Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-06-05
ALEXANDRIA,
SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 8.

SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 8.
A Board Of Surveyors has already been
| formed by the Secretary OF War, under Inc
direction OF the President. TO make sur
vey for tbe Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
General Bernard, Captain Pou.sin, and
Mr. Sbriver, constitute the Board. they
will be assisted BY others.
| WASHINGTON June 3.-The Board OF
| Claims under The article of the Treaty OF
| Client respecting the restoration OF Slaves
| carried out OF the country after the close
| of the late war, was TO have assembled
here on Tuesday Mr. Cksvss and Mr..
SsawsH, the American Commissioning, at.
tended accordingly but the British Com
missioner not being ready to proceed m
the prosecution of the business OF the
Board. an adjournment took place to the
| 28th instant. V0t. INT.
WONDERS.
On The 9Th OF December, 1899, in the
House OF Representatives OF the United
States, William H. Harrison presented
his credentials as delegate from the
North Western Territory Tba. terrific.
ry' is now divided mic the stales OF Ohio,
Indiana. ami Illinois and the territory OF
Michigan, and there is a vast tract OF land
north west or north of those s,ales oul OF
which other states will be formed in te~
years-and the present population OF The
district then repres- nted BY Mr.. Harrison
asa delegate, is about one million, and
l. har md doll TO
TO the House Of Representatives OF the u,
States.
A Colombian cruizer was lying Of The
bar at the mouth OF the Mississippi and
and the Louisiana Advertiser states, that
"she boards every vessel Of certain des
cription, that passes Ii, adds that Jour-
nal, this account be true, our Navy De-
partment should look into il Our com
merce with The Mexican provinces is adj
vantageou. to the United States. and holds
out inducements to cruizers to interrupt it
We should not be surprised to find that
this cruizer is in search of the little Mexi.
can feet of merchantmen that is bosrly
10 ked to"
Liverpool Ware by 1cay Of Utica.
We learn that since the completion Of
the canals. some of the enterprisIng crock
cry merchants OF Utica have transmitted
their orders directly TO the manufacturers
in Liverpool and consignment OF htty
packages has already arrived, without land
carriage, or even having been landed be.
tween the two ports OF Liverpool and Uti-
ca One cr,ie of elegant blue dinner sets
has been received. adorned with devices
prepared a. Utica, and inscriptions com.
mrmorativp of The meetings. OF the wa.
ters," an6 bearing honorable testimony TO
the patriotic exertions of Governor CLIN.
TON in commencing and accomplishing the
great work which will enable the mer.
chants OF Utica. Buffalo and Detroit, to
become their own importers whenever they
please box OF this ware, we are pleas.
ed to learn, has been sent from Utica asa
compliment to Governor Clinton, who is
now in this city, which reached here it,
The steamboat on Friday morning
Nev York Commercial yadv.
ST.. Louis, May 3.-Rumor, with her
hundred tongues is busy in proclaiming
the existence OF Silver Niue 10 this
neighborbood. Land on which the ore is
iouDd, has been entered within few days,
to the amount of about 100 acres. We
shall certainly be am ong those who rejoice
al the discovery, IL il be ascertained that
this mine can be worked with profit Ia
the mean time, we may reflect, that as the
old proverb, that all is mol gold that gis-
tens has been held true from The begin.
ming: so it may be said, with equal truth,
that all ore does not contain silver, though
some shining substance may be extracted
from it by means OF fire.
Whatever may b., it is certain that I'm
Gle Sam has pocketed some 1000 dollars,
by tue sudden sale Of land that is really
execrabIe for the ordinary purposes OF ag-
riculture. Republican.
LORD BYRON.
Capt. Edes, of the ship Sally Ann, ar.
rived at Boston in SO days from Smyrna,
states, tina, al the time be sailed, March
6,) report had reached there that Lord
Byron, at the head OF 10000 men, was ad.
vancing on Palras.'
A MERMAID
Mr D. s. Dodge. Of New York, passen.
ger in the brig Otter, arrived at this port
yesterday from Manila, has 10 bis posses.
sion Mermaid brought from the Coast Of
Japan Persons who have seen this new
conner, say that its appearance CORES.
annds " ifh tho dascrjntion gwen Of this