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Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-16

fun of s 51,9S7 dolls. 81 cents, the United
States may keep in eonitant fervice, fix
trigates; ieven Others in port, but always
ready for fervice /; the corps of marines,
coniiNing of more than 100 officers and
men, and remunerate the pait and iecure
the future fervices of a meritorious clafs of
men, who in general either lacritfed more
profitable and lefs hazardous private en-
ployment to devote themielves to their
country in feafon of peril; or who being
qualified by education for any purfuits,
have entered into the navy as protection,
at that time Of life when projections are
uiually chc{en.
All great maritime nations retain in
peace the commiflioned navy officers necef-
fairy to be employed in war, by allowing
them portion of their monthly pay, on
the condition of holding themieIyes in
readinefs at all times, to be called into &C
tive iervice. The fame provifons are not
10 generally extended to midfhipmen .but
the determination is no where iun, ard in
the United States, in the prelent intlance,
1t would be extremely impolitic; for the
n'dlhipnea are among the mott promiGng
young men of our country, poilels all the
materials to make officers equal to any in
the world, and we'll merit the foiterine
care of their government. But it would
be injurious to themfelves and to their coun-
Try, to pay them for remaining at home.
No midhipren ought to receive half paw
without exhibiting Satisfactory proof that,
at lcait, tour months Of the year for which
he demanded it, had been employed by
him IN acquiring better knowledge of
his protection if.not In foreign fervice.
at iesit in the merchant lhips OK his own
country.
It alto appears that for the further fun
OF o43,625 6-loo dollars appropriated for
the Prefent, and for each of the three fac
ceeding years, fix - gun hips may be
added to the navy, two frames for two
other u gun ihips may be placed in dock
tor ieaioning; fix capacious building yards
with docks for receiving large quantities
OF timber may be prepared and fuitable
houie', which are indifpeniihle for the ie-
carlty of the naval flores, may be erected
at each OF the building yards.
And that for the further appropriation
OF 1857 dollars, for the timber of "a u
and ~ gun fhip to be repeated annually,
until an adequate quantity Of timber fnall
be obtained, the United States may ac-
quire the means of iuddenly rafting their
navy to any fize, which the exigency of
their affairs may demand.
1t will require years to cut the timber
from the woods and to build fhip Of "a
guns and after fhe is built Of green timber
The will not laf longer than the time con-
fumed in building her. A fhip of the f.me
ilze, betides the immenle advantage in
point Of duration, may be built and lsnt to
lea in lefs than year, if all the materials
are on the fpot. Timber may be preferv-
ed tor ages in docks, and at little expenfe;
and the knowledge that we ponefs it in
that fate, will infpire nearly as much re-
fpeet for our flag, as if the hips were built.
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~ " A','S '."AA P0y " al lAlC
commissioned officers and midihipmen, at
prefent in l.rvice, making the whole
amount to the annual fun of "a, SIT dolls.
The ACT eitabiifhing and organizing the
marine corps confders that corps as part of
the military eaabliihment, but fubiea to
ber8orm duty on hipboard, as well as in
potts and garrions on the iea coat, and
eiiewhere On hore. 1t is objectionable.
therefore whether the expence of this CORPS
ought to be provided in the climates of
the War or Navy departments. Tits Ger
family one of the mott ufeful corps be-
longing to the United States, and is par
ticularly advantageous in facilitating the
means and leilening the cxpence of manning
our ihips: and affords to every veflel a
q body of experienced and difciplined
men, always prepared for action. The
war expence Of this corps is 27o,os7
dolls. SO cents per annum; in peace the
expence might be reduced tos1o7, 10 dol
lars, per climate No $, which being add
ed to the climate No. 4, would make the
whole amount to 5SI,9S7 dollars.
