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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-08
Alex'a. Common Council.

September 6.
A communication from the Mayor en-.
closing communication from The Board Of
Health, was received and read; where.
upon the following resolution as adopt.
ed -
Whereas it appears by communication
from the Board Of Health to the Mayor and
from other sources, that a maiigusnr dis
ease exists in the ports of Boston, Charles
ton, Baltimore and Havana:
IL as therefore Resctped-That ihr May
or be and he is hereby authorised To en-.
force the quarantine regulations again::
vessels arriving from the said ports ed all
others where malignant disease may e1-
ist; agreeably to Ia" passed 99lH Nay,
1904, and Of law Supplementary thereto,
passed the 7th September. 1865.
Ordered That the auditor report 10 he
Common Council the state Of the account
Of Robert Brocket, jun for The paven"E
Of the faotways, and if aay. and what o.
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mander of the American squadron. y, .
Of which found here. ! gave him D, i
cular statement of the piracy he impa
diately determined 10 send out the T,;.
sioop OF war, in quest of the pirate, an,
desired me TO let ore OF my officers 20 in
her, which complied with. He reg,et,ai
that he had mol known it day soon ,r a.
he could have sent two or three vessels :,
pursut>ofthe pirate. The Erie sailed yps.
terday-she is TO cruise till the eciD Il
August, when she is to return, il they hea,
nothing of her but if they obtain any cor
rect information Of the piraticaI vessel. tho
Erie is ordered to pursue her until she Is
captured"
The kajah arrived at Gibraltar July o.
in l3l days from SuRatra, With pepper
The Guerrero and Spark had sailed for
Leghctn rhe day before her arrival The
Rajah was boarded on her outward pas
sage to Sunatra, from South American
cruizer, and plundered OF rulnbrr Of ar.
ticles.. L.N York Eveains Post.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-08
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas have received information
that malignant and contagious fever IS at
this time prevailing in the city OF Balti-
more, in the state of MARYLAND; in the city
of Charleston, in the state of South Caro-.
lima in the town of Boston, in the state OF
Massachusetts, +; and in the Havana, in the
island of Cuba, in the West Indies; and
apprehensions being entertained that un-
less care be taken. The contagion may be
brought into this city. by vessels arriving
from the ports heretofore mentioned-l
have therefore, with the advice Of the COM
mon council Of Alexandria, thought pro-
per 10 declare the quarantine laws to be in
force, from and after this public notice.
The superintendent ofquarantine for this
port, is hereby required to subject all ves-
sells. bound to Alexandra, from the cities
of Baltimore, in Maryland; Charleston, in
South Carolina Boston, in Massachusetts,;
and HAVANA, in Cuba, to come to anchor
opposite Jones's point, and there to remain
with their crews aud passengers, conform
able 10 the quarantine laws.
In testimony whereof have
here unto set my hand, and al
tsSAL.l fxed the seal of the Corpora
ton this sixth day Of Sept.
1919.
JACOB HOFFMAN, Mayor.
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ANECpOTE OF CuRRAN.'

