Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer (Alexandria [Va.]), 1803-07-23 00:00:00

Public Vendue.
On TUESDAY,
A 10 o'clock, will be sold at the Vendue Store,
Rum in hogheads and barrels.
 French Brandy in pipes,  Gin in pipes and bds.  Whiskey and Apple Brandy in bds.  Sugar in hds. tierces and bds.  Coffee in tierces and bags,  Chocolate  White and brown Soap } in boxes,  Mould and dip'd Candles }  Raisins in kegs, boxes and jars,  Figs in kegs and frails,  Queens Ware in crates,  FURNITURE, &c. 
A variety of DRY GOODS,
 Among which are,  Cloths, Coatings,  Kerseymeres, Duffs,  Plains and Kerseys,  Negro Cottons, Serges,  Elasticks, blue Friezes,  Calimancoes and Russels,  Yarn Stockings,  Chintzes and Calicoes,  Irish Linens, Silecia do.  Platillas,  Osnaburgs and Ticklenburgs,  Muslins and Muslin Hand'fs,  India Muslins and Table Cloths  Bandanna Handkerchiefs,  Coloured Threads, Hats,  And sundry other Articles. 
P. G. MARSTELLER.
July 23.
Sales by Auction.
On WEDNESDAY.
At 10 o'clock, will be sold at the Vendue Store, the corner of King and Union streets.
Rum in hds. and barrels,
 Whiskey in barrels,  Apple Brandy in barrels,  Gin in casks,  Wine in pipes and quarter casks,  Molasses in hds.  Sugar in hds. and barrels,  White and brown Soap in boxes,  Coffee in casks and bags,  Raisins in kegs and boxes,  Queen's Ware, and 
ALSO, A variety of DRY GOODS.
 —AMONG WHICH ARE—  Broad Cloths,  Cassimeres,  Kerseys,  Coatings,  Halfthicks,  Fearnought,  Blankets,  Planes,  Negro Cottons,  Worsted and other Stockings,  Irish Linens,  Calicoes,  Threads,  Chintzes,  Bedticks,  Osnaburgs,  Sewing Silks,  Muslin and Muslin Handkerchiefs,  India Cottons, &c. 
THOS. PATTEN, Auctioneer. July 23.
Notice.
THOMAS GREEN will conduct my business during my stay at the Springs, and I hope will give general satisfaction to such as favor me with their custom.
I also forewarn all persons from having dealings with my apprentices, without my consent, as I shall proceed against such as the law directs.
JOHN S. SCOTT.
July 12.
Private Boarding.
A few gentlemen can be accommodated with genteel private boarding, by the week, month or year, opposite the Washington Tavern, King street, by Mrs. CUNNINGHAM.
To Let,
The front STORE of the House. Apply as above. July 12.
THOMAS SIMMS HAS JUST RECEIVED AND FOR SALE,
 Fresh from Lisbon, in a short passage by the sch'r Rachel, Hacker,  A few boxes of excellent large Lemons; good English Walnuts.  Fresh Limes by the brig Lucy.  Excellent soft shell'd Almonds,  Do. Prunes,  Do. Raisins, by the box,  Do. Figs and Filberts,  Holland Gin, French Brandy,  Jamaica Spirit, Wine,  Loaf, lump and brown Sugar,  Barley,  Salad Oil, Olives, Anchovies & Capers,  Gin cases empty and full, as may be desired,  A quantity of well cured Bacon,  Venison Hams,  Pork, (1 hog to the bl.)  Fish by the bl. &c. &c. 
July 16.
JUST RECEIVED,
And for sale by the subscriber, at his store on Union street,
 Large Lisbon Lemons by the box,  English Walnuts by the frail or pound,  Fine large Prunes and Figs,  Fresh Limes. 
By the Little Poll, from New Providence, 30 doz. large, fine Pine Apples.
 Excellent Rums, bottled Cyder by the barrel or bottle,  First quality Chewing Tobacco,  Fresh Tamarinds,  Almonds, Raisins, 
With most of the Good Things of this life, if you will but Turn the Corner. A. WILLIS. July 16.
For Sale
 BY THE SUBSCRIBER,  At the store next door to Messrs. Jonathan and Mahlon Scholfield, King street,  Forty five bales of South Carolina Cotton,  Seventeen tierces and six half tierces of prime Rice,  Seven hds. Guadalupe Molasses—for cash or good paper at 60 or 90 days, with approved endorsers. 
Also, on Consignment,
 Five trunks jacquet muslins and handkerchiefs, one trunk stitching threads, one do. Cotton Umbrellas, one case Cotton Stripes, one do. 6-4 Calico Checks, one trunk ribands, one small box elegant low priced Muslin, Cambric, Shawls and Spanish Cloaks, twelve cases low priced Hats, two cases 4-4 Irish Linens well assorted, one trunk and one case London Pamphlets latest editions with handsome frontispieces, and one case containing Silk Hose and Jewelry. The above goods are all well bought and will be sold by the piece or package on the most reasonable terms for ready money. 
Daniel C. Puppo. July 9.
Elegant Country Seat.
To Rent for a term of years, THAT large, commodious HOUSE, at Oxon Hill, opposite to Alexandria and seven miles from the city of Washington, with about 30 acres of land; consisting of a garden, orchard, clover lots and pasture ground. The out houses are a large stable, coach house, servants houses, &c.
For terms apply to Messrs. William Herbert and Jonathan Swift, Alexandria, or WALTER D. ADDISON. Oxon Hill, July 5.
GRASS CARPETS.
A few elegant patterns, just received per the brig Alexandria, and for sale by Jonah Thompson & Son. July 6.
For Sale,
The SHIP BELVIDERE, lying at Thompson's wharf. For terms apply to Samuel Craig. July 21.
For Sale
ON A LONG CREDIT, The Schooner HANNAH, as she now lays at Herberts' Wharf. THOS. PATTEN. July 18.
For Liverpool—Direct.
The SHIP FABIUS, Capt. Thomas Farrell, Will sail with all possible dispatch, having the greatest part of her cargo engaged. For freight, apply immediately to Wm. HODGSON. June 30.
