Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-11
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THURSDAY, AvcusT II.


We are authorized 10 FAY, that the Po-
,orsc Company, at their late uncsfipg N
,sis place, determined aaauim5sygy 10 make
40 dividend in the prefens year; bur TO
apc,y, ali the money 10 hand from the re-
csipt Of tolls tow ards perfsaing the.oavi-
sation. The repors of the Board of Di-
resaors 10 the Stockholders contained, The
agreeable infoinstion that 10 greater OBJ
aynaiops semainsd in the liver, Between
the City Of Wshiugton and Harpel's
Fsssy, than could be removed ia fbs Pre- j
Estjsajsn by this application OF the tolls.
We are aao authorized TO fate, thar
the wealthy and public fpirised farmers OF
the Monocacy, have loaaed TO the Com
pany, and have actually paid into the
hands Of the Treafurer, fun of money
equal 10 the removal of every impeachment
in tn. navigation Of thar important river,
for Comfortable diftance beyond Fredc-
riek,own; and that the Directors have.
already prepared number of artiits and
laborers 70 commence thar work, which
ii il confidently believed by the bef in.
formed, will be 60 far completed by Oc-
t,ber or November, as TO permit, almof
at any fesfon, the pafiage Of boats ofIoo
barrels burthen from thar rich productive
country to Warrington.
We feiicitate our fellow citizens of
the Town and City on profpeas 70 fat
tering. We have all of us calculated on
the grcatsia advantages in a commercial
point Of view, from connecting ounelves
by means Of the inland navigation of the
Potomac with the fertile and extenfive
country lying VET Of Us, daily increaf-
Ing in population bot becaufc our hopes
were not al once realized, too macy of
US have been too apt to yield to defpon-
asnce, and to iudolge weak aud timid
apprehenfons, that what was only delay
ed was neyer 10 be accomplished. Let the
prefent fate of things and the certain prof
poets before US teach more fortitude and
more wildom.
lWe@. Fes.
MefTfs. Delasrar aod Co. of Barcelona,
write as follows TO merchant in New
York.
AbrI a3, 1909.
/" Several of the veilels arrived lately
from America have brought no Certificate
Of Health from the Spanifh Coniul, which
isabiolutely required by our Health Of
6ce, and to which particular attention
hould be paid.
(" Let it ALTO lerye for the government
Of yourfelf and your friends, that no goods,
not even grain, nor even articles of the
hrR neceiisy, are admitted at our cul.om
houie without certificate from the Spa
NTH Conful or, where there is no Conful,
from a magifrste, fpecifying their growth
or manutattory.''
I" I4fb May.
" Our COTTON houfe officers are 70 very
flgidinexatfing certificates of the imports,
thai we have been obliged in fcverai IN
nances 70 give bonds to produce them in
tx months. = Mer. Adv.
BY Capt. Halves, lately arrived at 5a-
lem from Sc, Peters, We have obtained the
following particulars of the capture of
That place by the English:
St. Peters was taken by the frigate
Aurora, Capt. Morlen, from St. Johns (;
brig, q sehr. and about 4 5 shallops were
Al the shipping in the harbour al the time
= Was taken; briggs and 3 schrs. sailed
i0r the Bank days before it was taken
% their second fare. There were not
more than Zoo men on the Island, and
not one cannon moun.ed no resistance
was made by the inhabitants. Two schrs.
same IN from the Banks after the place
was taken. No guard was kept on the
A'and 70 prevent the inhabitants going a.