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Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-02
gleraaDra Daflp aoberttssr.
WEDNESDAY,, April 2.

For the following interesting letter the E.
ditor is indebted to highly esteemed
| friend at Washington. Z. S. Gaz,
WAsHINCToN, March %.
DEAR SIR,
The Louisiana madness is wonderfully
abating here. Men who bus year PAST
considered this Wanted purchase sufficient
to immortalse their fame, now view 1t as
the chief monument Of their disgrace, ard
deny their agency in it. What they then
supposed ,heir highest honor, they now
shrink from as the calling tale of rept0aca:.
Never were set Of poor devils so SICK Oh
any thing one lays the blame upon ano'0'''
each has become the accuser OF MS teliowS'
in one fact however, they are all Obliged 70
agree, that we have been most numerous
ly swindled, and, as you will see, shall DC
SO again. The vegetable specific apo
thecaries," that are here depicting the na'
ton, may for the present shut their ooo,''
and apply hair of the same dog 10 'os
wound they have inflicted upon the nation
al honor; but the cur will not suffer NM
self to be so plucked long. " ! he co0l
and cabin boy will have to skulk belo" ys'
with the captain and mate" With US VIM
have been unavoidably let into the scores
of the Louisiana proceedings, It Is a CUES,
ton difficult TO decide which has SURPASSED
the weakness of the administration, or 'as
corruption of their agents; folly or vl' :.
An investigation, that is now going on III
the house of Representatives, may psrh.aPs'
bring to punishment the perpetrators OF 'n u,
latter, and the authors of the former WIZ ""
sink into disgrace; but what re'rlbua0es
will that be to the nation for her loss o.
character and this proAgate waste OF trsa
sure. Yves, Florida, that M. eifers0a
and his friends but recently boosted WIN
such exuItaton of having acqureo,
seems now is not ours, or at least !a'ley
rand says SO, and that is the best ev'as's'
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-02

For the following interesting letter the E.
ditor is indebted to highly esteemed
friend a. Washington. Z. S. Gaz,
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COMMUNICATIONS.

/ was a few nights since on the shore at
Georgetown, with a number OF other pei.
sons, shivering in the northern blast and
psltcd by the hail, waiting to cross the RI.
yer in the ferry boat, winch was detained
by the ice. The mail was stopped aud SEE
veral carriages aud foot passengers; and
many wore exslaiming that they wished the
bridge was built. One voice loudly pro-
nounced that it would ruin the commerce
of Georgetown, when an old gentleman,
mufled up 10 his cloak, drily observed,
that there would be draw: the other then
complained OF the impediments. wien Sc.
mex thus addressed him: Young man,
have seen at Cork 100 square rugged yes
sells at time above the bridge, and many
similar instances in other places; but you
have no need TO travel TO Europe: visit
New England and there you will find that
even two bridges are below the skipping.
the man who invented a draw to accommo.
date those who travel by land as we'll as
by water was great benefactor. Can you
wish tie mail and the community to go
ciTcuitous rout daily for ever, because
vessel now and then may be delayed a
few minutes? Calculate The loss of time
and the additional expencc which the go
vernment and individuals suffer for want
of a bridge; let the scene before you have
its due weight, aud then do DOT forget that
the bridge is to have draw !" The other
replied tina, Georgetown was benefited by
the additional stage, occasioned BY the cir
cui,ous rout. and by the s,oppages which
the ice occasioned, and by the exclusion
of Alexandra aud Virgiala from the Cry
market, and that these were advantages
given by nature. The old gen leman
shrewdly ob,erved-" Nature never made
ship, canal, road or a drawbridge,
and that he was an advocate for introduc.
ing all improvements for the general 6 od;'
and then, with a serious, severe tone,
he added, How can few inhabitants
presume 80 urge Legislative body aga,ns,
the many advantages to the public at large
and to the majority of the Citizens in the
District and TO the seat of government,
that they may partially prof, BY being in
an out OF the way corner.''
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Annuat Sales.
Total Lands Sold.
Acres. Proceeds.

