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Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-21
BOSTON, June u.

Arrived, brig Olympus, Allen, ON
Bedford, from Liverpool. Sailed in ca
hip Eliza, Of Bottom, for Savannah. and
brig Mary, Of Newburypogt. May y,
LAT. 40, long. ~, fpoke fhip Dlpatcb'
from New York, for Bordeax. a7,b
lat. AZ, long. S, the London Packet
Clarke, from Baltimore, Tor AuRerd,o,
On Tuefdaj night, fpoke chip Warning.
ton, Delano, from Bottom for Liverpool.
Discharged from Quarantine, brigs Al.
ligator, Barnes, ST. Croix; Viaov,
Saunders, Cape Francois.
Arrived the fwlft falling brig Active,
capt. Yorke, Liverpool, z6 days from
land. The Active failed from this port
on the I'd of April laa, conlequently has
performed her voyage in the unprecedent.
ed ppace of 70 days!-Capt. Yorke lav
a number of American vefels in the chan.
mel, one Of which he hppofcd TO be ths
Merchant, of Portland. Left at Liver.
pool, the Nabby, Crandall, of Portland
1.-THE only veael OF that port to fail ina
few days; ihip Lucy, of CharleRou; and
leveral Others no arrivals from America
for ieveral days previous to the falling Of
the Active. The Fox, Nichols, for BOZ
ton, failed 9 days before captain Yorke'
Spoke, May IS, lat. 50, long. II, flip
John, Warren, from Charlefon for COwesY
June 5, lar. 43, long. e., brig Betley,
Swain, from Bolton for Bil5oa.
BritiA lhip. Cato, Crews, Ncwfonnd.
land. May II, lat. 43, long. SO, fPose
lchooner Betiey, from Bottom for AniteE-
dam.
Ship Jafon, Weld, Cape, Francois, via
Quarantine. Ship news before Publ'ln-
ed.
Brig Fox, Nichols, from Liverpool
Spoke May 9, lat. A, 20, long z7,ao'
an Eoglilh hip from Norfolk, for Gosfn'
fey who, informed, that the day before nc
fell in with wreck called the Federal
George, of Daxbury. May 10, l't' A.
long. ~, 50, ipoke the Sophia from De-
marara, for London, ihort Of Provlilon''
Ship Bald Eagle, Pratt, from Lie O
May. Spoke June 5, lat. 10, TO- lGogS'
81, 80, lchr. Nancy, Harris, from D0''
ton,
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told, is treated at Paris as if +, r.,.,
republic of ST. Marino, which IS NJ siensed the
as Spectacle Iaand in Bottom hlrbor. T r as arge
,leis OF our administration nigh, hold ~ -. lssks
long, If M. Plehon would let them a.s uut Very
he was gong to teaze them for o,n no or Bur
when the project OF renewal Of ,ba u = Money
war recalled the fleet from ST. Domino opeaa
initead of WHITING the schefapeak rb: fraacc
has fortunately hiadered the exp!oloD "s Event
lions, that an iniolent rcquea, and Az " ne PAT
rciuidl would have vented. e"tab,e
But France waits only to fubdue Tonr.
poiiels herielf OF Louilianl. This is ~ to
conjecture. The consequences are f,. ~ longer
man can foretel. An immenf. fren,5 - sSeFy
with the gangs ofarmed negroes from 5, = army,
go, will certainly cut out work for tn. a an1
can nation. Our iiserty and indepepden.,s. 'l'Fi.
be again 70 be afIerted and preferred hv would
Such neighbours will NOT come here 70 MS
Idle 'heY will not be. Cannot be. II. 't ca rde
might as we'll torbear TO lwin as III, rr.a nlnss
be reit!eis and ambitions. Kentucky ,aI to
nehee ~il De won by their arts or iov,S wv en-
their arms. '4 by
with every other power ne have no ar..
Great Britain has evinced the mott liberal Ca;.;
in regard TO the fulfilling dfpute,. crs ~ 'PI:
tain ieeks gain, and vii! be con.cntcd ~st L
as far as the nature of that pu7luit will 'n, Il
France aims at glory and pluuder, and # ~" ~:
world were all conquered lhe won ID deem I MS
felf wretched for want Of further cmpIoymer, "''
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NEW. YORK, June 10.

