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the losses on the returns, and the sum
on them both may amount to his ruin.
These disasters of the merchant must ine
vitably impair, if not extinguish the’commer
"cial intercourse between the two countries.—
This intercourse exposed to the unusual pe
ril*, and oppressed with unprecedented bur
dens, has already nothing in the voyage hi
therto to tempt the enterprizc of mercantile
men, and should it be embarrassed with the
restrictions of this condition, rendering the
homeward voyage also unprofitable, it must
undoubtedly cease. It is in vain to expect
the continuance of any branch of trade which
in all its relations is attended with loss to
those who are engaged in it.
I have taken the liberty respectfully to sub
mit these observations to your excellency, not
without a hope that a consideration of them
may lead to a remedy of the evils which they
suggest.
I pray your excellency to permit me to re
new the assurance, See. See.
(Signed) JON A. RUSSELL.
(No. 9.
(Translation.)
The Minister of Foreign Relations has the
honor to inform Mr. Russell, Charge dcs af
faires of the United Slates, that he will be hap
py to receive him at any lime to day before
2 o’clock, if it should be convenient to him.
He be^s him to accept the assurance of
his perfect consideration.
Far is, 18fA July, 1311.
Correspondence of George IV. £rving, esq.
,'cial minister to Denmark with the Secre
tary of State.
fo mu SECRLTARr OF STAYS.
Co/ienhagcn,Junc 23d, 1811.
C «
Having harl my audience of his Danish
>JL tjesty on the 5th inst. on the 6th I addres
sed to Mr. de Roscnkratz, minister of state
for foreign affairs, a note upon the subject ol
the American cases generally, then under ad
judication, by appeal before the high court ot
Admiralty; ana on the 7th a seperate note
respecting the cases ot capture under British
convoy :—Copy of those two notes (A. and B.)
and which lists to the they refer, I have the
honor herewith to submit. In an interview
which I had with the minister on the 8th inst.
in the ccutse oi conversation he told me, that
as the matter of both those notes was very im
portant, and the latter particularly required a
great deal of consideration, he must have
them perfectly translated into the Danish lan
guage, to be laid before the kingtherefore
I must not expect very prompt replies, but
in tne mean lime that lie was sincerely desir
ous, and would do every thing in his power,
to forward our business towards a favorable
termination. 1 suppose that the convoy ques
tion may be referred to his majesty's chance
ry, which is the highest tribunal, and that by
which the king is accustomed to declare his
will in matters which he does not submit to,
or chuses to Lake out, of the ordinary course
of proceedings.
Having now fully informed myself of the
business entrusted to me, it is with very great
satisfaction that I find myself authorized to
state to you, that the evils which our com
merce has suffered, though very considerable,
yet have not been quite so extensive as lias
been generally believed ; and you will learn
also with very particular pleasure, that tin*
depredations ot the Danish privateers, have
been discontinued since my arrival. I have
prepared lists and statements with a view t«>
place the whole matter before you in the most
particular and at the same time most distinct
_i f.,»•),-» • thwi II he comnlcted
when I have received returns from Norway
and from Holstein, respecting the fate ot some
few of the rases winch occurred in the year
1809. In the mean time 1 can state the re
sults to be nearly thus— •
Captures in 1809 38
Condemnation 12
Captures in Norway in the
year 1810 36
Of which are pending in the
H*gh Court 8
And not one has been final
ly condemned
Captures in Holstein, Sles
e wick, and the Danish I
slands in 1810
Condemned 22
Pending b
Convoy cases—year 1810 18
Condemned 8
Pending * ^
Total amount of captures in
1809 and 1810 160
Total condemnation 42
Of which 16
Were vessels which had
broken the Embargo, *
or Non-Intercourse, or
are otherwise not ge
nuine American cases
Pending cases, including
ten convoy cases 24
Mr. Lrving'j Letter to be continued,
" irOR KtxNT,
A two story frame D U'KLLIA G HOUSE
on Cameron street—Also, a new BRIL A
TEN£M/LVT* vrifh a half acre warc.cn Lot
m the same. Apply’10 ,, •"
Joha G, Ladd.
November 28.
• \
ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY MORNING, November30.
“ TO SHEW
thb very age and body of the time
HIS form and pressure.”
The Report of the Committee of Foreign
Relations, so long looked for, has at length
been made. It was yesterday presented by
Mr. Porter, and has the appearance, as we ex
pected, of a new Declaration of Indepen
dence. It talks a great deal about calling on
the patriotism of the citizens, about forbear
ance being no longer a virtue, Sec. all which
tunes have beeu frequently sung in the demo
cratic newspapers. It concludes with six re
solutions recommending, in substance,
1. That the military establishment, as au
thorized by existing laws, ought to be imme
diately completed, by giving a bounty of
lands, Sec.
2. That an additional force of 10,000 men
ought to be immediately raised for 3 years,
with a bounty ol lands, he.
J. That the President be authorized to ac
cept the service of any number of volunteers*
not exceeding 50,0C0 men, to be used as c
mcrgencies may require, he.
4. That the President be authorized to or
der out, from time to time, such detachments
of the militia as he may deem expedient. See.
