Alexandria daily advertiser (Alexandria [Va.]), 1807-10-24 00:00:00

Alexandria Daily Advertiser.
VOL. VII.]
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1807.
[No. 2051.]
Sales at Vendue.
On every Tuesday and Friday, WILL BE SOLD At the Vendue Store, corner of Prince and Water streets. A Variety of Dry Goods, Groceries, &c. Particulars of which will be expressed in the bills of the day—All kinds of goods which are on limitation and the prices of which are established, can at any time be altered and purchased at the lowest limitation and prices.
P. G. Marsteller, v. M. For New-York,
The new and excellent Sch r CATHARINE, GEORGE RILEY, Master; About one hundred and twenty tons burthen.—For freight apply to Lewis Deblois. October 21. d6r
Freight wanted
For Brig IZZETTE, JOHN BARNES, Master; Burthen eighteen hundred barrels or two hundred and sixty hogsheads. Also, for sale, on board said Brig, 45,000 feet of Lumber, New-England Rum, Potatoes and Oats. Apply to William Yeaton. October 31. d7t
For Freight or Charter,
The Ship MARY, Henry Fosdick, Master; Burthen about three hundred hogsheads, is a good vessel, & will be ready to receive a cargo in a few days.—For terms apply to Lawrason and Fowle. Who have for sale, on board said ship, 1200 bushels Liverpool Coals, for grates, October 29.
PUBLIC SALE.
In pursuance of a decree of the Superior Court of Chancery, holden at the capitol, in Richmond, March 5, 1807, will be sold, on the premises, on FRIDAY, the 30th instant, to the highest bidder, for cash: A House and Lot—Also, an unimproved Lot, situated on the north side of Duke-street, between Columbus and Alfred-streets—the property of Amos Alexander. The sale will commence at 10 o'clock. Cuthbert Powell, Phineas Janney, Thomas Janney, } Com rs . October 7. dts
Public Sale.
By virtue of a decree of the county court of Prince William, Will be sold to the highest bidder on the 29th instant, before the tavern of Benjamin Brunaugh at Hay-Market, on a credit of six months, the purchaser giving bond and approved security for the payment.—The following tracts of land belonging to the estate of Henry Dade Hooe, deceased, One tract containing about 100 acres, lying in Fauquier County on the road leading from Haymarket to Fredericksburg, the quality of the soil extremely good. One other tract of land situate in Fauquier County near the Thoroughfare mills containing 200 acres, having on it a Dwelling-house, Store and Offices, also a Merchant Mill on a never failing stream, capable of being rendered extremely valuable. The soil of this land is extremely fertile, and about the fourth of it good meadow land. The Decree under which this land is to be sold is founded on the will of said H. D. Hooe ordering the sale to be paid for the payment of his debts. John H. Peyton, Wm. A. G. Dade, } Com rs . October 5. d3w
The Subscriber
Returns his most grateful thanks to the inhabitants of this town, for the patronage he has heretofore received, and earnestly solicits continuance of the same: He likewise takes the method to inform them that, on Monday evening, the 28th of September inst. he is opening a NIGHT SCHOOL at his Academy on Prince-street, where will be taught Reading, Writing, and the other branches of the Mat h ematics desirous to be of the above branch of the above branch. November 13.
LIBBY & CARNE,
Have imported by the William and John, to this port, and the Globe, from London, via Baltimore, A very general and extensive assortment of HARDWARE, Among which are— Saddlery, cutlery, brass wares, tin in boxes, sheet copper suitable for stills, whips, razors, pen-knives and sportsmens' knives on cards, sheet iron, anvils, nails and spikes, fire irons, fenders, andirons, Crawley steel, Morocco skins, building materials, and stoves for burning coal, malt and indian corn mills, pewter, &c. They have on hand, Battle and other gunpowder—and keep usual, bar iron, blistered steel, cut nails, castings, wool and cotton cards, &c. &c. October 22. 3t
NOW LANDING
At Vowell's wharf, from on board sloop Maria Antoinette, from St. Jago de Cuba, and for sale by the subscribers— 62 hhds Molasses 65 barrels green Coffee 226 boxes Segars, superior qua ALSO ON HAND, 25 barrels Coffee 1700 lbs Bees Wax 270 Spanish Hides 10,000 bushels Salt. Wadsworth and Butler. September 3. d1w cotf
JUST RECEIVED,
By the schooner THOMAS, from SALEM, and for sale by LEWIS DEBLOIS, 20 tons of RUSSIA HEMP, RUSSIA DUCK, RAVENS DITTO, TANNERS' OIL. Also for sale, The said Schooner Thomas, If applied for immediately to the Captain on board at Heplern's wharf, or to LEWIS DEBLOIS. October 15. d
BRYAN HAMPSON
HAS FOR SALE. 10 pipes old port 5 do. Madeira 30 quarter casks Lisbon 12 do. particular Tenerife 15 do. Malaga 13 pipes old cognac brandy 5 do. 4th proof Holland Gin 5 hhds. 3d proof Antigua rum 12 do. first quality molasses 6 do. green copperas 2 do. alum 20 do. brown sugar 20 bags pimento 15 do. pepper 10 chests young hyson 10 do. hyson skin 5 do. imperial 100 bags green coffee 150 kegs madder 50 do. ground ginger 30 do. raisins 1200 lbs. Bacon, well cured 5 kegs salt petre A quantity of fine and ground alum salt. At all times he has the first quality flour for family use on hand—with a number of other articles—all of which he will sell low on his former terms. Aug. 31. d
District of Columbia.
NOTICE is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that the Consul General of Portugal to the United States of America, has authorised the subscriber to legalize all papers that may be necessary for vessels bound from the ports of this district to any in Portugal or Madeira. Those masters of vessels who may omit having their bills of health thus certified, will be liable to undergo quarantine. It is requisite that any article shipped for account of a Portuguese subject, should be declared and sworn to, as Portuguese property; and the bills of lading legalized as above. Lewis Deblois. May 16. d
Just Published,
For sale by R. GRAY, Bookseller, in King-street Alexandria: The Life of Gen. Washington, BY DAVID RAMSAY, M. D. Author of the American Revolution. Price in boards, $2 50 Price to non-subscribers 3 dollars. October 22.
A. WILLIS
HAS JUST RECEIVED, A cargo of Fresh Rhode-Island LIME. CHEESE of first quality. And on hand as usual. A general assortment of Groceries Fruits and Nuts. October 22. 3t
GROCERIES,
By ISAAC ROBBINS & Co. at their Grocery store, opposite the Indian Queen tavern, KING-STREET, Where country store-keepers can be supplied on moderate terms. October 22. d2weo2w
Wants a Situation,
AS SCHOOLMASTER, Where he might find sufficient employ, or to act as an assistant in a Respectable Academy, a person who understands Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography and the French Language. Apply at the Printing-Office. 3t
Wants a Situation or Employ,
A YOUNG MAN from England, who understands Farming and perfectly understands setting posts and rails and Ditching and planting quick and all sorts of draining. Apply to the PRINTER. October 22. 3t
195 Shares Alexandria Marine Insurance Stock for sale by
CATLETT & FISK. October 16. d
WANTED
A middle aged woman, capable of managing a house. To one of good character liberal wages will be given. Enquire of the Printer. Sept. 9. d
TO RENT,
And possession given on the 14th of November next, The three story Brick House On the corner of King and Columbia-streets, now occupied by Mr. John Roberts.—For terms apply to Col. GEORGE DENEALE, living next door, or to the subscriber. Nicholas Vofs. City of Washington, Oct. 20. tf
Fall Goods.
