Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-11-13 00:00:00, page 3

% a LÞ-si. Church Prc'ntin is she being who
"neuer the tigdeml ptin't in this city—he 15
_ Hemms or injurious, tho',
; He wou!d not number In his list osst'iends si
ss-Tnc man who uesiedIess-ly treads on a worthy
(This tsa humanc ptir-ciplr. To destroy or
wvcxthsi-m, lrum hdcdlcssncss or to the:
.asiaetonnezs oscruelty is most unjustlfiahlc
Were M..r Ritchie quite.- innuxious he:
would be Quite undisturbcd . He.- might
isisisi-mavc Wclzs and catch spidcrs till his days
fssshould be spun out. wert: he not in our way.
' "}lpmbly as all think of his .abiiit'xcs they
Should not be too mcanly rated:
'lhe man that tannot for his life from twenty
dubtrat eighteen and find how much Ic—
mains,
myhavc wit enough to burn the temple of
Dnana, or frame a news;):tpcr hb that may
. thake an empctire. Such ought to be watch
si- ed and their muvcmrnts cxsissoscd. Disa
grccablc as the drudgsry of such :} tusk may
be, I Ht it" a duty imposcd by patriotic
considezatian. T'Tt-s shebsstsizkcs r-o pha
turc find t'rCt-i'.r.fctss ;,z-sssi- "i" 'Psi'zfsi isior— r.:LLFssL-sittzsir ts'ct
ctzfprit in the tfi'x'vwx' ; but am}? v'sszzi-ss; sizzmsi
b: (siszictzz ;ct-d :") S's't nue. Dsizsccsmssr-stsid
from t). xfzcsi.\ I'Lsisistct thssss'hic wouid be one. of
the man h'tg'mhsius .:isi nttn : but, so it; qual;
sicd for_<.<irrcce_jndgmcm are the. mast . ,
th-rcedrrs, that, if nnchch'ed in th: '"10
xlv.-,: .t: art of his crussli' :5 21 ma jnr. t ' ,)
them may ascrihe to him the passe ss.cm og
tealtasilrnts and tcctitud-ss- os political pxsiin ss
ciplcs. Hence the duty of csizstigatlon.
lam as avcrsc, Mr. Ri-[chitsi asyotsit or;
anyman can bcsirss, to ,bersanal editoriai quar
rels. Editoria! disojuisitions cnsi impoztant
ss-htical subjects managed with the fulsincss ;
and freedom of gentlemnnljsiz drhate arc nei
ther unamus'. ng nor unisistx uctiVe to the pu'*- ;
he. I accuse ) ou not o; {requc nt cditorial ;
thereations; but l attri m: t: the forbearance
lsinoctn to the want of weapons than disposi
siOlsst ' " In the managementof these you
art: wise. You either avoid them siwith
great discretion, Or undertake them; {vith a ;
Chridtian-hkc fear." th somssctimcsctmhsicn ;
-v-w—v-—-_
ByS-our general exssprchion that I write;
; sDsthc Virginia Patrmt you may give the;
mditfor rsinuch that I do" not deserve. [;
si 40th cdit the Alexandria Gazsiette. I;
; ""My know more than You do what is;
; Pins mto this paper. Busincss deniand-;
if'Satemporat'y rcsidcncc here, to kecpmc;
idleness, to' which I am by nature;
n prone, I ssipehd an hour or two every
thy m reading the mail papers and cursori
IYl'mtidug assing chnts. In doing which,
"the point f the pen sometimes pricks
Four sore parts, tho the pain may make;
30" War out, the punctures are of a healing
si Mtum. Silcnt submission would more ;
' Dark yOur wit than complaint. While cdi- ;
lot' of the Virginia Gazcttc l often told you;
' to; nor was it then the case that
My counscs ;
; Dﬄfasillrnpon vour car as profitle 55
As Water in & sieve.
