Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-11-17 00:00:00, page 2

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.". _ - Royal—otreet, Alexandria.
'ssY 1 Dissn'sszy Came, 6 Doh'ars Per ammngct.
si C9usissnn-y , Gazetsitsse, ; Dqllars.
St.- Andssrew s Society,
A Stated quarterly meeting of the St. An
*'*de ..a Socie Qty will be held at the house of
Zdlr Daniel M'Dougdll, on 'l ucsday evening
next, at 6 o'clock. Punctual attendance is
Woeafed
hBy ordci- of the President,
. . U. BENNE'l'ss'lﬀ ' si -
,_ Zmpque'dsi' in" the ship Maryland, 'vz'
siss _ Bdltimoijesi
Isi' _'siBfidgp'ort hcrring and shad. SEINE
' 'Y _ '-.\VlNE,ctSa*il'Twinc and Slzoe Thread.
_ct_—'sssi—i—;T'siv_-_-, .ctmss'nctp! THE BRXG Tzn-nnorunns
_,'}{g;—z.-sisi_j-sissDzjilsisiy\csixpsisi-ct.ed hcre—he will receive—
,, ! þzrfinc Cloths 63 Kcrscyme-res,
- .sssisi.'ss*ssiieh_heoﬂ'drs'sol* sale by the package on
wasituqmssor cash or a'pproved paper at 90
_ ctsi - ' Just Recelved,
'Tmh CURRANTS,
-. , Twsielve boxes 'fv'esh 'Muscatel Raisins,
-- {;Ts A—ftw boxcs Anc'hovics, ()lives and Cas
*si 1
,. {juncture}, Table Salt in baskcts,
Beet Spanish Segnrs in half boxeS,
' :Zsigfixceuem Chcese,
_ ' si And i variety of Marble Fjgurez.
-ss Louls Beeler.
*' ' .;Octobe'rM.
lions to the Farmcrs Bank of Alcxan
dria being due on Tuesday the 201h instant,
. _si Nutiee is hereby given thata committce of
' tho Direcwrs, appointed for that purpose,
ﬂvilisi-ncend on that day, at Brooks's Tuvcrn,
- sssi-to receive pdyments, from 10 o'clock in the
{soremon until 2 o'clock in the aftcrnoon.
'Ndvesshsier 15. d
IN consequence of' my declining health. si!
sisiwill nen my lease os'sive years, from the lst
of Ianuary 1811, of the Indian Queen Ta
'- 've'fn. It is one ofthe best stands in the town
of Alexandria, and com'mands at this time as
.ssmucb, ifnot more than any other, of profita
_ "'ble businesesi; There are a sufficient number
' of respe'citabfe'boaxsiders to ehs'ure any person
acomfortable living; which, together with
sithe tnnsiem cdsmsin'x attached to "the house,
makes If a desirable'situation for a man qual.
" ified .to kesicpdsiHousd'of Enter'taininent. A
good temnt "may have the lease extended to
si?! silengghþf time he may ehoose. ,
si sisiifissWll] fa'Iso siSellsi, _1f requhcted;
si. ,ct' "shesissﬂeqc and Fmiture now in the house,
ssctsisiss "whldh are; such as are requisite to the keep—
si - ing a colnfizﬄhlc and genteel house. The
house is lafgi and roomy ; and there is at-si
ltacked tqsikssa stable calculated to hold fifty
si Dun. The wholesswill'be sold on act liberal
credit It is thought unnecessary to-say more,
do lt !: presu-med any person wishing to put
- then will first view the presimiSes.
' ' nzz- 25 barrels ane Tanners
Old" just received and for salc by
Anthony ?. Cover.
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ct' - SJTURDJY; NOVEMBER 17. _
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si," si HE second paymcnt upon the subscrip
ctsissNossiesimber 14. - _ d
_ J-ctasssc ﬀthf lndian Qllsicen Tavern
ss-FOR SAL'E.
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. -'Anthony Rhodes,
ctsiHas'fif sssale at his store an Prince-strec-t,
7 A-ctexnn'drfa,
4 pipes of Countr-v Gin,
3 Mgsheads New Rumsi, _
_-- '12 chests Old Hyson 'l'ea,latest1mpozta
f'ﬂon. _ _
— 3 do Company.