by the rate in which these sales were 10
creasing it appears that the whole ofshe
debt would have snbk in the land Offices
in abou, len years if the governmen, would
desist from returning the money due on
COR stocks held in Europe, by reloanipg
the amount due by instalmen;s, and sui
fering the whole to be received for acres
like check. On Land Bank Thus above
four millions would be saved annually to
the eouotry for agricultural and CONNER
cial purposes and the Hsurieus in,eres,
would be Iesseoed one halfin less than 10
wears. If we add to this the aid that
such a capital sum would afford 20 our
Banks, and the consequent prca:, life aud
vigor, and punctuall,y in trade, besides
the asaragcd profit or gain on the CAPT al,
the whole wonld be Of incalcuahie import.
ance.
The reason OF the falling off of the last
years sales, from the rate Cd the preceding
returns, is in part owing to the impfudent
prohibition OF further purchases with cer.i-
6cates ofthe public debt, and partly to the
ANNUAL Drains seat in money and bills TO
pay off our public debs to Europe
ans.
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alerannrta Dajlp a1berttger.
THURSDAY, DEosMBEs "a.
From Washington, Dec. IS.

From Harrington, Dec. 70.
Most of this day has been spent IN fur4
ther discussion OF the bill 70 prevent the
introduction Of slayesa after Decembsr 81.
1907.
Mr.. Elliot offered nine resolutions for
increasing the navy and new organizing the
general system of il /; for pew arrangements
in the militia, &c. He wished them to be
committed 70 the committee Of the whole !;
50 emily were in favor OF the motion: he
then wished they might be auffered to lie
on the table. They were not even ordered
to be printed; nor is it probable he will
again offer co call them up. he torbore
making the speech that was expected.
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General Assembly Of Virginia.
SENA TE.,

Oh ~ y Us
The solution Of The house Of delegates
respecting the president of the T. STATES,
was adopted OF Thursday last, without de-.
bare aud without division.
Yesterday, they resolved themselves in
to- committee Of the whole (Mr. Wo!se in
the chair on the folewiug resolution from
the house of delegates:
Resolved, That the legislature Of Vr.
gina continue to view with the highest ap
probation, the firm just and liberal policy
which characteristics tine conduct Of the go
eernment of the u. States towards foreign
na,ions."
The committee rose after consicera-
Die debate, and reported the bill withou.
any amendment, ayes II, noes 10 The
following amendment was then moved by
way of substitute:
Whereas this house hath not before il
loeumen,s sufficient 10 enable i, 10 form a
correct Judgment Of the wisdom OF those
measures adopted in relation TO foreign IA.
tiors by the government of the u. States
during the last congress, nor of these re-.
commended by the minority 10 congress !;
and suflicien, time not having elapsed to
afford an opportunity ofjudging those mea.
sures by their effects and perceiving no
good that will be produced by the adoption
Of the resolution now proposed by the house
-ef delegates:
Resolved, therefore, that the further con.
sideration of the said resolution, approving
the 6rRness, justice and liberaity of those
measures, be postponed to the 5lss March
next"
This amendment was adopted, ayes II,
noes 10.
Ayes-Messrs. Daniel. Currie, Good.
rich, Coles, Garland, Pey.cn, Wolfe.
Shelley, Robb, Doddridge & Brooke-11,
Noes-Mes.rs. Maclin. Chamberlayne,
Salden, Smith, Pegram, Hunter, Hare,
Dabney, Nelson and HuDgeIford. 10.
e. Tomorrow being CHRISTMAS,
no paper will be issued from this Of
acc.
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PUBLIC SALE.

