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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-05

The first book OF nation is the dictionary
Of their own language.
VoLNEY.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-05

/ 1t shall be printed Oh fine paper, IN two
handsome large l2mo volumes, upon a
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the purpose, oy Messrs. Binney and Ro-
MADISON This type, although small,i is, by
its neatness and elegance, extremely grate-
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already been so eminently distinguished by
the greatest accuracy and taste IN thelr
profession, and thorough knowledge OF
the French and English languages.
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in boards, neatly lettered, fire dollars, to be
paid on the delivery Of the whole work. BY
gentlemen, however, wishing to have the.
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received upon paying the full amount o.
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9r Subscriptions received by 4.
CRAY.
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fTo Be continetsd !
By THIS DAYS MAIL.
CHARLESTON. .4Ne4 Is.

cHARL ESTON 1Nay Is.
geo,'e m-a tPasszfssr IN he schooner
S59, s.riyed on Wedec day ias; from
tt 1asapna) iolo-ms, hat che schooner
- Spdding iiom baltimore fer Ia
lcea, 10 ba!asi. with lacanes from the
hnencsu government, f,liin wa a-t,
\ ipaoish dsog<rs under Convey Of SONS
% boats, on ,hz 25rh iosqs ~, & few miles
|na' Hasanna oae Of he gun boats fred
'apt''n Spaldlug VITO having qua %
Pad 6sed 1t 10 Reward. The gua ooes
|Nneda'e!y boa;d ed he schooner. aod
r he c>pts,n, supeycSrgo and crew ~
e' ne same night TIC SpaniAvds,
en- mi arrangement. sSu he schooner
faore, sboW Is mles iron Aaa anna
fNefe sec ws} ,oaaily lost. The crew
/ as 'hro matched wita ,helr hsnds tied
aod hem. syn;ds, the insulting sccas Of
populaee, so HaYacpa; aod put %
10 the guard ship, whers they al, sx
De sopercargo, remained conRoed
IL lie Whim sailed The Spsaiasds
1 St9ded 50 iosgitg heis- coadacs, by sat
@e sehoooer - be a pirate, having a
g b9a't. The sunstcsFgo was 'he.
,s'.ofoess .'he inte1ierence CO Bar Bar
,e' GaItmoye.
@sHg from Ha.,igaore for this port, "iih
60 a sosay ADD molesse4, sas blown
s1c poS 5elo 0efmuds IN distress, whsrc
vas 'ffi on he 18th April. FLOUR
y Ya Hssnaaa, at IL dollars. corn 2
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-23

ago from Massachusetts, to this country
After the sale, by the sheriff, OF the person
al property of the debtor, the officer GRANTEES
one week Tor the redemption OF the articles
soId-lhe oppressed father of large family
had large enough of the staple coHmodity 10
discharge the debt, had 1t been pracucaDie
during the embargo to nave soldthe Same ior
a tolerabe price.-Erustrated In every ef1ort
to sell, he was advised to apply to one OF
those many-shavers who inEest our country III
every direction. -,
There being no other alternative, he made
the application accordingly, accompanied by
his friend, better ycrsed IN such trHtiic than
himself.
Tie money was readily granted, but on
terms so extravagant that 1t was decided ny
the unfortunate sufferer to submit to the hrse
sacrifice. rather than adopt the proposed ex-
pedlent of Yslief-This transaction WAS soon
buzzed about the town--it produced sensa-
ton of Indignation which terminated IN pre-
paratlon of tar and feathers Luckily the ma
g;strates interfered, which suspendedth the lrst
attack and before the preparation was made
for the second the shaver escape, leaving
lis wife and children bchind.-lt is SAID they
are to follow with all tie moveables, and that
SAylock means to locate himself in some
milder cline.
This is the first instance since the wal,
were a coat of tar and feathers was deemed
appropriate by general assent; the interfer-
ence of the magistrates is much reprobated.
he embargo will work wonder on this side
the Atlantic, howeverit NAV operate ON tho
other side, lit change the soread int the be-
nevolent.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-23
Igss TIE ALEXANDRIA DA1LT ADvERq1ssP.

