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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20
A letter from Heligoland Of june
,.,t. fka runture If the NogOti.

A letter from Heligoland Of june
:. laments the rupture Of the negoti-
ton between Englandand Denmark:
and says, I" it compelled the King
Of Denmapk. to throw himself into
The arms Of Bonamrte; that the
Danish Generals, officers aud sell
diers have all openly manifested their
,hagrin at uniting with the French,
\ though actually with themin Ham
burg. under the orders OF Dayoust
the greatest distrust prevails be-
tween the two, armies" 1t adds,
the Danish troops and the Danish
nation deiest the French. and are
anxious to abandon them and unite
vith,tie allies, who are combating
for the deiiyerance of Germany.
information, it is said, i. received BY
the Southern Mail, that Gov. Wright OF
MARYLAND. in attic mpting to recover some
Negro Desctters, had been made pri-
soner by the British.--Mo great edteh !!
Phil. Psfer.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20
10 Rent,

A very comfortable and convenient
House on the lower end Of Royal street,
now in the occupancy of Mr.. John Ma.
son. Possession may be had the Goth
instant
John T. Brooks.
August Is id6t"
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20

In pursuance of an order
of the honorable tho Circuit Court Of
the Distric; Of Colombia for the County
of Alexandria, will We sold at the late
dwelling oil Henry sseiIey, deceased,
in the said eounty, on Wednesday the
first OF September, at 10 o clock, AN.
Sundry Slaves,
mortgaged by said O'Reiley to Setuse
the payment of sundry debts owing 81
him. Terms cash.
John Mountz,
Trustee.
August 10 cots
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20
NETWORK, Aug. If.

LATEST FRcM LISBON
by the Portuguese schr. Three
Frieads, arrived at this port this
morning. in II days from Lisbon, We
learn. that the French were still re-
treating before Lord Wellington, and
had nearly reached the Pyrenees.
A lcI'cr tton IA British officer OF
distinction. to his friend in Lisbon.
dated at Head Quarters, on the 10th
June, says. We are in hopes OF
being able TO come up with the enc.
my tomorrow. At all events, they
must come 10 an engagement.
MARKETS AT LISBON.
Flour, from Sls to 1i-no sale.
Rice, 5 per quintal-no
sale.
Corn, Q is cts. per bushel
in demand.
Beef, 90 per barrel.
Pork, 2S do.
Lumber, in demand.
Exchange, 79 pence per milrea.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY, august 20.
90 To SHRN

"ro sHEw
rns VERY AGE & BODY on rHs TINE
MIS- FORM AND PRESSURE.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20

Wanted to Purchase,
FOUR YOUNG NEGRO GIRLS
OR BOYS,
From 10 to II years Of age.--ApPly at
The Indian Queen Tsvsrn.
August 20. ST.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20
Laborcrs Wanted.

L1borers Wanted.
wish to employ from 81 to 100 able
bodiedAXEMEN,o tht monitor ear.
Also, a Man expcrlenced in qaarying
or raising of slate.
Apply to
Andrew Bartle,
Wharf and Bridge Builder, upper
end OF Union street, Alexandra.
August 20 st
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20

Two Soldiers have been sentenced
by Court Martials, held at 40 mile
Creek, and Kingston, Upper Canada.
te be shot for Desertion,:--yiZ. JAS.
GREADY of the 9Th Regt. who de-
serted in March last and TERENCE
Hunt, of the 9th Regt. who desert
ed in July 1918; both taken under
arms with the enemy. In General
Orders June 80, his Exeellency the
Commander of the Forces, hopes
that these melancholy examples,
{" Will have due influence upon
the troops under his command /: and
at the same time convince them, that
no length Of residence or service 10 a
foreign country. can absolve them
from their allegiance to their King,
or screen them from the just punish
ment which sooner or later, must at
tend their desertion of his cause"
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-20

Ertrnct from a book entitled Sketch q
the Finances Of the D. States"-6y
albert Gelatin.
I" But leans uniformly are suppl
ed, not by revenue which would
have been expended, bat by a capi-
tal which was before that time en-
plo,ed in SEINE useful and produc-
tive purposes. lie support war. to
defisy AID, kind Of public expense
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-25
P. G.. Marsteller.
BdNx or Tas METRoPoLIs.

the following arc the Articles of As
sociation reported hy committee ap-
pointed for the purpose and unan,.
moGsiy agreed 10 al a Public Meeting
held II Davls's Ho,eion Thursday E
vening ,ae 25th Nov. instant. &
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-25
HE SUBscRIBBk
Will sell for approved Endor;e dPa~
per. the whole or part Of his

Stock of Goods
On hand it they are not seld soon at
private sale, thsy will be sold at Pub
lie le.-1'hey consist Of ALMOST every
thing in tho Dry Gnod lire, and win
be sold on liberal terms.
F. Koones.
Decrmbey y
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-25
POI XIII
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE,
COMMERCIAL s. POLITICAL.
+ PUBkIsHsD, EysRr
TUESDAY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY,
Ar FfY8 DOLLARS A YEAR.

