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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER,
AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
Vol. II
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. CCLXXVIII.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
MONDAY, AUGUST 23d. 1802.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
BIOGRAPHICAL ANECDOTES,
Of Mr. ROBERT BLOOMFIELD, author of the Farmer's Boy, Rural Tales, &c.
Excerpted from a letter from his brother George, to Capel Loft, Esq.
Robert was the younger child of George Bloomfield, a tailor, at Hooington. His father died when he was an infant under a year old. His mother was a school mistress, and instructed her own children with the others. He thus learned to read as soon as he learned to speak.
The mother was left a widow with six small children, yet with the help of friends, she managed to give each of them a little schooling.
Robert was accordingly sent to Mr. Rodwell, of Ixworth, to be improved in writing; but he did not go to that school more than two or three months, nor was ever sent to any other, his mother again marrying when Robert was about seven years old.
By her second husband, John Glover, she had another family.
When Robert was not above eleven years old, the late Mr. Austin, of Supton, took him. And though it is customary for farmers to pay such boys only 1s. 6d. per week, yet he generously took him into his house. This relieved his mother of any other expense than only of finding him a few things to wear; and this was more than she well knew how to do.
"She wrote, therefore, to me and my brother Nat (then in London) to assist her mentioning, that he, Robert, was so small of his age that Mr. Austin said he was not likely to be able to get his living by hard labour."
Mr. G. Bloomfield, on this, informed his mother that, if she would let him take the boy with him, he would take him, and teach him to make shoes. And Nat promised to do the same. The mother, upon this offer, took coach and came to London, to Mr. G. Bloomfield, with the boy; for she said, she never should have been happy if she had not put him herself into his hands.
"She charged me," he adds, "as I valued a mother's blessing, to watch over him, to set good examples for him, and never to forget that he had left his father." These are Mr. G. Bloomfield's own words; and it would wrong all the parties concerned if in mentioning this pathetic and forceful admonition, any other were to be used. He came from Mr. Austin's, June 29, 1781.
Mr. G. Bloomfield then lived at Mr. Sturman's, No. 7, Picher's Court, Bell-Alley, Coleman-street. "It is customary," he continues, "in such houses as are let to poor people in London, to have light garrets fit for mechanics to work in. In the garret, where we had two turn up beds, and five of us worked, I received little Robert."
"As we were all single men, lodgers at a shilling per week each, our beds were coarse, and all things far from being clean and snug, like what Robert had left at Smithfield. Robert was our man, to fetch all things to hand. At noon he fetched our dinners from the cook's shop; and any one of our fellow workmen that wanted to have any thing fetched in, would send him, and add it in his work and reach him, as a recompence for his trouble."
"Every day when the boy from the public house came for the pewter pots, and as a share what porter was wanted, he always brought the yesterday's newspaper. The reading of the paper we had been used to take by turns; but after Robert came he mostly read for us, because his time was of less value."
"I frequently met with words that he was unacquainted with; of this he often complained. One day happened at a house to call to see a small dictionary, which had been very ill used. I bought it for him, for 4d. By the help of this he in a little time could read and comprehend the long and beautiful speeches of Burke, Fox, or North."
One Sunday, after an whole day's stroll in the country, we by accident went into a dissenting meeting-house, in the Old Jewry, where a gentleman was lecturing. This man told Robert, with astonishment, that the whole house was amazingly crowded with the most genteel people; and that if we were forced to stand till in the aisle, and were much pleased, yet Robert always quickened his steps to get into the pew on a Sunday evening soon enough to attend this lecture.
"The preacher lived some where at the west end of the town, his name was Lowry. His discourse was just such as the Rambler is written in; his action was a perfect acting a tragedy; his diction was rational, and free from the cant of Methodism."
"From him Robert learned to accept what he called bad words, and other-
wife improved himself; and gained the most enlarged notions of providence."
"He went sometimes with me to a debating society, at Coach-maker's Hall, but not often; and a few times to Covent-Garden theatre. These are all the opportunities he ever had to learn from public speakers. As to books, he had to wade through two or three folios: a History of England, British Travellers, and a Geography. But he always read them as a task, or to oblige us who bought them. And as they came in penny numbers, weekly, he had about as many hours to read as other boys spend in play."
"I at that time," proceeds his brother, "read the London Magazine; and in that work, about two sheets were set apart for a review; Robert seemed always eager to read this review. Here he could see what the literary men were doing, and learn how to judge of the merits of the works that came out. And I observed, that he always looked at the poet's corner. And one day he repeated a long, which he composed to an old tune. I was much surprised that a boy of sixteen should make so smooth verses; so I persuaded him to try whether the editor of our paper would give them a place in the poet's corner. And he succeeded, and they were printed."
"I remember," says Mr. G. Bloomfield, continuing his narrative, "a little piece, which he called the Sailor's Return; in which he tried to describe the feelings of an honest tar, who, after a long absence, saw his dear native village, first rising into view. This, too, obtained a place in the poet's corner."
