Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-01
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ne was highly graufed with the perufal
OF his works. Bus how great was his fur
prize when he -receiyed the cold anfXer.
yet honeR confefion of Goodwin, that be
regretted exceedingly his ever Laulue writ
ten Tobat A bid soritfe1, thar be was uozv
6yoxgbt to fee THE 4OeakneG axd 11eisu/.
ncff Of bis SU7l'xgs, and that bis head and
bi' 6ea,t reOalted. tram the ,e,qel7s,z OF hi,
former eondud and obinious.
It any one is difpofed to doubt this, he
may, by applying a, this Office. have the
name OF theperfonwho received the letter
from Goodwin, and complete evidence Of
the truth OF this itatement.
Wg@. FelerGhe.
On Saturday laff arrived at New York.
the fhip Nancy, In II days from Sligo,
win pafiengers, IS of whom had died on
the paaage, and mott Of the remainder are
now iick. ALTO, arrived there, the brig
Willing Maid, In 2 7 days from St. Croix.
Some time in the year 1903, Mr..
Charles Barker, fon Of Mr.. Stephen Bar
ker, of The city of Norwich in Connect.
cut, tailed from New Y ork in the armed
ich'r Galiot, capt. Hudfon, on voyage
up the Straits of Gibraltar, Soon after
failing, the fch'r upfet in fquall, and the
people Were taken off the wreck by brig
from New York TO Cadiz. On arriving
OFT Cadiz, the pore was blockad AIDED by a
fquadron of Eng.ifh men of war, one of
which 1.-THE Edgar, ~ brought the brig
too, and forcibIy detained the whole OF
the ihiPwrecSed feanen, capt. II. only ex-
cepted. The following is an extract of
letter lately received from Mr.. Barker,
Edgar, eff Borsbeiu. June S, 18cl.
/" have been deprived of the Happiness
OF writing to- comfortable time and
you will receive this only by mere chance.
We are now cruiiing in the Baltic. Our
fhip loft 1873 men killed and wounded, al
the battle of Copenhagen though have
efcaped, thank heaven, pnhurt. l have.
wrote feverai letters to you but have ne
YER received any. Ii weud do me very
great piece of fervice, if you would get
protection and iend ii in letter. It
might be the means Of clearing me from a
Britilh man of war;
Se,0tsfrom a Late Englj6 paper.
The Parifan bellies continue TO reject
altogether the vulgar convenience of poe
kct. They flick their fans in their belt,
and lodge in their;bofoms flight purie Of
Morocco leather, in which are few fpare
guineas. AS to the ignoble handker-
chief, it is in the pocket Of fon,e courier,
to whom they addreaed themfelves in cafe
Of need.
Smgnla, Ma,yiages. On Monday fem
night was married., at Filey, r. Shep-
herd, Efq. of Lebberiton Hall, near Scar
borough, aged eighty -one, to Mrs, Anna
Walton, aged twenty four. BY this union
the Bridegroom becomes brother to his fop,
and uncle 20 his grand fon the father
and fon have married two filters. Some
days iincc was married at Frome, MIR.
John Cooke, aged ievensy fix, ITO Mrs.
Pope, who ON the morning of the tender
acrifce 70 love and Hymen, attained her
eighteenth year--Laseiy, at Blaeknefs
Caale,P. Potter, aged 81, to Mrs. Rebec-
ca Halweli, aged So; the bride groom,
abort fortnight before, had the misfor-
tune to lofs bis third wife. At Wentner,
Salop Richard Finch, aged feyenteen, to
Mrs. Ann Wigley aged SO,
Mr.. Green, Of the Creicent, Stafford is
now in psfcfion Of canary nearly black,
except few beautiful fnsall feathers, of a
golden ,inge, on the top Of the head
The bill is yellow and is remarkable fine
finger