The acts of Congreis have appropriated
= million of dollars towards building fix ID
gnn fhips, and for procuring >arming, Sc.
fix Hoops ofwar, leaving about TOO, 1000
dollars to be applied towards fix "a pun
hips ALTO 400, 1000 dollars for the pur
chaic Of growing or other timber, or of
timbered lands tor the navy, and for pre-
Par'ngproper Places for Touring the tim
Der procured; and 10000 dollars for the
erection Of two docks, for repairing the
public fhips. 80.
Under theie acts, contracts have been
made tor eight frames for "a gun fhips );
two OF them under the appropriation of
100000 dollars, and the execution of them
as tar as fix frames, will it is believed. be
completed this winter. A comfortable part
OF the other timber necefary for fix ihips
has been procured. Ground has been pur-
chaied at sPortfmouth, New Hamplh;re.
Iharleftsn lnear Bofon) Philadelphia, the
City OF Warrington and Norfolk, and
meaiures have been taken to procure ground
at New York, for capacicus building and
dock yards; and progrefs is making in
preparing docks for receiving the timber
and wharves for building the nips. Con-
tracts have alto been made for cannon and
tor the copper bolts and fpikes, and for
!heathing copper for the "a gun fhips but
1t is inpo2ible to fay how far thoie which
reipett copper being very expenfive and it
Is to De feared beyond the reach of indi-
vidual capital and Enterprise.
The fums already advanced and expend-
90, on thefe different objects, cannot be
prechely afcertained, but they are not ma
terially different from the following eff
mate:
For ground and improve
nents, 186.8oo
Timber, a1o.o7o
Copper purchafed and adj
vances on contracts for
iheathing copper, 76,ors
Cannon, soa
Purchafe Of Growers iiland
and Black Beard. ,,r,6 -.
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Aun remltteo, would be to create the ne
GETTY OF keeping in each agents hands,
four or Eve times as much public money as
necehary; hence the practice has ariien in
the Nary Department, ofdrawing on one
appropriation for all navy purpoies, until
the tetslement of the agents account the
charges againit each appropriation for
which the money has been expended.
The expence of building fix "a gun fhips.
and fitting them for fea with guns and mi
litary flores and every other article ex-
cept men and proviGons, has heretofore
been eitimated at a4,o3,Io dolls. 81 cts.
TO complete the wharves and docks for
ieafoning timber at .he fix places, where
ground has been purchaled, and to ereef
tuitable houfes for the reception ofpublic
flores, will colt, including what has al
ready been expended, 10000 dollars
and to make at two Of thefe places, pro-
per docks for repairing fhips, may colt
10000 dollars, amounting in the whole
70 -. 3,Io3,6oo dolls.
From which is to be de-
Quoted the lums alrea-
dy expended, sze,s99 IS
Leaving "a balance Till
to be appropriated Of z,s74,so 7s
1t this balance fhculd be divided INTO
tour equal parts, and one part fhould be
appropriated in the prefent, and one in
each OF the three fucceeding years the mo-
ney will be furnifhed as fat as it will be
proper to build the fhips, to give them
every chance Of duration. ,:l
! ! he (; timber IL alone of a'74 gun fhip will
colt, delivered at the fhip yard.
For the frame, eonGlfing Of 81, ,87 cu-s
bic feet - B.
It OF live oak, cut to the
moulds, rA.77A dol.
ltPartly of live oak, other
timber as valuable, and
partly of white oak, 41,ogo
ltot white oak alone, 1857
Allthe other timber, 10000
-67,3s7 dolls.
All the timber for a frigate TO mount
A. guns, has been eitimated to colt 10000
dollars.
It will be impraeticable to get more
live oak from Georgia, after the frame.
already contracted for are completed: ex-
cept from the iflands belonging to the u.
States, and thele are too imall to furn;fh
more than a few of the mott material piece.
for many fhips. 1t will ALTO be feen to be i'm
practicable to obtain in the u. States any
other kind of timber, hyperion to white
oak; but there is reafon to believe. thar
when Our timber is as we'll feafoned, our
white oak ihips will laa as long as thofe
OF mott other countries. The experiment
has never yet been fairly made.
