Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-07
1908 Prizes
9,927 Blanks
10000 Tickets at 10 dolls. each.
More Prizes than Ranks.

NIDiC TiZtS CndD 0idHkSs
The prize of 20, 900 dolls. floating after the
goth, am. th; cd 900 dolls. afterthe 30th days
drawing. All prizes subject to deduction
OF Is per cent.
Forty drawings of 500 numbers each.
The first two thousand blanks will be eHti-
tied to IL dollars each, and payable in cash
as soon as drawn: the next Coco blanks TO S
dollars each, and will be made into thirty
one Monsand dollar prizes, and all put into
the wheel and floating al the same time with
the 10000 dollar prize. Also will be put
back into the wheel all the numbers which
may have drawn S dollar prizes; thus, every
holder, instead OF receiving the cash for these
small prizes, will be entitled TO a Sc coNp
CHANCE for the grand capital Of 10000 dol
lars, and the thirty of loco dollars, besides
what other 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 eachh have tao chances asih oajy one
hcket, It they adventure before certain pc
riod OF the drawing, when the wheels may he
richest. Furthermore, the 900 dollars, g.
OF 1000, 20 of loco, 20 OF 300. SO ofioo. &c.
will al be FLOATING FROM THE COM.
HENCEMENT OF THE DRAWING.
The National Canal Lottery beng autbo.
rIzed by Congress, the tickets can BIZ sold in
every part of the United States, which cir.
cumstance, it is confidently believed. will
enable the Managers, from the rapid sale of
',cReis, 10 announce an early day for the
drawing.
MANAGERS.
Frederick May, Joseph Pearson,
William Brent, Thomas Law,
Daniel Carroll, Moses Young,
Richard Parrot,
who have given security 10 the Treasury Of
The United States. for the payment Of the +,
prizes, IN the penal SUM of one hundred ,hou
sand dollars.
prlze; payable 60 days after the drawing
TO THE PUBLIC.
:, l1aviLg been appointed sole agent, by the
Managers. OF the GRAND NATIONAL
CANAL LOTTERY, and bay,na onenad
Lottery Office, two doors east OF Davis. To.
TEL, fennsy!VanIa avenue, Washing ton city,
II may be deemed proper for me to set iortb
the claims which This lottery has to the hat
ronage of the citizens of the United Staie.
Without dwelling upon the ADVANTAGE. fer.
dered 10 adventures by the scheme / viii
observe, that the object to be prpmoted hv
this lottery, namely, the connection of tbe
Anacostla and Potomac rivers by Canal
cannot tail to be considered as truly no,;ouo,
by every one who Identifies The improvemtnt
OF the Seat Of Government. selected bv tho
great Washington, with the honor and orat;.
laoe 81 country enjoying all the blessings
OF freedom through his unparalleled exer
IONS ana virtue who, while yet the metro.
polls was in embrvo nYnatiatnd vi -
ANA now IN part completed by moneys
raised from the drawing OF the two previous
classes OF Tins Lottery. To these console.
ral'ons may be added the fact, that this ca.
n, nal' IN passing through the city, approache.
inc capitol within few yards, and, at thus
day, waters large portion of National Re-.
serve IN TINS city, enhancing their Value. and
consequently lessening the burthens Of tbe
nallon TACT fully exempIfed by the cir
cnmstance that the sales of public properly
IN ~ 'he GSl!y amount to more than all the pub.
tic -; buildings have hitherto cost the nation.
ne lamar is so lar completed that the
heavy materials for building the Capitol are
now Drought I'D boats, and landed within
Few YARD. OF the. Capitol, thereby saving
TO the "atl9n many thousand dollars, and
~; "nen coupletea the advantages derived from
IT VIII o 9v lnGalculable, not only 10 the citi-
zens OF Washington, but to tho nation. As all
na'i' nal property passes the canal toll free. +
m.,ons ;, 'ne completion OF the canal truly
~ BENJAMIN o. TYLER.
All persons DESTROYS of contrac citing for anv
number \, o. tickets will be pleased TO forwar5,
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