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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-25

Those who are now assuming such extra
ordinary airs of virtue, will moderate. "a lit
tie in their high tone, when they lind, that
their conduct is not forgotten, upon more
occasions than one. Most part, II not near
" all of our readers, know the conduct OF
GENET, he insulted this government by
language, which is too indecent to be here
repeated, he assumed the right OF carrying
on naval and military enter prizes from our
country, by commissioning and arming our
citizens against nations with whom we were
at peace. He had the audacity to say that
the president OUGHT to have convened Con-
gress upon his arrival, making himself the
Judge of the duties Of the president; when
checked in this insolent career, he threat
encd to appeal, and actually did appeal TO
the people. He was supported by party
notwithstanding, and upon a memorable
occasion.the following toast was given -
The prosecuted citizen Genet, may the
shafts of calumny aimed at him, recoil on
their arcbers." This was after his recall,
which was at the instance Of the president.
Fauchet pursued the. same insolent conduct
and had the insolence when speaking OF the
presidents proclamation Of neutrality, to
call it insidious." Adet was not behind h.
predecessors, and closed his mission by an
appeal to the people, for the express pur:
pose of influencing an approaching cleo.
ton, Under all these disgracesul circum-
stances, these ministers, found party and
papers, who openly sustained them IL their
indecent and dangerous proceedings.
Even after the unjust conduct Of the
French government had.proceeded to such
length, that this nation was driven to arms,
the party still supported their rretensions.
And of the evidence Of the in.risues of the
I French government with the citizens OF this
country, one instance among many Will be
sufficient to notice. The answer OF the
French minister of foreign relations to our
ministers in the year 1898, was in the pos
session of printer in this country, before
it reached the American government. With
all these, and many more proofs of a SINH
lar nature, which could be produced, shall
such men lay exclusive claim to toe cona-
dcnce of the nation? viii the people be-
stow their confidence on those, who have
enlisted themselves under the banners Of a
foreign power In bringing these circurl-
stances into notice at this juncture, We have
no other object than to guard our fellow CT
tizens against those whose motives by re-
ference to the facts which we have stated
cannot be doubted.
(Norf5k Ledger J
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(MorJ5M Leager. J

Il fat jury At court held in Sampson
county, in North Carolina, on the 25th uit.
the weight cf the twelve .iuTymen amounted
TO s.7io'bs. Two Of them weighed 600,
three 700, one $50, and the remaining six
1880. As those gentlemen have !ong been
residents in the county, we may form some
idea Of the hea!th;ness of it, particularly rs
they were not selected on account of their
size, which is thought moderate in that
place. Fayetteville ta!ber..
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-25

DIED at Wilmington, n. 4. on thurs
day the 9Th inst. Mr.. Alexander Pattea,
late of this town, of the firm Of Robert
MsCrae & CO. native of Duntermline,
FifesE e:e, Scotland.
ai;.s::szs
O. The CLARITY SERMON
ufually required at this lealon
Of the year. will be delivered
next LORDS DAY, at the Pres
byterian Church, at the stated
hour Of worship, in the fore
noon. The friends Of the poor
are invited to contribute. Care
will be taken to fearch out the
most worthy objects.
The Members of St. Andrezs's
Society are requested to. meet
at the market-house, before the
ringing Of the bell, that they
may proceed from thence IN
procession to the Presbyterian
Church.
NOVEMBER 80.
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[MorEA Ledger.I

The New York Gazette of Monday last,
SAYS. F" We have been informed from the
best authority, that the British packet, now
undergoing repairs here, is ordered to sail
rs soon as possible, to carry out Mr.. "a ke-
IL, who Is bearer OF important dispatches
from Mr. Jackson. It's supposed tbs pack
ct cannot be got ready for sea before Thurs
day or Friday next.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-19
COMMUNICATION.

Departed this life, en- Monday, the 11th inst.
JOHN F!rzhUcH, Esq. of Belle Air, in the SD
year othls age-During life thus sngularly OK
tended henever failed nor falteredin lie prompt,
steady and cl,earful discharge of all the vario.,
duties OF Father, Husband, Friend and citizen.
although for nearly the last so years, totally
blind, from the chearful ways of men cut of, &
from the book OF knowledge fair" he bore the
aiHcting deprivation with uncomplaininjs resig~
nation With countenance ever sereneiy chear-
M, his mind retained its pristine vigor, hi, ina
ginaton its youthful ardor. His last Ions. and
painful illness.be sustained with the fortitudc of
man, with the resigned meekness of a christian
-uit at length borne down by tie accumulation
of years, and the pressure of disease, but SUD
ported by the ever cheering hopes of religion.
without nl'amur or a sigh, he breabed his last
leaving numerous posterity, ADD an extensi re-
acquaintance, by wbom in life, he was sincerely
beloved and highly respected--ai,d in death, IS
ted.
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COMMUNICA TED

