Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-04-11
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arrived brig Columbia, captain Dye,
- pert Royal, {yamaica) sailed from
H. s.nee the aoth Of March. Spoke the fol-
living vessels on the passage; March IS,
-. s;q6t of Cape Aaeenio, west end of Gu
y Isl ship Caroline os New-York, from the
pay Of Honduras, bound to Baltimore /;
1obooner Citizen, of New-York, captain
Topng, from Aux Cages, last from Jamal-
:. bound TO New-York, with French pas
s.ooers. March 90, lat. "a, 20, long. 80,
~ spoke the Schooner President of New
yak, from Kingeon, { Jamaica) out Il
days, bound to New-York with French
rassengers. April 4, lat. So, SO, long. -,
tooke the ship Robert, of Philadelphia,
from Amsterdam, out II days BOUND to n.
York, she.had lost part of her cut water.
70 the Common Cemaci5 Of Alesa1,drja.
The Petition of the FoREsrALLERs,
Respectfully represents,
Thatyour petitioners now are, and for a
considerable time past have been extsnsiye-
" engaged 10 the business of fosestailiag,
which they have followed with all that III
dustry and attention, which is necessary
in their calling.
THAT they feel themselves much agriev-
ed and oppressed by a law of the Corpora
ten, which prevents their purchasing such
articles as are usually brought to market,
before 10 o'clock;- they therefore request
your honorable body to repeal the law, so
as to enable them to purchase provisions
Including fish Of every description at all
times andplaces when it may suit their con-
yeniehce.
That your petitioners being conscious of
the very important service thew have2ren-
dered the Town through the Winter, by
furnishing the citizens with evrryarticle of
marketing at very reasonable prices az no
time exceeding Is per cent. advancc) and
saved them the trouble ofgoing to market,
md the country people of carrying provi.
SONS, &c. there, feel confident that your
honorable body will consider it not only
1ast, but good policy to allow them aboun-
y in future, on all marketingby them pur-
chased and sold; and in order TO make the
payment of 1t as easy as possible, they beg
leave with great Difference to suggest the
proprlety ofselling the Market-house (now
oflit,le use ands paying the bounty out of
the interest of the money arising from the
sale, which with the salary given to the
clerk of the market (who they request may
bsimmediately removedl would be sufici-
sntto encourage them 60 pursue their pro-
tession.
That although mary ofyour petitioners
atpresent pay little or nothing towards the
support of the town, vet in few years
rom their unremitiing industry, they ex-
pscti properly encouraged, toacquire We
i ~ large estates, the taxes on which would
boot great benefit, except your honorable,
body should be Of the opinion (Which they.
hope will be the case that SO llsefula class
oieitlzens sheuld be exempted from any
tax whatever.
Your petitioners apply to you with the
suaooe coincidence, hrFnly believing that
your honorable body will take their case in.
% consideration, and grant them immedi-
ate relief.
And your petitioners as IN duty bound,
NIL ever pray, &c.
WARMING VOICE.
siaeJ o@osRns is copied tffom late sRe-
Psrtory," as an article Of greet beauty.
g1oe hooe any shrervd1aess IN developing
authors, It is ffoa' the prolific pen efthe
americca Burke, z0hoSe la60fs hcOe dane
honor. MOI o17{,, tn f5s Et9yoftJyS md .lo