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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-11
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Tbos GriuishGSu hath


NNTHEREAS IHos, GrimshGza hath
Wv by his petition lit writing, apph'
ed 70 the hon. William Cranch, Chief
Judge of the circuit court OF the district
of Columbia, to be admitted to the be-
neft OF tl!e act of congress tor the re-
lief of insolvent debtors within the dis-
tr ct Aforesaid. s. has stated thereinthat he
is in actual confinement in the Jail bounds
of Alexandria county, az the sui> oil
Scholfiel & Scott, and being unable 10
discharge said claim with others against
him has offered to deliver up, tor the use
of his creditors, all his property, rea''
personal and mixed: .Nofiee IS fherstors
riven 70 the creditors OF the SAID
Thos. i,nshaw, that o. Friday the
Oath ins,. At ten o'clock, A. M at tue
Coprt-house in Alexandra, the oath
of an insolvent debtor will be admins
tered to ,he said Thos. Grimshaw and a
trustee appointed agreeably to the SAID
act of congress, unlcss cause De t'Hn
aud there shewn to the contrary. ana
il is further ordered, that this hot'ce
be inserted 3 times in the Alexandra
Gazette. 80.
Bv order Of the hon. 'Wm. Cranch,
chief .dge of the circuit court OF inc :
district of Columbia, this 9Th gay q
December 1918.
G.. Deneale.
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BAAtK OF THE METROPOLIS.

The following are the Articles of As.
ISOLATION reported by 4 committee APP.
pointed for the purpose and unani-
mously agreed 10 alta Public Meeting
held at Dayis's Hotel on Thursday E.
seniDg the 25th Nov. instant.
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Potomac >lfeek Packet.

1"HE fast sailing Schsoner Aake-
& 1ohe. Robert Allison, Master,
VIII commence running IS PASkt.I
between ! icysn,iria * po'omac Creek
on FRIDAY nex,.-For freight or pas
sapc. apply to the Master On bos"tl or
VIM. amsay,
On Ramsdy's Rba5.
Dec 9. st.
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MLRDER.

1t becomes the duty OF every good man to aid,
as far he can, in bringing TO light the perpetra-
tor of the following ncsaious murder.
Extract ola letter from a Gentleman in Not
togoay osarty to his friend in .Idpchester, dn-
red January 96tl,.
On Tuesday night last one OF The mos shocking
murders was committed Minor Mallory of our
neighborhood that ever disgraced Part OF the
country he was sitting quietly 1t work in his shop
when some monster crept up to the window, and
literally nlew out his brains-he immcdia t.,y fell
dead-an,! this while his poor wife was, IS s &c
has been Cor months, bedridden. Ingenuity is at a
loss yet, to attach suspicion any person with
out hazard OF error, but we hope same clue WI be
,U,srovered-every man with whom have corvers-
ed. ar'cntly desires To subscribe something uce
la discovery OF the murderer ] wish YOU woulh lave
it published I suppose printer " lao is friend
to justice would charge cent, * pledge my non-
or in The most solemn manner tnat $500 shall je
the reward OF any person who shall make the disco
very
@ = The Editors OF the Petersburg and Norfolk
papers requested to publish the above.
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ST. PETERsBURGH, Nov. g