Departed This life on the first of this Month.
at Santee, the place of her residence, in Hanover
county, Mrs. PATSY PERKINS STREET CON
Goodall
Among her papers was found one containing
the following Pious reflections, written with her
own band Z" That sigh heayed from the afflicted
bosom, which is heared by no human ear, is lis.
tened to by him: and that tear is remarked
Which falls unnoticed, or despised by The world.
lie receives the assurance that he is draw
ing nearer and nearer to tn: place of rest and fe
licIty. Endure, and thou shalt overcome. Per-
severe, and thou shalt be successful The time
OF trial liasIens TO close. Thy Mansion is pre-
pared above; thy rest remaineth among tic pc
pie Of God"
We shall readily perceive the applications OF
the above to her own situation, when we cOnsi-
der that IT had pleased Cod TO afHict hcr with lin.
geriag, underwriting sickness for several yeats,
Many were the Sc sisns sic b6ayed" in secret, and
many tear bedewed her cheeks, "unnotic-
cd" except by him on whom she leaned in he,
otiiction, IN whose protection she placed her con.
fdence and to whose divine will she was most
happily resigned.
"A few minutes before her departure, she cal
led her dear friends and connexions. and her do
mestics, to her bedside, to give them Ier best
advice, and bid them final adieu: and after cx
pressing her satisfaction that the tune of her tri9
was Fastening TO a close, and lively hope of Iu-
ture happiness, she composed hersclfto DEATH
a. 70 an ordinary sleep.
DIED, in the town of Petersburg, on Sunday
last, MIR. JAMES SrRANGE, native o. Scotland;
and Tor many yssrs respectable jBbRIt mt Ol tHs
former place.
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procure from man recommended hy hr Has
lett as one who furnishes the best for g,.n-ocks"
Mr.. Haslett is experienced gun smut, in Phi
ladelphia, by whom parce. OF arms have been
made for this commonwealth Being DESTROYS.
however, of comparing ,b. qualify nf other iron
with that purchased at Philadelphia. and being
authorized by the executive to that effect, vali.
Gus experiments were made of iron purchased
elsewhere il was more particularly desirable
that the mahufactory should, possible, be sup
Piled by the f0rges of oar own state, taking care,
to place the contracts therefor, on such !, footing
as that the state should be perfectly safe. With
that view, addressed letter to col Galloway,
the owner OF an iron factory in the county of
Campbell, (which the following is a COPY.
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Joan Clarke, Esquire.


: iwrote to him again on the 18th September re.
peat'ng, IN the most earnest manner, nay request
that the iron which he WAS TO procure might nave
no copper IN its composition. In the mean time
did not relax my eNertions 20 procure iron from
the works OF our own state. On the 2Sth Deer
1905, l received the folio wiag letter from Mr.
Thomas Evans, of Brunswick county
BRUNSWICK FORCE, Dec. 10, 1905.
Mr.. CLARKE,
DEAR SIR, T..
Through small acquaintance have
mad with Mr.. VIM b. Page has been good
enough TO speak to you that would send YOU
three Tons of bar Iron for the Armoury. il
should have been sent to YOU before this time
by my promise to Mr., Page, But our water
has bees sc. extremely low, could not make
but little IRON. I now send you by Major
f1arvey's team I02 bars GG Iron, twenty eight
hundred, one quarter / have been partiCu
lar in drawing this Iran TO Mr.. Atilertol,'s
bill, and know the.Iron is of the first qua
hty tor your busness-if there shoult. be a
chance piece that should not he so rood, it is
owing to the low water-when the water
rises can send you AS good Iron as the world
can produce, and it you can give me price
that VIII justify my sending it to YOU, / will
supply you with all you want, yon will give
me as much per ton for this Iron as Won pos
sibly can, that shall leave to youfself.-.
I'ne favor must ask of. you, which is TO paw
the money to Messrs. Pollock Trcatiway
&So III Manchester on account of Messrs.
Harvey & Wilson OF Fincastle, and please
to take their receipt for it and send it to me
by Maj Harvey's Waggoner, and they viii
pay me the money here. did intend to have
come to see you myself, but owing to a parti-
cular piece OF business, cannot leave home
at TINS time. Your attention to this business
VIII greatly oblige me by paying the money
TO the above gentlemen in Manchester, plea ,e
to write to me how you like the Iron and
enclose the receipt to me-
am respectfully
THOMAS EVANS.
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JOHN CLARKE.

