Alexandria daily advertiser (Alexandria [Va.]), 1804-09-27 00:00:00

Alexandria Daily Advertiser.
Vol. IV.]
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1804.
[No. 1099.
Public Sale.
ON FRIDAY next, At 10 o'clock, will be sold at the Vendue Store,
RUM
In hds. and bhs. French Brandy in pipes, Gin in pipes and bhs. Whiskey and Apple Brandy in bhs. Sugar in hds. tierces and bhs.
Chocolate White and brown Soap and } in boxes, Mould and dipt Candles Raisins in kegs, boxes and jars, Figs in kegs and frails, Queen's Ware in crates.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.
A Variety of DRY GOODS,
among which are: Cloths, Coatings, Kersemere, Duffs, Flans, Kerseys, Negro Cottons, Serges, Etamines, blue Prizes, Calimances, Raffas, Yarn Stockings, Chintzes and Callimanes, India Linens, Silesia do. Osnaburgs and Ticklenburgs, Muslin and Muslin Handkerchiefs, India Muslins and Table Clothes, Bandanna Handkerchiefs, Colour'd Threads, Hats and sundry other articles.
Philip G. Marsteller.
ROBERT B. JAMESSON,
Offers for Sale, 30,000 lbs. GREEN COFFEE, 8,000 do. Cocoa, 20 hds. Muscovado Sugar, 20 bags of Cotton, 20 punche's five-flavord St. Croix Rum 20 hds. Molasses, 10 pipes Holland Gin, 30 qt. chests of tea Assorted, 10 pipes London P. Madeira 8 do. old Port 4 do. P. Teneriffe 15 qt. casks Sherry and 4 pipes Brandy 3 hds. green Copperas, 4 hds. Red Brimstone, 2 hds. Madder, 2 hds. Alum, and 170 boxes Spanish Segars of different qualities, with most other articles in the Groceries.
ARMINIAN SKELETON.
Subscriptions are received at the Book Store of OTTON and STEWART, for a BOOK en.
THE SKELETONS:
the Armenian Anatomized, and The Carnal Preacher Dissected. In two Parts. Part I. The Armenian, or doctrine of Universal Charity pursued, taken, examined, tried, condemned, executed, and anatomized. Part II. The Carnal Preacher Dissected. In a series of letters, written at various times to friends in the country. Conditions, &c. are left at the above place.
It is the opinion of several respectable clergy, that the above book contains the ground work and principles of genuine piety, as manifestly proves, from the fortunes of truth, the doctrine of free will and universal redemption enounced.
ROBERT and JOHN GRAY
HAVE JUST RECEIVED, From New-York and Philadelphia, A NEW Assortment of Books & Stationary
among which are the following: Motherby's Medical Dictionary La Museum, Dobson's Life of Petrarch, Dictionary of Natural History, Fergusson's Astronomy, Pantheon, Young's Latin Dictionary, Leduc's Lexicon, St. Pierre's Studies of Nature, Classical Extracts with plates, Decameron or Boccaccio's Practical Navigator, Federer's Cook's Ariosto, Simpson's Euclid, Withey's Egypt, quarto, octavo and pocket Bibles, and plain Morocco Prayer Books, Bell's History, Edinburgh New Dispensary, Bailey's Poets, Walker's and Perry's Dictionaries. An assortment of
Paper Hangings,
choice Violins, Violin Strings and Bows, complete assortment of German Flutes and Flutes, and a great variety of other articles which will be advertised in a few days.
FOR SALE,
The Sloop Two Brothers, (of this port) burthen about twenty five tons, and now in good order. A credit would be given if required, or bartered for wet or dry goods. Apply to
William S. Belt, jun.
For Charter to Europe,
The SHIP WILLIAM and JOHN, T. Woodhouse, Master: lying at Col. Ramsay's wharf in complete order, and ready to take in cargo immediately. Apply to
James Wilson.
For Sale or Freight
The Schooner BETSEY, of New Bedford, Weston Howland, Master; burthen 75 tons, or abt 600 Tons 5 years old, well found, and now in good condition for sea. Apply to
John G. Ladd.
For Freight or Charter,
To any Port in Europe, The Ship COLUMBIA, Captain HAYDEN. Will show abt four hundred hogsheads Tobacco. For terms apply to
Ricketts, Newton and Co.
For Freight (Coastwise)
The fast sailing Schooner SYREN, Burthen nine hundred barrels, John Watterson, master. Now ready to receive a cargo and has good accommodations for passengers. Apply to
John G. Ladd.
For CHARTER,
The fine new American Ship ORE, Captain FARLEY, About 450 hogsheads burthen: Now lying in Baltimore—will take a cargo to any port in Europe, and can proceed immediately. For terms apply to
William Hodgson.
For BOSTO,
The Sch't SALLY, JAMES BACON, jun. MASTER. will sail in six days, and will take a few barrels freight on low terms. Apply to,
Lawraon & Fowle,
Who have now landing from said Schooner at Lawson and Smoot's Wharf, and for sale at their store on said Wharf,
50 boxes mould and dipt Candles, 200 Reams Wrapping Paper, 20 bhs. Boston Port, 30 do. do. By Mackerel, 20 do. Pork, Young Hyson Tea, And a few bhs. N. E. Rum.
For New-York and Boston,
The fast sailing, copper bottomed Ship HARMONY, Robert B. Hill, Master; will be ready to receive FREIGHT in a few days.—Apply as above.
LATELY PUBLISHED,
And for Sale by ROBERT and JOHN GRAY, THE HISTORY OF THE WARS, Which arose out of the French Revolution: which is prefixed a Review of the Causes of that Event. By Alexander Stephens, Esq. Of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple. Two Vols. Octavo.
Price to subscribers 5 dols. N. B. After the 20th of this month the price will be raised to 6 dols.
Just received,
The fifth volume of Select Plays. Subscribers will please to send for their copies.
July 14.
JUST RECEIVED,
And for Sale by the subscriber, 100 pieces brown Russia Sheeting, 50 do. white do. 100 do. broad Diapers, 12 do. narrow do. 71 do. broad Russia Linens, 100 bolts Russia Duck, 50 do. Ravens do. 2000 pieces Nankenees, 10 bolls fresh Hulton Tea, 2 tons Cordage assorted. John G. Ladd.
