Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-13
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SATURDAY, lEBauARy 10.

SATURDAY, IGB2uARY Is.
Captain Lopez, arrived at Charleston in
days from ftavani.a, informs that the alarm
. OF an attack from The British increased atthat
place dispatches had been received from
Spain, stating that three expeditions hadsIl-
cd from England, che Of which was destined
either against Cuba or Mexico. lie states
that there were 1890 men IL arms, in the
islana, ready 20 receive them, and that every
class eff ti.e-iahabitants were vieing withea
otter ID t!@lt eXertions to give them warm
reception, should they attempt a landing
number o. me rch;nts had come forward and
offered to loan the government any sums Of
money tbey might be in want CT and supplies
~oFl -four, sc. for the army.
Extract eta letter TO a mercantile house Of
the first respectfully in Nev ,2nk, dat.
I'd
LEeHoRN, Dec. 4, 1907.
You will BIZ happy &c hear that an az.
rangsmens has At length taken Place With
,heeFrench gsDefaI for The release Of all
goods seqne4sered by the commission, and
the geucrI liberation of the trade Of the
nort, by .con:nihniien, to be raised as
loan by the chamber Of commerce, lof
Q 100000 iya7cs. Part Of This Io1p, uO'
ssishs;aod'cg che ssrengest Representatives,
VIII fall upon ihu seq-:s,efs goods
Extract Of letter from a gentleman in Mas
sachusetts, to member Of Congress- da-
ted January Is.
" In Narblehead, that wonderfully patriot
lex to@D, there has been something very much
like mob5ing, The fishermen collected ina
body to the number Of 10 or three hundred,
set all the bells ringing, and paraled tn'o
tic streets-thcn repaired to the stores Oh
those merchants who supply tic fsherneny
ard take their fish, demanded pay tor tAeF
ish, or the value in such articles as lney
wanted. On being told it was not possible 20
pay them, and the nsn were on hand ccuN
not be sold, and thai they were Tot Hoe
supply them with tie articles they dcmaAde%
tie fishermen entered the stores and toos
such articles as they could find, allowing 'aS
owners to take All account Of them. It's Sa~
some opened desks and took money.
l3ey then went to the wharycs ana selz'I
wood, which they divided among them, aa'
carried it to their houses. Tbs leading oS,
mocrats took graIs pains to q9iet theEil' a.
hush up the matter to prevent IFS going
broad We are told the fishermen at cal"
Ann are about to take the same course ''o''
they are also almost to man democrats. D'
fore next May, these fishermen as well S:a
class of mebtanicks, must DC
real distress. The supplementary eno|SSI
Dill permitting the fishermen to go ouf ' ~,
afford little or no relief for the flsh WV
DC Of nc value when taken nor will the OWE
If vessels fit them out. We are told 1"
good fish which were selling at IL anu o
Der quntal, now can be bought for s 81
luintal and few that will purchase at "
price"
Themas Paine has thought the pfs'ss s,
ines SO auspicious 20 him, that nc W.
applied to Congress for remuneration
ais services in. our revolution. lie e'ps,
a,es them TO be his aiding col. Lsu.s ,c,,
q procuring a gif. Ct 100000 I u,l
Frauce and a loan of IL millions from 80 en-
sad--wyiling Conmo~ Sense and o'A0