W 1t rs Singular that we have not yet presen.
ted complete and satisfactory return of the next
ueleEatIon from this state to the Congress of the
Union. Some unfortunate omission or other has
always INTERVIEWED As these returns. however
nave now reached us in az unquestonable shane.
we shsIi Deg leave tn dedicate the following list
ot our Representatives. to those fetleralists IN the
Eastern States, who have expressed 80 much un.
rounded eNuitatIoH upon the presumption of a fe-
deral conversion Of the b" Old Dominion We
peg Ieave likewise to inform them in the way of
consolaton-that Mr.. .S7ooo6e has received but
small majority, although he had been candidate
for a considerable time before the election. and
DIS republican competitor, only two or three
weess-th1t Gen Breckenridge. had several adj
vantages in this contest which il is unnecessarv
to point out. and that IN spite ofis election there
are the strongest reas0ns TO believe, that tie dis
tTlct which he is to represent IS still UNCHANGED
IN ITS republican faith-from MIR Steplens0u,s
district we have but little infurmaiion-and that
these elections were completed, before the late
removal of the British Orders was known TO the
Pcopie-anldst crisis too, Of great public sacri-
hces and endorsements, the worthy fruits of
European inIustlce-and after every article and
misrepresentation had been employed. 20 l, bison
the minds OF our countrymen, TO asciibe our sa-
ciihoes to tie most erroneous causes and to cri-
inmate the administration b, the unfounded accu
satlons of Partially towards one foreign nation,
and an antipathy 20 wards another.
These sacrifices and endorsements. however.
are vanishing, and those who have been hitherto
the victims of their feelings viii again become
the proselytes of pfireips. Prosperity and lore
are once mote shedding their clearing ans upon
o'T foreign relations. Light is again dissipatlng
the nnisIs of eTor-S displaying ne their genuine
cOhrs all the intentions, the tendencies, and the
.0Teauence. oftia' profound policy, which our
admH 'atr'tisH has Frrsjl~d towards Che bollige-
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IA oM MI Ed to the Jail Of King William
COO, $1,000 negro Man named ROM runa-
.;n;,; 81 '"ys ne belongs TO Mr. Christie, IL.
wing ~ The state Of Tennessee, and escaned 6or,
te ssa Christie IN Bedford county. inthe state
~ virginia some time in the month of Angus.
an says iie was sold TO the said Christie bv
~ hr ii'el Of Pittsylvania The said felloI
aoG;i' i've feet eight or nine inches high, and of
zero" complexion; the owner is desired IN
,5 ~ 80 ~ yasd, prove his property, pay charges
NJ LIITLEPA GE, n. Sheriff
Fo,.
.,,, -" e. GRASoPT. Shorty:
wSmp
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Col. John BeGkc, :
Botelourt. s

