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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On January 22, the U.S. House of Representatives received a presidential message with extracts from letters by the American Minister in London, indicating Britain's friendly disposition but exposing U.S. trade via neutral vessel regulations; efforts underway for redress. Letters detail British Admiralty rules, Tuscany and Genoa abandoning neutrality, capture of French vessels, and 14-day quarantine for American ships from Philadelphia, Delaware, and Jersey. Latest letter dated November 11.
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A Message was received the 22d ult. in the House of Representatives of the United States, from the President, communicating sundry extracts of letters received from the American Minister at London. These extracts were read—they announce in general terms, that the government and people of Great Britain discover a friendly disposition towards the United States; but that from their regulations in regard to neutral vessels our trade is very much exposed—matters were however in a train to ascertain facts, and obtain redress of injuries. The letters also contain extracts from the British Admiralty regulations, in regard to neutral vessels—and information that Tuscany has been compelled to abandon its neutrality in war—that a demand has been made by a squadron of British and Spanish ships, that Genoa should do the same—that a French frigate and another vessel had been taken in the port of the Republic—that the American vessels from Philadelphia, Delaware and Jersey, were obliged to ride quarantine for 14 days. The last letter was dated Nov. 11th
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A Message was received the 22d ult. in the House of Representatives of the United States, from the President, communicating sundry extracts of letters received from the American Minister at London. These extracts were read—they announce in general terms, that the government and people of Great Britain discover a friendly disposition towards the United States; but that from their regulations in regard to neutral vessels our trade is very much exposed—matters were however in a train to ascertain facts, and obtain redress of injuries. The letters also contain extracts from the British Admiralty regulations, in regard to neutral vessels—and information that Tuscany has been compelled to abandon its neutrality in war—that a demand has been made by a squadron of British and Spanish ships, that Genoa should do the same—that a French frigate and another vessel had been taken in the port of the Republic—that the American vessels from Philadelphia, Delaware and Jersey, were obliged to ride quarantine for 14 days. The last letter was dated Nov. 11th