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U PICKLES, I'D
LIT for Table use, constantly for sale at the
j. Stores Of JONA. STUART
and THOMAS HOVEY.
Fore.Street. Nov. 90. 5mo
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Mem Goods.
ROYAL LINCOLN,

ETchange Street,
HAS just received, and now opening for sale
IL large and extensive assortment Of new
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15
TIE CURRENCY.


LOUISVILLE, KY. MARCH Cove re.
greet that our predictions relative 10 the
progressive depreciation of The paper OF
the Bank of the Commonw ealth, and with
1t, that OF the Bank of Kentucky, shou IL
have been so speedily and so fully veri.
bed. The depreciation Of our currency
has not only equalled our expectations.
but has surpassed the most gloomy fore,
bodings of the opponents Of the new bank
Seventy per cent. premium, it is said, has
been paid within few days past for spe-
Gle. We have seen as high as sirty SC.
ven paid by broker. This is state o.
things which cannot, and ought not to b.
tolerated If we are to rely on the leeis-
lature to furnish circulating medium,
we ought to demand one of some value.
Though we are not of opinion, tina. I'm.
der existing circumstances, the paper OF
either OF the institutions could be made
to pass at par, it is obvious that the pas
sage OF bill, similar to that passed bv
the Legislature OF Tennessee, fixing on .
certain day, when all the banks in the
state shall resume the payment of specie,
would raise, very considerably, the value
OF their paper. Advertiser
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15

To the People Of the county of Alexandria.
Your liberties are in danger-the
strong arm OF power, unwiscly aud i'm
prudertly exercised by the congress of
the United States, is about to divest you
of the fairest rights handed down to you
by high spirited and Intelligent ances-
try Your parent state, mean Virginia,
will frown with scorn upon the acts Of the
present congress, If the bill now before
them should become 4 law. Their OBJ
ject is TO deprive you Of the TRIAL BY Ju-
RY; and If this attempt should succeed,
in erecting Justices of the peace to be the
disposers of yonr property end liberty,
their next object will be to deprive you of
every civil right, as you are now shorn Of
every political one Although the con
stitution of the United States is express
and emphatic, "ihat The trial by jury shall
be preserved in suits at Common Law,
where The value in controversy shall ex
coed twenty dollars."ye be it said, to the
eternal infamy aud disgrace OF the year
1892 that an attempt has been made TO
abolish our greatest blessing, and TO sub
stitute in its place, tie decision Of one
man, existing byth fees and ernolumeDts
OF his Office. However vjrtuous mankind
may be. and however justices of the
peace may be esteemed for wisdom and
integrity, no man who values the priDci-
pie OF liberty, and despiscs. as he ought,
the mean and grovelIipg principl,, Of self
interest, will suffer hi,nselrto be yoIoo-
tafily deprived OF the impartial decision
Of Jury, and subjected to- imprisor,rc chi
~. Ill
partiality, caprice, OF enmay OF one man,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15
DISTRESSING FIRE

FRHDERIcKsBURe. VA. APRIL ia
fire broke out last night, about 10 O'clock
on the premises owned and occupied BY
Mr. John ). Wexford, which, before !,
could be subdued, consumed the whole
range OF buildings OH that square, with
the exception only of tie Farmers Ho.
accomplishing seven or eight stores and
dwellings, besides number of ont hons.
es' &c We have no, time at present to
furnish particulars. ~ "
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT

wlLMiNoToN, N. o. MARCH 30.-On the
2lsi inst. as Mrs. Tabitha Knowlton, in
company with her daughter in law, Mrs.
Sarah Rnowlton, were on their way TO the
residence of Robert Henry, esq. Of this
county, and when near the house, the
horse ran away with them The latter
lady jumped out Of the chair, and was
considerably injured. a short time at.
forwards the chair was dashed in pieces,
and the former lady instantly killed.
They had been invited to witness the mar
rage ceremony Of their friends. On the
assembling Of tie guests, 1ibe funeral
bier, and not ,h- nuptial couch, present.
ed itselfto their astonished sight"
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PROVISION MARKET.

