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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
SseX'a. Common Council.
September 18Th, 1913.

September 18Th, 1913.
A communication from the Mayor, IN.
closing letter from Inc Treasurer. was
received and read. and referred To Meas
Keith, Smith, Ramsay and Robinson.
The Surveyor male ieporl on the sub.
ject of The petition OF George DrmSer and
others, referred 10 him, which was read
WheIeupon, Ordered. hat Messrs NeaIe,
J. c. Vowel, Ramsay and Rhodes Lea
committee 10 examine the pavement run.
ming from Alfred TO Columbus street, and
report 10 the next meeting of the Council,
whethe it be exPedient 10 alter The pave.
ment oil the same from a convey to a COZ.
cave form, agreeable to the views eI.
pressed by The surveyor in bis repor, Or
any other practicable alteration ior the Re,
neft of the parties interested.
Mr.. Grid, from the committee appointed
on the subject of the Vagrant law. repoI;.
ed bill, entitled " An act to amend the
severa! acts concerning the Poor House9
Work House," which was read fn'
time, and laid on the table.
Mr. Keith, from the committee 70 whon
the Mayors communication was referred,
reported bill, entitled "An act for The
issuing of Due Bills in the name Of tie
Corporation of Alexandra" which wa'
read a first and second time and recount.
ted.
Extract from the minutes,
Teste. |. P. THOMPSON, c. C.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Died..

On the Isl instant, in the midst of lie
and ofusefulness, DR.. JOHN A. CASEY. ma.
tive of Maryland, but for many yraIs rrsi.
dent in Georgia. In the death of tais gen.
lleman society have lost a dI.tingu.. he'd
and faithful physician, warm patriot and
an honest man his immediate friends, an
aifec'ionate AMI benevolent associate and
his family, kind, soliciious and etficit nj;
guardian. May The wise and nerciIu dis.
poser of all lhIngs-the God of the widow
and the ta,herless, sustain and console
them. SaOannah Repub.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Extract OF a letter, datei ST. Helen n
90, 1919. "

go, 1919.
" The governor has been very busy Ia,
~ at Lonswood. experimenting The y,
eng OF the iron PALISADES, which b.,
brought up to surround the new ''
olildi"g for 8onaparte. Abou, ,oo =,
lie regiment arr employed daily. At ...'
i'h5 per d'c'n each, in carry Ing stones ~,
Oher materials iOI compI, tipa #, -
" IS very severe, as the men win y.
!ieved from guarI in the rnurnjng .r
sed to 30 on work ns pArtie, imu,,.,,I
alter their return to Deadwood, and H.
who mount guard in the eseniug arc
gad 10 woIk until four O'clock : !, !, ,
that it will be finished in 8 or moun ''
SO little is known OF Bonapane, th.,h,
authorities heie have no other D,d. 81,
cer'a'nlng either his actual presen,.
state OF health, than by the reports Of x,r
person who obtains casual glimpse ct ,ir
at his WINDOW, orsitIlng on lie step, of+'.
bll'ari room. Whenevera any per,oo
INN, even through telescope, he !. al;
ell to report the circumstance, and j.
nerally made 10 say that he locked w.
well, and appeared in perfect health
he Goth regiment are at F,,o,;,
fia'n, and are MOI yet allowed to ro.,.
guard at Lonswood, as the governor dos,
not "'sh that the prisoner should have nv
ccomm,nn'o"llon with persons lately a.rO,t
Madame Bertrand is well, but Yer,
seldom comes into camp now, as III, ~
vernon sent word to colonel Dodgin lohN.
her watched and followed wherever 4.
went TO. Ii is said that Sir Hudson IN.
is to be removed, and that the goyernpp,,
will devolve to Sir George Bingham . y.
are anxious to hear confirmation OF fins
as We are heartily sick Of the present obi.
Gus system. Dir. Baxter, the goyemor,
body physician, who has been i'll tor oar
time, has been sent home, il is supposed
with disPa'ches. The Prohibition e inst
The introduction Of newspapers inlo ID, Isl.
and Is as rlg,dly enforced as ever, aDdI
have only seen two Tor the last a months"
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Raleigh, September II.

