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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-04
LATE FROM LISBON.
5communica,ed Cor the Fresman's Journal, ]

5Communicated for the Freeman's Journal,
Extfacf Of q letter Jrom respectable gen
tteinaa IN Lisbon, to aaother y 3finiacFef-
j,hia, dated Lisb3n. soth Get. 1879.
g. Soon after 1 wrote 70 YOU on the 4ih
and Oh inst. an embargo WAS laid on all the
shipping ,ndiscriminately, until it could be
ascerla,ned rhet the British and Portuguese
vessels were ad, qu4te to receive AL those
and their property, who might be deslrous
utleaviug the country in case an evacuation
should be found to be Indispensable, as lord
Wellington was then retreating, and Mas
sena following by forced marches. until both
armies came within six or seven leagu q
this city, where they still remain with,n
sigAs of each other. We had however yes
tcrdaY an oficia account that gen. Lesson
had fallen back with his division as fat as
Tnamar, and tsabls begin n2zp TO be abPre-
henSios that tie F;rsaH zoiH set or zpith2'tt
general action. By every account II APP
pears thar the French army cannot excsed
SIS to 81, oCO men, and the combined army
nndrr lord Wellington IS estimated al
10000. The latter has CHOSEN his ground,
and Mssseua has bsen terrifying himself
within sight, and am told in very strong
position, but in great distress for provi-
sons. The combined army is we'll sapph
ed with efery thing from hence (; You tHsre-
fore may suppose what an immensely o.
mules, Wagons, &c. are constantly on the
read. have been out twice TO head quar-
tvs, and found the roads so throng, that [
had something's difficulty in passing. was
fortunate enough to get a billet and was well
lodged, which some. of my friends who
went out of curiosity could not hrae Of
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-04
al,rsnurta Dat!g 0a,stts.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4.

How often has it been said, and how OF
ten its truth been verified, that genius IS
zvagward, Isrses, it falls it is now here,
now ,here: it has no stability. The hon.
Robert Wright, "runctusl as lovers to the
,.,omen, sworn" was ready to take his seat
Yesterday in the house Of representatives.
This gentleman, many years since, leitthe
house for the senate; afterwards lett the
senate to become governor OF Maryland
suddenly resigned that Office with the ex,
prcts,ion of being appointed a Judge: dis
appointed in that ne became again candl'
date for tAs house, and has been elected
The United States, if not insusceptible
IF gratitude, must feel grateful TO Mr.
Wright for the readiness with which he
seems willngto serve his country in almost
any capacity, and for the extreme readiness
with which he display that wonderful eS-
tent Of research, those powers of elocutlon
and flashes of genius, for which he is SO
malkablc:
The legislature of North Cal DINA have
long been in the habit of giving Tor their
state printing exactly the sums demanded
BY their good democratic printers '5anns
4he present session Of their legislature,
Messrs. Lucas & Boyian, federal printers,
having offered to do the work for two
thirds the democratic charge, the house of
commons after long discussion, and FIRE.
quent attempts to continue their favors IN
the good old democratic channel, were O.
bliged to give it to the loves; bidder. One
Of the members said he did not like ihe
plan Of giving il to the lowest bidder, nor
TO employ a printer who might in|ars him
and blast his character. We should suppose
The gentleman must deem his own charac-
ter very brittle indeed, if without founda.
federal printer might b'ass 1t.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-04
Elifha Janney,
James Keith, jun.
Sawts
60 The Subscriber wishing
November s.

to remove to the westward, offcrs for sale the,
FAEii on which lie at present resides, lying
contiguous to AIexandria, Georgetown and the
City of Washington eleven miles. from the
first and less distance from the two latter
containing about four hundred and seventy
acres, on which are good Improvements a
large and. convenient Dwelling House, Few
and nearly complcat, TO accommodate large
family together with lsundry other houses
suitable we'll watercd and in a healthy
ncighborhood. tits thought unnecessary to
say more, presuming any person wishing to
purchase will view the premises, and OH ap-
plication to Mr. DANIEL MINOR, of Alexan-
dria, or the subscriber, the terms will be
made known; and the purchaser can have
possession this fall, with the crop of whcas'
rye now sowing.
Edward Dulins
October IL. 2aE
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the accumulation Of debt whick the most
Responding politician can anticipate.
In these calculations it is very essential
to notice the difference betwixs stock and
sterling money. A hundred pounds Of
stock in the 8 per cents, by the latest quo-
,ation from London, could be purchased
for sixty six pounds sterling. For each
hundred pounds of,hls stock Gas the name
implies) the government pay three pounds
sterling Of annual interest. IF therefore is
sells .above sixty pounds sterling, they are
paying so much less than FIVE per cent for
money. II on The other hand The stock Cal
under par, the commissioners are enabled
to buy up the debt on better terms for the
public.
am, &c.
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PUBLIC SALE.

