Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-12
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Tuesday, JUNE IL.

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~ Ca ptaiin Roberts, Of the schr. Dorches.,
arrived here q few days since, fell IN, on Ii.
FIRST II April, with the schr. William, q
Oxford, about s6 tons barthen, CT Smith.
peint, on her beam ends, and 20 person 0.
board--from the papers found. the caplait,
name appeared 10 be Levin Fresgar ;he took
some few article cut Of her and she ~as,f-
forwards carried into st. Mays By snsa
/, craft. i. &. i,
Ma. SNowBEs,
1t discomposes the suayity OF my temper
cohsoundedly, to observe 50 many Of your
! correspondents ridiculing domestic naDafac.
lures, and setting their heads, and feet toe,
against all our lautable endsavors to render
their country independent as Arabia Feiix n,
self r.. =.
Ifa company associate, for the purpose Of
encouraging domestic handierait 'he.s ID
naturtd ones assert directly that ,hc, thing
W as projected by harty men, and solely IA
tended as woetul thrust at Johnny bull -
that the stock OF the association although halt
paid UP, can all be bought for son.g'ssc. Now
am a. promoter Of that institution and
protest solemnly there's not song in the u
inverse weld give my stoek for cxcef
Webster's favorite air Of ";Dovn IN me Dss-
ley" e.a. ...,. :. = ~ :.
"a suucy neighbor asked-he the other day,
where he should buy q good coat cloth -
g AT our warehouse" was OF course the fs-
NV he observed hecoald geta better bar
gain elsewhere -" Sha," rcjbined ], I" put
the diff: renee to the account. Of hairiaism.'
Patriotism, returned Ire, does rot happen 10
tie y tautal srhder,- in my family and waltz
cd of. The suayi!y OF my temper, Mr.. f.
ditor, you nny be sure, was somewhat rus.
,ned by this little rotor, and. what eontfibus'
cd not much 10 ealmiis. was, 10 hear another
impuden, neia hbor, land I kRow him loo, 70
be on excellent Judge Of clo.is1 declare riSh
In my nslh, tina. he could buy q better cloth
for ten dollars tsan our warehouse sold fos
fourteen! This Is oil Hun,nesy !, tliat Ills:
Your respectable correspondent, /" Theop's
Pax" appears quite disheatened At hot 10.
Ing able TO t6ilees the debt due him, "till
the tuhhmg season 10 over; !" and sherefors
speaks rather discourugins thinys Of The ma
s.tae'arA,g mania, that Is happily spreading
over our district. why have many debts
due me Of this kind, tha, ! should be hsppy
10 wal. for, I'LL Ills a-tupping season. pro-
tluce young ttps, TO esrn4or> ms,-if, ] were
sure ofbeing paid then :--So.I cannot think
he should let this affair trouble him. 81
MIR. "'Pax" seem to infer from thesfre-.
iquent calls to borrow m oncy and the dific,a-
ty of collecting, that shere may not be ssery
immense inactive capital bere, ;te embark ia
these popular speculatioas. Why, really, I
don't know ;---f have not been asked to lend
a cent this month ;-this may proceed, how
ever, from my ahhearsnre being somewha.
tordidding. !tis,rue, hear merchants ao-
costing each other in the street, during bank
hours, with set Of cone fArass. like these;
F-' How much have your What's tho
state of the funds f--Bless your soul, lx-
ed'--' I'm in the voeaiaive.-or the
short rows'--cartail.d deyiishly-T
count on you for 500 withdraw note
Must poney up- What's o:clocki,--
extend i thirty days---neyer dreamd off
being due LAY orer protest. and suea
like obseru tons; butIdid no. suppose this
was the effect of any hreuniary embarrass-
ment, as Il e words lind or Sor.vv we're not
used at all s g I. s s. ~ -.
What if Mr.. Jefferson did ,ay our rsrs-
shoh' should be in Europe, whers lshe de-
taft shOnld alen h fsvir1.d r.. 80. -