Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-08-18 00:00:00, page 3

But our governmensitct never dar'st make
tltat pretence, in their eorressspondence or
isi-gociations with GreatBritain. ss\Ve_havect'
.dbz-sore as in the most public and au
thsizntic form, the 'declaration of our tabinet
solemnly and offiCially made tossEn'glttnd, at
diﬀerent times, and throngh-diﬀerent 'chan- '
nels, that thcthhe government Qlsilsihc U
ss-Statrs) had exhausted tlicirctpacisiq attempts
10 fie-rounde- Bonapatctte'to .abandonsi_.hi_s sys
sitcm of h'ostiiity on nentrnl commune," and
sswerrjzzslgoing to take. fdecisive: steps a
sigaiusc him, when their hursting indigna
ltion was necessarily suspended by the re
sitaliatory orders insiconncil of the British ,gosi-A
moment. This assertionsi, Our cahinet
havemulc over and over to the English,
and it explicitly admits France-to have been
the aggressor. Are our ctrulers British ]sizar
tizans? Would they misstatess'so important
Blact, in savor of the British? Is not, let
1how?!!!) are every day pmsessing an im
IPWM regard to their country's rights, and
!have been deluded into a sbeiiesthatsi Bona
Pﬀslcfs violence was countenanced by a sub
"fist-ton on our part to similar outractges presi
V'Ollsly committed by the English, let them
relltﬂtiberthsiat whatever .dc- niucratic— papera
have said, our government deny the tun.-.;
Button Repertory. " " ct
.iThc e"Osmous dtttice, the l'ePOR'il at
"n'! Circulated of negociation for a gem ral
Nenthe admission of certain articlcs with
the P'ctfibisiiy that; an' may anon he admk- _
7" 07"Parts, and las-sly the eﬀects of a
_ ealiue'trade, are the causes of sin con
"FWfluctujttioo in the prices bf 'mcrch'an
?.e dish m, " _. _
W'eeﬂs-t to 4f. so cents ; brown su
"Wf. ;. played am a szof ; -c0tss
she nor; for short scaplectsoo :- sissos
57"! ; canon 4fa 4f 60 ; indigo 16 & 27s:
MM fed 80!" 5 fuat'tc 60 5 75 ; tqbij-ssCQct
57'007 qs a letter src-m (: gentleman in 7
Ear-hour, to his spend in PAiZBJCZP/lﬄoi
duced Nay 25, 1810. ' ;
When sound'reason, as weﬂ as the vivish- 7
no! good men grounded their expectations .
on an immediate and accuse intercourse \
'77777712 United States, the late measures
'Mhe French government have adjourn ed,
'nhOPCS Olasavorable change to an unde
"'m'mcd day. . .
_W77710utreﬂect'mg on this very painful
mansion of politics, 1 will only speak of the
Ram of markets w'issthssus. " ct '
hsiscntsiW
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Thcrc is nocn (tcmucmuc paye: "] un: r
ion that does not give as a reason for our
oreran'S not asserting our rights _a.
instshc usurpations uf Francessthat this
:w sitten) of commercial hostility wnsct
:gun by England, and that France Only
oilt'WCdilþ'siﬂlcaSUsts which she had seen
(much endure from the" British govern
:nt. sishis actbominable falsehood is ad
'anced with such impudence, repeated with
uch pertinacity, and is so Wcli adapted to
be biasos the ignorant, we have no doubt
tis firmly believed by tsihousands. " '
mmrnts, the
hcmsehes, not to attempt to play oﬀs h
uc
When (]
ches (() (it
onchuence ho
or when our
uhsis aﬀairs,
articularly \.
[: i
!ezns,
:,FVixcn die
:New Orleans.
man!" ctin Kentucky. in 1qu lasist, Alex
walk, Esquite, of thlsss place, to Mrs
?th fixed prejudiccs Of their minds "
5 misreprcseutations there, as their ad
Within-si.—
sctmmmr, Augusx 18.
, reported by captain Philiips, f-ssom N
that captain Tt'ippe, of the U 5 ?
d on the passage fiom Hasivan- ss
said, of that state.
e Upon at home.
cmocratic leaden-5 address them
;- mass of their party, it is of no
w absurdiy they depart from
bing will be believed which
ruiers hokl discourse about
in their officiai capacity and
-hrn addressing soreign go
) have enough ofrespectfor
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s in uoﬂetisstandzsi pepp'sssr ss 26 it 40 cents';
. Way-pan on all";- ss-You should not: thatþu
sinctess is extremely duli,ssandss that . no reli
ance shonld befplacsiesid in the above!-quota
ssmcions. , . _ _ _ ﬀ ' si ss
Brandy si - 790 a Leos.
