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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-04

h,ye taken possession OF tae money,
P'iV', ,u.e 10 eve Il up 10 The present En-
auu who has not yet employed force,
P mas entered into nesotiation with the
nee ~ English Physician, sent by Lord
c,a'ham, the Governor OF Gibraltar, is
o t"s 10 Fee to perform an operation on the
=" eve OF the Emperor, which IS affected
&c" o.,aract. tie is accompanied by VI
o. % ,.,n, who thinks To visit fombucIoo
pe 'nxnos, july 22.-fhere are no ex-
LIS to-day IRON France-lbey are
,uxiousIy expected III consequence OF
nus osoort that tue Spanish Cortes nave made
sa.s,,,rgs 10 the Regency vi Madrid 10 give
os' me person OF the King.
sp p,s,s. July 2O.-fne Journal lie Per-
- under date OF the lzih states, that
Pc. had died by vomiting blood. Letters
IL same date contradict line news, aud
~, letters dated Barcelona lbe 18th, say
hing of an event which, u real, would
ave occupied all mems minds.
GREECE.
letter received from Malta, dated on
=. ,3,h June, states that a gentleman.
,sSo had arrived there from MessalongI,
1--WE, very favorable description OF the
ss,,r. Of the Greeks IN that district. That
,n.,ress and all the tori6cations 10 ITS
0o,gbborhood, are represented TO be IN the
-no., admirable state OF deteuce, and per
,oc,lv prepared Tor any effort which a
Trrkish army can make against It Let
,srs iro N SalOnlchi OF ,ne 10th OF May al
~ tale that the Grecian army for the de-
s,ce Of the ,lorea, amounts TO $4,000
mrn, and that the pest understanding now
nr.yaiIs amongst The different cb,ettains,
whose di,aereements last campaign rem
,s,.d tn Efforts OF inns Interesting people
loss glorious aud lecisIve than their devo-
non 10 the cause Ji human nature deserv-
% The FuTsi.h army advancing aga 'nst
,bs Christians is iormIda lie in numbers,
aoa animated with the most yiniictive teel-
,,ys. but union amongst The oppressed will
-, the exerlions OF the bsrbarans, and
,ge> secure that garden OF the world to
tos great cause OF CIVILIZATION and freedom.
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sept 6
Twenty Dollars Reward.

Twenty Dollars Reward.
ID AN AWAY from The subscriber on
IL Sunday the list August, near Stat
ford court house, Va. a negro man named
M I,
about l9 years of age; pale black; s feet 6
or inches high; slender made aud thin
vissge; large white eyes and high cheek
bones; has one upper tooth out directly in
front; remarkably sway backed, which
gives him the appearance OF having been
injured in the body; and shutters little
easily observed when he first speaks TO a
person he is uDacquainted with. Woreof
a corduroy round jacket, and pair OF
coarse linen pantsloohs with wool hat.
nearly new. Nat wa. purchased OF Rich
ard Brice, in Kent comfy, on the Eastern
Shore OF Maryland, and no doubt will en-
deavor 10 return TO that place BY way of
Alexandra ard Baltimore.
| will give the above reward II delivered
TO Dir. Eli Legg IN Alexandra, and all
reasonable expenses paid.
sept4 AUSTIN VOOLFOLK.
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COHEN'S

Lottery & Exchange Office, ia Warket-street,
BALTIMORE.
Where The great capital prizes in both
the last lotteries mere sold 10 distant aduen
turers. and 1rhere more capital prizes haze
been sold than at any other office in .4me.
RIGA
yOrders from any part Of the United
States, by mail (post paid) or by private
conveyance enclosing the cash or prize
tickets in any OF The Baltimore lotteries,
will meet the usual prompt and punctual
attention. Address
J. I COHEN. Jr.
Secretary to Managers, Baltimore.
sep
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HE DRAWING OF THE GRAND
STATE LOTTERY

