Alexandria daily advertiser (Alexandria [Va.]), 1805-11-14 00:00:00

NORFOLK, November 7.
The editor has received by the ship William Penn, captain Watson, 40 days from Nantz. Paris papers to the 18th September, six days later than any yet received. It appears by these papers that the great question of War on the continent was yet undecided—although the Russians and Austrians were arming in all parts, and although all the officers in France on furlough were ordered to join the armies without loss of time, the frontiers full of troops, and all Italy armed and in alarm, the distribution of the Austrian forces mentioned, and even the different commanders appointed and named—but the reasons that operate against inevitable war are, that couriers from Vienna, and frequently dispatches were received at Paris—that notwithstanding the pompous and martial detail of Austrian battalions, it is known they are (particularly in Italy) mostly thin, half-filled, and said to be waiting for the recruits to join—and on the side of Russia, their present war with the Persians, and their designs on the Ottoman empire, may afford sufficient employ for extraordinary armament and preparation; add to this, that the temper of a court is sometimes made known by incidents that, although slight in themselves, betray its important secrets. The following is a translation of one of this nature:
"St. Petersburg, August 19. We must not believe that every person here is for war; peace has also its partisans; and it is remarked, that while the friends of war are of the English party, the friends of peace are on the side of France; and this proves that the pacific intentions of France are not misunderstood, notwithstanding all endeavors used to infuse an opinion to the contrary. Some days since, in a numerous circle at court, when the conversation chanced to turn on the political situation of Europe, madame de W. who is known to be in all the secrets of government, asked, with a careless air, if the emperor Alexander meant to sell again to the cabinet of St. James, the Russian soldiers which the English refused to exchange, and which were restored to his father without ransom, by the present chief of the French nation? This simple or sarcastic question astonished every one, and put an end to the subject; next day it was mentioned in all the inferior circles as indicative of peace with France."
In reviewing the late European publications, it is worthy of notice, that Jerome Bonaparte, who was considered here as an effeminate boy, has, with four or five French ships of war, demanded and obtained the liberation of all the French prisoners at Algiers. 32 in number, on whom had been in slavery twenty years! [vide to day's paper]—The truth of some of the following translated facts seems contradicted by subsequent events.
LONDON, September 2.
Commencement of the War on the Continent.—News is just arrived that the Prussians made a sudden irruption into Pomerania, and falling by surprise on the Russians assembled in that province, killed 4000 men—This came by the mail from Gottenburg.
GERMANY.
We are informed that the princes composing the "Corps Germanique," are determined, that in case of a new war between France and Austria, they will publish a declaration of neutrality; and this has occasioned the frequent intercourse & negotiations between the greatest part of these princes. The kings of Denmark and Prussia will be invited to guarantee this neutrality. It is said the declaration of his majesty the emperor of the French, to the court of Vienna, relative to its warlike preparations and its assemblage of troops, was forwarded to the imperial minister by M. Le Rochefoucault, the last of August, and that an answer might be expected the beginning of September. This answer is expected with the utmost impatience, as it necessarily will decide the question of peace or war.
According to all appearances the Austrian regiments are far from being complete—the imperial chamber demanded of the town of Constance, and in part of Suabia, 452 recruits for the regiment of Helsen; and after many representations the compromise was 232.
HOLLAND (Hague) September 6.
Letters from Nimeguen the 3d of this month mention, yesterday the magistrates of this city received notice that 20,000 French troops would pass through, infantry and cavalry, and that the passage would be effected in 3 different days.
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 2.
