Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer (Alexandria [Va.]), 1803-06-07 00:00:00

Alexandria AND COMMERCIAL
Advertiser INTELLIGENCER.
VOL. III.]
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1803.
No. 768.
Sales by Auction.
On WEDNESDAY , At 10 o'clock, will be sold at the Vendue Store, the corner of King and Union streets.
Rum in hhds. and barrels, Whiskey in barrels, Apple Brandy in barrels, Gin in casks, Wine in pipes and quarter casks, Molasses in hhds. Sugar in hhds. and barrels, White and brown Soap in boxes, Coffee in casks and bags, Raisins in kegs and boxes, Queen's Ware, and
ALSO,
A variety of DRY GOODS.
—AMONG WHICH ARE—
  Broad Cloths,  Irish Linens,    Cassimeres,  Calicoes,    Kerseys,  Threads,    Coatings,  Chintzes,    Halfhicks,  Bedticks,    Fernought,  Oznaburgs,    Blankets,  Sewing Silks,    Planes,  Muslin and Muslin    Negro Cottons,  Handkerchiefs,    Worsted and other  India Cottons, &c    Stockings,  &c.  
THOS. PATTEN, Auctioneer.
June 4.
Public Vendue.
On FRIDAY , At 10 o'clock, will be sold at the Vendue Store,
Rum in hogheads and barrels. French Brandy in pipes, Gin in pipes and bks. Whiskey and Apple Brandy in bks. Sugar in hhds. tierces and bks. Coffee in tierces and bags, Chocolate White and brown Soap } in boxes, Mould and dip'd Candles } Raisins in kegs, boxes and jars, Figs in kegs and trails, Queens Ware in crates, FURNITURE, &c.
ALSO,
A variety of DRY GOODS,
Among which are,
Cloths, Coatings, Kerseymere, Duffs, Plains and Kerseys, Negro Cottons, Serges, Elasticks, blue Friezes, Calimancoes and Russels, Yarn Stockings, Chintzes and Calicoes, Irish Linens, Silesia do. Platillas, Oznaburgs and Ticklenburgs, Muslins and Muslin Hand's, India Muslins and Table Cloths Bandanna Handkerchiefs, Coloured Threads, Hairs, Plated Candlesticks, And sundry other Articles.
P. G. MARSTELLER.
June 4.
Public Sale.
On Tuesday next, 7th instant, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, will be sold on the premises, Col. Lear's life Estate, on the House and Lot in this town, situate on the corner of Duke and Pitt Streets, now occupied by Col. Simms as the Office of Collection; it is at present under a rent of £40 per annum. The present lease expires on the 17th August next. Terms will be made known at the place of sale.
P. G. MARSTELLER.
June 3.
For Sale,
NANKEENS
Of the first quality; casks and boxes
FRESH RAISINS.
BEN. SHREVE, jun.
June 4.
d
THE SUBSCRIBER
Respectfully informs his friends and the public in general, that he has lately opened a store in Prince, between Fairfax and Union streets, where he intends keeping a constant supply of
PAPER,
of all kinds. His being the manufacturer, enables him to sell on very low terms, either by wholesale or retail. He likewise has on hand, and intends keeping, a large assortment of
Cut Nails & Brads, of all sizes. The whole of which he now offers for sale at a very low price, for cash, or a short credit to punctual men.
GEO. W. GIBBONS.
Gentlemen favoring him with their orders shall have immediate attention paid them.
The highest price given for clean Linen and Cotton RAGS.
May 27. d
For Sale,
Philadelphia Loaf and Lump Sugar,
Three pipes old Lisbon Wine, Pennsylvania and Swedish Bar Iron, One pair Burr Mill Stones, 5 feet diameter,
One pair Cologne do. about 5 feet.
And at the Mill,
Shorts and Bran,
Ship Stuff,
Indian Meal,
Rye Meal,
Oats,
Plaster of Paris by the bushel.
William Hartshorne.
5th Mo. 20. d
Molasses, Almonds, &c.
Twenty hhds. retailing Molasses of a very superior quality, Twenty trais fresh Almonds, A quantity of loaf and Lump Sugar in hhds. & bks.
Ten tierces fresh Rice, received per brig Celia, from N. York, and for sale by J. and T. VOWELL.
They have on hand,
24 hhds. St. Kitts Rum, 2d and 3d proof,
100 bks. Pork,
40 do. brown Sugar,
Muscadel and bloom Raisins,
50 tons Plaster,
A few quarter casks
London particular Madeira Wine.
May 25. co2w
GUN AND PISTOL
MANUFACTORY,
King Street, ALEXANDRIA.
THE subscriber carries on the above business in all its various branches, and relies on the public for that patronage and encouragement, to which the execution of his work and moderateness of his charges will entitle him.
ROBERT NASH.
Guns and Pistols stocked in the neatest manner, and on reasonable terms.
June 4. co3t
A Warehouse to Let.
I will rent my Warehouse, situate on King Street, adjoining the mansion house in which I live, opposite Mr. J. Kincaid's. Possession may be had immediately. It is very convenient for a Grocery store, or a Flour Merchant. For terms apply to
P. MARSTELLER.
June 2. co
R. GRAY
WILL be in New York during the Literary Fair to be held on the 20th June—orders for Books or other articles in their line of business left at R. & J. Gray's Book Store in King Street previous to the above date will be punctually executed.
May 16. d
I, Jean Baptist Chambard, master of the Schooner Peggy of Nanjemoy, on Friday the 19th day of May, just before daylight, being at anchor abreast Freestone Point on the Virginia flats, was ran foul of by a large sloop coming to Alexandria, under the command of Alexander Bickerton, there being no person on board my vessel but a boy named Lindsay Lewis (son to a Mr. William Lewis, of Cone River,) and myself, and the boy being then asleep with his head lying on the bowsprit as a pillow, the bowsprit of the sloop ran over his head and broke his skull, which immediately terminated his existence. In corroboration of the above, the annexed deposition of the master of the sloop is published.
