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Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-03
THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS WAS ON
THE 2oM ULT. PRESENTED TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE u. s.
To THOMAS JEFFERSON.
D. Il ~,
President Of The u. Stctss.

Z e =
WE, the representatives of the Yearly
Meeting OF. Friends, for the Western
Shore Of Maryland. the adjaceu. parts OF
Pennsylvania and Virginia, and the state
of Ohio, being convened In the city OF
Baltimore, on those concerns which re.
late to our society, apprehend shas we
feel our minds engaged 70 address thee on
behalf Of ourselves, and the religious So
cie,y which we represens.
Permit US to saw. that whilst we desire
10 be preserved from 'u,srmeddling with
the policy of ,Lose governments, under
which we live; We believe IT 10 De our
indispensable doty, consistently with tnaf
Christian obligation, in relation to govern.
ments, 10 g lead ep,et and peacesble .hse
under them, ia all ! God,iness and hopes.
ty.''
We feel gratitude to the Sovereign Ru
Ier5of the Universe, IN ,ha. he hath infu.
euced the couaSils Of the general govern
Of our counsry, to decide upon sc.
veral important subjects, .agreeably 70 the
principles OF eternal justice and right.
Amongst the moat promiprat ot7shose
acts which claim oar approbaticn, we are
induced 10 notice the. evidences Of thy
Efforts to preserve or country frcm the
tcalamitics and ravases of War, by cult.
waiting dispositions, and pursuirgs con-
duct marked with concl,a,ioo and friend.
ship towards all natinns with whom We
have intercourse thereby avoiding those
grounds of dissension, which arc often
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TO permits the insroduc.ion Of personat
.bondage into any par. of these states. and
70 participate IN the wrongs committed on
m uDeffsnding quarter Of the globe. we
may rrjpice iha, such ,rcums,a noes, and
such sease Of them, exist no longer. {.
is honorable to the nation at large that
their legislature awaited themselves Of
the. hrst practicable moment for arrest.
ing sac progress ct this greatmoral aud
political error; and sincerely pray with
you, my friends, that all the members
81 the human family may, 10 the time
prescribed by the Fa.ksr Of US all.
6oA themselves securely established in the
enioymeuts Of HE, lbsr'y AND hspai.
ness.
Tn: JEFFERSON
November IS, 1907.
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Tohis Excellency
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
PRESIDENT or THE UNITED sTATEs.

pREsIDENT or The United sTATEs.1
SIR,
II does not ccrnpors with the pride OF. a
soldier, ,ari,lv 30 behold his genera assail-
ed BY unmcri,ed slsuders. or 10 Suffer the
veteran with whom we have run a LONG
course OF hardships and psriis, 20 fall VIC
tim 10 undeservrd ralumnies I'he spirit
OF soldier rsyol.s against such apathy and
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every msn Of sensibili,y would condsma
such. cold-hesrtedness-
We mean not 10 oHend By this cHsriog
of Just tribute 70 merit; nor to derogate
from The worth Of the living or the dead
BIZ those expressions Of our sentiments. &.
We nave seen with horror, add have
fell with indignation, the various attempts
which have been made to blast the charac.
Ter Of general James Wilkinson some OF
as have served under his command twelve
wears. and have. followed him from Cano-
'da 10 Flerids: and all have been habi'uas
ed to his command for many years, during
which period, we have seen aim encoun.ers
ing almost every vicissitude towhich &C,
tive militarylife isincited- generous, be.
nerolent and humane--his heart, his hand
and bis purse are ever open, and resdy'o
succor dIssrcss and relieve misfortune {:
hardy, enterpsizing, daring and brave. he
encounters obstacles with alacrisy: and IS
mos, exalted when pressed with difficulties.
The ice, snow add .wir.try blasts OF the
north, the arid sands and burning sun OF
the south, wild mountains and morasses.
present no impedimen,s 10 his course,
where dsiy calls: ready TO take the lead
sin every extremity, b. never exacts from
others what he is not willing himself to
daring, yet vigil.ut and cau.i.