If any one should seek here for the ancient policy of the Ottoman court, and the court of Mahomet the 2d, or Soliman the magnificent, he would be miserably disappointed. The immense monarchy of the Turks is now a field of battle, where revolted pachas, blind instruments of a foreign power, prepare the annihilation of their religion and the empire, by mutual contests. Egypt is again reduced under the yoke of the Mamelukes—Eli Bey returned from London with instructions that he has faithfully executed, prepares to deliver to the English the keys of this rich province—the pachas of Syria seize alternately the spirits of Djezzan, and agree only in despising the orders of the divan—Bagdad, Bassora, and the countries bordering on the gulf of Persia, have a long time since freed themselves from the dominion of the Porte. Casa Osman, Oglou Aga of Natolia, who has for thirty years past been accumulating immense riches, executes the decrees of the Grand Seignor only when revolt costs more than obedience—he has made useless efforts (real or dissembled) to reduce the pacha of Trebizende, who is in full insurrection. The pacha of Evrezuma marches against him, and leaves without defence Turkish Armenia, whilst the Russians penetrate into all parts of this fine country that belongs to the Persians, and assemble large forces on the side of d'Erivan. The political situation of Turkey in Europe is still more alarming—the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, peopled by Gaults, are delivered over to the influence of Russia, much more respected at Jassy and Bacharet than the orders of the Grand Seignor are at Constantinople. Half of Bulgaria is submitted to Paswan Oglou, All Servia is in insurrection, and demands independence. The warlike population of Albania has increased the armies of the Russians assembled at the Seven Islands, and M. d'Italiushi, under pretence that the troops that come from the Black Sea would be too straightened at Corfu, exacts that they should be, debarked in the NEAREST PROVINCES, that is to say, in the Epirus and the Morea. The divan, whose only business appears to be to place the seat of the Turkish empire to the orders sent from Petersburg, has not failed to subscribe to this extraordinary command, and thus we see all the important points of the empire of the east occupied by the Russians, the interior devastated by a horrible anarchy, and the authority of Selim the third bounded by the police of Constantinople.
PARIS, Sept 15.
Minister of the Marine.
Jerome Bonaparte, captain in the Navy, Commanding a division in the Mediterranean, to his excellency the minister of Marine and the Colonies.
On board la Pomone, in the road of Genoa, 13th Fructidor, year 13.
Mr. Minister,
I have the honor to inform your excellency that the mission which his majesty has been pleased to intrust me with has been happily fulfilled. The division under my orders has just anchored in the harbour of Genoa with two hundred and thirty-one slaves on board, all in good health as well as the crews. They will be landed in two days conformable to his majesty's instructions. The city of Algiers and its neighborhood were in perfect health at my departure, as is proved by the declaration made to me by Mr. Dubois Thainville, the emperor's charge d'affairs.
This expedition would have been sooner brought to a conclusion, had it not been for the circumstances which rendered it necessary for me to put into Toulon, and of which I have had the honor to inform your excellency by my dispatch of the 23d Thermidor. I was not detained there a long time thanks to the care and activity of the maritime prefects. In 72 hours the division was in a state to set sail, proceeded on its voyage. I had dispatched the Abielle sloop, captain Eydou, two days before to inform the commissary general of commercial regulations at Algiers of my approaching arrival and the object of my mission. I desired him at the same time immediately to set on foot a negotiation for setting the slaves at liberty, in order to save me delays and difficulties which I might otherwise meet with.
I set sail from Toulon on the 26th Thermidor, at ten in the morning with a strong breeze from the N. W. with close reefed topsails. I shaped my course towards Mahon, where I hoped to fall in with an enemy's cruiser. I passed it a league, having only seen and visited some ships of our allies and neutrals, amongst the rest a Riguan out 22 days from Gibraltar. I learnt from her captain that rear admiral Bicker-ton with five sail of the line was then busied in repairing his ships and taking in
provisions, and that Lord Nelson was cruising off Cadiz.
On the fourth day of my departure from Toulon I arrived at Algiers. The Abielle sloop of war had arrived there 48 hours before me. Mr. Dubois Thainville, had no sooner received my letter than he set on foot the negotiation I had instructed him with, but was stopped in it by difficulties he was not enabled to remove. The Dey was little disposed to acquiesce in what was required of him. He would not comprise in the number of slaves, whom I claimed those who had been taken at Oran, and who for upwards of twenty years had been in the power of the Regency. He observed that having been made prisoners whilst fighting under the Spanish flag, they ought not to participate in the same favour, besides which they had been refused to France at several different times. He added however that in honor of the Emperor's brother he would consent to give me up 30 of these slaves.
