Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-09-08 00:00:00, page 3

ssbaﬂ roomfiklctsig a—fest'sig'wcnjto Bonaparte
and his empscss by the Austrlassn ambassa
ss sidonPsince Schwartzenbcrg. she .conflass
rati on commeﬂFCd by a_ wax Acahdle com
ing in contacf wuh-a thm muslin curtain,
which spread th? ﬂafnes, nomfuhstanding
ctcty 'ssOTF to c'xcmgmsh them, ull the; whole
cdisicci whxch was of wood, paper and can
vasz was in a state of genera} conﬂagrazion.
Nocwichstanding the confusion. the compa
siv had an go: out of the room into the gar
houc the loss of a single life ; but
the materjnal aﬀection of the
ss rincess Paulinc of Schwartzenbcrg (wise
sst "springe joseph, the ambassador's brother)
} who presided at the fcrc,bccamc alarmed on
missing her daughter,. and (his lady rushed
again into the ﬂamﬀs m search of her child,
_\..sssi\sid unhappilsiy -pensht_d.ss She left eight
! '(ffildst'n' and was for advanced in a state of
ssgnnncy ! This is the only fatal accident
chatsi haPP'si'ﬄ'd during this. wosullv terminat
ed festiVity. The papers also contain some
(lctgils respecting general Skrrazin ; but not
oFa nalm'c to0cast any light on his mysteri
ous visit to thus country.
The commcrcial arrangements between
sh'.s country and Portugzﬂ, were veatcrday
sinsiuv congluded, and are expected to be
published m the (xchttc of to-morrow
dctcns, Wit
uﬂhsi's'Pct-V
lhls morning we received some more
Fffnch and Dutch papcrs. The sullowiug
&" she only articlcs worthy of notice :—
L TH AMSTERPM. , j'wss'y .5.
_ -c French troops, hzwmg ac [nels ncad
'Schelltncy' marshal the duke of chgiu,
""Well yesterdactv in this city, where they
The: foilnwing amcle from the Dutch pa
rs-sccms m contradicc the report of an
expl'isisisisi" srmnNaple-s against Sicily.
_ Nap'es, jsrme 7-——Tsitf: report that our
"m, has undertaken an expcdiiion to Sici
ly. sictmd landed there on che\23d May, is not
confirmed
Acmrd'mg to the Iatesc accounts in our
Cnurt (jazf-ue, his majesty our king, on
the 30zh May, accompanied by general Ca
vagnac and other persons, went from Mon
(rlcone to Trop-si. The head quarters were
to be removed m Nicnsecza.
At Montelconc, the Snvcrcign. Loqethf-r
wish the generals (irrnie-r :mri Cuvignac,
had-bccss-n employed in making arrzmgements
for the: better snpp}y c-s (he troops wish pro
v'es'mns, In that (he inhabitants might not
suﬀer. Considersizbie transporzs of provi
sinns from Nctapks bade already arrived at
Pizzn, and ozhcr parts of Calabrin.
Hismajrsty has rxzwcssed himself rxss
treme}_v Wc'st satisfied with the; disipushion
and conduct of thc: inhabitants os Cala
bssim.
"ming. _
The visit of the duke of Oilenns to Ca
diz. and his royal highness's conferences
with she ]uma of that piacr, have givrn
Nsc to :: report of a dcsign to appoint him
soft regrnc os Spain. His royal highness's
character, as Wt" as his high rank in the
Bourbon family, but above all his recent
niiiancc by marriage with the r'ss-yzil timily
ol'Siciiy, which is [he piior branch of that
0! Spain, are so many ;casons which mm !;
him out asa fit objcct for that elevation:
but we know, that when prince Lc'ctopold us
Sicilyossc-rcd himself to Spain, the propo
aixinn was not countcnzinctd. It is possible
tnatxhc visit us the duke may not have had
any political object, and that the conksicrcnccs
mfiy have bren mer.': aﬀairs of complimcnt.
The duke wctmt from this country to be
niarricd to a Sicilian princess , and we he
how his presence on the Spanish coast is
nccasiuned by a visic to his mochcr, who
husicsidci] on the Meditcrranezm coast of
Spain, ever since: she was delivered over by
she rcvolusiionisls. Her royal higiiucss is,
"0 believe, at present in Minorcsi-i.
