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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-01
DEMOCRATIC TRICKS.

The main object ofthe men in power, seems
to be to KEEP their tiaces. This is the reason
why we see tricks and erhedients substituted
for system.
Among the various kinds of Democratic
tricks, there is none easier, or cheaper, than
that of Letter flirting.
Mr.. MADISON, at the instigation, as is said,
ola Vermont Senator, once tried this trick,
to aid an election in New Hampshire, by
open ng correspondence with the remains OF
old Gen. STARK. Isay remams-becausc he
is, to every rational purpose, absolutely de-
tunct-a mere catut mortuum,-"the Ghost
of what he was"
This same trick has been recently tried i'll
Maryland, in correspondence between Gov.
LLOYD and Mr.. PINKNEY-to prove, that
there was no such thing in the country, as
French Influence!
And last, as we'll as least, appears, in hum
Bile imitation Of Mr.. Madison, {" baud tassi-
bus equis" little Judge WITHERELL, adj
dressing the venerable General" and with
" encrusted tears" attempting to " call shirits
from the Uasty deet."
When ,nenare kept in place to manage the
great affirs of the nation, BY such ptiful tricks,
so long as our RULERS are obliged to resort
to them, and the Peohie arc willing to be gull
ed by them,--no wonder that disgrace and
RUM (turn which way we willy stare the natl
on in the face /! r 49,
The Washingtonian.
AT Antwerp there were advertised for sale,
on account Of the public treasury 10000 bags
of cotton, two millions and a halt pounds OF
coffee, one million and half pounds of sugar,
and in the whole, property to the value OF
nearly one million and half sterling. These
articles of merchandise had been received
from Prussia, and were the form in which the
contributions were paid by that kingdom to
Bohapa,'te, in consequence. of the defacatlon
in the raval and national Golfers. The price
of sugar in Paris was 4s. cd. per Id. 'unfetin-
ed, of coffee, SIS. cd per ID. Lon. fafier.
+ A vessel, named the Constellation, to sail
against wind and tide, has just been complet-
ed at Bristol She has one mast of iron, with
ali upright MINDLESS affixed to the same her
sails, which are of: peculiar construction,
when in motion, can weigh her anchor, work
three pieces Of mechanism two projecting
from her sides, and one in the centre) two
pumps. and upon occasion, two sweeps OF "a
feet.
Her canvas is also extended or shortened
in an instant and, if required, the mast, with
all its appendages, is as quickly lowered. She
has neither blocks nor running rigging, ex-
cept fore and aft stay, and cables. In tact,
she is complete life as well as packet boat,
and calculated to sail upon as we'll as before
the wind.-Ibid.
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Alexandria, Sept. 27.

Alexandra, Sept. FL.
M AS Committed to the Jail Of this coun.
w ty as runaway, Negro Man who
says his name is aMES, and that he is the
property.of Doctor Wilham W,1ghs, of ou-
doun county, Virginia-he is about "a years
Of age, feet or 10 inches high, of light
complexion The owner is requested to
come and prove his property, paw charges
and take him away; otherwise he will be dis.
posed Of as the law directs
James Campbell, jailor.
October | iaw2m
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
NEW YoRK. March I6.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

Yesterday arrived at this port. the ship
Jane. from Liverpool, which port she left
on the 22d Of January.
BY this arrival, the Editors of the Msr-
camille Advertiser have received London
papers of the 18th, I.loyd's List Of the 18Th,
and Liverpool papers to the 1s,a January,
from which the following extracts are
made.
A passenger in the lane informed us Ii,
"the Prince of Wales had accegted the re-
gency under the prescribed teims, (there
being no prospects of the king ever being
again in capacity TO exercise the veteign
authority,) and was TO 60 in state to the
House OF Lords on the 22d OF January,
A new ministry had been formed, among
which were,
Lord Holland, Prime Minister, anil
Lord Greuville, Secretary Of State.
Earl MORA is appointed commander In
chief of the forces, and
The Marquis of Lansdown, Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland.
Parliament was TO be dissolved, and writ
for new election issued, Immediately ar
ter the spring assizes."
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
IhNuAnr ID.

