Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-17
1908 PRICES
; 9,9sTBIanks
10000 Tickets at 10 dolls. each.
More Prizes than blanks

NN IiAcS tHdU 0ldnkS.
The prize OF 90, Ooo dolls. floating afte. the
goth, and the 4o, 900 dolls. atterthe 3Otb DAYS
drawing. All prizes subject 10 deduction
ofi5per cent.
Forty drawings of 500 numbers each.
The first two thousand blanks will be eati.
Ted to IL dollars each, and payable in cash
as soon as drawn: the next 5000 blanks 10 S
dollars each, and will be made into thirty
one thousand dollar prizes, and all put into
the wheel and floating al the same time with
the 10000 dollar prize. Also will be nut
back into the wheel all the numbers which
may have drawn 5ddiar prizes ihus. every
holder, instead OF receiving the cash cor these
small prizes, will be entitled 10 a Sc coNp
CHANCE tor the grand capital OF DO 600 dol.
lars, and the thirty OF 1ooo dollars, beside,
what other prizes may. remain in the wheel
NO scheme ever presented to the public pos.
sessed greater advantages than this, psrtcu.
jsr.y TO early Gdventursrs, who, il is obyi.
Gus, may each have tao chances 9th oaly one
ncEes. iffhey adventure before a CERTAIN pc
roo OF the drawing, when the wheels may be 4
richest. furthermore, the ZOO dollars, G
OF 1000, 20 OF loco, 90 OF 300, So of loo. &c.
will all be FLOATING FROM THE COM
MENCEMENT OF-THE DRAWING,
The National Canal Lottery being autbc.
rized by Congress, the tickets can be sold in
every part of the United States, which ciy-
cumstance, it is confidently believed. will
enable the Managers, from the rapid sale of
drawing,
Frederick May, Joseph Pearson,
William Brent, Thomas Law,
Daniel Carroll, Moses Young,
Richard Parrot,
who have given security 10 the Treasury ~
tbe Uni,ed States, Tor the payment of the
prizes, IN the penal SUN of one hundred thou
sand dollars.
Prizes payable Go days after the drawing
TO THE PUBLIC.
:, Having been appointed sole agent. bv the
Managers, OF the GRAND NATIONAL
CANAL LOTT cry, and having opened
Lottery Othce, two doors east of Dayis's Ho.
tel, pennsylvania avenue, Washington civ.
II may be deemed proper for me TO set torth
the claims which this lottery has to The pat
ronage OF the citizens OF the United States.
Without dwelling upon the advantages ten
dered TO adventures by tie scheme, ! viii
observe. that the object TO be promoted bY
this lottery, namely, the connection of the
Anacostia and Potomac rivers BY Canal.
cannot iaIl TO be considered as truly nnn0ncL
by every one who identifies the inpruyemt nj
OF the Seal OF GovernIAenf, selecfed by the
great washington, with The honor and graft
tude oil country enjoying all tie blessings
OF freedom through his unparalleled exer
tons and virtue; who, while yet the metro.
polls was in embryo, expatiated much on he
Canal now 10 part completed by moneys
raised from the drawing OF the two prevails
classes OF this Lottery. To these cors,de-
ratlons may be added the fact, that this "a.
nal, IN passing through the city, approacLe.
the Capitol within few Yards. and ~ The
Gay, waters large portion OF National Re.
serve inthis city, enhancing their value. and
consequently lessening the bulthe MS of The
nation fact fully exempEfed by the cir.
cumslancs that the sales Of public properly
in the city amount TO more than all the NH.
nc buildings have hitherto cost the nation.
he Canal IS so tar completed that the
heavy materials tor building the Capi,oIare
now brought in boats, and landed wiib;n
rev yards OF the. Capitol, thereby saving
10 the nation many thousand doNa,, -snT
when completed the advantage. derived to-
it will be .incaculabIe, not only IN Tho .;,;.
gems OF washington. but TO the nation, as al.
halit nal property passes the canal toll fyeeI
making the completion of The canal trnlv
national object. '-o'S
BENJAMIN o. TYLER.
All persons DESTROYS Of contraefine for ,nv
1umber OF tickets will be pleased 70 torwar1,
heir orders to ~ '0'"ef