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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-16
THE WEST.

an eTtfect front tie Koskaskia Ill. Adrocote
In our Western CLINE. where we
breathe the aic of independence; where
we are no, subject to the caprice of Gus.
tom, oc the restraints of dandyiSm,, &C
tar troh degeneraring. we are daily
progress'ng in the career Of all that il
manly and noble.
Wat are the pocations and amuse.
ments of the iDhaoHant Of the West ?
They are all Of the manly kind. The
cbiet employment Is that OF agriculture
which Is the most ancient and the most
honorable that ever embraced the at
tentlon of mar. Besides, there is some
thing more elevated and sublime in it
than can attach to apy other vocation
Every year he beholds little creation
of his o@n; every year he can crafty
the visual organ with the view Of grain
fields, orchards. and pastures, wherein
horses and cattle are grazing: he has
but 10 stretch forth his band, and, as if
by magic, Cultivation puts forth her
beauties and entertainments.
Bot, what DO his amusements con.
sist of2 Not in pulling on pair of
beaver gloves, seizing silver headed
es"e ornameDted with profusion OF
'asseis. and strutting on the pavement
with precise and formal step. No, he
assumes the hnntisg dress of bucksk,u.
and, with rifle snt dog, explores the
rscesses of the fore,t, OF ranges the ex
tensive prairies in pursuit of the pan.
ther, the bear, the wolf, the deer. or
the turkey. and, when night overtak es
him, he is neither ahrmed nor uneasy.
ln moment a blazing fire is kindled,
that eheers the fores and disperses the
gloon of night; slice of yenison lie
then roasted before it, and a plentiful
supper is enjoyed, which is rendered
delicious by keen appetite. He then
stretches himsslf before the fire. and
reposes soundly till the morning. dawns
uniess. perchanee, he is disturbed BY
The howl the rowing wolf, allured by
the odour q his venison, or the scream
of the solitary panther, breaking on
nights DILL ear, which Is to him a.
music: he Instantly grasps the deadly
rifle, and Ills we'll if they do not pay
dear for thir uDmannerly visit.
A Jonrne ia not here preceded BY q
long routIn of shaking hands, siehs,
teafs, Motive minutes are sufficient to
prepare fsia journey to Santa Fe, Ca.
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MAcH1As. Sept. 9.

from our Correspondent al Lu6ec.
Last THURSDAY three boys tr"m TINS
place, in a snail boat went down the
river, near Cisco Bay Island, a fishing.
and after toilns all day caught about
twenty-five fsn, and coming home just
at nig', hadto pass his Br'tsnn'c Ma
jes'y's b igDo'terel, then laying at an.
chor IN Fryar's Bay commanded by
the Honorable or Right Honorable
Captain Hoare. who hailed the boat and
ordered Der 4lnng side, AND ordered the
young iaAds on hoard, then told them,
that they sooul8 keep them and the
boat-'hat thpy bad no right TO fish ID
his Msjes:y's waters. The boys then
demonstrating and begging for their
mackerel lines, they were ordered to
be sllen, or ,hey should be carried to
ST Jvhn They we're however kept on
board the . z al n,ghs, ADD The neXt
mornirg se shore on the Island ot
Campo Deiin and their boat and every
thing il her detained The ages of The
boys are seventeeU, fourteen and :hlr-
teen years The boat belonged to
Thomas Brown, Of this town, poor
and Industrious man. 90 Friday Mr.
Brown went to Saint A s.drews where
the brig Fhen lay. 20 see II re could get
his boat He went along vide of the
brig, bnt was not Suffered TO 90 on board,
and addressed himself TO the officer OF
the deck and informed him that ne was
tie owner of the boat which they had
taken with the boys-that he was poor
man he had Kent his son with ne
two otbe boys to catch few fish oeat
that be cid not live altogether at Lu-
bsc--that he worked at his trade on
Campo. Bello part of his sime-that
he was a British ubjsct-that be was
born and had lived the greatest part Of
his life in Nova Scoiia-that he had
the freedom of the City of St John,
Sc all which was communicated to the
honorable Captain Hoare-and his an
swer was returned that he should not
have the boat He then went on shore
TO The Collector and asked his inter fer
ence IN his behalf. The Collector in
formed him that the seizure of the boa
was not reported to the Custom House,
and that it was piracy if the Captain OF
tbs brig did not report it; but that it
was no use tor him TO interfere, that be
had been iBsulted that day by him.
The above disgracefol facts can be
proved by the osths Of Mr. Brown and
the boys. IN. Y. Msr. AdU.
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TIE GAZEyyEs
AND .iDV ERTI s e. r.
PUBLISHED
BY SAMUEL SNOWDEN,
At Eve dollars per annum.
.MEXlCo-laPoRTANr DECREE.

