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N id. s1MMs, RoYAL-sTREET, ALEXANDRIA.
WEDNESDAY, July II. 1873.

Iobn Gardner Ladd
HIS FOR SHE,
Muscovado Sugars in hhds. tierces and
!,bls.
West India Rum in puncheohs,
Coffee and Pepperin bags,
Imperial, Gunpowder, Young Hyson
Skin, and Hyson Teas, of the lat
estimportations, in quarter chests
and boxes,
Russia Hemp and Iron,
Swedes Iron assorted,
Russia Shectings, Duck and Ravens
Duck,
bale Spanish Wool,
by 10, 7 by 9, 9 by IL, and 10 by ~
Bristol Glass, in whole and halt
Soap, Candle. and Goldfish in box.
Figs,es,
Lisbon Floor Mats.
Whisky and Apple Brandy intlcrces
& bb!s.
Few or. casks old Sherry, London Par.
ticular Madeira and Streishts Red
Wine,
Cordage and Lines of various sorts,
Writing and Wrapping Paper,
Mems, Women's and Children's Shoes
in'barrels and boxes,
Bottle Corks in bales,
Sole Leather,
Few sacks Liverpool Blown Salt,
Chalk and Plaster OF Paris.
Also, PLOUGHS of the most approved
construction, and one pair French
Burr M,il Stones.
october
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The following gentlemen areeIect-
ed Re; representatives. in Congress from
the state Of New York. viz
John Lefferts. Ebenezer Sage, Eg
bert Benson. LOTHIAN Post. Peter De
Novelties. T;loaas j. Oakley. Tho
mas p. Gsosvenor. Jonathan Fisk,
Abraham Hasbrouck, Samuel Sher-
wood, John Lovett. Hosea Motif.
JOHN W. Taylor. Elisha j. Winter,
Il. Il. Shepherd, Alexander Boyd,
jacob Markill, William Dowse,
Ja"l Thompson. Morris s. Miller,
William s. Smith. A1oss KeHt,
James Gei,des. Daniel Avery, Oil.
yer &. Comstock, Nathaniel w.
Howell. Samuel NJ. Hopkins.-i9
Federalis.s, aad Democrats.
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a cuIc ior.cugi!s, Doids, ~
HAMILToN's ELIXIR,

sovereign ,emety for Colds, obs'i
n. Coug his A,thm 1orelh oat:,
and a>p;oa, hing GO sumpt!ons, ano
m st dis I'd rs Of the breast and
III G..
~3'HE, celebrity seq ind Y this me-
/ i in thr"Ug ,hc y IL d 81 t.,
o. speedil emo''nT r'us's, cold
:,oarsen IS, &c. exc | former
,aspIrs The t. loving re- oMmrrd :
ton seiecteA f;om d v>ly nun er"n
lis, viii. tuly conf IN wnat Il b:e'
said of It's unpara ech excellence
10 Fl LEE.
Being desir us TO maize pu lie, I"
tic good of OF ers, the excelen' qua
tv Of Ham ltor's Elixir, p epa cd l.
he late Mr. Lee, have sen yca tn
roifowirg ac> ount OF tie Lehsh ha>
*, e,yed trom it, with hope wi in
u E theirs 70 ,lvc it a trial. In OF.
sequence of bruisa on the breast, re.
cc,ve6 from fall, my heal h gre
,sd, my breathing became very t'ft'
cut, and ireeuen W I hsv h
.udGen.v ,otjs, up my bed, with 81
&c horrcys Of immedi te suH cation.
Add to these a constant p in in my
,reast. ard cough, great loss q
,,renoth and flesH, and YOU may con-
GIVE that my symptoms evidently III.
lea ed sn apron hine c nsnm ton
The advice Of most tminent physi.
c,,n was resor,cd &c. anH at erwaras !:
,econd called in bat without eiv.n
m. n, relief. Another Ply ,ician who
knew nc, and the cir um,tSnCe ct IN
60 advise d nc to give Hsmi'ton'> +
,ixir a trial, saying he had used ii il!
his practice, and always found II to a.
murh good A bottle was prccnre'
from Mr.. B;rcl,'s and found relief be.
ore I had taken half OF 1t l continu
I'd to use it, and was soon strong e
nouoh TO attend to business. On tax
;,o cold, some Of my former symp
,oIos return, but are always remove
,,v dose or tw Of the FL xir.
" GEORGE BENNER. junr.
No, a. Budd-street, Philadelphia
HAMlLToN's EL1y1R
Will prove axvaluable acquisition t.
nublic speakers, Who may be suejes
r. temporary toarseness, thickness 0
speech, sc. In long, confirmed A,th
! II -
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From .iLIanu, Jan. 81.