A letter from ST. Croix dated a7tn Of
May mentions that the price Of -four fneI'
was "a dollars barrel, and very tca,'s,
The produce of that Illand was ita'f ~ ~
Je low, and prolpett o. further Ieau' tE,
On account OF the increaled quantity 'l ~
gar RATED this year.
Entered, fhip Edward, Craig, bel us'
via Philadelphia brig Walhlngt'GE a a'
zard, ST. Martins fchrs. LYDIA :, o :I,is,'
Jamaica; Fair Trader, Bybank' f''l'''
phia. c,,e.
Cleared, fhip shepherdeG, C Cl?S
Francois; briggs Ceres, Wyeth' d. WI Wei,
Pailey, Johnaon, CapesffaGc0SiI ,;,,o;
come Return, O'Bryen, ?. HePuO''>
Friends, Mark, Jamaica. oolon
Ship Jupiter, from this port f0 I, nD' &;
was fpoke the Sd init. in lat. A. l0'S''|
S days out.
Arnvsd6 fire orI@9' CO., s..
Brig Warrington, Hazard, ,a fISn there.
Martins. Left no American veh'iI' rork
Flour from "a toI5 dolls. per Oar'''
ssh chr LYDIA Ii coaer, from jamaica from !,
lat. s. 80, fpoke iehr: Fair l fau day,.
New, York to Alexandra, GU >
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N @ E 1 c. f.
In The Matter. Of Tb0mas Mare, Bark


In The Matter. Of 7b0sas Mare, Bark
7upt.
THE Subscriber being appointed At
Ggnee OF the eltate and effects OF Thomas
Moore, late of the town of Alexandria,
a Bankrupt, all perlons indebted to iaid
Bankrupt, or that have any of his Goods
or Effects in their hands, are not TO pay or
deliver the fame TO any perfon other than
the Subfcriber, or fnch as may be duly
authorized by him, all thole who have re-
ceiyed Goods or Monies in payment ince
he became bankrupt, are requeited. 70
fund the fame, otherwifs they viii be
dealt with as the act dieas.
Vim. oXLEY, :ANguee.
Oa. IS. dlsr
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CARVING, GLIDING, ana
FURNISHING.
Ninety. Acres Of Land.

Mrs. RACHEL ATKINS,
OFFERS her grateful acknowledge
ments to the citizens of Alexandria and
the public generally, for the many favors
conferred on her in the line of her proiel-
iion, iince her thort refdence among them,
and informs them thatdhe propoies return.
ing to Philadelphia in about two weeks
until her removal lhe will be happy in
executing any orders they may think pro-
per to honor her with.
She has on hard and qviN .IrN at ,eaueed
Prices,
A large and elegant aaortment Of
Prints and Looking Glalles
and Girandoles.
October / 3. dzw
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Sale bp audton.
On WEDNESDAY,

. 70 s,eloek, auiU be Jslddt The Ienan
stu<, tie f0rn<r Of King and on'o'
Streets. ,
Rum in hhds. and barrels,
Whiky in barrels, 5
Apple Brandy in barrels, 5
Gin in csiks,
Wine in pipes and quarter caiks,
MolaiIes in hhds.
Sugar in ,hhds. and barrels,
White and brown Soap In boxes, !.
Coffee in caiks and bags,
Rai6ls in kegs and boxes,
Queens Ware, and !
A variety of DRY GOODS.
THOS. PATTON, Axaioassr.
October .t9
public Sale.
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DVERTISEMENT.


y 1lrtue Of a Deed of Tagf from
oSpsn Rs6erts 10 fbe Sa9feri5er, qviNde
sSp.lsd TO Sale, for ready money, on the
frsmJfs, on Wedus/ay the I7fb day
9 November, if far, # a0t, then rte
= asxt fair day,
| iNE halt oil that LOT of GROUND in
\ the city Of Warrington, lying in fquare
H. $50, and defgnated insihat fquare by the
~ ~ 70; the moiety inrendel to be fold fronts
,s -. me open ara ON the Pennfyl ania Avenue,
'pns upon the lot No. II in that fquare, has
., I.ut Ct "a feet 2 inches and an half, and
b S"n inches deep upon it is ereaed frame
''lag, Houie.
oa., JAMES KEITH, TruRse.
Sooer i3. dts
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N @ T I G F.

