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ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Is.
"TO SHEW
rHn VERY Aak & BODY OF rHr TIME
HtS ynEH AND PRESSURE.
FIRE :

On Friday night last the small house
built at the principal draw of the Bridge
across the Potomac, took 6re. and wa
burnt to the water edge, together with a
considerable part of the Bridge. The
damage is estimated at several thousand
dollars. This accident, is another evil
dence ofthe falsity ofthat economy, which
saves do,lsr at the risk OF thousands
III d the small house built upon the
bridge. been rendered fretrooE and
the occupant furnished with Coal in
stead Of Hood. for fuel, the acciden
could not have happened. The Stock
holders you'd not have lost their money:
and the public would rot have been put
10 the extreme inconvenience Of travel
ling nearly twice the former distance in
order to ge, to Washington.
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A Paris paper ssys-On the day the
Allies .retreated from before Dresden, 3
beautiful dog was found near spot where
some mangled limbs were buried, howl
ing over the rcllcks, when on examining
the collar the word " Moreau" was found
on it which gave the first intimation OF
the disaser Of he General. The dog was
carried to Dresden, and afterwards sent
to Paris.
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hin = = Negro. and we are told he

him va Negro. and We are told he
tiaay esterday ofhis wound.
On Monday night. at or near the
African Church in the Northern III
br.ties. a black fired at white man
aud wounded him with small shot
sis caused riot in which the Meet
ia.-house was much injured. The
Sheriff was called on aud was fortu.
nate enoHgh TO stop the riot. Seve-
RAJ Of the persons concerned we are
toll are taken into custody.
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: housskeepsf sud therefore not entitled
to his seat IN Coupcil.-The question
vas taken By yeas and nays rs follows,
and lost. 49,
Yeas, Me.srs. Newton, Rhodes, Grid
Peyton, MILAN, Patton and Smith-7v
Nays, Messrs. vielcll, Brooks, Mun'
caster, Herbert end Fleming-S.
Upon motion to concur With that part
Of the report OF the eomu.i'tee, which
confirms the election Of Mr.. John Girds
the question was taken BY yeas and nays
as follows, and carried. ~
Yeas, Mtssrs. Vietch, Newton, Rhodes
Muncaster, Peyton, MILAN, Herbsrt,
Patton and Smith-S.
Nays, -
Extract from the !Ninhtst,
/ P. THOMPSON, &. &C
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Tho following speech OF Tecumseh,
was found among the papers taken
from Gen Proctor. a copy OF (which
wastransr i,,ed by Gov. Meiss.
SPEECH OF TECUMSEH.
In the name Of the lndfan Chiefs and
WarrorS, 80 NJ j. Gen. Proctor, as
The ,ehres enfatlve lftheir great father
the Kmg
FATMER-Listen to your children !!
You have them now all before you. The
war before this, our British father gave
the Ratchet to his red children, when
our old chiefs we're alive They are
now dead. In that war, our father was
thrown on his back by the Americans,
and our father took them by the hand
without our knowledge; and We are
afraid that oar father will do 50 again az
this time. Summer before last, when
came forward with my red brethren
and was ready to take up the hatchst IN
favor of our British father, We were told
not to be in a hurry-that he had not yet
determined to fight the Americans.
Listen when war was declared,
our father stood up and gave US the to.
mahawk, and told Us that he was now
ready to strike the Americans that hs
wanted our assistance and that he GER
'ainly would get US our lands bach,
which the Americans had taken from
US.
Listen You told US, at that time,
to bring forward our families to this
place and we did so, and you promis'
ed to take care of thew, and that they
should want for nothing, while the mel
would 60 and fight the enemy; that We
NJ ed not trouble ourselves about the
enemy's garrisons; that We knew no.
thing about them; and that our father
would attend to that part Of the bust.
ness. You also told your red children,
that you would take good care of your
garrison here, which made ONT hearts
glao.
Listen when We were last to the
Rapids, it is trus We gave you little As.
sistance 1T is hard to fight people who
live like groundhogs.
Listen Father Our feet has gone
we have heard the great guns, but
know nothing of what has happened to
our Father with one arm. Our ships
have gone awsy, and We are very much
astonished to see our father tying up e.
very thing and preparing to run away
the other, without letting his red chill
dren know what his intentions are. You
always told us to remain here and take
care of our lands-it made our hearts
glad to hear that was your wish. Our
great father, the King, 10 the head, and
you represent him. You always told ~,
that you would never draw Jur foot Oh
British grounds, but now, father, We see
you arc drawing back, and We are sor.
~ to sec our father doing 60 without
seeing the enemy. We msst compare
our fathers conduct to Q tat animal, that
carries ito tail upon ns back, but when
affrighted, it drops it between its legs,
and runs off.
Lis,en Father 1.-The Americans have
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WASHING TON CITY, Nov ta.
Copy Of letter from Com Le1cis to
the Secretary Of the .Ndpu.

