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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-13
ALEXANDRIA:
FRIDAY, FEBRUART IS, 1918.
FROM OUR CoRREsPoNDENT AT WASH
IN6TON.

Thursday, February IL, 1873
1t is to be regretted that the commit
tees who prepare bills for the House o.
Representatives should fiud the house SO
often at variance with them on the sub
iects which it is tue very intent ana
msaninr of their appointment to shape
into form and on principles conseniai
to the general design of that body. They
are appointed to shorten the process IN
the house, and to facilitate its proceed
ings upon it. But do they do so' Look
for an answer to the several bills which,
after passing their committees and having
their sanction, are nevertheless tossed a
bout, aud Turned, and bedded, like new
mown hay, for week or ten days-eve-
~ one thrusting in his fork-sOme'imes
his naked fingers into it, and then. as II
it had been only moot point started IN
inns of court or the temple OF exercise
dismissed out--as if sudden
thought took them, and they should cry
out, - Why, what the deuce have zoe
been doing all this time with measure
not fit tor us to pass! Out with it! out
with it :"
Were those old congresses, whose de-
cisions we are so modestty disposed to
cen.ure, permitted to rise from their
graves and look on at such things, what
would be their feelings 7-wou'd they
CRY or would they laugh? Perhaps both
Were it given to them to advise they
would perhaps say, Young gentlemen,
study elOquence, and declaim at home.
The concern. OF the nation are of too Sc
rious a kind to be made topics of exer-
cise--too awful to be made the instru
meRts of egotistical parade or vanity
Yesterday, one of the bills suggested
BY bcnevclence, and indeed, Though law
yers may dispute the correctness OF the
term, while mere moralists never willy
by iustice--after having been digested
by, committee, ard then read twice
after being for several days worried up
and down with amendments and counter
amendments, was at last arrested By the
yellow fever of the day-the political. or
ra her polite contagion Of the tir s-Pe-
nuriou, care of that which needs no care,
the treasury-was rejected ; and mui
titude Of INDECENT orphans and widowed
mothers are consigned to half famine, 10
wretchedness and rags. If there be any
vino think that the people of the United
States will lsok with appreciation upon
the desertiOn of such objects, out OF an
oyerdone care OF the L easury, they a'e
sorry politicians in private affairs, What
ever they may be in public ones.
A report from the war department re-
speeding general st. Clair, was laid on
Tuesday before the house. 1t complete
ly refutes the unthinking assertion that
the general owed balance to govern
ment.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-13

rior capacity to some ships OF otber ia
TORS, having but two decks.
The payment of monles not coming
within the province of the board, they can
offer no definite infoImation upon thai
subject. Upon this branch ct tie enqu'r'
thry can only afford information AS 20 tn'
probable amsunG Of the contracts made
by them. AS to the payments made np"
On these contracts, aud upon the purcna-
ses of the respective navy agents, as also
the payments to the superintendent OF
timber, moulding, the carpenters and Ia
borers employed IN procuring timber, M
the construction OF the ships, and III the
preparatory arrangements IN the ni'fe-
rent navy Yards, and Tor the transporta-
lion of timber, 1t is presumed that the
auditor of navy accounts can afford pre-
else information.
On the subject of advances upon CON-
tracts, tie board be- leave to observe,
that in two instances only, namely, thrSe
for cannon, carronades, and shot, have
they stipulated to make advances. H.
these cases they agreed to depart from
their general rule upon the SUBJECT, with
a view to the Improvement OF the ord
nance of The navy, which, having been
found extremely defective, rendered 1t
necessary 20 make series OF expert
ments. which subjected the Contractors
to considerable expense.
The navy commissioners would here
Respectfully observe, that their attention
has been engaged, since the act OF tie
29th April. 1917, in procuring. within
the shO: test period possible, the live oak
timber necessary in The construction of
the ships authorised By that act They
found, ia the cuts I, much difficulty in
forming contract Tot thIA article; the
live oak growing only in places remote
from our navy yards, and where 1t can
be got out only III certain months IN the
year, inlerposed insurmOuntable Difficult
ties to It's being Immediately P'ocured:
no contractor would engage to deliver
the frame even Of frigate in less than
two seasons. One eating season only
having elapsed sirce the pa sage ct the
act of the 29th April, 1916, will show
why a greater quantity of this timber has
rot at this time been delivered
The commissioners now entertain no
doubt of being able 10 procure all the
live oak required Tor the ships authorised.
as we'll a, every other material neeesss,
re- in their construction; aud, it it should
he the wish Of the executive, 10 launch
them within the period contemplated by
the law, and for the sum appropriated
have the honor TO be, with grca, re-
spect, sir, your most ebcdieni servant,
JOHN RODGERS,
President Of the Navy Board.
The hon. Benz. ". Crowninsbie!d,
Secretary Of the Navy.
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Washington, FEB. II.