DURSUANT to dsoree of the county
{ court of Prince William, will be sold by
pubic auction for cash, on the lst Monday in
December next, between the hours OF one
and two o clock, P, NJ, before the front door
of the court house of Prince William county
aforesaid, TIL 0 TRACTS OF LIND, the
property of John Watson, supposed to contain
200 hundred AID thirty ceres, lying on Bull
Ran and Occoquan la said county.
VIM. A. @. Dade, COm'r.
October go. lawt
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PETRo PETRAvITcH.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
7asen for the Aleaaadlia Cazetfe:l
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, Dcc. 8.

MONDAY, Ere. 5.
At IL O'Clock the speaker took his seat
and called the house 70 ordSr. The clerk
called over the names Of the lnrmbsrs,
when it appeared there was Quorum.
Mr.. DesVson moved the usual appoint
nrsnt OF committee to join committee Of
the senate, to wait Oh the pfesiden and in
form him of their readiness to receive any
communication. The clerk gave notice Of
the appointment of such committee on he
part Of the house.
Il was resolved that the daily hour of
meeting Of the house be al II O'Clock.
The Clerk returned from the senate and
informed the house tina: that body had not
formed quorum. [Oae member oaly
wanting
/ Mr.. Smile moved the usual rsso,asien
for the clerks furnishing the members with
such newspapers as they may wish, not ex,
ceedlng the expence Of three daily papers.
At, O'Clock tn hous- adjourned.
Our Fathers, 7yilere are they PIT has
been well remarked By late writer, that
We ARE FALLEN PEOPLE We appear
TO have los, that exquisite sensibilty 70 ma
tional honour, which shoa!d form the pccu-
liar pride Of the Republicans character. The
democrats t,ems:ivss acknowledge It, for
they say we are raesasy and bas-ly submis-
sive to the insults and outrsgss of Great
Britain Sometimes they effect to couple
France with Great Britain, and declare that
we have succumbed to both. No doubt we
did SO in the case Of the Embargo, and yet
that most Submissive Of all submissive mea
sures is extolled by the anti submission
men," as she most energetic measure which
it was possible for US to have adopted with
out going to war. Embargo, War, or
Submission" Who can have forgotten the
celebrated Manifesto Of the house Of re-
representatives. Of the q. S. upon the subject
of " alternatives ;"
The following extrac. from " JUSIus" is
not inapplicable to the present times.
"The ruin or prosperity of state de
bends so much upon the administration of
It's government, that to be acquainted with
the merit OF its ministry, we need only 90
serve the condition of tie people. 1t we
sec them obedient to the laws, prosperous
in their industry, united at home, and re-
spected abroad, we may reasonably presume
that their affairs are conducted by men OF
experience, abilities and virtue. It, on the
contrary, we see az, universal spirit OF dis
trust and dissatisfaction, rapid decay Of
trade, discussions in all parts Of the en-
pire, end q totalloss Of respect IN the eyes of
foreisn pozoers, we may pronounce without
hesitation, that the government OF that
country is weak, distracted, and corrupt."
There is no doubt that title times that so
oper us are essentially different from, tie
days Of our fathers. The days OF the Re-
volutiou were days Of trouble, but they
were days of glory. The administration
of Washington was in its commencement
period of gloom, but Light came out OF
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NEW-Yonk, s5th Nov. 1910.

To the Editor Of the Aleaaadria Gazette. "
OBSERVING in your Gazette Of the 10th
Instant, some loose calculations regarding
the redeeming fund OF toe English national
debt, perhaps few plain remarks iliustra
tive CT its native origin, may not be unac-
ceptable to your readers.
Doctor Richard Price after many years
lsborious calculation, submitted a plan for
the gradual redemption Of the funded debt
of Great Britain to Mr.. Pitt, which was
acted upon on the first Of January, 1875,
and of which the following is the outline:
One million Of pounds sterling from the
current taxes Of each year, is paid to the
commissioners for managing the sinking
fund, and laid out by them in buying up
such portions of stock as are cheapest in the
market. The interest of the whole debt
continuing to be regularly paid, it is obvi-
Gus, tina, these purchases will accumulate to
an immense fund, by the addition of inter
est and the interest Of interest.
x material part Of the plan however was
not added until the summer of 1898. lr
was then enacted that one pei cent on the a.
mount Of ca 4 loan, should be added 20 the
sinking fund for redser ming it, which 1t Will
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SHIP
Pert 4ef Alexandraa.

