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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %.
WINTER.

4 Season for remembering tie Poor.
Now Winter is come, with his cold chilling
breath,
And the verdure hasdrjf p'd from the trees;
All Nature seems touch'd by the finger OF
death,
And the streams are beginning to freeze.
when wanton young lads DER the river Can
slide,
And Flora attends us no more
When in plenty you sis bv good fire. side,
Sure you ought to remember the Poor
When the cold feather'd snow does in plenty
descend,
And whiten the prospect around;
When the keen cutting winds from the north
shall attend,
Hard chilling and freezing the grounds;
When the hills and the dales are all candied
with white,
when the rivers CONCEAL to the shore,
Whenthe bright twinkling stars shallproclaim
cold night,
Then remember the state of the Poor!
When the poor harmless hare may be traced
to the wood.
By her footsteps indented in snow;
Vnch the lips anu Tic niiS0ts dlc elai ing
with blood;
When the marks-men fowl shooting go;
When the poor robin redbreast approaches
the cot,
And the icicles hang at the door;
When the bowl smokes with something re-
viving and hot
That's the time to remember the Poor!
When thaw shall ensue, and the waters in
crease,
And the rivers all insoent grow;
When the fishes from prison obtain arelease;
When in danger the travellers go;
When the meadows are hid with the proud
swelling food;
When the bridges are useful no more,
When in health you have every thing that Is
good,
Can you murmur to think on the Poor.
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Mr.. CHESS SPEECH.
Confinued.

Mr.. G.. said. he would now proceed to de
tcndcrest point of this discussion-the deco
MD state of the treasury department. Mr.. p.
said he did not think this the true stant'ardp pr
estimating the national resources, nor enr
gies nor for estimating the means Necessity
for repelling aggressions upon our nat'qai
rights: nor is it the one recommended lnhe
presidents responsible message. But the o-
norabIe mover had said, it demanded ought
TO receive our first attention. He complahed
TOO. that Mr.. G. had said the oh Iects at stke
were too great for counting the costs. MI u.
said, this was not precisely the view he lad
before presented of this part of the subjee-
The opinion he expressed was, that tcre
would be an economy IN furnishing mans
sufficient to effect your objects; that theFosts
could not be deemed excessive. which wuld
ensure success; but if you dealt out your
means so sparingly as to fail of your OBJECT.
it would then become prodigal waste and pro-
fusion Of economy. To this opinion h still
adhered; and he thought that never Ws an
occasion, where the,rcmark would appsWlth
more force and proprcty, than at preset
The gentlemen who express SO mhc1 con-
Germ for the treasury department tell US that
the gentleman at the head of that department
possesses the most splendid financial tlents
&c. Mr.. G.. said he hoped he did bmd he
was not disposed to detract anght iron this
impression but he could not help renErking
that he should feel more conhdencesn that
eentleman's financial reputation, if ] were
founded more OH facts, and less on rufor and
anticipation. The hon. secretary's hanclal
reputation was made to his hands by ohers-
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RICHMOND, January Is.
MORE QUALIFICATIONS.

We seem peculiarly marked Out as the
Victims of the hames-Our wounds have not
time to cicatrIze, before some new blow opens
them afresh
On Thursday nights about the hour OF Z,
the alarm of " fire, yirs,'' was again sounded;
the bells toled the melancholy peal; the
night of the 26th rushed upon the memory
Of all; and screams and shrieks re-echoed and
rung through the streets.
The fire ragged with considerable fury for
two hours. Aud but for the calmness of the
night, the snow on the roofs of the buildings,
and two harahet zvaNs which screened them,
the destruction would have been immense
The fire began on the main street, from the
corner of 5th street, opposite the Bell-Ia-
vern-it swept the tenements On that street,
all of woody occupied by Messrs H. Royster,
Josiah Williams, Marcus Levy, Samuel Bell,
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For The ALEXANDRIA, GAzETTE.
Mr.. SxowDEN,

