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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-16

ts hired out for the best wages ts,, /,
procured, Which wages after dsdnvs 90
expenses OF prosecution, shall be ss s'rs
the use of the poor house. 'pF'N
Sec. ~. BE it further enacted =
shall be the duy Of tie consrabl1. ~
town, 70 apprehend all negroes or n NJ q
who they shall have probable cana. sAA
Poetic bcrunaways,&to take them hi.
mayor or one Ct the justices Of the -.
the county of Alexerdria, ard ,b r''s1
shall if he hath probable cause i 9 3
such negro or mulatto is rupaw.I
warrant commit him to tie Jail Of 1. I
porauon or county ct Alexandra =
soon as he can ascertain where Il ~. 9g
such rsnaway resides to cause the ovT'
be informed OF the q prehznsion M I,
n)jFment Of such runawav.
Sec. IS. BE it }isrtAfr enacted H.,
constables and captain Of the watch ln
elect OF the duties BY this act ASSIGNED
shall for each neglect, forfeit and raw
use Ct The corporation the sum of ten iii
to be recovered BY warrant before ii. =
or, and that all tbs penalties iInposrdb,fI
actsshall be prosecuted in the nam, 4,
common council of Alexandra.
Sec. "A. BE it further enacted, Thai
baker or other person, their seryants G,
preRticcs, shall offer for sale, Or hasi
speddle through the streets Of the town.
market hours, any cakes or confscicn,
in baskets or otherwise, without first
obtained licence from the mayor for
same, which licencc the mayer is auhc
ed to grant on satisfactory proof appat
to him of tie honesty and good drmesru
The person applying, and on his 0, herr
ing to the cole ctor for the time BENZ
sum of twenty dollars, which licenct d
be annually renewed and NAV be rtut
for misbehavior at the discretion Of ,hsn
or.
Sec. IS. Be it further enacted, T
person Offering TOR sale, or hawking, d4I
ding through the streets af,ermarkelhp
any cakes or confectionery withouts Fta
as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay sun
five dollars tor every such offence, lob;
covered by warrant before the mayUo
use OF the corporation, which fine 2ndu
shall! be paid Lv the master or mistress
such servant or apprentice, and it shall
the duty of the consyablts to seize aIo
and confectionery with the basket in vii
the same are contained of al! such peng
hawking or peddling without such Iant
and convey the SAME to the POOR hons
the pubic expence.
Sec. is. Be v further cnccted, That
any person snail at any time disturb anFri
liglous society, by making riotous moi
without the said house in which such ~a
ty may be collected, and shall not dlsPu
upon being required by any member Of,
hearer in such society, such person Or
sons shall, If convicted thereof, forfeit
sum of five dollars, TO be recovered bym
rant before the mavor.
Sec. II. BE it further enacted, 1haD
act shall commence and BE- in force 10
and after the passing thereof.
Passed in common council the elghtny'
of August, one thousand eight na
dred and nine.
HUGH SMITH
President efthe common c'uafA
APPROVED, 9th August, 1909.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-16
MF4D g ICE-CREAM,

MEAD 6 ICE-CREAN, !.
Will be kept for sale constantly QUIZ n'p j
time the Theatre is open, at the Dr.
Joining the Theatre.
August 7.
Twenty Thoufand Do . .aas'.
May be gained far Three p9J III
Tickets in the third class OF the -
Navigation Lottery, for sale BY ..
August 2. -
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
PnILApELp1A, October 8

Arrived yesterday at this port, the brig
General Eaton, from ST. Ubes, sailed the
10th August--the captain of which has fa-
voured US with Portuguese papers to that
date--but they contain nothing new. Au>
gust Is, lat. ~ "a, lon 10 81, spoke sch'r
John, 81 days from New-Yoik, for Cadiz.
Same day was boarded by British brig
OF war for Lisbon, bound on "A cruise off
the Western islands. Had no men impress
sed.
The captain of the above vessel informs
chat no oifieial accounts of The battle of me
9th and 2sth July, had arrived IN Portu
albeFore he sailed although sufficient time
had elapsed. BY all the private letters re-
ceived at ST. Ubes from Spain, it appear.
ed that the English army had suffered
nuch---the whole Of their advanced guards
having been cut up. previous to the gene .
raj engagement, and Sir A. Wellesley had
to make his escape to the main body of the
army by flight, accompanied by a few horse
men.
The loss on the part of the British was
understood to be at least 10000 men, ex-
elusive of officers; having been driven
from all their positions, except that occu.
pied by the artillery. This news dare not
be published at St. Ubes--snd was related
to our informant by the British consul at
that place.
The English Gas usually and their friends
The Portuguese, have laid all the blame
upon the poor Spaniards-they say the
Spaniards did no. arrive at the field of bat
tie, until the second day of the action and
when they did arrive, expressed some uu-
Willingness TO occupy the positions their
British iricnds had ass gnsd them.
The corps, composed of the students,
had disbaDded & returned to their homes,
Being dissatisfied with the tyrannic u con /.
duct of the Brits h officers that had been
placed over them. The militia of St
Ubes had demanded permission Of the
governor 10 return to their homes, but be.
ing refused, the principalpart of them had
deserted.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

