Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-12

deaths has suddenly increased from 20 OF
a5 to between 40 and As. In Oran and its
territory il is stated to amount to between
100 and $50. In the OF The month
of May 100 individuals were carried OF in
this city, and the Dey lost son, daugh-
ter and sister-in-law.
It'll probably owing to some hints lndl-
rectIy given TO this government, that the
Dey has hitherto refused his permission for
fitting out private ships OF war as usual al
this season Of the year. 49,
Gibraltar. Aug. l5-The Spanish sur.
geon whom we mentioned in our paper. OF
The q5th oflast month as having been sent
by the Emperor of Morocco TO ascertain the
nature of Inc prevailing disease. declares
uneauiyocally, that il is "the Plague Of the
Leyant." In small village named Mar
,chand, situated N. w. of Tangeirs, and
consisting Of about goo souls, 40 have al
ready died and amongst hem were three
entire families, one consisting oil 2, and two
Of 6 persons each.
The disease has extended itself to four
other villages in the neighborhood oil Tahi-
giers-It is said that fifth part Of their
population has been swept of.
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At meeting OF the trustees Of the Alex
andria Academy, held on the s!st OF Au-
gust. 1915
TIE follouing address to the citizens Of he
toan, uas adopted by the 6edrd, and or
dersd to be Published =
The trustees of the Alexandra Acade-
my, impressed in common with their fell
low citizens with the great and lasting i'm
portance Of education, especially TO peo-
pie whose fundameDt principles OF 60
vernment are those Of equal liberty, justice
and order, on the support OF which rest all
our republican institutions, and trom which
flow public as we'll as private happiness,
have at different times made various efforts
to place the Academy upon more useful
aud respectable establishment, than it has
heretofore been. They have with regret
seen their well meant efforts fail, for want
Of that support which ell who wish wei! to
their beloved offspring ought TO afford.
The trustees cannot continue their efforts
to sustain the Academy, without other
means than those they have heretofore pos
sessed. They would therefore respectful
" represent to their fellow citizens OF the
town, the necessity there is of some effort
on their part TO enable the trustees to make
such change in The house and institution
as will render them generally useful.
The form ofthe house is announcement: it
is in such a state of decay AS to be unit Tor
use, and is discredit 10 the town. :. The
institution requires certain necessary APP
paratus, and additional instructors. To eff
feet these objects funds are necessary which !
cannot, as experience has clearly shown, be |
raised solely from the price Of tuition.
1t is confidently believed that the trus.
tees ip making this appeal 10 the parental
feelings and iberality Of the citizens OF the |
town, will not appeal in vain, especially !
when they reflect, that by placing the AGA
deny in their own. town on respectable
footing, they will be relieved in great
measure from the necessity of sending their
children to distant places for instruction, at
a much greater expense than that at which
they could be educated at home, and in too
many instances al the very dear price Of
the loss OF their moral principles.
The law incorporating the Academy de-
clares that all persons and their respective
heirs, who shall contribute 5 pounds to the
use Of the Academy, shall hsve right TO
vote at all elections Of trustees.
Trusting that every citizen who values
the blessing Of education, the good OF So
ciety. and the happiness and responsibility
Of bis children, will contribute literally to-
wards so desirable an object, the trustees
have appointed some Of their own body to
wait upon their citizens with sub
scription paper for that purpose.
BY ORDER,
- WILLIAM II. WILMER, President.
The following gentlemen constitute the
Board of Trustees for the present year
Rev. VIM. H. Wilmer, Mr.. Hugh Smith,
Rev. Oliver Norris, George Taylor,
Rev. Elias Harrison, John Janney,
Hon. William Cranch, Anth'y Crease,
Mr.. Edm. |. Lee, Thos. Vowel,
Thos. Swami, and
j. Hoffman, l.P. Thompson.
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