5. That all public vessels, not now in com
mission, be immediately refitted for ser
vice, &c.
6. That it is expedient to authorise mer
chant vessels, owned and navigated exclusive
ly by American citizens, to arm in self-de
fence, See.
Such is the concluding part, or rather the
substance, of this War Report. We shall
publish the whole of it as soon as possible*
One would suppose it somewhat curious that
the committee of Foreign Relations should
for weeks delay to recommend measures
which they themselves say ought to he imme
diately adopted.—Mr. Porter gave notice that
he should call for the consideration of the re
port on Monday, when an interesting debate
may be expected to commence.
Congress of the United States.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
Fridat, 29ih November, 1811.
[Reported for this Gazette.]
Mr. Milnor presented a petition from Sa
muel Clarkson, of Philadelphia, praying the
reimbursement of duties paid by him on a
. ... i _ • 1_ T» _f_
quantity 01 lnipurieu cupper iu uura. ixcici
red to the committee to whom was referred
the report of the committee of commerce and
'aiamiLctures on similar petitions.
The resolution some days ago offered by
Mr. Little, calling upon the President for in
formation relatixe to the impressment of A
merican seamen, was taken up, agreed to, and
a committee of 2 members appointed to carry
it to the President.
Mr. Macon moved that the committee of
the whole have leave to sit again on the con
tested election of John P. Hungerford; but
the house refused to grant them leave.
Mr. Macon then moved that the house pro
ceed to the consideration of the report of the
committee of elections on that subject —
[This report, it will be recollected, recom
mends the allowance of further time to Mr.
Hungerford to collect testimony in support of
his election.!
J %
Mr. Hungerford spoke in favor of the re
port, and was followed by Mr. Emmott in a
speech of considerable length and Mr. Pitkin,
on the same side. Mr. Talliaferro and Mr.
Fisk opposed it. Mr. Randolph, after a vari
ety of remarks to which the discussion led,
on the power of the house in compelling tes
timony, moved to recommit the report
to the committee of Elections, and that they
be authorised to send for persons and papers,
and to issue commissions to take depositions.
V
? No decision was had when our letter left
Washington (half past 3 o’clock.)
|C7* For an account of the report of the
Committee of Foreign Relations, see another
part of this days’ paper.
Married, on Thursday last, at Friends
Meeting in this town, Phixeas Jakney, mer
chant, to Sally Hartshorne, daughter of
William Hartshorne.
Departed this life on t.;c night of the 21st
inst. at Huntington, Fairfax county, Mrs. Bet
sey Hough Washington, Consort ol Mr.
Edward Washington, in the 35th year of her
age. Dispositions naturally amiable, confirm
ed by an exemplary piety to God, and which
rendered her valuable in every relation of life,
as an affectionate wife, and a kind parent and
neighbor, have made this unlocked for dispen
sation of Providence to be severely felt by her
numerous family and friends At the same
time their sorrow must be greatly alleviated
by the recollection of that unshaken faith in
her Redeemer which rendered her a blessing
to her friends during life, and enabled her to
meet death not only with resignation, but with
joy. Such arc the blessed effects of that Re
ligion which, triumphant as it is over all the
scoffs of the infidel, never shines with such
lustre as in the dying moments of its Profes
sor, and by which the deceased was enabled to
exclaim, in the full triumphs of Faith, “Come
Lord Jesus, receive me into thine arms.”
PREMIUM STEER.
Mr. Stcinbcrger’s Steer which took the
premium at the Exhibition and Cattle show
of the Columbian Agricultural Society on Wed
nesday last, measured and weighed as follows
V17
Girt round the body just behind the fore
legs 9 feet 9 inches.
Length from the nose to the end of the tail,
14 feet 10 inches.
Height over the shoulder, 6 feet.
Beef lb 1668
Hide 134
Tallow 211
-2,013
Head 55
Feet 27
Haslet, Liver Sec. 66
.- 148
Elood 114
Entrails 330
-444
Whole weight of carcass as on foot lb 2605
As great care was taken in weighing every
part, no allowance was necessary for waste -
age.
Mr. ISAACHSEN,
Consul of the United States at Christiansatid.
In addition to the numerous honorable tes
timonials to the worth of this excellent man,
by our citizens and seamen, whom misfor
tune had placed within the reach of his bene
ficence, we have great pleasure in giving
publicity to the following official letter from
the minister of ihe United States at Copenha
gen
Copenhagen, May 31, 1811.
To Peter Isaachsen, Esq.
Consul of the U. States at Christiansand.
