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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-09

Da:tel States and Enyland.--We have
steadily adhered to the opinion that the exc
listing disputes between the United States
and England would not eventuate in war.
The opinion has been founded upon the
knowledge possessed by every one that the
two nations Fave mutual interest in peace.
and upon the idea that both governments
have such perfect consciousness OF that In
terest as will induce them to agree upon
some terms of Accommodation, at hawever
late stage Of negotiation, rather than re-
sort to arms. As to France, we have in-
clined to think that we must have war
with that power, ever since its ruler UNDER
took to dictate to Il, what course we should
pursue in respect to England. But we
should be happy to find that we had miscal-
calculated in this instance. Peace with both
nations is desirable. Yet We have hadno faith
in the negotiations which were said TO have
been resumed at Paris. We have much
confidence, however, in those which have
lately been instituted at Washington. tits
still our opinion that the president is Sim
cerely DESTROYS of an honorable accommoda-
ton with England, and we have some rea-
sons for that opinion which are perhaps pc
culiar to ourselves. 1t is known to US, in
deed, that most disastrous influence has
been attempted to be exercised upon the
president, to produce rupture OF the nego.
tia.ian; but it is known to us, also, that in
some very important points, that influence
has beeu repealed with becoming independ-
cnce and dignity. A treaty is not TO be i'm
medateIy expected. So far as we possess In
formation upon the subj and we candidly
confess that our information, as indeed every
one must know from the nature ct the case,
is extremely imperfect and inconciuslve, we
J,roposil.ors OF Mr. Jackson avebeenacced-
sd % by our administration with perfect
irAnkness and c;snder; that to meet some OF
his more important proposals would involve
tie exercise OF powers not constltutlonally
vested in the President that it is not pro-
babe that tie President will recommend to
Congress the adoption Of the measures in
sisted on by the British government, nor is
i, probable that Congress will adopt them
without such recommendation but that
a middle course will be proposed by our go
vernment which will require new commit
nicatiun with that of Great Britain. This
prospect may be thought to BE- upon the
whole a bad one, but we still have strong
hopes OF an ultimate accommodation.
(Freeman's Journal
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Mrs. WALKER,
HAS Just REsEIv WE'D HIR
FAIT. FASHIONS.

A general assortment of goods in the Mi
linery line, a case Of fashionable fine spl
Straw Hats and Bonnets, and an assortmel
of very elegant Fancy Chairs and Settees, 9
which will be disposed for reasonable terms
Ladies Dresses and Pelisscs made up
the shortest notice and in the rewest fsshloi
By Three apprentices wanted-nor
need apply who cannot come well recon-
mended.
Nov 8. OF
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t.. Tie editor of the GazefS
ha1ng engaged a gsntlea1on to TT
Sketches Of the proceedings Of Co'I
gress the approaching se5saon. az
to gsve such other anjo'mat'ct 4
may he collected at tic eeblfo5, hep
TO lie enabled to makg has bcber al
feyestlng and us:JuI 10 his 'lumes
Gus and liberal bat,ons. Win sag
assistance as has been p,otered, an
.of uhsch he PROPOSES 70 avaaI hanI
self, he aslnduced to believe he cd
make his PAPER equal IN res6eetab.II
lily and usefulness to any IN IL
United States.
-uD 90 ;ea@--
AISSZE OF BREAD
Made Of Suffer fine Burr Fiour.
CENTS
The pound loafto be sold for 40
pound loaf 20
2 pound loaf 10
pound loaf 5
LINES HARRIS,
Clerk attAe N:erkef.
November 9.
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N = + | g. T..

UPWARDS of 900 shares having be-
subscribed in the stock ofthc Lees6urs 7uri
hike Csmtany, the subscribers are request
to meet in person, or by proxy. at the hcu
&C NICHOLAS PEERs, in the town OF Lee
burg, at \ O'Clock, A. N. on IHCRSDAss
the soth day cf November next, IN order
choose PRESIDENT ard FOUR DIRE
TORS, ard such other officers as they m
deem necessary 10 conduct the affairs OF g
company for tho ensuAg year.
Wilton c.. Selden, 81
John Littlejohn, a.
James More, -
William holland, }: \
Leosburg, Oct. l7-.24. zswt3o.a.S1s
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alsranorta Datlp @a,fttf.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ?.