IN this hour of calamity, when honest in
dnstrious individuals, with full granaries Of
the products of the earth, are compelled to
rive up 10 the hammer the fruits of their la
Dor for the small pitance they may produce,
the spirit # beneyolence and the Pious man
dates Of tie religion Of our Lord, combine in
requiring the helping hand OF man to man -
But alas !! that demon avarlce, forblds;he be-
nign operation of this delightful influence.
1t drives on the devils it possesses to the ba-
sest acts of rapine and piunder--destroyi ing
without remorse the distressed, and thus aug
menting the heavy calamity with which it has
pleased the Almighty to visit our offending
nation.
This train Of reflection has been induced
By the perusa of a letter from me east to my
neighbor, whose father emigrated some years
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-23
gIerauurta Datlp aobertissr.
MONDAY, NAY 90.

Nh. SNoWDgN,
/ AN net little surprised at che supine-
ness OF our citizens to one of their principal
interests, in not coming forward and immedi-
ateiy filling ap the subscription for the Turn
pike and Bridge otock-they with alacrity
took great part of the Washington Bridge
Stock, and they well know that the business
will be only half done, should we fail to COM
pleat the chain of communication intended
by these objects but have never found them
deficient when properly addressed by iEf1uen-
tial characters for which purpose propose
that the citizens generally, be waited on and
the subject properly laid down, by persons of
information, and see what Can be effected in
that way--certainly 400 shares Of SO dollars
each, might be raised from the following clas
es, viz.
Shipping interest, 500
ShoEs, Ste es and Tavems, loo
Mechanics, 100
Lw: ers, &. 100
Without this can be done, we shall have
near two miles additional road to the Great
Bridge, and this of the worst kind Hoping
this may awake the attention of some
am, &C.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-23

q .sosse;al notice Of these orders, an
rVs W. aslso the departure Of Mr., Rose, up
r''. s0scial mission 70 The onlesa oss.ss '
4 . . s.S nv xnow that OF these all devounng
ipd WIS of rarine, MIR. Rose was not even
a'tu'as Ell, mission was proiessesIly
b0rp.s, &c conciIiation and reparatioas Tor
ys''sa Observation-Disclosures outrage
''gisu uss not sent with these orders Oh
g AIN his hands. His text was the dlsa-
sql," r. Admiral Bcrkely's conduct. ne
lovA, ss was TO be discovered on another
t'n''" c the British ministerial policy. On
s s.ee cf Mr.. Roses Instructions, these Or
N sceuncit we're as invisible as they are
va ast &c Mr.. Pickering's lester
q r rss were not merely without official au-
.,;c;,y. Rumors had for several weeks
= n circulation, derived from English
Sss & from private correspondence, that
,.b orders were to issue, and no lnconslder-
r,ias aere taken to discredit the fact
,.aaTlces were given that there was reason
pSseye no such orders to be contemplated.
s..oicion was lulle,l by declarations eQuiVa-
s'tnesrly to a positive denial and these o
Sg{ were continued for weeks after the en-
no was laid, until Mr.. Erskine received
s.,pac;ions 10 make the official communica-
%"sf the or,lers themselves, in their proper
,oae to or. government.
y.t although TINS authenticated, and even
,stoprh thus IN some sort denis,9, the probae-
Tar Of the circumstances under which they
~,,a announoeo, and the sweeping tendency
.r,beir cefIess, formed to my understanding
nowcrlul motive, and, togcther, with the
,,1ers sent by the president and his express
ll.oaneaeaiion = decisive one, for. asserting
0tbe embargo AS a precautionary mea-
nY belicye it would rescue an immense
,,oOerty from depreciation 1.-THE orders should
,,oye Authentic, If toe alarm was grouodless
must be vety soon dtsproyed sad the em-
.,roo might be removed with the danger
The omission OF al notice OF these fac.s IN
I Re pressing enquiries why the embargo
8 ms laid :" is the more surprising, because
t.y areof all the facts the most material up
M iair and impartial examination oil the
gmcdiency Of that act, when 1t passed--ahd
gcause these orders, together with the sub
e,asnt retal'ating DEGREES" OF France. ana
: bin, have furnished the very reasons upon
nEa have aequiesced in It's continuance to
Bday, Ifduly weighed, they will save us
II EOuf,e Of resorting to jea,oitSles OF secret
! sras,ion,. and the imaginary terror Of Ma
3 NaOa Tor the real cause of the embargo
Inese are fctions offor. sninvention. Ihe
French emperor had not declared that he
j Oad have no neutrals-he had not required
5 BAT our ports should be shut against British
anmerce but the orders OF council, SAB
Gttsd to, spoufd haze deSfadcd as to tie condf-
h. gcotomies-ifresisted, would have fatten'
the wolves Of plumber with our spoils -
\ The embargo was the only shelter from the
enpest-the last refuge OF our violated
\ FACE,
f7'a Be continasd
ssyS
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Public Sale.

