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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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John H. Stevens writes to the editors of the Boston Chronicle to report Commodore Rodgers' testimony before a House committee, stating that 120 of 150 seamen on his ship were impressed by the British and that Britain has impressed as many native Americans as the total U.S. seamen over 10 years, countering the committee's incomplete report of only 157 impressed in the state.
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"NO IMPRESSMENTS AND FREE TRADE"
Messrs. Editors,—As the house of representatives have appointed a committee to enquire into the impressment of seamen, and they have made but a partial and imperfect report, in which after three weeks search, they find but 157 impressed seamen in this state, and that is going out to the people, I therefore feel it my duty to make a statement I heard Commodore Rodgers make before said committee. I wish you to publish it because I was reluctant making the statement to the house; and the committee did not see cause to report this to the house.
Com. Rodgers stated before the committee, that out of 150 seamen now on board his ship in Boston harbor, 120 of them had been impressed at different times, by the British—And that he had documents here and at Washington, upon which he founded his opinion, that in the course of 10 years, Great Britain has impressed as many native Americans, as the whole amount of seamen now in the service of the U. States.
JOHN H. STEVENS.
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John H. Stevens
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Messrs. Editors
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the house committee's report on impressed seamen is partial and imperfect; commodore rodgers testified that 120 of 150 seamen on his ship were impressed by the british, and britain has impressed as many native americans as total u.s. seamen in 10 years.
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