49, ENTERED,
Ship Diaf.a, Lewis, Lisbon; Salt Z Cork
to t. and +. Vowel; and Merino Sheep
TO +. II. Hooe. -.
Seh'r Favori,e, Howes, Boston; Sun
dries; 70 Lawrason & Fowle.
sloop Dispatch, Henry, Norfolk; Sugar.
3d.; t. Newton Keens.
CLEARED,
Brig Presass. Ru.asrford, Geo. Town;
by Tenney & Oper.
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10 tons Bar Iron.

- 10 IONS Dar ITUH. : -, -.
~ l'hc above SIoop is intended as re-"
gulsl packet between this place and AoEt0Ss
is a new vessel and has excellent accommp"
aations foy passengers She will sail lor Nor;
folk On Thursday next, wind and weather
permitting. Fer passage apply as above, o.
10 the Muster on board at Twins |hagta
Daccnlbsr 5 .'fs
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Darkness. We hare seea, our best days
We shall never again have WAsHIsc.
TON!
A Sun is set-Oh rise another such.
Freeman's journal.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17
Ma. SIMPSONS REPLY.
GsNrLEMzN of the JuRY.

Ir @.
~ The counsel who
closed the defence finished by caulionipg
you against the eloquent defamation OF
ms adversaries. with what Justice you can
Judge. 1t scarcely became him to do so,
alter ne and bis colleague had added to
every practical resource that skill & deep
hnessc Could Offer torrent of declama.
non, and display of talent worthy a bet
ter cause, Par different Is the track shall
pursue and little do they know me, who
suppose that could in any thing initiate
an example SO worthy 10 be Stunned. Il
would little prof, the people in whose be.
half now appear, or that Injured lady in
defence OF whose unsullied honor stand
forward, TO mix her claim with any subje4
ioreign 10 her cause. The tatlling Ian
guage OF saucy eloquenoe, the loud auda
ic'ous rant OF boisterous words, would III
accord with the sad accents of woman's
tender sorrows. with those Instructions
she has given, which are commands to
me- II could lay before you the silent
anguish OF. her grief worn soul, her woun-
ded spirit, and her broken heart, shoaid
be eloquent, and eloquent enough.
But who is be that can describe the
wounds that show net ou,wardly, but bleed
within, which art can never cicstrize nor
time assuagel Who can reia the tor.
menls OF that moment when frss she feIi
the stroke OF sudden desoIalion, and found
the batbed arrow in her hearti She who
stood spolless before God and man, who
never had IN word or deed offended a.
Who sought refuge from further evils
on your hospitabe shores. Who had IN
this obeyed the counsel OF her IawinI hus
band, and brought with her, as to a land
where law and justice reigDed, one hall
o. those dear inlaots whose love bound
them together by common and mutual
lie, and grappled their affections to YEA.
~ life.
Was It not enough to sa,iaie this cru
el 1'belief, tina, he had scattered fss and
wide his yenomed shafts through all this
terrified commvnityi that he had carried
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17
NEw-YoRK. July II.
FROM TENERIFFE.

BY the schooner Weymouth, from
Teneriffe, we learn, that two Spanish
and one British "a, and a transport,
had arrived at ST. Cruz, with 500
French prisoners of war from Cadis.
Several other French prisoners were
in the upper town of Oratavo and the
lower order of the inhabitants in the
port of Oratavo collected In large
body for the purpose of going to the
upper town to murder them, but were
prevented by the uagistracy and the
higher class OF citizens. Two old in.
habitants we're killed before the insur-
rection could be quelled. About 100
OF the regular troops came over from
St. Cruz
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17
FROM THE N. Y.rc COLUMBIAN.
FORENSIC EEoQUKNCE.

