Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-20

= ae u e'ho'unent. Noone can el,,,
me wah having speculated with na %fSe
funds. What have done, ,hopeb s =, pubic
in the highest degree ir m se' Of
IS 10 be attributed purely TO The fes, t'0e'
friendship, unaduteralcd with ,,r "S' Of
feelings or views SOfld
1t the sacrifice Of my paternal c,,,,.
that also which have acquired bv ~ Vito
INDUSTRY and economy, can be coa.; "e Of
any expia'lon tor the isnl have COMM lea
shall view their wreck with perio,, '"ea
sure r., have made such arrangement. F.
will enable me, in very short i'm 4s as
pose OF so much OF it, at whatever e. |a's'
as will enable me to replace the n,oro,. .'rCe'
whence it has been 50 unfortupa,slr nom
we'd 1t may not be improper to y.ms r'r
that the public treasury has sulfered @.
whatever from this transact,
and assert with perfect confidence a., y
shall not. wat l
1t on y remains for me to ask tb4 ro.;,
ture to appoint committee TO ev,m;s 's,'
acoounts of the Treasury from The on, :.
September last, (the latest period Of ev. a@
nation by The annual committee and 10
certain the actual deficit. To that CONS
tee when they shall have completed ,ba ~
ty assigned them, Twill deliver The os
with every thing appurtenant TO It,
have the honor TO be very respectful.
your obedient servant,
}. PRESTON, Treasure,
Ordered, that the said letter with Tho
companyIng documents be laid upon the IA
BILE.
On Mr.. Crump's motion the Tressu,er,,
letter was taken up, and referred to a seIoc,
Whereupon committee was
ofMessrs. Crump, Yancey, Bow.
yer, Gordon, Garland, Hunter, of Es.ev
Everett Miller, Patterson, ChamberIaync,
Morris, OF Hanover, Henderson of wy,be
Seldom, and Smith Of Isle of Wight
Various bills aHd resolutions were received
from committees, which were laid on lbe "a.
Bile.
And then on Mr.. FoA's motion, adjourned
On Friday the House OF Delegates adopt.
ed by an immense majority resolution call.
lug upon the Auditor TO motion against The
Register OF the Land Office for the penaltyd
,D.lO, 1000 he may have incurred by any
delinquency that may be established in his
office, for not promptly paying money ina
he Treasury. Richmond Eng.
LETTER FROM JAMES Riley. ESQ. TO
TIE EDITORS OF THE PHIL. UNION,
DATED
Fort Wayne, Indiana, Nee. s4M,lS19.
sHaving concluded my surveys for
lis season, and wishing to view the
between the St. Mary's and
Miami Rivers, 70 examine for myself
he practicability of so uniting the Wa.
,ash with the Miami, as to render in
crcourse by water safe and easy be.
;ween the Ohio and Lake Erie, through
that channel. &c. &C.. | set out yester.
lay, from Shancs Crossing, on the ST.
Mary's, and travelling through dis
riot of good land, on or near the right
,ank of that River, forty miles, reach.
ID this place early in the evening; and
,arly this morningl set off to look at
he junction of the st. Joseph's and b.
Mary's which forms the Miami River
The St. Joscph's River rising in MI
;higan Territory, runs southwestern
about 900 miles, receiving in its course
several tributary streams; and the 81
Nars's rising in Shelby county, Ool0'
'uns northwesterly more than 200 mlle'
including its neutrality-suspicious. form
ng junction nearly from oppcsIIss
POINTS. the River turns suddenly souIH
I'd assumes the name OF Miami oil tht
axes, or as pronounced by the frehca
Iaume' then turning gradually r",Iiu
gain, these congregated waters hO~
IF in a northeast direction about SoO
niles, following the course Of the river
o the southwest end of Lake Enc.
F:rt Wayne stands OIL blutf JUS.
eIow the junction and on the rlsh,'|
ank of the Miami; its st alton is au'
chosen by a General in whom
we're united the greatest personal cou'
age and intrepidity and the most con-
innate prudence and skill in conduGr
ng and supporting an army. ANUS
orests and mcrasscs, separated i'""
l,a iuhahIted uarts of the country ny