Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-09-08
1908 PriZrs
1927 Blanks
S200,0U0
10000 Tickets at 10 dolls. each.
More Prizes than RIa,ks

~o'ooo iiehetS al ~ dolls. each.
More Prizes than Blanks.
The prize OF 20,000dols floating atter ha
2Oth, and the 1000 dolls aftertbe 3Opb daN,s
dtta,wIng. All prizes subject to deduction
fi5 per cent. 'U''on
Forty drawings Of 500 numbers each.
he hrSt two thousand blanks will he ont;
tled to II dollars each, and payable in cash
as soon as drawn the next 6ooo blanks to
dollars each, and will be made into thirty
one thousand dollar prizes, and all rul nto
The wheel and floating al the same time with
the 10000 dollar prize. Also will be rnt
back INTO the wheel AL the number, which
may have drawn dollar prizes; thus. eyerv
holder, instead of receiving the cash Tor these
small prizes, will be entitled 10 SECOND
CHANCE Tor the grand capital OF 10000 dol.
lars, and the thirty OF loco dollars, besides
wNhat DINER prizes may remain in The wheel
NO scheme ever presented 10 the public pos
sessed greater advantages than this, particu.
larry to early adUenturers. who, il is obyi.
Gus, may each have tao chances 7eaM oaju one
hc6et, II they adventure before certain De.
rlod OF the drawing, when the wheels NAV be
richest. Furthermore, the 10 900 dollars. g
OF 1000, 20 OF loco, 90 of 500. 60 OF loo. &c.
will all be FLOATING FROM THE COM.
MENCEMENT OF THE DRAW ING,
The National Canal Lottery being autbo.
rIzed 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, 10 announce all cary day for the
drawing.
MANAGERS.
Frederick May, Joseph Pearson,
William Brent, Thomas Law.
Daniel Carroll, Moses Young,
Richard PARROT,
who have given security to the Treasury a
the United States. for the payment of the
nrzes, IN the penal sum of one hundred Mog /
send dollars.
Prizes payable 60 days after the drawing
is completed.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Having been appointed sole agent, by the
Managers. OF the GRAND NATiOhAL
CANAL LOTT cry, and having ouen,ds
Lottery Ohlce, two doors east OF Dayis's UO.
tel, Penn.y ivanla avenue, Washington city, 4
1t may be deemed proper for NE 10 sci orlh
the CLAIMS which this lottery has to lie pat.
ronage OF the citizens OF the United States.
Without dwelling upon the advantages len.
d. red to adventures by the. scheme, ! viii
observe, that the object TO be promoted by
tins lottery, na.uely; the connection of tie
Anacostia and Potomac rivers by Canal,
cannot tail 10 be considered as truly aafioaa,
by every one who Identifies the improvement
OF The Seat OF Government, selected by lie
great Washington, with The bonor and graft. 3
tude OF country enjoying all the blessings q
OF freedom through his unpara lleled eyeI 81
tons and virtue who, VIII lie yet The metro.
polls was In embryo, eXpatiated much On The
Canal now in part completed by moneys
raised from the drawng-dt the two pIeyIcu; y
classes OF this Lottery Tothese ttnslGe. =
rations may be added The fact. that Ibis ca.
nal, in passing through The city, apJIoaCte,
the Capitol within few yards, and, at thH
day, waters large portion OF National Re.
serve in this city, enhancing their value, ard
consequently lessening The burthens Of The
nation; fact fully eyempi,Ged by the cir.
cumstance that the sales OF public properly
IN the city amount 20 more than all tie pub
lie buildings have hitherto cost tie naticn
/ ne Canal is so far completed that the
heavy materials for building the Capo are
now brought in boats, and landed within a
lew yards OF the Capitol, thereby saving
TO the nation many thousand doNGrs, aOt.
when completed The advantages dyrredtru
it will be incaIcuIable, not only to The Gil,
zens OF Washington, but to the nation, as al
nati nal property passes the canal toll free, 3
making the completion of the canal uUIys
national object.
BENJAMIN O. TYLER.
All persons DESTROYS of contracting foranf
number OF tickets will be pleased to forwaH
their orders to
IYLER'S