VK7ILL be sold to the highest bidder, for
w ready money, en- THURSDAY, the
9Th day of January, 1907, if fair, if not, the
next fair day, at the plantation of the late Sd
naucl adams, deceased, near the Little Falls
of Potomac, Fairfax county all his Household
and Kitchen Furniture, one Wagon and Har-
ness, several Negro Women and Children,
and one Lad about le or II years of age, for
a term OF years, to be made known on the day
Of sale.
Hannah Adams, Exr'x.
December a., 2aW4wss
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BALTIMORE, December 90.

The ship Hannah, Titermary, hence to Sa-
rannah, was driven ashore on Thee Light, and
dashed to pieces.
Arrived brig Peggy, Stansbury, IS days
from Trinidad. Left briggs Neptune, Sorry,
and James, Lisle, of New York /; ship Ex-
change, Stoddert, of New Bedford, for New
York. in few days; schooner Bctsey, Ste
yens, Alexandria and number of others
belonging to the northward. November IS,
lat so, long. II so, spoke brig William Jinks,
MEDonald, nine days from Boston for Havan-
na.
Also British schooner Argus, Wood, -
days from ST. Thomas, bound to Philadelphia.
| Left number of Americans, names unknown.
Passed in the bay, briggs and or 4 schoen-
|ers. One of the schooners is from St. Tho
Imas, In 10 days. Passed another from Tri-
nidad. The Argus was within miles of Cape
May, when she was blown off, and bore away
for this port.
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: NORFOLK. Dec. is.


Yesterday the Freoch friga,e Cybel'e,
was dressed and fired grand salute, On
account OF the success of The French army
over that of Prussia.
ARRIVED,
Ship Rose Johnston of Alexandria, so
zdays from Marennes. Nov. % in lat. o6,
s4, long. SO. spoke brig Angenora, Pit.
man, 60 days from Leghorn. bound TO
Rhode Island. in want OF provisions. being
short could not supply him -27sh. lat 81.
10, long, 81, brig Active, Black from A.
exandria, bound TO Barbados, nins days
but December 3, LAT. 2S, 10, long, 81,
ehooner Margaret, Ketcl,as, 81 days from
madeira, bound to Charleston 5sh, lat.
s1, IA, long. SO, ship Two Generals, Cur.
bingham, Ave days from Norfolk bound to
Campeaehy.
Brig Peace. Swain. so days from King
kston, Jam. The brig Elizabeth, Dickson,
EOf aud from this port, arrived the day
2csptain S. sailed.
n British brig classmont, Dale, 6s DAYS
From Guernsey.
Df'1isn schooner Retrieve, Newman, 90
days iron ST. Vincen,s.
Ship india Packet, Ridge, 20 days from
Dundock, Ireland.
Sloop Nora, Booth, 4s hours from N.
York.
10 Hampton Roads, bouad to Philadel-
pala, schooner Richmond, Butler, 100
lays from Leghorn. Left there ships A.
nerlcan, Houston, of aud for Baltimore ia
DAYS Mary aud Eliza, White, of Sa.
n en- = bound s, to India /; Rebecca, MsKeever,
philadelphia. to sail for Sardinia ;-
aafiss, -, of New York. at quaran.
re. Brigs Thomas Jefferson, Van Bue.
sn, o. Baltimore a. quarantine Superb
OF Boston at ditto. Spoke Nov. II
20, 90. long. 60, brig Superior, Green.
ON Philadelphia, bound to Martinique.
Gays out. 18Th, lat. IS, 20. long. 6s,
:. brig Caro!us, Hand, from ST. Vim.
,a's to Boston IS days out. ass in lat.
!, 4s, long os. so, schooner Ann Maria.
lqus. 01"1 y war
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IMPORTANT.

