Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-20
A hill !. before Il to encourage emigra

A bill ID before " 10 encourage emiSra
.ioa Members complaining that la
acts of lands were held By ind'yi
under grants, who did not Improve the
Ina, Adm. Coffin held large tract
that one other gentleman owned 10000
acres-tllat one gentleman, VINO had
resided in the U States thirty yea,
owned thirty Thousand acres. One mem
Der observed, that such were the report
in Europe Of the righteousness Of Nova
lscofia,that the emisrants IN a. up when
arrived at Pittou. brought buckets 10
milk the wild cows which they under
STOOD inhabited the country.
Samuel w. Monks, Esq. has been or
|derrd to the bar OF the house OF delegates
10 Canada, for cOntempt-thirty to one.
New YoRK, March II.
Extract Of letter from respectable OF
ficer in The patriotic army oil Mexico,
t0a gentleman in this city, dated
Republic Of Mexico. J
II. Q, Matagorda, Feb. Is, 1917.
Ny dear Frisnd-Althoush was 90 u
in unfortunate Spain, don't consider
INV sell bound to the miseries and calsmi-
tier shlch nv comPa ricts suffer under
the stu ,,id Ferdinand. love my coun.
try, but dsspise its king and its tyraE.
meal ia~, Under these considerations,
| lave abandoned every thing that | have
as . spaniA"j, and | have sworn On the
altars q the republic to live free or die.
+: The is the sentiment Of every one who
has toe honor to be soldier iD this sio
nous cause.
Gener. Nina is the beloved of the ar.
my and Of every inhabitart Our militia
~ stores are abundaatly p divided, and
discipline and good order are shO.n IN
every part wnele his command reaches.
our corsains bring 10 Us every day valua.
ble prizes: VIZ have money enough. and
We may say ,irsr We are in want Of very
little The numerous tubes of Indians
cone to Us with presents Of friendship,
and they are we'll disposed 20 take arms
tasainsl the eo'nmon enemy. These poor
people have suffered 80 mucn in former
times, that they are ready 10 do any u. Ing
against the Spanish government. We
know how 70 take advantage Of this good
disposition Of the ab"' igines and masters
Of this soil We are already n march
our army Is encreasiBg daily, ADD | have
e,er! hope tba' | will soon write YOU
from the capital ui Mckee, after having
fixed the staDdard-ot liberty in every
house Of thar P"pul"us 4 wealthy city.
From the Salem Gazette, March IL.
Captain Chapman, who arrived
yesterday. from Gaud aIoupr. has ia
vuured vs. With Puiui .'etre psper,
TO s0,h Janusr,, for ~hirh he hs:
our thanks. One OF The sd COB, ain.
an account Of solemn and rciicinu,
ceremonies which took place on ths
? 81, the anniversary Of the dsath Of
Lsuis ANl Ga this occasion. the
leurate sho di,roursed On the vi tue,
OF the murdered King read with
tre"ming eyes ibe viii Of that Nm
happ, mon.rea. which tnpla, I'd the
power of religion 10 giving him sup
port I'D courage under his uppsrs
lrled sufferings. Now TIE storm had
passed and for France sDd ber co
ionirs he anticipated y restoration Of
their ancient splenaor and prospe i,
|ty.
We acknowledge the kiadnrs, of
Captain Samuel Page of the Dio.
nede. AID ap,sin Samuel Keras
dy Of the Mary and LILA. in prs.
seniing ss the former vi b Diapers
Published at Buenos .a,res 20 The
iisih OF November ; snt ibe Litter.
With tsi'sD papers. published at
Me.,ina TO soth November.
The Mrssins G xelte Of tie / ID
September contains . 'espeetsbie
itribste 10 the memoir, OF Captain
Charles Gordon. commander or the
American sqa. dron at Mes.ina. y no
died al Messins. on the 9Th Septem
her, il also o ntsins Lord Exmo tbs
Sisdstebss relative TO his expedil ion
against AIgiers.
While the [ s. squadron Law at
Messias, the Prime. ~ of Vale, ar
rive, at IN a porf 4. , 1891