friend Your persons, your properties, what.
ever belong to you shall be sacred TO me.
Errors and faults will meet with indul-
gence moderation, loyalty and fidelity may
depend upon our assistance and protection
bus let perfidy tremble! For the obstinate
rebel, for the miscreant who shall blow up
the flames of discord, there will be no for
siyeness the thunderbolt, already quiver-
ing over his head, is ready to fall.
Citizens, who have been hitherto misled
come back, come back to your homes;
tradesmen, resume your useful occupations
honest villagers, lay down the sword; take
up, the plough; hasten To cultivate, .undis-
turbed and unmoIested, the lands of your.
forefathers * lose no time to fer,ilise those
fields which have been but too long aban...
doned. And We faithful Spanlards who are
reaping the happy fruit, the reward of your
fidelity, join your voice with ours (; call back
those unfortunate brothers OF yours who are
going astray; teIi'them that we love them,
that Napoleon will Forget their errors, their
faults, and that your happiness will ever be
the constant object of his paternal solicitude
tell those misied brothers, that they will c.
yer find me ready to carry their petitions
TO the foot of the throne of that monarch-
who Is SO partial to truth; that they are
under the protection of our arms and that,
form dable 10 rebels and had Citizens, what
ever their numbers may be, we shall, at
all times, support and defend the submis.
sIve aud loyal snhsbitants, and punish the
insults offered them but tell them also,
and insist upon il, that clenency mas it's Ii
]mits, which Will finally be followed by the,
days of vengeance.
A powerful army is spreading over your,
territory, formidable army is coming, and
woe to hum who shall dare 10 resist me for
will listen TO nothing but just indignati-
ON and to most just fury and not one OF
you Will be able 10 screen himself from d
dreadful vengeance.
Saragossa IS yet smoking and, there
fore, We Galatians, who might wish or dare
TO follow ner example, lock on her ashes,
her ruins, and tremDle
The Marshal of the empire, Duke of
Castiglione.
(SIgned) AUGEREAU. =
Perpignan, July 9, 1909.
lIhe foregoing article is preceded in the
Gazette, by "a Royal Decree abolishng a
kind of poll tax called Ell personal, ali over
Catalonia, "a a reward for the loyal eyer
tions OF all the inhabitants of that province
and also because this tax is rather a dis.
graceful badge OF servitude for those who
pay it than a resource for the STATE into
whose Golfers 1t is paid q
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
BALTIMORE, October 8.
FROM tie Coffee House Book.

Arrived, schr, Trim, VI S Bunbury, from
Messna and Gibraltar, % days-sundries,
George Stiles
The Spspiards and French had severe
action within leagues OF Seville the Odd
Aurs-t. The French army consisted Of
so 900 men--tbe result was not known at
Gibraltar the 9th August.
Cuesta and some other Spanish generals
have resigned, and the command OF the
Spanish army given to Sir Arthur Welles4
ley. The reason the Spanish gems. give for
Tcsigning, IS, that they could not depend on
their men. Either gen. Cuesta or Roma
ma was at Algeziras the 27th Of August as
private gentleman, and some of the Jania
have returned to their houses.
Capt 3 saws that the above was brought
express TO G braltar he received it from
an English officer. But il was not in the
papers. However Capt. Il. brought only
one Gibraltar paper.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
aDone6tir.
To rHE
Editors Of the National Intri,igercer.
Baltimore, % Sent. 1909.

