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Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-03-22

MQrHnsbuygh, March %.
MENTOR.

population ofthefoar largest States-lsl0.
snS'na 936,534-increase in ten yea,s 50,385
nme0-f@e e61,4l8 375,568
ISpN.YfuoHfa 8l0,163 207, 798
Hzassachasats 700, I46 126.201
he borough and county of Norfolk, and
'0"n OF Petersburg are wanting to complete
,ne census OF Virginia. When these shall
"e received, the population of Virginia will
exceed that of New-York 6 or 5000. But
nearly two hfhs of the population of vir.
gina consisting Of slaves, New-York, it is
presumed, will be entitled under the new
census to two members of cong, ess more
than Virginia, and Pennsylvania to an e.
quail number.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-03-22
pofonlack cnd Shenandoah
NAVIGATION LOTTERY.

BIZ dutkerisp of fae Slasc cf Mavyidnd.
SCHEME OF A LOTTERY
For improving the navigation of the Poto-
mack and Shenandoah Rivers.
Firss class Of 10000 tickets.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
BOSTON, Oct. 4. /

I A brig was seen, for three days last week.
in sight Of Montaug- Point, delivering pack
ages Of dry goods into small sleeps. No doubt
this is the commencement of system OF snug.
Cling which will become general in the Cnt.
ed States, under the present law prohibiting
imports from great Britain AS to her Colo.
MES, there is less difficulty, Tor our Custom
Houses, in some smaller ports. do not seem
Ito hesitate continually to enter the produce
of the English islands as from a Swedish or
Spanish island and now it appears that salt
or crates from Liverpool, direct, may he ad-
nitted when brought by " Friends 81 The Go
nment"-witncss cargo of salt rcw in
Boston Harbor.
1t is also reported, that a very large amount
of dry goods was lately seen on Lake Cham.
plain, supposed to belong to democrat in n.
York-and it is even whispered that grea.
characters privy to the transaction.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
By last Nights NAL.
NETWORK, October 8.
LaI'EST FROM ENGLAN

- LdIESI EROn1 E!FOLHND.
The editors ft4e New-York Gazette have
received by the ship Orbit, Capt. Boot, lon~
don and Liverpool papers to the 29th OF Au-
gust, inclusive, and have extracted sucn IL
t.cles as are worthy of notice. No event OF
m ,ment however had occurred, since the date
of our former adyices. The king was still a.
live, and apparently no worse than he had
bcenfor the two preceding weeks--Sir Joseph
Yorke, with his squadron, had returned to
Portsmouth. The ship Mentor, Opt. ber-
nard, arrived at Liverpool OH the Soth OF Au-
gust, in IS da from New-York. This YES
sci took out the Presidents Proclamation cal
ling Congress; but, as we have no prints sub
sequent to her arrival, we can form no idea OF
the impression which the & great and weigh
ty" intiniation Of the President made In Eng
land.
Amongst the passengers in the Orbit is
an intelligent gentleman, who has been tra-
yelling for two years on the continent. He
Informs us, that the distressed situation of
the people of Germany beggars all descrip-
ton. The oppressive French system, he
thinks, must, 'ere long, produce revolution
IN every country under TIE domination OF the
tyrsnt Napoleon, for symptoms OF disaffectlon
are visible in every quarter.
Capt Bourchier, OF nc sloop of war Hawk,
in letter to the Admiralty, dated at SEA,
Aug. 10, mentions, that within leagues OF
St. Maroon, he fell in with convoy OF French
vessels steering for Barheur, protected by
three armed French national briggs, and two
l3rge luggers, which he attacked, and sac
c.eded in driving two of the briggs, two lug
gers, and Is sail of their convoy on shore,
most of which bilged. After the vessels
struck the Hawk got aground and remained
for an hour. She afterwards sent boat a.
shore, and got off the French national brig
Heron, of l6 guns, and three large transports
Capt. B. speaks in terms of the highest praise
of the bravery of his officer and crew.
Parliament assembled on the 22d OF Au-
gust, and were further prorogued until Fri.
day the 4th of October.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11