FROM .GtJo1|V, Jan. ST.. s
The report vi this day Is still more
favo abl,, and # course has restored
public c.nhd,nce. Ii is how icduced
to a CERTAINTY thrt no attempt viii be-
made u az urn. So that next week. you
NAV expect BUSINESS to z" on as usual.
Tie G operation ofthe Ci&y report
cd. ,ha, during the "a hours ending at
10 'ciock this day, two deaths, and
pnipe nrsr cases hat occurred.
4" Tlcre is rumor in town this
morning which is not however, gene
rally believed: that the British have
made an attack on Seekers Harbor, ard
succ. edcd in the object OF destroying
nu f1otiiIa at tNat place. C"lorel Cur
tcnius. vino left Sockets Havbor on
Tnu sday lsst, diabclicves thu above RI
NOR, but states that troops were col
lecllng on the British side, ard that or
troops at SaCkelt's Ha" were con
stabliy expecting the attack. | lave
convcTscd with several gentlemen here
.who are well acquainted with the situa,
ton oI the pl,cc and the a,nnunt Of our
force Stationed there, and they concur
in TIC opinion tia, /! the British attempt
tho euterprize, thev must succeed
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and to forward new troop, with the ut

and to forward new troops with the ut.
most expedition. ]
Il is said, that in conversation which
bonaparts had with the King of Saxony
at Dresden, Just before tie former ioin.
Ell his army. the King ven,ured 20 ex
press an opinion that the Russian cam
palgn would cost the French great ma
ny men. Bonaparte replied, that he
knew it, but added that he could afford
to expend (defenasr $4,000 men a
manth! His expenditure, however, of
human life has outrun his calculation.
The French fleet, when last recon,
noitered in Toulon, consisted of FIVE
three deckers, Gao guns each) two of
80 guns, and II of 74guns /; besides
frigates, &c. ready for sea, with several
others fitting, There are Vice Ad.
mlral and two Rcar-Admiral's flags,
who when the wind happens to be ia
vorabIe for their running in again. in
case ofsurprise, venture out occasional.
ly to exercise maneuvering, sc, as far
as their batteries shelter them.
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NOTlC..

ENHE Members of the Washington
+ Society of Alexandria are notified,
that an Anniversary Meeting of the said
Society will be held ON Monday the 22d
inst. at Tripletl's Hotel, III Alexandria,
at half past 10 o'clock, A. NJ. The So
ciety will move in procession at H. o
clock, to the Episcopal Church, where
an Or ton will be delivered by DAVID
HOFFMAN,, Esq. one of its members.
BY order Of The standing committee.
G. DENEALE, Sec'ry.
At meeting of the standing commit
tee, 9th February, 1918, it was resolved,
that the sum Of Five Hundred Dollars
be appropriated. out of the funds OF, the
Washington Society, towards the sup
port of the Washington Lnncastrian
Free Schools and that the Treasurer be
authorised to advance the same.
G DENEALE, Sec'ry.
February ii
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Diftrict OF COLI mbia, to wit
WHEREAS Edward Lanple, hath