Of Maryland
Will be continued on thursday after next.
Nearly one half the drawings of this lot.
terry are completed, and no prize higher
than ;Dl00O is yet drawn. The capital
prizes TO he drawn are &:
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BRITISH GOODS

as can be found in any market; with every
variety OF
GERMAN AND IRISH LINENS.
In addition to their general supply OF
American goods, they will receive in the
course OF The present week. upwards of
100 Packages Of Cotton
and WOODEN manufactures. All which are
package or piece.
ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND,
London particular Madeira wine
Port ard other red wines
Colnensr and dry Malaga do
Currant do and cordials
w L. N rum
Country gin, old g. common whiskey
Whale and Bordeaux oil
Baltimore manufact'd loaf sugar No.
1884
Do few bbls of family loaf do
Havana white do
Gunpowder and Imperial tea
MoIasses, best Retailing, in hbds. and
tierces
Green coffee
Manufactured tobacco, 9, l9 f. pound
twi.ts warranted frt quality
Window glass all sizes
Swedes lro8 do do
Cut nails and brads do very superior
a full supply from I'D 10 4od
Nail rods and hoop iron
Dutch quilts and whetslones
Cotton yarns aud cards
A few bales Carolina moss
Soap and candles
Spermaceti do
Susquehannab behring's just inspected
Dupont's powder, &c.
A. c. CAZENOVE e. Co.
aug 28
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;l MARINE LIST, ~
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA.

AR3IVED-SErT. g.
Scbr' Pbae'on, Millakin, Saco, 60 days;
lum6er to VIM Fo~le & Co.
Schr. Twin. Brothers, Baltimore; iull
freight to merchants OF The district.
Schr. Hornet, South, Pautuxent, tobacco
TO w. Fowle g. Co.
SAILED,
Brig Iris, Emery, Rotterdam.
SEP. S.--NO arrivals from Sea,
SAILED.
Steamboat Potomac. Jenkins. Norfolk.
Ship PIONEER, Crabtree, OF this port,
sailed from Amsterdam July goth, for Lii.
verpool
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MARRIED..

AT Auburn, Loudoun county, on Thurs
day. The 21st August by the Rev Francs
1 horn'on. George ". S, Thornton, ESQ.
OF CulpePper, loMlss Margaret E. second
daughter OF .ariss Buckner, Esq. of the
former place.
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100000 Dollars.

Adventures holding small prizes should
have them renewed without delay; and
those who have not yet completed their IN
vestnents should do so without loss OF time
particularly as, by The arrangement OF THIS
popular and magnificent lottery. there will
be no risk until alter all the capital prizes
are drawn. Tickets are becoming scarce,
and will consequently advance in price,
The present rates are
WhoIe Tickets DIS Quarters 375
Halves $50 Eighlhs 1874
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-04

By the way of Edgartown per ship
Friendship, We received the following
interesting etter from youdg gentle.
m,n OF Pnll4delpnia now at Lima, da.
ted
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-04

Since 1916, the British government has
repealed 2z,xo6 COG pounds OF annual
taGes. An intelligent Losdon editor, ad.
vertlng TO tins tact, observes
III is quite absurd, therefore, to allege
that Great Britain Can never 60 TO war a.
gam, If occasion and national interests
should require II. on account of her imam
.lal embarrassments, since the simple re-
Imposition OF the above taxes, would en-
tble bel to undertake war upon az large
scale as ever, without the and Of loans"
Nat Gcz.
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Fall Goods.

THE subscribers have landing from Liz
Il verpool per the Boston and Freder-
ick, large stock of GOODS particularly
selected tor the present and approaching
season. We daily expect further sup
ply, comprehending as complete an as
sOrtmeDt of
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POSTSCRIPT.
From The Bah. .Americnn Of Sept. 8.
PATRIOT VICTORY,