oft the e faIsehood," could nave oteh aosiuS,'
had we not supposed the cup OF proof 20. "
GIII. and running over. We have had for some
,reeks. IN file. note from respectable cor
respondent in Portsmouth, who says, : 10
not reeollect having seen In the Ccntineh -
any other Boston paper, any mention 0, ~.
shin General Eaton of this port, captured ias'
December in the British channel, by french
priyatcers, and carried into France uhuei ins
French DEGREES, being bound from Loheloa -
Charleston, in ballast 1t VIII not % Pr
tended. we trust, that this vessel In paiias''
had sscontraband of wal" on board.
we have also had in possession the loi.o"-
ino statement of capt. Packard, citizen OIL We
racity, of the capture and loss OF the Auioii-
can brig Neutrality, OF Boston 100 r
Can't. Packard says, "Dec. "a, 1919,
sailed from Baltimore for Bristol, IN the orig
Neutrality, of Boston, laden with hshs55o' to-
bacco. -four, turpentine and tar. Nothing par
ticplarlv happened to us until the 25th OF ia
nuarv. when we were boarded from the french
nrivateer La Rodena, of Bordeaux, and robbed
of every valuable article they could hha' IN
Guiding the most Of our clothes, and the crew
taken out, "a passenger and myself excepted)
and eleven Frenchmen put on board. Alter
thew had been on board days. l came to
determination with the assistance OF my COM
Danion to retake the vessel, which we accord
ine,y accomplished on the 5th OF February, by
combining s of the Frenchmen under deck
We then had to contend with five Frenchmen
on deck, whom we soon brought to terms,
and shaped our course towards England but
unfortunately those that were below, had all
the arms, and in the course OF The ensuing
night they cut hole through the blnnacie,
funnoticed by us as it WAS rough weather)
fred through and dangerously wounded my
companion, Mr.. Gardiner, in consequence OF
which those on deck seeing they had but one
to contend with, Immediately cut open the
companion way and let all up. They then
hauled the vessel on the wind and steered Tor
France; and on the 9Th Feb. the vessel struck
on the Cordovan, where vessel and cargo were
lost. We remained on the wreck days,
drifting in and out with the tide, within sight
of houses and boats. At last, by our exertlon,
we got within one mile Of the shoie, when we
were taken off, carried to Bordeaux, and put
in prison by the government where we re-
NAMED eight days, till by the intercesslon OF
the CONSUL they took bonds that we should not
go out of the city. In that situation we re-
manned three months; after which the bonds
were cancelled and we had permission to come
home, and 1 arrived in Boston on The 22d OF
July, 1871"
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11

On Saturday the 10th inst it will commence
to be visible all night.
About the I'd of December, (upon the sup
position of its mean velocity being until then
ID. in the "a hours) it will cut the Ecliptic in
the 2sth degree of Aquarius, the sun being
then in the ninth degree of Sagittarius. In a
former publication inadvertently mentioned
its descending Node to be IN ,Saglttarius III
place of Aquarius.
Its Tail at present extends fourteen degrees
Wherefore upon the superstition that the
Comets distance from the earth Is equal to
that afthe Suns distance, its Tail would extend
over a4,73o,ssS miles. IF the present dis
tancc of the Comet was half Of the Suns dis
lance, the length of the Tail would be 1855,
444 miles. If the Comets distance was one
fourth of the Suns distance, the length of
the Tail would be 6,is2,72S miles.
From the velocity Of the Comet still increas-
ing, as likewise its apparent magnitude, it
still continues to approach tl,c Earth.
JOHN WOOD.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
CHARLESTON, October 2.

