Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-08


]. Boykm, Of South Carolina.
7, Do. Do. in History, by MIR. N. Gouyer-
neur, of New-York
8. s 9. A debate on the following ques-
ton lis the principle Of Helye6us Just,
which nainsains The original and natural equal
ity Of genius in all men by Mr.. Ward &
MFR. S. Holmes, of New Jersey.
10. An Grafton by Mir. J. Condit, OF New
Jersey.
II. Da By EIr. J. Griaiths, Of Burlington,
New Jersey.
70. Do. by Mr.. E Graham, of New-York.
Is. Do. by Mr.. w. Lang of South Caro-
lima.
IA. Do. by Mr.. II. Skipwith, of Virginia.
Is s. Is. A debate on the following ques.
ton lis the progress acknowledge unfriend-
" to the interests OF Divine Revelation by
MIR. W. Lawrence, of New-York, and Mr. j.
Scudder, of New Jersey.
IL. The degree of Bachelor OF Arts was
then conferred on the following young gentle
men: -
Lewis Beiden. of Connecticut; John Boy
kin, os South Carolina Joseph Cheethan, OF
New. York; jacob Condit, of New Jersey {;
Edward D. Courcy, of Maryland; James Dun
lop, Of the District of Columbia; Isaac Gou-
verneur, of New-York; Nicholas Governeur,
of do. Edward Graham, OF do. John Grant,
of Albany John Griffith OF New Jersey ;
Samuel l.. Holmes, of do. John Hopkins OF
Virginia William w. Lang, of South Caro-
lima William Lawrence, of New York John
Macauley, of do. George Picket, of Virginia;
John X Rodgers, Of New-Yerk John Scud-
der, of New Jersey HENDERSON Skipwith, of
Virginia; William Taliafcrro, of do. Henry
Vanderveer, of New-Jersey; Isaac Ward, of
do. Singleton Wootton, of Maryland.
The degree of Master of Arts was confer
red on the following gentlemen, alumni OF the
College,
Alfred Balch, Lewis Balch, John Bergen,
William Blackboard, Daniel Clarke, John F.
Clarke, Peter Clarke, Daniel Comfort, Rich
ard S. Coke, George H. Drake, William G.
Earnst, ] mes Elmendorf, William c. FL
mendorf Nathaniel P. Handley, John Grant
land, William Fitzhugh, Samuel 4. Hamilton,
John Lindsay, William Meade, John Hart
ford Montgomery, Hext M'CalI, Humphrey
M. Perine, John Philips, William l.. Pierce,
Josep L. Shaver, Elijah Slack, James ",
Steddiford, George Wood.
The honorary degree of Master of Arts, was
conferred ON the Rev. Thomas Picton, of
West6eld, New Jersey, and on William Ham
ilton, Lieut.. Sd regiment of the United States
Infantry, and aid to the commander In Chief.
Mr.. Ebenezsr, r. o. Cummins, A. M. of
the College of Athens, Georgia, was admitted
adj eundem in this College.
The degree of Doctor in Divinity, was con-
ferred on the Rev. John Brown, OF Columbia
College, in South Carolina the Rev Robert
Hall, Of Cambridge in England; the Rev
James Ingls, Of Baltimore, In Maryland, and
the Rev. Samuel Worcester, OF Salem In
Massachusetts.
IS. The exercises we're concluded with a
Valedictory Grafton by Mr. James Dunlop,
of the District of Columbia,
On the evening preceding the commence
ment, orations were pronounced to large
assembly, in handsome style OF eloqueEce,
BY the following young gentlemen, from the
interior classes in the College: Messrs. Lee,
and Myers, of South Carolina, Wilkins, of N
York, Gildersleeve, OF Georgia, Thompson &
Haight, of Pennsylvania, Lawrence OF New
York, and Batch OF Georgetown.
And on the evening proceeding that, the
scholars ofthe Academy exhibited, with grea:
cclat, to an audience who were highly delight
ed with the proofs of their proficiency winch
they displayed.