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Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-21

Ex,rac, Of aleiter from Cape Francois,
dated April1 "The commerce OF this.
coun,ry is much more shackled now than
ever twas during The latter times 'of ~Des.
saline's despotiesreigo. B. adeeree Of &c
neral Chris'ophe the price Of ceffse. thro'.
outhi. jurisdiction. is fixed a. IS sous, add
il must Dc purchased from government on
ly--the planters are not permitted to dis
pose Of i, ,oindis'dusls Beet, pork wine.
oil, soap gia. with several other articles
usually snlppedto this Country, sSe selling
for less tha, cost IN America. In tsc', !
do not see aay thing sho.. of rum staring
these in the face who are SO wild as to al,
ivrasure to fh,s country IN IT'S present dig
ira sscd state The coas, has been clear OF
prisateers ef late. and vessels dropping IN
every few days. Potion istmucb more ia.
vorablr 10 commerce than the petty kyIant
who commands here
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-16

xcieeI some war apprehensions on this
side The Atlantic--Tfls opinion may have
been expressed carly in August; but we
are inclined 70 think the apptehepslous OF
war in London, between this country and
England, had subsidized at lhr last dates, IS
We have seen letter dated Aug. 18, 1907,
from the captain ofayery valuable Aneri-.
can ship, lying in London iawk,eh he sins
forms his owner, that he was then about
proceeding Immediately to Guernsey, to
take in cargo for Amsterdam Had a
speedy war been appars OF, this voysge
would not We thick have BEEN undertaken.
tt his also invalidases The i.ms.erdsm ar
sticle of Angus, IS, 1907, which says, !" af.
ter six weeks from The 19'h August, no
port on the European consiaent viii be con
sidefed neu,ral blythe Erglish In OR
London files we End that 90 he is:a Avg
an English order passed direcsipg tha.sai,
ter elk wee Ks from that dass al vessels be-
longing 10 Meck!erburg, asls,.iiusg, kip.
hausen and pSppepbusg, (crentries lately
ceded to Frsncesor is a'l.es} Should be
detained, and eens IL. This order we
,shi0k oceasioned he mistake Ct the Am
sserdam cosfssrosden'-
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IuEsDal, Septen5s SO

n .
sas esamiEawou of witnesses was re-.
Easa % tie partof tie .Uaitetl States, al
E'sa col. sBorf was still nnsble 10 attend
] s sseoant OF his indishosnien.
Is 8, 1Iraham Observed that when he vas
I ~ Inc court the osher day, he had 0
|%sa, he believed. TO de,ail par, cs con-.
s'a'00 which he had with Mr.. Blannsr-
h re was also appsehensive that
= not sbsensso explis;t in relation TO
SS ka@Versa'ioa wslh general Neyiil as he
,saave wished. Hethersfore request.
mission Of The cour, to add few OBJ.
.Sas ~ way Of explanation.
'a,o thar Mr.. Blannerhasse,s observ.
me course Of their conversations.
H.. I ceionrl, Barr and himself beliey.
ss Ale psopls of the western country
NJ. osnsts,edsby separation Of the
=. 0ss they had fooud :has they were
- Tor the measure: and that they
sp,,5 ss'sonaI views, that they ware not
Mn hasten the event. under.
Nm - . mean that the people of the
,, asuolry were nor ripe forthe mea.
~ !, "lnk Mr.. Blsnnerhassettwen on
As "a' this was an event which must
en-, ops OF this / am not certais.--
H. ) sssas'on took place a. Marietta.
saoe 1ay At what period ofshe cou.
MI Az The FIRST conversation.
'au but one convsTsas;oo with
|saS,1. snbssquen, interviews and con-
were merely casual.
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ENGLISH &.SlLop

