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The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-22

EXTRACT OF letter, dated Buenos Ayres,
Jan. :"The last sale of -four, was the
cargo OF the Gen. Smith, g 900 barrels,
at $40 on board. This is now the mar.
ket price. The first wheat has been col
iected; looks we'll. On the Monte video
side the harvest is said to be good, and
likely to produce nearly sufficient for the
consumption.
"Dates from Chill of the 9th Dec re
present trade very dull, and money
scarce--'he crops very promising.
"Ihe political state of Peru is very
unsettled The Spaniards were strength.
cning themselves, and probably will be
too powerful for the patriots. The only
hope (and one that is generally entertain,
ed and expected, is that these Spanish
generals, La Serena, Canterac. and Val.
deg, will declare themselves independent
OF Spain, and keep the government in
their own hands,
A sale of fiour.was made after date of
our letter at Sea.
We have been favored with Caracas
papers OF the 4th and 1 lth ull. Our min
rived at Bogota on the 10th December
having accomplished the Journey from
Caracas in Forty one days.
Mr.. Anderson was received with great
cordiality at Bogota. The Gazette of
Colombia, after describing the manner
IN which he was received, says-"We
venture to predict the most happy results
from mission proceeding from the most
liberal government on earth, and received
by one which although younger in the
glorious career which it has undertaken,
eonsecrates all its cares and exertions to
the happiness ofthe virtuous people who
have placed it al their head. May order
therefore, love, consistency, and obedience
10 the laws reign among US. and in few
years, Colombia will be as happy as the
land OF Washington and Franklin"
The papers contain no later intelli.
sence from Peru than the 18th of Oct.
on which day tie treaty with Colombia
was ratified by the congress at Lima.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-22
Commercial.

Statement of the commerce of each
state and territory, commencing on
the first day OF October, 1922, and
ending on the S0th Sept. 1925
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-04
STUMP CANDIDATES.

The more We hearot your stump candi-
dates, aod seli-nOninated men, the more
we respect our party systems and usages
Tbe following stump notice Is from Penn-
sylvania paper; no doubt the candidate is
elated, and no doubt under such systems
The most improper and unsuitable persons
will succeed. Nat AdO,
TO tie independent Electors OF Lancaster
County.
FELLOW CITIZENS have, as a good
citizen ought, tried variety OF ways TO
make living Erode IN q coach for some
years, but being placed upon he stage
route, on which ] had 10 ',tau by night, ,
and having wife and family, found it
neither agreeable nor eontenient-l there.
fore resigned the whip. and at present
have the honor of being first groom OF the
stables or master OF horse, in Mr.. Stay
make''s establishment, in which, though
,olerably comfortable, sigh Tor prefer
ment. am anxious for distinction among
my fellow citizens, and offer myself to
their notice, Tor the office OF Coroner, at
the ensuing election, beng my first step
~ the high road 10 honor and prof. -
Should be so fortunate as to drive into
office, four in hand, will faithfully pro-
mise to be kind, humane and attentive 70
the remains OF any OF my numerous friends
who may choose to take leave of The world
in hurry. or by mistake or accident, or
be sent TO thesr long account zU,th all their
,mperfecrioas on their heads and in all
ca es will not tail TO assuage the melan-
choy feelings of juries OF inquest with
quantum stuff OF real Madeira, best Cog.
nae or true Wersp Anchor
shall also consider it my duty TO dell-
yer feeling address upon any unfortunate
business that may come under my notice IN
the exercise of NY duties, and also pray
er, should the circumstances of the case re-
ouire. With foil confidence OF being sue
cessiul in this my first application for pub
lie favor. beg leave TO subscribe myself,
oath consideration, the public's most de-
voted very humble servant
CALEB WOODRUFF. S. D.
Who will make il Lis business through lite,
to keep TO tie r,ghi as the taw directs.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-04

