Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-29
1O,075 Prizes
1927 Blanks
100000
10000 Tickets at 10 dolls. each:
More Prizes than Blanks.

More Prizes than Blanks.
The prize OF 10000 dolls floating after In.
goth, and the 40 900 dolls. afterthe 3Oth day's
dInawing. All prizes subject TO deduction
OILS per cent.
Forty drawings Of 500 numbers each.
The frst two thousand blanks will be enti:
tied to Il dollars each, and payable in cash
as soon as drawn: the next 5000 blanks 10
dollars each, and will be made into thirty
one thousand dollar prizes, aud all put INTO
the wheel and floating al the same time with
the 10000 dollar prize. Also vii! be put
back INTO the wheel all the numbers which
may have drawn S dollar prizes thus. every
holder, instead of receiving To. cash :or thes.
small prizes, will be entitled 10 a sEcosn
CHANCE for the grand capital ot4o.ooo dol
lars, and the thirty OF loco dollars. beside.
what other prizes may remain ia the wheel.
NO scheme ever presented to the public pos.
Sessed greater advantages than this, paricu.
larry to early adOenturerS. who, il is obyi-
Gus, may hhave tzro chances as,iM cnJy one
JACKET, II they adventure before CERTAIN no.
ROD OF the drawing, when the wheels may be
richest. Furthermore, the loo dollars.
OF 5000, 20 OF 1000, 90 Of 300. Go oil loo. sc.
VIII all be FLOATING FROM TIE COW.
MENCEMENT OF HE DRAWING.
The National Canal Lottery beng autbb.
rized by Congress. the tickets can be sold il
every part OF the United States, which cir.
cumstance. it is confidently believed, Wi,
enable the Managers, from the rapid sale Of
tickeis, 10 announce an cary day for tie
drawing.
MANAGERS.
frederick May, Joseph Pearson,
William Brent, Thomas t,av.
DanieI Carroll, Moses Young,
Richard Parrott.
', no nave given security TO the Treasury 81
he United States, for the pavmehI nf ~.
9rlzes, in the penal sum of one hundred tbo1
:, Prize; payable 60 days after The drawing
TO The PUBLIC.
=, HAVING been appointed sole agent, by the
Managers. OF the GRAND NAJiOEAIi
CANAL LOTTERY, and having orenfd
Lottery O!ice, two doors east OF Dayls's Ho-
.ei, pennsylvania avenue, W ashingtbn ci,v.
II may be deemed proper for nie to set lorJb
the CLAIMS winch this lottery has to The nat.
ronage OF the citizens of the United States
Without dwelling upon the advaptlges ,.n.
otTed 10 adVenturers by the scheme. viii
observe, that the object TO be promoted bv
this lottery, namely, the come cton Of 10
Anacostia and Potomac rivers by Canai
cannot tan to be considered as truly na,lono.
by every one who identifies The inproyeu,
OF the peat OF Government, selected bv tts
great Washington, with the honor and graf.
tnde OF country enjoying al! the BLESSINGS
OF freedom through his Unparalleled exar
tons and virtue who, While yet the meirn-
poiis was IN embryo, expatiated much ON ILe
osnal now IN part completed by moneys
raised from The drawing OF the two nrep;rns
classes OF this Lottery. To these cnns,Go'
ratIons may be added the fact, that THE ~.
nal, IN passing through the city. anrrnacbos
The Capitol W thin few yards, and. At the
day, waters large portion of National Re-
serve IN this city, enhancing their value and
consequently lessening tie burthens 81 The
nation; fact fully exemplifed by The c;-
that the sales of public prcneIiv
IN the city amount TO more than all The n,I
nc buildings have hitherto cost tLe nat;nn
he Canal is so far COMPLETED int iho
heavy materials for building the Can;to, .ne
now brought IN boats, and landed within a
lew yards OF the Capitol, thereby saving
10 the nation many thousand dollars. and
" y completed the advantages derived from
J. VIII oe lnea,lculablee, not only TO the CHI.
zens OF washington. but to the nation. as ali
nall nal property passes the canal toll FIRE
making the completion Of the canal trnIv
rational object. '''9 a
BENJAMIN O. TYLER.
All persons DESTROYS of contracting forany
number OF tickets will be pleased to forwar,.
heir orders to