Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer (Alexandria [Va.]), 1803-07-12 00:00:00

Sales by Auction.
On WEDNESDAY, 10 o'clock, will be sold at the Vendue Store, the corner of King and Union streets.
Rum in hhds. and barrels, Whiskey in barrels, Apple Brandy in barrels, Gin in casks, Wine in pipes and quarter casks, Molasses in hhds. Sugar in hhds. 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, Cassimere, Kerseys, Coatings, Halfhicks, 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. &c.
THOS. PATTEN, Auctioneer. July 5.
Public Vendue.
On FRIDAY, 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 hhds. 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.
ALSO, A variety of DRY GOODS.
Among which are, Cloths, Coatings, Kerseymere, Duffs, Plains and Kerseys, Negro Cottons, Serges, Elastics, blue Friezes, Calimancoes and Russels, Yarn Stockings, Chintzes and Calicoes, Irish Linens, Silesia do. Platillas, Osnaburgs and Ticklenburgs, Muslins and Muslin Hand's, India Muslins and Table Cloths, Bandanna Handkerchiefs, Coloured Threads, Hats, And sundry other Articles. P. G. MARSTELLER. July 12.
For Sale, or Rent,
A 3 story BRICK HOUSE on King Street, next door to Bennet and Watts's, and is a good stand for business.
Also—A number of building LOTS on Fairfax Street, near the Presbyterian Meeting House; some 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. d
HATS.
I have just received a few cases of English felt Hats, well assorted, and now for sale. Wm. HODGSON. May 9. d
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 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
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 dip'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
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, Lamp and Tanners' Oil, French Brandy and Holland Gin, Few boxes excellent Claret, Bar Iron, stone Lime, New Herrings and Shad, A few bds. 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, Allum, 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
HARDWARE, &c.
BY the United States, the subscriber has received an extensive assortment.
Also, A variety of Tools, Looking Glasses, &c. manufactured in this country. PHILIP WANTON. 5th mo. 9th d
PETER NOWLAND, Ladies & Gentlemens
HAIR DRESSER, Royal Street, HAS just received a general assortment of PERFUMERY, consisting of violet, almond, palm, cream, and Windsor soap, chymical, cream and common wash balls, ladies toilet perfumes, in fancy boxes, almond paste and cream of violets, for preserving & whitening the skin, Gowland's lotion, lip salve, rose water, dentifrice and tooth powder, tooth brushes, shaving powder, milk of roses, lavender water, bergamot, lavender and rose perfume, Marschell, citron, and violet pomatum in pots and roles, perfumed and plain hair powder, powder bags, silk and swan puffs, Hopkins's strops of different kinds, paste for do. ladies japanned dressing cases complete, gentlemens Morocco shaving boxes and brushes, warranted razors, fancy work bags, gold mounted forehead combs, patent and plain suspenders, night caps, pocket books and purses, neck pads, ink stands, English blacking in liquid and cakes, flesh coloured court plaister, the best Havana segars, game nets, and powder flasks. He has on hand and will keep a constant supply of wigs & frizzes of the latest fashions. June 27. e02w
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 Mufcovado Sugar, Loaf and lump do. Best Green Coffee, Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, Padra Souchong, Souchong and Bohea Madeira, Sherry, Teneriffe, Port, Lisbon and Malaga
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 dip'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, Allum, 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
For Sale
BY THE SUBSCRIBER, At the store next door to Messrs. Jonathan and Mahlon Schofield, King Street,
Forty five bales of South Carolina Cotton, Seventeen tierces and six half tierces prime Rice, Seven hhds. Guadalupe Molasses—for cash or good paper at 60 or 90 days, with approved endorser.
Also, on Consignment, Five trunks jacquet mullins 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 Mullin, 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. Pappo. July 9. dsf
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. dsf.A.
Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria.
THE Stockholders in this institution are hereby informed, that a dividend of five per cent is this day declared on that part of the Capital Stock now paid: payable to themselves or legal representatives, in ten days from this date. By order, J. B. NICKOLLS, Sec. July 1. 9t
For Sale, A TRACT OF LAND
Near the town of Alexandria, adjoining the lands of Charles Alexander and Benjamin Dulany, containing about one hundred and ten acres, being a moiety of a tract called Pearson's tract: Upon this Land are some handsome and commanding prospects of the town and country. It will be sold altogether, or in lots of ten or twenty acres each, as may suit purchasers. The sale will commence upon the land on the thirteenth day of July next. Notes negotiable in the Bank of Alexandria, at sixty days, with good endorser, will be received in payment. JOHN WEST, LUD. LEE. June 7. dsf
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
Printing in all its variety executed at this office with neatness and dispatch.

