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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-02
Wasain.g ton, Feb. IS, 1908.
MY DEAR SIR,

Y n
see, with infinite grief a contest arising
batyeen yourself and another who have been
yerv dear to each other, and equally 50 to-
me- | sincerely pray that these dispositions
NAV not be affected between you; with nae
r confidently trust they viii not; tor lnde-
nendepfly Of the dictates of public duty
mich prescribe neutrality to me, my SIN
eere friendship for you both will insure It's
.ac,ed observance. / suffer no one to con-
verse with me on the subject. | already
perceive my friend Clinton estranging HIM
self from me. No doubt hes are carried TO
him. as they will be to the other two cand'-
1ates. under forms which, however iaiss,
h. ran scarcely question. Yet have been
so,,al,v careful as to him also never to say a
word On this subject. The object ofthe con-
tast i fair and honorable one, equally O.
IA, - ,ou al, and have no doubt the per-
soaal conduct of each will be SO chaste as to
ofer no Ground of dissatisfaction with each
other hut your friends VII not be as dell-
&c T know too well from experience the
progress of political controversy, and the
fsvas<,er,at;on of spirit into which it degene-
r.tes not to fear for the continuance OF your
s1nntnsl esteem. One piqulng thing SAID,
ssraws GA another, that a third, and always
WITH increasing acrimony, until all restraint
is thrown off, ard it becomes difficult Tor
yourselves to keep clear OF the tons IN Wllch
your friends viii endeavor to nterlace you,
aud to avoid the particifPatioh =. '''oi' Pc
$50 ,.,h;ch they viii eneleayor TO produces.
', ean M5s COM oi what ou know of
each other viii be the true corrective. With
respect to myself | hope they viii spare me.
MY .ongings for retirement are. so scoglg
that I with difficulty encounter the DALI
drudgeries of my duty. But my wish tca.
retirement itself is not stronger than 9hat OF
carving into it the affections Ct al my
friends. L have ever viewed Mr.. Madison
and yourself as two principal pillars Of my
hardness. Were either to be withdrawn,
/ should consider it as among the. greatest
calamities which could assail my future
peace Of mind. have. great confidence
that the eandor and high understanding OF
both will guard me against this misfortune,
the bare possibility of which has SO far
weighed on my mind that | could not BE ca
sy without unburthening Accept my re-
spestful salutations for Yourself and Mrs.
Monroe, and be assured OF my constant and
sincere friendship.-A copy.
n ~
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80 intimately connected, As to constitute cs-
senfially the same cause. Besides have Ia !,
never forgotten, the proofs, OF kindness ana
friendship, which ], received from you =
early life.
When I returned to the United States, !
found that heavy censure had fallen on me,
~ the public opinion, as had before much
reason to believe was the case, in conse-
ouencs of my having signed the British a
treaty, and when / returned here IRON
washington, / was assured that, that CIR
c,rnstance was welded against me with
GREAT effect, in relation to particular oo-
I;ect-that it was relied on to lmpeach my
character in the most delicate points. 1on, :,
scious. that / had served my country ana
the administration, in the several trusts,
con6ded to me abroad, with the utmost IN
tegrity, industry and zeal; that IN some
cases as / had rendered useful service, that IN
ali I had done the most that could be done,
under existing circumstances that my pri-
vate fortune, had been essentially injured by
those employments, it was impossible tor me
ID be insensible to the effects produced by
those attacks. They have injured me ana
continue to iniure me every day IN the pup
lie estimation. trust, however, that means
may be found to do me justice, without the
SLIGHTEST injury to you. BE that as 1t may,
YOU may BE assured, that shall never cease,
to take a deep interest IN your political lame
and personal happiness.
informed Mr.. Madison when was at
Washington, thatI should write him let
ter, in reply to his OF May the Goth, 1897
on the subject Of the treaty, to answer some
ofhis objections to it, and place IN Just
l;oht. the conduct of the American commits
s;oners in that transaction. Uniformed him
also. that rs I wished to couch that letter IN
the most amicable terms, if he should Ind
anv passage IN il, which failed in that respect,
should Be happy to alterit, having IN we"
only fair vindication OF my conduet.i haze
almost concluded the letter, and sssa'i ior-
ward it il the course OF the next week, the
early part Of ii, if possible. My private
concerns, have subjected me to much inter
ruot;on, or should have finished It soon
81.
In regard to tie approaching election, l
have been and shall continue 10 be an mac,
tive spectator OF the movement. saoiia
the nation be disposed to call any cltizen to
thatstasion, it would be his dtsty TO accept.
On that ground | reat. | hav2 done no
thing 10 draw the atteation Of any one 70
ne in reference to it, TOT shall [ ii future.
No one better knows than do the merit OF
Mr.. Madison, and I Can declare that should
be be elected, he wa have my best wishes
Tor tie success Of his administrator, IS
well on account of the real interest which
take in what concerns his welfare, as II t'lar
ofmy country. His success viii give me no
personal modification. II viii ncs .,Fassen
my friendship tor him, which IS oslaesrs
and suong. ''is-f III
am, dear sir yours, &c. &c.
JAMES MONROE.
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| am, dear sir, yours, &c. &c.
JAMES MONROE.
Uasaiingt9a City, March 10Th, 1903