Who will make liberal advances on consignments by this vessel, to the address of Messrs. Hannay & Logan, of Liverpool.
THE BRIG FAME,
Burthen about 950 barrels, will take a freight for the West Indies, if a good one offers, and immediate application.
Who has for sale on board said brig, 50 barrels New Eng. Rum, 20 bags green Coffee, 29 coils of Cordage, A few pieces Russia Sheeting and Ravens Duck, 2 barrels of Oil, 2 cases Hats, and a few hundred feet of Oars.
For NEW-YORK,
(Intended as a Constant Trader,) The SLOOP CHARLOTTE, William R. Loomis, Master; to sail in 8 days. For Freight or Passage apply to the master on board, lying at Irwins's wharf. July 18.
For Freight or Charter,
To any port in Europe or the West Indies, The Schooner SEA FLOWER, Captain Crooker, burthen one hundred and seventy two tons. She is a strong, staunch vessel, this being her second voyage. Apply to the Captain on board, at M'Clean's Wharf, or to
Janney & Paton,
Who have for Sale on board the said Schooner, 180 Tons PLASTER PARIS. July 13.
For PHILADELPHIA,
THE SLOOP HILAND; JOHN HAND, Master. An excellent vessel, has good accommodations for passengers, and will sail with all convenient speed. For Freight or Passage apply to the Captain on board at Prince Street Wharf—or to DANIEL M'CLEAN. July 11.
A Warehouse to Let.
I will rent my Warehouse, situate on King street, adjoining the mansion house in which I live, opposite Mr. J. Kincaid's. Possession may be had immediately. It is very convenient for a Grocery store, or a Flour Merchant. For terms apply to P. MARSTELLER. June 2.
For Sale, Freight or Charter, The BRIG NANCY,
Captain GALLAGHER, Now lying at Ramsey's wharf. Burthen 130 tons. Apply to Janney & Paton. Who have just received, per said brig, 28 tierces RICE. July 22.
For FREIGHT,
The Schooner BETSEY, Burthen 700 barrels—an excellent, fast sailing vessel, now ready to receive a cargo. Apply to capt. Wm. Brown on board, or to John G. Ladd. July 22.
For BOSTON,
(To sail in 5 days) the fast sailing, coppered Brig Harmony, (a constant Trader) Robert Hall, Master. 300 bds. wanted on freight—good accommodation for passengers. Apply to the Captain, or John G. Ladd. July 22.
For Sale, or Rent,
A new BRICK HOUSE Watts's, and is a good house. Also—A number of building LOTS on Fairfax Street, near the Presbyterian Meeting House, same on Wolf Street, and on Wilkes Street.
For Sale,
A small HOUSE and LOT on the East side of Water Street, near the corner of Duke Street.
A few bundles of new Hay, Eight Casks of Wrought NAILS, 8d. rod. and 20d. WM. HARTSHORNE. Alex. 6th mo. 15th
PAINTING.
THE subscriber respectfully informs the public in general that he has become a resident of this town where he professes the following branches in the art of Painting and Drawing. Portraits in Oil and Crayons, Sign and Ornamental Painting, Free Masons Aprons on Silk or Leather and other implements belonging to the craft. Also, Stands of Colours for Regiments and Companies painted and decorated in the most elegant manner.
GILDING
Executed in the best manner.
N. B. Signs for country merchants, inn keepers, and others executed in such a manner that they may be carried to any distance without danger of injury and with very little trouble, on the most moderate terms.
DRAWING.
HE will open a school for teaching young ladies Drawing and Painting in water colours and crayons, as soon as a sufficient number subscribe. He will also punctually attend on ladies who wish patterns drawn for Tambouring, Embroidery, Toilet Tables & other Needle work. Apply at his lodgings in Water street, nearly opposite the Vendue Store and first door south of Col. Hooe's. F. KEMMELMEYER.
An Apprentice wanted to the above business. June 27.
Wanted to Hire,
A steady NEGRO MAN, of middle age, who can be well recommended for his honesty and sobriety.—Apply to the Printer. July 12.

Negotiation with France.
CONTINUED.
(No. 35.)
Paris January 27, 1803.
My Lord,
I have to report to your lordship the purport of a conversation I had on Tuesday last by an appointment with M. Talleyrand. He had invited me some days for this purpose. The communication he had to make to me, related to two points, both equally important, as he said, to the maintenance of good harmony between the two countries; with this difference, however, that the one originated with himself, and was dictated by his anxiety to do away every thing which might feed the irritation of the two countries; the other by the express order of the first consul. That which came from himself related to the English newspapers, against which he pronounced a most bitter philippic, assuring me that the first consul was extremely hurt to find that his endeavors to conciliate, had hitherto produced no other effect than to encrease the abuse with which the papers in England continually loaded him. He expatiated much upon this topic, and endeavored to establish a fact, which I assured him a reference to any one newspaper in Paris would instantly refute, that during four months not a word of provocation had appeared in any French journal, which could justify a retort from those published in England.
For the rest that he advanced nothing but what has been said, on more than one occasion, to Mr. Merry, and reported by him to your lordship. I was, however, given to understand, that the First Consul was in fact highly incensed, and the more so, he was pleased to say, as it came from a country of whose good opinion he was very ambitious.
In my reply I could but go over the old ground, and endeavor to make M. Talleyrand understand—first, that whatever was said in the English papers might be considered but as a national retaliation for what was published in the French papers; secondly, that what was officially published here was by no means so in England; and thirdly, that although the government neither had nor could have, (unless they purchased it at the same price) any what-so-ever control over the press, yet he endeavored to prove to me, that there were papers in England attached to different parties, and went over their names and supposed connexions with great precision; and that consequently his majesty's ministers might so far controul those at least which depended upon them, as to prevent their inserting that abuse which must be considered as having their sanction. I endeavored to explain to him what the influence was, which he supposed ministers to possess in England; that it amounted to nothing more than a preference which your lordship for instance might give to one paper rather than to another, by sending it any article of news which it might be wished to make public; but that your lordship's influence went no further; and that if the editor of such a paper conceived it more for his interest to continue to write after his own fancy and uncontrolled, than to be publisher of such occasional articles, in that case all influence was at an end. I told him that if he had remarked any abusive article in any paper of such a description, it was natural and fair to conclude that it did not depend upon government to prevent it. He persisted in his opinion, that his majesty's ministers might keep certain papers in order, as I did in assuring him, that until the first consul could so far master his feelings as to be as indifferent to the scurrility of the English prints, as the English government was to that which daily appeared in the French, this state of irritation was irremediable. I told him, however, that I would report the substance of this communication to your lordship although I could assure him, that your lordship could add nothing to the explanation which had been given, and in such detail, by Mr. Merry from your lordship.