Exchessn ge on London 20f.' 80 & 21s.
man of misery with my ill fitted country.
_ Unhappy Switzerland ! Where is thy
dignisted simplicity ot'manners? Thy bone-t
cted love of freedom? Which have !ieen so
often my sitvorite theme? Where thy mur
sthled vaior ; thy stern and lofty independ
-ence.? which so long haVe triumphcd over
a-world of tyrants? Alas ! they Sleep in the
tomb of liberty!
No more shall thy departed heroes claim
?thc admiration ofsimankind; but to brantl
t'lie-ir poscerity with lar deeper cursises ofin
samy. Ye waste,-once happy and innocent.
but ye knew it not—the snowy summits of
your mountains, were emblems of your pu
rity, antl'the.sertile luxuriance 'of your
vallies, pictures of your employm'enrs ; but
ye were .tcﬂiptcd by French liberty -yt2'
sighed for laws of equality, and ye have
obtainedsithem; written with the swords of
demagogues; dipt in the blood of patriots :
but the dazzling pOlishof Galiic freedom,
hap soon been corroded by the rust of slave
ry.
Already ye begin to seel to the quick the
scorpion's sxing os oppressiOtL—Yuur na
tional csisi-uncils is nought but a 8l(:up of de
-mons. . Your cities a picture oshe'llsi Ce
neva, once the'happy s. at of harmlcss plea
sure; has now bccum: the scene of pilhge
and tlehsi'tuch-zry. In her cheer sui walles,
where-the harn'siless eloquence of love, dropt
with me.-[ting sweetness trom the rt-sssy lig-s
of beauty; sits the solitary saven [casting
on human CillsinilgC- Contemptihle Si.t\'t's—._
Fill up the measure of your cximes——De
sistroy' the glorious arehives' of your court
try ; and then ring the tocsin of equality to
,drown the clttnking of your chains."
_ Spain, andctthat hess'had gueassdsiy 'Ssicsintaoptq
CARLlN'l, . i
Was the sisirst Comic Actor on the stage si
of Padua—a single glance of his eye would ;
diﬀuse smiles over the most rigtd counte- ;
nance. ]
A, gentleman, one morning, waited on ;
the first physician of that city, and request- -,
ed he would prescribe for a disease to which i
he was not merely a sul>_j:-ct,but a victimsi- :
melanchaly. " D'lelancholy," repeated the
doctor--** you mustsigo tsso_t-hevtheat-re; and ,
Carlini will soon dissipate your gloOm and '
enliven your. spirits." a Dear, sir, (said l
the patient, seizing "the docmr by the hand)
excuse me--—l am Carlini himself. ' At the
.menunt l convulse the audience. with laugh
ter, ! am the prey of the disease which I
sicame to consult you upon." ' -
in .
ii,-iberated from a life of ]:erplﬂiryss-asind
beyond the prrSecutions of an uugt'atesul
world : ] thought to have rested free lram
trouble, in the land of spirits. Vain life of
fancied bliss! You alone my countrymcn,
whose. prosperity has ever been my highest
delight ; and whose ingratitude, has Scrvcd
only to inﬂame my love, have interrupted
my repose. My mournsul Ghost quits the
Alexandria, 17t/z April, 1810.
The unssdersigned, Vice-consul of H. C.
M. Ferdinand VII. for this drstrict, has
just receivedctfrom his government, the fol
"lowing royal order which he publishes offi
cially, to all those whom it may concern.
" The council of Regerxcy of Spain and ?
the Indies, in the name of hismaje'sty Fer
dinand the 7tl*., being informed that the ge
neral dissitursiber of Europe, Napolcon Bpnd- ss
parte, means to introduce spies and 'sier'n'is- ss
saries "into the- American possstaion'sct 'of '
solitary mansions of the tomb,' to hot'erss
over the place of my nativity. and tninglc a ss
The following is on extract from aspeechsi
sidcliversied some years sinsice at Nassau Hall,
-Princeton, (N. ] ) upon the subject of the
downsall of. the Siyiss Cantons, for 'which
Wesi'atre_i11debted to afriendsi who heatd it.
On request of that friend we insert it, to
show the opinion that the orato-r entertained
of a countrssy once happy, free and indepen
dent, and which, had the people known
, their cnviable situution, mlght still so re
"ctinained. But-being uneasy they grasped
at a shadow which eluded their touch, and
the foolish attempt has reduced them to a
state of complete slaveryss—JN. Y. L'. Post.
" The prospects of SwitZerland under
the scourge of French tyranny is thus strik—
ingly depicted in a soliloquy, supposed to
have—been uttered by thesiGhost of Rosseau.