"And, as he was so young," his brother proceeds, "it shows some genius in him, and some industry to have acquired so much knowledge of the use of words, in so little time. Indeed, at this time, myself and my fellow workmen, in the garret, began to receive instruction from him, though not more than sixteen years old."
"About this time, there came a man to lodge at our lodgings, that was troubled with fits. Robert was so much hurt to see the poor creature drawn into such frightful forms, and to hear his horrid screams, that I was forced to leave the lodging. We went to Blue-Hart-Court, Bell-alley. In our new garret, we found a singular character, James Kay, a native of Dundee. He was a middle-aged man, of a good understanding, and yet a furious Calvinist. He had many books, and some which he did not value; such as, the Seasons, Paradise Lost, and some Novels. These books he lent to Robert, who spent all his leisure hours in reading the Seasons, which he was now capable of reading. I never heard him give so much praise to any book as to that."
"I think it was in the year 1784, that the question came to be decided between the journeyman shoemakers; whether those who had learned without serving an apprenticeship, could follow the trade."
"The man by whom Robert and I were employed—Mr. Chambeleyne, of Chesham-street, took an active part against the lawful journeymen; and even went so far as to pay off every man that worked for him that joined their clubs. This so exasperated the men, that their acting committee soon looked for unlawful acts (as they called them) among Chambeleyne's workmen."
"They found out little Robert, and threatened to prosecute Chambeleyne for employing him, and to prosecute his brother Mr. G. Bloomfield, for teaching him. Chambeleyne requested of the brother to go and bring it to a trial; for that he would defend it; and that neither George nor Robert could be hurt."
"In the mean time, George was much insulted for having refused to join, upon this occasion, those who called themselves, exclusively, the lawful craftsmen. George, who says he, was never famed for patience (it is not indeed so much as might be sometimes wished, very often the lot of strong and acute minds to possess largely of this virtue) took his pen, and addressed a letter to one of the most active of their committee men (a man of very bad character.) In this, after stating that he took Robert at his mother's request, he made free, as well with the private character of this man, as with the views of the committee. 'This,' says George, 'was very foolish, for it made things worse; but I felt too much to refrain.'
"What connects this epistolary circumstance with the character of our author, follows in his brother's words."
"Robert, naturally fond of peace, and fearful for my personal safety, began to be suffered to retire from the room."
"He came home; and Mr. Austin kindly bade him take his house for his home, till he could return to us. And here with his mind glowing with the fine descriptions of rural scenery which he found in Thompson's Seasons, he again retraced the very fields where he first began to think. Here, free from the smoke, the noise, the contention of the city, he imbibed that love of rural simplicity and rural innocence, which fitted him in a great degree to be the writer of such a poem as the Farmer's Boy."
"Here he lived for two months; at length, as the dispute in the trade still remained undecided, Mr. Dudbridge offered to take Robert apprentice to lace him, at all events, from any consequences of the litigation."
"He was bound by Mr. Ingram, of Bell-alley, to Mr. John Dudbridge. His brother George paid five shillings for Robert by way of form, as a premium. Dudbridge was their landlord, and a freeman of the city of London. He acted most honorably, and took no advantage of the power which the indentures gave him. George Bloomfield said with Robert till he found he could work as expert as himself."
"Mr. George Bloomfield adds, 'When I left London, he was turned of eighteen; and much of my happiness since has arisen from a constant correspondence which I have held with him.'
"After I left him he studied music, and was a good player of the violin. But as my brother Nat had married a Woolwich woman, it happened that Robert took a fancy to marry Mary Anne Church, a comely young woman of that town, whose father was a boat builder in the government yard there. He married her 13th December 1799."
"Soon after he married, Robert told me in a letter, that he had sold his fiddle and got a wife. Like most poor men, he got a wife first, and had to get house-keeping stuff afterwards. It took him some years to get out of ready furnished lodgings. At length, by hard working, he acquired a bed of his own, and hired a room upon one pair of stairs, at 12s. Bell-alley, Coleman-street. The landlord kindly gave him leave to sit and work in the light garret, two pair of stairs higher."
"In this garret, amid six or seven other workmen, his active mind employed itself in composing the Farmer's Boy. In my correspondence I have seen several poetical effusions of his; all of them of a good moral tendency; but which he very likely would think do him little credit; on that account I have not preferred them."
"Robert is a lady's shoemaker, and works for Davies, Lombard-street. He is of a slender make; about 5 feet 4 inches high; very dark complexion. His mother, who is a very religious member of the church of England, took all the pains she could, in his infancy, to make him pious; and as his reason expanded, his love of God and man increased with it. I never knew his fellow for mildness of temper and goodness of disposition. And since I left him, universally he is praised by those who know him best, for the best of husbands, an indulgent parent, and a quiet neighbour. He is between thirty-three and four years old, and has three children; two daughters and a son."
ON DESPOTISM.
By BURKE.
