Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-07
ALEXANDRIA:
THURSDAY, NAP 7, 1878.
From IN, National Ltelligencsr.

From the National Ltslltsenc'r.
We have observed, that one OF the
correspondents Of the Boston Palladium
questions fact advanced in support OF
our act concerning navigation, recently
passed, and calls upon Mr.. Forsyth las
chairman of the committee OF the house
Of representatives by whom the bill was
reported) TO establish it. 1t is not ne
cessary to trouble that gentleman to sup
port in the newspapers what he has ad'
yanced on the floor of the house. But
as the. correspondent in the Pallad'u"
awsak sincerely to wish for intOrma
ton, which we have pleasure IN imPart
ing when in our possession, we will an
swer his quere by presenting the evidence
Of the inequality Of footing, to our dlsad'
vantage, on which American and other
foreign vessels are admitted into the brl-
fish West India colonies.
The act Of the British parliament Of
eth June, 1905, consolidating the Tor
mer acts on the subject, admits into the
West Indian ports variety Of articles
wool, cotton, tobacco, specie, &c. &c.
the produce of any colony or country IN
America belonging to or under the do-
miuion Of any foreign European Sore
reign or State" in any oreisn single
decked vessel, being owned and navl'
gated by persons inhabiting any OF the
said colonies or plantations in America,
or countries on the continent Of America,
belonging to, Or under the dominion Of a.
ny foreign European sovereign or state"
The privilege of re.exportation o! all i'm
ported articles except naval stores, and
of exporting rum, is granted in the same
act in the same terms. to the complete
exclusion of vessels Of the United States,
in all cases, from that trade.
The title Of another act which lies be-
fore US, amendatory Of that just referred
to, sufficiently explains its object II Is
an act to permit the importation OF
| rice, grain and -four from my foreign CO.
lonies on The continent Of America, into
certain ports in the West Indies, and to
| allow certain articles to be imported from
the United States Of America into the
British provinces in North America for
the purpose Of expectation to the British
Islands in the West Indies" Thus IN
| the very same section Of the act, a tal'
permission is given to import iHto the W.
Indies articles, without which they can
not subsi.t, from other countries OF Anne
| RIGA, whilst from the U. States the same
articles may not be imported except in
cases of absolute danger Of famine, aud
then only circuitously through the Bri'
fish northern provinces, in order that oui
navigation may not have the advantage
Of carrying to them even the articles
which are to keep them from starving.
II is presumed that the enquiries Of the
correspondent Of the Palladium are sa
tisfied. 1870
Baltimore, May 4.
Chester Bailey, Esq. agent for the
mails, has arrived in this city, with
Alexander and Hare, two Of the accom-
plices in the late mil robbery, near Ha'
yre de Grace. They are to take their
trial in this city in the course OF this
week. --
1t is said that Arbuthnot, who was
taken at the capture OF st. Marks. has
been placed in close confinement by Ge'
neral Jackson, awaiting the return OF the
army to St. Marks, when he will be tn
ed by court martial. Sat. ReTab.
Extract of letter frem gentleman 'r
| London, of the first responsibility, t.
his friend in Savannah, dated Februa
ry IS, 1918.
"A rumor has prevailed for some TIM
past, that q divorce was to take place be
tween the Prince Regent and Princess O
i Wales; and it is now asserted, wit
confidence, that the application will b
made to parliament, during the presen