Mn. SNowDEN,
HAVING Just returned home from your
town, where bad occasion to go to dispose
of my -four and purchase some articles OF
supply for ney family, have been rejecting
upon the information which picked up III
the course of my dealings, and which exhl-
bits our foreiga relations in so strange al
aspect that almost doubt whether have
been CORRECTLY informed. ] had read In the
papers before | left home good deal OF
words from the government about war with
Eng land, but as it was 10 more than had
been reading for the last or years, ma
turally supposed that it meant no more than
words as hitherto. But when got to town |
soon learned that congress had passed law
for raising large army, and every tang an
nounced their determination Tor battle My
first inquiry was, with whom were they going
to war with England surely, was the an
swer,--For why because she Will not per-
mtus to trade with France. proceeded IN
nv business. and found, that many articles OF
hardware OF the first necessity were not to be
had, others exorbitantly dear, coarse cloths
and blankets scarcely to be found at all, but
not to be bought at less than or 5 times the
ordinary price, and salt (aithough the treasury
receives nc duty on it, at dollar and dollar
md half per bushel. These understood
to be English goods, and the price to DE en-
HANGED from the operation of the non-importa-
ton law. ;.
| saw at the same time some hne ladies
dealing il the stores for silk stockings, and
cloves, cambrics: laces and ridlclles, with ar
facial Bowers, feathers, &c. which seemed to
be very plenty, and which were pronounced
by the ladies to be vastly pretty and cheap !;
these | was informed, were French goods "a
eainst which there is no prohibition. Here
confess myself at loss to comprehend the
wisdom of our polcy-why congress should
first deny to us by their non-importatlon law
the use of English cloths, blankets, hardware,
salt snd plaster, and finally enter into war
with England that will cost US perhaps 80 or
40 millions of dollars per annum, and all to es-
tsblish an uninterrupted commerce with
France for her silks, cambrics, laces and tea-
Tiers Now, s;r.i shall thank you to tell me
how it con,psrts with the duties prescribed to
coagre.s by the constitution, "to regulate
+, commerce ad . provide for the general
welfare for them TO sacrifice a substantial
commerce wiz England and other parts of the
we.ld, fer traffic IN i'gench millinery.
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and George Stainback until it was ayr,
by the brick-bouse occupied by Mr. g..
son, bootmaker. The flames beat '@'lder
that wall in vain; the curling columns ,s'ns
ed above III vain for the parapet wal, 1--WE, ~
their fury-besides, the engine PLAYED N W.T.
it's roof, and the house was saved. r. upon
Their directions, the cross-ssreet. at,0 VIC o.
ing consumed the corner house occrn;aI Na'
low by Mir. Royster, and above bv r M' %
Fasbender and Neal Nelson, the Grs .heSsis
off the suooden tennements inhabited by M s"eR
Frank Allen, Frank Taylor, and He,her .ss's
until it was arrested by very narrow slla ".'>
The great exertlons which were made ="
the opposite house in the alley finaIIv nro aa'e
successful. Mr.. Osgood rode UPON tb r'o'ed
ridge OF the house, battling the flames ,eIy
his wonted resolution and arrested :. rNa
"storm." Several individuals deserved w.t. s'''H
credit for their exertions-the ,hanks o E =, ,'I
city are especially due to many Of the ~ ma Tue
bers of the eglslatule-but, gencrallv sna s'a
ing, we have never seen less repularitv r p,
confusion, a more gaping, lourgine, and d'i u.
active crowd. 1t was 40 or fifty minute.
least before wa;er-line could be forn,s
though there could not have been Iess ..
5000 spectators present.
The back-house occupied by Messrs p.
ston and Peasants Oh the other side of >.
cross street, must have fallen but for its n.". wy
pet wall yet this is not the only instant
the annals of our city the fatal fire in Iol "a
was arrested by parapet wall we Mimi,
out its uses at that time; and We now rers..
it, that no one should be permitted to bpijJ;,
this city without one-nor, moreover, 70 bniI
house, of certain dimensions, of wood. M,
to cover his roof With shingles.
The loss Of tie houses themselves csr,,,
be considerable -bettcr and safer houses viii
be put up in their stead. But the des,ructio,
in furniture, goods, crockery ware, glass b..
con, and variety Of other articles, will b,
dearly felt by their proprietors. The ten.
ments On the main street were kept as proce.
ry stores and shops. No estimate can as v
be made of their loss but it cannot fall short
of 7 or 5000 dollars.
The three upper tenemerts on the main
street were the property of Mr. Lowndes-
the two lower ones are said to belong 10 The
estate of Mr. Samuel Couch.
There is no doubt the fire was accidental
Fortunately no lives were lost.
Most ofthem are said to be Msured
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Ahhointment, BY The Legisiatme.

o171IfOf7t' "tV IIt@ Uy tIIN IT tFtA7 N7 q
GEN JOHN Preston reelected 7fra,a.
rer, without opposition.
JOHN G. JACKSON, esq elected Brlgedier'
General of the Goth brigade; which Was for
ngham, Harrison and Wood.
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NORFOLK, JanAorV I6.

