Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-23
NDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

George Mason, OF "GunstOn," 1. 1873. !
We pres mt our readers this week With some
interesting memorials of that ardent patriot,
George Mason, the author of the Virgins Bill
of Rights. The 6rst in order is ono Of npm-
Der of original historic letters kindly loaued US
by Cassius +. Lee, j., esq, of Aexandlis, from
which we have already published 10 our issue
Of the 9Th uI'ino valuable letters Of Richard
Henry Lcc.-Richne0nd iStaadrl.
"FIRGINIA, GuNsToN HALL,
! June /, IT'S.
Dear Sir: | wrote you the 10th of last
month, Informing you that | should ship you
one hundred Hhds of Tobo Z the Adventure.
Capt. Blown, It.. (ani sent Duplicates per
As | dou't expo; the Bills o. LaGisg will come
| to my LANDS before the Adventure sails, |
nave desired the Favour of Mr. Edm'd
Browu to inolose you one of tho Bills
of Lailny { tho Ship; and leas
any mistake should be made 10 the
! Bills Of L,dne. or the Ships Books, l think
1t roper to send you an tXiot List Of tho sd
hun'd HIDE. Seventy Hhds thereof msrk'd
e. NC Me. O Nj aud 6. D. NJ. are
my own Crops at different Quarters; the thirty
Ehds marked Il. O H. are ReDt Tobo. but
mostly good planters crops; they wire ergi.
ally 10 tee planters Mslks, but order d them
TO be remalk'd and NUMBERED as mention d 10
the inclcsed List. l hope they will come to
al txcclleut Market. aid dou't doubt your
making the most OF tnen; indeed should i'm
J agne, 10 tie prescott situation of Affairs, Tobo
must rlSs to price not kuoWn before in the
present Ceutues; but | thiuk it not improb.
eH!u that the parliament may stop the Export
from Groa. Britain. aud proonp the Time for
Payment OF the Dlrcs, 10 order to keep stock
Tor the H,mo Consumption; should you ind
tins likely to happeo, | must desire that my
| IObat CO may be sold befrrs the next Meeting
OF Parllamcni; as such q Measure wou' d greatly
rcduc, the Price aud am ipprehersive tbst
, more than ordinary Csu i'm will be necessary
, IN selnag to ssio Hands; ns fow Houses Can
:, stand such shock IS tho stopsge Of the Ameri
can Trade will give. These arc suggestions Of
my owp; think thes are not i'll founded,
and submit them TO your Considerations
You may With the Greatest Certainty rcyu
upon the s.cppage Of cur Exports on tho 10Th
OF Septom' next If not sooner, | am iuclioed
10 thick they will cease 10 July that the Opc
rstlon5 here may have fair start with your
: Fishery and restraining Bills which instead Of
d!sSolVlng or Weakening tho Am,tioaa Assooia.
tons Will only serve TO rlret them, by con7inc-
y
PEG: i:om the present. Mlo!stry.
t The Americans were pretty unanimous be-.
fore, but the Ac.s OF the present SESSION Of
p Parliament, AID the Blood lately shed at Bos-
ton, hsve fix d every WsVering Mind; and there
I are no Difficulties or Hardsbips Which they are
not dctermlLc! to encounter with Firmuess and
c Peis9vcrsnce. God only knows the event; and
/ ~ his Hands. cjnhding 10 the Justice of our
Cause, We chee,tully trust it The Junto, b.
fore this reaches you will 6od how egresiously
D they have been misintorm ADD mistaken n
D the Def c;ion they exp. Get in New YORK,
0 North Carolina and among the Qusksrs
OF Pennsylvania. The New Workers 90 longer
9 hesitate TO join with the other Colonies in
all thelr Measures for obtaining Redress.
Tho Qdakers. to the Surprizs # everybody,
are armli and learning TIC military Discipline.
Thirty wv, Compsnys If the CiNz ms of PhiIa'
d.Iphla, appear regularly every Morning at Sun
rise on the public Parade, and as sample Of
the Detection of North Carolina | send you
, Governour Martins Speech to his Assembly
aud their Address.
q The proVlrclas have possessed themselves
!, OF ndercga and Ccown Point, aud We have
, Report here that g Deputaton of eight Ia
dian Chiefs from the Six Nations is arrived at
q Phil .deIphis, to offer the assistaucs OF their
! people in the common Cause OF America; but
, this wants Confirmation. Tbore is full Meet
ing IF the Mcmb. 7, If the Congress; but moth.
ing ftnm 1t has is yet trarspired. except their
> advice to the People OF Now York respecting
their Conduc! 10 Case of tho arrival of Troops
] there; which no Doubt you will have trans
= mlttcd in the Northern papers. l beg my
: Compliments to your Lady with whom | fer.
+ msrIy hsd the Honour o. being acquainted at
$ Green. Springs, and d ,sire to be remembered
, to your Br-ther, Of whose welfare and yours
: 1t will always give me pleasure to ycur.
II am Dear Sir, your most obd't Serv't,
, u. MASON