Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-20

LIQUORS az. prohibited, and that the utmost
precsulion should be used when there Is
any on board, to report it for exportatlon'
Immediately on the arrival OF the vessel;
otherwise it is subject to conhscatlon, ana
, fine Of FIVE dollars for every gallon found
on board.
have the honor to be, respectfully, your
humble servant, A. ARMSTRONG.
1t appears by an official report made 10
the legislature of Massachusetts,; that the IN
crease of pauperism is greater in that sta'e
than in England, where pauperIsm OF ia.e
wears has become proverbial. In England,
the inc ease of the poor rates was three
6fths in thirty years, in Massachusetts three
6fths in twenty years The number sup
ported by the state is seven thousand esti-
mated exp.nce three hundre and sixty -four
thousand dollars. Ban. rat.
Nearly l,oOC, 900 pair of shoes were
manufactured at Lynn, Mass in 1871 OF
sheep and goat skins, dressed in morocco
fashion The manufacture of morocco IN
America, commenced in 1896.
The Editor of the Savannah Georgian
says, Hardly vestige Of the awful con-
fiagration, which detaced this city on the
IIth January, 1920, now remains, by which
it can be traced
Neg Brunswick March Is.
MISSION FAMILY.
The Mission Family destined TO the Great
Osages of the Missouri, on the Usage R1Oer,
arrived in this city on Thursday last from
Elizabeth Town, accompanied by his Ex-
cellency Isaac H. Williamson Governor OF
this State, the Hev. Dr. M'Dowell, and a
number of other persons of Eliza beth Town.
Arrang had been made for the recep-
ton and accommodation Of the family. The
people OF New-Iersey. on this occasion,
have shewn zeal worthy of the great OBJ
iect which this family, under Providence,
are destined TO ACCOMPLISH; which is moth
ing less than to civilze and christianze The
led men of our American forests. They
were not only conveyed to this city gratui-
tously, but had the use Of the turnpike free
of expense, and the superintendent Of the
bridge at this place, John Dennis, Esq.
generously permitted them 10 pass the
bridge, toll free. -
WcTuALLEKs' PROCESSION.
The streets OF Philadelphia were as much
alive and swarming with people and horses
Oil the 18th inst as they have been for many
years. Great expectations were excited
here and elsewhere. as to the VICTUAL-
LERS' PROCESSION, and extravsgant in
deed must have been the expectations,
which were not fully realized. The hun
dreds Of well dressed and uniformly orna-
mented men and good horses, was such
display as could no. De seen without plea
sure. The Plough, Harrow. Cooper's Shop,
Pork Shop, Ship and Boat, stuffed skins of
the animals, Music, and other incidental ex.
hibitions, besides more than one hundred
carts, horses and carts handsomely orna-
mented. carrying the beef, mutton, bears
meat, pork. &c. gave great interest 10 the
procession. We give this 5riet notice, be-
cause we are informed detailed statement
n the whole procession will be laid before
the public. The Meat, and very fine it is,
is this day on sale in High street Market.
Pray go and buy piece of it be it only to
encourage our publlc-spiriled Farmers and
Vicluallers. Dem, Press.
IMPORTANT INVENTION
Carriages have been, like every other in
vention OF man, improving slowly. but gra-
dually, and even now, when,to elegance
lightness, and strength, human ingenuity
would seem exhausted, experience bids US
to look forward Tor some thing still more
perfect. A new mode of making four whe ell
carriages, to hang on springs, has recently
been invited by Mr.. Stckuey of this town,
which is much admired for simplicity, light
ness, strength and compact form, with the
advantage of not being easily overset- The
springs are so simple that they can be made
or repaired by common carpenter and
are so adapted as TO admit of large or small
body, and the wheels 10 couple much clo-
ser together than other wooden or STEEL
spring carriages; also the draught much
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