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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-19

7th has abolished il ioreyef, though forever
lis sad remembrance will remain and has
thus presented to us solid basis for those
benefit. which will signalize his reign. As
an ephemeral tranquility only, was enjoyed
under Ferdinand the 9th, inasmuch as it de-.
pended upon the will Of single individual,
therefore Ferdinand 7 by calling all Spa
niards around him. by restoring TO them their
imprescriptable rights, and BY swearing in
good faith to accept Of the agreeable en-
ployment of rendering them happy, has
consolidated and consecrated their prospe-
rity. as has the nation his person.
Behold sire what splendid laurel, what
noble palm will crown the auspicious name
Of Ferdinand-BeIieye sire that our joy is
legitimate, that our congratulations are cor
dial.
The descendants Of thousands of Spaniards
who ip Cobadonga Tough, under the banners
OF Pelayo for more than thousand years
have Loyalty obeyed his successors; twenty
millions of Spaniards in both bemispheres
swear to support your majesty as constitu.
sional king and obey you cheerfully, and
will cause their children to obey and res
pect the successors of your majesty for an
indefinite series Of ages-We the officers OF
the National Navy, who by our profession
are compelled to plough the vast ocean in
every quarter, will carry from pole to pole
(for the Spanish dominion extends nearly
from one to the other( the name and glori.
Gus actions Of your majesty, together with
the faithful testimony of our adhesion to your
sacred person, and the fervent desire of our
constant gratitude and profound respect.
Cadiz, Apr,l 7, 1920.
Sire-At the royal feet of your majesty tor
all the officers Of the national navy.
Baltazar Hidalgo Cesneros, captain gene.
raj OF the department; Juan Jose Martinez,
lieutenant general; Miguel CASTOR, {rear adj
miral;) Jose Sartorio Brigadier, commodore
Joaquin Maria Goniz, captain ola ship ofthe
line; Javier Ulloa. captain Of fIigate; lg-
nacio Riquera, lieut.. Of ship OF the line;
Juan Jsse Martinez, lieut.. of a frigate; Au-
gustn Agular Tablada, ensign of ship of
the line; Juan Maria Arturo, ensign OF fri.
gate; Francisco Falco, midslipman.
1t appears by the $ Journal of the Consti.
,utional Government Of the Havana" of the
18th ult. that upwards Of fourteen thousand
dollars had been raised at that date, by pri.
yate subscription. by the theatre, and by a
bull.6ght, for the widows and orphans OF
those who fell in the massacre at Cadiz in
March last.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-19
From the ". Z. Evening Post.
SPLENDID PAINTING.

The surrender of Lord CornWailis at
Yorktown, painted by col. Trumbuli.
for tie United Siltes, is now exhibiting
at Washington Hall, previous TO its be.
inc sent to the seat Of sovcrnmsnt.--
The size of the canvas is ls feet by l8
and contains 81 portraits OF Am rican
and French officers; among which are
the ikenesses of gen. Washington. ger.
Lincoln, marquis La Fayette, baron
Steuben, gen. Wayne, gen. Knox, col.
Hamilton, col. John Laurens of S. c.;
r. Nelson, governor Of Virginia, count
Rochambeau, count de Grasse, duke dc
Laval, duke de Lauzun, baron Viome-
mel, count de Bayas, and I9 others, all
distinguished officers Of the American
army. OF the British officers, the
painter has fror, motives of dellcacy, a
voided giving resemblances. The
painting represents the moment when
the principal officers OF TIE British are
Lassing between the French and Ame-
rlcan generals to the place where they
grounded their arms; and from whence
they returned to their quarters. 'ihe
American troops are seen formed on the
right side of the road leading to York J
gen. Washington, with The American
officers, at their head; the French
troops on tie opposite side of the road
facing them; count &c Rochanbeau,
with the principle officers Of the French
navy and army, on their left. General
Lincoln, who was appointed by Wash.
ington to conduct the ceremonies OF the
day, occupies the foreground OF the
piece, witt, the British officers and their
commander at the SHE Of his horse.
THIS honor was assigned him in con-
sequence of the unworthy treatment he
had met with from Lord CORVALLIS in
reverse circumstances, when he was
compelled to surrender TO him at
Charlestown about ls months before,
after sustaining With great bravery a
scigc Of forty days, for which he would
have been appIauded by generous G.
ncmy, and have been as much as posi-
bic S, Jared every circumstance mGrtify
ing to his feelings, but instead Of that
his Lordsi,ip masnanimously caused his
army to case their colors and the drums
to beat yankee march. Little did he
think that a singing retribution was
50 near at hand. 10 Gen. Lincoln.
therefore, WAS assigned the duty Of su.
perintending the submission Of tie Bri.
fish army under Lord CORVALLIS at
Yorktown, in precisely the same way
that his own had been conducted about
10 months before at Challestown,
with shouldcred arms, colors cassd e.
drums beating a British or German
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-19
TRAVELS IN AFRICA.