You attempted replication once and found
ss Rfssossuss made nature. worse. A. few days
; "" Heflﬄercte ysiou had the boldness to
' is::ct'si low, kn5wing that" I wits oht of
lﬂg.
mv- ,_- - ,
,. " siettssc, " before it turned (mtssct' to be a; ﬂaming
, is Pam'ot" under the auspices Qs Mr. Liver
ctc. He is to be reportet of the Congtsisies
sictosi .,1 debate- .fsspr thosie who will buy of him.
1 ' he man is :: rotcus, except that his man
never change to thou of a gentleman --
" um .Ssiat 'si—Rxcu. Exqcmxu.
-si' "sz ..
gsisisi'siso me nothing can give more pleasure
si'sszsihan such occasiosstta} little proofs of great
mortificatidn. Is the worm turned not we
should not have positivc cvidesince that it
, felt the ang uish ofssthe tread. Concr, it" l
;umcmþcrb rightl), allcws us to dtStrO)
, "Men, and noxious insccts that are trou
she mortificatipn is excessivc and comes to & ss
had, it bur scs out in a paragraph lilic that;
lbove quoted. ;
samgctþemsig "who noisin in the; Alexap
' baW—Wt] o'nce e the " Virgitjia
mew:, NOVEMBER sils.
* sisisssi;
;
;
". I (W'k You for the comphmont of cozssnsi3si
paring" me to Protcus . whether you have
done so because Proteus reaidcd at Alexan
dria m Egypt, and I zeside here- , or be
cause from his travcls (at least as far as
from a school m Fredericksburg to a princ
mg office m Richmond) and acquisition of
general knowledge it was said he could ap
pear in any shape ; or because he possessed
the gift of prophccy; or because, on ac
count of his wisdom and intcgricy, he was
raised to the throne of Egypt. The next
time.: you mean to cast a stigma, let not
your ignorance bewray you to a compli
m:m.
You remark that my manners never wilt
c/si' unfre- to those .of a gentleman. How shall
this (in your cstimat iun) d: lect be remedi—
ed. ? Should I make yuuss s my example,
cwould be but a iapse lmm the srying- p..n
itossthe fire. in my intercourse with those
who are ac knowl-si. deed gentlemen I meet
with no difficulty nor reproach. if we dzf
fer with respect to what those qualities real
ly are, perhaps the fault ia not mine. I
certainly cannot consent to make You um
pire in the case.
You once had the goodness to deiineate
my character to the people of Richmond.
ss Aliuw me brieﬂy to reciprocate the oblig't
Hon.
Thomas Ritchie is a gentlemhn os (isiuite
moderate natural abilitics, improved by
some osthe rudimcsints of :: classical educa
stiun; not osan unamiable disposition nor
Timmoral in his depbrtinent: inosssiznsive in
ctsshis manners; in conversation slightiy in—
si teiligent, - in his writings dissusivc, discou
:nected, ummpressich A luclicrous similie
i or a ﬂimscy quibhie mark the exteni; oi his
sitmen al power of combinatiou or creatiun.
ss He us: s an aﬀected sictsi, mechtnicai disgnsting
[sz-tmcness of stile that prornpts him wit h
qunily giowing coctsiidne ss 'JU dCSClibC the a
mendmcnt of distracted empires or lacerat
ed Esirecchcs. He has all 0sCicero's vanity
with none of its soundations ; all the elo
quence os Demosthcnes with the exception
us icieas. [she succeeds not in arbument,
nature not induatry is cuipabie ; and its lack
-'-___—_—-___, -' - v-,--. _
may part!)- be ezsszcused from his invariabiy
}taking the wrong side of a question. It"
little wit is exhihitcd it should be remem
bercdthat wherelittle is given little is ex
pected. He howner labors di iigentiy in
his vocation, and makes converts among
the weak, from a similarity of feeling and
i mental compass. He: was at first strenuous
; for the election of Mr. Muhroe to the Pre
sidency, cheerving that Mr. Massdisqa Would
have the MEANS OF CQRRUPTioN at the
seat of government, but when he discover
' ed that the latter would probably succeed
- he prussdentiy shifted his s'ail. Helwill con
ss tinue in the diligent dischargcte of the ptsieswzt
means of obtaining office, and, 'as tyill he
' the ease with Samuel H Sctmith, late Editor
ss of themeionai Inteliigencer, & will: be re
ss'wat'ded with some office. His death will
sioec'asioictt n'o'perceptibl'e Chesm in wit orin
literctattzre.
