davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-27

o sned additional lustr on ,ba vSs
Glor y of America. VIC AaN
And be it further resolved. a..
Governor oe and he is h rcbv ,sa. "
ed to forward to Lieut.. III mas ' =, :
tesby Jone a copy Of this esopt;ar y.
TO present to him an app op,iato O :. 'Nl
as testimonial of the Sc se ,E SlAill
commonwealth Of Virginia en,erl "a De
| his merit. n Y
Resolved, That the thanks Of i.
neral assembly of Virginia are dr.,
Lieut. Robert Beverly RapduIph,p s !. !, y
tive citizen of this commonwealth. G : a.
galiantry and good conduct du,in ~ = y
late war between the United STATES "a
Great Britain, by which, lie par1r;,' ale
lin the successive and triu plant r, p,H
nients of the Constitution Frioats i
the British Frigates Guerrer ere and ,sa
as well as in the unfortunate In, ~
less glorious combat between i6s y
frigate President, and a sqpadl,, !,
greatly superior force, detached ~
cial service from his Brittaauic N,i.,,
fleet. '%!i
! And be it further resolved. Tia, 1
governor be, and he is hereby rpon,tt
to forward to lieut., Robe [ Is. Rsrs.[
"a copy Of these resolutions, and "a =
,sent to him an appropriate sworJ. !, r.
evidence Of the sense which the r.
monweaIih Of Virginia atlcrtair, DIX
merit.
! MIR. Doddridse wished these rcsol,t,.
to lay on the table--that be r,iob, t.
an opportunity of adding the pan. !
! Col. Conner, who had commspdsJ &
best regiment at It. Meias and laJS
form'y distinguished himself as s,.@
,officer.
! Alter some remarks from Mesws NJ.
Ger aud Blackburn, The motion va, eS,
Idrawn BY Mr.. D. and these resaIvl%,
were submitted to The select commits
upon that subject
| The following communicates (rOmte
;Geyernor was received and read
:! Council Chamber,l
Dec. 2lst, 1861
Through yau, | fave the honrb
present to the House of DeIegatastesG.
closed accounts, in obedience to anCact
Expressed in their resolution, transmtd
to this department.
/ Wits high respect.
| | have the honor to be,
Your Obedient servant.
JAMES ?. PRESTON,
The Honorable
the Speaker of tie
House of Delegates.
! In obedience to resolution Of Tie
House OF Delegates Il an Order OtcOlrcl
Of The 10th Dec. 1861 be- Ieae u
submit the following:
Total sum charged to
the United States to
| the SOth September,
/ 1915 sL6GlW& |
Charged the year end
I ing the SOth Sep
tember, 1916 64,5GI'
sl529,1lS y
Refunded By the Unit
ed Sales, W.:
ilel6, Feb. 99th, Sl50.0?4
March ed, 25l9)o
9TH 100000
Nov. -th S5O,GDJ
oj0,001
Refunded bvsund"y
persons who hal
drawn money GA
account 1854 GO
-l,gl0,j A W
Balance due from United
States u - III"
Interest paid on tie d.
lerent loans contract
ed for during the late ~g
war Wv :"
JOHN EURFO0L
Audni
Auditors Office,
naoo,,hor 9nth. 1916. n
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-27

James English & John Poe,
Respectfully inform their friends ana
the public 10 general. that they have pur
chased Mr.. James Anderson's Establish
ment, at the upper end of King street
have formed partnership, and intene
transacting general
Flour and Grocery Business,
under the firm OF
English and Poe.
From their extensive acquaintance il
the adjacent counties, and their know
ledge of the business in which they are
engaged, they expect to be enabled Il
gle confidence and satisfaction to those
dealing with them.
October 9 feoSm I
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-27
ORPHANS, COURT.