By passenger in the schr. Mary-.dan,
from HAVANA, we have been politely favor
ed with files of several HAVANA papers to the
goth uN. From one Of which we have trans
lated an important Order, prohibiting the In
PRODUCTION of Rum, &c. into that island.
Translated FROM 7HE HAvANNA JouR-
NAI.
Commercial-His Excellency the Presi-
dent, Governor and Captain General, Intend
ant General, sc. sc. has ordered on the Sd
inst. that there shall not be admitted into any
of the ports of this island, Rum, Brandy, Oh
any other St,its, Sugar, and Coffee from any
foreign islAnds or pos essions IN America
This resolution was, yesterday, officially an
nounced to the Custom-House, and 1t is or
dered to be published in the public papers Ct
this CITY. Certified in Havana this l2,h
Sept. 1911.
AsToNIA DEL VALE HERNANDEZ,
Secretary.
1t was expected at HAVANA that in few
days Proclamation would be issued 1orOid-
ding the expectation of Molasses, as they III,
tend to distill their own Rum. 1t will be
seen under our marine head, that vessel had
been ordered away for having Rum on board
Prices at HAVANA, Rice SO SO a7-Fiour
S 22-Muscovado Sugar S Z scarce
Coffee cents-Molasses, none at market--
Box Sugar S a 6.
The R, gency of Spain have ordered the go
vernmcnt of Havana to send persons into Pc
ru who are acquainted with the culture OF
Tobacco, for the purpose of introducing the
cultivation of that plant in that kingdom.
4 tcF II haVn
orders from the Regency for the restoration
Of the property which had been conhscated as
belonging to French residents-but no pro-
clamation has been issued on the subject, and
it is believed that this order will not be COM
piled with, as it is thought the people would
oppose its execution.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
PHILADELPHIA, October Z.

On Friday we were furnished with an ex.
tract of letter from Captain Thomas Quail,
of the schooner Hound, Of this port, dated
I" Prison-Cape Francois, July I'd, isll,"-
from which it appears, that he sailed from
this port for Aux Cages, at which place he
arrived safe; and that the next day after his
departure home, (Feb 6th) he was captured
by one of Christophe's Feet, carried into Go
naives, when he and his crew were immedi-.
ately marched to his present prison-the
cause never made known, his black majesty
not deigning to assign any. The treatment,
it appears, is barbarous, only being allowed
biscuit piece per day--and kept in cells
and dungeons, not having the use of the air,
insomuch that neither he nor any of his crew
have seen the sun rise or set since their con-
inement, five months. Petition after petition
have been presented to the emheror, but have
availed nothing.
October s.
More French Robbery-The sloop Ex-
press, Captain Pinyard, arrived here yester-
day in 40 days from Oporto. On the 9th Of
September, in lat 80, long. SO, was. boarded
from French frigate, who said they were
from the Isle of France bound to Brest. They
robbed the Express of fifteen hundred dollars
in specie, all the spare blocks, tar, beet, pork,
oil, paints, sc. sc. and after threatening TO
burn the sloop, left her to pursue her voyage,
she being only in ballast. sG' This is Gno-
Their and unesufvoeai hroof Of the hractieai re-
neal Of the French tiunderng and burning dee
crees Of Berlin and Milan.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
LONDON, August %.
BRITISH ARMY IN PORTUGAL.

Names of the generals who now command
the different divisions of the British army
They are as follow:
Cavalry-I.ieut. gen. Sir Stapleton Cotton,
bart, and lieut.. general sir William Erskine,
bart.
LIST division-Lieut. gen. sir Brent spen-
Ger, bart K. b.
Cd division-Lieut. gen. Hill and major gen.
the hon. William Stewart.
Sd division-Major gen. Picton.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11

4tb diyision-Maior gen. the honorable =.
Cole. -. s;cL
in England.) major general Dunlop tempo
rary commander.
"a, s,h diyision-Maior gen. Archibald Camp
bell.
9th division-Major gen. Robert Cfaaiura'
Second in command-Lieut. general Ora
ham. ~.
Commander of the Portuguese army, but
without any fixed station, the Portuguese be-
ing in brigade with the English--lleut. gen.
sir VIM. Beresford, <. B. marshal OF Portu-
gal. 80, e,,.os
in Spain and Portugal, excepting Glbraltar-
Gen lord viscount Wellington, marshal gene
raj of the Portuguese armies, and captain
general (equal to marshal OF France) IN opaih.
Lord Fitzroy Somerset, brother to the duke
of Beaufort, and who brought home the &c,
counts of the battle of Talavera, is appointed
military secretary to lord Wellington.
We understand that his royal highness the
prince regent has notified his intention to DIS
tinguish with gold medals the officers OF rank
who have fought in the different battles that
have taken place in Spain and Portugal, sub
seouent to the memorable actions of Vlmlera,
Cerunna, the Douro, and Talavera, In COM
memoration of which, it will be recollected,
similar marks of the royal favor and approba-
ton were conferred about year ago On gene
raj officers, coloneIs, and other officers COM
handing batallons, not being of rank inte-
rior to lieutenant colonies"
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
NORFOLK, Oeto5er7.