- The Snlinuipu speech Of Counsellor
SAMPSON is reoommeoded To the readers
az 'biph f;n;shed snscimen of bar eIo-.
oaence
On the nroser,,,;or Of lanes Chee,b,n.
for a Libel on Madam Ronne VILE pub,ish.
ed in his I.;f. IF paine. The counsel for
the LibeIier ,eos two GROUNDS of deteoce
Ist. That the f.ess charged we're true.
I'd. Tha, the defendant was an historian,
and as sucb mad. ! yipbt 70 publish what
he had heard and bel;syed. thouuh it re.
flected OF, AN Innocent person. ~ q
ri. 6r.f noe;t;on was altar = conte y.,,,,..
lille effort m SUMMARY 4 abandoned evs !,
bv the Libeller,s connsel. They were =
shamed oft tbemsslves. Severa, I.d;es
of the first distraction. whose daueh Iers
had been entrusted In lhe care OF nsda ~ =
BONNEVILLE 70 learn the French Ianguage
appeared in ,o,,y,. nd ,est;GAd - tSs en
biemisbed cbarseter Of this much injured
female.
The counsellor for the l;hel,er ,b.n /, Id
recourse to their last rronnd. and s,ssn,i
ouslv rna;ntainel ibs onr,nci,Is a., ~
laid down. Thev nerban. feIt' conss.nrs
in the court AZ T. haa 81 .ns.a,,. 800
Of the trial in,iuate,, an or,;,,;o,, fa.ar.h,s
~ the nerana ~ - :.
Nd by a lite,Ier ,,ndrt.th. nam. or a. 30
,orian. Nor was this confidence, misr,la.
ced I. AZ sp..,rI., H. g.. - az ~ -,
Jury, that if they should be of op,uion thai s
Mr. Chee,ham had been informed of what
he wrote. and believed II. ne was ius,;f;ed,
and that tho, madame Ronney;lls wss -
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17

It would have been well, some aays a.
go, it bis brother edisors against who,n
~ got DAMAGES for hsina bis h,stori 10
md calling him Brisish sn.issary.
nad sold their works In boare.s /; shsv
might most readily have found as Ma
ny witnesses and full as gncd ms he has
called TO say, not that it was true. bur-
that they bad inquired ard were told
and verify believed il. They rnirhr
have said it FIRST themselves, Is tS.v
had been corrupt enough to do Il
then receisrd-it back again, and sub.
Hshed Il as.the history, not of Tom
ralne, but of that 'grca.er man who
rendered. aswondrous benefit to sue.
cunning faith by putting him down
after the graye.diggef had just putIhim (
under grounds.
To be Continued
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17
1890 Acres of Land
FOR SAFE

On the waters of Seneca Greek, in the
county of Pendlcton.
4 ~ 'ne iota CT next month by virtue of
y aeeu an trust executed by Rob=y.
Barclay, to secure the payment Of the su.,
therein mentioned, to Richa rsr q iines +
shall before the door OF the Eagle Tavern
IN the city of Richmond, proceed To sell 70
the highes, bidder. for cash, all. or snch
part OF the said LAND as may be sufbci.
ent to discharge the said deed.
II. Gaines, Trustee.
'u'y f'u ioio VS. p.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17
PH,LADELpHIA, July 10.

Yesterday arrived brig Saunders, Quail.
from Cadiz Which he LEFT the 29lh May,
and informs that the French are erecting
batteries and advancing their works sat
Matsgords but had not opened them
when he sailed. neither had there been
any rencouutcr or sallie on either side
Tor some Tune previous to his sailing.---
On the i7ih and 25th Of May'two Of the
prison ships ran ashore in gales of wind
by which 6 or 700 French prisoners were
released, the boats ofthe British Men of
war attempted 10 board Them, while drift
ting and take out the prisoners, but the
French men bay,ug go. arms in thsi. hands
kept them off and killed is or IL OF The
English from which tits supposed that the
one on the 25th having q or 500 prison.
era takIng the advantage of the gale, had
rose on their guards, seized their arms,
cut the cables and let Der drift ON shore.-.
the FrenchmeD defended her till hey were
all landed, when the British sat her on
FIRE.
Capt. Quail Informs that on the 2otb
OF May the Spanish mountaibeers armed
only with knives, daggers and -cutlssses
poured down on the town Of Chirus. (about
Is miles from the isle oil Leoo) garrisoB<
ed BY a body of the Ftench whom they
routed and cut TO pieces, hardly leaving a
man 10 tell their misiorlunes.
Capt q. heard nothing OF he battle in
Por,ugal or the excavations of Madrid as
reported yesterday via Charleston.
French RamboufNet Decree. The fol-.
loving is copy OF the French Decree no.
ticed in the London Papers.
7he last number Of the Pslletin des Lois,
contains an imperial decree, dated at RAM
bouiIlet, the 23d March 1910, which
itaking into consideration that the govern
rnent Of the United States mas, by an act
Of the list of March, 1909, ordered. 1.
That from the Goth May next, ensuing,
vessels arriving in the United States, I'M
der the Frensh flag, shall be seized and
con6scated, together With cargoes. 8.
That from the same period, 70 merchan-
aize, nor production Of the soil, or manu-
facuures of France, or iIer colonies, can be
imported into the ports ofU. 5 ftom any fo-
reign port whatsoever, under pain vt seizure,
corhscasion and penalty It taree times
the value Of the goods. 8. That II shall
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17

