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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-07-30
From Ms ". r Comznr,sio! advertiser o
TAe 23d ins.
LATE FROM SPAIN


The brig Hsnash, Of Esspou, Ricbworth,
msstcr, arrived at this port this forenoon, ia
80 days FROM Santa Cruz, Tenc'iffe. Tbs
Captain reports that " the day before he Iefe
Teneriffe Pune ssd} the English paeks, ar~
rived, bringing tho intelligence, that .,hs
Spanish Gen. Nina had suscked a French
corps Of 10000 troops, with only 5000 OF his
own men, beat ,hen, and took 1000 p'sou-
ers" Il is possible that such sn event may
hsve oc ccurred, si,er the date OF our last sd-
vices from Nina (Msy Sl) snd in time to
have reached Tenesifia. On the S,N OF
May, Nina hsa taken refuge 10 Lsn d'U gelp
with from Two TO three thousand men, sceo'd.
ing to the French oficisI accounts and tho
two divislons 10 pursuit Of them, did not to-
gether number more than 6 o, 7oO0 The
difficulty 10 DO roconciled is, how hs
could thos suddenly have augmented his for
ceS 70 much, snd also where he could havs
encountered so large o BteDch dIsisIon, un-
less il was the main force OF Money hiu,-
self. We hope the news will prove tive;
but ws ste inclined 10 believe i, nothing more
'hsn an enlarged end improved edition Of The
affair Of Vicb, or some olheI skirmlsh.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05

SALEM, APRIL 2s.--Capt. John Shilla-
Der has obligingly furnished US with a
letter from Batavia, dated Jan. 9Th, from
which We have made the following ex-
tracts
Coffee has not varied since last sale on
the 9Th ult. which averaged $50 44a
the bid currency. Another sale is motto.
ed on the 9TH inst. We at present see
no cause why il should not go little
lower than the previous. A considerable
decline we do not expect before the COM
ing in Of the next crop. The quantity
remaing ofthe past not being more than
10000 piculs. Tho trees throughout
the island promise 10 yield abundantly,
probably 100000 piculs, and when it
moves into the casternIports will probably
sell at about BIZ on shore.
Sugars not inquired aner-heminal
S54 81 currency on shore.
Imports generally abundant and not
worth cost and charges, except -four and
salt provisions, small lot Of which would
go off to government at handsome pro.
fit.
Excharce-England, TO 6 months,
4 9 a 4 S,wanted Holland, do. So to 50
ST. dull; Spanish dollars, 10, sale this day
OF So, 900, doub!oons, SIG i-s, sale this
day of $4,000.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
UNPARALLELED FREsHET.

From the Rmfoio Patriot, .fhrit Is.
90 The 9Th inst. we had heavy fall Of
rain, which raised the streams generally
IN this quarter, 10 az unusual hight.
The damage done TO roads and bridges
has delayed our n,ails,a rendered them
very Irregular.
The loss of mill dams and bridges has
heen great. MIR Eddy Hunt, of Eden,
lost saw mill.
Genesse river was very high, and some
fears were entertained 70, the safety o:
the bridge, a, Rochester
The waters of the Fonn"w.nta creek
inundated the lower parts Of the village
of Batavia.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
COMMERCIAL.

The follow exlrac, of letter, dated
Marse,les, Ma,ch 10, is from respec;a
Ole house, 10 merchant in AIexsndria
'fi'he uncertain state Of politics keel S
our market calm, bu' the moment hostil.
tiles commences, we may expect great
improvement ard activity Our ks
of coloniais are quite reduced, and first
arrivals viii 6nd Marseilles ,be best mar.
ket in the Mediterranean"
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
MARRIED.