When the United States own twelve
ihiPs Of ~ guns, and double the number of
ftrong frigates, and it is known that they
pofeis the means of encreaGng with FACT
lity their naval 1rength; confidence NAV
be INDUCED, that we may then avoid
thofe wars in which we have no intereft.
and without fubmitting to be plundered.
"A -
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7ni0n-Freef, Feb. I3.

Valuable Property for Sale.
To be Saldto The bigbsf bidder on Sreond-
day, the ninth dry Of March next,
One hundred and feventy
acres Of LAND, in the county of Lou
doun, with MILL and conveniences
equal to any in the county; as alto build.
ings, a good orchard and meadows in goo,
repair. The purchafe money to be pan
one half at the day of fale, and the othe,
in two annual payments, giving bond and
approved fecurity. Said property is a.
bout four miles below Waterford, on the
waters of Great Catoetan Creek, former.
ly the property of Richard Roach, deceal.
ed, to be fold now by the Administrators
Of faid Roach.
JAMES ROACH, lNn,
GEORGE TAvENTER, q"
February q. Iaw3tI
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IS6,Soo
aIoo7o
76,9r3
$4,000
7a,5r6 7!

The agents for difburfng this money
are ALTO agents for all other purpofes Of the
navy, and it can only be feen what has
been expended under each head of appro-
priation. on fettlement Of their accounts.
10 remit money to them under each head
= appropriation allowing them to ex-
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or initruction TO attribute = (eht to
Quebec my the military, and not furren-
dered to the civil authority, we will not
pretend to FAY undoubtedly the meaiure
was jufi6ablc, though announcement to
Mr.. lie Couteaulx, who, perhaps, from
the circumstances Of his having reGded
Tome years in England, and about rs
years in the United States, forgot that he
wasa Frenchman, or that he was expoied
to danger as iuch in purifying the common
pathway to Detroit, guaranteed between
US and the United States, naturalized
citizen ofwhich he was, to the indifcri-
inmate ufe Of each other, and which he
might have avoided as to his own perfon,
by keeping on the other iide of the river;
and II ought to be matter we'll known
to the French citizens of the United States
that they cannot with fafety pats in the
u1aal way from this to Detroit. There
are perions here from the United States
who have long known MIR. lie Couteaulx's
amlabic character, ard who were unable
to render him the favor they wilhed they
however feel many of their wilhes graft
fed In the mild and friendly treatment
ihewn him by the officers Of the carlton,
whc!e pri1orer lie was.
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PHILADELPHIA, February 16.

PHILADELPHIA, February 16.
Extraa q letter from Aeut. Charles Ste1v-
ART, commander ottbe UMfed Sta.e, lbr.
Experiment, dated Nsxt5A mr. Feb.
4, 1901 to bis friend in sbis cry.
DEAR SIR,
/ have the leafure to inform you Of my
arrival at this place after a paHage Of /
days, from the city Of St. Domingo.
Nothing material occurred fnce my laff
letter to you until the 4th of December,
on that day we recaptured the brig Zebra,
ladened with flower, of and from Balti-
more, bound to Martinico. She was cap
tured the day before by the French priva-
teer fchr. La Flambeau-the priyateer
was conveying her prize to Mariguane l
tried hard to add her to my lift, but owing
to the lightneE Of the wind, and the diff
lance ihs was to windward Of us, we could
not come up with her until fhe got under
the protection of the batteries. On the
10Th Of December we recaptured the brig
Dove, ladened with live flock and provi-
fons, Of and from New London, bound to
charlottesville was captured by the
French fchr. Patriot. And on the fame
day rccaptured the loop Lacy, ladened
with live hock and proviGons, of and from
New Haven bound to Martinico and a
prize to the fame privateer. am happy
to find the above three recaptures have ar
rived fate at Martinico. On the 9th OF
January, 1901, we left St. Chrifophers,
with thirty fail of venels under our con-
voy and on the 9Th we left the feet at
ST. Thomas's, under the care of captain
Brown, of the United States ihip .Merri-
mack, and proceeded to Curacao, which
place we left on the 18th for Norfolk,
agreeably to my orders from commodore
1ruxton on the 9th made the ifland Of
Hifpaniola, and on the day following I
oblerred veael on the reef of The iiland
ofSanna, and fgnal of diarefs flying.