N HEREAS Edward LonSle' hath
W by his petition in writing, APP
pied to the honorable Nicholas Fiz
hugh, one of the assistan, Judges of the
circuit court of the district OF Columbia,
to be admitted to the benefit of the act
Of congress for the relief IF insolsen
iebtors within the district aforesaid, and
has stated therein that he is in actual
confinement in the all bounds of Alex.
andria county. at tie suii Of Abraham
Faw, and being unable to discharge the
said claim with others against him, has
offered to deliver up, for the use of his
creditors. all his property, real, person-
al and mixed: Notice is her.fore Siven
to the creditors Of the Said Edward
Langley that, on Saturday the 18th in
>tant. between the hours of ten and two
o'clock, at the Courthouse in Alexan-
dria, the oath of an insolvent debtor will
be administered to the said edward
Langley, and trustee appointed
%reeably t. the said act OF congress,
unless cause be then and there shewn
y the contrary. And it is further or
uered, that this notice be inserted daily
10 the Alexandria newspaper until the
Sth slant
By order IF the hon. Nicholas Fitz.
nugh, one of the assistant Judges of
the circuit court of the district of Co.
an bia, this 9Th dry "t February. 1918.
G.. /. e. cafe, c, c,
February 10 4t
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February l
lust Published.
For Sale 5u ROBERT GRAY

For Sale by ROBERT GRAY.
A NAP of the British Possessions
, n in North.America, including part
of the United States, by r. D Allan
A pamphlet accom- p,nies the Map. con-
: 'aining brief DE-. crlption Of the Towns,
Rivers and Frrti6ca,ions, contiguous to
the Seat of War, fully explaining the
Price OF ihe Nap and Pamphlet
8 Dollars.
JUST RECEIVED,
A correc,Cha IT Of L>r4 Island Sourd,
from Montauk Pnin, 10 Fog. Point in.
GLIDING Fishers IsIsnd Sound. Watch
Hill Re.f-Price Of the Charl s 2 50
.ALSC,
A large supply Of Reeves Water
Colours in Boxes of s - & "a colours
each, at prices from IS cents to s. cob
lars
Ftruarv S
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FROM FRANCE.

hIP'
ExoRE, Oh f. 6ruary
l. K mp. Capt Burton,
h, 4 hcrc this at ernoon
khc 25;h December, and
|.r, 10 the 20 h The
al the Pal'ce OF
ii tie night 'fthe 18Th.
| by Grup ,canuon and
| and The P~ris J'u'n, Is
ks~, terms the treat
Sn,olensko 20 W alma.
kcd about 10000 nave
he intormatio" ot cap
fP,ars to nave bsen the
l. ,hat tie aFGiy had
,u,, d--,aat Bonapar'e
cpaO'ed b, a'o;y small
HE rcmnuHt Of The ar
i rvas sy"ptoms Of dis.
&c | Il them.
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amatic complaints where a cure CO
-arceIy be expected this medicine a
ords Immediate relief, msderating III
its of coughing, and rendering thei
recurrence less frequent, On childre
smicted with the hopping cough, tn
IKE beneficial effects may ,cosfdcnsl
.oe expected
Itch Ointment,
Warranted 10 cure by ouce using, 8
10 he free irom Mercury or any pc
oicious Or offensive ingredient, sc
may with perfect safety be applied t.
the younges, infant.
HtNILTOE's
Worm Destroylngi.ezenge1
tia an. ur ana &c ME
German Corn Plaster,
An inta1i,te remedy iorCosns, spec.
lily removing them, root and branch
without giving pain.
The Genuins Persian Lotion.
he Restorative Powuer,
For the Teeth and Gums.
II inns Genuine Eye EV.tcr,
I. sovereign rem,d for all disease,
ct the eyes.
Hahn's Anti Bilious P Us.
Celebrated for he miItness of thei1
operation Sc for b-i g the best know.
emeay ;or cleansing the stomach an
bowels
Hamilton's Essence & Extract Of
Mustard,
Fer Rheumatism, Govt, Pals,
Swelling, Numbpess &c,
1oott- che Drops, "
The only remedy yet discovered
which gives immediate and lasting
relief III the m ,st we're instances.
The Anodyne Elixer,
Fer The cure Of every kino of head
ache,
The Dsmask Lip S. I've
Hamilt' MS Ora" d Restorative,
For d.bilitated constitutions.
TtKL NOlI +.
The above genuine Medicines, are
prepare & sold, wholesale and etail
al Lees Patent and Family McdicInc
store, No. SIS, NaIden.i.ene, New.
Yo k-aad by particular appointment,
yIAME> KE \NEDY s. son, Book.
sellers AleAandris
Hannah Lee.
Cebruarv u -
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FREDERICKsBURG, Feb.