ATTEMPTS TO ROB THE MAIL STAGE.
Two attempts to rob the passengers. if
moi The mail, were made on Sunday night
last, between Warrenon and Louishurg.
The first was by boy and two men (ne-
groes); The boy being discovered in the
act Of cutting the straps which secured the
baggage behind. The latter, by single
black man, who was mounted behind,
when fortunately, young gentleman, pas.
senser, beheld him. and reaching round,
aimed blow at him with his dirk, upon
which the fellow leaped off and dashed into
the wood at the side Of the ruad.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
month. She had crew consisting Of 8 or

month. She had crew consisting OF 8 or
10 men, armed with small arms, &C.
Their intention was 10 cruise off the coast
of Nova Scotia. at some distance from Ha-
Iifax-t0 entice on board their boats what
ever negroes they might meet with, under
pretence of flShing--to convey them TO the
vessel-secure them, and take them to n.
Orleans or elsewhere for sale. They are
represented as set of desperate fellows,
who will stick at no cruelty TO effect their
purpuse-ihe master is described as stout
man, having lost one eye--and the vessel
is called the Andrew. Amongst the crew
are some persons formerly belonging here,
and one of them is well known as nalire
of the town. Descriptions OF the vessel and
her crew, have been sent to different parts
of the coast. -
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Washington, September Is

The Corporation OF this city have ior-
mally declined any measures to restrict or
ialerrup, the intercourse, either oy land or
water, between Baltimore and this place.
In consequence of a communication from
the Corporation OF Alexandria, announcing
the regulations which had been adopted III
that town to guard against the introduction
of con,agion, and suggesting the expedien-
20 Al corporation on the part OF this city,
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
From late London papers.

from ld!e L0laon papers.
The Truuelter of the Eth OF August con.
ta!ns the following
ADDRESS OF THE MANCHESTER FEMALE RE-
FORMING SOCIETY.
The ilanchester Female Reiormers' ad-
dress to the wives, mothers, sisters and
daughters of the higher and middIins
classes Of society.
Dear Sisters Of the Earth,
1t is with a spirit o! peaceful considera-
ton and due respect that we are induced
to address you upon the causes that have
compelled US to associate together, ami
the miserable partners of our woes. Be-
reIt not only of that support the calls oil
nature require for existence but the
balm. of sweet repose has long been a
stranger to US. Cur minds are filed with
horror and despair, fearful on each re-
turning morning, the light of he. ven should
present to us the corpse of our tamish' d
offspring, or nearest kindred, which the
more kind hand of Death hath released
from the grasp Of The oppressor. The
Sabbath, which is set apart by the ALI
wise Creator for a dav OF rest, we are com
PEELED TO employ in repairing the tattered
garments to cover the nakcdness OF our
forlorn and destitute familiCs.-Every
succeeding night brings with 1t new Ter
rors, SO that we are sick OF lie, and '>eary
of world where poverty, wretchedncss,
tyranny aud injustice have so long been
permitted to rcigu amongst men.
Dear Sisters, we teei justified in stating
that under the oppressive system of Go
yernment that we now live, the same tate
that hath oyertaken us. must speedily DE
the 10, of many OF you, for il is said in the
word of God, Where the carcsSe is.
there will the eagles be also )" and this
we have proved TO demonstration, that the
lazy bcroug iuGngerlns eagles OF desiruc-
ton have nearly picked bare the bones OF
those who labor. You may then fairly an
ticipate .!lat when we are mingled with the
silent dust, that you Will become the next
victims of the yoraciuus borough-tyrants,
who will chase you in your turn, TO mise
ry and death, till a. length, the middle
class OF society is swept by their relentless
hand iron the face OF the creation.
From very mature and deliberate consl-
deraticn we are thoroughly convinced,
that under the present system, the day IS
now al hand, when nothing will be found
in our unhappy country but luxury, idle
ness, dissipation and tyranny on the one
hand, and affect poverty, slavery, wretch
edness misery ami death on the oiher.-
To avert these dreaded evils, it is your
duty now, therefore, TO unite with US as
speedily as possible, and to exert your in
fiuence VITA your fathers, your husbands,
your sous, your relations, and your friends
to ION the Male Union for constitutionally
demanding Reform in their own House /;
viz. the Commons House of Parliament,
for we are now thoroughly convinced, for
want OF such timely reform the useful class
Of society has been reduced TO It's present
degraded state aud but for such a reform
the English nation would not have been
stamped with the disgrace 0! having en-
/ gagged in the late unjust, unnecessary and
destructive war against the Liberties oil
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Charleston, Sept. IS.
SPANISH SQUADRON.
OF the coast.

