Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-05-10

DC allow Eil 20 tldVc more tIldil iOuT bniAoeho
lest it should give offence to the French
government.
The attemptto cut out the vessel belong
ing to the convoy which was carried into.
Tarifa, failed owing to the current having
carried the Diana and the gun-boats behind
the rock, and before they could reach ar
iffa, the second day afterwards the brig was
completely unloaded and hauled on shore,
SO that any attempt to get her off would
have been mpracilcable.
The Argo frigate from Portsmouth with
Elbi Beg and his suit on board passed
Gibraltar January IS, for Egypt.
COMMERCIAL. INFORMATION.
The Royal Junto of State, OF the Pro-
vinces Of Merida and Jucatan, allow the
importation from the United States of In
dian Corn and Peas, at the ports Of Cam
peche and Sisal, in American and other
bottoms, with absolute prohibition of any
other sort of goods, wares and merchan-
die, and TO load in return Logwood, and
other valuable Woods
Captain Barman of the ach'r Be,sey on his pas.
sage from Charleston 20 Philadelphia, informs,
that On The a8ib ut. he was boarded by French
flip called the Atricane, captain nu9bsrquen,
fom B'est, who fred couple OF shot at him,
and ordered him on board his vessel when after
some detention he was politely acquitted. Cap.
B further informs that WHEN the africaine spike
Inn she was then hearing away for Charleston,
having lost her m zen mast, and thrown he guns
nvcrboard,i in gale of wind.
lpdA 9aa.J
The Reverend Mr. Buckley, of G!oces.er, in
Connecticut, was famous in MS days as caiuist
and sage counsellor. A chu,cA in his neiehbc,-
hood had fallen into unhappy divisions and
contentious, which they were unable to adjust
among themselves. They deputed one of their
number TO the venerable Buckley for his advice
with request that he would send it to them
in writing. The matter was taken into serious
consideration, and the advice with much del.bera
ration, committed to writing. 1t so happened
that Mr.. Buckley had farm in an extreme
part OF the town, upon which he entrusted te.
rant, (for IN tios: aristocraric dayA of our fore.
fathers it was no SIN Tor a clergyman 10 own lands
and other property provided he came hone,,ly by
them Ii waa necessary for Mr.. Buckley 10
give some directions TO his tenant in subsc rib
Jog the two letters the one fer the church was
directed 70 the tenant, and the ore for the tenant
TO the church. The church was convened TO
hear the advice which was to settle all their dis.
putes--the moderator read as follows
IS You will! fee to the repair Of The fences, that
they be built high and frong, and you will take
special care OF the old Black Bill.
The mythical advice puzzled the charch at fiif ::
but an interpreter among the more dfce5ning
ones was foon found, who fad; ''Brsthren, this
is the very advice which we need. The direction
to repair the fences is to admonh US TO take good
Iced IN The adn,iion and government of our
members. We mutt guard the church by our
Matters laws, and keep out ftange cattle ffom
the told. And We muf in very particular man
ner fet watchfni guard over the Devil, the cid
Black Bull, who has done US 70 much hurt of
late
All perceived tie widom and f,nefs of Mr..
Buckley's advice. and reiolvcd to be governed
BY II The conGquence was, all their amino.
teies fuofides. and peace and harmony were re
ftored to the long afflicted church. What the
iubJeet of the letter fcnt to the tenant was AID
what good effects ii had upon him, the tory does
not tell US.
(Hams@ir< GoS.)
81. Jobu's, int. ] AbrIrz.
Py letters from BarbaA1es Wv. ls.,n Tho !.