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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-17

fde Of her bady, his great coat, which three
o'clock, and bis pocket book were found. No
knife or inhrument was found mar her body,
and her mother, and fiier fwore hat lhe carl
ried none with her. Her thawl aid ih7es were
OF. AMI paper, PurPolr'ng to B. certificate
Of his having been duly Fublilhec ID her, torn
in pieces and bloody. was found near Ter. Il
appeared in evidence, that this PIPER vas made
by young woman, neice OF BIZ, The Gay DC
fore very innocently on her part nor old Il
appear. that he had any intentions 10 U.e Il in
this way, when he reqleRed to have it made,
and her name WAS put IN voluntarily by the
young woman but after he tookit in lis hand,
he faid, " At, Betsy Falss, tits soH DE-
The ponfs made by the Attorney General
on this evideFce, were that he was killed with
that kn;fe-that the Priconer was pre(-nr when
ine was kiled-thar no o-her p-rlon was pre-
iert With them--tbar ne mu} Rave killed her,
unle!s ihe had de,troyed h,r own life.
His council defended him on the i1Dpoition
that NE and fhe were foad of each other-that
they we're all 6sd with adverie circumaances,
and agreed feverally @ xiii theulelyes-~thzt
he lenr h-r the knife for that purpole, but that
when ihe had efeGually Ufc1 it, he was not 10
luccelsful IS iha WAS
To mai1an this petition, they attempted to
inquire of witue6es, whether lie did not teL this
tale to her mother, when he came % her, cover
Cd With blood.
The Attorney General obj-aed to evidence
# his declarations in his own favor, becaule as
Ne hat net ufcd them agaiaR him, tasy ought
not o'be ufed for h.m.r5lyi7g that declarations
made by criminals i1 thcir own favor. were
never uiedi ID e,ide1. = Tor unlcts they were u(e
againt hem. The Court dij nor s'law his de-.
llr1H7ns to be uiej.-h.d obey been uled her
mother would no duu,- hove l'~cra, thar he told
her Betfay was dad ID Che p1fure, thatf he had
killed heTi-lt with that knife and that ~ had
tiled 70 Kill himlslt- but adviied her father non
% 20, becaule he could NOT relieve her, tor fha
was il iad dead JhaJ when her kinlnaan wsns
towards the place, he called 70 him 10 bring h m
bis pocklt bookvh'ch HE had l5lt by The de
ceaCs5 but this was MT IN 5vdsn Fl that
tiIl, but hai beer btfor. the grand iurv
The couriel tor the defcni.Ut Introduced
witoeties, praciP4 " e'tabifh he fsa If 4
fonjnef between them and 70. foil fix hours
defended bin IN \ .tr4.1 az clo91elce whi-h Fly
Mt frequently eq1liet ID any country
Ihs Attorney General IN clofng the trial.
inh.tTd thst th- svile-oe proved ITS intention
70 violate Ter chag;,y j. Il y, I'm. Ia 49,.
A. fore. n1ler M u,r,4 Vi - .,F al
Inn NJ M maria or ,b.- Y,
lbe n relearn,enr b,J ~, he 49, - Ia,
ne attempted b. f,rce r9 oog-f ~ ~. "a
ing his 3reng,h not equd IL til. auempt. drew
the kaife and Gu. he. arms. while they WEE
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-17

ICapt MDoEALB in tAe Saeheul, Of this pore. who ar
rived al Bottom the 9Th int had the goodnefs for
ward "a the Editor London papers the Stu 1une,
and Liverpool to the eth Extracts follow
y95 asagt ~ apt. ~ Ne marine Ef
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-17
FOR SALE,
By Tohn PrichaTa,

al lis Sore a7der tbs g IN
an ASSORTMENT NJ W.
W1fR-Ind7q Good&Gf'1'''
al ufuaI. ALSO f,r HE N'
hhds. ToBAcco, fuitable ~ II
Iads M2rk-r. n !, spt
"A number oF Cafes lons. .,II y. iud.
WIN 9th. 6ra quality, wdiea W.
tlr csth l-rry isT'S
flily received.
P1srLAAB, AUGUST FL.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-17