Of. rETERSBURGH, \ ov. 9.
Generai Wittgenstein reports to his Ma
jesty Oct. 31st--
After our entrance into Polotsk, the
enemy has suffered much by the fortunate
operations ofCount Steinhi's corps. The
loss OF the enemy at the battle Of Polotsk
| and during their retreat to Lepel, amounts
in prisoners, to 100 S,aff officers, (among
whom are five Colonels) and 60OO privates
- pieces OF cannon, the whole baggage
belonging 10 the Bavarian regiments-9O
powder Wagons, and great number OF
gun carriages, the guns being thrown into
the river by the enemy.
Their loss, in killed, must have beeu
| immense, as not only the field Of battle, bus
even the whole road, is covered with dead
| bodies 50 that this corps of the enemy is
entirely destroyed besides, this had forced
| Victor with his corps to separate from the
Grand Army. They have left Smolensk
by forced marches, and joined the weak
remains of St. Cyr's army, which is COM
manded by General La Grand ST. Cyr
having gone to wilma on account of Els
wound
ST. PETERsBURcR, November H.
Alter Moscow was re-takcn by the Rus.
slams, under General Winzingerode' COM
mand, Napoleon moved his whole army on
the road to Kalouga, against Borowsk
4
courier taken prisoner to force him self ill
40 the most fruitful provinces OF Russia
General hutusow entirely counteraC ed
this plan by a serious attack, which took
place on the oath CT October at Maioynros.
savita this little town was taken and re-
| taken eight different times: at last, the
French were obliged TO retreat with the
loss of sixteen pieces Of cannon.
Napoleon then gave up has plan, left the
|
army, and took the road to Smolensk, al
ter he had given orders For the whole army
to follow in tie same road. To conceal
as much as possible his retreat he ordered
one corps to march to Medyne, as if he had
intended 10 march round the Russian LEFT
wing daring this time the Guards, with
the greatest part Of the army, marched to.
wards Mojaisll.
| AS soon as General kutusow was appri.
| &c q OF this, he broke up with his whole ar.
nv, and followed the enemy
| The Russian advanced guard, under Pla-
tow, overlook the French army on the Isl
of November, near Kolotsk not far from
Borodino, and took from them two colours
and "a pieces of cannon.
| The Sd OF November, Genera! Milorado.
witsch, supportedby Platow, attacked Sc
veral French corps near Vlasma comman
ded by the Vice King of Italy, Davoust ant
Ney: these corps were completely defea
ted, and lost one colour. S Cannon, & ZOO
prisoners, amongt whom is General Pe,tein
The whole road to Mojask is covered
with ammunition Wagons and dead horses
| The French army retreats daily upward
of so vcrsts.
Nd Tschtchaioff's advanced guard M
der Geuerai Tcahapluz. entered Sloniun
oil the 21st October, and took General IA
nopka, with the whole of the three Uh
Ian regirr,rnts & E,....,!:s, prs uners. Coi
lTchernikof, with a detached corps, ha
advanced near Warsaw. \ corps belong
ing to General Wittgenstein's army has en-
tered Witepsk.
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EIOPED-

An the Sd June 1879, from the Subscriber, resi-
y ding within two miles of Campbeii court house,
negro man named Stephen, OF dark mulattO
complexion, about % or % years Of age, five feet
six or seven inches high and stout made Ii questi-
Oned closely, puts en- a bad countenance, and down
look.
He raised in Northumberland. near the court
house in the Northern Neck, of Virginia, where he
most probably has escaped To; but has been living
for several years past in Brunswick county, snd last
with Mr. James j. Harrison, OF whom the subscri-
her lately purchased him and may possibly be stH
lurking in that neigbborhood
AS he is somewhSt of Shoemaker, he may at
tempt To pass free man, and work at that trade
Thirty dollars reward will given for apprehend-
ing and securing him in jail, 30 that get him again,
or Fifty dollars, if delivered TO me.
Any person who may apprehend him, viii please
give the esrliest Information to Dact Robt Walker
of Dinwiddie county, Doct. David Walker of Peters
burg, Mr.. Boiling NJ. Walker Of Richmond. or to the
subscriber; and application to either of them,
may receive the above reward
RlCH'D. WALKER.
Jan. 60. emf
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EWQUIRER-oF Jan. so.
VIRGINIA LEGJSIATIJRF


