Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-31
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regiment nf Leon, winch bad been sent
in pursuit of the pirates, who, alter haV-
iDg committed their maritime depreda-
tons, dared to penetrate into some OF Inc
neighboring plantations OF this province,
have SO judlciouSly fulfilled their chlefs
orders, that they have swept the coast OF
these despersdoes. ho attempted to pr
lage the peaceable Inhabitants thereof.
A letter from Port Principe, (Cuba,)
states The follow ing Although We have
to regret that some differences have oc-
Cured in this city Of short continuance,
between some individuals, the greatest
tranquility reigns al present. The most
faithful Inhabitants OF this place are ant
mated with the most decided enthusiasm
in favor of the mother country; uoion
and fraternity, so requisite to the people
to consolidate lis institutions, reign among
them. Ii is worthy of note, thai The IN
babtants of this cIty have always pursued
the noble example of the capital"
Bait. .Amertcan.
CHARLEsroy, May 49, The first term
of the Superior Court, for East-tlorida,
was opened by bis Honor Judge Smith,
on Monday, 9Th inst.
Monday the 5h inst. was the day ap-
pointed by law for The meeting of the Leg
isIative Council. The following members
only. had reached St. Augustine at that
date, to wit Messrs. PerpaIl, Murray,
Reynolds, Peter Mitchell, Summons, Bella
my, and Kingsley. Mr. Gibson, and all
Al oapDhoro ahSpnf
but expected daily.
On the 7,h inst Cot. Alexander Hamil>
ton resigned the office of Attorney of the
United States tor the Territory Of Florida.
The following are the names OF the per.
sons who have died, that were scaldeu On
board the new Steam Boat Patent, by the
bursting of the boiler on the 9th inst. in
the East River, New York. Daniel bod,
ofN. Y, Thomas Watts, Of Long. Island,
aged 96, Michael Morgan, of New Jersey,
aged 81, David Hall, of Portland, aged 40.
and Jacob Hobart, aged about 80, birth
place unknown.
The American novel, entitled Logan,
and written it is believed, by gentle
man in Baltimore, has been repubished in
London.
Highways and Rye wuys, or Tales Of
the Road s,de.-A very interesting work
issued from the press in London on the lst
of April, under the above title. II pro-
tesses to contain Tales picked up by the
road side - the French provinces, by a
pedestrian tourist.
The very extensive and beautiful spin
ming mandatory Of MIR. Mourgue, in the
department OF Somme, in France, was
lately burnt to the ground. The proprle.
tor sustains loss of 100000 francs, &c.
OOOl. sterlng;) but the heavier distress is
400 families Of workmsn are at once
plunged into state OF mendicity.
A London paper states that the Countess
ofLopona, lEx-Que oil Naples;) had ap.
piled to the Court of Vienna tor permits
sion OF her two sons TO 60 to America to
their uncle, Joseph BoRaparte, which was
granted her, on condition that they never
return to the Austrian doniDioDs,
Accounts from Madrid, in the London
papers, state that the Cortes would hold
their first sitting at Seville on the 10th OF
April.
1t has recently decided in Eng
land, that the trustees and managers OF the
Saving Banks are all responsible tor any
losses occasioned by the insolvency or 70.
query of any officer of the Bank entrusted
with the funds. The late Treasurer OF the
Savings Bank at Stamford, died insolyent,
having at the time 700 pounds OF the fuods
in his hands. The trustees and managers
were obliged to make good the loss.
The civil Governor OF Burgos lsays
Gibraltar paper) was lately carried off by
a troop of Bsndiiti on tire road from Mad
rid to the seat OF his government. tie has
subsequently, recovered bis liberty.