The Postmaster at Centreville will o.
bl;ge The editors of the Herald by not per,
uniting subscribers papers to be perused
or handled, except by themselves.-
Transient persons should not be permit
ted to CRAFTY their curiosity, al the ex-
pense of ourselves or patrons. We would
sooner furnish an e.rtra fafer than the
latter should be disappointed. The Post
master al Fairfsx Court House will do us
favor by reading this article ana then
attending TO il.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15

The Carlisle Republican, it anp.a,s e
discontinued for the reasons thu, sss;onsd 4.
The remissness Of subscribers io nav.
ing mp their dues, has rendered a r Dis.
continuance of this paper absolutely ne.
cessary-,he Republican will no longer
De issued from this Office in its presen,
form. We are not cameleons n l;v..
upon the wind, or bears that .ubsist no
sucking their paws. The ink max er oil,
not trust, and the paper maker cannot ac
ford to wait for his money. All who
nave demands against the printer run
open-moutbed against him: he pn,s
them of with promises, which he Gnds
his subscribers disable him from fulGl;na.
he IS harrassed, fretted and worried aImns,
to death, and eventually obliged to run
OFT or goto jail he dare not ask his suh.
scribers Tor money, for if he does, they
Immediately threaten to discontinue fhe;y
Patronage. Fear of realizing those 6o1.
ny times, and other circumstances. no,
within our control, forces us, not unwil.
hngy' 10 bid our subscribers good night.
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CONGRESS-.
From the National Iniell;sencer
IN SENATE APRIL II.


IN SENATE-.APRIL IL.
The senate. onmol;on Of Mr.Wil!iams
Of Ten. resumed the consideration nf the
bill to repeal the 18th section ofthe act
OF last session TO reduce the military
peace establishment, (Which l4th section
enacted that the system Of .'Geperal Re.
gu'ations Tor the Army" compiled by
Maj. General Scott, be approved, and a.
dopted Tor the government Of the army
and OF the militia when in service.)
The bill was good deal discussed
when before the Senate ON YESTERDAY; and
no amendment being now offered, nor
any further remarks,it was ordered to
be engrossed for third reading.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
APRIL IL.
An engrossed bill, making appropria-
tions to defray the expense of missions to
the independent nations on the American
continent, was read third time and pass.
ed.
The house resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole, (Mr. Lathrop in the
chair, on the bill to extend the iurisdic
ton of the justices Of the peace, in the re-
covery Of debts, in the District of Column
bia.
Mr. Nelson, DIVA proposed an amend.
ment, the purport Of which was to con-
fine the operation of the Law 10 future
| contracts.
The motion was supported by the NOV
er, and opposed by Mr.. Ncale, and lost
MIR. Woodcock moved to amend the
bill by introducing, as a second section, a
provision, the object of which was to SCI
cure to defendants, in actions where the
amount shall exceed the sum of twenty
dollars, the privilege Of demanding a trial
by jury.
The motion was advocated by MIR.
Woodcock, Mr. Waiworlh, and MIR Nell
son, of Md. and opposed by Mr.. Wright,
OF Md. and MIR. Neale, when the aues.
ton was taken thereon and decided in
the affirmative-ayes Sc, noes SO.
Mr.. Woodcock, then moved that the
committee rise and report, with view TO
recommit the bill, in order that the resi-
due OF the same might be made to COR
| respond with the, amendment which had
been just adopted-but the motion was
negatiyed.
Alter remonstrance Of sundry inha>
bitants of Alexandra had been read,
Mr.. Rochester renewed the motion to
rise and report progress which was car
ried; and
In the house, leave was refused to the
committee Of the whole to sit again and
thereupoD, Mr.. Woodcock moved, that
the bill be recsmmitted to the committee
which reported the same, with instruc-
tons to make it correspond with the prin.
cipie that had hese iuirndnced and adopt.
ed, in the committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Neale proposed to lay the bill on
the table, and announced his intention to
move the further consideration thereof,
in the house. This motion, which took
precedence Of the former, was put and
carried, and the bill was ordered to be
laid on the table.
And the House adjourned.
APRIL IL.
There was no business of importance
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15
DteD,