Yesterday morning departed this
life, after lingering indispositisn
s Col. LEWIS WILLIS, in the 10Th
year of his age. He was one Of the
worthless of the Revolutionary Army,
and possessed the veneration and af-
lection Of an extensive circle Of re.
la,ives and friends.
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Two severe earthquakes were felt
in the ci'y u hi.s,'oh, Jamaica !;
the ti"s' al Is minutes past 9 o'clock
on Sunday night. and the srcond at
a quarter h"sare three yesterday
NOR Sag. Fhsy were both accoM-
panied with the usu rumoling noise
and uadu'a,nry Motion.
III g&to4 Puher, Dec 8.
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.Nafmralised Senmen.

1t arrears by the report of the.
Secretary Of State. that in the nine
teen wears s.Nm 1888 70 1912 inclu-
siyr. there have heeti 1850 natural
iz"d citizens e9r0iied as American
say,mrn in the custom houses Of the
United Staies.
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RUSSiA

1t is said that The Russian Minis
ter lately offered his meditation for
the restoration OF peace between the
United States and Great Britain,
but i. was declined by Sir. Madison.
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Tho Rev. Mr., Ar'strong, Of Mend
ham, NJ rris county, Ne" jersey, from
4 OK of Merinn Saecp, has mas utac-
tussd snGi iency of cioth this year
to cl't!te hims s,ndsf m'ly, & mas sold
500 d0i;vr, worth besides.
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ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY
COMpASY-NOTICE.

THE members OF tie Alexandra
Library Con pany will please to take
notice, that all Election will be held at
the Library on Monday the 18th inst.
between the houts q! 3 ard s P NJ tor
a President and eleveh Directors for
the ensuing year.
JAMES KENNEDY. sen.
Librarian.
February cote
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which they, declare, that the con.
diet of Charles Re1illeifar. in his at.
tempts to construct self moyins ma
chines. /" is a deception, and himself
an impOstcr."
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I'D AN away. on Saturday tue 9Th in.
Ia, slant, from The subscriber, living
in Fairfax country, near lie court. house,
N.cgre Boy, named Spencer, of a
black conpi x!on he has remarkable
wide vacancy between the upper teeth
Immediately IN from. of the mouth lad
on a1isbt coiorcd roundabout jacket and
pantuioons ard half worn wool hat. Ii
Is probable he is abou: Alexandria.
Washington or Georgetown. Masters
of vessels AID ethers are warned against
harLuring or carrying eff said boy.
Henry Whaley:
February II eos
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r. Gray.
February s

Notice is hereby given,
THO the Stockholders of the Me.
r cbanics' Bank of Alexandria
That an Election will be held at 10
Court House in this town, on the seocSd
Monday ofMarch next (s,h) - Sc pnr.
pose of choosing Fifteen I :.sctofs for.
the ensuing year.
BY order Of the President & Directors
" M. Patton, jun
CAsBIEx.
Februaryk sots,
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Price % Cents,
Just published,
ANALECTS.

Or Rehe tons upon Natural, Moral
and Political Philosophy In-su. ing
the Righ's, interests & Duties o. Nan.
address Sod 10 the diff rent ranks. and
societies shrou hout the United otales,
by LORENZO DOW.
For sale by
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90 lGS 1871

>sIdcnt Of the Sc
81 st ting the return
J., " Given tbnv@, de.
rs MADISON Was
P'u'nt OF the Cn;,ed
| years commencing
! OF March ne x,. aid
f"ii' Vice Presjden,
f. 'o' the same term.
i" Separated and ,hec
y appointed by the
s,nnssivania. to sxs
fa.&r's perpetual
tN''as used all due
purpose. have been
Z put m of aud shut.
f,,Red heFer, have
zoe Legislature, in
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Eur,m Esq. has been
|or of the Farmers Bank
1 suppl, the vacancy nc.
ldrath OF Jim Richter,
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|. Of MIR. Emo,t's able
, 6 Army Bill" for sale
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NASHVILLE Ian %.