The House of Delegates have been engaged du.
ring the two last days in debating Mr. Archcrs Re
solution.
On Thursday it came before the house in the fol-
Resolved That the sum of dollars be an
proprated by law for the purpose of loan to be Of
fered OH behalf of this commonw ealth, to the Co
vernmcnt of the u. 5. 10 he applied in building Of
a ship Of the line or other VeSSeI of var TOR tie
use jtke IT, S.
On motion, the words in Italics were stricken out,
and the object confined to a mere loan To the Uni
ted States.-Messrs Archer, Barbonr and Pupc ID
vocated the ltesolution-Messrs. Leigh, Upshur,
Mercer K blackburn opposed it The argument
took wide range.
The foe of the resolution dweIt upon the impro
pricty of borrowing the money of the banks accord
ing to the terms which had been suggested--they
said that would be stripping the state OF the
=. u! !SsS.Ss-ti'at improper tor the States
to he ,'ropring by such subsidiary aids the general
lgOyernmeut-that administrations hereafter obnoxj-
OIs To the majority ofihe people might put at def
ance the vince Of the people at large by drawing
their from particular sections Of the coun-
Itry-and that it weakening the arm Of the ee.
uera! government tn do for them what they ought
to do for themsclvgs--that they ought to exercise
the powers which they constitutionaly possessed
aud To lay the taxes fthey wanted the money.
The friends OF the Resolution said, that the Le-
gsiaturc we're not bound to borrow of the hanks on
the terms which had been suggested--that they
might Fgree certain terms oil loan aud leave it
u the banks or other sources TO 6lI it UP
that it not stripping the state of her de-
fence Tor by the Report Of the Committee of III.
nance, they were abou, to appropriate $50, OOD TO
the Contingent Fuad; and $4,000 To the purchase
nj munitions. and after al there would remain in
the public treasury near StO0GOO that Virgins
vas bound 70 redeem the PLEDGE, which she had
given 10 the U. g Of lie, Of fortune and of sacred
honor 10 aid IN the prosecution of the present Just
and necessary war--that il woul set an exanpl
! of public spirit which world be felt tIIrough the
| whole COMMUNICATIVE the u. 8. wautei the mo.
ney. and tic State was able to loan Il without any
dejrimeut 10 herself
! Its here proper to remark, that the Bank of Nr
gnia offered loan to the State Of $4,000 at oriii.
nary interest," ewable after the FIRST year. If the
prcfeot prosperity OF the Bank should continue.
| Yesterday, about o'clock, the question e.
ken on the resolution amended, and lost, Aye
81, Noes 95.--.No mare brofessions, say we-et II.
be done with words, and resolutions, and pledges
The loose and illiRefal remarks Of Mr.
Quincy need only to be read to be laugh
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OF recent eVents IF tie War in Russia.
LONDON. Dec. 8.
This morning the following Gazette Extraordlna-
ry was pubiisbed
Foreign Office, Dec. 8.
Dispatches, of which the following are cories.
were yesterday received from general y,count
Cstlcart, l.. l. his maj esty's amba5sador extraor-
binary and plenpOten'isry at the court Of Russia.
by vscount Ca.lereagh, of his pIaestys ptinci-
pal secretaries Of state.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. Is, 1912.
Mn Lord,
l avail myself OF the departure Of Spa
nish courier to acquaint your LorGshp,
that several officers arrived here in the
course of last night. dispatched from the
headquarters Of Marshal Kutousoff, at FL.
nee. OF the oh November.
The field marshal reports, that the eight of
the enemy continues with increased precipi-
tation aud that the pursuit, by the several
corps Of the Russian army. has been con
slant, vigorous and successful. A part only
Of the rela ton Of tho affairs which have ia
ken place has, as yet, been published, the
remainder is in the press the following are
the most important particulars:
ON the 5tn Nov. Gen. Maliaradovitch
reached a village 10 wers.s FROM Viasma,
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Jan. 60.

HE sale of part Of the estate Of Theo. B. Nc
= Roberts decd. by his Administrator.
On the 22d DAY OF Feb'y next, If fair, if not the
next fair day, at tho late dwelling house OF Theo. H.
AicRobers, near Prince Eieard Court House, will
DC offered for sale, TO the highest bidder, IL or Is
V.HL U.iBLE SL.fFES,
and all the perishae estate of the deed (that is)
Horses Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Corn, Household and
Kitchen Furniture.
All sales under SEQ will be Tor cash, al above thar
sum, viii be 9 months credit, the purchaser gil
wing Bond and approved security, carry Interest
from the date ii not puuc;ualiy paid. those who
nave unsettled accounts with, claims inst the
Estate, are requested to make them known TO the
subscriber.
WIN l.. MORTON, .ai,n'r of
ids Taeo IL. nc Roberts.
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deserted, and no measures taken to bring
them back. A spirit of musiny seems TO
pervade the Camp.
(H.)
"A statement Of the effective men (non-
commissioned officers and priva,es) who
were at black Kock on the 2SSh Nov. dis,
tinguishing those Who were actualiv embar
ked on that day, and on the first Dec. and
those who marched to the Naty Yard for
the avowed purpose Of embacl.inc.
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COMMUNICATIONS.