Capy Of letter from Com. Le1ois to
the Secretary Of the Napy.
Nsw-YORK, Nov. z, 1913.
SIR-l have tue honor 10 inform
you Of the reeapture Of the Ameri.
can schooner Sparrow, ofBaItimore,
from New Orleans, bound to this
pori, laden with sugar and lead.
On the Sd, the enemy's ship Planta
genet chased the said vessel on shore
near Long Branch six miles distant
from where the Hotilla is stationed.
and took possession of her with "a
bout one hundred men. A detach-
ment from the flotiIla marched a.
ga;nst them. attacked them, drove
them FROM on board the vessel, and
took possession under the fire of the
enemy's ship and barses. In the
affair We lost one man the enemy's
loss must have been considerable.
as many were seen TO fall. The
whole cargo together with sails. rig
ging. &c. have been saved, vessel
bilsed.
/ have the honor, &c.
j. LEWIS.
Hon. WILLIAM JONES,
Secretary of the Navy.
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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.

On Monday, the 18th ult. as lieutenant
JOHN FEE, of the United States army,
as on his way to Meadville. and when
within five miles of that place, tree fell
upon him and his horse in the road /;
his horse was smashed down and the
saddle broke before and behind. There
being a fork in the tree, one branch
struck on the pommel and The other on
the cante of his saddle he escaped
with his lite |! though not without being
much bruised ON his thighs and back
BY the branches. He is recovering.
Rcforler.
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lulness In teyeea the dvci.;eAs 20.

iulness far beyond the decisssAs ~.
nounced, to the establishment and pre-
seryation of authoritative preceden.s,
justified by legal principles and analo-
gies, calculated to become durable por.
tons of our system OF laws, ascertaining
course of decisions. How much to be
lamented even for this department, that
powers so emincntl. useful are no lon
ger to be exerted. But this is not the
time or place for dclineation OF the
character, or enumeration of the talents
and pulic services Of this great man,
were l capable Of doing justice to the
interesting subject - E@
This citizen, from his earliest ma
turity ranked among the distinguished
supporters of the state, and who retained
to the last the unabating confidence OF
his fellow .cilizens, this ornament of his
age and natien, will be no more, seen.
We remark his departure with our
tears and vain regrets g T..
Shall, I say, it is another darkening
irown OF Divine Providence, to aggra-
vate the gloom Of these evil days!
:. The faithful fail from among the
children Of men"
Let US, however, have in mind, that
in the Divine p evidence Of Almighty
God must he, at ali times, in our private
sorrows and in public calamities, our ne
ver.failing consolation and hope: " With
him do live the spirits Of just men made
perfect - " and though clouds and
darkness are round about him, Jdstlce
and judgmen, are the habitations OF bis
throne"
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-16
ANOTHER EPISTLE.
From King Joe to Emperor Nat:

Since I wrote to you last
Misfortunes croud fast,
At Vittoria they had but begun.
Would you know whence date
This sad tale of my fate,
In haste, l must tell you, / RUN !!
= run is the name of the place in
Spain from whence Joseph BouaPsrte
last sent news Of himself to his imperial
brother.
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PUBLIC SALE.

