Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-13
Nsas York, May s.
BY THE SHIP THAMES

On a re.perusal of the London papers
by this vessel. we are enabled to give some
Interesting remarks. Gaz.
The London Courier of the first ult. ac-
knowledges the receip: of New-York pa
pers TO the 10th March. containing the re-
port Of our senate on the conduct ofgene-
raj Jackson. On this document the Cou-
rier observes.
"Tbese papers contain the report OF
the Senate upon the conduct of general
Jackson. and the Seminole war. We will
do it the justice to say, that it is drawn
up with great perspicuity, and, which
cannot often be said of Anne rican wri-
ting, with considerable elegance of style.
Itcondemns, as our readers already know.
the conduct CT gen. Jackson, with respect
both to engaging in the war at all, and
savage condemnation Of Arbuthnotfnd Am
brister. So did the Committee OF the
House of representatives, though the house
afterwards decided, by majority, not
to confirm the opinion of that committee.
At least, therefore, these recorded sentl-
ments of his countymen will remain, while
in Europe. only one feeling, feeling OF
execration, exists upon the subject
The editor, after hasty view OF the
report concludes,
"We can do no more to day, than sub
init the proceeding passages from it to our
readers. We shall endeaveur, however,
on future occasion, to give it entire, as 1t
j, document interesting to England, and
credible to the body from which it has e.
nanated."
The Courier of the same date, remarks,
that
a question Of considerable importance
occupied the attention Of the house of Com
mons yesterday. 1t was whether the sum-
mons of the house TO a soldier, supercedes
the authority of his officers over him. The
declared opinion of the house, was in the
affirmative. This involves so delicate a
principal of constitutional power. that we
will not approach it with any hasty OF SUI
perficiai enquiry. 1t may perhaps he
said, that the authority thus asserted ny
the House, would, if pushed to itseStreme,
embrace the command of the army-hut
on the other hand, il may also be URGED,
that if an officer had the right to refuse
permission 10 a soldier TO atien !, then tie
Legislature would be suhseryient to the
military authority. The attendance of
soldier when summoned might be secured
by making his officer responsible, as well
as himself. This perhaps would he pre-
ferable to releasing the former from the au-
thority Of his commander"
GENERAL GoURGAUD.
MIR. Lamhton, on the Cd ult in the Bri-
fish House of Commons, brought forward
a petition from gen. Gourgaud, al the re-
Quest of a distinguished foreigner relating
TO the execution Of the alien act of last
year. The petition complains of illegal
and unwarranta5le oppression on the Part
of the English government, the seizure
Of the Generals papers, Of unjustihable
eruel,ies aud personal barbarities. Mr.. l.,
hoped that these barbaIities night be dis
proved to the honor OF the country
In the course of the debate On this sub
iect. Sir G. Cockburn obser'e ed, that from
what had been SO emphstica!ly urged as
to the high character tor fidelity TO gen.
Gourgaud, he thought j. right to state
something which he happened TO know oil
that officer at ST. Helena, where the Gene
raj stated to him that he had great reason
to complain Of that scouadrel grand Mar
shal Bertrand --for SO these persons were
in the habit of speaking of each other
The General mentioned isground OF com
plant. He said that he had served in
the army under Bonaparts in Russia, where
he had so distinguished himself as to at
tract the favor of Napoleon /; tut that
when Napoleon abdicated, be felt himself
released from bis allegiance and joined
the army of the king. In that army he was
favored with the patronage OF the Duke
de Berri. through whom he obtained the
cross of St. Louis--but yet that when Ma
poleon returned from Eliza, he immedl.
ately offered him his services, in conse-
quence of which Napoleon appointed him
to high command in the ordnance. On