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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-19
Mr.. PICKERING's ADDRESS
TO the People Of tie United States.
No. ".


Fellow Citizens,
Although the unsought appointments to the
numerous Offices detailed in my last address,
will, by all candid men, be admitted as strong
evidence of my possessing some portion Of a.
bility to execute them, and OF my fidelity to
my country; vet the manner in which was
fna!ly removed from Office, having, among
the uniformed, excited doubts, it may be ne
cessary for me to clear them away.
held the Office of Secretary of State near
five years In May, 1900, was dismissed by
President Adams. On this dismission $50
little did it excite my sensibility) I should
have remained forever silent, had it not been
made sub iect of reproach. The dismission
deprived me of 10 friends on the contrary, it
increased the ardor, and added TO the number
of those had before. OF the friends COM
mon to both of us, it contributed to produce
general alienation from Mr.. Adams.
I knew this gentleman was liable to intern
perate passions. was the iect Of parox-
ism of his rage the afternoon before he sent
me notice that might resi- gn, wishing me
to name the dav when the resignation should
take place" This tempest, however, was not
displayed to me, but to friend of mine, a
! member of Congress, VINO was gong home,
and called on MIR. Adams to take leave. To
me, who, during more than three years, held
the Office CT Secretary of State under him, Mr..
j Adams once only exhibited any passion; and
that on AN occasion which furnished no cause
for the slightest emotion. 1t was this: His
! son, John Quincy Adams, in 1874, was APP
pointed Charge d'Affaires, or minister resi-
dent Of the United States at the Hague. JUS,
before Gen. Washington's last Presidency ex.
pired, he raised John Q. Adams to the high.
est grade of minister plenipotentiary to the
court of Lisbon. had now to make out new
commission I'm the draught, I called John
Q. Adams, tate minister resident Of the Unisea
States at The Hague; doubling whether i,
would be correct to call him late minister tle.
nftotentiOry Of the United States al tie Cour!
of Lisbon seeing that not having gone thi.
Their, of course he had not been received in
that character. l concluded, however, before
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Fer the Aferandria Ga-eHr'
TIE ESSAYIS7.
No. I.
lNGRATITUDF.

OF all the letestibie vices that lnteSt hu'
man nature, and tend most to dissolve the
most sacred ties that bind man to man, IS the
crime of incratitude it necessarily must ap-
pear strange to thinking mind, that such
vice ever has had, and still has existence, and
that foIys should be so blind to their own IN
terests as to be guilty of it; as upon mature
examination it will be seen that the man that
barbors ineratitude in his heart is an enemy to
himself and does more injury to his own con-
Germs, than he does to the person whose friend
ship he has chosen to forget; but the world
is so constituted, that in every situation OF lite
men are unaveidably in want OF each others
assistance. How can the wretch then who
has been once guilty Of the crime OF lngratl-
tudc, ever expect that he will meet with any
friendship from his fellow man, or be ready
to give him the assistance he may possibly
stand in need of. As the industrious farmer,
after having many years toiled, and manfred
an unsra,efll soil, and seeing that after all his
pains and labors that that soil produces no.
thing but weeds, gives up all endeayors to
mend it, and finally lets it lie uncultyated;
in like manner the man, who after being OF
service to his ncighbor, sees him ungr2tetul,
breaks of all intercourse, and cautions his
friends from fostering a viper in their bosoms,
who evidently after he has recovered warmth
and suHiciency of strength vii! sting them toT
their pains.
But are not our benefactors often cxtrava-
CANT in their expectations of return and Go
they not very often exact more than the per-
son obliged is able to return, and thus force
him to shrink from the debt, and retire from
all further Intercourse with them. In such
cases kindness becomes an injury, much "a
ther than good Office. But the person O.
bligcd ought with excessive caution avoid
too frequently repeating excnsing himself
from returning kindness, under pretenslons
that the return expected is extravagant, I'M
less he really has from experience found it so;
lest the imputation of ingratitude should fall
with redoubled weight upon his head and rem
der him forever obnoxious in the eve of man.
ALBERT.
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Female Educai1on.

