Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-07

9. May the lons Of America exrel from
their bofoms party rancour and enmity, and
iubfitute in their Aead benevolence, gene
roGty and fraternal affection.
10. Virtue Realon and erquiery the
grease1 guardians OF our happy coni(itu-
fion. Is.
/, II. May our beloved country ever af-
ford an afylum TO uieiul arts and valua-
Bile licences.
II. May the friends Of Liberty and IN
dependence ever remember that public
virtue is the greatef BATS on which is
ereeted the fabric of American Govern
alent.
-. May education emit its eoncentra-
ted rays to illumine the rihng generation
Of our country.
IA. May the untelentiag hand Of per-
fecution bee foon and forever rarallzed
throughout the world.
Is. The American Fair : may their
fmiles reward the yTtuous and their
Gows correct the vicious.
10. France and England (; Sy!la and
Charybdis" to the U. States, in endea-
voring TO Hees clear Of the one may we
never run foul Of the other.
II. The Alexandra Debating Society,
aacclated for the purpofe Of improvement;
may unanimity ever prevail alhong its
members and knowledge crown tlher en-
quiries.
The flip Sparrow, capt. Fleucket, Of and for
this port failed from Havre dc Grace the 22d
May, in company with the ihip Mars, M 'Keown,
arrived at Philadelphia.
Extract of a letter from an American gentleman,
refident at Eavre, &c his friend in Philadei-
phia, dated the 10th of May, 1902.
" Thingsin this country are going frangely
all back again to the old iyftem. Priefts lead
the v4n-and the order of the day is the nlitu-
tion ola Legion Dshonneur, as tits ftyled, whiei,
is fomethipg like the old order Of St. Lcpis.
Thofe who are to connpefes it are to earttitles
for life, though NOT hereditary, and to receive
certain annual ialaries. 1t is intended to be re-
con,penfe to thcic who have exerted thenielyes
during the revolution, and every one who has
gained iabre Of honor is member. There arc
however, different grades and different 4alaries;
and, you will, no doubt, agree with ne, that it
it is not nobiity,i it is The ladder to It.
g Bonaparte isto be named Firtt Conul Tor
life:--To be nominated by the people, viz.
A paper or book is to be opened in every depart
ment, and all thofo who are Of opinion that fuell
ftep will be for the good tthe country TO iign
yes and the others no--as if any man dare fay
No.
Report fays confpiracy was lately formed
againf him by fifteen generals, who are at pre-
fent under arref--Maiiena and Argerou are "a
moug the number Duroe his Aid dn Camp, is
faid to have dfcoyered it. and informed hinthat
he was to be afafiinated in defending the fairs
of the Thuileries when goirg to the review'
He was at the head of the flair cafe when
Duroc told him this, but he bade him give his
arm, defend Immediately and beware TO betray
the lesA symptoms of fear or fufrieion It IS
faid the conipirators, unaduifed OF his defending
fo quick, forbore the attack, but waited Tor his
return. He took, however, another ita!r cae-.
fuch is the fory,as report tells it--and iuPpoicaa
TO lie true.
"Eor NIP part do not calculate on the prelene
poflure of aifsirs being of long duration. God
knows however, hcw it may enc. )"