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NEW-ORLEANS. Aug. 81.

On "wednesday night last about
ten o'clock. gale commenced 0cca-
sionalIy accompanied with rain and
hail, and which continued with a
most dreadful violence. for upwards
Of four hours. As we have never
witnessed any thing TO equal it, mel
Their do we believe the imagination
can picturc TO ITSELF scene more
traiy awful and distressing, than
that wllca its consequences present.
The market house large and
solid buii,i;ag. entirely demolished !;
its brick column Of two feet dia-
meter. swept down. as though their
mighty construction presented no o.
stacle wha,eserto the overwhelming
element.-The roof carried OF from
the church of the convent. the fence
surrounding which, as also the trees
in the garden, many Of which are re-
marka5Iy large. leyeiled to the
ground.-The tin covering of the
Theatres, nai!eiin such manner as
would certainly have resisted anyor-
binary force. twisted and torn Oft as
though 'twere mere paper. A great
part Of the brick wall surrounding
the garrison, beat down. Part OF
the front wall OF Iir. Pauiding's un-
finished brick huase in Charities
street blown in. 4 the building ma
terially injured. A house at the
corner of Bourbon and st. Louis
streets. entirely destroyed. The
brick store Of Messrs. Talcott and
Bowers in Charities street and from
which MIR. Taleott fortunately es-
caped in time to avoid a most dread
fui DEATH totally demolished. A
brick house in st. Louis near Bour-
ber. street partly blown down. Mr..
Donallson's house faabourg st. Ma
>ry rnroofed.-Mr. Fry's brick store
fab urg st. Mary. blown down:
Mr.. Mnsson's brick store. Canal
=, street, blown down. MIR. Erkin's
brick store, Chartres street. blown
down. A brick house. in Charities
street, near Mass. Kenner and Co.
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NETWORK, Sept. 81.

Erfr0et Of a letter, DARED Staf l3.
The whole Of the military force AZ
Plattsburgh is about 1900 men. They
were yesterday reviewed BY Gen: Bloetn'
field. Gen. Hull arrived there yesteF.
day. He dined with Gen. Bloomfield,
Gen. Petit, and about SO other officers.
He Immediately proceeds to the south-
ward, probably to the seat Of governs
ment -
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NHIP VS..
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA,.
ENTER ID.

ENTERED.
Brig Mcntol, Snow, Boston; salt to
Lawr.son and Fo~le
CLEARED.
Schr. Rising Sun, Boston Flour, b,
Messrs. Lawrason and Fowle, Smith,
Metcslf, s Co.
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N1t.HT sea- ,OL.
September q

THE subscriber respectfully i"iorms
the Inhabitants of A!cxardria, t'Iat
his NIGHT SCHOOL. will comnlenes
on ,.e evening o! MONDAY next, 2stf
list. al his Academy on Fairfax streetJ
nea, ,ne Market; where will be taushts
reading, writing, arithmetic, mathcn'a-
tics, sc.
September ~. DIST
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NOTICE.

TN conformity to resolution Of the
Trustees of the Hay Market AEa1
Cemy, on the 2ad ultimo, appointing
committee to prepare system OF Re.
pula,ions to be presented to the said
Trustee. for their consideration. at Z
mee,ing to be holden at Green's Ia"
yern, in the said town, on the hrst Saa
,urday in October next-Notice 10
hereby given, that meeting Will then
and there take place, at which the at1
tendance of the Trustees is rlost cars
nest!y requested.
F.. Brooke, Secry.
ceDtemhcr | At3
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partly blown down and nlch dam !:
AGED. Mr.. Iesfer,s hrisk building,

