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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
lust Published,
August IL

juoI .1oiio,
For Sale by ROBERT GRAY
An account OF Expeditions to the Sources
of the Mississippi, and through the Western
parts of Louisiana, to the Source OF the AZ
kacsaw, Ksns La Platte, and Pierre Jaun XII
vers-performcd by order of the government
of the United States during the years 1905,
1906, and 1907
AND 4 TOUR THROUGH
The interior Parts of Mew Sbaln,
When conducted through these Provinces
by order of the Captain General, in the year
lso7-by Major Il. NJ. Pike--illustrated
with Maps and Charts.
Price with the Plates seperate, s 3 Is
Ditto with the Plates bound in ct. 3 so
Ditto in boards, 90
9 Subscribers will please call for their
copies.
A supply of Cary's Family
Bibles, and Adgatc's Music.
July Is X. ".
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September so
Orphan'S Court,

Alexandra County, Oct. Term, isI1; ~
Ordered, that the exccutrix OF hENkf
NICHE, deceased, DO insert the ioiiswitg
- ,.r,;sement three times in each week Tor 4
-. in the Alex ndria Daily Gazette.
a copy. -Test,
Alexander Moore, Reg.
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The Subscriber

The Subscriber
INTENDING 10 Remove to Baltimore On
the first day of November next, VIII REM lor
one or more years that Valuable Stand at inc
corner of King and Washington streets also
the Dwelling House which he at present oe-
cunies. The accommodation is extensive
and we'll calculated for a-genteel family,
Richd. Lewis.
October
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Museum of Wax Figures as large
as LIE. s. hying Ansnsals,

VIZ.
a living African LEoPARD-'n ns. a..
~ can APE will go through the Manua
Exercise at the word of command
MECHANISM.
Ten different figures will dance IN great
,ertection after large German organ 70
ronclude with the Yankee setting tlre TO the
Big Gun. ill Q in
-. evening, for few days, at the Marine
Coffee House, Prince street: ,c
Admittance Is cents Children half price
October 10 ~
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Orphans Court,

Alexandtia County, Oct. lem, 1911.
Ordered, That the administrators OF JOHN
RopeKINs, deceased, do inaert the following
advertisement three times in each week for
Jour weeks, in the alexandria Daily Ca
Ze:tc.
A ccpY-Test.
Alexander Moore, Reg.
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BANK OF POTOMAC.

OCTOBER 4, IoI''
NOTICE is hereby given the Stockholm
~ ers of the Bank of Potomac, that all
election will be held at the court house, IN
the town of Alexandra, on the tlrst MONDAY
of November next, for twelve Directors LOT
the ensuing year.
BY order of the Board,
= p.cE Cashier.
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t. Superhne Yellow Bark.

% Supert1ne yellow Bark.
DR.. S.4AFORD'S improved POWDER
of the BARK, having been used and highly
approved by many physicians of distinguish
cd character in different parts Of the United
States the proprietor is now encouraged to
offer it to the FACULTY in general, under the
persuasion, that no practitioner oftaste, in
the choice of his means, can fail 10 be sTati
fed in the use of this elegant preparation -
In strength, fneness and certainty of opera.
ton, it greatly surpasses the bark in com.
mon use.
ALSO,
The ESSENTIAL SILT OF B.6RK, pre-
pared By the same.
The above articles are put up in parc:lsot
different sizes, to accommodate the usual
wants of not only physicians, bet of retail
druggists, country merchants and private Ia
milies-Sotd by
James Kennedy, sen.
Bookseller, and no ether aers0n in Alszan-
dria.
September en-
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MORE PROOFS
October 9


