Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-07

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we have few hundred conHsentialS, ana the
greater the disparity of force, the more fame.
We shall be ready In ten or tWelye says, and
then the governors must retrogade, on taste
our steel. Claiborne and Gushing have re-
monsuated strongly and repeatedly to Here
"a, who with much decision repels taeir de-
mands and reiterates his determination, to
maintain the territory of his master, east Of
the Sabine. The rights OF humanity and the
genius of his country will induce gen. w.
to naAe one more attempt at colclliatlon, but
he will be prepared tesstrike tire monent it is
rejected. The accounts We nave OF the Spa
nish camp and equipments are marvellous
they are represented as dsorderly, undisci-
pinned and oyercharged with the precious me-
tails, What think you OF subaltern bringing
With him thirty thousand dollars for pocket
money III aoub!oons. VINO knows but we may
make a coup dor and secure birth in the bed
CT holor--htteen days will decide
The Kentucky papers TO the thirteenth
OF October, srcrised at this office by the
mail If yesterday esenlag, are wholly ST.
lent as 70 the comnoiion Of ths peopie in
'ne western sases. indjc-s &c hostility a.
gainss The init gfiiy 81 Or county.
fP5ulson's Buily Hd).
Departed this iife5 ewburyport, on We'd
nesday evening last, Tie noted iiInotny Dex-
ter, IL the 60tas year OF lis ..se-Seit styleI
:. Lord Dexter! ff5t IN tie Last. lie lived
perhaps ore CT the ilosl eccentric men OF his
were universally proye..5Aai. Dorn ard cred
to a low colllitici. In hfs, and hio intellectual
endoW:aelgs not Beng of the most eAallcd
stamp, il is 10 v9oliter tn&t g splendid fortune
wllich he acquired lthoagh perhaps 1cnestly)
by ONT OF speculation ant good fortune, should
have rendered him, in many respects, truly
lidiculous. The Qualities Of his nliad were of
that Indefinite cast, Wlllcn iorIns all exception
to every ether character IecoIscd III history OF
known n tie plcselr age, ara lo.c Tut tim
self couid be his -pag.iiei.' But an1g tho
motley eroupe o. IDS qualities, it would DC in
Justice to say lie posGesset, 20 GOOD ones-he
certainly Old. G>o one viii i,npeach his homes.
ty, and his numerous acts Oh iiDeraiity, both
public and private, arc IL the recollection CT
all " HE ore ms il hIs last will, will be
gratefully Remembered. ttlS ruling passion
appeared 10 le 1qflala9Itg; ard o.. e would sup
pose that lie rat!ier chose to raliaer lis name
] 9. llfainoasiy ianious than not famous at all.
lis writings st:;ll1 IS monument OF the truth
/ OF this remark; Tor those WAC have rced his
& Pic1tt for ire Rlso.mas Ca.es" tumble oflet-
! ters prornigcucu5y thrown together, Ind It
] difficult to determine whether most to laugh at
! the coasunails.te toy, Sreesplse the Jul ATTY
/ and profanity OF the writer. His manner Of
/ life was equally extravSgaIt and singular. A
| few years since he erected in fronrot his house
a great number OF images OF distinguished per-
sons Ii Europe and America, together with
beasts, &c. SO tl.at his seat exhibited more tie
| appearance Of a museum OF artificial curIosi-
| ties, than tie dwcliing Of a family. BY his or-
! deYs tomb was gevera! years since dug, under
the summer house in his garden, where lie
desired lis remains might be deposited, thUt
{ this SINGULAR requestcould not consistently oe
! complied WITH and his coffin made and Kept
/ in the hall of his house, in which he is 70 be
buried. The fortunate and singular manner
Of his specuiations, by which he became POS
sessed Of handsome property are vel known,
and his sending a cars o OF warming paIs to
the t-Indies, where they were converted
| into rlolasses ladles, and sold to a good profit
is but one OF the most peculiar. His principles
Of religion, if they could be called principles
were equally odd a bind philosophy, peculi
ar to himself, led him &c believe in the system
Of transnigration, at some times at other:
( he expressed those closely connected with &c
ism but it is not matter OF surprise that one
SO totally iliterate should have 10 settled OF
rational principles. His reason left him two
days before his death.
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