Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-02-16 00:00:00, page 3

Having received hv the Ciurier p1per
us this morning a copy us the Emperor
N.:pulsi-un'e speech to the lnglslaxive Un
thr, we ins:rt it below, (once-ting that it
cfsi-vel-ip-n intentions interesting and im
].)rmnt to cntn-nrrcml as well as poluiuil
ss rit ws. and therefore may be acceptable to
j oursrimds.
j Arrssi'gun and Castile to submission, and
ss drin- frum Madrid the s-tllacious govern
: menimed by England. ] was march
iag o C.tdiz and Lisbon, when] was
under the necessity of treading back my
saeps, and of planting my eagles on the
rampartsos Vienna. Three mouths have
** ] have umted 'l'usrany to me emptre.
{she Tusczms were worthy of it by the
milducu osth:ir character, by the attach
msi-nt their ancestor: have already thewn
mc'.
** The genius of France conduct-ed the
English army: it has terminated its pro
jects in the pestilcntial m.trshes of W.tl
theren- In that important period I re
:ssssl'cncrgy of the Hercules of the Anci- _
ents. .
Pope's. become sovereign of par: of ltalv,
have constantly shewn themselves enemies
tun-cry preponderating powerin the Pe
ninsuiz—they have employed their opirituul
power to injure it. lt wan then demonttrat
cdto me I he spiritual inﬂuence exu
p ".t\'. My hope-s have not been deceit-ed :_
lowe particular thanks to the citizens of
the depart-news of the Pus lc Calais and
the north. Frenchmen ! ch-ry one that
H.;tll nppme you s'tall he conq t;rc*d and re
t'ucvd to submisst-m. Your grand-us 'hsi'usi
lsi' rncrcsst-d ' the hattred of your ene
tniJ. Yt e before you long years of
( n'v nati rits-. You hat-e the force
us. and by the services they have rendered _
mnined 400 lengttes distasstt, certain oi'thc _
in.] of the grand character they would dis- -
seen the ris: and termination ofthis- fourth ,si
Pumc war. Accustomsi-d to the devotetl- s
out": and courage ot'my urmioa, ] must ne- ;
t') European civshzation.
wrthclesl, under these citcutmtances, oc
Lnowledge the particular proofs of affection
" History pointed out to me the conduct ?
] ought to pursue towards Rome: thesi
which my soldiers olss Germany hav: given :
no. w glory which my people would acquire,
" Gentlemen Dr-smie-s qf De/zartments
to the Lsig'icatwe Body.
bound up.
A gentleman of this town has politely sa
yored us with a circular letter received
from a respectable houoe in Liverpool,
dated the llth Decemhcr, from which
we extract the following paragraph :
"si The London papers of this morning
contain : copj- ofa letter from the emperor
datrd SchOeobrunn. loth Octolicr, 1809.
which contains then words, ** Tne Unitcd
State! are on the worstterms with Eng
lmul, and seem disposed sin: erclya and,-— sc
rionsly to npproxim: me to our sv stexn."
'l lie letter is said to be authcntic."
nins the following :
northern port-, are laying 'nt Quntico.
The sloop Cha'ncellor, from New- York,
e'onp Umty, Had, from Philadelphia,—
scl.oooer F.*' in, Berry, (rout Nor-folk, and
nsehooner belonging to William Yntnn,
from New-York, with several vessels from '
of the French to the emperor of Rossiizt, -
n-s ecmtmrx tosrhe independenee of France.
" the dignitv and usetv of my throne.
svdwu'cr. as ! acknowledge the necessity
vs the spiritnjll inﬂuence of the ddqcendantl
4" the first ol'the puton,' ! could nut concisi
Fnte thesssessgrwtl interests hue by annul'ing
hecloniitive-ofsithe French Emperor: my
reﬂect-non. and by uniting the Roman
late-"1 to anee.
" By-thl treaty of Vienna, all the King!
nd Save-reign; nw allics, who have ' ven
'1c so many prdufssl of the can-tane)! 0 their ss
*L**ndship, have;-chair") an.) shall athut-re -
fuh'increassse (if territory-ct
" The lﬂyrianprovinces stretch the fron
:urs of my Wtsiemsiire to the Sun. Can;
Etous (0 shecmpin of Cpnitmtiuo'ple, !
iscd in any-tate: by a forsseign cow-reign, !
