Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-08-09 00:00:00, page 3

overnmcnt very far exceed the in
of me 8 d threaten ruin i-rretrievable. This
commafnsshi-ngs aﬂ'ords certainly a strong
,me o-Osi to injustice on the part of a na
ttmpsitallossssshg just and amicable disposi
tion vpsnd which, if not a better excuse,
fm-m' 3 0 inion a stronger reason For the
'ss'flsifi mivards our trade, than that as
sifsiﬂ Zby-soffie people in excenu'ation. .
miss" Papct monds; the chdiefsicirc'ulattng
medium ol siSleswrclt and Hotstein, je inde
pendans the king's authority, or rather,
"(doessinm rest upon his credtt, havmg a
is upon adeqnate lunds asmgned by the
vcmmcnt Of the ducny or provmce, or
isthc issue of the bank of Altona, and has
not depreciated. . _ssl'hesctc proytnces have
their loyal authortttes quite distinct, but not
[course independent of the king and his
vernmcnt of Drnmark pr0per. .
With regard to the conduct we expert—
me from the monarch of this continent,
outrageously unjust and extremely wicked
sit is, [really do not feel so much rescnt
si-si; 35 ] do of the hypocritical and sneak
ing treatment before related, sroni a pet'ty
owcr, who herself pretends to have been
he innocent victim of belligerent wrongs,
lperhaps very truly; and who, without
the shadow of a cause against us,
is pttrsning the same conduct towards others
' which she has so bitterly complained to
thewholc world, and in proportion to her
ittlc might, has done us more harm within
the last tWelve tnonths than France and
England together. But l have done with
ctr. The Rambuuichz _decree has been
assetl to l—galize the confiscasiions at Bay
nc, St. Scbastians, &c. and make short
orksilnr the courts. The pretence is very
oocl—l admite the pretence—and l doubt
not it will be advocated by many a French
rtizan in the U. States. The govern
Wﬂl. however, cannot possibly see in it
any thing short of a determined, deliberate
lY determined provocation to a declaration
of war; which we think here cannot fail to
take place verv soon after congress can be l
convt-necsi ' 1
This decree has had one construction
Which it might charitably have been sup—
ssPUS-rfl would not have been given to it ; and
that is in the case of Anterican VcSS'SlS cap
tured atsea, wherein the Claimants have
compromtsed with the captors for a certain
Part to retain the remainder ; but it appears
the whole goes into the : I don't un
;lxrstand French; but an told the word
swers to the ches-t of death—at any rate
* * Comlirotnising claimant can have no!
comllﬄmtse with this chest.
NOTlCE .
THE creditors of the house of (silingman
aml M*Gaw, who have neglected to forward 5
his claims, as was requesced in a former ad
"T'—leech, are particularly desired to trans- i
"them-dun aulhemlcutcd, to George XV.!
"Wg- Counsellol' at Law, New York,before 1,
lhc 201h of August, inst. us the demands not !
Ol'Warded by that time, will be necessarily.
CXclussxed smm a dividencl in the only Pl'OPCF' &
,. siWlucb remains for the creditors.and which I
sisisi Wsi'e wish of the party advertising should ;
PPÞl'Opriated for the bencfit of all. si
* ew Yorkct. August l—Z dZW
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M _ ARRUWW Z
a?! 0/ the Four Quart-er; of the
l'srsi'orld, a
;THHW in_ {the hands of the first artists in
si 3WÞhla: will be engraved on the same
ze 33 the Engsish, (about four feet by six)
"poured in a style warranted equally (.OP
ss'lsh_lhe best London copies. _
or , dubscriptions for the above, m sets
gle, are received by
. . cc U
military for 'tgzion—So that the expences
canst; vtsig'v'ct'] their commerce, dried up
inch.- Fssssiomct-cc of their co'nntry's revenue;
ectsict s casiencd a vast increase of its
ntl also 00 'He disproportioned to its
My ;!
