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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-06
From The Ney York Gazette.
SOMETHING NEW.

We yesterday received comDunica.
ton from "A Mariner" of twenty years
experience, stating, that a respectable
sbipmaster intends 10 make passage
cross the Atlantic, in sinai! vessel, 10 be
navigaled by a single individual Tie pur
pose. sailing from this port for London and
promises, ~ few days, to convey to the
public his reasons TO- the undertaking,
whic'swill be early in the Spring.
Our correspondent has promised the E.
ditors persoosl interview, with an ex-
PLANTATION of the construction Of bis little
vessel, her name. capacity, &c. with his
mode of sleeping, cooking, how his Jour
nal is to.be kept SC. He is confident Of the
success O. the voyage should God be
pleased to spare bis life. We shall be
glad OF the conf iential interview 10 which
on nautical friend alluhes, and # II be in
our power, alter being convinced OF the
praclicabiliiy OF The enierprIze, TO further
The undertaking, We will do it with plea
sure.
The experiment, which our nautical
friend intends making, is not novel one,
as we are informed by a gentleman who
visited Surinam 10 1889, that during his
stay at that place, an .4meriean Captain
arrived there alone in cutter Of about
ffy ions, from L'Orent in France. He
started without any other companion than
dog, which died on the passage.
We learn from another gentleman. who
sailed with the same commander out OF
this port in 1901. that bis name was Josiah
Shsckiord, a native OF Portsmouth, N II.
lie also informs that be performed the pas
.age in forty FIVE days, having touched at
Cayenne. On his arrival al Surinam. bis
story was discredited, and the Governor
was about throwing him intoSpri.oo, pre-
Stunning that he had obtained possession ct
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TO THE EDITOR.

SrR,-It is important To the people at
large, that certain leading principles OF
law. which may. from time to time, be
established by the Courts, should be gen.
erally known. II is with this view that !
send you the outlines of case which has
been considered 10y judge Of one OF the
Courts OF Virginia, as usurious. From
pruien,ial motives, omit the names Of
the parties.
The owner Of a-tenement, in one OF the
most commercial towns Of Virginia, being
10 want of thousand dollars, he applied
20 a monied neighbor, who made the fol-
towing bargain One thousand dollars IS
advanced to the owner oi'the tenement,
on which a deed is made TO the advancer
of the money, granting to him an annuity
or rent OF one hundred dollars a year,
charged upon a lot of ground and brick
tenement, the annuity or rent OF one Gun.
dred dollars is by the graft to be paid
halt yearly forever, In the deed was a
covenant on the part OF the tenant TO pay
the rent. There was also a covenant, on
the part of the landlord with the tenant,
10 permit him, at any time afterwards at
his option, 70 pay the DIO00, with all ar
Gears OF rent, to the landlord, TN payment
Of which the landlord covenanted to re-
lease aud extinguish the gent or annuity
created
Such contract, it seems, is considered
usurious and void. QUERE.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-06
THE REVENGE.

Letters 10 the l2 inst. from Baracoa
from an officer on board the Revenge iur-
nish Us with the following:
u. S. schr Rerenge,
Barrucoa, January iO, 1898.
On the 7tb, at p NJ. made strange
sail ahead, wind light. At IS minules past
9, calm, got out with sweeps and disco.
vered him 10 be brig /; swept uncer his
stern and hailed him +; he Immediately an.
swered Us with shower OF round, grape
and canister shot, which induced US TO be-
lieve him to be nan of war, We sent
boat on board Of him. which boat he de-
tanned 4 hours in the meantime be hailed
and informed US that he was Spanish
man OF war; that he would lay too till
morning. as he supposed we were Pa
triOt privateer. and he continued bring al
intervals. At 3 A. NJ. sent boat Oh board
with our captains commission the Spa
niard then sent a boat and lieutenant on
board with an apology, which did not sui.
fee. Our captain declared that 1t he did
not give him an apology sufficient Tor the
government and himself, that he would
call him to account for his conduit imme-
diately on his arrival at Havana. The GOAT
returned ADD the brig made sail. She
proved TO be III, Volunteer, from .. Span
bound to Havana, mounting IL long IFS.
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the vessel by improper means. He was,
.,wever, induced 10 visit the cutter, when
apt. S. got under weigh, and convinced
lin by the manner OF working his vessel
hat the voyage was practicable. Captain
,. remained a short time at Surinam, and
hen proceeded alone to ST. Euslatla lie
subsequently performed a voyage ia an
open boat from Pitisburg TO New orleans
and if alive, now resides in the western
country lie was an eccentric character,
and was by no means communicative on
The subject OF his voyage. NE may be
permitted to relate The following from a.
mong number Ct anecdotes, which have
been related to US. On one OCCASION,
mong other interrogations, coun'rymnan
asked him how he slept Oh The voyage =
He replied"with my eyes SHUT.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-06
LATEST FROM GREECE.