JOSEPH JANNEY Has received by the late arrivals, an extensive assortment of FALL GOODS. 10th mo. 20, d6t 31awtf
SWEDISH IRON.
Best Swedish Bar-Iron, for sale at M c Call's Nail Manufactory—Price One Hundred and Twenty Dollars per Ton. A L S O, A good assortment of Nails, Brads and Strips—which will be sold low for cash, or to punctual customers. October 14.
Public Sale.
On WEDNESDAY, 28th October, will be sold on a credit, on the premises, A two story frame dwelling House and Lot of Ground, situated on the south west corner of Union and Duke-streets. Terms will be made known at the place of sale. Philip G. Marsteller. October 21. dts
Bank of Potomac,
OCTOBER 9, 1807. NOTICE is hereby given the Stockholders of this institution, that an Election for twelve Directors, for the ensuing year, will be held at the Court-House, in this town on the second Monday of November next. By order of the President and Directors. C PAGE, Cashier. October 9. 2 aw t 9th Nov
Six Cents Reward.
RAN AWAY from the subscribers, on Friday last, a Negro Man slave named DENNIS TIPPEN, a Soap-boiler & Chandler by trade—he is a stout well-made fellow. It is needless to describe his dress, as he is an artful fellow and can read and write tolerably well. The above reward will be paid to any person who will secure him in Alexandria jail. Sheehy and Murphy. October 22. 3t
NOTICE.
On Monday the 26th instant, the Wharf belonging to the Corporation at and near the end of Duke-street, will be leased on the premises at public auction, to the highest bidder, for the term of fifty years, under the direction of the Committee of Council. The Committee. October 23. dts
FOR SALE,
Or to be RENTED for one or more years, THE whole of the REAL ESTATE belonging to Pressley Carr Lane, lying in and adjacent to the town of Centreville, in Fairfax county. This property consists of the well known TAVERN now occupied by Mr. Adam Mitchell.
The STORE HOUSE now in the occupancy of Mr. Daniel Harrington—and from eight hundred to a thousand acres of good FARMING LAND, at present in the possession of Mr. Carr W. Lane, and Mr. Walter Locker, which will be disposed of in separate tracts or entire. It is presumed that any person disposed to buy or rent any of the above property will first view the same and judge for themselves—a further description is therefore unnecessary. Mr. Lane would take a small proportion in Negroes. Harrison Fitzhugh. Fairfax County Oct. 23. law
Wanted to Purchase or Hire,
A NEGRO FELLOW, from 18 to twenty-five years of age. Also, wanted to Purchase, From four to five hundred weight of prime GOOSE FEATHERS. Apply to the Printer. October 19. 6t
PURSUANT to a deed of trust from John Spencer to the subscribers, made to secure the payment of a certain sum of money to Cuthbert Powell, will be sold for cash to the highest bidder, at the dwelling-house on the premises, on SATURDAY the 21st day of November next.
Two Tracts of Land,
Lying in the neighborhood of the Gum-Spring, in Loudoun county, adjoining each other and binding on the lands of Thompson and Veitch and Benjamin James, containing one hundred and fifty two acres.—The sale will take place at twelve o'clock. Israel Lacey, Charles Lewis, Stephen Beard, } Trustees. October 16. dts
BY virtue of a deed of trust from PHILIP WANTON and MARY his wife, to the subscribers, to secure a debt owing by him to the Bank of Alexandria, on THURSDAY the 29th inst. will be exposed to sale, on a credit of six, twelve and eighteen months, carrying an interest from that day, several LOTS and parcels of GROUND, in the town of Alexandria, to wit:
An undivided Moiety of a piece of Ground, with the Improvements, lying upon the west side of Royal-street and to the northward of King-street, fronting twenty-five feet six inches on Royal-street, and extending back one hundred and twenty-three feet five inches—the whole ground subject to an annual rent of fifteen pounds twelve shillings, Virginia currency.
A piece of Ground, lying upon the west side of Columbus-street and to the southward of King-street, extending on Columbus-street sixty-six feet seven inches to a twenty feet alley, then westwardly with the line of the alley one hundred and sixteen feet to another alley fourteen feet ten inches wide, then northwardly with the line of that alley twenty-six feet seven inches, then eastwardly twenty-four feet three inches and an half, then northwardly forty feet, then eastwardly ninety-one feet eight inches and an half—subject to an annual rent of forty-nine dollars fifteen cents.
A Square of Ground, containing two acres, lying on the south side of Wolfe-street, north side of Wilkes-street, west side of Patrick-street, and east side of Henry-street.
A large Frame Store & Warehouse, built upon a piece of ground lying on the south side of Prince-street and to the eastward of Fairfax-street, the ground is thirty feet some inches front on Prince-street, the building nearly covers the whole front & the building is insured. James Keith, John C. Herbert, Oct. 9.

TRIAL OF COLONEL A. BURR
MOTION FOR COMMITMENT
EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE
THURSDAY, October 1.
(General Wilkinson's testimony continued.)
Mr. Randolph. In case of actual hostilities were you authorized to accept the services of volunteers? A I should certainly think I had.
Mr. Randolph. And to commission them? A No. But I might have mustered them. The President has no power to grant commissions, but with the approbation and consent of the senate. I recollect that during the administration of Washington, volunteers were accepted. There were no commissions granted but warrants of authority which were obligatory in those corps, but conferred no command over an officer of the line.
Mr. Randolph. My question is this. If hostilities had been determined on, with the Spaniards, would general Wilkinson have been authorised to accept the services of volunteers? A I think so at present: but a reference to my instructions will more fully shew.
Mr. Randolph. And to drive the Spaniards beyond the Sabine and pursue them into Mexico? A not to pursue them beyond the Sabine. Q If the Spaniards had not made the convention and receded from their position on the East side of the Sabine would you have attacked them? A Yes. Q From your own responsibility, or the orders of the government. A From specific instructions. I had contemplated the possibility of such an event and given my orders accordingly. (These orders were not offered in evidence but may be seen in note W.)
Mr. Martin. Did you not drive them beyond the Sabine?
General Wilkinson smiling said it was a sort of driving.
Mr. Wickham. You say that the first intimation you had of col Burr's designs was from the cyphered letter.