I replied to the Dey, through Mr. Thainville, who came on board the Pomone to inform me of his intentions, that it was not my design to content myself with fulfilling only half the mission, with which H. M. had entrusted me, & that consequently it was of sufficiency to me to have the thirty slaves he offered to me, but that I insisted on having all the French, Ligurians and Italians in his possession, and that if in twenty four hours, my proposition was not agreed to, I should have nothing more to say to him, and would break off all negotiation. On the following morning I had a favourable answer, and in the evening received on board my division 231 slaves, which the Dey caused to be delivered to me, contrary to the custom of the country, after sun set.
I set sail on the same evening, the 2d Fructidor. On the 7th, at 12 leagues to the NE. of Mahon, I descried a frigate 9 miles to windward, the wind then blowing very fresh from the NNE. the sea being very heavy obliged me to take in all the reefs. Under such circumstances I could not hope to come up with the frigate, which had the wind on the other tack. Two other sail bearing in sight at the same time, I resolved on giving chase to them as they were to windward. I read out my division, & caused it to manoeuvre so as to cut off their retreat, had we been better sailors. One of them, which was a frigate bore away under all the sail she could carry, and I lost sight of her during the night. The second I soon came up with, and found her to be an American from Leghorn to Boston. I learnt from her captain that he had fallen in with on the preceding evening, 2 English frigates, the same I apprehend which I had just seen and which escaped by their distance from me and their superior sailing. I continued my course, and after 5 days calm and light breezes, arrived in Genoa road, on the 16th Fructidor at 5 in the morning.
Accept, Mr. Minister, the assurance of my high esteem. J. Bonaparte.
GENOA, 16 Fructidor.
The Arch-Treasurer of the Empire to the Cardinal of Genoa and the Bishops of the three Departments.
The Emperor's brother, Commander of the naval forces, is returned to Genoa after having fulfilled the mission entrusted to him by his august brother, with the greatest success. He has brought back 231 captives whose letters have been broken by the happy union of Liguria to the French Empire.
It is His Majesty's intention that this event should be celebrated through the three departments with the sentiments with which he is himself penetrated: he looks on it as a benefit conferred by the Almighty, who has deigned to choose him to be the instrument of his bounty towards Liguria.
You will enter into his views, gentlemen, and in consequence cause Te Deum to be sung in your Cathedral, and afterwards in all the Churches of your diocese, for this signal favour.
You will seize this opportunity to make known to the Pastors and the people the gratitude they owe to a sovereign wholly occupied with their interests and happiness.
Receive, gentlemen, the assurance of my distinguished consideration.
Signed, LEBRUN.
Here follows a similar Letter from the Arch-Treasurer to the Prefects and Under-Prefects of the three Departments, after which the Moniteur thus continues:
On the day when the Commandant and Captives who had recovered their liberty came on shore, the Councillor of States, and Maritime Prefect gave orders that public rejoicings should be made in the Harbour. Discharges of artillery were then heard from the batteries and forts.
The Arch-Treasurer and all the Civil and Military Authorities received the Commander of the Naval forces at the landing place, after which they repaired with the Captives set at liberty to the Metropolitan Church.
H. Exc. the Cardinal-Archbishop has celebrated a solemn Mass and caused Te Deum to be sung as thanksgivings.
The Captives set at liberty, have dined on board the ship le Genois.
The Arch-Treasurer received at dinner the Constituted Authorities and principal land and sea Officers. The Commandant of the Naval Forces, brother to the Emperor, honored this banquet with his presence.
In the evening there was a ball and illumination.
On the same day also, the prisoners confined in the Malapaga, for debts not exceeding 300 franks were set at liberty in consequence of orders from the Emperor, as were likewise those condemned for desertion.
The following morning was employed in forming the crew of the ship le Genois. The sailors judged worthy of that post, received two months pay in advance.
SEMLIN, Aug. 20.