SIR, I WAS running up the Potomac, on Friday the 19th inst. just at day break, and unfortunately ran foul of a small Schooner, lying in the course at the time; my partner, Mr. Cooper, was at the helm, and myself below, putting on some thick clothes, being cool. I heard the vessel run foul of something, immediately running up found us with our bowsprit just over the Schooner's bow; I ran forward and let go the halyards to deaden the vessel's way. I saw a man, as I thought, lying close up in the head of the vessel; I jumped on board the Schooner, not seeing the man, as I thought, move to shove the vessel clear; there came a man out of the cabin and called his boy; he went forward and found him dead: from these circumstances it must have been our vessel that caused his death.
ALEXANDER BICKERTON.
District of Columbia, Alexandria County, to wit. Alexander Bickerton came personally before me, one of the Justices of the county aforesaid, and made oath that the within statement signed by him is true.
Given under my hand the 4th June, 1802.
ELISHA C. DICK.
June 4. dat
JOSEPH RIDDLE and Co. HAVE IMPORTED SPRING GOODS,
In the William and John from London. They expect an additional assortment by the ship United States from Liverpool.
May 5. d
Jonah Thompson and Son, HAVE IMPORTED
In the ships William & John from London, and United States from Liverpool; Superfine Cloths and Cassimeres, Cambric, jaconet and book Muslins, silk Shawls, cotton Hosiery, Jeanneis, Fustians, striped and clouded Nankeens, Corduroys, Velvets and Thicksets, Dimities, fancy Marseilles, Waistcoating, sewing Silks, Twist and Thread, &c. &c. They are in daily expectation of their assortment of Hardware.
May 9. d
RICHARD VEITCH & Co. HAVE IMPORTED,
In the ship William and John, from London, A few cases Irish Linens, a large and handsome selection of Prints of the latest patterns; two trunks of elegantly assorted ribbons; 4-4, 9-8 and 6-4 plain and coloured cambric muslins, cotton velvet, dimities, striped cotton and cotton hosiery, with several other articles adapted to the season, which they offer for sale at their warehouse in King Street, on the most reasonable terms for cash, or a short credit.
May 6. dim
Umbrellas.
Ricketts, Newton & Co. HAVE just received one case of London finished Umbrellas.
May 10. d
FOR CHARTER,
A fine fast sailing Philadelphia SHIP, burthen 3500 barrels.
For terms apply to
Wm. I HALL.
June 3. d
For BOSTON,
(To sail early next week.)
The copper bottom fast sailing
Brig Harmony,
ROBERT B. HALL, master.
For freight or passage, having good accommodations, please apply on board—or to
JOHN G. LADD.
50 Tons Plaster Paris, 10 Hogheads Molasses, Landing and for sale from said brig.
June 3. d
For PHILADELPHIA,
The SLOOP HILAND, JOHN HAND,
Master:
An excellent vessel, and will sail with all convenient speed. For Freight or Passage apply to the master on board, or to
DANL. M'CLEAN.
May 28. d
For Cowes & a Market,
The fine, new Ship AMERICA, ISAAC STONE, Master;
expected to sail in 12 or 15 days, having the greater part of her cargo engaged. A few hhds. of tobacco will be received on Freight, if immediate application is made either to Ricketts, Newton and Co. or to Robt. T. Hooe and Co. and the usual advances will be made on property addressed to Thomas Middleton and Co. in London.
June 1. d1w
For Sale or Charter,
The Brig FOX, one hundred and twenty tons burthen. For terms apply to the master on board, or to
LEWIS DEBLOIS.
Who has for sale,
About 30,000 feet inch and two inch plank, and a few barrels seed Potatoes.
May 23. d
HARDWARE, &c.
BY the United States, the subscriber has received an extensive assortment.
Also,
A variety of Tools, Looking Glasses, &c. manufactured in this country.
PHILIP WANTON.
5th mo. 9th d
WILLIAM OXLEY,
Has received per the William and John, from London, and the United States, from Liverpool,
DRY GOODS,
Suitable for the season, which are now offered for Sale, at his Store in King Street, upon terms agreeable to the purchasers.
May 11. d
Notice.
ALL persons having claims on the estate of the late Mrs. Martha Washington, are requested to exhibit their accounts properly proved; and those persons indebted to the said estate are desired to make immediate payment.
THOMAS PETER,
Acting Executor.
March 3. 22w

SUBSCRIPTIONS
To the PORT FOLIO, a literary Paper published in Philadelphia, are received by the Editor of this Paper. The terms are Five Dollars per annum, payable in advance.
Public Sale.
On Saturday, the 11th instant, at 3 o'clock P. M. will be sold on the premises,
A three story BRICK HOUSE, on Prince street, between Water & Union streets; the stand equal to any in town.
Also, Several LOTS on Cameron between Royal and Pitt streets. Terms will be made known at the place of sale. P. G. MARSTELLER.
June 6.
Sale at Auction, OF BANKRUPT ESTATE.
On Thursday next, the 9th inst.
At 10 o'clock in the forenoon, Will be sold at the dwelling house of Mr. Josiah Watson, King street,
A variety of Household & Kitchen FURNITURE,
Consisting of MAHOGANY Dining Tables, Tea and Card do. Windsor Chairs, Carpets, China and Queens Ware, &c.
JOHN M'IVER, Assignee of the Estate and Effects of Josiah Watson.
June 3.
Public Sale.
Will be added to next Wednesdays Sales,
25 hhds. 2d and 3d proof St.
Vincent's Rum—Also,
1 bale Allibad Emerties,
1 do. Bastas,
1 do. China Cuscos,
1 do. double do.
T. PATTEN.
June 6.
To Rent.
A HOUSE on Gibbon street. Possession may be had immediately. Apply to GEORGE N. LYLES.
June 6.
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Irish Linens.
A small invoice of Irish Linens assorted, imported in the ship United States, from Liverpool, and for sale by
Wm. LADD.
May 10.
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For Sale,
A handsome FORTE PIANO. Apply to THOS. PATTEN.
May 24.
SPANISH HIDES.
1200 Spanish Hides, just received and for sale by J. & J. H. TUCKER.
ALSO,
By the sloop Friendship, from Barbadoes, 10 hhds and 40 bbls first quality SUGARS; and from New York, 10 boxes fresh Prunes. A general assortment of Groceries as usual
May 6.
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JAMES WILSON
Has received by the ship William and John, capt. Woodhouse, from London, SPRING GOODS,
which will be opened and for sale immediately at his warehouse.
