereign, strong proofs Of that humane
aud enlightened policy, whicn Aave characteri.
zed his reign. 1t was Impossible that a war be-
tween tie United States and Great Britain
should not materially atisct The commerce of
Russia, and it was worthy the high character
Of a prince, distinguished By his attachment to
the interests of his people, to int rpose his
good Offices Tor the restoration OF peace. The
President sees, at the same sine, in this over
ture, and in the circumstances attending it, a
strong proof of The friendly interest which Ills
Imperial Msjesty takes in the welfare Of the u
nised States.
The United States, conscious that they were
not the aggressors in this contest that on the
contrary, they bad borne great wrongs fox q
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-29
JAMES MONROE.

EEfracs Of a ritter from the Secreteyy 81
STATE 10 John Quincy adams, Esq. n,piis-
FER Menifotenfiarg II tke United States
al So. Petersburg.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-27
Z 70 tIle Comin0nweaIih, near Gao Rau- uaYs,n.

are hereby gwen up aud relinquished in ia
vor of captain DavidPorter. and of the off,
GERS and crews by whom the said vessels
were capt: red, as Compensation to the
said David Porter and the said officers and
crews, for their zeal and activity in captur-
ing the same: and that the said captain Da
vid Porter be hereby authorized to receive
from the Secretary of the Treasury the a.
mount ofthe said net proceeds of the afore
SAID sales. to be paid by the said Secretary
of the Treasury out of any money not o'herr
wise appropriated; and upon receiving the
same the said David Porter is authorized
and instructed to distribute it amongst the
said officers and crews, in the proportions.
and agreeably TO the regulations of the laws
ofthe United States. for the distribution of
prize money.
LANGDON CHEVES.
Speaker OF, the House of Representatives.
u. l.. GERRY,
Vice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate,
April IS, 1914.
approved,
JAMES MADISON.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-27
BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT
/ ~ AN AC
For the better organization of the courts of
The United States within the state of New

For the better organization of the courts of
The United States within the state of New
! York.
| Bet enacted by the Senate and House of
| RIiresensatSpes cfshe United Stafes of H.
ms'vca IN Congress assembled. That for
the more convenient transaction of business
in the courts of the United States within the
state OF New York, the said state shall be
and the same Is hereby divided into two diss
tricts III manner following, to wit the coun>
ties OF Rensselaer,, Albany, Schenectady,
Schoharie and Delaware, together with ali
that part of the said state laying south of
the said above mentioncd counties, shall
Compose one district, to be called the South
ern District of New.York aud all the re.
naming part OF the said state shall compose
another district, to be called The Northern
District OF New York and that the terms of
the district court in the said Southern Dis
frict shall be held III the city al New York,
at the several times at which they are now
by law directed to be held in the said city !:
and that the terms Of the said court in the
said Northern District shall be held at the
several times and places at which they a re
now by law directed TO BE- held in that part
OF the state Of New York ilcluded in the
said Northern District except that the
term OF the said SQUIRT now holden at Gene.
va, oidt nelQ At tile village OF
Csnandaigua.
Sec. 2. md be il further enacted, That
Matthias d. Tallmadgc, one of the district
judges Of the district of New YORK., be, and
ne is hereby assigned as the judge to hold
the said Northern District OF New York
and to 10 and perform all the duties apper-
tanning to his Office within the said Northern
DistticI I, aud that William + Van Ness, the
remaining district judge of the district Of
New York, be, and he is hereby assigned as
the judge 10 hold the said court in the said
Southern District of New York, and to do
and perform all the duties appertajning to
his said Office within the said Southern DisS
trict. And it is hereby also made the duty
OF the judge Of the said Southern District TO
hold the several district courts herein before
directed 20 be holden in the said Northern
District, in case OF the inability, on account
OF sickness or absence, OF the said Matthias
b. IaillDadge TO hold the same.
Sec. 3. Ind be H. further enacted, That
the circuit court OF the United States shall
be held ia aud for the said Southern Dis.
trict OF New York, at the city of New York
at the times and in the manner now directed
by law to be held in and for the district of
New York, and that the district court in
the said Northern District Of New York
shall, besides the ordinary jurisdiction of a
district court, have jurisdiction of all causes,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-27
LANGDON CHEVFS.
AN ACT
AN ACC
For the relief of joseph Brsvard.