According to the latest intelligence from Servia, a body of 30,000 Mountene-grins and Herzegovians have united with the insurgents to make common cause with them. By this junction, the forces of the Servians now amount to 100 thousand men.
Semandria has surrendered at discretion to the Servians. Seven of the principal Turks of that town, the authors of the last troubles, have been publicly beheaded, and all their substance confiscated. Ussza, a strong fortress, which the Servians had for a long time blockaded, has also been taken by assault. The garrison, consisting entirely of Turks, defended themselves with the utmost obstinacy. The insurgents, irritated at this useless resistance, put a part of the inhabitants to the sword.
Private letters from Montenegro and from Herzegovina announce that the inhabitants of those countries are in open insurrection, that the court of Petersburg approves the conduct of the Servians, and that a body of Russian troops are expected shortly to arrive there from the islands of the Ionian sea.
VIENNA, Aug. 27.
The minister of state, Count de Cobentzel, has communicated to all the foreign courts, the note which the cabinet of Vienna addressed on the 8th of this month to that of Berlin, and in which his majesty the emperor expressed his desire to renew the negotiations with which Mr. de Novoziltzoff had been charged.
NEW-YORK, November 11.
In the preceding columns we have exhausted our stock of political intelligence by the ship Hardware; but the arrival of the brig Pallas from Halifax has extended our London dates to the 21st of September, five days later than the former accounts. The news, of which the following are the principal articles, was brought to Halifax by the ship Camilla, captain Taylor, in 30 days from Portsmouth, charged with dispatches for admiral Mitchell.
LONDON, September 19.
The Prince Adolphus packet, from New York, is arrived at Falmouth, in 19 days from Halifax.
It is certain we understand, that rear admiral Calder joined admiral Collingwood on the 25th ult.
Admiral Ranier struck his flag last week on board the Trident, and landed at Ramsgate, after eleven years absence.
September 21.
It is stated in an evening paper, that as soon as a junction shall have taken place between the Russian and Austrian armies, a manifesto will be published on the part of the armed neutrality, as the alliance between the two imperial courts is denominated. The following are given as the conditions upon which Austria and Russia will consent and procure the consent of England, to a general pacification:
"France is to evacuate all Italy, Piedmont, Switzerland and Holland, into which, as well as Germany, no French troops are upon any pretext to penetrate. The offensive and defensive treaty between France and Spain, of 1796, is to be dissolved, and the latter kingdom as well as Portugal, is to have its independence restored. The left bank of the Rhine, and the Alps and Pyrenees, are to be the boundaries of the French empire, which cannot for the future, be passed in time of peace without being considered by the armed neutrality as a declaration of war. The

forming the armed neutrality, and future league of pacification, are, besides Russia and Austria, to consist of Sweden, Denmark, Turkey, Naples, Sardinia, Lombardy, Saxony, Spain and Portugal. Piedmont is to be restored to the king of Sardinia; Lombardy, with Parma and Piacenza, are to be erected into an independent kingdom, in favor of the elder branch of the Bourbon family.
Upon these conditions all the confederate princes are to acknowledge Bonaparte as emperor of the French, and England is to restore Malta to the order; Russia will evacuate the Seven Islands, and, as well as the other states, respect the independence and guarantee the integrity of the Turkish empire.
Certain intelligence has been received, that the French evacuated Lunenburg and Lauenburg, and that the left bank of the Elbe is entirely denuded of French troops.
The expedition which sailed lately from Cork consisting of three ships of the line, besides frigates, 19 or 20 Indiamen, and several transports amounting to 70 sail, having on board 7 or 8000 troops, under the command of General Baird, destined against the Cape of Good Hope; and as soon as possession is obtained of that place the expedition will proceed against the Isle of France.
Portsmouth, Sept. 21. Sir John Duckworth, it is said, is appointed second in command of the Mediterranean fleet.