THERE is q we'll known story Of q sailor
who coming off his cruise with lis pockets
full of prize money, admired the lsdgairai's
velvet waistcoat SO mach that nothing could
satisfy hins, linth he laanHe made fer Linz
self of the very same sstsG. He accordingly
enqAired Of the Admiral tailor, of whom isc
went to bespeah his vest TIE tailor after
having taken lis measure: asked him what nc
should make the back Of. g Why ,ofsthe came
stuff to be sureNi" quoth3Jaek. IFS nct.vsl
al, qaoth the tailor, 20 itiake the baeErttAose
rich waistcosts Of the same stuff N!tll the
front; the Admiral had the back of his made
Of common. cloth, - 6 Nc matter for that,
euoth Jaci, make mine ALL velvet 8 IA
have no sham about r: Soon after, Whcn
Jack had got his waisscoat OH, he me-. the
Admiral in the.strSet; ln,t instead OF taxing
of his hat (fopwhicis he fek himseiftco great
lie held his coat lappe.s up with one haMes,
and with the other ne clapYed his bacs--sS No
sham here, Admiral ! 10 sham about me-
stez. and stern alike, by Cdr
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to me- AT any rate It was published at
Springfield by your permission. Was CIV:
en- BY you as a toast, in my hearing n.thia
place, and recsived my entire appreciation ];
although knew not the particular appAca-
tion of it,or the circumstances out OF which,
/ am now certain it grew. ! mean the
conspiracy.
/ knew not, sir whether this will ever
reach you. Ifit should be SO foftunase y
may be seryicesb.e. Therefore send Il.
Your last letter with It's accompanying
paper, was enigmatic. ! am, however, az
no,great loss 70 conjecture It's rncau'ng. !
hope my conjecture Gifts import is correct.
At any rate, no man can more cordially
wish than do,tha. ifit be correct and an
anticipated event take place, God may be
with you and give you sale sdshseraacr.
from evil.
With him your friends must leave sdu,
desire him TO rake paternal charge otyou,
and conduct yopto his happiness s glory.
No news. theksfore only add, farewell
land that am very cordially, yours, &c.
S. pYNCHON.
Gen. EATuN.
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Estrce. jfoa a letter from 9 respectable
merchant in Hupanna, to his correspond,
ent in Ne5u 1ork dated 17th September,
1907.
!. In addition to the foregoing, i have
merely to drop you loe to inform you
sha, ehc k,og ofSpain has opened the port
OF Vera Cruz 10 the trade Of the island
of Cuba; which, no doubt, will occasion
some alteration in the prices eff me-ehan-
dizs here, asst will open sfeld for adven-
lure however, no rapid rise should pc
expected.
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.AlMERIcAN COMMERCE.

The letters and accounts from Amstes.
dam, TO Aug "a, 1907, which state the 0.
pinion Of Mr.. Mnnroe respecting the course
and departure Of American vessels, have
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-16
Z From tie Boston Csntincl Of Saturday.


Captain Campbell, who arrived here yes
tesday from Psssa1naqaody, tSehoodick) In
forms KS, llatbofore he sailed, lie learnt from
gentlemen of responsibility of Schoodick, that
the British express cutter tie Sylvia, OF 10
guns, which carried out Admiral Berkeley,s
dispatches had returned 10 Halifax, in the
short passage of 2oda7s, bringing the inter-
esting intelligence, That all the points u, dis
pute between the US. and Great-Britain had
been annicabIy settled; and, that a cessation.
Of hostilitics had taken place between England
and France.
Captain Campbell sailed from Schodlck, On
Sunday last-The news arrived there from
Halifax, on the Friday preceding, in Halifax
papers. 1t was common talk on FRIDAY, Sa-
tnrdaY and Sunday, and occasIoned much JOY.
The particulars were related to Capt. Z. by
Mr.. Vim. Pike, Captain Shubael sDownes,
Squires Porter, Fink and Brewer, Mr.. An,
ts.w VS., and many others. The shorsness OF
the passage was commented en-. such are
the reported particulars beingthe "a
allowing the news to have been SIX days from
Halifax to Schoodick, only one day IN allfax
and the 90 days passage, it could have lett
England no later than The 9Th September
only two days later than the Portland arrival
from Liverpool. tits highly probable there
is a chapter of mistake somewhere and that
either the armistice between Russia & France
or the discontinuancea of the embargo IN Eng
land, or some other old event has been mis-
taken for news. The report we are confident
assstated by Capt..C. was current at Sehoo-
dick; but the news is too bulky, and the chan
mel too roundabout, for entire credence.
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alelanOrta Dailp afbfrttssr.
Gen. EATuN.
FRIDAY, OcToEER l6.