We have been favored, says The Boston
Daily Advertiser. with late Smyrna pa
pers, from which we have translated the
following paragraphs -
ATHENS, Oct. 27.-A,hens. which still
remains in the hands of the Greeks, con.
tsIns 5000 souls,-20O0 men, under arms
defeni it. They are constantly at work
in foriiiying The castle, which will become
extremely difficult to take by force; they
have been so fortunate as 10 discover a
ve;y abundant spring OF water at the foot
Of the ramparts, which has been joined
to the fortress, by basiion, which is near
ly completed. Ulysses 10 commander IN
chief of Altica. There exists in the gov.
ernment a sort OF ana cby, every one
seeking TO torn a party oil his owo. Sew.
eral OF the Greek ships are blockading
Napoii de R0mania, which Is said 20 be
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-06
Congress Of the United States
SEVENTEENTH cosGREss-2D SESSION
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, !'@''
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE. -.
The President communicated 10 Wv
Senate report from the Secretary a. ,t !,
War, exhibiting the expenditure " s s
appropriations tor ls22, and Tue w. "
lance remaining unexpsnded on tic ''''
of December. .,.l
The President also commuh'.a
a letter from the Secretary OF 60 ,
transmitting the annual retus" VI IS,
gistered seamen, during the three "'''
quarters of the last year. ., u.
SIr. Smith, Of Md. submh'sa "
following resolution:
Resolred. That the committee on ln
Re INSTRUCTED 70 inquire int" fh' sS'e'''.
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TcoMMUNICATIoN.l

Mn. EpIroR,- heared Mr. Frey, The
Jew, preach last Sabbath. He stated Sc
veral reasons why the Jews were pre-
vented from embracing the Christian faith.
One was, That they had neither the old
nor new Testament 10 read Cd, They
had no, the opportunity Of hearing Christ
preached; Sd, That they would be aban-
doned by society il they became even
seekers Of toe Christian faitb--even by
their own parents and consequently could
not get sufficient employment to earn their
bread. Some OF these reasons are true
with regard TO children as beng disinhe.
riled by Their parents, tor ab]urIng their
religion, in some of the old countries but
there is no truth in them as respects the
Jews of The United States and yet The
American Jew i, as much a,Jew here as IN
Turkey.
II is surprising TO me, sir, that the Anne
rican people are so liberal with their mo-
ney as to give it freely to any person and
for any purpose Thousands Of our fellow
creatures would be exceedingly relieved,
and the nation much benefited, il So
ciety would raise or beg sufficient money
10 purchase twenty thousand acres Of land
for the American poor to earn their bread
on MERCY.
NoRroLs, Feb. 3.-Com. PORTER
hoisted his broad pendant yesterday, on
board the U. S. Ship Peacock. laying of
Town Point, when salute was tired from
that ship
FIRE.
II is with a truly painful feeling that we
record the loss by FIRE, on Thursday night
last, of the woolien factory Of our worthy
and enterprsing teIlow-citizen, DR.. An
min, on the Opequon 1t was large stone
building, stocked with an extensive and
costly apparatus. The FIRE is believed to
have originated at the boiler, by not care
fully securing il on leaving the Factory the
preceding evening. Winch Repu6.
Capt. Merrill. Of The ship .arethusa, in
forms US that intelligence reached Roiter-
dam the day he sailed Oath nit } in two
DAYS from Paris. that all expectation OF an
immediate war with Spain had subsidized.
Markets were very bad at Rotterdam
for every article Of American and Colonial
Produce, with the exception OF Tobacco
this article of good quality, afforded
small prof. Rice and Cotton. were very
dull but Sugar, Coffee, and Kun, were
still worse. Charleston Mercury.
Extract from letter from Kingston, Jam.l
dated 9th Jan 1898, received by the
schooner Lottery, at Baltimore.
Flour is selling in small quantities from
!9a Dec, and think small cargo OF 2
or 800 would bring from II to DIS, but
should two or three cargoes come in It
would decline to do, or perhaps less, as
the bakers will only buy few barrels at
q time--as much is expected from the
RiDdward islands.
The following interesting circumstance
is communicated from the most respecta.
bic source and there can be no doubt OF
the correctness of this statement,
lN. York Commercial .adu.
Extract of letter from London, dated
Nov. s3, 1899.
A great object Of curiosity is now pre-
pairing on the Thames new STEAM YES
Sci, intended for Calcutta. Her engine
and boiler occupies only one fifth part OF
the usual place-her furnace, consuming
is own smoke, will perform With one bush.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-06
From The Cifu Gazette.

