Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-09-23
1903 Prizes
1897 Blanks
S2Ca,0Uc
100000 Tickets at 10 dolls. each,
More Prizes than Blanks

More Prizes than Blanks.
The prize OF 20, 900 dolls floating atIer III,
Goth, and the 10, 900 dolls. aNerthe SOtb dav,,
drawing. All prizes subject TO deductIn
ofi5 per cent.
Forty drawings of 500 numbers each.
he first two thousand blanks will be ep,i.
tied to IL dollars each, and payable in cash
as soon as drawn: the next 5000 blanks to'5
dollars each, and will be made into tbrv
one thousand dollar prizes, and all put into
the wheel and floating al the same time with
the 10000 dollar prize. Also will be pvt
back into the wheel all the numbers which
may have drawn S dollar prizes thus. eyerv
holder, instead of receiving the cash.!or these
small prizes, will be entitled TO SECOND
CHANCE for the grand capital Of 40 600 dol.
lars, and the thirty OF loco dollars, besides
what other prizes may remain in the wheel
No scheme ever presented to the public pos.
sessed greater advantages than this, partcu.
larry to early adventurers, who, il is oby
Gus, may eaChhave t0po chances zviM oa1u ore
ticket, If they adventure before certain De-
Rod OF the drawing, when the wheels may be
richest. Furthermore, the 10, 900 dollars, 9
OF 5000, 90 of loco, GO Of 500. 60 of loo, &c,
will all be FLOATING FROMTHE COM.
MENCEMENT OF THE DRAWING.
The National Canal Lottery being suhO.
rlzed Dy 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, to announce an early day for bel
drawing.
MANAGERS
Frederick May, Joseph Pearson,
William Brent, Thomas Las,
Daniel Carroll, Moses Young,
Richard PARROT.
| " no have given security to the Treasury Of
| the United States. for The payment Of tie
prizes, in the penal sum of one hundred hca
send dollars.
| Prizes payable 60 days after the drawing
! is completed.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Having been appointed sole agent. by lie
| Managers, OF the GRAND National
CANAL LOTTERY, and having openeda
| Lottery Office, two doors east of Davis's Ho.
tel, Pennsylvania avenue, Washington city,
it may be deemed proper for me to set forth
the claims which this lottery has to the pat
rcnage OF the citizens OF the United States,
Without dwelling upon the advantages ten.
! deled 70 adventures by the scheme, will
| observe, that the object 10 lie promoted lyI
this lottery, namely, the connection OF tle|
| AnaCostia and Potomac rivers by Cana,
| cannot fail to be considered as truly nations
| by every one Whoidentihes The improvement
OF the Seat of Government, selected by bel
great Washington, with the honor and grail
tude OF country enjoying all the blessLs
of freedom through his unparalleled egd
| tons and virtue +; who, while yet the melr'
! polls was in embryo, eXpatlated much on le|
Canal now in part completed by moneI'l
| raised from the drawing OF the two pnWMl
| classes OF this Lottery. To these co1ste'
rations may be added the feet, thai this Ca
nal, in passing through the city, approache'|
| the Capitol within few yaros, and, al ih!
day, waters large portion of National he;
Serve in this city, enhancing their value, and
consequently lesscning the burtbens OF The
nation fact fully eyempIi6ed by the cir
cumstance that the sales Of public properly
III the city amount TO more than all The pub
| lie buildings have hitkcrto cost Tie nation.
/ he Canal is so far completed that the
heavy materials for building the CapitoI arc
! now brought in boats, and landed within
few yards OF the. Capitol, thereby saving
| to the nation many Mousand dollars, and,
! when completed the advantages derivedfrom
| it will be incaIcnIabe, not only 10 The cIt.,
zens of Washington, but to the nation, as ali
matte nal property passes the canal toll tres
making the completion of the canal hulya
national object.
BENJAMIN O. TYLER.
| All persons DESTROYS of contracting torany
number oftickets will be pleased to iorWaN
| their orders to
TILER'S
lottery Office,
| Two doors east of Davis's Hotel, PennsyFa
MIA avenue, Washington city.
I Also at WIN. TRUE'S,
Corner Of King & Fairfax streets, AIeS,a
And J. B. HAMMATI'S,
King steet, between Pitt and St, AsapH
| Tickets 10 dollars each. shares in pTopc