Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-20
aleran0rta raap 6a,ette.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 90.
Extract Of letter fr0m Nesv-1 1ork, dated

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men--certain and official.
$ Letters from Cadiz state, that kino. Il
sePh, on his way to Madrid, with an es s
OF $4,000 men, was met by the Patriots
had secured his retreat by fight, leavin,
one third OF his army on the field of BATH
! dead.
A zebec had arrived at Malaga, where
] British frigate had arrived very mucl
shattered in action--She reported that !
! French squadron Of / sail of the line, con.
veylng troops to Spain, had fallen in with a
British squadron--an action ensued; that
two French line Of battle ships struck, two
were sunk, the rest run away, but were pur-
sued. This is in postscript to private
letter, dated Cadiz, the s9th july"
is with pleasure we perceive the Fede-
raj Republicans of Berkely and JeEersca
counties, are taking measures to bring for
ward proper character to represent that
district in the congress Of the United States.
We sincerely wishthem success, and believe
nothing but activity is wanting to insure it.
CAsuAETy.-One of the arches in the
new Senate Chamber, Washington City,
gave way, Yesterday, while the scaGolding
was removing, and unfortunately buried one
cf the worksnen,a Mr.. Lenslall, in its ruins.
Governor Sullivan is recovering.
Cart. vi ain of the Arcturus denies the
statement, that Miranda and Burr went
from England to Spain.
Yernoa.t Ehction.-Ths returns from -
towns, as Given to tho editor CT the Albany
Crisis on Tuesday last, We're,
For Isaac Tlchenof. $3.50
For Israel Smith, 1862
Majority for Gov. Tichenor, 1920
For the General Assembly, the counties of
Franklin, Chistendcn, and GrandIsle, are
said TO average three federalists to one repub-
Ecaa. Nszv-York tlaher.
Cgfeial 7ctnrns q French shits surrendered at
Cadnz.
Hero, 81, 67e men; Neptune, %, Us s
4A!ge.iras. so, e5lt pluton, ~, 6s4 {; Vim
cedod, 70, SIC, Cornelia, SIS men. Total
$50 guns, 1858 men.
Extract ofa h:scr ;f;,om c gentleman q re-
ssec.a5iHts, in Niagara to his f,iead IN
tI;s citu, dlafed Ausqtst io.--G5aln1a'i-
Gated for the dl3hasrk -49ucrtiscr.
C We have littie news here except that
business is brisk thanks TO the embargo.
was Yesterday present at a council OF the
Senecas--tho occasion was publication IA
the American papers, respecting speech
said to have been made by colonel Claus
wherein he recommends to them the taxing
ND the Ratchet, and presenting them with
belt with war ena5icms worked IN IT. Red
Jacket was their, speaker, and they utterly
disclaim having told any such thing; on the
contrary, he in his speech, said that colonel
Claus had always recommended peace and
nnani,nity to Them and that when they
waited upon the person, { I think it was Mr..
Granger 20 know the reason OF the publ
cation of such a fa.shood, the answer was,
that i was about the time of the election Tor
governor, and that it was done tor election
eering purposes.
Some people ;;inagiue that federalism and
repu bssicanisln ars terms that cannot possibly
barmonize with each others, They seem to
have forgotten that memorable expression
Of Jefferson, in his inaugural speech: when
sneaking of himself and his supporters, he
| said. Sc We are all fetleralists, we are al re-
publicans,' Now, although we do not set
M Jefferson as a living oracle yet IN the
! sentence alluded to, he certainly uttered an
indubitable tru.h--so great indeed IS tins,
and SO important to be known, that It safely
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