I do Gunpovﬂer,
Candles in boxes,
'Cotton in bzles,
si siPearlAsh in kegs,
20 barrels Grcening Applcs,
ct-siQ—ider by the barrel;
-- A few uarreis LZOOC] Shad,
Checse and Pozatocs,
' '300 yards Country Linen,
siStraw Ponnets',
American Ginghams and Chambm'ys,
Cozton Shirting and Bedtick,
' Weaving Lotion of diﬀerent cofor's and
meers,
Knitting and Sewing Cotton, Fax Reeis,
American Cottbn and YVoolcn Cioth,
—Groceries as usual. -
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Betoher 29.- JOhﬂ O gkch:
]ohn MacLeod, Sec' rygt
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net as but an island of tsisiast wrie] occan;
si which is'markcd by ccf'unclesiss other plane
tary isles, many by far greater than thiS'
Lmes that,— as mours 'ZBbWW'd ioPWs- '
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"empty Spsiaccsis yon glittering- orbs, that dcck
behold of thy handywork, my soul is filled
earthly glssobsie; and containing beings of a
Superior gradc to those we. see on earth ?—
must I n'otsiconsidcr this marvellous chaixsit
of creation as continued in those magnifi
ceh/t orbs, which ﬂoat with awful dignity in
the boundlcss aether? ch, () eternal God!
the voice of reason ectxclaims from within
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chmc, to glVB hre and joy to a mllhon mil
lions species of existcncc? When s behold
Or, didst thou not rather form that vast ma- .
myriads-oslise cnjoying creattircs rise above
each other in one connected? chain of exist
the azure concave. T hou sorrttedst the sit
ver lamp,- whosc gentle beam's chase from
the earth the shadcs of night, and inqests
its Surface 'with a radient robr. At thy
command, the briiliant Sun arose, "eager to
run his daily course, and'exhih'rate the earth
with his heart rejoicing rays; By thy crea
tivc sismi1e,ssthis po'nderous globe rose into
being, whirled on its axle in the ambient
void. But, 'O incomprchcnsible Creatorss
was it merely to produce sionc huge, im
mense but listless machine, that prompted
thee to form this Univcrsc! Couldst thou
have added aughi to thy felicity, by com- '
roll at thy ("cer in one unbounded circuit?
manding ten thousand thousand 'orbs, to ss
PRATER OF A HEATh'EN. ?
A wise Heathen philosopher was che !
clear ch-ning, regznrding isin sulcnt admirL-ct
tion the magni .ccnt canopy of the: heavcns,
His soul was for some time entranccd in
deep meditation and astonishment; till at
length, by an involuntary emotion of his
nature, hc vented forth his transport in the: ;
following pious cjacuiation : i
() Thou, supreme Architect find ruier osss
the Umverse! whose thrvne is above the
utmost hordcrs of this stupcndous suhr'zc,ss
and whose subtle csssicnce penetrates into
every particle of Spacc and matter; how
mean and triﬂing do I see] in thy presence ;
how does my sets impprtance vanish when
l think on thee !-—O Lord, how wonderful
are thy works! how awfully sublime thy
Temple! Wherever ] cast my eye, I per- :
ceive thy all-cctsscctivc finger; whatever Iss
with rapture, and involuntarily mounts up
tdthcc, the great author of the world.
lt is thou, O God, who suspendcst in the
-3 Whence, below the silent wave
si Or the rock where t'ossrsir'ents pour,
sict Foamtnsig bn the whiten'd share ,
_ From—where crowds do ne 'er inttude—
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' Hear me, friendly Salitudc' .
si PARENT of each sicalsim delight,!
si Is more grateful to thy sight" ,
'With Contentment, timid divine '
Calm, translucent, steals along,
List'ning to the ivoodlaml song :
Choice retreat' from envy free,
Region of simplicity !
Where ssno wordly cares intrude,
\-Vait for me dear Solitude .'
Nature. to her oﬀspring kind,
'l 0 simplicity consign'd—
Secret Bow'rs from human ken
Far remote trom haunts of men—
Sweet to hear the Ring Dove mousst'n,
Sweet the Thrush upon the thorn;
Sweet the Lmnet on the spray,
Sweet the Lark's enchanting lay.