Bucnos dyres retaken.-Mr. Hall, a
passenger 10 the brig Adelne, capt Wick
ham, arrived at New York the 90 mss.
in I8 days from Havana, furnishes the
following Intelligence:
1.-TWO or three days previous 70 the
sailing of the Adeline, news was received
from Panama, stating, that accounts had
lust been received there (,he goth Of DC.
tober) Of the re.capture OF Buenos Ayres
on the Sd of August. by naval command
er canned Don St. Jago LIE Mar at tbs
head Of 1900 troops, and 3 OF 400 volun
teers; that they had killed abou, 500 and
took about 1000 English prisoners, includ
ing in the latter the commander Hurley.
and number OF officers. The Spansh
troops were from Monteviedo, and were
carried up the river about "a miles N. w.
of Buenos Ayres, to the river Conchos,
in launches and small vessels Itsppeared
to have been an enterprise Of lie Mar and
his followers unknown to the Spanish go-
vernmept.
P: S. The accounts received at the
HAVANA make no mention of the English
shipping"
A few months since, we published an ac-
count, which we received from Africa, of the
death of Mungo Park, at Seq, the capital OF
Bambara, upon the banks of the river Niger.
It is since thought to have been premature,
upon the authority of letter received and
published in London. From the respectable
ty of our informant, no doubt rested upon our
minds of the fact. We have now the unplea-
SAINT task of again repeating, upon the autho-
rity Of a gentleman who has just arrived from
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-24
Mafonic Charity Sermon.

I" The greatest ef1Aese is Ga,1ty."
A T the request of the Brethren of Alex
N andria Washington Ledge, No. 90, the
Reverend BRorHvn MAFFIT will deliver
CHARITY SERMON, On SunGay next, at
the Presbyterian Church--the Members oithe
Lodge with such Brethren in town as wish to
join, will meet at their Lodge Room precise
ly at ten O'Clock, and move in procession to
the Church--and as the two congregations
have agreed to unite, there viii be no service
at the Episcopal Church.
BY order,
c. P. ThompCon, See'y.
December "a.
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Africa that no doubt remains Of Mr.. Parks
death. He has seen and conversed with seve-
raj people upon the Rio Pongu, from Seq.
who affirm it to be correct as we had stated It.
t was always deemed IN Africa, avery impo-
Lite measure to travel through the interior Of
that country with military force. He alriv-
ed at Seq, with but few Of his followers,
having lost the greater number of them on
his journey by sickness The remainder were
cut of it is believed, by the kings orders
Seq is the residence Of the king of Bombara,
and contains about $4,000 inhabitants. Thus
we have to seplore the loss of one Of the most
enterprising and learned men that ever at
tempted to make us scquainted with the inte-
rior of that barbarous country. His labors
were as useful to society as they were honora-
Bile and commendable to himself-and if the
hand of treachery has numbered him with the
dead-he fell in promoting the interests ofthe
civilized world.
Charleston Coarier.1
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PUBLIC SALE

On FRIDAY next, at eleven O'Clock, will DO
sold, on Messrs. Vowell's wharf,
A. hoglheads and II barrels OF Prime
St. Croix Sugar,
On a long credit erms, sc. will be made
known at the place of sale.
Philip G. Marsteller.
nacemher ~
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BY THIS DAYS MAIL.
NEW YORK, December 90.

NEW IOANs bSSSus1SA >Ss
The ship Charles, captain burnet, LETT
: soborn on the 10th October. A gentle-
man who came passenger IN her informs
US,
That Massena had passed Monteleone,
and Verdisr was at Cattaro. Il was ex-
pec,ed that the advanced guard Of the
Freuch arms had arrived at Regis.
Sir Sidney Smith had returned to Mes
alma with the chiefs of the Calabrians.
Marshal Jourdan had returned TO Pa.
ris.
600 polacks had arrived at Capua; and
Of the 900 nen ordered for Naples, on.
" 5000 were petnitted to go.
10 Naples the executions were very
frequent, scarcely day in which $ or 6
usr.ons did not suffer death.
The French, to the number OF 5000,
had entered Ragusa. through the Turkish
dominions.
The Monsenegrins have retired with the
hoo,y they had collected, and refuse to
reoip the Russians. The latter have been
repulssd 10 their attack on fort near the
Docca di Cattaro, with the loss of 600
men. The Russian army had retired TO
that vicinity.
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aF There will be service at the
Episcopal Church Tomorrow at the
usual hour.
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From Masons Charsctaeus.1