find no answer to this letter. On the 18th of
August 1904, on the authority ex-governor Page,
laddreSsed the following letter to General Shee.
RICHMOND, August 2Sth, 1904.
"DEAR SIR,
] have enclosed in this letter post
note of thousand dollars for the purchase of
Ear iron and large iron wire. You will
please to purchase the wire (which isintehd-
ed for musket moanting) of the size dessna-
ted by number eight, which is precisely
hree-sixteenths of an inch in diameter: of
such wire we want about the value of one
hundred and fifty dollars the balance of
the enclosed, you will please apply to the
purchase of bal ron for musket barrels, ma
king reservation of your commissions, ex-
Pences, &c. The iron should be Of the be st
and most malleable quality the bars, about
two and half inches wide, by an half inch
thick, and clear of copper in it's composition
The last bar iron you sent me was sufficient
ly malleable and apparently good, but SO
much copper was intermixed with it, it could
not be welded, and consequently could not
be applied to the making of muSket barrels.
for which purpose it was intended. II would
be desirable, if it were convenient, to get a
gun smith in whom you have confidence, TO
choose and try whether or not the iron, meant
to be purchased, will make good muSket bar
rels."
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he projection of the frontier, finds himself
Inder the necessity of ordering, that the
militia OF the districts OF st. Louis and ST.
Charles, who were directed by the general
or,.er OF t:r 2Sth of November last to be
msanized. armed and equipped within those
districts, as their proportions OF the reQuisi-
dion made by the secretary of war on the
territory of Louisiana, as her quota Of one
I rndred thousand militia, do, and the same
= .e hereby directedto repair to their respec-
tive rendezvous; those of the district of St.
Louis, will rendezvous at the town of St.
Louis, ON the 10Th inst. and those of the dis
trict of st. Charles, at the town of St. Charles,
on the Goth, armed and equipped, as is di-
rected BY the order of the 28th of November
last.
Coils. Chouteau and Kibby will cause this
order tob be punctually K promptly executed,
within their respective districts.
The lieut. COILS. or commanding officers of
the militia, within their several districts of
this territory, will without loss of time. take
such measures as they may deem eXpedient,
to cause each company Of militia in their
respective districts to be divided into six
classes.
When the companies shall have been thus
formed into classes, the several captains, or
commanding officers thereof, shall cause a
Oll of the same to be made out, expressing
he naye and class of each individual, and
shall forthwith transmit the same to the
major commanding them, by whom they will
be forwarded to the lieut.. colonels of the dis
tricts, who are required to cause the same to
be deposited in the Offices Of regimental adj
6utants.
The volunteer companies are exempt from
the foregoing regulations. The first and
second classes of each company, will hold
themselves in readiness to march at mo-
ment's warning.
MERIWETHER LEWIS.
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oHN LIE TELLER, observation-disclosures
ue 'ihab't'nts OF Richmond and its vicinity,
'or some time, perhaps six or seven weeks.y
nos, nose persons WITHSTAND innccd ofhis assistance.
an receive notice of his return, in this psp.r +.
NWnlch tune his residence will be continued
e go. u1or 70 Edmund RandOlpb's, adjoining the
Nay 10. ..
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THOMAS EVANS.
I answered Immediately thus

RICHMOND, December 2Sth, 1906.
Sir,
our letter of the 10Th inst. was this
moment handed to me by waggoner, who
mas brought here l02 bars of iron, as. stated
IN said letter, weighing ton, cwt. 8 ors.
20 IDS. AS the waggoner intends to set ont
tomorrow morning, and it now being late on
saturday evening, we cannot therefore make
'tiai OF IL before he goes up but you NAV
rest assured L will give it a fair trial, and
nope Its quality may answer for making
arms, being very DESTROYS to encourage Iron
w orKs IN our own country in preference TO
others. AS you had never communicated
with me upon the subject of this Iron, was
unwilling to take it iii until / could make
spihcient trial OF its quality but the wag-
Sohef SAID lie did not know what to do with
IT, ana requested me to permit it to be taken
IN. 1t Is now safely stored i'm the hrmourv :.
and for all thereof which will answer orr
purpose, the highest price we lave vet ei-
ven VIII be allowed for it, viz 6 liz Der
ton; and that which wecannot use shall he
hept separate from other iron, and ALWAYS
ready ior deivery to your order. Iron for
,''" t arms should be OF the best, purest and
most malleable quality With respect TO the
payment OF the money, / have to inform Won
that the Treasurer of the State is the ONLY
person who pays for the articles used in the
Puohc works, and as soon as can ascertain
the quantity we can use of this iron. | shall
De ready to give certificate for the nav
meht' You mad better, therefore, inform
some friend or acquaintance here to call and
receive OF me the certificate for payment
and also receive the iron which will not an,
swer our purpose from its appearance at
present, L suppose about two thirds of the
whole quantity may be used but not more.
l am respectfully,
Your obi servant
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he subscribers residing at Starry Court,
House, viii practice the LhH' in the Infe.
.,or ana superior Courts of the following coun
I Ss' VIZ; ourry. Isle OF Wight, Southampton, &
James City. He will also attend the High Co,r,
Vi Hhsncery. for the Williamsburg district.
ne promises punctuality and attention TO bu-
:, BARTHOLOMEW d. XENL En-
May 16 o.
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MERIWETHER LEWIS.