On Sunday LIST the volunteers (2ooo
n erl who were rcntiG zvoused near this
place, descended the Cup berland for
Ncw-Orirans. We understand the Ca.
v Try have moved also. They SO by
la,,H
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Lots on entire Street.
For sale or to be let on ground rent
forever
Sundry Vacant Lots.
,ituate on centre street. the new street
.tely laid off and gravelled leading from
Simpsons corner at the turnpike 70 ad in
20 King St. at Houf's meadow. Some CT
,hese lots are in the county of .Alenan-
!,ia, and others in the county OF Fairfax,
,ffering choice to persons inclining to
guy or lease.
For terms, apply to the subscriber a.
lis Office in Alexandria
CHARLES LEE.
December "a colt
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(GRFSS.
fpRESCNTATlVES

fPRESENTAilNES.
! E.raadria Gazette J
kY F.bru2ry 10,
om the coo?mittce ne
IA bill f,r the relief IT
(which cas twice read
bmmillee oftte Whole
ruW.
rom the Committee OF
reported a bill max
IS for tie support OF
Inc year 1918, which
r& "etlrrcd 10 q COM
hole house for to-mor-
Ed before the house a
ecrr,ay of WA, Comp
Ci contracts entered
rtmer, FIR furn's ing
ired to the committee
ENS' BILL.
umcd the considera-
rgulating sean,en in
ard in the mcrch mt
nted States. A"er
thereon it was lad on
TIM VOTES.
day sppeintcd by lau,
The two b uses as
Il Of he House Of
Tor. the purpose of
5 to- P csIdent rEd
The I. States. MIR.
Macon, of the II use
5. AID Mr.. T @.kiin
nte were appointed
pt-red tue votes were
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E1tracs of q General Order.

-
Published III the Chambershu~g Rcpnb-
l,can at the request of Gen \ Smith
"Hrad- Quarters, Canfonn"nt, Hlthams-
VHIe, Dec. S'h, 1879.
By return of the brigade of Gene
Ial Tannchill Of PENNSYLVANIA volun-
trers, it appears tia, FIVE Captains. four
licut.nants, eleven easigns. eighty three
sergeants, eighty-nine corporals, twen-
u FIVE nusiciars and nine hundred and
thirty pri,a,es, had revoltcd and desert
ed. l,asing for duty only two hundred
ard sky seven prlvntes.
In cons. quence thereof General Tan
nehill will be pleased to organize the
remaining non-commissioned officers,
musicians and privstea int" battalion,
under tile command Of Major Harriet.
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!. TIE PORT Fol 10,
FOR TIE LAST AND PRESENT
MONTHS
Is received aud ready for delivery 10
subscribers, who are requested to call
,or them.
James Kennedy, sen.
February 10 cost
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From the London Times Of Dec. 10


Many of Bnnaparte's dispatches have
been intercepted, which entirely con
6rm the destitute state of his army, and
at The same time expose the articles to
which he resorts to deceive the CONT
uent. Some letters to Ssvary we're late.
" taken on a courier, in Poland, direct
ing that minister how to regulate the
language of the Partisan journals. Still
more important papers were found on
Ramuse. the secretary of Maret, the sol
distant Duke Of Bassane. These latter
We understand, have reached this couD-
try, end we hope shortly to present them
10 our readers. They are .stated,to con
tain pressing orders to urge all the vas
sal states to augment Their contlogents.
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aTo sHrw
\, ooer OF THE TINE
|yerss"RF'
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len I)uIla s . eWard.

February ii
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Marriage agency Office.