a IRIS. SELMA NICHOLS, hauHg
Nl relinquishea her intention Of LEAVING
Alexandria, mas TAX, II that CONN odious trG:e
a, the corner on King street, adjoining Cj'
Deneaie's, & begs ieave 20 inform her i!ieHds
that she Wi continue as hitherto, TO tcacn
f.males the different branches OF useiu. ara
ornamental EDUciTIoN She returns her
thanks to those by whom SIC has been patfC'
nizad, and hopes she ma, enjoy the cen'il'O'
ance Of their patronage.
The house being eomnodious and IN
healthy part Of the town, she wishes to ':r'
few Scholars as bcarders en- ieasoa'0T
terms.
Her terms for tuition are moderate, ah'
may be known by applying to her
March IL. eto'
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Honorable Timothy Pickering,
Secretary nf State"
DEPARTMENT OF STAFF,
Phladelihia, Monday morning,


STR have to acknowledge the receipt Of
your letter, dated last Saturday, stating, that
"as you perceive necessity of introducing a
change in the administration of the office OF
state, you think it proper to make this COM
muniCation of it to the present Secretary OF
State, that he may have An opportunity OF re-
signing, if he chooses and that you wish
the day on which his resignation is to take
place to be named by himself"
Several matters Of Importance in the Office,
in which my agency will be useful will require
my dilgcnt attention, until about the close of
the present quarter. | had indeed, contem-
plated a continuance in Office until the fourth
of March next; when, if Mr.. Jefferson were
elected President Gan event which, in your
conversation with me last week. you consider
ed as certain) expected to go out of course.
An apprehension OF that event first led me TO
determine not to remove my family this year
to the city of Washington because TO esta-
blish them there would oblige me to incur al
extraordinary expense, which l had not the
means of defraying whereas, by separating
myself from my family and living there eight
or nine months, with strict economy, hoped
to meet that expense, should the occasion &C.
cur. Or, if / then went cut Of Office, that saving
would enable ne to subsist my family few
months longer; and perhaps aid he in trans
porting them into the woods, where | had
land, though all wild and unproductive, and
where, like my first ancestor in New-England,
l expected to commence a settlement on
bare creation. am happy that have this re-
source and those, most dear to me, have for
titudc enough to look at the scene without dis
may and even without regret. Nevertheless, af-
ter deliberately rejecting on the overture you
have been pleased to make to me, I do not feel
it to be my duty to resign. have the honortobe,
With great respect, sir,
Your obedlent servant,
TlHoTHY PIcKERINo.
Mr.. .49ams, President u tie U. States.''
In about an hour after sending this answer to
the President, I received the following reply {:
philadelphia, May II, 1900
SIR--Diyers causes and considerations, es-
sentia to the administration Of the govern
ment, in my Judgment requiring change in
the Department of State, You are hereby dis
charged from any farther service as Secretary
Of State.
JOHN ADAMS.
President of the L. States.
MAY 10, 1900"
The above reply was in cover addressed
and delivered to me at nv Office. was then
putting the finishing hand to the forms, re-
gulations and instructions, TO be transmitted
to the marshals of States and secretaries OF
Territories, which l had prepared agreeable
to the reuuisition of the act of Congress, for
taking the second census of the United States.
As knew not who was to succeed me, or
when new Secretary might take his seat, in
order that the public service might sustain no
injury. and in legal consideration the fraction
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CLOVER-SEED,
N. KINGSTON, Fairfax-St'

Has received few tierces of excelle2: '.'-'
Cioyer-St ed.
On band, as u'uaI, good assor'm'n. ~ y.
fresh G ARDEN SEEDS, Timothy, OFeh"
Grass, Burnet and Hemp Seed.
ILSO, =,
An elegant and extensive assortme''
Queens Ware, China, cut and PLAN VIZ
complete blue printed Table Sets WIZ
Wy and fish dishes; Walters, Bread 80;
Casters, Lamps, Chimney Ornaments w.
a variety of fancy articles. IA
February ls. dl~''"'"
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Ground Platter.
n O L | G E.