VIII beaded to this days Sales,
A healthy Negro Won an.
About II years of age, we'll ac;, iains..
ed with House. Work, and the care 81
Children. She ~ill be sold for Term
oil eight years and tSo mont $.
p. G. MARSfELtER.
Nov. Is.
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DIED yesterday morning, Mr.. Nc.
CAVITY FITzHuoH-The friends and &C.
qualntances OF the decd. are invited to
attend his funeral to. morrow st% o'clock,
from the house of Judge Fitzhugh, to
the Presbyterian burying ground.
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THIS d,y ~il be sold at the VenduS
Store without reserve Gna credit
Is pieces Cloths and Coatinss,
2 pieces bett Hcm "zette,
3 dozen mems Hose,
4 dozen coiored I visit,
2 pieces Cambli k,
100 yards white & black thread Lacst
SC and one and quarter share q
Little River Turnpike stock
P. G.. Marstellef.
November 10.
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FOUND.

fOO MI.
On King.Street, oil Saturday night
last, by Negro,
A SW O RD.
The owner may recover it by apply.
ing at the Cffics of the GAZE Tea
paving the expense Of this sdver'issa
ment, and leaving small gratulty tos
the finder.
November Is.
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the great advocates OF Free Trade ana
Saiorss Rights, and that is, whether the
government have ever made any provi
sion for aE1 riding comfort to those Anne
rican sailors who arrive from abroad on
board our cartels, or any means of COLI
veying them to their homes! If they
have, then is Mr.. Gelstsn, whose duty
., would be to execute their orders, the
most culpable man alive, for he refuses
very application for relief, even in the
most distressing cases; if they have not
let US no longer be insulted with the
slang of Free Trade and Sailors Rights.
N. Y. Ev. Post.
PERRY STREEr.-We are happy to
perceive the name Of the American Mel
son perpetua,ed by the designation of q
street at Greenwich. We should also
be glad of an occasion to call another
Porter street; as 1t would please Us to
sec home brewed American Porter rank
as high as New-England Perry.
". 7. Columbian.
From our Correspondent at NeU-
London, Moo. 6.
Yesterday morning. a barge from
one of the enemy's slips. stationed
off this harbor. chased number Of
small coasting vessels, one Of which
run into Nantick river. as far as the
bridge-and while in the act of
boarding. few Of the inhabitants
in the neighborhood, armed. went to
the d shore tired upon them killed 1
or two, waved their hats, and with a
loud voice called for the militia to
come on. at which the enemy imme-
diately went off A company ofmi-
litia were stationed at the bridge last
night but the enemy did not again
mike their appearance.
A number Of the citizens Of New
London on hearing of the affair went
to assist the above vessel.
The brig Borer. the sloop of war
which lately went upto the mead Of
the Sound, has gone to the astward
supposed for Halifax, with two pri-
zes taken in her excursion.
Ibid.
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M.zvburvhort, (Alass. J Nov. s.

Mtwburytort, Mass Nov. $.
The elegant Mansion House, late OF
Geo. Peabody, bull, few years since
at an expense of $1,000 dollars, Gland.
sc included went of under the Ham
mer, las, Tuesday, at 1850 dollars! o
Temtors
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A malicious attack having been made
upon the character OF the late Chief Jus
ice Parsons, we have been requested to
se.publish the following eulogy deliver.
I'd BY the Hon. Judge Sevall, in order
to repel the calumny so shamefully ci''
culated against the reputation of that
great and good man.
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NOTICE.