TO The
Editors of the National Intrhieercer.
Baltimore, % Sent. 1909.
cENvLEMEN,
in nay letter Of the 20,h of Nav last
addressed 10 you on the subject of some
Improvements Il will not call them dis.
coveries, .s.ere being nothing new under
the sun) it was stated was then about
aking out three patent rights, and that
would probably som have II in my power
70 give you information of othersthat were
only hen contemplated. To fulfil that
promise is now toe object of this letter.
The 6rs, is machine for getting out
smsll grain, of all kinds, without injuring
the straw, while at the same time il il
screened and completely prepared for
market by one operation, in way likely
to be useful to the farmer, as it is expect
ed 10 unite cheapness, expedition, econo-
my and effect. II may also be applied as
a mill for grinding apples, il the Cyien-
ders are made of cast iron or very hard
wood. The other is a new method Of con.
duciing dis,illing operations, by VIII CHI it
is proposed 10 perform the whole process IS
in the still itself without the u5e re casks
or NAH tubs, substituting cast metal in
stead of copper stills these stills are 10 be
enamslied on their inside so as 10 prevent
injurious contact between the spirit and
the lion. Seven stills may be worked by
one FIRE, and the whole started when a.
the highest point oftheir ferme nta ion with.
bout dagger of Dispensing or wss;ing the
l.pure alcole, the pteserva ion OF which is
SO essential to the perfect on of disabling
operations. Ifths Theory be correct, and
trust il VIII be found so, the produce
might be expected of the besl qualify
and in The creates. possible quantity from
gwen measure of grain or sweet Here
are tine promises you will allow, it only re-
mains 10 be seen whether they can be ful.
hlled by the test OF useful experim emit
In that case only do desire or wish for
pnblic encouragement
/ am, sir,
i
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
HALIFAX COUNTY.

Grocer Isl, 1909.
II E Subscriber wishing to remove
4 20 the Western country offers for sale
in his county. 625 acres of land, where
on he at present resides, This Land is G.
quail IN quality to most of the high land in
The neighbourhood, and superior TO con-
siderable portion ofig; il we'll adapted 10
the culture of grain OF slI kinds, tobacco
and cotton; and is highly improved with
houses, Enclosures, &c. with excellent
SD rings of water. The dwelling house is
sixty four feet in length, composed Of a cen-
tire part "a by 90 feet, two storys high, &
wings of 30 by Is fee, covered with heart
pine fealheredge plank and shingles
the chimoeys and under pinning Of brick,
with convenient FIRE places, windows. SC.
in the several apar .ments; stair cases, &c.
in suitable style. The kitchen is % by
10 feet, mea, house IL by 10 feet, and
dairy 10 by 8 feet, are all framed houses
nea,ly built, covered With featheredge
plank and pine shingles, the two last with
hear shingles; the whole ubdeTpinned with
b lex plank & brick floors as they seyersIy
require. wi large brick chimney in the
XII chen suitable for cooking & stair case
with an upper room, and oher fnishngs.
These houses are all new & cost upwards
OF s 1000. There are also number Of o.
Their convenient houses. About 100 acres
are cleired and igclosed, and divided by
good fences, into fields of from 10 to 30
acres, and IN fine older for cropping be
resdue, excep, small part, is woodland
finely timbered and Of better qsalily than
any heretofore cleared :--The whole lies
we'll, is within two miles OF HaIifax e urt-
house, upon he large trading road from
the upp Country TO x chmond and Pc
tersburg, which renders il mosl eligible
stand for any person wish ng to urn hi,
attention % public bu mess The pric,
requredis only SIX dollars per acre, which
IS considerably under It's value in CASH
hui if time is wished it can be given as IA
as three or four years upon payment Of Ie
gal interest. The sale will be made pri
vstely by the subscriber, and possession
given when required.
wan BERGMAN GREEN.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
P o S T S GRIP
NV VIZ Oct a.

=. NEw-Yo Oct 4.
Late last night the Spanish frigate cornelia.
Capt Don Joseph Rodriguez de Arias, ar-i-
we'd at the quarantine ground. She sai,e4
from cadiz on the Goth Of August. This YES.
sci had brought olt his excellency Don Lew.
IS de Onis, Minister Penpotentiary and E,v,y
Extraordinary from his Catholic Majesty Fer.
dinand the 9TH, to the United States of Amer
lea, Also DON Rartholomew Reugenet, Con-
sui rom his Catholic Majesty for PhilsdeIphia.
their ladies, daughters and aomestics, and Mr.
Richard Bailey of this ely.
On the goth ult the frigate spoke the ship
Ariadne, Wyberg. 81 days from Liverpool for
chsrleston-informed, that tie Englsh had
got possession all the Islands on the coast
of Holland.
We also learn, that after the battle of Tale
vera, the French army attacked General
Vensgas in Araniuez, and were driven back
with considerable loss, after three hard fought
battles Vcnegas asterwsrs returned towarda
tie siera Morena, prin ina " OF want ofproyi
sons, the French having destroyed every ding.
The French garrisohof Madrid had gone int,
the Ketero, with their adherents, the People
having. risen up against them, and gone out to-
meet Venegas in his advance.
(Mer. Advertiser y
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
BALTIMORE COLLEGE GRAND
LOJTEKY

