Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-06


.oaxee or KING AND ROYAL STREETS,
ALEXANDRIA,
At FIVE dollars per annum.
SATURDAY, SEPrEMBER s.
v.--.-A.--------~
Ills Exceilency +. Greuhm, Minister
resident from Prissia, and family, arrived
at Philade pha on Sunday last, IN Inc orig
Hioernis, IRON Hamburg.
His Nos, Christian 'lsjesty's friga,s La
FIore. Captain Msllett, dropped down to
the Bite OF Craney island. last evening,
and will sail first iair who'd tor Hartls'que.
l.Norfolk Beacon. Cd inst.
The Salem Gazette remarks. that Fer
d;nsa; OF Spain is placed IN depot at the
Custom House in Cadz, ill he shall have
pa,d his Last duties, as regulated by the Ia.
riff OF the Cortes. His royGl mind is fixed
on hign matters, for His Majesty was EN-
ployed in flying kites. HIS affairs are very
much Nd in The wind" Il wall be strange
Il some one Of The boSs of bis kite is not
sent on voyage OF discovery 10 The French
camp.
CAPTAIN Myrick OF the Mentor. at New
YORK, left Lisbon on the SSG July. de
reports tina, order had been restored, and
that the people seemed satisfied with the
restoration OF the King 10 his former power
and privileges. Captain NJ. is the bearer
-ot dispatches for government, from The A
1Derican Minister General Dearborn.
The following is an extract OF q letter
from Lisbon. received by the last arrival.
which we publish merely to show what
aappy effect the new government has pro-
dncrd on the mIad> OF the people.
You No doubl have heard otthe change
This unfortunate country has undergone -
/ forbesr giving you he particulars as
.i, not wish 10 trust TO the casualties 20
which letter is subject; and beg Il you
not TO say word in your IeUers on the sub
irct OF politics nor send me any BewSpa
pers, as every thing is rgidly inspected by
the police"
READING (Penn Aug. 30-ln the
case OF Or. James Hamilton, alias Bed
ford &c an application was made TO
.iuige Whitman Ia issue writ o. hG5eGs
covpus, which was complied with, anG a
herring took place in the court house, on
Wednesday afternoon. The prisoner was
ahiv defended by his counsel, who sndea-
yored TO procure his discharge upon the
pr,upd that the commitment issued by the
Justice of the peace did not charge him
win any specified crime, and that no per
SON had made oath that he 1.-THE prisoner
had perpetrated a crime. IL was stated
that there was no authority other than a
newspaper account TO warrant the belief
that be was criminal
Previous to any argument upon the me
rits of the case, MIR. Darling, acting as a
public prosecutor, moved tor suspension
oF the Judges decision, until The return OF
Mr. Thos. O'Brien, who, with a zeal and
disin,eresteduess that reflects the highest
honor upon him, imme diately after tue
commitment of the prisoner. departed
from lhi, place tor Bellevile, New Jersey
10 apprise the much Injured Mr, Tompkns
that The villain who cast gloom upon his
once happy family, was sale IN custody.
The nudge granted the motion, and The
prisoner was renanded to jail. tie bad
scarcely been TO confined, when Mr. "
Brjen returned, accompanied with MT.
Tompkins snd the Sheriff OF New Jersey,
with an executive requ'siuon Tor ms Te-
moval. which vas immediately acqu'es.
ed in hy Governor Hieser, and be was
accordingly removed tine next morning,
F,r the purpose OF receiving his trial in
thai state
We believe thai more coDsnmmate wi.
lain never was arraigned before The bar OF
pu;lic Justice, l. trust, that be will receive
that punishment which numerous crimes
so richly entille him to.
We would beg leave 10 observe. IN con-
>lusiop, that so Interested were the citi-
gems of New Jersey in the apprehension
OF this villain, that they agreed to ra,se
anv sum of money TO effect it--and we
add with pleasure, that Mr.. O'Brien, al
though imporluned upon the subject, de-
clined receiving any compensation tor his
trouble and loss OF time further than bare.
II the expenses incurred in travelling 10
and from New Jersey. Berks Journal.
PERSIAN NOTIFICATION.
The Persian Minister in London, pub.
lished the following notification on The Bib
July last:
cas- many families from European coun
tries have lately resorted some to America
and New Holland, and others TO Georgia
and Dsghistan, as settlers !; His Royal
Hisbnsss Abbas Mira, the Prince Royal
Of Persia, through the medium OF his Mi,
nis,er al the Court OF Great Britain, per.
sonaIly assures all those who may be IN
cIned TO take up their residence in his
Kingdom OF AdzerbUsn, OF which the CAPT
81 :, T,br,e thai IN their arrival I'm the