General Wilkinson. I have said so. But I had received a number of ambiguous hints before. Q In what way? A By letter. Q When did you communicate the contents of this cyphered letter to government? A You will observe in my letter of the 12th of November reference is made to a confidential messenger, Mr. Briggs, to enable him to communicate the contents to the president. What communication did you make through Mr. Briggs, was it Mr. Duncan's translation? A No, Mr. Briggs left Natchez immediately after the date of my letter of the 12th of November, Mr. Duncan's translation was made at New Orleans after I arrived there. Q Have you the paper about you containing the instructions to Briggs? A I gave no instructions to Briggs except verbal ones. Have you the translation made by you? A No, I have looked for it but cannot find it. Q Was it before the grand jury? A Yes. It was an old worn out paper. Q Was this information by Briggs an exposition of the whole contents? A I read the heads to him & verbally explained the contents. Q Was the letter completely decyphered? A I have said so frequently, I have said that the only interpretation made by me was basily done at Natchitoches.
Mr. Wickham. Then did you not relate the whole contents to Briggs? A I laid it before him and explained the contents as already stated.
Mr. Randolph. I think in this letter you say, "Miranda has taken the bread out of your mouth?" A No. You are quite mistaken, that letter was written I believe in October 1805.
Mr. Randolph. Admitting it to have been so far back, how came it to be a matter of surprise to you that an expedition was set on foot according with your own ideas; or that you should say, col. Burr's views were not distinctly known till you received the cyphered letter? A I had received a number of ambiguous letters from col. Burr; and in a letter of mine to him I made use of the expression "I fear Miranda has taken the bread out of your mouth," in order to draw from him his real object. Q In what manner did you consider Miranda as taking the bread out of his mouth? A If I can state the grounds of those opinions. I would say that they were derived from letters received from col. B. which I am not at liberty to disclose.
Mr. Randolph. Was the position taken
by the Spanish forces considered by the President as an invasion of our territory? A Certainly.
Mr. McRea. I understood that opinion was founded upon what appeared in the public prints. Gen. Wilkinson. The president's orders were explicit to drive them out of the territory claimed by the U.S. These orders I communicated to the Spanish commandants.
Mr. Randolph. In the intercourse between you and the Spanish commandants were all the forms of war observed? Gen. Wilkinson. In what respect? Mr. Randolph. As to military interviews, I considered this a state of war. A Between Natchitoches and Nacogdoches there was a constant intercourse. Mr. Randolph. But in the relation of one army to another?
Gen. Wilkinson. I can state the situation. I remember that the day on which I reached the Sabine, my advanced guard captured three Spaniards without arms on the left bank. I had them returned to the Spanish commandant, and desired that he would not permit a repetition of the trespass. Mr. Wickham. I think you said you wrote col. Burr from Natchitoches. Gen. Wilkinson. When did I say so? Mr. Wickham. I thought I heard you say so. Gen. Wilkinson. You guess well; but if I am not mistaken, you got that information from Swartwout.
Q Did you write? A I did. Q What did you do with the letter? A Destroyed it. Q Did it go out of your hands? A It did. It was sent to Natchez; to which place I followed recovered and destroyed it. I will give you my reasons for doing so. After writing, I received the letter from Mr. Donaldson, dated the 30th October, and conveying the information received from Myers Michael, which removed my doubts as to the extent of Mr. Burr's designs and their sinister nature. Mr. Wickham. Then I understand you to say, that Mr. Donaldson gave you the first correct information. A It excited very strong apprehensions in my mind, that some general and deep rooted conspiracy had taken place above. Mr. Wickham. You have no recollection of the letter of the 13th of May? A No, I wish it could be produced. It would release me from all obligation to withhold the confidential letter of colonel Burr.
Q Did you write him any other letters? A I have an impression on my mind that I wrote him two or three letters. Mr. Wickham. The cyphered letter gave you the first idea of colonel Burr's plans. I had received from him several letters of a very ambiguous cast, but they contain nothing treasonable. I wrote to a minister (Robert Smith) & in my letter say, "Burr is about something, but whether internal or external, I cannot discover. I think you should keep an eye on him." Mr. Wickham. When was that letter written? A I cannot tell, when I wrote it. Q When was colonel Burr at St. Louis? A colonel Burr was at St. Louis on the 11th of September 1805, and left that place on the morning of the 19th. In the interim he had been in that quarter of the country where Kibbey lives, though I do not know that he saw him. Q Which Kibbey? A The fellow who gave the deposition which has been published. Q What is the date of your orders for descending the river? A I cannot tell. Q Have you those orders here? I am not certain; most of my papers are in Williamsburg; the troops descended in the beginning of May. Q Did you authorise any officer to arrest any person after you descended? A No. I gave instructions to lieutenant Peter, whom I had left at Natchez, and required him to give me regular information. (See deposition of lieutenant Peter note X) At the time I descended the river we had no posts except the Chickasaw Bluff on the Mississippi, and Massac near the mouth of the Ohio, except a small party at the Arkansas and another opposite to Cincinnati.
Mr. Hay. Was there any post between the Chickasaw Bluffs and Massac? A No. Q Was there any military post between Pittsburg and New Orleans? A None except those which I have mentioned.
Mr. Wickham asked General Wilkinson for his alphabetical cypher, who went to his lodgings for it.
In the mean time the court examined Gabriel G. Van Horn.
Witness. I was at the Chickasaw Bluffs, at the time of col Burr's descent down the river. On the 4th of January 1807, lieutenant Jackson came to the United States' factory at fort Pickering, accompanied by a gentleman, who he introduced to Thos. Peterkin, United States' factor, Peter Morgan and myself clerks to the said factory, as col. Aaron Burr. After some conversation, Col. Burr and Lieut. Jackson left the factory and went to the garrison.
Shortly after one of the soldiers of
the garrison came to the factory, with an order for thirty weight of lead signed A Burr; twenty eight pounds were delivered to the soldier. In the space of about four hours the same soldier returned to the factory, with a number of musquet balls in his hat, saying he wanted to have them weighed, to know how much the original quantity had lost in running the balls. After his having weighed them he took them away in his hat. In the course of the day some boats came to the Bluffs, & the men came up to the factory. Col. B. requested Mr. Peterkin to let the men have goods and he would pay for them. Col. B. was frequently at the factory in the course of the day, and often had conversations with Mr. Peterkin.
In the evening Mr. Peterkin, Mr. Morgan and myself, went to the garrison where we found col. Burr. I took notice that colonel Burr was frequently called to the door by the men that had arrived in the boats, to have private conversation with him. Lieutenant Jackson asked Col Burr when Mr. Blennerhassett would be there? To which col. Burr replied he was then floating by and could not land his boat. In the morning colonel Burr came to the factory and demanded a bill for the articles which his men had got the day before. This bill was made out amounting to sixty or seventy dollars, which he paid. The only articles which I can remember were the lead, three dozen tomhawks, and three bear skins. After paying the bill col. Burr departed and I saw him no more.
Cross Examined.
Mr. Burr. What kind of tomhawks were these; were they intended for war or more peaceable purposes? A They were such as were generally used for shingling.
Mr. McRae. Would they do well for fighting? A They would answer very well.