M. Talleyrand, with great solemnity, required of me to inform him, and this by the express order of the first consul, what were his majesty's intention with regard to the evacuation of Malta. He again on this occasion made great professions of his sincere desire to set aside every thing which could interrupt the good understanding between the two governments; adding, that it was absolutely necessary
that the French government should know what it was meant to do, with that clause in the treaty of Amiens, which stipulates the cession of Malta, should be fully accomplished. He said that another grand master would not very soon be elected; that all the powers of Europe invited to do so, with the exception of Russia, whose difficulties it was easy to remove, and without whom the guarantee would be equally complete, were ready to come forward; and that consequently the term would very soon arrive when Great Britain could have no pretext for keeping longer possession. I informed him that I would report this conversation to your lordship, and would have the honour of communicating to him your lordship's answer as soon as I could receive it.
I have the honor to be &c.
WHITWORTH.
Rt. hon. lord Hawkesbury.
(No. 36.)
Extract of a letter from lord Hawkesbury to lord Whitworth, dated Downing street, Feb. 9, 1803.
The most remarkable passages in this dispatch are the following: "The late treaty of peace was conducted on a basis not merely proposed by his majesty, but specially agreed to in an official note by the French government, viz. that his majesty should keep a compensation out of his conquests for the important acquisitions of territory made by France upon the continent. This is a sufficient proof that the compact was understood to have been concluded with reference to the then existing state of things; for the measure of his majesty's compensation was to be calculated with reference to the acquisitions of France at the time; and if the interference of the French government in the general affairs of Europe, since that period; if their interposition with respect to Switzerland and Holland, whose independence was guaranteed by them at the time of the conclusion of the treaty of peace; if the annexations which have been made to France in various quarters, but particularly those in Italy, have extended the territory and increased the power of the French government, his majesty would be warranted, consistently with the equivalents for these acquisitions as a counterpoise to the augmentation of the power of France. His majesty, however, anxious to prevent all ground of misunderstanding, and desirous of consolidating the general peace of Europe, as far as might be in his power, was willing to have waved the pretensions he might have a right to advance of this nature; and as the other articles of the definitive treaty have been in a course of execution on his part, so he would have been ready to have carried into effect the true intent and spirit of the 20th article, the execution of which, according to its terms, had been rendered impracticable by circumstances which it was not in his majesty's power to controul. A communication to your lordship would accordingly have been prepared conformably to this disposition, if the attention of his majesty's government had not been attracted by the very extraordinary publication of the report of col. Sebastiani to the first consul. It is impossible for his majesty to view this report in any other light, than as an official publication; for without referring particularly to explanations which have been repeatedly given upon the subject of publications in the Moniteur, the article in question, as it purports to be the report to the first consul of an accredited agent, as it appears to have been signed by col. Sebastiani himself, and as it is published in the official paper with an official title affixed to it, must be considered as authorised by the French government.
It discloses, however, views in the highest degree injurious to the interests of his majesty's dominions, and directly repugnant to, and utterly inconsistent with, the spirit and letter of the treaty of peace concluded between his majesty and the French government—and his majesty would feel that he was wanting in a proper regard to the honor of his crown and to the interests of his dominions, if he could see with indifference such a system developed and avowed. His majesty cannot, therefore, regard the conduct of the French government on various occasions since the conclusion of the definitive treaty, the insinuations and charges contained in the report of colonel Sebastiani, and the views which that report discloses, without feeling it necessary for him to
enter into any further discussion relative to Malta, unless he receives satisfactory explanation on the subject of the communication."
HAWKESBURY.
No. 37. Extract of a dispatch from lord Whitworth to lord Hawkesbury, dated Paris, Feb. 17, 1803. This dispatch is not very interesting, as the subject of it is more fully explained in the subsequent number.
(No. 38.)
Paris, February 21, 1803.
My Lord,
My last dispatch, in which I gave your lordship an account of my conference with M. de Talleyrand, was scarcely gone when I received a note from him informing me that the first consul wished to converse with me, and desired I would come to him at the Thuilleries at nine o'clock. He received me in his cabinet, with tolerable cordiality, and, after talking on different subjects for a few minutes he desired me to sit down, as he himself did on the other side of the table, and began. He told me that he felt it necessary, after what had passed between me and M. de Talleyrand, that he should in the most clear and authentic manner, make known his sentiments to me, in order to their being communicated to his majesty; and he conceived this would be done more effectually by himself than through any medium whatsoever. He said that it was a matter of infinite disappointment to him, that the treaty of Amiens, instead of being followed by conciliation and friendship, the natural effect of peace, has been productive only of continual and increasing jealousy and mistrust; and that this mistrust was now avowed in such a manner as must bring the point to an issue.
He now enumerated the several provocations which he pretended to have received from England. He placed in the first line our not evacuating Malta and Alexandria as we were bound to do by treaty. In this he said that no consideration on earth should make him acquiesce; and of the two he had rather see us in the possession of the Fauxbourg St. Antoine than thrown out against him in the English public prints; but this he said he did not so much regard as that which appeared in the French papers publicly . This he considered as much more mischievous, since it meant to excite this country against him and his government. He complained of the protection given to Georges and others of his desertion, who instead of being sent to Canada, as had been repeatedly promised, were permitted to remain in England, handsomely pensioned, and constantly committing all sorts of crimes on the coast of France, as well as in the interior. In confirmation of this, he told me, that two men had within these few days been apprehended in Normandy, and was now on their way to Paris, who were hired assassins, and were employed by the bishop of Arras, by Georges, and by Dutheil, as would be fully proved in a court of justice, and made known to the world.
