Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-07

IWerc present-they elected Beniamil
Pollard, Esq. clerk, he having 268 votes
land G. r. Summers, ESQ. the opposing
candidate lol. The hon. Timothy Biee
low was chosen speaker, he having 271
Votes, and BENJAMIN Green, Esq. the
democratic candidate, los.
! In senate there were present SO mem
lbers. The hon. JohnPhillips was chosen
president by es votes. Eight votes were
aiver, for the hon. John Holmes. Samuel
E. M'Cleary, Esquire, was unanimously
sIchosen clerk, and Robert G.. Vose, ESQ.
assistant clerk.
Committees of the two houses were an
|pointed to count the votes for governor
land for other purposes.
His excelleney the governor, his honor
1.-The lieut.. governor, the hon. council, and
1.-THE members of the senate and house of
Representatives, were afterwards escort
led by the company of independent ca
Idets under command of col. Greenough,
Ito the old south Westinghouse, where
they attended divine service, the sermon
being preached by the Rev. Mr.. Flint, Of
BridgeWater. Boston Paper.
Our French papers mention that the
emperor Napoleon has appointed his bro
Their Lucien, minister Of the interior, and
has sent him to England on an important
mission-Jlercantle .M.
Extract of letter from Liverpool, dated
18th April.
6: No final determination has yet been
! come to, respecting the import duties
but there is every prospect OF their being
continued at the present rates. ibid.
oLoy1Es-euADALouPE & DEpENDEN-
BY ROYAL AUTHORITIES.
Cherries, .Rlerander Leon, Count, Dura',d
De ISincis, Contre admiral, Governor.
&c. &c. and Jean Francois Gear De
Gallhermy, Counsellor. &c. &c.
The late news received from the Me-
tropolis, threatening the Colonies to he
leftin an insulated state, the duration of
which is impossible to foresee and of
which the effects would be to expose them
to want of snstenance and articles of
the first necessity. with which she has,
until now supplied them, and the difficulty
which constantly exists. and which will
increase in consequence of the impos-
sibilty of exporting the Colonial produce
to France in her own vessels which will,
deprive agriculture, industry, and COM
merce of all its resources. And being
DESTROYS that the fate of the Colony be
independent of external events during
their duration, ndjudging it absolutely
necessary for its preservation which lsour
only object at present, to ADOPT means to
encourage agriculture, industry.ah COM
merce as much as possible, we lave or
dered and :rder:
Art. /. That from tlis day, the ports
already open in the Island Of Guada'oupe |
and Dependencies, shall be open to the
vessels of all nations as we'll for importa-
ton as expectation of ali kinds ofrroduce
or merchandize--Art. 9. The duties of
importation & expectation in foreign yes
sells, are the same as those already es-
tab.ished for French vessels, which on
imports. are l.2 and on exports 5 per
cent.-Art. 8. The proceeds Of tie i'm
norted articles, are always to be laid out
in produce of tie Colony, or Melchan-
die, The CAPTAINS and owners are ex-
nress!y enjoined to compose their carsoes
in such manner as to prove the value
OF the importation, not to exceed that OF
the expoltat;sn in TIE sane essel,except-
ING the duties payable on the same--Art:
4. The duties of expectation on rum of
the colony, is to be for tne future, three
per cent. advalorem. agreeabfy to tie
general ordnance of taxes-Art. S. The
present disposition viii not be revoked
until the circumstances which have given
rise to it shall have ceased, and in that
case. its revocation will be made public
two months before it will take effect
Art. g.. The present order sEall be pub
!ished, &c. &c.
TSixned1 LIMOS.
ETTH.HEPMY