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. d
For Philadelphia or New York, The Schooner  REBECCA, JAMES SCULL, Master, Burthen 600 barrels, for freight or passage apply to the Master on board at Merchants Wharf or to  DANIEL M'CLEAN. July 5. d
For Freight or Charter, The Schooner  YOUNG LYON, FIELDER LUCKETT, Master. Apply to the master on board at Messrs. Vowell's wharf, or to  DANL. M'CLEAN. July 8. d
For Freight, Coastwise, The new staunch Schooner,  ALMIRA, David Peckham Master, Burthen about 800 barrels, having excellent accommodations for passengers. Please apply to the master on board or to  JOHN G. LADD. July 11.
For Freight or Charter, The Schooner  FRIENDSHIP, Thos. Burns, Master. An excellent, staunch vessel. Apply to  J. G. LADD.
For sale on board said vessel, About 50 M. feet Boards and joist, 167 calks of Lime, 40 packages Shoes assorted. July 9. d
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. Who will make liberal advances on consignments by this vessel, to the address of Messrs. Hannay & Logan, of Liverpool. June 30. d
THE BRIG  FAME, Burthen about 950 barrels, will take a freight for the West Indies, if a good one offers, and immediate application is made to  BENJ. SHREVE, jun. 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. July 1. d
For Sale, On Ramsay's Wharf, thirty puncheons of 4th proof Jamaica Rum. ALSO, The sch'r Nancy, Now lying at said wharf, three years old, as she came from sea.  Wm. YEATON. June 28. d
Genuine Port Wine. Just received per brig Commerce, captain Baldwin, from Oporto, and will commence landing this afternoon, 90 Quarter calks Port Wine, 50 ditto, ditto, such as is usually shipped to the London Market, for sale by  J. & T. VOWELL. July 11. d
From the New England Palladium.  LOUISIANA.  MEMORIAL ON THIS QUESTION—WHETHER IT BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR FRANCE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF LOUISIANA?
Presented to the French government by Mr. Livingston, the American minister at Paris. TRANSLATED BY MR. NANGREDE. (Continued.)
Able statesmen have questioned whether colonies were useful to a country situated like France; but my design is not to examine this theory. France has colonies; she has invited her citizens to go and carry their riches to them; honor requires that she keep and protect them; but she is under no obligation to create new ones; to multiply points of defence; to squander away the capitals she wants at home and abroad. How could the possession of Louisiana be useful to her? In the first place, its cultivation is to be carried on, as in all warm countries, by slaves; the capitals spent in buying them, or the slaves themselves, would have been carried, to the islands, if this new channel had not opened. This rivalry will raise the price of slaves for the planters, and many thus much retarded the settlement.
On their arrival at Louisiana, the slaves will be employed in the barren occupation of felling the large forests with which this immense country is covered, a labor but little suited to slaves, for it requires being long accustomed to the axe; and force and activity are seldom found in slaves. They must be clothed, fed and maintained during whole years before any profit can be derived from them. What I am about to relate may serve to determine that period. In the Northern and Middle States of America, the usual term of a quit-rent lease in the new lands is ten years free from rent, and after this the leasee pays 12 bushels of wheat for every 100 acres forever. It is, therefore, obvious, that the first ten years are considered as a time of expence, during which term the owner requires no payment.—But in the Southern States, new lands cannot even be given out on those terms, because the white planter sets a higher value on his labour, and the clearing of forests requires too great outsets for any one but the owner of the land.
Who then will cultivate Louisiana with slaves? Who is the citizen willing to bestow large capitals upon so precarious a property with the prospect of a distant return. It may be asked, why does it not happen in the Southern States? It is answered, first because none are southerly enough to be wholly free from colds of winter, which renders savage life very difficult to men, born in hot climates; and secondly, because the Southern States are mostly surrounded by the sea, and by mountains the whole population of which is white, and which cut off the communication between the slaves and the vast forests of the inferior parts.
But let us suppose that all these difficulties overcome, what commercial advantages can France derive from the settlement of this country? The productions of Louisiana being the same with those of the West Indies, no advantage is to be reaped, for the islands, being well cultivated, will suffice for the wants of France and even all Europe. The introduction of those from Louisiana, would only lessen the price, without adding any thing to the value, and France would be obliged, to prevent the ruin of those who had employed their funds in the colonies, to imitate the Dutch, who destroy their spices and teas, when the quantity of these commodities in Europe is large enough to cause a depreciation of their value.