In Washington on Wednesday night,
I BENJAMIN. GRAYsoa Oar, c.q aged near
sixty years, of a lingering and painful ILL.,
ness, the closing scene Of which was
fortunate, peaceful, and composed. He
was an active and useful citizen, and was
lately, for two years, ma, or of the c;,v
Of Washington. ~
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Near Hint TO Delinquent Su5ser;6ey,

wear HInft 70 Delinquent Sub8cri6ers.
"Selleok Osborn, late proprietor of the
wilmington Watchmar, now transacts his
closing business at his Counting Room.
entrance from Shiplcy.street, as usual
where he will write RECEIPTS, with
grea; alscrity and cheerfuiness."
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15
FIRE.

About eleven o'clock last night the cit,
was alarmed with the cry of fire, sue.
ceeoed by a great light, which Showed
that there was unfortunately real cause
for the alarm. Improved to proceed from
the three story brick warehouse on Bow
Tvs wharf. occupied by Messrs. CLARE
and kELLnee. commission merchants
The hose and engine companies were al
their posts with their accustomed promp.
'itude, but the FIRE had so completely
gained possession of the whole interior oil
'hc building, that they were precludcd BY
the flames from any attempt 10 save the
property in it. Judging from appearan.
ces we apfreheDd total loss of every
thing in the warehouse.
Serious fears are entertained for the
safety of several citizens who were ar.
lively engaged in the upper floor of the
adjoining two story warehouse on the
north side, a part of the roof of which
was beaten down among them by the fall.
ing Of the gable end of the burnino
house. Some of them, w. learn, we're
oauiy wounued. BultimoTe ma.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15
VIRGINIA. ELECTIONs.

Members elected TO serve in the house of delegates
Prince George-Francis T.. Rives, Jas.
Y Temple. CheSferfelG-W r. John
son, A. M'Rae. Nottoway--Dr. Wat-
kins, N. Ward. Isle of Hight-J. Hol.
limsn, p. Wills Gioueester-Johu Lew.
is, = Wyatt. Rockingham--JohnK oontz.
Richard f. Fletcher. King Gorge
John Hone, Austin Smith. SfoGord-
w. r. Daniel, John Mason Caroline
j. III Bernard, S. II. Parker. Rock.
bridge John Bower, William Taylor
Frederiek-Wm. B. Page, JOS. Sexton.
A heavy loss has been sustained at
Lloyd's Of 100000 sterling, insured on
the ship Thames. which had sailed from
the Downs on the sOih January for China
She struck off Beachy Head in a violent
hurricane, and after losing al! her mas,s.
she drilled to IeewarG miles. and went
ashore under Eastbourne. Twelve of
her crew were drowned.
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 1s.-The case
OF the commonwealth versus the rev.
William Hogan, for an assault and bate
~ on Mary ConneIl, which has occupied
the mayors court for the last ten days.
was brought to close last evening. AT
Ter a. short absence, the jury returned
with verdict of NOT guilty, and Mrs.
ConDell to pay the costs.
The legislature Of Pennsylvania, al the
session just closed, passed lie laws and
resolutions.
baltimore Erehange Transactions on
FRIDAY last.
In the course of the morning, Messrs.
X. Lennon & Co sold five cases black
sewing silks, ID. "a 90; Palermo oran--
ges, in chests 2 SIS; walnuts in sacks,lb
z cts; flberts d 81 /, fake mama SO |;
mama in sorts Sc; Havana brown sugars
9 IS 9 70; do. white do good IS 65
Is Is; Cuba molasses, good quail. Sc a
40 cts honey in tierces 81 TO; 80 bags
Cuba best green coffee 28a Havana or
binary coffee 26a a 27; vt. Domingo do
&c And Mr. VI. p. Mitchell sold car
go Of fruit from Tiercera, viz: Boxes
oranges at Sc 9 IS; do lemons at Is;
!ierees rice Q 90 SO. Fed. Reh.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15
PIOIIS SPORT