cARLscRopA 1S,y.J
ADMIRAL I I5 Cronfadt, comms 'r.lJ hlf
the Swediih feet, has this '' d,n : Is .
ing let'eF % Lord Mellon -@' ''n' tssIa'
Admiarl-I have this ', ma ~ !.
tbe order O. 'he King my malf:r a
Lag!And' copy of which I bs - aa'i ggslss |
e your Exoe'Ieecy. I b,v.ii'ea,a aaI,.
making this communication \ W % u.
cy, as your Excellency in von.i Joaf E,aTa
day re4ue&ed i from me, and n, ..'i ld
abied, according to my promTe. !. n aovs
an ofhcial anfwer. am, sc "F'ann
CkoNsTADp,
Letters from Con&antiaop,I,.s ''i lv'ig
ne negotiations for re-eaabiil;ps @ n aisl
France and the Porte are very e. 49, 80 i
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-21
P9eCap.


1JNAp
FIRM WoRDswoRTz LYRICAL BALLADS.
sc
OTRANCE fits Of PATTON have known
And viii dare TO tell
(But in the lovers ear alo~s}
What once to me befe.
When fhe 'ov'd WIS nrcng and gay,
And like Rofe in June,
TO her cottage bent my way,
Beneath the evening moon.
Upon the moon | fx'd my eye,
All over the wide lea;
NV horfe trudgd on aud we drew nigh
Thoie paths 70 dear 10 me.
Ard nov We reach'd the orchard plot,
And as we climb d the hill,
Towards the roof Of Lucy's cot,
The moon defended (ili.
In one Of thofe fwee' dreams 1ept,
Kind NATURES gentl n boon
And all the while my yes kept
On the defending moon.
My horre mov'd on; hoOf after hoof
Hc rails d and never 0oppd:
When down behind the cottagc roof
AT once the Planet dropp'd
What fond and wayward thoughts viii ade
Into lovers head
8 Oh mercy ~ to myfelf cried,
G. II Lucy flould he dead ~
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-21
DIRECT TAX.

STATE OF MA5SACHUsETTS, THIRD CoLLECTTS'
DISTRICT, SECOND DIVISION.
MOTICE is hereby given, ny virtue Of an act {
IN Congrels pailed on the I4th day Of July, I79>
sStited, " An act to lay and coieG Dire9 Tax witt
in the United States"-ihe following taxes aacfed
the REFLECTIVE Houfcs AID Lands which they relate
bscsme due and payable on the leventh day Of APn
1880; Of which the fad reputsd owners, PoheHors ,
occupants Of taid Houles and Lands have been not.
fed BY the Col eor in manner drected aioreIaid, W
faid taxes remain unpaid ia fsd dItrltt namely Hun
Ban, Gray, N7Ogo1e5Rer. and Pgst" Claim. htu2ted =
ID. ,,FC
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This Gnaette.

Is printed every MONDAY Morning BY VII W.T.,
IENKs JUN for the pubIifher ELfzES A - 49,
the Printing Office, No 7, m FRET oPP0ps i.i,,.
Row, Portland where Subscriptions Cou ,s
tions, Advertisements, articles Of News n
received with attention. v,sr.
The price i oNt DoLLAR AND FIFTY CtN''
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As this GAZETTE has the largeh and moh 80 M,
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lust received Nv he Efi-rrvI from Lia Z. 80 Y.
, for fac by JOHN jerks, NO a m. as MI
F5hfrsst, an alor meme Of Mems and foutn "a IA
OF A hyperion quaIiry aud very cheap,
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-21

Ornamental and plain, executed az lay ,c,ic., g
a handGome manner, and AZ tht iho..TIs -gx
WILLIAM IEnA''
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-21

NIB. The dclinquents m7y c7l On lhs "1'l
her, or SAmUE- ". RUSSELL, Eiq Ok h'TglF
moufb, With whom the bills ara ieit
Bohan II. Field, C6lsafT
~ DjR,i8, ~ Di-5Esg y Stltt Y Hgfss..--.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-05
10 be Sold.