aged. Mr.. Testers brisk ouiiding
Bourbon street, partly blo'n down
1t would be impossible Ito partleu
larize all the damage tllatias beer
done: we believe howeyerWe ma!
assert, that there is not q bHtolns IN
the city or Faubourss, bAt f''at hds
been more or less Injured
But the scene presented-e US or
visiting the shore. who shaI attempt
to describe? the levee a'host en-
tirely destroyed, the beae' covered
with fragments ofvessels, heFehan'
die, trunks &c. and here nu mere
the eve falling upon a mangled
corpse. In short whata Z" houfs
before was life or property present
ing to the astonished spcc''oF o",y
death and ruin 4: sightWHcn could
alone bear comparison wih The SEN
sations experienced during tne pre-
ceding night. a night 10 'hich the
stoutest heart must har shrunk,
from the dreadful fear of'elns the
next moment immolated;in' heap of
ruins :! ~
The mind sickens atstlr very re-
collection and turns for,reFf to that
providence. to that Alnigty Being,
the giver Of all May re reflect
upon his omnipotence --or own no
thinguess: and may the Ie'aneholy
spectacle our city presen' call our
serious attention to thai sdrce from
which alone we can deTe peace
here and happiness hereafr.
The following are amos the YES
sells that have been damagi aud des-
troyed. &
Brig Mary, of Pittsburgh, lost
both masts. 3
Ship Missouri. Ba!timfe' ashore'
little damaged.
polacre Devina Pas'ra, very
much damaged.
Brig William, Newpordamaged.
Bri. Archincdes. n,ucidamaSed.
United States brig Kmrprizc a
shore. &
Brig U. States Viper much da-
mayed.
Schooner Liberty Of :. Orleans
loaded with -four, sunk.
Brig William and henry da-
mayed.
Ship Dryad of N.SsY@y some
what damaged. s 4
Ship Alfred Of Nsrburyport,
somewhat damaged.
Brig Mechanic. Kepne'unk DO.
Ship Jane of York, DO.
Bris-formerly Polaere sunk.
Brig Sally Ann. Of \ York, a
shore much damaged.
Brig Hope, New-YorkSery much
injured with the loss5ofmasts and
bowsprit e. .
sIoop William and Mary, of
Charleston, sunk.
Brig Reliance, of Chanston, IRE
parable. 8
Schooner Betsey ofBston, much
injured.
Privatecr Buckskin. lot.
Privatecr Felix. ashon damaged.
Ship Paragon ON. Yrk, ashore,
much damaged.
Ship Iris ON. York, shore and
lost foremost.
Ship juno. of N. Yorl ashore.
Ship Remittance, NelYork, da-
mayed.
Ohio. do. d'
Brig Sumatra. IL do.
Schooner William, tNUport. do.
Schooner Flora, Duoury. very
much damaged.
Brig Maid, Boston, utircly des-
troyed.
Ship Elizabeth, Network little
damaged. b
Ship AgricoIa, New.Iedford, en-
tirely dismasted.
Shin Eldrith, New brk, some
what damaged.
Schooner Astrea, Salm. do.
Ship Cen. Knox, POr'and' much
damaged.
Schooner Mary, Ketucky, lost
both masts and bowsprit
Brig-Ioaded with -four sunk.
Ship Suffolk. of N! Yrk, ashore,
somewhat damaged.
Ship Ceres. N. Yek. ashore.
much damaged and lost oremast and
bowsprit.
Ship Oliver. Elsworh, n. York
ashore. much damaged
Ship Henry, seawellof Elizabeth
City damaged.
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The Halifax papers saw, the Ameri-
Can licensed vessels, from England, Sent
in there, will, with their cargoes, be pro-
tected, for whoever the property be-
longs to, Englishmen or Americans.
We have right to expect of admiral
Sawyer, that if The Americans are will
ling to risk the fate of their goods from
England, III our own ports, he should al
i,w their vessels to depart from Halifax
alter taking out any British property
Boston fGfer.
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For Norfolk & Richmond,
The SCHOONER
B E l 5 r Y,

HM. B E l 5 r Y,
fEE4N John Hand. l1dster,
s Will sail on Saturday 16th
instant For freight or passags-Applt
on board at Ramsay. Wharf.
September ~. d3t~
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District of Columbia, to wit.