The productions of Louisiana, which do not grow in the West Indies, are only lumber, and perhaps rice; but it is certain that those productions, considering the difficulty of procuring them in a hot and insalubrious climate, will not cover the outlets, or, at least, will not yield the same profits, as would be procured by raising them in the islands, in procuring the same or other and more valuable articles. The proof of this is found in the United
States. It is not from Georgia nor S. Carolina that the West Indies are supplied with lumber, but chiefly from the northern states, where forests are more scarce and more valuable than in the south.—The cause of this is, that the supplying of lumber, the mills necessary to prepare them for sale, all these are the work of free hands which are satisfied with a moderate price.
I shall presume further to lay down, however paradoxical it may seem, that it is not advantageous for France to supply herself with lumber, even if she could procure it from Louisiana. I have two reasons to offer: What lumber the northern states supply her colonies with, is paid for in molasses and some rum. The first article costs the planter nothing, for, were it not for that, this would be an useless production of his sugar, and the second is but a very moderate expence for distillation. If it were consumed in America, molasses would be thrown away as useless, and this was the case when America was a British colony, because French commerce does not offer any other market for that commodity.
It may, therefore, be said, that the colonies have from the United States, lumber for nothing. Should, on the contrary, a settlement be formed in Louisiana for the supplying of that article, every expence and outset of this establishment, all the labor necessary to cut, saw, and transport it to the place where it is to be sold, would be a real loss for the nation, even admitting that the cutters and other men employed, should take, as payment, molasses and rum; because their labor would produce nothing to the nation.
But it is certain that Louisiana could not furnish a market for molasses or rum. It is only in New England (northern states,) that those articles are consumed. The inhabitants of the south prefer ardent spirits, distilled from grain, apples and peaches, to those distilled from molasses.
On the supposition, therefore, that the planters supply themselves with lumber in a French colony, exclusively at Louisiana, they would be forced to pay for it in money or objects of real value. If the right of supply is not exclusive, it is null, because the laborer of the southern climate cannot work as cheap as the robust son of the north.
It might be tho't that molasses would still find a market in New England, tho' it were no longer the price of lumber. It would be an error. They have no other reason to take it, than its being offered them in exchange for an article for which they have few other markets. Let the colonies refuse lumber, from the north, spirits from grain, apples, &c. will immediately be substituted to those from sugar, because the price of rum would immediately be higher. Then it will be that every sort of commerce between them and the colonies will cease, unless it be for provisions, which they will necessarily require to be paid for in money, or in what will pass in foreign markets, for money.
The second reason why France ought not to get her lumber from Louisiana, even though she might do it, is, that, in case of war, supposing England should preserve her naval superiority, no sure calculations could be made upon receiving provisions and they could not be supplied from the United States, for that commerce having been abandoned since the peace, those whom it then employed have sought other objects of industry; and saw-mills erected to prepare that lumber, are out of use, and will not easily be set up again at the renewal of hostilities, so that the misfortunes which are the consequence of it would be doubly distressing to the colonies.
It is therefore very evident the colonizing of Louisiana would, in a commercial point of view, be very injurious to France, because it would employ capitals which would be more usefully employed in the other colonies; because those capitals would lie dormant for several years, and because admitting they should become productive for individuals, they would add nothing to the national mass, and would have no other effect than to lower the price of colonial produce, and lessen the profits of their labor.
It might however be thought that the possession of Louisiana would afford one more market to French manufactures, and thus compensate the expence of the nation for its settlement. This question deserves a particular examination, and the provisioning or the consumption of French manufactures may relate either to the free or bond population.
If it be the free class that is to be considered by emigrants from France, it will be composed of that portion of the people which not only could support themselves in France, but, besides, increase the national riches by their industry. For France is not overburdened by her population, and consequently every emigration will form a vacuum somewhere, or abandon some useful branch which will no longer be carried on. The emigrant carries away with him a portion of the general good, in the mass of the productive labor of the mother country; he also carries away with him a portion of the capital, for he never goes with empty hands, and, as I have already observed, ten years must pass away before his settlement produces beyond his first necessaries. He must, at the same time, live with the strictest economy, for having nothing to offer in exchange, he receives scarcely any thing from the mother country, and the nature of the southerly climates requires very few of the articles necessary in Europe. It is, therefore, beyond all doubt, that, as to the present emigrant, the few articles furnished him by French manufactures will not cover the loss which the nation will sustain of his own labor; besides, he will consume much less in America than he would in France, and besides his labor, the manufacturer, who supplied his wants in both countries, will be a loser by his emigration.