Al Friends Meeting House, Waterford,
on the Esd uIi. ROBERT H. MILLER, mer-
chant OF this place, to ANNA, daughter of
ELISHA JANNgY, of Hillsborough, Lou.
doun county, Va.
In Asbby, Con. Dr.. Hiram C. Hs! mes
aged 20, TO Mrs. Esther Can vcr, aged 50.
Ii Cupid's golden dayt transfix
The tender soul OF sixty-six,
The archer must have pow er divine,
TO pierce the heart ftw entV nine
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
A SILVER MATCH

WAS found in the Leesburg road, a few
w miles beyond this place, about three
weeks since, by black man. The ow ner can
nave ~ again ON giving satisfactory descrip-
ton, by paying for this advertisement, and leav-
ing small reward for the finder, at the shop
of Mr. John Brassington, on King street may Q
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05

There we're great rrjoicings at Detroit.
on the receipt OF information that con.
gress had passed new Law for the gov.
erDmont Ct The territory of Michigan.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05

1t is stated in the Nantucke, Inquirer,
that there was imported into Nantucket
and New Bedford, during the years 1921
and 1922, comprising the average term
of one whaling voyege, in about 100 yes
sells owned in those ports. upwards Of
4,560,000 gallons Of whale end sperm.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
PUBLIC SALE.

AxHA On THURSDAY, The FIFTEKFrH of
TNstI MAY next, at IL o'clock, will be
EsssEB sold at the reading room, the
sssA dwelling house and lots of land:
on Stump Hill, lately occupied by
'ne late Mr.. X c. Norton; the whole containing
about 2l3 acres well inclosed The situa ton
Us high and healthy with fine view of the
river and town, from which il is distant about
miles. he garden is well situated and has
many valuable vines, shrubs, fruit trees, and
gcoa asparagus beds The house stories
high of brick, with every necessary out house.
with pump connected with dairy at the door.
The lots viii! be sold altogether or separately to
suit purchasers, and reas enable time foy nav.
ment will be given upon the purchase money
being well secured with interest from the day Of
sale: plat of the land may be seen at the
auction room. s. A. kiARSTELLER, auct.
op %
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
Office of Fire Insurance Company,
MAY I. 100

ALEXANDRIA,, MAY 1898.
TINE stockholders in this institution are
u hereby informed that a dividend of IS CTS
per share, on each share held by them, is this
day declared, payable on Thursday nest, the
sth instant. J. B. NICHOLAS, seerelary
N. b. Fhe notes due for the nopaid part of
the capitnl (being l33 dollars per shs,-l viii
DE renewed for six months from the 5,h May,
1923. law, n,,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
Columbian Insurance Office,

ALEXANDRIA, MAY j, 1873.
NOTICES hereby given to the stockholders
IN of the Columbian Insurance company of
Alexandria, that dividend of four per cent on
the cash capital has this day been de cIared paw
able on the 10th inst. BY order OF the board
JAMES SANDERSON, Sec'y.
may 5 GG1 n
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
A Note Lost or Mislaid

WTILLAM MORGAN'S note to jonathan
w Shillaber, for SIl7 90, dated, April Ia,
1873 payable in thirty days. The finder shall
be suitably rewarded by leaving it atihe Herald
Office, or to J. Shillaber. The note can be Of
no nse to any but to him in whose name it is
drawn, as payment has been stopped, and il is
beley ed, the note is not endorsed. mnxh
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
Ba nix of Potomac. May 8.

Office is hereby given the Stockholders
of the bank of Potomac, that dividend of
two and haifper cent, for the last six months,
has been declared, which will be paid them on
Wednesday, the 9Th instant, by order of the
president and directors. C:PAGE, casb'r
may 8 q,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
RcraIn iNarius Hist.
PORT or ALEXANDRIA.

ssMNN
Brig Ann, Snow, Cowes and market.
MEMORANDA.
Sch Alert, Bears, cid at Boston, 26th
ult, Tor this port.
The Rebeccs. at Gibraltar, March 25
for this port rext day.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
STEAMBOAT MS CARRIAGE

Last evening the steamboat Mount
Vernon again carried the whole of the
northern mail, by Alexandria, TO the south
and we have, therefore, to wal her
return this morning for our papers, &c.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05

twill be recolIected, that some time
since, such was the hostility in Ohio, a
& aims, The u s. bark, that the directors
withdrew their Office OF discount and de-
post a, Cincinnati The citizens of that
place are now soliciting its re establish.
ment there IN the most urgent manner
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05

