Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-19

the forts. A committee Immediately waited
on bis excellency the Governor General.
with articles previously, though privately,
drawn up, the basis Of a Cons tuition, and
demanded his excellency's signature, and
who, seeing all the troops bad deserted bin,
complied with the demand; since which,
that and each succeeding night, this village
has been illuminated, and business wholly
suspended during the day, to afford time for
fessting and rejoicing"
Nothing new from the coast of Africa
The English frigate Tartar, capt. Sir Geo.
collier, leaves this station in July for Hava-
ma and New York. II. NJ. ship Leven, capt.
Badly, is now at St. Jago surveying.
AMERICAN LoYALIsTs
The Boston Daily Advertiser remarks,
that,
" 1t ought to be known to those CONVEX
SAINT with British history, and the history Of
the war of the American Revolution, that
the claims of the American Loyalists were
recognized from the close of the war; and
not only recognized, but fquidated and
paid. After the peace commission was APP
pointed to examine the claims. This COM
mission sat more than seven years-they
sent an agent to this country, and two Of
their number went to Nova Scotia and Ca
nada-tbey went through patient and la
borious investigation OF great number of
claims, and made frequent reports to the 60
vernment-several debates arose in Paria-
ment, and grants were from time to time
made by acts of Parliament. The claims
were finally llquidated in 1870, and the
commission closed. The claims. as liqui-
dated by the commissioners, were paid in
full, with the exception of those which ex-
ceeded 10000 each, and from these some
deduction was made The number of claims
examined by the commissions was 4tl8.-
The sum actually paid was about Is, ZOO, 900
and the agents for the Loyalists, among
whom were Sir VIM. Pepperell. J. Went
worth, Jr. J. Delaney, David Ogden. aud
others. in an address TO the King, say, I'VE
should be wanting in justice and gratitude
five did not upon this occasion acknow ledge
the iberality Of the provisions proposed by
your Majestv's servants, comfortable to your
Majesty's gracious intentions, for the relief
and accommodation of the several classes of
sufferers, to whose cases they apply; and
we are convinced it will give comfort to
your royal breast that they have been re-
ceived with the most general satisfaction
There was however a class Of claims
which were rejected by the commissioners
on the ground that they were provided for
by the treaty, viz the claims of British Gre
ditors on their American debtors. Further
provision was made for these claims 5y the
treaty Of 1894, and the convention of 1902.
By virtue of this last instrument the sum of
6oo.oool. was paid by our government for
the benefit OF these claimants, but It was not
sufficient to satisfy The claims, and it was in
relation to this deficiency that an application
was made to the House Of Commons, March
81. 1t appears from the debate then had,
that the amount of this class of claims, in
GLIDING those of al classes Of British cr.di-
tors. was ,450 oool. of which Goo, oool. was
paid by our government Only csc, oool
of thi. amount was claimed by Loyaiis,s
the rest was by merchant creditors. The
only decision that was made in the House of
Commons. MAS to agree to the n Ution Of the
gentleman who introduced the subject.
which so tar from recognizing the claims as
valid, was only motion for extracts from
the eommnni cations between the govern.
ment and the persons styling themselves A.
merican Loyalisis, togetbe, with copies of
some Of them, which were specified
Translated for The n. Y. Com. .advsrtiser.
TURKEY.
Constantinople. February 10.
A long time stree, the Pacha Of Egypt
found himself wrestling with the bords of
Nubia, and the Mamelukes. who devastated
the country Tor plumber. He lately gave 10