IMPORTANI PATRIOT VICTORY.
The brig Greek, Capt. Smith, arrived
here Iasr even, in l8 days from Curra.
Goa, brings the flowing important intel.
ligence of the success OF The Colombian
arms.
On the Glib August the Spanish friga,.
Constitution and corvette Ceres arrived al
Curacao from Maracsi"o they con.mu-
nicat- the following intelligence that on
The cath July. Commodores PsdilIs and
Beluche, commanding the Colombian
squadron. consisting OF briggs independen-
cIa and Mars, ana scbooners Spartans and
Co.'s hutton, with several smaller vessels,
attacked the Spanish fo,ills, under the
command Ut Com Laborde, consisting OF
I brig, schooners, and % gun.boals.
The action was severe and ended in the
almost total destruction Of the Spanish
squadron; The brig and schooner were
blown up, and the rest captured and des.
trnyed, with the exception OF the schooner
EspecnIat"ra, in which Com. Lsborde
made his escape 70 TIE ships lying outside
the bar. The Span ards confess the loss
OF 1900 men. amcfg.t VII m they count
$50 officers; out o lu0 men landed from
the c0mmodores ship only III returned,
The corvette Ceres ls1ded also 100 men
but as she is detained to leeward by the
current, it is not known what number she
lost.
Gen. Morales remained in Maracaibo
with about 800 men, and short Of prov.
SONS; but it is supposed he has been
forced to surrender before this. His Sc.
cond and third IN command had arrived
at Curr acoa m The frgale, now repairing
her spars and rigging in that place.
Died al Curacao, on the 9Th OF August.
VIM, Lee, Editor oflh Curacao Courant
The Dutch ,chr E'za had arrived at
Curacao, from Maracabo with a mum.
Der OF Morales woun led officers,
FROM AFRICA-STILL LATER
By the scbr Fidelity, cspl. Thompson,
arrived here yesterday, in SO days from
Liberia, lvia Turk, Island, where she
stopped to take in cargo of sally we have
intelligence from the American Colonisis
TO the 22d July. The public generally
will be gratified 10 learo that the disastrous
accoun,s zee we'd at Boston, by the brig
Oswegp, have sgr. ally exaggerated The
pber OF deaths among the Colonists -
The sto,y ab'ut The destruction Of he fort
erected tor the protection OF the Colony
by cap, Spen e, also proves TO be with
out foundation.
We have seen letter from Dr.. Ayres
who left this city last Spring in The Oswe
60 with sixty one Culonists. The letters
dated on The 2qd July. and mentions that
they had suffered much. 1t appears shat
they bad arrived in Africa in the worst
four weeks OF the whole year. The earth
which bad Heen previously hardened dur.
ing the dry season, had just been soaked
by the ra in when they arrived, and they
were ready to receive the disease incident
to The rainy season. Ten of their number
bsve died, among them Isaiah Preston
those who cane out last {iu the F,del
nv remain in perfect health A. the time
they arrived the cau,es which had ncoa
stoned the sickness Of those who preceded
tnem had ceased to operate.
1t will he gratifying to learn that the
sick are all getting better. IL.
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AUCTION SALES.
Public or Private Sale.

I F not previously disposed of at private
4 sale, viii be sold 90 the premises, GU
THURSDAY the Esd OCTOBER, at l2
Es~A O'Clock, Two HOUSES and lots
OF GROUND. near the Lancas-
Msss terrain school house, the property
Ill., OF Thomas Julius, deceased. The
houses are well calculated for small fami.
lies; the lois large. and handsomely sirua.
ted in pleasant part of the town, sni
near good water. For terms, SC. apply to
THOMAS JACOBS, Exec'r
S. A. MARSTELLER, Auctr.
aug 81 thiO23
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Goals.

Goals.
RATE GOALS, landing from schr.
" Hermitage, from Richmond. and fot
Gale by w. l. KENNEDY.
~, The HERMITAGE will sail Tor
49, Norfolk and Richmond on Sunday
next, and will take freight at low rate,
Apply as above.
sep4 81
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Mechanics Bank Of AIexa'a.
September 2, 1898.
4 DIVIDEND OF TWO Ter per cent, is
"A this day declared, payable 10 The
stockholders or their legal repre- senlatiyes,
on or before the I9 h iEst.
CHARLES CHAPLIN, Cashier.
sept 6 IT
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-27
Foreign AMteNigcnce.
LISBON. Oct &

LiobON, OCt.3.
The ships which left England with sealed or
lers, have, as was rightly conjectured, sachored
here. The reasons for our Government Assem-.
bling squadron in the Tagus must have bees
from friendly attachment to the good oil King
of Portugal and his family, who, from the violenc.
Of political parties, may sgsin need such y sue.
conr. The present Government are greatly NOR.
titled at the loss of the Brazils. Gen. Mat!eila
and Com. Perevin de Compos were put under ar.
rest, soon after their arrival from Bahia. It is al.
legged that the General ought not to have eyac.
ated the country. King John was invested about
a week since with the splendid decorations os
the order Of the Garter, and two or three day,
previously with the French Holy Order.
The French conducted theirs in very had taste.
whilst ours was accompanied with every appear.
anoc of state and soIemnity, which the caterer 10
the dignity of Kings, Sir George Neyler, could
suggest. On the arrival of the cortege in The
Kings presence, a neat and very appropriate
speech was made by our Ambassador, Sir G.
Thornton, tracing the history of the Order, and
the connexion which King Johns ancestors had
with its earliest installation, the exalted charac.
tiers who had been invested with it; and the hon.
Iour he was about TO confer, and to receive, BY
Its acceptance. The whole went off with ind,.
|scribable eclat. If the French government ia.
tended by their show to run race tor political
lascendency at this Court, with US. they have, It
lis believed, not succeeded. The King OF Portu
gal was seen the following day, with the Garter
tied round pair Of old trowsers.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-27
TFrom a late london Paper.l
AMUSEMENT.

