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The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-21
MILITIA.

t~tH 'uc ic'u'hS VI INT auJutaHt gene
raj, itappears that the whole number of
militia enrolled in Penasylvapis, is one
hundred and fifty-iour thousand three
hundred and eight OF these, fourteen
thousand one hundred and twenty -ons
are volunteers. They form, altogether,
10 divisions, SO brigades, 1876 Regiments.
The governor is, er o7icio, commander
in chief and there are, besides staff
Of i99 general officers, I6 major generals,
80 brigadier generals, ard I a,liutant
general. The infantry including officers,
amounts to lSS,l26 men; the volunteer
cavalry to ,562 artillery 1898; infan-
try 1906; riflemen 6,759. There sre
in the arscnals, and attached to the disfe-
rent brigades, AZ field pieces, 2S.94z
muskets, s,0SS rifles, 500 repeating mus
kets, 25 repeating swivels besides 4,tso
muskets, and 1868 rifles reported as
private property. There are tents aud
campequippage in the arsenals for 10000
men.
Our army makes formidable appear
ance--on haher. philadelphia Union.
FIRE.
From the PHILADELPHIA Maternal Gag.
An awful spectacle was presented to
our eyes this morning, between the
hours oil 8 and S, in the conflagraton Of
the noble edifice the Washington hall I'M
Third street, and the adjoining largo
hotsh The flames, as they burst from
the roofs Of both, illuminated a consider
able part Of the city, and threatened all
the immediate neighboraood. Several
of the private dwellings near, were re-
psa,edly on FIRE. The Washington hall
an immense pile, built al great expense,
formed convenience for various public
purposes /; the utility and beauty of the
hotel are sufficiently known every where.
The first may be said to be wholly de-
stroyed the roof and interior Of the main
building of the other are consumed, but
most Of lis furniture has been saved.
The fire originated on the stars in
the south west corner OF the Wash
iDgton hall, where there had been
none kindled since the 22d of Feb. 1t is
supposed to be the work Of an incendiary.
The person who had charge of the hall
and lodged in it, stated that no lighted
candle had been in the back part since
Thursday last. The Hall, we under-
stand, was insured for $4,000 the no.
tel for $4,000. MIR. Gads6y of Baltimors
was in treaty for both the buildings to be
used as hotel. No injury was sIstsin.
ed by any of the numerous inmates orthe
hotel
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-21

The English claims upon Spain, it ap1
pears, to the amount OF three millions
sterling, Tor indemnity 10 those merchants
whose vessels had been captured by pi-
rates under the Spanish flag.-Fhey
were referred BY the government to the
Cortes, who in secret sitting on the 4th
OF Jan. decided that the claims should be
recognized, and paid out of the national
treasury. a commission formed of an e.
quail number Of Englishmen and Span
iards will be appointed to investigate these
claims. This intelligence was received
al Paris on the 18th ofJaD. by an express
who left Madrid on the otb.-Another
circumstance, evinces determination
on the part Of Spain, to keep upon good
terms with England. the 9th of JAM,
the Spanish government gave their sane
ton TO the establishment by an English
company, Of Diligence from Madrid 10,
Corunna, and Of steam packet from
Cofunna TO F,lmou,a.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-21

A signal triumph has at length attend.
ed the cxertions of the political vsgabond
Cobbert.-At q general meeting of the
freehoIders, tSc. of Norfolk county, Eng
land, Gone of the most important agricui.
7ural counties OF the kingdom), Goblet
made his appearance at the musings, adj
dressed the meeting at length, and sue
ceeded in carrying his resolutions, almost
by acclamatioD, in opposition to others
brought forward and warmly urged by
abe principal men Of the county, such as
Mr.. Cokesand other proprielors Of from
10 to 10000 sterling year. Encoura.
ged by this victory, the veteran jobber in
patriotism presented himself at similar
meeting IN Horefordshire, bet ne was
there expected and encountered BY some
oil his own writings, on which he calls
farmers "dolts,' "knayes," iat.faced ras.
Gals, sTc. These arguments Of a past
day overthrow all his eloqueDce of the
time being, and he was almost secuted
from the hustings, together with hrs
propositions. NJ Y. american.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-21