The bill reported IL the House Of Re-
representatives. by Mr., Forsyth, from the
couimittee 20 whom was referred So much
of the presidents message as relates to
the commercial intercourse between the
United states anu the British " est 10.
lila islands and possessions in North A
merica, was worthy OF more particular
notice than, from It's technical tile OF ga
bill supplementary to the act regulating
duties on imports and tonnage, &c" We
gave to it It is literal transcript, we
believe, of the bill reported by the same
committee al the las session which WaS
ably debated, but was laid over as deserv
inc more mature consideration. Few
subjects Of the present session are likely
TO excite more interest than this bill for
countervailins the British colonial poll
cy; if We except perhaps the bill Tor es-
tabishiug an uniform system OF bank
ruptcv, which seems to be loudly de
msnded f;om all the Commercial sections
OF the country. t'Fas' I'M.
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Notice

rs ITEREBY GIVEN. that appiicat,
will be made % the Presiden 30.
Directors Of the Little River Tgr1pt'
Company for the rene" a Of a certbca''
Of ore share Of stock, No. 1890. date
in the month of October 1910, issued .;
nv name. and viii b has been Io'' c
mislsid. WILLIAM Hill
February Is thN'
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in The morning two men on ho K
escorted him iJout six hundred s.,
f.rther. while the coach drove ,,"v
Il. Hi. guides told him he We m
pain OF Boulosne, ga!lOped AVA. Iga'-
ing The young nan to rub his ewes and
mediate at leisure on his singular aL-
venture.
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INTEMPERANCE.


But at the last it biteth like serpent,
and stingeth like an adder. Prov
Oh |! take the maddening bowl away!
Remove the poisonous cup!
NV soul is sick--its burning ray
Hath drunk my spirit up;
Take, take it from my loathing lip
Ere madness FIRE my brain;
Take, take il hence! nor let me sip
It's liquid death again.
Oh! dash it on the thirsty earth,
For will drink no more;
II cannot cheer the heart with mirth
That grief hath wounded sore;
For serpents wrea'he its sparkling Of'"'
And Odders lark below;
II bath no soothing charm for hiH
Who sinks oppressed with woe
Say not, " Behold its ruddy hue
sob, press it 70 thy lips"
For tbs more deadly than the dew
That from the Upas driPs:
1t is more poisonous than the stream
Which deadly nisht-shade laves,
Its Joys are transient as the beam
That lights its ruddy waves
Say not. at hath powerful spell
TO soOthe the soul of care;"
Say not, (" II Gains the bosOm's swell,
And drives away despair"
Art thou its votarys Ask thy soul
Thy soul in misery deep
Yea. ask thy conscience if the bowl
Can give stsrna! sieepe
Then, hence away! thou deadly Toe
OF happiness the whole
Away. awat! feel thy blow,
Thou PALSY of the SOUL
Henceforth ask no more OF thee,
Thou bane of Adams race!
But to heavenly fountain Zee,
And drink the dews Of GRACE.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-13
The follotrirg story is g'ren IN a tate
French pGDPr.