He acknowledged, that the irritation he felt against England increased daily, because every wind (I make use of as much as I can of his own ideas and expressions) which blew from England, brought nothing but enmity and hatred against him.
He went back to Egypt, and told me, that if he had felt the smallest inclination to take possession of it by force, he might have done it a month ago, by sending 25,000 men to Aboukir, who would have possessed themselves of the whole country in defiance of the 4,000 British in Alexandria. That instead of that garrison being a means of protecting Egypt, it was only furnishing him with pretence for invading it. This he should not do, whatever might be his desire to have it as a colony, because he did not think it worth the risk of a war, in which he might, perhaps, be considered as the aggressor, and by which he would lose more than he could gain, since sooner or later Egypt would belong to France either by the falling to pieces of the Turkish empire, or by some arrangement with the Porte.
As a proof of his desire to maintain peace, he wished to know what he had to gain by going to war with England. A descent was the only means of offence he had, and that he was determined to attempt, by putting himself at the head of the expedition. But how could it be supposed, that after having gained the height
on which he stood, he should risk his life and reputation in so hazardous an attempt, unless forced to it by necessity, when the chances were, that he and the greatest part of the expedition would go to the bottom of the sea? He talked much on the subject, but never affected to diminish the danger. He acknowledged that there were one hundred chances to one against him; but still he was determined to attempt it, if war should be the consequence of the present discussion; and that such was the disposition of the troops that army after army would be found for the enterprise.
He then expatiated much on the natural force of the two countries. France with an army of four hundred and eighty thousand men, for to this amount it is, to be immediately employed , all ready for the most desperate enterprises; and England, with a fleet that made her mistress of the seas, and which he did not think he should be able to equal in less than ten years. Two such countries, by a proper understanding, might govern the world, but by their strifes might overturn it. He said, that if he had not felt the enmity of the British government, on every occasion since the treaty of Amiens, there would have been nothing that he would not have done to prove his desire to conciliate; participation in indemnities as well as in influence on the continent; treaties of commerce, in short, any thing that could have given satisfaction, and have testified his friendship. Nothing, however, had been able to conquer the hatred of the British government, and therefore, it was now come to the point, whether we should have peace or war. To preserve peace, the treaty of Amiens must be fulfilled; the abuse of the public prints, if not totally suppressed, at least kept within bounds, and confined to the English papers; and the protection so openly given to his bitterest enemies (alluding to Georges and persons of that description) must be withdrawn. If war, it was necessary only to say so, and to refuse to fulfil the treaty. He now made the tour of Europe to prove to me, that in its present state, there was no power with which we could coalesce for the purpose of making war against France; consequently it was our interest to gain time, and if we had any point to gain, renew the war when circumstances were more favorable. He said, it was not doing him justice to suppose that he conceived himself above the opinion of his country or of Europe. He would not risk uniting Europe against him by any violent act of aggression; neither was he so powerful in France as to persuade the nation to go to war unless on good grounds. He said, that he had not chastised the Algerines, from his unwillingness to excite the jealousy of other powers; but he hoped that England, Russia, and France would one day feel that it was their interest to destroy such a nest of thieves, and force them to live rather by cultivating their land than by plunder.
In the little I said to him, for he gave me in the course of two hours, but very few opportunities of saying a word. I confined myself strictly to the tenor of your lordship's instructions. I urged them in the same manner as I had done to M. Talleyrand, and dwelt as strongly as I could on the sensation which the publication of Sebastiani's report had created in England, where the views of France towards Egypt must always command the utmost vigilance and jealousy. He maintained, that what ought to convince us of his desire of peace, was, on the one hand the little he had to gain by renewing the war, and on the other, the facility with which he might have taken possession of Egypt with the very ships and troops which were now going from the Mediterranean to St. Domingo, and that with the approbation of all Europe, and more particularly of the Turks, who had repeatedly invited him to join with them for the purpose of forcing us to evacuate their territory.
I do not pretend to follow the arguments of the first consul in detail; this would be impossible, from the vast variety of matter which he took occasion to introduce, his purpose was evidently to convince me that on Malta most depend peace or war, and at the same time to impress upon my mind a strong idea of the means he possessed of annoying us at home and abroad.
With regard to the mistrust and jealousy which he said constantly prevailed since the conclusion of the treaty of Amiens, I observed that after a war of such long duration, so full of rancor, and carried on in

manner of which history has no exam- ple, it was but natural that a considerable degree of agitation should prevail; but this, like the swell after a storm, would gradually subside, if not kept up by the policy of either party, that I would not pretend to pronounce which had been the aggressor in the paper war of which he complained, and which was still kept up, though with this difference, that in Eng- land it was independent of government, and in France its very act and deed. To this I added, that it must be admitted, that we had such motives of mistrust against France, as could not be alledged against us, and I was going to instance the acce- ssion of territory and influence gained by France since the treaty, when he inter- rupted me by saying, I suppose you mean Piedmont and Switzerland; ce sont des bagatelles ; and it must have been fore- seen whilst the negotiation was pending; Vous n'avez pas le droit d'en parler a cette heure . I then alledged as a cause of mis- trust and of jealousy, the impossibility of obtaining justice, or any kind of redress for any of his majesty's subjects.