By the ship Ulysses, arrived YESTERDAY IN
80 days from Port Antonio (Jamaica) we har;
a regular file of the PORT Royal Gazette tot:
9TH Dec.--their contents are unimportant-
few extracts are given:
KINGSTON, Jam Det. J.
By the Sapho we learn that the inbabiaD'
of the Province of Santa Martha, who are ID
favor of the Cortcs. have declared war agana
Carthagena, and several battles had been
fought on the river Magd lena, on both sla
OF which Notifications had been construce1
Much blood had not been shed, and the cor
tending parties had at times been dlscomff9
as well as successful.
On the llth ult. the inhabitants OF Cart%
gena declared themselves independent, az.
abolished the inquisition, when the dIfeFn
officers, both civil and military, took the 0''
prescribed to them. -,
The Vice Roy of Santa Fe, nominated '
the Cortcs, was momently looked lof ""
rive at Santa-Martha from the Havana p.
Two scbooners are fitting out by the w w
vernment of Santa-Martha, for the pulps'
of cruising, to intercept traders WITH 'P'
bound to this colony.
A brig from the United States OF Ans" ~,
arrived at Cartl.agena about two months 's
laden with 1900 stand of arms ahd ANN ,bs
ton, for the use of the inhabitants "
place.
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.A,rivals at Kingston, (Jam.) from '''''
to The 9Th Dec. ~.

~ INC OkH NV y,rL
Ships Flora, Forsyth, from New r,s
His Britansic Majesty's ship Sapp@r%s .r RI.
O'Grady, Port Bellona Ann, onli'n' S HJ
ton. Briggs FeIcania, Giffard' Ph'ia" soonc5
Columbia, Barnett, Alexandria. o' ,,1sIte
Louisa, Graysen, Alexandra - Carr
Charles, Edcnton, William Deane' CayS
theirs, Washington Little Charles
Elizabeth City, IN. c. l.,
Sailed f,.om Port Royol since on n,ro,or}'
Bligs Pricilla, Armistcad, ,'ke' - stb'
IN c. Adventure. Tusk' NorIo,S n,b. Cos
Triton, Sparrow, Newbufn !; Ha' u" BIZ
Norfolk; Two Brothers, Catp'T nnI',moat'
more Mary Eliza YellowleN ny
IN. Co.
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shall cease to claim and protect such on
the sea, Great Britain, it may be expect
cd, will not cease to search fer her sub
jsets in American merchant ships at sea,
and to retain all such as may be found
therein. The war then is likely to last
until America alters her practice rela-
tive 10 foreigners, admitted to the rights
Of citlsens; and that change of her
prasties may be produced, it is neeessa-
~ that her laws concerning naturslizs.
don and concerning seamen should be
revised and amended as 10 their future
effect. The British practice of impress
,nsnt, and the American practice Of ma
turaliza,ion and protection will both con-
tinue, or will both be Terminated BY
each nation doing its part of the work
with sincerity and not otherwise.
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cOMMUNTCATION.
THE KNOTTY POINT.

1 II r, MN ~ i ol4S L
The public are siten told that in the
British navy there a:e thousands OF A.
merican citizens who were Impressed.
Enquire into their citizenship, you vii!
find but few nattve Americans, and yeu
will find many natural born subjects OF
G. Britain, who have been naturalized
in America during the war with Frsnce.
They have American protection papers,
but the British disregard such papers,
declaring that it is net competent to-
America to take from Great Britain her
native subjects, and make them their
swn by any law received in the civilized
nations of the world.
The native or real American citizens
are often discharged as soon as they
wish it, and make the fact of their citi-
zcnship appear by proof. Some enter
voluntarily into the British naval service
and choose to remain in it. Until Ame
RIGA shall cease to psturalze Is itls''
born subjects, Who daily come here, ano
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Nj. Townsend, ESQ. 3e4
William PIERCE, Esq. 3o3
Samuel Hoar, Esq. sos
Leaving a grand Peace Majority of
,s5I-a joyful result
We anticipate similar expression OF
public opinion, an adherence of the war
system, throughout the state, aud the
choice of 90 Clintonian or Peace Elect
ers for Massachusetts.
The increase of the Peace majority
in this town since the election OF repre-
sentstiyes to Congress only ten days ago,
is 1873!
Forderful and Plsssing
The Clinton or Peace Ticket had in
Lynn e47 votes, the Madison ticket had
600 -
In Boston the Clinton Ticket had a
majority of 2So2
Danrers HAS done nebly-the Clinton
Ticket 2ol, Madison IL.
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parents, guardians, or masters, Of such
minor.
The yeas and nays we're taken on this
amendment and we're yeas 81 Nays IS.
Mr.. Miner renewed an amendment
offered by Mr., Wheaton in committee
of the v hole Ia the I'd section, SO AS 20
prevent the operation Of the exempting
principle contained in that session ex-
tending to debts contracted before en-
listment. On this question the aye. *
noe, wrerc called and were yeas 30
NAYS 10.
Mr.. Ridgeley moved to amend the
second section BY striking cut that part
whic, prevents the arrest Of persons en-
listed, and confines the provision to pre-
vesling their being taken i'll execution.
Nseatived.
The bill wa, then ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time tomorrow.
An engrosssd bill, concerning letters
Of marquc, prizes and prize goods, was
read third time aAd passed.
Adjourned.
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|" Erratum IN" The war with Eng
land" in our paper of yesterday. For
national read natural in the fifth line
from the bottom OF the article.
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POTOMAC AND SHENANDOAH

