Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-09

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264 per Dbl. of Flour p.8l.s
A Few articles of Agricultural jmnls.
men's pay only 81 per Ct. These duti.s
are payable on about the 2.3ds current y,
lue 10 this market, of the respective good.
On Exports it affects principally.
Sugar, from which it takes Al per CT Of.
/ per ct. formerly paid.
yMolasses. from which il takes 8 dollars
60 per hhd. of, 8 dollars IS els. formerly
paid.
Coffee will pay s3 cts. per quintal or
Tobacco will pay dollar do do
War, White, will pay Dc Is do do
A Spanish Consular Certificate TO eoek
Invo,ce is particularly required-tour
months from LIST. inst. are given 10 crcu.
late this information, ere this requisite
will be vigorously enforced: the want Of il
after that period will, we presume, as in
Havana, incur an addition of 10 per CT on
the duties.
A true ind correct ManJ:st of each YES,
seI's cargo is also required (before CON,
munIcaion with the shore under heavy
penalties: with the same object a. above.
and for the same period. Post. Entries will
be allowed. We recommend due atlen.
ton in presenting correct statement of
cargoes, as The measures adopted 10 pre-
vent contraband will effectually check, Or
rather entirely suppress it.
The advantages this port will now en-,
10Y are considerable, besides meliora-
tiou in the administration OF the customs,
our exports are yearly increasing; The crop
OF Coffee this season will be double thai OF
1929. The value OF imports by no means
equals that OF exports, this enables US 10
give employment to a number Of vessels
which come bere in ballast or with little
funds. The low price OF our produce will
otter, we trust, objects Of speculation. more
particularly when Doubloons will be re.
ceived here at II dollars, which we ants
cipate will shortly be he case
As The early departure u the Susan does
not allow US time to make this conmuni.
cation generally 10 our friends, we beg
you will, as We bsve referred many to you,
give them every information you possess
From the Chester Upland Union, NoV. 2.
On Saturday morning last, about len
O'Clock, Judge Darlington pronounced lhs
follow ing sentence Of death upon Michael
otherwise called James WsiIing'
ton.
You have been convicted Of The crime
of murder in the first degree, Tor which
the punishment prescribed by our law IS
death.
Have you any thing TO say, why seq.
tence OF death should not now be passed
upon you? There the prisoner remarked
that if be was hung be died an innocent
man.
You have been indicted IOr one OF tho
highest crimes that can be commllteda'
gainst society, for wickedly numbering
peaceable, unoffending citizen, uudercIr-
cumalanCes OF atrocity and cruelty rarely
paralIeied. and that too in The perpetra'
ton OF daring and felonlous outrage upoa
bis habitation and properry-an upTIgtE
and ,mpartIa jury have patiently listened
to all the evidence Tor and against you, anu
you have bad all the assistance that The To-
dustry, talents and perseverance oil aO'e
counsel could afford you-,wth all lOes
advantages, alas your guilt has beeo 0D
too apparent, End all the circumstances -
the boirid deed have been so satisfactory
ests bfsbed az not 10 leave the sbado~ o@
reasonable doubt.
Under soch circumstances, let me assure
you that all hopes OF pardon from me eSt'
Cutive Will be mischieyous aud lllnso'1,
and only tend to abstract your m'Oo HO~
the great woIk oil preparation Tor your On
fui change. :. II,
You have but short lime 10 i've snasS
great work to accomplish, even TO seen =
possible reconcilement with an oflenueU
God. r.s
Let me exhort you to avail yourseil o.
every aid which it may please the hIli'sn
~ in his infinite mercy to afford you' W
become awakened TO toe awIulness OF yop.
situation, acquainted With the sIn'ul"e m,
of your heart, aud The enormi'y Oh yOa
crimes. Let your soul be poured ou'
prayer TO bIm, that you a'ay eSpef''" ~
that sincere and heartfelt repentance ,Sr
which TO ground hope that through 'pi
merits OF blessed Saviour the dooi' "
mercy may yet be opened TO you x;bos
The sentence which the lay Prescih1GCb
for murder in the first degree, sno WIN
the court do now award and Judge, Is 81 The
That you be taken from beOcs y Ir OH
iaiI of The county Of Delaware n 'bS
whence you came, and from thence :. 10 os ,e
place of execution, and there TO De na"s
by The neck until you are dead; Anu a mc;
God OF his infinite goodness have m''"
Oh your soul
AT the last Session of the Vernon ~,
o;sla,ure resolution was passed dheGyDS
tbe Secretary OF State to ascertain, nD,
MANY Deaf and Dumb persons we're ie''a
inp IN that State. -Agreeably to ina' isI 10
iuiion the Secretary bias reported thai , "~
has received returns from only forty sew"
T., ,h.ca thapp are SeUCWY w.