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by thsse who arc particularly interested
in them.
1t ID understood that the committee
which has this subject under considera.
ton, has very politely signihed its willing.
ness to receive, at its next meeting, such
suggestions as any part of our citizen.
may think proper.to make to it on this
subject. 10.
NEw-YcRk, Jan. s.
We learn by the RubiSop, that the ut
most CONSERVATION had been produced in
France by the sudden and unexpected fall
of the French funds, Ali business was at
stand; and 100000 dollars in specie,
put up for the Rubicon, was stopt. (Pa-
ris accounts, via liverpool, TO the 12th Of
Nov. state that the funds were rising.1
Two singular causes were offered for
this state of things-a report the escape
of Bonaparte from St. Helena, and the !,
vacuation of France BY the allied troops
The true cause Of the stagnation of bu-
slness is the heavy loans lie she different
pow ers of Europe. s.TGaz.
From the Medtefranean:-A friend
has transmitted US the following ihforma-
ton, under date of Leghorn, Oct. 49,
The Erie s'oop of war had just arrived
from cruise of-9 or 10 weeks off Cape
de Gait and the Rarbary Coast She
touched, in company with the Franklin,
com. Stewart, and frigate u. States, at Al;
giers, Tunis and Tripoli, and leftthe for
mer vessel bound to Syracuse, and the lat
ter az high up as Athens. At Algiera
the plague was on the decrease, as was
learned of Mr.. Buel, vice consul; OH the
contrary, at Tunis symptoms of a plaeu,
were just making their appearance. At
fripeIi it was healthy. The Bafbary,
powers, it was said, sometimes exhibited
symptoms of discomfort, but the occasio-
nal appearance of our squadron before
their ports, rendered them respectful. At
was a fact that the Americanconsuis wer>
more respected and independents ,tha,i
those Of other nations. The Erie was to
proceed from Leshorn on the following
day the Peacock was at Marseilles, with
Mr.. Shaler. The squadron was expect
ed 10 rendezvous in shcrt time at Svra
cuse or Messina. Mere. .9Ge.
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sident Of the Unitet States, by his privat.
secretary, transmitting, for the .informa.
ton Of the house, eeopy of the conven
ton with Spain, G. aely pnblished) and a
copy Of a letter from Den Luis de Onis
to the Secretary ofState, IN reply to the
letter Of the latter p the former. of the
S0th November aid 80 49,
The House adjourned. -;
JAsbARy 5. 49,. -,
OD,motion of Mi Crowell,
Resotued, That he. committee on the
public lands. be. ins,;ucted to enatire ipto
the expediency Of athofizing by law the
sale ofsuch townships efland in the Ala.
bama territory, a. hsse been returned by
the surveyors as 'hot, IN their opinion,
worth two dollars per acre, land eonsei.
quently not surveyed or offered for sale.
The orders of the day being then an
nounced, a motion was made b. i;Nfr,
Smith, osMasyland, to take zip, out of ITS
turn, the bill making appropriations for
the support ofthe' Military Establishment
Tor 1919. This departure from the usu-
al course ofbusiness requires the 'unani-
NOUS consent 'ofthe House. Mr.. Mef-
Ger, OF Virginia, objected, andthe qdes-
tion was therefore not put.
Mr.. Smith then mo ed'tU4 postpone all
the orders OF the day which preceded that
oiil,in order to take il up. ''v
On this motion short debate took
PiaCe, IN the course of which Messts.
Wiiliamsso Of NC. Mercer, Smith, Stor,s.
Tucker, Floyd and Reed spoke. The
result ot'the Huestion.was, by small ma
Jority, togo into committee.
Inc House having acc6rdingly resol.
we'd -itself1nto' a committee of the whole.
debate arose, ofs tesultory but inter
estmg character, occupying two or three
- IN the c5stser q witch Msssrs.
Glay, Barbour, Smah of1Md. Trinbie,
tucker Mercer, Williams. of N. C.
h9ilwndes, Johnson, of Kentucky, bore a
part. :. .
The result of tie :debate.was, that the
committee rose. reported progress, and
obtained leave to sit again. =,
hfeer. ordering some papers relative to
one OF the items okthe bill to be printed,
j; was, on motion of Mr. Mercer.
Resolved, That the Secretary of war
be directed y, report TO This, house. the
present strength and distribution of the
army of the United States, and to subioir
10 sucn report, the number and value oil
the extra days labor performed by the Sc.
veral detachments thereof respectively
IN the year ending on the SOth day of DC.
tober last, Upon roads orsoshep objects Of
fatigue duty, together wlha statement o.
such objects, if any there are, of similar
nature, to which it is; contemplated t.
direct the labor Of the troops. in the cur
rent year, Distinguishing the sums ey
pended oil Roads, Ia, IS
And the house adjourned. ~. 49,.
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+. .Imerican- Colonization Socieiv.