As a Judge Lord Avonmore had one
great fault. He was apt TO take up first
impression OF cause, aud it was very diff.
fsull TO Gblterale it. The advocate there
fore, bad not on y 10 struggle against the
real obstacles presented 10 him by he case
itself, but also With the imaginary ones
created by the hasty anticipation of the
Judge. Curran was une day most ser,,us-
ly annoyed by this habit OF Lora Avon
more, and he took be following " hlmsica,
method OF correct NJ il.
The reader must remember that the oh.
Ject OF the narrator was, by tedious md
malicious procrastina ion, to irrtale his
nearer INTO the toible which be was SO an
xlous to eradicate. They were to dine
together at the house OF mutual friend,
and large party was assembled, manv of
whom witnessed the occurrences OF The
morning. Curran, contrary to ali his u ual
habits, was late Tor dinner, and at length
arrived in the most admirable fl c,cd agi-
tation. " Thy Mr. Curran, you bave Kept
US full hour waiting dinner for yru'"---
grumbIed out Lord Avonmore. -" CT. nv
dear Lord, regret it much you know It
is not my custom, "ul-I'v- just been Wit
ness 10 mcst melancholy occurrence
" You seem terribly moved by it--iahe a
glass OF wine-What was it-whst was il ?"
" will tell you, my lord, Inc moment
can collect myself had been detained at
couri--in the court OF ch4nceTy--your
Lordshlp knows the chancellor sits late "
-" do do-but go on. '--WeIl. NY
lord, was hurrying here as last as ever
could--l did not even change my dress
| hope | shall be excused for coming in my
boots. -" Pob, poh, never mind your
boo!s-the point--come at once 10 The
point of the story. 49, OIL will. ny
good lord, in moment walked here
would not even wait to get the carriage
ready, il would have taken time, you know
now there is marke, exactly in he
road by which had to pass-your ord
ship may perhaps rey..Ilect the market
do you ?'-To he sure do--go on, Cur
rsn-go on with he story"-I am very
glad your !ordshp remember. the market,
for | totally forge; the name of 1.-THE
name--"-" What the Devil
signifies the name, Sir ?--its the Cattle
Market. -" Your LoTds'ip is perfectly
righ--it is called the Cattle Market.
Well, Twas passing through that very iien-
teal Cattle Market, WHEN observed a
butcher preparing to kill caIf---he had a
huge knife in his hand it was as sharp
as razor the calf was standing beside
him ); he drew the knife 10 plunge it into
the animal just as he was in the act OF do
ing SO, little boy about four years old +;
his only son, the loveliest little boy lever
saw, ran suddenly across his pata-and he
killed o he kiled-"-" The child!
the child !" vociferated Lori Avopmore-
" No my Lord, the colf," Continued Cur
ran, very cody" he Killed the calf--But
your Lordship is in the habit Of ondci-
patfng." The universal laugh was thus
raised against his lordsh p, and Curran de-
clared that often afterwards. a first impress
sion was removed more easily from the
court of Exchequer by the recollection of
the oalfin Cattle Market, than BY all the
eloquence Of The entire profession F."
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cokoNER's INQUEST.

An inquest was held upon the body of
Daniel Pitcher. said to be of Stafford Co.
Va.--verdictof the jury !" accidental death
by falling overheard in the river Potomac,
from on board the schr. Miranda, Capt.
George Green, on the evening of the 9th
inst.
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Baltimore. Sept, 7.
. During the "a hours ending yesterday
morning, we regret to find it stated, there
We're twenty- new cases Of fever. By
the number Of interments, as exhibited in
our daily bills OF mortality, taking that as
a criterion, it is but fair to infer the malig-
nant lever is unusually mild.
baltimore Telegraph.
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rules, regulations and limitations, as are
by law prescribed aud authorised in the
case ofvessels brought to anchor at the said
quarantine ground, by virtue of the act to
which this is supplement.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-08
Hapana, Aug. II

During the last six weeks, upwards of
loco Negroes have arrived at Mantanzas,
and brought to this place in the Steam boat;
in consequence Of this large importation,
thrown in all at once, purchases have been
effected at long credits, at from 45o to 300
dollars per head for prime slaves very
young ones. $50 TO $50.
Nothing important has TRANSFERRED by the
patriots from Puerto Bello tn e royalists
maintain themselves there, without no!es-
tation from Gen. M'Gregor.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-08

Baltimore, September 6.
The number of new cases of malignant
fever reported TO the Board of Health for
the "a hours ending on Saturday morning,
amounts to fifteen.
The new cases reported for the ga hours
ending on Sunday morning, amount to
tuenty- one. .imsrican.
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AlbanY, September I.