The shade of that eccc—ntric Genius is re
presented as rising to view, and this speak
CONSULAR OFFlCE OF SPA-IN,
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-* majsi-sty's territories al'oresaid, "they .shall
ss ries, .togelher wizh the whole of her'cargo,
ss not provided with the requisite passports as ;
pap. August 16.
; W sir _ , " _ ix.
? L. ]. LAN Y
HeS'OÞsientM-at the corner of King and Royalsi
;.
i AN ASSORTMENT OF,
! ssGOOD&
'sisi, ' : &; usual: '
lss ss'Augt 1s'si __ct_ 3:
death. Her whole [He was marked By a "
tranquil, assectionate and devout demeanor; '
and it was no wonder that the last scene was
such sian impressive czitastrophe, since it na
turally followed, and was the consummationsi
(is the preceding and preparatory course-1
Never shall it escape from my resicollectinn
-—About an hour before she died, she en
quired, "What o'clock is it.?" Bcing an.
swcred one—she expressed her concern that
time seemed to [33 in his Right, and that
_ she was not borne more rapidly to meet her
Redeemer! Had the infidel beheld her de- T
parture, he had embraced Christianity with
out delay. It exceeded all argument—it
dessfies description—[5xaggeration is not.
possible in her case. With what calmnesn,
tenderness, and selsctpossession, did she bid
adieu to her husband and children, one by
one, 'bciore the awsul moment of dissblu
tion-! and was reconciled to part with those
whose existence seemed linkcd with hers '!* '
Mrs. L. possessed an intelligent mind,
Which was rendered more comprehensive
by diligent cultivation—she was greatly ad -_
dicted to books-wend her benignant heart
prompted her to employ all her acquire
'ments for utility, not for ostentaition.—Bult.
_ tween the exit of (! Christian, full of confi
appea], or tt'aitinsigsi for the usual form of
- consultinghis majv Sty ; and every such ves- ;
regard to her ﬂzig or nationality, and will
dt-nse and divine meekness, and the decease
of the harde-ned and irrehgious bravo, who
struts and vapors through lile, but starts at
of them with the perfidious design of creat
ing divisions, disorder and anarchy, witha
--Vieiv-to-javtiilsi'hims'cls 'ssof any disturbances
;his agen'ts might bring about -in_ opppairtision
_to their legitimate ghr-ern'ment; since the
remeteness of "(host-: countries allow him
not to subdue them with his military hands.
And it being known that the greatest part
of his said emissaries. amongst whom there
are scme denatic-nnliZt-d Spaniards, assem
-.ble and meet in the United Statcs of Ame
-rica, whence they proceed by land in dis
guisc, and under various pretences, into
the protince of Tcxssas, or otherwise shipsi
themselves for some other ol the said Spa
nish possess-inns. His majesty's govern-"
ment has therefore resolved, and hereby or
(less, that no person, whether Spaniard or
sort-igner, of any nation or under any pre
text whatsoet'er, be admitted or pertr'titted
to land in any of the ports of H. M. pos
sessions asoresaid, unless they are duly
provided with proper passports, given by
the public (unttionnries representing Ferdi
nandsithe 7-h, at the places or ports of their
embarkation ; which pin—sports shall correct
ly and minutely-designate the perscns bear
ers there-us, and the object or business that
brings 'tltem there :-—-And the vice-roys_,
captztins general, governors, and every o-..
ther military or citcil authorities in the a
sort-said duminions of the king, are hereby
ordered to obserVe this sovereign resolu
tion, and cause the same inviolably to be
said dominions of Spain.
Which royal order is hereby made public
that no person, ctwht-thcr a Spaniaid or so
reigner, may plead ignorance thereof; as it
will, not avail them ; every—necessary mea—
sure 'having been adopted to ensure the
strictest observance and immediate execu
tion of the same.
Rarcly or never was there witnessed a
more ailecssting seene than that of the last
illncss, conv-si-rsadon, behavior and death of
the pious Mrs. MARY LEVEMNG, wife of
Mr Aaran Levcring, of this city, who ex
pired about half past two o'clock on Mon
day morning last. She not only yielded to
the" incvitahlc- summons, with fearless re
signation, but she hailed the expected event
with a joyous and holy impatience ; exht
biting a proud and triumphant conttnst be
al'oresztid, although they be natives of the -
shall be immediately conliscated, without
apply to all vessels having on board persons
Sel which shall have conveyed said emissa
be immediately apprehendcd, summarily
cried, and punished with death, without
observed. And should any of the ntoresaiu
emissaries or spit-s, by some of those sub
tersuges which cannot always be- guarded
against, succeed in getting into any of his
Streets, in the store lately occupied by Mr.
sissJohn M '1Donald," " -
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(Signcd) PAUL CHACON;
OBlTUARY NOTlCE.