The fourth Monday in the present month
is the day appointed for the next meeting
of Congress.
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FOR SALE,

4 quantity of Ron]e Frames,
From Is feet to "a feet long, one story a
=, half and two stories high. | have aIt
two very handsome two-story Brick house
rsnt in pleasant situation, just finished
's'''' = A. Scho4ield. |
eth mo- 18th.
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Nezv batch Of French N1bles.

TC ~ UIIIb " AICHCI 4t1DfeS'
By an imperial decree, marshals Oudi-
not and Macdonald NJ. lie count Regneir,
minister of justice Nile count Nompcre
de Champagny, minister of foreign affairs /;
M. lie count Gaudon, minister OF finances i;
M. lie count d. Hunenburg. minister OF war;
NJ. lie count Fouche, minister OF general
poIice, have all been created dukes. The
duke Of Auerstadt, Davoust, has been Gre
a,cd prince of Echmuhl the duke OF Hi
voli, Massena, prince of Esling; and the
prince Of Neutchate, Bertheir, adds to his
title that OF Wagram.
/. is impossible to point the jGve!in q satire
mare smoothly than Add;so': has graceful
Ia effected in the ioll0zvins' passage:
Womankind is carried away with eve
nv .hing that is snowy, and with wha. de-
Lights the eye more than any species OF llv'
ing creatures whatsoever. Were the
minds of the sex laid open, we should find
the chief idea in enc tippet, in another
fan. The memory Of an old visiting lady
is so filed up with gloves, silks & ribbands,
that L can look upon it as nothing but toy
shop. A matron of my acquaintance, com
planning of her daughter vanity, was o.
serving that she had all of sudden held
up her head higher than ordinary, and tax
en- an air that Showed a secret satisfaction
ia herself, mixed with scorn in others. l
did not know, says my friend, what to
make of the carriage of this fantast'cal GIRL
until was informed by her eldest sister,
that she she had a pair ef striped sarfefs
on."
A prisoner within these few days APP
reared at Stafford county gaoi, bringing ms
oz,n c0mmismeut. The constable, ne said,
was busy in his harvest, and could not come
with him. 1t was not till after he had CIV
en- his 7yord and honor that he was the per
son named in the mi,ment, that ne was
admitted. (Lonaon paper.
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- Printing IN all ats branches
neatly executed at tbtsoEce.
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In a late trial about two wills, feund IN me
scrutoir Of a gentleman deceased a e" .'n %.
the plaintiff, and his counsel remarkea' .n ~.
the brese,lf zras NEST important 9ueSao"
to the people Of that bersuas'0", es"'s IN
E7ct no less than " to determine ssheI'ef "'t
Old Testament sr re New '1eas mosl Ss''
Gas'
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BY THE LAST MAIL.
NEW YORK, May %.
LateE F0Yeagn Ne1u

The ship Herkimer, Rowland, f.om Lon.
don tor New York, has put into New Lon
don in distress. She left London on the
18th of March, and the Downs on the 3Oth.
Captain Robert NJ. Steel, who came pas
senger in her, arrived in town on Saturday
evening, and has obligingly furnished the
editor of the Mercantile Advertiser, with
London papers to the goth of March, IN
elusive, 4 day. later than our previous adj
vices, and more important than any we have
tor a long time back received from the con-
tinerm Of Europe.
In the English house of Lords, on the
9th of March, lord Selkirk, gave notice,
that after the recess he would submit a mo-
ton to the house on the subject of Mr. Roses
mission to the government Of the United
States.
Fran London Pabers to the 10th March, re-
ceived at the office Of the Mercantile Id
D~ertiser.
LONDON, March %.
Another important event is to be added
to the many which have occurred of late
years a Revolution has broken out in Swe-
den, and the gallant monarch has been de-
posed. His uncle has seized the reins of
government, and in a proclamation address
ed to the people. declares his nephew inca
pable of conducting the affairs Of the ma
ton. TIE details of this revolution we
have not yet received. 1t was probably con
certed by the duke of Sudermania and soma
of the mobiles at Stockholm, with the com
manders of the troops N the frontiers of
Norway. The revolutionary symptoms de-
veloped themselves first among the troops.
The want of clothing and provisions had
created great discomfort, which was foment-
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PHILADELPHIA, May %.