Extract of letter, dated L. S. Armuy,
Springfield, August "a.
In the afternoon of Sunday last there
vas strong southerly wind, with occa.
sionai showers, about four o'clock, just at
the close of divine service the clouds 10
the southwest assumed black and threat
enipg aspect; their appearance was very
singular, and attracted the attention Of
those who happened TO be in the Streets
1t was soon discovered that tornado or
whrlwind was approaching. 1t crossed
the Connecticut river near the mouth o.
Agawam, taking up large bodies of water
10 an immense height. 1t pa~ I'd the main
street near the house Of Mr.. Alexander
Bliss, ingu|phing in lis vortex fences, gar
den vegetables, ~. 1t assembled the hill,
and passed about one hundred rods south
of the armory, until it reached the house
and barn OF Mr. Lemuel q. Robbins, lit
tie more than a mile east OF the village, on
the Boston road and here was demon
strated the Almighty power of HIN that
Rdeth IN The ehirlwind, and directs the
Storm"
In moment, in the twinking OF an eye,
the house and barn were in ruins. Mrs.
Robbins and her children, three in number,
were sitting near each other She informed
me that she heard the cracking of the barn,
which stood to the windward, aud had on
ly time to grasp her infant before (as she
expressed it) she was " whirling like a
feather in the air." The mother and the
children were precipitated several rods in
the southeast direction, and fell covered
with timbers, boards and rubbish. Mrs.
Robbins fell near grindstone, which pro-
yideDtially served TO protect her from the
ruins that fell around her. am sensible
that when you have perused this letter thus
tar, you will be prepared to read a tale Of
carnage, broken bones and death but,
sir, the most pleasing part Of the relation
is yet to be told. Strange as il may ap-
pear, the mother and her darling children
escaped entirely unhurt with the excep-
ton of slight confusion On the head of a
small hoy.
Capt. A. Warner, a bcarder in the
house, was at the time asleep in The cham
Der He was carried with the ruins nearly
in an eastern direction, and fell among the
timbers in the garden. He was not so for.
,unate as the rest Of the faulty; be was
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Norfolk, September 4.

The y. S. frigate Constellation, Capt.
Wadsworth, dropped down from the navy
yard yesterday afternoon, between 8 and
o'clock, and anchored eff For, Nelson.
Herald
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tbdhhs, Wishing MIN oil Tie prosperity uc-
served by the brave. We should be gull
ty of injustice die we omit to mention,
that to the activity of Captain Hull is prin-
cipally due the preservation of the other
passengers. Montreal Courunt.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF APPARENT DEATH
From DR.. Cr,chton, on Mental Derdngement
A young lady, an attendant on the prlR-
cess Of ****, after having been confined
to her bed tor great length of time, with
violent nervous disorder, was at last, to
all appearance, deprived OF life, Her lips
were quite pale, her face resembled the
countenance of dead person, and her bo-
dy grew cold. She was removed {: )m the
room in which she dieG, was laid in cof-
fin, and the day of her funeral was fixed
on. The day arrived, and, according to
the custom of the country, funeral songs
and hymns were sung before the door,
Just as the people were about TO nail on
the lid ofthe coffin, kind of perspiralion
was observed on the surface Of her body.
She recovered The following is the &C
count she gave of her Sensations She
said, sit seemed to her as if in dream.
that she was really dead yet she was
perfectly conscious of all that had happen
ed around her. She distinctly heard her
friends speaking and lamenting her death
at the side of her coffin. She felt them
put on the dead clothes, and lay her in it.
This feeling produced mental anxiety
which she could not describe. She tried
to cry out, but her mind was without pow
er, and could not act on her body. She
had the contradictory feeling as il she were
in her own body and not in it al the sane
time. 1t was equally impossible for her
to stretch out her arms or to open her eyes,
as to cry, although she continually endea-
vored to do so. The internal anguish of
her mind was at its utmost height when
the funeral hymns began to be sung, and
when the lid of the coffin was about to be
nailed on. The thought that she was to
be buried alive was The fist which gave
activity to hermind, and enabled it to ope.
rate on her corporal frame.'
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BOARD OF HEALTH.

Charleston, .Rugust 81.
The board of health report for the last
twenty-four hours, NO new cases of yell
low fever. is. A. MILLER, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-08

Aman who calls himselfJno. M'FarlaRd,
was taken up in this village on Monday
last, for having counterfeit money in his
possession. and committed to goal. He
had between and a thousand dollars,
on various banks, considerable share Of
which consisted Of los on the Phoenix Bank
at Hartford, payable in n. York. Ibid.
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From the PlaHs5urgh Republican, Aug. 20

From the PlahsJurgh Republican, Aug %.
lt'is reported that the astronomer ap-
pointed the present season, by the govern
ment efthe United States, to ascertain the
northern boundary between the U. States
and Canada. concurs with the observations
made last year, and gives it as his opinion
that the military works at Rouse's point are
north of latitude forty five.
The United States troops have resumed
their labors on the road, which for two or
three weeks have been suspended. The
detachment marched from the cantonment
for The road on Thursday last.
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Cincinnati. Aug. %