Mr. Wickham to Gen. Wilkinson, after his return to court. Can you ascertain when the hieroglyphic cypher was made? A The arbitrary characters I think were designed in 1794; but I do not say it was given to col. Burr at that time. Mr. Wickham. Will you give me leave to ask upon what occasion it was formed? Gen. Wilkinson. I will with pleasure. Pending the Indian war, we had unhappily much dissention in the army. I felt myself extremely oppressed and persecuted, and I had reason to believe that every artifice was put in operation to injure my standing with the government, and to have me removed from service if possible; and there were many who shared my persecution. In the autumn and winter of the year alluded to, a number of officers retired from the army, either on furlough or by resignation, among whom was that most gallant officer, captain Leonard Covington since a member of congress. At this time my quarters were embosomed in a wilderness, and remote from any post office, and we had no regular mail. The cypher was therefore designed to secure safety to a free correspondence and unreserved interchange of sentiment respecting public men and public measures, particularly such as related to the army. Mr. Wickham. I think you say it was formed in 1794? A Yes; and I will give you my reasons. I have no other cypher in which the hieroglyphics representing the president and vice president are the same as that now before the court, which was designed by captain Smith for captain Covington in the year 1794; at that time he retired from the army. (See an extract of a letter from captain Covington, to general Wilkinson, Note Y.)
(Gen. Wilkinson's testimony to be continued.)
(W)
GENERAL MORNING ORDERS.
Head-Quarters, Camp La Piedra, 26 miles from Natchitoches, October 28th, 1806.
PAROLE.
C. SIGN.
The depending movement of the troops is not to seek any enemy, but to assert a right of sovereignty; this right is denied by the Spanish commander in our front, who has recently warned the general, that he considers his advance an act of hostility, which his orders compel him to resist: Whatever then may be the calculation of the result, the safety and honor of the corps, and the national interests require, that every individual attached to the expedition, should move and act as if an engagement was certain and inevitable. We are obliged to wait the attack, and our opponents being all mounted, may give or refuse themselves at their discretion; and of consequence will avail themselves of any advantage we may offer them.
The signal to prepare for action, when encamped, will be a gun from the left, on which every man who bears arms will take his place in the line, and the whole wait orders. The signal to form, when under march, will be a gun from the front. The infantry, with their field pieces, will immediately form two lines with two hundred yards interval, and on the flanks of the road—Farrar's Dragoons will retire by the road to the rear, and form a column prepared to charge—Major Welch's mounted infantry will skirmish and fall back, on the right or left of the front line, as the ground and other circumstances may render most advantageous. The moment the signal is given, the rear guard, Pioneers, and every man of the line are to join their corps, leaving their packs and teams in charge of Mr. Ragan and the engineers of the Quarter Master and Contracting departments. Should an attempt be made to turn our flanks, which is probable, the Infantry will form the hollow square, and the artillery take post on the angles to enfilade the enemy with grape and canister. Major Welch's men to retire towards the rear and endeavor to out flank the assailants; keeping up as quick and deadly a fire as possible. An officer to each division of the infantry will take post with the front rank—every other officer will be in the rear, to see the men do not throw away their fire, and if one should be found so dastardly as to give back put him to instant death.
Under all circumstances the artillery will receive orders when to fire; but the infantry with shouldered arms, are to wait the approach of the enemy, until within forty yards, when the front rank is to present, level well, fire and charge bayonet. If the enemy are not broken or staggered, the second rank are to take aim at their breasts, and when at fifteen yards are to pour in their fire, and should they still come on, are to be received by both ranks with dauntless resolution on their bayonets. The dragoons are reserved for a critical effort, and will receive orders when and where to make it. The gentlemen will bear in mind, that whatever may be the order of the charge, the instant they close with the enemy, the action will become pellmell:—They should be careful to level their blows at the neck, rather horizontally than perpendicularly, and in general to cut and pass from man to man.
The Spanish force is greatly superior, and all mounted, but is undisciplined. Their attack will be made in great disorder and probably with velocity and an air of boldness; because they will depend more on noise and appearance than the solid shock. It will be our part to present a rampart of bayonets, whenever attacked. Let the officers be attentive to their men, and the men be silent and obedient to their officers. Let each individual put confidence in his own strength and the co-operation of his flank files. Above all, let us avoid hurry, which always produces confusion: and superiority of numbers will serve but to augment our triumph, and increase the honor of our arms.
(X)
I arrived at Natchez about the 27th of October, from the Missouri, where I received a letter from general Wilkinson, dated Natchitoches, 23d October, 1806, directing me to dispatch an express with the return of my detachment, and to fall down to Fort Adams & take the command from lieutenant Sevier, on my arrival I found a Mr. Swartwout confined in the Doctor's Quarters, with a violent attack of the bilious fever. I was introduced to him I think by Doctor Davidson, who informed me that Mr. Swartwout had been to Natchitoches, and on his return to the mouth of Red River, had been violently attacked, and sent up to the Garrison for medical aid, that he had gone down to see him, and found him in a dreadful hovel, and had advised his embarking on board a barge which was ascending to the Fort, where he could be more comfortably situated, and have his constant attendance. On the 12th I received letter No 1, hereunto attached, dated Natchitoches, 6th November; this was handed me by lieutenant Graham, whom informed me of the termination of the expedition to the Sabine, and that the troops were then on their return. Letter No. 2, hereunto attached, informed me of the return of the general to Natchez, which created some anxiety in my mind in consequence of the orders exacting secrecy and ordering boats for the movement of all the military stores from Fort Adams. On the 15th, several of the officers arrived from Natchitoches and visited their families, who were at a loss to account for the rapid movement of the troops from Natchitoches to Orleans, and the embarkation of the military ordinance stores at Fort Adams, confirmed us in the belief that danger was apprehended from some quarter, and that Orleans must be the point of attack, We continued in this sit-

until the morning of the 18th, when the general arrived and requested me to walk with him to the battery, where he communicated to me the design of colonel Burr, informing me that he had received several letters from colonel Burr, through one of his agents (Mr. Swartwout) and that Burr's principal attack would be upon New Orleans; I was never more astonished, not having heard that any suspicions were entertained against him; I informed the general the situation in which I had found Mr. Swartwout on my arrival, and requested leave to arrest him. The general refused, saying, that he expected to get much more out of him, that he had held out to Swartwout the idea of not opposing col B. until he should assemble his whole force at New Orleans, to enable him to defend that place and defeat the whole plan. I was directed to continue my civil duties as before, for fear that Mr. Swartwout might get alarmed at the movement of the troops and military stores. On the 19th I received orders to proceed with my command to Natchez, with instructions to take the necessary measures to ascertain the approach of a body of armed men from the Ohio country and to give the general the earliest information by express, of every movement from that quarter, either at Natchez or by sending a confidential party up the river above the Yazoo, in the discharge of hunters, and I according communicated every information I could. About the last of December I saw two letters, one from the post-master of Nashville, to Henry Turner of Natchez, dated the 18th of December stating that col. Burr was then in Nashville, and that he meant to proceed on the 20th to the mouth of Cumberland, where report said he would have assembled from five to eight thousand men, and that it was generally believed that he intended a visit to Mexico. The other letter to a Mr. Wood from Nashville, spoke of col. Burr's being in Nashville, that two of his proxies had left town that morning for Orleans by land; from the best of my recollection the above statement of the letters to Turner & Wood is correct, and col. Burr's arrival very shortly expected by all persons at Natchez. For my own part I did not doubt it, and considering this information as all important to the general, I proceeded for Orleans, arrived there on the 2nd January, and communicated it to him. Soon after this information was corroborated by the arrival of Bradford, the printer of the Gazette Orleans.
