Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-22

Washington. .aprsl 90.
The Sword voted to Col. Richard M.
Johnson. by resolution of Congress
= testimony of their high sense Of his
y,llantry and good conduct. in the de-
s;S;ye battle on the Thames, in Upper
Canada, during the late war with Great
ps;fain. was presented to that gentIe-
man Yesterday by the President of the
gTr;ted States. The Heads of Depart.
,oents, and many Members of both Hou-
sss Of Congress attended to TO witness
an honor not less distinguished than it
i deserved. On presenting to Col.
Johnson this mark of his countrys APP
urobation, the President addressed Kim
as follows:
Sir: I now perform an Office which
is very gratifying to my feelings. In
the late var. our country was assaulted
on every side; on the whole Atlantic
coast, and inland frontiers aud in ma
n, CHARTERS, at the same time. Honor
eddy your fellow citizens, You then
held station in the public councils,
which afforded YOU an opportunity. to
render services, with which a patriot
ism, less ardent, would have been salts
fed. But You repaired to the field, at
tie head of regiment of volunteers,
and met the enemy, at one of the points
where he Was most formidable. At the
head of that corps, anil well supported
BY it, you fought with heroic galantry,
and essentially contributed to the VIC
Tory which WAS obtained. Your coun-
try is grateful for these services. and
incompetence with resolution of Con
gress, present to you this sword, as a
testimonial of its high regard.
TO which Col. Johnson replied:
.ifr. President. With sentiments OF
unfeigned gratitude to this national lie.
gislature. for the testimonial of their
appreciation. and to you sir, for the
cordiality with which it is presented.
accept the Donation, as the richest
reward OF soldiers mcrit--but not
without a deep sense Of the slender
claim which have TO such distinguish.
+ ed lionor. CONSCIOUS Of the forbear-
ance Of our country under a continued
h repetition of Injuries, it became my du
", when the last 70 sort of nations was
adopted, to contribute, with our fellow
citizens, my personal services, in vim
DEBATING our common rights; and it was
my good fortune to be placed at the
head of a corps, whose salor was equal
to The occasion, and who would have
done honor to any leader. Their
worth supplied my deficiency; aud it
will ever give me pleasure to regard
this as a token of their merit. Unwor-
thy a am Of this distinction, derive
great consolation from the elis ated
character Of the illustrious body under
Observation-Disclosures ACT, which is much
INCREASED by arecollection of the reso,
latlOnary services and The exalted repu-
tatlon ol1the individual designated TO
carry it into etfsct. II.
the minister or Prussia To THIS CO.
vernlaent. Mr.. Greuhm and his Lady
have left this city for New York.
whence, we understand, they proceed
70 hisnative country. This very re
spsetable and unas,uming gentleman
VIII carry With him the good wishes of
all Americans who have known him.
ID.
Its stated by some Of the philadel-
pnia papers. that sp uncommon is the
run Of shad the present season. that
SIX fresh sbad have been sold in their
market for one cent. One lotsof $50,
rather under size, we're sold for a
Quarter Of i, dollar.
they have been sold in this city for
less than two dollars per hundred ;
which is cheap enough to render the
pleniifniness Of the fish blessing t.
The poor in these hard times. ID.