Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-12

not exceed one half that number-hut in
this may very probably he mistaken, and
should he happy 10 be corrected through the
mediuia Of your paper.
ST. Peters is truly one OF the wonders Of
the world, and St. Paul's is little less so.
A. G..
81. Loms, Sept. 4.
MILITARY FxPEDirloN TO THE UPPER hissoU
RI.
The steam boat Expedition. foremost OF
Coz. Johnson's fleet succeeded in getting as
far as Fort Osage zero miIes) in period of
six weeks. A. that place she gave out and
transte FRED her contents to keel boats. Gen
JfssuP had preceded her to Fort Dosage and
made provision To meet this failure which had
been long ioreseen The Johnson steam boat
is the only remaining vessel OF the steam
IJ3set'' which continues her way up the Mis-
souri, She had not arrived at Fort Usage
however at The last advices, but probably 5
. arrived there before this time, and may pos
siby reach camp Martin $50 miles iron, ST.
Louis j which we have no hesitation in al
firmins will be the limit of her progress fol
this summer.
Col. Atkinson, commanding the expedi-
/ ton, and all the troops which went in keel
boats, had arrived some time ago at Fort
Usage.
1t is exceedingly ridiculous to see in what
manner the .Messrs. JohnSons have been ex.
tOlled tor their enterprise, their patriotism,
and their pecuuiary sacrifices in carry ing on
this expedition when in poin, of tact they
have had incredible advances of public mo-
ney, have failed in all their undertakings,
and occasloned great delay in the progress OF
the troops.
The expedition however will 90 on, and
| will succeed. Transportation is now furnish.
ed by The quarter masters department, 10
provisions are furnished by The commiss..
riat. Already sixty or eighty thousand dol
lars have been expended bv these two de.
partments TO meet the deficiencies OF the
.Messrs. Johnson's, and the zeal and energy
OF the officers will leave nothing undone to
effect an establishment at the Council Bluffs
in the course of this summer. Enquirer.
In our paper of last Wednesday, we mott
ced sianderous story in the EdwarlsvilIe
paper, headed Mob at Boon's Lick We
have seen and conversed with gentleman
who was an eye wituess to the transaction
which is thus termed a Z" a mob" by the rene
gadoes at EdwardsyiIle.-The circumstance
transpired at a camp meeting where there
was considerable number Of people collect
ed together both white and black.-Smth
was discovered to be very busy among the
blacks, even SO far as to encourage them to
mutinlze some of the citizens demonstrated
with him upon the improperly OF such con-
duct; IN reply, Smith used insulting Ian
guage, anu ec.ared that if the negroes in
the territory would revolt and embody them
selves, he would place himself at their head
and lead them to battle il necessary )" on
uttering these expressions, he was mmedi-
ately chasiised, as he would have been any
where else for similar conduct-there was
not the least violence used towards bis farni-
". Ibid.
From the NIeu- York Gazette, October 7.
FOREIGN NEWS.
By the arrival this forenoon of the ship Al
bion, from Liverpool, We have received LON
dor papers to the Cd September, inclusive.
eight days later than before received The
great Westminster meeting was held on the
% Septl with Sir Francis Burdett at
their head, to deliberate upon the conduct OF
the magistrates at The late Manchester riot
The meeting assembled at I2 o'clock, with
music, flags, placards, &c and before 5 o.
clock It was celebrated that $4,000 persons
were present Sir Francis Burdett took The
chair, and addressed tht multitude. Among
number of observations, he hoped Z" the tx
preston Of adherence against the violence,
and olooshed and murderers at Manchester,
would be unanimous and that every man OF
honor Guild feel himself bound TO vindicate
the outraged liberties ot the ration. They
were to decide whether they were u be per
mitted TO breathe the air, and wear their own
noses, without the permission OF our weak
ministers He asserted that the arrest Of
Hunt was illegal, and that he had conducted