Extract Of letter from gentleman in Cum
berand, to his friend in Hagerstown, dated
August "a, 1924.
Il diped this day with the q. States
Engineers, who are surveying the roo
mac river They commenced at the
'mootb Of Savage and having got TO Cum.
berIand. their camp is a little below town
This grand undertaking now promises TO
be speedily completed United States
have taken deep interest in the business.
and II there is water enough at the sum-
NIT level, money can and will be found to
complete this glorions work---a WORK Wnich
will do more 10 cement and strengthen the
Union than any other which can be even
imagined, And to Washington and Al
leghany counties it will be truly bless
ing, and yet hope to see The day "nen
steamboats, will be crossing the Al'egba
ny mountains. 90
Chose mountains | crossed almost 80
years ago, and had a turnpike been talk
ed of then, the neigh5ors and the neigh
bors' children would have thought that II
was Wild project. And wh shall hinder
canal from Savage river 10 the sea-
there is water in abundance, and shoulo
il never go further we have free. turn
pike TO the western waters-but 1t VIII go
further, it will not be halt way measure,
it will go the whole from lake Erie 10 lake
Erie again
Maryland and Virginia will rapidly
rise--lhey will flourish beyond calculs,
ton; and when you and are in the cold
grave, our children will be passing along
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Yet
even we shall see the meeting OF the wa
ters.'
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-04
COLOBIAN CAPTURES.

The Colombian National schr. Gene,,,
SantaRder, Captain Northrup, in rs dav.
from Porto Cayello, aud last from
successful cruise of 22 days on the coast nj
Cuba, anchored off Old Point Confort on
Saturday evening last. Capt. N. and hi,
Purser, Mr.. John D. Quincy, have arrived
at Norfolk, and furnish the following no,
tiCOlars OF their cruise:
On the 10th August, Captain Norhrv,
feil in with Spanish feet of 4 sail. nn5spp
convoy OF the French brig of war Gen
Captain Bourdais, of. Is guns, whieDt'
seeming disposed to protect The Aas Nu
Captain N. boisted the signal Tor negoci.'
ton, and sent his first officer on board a.
ascertain from Capt. b whether he intend
ed to give protection 10 the vessels in com
pany The officer returned with an an
swer. that the vessels being French ho
should certainly protect them. Captain Y
however, having previously received in.
formation that they were Spanish, deter.
mined on boarding them, and informed
the French commander OF his in,entiOn
AT two O'Clock he came up with and can.
tured one, which proved TO be the Spanish
brig Barbaretta. He then manned his
boats in pursuit Of schooner, (the Medu.
sa, formerly the Tom. OF Baltimore
which they captured A, 6 O'Clock P. NJ
the Santander came up with & captured be
Spanish scbr. Noticioso, of 10 guns & al
men. Night now coming on prevented bic
capturing The other..
On the afternoon Of The next day, Cant
N. captured the Spanish FeIucca Ligpo
from Mantsnzas bound 10 Cadiz, with
cargo Of coffee The stem OF the General
Santander being entirely loose; having car.
ried away her tore ana ioretopsaiI yards,
and her sails wanting repairs, prevented
Capt. N. from seeing bis prizes safe into
Porto CavelIo, and induced him 10 put
into Norfolk to re6t
On the Eth August, off Key Pedro,
Capt. N. fell in with lbe U S scbr. Ter.
rier, It. Commahdant PAINE, who inform.
ed tba! be had that day captured small
pratica row boat, had the prisoners Is in
number, in irons, and was looking out for
large piraticaD schooner which was ex,
pected at the Keys.
The Expedition bound 10 Chagres, IN.
der the orders Of Com. DANIELS, was to
sail a few days after Capt. N. left Porto
Cayello
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-04
MORE AMERICAN VESSELS CAP.
TURED

The brig James & Mary, Capt. Morgan.
oil Philadelphia, was captured of the bar
OF Alvarado on the 7th July. She was
from Gibraltar, bound to VeIa Cruz, in e.
vent OF hosliliies between the City and
Castle having cea:ed-to ascertain Ehlch
she called off Alvsrado on The Ain andsent
on shore letter for the American Consul,
officially directed, and another tor the con.
slgnee in Vera Cruz Both letters were
detained by the comman dant OF Marine,
who sent out a schooner to capture ann
bring the brig into port The consul did
not obtain bis letter until the 7th, and then
only in consequence OF making formal
demand, stating 10 the commandant that
ii as in bis possession The latter had
previously assured the Consul that be knew
nothing OF the letter
The .chr. Constitution OF and from New
Orleans, was captured off the barbor Of
Vera Cruz and brought into AlvaradO a.
bout the ,4th July, by the Mexican scbr.
IguaIa, under preleDce that she was bound
with supplies to the Castle OF Juan de Ul'
loa, and Notwithstanding the latter place
not having yet been declared in state Oh
blockade.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-04
FROM NEW ORLEANS AND MEXICO