AN excellent Nell feat with a few a.
cres Of land adjoining, Gtuate on the Four
Mile Run, in the county of Fairfax, about
Tx miles from Alexandria and FIVE from
the Federal City-it has every advantage
that can be wiihed for to render it agree
able, there is IS feet s inches natural fall,
with plenty of aone on the fpot; alto
quarry on each iidc the run where it is
intended the dam fball be, 70 that one may
be made at an eafy expenfe. There is but
one other iituation for mill on faid run.
and that lies only about SO yards below,
consequently mutt be dependant on the
above for its fupply of water. / believe
there is plenty OF water for an ovcr-fhot
at leaf ten months in the year. Timber
may likewife be had convenient at rea-
ionable rate. The title is indifrutabIe,
and the terms will be made known by ap-
plying on the premifes, to
WILLIAM CARLIN.
December 81. Iawatt
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-05

The Store | have occupied for many
years paft, fituated on Prince Street, op-
polite Col. Hooe's. No Rand in Town
more eligible, or better accommodations
tor carrying on an extenhve wholefalc, wet
or dry good bufinefs. The cellar perfect
" dry, with door at each end, will
hold one thouiand barrels of flour; zsoo
barrels may be flowed on the premifes
without any inconvenience to the occu-
pant.
lhode delirious of holding it will apply
to me on Merchants Wharf, where ihalI
in future do buGnefs.
WIN !. HALL.
December IL. 4
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-05
ANTHONY SAWYER

Hair DrsHsr and Pe,1nmer,
(latcly from Baltimore)
Royal itreet, between King and Primo.
itreets, fourth door {outh of the pr;n1
ing Office of the Times,
Begs leave to inform the
Ladies of Alexandria, and the conrt ~
generally, that having received the new
cit taihion Of Ladies Wigs and F;,ets !.
will be thankful to receive their oraa.s
tor the above articles, and will warrsn,
them equal to any manufactured on ~.
continent. '''e
n. 8. Any Lady wifhing to fee his
Patterns, may be accommodated bv Cs,d
ing ieryant to his ihop.
~ He has for fa!e, every article in
he Perfumery line, on the mott reatona
be terms.
Alex Dec. 6 4
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-05
Nelh RalGns and Currants
for Sale, by

Ro6ert e. .7ameDou,
Who has (as ufual) general allorenent Of
Wines, Spirits s. Groceries,
viz. Jamaica and w. 1. Rum, old Peach,
Cogniac and Bordeaux Brandy, Holland
Geneva, Irifh and Country Whiikey, a
few pipes of old Bill Madeira, four do.
London market do. Is half pipes year
old Port, 70 quarter caiks Sherry, 5 pipes
Ienerlfe, 4 pipes Catalonia, and few
qr. calks OF Liibon and Malaga Wines,
Powder, loaf and lump Sugars, Molafles,
Spaniih Honey, Salt Petrc, Copperas,
Msdder, Race and ground Ginger, Pi-
mento, Pepper, Mace, Nutmegs, Cloves,
Teas OF the latcH inportations, Fig Blue,
Gunpowder, Patent Shot, Lciper and EIa-
milton's Snuff in bladders and bottles,
Alum, Indigo, Pearl Barley, Starch, Lon
don brown Stout and Porter in bottles,
Almonds, fpinning Cotton, Hunters Pipes
IN kegs, Olives, Capcrs and Anchovies,
Chocolate, Rice, Muttard, and Spanilh Sc
,gars; all of which will be fold low for
Cath, Country Produce, or on a time to
has punetual cuitomers.
AJo, 1fUe likely, .a,Yng
KENTUCKY HORSES.
On liberal Credit.
December 70, 1900. d
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-05
WANTED TO HIRE.

: For the ./rrpiee IF the Potomac Company
for the eg/Nixg year, to 4ve,k at tie
Great-Fals,
A number Of active, able
bodied NEGRO MEN, for whom libe-
raj wages will be given. They will be
well ted, clothed and lodged, hurnanely
treated, and in cafes Of 1icknefs taken good
care OF at the expence Of the Company
Their wages will be paid quarterly, and
II deilrable to the owners, agents will be
appointed at different places to pay a, the
expiration ofeach quarter, as may be 1aoft
convenient to the parties. Further parti-
culars may be had by application to Mr..
Alexander Reid, at the Great Falls, or
to the iubicriber in George Town.
BY order Of the PRECEDENT and Direc-
tors. e.s
JOSEPH CARLETON,
I'sg/ue-er o1fbe Potomac Combuuy.
George Town, Dec. 20. 3ot
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-05
10 be Hired ON The IN oov 81