!Vasaingtm City, Aarch 10Th, 1905
DEAR SIR,
From vour letter Of the eth ut. per-
ceiye that painful impressions have peer
made on your mind turing your nilss;on, OF
which had never en1ertalned susp'eion.
must therefore examine the gIoahi.S, pc
cause explanations between reasonable Hen
can never but do good. 1st. You consider
the mission OF fIr. PincAney as an asaoci-
s-a 70 have been IN some way M arious 10
van. But might say in Its Justfcauon
that It has been the regular aud ba5ltual
y.actice of the United states TO do this IN
1der every form in which their government
bas existed. | need not rccapitulate the
multiplied instances, because you VIII rea-
div ecoilect them. went as al adjunct
- Dr.. Franklin and Mr.. Adams, yourself
os an adjunct, first to Mr.. Livingston, and
then to MIR. pmcknev, and really believe
there has scarcely been a great occasion
which has not produced an extraordinary
n,;es;on. y y
Cd. You complain Of the manner IN when
the treaty was received: but what was that
manner cannot suppose you to have
given a moments credit 10 the stuif wh'ch
was crouded il al sorts OF forms INFO the
nublic PAPERS, or to the thousand speeches
they put into ny mouth, notaword OF which
/ had ever uttered. was not lnsenslbie at
the time of the views to mischief with which
these lies were fabricated. But my conf
fence was firm that neither yourself nor the
British government equally outraged by
them. would believe me capable OF making
the editors of newspapers the conhdants OF
nv speeches or opinions. The fact was this.
The treaty was communicated to us by MIR.
Erskine on the day congress was to rise
Two of the senators enquired of me in the
evening whether it was my purpose TO de
tain them on account of the treaty. My
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Dahl Gazette, 6 Dollars per a'l'aln'.
Countru Gazette. S Dollars.

The following interesting correspondence
between the President Of the .. States
and Mr.. Monroe, is published by con-
cent of the President, at the request Of
Mr.. Monroe. Spirit gf'76.
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Z MADRID, A;gustl5.
" Ell d ICOVER les

The royal Photographed Office ofth'
| city has published by command OF tn:
prince of peace, in the Gazette Of hi. cih
| the following notice rrlauive to discovery
recently made in The Seu4n Seas:
The friga.e La -Pala, belonging to :,b.
Philippine Company, and commended BY
don Joan Bsp'isteM onteycrdc, on hersop
age from M anilIa to 1.im,. discovered GA
the s'h ct February, 1906, group: Of
islands, the southernmost OF whichjs ST.
,uatedin deg. SO min. north latitude, 'nd
l52 deg. S mic. eas,aongKcde ffom Ca
cis.
These islsnis. % 10 Number, occupy a
space of 10 leagne, from S. II. 70 S. ",
aud a'e separated BY chauues / or J
leagues in breadth. They are low. woody
and in,ersected with rivers. Their iod''
bitan,s are Of the NOS, pacific disposition
They frse approached shs trigate to .si
number Of 81. 10 ,wo csnoes';;Whca they
came within WEsketshotthey ceased 10"
ing, and held some cocoaIuts towards M
vSpar,ards, shouting andmskiog signs %
frigate cI.wed her sails, and hoistri Sp'''
ish colors. TEis mapeuvre having apo'
rent'y excited some approximations 10 To-
islanders. the Spanish co!ors were ssroes'
and white dag was hois,sd, the crew 81
the same time, calling. aud masking siga,'
for the canoe to approach. They accord.
ingly came along side, and gave the, Spa
niards some cocoa nuts, without demaudi
ing any ,hiog ia return, but none Of them
coald be persuaded to come on b'ard;,
The crew of the frigate then distributed
amongst them some old knives, iron rings
sud pieces Of red cloth: aud ,his liberall'y
excited such JOY and gratitude 10 these
good people, that they Immediately strip
ped ,Eeir canoes to make presents TO nv
iSpaniards their pets. their ,fsh-hoosa
their cocoa nu. shells, which served thea
to: cups, their enormous hats, msfe o.
the leaves Of the pelm tree, were oil 10
moment removed on board OF the frigawi
ara they at length proceeded to strip shsp'
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solorsa letter on 50 nov
believe me.
Wnh grea. reNect, |
your smc.iopatc
Humble sefvan,g