Brig Gov. Endicon, Mackay, from
Salem, March 16, arrived at Havana 9,h
inst. On the 7ih he fell in with two OF
com. Porter's squadron, Wild Cat, and
Beagle about an hour after they boar
ded him, he fell in with pira,icaI schr.
under American coIors, who fired into
che G. r. which was retuIned-the pi-
rate then stood In for the shore, and see.
ipg the u. 3. scbooners, be hauled down
fhe American co,ois, and hoisted Eng
Ish, and afterwlr.s Spanish. The Will
Cat and Beagle then gave chase. The
pirate logged some time, under the
stern Of the g. y being fea iul to board
or pass, and finally commenced Eriug at
Ter, which wss ieIuTDed--Iho SHOT ifor,
the pirate passed over the brig, doinS no
damage. The sehr~. chased birI from
2io7 p. ~ and then gave !, up. ard
kept company With the u, y. until she
reached The Moro. Jbe pirate was for
merly the Pilot, since capuredj Of Nor
folk, and had robbed The Gossypium, q
few hours 5efore.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05

The Oldest general living, Felix Bulk
ley, esq. governor of Pedennis castle, is
in theIlS,h year of his age, and has only
very lately been obliged to have recourse
To speciacles. Livs hdhcy.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21
EARTHQUAKE.

The following is the substance OF long COM
munication from Bostonian, dated at Valparaiso,
the 10th of Dec. to Mr.. TopliH, on the subject OF
the earthquake:
It states that the greater part OF the place was
laid in ruins that nearly 500 lives were lost by the
fall OF buildings, and many others missing; that
many we're wounded, and among the number was
the Supreme Director, who escaped while the Co
vernor's Palace was tumbling over his head; that
many churches were leveed to the ground; aud
others and shattered to be ruined, and that
there was not dozen houses in the place consd
cred habitable with safety and comfort; that some
of the neghboring towns and villages were entirely
ruined that nearly the whole population were then
scattered about the hills round the port, in tents
and it was said most of the inhabitants Of Santiago
1.-THE capita had also left their houses and gone into
the fields; that among the dead or wounded were
no Americans; that slight shocks continued to be
elt almost every day from the 18th to the date Of
the letters that the wheat crop in Chill promised to
be abundant this year, and would be in market by
the LIST February that it was said Is to 10000 bar
rels -four had arrived at Lima from the United
States, and reduced the price very much that the
export duty on wheat was repealed and Peru will
be supplied from that place plentifully next season.
The U. S. schr. Dolphin, arrived here the 28th
Nov and left the Franklin "a Is or % days ago,
between this place and Lima.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

We had Just finished "The Pioneers" and were abou
mastering up phrase of compliment, that shoul(
express our adnrat the book, and the feelings witt
which we closed the second volume, when chap wht
occasionally furnishes with verses handed in the fol
lowing for Insertion sit REFEREED" he said the good
wishes which Elizabeth seemed have manifested in the
last chapter, for the welfare of Leather Stocking, When
he gnhed at the grave of the INDIAN his determination
to qtthe settlements of for the unexpored forests
Of the west and when whistng for his dogs with his RI
Ae on his shoulder, and his pack his back be left the
village of rempleton"
Ear away from the hillside, the lake and the hamlet,
The rock and the brook, and yon meadow SO gay
From the that wndsby the side of the sreamet
From his hut and the grave Of his friend far away
lie gone where the footsteps of never ventured
Where the goom of the wld.tnged forest are cenered
Where beam OF the sun the sweet has entered
No bloodhound has reused up the deer with hisbay.
lie has left the green valley, for paths where the Bison
Roams thro' the prairies or leaps Ger the food;
Where the snake in the swamp sucks its deades poison
And the cat of the mountains keeps watch for its food
but the leaf shall be 81 eener, the SKY shall be pure
The eye shall be clearer, the rife be surcr,
And stronger the of the fearless end1rer,
That trusts nough but heaven in his way tho the wood
Light be the heart Of the poor lonely vanderer,
Firm be his sep thro' each wearsome mile,
Tar from the cruel man. far from the plundercr,
Far from the track of the mean and the vile.
And when death with the last of its tefrors assaa him.
And all but the last throb Of memory fails him,
lie II think of the friend far away that bewails him.
And light up the cold touch of death with a SMILE
And there shall the dew shed its sweetness and astre
There for his pail, shall the oak-leaycs be spread
The sweet brar shall bloom andhe wild grape shall cluster
And DER him the leaves Of the ivy be shed,
There shall they mix with the fern and the heather,
There shalt the young eagle shed its first feather,
The wolves with his wild dogs shall lie there together
And moan o'erthc spot where the hunter is laid
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21
EXTRACT OF A LETTER.