"A IL Perfons having GOODS, placed
"a in the hands of Thomas Moore. a
Bankrupt, unfold, the owners are noticed
to prove their property and take them
away; or they vii! be difpofed of for the
benefit of his creditors. AS alto unre-
deemed pledges, unleis the owner or own
ers come forward and pay the money adj
vanced for them.
WILLIAM oXLEY, Aflignee.
October I'll. d3t,
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TO BE SOLD,

On Wsdue/dey, tbs 10Th dyef Novem6er
near, on lbe PremJes,
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TO BE SOLD
For Ready Money.

Pursuant to q Decree ofthe Eede-
ri CircMt Cart Of The United States,
yart5s Dlfna Of Virgmi4, IL a Jaa BE-
tzeeen the executors Of Han6ary's plain
ti9s, and lie f1gqees Of ger. NeJon, ana
0tbers, defsnaants,
a tract of land in the county
Of Prince William, on the waters of Bull
Run, containing 10 acres, now IN the
occupation of Mrs. Gwynn !. or 10 much
thereof as will be. fnficient 10 raile the
fam of {. $50 with interea thereon from
Oaobes.I 7o7, and the COTS and expences
of this fale, which will take place at Gadf-
by's tavern, in the town Of Alexandria,
on Saturday the hxth Of November next.
The above tract Of land was purchaieds
bysPeyson Gwynn, deceafed under the laid
decree, and the purchaie- money not being
wholly paid, is again to be fold for the
(atisfaeiien thereof, in conformity to fad
decree, and terms of original fale.
D. VI. RANDOLPH
Late Martial, v. D.
Ricsmond, Sept. I8,4ISo2. Kan dbl .
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ar Clean linen and cotton
rags bought at this office.
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lDubltr Sale.

Oh, Tbuylaaytbe 2Stb isf. qviH be NH on
The PRIMES, the tolloevug very vala-
able Prope,y,
Two WAREHOUSES ON King
freet, oppcite MIR. D. Davey's.
Two tWo-fory Frame Houfcs,
on King fIeet, next door to Major Rel
lley,s that are under rent, and produces
about 400 dolls. per annum, payable quar-
terly.
AJo, 1sy Sale tbe lame day,
Several Lots Of Ground,
on Warrington between King and Prince
ifreets. One fourth Of the pur,hafe money
will be required in hand, the balance on
credit of s and 9 months.
PHILIP G. MARSTELEER.
& Oa. u,
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Information to Shippers.
Twenty Dollars Reward.

ID AN AWAY from the Farm Of the
N Subfcr Tier, in Frederick County,
near Berry's Ferry, on Monday, tie nth
inf. Gmall black fellow named MICH.
He is about FIVE feet FIVE or fixinches high,
has very hort face, his front teeth fand
uneven and point out I; he has large ANGLES,
and a frefh fear on the infde of one Of his
legs jua above the ANGLE. He had on when
he went aways an old brown coat, "trip
ed fix waiitcoat, pair Of blue cloth pan
falcons, edged with red, low crowned
hat, with narrow rim. Whoever lodges
the above delcribed Slave in any Jail, 70
that / get him again, lhall receive Ten
Dollars, or Twenty Dollars On delivering
him TO me, in Frederick county.
THOMAS MASS1E.
on. 20. d
o. Clean linen and cotton
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pse3sant to a Decree ofthe Circuit
Gaau effbe D5fria Of Columbia, Jor
The county Of 14lsxauaia, sviN beyold,
on The 1T dry Of Nouem6ss afst, an the
Premiles,
A PIECE or GROUND,
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M " f"He/"np, f@e iOt0t 4s| " -'V,Se"'0s'
ueaf, on ibe PvmJes,
Ninety Acres Of Land.
Belonging to the eltate Of Roger Wet,
decealed, on a credit until the 1T day OF
Mas-h, 1906, the purehafer giving bond,
with approved fecsrity, which, when paid
good and fuaicient deeds ihall be made
This Land is about three miles from
Town, and begins at the road going to
Mount Vernon; and forms an oblong !quare
adjoining the lands Of William Hepburn
and the late Lord Fairfax, a plat Of which
will be produced.
RICHARD CONWAY, Executor.
October 7. d
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Spanilh Hides.