Alexandra County, Dec. Term, 1916
Ordered, that the administrators Of
Jacob Fortney, deceased, do insert the
usual advertisement three times u week
for tour weeks.
Copy. Teste.
5Fno,o D;oton
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-27
India Goods and Rum.
John G. Laid & Co.
December 10

Have just received by schooner New
Packet and sloop Henry, and will sci
on liberal terms,
Is hhds and IA barrels n E rum
6 bales Burboon gurrahs
2 do Luckipore baftas
do Chillibilly do
DO OcmercoIly do
! do fine do
do Now sannahs
! do Auzeagen mamoody.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-27
RAhiUVAL.
December 95

c. Bronaugh Z Company,
iave removed their Store one door be.
low the corner of King and Patrick
streets. nealy opposite Messrs. Ty lcI
and Harrison.
In addition to their former
Stock they are nov opening general as
sortnen. OF Dry Goods, lately purchased
in Philadelphia, which they offer for sale
on very eligible terms, for cash Or to
punctual customers. They wish purcha-
sers to call and examine the goods
November SO t!
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-27

From the NY. Commercia' AdSe'F"
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-27
JOHN EURFOah
Audil@

Auditors Office,
December 20th, 1916.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-27
Wharf and Ware-H Houses.

25
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-27
Henry B. Deagen,
Isaac Rnhhins.

Administrators oi jacob Forlne,
December "a eo4w
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-09

writ Of error TO be demanded in favor
Of a teehie? 49,
/, "Why, then, should not The Ercnch,
or any other people, try their hama at q
If they are convinced thew
have base and wicked crew to govern
them Besides, there is erhericrce
now to guide the French, if The idea
should take them They have now
seen the Cause of their failure and, OF
course are less likely to fail again. =
They have now seen the difference in
the effects oftheir scheme ard thai, OF
the United States They have seer
what that government has been able 70
Ida in war; With all this experience,
Elhey would not easily faii into their for
inner errors, The people, too, have had
La republican education or, at least
something approaching towards it,
Then, again, the condition. of tac great
enemy of their revolution is very much
EchaRged. John Bull would, dare say.
be as ready as ever to pour out upon
tthcm but John Bull would not have
the samee means as before a nation
does not second fime' contract thou
sand millions of debt.
g Il is nonsense, therefore 10 say.
that the French will never attempt
another revolution. The end az the
last has not been natural end /; has
been an unnatural end. If, indeed, the
French had been left to themselves !,
| if nobody had interfercd with them !;
!, il so many nations had not made war
upon them if Brunswick a6d his Ger.
mans had not invaded them with threats
t. fire ard sword Then, indeed, the
Atrocities of the French revolution
Qhough failing infinitely short of the
atrocities OF the Beurbuns, committed
| on Tie Pro,estants 0. France atvaiious
times( would have been fairly Inscribed
to The revelation but as il was, the
whole progress OF The rev tuition pre-
ssDied nothing but war sx,etnal and ir-
;erna!, until, The Gespotism uf Napoleon
came AID prodUced internoi peace
One Thing is certain: and that is,
hat Europe cannc, long remain rs ii
SOW is. This government, which i.
lac PrivOt of the whole is in such ii
SAKE as TO render change, material
change OF some sort, absolutely nc.
ccssary. And Whenever any such
hauge shaG take place, the effects o,
,, viii DC iel! ircm Cadiz 70 ST. Peters
sGurg'
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-09
FOREIGN
NETWORK: Sept 3.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.