I immediately went to their ai1ifance, and
brought from the wreck about iixty per-
fons, men, women, and Children, alto what
property we could fave. The vehel was
called the Eliza, of St. Thomas, from the
city of St. Domingo, bound to Porto Ri
co, with paAengers the captain, mate
and one man got into the boar and got
fate afhore, when the boat Immediately
went TO pieces, and thofc on board mutt
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-.
1he paaengefs in the fcho ,ner were the
oPanilh officers and their families, who
commanded at St. Domingo, which place
IS demanded by Tounaint, and l iuppofe
Will be given up to him, for the Spaniards
are moving their families and property as
taft as poGble.
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conduit of the Providence privateefs.---
Some gentlemen thought it would be ad-
yieable 70. call meeting of the merchants
and underwriters for the purpoie OF fend-
;pe a memorial to Congrefs. 1t was men,
toned by an extenGve underwater, that
the different Offices of this city had receiy-
ednews that day of captures TO the amount
Of 500, 900 dollars
February H..
The Stonnington Com paper Of the
10th init. iaforms, that advices from
Guadaloupe, received by the ihip Defiance
in IS days paGage, announce, that.
Frensh frigate arrived at the latter place
from France with orders for the governor
to dilniis all the TIE Americans in con-
fnemcnt and releaie their veGels, if cap
,ured after the figning of the convention,
and to order the priyateerfnen not to cap
ture any more, IN con1eqsence OF which
large numbers were relea1ed.
1t is ALTO itated, that French gentle
man, by the name of Jubert, had arrived
at Martha's Vineyard, in the brig Frank
Lin, from Gaudaloupe, who was appoint
ed minii1er rehdent, by the French 90
vernn.ent to the United States. Mon.
Jubert confirms the above account of diff
patches being received at Guadalupe,
. and the releaie of the American priloners
there.
February IS.
Ship. Magnet, Marih, Liverpool; Shops
Preidenf Packet, -, Boeon; indie
peodence, Rape, Philadelphia.
Capt. Matlh Dec. Is, fpoke the John
md Jane, Settling, Of Baltimore bound to
leghorn-Jan. 9, fpclse the brig Friend
flip, OF New Lcndcn-Jan. il, ipoke the
Recovery, Aikcns, from Penobicot 10 Bar
tadces-Jan. Il, fpoke the fhip Walking
tor, from Liverpool to CharIeaon-Ian.
IS, fpoke brig from New Ia, G.. to Mar
tlnique-Feb. 9, fpoke the fhip Portland,
from Havana, bocnd to Portland.
The brig Hero, vi fttwo miles this Gde
OF the Hook, ard funk.
The fhip Fanny arrived at Cla}gow the
"a OF December, from this port.-TLe
iL.p Andromache was 70 leave that the goth
Lee. Tor this port.
The fhip Orion, Chew, has arrived at
Baltimore from this port.
lhe Dolphin, Fernald, for this port,
c-sared OCT from Bottom the 9TH init.
[ tn the Mercantile Advertiser of December
go, We noticed the peculiarly dinrcline
iituation of Mr.. lie Couteaulx, who
nad been arrefed at Niagara as a pri-
Toner OF war and fent to Quebec. The
following additional circumstances re-
iPecting this gentleman (which we copy
from the Canada Herald of the nth
Wit. may net be unacceptable to our
readers
IN November laf, MIR. Louis lie Cou-
'eaI4x, a French gentleman from Albany.