Ctnclndtt,, mug. ~.
A treaty was held at Edwardsville, state
of Illinois, on the 9Th inst. between Col.
Choteau and Col. Stevenson, commission
ers appointed on the part Of the United
States, and the civil and military chiefs of
the Kickapoo tribe Of Indians. ltresut
ed in purchase of that tract of country
generally termed the Ssngamo. The boun-
dairy commences at the mouth of the Iii
nois river, and runs eastwardly by the
old purchase lines, to the n. w. corner OF
the second Kickapoo purchase thence,
north eas,wardly by the old purchase lines,
to the line dividing the Indiana and lii
nois states thence north to the Kankakee
river thence down that river to the ILL
nois thence down the Illinois to the place
OF beginning. This tract is estimated to
contain upwards of ten millions of acres,
great quantity Of which is first rate land.
Nearly three hundred families had squat
ted on this land before the purchase, which
was strong inducement to the Indians to
leave the country. They have obtained
tract of land extending from the river O.
sage TO La Pomme, and south to the heads
Of White river. They will thus become
the near neighbors of their old enemies,
the Cherokees, with whom, until lately,
they have been at war for more than
Zoo wears. [InQuisitor.
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ANOTHER SHAMEFUL PIRACY!

Extract of a letter from Captain Josiah
Loyelt, of the brig Kajah, TO his owners
ip Beverly, dated
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EVIDENCE OF HARD TINES.

During the sitting ofthe Court of Common
Pleas, in this village, last week, John Dam
ley was arraigned for horse stealing, and
plead guilty he said he stole the horse for
the purpose of going to the state prison his
reasons were, that the times were so hard
thai he could hit upon no other plan so rea-
dy and certain to provide him with home
and steady employment. He is a strong,
healthy young man; and was, TO bis great
satisfaction, sentenced to the state prison for
eight years. [Poughksepsie roper.
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HoLsTEIN WHEAT.

Brigadier General Dearborn, (says the
Hallowell Gazette) with zeal which he is
known to possess in favor of Useful objects,
and NTH a Partially which attaches him to
Maine, as MS birth place. has sent keg Of
Holstein wheat to Hallowell, to be distribg-
ted through the channel Of the Agricultural
Society If Maine. A proportion of it will
be semi to the Trustees for each county. As
Mr.. Wyer, the American Consul at Ham
burg, who forwarded this wheat, has not
signihed whether il is summer or winter
grain, twill be necessary to make trial of it
in both FORMS
Letters from N. Orleans, to the 9Th inst.
represent the fever TO be rapidly abating.
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Ottowell Wood, and others, made distin-
guished figures. In the course of the discus
sions an address to the prince regent was
read, and received with great applause by
the multitude, censuring, i'll strong terms, the
proceedings at Manchester, particularly what
is called in the address, systematic opposi-
ton to enquiry irto those transactions by 'u-
perfcial examinations before the inquests
holden over the bodies of those who lost their
lives on that occasion. The address was car
ried without dissenting voice.
The new queen of Spain had set out from
Lyons to proceed to the Spanish frontier
A great number of Jews had left Germany
TO seek protection in France.
The number of persons sick with the fever
at the Isle de Leon, Spain, on the l4th Sept.
was 1918.
Great excuses had been committed at Co.
penhagen on the houses occupied by the Jews.
The troops were compelled to fire upon the
rioters; 80 of them had been seized.
A London paper of Sept. q, states that
private letters announce the death of Prince
Butcher.
The duchess of Berry has been safely de-
livered of daughter. The throne of France
is consequently still left without successor.
The duchess de Berry is reported conva-
lescent.
The king of Spain has appointed the duke
de San Fernando to the ministry Of foreign
affairs, vacant by the disgrace OF the marquis
de Case Yrujo.
The lates. intelligence from St. Helena
represent Bonaparte to be in good health,
composing Memoirs, in which he is assisted
by Bertrand and count Montholon.
The expedition of sir Thomas Hardy is
said to protect British trading vessels in the
ports OF South America, and 10 prevent the
blockade Of ports by Spanish or Independent
flags.
Henry Goulbourn, in reply to letter ad-
dressed to him from individuals in Glasgow,
states that his majesty's government no long
er gives encouragement to persons proceed
ing as settlers to the British colonies in North
America.
Sandt, the murderer of Kotzbue, was still
LIVING
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REFORM MEETING IN SCOTLAND.