The simplest form of government is despotism, where all the inferior orbs of power are moved merely by the will of the supreme, and all that are subjected to them, directed in the same manner, merely by the occasional will of the magistrate. This form, as it is the most simple, so it is infinitely the most general. Scarce any part of the world is exempted from its power. And in those few places where men enjoy what they call liberty, it is continually in a tottering situation, and makes greater and greater strides to that gulph of despotism which at last swallows up every species of government. This manner of ruling being directed merely by the will of the weak, and generally the worst man in the society, becomes the most foolish and capricious thing, at the same time that it is the most terrible and destructive that can well be conceived. In a despotism the principal person finds that let the want, misery, and indigence of his subjects be what they will, he can yet possess abundantly of every thing to gratify his most insatiable wishes. He does more. He finds that these gratifications increase in proportion to the wretchedness and slavery of his subjects. Thus encouraged, both by passion and interest, to trample on the public welfare, and by his station placed above both shame and fear, he proceeds to the most horrid and shocking outrages upon mankind. Their persons become victims of his suspicion. The slightest displeasure is death; and a disagreeable aspect is often as great a crime as high treason. In the court of Nero, a person of learning, of unquestionable merit, and of unspotted loyalty, was put to death for no other reason than that he had a pedantic countenance which displeased the emperor. This monster of mankind appeared in the beginning of his reign to be a person of virtue. Many of the greatest tyrants on the records of history have begun their reigns in the fairest manner. But the truth is, this unnatural power corrupts both the heart and the understanding. And to prevent the least hope of amendment, a king is surrounded by a crowd of infamous flatterers, who find their account in keeping him from the least light of reason, till all ideas of rectitude and justice are utterly erased from his mind. When Alexander had in his fury inhumanly butchered one of his best friends, and bravest captains; on the return of reason he began to conceive an horror suitable to the guilt of such a murder. In this juncture, his council came to his assistance. But what did his council? They found him out a philosopher who gave him comfort. And in what manner did this philosopher comfort him for the loss of such a man, and heal his conscience, agitated with the guilt of such a crime? You have the master at length in Plutarch. He told him; "that let a sovereign do what he will, all his actions are just and lawful, because they are his." The palaces of all princes abound with such courtly philosophers. The consequence was such as might be expected. He grew every day a monster more abandoned to unnatural lust, to debauchery, to drunkenness, and to murder. And yet this was originally a great man, of uncommon capacity, and a strong propensity to virtue. But unbounded power proceeds step by step, until it has eradicated every laudable principle. It has been remarked, that there is no prince bad, whose favourites and ministers are not worse. There is hardly any prince without a favourite, by whom he is governed in an arbitrary manner as he governs the wretches subjected to him. Here the tyranny is doubled. There are two courts, and two interests; both very different from the interests of the people. The favourite knows, that the regard of a tyrant is as unconstant and capricious as that of a woman; and concluding his time to be short, he makes haste to fill up the measure of his iniquity, in luxury, and in revenge. To despoil well of the state is a crime against the prince. To be popular, and to be a traitor, are considered as synonymous terms. Even virtue is dangerous, as an aspiring quality, that claims an esteem by itself, and independent of the countenance of the court. What has been said of the chief, is true of the inferior officers of this species of government; each in his province exercising the same tyranny, and grinding the people by an oppression, the more feverishly felt, as it is near them and exercised by base and subordinate persons. For the gross of the people, they are considered as a mere herd of cattle; and really in a little time become no better; all principle of honest pride, all sense of the dignity of their nature, is lost in their slavery. The day, says Homer, which makes a man a slave, takes away half his worth; and in fact he loses every impulse to action, but that low and base one of fear. In this kind of government human nature is not only abused and insulted, but it is actually degraded and sunk into a species of brutality. The consideration of this made Mr. Locke say, with great justice, that a government of this kind was worse than anarchy; indeed it is so abhorred and detested by all who live under forms that have a milder appearance, that there is scarce a rational man in Europe, that would not prefer death to Asiatic despotism. Here then we have the acknowledgment of a great philosopher, that an irregular state of nature is preferable to such a government; we have the consent of all sensible and generous men, who carry it yet farther, and avow that death itself is preferable; and yet this species of government so justly condemned, and so generally detested, is what infinitely the greater part of mankind groan under, and have groaned under from the beginning. So that by sure and uncontrolled principles, the greatest part of the governments on earth must be concluded tyrannies, immolations, violations of the natural rights of mankind, and worse than the most disorderly anarchy.
WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1802.
Agreeably to the terms of the National Intelligencer, the Edtor reserved the right of reducing the size of the paper four weeks in each year. As, however, it was his original determination not to exercise this right fully without a strong necessity, the reduction from a full to a half sheet will take place for only ten days, during which time all interesting intelligence will be presented. During the ensuing session of Congress this indulgence will be amply repaid by extra papers.
The deaths in Philadelphia were on the 18th inst. 3—on the 19th, 6—on the 20th 4.