From the Nantucket Inquirer, March q.
"Sat on q Rock, and bob d for UhaEe u
A company has been formed in Cincin-
natl, Ohio, for the purpose Of carrying
on sealing and whaling expedition from
that place.
We we're at first inclined to consider
such scheme as the produc, of some
visionsry's fancy +; but We are assured by
late accounts from that place, that Gin
cinati presents many facilities for the &C.
comPiishment ofthe project, apd that the
expedition is already Oh foot. We are
happy to observe such proofs ofthe enter
prize OF our western brethren and hope
that their attempts, whatever may be our
fears, will completely succeed.
Some Of onr northern and western
couDtrymeo proposed to catch the stur.
geons Of Lake Superior, and make 7p6aie
oil out Of them.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-21

From shr SaUannah Georgian Of March j..
A young man who came passenger In
the stage from Charleston, gave informa-
lion on "Wednesday last, at Purysnurg,
that companion, who came with him
from Charleston, assisted by the driver
intended to rob the mal--and tina, he
was to have joined them, but vas dc,e
red by the fear of detection A magis.
trate, we understand. was immediately
called, bot he declined proceeding in the
case, and they were permitted to escape.
The driver was immediately discharged
by MIR Hollis,
In cetpsxiOn with this, though the
parties may not have been interested, we
may mention that the northern por,man.
teau. received on Wednesday evening
exhibited considerable cot, having eve
ry Appearance of being effected intention.
ally With knife. We have not heard
tina, any thing has been missed.
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a letter was received yesterday al
bank IN this city, enclosing a sum Of
money which the unknown writer de-
clares was oyerpaid to him some years
since, and which poverty iEduced him to
retain. The supposed amount ofinlerest
was added. Boston CentiaeL.
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SBw ORLEANS, FEB. ia resolution
passed the city council, on motion Of Mr..
|niarse, for losning TO Mr.. J. 4. Caldwell
20 assist him in completing the
ian fhesrfe,osyabie in one,two and
xaauaLae same resolution grant
: .Ssme period TO Mr..
z 4 s = !, % the sum
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-09
From The Tsser Register.
THE. PRESIDENCY.


Mr.. C2dy.-The friends Of Mr.. Clay, in
their pamphlet urging his nomination on
the Legislature of Ohio, have made the
most unjust aud understandable assertions
nrclatimtothc polticali1negriTy Of Mr.. A.
dams. Where Mr. Adams is best known his
most enbittrred enemy dare not utter the
least breath oil suspicion against the purity
Of his morals, or the integrity Of his politi-
cal course. lie is not An ".droState." He
has n.vcr changed his political opinions or
conduct The only shadow of imputation
against him is attempted to he drawn from
his writings in 1901. But these writings
DO net afford the slightest support te
such ungenerous imputations. Besides in
1871, the two parties were not in existence;
there was then but one party there was
scarcely any difference of opinion in New
Eugland. 1t was afterwards, when Mr..
Adams was IN Europe, that the two parties
assumed their distinctive charactcristics.-
After his return, We defy any one t0peint
to- sln5le act, or vote, or scrap Of writing
in which he maintained the principles of
the federal party against those of the re-
peblican party. lie had not been home
from Egope two Years, he had mt been
IN the Senate of the United Stntrs two
months, before the republican papers Of
this State, the Chronicle, the Esis, and
the Register, pronounced him the Uniform
supporter of nr. Jeilrrson's administration.
Yet men, who are descendants OF Yankees.
and cmigrants from New England, have
the injustice TO brand him in the Western
states as an apostate, federalist, as an apps
f,tfn lrY,lFl odd Il
tlves. In the late republican, meeting, the
Hon. Levi l.ncoln, speaker ofthe House of
Representatives, openly called upon any
one TO show wherein Mr.. Adams had ever
maintained different political opinions from
the Republicans of New England. Every
tongue was sealed in silence, Tor no one
cGaad produce any evidence to give the
least weight to an allegation against him.
Even the presses in this part Of the coun-
try whom the canker of corruption has
enlisted against him, have been almost 81
LEM on this subject, knowing full well that
any suggestion of the kind would enkinde
against them the wrath OF an incensed com
mnnity. The citizens of the West know.
or have the means of knowing, the private
character and political conduct of Mr..
Clay. Let them learn from their brethteo
of New England, the character and con.
duct of MIR. Adasas and il, after this
knowledge, they can hesitate in their choice.
then may We say, that virtue and vice have
lost their distinguishing characteristics in
our country. Its glory and purity have
fled, and we can no longer point at the
pollutiens of the old world, nor charge
England with the debaucheries of her mo-
march. When the people of the United
States cease to prize virtue aud integri-
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-09