Gus, be is provident 10 warding daDgersk
resourceiui ID mastering shem.
lie, him be Judged by his orders and ar.
rsogemen,s, aud military men will honor
his principles and practices; rigid 10 his
discipline, exact in his police, and indefa.
,igabIe ia every branch Of service. Tie de.
iigh,sto comfort aud cherish the sick sol.
der. and pays secret respect TO he laws
OF his country, and the rights of his tel.
low citizens, OF which numerous instances
could.bequo,ed.
With HIN for aleader, we shall neither
fesr danger nor foresee difficulties, but
shall. march 70 battle with the assurance Of
victory.
5 The subscribers, composing the whole
of the officers preaens at the causenment
and ST. Louis, would suffer martyrdom
sooner ,han profess whas they do not be-
lteye; or prefer homage where u rs nor
due: and with these sentiments, shey he
state not TO declare that they have offered
the opinions Of every man Of honor who
carries the sword os the. T. S.
agnedby
Thcuas Hunt, colonel lst y. S. reg. infy.
Thomas Gushing, 1t. col. adj. s ms army.
Jacob Kngsbury, 1t. col. lst reg. infry.
b. Lockwood, captain lst reg infry.
Elijah Strong, captain lst reg. infry.
Daniel Bissell, captain lst reg. infry.
James Richmond, captain lst reg. infry
James B. Many, captain artiilelists.
George Peters, ] st lt.reg. artillery
Clarence Milford, It, artillery.
William Carson, It. lst reg. infry.
A. Whitlock, 1t. reg. infry.
William Richardson, ID It, aadjt. st 1T. ify.
Joseph himble, It. adjt.
William King, surgeons mate.
A. Sangrain, surgeons mate.
John H. Robinson, acting surgeons mate.
Evidence to be c0atingedl
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GERARD +. HOPKINS,
CLERK.

To the feyegoing Aaaress. the President q
tic u. States returned the following z.
ANSWER.
TRENDS g FELLoW-CITIzENs,
thank you for the Address you have
kindly presented me, on behalf Of that
portion of the society of Friends CT
which you are the representatives: and
learn with satisfaction their appreciation
of the principles which have influenced
the councils of the general government. 10
their decisions on several important sub.
iects conGded to them. =
The desire 20 preserve our country
frog, the calami,es and ravsges Of war,
by culliva,ing disposition aud pursuing
a conducr, conciliatory and friendly TO all
nations, has been sincerely entertained and
faithfully followed: j, was dictated by the
principles Of humanity, the precepts OF rhe
Gospel, and the general wish of our coun.
try; and 1t was not to be doubted that the
society ct Friends, with whom It is a
religious principle, wocld sanction it by
their support. :.
The same philanthropic motives have
directed the public eudeavors TO ameliorate
the condition Of the Indian natives, by
iauoduciag among them knowledge Of
agriculture and some Of the mechanic arts,
BY encouraging them 10 resort TO these as
more certain, add Tess lsborlous resources
for subsistence, than the erase, and b,
Withholding from them the pernicious sup
plies OF ardent spirits. ..They are our brs--
thren, our neis hbors, may they be valaabls
friends, ADD troublesome enemies. Both
duty and interest then enjoin, that We
should extend to them the blessings OF CT
vilised life, and prepare their minds for
becoming useful members Of thu American
family. 70 this important work / owe to
your society an acknowledgement that we
have felt the benefits Of their jealous CO.
operation, ard approved its judicious di'
recsion towards producing among those
people habits Of industry, comfortable sub.
.sis.ence, and civilized aasgss as P.epara.
tory 70 religious ins.tnctiOn aad the cu,i.
va,ion et letters.
Whatever may have bsen the circum.
stances which influenced cur torsfsh hers
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Yesterday morning arrived schoou er ha.
card captain Burton, from Bristol, Eng,
which he left O..obsr1 10, and has 20
ltely furnished US with London papers
Z 10 the 18th, from which We have The
foll9vipg.