From the Savannah Museum, of April g.
To The PiouS "A splendid copy OF the
Holy Bible will be RULED for at the
meehng-house this morDing-the godIy
are invited to take chances.
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be constituted = tribunal. for the purpose
not only Of regulating property, bot de-
Gliding the question Of liberty or slavery.
Shall such tribunal be constituted, a
gainst whose errors there can be found
no adequate remedy; whose word viii
be the law, and whose breath will be apt
to contaminate the fountains OF justice!
The right of imprisonment is TO be
vested In single man /; liberty or slavery
is to be suspended from the lips Of One,
who must riot in living on extortionate
fees and who must regulate the scale
of justice by the weight OF gold which
may be thrown into it.
What man ought to be trusted with the
disposal Of our liberties. Shall despots
rule over us, when we have it in our
power to check the march of despotism.
Never since the foundation Of this repub-
lie. has more direct attack been made
against the liberties Of the people. The
design is to abolish the trial by Jury; to
trust our liberties to wolves and tigers !;
q justice of the peace is to be vested not
only with the power Of taking from us
our property, Ca power too often abused)
but also of consigning usto the horrors
81 filthy prison. Are you ready to sur
render all your social and civil rights
Shall a justir e Of the peace and consta
hle, have all the powers of an enlightened
and independent judiciary, and the still
more important and illustrious preroga
tive of jurv! The las, is a sacred pal
ladlum, and the instant we abandon il, we
are hurled into vortex of irretrievable
'uin. Shall our rights be trampled down
bec ause we form a part Of the district
e Columbia And is this portion Of the
union to be Pdndemon,um, where all
that is vile and infamous may be acted
with impunity ! Is the genius OF the ma
lion to be here only insulted! The re
ieeming spirit of constitutional rights
still Exists, and although at the present
time. it may not influence us, yet in its
gradual march, il may ultimately attract
us within The region of its purifying cffica-
~. He who values his civil existence.
and the trial by Jury, will never consent
to have them destroyed. He will despise
the principles contained in the bill be-
fore congress. Ifhe has no regard for
his own liberty, he will at least reflect,
that the preceden, is fraught with the dir
est mischief; and that his posterity, more
virtuous and disinteres,ed than himself,
will be overwhelmed with tyranny.
MONTGOMERY.
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The legislature Of Virginia, have re:
Jecsea the petition of Mr.. Lcf,wicb.
VINO states IN It, that he lately intermar.
RED with Miss Hulda Hsckwor,h. the
sls'er o. his former wife, (not knowing at
that time that such marriage was inhibi.
.eo oy the laws of the state) and PRAYING.
that the said marriage may be declared
legal and valid, and that presentment
@nlch nad been made against him, by a
"fano jury, IN consequence thereof. NAV
De dismissed. Such marriages as those
mentioned above, are common in MasssD
gal. ''' ~
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15

LEEssuRe, APRIL Give regret to
state iha, on the afternoon of Friday last,
the elegant mansion house belonging to
'rhos. Swami, esq. of Alexandria, situate
within 9 miles of this town, was entirely
consumed by FIRE. The accident we are
informed, was occasioned by the careless
ness Of black man hired upon the es-
tate.
We learn from Richmond, that on
Melancholy evening last, A. Lithen,.,
the bank defaulter, was found guilty by
the jury upon one of the indictments in
his case, bringing in the offence larceny,
e sentencing him to the penitentiary for
one year. PET Int.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15
FIRE.

For several Sunday evenings past, the
boys have cried fire with view of alarm
ing and disturbing persons in church, and
have contrived keys, by which they get
the engines out and light the torches =
and the whole city is thus in confusion
Something decisive must be done to pre-
vent this evil. The watch had better be
set at an earlier hour on; Sunday, and
take up every boy who originates the
cry, or falsely spreads the alarm. Fire.
men must take measuresto prevent these
urchins dragging out the engines. On
Sunday evening, they raised the cry, got
out an engine, and left it in the street.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15

The Georgetown Metropolitan ac.
knowiedges the receipt of informa,;or
respecting several ducls fought BY our
navy officers in the Mediterranean
MidshIpmanW orthington DIG
is stated to have fallen a victim TO this
cruel practice, $3.50
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15

a mammouth cali, belonging to John
Carty, OF Iinicum township, Bucks
county, ia. when "a hours old, e8th Of
March last, weighed ninety .fve hounds,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15

ihe man who was taken ND last
Thursday on suspicion of robbine the
mail and lodged In New Brunswick iail.
after undergoing an examination, was
discharged. NJ Y. E. Posi-.
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MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.

