Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-31
The Ocean Yacht Race.

The Henrietta, the winner or the ocean
yacht race, arrived at Cowes on Tuesday alter
noon, the 18th inst, at half past 5, p. m. At
an early hour next morning, the Goth, the other
contestants, the Fleetwing and Vesta, made
their appearance, the Fleetwing arriving one
hour and a. half in advance Of the Vesta. The
Henrietta made the trip calculating the differ
ence between London and New York time, in
l3 days, % hours, and 50 minutes, thus beat
ing the Fleetwng eight hours and fifteen min
utes, and the Vesta nine hours and forty-fve
minutes The members of the Royal Yacht
Club and others will give the Americans
formal and suitable reception. The race and
its results, are creating all extraordinary sepsa-
ton in England and France. The Fleetwing
lost six Of her crew and her jibboom on the
Goth inst, when it Was blowing Il perfect
hurricane. The Vesta would have arrived at
Cowes within two hours Of the winner, but for
an error Of the pilot The Times compliments
the American yachtsmen for the skill they dis
played in tie management of their crafts, and
for the fast time they made.
day was $50 miles, and the least run she made
in one day was ll3 miles. She made the entire
passage across the ocean with but one tack. and
did not loose even rope. The Henrietta is
everywhere looked upon as one OF the best and
finest yachts that ever crossed the ocean, and is
greatly admired by everybody. The Henrietta 5
last sight Of the Fieetwlng and the Vesta was
the night after leaving New York. She kept
in the regular steamer track, the FIectwing
going north and the Vcsta south thereof
During the first seven days the Henrietta had
cold rough weather, with alternate rein, hail,
and snow. The Earl of Wilton sent congrat-
ulatory letter to the yachtsmen.
The news Of the arrival Of the yachts was sent
at once to the Queen by her special request
The Royal Yacht Club fred salute OF eleven
guns in honor Of the winner.
TncBoard Of Admiralty ordered every facility
to be rendered to the yachts by The officers On
duty in the English channel. Mr.. Bennett de-
clined the offered facilities OF the Portsmouth
dock yards, as no repairs were needed. lie
declared himself ready to accept 4 challenge
from any yacht in Europe.
A banquet to the yachtsmen is talked Of in
Paris -..--........-....-.. ..
Queen Victoria has extended an invitation to
Commodore McVicker, of the New York Yacht
Club, and the owners and masters eft the Hen
rietta, Flcctwing and Vcsta, to visit the Royal
Palace at Osborne.
A grand banquet was given at Cowcs TO the
American YachtSmen, at which over enc hun
dred of the elite OF the people OF the town were
present. ...." ...
DEBT -With what facility can you enter
store and examine all the pretty articles exposed
for sale, and order any quantity Of them to be
sent home paying therefor with promises which
it may never be in your power to redeem. 1t
matters not whether you need them OF n3t, you
take no time to make tho enquiry, bur careless
of the time for payment which will inevitably
come round, and without thought as 10 where
the money is to come from to pay for them,
you have then put in your bill, and the matter
passes from your mind In this way the habit
Of buying things which you do not need is
formed, and with accelerated pace you travel
down the road which has led thousands to the
wreck of fortune and peace Of mind.
Chancellor Kent, the most eminent jurist Of
New York, never permitted any member of his
family to buy an article on credit. His usual
custom was to give them, when going on their
ualsshopping expeditions, fifty Or hundred
dollars, requiring them to p1y for each article
as they purchased it, saying " that the count
ing of the money acted as great restralner on
the imagination. If you doubt the truth Of
it, just try it, and you will find that many ar:
ticles which you would buy On credit, would, ii
YOU paid the cash for Them be found to be en-
tirely unnecessary, if not useless.
Buying goods which you can do without is
not the greatest evil induced by the habits OF 60
ing into debt. A man hampered by obi
cations which he cannot meet is slave to his
creditors, and his situation becomes deporablc
indeed The finer sensibilities Of the heart be-
come blunted, and the habit OF excusiDg bis de
linquency, and evadiDg the fulflmeDt of his
promises, begets the far worse habit Of equiyo-
eating and prevaricating, if not right down ~
ing. His whole life is made up of shifts ant
expedents, and very soon he loses character
among his fellow men, and worst Of all forfelts
his own self-rcspect.
The man who is poor and lives up to his
scanty income, economlzlng at every point to
make both ends meet, as unenviatle as his po-
siton may seem. is in paradise when compared
to him who has lived beyond his means and has
accumulated load of debt, which he cannot
by any possibility pay off, So impressed are
we with the truth Of what we have written,
that we would impress upon the young, and
those just entering life that debt IS u c11mc and
that if they would avoid the severe punishment
which inures to them who commit it, they must
at all times keep clear ofit-Pstcr%bMg Lader
NATIONAL EXPRESS CoMPANY.-An attach
ment was taken out on Thursday, in the clerk S
Office of the Circuit Court ofRichmond, against
the property of this company, for the amount
of taxes due by it to the State The amount of
taxes duets S5l6 e, that being one per centum
of their gross receipts. Another suit was also
against them by the Common
wealth. for the penalty forfeiture for not max
ing their proper returns. The penalty is not
less than $1,000, nor more than $780,
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