Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-19

IL &aghS bY N'Fl0uN O""'"'' -
which is the deficiency # snlpl'e' and OF
tne means Of t,aRsport ton: ana no"
we learn, before il had arrived wrhlh
reach Of an enemv, the mil''la-men com
posing the Brigade are returning home,
their three months tins OF service Ia
wing expired! Another brigade had been
, .eyi,usiv ordered out, and is OF its way
to the frontie.-; and. before it can be
employed, it Is probable it, tine OF ser
vice viii! also have expired Thus u l'e-
quently happens, when militia ave cane"
out for short terms of service, thar to
march and countermarch is the only SER
vice they perform.
In expressing our regret at these facts,
we do not ccftsinly undertake 20 say how
the evil could have been avoided, or thai
il was avnirablr. Gen. Gaines, no doubt,
found The hostile Indians IN greater torce
than he hal anticipated; and, 90 recei'-
ing his representations, 1t was founn ne
cessary not only to ciuthe hun win au-
thority to make these extensive requi-
sitluns, but also to order tOrlh thousand
men from Tennessee.
1t gives US pleasure to he able TO
state that there is 40 rnom for the iT'I.
nation we have seen in Georgia paper,
that the general government has neg
lccted to furnish the necessary funds
to aid the nperatlon of the forces EN-
ployed against the Indians. The Depart
ment of War, We have informed our
selves, has sent to that quarter up
wards # thirty thousand dollars tor the
quarter masters Departmental sixty
thousand fer the pay department, and oi
4 hundred thousand dollars Tor the con-
tractors department. Ample iemit'an
Ces will no doubt be made to meet the
current expenses of the campaign, so
soon as the military appropriation bill Tor
1918 is passed. Meanwhile the passage
of that act has been delayed by the dis
agreeing votes OF the two houses OF con-
gress, on particular clause OF the bill.
The difference is not yet reconclled.-
One House has already resolved to adhere
to its ground. If the Senate fol ITS
example, the whole bill is rejected, and
must be originated de nnro.
February II.
The Senate having yesterday receded
from its amendment to the general Mill
tary Appropriation bill. it now requires
only the signature of the President to
become law. LNat Intel.
In the House of Delegates OF Virginia.
the proposition to tax tie Branches oil
the Bank OF the United Safes in that
state, has received decided negatively
a vote of l27 to "a. Cibid.
From he ~. Yolk Oily advertiser.
By the second article OF the CONNER
cial Convention entered into between the
u. States and Great Britain, or tie Sd
of july, 1915, it was agreed between the
parties, that an equally of duties on i'm,
ports aid tonnage should exist in the
ports Of the U. States, and the potts OF
The British dominions IN Europe-with
regard to imposts, the equality is limited
to articles. being the growth. prohsre, or
manufacture Of the respective countries.
The advantage of this provision is SO ob-
viously in favor Of Great Britain, that it
would seem scarcely possible that II
should have escaped the observation OF
the mos, superficial politician. Yet it
was agreed TO by our commissioners, and
ratified at home, with very little Gppa-
rent missiving or hesitation. Its effects,
however, were very soon felt in the al
most entire loss Of the extensive and pro-
htab!e trade, which, under Mr.. jays so
much reprobated treaty, the country en-
loved with the West India Islands -
:" British vessels" says MIR. Pitkin, in
the Cd edition Of his learned and valuable
work on Statistics, " lrrighted with Bri-
fish products and manufactures, can now
come to the U. States, on the same foot
ing with America vessels, take in a car
GO Of -four, lumber, etc. for the Wet
Indies, and then, either return directly
to Great Britain, or bring West-india
cargo to the U. States, and return home
laden with American cotton, tobacco,
rice, naval s,o,cs, ETC., With these adj
vantages on the side of the British, it is
Said, that they can underbid the Amer
can ship owner, in freight, in THAT part
of the voyage in whi,s alone, ths latter
is permitted to participate"
II would seem that it has long been Q
favorite object Of the British government,
tie bring US into the situation in which we
are placed by this convention. BY add
vertiug TO the above. n'ioned work, we
shall find some important information on
this subject. Il" When Congress-" says
that very inteilioeut writer, " under the