He asked me in what respect; and I told him that since the signing of the trea- ty, not one British claimant had been sa- tisfied, although every Frenchman of that description had been so within one month after that period; and that since I had been here, and I could say as much of my predecessors, not one satisfactory answer had been obtained to the innumerable re- presentations which we had been under the necessity of making in favor of British subjects and property detained in the ports of France and elsewhere, without even without a shadow of justice: Such an order of things, I said, was not made to inspire confidence; but on the contra- ry, must create distrust. This, he said, must be attributed to the natural diffi- culties attending such suits, when both par- ties insist themselves right; but he deni- ed that such delays could proceed from disinclination to do what was just and right. With regard to the pensions which were granted to French or Swiss individuals, I observed that they were giv- en as a reward for past services during the war, and most certainly not for pre- sent, and still less for such as had been insinuated of a nature repugnant to the feelings of every individual in Eng- land, and to the universal acknowledged loyalty and honor of the British govern- ment. That as for any participation of indemnities, or accellions which his ma- jesty might have obtained, I could take upon myself to assure him that his majes- ty's ambition led him rather to preserve than to acquire; and that with regard to the most propitious moment for renewing hostilities, his majesty, whose sincere de- sire it was to continue the blessings of peace to his subjects, would always consider such a measure as the greatest calamity; but that if his majesty was so desirous of peace it must not be imputed to the difficulty of obtaining allies; and the less so, as those means which it might be necessary to afford such allies, for perhaps, inade- quate services, would all be concentrated in England, and give proportionate increase of energy to our own exertions. At this part of the conversation he rose from his chair, and told me that he should give orders to general Andreossi to enter on the discussion of this business with your lordship; but he wished that I should at the same time be made acquainted with his motives and convinced of his sincerity, rather from himself than from his min- isters. He then, after a conversation of two hours, during the greatest part of which he talked incessantly, conversed for a few moments on indifferent subjects, in apparent good humour, and retired.
Such was nearly, as I can recollect, the purport of this conference.
It must however be observed, that he did not, as M. Talleyrand had done, affect to attribute col. Sebastiani's mission to commercial motives only , but as one ren- dered necessary in a military point of view, by the infraction by us of the treaty of Amiens.
I have the honor to be, &c.
WHITWORTH.
P. S. This conversation took place on Friday last, and this morning I saw M. de Talleyrand. He had been with the first consul after I left him, and he as- sured me that he had been very well sa- tisfied with the frankness with which I made my observations on what fell from him. I told him, that without en- tering into any farther detail, what I had
said to the first consul amounted to an as- surance, of what I trusted there could be no doubt, of the readiness of his majesty's ministers to remove all subjects of dis- cussion, where that could be done with- out violating the laws of the country, and to fulfil strictly the engagements which they had contracted, in as much that could be reconciled with the safety of the state. As this applied to Malta and Egypt, he gave me to understand that a project was in contemplation, by which the integrity of the Turkish empire would be so effectually secured as to do away every cause of doubt or uneasiness, either with regard to Egypt or any part of the Turkish dominions. He could not then, he said, explain himself further.
(To be continued.)
Alexandria Advertiser.
SATURDAY, JULY 23.
By Capt. Harrington who arrived at N. Y. on Sunday, from St. Pierres Mar- tinique, we are informed that Martinique was blockaded by 2 British 74's, 4 bri- gates and 2 sloops of war. There were 5000 French troops at Fort Royal, deter- mined to oppose the British to the last ex- tremity. The inhabitants are favourable to the British.
Flour 18 dollars, Beef 24, Pork 26 per barrel.
A letter from St. Pierre's, Martinique, of the 30th June, received by the brig Pheobe, mentions, that all British mer- chants were ordered to leave that Island immediately. This letter does not say a word about the English cutting vessels out of St. Pierres, but observes that "all the French ships are gone up to Fort Roy- al." The news of 33 sail of French ves- sels having been cut out of St. Pierres, as mentioned in some of the morning prints, was, we are informed, stated on the authority of the mate of the sloop Sally, from Antigua.
(N. Y. Gaz.)
From a St. John's (N. B.) paper of June 22.
Monday last returned from a cruise, the Union Cutter, lieut. Oliver, and brought in with her the American sloop Sally, of Portland, for adjudication, for having sold a cargo of American and East India manufactures, and having laden with plaster of paris, at Petite River, in Cobiquid Bay, contrary to law.
"Angels are painted fair to look like them."
FROM the dry, barren business of po- litics we turn to an object of deeper in- terest to the heart; to metal of a stronger attraction; to that solace and comfort of man's condition here below; to that sweet corrective of this bitter draught of life; to that soother of all his sorrows, that partner of all his pains, and that prom- oter, but alas! not always partner of his happiness on earth—to Women—we turn our attention and call that of our readers. Filled with confused emotions of anger, sorrow, resentment, and delight, we call upon the manhood of our rough sex, and upon the sympathies of all, to notice with us, and with us to lament and reprobate, a libel of the most gross kind against the sex universally, that is against women, without distinction of character or regard to truth.
In certain public prints, there has ap- peared an essay, purporting to be, and bearing the name of " An Apology for Batchelors ." It is not as might be sur- mised from the title, a piece of wit, hu- mour, irony, pleasantry, or fun; but as dull, serious, malignant an effusion of spleen against women, as ever fell from the cankered heart of a dis- appointed vinegar virgin of forty-five, or of a surly, splenetic old batchelor, chased out of self conceit and hope by the con- tempt and sneers of that sex, ever justly distinguished for acute discernment, refined taste, and purity and delicacy of senti- ment. It not only justifies abstinence from marriage, but in a manner exhorts with fanatical zeal against entering into it; and it grounds this precious advice, upon the universal depravity of woman, which the writer considers as rendering marriage dangerous, or ruinous.
The rapidity with which extreme demo- crats, alias jacobins, are advancing to- wards the accomplishment of their designs is frightful. It is indeed truly horrible to hear one half, and that the better, of our fellow beings at once anathamatized; and
marriage, the very key stone of the arch of human society, condemned & attempted to be frightened down. Against a com- mon slander upon the sex in general, it is one of the first duties of manhood to set its face. From us, no such attempts shall escape unensured—but that to which we allude deserves the most severe lash of satire. We do not know the cha- racter of the ladies of that place, where the libel was conceived and brought forth; but we are convinced that even in France the sex do not—nay, it is impossible that they should deserve such undistinguishing reproach; and as for this state, we will venture to affirm that the world can not boast of more unsullied female purity than it presents at this moment to the eye of the most rigid scrutinizing morality.