>. Amerieaa- Colonization Society. ~.
FeA meeting of this society will be
held,at ! L o'clock on Saturday next at
DIR. Laurie's church, in the city of.W ASH
ingtcn,, ft which an exposition Of the OBJ
jecf, plans and progress Of the Society win
be mades The Citizens of. Alexandria
who are disposed TO attend the meetinS
are invitcd;to do so by ~ ~
Jan 6 The Managers of hie Society. I,
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FROM THE RIoHMasp aoxpILEn.., Z
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE
HOUSE OF DE-. EfSa'CESs

No subject Of pnblic and permanent
interest has yet.been desEitiyely acted on
in the Lcglsla.ure.
Mr. elden has obtained leave to bring
in q bill to repeal the laws against Esurg.
Yesterday, MIR. Smith ef the Isle of
Wight, presented the following .resolu-
ton to'the House of Delegates, which, ON
the motion of Mr.. Taylor OF Chesterfield
and Of Mr. Magill, was ,daid upon the ta-
bic: -
RS&olyed, That the Committee to act
Jointly with a Committee from the Senate,
to examine into the state, of the Bank of
Virginia, and the Farmers Bank of yir
ginia, arc directed to enquire whether the
Bank Of Virginia and the Farmers Bank
Of Virginia have violated their charters
of incorporation and in such AN event,
what measures it is enpeeicnt for the .Ge-
neral Assembly to adopt. and that for
this purpose the said Committee have
power 10 send for persohs, papers, Sc.
That the Committee also obtain from the
President and Directors Of each of the
Banks, a statement of the capital stock
thereof, Of the debts due to the Banks,
Distinguishing the debts due from indivi-
| duals, from those due from other Banks,
the amount Of notes in circulation, the
monies deposited therein, distinguishing
deposits in notes from deposits in specie,
and the amount of specie now on hand.
We do not understand, that Mr.. Smith
made any other charge against the banks,
in ahusion to the Infringement OF thei,
charters, than tkeis issuing small notes
Ito wit, one and two dollar notes1 contra.
ry TO the act Of Assembly, passed during
the late war, authorising them TO issue
none of those descriptions -Messrs. Tay.
lor and ,iagill asserted the general goot
management of these Institutions, and ex.
1 pressed their fegr6t afTehe- introduction
OF such resolution, 9pfedicafed on nc
stronger grounds than What appeared Il
/ be the basis of this resolution. I sag
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-08
DISTRICT OF COI.UMBIA.

