Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-22

SoNcfuof III view iid'Hpo'iiS "ii -
Josiah Butler, Nathaniel Upham, Clifton
Clag.e,t, Joseph Buifum, Arthur Livermore
and Mr.. Pumer, have. been chosen to
represent that state in the next congress.
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tits rumored that one Of the banks of this
city has received $4,000 counterfeit
, money, and that another has discovered a
deficit of about 100000. w. Y Col.
A late writer, mentioning the death OF the
circumnavigator, Bouganvile. who died
at the age OF &c, relates what this officer
said in the hearing of his aid-de-camp, Le-
Wis, when at Ticonderoga, he in The action,
was knocked down by a ball, and when an
officer had said to Lewis. poor B. is killed;
We must bury him to morrow with the rtst'
B. as he rose, replied, you are quite cool
about it-but you are not to bury me t:ls
time :" The incident gave him an inte-
rest in the country; and, before he left c; :
NADIA, he had purposed TO cross the Anne
rican continent to the Pacific Ocean; but
the war prevented, An enthusiasm, AVA
kened by the slightest incident, is capable
of sublime effect. What a journal would
Bouganyille have given us! Blessed be
the enthusiasm that blesses and exalts the
human race. [Esse1 Reg.
Communicated for the Federal Gazette.
Extract of letter received this day, by a
gentleman in thiscity, dated ST. Georges,
Bermuda, March 2, 1919.
Lumber is coming in in immense quanti-
ties from all quarters, and OF course not as
much wanted as when wrote you last per
Rapid" -four is very heayy-staves are
in fair demand at my quotations-W. 0.
hid. slaves, dressed ,68 a 10 per l2o0-R.
o. do. As 30. Exc. on the U. States par
2 per cent discount. 1t will be at pre-
MUM shortly. Bills are unquestionably the
best returns that can be made. w. India
produce is too high and little of it here
The new crop will not come in before the
middle or the latter end Of April.
Norfolk, March 7.
The Artigas privateer, General Artigas,
was yesterday brought into this port from
Severn River, (whcre she had put in on the
7th inst, in charge of an officer from the
revenue cutter Monroe, capt. Ham, belon-
ging to this district and was delivered over
to the custody ofthe Marshal, in pursuance
of information Of an attempt on the part of
the crew to smuggle. From Mr.. Weston,
the second lieutenant of the general arti-
gas, we learn the following particulars re
lating to the seizure of this vessel The
gen. Artigas sal "! from Baltimore about 5
months ago; commanded by capt. Ford,
with complement OF 60 men. and,
mounting 10 guns. Lieutenant w. states
that they took no prizes, though they boar
ded several Portuguese vessels, which on
account Of their poverty, they permitted to
proceed unmolested; not even availing
themselves of the customary privilege Of
taking private property. Being short Of
wood and water they touched on the coast
of St Domingo for supplies, where they
parted their cable in gale-from thence
they proceeded on their cruize, but sprin-
cling leak soon after, and encountcring |
much severe weather in which they sprung
the mainmast, foregaft and main yard, and
sustained other damages, determined them
to put into the Chesapeak, and if possible
to proceed to Baltimore. The evening al
ter their arrival in the Chesareak captain !
Ford. in consequence of having lost the |
principal cable and anchor, directed the |
,,iot to make harbor, and he accordingly |!
ran the vessel INTO Severn River.
The next day the crew mutinied, and
nearly the whole of them left the vessel and
went on shore, t,king with them whatever
plumber they could conveniently stow away |
in their bags. The Capt then set off for
Baltimore, and OH the day following the
collector of east river being Informed of the
ciSws having brought ashore sundry dutia-
BILE articles went on board with an officer OF
the customs in whose charge he placed the
vessel. Some short time after, the collec-
tor of the district of York boarded the
schooner, and put an officer OF bis own in
charge of her, in place Of the one left by
the collector of East river. On the leth
inst. the collector OF York again boarded,