MARRIED last evening, by the Rev Mr.
Sayre, Mr.. CHARLES =. cHArMAN 10
his MARGARET S. GADsBr, both Of tbs
place
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-16
APPOINTMENT.

LARgIN SMITH, esq. OF Virginia, 10 pc
Collector of the port Of Norfolk, vice III.
NEWTON, sep. esq. deceased.
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POSTSCRIPT

To THE BosToN PAJLAD1uM OF Friday.
Extract .ofa letter from a gentleman IN Port
land, dated September <, reeeiued this morn
ing.
G Captain Denning, in a brig from Liver
pool, in 81 days. has just arrived, bringing
information that the United States schooner
Revenge had arrived. Captain DenAing bro't
no papers, nor reports any other hibernate
on
Che same letter also adds
]. That the ships Generals Knox and Ame-
RIGA, both from Liverpool, and the ship Au-
rora, from Amsterdam, are now beating up
the harbor.
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Iup 1Y0et5 ol L09d,
For Sale, at .Rush,H Hill,
October Is.

FOR Nafe, al. HHSH7I72lI, 49,
a LARGE number Of .aPPLE.IREES,
~ topped at six feet and sufficiently large
to plant out as standard trees--they consist of
thirteen sorts, all of the most choice fruits
Twelve and half cents each is the price, if
the trees are taken from the nursery by whole !
rows, ifpicked sixteen cents.
Richard NJ. Scott.
Bush Hill, October 10. eo3t*
FOR Sale BY the Subscribers,
Lisbon Carpeting for summer, of different
qualities,
Bucellos and Carcavello Wines in quarter
casks,
Window Glass of different sizes,
Mould Candles of a superior quality M
small boxes,
Soft-shelled Almonds in bags,
a quantity of patent Iron Hollow ware.
RE-. Hooe & Go.
June !. co
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s., before the Legislature Of the
II s'' : & s;ve 40 accouos ofshe state OF
:dj;as r.; - and be. ipfssmrd ne nc had
81. = > = ,aSn % thar iospsss'en col
sss3sa .sI;rs,c. he having erased such
IS Ssis 9 III. 'shseo iu,eudsd so'imphcase him
us . Hso ..srvai Of the msmbrrs partleu-
i 8 : so !, 70 be Interested 10 op.
bis 'as : MA measures, and Tor the prs
;s''0'.ar's sueb 4 stare of things as were
''' se,1Ieolssed favor col hurfs ense,pflzs
8 sss % thai lbs erazase made on
s'' s'sl;eaic was but partial, ,hs General
by o'g a.ss, aimed 10 give oral insorraasi-s
i,as IS legislature, which ens plorsd Two.
2 . ! 81 days and that be eonsidered
''' sG.osss,e as unimportap'. whilst the
9 ~ has beeu preserved uoteuche<H
|s's, s,;aa lie short paragraph rsla.Re 70
s',r.r which is preserved 10 IFS orsgl ).
'n we ard the oBly words erased, -
' your letter post market as.h May IS
,.,s,adn have been relnsessed n shs &C.
s .xsps own hand.
rs s y about the 5th of August, since my
.ss "a II this city, gen. Wilkinson put into
', y s,nes and those Of J l.. porgtdson, Esq.
3. o. : ave letters. observing to us, 81 sub
; 5. & : yoa those letters which ] have not
!. s .y,,,,;aed since left St. Louis, they are
I'm, col. Burr, do not recolIect their par
ss, contents, bat having received them
!. { confidence and knowing they: blend per-.
Qualities With politics. I have not permit
IA nv self to re-exaninc theas, because !
81 m ir,saperable repu gnansc to violate the
must Of any man, ] give them You, nero
Is the cypher, decyrher them, CONSIDER.
i bes., consider their contents we'll, and then
morn me whether their PRONUNCIATION may
Tx necessary to my honor We did SCI
81 Nc gaze the general ous opinion, that the
a,nulgation might be necessary and proper.
From an examination Of those letters and the
sa:rsrs evident surprise, and prompt decla-
Zion Of his Ignorance Nhsn we communicate
| i certain passages of those. letters, it was
own and Mr. Donaidsoa's opinion that he
|Mba. partially decyphered them.
ANSWER TO interrog atorlss on the part OF
|fa Burr / recollect to have solicited the
A6nsad Of party to Natchez for the pur-
III Of mrestng Col. Burr. anibelievea from
Nias.ractions which the general possessed,
epg;aera'ith the state Of things at that perl
that tas measure was warrantabie; and
srpg seen several s,mmunicatioas Irenfthe
ssssiaeat to Gen. 1ViIkinson, and ssarticu-
1iy that ia reply 70 This Ietser Of the I'd of
CIDER, had no doubt ef The SANCTION Of go
sauetsto any measures which were caleb
Hsa 70 defeat Shcsyiews OF Col. Burr. have.
CONCENTRATIONS Of a confidential nature
nu tie President to Gen. Wilkinson, and |
desoih reply 70 the 6 sneraFss letter of the,
asdbstobess
SlsreiI e. e. eis5J C An.
essg EEssssasnpancl sets
=
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MY DEAR Sir,