From the NeU- York DAILY y4dUertiser.
At Paisley, in Scotland, numerous body
of Relormers assembled on the It'll of Sept.
During their procession the sheriff and con-
stables disarmed them Of their lcentious flags,
which caused serious riot, the populace
joining the Reformers. Many windows were
broken, and much property destroyed. A
drapery OF black from to feet high was
hung in front Of the hastings. The speakers
were dressed in mourning, and the flags ed
ged with black. Mr.. Taylor was then chosen
chairman, and addressed the meeting. A
number of resolutions, deprecating the con.
duct of the Manchester magistrates, were
passed, and vote of thanks to J. Peacock,
Esq. for allowing the meetiag to be held on
the Moor.
After the speaker from the east side of
Glasgow had spent some time in making Sc
we're structures upon the duplcity and unfeel-
ing conduct of the clergy, the business of the
meeting ended with the speaker requiring
the people to depart with regularity and good
order, and 60 peaceably home. About the
middle of The proceedings cry OF the Hus-
sars' rose, and the people fed on all sides,
and it was with some difficulty the committee
could get them rallied, and order restored.-
A collection was made when the people were
retiring, for the relief Of the Manchester SUI
ferers.-Some ight-fngered gentry honored
the meeting with their presence. Ii was sup
posed there were from IA to $4,000 people
present.
When the people were going home, those
from the west, with their flags, and the Neil
ston band of music, went down Story-street
in compact body. and got quietly out ofthe
town, those from Glasgow were less fortu-
nate. The special constables were ranged on
both sides of the High street, with the civil
authorities at their head. The first flag was
seized at the cross, scuffle ensued, and the
public mind being in state of the greatest
fermentation, an immense crowd instantly
collected. The special constabIes did their
utmost to clear the streets, but the mob con-
'inuaIly increasedy stones and other missiles
were thrown with solence-the windows of
the council chamber were broken, and SINH
lar outrages were committed in other parts of
the town the riot act was read at little past
10 o'clock, and tire mob increasing the Ca
valry were sent for at II and came from
Glasgow about I. When they arrived the
people gave them hearty cheer and imme-
diately dispersed.
Next day as the magistrates were going to
church, they were insulted by the populace,
and one of the most active Of the mob was
seized by Baillie Bowie, who with the rest of
the magistrates conducted him to goal before
proceeding to church.
During the evening OF Sunday, gentlemen
were generally assaiied with stones wherever
they were found. About dozen of the large
panes in the cofee-room windows were bro
ken, and the gentlemen prevented by the
mob from retiring for about an hour. The
cavalry dispersed the mob without using
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From the New- York Daily .Adv. Nov. 8.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.


By the arrival Of the regular packet ship
Courier, capt. Bovine, in 80 days from Lii
verpoel, we have received from our CORES
poudepts regular files of London papers to
Sept. 28lb. and Liverpool to the Ist of o.
tober, both inclusive. We bave also been
politely furnished with regular file of pa
pers by captain Bovine, The papers are fill
ed with accounts of meetings for reform in
different parts of the kingdom. The Liver
pool Mercury Of October Isl mentions them
TO have taken place at Southwark, Ward of
Bishops Gate, York, Leeds, Birmingham,
and Harrington. The same paper contains a
long account Of meeting at Liverpool, on
the 29th Of Sept. at which the earl of Seton
presided, the object OF which seems to have
been to express their sentiments on the sub
ject Of the meeting at Manchester, on the
10th Of August. Much haraRguing took place,
in which the rev. Mr.. Shepherd, DR.. Cromp-
ton, col. Williams, Mr.. Egertoa Smith, Mr..
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Extract Of a letter, dated

LIVERPOOL, Sept. "a.
Our noted tragedian Kean is now acting
here for the last time, before he sails for your
country. know not whether he will NEE,
with the encouragement be expects OF not.