BY virtue of deed of trust from Henry
lEoo,e to the subscribers, made for the pur.
pose of securing the payment ola sum OF mo-
ney due from the SAID Henry Moore to Rich.
ard Veitch, will be exposed to sale, to the
highest bidder, for cash, on the first day
June next, at the dwelling house Of Gloon
alloore, Esquire, that Lot or piece of Ground
in the town Of alexandria, with the house
and Improvements thereon, on which the said
Cleon Moore now rcsides,---ThIs Lot is hand
:orleEy situated and in healthy part of the
town, it fronts on St. ksaph street the dis
tancc of 40 feet, and with that width runs
back wcstwardly 1913 feet inches.-These
premises will be sold subject to ground rent
which viii be made known at the time OK sale.
I. Lawrason,
Thomas Moore,
HAY 9. law4w
I do hereby }orewaru The said Trustees from
exposing the said property for sale according
to their advertisements, as | ara we'll advised
they have now no right TO sell the same by
virtue Of the said dced All persons are
therefore cautioned against bidding for the
said property, as the said Trustees by tho
same advice cannot give title to the same
That the said Richard Veitch must have bis
redrsss ia equity as in case of a mortgage.
Henry Moore.
May 81. eod2t
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UST z ECE3VED
r. GRAY.
TOR SALE BY

TOR SALE BY
r. GRAY.
Esparclles' Letters from England
Litie's and Moole's Poems
Lady's Cabinet
Salna3 undi, 2 vols bound
Military and Political Hints
ND tie following .Mess Phys
Adrian and Oril.a
Town and Country
The Trust
He Would if Re Could
Times Telltsle.
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NE ARCU T..

Erfract Of a lctfr from 81, PerthoIoneqys, to
a mercantile housc IN Nezv York, dated May
5, 1908.
i" am this day informed from Antigua,
that he governor has forbid the Americans
collecting anv Old iebts-or any shipments be-
ing made on their account, You may rely on
the Information being correct"
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-23

We are authorised to state
that the Cccoquan Bridge is f.
nished, and ready for tie ac-
commodatlon Of passengers.
May 90 dim
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-23
TO RENT.

A convenient two story DweiFng llo:ae and
Store, situate on the corner OF King and Pitt
streets, lately occupied by Mr.. John Ramsay.
Apply TO
Eliza Wilton, or
Robert l. Taylor.
January 10. Saw
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-23

Whereas 7anses Lawra/o@ and
7homah Moore, have inserted in the AIexan-
dria Daily Advertiser, an advertisement in
the following words -
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-23
{" St Croix Abril 60 1908.

= SEneEat A9dFCoot', puF WV Sp"Ciupi3
arrived YES eTdsy, ard 'iia day assumed
she government Of be island.
Several merchant hip have arrived
from E giand l.den wlth provisions,
cIosghirg, snd plantation oecessares. which
relieve our present vans and remove our
aPpgehensioos OF FL ufe Scarcity"
a letter from Eas,por,, dated the 10th
lost says: Is There were epteris a, the
cost rn-house IN Passam sqnoddy, from
the I'd TO 7.h Nav, from d;E,en, ports o!
the u. S. 1900 bsrre!s Of -four, 2 700
DO pork and heei, 100 do. bread, $ o59
do naval stores. 4 500 bushels corn. be.
sides great quantities OF butter, lard, &c"
Our mercantile friends will remember
sthss abonl tvo yesrs sl0oe, the price OF
American -four 10 Great Bf!sn was consi.
.'erably dis,;uished by The deportation Of
wfest froa Fsauce 20 the latter country,
IN pestra! pesssLs Latelya b Il was passed
i aneiend. permitting Psosis'oa 70 be i'm
ported from countries - 7uQr yah Great
Britan in vessels q any fag. Il be F'ench
govetameus ia uid .taoHsdly permit the
farmers Of that county 70 export heir
surplus rrov'sioos - England, some eeo
pie will look oery zpise.
[Norfolk Lsdger.]
Evasian efthe Embargo Ls7y. Amoag
other modes Of eya1u 8 she emba GO re-
suicuons, ,hs follDwing 10 said to hs,-
been adopted 90 toe eatlh WESTERN bounda
~ cf Vxfm4ns A hll is .elected,
witch sIaods on he Boundary line Of Yer.
maot and Lowe Csosda - Ga the top a
Il ght building S erected IN which barrels,
pipes and DINER articles, a.e deposited,
ghe construction Of .hc house IS such,
= al 90 he removal If stone 81 piece OF
wood. the whole Cd 6ce w'th 'ts contents
Immediately falls or the British territory,
by which means, although apparently ac.
c,axntal, The laws are evadet and spscula-
t,oss 70 i4tge am ouui made By me eSscu
tioo oil the schetne. LBaston Gas
or 4SFkIN.-W hat IS 70 be IA future
coodi,,oa Of Spain, mss be Judged OF from
what mas taHt0 ptafe F7h1 tRsi'V~' " ''e
o,her friends of F,ance. W. are iso.iaes
10 think The rsigu OF he pfw king vii DC
Of short dursaon. naEess, ndced, re IS
dsstoed 10 be unilsd by msr-isg- TO rae
Boraparte family
That the Prince Of Peace. who bss act.
ed. for ten years, as TIE Paek-ho'se ct
French plots and iasisues agsinst h's
cuunuy. was really guilty Il cons P'raev
With the British gosetRme 1T IS Incredible.
4 plot wss however necessary 70 ceunis-
nance The military occupation aud tbe p'on'
der cf 90 aiy, .ehiles its mics have been
sent 10 Eghs the battles Of France, ag,'"ss
n hitherto more independent ps'ioc, sWE-
4sn. Of the cause Of tn revelu''oo "a
spsin. 7hrre is less doobs, than ct ne real
,psidsn;s upon which IL was mace to 'asn'
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-23