! SALES ~ VENUE
On saesy IussGay ana fYsday,
WILL 8E SOLD,
AT the Nenduo Store, corner OF Prince
and Water streets,
ARaYscSy Of Try Goods, Gro
caYss;. CSC.
Particulars ofwhich viii De expressed
in tive otis ot the day.
sAll ktnd OF ssods which are on Ii
initiation sud the prices OF which are
established, can 1t any time DC viewed
an;I purchased at the lowest Limitations
md prices
P. G. Marsteller.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-25

1t is hereby expressly and explicitly
declared 10 be the object and intention of
the. persons who associate under the
name or firm of The President and
Directors Of the Bank Of the Me-
tropolis,' that the ioiat stock or pro-
perty Of the said, company, exclusive of
dividends 20 be made in the manner
hereinafter mentioned, shall alone be
responsible for the debts and engage
ments Of the said company and that 70
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-03-11

Macedonian F;igate.-This noble friga,e,
supposed to be the largest in the British ma
Wy, (bcing somewhai larger than the .feosso
now on the American ststion) was lately re-
fitted at Plymouth, and excited the admira-
ton of professional men. Referring TO the
capture Of the Guerrierc, il has been often
observed, that if any British frigaie could
cope with the largest American frigates, rhcf
.friyafe vas tie 1LdCEDOAL.fA. She had
Is gous on her quarter deck alone, her met.
al was of an extraordinary weight. Captain
Garden is one Of the bravest officers in his
msjcsiy's service, sc. Sc.
A Liverpool paper, Of Jan. 1, says, "II
is the opinion Of naval efheers, that We have
no frigs;es in tho service that are able L.
cope With ,hs American fiiga,ss .! !"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-03-11

The Y. s. brig Viper, Of /, gups, con-.
nsoded by Capt. Henly, was captured On the
l7th January, in lat. 90, n. ss, 80, w. after
achase of hnurs, by the English frigase
Narcissus, SO guns. Capt. Lumley. The
Viper was sent TO Bermuda, and the officers
and principal part Of the crew landed at Mas
sau, Providence, where they experience
ed the most polite and friendly attention
from the governor and inhabissnss and spc-
eial permission was granted TO shc sch. Eliza,
as cartel to convey them 10 the L. States.
Capt. HcnIry speaks 10 tho highest terms Of
The lreniIv attention. &c Mr. S,orr, who COM
maadsishc cartel during the passage.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
The PRECEDENT and core,eyi b,.
done neutrality-suspicious. fine,. 4'''
BRITISH p8CEPp

The British Packet Francis +.
lng' Capt. Bell, with the Dec. nail
arrived at N York. She lsf, Fslma AIM, u
on the 23d December, and wa, 'g ~.
patched from Bermuda on the 6Ib ~. Nv
by Admiral Cockburn, who had me, M -
rived from England in the Ramirs y :,
"a guns.-Left at Bermuda, the D.; y
tiers Families, Mslboro' and other =.
sells of war and we learn that 9Th, ~
and several irigates were hourly exr..,
ed from England, which had been =,
dered 1t is said, on the American g.
ton for The purpose of blsckadipg On,
whole line of coast w
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
BOSTON, FEB. 20.
VOTE OF THANKS.