Extruct Of a letter from a very intelligent
and respectable gentleman IN Ladlz, to ms
friend in this city, dated
"CADIz, March 81, 1909.
We are assured that Austria has de-
clared war. If SO, the affairs in this coun-
try will take a very. different turn. The
British, Notwithstanding their reverses IN
the north of Spain, have returned to the
charge, and thirty thousand men have ar
rived at. Lisbon, and the van guard are
marching on against the French, and may
soon again expect to be up with them. An
army of near 10000 Frenchmeu are in the
adjoining province to this, and coming down
il is supposed to attack us, but there IS every
reasonable hope to think that every thing
will go right for my part, nave not the
least apprehensions. The Spaniards have
suffered much-it was natural to suppose
they would, and the cause ofSpain has been
a good deal injured by tke alarm given n
England, after the defeat of sir I. Moore's
army. These people suffered much, but
more from want of information and manage
ment than any thing else. But after all, II
il is true, which we have every reason to
suppose, that Austria has declared war, and
she makes any resistance, nothing is to be
unprecedented from this side"
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made, first by Lighting FIVE fires upon DIFF
ferent points, and next with two rockets
and the WEAKNESS of the troops, which, at
ter marching the whole night, had been
manoeuvring and firing until noon, some
what damped their ardor, and induced the
general to bring them all together, as was
actually done upon the height which they
had at first occupied. =
This army thus collected upon that point,
and the whole of the convoy, wagons and
every thing else, being safe, it was deemed
proper to continue to retreat towards lar
ragona, previously allowing the men to take
rest and food but the enemy gave them no
time for it, as, after collecting the whole of
their scattering troops, according to the de-
elaratlon of a prisoner, they charged upon
three different points, displaying all their
forces with the greatest ostentatlon, to show
how numerous they were.
Our artillery re-opened Immediately, and
within a proper distance, poured such a
shower of grape shot upon them, and with
so much precision, that their columns were
retreating and advancing at one and the
same time. And yet valor alone could save
our troops it was endeavored to spirit them
up !; and they all appeared ready to fight to
the last, which they actually did. The enc
my feigned to make a brisk attack upon the
right, but the real and most vigorous charge
was directed against our left which they
finally succeeding in breaking through, at
+ar - r,oct pHct,pata orI oallonf rac1ctopca
Some corps arrived at Tarragona in pretty
good order; others in small parties and
most of the men, dispersed and general
Reding reached that town on the night Of
the 25th.
This is one of those actions in which va
lor had to yield to numbers ours scarcely
amounted to 10000. And yet they main
tanned their ground, and stood the most
tremendous fire for eleven hours together,
without betraying the least fear or want of
resolution owing to which circumstance
the loss has been very considerable On both
sides. General Reding adds, that he cam
not state the amount OF ours, with any de-
gree OF certainty, until he have received the
detailed returns which he promises to- sor-
ward, with a list Of the individuals who
most particularly distinguished themselves.
In this report, which the general must
have supposed would be made public, not a
word is said Of his having being wounded !;
but his majesty knows it from another Off
cial paper in which it is mentioned, and
from its being stated in a letter of D. Tho
mas de Veris, in which a due tribute of
praise is paid to the skill, gallantry and sang
froid Of u. Teodoro Rcding. And accord
ingly his majesty has resolved, that this act
of generosity should be made public, which
considerably hightens the well known merit
| of his eminent and most valuable qualities !;
and he has, at the same time, the %satistac-
ton Of knowing, that the general is reco-
vering, and that no apprehensions are en-
tertai1ied OF any serious consequence.
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.LateG from SPAIN.
SEYILLE. Warch %