A late London publication says: The tail
ure oil almost every attempt to explore the in
terror OF the African continent, and the me-
iancholy termination of the efforts OF Horne
man, Park, Tuckey, Burckhardt and Camp
bell, together with the recent death OF Rit-
chic. on whom our las, hopes tor the accom-.
pilshmentoi this OBJECT were placed, render
the return OF any traveller, With aa accession
to our stock OF information respecting these
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-19
.c0rroN.

We still continue without supplies-vthe
small stock IS gradually diminishing andwill
soon be exhausted by the trade--New-Or.'
leans Of middling quality, has been sold at 20
cents, and some very inferior at 10 cents
the sales are, however, triding, owing 10 the
small supply at market.
coFrEE.
The importation is small, consisting mere
ly Of few bags from Aux Cayes-prices
continue steady; St. Domingo g4s a5c cts.
and prime, green Havana 2o-at these rates,
some little sales are made to the trade, who,
at this season, buy very sparingly-we are
without enquiry for export on the whole,
we notice an increasing Aatness in the de-
mand for this article, tho we don't alter our
quotations.
There continues a steady demand for fresh
made -four, the price of which is 4 dolls. 70.
but while the new goes of regularly, the old
stock is neglected and sales are difficult TO
effect at moderate reduction from the above
quotation.
|. No alteration from our last review.
We still continue without any considera'
bic supply, and have no change to notice
price dolls, per cwt
{NIaryland) some business has been done
during the week, at prices, fully 10 our
late quotations, and though the sales have
not been on large scale. still they have
been sufficiently extensive to give sort o
standard for future operations-hne yellow
has been sold as high as II dolls. per 100 ID.
Kentucky. nothing has been done; some
small sales Of Virginia have beeu made 10
the trade. at 50 dolls.
MoLAssEs.
We still continue to receive some small
supplies, coastways, but have not any I'M
portatlons from foreign countries to notice;
considerable sales have been made at prices
varying from Is 80 cents per gallon, and
as the stock does not accumulate, we dent
anticipate any further reduction.
SALT.
Our supplies are somewhat more conside-
rable than for some time preyious--We no
tce the arrival Of 1929 iauegas from 6ibral-
tar, and $500 bushels from Turks Island
No alteration in prices. Bot 1et.
Extract ia letter, dated Cope Henry. Hay.
ta June "a.
'Sir Home Popham has just arrived here,
and the officers inform me that previous to
their sailing from Kingston Jam. several YES
sells with Brion's troops had arrived from Rio
de la Hacha, from which place they we're
obliged to retreat, the latter end Of May,
after destroying the town and Sorts
bat. Pat.
Eroro The Boston Patrlot
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-19

Review OF the Markets in Baltimore for the
past week, July 8 to July 18th. inclusive.
SUGAR.
The import consists OF IS bids. and few
bbls. brought 10 coa>twise--,he sales are al.
so very inconsiderable; consisting OF 20 hhds
very inferior Muscovadoes, at dolls. s 50;
8 hhis of West, India, OF fair quality at 20
az 20, and few New-Orleans, inferior, at
T75as 90; we have had no demand for ex
por,ation, and in one qualities suitable fer
the trade. very little has been done and NO
alteration in prices.
INDIGO.
No alteration; no fresh arrivals
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-19
FROM The MISSIONARIES.