Yeiferday i'll the Senate, we are in
formed, a motion was offered by ar
Hon. Member from h0ex iouth diff
tri6t, to prefent to the officers and
crew of the C2qfhnfios the thanks of
the board for their late achievement.
At the time of making it, we learn,
all the Minority lthe old friends of the
NAVY, except three, were abient.-
The motion was offered foon after
ten O'Clock the ufual hour of meet
ing bu' on this day, the Senate ad
iourned to nine o'clock. 1t is alto
the invariable practice to align an
hour for the consideration of every
rev fubject. The Hon. Mr.. Oris
moved to align twelve o'clock for he
confederation of the motion; which
would nave given time to have lnciu
ded Capt. Hull, Commodore DEca-
TUR, &c. but an objection being
male to this alignment by the Hon.
NJ. 5pRaGUE it was withdraw. The
quehion was then pu,, when the gen
tlemen of The minority-a fmali mum.
Der of which had now come into the
chamber indignant at the illiberal
courfe of proceeding, declined voting
upon the queition. Thus by the mil
placed z.al, and overweenin anxiety
of the majority to ihare in the popu-
larity ofth. Friends of Naval Eltab-
lilhment, an opportunity ct paying a
handfome compliment IN a grateful
mode ha. been loft.
Blu thefc little articles to effect
party purpoles are of no avail The
People k4ow and undcrttand who
have been the original and fat friends
OF the Navy, and who they are who
now yield a reluctant APPRECIATION to
an inltitution which has become It's
own fuccel,ful tvocate. he Fed
srains have no occaGon for thele III
client praeDinf of love and gratitude
t. the Officers of the Navy, from
mouths and pens which IN the infancy
of the Inltitution, condemned 1t with
every mark of opprobrium, and made
the gallant TRUXroN, and his brother
officers the theme of ridicule and ilan-
der.-Irhe Navy is child of the Fed
eral party. ana it would be unnatur-
al in them not to love their offspring,
and delight in its PROPERTY and hon
or But thofe, whole muihroom at.
taehment to fyitem is the fubject of
suspicion, or who have maniteited o.
pen and decided hoitility towards IT,
cannot do too much to demonitrate
their repentance when it Is ilncere,
or to create belief in IT, when 1t is
Convenient.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
Eeyy Late From England


By the arrival of the ship Aovo1
Packet, Capt. BARNARD, at Boston
from Liverpool, in Al days, We pave
received Liverpool papers 10 the YIN
of j N. and the London Courier oil inc
lI.h, for the perusal of which we are
ind, bted to the polileness Of MI
oplilf ,,t
tPThe London Courier oil the iilh
Ian. contains the Manifesto OF Inc
Prince Regent, in answer TO the Amer.
lean Declaration of War. Inc great
length If this document which MS n'e
l. | INNS, r,ven,s our giving 1t lhisoay'
We nave ONLY room for the following
abstract His Royal lliShnesS ae'
cIares that every effort consistent VIVA
honour had been made to avert 'fiS
evil That il is not on ne pr! VI
Great Britain a war either OF amOiuon
or conquest bu, that all her interests
and wishes point to peace 20 prove
th.sr positions detailed view is given
If The rel aions and diplomacy oil Inc
two governments, in which he 'aoours '0
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
WEDNESDAY. FED. y, 1873.
DIRECT TAXES.


A refolution directing the Commit
tee of NAYS aud Means to report bills
of 1be 7AXhS IN Lands, HoaJfs, S'c.
to carry en- the War, was moved and
conf Tered. IL was advocated by
Mehits. W,igh and Ricbarataa, on the
ground of the necellity Of fupporting
public credit, in order to carry On the
war, that thefe Faxes ihould be an n
ed forthwith. 1t was oppoled by
Menfs.a Bib, MKm, 1sbyEn and
Hmgry, who commended there was
not time to complete them during the
FELTON,, and that an early feilion of the
18th Cougrefs ought to be called for
the purpole lhe queltion to pats
the refoIution was negatived % to AZ.
A bill for the purchafe of an Ele
mentary TreatIle for the difcipline of
the troops and militia. pailed.
The new Naturalization bill was
recommitted aud the Appropriation
bill for the year 1873, paiied to be
engroGed.
+" WASHING TON, FEB. IT. 1873.
| forward you the bill for fufpendiag
the Non intercourse Laws, &c. which
it i, expected ,oW nat paG
A refolution to direct the Com.
mittee of Ways AM Means to report
the DIRECT TAX bills forthwith
has been loft 90 to AZ. This deci-
iion may keep off The evil day for a
time, but if enormous expenies are
incsrred heavy burdens on the people
mutt follow. The Pr9PsH Bgyr
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
Fran The WmcbeHer Gazette.