In presenting to the public the following document, we cannot refrain from urging it upon the notice of the general government, upon every state government in the union, and upon each of the American people. This example of the state of Massachusetts is not only worthy of the imitation of every other state, but it is their duty to imitate it. The great bulwark of the republican system is a well organized and efficient militia. In vain shall the friend of liberty promise himself with the perpetuity of republican establishments without a good militia. Governments will violate their constitutional limits, personal ambition will grasp at undue power, here, as well as in other countries, and foreign violence will disturb or menace our peace. Against all these dangers, and others too delicate to be mentioned, our only defence is a militia. The example of Massachusetts shows that a good militia is within our reach. Let then the united and persevering efforts of patriotism be directed to attain it.
Extract from the annual return of the militia of the state of Massachusetts, made by the adjutant general of the state, to the department of War for the year 1801.
   Number of regiments of infantry, 83   Total number of Cavalry, 2,512   do. of Artillery, 2,436   do. of Infantry, 54,822   Total 59,770   Number of pistols, 4,546   Swords for cavalry, 2,283   Boys field pieces with carriages and harness complete, 85   In the state Arsenal 20   Iron field pieces, 20   Total number of field pieces mounted, 125   Muskets fit for service, 42,271   Rifles, 164   Cartridges with ball, 371,130   Pounds of powder, 3,228   Loose balls, 43,814  
In addition to the foregoing returns, every town in the state has in the respective town magazines, one pound of powder, 40 balls, and 3 flints for each man borne on the rolls of the militia, and camp kettle.
IMPORTANT.
New York, Aug. 19.
The ship Sterling, capt. Toby, is arrived at Newport from Gibraltar, which she left the 2d July, and brings the following important intelligence:
On the 24th June arrived at Gibraltar from Tangiers, Mr. Simpson, consul of the U. States, having been ordered to depart from thence at one hour's notice. This order was in consequence of not complying with a demand of the emperor of Morocco, to grant convoy for several of his vessels, laden with wheat, bound to Tripoli, and the release and convoy of the Tripolitan ship then at Gibraltar, to pass unmolested with her crew. The danger by the consul and commodore Morris was considered so great in passing the Straits by the gun-boats, that the latter, with the frigate Chesapeake, came out with only three ships, there being an order from the emperor to fit his armed craft immediately against the Americans.
In addition to the above intelligence, a gentleman who came passenger in the ship Protector, capt. Bull, arrived at this port yesterday from Cadiz, which place he left on the 14th of July informs us, that commodore Morris, in consequence of the dismissal of Mr. Simpson, and the Declaration of War by

part of Panger; that this bold mea- sure had its effect upon the emperor, who requested that the American Consul would return to the exercise of his func- tions for six months, which would afford an opportunity for making such a repre- sentation to the government of the U. States as might terminate the differ- ences amicably. No intelligence, our in- formant adds, had been received at Ca- diz of the engagement reported here to have taken place in the Mediterranean between the United States frigate Bol- ton, capt. M c Neil and several Tripoli- tan vessels. The two American brigs said to have been captured off Cape Pal- las on the 17th June, are the Franklin and the Rose, both of Philadelphia; but accounts were received at Cadiz which contradicted this so far as respect- ed the capture of two vessels—only one of the two (and which of them was not mentioned) is said to have fallen into the hands of the barbarians.
Another account, received at New- York, states that Mr. Simpson was ac- tually carried back to Tangiers in the frigate Chesapeake, where he was in- formed, that he might remain in the em- peror's dominions for six months longer, or till advice should be received from the United States.
From the PITTSFIELD SUN. It has become fashionable to pass an indiscriminate censure upon Thomas Paine. This appears to me an error. The time was, when his political works were approved and admired in this coun- try, as useful and necessary; and not by the vulgar only. Even congress ac- knowledged their value by a formal re- solve.
"August 26, 1785. "Resolved, That the arduous, unrelit- ed and continued labours of Mr. Thomas Paine, in explaining and enforcing the principles of the late revolution by inge- nious and timely publications upon the nature of liberty and civil government, have been well received by the citizens of these states, and merit the approbation of congress; and that in consideration of these services, and the benefits produced thereby, Mr. Paine is entitled to a liberal gratification from the United States."
While I consider Mr. Paine's politi- cal writings to contain many good things, adapted to the state of things at the time they were published, and think the fashionable condemnation of him in toto is erroneous; I disapprove and la- ment his writings against the Christian religion.—Although I am of opinion that an open opposer of Christianity does less to injure it and to promote infideli- ty, than a professed believer and even preacher of it, who profligates it to the purposes of promoting one political party and deceiving another. Such a bigot or hypocrite, by representing a system of calumny, fiction and falsehood to be the Christian system, practically declares that Christianity is false, unjust and odious. By a natural association of ideas his prac- tice tends to corrupt and discredit the Christian religion, more than all the wri- tings of Paine or any other professed Deist; and yet, such is the combined force of habit, prejudice and bigotry on the human mind, that, like Saul of Tar- sus, he may perhaps, verily think he is doing God service. If any such mis- taken zeal should happen to read this pa- ragraph, he is requested to lay down the paper and reflect a moment upon the consequences of his conduct.
NATHAN. From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary. Article Laws.