Navigation Lctt y.
THE second day: diving Wilt
place on Friday the 9Th lest ana sh
that day Tickets will advance to 5 =
Zach
Present price of whole Tickets,
Sc so
Half 10, ST l.%
Qua,ter do. Is
Eighths do ] ls 81
For sale by ROBERT GRAY.
Nov. 20
Fret Day: Drawing
OF the Potomac and Shenandoah
NaDigation Lottery.
SECOND CLASS-l7th Nov. 1919,
No. 2455l first drawn number prize Of
S7,oOs
No. 1904 prize Of 100
No. 4772 and i44ss prizes Of ~
10 prizes OF s - and 1856 of 10 dob
lars each.
Tickets and Shares for Sale BY
Robert Gray.
Nnvenhnr 10
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Ersm the Cgdens6urs Palladium, No
pen.5sr ),

We have been induced to defer the
publication of the " Palladium till
today. from an expectation that
something Of consequence wonld
transpire, as we learned last Tues
day. that a ileet Of 90 or 20 British
boats were ea.ning up the river about
so miles below. anu it was believed
that the boats in our port, in con-
junction with number from Sae:i-
cts Harbor, would make an attack
upon them a few miles above this vii
laSc.
Gust as our paper was going 10
PRESS the .Sritish boats hove in sight.
'Iaey are now. to the number OF 40
OF 80 entering Prescott harbor. we
ao not learn that any arrangements
have been made to capture them.
by an officer who arrived here on
Tuesday from Sacket's Harbour, We
learn that the brig Oneida, accom-
panied BY eight vessels, each carry
ing long SO FOUNDER, sailed from
taere last Monday morning for the
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purpose Of "sweeping tho lake"
The squadron is commanded by GEN.
modore Chauncey. Success to them :
ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY, November 81.
) TO sHEW

ITO sHEW
THE VERY AGE & BODY OF THE TIMR
aIs FORM AND PRESSURE.
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Of essential Rights and these Of less in-
far!aHcs.