it. IL.
) The lToas, " Palsy to the brain that
shalt plot TO ACKNOWLEDGMENT leprosy &c, the
hand that will not draw TO defend the Cor
out union." ABOUT whith Mr.. Burr has
asked quessioas. was as you have correctly
stated, printed 9. Springfield. It was a.
mong other toasts sabmitsed to my dis.
cretion to publish, and was accordingly
sent 10 Springfield for that purpose in your
absence c-ee-I seus you the paper Ithink,
containing the toast when you were ar
Washington 10 the spriag Of or violer Of
1906.
The sentiments were sgiven7by you as, "a
toast a, the time of your entertaipmeni,to
the ciiizens OF this place as a compliment
for what you termed cipihties you had re-.
ccived from them.
i did think, and do still think, that il
was, when giyen,4 acknowledgement. and thas.it
had never before been given by YOU to the
public, in any other place. The sentiment
was bold aud pleasing aue 70 me. I
accordingly sslectedit as one which you'd
50 appear TO others. know not that IT
may no. have been published before. It
ishad been that circumstance was unknown
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-17
FOURTEENTH BULLETIN OF TIE
GRAND ARMY.

DEssAu, Oct. %.
Marshal Davoust arrived Oh the 20th at
Wirte1nburg, and surpfized the bridge over
the Elbe, at the moment ti1a1 the enemy had
Set it on FIRE.
Marshal Lannes is at Dessau > tie bridge
was burned, and the marshal has set men at
work to rebuild It.
B The marquis of Lucchesini, presented
himself at the advanced posts OF our army
with letter from the king OF Prussla.-------
The Emperor sent the grand marshal OF
the palace, fDuroc, 10 confer with him.
Magdeburg is blockaded. The general OF
division Legrand, on his march TO Maggie
burg, took a nunber ci prisoners, tmafahai
Soult's division is posted round the TOWN.
The grand duke OF Berg has sent tliitiler the
chief of his etat-lnaior general Relllarl. It's
general saw there the prince OF Eiohenioe.---
The language Of the Prussian etacers IS mich
changed they are cla.narous tcr peace. --------
s: What does your emperor wish, they say to
us? Is he forever to pursue US thus hotiy
We have not had one moment ct respite since
the battle, These gentleTnen were no doubt
accustomed to the raanoeuvres o. TIE seven
years war they were desirods ola truce OF
three days for burying tie dead. 6 Do you
think Of the living, was the answer OF the en-
the dead: THERE'S no occasion Of a truce for
that"
The confusionin Berlin is great all the good
citizens who inwardly groan Tor the false FACE
given to the poities OF their country attribute,
nth reason to the inceng|ia.ies excited by In
gland, and ali the sad effects that nave follow
ed their machinations ;-~-the cry against the
qaeenis loud and universal.
ltseems thar enemy are about railying
beyond the Oder
The elsctor Of Saxony has thanked the en-
peror for the generosity 9TH which he has
treated him /; and the effect of which is to
withdraw MIN from the influence OF Prussia
However a considerable number Of his
soldiers have persisted in ali this uproar.
The Imperial head quarters were at Dessau
the 2lst
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FROM TIE PEOPLES FRLEAD.
CoHz4NU.NyC-1 Yro.N.

II is boosted as The ezclasive privilege
OF republican gooe,nmen,s. that the PEG
pie are, or oaghs 10 be regularly reformed
OF ,he state OF public affairs Yer, it has
fallen 20 The los ef the American nation,
no be insuitinsly teftby .heis present rulers,
in mere than Cimmerian darkness, as
well IN regard to fhe :porten!ous situation
OF, their foraiga felatious, as TO The ianpu,-
ed treason and n,snsced detection Of a
large portion Of their territory. We know
as little of the state CT cur disputes with
Spain, England and France, as OF the Goa
spiracy of Borr and his adberents.
Who are justly ehsrgeahle with this
shameful dereiicsion of dusy? Why does
20. the executive without delay Inform US
ofthe exaetsta,e OF things? Is 40, his
iaexplieable silence prssumptive proof that
there is something which he feels, REQUIRES
concealmens WHY commit the peace
and happiness of the country to the mercy
of circumstances? Why, when III. tern.
pest lours, and I" storms and cl0uds OBJ.
scure the sky leave us.to Roat any longer
~on the broad ocean Of coeicesare, without
chart or compass?
It's high time for The. iatrebid pi,o, who
is TO weather the storms which are fast
collecting around Us from without and
within, to call all hands. 10 assis, him In
carrying The shattered sssssl OF stats into
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-17
REFLECTIONS
On the epea'og Of The Mew Year, from
the Republican Cricis.