"Laguira, Feb 4th.
"a schooner arrived yesterday evening from
Curacao short passage by which we learn, that at
last the monster Morales, is in complete trap
that his situation is most critical, between Alta
Graca and Coro-that the troops he left for the
protection Of the latter place had struck the Royal
standard and displayed that of the Repubc-that
General Urdanata and Montillo, are marching upon
him with force, which will overwhelm him, and
that he is completely lost in the beeo all no are
acquainted with his perilous position. Porto Cavello
is closely invested by an imposing and efficient force
by land and sea. A few days since French sloop
of war; having under her convoy brig OF her ma
ton, laden with supplies, attempted to enter they
were both turned off by the bIockadng ships and
had arrived at uracoa."-Phu. GaS.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

.vr. .EaTHEJY BENSON, an ingenious me-
chanic Of Cincinnati, has invented machine en-
tirely simple in It's construction, which IN one MIN
ute will clean a chimney much more ehectualiy
than sweep could in half an hour. 1t IS INTRO
duced at the top of the chimney, and let down by a
rope to the mouth OF the nue, from whence 1t is
drawn up, and in its ascent will completely scour
and clean the foulest chimney. II is constructed
with springs which contract or enlarge the sphere
of the scrapers as occasion may require. lie mas
had it in operation for several weeks to the entire
satisfaction of all who have SCENT AS soon as he
can make the necessary arrangements, MIR. Benson
intends to proceed to Washington to obtain patent
and from thence to visit the principal easten Cities
put in operation there, and to dispose OF rights
Gin. GaS.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21
From The As,o- York Gazette, March 10.

In the London Times we find the following ex
tract Of letter from Valparaiso, under date OF Au.
gust 7.-"Our naval commanders seem to be sent
here only to make money, and it must be admitted
they attend to their business.-The American Com
modore also attends to his which he seems to think
is to protect American trade. He has declared that
he considers the blockade Of the coast as decreed
by the government of Lima to be informal and H.
legal and that ne will protect American ships in
their intercourse with the coast, nor suffer any to
be seized it he can prevent it. The consequence
OF this declaration is, that British merchants are
shipping their property to the coast in American
vessels and seeking the protection under the lag of
the United States achch their own does not Afford g
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

Some thieves lately broke into a house at Wal
worth while the family were at church and robbed
It O. several articles with which they decamped.
leaving the following inscription in chalk on table
in the kitchen: "You must teGtch as well as pray
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21
OLD TIMES.

l728.-At general meeting Of the first parish
in Portsmouth, Sept. pursuant to notification 10
fed, that every person that suffers his Dog to come
TO church on Sabbath days, shall pay to the Sexton
two shllings for every such offence and if any per-
sons refuse to pay the aforesaid shlngs, the Sex
ton may kill the dog whose owner refuses to nav
the penalty. journal.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

Extraordinary circumStance.-A COW belonging
to Mir. Joseph Corew, Of this town. which has been
missing thirty-one days, was on Tuesday last found
in one end OF wood house, belonging to Jonathan
Bartlett Esq within short distance of her owners
residence, where she undoubtedly has been the
whole time, as dgent search was made for her in
all parts ofthe island for several days and no infor
nation whatever could be obtained Of her The
place where she was found would not admit of her
laying down or turning round, and some wood
which she had to step over in order to get IN pre-
vented her from backing out. She is greatly
emaciated, having been without the least food, but
from the skilfulness ofthe Physicians who have her
in charge, hopes are entertained that the poor crea
ture will recover. This is the second Instance of
the kind which has taken place this winter The
Salem Register mentions that Cow which had
been missing forty days, was discovered god Janu.
airy, in passage between the Merchants Bank andI
the house of Mr.. Robert Stone, in Essex street.
The back part of the passage is about feet, andI
decreases to about Is inches; she had wedged her
self in by entering far as to be unable TO return
When she was first missed she was in fine order.
but when found was very poor and weak, and has
since died. Enstport Sentinel
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

