Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-14


Chilicothe, COhio. July 81.
THE SEASON.
This year has been extremely favo.
rable to the farmer, at least in this part
of the state. The harvest is Just over:
and the labors Of the hnsbandman have
never been more literally repaid. The
crops of wheat and barley, rye Il oats.
hay and flax, always good in these
parts, have been this season more than
usually abundant; and the Indian corn
has never been more promising. A.
midst the difficulties of the times, there
fore, we enjoy the cheering prospect of
being plentifully supplied with the real
| nect ssaries of life, although our own
extravaganza and folly may have mea-
surabIy deprived us Of many of itsIuxu-
| res.
During the American war whilst
Colonel Burgoine commanded in Cork,
he saw corpulent soldier amnng the
spectators on the parade, whom he ad-
dressed as follows: who are you, sir3
You must be drilled twice day to
bring down your corporation; Who are
you sir ? 'Please your honor, (replicd
PaD am sir, the skeleton Of the 5th
regiment of foot, which has Just march
ed over from America The fact was
so; for such was the carnage of that
disastrous war, that only the fat SOL
der and Capt. Wall returned to Europe
out of full regim mt landed in Ameri-
ca.
Boston, august 4.
A friend has furnished US with the
following remarkable narrative of the
very active and useful life of Mr.. Vim.
Smith, who was born Nov. Is, 1868, at
Wowery Hundred, Prince Geo; County,
Va. and came to Boston, 1880, since
which date he has sailed out of this
port. lie has since that period per
formed eight voyages round the world,
besides one voyage to China and back.
1st voyage. liz sailed in the ship
Magnet. James Magee, master, Oct.
II, 1891, and returned. August II,
1894.
Cd voyage. Sailed in the ship Des-
patch, Elias Newbury, master, Oct. %,
1894, and returned in June 1896.
sd voyage. Sailed in Aug. 1896. in
the same ship, Jonathan Bowers, mas
ter, aud returned in May, 1898.
4tl, voyage. Sailed June %, 1898,
in ship Virginia, Edward Brown, mas
ter, direct for Canton, and returned
in June, 1899.
5th voyage. Sailed Sept. 1899, in
ship Hazard. Benjamin, Swift, master,
and returned May 6, 500.
9Th voyage. Sailed in Sept. 1909,
in same ship, with same master; return
ed May E, 1905.
9Th voyage. Sailed July %. 1905.
in ship Hazard, as master, and return
ed June %, 1903.
9Th voyage. Sailed July 6. 1908, in
shin Albatross, Nathan Winship, mas
ter and returned in ship O'Cain, Ro-
bert M.Neill, master, Oct Is. 1917.
For about seven years of this voyage,
he commanded the Albatross, which
vessel was employed about 4 years of
the time in transporting sandal wood,
from the Sandwich Islands to Canton,
for captains Wm. II. Davis and iona.
Winship Of this place, who held con.
tract with King Tamaahmaah, for the
exclusive privilege Of exporting Sandal
wood from his islands to China for len
years but in consequence OF the war,
and tn, arrival of the English sloops Of
war. Raccoon and Cherub, the con-
tract was broken, through the interfe-
renee of the commanders IF those yes
sells: the remainder of the time captain
Smith was cruising in the Pacific Ocean
in quest of Seal Islands, and trading on
the coast of California. On this coast,
having gone ashore in the boat, he was
taken prisoner by the Spaniards with
his boats crew, and after detention
of two months, was released, and pro
ceeded to the Sandwich Islands, where
he Joined the ship O'CaiD, ia which he
came home.
9th voyage. Sailed December $,
1917, in ship Borneo, George Clark,
,tou ,,b;ch chin was cast away Ian