Let us only take the sexes upon a fair test, and compare them,—that is to say, let us take the first ten married couples that offer. The man shall be fully as good as they generally even pretend to be; and yet we shall see what inferior beings in all that is delicate, virtuous and pure, they are, when compared to their lovely partners for life. This subject shall be our theme on a future day. Meantime let us in justice only imagine what we should think—what we should say of a woman even in the lowest stage of female manners, whose blood was every evening inflamed, and whose brain was half en- frenzied with drinking and smoking, and who poisoned the connubial couch with the burning exhalations of a breath, one nauseous compound of various stenches, arising from the dregs of every kind of vile fermented liquor, and the refuse of tobacco casks. On this subject we fi- nally purpose to enlarge and to persevere in our strictures, and we invite all writers of all parties, who pretend to taste, or know how to set a just value on the sex, to join us in collecting, and converging through one focus, the frowns, the derision, and the contempt of the community upon no- tions (we will not call them principles) which if much circulated would tend to disgrace our common nature, and to re- duce it to a level, even below the stand- ard of brutes.
(Char. Courier.)
A peevish English moralist was lately complaining, that the ladies of the present day had red bosoms, red cheeks, and red elbows , and indeed were well red in eve- ry thing, but in books!
A HINT.
Amongst the number of esculent roots, the parsnip has two uncommon and little known qualities;—one is, that it will en- dure the severest frost, and that it may be taken out of the ground in the spring as sweet as in autumn; the other is, that it may be preserved by drying to any de- sired length of time.—This latter quality may suggest a method of preserving so pleasant and wholesome a vegetable for the use of seamen in long voyages, to prevent the scurvy and other disorders in- cident to a seafaring life, which is often rendered tedious and distressing for the want of vegetable food, since parsnips dried and pared in tight casks, may be transported round the globe, without any loss of their flavor or diminution of their nutritive quality.
It is evident our democrats are not ac- tuated by any principles. They are slaves of passion and prejudice. Professions of democracy with them will cover a multi- tude of sins; while virtue in federalists neither receives their acknowledgment, nor protects from their abuse. What they condemned in the administration of Mr. Adams, with an earnestness which, per- haps, made some believe their consciences concerned, they applaud in that of their favorite Mr. Jefferson, with a promptness and warmth which shews that judgment and reason have not been consulted. They affect to be the enemies of tyranny; but shew them the fiend in his most frightful garb in any other country than England, and they will embrace him for the genius of liberty—while in England they affect to see despotism in the mildest measures. If they were the genuine friends of free- dom they profess to be, it is very easy to decide to which nation they would with success in the contest which prevails in Europe. Great Britain is now the cham- pion of liberty.
(Palladium)
For Sale,
An excellent MILCH COW. Enquire of the Printer.
The Letter Bag of the ship Fabius, for Liverpool, will be taken from the Coffee House on Sunday morning next.
Wednesday, July 20.
Notice.
Battalion Courts of Enquiry of the 2d legion of the Militia of the Dis- trict of Columbia, will be held at the Court House on Monday the first day of August next, for the assessment of fines for non-attendance at the musters in June and July.
July 23.
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For Sale,
1 pipe Port Wine, of an ex- cellent quality,
4th proof old Peach Brandy in bbls.
Country Gin in pipes and bbls.
Sweet Oil in casks,
Cowskin Whips,
Italian Marble Chimney Pieces,
Alabaster Chimney Ornaments.
D. MURGATROYD,
King Street.
July 16.
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For Sale,
A valuable Lot of Ground situated at the corner of Prince and Pitt streets, in the town of Alexandria, front- ing on Prince street forty nine feet, and on Pitt street ninety four feet, with the improvements, consisting of one Brick and two Frame HOUSES, Stable, Smoke House, &c. all in good repair. This lot may be divided conveniently into three, with a dwelling house, &c. on each, at a trifling expence.
For further particulars apply to the sub- scriber living on the premises.
GEO CLEMENSTON.
ALL persons having claims against me, are requested to bring in the same, and those who are indebted to me are earnestly solicited to make immediate payment. I shall be under the necessity of bringing suit against all delinquents.
July 1.
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As I shall be absent from town three or four weeks, Mr. T. D. Claggett will conduct my busi- ness during that time.
Geo. N. Lyles.
July 22.
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Attention!
The Members of the Epsom Jockey Club are desired to meet at Gadsby's Hotel on Saturday the 6th day of August, at eleven o'clock. Members will take notice, that on this day several gentlemen wishing to become members will be balloted for. Gentlemen Sports- men of Maryland are solicited to attend.
July 21.
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For Sale, or to Rent,
A two story BRICK HOUSE on Duke street, with every necessary building ad- joining to it.
Also,
A vacant Lot on Cameron street, ad- joining the Bank. For terms apply to Lawrence Hooff.
July 21.
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GUN and PISTOL
Manufactory,
Nearly opposite the Vendue Store, King street, Alexandria,
THE subscriber carries on the above business in all its various branches, and relies on the Public for that patron- age and encouragement, to which the execution of his work and moderateness of his charges will entitle him.
Robert Nash.
Guns and Pistols STOCKED in the neatest manner, and on reasonable terms.
July 19.
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Genuine Port Wine.
Just received per brig Commerce, captain Baldwin, from Oporto, and will com- mence landing this afternoon,
90 Quarter casks Port Wine, 50 ditto, ditto, such as is usually shipped to the London Market, for sale by
J. & T. VOWELL.
July 11.
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For Sale
AT THE VENDUE STORE, A few boxes Essence of Spruce, with directions how to make the Beer.
THOS. PATTEN.
July 18.