My case came on in one of the courts of Parliament, and it was unanimously given against me. My counsellor told me, that in another court I should un- doubtedly have gained it. "Very singular," said I, "then so many courts so many laws." "Yes," said he, "there are no less than twenty-five commenta- ries on the common law at Paris; that is, the Paris common law has been twenty- five times proved to be ambiguous, and were there twenty-five courts, there would be twenty-five different bodies of laws. We have," continued he, "a pro- vince called Normandy, about fifteen leagues from Paris, and there your cause would have been decided quite otherwise than here." This made me desirous of seeing Normandy, and I went thither with one of my brothers. At the first inn we came to was a young man storm- ing most furiously. I asked him what was the matter? "Matter enough," answer- ed he; "I have an elder brother,"— "Where is the mighty misfortune of having a brother?" Said I to him, "my brother is my elder, and yet we live very easily together." "But here, Sir," said he, "the damned law gives every thing to the elder, and the younger may shift for themselves." "If that be the case," said I, "you may well be an- gry; with us things are equally divided; yet sometimes brothers do not love one another the better for it."
These little adventures led me to some very profound reflections on laws, and I found them to be like our garments. At Constantinople it is proper to wear a
man laws are by compact, said I, the on- ly point is, to make good bargains. The citizens of D-lli and Agrá say, that they made a very bad agreement with Tamer- lane. The citizens of London, again, value themselves for the good bargain they made with King William III. One of that opulent body was saying to me, It is necessity which makes laws, and force causes them to be observed. I asked him whether force did not likewise make laws, and whether William the Conqueror had not prescribed to England laws without any previous convention? "Yes," said he, "we were then oxen, and William put a yoke upon us, and goaded us along. Since those times we are become men, but with our horns still remaining, we are sure to gore any one that will make us plough for him and not for ourselves."
Full of these reflections, I was pleased to find, that there is a natural law inde- pendent of all human conventions: that the fruit of my labour should be my own; that I have no right to my neighbour's life, nor my neighbour to mine, &c. But when it came into my mind, that, from Chedolomer down to Mentzel, colonel of hussars, it has been customary to be- stow one's loyalty by effusion of human blood, and to pillage one's neighbour by patent, I was touched to the heart.
I am told that robbers had their laws, and that war has also its laws. On my asking what were these laws of war? I was answered, it is to hang up a pri- soner, if one of your men has been hang- ed by the enemy. It is to burn and destroy those villages which have not brought in their whole subsistence at the day appointed by the gracious sovereign of the neighbourhood. So that is the spi- rit of laws, said I.
By farther information I heard of some very wise laws condemning a shep- herd to the galleys for nine years, for giving a little foreign salt to his sheep. A neighbour of mine had been ruined by an indictment for cutting down two oak- trees in his own wood, not observing a for- mality which he had not been able to know any thing of: his wife died of grief in extreme distress, and his son lives, if it may be so called, in wretchedness. I own that these laws are just, though the execution of them is a little too hard; but I cannot bear those laws which authorise a hundred thousand men to go, under the pretence of loyalty, and massacre as many of their peaceable neighbours. The generality of men ap- pear to be naturally endowed with sense enough to make laws, but then it is not every one who has virtue sufficient to enact good ones.
Should Tamerlane come and subdue India, you will see nothing but arbitrary laws. One shall squeeze a province to enrich a publican of Tamerlane's: ano- ther shall make it high treason, only for having dropped a free word concerning the miseries of the raja's first valet de chambre; a third shall take away from the farmer half his harvest, and dispo- se the remainder with him; and what is worse than all this, there shall be laws by which a Tartar messenger shall come and take away your children in the cradle, make them soldiers or camuchs, according to their constitutions, and leave the father and mother to wipe away each other's tears.
Now whether is it best, to be Tamer- lane's dog or his subject? Doubtless his dog has by much the best of it.
William Kennedy, HAIR DRESSER & CUTTER, (From Europe)
RESPECTFULLY informs the ladies and gentlemen of George-town and the City of Washington, that he cuts and dresses hair, and makes the newest fashioned head dresses.
Having pursued his avocation for ten years in Philadelphia, seven years in Baltimore, and residing for these two years past in France, he flatters himself he cannot be excelled in the business he professes to follow.
Any commands left at Mr. Benj. M c Key's, opposite the Olio Printing-Office, will be punctually attended to. Aug. 16, 1802. ep6t
Potomack Navigation.
