Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-04
Washington, dag s.

Washington, dag 8.
The bill! for laying duties on certain sales
Il auction, which formed the subject OF yes
DAVIS deliberations in the house OF represent
tatiyes has been rejected in that body, by
!. x,na /. majority. A motion has been made,
however, for reconsideration OF the vote
and il IS not improbable that 1t Will prevail.
Several of those who voted against the bill
,vould i is understood, have voted in favor
ofit had the duty on sales Of dry goods been
reduced TO FIVE. or even six per cent insteao
OF ten per cent. 1.-THE vote of rejection be
ye-considered, and the bill amended by a
reduction of the amount ofthat duty, it may
vel pass. Its ultimate fate, therefore, may
he set down asuncertain. !lNat. INT.
The American consul at the Cape de
verd Islands has repeated the notice. .ha'
san invoiees of merchandise, shlppeo 10
those islands, in American vessels must DC
certified by the Portuguese consul, thal tue
prices charged therein are The current prices
Of fss goods otherwise, the duties VIII pe
sxactsd on the long price"
PORTUGUESE OUTRAGE ON THE AMERICAN
II will be seen below, in an extract from
letter written from on board the Y. ?.
ship Franklin, "a, that a serious Outrage
Was committed on the American dag, at For
10 praya, the residence of the governor se-
neral Of the Portuguese settlements az me
Cape de Verde Islands.
Ii is 10 be regretted that, in consequence
cf gale OF wind springing up, the rahAiin !,
vas unable to take a position and return 'ne
!. compliment ECity Gar.
In getting under way from Porto Praya'
about s P. N. on the s9th nlt. two batteries
commenced a FIRE on US, and continued II I'M
tilw were out of gun-shot. The vessel sus-
tanned no damage, except shot through the
fore top sail. The Com. Immediately called
q council of war, and 1t was determined 10
attack the town on the next mornlAg. we
accordingly made all preparation, but un-
fortunately for US, the wihd increased TO
gale, and the ship drifted 10 leeward oil the
Port On next morning boat came along
side. with letter from the Consul, stauhg
that the officers and men engaged IN making
tbs assanlt had been conhaed. This was
not ,hopght Sufficient satisfaction, and we
continued to beat to windward curing 'he
day, with the hope OF getting up ana o.
tanning ample satisfaction for the insult OF
fered TO our Gag but, the wind increasing
and but little probability OF beating up iof
several DAYS. iindaced the Commodore to
bear away. 1t appears to have been an IN
tsnt,oatJ mistake on the part OF the governor,
who had, previously TO our arrival, ordered
his officers 10 FIRE into any American vessel
that should attempt to leave the Port without
his permission, This order, he had neglect
ed 10 countsrmand, and it is hardly possible
for him to have forgotten it. The order
seems 70 have originated from several pri-
yateers having been there, under American
colours, which cannot justify his conduct
Nat lat.
Note Their pusillanimous conduct, du-
ring the late war, in suffering the Gen. Arm
strong, privaleer, in the port OF Fayal, to be
attacked by British force ; the surrender
of the British scbr. Elizabeth, captured by
Com. Porter, at Rio Janeiro, in 1918, and
many other grievances, remain to be atoaed
for and which will not, it is hoped, be
over looked by our government, as set on
against recent demand made by them up
on the United States for $ vessels insuited,
robbed, or captured, by the pirates" Gun
der Artigas' comnlission.)