When ] first rssead )sioussr paragizph I_ snsizil
ss ed and iﬂtcndcctd no other notice than sictlcntsi
satisfa'ction- Osiln furtlssser, consideration s
thought some good might 'lrlcsult from no
ticing it. You are not of a malcvolent dis-ss
position, nor do I feel the slightest ill will
towards you. But I cannot (never man.
spakessufi'th short: sincetity') I cannot believe
you juStisv the: cause you advoteitc ;' b'siit
that you advocate th'ssat csiactuse through thick
and thin to the utmost of what abilitit-s you
possbssis'si' paisi'tly as the means' of support,
partly with the ex'pcctation of permsisiarientsi
reward, as well as partly to exhibit your
talents.- 'Wsse generals who command aisimics
Of type may " monarchisc a little moment, "
But all norice of us Soon pasa scs away and
all memory of us will soon be no more -ct
sf we cannot hereafter reﬂect that our- little
mite hits been the exertion of honestendea
votlsss for ouy country's weal, whatever other
ss motives may comminglc retrospect will be
ss pain, and the fruit ofour little laborq will be
bitter and ufisuv'oryss
.3,
,.
" You posihsscludej wctjb vnnntm BAss'sir - I' ictr'tusisctt
sssi and SAPxENTI, to ends: my gayising' so much
] A word to the wise is sufficient but you ;
need a dazen. . - .
si'. the republication of the above might not be
si u'seless he will insert it] '
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I. Catlctt.
Sloop Roena, Chadwick, New Bedsord:
the master.
Sloop Alpha, Ho_wl_a_nd, ditco . che mal
, tet
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] We are informed ,that orders. have been
; issued by brigadier Gan, HAMPTON, who
; is uow on a visit to this city, for a detach- ;
] ment of the troops in garrison in this har- ;
! bor to proceed immediately for the south 3
; westcm srontiers of the state us Georgiw— ;
The esilcctiossn m Massachusesitts for memss
here of Congress was heldpn the 5: 11 ipse.
't M'r. Quincy is rc-elccted from Boston, &c; .
Mr. Rccd (a fed.) hast, bepten Dr. 'Kilham
(dcm.) in Essex south districtss, by a mdjori- '
ty of 229 vates. - .sssi ]
i Charles ton Courz'cr.
Part 0} Alexandria.
r , " ENTERED '
Schooner Leurana, Kent, Boston , sugar
. And plaistcr , to Lawrason & Fowle. .
Schooner Sman, Dawson, Ncwburyport ,
sundrirs- , to William Smith. .ssss
Sloop George, Williamson, Norsolk;
sssundries , to diﬀerent merchants. . ss
. Brig Fame, Carlcou, Newburyporti:
sundries: to the master. _, , .
Sloop ElZZabcth Hulctt, Norfolk' . rice
and peas: to ]amsses Patcon. .
Schooncr Mary and Kltty, Black; ditto .
master and Newmr. Kec ne.
CLEAm-fin.
The General Assefnbly os Maryhnd con
Vc-ncd on Pvloudactv the Sih inst. Some bu
siness has been brgan—thc most important
and generally interesting is a string of rc
sohuionz; ?ntroduced by Mr. Bland, which
concludes with a request and direction to
the Reprcscucatives and S-znamrs from this
state in Congrcss, to nppose, by all mean:
horses fsicd. when the t;- .issti matx'u :zte came;
This gentlemen was high!) respsi-rtcd by all
Who knsizw him, and his death all irrcpal'2blc
loss to a disconsolate widow zmd a numerous
famiiy.
_ The friends and acquaintance ci the
deceased, in Aiexandda, are respertshlly
invitcd to attend his funeral from his late
dwelling to the samily burying'g'round, this
asternoon at 4- o*ciock.