-IcKET No 1868, drawn in the ous-
ouehanna Canal Lottery, [now draw
ing in Bsl,im.ore] a Prize of Ten THOUSAND
DOLLARS the 18th day, was sent from nv"
Office to New York, the 26th OF august iS''
And Ticket No. SIS, drawn the lsth Gay
IN the same Lottery, a Prize OF 10000 Dol
I,rs. they also sent to New York, about
founipbt before it was drawn, and they nave
since advanced the Cash to the fortunate ad'
venturcr. They have also paid the 5,o0o
Dollar Prize drawn in the same Lottery anu
500 Dollar Prize in the Washington MO
nvment Lottery These are some OF the III
,,ucements why the Citizens of Baltimore,
New York, & other places, continue 70 give
such decided preference to the purchasing
of Tickets a. their Officts; and some OF inc
reasons Why Envy is excited In their contem-
poraries.
G.. R. WAITE
Have Tickets and Shares for Sale in the fol-
iosv;nc Lotteries, at their Offices 4" Ne70-
Y,rk. .4.6anv and Baitimorc--
Susquehanna Canal Lottery.
Sixteen days drawing over Tickets Nine
Dollars, and the following Capital Prizes are
in the wheel.
Prize of 90 600 doll'rs
! Pie Of 5000 dollars
Prize of $500 dolsls
Prize of 1000 dollars
Prizes of 500 dollars
Prizes of 200 dollars
Besides a large proportion OF inferior ones
Drawing three times week, to be COM
pleted in 40 drawing days.
Warrington Monument Lottery
Fou tn DAYS drawing over,--Tickets II
dollars, and the following Capital Prizes In
the wheel, viz.
Prize Of $4,000 dollars
Prize of $4,000 dollars
| Prize of 10000 dollars
2 Prizes of 0 600 dollars
Plies of 5000 dollars
Prizes of 1000 dollars
drawing once week for the present to
be completed in seventy drawing days.
Union College Lottery, No. g.,
Commences drawing in New York, next
April, in which are the 1oiio"lns o"pi'"i
Prizes.
Prize of $4,000 dollars
| Prize Of $4,000 dollars
Prize Of 10000 dollars
Prize of 10000 dollars
Prize Of 5000 dollars
2 Prizes of 1000 doil'rs
Present price of tickets seven dollars and
half.
G.. and r. WAITE will guarantee the
payment of all prizes from their Offices {; but
purchasers must take notice that their name
is printed on the back Of each ticket.
Adventures enclosing the cash In letters,
post psid directed TO either Of their Offices IN
New York, Albany CT Baltimore, will be
punctualIy attended to. Those who wish for
their Lottery Register which printed week.
ly, may have it forwarded gratis
ct Der 9 coz"
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60 Great Bargains.

r,HE. subscriber contemplating remov-
Al to the country. offers for sale ms J.
sTOCK Of FURNITURE, consisting o.
Sideboards, Secretaries, Bureaus aoles Oh
various descriptions and other Furniture :, TOO
,sdioms TO mentiou-alI OF which he vail DIS
pose of on very reasonable terms for cash or
good notes. Lac Word
N p. A good ten plate SION E with
p;,e Also, Franklin do. for sale by the
Iipe. A ] w.
September 10 --------,. -
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
Guroge.

| NEW YORK, August 20.
! On Saturday evin lng arrived at mis- port,
the fast sailing snip Herald, Price, from
Liverpool, having sailed from thence on the
9Th day of July.
Tbs editors ofthe Mercantile Advertiser
London papers and Lioyd's Lis,s, to the
evening OF the 6.h of July. ano Liverpool
paper OF the 9Th.
u VIII be seen from the extracts we have
MADE, that Rear Admiral Dir ,seph Y Ike
sailed OF the 9Th oi July from Portsmouth,
in the Nengeur, ~, capt. Brown (; Dane
mark, "a, Capt. bisset Edinburgh, u, cap.
koiles; Pyramus, SO Capc Uashw oOd and
the Rover, Is. CAPT. Finay.
also appears. that capt Binsham's
Letter, which was received by the BRUSH
Government early In July, ma not be, n
published On the 6th. IL WAS expec Jed 20
appear IN the Gazette OF the day iolow
ing
a Special Messenger. (Ndr Proudhaa)
lett London on the 5th o. Iuiy. ON ms WAY
to America, with dispatches ior MIR Fosiel
and sioop OF war, was to sail 40 vi the
same time for our coast, with pilots. vino
were acquainted with our haroours, ana
charts OF a | our line of Sea Coast.
1t is also stated in the London papers
that Marshall Massena had LETT France
Tor SPAN and Portugal, to resume the com
mand of his army.
The K'ng OF England remained as per
last advices
The idea of an embargo on American
vessels in British ports, had nearly SUBJ
sided.
Capt. Price, is the bearer OF dispatches
from our Charge DIES Ahares in London,
and also from the British Government for
Mr.. Foster.
The following is a copy of Capt. Prices
instructions relative to his dispatches,
".dmerican ConSHiafe LsverhooI,
9Th July, 1911.
"Sir, You have two dispatches or the
Department of state, No. and .. In case
of war, and you be brought to by a British
cruiser, you will sink No. 1.
Your most obedt. servant,
JAMES MAURY."
To CAPTAIN lain Prize, oflhe liner
ican shih Heraid"
lie intelligence in COR London papers
from spain and Portugal IS not so late as we
have already received direct from those
places.
LoSDou, July 1.
His Majcsty's sloop Spy, OF s guns, was
to sail yesterday FROM Portsmouth Tor the
coast of America, with charts OF The differ
ent harbours, s0undings &c. on the shores If
the United States. The spy also brings outI
Rilots acquainted with the American har
bours.---We stated ias week. that Rear
Admiral Sir Joseph Yorkc, is to proceed
with squadron for that quarter. Inis
gallant Officer is expected At Portsmouth,
go "wednesday, Co hoist his flag on boarG
the Vengeuf OF "a guns Captain Browo
The SHIPS when, we understand, have re
CeiVed orders Il, ont ihCmealvee ,pto. A..
command, are Vengeur; % (flag-shipl
Danemark, n Captain Bissett Americ
"a, Captain 'os'as Aowey,; EGinburgn. T.,
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
SPANISH AMERICA.
Grfracs ola letter from gentleman i
Caracas 90 his friend in PAiladeIlhid
dated JuI9 Sd, 1871.