The ship EMILY, Robinson, arrived
a. this peri yesterday in short pas
sage OF SIS days from Amsterdam
Captain Robinson favored the editors
Of the Gazette with the London Paekss
OF the evening of TIC 22d Of July, from
which The following interesting artj,.
cles arr extracted.
IN consequence ofthe incessant rains
in sotae parts of England, that class OF
Peopie called hay max ers, had been re-
GucSd TO the utmost distress. Several
hc"dreds had been supplied with bread
and cheese fer severai days, ~ cpuIoa
landhoidets.
LONDON, July o.
Price ofStocks.-Consols, 90 81. e.
Reduced, O. 1884, Per Cent. 70 So.
~.
we received this morning the Paris
papers OF Friday last, and mails arrived'
last night from Holland, FLANDERS and
Germany. Tie Dutch and Flemish
Journals continue to furnish details OF
military preparations making in France,
sud there is probably some foundation
L.: those statements, Notwithstanding
ihe profound silence observed by the
French papers on the subject. In these
ornaments, however, VIC can discovei
10 cause OF anxiety or alarm respect
iug The pacific relations subsislinr be
tween France and other counties, and
hey are probably being made meveiy
VITA view Of protecting the govern.
mcDt OF that country from the effects
e any change in the conclusicAs cf q
neighboriCg state. The policy Of
france must, for a considerable time to
come, vary with every Guctuaiion that
may take place in ouF own country ard
we are inclined to believe that the
cause now operating in England, if due
IL weighed, would furnish q key to the
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-09
THEATRICAL.

On peiuslnS some punbsrs Of tns
London Theatrical IaqW8Iior, kindly
transmitted me by friend now residru
In Londcn. find in ,het If June The fol
owing re!na, Ks, which transcribe Gnu
request you TO publish. This popular
Tragedy was f.st. played on the 9,h oil
May, and at the last date Of my Cor
respondents, had hcen repeated THIRTY
nights, aud was tobe continued throug
The remainder of,lhe season. Clio.
THE DRAMA
| "'l is yours to bid the reign commence
Of rescued nature, and reViving sense;
Forbear the charms of sound, the pomp OF
show,
For useful mirth, and salhtary voc,
Bid sacred virtue form the rising age,
And truth diffue her radiance round the
|. stage"
Drury Lane Theatre Nay 9.
A welcome feiIei was this evening al
forded US, from the wcalisome task o.
+" chronIcling small BEER" by the ap
pcarance oi new tragedy, the produc
lion OF an author who III another line Of
writing. has already cvinced tho finest
powers oil Imagination, uni,cd with the
most acknowledgements OF language
o GOODNESS, however, not to say the
neglect with which bis former work
have been treated, has always appeared
10 Us, most inexplicable circumstance
To many Of our readers their very titles
/ are probably unknown; and it may
therefore be satisfactory TO those vino
have been delighted with f" Be1 ran, !"
10 be informed that, the au,hor OF this
tragedy has also written under the name
of Murphy, three of the first romences
in the language, viz THE Fatal Re
Venge, TIE WEl Irish Boy, and IAe
.JfiteS:1n Grief These, we have always
I;eStecmed master pieces Of their kind ;
nor has the delight they have yielde d
us been aOated by repeated perusaIs.
Ii was, therefore, with o. pleasure pre-
poruonate to our ardent admiration oil
bis lnxuriant and original genius. that
we received thes intelligence Of his BE-
ing the author ofthe tragedy 10 pre- par.
alton at Drury Lane. The newo was
l'as welcome 10 US amidst the din OF un.
meaning spectaclcs, and melo. dramas,
rs Is the gushing OF the waters 10 the
ears OF the way-worn ana thirsty travel
Ter in the desert. Oh all the authors of
the present day, Mr. Maturin is dccid
eddy the one whose writings AXE The
strongest hold upon the feelings and the
imagination :; dull, indeed. must be the
heart that is not thriller and interesie q
by them. lie possesses the faculty OF
working up the feelings, even TO a pain.
fui pitch Of interest; they yield them
selves entirely TO his control, aud unre.
sistiDgly obey his powerful mandates.
lie exccIs in depicturing the dark, The
terrible, and the myaterious; his writ
ings display, in a remarkable degree.
hat union of refinement and wilduess Of
ardent feeling and touching melancholy
hioh owing 10 the peculiar circum.
stances OF Ireland, is generally discern,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-09
Lieut.. ger. ronadieu.
order II the Day.
{" Grcnobie,