JAMES BACON,
AT HIS GROCERY STORE, King near Washington Street, Has just received from Philadelphia, New-York &c. an extensive selection of GROCERIES consisting of
Gunpowder, Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, Peko, Padi, Pouchong and Ceylon Souchong } Of the latest Importation and particularly chosen. TEAS
Green coffee of superior quality, Loaf, Lump and Mosaicado Sugar, W India and Sugar House Molasses, Choice old Madeira, Particular Teneriffe, Sherry, Brandy, Port, Malaga and Port } WINES
Cases in small cases, Cognac and Barcelona Brandy, Old Jamaica Spirits, Antigua, St. Croix, and St. Kitts } RUM
Bell Holland Gin, White Wine and Cyder Vinegar, Best Salad Oil, Salt Pepp, Allum, Madder, Coperas & Brimstone, Mac, Nutmegs, Cloves and Cassia, Cayenne and black Pepper, Allspice, race and ground Ginger, Fig Blue and Poland Starch, Dixon's Mustard, Leiper's and Hamilton's Snuff, Best Chewing Tobacco, Spanish Segars, Pearl Barley and Rice, Shot assorted, F and F F Gunpowder, Single and double Battle do. in papers and canisters. Gun and Pistols Flints, White and brown Soap, Mould and dipt Candles, &c. &c.
As he has in a great measure laid himself out for the supplying of private families and in consequence thereof taken every pain possible in the selection of his goods, he flatters himself from their superior quality, and the low prices at which he will dispose of them, to be able to give satisfaction to those who will please to favor him with their custom. June 11.
BENJAMIN SHREVE, Jun.
HAS FOR SALE At the corner of Prince and Union Streets, (JUST RECEIVED)
2,800 pieces NANKEENS,
165 do. Bandanna Handkerchiefs, 2 bales Sannas, 2 do. Baftas, 1 do. Emerys, 1 do. blue Gurrah, 1 do. India Chintz, 2 bales Sago, 1 bag Hops, 94 Birch Floor Mats, 3 cases and one cask Women's Morocco and Leather Shoes, ALSO ON HAND,
Fifteen bales of India Cottons,
Consisting of 5 bales Baftas, 5 do. Emerys, 4 do. Sannas, 1 do. Caffas, 30 pieces Black Satin, 2 sets Tea China, Mens coarse, and women's Morocco and leather shoes, Leiper's Snuff in half bhs. and kegs, 1 case Mariner's Compasses, 10 coils Cordage, assorted, 24 bags Pepper, 40 bhs. Bet No. 1 and
A large quantity of red Seal Leather. June 4.
FRESH FRUIT
JOHN A. BURFORD, (Late Brant's Store,) Prince Street, has just received per brig Rachel from Cadiz, 4000 lbs. soft shell'd Almonds, 3000 Oranges, 50 bhs. Limes, packed in their natural Oil, 49 boxes Muscatel and Bloom Raisins, by the box or retail, Fresh Lemons, Sherry Wine of a superior quality, And real Holland Gin.
Has always on Hand, A general Assortment of GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, &c.
The above articles are all in fine order, and of an excellent quality. Aug. 22.
PROPOSALS,
For Printing by subscription a complete five description of The Harbour of St. John's, IN The Island of Newfoundland. With the occupation and amusements of the inhabitants; the government and trade of that important British island; concluding with sundry observations in relation to
The Court of Vice Admiralty
Established there—well worthy the attention of those merchants who are shippers to foreign markets. By a person who resided there three months of the last Winter. TERMS—The work shall be printed on fine paper, and on delivery, subscribers to pay Four Shillings. Subscriptions received at this Office. July 12.
Robert and John Gray
Have just received, A SUPPLY of Super Royal, Royal, Medium, Demy, Foolscap and Quarto P. & F. } WRITING PAPER.
To be Rented,
THE HOUSE formerly occupied by the subscriber on Wolfe Street, having every convenience for a genteel family, with a large productive garden; the situation healthy and the house remarkably cool in the summer season. For particulars apply to
John C. Vowell.
JAMES SANDERSON,
At his Store the corner of King and Fairfax Streets.
OFFERS FOR SALE,
The following articles of the best quality: London P. Madeira Wine in pipes and quarter casks, Old Sherry in quarter casks, Dry Lisbon do. Old Port in bottles, Cognac Brandy, Jamaica Spirit, Holland Gin, Whiskey, Loaf Sugar, British Sail Canvas, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, Russia do. first quality, Juniper Berries in bags, Coarse Hats in cases, Pickle and Preserving Pots, Jugs, &c. Aug. 8.
THE SUBSCRIBER
Has just received by the brig Rachel from Cadiz, FRESH LEMONS And Muscatel and Bloom RAISINS, by the box or retail.
Very nice, fresh OLIVES by the jar; And from Amsterdam, by the Brother's Return,
REAL HOLLAND GIN,
EMPTY GIN CASES. And GLASS WARE assorted. On Hand, as usual,
Oranges, Limes, Tamarinds, Nuts, Fruit, Spanish Segars (first quality) by the box or retail, with all kind of GROCERIES. ALSO,
Fine fat Mackerel and Old Codfish, for family use. August 20.
Abel Willis.

Public Notice.
THE Street Commissioners have at two different times advertised, that the law required that all persons, holding property on streets that were paved, should pave the foot way opposite their lots: The Commissioners now give public notice, that proposals will be received by them on Tuesday the 30th of this instant, from any person or persons desirous to contract to do such pavement by the square yard, and find materials. The proposals to be handed in sealed up, and the contract will be given to the lowest offer.
Sept. 20. 26:
Wanted to Hire,
A NEGRO BOY as a house servant. Apply to the Printer.
Sept. 25. d
A Barkeeper Wanted.
TO a person of good character and capable of keeping accounts, (none else need apply) a liberal salary will be given. Enquire at the Hope and Anchor Tavern, corner of Prince's Street.
Sept. 24. 31:
WANTED TO HIRE,
A WHITE or BLACK FEMALE SERVANT, about fourteen years of age. Enquire of the Printer.
September 21. d
A CARGO
Of coarse LIVERPOOL SALT, just received and now ready to be delivered from on board the ship Columbia, capt. Hayden, at Harper's wharf, and for sale by Ricketts, Newton and Co.
Sept. 1. d
JUST RECEIVED,
By the Rachel from Cadiz, and for Sale by the Subscriber,
48 boxes Muscadel and Bloom
RAISINS,
70 Jars of Olives—all in fine order. T. SIMMS.
Aug. 20. d
FOR SALE,
A likely negro Woman with her two female children. Enquire of the Printer.
September 12. d2w
JUST PUBLISHED.
By ROBERT and JOHN GRAY, King Street, AN ELEGANT EDITION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. In four handsome Octavo Volumes—Price, well bound, Ten Dollars.
This edition is now offered to the public as a specimen of American paper and printing, which will not suffer by a comparison with any book printed in this country.
A GOLD MEDAL was given to Robert Carr, the Printer of this Bible, by the American Company of Booksellers, as the best specimen of Printing exhibited at their annual meeting at New York last June.
PURSUANT
To a Decree of Trust from Samuel Patten, to the subscriber, will be exposed to sale, for ready money, at the Coffee House in the town of Alexandria, on the sixteenth day of October next,
Two Tracts of Land,
Lying on the north river of Carapehen, in the county of Hampshire, containing four hundred and thirty one acres, the sale will commence at 12 o'clock in the day.