Arrived brig Virginia, Driver, SO DAYS
from Lisbon-Sailed in company with ship
Portia, Shore. of and for this port--left there
August 81, ship :Almira, Boush, of this pOr;.
discharging-brig Cephalus, Emmerson, Of
and for Norfolk, to sail in 10 days.-On RI
day last, Oct 4, was boarded from the BIZ
fish sloop of war Emulous, and politely treat
ed-Ten thousand British troops (princiPai'
ly cavalry had arrived at Lisbon the day Of
fore captain q. sailed. 1t was reported thai
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
PHILADELPHIA, October 9.
PENNSYLVANIA Election.

In conformity to the Constitution OF TINS
state, the General Election was, held yester-
day. The City Poll opened at ten O'Clock IN
the morning and closed at half past ten T. M
and at a late hour we procured the following
statement of the majorities of the two Com
mon Counsel Tickets.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
NETWORK, October 7.

Arrived the brig Aurora, Lake, IS DAYS
from Gibraltar. On the 9th Sept in lat IS,
As, long. 81, the Aurora was brought too and
boarded by French frigate that had chased
her during the afternoon under English CO.
Tors. The commandant declared her good
prize, and said were it 'haffier hmes,' he
should send her in, but as it was he should
take from her what he wanted and suffer her
to proceed; ransack took place Oh board
the brig-trunks, lockers, &c. were tumhled
over, and whiskcy served cut III proiuSlon to
the people, with whom the decks and cabin
were flled-Of eight barrels OF bread the
captain ordered his officers to take SIX; after
warm expostulation however, they took but
two, ademiiohn of rum, some hams, sc. and
500 dollars in specie, belonging to pesscn-
ger on board. The officers refused TO give
the name Of the ship or commander; one OF
them however had said she was the Corinde.
Two DAYS before she had Captured an English
Packet bound to Barbados. Ola the Sd OF
October, off the Capes of Virginia, was
boarded by the English Brig of war Emulous,
and treated with the utmost poiiteness.
II Young 7hief-Yesterday, two ladies
passing up WIN .'oo'Ne' VI 49,
workbags, which were suspended from their
arms, by boy ofabout 10 or IL years of age:
he very deXtrously cut the strings with
knife, put the bags in bis hat and made of.
In passing through Catharine-L Lane, an Irish
lad attempted to stop him, upon which the
young villain threatened to stab him with the
knife which he still had in his hand but the
Son of St. Patrick, unmiadful of his weapon,
made blow at him which knocked off his hat,
in which were found ore Of the bags, with
the entire contents, consisting of 5 Is infcash,
md various other articles. Some of the arti-
cles belonging to the other bag which he had
stolen a few hours before were also in his hat,
but the money, amounting to about s 6 was
missing-The Police Officers have been in
formed of the fact, and will, no doubt, adopt,
the, necessary measures to put stop to his
further depredations. Aer. Adv.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER II.
Ten DOL ars Reward.

r oST, o, Monday evening last, Sill
YER WA1CH, with dove coiored
Ri9oon ior chain snl three God Seals, one
large the other two middling sized. Inc q
bove reward will be paid to the finder on leaH-
ing them with the Printer.
October Ii Ss
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Federal majority,

Federal majority, ~ -
The Federal Republican candidates, on all
the other tickets. we have reason to believe,
are elected by similar majorities. The re-
,nrns from the city and county will be more
particularly given In our next.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
From, the Boston Centmel.
WFRENCH DECREES.'