Bunaparw, who loves no one, is himscif
"Otfhc object of aﬀection, even in his own
me'y—Wc see- thc diﬀcrcuccs bcLch-n hizn
aljd Lfiuis—Lucicn has ndc been upuntcrms
Wh him for years, and has constumiy re
fused {very dignity oﬀered hi'n—Jussicph
F'cts8_him—— ]:rumc is the only one who
Wes in any intimacv with him—but he is
"t,"- Pcslsseczly well rcccimect All is trun
q'th-re.
Wf" 'hf Object of the coarscst ansil most
Holfssm treatment.
.Tpfi Russians still cominue to [ﬂockade
Idlsisim; they have gained con51dcrablc
"'WSC upon the Danube, below that
pfsicF' and have [sizi-nctratcd into Bulgaria ;_
:sssitappcars they wait the arrival of new
: ﬂ'orﬄﬂcms, to enable them to carry on
sissossﬄlions on a more cxtsinsive plan.
VII—ZNNA, the 16.
ersian ambassador fromss Paris ar
ereto day. The French ambassa
na _ Wrday received a qouricr f_rom Cor}
,Jssnsioplf. who afterwsirards CODtlDUPd hlS
,, e s"? Pzzris. The reports of pcach be
Le ussna and the Porcc have vamshed,
notbc _fn_:m Semlin, which, howevFr, ca_n
. ctRhcd on, state, that a count: dlsss;
!Wed h
0] ye
.TbeP
brave defence, and was said to be keeping
Up a very destruccive sirc on the besiegers ;
and had made several desperatc sallies. On
the 25th ]une, lord Vv'ch'mgton, with a view
to menace the besiegers, again established
his head-quarters at Almeida; while mar
shal Bercsl'ord cook post at Trancoso (near
the Dnuro.) We do not perceive that the
French had advanced from any point ; and
it was stated Mnssena was wailing the ar
riva! of a fourth corps, previuus to his
making an attack on the British and Fortu
guesc smes. The- afficd troops were well
posted and supplied. Rrp-ssnrts stated that
the French troops were very sickly, and
that there were 6000 in the hospitals at Sa
lamanca. Descrtﬀrs were continually ar
rivirig from the French posts—principally
Germans. The Spanish had activc parlizan
corps in many of the provinccs.
Every account from Spanish America
ss confirms the fact, that is all Spain is con
{ quercd by Napnlcon. the Spanish colonirs
I are safe from his grasp and inﬂuence; and
si without the colonics Spain is not worth the:
cost of conquesc. On the Sth' August a
jSpanish lssrigate arrived oﬀ the harbor of
I
]
'ss pitch'ed bsiy - the Runian general Issajem
who arrivedon the 2d of [an fit Belgrade,
brings intelligence of ass'victory gained over ct
the Pacha of Widden. According to the ss
same ietters, it is believed 18,000 Servians si
will join the Russian army.
From the Dublin Evezzing Past.
The lamentable state of the manulactu'res
in this city was yesterday, for the second 1
. time, under the consideration of the Privy ;
council. The signal of present misery, the ;
; black ﬂeecc was carried through the streets
; yesterday." ' -
; Public Creditss—W'e understand that a
,! Privy Council was held yesterday at the
* Castle, to consider what measures would be '
proper to adopt, as probable, in some de- ;
gree, to ameliorate the manufacturing class
; es, who have been deprived of employment ]
; in consequence of the decayed state of bu
3 siness, arising, or at least encreascd, by the
! present condition ot lrcland.
(
! BOSTON, August 81.
chterday we were savored with Lishon
proper: to the Sth ]uly.
No new war-_cven:s had occurred of any
Porto-Rico, in a very short passage from
, Cadiz, having (m board two viccroys, one
sifur Mcxicn, the other for Ncw-Granada.
! They are appointed by the. Spanish Regen
sey, of which Castanos is president; and
{ the auxhority of which is much respected.
:
I Mss—A-sictuctksictm k\— .A- .Mlss .- An. n-- EIM
E.P.TAYLOR,
ESPECTFULLY informs his friends
! and the public, that he contin-les to
carry on the Coac/z-mulcirssssg Busincss in all its
various branches, at the shop in Fairsax-ss
ss street, formerly occupied by [Him and 7qu
1 or, where all orders in his iine of business
will be strictly attended
From an estsiihlishmcnt of three years in
the above line of business he is able to say,
sssi- as a proof oi his workmauship, he has many
.-._-—.,
ALMANACS,
FOR 1811,
Just published and for sule by the gross,
ss, dozcn or single.
Cottom & Stewart.
_ Angust 15.