Grfracs Qfa tetter from gentleman in
Caracas 20 his friend in Philaaelhhja.
dated Juig Sd, 1871.
"Our politics here are not particularly
interesting l repeat. however, (ootwith
standing the many liesi0 both the English
and American paPers) since we have been
mere, not man mas been put to death, Ell
ther by the law or the mob thar every
thing has been. and is quiet. But the latest
news can give you is, that Gen. Miranda
is now member OF Congress, elected bv a
town almost unheard of before in BarceIn
ma.
A" The eyes OF all Caracas are fixed nm
ms motions, as IT can by no means be said
he possesses the general confidence of his
fellow Citizens. You have heard long since
of the failure of what seems to me the nm
provoked attack upon Coro. The little Co
rian army are 10 their turns the attackers
and are actually arrived to within 90 lea
cues OF this capital, at a place called San
Felipe-whilst the equally wanton azores
sion on the people of Guyana has provoke Il
them to send ioraging parties to within a
league or TWO of the extent of my excursion
into the interior. Harrasscd thus on bnth
sides, one is surprised that no impatience
nor alarm seems visible amongst THE uatr;-
OTIS --Nothing but people with fantastic
rniiorm are to be seen in our streets vel
these epaulctted gentlemen hear Of the
near approach Of the enemy wi the nt
most tranquility, nor eyince the least wish
to march and disturb their operations. I'm
these times, when uuanimity seems so alb
| solutely necessary for the preservation of
their new government, the principal cities
and provinces seem DESTROYS OF hunhi;n,,
the capital and forming Independent states
of their own. The city of Valencia has nnb
hckly in the Gazette and Ia Congress claim
ed to be one OF four independent districts m.
to which she afirms The province of Car.
raccas On its most confined sense) should ne
divided ard thus are the seeds OF present
and future dissentions already sown II re-
still debating in the congress; where, one
Of the members would remind them Of the ia
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
NEW.oRLEANs PAcKET.

The Ne,v- Orleans Packer, capt. Harris, out 40
days from Bordeaux, France, for Boston, was
spoken the 18th inst. in lat. A. 40, long IS, by
capt. Bunker, arrived at Wiscasset from Cork
On the 9th at o'clock in the morning, saw the
Packet pass on the wind to the north ward,
q British frigate in chase of her, nearly within
gun shot.--At 10 IN lost sight of her-suppose
there must have been very little chance of es-
cape. This vessel has been detained for some
time in France and would have been condemned
under the Berlin and Milan DEGREES ifthey had
really existed, Some now pretend to say, if Sir
VIM. Scott had been in possession Of the fact
that She bad been released by the French gov
eminent, he would probably have considered it
IS evidence of the repeal Of the DEGREES But
If overtakeD by the cruizer, she will be sent to
Halifax and there be condemned 80 coed prize
TO the csptors. But no mat;er--the degrading
declaration will again be repeated by " his ma
1esty's able advocates in America"-that G. b.
iias done US no essential injury"
Boston Pdt-:-s.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
FROM CHDH.