SPANISH SQUADRON.
We are informed, by passenger IN The
schooner Echo, from Havana, that on the
night of her departure from that port, she
was spoken by the Spanish frigate Sabins,
having under convoy several transports,
with 5000 troops on board, from Cadiz iol
Havana.
A letter from ST. Augustine, tE. F. da'
ted August 81, to gentleman in Savannah,
has the following paragraph: "Ihe CO.
vernon received on Saturday last, despatch
es from Madrid. Capt. Ross, commander
OF the Charleston cutter, came on shore
with them. The reason Of the delay OF the
ratification of the Treaty was, that Don
Onis had not arrived but as soon as he ar
rived the ratification would take place.
There are number of English gentle
men coming from Nassau, Mp. to pur-
chase lands.
There are three schooners and sloops
from Charleston with cargoes, to be dis
charged when change takes place. The
Governor expects the Americans will get
possession in all October.
There are also several vessels at 81.
Johns, discharging their cargoes.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
w anted.

A WOMAN of good cfarac r. TO "''
~ charge Of the female dtpors' :.
large public establishment. 'Gcn pa
son, on application al thj. rihce, WI h''
of an advantageous situation. III
september u"
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
.kAN Exchange e0ee-Houss ~
ySs.sM ARINE JOURNAL. 80

PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. .SeptcmbersO
ARRIVED,
Schnr. Augusta, Swift, 10 days from W
bee. with cargo Of plaster, 10 WIIi1a
Fowle & Co.
CLEARED.
Schnr. Eliza.Ann Andrews, George
town.
Ship Hazard, Crabtree, hence, 10!
Cowes, in Hampton Roads, 18th Ils'.
.SlGte cf the Weather.
Sept. f9.-At2 P. Isl. 10 dogs. 49,
= 20.--At do Is degs.--ViHl
North.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Baltimore, Sept. IL.

On the mo ming of Tuesday last. The bo-
dy of Dederck Wolf, carpenter, was
found suspended by a rope attached to
1oist in small wood shed in the rear OF his
late dwelling in South Howard-street;
where, i, appeared from circumstances, he
bad hung himself during the preceding
night. Ajury of inquest was held over the
body by John S abel, Esq. one of the CO.
roners for Baltimore county, who found
verdict OF suicide. FED. Gazette.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Lost,

ON Sunday evening small red morocco
BOOK, containing me DO G
Of Fifty Dollars onthe Branch Bank o. '.'
Valley at Rumney. and one dollar n'''
on the Corporation of Alexandra; "''n ;
letter to The owner. The finder shat! lt'
ceiye a liberal reward by leaving 1t a. CIV
er the Gazette or Herald printing olHes'
September 81
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
the srayor called a meeting OF the City

! the Mayor called meeting OF the City
Council OIL the 18th instant. Various pro-
positions were offered and discussed in both
Boards. touching the propriety of clothing
the Mayor with additional powers to act III
particular cases; to subject vessels to exa-
ninati,n by the health officer before entry,
&c. &c. and the whole subject was ma
turely considered by the Council. Their
deliberations resulted in the adoption of a
resolve, that, in consequence of the advan.
ced state of the season, from an exam'n ma
ton of the reports of the different Boards
OF Health, &c. it was inexpedient at this
time to adopt any quarantine measures, in
regard to vessels from Baltimore or any D.
ther place. (.National htefl'geneer.
naval rendezvous for shipping Seamen
for the U. States ship Columbus, isopened
near the navy yard in this city. Ibid.
BY a gentleman who has lately visited
the scite of Fort Washington, II miles be-
low this city. on the east bank of the Po-
tomac, we learn that the buildings, &c.
have made rapid progress within the pre-.
sent year. The fort has already an ilnpo-
sing appearance, every way in contrast to
the inefficient fertilization, on the same
settle, which was blown up on the approach
of the enemy's squadron in 1914. 1t is
supposed the fort will be finished within
two years. Whist il will be impregnabIe
to any force which i likely ever to be brof
against il, it will be a noble national work,
worthy of the purpose for which it is in-
tended, that of covering the public estab-
lishments and public archives at the seat OF
government from future invasion, Captain
Maurice, of the engineers, superintends
the work, and Lieutenant Ansart, OF the
artillery, at present commands the post.
Ibid.
Philadelphia, Sept. l6.
United States Bank Stock.--98 l-2 Of
fered, 80 asked, no sales this toreneon.-
1t was the same in N. York yesterday.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Haitian, On. 81 Aug. 81.