Five waggons laden with specie arrived this morning from London several others have arrived in the course of the week. 400,000 pounds in dollars have been put on board the Thalis frigate, captain Walker, which is under orders to proceed with the money to Bengal on account of the E. India Company. One hundred and ninety seven pounds in Dollars for Malta which were embarked aboard the Melpomene frigate, have been removed to the Royal Sovereign of one hundred guns, captain Conn. She will sail in a few days. And one hundred and fifty chests of dollars were shipped this morning on board the Defiance of seventy four guns capt. Dunham, which is ordered to join Lord Nelson's fleet.
Vienna, Aug. 28. On the 26th inst. the regiment of infantry of the Arch Duke Charles, marched from Vienna for Italy. The regiment of Prince Auersperg is also gone from hence to Italy. The camp of Budweis, in Bohemia is entirely broken, and the regiments that were to go thither, have now received orders to march to the camp of Wels, in Upper Austria, which will amount to sixty or seventy thousand men. It is said that the Emperor himself, will as soon as circumstances may require, repair to that camp, which is supposed to be intended for an army of reserve.
The Archduke Charles is to be commander of the army in Italy, and the Archduke John in Tyrol. The whole Austrian force for the protection of the Frontiers is estimated at 200,000 men, besides bombards, cannoniers, sappers, and pontoniers. The ambassadors of his majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, has announced, that to support the negotiations which our court has proposed for the maintenance of peace, and to support Austria, he had given orders for two Russian armies to put themselves in motion.
They write from Carolina, that towards the 30th of this month, an army of 80,000 men will be assembled at Layback, and in the environs, the destination of which force is Italy.
Hanover, Sep. 2. It was confidently reported here yesterday after the arrival of the Italian post, that hostilities had actually commenced between the Russian and French armies. Late occurrences seem to countenance the report, notwithstanding the pacific tone of the Corsican majesty, who is no doubt very much alarmed at the threatening of the Northern political atmosphere.
Letters from Vienna, of the 18th ult. unanimously agree, that the preparations there are even greater than at any period of the former war, and that the number of volunteers to join the main army almost exceeds belief.
The French here are all in motion; some think they intend to evacuate the country; but others with more likelihood, suppose their object is to keep the court of Denmark in check.
September 6. Letters from Switzerland unanimously assert that Bonaparte is taking the most active measures, in that ill fated Country, to obtain such a preponderancy in their councils as leaves no reason to doubt of their soon petitioning to be ingrafted into the Corsican family, in the event of a rupture with Austria.
Alexandria Daily Advertiser.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13.
The Anniversary of the Birth Day of the Honorable JOHN ADAMS, was celebrated on Thursday the 31st ultimo, by the inhabitants of Quincey and the neighboring towns.
Captain Haynes from Barbadoes informs that a few days before he sailed a French sloop of war of 22 guns was brought in there, and that a frigate was likewise captured and carried into Antigua.
Halifax, October 26. H. M. S. Mermaid, having struck on the Litchfield Rock last evening, the Cleopatra frigate, and Indian sloop of war, were immediately dispatched to her relief; but the tide rising, the sloop got off, with very little damage.
Two days ago, the Mermaid spoke an American vessel from Bilboa for Marblehead, out 23 days; who informed that Spain had actually declared WAR against the American States; and that he was obliged to cut and run, to save his vessel.
Further extracts from London papers received at New-York.
London, Sept. 17.
The last Messenger from Petersburg, brought positive orders for the speedy departure of Count Stragonoff, on his mission to Madrid. He will therefore leave Thomas's Hotel, Berkely Square, in the course of a few days, accompanied by his numerous suite. It is conjectured, that measures are about to be adopted for the relief of Spain, from the tyranny of Bonaparte, and Count Stragonoff is fully empowered to act on any great emergency.
On the 25th ult. Mr. Bacher communicated to the Minister residing at Katisbon a Copy of a Declaration, which the French Government had forwarded to their Minister at Vienna, to be delivered by him to the Imperial Court. Its principal contents will be found in another part of this paper. It concludes with this remarkable threat— "That in case the reply of the court of Vienna to the explanations required should not be satisfactory, the Emperor of the French will postpone the expedition of England, and repair to the Rhine with his whole force, for the purpose of compelling Austria to preserve the peace of the Continent." The Imperial Commissary also communicated to some of the Envoys the Declaration which was sent by the Court of Vienna to the Courts of Paris, Petersburg, London, Berlin, &c.