GEO: PETER.
County of Washington, Sc. On this nineteenth day of Sept. 1807, George Peter came before me, a Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid, and made oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, that the facts stated in the foregoing are true as stated.
THOS: CORCORAN.
Extract of a letter from Leonard Covington to General Wilkinson. MAY 15th, '07.
You well know how much has been said and insinuated about the memorable cyphered letters, handed you by Swartwout, and of the means by which you unlocked the cypher, and although this circumstance has never been explained by yourself or the administration, and has been seized upon by your enemies as matter for calumny and ground for suspicion, yet I have never been at a loss, in my own mind for the satisfactory explanation. You may not perhaps recollect, that in the year 1794, when I left the Western Country, Army, that you requested me to interchange with you a cypher for the purpose of corresponding thereby; and at the time you informed me that you had practised that method with many of your friends; this circumstance coming to my recollection, I have examined amongst my old papers and found the cypher, which is at your service, if it, and the circumstances connected therewith can in any way advantage you. Pray snatch one moment, if possible, and let your friends here know how you feel as situated, &c. &c. Your father Mr. J. Johnson, all came safely to New Orleans, and have warmed the feelings of your friends in this quarter. I pray God to keep you in his holy protection; and that he may make thine enemies thy footstool. Farewell. L. COVINGTON. Gen. Jas: WILKINSON.
JAMES SANDERSON Offers for sale very low, 25 hogsheads Muscovado Sugar 70 bags green Coffee 15 hogsheads well flavored Rum 5 pipes Cognac Brandy 15 quarter casks Sherry Wine 10 bales Tennessee Cotton And as usual. A general assortment of the best Wines, Liquors, Teas and Groceries. October 12.
FOREIGN. LONDON, September 7.
"COURIER" REMARKS.
The Gazette of Saturday contains lord Cathcart's Journal of operations from the 14th to the 21st ult. It sufficiently proves that up to that date no serious resistance had been made to our troops; and that all the gloomy reports which had been circulated with such industry were unfounded. It will shew also that hostilities have been carried on with all possible humanity; that the severest discipline had been preserved, and that not one act had been calculated to aggravate the feelings of the Danes against us. The members of the royal family were suffered to withdraw, and the king's property was allowed to be conveyed to his majesty's present place of residence at Colding. Our works were not completed when lord Cathcart's dispatches were sent off. His lordship however had availed himself of the opportunity afforded him by the demand of a passport for prince Frederick Ferdinand, to accompany the grant of a passport with a note, that no more would be granted, and with a strong recommendation to the commanding general to consider the dreadful consequences of making a capital city of such extent, stand a siege and bombardment like an ordinary fortress. The answer returned by the commander, is not given; but it is of course to be supposed that it contained a refusal.
Whilst we are waiting the result of our operations, the late ministers are endeavoring to divert our anxiety by a long lecture upon the law of nations, in order to shew us the injustice and wickedness of our conduct towards Denmark. With all imaginable gratitude to them for attempting to enlighten our understandings, we must remark, that they seem always to reserve these lectures for events in which this country is more immediately concerned. When Bonaparte makes a sweeping attempt against any power, in which the laws of God and man are equally defied and violated, we hear then something, in no very reproving strain, of his taking counsel from his generals rather than his chancellor; his guilt is censured with sufficient gentleness, whilst his promptitude, decision, and energy receive all due commendation and are happily contrasted with the imbecility and want of foresight of his antagonists. They ask us whether it is certain that Bonaparte would get the Danish fleet if we did not take it? With all due deference, we deny that it is incumbent to prove that certainty. We have seen in a former war that Denmark has not been inclined, particularly in the time of our difficulty and peril, to take part against us in concert with, and at the instigation of Russia and France. A state of greater peril and difficulty, has arrived, the power of our enemy being so much increased. That enemy has made peace with Russia and converted her into a friend. He has threatened to produce the same confederacy which took place in the year 1801—that Denmark shall shut the Sound—that her means shall be directed against us? Could her force, to take part against us? This is denied—it is denied that his threat of depriving her of Holstein could have done it; and it is insinuated that if he had obtained Holstein, the loss of Holstein would only have been temporary.
On what grounds is it supposed that, if Denmark, had refused to enter into his system, he would have merely taken temporary possession of Holstein, Schleswig, and Jutland? His menace would have been to sever those provinces eternally from Denmark, and to give them to one of his family or generals, and when we consider that they are the most valuable part of the Danish territories, it is not a very strained supposition that Denmark would have risked even a war with England, rather than have incurred the certain loss of so large a portion of her dominions. But we are told that at "any time Bonaparte could have seized Holstein, but he has not done it: nor did he even complain of the Danes last November, for defending their frontiers and killing some of the troops belonging to Bernadotte's army, when they came on Danish ground." Is there no difference, we ask, between his situation last November and now? Was it his object to increase the number of his enemies at that time, when his whole force almost was in Poland? There is another point too which these ministers seem to have forgotten. The menace of seizing Holstein was not the only weapon that Bonaparte possessed to force Denmark to join him. He possessed also another weapon, the influence of Russia—Russia, it is sufficiently clear, would have backed and
seconded any representations he might have made to the Danish court; and thus Denmark would have had two formidable engines employed against her at the same time; the menace of sending an army already on her frontiers to seize her best provinces, and the power and influence of Russia acting in concert with France.
Another view has been taken of the expedition. It has been asked, whether "had Denmark joined France with all her military marine, this country must have been undone if the Danish fleet had joined the French. Undone we should not have been had the fleets of Denmark, Russia, Turkey, and even the cock-boat squadron of America joined France, Holland and Spain against us.
That our expedition has rendered peace more difficult, we very much doubt—our vigor, promptitude, and decision, were not calculated, we should have thought, to have sharpened Bonaparte's inclination to continue the war—and we confess we should rather have imagined that it would have been less easy to have made peace with honor, had we waited, with Vattel in our hand, till Bonaparte had roused the north against us, and had joined the Russian and Danish fleets in the Baltic: and the Russian and Turkish fleets in the Archipelago. But the late ministers are always talking as if it were so easy to make peace, and as if the present ministers were the determined enemies of peace. "If peace be so easy to make why did they not make it themselves? They found they could not make peace, though Prussia had not then been subdued, and Russia had not made peace with the enemy? But there seems to be a strong disposition on the part of their predecessors to blame them because they have thought that the best means of terminating the war with honor is to carry it on with vigor.