THE partnership hereto.
fore subs.s,ing betwecn Joseph Fl. Men:
deville and JOHN H CIeas is dissoived
by the death of Mr. Vaudeville - AL
persons having Cams against the hrm
will please exhibit them for settlements
and those indebted are requested 70
make immediate payment
John H. Crease,
Surviving Partnerd
WHO WILL coNTisUK THE
GROCERY BUSINESS
As usual at the old stand, corner Of
King and Washington Streets. IS
N"Yen her Is let
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From the Boston Ceafinel, Nov. s.
The late Chief Justice.

n0 ldtc Suict JustiCc'
On Tuesday last, the Supreme Judi
ciarv Court commenced its session at
Cambridge, in the county OF Mlddlesex
Present the Hon, Judges Sewell, Par
ker and Jackson. The Hon Judge Sc
we'll delivered an excellent charge to the
grand Jury, and concluded with the fol-
lowing highly appropriate, and impress
sive eulogy on the late Chief Justice
Parsons, which, at the unanimous re.
quest Of the gentlemen of The bar and of
he grind jury, he was pleased to com.
municate TO them for publication
"Gentiemen,-OfficiaI duties, indis-
pensable in their nature, convene US at
This time while in mourning and Attic
lion many Of US, with feelings requlr.
ing the indulgence of privacy and retire
ment.
"The death Of chief justice Parsons
is disastrous event TO our state and ma
ton Few among mankind, perhaps III
one native citizen of the United States
hasever excelled him in powers OF mind
genius and capacity, in scientific and u
,erary requirements With these IN
jellectual l.lents, in him were combined
a remarkable energy Of character, dis
position to be useful. Activity * exer.
ton in every sphere of usefulness open
ed to him. Ever distinguished by the
applause Of his cotemporarics, sought
to be employed, without Offering him
self for employ ment, the wisdom OF his
councils the salutary influence OF his
talents and character, are 10 be seen In
our political establishments and the ar.
chives of our state /; in the records and
decisions Of our judicial courts, & their
advancement in the public confidence /;
in the improved state aud increasing re-
putation of our most distinguished Sc
mipary of learning and generally in the
success and advantages. those instltu-
tons, political, civil, religious and acca-
demical, which contribute to the public
safety, prosperity and happiness.
" With the people Of his native state,
as he deserved, so he enjoyed through
life, the highest degree OF esteem, adml-
ration and respect. In the other states
Of the union, and I may add, with the
politicians and literati of Europe, these
who have been observant of the accele-
rated progress OF this new world, the
renown of which he was not solicitous,
has been voluntarily and extensively b.
slowed.
For few years the chief judicial
magistrate of this commonwealth, ne
fulfilled the expectations every where
expressed a. his appointment. With
his comprehensive knowledge he has
given a constant example of extensive
and accurate research, Of technical pre-
cisiou, of promptness, clsarnes: and Sc
curisy in judicial decisions. ms aston
ishine a.iairments in juridical science,
his logical acuteness and force OF mind
enabled him to extend his sphere OF use.
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Ertract Of a letter dated liverpool
iSesf. %.

st. Petrrshur@h to the Sth uh. no
negotiation had taken place with the
American Commissioners nor any
mention made Of the arrival ct Lord
Walpole. rea' oo''
Extract of q letter from an 'sner'-
caa geuilemnain Fng'nnd.'od mer-
camille house in Nr1c- York. recelr'
ed bp re shin Neptune. ar. OF Bos'
ton from Lirerpool. dated
"J1yeRPooL. 2Sth Sept.
&c Accounts have been received
from Ct. Petershurgh. OF the ioth
inst. which states that Messrs bay
ard and Gallat;n had addressed note
to the Emperor Of Russia, inform
ing him Of their arrival at his eapi,
tal. and of their readiness to Proceea
in the negotiation TO when ne hau
invited them. he is said to have re-
pljed. that the affairs OF the army
required his Immediate presence an"
The whole os his attention; that ms
interference in the object on 'he"
mission must necessarily be aispen'-
ed y it'll for the present.
aThe object of Lord WaiPoie "
SIGN e. the Northern Con'lnent, !"
NEE, the American Commiss,osTp .
Messrs. Callstin and Bayard at 81 r.
,er.hurr, TO negotiate with them u''os
the Mediation of the Emperor al. a.
COMMUNICATION between Great Britain =
the U. States. Lord Walpo!c' we un "f
6ers,and, took on, with him copies =.
all the ccrresncnScace in the Pre'e'':. ~
negotiation. of ,',c Americans, ooth wiz"
this government and with that OF franes'
WHICH he studied with consistent ana pa
e;cu,ar attention during his voyage :.
Gatteshsrgh, where he arrived on t"s
18th ef Aug. and having received the',
some fresh ins,ruCtiops from EnSianu'
sailed for tac Russian Capital"
BeNs Afrssenger, .keu. 5.
Free 7,adr esa Sciior's Fights
beg hA,1 10 ~ ore single question OF
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AFLOAT.
1000 bushels Isle May Salt.
For sac by
Jackson h Rumney.
Move nter is
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- {. Free 7iadr esd SCRor's Rights.
beg ha,1 10 ~ ore single question Of
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THE DEAD TWINS:

TWAS Summer, and Sabbath eve,
And balmy was the sir,
! saw sight that maAs as grisve--
And yet the sight WAS fair;
Within iitils coffin lay
Two lifeless babes, as sweet as May
Like vaxen dells that infants dress,
Their little bodies 1ers;
= a look oil placid happiness
Did an each fscs appear
And in the coffin, sDoVt and wide,
They lay together aide by side.
A rosebud pearly clcs'd, found
Each little band within,
Apd many a pink ives sirew'd srousd,
With springs Of jassasaine;
And vet the aowsrs thai rsahd shsm
lay
Were not to nc more fair than they
Their mother as lily pale,
Sat by them on bed
And beading Der thero told her tale,
And many a tear she shed;
- Ye, OFT she cried, amidst her saia,
" My bubss and i shall meet a.
oair -
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five { oiiarS Reward,

five tOilarS Reward,
EXlLL be given TO any per.on who
w wiH give Information, that shall
lead to the discovery and convection ot
the rogue ar rogues who entered the
subscribers house on Saturday evening
last, ard stole ther-trom Loaf ot Su-
gar and Two Rcd Pocket Books. The
Pocket Books contained sup6,y receipts
for money, with other papeis which can
be Of no use to any body but The owner
IA note OF Thomas Wat,an t" the sub.
scriber for 80 dollars, dated Esd ct DC
tober last and PAYABLE ~ June isi4--a
receipt ior 100 doliars. deposited at sun.
dry times for safe keeping. III the hands
Of Richard II. Lit,le, payable On &c
mand, dated 22d or Esd OF 10th month
last.-As the payment OF The two last
papers are stopped, all persons are
hereby cautioned fron receiving hem.
Moses Brent
December 81. st.
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From me Msr5urynorf Herald.

"a
.PARAPHRASE OF JOB XIII.
PEW are The days of man OF woman
born,
And full Of trouble is bis life's brisf
span;
The fragile flower that sayly blooms at
morn,
And dies :, evening -sp,ly pie'arsA
man
Ne, Ike the unsuhstantial shadow, Sies,
Nor Ieayes behiaa one trace Of VIA,
be was;
Asd wilt thos open, OSuprems tbiss
eyes,
On sseh an one, to Judge hita by thy
laws?
The fallen tree, that leaves its roe, in
earth,
Has hope, sltho' i, die 'beDeath tho
2roGnd;
The waters scent shall cali young sci-
ems forth,
And BID new buds & branches spread
around.
But man, irail man, decays. and wastes
away;
He yields his spirit up--and whore
is he
With new clad yerdare shall he wake
from ebay,
And spring TO life and beauty, like
the tree
In the paie grave, upeonssisus, lev,
be lies,
To wake no more, nor his deep slun-
bers break,
Till the wide heavens, and spacious
spreading skies
Dissoiyiug, Did III, immortal spirit
wake
Then God shall call--and man bis
cheering voice
Shall hoar land to ihs Prince oil ne
reply,
Whose word maxss deaths cold regions
TO rejoice,
- And mar creates anew--no more to
- die.
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fonts have besn granted to the Pro-
prietors Of the Lane Delphl Por-
eelain Mandatory in the Stafford
sbirc Poterries, for the use Of pre-
pared Iron Stone in composition OF
China, which has caused so great an
Improvement in British. Porcelain.
that it surpasses that OF India in
appearances, weight and durabili-
ty.