.MEXlC0-thP0RTANF DECREE.
The New York MercaDtie Advert iser
publishes the following decsse OF the Mex
lean Congress, recognising all the public
debts OF the Mexican government, howe>
yer contracted, or inter whatever system.
This act affords pledge 10 the world of
the permanency ei.lhe liberal and en'lght.
eued system of government which that
coun!ry has adopted. Bat. .fm.
8 The general Sovereign Constitution
al Congress OF the United States ot Mexi
co, wishing To shew testimony OF their
respect for public faith, and of their rigo.
Tous observance of the principles of jus
fice, to regulate and establish upon So
lid basis the credit, of the acknowledges
as toslows.
]. They recognise the amounts due up.
on all contracts made during the govern
,Denl OF the Viceroys oftbe Mexican Ma.
ton no to the l7th Sept. 1910.
g. Also the National debts proved to
have been contracted for the public ser
vice by those Governors recognised in the
Law OF Premiums. and also by such &c
Derals ss were acknowledged worthy OF
the public faith.
y. Inc 1NattOu dtSS dCkuOW iSGSS Nhc
debts contracted with the MeSican Peo-
pie by The Viceroys, frem the 18th Sep
tember, 1910, until. the entrance OF the
Mexican army into the capital, in cases
where the loans are proved not to have
been made voluntarily.
a. The Narion acknowledges all debts
for its service contracted ny ne lndepen-
dent Chiefs, from the moment of the De-
eiaration Of Indepen dence until the en-
trance of the army into the capital. Also
those OF the Liberating army until its oc.
eupatieD OF said city
5. The Nation finally acknowledges all
debts contracted by the Established Go.
vernors from the first epoch of lndepen-
dence, as mentioned in the preceding ar
ticle.
The Supreme Executive Power will
cause these presents to be known and dis
posed OF as necessary 10 their sulhlment,
and cause the same to be printed, PUB.
lished, aud circulated.
JOSE MARIANA MARIN, PIes't.
JeaE RAFAEL BERR0ACos, Dep. Sec'y.
DEmETRlus DEL CAsrILLA, do.
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trsctea the ,,ttion OF hundreds Of plant
ers and em;ants. The consequences
which must rslt from this purchase, are
evident 10 evs one who has had an OPP
portupity Of ,psonally noticing the elt,i'-
~ of the sal, ind who is capable OF Judg-
ing olthe vas advantages "nlcn y o.. ND
to 'heirapid sitting OF lhe ert''oiy' au -.
of the disadvantages which must arise from
its remaioiDgb property OF the Quapaws
Thousands hA flock to our Territory 'ne
moment Ines lands are brought 'n'o mar mar
iktt. A find ield for speculation proba-
bly, was never ofered 10 the enlerprls'ng
capitalist, OF more flattering prospect TO
The industrious lanter Euloglum on these
lands, to those who have viewed them
would be sup.ruous; those "ho have not
and who are teFous OF emigratlng to this
Territory, we you'd advise 10 visit them,
and Judge Tor Themselves
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ARRIVAL FRENCH sou.npo,

NoBFoLx. Sept. l3.-Arrlved IN Hsnn,
ton Roads on Friday last, His Most Cbr!s.
tan Maje.ty's ships OF war L'Eyluu, Can.
tain Clemondot, OF 80 guns; La J,qns.
dire, Capt. Dupolet, &c; and briganlins
L'.4nnIope, Capt. Maudit Duplessix, I6
under the command of Admiral Jurien /,
GravIere. This squadron is from Mar.
Unique, in ii days passage, and visit. on,
waters in order 10 avoid the equinocliaI
gales OF the West Indies. The Office,
and crew of the squadron are 10 good
Health.
We learn tina! all vas perfectly TRANQUIL
at Martinique al The time the sqadron ,aa
ed. Herald.
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TREATY WITH THE QuApAWs

