Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-24

without the less of any on either s;J.
A small Spanish schooner ar.iv.4
the llth Instant, from the Goa t If ~!
ca, with slaves; not knowing The y, %''
was IN the hands Of the Patriots, w. we
aud was taken possession of BY tie M
giana. -
Richmond, Sept. s
An informal application has been - ~
TO the legal authority OF this CITY, a..
rest the circulation of certain eppr,'.i
paper brought from Baltimore. NJ ~
davlt wa. made-no evidence oife,i
the legal authority, therefore. ds,I;,.!
interfering. The case is handed ms,s
the ju. isdiction OF the press: and
cheeIfuliy incur the pon.ibil,, !
stating the following circumstances.
they were represented tOus
On the s4,h uit certain person :.
rived in the northern stage, and NJ, ;,
at the Bell Tavern-who since ,,,,I
himself to be the agent of the linden,
dent Manufacturing Company Of B,,;
mOre.".
On the s0th, another person, 81,
sly les himself pa esident Of the sane con,
pany, arrived from the same quarter ,r5
put up at the same house.
A contract was soon after made h, 4,
agent or president, or both, with cr.i
merchant Of this city. Tor 5000 bushvI, 4
coal, TO be paid to- principally in d.
notes Of the same company.
" hiie the coal Is Shipping, ne NJ,
chant writes to his correspondent n Bal
'imore to enquire the value Of me p.rrr
fhe reply, that the Company i, ssirc.
worth one dol ar; that a charter Va.
granted in Is or 'l6. BY the lesisIstur.
OF Maryland, un'lsr such denomiastin
but that the capital had never been aii
in.
On receipt of this intelligence, d.
contract for coal is al an end: ano,h,r
which was in agitation, Tor 1000 bbis 4
aour, to be paid fer in the sane pape,
was arrested. The keeper Of the Bti
received a hlnt OF the letter tom Bait.
more he Immediately presented Their
bill for tavern expences they we're u.
able to pay it he had them arrested, and
ciapped them in Jail. Here va, III.
president and agent Of banking CON.
pany in Jail, for tavern bill Of sixty Or
seventy dollars! On Saturday last, u.
of rhem was let out on giyin. up wstcb,
aud in the Course Vi the day, the NhoI.
bill, aud Sfcouse oota the parties see
discharged.
New facts have since come to light
VIZ that Oh the way from fednck>burg to
tails city, notes to The amount OF $3.50
were put into the hafd. OF merchant, to
be disposed of for such articles as be
could buy fer this pafer- say wheat
,imber, chairs, &c. for their bene6.. Or!
or two Of these notes had been passed ii
Dy the merchant in this city,; S5J rot
iog instance TO a cabinet maker Tor char.
which notes have been redeemed By b
merchant, since suspicion was excited
the solvency OF the paper.
The president and agent have not bee
idie-They, too have passed of some {
he 20 eS.
They are said to have notes Of IS, 10
so, 100, aud 1900 dollars (post notes.
One is nov before. Us; It runs 10 th'
name OF !" The president and director
OF the Independent Manufacturing Co. o
Baltimore" signed. Baltimote, cath 0
May, 1917. Andrew Ray, president
+. GilIesPy, rreasurer-aud headed
+" Char cred by the slate OF Maryland"-
No engravers rame to it. It's neat!
executed, and Oh good paper.
1t is said, that alter making dash i.
Richmond, they intended making
southern excursion, sweeping as n'uci
cotton, &c. as they could collect 10
Charleston.
TIf editors will circulate the p'eesd
;ny circumstances, the intended TIM nav