Black population will still less contribute to the support of French manufactures, because their consumption in articles of dress is very small; and even in South Carolina it does not amount to more than forty livres a year for each negro. At Louisiana, where the winter is still less severe, it will be reduced in proportion; it will consist in cotton, principally worked in the country, and still more smuggled from the United States. But if the whole were brought from France, after deducting the raw materials which must be purchased, the whole profit of the French manufacturer will not amount to more than thirty livres for each negro, every year. Now, as each slave will cost the nation 1000 livres, and as this capital would have produced, in France, at least 10 per cent in every other commerce or manufacture, the difference between 100 livres French produce, and 30 livres, produce of the Louisiana clothing, gives the real loss to be sustained by France in the first ten years, during which they can only, as I have said before, supply their first wants, if so much; and as a certain number must die by the charge of climate and a number will run away, the real loss of France on every slave imported and employed in Louisiana must be 100 livres every year. (To be continued.)
SALEM, July 4. Arrived yesterday, sch'r Union, capt. Beckford, in 29 days from Surinam.—Left there, among a number of other vessels, sch'r Eliza, Bingham, and brig Agnes, Hunt, of Philadelphia; brig Atlanta, Simpson, of Boston; ship Mercury, Pettis, and sch'r Eliza Ann, Brown, of Providence; brig Diligent, of Wilmington, N. C. brig Elizabeth, Fletcher, of Newburyport; sch'r Union, and brig Enterprise, Ewer, of New York. Spoke, June 11, lat. 50, long. 50, 30, brig Jane, from Philadelphia to Barbadoes. June 12, lat. 25, 59, long. 63, 40, ship Ambition, Broom, 50 days from Lisbon, for N.Y. Spoke on Friday last, a Kennebec brig, 30 days from Tobago. When capt. B. left Surinam, provisions of every kind were plenty, except salt fish—beef and pork in no demand; every store full of those articles, and sales dull; flour had been in demand, but had fallen on account of two vessels having arrived from Philadelphia with that article. Produce of every kind scarce and dear. Molasses delivered on board at 36 cents per gallon, and sugar at 8 dollars per cwt. Nothing else allowed to be exported in American vessels. Since the Dutch have had possession of the colony, the old duties of 8 per cent. inward, and 14 3/4 per cent. outward, besides 6 guilders a last tonnage money, have been established again. Capt. B. was obliged to exchange his paper money for specie at the rate of 140 cents for a dollar—and no bills to be had except plantation bills at 20 per cent. advance.
BALTIMORE, July 8. Arrived, ship Ardent, Williams, from Londonderry. Left there, Ship Serpent, M'Corke, of Baltimore Mohawk, Barry, Philadelphia

Stafford, Kennedy, do. Baltimore In lat. 42, 58, long. 67, spoke a schooner, name unknown, bound to Newfoundland. July 3, spoke the ship Diana, of New Bedford, from Newry, with passengers, for New York. Passed a ship off the Potomac. Arrived, schr. Edith and Polly, Newcomb, of Oxford from Martinique, via Oxford. Schr. Unicorn, 20 days from Passamaquoddy. June 9. Arrived, brig Columbia, of Marblehead, capt. Trefrey, from Lisbon. Left at Lisbon, the brig Potomak, of Baltimore, and a schooner from Corunna, captain Dagget, to sail in 4 days for Boston. May 27, in lat. 42, 30, long. 28 spoke a sch. 26 days out from Alexandria, bound to Bilboa. June 2, in lat. 44, long. 27 20, spoke the ship Three Sisters, from Charleston bound to Bordeaux, 21 days out. June 13, in latitude 43, longitude 49, spoke the brig Maria from New York, 10 days out. June 28, in latitude 40, 12, longitude 62, 30, spoke the schr. Speedwell, captain Ellis from New York bound to Cadiz, 8 days out. Arrived, ship Alexandria, capt. Weston, from Liverpool. Left, ship General Greene, Miller, of Baltimore, to sail shortly; Baltimore, —, Hurst, of do. 15th June. The ships William, Kingston, of Philadelphia; John and Henry, Pinniker, of Charleston; Hanna, —, of do. Hope, Ripley, of Boston; brig Gruger, Barry, of New York; and a number of others names unknown, sailed with the Alexandria. In lat. 43, long. 48, spoke brig Mary, —, from Norfolk bound to Lisbon, out 15 days. Spoke the 13th June, a ship from Amsterdam bound to Boston, out 32 days, in lat. 45, long. 45. July 10. Arrived last night, schr. Dispatch, capt. De Cadiz, from the Havana. Left there, ship Esperensa, Howe, from Baltimore; and a number of others names unknown, belonging to different ports. Spoke nothing. The Pamela, Driscoll, from hence, arrived at Amsterdam the 13th May.