10 be Hired on the 10 day Of
y@nH4Iy next, at DnbAn in The Couutr Of
EgfT' 6efsoeeu 20 and so Negroes, can.
JyhIg'@ Men, Lads, Boys, .Womru, end
oD'larrn. Amo4g tbem are am excellent
11'fS-4I9Hlder, end foa, ofbeys qvbo beae
oel4 empleyed n The Britk-Making buG-
nys ~ ,ffederiet/2Hrg and .4lexasayia. -
mr.. 1bomas irwin eoiN b0u< il in L;f
ffSgfy TO hire the Moxlder and tqoo otbe,,
{ YIN are a04v IN Alexunayia hired to M.
Ifeygt Garrett privately jfouy one Aoru
mr. B-7LDWIN M. LEE.
: "'''"""' DfFfm0fr 5. Iodt
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-05
DANCING.
MIR. L. O ~ G. F 2.

~. l. 0 " G E z,
INFORMS :! his fcholars in particular
and the ladies ard gentleman Of Alexan-
drIa generally, that he has removed the
place OF his tuition from O'Nesla and
Wards tavern, to Richard Lcwis's ho,te
corner OF King and Wilmington arcess.
formerly the Swan tavern, but at pre-.
lent unoccupied and as retired as can be
expected.
January z. eo,t+
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-05
Maine M/u7ance Combun>
OF Alcxand1la.

The ffockholders in the Marine In
iurancc Company Of Alexandria, are here
by notified, that an election will be held
on 1huriday the 18th day of January
next, at the Court Houle in the faid town.
tor the purpoie Of eleeting fifteen perions,
Citizens OF this commonwealth, as d;rec1
tors of thar nfitution.
J. B. NICHOLS, src'Rr.
ferm gp0Soer to cote BY Proxy.
- or we do hereby nominate
and empower to attend At the
meeting ct the fublcribers to the Marine
insurance Company Of Alexandra, on
ihuriday the 9Th day of January next,
then and there, for me and in my name, to
vote tor IS directors Of faid Company.
Given under my hand this
day Of
N.B. The above mutt be fubfcribed
before two witnenes.
December a.. eoot
q
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-05
Notice is hereby given to

the Stock Holders of the Bank of Alexan-.
dria, thar an Election will be held at the
Court Houfe in this town on the third
Monday in January next, for the .purpofe
OF chooing nine Directors Of faid Bank.
Tor the emitting year, agreeably to charter.
GURDEN CHAPLIN, Cafrr.
Dec. 10. dAw
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-01
SALEM, Sept. IL.
ELEG INr EXTRACT

ELESEITi EA AZ IL 4
From the Attorney Generals cloGnc
fpeech in the tria! IF Fairbanks.
The path Of life opens upon the young
eye as iuli of flowers and iweets. /,
appears direct, and on AN eXfy afcen,
where nothing Can annoy or interropt
Bot when we have arrived at the tu, Ne,
end oft, the view is changed. We .r,m
that point look hack upon flares we hav.
fallen into, as we'll as the rcrils we hsv,
elcaped, and become afoniihed that ",
have had a progreis 70 fucceistul. rbe
hazardous journey is drawn in hrong CO.
iours before our children, but they pro
coed on, charmed by taife appearances,
until they have lufcred in their turn. a,
we have done before them. We have
however, great caule Of gratitude to
kind Providence, that our experience and
caution, when afiduouly and timely ex
erted, do fave the far greater part Of our
poferity from thoie difgraceful enormities
which renders the lives of few com
pleatly wresched and uiferable, and load
thole of Others with difref and CALAMITY
Why then will not the young, the ten.
der part of the community avail them.
telves of the wiidom of tbofe who have
gone on in rhe path of life before them
Why will not the promiGng young man,
in Whole character the hopes of his "a,
rents are fondly centred, and the blooming
beauty, Whole countenance fheds the rays
of cheerfulnefs round the domicil Of her
family, watch the eye of experience, ard
hang on the lap of matured underftandinps
If the tender love Of the parents unior.
tunnately robs them of that frmneG
which they ought to ufe in the govern
ment of their children, one ought to be
led to conclude, that this alone would in.
cline the child to fcarch for tl.eir wifhes.
and to perform them with alacrity. In
life filled with temptations 10 errors fatal.
in their nature in path through q will.
dernefs full Of dangers and evils one would
fuppole that young travellers would glad
ly avail themfelves OF the wifdom expert
ence has given. Yet too many ruth on
heedlefsly over the ruin of thoufands, who
have fallen prey In the fame ways they
are purifying.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-01
NEW-LONDON,. Sept. 10.
dbbk prr a1d CbeeS