J@ .arrived in TIE Schooner Harmony,
and far Sale BY
John & Jas, H. Tucker,
1000 Spaniih Hides
Tby bavs aJfo in Stors,
1o,ooolb green Coffee,
20 Hihds. bea Muicoyado Sugar,
70 Barrels do. do.
1000 Bulhels coarie Salt,
100 Sacks fine do.
10 Barrels Tanners OIL, and
A general anortment Of GROCERIES.
October Z. d
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With the ApPURTENANcEs,

With the APPURTENANcEs
Situated in the town OF Alexandria, upon
the wet fide of Pitt areet, and to the luth-
ward Of King itreet, and bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning upon Pitt freet ST feet
; inches to tee lonthward Of King itreet,
and running thence southwardly with Pitt
areet and binding Herewith Is feet to
The (outh line Of the lot Of Jefe Taylor,
deceafed, thence weitwardly with line
parallel TO King freet 81 feet S.inches
and half to The line Of William Hally,
thence northwardly with his line and par
rallel to Pitt areet the length of the fra
line, thence with frait line to the be-
ginning. The Pennies will be fold under
the direction Of
|. John DUNDAS, ]
PETER FEIsKELL, lComm,rs.
PETER WISE, jun.
October 9. dts.
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BRITISH IACOBINS.

on the goth of Ge obcr, 1903, Mr..
Plct introduced il INC 2- IN hou5. of COM
mons, Dill for cout..9aule ct the fuipen-
hon Of the. F95szs Gates a1t On the fe-
cond reading Of his bill, Courtney h4tei
that there were. 1T ehis inc, above icventv
pcrions confin@a in Coincidence of the luipen-
!lon. Had there not baea ane enough to bring
NOR Of them TO q trat Two terms had PAT
FED, ilace mott Of thcm were apprehended
The people confined under the authority Of
this fafpeniion had been treated with unex
auiptd ricour ana inhumanity. Defrous
Of obtaining information upon the lubieGt,
he had procured an order to fee one Of the
pritols in which perions were confined on
fhs reports OF ipies and informers. He found
thar the WORT Of criminals had never been 10
treatci III this country, as in the preiont IN
itance The pri.oners were locked Up in
cells without FIRE, md without candle 'Ihev
bad OILY a truckle bed. The onlyneans al
FoFdet for the admiAion Of light, letin alfo the
cold md rain. ! hey had no focety what
ever. In this iituation they remained the
whole of their time, excepting for an hour
each cay. Sir Francis Burdetl aBed what
matt h the Gtuaion Of a cell ivea feet 6para,
after pcrlon had been ccutIned in il lone
hours. or when portions were confined IT il
for many weeks, without being permitted to
60 out but Eor a few minutes to waih them
ic!ves. In thoie cells, there was no wood or.
pr per, to keep the perions confined from the
contact Of the wall, and in wet weather, or
after froH, il was evident that bgck wall
nuti be 70 damp, IS 70 be extremely unialu-
tary, where no FIRE was allowed. a number
Of Ferors had Seen broughc up 70 town from
Ms1ciefer- hey were loaded with irons.
Their leg were nucd fHeiled. When lod-
ged IL pfaon, cir irons were knocked of
with iilhcui,y md then t5cy were thrown
into I.saes quite unprcPared for their rcccp-
tor. hey were not permitted 70 be feen
pY a. Pegion For the Gcond reading Of
the b ! 90. againit ID 3.
M. Plt., the fst7er Of tholc enormous bay
5allfiss5 was atlcagIh tprned out Of his Office.
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Mr.. BAYAF
5t2tes.