Alexandria Advertiser.
TUESDAY, JULY 12.
"V. Unca's" request has been complied with.
CAPTURE OF ST. LUCIA.
Arrived this morning the snow Rachel, Captain Stevens, 15 days from Barbadoes. Captain Stevens politely favored the Editor with the Bridge-Town Official Gazette of the 26th of June, from which the following extracts are made.
BRIDGE-TOWN, June 26. At eight o'clock this morning arrived the schooner Supply, Express from St. Lucia, with dispatches from Lieut. Gen. Grinfield, announcing the important conquest of that Island, which is communicated from the Lieut. General in a letter to his Excellency the Right Hon. Lord Seaforth, from which the following is an extract:—
"St. Lucia, June 22, 1803. "I am sure it will give your Lordship pleasure to hear that St. Lucia is now, and taken in the most handsome manner within twelve hours after the landing. We last night drove in the enemy's Out Posts and took the town of Castries. I then offered the Commandant a Capitulation, which he refused as a soldier and a man of honor. This morning at four, the assault began, and before five we were in possession of Morne Fortune. Our loss in Officers wounded, particularly of rank, has been great, but I hope many if not all will be restored to a service, to which they have added Luster."
Without entering into a circumstantial detail of the disembarkation of the Armament, and its advance to the position of Morne Chabot; suffice it to say, that the greater part of the troops being landed at
about four o'clock in the afternoon at Choque Bay, immediately proceeded to occupy the ports contiguous to Morne Fortune, and about five o'clock having driven in the advanced posts, got possession of the town of Castries.
In this attack the Lieut. General himself led the Column, and drove the French before him from Morne Chabot to Castries, down a road that lay open to all the guns of the fort.
The commander of the Forces, wishing to prevent an effusion of blood, sent a summons to the Commandant of Morne Fortune, which not being acceded to, it was determined to commence operations against the Morne before day break the next morning. The first column commanded by Brig. Gen. Prevost, began its march at half past one o'clock; the second column, commanded by Brig. Gen. Breton, moved from the town at half past two; and a detachment under Lieut. Col. Shipley, marched by another road to divert the attention of the enemy by a feint attack.
The columns nearly arriving at the same time at the point of attack, immediately pressed forward to storm the works of the Fortress, which were carried in less than three quarters of an hour, notwithstanding the resistance of the French (animated by the example of their Commandant and General of brigade Nogues) was most spirited and obstinate.
Great credit must attach to those who, by their prompt and decisive measures, have thus carried into immediate execution the wishes of his Majesty's Ministers and gained such an acquisition to their Country by the unconditional conquest of an island of such importance.
SUMMONS.
Castries, St. Lucia, June 21, 1803. The forces of His Britannic Majesty now landed in this island being so superior to that of the French republic, that all resistance must be not only not necessary but actually unnecessary profusion of the lives of men; the naval force is so superior to that of the French, that no hope of succour can possibly be entertained. The commanders both of the British army and navy, being fully sensible of their superiority, offer to the French commanding officer to accept of any reasonable conditions which he may think proper to propose, promising that the French troops must be prisoners of war and sent to Europe, and that all public property is to be at the disposition of the captors.
The officer who has the honor to present this, will wait one hour for an answer.
(Signed) W. GRINFIELD, Lieut. Gen. SAM. HOOD, Commodore, &c. To the General, or officer commanding the French forces in the island of St. Lucia.
ANSWER (Translation.) Morne Fortune, 2nd Messidor. 11th year French Republic. The General (Lieutenant to the Captain General of Martinique) at St. Lucia, to his Excellency General GRINFIELD and the commodore HOOD.
Gentlemen, THE military advantages which I have at my disposal will not permit me to subscribe to the terms offered and contained in your message, this instant received.
Like you, gentlemen, I am actuated by the principles of humanity, and the preservation of our respective forces; but it is a duty I owe to the honor of the French Arms, to defend Morne Fortune as long as the means I have will enable me to keep it militarily.
Receive Gentlemen, the homage of my salutations, and assurance of my high consideration.
(Signed) NOGUES.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Head Quarters Castries, St. Lucia. June 22, 1803. The Commander of the Forces has the honor to congratulate the troops under his command, for the gallant attack and capture, by assault, of the fortress of Morne Fortune, and the unconditional surrender of the Island of St. Lucia.
If any thing could reconcile to the Officers and soldiers who have been wounded, and to the friends of those who have been killed, it will be the reflection of their most extraordinary, gallant, and soldier like behaviour.