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PHILADELPHIA, Noyember 90,

81 y. - ~. u
-
81 PHILADELPHIA, Move mber 90.
"
.a.u esp.a'o n m! from bristol, Eng.
, wn,su nc ~ ps.oosl ~ and has po
Ase lo ,... US WIN i'opaon papers
~ Ve i4'n' rom ~niSh We have the
I io"y"ips'
B9lcgna September 4.
be French have DOT ousy entered the
klngdom OF Etruria, bot they also occupy
al! the ports IN The ecclesiastical States,
10 order TO cut on all communications ct the
'Engllsh with Ha'y.
reisfe' September 9.
We have just received intelligence that
&ooo Russians nave diseHbarked at We.
nice--ihe> are the troops which were in
possession OF Castaro---lhey return by
land to their own country and leave the
chips in which they came to The French.
The sevea isles are strictly blcckaded by
the Eog''sh, who take all vessels attempt
ing to enter, without any regard to the
nag tneY eears ano carry them lnio Nal.
e.
GfoHtngen. Sept II.
ihe Gay before yesterday arrived here,
under go escort OF . detachment OF armed
BoIghers OF De-toyI, an English captain,
ana seven Sngs'sn ss'!o's' belonging TO
sloop of war had captured, but which hav-
ing been thrown by storm into the mouth
of the Ems was retaken BY the gun boats
ofshe royal marloe. These prisoners sec
OUT this morning Tor Harlipgen.
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B2lo gna gebtember 4.

B9lcgna Seprember.k.
The French have Got ou!y entered the
kingdom of Esruria, bot they also occupy
all the ports in the Ecclesiastical States.
10 order 10 cut of all communicated Of the
English with Italy.
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he sources from whence thi. desolatipg
scourge has It's origin, TO the reprosch OF
Christianity. For, as we are firmly per-
suaded Of its obligation as religious prin-.
ciple, SOFT is our fcfvent desire, IN regard
to all men, that even the smallest germ OF
5enmity may be cradicased. And our az.
deLt prayerto The Father of the universe
is, that through the, Overriding order Of
his Providence, the. hearts and understand.
ing of his erring and contending cfsa
lures, may be illumioased, TO behold
the exce!lency of bro.herly affection, as TO
become willing 70 admi. the spirit OF Uni.
versal reconcilia,ion.
We are also bound to acknowledge those
philanthropic exeryions which have bsen
used to amsliorate the condition ct the
Iudian natives. by Introducing artng them
knowledge of agriculture, and OF some
Of the mechanic airs. We sincerely con.
graduate thee on their progress 10 cisillza-
ton, and the very encouraging prospect,
abundan,ly eyinced, that this truly bsneyo'
lent and laudable undertaking will ultl'
mately bc7cfowned with the desired sue
cess--sn undertaking which, whilst i.
increasingly obyiates the wretchedness OF
their former condition converts them
from dangerous neighbors TO valuable
friends.
But there remains subject, inexPressi
bly, dear to our hearts, which has par,icu.
lafly interested our feelings. We rejoice 10
the prospect of aterminalion to the wrongs
of Africa traGc heretofore legalised 10
district OF our country, in It's nature alb.
horrent TO every jus, and tender sentiment
aud reproachful 10 humanity, to cay no.
thing of christian principles, is intcrdicteG
by our government. For the exer,ion of
thy influence, united with the national
Legislature (may we not say to relieve our
.couutry ,fror, the complicated evils attend
ant upon this cruel and inhnman trade, we
ere engaged, ,hre' this me dium, TO testify
our warmest approbstion.
And may the future councils of our
country yield 10 the influence of Him who
is called "Wondsrful Counsellor, the Nigh
IL God, the Everlasting Father, tie Prince
at Peace J" so that the exercise OF addition.
al acls Of justice aud mercy, towards this
greatly oppressed par, of the human fami.
iy, may s.sery remove the cries of OF.
preston from this highly favored land.