Niount Z,on. Geo. J June
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
-ssaS&0&sse@-

MARRIED--on Tuesday the o5th ult. by
William NJ. Ramsay, Esq. Mr.. WILLIAM GnA-
cEY, son Of William Gracey, Esq of Bond coun-
ty, to Miss lsABELLi Hams, daughter of Mr..
Jonathan L. Harris, q this county. 8 ~
At Yankee Prairie, (Sangamo settIement,)
on Thursday the 23d ult' Thomas LIprrNcorr,
Esq of Milton, to Miss HENRIETTA MANA SLA-
TEN, daughter of Mr.. Elijal Slater, recently
from the state of Ncw-York 80
At Piasa, on the 23d ult. by Benjamin spen.
Ger, Esq. of Alton, Mr.. AsHUR CuAsE to Miss
Nancy RICHARDSON, daughter Of Mr.. George
Richardson, Of the former place,
At the city of Washington, on the 9th ult
by the Rev. Mr.. Hawley, SAMUEL LAwnE~cE
GouvKnNEun, Esq. of New-York, to Miss MA
nrA HEsrKn MoSRoE, youngest daughter of
James Monroe, President of the United States.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04

DISCUSSION, in which izealous,y endeayored to
demonstrate their propriety. Several of the
warmest advocates of the bill protested to be
wiling to grant presumption, but they were
opposed to uniting such provision with the
bill, lest it might endanger or defeat its pss-
sage; and they have promised to support the
proposition in a separate bill, which my col
league has asked leave to introduce on Thurs.
day next. | incline to think that we shall be
able to secure to the actual settlers the right
of pre-emption in the purchase of 80 acres at
81 25, cash down. Better terms fear can
not be obtained for them.
The committee of foreign relations in the
house Representatives, have reported in favor
OF taking possession of Florida.
In haste, yours, sc.
n. EDWARDS.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04

extreme fidelity and correctness with
which he fulfilled its various duties to-
wards the government, carried him
through the four successive administra-
tons, to the day of his death. He was,
for many years before the adoption of
the constitution, member of congress,
where his frrnness, his. patriotism, his
requirements, and his acute and strong
mind, gave him an influence and aweight
of character, which were due to his SUI
perior talents. His extraordinary me-
mory made him the chronicle of. the
times in which he lived, and his CONVEX
satien was, to the last day of his life, en-
livened with appropriate anecdotes, and
his high mind held its place till he drew
his last breath. 49, 20
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
!" Huslitn gton, March 9. 1920.

"The committee of foreign relations report
ed IA bill this morning authorizing the president
to take possession of East and West Florida
The chairman, OR. Lowndes,) does not, |
believe, however, wish to be understood as
authorizing this measure TO effect forcible ra-
tiiication Of the treaty put to seize upon them
as just pledge for the indemnity which Spain
is bound to make upon every principle for in
juries to our commerce. What will be the
result Of this proposition cannot say but
few days will determine, at least in this house.
Indeed, the all-absorbng influence of the Mis-
souri, question has heretofore prevented AIRY
thing like deliberate interchange Of opinion
on this subject
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
Notice

S hereby given to the creditors of JOSEPH
i. Foss, of the county of Washington, state
of Illinois, an insolvent debtor, that the said
foss has duly delivered up all his property for
the benefit of said creditors, and has been dis
charged by John Kahn, Esq one of the county
commissioners for the county of Washington,
who has duly assigned the same, agreeable to.
the statute in such case made and provided
This is therefore to require the said Foss Gre.
ditors to appear before the next circuit court
to be held land for the county of Washington
on the second Monday of May next, and shew
cause, if any they have, why the said debtor
should be imprisoned 49,
= GEORGE PoGUE, Assignee.
.narch 80, 1820-3t45 .
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04