Wanted to Purchase or Hire,
A ]? ssi/lC'lx' Mct-silN for a house servant,—
Apply to the Printcr. '
August 15. (1
with their orders sor Csixissriages ul'any kind
; or description, may depend on having their '
work cxecuted with neamess and strength.
N. 13. All kinds ofCari'iages and Harness
es made and repaired with neatness and dis—
vouchers.
' Gentlemen who may picase to saw: him
\
!
interest. Ciudad Rodrigo continued itssi
.on London,
HE Subsdriber will sell or rent several
valuublc BUlLDING LOTS, situatcd
on Washington, St. Asaph & Princess strccts.
Any person disposed to purchase can know
the terms on application m Mr. William Her
bert. jun. who will shew the premiscs in my
absence. _
si Camillus Griffith._
I wish to engage Fifty Thousaml bushcls
of Wheat, deliverable in the mouths os Oc
tober and November: And will give Cas'n for
Maryland Tobacco. Also, have for sale Bills
Coaclpnzaking, in all its various
Branches.
patch.
FO R S/IL E,
ssA second hand Coachec with Harncss.
July laa
August 7. eotl Sawzt
u—w
Building Lots.
Chas. ]. Catlett. .
]]
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W neat.
fi
ss _*— .
Extract of a letterfrom asi gentleman at 'Lz's
" bon, to hissriend z'n thicsiown, dated the
!
tion's happiness, nothing more pernicious
to & nation's prosperity, than an opinion
which is' prevalent in our country. We be- ]
lieve that the color of a man's private cha
racter, and individuzsil act'ons, will not be
communicated to his political measures.—
_To believe in the correcmcss of that 0p'1.
nion we must believe man perfect. He who
tyrannZer over his houuhold, would rule
absofutrly a whole people. He, who vio
lates a private trust, would violate the true:
us a nation. He, who would be my his
friend, would betray his country.
human must be defective, and must decay.
Let us find consolation in the assurance,
that society will support itself,- lhat we are
as policicasslly happyas we are capable of be
sisiing ; ,fox every disposition of aﬀaicfis the!
XI.
There is in the progress of every nation
from simplicity to opulence, a period which
the moralist contemplates with a tear. which
the patriot dwell; on with a sigh. 'Tis the
retraction of individual cares from the ge
neral good; 'tis the absorption of the ge
neral good in individual interest. "s is when
a people is secure in the possession of its
liberties, and in that thought speaks con
sistentiy with aristocracy. 'Tis when :
people feels the presence of liberty, and in
that thought is lulled into pernicious securi
ty. We have arrived at this period ;—'tis
our d—eclension as a nation;
LXIl. !
There is in the rise osevery nation, from ]
obscurity to eminence, :: period, which the
moralist delights to contempiate, on which
the patxsiiot dWells with rnpture. ="sis the
concentration of individual cares to one
point, 'tis the absorption os individual inte
rest in one object. "sis when an oppressed
people la'bors to be free, &, in that thought.
wakes in their breasts, bratery, without
vanity, and glory, without ambition. "sis
when a people leols the absence of liberty,
and, in that thought, seeks for its real pre
Scnce, not its bloody phantom. Snth & pe
riod was in our career as a nation, but in
our career theresswill not be anOther.
The appointment ossf Mr. Morier, as his
Britannic nmjesty"s Secretary of chmion
to the U. States, has been announced in a
letter from Lord VVellesley to Mr. Sccreca
ay Smith, with the further information that
Mr. Morier would act in the character of
his majesty's charge des aﬀai_res until the
appointment of'Mr. Jacksoo's successcsszss—ssﬀ
Nat. In.
(CONTINUED.)
Vlls.
(}uvemment is founded in human neccs-sisi
sltyct The existence of the necessity in- !
volvcs the existence of restraint. A pro—ss
ple possesses all the vices, all the iniquitous '
propensitics, incident .to mortals. Yet dc- ;
sects in restrictivess regulazions, or in the ve- !
hlcles of restrictivc regulations, endanger}
the security of that people. she subject-is *
critica] ; but sit mihi sas lcqus.
The read of Mr. ]ackson has beensian
nounced to our government in a letter irom
his Britannic majesty to the Prcsidcm of
the U. States.
" No particular neWs. The Engsish and
Portuguese are determined to sustain this
country to the last extremitv and I begin
to believe with them that it is possible to
preservc it."
Yet let us pot complain ; for every t-hing'
20th of f/uly.
Noshing can be more inimical to a na
From the Virgz'm'a Patriat.
