Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-05
ALEXANDRIA,,
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGiJSr

Suue
However, its proper thai in time Of ,sc,
rity we should prepare for the hour of a..
ger-ws know not bow soon The fell A.
stroyer' may come among US and tom
mence bis-ravages. Other seaport c;rs
have adopted the proper precautions
measures to secure themselves, but ~
have yet remained inactive. Ii is bo,.s
a quarantine will be established ere Inn.
various reasons might be given wbv ,b ~
should be done, but we con,en: our,ev..
With barely calling the attention of Gu, f.
low citizens to the subject.
Accounts from the country contiDus.h
mention the excellent state of 1.-THE Croo.
The ground has NOW become SO we'll ,,'n
rated, that even drought would no, IN
jure the corn 10 any extent; and lsv
more rains will cause the greatest e,usc
tations of the farmer to be realized,
There is likely to be this year lao s,,,
sessions of the different legislatures, IN
Tenne ssee, the electoral law authorize,
the voters 10 meet a month earlier than i
required by the constitution Of The United
States. Hence she will either have n
lose her Just weight in the electoral co.,
lege. or incur the expense of anothe. se,.
SION.
We sincerely regret that the motion Of
BIZ. Fnzbugh, made in the Jackson con,
veution at Fredericksburg, did not sue.
coed. 1t would have been lbe means Of
producing unaniuity among The friends q
Messrs. Adams, Jackson and Clay, and
thus rendering The chance Of The caucv,
candidate doubtiuI, if not hopeless, Al,
is, howsver, the work goes On bTaveIy,'
A meeting OF the lrieDis OF MIR. Adams bs,
been held at Fau9uler Court. House and
delegates are to be appointed to attend tbs
general convention at Charlottesville, We
also perceive that meeting will be heId
al Lynchburg, composed Of the friends Of
the same gentleman.
AT meeting Of The stockholders Of lh
Potomac Company al h. Clsgeu's, ina
lexandris, on the I'd day of Aug. 1924,
the following gentlemen were elected 10
manage the affairs OF the Company for ID.
ensuing year.
John Mason, Presidents Jonah Tbonp.
son, Glenn. Smith, John Laird, John c.
Vowel, Directors; James Moore, junior,
Treasurer.
CONVENTION WITH RUSSIA.
WAsHINeTos, Aug. 3-Mr. Lucius Bull
Who arrived in this city few days ago, was
the bearer of dispatches from our MIMI
ter at st. Petersburgh. BY these, it appear
that a Convention was concluded on IN
5th=l7th April last, between MIR. Middleton,
on the part of the United States, and CouO'
Nesselrode and Mr.. Politica on the part u
Russia. We understand that the ConVent'H
consists of six articles, in which all the p0ha
in dispute between the two governments az
adjusted, in manner the most honorable '
aovanta geous to this country.
The lst article authorizes the tree naVlsaS'
of the Pacific Ocean, BY both parties, and !"
cognizes the right of fishing, and Of Iah0";
on all points of the West Coast not ALREADY W
eupied, in OF der to trade with the aoongins''
Cd articles provides, that the cltiae"
subject, of neither country shall land az po"J
occupied by either, without the PerIl'''''"
the Governor or Commandant. -,
Sd article fixes the boundary line %
north OF which the United Statea are Nv
form establishments, and south OF when H''
sia cannot advance. =, ..r
Sd article allows free entrance, TO oO'' =.
ties, for ten years, into all gulPns, na,' .1i
&c. of each, for the purpose oil fi'HH'S
trading with the natives. ,ol
9Th article interdicts trade in fire arms
liquors; and provides that violations Oh '';' n,
ticle shall be punished, not by SEIZURE u hr
vessel, bot by penalties. TO he preserve Sub
each government, on It's own ci''IsH' V
jects. .,h. r,.if,s
9th. This article prescribes that the l~ 'ont,
ton shall be exchanged within 'sn n''
from the date OF the treaty.
This Convention may be regarotu .pi.o,ut
coud sisnal effect of the manly and in"'P Sam
ent Message OF our President to the NV ,,f
gress.- If the Emperor Alexander naa Of IN he
to oar own governmental fix the terms W. i"
treaty. it could not more completely ~" w.. ,on
cured all our interests IN the Paclhs' "'.;d,raI
graduate the country upon this lie" h;rb BIZ
Of the excellence of the system W.T." ,s,for.
been pursued by our present A'n'n, ,,a,,cL
The President of the United e'a's' ~ b.
to this city on Friday last.
The Secretary of the Navy leaves Nth %
ington this morning, in company nupe
members of the Navy Board, tor ID" V.rrds III
of inspecting, in person, the Navy ,l,di