With sentiments OF respect, due from
Us to those, vho, in the. ordering of Di.
Woe Providence are act over US, we are
thy friends.
sgeed on behalf Of the meeting,
By
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Frenk70f1, oeF''
Private !.t..rs from Paris announce 'ias
the political arrangements for Germany
are far advanced. II seems that the 'e.'s
,ssial dematxa,ion of every coniedefs'sss
state viii be dsfai,ively marked OUT 10 ~
f.edam-n,s! statutes. ADD that Ger"lu.
will be divided iu,o ,wo great sect'o0s'' .%
of,he South and that Of the Norm "" wv
can;t,l Of the .rm.r will be Munich, sua
Drssden ,aa, o: the latter. Ia eaepI
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r,.,------ s'.rss'ssippi ieTfnD,y.' 2
Mr.. Hay. Had you any communities.
sons with Mr.. Burr? a had; and III
the Mississippi territory toe. In coase
4uence OF ths information had received
fsom Mr.. Henderson and others, ilodgcd
information with the governor of Ohio.
and law was passed, and I was slso 10,
s,rumen,s! at Fraakfcrs il Kentucky, 10
she passage OF similar law Their 90.
jecs waa to pus AZ end to shsse egpel,i-
tons.
When I arrived q: the lille town Of
Washington in the Mississippi territory 4 ).
5ou, the latter end OF January or begin
niug of Feb. heard chat COL BUR- y "a ,n
ihe house.
Mr. Hag. Y hare is Washiog on, 90,
The Mississippi river? a No; lis ,ea
miles from it; and miles back Of Mach.
ez. It is the seat Of government Of the
Mississippi territory. / waited on col B..
principally with a view TO ascertain whe-
.hsr the Information / had given to Mr.,
81. had been COMMUNICATED to him
asked him whether Mr. 81. had coa.muni.
Gated oar conversa.ien to him. He said
Inst he had. | told him on entering his.
room, that ! had just arrived from tas.
upper country, and perhaps he might be
anxious to hear the news. he told me
thar Mr.. 3lannert,asse, had accused me- OF
breach of hospitality. Ircp'ied. that /
never was in his house 10 my life. He
spoke Of his protested bills drawn 10 Lex
ing,on, and seemed TO attribute their pros.
test to The measures adopted by the 60.
verRmsu.. | told him that. JUS before |
Left. Lexington, the aerchsnss there had
received Information that they would be
paid He said they ought to be paid, as
the man on whom they were drawn had The.
tnnds 70 pay them With. He then spoke
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! o.,n.rx. &c the, constitution was abous @
s. u;olatcd. wish the court 10 under'i
(. e,and that Twas to consider the moving
!. down the Ohio as 4 violation OF the Law,
and + was 4hen I'd call on the constituted.
authority. When spoke of the rsssoos
which Influenced nay belief as 70 col BIS
nlans. Mr.. Blannerhasset observedto me,
that however acute the opinions OF gen
,lemen might be, he aud col Burr were as
vel! acquainted with the constitution ADD
the laws as the Administrations itself and
s,ha, they knew very well what they were
ebout. g What produced this remark mar :
"A I do not recollect, but perhaps i may
have been the arguments which had used
10 show that the expedition was a viola
ton Of the laws. Mr. 81. said That he had.
Joined his friends in this undertaking and
could 40, abandon them, unless they con-
seated TO give the thing up; and asked
me if he was at liberty to commnnicafe 10
col. b. the information had given him )
told him he was. I do not recollcct whe
,her I have mentioned the opinion ex-
pressed 10 Mr.. Ri. of the validity OF Ba.
strops grant. Told him all that knew
Of The title and that col. Burr would have
no title to il; and thar if he had the Or.
leans land could be no object With Mr..
Blannerhasset.