District OF Columbia, to Wit.
XXTHEREAS George Fortney, hath
w by his pi,ition in writing applied
to tho Hon. VIM Crasch, Chief Juaga
of the District Of Columbia, to be ads
United to the benefit Of the ac. Of Cons
gress for the relief of insolvent debtors
within the district aforesaid, and has
stated therein that he is in actual corifncs
ment in the Jail bounds OF Alexa' drria
county, at The suit of Obetliah Cliffesds,
trustee, and being unable to discharge
the said claim, with others against him,
has offered to deliver up to the use of his
creditors all his property, real, personal
and mixed: Notice is therefore given I'd
the creditors Of the said George Fort
ney, that on " ednesday, Soth Septems
Der, between the hours OF ten and three
o'clock, at the Court House. III Alexat1s
dria, the oath Of All insolvent debtor will
lie administered to the said George Forts
ney, and a trustee appeinted sgreeably
to the said act OF Congress, unless Gauss
be then and there shewn to the contrary.
And>i. is further ordered, that this nos
,ice he inserted daily in the Alexandria
newspaper until the 3oth September.
By order OF the hon. William GranehJ
Chief Judge If the district of Col1rhbis,
this 2sd day of September, 1919.
e.. Deneale, C. C.
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ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY, September 20.

ITO sHEW
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
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A Halifax letter. in announcing the
latest news from England, Observes
&" 1t is understood that admiral Warren,
who is ordered on the American station
vita a powerful fleet, is invested with
powers to negotiate & conclude peace
with American government; and III
Case Of failure, to unkennel the dogs OF
war against US"
The ship Cartel in which captain d.
ores, late Of the Guerricrc, md those d!
his officers and scamen Who did not de
part IN the last cartel, were 10 have sail
ed Yesterday for Halifax, but she has
been detained until further orders.
A letter received Iva the town OF Gin
cinnati, Ohio, from general Harrison, at
p qua. dated Sunday Morning, ocf'e"-
Or s, states, that by the latest act"un'S
he has received, Fobt Wayne had no;
been taken.
Extract of a letter from CanGsdGlgua,
10 a gentleman in Nesv York, date0
September 10.
The passengers from the west have
Just arrived they left Niagara an hour
before the armis'ice expired. They Say
that preparations were there made to a
bantlon the Fort if attacked, and that
every thing valuable WAS removed
johnson county, Georgia, was In con-
.uslop at the last dAtcs-and upwards OF
400 militia were in arms, In consequence
IT the hostile conduct OF the Creek III
hans. These ln,iians do not reside So
5 to make i, likely that the English
nave Influenced them.
We understand, the report that " Yam,
kee doodie" WIS played when Generai
,Iuu entered Montreal, is cont addicted
oy gentleman from that place.
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Sec. IL. And be III further enacted, That NJ
. shall be lawful for any person or persons to
whom letters testan,entapy or OF adnlnlstra-
ton hath been or may herefter be granted by
the proper authority in any of the United
States or the territories thereof, to maintain
any suit or action and to prosecute and reco-
yer any claim in the district of Columbia, in
the same manner as if the letters testamentary
or Of administration. had been granted to such
person or persons by the proper authority III
the said district !; and the letters testa-
mcntary or of administration, or copy there
Of certified, under the seal Of the authority
granting the same, Shall be sufficient evidence
TO prove the granting thereof, and that the
person or persons, as the case may be, hath
OF have administration.
Sec. 10. ind be it further enacted, That the
courts for the county OF Alexandria shall here.
atteucommepce on the third Mondays In April
and October in every year
Sec Is. Ind be it further enacted, That 1t
shall be the duty of the constabies OF the
county of Washington in tho district OF Co
lumbia, upon capias ad satifaciendum lssu-
ing out of the clerks Office Of the said county,
in conformity with the provisions OF the act,
entitled !" An act concerning the district OF
Columbia, to take the defendant into custo-
dy, on his failure to pay the debt and costs IN
such capias ad satistaciendum mentioned,
forthwith, upon the application of the plain
tiff, to deliver into the prison OF the said coun-
ty such defendant, to be held in the said pri-
son by the marshal Of the district of Colum-
bia until he shall be released by the due course
Of law.
Sec. Ia. .Ans be nJurther enacted, That
the said marshal shall be entitled to the same
fee fer commitment and releasement of said
debtor committed as aforesaid, and the same
allowance for his maintenance, and to be paid
in the same manner as are already provided
by law.
Sec. Is. ind be it further enacted, That
upon feri tacias issuing out of the Office of
the clerk of the county OF Washington, upon
the Judgment of magistrate, the plaintiff
upon such feri facias Shall be entitled to have
his execution against the goods and chattlcs,
lands and tenements, rights and credits of the
defendant.
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fae following Bill is noqv before the Heuse q
Rehresentuaues, and has PASSED rs .frst and
second reading
"A BILL
To amend the Laws within the District OF
Columbia.
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ORIGINAL
FAMILY MEDICINES,

