Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-10-30 00:00:00, page 3

; ,si-sitrf in the National Intelssligcncer.
; -*Tbc Britishctsiﬂeets can give law- to the
Alexandria may LGazem si
TUESDJY, ()CTOBER so.
The 3cffiocmtsþave a mexhodos drawing
,o i-{sefe'nckl zinguctlssarly fdicitous; ' and "ad
simgeosius 10 theshschm. Let us attend
oni' in du: 5*.h number of " Comucopia,"
um: .ss ,
As Engclarfﬂsisiaoes not exercise her" naval
me for the'sipresiscwalion of the laws ofna
{wane} nasitsi-Zons on the high seas : 1,
ssjsixz, islhsBfidSh king and council ssdid
w; hondmsibly eXcrcise their power ; 71
And, as no Other sum of Europe can ss
pil."
Did ever mortal man before hear such
"moing, such " sound logic,"
such an inscrcnce dram. n from such nremis
(,!Enghnd : ct ,
ssleonows, "Po" Psincthlcs of the sound. 1
allogic', 'hsisi Great Bsilﬂisz is the cct'zicsscul' ]
A: England can ruin herself ;
Asuo other natiouis strong enough at
mio ruin her ;
lzsonuws " uponfprinciplcs of the sound
estlogic" that shcis a good for nothing
milop. si Sound logic indeed.
Agim, let us imitate Cornucopia's lagic.
I-ctmibh Prozcction to ttadc against the ﬂeet: ss
1
[: follows upon principlcs osthe scund
tsclogicxhat England is guilty of mora
nme lvrzmnv
- Booapartc has such power on the cnnti.
nemthache forces the nations os Europe to
violatcthelaws'ofnamrc and neuxrality, lo
theimmenae injury of Great Britain :
England has sufficient power on the 'o
mass lo recaliatc ; si
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ltloilowesstipnn principles ssos the sousingss
tstlogic, that'England is the'chzsscss cu/stfit
ss CWucopsiisia insorins as that ssby the. Ch.},
0 and non-intdrcoursisc the ssisitrnng nesis
thith'tttbsikte'd betwcrn England "& Ame
sim are Iun'senedsi; mannsacture's arc rapidiy ,
intstasing among us, the publicsisdhtintsnt i
"YWP to thesiþnint that fvill 'mctshi'y bcnr &: !
fﬂivuios a com'picnt non-importut'ion ssivs- *
wi dur New England ssbrethrcn ascvr
. (ito be true to the: pOint 'dl sithcir sa
3", But! iddigsin-siint at the dalurctnnies casctt
:Mhei'r character by Þickcrsiing nnd Care." si
elus then distniss criminations and rc- !
Wchcs (should England pro'vc insincerc) (
"15 stand is;) like men and. tctnartk out ai
Ndescnaivssc system (if ct'conddcsin." Dnn't "
ctsizinbtc nosir ctrectþrdach, but you may CU'SC
?sictsi'ctng. Care, and 'moht of the best mien
"16 union. ' si The people of Ncw-Eng
Willbe tr'de to the point of their sasi
'T-si Their fathe'rsis sobghsit siGreat Briussn
{Ye sons i.: is hoped wi" do the same.
Wucosspia may Say so {int he t'vill ncto'Y siiﬄ
53 SmffithStafiding the pfectdibtionsis and
"mous of writers in the: New England
Writic newspsiapers, the vast maiority
:democratic people in New-Engiand
" mﬂch avers'c to" a warsi with England
she federalists. It is all ]aBor in {rain.
