Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
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TUESD x, NoyEMBER =.

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he ship General Butler, Laks from.
GTrsnock for New OfIcaps, VAS captured
BY a Spanish Phi, ateer Oh lie Sd of] Sept
sixty Of seventy miles lSor,h of she Hayan.'
"a, 70 which port sbe n Asso ordered but had
not arrived there %. the 4,h Of Ocsahsf,
and WAS supposed 10 b resaken bytht
mate aud psrt cf the crew which were lift
on board. Captain & Informs that the
| general ButIc was captured upss the prin.
cipEe Of coming from = sfisish port in CON
sequence Of Bonapaf'e's bloc kadlpg de.
cree.
~. &. pap<y:
IA few days bsfore captain Mnrrayleft
Barbados, British5p acke, brought into
thar pertsa French prlvaseer Of seven guns
an q 98 men, cspsufed after 40 acsiouof3
hours continuance ia which the packet lost
ten men, and the priyaiefr bad 66 killed. or
wounded. Ibid. I;
II Good Thing We venture 70 inform the,
reader thar he is 4, libertysio pefuse the
following article from the Citizen Of this
morning under the impression that the
editor il entirely unis.aksu, for the letter
alluded 30 is now in E5T. Paine Q pcs
session, dated Oct. 9Th 1897, and sub
scribed with the proper hand sf Thomas
JEFFERSON.
". n Herald
g Ii is reported in town and the report
IS in every bodys mouth, that the president
has written a letter &c Tom Paine, 10 which
among other things il is said that norea
sonab.c expectation can be formed OF al
anicable trrnination Of our differences
with England we see that the fnmcur
has been wailed from shis city 10 the edi-
tor of the United States Gszettee, whoin
the kope Of lessening tae pfesiden, in the
esteem ofhis fellow citiaens, has giYrn i,
(. form and pressure" ia his paper. II
nor this one ofthe many modes 10 which
,he character and conduct Of Mr. Jsfsr.
sou has been assailed by his federal oppo-
nen.s !? I am inclined TO think that il is.i
6 Paine has indeed, ia the moments OF
his ipioaicaIion, which are al his moments,
shown letter 10 his precious risitanis, and
10 persons ia the streets, which contains
the opinion asGrgbed 10 Mr.. Jeffefson j;
which letter old pes,ileDce asserts was writ.
sensto hi Fly the president; but who can
believe il; who. cher;shing bccomingre.
spect for the exalted character OF the exc
cutiyc, would give publicity 70 such re-.
port. upon such authority? Paine has told
a lie. The sagacity of the president; his
regard for public deccncy ard morals, and
his known prudence and cireumspection
all induce the belief that hs has. not writ
ten the letter which Paine, in his drunken
brlchngs, has told half the town he has.
received from him, probably in the hope
thar The assertion mighs fad IT'S way into
the federal prints as q choicesiiem Of fresh
ca!umuy.n 4
/ IF Mr.. Jefferson does not look queer,
when he sees the above, he mus. poss ess .
wondrous command of countenaoce.
Agriculturs- Among the modern inn
.provemenis 10 farming. The dairy has, OF
late: been too much neglected, So much
of the pro6s OF breeders depending upon
the facility with which the milk of the COW
may be reserved during the sucking Of
the calf. the following substitute, used in
Germany, The natural food of the young
progeny, may be acceptable to our country
readers. LET as much water be heated oD
the FIRE as the calf would be disposedto
drink, and when j, bolls, throw one or TWO
handfuls Of oatmeal into it, ADD after con.
tinuing it 10 that stale for one minute take
.is off, and let itbe cooled 70 the tempera.
inre of new milk, when one or TIVE pints Of
skinned milk, are TO be added TO ill.,
With this beverage. the young animsl will
fatten and thrive prodigiously, the milk of
The parent will be applied 70 the dairy, and
the iuteligen, farmer will Immediately