L, !. by the box,
,l'1on Wine in quarter casks,
Snd about 1000 bushels coarse Salt,
{, @ieslo Candles in small boxes, OF super.
Widow Glass in boxes,
For Sale, BY
Robert T. fIooe G. Co.
WARY So, eotf
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-12
CHARLESTON, August 8.


AT a meeting Of the citizens held on Mon
day at the Exchange, by call fQp he com
mittee appointed at their last NEE Ung, 10 Cor
slider of and report on the exped ency and
practicability OF instituting company for Pre-.
noting Domestic Manufactures, Dauid Ram
say in the chair, and J. S. CogdeU secretary.
Resotped, That an association shall be
formed, distinguished the name of Til E
SoUTH CAR oLINA HoMEsPUN COMPANY,
tor establishing, carr, ing on, ard eucoura ging
Manufactures in Charleston, or It's vicinity
That the capital Of the said company shall
consist OF ONE HUNps EDAND FIFTY III ~
SAND DOLLARS, arising from tfteen theU
sand shares, of ten dollars EACH one thousand
OF which shall be reserved and may be sub
scribed for by the state, ii desired by Tue le-
giSlature thereof
That the sums or shares subscribed for
shall be paid by ins;almenss of one fifth at
the time Of subscribing, and the remaining
four-htths by fiftbs at time, as the exigen
cles OF the association may require, and in
case OF failure in any subsequent payments,
after the same shall have been required by
the Gazettes for thirty days, the preceding
payments to be forfeited to the Company.
That notice be given in all the Gazettes
NJ the city, notifying that Subscription books
VIII be opened in the City Exchange, on the
10Th and 10th inst. and If more shares than
are requisite be subscribed, the committee
hereinafternamed, shallapportion the shares
subscribed IN an equal ratio amongst the sub
scribers and that John Blake, JDo Drayton,
Robert Howard William Lee, John Stonev,
Daniel Stephens, and John Ward, or any
three of them, be the said. CO mmittee, and
be empowered as soon as the capital is sub
scribed for, to convene the Stockholders
]. ). COGDELL, Sccrefaru.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-12
CATHOLIC QUESTION.
Extract Of a teter from London, dat
8kh June, 1903,

Extract Of a teuer from London, dated
Sth June, 1903,
On the Catholic question, which com
menced on the 25th ult the speech Of Mr..
Sroffon. who presented the petition, far
surpassed my expectations, and exceeded
any display of ora tory which it has been my
good fortune to witness on any occasion. Il
was irresistible III force of argument, and
unrivalled III splendour Of diction. He pro-
nounced 1t with all the characteristic fire Of
his youth without pause which was not
intentional, or a repetition which did not
furnish new beauty. II was "A truly finish
ed GRAFTON in matter and in manner-and as
You know my enthusiasm on the subject of
eloquence, you may judge Of the impressi-
on which it has made on my mind The
newspaper report contains merely the sub
stance OF the argument, and can afford no
adequate idea of the excellence of Tie de-
elanatory parts. The petition was not re-
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-12