The often repeated assertions of the adn,i-
nistra,ion party, that the French Berlin and
Milan DEGREES, ceased 70 be executed against
American commerce on the Cd of November
last. and that the captures since made were
nuder pretence of scontraband of war; or
some other excuse for the robbery, have as
often been refuted. But many more proofs
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
From the Richmond Enquirer.

have made several observations with res
pect to the situation and appearance OF the
Comet since my last The following are the
distance, Right Ascension, Sc on the 5th INST.
at half past seven in the evening:
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
RALEIGH, October 4.

Capt. Edward Tinker was hung at New
bern on the 9th ult HeSmade some confess
sions to individuals, and commenced writing
his life but was, we understand, dissuaded
from it by his connections.
Our Pa1ter C"reney.-The paper currency
of this state must soon rise in value. There
is now about four hundred thousand dollars
in circulation, and the last payment to the State
Bank of about two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars must be made in this paper or in gold
or silver. This demand with what will remain
in the Banks Of Ncwbern and Cape-Fear, and
what will be required at the Treasury it IS
supposed will place it on par with gold and
silver.
We learn that colonel Hawkins, agent with
the Greek Indians, has obtained a grant from
that nation tor Wagon road, bridges, and
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-11
NATIONAL DEBT.

An account of the reduction of the national
debt, from the Ist August, 1885, to the lst OF
August, 1911:
Redeemed by the sinking fund, l. lso,s45'eo2
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q. IN.
Polar Star SO
Ursa Major, Alpha % 2
Lyra Il 90
Ursa Major, Epsylon IA
Right ascension III 80
Declination 81
Longitude six Signs.
altitude 81 so
Distance from the Sun So
PROGRESS in its orbit from 2lst September
to 5th October, twenty one degrees, thirty
minutes, being at the rate OF one degree,
tnirty-two minutes every twenty four hours.
Amplitude SD.
Ii. M.
Set at IL 10
Rose at 10 so
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l,44s,99o
2O5,629,O68
S,595,8l4
l,l76,9S8
92,554

Total, L2l5,29S,S54
The sum to be expended in the ensuing
quarter, is 2S8o,l4eL l6s. 4d.
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ed,
Ditto by life annuities purchas-
ed,
On account of Great Britain,
Do. of Ireland:
Do. Of imperial loan, :
Do. of loan to Portugal,
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-02
PUBLIC SALE.
October z

DY virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
Dof the District OF Columbia, for the coun-
ty of Alexandria on Saturday the fifth ct Oct.
at o'clock, will be exposed to Public Sale, on
the premises, Two Lots of GROUND, Sic
tuate on Fsyette Alley, between Cameron
and King street, beginning at the distance OF
so feet from the intersection of Fayette al
ley and Union street, running thence north
seventy five feet inches, and parallel with
Union street to an alley in the centre of the
said square. Thence west and parallel with
Fayet,e alley so feet thence south seventy
FIVE feet inches; thence east 60 feet to the
beginning, late the property of Miss Amelia
Ramsay deceased.
Terms of sale, one third IN hand, one third
six months, and one third in nine months.
Payments secured by deed of trust on the
property.
The Commissioners.
October dts
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-02

plangsd deeply in debt. Thirty years of
peace and prudence have wiped away that
debt, and filed our treasury with nearly two
millions Of dolIars.-Tbis is not only an evil
dence of good judgment in the choice of your
ra!ar,, but pledge of their future fidelity.
{" You have here, fellow citizens a state
rnent Of your finances for the month Of May
last. We challenge any state OF the Union
for a parallel May any portion Of territory
Of equal extent and population in Europe.
STATEMENT.
To the General Assembly in May, 1871, Of
the Funds of the State, Wig:
Stock In banks, Sl25 $50 o
Funded per cent. OF the Unit
ed States real capital, 245,4s7 40
Funded 3 per cent. stock, so,oss S
Cash in tue treasury appropriat-
ed to civil list expences, 1858 81
Bonds, new lands, sc. avails of
new lands sold, the interest Of
which is appropriated for sup
port of schools, ,2o4,e29 81