Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-02
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Loypos JuLr S-Nr. Ponsonty.-k
is probable that cur readers are pEePaI.
ed foI the intelligence We have n-H tue
pain to communicdie-the death u ths
exec Hent gentleman. he departed It's
life this morning about ten niihu'es al'e'
6 O'Clock. Ne understand that al ole
thi. morning he was insensible, ahd cen.
tipued so tn be breaihed his last. III
men Of all parties may well deplore the
loss Of such man. He gave dignity to
the party Of which be was the leader, BY
tue talents he displayed in his public,
and by the virtues he exhibited in his
private character. Opposed as we have
ALWAYS been to the line Of Peiit,os which
he pursued, We should be ashamed oil ouI-
selves it sc Withheld our acknowieds.
nent of the sincere conviction upon which
he always acted Hence he was not
one Of those .ho ito party gave ~ Hha!
was meant for mankind" One of the
principal features of his character vas
iiberaiity. Knowing that he ac'ed IRON
hi, conviction If what was right, he Ne
YER failed to allow the same merit to Q.
Tiers, however opposite their oPiniohs and
their conduct. And therefore, we never
heard from him thar coarseness 81 ih'e
tive, that arrogance Of censare, mat
meanness Of suspicion Which have been
too observable in others.
Fearful and irreparable inroads have
been made upcn the Opposition HIunn
these two years-Whilbread, Hornet: a
man net to be replaced-quando uIluH
invent es parem p and now PonsonSy'
Mr. Ponsonby ras, We believe, between
so and 60; OF case and frame u.A
prornis ed a much longer lie his eoun'
tenance was strong aid marked. lie
was called to the I,ish bar in 1880; was
presented with silk gown IN l7sa, and
made first counsel 10 the commissioners
of the le,elue. tie VAS then brought III
10 the irish Parliament. During Tie
admiuistI alton of lord Grenyille he wn
raised to the CHARACTERISTIC ot Ireland Z
July IL. We understand that
South American, calling hiuselfan agent
for the Republic Of feLezuela, is,.sHu
has been for scn.e time, in London, e.
dcavo;i e 10 induce British officers, IL
The service Of the SUutb American lnds'
yend mis-. The terms proposed TO CON-
i0i.siuned officers, are a rank in tie a.
nv OF the republic equal to What they
held in the British service, equal Pay
from the day Df their ARRIVAL at NenezUt'
Ia. and 600 dollars for defraying the el
pense vf their passage aud appointments
The serjesn,s aud corporals receive p!
frUm the moment Of their snbaTkatol'
aud have a Tree pa,sagc.-The eAeruot'
Of this agent have hitherto been, as v.
understand, very successful, and no.
many DAYS since vessel sailed from TIE
river, having on board 4 very cons
derahie number Of tLese adventures
Psd.strinn;sm e.rfrao, dinrry -On 81
friday Afternoon, at 5 'clock. Dab!
/ Stevens .tarted on Wormwood Scrrut'
| ION The same ground that Eaton walked
10 perform 500 miles in 60 days, back
wards. Stevens, who Ia, been for some
time in training in the vicinity Of bs''
Is a stout yauns man, = years oil ag.'
and about ) feel inches IN height hs
performed mics and three quarters III
( the FIRST hour, and Mas then travelling u"
: Inc presence Vi large crowd y 'pe'"'