The Thistle schooner is appointed to sail
in the course Of the cnsuiHg week with des-
patches for the Unitcd States. She also
takes out mail, OF which the merchants
have bad notice. Mr. Pnkney yesterday
received dispatches from France. Tney
we're brought by cartei, which arrived at
Dartmouth from Morlaix.
Dutch papers have arrived to the second.
--Constsntinople has again been The scene
of disturbance and slaughter. The Janis
saTies, always more hostile to their own
government than TO the foreign enemy,
have again risen, and made desperate
effort to regain their former privileges.
They pIundered the Sersglio, forced the
Sultan TO retire on board his feet and set
fire to part of the cry. Troops, howe
YER, arrived from all quarters 20 oppose
them, and after a sanguinary conflict 10 the
streets Of orstaotInCple, they we're ior-
ced 10 yield with the loss Of is 600 men.
The official account Of these transactions u
accompanied with an assurance, under the
safae authority, that the negoctsiion with
Russia for peace was In the most fsvora.
bic train, aud that every disposition has
been shswn to concede the points in dis
pate.
Yesterday y 3 o'clock his Royal HIGH
ness the Prince Of Wales homo ed Lord
FIol and with visit at his house 10 Pail
Mall lhe being co .aled by the gout,) aud
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25

the injuries and losses produced by it
were wanton sacrifices TO the pitiful
pride OF our government, unwilling to
acknowledge its error aad improvi-
deoce (and IN the knowing oues the
decep,ion) ;n.laving the embargo, for
which the non-iutercourse was.a sub
s'itate, staging 10 break the fall from
the embargo to nothing.
8. To give ajust view of the French
government in its relations to the u.
States, will examine is conduct
from an carry period of the French
revolution the pisacies and enormous
spoliations it authorised on our COM
m rec, and its gu RACES and insults to-
wards our government. will pre-
sent to your view the patient forbear
ance of the federal Administrations
| and their earnest endeavors to remove
every cause of Observation-Disclosures
And when all their efforts proved una
|, vaibng, you will be reminded of the
energetic measures adopted to vindi.
cate your rights and maintain the hon
or and dignity Of the nation. This
period will embrace the mission of
general Pinckney and afterwards the
more solemn embassy of generals
| Pinckney and Marshall and Mr. Ger.
ry. The Abandonment of this ener-
getic course vii! then be considered
and its consequences. The revival Of
he directorial system of plumber, out
rage and insult, might be brought into
full view, with all the aggravatious cf
which Napoleon Bonaparte alone was
capable.
10. Forbearing to enumefate MANY
other topics of discussion which will
fall in my way as l proceed, 1 will
here only add, that expect TO make
IT appear, that if the measures Of our
government, SO fatal to the national
prosperity, have NOT been taken in con.
cert with France, they have heen con-
triyed in subserviency to the views of
the imperial tyrant. Otherwise his
gross insults heaped upon our govern
ment, and even hurled in its face, adj
ded to the incalculable injuries to our
citizens by his depredations on their
property, in piracies and robberies un-
eXampled in the annals of mankind,
would not have been borne: but which
have been borne with tameuess and
SUBMISSION, thai, situated as are the
United States, would have disgraced
even slaves.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
January 1e.

1t is evident, that America will not
be content with the mere repeal o. cur
orders in council; but will de m nd
that no place shall be considered as
blockaded which has not force actu-
ally before it.
Ii is understood that the Marquis of
Wellesley has within these few davs
transmitted an Official note to Mr. Pink.
ney, on the subject OF our differences
with America. In this note it is re-
ported, I" that he complains of the A.
merlcan government having mixed the
question of the orders in council wirh
other topics, not necessarily connected
with them, and which it will require
considerable time to discuss. That
these foreign matters have been artful.
ly introduced into the point at issue,
by the French government, to embar-
rass the discussion-but that there can,
be no argument nor reason for the u !.
States to take them up--and ne, there
fore expresses hope, that they VIII
reduce the qoestion at issue between
the two countries, to he one point Of
the orders in council; declaring Il Z
readiness, in that case, Of the b lish
government to view the whole su lisct.
with the most favorable disposition to.
wards TIE return OF hose amicabie re-
lations which would be advantageous to
both countries.
Mr. Pinkney it is said is about TO
take his departure for America, ia the
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
LoNpoN, January II.