Sweet totaste the dew clad brceze,
\thn the mind is tich in ease ;
VV ken the chax-ms osNature gay,
Joys ineﬂ'able convey :
XVhen imagincttion pours
On the hcmt its balmy show r's ,
Mentaltransporlts far more part:
'I hun false ptcasures can p ocute,
Joys to oom-ts and citics rude
Are thy gifts Im'd Solitude.
SIR LAUNCELOT.
Where the sams love to sport" ,
Or the Chm ch—yard u thy haumz
Stayss ot sprites and epectres gaunt ,
Inclination bids thee dwel};
Or the mountains airy helght
Let. me seek thy calm repose
'Neath the nectar's stilling rose:
Hid from mortal's prying sight,
Shelter'd by the fuv'ring night;
Far remov'd from noise and glee
Blest in thy society—
Thine is purest joys to kndw,
]ovs transcending all below;
Joys that pleasure never knew
Yet e'er holding to the view ! ss
Seated near the moss grown cave,
61 the lowly eot ts thine,
Norse' of fancy : ssansy lightsi' . ,
Source ok pleasures ev'er nsi'ctew,
Gentle, innocent and true—
W'hether in sequester'd cell
Or the woods be thy rezott,
From the Clzarleston Cocturier:
SLOLlTUDE. , \
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36 si t'l'isid'iisi th ss'meoinp'reheﬂs'ibte" iafifwiadymt
'ctimmeadssurabic in bounty. Those spaclﬄla
si-orBs, which glittcr in the sirmamcnt, are
the'meqnbcpts of osinc universal edifice, creat
ed to be the seat of one vast and continued
'sichaid' of life; the 'links of which are sepa
'rsiatcd by Space, but connected by grade ;
sissncbmprchcnsible to a finite mind asss sonm
ing or'ie vast design, but swallowcd up in
the all-embtacing prosundity of thy es
'scncc.
, 'Tis thOu, O all bountisul Creator, that
didst call my soul into being, to behold and
admissrc thy wondrous works, which, as a
sensihle mirror, reﬂect thy adomble perfec
tions; and, in the course: of endless exist
Ence, to rise attcccssiwsily above each step
'of nature's lofty ladder, until, disdaiuittg
siminor Objects, she unite herself more im
_mcdiately with cxhaustlcss csscnce. siO
"Lord, how sublimc, how diguisying, how
transporting the thought! that the soul,
which animates this earthly clod, shall ex
ist beyond the precincta of time! shallcon
tinually approach the fountain of list: and
perfection; and, forever enjoying a more
intimate connexion with thee, be tsicndcreci
happicr and happier! Oh, What is man!
beginning as it were from a point, he is
doomed, through endless stagcs of exist
r encc, to. rise unccasingly above himScH',
' Until, could he regard himself with his once:
, earthly sight, in his own eyes he would ap
[ pear a God.
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ss dom, and whose dominion is from genera—
'WT—ifiAF-siwsisi—W—v—v—7 ,
; tion of God's word, that " godlincss has
ss the promise oflise that now is, as well as of
; mands, as the surcst way to happiness even
; in this world. From the uncertain nature
j of all earthly things the prephct was led to
say, " lct not the rich man glory in his
ss riches," well knowing that impotent human
> nature was inclined to claim the commonct
; blessings csif providcnce as the sruitot itst
ss own industry and prudence. To accom-l
ss plish his own'dcsigns, the wise (!Zsposcr of
all things is pleased to cast abundance into
the store ot'one, while another is obliged to'
struggle " with disappointment, p-si-nury &
'pain." But who shall'dare say what (lost
thou ? Let us rather labdr for the true ss
sighes, seek to inherit fch substance, and 1
instead ofpursing the deltsilsivc fancics and 3
uncertain cnjoymcntsct of this world, strive !
earnestly for a part in that which is. pnre as !
ether, firm as the munition of woke, and
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_ NORFOLK, Nov. 12.
Captain VVinns, of the schooncr Fei'onia,!
arrived at this port on" Saturday last from}
Cadiz, which place he lest the 24-ch of Sept.j
Captain W_. informs us, that thirsixgs remain-j
ed at CadiZJ as at the] dctzite of last advicch
the French had ndt advanced, but it was'
reported that they had lately received a rc
inforccmcnc of 14,000 men, but this was"
ssonly report. siMarkcts a: Cadiz for ﬂour
Very dull, ac 14- 1-3 dollars'.