Mr.. Writ. How came you sir Informed
about this title ? A ! had 9beenat N. Or
leans, where the subject was much talked
of. @ Have there been any judicial pro.
ceediugs about il, /? A | told MIR. 81 that
Mr.Lynch claimed under Mr. E. Living
ston; that This was a considerable puf..
chase /; and that Mr.. Livingston had IN.
validated this contract nopen court.
Mr. Burr. deny that this is fact.
The next day, perhaps that afternoon,
met with Mr.. 81. at another house, 10
company with gentlemen most of them
strangers to me. Mr.. Bl was speaking &
avowing that COL Burr bad great many
friends 10 Kentucky. | observed that this
would much depend upon his object; if
TO settle OuachiIa lands, that the people
would wish him well but if it was to at.
tack the territories OF Spain or those OF the
United States, he would have very few
friends Ia reply, MIR. Blennerhasset OBJ.
served, that whatever was his objecihc ell.
,her had or would have great number
of friends. This was in a public room,
in Tavern, and several gentlemen were
nrrsen,. ''A~t ~e~t,rnlarlv a Major
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FoR SALE ar rms OFFICE.
Austin's Letters from London; written
during the years 1902 and 1903
Millions Poetical Works, a neat pocket
edition.
Grandpre's Voyage in the Indian ocean
and to Bengal, containing the character
and arts OF the people of India, SC. &c
20 which is added, voyage in the Red
Sea, including description Of Mocha,
and Of the trade Of the Arabs Of Yemen,
with some particulars Of their manners,
customs, &c.
The Expositor, or many mysteries unra-
yelled; delineated in a series Of letters
between friend aud his correspondent,
comprising, The learned Pig-Invisible
Lady, and Acoustic Tcmple-Philoso-
phical misunderstanding Spy Glasses,
Optical and Magnetic-and various other
Curiosities on similar priuciples-with
reflections on Ventriloquism, SC. &C.
BY William Frederick PinchbeSk.
Philidore's Elements Of Chess.
The Camesters, Novel
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The following advertisement is cop;ed
from the Connecticut Courant.
THOMAS HUTcH1Ns has advertised.
that ! have absehted myself from hfs bed
ana BOARD, and forbid all persons trusting
me ON MS account, and caution all persons
against making me any payment ON his ar.
count now advertise the public that tbe
sad Thomas Hutchins came as fortune
hunter into this town about = vear ogo.
with a recommendation, which with some
irtful falshoods induced me to marry him
and take him into nv hous ed,1T bed, from
which his brutality has drove me with
wounds and bruises he has threatened nv
life, kept me by force from entering nv
house TO take any Of NV cloathinr, money,
" other property; he has also forcibiv
'etained the chest, money and property of
ny sister Ibis fears that any body yvill
rust him are vain, as / will not pay his
1ebts; some debts due 20 me whenf mar
led, hope will Mt be paid 20 him
nave never heard that any body owed him
a debt, il they do, they had better nav him
immediately, as he will want il, for shall
maintain him no longer.-Of the four
wives he had before me the last he quar-.
rtlled away, how the other three came bv
heir deaths he can best inform the public
but l caution alt widows or maidens a %
'ainst marrying him, be their desire for
0atrimony ever so strong. Should he
make his advances under feigncd name,
hey may look ont for little struttine. tall
<ative, feeble, meagre, hatchet-faced fell
ow, with spindle shanks, and little
warp'd in the back
THANKFUL HUTeHNs."
"East-|Vindsor, May D, 1907.
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HicDiitunh 3srirc Current.
CONNECTED WEEKLY
LoAN-OFFIcE, State Of Virginia,
June g. 1907
NOTICE is hereby given, That in CON.

NOTICE is hereby given, That in con-
tormity with the provisions of the act
supplementary to the act, intituled " An
act making provision for the redemption
of the whole of the public debt of the u.
nited States," books will be opened at the
office of the commissioner of loans for the
state of Virginia on the first day of JULY
next, to continue open until the seventeenth
day OF March, 1903, inclusively, the four
teen last days of each quarter excepted,
Tor the purpose of receiving subscriptions
for such parts of the old six per cent. de-
ferred six per cent. and three per cent
stocks, as may, on the day of subscription,
stand on the books of the said commissi-
oncr of loans.