AT a general meeting of the Potomack Company held on Wednesday the ad- journed, a dividend on the Capital Stock at the rate of three per cent per annum was de- clared for the time, since the Locks at the Great Falls have been opened; and five dol- lars and fifty-five cents per share, the amount thereof, will be paid to the respective stock- holders, or to their legal representatives on demand, by the treasurer of the Company. By order of the Board,
JO. CARLETON, Treasurer. Georgetown, Aug. 11, 1802. ep6t
CHARLES VARDEN, MERCHANT TAYLOR from Philadelphia
Capitol Hill, New-Jersey Avenue. HAS received an assortment of summer
goods consisting of the best superfine Cloths. Cassimeres, Silk Borrathees, English Striped Nankeens, White India Dimities, White and printed Marbeilles. With a variety of other articles suitable for the summer season. N. B. Ladies' Habits, Regimentals and Navy uniforms, made in the first style of fashion. July 2, 1802. tf
NOTICE. THE members of the Washington Troop of Cavalry, are requested to meet at Mr. Rhodes's Hotel, on Wednesday evening next, at five o'clock, on business of importance. N. LUTHER ROUGH, Adjutant. Aug. 23, 1802. ep2
PUBLIC SALE, OF GROWING TIMBER, &c. ON Saturday next the 28th inst. at 10 o' clock in the forenoon will be sold to the highest bidder for cash a number of oak, wal- nut, mulberry and cedar trees, now growing on the Hoppard about half a mile east of the Capitol.—Also several parcels of fire-wood— together with An oak frame barn, 48 feet by 24, almost new—And a two story frame house 18 feet by 19, calked and for a floor. GEO. WALKER. Aug. 23, 1802. ep3t
NOTICE. ON Saturday the 11th of September next, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at Belle's Hotel, City of Washington, the final certificate of discharge under the bankrupt law of the United States will be granted to Ulrich Forreth. By order of William Kilby, esq. chief judge of the district of Colum- bia. JOHN C. DENT, Secretary to the commissioners, Aug. 23, 1802. TOWN-T
NOTICE. On the first of September next, if fair, if not the next fair day, will be sold to the highest bidder, the Loudoun Lands lately advertised by us in this paper. As we have before fully described them it will be unnecessary now to add any thing more in their favour. Suffice it to say that their quality and situation cannot fail to recommend them to all persons desirous of establishing themselves in that part of the state—being within 40 miles of Alexandria and the Federal City, and as well adapted to farming as any lands in that country. The terms will be made known on the day of sale. JAMES M. GARNETT, JOHN T. BROOKS, Adm rs . with the will annexed of James Mercer, Esq. deceased. Aug. 23, 1802. ep5t
FOR SALE. The subscriber intending to move to the state of Kentucky, has and now offers for sale, the following lands, to wit:
A TRACT in the county of Frederick (Virginia) on Buck marsh, within 12 miles of Winchester, and 5 of Shenandoah river, containing four hundred and six acres under good reparation, there is on the plantation between fifty and sixty acres of meadow land of the first quality, with a stream of water running through it, which can at no consider- able expense and trouble, be watered if re- quired; there is a dwelling house, kitchen, barn, blacksmith's shop, and several out houses, a number of large and new rail-fencing springs, several of which being quite con- venient to the dwelling house, there is a valu- able apple orchard, together with a number of other fruit trees, of the most choice kind.
A Tract adjoining on the head of said marsh, and within half a mile of the last men- tioned tract, and containing the same num- ber of acres; a proportion of which is clear- ed, and under good inclosure, a convenient dwelling house, kitchen, and barn, with a well of water near the house, and a large spring at no great distance.
Also the tract wherein the subscriber lives, in four separate surveys, six hundred and twelve acres, lying within fifteen miles of Winchester, on the main road leading to Staunton; and on both sides of a large creek that divides the two counties, Frederick and Shenandoah. A proportion of these tracts, consist of rich low ground, on both sides of said creek; a well of twenty acres of handsome meadow, a dwelling house, kitchen, a large flashed barn, with a number of other conven- ient and necessary outbuildings, a good garden, a small orchard, and pear orchard, and a num- ber of young and thriving cherry trees; there are three small, but good, springs, one of which is tolerably convenient to the house— The above lands are fertile, and well calcu- lated for raising corn, and small grain of every description, and are particularly calculated for grazing farms, as they afford great quanti- ties of the best grass. Any further descrip- tion is thought unnecessary, as it is expected that all those wishing to purchase, would wish first to view the land, which will be shown, and the terms of payment made known by the subscriber living on the last mentioned pre- mises, in Shenandoah county, Virginia. WILLIAM A. BOOTE. Aug. 23, 1802. ep4t
Thomas Carpenter, TAYLOR.