For the relief of Joseph Brevard.
BE il enacted by me Senate and House
81 REPRESENTATIVES ofthe United Sfates of
America. in Congress assembled, That the
accounting officers of he treasury be. and
they are hereby authorised and directed to
settle the account of Joseph Brevard, and
that he be allowed the amount of a final
settlement certificate, number ninety one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen, dated the
first of February, one thousand seven hun
dred and eighty FIVE, fer one hundred and
eighty three dollars and twenty three nine
tietbs, and bearing interest from the first Of
January, one Thousand seven hundred aud
eighty three, aud issued TO the said Joseph
Brevard by John Pierce, commissioner for
settling accounts of the army; and that the
amount due be paid, out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
the said Joseph Brevar,.
LANGDON CHEVE.S,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
T.. GERRY,
Vice'President Of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
April Is, 1914.
Approved,
JAMES MADISON. .
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-27
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 81, 1871.

except of appeals and writs of error cog.
nlzable by law in a circuit court, and shall
proceed therein in the same manner as n
circuit; and writs of error shall lie from
decisions therein to the circuit court in the
said Southern District of New York, in the
same manner as from other district courts
to their respective circuit courts. 80
LANGDON CHEVES.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
T.. GERRY,
Vice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
April 9, 1914.
Approved,
JAMES MADISON.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-27
A l.oNars ner annnm

Gnu Serahcate. the slim OF one dcllar AID
MY Goats, ;.1d for each certificate ,sisl,,u.
IN order OF survey, the sum oil ore dollar
! nec: a. dad be h further enacted, rhar
u snail be the duty of uie principal ,,e,p,ty
surveyor, on receiving an order Of survey
rom Tue register or recorder Of land titles.
anu the surveying fees from the claimant.
nn'ea .haii not exceed three dollars for e.
.ery mite to be sur. eyed and worked, TO sur,
10y ana cause be surveyed, unler the di>
:" ire surveyor general, or surveyor
ue 'ahas south ut the state OF Tennessee.
-'he several tracts of land confirmed bv th;s
act; and she said principal deputy surveyor
snail make return of the SURVEYS II, .eparate
pats to the register or recorder Of the dis.
ulSe within which the laud lies, and also
'r~nsmit to the surveyor general, or survey
os VI the lands south of the state of Tennes.
see, as tue case NAV be, plat or plats of
she surveys directed to be made by this sec,
on. who shall respectively transmit copies
aereof to be commissioner OF the Renerai
Dec S. And Be t further enacted. THAI
every person, and the legal representatives
vi every person, who has actually inhabited
ana cultivated tract of land living in that
part. OF the state of Louisiana, which conn
l,oseu the ia'e territory Of Orleans, or in
the territory of Missouri, which traot is NOT
rightfuliy claimed by any other person. and
VINO shall not have removed from said state
or territory, shall be entitled to the right of
pre- mpt'on in the purchase thereof, under
,ue same restrictions, conditions. provisions
regulations, IN every respt CT, as is directed
~ the act entitled An act giving the right
oil pre- enptlon IN the purchase of lands to
CERTAIN settlers in the Illinois territory. pas
sed Feb. 5th, 1918.
LANGDON CHEVES.
Speaker ofhe House of Rearesentafiues.
K. GERRY,
Pice>President Of khe United States and
President cfthe Senate.
April 10 1914.
Approved,
JAMES MADISON
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-27
AN ACT

For the relief of David Porter and his off
GERS and crews.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. fthe United States of
america, in Congress assembled, That so
much of the net proceeds OF the forfeitures
and penalties as have accrued to the United
States from the condemnation and sale OF the
following vessels and their cargoes. to wit
lie Duo de Monticello, lie Petite Chance,
and L.'intrepide, condemned and sold by or
der OF the district Court of the United States
for the Orleans district, for violations of the
laws Of the United States, be, aud the same
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-27
AN ACT So
For the relief of Seth Russell and Sons.

For the relief of Seth Russell and Sons.
Be il enacted 6v the Senate and House
Of Representatives. of The United States of
America. in Congress assembled, That there
be refunded and paid to Seth Russell and
sons of the town of New Bedford, state of
Massachusetts, out of any money in tina
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
sum OF three hundred and fifty three dollars
and Fifty seven cents, it being the amount of
duties paid by Richard Blow for Seth Rus
sell and Sons to the Collector of Norfolk.
Virginia, on sixteen casks of head matter.
and twenty .one casks of oil, trans shipped
from the ship Walker on board The shin
Harriet for Norfolk from the Cape de Verd
Island, by Stephen West. master of the said
ship Walker, and which articles of mer.
chandize were entered on the 7.h of Febru-
airy, one thousand eight hundred and twelve {:
FroUiaed, That the same has not been ex>
ported with benefit of drawback.
LANGDON CHEVES,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives
+. GERRY,
Vice-President of the United States,
f. and President of the Senate.
April 8, 1914
APPROVED,
JAMES MADISON.