By the steam boat yesterday from Nor
folk We received the papers OF that city to
Monday inclusive They announce the
arrival of the schr. Cannot, captain Sea-
ward Jr. Qate Howland) in ID days from
New Orleans, having sailed thence on The
I2th August, at which time, we regret 10
learn, the Yellow fever was raging IN mat
city. Nine new cases were reported on
the morning the Gannet sailed. 1be eSS
tence of this fell disease was announced
by the Board of Health on the 9Th, accom-
panied by recommendation to strange,rS
20 leave the city as soon as possible: we
subioin the report of The Resident PbysII.
clan to, and the notice of, the Board Oh
Health.
Captain Hou'land, who went out COM
mander of The Cannot, g. Mr.. John BrOun'
of Norfolk, have both fallen victims 10 .ne
inhospitabIe climate OF New Orleahs-.ne
former on The Cd, and the latter on the SID
ult. [Bah american.
NEw ORLEANS, Aug y.
The existence of The yellow fever IS no"
officially announced, as will be seen by inc
following notice. Dad
Yesterday an extra session of the bosIa
of Health, was held at the Mayors ohCe
convened by the President OF The boarU'
IN consequence of letter received lloU
the resident physician, stating, 'De ,' ca"
teDce of several cases of the yeIIo" le'e'.
and bis fear OF an approaching ePic5emlh ns
who also reported to the board the 'ono"
ing cases: I'D bv
2 seamen in the ln6rmsry, reported, oy
DR.. Baynw ell--2 seamen and three qua a.,
men in the charity hospital, reporter W
Dr. Rodgers seamen IN the ihnImsd
and Italians, in private houses' rePoi''
by Dr.. Davidson. u,,..
A case in the yard of the quar'el1'',,%bi,,
ter's office, was reported to the boa'0 w.
day, by DR. DC Kerr. -. ore
NOTlCE-The Board OF tieaI'n .; a,
under the painful necessity OF ann .pa, the
10 ,he citizens of New Orleans, thal Wv
Yellow Fever has made its appeaaiI1"i,e
and that they have every reason 70 oe,'
that will very soon become eP'oem.S,, 10
They, therefore, beg leave 10 SUED rs nr,.
such strangers as are in the Guy .Ie and
nr;etv of leaving it as soon as poss'oie', '" #
Tor the accommodation and trea'meosl Il
nat;ents with yellow fellow, h0sp'.s,
poened ST he lower end OF Con iI No
street to which all such rersons WIZ osn.,
removed on application 10 any y u Hea!ib.
bers or officers OF The boaro CoolipD0N.
Aug s q ~ o,oo,1 ofR4i h
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-04
FROM GIBRALTAR.

NEw- DIRK Aug. 3 Capt. Bradford,
Of the Minerva, from Gibraltar, states that
two Spanish merchant ships arrived there
on the Goth July from Havana, which ves>
sells had had an engagement near Gibral
tar, with Buenos Ayrean privateer.--
They succeeded in beating her off with
but little damage. He also states that it
was believed at Gibraltar that Spain was
in very unsettled state, and news of a
revolution al that place was daily expect
ed Gazette
Gent'al M'Gregor, (says French pa.
per OF the 10th uIt has been in Paris some
time. 1t is said he has obtained from the
King OF Spain confirmation of bis title to
grant of fertile land on the shores of the
Mosquito. 1t is believed he is called to
make an important figure in South Ameri-
ca; and that two English capitalists troIn
London bad arrived to negotiate loan
with him
The Count de Miranda. Grand Cover
nor of the Palace to Ferdinand VII, died
at Madrid on the 7th July.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-09
---E:B,x,-

Extract from Professor Eyereti's Grafton, on The
pecuhdr m0ireS to intellectual e,rertion IN South
s1npftcd, recently delivered before the Society
OF PHI Beta Kappa, at Cambridge, Mass.
The march of our population westward has been
attended with consequences in some degree novel
In the history Of The human mind. Ii is fact some
what difficult oil explanation, that the tt fnem Of
the ancient nations seemed almost wholly devoid OF
an elaslc and expansive principle The arts oil
Greece were enchained in her islands and her coasts:
they did not penetrate the interior. The language &
literature OF Athens we're as unknown 10 the north
OF Pindus, at distance OF two hundred miles from
the capital OF Grecian refinement, as they were in
ocythia Ihrace, whose mountain tops may almost
be seen from the porch OF The temple OF Minerva
at Sunium, was the proverbal abode of barbarism.
hough the colonies of Greece were scattered on
the coasts Of Italy, OF France, of Spain, and of Aft
ca no extension OF their population toward the in
'eror look place, and the arts did not penetrate be-
yond the walls OF the cities, where they were Guilt
waited How different is the picture of the diffusion
oil the arts and improvements OF cultivation from the
coast 10 the interior of America. Population ad-
Vances westward with rapidly which numbers
may describe indeed, but cannot represent with anv
vvacity, 10 the mind The Wilderness which one
year is impossible is traversed the next by the ca
rsvans OF the industrious emigrans, who go to fol
low the setting sun, with the Language, the iBst,u-
tons, and the arts OF civilized life. II is not the ir-
ruplion oil wild barbarans, TO visit the wrath
OF God on degenerate empire it is not The inroad
oil disciplined banditti marshsiled by the antiques
OF ministers and kings. 1t is The human family led
out to possess its broad patrmony. The states and
nations, which are springing up in the valley Of the
missouri, are bound to us, by the dearest ties of
common language, common government. and a
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-09
CITY OF HAVANA.

