Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-02-24 00:00:00, page 3

\Vi*'1t'1* a'se ct'om'te proiound veneratiop
,.- nih 0 sssi cL-ct -cn= have always discovered for i
the o sir,-37,- of W \5lll.\'6 son, the late un- 4
thou-"ry of his iiifti'. wits rnsimmemorat
( ! gss, _\]ggzn.lria. The ustul c-mrse ot cele- !
b- qsisi "unreasire without ostcnt-ntion, min- *
t'si"; "..ut. uz'jon with p 'easure and patriotisnsit
me. ,zmu'zemcm, was observed on thu occa- *
sinn. The Hiu'inss man Set-key, insti uted soon
at'sicr them:-thus our tum-rude: anu,
to ;t-zmmpii ssu his philuntdropic delign of cdu
an'-1; the poor youth of Alexandria. paid its
cztctbhshe-i tri'mte to his greqt good msie
m-n-y. From the (.ity iiotel, where the
miss.-m osthat institution, were comened as
nued. they were escortcd by the military, and
sunne-ed by the interesting Objects of their
charityao the Episcopal Church. The Socie
ty {us there respectsu'silctv received by & nu
merous assicmiﬂy of citizens'and strangers _;
and, after a devout gtldrcss from the ret-erend
,CZuPLtin to thc' supreme arbiter of nations.
were qmtizicctd with an admirable Or-ctuion, by
Robert (: [far/::r, ['qu . 01}le their mem
bers. lctmm the enthusisitsm with whirh the
- praise osﬂ'nsumqras is always heard, from
the ,cxnltcd li'putuliun of Mril liurpcr as
: pnhtickx'l am] crator, !is audirnce were
prey-med to sum-ender their scclings to the
sassiiusiti-m of clmct-ucnce. and their miuds to
the cmnsii-ttisim of truth Vt'ith how much
success he instrutcd the one and deliglsisied
the other, wc shctll aﬀord the public a most
pieas'ntsi; evidence. by shohtiy presenting it
w7tb & B-ssrzlo [)uy ()mtitsizn. at once time], eru—
dilc. vise and eloquent. To make striking
appiicatisms of familiar truths, tuextract im
portant lessons from cmctnmon _un*;egsin*ded 95:
curljssonces, is the province of sum-city; and
it is the happy power of gepius to tiecomte
ezhfiopica tmth the grace-um] the
cln ctovclty Let ups-future Birth Day
Dr.-.siton despair of success, tho' le?! sctftilsse
lhap .Mr. kin:-per in resources oslearning, or
less happy in ('a—iljtics of genius ; for the-cuct'
lo... of \Ygshir_n;ton will he stiff-ws heard
wizþsi (notiou, while his wisdom shall be t*_c_
ppcctcddtis virtues lm-cd and itia ::chxevenwnts
remembered. Our csitccm and ;;"sittitusijc arcte
still lively ; and it requires not a tempest
_to trust a ctskiﬂ', or the arm _os Heretdcl to
bend a this.
The Bzdl Roch-. as the City Tuvern was de
sicorucd wtth taste .uxd dog-nice. Une at its
most conspi-unm ornmnentes Was un allego
j'iwlpaiutingus Mr. C'ustic, in honor os_his
ninetrinuss rehtivc. On a spite-inns canyuxs
In t'tpre sented anelevsiuted monument, Wiiil
: stinte of \\'as!—.ingtunitn the Roman Coa
tume, surmunde-L with emhlcms of war on.:
peace ()n one side the m mnment, :: vctelitm
warrior is bending with thoughtful manly sor
Iow; while the genius of liberty recliuea.
with weeping grace and dignity, on the oUe—
er. _ CsiBCl'u}: are suspcnding wrench; on the
tomb an: surrounding it with act-ous. A mu
jesti: eagle hoxienin the e]ouds.nnd deecend
link; Fame drcps : garland on the hero's brow.
_.Uf this xwdssormance, if presented as t]; si
nishcd work of a in;—e'er, it would he extra
Vugant to sipcak high-i; ; but, as the produc
ctlion ofuntuugln incxpcricnced tulctnt, it would
be (his; :nit to he tooctfmrm in its praise : land.
indeed, so great has been the eucccsiss os Mr.