Accounts from Arksnsaw state. that the
preliminaries of treaty with the Quapaw
Indians were settled by Mr.. Cri,tenden,
acting Governor on the 10Th July, by
which that Nation cedes to the Unite
States all their lands in that Territory,
with the exception of reservation near
The Red Bluffs, Of about len miles " de.
II this treaty should be confirmed by the
commissioners who may be appointed by
the President, and ratified by the Senate,
the United States will acquire tract of
land variously estimated to contain from
to to three millions of acres, very large
proportion OF which is as well adapted 10
the cultivation OF coiton, corn. &c as any
on the lace on the globe The fertility OF
these lands affords sure pledge that they
will settle with great rspidity. They have
long sttrsc'ed the attention OF emigFants;
and IN very few years after they shall be
brought into market, will contain popu
latlon OF several thousand souls
The Arkansaw Gazette considers the &C.
QUESTION OF these lands as most impor.
tant step tow ards the advancement of the
territory and its admission into the union
as an independent STATE These lands.
il remarks, in the possession of the Ia.
disns, have been check to emigration.
and dead weight 10 the prosperity oflhe
Territory Lying as they do, in he heart
of our Territory, on one OF the finest rivers
in the word, and inielsected in every di.
fection by streams susceptible OF nayiga.
ton at almost any season, and containing
also very large proportion o. the finest
cotton lands, they have very naturally al.
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,;eornia or the Pacific Ocean. Such
are the hardy inhabitants o. me foree',
'suoh are the children of the West.
The National Intelligencer publishes the
following extract oil a letter IRON gen
,leman at Bellbrook, in the State OF opio'
to his friend in Washing ton, dsled Angus
"a. giving vivid sketch OF q dis'IeSs,ns
,cene with an account OF successiu' al
tempt to resusitate a person sPpare"uy
killed by lightning, which may lpuuce u
Tiers hereafter placed IN Similar situations
TO use like exertlons:
Il have only time TO give you or'ei
,ketch of melancholy occurrence
which cook place on Friday last about
O'clock: A few minutes after mao
been seated in front room, with q
couple of strangers who had calico 1of
shelter during light shower OF RAM a
sharp flash Of lightning appeared, ac-
com panied with loud thunder, though
apparently al a distance. In TWO NIL
nutes alter a general tremendous biaze
appeared-to every one whose eyes
were towards the street, balls OF liquid
fire were seen falling on the esrth'
which, for moment, destroyed the
power OF vision. The explosion, who
was apparently at the same time WIN
! the fash, raised me quite erect. rear
ing The consequence, | ran to room IN
/ which my wife lay sick; on opening the
! door, my eyes we're blinded with smoke
and with strong sulphnrious vapor.-
Seeing no fire, | supposed the store was
struck, and that the gunpowder had ez-
ploded When got near the store, 1
was met by one crying 'yonder! yon-
der!' pointing towards the east END OF
the North porch. then turned my
course ana ran with my eyes elevated,
expecting every ate TO meet with CO.
lui. of IA me. until almos, trod upon
the llfeless body Of my son William.
! took him INSTANTLY in my arms, and ran
out from the smoke and dust which still
remained, TO the open air. turned op
his face to the rain for a moment, then
returned to the porch. Blessed be God,
who gave me thought and presence oil
miud! In less than ten minutes alter
the shock, had vein opened in each
of my son's arms, his feet and hands I'D
warm salt water. and bathed bis face
with mphorated spirits. The moment
of the application Of the last, he gave
some signs of returning life, when his
lungs gave faint heave for air, though
a, first WITHOUT effect 1t was IL or !
o'clock at night before his lungs were
Sufficiently inflated to give respiration
any thing like i's natural order. Do
ing ..his process no pea can describe
the mis-, r. which he endured tic ud
only be oppressed by the contortions of
his face and limbs, and his feeb at
empts to uster groans, But thanks be
to God, he is now so far recovered as
partly 10 exercise his resson, although
be is very weak and has generally a
high fever-a natural consequence Of
such case. The house is much shat
tered and torn: ths Kitchen utensils,
boards, and stones, hurled in every di.
rection.'
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CONVENTION OF 5 +. PETERSBURG.

SEPT. Is, 1874.
The Board under this Convention on
Saturday last, the I'm inst. unanimously
agreed upon and fixed the following aver.
ages To DE allowed As compensation for
each and every slave for whom lndemDi-
ication may be due under The said Con-
TentioD, VIZ.
For all Slaves taken from the State of
Louisiana, FIVE Hun ired and Eighty Dol
lars.
For a those AIKEN from the States of AL
ahama, Georgia, AMI South Carolina,
Three Hunire1 and Ninety Dollars
For all those iskea from Maryland, Vir-
gina, and all other States not ram,t as a.
Dove, Two Huudred ant Eighty Dollars.
Fbe two Commissioners Under The a
boRen med Convention, net this lay IN.
der he new Constitution Of the 3oari, "a
prescribed by The 81 article OF the Con-
vention: and notified the Secretary of
State that they are ready to receive and
proceed IN The examination OF the Dehni>
tive List whenever 1t may be submitted TO
them.
The Board then adjourned till Wednes-
day the 9Th December next, when, it the
Dehpitive List shall, in the mean time, be
Received, they will proceed 10 an exsmi-
nation of the claims which may be in
state OF preparation for hearing.
The Board has decided that the test.
mony of witnesses shall be received in
wiring, unless a personal examination
shall be required.
The Board has also decided that all az.
guments of the claimants, their agents, or
counsel, shall be 10 writing.
JAMES BAKER, Secrefarv.
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To the editor oflhe Virginia Herald.

