Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-21
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 81.

Dive US any information respecting IT'S oe-
,.Drion in France. She was to sail on a
certain day: the-pilot was on board the
wind was fair. A French officer came on
hoard took the pilot aside and whispered
IN his Directly after pronounced the
wind not fair. But, why should she be
detained? The French reason was because
the Imperial flag had been insulted at New
Orleans. But was not atonennens made tor
that insult? Turreau demonstrated and de-
handed the removal of commodore Porter.
Was he not immediately obeyed?
win not Congress demand the cores
noudence between Armstrong and Galore !!
Probably: but tho they call spirits from
the vastly deep, they will not come for call
iug." Aud who will censure the admins.
n.tion for refusal? No culprit is obliged
10 proyide his own gallows and rope. When
Armstrong arrives, if he has conducted
with spirit md propriety, he will furnish the
public with those documents which the adj
ministratiou withhold.
A Mr.. Bland, a democratic member or
the legislature of Maryland, has intr oduced
a protest, or rather instructions to the Ma
ryland members of congress, to prevent the
continuance of the present bank of the u !.
States, or the establishment of any other
There is much foolish democratic slang.
but not syllable of argument. We expect
however it will be carried in the house of
delegates, as considerable majority OF that
body are of the nosele led description.
There was much more snow beyond the
mountains, which feb some time since, than
on this side. The melting of this, together
with rains much heavier than we have hal
here, has occasioned the treshets, the height
of which has not been surpassed in many
places these twenty years. The Potomac is
about Que mile and quarter wide here at
Alexandria: ten miles above, at the Little
Falls, the whole river passes in the width
of about 20 feet. Thirty-six feet above
the usual level of the water, was erected a
few years since chain bridge, the third
that has been erected lhsre. The other TWO,
however, were not chain bridges. During
the ffeshet the water rose quite to the
bridge: the wood and logs lodged against
1t: and for long time it obstinately refus-
ed to yield. The wood INCREASING, at
length it tilted one side upward and was
swept away-,he two principal chains were
however so well secured at the abutments
that they still remain. When the water
rose to this height the river became about q
fifth of mile wide, and the torrent poured
over the trees at the height of between 10
and Is feet. This is the third bridge which
that company has lost within years.
At the bridge lately built.across the Po-
tomac at Washington it IS computed that
there shave' lodged from twelve to eighteen
hundred cords of wood. A considerable
part of the way on the eastern side, it is
lodged several feet deep and so firmly that
tor several rods from the bridge the wood
men walk about as on dry ground.
The New,York Evening Post mentions
Aearrival, there Of another mammoth cheese
-ghing $50 pounds, made by the same
rsons who made the great one for Jefer-