Custis in Loth execution and designsithat we
;.may asimust venture to say of palmers. )Vha;
Horacehu remarked of poets, that" they are
-born and not mode." But the most engaging
endeplcndid ornazngntct of the assembly, N'ai
' ebrilliant display of female grace and beau
" ; [or the chsrms os'nature and art appear
edto vic with pach other. ]! there be any
truth in the sentiment os Castnl'm, " that an .
nrmy of inmt dmto'swmtld conqqer the uni
verse," how could our fair sovereign! more
eﬀectuauy enimete the doubtsul coat-age of
the mti m, or heite us to emulate the exam
ple of Washington. that, by these exhibsiitiom
es Lsieir l.:auty and grace, to timind m how:
nued hpppinenynd honor we enjoy in he
in; them Pmtectoul -
"t'-'I! man: Haﬂ2 05zttte.
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lVctsSIII/VGTO.\'"S BlRTl-l DAY. "
SMT 'RD. (Y, FEBRU ARY 24.
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**
isi
.ss\'.-'iwn the officers nmnisested such djg
content, bow ce'uzd it by. expected that (he
: mkhcrs wpukl n_--t sh w sygnptoms of dit
i gutisisztct'tnuf _'shsi- (isi'ssd'si darcd to move
for a change of statiqna ; the soldirya ven
' turn) to_ signify it with for better prutsii—ions.
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fi
Tur. Wuiiid'idl Sod'fifi' if be'n-"ii.: —
niveuary meeting on Thundzy but, -
made choice of the falle-hung gentlemen": "
for their Office" for the main: yell" .
ludnown- si-Thcxcncnl, in the Ass'mdc'sfill—
should have [) sin ss__suhjusited w in timv p!
pruc—shss hmwry ui them would be a
Sat-se. upon my cum-r.). 5 5!" and ten
(irzul"-"_5(3("u11rul1ctnusL eve-ry dm durmg
lha mumho nlj_u_\ ..ml Augus: . silhsi', Irn
sitrisss unpmxsi-cu (i _=n\ on me: uu-"nu1ss5 um, as
tu A my" us pu -(Z_!,\,o oL-S r::_m, c'ss ."]th wnuid
shuuu .hr-zubrix th \- un .uui drunh chry
Mthin'; !:1\'cllulll\'n'si\ .ct-Il 11 (I 'ml un their
puxcsi. lhnc m... vm-n l'chtving each
Utht's at .: puru-uiar p-ssc. ] well rc-m m
hcr. lch d u-lmhdt.cs81.siuo qumcr [he ]
du) um ()si-s w- te- mount-all) a—snjlsid by :
. -si ('sig m ps-m ). muthm'r. groamng and
-'w .' un! r li.: :hfi ! m trees. During
'ht' .1-9" n' "do (lb b (" Nussc'l'lllg (th 0 stound
ing mnul r'ms 'aud nuuing OUI hearts,
hu. sit <t_i1;si\,-ln'+(s Upon. .md chased sleep \
!- :n (hc u .n_\ es . lnc p'nnr mldmssi
(L. " :] m d h) (1 ,;smlr. nhrn ended xheir
h-ah -:1 ,5-5 o) zst'mmbr thunbsilvn to ;hr
TN .. o
.. L'hsi- ( :}; tra. mm hctl m th'." a ul by chcss
s ( ..o i.,-. al (he m u, dien Up ;- pap- : ior
(in :- nuwct. o! \h.-. (un-P. (in). Wnkmsvn
wm ad not r- : uv it. H (inland hnns is.
(., h- .hc 'csst jud,,c osil what Was proper,
sssiq-L ,. mct-k- d um'. p.. pus a i {hcts smt par
zoctk c-f ilxsulzcruil: m-m But: :; w'ctuabie
us.. si-cttsid lc—15-ncd than: (On-niuions, .qil
.rc- siisipx use-,d husi (.u} hot: up for the
CAusixg. Decembct 21.
." Tobacco, )! tick.—height to London ;
_s guineas per hhd; conon lsd. sterling-f
height 2d. to 2 1 ﬂd. to do. Rice 5 dull ;
beel 11_5 ; ' pmk 16ct; all dull. Amcrican
fish dull, 3 1—2 duls. met. Havana sugar
9 this. to 11 per qu'mcal. ssCqﬀcc 20 duls. ;
cucoa 22 dols. perqusimta). ss
"(lanes called to meet in thin lnland
lah ].muary, is not rcvokrd.