10 the editor Of the Virginia Herald.
SIR very erroneous notions APP
pear to prevail in this part o. Virginia,
respecting the state of public aentiment
in the two CaroliDas and in Georgia,
with regard 10 the approaching Presi-
dental Election, the publication OF the
following extracts, from two communi
catiops--one from an eminent citizen
of North Caroline, and the other from
conspicuous member Of Congress,
from South Carolina, will have teri
dency to correct them, end will present
an authentic and accurate represents.
ton of the condition of popular feeling,
in those important, intelligent and pa.
troitie members Of the Union. The
character of Gen, Polk, and that of the
Hon. George McDutfie, their talents
and reputation, stamp their opinions
with the impress of authority aud the
value OF truth.
lam, Sir,
Your very ob't servant
A member Of The Jackson Central Camm1tte.
Extract OF letter from Gen VIM. Polk, of
Raleigh, N C.. dated August 10Th. 1924. to
the Chairman of the jackson Central Com.
mlttee OF Correspondence, in this place.
SIR have the honor to ackpow-
ledge the receipt Of the Address of the
Fredericksburg jackson Committee: az
also your letter Of the 18th instant.
fcia
Carolina, are highly gratified to learn
the existing interest which the General
has in Virginia. Of the measures adopt
cd to further it; together with the zeal
ardor and character that will support it.
Ispeak with certainty, when saw
that Gen jackson has six.tenths of the
people of this S; ale favorable to his q.
lection; and | verify beiive, that Mr.. A
dams has as good an interest as Nj.
Crawford: that Gen. jackson will be
returned by the Electoral College of
North Carolina, is beyond doubt.
Letters from our friends in South
Carolina assure US. that State will he
for jackson and Calhoun and in Geor.
gia. GOV CLARK is doing all and eyery
thing IN his power for the General. and
that the interest between him and Craw.
ford is nearly baIanced.'
Extract OF letter from the Hon. George Nc
Quite, OF Edgefeld, South Carolina. dated
sne Z'th OF August, 1872 4. to the Chairman
oitee jackson Central Committee of Cor
re'Pondence, in this place.
SIR There are no Committees of
Correrponsence organised in this State, !
'or the purpose of exchanging com.
manlcstions wishether parts Of The Z,
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Extract OF letter from an officer on bosri
tue United States ship Hornet, dated
Laguira, August %, 1924.
We arrived here the day betoTa
yesterday, all well. called upon tbs
Governor. iD company with Mr.. Lowry,
our Consul, and was treated with grestpo'
li'eness, An order had been recently it.
sued to prevent all foreign merchants from
opening their stores and counting houses,
but our Consul protested against such pro.
ceedings, and it has been revoked, ard
every thing seems 10 be going on snOoE
Col. Watts will leave ibis place 10 daYG
two tor Caracas. Commodore Daniels
left this place few days since, With about
5000 men, for Chagres, 10 co'opeps
with Bolivar, who has been recently de-
feated, but DOT taken. Ii is probable be
Colombians will succeed in taking tia:
post.
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WRECK.

The steam boat Potomac. on her ps.,
sage from Washington on Thursday nom.
ing last, saw soop sunk off the moulhd
Potomac river, about third of her mas,
above the water When passed by b,
steam boat Petersburg in The evening d
the same day, she was aaoat, and bel.
stern IN part out of water. H.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE, }
Washington, 18th Sept. 1924. {
NOTICE