Captain Baker. of the Newton, arrived
in IS days from Cadiz, reports nothing new
The French continued To throw bomb shells
night and day, without doing much mischief
The people in general were very ignorant
OF what was going on in the interior, all
communications being cut off except few
smugglers who venture TO the Main at, the
risk OF their lives many of them have
been caught by the French and hung
Markets duh. FLOUR S II.
BAH. c. H. Books.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
i CHARLESTON. August 27.
Bank ROBBERY

We ara informed that the late Branch
Bank of the United States in this city, has
been entered since Saturday last, and rob
bed of SPECIE to the amount. already as
certained, of upwards of ONE HUN.
DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS . The
locks, we und. rstand, show no marks of vio-
lence City Gaz
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
august 90.

august ~.
ERRORS CORRECTED-Ea our
yesterdays postscript zve gaze iefter
from cahfai,t Ofsva, n MS oqvn hand sori-
ling stating 'hat he gvas IS days firm Ma
desra. and thdt reftort SpoS ,n circulation
;haf there had been general battle betsoeen
'the French and English, on the 1874 Of Ju-
iy ~ 7vhich the latter had deem very Sc
. rely handied and svorsted. In Ihe same
letter CAPT Oi7vay mentions the vesSeis he
had iejt az .hcdeird, and among ths rest
fhe ship George Of This horf eahf. Crow, 20
sail in 4 or days. CQht C,-ozv hos ar
rfUed thss morning and says sphen he ieff
there he had heard o. no such report
The Marengo We some days since
stated, thai Captain Ordonnaux, OF the
French privateer Marengo. had arrived in
this City, with several trunks and boxes Of
treasure We since learn, that he has de
posted in cur banks upwards OF two hun
dred thousand dollars in SPEECHES., 600 Of
which was taken from the English ship Elk.
change.
The Marengo is pilot boat built, I9i IONS,
Carries ten guns, and has crew OF seventy
men (with the exception of the ofhcers)
composed chiefly of vagabonds. OF all natl
ons. The Captain of the Belvidere British
frgate, supposed it to be this privateer, when
he ran foul Of The schooner Susan, off Long
Branch. Gazette.
We have seen several letters from Mon
treal mentioning as a fact, that the govern
or OF tina, Province had received directions
from the Board OF trade in England, to in.
terdict the entry of teas. and ali other East.
India goods. except in British vessels, and
directly from Great Britain.-B. G6z.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
NORFOLK. August so

We have received intelligence of the cap
ture of the ship ORION, and schr. BET
sEY, and the ,mpressment of three Ameri-
Can seamen by The British sioop of war
TARTARUs, (HELL y NOW LYING IN
HAMPTON ROADS y! The particulars of
this pleasing intelligence follows. To what
lengths can The brazen front of impudence
go! Tits captain of HE'LL, seizes upon
our property al our very threshold--tears
a part OF one household from their kim
dred friends. leads them into bondage like
slaves, and then walks deliberately into our
houses and sits himself down with all the
confidence imaginable The Indignation
of our citizens has often been reused, when
they have beheld the bandit captain of
French privateer, with his crew, swagger-
ing about our streets; Such feeling cannot
escape them on this oc casion ; the sense of
injury is greater, where it is less expected.
What shall the miscreaDt who destoRs us
Of eur froferty, aud defains our citizens in
Slavery, receive The rights OF hospitality
amongst us But why do WE ask This
question: Unfortunately it has been nva-
riably the case. But our government, we
hope. has by this time duly appreciated
the nature of this maxim. FOO much for
bearance inUites aggression" It is time 10
make stand.--Herald.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
Boston Pat-;-
Npw-ToRE, August 90.

Hre,eE Prl1ateer DiHigent cdhtured
We learn from gentleman that our boat
took lut of the Philadelphia pilot boat Penn
Sylvania, at the Hook this forenoon, and
brought to town. that last Friday he was
Boarded offCape May by the British frigate
Belvidere, capt BiroD, who informed him,
thatthey were looking out for French pri-
Vateer brig that he understood was to sail in
a day or two from the Delaware. Five o.
clock next morning. weather thick and ha-
81, Cape May bearing west, distant about
90 miles, while our informant was still in
company with the frigate, saw the brig
beave in sight, but Showed no colours. Up.
on which the frigate Immediately gave
chase. and in about three hours came up
with her and took possession, but not with
cut FIRST firing number of shots into her.
The frigate with her prize then stood to the
eastward. Our informant and the Philadel
phia pilots state her TO be the French pri
vateeT brig Dilligeut that sailed from the
Delaware last Thursday.
NE haze jusf received the following i'm
norlam intelligence from caftain Ot7vay,
qvho arrived at quarantine. lis ia HE o7UR
hand qprifing, and ToH17vS
Brig ERnchai. Otgvay, 90 days /rOm
nj cieir0. Several drrfVaiS from Lisbon al
Madeira, I one TN q days, 7Olich ieJf there
He 26lh Of Juiy, } 8fates, tbat the French
and English armies met about tie 1871 Ju-
H. and mad severe 6affie--grtat numbers
acre kHcd on Tie side Of the EHghsh. II
mas also reforted at 17adeira, Mat Il sUas
Ao1rl1 AFFECTED at Lisbon that ALL The ing
GSh ftooES 70ouM be called out Of ofiain ana
<oTtngak. Markets oUerstocked with all
Jbt1ds Of Imeriep1 IirodEee."
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
Capture Of rae Shit ORION and Schn'r.
BETSRY