A small schooner, about 80 tons bur,hcn.
painted green, but no name on her stern,
sailed from Baltimore early in the present
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Baltimore, Sept. 10.

Baltimore, Sept. I8.
Tweniy-six new cases of fever were re.
ported for the twenty-four hours ending
yesterday morning. We are sorry IL state
that it has assumed an unusual degree OF
malignancy.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21

Extract of a letter, received in Philadel-
phia, dated Havre, Angus, }.
Sour market is very animated. New
Orleans cotton, 40 to AZ sous; uplands 50
10 SO, none at market 1000 Bengais have
been sold at l3 to | IN entrepot and
500 Surats at l6. There is no feat OF a
decline in these prices. The weather hav-
ing been very fine, -four has declined. and,
by law just passed, is not admissible at
present rates. Rice has been sold at 30
francs TO SO per So kis; it would not do IT
bough, higher than l-2 dollars per cwt.
The rate of this article whlnot be liked un-
nil the result OF the harvest is known. No
Kentucky tobacco will be bought by the
reggie, fine Virginia's alone VIII SELL The
autumn being about TO commence pepper
has sold at II sous in entrepot."
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21

Extract of letter to gentleman in Phila-
dephia, dated n. Orleans, Aug. 10.
Z" The fever has commenced amongst the
shipping, and God knows where its rava-
ges will end. On board the steamboat
Alabama, the captain, mate, and steward
died within two Gays, and the Vesuvius
has los, one man to-day. The physicians
say that the yel'o7p fever of this year is the
most virulent they have seen here. Report
says 81 have died to-day. Fear is apt 10
exasgerale, and would fain hope that it
is not so bad as reported. .
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21

naval rendezvous for shipping Seamen
for the U. States ship Columbus, isopened
near the navy yard in this city. Ibid.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
BOARD OF HEALTH,

The resident physician reports five new
cases of yellow fever for the last twenty
tour hours. J. MORTON, Sec'ry.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-21
Philadelphia, Sept. l6.

United States Bank Stock l-2 Of
fered, 80 asked, no sales this toreneon.-
1t was the same in N. York yesterday.
The Portland gazette., 1819-03-16

ieaes, according TO the provisions cftnis act, shall
forfeit and pay, to the use of the Commonwealth
the sum ol five hundred dollars; and the like sum
for every year afterwards, during the continuance
OF such neglect; to be recovered 1n information
or Indictment before the Supreme Judicial Court,
when sitting within or for any adjoining County.
Sec. 8. BE IL further enacted, That whenever it
shall appear TO the Court at the time OF passing
such sentence as aforesaid, that there is no gaol
nor house of correction in the County, IN which
the offence may hare been committed, suitable
for the confine ofsuch convict, according to
the provisions of this act, such Court ma order
the sentence to be executed in any neighbouring
County, in which there may be saol or house of
correction, suited to that purpose; and every
such convict shall be confined and kept at work
IN the gaol or house ofcorrection to which he shall
be so committed in like manner in all respects, ,as
If the sentence had been passed in the county in
which the gaol or house of correction is situated.
Sect Be IL further enacted, That amy con-
yict sentenced as aforesaid shall escape from
prison. and shall be thereofduly convicted, before
any Court competent to try the same, he or she
shall be punished,by confinement TO hard labour,
in and within the precints OF the State prison, III
Charestown, in the county OF Sliddiesex, for SC
much ofthe term for which he or she was origi-
nally sentenced, as may remain unexpired, at the
be further punished, tor such escape, by solitary
imprisonment, for term not exceeding sixty days,
and by confinement afterwards to hard labour,
for term not exceeding ten years, Ia and within
the precincts of the state prison aforesaid.
Sec. 8. BE IL further enacted, That If any boy:
under the age of sixteen years, or any female OF
whatsoever age shall be convicted ofany offence,
for which the punishment may, by law, be con-
finement to hard labour, for any term not exceed
ing three years, such convict, not having be
before sentenced to like punishment, by any
court ofthis, or any other Of the United otateshe
or she shall not be committed for punishment to
the State prison, but shall suffer the punishment
ofsoitary Imprisonment and confinement to hard
iabour If thereto sentenced, in the common gaol
or house of correction, in the manner provided IN
this Act.
Approved by .he GOVERNOR Feb. f9. 1919
Copy examined by
A. BRADFORD, Sec. Of Com.
The Portland gazette., 1819-03-16
IMPORTANT DECISION.