Pfsipiss Will riot be perbuadcd to go to
thh' Great Brit'ain : Nor win Congrsies:
Session, as Cornucopia seems to hope,
'in Ittrmpz " a compleat non-importation
, {m.},
isssuppcsshg we should unite with the
si ag*i08t.Rngiahdsi, the Amcricsian go
N Would ltnud acqutttcd {If iMssPtOf
Ol' see
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- u-l xs quoted tcto prow,? it ,thus: "If any nation
? tramplcs justice under foot, despisising and
; violating th: rights ofss others whenever it
society will authorisc all others to ssunicc in
order to humble and chastisc it." Now it
admits of no doubt but Fra nce has tramplcd
siouxss- rights under foot, has despiscd us þsic
; cause we had such a dishwat'ergo'vcrnment
;" withoui honor energy, orss jukt sipofitical
vicws," and has violated our rights when
ever she has had an opportunity. But a
ss good democrat isþound not to see a" this ;
oi- if he acts it, and is a good patrior, he:
wmm silenc about it, orgswear icssis not
true. A genuine democrat seems to ]: now
ther ploughings, So as to distuisib or cut oﬀ
any o'f't'hc rootsiass, bunch native to do her
own wqrsik in her oivn way; only (assisisting
siss'hc-r b'y keeping dotvnsithc sigraas and wecdsss;
sihy hatrmsiving and skimltsining "(with a cool
finds an opportunity, the mtcresc os human
promising, (altho' the weather has been
unusually dry) and as many had expressed
a wish to be informed the quantity made
from an acrc, you will please insert the fol
lowing scatement.
The ground has been reee'ntl'y accuratdy
surveycd, and soun_d to contain 6 1-2 acres
--The corn has been gathered & mensurcd
accurately, and turned'out 106 barrels, or
5-30 bushels prime sound cdrssn, exclusive of
nubbins or cow corn; equal to nearly 82
bushcls to the acre. Mr. E. observes that
his corn stood badly in the" spring; that it
was twice replanted ; that the latter plant
ingsis were kept under by the first plztnting,
and produced little or nothing ; and that af
ter an there were perhaps one tznth of the
htlls missing. He further observes, that
the person lror'n whom he got his Seed corn
ininr ns him, that every5 bushels of ears
ssv ] shell out 3 busht'u of corn, itiStead of
2 1-2 hUshels, which is the common calcu
lation, at which this was calculated, which
would add 53 bttshels tosi the Quantlty ; mak
ing-SSZ bushelz, equal) to about 90 bushels
'to the tierc- M'r. E. also observes, that his
corn t zisis planted the 9th1 of May, tn the
common way, oshmsdss -2 feet apart, with
2 to 5 'stalks in a hill—that the "ground was
pendcnt characters on earth being appa
rently quite free, as tar as politics are con
sitsinadc for the purpose) about an inch deep. ;
"Extract to flee L'a'itor of the 'Aurora,
\ _ _* CAsiDIZ, Aug- 15, 1810.
, W'e continue to hav; plenty of military
simusic here still, from great aqctd small'guns,
sino ot'hcr apparent purpose _ than to inform
sius they are there, and do 'not ctsosirget we arc :
here. si Thsy a1so grey ocdhsionally from 3
Santa Catalina. a fort at the mouth of 'pgrt
St. Mary's. _ .The fire sromss this place ap
pears to be sio'ﬄy'act 'retuctrn of 'cosimpliments to
sibombsi vessels in the ,bayss, sstyhich ar _.si con
Stantljs thron'i'ng sthZ intb the French
siworks '; What e'sscctjs pmdpgedss on sicithcr
"side is not known here, though the unmbcctr
'ossish-ss-nsig thrown isss'lw'yond sico nccption, and
we canlscc them tall in and about fort St.