The captain-general Of the army and
principality of Catalonia, d Teudoro Re
ding, sends the following account to the
central supreme board of government OF
the Kingdom, in a dispatch dated the 9th
of last month.
In an attempt to carry into effect an ex-
cellent plan which had been adopted, in con-
cert with his excellency Don Thomas de
Veri, representative of the said central SUI
preme board, and with the generals and SUI
perior officers who were to concur IN the
execution, for the purpose OF placing the
troops In more advageous positions, the lat
ter succeeded, after a number of skirmlshes
with the enemy, in stationing themselves
from Martorell, through the Bruch, Capel-
ledas, S. Magi and Coll de Sta. Christiana,
as far as Tafragona, the headquarters OF
the whole, under the orders of camp-map
shall d. Juan Bautista de Castro, being in
Igualada, thus covering the south OF the
principality,a land to the norihward, extending
as far as the Wales, all the inhabitants OF
which were to be levied en- maSse. And, as
the commander in chief reposes the utmost
confidence In observation-disclosures II. Ramon
de Milans, and D. Juan Claros, he resolved
to entrust them with the execution of a part
of the plan, which they readily undertook
and he further appointed to act with them,
d. Francisco Milans, "a Sc name has been
so repeatedly mentioned during this war.
The more to expedite the operation, he
ordered the former to repair, by the shortest
road, to certain points previously agreed
upon, and the latter to do the same, placing
under their command three regiments of
miquelets, and investing them with the re-
quisite powers. 1t was at the same time
determined, that their troops should make a
general attack upon the enemy's: and there
only remained to appoint a day for them
all to act in concert, when general st. Tyr,
who had been co~ncentering his own, assall-
ed on the 10th February, in great force, Sc
veral points on the left, compelling our peo-
pie successfully to fall back as far as lguala-
ola which general Castro abandoned in good
order, retreating with the artillery by the
Cervesa road.
And as this movement, while it discon-
certed the plan of the commander In chief,
excited his apprehensions respecting It's con-
sequences, he Immediately determined to
collect all the troops, or at least the best
part of them, and to march them to Tara
gona. For this purpose, unwilling to trust
any one else, he set out himself from the
last mentioned town, on Monday the goth,
with only 500 horse, a Swiss battalion and
6pieces of flying artillery which determin-
alton was approved of by all those who
were consulted. With this small force he
proceeded to the village del Pla, the enemy
being in sight on his right, and at that time
employed IN plundering and burning the
towns of Villarodonaand la Pobla.
Upon his march, he collected the troops
which had retreated from the Coll de Sta.
C@ristina, and sent positive orders to briga.
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WHIT EHALL, NdrCH A.

The king has been pleased to conslj'. u,
and appoint the right honorable gens E.r IN IN
David Dundas, h. b.. to be ccl'" =, me
chief of all his majesty's land forces !" ire.
united kingdom Of Great Britain ANA. a,54 9a,
A fac of truce arrived yesterday ',.I .,
non at Dover with a Russian meS''' >, ancr
board. He came from Boulogne IN 4 ~ left
schooner and his name is De oasS' A. &C..
R ''y,i.,S the eI latter end of February. , d AT 'o,
ven o'clock last night he set OF ior la, in
in a p~ost-chaise and four and '. .,nr. re-
town his moninq., The flag OF 'fl' ,.leJ
turncd u 8,u.a5ne as soon as '"' ''''~
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VIM. Brent, Clerk.
st
DiQrict Of Columbia,
May27
WASHINGTON Couhta. to