IHAVE given my note dated 27th re-
br,srs, 1911, ct ninety DAYS date, for 5 5
dollars, payable to and endorsed by Jcxeph
Vaudeville to Thomas Pat,en, for articles
purchased at his sale-All persons are here
Nv warned from tasing an assignment OF the
said note, as hold note of the said no
mas Psuen'., tor Sll4 SO cents, as an OH
set thereto.
Jacob Butts.
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March 6.
Red Lion Tavern.

Nras Myer, begs leave to intorm u'e
IV t.ierds and customers OF Cap. re'e'
L,uni. and her late hush nd, as We as '"e
.npl;c in general, that she viii continue u
kesp Tavera at tina, noted stand IN " inc"es'
V,rr;o,s.-Havinr commodious house
and stables she Hltters herself, sen'ieme"
1,r,v.l,ers and others can be Handsomely ac'
ccmmon,ted
Winchester. March u, ISL.
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a fair copy Of the commission should be made,
70 wait On the President, that he might direct
.h, form of it to be altered, ii he thought ut.
He read on ill he came to " late minister re-
sidcnt of the United States at the Hague
when he burst into passion; and with loud
and rapid voice exclaimed, g not late minis
ter resident at the Hague, but late minister
plcnipotcntiary of the United Statcs at the
court of Lisbon, to which office he was APP
pointed By Gen. Washington--not by me-
and SO he Shall be called :" Then lowering
his tone, but speaking with earnestncss, ne
added" am sorry that my son ever went
abroad as minister | wish he had stald at
home: for there was not a pen In the u.
States, of which the iacobins were so much a.
f.aid as of my sons" The father and the son
and these very jacobins, have since shaken
hands together.
I have said that NJ. Adams gave me notice
that might resign, and wished me to name
the day. This transaction having excited con-
siderable interest, the public curiosity may be
gratiied by the perusal of cur correspon-
dence entire
philadelphia, Nay 10, 1900.
SIR--As | perceive a necessity OF intro
ducing a change in the administration OF the
Office of STATE, l think it proper to make this
communication Of it to the present Secretary
of State, that he may have an opportunity OF
resig1,ing, if he chooses. l should wish the
day on which his resignation is to take place
to be named by himself wish for an answer
to this letter On or before Monday morning,
because the nomination off successor must be
sent to senate as soon as they Sit
With esteem,I am, sir,
Your most OBJ and numb. scrv't.
JOHN ADAMS.
Honorable Timothy Pickering,
Secretary Of State
1t required no great sagacity to discover the
latent OBJ ect of this seemingly mild proposal.
1t was the first notice the President gave me
Of his intentions. Mr.. Adams imagined that .
would resign, to avoid the apparent disgrace
OF IA dismisSi,a. He wished ne to commit TO
Zticai suicide, to screen himself from the odinm
of being my erecutioner. Prefering dismis-
sion, by which knew it was not III his power
20 dishoner nc, sent hin the following an
swcr:
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ola day rot berg regarded, stsid in the Ct.
fee until the evening, to complete that work.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
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THE partnership Of MarsteHer and Young
: en-. tqy dissolved by mutual consent -
-, indsbt ed. or having claims, viii please
III p ,,eir accounts for settlement.
manu- III '"~ J.. MARSTELLER,
JOAN YOUNG.
d
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-19
UsT PUBLISHED,
,n rop SAFE Ar THIS OFFICE,
SPE E c II
OF THE
HON 10 SIAH Q y n Z \,

IN THE
Ham. of REPRESENTATIVES # the United Sta'es,
F's,,,,aru g, 1911, on the. amendments o.
f.,,5by M. Ettes to the Biz snhhIsmen, :,
% tbs uact concerning The Commercial
i n,tsrconrse betzyeen the United States ana
C. Br;.1i, and France, and their deten-
s,yr;s,, aud for other PURPOSES" ana s'hcA
...s,a,J ~ r.,ipe and enforce the nol-'"-
-. gg,, against Grear-Bri'om.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-26
PHILADELPHIA, November %.

