Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-09-18 00:00:00, page 2

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"Mr. Sulky, Francis
Mr. Silky, Blissctt
Gpldfioc h, Jcﬂ'erson
Milford," Master Barrett
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Sophia, - Mrs. VVUmot
)enny, Mas. Ieﬀcrson
Mrs L'edger, si "Mrs. Pcuit
End of the Phy. the Comic Song q'f " Clut
' tesitsibuck and Higginbouom "—-By .Mr.
jeﬀlrrsan.
AN ALEMANDE—(Comþased by ,Mr.
From}: ) lay Alasfer and Hiss jrﬀZ-"rson.
CALLED
THE POOR SOLDIER.
—Captain Fitzmy, Mr. Downie"
. Dcrmot, . W'ilmot
Father Luke, Hardiage
Patric'c, Jac obs
Dutby, Jeﬀe rson
Bagurclie, Blissctt,
Boy, Master Scrivener
, Nomh, Mrs. Scymour,
Rathseen, Mrs. Wilmot,
Doars to be opened at six (: zdþerfarmame
lo commence at 7 0 "wcloui -
{T' 'lickets to be had at the ] hcsitte, at
Mr. Snowden' s Printing Office, and Blook's
How!
'I be Subssscribcrs having dis
pqscdos theic stockos G-mds at Occoquan,
wish to REN'I the Stmc House the) leccmly
occupied—lcis calcul-sitcd lo:- aswrc upon an
exxensive gcalc—also, (or & famil)
After which, Madam Parasdu's {avarice
H () R N P ] P 15,
89 Mr. Drmzzmand.
To which will be added, :: much admired Comz'c
szcra, in two acts,
ALEXA NDRIA THE ATRE.
RAN A'WAY from the subscriber on Sa
turday evening last, a negro woman named
WINNY, about 30 years of age,.s feet 6 or
7 inches high, she is asilarge woman and in a
forward stace of pregnaucy : dark complc x
ion. Her cloathing when she went oﬀ was a
white outside dress, but it is expected she
will soon change it. "I purchased her of Mr.
Jeremiah Booth ot Alexandria. SIt is expect
ed she will make for Fredericksburgssas-shc
fomﬂy ' belongcd in that neighborhood.
The above reward will be paid for appre
heofling and sccuring her sositbat'l get her
'Wajmd mawnablc charges for lodging bcr
lathe pil, is taken a distance from town.
Sentemhet (7. si dlm
PINKER TON S -
Coilection of Voyages & Travels
PAR1 Gﬂl.
ssA BLJCK Mctlv for 3 11 .
- ouse scrss ..
99?" To the Printer. "m.
Augm 15! 4
. \WED AND PUBLIKBED BY
sis'ss-AMUEL SNOWDEN,
On "deay Evming, Sept. 18,
war. as Pzamnuan,
ZM admird COMEDY, in 5 acts,
CALLED
_ si-WilliamMaxwell.
September 17. sit
THE ROAD TO RUlN.
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FOR THE BENEFIT OF
- MLkMas. ]EFFERSON.
'CXLES SCROGGLN'S GHOST,
By Mr. jcﬀi-rsm.
VVanted-to Purchase or Him,—
AEmndfia Dafiy Gums,
COWERCIAL U POLITICAL
TUEBDJ-Y, szp'T—EMBER 13.
Eiftsissctccssn Dollars Reward.
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Ellicott & Co.
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laterest! Money-interest! Beware of its
corroding touch ; unicss sure that the pro
fits of your purchase will more than coun
"tcrvail it. ch arc sensiblc how fast inter
est devours ; and into what a gadloping con
sumpcion it brings an' estate.
A single ounce of silver, at such : rate of
compound interest as to double itselfevcry
'ten years, would (if my hasty computation
:si'bc correct) amounc in 250 years, to about
twdvc hundred and fifty tons of silver.
A dashy young man, two or three and
] twenty, spends, we will suppose, a hundred
! dollars ac cards, or otherwise needlessly.
Well, what of that ! He has youth and
! heakh on his side, and if this sum bc .sievcn
his whole property, he: can eam a support.
I Pcrchancc, however, he may live to the age
ol'scvemy. and, at that helpless age, he des
titmc. Should it so happen, he would have
much reason to reﬂect with sorrow on this
particular folly of his yomh; For then he
wou1d find, that not the sum ofa hundred
dollars only had been lost on him ; but also
the interest of that sum, sor almost fifty
ss years. Had hc' saved his money, and kept
: it at interest, the whole would been enough
] m satissy his wants in old age. The: hun
rdred dollars, would have been more than
& two thousand. lmercst eats perpetually,
day and night ; and, it left to accumulate,
year after year, it will in the end car anv
si man's Whole substance.