?.- us this country became embarrass
, , ;; sufficient to state they are so com
let!" bankrup't that tþe gnvsi-mmcnt paper,
hid; 35 the circulatmg medium Os ,Dcn
. Per, and [believe of Norway, has
e of about four to one ;
ondition was the im
war with England;
(
" " nues smm any other Tource
shn hie furnish his table. But lest
, should'tl'link my harper pclp'lent, ( Will
(he ' sancufied military great.
m b swallowed up, with his 80 or
ning at a break
ssf nhe great. leon, and. tun} to his
handes as a man; Which is said
c and aﬀection-ate, and that he
; (he happiness to be blessed with a vir
ou- and agreeable consort, and that they
-0c only happy in each other, but also
chr chiidrcn . . .
to mqulrc when the
dlhatt .
" ss-ct nf thcxr
James Kennedy, Sen.
Bookseller, King Strect.
2aw
his minous c
ss other end of the table—so lost did they all
? seem to his misfortune.—-si--'l"hey don't hate
i,__________ .-ss. ___—__———._.
ss pearance and demeanor suggested to me the
ther! Hope, ever on the wing, seems to
have ﬂed, and, alusL-oespuir begins to per
vade my soul, that if the noble and innocent
youth is not quickly resormed. that I may
shed a tear over his missortunes and l..ment
that nature ever gave him birth. With these ;
reﬂ'ections 1 stepped into the next room, and}
beseeched the Divine Disposer of things that ?
,, he would openithe eye, of his Father, and .
let him see that his son is on the brink of the i
, prectpice and ready to f all into the Gtilph of ;
sisi Destruction .!"
" HE IS LOST!"-—-Was an exclamation'
! which came from me as ] was dining: lt was
' caused by an enquiry about the absence of a
brother- The sister asked, {vhere he was .?—
And the family around-the table seemed very
; indiﬀerent about his sate. I could not help
the exclamation. What a pity, said I. that
3 a youth like he should be so much neglected;
! one who is so well calculated to he hent into
' any shape, whose mind is suscsieptible of
almost any impression- If hessss lives much
llonger, " thought I,-—if no means are used
I
,—
that every man should be ekcused from main
taining his father, if his father had taught
him no trade,
Man. in his state of na'ure, isa vagrztnt:
"I imagined." Educstion and good treatment
make him social: Overcsszme by his feelings
he sat himself down to eat, when ! discover
ed his heart was tull. and his appetite gone!
[immediately sound out the cause—that he
observed the eyes of all turned towards him,
lamenting his unhappy lot. "What a pity,
said I, that so generous & youth should be
lost! that an'easy encrtionss for the parent
to take him by the hand, and bind him to an
honest trade. What a source of happiness
to himself—what aconsolation to his mo— ]
idea of a man in whose disorsssslered counte
nance you always perceive want and cares.
** Happy would l he," did ] tnink to myself,
tsi is Heaven would in the lullness of its mer
cy, take him to itself—ssizve him the pangs of
being un outtzast and wan-lerer on the earth "
to correct his ignorance and had habits, he
must go to the Devil. I have seen him ne
glected by all -—His father particularly ne
glects him—and, is he pursued the prudent
course of a father, his unfortunate son, in
stead of being a mere ignoramus, and the
companion of N egroes and blackguards, might
be an ornament to society. This may seem
strange language for a brother to use, but
are there not times when the dearest friends
deserve our censure ?—-—" l don't care what
has become of him," was an answer from the
him—but still his conduct is so strange and
disgusting, that the most generous heart
would be almost inclined to spurn ; ny interest
for—him. 'l'o encourage him in his silly con
duct is to approve it. " Disgust," thought
I, " concealed is a sigh ot wisdom. when the
fault is obstinate and cure beyon. our reach."
But then, can the mind be lndiﬂerent to the
hated object that is alw; vs before it ? wan ss
the eye ever be accustomed to look uith com— ss
placency on the specltled stsike ?--—-I was}
just retiring out of the room, uhen instant- '
ly he stopped in.—- ct-Thought I to myself"—
herc is the miserable youth whose appearance
hespeaks a distressed and unhappy mind:
In whose countenance you may discover the
wanderings of a virtuous soul ; and whose
external appearance and conversation, argue
that he assot'iates with the vilest lnstead
ost'eceiving our tender look, or pleasant word
from his parents, he passes by unnoticed as
the " idle winds." l
He cast up-a look of melancholy towardsﬂ
me; in so pitiousamanner, that it il.Stulltl_l
struck me to the soul. Intimating that I
should not curse him—but blame his father as
the cause of his unhappiness His whole ap
non..—
An excellent Law,—[t was a law of Athens
Alexandria Dutly Gasszttte.