CAPTAIN Roberts left at Madeira l4th Octo-
Der ship Eclipse, Welsh, for Philadelphia IN
days; brig Venus, Bryon, just arrived from
Cadi. brig Sally, Wibber, do. in IS days
from Norfolk, and brig Louisa, 40 days from
from Alexandria. Oct. II, Madeira in sight,
passed a ship bound in supposed to be the
Stranger, Of and for Philadelphia. November
9th lat. 50, 80, long. 70, o6, n. passed the
wreck of brig laden with lumber, dismasted
and full of water she appeared to be North
ern built, the name on her stern being nearly
washed off,
The ship Jupiter, Wade, arrived below,
left at Cadiz, October 8, ships Louisiana,
Shepherd under quarantine ;--Portsmouth,
from Baltimore, discharging Tom. Hazard,
N. York, do; Factor, Johnson Recovery {;
briggs South Carolina, Singleton, to sail in 10
DAYS Isabella, Riley, for Philadelphia in 10 I;
Orion, of n York, sailed same day for Isle
Nav Morning Star, dischargng +; Superb,
do Success, do Juno, do /; Pailas do; He
lin, do schr. Hope, DO. The ship Eliza, OF
New-York, in attempting 10 get out on the
4th October, got so near Catalina Castle, that
the French fired a number of shot at her and
so injured her masts and hull that she could
not proceed to Gibraltar where bound.
November %.
The Expedition mentioned some days since
going forward from Cadiz TO Rota, was, we
are informed, only feint to draw the atteD-
ton of the French to that quarter, Will,
larger body of English and Spaniards meant
to attack i'll another quarter, but their lnten-
ton failing they returned to Cadlz.
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BOSTON, November 10.
LITE FROM POkTUGA


Yesterday arrived at this port the ship Tar
tar, CAPTAIN Scott, in % days from Lisbon, and
brought papers to the 18th nit. No new event
of great importance had occurred +; bat In Sc
veral parts of Spain, and on the frontiers of
Portugal, there were military movements
which indicated that active operations were
about to be rscom n.encea.
LISBON, October IS.
In the south of Spain, general Bailesteros
obtained some advantages over the French on
the 25th, and it is said took their Governor OF
Malaga prisoner
TIE Spanish Cortes and Regency renewed
their oaths of fidelity to their country and Fer
6inand. and of hostility 10 the French, on the
oath of September.
Accounts from Valencia are to September
s, when It was safe, and the Inhabitants in
good spirits.
yALENcA DE ALcANTARA, Oct. 4.
The Feench convoy. TO succor CIudad Ro-
drige. ersesSd that place on the oath uitlmo
n. ,c;ed bv 5 . 900 men, commanded by the
i5ak, of r igusa. The British troops retired.
On the 2sth, $4,000 French, including or
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-26
NETWORK. November 81.

The United States sloop OF war Hornet has
not vet sailed for Europe. We understand,
however, that two messengers, 1t. S'aafe
and Mr.. Tayior, left Washington on Tuesday
last, for this city, one destined for France,
where the Hornet stops first, and tie other
for England.
1t is stated in letters received yesterday
from Washington, that yo'p' Quinceg .9e6mS'
ESQ. our Ambassador at the Court OF Russia,
has been appointed minister plenipotenuary
to the Court of St. James and that ne Will
be advised of this appointment BY the Hornet
This is the report.
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BALTIMORE, November %.

Arrived brig Father * Son, Wyan, % days
from Cape Henry (fiaytD. Left schooner
Mariner, Ellis, from Baltimore, the only A
merican there-The brig Hornet sailed for
Alexandria few days before. Spoke no.
thing.
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RICHIOND, November %.
C.iSE OF KTERS.

