Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-21

to the Generals house nc ware, besides, huge
cooked hat, with small tr .coloured cockade, and
"a large green feather. He says he is native Of
ireland, and has been several years in the British
navy, in. the. capacity of l1iaj6ipmaa. He is a
man of rather low stature, and of sallow coui-
pexion. He has bten lately wounded IN the left
hand, which wound he said he received SIN The
attach On Dabim, on the 23d ult. He affects
perfect indifference respecting his situation, and
speaks pretty freely ori-the subject OF his military
c,a3byrent. Tie tailor VINO inaae tie green unl-
form, With some Others who had countenanced
tie prisoner, and in whose house be had wished,
have been taken INTO cllstoIY. Prisoners afe IN
deed daily brought III from different places, But.
So FIJI as aui knowledge ieaeses, noshng has YET
iranspited, III lheu exa,n'natopi, that tends TO
diS.u = the general tranquity Of lie c2uatfy, Or
slst cae1.itct esnil est saspe,on OF tic steady
aud determined ioy1i.y Of the North.
On 'i,lrsaiy, H,itaa, the Rlkel Ger. was
brousb INFO Town under strong escort. rs
had or when taken PLAN unitosu, OIL tire buttons
of which were !" BSltaf Regrncnt" and was
armed with case Of pistols eoubIe laaded. and
a short d,tk or dagger. He was ordered to pus
on the dress found IN his possession, which Com
petcly fitted HIM; and in this state was brought
INTO towp and exhibited 30 the public at Maior
Sfl's Gffice in Tie lower Castle yara he seemed
totally unconcerned, and of a rrsoute appearance
He is well known in this cry: He served in the
woman during the Rebellion OF 1898, and was
formeriy in the East India Conpany's service.
We learn from the N. Egis, that change is
neGlia,ed in &! mode Of voting for the appoint
rcent OF the P.ealent and Vice Pieiiient. /; Is
intended that the fuGiaycs OF the elecyors ihal!
be given dilinctly, and not as before oti.fcrIml-
natciy Tor each Of thofc important eff es. This
iubiect deicrycs more CONFEDERATION than we can
at preient beltow upon IL. By the propoied al
teration, the mott numerous party In the Com
n,onwealth will in general carry the election for
the Chief Magifrate; whereas according to the
contribution as il now fands, il is not very IN
probable thar perlon mieht be chofen !or that
Ration in whom all parties conf led, AID who yet
might not be 70 much the favorltc o! any party
as that they would leleet him for the hi2heit OF
fee in the republic. AT the next prelsiential
election for infance, the democrats might agree
TO vote for Mr.. JEFFERSON and Mi. MADISON,
and the federai:as, 70 prevent the re arpontment
of the former, might make choice OF Mr.. Madi-
ION ard some other candidate-The votes OF all
parties would of courfe place Me. Madlon in the
prudential chair. Thoie who would make up
their minds on the propoied change, fhould con-
6der fully the following auctions Are PoPu,
lar favorites always The ~oet or fatct magiltrates
Tor f.ee people l. a decided, avowed party
government mott fuitab!e for republic, the ob-
jett of whole laws is 10 afford tgual protection TO
all her citizens, in whatever regards their lives,
liberty, property, honor, privileges AID imnaunl
ties lsa man who, Whatever qualities he may
pofes, is elected chiefly on account of his ardent
zeal for any party, 70 likely TO exercife his au
thorisy and irfernce inpartaily for the good OF
the whole, as one to whom nc party is blindly
devoted, but yet whom all parties ellcem and
would entruif !? Thefe qaeries are fubmiticd
merely on the ATTRACT quston; without rela-
ton to the prelent fate OF parties IN Amerca, or
the characters or qualifications OF any Of her
ftatefnen. c. Ceasrsr.
I" Potts and Kefflss II NERD" is now TO be
the cry all over the anion--yhe democratic tick
ers, have got their budgets and bellows en- their
backs and are fetring ont to blow Up their FIRES
all over the country, and burn holes in the con-
ititution in order TO mend them again. It's ear
neitly hoped that the people of America will be
content to let things remain as they are, 70 long
as they lsrve their purpoies well. That the fe-
dsral conaitution as it fands in all its parts has
done 70, no one who reglrds truth will deny
F." b4Ve tarnt 10 be tbeyeevub coettut." was
'he laying OF wife and holy pctiorsge-let this
he the motto Of Americans let them not be diff
urbed by thofe difcontened beings, who, as
SANcRo PANcA Jays, " with for better Bread
han is made of wheat - thofr political bungers
who, like bosching thinkers, make twenty holes
for one they fop. IBID.
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