III ms way to Detroit was ieized at Ma.
~ Hall in this town, where the veGel
. sa.t conveyed him and his goods was O.
snsed to anchor. The incident would
nave been fooner noticed by US had we
pOnened the power; and it is but iuftice
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Alexandy1a Advertiser.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20.

>ADHA1 FEBRUARY 20.
James A. Bayard is nominated by the
rreildent Minifer Plenipotentiary TO the
French Republic.
We are informed that number of no.
minatlons were yeiterday fent to the Sc
nate by the PRECEDENT Of the United States.
Among others it is faid that Oliver VOL
colt, Charles Lee, George X. Taylor,
and P. B. Key, are nominated as Judges
agreeably to the Judicatory Bill latelys
paaed. (T,we,
Schooner Five Sii}ers from Salem for
New -Orleans, loaded with the property
of merchants and natives of Salem. was
captured on the z3d Of January, in lat. rs,
long. So, by the New Providence priva-
teer Ranger, capt. Fulford and ordered for
that port. A prizemaGer kMr. Pyform)
and men were put on board, and capt.
babbage and his men lett on board. Capt.
B. foon fund and fuce esfully improved an
opportunity of recapturing his vefel, and
being deprived of his papers, conceived it
too hazardous in that condition TO proE.-
cate his voyage and therefore returned to
Salem, where he arrived on Saturday lan.
The prizemaaer and his crew are in cuifo-
dy. The fame privateer had taken the
brig Polly & Nancy, Olcott; noop Cice-
70; fchooner Induary; fchooner Felicity:
brig from Liverpool; noop Indepen-
dent; fchooner Roboreas Nancy fchoo-
ner Five Siiters; and other privateers have
lately taken, fchooner Eliza, and fchoo-
ner Anna.
Extraa ofa letter f;-0m Rbode- LNand, d.
ted February 5, 1901.
" Yeterday came on at the difri9 court
here the trial of Mr.. ], Wolfe, of Briftol,
who was fued for all the fines and forfeit
ures OF voyage to Africa, and bringing
off cargo ofilaves lit LATED all day and
then adjourned to this day, when the jury
went out, and, in fhort time, returned a
verdict for Wolfe, the defendant. In the
evening of the frR day, Mr.. Howell, the
attorney, with one captain Leonard, lately
captain Of a revenue cutter, who came on
here with fome evidences in the cafe, walk
ed OUT of the court houfe, and on the pa
rade Leonard was attacked Ivy fome per-
ions unknown, was roughly handled knock
ed down with ticks Of wood and brick
bats, but efcaped with life TO houfe near
the court houie.''
The great DIR. Deragnlisr being invited
to make one of an illuftrious company,
one ofwhom, an oficer prefent, being un-
happily addicted to iwcaring in his diff
courfe, at the period Of every oath, would
continually ak the Doctors pardon; the
Doctor bore this levity for fome time with
patience; at length he was neceAitated to
iilence the fwearer with this fine rebuke !:
+" Sir, you have taken fome pairs to rem
der me ridiculous lif poGble) by your
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The Commonwealth Of Virginia,
to the Sheriff Of Fairfax coms-
ty, greeting:
You are hereby command

ed to fummon abraham UHe, to appear
befor the Judge of the High Court Of
Chanccry, at the Capitol in the city Of
Richmond, on the 18th day Of next term,
to anfwer bill in Chancery, exhibited
againit him, Robert Downfall and Others,
by Robert Young and Philip Richard Fem.
dali, under the firm of Robert Young and
Company. And this he fllall in no wife
omit under the penalty of 100. And
have then there this writ.
Witnefs GEORGE WITHE, Judge
Of our faid court, at Richmond, this 10th
day of June, 1900, and in the z4th year
Of the commonwealth.