UhNING a moment from the dis.
euss'of. or local aed poIl:ica. subjects. les
Us FeSI,w The occurrences Of the year Sd
isteiy expired -fesrace ID Inauguration the
Ps,h vs. have sfod, recount the dancurs we
have escaped, th1 ne,cies NC haze exgcr-
creed; compare . les vth tia,e arraoes
be OF pas tracsact,oBs Of duties
neglected, of evils coa ;ais,ed; Of errors.
iaifngs; cr!eaes and foot tie vas, anouat
- thence deduct the cum Of the good
deeds. 1t a'iy We nave dcne, slrikr The bs
lace aad see il :s be then possible FIR
US to cancel eur GaIa-,ty debt Of du
y.
!. Is there any one among rs who cso say
mat 10 their gene:sl dealings with mar
KIND they have dope unto Others as the,
wish 70 be dcRe ,eatoe II ave we eyer.
cised towards our nc,ghbor thas spirit o.
Charity which is he lovliest trai, 10 the
character of the christian and ths mora
lst! Have we cast the mantle Of beneyo.
slrnce oHer his faillngs, cherished bis y,r
ues or rebukcd his errors wiki a bro
therly tenderness? Have VIC poured IN,
bai'am Of consolation nto the wounded ba
som, impaired OF our portion to the. suf
ferlng poor. administered comfort ,c the
distressed and taught the weary eye of
griefto smile Have VIZ indeed acted
justly TO ourselves F? Have We chained
down our III baIent passion, ,eaoubced a
single habltual fault, or Corrected one
kaowa error? If we have not done thns
then are we extremely deficient 10 our
dn'y what shall ws say then, If our
conduct has secu directly the reverse?
Wfien we contemplate on the number
which have in the course Of This year
been swept rom The stage of mortal exis.
senee the question you'd naturally seem
to occur, zoh0se urn uiN cone next p
None, eau solve the question. We have
seen that youth, vigor, hsslsh, riches, yisi.
Die prosperity, and apparent happiness can |
net secure tons a length Of years, or add
one moment to the period life. Death
ssahss 90 disHinaiaasioa ii yrant he is
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nota partial one, he references 40, A.
distinctions Of life. "
Various and numerous are the 49,,
scattered along cur pathway to the e.,
goal. Blu, few ofthese are tbs predu,s
ons Of nature inca!culable are those -
duced BY maa. Hence the Inference r.,
cur temporal happiness Or misery is pia
cipally constituted by ourselves.
We Nigh. long pursue this train Of !.
htctions as we rave but Just salsr,s
the Threshold OF the subject. b..
la this season of hilariiy naay Of On,
readers may not be in temper to lsh,s
1t; Others may be Of opinion tha, Isapp,,,