Three hundred houses were, on the '19th
ss May, destroyed at NCW'WSWCHa 50 Him
gary, by the explosion of in powder maga
L zinc—ZO persons lost their lives, and near
2Q0 .were dug out Of the ruin: alive, but
dreadfqily manglcdg ' " - i
Spain must fall. His interest, his honor
and his ambilion all require is- He has
sworn it; and to all human calculation he
has powsi-r sufficient to eﬀect it.
Turkcy will probably come next in suc
cession. She will fall an easy prey, and in
her fall and in that of other nations who
have preceded her, we may read the im
rcssivc warning, be ye also ready.
The: apathy with which Napoieon's pro
gress has been viewcd in this country is
truly astonishiug. \Ve seem to have be
lieved that because he is at a distance of
three thousand miles from us, we are there
fissorc safe from his intrigues and his power.
:Such security will ruin us. For years
she has had swarms of spice and agcms in
this country. He takes every opportunity
to increase their—number, and late accounts
give ua reason to believe that his own bro
ther and a distinguished general in his ar
mics arc shortly toss side .addcd to the. num
ber. si ss si .
'lt is time we should be willingto see
things as they are, to know and to dread
our real enemies, and to take those precau
tions which aﬀord the fairest prospcct of
defeating their designs.
Mfish—
From the Virct ctz'm'a Patriot.
Among the mass ofdull detail which has
reachcd this country by the late an ivals
irom foreign ports, it is difficui : to lind an)
thing of interest or moment.
This calm is most probably portentous.
Turkcy is the object m view, and the ssiox m
is prepaiing between l'rancc and Auscria
and Russia, whichis meant to ovcrwhchn
her.
Yet It is even possible that Napoleons
late marriage maw in: at least a remote cause
of the preach: apparent inuctivicy-Jﬂs in
crmcss may he: in some measure: real. ] hat
he [! proud of his niliancc and of his spouse
appears nidcnt. She [I said to be winning
and antui, and is he hid not hitherto ap
peared the mere brutc, almost destitu: ;: of
so.t cmcsscs of beauty might tempt him to ss
sible as they may appear and much as we
should rejoice to see them verificd. Na-Y
the common scelingsoshumunir) , we shbuld
he somewhat inclined to believe. that the
sake of a woman.
But we are not disposed to indulge,
ly cmployd, would have conquered Lhc
much, such day- -dreams of happiness, piau- ss
worfd.
Should this, fortunateiy shr manki nd,
prove to be the sacr, he will not be the sust
Hercules who has wicldcd a distaﬀ, nor the:
first Antony w he has lost a woxld for the
polcon has chcr hitherto discovered even
the smailesc prepensity to indulge' nis social
passions at the: cchncc of his ambition. if
he has paused ihcrcsorc in his carccr, it is
strength & arrange his plans tor some more
despc sate and fatal exmion.
waste thou: hours m dalliance whiah, right
probably on!) that he may collccc his;
" As long as you please wit]: interest."
. From LhcsCmm-diaiz Codsant.
THE FRIEND.
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trao'tss'dinary panegyrtc on Napolcon Bona
parte. If convemcnt and agreeabic to you, :
please give it a place in your paper. 1
Yuurs, &c. AN AMERIGAN.
_ " What is a sovereign born with & fiery ss
:valor, and whose brightncss shines every
." where from his carlicst years, if the: tear ufss
God does not conduct and moderate him-— T
' a new andmalignant star, which onnounces
Only calamitics to the earth : The more he
shall encrcasc in his fatal course, the morc
? shall the puhiic miseries rncrcasc with him : ]
I His most rash enterprizcs wiH oﬀvr but &
I feeble harrier to the impetuosity of his ca- ss
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: rect: He will think to cssacc by the eclat of '
; his victories, their tcmerity us injusticc.-- ]
!Thc pleasing hope of success Will be the:
Fonly title by which he will justity the: c
quity of lus arms: All which shall sp
sipear to him glorious, will become: as law
; ful. He will regard the: momcnts of a wise
! and majestic repose, as a shameful idleness,
' and as moments which are stc-lcn from his
glory. His neighbors will become his enc
mics, whenever it shall be in his power to
. conquer chcm—His people themselves shall
lurnish with their tears and their blood, she
sad materials for his triumphs— He will
ss exhaust and ovcrmm his own sratcs, in or
idcrto conqucr them ancw—Hc Will arm
{against him people and nations—Hc will
trouble (he peace of the unchrsc—Hc will
ss render himself celebrated by making mil
lions unhappy. \Vhac a scnurgc to the hu
man race f—ctflnd if there is a people upon
cartss'z cn/zablc q/ssbestawing praises upcn him,
it is only to Him; that such a master ought
- to be washed."
