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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-26

WINS in n strict state II blorf, de. And a.
CAPTAIN Biddlc had mn orders 10 90 to "a.
diz we coSd not of course force il. IT,
French commander, however, had spi.
the day before permitted the British FRI
gate Tribune 90 20 in under the plea tha;
it WAS blowing too fresh for her 10 con.
tn an anchor. Bat that was merr
nretence-lier passport was British infu
enCe.
1.-THE British admiral informed us, that
all the foreign ministers had left Cadiz -
that an Amerirai. gentleman whom h. sun
posed to be our charge des afrirs had sail.
ed the day before in a small boat for this
place. The boat however has arrived and
the person alluded to proves To be Sc.
cretary of Mr.. Appleton's with dispatche.
for Mr.. Nelson, in which our resident at
Cad'z recommends in very urgent terms.
MIR. Nelson's coming to the seat of govern
ment in this ship, but by no means to ven.
ture by land.
have seen Cadiz newspapers as late
as the 2lst inst. which contain an account
OF the sorte made by the Spanish troops
oil that place, upon the French beseginr
20 ''iti NfTf Tf1OSf sue
cesstu The French lost $50 killed and
wounded, and were driven from their posi-.
ton. The Spaniards ] 80 killed and woun-
ced, and now occupy the former French
station. The conduct Of the Spanish sol-
diers is spoken of in the most exalted
terms; particularly a regiment from the
province of Valencia, which " DISPLAYS a
courage peculiarly their own" Tie
wounded. as they were brought into Cadiz.
passed through the Constitutional square,
In which is an inscription tieaicating il 10
that service, and every one to a man had
their filters stopped Though probably
many OF them in dying circumstances
that they might renew their oath Of allegi,
lance.
The success of their sor1ie ha. Civ
en- the Spaniards fresh hopes, and I mot
anH'ously pray they may be fully reallizefl
Yesterday some smart skirmishine
took place between party of the Consti.
tnt'onasts and Royalists, in which thu
former were defeated, but they were al.
lacked by very superior numbers. Poor
fellows! who can but pity them they
nave TO withstand an almost eqnal force of
their own eountrymen, backed by an over.
whelmlng (Holy Alliance.) This attack
took place about tvs miles from this rock,
ust without the English lines Some OF
The Royalists made their appearance af-
forwards at Gibraltar when they hiss.
ed out of tho Garrison by the Spanialds
residing at the place with Viva la Consti
tuition.
Sunday, July the 27th.
:" with pleasure inform you that body
OF Constitutional troops landed last night
from Ceus, and this morning alta kcd St.
Rogue, killed SO Royalsts aud re. ok the
town.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-26
COMMIINIC A1In,

o. Moprsrus" more than intlmates
that Mr. HURr - in total darkness, nor
does he think him yct in the way to the
Ight.----Query Would mi some other
name have been equally, il not more APP
plieablc q.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-26

LI7rdet q lelfer from geailemnn on
board the Congress Frigate, Gated Cibyai.
tar, eGh Juiy, 1923.
We have just returned from Cad;z.
"here we have received our quietus as il
regards an entry into that port.
Ia my last mentioned Mr.. Rodn.y,s
remaining at Gibraltar, and our Intention
to sail the first favorable wind ion. Cad;y
with Mr., Nelson. On our arrival off thar
port We found it hlockaded by two seventy
fonrs, FIVE fr'gates and several smaller yas.
Sels-one ofthe friya'es delivered q ,sru
Poiae message from the admiral, EXPRESS,
ING ms toish that we would not att.mn, ~
90 M we however, afterwards boarded
the admiral, who without ceremony mr.
med US, That We must not enter, as tho Dor,
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-26

Ye'tow Erer.-Srvcra' cases of yellow
fever have occurred at Brooklyn, in the
vicinity of New York, and one or two n
the city itself These cases appear to
have been traced 10 vessels that had ar
rived from sickly ports in the West In
dies.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-26
MARATHON.
--..sAs--