Alexandria Daily Advertiser.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24.
The schooner Eliza and schooner Betsey and Charlotte, of this port, have arrived at Barbadoes.—Price of flour at Barbadoes ten dollars and a half per barrel.
MR. SNOWDEN, IN order to prevent the President from any mistakes in forming his speech to Congress, the redoubtable col. Duane, emperor of the Tammanites and of all the other Jacobinical Associations of Pennsylvania, &c. &c. has issued his Imperial Mandate, prefaced in the following modest terms, viz.
"Congress assembles on Monday next—Among the many important measures to be taken up! are the following:
"Laws appropriating 4000 pieces of brass artillery, &c.
"Do. appropriating 50,000 sabres, saddles, pistols, &c. &c"
For the rest. of his mandate I refer to the Aurora of the 20th instant, and beg leave to add the following, which I presume were accidentally omitted by the colonel:
1st. As we are in future to have no Navy and the object, no doubt, is to convert the 50,000 cavalry into horse marines, in order to meet the enemy on the only element where they are come-at-able. 200,000 bladders, viz. one for each foot of the cavalry, with 50,000 cork jackets, lest the men might be called to dismount for the assault, as occasion may require.
2d. A committee should be formed to enquire whether second-hand whiskey kegs or hollow pumpkin-shells will form the most economical torpedoes with which it is proposed to cover our coasts and harbors.
3d. A committee to examine the old crust of the Mammoth cheese and to determine whether it will be expedient and economical to form two or more gun-boats thereof.
4th. A committee to shew how much has been saved to the nation by paying off the 4 3/4 and 5 3/4 per cent. stock at par, in preference to a purchase of six per cents. at the present reduced prices, particularly when the money in the former instance was all sent to Europe, to cure the English of all interested feeling in our favor in any future case of ministerial outrage.
5th. A committee to report satisfactory proof that to hoard the money of the nation is better policy than to keep it in continual and brisk circulation even for any purposes. The same committee are also to shew that all national and internal circulations of money are positive expenditures, and that owing to the misbehavior of Europe towards us, we ought to send back all the money, all the men, and every thing else that we have ever borrowed from the other side of the Atlantic, and all this is to be proved to be excellent economy.
6th. A committee to shew that it is infinitely better to pay our debts to foreigners in money, than to do the same in acres of our wild lands, as the latter mode would soon convert our excellent hunting grounds into nothing but mere corn-field, meadows, &c. &c. till the price of corn and hay would be no object to our farmers, and render our merchants and mechanics too fat and too saucy to bear with.
7th. A committee to show by actual return from all the insurance companies of the Un-
ed States that the toll taken in the specie ships from La-vera-Cruz, and in all the British and other adjudications, we have met with no more losses in the amount that is just to indemnify these foreign cruisers for saving us from the horrible, the most abominable expence of guarding our own commerce, as we did in the years 1798 and 1799, and that a respectful address to the foreign commanders on our station, with thanks for the many services already rendered, and a warm desire for their continuance be at least tacitly conveyed by a continuation of our naval economy of the last years.
ECONOMICUS.
Several of the British prints in announce the arrival of the Revenge, state the existence of a rumour that the American government had required an answer to their representations within four days, and deduce from this circumstance their specific temper.—It may be satisfactory to state that this rumour is altogether unfounded. No such demand has been made, nor has any definite time been prescribed for receiving an answer.—It is true that a prompt answer is expected and there can be no doubt, but that if the British ministry wish to maintain a peace between the two countries, a prompt answer will be given.
National Intelligencer.
A proclamation from the Danish government has the following important conclusion:
"If the English carry their business so far as to attack our coasts, they will find the same courage and devotion in our citizens, as they experienced in 1801. France, Russia, and all Europe will hasten to our aid."
From the Boston Repository.
A new idea on the subject of the right of search for the persons of the subjects of a belligerent on board neutral private ships.
Among the numberless strong arguments in favor of the right of a belligerent to take out his own subjects, I have never noticed the following in any publication. I am indebted for it to a learned friend.—It was conclusive to my own mind—Perhaps the public will so esteem it.
Why is a belligerent authorised by law to enter neutral ships, and to search them for the persons of their enemies, and for their goods?
Answer. Because by the law of nations belligerents have a right to the persons of their enemy taken in war, and also to the goods of an enemy, after they are brought into a place of safety and condemned. A neutral has no right to cover his flag property which a belligerent has a right to attack and capture, and which having captured becomes his own.
It is this possible right of property which is the justification for searching a neutral.
If, then, a belligerent can indisputably, by the law of nations, search a neutral vessel and take out of her, property of a third person, which he did not own, but which he has only a right to acquire, can there be a doubt that he has a right to search and take out his own property which he had acquired before?
If he has a right to search and take out the persons of his enemy over whom he has only a qualified and conditional power, has he not a greater right to search for and take out his own subjects over whose services and lives, he has, as it respects other nations, an absolute dominion and power.
If Mr. Madison instead of writing pages against the British obsolete claim to the honor of the flag in the narrow seas, would answer these simple queries ably, he would prove himself a greater civilian than his pamphlet on the right of search would seem to make him.
JOSEPH RIDDLE,
Has received by the ship William and John, from Liverpool, FALL GOODS, October 24.
WILLIAM M'MECHEN,
Nearly opposite to Corcoran and Strangers, on Royal-street, is opening A general assortment of DRY GOODS, LIQUORS and GROCERIES.
A L S O,
A consignment of 19 bags prime GREEN COFFEE and 10 pieces first quality Russia sheeting, which will be sold low for cash. October 24.
Valle Property for Sale.
TO BE SOLD, in four distinct lots or together, four acres of LAND, containing from one and a quarter acre to two acres each, most eligibly situated without the territory of Columbia, extending in a right line from Gibbon-street to Great-Hunting-Creek, intersecting Jefferson, Franklin, and Green-street, and bounding east and west on Fayerette and Payne-streets.
A plan of the ground and further particulars may be obtained by application to
James Patton.
June 22. tawtf

For Sale by the Subscribers, Lisbon Carpeting for summer, of different qualities; Bucellos and Caravello Wines in quarter casks; Window Glass of different sizes; Mould Candles of a superior quality in small boxes; Soft-shelled Almonds in bags. A quantity of patent Iron Hollow ware.  R. T. Hooe & Co. June 1.
ST. MARY'S COLLEGE.
GRAND LOTTERY, BALTIMORE.
AUTHORISED by the general assembly of the state of Maryland, the scheme of which is the most brilliant ever offered to the citizens of the U. S. containing besides a large number of other good prizes,
 1 prize of 30,000 dollars.  1 do. of 15,000  2 do. of 10,000  2 do. of 5,000  8 do. of 1,500  7 do. of 1,000 
Not two blanks to a prize, and the lowest prize is twelve dollars. The scheme contains only 21,500 tickets; 10,000 of which are actually sold to a company of gentlemen, in N. York, to whom the Managers have obligated themselves to commence the drawing in the city of Baltimore, On THURSDAY the 31st day of DECEMBER next , and to draw 500 tickets per day.