=
TICKETS in the BALTIMORE COLLEGE,
LOTTERY. a, 8 10 50 each, may be hsd al
this Office; and prizes in The New York Black
River Lottery, taken in payment,
The capiiai prizes in the above lottery arc,
Prizes of 20 0Co dollars
10000
3 5 600
$500 hs
10 1000, S,c. &c. &c
The above lottery will positively commence
drawing in Baltimore, on the first Monday in
November next, and will continue drawing, az.
ter the rate of FIFTBEN HUNDRED rex.
E7S per week, until the whole is completed, and
will not be liable 10 the shortest postponeraent.
under any pre'ence Whatever. If
or WAITE's PRIZE LIST, will be regu
larly received at this Office during the draw.
ing, where adventures may Immediately know
the fate Of their tickets.
September Il.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

XUORTH ATTENTIoN.--The subscri-
w Der has laid out considerable number
ofhalf acre lotss adjoining the city Of Rich
mond, which he offers on lease or sale 10 suit
any enterprising mau one fourth payment
in hand, will entitle the purchaser to any
credit within FIVE years with interest for the
balance. The air, water and convenience to
navigation and market, ought 70 en1sSie those
koe Hill without prospect TKc .oiI for ger.
dens and clay for bricks superior to any in the
city. lie would lay out to ~ 4 purchasers, one
hundred acres or more in Dts of4 or s acre.
for grass or wood iots--t5RIcK or WOOD
WORK og MATERIAL Cor BUILDING
will be taken ~ part
RIct ARD ADAMS.
Richmond Hill Sept. 2s'h, 800. VS.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
Dirginia Nrgus.
RI c H NJ o N d.
TUESDAY, ocrosRR 10, 1902.

The Republicans in Maryland have sue
ceeded in their elections. The Sen ate is
entirely democratic. it being origina lily SC,
another term of service not having " IT ex..
pred. The House of Delegates cont lists of
eighty members, whe reof 1t rs nov ascer-
tanned, the republicans, in the eIisctions
which have just taken place, have forty
two certain. An addition to this nj ijority
is locked for when all the returns c, ,me in.
The governor is chosen in MsrylanJ by the
legislature. Last year the House a Dele.
gates was federal. Thus, verm ont and
Maryland again Is look nell TO the fright"
The details of the battle of T alavera,
given BY General We lesley, clearly
prove that the fight between him,,elf and
Victor, ended for him in one OF Py rrhus's
victories that is to say, suctl ano.
Their one would ruin him. Subsequent &C
counts from Spain inform us of the disas-
ters of the Spaniards at Aranjuez, under
Venegas. who was compel ed 10 fly towards
the Sierra Morena, to guard the passes
leading to Seville. Every thing tends to
shew that tie British cause in Sp;lin is
hopeless. If Sir Arthur Wellesley is not
made captive i'm the Peninsula with 4 II his
troops, it will be because he understands
running better than fighting.
The defeat of Vanegas at Aranjuez ac..
counts for the retreat of Victor from 'rala-
vera. We have WelIesIey's word Tor it.
that Victor left the field of battle in perfect
good order of course he was not routed.
! His orderly retreat, we conceive, must have
been occasioned by Information of the add
vance of Vanegas with the Spanish, forces
| along the Tasus to Aranjuez We have
seen, by Gibraltar accounts, that the Junta
General did not find it quite so easy to get
to Madrid as he hsd imagined.
| The last accounts from the Spanish ne
ninsula will open the eyes of the honest por.
ton of the federalists OF America Ii is sta
ted that Cuests and Romano have dec ined
the conduct OF the troops, aud that iVelles-
ley is LEFT in supreme command; that is,
that the cosflict in Spain is now stripped OF
the prestiges of fatriosisu, conteat far
| freedom, and so forth, and assumes its real
character, to wit !: II contest ,betzoeen En-
gland and France.
] The Spaniards, it stems, are so distres.
sed with the plunderfng OF the British So
diery, and the mercantile cupiiily of the
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
From the Boston cenfinel.
THE FRENCH ARMIES.