The commander of the forces shall have particular satisfaction in representing to
his King, the readiness with which the troops who formed the expedition were embarked on the shortest notice; he must particularly speak of the gallant behavior of the 2d Battalion of the Royals, and the 64th Regiment; and he is very sorry that the 64th Regiment, by its being in the reserve under Brig. Gen. Pickett, was not in the action, otherwise there could have been no doubt, but that the conduct of that Regiment would have merited an equal report, as was evinced from a small detachment of that Regiment in a feint attack under the command of Lieut. Col. Shipley.
To the ready attention of Commodore Hood, and to the accommodation afforded to the troops in the Men of War, and to the exertions and arrangements of Captain Halliwell in their embarkation and disembarkation, may be justly attributed the success of the expedition to this island.
To the cool and determined conduct of Brig. Gen. Prevost, and Brig. Gen. Breton, who led the two columns of attack, may be attributed the success of the action; but to Brigadier General Prevost must be acknowledged, that to his counsel and arrangements, the Commander of the forces attributes the glory of the day.
To Lt. Col. Pakinham and Lt. Col. McDonald, (both severely wounded) their respective corps are indebted for their spirited behaviour.
To Lieutenant Colonel Shipley and the Royal Engineers he is indebted in an high degree for assistance and professional advice.
To Lt. Col. Morden (severely wounded) he is indebted for his spirited offer & good conduct in leading the column to the assault; and the conduct of Major Sir George Richardson, (also severely wounded) was particularly noticed by Brig. Gen. Prevost.
It would be of too great length to insert the names of every officer whose courage and behaviour on this day has deserved to be marked; the commander of the forces can assure them that the satisfaction expressed by Brig. General Prevost and Brig. Gen. Breton, does them the highest credit.
The commander of the forces would be un pardonable was he not to express, that the General of Brigade Nogues, the commanding officer of the forces of the French Republic, and the troops under his command, mad a most gallant defence for their country, and highly honorable to themselves.
Return of the Killed Wounded and missing.
Killed—4 Serjeants, 16 Rank and File. Wounded—4 Field Officers, 2 Captains, 3 Subalterns, 4 Serjeants, 97 Rank and File. Missing—1 Drummer, 7 Rank and File.
Names of Officers Wounded.
2d. Batt. Royals—Lieut. Col. Macdonald and Capt. Catonnier—severely. 64th Regiment.—Lieut. Col. Pakinham, Major Sir Geo. Richardson—severely. Capt. Galway, and Lieut. Frederick Rowan—slightly.
3d West India Regt.—Lieut. Moultrie and Ensign Fagan—slightly.
Staff.—Lieut. Col. Morden, Dep. Adjutant General—severely.
N. B. Hospital Mate Hynes, attached to 3d West India Regiment, severely wounded, not included above.
FRENCH PRISONERS.
The number of French Prisoners amounts to 619 men, including Officers and non commissioned.
PROCLAMATION.
Saint Lucia—By their Excellencies Lieut. Gen. Wm. Grinfield, and commodore Samuel Hood, Commanding in Chief the Land and Sea Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, employed in reducing said Island, &c. &c.
Although the said Island of St. Lucia was taken by assault, and without any capitulation or stipulation whatever, yet their Excellencies, from a desire to tranquilize the inhabitants and proprietors, with respect to their actual situation, have thought proper to declare, and do hereby declare, that the laws existing at the time the said Island was under his Majesty's Government immediately previous to its last cession, shall continue in full force until His Royal Pleasure shall be made known; and all the constituted authori-
ties are required to take notice of this Proclamation, and conduct themselves accordingly.
Given under our Hands and Seals at Head Quarters, Castries, in the Island of St. Lucia, this 23d day of June 1803.
(Signed) W. GRINFIELD, Lieut. Gen. SAMUEL HOOD, Commodore.
Public Vendue.
Cotton, Rice & Holland Gin. THIS DAY, At four o'clock, P. M. will be sold from on board the sch'r Adventure, lying at Hoae's wharf—on a credit of 90 days for approved negotiable notes, 41 bales prime upland Georgia Cotton, 5 pipes Holland Gin, 4th proof, and 26 tierces of Rice. P. G. MARSTELLER.
July 12. I intend to open a School on Thursday next for the instruction of Girls only, at the house in which I reside: they will be taught to read, write, and cypher, and will be instructed in History, Geography, and the use of the globes. The terms are Seven Dollars, to be paid quarterly. THOMAS DAVIS.
July 12. d3t For Sale, Freight or Charter, The Sloop THEMIS, burthen 350 barrels, now lying at Prince Street wharf. For further particulars apply on board, or DANL. M'CLEAN.