One day last week, as certain sunners were anu
sing themselves in shooting birds within the planta-
low the city, one OF their loads LODI ged in straw
stack, and communicating the fire destroyed his
Fodder, Rye, Courthouse, with the crop therein, Il
stable. With difficulty parcel of Mules were pre-
served from the surrounding flames. II is to he la
nented, that like the fable of the boys and frogs,
the sport OF these poachers should be our ru-
III. The writer of this paragraph has had his win
dows frequently struck With the shot, and in in
stance one OF his family whilst walking across the
yard, sltho' his land has been posted
RUSTICUS.
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Jan. so.
FEh1ALE ACADEMY.

vEsO Lady who will undertake the management
q and direction OF a Female Academy, about TO
be established in the town of Port ROYAL, aud can
produce unexceptonabie testimonials of her quaifi-
ton will he cirei;. = f..a-i !-i:y 80. nvrrruuie
situation Immediately adjoining the town has been
procured, aud the number Of scholars Immediately
in the town, without further addition, are Snfcient
10 authorize the belief that the Institution viii conf
mence its operation upon terms which will be made
known imm ediately after the services of compe4
tent TutoTess can be engaged.
letter addressed to Newton Berryman, Esq,
POST Master, Post Royal, Virginia, containing pro-
posas, sc. will be Immediately attended to.
Port Royal, Jan. so. Ct
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EFEMALE SCHOoL.--Ihe subscriber intends to
b devote his exertions, preeeptor of youth,
after the present session to The instruction oi fe-
males clone.
insteh of two vacations in the year usual, there
will he but one hereafter, X thai during the moths
OF August and Sept.-The next Session will COM
menee on the 10Th dag Of May Terms OF t,l-
ition as heretofore.
U.N S. REID.
Jan. 80. Sw
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wade populous country under military
government /; and he has done this by the
advice of some of the most eminent Off
GERS in the Army for talents and cxpe,i-
ence.
Has he been censurable
The case is before the public, and they
may decide.
(A)
Extract Of u rcfsori made by Col. Parker
22d Ger.
From report col. Parker is of opinion
that the Secretary of war will probably
urge descent on Canada this fall but he.
suproses that discretionary power will
certainly be given to the commanding Off
Ger on the lines. From the present state
OF the quarser-master's and commissarv's
departments, from the almost total want of
discipiine in the regular troops, and from
the little confidence that can be placed in
the militia force, it would appear that a
successful issue can he, Oily be expected, &
defeat might prove highly injurious to our
country"
CD
Return OF the officers and privates of TIE
1st brigade of Pennsylvania volunteers un-
der the command &C Rriyader General
Adamsom TannehilI, who have volunteered
to cross the boundary line into the province
OF Upper Canada. to assist in establishing
the American Standard in that province
W we deem 1t unnecessary to publish
this table in detail----The conditions lad
down by most OF The troops, that consented
to cross conditiohaily, was, that they
should go under their own officers.
CO.
Col. flinders Refiort to General Smyfk on
HE night ofthe 25th Nov.
The indisposition of the Officers to
cross is such, and the real difficulties for
the want of a little preparatory arrange
ment, that l fear the issue will be Disgrace
tul and fatal.-I should venture to recon-
mend delay of the expedition.
Yours, &c,
WILLIAM II. WINDER.
Col Co,pd,nndiro n
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WANTED TO HIRE. by the month or year.
~ sober, steady, plain cook One who can come
vel recommended win receive liberal wages.
Enquire at the Office of this Gazette,
Jan. -.
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GEN. SNIX1H.

We have this day gwen place to Vindi-
ca ton of Gen. Smyth's command oh the
Niagara frontier; written no doubt by HIM
self.--rhat i've was correct in not crossing
into Canada with the troops "nicn he pos
fy us--it WAS toe IreUioas part of this bust
ness. the expectations he excited. the hope
dcfe, rcd. the prociamatio,, he Gcnc raj Or
ders, &c, &c. which tio require his ingrni
Gus pen to Vindicate.
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Two cents are offered TO any man who
will discover the author from whom Nj.
Quincy quotes his lines.
Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil---ssca
And any man who will discover tLeir
meaning is welcome to the sane: for his trou-
bic.
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ed ae.>-He is one of those political 'r,adrc,
who distort every thing that ,hey touCa, -
never see things as.hhey are. Another ,es-
sion of Congress would make this mana
perfect bedhim;te vi h the strait waste at
and water 6, uei, as his por ion.
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81 They said ,heywaited orders FROM their
own held officers and asked. "why DO not
the regulars push OFF,
az y number Of personal adventures have
been ascr6od 10 the General without any
foundation such as being SHOE at, slecpinq
IL the tents ct soldiers, &c.
90 Who could have supposed that of a
Regiment Of VoLuNTEFRs not an officer
would volunteer 10 cross the line into Cana
da These men, stung by the indirect re-
proaches in some Of gen. Smyth's orders,
have been the loudest in denouncing him
~ return made ON the 9TH December. 8
Captains, 4 beutenants, IL Eusigns. SO
SerIcants, SO Corp1rals. IS musicians, and
$50 privatts of Gen. Tannehill's Brigade.
were reported dese1tersi
:. 80 Cen. Smyth asked for 5000 men. Cen.
Van Rens l4er was instructed to cross win
5000 meu. with field pieces and Artillery
hor&s,nT sgcc. Gen Smyth was Instructed
tocio'a " a. scoo men with Artillery, al
sDcc.
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PrITISu ACcOvNTs

