Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-18

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hot which had been fred, and as ioon as
the money was paid, the captains fhould
have their Liberty. | returned directly
to the ihore and tent off the money, expect
Ing the veaels would fail the next morn
ing, but tbs General in Chief ordered that
the captains ihould be kept in cuiiody till
further orders. / then waited upon gen.
Leclerc with the coniignees Of the other
yeiIels, and he promilcd us the veaels
lhould fail tomorrow, and accordingly the
captains were releafed about one O'Clock
today
Ext,aR of a le!te, fran a gentleman at St.
Cvoix to a merchant in Neuv- lork, d.
ted Tie aStb nit.
/ icsrcsly know what to ad0ile you to
flip to this port, as every kind OF American
produce is extremely low and unfaleable.---
Flour is fold by retail at 10 and II dis. In
dian corn, 10 dolls. per HID. Rye -four, s.
and fmall quantity of either of theie articles
would completely g|ut the'markef. For lum-
Der Of any kind, there IS no fale herring can
be fo.d for no higher price than ) or 4 dis.
and candles than Il bits per ID. Rum is
icaree and high, on aecoun, OF TIE great num-
Der of Guernley men here, who are pufehai-
ing all they can procure, AS and 50 cents.
To remit fugars, as you direct, would never
anfwer, for, in order to refrain the planters
from hipping them to any ether country but
Denmark. an extra duty has lsteiy been lad
on all tkat is a,ipped 10 any ether quarter,
which, together with the former rates ard
perniliicn, will amount to = IL or ; dollars
per cwt. For the fre qualify fagars, | should
be obliged 10 pay sron to g dollars.
LEGISLATURE or MASSACHUSETTS.
IN SFNATE.- June S.
The Hon MeiIrs Coffin, Bidwell and Pieknlan
were appointed committee to wait on the Co
vernon with the following
ANSWER OF The SENATE
EXCELLENCT's SPEECH.
Nay it tleale ysar Excelleuey,
The Senate hncerely congratulate your
Excellency upon your reelection to the
tirf Office Of this commonwealth: and how
eyer delicate or arduous may be the duties
which you are called upon to perform, We
doubt not that they will be discharged
with thar wifdom, impa.tiality, and re-
gard to the bet interefts of your contits-
ents, which have hitherto marked your
public conduct and f:cured to you their
etteem and appreciation.
In all our deliberations we ihall endeavor to
keep our excellent contribution fteadiy iniview (;
to make it the rule andthe guide of our conduct;
and we hope that all our meafures will tend to
promote the Invaluable objects for which it was
ordained and ehabhfhed. We are tenilble that
government is neceGary for man without 1t he
cannot enjoy the bleaings of iocety And it IS
with gratitude we reflect that the citizenso the
United States are bleR with the freete govern
ments on Garth; which emanated from them
felyes, and are administered by men of their owo
appointn1ent. Toprove the ifpper.ofity OF theie
governments. to preferve and perpetuate them. to
tranlrait them uninp4ired TO the latet poiterity,
mutt be the highsilanbition OF every honelt CT
tizen.
With your excellency we feel the neceiilty and
importance of pre!erying the union OF thcie
Rates. On it, under Divine Providence. de-
pend our refpe6abiliry and lafety as nation,
and cur happinefs as individuals. lncalcplable
are the evils which might flow from their DIE
u,ion 1t is, therefore, the DUTY of all, but
more Especially Of thofe Nho are placed inpubiis
office, to cultivate and cherifh iuch ipirit as
will bet tend to avert an event 10 july 70 Re
deprecated AS the bee means, however, q
perpe,uating our union, the citizens Of the Unit
ed States alould be imprelied with due fenlc OF
The Importance Of prcierving TIE federal confti-
tu,inninvolate. Tollfengthen orr national UNI
on; to give liability to the contributors w!'en
we have in tie mott folenln manner engaged to
lupport; to promote gcncroasa confidence IN
thoie who are called to adnlinifeer Our govern,
merits, and at the fame zinc vlgllant attention
to their n,eafures Of Administration; are not les
the dictates of iuteref thar Of duty We Tuh
that the good feufe and patriotiim Ct the peap,e
will forever preferve the principles o. our eonit
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