run, INC " "tNtIf ohStbtfs
A company of United States
troops under the command of Lieut..
Z Morgan, arrived atthis place from
Morgantown on Monday laft. To the
utter flame and difgrace of the gov
ernment be it laid that tn fe poor fell
lows encountered this long march. 81
have traverfed the bleak wilds of the
Allegheny mountains clad in their
ligh fummer's drefs Their march
through town thus equipt, could not
fail to give rife to reflections mott de-
grading 81 humililting to the impro.
viden,, incapable fet whom we look
up to, to proiecute this ruinous war
with effect TO add to this difgrace
full neglect. there is nor a fuit
of warm clothing at this Rendezvous
with which thefe men can now be rem
dercd comfortable-and what alto
proves beyond contradiction, the in
capacity or unwarrantable neglect OF
the administration is, that NOT a ceh,
of public money has been in the
hands of this detachment fnce DC.
tober lalt. 1t is fact that ieveral oil
them were emitted without receiving
the bounty, and it is faid that with
proper funds, 100 men might have
been emitted. Private funds were
reforted to in feveral initances
Th fe particulars are derived from
on of the detachment, and if incor
rect, will, on the fuggeition of Lieut.
Morgan, be corrected.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01

Ordered, that the Committee on
Pay Roll be requefted to make up the
pay of menbers including Sunday
next.
The Committee on the fubjed of
IMPRESSED SEAMEN, were re-
quoted to report forthw it'll.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
Bp the aeaiIs.
ALARMING.

wAsHiNoToN, FEB -. We hear
from Richmond that he Legislature
have been in secret session some days,
supposed 10 be in consequence OF symp
toms oiinsurreclion on The part of their
negroes. Ii is reported some of the
ring leaders have bt en- arrested"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01

Lt is melancholy. The Committee
of WAYS and Means, by their Chair
man, MIR. Cbevts have made inquiries
of MIR Galht n, refpe6ting the )nPphet
of the year 1914; and he has replied
that the partial repeal OF the Non
Importation Laws would probably
produce Eivc NiRi1nS OF Revenue,
provided the modification takes place
Immediately. He ALTO adviies the a.
BOLTON of drawbacks /; and that car
goes of falt from Lilbpn ihould be
discharged under the eye OF lnipec-
tors, and at the expenfe of the I'M
porters. A duty of ten dollars per
ton, on foreign velels, is ALTO recon.
mended. In concluGon he fays, " |
am of opinion it will be neceilary to
recur bstb to a modification or repeal
of the non.importation acts, and to
the propofed Internal Iaxe5, in order
to provide a revenue commenturate
with the expenditures reiulting from
the war mealures which have been "a
dopted. When an additional revenue
of five millions was believed fufficient
that opinion was predicated on the
fuppoiition made by the Committee
that annual loans of only 10 or II
millions of dollars would be wanted.
With revenue of twelve millions of
dollars for this year. IT is alcertained
that loan of a; leait lixteen millions
is necefary."
I" he ABOVE Committee alto re-
quired the opinion of the Secretary at
what time it will be necehary that
he laws laying Direct Taxes ought
to be enacted and his aniwer was,
81 have the honor to fate, that |
fill believe it practicable to organize
the taxes within three or four months
after the padage of the laws
" As | have Rated above, motion
for the immediate report Of theie laws
has been rejected on the pretence that
time would not admit their paiIlge.
An early FELTON, OF the 18th Congreis
will be called"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
COMMERCIAL,

a Spanish big has arrived at New
York from Havana, " days, advising
that all the Spanish vessels a, Nassau
have been liberated b. the same brig
we learn, that Chrislophe, the black
Emperor Of Hlyti has declared Nara
gmnst England Flour WIS selling a,
Havana from 90 to 80 dollars, and sal.
ted provisions very high.
II thought relped'ng our Frigates,
Names are fome,imes om,n,us
The United States and Contribution
have done wonders.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
9Dortlano:
Monday, March l, 1878.