._ Thcte United States' frigacc Essex, ca'pt.
Smith, sailed from Hampton Roads this
morning, with despatches for Þlr. Pinkdcy
and general Armstrong. si
Captain XVinns, whose arrival is noticed
in another article, hasss savored us With Ca
diz papcrs to the 22d of Sepcembcr, which
we put into the hands of :: gedtleman' who
occasioo'allyss favors ussi with tranSlations.
This gentleman insorths us that chsieii- con
tents are of little interest, relating principal
ly to ofsicial acts ofgoc'crn'mcn't, and detaila'
of attack. on smaﬂr detachmcms of the
lasting as ctcrnity. !
It is to be feared that wealth) men in ge
neral do not consider their xc'sponsibiliqg
nor reaiize their obligation to that power A
" whose kingdom is an evmlasting king- '
tion to generation." When men prospcr in i
this world they are prone to think that their
own power had exalted them, and that their
exact calculations and lorcSZghc still pre
serves their preperty. The love of money
h s justiy been call d the root osnll cvii , {
and most men when theyset out to the?
world place wealth as the point at which :
all their hopes centre. When they would!
direct other: in the way of being respectcd'
and prosperous in the world, lhty will tell
them to get beforehand in their business so
as to be punctual ; to treat all men We'l so
as not to make enemies, and to condescend
to inseriors so as to be PCPLX.1U'. These di
rcctions, though good m meissi'pmpcr pia
ces, sail much short of the thing itself.—
Such advisers do not consider the declnra
that which is to come." Did they realize1
that the power to get wealth was from God,
and him alone, they would rather advise a
young man to be reconciled to God, and
to walk in his statutes, and fulfil his com [
" But thou'shalt remember the Lord thy*
God, it is He that giveth thee power to get
From the Ralcz'g/z ( N. C. ) Star. !
-—-'-qz:dd:nsisi-si'
-—--u-:Q:n-——
, ThlS 15 to gwc Noxzce,
That the subscriber ns Aicxanuz-Sn (10
in the (listrict of Columhia, has c'c-tuincu {Him
the Orphjsims' Court of suit] corznty letﬄsi
of admini'stration on the personal estatef'
George Slacum, late ofthe county aforesalct'
deceasedct: al] persn'ns having claims agﬂiss'sc
she said deceascd arc hereby warned 10 83"
hibit the same wish the vouchdrs thereosw
thc'sishscribcr, on or before the 24th 37
of April next, or they may by law bc exclud"
ed .fF'Pmall benefi't to said estate. And Ujsisct
indebted thereto arc roqueste-l to make lssf
mediatc paymcnt. Given under my hand lb"
24th day OsQctqber, 1810.
and Harrioc Slacum,
Adm'rx of George Slacum
eoBW
" The news os she full of A'sim: um !31113
now to be somcwh a: leS thought of, but it
had a great eﬀsicc on the megucsc in A"
neral. 'I he: 83d l'c 8imcntm1rrnel & fW
days ago sur lhc army , the 7£zh C m-m l
_an5 ere now going. Our army has rc'sir a!
ed a little: ; lhc' s caci quarters arc now If
Gszuvea ; m arshal Bcrcssord is at Muimzn
(a de: Scrra; our caxalr) u_1 (!cr gen. ())s'
ton, arc stiil a: Cc lcricn. he : counny sum
whencss: our army is removed 15 descm-l by'
the inHabitams. From S'pa'm thc ;iccohs-IS
continue: to be: very (womb! c- ; chc.c m:
vcrv kormidablc bodies oi szmiards aZlO'
ver the kingdom. Some Portugucsc C'd'
valry have o: en rent to Badajoz, and as:
now unZtcd under the: Ssi)anish auuy to Ra
mana."
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_ Orphans' Court,
Assmsiandctct Cs/"Wy, Cc'fo/sictc-r Tyrm, 1810
- ()l'del'cd, that the admimstratrix of (im
Slacuznss deCWSC-ctz (TO insert the soHouing'
Bflvel'tisemcnt ussce times in each Wch {usl
8 weeks in the: Alexandria Duiiy Guzsi-ue
Tesie, )
Alex. Moorc, Regxster.