Tickets and Shares are now selling in a variety of numbers and very rapidly, at Ten Dollars and a Half each, for a short time at
G. & R. WAITE'S
Truly Fortunate Lottery-Office, corner of MARKET and CHARLES-STREETS, BALTIMORE.
The grandeur of the scheme of the above Lottery, together with an assurance from the Managers that it will positively commence drawing on the 31st day of December next, have been a sufficient inducement for the subscribers to come to the city of Baltimore for the express purpose of facilitating the sale of the tickets.
G. & R. Waite.
One of the above firm will personally attend the drawing daily, to take down the numbers correctly, as will also one of their clerks.
The next New York Lottery will not commence drawing till April next—tickets of which lottery may be had at Waite's offices, No. 64 and No. 38, Maiden Lane New-York.
Distant adventurers, accompanying their orders with bank notes of any description to either of Waite's offices, in New-York or Baltimore, may have Tickets and Shares forwarded to any amount with the utmost punctuality, and the earliest service sent them of their success. All prizes sold by G. and R. Waite, will be paid by them.
Tickets in the above Lottery are to be had at J. MARCH's book-store, George-Town, where the prize list will be regularly received. October 13. 3tw2m
GREAT BARGAINS.
INTENDING to remove to the state of Tennessee as soon as possible, I wish to dispose of the following valuable and increasing property upon low terms, which property I inherited from my ancestors, who have had a legal title to the same for upwards of one hundred years.
One tract well-known by the name of ABINGDON, being on the Potomac river between Alexandria and George Town, and nearly opposite the city of Washington, beautifully situated, containing about Four Hundred acres, now leased to the Mr. Wises for three hundred and sixty dollars per annum with other stipulations contained in the said lease.
One other tract contiguous to the first, leased to William Fraser for forty dollars per annum, containing about six acres.
One other tract containing ten acres of bottom land, adjoining the Four Mile Mill tract.
One other tract contiguous to the Abingdon estate, and within two and a half miles of George-Town, containing 725 acres. The greatest part of this land is heavily covered with red and white Oak. A. L. S. O.
Three thousand acres on the Scioto River, in the state of Ohio.
This tract descended to me from my uncle George D. Alexander, being one moiety of the land he was entitled to for his military services during the revolutionary war. All the title papers with the wills under which I am entitled to the above property, are in the hands of BALDWIN DAD, Esq. to whom application will please to be made for terms &c. he being legally authorised to contract and dispose of all the above valuable property, for which good and satisfactory titles will be given.
Walter S. Alexander.
August 12.
VALUABLE MEDICINES.
The following Valuable Medicines, justly celebrated through the United States for their superior efficacy in the cure of the several disorders for which they are recommended, from Hannah Lee's Patent Family Medicine Store , New-York, are sold only by the subscriber, at his store in King-street.
Hamilton's Grand Restorative,
Is recommended as an invaluable medicine for the speedy and permanent cure of nervous disorders or such as arise from the immoderate use of tea, strong liquors, long residence in warm climates, excessive weakness, and a general relaxation of the system.
Hamilton's Essence and Extract of Mustard.
A safe and effectual remedy for the gout, rheumatism, sprains, pains in the face and neck, &c.
Hamilton's Worm-destroying Lozenges.
By which many thousands have been relieved from the distressing and dangerous malady of worms and other obstructions in the stomach and bowels.
Hamilton's Elixir.
A sovereign remedy for colds, obstinate coughs, asthma, sore throats and approaching consumptions.
Hahn's Anti-bilious Pills.
Are justly esteemed for carrying off the superfluous bile from the stomach and preventing morbid secretions and their consequences, bilious and malignant fevers, &c. These pills are perfectly mild in their operation, and may be used with safety by persons of every age and in every situation.
The Sovereign Ointment for the Itch.
A speedy and effectual remedy, generally removing the complaint at one application. It may be safely used by persons of every age.
The Arodyne Elixir.
For the cure of every kind of head ache.
Hahn's genuine Eye-Water.
An excellent remedy for all disorders of the eyes, many persons having been cured of it when nearly deprived of sight.
Tooth-ache Drops.
Give immediate relief in the most violent attacks.
The Restorative Powder for the Teeth and Gums.
Cleanses and strengthens them, and preserves the enamel of the teeth from decay.
Gowland's Lotion, and the genuine Persian Lotion.
Both celebrated in the fashionable world as most excellent cosmetics and perfectly safe.
Hahn's true and genuine Corn-Plaster.
A certain remedy for corns, speedily eradicating them without giving pain.
Ague and Fever Drops.
Justly esteemed for their great efficacy in the cure of agues and intermittent fevers.
Damask Lip Salve, and Indian Vegetable Specific.
James Kennedy, fen.
Alexandria, October 13.
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.
OF the great efficacy of the Patent and Family Medicines , prepared by the late Richard Lee, jun. which for nearly eight years past have acquired throughout the United States a celebrity hitherto unequalled.
Philadelphia, August 9, 1800.
Being desirous to make public for the good of others, the excellent quality of HAMILTON'S ELIXIR , prepared by the late Mr. Lee, I have sent you the following account of the benefit I have received from it, which I hope will induce others to give it a trial. In consequence of a bruise on the breast received from a fall, my health grew bad, my breathing became very difficult, and frequently I have had suddenly to rise up in my bed with all the horrors of immediate suffocation. Add to these a constant pain in my breast and a cough, a great loss of strength and flesh, and you may conceive that my symptoms evidently indicated an approaching consumption. The advice of a most eminent physician was resorted to, and afterwards a second was called in, without giving me any relief. Another physician who knew me and the circumstances of my case, advised me to give Hamilton's Elixir a trial, saying he had used it in his practice, and always found it do much good. A bottle was procured from Mr. Lynch's, and I found relief before I had taken one half of it. I continued to use it and was soon strong enough to attend to business. On taking cold, some of my former symptoms returned, but are always removed by a dose or two of the Elixir.
GEO. BENNER, jun.
No. 11, Budd-street, Philadelphia.
M. H. Lee.
From Luther Martin, Esq. late Attorney-general of the State of Maryland.
I comply with your request in stating my opinion of Hamilton's Elixir . It has been used in my family for two or three years past, with uniform success, whenever colds, coughs, or similar complaints, have rendered medicine necessary. I have myself found it an excellent and agreeable remedy for a very painful and troublesome affection of the breast, accompanied with soreness, and with obstructed and difficult breathing.
On these accounts I do not hesitate to recommend Hamilton's Elixir as a valuable medicine, and deserving public attention.
LUTHER MARTIN.
HAMILTON'S ELIXIR
Is recommended as the best remedy for coughs, colds, asthma, hooping-cough, approaching consumptions, and most disorders of the breast and lungs. This preparation will prove a valuable acquisition to public speakers who may be subject to temporary hoarseness, thickness of speech, &c. In long confirmed Asthmatic complaints where a cure can speedily be expected, this medicine affords immediate relief, moderating the fits of coughing, and rendering their recurrence less frequent. On children afflicted with the hooping cough, the like beneficial effects may confidently be expected.