CHaRLEsroS, Jan. 2G.-By the polite
ness OF passenger on board The schooner
Abigail and Damaris, we have been tut
nishsd with the following intelligence
A Spanish sloop OF war with dispatches
from Cadiz hound to Havana, arrived al
Barrscoa on the 9Th inst. reported mat
with regard 10 the political state OF afialrs
in Spain, all was quiet, excepting, trivial
Disturbances in Catalonia bu, that Inc
people at Cadiz were in stale OF starVa'
ton, and could find 10 work 4; and that a
number of American vessels had arrived
at CadiZ (a> our communication had been
told) and could make no cash sales, owing
to the scarcity Of money. and were CON-
PEELED 10 barter their csrgoes.
The Abigail and Damaris has expert
enced very tempestuOus weather curing
her passage to this port and was COMPEL
ed 10 come to anchor UnTer Sugar Keys
(Cuba) for harbor, on The 18th inst.
where She remained three days, during
which period perpetual zlorrn prevailed.
The Schooner Decatur, Thomassin, was
the only American vessel lett at Baraooa.
The u. States schooner Revenge, 1t.
Commandment Levy, arrived at Barscoa on
the 18th inst She was last from Ma,an-
zas, and put into B rscoa for the purpose
of obtaining q pilot, she being in pursuit
OF two piralical vessels which had plum:
dered the Spanish schooner Dolores, of
about 10 thousand dollars. The Dolores
mad forty Spanish troops on board. from
Vera Cruz bound to Havana, al OF whom
were unsrmed The Revenge had been
fired into off Sugar Key. by the Spanish
brig of war Voluntario, Capt. O'garo De
10 Cueto when a boat was despatched
with an officer OF the brig. On her being
told she bad fred into an American Ma.
tional vessel, an understanding then EN-
sued. The Revenge had sustained no in
Jury. The officers and crew were 81 well,
and she sailed The same day as the A. and
d. for St. .Isgo de Caba. The A. and D.
has spoke aothing.
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81 what formerly toox one cbaldron OF
Goals her boiler is constructed to return
its own steam, without one particle esea-
ping, so that once filled it is enough tor
The voyage, which it is calculated she will
perform N Sc or 40 days. The invention
IS Observation-Disclosures is the man, who
does honor 10 bis country. 10 two months
time this vessel will sail Tor go) for Cal
cuf!a
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u. S sChr Reuense,
Barracoa, January II, 1923

DuTTuCou' JuUu0Ty u, 1850
The ah,ir | mentioned IN my last letter,
respecting The Spanish man OF war brig,
occurred of Ginger Or Dutch Keys. on the
Grea, Bahama Banks, 10 lat. z2, &C, N.
long. II, 90, w. Her name the foiun.
teer, Don Oligaris de 10 Caeos, comman-
der The inhabitants OF BarracOa, praise
capt. Levy tor not firing On her, as the re-
suit would have been the etfusIon OF great
deal Of blood without any satisfaction in
the end. | should like, however. TO have
given him one shot Tor The honor OF the
flag. We have cruised 10 every nook,
key and inlet, wherever il was possible Tor
a pirate 20 harbor, and no prizes. un
derstand we shall proceed as lar To wind
ward as Jamaica. and we shall return TO
Charleston in about sixty days.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-06
Markets at Havana, Jan. 10.

WdrEetS at HdUdnd, Jan. To.
Rice, 4 a Al several carsoes on hand
and the sale dull coffee, best sO a FL {;
60 quality IL new crop, sugar, muscoVa.
DO. 3 81 molasses 4 bits per keg.
Exchange u. 8. 6 per cent premium !;
on Eng gland, 10 per cent. do.
The quantity OF rice on hand at this
port is sufficient for ;wo months c0Dsupip-
ton, and prices are expected 10 decline.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-23