Also—Brown Stout in casks of 6 doz. each.
May 5.
d
For Sale,
At my warehouse on Prince street, 20 hhds. Molasses,
100 bbls. Pork—just received.
Wm. HODGSON.
May 14.
d
Just Received,
A quantity of fresh Oranges and Lemons, and fine excellent Seed Potatoes,
of a new kind, commonly called Pinkeyed, for sale by
J. DYSON.
May 30.
d
In the Virginia Gazette of the 28th ult. a writer of no common abilities, over the signature "Federalist," speaking of our most noble Secretary Gallatin, and the bank stock; draws in the following nervous manner, the character of that arch-political hero's conduct. Such a writer will always claim the public ear, and if always thus he seeks to expose to view the deformity of such pretenders as Gallatin, he must be well entitled to the gratitude of his country.
[Anti Demo.]
With respect to Albert Gallatin, I have weighed and analyzed him, and he is found wanting. Methinks I see him at this moment trembling and starting at every sound, dreading that the next sentence will say all that he fears. Have I not said enough? Do not his public deeds speak in thunder? Does not the innocent blood which was shed in the Pennsylvania riots speak terrors to his soul? Do not the bloody tracts of the humble honest militia men, who returned from the military tour shapeless, shirtless, moneyless, and friendless, nay destitute of every thing except misery, speak to his heart? This is a lost apostrophe. But if none of those things can affect his idolators, what shall be said for the 1,500,000 dollars which were lost, forever lost ingloriously, and ignominiously lost, in that most disgraceful and degrading project, in which his partisans did, indeed, in a considerable degree, "stop the wheels of the government."
Fellow citizen, whoever thou art, I ask you to read again, and as you read remember, that the Albert Gallatin, concerning whom I have said all this, is the secretary of the treasury of the United States. The same who lately sold the bank stock for 120,000 dollars less than his fellow citizens would have given.* The same who tells you that the whole mercantile and other capital and credit of this extensive and flourishing country was not equal to so small an object.
The same who was secretary of the self organized meeting which opposed, and resolved to counteract, the operations of their lawful government.†
The same, who opposed with vehemence and clamor a compensation for Mr. Wolcott as secretary of the treasury, which salary he now enjoys in his own person.
The same who brags about the overflowing treasury, about the resources of the country, but never gave a vote, or any other aid to produce one dollar into the treasury. (The sale of the bank stock, at less than its value excepted.)
The same who with unvarying steps, opposed every measure of the government, under the former administrations, which promised to contribute to public credit, national honor or safety.
Who is this that has dared to profane the temple of democracy, to drag the high priest of the order from the consecrated altar, and to expose him to the indignation and contempt of an injured and deluded people? Thousands of tongues have echoed and will re-echo this question. The partisans of the Grand Lama of democratic delusion are ready to break down the barriers of social right and order; they are ready to cry vengeance and destruction to him who has dared to lay prostrate at his feet, and to hold over their fallen Messiah, in one hand, a garland of triumph, in the other, a rod of correction, which have been decreed to him by the United voices of truth, reason, virtue and justice; who has scourged with severity, and who now ceases to exercise the irresistible superiority which he possesses, because he knows that enough has been said to convince and confirm the judgments of the candid; and because he knows also that the lazy, the ignorant, the obstinate, the factious, and the intriguing, have shut their eyes and ears against the most demonstrable truths; nor would they be convinced, though they were to be addressed, in the thunder of heaven, or from the tombs of those departed heroes and patriots, to whom America is indebted for her rank as a nation.
Oh, destructive, deluding, incorrigi-
* It now appears that the actual loss upon a moderate calculation was 152,000 dollars.
† This appears by a copy of the resolution which has been frequently published, and which we should now republish if we had a copy.
ble blindness, and madness! But here I will stop, at least, for the present, lest I become frantic and delirious at the prospect. And why not stop? Have I not taken the bull by the horns? Have I not cast him upon his back? Have I not exposed him at the altar of truth, and arraigned him at the bar of public justice? Have I not bound him with cords, which are too strong for his strength, to that every Lilliputian who passes by may give him a blow?
The day approaches when it will be told in all the terms of irritation, that it was Gallatin whose conduct greatly contributed to the Pennsylvania insurrection, which deluded, and led the ignorant and misjudging people to these riotous and destructive deeds, which terminated in ruin, devastation, fire, and death; and robbed our treasury of about fifteen hundred thousand dollars.
It was Gallatin who raised an outcry against the salary of his predecessor; and yet has accepted and enjoys it himself, in all the pride and insolence of success.
It was Gallatin who countenanced that junto which made garbled extracts from the treasury books, for the purpose of destroying the confidence of the public in his virtuous predecessors.
It was Gallatin, who deluded the public into the belief, or countenanced the opinion, that the honest and meritorious Pickering, had defrauded them of more than half a million of dollars, at the very time when he knew that the whole was a deliberate and detestable falsehood.
It was Gallatin who has offered an insult and an open calumny upon the whole mercantile character, capital and credit of the merchants of this country, because it was the only alternative, by which he could offer an excuse, for one of the most indefensible public transactions, which ever did exist in the fiscal operations of any government, which either had resources or credit. I mean the secret sale, or rather sacrifice, of the bank stock, when there were, as he said, millions of idle dollars in the treasury.
Public Credit! Albert Gallatin, the father, the protector, the guardian of public credit! So say the disciples of this Messiah. Oh tell it not in Gath! Surely this cannot be the same Gallatin who tormented the Pennsylvania insurrection; who accepts, as a salary, what he said was too much for his predecessor; who calumniated the honest and upright, to make room for himself; whose motto and universal practice continued so long to be, to stop the wheels of the government, when the most illustrious of men, the father of his country, the great, the glorious, the immortal Washington, presided, directed and advised.
Yes, it is the same Gallatin, it is he who now prates about public credit; who has done his utmost to destroy every good and glorious principle of that government; who has left stains upon it, which ages will never obliterate; whose deeds will continue to tarnish the American character, until time, though memory, shall all sink, and be lost in eternal oblivious chaos, and even the great globe itself shall crumble into atoms, and leave not a wreck behind.