Prepared with the greatest care & attention
By MICHAEL LEE, * Co.
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This medicine is superior 10 any ever Of
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certain and effeacious in its operations.
Lees Eicir,
A certain remedy for colds, cou0hs, or
asthmas and particularly the whoeplng
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Lees Essence Of Mustard.
So well known for the cure of Rheuma-
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Lees Grand Restorstive,
Provedb By long experience to be unequal
led III the cure Of nervous disorders, con-
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ness, etc.
Lees 4wi-biHo Pile,
For the prevention and cure OF bilious and
malignant feyers.
Lees Sovereign Ointment for the Itch,
Which is warranted an anfallible remedy
at one application
Lees Infatti6ie Hgue e FeUer Drots,
For the cure of agues, remittent and IN
tcrmiuentfevers.
Lees genuine Persian Loaon,
Celebrated for the cure of ringworms, tel
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Lee. Genuine Eye Water,
An effectual remedy for all diseases in the
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Which give immediate relief
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For the teeth and gums.
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For the cure of every kind of headache.
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To detect counterfeits, observe each Iarti-
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CONDITIONS.

THE publication of the work will begin
with the number for January 1912, and be
continued monthly.
Each number will contain on an average
about ~ pages, with handsome new type.
A supplementary number to be added at the
close of each year
The whole l 3 numbers, containing about
900 pages, will be delivered to Subscrlbersat
81 SO, payable on delivery ofthc first num-
Berthe cost of the English copy is Z SO.
EPSubseriptions are received by a MES
KENNEDY, oenr. Bookseller, King-street,
Alexandria
/. Aug %. lest.
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$4,000 tickets.
CASH PRIZES.
Subject to deduction Of fifteen per cent.
Stationary Prizes as follow;
First drawn ticket entitled to $4,000
5000 blanks Sl2 each
The next 1000 do Is
Go. Ticket after the 5000 blanks $4,000
First drawn ticket on the 9Th and until The
95th day $500 each
Do. 25th to a5th Except
' P,'. .; Tickets constituting 100 Tickets
The said ten prizes to consist Of the mum.
bers from to 1000 inclusive, each han.
dred OF the said 1000 to be orc prize, the
first drawn hundred or lowest number for
the 25th day, and so regularly ascending to
the 35th
First drawn ticket on the S5th $4,000
Do. 36th to Al st 500
Do. 4lst to 5Otb inclusive 1000
Do. 55th day 900
The hrize books to consist Of Nos 1000
The object contemplated to be accomplish.
ed by the above scheme, is emincntly entl.
tied TO the favor and patronage of the citi.
zens Of Baltimore. The establishment of
Medical College will unquesionably hsvea
beneficial influence on the general literary
character Of our city on it perhaps may be
hereafter cngrafted the other Colleges, and
thus an university BE consti uted
1t will however give us other important
advantages-it will promote spirit OF in.
vestigation in the faculty, it will induce
young men of talents to establish themselves
in our CITY, and thereby permanently secure
to this community the best aid tina! can be
afforded by the medical profession II may
also be proper to remark. that if this school
should prosper, as is anticipated. ii will
cause large sums TO be expended annually
in this city, which would otherwise be dis.
burseo in other places
We presume that those gentlemen who
are anxious for the advancement of The n
terests Of Baltimore, will give us their sup.
port on the above considerations.
TO those who are inclined t. proht them
selves at the me time that they encouroee
ns-.we confidently say, that no scheme OF
lottery 30 splendid or promising as the a.
bove, has ever been offered in this county
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Public Notice.

