Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-23
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in conformity 10 usage the UdSaiRSsof' o'e's
~ OF Alexandria convened at Browns hotel,
when. after examining the children belong
inc 70 the Washington Lancasierian Free
School and transacting the ordinary business
al the Society, moved in procession to Chrlst's
Church, where an elegant and appropriate
Grafton was delivered by G. W. r. Cust's,
sso. one of its members.--As we expect to
be favored with copy of ;he Grafton for pub
hcation, we shall not attempt TO delineate
its features, but allow our readers to draw
their own conclusions on perusal OF it,
ANOTHER PATaIor OF THE REVOLUTION GONE.
Extract Of letter from gentleman Of res,
peciability, 10 the editors OF the Boston
Patriot, dated
Nss0port, (R ~ February IS,
WILLIAM ELLEhY, esq. one of the
signers of the Declaration of independence.
and for 50 years collector of this port, died
this afternoon. after short illness, IN Inc
cath year of his age. "
The legislature Of Pennsylvania have had
. laborious investigation OF the conduct OF the
governor Of that state, who had been accused
of malversation in Office. From the follow
ing paragraph in the Freeman's Journal, II
would appear that the charges were unfound-
ed:
.asquitsal of Gorernor Fnlay --On We'd
nesday last. Mr.. Randall, chairman OF the
Committee of Enquiry. presented to the
House of Representatives of this state, an
elaborate report, acquitting the Governor OF
all mal-practices in Office. and praying to be
discharged from the further consideration OF
the same"
The following are the concluding para
graphs of presentment lately made and
signed by the Grand Jury of Baltimore
The Jury having, in the performance OF
their Official duty, been called to investigate
criminal charges against persons committed
immediately after landing on our shores
from prisateers, assume the right. if even il
should not be considered duty, of pro-
claiming their detestation and abhor-
renee Of the odious and demoralizing BUSH
ness of priyateering and African trading
The diabolicai system OF privateering and
fobbing on the high seas, (or rather piracy,
fori, results in nothing else has brought
down the character of American seamen,
from The proud pinnacle of glory and honor,
upon which they once stood, to the degrad-
ed and disgraced situation of culprits and
criminals, in which they are now often found.
The time was, and il was aproud one, when
criminal prosecution against an .american
Tar, would have excited as much wonder Il
sympathy as the frequency OF them now does
notification and contempt. To them be,
longs the tight and the duty of rescuing their
names, the American name aud character
from the obloquy and reproach--let them
scout, with contempt, the Syren,like offers
ofthe unprincipled privateersmen, who en-
deayor to seduee them into trade as infamous
as delusive, and of which they are the VIC
Tins and the dupes for, after being made
robbers, they are at last cheated even out of
their interest 10 the plumber, and left desti-
tute ouicasts from society, and perhaps con-
victed criminals.
:" If there are not laws to punish priva-
teering ard dealers in human tlesh--if the .
General Government, as IS much to be fear !
ed is the case, will not, or does not, take the |
necessary steps to prevent these practices, so
disgracetul to society and humanity, let all |
those concerned in either or both, be, by !
universal consent, held and considered in
famous /
Boston, Feb Is,
Capt Demise informs that from the 18th |
Nov. tothe 9Th Dec. Brandy rose in Rochelle
about Is per cent, and it was still rising. -
The tact is very great cIop Of wine had !
depressed the price for some time back |,
The crop Of vine had been great, because
the rains, just before the grapes were cut
from the vines, had swelled the grapes
But when they came to distill the wine 10
make brandy OF it. they found il took Ten
casks ofwne instead Of FIVE, six end seven,
the usual quantity, to makes pipe OF bran
dy. This occasioned the rise above named,
aud threatened still greater rise.
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