Sienm Boat .fccidentS.-The steam boat
Richmond, Captain Croker, one of the
James river line, on her way down TO Nor
folk on Sunday from Richmond and City
Point, had one OF her boilers burst asundcr.
The steam boat Pow hatan, belonging TO
Mr.. Lewis Ludlam, an enterprising mer-
chant of Richmond, took fire on Saturday
night while lying along side of his wharf,
and was burnt To the waters edge.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-26

Supposed TO ailade TO Mr.. Jonathan Rus
fe'i' who is 'aid 10 be prompted in has move
Nne-.s b ,ertain sscfs;afy.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-26
THE IIkGINIAN.
.,lsrrr Az FanIIsnHn ~

Fnlfrrr AZ, PsrttsHth ~
PEASANTS. III TLER - GO.
sY,,i isabasuF lI.s Lsai, ~ tHk UNION
u1Ia $ a.ysosiie .Aesas. : slsisieh q 1iey'eIs.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10

had mol only lost lou7 Senators, bat our 60 :.
vernment bad lost at least hive millions Of
dollars which our merchants claimed Of
Spain for her acts Of spol,a'ion committed
oD them in French ports.
Upon which the Herald remarks -
Glow would Republican, Statesman OF
any other country but America. be sur
prised a, hearing the declaration from the
mouth of a statesman Of the only FREE
government in the world, that It rould
be policy TO extend the curse Of Slavery
to keep up proper balance OF POWER y"
but how much greater would be bis as
tonishment, il assured this supposed poll
cy was advocated by Republican? h',
senses would Tor the moment, doubt the
meaning oil the word; for what extends
to q eater extremes than RepubliCan,sm
and Slavery? or what can be mans in
consistent sight, than that OF man calling
himself republican, holding in one hand
the Constitutions OF Virginia and Of the U
States, and welding in the other Lash
over the backs OF parcel Of Slaves ?"
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
ANECDOTE.

1t is said, that, while the celebrated
Veteran of the Type, Isaiah Thomas,
Of Massachusetts, was printing his al.
manac, for the year 1880, one Of the
BOYS asked him what he should put OPP
positc the 18th of July, Mr.. T. being
engaged, replied, any thing, any
thing" the boy returned to the office,
and set "rain, hail, and snow" The
country was all amazement-the day
arrived, when it actually rained, hail'
ed, and showed violently. From that
time Thomas's Almanacs were in grest
demand.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
POETRY.
From the Port Folio.

when the blaek-lettered list to the gods were
presented
A list OF what Fate for each mortal INTENDS;
AT the long string OF ills kind angel rsiented'
And slipped IN three blesslnss-wile, chiioreh
and friends.
in vain angry Lucifer swore he was cneaeeo'
That Justice divine could not compass his ends,
The scheme of mans fall, he maintained, was
defeated, ana Hienoe'
For earth becomes heaven, with wife, children
IT the stock of our bliss be III strangers hahuS
vested,
The fund. III secured, oft in bankruptcy ends
b., m. heart issues bulls which are never pro-
tested Friends.
When drawn on the firm Of wife, children and
The soldier, whose deeds live immortal in story,
Whom duty to far distant ATTITUDES sends;
With transport would barter whole ages of
glory friends.
For one happy day with wife, children and
Though valor still glows in lies waning en-
6els, Ifends,
The death wounded tar who his country de-
Drops tear Of regret as he dying remembers
How blest was his home with wife, children
and friends,
Though spice breathing gales DER his caravan
hover, Jcends.
And around him Arabia's whole fragrance des-
The merchant sui thinks on the woodbines
that cover land friends.
The bower where he sat with wife, children
The day spring of youth still unclouded by
sorrow,
Alone onisself for enjoyment depends;
But dreary's the twilight of aye, If it borrow
No warmth from the smile of wife, children
and friends.
Let the breath OF renoan ever freshen and
nourish
The laurel which DER her dead favorite bends !;
O'er him wave the willow which only can
flourish, and friends.
when dewed with the tears of VIE, children
Let us drink-for my song growing graver s
graver,
Tosubjects too solemn insehsibly tends:
Let US drink pledge me nigh love and beau.
t. will favour friends.
The glass wnich we all 20 wife, children and
And if in the hope this fair country to plunder,
ANY tyrant o: Europe { invade US pretends
How his lesions will shrink when our arm'd
freemen thunder
The war song of Columbia--wife, children and
friends.
Unhappy difference bsteoeen 'Y5oas
and It's.
When first wed-what JOY what bliss
Twas then smile, and then kiss
'Ttrus, omnia viucit amor
But now, as Bet is fond OF brawls,
And children make a Thousand squalls,
IFS, omnia vincit clamor.
Kartiars Epigram o" Self Murder.
When all the Establishments of life are gone,
The Coward creeps to Death, the brave live on
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10