‡ This junto, it is now said, consisted of Albert Gallatin, the secretary of the treasury, Wm. Duane, the Editor of the Aurora, John Beckley, the clerk of the house of representatives, Israel Israel, the Sheriff of Philadelphia, Campbell, then a Clerk in Mr. Wolcott's office, and now an officer in the army of the United States, the same army from which Captain Numiger and many more equally meritorious were dismissed. "We are all Republicans—we are all Federalists." If the perpetration of deeds so detestable, entitle the culprits to the honorable designation of republicans, I believe that a little more time will shew that federalism and republicanism are too widely separated for union.
From the Charleston Courier.
IN a late number, we took occasion to lay before our readers some curious positions of Mr. Thomas Paine's, laid down in his letter to the people and armies of France, in defence of the government of Barras and his compeers. Positions which evidently struck at the principle on which the federal constitution is founded, and on which his worthy friend, Jefferson, holds his present office. His words are these—"An individual by election is almost as bad as the hereditary system." It is curious enough to observe the ignorance, as a writer, of this man, who usurps to him-
self the office of guiding nations, measuring out constitutions, overturning governments, and leveling kings with cobblers, tinkers and even with such men as himself. He compares two things, in two different ranks and denominations of existence—that is, an individual with a system—just as if he should say a friar is as bad as the Mahomedan religion—or a staymaker as good as a revolution. But this is not all. When he comes to prove the perfection of the constitution he is applauding—a constitution, the executive part of which was composed of five members, he endeavors to shew that there is attached to the number five a peculiar excellence that sets it above all others; a kind of cabalistical virtue belonging to no other number in the numeration table. These are his words—
"Whenever an observation can be drawn from the economy of nature, it is worth attending to; and the more so as it has been customary to make comparisons between the body politic and the natural body. Follows then this idea, we see that nature, in the construction of the human frame, has acted by the number five.—There are nominally five senses. Had more been necessary, she would have given them. Each of the extremities also terminates in that number of fingers or toes, and we cannot conceive the usefulness or the want of more. It is also worth observing that nature appears to have been studious in exploding individually or the number one. She has not committed the preservation of any of the senses to a single organ. Seeing and hearing, the two principal senses, have double organs; so also has taste—for smelling, though a different modification, is the forerunner of taste—and as to feeling, it exists in every part of the body. If it should be objected that smelling is absolutely a distinct sense, and not a distinct modification, and that it has but one organ, the nostril, it may be remarked, that this sense is the most inferior, the least necessary, and the earliest dispensed with, of all the senses. If then we take nature for our guide in constructing a government, we must in the first place explode individually, or the number one, from all the upper works of government at least; and as to plurality, we may as well follow her method as invent another. This is done in constituting a directory of five members, though it is most probable the idea of copying nature did not occur at the time. The reason why the two councils are numerous is not from the necessity of their being so, on account of business, but because that every part of the republic shall find and feel itself in the national representation."
It is really worth considering what the condition of that man's mind must be who could have recourse to such wretched trash. How utterly destitute of thought or argument his head must be, and how entirely deprived of common sense who could expect such abominable nonsense to be listened to with patience. Oh, great God! how visibly just are thy dispensations even here, for how disgraceful is the decline, and how deplorable will be the end of this wretched man! Emphatically miserable must he be indeed, who finds himself cut off here from all hope which he sacrificed his hopes of hereafter; and find himself shut out from all hopes of after life, by a life productive of nothing but pain, sorrow, misery, disappointment, and shame here.
We will close these few short observations, with a call on our reader's attention to a thing well worth the notice of all men, but particularly of those, who from negligence, vanity or vice, find in themselves a relaxation of religious faith. Let them repent and be humble, when they see the idolator, and high priest of the religion of reason, after profaning, attacking and renouncing christianity on account of its miracles, all at once, for the purposes of base adulation, avowing his faith in the cabalistical virtue of certain numbers, and in occult analogies, with all the ferocious, self-important gravity of a fortune telling old gipsy, of a credulous old woman, swallowing a gypsies' or conjuror's tale. The next work of Mr. Paine, will perhaps be on the science of astrology, and his next previous lesson to mankind, how to consult fortunes in a horoscope, and to determine their fates by the configurations of the planets at their birth.
PORTLAND, May 26.
Arrived schr. Remainder, J. Ham, from St. Bartholomews, On his outward passage, in lat. 26, 20, long. 69, discovered a sail,

which proved to be a long boat, belonging to the schr. Swan of Milford, having on board capt. Turnan, of said schr. and his crew, 7 in number; they failed from New London on the 21st March, bound to Barbadoes with stock and provisions; on the 23rd March, and on the 7th April filled and upset; they then took the boat, and had been out 40 hours, during several heavy rains, when capt. Ham took them on board and landed them at St. Bartholomews; Spoke, lat. 32, 5, long 67, a schr. from Boston, D. P. Coleworth, 6 days out, bound to Jamaica. American produce low at St. Barts, viz. Boards 20 dols. Staves 25, Shingles 6, Fish 5, Beef No. 1, 9, No. 12, Mels 16, Butter 15 cents, Candles 16 c. Lard 14 c, Soap 12 1/2 c, Flour superfine 6 d 50 c Rum, St. Kitts, 50 c. gal Sugar, St. Martins, 8 d.cwt. Coffee 20 d. cwt. Cotton 33 d. per cwt.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4. Arrived, ship Hannah, Yardly, New-York; Mars, Hunter, Dublin; Thomas, Higgins, Liverpool; brig Samuel and Joseph Balchez, Charleston; Armada, Watters, Figuera; William Pough, Melvin N. Carolina; Schooner Betsey, Ray, Richmond; Success, Tice, do. Sloop Harmony, Bellwood, Nottingham; Marion Smith, North Carolina; Joseph Attwood, Boston; Patience, Montgomery, New York; Abigail, Billington, Edenton.
At the Lazaretto. Ship Narcissa, Pato, Havannah; brig Mentor, Topham, St. Thomas; Union, Thomas, Guadalupe; Lovely, Lals, Eldridge, St. Croix; Sophia, St. Thomas; Flora Green, St. Martins; Schooner Betsey, Jacobs, St. Croix; Lydia, Watson, Providence; Dolphin, Biorren, Cape Francois.