Another important occaGan Of honeh for
bcarance BY Nj Bayard may be recorded al
70.
Shortly before the administration of Mr..
Adams ended, Mr.. Bayard was recommended
by him as am5afador to France; the fenate
approved 70 that Mr.. Bayard might have.
immedia ely drawn from the treafury, 1000
dollars for one years fallary and outfit. In
fead Of his, he did nothing until MIR Iefrer.
ion took the helm. MI Bayard then di(co-
yered that the appointments would rof h.
continued b. Mr.. JeFcrfon; and he wifh
great PROPHECY and honefty @ermisted t..
moneytc remain IN the trcafury.
- J hqs it appears that thc treofury Of t6=
Chlted States IS richer by $4,000 dollars th.p
i would have been, i Mir Pickering and Mr.
Bayard had uied 10 their own advantage tts
benefit which the law did allow. SO tina, i
aPpears that iome Of the mott leading iede-aI
CHARTERS are not only u,uch better than tb.v
have been repretenged, but have aEted with
degree Of honctty and honor which deferve,
J public notice and applaufc.
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70 tbs general and aduiral, he begged them
70 take Tome refreihment, and added that he.
would afterwards accompany them; and, if
the Beys had no objection, they would qo in
aboat by the lake Mareotis, and land near
Ponpey's pillar; this was agreed on, and they
embarked in three different boats. 4 he
Pachawas in one of the boats, with the three
chief Beys; and, after rowing little way
along thorc, Turk came TO the beach with
q bundle of papers, and hailed the Pacna, in
forming hin,tbat he had difpatches from Con
ttaneinople. The captain Pacha made this
an excuie for quitting the boat, and he lefr
the Beysto go TO Alexandria.
he account given by the Turks relates,
that the Chaufe in the boats, told the Bevs
he was ordered by the Sultan Selim; and the
Mameiukes on hearing it ffh made the at
tack.
The Mamclukes fay the frG alarm they
had was dicharge of, rnufquctry from an
armed galley into the fern fheets of the boats.
The truth of either ftory is not certain; bow
ever, the event has proved fatal to FIVE Name
luke chiefs undermcntioned.
Gilman Boy lHambouagi; Ofman Bey
Alaf&i; Mahoract Bey, picked up on tie lake
24th October; Mourad Bey; Ibrahim Kia-
heel
All the others we're wounded and fecured
Oiinar Bey BadiciL,was very fcyerely woun,
ded
The captain Pacha communicated to gene
raj Hutchinion the Reps he had taken; and
the general immediately placed brigade of
troonS round the Pacha's tent; and gave him
81 clock the next morning to reftore the
Bcvs he had feized. The captain Pacha
lhewed!narks OF griefat what had been done,
hut 3ecared the meafures 20 be N obedience
% ne grand Vizicr; general Hutchinfon was
determined to protect the Mamel.ikes
23d OGtobcr, 1901. The furgiving Bevs
and the bodies OF three of the five who were
magaofed, via:
Gilman Bcy Tambouagi, Oman Bey AIaf-
ki, Ibrahin Kiaheel; were refored to gener-
al Hutchinfon; the two Others had been
thrown overheard. This being done, the
guard was taken from the Pax has tent; the
bodies Of the deceafed were Inferred near the
Grand Moiqiie in Alexandra, under fire OF
minutes guns from Fort CJotot, and Cafarellj;
and faipte of II guns, and three volies OF
muiqueery, were fred over the grave, with
other military hon6rs, and marks Of reflect
to theft rank. The night of the 2Qd, fevcn
Raneluke: officers, who had come into Alex
andria by land, to meet the .Beys, took re-
fuge on board the Madras, fearing the cru
city of the I urks would not be fatisied with
The blood of their chiefs, but that they would
1eek 70 aHafinate their followers.
/ he Pacha took the horfes of a firall party
OF Malnelukes, but they were re{tored.
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Mr.. PICKERING.
(FRom yIRcINIAa CORRESPONDENT.

