Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-15

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oar ttrides towards milleniun.iia,e, -
convert them TO plough flares and f,aio,
and Put them INTO the hands OF the ,o,nb
ern iiaves, as a puniihrient for their r,s
offences, and 10 prevent future mifchieg
OH~@ Gun digNntate.
When an honeh ard feniblc m;rd !.
indeed to fpeak Of The political affairs ~
tins country, he is inyolontarily impcllel
opay tribute of refpeet to the ta,en,
and virtues OF that great and enliphterpd
tafe''nap, who now poat Ges in re,ir. men,
'hoie hlehings of domeHic happine!s wheh
great minds knew how rightly TO app,e
cia'e, ard enjoy with dignity. This j,
fa.ly lhn9rated in the futi,gueirt extrats
OF a letter from a gentleman in the Weo
ern country to his friend in this town.
AS am pertuaded yeu do not think
me weather-cock, TO veer with everv
oiait, not yet a carnelion, to change NJ
colour as often as fhift n,y place, Won
WIZ not be iurprized, when tell Won nv
Politicai opinions are no. materially chang
cd by recent events. | know thar uo,1
HfAae has ever been prevailing vice in
republics; that the people, in the info
lence OF PROPERTY, and in the plenitude of
power, TOO frequently fosgct, OF NAL. treat
ihoic who have led them on to greatneG.
but rsyerfe tie fcene, and they will reco
7er their ienfas; let danger but approach
er calamity impend, and juRice relome.
her icales, and every mans worth is eo;
mated oy her balance: for, in times oc
danger,tas Salluf jualy obierve.)pr;de and
my naturally fubGde, and yield the poe
OF honor to virtue. AS you will no do,br
viiit that great and good man, Mr.. Adams
will you do me the honor to prelent me-
mott Repeatedly to him! Allure him thar
no man climates his fplendid feryices
higher than l do; or more fnccrely Ia.
ments, that his country fhould be 70 unex-
pettly deprived of them tell him / win
NOT perpetuity of fame, for thar pof.
teri'y will readily grant but the more
temporal bleflings, which ihould ever at.
tend the cloie of well fpent life. I
mean, OHM enm dignatate. He will.
perhaps, fmile on receiving this fnaIl sri-
butte of gratitude and relpeet from an OBJ.
fcure franger; but let it be remembered.
that even the attachment of an honelt dog
is of fome eftimation.''
Seutimenf.-A gentleman being called
on the other day at table for fentimcnt.
gave the following -" Pen, Ink, and
Paper to the PRECEDENT OF the United
States
Wednesday arrived, fch'r Four Sifers.
Deal, Bordeaux; Hope, Hooper, Co.
penhagen.
Thurtday arrived, fhip American He
70, Lindfey, St. Petersburg Mount
Vernon, Boynton, Liverpool fch'r Eli
"a, Jenkins, Lifbon; ClariiIa and Eliza,
Rider, ST. Croix.
Friday arrived, brig Betey, Hall,
London, ~ days from Plymouth hip
Sarah, Waite, Gottenburg.
Saturday arrived, fhip Rover, Rich,
Liverpool, Mermain, Tilton, Lilbon
Margaret, Clarke, Liverpool; brig MON.
treal, Hsyt, Annapolis, N. S. and Netaz.
gum, Smith, Liverpool, n. S.
Capt. Clarke, Aug. IS, fpoke ihip
Mercury, Bacon, from Greenock bound
to Char!efon, out 81 days. Aug. 70,
lat. a., 6, long. 4o, 80. fpoke brig Bet
fy, Williams, from Baltimore for Ham
burgh, out III days. 4
The US. frigate Bottom, capt. M'Neil,
failed for New York yeferday moraing.
The Cyrus, capt. Leach, of I6 guns,
and IS men, failed from Beverly, on
Thurfday laR bound up the Mediterranean.
Some of the papers mention, that the
brig Traveller, capt. Lee, was condemned
at the lie of France, becaute tie captain
AMI fupercargo fgned a sc tiicate, acknow-
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