Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-13
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CokMUNIeATIoN.
For the last three days an examination ofthe
p,niIs under the direction of Mr.. Holbrook,
rss held at the Alexandria Academy, before
number of classical gentlemen. The result
,s.s highly favorable to tbs pupils, and reflect
"A great honor upon the attention and talents
oft6eir preoeptor. 1t must be a pleasing cir
onnstance to the inhasitants of this town, vino
have children to educate, that there is now at
hand an institution under such proper reguia-
x;ops, and where fas has not been usual at the
Academy formerly not only particular atten-
ron is paid to the Accomplishment of the boys
in classic literature, but the various branches
ofuseful education are attended 20 with strict
ness and punctuaiity. 1t would indeed be
nIeasing circumstance, if the number of teach
ers could be INCREASED, and the range oflearn-
mo De as wide and extensive, exists at most
oftae colleges In the Union. 1t would be the
means Of precluding all necessity OF parents
sending their children into other states for the
nurpose of education, where too often the pur-
pose of their visit is forgotten, and most Of
their timc and attention devoted 10 objects not
ony of great inferiority, but even OF harm
The Academy in this town promises fair to be
the nursery of morality and Of science. To
the trustees alone belongs the duty OF enlsrg-
ing the number Of pupils, and o INCREASING
he numSer of teachers, provided they should
kof the same opinion. A.
At a late hour last evening, we received
from valuable friend at Annapolis, an official
report OF the proceedings of the legislature,
up 10 Tuesday On Monday the house Of de.
legates received message from the senate,
informing, that they were ready to proceed to
the election of goyernor-which being concur
red IN by the house and notified to the senate,
an election for governor took place, when, on
counting the votes it appeared that ROBERT
WRIeHr, Esq. was duly elected, without ep-
position.
After the election for governor a motion was
made :. will the house now proceed toa nomi-
whoa for the members Of the council" and
WIS carried in the aff,rmatiYe,-when the house
adournet, On noticing this circumstance,
our correspondent Says We shall go into
the election of council this day T Tuesday l.
4 will venture to predict the issue-Doctor
uhinCACls S<O1OiiCl iiOtAdS Ileslf, JOHN
q DuyaN, and James Nabb, Esqs. will be the
iys eleeted."
Il Baltimore american.
Of Miranda Almost ever arrival from
The Wcst-Indies brings some accounts of tits
extraordinary character, each generally at va
rance with the other.
e Captain Bourne, from Curacao, informs
US that on the 8th of October, after being Sc
ahis of war belonging to Miranda squad
roa and treated roughly. The commander
Informed captain b. that Miranda had sailed
nom Aruba for Barbados, and that most Of
MS forces had left him.
On the other hand, captain Murray, of the
MS Ceres, m 8 days from trinidad, assures
SInat Miranda had not left Aruba, and thas
mad received no succours.
captain Muzzy, Of the brig Exchange, who
sH Trinidad about the Doth October, says he
aw ship going into the harbor, which he
Supposed to be the Leander,
.N YORK l2sr. I'D.
f. We have the satisfaction of infor ming
%feaders that 10 consequence of assruc-
uons from the court of Madrid, colonel
inward acting ad Interim as governor of
ssa'acola, IN the absence of governorFoI ok,
!, rs ordered the Spanish officers on the
"'0o'llr 10 permit American vessels TO ga
sse that stream, without being charged
NO othes duties than sach as are charged.
s.. On Spanishyassels navigating the Mis-
NAT. Intel.
. ), ne captain of the ship Thames, arriv-
a New York from Amsterdam, re-
81 s." 'na' ia the Channel he spoke the Bri.
\" gun.brip Vixen. and was infnxmed