heretofore unknown. Even at the rate Of Il.
crease from 1900 to 1910, i'll single century
there will be upwards of twenty millions
of slaves in the United States This single
fact, founded as it Is en- arithmetical certainty,
is sufficiently alarming; but, sir, 1t points you
to a very different policy than the one con-
tended for by the honorable members on the
other side.
Mr.. President, the whole force of the obser-
yations of gentlemen seem to turn on the ne
cessity of an outlet. In other words, give them
market TOR this species of property. It will
hardly be contended that this necessity is great
or now than it was in 1887 There is yetmch
room in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana,
large portions of these states being yet-a will
derness not to speak of Georgia, the Carroll
mas, and Tennessee. If am asked what is to
be done when these are fnll2 Let me answer
by asking, what is TO be done when the whole
western country is full Sir, the mighty spring
of population, under the advantages have al
ready noticed, will soon people the whole of
the west with colored population.
The question, then, presents itself, which
policy, in national point Of view, is the best
that which holds out every possible induce
ment for the propagation of slaves, or that
which leaves them as they now are that poll
cy which calls to its aid the worst passions of
the human mind, avarice, and the Unsuitable
love of gain. arising from the traffic in the
bodies and in the souls linen, or that which
will require, if they are removed at all, that
their letters first be broken asunder. rActuated
by the principles We now contend for. the
statesmen of 1887 passed the ordinance of that
year, by which the northwestern territory was
rescued from this evil. Had other counseIs
then prevailed, had this district been opened
for the introduction of slaves, and mark ct
existed there, it requires little reflection, and
less reasoning, to show, that this class Of our
population would by this time have been much
increased beyond their present number"
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
Notice

us hereby given to the creditors Of JOHN
/ MARTIN, Of the county Of Washington,
state of Illinois, an insolvent debtor, thai the
said Martin has duly delivered up all his pro-
psrty for the benefit Of his said creditors, and
has been discharged by John Kain, Esq. one of
the county commissioners for the county CT
Washington, who has duly assigned the same,
agreeable to the statute in such case made and
provided. This is therefore to require the said
Martins creditors to appear before the next
circuit court to be held in and for the county of
Washington on thesecond Monday of May next,
and show cause, if any they have, why the said
debtor should be imprisoned.
HARRY WILTON, assignee.
March 4, 1820-3t45*
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
8PlAlDpA5pD[Ro
EDWARDsylLLE, April. 4, 1920.

Congressional proceedings to the 18th
vi March have been received. Since
the settlement of the Missouri question,
a variety of subjects have been acted on,
among which are the army appropriation
bill, the bill to provide for taking the 4th
census, and bill to establish an uniform
system Of bankruptcy throughout the
United States,
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
TO Immigrants & Settlers.

The Subscriber has for Sale, :
RmM QUARTER SECTIONS in the
WV Military Bounty Tract, which he
offers on the most accommodating terms. To
those who wish to purchase for cash, they will
be sold very low; and to the industrious poor
man, he will give the most liberal credit. Pay
ment viii be taken in merchandise, OR any kind
of stock, Ia t.
Nothing need be said concerning the situa-.
ton or advantages Of this tract. All will rea-
Oily admit that it is equal, if not superior, to
any in the country.
For further particulars, apply to the sub
scriber, at his office in st. Louis, Missouri ter
ritory. Al - ''2..ss 1853
AB2M. BECK.
ST. Louis, Feb /, 1320-36tf
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
EXTRACTS TO THE EDITOR.
n. EDWARDS.
{. UasLi9 gto1,. .JIo,cb

"Uasliagton, March 5, 1920.
"fhe long controversy is ended. Missouri
is admitted without restriction. l send you
by to-day's mail newspaper containing the
management ON this subject. The vote was
produced by threats of dsunion, shedding of
blood, &c. A few timid, pusllanimous crea-
lures, gave way at the only time when frmness
was essential. lam sorry to say it, butthere arc
tilnid men, and what is still worse, yc.y weak
men in congress"
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04

From the Annual Report ofthe Comp
troller of the state of New-York, it APP
pears that the funds Of that state, ex-
elusive of those appropriated for COM
mon schools, and the promotion of litera-
ture, amount TO S3,5oo,75I 81. The
state also owns 1000 acres ofunappro-
priated lands. The annual revenue of
the state at present is S7ol,7o4 60.
The revenue of the school fund is esti-
mated at S78,944 S.. BY law of the
state, $4,000 is TO be annually distribute
ed for the support aid encouragement
of common schools. The report also
gives the valuations Of real and personal
estates in the several counties Of this
state for the year 1879, which was
Sa8l,862,79s. The funds appropriated
by the state for common schools amount
to 8 ,s2e,o76; those for the promotion
of literature to .Sl32,52o II. 1Fs'''@''ssi''.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
FOR THE SPECTATOR.