wv L.
Citizens of the United States having
Claims, under the Treaty OF Cheat, for
slaves and other private property, taken
from them during the late war between
the United States and Great Britain, are
hereby notified, That the Defa,tsve list i,
required by the subjoined article of the
Convention of St Petersburg, will be LAID
before the Joint ComDission for ascertain
ing and determining the amount of such
Claims, at ITS next meeting, IA this City.
on the 9Th OF December, in the present
year; that such as have not already exhi.
bited their CLAWS, and the evidences of
them to this department, may do so oe.
tore that time.
ARTICLE III.
When the average value Of slaves shall
have been ascertsined and fixed, the two
commissioners shall constitute board for
the examination of the claims which are
ia he Submitted to them, and they shall
notify to the Secretary of State of the u
Rlte1 states. that they are ready to receive
dehnltive Ast of the slaves ana other prl-
vate property, for which the citizens of
the United States CLAIM iodemDiGcstiop:
II being understood and hereby sgeed iha t
the commission shall not take Coenizance
OF, nor receive, and tina, bis Britannia ma
Jesty shall not be reqired to make compen.
ssnon for any claims for private property
under the first article of the treaty of
Ghent, not contained in the said list And
his Britannia majesty hereby engages to
cause to be produced before the commits
sion, as material towards ascertaining
facts, all the evidence Of which his Males,
tvs government may be in possession, by
returns from his Majesty's officers OF other
wise, OF The number of slaves carried a.
way But the evidence so produced, or
its Effectiveness, shall not go in bar OF any
claim or claims which shall be otherwise
satisfactorily authenticated.
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pion, on the .usjecs Of the Presidents,
Election. Indeed, such is the upan,,m
" amongst all ranks of people hero
hat such eon uittees are deemed u ne
cessary. Jackson is the choice OF :.
least four.fittbs, and the remainder = -
nearly all ig favor of MIR. Adams. +
am happy 70 inform you that the Can.
Gus Candidate has not the slightest pros.
pect Of Obtaining even the countenspc.
of a respectable party in this State, 7
am sure there are not thousand no,
sons of all descriptions in his favor,
HEALTH OF NEW ORLEANS
Advices from New Orleans of The I'm
ult mention tina, the late pleasant ,n I
conforlsbI weather has not had the a an
licipated effect OF allaying the scknsa,
which had Commenced The interpeo,
in the Protestant cemetry, OF persons wbs
died of the yellow fever during The I.0,
week, has exceeded. fourfold, those of ,h.
like period preceding; and several ne,s
cases, some OF them OF the most maIia
nan, type, were reported yesterday, s..
veral of the physicians express fears t5..
the disease will soon become epidemic 1''
A letter dated at Point Coupe no.
New Orleans, on the 18th ult. states ,b,.
sMr Lewis, The celebrated musician ant
bis lady, were both lying dangerousy II
Two of their sons, the oldest and H.,
youngest, were buried last week The
parents have not yet been informed ~
their death. The other children have
been reD ored to the neighboring pIsnh'.
tons, wLeTe every attention is pajd IA
them, and they are conyalescent'.
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HEALTH OF CHARLESTON
On the 4lh inst the Charleston Bo,,1
OF Health reported three new cases Of vol,
low fever, & on the 5.h, ssDen new case.
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The Newbvryport Herald sta les, that
gentleman ~ Portland has in bis posse
sion the original aath of Allegiance, 4
minlstered by Gen. LIS Fsyeliee al a
bany, in March 1878, to Brigadler GeI'
raj Stark. The signature only is laD
Fayette's hand writing.
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The Alexandria Museum, ),

Is open in the forenoon from 10 e 10
clock, and irom 5 TO 5 O'Clock %''''
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It is stated in The Georgetown S. {. "
zette that the proprieiors of North Island
at The entrance of that harbor, conleon
plate changing its name to that oil La 70
yeue-it being the spot that first receive.
the loot OF that hero.
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The u. S. schr. Wild Cat, It. Com IL
care, arrived al Mstsnzas 18th Aug, and
said to have captured large plraIc'
boat.
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Emanuel Carracos, says the Charle.oIt
Courier. an italian by birth, a naIls e.,
LeghorD, died yesterday of The preSan nGD,
fever. He is The same man, who, upus'
the name OF John Roberts, while empV y
ed on board The steam boat Colombia. 20 70
heroicalIy hszarded bis own Ille' 10 ne
that of telIow.beng, a seaman u G,a,,
ship Camilus. as mentioned 10 Inc Go 1',>
er of the Cd ut. Such lneritoTIous cg'' ',H
tiers, the real Mobiles of Nature, 'll" ~.
not descend into the grave without P S,.
ing remark. II affords Us pleasure, ' a',,o4
fore to add, that his warm hesrIea,s ,lior
lry,nen, uniting with others OF 'helf zen coa.
citizens, omitted nothing whIcn cco.4 soi
tribute to bis comfort while hs'l'S' r.,
paid the last rites OF respect 10 10
mains, when no more. -s<