+" GrcnobIe, Nay 3,
aTNe lieut.. gcn. considering that
notwithstanding all the searches ald all
the orders Of police hitherto given for
discovering and experimenting the
Sieur DIdier, SENIOR the principal au.
thor Of The revolutionary movement
which took place At Lyons IN the course
OF the month of January last he ha.
not only escaped the pursai, directed
against BIN, but found places Of re
f1ys IN his department In conses
uncnce Of which he was enabled TO be
come tho principal agent of the oPe
rebellion with force and arms, which
brok ooi IN tho night Of the 4;h, here
By deerees, as measure Of exuaor-
binary sseuriiyt
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-09
THE DRAMA

"'l is yours to bid the reign commence
OF rescued nature, and reViving sense;
Forbear the charms of sound, the pomp OF
show,
For useful mirth. and salutary voc,
Bid sacred virtue form the rising age,
And truth diffue her radiance round the
STAGE
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-21
CHARLESTON Aug Q.
LATE FROM HAVANA.

The schooner We-zle, Capt. Wells.
arrived yesterday, left ii wanna on the I'd
inst.
We learn by this arrival. that ths Car
thagenian privsteers have recently car
ried their audacity towards The Spani rds
to the h'ghest pitch, AMI their depredations
on the commerce OF Spain, have at length
aroused the dormant energies of the Dons.
who have set about fitting out an expedi-
ton to drive them off--'ihs expedition to
be equipped partly by the Consulate of
Havana, aud partly by private subscrip-
ton and among their ways and means to
effect this grand object, they have doubled
the tonnage duty on ali fJrcign vessels ar
r,Ving at tn port.-1'h.y have pur based
the late American private armed ship
Young Wasp, of Philadelphia, and brig
Chasseur. of Baltimore, which, together
with several smaller vessels, would COM
pose the Armad 1t was to be comman-
ded by Sp 'niard, who was formerly in
the British Navy, by the ntme of = TN IN
| dina. The Spanish government had also
purchased TIE late American private arm
ed brig Reindeer, for the Spanish service
The CarthsgeDian feet consisted of nine
vcsse OF different sizes, mostly schooners,
and their rendezvous was at the Dry Tar
tugas. A few days before capt. Wells
! sale !, one Of them captured and burnt a
sohoIue~, close in with the Moro. and set
her on fire after burning nearly to the wa
| ter edge. she was tow cd into Havana by
a row boat. About the same time, they
captured Spanish brig from Camp achy,
loaded ~i'h logwood, rice, &c. Stripped
her OF every thing valuable, cut her sails
and rigging 70 pieces, and set her adrift-
! she was afterwards fallen in with by a
fishing smack and carried into Hsvanna 49,
| They had also, within few days, CHASED
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-21
CnAnLEsToT, August Ii.
FROM NASSAU

From our attentive correspondent at Nassau
we yesterday received regular file OF the Royal
Gazette To the Sd inst. inclusive. Tacy contain no
news OF Importance. Capt. RUSSELL, Of the Zan
a,norms Us that his M.,jss su.-hrig Be,mu
a, Capt. PAcFSESHAM. hal sailed for HSyanna, for
the purpose OF cru;zing against the Carthsgenian
pr'.4teers The bermuda mounts only Iii guns
and should two or three oil their heaviest sclooners
attack her, she will render but slim account
oil her Quixotc excursion in defence Of Spanish
commerce.
In the latest paper We find the following para
graph relative to the alsirs Of Cuba
" iy an arrival from Cuba learn thlt the
CnfhaS eindn fiaUateerS continue them BLOCKADE
o Ia pr. eiPs ports OF the Isad, nterco ping and
capturing every thing coming within their reach AN
der the Spanish flag"
Ii one OF his Majestys bries of war IS to scour the
coast OF Cuba ola swarm at privsteers us bnd aud
enlerprsing as they are universally Admitted to bes
We SHALL shortly look for the return of the DAYS of
chivalry.-[ CITY Gazette.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-21