Apatriotic writer in the Stockbridge pa.
per, exprefes much modification at the
idea OF being ou;done by their republican
offers in Che(hire, who have made mon
frous large Cheefe for prefent to the
PRECEDENT. Cheefe fays the writer, is one
of thofe good things, which is not good
alone; and therefore propofes thas theLa-
dies OF Lenox thew their pstrio,ifm by ma.
king +" great Mammoth Atbk Pye,"
70 be prefented TO the PRECEDENT at the
fame time with the Cheefe. The Cheele
is faid TO weigh twelve hundred pounds, it
is therefore propofcd to preferve the pro-
tion of four to one, and make the Pye
weigh forty eight hundred.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-01

John Quincy Adams, Efq. has. we
learn, arrived at his father sfeat at Ouin-
cy.
WAVAL.
The operations in the contraction of
the Dry Dock and Navy. Yard, at Charlef.
town, are in active forwsrdnefs and
preparations are making for laying the
keel of a "a gun ihip immediately.
REHIEW or EUROPE.
In the North, tranquility was fully
efabliihed--eyery wsrlike equipment fuf.
pended and the commerce of the Baltic
rapidly returning Its uiual activity. The
Northern Powers were convinced that the
coalition they were beguilcd into by the
French, inftead of being intended to re-
fore the liberty Of the feas, was the Ia|t
fhift of Bonnsparte, to involve them in
war with a nation he haired and feared
and which alone he knew has been and
will be able tot prefcribc limits to his am.
hition and tyranny. The new Emperor
OF Rpf6a has been educated in fchool
wherein he has been taught "a form pro-
PEI idea OF his importance in the fcaie of
.Earope. He appears, by the 6rG acts of
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YOUNG ,YORICK.
POLITICS OF EUROPE.
From BeH's Weekhy Me.lage,.
JULY, 1901.

+ Co1hdsratfou' on the eoxdx6 Of kb< Ca6i-
net Ct the IbR'l!eriSs, e4ey Ifuce The e/.
ta6ijSment ett b<~eogfula, LyR<m.
When Buonaparte reached the fupreme
authority in the government of France, he
found the republic furreunded with gigan-
enc difficulties, and absolutely yerging to
ITS final diiolution. In this alarming gre
dicament, the only meafore that wi6dom
could iuggeitfor his inferred ,was to flicit
iinecre reconciliation with Great Britain.
and ne adopted it. Every one is well
acquainted with his letter to our Soye-
reign. Convinced, as all thoie who are
not blinded by impenetrable ignorance
Hauf be, tharthe navy Of England and the
armies OF France may divide the empire of
The univc1fe among tiemfelves whenever
trey pleafe, the Firft Conful offered to CO.
alefce with this country for thar glorious
purpofe. Whoever perpends bis words
with due attention, will find that our
interpretation of his fecret meaning is
'eorrea.-tIn the ad paragraph, we
yesd--
.N'sf a-dsne amsn moysu de 5'eafes-
Syr S--Are there no means Of coming TO
Misunderstanding 81 Thena --Cemmeaf Ls
deax nations les ias <elaiyxss de FEsvots---
How comes it that the two sssoat enlight-
ened nations of Europe s.--Again-- lie
France md I'Angletery, tara'0b4s de
feays forfes--France and England, by a
rnifoie of their forces.
When the official anfwer tranfini,ted to
the FirR Conful pronounced the diiap-
pointmens his heft hopes, he found him
felf under the neceility ofalteripg the plan
OF his politics, and after his triumph at
Marengo, he loA no time in foiiciting a
coalition with Rcllia. AS the hate unior-
tunste Paul had eipouicd the rauie of the
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VERGENNES, Sept. 10.