F or the Alexandria Gazette.
THURSDA'Y, ctAUGUST 9.
A FRAGMEJVT.
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SHIP
: Damacratz'cjbresz'g ht.-7—During thesiadmiss
nistration of the great Jcﬀcctrson, .a vessel Of
ZWar was built and complccely equipped at
Oswcg0,at the expence of 540,ct600. After
the was finished, it was ascertaincd that
there was a bar of sand across the harbor in
which she was built, over which icwas im
possible for her to pass. There are at pre
sent one sailing master and two seamen onss
board of her, at the expence of 100 dollars
a month to the United States. She now
lies " high and dry" on the shore, perfectly
useless and gr.-ing fast to decay—a beacon
to warn our wise.- rulers to ccmstantly bear
in mind the old adagc ofu Look ere you
clap.--N T. Evem'ng Post.
Extract qf a letter from a British officer in
Portugal.
Port of Alexandria.
ENTERBD,
Schooner Minerva, Potter, Providence,
R. l.-—Produce and Manufactures—co the
Nlaster.
S1oop Lydia, do. do. do. do. do.
Sch'rct Ruby, Sawyer, Portland —boards
--m Lawrason and Fowle.
Schooner Rising Sun, Bears, Boston—
plaister—to Faxon, Bletcalf and Co.
'W
Last an Tuesday evcnmg,
N the theatre or on the way from thence,
a GOLD BRssxCELET, with Hairsimd
the letters G sisil in gold on the top. It 15 in
the hexagon form4 and a piece of scarlet rib
bon scwed to it. A handsome reward is of.
fered to Any one who shall leave it with Mr.
]lﬀr-ritcsid Eusagz'um.—-At the celt-bration l
of the last anniVersaty of independrncc, at
Belpre, after the toasts given were drank,
General Putnam rose, and addressed the !
company, in nearly the following words :— l
" Gentlemen! with your permission. [will '
drink the hsi-alth ofone of my old and long
tried friends. ( know him to be also a
friend to his country. For this, [pledge
my word and honor-—-and if you believe
that Iam a friend to my country, I am cer
tain 'ou will belich- that he is one." He'i
drank " TIMOTZIY PICKERlNG"
ENERGETlC PlC FURE.
[From Doctor LATHROP's Sermansssn]
\Vars, the mssosctt common scourges of
guilty nations, multiply deaths, especially
among the youthsul and active part of our
species ; encrease the number ol'distresscd
wizloWs, helpless orphans, and mourning
par-ents; tender list: and its enjoyments pre
cartuus; change the course of business;
crat'leer property from man to man; dissi
pale wtalth in the hands of one, and accu
mulate it in the hands of another, to be a
gain scattered and dris'en away by the next
rude blast, or the ensuing sweeping surge.
" With respect to the Porcuguese troops l
all will agree in expressing their surprise at
the improvement made in their appearance,
between the time we lest their country and
our return to it. There are few battalions
in this army, in point ofoutwarcl show, su
perior to them, and they are daily improv
ing. How far they can be brought to fight,
as they are naturally not over courageous,
remains to be seen. A battalion of them ]:
added to two English ones in a gteat num
ber otsiour brigades.
" It has been thought by some wise peo
ple that our diﬀerence of religion would be
the greatest bme to us here, and that we
should be every day more detested by this
bigotted people. Now it has turned out
quitethc contrary. At first they were sad
ly afraid ofus, and USed to run away from
us as from mad dogc, but latter-ly they haVe
become quit-.- reconciled, and look at the
CCn'mOl'llCS of our church, which by the
-——
way an not lssorced Very intrusively upon
their nocice, without curiosity and even sa
tisfaction, at finding- something like chris
tianity among the heathens. They are uni
formly kind 'o us, and like our" soldiers,
who, dlsguswd with the treatment they
met with in Spain, are grateful for the dif
ference and behaved remarkably well to
them.
" We- have anumher ofSpaniarrls attach
ed to our Commissariat, with mules, &c.
They are a very diﬀerent lace from the
Purtugttese—in appearance wonderfully
superior; and if they had a leader, equal
to any thing as soldiers. The very first
glsince tells you whether :\ peasant you meet
is Spanish or Portuguese."
bNOWDEN.
August 95 _ __ct_ _ a:
si—om-M l.l
NEWS.