Zl de myddl in . tinntion to watch—over
he sin: iutensin— of in commune inss-ssthe ss
editerrnnelssnsstsse'A " ticssanssl the {A.-T]
lnt. ] wilt Mtha'i'dﬂe. if thPom 1
izhz2raw he:-att- srdmf th, Paul ton ney":
!Enghnd- Hall her! he, to 'punuh
" SlNUF. ons last session, ! have reduced ;
The nine letter under date ch, eon-si
summe May zeem.
FRZDAY, PEBRU ARY to.
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destroy the whole navy of Great Britain,
provided there is a plentiful aupply of ﬂy
ing Torpedoes. Those who have anyl
dfoubts respecting this wonderful wonder
of wonders, can apply to Lieut. Colonel
'Willism Duane, osthe army of the U.
S. who has some beautiful pictures ofthese
said Torpedoes, which cannotctsail to coa
vince the most sceptieal. is the row-galley
was built in such a manner as to be invisi
ble, the system would be rendered perse-et.
" Hail Columbia ! happy land" of notiom! '
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[Takeri'jfor eke Alexandria Candle.] ct
, TORPE 0018111 AGAIN. :
ss A motion was made to lay the unfinished '
business of yesterdzy on the table. The 1
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der the stern of the ship and shoot or ])ol'e' si
a harpoon into her, to which harpoon a
'l'orpedo is attached by a rope—in a few
minufes the ship is blown to the moon. and
the row-gallev prepares to destroy another.
" tie-ntlcmen UL'ÞUUCS Of Uepartmentl
to the_L-:gislatit'e Body, ! have directed
my lnzlllst'ﬂ ol the intcrior .to lay before
)ou the history of the legislation of the
ndininistration of the smnnces of the year
]nst expired ; you will See that all the ideas
] had conceived for the ninelioration of my
[)COPlc, have been sOliOWed with the great
est actwity—thut in Paris, as in the most
(harm: parts of my empire, the war has
not produced any delay in the public works.
[he members of my council of state will
submit to you diﬀerent projects of law,
and t'ipsuillly the-law upon financds ;,you
tull see in it tlwir prosperous condition. !
demand usmy people on new sacrifice, tho'
circumstances have obliged me to double
my military means."
" Qsi'dz Torpecb FUJJ'U-ss-'*Asi6s\ having
unhindered a large sum of money on the
philosophical system of gun-boats, to no
PUTPOSC, the nation now it seems are to be
amused (or rather ahused) with the more
philosophical experiment of Torpedaes !
W'hen the country has been brought to the
brink of ruin, and danger attired us in the
face, we are called upon to put ourselves
undor the protection of Torpedoes, which
are to be mannsactured to swim like : fish
or ﬂy like a bird ! " Angels and minister:
of grace: dﬀfmd us .'" A single row-gallcy
(,;un-bozits are out of fashion) will be able
to destroy a 140 gun ship. It is to run un
By this means one row-galley, armed with
a single musquetoon or blunderbuss. can
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Cong-rgsh as the Unzted State;.
HOUSE OF nffisiszmxrtvzsn
and most importantos her provinces, llap
py would it hue been for that nation, is
the wise prince that governe her now, had
nsc'cnded the throne some- years sooner!
This alliance proves anew to Kings that the
alliance with England is the eurest preeage
of ruin.
t-" My ally and friend, the emperor of
Russio, has united to his vast empire, Fin
land, Moldas-ia, \Val.tchia and edietrict
at Gallic'is. I am notjealous of any thing
that cztn produce good to that empife. My
lentimt'nfe for its illustrious eovereign are
in unison with my policy.
" When ! shall 'shcw myself beyond the
Pyr-sinctcts, the srightencd leopnrd will ﬂy to
the btztn, to avoid shame, do.-seat and death.
'1 he triumph of my arms will he the tri
umph of the genius of good over that of
evil, of moderation, order, and moralitv,
oVer cit'il war, unarchy, and the bad pas
si::ns. My friendship and protection will,
[hope, restore tranquility and happiness
to the people of the Spatns.
my titles that of their Me intor, nnd thus
putting an end to all the uneasiness endea
t'pred to be spread among that brave peo
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" Holland, placed between England .-.;,'.d
France, is equally bruised by them. Yet
she is the deoouclte of the principal artsieries
os'my empire. Changes will become ne
cessary ; the safety oi mv srontiers, and the
Well understood intetss ctui of the countries,
imperiously require them.