James Keith. 1awd6t
September 4.
A Farm Wanted.
THE subscriber wishes to purchase a FARM of moderate size, possessed of useful improvements and natural advantages, in either of the counties of Fairfax, Prince William, Louisa or Fauquier; for which payment will be made in hand. Francis L. Lee.
Aug. 22. 2aw1f
VALUABLE PROPERTY
FOR SALE.
On the sixteenth day of November next, if fair, if not, on the next fair day, on the premises, at the intersection of Water and Wolfe Streets, in the town of Alexandria,
SUNDAY LOTS,
with some improvements, belonging to the heirs of Jonathan Hall, deceased. A small part of the purchase money will be required on making a good title; for the remainder a liberal credit will be given.
By order of the Heirs.
George Gilpin. 1awd6
Sept. 5.
NOTICE.
A PETITION will be presented to the next General Assembly of Virginia, praying an act may be passed for removing the settings of the County Court of Fairfax, to the town of Centerville, so soon as a Court House and other public buildings can be erected, which it is intended shall be done by voluntary subscription.
August 31. 1aw2m
FROM THE REPERTORY.
THE CHRONICLE.
No. V.
We learn that the organ of the Democratic will in Boston, the renowned John Anthony Pasquin Williams, Editor of the Independent Chronicle, is running about among his acquaintance, inquiring what he must do?—what he had best do? —the intimates already an intention to quit the country—and where will this commodity of faction go?
Democrats—one word.
This same Anthony Pasquin, whose favour in the cause of equal rights and equalization of property has set some of your souls in a flame, as you read—this calumniator, in the pestilential recesses of the Chronicle Office, has earned his miserable subsistence for some months past, by throwing his filth at the first characters that shone in the revolution, or gave dignity to our national councils—this “mercenary wretch” as he was once called by one of the most respectable judges that ever graced a bench, is now (as report says) going to France!!—Yet this man whose praise of Mr. Jefferson have been dealt out to you as the voice of truth and soberness, is now going, as he boasts, to France, to libel the Emperor—with his praises . And can you adhere without suspicion to a party, which is reduced to the necessity of employing such means, and that clandestinely?
But to return to the trial.
After Mr. Erskine, Counsel for Pasquin, had finished his remarks, evidence of the plaintiff was administered: the object of this was merely to prove the fact, that the book containing the supposed libel on the plaintiff had been sold by Mr. Faulder, the defendant. This was readily substantiated. Mr. Garrow in cross-examining the witnesses made it likewise appear that the “said John” was the author among his “much admired works” of several publications entitled “The New Brighton Guide” “Authentic History of Ireland—the PIN BASKET TO THE CHILDREN OF THESPIS,” and “Shrove Tuesday.”
In order to justify the language of the supposed libel, Mr. Garrow caused several passages to be read from the “popular works” of Pasquin; but though his object was to prove that the said “John” merited all the severity of Mr. Gifford, he requested that should the reader meet, by accident, with any passage too impious and too indecent to be read, even in a court of justice, to omit them entirely. Having given the court proper specimens of the nature of this man's writings, who now came forward to put his hand deep into the pocket of the defendant, Mr. Garrow proceeded.
Gentlemen of the jury, I stand here under the retainers of the defendant Mr. Faulder, who is one of the forty booksellers against whom the present plaintiff has thought fit to bring actions to recover damages from them, for the injury done to his reputation, principally to his reputation, as an admired author. He has certainly a right, as stated by the mouth of my learned friend, “to apply to the laws of his country for redress.”
Happy Country! in which the condition of the subject, is such that no man, however strongly suspected of having committed the blackest and the foulest crimes that are to be found in the black catalogue of guilt, can be condemned without being heard;—in which no man, whatever may have been his character from his cradle upwards, can be deprived of the right of coming forward to vindicate his own fame, and to seek redress from those injuries which he conceives he may have sustained.
Happy Country! in which any man of this description, coming to seek redress from the law, may come and the able assistance of my learned friend; who, though engaged in such a cause, and for such a man, has not only contrived to throw all the disgrace attached to the business, far from himself, but by his conduct in it, has added if possible new honor to his professional life.
Happy Country! in which an Advocate can be brought forward to state the plaintiff's complaint; which plaintiff, for anything that advocate may know to the contrary, has done all in his power to destroy the honor for which he was laboring; to wound his peace, to ruin his reputation, and to make his family wretched.
My learned friend has not read Anthony Pasquin's works—nor have I; but I have been driven to the painful necessity of drudging through a few of his disgusting pages since the defence of Mr. Faulder has been committed to my care. For the performance of this duty, Anthony Pasquin may be offended with me; but I care nothing for his displeasure—I am not one
of those described in the supposed libel, who are “weak enough to deprecate this miserable object's abuse.” I give him full leave, if he does not think me too insignificant, to publish a book, and to libel me as soon as he pleases. I know, for one, that libels are no very dreadful things—if a man will but take care of his own honor, it signifies nothing though he be libelled from the beginning of January to the end of December. Gentlemen, I say this experimentally; for, during the first 8 years of my profession, during the scrutiny of the Westminster election, I was libelled daily, by a person who died by poison, at the bar of a court of justice, in Ireland, under a prosecution for high treason: I speak of the Rev. Mr. Jackson—peace to his ashes! to I quarrel not with libellers.
Mr. Williams has a right to say if he pleases, “I am not accustomed to public life, or capable of delivering the sentiments with which he is impressed, in a court of law, and you, Mr. Erskine, are to do it for me; but if I were to state my case, I should say, Gentlemen, first examine whether the defendant has sold this book, and whether it applies to me; if it does, it has been read by many who must detest me, this is grievous, and I must apply to the laws for redress; poverty a man can bear—sickness a man can bear, it is the visitation of heaven—but a wounded spirit, or the loss of reputation, who can bear it?” I am glad to find such sentiments from such a quarter. I am glad, I say, to find that the man who states himself upon the record “an author by profession,” and who “by the publication of his works has amassed to himself great gains,” feels so sensibly any thing that reflects upon his reputation, and desires you to vindicate his honor.
Gentlemen Mr. Williams shall have a second advocate in me. I will state his case. He has a right to say “I am a subject of the king, I venerate all the establishments of the country, civil and religious, I respect private character; I think it of the last moment that it should be vindicated when it is wounded; If you take my money I can live, the loss of money is nothing—If you deprive me of my friends I can survive but; but take away my character and I am undone.” He has a right to say I am an admirer of the fine arts, and I have protected the fine arts.” He has a right to say “I love virtue but I love it most when in distress,” and therefore you will find in some of the passages which I shall read to you, that Mr. Williams has run the career of virtue, in defence of suffering innocence. He found Mr. Hastings under an impeachment of the House of Commons—he has a right to say that he exerted himself for Mr. Hastings's defence; he thought, him suffering to use his own words—as Daniel in the Lion's den—As persecuted by a set of blood hounds, hunting him down like a BANDITTO for the sake of pilaging him.