The following article. on ,ls5y
iect. appeared 10 the lass BfideeDa,...l
Wardsor'ge Papers: aajs
BRIDcrpoRT, Deesstys !,
Ttrrestial Gamer. the maS
the 14th ,ostAn., y. about 6 o'.loek \,
res,ialcomst exploded nearly Owe, n. :. :
Of. Wesson, about nine miles from ,h. NJ ivy
The atmosphere Was foggy. From r o.''
number oi spectator. 10 d.ff.ren. po,i, ssa
diGrren. accounts of size, the leoe.b 81
train of6re, i,sscourse ard alu.ude r..
been reported. "
Its course was probably abou, one no;;.
west Of sou,h-or south by wvst--oroe r
ing from the north. Its altitude from ~
to.fve miles. The lerg'h Of ii. train ,s, y
feet. +The s.-e ofi,s solid body abou, ,h,
fee, 10 diameter. The cause o: il. ,,a1 NJ
sion was probably the dsmpnes. add T., H.
ai,y oil our atmosphere. The s,oce. ss
in all directions and have beea found ).
mush.as sir miles spar, aud of,he s,,oo;,I
ina Of thirty FIVE pounds. End son.
pil0 khieh-- fell on rocks, are .uppo,s
10 have weighed $50 pounds.
At New Milford, more thaa Is mill,
from the poin. of explosion, the shst;,,
Of the houses was more severe than r.,n,
the place of iss discharge. The SION. =
pears 10 have 'beea dissolved and sooc,,
ed-asain, and is snpposed to be s,rop,.
impregnated with iron. We und.nnSi
the intention ofthe learoed faculty Of VI.
College is exci.ed TO this re narkabI. nh,
nomeuon, and il wiii,aaord some.hiua 3,
ans interesting if pursued exen.iy,h
which we presume j. will b.. Mr.. Edw,n
kiog, Of London, has published .emuh
on the falling of stones from our ano.
phere. both ia ancien. and modern ,ins
Mr. Kings enquiry was excited b. the =,
markabIe displosiocs which took place !,
Tuscany, on the i6'hof June, 1894, which
comet appeared wish Al atmosphere Of ID
own, and continued i,s discharge of stones
of lsEge size for come time.
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r,opnlar, and that gun beats were popular
Mr.. M. hoped The conference.-the 20. mean
that mushroom popularity which raised 9
= an today without merit. and wonldex.
ecra.c him tomorrow vi : 9us cetlaerit-
lie shculj always psy respecsto the caodld
reports and unbiased opinions Of those
who had enjoyed an opportunity OF Judg
Jog correctly. Let the measure be poPusar
OF ] uopopalar, he should exercise the, ohss
of speaking the truth, as was the duty OF
every honess aap, and if he was convinced
sha, /; was for the interest Of this pat'on.o
build frisases, he shonld declare It publicly
ia 81. place, and boldly combat any ditii
+culsieswhich the measure might encounEr,
and abide~by the consequences.
The asaeedmentcfrred by Mr.. ~Durell
was then negasived-ayes 9.
The bill being abousto be read a third
nine this day, It's decision wss, on motion
of Mr.. EIlios, postponed It'll tomorrow.
Debate to be continued.
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'.,WARD:BREEGE, Dec, q,