sexes. never saw any of them with
wells: and | was informed that it Is
the general practice of the Jewessesln
Jerusalem to 90 with their faces unco-
vered.-They are the only females
there who do 90. They seem particu-
larly liable to eruptive diseases, and
the want of children is as great heart
break to them now as it was in the
days of Sarah.
In passing up to the synagogue, l
was particularly struck with the mean
and wretched appearance Of the houses
on both sides of the streets, as well as
the poverty of their inhabitants. Some
of the old men and old women had
more withered and hungry aspects than
any of our race ever saw, with the ex-
ception of the vAned danes at Cor.
now, in the Egyp,iau Thebes, who
might have sat in stony fields as PIC.
ture of the famine the year after the
flood. The sight of a poor Jew in Je'
rusalem. has something in it peculiar
ly affecting. The hearts of this won
uefIuI people, III "
roam. still turn to this as the city OF
their promised reot They take plea
sure in her ruins, and would lick the
very dust for her sake. Jerusalem Is
the centre around which the exiled sons
of judah build, 10 siry dreams, the
mansions of their future greatness, In
whatever part Of the world he may
live, the hearts desire OF "a Jew, when
gathered to his fathers, Is to be buried
in Observation-Disclosures they return
from Spain and Portugal, from Egypt
and Barbary, and other countries, a.
mong which they have been scattered !:
and when, after all their iongings, and
all their struggles up the sleeps OF lite,
we see them poor, and blind, and ma.
ked, in the streets OF their once happy
Zion. we must have cold heart to re-
main untouched by their sutferings,
without uttering prayer, that the
light of a reconc led countenance would
shine on the darkness of judah, and the
day star of Bethlehem would arise IN
their hearts,
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
DRY GOODS 4:
Consisting in part, Of

Consisting in part, Of
Cloths and cassimeres
Summer and Priests cloths
Cambria, jackoBet and null musllns
Plain and figured book ditto
Book muslin handkerchief
Fancy, white and figured Ma!seIlles
Bordered vest shapes -. ,
Cord g. blk bombazines livery cheap
Black worsted do for coats)
Black l. blue twilled bOmhazelies
Figured ditto
Cambria ginghams, searsucker ditto
Real blue and yellow searsuckers
Wellington stripes s. cotton cashmere
Linen and cotton driilings (white and
cololed) some very fine
Irish linens and lawns
Linen cambrics, do do bandkerchiefs
Tamboured cap patterns
leila and satin gauze hdkls
Black love shawls
Real nerno sbawls and hdkfs
Imitation ditto ditto
Silk aud tsbby yelvets
Shoe ribbons and gallOons
Elegant fancy ribbons
Black, green and white gausa
Figured and plain silks
Best black Italian lu,estring
English and French, black and white
and colored kid gloves
Aliens, Woodstock and beaver ditto
Black Il white Eng. silk hose Cheap
Raw silk do
Ribbed silk half hose
Mems Irish thread ditto
Black ingram cotton do
Slate and white do
Burlaps, osnaburgs, white hcklen-
burgs and droghedas
Spool, sewing and llcss cotton
Knitting ditto
Tapes. pins, Heming's best needles,
mo imitation)
general assortment Of Domes''cs
II which, have been selected with care
nd will be sold low for CASH.
4tb mo 9Gth bt
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10