Cleared, brig Jane, Hunt, Cork; Alert, Lampden, Salem; Columbia, Dockendorf, do. Sloop Susannah, Merrihew St. Bartholomews.
Ship St. Domingo, Packet, Da Costa, St. Croix; Brig Polly, Muster, St. Thomas; Mercury, New Orleans; Lewis, Wichs, Port Republican, are below. Captain Watters, of the brig Armada, from Figuera, spoke on the 10th May, in lat. 37, North long. 57, West, the brig Pennsylvania, Shaw, of Philadelphia, from New York, for Canton.
Captain Higgins, of the ship Thomas, from Liverpool, failed from thence on the 6th April, and spoke the following vessels on his passage:
On the 6th May in lat. 44, 38, N. longitude 37, 20, West, spoke the brig Cumberland, of Providence, 50 day from River of Plate, for London. May 28, in lat. 83, 4, North long. 68, 30, West, the brig Recovery, Dickson, of and for Greenock, 8 days from New York.
Captain H. saw on the 25th in lat. 45, 32, N. long. 19, 30, W. the ship Industry, Vicary, of Norfolk, but was not near enough to spoke capt. V. who failed from Liverpool a few days before the Thomas. The ship Henry, from this port for Liverpool was spoken the 8th ult. 9 days out, all well.
Arrivals at Nassau, (N. P.) Schooners Little Sam, Chace from Norfolk; Endeavour, Russel, George Town; Independence, Jones, New York; Republican, Marsh, do. Sloops Admiral, Duncan, do. Betsey, Udal, do. Marinado, Place, do. Industry, Mattocks, do. Warden, Mitchell, Rhode Island; Maria, Smith, Philadelphia.
BALTIMORE, June 4. Arrived, Chr. Fair American, captain Gummel, from sea, dismasted (being from this port to Cayenne,) in the Gulph Stream, in lat. 36, long. 73, on Friday the 27th May having experienced a heavy gale of wind from the N. E. and a tremendous sea, which made an incessant break over her, lying to under three-reefed foresail; the sea swept away the bowsprit, and with it went both masts by the deck; suffered considerable damage to her hull by the wreck, but fortunately no lives were lost; the severity of the gale lasted about 24 hours. Finding that the vessel remained tight and made no more water than usual, after lying 3 days a hull, got up a jury mast, and arrived in this bay on Wednesday last.
WASHINGTON, CITY, June 6. Extract of a letter received at this place from Chibicothe dated May 23, 1803. Captain Herod who, lived about 15 miles from hence, had some dispute with
an Indian, or Indians he was found on Friday last the 20th, about sundown, shot through the body and scalped near his house. When found he was not dead, and could only state before he did die that he received the injury from Indians. The report at first was very alarming, we were informed that a large body of Indians well armed were in the neighborhood, and had killed several families. This part of the report is not true. It appears entirely probable that not more than one or two Indians at most have done the injury, and that from personal revenge; several parties have been out for two days past in search of the murderer, and have not yet returned.
Alexandria Advertiser.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7.
PRICES CURRENT,
At Bermuda, May 21.
American salt beef 12 to 14 dolls. per barrel, prime pork 16 to 19; superfine flour 8; rice 6 dolls. per cwt. American cheese 15 cents per lb. coffee 19 cents, co-coa 19 to 24 cents.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, June 3d.
BRIGADE ORDERS.
THE Court Martial, of which Major John P. Van Ness was President, ordered for the trial of Ensign PEYTON, on the charges exhibited against him by captains Lyne, Lyles, Scott, and Geiger, viz. That Ensign THOMAS WEST PEYTON of the first Battalion of the second Legion of the Militia of the District of Columbia, did in a late affair of honor, between himself and Mr. Joseph Mandeville, Jun. conduct himself in a manner unbecoming to the character, of an officer and a gentleman, by challenging the said Mandeville, and afterwards giving a certificate of his having made acknowledgements to the said Mandeville, as well as in other instances, having unannounced passed the following Sentence:
'That the charges against Ensign Thomas West Peyton, are not supported by evidence, and he is, therefore, acquitted of them. Nevertheless, the court feel it to be their duty to exercise a censorial power, by declaring that the conduct of Ensign Peyton, in the quarrel mentioned in the exhibition of charges, evinced a want of caution and discretion, that deserves and receives the disapprobation of this court; the censure of this court is restrained to milder terms, than might otherwise be deemed appropriate, if they were not sensible that Ensign Peyton was betrayed by peculiarity of circumstances into embarrassments, the result of which, it is confidently hoped and expected by this court, will be no criterion of his character and future conduct, and may prove a monitory example to himself and other inexperienced young men.' And the said sentence having been approved by the President of the United States, the Brigadier General hereby dissolves the court, and orders that Ensign Peyton be released from arrest.
The foregoing orders are published for the information of the officers of the Brigade.
By order of Brig. Gen. JOHN MASON, JOSHUA WINGATE, jun. Brig. Major, and Inspector of the Militia of the District of Columbia.
It has often been asserted, and always with truth, that a zeal as and active democrat by profession, is in fact always a despotic tyrant, if ever an opportunity offers that he dare embrace. Search history throughout, and from the attempt of Satan to democratise Heaven, down to the reign of his active disciple Robespierre—these pretenders to equality and enemies to all representative and delegated power are all alike, at heart. Our democrats cover the cloven foot tolerably well at present, but the first good opportunity, they will not fail to rise to destroy our excellent constitution, formed to protect us from the cruel and unrelenting fangs of Democracy; and yet there is now and then a scribbling Demo, who will expose himself, in spite of the risk; for example, take the following passage from Littleton, No. 7, published in a Richmond paper, and in most of the democratic papers of the continent, repeated!
No. VII.
"The creature is dependent on the creator. The President creates officers, and thence has the attendant power of destroying them."
Here the reader will behold with astonishment what a simple, cringing, canting democrat would do if he could.
HE CAN CREATE AND HE DESTROY !!! For my part I doubt, with all humility, whether this sentiment, unqualified as it is, would not be insulting to Omnipotence himself, for I have been taught to believe of him, that he is governed by his mercy, that endureth forever; indeed I know that his tender mercies are over all his works. "
Had Mr. Jefferson possessed firmness, or had he preferred his future fame to present considerations, whenever an impudent and ignorant pretender, in consequence of his adroitness at lying, on the election ground, had asked for his reward in an office, and turned out some war worn veteran, only to make room for him, Mr. Jefferson would have told this truth in substance if not in rhyme, in reply to such impertinence,—"You ought to reflect, Sir, That
CYPHERS, with figures mix'd, become Of use in making up a sum, And well their places fill: But he's with double dullness curst, Who e'er attempts to place them first, For then they're nothing still."