A species of moss (lzsiv/jmur: crisþ'um)
has !a'tz- ly been propff-Scd in France, un ac
cotir to} the de amess of t.vso! 21; 3 substi
tute: tm stuffing matr'ASSes nnci sat'uiture—
The: mass, which is of a msi.>si!sisi-ra=.e length,
and has a sragrant smell, grows upon trees,
particulaiivheech, is gaaisi-er-z-s} m Au'gusc
and Sept-ssaisi her, and ssvhen aitrss it lik-si si cks
does not retsiin moisturt or ..ctv—m into lumps
li'ze them; Moistuie: (i0c5 ur-t cause ter
mentation in th.- zzoss, and to prevent its
getminating, it is on;)?- necessary to steep
it in lime, Water. is is like wist.- mid to he
in 6. from inssbibint} & cut. .munic :nii'. ;; con
tagion, wi ich animai su >scatsice j-iss SSes."
strok: 05 apt; )i'" -xv. ..t his F-ssm .n Fairsax '
counts' V.:- PRANCIS HAMI-i'lSLSY 'csq.
aped 60 The 8!!.*4Uk :fassshmt lm ss'zsivcrc. ctsi
usual health, and in the :.et ws seeing his ,.
'7 Ship Resolucion, ]cwcet, Cork: by Chr !
in their power, the: estsctblishment of a NA- f
TsiIONAL BA'ÞIK, in what manner soevcr it
may be prnpqsrd (o orgzmiZc stich an insci
tution—Ba/ . Ev. Psi-stsi.
One rcmzsirk strikcs us respecting Spain
which 18, that there is a sinﬀular coinci
dcnce in me Spaniards ofthe present da),
with those o: remozer times. When Spam
was overrun with the Moors, the country
was never sui; ducd but continually kept up
a partial ii'arfare, wh: th continued the spi
rit oshosti litya gainst the imzidcr, till at
lengsih they rose ina mass and. regained
their country and original government. . So
in the present times, though the inhabitants,
are beaten in every regular bzt'le, we find
their consisilence nei- er was greater,or their
hopes more: sanguine than at present.—
Vssuuld to God, we could confidenti) assert
that they could uitimatcly regain their ings
es, and become independentss—Bast. Gsiz.
:ctsim W'T' .ct',. ., '-, "'J'si
"sick?!" xsifi—ct'ia ;sjT ,Þ__V* . \. 33,
Havi ing risen ear!) in tssze mo'ning in his
[ls the Editpr of the Patriot should lhlﬂk ]
])IIZD 'sn Stmtxay eveningr hast, from a"
' a sin ssj yJC- -\**c Qs Ysisissb": ;si'si
, si, -___L—_7 —-*
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Passengers in the Gangcs,_.capt. Earl-si
Mr. Ridgway, Consul-ac. Antwcrp, gvith
his samily.___ ,Hc test Parison thesixth of
Sept. sur Losindon, when gcn.-,Amnstrong
was making preparations to leave Paris for
Bnrdsi-aux. - to' cmharkon board the Sally
captain Scott,-rfor Phiiadclphia-ﬀss Mr. Rus
scl was appointedchatgc d' assztires. -MF*
Ridgway left London on the— lst os Oc'o
her, and PIYmouth on the ss6lh ! he is chargss,
ed .ctw'tth desputchcsfrom Nls. Pinkncy to
the secrctary of state: ,
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IN COMMON COUNClLss-t.
' _ , Novembcr'lo h, 1810-si sssict
The folsstowing resolution was moved and
secondcd : - . " . ,. , .
. ]?csalvcd, That the collectosir nf [and set
the town-os Alexandria do receive in paye;
ment al! the Curporatiun pnsipttr oﬀered him
in dischargc of taxcs, without. respect to
YVards from which it is cluc ; and that [the;
same be paid into the treasury agreeable to
law. . - ' - -."
And on the questinnssehaﬂ the same pass?
the t'cas and nays were as follows :
YEAS—Pssfrfisrs. Nevttt, Cohagcn,NcW*
ton. Pt'ssi'stsnsi). M-Knight and Butchectr. _,_
NAYS—Mrssrs. MsiKcnzic and Young}
am! negativtd.