large slip ia aimos. Under tie guns or
their batteries, captured her, and Carried
her off in triumph. These priv.teers had
boarded number of American vessels, s.
generally treated them with poi,,encss.
Aug. 10.
WESTINDIA NEWS.
Captain Arents. of the Swedish tr.g
F.ed,n, arrived here st.rtlay fro,a Por-
to R,c,, informs, that accounts from var.-
Gus parts of the West Indies, represented
the Spanish revoluton,s,s to be in the full
tide OF succ SIS driving the royaiists before
them III All directions. All information Of
this Kind, however, was stif.d at Porto
Rico, where it was dangerous for any one
to open his mouth on the subject. Capt.
Arents was at st. Thomas on the 18th June.
when 1t was reported that Carthagena had
been re>taken by the revolItionists, by
storai--5ut this report rs not to BE- relied
on more recent Information from tuat
quarter is silent on the subje. t.
Captain Arents also states, that few
days before he sailed from Porto Rico. the
Spanish brig Terrence arrived there
direct from the coast OF Africa, but without
any slaves.-The Spanish captain informed
that while on the coast, and when about TO
take his slaves on beard, he was discovered
by British soop of war, who gave
chace, fired into him. and killed twenty of
his men-when he escaped capture by SUI
pcrior sailing. He also stated, that three
British frgates had suddenly appeared up
on the coast. and captured twenty-five
sail of Spanish Guineamen, mostly fitted
cut at the port OF Havanna-they were ia
ken, while at anchor in some bay or river
on the oast.
A Spanish schooner arrived at Porto
Rico, from Africa, with 100 slaves, a short
time before the Freden sailed
Courier.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-21
SOUTH AMERICA.

Communicated for the Phil. r rcistcr
E.ctract Of a letter from LaeiHra, dated
the 24sh July LAST.
"I presume you have been alarmed with
the accounts that have been circulated by
the enemies of peace and order; but can
assure you that our tranquility has not
been interrupted for a moment The truth
OF the late occurrence was as 70 lows -
Bolivar assisted the insurrr> ction at Marga-
rita on the ID of May he surprised a brig
and schr. that blockaded the nothern part.
and after an obstinate combat, he succeed
ed in capturing those vessels, both COM
manders being killed; the slaughter was
great on both sides--Brion was wounded ::
nevertheless, thew effected nothing against
the garrison of Pampatar, the principal
port in the island.
"On the 5lh Of jun, Bolivar attacked
Carup2no, defenceless town, which resis-
red until tie night of the Goth, when our
combined forces by sea and land attacked
the enemy, and or the approach of the di-
VISION that set cut from Cumana, the 25th
of June, they fled. This division left 1000
rations at Pampatar.
" The enemy had Is vessels, and after
collecting all the partizans and negroes
they could find, they presented themselves
before Chorony on the 5th inst. town a.
bout 90 miles from this place; they de-
barl.ed at Calta, and on the 9TH surprised
the pla.tations cf Leon and M.racay "a
miles from Caraccas) where they foun "
followers tcey took one officer add three
hussars but our troops at Turmera and
Caqua, attacked them and put them to
flight, ling great number. Bolivar re
inforced himself, and wished to penetrate
to the interior. bat the royal troops consis-
*, s G,,a nia ride oil fb..
command of Morales, marched against
them on the 10th--he comp etcly routed
them, and on the 18th surrounded those
who t )ok refuge in the mountains thy
fortified themselves at OCumare. under
shelter of the vessels, but they were pr, S.
sed so hard by our troops, chat OF the 500
men that debarikcd, only 200 escaped &c
vrral Of the PRISONERS have been sent to
Caracas, they consist chiefly of negroes
and IRE Freuchmen.
On the 12th, the enemy made an ex
cursion on the CO st to collect his dispersed
troops, and approached near Mayquetia
and Cortia, ( ne or two miles distant from
this place. but they found none, except a
few Of our guns that were ready to give
them god reception.
the government was DESTROYS that
they should penetrate TO the interior of the
Country i"f, w tndt case, Certainty not
one Of them would have es ;aped. but the
farcicsl lberaior foresaw the consoqucn, c
AID never abandoned his vessels. In the
mean time, 9 days cannot elapse before
there will be a naval combat. cur sqoa-
| dron having sailed in pursut of the prlva-
teers in the Cult of Para.
" X Is now , in the afternoop---the post
from Caracas has jus' arrived. bringing the
/ intelligence Of slaughter among tie IN
/ surgsu.s. Morai,s having pursued them,
| and pat to the sword al those who could
| npt cnOtrk Il omorrOw we shall receive
the particulars. There is no doubt bui
,hat tie rete.s and robbers must inevitably
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-21