wards Cadits and that the inhabitants OF
that place were in high spirits. x under
no approximations Of being obliged to sur.
render to the French.
We further learn. that the Seven Ca
nary Islands were Immediately 10 be pla-
ced under the Vice Royalty of the Duke
del Parcae, who with . number of troops,
were hourly expected at Santa Cruz.
1t IS further added by our informaDt, that
90 much were the inhabitants incensed
against the French q, Port Ora.avia. & the
upper town, that they had embodied and
threatened to Massacre all they could
End; and that two respeG liable Ftench in
habitanls of the place had been put TO
death by the populace. About 100 ofthe
regular troops came over from St. Cruz
and quelled the rioters: 800 4r
Extrars Of letter from commercial
House Of the first respectability, dated
fli LIvERPooL, May as. 1870
s. We are informed that Mr. Pinkney is
at length in POSSESSION Of the French De.
cree. by which all American property is
sequestrared, as likewise the imperative or.
der for all citizens ofthe United States to
quit the French serritories without. delay
under pain OF Inprieonment. ~ This decree
was passeda IS farback as the Esd of March
but not published until the 9th Of May.
1t is transmitted to all the Northern Pow.
ers for their adoption" ~
An article, under the Portsmouth head
Of May 10, states, Is That cartel has Just
arrived in three days from Morlaix, lad.
wishing, that Bonaparte was enraged at the
Americans, that he had ordered them all.
out of the country, on pain of conhscation
and imprisonment. y
A letter received in Boston from Liver.
pool, of date of May 81, repeats the a.
bove rumour, with this. addition That the
report was,stated to be grounded On q De-
cree, published by Bonaparte, in which, A..
Mericans were ordered to quit the country
immediately. on pain of imprisonmenta and
the coniscation Of their property.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17
NEwt YoRx, J1,v Is.

Ticket No. 1549, drawn on the ffty.se.
venth day of drawing, this capital prize
of s 10000, was sold by G. < X. Waite,
AZ their truly fortunate Lottery Office in
Maiden Lane, to a gentleman in Hart.
ford, (Con.) as were also sold, in the pre-
sent lottery. at g. & X. Waite's Office,
Nos. 6lo7 prize of 3 5000, and 1929,
a Erise of S 1000, to a gentleman in this
city being two of the. highest prizes tsst
renaiaed IN the city in the present lo.te.
ny,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17
JUST PUBLISHED,
And for sale at this Office,
A NEW AND PLAIN SYSTEM
ARITH M ETC.
---~.; CD ;@- Y.
BY ELLJlH II. HRND RICK.
or sucxINeHAM COUNTY.
RECONNAISSANCE


Demonstration l deem necessary in an
elementary treatise on any branch of the
Mathematics; but, as the demonstratfye
method is pursued in very few schools. /,
upon comparing Mr. f. II. Hendricks A..
rithmetcai Treaties with other works on
the same subject, am induced to recon.
mend itCas Que of the best systems of M
rithetic that have fallen with my observa.
uon, and TO declare my high opinion OF il,
as far as 1t respects mercantile purposes,
and other practical uses.
l.. II. GIRADIN.
Academy, Richmond, Feb. 8, 1910.
i have examined Mr Elijah r.. Hen
Fdrick's 2" New and plain system Ut Arit1.
metic," and shall hereafter pester is 10 =
ny pract cal work of tie ksnd extans, On
account OF its Judicieus uvrnagelnen; wiki
respect to mercantile p1rpos.s, aad oiher
practical uses. DAVID DOYLE.
Academy, Richmoad, February s, 1910.
Ig may also be necessary 20 state tbas
the above work has been hiyhly recon-.
nended BY Doctor Samuel X Jepninss,
formerly of The New Loadop Academy /;
] oshua LeagSc. ESQ. OF Prince Edward---
e. b. Wopas5o, Esq. 81 CanbesL,sd, and
several other literary cnsracters,
July i6sh, 1910.
Couutry merchants and oshers who visa
to purchase, 60 sell sga,D. va. be silc,yea
a lioefaf discount.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-17
Bergman Green.

The above Nine Hhds. Io,acco VIII be
sold to the highest bidder tor ready me
ney on the first Monday in Nov. next
III not claimed before that timrl bsfare (.
the Court House door of Henrico.
Mosby & Young.
Shockoe Ware Honse, July 16. sw.