tourt closed on Monday last, and result
ed as follows:
FOR CONGRESS.
Dr.. Floyd, 1873
FOR TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Gen Jas. Breckenridge, lie
Allen Taylor, Esq 40
The Hera!t OF the Valley, the paper
printed at FIncastle, Bofetourt county
from which we derive the above intorma-
ton, contains the following
Each of the candidates addressed the
people, and declared the course they
meant To pursue the motive which ac-
tuatei those for the General Assembly,
appeared to be the opening OF the James
river through the mountains.
CDR. Floyd, who was not opposed, a
vowed his Intentions very frank y; he
said, he considered tue Office OF repre-
sentative OF the people, one OF the great
est 10 tins republic I; That hs was satisfied
In his own conscience, that be had return
ed to them unimpaIred the power which
they hsd placed 10 his hands; he said the
choice for members 10 the next congress,
should be made with all possible caution,
as 1t was possible from circumstances al.
would deyOIre on the house OF represent
tatiyes, misfortune to be depiored by all
good men, as II would take it out of the
hands OF the people, and place il in the
bands OF few men. This he demonstra>
ted by stating that the small states OF De-
iaware, Rhode Island, and others that
sent bat one representative, would have
as much influence as the state of Virginia
that sends twenty two. He said il this
misfortune did befal our country, he
would not vote for John Quincy Adams,
and these were his reasons Adams had,
be said, pursued policy injurious 10 the
Southern and SLAVE HOLDING States,
inasmuch as he had conCludedta treaty of
commerce with France which allowed a
tonnage duty of Three Dollars and some
cents per ton, to-be imposed on vessels,
instead OF on the value OF the cargo, which
was ruinOus to the States OF the South, be
cause French ship might be loading with
silks bring here very valuable car
go, the duty on which would be but small,
as tour thousand dollars worth of silks
would not make more than one tor so far
u was to the disadvantage of The whole
Union, as The exports from this country
were bulky and not so dear; the states
from the North, for instance, would only
export such things as Potash which was
dear, and required no more tax by way of
duty than would the cotton and tobacco
OF the South, which would require three
dollars and some cents, tor every eighty
dollars worth exported to France. But
his grand objection to Adams was,
his having coded to Spsiu the province of
Texas. a territory which would have made
1.-TWO SLAVE HOLDING STATES"
and the taking IN lieu thereof the Flori-
6as, by which treaty, the Soaitern interest
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
HOPPE,

Ia the last thing that diethin man: and
tho it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it
is Of this coed uss to US, that, while we
are travelling thro' this life, it conducts
us an easier and more pleasant way to
our journeys end,
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
ECONOMY.

He that is taught to live upon little.
owes more to bic fathers wisdom, than
he that has great deal left him. does
to his fathers care.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
Mahogany.

THE subscriber has just received
l. cargo of Mahogany of sopeerlor qua r,
ity. A good portion is OF handsome cue ,hs
and shaded GOOD, and will be sold on ,n as
mos, reasonable terms for CASH, or n0'e,
that will discount, either in the log, or OF
sawed into boards Of any description. O ;,s-
ders will be thankfully received ana IS' .nn
fully executed, on application TO Hdr'''"'
Bradley, or cc,,o,r,r1D.
b.. Who has tor rent a handsoa'.
I'm two story brick house, the rom .
HsSSl store, on King street, in "a pIesss"d,
E and healthy situation and s0oN
stand Tor business. al !
april le '""'
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
Bank of Potomac, !

May 3, 1888 }
NOTICE is hereby given the s'ocs ,
~ holders OF the Bank OF Potomac 'na.
a dividend OF 81 per oent, for the last u.
months has been declared. which viii %
paid them on "Wednesday, 7th inst
By order of the President T. Directors
c. PAGE, Cashier.
may 8
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
GEORGE S. HOUGH

VJAS received and is now opening bis
IL spring assortment of fancy and staple
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
Something New |!

