Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-08-13

heads. Thousands and tens 6i thousands !
ofpoor families living on the ridges, whose
blighted fields will scarcely yield peck
rof corn to the thousand hills. Hope, Mr.. |
Editor, that you will awaken the public at.
tention to this important subject, and by
eliciting information as TO the degree and
extent Of the prevailing evil, avert future
suffering by timely precaution.
4 SUBSCRIBER.
We agree with ga subscriber" about the
utility at this time of an agricultural Re-
port, from each county or district Of the
state. We respectfully invite communica-
tons upon the subject. Could we per-
suade some intelligent postmaster, 10 each
district, to give US the average crop OF
wheat, the state and prospects OF corn
and tobacco, monthly, until these two last
crops came in, the work might be Prompt
ly and satisfactorily done. But we invite
intelligence from all quarters on this in
teresting subject. Editor.
Few anecdotes are more pleasing than
the one told in the following article. Dr..
Salter has raised bis own character and
that of his country. There is no feature
so noble, in the national character. as dis
in.erestedness. The fact is, DR.. s. has but
obeyed the constitution of bis country, per-
haps without recollectiug its provision
No person holding any office Of profit or
trust under them shall, without the consent
OF Congress, accept OF any present, emou.
ment, Office or title Of any Kind whatever,
from any king, prince or foreign state" U.
5. G. sect. 8. art. 7. Or. S. returns tue
present promptly without asking the con-
sent of Congress. In these times, really,
such an arecdote is truly refreshing.
.(R,chmoud Enquirer.
From the Georgetown Messenger.
MtssRs. DUNN u Co.
Ii is with mingled feelings of pride and
pleasure that hand you Tor publication
the following little anecdote, communica-
ted to me by one Of our distinguished naval
officers, just arrived from the Medtera-
mean.
When the Franklin "A was lying off Ma.
pies, the Emperor and Empress OF Austria,
and the King of Naples, expressed desire
to visit the ship and were accordingly re-
ceived on an appointed day, with all the
honors due TO their exalted stations. A
royal salute was fred, the yards manned,
the boatswain piped their najestIes Gu
board OF one OF the finest ships in the world.
Nothing was spared by our gallant CON-
mander to render the visit of his Imperial
and Royal guests agreeable and they ex-
pressed in the most undisguised manner
the pleasure they felt at their reception,
and their amazement at a scene which. 10
their Imperial Majesties especially was SO
entirely novel. An unfortunate accident,
however, interrupted the pleasures Of the
day. The chamberlain of the Empress fell
down the main halchway and broke his leg;
which, however, was Immediately set, on
the spot, in the most skiiuI and satisfactory
manner, by the surgeon of the ship, DIR.
SaIter: This'unfortunate event of course
caused great deal of anxiety; and as soon
as the chamberlain was placed in litter,
their Majesties accompanied him on shore.
The next day the Emperor sent DR.. Salter
a purse containing one hundred doubIoons,
(6fteen hundred dollars) which, however,
was promptly returned by that gentleman,
with note stating his reasons for so dong, !
which were simply, that "he was an Anne
rican officer, and had done nothing but his
duty" The establishment Of the Emperor
at this unlocked for return, was excessive
but he could not but openly express bis adj
mira,ion of the independence of charac.
ter displayed by the American surgeon
His courliers, however, were thunderstruck
&c 70 return the present OF an Emperor,
Santa Maria and 100 doubIoons too -
And they held up their hands in admiration ,
of an act which they had never heard of
before, and which they telt they could not
initiate.
1t is by such acts as these, that we may
expect our national character to be estab-
lished abroad. A naval victoty may make