P. TINGEY, G. c.
feb. zo-Ia6wI
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8t AM ysEeaN1Esa
pointed apologies now 49, s
you, if Ga Almig bc les rs. 8
allure yoA ! will never tell him NJ. :.
1be/e " 1oi,b uvbom an cath n rhetoric.
and |vbo /zvear far fame are invitcx
to Ifen to TIE extslqxlatioas ofa Lady.
l. NE S,
ADDRESSED TO AN OFFICER INTHE RpI.
T1sH ARMY.
B + Il L Il u r.
Q THAT the NIUE might call, without
offence,
The gallant folder back to his good fcnfe!
tbs temporal field 70 cautions noe to looie !!
Socareleis quite ofhis eternal foes.
Soldier 70 tender Of thy Princes fame,
Why 10 profu1e ola fuperior name !?
For the Kings fake the brunt Of battles
bear;
But-ior the Kmg ef Kmg's fakc-ao uot
E1vear.
A Lawyer making his Will bequeathed
his eitate to fools and malmen--be;ng ak
ed the reaion-'s from fuch iiaid hel l lad
it, and to iuch ] give it,
Married, Taft evening, by the Rev. Mr..
Muir, MIR. MILAN E.alY5,rag< WooL.
Printer, to Mrs. Eleanor Disoa, both of
this town
/" Hand in hand they food, tke loysAsa
pair,
!" Thar ever yetiu hve's embraces zvrye.''
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James A. Bayard is nominated by the
!, Miniiter Plenipotentiary to the
French Republic.
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$ A l. Il.

Landing from on board the fchooner
Mary, 5000 bulhels Turks Itand Salt.
For lale by -
Hewes e Miller.
February 70. co
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| l,ov,b, tays the French paper were
'','lCsl, and Intercepted 10 their retreat,
M Englilh taken prifoners, and 1000 OF
=, Ly toreign corps killed. A Brisiih tri-
49,. difnafied, and 10 gun boats taken.
s TROUBLES IN TURKEY.
The Tux h Empire is advancing ra-
;,y 70 that defolution which has been 70
!aog predicted. Infurrettion has not
ts. S confined TO one province, but has
|Sroken GU, near Conitsn'inople, at Adri-
saoy!e, Phi!ippopoii Mia and other places.
qbe populace have rifen upon their Ma
,;,lraies, and much blood has been fhed.
Several governors have been forced to fly,
and revol, is fpreading in the mott rapid
m,op.r we dread the consequences of a
evolution in country ii,uated as Tur-
kew is-where there will De no other
|,alying point or common principle than
That Of deltroying the Government. No
|lyaem will be prepared TO replace thar
which is dcitroyed, and it is TO be appre-
hen1ed thar anarchy will prevade the
whole empire.
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II Charlty Sermon

WILL be delivered next LORDS day,
in the Forenoon, before the Sf. HndysqO's
Society, and at their requea, by their
Chaplain, DR.. Muir, at the Pretty teriap
Church.
The members ofthe Society are requef-
ed TO meet at the Court Houfe precifeIy
at ii O'Clock, that they may walk toge-
Their in procefion to the place OF worfhip.
Whatever may be collected on this oc-
cation Ghall be distributed among the
needy, without any refped TO country OF
religious diltinetions.
BY Order of the Society.
WIN WILSON, Preideno
AleSanlsia, s5th Noyeaber 81;
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e THE Anniversary
NOTICE.

THE members oftbe Alesaadria Soci
ETY. for the Relsfan Pr0tyet7isn Of Perfons
MegalI held Bondage," are informed
that a jfatea quarterly meeting will be held
at M'CLsan's (ebool roam, on Saturday e.
Oeniug next, at o'clock. Some important
bropefti0ns fran the general eonpentiox
zobieb avAH be Ju5miffed. to their eogfde,a-
hon, demand a full and panRaaI attend
anee. Il. MCLEAN, See'y.
NoV. rs.