Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-22

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hands against an institution God is thus
graciopsly pleased 70 honor with his pre-.
. sence, and with she conversion of So many
thousands who afterwards adorn their
profession Of reilgion, and who shnaliy die
/ 10 the fall srium?hs of faith. and 10 their
last moments praise God for ever having
seen Csmp-Meeang
Many huodreds have been suddenly a.
wakened and changed 81 Camp Meetings,
who have heard he Gospel ID churches for
years without any such reformation or
change. To Coos people the institution
has been blessed in very special a'anner.
They for time seen. 10 forget that they
belong 10 th.s world, so fully are their
minds absorbed ia she contemplation and
enjoyment Of God. They here 6nl how.
good it's TO have the mind dlsepgaged
from The world, ADD IL should teach them
lessons they should never forget. How
lmportan, 10 their happiness and peace OF
mod .oahave their affections placed in, God
alone. Bot, alas! we are still 10 the world,
attending 10 its concerns, and surrounded
by is trojblss. It should be the object
Of ,he Christian 10 live above IFS sm.ies
aud frowos and through graceto support
In CT its Affections add dissppointmenss.
On Tuesday moruing the meeting clos
ed, with the Joyful expectation Of again
meeting ia Heaven, they struck their
tents, and departed p,alsiug God,
a SPECTATOR.
Captain Bowen, wne arrived at New
Yer., last Monday in Is days from ST..
Martins, informs tina, on the 26;h OF July,
aseyere gale was experienced there which.
done great damage 10 the shipping 10 port,
and 10 the plantations. A droger, which
arrived JUS, previous to captain sBowen's
sailing intormed, that the gaze had ex
tended TO ST. Kits, and was attended
with disastrous consequences. Five En-
glish ships aad ramber of Americans
had gone Ashore
A New York paper states, that Mr.. Full
IONS ingenious steam boat, inven,ed with
view TO the navigation IT the Mississippi,
from New ORLEANS upwards, was to move
last Monday from the North river. near the
state prison. 10 Albany. The velocity of
the Steam Boat ia calculated a. four miles
an hour; i, is said that it will make pro.
gresa oitwo agains, the current Of the Mis-.
sissipp;; and if SO, il will certainly be we
ny valuable acquisi.lan to the ,copmerce OF
the western states.
Private letters from Altoona. Of the 10th
instant states. that, tia. the Spanish anbas-
ssdor 10 the court Of Vienna, has official :
I II declared with tue censeDs of the empe.
ror OF toe French, the Spaoishtroops DOW
10 Gernsny, would keep and OCCUPY Fla
mover, ua,ii tie troops Of England evacu
ased Montevidro and all the other con-
quests in South America. Similar deolara.
tons are supposed to have been made by
the ministers Of the king Of Spain at Con.
ssansinople. Copenhagen d Lisbon.
London popcr,) &
Extract ofa!si,er from acap.ain OF ship
10 his owners ia Philadelphia, dated
Antwerp, June 2lst.
st. hSpe our treaty got the necessary
modi6cstions 10 England, after being re-
turned by our president: from the polite
treatment received from the comman.
ders of two of his Britannia msjesy's
ships was boarded by, ! concluded che
difference i, adjusted"
Ca1llaia .4dcrtoa, from 1antanzies, Informs
as, that an .4meriean pilot boat schooner, from
La zero. Graz, zmth 100000 dollars on board
! had been CAPTURED by a British Tine Of battle
shit. The samesrehort svas IN circslataon at the
Asua1na 9hrevioAs TO callfain Christians sailing.
my paper.]
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