Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-23
GIepansria Dajlp aDDertiser.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 90.

Extract Of a letter from yonng gentlensu
who arrived al New Orleans FROM tbs
West Indies she 5sh Dec. to his father in
this place.
Nezv Orleans, Dec. IA, 1905.
13Y DEAR FATHER,
Stree my last Of sh inst. great war.
like preparations have been going forward
here an embsrga laid ard he volunteers
Gxs. held ia 'sreadlsess 10 march at a,mc
mems warning, for sctsal service y
Burr, it ia said. is wlsh,n a few days
march Of this place. with 5000 men, soms
say his object eztends no farther han .
separation Of this couauy from the United
States, o,hsss affirm his lnseus:ons are &c
revolu'ionise Mckee.
Iezpcst to b. shortly called upon TO CO..
epeYa,e with the public in defence Of ths
place, ard yso knew my natare welleEopga
10 know shall aot htsltaie.
Ihsse aos ti,ae 10 enlarge farther.
The report' (which we hope are eSag
ssratrd or isllsl Of colonel Rorr's designs
on hea Oflesas, nave had the eaoct g:
lowering tie stock Of the banks having
branches or deposits in sha! ciy.
[PhhP6
Letters from New Orleans of the Oh
Dssember, express an aPprehepsion that
thv course Of the aah from thas plac. viii
be ebstructed by cosous! Rurr's agents.
I ais apprehension, sda5c 10 the genera!
state CT agitation :kere, VIAL 90 doub;, OF
Itself, occasion much iuconven!snee and
disaPpolnImens 70 the eomasro'al lnser-
es,ss
Hid.
TIE ssanding military farce Of the Unit.
ed States CONSISTS, al presen., CT one re-
siment containing FIVE basta!.ons OF art'le,
~, consisting OF twen'y companies, Of 9!
msa sacb, lao!udirg cficess. &c. total nnn:.
Der Of arulsrisss 1920. Two regiments
containing four bstsaIlons OF iafantsy, coz
sls,iag ofses companies each [sweu:s com
pal,ies each company consisting OF e'gh y
NEE, including officers, &c .o.al numtsr
Of infantry 1900. General staff 4; arsl
le.y reg'mental staff z; infantry regiment
al staff IL. The corps of marines ecu.
,,sts Of about 1000. Total regular militia /.
ry force of the anton 4445.
Lst the American people now observe.
Ten thousand times has it been said tina.
British gsid was Used TO establish an lohu,
suce in this country, No circumstance has
everuaaspired which gave the least shadow
If supporsto this allegations. But by reetn'
discoveries made in the nnquestaonsb!s
shape of legal investigation, it IS now prov
I'd in the mos. unequivocal manoer, tha
men hlgh in rank IN this country, have
been the pensioners of France and Spain
This TACT ougas to be published by fedora
editors IN every corner OF tae nnlons /
there are any democratic editors who love
truth better than party. let thera likewise
exfend .he knowledge of circumstance sc
dangerous to the public welfare. Demo
Gratis arc ia power. What more do ,hej
want? Let them 90 longer counsensncs
suspicious, where they ko0w them usmr
rited, nor screen the machinaiions Of 70
reign intrigue, which are poisoning The
very v,tals Of the republic, the officers q
government.
(Repertory.
Extract Of letter from gentleman in Ken.
lucky to his friend in the City of Washing
ton, dated December 90, 1905.
g Formerly the people were prohibited from
settling On the unappropriated United State
land where the Indian claim had been extin
guished, until the sale was made. And il
some instances compulsive measures wer'
used against the sovereign people to keel
item within prescribed limits. The thing
now entirely changed--they are settling in al
directions. Several families are on the Che