In England, and sometimes in A..
mcrica, wives and husbands liave
been sought for and obtained hy
means Of Advertise ents i'm lj.e news
papcrs.-They order this matter
so,mewha, different in France-In
Paris. d NJ. Viiliaums has opened a
Matrimonial Agency Office. where
the personal charms. fortune and
Drptensions Of candidates for the iy-
mental state are duly registered.
Names are kept secret uni;II salts.
faetion is expressed at all ether par.
,icnIars. and then The parties are in
tr0dnced in the appointments Of the
agent. NJ. FiIianme has announc-
I'd. that in tue ia.r year he effected
the marriage of 2e6 couples.
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FURTHER .fCCOU N'2'S or THE
MEXICAN VAR
ALSxAxpR1A, nousisna) Sept. Q


The unfortunate sufferers are COM
ing in daily .--It appears much to the
astonishment OF all, Elcsoudo has libe-
rated the Americans taken prisoners 10
and after the action. No parole was
required he advised them never 10
take up arms against the Rnyalists again,
unless by appreciation OF the American
government, of which he spoke with
much resp, ct and intimated that an ex-
redilion under the patronage OF g..
rernment, would have MS co-ope alton.
He treated the Americans with huma.
MY and supplied them with provisions
70: their return home but most of the
Spanish prisoners were shot.
General Toledo arrived here on Mon.
day evening lnst--he has the entire APP
probation Of the officers and men ge-
neraliy, and no doub' is ente tanned that
he was eminentlv qualified to do justice
TO the command, and, had his orders
been obeyed, would have led the patri-
OTIS on to triumph.
There is no kind Of doub, that at the
moment of retreat, the Patriots had
much the advantage. and, could the of.
fcers have rallied them, their triumph
would have been complete. It's stated
that the Royalists lost upwards OF 100
and the loss on the part OF the Patriots
did not exceed 400.
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A CHALLENGE.

The following specimen OF modern Chi.
vaIry is copied literally from the orr.
ginal, now in our possession. II was
indicted by valorous hero IN Nash
county, and is published with the APP.
probation of the parties:-
July the 3lst, 1913.
F." Exum philips tax mi pen in hand
10 in form you that the insults that re-.
cevd from you and your relsshon tax
from no man never insulted man will
fu'e in mi lif think it SO lar from the
dignety Of a gentleman that visit you
to opin DIV and plac that we ma met to
go to virgine as we ina dead the insult
Jnhn Evins"
Raieigh Star.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-28

On an occasion which has afford
ed so much reason Of gratitude to
the Ruler of Nations. and joy for the
redemption and security of our ex-
posed fellow citizens on the frontiers.
it is proper that we should notice
the instrument by which 50 great a
benefit has been bestowed.-Fbe
ways of the Almighty are inscruia-
bic indeed but in his providences
whether prosperous or adverse, are
his lessons Of instruction and admo-
milton. ii we refuse te he taught BY
an authority SO good an so awful.
our rebeIlious and stubborn hearts
will e'er long be rem, by his irrrsis-
tible sceptre. The struggles oil
thousands 90 thcuands against the
dictates Of experience. awaited us
nothing. Perry. with six hundred
men, Frustrated the enemy at his
feet, tanned the cruel savage. and
gave peace and hope to a land in
tears.
Among the first ard most happ,
consequences tha, have resulted from
:he great victory Of Captain PERI!
on Lake Erie, are the reduction OF
Maiden. the capture Of Proctor's
army. the separation of the Indians
from the English. the re.esIabIis;,
ment of the gOvernmet OF Michigan
| under American authority. and the
future safety OF our North Western
| settlements from the murderous &c.
predatioDs of the savages. On con.
templating the great and conso!ing
| advantages attendant on the gloriou.
| conflict of the 10th September, ever,
heart must be penetrated with graft
tude to the protecting Providence
which blessed our arms on that da,
| with success. Deeply impressed
| with pious gratitude, when re
membering the fearful odds will
which he contended, how emphati
caIly did the hero say, {" il ba.
pleased the Almigty to bless the A.
merican arms with success"
| Spirit Of 76.