yTo sU,,rirz storu is rjren IN a late
French paper.
vouo, man. about twenty or twenty
tvr wears oF ace. was lately going home
about II O'Clock in the everius, through
= st-.a, r,,her urfrr ouenteI. and near
tho theatre Of the Boulevard. when he
va, se;,ed suddenly BY three strong men
u bo apnlied a handkerchief TO his mouth.
coyered his ewes. and carried him 10 .p te
Of his efforts to roach which had stop
ped at a short distance. they at the
same time eudeayored to traDqulize him
and to set him at ease as to his safety, by
,ssuing him that il was onIy an sdven
,nro do c,uua which uas in question:
Af.r t.rira dive, On two cr three hours
- ,ha Las, ,hev made mn a!isht, and
-, ton,.J Iii, ,ybsn tho handbag was
.,o1."J f.o,n lis owes in a small, apart.
. and I'll ~ ,isbed Hi, GUIDE
~ ~; :" :. no n,,ient and that his or
Inv IN ~" ~ attended te On his ringing
~ Lsu '''' IT. m,Ja b;m a ocod fire. ADD
o. 90 an ~ I'D Vhpn he had
fe. suliea ~" trom his fret alarm
I Ig n''a. r.;sors, ill The dav after
,ho nave Iii sod wei, warmed. and
-. hooto suurI;eI him N smuSe him.
soIT No nn;se IVA. heard in tbe house.
and tho wi,Jous fin. room. which were
a. ,',- W. ~. 80 ,aaLad nm a., ;,ra
80. ~ H. .ra s",oo rouIt,y. fiji.
Wv" ~, 10 cnnId ,b.erva 4 he tbi,d dsy
- 10 f,nr o,crocL - tho evening. they
tocrol hin, % mas. into a drawing room
in Sh;rb Iadv, the, said, waited for
him 10 CoiIawed his ouidr bYt when
he was in the presence Of the mysterious
I,dy sbe. cried ont cit is rot he" and
f,;nte,i-When she returned to her ser-
COG ,hp mad. anolop;es te the prisoner for
do r,;st,kc Of her neep,e, aud invited
him with much poIiteness to dine with
her. He accented. and rema, ked We.
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@Chatlty Sermons will be deIiSercl
Oh Sunday next, in he Methodist. la
t Z, Tie two Presbyterian, and the two
Episcopal chu ches, and collections mate
Tor the purpose of aiding the House Of
Industry in the benevolent objects Of It's
institution. February IL
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-13

e. A stated quarterly meet,
ing OF the ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY
will be held at the house Of Mrs. M'Dou.
gail on Tuesday evening the 18th inst
BY order of the P'e,ident,
ROBT. JAMIE son. Sec'y.
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SEVERE COLD.

At Baltimore, on Monday last, the
Thermometer stood, at sunrise. at S de-
Qrees above o: at noon. 10 degrees, and
on Tuesday morning, at . degrees below
0, or 81 below the freezing point.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-13

We have satisfaction in stating that a
contract has been entered into for erect
iny at the mouth of the Mississippi a
|. !ht house, OH a scale aud in style
commensurate with the magnitude OF The
trade OF that river. The obstacles wAich
have so loBg impeded the accomplish
meut Of this object are at length ever
come, and, it is contemplated, II will be
fully effected within two years. iSid.
Rya rprept arrival in the Chaseneak Ike
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-13
s2S E.rckGnge Dofss HoussI fsN
+;ssss MARINE JOURNAL. &a&

PDRYDF ALEXAEDRId "FRgRUAEr Il.
Ship Elzabeth, Adams, % days { on
Bremen. ar at n York 9th iu-tant Re
perts, DC -, lat. 81, 50, Ion. 70, spoke
big James 3ionroe, from Al 'xaudrla lOs
CAdi2.
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I;s,g1i6ss nothing to say we will not
change our religion, Il our religion change
Aol US.
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Notice.
ROBT. ABERCR0MBlE
Il. BRADLEY.

y b. still coniinu. TO carry on IL;
Cabinet and Grocery Business in t,
house ~P before occupied. r. A.
February Is st
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BY a recent arrival in the Chesapeake
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From he Phiiad. True .imericGH
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24
LAW MARTIAL.
BANK ROBBERY.

PfTTsBURG, April lO.-On the night of
the 9th inst. the vault of the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank Of PiIt<burg, was en-
tered by means OF false keys, and large
amount IN n.tes and specie taken there
from, by some villain or villains unknown.
A train of extraordinary circumstances
has been developed which in all probabi-
lily will adj to The apprehension Of tie
villains and the recovery ofthe money -
Ihe persons susp eted Of having commit
ted the robbery, are two gamblers of the
names of PluymaTt and EmmOns. They
are both supposed 10 be Yankees. Pluy-
mart goes bv the title uf Doctor, and is a
protested gambler. EmmOns is said TO
have kept store in New York. They
are both well dressed aud genteei in their
appearan g. The Doctor Is about 6 fee I
high, slender made, wore a blue frock
coat anda fashionable hat. Among other
circumstances which lead to the Suspicion
of these men are the following They
both left PItisburg about q week ago,
protesting TO 90 TO Petersburg or Ricii-
mould, Virginia. They, however, only
proceeded up the hiOnOngaeIa TO Eliza
beilnown, where they purchased a skin,
in which they procured a false bottom to
be made. They returned again 10 Pitts
burg, OF or about The evening OF The rob
berry, and one OF them was actually seen
in Town. They had employed an artist
in town to make them a small iron plate
with holes drilled through ii in different
parts, which was so lngeni0usly cOntriy-
eI, as to deceive the artist, and parffcu-
Iarly So. as they stated it was intended
for some unknown piece of machinery,
but which il NOW appears they were ena-
bled, with the help of small files and saws.
which they had purchased in town. 10
convert iDlo two keys, and illus to effect
their nctarious purpose. They are sup
posed 10 have passed dOwu the river i'm
The skiff with their plumber
we have not heard precisely tie amount
of money taken bat understand that
there is large amount 10 notes OF Tie
Farmers ard Mechanics Bank OF plits
burg. Among other articles stolen, was
gold medal granted by Tie Congress OF
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24