POLlTICAL REFDECTIONS.
ilmndria Daﬂy Gazme. ssfi
SATURDAY, SEPT; !.
"O—
IX.
x. ]
:conocquenec siof necessity, and necessity .
' must be obeyed. "
VINDEX.
700 first siqualz'ty, from LAGULM Applysi.
at the counting house of Jacob shargan, 15qu
on T ucker' s whmf, or to
FOR ssSALE,
A SMALL FARM. containing about 60
acres, called " Hybla 'Vallcy," on th
Mount Vernon rood, about five miles from
Alexandria, together with the sarming uten—
sils, stock of cattlc, and the present crop of
hay, .Wheat, and In_dian corn. _
Any description 18 unnecessary, as any pet
son wishing to purchase may view the prt-si
mises. _
si ]. B. NackoHs.
July 2 1,- 25!
A Good Canscienm—What is there, in
alltsshe pomp ofche world, and the enjoy
ments siosluxury, the gratification of passion
comparablc to the tranquil delight of :- goad
conscience ? It is the health of the mznd.
[: isaewcetpersume thatssdiﬂsiuses icd fra
grancc over every thing near it, without ex
hausting its score. Uuaccompanied with
this, the gay pleasures of xhc world are like
brilliants to a diseased eye, mouse to adea!
ear, wine in an ardem fever, or dainties in
the languor of an ague. To lie down on the
pillow,siaster a day spent in temperhnge, in
bencsicence, and piety, how twect is it!
How diﬀerent from the state of him who
reclines, at an unnatural hour, with his blood
inﬂamed, his heart throb'mg-w'uh wine ansil
ghnmny, his heart aching with rancordus
malice, his thoughts totally estrangcd from
HIM who has protected him, in the day, and
wili watch him, ungracesul as he is, in the
night season ; a good conscience is, indeed,
the peace of God. Passions lulled to sleep,
clear thoughts, cheersul temper, a disposi
tion to be pleased with every obvious unsl
innocentobjecc around; these are: the ef
fects of : goesil conscience, these are the
things which cousiiuzte happiness ; am!
these condescend to dwell with a poor man
in his humble cottage: in the valc o! (zbscu:
tity. ln the magn'sisiccsim mansion of th':
proud and vain, gliutsir thc cxtcrims us hap
piness, the gllding, the trapping, the pride,
and the pomp; but in the rkcent habita
tion of piety is oftener found the dss-wny
nest of heavenly peace ; t-hat sclid good, of
which the parade of lhe vain, the frivol
ous, and voluptuous, is but a she.;iowy sem
W- CEORGE YOUNCS, se
spcctsully acquaints his suicnds and
the cicizens osthc Town and Coumy
of Alexandria, that' ne regularly prac- __
tices the law in the City Court; andct
to all such business as may be cntrult
ed to his care, he gives the most ,po...
sitive assurance, shall be attended to
nost promptly and particularly,
june 29. __
[:]- Sþani/h Hides for Salt..
]UST RECEIVED,
Publzc Sa-Ie.
By virtue os-two deeds of trust {ram F-MJAH
GRAHAM and AMYNTA his wﬀse. to sccuve
the pnym: nt of a sum of money due t')
[le nry .A'u/wlwz, will be ex} oeed 0 1' uhlic
sale, at the to sin of ('olc/zc-stcr, in Fuizsn'c
(o'sim-ty, on the i3'sih os Octubcr next, set
cash—
A Negro VVo man "& her three
Children—aml :: Tuct ui larss-el upon Po.
hixctk Run, binding upon the sail run, the new
bridgc t]: at cmsscs the : xid run, a zd the 6 0
soot hil!—- containing about live hundred and
two! ty ac 103.
54 3" 'These le will commence at 1] 0 'clock,
A. M. and co: Ainue till the whule 15 sold,
Tl'w Trustee.
b'siance.
MZNZM
A married lady consultcd her ]awyer on
the following curious question. ' —$Quere,
" as I Weddsi-d Mr. 'l'. —--- for his estate,
and that estate is now spent, am I not, to
all intents and purposes, a widow, and at
.ibcrty to man) again. ?"
Sudden Dcathss-At a ball, Tn Ben—uing
ton, on the (ver ' ngnf the ICL-h ulcimo a.
young lady, bcsmc in pcrsect he;,illh hctl
dead while performi ug :: ctctgufi ot {he
flunC-o
james Patton.
Iul 25. 4
Septemher 8. 60 5
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