The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-10-10
POTOMAC CANAL.

OF the inhabitants of Prince William co.
convened at the court house Of the said
county, on Monday the 9th day Of Oct
(beipg cour, day for that county, TO take
into consideration the appointment dele
gates to meet such other delegates as have
been, or may be, appointed by the varioss
sections ofthis,Ss the adjoining states, inte.
rested in the improvement Of the naviga-
ton ofthe Potomac river, Charles EweE,
senior, was called to the chair. and John
Gibson, junior, appointed secretary.
The object of the meeting icing
explained, the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted !:
| Whereas, Our fellow citizens OF
Loudoun have invited the county of
Prince William, 10 elect delegates TO a
| public meeting, to be held in the city Of
Washing on,on the 9th day of November
next, for the purpose of devisiDg means
70 connect the waters of the Potomac and
Ohio rivers, and, whereas, such a
connection would not only tend to improve
very greatly the markets of the Potomac,
| but by facilitating the intercourse OF the
Atlantic and Western states, operate as a
powerful cement of tina, union to which
we, in common with the citizens of the
United States, owe such distinguished
blessings.
Be it therefore, Resolved, That John
Gibson, j.. John Macrae, William Hebb,
John Hoe, jr. Redman Foster, and
Walter Harrison, be appointed delegates.
in behaf OF this county, to attend the
public meeting advertised to c-held in
the city of Washington, on the 9th day
of No,ember neSt. And be it further
Resolved, That the proceedings of
this meeting be forwarded for publication
in the several papers printed in the
district of Columbia.
| CHARLES EWELL, senr. chairman.
JOHN GIBSON, jr. secretary.
cur reauers VIII recun,~, 49,
[ men', which was published some time
since in The Herald, of man, who, il
was said, had been executed al Mobile.
| coD!essiDg himself % be the murderer of
DE- Sandcrson formerly of Alexandria. J
The statement has since been contradict.
| Cd; and all doubt is completely set aside
oY the following remarks from the Mo.
pile Register, receivedyesterday morning
A FALSE REPORT.
The postmaster of this city has receiy.
ed number of letters, requesting infor-
nation OF an execution, which is report
ed to have taken place here in March
last and by the last mail, he received one
enclosing the following article from a
Kentucky paper:
"lhe public have not probably forgot.
zen the execution fews wears since. in
0arren county, Of John G.. Hamilton, FOR
he murder of DIR. Sandersop, We
learn by the Columbian Spy, a paper
printed at Mountsterling, that letter has
been received from Mr.. Rober: Higgins,
IN Alabama. addressed TO captain John
higgins IN Montgomery county, which
states, that man was executed at Mo
bile IN March last, who alledged himself
TO have been the murderer, and asserted
that Hamilton was innocent. He follow
ed Sanderson he said, from Nstchez, and
would have killed him sooner but for
fear of Hamilton"
Ihe above report, has acquired an
extensive circulation in the newspapers, |
and seems to have excited good deal +!
OF interest amongst the friends Of the |
parties.
Who this {" Mr.. Robert Higgins, in |
Alabama" is we do not know, nor his |
motive tor fabricating such story. nj
Is utterly zuifhout foundation-there was
no one executed here in March last, nor |
does any one, as far as we can learn, re.
collect, that man was ever executed in
this city making any such confession.
In the trial of prisoner upon an in>
dictmeDt for an assault in one of the mid.
die states: The allegation was, that the
assault was committed upon the body of
The defendant &c iu the fear of God and
me fieace Of tie state" In the verdict
he jury said--.'tbat this was the allega.
ion and whereas in fact the offence oc.
Cured Gas was proved on the trial) al a
notorious house of ill-fame where the
'fesr OF God" is not known, nor Hthe
feaee ofMe state" regarded-lhercGer
he tury 80 H. l..