" Swedcu has lost, by her alliance with
tm, if she strait-cham- be" Bfectlsiied ty" _ss
England, after adisastrotts war, the finest.
cunningssnnd perfidioue counc' .
" ! have (wished togive the Swiss 'n'ation'
: new proof of my esteemj by annexing to.
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ZBW "Wind: -si . . s
Several gentlemen upon -onsi;th5e ssotrlsisssi'
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Means. Qufney and "Done were opp'o'aedffss
't" megthe hall to Mr. Hulton, as was
i ﬂinFirb. Arr. Rose tra: for it. A: half": .
P'Klt one the queation on the last member
* of the resolution yaa taken by aye] and
: need and lost—Aye: 55—Noeo & {1
, Onnmxn, That the following pen-me
; be appointed commissioners for euperin-ss
! tending the elections to be held in the dis
:serent wards of the town, on Toe-day the
ss 6:h';da_v of March nexr, for the purpose of.!
electing member: of the Common Council ]
Dtstrtct of Columbm, \ _
County of Alexandria, Jan. 26. mo,
WAS committed to the jail .of tbh cetmty
n_ : runewey, : negro men who calle hin
eelf JGHN GELAT, ende-yf he is the pro
pertyos Mr. Edwd_.lmbler,_of Juno-own,
ss Virgioia—he ie-ebout 40 zem dage, in
feet eight inchee high, bed on l jukct and
panulqooe ofnegro green when, end weld !
brown cloak ; he had two home fish [the]
which l.e Wu oﬀering for ule. The owl-oﬀ
is requested to come and-preve his moon,. -ss
pay chergee and teke him eve;. otherwuehe 1
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After this quent: on wan takeo,a queation
of order arose reepeeting taking the quee-_
tion on the whole of the resolution, one
part of which had been agreed to and the
" other part had been rejected. Questtonll
ol order are not osten und ratood by peo
ple out of the house, and p-rhapa not by
." all of those who are in ; we shall not there
lore attempt to report the proceeding
on thepreseut quettion. At half paat :,
the question was not decided. Two days ss
N O T l C E.
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The Committee of Coumil appointed to
distribute relief to the Foot will meet as
the Couneil Chamber for that purpose on
Saturday next, at ten o'clock in the morn
lns
To be told, en Seton-day morning next, the
t'sth inn:-ne. at the market house,
ORDERBD. That the farther sum of two
hundred dollars be appropriated for the re
lief of the poor of the town of Alexandria,
under the direction of the committee ap
pointed sor that purpose on the 29th ]anu
negro man, supposed to be sto- !
XVILL be wane-morrow at the Veedf
Store, : good horse, bridle, eaddle end 'ldo'
dle bagb. enexcellent pair osUlobee, ecol-_
lection of books, and come erticlee ofhouse-!
hold surniture. being pen of the property of '
the Rcv- Owcn )" Megrethss duce-ced.
for the en'suing year.
Charles Slade, .
Richard !1-'eightman,}
Samuel Harpcr,
Williaizzct Heþburn,
e/m oun , 'si
Z'lzamas Wiite, ,d dct'
(Merchant)
Wzlliam S. Moon-,
70."ij Smilh, } &] do.
Abm/iem Fall),
time: Lawratan,
john Steu'art, deay.
join; j'a/mston,
The election for the let Wnrd to bf held
at the house of Jeremiah Neale, Union
street—For the 3d \Vard at the Council
Chamber—For the 3-1 Wzrd at John
Hodgkin'a tavern, and the 4th Word at the
house of Mr. Hutc'aen'e, corner of Duke
and St. Asaph street-3. si
Extract from the minutes.
ADAM LYNN, c. 0.
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lN COMMON COUNCIL.
February IOl/t, 1810.
ary.
Extracmm the minute-,
ADAM LYNN, C. C.
len.
Februerv 16. (15
"sssisi—ct Ptiblic Salc. si ,
will be die-pened of nsitbe lew dint!!- *_ 1
jam'ce Ceppbcm jade-r.
11 are of course been eacrifieed to torpcdoes. ?
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" Public Salc.
Fcbnmy 16. _
Jenwy 29: _ . yew. ,
Tw'o Horlcs, taken from asi
lN COMMON OOUNClL,
Februm'y 10, 1810.