" Mr. [wend.-nere, wizh hiy constitu
tion." ct si ' .
natelv contains me much. Read :: and save
_beh oid (hcm. S.: n dastrzsges no fronpgct
me lh- pum ol uucrinss imo particulars. _
" [he mmy when rcviewcd at New Or
leans m A,)nl,b_v gcn. W'i'lkinsomcomain
ed upwards of 2.00U mcn-ss- she number
.was more than 1.900 when w: pitched siour
him " ::Tcrru am: tions. Onct'tasoft/m
army isga-je. I'Acrpc bcthcn one and
u- u numl- duho tmvr dcs-si-rtgd. the real
are inn .bxsz so! mhcr 'eglnns. The sus
(Arms . at th. .u an' at lers-1 aux h'ceus csim
not bx u ulrssrzsiw ) i bv my. one who did not
thract _ofa letter jram a: officcr in the
Amerisita-t atmj, to (: gcntuman in this
uty. uum; " L'amctþ _1)<urwru, (.u'tssz:
sly/): ! sisirr: cry) Ill/c. 40. 1809.
** sin is mia am m the men -m-nts 9s the
any) lrsit :" :u to a budctiu pulmsh (! an
thc N nen-"2. Lammsiu, of the lfith instaul
wu: c'n ! s u-J you. Inc bulchm, though
uriusi-n in a ssi-v r: siylc of wn, unlortu
A pctprr to'this Lsscfl circuiatrd among
the-in i'ur sigtmturcss ssThev had in c.,nvct.
sation expressed _a certain (]jsliþc to the
man whtvbroughc sugh woes upon them.
Thgmind of,.jnt'rigm and cossrmptionsiyld
and grey 'tp plots of treason. soussnd no ,djf—
ficulty-in cunjuring siup ; ple-mon ,fmm the
appearance of a shadow. Muainy urge the
outcry. Unrcnuincd talk was caltcd {to
actual attempt at muuny; an innocent
'Paper was brandcd with' the dame of
: bond of infansisy. Eight soldicn. were
named. hand-cusscd. and jmþri-wmsidsict
All but three are cried. One is acquittcdct
entirely—three are —_cntenced to ""? th_c
gaumbpe, and the sentence of the fifth to
seems nov- _0 0 x. :: ;n. Cnnjumr-s are
mnissms. bsi. l'- the- m vsc prubdw— !! that WH
kin.; m s (all to \V .\3.1"..\1,,l- m cgn he nothisg
icsiss than he. must rc-ncrsi'at mgm the: au
mv.
"res- nc, l-simk 05 lo. .-..-..-<. to an eanl whi- h
I
E. C. Dch. Pregident. - ' I
ss\Vn. HEaan'r, let Vicc-Presidmto !
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C. Stump,. add do.
Rcv. ]. Mum, Chaplain.
]ACOI HOFYMAN Treanu'er.
G. Dan—tun. Seasectlarg.
STANDXNG CO MM-ITTEEH 1
Red. Dr Aluir,
jcmes H. Have,
Cut/ab": Powell.
yames Kc'it/a. '
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ss[P/zilad. Bcgisistgr.
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ss '.-.si. , "'a-F— ! th',
. ., dame decided by
si oftbsie mals
'sW ' cop. Sdhad
sorthesi mhtctinvsi" ?ctss— - . sterved by i'ome
citizene of .siOﬂuu, *'--' ss ' ,object of which
was to burn the city, der the bank.
threaten the country, on the sigeioerssalct '
On the lBth met-m the (shape "were _.-.-r
yiewed by brighdien! neral Wadeuctt mp
ton. Only three hun red and fifty me.."
'were able to president them-fine! Gzc n'
ral Wilkinsnn :: farewell ctpdklren sivae reld 7
by hie aid. Hampum succeeded "it, the
command. " no reeiraint had been am
{and upunthe feelinge; she 'one would
avc been bailed with the loude-et acclam t
time osjoz and ten Let; the other wesiould
hate r-* ceived the knots of indignant mcnss,
sicontemnsiing and despiain}, - him. "
( Ruletgl: Stnr. )
It
ss c.}: .:ictt'.
_- ORDERED. That the following pen-sum
ss be appoitttcd comm'wsioncts sot' superin'
tendzng the ehzrtmns to be held in the dis
\ fer-.ntht-lsds the town, on Tuesday the
; (Sth dat- of March next, for the: purpose of
I elvcting 'membcn of the Common Couneil
\ for the ensuing sit'ear. "
Charles S'Iade.