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United States of America, Fifth Circuit, Virginia District, May Term, 1803. Under a Decree of the said Court , we the Commissioners will expose to public sale, for ready money, on the premises, at 12 o'clock on Friday the 19th day of August next, That valuable and extensive
F A R M, called Mount Salus, alias Millthorpe, lying in Fairfax county, on Difficult and Wolfe Trap runs; containing by deed 550 acres, and by survey 673 acres. The mansion-house is on a high, healthy and agreeable situation, convenient to which are springs of good water. The house is 40 by 18 feet, two rooms on a floor, with a nine feet passage and stair case, 2 brick chimneys, with a fire place to each room, a piazza the whole length of the front, a cellar 40 by 18, walled with stone and divided into two apartments. There are several small buildings, near the mansion house and garden. There are, also, a valuable merchant and grist mill, saw mill, distillery, miller's house and overseer's house. The mill house is 40 by 30, two story high, half the lower story of stone, the other part of wood, and covered with shingles. There are one pair of Burr and one pair of Cologne stones, three bolting cloths almost new, one screen, all now in use in manufacturing wheat and grinding grist. The still house 40 by 30, one story high, walls of stone and shingled roof, the floors planked, the upper laid for malting grain, and troughs fixed round the whole house constructed to carry water to every vessel which may need it. Three stills and one boiler can be worked to advantage in the said house. The waters of Wolfe Trap, on which the mill and saw mill stand, are constant streams. The situation for country customers, or purchasing wheat, is excelled by none in the county or neighbourhood, not being more than 17 miles from Alexandria or George Town, where there are excellent markets for country produce of every description, and about 19 miles from Washington. The land is fertile and productive, and the soil well adapted to receive improvement from the use of plaster of Paris. There are upwards of 1000 panels of fence on the land, and about 160 or 170 acres of well timbered land belonging to the tract. There have been nearly 20 acres of timothy made, lying on Wolfe Trap and Difficult runs; 50 acres more may be made at a small expence. This farm enjoys many natural advantages, which are unnecessary for us to mention, it being taken for granted that every person wishing to buy such property will avail themselves of an opportunity of viewing the premises, previous to the day of sale, capt. James Wiley, residing near the land, will shew the premises, and also a plat of the survey, which is left with him for the information of those concerned.
The title papers will be exhibited on the day of sale.
Charles Little, James Wiley, Jas. Douglass.
July 19. eods
SPRING GOODS. William Lowry Has just received, per the United States from Liverpool, AN ASSORTMENT OF Spring Goods.
Also—Earthenware in crates assorted, and nails in casks, which he is now opening for sale at his store, two doors below Cathbert Powell's, King street.
Country merchants and others may find it to their advantage to call on him as he is determined to sell on the most reasonable terms.
May 13. eo
For Sale or Lease, A Lot of Ground on King street, two doors from Columbus street, fronting on King street 23 feet and running back 100 feet. It is allowed to be as valuable a lot as any in town that is unimproved: it will be disposed of on very moderate terms. For further particulars apply to the Printer, or to Mr. Wm. Gore neatly opposite the said lot.
ROBT. SMITH.
July 18. 12w
Printing in all its variety executed at this office.
WILLIAM RAMSAY HAS OPENED
A Grocery Store in Prince street, Next door to Dr. Dick's, Where he intends keeping a general assortment of genuine articles in that line, and now offers for sale on moderate terms,
LONDON particular  Madeira, Port in casks and bottles, Colmenar and Malaga } WINES,  Old St. Julian and Medoc Claret in cases of 2 dozen each,  White Wine Vinegar,  4th proof Jamaica Rum,  Do. Cogniac Brandy,  Holland Gin,  Loaf, lump and Muscovado Sugar,  Sugar House Molasses,  Imperial, Chulan, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, Souchong, Pouchong Souchong, Padra Souchong, Peco Souchong, Bohea } Fresh Teas of the latest Importations,  Green Coffee,  Durham and Dixon's Mustard,  Cayenne and black Pepper,  Allspice, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace and Nutmegs,  Nantz and Bourdeaux Sallad Oil,  Catchup, brandied Fruits and English Pickles,  Olives, Capers and Anchovies,  Prunes, Raisins, and soft shell Almonds,  Leiper's Snuff in bottles,  Do. best Smoking Tobacco,  Martin's best Spanish Segars,  Do. do. of a good quality,  Basket Salt for table use,  Georgia Cotton,  Martinique Noyeau,  Mould and dipp'd Candles,  Brown and white Soap,  Jersey Cheese of an excellent quality,  Wrapping Paper, brown and blue,  Roll Brimstone, Fig Blue. 
To be Rented, And possession given immediately, the dwelling HOUSE above said store. It is now in good repair, and well calculated to accommodate a genteel family. Apply as above. June 27. d
A VALUABLE MILL FOR SALE.
THE subscriber wishes to sell his MILL, known by the name of Clifton Mill, within two and an half miles of Dumfries, on the waters of Quantico, which is as constant a stream as any in this part of the country, and in an exceeding healthy situation; very conveniently situated to a fine wheat country, not being more than half a mile out of the way, in going to Dumfries, from the main road leading from Fauquier Court-House, Centerville &c. (and by some thought not any out of the way at all) and a very good road to it. There are, if the purchaser chooses, 227 1/2 acres of land which may go with mill, (except one acre which will be reserved) or a smaller quantity as may be agreed on. The mill is an over-shot, with a wheel of 20 feet 9 inches and 4 feet head, with two pair of Stones. One pair of French burrs of 5 feet, the other of Cologne, with every apparatus necessary for carrying on merchant business to the best advantage. The mill house is fifty feet long and twenty seven feet wide, two stories high, with a small kiln for drying corn, together with barn, stable, cow house and lumber house, convenient to the mill. A convenient dwelling house, (not quite finished) with a kitchen, meat and corn house; the whole of which have been built within 7 years past. There are two very thriving young orchards of peach and other fruit trees. It was supposed, had not the frost killed the fruit this spring, upwards of 100 gallons of brandy might have been made from them. Should the whole of the land be required with the mill, there is another small house, kitchen and meat house, at a short distance from the former.
The situation of this property must render it a desirable acquisition to any person inclined to engage in this line of business, particularly so as it is situated so near tide water. It is deemed unnecessary to say any thing more respecting the premises, as it is presumed any person inclined to purchase would wish to see them. Nothing would induce me to part with this valuable property, but the pressing demands against me which I am anxious to discharge, therefore a great bargain may be expected. Any further information may be known on application to, JOHN SOWDEN, Clifton Mill. Dumfries. June 28. 2aw.
