Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-10

The other part of this plan Of fr,,.
We underaand to be the fsle BY lc,,erv IS
all the Clown lands, and Others, on wl;es
no Individual claim Can be eaabI;hed
The tickets TO be 1ool. each, and ~ ,
prizes to one blank no prize to exce,s
500 acres, and Hore to be lowe, than FIVE
a given number Of tickets only to be IL,
ed at certain fixed periods, ard ,bef. -
express the diGritt TINS on Eale F.; by which
means the market for them vii! never }.
overloaded, ana a iure iale is expected -
be found fer them. The probability IS
poiieflns a large tract ofland :cr tie ;;r,N
fun of .Ioo!. viii, no doubt. indrrs
almoG every man Who can {pare tia, fam
TO try his icrsuae, Independently of III,
esGly throwing 70 large fun, as ;Ais rar,
of the plan mait probably produce into ii.
hands Of thego,eramen,. The very &.
flrable object OF reducing the price q pro.
vifons viii thus, in very grca, no
afre be effected, as every man vii
b. anxious 10 make the mot cs Il.
Ind, and to bring it into the h;gi.
et Iofible fate of cultivation and
AMI we fhail again fee FINAL farms iesuc,
ed over the country, where at prefer, there
are nothing be. waite commons.
The imneofe fums ariGng from ,hef.
f5urces will, it is expected, no; Only rsr.
der it unneeeGary to borrow any rcre me-
ney, bur they will throw into the HANDS
OF government many millions Gerlirg,
v3iu fairly given, as it w>re, without
any additional taxation.
The plan altogether, Of which We az.
ahurcd the above is a correct outline, an.
years to U, truIy admirable: it promii,,
the mott happy conleqasnces, and tn.
country will have to remember the author
Of it, with gratitude, as long as tim:
!hall continue. A hmilar plan for Ii.
relief of Ireland, as far as regards the
waite lands, il is laid, is alto in rate Of
great forwaranels.
The alarming prevalence Of Grin Cm.
IN high life is attempted to De fulfilled by
the following anecdote: i" In the rel
Of Charles /. the Company cf S,ationer,
who were Patentees for printing the Bible,
made very remarkable bIunder in ore
Of the editions; for infead of" Thou fhsI:
nat commit adultery" they printed ofFi.
veral tho1Eand copies with Chou %at
commit adultery" For this grofs neg'-
gence, archoihop Laud ieverely fired them
in the S,ar Chamber, but the books were
eagerly bought up by the noble and veal.
thy families, who have ever fnce sBtrs-
edm fbe commandment, according TO that
fully reaiing.''
The fortune OF general LauriNon has
been remarkable he owes it to the cir.
cumeance of his having been educated IN
the military fhool at Paris with BuOns.
rarte. There they were bo.h boys, Na
dents together, and they are now nearly
OF an age. Lauriiton had obtained h.
rank of ieutenant OF artillery in the Frerch
frvice, When he .cmigrated, and en'eFsl
lie Auar;an ervice. In 1896 he was ia.
ken pr;f,ner in Isaly by Buonapa'tc's az.
my, at the commencement of thai srea!
generals glorious career. Lauriaon, AFRAID
Of being put to death, as traitor, Obtain.
ed an:inrervisw with Buonaparte, who reed
letted him with emotions OF affection ga.
larm. He advifed him to enter as apr:vate
in the French lervice, faying there was 90
other way ofhving his life, Laurifon DID
70, and Buonaparte, OF courfe, did not for
get him. He took the earlieit opporrol.
ties Of promoting him, and made him DO.
fom friend. Lauri.ton was with him q
Egypt, and has been his ccnisant comfa1''
on IN all his perils.