tains rather TO the sheolsglst aud the M
rsllser, than to a peliticai institution, !.
though many good inca asss believed shs,
the press should be in alliance with II.
desk. We hewever now close for Il,
time, with the single remark that in al
ages and nations, the most ,irtuous ao.o
oppressed by sfaic,ioa, have found ,sr,,
chief consolation 10 the anticipation Of
!" another and better world, beyond h.
torab.
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MINISTRY OF TIE GRAND JUDGE.

Thegrand judge, minister of justice, grand
officer OF the legion of hnnor, to the i'm
petal at,orpiss general of the courts of
criminal justice.
The par,izans OF the war have contriv.
ed. geu.lvmen, to make their deplorsbie
influence prevail in the cabinet Of Berlin.
and WHEN the emperor. touched with the
misforlunrs Of Europe, was endeavoring
TO essabl.sa the. continental peace upoa du-
rabe basis, which might at length let ma.
tions breathe, and fer "a long while remove
the ca!ami,iesof war. king whom so ma.
nv motives ought tokeep closely united TO
France, suddenly assumes mepac,ng. "a
ii,ude against Us; and far from these IN
expected demoas,ra ions OF hos,ili,es +, q.
dy 10 commence being out ep,o BY the
moderation of the emperor, he dared to
dictate 10 victorious France, conditions
which in The very u,dst Of mist rtunes her
august chief would have rejected with dis
dam.
Moderation has It's bounds; just re.
sentmen, ougbs 20 succeed il when the ma.
tisn IS outraged and provoked by the mos,
inconeeivahle aggression. May the blood
which is about to he shed, be for ever a
reproaeh TO those sinister counsellors who
mlslesd kings; aud who, binding them
with regard 10 their true interests, ha,l
them into perils which May shake their
throne
The emperor marches a: the head Of bis
brave legions, ever aalmated with the
same spirit ALWAYS faithful and always de-
voted. Let US initiate ia the inseri Jr their
noble and generou. example !; and il ii be
not given 90 as, as toseor valorous youth,
TO shed our blood for the justest of causes,
al least ler US serve il with all our efforts
and all our means. No Freuchman can
be ir6iherent,o such dear interests with,
ont brcoming criminal; but independent of
the obligauors which are common to p4b.
Inc fuoctenaIies and other eitizeGs, the for
.-mer hsye particular ones 10 fulGl, aud
which should be ever preseet 10 them in
che conjrcsurrs we are In. Thus, dsripg
abe absence OF the emperor, all bis ser
sxnts shouldredoabls thrir zeal, yigllaace