Catalina- '
love of F rancc , and one of the most z'na'e
well pldughsicd in the Spring, and well har
night and day. siThe French have sortifit-d
Nlata'gorda m a 'most __sur'prising mannar '.'
but they fire from it only oc fasional'lx, fot
rsiowed'bcsorc plantibg ; and retained no sur- !
no public virtues but hatred of England and ss
cerned, from all honor and conscience.
which has during the summer looked very '
perconduct bythsse laws of nations. , Vat: ct'
Occoquan, Va. raised : small lot of corn,
me!: the fort of St. Catalina by a disembark
atjon covered by a ﬂotilla; and a few days
ago a numbcrofgun Heats and gan vessels
oc under way fqr the purpose, but a strong
icvanter coming on, the cntcr'prisiZe Was' a
bandoncd sor_ thee moment, þuc it i_s_ said it
will be sfiortly attempted again., An attatk'
by land is also m'editated srctom ssthgislapd of
St. Leon, with a force qf 29900 memspifij
ish, English and Portuguesc'; the French
foi-cc is not accurately known, but is esti
matcd—at twelve thousand. A veryct heavy
cannonsiade, however, has been going on
sincctc the Expedition sailed, am] a great talk
of attack: on bosh sides!
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TO FARMERS.
My neighbor and friend Mr. Ellicott of
Xt has li'een in contemþlation 'be'r'c to at- *
COMMUNXC ATlON.
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[,ss lithinkssic'ctprpþable we shall have sssosilhc
! 'warmtvork "betore a great while, but {91
the secuctrity of'Cadsi'tz, there _is no son; .of
apprehensibn. ,, Lastevensiing ;! "standilltsit- ss
'msimatign wacts O'þspsVc-ssd, at poxc St? ,siDIary's,
and at '12 o'c'lock this day., ssa general salute
was fired from- thc'bnsstteriesss of the Frenefi',
said to be sorctNa-poleqn's birth _dgysiby o
thers supposed to bess'sifot- "somesi success of
theirs in Poxtugal, as it 'is eXpeetecl the
Frenchare on the point of "Again entering
Lisbon, & it is admitted here on all hands
thatit cannot continue long to resist-the
French. " ' , . _ si ss 5
There are about four 3 deckers, six 74'3
; and" 12 irigauss at pfescnt here, besidcs a
, number of smaller armed vessels, of the '8
? cOmbined powers; they make a great deal
; of noise, but without any other visible ef
ss feet.
; Cad'tz is at present well supplied with
3 provisions--fiour 13 dollarssiper barrel; bees
3 14; pork 16; corn 1 75 per bushelzb bus
cuic 10 dolls. So that tho' the place :s be-z
sicgcd it is not blockadcd. Exchange is;
favotssablez being at 45,_ the par is 40 1'-2'
sterling tear the current dollar of Cadtz,'
which is equal to 3-4- of the hard dollar. _ ]
Tarissa, on the Mediterranean, is occta-j
pied by the Bt'itieh; Algesira} is re-ocett-f,
picd by the Spantards, the Prenehv having;
' let-ied & contribution on the place and. emp- ;
ticd All the cossets they could 'ctfind, lest it,?
but can enter it again whenever they pleasEsi, -
as there are no preparations to oppose them. '
. August 14. ;
inetead os sallying and attacking the
French, the British troops are embarkm'gz
from this city to day ; they are supposed to
be destined for Lisbon. I have seen abOUt !
1500 men cmbark myself, besidega body of]
cusif'alry; but what it means] know not. i
SHIP
_Bu1then 600.bar*'icls.1n complete o: der ter
.sca ;Apply to the master on hoard at livin s
_ si. Yegtetcty ther}: Zsirriycd 11qu (For}? Gsib'
raltar 15 trans'sipprts with troOPssi, Which have
been landed,_and it is saidssct to rcmsorce
_ehosg on the island osct'Leop; ssand SUpport an
attack oathe French, whsio it is eitpected
will be surprised. ,
Sundr'ucts—to Lawrason & Fowch
Sch'r L)(3ia, Bangs, Passamad' uodds—
Plaistcr—to the master. , ,
Madisonian S urges New Yosk—F
Goods—to \ arious merchants.
Harriott Buclcr, Balcimorc—db. 80.
Sloop Olivc Branch chicc—du. do.