TT appeared from fine evidence as st1t.y
by Judge Dorsey and admitted ON all hands
thai ell the stock which 7trese nerson, ,y,,
had IN the Branch Bank al Baltimore we,
ZOOS shares !; which at 1875 per share eInoInt
ed TO y229,75Q, ard would of course c3yes
that sum, ri $425 abe Share That they bad
1920 shares in The Parent Bank, the wloh oe
which was thepe pledged at par, and nars of
n, 10 the NUMBER ot5264 shares, at % net Cen,
above par; that consequently there remained
hut i3,o26 shares, on which they could take
turihee loans at this rate, the highest that ever
was allowed by the regulations of the Parent
Bark, 10 be discounted on stock. BY the
boards otIhe Branches TO which, 4 not To The
officers, this power was expressly given. Y'bat
20 above par on these 1920 shares, anlornt-
ed To no more than S225650 which being
added 10 S329. $50, the amount oi all their
stock III the Baltimore Branch at ,Sl25 ner
snare, made IL total oioniy SS45 900 being The
whole amount OF all the stock in their dlspo.
SAT AT the highest rates of discount ever per,
united aud that they had taken under lre-
tchce OF stock loans, by their own aul,loritN,
the sum OF 81, $40 900 being 1894 600 more
than they ever had il in their power TO cover.
III any manner. by a pledge OF stock, evan
when rated at S125 the share or % per cent
above par.
vi such ground of excuse could be listen.
eu TO tor one moment, the crime of forgery
would scarcely fud place in the criminal
code. The we'll known Dr. Dodd earnestly
protested he intended and expected to make
provision forthe payment of the bond he forg-
edaga'nst Lord Chesterfield before it arrived
At maturity b',t no man ever ibongbt this,
even II true, ought TO have saved him from
the 'gnominious death whirh the laws ahx \
10 ms criee, II was reserved for the two
Judges OF Baltimore to adop, sucha cover for
guilt 4 thus to estabIisha precedent that, iffol
lowed, will afford to all forecries hereafter
complete protection against punishment and
a shield against conviction-Ed. T.P.
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~, then IS the destruction OF their liberties
sealed.
But in this pamphlet, aiso, the claims OF
Mr.. Clay are urg, Il, not So much from his
political services, as from hurai considera.
items. Il it said that Mr.. CLAW is a friend
To internal Improvements, aud will be in
favor 81 making roads aud canals. So Is
Mr.. Adams the friend Of every thing that
will improve, benefit or adorn his country.
But III his friendship, he will never over
leap the limits Of the Constituiion.-He
never Will add TO the number of the con-
siructive powers ofGongress. Nor should
we expect snch language from Ohio, after
the coarse She has taken in relation to the
Bank OF the Uuted States Those who
have sem the extent of the constructive
powers which Congress have assumed, and
the annllatlng course of the Supreme
Court in relation to the State Sovereignty,
we Should think, would never consent To
aid one further advance in the assumption
Of powers moi delegated to Congress
Besides, there is another consideration on
this subject, which ongh, to have great
weight. We more than suspect that this
mighty engine OF influence has long been
IN operation in regard to the next election
of president Of the United States. Give
the authority tn Congress 20 make roads
| and canals, and you iiffusc over your coun-
ttry an nnnmerable host Of additional off
cers-yon create patronage ter times as
Tremendous as your present Treasury
patronage--5ou give To corruption the
! means Of its own elevation, and you de-
grace your States to petty corporations
80 Tar from supporting a man because he
has local views, it should be your endcavDr
To put down all such> men. When the
rights of the North West were in danger,
| when the British demanded surrender of
your territory, and the command of ymlr
Lakes, as Sine qua non ofpeace, then Mr..
Adams answered, that it would be time to
| talk OF snch terms when we were ready TO
surrender our national Independence. But
when the vital interests OF New England
were demanded, Dir. Clay stood ready 10
surrender them when the leaders of the
Federal party rudcy assailed the people of
the West bow ably and how eieq,entIy
did Nlr. Adams defend them. He has e.
yer been alive To the interest of the whole
country. When national right has been
at hazard, he has never stopped to ask or
think whether it was the right Of the East,
the South, or the West. lie has MAIN
tanned every right of his country with re-
| .istlcss ability. He was not more earnest
in securing the Fisheries of the East, than
the Territory and Lakes Of the West and
| Slaves of the South, from the unjust claims
III England.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-09
From Ike .N1l1 York Ersning Pest.