[Wash. Fed.]
For the Alexandria Advertiser.
The Invitation.
From whence, ah say, the lengthen'd sigh, Which slowly heaves my Lucy's breast? And why the lucid, tearful eye, That speaks her gentle heart oppress't?
The flattering tale can I believe? For such it is, sweet girl, to me, 'Tis not in candor to deceive, Say are we, Lucy, dear to thee?
Enquiry cease! did not the tear, That trickled down thy lily cheek At our adieu, say we were dear, As plain as eloquence could speak?
And sure thy cheek as cold as clay, The frigid mind could not mistake— The hand which on thy bosom lay, Said too, that parting made it ach.
But of those feelings be aware, And check them in their pliant spring; So powerful now, they'll prove a snare, My Lucy's gentle heart unspring.
A long, a tedious winter past, And oft we sigh'd, and spoke of thee; This gloom, I laid, won't always last, In Spring, we shall our Lucy see.
So sure, ah me! that May would bring, The little girl we hold so dear! When, O behold! it's on the wing. And yet our Lucy is not here!
'Tis thus illusions oft betray, The heart that's willing to believe— But why, my Lucy, this delay? Do not our tender hopes deceive!
More fair would seem the woodbine bow'r, Waft thou dear girl, reclin'd beneath; More sweet would bloom the jas'mine flow'r, If walk'd to life by Lucy's breath.
Tho' frolic Mirth, may not attend, How should she in our pensive Vale? Yet each will clasp their lovely friend, And love maternal bid thee hail.
MIRA.
Alex. May 30.
The Moniteur, advertising to the Convention settled by the British and Batavian troops at the Cape, contents itself with the following brief apostrophe. CAPITULATION IN TIME OF PEACE !!!
In answer to this pithy exclamation, it may be said; In time of Peace France annexed Avignon to its own territories!
In time of Peace France compelled Ehrenbreitstein to capitulate!
In time of Peace France first invaded Switzerland!
In time of Peace France again invaded that unoffending country!
In time of Peace the King of Sardinia was obliged to give up Piedmont!
In time of Peace France obliged the Grand Duke of Tuscany to leave his country!
In time of Peace Bonaparte surprized Malta and conquered Egypt!
In time of Peace Spain was forced to relinquish Louisiana!
In time of Peace France took possession of Parma and Piacenza!
In time of Peace the Island of Elba was ceded to France!
In time of Peace Holland and Switzerland were occupied by French troops!
In time of Peace Genoa, Venice, and
Savoy were attacked, conquered, and plundered!
Many other events of the same kind might be noticed among the hostile operations of France, in time of Peace, but these will suffice at present, as an answer to the emphatic apostrophe of that chronicle of historic truth, the Moniteur.
(Lond. Pap)
For Sale,
A TRACT OF LAND
Near the town of Alexandria, adjoining the lands of Charles Alexander and Benjamin Dulany, containing about one hundred and ten acres, being a moiety of a tract called Pearson's tract: Upon this Land are some handsome and commanding prospects of the town and country. It will be sold altogether, or in lots of ten or twenty acres each, as may suit purchasers. The sale will commence upon the land on the thirteenth day of July next. Notes negotiable in the Bank of Alexandria, at sixty days, with good endorser, will be received in payment.
JOHN WEST, LUD. LEE.
June 7.
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THE SUBSCRIBERS HAVE COMMENCED
THE BOOT and SHOE MAKING BUSINESS,
In Prince Street, a few doors West of the Post Office,
Where they intend carrying it on in its various branches. Those who may please to favor them with their custom may rely upon their paying strict attention to have their work faithfully and neatly executed.
MOSES & JACOB JANNEY.
Two or three Lads will be taken as Apprentices.
June 7.
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JUST RECEIVED,
Thirteen Hundred lbs. dry, well cured
Venison Hams,
A few hundred sweet Oranges of an excellent flavor, fresh Lemons, A few bds. new Pork and Herrings, very good.
Also—Seed Potatoes of an excellent quality by the barrel or bushel.
ALSO,
A few barrels of Apples and fresh Prunes.
Thos. Simms.
April 22.
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GUN AND PISTOL MANUFACTORY,
(Nearly opposite the Vendue Store) King Street, ALEXANDRIA,
THE subscriber carries on the above business in all its various branches, and relies on the public for that patronage and encouragement, to which the execution of his work and moderateness of his charges will entitle him.
ROBERT NASH.
Guns and Pistols stocked in the neatest manner, and on reasonable terms.
June 4.
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ROBERTS & GRIFFITH
Have just received and for Sale, 15,000 lbs. green Coffee in bags and tierces,
30 chests fresh Teas, assorted, 15 hds. Jamaica and other Spirits, 30 bds. Whiskey, 40 boxes Spanish Segars, 40 do. Window Glass, 25 crates empty Porter Bottles.
Also,
Madeira, Sherry, Tenneriffe and Malaga } Wines, Loaf and brown Sugar, Chocolate, Pepper, Allspice, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmegs, Indigo, Fig Blue, Madder, Copperas, Candles, White and brown Soap in boxes, Writing and Wrapping Paper, Powder and Shot, Dixon's and Durham's Mustard, Stone Ware, &c. &c. &c. May 30.
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Tucker's Blackstone.
GENTLEMEN, in any part of Virginia who have subscription papers in their hands, are earnestly requested to send them immediately by post to the publishers in Philadelphia—the work is in great forwardness, and will it is presumed, be ready for delivery early in the fall; before which time it will be the interest of those who intend to subscribe to leave their names with the publishers.
Since the prospectus was first issued Judge Tucker has made a selection of the most applicable of Mr. Christian's Notes, which will be printed under their proper references.
May 13. eoim
ADAM LYNN, Jeweller,
OPPOSITE MR. MOTT'S TAVERN, KING STREET, HAS JUST RECEIVED
A few elegant japanned TEA & COFFEE URNS.