Inc following account OF the HAVANA is extract.
ca from an article in the Missionary Herald. emil
Tied, Remarks on the Island OF Cuba - written nv
gentleman who spent some time on the Island for
the benefit of his health. -
cities OF our hemisphere, as well on account of i,s
population, as its commerce. The number of whtae
residing within the walls Of the city is about A 600
and the suburbs and dependencies of the city, con.
tam about 40 600 more. 1t stands on plain. west
OF one OF the most beautiful Of harbors and ts walls
which enclose about square mile of ground, are
between ~ and so feet high. Cannon are mounted
suitable distances on the walls and in case of an
attack from the land, there is a wide ditch wi,hon,
that can be hlled with water from the canal which
supplies The city.
Perhaps The entrance to few ports, If any, in the
world, IS more strongly fortified than the port Of
the Havana. Although there is an admirable bav
Of deep water within, its mouth is so narrow, Thai
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-09
LA FAYETTE IN RICHMOND.
FROM THE ENQUIRER OF OCT. 20.

FKUM THE ENQUIRER OF OCT p.
The reception Of a." The .fati0n's Cues" ~
Richmond has called forth those deeponed seOu,
menls OF gratitude and joy which he has every whe's
inspired.
1 he appearance of Lafayette had been anllcpaeu
with the most intense curiosity in this city arfabs'
ments had been long maturing for his recePl'o"'
and, on Tuesday last, our anxious iellow-cilize"'
were gratified by his presence. u
On Monday night, he had attended splendlo oa'
10 the Borough Of Norfolk. Al IL, he took 'ea,a
land embarked with his numerous suite gu ooa'u W.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-09

The French Ambassador at the Court of Snain
is stated 10 have complains, officially 10 the Spanish
Monarch OF the abominabe falsehoods Uttered IN
his kingdom against the French soldiers. In con.
sequence the King has issued decree, and direct
ed all the authorities to detect and bring 10 punish
ment all who attempt to detrac from the homo, ADD
consideration which the Ftench army, he SAYS
are entitled 10 for their eminent services TO his ner
son, the Spanish nation and the cause OF ieeIon.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-09

" = - 'e'''''7 4 ''"V, OOt' 70.
FRANCE.-Letters from Paris speak of the in
ention OF the French government to discontinue the
present mode of conducting the commei cial inter
course with this country, and 10 return TO the dis
eliminating system A party is said to exist in the
country who prefer the Duke OF Orleans for their
sovereign toany Of the direct line bs cause they
look to him not only as an enlightened liberal man
but because his ascending the throne, if by then.
uul, would bring them nearer to the principles Of
the Revolution, and farther from the fact of hayipp
king forced upon them by foreign bayonets. Bur
there is yet another a>prant SAID to be still deater
10 them-the son Of .aapoteonr'
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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-20
Quantico Canal Lottery, 9TH class
Coz! prizes, 1850 lick S7og
t062O hunts, cts at 50.

THIS is aloi,ery torn,edby the toruary coma
bnhiion aud perturbation oi ~ Nos. To de-
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drawing, and four Of them he drawn out. AID
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Nos. drawn from The wheel, IN The order IN
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and those three the 1si, I'd aud 1th, viii so
incl, entitled 10 prize Of $500; those & 9th.
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drawn, will each bc crtitIed 10 ~ prize Of 600
NIL others having on them two OF the drawn
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prize of $40 and all those which shnll have
one Of the drawn Nos. On (heine 6o72) WI
eacl, be entitled ton prize of SO
M ticket which shall have drawn prize Of
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the drawing, nnd subject as usual 10 a dedue-
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