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Capt. flssuckcr, who arrix'cd at Marble
hcad on Sunday, was in Boston yesterdactv.
: He informs, that the captaihs of Amrisiiczm
ivesscls taken by French privacccis and
5 who Wcsc at Buyonnc, had compr- miscd
! with the captms, and that th: cumpromiscs
had bctn ratificd by "the council oi prizcs at
Paris. These wore no better terms ; but
in some cases where: an csdmatcd sum had
been agreed to be givcusitu the captain sui
, his half, by the reductiorssi iu value of ther
' chzxnde-sisi, it had been nearly the whole that
the whulc czugn sold (or.
There: had been no change savorable to
Amuicun property uhich had been long
scqucstertd. It was all sdccniscd sor s-ctlc ;
the salc-cu commence on the is: of A ugusc,
and continue daily till cumplcted.
Several vessels arrived in Spanish parts
direct from Amcrica, aissccc the suspcusion
of the: nou-intcrcourse law. They hsid all
been scquestcrcd, and remained so.
Then: had been a report some davs pre
vious lo the sailing ol-captain 'l'. that Gen.
Armscrorzg had csscclcd some arrangement,
and the: report was renewed the day of his
sailing. it was said, that Amcrican ves
scls Were to be admitted in French ports
' whh the produce ofthcsoil of the Uniccd
States, exccpling cohacco. There wae no
Þcc uau oducu lUs UHS country on a VlSll,
leaving his (utnily in France, and :: dcputy ;
consulat Botdcaux. Mr. Lcc sailed 185
days before captain T.
A great number of troops had marched !
through Bayunnc into Spain; and 40,()O<)i
srcshtroops from the north Wcrc passmgct}
They Were Wall cloathcd, and appearttl si
chcarsul, expecting much booty. It was
calculatcd that the French had lost in six .ss
months in Spain, bv disease and the sword,
nearly 100,000. Great numbers of Spanish ;
prisoners had been brought through Bay-f
onne. They were: used very ill. The
English prisoners, On the contrary, had no
cause to complain of their treatment. :
The Spring Bird brought despatches for
the French Consul.
PARI'S, fuly 17.
A reward of 20,000 crowns is osscrcd by
the kinges chdcn to any one who wiil
prove that the: death of the crown prince
was caused by any deliberate attempt or act
whatever. '
The constqucnces ofthe victory obtained
by the Russiuns over the Turks were, the
capitulation of Silistria, and a proposal
from the grand Vizier for :: suspcns'ton of
arms. The count Kamcnski required that
thc'prcliminarica of peace should be signcd
immediately. The Turkish army arrived
by way of the mountains of AdrianOplc.-—
Barna was requcstcd to capitulate. An of.
ficial account is received ofa battle between
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The folluwing translation of an extract'si
sr'om'a Scr'mon, " Sur o'd Faucelc de la !
Glsiw Humaincss" by the celebrated .Masil- 1
; [on, appears to me very apropc s after rcadingss
.in Govemor Gcrry's [naugural Speech to
5 the ,Lrgisiature of Massachusctts, his ex
talk ofthc general's Coming home. Mr.
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From the Bostþossfi GaZeZsitssZ ss ss7
\ MARINE (:ovn'i'ct'osi DENMARL
_ NE\V YORK, Sc's/t 14. ss
AN'WCJ, the ship Augussia, Lsdsisi'ctf
"s,P""5m0ffih, 62 davs from (iuuuzbufg
Ssiulcd from ssVingzq, 19,h Juiv, in (jompm'
With a first of about SUU liernscdvsissf-i
si'O'P lht' Ballic, bound to Great Briusizss
Let: at (}Outnlzurg am! in (he ",,sijz, m:
120 vessels undcr thc Alncsicsiffi .] us,,
0116: half of which were 5u;sipus-di<
siC'FYOUS papcns. A w.:r mm (si-C-siss
B'ltfiin was talked us in Sch-ssn, :an sisisi
British commodorc at Winga Wzsis ?