Gentlemen, he tells you, as I shall read by and by from one of his “admired works,” which has been proved; he tells you, that he lost his situation as an author in two of the diurnal prints, the Cometer and the Star, because he defended Mr. Hastings, and because the proprietors thought he paid more attention to the friendship of Mr. Hastings, than to their interests. Mr. Williams certainly has a right to state all his merit, and it is a dreadful thing to deprive him of it. What has this “innumerable Libeller,” the author of the Barvaid , said of him? Why—and most impudently has he said it! I caution all mankind to have nothing to do with Mr. Williams; if they have, let them look at the “fate of Mr. Hastings.” Now, what is the fate of Mr. Hastings? Gentlemen I will presently tell you; not in any language of mine, but I will read it to you as Mr. Williams, who is “not accustomed to public life,” would read it to you, in order to prove how he was treated, after he had undergone so much in defending Mr. Hastings. (O this virtuous and benevolent nature! so overflowing with milk of human kindness!) merely as an injured, unprotected man, with whom he had no personal acquaintance.
Well then, after all this excess of goodness, what I repeat, has this libeller in the Barvaid said of Mr. Williams? Why, he has said in effect—if there is any body, vain enough to wish for his praise, or put himself under his protection, I heartily pity him indeed, after what has happened to Mr. Hastings, I should be justified in using and despising him—Mr. Williams' poem is then referred to as the grounds of this remark; and the unfortunate passage libelled by my learned friend, follows as a deduction from the premises.
Gentlemen we have seen how good a friend Mr. Williams was to Mr. Hastings—let us now see how he was requitted for his friendship.
“Although the greatest crime, in this
state and age is to think, I will not be deterred from the exposure of hypocrisy or criminality. Though an envienomed man has repeatedly labored to organize my murder it has not diminished my zeal; I was educated to love virtue and despise cunning.” Gracious heavens! what a barbarous idea to wound the feelings of such a man as this.
“I shall now proceed,” he continues, “to develope a series of transactions that fill me with sorrow; I allude to Warren Hastings , whose real character I most likely misunderstood.” Mr. Hastings' character I do not pretend to know; but from the style in which Mr. Williams is pleased to speak of him, one could imagine he could not be a gentleman—neither do I know how he first became the object of his ‘protection;’ but I take God to witness that the protection of such a wretch appears to me a thousand times worse than a seven years impeachment.
He afterwards gives an account of the manner in which he took up the notion of being useful to Mr. Hastings. “As my friendships are erected on an ample basis, I pursued his foes wherever I found them. During the last nine years, I have edited more periodical publications than any other existing personage, and in all of them, I constantly manifested my favour for him; nay, I even lost two of them, viz. the Star and the Comet , of which I was the parent, from a supposition that I paid more attention to the cause of Warren Hastings than to the interest of the proprietors. It involved his honour in my best and most popular poems. I have argued in his behalf in every class of society, until my vehemence begot a thirst: and sooner than yield to the idea that he was the manner his enemies had depicted, I relinquished the acquaintance of some valuable gentlemen,—here is a sacrifice!—“who were the common friends to Mr. Burke and myself.” Poor gentlemen! their fate must excite pity wherever it is told. They had the inexpressible misfortune, because they thought Mr. Burke right, and Mr. Hastings not quite so innocent as it suited Mr. Williams's views to think him just at that period, to “lose the friendship” of a man, who declares, in the work I hold in my hand, that he has not “a friend in the world,” and who must be known to be in that deserted state, whether he had declared it or not! For, Gentlemen, how should he have friends? Even if nature, who set her mark upon him, had not pointed him out as the enemy of all mankind, still it appears from his multifarious and daily increasing libels, that he is utterly incapable of feeling any degree of friendship for any human being whatever. As nothing is too low for his rancour.
Their Majesties on the throne, with all that is great and good in this country have been involved as he terms it, in his popular performances, I protest, upon my honor, I would not say so in this place, unless he had put the book in every one's hands; there are some passages which, if I had to defend my brother or myself, I would not, nay, I could not, read in a court of justice; there are some passages that reflect not only on the Prince of Wales, but on his illustrious consort and the innocent babe in the cradle, that no consideration would induce me to read in a court of Justice. If it should be necessary, I would ask you to take the book that contains them out of court and read it; and this is the man who comes here to justify his character! This is the common traducer, the general libeller, who asks you to put your hand deep into the pocket of Mr. Faulder, and vindicate his fame.
[To be continued.]
LONDON, July 23.
The Matilda, cartel from Madras, last from the Cape of Good Hope, put into the Downs on the 25th inst. she has been of the coast of France, expecting to land her prisoners agreeable to her orders, which she has not been able to do, as the French would not suffer any boats or ships to enter their harbours, although the usual signals have been made by the captain to inform them she was a cartel; one attempt was made by sending several of the prisoners in a boat, with a flag of truce, which entering the port was fired at for a considerable time, which obliged the officers and men to return to the ship. The preparations in Havre, &c. for the invasion, is supposed to be the cause of refusing all communication with vessels of every description.
The description in the last Paris papers of the state of La Vendee is in itself curiously contradictory. According to the first part of it, the most dangerous principles prevail there, such as nothing but the

extreme benevolence of the Emperor could overlook; according to the conclusion, there is not a particle of guilt in the whole country, and the Emperor has done nothing more than resort to his old habit of "pardoning all the innocent!"
If General Augereau has really obtained the Emperor's appointment to sail from Brest, as commander of an army for England, it may truly be said, that he has received his "final orders!"
Some accounts from Paris afford another proof of the humanity and justice of the new Emperor. It will be recollected that a few persons charged as being accomplices in the late conspiracy were acquitted; their names were Dumont and his wife Dubuisson and his wife, and Verdet. Yet the Emperor has sent them to Rochefort, from whence they are to be transported to the Colonies. One of the Paris papers in announcing this intelligence, adds, by way of compliment to the clemency of the Imperial Government. "These persons had lodged most of those conspirators who expired lately on the Place de Greve, and are strongly suspected of being in their secrets, and of course dangerous Royalist fanatics. Under Robespierre, they would never have escaped the guillotine, and have therefore no reason to complain of their present treatment." Undoubtedly there could not be a more just tribute paid to Bonaparte's Government—it is only tolerable when compared with such a tyranny as Robespierre's.
DOVER, July 25.