But during these appeals, troops were marching from every quarter. On the 30th of August, a general movement commenced amongst the French troops in Hanover. The regiments quartered in the vicinity of Lauenburg, Harburg, and Lünenburg, through the latter city to the southward, Zell and Gifhorn. About the same period, nearly all the troops on the coast of Boulogne, amounting to 100,000, broke up for Strasburg; and 20,000 of the French troops stationed in Holland were to march through Languian on the 8th, 9th and 10th inst. to rendezvous at Mentz. Thus we may estimate the French force marching from Hanover, Holland and Bologna, to the Rhine, at 150,000 men; besides the reinforcements they may receive from the interior.
On the other hand, the preparations of Austria and Russia appear to be still more formidable. In the camp of Lintz alone, near the frontiers, the Austrian army, when joined by the troops on their way from Minkendorff and Bohemia, will amount to 100,000 men. The Russian army, which are marching from Poland for Austrian Silesia, Moravia and Bohemia, are said alone to exceed 100,000 men. These are entering exclusive of the armies in the Tyrol, in Italy, the Ionian Islands, and several encampments in the interior of the Austrian dominions and on the borders of Switzerland.
On the 24th ult. several officers were sent from Vienna to the Generals commanding in the different provinces. The districts of Trente, Roveredo, etc. are provided with strong entrenchments; and the important passes of Finstemus, and Winchgu, are placing in the best state of defence. In short, the preparations are unparalleled for activity and vigor.
A report, in a letter said to be written from Berlin, states, that an armed neutrality is to be formed by Prussia, Denmark, and some of the electors of Germany, in the case of an actual rupture between Austria and France.
Lord Nelson arrived at the George Inn, Portsmouth, on Saturday morning, at six o'clock. After breakfast, he went to the Dockyard, on a visit to Sir Charles Saxton; and one o'clock, his Lordship embarked from the Southsea beach, & went on board the Victory, which with the Euryalus frigate, sailed on Sunday. The Royal Sovereign, Defiance, Thunderer, Ajax, Agamemnon and Melpomene, will follow his lordship. His fleet is to be increased to 82 sail of the line. Admiral Thornbrough is to hoist his flag on board the Kent, under his Lordship's command.
In former times, when Jefferson was ejected from office by dozens some of the worthless characters in the Union, for no other cause than a difference of opinion, his conduct was defended and applauded by the democratic printers, and especially the Aurora. This was because the persons ejected were federalists; when a democrat is ejected out of office the case is greatly altered. Governor McKean has lately displaced a man by the name of Samuel Bryan, (a person, we presume, of no excellent excellency of character, as he is spoken of in high terms in the Aurora.) This is called "glutting rancorous and y nical revenge;" Bryan is, "the victim of rancorous ambition and fell revenge;" the removal is called a "persecution unparalleled in this country." Now if all these things are correctly said of Governor McKean, on account of one removal from office, if McKean be such a tyrannical and revengeful wretch for one removal, what will they make of Jefferson's removal of hundreds? It is a single removal of McKean's discoverers blackened of heart, the many great and greatly unjust removals of Jefferson, by parity of reasoning, prove his heart Black as was chaos ere the infant sun Was roll'd together or had tried his beams Athwart the gulph profound.
Truth and Federalism.—It must be a matter of considerable self-solicitation to every federalist to observe, that, wherever the spirit of democracy has had the most uncurbed dominion, the thinking part of its votaries have acknowledged the anarchical tendency of its principles and separated themselves from the general mass to retain its destructive torrent. In the state of Pennsylvania particularly, where Irish impudence operating on German simplicity was about to overwhelm social order and every civil establishment, the leaders of the faction, finding that they themselves were in their turn becoming the victims of democratic rage, had recourse to those very arguments, which were employed by the federalists to counteract its effects. And thus, though they affect to disdain an union with the federalists and renounce a conversion to their political tenets, they actually recognize and evince their essential correctness and truth.