are in a great measure opposed to those en-
tritainCd ny tue royal duke at the head Of our
army, and by The more moderate part of thu
m nlshy at homeland that consequently
the political considerations Oith. question are
in, OWED ia every kind OF lntricacy and en-
barrassment, both with regard to the ques-
tons Of domestic and International policy
embraced by these various circumstances; =
when consider all these things, | cannot
help thinking, thar not one miracle, but Sc
ries of miracles will be required to extrcate
as from one of two enthusiastically, the
necessity ofwithdraw our army altoSe-
thrr, aud leaving The two infatuated parties
who divide the dominion Of the country Ia
their respective desperate efforts for the as
tendency, or to retire To that position which
was the basis of the original plan ofcampaign
the occupation Uf the liHe OF The Ebro, and
there await a favorable opportunity, If such
should arise, when the influence "f reason and
the moderation Of passion shall admit of oul
turning the scale in favor of some system e
quaIiy removed from the ancient despotisnI
of the monarchy, and the less dreaded evil Of
the establishment or decided influence of i;
democracy.
1t is, perhaps, not generally known, thai
the correspondence carried on for this purpos.
with Bariram de Lis was through the medi
um of an eminent capitalist, supposed To hav,
been much in the confidence of certain hist
peIsonages in late financial operation.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-23
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

BOsroN, Sept. l5-Arriyed this morning.
the Packet ship, London Packet, Capt. Tracy
30 days ftom Plymouth, Eng
letter received from an Officer ofthe
French h'ockading army at Port ST Mary's
before Cadiz, dated the 18th ult. states that
his regiment had received orders 10 march
immediately for Cordova, in order TO reinforce
the division under the command of General
Bournont, sn consequence of intelligence re-
ceived by BourdcsouIt, of the advance ON that
place by Ballasteros, with force of $4,000
men. Er. Cdz.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-23
From The Madrid Gazette ofJuir Gel
GE NERAL ORDER.

bf-NE'EtAiI OIGDEH.
" His Royal Higness the General in Chief,
being TO commence his march with the lead
quarters for Audalusia. on the 28ih current,
mas determined that the superior command
of the several provinces shall b. distributed in
the following manner, in as far as respects
military operations
{" His Excrlltncy the Duke of Reggie, COM
mander in Chief of the first corps OF the ar
my, shall have the superior command OF the
provinces of New CASTLE, Estremadnra, Sc
govia, the kingdom az Leon, including Sala-
manca, Valladold, Gallicia, and the Asturias
Hi headquarters shall he AT Madrid.
" His Serene HShnrss the PRINCE Of Ho-
heuohr, COMMANDMENT Chief of the third
corps of the army, snail have superior com
mand uf the provinces of Saniandrr, Burgos
SOrie, Santo Domingo, Alava, and Biacay-
His headquarters shall be az Vitturia
I" His Excellency Marshal 'he Marquis OF
LnuTision, Commander IN Chief of The Sc
coud corps of reserve shall have the superior
command OF the PROVINCES of Guipuscoa, Ma
yarra, ArragUp, aud the lower Ebru. His head
quarters shall be ut Tolosa
=" Lieut.. General Count N iOr. Cumman-
der in CHEF Of the second corps Of The army
shall have the superior command of the king
doms Of Valencia, Murcia and Granada
General Viscount De Fosac Latour, Com
mander in Chief of It column for field opera
lions, shall have the superior command of the
Kingdoms of CordOva and Jaen.
Finally. Lieutenant General Count de-
BofdcsGClt, Commander IL Chief of the first
corps Of reserve, shall have ;he superior com
pnand of the Kingdom of Seville, and of The
operations in front of Cadiz. His hpad-uuar-
tcrs shall be- at Puerto de- Santa Maria.
" The above distribution shall be subject to
such notifications as ulterior circumstances
may render necessary but until further Or
ders, the General officers and Commanders
OF the French and Spanish troops, as also the
commaudants of the provinces and places in
Guided within each Of the before described SUI
perlor commands, shall correspond with the
Marshas and General officers herein specified
and shall execute their orders
The present general order shall be COM
municaled to the Serene Regency of the
kIngdsm of Spain, in order that their High
nesses may issue The necessary orders, direct
ing the Captains General, Commanders of
the Provinces, and ofihe troops of his Gu
'hohc Majcsiy,to put themselves, agrseabIy
80 the above regulations, in the proper rela-
ton with the Marshal5 and Generals having
superior command.
BY order ofbis Royal Highness.
Count DE- GUILLEMINoT. Mai. Gen.
headquarters, Madrid, July "a"
PTRPIGNAN. July So Marshal Money has
established his head quarters at Mataro. The
Hair Of The 2Jib is said to have terminated IN
.a' our Of the C0nstiiuiionalists, and the garri
.op Of Barcelona IS constantly making sortie.
which annoys he French troops and keeps
hem constantly on The alert. " The service
s extremely hard and occasions much sick
ness" The hospitals are crowded with inya-
ids, and fresh detachmenis Of sick are daily
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IOnieVedrt, July 20 1928
have the honour 10 ackuoVIe,loe The receipt o
your letter Measures Of reconciliation must alway:
yea" 10 good result wien the parties meet WIN
friendly intentions, aud mutually endoavour 10 re-
move dhhculiies BY means Of Investigations and eS-
plantations.
q proposal that has Tor object the termination Of 50
much Calamity, Is Of loo great magnitude 10 be r'hfu
o i've misconceptions which might arise out Of the
iaaccuracy u written words, more especially whe11
The communication is iade through the medium o.
trsnslaiious
As however 50 many dficnliies are opposed 70 a
personal conference will MOI incur the responsbilI'
y OF NOT making communication that may open me
road TO the object desired
came 10 Spain as a parlizan ofno party
the friend Of all Spanards, and only The enc
my OF the policy ofthe French Government
which disrrgards the rights Of an independent
nation.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-23