DKATH ADDRESSING THE ANCIENT HKITcNa,
I'm Ode.
Hark heard We not yon fcotstep dread,
That shook the earth with thund'ring cyeads
Twas Death. In haste.
The Warrior past;
High tower'd his helmed head
| marked his mail, mark'd his shield,
! 'sPy'd the sparkling Of his spear,
saw bis giant the falckion wieid;
Wide wav'd the bick'ring blade, aud Grd the
angry air.
On the the cry'd) my Britcns, wait,
To lead you to the fields OF fate
come: Yen car,
That cleayes the air,
Descends to throne my state
| mount your champion and your God,
My proud stceds neigh beneath the thong:
Hank! to my wheels of brass, that rattle loud
Hark! to my clarion shriii, that brays the
wood among.
Fear net nov the feVer'd fire,
Fear net now the death-bed groan,
Pangs that torture, pains that tire,
Bed-rid age with feeble moan:
These domestic terrors wait,
Hourly at my palace gate
And when Ger slothful re2lms my rod wave,
These on the tyrant king and coward slave
Rash with yintiictiye rage, and drag them to
their grave.
But you, my sons, at this high hour
Shall share the fu:ness OF my power!
From all your bows
In level'd rows,
My own dread CHATS shall shower.
Go then to conquest, gladly go,
Deal forth my dole Of destiny,
With all my fury dash the trembling foe,
Down to these dalksome dens, where Rome's
pale spectvs lie.
Where creeps the nine fold stream profound:
Her black memorable round,
And ON the bank,
To willowr dank,
The shivering ghosts are found.
Twelve thousand crcscents ali shall swell
70 full-orb'd pride, and all decline,
Ere they again in life's gay mansions dwell
Net such tna need that crowns the sons of
freedoms limo.
No, my Brtons! battle slain,
Rapture giids your parting hour;
|, that all despoGc reign,
Claim but there moments power
Swiftly tbs soul of British fame, -
Animates some kindred flame,
Swiftly to light and life triumphant flies,
Exults again in mortal ecstacies,
Again for freedom fights, again for freedc7n
dies.
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The following statement Of the sales Of
public lands is taken from a statistical
manual for the United States, just pub
slished by Samuel Blcdget, viz. from the
opening of the land Offices, to the so,h Of
Oct. 1908, the total sales were 919 724 a.
ores, for 2,248,5o9, add the rest follows;
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Married, By The Rev. Mr.. Hill, ou
Thursday last the 9th ms. Mr. Thomas
Blackburn Jun. Esq. of Prince William
county, to the amable and accomplished
MiasEh2abeth Sinclair cfJeaesson ccun(y,
Virginia.
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NEW. YORK, February ~.

81. Demasa, Bioekadsd.l f--Capt. Mathews Of
the ichr. Hannah Barriy, WHO arrived this moin-
ing, in ~ days from Curacao, informs ns, that
Ia days Gnee, of the city of St. Domingo, he
fell in with afquadron of Biitilh men Of war
blockading the French A.et in that harbor. 1t
bcing night. and blowing heavy gale, Capt.
M. could ros afserta:n the prcoiic number OF
tlps be countea ninc one Of which Appealed TO
be d;fpa2Red. Captain NJ. was lpckcn b. enc
of she Rti;ih fbips.
February IS.
CanGiering the foe Southerly wind for the
LAT two weeks, 1t is a&oniihiag tia, there has
been NO arrivals in Ame ga from Earopea1 ports.
LaR night we anticipated the GoRon Gazette Of
Monday aud to our fnrprifc there has ,os yer
been an arrival at that port, though lcmc II their
fafef hips arc expected. Fhc following trife is
the only new. article in the Gazette.
Nantueket, Feb. le.--Arrivcd Oh he 9Th
inf. the fchr. Rover, Gsraaer, from Malaga,
Left, Dec. 6, fchr. Anna Margaret, Waefmsn,
tor New. York in ten days; brig Mary, OF do.
.iut arrived from Gibraltar, having beenseqas.
ted by paying cots; u. s. friga.e Ga'sx Cvmp-
bell from Cadiz, having parted her sw@bet ca.
b!es 10 gale, in Gibraltar Bay fhprt ONE be
fore; U. S. brig Vixen, under repairs, Spoke:
in LAT. Sc long. "a OFF the Weftern Iaards, the
brig Edward and Charles, Pettiogi!l, d Bath,
% days from Norfolk for Tenne,iFs.
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LEXINGTON, (Ken.) Jan. 80.