ENATE g. fortune have combined TO reu.
Il der this establishment the certain Sc
curity of good luck to those adventures
who nay embark their money in chance.
10 the several lotteries now presented lc
them for patronage and support. The i'm.
mortal Washington certainly deserves The
trophy of a monument, and The tame Of
Maryland founded upon her glorious &c.
fence of Fort McHeury, ought 10 insure
the admiration OF the respective states, {;
well as TO induce the citizens of each TO Co
all in their power TO promote lis prosper.
ty and welfare. IL is under those circuu.
stances confidently hoped, that our town
and neighborIng counties will not lack of
that energy and liberaliiy which Sc dis.
linguisbedy marked them, bot like true
Virginians assist in giving CELEBRITY to The
father oil bis country, aud at the same time
afford pecuniary aid to sister state.
First lottery to be drawn in Baltimore
is the W.4SfILNGTON MONUMENT
LOTTERY. 9th class. View the splen,
did scheme. The following are the uu-
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
PRICES ANpw WAGES OF ANTIQUITY.

PRICES AND WAGES OF ANTIQUITY.
In the time of Scion, an OK was sold
at Athens for five drachm, as we learn
from Plutareh, 10 the Life OF Scion.
a hog, in the time Of Aristophanes,
was worth three drachma, as appears
from one of his comedies, called the
Peace. A drac hma, according to Ar
buthnot, was equal to 3 I'D OF our mo'
ney. A hundred drachma made mi
ma. or Is Is I'd. In the time OF Scion,
corn was reckoned at a drachma the
medimnus, or 4s cd per quarter. In
the time of Demosthenes, was much
higher, at five drachma the medimnus,
which makes it u % z Sid per quar-
ter. In Solou's time, the price OF
sheep was Z Sad. A soldiers pay was
drachma. The yearly salary OF a
common schoolmaster at Athens, was q
NINA. In the early times Of the repub
lie. five hundred drachma were thought
a competent fortune for o gentlewoman,
N6 2s lid. To Aristides's two daugh-
,ers the Atheniaps gave three thou.
sand drachma, l9G Us Cd. The arts
and sciences were rated very high;
and though the price Of seat in the
theatre was no more than two obol',
or 9 I'D, yet the performers were re.
warded magnificently. When Ame-
beus sang in the theatre OF Athens, his
pay per diem was a talent.
A young gentleman and lady hap
pened one sunday to set IN the same
pew; during the course of the sermon,
the youth reaa something in the eyes
of the fair, which made much deeper
impression OIL his soul, than the pious
lecture Of the parson as love is seldom
at loss for an expedient, he presented
her with the following verse in the Sec
ond epistie Of John: And now | be-
seech thee, Lady. not as though L
wrote a commandment unto thee, but
that which he had from the beginning,
that we love one another :" After peru
sal, she in answer opened at the first
chapter in Ruth and 10th verse;" And
Ruth said, entreat me not to eavethee,
or to return from following after thee,
for whittier thou goest will go; and
whittier thou lodgest | will lodge:
thy people shall be my people, thy God
nv God" Thus was the treaty pro-
posed which in little time was fully
ratified by the parson.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

The'eIection for the county OF Bote.
tourt closed on Monday last, and result
ed as follows:
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10

lnerous capital prizes, VIZ.
10000 Dollars 1000 Dollars
10000 Dollars 1000 Dollars
10000 Dollars 1000 Dollars
5000 Dollars 1000 Dollars
5000 Dollars 1000 Dollars
1900 Dollars 1000 Dollars
1900 Dollars 1000 Dollars
1900 Dollars 1000 Dollars
&c. sc. Not two blanks 10 prize, and
the whole lottery to be completed in si1.
teen draaO,ngs only, under the superlnten-
deDce OF The commissioners appointed by
the governor and council.
Hhols Tickets DO Quarters ~
Halves S Eighths 1t
To be had in the greatest variety OF NUM-
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10

Martiafs Epigram o" Self Murder.
When all the Establishments of life are gone,
The Coward creeps to Death, the brave live on.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10
Unhappy difference betDes" '7Ipa
md IT'S.

Unu ltS.
When first wed-what joy what bliss
Twas then smile, and then kiss
Ttrus, omnia viucit amor
But now, as Bet Is fond OF brawls,
And children make Thousand squalls,
lis, omnia vincit clamor.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-10

When the blaek-lettered list to the gods were
nresented--