Yesterday were landed here from the Bri
fish sloop of war Tartarus, captain Pasco,
now lying in Hampton Roads, part of the
crews OF the ship Orion and sch r: Betsey.
The Orion, capt Smith, belonging to Pc
tersburg, sailed from Hampton Roads about
days ago bound to ReIigoland, with a car
goot Tobacco, after being few days out
she sprung a-leab, and was returning to this
port IN distress, when on the Goth inst She
was captured by the Tartarus and Int to
Halifax. The only plea as-;sned tor her
Capture was, that she las under sea let
ter and was fn.-Hcrly French vessel
Capt. s Cwho was very sick) the mate
-VOK, aRd steward were sent in the shin
the remainder of tn. rev were pat on board
the / artarus, where TWO of them are de-
tanned, John Bradley and Peter Ouin, bo,h
native Americans with Prote ctions l-AIso
the second mate and 8 of the crew of schr
Betsey, OF and from Bristol, II. ]. bound IN
Sierra Le"na. On he coast of Africa carxo
chiefly Tobacco and Rum, Captured ON tbc
18th inst. by said sloop OF war TaTtarns. &
sem tor Halifax, under suspicion that She
designed to carry slaves, the caotain re.
NAMED on board the schooner, and the res,
OF the crew were put on beard the TARA.
rus; they pressed George Williams native
American, but had lost his protection HE
ship mstes~-ihe mate of the Betsev IS aIso
on board the Tartarus and goes in her tn
Halifax,--IB.
Capt. Rust, who arrived here on Saturday
from st. Croix and Porto Rico, informs as.
that just before he left ST. Croix, a tlispatch
boat arrived there from Barbados. with
orders from the British Admiral TO the Co
vernorto send without delay regiment of
his troops to Jamaica, to assist in ouelIino
an insurrection which had broke on, amongst
the Desroes.--Her. Adv. august IS.
The United States sloop of war Wash
arrived at this port yesterday, last from
Washington. --I6.
me remaining american Dessels that had
been carried mo EHgkand, under fbe Or
dersm Council, haUe been condemned bv fhe
Court Of .9dmivatty. on the same ground
on which the Far and others mere datelD
condemned Uiz because me French de-
crees had never 6een revoked. as TIRE. end-
en-, and therefore Great Britain 4pes jusH
fed 6ythe iaqO " nations in retaAatiHp nm
on her enemy me same iniDlieaI nieasuyea
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03

The editor ofthis Gazette has received salts
factory proof of the genuineness of the letter
ascribed to captain Bingham, respecting the
Little Belt. Though the authority upon which
we called in question the authenticity of that let.
ter was highly respectable, and deserving of Gre
dit, it proves to be erroneous.-The letter
was certainly written BY captain Bingham.
U. S. Gao,
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03

Tomorrow we shall publish the declaration
Of Independence ofthe new federal republic of
VeneSuela, which took place on the 5th day of
July last-the confederation consists at present
on the provinces Of Caracas, Cxnlana, Barinas,
1Naea-itS, Barcelona, Merida and 1ruxiHo
1Hora.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03

did from the countries with which we are at
war; and the quantity OF Wheat from A
merica did not exceed one fortieth part OF
the whole quantity imported.
London fafer 25fh Jane.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03

DIED, this morning at O'Clock, '1oseeh Gay,
Esq. formerly member of Congress, for the first
District of Pennsylvania, and late Cashier ofthe
Farmers and Mechanics Bank.
Philadelphia, Aas. q.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03

The United States sloop of war Wasp
arrived at this port yesterday, last from
Washington. ---I6.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03

Captain ROLES Pyramus friga,e. Caption
Eastwood: and Rover, Capt. Finley. -
This small squadron is large enough to bloN
the whole American navy out of he water.
Its departure. however, will depend upon
the conduct of the Government of the Uni
ted States respecting the late affair between
he Little Belt and the American frigate
President. We have already Stated our
opinion upon this subjec, Government are
supposed to be in possession OF Captain
Bingham's report of the action. 1t would
be idle to discuss the merits of the case un-
til that account is laid before. the pub :
lie.