For sale on board said vessel, 20 tons Plaster of Paris, 2000 lbs. of Cheese. July 12. d
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. e08t
Wanted to Hire,
A Ready NEGRO MAN, of middle age, who can be well recommended for his honesty and sobriety.—Apply to the Printer. July 12. co
For Sale or Rent,
A two story FRAME HOUSE well finished, on Washington Street, between Prince and Duke Street. Apply to J. B. J. H. Tucker. July 12. 13w3w||
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. co Just received & for Sale, FRESH
Lemons, Limes & China Oranges, and Ladies' Clothes and Work Baskets, from Lisbon—Also, Excellent Philadelphia PORTER. ABEL WILLIS. July 11. d
For Sale,
An excellent MILCH COW. Enquire of the Printer. July 9. d
GRASS CARPETS.
A few elegant patterns, just received per the brig Alexandria, and for sale by Jonah Thompson & Son. July 6. d
PRINTING INK,
Of an excellent quality, For sale at Mr. Timothy Caldwell's near the West Market, City of Washington.
Who has to let on ground rent, A number of Lots in eligibl situations. June 18. 13w3w

BENNET & WATTS, HAVE IMPORTED In the Commerce from Liverpool, and Harmony from Philadelphia the  FOLLOWING GOODS, for sale on the usual terms. Fashionable coat buttons, Virginia Sickles, Curry Combs and Brushes, Ladies and Gentlemens pocket Books, thread cases with instruments, Locks and Hinges, Chest and Cupboard Locks, Coat and breast bone moulds, Bridport Sail Canvas of a superior quality 1 to 7, Gurrabs, Sannas, Mamoodys, Coffacs, and fine Madras Shirting Cottons. Ladies long silk and leather Gloves, Elegant patent black lace-Cloaks, Nankeens, long and short pieces of the first quality, Irish Linens, white and brown, Imperial and Hyson Teas of the first quality, Loaf Sugar, &c, &c. June 27. eo2w
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 Cuthbert 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
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, innkeepers, 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 with patterns drawn for Tambouring, Embroidery, Toilet Tables & other Needle work. Apply at Mr. Jacob Shuck's, Duke Street, to
F. KEMMELMEYER.
An Apprentice wanted to the above business. June 27. eo
For Sale,
A valuable Lot of Ground situated at the corner of Prince and Pitt streets, in the town of Alexandria, fronting 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 subscriber 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. eo
VALUABLE PROPERTY,
For Sale or Rent. THE three story BRICK HOUSE on the corner of King and Columbus streets. THOMAS PATTEN. Dec. 29. eo
Little River Turnpike Company. THE STOCKHOLDERS are called on to pay to William Hartshorne, Treasurer of said company, TEN DOLLARS on each share by them held, on or before the 20th day of next month. By Order of the Directors. Wm. HARTSHORNE, Treasurer. 6th Mo. 17. 2aw 2oj
Notice.
ALL persons having claims against the estate of William Triplett, of Round Hill, deceased, are requested to bring them forward for adjustment and payment; and all those indebted to the estate are respectively called upon to make immediate payment to the Executor:—it being their anxious wish to close all the accounts, and settle with the legatees as soon as possible. Charles Little, } Ex'trs. Geo. Triplett, } July 7. eo
Ricketts, Newton and Co.
Have for Sale, 50 boxes Segars, 6 pipes old Madeira Wine, 5 tref's Threads, 100 pieces Bandanoes, 10 bales Cotton, 1 trunk low priced Callicoes, 2 butts French Brandy, 50 boxes Soap and Candles, 4 boxes Wool and Cotton Cards, 50 kegs Tobacco (James river) 20 bks. Beet and Pork, 10 bds. Sugar, 10 tons Swedish Iron, 20 boxes Chocolate, 100 reams Wrapping Paper, 100 do. Writing do. French and Nova Scotia Plaister, 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
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 Fruquier Court-House, Centerville &c. (and by some thought not a mile 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.
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 Barrel 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. 1aw 7t
PROPOSAL, FOR A NEW WEEKLY PAPER, To be published in Alexandria, ENTITLED  THE MERCURY. BY BRADFORD AND BURGESS.
THE Public have been for many years afflicted with the demon of party, and it has been the constant practice of interested demagogues to inflame the passion, as much as possible, by artful tales. The plan on which the MERCURY will be printed shall be IMPARTIAL; we shall confine ourselves to the bare Statement of facts, concerning the politics of our country.