A Meeting of the Freeholders of this
N County, atatne Court House thereof,
on Saturday the nth inst. is requested, for
the purpose of appointing deputies, to meet
deputies from other counties in this state. at
Staunton in Augusta County, on Monday the
2lst inst. 10 form ticket Of electors for Pre-
sident, and Vice President, and for such c.
Their purposes as shall be deemed cons.ita-
tional and proper respecting the premises
Many Freeholders.
Fairfax County, (Va.) Sept 5--s.
PRINTING
Neatly executed at this Office,
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MISS BOWDLER'S
ESSAYS & POEMS,

The first American, from the lth Ehs"''
Edition.
Published for the benefit of the Orphan
Asylum Society * Economical ochoo'
New-York.
Are lust received for sale by the suostr NO.
Price 8 ! rs in boards.
These excellent Essays & Poems WI
nrinted at Bath in England for the beneh =, =,
the Hospital in that City and have alfe''
pone through eleven Editions.
They are now reprinted in this count i
FOR an equally benevolent purpose "
hnned they will be attended with the
success.
James Kennedy SET sen
July Is
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Having made large tontract with the
Managers for Tickets in the above Lottery,
assure their friend. and Lottery adventurers
generally, that this Lottery will be punctuat
ly drawn and prizes punctualy pald snd that
they will promote, ard aid and lssiSt In the
sale Of tickets in it N preference TO any O.
Their in the U States FOR this object they
have forwarded tickets 10 most Ct their g.
gents in the Union, and whilst the lottery is
drawing they will also forward once week,
the whole Of the Numbers drawn, both
Blanks and Pl zes, contained in small
Newspaper they publish weekly. attwo dol
lars per aanum, entitled the Weekly Messen-
ger
After the above lottery is over, G Z.
WAITE will turn their whole attention 10
the next New-York Union College Lottery.
Their Offices are
In New York, at No. 81 and at No. 3S.
Maiden-Lane,
In Baltimore, at the Corner of Market &
Charles Street.
In Albany, at No. 90, State-Street.
At each Of which places they will prompt
~ execute all orders in the Boos-Selllns &
Stationary line, and Of all genuine and wa
ranted Patent Medicines Letters, (post
paid) duly attended to-
Price of Tickets i dollars, but Will adj
vance on the day of drawing (thc 2Sh Sep
tember
September /. 2aW lot"
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avoid whatever may tend TO lessen that
christian love, which ought to unite the
members of Christ of every denomination
and il will be their constant object through
the medium of Their publication, TO excite
and cherish the affections of charity, piety'
and feryent devotion and to direct their tel
low christians in the prths oftruta ana right
eonsness.
Ihe Publisher presents the fublic NTH ne Jol-
l0sving Recommendation Of ne york
&C The Christian Observer is Judlcious and
pious periodical work, which has attracted the
attention, and commanded the appreciation, OF
the serious part of the community IN Eng
land to an unusual degree. It's With plea
sure VIC see that it is undertaken to be repuo-
lished in Burlington, n ] under the super-
attendance of the Rev. DR.. Wharton, whose
religious and literary character are calculated
10 give the publication the highest recon-
mendation, both for its accuracy and Its ele-
CANT execution.
SAMUEL S. SMITH, Dbl p
President Of Nassau Hall, Princeton.
S. JOHN ANDREWS, d. D.
Provost effhe University Of Pennsylvania
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Oh
Robert Gilmor, Hugh Thompson,
VIM. Smith, john Swan
Mark PringIe, David Williamson, s
Samuel Smith, William Patterson, 5
VIM. Cooke, Robert Oliver, :
Stewart Brown, John Sherlock, Z
John S. Holm, arch NJ Canister,
S mucl Sterett
G.. g K. WAITE
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THE MEDICAL COLLEGE
GTTL Nv

THE MEDICAL COLLEGE
LOTTERY
!. is NOW DRAWING IN THE CITY
or BALTIMORE.
All the high Prizes still IN the
= wheel.
Present price of Tickets, s. so, but VIII
soon acysnCe. -
Applications for Tickets from distant Pa,
ces (post paid laclosing the Cash address,
to either of the subscribers, at their feSPeo.
tive Lottery Offices in Baltimore, VIII be iH'
mediately attenaed to. ou
KEARNY WHARTON
No. g, South street.
PHILIP Fl. NICKLlN,
No 2oa, Market street"
J I..COHEN Jun'r.
Medical College Lottery once
No. TO, Market street.
N. B. Sits of each Days drazpins are re-
gularly published and will be forwarded 10
those who may apply. .,oc,
Raltimorc July 7-March II 2a"tio''