The following concise report of IA late
proceeding of a Court of Law in the state
OF Maryland, contains a perspicuous histo-
ry * facts that cannot fail to excite the as
tonlshment and indignat,on OF every honest
man who reads il. An indictment was
regularly found by grand jury, at pre-
vlons Court, against three persons viz -
A. Buchanan, James W. MCulloh, and
George Williams, for trial to dcfraud the
Bank OF the United States,
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-09
Erhari Of letter 10 he Editors, dated
DAsyilLt, May ., ls23.

DAsyitLs, May =, as23.
The Editor ef the Roanoke Ccnlinel is of
an opinion Us expressed IN his paper OF the
Goth ult that the presidential was the
pivot upon which sar eleotieR OF delegates 10
the next general assembly tsrHed In this o.
pinion, she worthy editor Is much mistaken /,
for II Is a fact well known, ihat in this place
and vicinity, lnrgo majority Of the voters
were In favor Of the election OF MIR. Adams /,
yet thsy voted fdf The members in favor Of the
o'eciionof Mr., Crawford, prelerrng them from
other considerations
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waves" rather ihan Hiisbl the torch Of dis. |
cord" whist, at the shme moment, be uses
every agreement 10 excite our interest and
pridein opposition TO lie SorherRossai1zses
says) on the ~iinDuir.ie principle OF self
defence - Sslfasfenes What dangers
threaten US Have our northern brethren,
whose interests nre so closely connected with
our own, prepared yoke to throw over our
necks' Have they maiured, or even agtaied,
my system calculated TO PROSTATE our euer-
gies or destroy our influence No. Where
then is this mighty danger, against which the
upon as 10 guard, II is an idle vagary of
the imagination. Encourage such sentiments
as these, and, instead Of pouring oil upon the
pillows, you will be throwing It into the fire,
aud increasing ten-fold the fame already Kin
died 10y sectional prejndices. Permit such
sentiments TO become general, and not only
may Mason esclain, "nway with our consti.
tom but he may say, away with the Union
ITSELF The common dangers which Massa-
'ohusetts and Virginia shared in the revolution
the community of Interests which should
link US ndissolnbly together--every patriotic
feeling will he sacrificed at this Moloch shrine,
will lie lost sight Of IN the triumph Of some
portion OF our country over anothcrl Away
with such futile, such criminal arguments -
The people of Virginia "c0n not--0aH 7ot-
must mol" be Influenced by them They will
neversaller theirloye Of country 10 be bound
cd by the waters of the Potomac Her en-
qniry will be, when the "tug Of wnr" shall
come, not "In what section of our country
was he born :" bat as he honests Is he ca
pablc?' Weighed in this balance, John
Quincy Adams will not he found wanting.
p From rumeur, we announced in
Inst Tuesday, paper, LIST page of to-day's
country papcr,) that General Smythe was
Reelected to Congress. The following
letter to the Editors of this paper con-
tradicts the report. We know not which
statement TO believe.
".Dlhgdon, Jay aSt, 1928
The returns from Lee and Grayson
have settled Col. EstII's triumph over the
CT deUam General (Smyihe) aud political
enemy Of Adams, by majority Of more
dian 800 votes. Yours, in haste,
GEORGE GORDON, If.
-e10-
! VIRGINIA EJECTlUNS.-Hou Of Delegates.
Eiisddeh City County-5amuel Cotton,
Charles VI. Collier.
Aorjoik borough-George Loyal.
| CITY 0t u Wumsdurg--Nm M. NJ. Moody
| konGUha--Jas. Wilson, Van B. Reynolds
.NehoidS--J. &. Stevens Robert Kelly.
Esser--Lawrence Muse Austin Brocken-
brough
Coocbiaud--Joscph S. Watkins, Archibald
! Bryce"
! Hon0rer- Richard Morris" Hector Davis
| Loncnsicr--A addison Hail. VIM. Gilmour.
| .NaiNon--Lnn Banks, ko. Briggs
y t0n--iteuben Bradley ,rJohn II Full
| ton.
hing Hitiam--john {. Pollard philip
! Ayleu.
| *Nt,c Members.
CONGRESS-
Essrr DittTri-- Mr. Garnett il re .elceted
williamsburg DiSirici--Mr Bassett is re-
elected.
IL The rhyming communications Of 5ulia
and n. are too unpoetical for insertion We
are not disciples of the " tuneful nine" aud
cannot put them in q proper dress for the pub
eye -"SkErCHES, wiilappear--ulso, IN
! reslieator"
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letter from Caracas, of the 2Sd Of
Mach, states, that the Government Of
Colombia has made the following appoint
meuts:
NJ. Salazar to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PlenipotenfiaYy from that
government To the United States.
COLONEL Palacio, to be Consul General
to the United States.
The U. S. brig Enterprise, Lrut
Com'dt. John Gallagher, bound on a cruize
against the pirates, has dropped dow
from the Navy Yard, and lies at anchor Of
Oid slip, awaiting the arrival of Thomas
Randall, Esq. from Washington, who is
gong to Porto Rico from our government.
The celebrated Mr.. Roscoe, of. Liver
pool, England, has recently published
valuable work on Penal Jurisprudence, ia
which he mentions that he has drawn Ii.
berally from American sources ofinform&.
ffen, and enumerates them. An interestng
correspondence with VIM. Tudor, Esq. =,
Boston, is contained in the Appendix.
-.eNe"--,
The skeleton of a rhinoceros was disco
vered short time ago, by some miners, Il
search of lead ore, 80 feet below the sur
face of the earth, in the neishbonrhood q
Wirksworth, in what is called dluyian SET,
The bones are in perfect state, and 'lr
enamel OF the teeth uninjured.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-09