HAS just received an elegant and fashion- able assortment of summer goods, con- sisting of London superfine cloths and cass- imeres; India, Manchester, and silk striped nankeens; cotton cassimeres, boglepoon, len- gal elegant white cord for pantaloon, white and coloured marbeilles, janes and satin cro- overs, silk ginghams, black and other colour- ed striped fatins, &c.—All which he will make up on the most reasonable terms, and in the most neat and fashionable manner—Pennsyl- vania Avenue, west of the President's square. May 24, 1802. ep5t
Burnet and Riden, JEWELLERS & WATCH-MAKERS, RESPECTFULLY inform the public, that they have just received, and for sale, a handsome assortment of Gold and Silver Wares, Gold, gilt and steel chains, seals and keys, A variety of the most fashionable jewelry knife cases and fine knives, Plated casters of various kinds, Silver and steel mounted spectacles, Ladies and gentlemen's pocket-knives, A quantity of the most fashionable prints, fu- perbly framed and glazed. And continually keep an assortment of silver plate of their own manufacture, with a varie- ty of fancy articles; all of which they are enabled to sell on the most reasonable terms. July 14, 1802. ep5t
TO RENT, And possession given immediately, A TWO STORY brick house on the first street near the War Office, containing two parlors, six bedrooms, and a kitchen, with an excellent garden, coach house, stable, &c.— The house is newly painted and papered; it was formerly occupied by Mrs. Dexter, and lately by Mr. John Brown. Enquire of Clem- ent Dorsey, Esq. George-Town; or of the subscriber, who has for sale a well finished three story brick house opposite the Six Build- ings, and a variety of City Lots in the most eligible situations. The above House will be sold for less than any gentleman could build it. The payments will be made easy on the whole of the above property. WILLIAM DYER. April 7, 1802. ep5t
City Hotel, BROADWAY NEW-YORK.
THE Subscriber most respectfully informs his friends and the public, that the above Hotel will be opened on the first of May en- suing, when their patronage is earnestly solic- ited. He avails himself of this opportunity to return his sincere and grateful thanks to those societies, parties, and gentlemen, who have given him their support, and assures them that a continuance of their favours will be a stimulus to future exertions to please; and that the utmost attention shall be given for their comfort and accommodation.
Boarding may be had by the day, week, month, or year. Families travelling, may be elegantly accommodated with lodging and fit- ting rooms; and, if preferred, have dinners &c. in their apartments.
The Hotel being so well known, it is almost useless to say, that it is situated in one of the most healthy and pleasant parts of the city; commanding an extensive view in every di- rection, not only of the city itself, but also of the Narrows, the North and East Rivers, the state of New-Jersey, York and Long-Island, &c. &c.
A handsome coffee-room will be fitted up in the principal story; where gentlemen may have tea, coffee, chocolates, soups, and re- freshments in general, at the shortest notice. All the leading newspapers in the union, will be regularly taken in.
Public dinners and suppers in a plain or elegant style either for large or small parties. Alfalfa, beef steaks, oysters, &c. regularly fur- nished. An ordinary every day at half past 2 o'clock, by the public's obedient servant,
JOHN LOVETT. N. B. Rooms to let by the month or year. April 21, 1802. ep5t
A Valuable Farm for Sale, In King George County & State of Virginia.
THIS Farm contains five hundred and thirty five acres—about three hundred and fifty of which are cleared and divided into three fields with good inclosures—it is situ- ated on Potomac river, and bounded on the South East side for a mile and held by Rozier's creek, which affords a great abundance of fine fish and wild fowl, crabs, oysters, &c.— thirty miles from Fredericksburg, forty from Alexandria, and fifty from Washington City.
On this land are very extensive flax banks, exclusive of the advantages to be derived from these banks by the lime business, they are very favourable to the production of corn and wheat, and the soil inexhaustible; there are about sixty or seventy acres of this kind of land, and the balance that is cleared of an ex- cellent quality, and a great number of springs of fine water; it can with certainty be class- ed among the most healthy situations below the falls of Potomac—indeed, the natural ad- vantages attending this place are innumera- ble.
The improvements are a two story framed dwelling house, sixty-four feet long, com- manding a beautiful view of the creek and river; one other house intended for an office, twenty-six feet by eighteen with three rooms and a cellar in good repair; a large house, including a stable for eight horses, a corn house, carriage house, stable and harness rooms, and a commodious granary above, and other convenient buildings on the Farm—a small orchard of well chosen apples and peach- trees—The yard and garden inclosed this spring, with pales and railing—The whole plantation in good repair, and the land in a great state of improvement.
The terms of Sale will be made known by Mr. Francis Whiting, who in a short time will be a resident of Berkeley county, or by the subscriber on the premises. WILLIAM P. FLOOD. July 5, 1802. tf
Public Sale.
Under a decree of the Chancellor of Mary- land will be sold, to the highest bidder, on Saturday the 4th day of September next, at Rhodes's Tavern in the city of Wash- ington.
LOTS No. 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 in square No. 105, in the said city. Said lots will be held together, and on a credit of six months; but the purchaser must give bond with security, to be approved by the chancellor, for the payment of the purchase money, with interest from the day of sale. When such payment be made, the trustee will con- vey all the right and estate of James M. Lin- gan, on Crisfield, Nicholas Young, Jo- hanna and Peter Calenave, parties to the said decree, to the purchasers. JOHN HEWITT, Trustee. Washington, Aug. 21, 1802. 22w7t
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, Washington, June 19, 1802. IN pursuance of the directions of the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to abolish the Board of Commissioners in the City of Washington and for other purposes," and by virtue of the act "concerning the Territory of Colum- bia, and the City of Washington," the lots mentioned in the subjoined list (many of which are amongst the best lots in the city) will be exposed to sale by Public Auction at this office on Monday the 30th day of August next.
