Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-06
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TUESDAY. JANUARY 6, 1874
Greek Cause
PERiCLEAN SOCIETY,
TowN Hall, JAN. 3, 1924.

AZ meeting Of this society, held at the
Town Hall, on the I'D Of January, 1924, the
folio wing preamble and resolutions were pre-
scented, and Unanimously adopted:
Where's the Greeks are the descendants Of
those illustrious Statesmen, Philosophers,
Orators, Poets, Historians, Artists, and Com.
manders; who. by their writings, works, and
actions, have conferred immortal honor on
themselves, and TO whom the world is So large.
~ indebted for freedom, civiliz alton, and the
arts And whereas they ara now governed by
the same spirit of valor. Independence and
justice. which animated the bosoms of Artist.
des. Pericles, and Epaminondes and in their
heroic struggles to, liberty, have to encounter
the whole Undivided power ofthe Ottoman En-
pire:-Undss standing from the severe oppres-
sion. under which they have labored for ages.
that they are destt te of those means of de-
fence, whicn would enable them to effect, in
reasonable time. the accomplishment of their
wishes And this society having agreed to ce-
lobrate the tld Of February next. "a day, con
seer ated in the sympathies OF mankind by the
birth Of the illustrious Washington by the
delivery Of an grafton. to be pronounced BY on.
Of its members And considering It a suitable
period for the collection Of funds, to aid the
cause Of the Greeks; therefore, tits
8esoired, That an appeal be made BY the
orator to the citizens in favor OF the brave and
suffering Greeks: and that q collection be Ia
ken up, the proceeds Of which are to be sp-
piled to the assistance OF that virtuous and he
roic people, $500.
Reso,red, That the Treasurer, Robert +
White. Esq. is hereby authorised to transmit
The FUNDS collected on the BED Of February
next, and oil funds hereafter collected, to the
Treasurer OF the" Greek Fund" in the city of
New York.
Resolved, That the Committee of Arrange.
rnsnts wait on the commanding officers of the
military companies ofthe town, and respect.
fully invite them to join US in procession on
that day!
Ordered. That these proceedings be pub.
iished in oil the newspapers ofthe District.
J. +. RAMSAY. President.
WIN. A. MeREA, Sec
Jones E. Heath, Esq. was on Friday
last reelected Auditor of The state of WI.
ginis.
Letters from Gibraltar to Nov 7, men
tions thai French squadron bad sailed for
Mahon. &c. to demand, in tha name Of
Ferdinand, the surrender Of The Balearic
Islands; and also The death OF Torn,snd
Stith, esq. Of Virginia, the United State.
Consul at 1unis. The Ontario was left
that The officers might superinlsnd bi. H.
neral at Gibraltar, Bos Cen.
The Greek spirit appears to pervade all
ranks and societies. We notice an adver.
tisement by barber and hair dresser al
New York, who offers to dress heads and
smooth chlns for the benefit oil the Greeks
from the first to the 9th January.
However trihing may be The individual
sums by this and other means obtained,
the aggregate, will. we venture 10 predict,
be honorable to the literal,ly Of our coun
try. Fed. Rep.
A halter in New York advertises that he
will give, in aid Of the Greek fund, IS cts.
on every hat OF new fashion which be shall
sell for the three ensuing months ID.
A Comet is visible from 4 to 6 O'Clock
in the morning; at s O'Clock it bears lit
lie to the north OF east. al an angle OF a.
bout 80 degrees from the horizon. and ap.
pears 10. move with great rapidly Il ap.
pears to be situated near The two principal
stars in the head of the Serpent.
II is presumed 1t is The same which was
visible in England about two months sg..
We understand that Col George M.
Brooke has received orders from the War
Department 10 remove from CAM nmert
Clinch, near Pensacola. with four c,u-
panies. to establish neD post a. Tampa,
East Florida.1 This will be The mos,
southern post 10 the United States. Eng.
COLOMBIA.
The government Of this Republic is
likely TO have . more extensive and ex.
psnsive Foreign Intercourse to maintain,
thao that Of the United States. We have
seen decree OF that government, fixing
The salaries Of its diplomatic funct,oDaries.
Ministers Plen'po'entiafy to European
powers are t. receive ten thousand dollars
each. Secretaries OF Legation two thou
sand Eve hundred dollars each: two Sub.
Secretaries to each Legation, one at 1900
dollars the other at l4OO do ars per an-
nun; SIX supernumerary oh rs to each