Also, Tea Trays in sets; Tea Caddies; Bread Trays; Knife Trays; Snuffers and Trays; Knives and Forks; Penknives; Scissors; Gold Lockets; Breast Pins; Rings; Ear Rings; Pearl Bracelets; Necklaces and Neck Chains of the newest patterns; gilt, plated and steel mounted Swords; silver and gold Epau lets; Dirks; Horseman's Caps; Hol sters and Sword Belts of a superior qual ity, with a variety of
Plated and Fancy Goods. AND A HANDSOME ASSORTMENT OF Gold & Silver Watches, the whole of which will be sold very low. Wanted,
A Journeyman Silvermith who understands the business well, to whom constant employment will be given; or if it could be made to suit, would be taken as a partner in the gold and silvermith business.
May 28. eo
WINDSOR CHAIR MANUFACTORY.
HECTOR SANFORD informs his friends and the public, that he has began Chair Making in George Town, where any order, in his line of business, will be promptly executed. The Chairs will be delivered in Alexandria, free from all expence of carriage.
Gilded Chairs made in as neat a manner, and at as low a price, as any in the United States.
Letters by post will be punctually attended to.
May 20. eo7.‡
JUST RECEIVED, Thirteen Hundred lbs. dry, well cured Venison Hams,
A few hundred sweet Oranges of an excellent flavor, fresh Lemons, A few bds. new Pork and Herrings, very good.
Also—Seed Potatoes of an excellent quality by the barrel or bushel.
ALSO, A few barrels of Apples and fresh Prunes.
Thos. Simms. April 22. d
The whole of the property of John Fitzgerald, advertised for sale on the 21st ult. could not on that or the succeeding day be set up, owing to previous engagements of the Vendue Master; it was then concluded as most eligible to postpone the sale of the residue until the 19th day of May, (inst.) There remain the Distillery, the piece of ground upon Wolfe and St. Asaph streets, and the tract of Land in the vicinity of the town, which will on that day be exposed to sale on the terms formerly advertised.
THOS. A. DIGGES, } Acting JAMES KEITH, } Executors. May 2, eo
One of the Executors being obliged to attend the General Court in Annapolis, on the day appointed for the sale, a further postponement becomes necessary. Thursday the 23d day of June is appointed when the sale will certainly take place.
May 16.
R. T. HOOE & Co. HAVE IMPORTED
In the ship United States from Liverpool, 4d, 6d, 8d, 10d, 12d and 20d. Nails,
A few casks of Iron Castings, assorted, Cutlery and Hardware in general, 15 casks of Copperas, 34 casks patent Shot, Fine and coarse Hats in boxes, 70 pieces of twilled Sacking, 70 boxes Window Glass, 170 kegs of white, Venetian red, yellow and red paints.
May 9. eo
John Gardner Ladd HAS FOR SALE,
At his Warehouse, Prince Street Wharf, Loaf and brown Sugars, West India and N. England Rum, Coffee, Chocolate, fresh Teas, New Rice, white and brown Soap, Spermaceti and tallow Candles, Seal Leather, Beef and Pork, Lamp and Tanners' Oil, French Brandy and Holland Gin, Few boxes excellent Claret, Bar Iron, stone Lime, New Herrings and Shad, A few bds. good Vinegar, Cables and Cordage of all sizes, Russia and ravens Duck, India Cottons, Nankeens, Bandanna Handkerchiefs, Irish Linens, German do. Pepper, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, Ginger, Allum, Copperas, Brimstone, Cotton, Wool and Playing Cards, Oil Wrought and cut Nails, A few boxes Olives, Capers and Sweet 1, Writing Paper, Mens' fine and coarse Hats, &c. June 2. d
IMPORTED, In the brig Lydia, via New York, CLARET WINE, in casks and cases of an excellent quality, FOR SALE BY J. W. & S. LEONARD & Co. or LEWIS LAMBERT & Co. May 26. eo6t
THE SUBSCRIBER Has for sale at his store, opposite Dean and Gardner's, Union Street, The following Articles:
RUM of different kinds, Holland Gin, French Brandy, Whiskey and Wines, Loaf and brown Sugar, Best green Coffee, Chocolate, Hyson and Young Hyson Teas, Tammarins, fresh Rice, Muscadel Raisins by the box, Fresh Figs, China Oranges, Lemons and Limes, Rhode Island Cheese, Mens' Shoes of an excellent quality, Salmon in kegs, Fine Rhode Island Potatoes, Cavendish's Tobacco, Best Havannah Segars, Shad and Herrings by the bl. Good firkin Butter, Soap and Candles, and a general assortment GLASS and CROCKERY WARE. Just received one hhd.
FRESH LEMON JUICE, which he offers for sale on very moderate terms, by the gallon or smaller quantity. ABEL WILLIS. May 19. d
Ricketts, Newton and Co. Have for Sale,
50 boxes Segars, 2 bales Mullins, 6 pipes old Madera Wine, 5 rees's Threads, 100 pieces Bandanoes, 10 bales Cotton, 1 trunk low pric'd Callicoes, 2 butts French Brandy, 50 boxes Soap and Candles, 4 boxes Wool and Cotton Cards, 50 kegs Tobacco (James river) 20 bds. Beef and Pork, 10 hds. Sugar, 10 tons Swedish Iron, 20 boxes Chocolate, 100 reams Wrapping Paper, 100 do. Writing do. French and Nova Scotia Plaster, Lisbon and Turk's Island Salt.
A large quantity of Bran to be sold very cheap, if taken away soon.
They are giving Cash for Wheat, Flour, Corn, Rye and Tobacco, April 2. d
Shutz's CIRCULATING LIBRARY, PRINCE STREET, ALEXANDRIA.
THE Proprietor has just received, and added to his former collection,
Two Hundred Volumes, among which are the following, viz. Shakespeare's Works, Anacharsis's Travels, Mackenzie and Bligh's Voyages, Cambons Letters, Paozzi's Synonymy, Elegant Extracts Hoyle's Games, &c. &c.