THE Editor's utmost endeavors will be exerted, to render it in some degree conducive to the attainment of knowledge, as well as the communication of news—to enlighten the understanding—to aid the cause of virtue and religion. IMPROVEMENTS in Agriculture and Domestic Economy; Arts and Sciences—Poetry; Anecdotes; Prices Current; Appointments; Marriages; Deaths, &c, will claim our attention.
WE shall have (weekly) an opportunity of giving News, Foreign and Domestic, as early as any printer in the United States. Also, being contiguous to the seat of the General Government and giving IMPARTIAL political information we hope that a liberal and enlightened community, will patronize this our first attempt.
CONDITIONS.
THE MERCURY will be printed Weekly, on a fair and large sheet, with an elegant type. Subscription, Two Dollars and 50 Cents per Annum, payable on the receipt of the first number.
Patrons in town, to be furnished on the day of publication; others agreeable to directions.
Those who obtain eight subscribers, shall be entitled to the ninth, gratis.
Subscriptions, to be returned to Alexandria, Post Office, by the first of August.
JUST PUBLISHED, By COTTON & STEWART, AND FOR SALE At their Bookstore, and the Bookstore of J. V. Thomas, (PRICE ONE DOLLAR,)  LETTERS
FROM HIS EXCELLENCY Gen. GEO. WASHINGTON, TO Sir ARTHUR YOUNG, AND Sir J. SINCLAIR, Bart. ON AGRICULTURE, AND OTHER INTERESTING TOPICS.
Few works have been published in America, that claim the agriculturist's attention more than this. Added to his own experiments, opinions and calculations, it contains those of the most eminent farmers in the middle states; collected from them by himself, and transmitted to the British Board of Agriculture of which he was an honorary member. April 25. d
Just Received AND FOR SALE BY ROBERT & JNO. GRAY, King Street,  BROAD GRINS:
Comprising with new additional Tales in verse, those formerly published under the title of "My Night Gown and Slippers." By GEORGE COLMAN, the younger Author of the "Poor Gentleman," &c. Also, a new edition of  THE FARMER'S BOY,
By ROBERT BLOOMFIELD. Price 75 Cents each. May 23. d
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. eo
FREDERICK KOONES Begs leave to inform his friends and the public, that he has removed to that large and commodious house well known as the sign of the  SPREAD EAGLE, at the corner of King and Royal streets. He embraces this opportunity of returning his grateful thanks to those gentlemen who have heretofore favored him with their custom, and hopes, by a faithful discharge of his duty, to merit a continuance and the support of the public. July 7. eo
Just Published, By Robert & John Gray, And for sale at their Book & Stationary Store in King street,  THEODORE CYPHON: OR,  THE BENEVOLENT JEW. A Novel, in 2 vols. By GEORGE WALKER, Author of the Vagabond, Three Spaniards, &c, &c. Price One Dollar and Seventy Five Cents Handsomely bound & lettered. Also, The Story of Tom Snell. Price 20 cents. April 21. d
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 Plaister 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
JUST RECEIVED And for Sale, By Robert & John Gray, King Street,  A LETTER, To JOSEPH PRIESTLY, L. L. D. F. R. S. &c. &c. In Answer to his Performance, entitled, Socrates and Jesus Compared. By John Blair Linn, A. M. Price 62 1/2 Cents. ALSO, Just received and ready to be delivered to subscribers, the 1st vol. of THE DOMESTIC ENCYCLOPEDIA.
FOR RENT, (Possession may be had immediately) The subscribers' brick Warehouse and dwelling House, situated on Prince Street, with or without the adjoining Warehouses. Further description is unnecessary.—Those who are inclined, can view the premises and know the terms. WM. HODGSON. June 10. d
Jonah Thompson and Son, HAVE IMPORTED In the ships William & John from London, and United States from Liverpool; Superfine Cloths and Cassimeres, Cambric, jaconet and bock Muslins, silk Shawls, cotton Hosiery, Jeannets, Fustians, striped and clouded Nankeens, Corduroys, Velvets and Thicksets, Dimities, fancy Marceilles, Waistcoating, sewing Silks, Twiss and Thread, &c. &c. They are in daily expectation of their assortment of Hardware. May 9. d
For SALE, or RENT, THE STORE I have occupied for sometime past, situated on Prince Street, opposite Col. Hooe's. There is on stand in town more eligible or better calculated for carrying on an extensive wet or dry Good Business. The Cellar perfectly dry, with a door at each end, will hold one thousand barrels of Flour.—Twenty-five hundred barrels may be stowed upon the Premises without any inconvenience to the occupant. For terms apply to WILLIAM OXLEY. December 7. eo
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