Most of our cruizers have been blown off their stations, and have experienced very bad weather for the time of the year. The French lugger, mentioned in one of my late letters, has continued to cruise occasionally off Beachy head. On the 23d inst. the Stag revenue cutter, of Rye, commanded by Mr. John Betts, the mate, fell in with off Beachy head, two large French luggers, in pursuit of a collier, and gave chase to them, but they escaped; however, following their direction, he again got sight of them, just as they had taken possession of an English brig; he soon came up with them, and after a few broadsides from the cutter, the luggers separated in different directions, leaving the vessel they had captured: he pursued the leemost of the two, which he drove on shore at Dieppe; he then tacked and stood for the English shore, in the direction where he thought the other lugger and brig might be, and soon after discovered the lugger, having the brig in tow, who perceived the cutter coming, took his men out of the prize, and made a sail for the French shore, to which he was chased by the cutter, until he got under the protection of the batteries of Treport; the cutter then rejoined her capture, when she found her to be an Irish trader, with a cargo of provisions worth 12000L. The master of the brig, who was left on board by the Frenchmen, says, that they informed him (and which agrees with the observation of those on board the cutter) that one of the luggers had 16 guns and 100 men, and the other 10 guns and 70 men. The force of the cutter was 12 guns and 30 men. But notwithstanding this inferiority, such courage and spirit was shown by the crew of the cutter, that no doubt can arise of the issue of the contest, if the Frenchmen had not dastardly abandoned their prize, and trusted to their fleetness of sailing.—The brig is gone past for Ramsgate Pier. Most of the Boulogne squadron are under Dungeness.
NORFOLK, Sept. 22.
Arrived ship Sheffield, Cowper, 51 days from Cordovan Light, and 65 from Bourdeaux. Aug. 2, in lat. 45, 22, long. —, spoke the ship General Claiborne, Harris, 30 days from New Orleans bound to Bourdeaux. Sept. 4, in lat. 42, 57, long. 58, spoke the ship Hazen, 17 days from Norfolk bound to Liverpool. Sept. 5, in lat. 42, 27, long. —, spoke the ship Two Brothers, of Marblehead, from Figaro. Sept. 13, in lat. 40, long. 64, 51, spoke the brig May Flower, 7 days from Providence, R. I. bound to Rotterdam.
British ship Dunrobin Castle, captain M'Bridge, 51 days from Glasgow. Aug. 25, in lat. 44, 35, long. 44, 59, spoke the brig Catherine, Lawrence, out 24 days from Baltimore bound to Embden. Sept. 11, in lat. 39, 33, long. 61, spoke the ship Yorick, 22 days from Norfolk bound to Leith.
Just received and for Sale, A few excellent Smoked Salmon and nice table Cod Fish. A. WILLIS. Sept. 10.
Alexandria Daily Advertiser.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.
The following Extracts of letters from one of our unfortunate countrymen in Tripoli, are very distressing, and earnestly demand the attention of the government:
TRIPOLI, May 21.
"Since my last nothing worthy of recital has occurred, except the death of one of our crew. I fear this will be the purport of all future letters, as the summer is fast approaching, and the heat will naturally have a fatal effect upon your unfortunate countrymen, who are daily yoked to a large waggon, which they are obliged to drag into the country, where it is loaded with heavy timber for their return."
"April 7."
"A few days ago a small craft, under English colours was captured by the Syren, on this station; in consequence of which the Bashaw sent for the British Consul, to know whether a United States vessel dare take any articles out of a vessel under the protection of his Majesty's colours? Mr. M'Donough answered in the negative, also gave the Bashaw a written certificate or passport. The vessel was immediately laden, with a very valuable cargo, belonging to the Bashaw's subjects, set sail for Malta; but unfortunately for his Majesty's Consul, she was captured almost under the forts. Captain Stewart ordered her for Syracuse. The Bashaw sent for Mr. M'Donough, and afterwards giving him sufficient abuse, ordered him to quit his dominions in 12 hours. The next day he set sail for Malta in a small craft; but was captured off the harbour, by the Syren, and sent to Syracuse. His excellency is very much enraged at the conduct of the British Consul, and is determined not to receive him again, let the consequence be what it may, we are in hopes that this affair will bring Lord Nelson off this station."
"Five months have already expired of our captivity, and yet no hopes of our country's redeeming us! However, I trust, they will recollect in whose mercy we are, Adieu."
IMPORTANT DECISION.
We regret (says a Norfolk paper of the 8th inst.) that we have it not in our power, at this time to present our readers with a more full and satisfactory detail of this important trial and decision; we shall, however, endeavor to obtain it hereafter; the particulars which have been communicated to us we now present.
The schooner Sarah, of this port, was captured by a French privateer on her passage from St. Domingo to this place, in the month of April last, having a cargo of coffee to the value of about 20,000 dollars.
The vessel was carried into a port in the island of Cuba, where the captors disposed of the vessel and cargo, the latter was shipped in another vessel and sent to Charleston. A variety of circumstances satisfied the supercargo of the Sarah that there was no condemnation of vessel or cargo; in consequence of which measures were taken to arrest the cargo as soon as it arrived in Charleston, and a suit was instituted in the Court of the United States for the district of South-Carolina. On the 1st of this month the cause came on, and after a very learned and long argument, the Court pronounced in favor of the plaintiffs, the former owners, on account of the property not having been condemned, before sale to the defendant, the present owner—and ordered restitution of the coffee or payment at an appraised value and costs.
It is communicated, in private intelligence from Paris, that the same tribunal which tried Georges and Moreau will be shortly called together for the trial of the ex-robies, Fauche Borrel, De la Rochefoucauld, and De Beaumont, who have been several years prisoners in the Temple. The object of this measure is, no doubt, to implicate the Generals Lecourbe and Macdonald, whom the Corsican views with a most suspicious eye.
The Hon. JOHN PENN has forwarded from London, by the ship Pigou, Captain Cutler, and presented to "The contributors of the Pennsylvania Hospital," a Statue of his illustrious grandfather WILLIAM PENN, the Founder of Pennsylvania.
The report (says the New York Mercantile Advertiser) which was some time ago in circulation, that Mr. King, the late Ambassador at the Court of London, had informed a gentleman
in England, that he was "returning to America with the hopes of being elected President," is contradicted by Mr. King on the authority of the gentleman to whom the information was said to have been given, and the paper where it originated.
More votes are given in France for Bonaparte to be Emperor, than were given for him to be Consul for life.
The following, from the American Consul at Amsterdam, may be useful to Masters of vessels bound to that place.
American Consulate, Amsterdam, July 10, 1804.
Mr. JOHN BERD, Esq.—The Commerce of the United States having long suffered the weight of many impositions for the want of Consular Agents on this coast, I have appointed to succeed the Consulate, Mr. THEO. CHAMBERS, at the Hotel and Meete. Karl and Co. (lately by Mr. Wm. Wertheil) at the Hotel, the whom the Masters of American vessels will address themselves, on arrival for such advice as they may need.