Novels & Romances. Adulteress, Adelaide, Augusta, Algerine captive, Affected Indifference, Abbey La Trappe, Bampfylde Moore Carew, Count Hoenfbern, Charles Altman, Castle Rackrent, Clara and Antonio, Don Quixote, Danish Massacre, Dorinda, Doubtful Marriage, Double Surprise, Duffeldorf, Emilia de Varmont, Emily, Excursion, Edwy and Edilda, Foscari, Fashionable Follies, Gonsalvo, Henrietta Mortimer, Independent, Innocent Luvigive, Jacqueline, Kentish Curate, Louisa, Monk, Maitre Jacques, Monk of the Grotto, Platonic Marriage, Peggy Black, Peregrine Pickle, Packet, Rash Vows, Retribution, Sophia Baddeley, St. Ruthin's Abbey, Screechy, Sempronia, Tales, Warwick, Young Widow, &c. &c.
Subscribers are respectfully informed that Books can only be charged once a day. June 2. 22w3t
JUST PUBLISHED, By COTTON & STEWART, AND FOR SALE
At their Bookstore, and the Bookstore of J. V. Thomas, (PRICE ONE DOLLAR,)
LETTERS FROM HIS EXCELLENCY
Gen. GEO. WASHINGTON, TO Sir ARTHUR YOUNG, AND Sir J. SINCLAIR, Bart. ON AGRICULTURE, AND
OTHER INTERESTING TOPICS. Few works have been published in America, that claim the agriculturalist's attention more than this. Added to his own experiments, opinions and calculations, it contains those of the most eminent farmers in the middle states; collected from them by himself, and transmitted to the British Board of Agriculture of which he was an honorary member. April 25. d
Just Published, By Robert & John Gray, And for sale at their Book & Stationary Store in King street,
THEODORE CYPHON: OR, THE BENEVOLENT JEW.
A Novel, in 2 vols. By GEORGE WALKER, Author of the Vagabond, Three Spaniards, &c. &c.
Price One Dollar and Seventy Five Cents Handsomely bound & lettered.
Also, The Story of Tom Snell. Price 20 cents. April 21. d
JUST RECEIVED And for Sale, By Robert & John Gray, King street,
A LETTER, To JOSEPH PRIESTLY, L. L. D. F. R. S. &c. &c. In Answer to his Performance, entitled, Socrates and Jesus Compared. By John Blair Linn, A. M. Price 62 1/2 Cents.
ALSO, Just received and ready to be delivered to subscribers, the 1st vol. of THE DOMESTIC ENCYCLOPEDIA. May 10. d
Notice.
ALL persons having claims against FRANCIS H. ROZER, Esq. deceased, of Notley Hall, are desired to bring them in properly authenticated; and those owing the estate, are requested to make immediate payment to the subscriber, who is authorised to settle the same.
THOMAS L. WASHINGTON, Alexandria. Feb. 18. eo
Just Received, And for Sale at the Subscriber's Store, in Union Street, A parcel of excellent Jamaica ORANGES & LIMES, by the barrel. Whoever wishes to have the worth of their money will please to turn the corner. ABEL WILLIS. May 24. d
Valuable Property FOR SALE.
One Tract of about 1,100 acres of land within six miles of Alexandria, on which are a good Grist Mill with two pair of stones in good order; a Distillery with three stills and a boiler, the house has lately been enlarged and put in complete order; a dwelling house with two rooms on the first and four on the second floor; an excellent ice-house, well-house and kitchen, all almost new and in good order; a large barn and stable almost new; several out houses for the miller, distiller and work people, corn house, smoke house, spring house, and fowl's houses, and a very good garden. There are about 2500 fruit trees on the Land, all of the choicest fruits America can afford, and we will venture to say that there is not a better collection in Virginia; about sixty acres of the land are in meadow, and about 700 acres in woods, and most of it thickly timbered, particularly the bottom land, of which there are about 400 acres, exclusive of the meadow.
One other tract of land about 12 miles from Alexandria, and adjoining on the fourth side of Ravenworth, containing about 170 acres. This land is well situated for farming; there is a framed dwelling house on it, with two rooms on the first and two on the second floor.
One other Tract about five miles from Alexandria, near the turnpike road and the land of Mr. Charles Lee, occupied by Mr. Pendall, containing 80 acres and most of it in woods. The only improvement on this land is a pretty good log house.
Lots in Alexandria.
That Lot of Ground on which the bake house and dwelling house stand, at present occupied by Mr. Andrew Jamieson.
The Lot adjoining the bake house lot, on which the tobacco warehouses stand.
A large Lot opposite the tobacco warehouses, on which are two small framed dwelling houses and a carriage house.
A Lot on the north west corner of Queen and St. Asaph streets, containing 60 odd feet on Queen street and about 100 feet on St. Asaph street.
A Lot on the east side of Washington street, near Queen street, containing on Washington street 63 feet, and in depth 170 odd feet, with the benefit of an alley of 10 feet 6 inches, running the whole distance on the south side and east end of the lot.
Lands in the Western Country.
One Tract of 1,675 acres, one of 2,000 acres, and one of 5,000 acres in Randolph, formerly Harrison county, Virginia, equal in quality to most of the lands in that county. One tract in Kenhawa, formerly Montgomery county, on Mud river, containing about 5,000 acres; this land is about 40 miles below the mouth of Great Kenhawa, and about 6 miles from the Ohio river, is almost all bottom land and equal in quality to any land in that county, and navigable within two miles of the land.
One Tract of 400 acres on Copitalico creek, which empties into the Great Kenhawa, said to be very valuable. HEPBURN and DUNDAS. May 11. (13) 22w6t
THE PARTNERSHIP OF HEPBURN & DUNDAS
being by mutual consent dissolved, all persons indebted to them are earnestly requested to make immediate payment, or they will be under the necessity of bringing suit against every delinquent, and all those who may have claims against them are desired to bring them in that they may be paid.
Wm. HEPBURN, JOHN DUNDAS. Alex. May 12. 22w6t
BROADCLOTHS, CASSIMERES and HOSIERY FOR SALE.
A few packages of superfine broadcloths, Cassimeres and Hosiery, received by the ship United States, on terms highly advantageous to the purchasers. Apply to Wm. HODGSON. May 9. d
VALUABLE PROPERTY, For Sale or Rent.
THE three story BRICK HOUSE on the corner of King and Columbus streets.
THOMAS PATTEN. Dec. 29. eo