Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-18
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U.EDAESD1Y, APRIL 10.
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AT the election held Yesterday, for mem.
bers to represent the county of Fairfax IN
3 the next legislature, the poll closed az toll
q lows: .... ,
For Richard Coleman. 1926 } Federali..,.
Richard H. Scott, 1873 J
q George Ninor, 125 }
y Of course Nfessrs Coleman apd Psake are
! elected. The Fsderals,s in the neighbor.
hood of the Court House, and those who
attended the election, exerted themselves
with zeal worthy the cause they esroussd
which did them great honor.-But many
federal gentlemen in different parts of the
coun,y--msn too, who have much at stake,
aud are constantly in the habit of complain
ing Of the prevalence of democracy, did
not even attend the election, which would
have resulted decidedly in favor of the Fee
deral Candidates if they had-whilst, on
the other hand, the Democrats came for
ward almost 10 a 'man----with their usual
industry.
A BY-STANDER.
April II, 1910.
Extracts of letters from HGmbsr sh, dated
Tmuary 26.
"The Danish chancery took the papers
of vessels indiScriminately have examined
them, and have ordered the sequesuation
, 20 be taken off: Iae cargoes to be set at
the disposal Of the proPrietors. They have
named commissioners in Altoona, Tonuin-
gen, FreSerickstadt and Husum, and have
instructed them to examine the papers ap-
PERTAINING to American property in those
places; and If they find them in order to
release the property Immediately. There
is no doubt but that the Russian and Da-
nish governments are well disposed to
wards US, and wiz do what depends on
them to encourage and favor the American
trade with them. But they are ruled BY
higher poaUer."
February I.
"I have nothing particularly new to COM
municate excepting that The Danish govern
meat are clearing most Of the vessels IN
der sequestration."
From Lisb0n.-A respectable gentleman
Of this city, who arrived yesterday by the
eastern stage, has politely obliged US with
tho following information
State of Po,mga; on the 18th of Februa-
~, 1910, the time We left the 1agus, IN
inc brig Rambler of Bristol, r. Island.
The head quarters of the British army
. was at Coimbra. -
The FRENCH with an army of $4,000 foot
and 5000 cavalry were at Badsjoz. against
whom detachment Of 900 men, chiefly
Portuguese, we're marching and had al.
vanced as far as Aleantara. .-....
A few days before we left Portugal re.
enforcement of2ooo Highlanders had ar
rived from England, some of whom .toge-
Their with 1890 Portuguese were sent TO
Cadiz, near which place, it was reported
Lisbon, the French were in great npm-
hers, and it was expected that the attack on
Lisbon would be made from that quarter,
That grand council of war had been held
at Lisbon, at which were present, Lord
" Wellington and marshall Beresford, the re-
suit of their DETERMINATION was not known,
bps it was generally believed that the Brit
i.h troops would in short time be with
drawn from Portugal upon supPos'tion
that better terms might be obtained tor that
country than could be expected should the
French enter by force-Thas preparatory
to- this the heavy baggage was embarked az
the time We left the Tagus--That there
-. ScO -, r.nor,s a., ,h.s river waiting for