Washington County, to zvit:
On the petition of john EVANS, an insoI-
vent debtor, confined in the prison of WASH
ington county aforesaid for debt, Notice is
hereby given to the creditors of the said John
Evans hat on the 5th day Of June next, at
the hour of 9 o'clock, A. M. at the court room
of Longs tavern, in the city of Washington,
the oath prescribed by an act of Congress,
entitled " An act for the relief of insolvent
debtors within the di strict of Columbia" will
be administered to the said John Evans, and
a trustee appointed, unless a sufficient cause
be then and there shewn to the contrary.
Ordered, that this notice be published for
three timesi in the Washington FederaIist, the
National Intelligencer, and the Alexandria
Advertiser, before that day.
BY order of the hon. William Cranch,
chief Judge Of the circuit court of the
district OF Columbia.
William Brent, C.
May aa--(29l st
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an indefinite reference, which he said tend
ed TO kill and not to cure, he drew out an
extensive outline of the measures OF the
last and present administration on the sub
iect of differences with Great Britain.
Mr.. Holland was for postponement. He
was afraid of false influence. What in IS
this highly extolled act SO worthy Had
the President not acted so, what in would
it not have been unworthy? He but did
his duty no more Should we go on pass
Ing approbatory acts for Individual measures
as a kind Of stimulus, soon we should see
our President gaping for a vote of thanks
on his last act, before he would have courage
enough to proceed to another.
Mi. jackson wished the resolution post
poned. We had met here for nobler pur-
poses than pouring the oil of adulation ON
the head of the executive 1t would be a
violation OF our, and it is surely a violation
of the movers principles.
After many pros and cons an adjourn
ment was called for and carried.
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DiffriGf of Columbia,

County gWasAington, to nit $,
On the petition of Edward Langley, az
~ i~asolvent debtor, confined In the prison
Of Washington county, aforesaid, for debt
Notice is hereby giuen to the creditors Of the
said Edward Langley, that on the 5th day Of
June next, at the court room In Longs tavern
in the city of Washington, at the hour Of
O'Clock a. M. the oath prescribed by the act Of
Congress entitled " An act for the relief Of
insolvent debtors within the district Of Co
Iumbia" will be administered to the said Ed
ward Langley, and a trustee appointed, I'M
less sufficient cause be then and there sheWn
to the contrary.
Ordered that this notice be published in the
Alexandria Daily Gazette, In The Washing.
ton Federalist and in tie National Intelligent
Ger, three times in each paper before thar
day.
BY order OF the hon. VIM. Cranch, esq.
chief Judge of the circuit court of the district
OF Columbia.
VIM. Brent, Clerk.
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iSEINE ROPE.

THE ubscriber manufactures and has for
ale, at house on Washington-street, opc
posite Aco6 Ho6maa's sugar refinery, Seine
andHauling Ropes,of all sizes; Seine& Sew.
ng Irvine Shad * Herring Irvine ; Sack
ng and Bed Cords Plough Lines & Traces.
Also, Tarred Rope and other Cords.
Jofeph Harpers
Februar 2,
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Lay Is.

ID. ship Cioto, Deal, "A days from
France. Sailed 10th Mareh-left
ian vessels. Oh Caps of Go cd
s-,s boarded by the British frigate
e. and detained from II o'clock at
,nt;I ten next morning, had sent a
~ and twelve men on board with
T,.n,ion Of sending the ship to Madras,
s.nuing his opinion returned the ships
.nd dismissed her. Provisions OF
FL very scarce at Isle of France. The
and privateers have sent and con-
ending in great numbers OF English
., ships-heard that the ship Rebecca
.,,;more. was at Batavia, and had lost
s;rd male and several OF the hands.
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aleraaorta EaiIp 6asette.
MONDAY, NAY %.

VIEW HAMPSHRE SENATE.
tGc;a.-The governor and council have
n heir session for the purpose OF count
i votes for Senators. The result is,
/. ~ whole number is elected by the peo-
s;7-SEVEN Federalists, and FIVE
.mocratS.
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Port of A~lexandrsa.

CLEARED.
Schooner Eagle, Butler, Boston-by John
c.. Laid.
No entrances from ports beyond the
Capes OF Virginia this day.
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May %.
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May2e.
NOTICE.

TN pursuance of the decree of the hon. the
/ circuit court of the district OF Columbia
for the county of Alexandria, the subscribers
will proceed to sell at public sale ON Saturday
the first day OF July next, for ready money.
that three story BRICK HOUSE situate or
the south side of Prince stroct, between Fair
fax and Water streets, formerly occupied by
Adam S. Swoope, deceased.
Thomas Swami,
Edmund |. Lee,
COMMISSIONERS.
May %. dts
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TTakea for the Alexandria Gasetts.]