.Fisssscnchz-ctss-zzcordfogsito che. uvslc-m-os-wact
wchlysi adopted by the Spiniardo} ' m
Were received by a vsselusel from Care
which armed that the French arm
general Scbaspiani, had made an at
on'che Spanish armctv as the cen:re,i
the French were 'rc-þuisc (! and
retreac with great lof—s.
The papers contain drtuifs ()s inszffi,
lions in S'zznons pzns us SpaZ-w, ctz-ctzm ufctsi t'.
in Sicna de Rcmdu in (ircuada. " H'ss
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LATE FUKifsiiGNsi NEWS.
(Vlsscti BAL?"]1L'9PE.)
, Lomozss', Os! 3.
D'Tfijnr Downmnn, wixsin (ctwo :,ompnnicscsif
the asimtsssv, is c-mha-sikif'ssg 3: Piynmu'sih,
With some 'sizzhcr rcinsozccctnsimms, los lord
W'cihugtnn's army.
The hon. sssi-n. (lrzhills- has sailed wish
the (jordon Hctsshizmdch, w jc-En lord Wel
lingcon's mmy.
Three French Gencrul—r, ulmm IssOs-ffi
Ctss'rS, and many privatfissi. Fzct. nfb ")i':5usi:\L'!'f,
haxe b'ecn brouxhc hom Can} !. ru Pun—si
mouth, Whsstssch mzsisiksi- the numsibss :' ufsi Punch
prisoners at their place amoum to nearly
2 ,OOO m- n.
'swosshundred men of the- 8si'n Rsi-siyrd 'v'c-j
ceran b'silttal'ion h'ctsisisivc cnsssibzzrkcd w x'cZnL-z'ce
Lhr. garriscsin us Zsilcligsilctnd.
The 2d bzmalicct-n 52cl, sir ] hn Moor's
savrzrite regimenc, bring now Too sissccm'e
men, cxPccc Szmn to go on Scrv'xce.
Alclter from Lisbon. daicd Scpt 15",
sS'sivs,
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H URRICA'NI'} AT HAVAA'sifssjsi "
By [he If hnuncs Fsi}, (alm-sim si'ﬀlﬂ'd
days smm Huvann'n bound to linhsinmctsij sictss
imo Humpccn linads, we und-si ,sisisishsi'si'fsi
there had bccn cta chvrc !nznicsssssicch
Havzmna. The particulars which u-si. sisifsi
are from a ]ruer which We have sﬀn si .
from the vexbal information of a; 'si'si
The: gulc commcucch on (be QSJ ul ()si.
and increased to the: 252h, vh-sin ;ssssctsi;
with a viulcncc hc-rctoscct-c unkrczwn Zn :}sisi,
port. T/zirQ/milos wzsds wm; miss,:
]ust,.und_/brct'y I/U'c'e' driven on ci;:ct-r-si-, 'Hssss:
sloop Linen)" at :his sort wcsia Iffzt. sin;! (]si.
shupncr Mouroe, aan uf'nzctd smm ;;si;5 si
drove on short, ssand with her rsizzzgsisiss nsssisiss
damnged. The ship Bclwv us sin! Lcctssssl
\0_Hahimorc,* with bi'si'O luzxsi-si (;1 usisissss am
a quantity of usi'cc, x'cssd ;msii r.:sssiss, 1
The ship Bctery of end bound u- YZ-ssihsszsisi.
phia, loaded wizh sugar Went en-izssgss to
pieces. The schoom-r RMcrpz'izz-, Ssisi-sssssict
'Williams, mas'sicr, bound to this [oss V-siih
a cargo otsi sugars, (Imvc on shurc, vsssifl
much (!unmg-sid. 'lsihc gssl: ws susi-sictsi si";
general through the is!.msi! mid m the; pss'ssct-ss
hux'ing scas. as a nuan—r o! 'sisssffi I,; xsitssch
m-m cut abouc lhffi 15 h and 16210sizninr
had lctumcd in dFsrl'rss. A ssosizzznzssss ,",
gun bhip broke fssrr-m he'r nssoorsimgffi (51!
great damage to ;! ;m'ubss-r ot chbus, bc
sctdcs running OH'ÞH : gown.
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