On Monday morning, the 18th in,, 10
uocommouly large Meteor, resembIis, /,
hery-sailed comet wss observed at his
place between the hours Of aud o'clock,
passing IN as. Wand NE. direction. |,
made very bril!ian. appearance, and Dis,
appeared behind scloud ia the N. E. with
a noise like the report Of a CANON,
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CON 6 r E S S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WrDsEapAr, December 9.
DERATE

On the BIN from the Senate for B'aki,sg az.
preparation for building an adastfon6l
Number Of gsn boats. for tie projections
our posss and h0S6ors.
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EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENON:

The following letter, detailing the par
,icnlsrs Of very extraordinary phenome-
non, will be highly interesting 10 all classes
Of OUT readers--but more especially 10
men OF literature and science.
Ecom. AdD,l
CaEENTrELD,S Dec. -.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-10
NOTES..

1. The Postmaster General may expedite the
mails and alter the times OF arrival and departure
at any time during the continuance of the con-
tracts, ne STIMULATING what he conceives TO be an
adequate compensation for any extra expense
that may be occasioned thereby.
2. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for openinp
and closing the mails at all Offices where no par,
ticular time is specified.
). For every thirty minutes delay, unavoidable
accidents excepted) in arriving after the time
prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall
forfeit one dollar and if the delay continues I'M
til the departure of any depending mail, where
by the mails destined for such depending mail
lose trip, additional forfeiture of five dollars
shall be incurred And whenever lost trip en-
sues, from whatever circumstance, the amount to
be pad TO the contractor for regular trip is to be
deducted from his pay
q. Newspapers, we'll as letters are TO be
sent in the mail aud if any person making pro-
PoSais, desires to carry newspapers, other than
those conveyed III the mail, for his own emOlIi,
ment, he must state in his proposals for what
sum he Will carry with the emolument, and for
what sum without that emoluinent.
o. Should any person making proposals, de-
sire an alteration of the times OF arrival and de-
parture above specified, he must state in his pro.
posais the alteration desired, and the difference
they will make III the terms Of the contract
6. Persons making proposals are desired -
STATE their prices by the year. Those who con
tract VIII receive their pay quarterly, in the
months Of August, November, February and
May, in one month after the expiration of each
quarter.
Z. No ether tian P free white person shall be
employ ed TO convey the mail
8. Where The pr0poser intends to convey the
mail ID the body OF stage carriage, he is desired
to state it in his proposals
9. The Post Master general reserves to him
self the right ct declaring any contract. at AN end
whenever one failure happens which amounts TO
the loss Of Trip.
10. The contracts for the above routes are to
be in operation on the first day of April next, and
reto continue III force for two years.
GIDEON GRAN GER.
FsSt- MG5ter General
CENFFAL Posr -OrF1cE,)
Washhsgt'" GIt, 0e'ode
nov. -. (Oawjw)
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GLOBE TAVERN.

NJ OIlCE.-In the year 1898, a request was
~ made by letter from gentlemen in Virgins,
Through Mr. Joseph Jomoon, Consul in Lon-
dom TO Mr.. Thomas Digges, then in England, to
make enquiry for the heirs or the family of q Mr..
Abraham Mines who, when youth, left Bries.
house near Huddersfeld in Yorkshire, for Arle-
RIGA, and was clerk to 4 merchant in Virginia,
afterwards kept store Of his own, had partner
in trade, & died unmarried, about the year 1888.
leaving landed and other property. Unfortunatc-
ly. by the loss at sea, OF the Ship Jane and Ra-
chel, capt. ~ ade from London to Alexandria, ia
the gear 1898, the letters. of request and other
papers and memorandum were lost, and even
the writer's name, which is supp ,sed to be Far
iy or rarely, well as his place of residence has
been forgotten, bat is guessed to be near Peters
burg in Virginia.
The ubscribers, or either of them, will be
much obliged to any one, informed of either of
the parties above alludedto, can give any trace
as TO their residence, or informed of any landed
Or other property of said deceased Abraham Mil
mes, by letter directed to the subscribers as be-
low and they will thankfully pay any costs for
ascertaining the names, places Of residence, or
effects of said deceased, &c Sc
GEO: MILNES, Meychunt Boston.
THOS. DIGGES, Fort Warbvton, Potomac.
GEO: w. RIGGS, -To,U3.
October ID. rsm1
HIS name spelt Mills or Mines.
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HIS name was spelt Mills or Mines.

