Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-09

WINFIELD SCorT and Suite, in that city
the evening previous, from New Orleans,
OH their May to Pensacola.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
New YORK, March 5-In the Supreme
Court of the U. States. on Tuesday
Mr. Chief Justice Marshall, delivered the
opinion OF the Court in the case OF Glib
bons against Ogden. Decree OF the Court
of Errors OF the state OF N. York reversed.
This decision. deprives the Fulton Com
pany of the exclusive right OF navigating
by steam YES els the waters TO and from
this stale, and il seems 10 be inferred that
it also goes so far as to interfere with the
right hitherto eaioyed by that Company of
The exclusive navigation Of the North Ri
yer by steam bozts.
Captain Seaman, OF the schnr. William
B yard, arrived on Monday from Havana,
reports that be conversed with four Aae-
rican seamen, at the American Consul's
Office, the day he sailed. They came there
for assistance. He was informed by them,
that they belonged to an American brig,
of and from an Eastern port, bound to
Mexico. The name Of the brig, and the
port she was from, he does not recolect.
They stated that they had been captured
by piraiical boat between Iucatan and
Campeachy. The crew were lmme diate.
ly put below, and kept there some time;
after coming on deck, the pirates inferm-
ed them, that they bad put the captain,
mate and supercsrgo into the long boat e.
set theta adriit. The pirate. made sail in
the brig, and stood to the eastward; they
were detained on board the brig three
days, aud were then put on board Span
ish schooner, and arrived in Havana Two
days previous to captain Seaman's sailing.
The DAY captain S sailed the U. S.
schr. Terrier, sailed in pursuit Of pirate.
QuEBsc, Feb. l9.-lt is said that the
Commissioners appointed TO run the line
upwards between the United States and
The Canadas, from lat. 40 degs near st.
Regis, decided that Notwithstanding some
change OF property, such as Barnbarts' isl.
ands, and perhaps other islands, it should
be optional to the subjects OF either cOun-
try, as matter Of right, to use the Navi-
cation OF the River ST. Lawrence upon eli.
iher side, as the same might be consider
ed safest aud best. Such caveat as this
would certainly occur TO men of even very
ordinary experience, as a necessary pre-.
caution. The st. Lawrence, and other
great rivers, sometimes by deepening their
beds 10 particular places change the course
oil the waters, and channels natigable and
sale may, in the space OF q lew years, be.
come TOO shallow. II is a known fact that
the depth OF water in the channel between
B.rnharl's Island and the Cornwall shore,
has diminished considerably within the
last Gu years.
The Trenton, IN. J.) Federalist, OF
Monday sevennight says, that strange a
Dlmal has recently appeared 10 that neigh
borhOod, which has excited the curiosity
OF many, and some alarm. His size is that
OF large dog. color brown, with long tail:
flies " ith great feetness at The approach Of
man. His head is in form Of cats, and
his track upon the snow does not resemble
that OF any animal known here. Is sup.
posed to have killed and eaten sheep
keeps mostly 10 the open fields; be does
moi leap fences, but clims over as If going
up stairs: the hunters have not been able
with good horses to overtake him, and the
dogs keep at a very respectful distance in
chase. When he stops and looks round,
they stop also.
From the Philadelphia U. S. Gazette.
There is scarcely session OF the Gene.
raj Court of Massachusetts,, that does not
alter the names OF some sixty or seventy
persons, males and females. old and
young. 10 the statement of the acts OF
the last session Of the Massachusetts, Lee
gislature there is one, authorising about
sixty persons ~ assume new name. Some
OF which may Be con :idered rather fans
tsstical There was one person who
tore the good, everyday name OF John }.
Sleeper-really = quiet sort OF an appel
lation, be forsoOta nust answer TO the
more sonorous name Of Romance Waru,ck
Montgomery. Another person named Di-
val. Chats rili name. is to be called
Wilder. This sweeping act affects whole
families. Thus we notice family by
the name Of Tarbox, is 10 be called Thorn.
dixie, another has had its name changed
iron Clev-rly to Coulridge.
Good den Sir Richard. ADd j your
name be Dick, I'll call you Harry"