The President OF the United States, in
his Message TO Congress, having, in the
most friendly disposition towards this
district, expressed his opinion that its con-
dition might be improved by the establish
ment of an intermediate government, for
local purposes, between the Congress
and the people of the district, that part Of
the Message was referred to select COM
.mittee in the house Of Represen atives.
The committee, as preliminary step,
addressed letter to each Of the Corpo-
rations of Washington, Alexandria, and
Georgetown, inviting them, respectively,
to send Populations to confer with the
committee on the subject. In conse-
quence of this invitation, the opinion of
the people has been consulted in the Sc
veral parts of the District, by public
meetings and otherwise, and it has been
ascertained, that the people are, by de.
cided majority, opposed to assuming, at
the present time, the right and response
bility ofseif government. On yesterday,
the select committees of Congress receiv-
ed the three deputations and heard the
Representations they had 10 make. Find
ing the people disinclIned to accept the
boon intended them, the decision of the
committee will ofcourse be opposed to
forcing it upon us. :. -
There are number Of our citizens who
thought that a convention, chosen for the
express purpose, would have been the
most proper mode of asceftaining the de-
1iberate opinion 6fthc people on their pre-
sent form of government, and on the cx-
pcdiency of some modification oft which
should adapt it mole nearly to the repre-.
sentative form Of government, to which,
in our coantry, this District is the only
exception. This course, however, does
not appear to have met with the approoa-
ton of the majority.
There are others of our citizens who
arc ct opinion that, if nothing more be
done, til cir interests would be advanced by
the grant of authority to elect delegate
to attend TO their concerns on the floor OF
Congress. The general opinion on this
subject has not been ascertained; Tut, we
are under the impression that the maJo-
rity of the citizens are opposed even TO
this innovation.
The district Of Columbia will, there
fore, in all probability, for some time at
least, retain lis present form Of govern
rnent. With that understanding projects
are Cd foo, for amending the charters of
Washington and Georgetown, it not oil
Alexandria, so as, among other regula-
tions, TO establish mayors court, to take
cognizance Of tine cases of petty larceny
and disturbances of the peace, which al
present occupy so much Of the time o.
the Circuit court, and of those citizen;
who attend it. Much advantage also Is
expected from the adoPtio of the code
sfiaws proposed for the district aud now
before Congress which, however, is mo-
expected to be acted on during the pre-
sent session, further than, perhaps, t
provide, in some manner, for an eKRmina
Oh Of its provisions, during the recess
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Thomas Moore, Of Fredericksburg, to miss
Margaret Fisher, Of Occoquan. 3
On, the Slst, by the Rev. = Spiller,
Nj James Sartin, distinguished revolu-
tionary hero, to Miss Mary kTaysrd,
daughter 10 Mr.. Thomas Flatford, ano-
Their revolutionary veteran, all of Prince
Williaxn.-.-. ;s ..s..s...,.~
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ALEXANDRIA HERALD.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1919.

Several publications have lately appear
slin the Herald, of personal nature, bes
tween two gentlemen of this place the
last was Inserted in our absence. We hope
they will see the prepriety Of not impo-
sing, in future, so unpleasant a task upon
the editors.
The following gentlemen we're on Mon.
day last, elected directors of the Farmers
Bank, of Alexandria, for the ensuing year:
Richard NJ. Scott VIM. H. .Foote
George Carter VIM Washington
Thomas Swami James Harper
John C.Vowell Wilson C.. Seiden
w X. Arrnistead Thos. Lawrason
Charles I. Catlett Richard Stuart.
r.. w. Harrison
" At a meeting of the board, r. NJ. Scott,
esq. was reelected president.
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UNION BANK.

{. Of. ,Rerandria, ian. i, 1919.
NNHE stockholders in this ins titution
3. are hereby notified. that a-dividend
of 4 per cent for. the lafl fx months on
the capital paid in, on the 3Iff ult. has
beeA declared PAYABLE. TO them on or after
4ueiday next, sth int. Agrceably to or
der, c. T. CHAPMAN, Cad1.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-08

Com. Shaw, capts. Morris and Porter
and DR.. Kearney, have arrived at St. Ma.
rvs, to sit on the court Of enquiry.
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

Warburtcn Fishing Ian lings.
ME Subscriber wiz rece pro,o.
IL salsfor, and let, hisSSwai andint,.
as well as the Meadow BarrFiil v. eitber
by ledie, for three years, or tor tine com mo-
feafon only. The creek Cliff Landino ia
diieOntinuedr from the injuries done bis
grain fields By in.Iand caaomers, and tre{.
pats done off the main high rad, confe.
quent to THE BRICK makings for the fort.
And thoie landings adjoining to the W harf
are not likely to;be 6fhed- from a want &c
fheds, accommodations for proper 0ang
POT fcineyhaulers.; the obftru6tions by cSrto
inPs the neeeaary heaps OF sjhs public
materials on them and from a part of
the north wing of the wharf being vet un-
f1ied.in He, however, recommends ia
lthofe who are inclined TO rent them anp,,-
ally or on fhort leale, (and who have known
tile value Of thoie filheries foryears backl
to take view of them, and make propo-
ial, therefor, tis manager, Mr. Johnion,
or Mr.. Frazier living at the wharf, viii
aid in ihewing them and .alio:f the
iundry valuable materials belonging to or
lett on the premiles, by Mr.. Aadrsw Bar
ue-iuch as deep feline, number OF tubs
and eaiks, platforms, winolsGes, ropes and
proper filming boats, &c. very convenich,
tor any one commencing a fiihery
anf, Im. TA5. a. Die IBS.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-08