REV YORK, APRIL a. ne mhos OF o
considerable part IF the CITY, have for 2
week or two past, been painfully excited
by rumors and suspicious of murder
committed on one Of cur citizens, in o
house of infamy, at that den of abomina
.tions, Corlers- Hook. Suspicion and con
lecture aside, however, il is an agreed
fact, that Mr.. J. C.. man having a Ia
mily-himse!f personally respectable--in
regular settled business, and master Of
one Of the Lodges in this city, has been
missing, and absent from his family, and
unheard Of since last Monday night o
fortnight. On the evening Of that day,
about 10 o'clock, he was seen IN Grsnd-
street, near the place where it is feared
he was robbed, and murdered, in a state
OF partial inebria,ion. About two o'ciock
the same night. the neighborhood we're
alarmed with the cry Of murder, proceed
ing from house of ill-fame, at the cor
ner Of Grand and Walnut streets, 50 loue
and so long continued, as to induce some
of the neighbors 10 open their windows
to hearken. The cry of the suffering
man seemed to proceed at first, from the
house, and afterwards from The back yard
attachedtoit Five or six creditabe men
neighbors united in the foregoing &C.
count, as 10 what they heard. They said
the outcry was continued, at intervals
from seven to ten minutes. They could
distinctly hear the intresty. "Dont muir.
der me, don't murder ME 4" and .ag aiD
as in the last extremity, he exclaimed
- am mason is there no mason tina,
can help me I" with other language ex
pressive of his sufferings, which mason,
1t is understood, might have comprehend.
ed, had there been one Of the fraternity
within the reach of his voice. Unhappi.
~ there was not |; and the witnesses, when
questioned why they did not themselves
go to his relief, said, that the cry of mur.
der was so common there, that they no
longer were alarmed by it, or gave it a
transient notice; like the peasants too of.
ten Knocked by the cry of wolf! Several
OF the girls belonging to the house were
brought up and examined, but nothing
appearing, were discharged. Diligenl
search has been made by digging, and
otherwise to find the man, If possible, blu,
no discovery has yet been made.
a
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15

Mobile is becoming place of great
Importance and, it is possible, may soon
DC one OF the most populous Of our
sou'hern cities. In 1918, when the flag
was changed. it contained less than 500
inhabitants in December, 1919, when il
was Incorporated, they amounted to 500:
and the present number is given at
S,ooo, one third CT whom are blacks
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15

Seventy-seven young gentlemen re-
celyed the degree of Doctor of Medi-
cine, at the commencement in the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania OH Thursday
week last. -
The Officers and crew of the brig Trs-
velier' which sailed from New Bedford :
,ast week, on whaling voyage, are ali
oiacks' with the exception of the cook,
who is white man.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-04-15

On Monday morning, on board the
steam boat Delaware, between Fort Milf.
fin and Philadelphia, passenger from
Baltimore was put to bed in the Ladies'
Cabin, and delivernd Of a fine child.
Dem. Press.
Two white men, lately convicted of va
grancy in Christian county, Kentucky.
we're sold for three months. The bid
ders were two blacks and white.
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There was no business of importance
transacted in the house = day.
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The legislature Of Pennsylvania, at the
session just closed, passed lie laws and
7 resolutions.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-06-29

a resolution has passed the House of Reps
5esentatIyes of Massachusetts,, that the mt me
6eJs OF the Legislature shall De paid from
the state treasury Hitherto every town has
been obliged to pay its owl representatives
aad IN mrny cases, when there was no great
party question TO be agitated; many towns
nave yo'ed not TO send any representative,
IN order to save the expense. One ofths
boston papers states that two Thirds Of the
towns are nnrepreSented the prescott year.