Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-30
aseraanrta Dailp aDDarti5er.
SATURDAY, APRIL so.

/ Yesterday the citizens of Alexandria gave
Public Dinner to the Hon. JosEpH LEWIS,
| as marx of their high respect for his SER
vices In Congress, and particularly for his
attention to the Interests of this place and the
| District o., Columbia generally. The Dinner
was served up at Mr. Gadsbys IN very
handsome style, and the company spent the
! evening with the greatest mittll, accompanied
with number of Patriotic Songs.
se The Editor has received note from
scribler signing himself g Juvenis,' charg-
ing him with having circulated 8. defamation
gross, nay monspous," inlg;ying publicity to
the opinion Of MFR. George Mason respecting
Mr.. Jefferson. Juvenis admits 6 MIR. Jeffer-
son did propose that the grave assembly OF
Virginia should declare woman capable OF
| rape, and should intlict The punishment Of
nose sir for the crime )" but adds, tbAt II
Z" oral history Of our times Is not incorrectly
must suppose MIR. Jefferson one OF the last
| men IN the state who would wage war against
beauty, unless in the old way. He then calls
on me for the publication of the law alluded to.
The anecdote in question was furnished BY a
respectable friend s. had no doubt OF its au-
thenticity, the law have nor did | ever see
tiff had it, its publication would be unne-
cessary, as the fact stated IS admitted by my
reGoubtable correspondent himself. How he
can support his charge against me should
like to know--I should be happy to hear from
him IL any way most consoaant to his feel
ings.
The ship Amiabls, Rinker, from New
York, arrived at Rotterdam the 21st Of
.ousry, after having been 10 England.
[ The letter com nuoica,ng the sbove, adds,
! III. there would no, be aoy difficulty 10
| American vessels beiog admitted 10 an en-,
! Try. which had been 10 Eogland. Markets
were very high, eot,on 20 cents aud coffee
| 81 cents per ID
! An ,en,bargo on al vessels was laid in
Holland 90 the Esd Jaouary, and waa DOT
raised on ,h- 10 March An American
4 vessel a, the reqeess Of he consul had per.
mission 70 sail with The crews of several
ships has had been Wrecked.
The Globe, Of March 9 \. SAYS, On
Sunday, the Eliza, 80 American ship,
4
| Eoglish aud American, frosn a rns.e,e'am
for New York. Three of b. passengers
landed, smong whom was n .1hanlel Nor
dop, a Pole, who at,emP ed 80 pass him.
self tor an Engllshman. He was sken 10.
10 custody as spy, and brought 20 the
al.cn ofice."
An unfortuna-e circumstance occerred
] on The NOR aing ofthe 26th iustant betweeu
two aud three O'Clock at E!izabthtown,
IN. T. mao named Andrew Ross had
been committed TO prison few Gays ago,
aud immediately declared his de,erminati.
on 20 set fire to il 90 the first opportunity.
This threat he contrived to put into execu-
ton. aud the whold buildings including she
cour, house was consumed. He himself
was victim 10 his passion, as he was also
destroyed by the flames. After expressing
4 his determination of the above uature i,
appears remarkable that the keeper should
leave any mean- within his reach to accom-.
oiish his dreadful purpose.
+ 80 ---xs: ~
/ For the .G'erandria Daily AdOsrtiser.
Mr. sEDIToR,
ENCLOSED you will receive a hast,
reply 10 an essay signed Junius, which APP
peared in your paper of yesterday, am no
actuate,l by spirit of contradiction and il
nature towards the author; but the subJec
does not appear to have been treated with The
cantior which it has been generally viewed b,
men OF all parties--my politics are uniformed
but being on the verge of manhood, some
times assume the liberty of expressing my
self upon the relations of my native country
A.ar;l 20, 1908. AZ