OF recent eVents IF tie JVdr in Russia.
LONDON. Dec. s.
This morning the following Gazette Extraordlua-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-01
FROM NEW LoNDoN

a gentleman who passed New London a,
five o'clock on Thursday morning, informs
ms, that the town continued unmolested-
Two us were lying off there the night be
fore but he did not perceive them in tie
morning, probably OH account of the fogey
weather. oo'
= On "Wednesday two barges, Containing
each about Is men, from the blockadin@
squadron, were observed standing tor the
shore, little to the westward Of the Light
House when companykof artillery. with
one FOUNDER, Immediately proceeded To
meet them, and, without being observed in
their march, reached the Point where the
enemy were preparing to land The men
IN the barges, on seeing the artillery, pul-
led off with all possible diligence from the
shore. A riileman fred at one of the boats
and, it IS supposed, killed an officer in the
stern, as he was seen to fall. When the
enemy imagined themselves out of reach of
gun shot, they rose in the barges, and gave
three cheers but, while in the act of cheer.
ing the artillery aimed shot at one of the
oarges, which took effect, and did dreadful
execution, killing or woundiDg every man in
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-01
pYrHE srEAM noAT.

We have received no papers, but learn ver~
bslly and from letters the following particulars
which We give rs we receive:
The Lady Of the Lake, and two other United
States vessels had been dispatched from Sack
etps IIarbor, to bring away tLe munitions Of war
which had been deposited at 0swcgo for the
use of the army, experimenting attack from
the enemy. 1hey succeeded in securing all
except few provisions, &c. of t:ifing value,
and returned safe to Sacketts Harbor. They
had fallen in with, and captured a British yes-
sci laden with military stores, valSed at 90, 600
dollars, commanded by lieutenant, ard navi-
gated by twenty men, winch arrived prisoners
at Sacketts Harbor on Sunday.
The enemy landed and destroyed the public
buildings and farm houses at Oswego on Sun.
day morning.
Gen. Dearborn remained indisposcd at Fort
George.
Gen Lewis was expected to command at
Sacketts Hsrbor, where large number of
troops had arrived and Gen. Boyd at Fort
George, where our army concentrated, in
good health and Spirits.
twas reported that Gen. Proctor, from Nal.
den, had Joined the British army, whose head
quarters were at 40 mile Creek--their outbosts
being ut Twele Mile Creek
were expected to sail on or about the fourth of
July
Gen PARKER had arrived in Albany, on his
way to the northern army.
General HAMPTON aud suite arrived at New.
burgh yesterday morning, and were this DAY TO
proceed to Albany in the steam boat.
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NEW YoRE, June 90.
FROM THE NORTHERN ARMY.

rNO4h he lSDh 1tkRN ARMY.
Communicated TO Mr. Cook, kceher of fhe
albany Coffee House by an C6icer quho
ieft Fort George on Tuesday, June Ism,
and Bu6iiioe on Friday.
Our troops were in good health and spir
its at that port, amounting to abont 1000 +:
Gen. Boyd in command Gen. Dearborn
continuing very i'll, Gen Lewis going to take
the command at Sackett's Hsrbor The
British main body (aboul 3OoO) were at
twenty Nile Greek their advanced guard
at Twelve Mile Greek.
The British had landed at Lodies. and
carried off all the stores and provisions at
that place and had proceeded to Oswego
Two letters received III Albany, confirm the
above with this addition. That all the
public stores had been taken uT by.three of
our vessels sent from Sackett's Harbour for
that purpose.
The Lady of the Lake had sent a prize
INTO the Harbour value at 10000 dollars,
with British Lieutenant and 30 men on
board"