The following fingular account Of
Bear frelic was handed the, Editors bya
refpeetabie gentleman of this city, who
was prefent when the circumaance took
place, and one taat hired the man to al.
cend the tree.
II neao mef5od ef kRliue Bears,
Early in the evening of the, 2 III ult. at
Jefups Patent, Bear was difcovered near
the road, which being purified ran upa
tree. A number of men were foon collec.
ted who went tobuilding fires around th:
tree to enable them to difcern and fhootii;
but finding it in vain, it being cloudy and
no moon, it was prcpofed TO one Peacock
TO COUP the tree with light and direa
thoie Handing around TO notice where i
was 10 as to be able 10 aim their nut.
quets, after he had defended. This Ss'
done, and feveral discharges made to no
purpoie. II was next propofed that b:
ihould afeend the tree again with loaded
muiquet TO fhoot the bear, for which Two
dollars were offered him by two different
perfoos TO this he readily conlented, and
ordered a bed cord, one end of whichwss
faitened to his body till he Attended, apd
me Other to the mufquet which he drewup
by It, till he got abou, so feet high, aaS
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rRoM THE BAbAkcs.
TRAITS OF LIFE.


~1Hs HosPITALLERs OF ST. BRRNARD.
7" THEY are two middlc-Gzed men
dre0ed in black iaid the CORPORAL:
:" Do they appear be honea menu ak :
ed my unclet Sc I'll be bound for their
hone!ty," replied the corporal. !" Be-
iides," added he,," they are furnifhed with
authentic credentials. THEY were at
this moment on the aeps. Neighbor
Pinchley, led by curioGty, was jua at their
heels. They entered, ard prelented, their
papers to my uncle. He gave them haf-
: ty perufal, and immediately drew forth his
Purie. My neighbor Pinchley, on the
contrary, putting on his fpeetacles, latter
examining carefully the calico covers Of
the documents, opened and read them at
tentively, fpelling every word of more
than two fyliables. The holpitallers hand
ed my uncle their book of namesand dona-
fions. He, for the frtt time, placed one of
his charitable deeds on record. The book
was preiented to neighbour Pinehley.---
He fcrupulouAy fearched il through, leaf
by leaf. --ss'Will you pleaGe give lit
tle," iaid one of the hofpitallers id broken
Englifh. -" don't know but there
may be fome trick in it, = anfwered Pinch
ley. The hofpitallers did not underfand
him." Trick quoth the corporal,
ineering, Sc why, neighbour Pinchley,
the whole of it amounts to Gnply this
Thefe men, withth brethren, have made
hofPitallty and benevolence the whole bu-
dinefs of their lives--and now -" Well,
WE'LL" cried Pinchley, interrupting him,
"what is their beDevolence to me- am NOT
going travelling to the ALPS. Their hofpi-
tally will never bene6tme alf-penny.'
-" 1t might benefit mankind" quoth
the corporal, fullen.y. -" Maakind -.
1etorted Pinchley--" let every man take
care OF number oNR--that's my way
He looked at my uncle bu, received not
the fmile of appreciation. His feelings
were wounded. My uncle had fet him
an example. The corporal had beaten
him II, the argument. ---PRIDE, plac
ed' fierfeif at his elbow, and fpufreo him
on to enter his name with good round
;ian; Aattering: HIM witAlshe idea Of its
being feen by Watt number of people
AvARlcE, holding both his hands, aiIured
him, that he could III afford it, and that
It would gain him little or no cfedit.
He caft look, round the room. The
eyes OF my unc!e---rhe corporal, and the
hofpitallers, were all fixed upon him.
PRIDE Predominated and he reluctantly
contributed his mite, and entered his name
on the book 49,
YOUNG YORJCK
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-01

gree Of credit on the Executive Of the L
nited States.
Portugal has made peace with France as
we'll as Spain.---One Of the provinces ha,
been cedcd TO the latter and the iorm.r
has yielded to the powerful charm Of
L'ARcRnr. The Engliih are to be ex.
Guided from the Portus ude ports.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-01
BOSTON, Sept. II.

John Quincy Adams, Eiq. has, W
learn, arrived at his tather'sfeat at Quin
cv.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-09

NATHANIEL LIBBEf, C0IlcIl0r
ortiz Fourteenth Dpr.E, Second Di4jF2n
Limerick, February u 1906.