The effects of 8onaparte's fragrant de-.
crees begin to be most severely felt at Man
chester, Preston, Warrington, Bolton,
Leeds, HaliiaxJ Rochdale, and other ma.
nufacturjng towns in the counties OF Ian.
caster and York and what greatly aggra-
Yates the embarrassment Of the maousac
turers, as well as the distresses of the
working people, many thousands Of whom
are thrown cut of employ, is the reception
Of orders from The merchants IN Lon-
don, Liverpool, sc, countermanding those
previously received for the manufacture Of
goods for the American market.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
Extract of a letter from Malta, dqted
N ,vember 26.

"A French squadron oi five igstss,
some cory ties, and gun.boals, sailed
from Ancore with troops TO relieve
Corfu, but having met with contrary
winds putin LISA, where they found
a rich prize, viz. in all about twenty
vessels, privateers and merchant m n
from this, the whole of which were
carried into Spalatro. There was no
English force to- oppose them. This
affair was we understand concluded in
tour hours. 1t happened about the end
ofOctober."
Letters from Moriaix state that an
American vessel coming direct from
that country without having been
boarded by any English ship of war.
or having in the smallest degree vio-
lated the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, had
been carried into that port, and put
under sequestration till after the I'd
February.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25

ssused to Judgment and execution, a.
~ condition., covenant or agreement
TO the contrary Notwithstanding. But
TINS shall not be construed to exempt
said corporation, or the lands, tene.
mcnts, goods or cha'tels of the same
from being also liable for, and charge
able with said excess. Such of said di.
rectors who NAV have been absent when
said excess was contracted or created,
CT who may have dissenled from the re-
solution or act Whereby the same was
SO contracted or created, NAV respec-
lively exonerate themselves from be-
Ing so Liable, by forthwith giving no.
tce ct the facl, and Of their absence or
t'1sseat TO the secretary Of the treasu-
r. ot the u. S. and TO the stockholders
az general meeting, which they shall
hare power to call for that purpose !;
and the body corporate hereby Gre
;ied, and the capital stock thereof, shall
be table for all the debts and engage
nenis contracted, ar which before, or
on the said fourth day OF March, in the
Ne;,i eighteen hundred and eleven, shall
he contracted by the COMPANY or CO..
pirtuers ip heretofore created by TIE
articles OF association herein before
mentioned, and which carried on the
banklng business under the name and
st>ie ol "Fhe President and Directors
or the Union Bank Of Georgetown )"
and the creditors Of the said o.part-
nerslip, shall! have the like remedy bv
altnn, against the said body corporate,
as tsey had or have, or may or can have
aGainsi the said partnership.
Sec. 20. And be u further enacted,
That in case ii should at any time hap.
pen, that an election of direc ors
should not be made, on any day when,
pu suaut to this ACT, il ought to have
heen made, the said corporation shall
not, tor that cause, be deemed TO be
dissolved but II shall be law0l, on
any other day o hold and make an e.
icc'IoH ct li.' ctors, Il a me ting TO b.
called in such manner as shall be pre-.
s1ribrd by the laws and ordinances of
the said corporation.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted,
That this &C, shall, to AL iutents and
puroo Is, be deemed and hclda pnbl,c
&C and he and continue in force FIR
The term often years, from ard after
me fourth day OF March, which viii
be IN the ysar of our Lord, one thou
sand eight hundred and eleven, and
no lcnger. :.
]. r. VARNUM,
Speater J'the House Of Represents ices
GEO: CLINT ON,
VTee President 0 + tie United States, and
Pressden of tAe Senae.
APPROVED,
JAMES MADISON.
February 10, 1871
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
]. r. vARNUM,
AN ACT

In addition to the act entitled " An
acr supplementary 70 the at con-
Corning corsuls and vice ccnsnls, !"
and for the further protection Of a
merican seamen.
- z Il enacted BY the Senate and House
IS cf Represent 'tjves Of the United States
OF America, in Congress assembled, That
IN all ca ,es where di tressed mariners
add seamtn Of the United States have
been tran ported from for ign ports
whore there was no consul, CONNER,
cial agent, or vice coma erciai accent
OF the Uni'ed States, to ports of the
Uniied States; add in all cases where
they shall hereai or be so transported,
theIe shall be allowed TO the master
or owner of each vessel, in which they
shall or nav have been transported,
such reasonable compensation, in al
orion 10 the allowance now Fixed by
law rs shall be deenaed equitable 10
the Comptroller of the Treasury.
J.B. YARNUM,
ypcater Of tie House of Rep,rsentadUss.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
Iannary 17.