ANSWER-" CTccifNt SeHOT-From Wbdl
yen state in your letter, which | received al
five this evening, ! learn that YOU are before
this place, under my command, aud that you
proclaim yourself To have been victorious IN
III The recOunfers which YOU have bad with
our troops. For my part, ] am not acquainted
with any other affair besides that which oc-
CURED on the ljth and, with regard to il,
IL appears that we are not Of the same opinion
AS 10 which side the triumph belongs. You
have bad The experience Of that day, and from
il yen must BE- aware that it is by no means
the entire nation that rejects The Constitution,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-03
FROM THE COLONY AT MEsuRApo.

National Int
Gentlemen: have made the following interesting ex
tracts from The communications Of Dr. Avres and
ing, should those Editor. who have eircnated the en.
reports concerning death and destruction at the oonv
have the candor TO counteract the influence of these
ports by giving currency 10 the truth.
Most respectfully, your obedisnt servant,
After concise of the disease which prevailed
among the enigran Dr. byres (under date of u-
iy 22dl-
After taken dow and could not visit the sick.
cannot speak IN too bgh terms OF the useful exerons
re nm account OF Their state, received my pre-
scripons and attended the administering of the ed
On landing, The New England emigrants took lodgings
wherever they couln find room in When thev
ing under them but mats and many of tI,e, drsrrbed
with rain every day Under these circumstances we ave
Defn favored win losing bot eigbtve adults and three
children Among the Deaths have lament that OF Isa-
iah Preston, yonug man Of great promise.
Our first attention was directed TO the building
e. The rains, ana other interruptions from sickness &C.
have, yet prevented the accomplishment of this object
that is aone, shall introduce an entire new mode of pro
cedure Ihair lots will be Surveyed them and each one
Tor the time tia; MI rntons will be delivered ex
cept to iovaIids There number OF those vho must
remnin NJ the charge Of the Snciefy.
II is my intention when lo. are divided of IN the
people, 20 allow hc bali their time TO labor their lots
The remaining hail. they will be liable be called 10 psc
labor.
A. soon rs the houses IRE finished AVID tho ,,, amir,
priaed 20 TIE individuals IL is intention to pu;
lice the plan which has nearest nv heart In The
proje1t OF coonizng VIZ all male minors, who have no
Africans rbeg are 70 have house built occasion
The Rev Lot Carey has consented take charge
for the present They will be called up At i've In the morn
ing md attend he ready repair TO business NJ
sunrise, work until a. ~ brskf4t Il g. repair 70 work
until then attend school tl hall past - adjourn ior
recreation until bait past 2iheir labor I've always sub
ject TO my order They will be employed principally
clearing and cutvatng plantation best manner
We shnd most in need Of tools Of many descriptions.
hope 10 be able give the Society more cheering
counts Of proceedings in this quarter il is vet in
the bosom of fHurs and know what trals ami .ol
sincies u may pieaseihe Almighty to lay in way. My
d 4 he half 49, a..
q" have the honor 10 be. &c.
E.AYREs.
ry.n
Frfrnet fom w. dshn'pnl ensr dated uoroyia Juy Qi
1873.
You viii expect bui brief communication rem rs
~ this conveyance the Oswego not having sailcd
wreks when tive packet arrived Since her departure
have only bulls few bousesenclosed and planted lev
io finished conmsdiOrs receive goods
'c7t oet per- The Fidelity, 10y the African Company.
Five additional emicfanis including lad Of - also
sTrivedhY The packet. The schooner nearly un
loaded without nty serious accident and will sail IN very
short tine sorry to state that Captan Thor atom,