Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-14

sublime to the ridiculous, said kapo!eou
in the nadlr Of his militia y career. Those
writers have certainly discovered that
step, who can find any analogy between
our revolutionary principles and their
supporters, and the motives and merits
Of the sol dis mt republicans, who flit a.
long our borders in search of the most
convenient receptacle for the p,snder Of
the ocean. 1t is subject OF painful re.
greet to the best frien Of the republican
cause in South America. that 50 much Ia
Dor is bestowed to identify the Amelia
Island party with the real friends Of
South American independence.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Saturday, Jan. 10.
The speaker laid before the house a
letter directed to the Cong,es Of the u.
nited States from 4 certain Carl Theo-
dore Mohr, residing in WalIendorf, in
Germany, Ole ing to come 10 America
upon certain conditions. and 10 establish
mandatory Of porcelain, which was
read and ordered to lie on the table.
On motion Of Mn Sergeant, the com.
mitiee of wars and means were INSTRUCT
ed to enquire into the eIpediency of al.
lowing drawback upon refined sugar
exported from the United States.
AMELIA ISLAND.
Mr.. Middleton, L. ON the committee on
SO much Of tie Message Of the President
Of the United States as relates to the ILL
cit introduction Of slaves frcm Amelia
Island into the United States, made the
following report:
The committee to whom was referred
SO much of the Presidents Message a.
relates to the illicit introduction of Slaves
from Amelia Island, having carefully la
kea the matter committed to them int,
consideration, respectfully report:
That having applied to the department
If ate tor Information respecting the H.
licit H. PRODUCTION o. slaves into The Unit.
ed States. they we're referred by The SC.
cretary of state to the documents t,ans-
mtted to this house by the Presidents
Message Of the 18Th december last, con-
sisting Of various extracts OF papers on
the files Of the departments OF state. Of
the treasury, and Of the navy, relative
to the proceedings Of certain re sons who
took possession Of Amelia Island in the
summer Of the pa 1 year, and also rela.
tive to similar establishment previously
made at Galveston near the mouth Of The
river Trinity.
Upon a full investigation Of these pa
pers, with view to the subject,cVmlnit.
ted to them, your committee are of OPT
MON, that is il but too notorious, that nu-
merous inf-actions Of the law prohibiting
the impoI tation Of slaves into the United
States have been perpetrated with impu-
nifty upon our sauIhern from Ter; aud
they are further OF opinion, that similar
infractions would have been repeated
with INCREASING activity. without the
timely interposition Of the naval force
under direction Of the executive Of our GO
vernment. In the course of the investi
CATION, your committee have found il diff
ticult to keep separate the special matter
gwen int their charge, from topics Of
more general nature, which are necessa.
rily interviewer herewith the, there.
fore crave the indulgence Of the hoase,
while they present some general views,
connected with the subject, which have
deve 'oped themselves ia the prosecution
Of their enquiry.
1t would appear from what had been
collected from these papers, that hume
rous violations Of our laws bad been lat
terIy committed BY combination Of fee
hooters and smugglers If various nations,
who located themselves in the first i'll
stance upon an uninhabited spot near the
mou b OF the river Trinity, within the ju-
risdictional limits OF the United States,
as claimed in virtue Of the treaty ol ces.
sion Of Louisiana by France. This asso.
citation Of persons organized Q sy TEN OF
plumber upon the high seas, directed
chiefly against Spanish property. which
consisted frequently Of slaves from the
coast of Africa; but their conduct ap-
pears not always to have been ,egula,,d
by strict regard to the national chaIac.
ter OF vessels falling into their hands,
when specie or other very valuable aIti.
clcs formed past Of the cargo. Their YES
sells generally sailed under a pretended
Mexican Gag, although it dues not ap-
pear hat tie Establishment u! Galveston