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BOSTON, August 3.
FROM ALGIERS.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at
Algz'ers, to a merchant in this town, date-t!
ﬂ1ay 7.
" The brig Blanchy, capt. Cotton, which
I mentioned in my lasc as being the only
American vessel at this place, was to have.
departed (or Baltitnore about the middle of
April, but an unexpected occssurrence has
changed her destination, as she has been
chartered by the French vice consul, charge
d'aﬀaires of France here, to carry him to
Marseilles, he having been ordeied by the
Dey to quit the regency in 24 hours, in
consequence of a dis-pure bClWCCsl them re
lative to a priZe brought in by a French pri
. vateer; and as there was no other vessel in
the port ready to take him within so short a
period, col. Lear has consented to her go
ing to France as a carte]. This assair hap
pened the ZOth of March. The btig sailtd
with the consul on the first of April, and
is to return here immediately in ballast,
and is now expected, and is to depart for
the U. S. immediately on her return.
" The dey says this dispute is inercly per
sonal with his cunsul, and he has [H. r-nit
ted seVeral French vessels to depart since it
happened: But l think it will be regarded
in a diﬀerent light in Fiance.
" This is such a poor piaze for business,
that scarce a single article l'or exsizortation
can be found.
salc."
"
NEW YORK, Auguat 5.
Letters ofa late date from Amstcrdnm,
(via England) are received in town. One
of them states thefollowing :
" The Maria is to sail from this for N.
York about the 20th May, as & cartcl ship,
with Captaine Stanton, Howich, Colc and
Men-rit, on board. French commissiuners
arrived here on the 18ch lVlny, and cool-:
possession of all property in the king's
warehous-cts belonging to Amcrica, or which
they intended to transport to Antwcrp for
Previoes to the sailing osthe Pediar from
Pal-.-rmo, a British srigate arrived there to
convey one of the Bourbon family to Spain
[Probably the duke of Orleans who marri
ed a daughter of the king of Sicily, who is
now in the way Napoleon wishes his wise.
The duke osAngoul-si-me, who married the
daughter osthe late king of France, was
r-si ently on the point of 1- aving Engl sind for
Spain, but was deterred by me request of
the government. lt is probably the Span
ish Regency conceive that the presence of
one of the Bourbon samily will inspire the
people with additienal, confidence and en
thusiasm ; or it may be intended to declare
him sole rtgcnt.]
Captain Adatnsss, from Lisbon, rcports
that Massena had declared himself king of
Portugal. [A rumor has heretosore been
received that Bonaparte had appointed him
Vice Roy of Portugal. The latter Frcnsi-h
wars have been to ptsiovide thornes so:
.—-—b .
THE Stockholders incttlde Washsiington Ca
nal Company', are here _ . notified. that the
fourth instalment of TE DOLLARS' on
each share, is called forgsspayable on the 12th
day of September ment;-"t'o'Samuel Elliot, jr.
treasurer of the company. By order of the
Board ol Director-s.
would-be kings-]
BY THE LAST MAIL.
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PROVIDENCE, Aug. 3. .
On Tuesday last arrived here the ship
Mary And, captain Russdl, in 28 days from
Cadiz. He left there on the 24-th ofjuns,
and informs that the garrison were in high
spirits, and entertained rcto fear of the French
being able to reduce the place. The garison
consisted of 80,000 troops, l.3,000 of which
were British. Almost conscant cannonad-si
was kept up between the French in fort
Matagutda, and the English and Spanish
gun-boats, and sorts of the island of Lcon.
The French were unable by their shot to
injure the city. A few days before the de
parture of the Mary-Ano, an expedition,
consisting of 5000 Spanish troops, sailed,
supposed for Algcsiras. Flour was flolsilol
lars, at which price several cargoes had
been sold.
" The 'dﬀctdiss of the Americans stand VC'
ry well with this regency at prtssisint. Our
annuities are all paid up. The ship lic
SJurcc', which brought out the stcrcs, I
daily expected back from Constanzinupit,
for which pluc: she was (hurt-'t'lssd lay thc
Dev to carry prtsents to the grand Sti'si'ct-ct's
or. '
From the Exchange Coﬀee f ause Book-::
E. B. Caldctwell, Pr
AugnstB-g-P, si si 4 jt
once-Am; '
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