WILLIAM OXLEY, Has received per the William and John, from London, and the United States, from Liverpool,
DRY GOODS, Suitable for the season, which are now offered for Sale, at his Store in King Street, upon terms agreeable to the purchasers.
May 11. d
JAMES BACON HAS OPENED
A Grocery, Tea, Wine and Liquor Store,
In King street, next door but one to Washington street, where he offers for sale, the following genuine articles, viz.
 1st, 2d and 3d quality Muscovado Sugar,  Loaf and lump do.  Best Green Coffee,  Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, Padra Souchong, Souchong and Bohea } Teas,  Madeira, Sherry, Teneriffe, Port, Lisbon and Malaga } Wines, 
 Claret in cases of 1 to 3 dozen, Jamaica, Antigua, and N. E. Rum, Cogniac and Barcelona Brandy, Holland Geneva, 5th proof warranted Irish Whiskey, Country do.  Wine and Cyder Vinegar, Best Albany Chocolate, Mould and dipp'd Candles, White and brown Soap, Patent Shot assorted, from 1 to 10, Best English Gunpowder, Muscatell Raisins in boxes, Soft shell Almonds, Spinning Cotton, Peppers, black and Cayenne, Pimento, Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs, Cinnamon and Cassia, Durham Mustard, Pickles assorted, Pearl and Scotch Barley, Rice, Madder, Alum, Copperas, Indigo, Glauber Salts, Olive Oil of a superior quality, Godfroid's warranted Segars, Best chewing Tobacco, Snuff in lb. and half lb. bottles, Race and Ground Ginger, Starch and Fig Blue, Pipes in kegs, Demijohns assorted, Wrapping Paper, &c. &c. 
He solicits custom from his friends and the public, and not only assures them that he will dispose of his Goods on as good terms as any other house in town, but that he will at all times supply them with the very best articles that can be procured at the different markets. June 24. d
Notice is hereby given, To the Stockholders of the Bank of Alexandria,
THAT a dividend of four and an half per cent. on the capital stock of said bank, for the half year ending this day is declared, and will be ready to be paid to the Stockholders or their representatives, on Thursday next, the 7th instant.
By order of the President and Directors. GURDEN CHAPIN, Cashier. July 4. 5 3w
Potomac Company. Notice is hereby given,
THAT the annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Potomac Company, will be held at the Union Tavern in George Town, on Monday the first day of August next, at which time and place a full attendance of the proprietors is particularly requested, to deliberate on the affairs of the Company, that will then be laid before them for their consideration.
By order, JOS. CARLETON, Treasurer. George Town, July 6. distA.
JOSEPH BILLING, ORGAN BUILDER & PIANO FORTE MAKER, Opposite Mr. Robert Young's store, lower end of King street, Alexandria,
Most respectfully informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of this place that he makes Church, Chamber, and Barre Organs, organized Piano Fortes, and Piano Fortes of all qualities.
He hopes that the stability of his work, and the moderation of his charges, will gain him the patronage of the public.
Repairs and tunes in town and country. June 24. 12w7t
SPANISH HIDES.
1200 Spanish Hides, just received and for sale by J. & J. H. TUCKER. ALSO, By the sloop Friendship, from Barbary, 100 bbls and 40 bbls first quality SUGARS; and from New York, 10 boxes fresh Prunes. A general assortment of Groceries as usual May 6. eo
just Published, And for Sale at this office—price 50 cents,
A TREATISE On Practical Farming: Embracing particularly the following subjects viz.
The use of Plaster of Paris, with Directions for using it; and general Observations on the use of other Manures. On deep Ploughing; thick Sowing of Grain; method of preventing Fruit Trees from Decaying, and Farming in General. By John A. Binns, Of Loudoun County, Virginia, Farmer May 31. 2aw
For Sale,
 Philadelphia Loaf and Lump Sugar,  Three pipes old Lisbon Wine,  Pennsylvania and Swedish Bar Iron,  One pair Burr Mill Stones, 5 feet diameter,  One pair Cologne do. about 5 feet. 
Also at the Mill, Shorts and Bran, Ship Stuff, Indian Meal, Rye Meal, Oats, Plaster of Paris by the bushel. William Hartshorne. 4th Mo. 20. d
John Gardner Ladd HAS FOR SALE,
 At his Warehouse, Prince Street Wharf,  Loaf and brown Sugars,  West India and N. England Rum,  Coffee, Chocolate, fresh Teas,  New Rice, white and brown Soap,  Spermaceti and tallow Candles,  Seal Leather, Beef and Pork,  French Brandy and Holland Gin,  Few boxes excellent Claret,  Bar Iron, stone Lime,  New Herrings and Shad,  A few bbls. good Vinegar,  Cables and Cordage of all sizes,  Russia and ravens Duck,  India Cottons, Nankeens,  Bandanna Handkerchiefs,  Irish Linens, German do.  Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, Ginger,  Alum, Copperas, Brimstone,  Cotton, Wool and Playing Cards,  Wrought and cut Nails,  A few boxes Olives, Capers and Sweet Oil,  Mens' fine and coarse Hats, &c.  June 2. d
Ricketts, Newton and Co. Have for Sale,
 50 boxes Segars,  6 pipes old Madeira Wine,  5 trels's Threads,  100 pieces Bandanoes,  10 bales Cotton,  1 trunk low priced Callicoos,  2 butts French Brandy,  50 boxes Soap and Candles,  4 boxes Wool and Cotton Cards,  50 kegs Tobacco (James river)  20 bbls. Beef and Pork,  10 hds. Sugar,  10 tons Swedish Iron,  20 boxes Chocolate,  100 reams Wrapping Paper,  100 do. Writing do.  French and Nova Scotia Plaster,  Lisbon and Turk's Island Salt.  A large quantity of Bran to be sold very cheap, if taken away soon. They are giving Cash for Wheat, Flour, Corn, Rye and Tobacco, April 2. d
Umbrellas.
Ricketts, Newton & Co. HAVE just received one case of London finished Umbrellas. May 10. d
For Sale, A handsome FORTE PIANO. Apply to THOS. PATTEN.
PRINTED DAILY BY S. SNOWDEN.