quence of The representations OF the mei-
chants ofthe impracticability ofconiorm-
ing to such order, the Governor had sent
dispatches To Madrid on the subject.
The Spanish government ship Ninia, OF
~ guns. Qormerly the General Scott, oil
New York; was captured some time since,
by tvs. Patriot brigs--some of her crew
had reached Havana.
A letter from Havana to Mr.. Topltf,
dated March %. says, I" the Spanish Go
vernment brig Alera, arrived to dav from
Vera Cruz. -Four prisoners (oticers) have
been landed from her, and confined in
gaol. They were of Mlna's party. Three
were Americans, one Mr.. Conklmi, OF
Baltimore, and one French. The Spau,-
ards taken with Nina are all shot.
The foreigners, OF whom there are Sc
vcral now III confinement al different pla-
ces. we hear are TO be seut TO Spain for
trial.
An 'nsurgent privateer has been sig
nailed at The Moro for four DAYS past"
PoifrHiuu,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24
LAND nFEICE n1nNrv

CfNCINHATI, April Ave are innch pleased
to find from the following statement, from
VIncennes paper, that the Treasury Depart
mcDt has given new Instructions to the recciy-
ers OF public monies, as to monies receivable.
which manifest a more libel al and iustfablc
policy than that first adopted We are pleased
to see II for two seasons, first because Il will al
ford relief TO those who have to complete their
payments for their farms-their all a second
because the change OF instructions so soon. IL
an evidence that the Treasury Department is
convinced OF the imPropriety OF the FIRST regu.
latiOn.
" piaceHEes Sfgreh 7,
Since TlaSt, new instructions have beer
received NY the receiver OF pnblic monies i'm
this place, and at present the following bijisare
received in the Land Office
The bank ofthe United States and its bfancl,es
---of Ky aud its branches.
of Cincinnati,
---of ChiIlcethe.
----Of MuskingHIn, GAINESVILLE.
--------of Pittsburgh, Pa.
--------of Indiana at Madison.
Banks IN the city OF Philadelpliia.
----------------- New York,
--------------Ba Baltimore,
----------- ---------New Orleans,
-------kichmoBd and
------------------- District Of Columbia"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24
SOUTH AMNKACA.


from The Caracas Gazette extraordinary.
CARACAS, March I6.-The stupid simon
Bolivar, (whc, according to pubhc report, is
satisfied with nothing that maS fall shorter
than tie title Ofan Emperor, because bis fond
ness TOR title leads hm 10 believe that lns FIN
gers are guests being tried as q stupid buli
has been enticed from the wild borders of the
OionocO, to the inhabited plans OF the val
lies of Ardgua. Having arranged his pretend
ell army on these plaiiis, his eXccliency the
general ~ chiei saw tic moment which he
wished fOr, and we have attacked him through
the rear II w2uted but little knowledge Ia
order 10 know nc issue. in those WHO are &C.
quainted with bus eNceleucS, his brave troops,
and Use Ddndttl Of the enemy aud their new
emperor.
lst. Official repsft Of tie commander Of tie
squadron Of lie infantry ID. Carlos, which IL
marching to Victoria, TO tie Capt. General.
have Just received report from tie Brl.
gddier IatOTrc, the contents of which, is as
follows
1 have bat just been informed that the enc
wy made their retreat from Victoria, and as
ghe cavalry 1ndef yOur c0mrnaad is OF absolute
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24