1t has been frequently argued by the
friends of slavery, that whether the slaves
are confined within small compass or
spread over the whole United States,
their number will remain the same
This idea would be considered unworthy
|ofnotice, were it not frequently repeated
in the National Intelligencer, and on the
floor Of congress. Yet nothing is more
true than an observation from the pen of
the Hon. N. 3. Tucker, of Missouri,
published in the St. Louis papers about
a year ago. 1t is of the nature of
" man." says Judge Tucker, that, pent
|" up in a narrow compass, and confined
/" to poor soil, the species is propagated
{. but slowly. Spread over large ex-
panse Of fertile country, it increases
4" like the leaves Of the Forest sq! .
This subject is ably discussed in the
following extract from speech of Mr..
Lown1E, of Pennsylvania, on the Mis-
souri, question, delivered in the Senate of
the United States, ON the 10Th January
"The gentemanfrom Illinois, (Mr. Edwartls)
with great apparent force of reasoning, has en-
dcavored to prove that, by opening the extern
sive regions of the West to the introduction of
slaves, nothing is thereby done to spread slave
ry; that, whether they are admitted west of
the Mississippi or not, the number remains the
same. l presume, sir, that every gentleman
here has paid some attention to the principle
which governs the population of the human
race. 1t is capable of demonstration, that the
population increases faster than the means of
subsistence: the one increases i'll geometri-
cal, the other in an arithmetical progression.
The spring which causes one thousand TIC. qou-
bic their humber i'll q given time, will cause a
thousand millions to double in the same time;
iii other words. the capability of increase is not
affected by the size of the number. Take, for
example, an island containing 10000 farms, OF
100 acres each; let it be supposed that there
is an inhabitant for each farm, and that they
double their number every Is years, In 140
years there would be more inhabitants than
acres, and at the end of the third century there
would be above 800 inhabitants for every acre.
But the impossibility Of supporting that num-
Der on the given territory would keep the in
habitants down to the level of the food
Tie principles which govern, in the supposed
case of this island, will govern in the case Of
nation or of the world. In every nation the
population presses nore or less against the
means Of subsistence, and, from its very nature,
must continue to do so, until the end of time.
49, ,.v,1a 10 fha kaf
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
& 400 Reward.

I osT on the Goth inst near the town of
Ia Ripley, Bond county, A NOTE BOOK.
containing upwards of S1o0in u. S. paper;
which book was found on the oath, by the
subscriber, the money being taken. Any per.
son that will give information who found it, SO
as to convict the thief shall receive the above
reward, or $50, SO that the money MAY be re-
covered. JACOB PRICKETT. =
Ripley, March 27-44tf
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04

An election Of representatives to the
convention for forminga constitution and
state government in Missouri, is TO be
held throughout the several counties Of
that territory on the first Monday and
Two succeeding days Of May next. The.
representatives then elected are to con-
yene at St. Louis on the second Monday in
June. The act authorizing this conye en-
ton Will be published in our next,
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04
CHARLES w. HUNTER, Plaintiff,
against
JAMES JOHNSON, Defendant.

I AS plaintiff in this case, do hereby give
L notice, that a writ of foreign attacin1ent
has been issued out of the clerks office oftie
circuit court of Madison county, state of Illt.
nois against the estate of the said James john
son, the defendant in this case, and duly exc
cuted by the sheriff of the said county; and
unless the said defendant shall appear, by HIM
self or attorney, at the next circuit court to
be holden on the fourth Monday in the month
of May next, in the town of Edwarclsvlle, at
the courthouse thereof in the county afore-
said, to give special bail to answer such attach
ment, that then judgment will be entered
against the said defendant, by default, and the
estate attached be sold for the satisfaction of
the plaintiff = '
NJ ! 9 80. CHARLES w. HUNTER.
March 21-2t ''f' =