Be pleased to make due communication of these appointments to the Captains, who may claim out at your office for this port, giving them at the same time the address of Messrs. HAINES & Co. American Ship Brokers, lately established in this city under my protection, in order to break up the monopoly of that business which had proved very injurious to the American Trade in many points of view.
S. BOURNE.
Extract from a letter dated Bourdeaux, July 13, received at Charleston.
"Several parcels of the cotton that have for some time past arrived from your city, have been picked by the planters in a manner to deceive the purchasers: the ends of the bales are of fine quality, but the centre a little below the average: is very inferior—so that the latter has frequently obliged to make heavy allowances. Such a proceeding on the part of the overseers of the planters tends to destroy the repute of your cotton and ruin that of Louisiana."
We are obliged (says the Norfolk Ledger) to a gentleman who came passenger in the ship Sheffield, captain Cowper, for papers as late as the 25th July, from Bourdeaux, and the 19th from Paris. To this date we have filis of several Paris Papers. They do not appear to contain much intelligence. They are principally employed with the Louanges of his Imperial Majesty. If we meet with any thing particular, we shall translate it for our next.
The invasion was much the subject of conversation. It was understood that Bonaparte had left his place, &c. &c. to the camp at Boulogne, and was soon to follow himself. The Sheffield was embargoed for some days in the river until a floute had set for the place of rendezvous. Apprehensions had been expressed that M. Leclerc had been assassinated; as he had not been heard of since he was taken out of prison. Concerning him we shall further to our readers a valuable article in our next. Jerome was also much spoken of, and his marriage confirmed; yet it was generally understood that the office of High Admiral was reserved for him, to be conferred on him immediately after his arrival, and the accomplishment of his divorce.
A Correspondent gives it as his opinion that the public prints ought not to be silent on the subject of a navy. Not only the evils and disgrace we have suffered, in consequence of neglecting what is absolutely essential to a commercial country, should be often recapitulated, but those to which in future, we shall most certainly be liable, should be rung in the ears of the administration, till they awaken from their apathy, (or something worse) and adopt with promptness, and execute with vigour, measures which shall be calculated to protect the property of the citizen from plunder, to maintain the dignity of the government, and to enable it to bestow the merited chastisement upon those who in future shall wantonly insult our sovereignty.
The federal administration wisely foresaw the necessity of laying a foundation for a navy—they knew that in the event of European wars, circumstances similar to those we have recently experienced, and are almost daily experiencing would take place, and take place too with impunity, unless we were prepared, not only to declare but to defend our rights. A law was passed for building twelve seventy four gun ships, six of which it was intended should be completed, with all the dispatch with which such an undertaking could with propriety be conducted. But unfortunately other men and other measures succeeded, and the wise and important plans of their predecessors were laid aside, for those which have exposed individual property to plunder, and the government to the scoff & derision of every petty tyrant on the seas, who chooses to impress our citizens, or to insult our national flag.
Long before this period the six seventy gun ships, ought to have been completely equipped and stationed off our most important sea ports, and our frigates should
have been sent, a part of them, at least to the West Indies, to protect our commerce in that quarter.
Another event has been stated as likely to take place, which shows in a still stronger point of view the culpability of the present administration, in neglecting a navy. A rupture with Spain is said to be among the probabilities of the day: The writer does not believe, however that such will be the fact. Our executive has a happy talent for negotiation; the treasury we are told is full—and 9,000 dollars ought, and 9,000 dollars a year salary, will be a comfortable thing for some expecting patriot, who will readily undertaken to appease the wrath of the mighty Don, and restore, "harmony to social intercourse" between the two nations.
But suppose the worst—that the angered majesty of Spain should refuse to listen to the humble supplications of our philosophic executive, and should send on a small naval force to blockade our harbours plunder our vessels, and capture our citizens—where is our force to repel such aggressions?—Oh! Virginia mud—Oh! the dry docks of the Potomack—How much better are they than seventy four gun ships and frigates?
The subject is certainly highly interesting to our mercantile class of citizens thro' out the Union; and should the government longer delay measures essential for the protection of private property and national honour, remonstrances should be forwarded from every part of the United States, to arouse the powers that be to the performance of duties too long and too shamefully neglected.
Panegyric on Drunkenness.
Who by dilate or by ill fortune look, Feels not his soul caliv'd when he's drunk. SWIFT.
Hippocrates says, that it does a man good to get drunk once a month. I won't say it follows, that it must, of course, do him much more good to get drunk daily; but, I know there are many people who from practice seem firmly persuaded of it. Horace next tells us, that poets who drink water can never make good poetry; and Athenaeus assures us, that Alcæus and Aristophanes wrote poetry when they were intoxicated. Socrates, too was a clever fellow: and he according to Lucian was always drunk, for, in conformity to his own confession, he saw all things double. Further let us take the word methex; what does it signify? why both mirth (the son of Bacchus) and Drunkenness, so nearly are they allied. Then in his Flaccus affirms that wine makes us eloquent; and this is confirmed by Kotzebue, Benyowski, where we read that fish are mute for no other reason than that they drink nothing but water.
Besides when are men so full of morality, truth, and charity, as when they are half seas over? And let me add, that Hogarth observes, that "all the common and necessary motions, for the purpose of life, are performed by men in straight lines; but the graceful and ornamental movements are made in curved lines." Such are all the movements of a drunken man; he must therefore, be the most graceful of men. It may be said, indeed, that the vine has produced much evil, and I may be told, as a proof, that Erigone was discovered by Bacchus in the shape of a bunch of grapes. Well I know it; and I know also that Erigone is not the only girl that has been discovered by means of the grape.—But now in opposition to that circumstance, which is so trifling when compared to the advantages I have already stated; let me ask whether soberness has not its direful evils: was not Hermagoras banished by Phesus for too great sobriety? Could inebriety cause any thing more afflicting than banishment? [Public Leger.]
Affize of Bread.
The 3d Loaf to weigh 11 unces JOHN LONGDON, Clerk of the Market. September 27.
Public Sale.
On Tuesday next, at 11 o'clock, will be sold at the Vendue Store, A LIKELY NEGRO LD, between eighteen and twenty years old, excellent house servant. Philip C. Marjer. Sent. 27. Alexandria Bank Shs FOR SALE—apply to James 20.

NOTICE. AS it is my intention to close all my accounts by the first of October, the feindebted to me will please to make payment previous to that time, to enable me to satisfy those who have claims up on me. Those who do not comply with this notice cannot consider themselves entitled to further credit. I have on hand some nice cloth &c. which I will make up very low for cash, or for punctual customers as usual.