Richard H'eiglztmansi}scr In 71 'A
Samuc-I Harpcr, "
s
i ss
) Walljam S. Moore,
i, arm/m smzfzct, } sizd-dy
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_*7nmes Lau-rasan,
" jo/m Stewart, } 40]: do.
jalm yo/mstqn. ' ' '
-_-The election for the lst Ysard to be held
__at' the, house otJrrethiah NcalesissUosossg
StrcH—Fnr the 2d.Watdssnt the Coqn'essil
.(jhambsit—For the &] ,Ward "at ]ohl
Hodgkinsis tavern. and the '4tb lVaed-at the
. hdussi- of. Mr. Hutchrn'l,' corner es Duke
and St. Aschh street-i.. si " si
Mr. P. B. Partcr from the commirtve to ]
sswhom was referred the n-solutisioucsicn [out]:
and can-ale, reported a hill " For lhr {m.
psOVeme-nt crcti Lht' Unssited S'ates, t} small
and can.-th." Read twice and relerred to :
comnuttee sso! the whole next Monday
w-oek. _ . .. _
ﬂlr. Cloptan from the committee to whom
was referred so mussch of the Pzesidtnt'o
message us relates to tortifications. made a \
report. This covered docttmentssigix sng an ss
account of the present state of all the intti- 'T
sicat'tvns in th8_United Stat: s. .Thesicoctm- j
mittee statedthat no more trom-y momd be
wanted for that'objcct issn the year 18ssIOct-Z
laid on the table. . '
'on the thh day of March text, at the fwntl
si described' m the dead as nituated on Oreoqum '
Congrest qf the Unz'tcd State;.
HOUSE OF REZeLSENTA'nYEs.
petitions were presented asixe. ' rejected-1
A motion was made to take up the. go
finished business of yestetday, [Mr. Msiasi
Con's hill,. which was not decided last _e
qen'tnsi] This motionssw'sits hegativetl.
. On motion of Mr. ]ohnson the teporsst 9]
th-ct committee of claims on the petition os
E'siizabeth Hamiltnn, was taken up in com
mittee osthe _\vhoXe-_--z\lr._1\'lA_cox in the
UNDER the anthouty of : deed of that
from Serum! liaisscy to us, (or the {umou- 'ok
se'curing the pa) ment oscertz' m de 15 to Wil
liam " ilson, St. nitirg admminrator of Cum
bzrlsi nd thwn, decezeed, add to 'Be'rjdmuz ss
Bom we will oﬀer at public yede; for czsb,
dsctpr of .tbe food hpnsc, in Pairsax (cum),
: 'lRAC'l OF LAIND. intlc' Said monly,"
( seek, fadjnisilss-it 3 to the tmu- qsssspldest'er,
and devistd to the acid &muelfiailq by his
father " [lion Bdlsiey—mpþoqed w With
four huodwi' '- lu.
sisisi'sisi ct— !
'lhcmas Harrison, jun. !
R l. 'Ia'ler. ' qui
("!-"": " "
A .s-JMJ-K-ss- - ....cc—ln
[Taken for the Alexandria anrtte ]
Sundr} pritate prtitiuns and ltpusls un
ssExtracsit from the minutes,
_ ADAM, LYNN, esse.
Dumis Ramsmsi,
ﬂbra/ssam Faw,
Hss'z'llmm Hrpburn,
Ya/m Young, } _ :ddsia.
lN ctcozimoctsiv COUNClL
Fcbrzmry 10,_ }8_1O .
siictnmAY, 1"e-bruary 23.
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3 [ill 14 (I" wdct (! ctAAUIZ'fy oss/Mrfollamnxsi how
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ss on uii !] (in hid R. I'. live: lite! mMct
i
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'_t'er nnd Duke streete, srondng" (are.
? \\ out, and see": (in ".Duke Thin pie
ss perty in subject to his a'hnunl Tound remsi'fot-si
T' ' *
W—
") can rid, lad Plai-d Hymen [unquiet
sinn- \' :.hinm tavern. ""
,"1 aluallr l'ropsitrctty, ug. - *- - .\
meet with lived!" qn " , ,
'of Alexsinndria isass csiation by] 'ct - ssss
ZU to (by Winter, a" aMy mule. Air-T ctsi.siss'siss_
* reibmaiy 24. ' ; Þ' ssss.'!zct
" EOR SALE; " ""Aﬄ'css "'" .""1
_) an] and no excellent garden."