The name "KossAcK,'' is derived from the Scla
Tonic word KosS," which signifies scythe. For
want OF better arms, the Russian peasants were for
ced IN their wars, sometimes to make use of scythes
wh-nce they acquired the denomination Of Kossscks,
or Scythe-m
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

citizen who had two sons, the eldest of whom
was fine gentleman, the other always attentive TO
business in his fathers banking concern, gave to
them the appellations of Count and Discount.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

Education In 1faine.-There are in this State
Two colleges and from twenty to thirty academies
endowed by the State. But the greatest efforts are
directed to the common schools. Every town In
The state is obliged to raise an annual tax, equal at
least to forty cents on each Of its inhabants-and
according TO the last census the aggregate oil this
tax for the whole state is 9,354-equal TO the
income ofa capital of s ,955,567, at the usual rate
OF interest. This tax is expended in the support
oil free schools and, for the purpose OF an equal
participation of the benefit, each town is by law,
subdvded into convenient school districts, and the
money raised is disbursed among them IN proper
ton to the number OF youths between the ages Of 4
and 81 years in each. There is throughout the
state, one schoolhouse for every 200 Of its inhabi
ants, making about 1900 in the whole. Parents
and guardians are obliged TO furnish those under
their care with such books as the experimenting
committee shall direct-n default of this, the books
are supplied and added 10 the tax Of the delinquent,
It he is OF ability to pay. One third OF the whole
tax raised is permitted to be expended in supper
ting school mistresses. These last usually keep
school in the summer season. and instruct those
whose labor is Of little valuethe masters keep in
winter, when there is more leisure, and larger
scholars attend.-1he support Of summer schools
probably averages about eight dollars per month,
and that of the winter schools, about tlceaty.
Who Can calculate the moral force OF this sys-
tenn? I'm. .Nercurg.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

"We shall not pretend to offer remark on the
News from EUROPE. The sensation which it pro
duces IN the bosom Of every reader is the best COM
nent upon It. Our government has received Des
patches from Its European Legations, supposed to
relate TO this all important subject, being endorsed
as otgreat importance and requiring to be immedla
tely forwarded to the Department Of Stae''
Nat Inteii, IA inst.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

DN9VI Nf1 UWN, KNGU.J ItOs 10.
The Weather.-On Saturday morning last RI.
mercury sunk as low as ii degrees below Zero, in
Farenhet's thermometer. This is said to be lower
than the mercury has ever sunk in Kentucky be-
lore, being 4 degrees lower than ON the ever me.
morabe "cold Friday"
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

Mr. Ponsett has transmitted to Charleston a
valuable collection Of minerals collected by him
while IN Mexico The Southern Patriot says that
most OF them are beautiful, some magnificent, and
many that would add value to any collection.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

The titles Of honor which the Turks bestow on
every Christian without exception are the foowinp
ImmGA%i, (Men without truth or faith,) Kafer,
Ghtaur, Aeronr, In6dels,l KiOpet, (dog) Which
is the most common.
Mr. PoquerVe, who resided for twenty years in
turkey assures US, that all Christian Monarchs
receive these titles Of honor, in the privy conncI
Of the Sultan.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

The New-york Canal has created great trade
in the article OF Salt, by reason of the facility for
transportation whichit affords. guam
Titles OF Salt are made at GAINESVILLE, Ohio and at
Buffalo, n. Y. and the late increased means of
transportation will render it great means of wealth
to those places.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

II Is calculated at Savannah that the present crop
o. cotton IN Georgia and South-Carolina, exceeds
that OF the previous year by $4,000 bags.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-21

a passage IN the Koran is Of the following pur-
port r.
"Faithful ones Have no connection with anv
christian, any Jew, or any of the Ungodly any
where, where. tie who takes such one for friend, is
IKE unto him. and God is not the friend of such
Teprobates.''