Ugliness.-Perhaps no Lady was ever
better reconciled to positive ugllncss m
her own person than the Duchess OF Or
leans, the mother of The Regent d'Orleans,
who governed France during the minority
of Louis XV.-1'hus she speaks of her own
appearance and manners.
"From my earliest years ! was aware
how ordinary my appearance was and DID
not like that people should look at me at
tentively. l never paid any attention to
dress, because diamonds and, dress were
sure to attract attention. My husband,
on the other hand, loved to cover himself
with Jewels, and was well satisfied at my
dislike of them, as it saved all disputes
for the possession Of them. On great days
he used to make me rouge; which l did
greatly against my will, for | hate every
thing that incommodes me. One day l
made the countess Of Scissors laugh hear.
tiy. She asked me why never turned
my head whenever passed before mir
ror, as every body else did answered,
because had too much self-love, to bear
the sight of my own ug'iness.
81 must have been very ugly in my
youth: had no sort of features; with lit
tie twinkling eyes, a short snub nose, and
long thick lips. IT,. whole of my physi-
OgnOmy was far from attractive. MY face
was large, with fat cheeks, and yet my
figure was short and stumpy; in short
was a very homely sort person. Except
for the goodness Of my disposition, no one
would have endured me. 1t was impossi'
BILE to discover any thing like intelligence
in my eyes, unless with a microscope
Perhaps there was not on the face Of the
earth such another pair of ugly hands as
mine. The King often told me SO, and sci
me laughing about it; for as was quite
sure Of being very ugly, | made up my
mind to be always the first to laugh at it
This succeeded very well, though | mus
confess it furnished me with good STOCK
of materials for laughter.
My temperament is naturally rather
melancholy, and when any thing distres
ses me, my left side swels up as if it wer,
filled with water. l hate to lie in bed
and the moment wake, rise immediate
ly. AS for breakfast, take it very sci
dom, and then have nothing but bread an
butter. Chocolate, coffee, tea, and a
other foreign drugs, detest. My habi
are completely German, and nothing suit
me in the eating and drinking way, whic
is not conformable to our old customs.
cannot eat soup unless it is mixed up vii
milk, beer or wine and as for gravy brot
it is abominable; it always makes me s
ill, that nothing but sausages and ham ca
put my stomach to rights again"
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-27

Growth on a pale face, trownng and au-I
iacious look: such was the aspect OF the
prisoner when brought into court. Inc
Indictment stated that on such day, he'
Wood. did steal from certain person, a
ouantity of goods, &c. The document be.
no read. Wood addressed the court and
said "They have made an error IN the IN
dictment, It was on the 4th Of August, at
midnight, that stole those goods" You
ARE not accused of stealing in the night"
observed the Judge to him. "and conceive
lit my duty to inform you, that you are
not bound to confess yourself guilty, but
[ would rather advise you to choose coun.
sell" al have done the deed, said wood
and plead guilty Il thought that as the
proprietor of those articles was gambling
away all he had, it was better that should
steal from him, than from another. as he
would certainly have lost all: but l think
II might also inform the court, that prevl-
Gus to bringing me to gaol, my accuser
treated me TO six hundred lashes-which
however / mean to repay him. as soon as
Ii am at liberty. forgot to mention also,
that the guards which were placed TO
watch over me, stole from me the best
part of the goods" The court having or
|,Iered the plea Of "guilty" tobe recorded
Iremanded the prisoner. who then express
,ed a wish to be sentenced before he ret'-
red. "Wilingly." said the judge, who,
anxious to recall to the paths OF honesty
4 wandering fellow creature, made to the
prisoner, an appropriate address. which
he was thus concluding" The court SEN
tence you to two years imprisonment a
hard labour and"-"yOu will have 1t da
ted from this day." said the undauntee
villain, interrupting the court, "for it II
but few months since left the prison a
New Orleans, and have resided there al
ready fifteen years." The judge. justl.
I|irritated, ordered the prisoner to be re
: moved from his presence.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-27
MIR PERKINS STEAM ENGINE.