ITCH CURED.
By once using Lee's Sovereign Ointment , which, although used for 20 years in Europe and for near 8 years in America, has never been known to fail in any one instance. It is perfectly innocent, warranted not to contain a particle or mercury or any pernicious ingredient, and may be used with perfect safety on an infant, being a vegetable preparation and entirely free from the offensive smell which attends most other remedies.
HAMILTON'S LOZENGES,
Which have cured more children and adults of disorders proceeding from worms, than all the medicines heretofore discovered. In addition to the great cures mentioned in the letters from the chancellor of the state of Maryland, the Rev. Mr. Molthier and others, lately published the following are submitted to the public, being selected for the purpose of showing the mild yet powerful qualities of this extraordinary medicine, which, although so mild in its operation, is competent to expel the formidable tape worm.
An infant, aged 5 weeks, of Mr. Henry Ewbank, taylor, Charles-street, Baltimore, was dangerously afflicted with convulsion fits, so that his life was despaired of, but was perfectly cured by one dose of Hamilton's Worm Lozenges , which expelled several worms, the undoubted cause of the child's disorder.
Letter from Mr. Ackerman, bricklayer, Magazine-street, near Broadway, Jan. 24, 1802.
It would be ungrateful were I to withhold my testimony in favor of Hamilton's Worm Destroying Lozenges . I had been between five and six years past much indisposed, and latterly often tormented with severe griping and pains in the bowels, troubled with offensive breath, with violent feverish fits, and other obvious symptoms of worms; but frequently bearing your Worm Lozenges recommended in cases similar to mine, I determined on a trial of them, as my last resource. The first dose evacuated twelve or 13 feet of a tape worm; two other doses were taken, which brought away a quantity of matter broken like skins and pieces of worms. I suppose the tape worm, voided at different times, must in the whole have exceeded forty feet. The almost incredible benefit I received from this medicine, induced me to give a dose to a child of mine who was pining and sickly: it produced the same good effect in this instance, expelling a worm of a different kind, from nine to twelve inches long, and at the same time restoring a good state of health.
HENRY ACKERMAN.
ALSO,
The following new and valuable Medicine, just received and for sale as above.
(Price, Two Dollars per bottle.)
Dr. Tissot's celebrated Gout and Rheumatic Drops.
NOTHING is of more importance than the preservation of health—this common place remark however is too often FORGOTTEN. Whilst we are active and strong—prevention of pain, which is superior to its cure, is not sufficiently attended to by any description of persons. Among those disorders which require the most early and unremitting efforts to eradicate and overcome, none have a stronger claim upon our notice than the Gout, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Weakness of the Joints, Sprains, Gleet, the Stone and Gravel, the Cramp and every species of Rheumatic Pains from whatever cause they may have originated—and hence every relief which can be administered is too valuable to be forgotten. Those persons whose avocation peculiarly exposes them to colds, &c. cannot be too anxious always to possess immediate aid. Sea-faring persons, travellers, &c. ought constantly to carry with them that medicine which will counteract the unpleasant effects of their perilous duties, and especially those pains to which their situation must expose them. To those who reside in, or visit the West-Indies, and other warm climates, they will be found upon trial to convey the most lasting service, and will gradually destroy all tendency to disease.
in the human frame, and present tions have been published to c- ders enumerated above, none has the GOUT and RHEUMATIC DROPS, out the European continent, and where bounded benefits are fully authenticated certificates already published of gentlemen well known in America, being of the first Charles Ridgely, of Hampton; Esq. one of the directors of the Farmers' Bank of Maryland; John Macubbin, Esq. Mrs. Macubbin, his wife; and Mrs. Ryan, of Calton.
Certificate of Mr. Thomas Kello, butcher. About three weeks since I was most violently attacked with Rheumatic pains throughout my whole frame, in so severe a manner as to be able to turn in my bed without assistance proceeding as I suppose from a severe cold on being advised by a friend to apply Dr. Tissot's Gout and Rheumatic Drops, I accordingly obtained from the agents Messrs. George Dobbins and Murphy, two bottles, the application of which, under God, have perfectly restored me to health. I am therefore induced with confidence to recommend this medicine as a certain cure for the above disorder.
THOMAS KELLO.
Baltimore, July 22d, 1806. Certificate of Mr. Thomas Campbell, Harness-maker.
It would be an act of injustice to withhold my testimony of the salutary effects of Doctor Tissot's Gout and Rheumatic Drops , as I have experienced a very unequivocal instance of their virtues and efficacy. I was afflicted with two severe attacks of what is usually called Dead Palsy, from which I partially recovered, but was obliged to use crutches to aid me in walking when I left home; to this were joined violent Rheumatic pains, the result of the affliction, and I had feared the disorder would accompany me through life; but providentially was recommended to apply at George Dobbins and Murphy's for Dr. Tissot's Drops, and after using only one bottle, found myself perfectly liberated from my disorder, and am now, thank God, as free from pain as if I never had been afflicted. Finding this medicine operated so powerfully on myself, I determined to apply it internally to my child, a boy only eleven months old, who was then reduced almost to a skeleton with the Bowel Complaint; after administering it four times to him, his complaint was entirely removed, and he is now recovering his strength with great rapidity.
TH. CAMPBELL.
Baltimore, July 28, 1806.
Public Sale.
By virtue of a decree of the county court of Prince-William, will be exposed to sale, before the front door of the court-house, in the town of Dumfries, on the first MONDAY in November next, the following PROPERTY, viz.
Ten likely NEGROES, consisting of men, women and children; among whom are, a good house carpenter and an excellent house servant—one Harpsichord, in tolerable good order.—This property will be sold on a credit of six months, the purchaser giving bond and security for the payment. Also, at the same time and place will be sold,
A Tract of Land, commonly called "Tebb's Dale," situated on Quantico Creek, about one mile and a half below Dumfries; containing about three hundred acres. On this land, whose situation and quality eminently recommends it, is a good dwelling-house and offices.
A Lot in the town of Dumfries, on which is erected a large and convenient stable.
Several Lots in the town of Carrborough, at the mouth of Quantico Creek, some of which are improved, and all of which will be particularly designated on the day of sale.
The real property above mentioned, will be sold on a credit of six months for one half the purchase money, and of twelve months for the balance, the purchaser giving bond and approved security for the payment.
Benjamin Botts, John H. Peyton, Wm. A. G. Dade.
October 8. [10.]
NOTICE.
THE partnership heretofore subsisting between the subscribers was dissolved the 30th day of September, by mutual consent.
John Horner, sen. John Horner, jun.
JOHN HORNER, jun.
RESPECTFULLY INFORMS THE PUBLIC, THAT he carries on the Wheelwright and Blacksmith's business in its various branches, at his shop on Royal-street, near the corner of Prince-street, where he will execute all orders, with neatness and despatch.
October 1.
PRINTED BY SAMUEL SNOWDEN, (For the Proprietor)