Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-11-28

have been expected. it has proved sore
thing to the English carpet weavers; ana
the same attempts have been made to ex-
cite jealousy against the Messrs. haIghss
and to destroy the American manufacture
which have ever been evinced when the
genius and industry of our country men
has operatsd to diminish the sale In our
market of British goods.
On Friday last the National Advocate
copied from the London Times the fol-
lowing article, which was also inserted IN
the Evening Post of Saturday. We trans
fer it to on, columns for the purpose OF
stating few facts which will convince
the public that the impression it is inten-
ded to convey that the Messrs. Haights
imported che ineention cannot be true.
"rMroRTANT CASE.
The following case which is both novel
and important, will DO tried before the
Judge at Glasgow, at the ensuing circuit.
In the esd year of the reign of King
George the ed, a statute was passed,
which prohibits the sending off aIti6cers
out of the kingdom and also the exporta-
ton of utensils in any of the manufacto-
ries of Great Britain or Ireland. This
statute declares, "that any person who
shall be convicted of having persuaded
any workman or artifcer, Of or in any of
tue manufactures of Great Britain or Ire
land to leave the kingdom, and 60 into any
foreign country not within the dominions
Of the crown shall forfeit the sum of
$500. and be imprisoned in the common
Jail for the space of twelve calender
moaths, without bail or main prize, and
until such forfeiture be paid" Some
time since Messrs. Robert Thompson and
Son, manufacturers, Hutchesantown,
Garblas, invented and established ma
nufacture of particular kind of carpets
composed Of cotton warp and woollen
welt. These carpets, had formerly great
sale in the United States of America
Robsrt Les, residing at South Croft,
parish Of Rutherslsn, is charged with
having, contrary to the above statute, per-
suaded and engaged James Mitchell, car
pet weaver, to leave the employment of
Robert Thompson and Son, and to 60 to
the United States of America; and also
with having obtained and attempted to
send with him a machine similar to the
carpet looms of Robert Thompson and
Soa. Mitchell sailed from Grenock for
New 7 ork on the 25th Sept. 1920. On
his arrival in that town he entered the
service of John and Nicholas Height and
instructed them to establish a manufacts
nv of carpets, precisely similar to those
manufactured BY Robert Thompson and
Son. Messrs Haights having procured
a patent from the American government,
as the inventors Of this desert tion of car
pets the sale Of those Of Robert Thomp-
son and Son, and all the carpets OF the
same description, were consequently in
tsrdistsd in the state of New York, to the
serious loss of Robert Thompson ard Son,
and to the injury of the trade and manu-
features of this kingdom.-R. Lee was
apprehsnded on the above charge, but was
bailed."
1t is alledged above that Robert Lee
persuaded and eagaged James Mitchell to
leave the employment of Robert Thomp-
son and Son, and embark for the United
States, with view of introducing the
| manufacture of carpets of the sams des.
cription os ThompEons', and that Mitchell
sailed from Gresnock for New York, on
| the 25th Sept, 1890 Allowing him to
have been so days on his passs.e, he
| would have arrived at this port on the lst
| OF November 1920 Now we know that
the Messrs. Haights were employed up
| on their invention as early AS the month
| of February, 1890; and that their patent
is dated Aug. Goth, 1870, eighty two days
before Mitchell could have arrived in
New York, who is alledged after his ar
rival, to have instructed John and Nicho-
las Haight to establish mandatory of
! carpets similar to those ofThompson and
| Son, This single fact upsets the whole
story of the London Times, and if it
could be made known at the court at
Glasgow, would at once settle the case
between Thompson and Lee.
1t is also stated in the Times, that this
description of Competing had formerly an
extensive sale in the United States. This
is also, If we are rightly informed, for
eign from the truth. The first carpeting
of this description ever exported to this
country, we are told, arrived in New York
in April last, and was attempted to be
sold at auction, but on the Messrs Haights
warning the holders against an infringe
ment of their righss-the consignees of
the British trade and manufacture thought
proper to desist.
The remark that the establishment of
this manufacture in New York operates
! ~ &c i