entire concurrence in The views OF France, BIZ
an edlct whichcu oa'all commerce between
~ Britain and herself, through the medium
al neutral vessels. Austria is kent In check
by the surrounding troops of Frauce IIol-
land IS mere t;.riaiy.fef. And the Genie
liberation of the Rhine has vet exhibited no
marks of sturdy Observation-Disclosures then is
the ally of the Innta to be found. but in the
corrspt and selfish cabinet OF Great Britain ,
On whatever side then we rurn oir eyes.
we can perceive noRcc7tiiar obstacles to Stem
the uniform success OF France No ci,ec-
tuai resistance which the Juutas of the mo-
ther Country can present 10 lser suiugatian
1t is an Important problem, what is to be
the fate of the Spanish colonies Of America,
The governor of the HAVANA has avowed
his Allegiance to Ferdinand. IL was time in
deed to abandon the impotent Charles and
his Protiig7te minister. the Prince of Peace
Whether this course will ne pursued by the
colonies of the Main, and Mexico, whe-
Their they will retain their allegiance to the
monarch who has abandoned his crown, whe-
tier they Will ultimately declare in favor of
any OF the ROYAL family who should appear
among themselves, whether they will acS,ui-
esce III the usurpstioc of Bonaparte, or whe-
Their they will finally raise the banners of
an INDFPEHDEET government are Ques-
tons whose solution is buried in futurity
III Is iotiOnProoaDie that circumstances Will
assign different destines to the different CO.
lonics. Great-sritan will attempt to gain
possession OF the Islands.-Don Pedro ne
phew OF the old Monarch in the Portuguese
Ice, who emgrated with the Prince Regent
to the BraSils, may perhaps attempt to raise
his banners in Peru or Terra Firma, i'm the
event of Ferdinand's pvotracted imprison-
ment, or i'll the absence of some nearer heir
OF the Spanish crown.-Our own wishes arc,
that the colCries of South America, avai,ing
themselves of this auspiciouS crisis, NAV make
themselves Independent Of Spain, and ezta-
bhsh such a republican constitution as is a
dapted to the genius OF the people Their
ports would then be thrown open to our trade.
And the rich productions OF the South may be
freely battered for these OF the North
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-12
CIRCULAR

Treasury DEPARTMENT, August i, 1903.
1t was the presidents intention, that YES
sells to which permission might be granted o
proceed to foreign ports, should sail previ-
Gus to this day. AS this does not appear TO
be fully understood, the time NAV be extend
ed till the 18th instant, alter which day no
vessel must be either cleared or suffered to
depart under the permission aforesaid.
will add that owners OF vessels to which per-
missions had formerly been granted. either
to Europe, Asia or Africa, and who have not
awaited themselves of the same. cannot II
this time be permitted to dispatch their YES
sells.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-12
l am, SIR, respectfully,
Yonr nheaies. se-.s::;;;;s,
ALBERT G.AI.LATIN.

We understand that ietter has been re-
ceived from "A gentleman in Ncw-Orleaus,
confirming the account published in our las
of the arrest of M. JoHw ELLIS, bv the
Spanish governor Crane Pre-, in consequence
of apprehensions being entertained that the
former was concerned ia rebeIl.1n or Ceu-
spiracy against the government OF MS Cathc-
lie Majesty. Mr. Ellis was formely an IT,
habitant of this town, and we learn rad OBJ
tanned the rank of iiajor in the Spanish SER
vice....P PETERSBURG Int.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-12
Bvasion orthe Embargo Lagve..

We understand a vessel escaped out of the
harbor of Norfolk few nights since, loaded
fuith u cargo Of Flour, and bound for some
of the West India islands. The owner and
master of the vesse! and cargo have not vet
been discovered-We trust that if detection
shoald follow their crimes the ndig iation of
the American people will not hesita to
brand them with the mark of eternal infa-
my and disgrace Such Goa iuct is unpar-
sonable, and should not be tolerated.. ID.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-12
PnILApELpn1A. Angust 5.

.ine; house in Eleventh-street Gen JOllG SHEE
Collector of the Port OF Philadelphia
nail the bitterness of party malice, his moral
character and integrity were uiassailed \ Sell
der OF the Revolution, heneve forgot On rhrsook
the principles upon which it sas fourttd. He
iivsd esteemed, and has dic.l regretted
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-12

a T teur o'clock on Sunday next the Rev Mr..
n Ellis viii preach a Cha ity Sermon nj the
Methodist meeting house, for the benefit of III.
School under the direction of the Female HUI
mane Association.
Richmond August ~