The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser

ALEXANDRIA.

FOURTH OF JULY,

Anniversary of our National Independence.

The return of another anniversary of that day which emancipated the United States from foreign despotism, and ranked our country among the great nations of the world—which laid the foundations of our happiness, and enables us to boast of liberty, secured on such broad and just principles, as history could never before record, or other nations claim. Such an anniversary would not pass, without awakening feelings in every patriot bosom, which would necessarily induce those convivial meetings, which when bounded by prudence, tend to keep alive the most virtuous sentiments; exhibit our attachment to the most liberal principles and a just acknowledgement of the rations one of the good conduct of those servants with whom the people have entrusted its honor and their happiness. These reasons it is believed have induced a more general celebration of this great day throughout the United States than ever has been before—actuated by them the militia of this part of the district, had a dinner prepared at the Spring Garden, to which the residents in our vicinity were generally invited. The morning was ushered in by Capt. Longden's company discharging the Artillery, during the day Capt. Alexander's Light Infantry and the Artillery uniform companies, displayed several military evolutions accompanied with platoon firing; the Declaration of Independence being read, about 2 o'clock the company which was very numerous sat down to dinner: Col. Peyton presiding, and Major McKinney acting as Vice President, when the following toasts, each accompanied by a discharge of Artillery, were drank—and after a day spent in the utmost good humor and hilarity the company separated.

1. The day, may it always be celebrated by Americans, as the era of their freedom, and held up to the world as an example of the enthusiasm of liberty—1 gun.

2. The constitution of the United States, with the late amendment, may the will of the people be ever fairly expressed—1 gun 8 cheers

3. The President of the United States, may his re-election to the chief magistracy of his country, prove to the world the high estimation in which he is held by the United America—1 gun 6 cheers.

4. The memory of those heroes who gloriously fell in the achievement of independence.

5. Louisiana, may the social state of the people, like the first acquisition of the country, prove that wisdom prevails over force.

6. The memory of General Washington, he fought for those principles which his pretended admirers now condemn.

7. The 14 patriotic states of America, may their origin and dignified example, reclaim those deluded sisters, who have swerved from the bond of union—6 cheers.

8. Our republican Congress, may wisdom be their guide and justice their director—6 cheers.

9. Virginia, envied for an importance which is the boon of nature, may she keep the onward path of republican virtue, unawed by clamour, and unduced by the intrigues of the vicious and designing—9 cheers.

10. The Patriotic age, governor Clinton of New. York.

11. A speedy end to the distresses of the brave sons of Hibernia, may their efforts prove Herculean and the hydra of oppression fall beneath their strokes—6 cheers.

12. Thomas M'Kean, the enlightened statesman and inflexible republican.—3 cheers.

13. The militia of the United States, the only real bulwark of their country—3 cheers.

14. Governor Page of Virginia, the early and distinguished advocate of liberty—3 cheers.

15. The opposition, hostility to the principles of republicans has ever produced rancour against their persons and outrage on their characters.

16. The Barbary powers, may the gallant Prebles and Decaturs of America, soon sweep them from among the nations of the earth—6 cheers.

17. The American fair, may the sons of freedom find a rich reward in the smiles of beauty—6 cheers.

VOLUNTEER.

Richard Brent—the honest statesman, steady patriot and enlightened advocate of his country's rights.