The bill for The relief OF Henry Xiss,
md the bill concerning invalid pension
RS, both from the II. of X. were rejected,
tthe latter on account of The lateness OF
the period of the session at which it was
sent up, net allowing room for due inves-
ligation of the numerous cases included
In it.)
The amendments of the House TO the
bill TO increase the salaries Of certain olii-
GERS therein mentioned. were taken NJ.
On the question 10 agree 10 that amend-
ment which proposes TO increase the conl-
pensation OF the Judges of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, the question
was decided as follows:
YEAS-Mossrs. Barbour, Burriil, Fronen-
tin, Horsey, Hunter, Johnsou, King, OTIS. sam
ford, Stokes, Storer, Van Dyke, Williams of
leH.--i3.
NAYS-Messrs. Eppes. Gallard, Lacock,
Macon, Moriil, Morrsw. Roberts. Smith, Tat,
Talbot, Taylor, Williams of Miss. Wilson-l3.
The Senate being equally divided, the
amendment was rejected.
Tue amendment OF the House 20 the
same bill, which reduced the salaries pro-
posed for the Heads Of Departments from
$500 TO $500, was agreed TO with an
amendment (yet requiring the concur
renee OF the House) fixing them at 5000.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24
CREEK COnNTRY

The following letter from AN officer i'm
the Georgia Detachment, 10 the Editors
of the Chronicle, gives a" birds eve view"
OF that portion of the Creek country. &c.
over which our army has marched since
the commencement of the present cam
paign -
Fort Scott, March ~.
The country from Hartford here Is
as faF as canjudge, poor in the exiremp
but as travelled by water from Fort
Early TO this place, cannot well Judge
Tue distance from The Agency TO Fort
Early Is about 200 mics by water. 90 by
lland-from Fort Early here, about 100
Ivy land, and about $50 by water. The
hrst two days run from Fort Early we
had a very narrow river; rapid current
numerous small Islands abrupt winnings.
ana ON The whole rather dangerous nayi
gallon. The third day The river became
WIDER tie current mOie gentle: the low
lands, which before had been very mar
row ana poor, more extensive and fer
ne, ana The country began TO appear de-
sfable. For about 30 miles by landabove
lliis, tie navigation will he tolerably rood
Tor snal! keel boats but above that II can
Deyer be made good. Itma, possihl, be
rs GOOD as the Oconee, to MlliedgcyiIle.
as nigh up as the Agency: but The land
on u viii never afford any thing like a
respectable settlement. Between The A.
gency aud thirty Mile Greek, GO miles
above this place. from there to the mouth
NE Iowgrouuds are good aud below here.
between this and the meuih Of Appalach.
cola, IS some of the finest country i'm the
Cmled States, bat the advantages of ma
ygal'on arc not equal 10 those of Tom
bigby and Alabama.
:, lhe Fort is situated on Bluff, on
me western side OF F!pi River, II miles
above us confluence With Chalahoochie,
ana has complete command of the River,
WIN s'Foag delences bui from The hos
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24
BEWAREl BEWARE

CoLUMBUs, Ohio April There
are moies of tie denominations of ,3,5,
and 10 dollars, lately put in circulation.
supporting TO be issued by lis Bank Of
Sandusky Bay, at BioomingviIle. They
arc elegantly executed the plate was
engraved by s. Reel, and they resemble
lie notes OF The Commercial Bank Of
Lake Erie, at Cleveland. These notes
we arc Informed, were procured by per-
sons who had associated together in Hu-
ron county, for the purpose OF establish
ing a BaHS at Bloona9griHc, ban not being
able to procure. d charter aud finding lhai
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24
Extract ofa leftsrfrom Dr. John Sibley, to Or.
John Robinson of Natchez, dated

NldECn ID.
Some persons have just arrived here from
tialvezton, aud report an extraordinary assem-
blage of French gentlemen being there with a
large quantity of warlike stores as we'll as far
ming tools. Near three thousand more wele ex.
pected there by the present period. They come
principally from Philadelphia all their pack
ages were marked for Mobile Generals al
demand and Rgau amongst them. They
cautiously avoid offending Our government.
The views OF these people are not understood,
but IL Is cOnjectured that they are going TO
some place beyond the river GrsHd (periaps
Pompico) to possessapd occupy country TO
become an asylum for discontinued Europeans
The armed vessels Of our government ordered
to that place, had not appeared the middle of
last menth. Before the arrival Of these French-
men. the place was occupied by LATTE the
younger, and his party, who brought in some
prizes of great value, particularly Spanish
ship from Campeachy, of45O tons, with a cargo
worth 360 900 dollars
expect to hear again soon from CaIvez.
ton, aud will communicate 10 you the inteIIi-
yence / may receive. Some valuable silver
ore has lately been sent in by some Indian ira
ders, who found it beyond the Colorado.
Miss. Rep.