Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-07

very silly address to his constituents, announc-
ing the declaration of war, with the blasphem-
ing application of the following passage of
/ scriptures:
And now it may be said in the language Of
old Cursed be ne, that doth the work of the
Lord decetiulIy, and cursed be he, that gvnh-
hoLdclh his 8zoord from blood"
Capt. Banbridge is appointed to the com
mand Of the y. States frigate Constellation,
fitting at Washington. Capt Christopher K.
Perry, succeeds capt. B. as superintendent Of
tie Navy Yard at Challestown, Massachusetts.
Commodore Rodgers's squadron was fallen
in with oil the 4th Of July in lat. IL, rs long.
SO, 40 This is the last account we nave of 1t.
The squadron was then lying too.
The latitude and longitude in which capt.
Stanley from Goltenburgh fell in with com
Rodgers's squadron, has been Incorrectly Stat
edit should have Jeen thus, lat. 46, long. 43.
This will be found to agree with his situation
on the 4th inst. as reported by capt. Smith
Note-L Orient lies in lat AZ 49, and in
long. 90 (reckoning from London of
course the American squadron was on the Attn
July within % minutes OF the latitude OF L'O-
ilent, ana distant from it 80 40 min. A course
Tess than quarter Of point to the northward
Of east would Carry the squadron into that
French port. However singular this state
ment may appear, we assure our readers 1t is
correct, AID i, is not improbable we Shall soon
er or later announce their arrival at or near
the port above mentioned.
Boston Rehertory.
Ea,tract Of a letter from gentleman in the
i0land IF 81. VmceatS, 10 Ills coTe$hondent
ia This eity.
I" Our volcano has lately made most awful
display oil It's horrld eutlas, and has lail full
third part Of this fine island under Its ashes.
Al toe lands IN its vicinity, both to windM ard
aad ieeward, are rendered unfit Tor cultivation
! ana two oil the largest rivers dried up. They
! have been dug for, and found boiling. The
! mountain exhlbitsa trightful prospect No
] thing to be seen butlava, not Tree nor shrub;
and even most otthose awful chasms, gcns *
| tails, formerly seen, are filled up: yet, strange
| to tell, very lew lives have been iost.''
Ertract Of a letter from col. U7lHam RusseN,
CommonaQnt Of the tn Regiment U. States
Infantry, TO gentleman IN Iranktort,
| Oxen. daied,
VINCENNES, July /, 1879.
have but little Indian news to give you.
| | have been lately informed by governor Ed
+ wards, that the Indians have embodied to We
/ ry considerable number, at Pioria, town Oh
1 Illinois Rlyer-tneir Intentions are not known
! Recent accounts from the Mississippi, near
! the mouth of Illinois, induce me to ocieye
! that they are destined for the Wabash, as it is
not far distant from the Prophets Town, and
! as near this spot as Kaskaskla. am doing
j all | can with the part of my little band thai
/ is here, but l am not suffi ~lently strong to
meet their whole combined force, | find it
would take as strong force to protect this
!: frontier from the depredations of the savages,
as would be sufficient to burn and drive them
off. We are all anxiety 10 go against them,
If the honorable the secretary at war would
give US the War Whoop / am watching
those two strong points, and wish to abandon
my first intention of establishing string OF
garrisons ON the frontier. l hope the COM
pany of troops, and also the company Of ram
gers, will shortly be here-I shall then Vi
sit the Illinois territory.
1t is said that in consequence of some COR
respondcnce which has been discovered, Luz
Glen Bonaparte Can no longer be suffered to
remain IN this country-Londcn hafer.
! BOSTON, July 81.
From the Exchange Coffee House Books.
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