Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-17
aleranbrta DaIp anosrtiSsr.
MONDAY, OCTOBER II.
HEdLTH-0FFRE,

CuGilg ltllS itOIillllS at ~ lCCh' 4
They acknowledge with gratitude TIE re-
ceipt of fifty dollars from young lady IN
the country, BY the hands of Mr. William
Hodgson, Fifteen Dollars from Stephen
Cook, Esq. Ten Dollars from Mordccal
Miller, FIVE Dollars from Mr.. Fielder
Cant Of MARYLAND, and one barrel Super
fine -four and sundry vegetables from a
gentleman in the country.
S. SNoWDEN, Sec'ry.
Eatraa yfa htter frsm 81. Jago de Cs6a, .aagat
l2b, 1905
I" The government Of this country has AFFORD
ed US protection. IT has permitted our negroes to
be landed aud has offered to sell TO the French
refugees sixteen leagues of land in the countiy.
Each family will receive about $50 acres for 100
dollars. The country is watered by several ri.
yers, and is situated in the bay Of Ontanar, 80
leagues distant from hence"
Captain William Leach, lately arrived az
Beverly, from Corruns, on bis homeward bound
paifage was boarded by fourteen Eighth priva-
teers, and by them all was treated with polite
nefs. 1t is conlettnred there has been a new edi-
ton OF CheRerield's Principles of Politeneis lately
circulated among the naval officers of England.
1t is hoped a few copies may arrive in Nova
Scotia.
tSakm Regpey.J
A writer in the Kentucky Gazette, Of the
10th ultimo, has brought forward JOHN
BRECKENRIDGE, as a candidate for the Office
Of Vice Pfefdent of the United States, a, the
next election.
Capt. Hills, of the fchooncr Rambler, arrived
at Bottom on Saturday from Amferd1m, informs
that On the 10th Aug. Beachy Head bearing E.
N. E. difan, 4 or leagues, he faw the Mon
t~icello, capt. Dlckey, of Charleaon, SIC. uplerin
a gale of wind aud Immediately funk. She was
from Bremen bound to ST. Lucar, with ~linnens.
Five of the crew were faved and two loft.
P3aMmtat far Tbef.-Lsa Tuef3ay the
fupreme judicial court fat in Portland (~proviuce of
Maine. A man of colour, who it feems is
from the Spanih Main, was c~onViEted Of having
broken open the Chop Of Mr.. Abner Rogers, in
this town, and folen from thence between 40
and 80 watches Of various but valuable prices
for which he is f%entenccd to fit on the gallows
with a rope round his neck, to be whipped SO
fripes to pay twenty one hundred dollars to
Iaid Rogers, and on failure Of paying laid ium. faid .
Rogers to have the privilege of telling him for
the term Of ten years; and if faid Rogers does not
choofe to icII faid black man, he is to be confined
ten years to hard labor"
'QAeys-Which excites moG our Indignation /;
the wretch WHO committed the crime, or the court
who inflicted fnch a puniGmcnt? 4
N. 4. Cbrouice.
The Circuit court for the DiRria competed of
the counties of Frederick, Berkeley, Shenandoah
and ~Jeferfon, commenced Its Sefion at the Couii
Houfe in this town tWinchettef) ca ThuridaJ
laft, iince which period the following criminals
have received their trials. viz.
lanes Scott, a mullatto charged Within mur-
der Of VIM. c. Simmer,on Of Philadelphia, on
the public highwsy,on Friday the I'd of lat mouth,
found guilty murder in the frf degree.
Martha Elliot, for feaIing, guilty verdict,
twelve months in the Penisenriary houlc.
Francis Halter, a negro man. for feaine
bacon; guilty /; verdia eighteen months in the
Penitentiary houfe.
Thomas Claig, guilty Of man asrghter; yer
diA, two years IN the Peniten,iary houfe.
Wiaebefsr Gazens.
A German Journalia fates, that the Book
Fair at LEIPZIG was rather dull-Divinity went
off acknowledgements fold for waite paper
but Novels and Plays, lightly tinetared with
madness, were all the Y1ge.
There is a curious faa handed down by Lord
Bacon, which, fit had not the zeal of authority,
would be locked upon rather as a fabricated jeff,
than a true Aory. His LordfhiP, who was many
years a Judge, and afterwards Lord Chancellor of
England, relates that a thief, brought to the bar
and arraigned, for being found ON a tolen horfe,