HENRY FoxALt is elected Mayor of the
town of Georgetownfo for the year ensuing
vice, Thomas Corcoran.-
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-08

JOHN GRAHAM, late commissioner to S.
America, is appointed by ~the president
of the United States, with'the advice and
consent of the senate, to be minister from
the u States to Rio Jahciro, vice MIR.
Sumpter, who desires permission to re-
turn. --<.- Mar. Int
We are requested to state that Josehh
Lancaster is expected to lecture in this
city. in the course ofthe'hext month, on
the subject Of education. is.
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The following ticket was Published in
Philadelphia, as containing the names of
the gentlemen to be voted fer, on Mon
day last, by large number Of the stock
holders: a.
Directors Of iae U.'Ssates' Bank for ] $50.
William Jones Charles Chauncey
James G, Fisher Josepi Dugan
John Sergeant James Schott
John Bolton, of Sa.. Henry Toland 80
yannah Lahgdon .Cheyss, of
Joshua Lippincott S. Carolina
John Cnulder John Potter, of do
John Isle John Oliver, of Bait.
John CORNELL George Williams, do
Daniel Lammott George Hoffman. do
Gustavus Colhoun Arch'd. Oracle, NY.
TheSfesut not Known
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PUBLIC SALE.
On MoNDAY, at. IL II.
OF ichr Lottery, from Havana, viz:
Is hhds LIST Equality Muscovado sugar
=. ~ o boxes do white and brown do
$4,000 segars EFiavana] st,t.
A quantity of0ranses c .
LINES
Cocoa; nuts, SC
= ,,, Il erms liberal and made known at the
JAMS p. C. MAks7EIEsR aug.
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Iisn,
80 % ae q @ @ -

AT Pisa, Italy, i0th October, capital
GAMBLE, late of the sloop of war Eries =
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AUCTION SALES.
By p. G.. .N.aRST.ELLER.

ch.lsrs tor them Conditions at fale. 81
:sBY- p. G. .1f.aRST,ELLEK.t
81. .!.,ae - ..ri'
ON TUEsBatff;;: 10 AM. Z ;,
Will be sold at the Vendue rst,as. cornSr
Of Prince and w atef' .srrcets, - =
SuperEne and fine broad cloths *,
sCoatines y. '''l..i 49, -.
=" Ketseys - -
Pla'ns. ;, 49,
Negro cottons
CalIcoes
Cotton shirtinss..
Cambria and lefo tnusl;Is
minutes ,. ., 30. 80 q:
g Woollen and cotton hosiery
candles in boxes, ~
Queensware in crates
Gin cases
Demijohns
Figs in boxes 500
Herrings in barrels, SC
4 quantity Of elegant Fxrniit.srs,
Among which are
Sideboards
Tables, -
Bedsteads
Chairs
.Beds
Carpets v
t-.ateo' glass and japanned ware -
hitchen' fdfni,ure, sc. ians
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-08-14
FRENCH LEGISLATURE.

Paris papers to the 18th of May state
that, on the preceding day, to use the Ian
guage of the London Courier, the inn
pudent petitions Of certain obscure, and
even feigned individuals, praying for the
recalof allthose banished traitors, whose
monstrous per6dy in 1915, filled Europe
with indignation and horror, were re-
jected by the Chamber of Deputies. The
debate, though short, was animated and
interesting. M. Cotton, the reporter Of
the committee appointed to examine the
said petitions, delivered an admirable
discourse, in which he dwelt with great
emphasis upon the abuses of the right
of petition. The consequences of that
abuse, he said, if not timely checked,
would place the chamber under the en-
pire of petitions, and the members would
have little else to do than to sit and de-
liberate upon every petty or factious
topic, which an individual, or individuals,
chose to couch in the form of petition.
With respect to the measure solicited
by the petitioners, the sole argument Of
the report was, that the right of extend
ing mercy to the cxiles, belonged to the
Grown, and that it did not become the
ChaRlber to pserfere With that right
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-08-14
From London PQhers,