, rnnic atom, bus the nature OF L is not ex
planned Al Constan,,nople, there is great
ac'ivity. and the fleet fitting out there, is
Supposed to be destined against the Dey
of Aigiers, who has long refused to acknow-
ledge the superiority OF the Grand Seignor.
May not another supposition be entertain
ed, THAI the Turkish armaments are to
defend the Barbary State IN the event os
,neir being attacked by the Christian
Powers When we know the deep and
irreconcileable hatred OF the Mahometans
tn the Christians, it can scarcely be be-.
levcd that whatever causes of complaint
the Divan may have against the Powers
that possess that vast and fertile coast
which extends from A;giers to the Desert
OF Barca, it will see with satisfaction much
less aid. any attempt to put down the pow
er of the.e followers of the Mahometan
filth. and plant the Cross upon the ruin
OF the Crescent.
Yesterday at half past four, the duke Of
Wellington went to the shop of Messrs.
Runleil aud Bridge, LuGg tie Hili--hls
grace was soon recognised by the foot-
passengers, who collected in crowds to have
n view of him he mounted his horse a
midst loud accl,mat'ors. and with difficult
ty extricated himself from the immense
throng.
Id. Byron has fixed on a residence in
the cnvirons of Geneva.
The Prince of Ccbourg is admitted a
Member of the British Prlvy Council.
A committee was appointed by the H.
of Commons to wait on the Duke of We'll
lington. to Congratulate him on his return
to England.
Letters from Constantin pile received in
II ~ 81, 8 -,
French Generals Savary and Lallemand
from Malta. IL was supposed they were
going to Austria. 1t was understood the
British were to liberate them at Malta, on
condition of their going to the u. States of
America.
1t is said in the Morning Chronicle that
"Admiral Lord Exmouth has important
communications - make respecting an il
lustrious parsonage" The Princess of
Wales is undoubtedly meant. There have
been some suspicious that she was little
deranged.
The Chronicle hints that some circrm-
stances in Lord E.xmouth's feet occasioned
his r-turn to England.
4 subscription has been commenced in
London to raise money to defray the ex-
pens= of rebuilding the German Protestant
Church ofsSt Peter, the ParsJnages, the
School, and Alms-houses, at Copenhagen.
which were all destroyed in the British
bombardmrnt in 1907. Lord Gambler, who
commanded in that expedition, has subscri>
bed.
The new King of Portugal takes the ii.
tie of Joseph II.
The Gas Light Company Of London have
laid down SO mics OF pipes. The company is
Incorporated.
There were falls of snow in England on
the 9th and 9th of June.
Rear Adm. PenTose accompanies Lord
Exmouth's new expedition against the
Barbary Powers. His flag is on board the
Albion, "a. a great number OF effects. of
all grades, have made application to the
Admiralty, for employment, (volunteers, of
course,) in the expedition.