for!ancs.
In the dissltcs that arise between So
vereigrs, it is necessary plainly to dis
tinguish the essential rights from those
ofless Importance; for ia regard to these
a very different conduct is to be cbserv-
ed. a nation is under many obligations
of duty towards itself, towards other ma
items, and towards the whole human So
ciety. We know that, in general. the
duties towards ourselves, have TIN adj
vantage over those ws owe to others:
but this ought only TO extend Ia the du-
ties in which some proportion subsists
between thcm. We cannot refuse, In
some degree, to forget ourselves IN re-
spcct 10 interests that are not essential,
to make ssms saerih es in order to as
sist other persons, and especially fer the
greyter benefit Ct the human society:
-
and let Us even remark, that we are in
vited bg our own advantage AND by our
own safety, to make thcse generous sa
crjices for the private good Of each Is
ir',,pa:e!v connected with the general
happiness. What idea should we have
Of a prince or nation, who should re-
fuse to give up the smallest advantage,
TO procure to tho world the inestitaable
blessings Of hsGcc2 Every power owss
then this respect TO the happiness of hu-
man society, to appear open TO every
method Of reconciliation, when it relates
to Interests that are not essential. II he
exposes himself to the loss of something
by an accom- mediation, negotiation or
an arbitration, he ought to be sensible
what are the dangers: the evils, the ca
Iamities of s-or, and consider that
teace is weN srarth small sacr.fce.
NATTEL.
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CHILICOTHE, (ohio) Nov. i4sl
Ths following is the Official re,ittu
the election fer electors Of Pfssiaest j.
Vice.President, which were opened 6il
the nth inst.
Madison and Gerry.
Col. John Jones, 7l9s
Matthias Carwin, 6455
David Abbott 62ss
David Purvianee, 62sS
James Dunlap, 5S7i
James Pri,chard, 62s3
John Hamm, 6a2y
Thsmas ljams; S7ss
Tho Madisonian Ticket has carried by
a considerable majority. VIM. w Ir.
win, Of Fairfield, tho Clinlo,,ian xot
1901 yotcs-John Thompsoa, Of Ross,
(CiintOnian) had all votes. VIM w.
irwin is the highest on the Clintoniaii
ticket.
~ a meeting OF the gen 3
tlcmen OF Alexandra is requested al
MIR Triplett's Hotel on Saturday steas
ing. 2lst instant, at z o'clock, to eboass
Managers for the ensuing Dancing ASS
sembiies.
November 81,
FORS ALE
On hoard tie slost Ri.eilia, aory its.$
al Merchants WAarf,
Hhds. retailing MoIassss
200 Bushels Liverpool Salt
50 Blown do,
50 pstatess
November Il
Just Received
sA.ND FOR Sale,
20 barrels 1st quality New.
York pippens.
400 bushels New. Englaud
Potatoes in nice oroer.
4oco VT nice Cheese.
VIM. GARNER.
Mo- 8. d'w:
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Ertract of q letter from .slessrs.

E,rtract Of letter from .flessrs.
Bring. Brothers 6 Go. Of London
Gqfed the 2s!h Sept. 1St2.
" Our government have refused to
praat ANY more Licences to import
urovisions from America. which we
p..essnt will put at end toyour ex-
uorts during the war. The crops III
every part of Europe are abundant,
and Spain and Portugal will be am
rly suvplied from the Black Sea,
Mediterrancan, Barbars, Baltic, &C."
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FXTR ACT.

Al, m!itical evils derive their orr
eina! from moral: Those can never
he rcmedied. until these are first a
mended. He, therefore. who strict
" adheres to virtue AID sohrlety in
his conduct. and enforces them by
his example, does more real service
70 a state. than he vino displaces a
bad Minister. or dethrones 1yrant:
This gives but temporary relief;
lint th0t exterminates the cause OF
disease. -,
mo mineral Man can possibly
he a true Patriot and all those who
profess outrageous zeal Tor the libcr-
ty ard prosperity of their Country
and at the same time infringe her
Lu,cs. a.f'ront her Reiision, az" ae-
ba,lch her People. are hut dess'ieab'e
uuacks, by fraud or ignorance in.
creasiug the disorders they p!rtehH
to remedy
1nfclliubie Cure for the Lock Js7c.
Dip the part affected in quaint
ty of warm Lye as strong aspossibie /;
but if it be part ofthe body Which
canpet Le immersed, rub the part
Affected with a flannel soaked in the
I've. This has been tried with re-.
heated success, and has never failed
in one instance.
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legislature Of Maryland.


A Resolution is before the House for
presenting Capt. Hull with Sword in
the name of the State Of Maryland, as a
complement to his good conduct in the
action with the Guerrero.
Leave is given to bring in Bill for
taxing Bank Stock.
A bill is before the House for making
an uniform provision Tor the surviving
officers and soldiers Of the late Maryland
line in the Revolutionary War,
The Resolution submitted by Mr.. lie
Compile, relative to the late riots at Bal
tilners, was the order Of the day for
Tuesday last.
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MOI he.

EHE annual meeting Of the Stocia
l. holders, in the Litde River I Dras
pike Comp. my. will be Oil the sfss
Monday in December next at the City
Hotel. in Alexandria +; at which tins
an Eletion will be held, for Pres
sident, four Directors and Trsssurst.-s
statement Of the accounts will he te5s
ported tothe meeting This >tockh5d'
ers on the last subscription airs no 6ed,
thst the whole Of the inMoln ems IA
each Share BY them respectively subs
scribed, will have become due On TIA
first os January, 1873, which trey nrS
r guessed to pay to Jonah Themps5s
in Alexandria
By order Of the Dtreesors.
Jonah / nompsOti,