The sale will commence at ten o'clock A. M. and be continued by adjournment. The terms of the sale will be, The pur- chase money to be paid down, or before ten o'clock on the next day of sale. In cases of default in payment as aforesaid, the purchase will be deemed void, the lot re-purchased will be liable to re-sale under this advertise- ment, without other notice, and the default- er may afterwards be rejected as a bidder dur- ing the sale. THOMAS MUNROE, Superintendent.
List of Lots in the City of Washington re- ferred to in the above advertisement, viz.
No. 2 in square No. 1, no 2 in sq 2, no 3 in sq north of sq 4, no 24 26 in sq 5, no 1 7 8 in sq 6, no 1 3 in sq 7, no 2 3 8 12 in sq 8, no 1 2 3 12 13 14 15 16 17 in sq 17, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 19 20 in sq 20, no 2 12 in sq 23, no 1 5 6 7 10 11 23 24 25 28 29 in sq 28, no 1 2 3 in sq 29, no 1 2 6 in sq 30, no 1 2 8 10 14 15 in sq 31, no 1 2 7 8 10 11 25 26 in sq 33, no 3 4 5 6 7 in sq 37, no 1 8 in sq 40, no 1 2 3 4 5 14 15 16 in sq 41, no 11 12 13 14 15 in sq 42, no 2 in sq 43, no 2 in sq 47, no 5 6 in sq 57, no 4 in sq 59, no 1 in sq 60, no 7 in sq 61, no 2 3 in sq 71, no 6 7 8 10 11 12 15 in sq 75, no 1 2 3 6 9 10 11 12 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 in sq 76, no 9 10 in sq 77, no 6 7 8 in sq 81, no 3 in sq 83, no 1 2 3 16 17 18 in sq 85, no 7 8 14 15 20 21 in sq 86, no 4 7 in sq 87, no 10 11 in sq 88, no 3 4 5 in sq 99, no 1 in sq south of sq 104, no 1 2 in sq 107, parts of no 3 12 in sq 118, no 4 5 6 in sq 119, no 6 7 8 in sq 120, no 15 16 17 18 19 24 25 26 27 in sq 126, no 20 in sq 141, no 11 in sq 142, no 2 3 4 and half of 18 in sq 143, no 6 in sq 144, no 2 3 7 8 9 10 12 13 in sq 158, no 1 4 5 6 7 in sq 161, no 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 in sq 104, no 3 4 in sq 170, no 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 in sq 172, no 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 17 21 in sq 195, no 1 2 4 7 8 9 14 15 16 in sq 196, no 15 16 in sq 198, no 1 9 11 12 15 in sq 222, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in sq 247, no 6 in sq 253, no 12 in sq 288, no 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 in sq 317, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in sq 343, no 2 3 4 5 6 in sq 344, no 7 in sq 345, no 1 2 3 4 5 16 17 18 19 20 in sq 374, no 1 4 5 9 12 in sq 403, no 3 4 5 6 7 in sq 404, no 6 in sq 409, no 3 3 6 7 10 11 in sq 427, no 2 3 4 5 6 in sq 428, no 7 in sq 438, no 1 2 3 4 10 11 in sq 452, no 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 in sq 453, no 22 in sq 454, no 5 13 19 20 23 24 26 in sq 457, no 1 in sq 458, no 1 in sq 465, no 3 4 5 6 in sq 492, no 5 9 10 in sq 493, no 4 5 6 7 in sq 494, no 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 28 in sq 517, no 2 4 6 8 in sq 518, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 in sq 529, no 20 in sq 533, no 7 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 in sq 534, no 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 in square 535, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in sq 537, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 in sq 538, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 in sq 565, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 in sq 567, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 in sq 568, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 in sq 569, no 2 4 6 in sq 570, no 2 in sq 572, no 2 3 in sq 577, no 3 in sq 579, no 1 in sq north of sq 580, no 4 in sq 584, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 in sq 581, no 2 18 in sq 582, no 1 in sq north of sq 583, no 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 in sq 584, no 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 in sq 585, no 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 in sq 587, no 19 in sq 589, no 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 in sq 640, no 2 3 4 5 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 in sq 642, no 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 in sq east of sq 642, no 2 13 14 in sq 643, no 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 in sq south of sq 643, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 in sq 645, no 1 3 4 5 15 16 in sq 734, no 1 2 11 in sq 794, no 15 16 in sq 799, no 2 10 12 13 14 in sq 821, no 2 3 in sq south of sq 825, no 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 in sq 826, no 8 9 10 in sq 845, no 13 14 15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 in sq 846, no 2 10 in sq 847, no 8 in sq north of sq 853, no 5 6 9 10 12 13 in sq 874, no 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 in sq 878, no 2 3 4 5 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 in sq 883, no 2 in sq 997, no 1 2 17 in sq 1000, no 3 4 in sq south of sq 1019, no 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 in sq 1020, no 2 in sq 10 21, no 1 in sq 1022, no 1 2 3 11 12 13 14 in sq 1023, no 5 6, in sq 1024, no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 24 25 26 34 35 36 in sq 1043, no