say that he dailv cchcchul'dsi-zsl-sss
suzure of the chdiah Vcsssi s, and is"
blockade of the purt. 'l'he pmkcas ,,si-ss;
hitherto had been alluch w czusiy 'xhc "Tct'
to Gotccnburg, Wcrc hiudcrcd sum! P-ffif"
the casclc, the mail having hsi-cn ssinugsilss'
into the city ; but the government lz-sigd"l
make some cXcrtiuus to prevent it. 'a"
French consul w-sixs daily expected at (loss
lcnburg. The ship General Grccn asffi'si
7" Winga ,suW 4. (sum Nunf'ulk ; W
VVashingcon, Dcnnis. and Incrws-si, W
(llscharging. juuc 18, uss the N-xlsif'
NOI'WBY, was lzoaulcd bv a Danish P'")
teer, Of about lcn u-ns buribcnctuﬂcd ""
one'carriage gun and 2. swivclssisiaml manus
with abouc'lsiz men, crcau-d pulitrly
30, SPOkc lhc Eliza and Mary, Scullcngsiss;
23 days from St. Pclcrsbwg (or Snlcmss
lac 59, 24, long. 18, 39. Aug- 7, 8 "sisis
lat. 54, long 35, prcsic'nud head? si'si'
of wind and suﬀered some.- dnmsi'gfsi 2
5. lax. 42, 23, long. 63, 30, spoke si"? b'si
Reapcr, Gliﬄng, 45 days from 'lonmﬂGssi
sor Philadclphia, who kept by che Augfh'
I whole day, umil they had an_CPP"s*"$ctct
to house! him, and that my hbffiss'y '
The following smicnce was pron. ur-csil
Several lncgulariticn hu't'e bren lounJ m;
papers belonging to the ship Gospsiw
witnesscs have dc! ivtrcd & dctlamioz,
which if we suppose them to be- true Yudm
[he suppc smon that {de mtcntwu of 'hctn.
age as stated 23 false.
Upon the: argunums after mentions,:
hOchcr, we are induch lo pronuuzssctsi-z
rch-ase of the ship.
Vlith regard to the irregulazif us ing;
ships papcrs ; such ac, that th: much
the: supercargu is not mansioncd ouz'n- is;
of me crew that comixhstanding :Fc (siss,
sancc us the c ngo of th: said :qcssugn
is on board, the to exists ou'} one coffif
the: hill of lading, \\ but he and the c.1.t.-:n
ought c..th osthem to 11 H: hsi-dtncscz
rutcl). ] htSc sa lures \- :: ssia) arc rchJ
by the rest of the pnpvs.
her witucsscs mentioned we annotai—
low that degree of crcdibﬂizy as to om
throw- at (! uudo the du 'atasiiuzs while.:
Cl't w; the: usinttnts of tle jzmsid ;s.:;si'.::
authtntitilv tcts {he 0;th (lus un - L'siz. We
there sore judge to be right tlssc t'p 'a
questitn, thc Gosport, cz—pxam Wct-P' to
gether with mr cargo is htstl} rtctluuid
save: hochcr that the: eXptn' LS bcfuzc 'J-c
court and a sum of 400 r: x del: arstu Mr.
Fctctldctscn mastcrui tne ptixatccsanchc
dclrztyc-d out ossilzc said ship
In authcntitit) us he cov- (s)
KZYK.
C'cþen/zagcn. j'u/y 6 1810
Ihauhzs :s a true: and !aithsul trasizaisiss
ofthc D-cnisn original Scntrncc, witnessﬂ-F
hand and sea! of offiu, Cupcnhagc " ]"
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FREDERICK SC {NFlDER
the Sicﬂian gaffics and the Engfis'n sssi ,
which the latter were defeated and It" m
to retire with loss from the (Gut "hid, 18!!!
had been bloLkadin". We,
From the Bostan Repertcfy, Sf'ft. " ,
GKAKD vasss ——()sab(;ut 30 " i'sik'
Amcricau property, Bolwpanc sisssi'sisisaf
boundcd goodness, has at lum & " '
haps half of one per cem. m .Ssi.
ly this is a " nlaxacion" uhi.
restore couzfidcncc among our much
They will now cummjc 'hssl'Ssi-ndssisssisictctsi
his clatchcm (( they do not ihchss
Bonnparzr, like pidgum (assnsssmds (m!
solitary hovcrtr, (:t these on "Iss'simhcþss
sprung his net ; and rxpeClS (lit:: "
Will (all ﬂocks [0 hffi'r (heir hrads n'] sssisi'
]onazhzm fzus foetizzhnuxjuszssgsiss ' - ('fsi
((I-5 Os inltsisist-siss LVC bhllfl 3\c hsiWlt iij..
Copy of the Recorssss of the ac-n
nounc-cd in the Prizc Com—z (,s cssctpct'siss
gon, (stablishfd by Rr-wzl amiforxzv,
On the Sth o! ju!_v1 1810,11(si-dss
noon, the court Was held at the ugssctctisssict
.[*h<: following case was laid bclsswcsict'
court, viz :
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