We have received Paris papers 10
the Sth.--l hey are not 81 much i'm
portance. The Moniteur mentions in
PromIuent manner the arrival of n
aid de camp of the emperor of Russis.
with letters to Bonaparte, who convSrs.
ed with him for more han an hour
We suppose the letters and This iotcr-
view are announced in ,his marked
way, In order TO contradict reoor
stated to be very prevalent at Augs-
burg, OF war being on the point of
breaking out between France and Rss.
sia.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
JANUARY Is.

Letters from St. Petersburgh of the 18Th
ult. state, that the Emperor a lexander has
complied with the demand Of the French
government tofurnisn a certain number of
Russian seamen to man French SANS or
war. We are STILL however, loath to
credit thus montrous tale of Russia's disho-
nor.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
JANUARY 16.

Ihe parliament was yesterday opened
by commission, and as soon as the Com.
mons returned from the Lords, the Chan,
cel'orof the Exchequer brought in the Re-
gency Bill, which was read a first tine, aud
y to be read second time to day-the bu.
s'ness is nearly three weeks in advance,
mere than IL was in the year 18O9--though
the Kings illness began earlier than !, did
at tins time. The regency Bill was nor
brought in till the Sd February.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-25
JANuiIRYl Is.

u
a detachment, of She guards, as welI,ax
detaehments of several Regiments or foot
viii embark, in the course of this week
for Portugal.
Tue Essex American frigate, which has
been tor long time expected from France.
has at length arrived. She has been out
IN the late gales, having been driven about
IN the channel for the last fourteen days
she brings no news--but Mr., Forbes who
arrived from Morlaix on SATURDAY with
dispatches for Mr. Pinkney. it is reported,
distinctly states that the French govern.
ment does hot intend TO rescird the Milan
aud Berlin DEGREES, and chat noae OF the
American property, con6scated on account
OF the violation OF them, VIII ever be re-.
stored.
BULLETINS
WINDSOR CASTLE, Jan. 49,.
His M$jesty had good night. and is
In all respec.s as we'll as he was Yesterday.
(S'gned IS usual)
49,. Windsor Caste, .TanuGry 6.
His Majesty's stare is httls different
from what 1t has been these last two days.
Windsor Castle, 1a-uary IL.
"His Majesty remains as well as he was
esterday."
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-09
NORFOLK, November 4.

Walkers Packet, left this yesterday for
Baltimore, with upwards of 100000 dollars, in
specie, drawn from the Bank of Virginia, and
its Branches at Petersburg and this place, in
exchange for notes sent on by the Bank of
Pennsylyania.-Fo this the Enquirer sharply
censures, and without Cause, the late Bank of
the u. States. When those who more from
party views than good policy, put down the
Bank of the y. States, they ought to have
foreseen that the collection of their debts,
would produce Inconvenience to other Banks,
whose paper should be taken in payment OF
debts due to the United States Bank.
The Bank in collecting its debts, would re-
quire specie, which it certainly would retain
In its vaults, but to answer the views of the
Enquirer, it ought to have been given out for
notes of other Banks, which would only have
been change of debtors and not collection
of debts. The Bank is blamed for not having
divided part of its capital. Every individual
must be allowed to manage his own affairs,
and so must every institution. If the Bank
had collected its debts, and divided its capital
would the Enquirer not have complained?
The stock of that Bank, was said to be own
ed by British subjects, nay BY way of odium
it was called The British Bank" Now if
the debts had been collected, the money (ac-
cording to what the enemies of the Bank saw
would have been sent to England, and this
would have been called combination of
British agents to distress the American mer-
chants.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-09
SATURDAY MORNING, November 9.