TIC iait election in Bedford fer Congress,
Thr Enquirer has run OF on wrong
scent. IN sapposiog that the presidential
question controlled tt.is election, Whilst
IL is believed iha, large majority of that
great county is IN favor OF Mr.. Albums. il is
well known that The presidential coniro-
ycrsy had no influence on the event. The
stronger feckag in tbs ease, as IN all 9th
ers, mastered the weaker, and the popular.
ity OF Cox Leftwich, the memory of his
various pubic services, and disposition
IL fetaliate on the other counties of the
district, the soetional spirit which was sup
poa-d we don't knew haw II was) Ia have
governed their sotes, swept all other con-
s;ieraiions before them These procured
the election of Col. Leitwjch, and we have
no hesitation IN saying, that if he could
have been defeated IN his election, on po-
litical grounds, II must have heenhy urging
his opposition 10 Mr.. Adams, against him,
aud by that only. by The hyr, many Of
his personal friends declare that his choice
ofan individual is unsettled, and thai IN
tlis mitter, he will coaiorm his coor TO
the known wishes of his constliuonts--lf
81, Col. Lrflwich will unquestonably sup
port Mr. Adams. The Enquirer is cer-
tainly right III iss conjecture, that Ms
Crawford had no hand in this election.
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LYNCHBURG, MAY 0, 18s5

:. Plate sin with gold, the spear of justice
harmless breaks. - Shuks.
A full CONFEDERATION of this sentiment,
advanced by the great poet OF nature, viii
be- found In the report which we publish
to-day NJ the TRIALS of McCnHDch, Bucha-
nan and Williams, charged with defraud-
Jog the L. S. DaBk II Is hard TO discon-
meet the parity Of curl laws from oOr IDEAS
Of Justice hut, when we see 50 often the
s2saey escape from the web, while the flies
are cntangied, we begin 10 despair Of Judi
cial rectitude.
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VIRGINIA ELECTIONS House of Deliberate,

Essrr Did,Tri-- Mr. Garnet il re -elcotcd
williamsburg DiSirici--Mr. Bassett is re
elected
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-11-07
LATEST FROM FRANCE.

BY the ship Montana, capt. Smith, III
% days from Hsvre, we have received
files of Paris papers to the Gath Sept.
inclusive being two days later, than the
accounts brought by the Canada. They
contain an official sccount of the opera
lions of Riego, down to the 18th Sept. and
officially confirm the statement in our
preceding summary of foreign news, of
the affair with Ballasteros; and letter
follows from the duke of Reggie to the
secretary of war, in which the story Of
the capture of Riego is repeated, in the
same manner that we have given it in the
article above referred to.
I; is added, in postscript, that the
war minister of the regency had informed
him of the same news. The same thing
is said in The aladrid Gazette OF the 18th
Sept. Ricgo's forces were estimated at
abou, $500, in a state of detection.
.Neso York Com. .fdv. of Monday.