Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-09-27
1908 Prizes
1927 Blanks
10000 Tickets at 10 dolls. each,
More Prizes than Blanks

The prize of 90, 900 dolls. floating after tho
goth, and the 40, dolls. afterthe 3Otb day,.
drawing. All prizes subject TO deduction
Of 10 per cent.
Forty drawings of 500 numbers each.
The first two thousand blanks will be emit.
tied to IL dollars each, and payable in cash
as soon as drawn the next 5000 blanks IN :
dollars each, and will be made into lbjrv
one thousand dollar prizes, and all put n,a
the wheel and floating at the same time with
the 10000 dollar prize. Also viii be nut
back into the wheel all the numbers which
may have drawn s dollar prizes thus, eyely
holder, instead OF receiving the cash FOR these
small prizes, will be entitled to a SECOND
CHANCE for The grand capital of AZ, 900 dol.
lars, and the thirty Of loco dollars, beside,
what other prizes may remain in the wheel.
No scheme ever presented to the public nos.
sessed greater advantages than this, partIcu.
larry to early adUenturers, who, il is obvi.
Gus, may eachhave tao chances 7UiM oaju one
ticket, if they adventure before certain De-
Rod of the drawing, when the wheels NAV be
richest. Furthermore, the 10, 900 dollars.
OF 5ooo, 60 Of loco, 60 Of 500, 60 of loo. &c,
will all be FLOATING FROM THE COM,
MENCEMENT OF THE DRAWING.
The National Canal Lottery being autbo.
rlzed by Congress, the tickets can be sold in
every part of the United States, which cir.
cumstance, it is confidently believed. will
enable the Managers, from the rapid sale Of
tickets, to announce all early day for tie
drawing.
MANAGERS.
Frederick May, Joseph Pea! son,
William Brent, Thomas Law,
Daniel Carroll, Moses Young,
Richard Parrot,
who have given security TO the Treasury d
the United States, for the payment Of TIE
prizes, in the penal sum of one hundred thou
Sand dollars. Wv"
Prizes payable Go days after the drawing
is completed.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Having been appointed sole agent, by The
Managers. OF the GRAND NATiONM
CANAL LOTTERY, and having openeda
Lottery Office, two doors east of Dsyis's HO.
tel, Pennsylvania avenue, Washington city,
ii may be deemed proper for ne TO Sc, iorh
the claims which this lottery has TO he nat.
ronage of the citizens of the United States.
Without dwelling upon the advantages len.
dfred to Adventures by tie scheme, will
observe, that the object 10 be promoted by |
this lottery, namely, The connection Of The |
Anacostla and Potomac rivers by Canal
cannot iai 10 be considered as truly ndtiOan
by every one who identifies the improvement
OF the Scat Of Government selected by The I
great Washington, with the honor and gIal.
tude OF country enjoying all the blessing
OF freedom through his unparalleled e3a
tons and virtue who, Wilde yet Tie metre
Polls was in embryo, eypatated much On tie \
Canal now in part completed by mtDer
raised from the drawing OF the two pIeJiCG
classes OF this Lottery. TO these consde.
ratlons may be added the fact, that this ca.
nal, in passing through the city, aprroscIe!
the Capitol within few YARDS, and, at tbs
day, waters large portion Of National Re- 4
serve IN this city, enhancing their value, AID
consequently lessening the burthens Of tie
nation; fact fully eyempIjfed by The cir
cnnlstance that The sales Of public properly
IN the city amount TO more than all the pub
lie buildings have hitherto cost TIE natipn
ne Canal is so far completed that the
heavy materials for building the Gapilolar
now brought in boats, and landed within f
lew yards OF the, Capitol, thereby saving
to the nation many MousGnd dollars ADD,
when completed the advantages derivedhcn
it will be incalculabIe, not only TO the citl,
zens of Washington, but TO the nation, as al
matte nal property passes the canal toll free,
making the completion of the canal tluIya /
national object.
BENJAMIN O. TYLER.
All persons DESTROYS Of contracting forany
number OF tickets will be pleased to fofWSrC
their orders TO