In the afternoon of Tuesday last, guar
rel took place between two Indians, VINO
have bsen for some daysin this place, cue
a Chickasaw, the other Caacsaw, which
terminated 10 the Chactaw stabbiog the
.o,hersin several places with knife. He
Immediately ran off, bat returned again
YESTERDAY; when the quarrel was made up,
and the wholr attributed to zohisksy The
wounds were dressed by DR.. Fishhack, in
the usual method, in the presence OF the
father of the wounded man, who. ehewed
great impotence until il was connple,ed !:
,whea he Immediately took of Inc dressing
and sucking on. the blood with MS mouth,
pIais,ered them up with mud. 1t is yss
doubsfpl whether or not he will recover
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From the BALANCE.
TIE paOUGHM AN.

THE time has b@en, Mr.. Editor, when
the least reflection cast on the American
mama, would make my old blood boil with
indignation. I desplsed no man oa &C.
count OF his country; but | possessed natl.
-onal pride enough to believe that tho Anne.
ricans were the mast patriotic and magma.
ninous people in the world. A whjg in
sne revolution (nota chimney coruer wing,
Mr.. Editor, for carried my musket lhro'
the whole Of i)I thought belonged to q
nasion whose spirit was untameabls, and
whose strength was invincible. Do you
believe. Sir, that the nature and DISPOSE;
ton of a whole people eau materially chang
in the course of a few years! / presume
NOT. How. then, will you account for the.
astonishing alteration which is apparsns IN
the national tone? To what cause will you
ascribe the present imbecil;ty Of America!
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S. last. insormidg congress
Deen' p. provision had been maze sls
rDralsr. s aa, Of war, that these were s
5,cn0g ;n .pbises TO the will Of th Essl
b, aaa 10 ,so COMMUNICATIONS .
Gsi aaa = = rhs navy, dated Dsesm-
sasiaIys = and 2ts., 1905, glvlag M
DO i0 w., large supplies OF slnoss'
6. s.P a5;:s tn had been already bought
ksla ,l';ao III. moderate appropriation
fu ~ T. required to augment 70 :
ishl ., j dsgrse the nasa. force OF
contemplating the insults 'snd !
stioa o.. somni,ssd BY foreigner.
aa' .a.s,. aud at the very NOUNS OF
s ~, 'i1rssaasn,sd harbars; aud s 81.
a0'' .,.s,loa and security TO the Ger.
|Ss 20 =. nation, and to the persons aad
. ~, = d IFS cisizens. by an enlalge usn'
'P'a !, .,o, ofmaratime defence, the con,-
Be n ussonmsud an adoption of the fol-
y, rs,oiotion TO H'is''
., ~, ri !, !, sspedient to make provisioa
~ ! ~ g. ! The appropriation of any balance
u nav :, rsma.n unexpendec of the Me-
- ., ~, fund, TO the purpose of build
' ~. Of ths line, under the direction
:. W. oresident Of the unised States, a.
:. Il, : 20 The provisions of the act OF
'..,,, ssth. seyen.een hnudredand nine.
,lse. ~ .-s