When Governor McKean denounced the federalists, as aristocrats, old Tories, he little expected, that in the short space of six years he would be indebted to them for his continuance in office. Though they had every reason to detest the man for his persecution of them, and had no ground to hope an amelioration of public measures; yet when they found, that he awakened from his reveries of ambition, and was disposed to quell the storm he had contributed to raise, they chose to support him, as the less of two evils. On this principle alone could they have acted in giving their suffrages for a man, who had given evidences of the most implacable hostility against them. However we are far from considering the re-election of Governor McKean, as a cause of triumph to the federalists of Pennsylvania, as it will by no means better their situation, though it may obviate the greater evils of anarchy.
It is much to be lamented, that ambition and the emoluments of office should blind men to the real and genuine interests of their country. When Mr. Jefferson came into office, economy was the magic wand, which was made use of by him and his adherents, to enchant and charm the people, and to be sure, nothing was to be feared to keep up the delusion. Among the objects of party vengeance, under the pretext of economy, the Navy, which, though in its infancy was then becoming respectable in the eyes of the world, was marked out as a distinguished one. Some of the ships must be dismantled and lie idle to rot and the greater part of them must be disposed of with a considerable loss to the United States— However after five years experience, Mr. Jefferson at last discovers, that the federal policy of maintaining a Navy is not so erroneous, as he thought and at this time several ships are ordered to be built, to be employed under his administration.
From what federalists have observed since the dominant faction have directed our national coun-
cils, they must be the more confirmed in their own principles, and so far from abandoning their political creed, be convinced, that though our rulers are deaf to the voice of reason and truth, they will be taught by experience the necessity of adopting the measures of their predecessors, which they so much reprobated. (Frederick town Herald.)
ON PRESERVING APPLES.
With regard to the preservation of apples, it is a practice with some persons to pick them in October, and first spread them on the floor of an upper room: This practice is said to render apples more durable by drying them. But I can affirm this to be a mistake. Apples, if remaining on the trees as long as safety from frost will permit, should be taken directly from the trees to close cakes, and kept as dry and cool as possible. If suffered to lie on the floor for weeks, they will lose their flavour, without acquiring any additional durability. The best mode of preserving apples for spring use, I have found to be, the putting of them in dry sand, as soon as picked. For this purpose, I dry sand in the heat of summer, and late in October put down the apples in layers, with a covering of sand upon each layer. The singular advantage of this mode of treatment are these:
1. The sand keeps the apples from the air; which is essential to their preservation. 2. The sand checks the evaporation or perspiration of apples—thus preserving them in their full flavour—at the same time any moisture yielded by the apples (and some there will be,) is absorbed by the sand, so that the apples are kept dry and all miasmata is prevented. My pippins, in May and June, are as fresh as when first picked; even the ends of the stem look as if just separated from the twigs. 3. The sand is equally a preservative from frost, rats, &c.
But after the extreme heat of June takes place, all apples speedily lose their flavour, and become insipid. I keep the pippin till the middle of July, but at that time it is of little value. This apple, however, is so durable that it retains a good degree of its freshness till strawberries are ripe, so that ordinarily I have fresh fruit of my own raising the whole year.
Port of Alexandria.
ARRIVED Yesterday, brig Vengeance, capt. Chipman from Salem—Tallow and Hemp—Lewis Deblois. Brig Sukey, Potter, Boston.
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NOTICE.
The Gentlemen of Alexandria are requested to attend a meeting at Gadsby's Hotel this Evening at six o'clock, to make arrangements and choose Managers for the ensuing Assembly. November 14.
This is to give Notice, THAT the subscriber, of Alexandria county, hath obtained from the Orphans' Court of the said county in the district of Columbia, letters of administration on the personal estate of James A. Sutter, late of the said county, deceased; all persons having claims against the said deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, at or before the 12th day of May next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. John Sutton, Adm'r. November 14. 2w4w
All person indebted to the said deceased, are requested to make immediate payment to the above named administrator.
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