Ordz-rsd. That the taxes on as: that pro
perty which has been consumrd by the inn:
fire,. for the present year, be r-fnsisitued ; Zc
t'm- Cc—Hector is hereby directed to remit the
same- in making his colluctirms Qi taxcs
from the respective parties sufferers there
by; . . .si, . . .
Ordereca', That the Superintendant ofPo-_
licc proceed to extend (iibbon street across
Union street, so soon as the parties ,intch-sssi
csted therein dcposit as much - money in_
the hands ofthc Presidtnt of Council as
will be.- necessary to compicte the: work, and.
the same to be taken out of the tun fur
next year ol'thus; in Word No. 1 who shall.
pay in ;;dvancq for said work.; and _ ths:
wzxzrants be issued after the assessmen: is_
muste: hrxt yr-ar for the. money so advanced.
Ordusied, That tthouncil will meet a
gain at thessCouncil Chamber on-Tuesday'
next at. 3 ()sizclock in the astemcon—a punc
tusi-sil attendance of the munbcrs is required;
us business of great importance to the town
will be laid hc-t'urc them. .
Extract from the minatcs, si
_ si ADAM LYNN, C. C;
;: , .. ' 'TM
C. BENNETT _ .
Haaz'mþartcd in the ship L'ctlary- ..nd, Via
., = Baltimorc, 1 -. si_
Bcst Bridgpmt hetwing- and shad SEINE
] WINE, Sail 'lwinc and Shoe Thtead.
AND DY THE mue TEN Bno'rmzns
Daily expected herc—he will leceive—
Sz'zssþerﬂne Clactt/zsis 8 Keneymﬄesis, ,
Which he oﬂ'cts so:: sale by the package omsi
low terms for cash 01 approved paper at 90
days,
Nov.13. _ ,. dlctwztawzw
WAS FOUND tlespassing on the W'est;
Grove estate, on the night of the ]0th instsi
a b! ight bay House, between fourteen 8: sisi
teen hands high, long bob'd tail, the right
hind foot white, some few saddle spot: on
the left side. The owner is requestcd to
come forwmd, prove property, pay chargel,
and take him away.
James C." Wcstss. :
3!
- ._..,_ -,—,-_, ,. e,
D. Bail'y Warden,siEsq. 'thas arrigcd, in
the Homer from Franct. _Hc came tb town
is the ctlasc-Annapolis stage, onssSaturday :; '
ssvcning, .and proceeded yesterday,- morning
to Washinsigtom—Balt. Am. 12t/z z'nst.
.' N'BW-zerORK, Nav, 9.
-* .IMPORTANTNEWS. :
- - Amongthe numerous arkivdlsm this-ctpozf
yesterday, was the ship ctRadius, Cthaﬄ
Miller, wsiho left Corunna on the 7th oflasv'
month. \ss . . ; .,_,,ct:_
, . Capt. M. informsssthat 'on the Sth ult. oﬄ-i si
csiial letters were received at Coronna, on;:
of which was to the Amcrican consul and
which he. read, stating, that & scvcrc battle
commenced on the 27sh at Almeidawancssl
continued without intermission till th: 291h,
between the French and the English andsi.
Porcugucse armies. The Army under the
command of lord Wcllington was victori
ous. ,The French were compelled to re
treat, leaving behind. in kichd .- andprison
ers, 14,0UU mcn. . The, loss of.:hc combine
ed army was, comparatively small. siThu
Portugucse-troops behavcd .mosc gallamlx
The German troops wcrc daily descrting
from the: French.
W
.4 ctss .i' . -\ _Z,"ll .. —A— P L' si_- .fctsssi
si- .Th-e gchoonevsi Hary,_Capf- COle' from
-this-port,1arrissvcdatzsn Ingo 00"be -23d 0?
Oc'cobcr, and was'lcfuherc the 30th..
Nbvcmctbek' .! 35
63- Stm'y Hmsscsi.
PHILADELP mAsi, Nov. 10._ _
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