CLllARED, :
Sch :" Eil za Ann, Spilman, New Yelk—
whars. _ '1 his vessel is too well known to ic
quve any recommcnclalion.
ctosiber 30.
by the master.
Homer, Foyles, Richmond—same.
A handsame assoctr tmcnt of Ladies newest
fas/zz'oned SHOES.
.. . octw I-LM D,
Cotton in baies.
,Inciigo in boxcs.
.Giound Nuts m balects.
Fancy Soap m Bssoxcs ,
Alum in casks: -
Aie and Cidcr,1n bottles.
Cheriy Rum of a very superior quasi
HEREAS sundry persons have claimss
. . ed a STEER which the subscriber
has killed, believing it to be his property, as
the person who kept hisct ehttle lazt winter
SWOPQ to tsihctesi best of his knowledge and belief
silhasit it was—this 15 to give notice to apy, per
son claiming, to come lorward, with his :esti—
mony, and if he or they can establish a better
stille than I have already. done ! am ready and
willing to pay for the Steer. '
on Fpilfax- streectt next doox wmh of his fa
IN sENDS praetising in the Cz'i czsizz't Go: 21:
for the county of Alexandria -His office is
thel 'sssrdwelling- -house. ,
October 3. , 3taw4w
SloopElefibc-Lh Ladd, Newbuxsiypcr t—j
iity. _
'sis lunks and Shocs as usual _
,, , . _ , E. Gilmactn'.
Octoher 10. . . clSt &]aw
I. P. THOMPSON",
\ . . Attarney at Law,
,. , Peter Shersironss.
QCFQÞEYYZS gsi;
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Part qs Alexandria.
POL'LY &? NANCI':
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ssfine fgst sailing vessel, npctw in the river, will
'I be Subscribsser bectgsss leave
respectlull) to mfotm his fiiendssi and [he --
subiic in geneia], that he has agttin comf
menced thc COOPERlNG. bpsipess, at his
now shop, on Union street,_'wl_1e1sse he keep;
a legultu sup"i )l'y of aliatticles in the line of
his pxoscssiort, siand solicits the public' .qr sia
ssshane of their patlonage. ctIIe keeps a con...
stant supply of White Oak hogshead and bar:
i—el States, suitable fox shipping.Mdscl-100p3
and Hanks may also be had on application to
,be up and ready to peceivcct a cargo in afew
HE Creditors of James Douglass, on me
llth of July 1804, who subscribed hiS'
release "previously to the. first day of Novem
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os Modem Euiope, will find this additional
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plete sets , 50. that subscribing soi this,' Is the
only means by which they can complete theiij
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Alexandiiasi si ,
- ()ctoher 30, -- - .eosw
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N Monday lactst, a T obacco Note of the
Alexandria VVaiesihcssiuse, for one hogs—
head of 'lobacco, datcd the 22d of October,
1810-ss-Mmk 'l. Bsi No. 6115 weight 1029—'
_101-._-928, together with 60 Dollazs m cash.
'lhc findcr wit] conser & favqr on the. loser
by leaving it with the Iqspcetqr in Alexan
dria, and they shall he liberally resswatded sop
their tiouble. . , __ , . C .ssss
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— - Living at Nanjcmoy, Ah!:
Octohel 30. _- e03t si
Farj-zmlis/zing' by subssscrijman, tsi/ze continua
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; co ntinue that valuahle wmk down to the
sittenty of Amicns, in the year 1232.
Bi ('HJRIJ' S COO'I'E, ]. ]. D. ,
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Britaz'n siom 1763_—th_is period compliscs
the uho' :: of the Amcrican War , the war
with hance, Sp in and hollund, tuminatc
by the peace of 1783, * the rise, pro riess an)
suspcnsioo 01 hssost'. litics, connected with t xe
lxcnch r'lem u ion, t: ll the tteaty or Amicns,
in 1322. , , ssct
'1 he sttssory csFranpe, S/zaz'n and me Soutsi'f
of Euro/zc', (}ming the same period. _
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