1T appears that MIR. Gallatia, the Sccreta-
~ Of the | reatury, has fnifhed his labours as
to many Of the accomptS, wherein il was al
lodged thar iltch embellishments and defalca-
lions would be diicerned. 1t will be re-
mcmbered that MIR, Timothy Pickering was
NOT only fufpe&ed, but accufcd of being yerv
great culprit. And it was alledgcd t5at E.eb
q man as Gaiiofin, if the chance fhotlId be
given to him, would be able TO reduce the.ac-
cuiation to certainty. Mr.. Gallatin has
had the chance, AID after Il months ezarni-
nation, behold! be has difcerned that, by the
prudent and judicious conduct Of Mr.. Picker
ing, he has gained $4,000 dollars for the Uaited
States in the remittanees to Holland, every
dollar of which he might have pocketed, if he
had thought proper. In jultice to the chafac-
terof Mr.. Pickering,and for the fake Of truth,
this Information is given.
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bensh Of Bermuda, or an Fngliih Governoi
of Canada, with his face blacied, conducting
the lVyandotS to an aiauis on Fort Recoye-
ny,
Aoout two years AGO, the ApoRolical If
terDRy the State OF Delaware, pailed 2 law
forbdding i}age coachcs TO croiS their hands
breach Of territory on Sunday. The prop, /.
etor or driver of fuch carriage, is liable to
imprisonment for 6x months, and fine of
hfty poun5s. No man Of fcmc can align y
rezior for this ftatute. When travellers arc
Obliged, on tuch an account to flop at New
Pot or W .imingtor, they are, not likely to
iPend their time in way more relpcttfm 10
the chriitian religion ttiau u they were per
mittcd TO proceed. rs they NUT halt at
tavern, fomc of their libaupTIs will be offered
up IN title not of che utuof reverence either
tor The law itielf the legi11turc which made
II, or the pretencc which gave i birth If
this aitemhly had attempted to form plan for
improving the high-roads, and for making
decent bridges over the ttreauls that intcrfe6t
them they would have been at leaf as hon1.
aoiy and adyantageouily employed, both for
then conltltuentS and theTlfelves, 1t is TO
be leped that the contemptuous pity of their
feiioW citizens VIII compel them to rcnd a.
iuncer this rag OF luperhition.
The magiitrate5 of Philadelphia or Balti-
NOR might with equal iuilice prohibit the
inhaatants of either OF thofe two places from
ridiig in carriages, or or horjcback, on SUN
days Such an order would be regarded as
toe ieight of impertiuencc, and IS i0nething
yer! ike opprehion. The fate of Delaware
has 10 preteniions TO hyperion refinement in
l.
III 'ne!tion iabJeSts travellers 70 much M
necetary trouble and expence. X is indeed
frequently broken. Bur we had much better
reicnd hlly law than run the hazard of
Penlities and confinement Blythe breach Of it,
f5out three years ago, 4 bill paIed N the
legtlatare OF Pennsylvania, for the conitruc-
tioHof high road from Philadelphia 70 Lam
cait:r The pcrfons who fri undertook
this bufIneis, dilcovcred confummate iguo-
ran@ OK its very rudimcnrs. Their plan was
to Ky the Target tones which could be found,
IN the bottom, and thcr, heap earth upon
then; by dis means, when fhower Of Tan
iooERed the ground, hov!e would fink his
leg through it, and then break it between the
toms at the bottom, Happily fer the country,
Mr.. John Curwen, an Engliih gentleman,
who had farm near the iide OF the road, per-
luaded the company to let him Try the talk.
He began with a bottom Of common earth
he then broke the fones INFO tie bigne(s of
about mans FIJI, and formed Of them con
cave layer about eighteen inches deep, This
road, vith 4 fnlall expence for repairs, will
enAurai for centuries. The diaarcc from
Philadelphia 70 Lancaiter, during bad weather.,
is in reality ihortened by one half, ard INC
whole has been completed ar the mod@rate ex-
pence Of about fifteen hundred pounds per
mile.
The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-10
STAGE COACHES.

on Thuriday the frR current, the Stage
Coach from Norfolk had one of its wheels
broke off, about three miles from Richmond.
Happily, rome Of the panengers were hurt.
On'the fubject of Stage Coaches and High
Roads, we have extracted the following OBJ
leryations from The Annual Regifer tor
1896.
FROM canals, our enqniry proceeds Of
courie to high-roads. Among the mor,t-
H1ents Of wifdom and rnagnifcence that dil-
tinguiihed the ancient Romans, none were
more deferying ofpyaife than their attention
70 the fate of public roads. As fooh as a
province had been conquered, dernarcation
of highways began; and it was often execu-
ted on pan 10 durable as to leave at dif-
tarce all modern imitation, No luch pane
gyFlc can be fafely beAowed on the greater
partof the high-roads in the United States.
InreQote partsof the country, good roads can
hardly as yet be expected. But between large
towns, they might furely be kept in tolergblc
order Tbolc from Philadelphia to Baltimore
exhibit, for the greater part OF thc way, al
afpea of lavage dcloiation. Chains to tbe
depth Of FIX, eight, or ten feet, occur 1t Au-