The Persian ambassador has been re-
ceived with very great distinction in
London. The fair Circassian who ac-
companied him from Persia, has also
received the attention of the curious in
the metropolis, many ladies of the first
distinction having visited her, and pre-
scented her many presents. She is re-
presented to be ofsmall stature, her skin
OF a yellow tinge, ofregular features and
expressive countenance.
On the 29th of April, many persons
of distinction, and some of the foreign
ministers, visited the ambassador
Among the latter was Mr.. Rush, the
American minister, and Mr.. Adams
Smith, the secretary Of legation. In the
afternoon OF the same day, the ambassa-
dor, accompanied by Mr.. Gore Onsley,
and Mr.. Wilcox, his secretary, mounted
upon three OF the Persian horses, took a
ride through Hyde Park. His excellen-
cy rode beautiful grey horse, with a
Persian bride and saddle, and was dress
ed in his national costume, in rich Grim
son satin, and a fine large sash of the
same color, with. highly finished dirk,
with large diamond III the centre Of the
nit.
The following letter has been address,
ed by NJ. De La Fayette to the attorney
general at Paris -
i" am informed, that M. the attorney
general has thought proper to cause
proceedings to be instituted against the
authors of L'.Ami dc Ia Royaute, on &C
count of / know not what passage rela-
ting to myself During 40 years that
my life has been before the public,
never asked any writer to say any thing
favorable OF me, nor gave any person any
uneaslness for having written ill of me,
and though very sensible OF kindness, |
have never answered calumny. M.
Bellart, will, therefore, permit me to re-
fuse his protection, and, without know
ing the offence, to declare, that do not
consider myself offended; | disclaim all
proceedings in this respect, and oppose
them with all my power" This is a
species ofmagnanimity which we do not
often hear Of.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-08-14

thirty generations, and of counts, barons,
&c. the country has nearly as many prin-
ces as we have ostlers-and as, from in
telmarriages, the minor princes are al
most all related 10 the superior princes,
the whole body (howeyer numerous)
must be maintained by the court of the
country, and accordingly they have all
salaries, or at least seat at dinner ta-
Bile, from sol. TO 1904. and upwards
Who will maintain that small principali-
ties, thus burdened (for the community
pays tor alp have not both good cause
and good right to demand reform And
who can wish that such governments can
continue {. 1t is amongst these people and
their governments, that we hope the ex-
ample OF the American government will,
IN time, spread with due effect--and that
the common sense of mankind will arise
against the oppression Of whole commu-
mites, to support those privileged class
es, who at once devour and tlespse them.
The recent affair of the assassination
OF kotzebue appears to have produced
very strong and general sensation, and
it is expected that some general and yio-
lent law will be passed upon the occa-
sion against the German universities
We should hope that this will not occur
las one act of murder ought not to be
carried to the discredit of the whole body.
MANY ofthese German universities are
indeed little more than riotous free
schools, in which there is an odd mixture
OF politics, literature, and military exer-
cises, but totally without any thing which
deserves the name of learning, though
some of our reviewers, apparently form
ing their judgments by the titles Of the
books which have proceeded from them,
have given them this credit. We do not
feel, therefore, any particular respect for
these universities, as such--but we do
not approve OF laws passed upon the
spur of the occasion, and where the ne
cessity of the occasion does not demand
it-such laws are always in extreme
They retaliate one excess by another,
and take rather vengeance than punish
nent. The act, however, ought not to
be passed over. The body of the MUIR
derer, if dead, should be exposed on a
gibbet-if living, he should be tried by
a special commission, and the benefit OF
example not be lost.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-08-14

summer months, is undoubtedly me-
lancholy fact. But how far this will go
to retard its growth and population, no
one is able to predict. Many causes,
however, which now exist, calculated to
produce that alarming and destructive
disease, may be entirely removed, and
will unquestionably be removed, when
ever the city becomes Americanized,
and well regulated government and
police established. AT present it is in
French hands, who are VIGOROUSLY OPP
posed to any thing like improvement, in
whatever shape it may be brought before
them. Anotherreason is, they don't like
the Americans, and are in fact willing
that any thing should exist, however
destructive and dangerous, to prevent
their emigration and settlement among
them. Besides, having been long &C
customed to the climate themselves, the
yellow fever seldom ever RACES with
much violence among them. Strangers
and persons who have not resided there
long, generally fall victims to it.