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you, that I ar
rived at this place yesterday, and I seize the
first moments of my residence here to thank
you, in the name of my government, for the
very zealous attention which you have so un
remittingly shewn to the interests of its citi
zens ;—and, lor the very important, efficaci
ous, and disinterested services which you
have rendered to them, iney are not un
grateful ; they are full of your praises ; and
i can assure you, that my government, aware
of your great merits, is also sensible to the
faithful discharge of your functions, under the
commissions with which the President has
been pleased t» honor you. I am specially
instructed by the Secretary of State to say,
that your accounts for the relief of our desti
tute seamen during the last year, amounting
to five thousand and seventy dollars, are ap
proved ; and I am authorized to reimburse
you, which I shall do with very great plea
sure. Should you have advanced any sums,
subsequently, on the same account, and if
such sums have been advanced conformably
to the regulations prescribed in the act of
Congress “ for the relief of seamenthese
also I may reimburse. If they should happen
to exceed the allowance made by law, then I
have not any authority over the subject, and
the accounts must necessarily go to the de
partment of state ; for a great attention to e
conomy is required, and an exact observance
of the iaw in this respect, which can only be
dispensed with on extraordinary occasions,
wherein the government reserves to itself an
exclusive right to determine.
With great respect and esteem, I am, sir,
your most obedient servant,
(Signed)
GEORGE W. ERVING.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27. I
Yesterday arrived schooner Experiment,
Boyd, 27 days from Kingston, Jamaica.-—
Left there schooner Jacob Gattig, Taylor, for
Philadelphia in 6days; brig Minerva, Rhode,
of and for Bristol, Massashusetts, to sail the
next day ; schooner Fair Play, Lowe, of and
for Alexandria, in two days; schooner Two
Sons, Webb, of and for Norfolk in 3 days;
schooner Ann and Venas, of and for Charles
ton ; brig Margaret, Davis, of and for Balti
more, detained at Port Royal by the captain
and 7 of the people being sick; brig Ster
ling, Moncriff, just arrived, 26 days from N.
York; schooner Hannah, Cox, 22 days from
Norfolk; schooner Eliza, Vesey, from Wil
mington, N. C. bound to Barbados, who put
in there the 30tU of October in distress, being
very leaky.
I
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i
Port of Alexandria.
ENTERED
Brig Logan, Luce, Boston—Sundries to J
i G. Ladd, Lawrason Sc Fowle Sc others.
| Schooner Ceres, Thorp, New-York—Win
S tcr-Goods, merchants of the District.
Schooner Rising Sun, Osbem, Washing
ton, N. C—Naval Stores, the master.
Sloop Lively, Smith, Providence—Sundries
the master.
Sloop Roeno, Chadwick, New-Bedford-«
ditto ditto.
CLEARED.
Ship Allegany, Jerald, Eastern-Branch—by
John Kurtz.
PUBLIC SALE."
On TUESDAY next, will be sold, at the
Vendue Store,
A variety of Dry Goods,
Consisting of
Cambric, Leno and Figured Muslin, Silk
Cotton and Woollen Stockings, Dimities
! Corduroys, Velvets, Silks, Stuffs, &c. fcc.
ALSO,
Two pipes of MADEIRA WINE.
Terms made known on the day of sale.
P. G. Marsteller.
November 30# . 3t
FOR SALE,
On board schooner Rising Sun,
400 barrels TAR
100 barrels Turpentine
50 barrels Pitch
25 bsrrels Bright Varnish
13 barrels ^p;r ts Turpentine
For terms apply to Captain John Osburnj
on board, at VowelTs wharf, or to
McClean & Somers.
November 3o. 3t
---
j Ten Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from the subscriber on Tuet*
day night the 26th instant, a brindle COM
with crumpled horns, the ri^htone hangin
a little down, the ear marked with an u«
Her bit and swallow fork, one of her hiuu
feet white, and the end of her tail whiter
Tanners are requested to take notice if a
hide of this description should be offered to
them for sale. Whoever will give informal
tion respecting the Cow, shall have theabov#
reward and no questions psited.
John Wood,
Shoemaker, Lower end of Dukc-strcet.
November 30. 3t
LAND FOR SALE.
I WISH to sell a TRACT of LAND lying
on both sides of and extending across th®
short Hill Mountain in Loudon county, Virgi
nia, about 15 or 16 miles from Leesburg:
This tract of land contains more than 2,000 a
crcs> and is very valuable from its fertility, its
situation, its peculiarly excellent adaptness
for improvement from the use of Plaister of
Paris, and its lying remarkably well for farm
ing. .On the North side of the Short Hill, in
the valley between that and the Blue Ridge
Mountain, there is an highly valuable MILL
SEAT, on a copious and never failing stream,
having a fall of more than forty feet, and
being distant not more than half a mile from
the Potomac or a mile from Harper’s ferry.
There are already upon this tract and branch
a Grist and Saw Mill, though neither is in us®
at present, from their being both out of re
pair. The terms, which will be advantage*
ous and easy, will be particularly made known
upon application to the subscriber, or to Mr,
Daniel Brent, in the city of Washington.
A part of the purchase money will be im«
mediately required, and for the balance a li
beral credit will be allowed, on the purchas
ers giving bonds, with unexceptionable per
sonal security, and mortgages upon the land.
The Tract will be divided into Lots, to suit
purchasers, but it is not the intention of th®
subscriber to conclude the sale of any one Lot,
on either^ side of the mountain, till he shall
have bargained for the Side of all the others
upon the same side
WM. DUDLEY DIGGES.
Green Hill, near Blademburg, £
Maryland, Nw. 27, 1811. 5
November 30. d4w.
Printing neatly executed at
this Office.