Capt Taylor, arrived at Ballim..
from France, will. dispatches To or
government, has brought Paris daest,
Dec 20; which state that on the On
at Smersony, Bonaparte assembled ri.
principal Generals and informed then
he had appointed the King of Nsplr,
lMural) his Lieutenant General !,
command the army during the inc,.n.
ent season He then left them f,r
wilma, (where Joel Barlow had remain,
ed to make lis Majesty one efhs 6es
oo7os but wether there was an opnor.
tuni,y afforded him Or not, is not STAT.
ed from whace I" bis Majesty tray.
elled in a sleigh, accompanied oDy bv
the Duke OF Whence [Calincounl
whose name he assumed. He yi,i,,d
the Notifications a, Prague, passed
through Warsaw, where he remained
several hours unknown. On the l4b
he arrived at Dresden and alighted 4,
one O'Clock at night at Count Serns
his minister's lie then took the rod
to Leipsic and Metz" and a, half paa
IL O'Clock in the night of the 18th, he
reached Paris. AT IL o'clock the pext
day bis r'lval was announced BY the
discharge of Canton and while the
gaping multi ude were making the air
resound with long live the Emperour,
he showed himself for moment a,
a window"
On Sunday the Goth, his Majesty
being seated on the throne, the Presi.
dent of The Senate dell.ereda congrat.
ulatory address, to which Bonaparle
made short reply. After which the
Council of Sale were conducted into
the Imperial presence, where similar
address and reply were made. These
.iddresses, says the Editor OF the Cen.
linel, are peculiarly formal and crusty;
free from those gaudy aniicipalioos and
splendid predictions which heretofore
have characterized them and free als
from that slang oil opprobrium on Eng.
land which has ever been their object
And that NAPoLEAN's ansver are
composed OF that species of incongruity
which is the natural effect oil q heart
depressed and disappointed, AID OF a
miod which has lost lis ylgor. They
can no more De compared with bis
former pr Jduclions than the croaking
Of diving Raven TO the roaring OF the
ion in his native forest. We shall
40, be surprized if we should speedily
hear of his taking religious turn 1t
may be remarked, likewise, that he
omlis to say word about conquering
the" freedom of the seas ;--and that
he holds ont no threat OF again entering
Rusaa while the gist of his discoar.
SEES is 10 eulooize Despo'ism aud
Monarchy at the expence OF every Re'
publican and Revolutionary principle
One of the Paris letters mentions
that Mr.. BARLOW went all the way &c
Wilma [ 10 or i4oo miles, to meet the
Empcrour, where he had conference
with him of tsvo 1ohoie hours, lis
Majesty then took his flight for PARIS
| and the Ambassador was Jogging on
after him, and was expected to arrive
in two or three days, and hote' were
entertained that a favorable CONNER
cial arrangement would then be MADE
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
RHODE. ISLAND.

The Legislature of this state assem-
bled on Tuesday last week, when his
Excellency Governor JONES communi.
Gated with them by message. lie IN.
formed them that he had received one
thousand fire arms from the u. States,
which, with proportions OF cartridges
were deposited at .Ne7Vhort and PrOui-
denee for the use of the militia, when
called TO defend the State. he men.
lions that the State has but three pair
of brass field pieces and that as AL
publication to the government OF the u
nlled States for additional arms and ord
nance, had been without effect, he calls
upon the Legislature to make further
provision for the public defense The
militia he states TO be in good order, x
excellng in discipline lie laments the
war in which we are involved, and the
train of disasters on the land (; gives
deserved praise to our infant Navy, "the
stay and support OF our nations homo:
and prosperity )" and recommends pa
tient endurance OF the severe priv aiions
inflicted on us by the war until II shall
please the Supreme Disposer of events
TO Cause them 10 be removed.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-01
W PoG1n, 21tb Feb 1919.

DoT>H, Z4IO REQ 10 j.
4" SIR have had the honor to
receive your letter of the 22d cover
ing a 2efolve of the Houle of Repre-
fentatives of Maflachnletrs of the ait
inst relative TO the late victories gain.
ed by our little navy over that OF the
enemy.
Permit me, Gr, through you, to
make known to that honorable body,
my feelings of gratitude for the ihare
they have been Pleafei to give me Of
their appreciation.
And | pray you to accept my
thanks fpr the very polite manner in
which you have beer pleafed to ex-
prefs your individual feelings on the
iubject, and ~ best wilhes for your
heath and happiness
Very respectfully, | have the hon.
or to be, fir, your obdt. fervt.
ISAAC HULL.
I" Hon.'7 fMo7Hr BICsLow, Speak.
vg the Hogis q ReprGIentafiVe'.'
1bwjaay, Feb Is.
Maj Gen Ulmer having reGgned
his Office in the 10th diviiion, the
houie proceeded TO fupply he vacan-
cy-the whole number of votes was
$50. of which Brigadier General
JOIN BLAKE had 222, and W as
chofep
a refolve pafT:d authorizing the
Treafurer to borrow FUN not ex.
ceeding 100 ooo dollars to defray the
ordinary expences of the government
sc
\ bill to apportion and affefs Tax
Of ID. 1888, 81 cents and fur
Their FUN OF u 1888 40 cents, pai'
fed 70 be ena6ted
O,deyea that the Committee on
Accounts be directed to report in
court. of to morrow and refer all
accouots that cannot be acted upor
TO the next court.