James S. Scott. d6t e10t August 31.  Edward Hackley & Wm. Ramsay HAVING THIS DAY Entered into partnership under the firm of Hackley and Ramsay , offer for sale at their Store, corner of King and Pitt Streets, near the Washington Tavern, a general assortment of Wines, Spirituous Liquors, Groceries, &c.  Warranted Genuine, viz: London particular Madeira, } in pipes and half do. } Lisbon, } Colman's and } Malaga } Port of an excellent quality in bottles, } Medoc's Claret, in cases of two doz. } Loaf, lump and Muscovado Sugars, Syrup and Molasses, London bottled Porter, Jamaica and Antigua Rum, Holland and country Gin, Cognac and Barcelona Brandy, White Wine Vinegar, Philadelphia and Albany Chocolate, Fig Blue, Manders, Copperas, Brimstone, San Patrician Allum, English and country Gunpowder, Shot, assorted, Georgia Cotton, Imperial, Hyson Chulang, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, and Souchong, assorted Best Green Coffee, Spices of every kind, Durham and Dixon's Mustard, Leiper's Snuff, Swan's Segars of a good quality, Baker Salt for table use, Pipes in boxes, Wrapping Paper, Belt Salt Oil, Stoughton's Bitters, Olives, Soal Leather, Demijohns, Rice and Barley, &c. &c.  June 4. d6tco
WILLIAM RAMSAY BEING anxious to close his former business, requests all those who are indebted to him to settle their accounts as early as possible, and those who have claims against him will please present them for adjustment.  TO RENT, The Dwelling House and Store in Prince Street one door east of the house occupied Dr. E. C. Dick, they are both in good repair. Possession may be had immediately. Apply as above. June 4. d6tco
TO BE SOLD, ON Thursday the 27th day of September next on the premises, to the highest bidder, if no disposed of by private sale before that day.  The TRACT OF LAND whereon I now live, in Fairfax county, Virginia, on Pope's Head Creek, containing five hundred and fifty acres; the situation is agreeable and very healthy; there is on it an excellent mill seat, on the above mentioned Creek, with an inexhaustible quantity of excellent grey free stone, and an abundance of good red and white oak, poplar and hickory timber, to erect the dam and necessary buildings, on the spot; there is on this Creek, which washes the tract for about two miles, a very considerable portion of the best quality gravelly sand, and a quantity of fresh sand just opened and nearly half the tract is to cut. It is situated about twenty miles from George Town and Washington, and the same distance from Alexandria and Danalree, and is justly considered the best piece of forest land in the county. The remainder payment will be, one third paid down, one third in eighteen months, and the other third in two years; an indispensible note will be made for the purchaser, and the public are assured that the sale will take place, if not privately disposed of by the day of sale, as I am determined to remit to the State of Kentucky this fall.  ALSO, One same day and place, will be sold, all my STOCK of every kind, plantation utensils, horses and kitchen furniture, and present crop now on hand, for ready money.  Thomas Pollard. Aug. 2. eods  at received and for Sale, A few excellent Smoked Salmon and nice table A. WILLIS. Sept. d
BY AUTHORITY.
Scheme of a Lottery, To build an Academy in the City of Richmond.     Dolls.     1 Prize, last drawn ticket having a blank to its number, 20,000   1 do 10,000   1 do 5,000   5 do of 1,000 make 5,000   6 do of 500 3,000   10 do of 200 2,000   20 do of 100 2,000   100 do of 50 5,000   250 do of 30 7,500   420 do of 25 10,500   1,500 do of 20 30,000   2,000 do of 15 45,000   1 first drawn ticket after 1000 having a blank to its number, 250   1 do after 2,000 do 250   1 do after 3,000 do 250   1 do after 4,000 do 250   1 do after 5,000 do 500   1 do after 6,000 do 500   1 do after 8,000 do 500   1 do after 10,000 do 500   1 do after 12,000 do 500   1 do after 13,000 do 500   1 do after 14,000 do 7,000   5 525 prizes 150,000   9 675 blanks—not two to a prize.   15,000 tickets at 10 dollars each, 150,000    N. B. Prizes subjected to a deduction of fifteen per cent.
This Lottery has been authorized by the legislature of Virginia, for the laudable purpose of erecting a seminary of learning in or near the metropolis of this state. With this view it is contemplated to raise 20,000 dollars, and 2,500 dollars in addition, for defraying the expenses attendant on drawing the lottery. Citizens of the district respectively have been selected as trustees, and they have pledged themselves to use their utmost exertions to carry it into effect. The scheme has the advantage of giving to each adventurer a chance for some very large prizes, whilst the proportion of prizes to blanks, is so great as to invite the friends of the intended institution to partake in the lottery, with very little risk of their becoming losers. The treasurer of this state is to be appointed to receive the money for the tickets as they are sold, and to pay the amount of the prizes to fortunate adventurers. It is believed that the above considerations will induce a rapid sale of the tickets, and the drawing will commence as soon as a sufficient number shall be sold to authorize it—which it is believed will be on the second Monday in December next.  Richmond, Jan. 31, 1804. co  Tickets to be had of Robert Pollard, Dr. J. Breckenborough, sen. Wm. Price, (Reg.) Samuel Pleasants, jun. and Wm. Pritchard.
Land for Sale. WE wish to sell a tract of LAND containing between four and five hundred acres, situated on the Potomac, in Fairfax county, about 3 miles from town, and adjoining General Thompson Mansion. This property in point of elegance of situation, is exceeded by none, and will be sold low for cash or on a short credit.  Walter S. Alexander, John Luke, For the heirs of Phil. Alexander, deceased. August 13. co
TO LET, A two story FRAME HOUSE on King, between Pitt and St. Asaph Streets, in a good situation for a retail store.—Also, a one story HOUSE on St. Asaph, between King and Prince Streets, and a STORE on King, at the corner of Royal Street. For terms apply to Adam Lynn. Who has just received, A case of GUNS, and a few pair of gilt hem pier LOOKING GLASSES, DRESSING GLASSES, &c. &c. &c. Aug. 24. co
This is to give Notice, THAT the subscribers of the county of Alexandria, have obtained from the Orphans' Court of the county aforesaid, in the District of Columbia, Letters of Administration on the personal estate of Joseph Dyson, late of the said county, deceased.  All persons having claims against the deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof to the subscribers, at or before the third day of March next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate.  GIVEN under our hands this third day of September, 1804.  John A. Burford, Hannah Burford, Administrator and Administratrix of Joseph Dyson, deceased.  All persons indebted to the said estate, are requested to make immediate payment to the above named Administrator and Administratrix. Sept. 3. enw 3  Printing executed at this Office with neatness and dispatch.
JUST PUBLISHED, AND FOR SALE
By JAMES KENNEDY, sen. At the LIBRARY, King Street, The First Volume of THE LIFE OF WASHINGTON, printed on a fine paper, with a new and elegant type, and embellished with a striking likeness of that illustrious Man. Price Three Dollars in Boards.