The French armies have become the
wonder and admiration Of the civilized
World Their discipline is acknowledged
By ali their enemies and their organizati-
on is perhaps at the summit Of perfection.
! o the mere reader Of the history Of pass
ing events, as well as the military man,
gone minutes ofthe component parts Of this
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

NOTICE II intend to petition the le-
' gIslature at their next session for leave
to convert one OF my mills on Bear Garden
Greek, near New Canton, into nan1fac-
turing mill, which shall be exempt from
the necessity Of grinding corn, while the e.
Their it kept for that purpose.
RANDOLPH HARRISON.
October Sd, 1909. wifi
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

The aids-de.camp of the emperor, are
the counts Lamorois, Law de Lauriston,
Chaftrelli. and PIP the duke of Rovigo.
all generals of division Count lie Brunn,
general of brigade Bertrand and
NJ utun, generals Of division--M. Gardonne.
general of brigade-and count ReiIle, gen.
of division.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

HI 4 Subscriber wishes to employ
4 rVO good Workmen in the Wheel
wright business, 10 whom good wages will
be given he woskmsn may be at liberty
to work by the piece.-AIso two Appren.
tees are wanted to the Wheslwught bu
sines,.
A. Quarter.
Richmond, 9th Oct. 1909. [tf
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10
Your obi. servent,
JOSEPH COPPINGER.

P. 5. 1t is proposed where i, is wished
for 10 have double bottoms to these stills,
the outer one so placed to be put ON or
iaksn OFF as wished for.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

TIE above subscribers wish 10 employ
SIX GOOD WORKMEN at The GUN
SMITHS business, TO whom liberal wa
ges will be given. Also ave OF six BOYS
Will be taken as apprentices.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

UNHE Subsc ibers wish to purchase
imm ediately, BLACK WALNUT
TIMBER sufficient for the making Of two
thousand gun sIocks.--Any person wish.
ing 10 contract for furnishing the said
timber, will apply 10 us, at cur shop OPP.
posUe the Government house.
Steward, Quarter & Kernes.
Richmond, 9Th Oct. 1902
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

NuN SMITHS, Wanted in RaIe oh
NJ N. Carolina. TWO MEN who an
derstsnd the above business, will meet
with encouragement in his place. want
one who understands stock ne smooth bore,
and Rife guns, AID one who undersl ADDS
lock fling, and repairing guns. To two
such men, VIII give Constant employ
ment and liberal wsges. Men without ia.
miles would be preferred. Letters ad.
dressed to the subscriber will be ATTENDED
to.
ut D. PECK.
". b. RALEIcH is The seat Of Govern.
ment in his State, is high, healthy, and
plessan situation, and aIfo,ds ysry agree
able sociey
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

The Spaniards, it seems. are so distres.
sed with the plunderng os the British so.
diery, and the mercantile cupii,y of the
British merchants, that they have absolute
ly refused to 6ght: The Dons have found
out John Bail at last!
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-10

Yesterday morning, about 30 o'clotk the
Spanish frigste Cornelie came no aud an.
cbored off Fort Columbus. At4 p. NJ. sha
saluted the fort, which vas returned. AZ
half past his EXceiiency the Spanish Am
bassador, his lady, < suite, landed at steam
Boat wharf, amidst large concoxrse u
our citizens, the irIgate Constnuosn, GEM
modore Rogers, firing at tue same ume q
complimentary salute.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-19
October II.
Fifteen Dollars Reward.

RAN AWAY, from the subscriber, last
night, a maiatto nan, named ANDREW.
sometimes called .4'1d,e7y Johusou, about 40
years of age, he is a middling bright mulat-
to, S feet or 10 inches high, spare made,
thin face, wool!y head, a little inclined to
hair, small ear, small eye brcws and lashes,
thin lips to1 person Of. color. small beard. >
spots on the inside of his left arm, and a III
tie above the elbow are two small scars about
an inch apart---he is a very smart active tel-
low, and can Go almost any kind ofwork-- he
is excessively fond OF liquor and will seldom
be sober if he can get it, and when drunk is
very stupid. He had on when he went away
all old short coat and pantaloons OF black SUI
perfine cloth, an old spotted wsistcoat. oZna-
burg shirt and an old white hat, bat as he
took other clothes with linn he will probably
change his dress.
He has wife at Mrs. FendaIfs farm in
Fairfax county, about miles from .lexan-
dria, where it is probable he may be halhor-
ed by her at night, and sIluIk about the neigh
boring woods through the day
will give the above rewart. for delivering
the said runaway 10 me in Alexandria iftek-
en- without the counties Of alexandria t. Fair
| fax, and FIVE DOLL AIRS if taken Thin
either OF the said courtieS.
John Eundas.
| October l6--l7. dl"eod