EXPEDITION-The Presidents Mes
sage was received at Baltimore, distance OF
43 miles, in two hours and twenty minutes
from Washington /; and in nine hours and a
half at Philadelphia, $50 miles.-As there was
an Express waiting In Philadelphia to carry it
on to New York it is probable it reached that
place in less than eighteen hours.
The Legislature of New-Jersey at their late
session, completed the work of prescription in
that State by ejec1ng from Office AARON D..
WOODRUFF, Esq. Attorney General of the
State, and we believe, the only Federalist in it
whose Office was of any consequence. This
venerable revolutionary patriot was ousted to
make room for young democratic sprig A..
S. HUNTER, Esq. who was probably pulling in
his nurses arms when A. D. Woodruff was
assisting to establish the liberties of his coun-
try. 1t now only remains for them to go to
work among themselves, and this they appear
to be disposed to do-Such syptoms of op-
pugnation was evinced among the democrats
at the late election of Governor that the pre-
sent incumbent has given notice he shall not
serve after his term expires.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-09

The letter from the Minister OF Justice, to the
President of the Council of Prizes, is of diff
ferent character. 1t relates In direct terms to
this subject, but not In the sense In which
YOU understand it. After reciting the note
from the Duke of Galore of the 5th August
last, to the American minister at Paris, which
announced the repeal of the French DEGREES,
and the proclamation of the President in con-
sequence Of If, it atates that all causes arising
under those DEGREES after the lst Of November,
which were then before the court, or might
afterwards be brought before it, should not be
in lged by the principles of the DEGREES, but
be suspended until the I'd February. when
toe United States having fulfilled their en-
gagement, the captures should be declared
void, and the vessels and their sargoes deli
yercd up to their owners. This paper APP
pears to afford an unequivocal evidence OF the
revocation of the DEGREES, SO far as relates to
the United States. By instructing the French
tribunal to make no decision till the I'd OF Fe-
bruary, and then to restore the property to the
owners, on particular event which has hap
pcned, all cause of doubt on that point seems
to be removed The United States may just
IL complain Of delay in the restitution OF the
property, but that is an injury which affects
them only. Great Britain has no right to COM
plain of it She was interested only In the re-
vocation ofthe DEGREES by which neutral rights
would be secured from future violation; OF
il she had been interested in the delay 1t would
have afforded no pretext for more than de-
lay in repeating her orders, till the % OF Fe-
bruary. From that day at farthest the French
DEGREES would cease. AT the same day ought
her orders to have ceased. l might add to
this statement, that every communication re
ceived from the French government, either
through our representatives there, or Its re-
representatives. here, are in accord with the &C
tual repeal of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES,
in relation to the neutral commerce OF the u
nited States. But it will suffice to remark
that the best, and only, adequate evidence of
their ceasing to operate, is the defect OF evil
dencs that they do operate. 1t is a Case
where the want of proof against the fuliment
of pledge is proof of the fulflment. Every
case occurring, to which, if the DEGREES were
in force, they would be applied, and to which
they are not applied, is proof that they are
not in force. And if these proofs have not
been more multiplied, need not remind You
that cause is to be found in the numerous
captures under your orders in council, which
Continue to eyince the rigor with which they
are enforced, after failure of the basis on
which they were supposed to rest
(IIkr. D1onroe's Letter to be continued.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-09
NETWORK, November 6.

1~A1 " = O1Nh3 NUVCIIIUtT o.
one day iater:-The ship Ly dia, Captain
Waite' arrived below yesterday from Liver.
pool, which place she left on the 18th of Sep
TENDER BY the Lydia the editors of the N.
York Gazette have received London papers to
me 25th, one day later than those by the Tri-
dent; but there is not a word of news for we
have iateraccounts from Portugal than the Lon
don papers contain, and the King of England
continued in the same state as the preceding
day.
Bonaparte was to extend his rout to Rot
tcrdam.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-09
Five Dollars Reward.

CTOLEN from the commons of Alexan-
~ Ir;a on sunday night the Sd instant, q
6rght s7rret Horse with small star, and
ha some white on his back occasioned by
the sadie, four wears old, about IA & half
hands high, st1od all round. will aive the
above reward for experimenting and securing
;he horse and thief, so that he may be pro-
cu,ed and obtain my property again,
Harry Darnell.
Tosember s d3ts