The reader will recoisct gilst this case was
adjourned Oh account CT It's novelty and dlia-
Guilty, from the Circuit Court ot Norfolk
County to tie General Court (w,ere eli the
Circuit Judges sit together) The Gcnarl
Court took it up, on Tuesday the l2,ii inst.
Judges being pre2ert, Viz. White, Caring
tor, Stuart, Holmes, peterborough, Saith
snd Allen. Messrs. TaZewcil and Taylor
of Norfolk and Writ oil this city, appeared
for the accused The Attorney General, Nj
cholas, for the Commonwealth.
Great ingenuity and research were dis
PLAYED, on both sides. The Attorney-Genc-
raj occupied the Court on Tuesday-Mr.
Taylor on Wednesday-Tazewei on Thurs
day-Wirt on Friday; and the Attorney-Ge-
neral closed the case on Saturday. The GU
riosity OF the public was strongly excited by
the question 1t was not only the fate OF My
ers which was at issue, but some of the most
material points of the criminal law. On Tues
Gay, MIR. White, the presiding Judge of the
Court delivered at great length the united de-
alterations of all the Judges-we shall lay
hereafter copy Of this opinion before our
readers; at present it is only necessary to
state, that its results on the most material
points are embraced oy TIE following order OF
the Court which was entered up on Wednes-
day last:
Commonwealth r; :; cas-, adjourned, ys.
The Superior Court of Norfolk county hav-
ing with the assent of the Prisoner, Samuel
Myers, adjourned to the General Court the
following questions of Law, viz
Fret. Whether, Court of Examination
hath power to acquit prisoner charged be-
fore them with murder, Of the Murder with
which he STANDS so charged, and to remand
the said Prisoner to be tried In the Superior
Court for Manslaushter OH account Of the
same Homicide.
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NORFOLK, November 90.

On Saturday night, between the hours of
nine snd ten, man by the name OF Miles
was taken from his house, and carried thro'
the principal street in the town 70 the bridge
which passes over the Eastern Branch Of Eli
zabeth river, aud THERE farred and .fsathered
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1000 cavalry, made fruitless sally against
the Anglo Portuguese.
The late Lisbon papers contain no despatch
es from lord Wellington.
A letter from Lisbon of October Is, men
tons, that the price Of corn was 400 rs. per
asauer. About dollar per bushcl.
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!. LIST. shallthc Prisoner be discharged ftyn
further prosecution, or remanded for trial I?
2nd. If remanded, shall he be tried III l.,
Circuit, or in the County or Corpora!sp
Courts
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.

(! December IL.
: M. Neeves submitted to thc House the
following report:
IIhe committee 10 7phom 7Uas rfJc,Ted SO
\ mnch o/'Ehe Pre5ideEf's message ofthe 5fh
f.Nor. 1911, as relates tofhs nerdi estab-
HshBcnt,
REPORT, IN PART
That the subject referred to your
Committee in It's several relations presents &
question of the highest Importance e.
the interests Of TIE people OF this couu.
try, inasuueh ae Il embraces one of tho
and leading objects Ct their govcin-
Dert tirat which, above al! others.
laid The foundatiou OF the happy union of
these states. Year committee need harcilyi
say they mean the protection Of maritime,
commerce an interest which, Though whei
superdcially view Cd, seems 20 sGcct Only th
Atlantic portions OF the country, YET reall,
extends as far as the utmost limits Of It's az
licu!ture, and can only be separated from Ill
the opinion OF your committee, by tosal,
Kindness to the just po.cy of government,
heimportans cn zinc Of ns.:eaal strengh &
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28
EARIHOUAKEI

SAVANNAH, DC. II.
Four shocks Of an Earthquake hpt~ been
Sustained by our town, AID it's neighbour
/ cod, within the last two days. Tho frs.
commenced yesterday morning. bc.%ctn
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28

The records of Duelling does not exhibit
IN fact OF 50 sanguiDary and horrid natufc
LAS that which we have now the dsagrecabie
task Of stating. Two young gentlemen, So
-lourners in this place, in consequence of IL
dispute, the particulars of which we have
not learnt, met on the Portsmouth side YES.
iterday Sunday about 8 O'Clock, p. NJ. with
ltheir seconds when each, presenting pis-
,tol close to the others breast, the word fire F.!
,being given, both were shot through the
Heart, fell, and instantly expired For par
iticular reasons We for5ear to mention e..
names of these Infatuated young men at tk'>
time probably we may notice the 81 iect
,1nore att large in our next.--.Norfok Re ali,
Dec. %.