The number of the Edinburgh Philoso-
phcal Journal for last month, contains
Mr.. Perkins own account of his method
of applying the new principle to steam
engines of the old construction. The ac-
count is taken from the specification OF
his patent, which was open to the inspec-
ton Of the public. The Editor of the Lon
don Journal of Arts, states that the mode
Of applying the principle to variety OF
Operations in which heat may be requisite
is embraced by second patent to be spe
cited this month, Now and that the me
:. .chanical construction Of the working parts
of the engine will be explained in the spe
llcificaton of the third patent, which WI
t be enrolled in December The same wrl
: ter mentions that several of the new en-
gines which have been ordered, were il
hands; and, particularly, that an engin
n about 80 horse power, for the purpose
d steam navigation, was in considerable fo
!. wardness and would be in operation be
eltween London and Margate before the en-
rof the Summer. MIR. Perkins, after gi'
cling particular account of the generate
yIconclndes his specification thus :
2 al therefore hereby claim exclusive pr
t ,vilege for the following improvements OF
oily: that is to say first, for heating watt
A. or other fluid or fluids, for the purpose
d dIgenerating steam for steam engines, in
avessel or vessels, kept during such pr
,g.cess Of hcating> full Of such water or 9TH
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-27
From the N. Y Evening Post.
THE BOA CONSTRUCTOR.

We lately copied and article from the
Salem Gazette, which mentioned that the /
skin of young serpent Of the species OF
Boa, six feet four inches in length, had
beer deposited in the East India Museum
of that town. When this reptile arrives
at its full growth, it sometimes measures
upwards of 80 feet in length, and is said
TO be favorite food with the natives OF
some countries. A living one was lately
exhibited in London. which measured l8I
feet. In the narrative Of the wreck of theI
British frigate Acaste, by MLeod, the
surgeon of that vessel, is an account OF al
Boa Constructor of great interest.
This Boa was native of Boreno, and
had been sent to Batavia where he was
embarked. He was brought on board
shut up in a wooden crib or cage, the bars
of which were sufficiently close to prevent
his escape-it had sliding door for the
purpose of admitting the articles on which
lie was to subsist; the dimensions Of the
crib were about four feet high, and about
five feet square, space sufficiently large
to aliow him to coil himself round the cage.
The stock for his use during the pas
sage, consisting OF six goats of the ordina-
ry size, were sent with him ON board, five
being considered as fair allowance for
as many months. At an early period Of
the voyage we had an exhibition of his ta
lent in the way of eating, which was pub
licly performed on the quarter deck, npo'
which he was brought. The sliding doo
being opened, one of the goats was thrus
in, aud the door of the cage shut Th
poor goat, as if instantly aware of all tn
horrors Of its perious situation, immed
ately began to utter the most piercing an
distressing cries, butting instinctively
the same time, with its head towards tn
serpent in self defence.
"Ihe snake, which at first appeare
scarcely to notice the poor animal, SOC
began to stra little, and, turning his hes
in the direction of the goat. at length fl
ed deadly and malignant eye on t!
trembling victim. whose agony and terr
seemed to increase for previous to Il
snake seizing its prey, it shook in eve
limb, but still continuing its unavaili
show of attack, by butting at the serpeI
eho now became sufficiently animated
prepare for the banquet. The first opeI
,;an was that of dartiDg out his fork
tnague, and at the same time rearing
i,.la lis head, and then suddenly sslZl
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-27

n this manner he had killed. He was
ound guilty and condemned to die.-Bat
his merciful monarch pardoned him in
consideration of their consangu unity. The
unrepenting criminal soon after renewed
his favourite diversion, and killed another
man. He was a second time condemned,
and astonishing to relate, he a second
time received his majesty's pardon. A
third time the same man was found guilty
of the very same offence; third time
therefore, the law adjudged him to die
a third time he was pardoned.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-27

cent. on their present value. III la beer
urged that many Of the pistaH ~, have
become worn and lightened by ., g use,
but | see not why the standard ! lac Of
all should be reduced on accouatr these.
Mutilated and old coins worn sma III BY
circulation, may we'll be deprived # ali
but their value as silver or gold but % en-.
ightened public should never be ms,ie to
suffer for the interest Of Institutio rs Or
men that might contribute to the welfare
of all its members in promoting their now.
These remarks would perhaps have been
better, if offered some weeks since, but
even now, it is hoped they may not be use.
less. ARGENTUM.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-27
HARDENED ViILAlNY.

The Baton-Rouge Gazette of the nth
ult. contains an account Of the trial OF Sc
veral criminals before one of the district
courts of Louisiana. Among the number
of prisoners, there was one, who, for bold,
open.faced yillainy, justly excited univer-
sal Indignation, and is perhaps without a
parallel in. this or any other country. This
vile scoundrel was named Wood, with "a
we'll combed beard" Of several months