,. ssss__.-__ A-ss
?. G. Marstcllcr.
for the letWard
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] at Mr. Brmk s hote], in :Alexsiaad'ejp; "to,
ss Thuradav, the '-22cl intent, at IFl-f'o'tss Mss
; ceceion with the wﬄcrn pnd winning?
! . w .ctkcx'ssz-sissysi ct
f ssATTENTlONJss-zsigzgctss ,
: 'Thnnday-the ::d inn. boin the uin ,",
' any of the birth*-os the law Sun. 5.
: Wunmo'rou, the volunteer compact-gin; '
{parado at the Court Hadde equal! "91!"th
) day et l't d'ctock in' the morning, "in cow-—
} plete uniform. ',.. '_ * ,
i The Officers not on duty are like-ii. ke
s qucsted to attend. and join in (whom-gin. 35.
] memory of the itlustrious patriot. _
' .RUBERT Y()UNG,M5", a '—
I sdlctffixct ced ct
* Feb: 15. si ,;
To be Rented 'or :! term : ss was
HAT vain-m]; tncc of [Act,-Junks "
Prmon, situno on the War-town nnd
Alexandria turopiko road. at the junction of
four mile creek md Potomuc river, and die
tmt two miln from Alexandria, three from,
thington and five sromGeorgc Town
'l here are upon the premiseo : two ssutory
dwelling house, containing til roam an}. ; -
pus-ago. with : kitchen, ccdlgo'bouu, pu- _
ble-, he. a large, 11!!!de hsigsihly man
nured got-den. of at but no me,' m ! M'gh
nate of cultivation, and lady hid of by ..
experienced garden", m on:-had coat-inl- '
several damned pour, plumb, ches-(9 &:
dun-on tree-. with Englialmdnutj-quinu
and maiden-9 trees, and also tuum-41- of du. _
hundred opplc-trcec. nnd ,!th thou m.
dred peach non. nlectedvithct cond-do th. '
but out-action, and an in full be:-ling- . T-h ,
anon:! "my produce Of tho _ amply-32: ,
ssabneL—uumucted an—siss __ w, si
WWWU "lose,. IM _ ,
He put msiotsiw liked mM-Mssmss
ss with eleven-04 '- TRWIW,MF
'oﬂAnu, .Eeq. & mmzlzssos the' SZSHlyo (bass-si ,;
tained until paynent.
.f R. !. Taylorss
_ IFMPZEYJF- ML --
A Lot of Ground on the north
side of King street, between Fair-se: ! Wa
ter streete, extenving in front on King street
so feet 4 inchel, in depth '90 feet, bounded on
the north by Rents-75 alley. ' _
The ule will be made under . deed of
trust to the suburiber, and nn_indioputablo
title conveyed to the purchaser. A ( redit of.
three, six, siand 9 month: willbo ellowed-ol
good negotiuble notes with an epproved en
doracr. A lien on the property will boro-_
dria 'L-IBRARY -'(.'-0MPANJ_.s 'silljss
lease to take notice; {hatfatiKE-sifsi'si _.
action will be held at the]. !
brary, on Monday, ; ?th maim.).
between the hours o three and?! ss
six, P. M. for a President anctdsitfii
leven Directors for the ensuiosig ct
At one o'clock. ,. of. on SATURDKY- the
lOth day of February next, the wheel-ther
"will oﬀer for litle, at the cofi'ee home,
yea-r.
"Whe'lmu name:- of building lain zm ss
in diﬀerent pens oftbc town. wiped hfﬂ
sell let] for end, or loaeo'n gree icsisiwctpsiss
evzr si."_-.' .
Febrsi-tnry 16. ' "" 'si Wict- .
day, of Alexandria, are Mensisibal
that their annitersas) meetic3v bathe;
Oration will be delitered- by
A. M. The Societ) willbe formed him-si
under the direction of the
12 0 clock, in the sictssutt hom Gum,, iz'f- ,
move to the prilcOPal'C Men ll- ,
uniferm of the eecond'legitssm of !sssiw
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Fcbruury I. , end & a of 0 -
Alexandria Librmy Contffidtfi'u , 3
The Members of the Aw
m- "(WHEN Sand}.
THE Not-due of me?"-'a coctiþgsifm &
February 13. i'ctsiss
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Pnblic Sale.