The Supreme Court Of The United States
have unanimously decided, that those proyis-
ions In heInsolvent Laws of individual States.
which exempt The property Of debtors, subse-
quently acquired, from attachment for debts
contracted previous to their declared insoyen-
cy, are void, inasnluch as they are violations
OF that article of the constitution which rro
hibits the passage faDy law in any State an
pairing The obligation Of contrdcts-but that a
State may pass law exempting the bodies Of
debtors from arrest--It seems as yet uncer-
tain what has been the extent of the first part
OF this decision whether it is intended to re.
late only to those contracts made before the
passage of an insolvent law, or TO include
those also, made atteywards. Upon hasiy
consideration OF the subject, we should be in
clined TO believe il was meant 70 apply only
The Portland gazette., 1819-03-16
BY THE MAILS.
YELLOW STONE EXPEDITION.

Letters from this expedition, dated Martins
Cautonment, 1Ath January, 1819 inform, that
Capt. nj ARTIN, the commanding officer, had seiz-
ed upon Chief and several others of the Kansas,
charged them with theft. confined them, arrai gned
them before him, specified to them the charges,
aud admitted them TO plead for themselves. When
the Chief delivered the following address -
" FATHER--Your young men are pre-
scribed within certain bounds not one of
them can pass that chain of sentinels with.
cut your permission, thus even within your
power, you govern them with ease. My
warriors impatient of restraint as the wild
horse in the tolls of the hunter, brook no
controul, free as the air which they breathe,
light and impetuous as the Antelope, they
bound over mountain and moor, 10 The pur-
suit of pleasures which nature has oidaiD-
ed they should eSjoy. 10 confine them to
one valleywould deprive themoftheir subsis
tence, they would pine and die in penury and
want
Father--These woods and streams are
ours; the beaver which inhabit this river,
and the buffalo which range in these forests
are ours their skins afford US clothing and
shelter from the rue blast of winter, their
meat luxurious subsistence. Shall we
then, who are lords of the forest, quit the
pleasures and advantages of the hunt, and
like you con6ne ourselves 10 one solitary
valley, to practice discipline and subordi.
nation, to live in idleness and Incidence
No, Father--In the pursuit of the elk and
antelope, we snuff the morning breeze on
the mountains, and in the evening repose
among The lilies ofthc vale, revelling on
the spoils of our hunters, and i'm the EN-
brace of our wives.
I" Fafher-These pleasures We invite you
to participate we also invest you with an
equal right with ourselves 10 take meat
from our forests and fish from our foun.
tsins as freely, as the Great Spirit gave
them TO us.
Father-We love and respect you, and
mourn tha, there are bad men among us
who have done you wrong. their actions
Father, were not within my controul. Pun.
ish not the innocent for the guilty. Free
our hands from these chains, we will seek
ou, the culprits who have injured you al
though they crouch in the tbickest glen, oil
| lie concealed in the recesses OF the most in
accessible mountain.
{" Father-tVe will deliver them to you
to punish to your satisfaction, for the outra'
The Portland gazette., 1819-03-16
tEERE IS.

The delin Is II 10Th Houses OF Con-
gress clos t1e evenlng Of the third lnAt
Many Ft~ re # ed ino acts curing 'he
,ast Il. a- assiou; bnt many more slept
out thel, esene on the table.
One yer teTesling bill has passed, I've
mean The a,turlher 10 prohibit the importa-
ton of'Shv5 This act authorizes the Pres
ldent to,die, the armed vessels OF the Y.
States to in,cept,. on the coast OF Africa or
elsewhere, ~ vessels engaged in The slave
trade, aud bng them into the United States.
fl provides r the allowance OF twenty hve
dollars for esry slave brought into the UNI
ted States uier circumstances jushfyinS The
belief OF anntention TO introduce them lIle-
ga!ty INTO Ne United States; and OF hlty
dollars for cad slave discovered TO have been
illegally intrduced into the United States.
The~ slaves, Wen thus captured on the ocean,
or discovered our country, to be held "
trust by the Uned States, until they can be
transported backto Africa again.