We understand four vessels arrived at Bristol
K. l. the last week, from the Havana, full of
French passengers, the unfortunate sufferers by
! he late disturbances at that place.
CT The Samuel Gardner, arrived at Nantuc-
ct, on Friday last, in months and II days pas
age from Lima, with cargo of 100 bbls
perm oil. The first officer of the Scorpion, of
london, capt. Bunker, formerly of Nantucket,
came passenger He informs, that capt. Bun
ker was mastered in October last, and his ship
aiken by the Spanards, in place called Pitch
hnd Anchor, on the coast of Chilli. He also says,
hat the ship Topaz, Folgier, was at Valparasor
bn the 28th Nov. last, with few skins and tie
Leo, at do on the 18th nearly full of OLLIE
further adds, the Spaniards were fitting out yes
! els at Lima, and on the whole Spanish coast, to
'ruise against vessels IN contrabaid trade.
RHoDEIsLAND.-The Newport paper of
he 9Th inst. states, on Wednesday prece-
eding the votes were counted for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, &c. Governor Fenner
reelected, and Simeon Martin Lieutenant
Governor. Federal ma ority in the legisla-
ire about NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. meets on
Monday Goth June neXt.-Bait. Fed G0z
The British merchant ship Duke of Kent,
lately fell in with the Spitfire privateer, of
antigua, off GuadaIoupe-itb being night, the
Two vessels engaged through mistake, in
(which the chief mate of the d. of K was
killed, and one boy wounded: and ID killed
on board the Sptfre. The mistake was not
discovered until the privateer carried the d.
fat *. by boarding.
CHARLEsToN, May 4.
The United States brig Hornet 10 DAYS
rom balze, anchored in the roads yester-
{day noon. After leaving Havana, the Hor-
met proceeded TO Pensacola, where she re-
nained two DAYS; thence She went to the
mouth of the Mississippi, landed General
Wilkinson and Suit, and sailed the next day.
letter from merchant i'll Kingston,
lam. dated April 18th, received by a COM
ymsrcial house III New York, SAYS" Since
EAmerican vessels have been allowed to clear
out from the States to Spain, Portugal, & TIER
dependencies, this market begins to be glut-
ted with flour b, vessels from Cuba, and
(those blown off the coast A meeting of the
(lnhabltants, was called on the 21st tilt. and
Bsundry resolutions IT'S TO the expedency Of
government to exclude American
vessels In the event of the Embargo being
{removed, were sent to The Mayor--but no
kPerson attending to move or second the reso-
buttons, they fell TO the ground Instead of
recommending the measure OF exclusion the
k'e8lSla ture, that is TO meet the 25th inst will
All American produce imported in hmeri-
n bottoms, impose duties which will pro-
iuce considerable revenue. Lumber con-
.lnues In demand, and white oak slaves with
Neadlhg tor rum puDcheons paw extremely
vel. flckled fish is scarce, and meets with
ready sale. Irish provisions arc i'm great
lensy. Supertine flour Is dollars per bar
REL"
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answer, your ORDER can be connpleted-.-ot
this you will please to give me the earliest
advice. Having by enquiry from some of our
principal workmen, discovered where could
be had the kind of Iron most likely to answer
yoiii wants, engaged inc quantity that may
be required at s 1O2 the ton-the gentleman
went two on three days past, to have it drawn
to the size you indicated, and to expedite it
as quick AS possible to the city, which he
said would not be longer than two or three
weeks. Farewell, believe me sincerely your
friend and obedient servant.
(SisnetD
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4 "ur VOt' SGTVdlIt,
JNO. CLARKE.
Mr.. Thomas Epans,
Brun8gvick Forge. s

ihe experiment made Of Mr.. Eyans's iron en-
aed IN result which was Iet att factory either
70 MN or myself In M next number, l shall
slew the continuance OF my exertions to do VIVA,
the committee say should have done on this SUBJ
Ject and 1T those exertions were unsuccessful.
tile fault was not in me-
IOIIM hnI-r
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In reply TO this, / received letter from
that gentleman bearing date on the fourteenth
september, 1902, from which the following ex.
tract IS bis reply, touching my proposal of proou.
ring the ron. " Below you have, of certainty,
The amount ofthis article (prn-stocks) AID what
probably viii be that Of nc iron which shall
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His answer fellows
PHTLADELPHIA, Sep. a. 1904
DEAR SIR,
i have received your esteemed favor
OF the 18th past, cont aiming a post note for
one thousand dollars, which shall be appro-
priated, as far as depends on me, agreeably
to your directions, All the Iron wire No. s
that was i'll the city lhave purchased, still
it's short sf the quantity you ordered, amour
ting bat to abort 8 es.sS. If Mo- 7 would
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q o o ID s.
Pe'ected from the late i'm or,atious, and which
store. '' ~"S"P N"sh
May TO- .c
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IN EW GooDs-ToHN KING. has lust re.
cel'ad an additional supply of Spring and
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We have received the Orleans Gazette,
OF the 9th ultimo, stating that General Will
kinson had touched al Pensacola, w. +. on
ms way from Charleston, and that he arri-
we'd at New-Crleans on the 18th of April.