Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-20
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TIE VERY AGE & BODY OF THE TIMk
Hls FORM AND PRESSURE.


A letter received by gentleman In
Pittsburgh, from an officer in General
W,dsworth's army, by express, says
"We find, on hearing the particulars OF
the engagement with the Indians at SAN
dusky. il was not so unfavorable as was
at first represented; SIX killed and ten
wounded on our part--the Indians drl.
ven with considerable loss"
The legislature OF Vermont is now IN
session at Montpolier. The business ct
the Assembly is highly important-they
have to choose a Senator in the Congi ess
of The United States, the Electors OF Pre-
sident and Notwithstanding have to
pass Law regulating the mode OF choos-
ing the Representatives Ia Congress, &
To take into consideration the subject
relative to the choice Of .ensors OF the
state.
The state of politics in New-O"leans,
are said to have become decidedly In
favor of Peace aud Commerce.
= Indirect Taaes.-A brief and i'm
nere..t statement of a few facts will
serye TO shew how certain matters
arc going OIL here.
tits we'll known to the pAal'e' that
before a vessel, coming from "''s
mort of Great Britain Or her DOM
Mons. though owaed by out citizens
is per:.,:,ied TO unload ii single a:u-
eIc, every eonsignee, and there are
sometimes fifty. sometimes u hHa-
dred, mnst give bonds to n sovern'
mont officer to abide the event oil
trial for a breach Of the non-impor-
tat:on law. Asst is confidently DC
lieved that Congress will repea! that
law and give the repeal a retrospec-
tive operation. these bOnds are con-
siJerela mere matter Of form, and
no one imagiacs they will ever be
prosecuted ct law. Suppose they
will not De, then, for this mere for
maiity, lei us see what 10 the expencc
the merchant is put to in the frs, in
stance and the consume OF the goods
in the end. The FOLLOWING, are the
mere fees in each ease to Start with.
Fees 10 the Clerk Of the
District 9t7
Do. Attorney Of do. II
Do. Marshall of do. 525
DO. Marshall's printer 10
S 70 25
Tn this city It is not IN exaggerat-
ed calculation TO suppose 1000 cen,
signees at this time. which would
produce an amount o. fees Of S 1880
%. That is to say 49250 dollars. TO
be divided in the proportion above
stated among four perssns. Bat
these operations only begun the tirSt
Of tie month. and il is now the 1i'h
day. and by turning 10 The Co!u:abi-
an, the newspaper containing the Ii
bells, we ijnd them extending to. and
filing tea supplements. amounting
IN al 10 two hundred and twenty,
that is to two Thousand two hundred
dollars how many more are to come
no ,aan can tell. Bat enough is 81
ven, we should hope. TO slew an a.
busea people in what manner enor-
nous sums ofMoney thus goes into
the pockets Of the government oil
GERS, for which the merchant will he
compelled. in order to Indemnity
himself. To lay an additional price
OIL his goods, TO he paid for by The
consumer. A pretty item TO swell
the taxes that are soon to he demand
ed oftae people for the purpose of
carving ON tbs var! A war unjust
aud in every respect a disastrous one
all in obedience TO the wishes of a
foreign tyrant and the scourse ofthe
civilized world, and 10 enable him 10
suhiugate the only nation which
stands between himself aud universal
dominion.
n .Ntc-Ferl: Evening Post.
When BrcnnuS tne leader ofthe Gauis,