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'HE Subscribectr will sell (n'-rent sone-m] (
vaÞuuble BULLDING ]-O'I'S, man;-Lad ( '
on Washington, St. Asaph & Prince-55 sun.-sits .
' Any person'disposcd-to- purchase" .can'knsiwu '
the tsierms on application 10 Mr. 'si-W-illi-ctzm Her -
bertsi. jun. who will—shew the promises 'in m! ,
ELLA ROSENBERG—a Romance!
By William Herbcrc, Bag. authprgf she
i Spanish Outlaw,
, burgh.
]ss
TRAYED from the: commons as Alexan
dria, on Saturday, llth just-am, & light
buy horse, 8 or 9 years old, about 15 hands
high, slendex made, wx) black man:, wit
and legs, bob tail and him been nicked, rigut
lore shot. white, left hind foot hind gidisid,
b unded on the left buttock E, tho search
\isiblc, paces and (lots—he was seen going
don n the Co Hclxcstex bend the same night in
company with a Day pune) mid-. a bob tail.-....
It is supposed he 15 between Culchcszcr and
Alexmuiria, Or probably has go! into Prince
NVdiium, in-thc ficighbomood .Qt' Major Lusi
_cll, when: hcctwus raised". . I will-give. FsiIVL}
DULLARS it brought home.or seem-ed so
per day
Thomas Irwin, P-sssssiz: Gan-r..
August 17 ____ _ mo'-if—
'si PINKEIZTON'S
Collectionof Voy-agcscgc 'Travcis
PABT -.61h
Is just received and leady i.:n deiivcr—y Mss
subscxssibexs, by
lames K-ezmedy, sen.
Aup-ust 16.
ss'ss'ssss 'FOR SALE,
AT THE VEA uctUA-z SlIORE, .
. . Philadelpbia SUMMER ALE .
in each
July 6. '
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Just received by Fame-s Kenssntdy, my;
Booksellar, King—street, si
The Scottish Chici's. an H-istonical Ran;
mance, in "3 VOlS- by Miss 'Porter, authorxs s
of Thaddeus siof 'Wapsaw, &c.—illuscrafim ;
that pomion of Scottish history .iu which-My :
galiant Sir "William Wallacc acted so died-w -
guishcd & part-_
A BRIEF Vl-E'W
Qf-Che Policy and Rcsourcec ojsi the U. Stones,:
Comprising some Strictutesmx a :Lettw' on
the-Genius alld Dispositions .ctof the FWYI
Govcrnment. -
srom (me Collar auu 5le cents to two sildﬂsiusss
'same time, my bond l'ora specified sum of
absence. . . _
Camdlus Grsﬄthct' . ,
Just pu'._—li5hed and for sale by the giosg,
duzen or single; _
Ccttom & fire-wan.
__Augn<t 15.
w antsse'l Lo Purchase or Hire,
A 13! .s'ssuclx Alas \ sul & house sex-vani—
Apply to :! (: ?! stcr.
Auazust 15. ssd ,
ﬄssaPsith t—O leel
TWO YOURNLY YlEN Plct/LS TLREFS'
_moic money nor make an) conssvcz ancc, mi
that I 89" him again. _ _
johnssShaksses,
Brusih-makcr, hung dtrct-ctct. opposihp
Mr Hodgkiu's _ Inuian Qqu M.
A stated qaarterly meeting of the 81 A,...
drew's Society, will be held at the house of
Lll' Daniel A'ÞIctDougull, on lucsaaygvcujng
next. at 7 o'clock.
By older osthe Pte-sident,
. Angust !. si ct commit .
lcss compelled by law, as said Duvis did not
comply with his ugtecmpt: t ss
money—1 do Jmchby solewam 'all and may
othei person or perstms, hum taking an tas-e
signment o_n_ 01 pmchasing either of said
bonds, 16 I am determined neithci to pay any
Aug. 17. (1
A Caution. '
HEREAS I did on the Luh os July,
1808, give acsitain Thcmas M. Da
vis of this place my bond 9! ponveyancc (10: 3
ceitain tract or parcel ol ltintl, - also, at the
Atm ney at La'wA.Y
Intcnd; practising the Law in tho
Superi'or and Inferior Courts of Lou
douni Counly- He will ssicttlc at Lsices
Who jundclstand their bus'! ncss—l. * ! I :; .xc
. ..ch.
August 18. " . It
ALMAN ACS,
I'OR 1ss81-1,
At: gtzzt 18.
lohn Smith.
Alcx Aug.17_____._'___ _ (llw
St. Andsircws Socicty.
Ssisil RAY HORdE.
- B-uild'ing Losits,"
john MacLeod, [Say,-t
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