It is expected that the purchasers of this volume will subscribe to take the remaining vols. as they come to hand, and pay for each vol. in advance. The 2d vol. is expected by the first arrivals from Philadelphia, and the whole work will probably be finished by the first of April. It will be comprised in 5 vols. with maps or plans of the different engagements during the American war, in the form of an Atlas, which will be given in with the Letter Press; for Fifteen Dollars in boards, and Eighteen Dollars in plain binding.
ALSO, The Miscellaneous Works of Col. Humphreys, with a handsomely engraved head of the Author. Hay's History of the Insurrection in the county of Wexford, Ireland, with a good map of the country. Pratt's Gleanings on Rural Affairs, from the best Authors, with Observations by a gentleman in Philadelphia. Terrible Tragedy—a beautiful Poem, by Peter Caullie, with curious plates. Dr. Darwin's Temple of Nature, Johnson's Dictionary abridged for the Pocket, printed on a fine paper with a very beautiful miniature type. Goldsmith's Natural History abridged, handsomely printed, with plates.
ORDERS for BLANK BOOKS, on the new and approved plan, with open backs and ruled with faint lines, it required, received and executed with care and dispatch. Also, Book Binding in general in the neatest manner. Sept. 20. co3t
ROBERT & JOHN GRAY HAVE JUST RECEIVED A large supply of Dr. Stoughton's GENUINE BITTERS, THE happy effects, and superior efficacy of these bitters, can be testified by hundreds in Alexandria and its neighbourhood, during the prevailing sickness last summer. We believe that every person, who then persevered in regularly taking them, resisted the attacks of the fever. They brace the constitution, create appetite, assist digestion, and relieve the cholic; in short, in all complaints of the stomach and bowels they have been proved to be eminently efficacious. Hence, they resist malignant fevers, and are a preventive to the ague. A dose of these bitters, begun now, may prove highly beneficial, as they will gradually prepare the system to undergo the danger of a sickly summer.
There are many counterfeiters. Purchasers will please to observe that the genuine Stoughton's Bitters are sealed with the first letter of the Doctor's surname, and full directions pasted on each bottle. Tavern keepers and liquor stores, will find it to their advantage to use them, as from superior strength alone they may be considered to cost no more than the trash so often imposed upon them. They are also sold by Rapine, Conrad and Co. Capitol Hill, City of Washington; Mr. March, George Town, and Mr. A. Duck, Frederickburg. Also just received, ESSENCE OF SPRUCE. Beer made with this article, is well known to be the most wholesome and least expensive mixed beverage for the summer season.
FRESH FRUIT Of a superior quality JOHN A. BURFORD, (Late Joseph Dyson's store, Prince street,) Has this day received, per the brig Neptune, from Lisbon, ONS by the box or smaller quantity, LEMONS 18 to a dozen, 800 lbs. English Walnuts, 500 lbs. of preserved Plums, 10 box And some Sweet Meats, are in excellent order, and the best All which ever brought to this port. Just received, per the brig Joanna, from Newburyport, a few tiers—first quality SEED POTATOES. July 5. d
JUST RECEIVED, And for Sale by Rob. and John Gray MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF DR. DARWIN. By Anna Seward. Price in boards, 1 dol. 75 cts. Bound in Sheep, 2 — 00 Calf, gilt, 2 — 50
Just Published, And for Sale at this Office—Price 12 1/2 Cents, THE PRISONER: A True Narrative. By PHILIP WILLIAMS, Now confined in the Dungeon of the Jail of Washington, on a charge of Forgery.
TRAVELS IN GREECE.
PROPOSALS, FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION, THE TRAVELS OF Anacharsis the Younger, IN GREECE: During the middle of the fourth Century, before the Christian Era, With copious Notes and References.
BY THE ABBE BARTHELEMY, Keeper of the Medals in the Cabinet of the King of France, and Member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
First American, from the fourth London edition, IN FOUR VOLUMES. THE work now offered to the American reader exhibits a complete view of the antiquities, manners, customs, religious ceremonies, laws, arts, and literature of ancient Greece, at the period of its greatest splendour. A knowledge of these has hitherto been only attainable by a laborious perusal of writers who have been little solicitous to join entertainment with instruction. The Travels of Anacharsis, on the contrary, are so written, that the reader may frequently be induced to imagine he is perusing a work of mere amusement, invention, and fancy; till his eye glances to the bottom of the page, when he perceives there is scarcely a sentence, and not a single fact or circumstance, but is supported by the authority of some ancient author. The amazing number of these quotations may, perhaps, at first sight, seem to have been unnecessary, and to have given the appearance of a parade of erudition, than to be of any real utility; but it is to be remembered that, at the same time that they must be highly acceptable to the man of real learning, by enabling him to refer immediately to the original author, they are extremely useful, nay, we may say, absolutely necessary, even to such readers as can never be supposed to have any intention to consult the authorities quoted; as they clearly show that such an idea, or such a circumstance, is not merely a decoration or the offspring of the fancy of the author, but immediately taken from some ancient writer, and therefore perfectly accordant to the general scope and plan of the work.
TERMS. 1. The first Edition in America of Anacharsis's Travels, will be comprised in four Vols. octavo. II. It shall be printed on handsome wove paper and a new type casting for the purpose. Each Volume will contain about 400 pages. III. The price to Subscribers, per Vol. bound and lettered, will be 2 dollars; in boards, 1 dollar and 75 cents, to be paid on the delivery of each Volume. The European Edition sells at 12 dollars per set. IV. There shall be a handsome Map of Greece given with the first Volume, to be executed by one of the best Engravers. V. Those who obtain ten Subscribers and become responsible for the payment of the same, shall receive one copy gratis. The work is now at Press, and shall be finished with all possible dispatch. Subscriptions to the above work received at Robert & John Gray's book Store, Alexandria.
350 bls. HERRINGS. For Sale by the Subscribers—350 bls. well cured Herrings; a quantity of second hand Rigging, four new sails for a brig; a quantity of Blocks and three Anchors. 30 tiers of Rice, 50 bales Cotton, 1200 lbs. Indigo. BILLS on Philadelphia and New York: Ricketts, Newton and Co. July 25. d
A few hundred barrels of PRIME HERRINGS, FOR SALE BY Bell & Wray. September 4. co
Fairfax Court House Races. WILL be run for, over a handsome Course at Fairfax Court House, on Thursday the 18th day of October next, a purse of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. free for colts only, or such as have never won a purse, two mile heats, and on Friday the 12th, (the next day) a purse of EIGHTY DOLLARS, free for any horse, mare or gelding. Non subscribers to pay double entrance. Thomas G. S. Tyler, Secretary. Sept. 21. 21w 2w
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