Those proprietors of the old six percent.
an: deferred stocks, who may subscribe,
will receive in lieu thereof a new six per
cent. stock, equal to the unredeemed a.
. mount of the stock surrendered, redeema-
. bic at the pleasure of the United States.
under proviso however, that no reim-
: burSement shall be made except for the
Whole amount of any such new certificate
OF stock, nor till after SIX months previous
notice: and the propretors of the three
per cent. stock who may subscribe, will re-
ceive IN lieu thereof, a six per cent. stock,
equal 10 siXty.fve per cent. of the amount
OF three per cent surrendered, redeema-
bic in the same manner as the new six per
cent. aforementioned, but not relmbursable
however, without the assent of the hold
ers. until after the whole of the new six
per cent. (given in exchange for old six
or deferred as abovementioned) as well as
the whole ofthe eight per cent. stock OF the
United States, shall have been reimburs-
ed. 1t is also provided that in every reim-
bursement which may take place, a pre-
ference will be given to those creditors who
may notify their wish to be reimbursed :;
and that If the applications to that effect
shall at any time either exceed or fall
short of the sum then. applicable to that
purpose, the priority of payment shall, so
far as may be necessary, be determined by
lot. .
The present stockholders who reside in
any part of Europe, and may assent to that
modification, may, at their option, receive
the interest accruing on the new stock, eli
Their in the United States as heretofore, or
in London, or Amsterdam, at par : in which
last case the interest will be paid there bv
the bankers of the United States. six
months subsequent to the day on which the
same would be payable in the United
States and subject to no variation nor to
any other deduction than a commission to
the bankers, of one half per cent. on the
interest thus paid. JOHN PAGE,
CoN!RisStoHer of Loans
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--latest foreign c1nteIliarntt.
LONDON. Ami L.

7SreIre o'cLock-Last night Hamburg and
Dutch papers TO the 18th inst were received.
They contain the 72d bulletin Of the Frencn ar.
my. They do not state any thing as u anv en-
gagement but in he last bulletin Bonaparre
speaks in such terms of the king of Sweden as
induces belief that France and Sweden will
soon be on the best terms
According to the movements of the French
armies, Ronaparte seems to fear that The en,ne-
ror OF Austria will declare against him The
latter has recommended TO the Hungarian diet
tn embody the levy en- masse, and the archiuke
Charles has formed plan of military conscrip.
ton, exactly with the French model.
Way Is.
(Coa' Ter eueriag bzber. TIL ee Hamburger mails
nave JUST arrived. Paris papers to the 9th, as
sert that host;Iies will commence as soon as the
weather perrit. The overtures Of Ronapa-,e
tor peace had heen peremptoriv ri ected The
senate IN an adde's to Bonaparte, in answer TO
his message relative to the CONSUMPTION. talk of
his debating neace, boast that his army is s ron
ge' by $50 O!0 men than il wa. a,the commence
ment OF the war and hold out the prospect of
his surprising turning and surrounding the Rus
sian army, aud compelling them TO receive from
him either death law
His Swedish majesty has refused 70 ratify the
armis'ice concluded by general Essen. whom he
ha removed from his command. Is coo Swedes
have been ordered to embark for Stra'snna.
The Russians have made an unsuccessful at
tempt to take the castle of enedos The OAR
danelies is strictly bcckade1 by the English and
Russians. The Turks in the interior ave de flea.
ted IN every encounter with the Russians
Transports have been ordered to the Downs
10 receive 10000 foot and 400 horse. srdeyed 10
the continent.
rrice of stocks at 10 o'clock-conqols for n, =
ney o3 10, for May account 63 I-2-3-9. omni.
um 1-2 prem.