" lec- libuse in the town of Alumdshiﬂ
s in "wwn ol ".-\Ic'"x"a"ud"" lying" 'df
,L' nion ..nd bent pen 03: and wctffi'sim -
-':This :: to give Notice,
,THA "l the auLscxibe'n .of Alexandria em'
sit, in the district ol' quunþil, have obtlluhd
(low the Orphau' : ( mist of old coumy,
ten testalhentnry dn tbsic e'dm- of out:
! Mmu-j'u, fine of the 'eojmty shienfi
'glec'd', an pen-so;: ctbdju's-q claims
deceued are hereby warned to hibit silk
same, with the sivonchen thenhf, to the and
si act-thereon) or liebre' the chdtw osss An}, nen
L'" they [my by [an be exsissldde him so be'
nefit to said estate, silu-d dine} ebted then
7 to are required to make immedinte [ny-yoxed}.
Given under put lands this 'Htl: 67 Is?
bnt'uy, ma. 'ss
; ' n- BUTTER. ctj
moon: m;- B ner in 5 '
sisssict': - " - si-ssssss-ss- 5' .
20 boxes Dixoo'e (red: Melt-d
50 Legs Leipctffikclsnflfinsi'
jmﬂaivzsirlby
oseph Wild.
Comes oskmg'wdFaiw
& With a general/mormal! {firm,
v.,... ...ss
k Number If: ssctJ-v Ind: si-zd si'
"mark-My light Jeney 04me ss
"(A-th' ney. with an excellent "035331, {:
"eve! o] nixiy one nssdd 55 in] dolian.
-F. Mct-sURVlH, Hecused, do' insert the
IN pumiance of : deed executed m, ?,si.
siibssiribcis on the ill" dhysi of "Almost," !! ,
by the late Red-"w T. Hour, But}. in ma '
certnin purposeg thereby expresibesid- my w"
piqci—gd to sell at publid njicuosili. n cttþe
wiin : \\ ]i'a scxmuch from the" had no
_t ne riicr . "(his lot from} "siss'si fed "}
l'siowmuc. " '" "si ""
sin?! I and _y_ in March on], she" foﬂo
.'lhe whole of the abbvn prssopesiny except
the last is sreesi of encumbrance, end will !:
shown at an'v time to such ne desire to be in—
fmmedabout it. "] he e'nin wist he made on 't
credit of 6,12 and !! menthn for npp vq'Jsi
indoncd poten, ne'- qunble at the beak Offict
nndnia. "
"s let-(. 'l his iut :: liancwniely eiiclﬂsied. "liss.-"
live-"sc- is a srn '[i 'ouuciivc ga'nldn upbn 1!
bcticy (t'. al (! e miner of Prince nnd VVn'seD-ss- --
at an and inonu ; ' ' feet or mme- "
bowe on V\ an r. and ss' sect on Ptmssfsi
eke On :! is p'mpeny (i: ere in 44"
Brick huildssingss, forming a huge hid
in ished Deeliing House in 't! red Simkin} ' 'r
all notes-zed) out. ho'nsssen, n_ your) man'
following .uheiiisem'em three times in enc'k ,.
uuk for foursi week-, in the AICMW
Daiy (intente. ct' si *' " ' ' " " ""
licelc. '
Houne and hot -.i uateﬂ at ilaesi come!- of
,W mer unset. bcsi'mecn Printc in"d_" duke-s
:rcc :, an: iromihg abom 57 seeson Wnectf-si
PLRSON Wﬂﬂy :* s-si
the Greek. Lilysi a "
w es, "unimctqchan ' , - si - _,
(41 1."
Urphan s Court, "
Alexandna owing, ..Fesib." Term, "10.
ss Unduw .. "In! me XOCUIDN Of OWEN
Charles Simms,
'I homas Swann,
R. Hnrrisqn.
. Nov. 3]. ct on.
WnsiL Hessrbert,
N Fisitihugh, ' Ex'r .
Hugh Smtth. " ' - "
Feb, .ls - cow
Fat wait!) " I
On: ssLssctot of Groupdss'si W'
dsinu Fodit— ,Zssctss" ..
Lssx: e Moiety of the Property siss?
it. a ! sinne—'a!" ussz the and" town qfﬂcﬂﬂ
The undivided Moiety WE
One other Lot, Situat Q, ("his
Alex, _. Moore, ,Rsiegizxw.
'- dlsss'o
NO
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