NJ OTICE.--That in virtue of deed of trust.
" bearing date anterior to the act, entitled
An act concerning the sale Of Property Under en-
=" ecutions and membranes - shall on Satur-
LAY, the 9TH day of January next, upon The premi-
SIS, expose to sale, by public auction, for ready
money, the BRICK. TENE1fE NT,S, and the
Ground thereto belonging, as now occupied bv
Messrs. We6sfer, POore {, ProSser, and .1ohn 81.
Waiton, opposite the City Hotel, in this CITY or
so much thereof, as may be necessary to satisfy
Danl. Call, Esq. acting Executor of Robt. Means,
decd. the several sums Of money now due, and
unpaid under the sad deed
SAMUEL AcCRAW, Tyastee.
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M II. LIE TELLER, DENTIST-In the
Ava house adjoining MI. Edmnsd Randoph's
near Tie Capitol, IS now practising in the various
branches o. his profession, t. c. cleansing and
restoring the teeth to their natural elegance, By
removing that corrosive substance called tartar.
which adheres to then. in the form of black or
yellow crust, which is the cause Of many teeth
decayng, an offensive BREATH and the corroder
OF the gums and sockets. lie sets artificial oney
so as to stand firm, being useful as well as orna.
mental, plugs the decay cavities sf such as car,
be preserved, and extracts such as are too far
gone TO be saved, in which operation he makes
use Ut BRUFE's PATENT EXTRACTING tNsTRp-
NJ MIS-, which takes the teeth ont without any
possibility Of ffactlring the jaw or bruisin9 In,
gums, and with much less pain tI,an tile instr,t-
mcnts that are in general use for which opera
ton his price is one dollar, when done at his own
house.
He deems it unnecessary to say any thing CON.
cenng the advantage derived from the 1nsnney.
OF his performance or his abilities, leaving il for
his former operations to speak
lie has DENTIfRIeE prepared tsy himself Of
a superior quality for the presentation Of the
gums and teeth, void of corrosive Substance.
Mr.. LIE EELL1Ee wishes the public "a, have
notice that as he has now made Richmond b;s
permanent residence, all his prices are considers
oily lower than when kc was only visitor OF tn :.
place.
A line or servant directed to he aforesaid
place will be attended Co.
OF He Keeps a constant supply OF Teeth En-
tracing Instruments, key kind, and beat quality
for sale.
NoH ~ T1n1
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MIR. WI. L. WEBB, AG,ninistyatoy of Ben.
IVA .ia'nin Edwards, decd North Cayolina-
SIR-Please TO take notice, that on the second
Monday III January next, shall take the deposit
ton ct Mr. Spencer Ball, ,ir. of Northumberland
county, in Virginia, at the courthouse of said
county, at the tavern occupied by Joseph Rogers
at that place, to be used as evidence in the suii
depending in chsncery in the United States cir
cut court, held in Richmond for the district of
Virginia, in which am plaintiff and you are de-
PENDANT. CHARLES J. LOVE.
Fev. 10 CH1
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a r PRfYdIE SIZE, at MYEas's Auction
a stove, just received
4 BGc5 head4l Cottons,
3 Bales blue aud white mixed Kerseys,
3 Bales iiaif-Thicks, assorted--whlte, blue,
green and r1ixed
Bacs Welsh Plains white and blue,
8 Daies Coatihg--blue and red,
Cases Londou fashionable Beaver Hats,
And al additional sapp!y OF tie b,st Dutch
B0L1ING CLOTHS. also, IN Store, Prime
Muscoyado Sugars, III hhds and bis. Loaf Su
S.T, Molass,s, old Madeira Vine, Quantity
Gin Cases and Denilio!sns. Oct H. CT,f
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JAMES STKATToN, TAYLoR-At The
= conner Of DE Prick Row and the Cross street
leading 10 Mayo 6ridgc, respectfully informs
The public and h5 70. mer customers, that (havinp
returned 70 this ~, aud resumed his profcssion)
he Is real, aod ilIrl 60 cxecute their commands.
on the shati Il nstice, IN the 6eSt nasger and on
the 2tost Tea3 oH0blc terms. Nov11 1te1
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a FEW boxes Of 8by ~ Window GLASS,
= OF tae first quality for saie-Enquige at this
once Oct. ID. luJ