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Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-11
NEW YORK, April s.

Arrived fhip Lovina, Iohnion, Long
Io,na. tBahams) brigs Harriot, Adams
s s"ra Ranger, BiiIes, Liverpool, !;
Hiram. Cullun, Jamaica; Roekland'
K;no ''' Charleaon; lchrs. Hops, Haley,
G cS. Iit,le Edward, Godbee,
CharleAon; floops Warrington, jolly
c.orge,own; William, Elliott, Portland;
Sally, Farnum, Chsrlefton.
CLEARED, fchr. Martha Warrington,
Farrell, Antigua.
A,rie'td jfnee CIR lf,
Ri, Hiram, Cullom, from Mcntegc
Raw. LAM Left there, brig Mary,
Hall. 70 o Gail in s days; brig Eliza, Pin
i,e,on, in IL days; nip Favoriie, Mac
kie. and fchr. Catherine, Afford, all tor
This ,por,. A, Falmouth, lJam.) briggs
Integrity, Crow, to fail IN 20 days; 70
yer. Cooper; Mayfower, -, in II
says; and Jupiter, Graham, all for this
pOrt. March II, off Cape Antonio, ipoke
brio Diamond, Smith, Of New York, for
NV Orlesns--st the fame time, brig
BlofIor. Hsthsway, of Bottom from fal-
mouth for Norfolk. March 18th, lat.
a., long. So, the Hirsm carried away her
foreropnsa in Equals Of wind from +.
a,d, lat. a8, long. 80, 10, iellin with 4
bilpfSpanilh merchantmen ard one man
o. war, from Havana; could TOT learn
Were bound. I7rh, LAT. SO. long. So,
fprare the head Of the mainmaif, ard he
fme NIGHT The hesd of the main top mai
aud top gallant nsif, with all the fails and
rigging, but fortunately faved them. OF
the Hook, fpoke luop Polly, OF Weffeit,
from Georgetown, ior this port, had
ip.ung her matt. Prices at Jamaica, -
Floor 9 to IL dolls. pork 70 TO II, beet
SIC 7, lumber low.
Brig Ranger, Gifett, from Liverpool.
Sailed ia co. with ihips Samuel Elan, No
bic, for this port, and Columbine, for Bof-
ton. The Brothers, Hall to fail in TWO
days; General Mercer, Moofes, to fail
ut March; Ontario, Weeks; Ocean,
Smith and number Of others fol this
port to fail foon. March IL, lat. IS,
o., long. "a, II, poke ihip Coluinbins,
i'om Liverpool for Bottom. rs, lat. A.,
70, ipcke Chip Brutus, from Charletton for
loper asen.
Brig Paii2., Hazard from Alicant and
9!ib'aitar, mentioned in our laf as be-
,,Dg at quaran,ine,) Left at Gibraltar,
John ard JcfePh, Socket, for Baltimore
10 DAYS; Robert Donksr, waiting
,ofconvoy, and ieversl Others not recol-
Se'ec. Captain Bourne, late Of the hiE
S%ra, Of this port is coming psGenger ii
a'sis for Philadelphia.
Eng Harriet, Adams OF Newburyport.
n'9 iays from Surinam. Left there,
u lac 81 March, briggs Ranger, Summer,
bolton; Gorhsm, Macdopald, of Port
le'A'' mater dead; John, tirsfon, of New.
w asp0't, K. J Ssil;thnry, Smart, OF \.
;; ,s'N brllaot, Lee, DO. fchooner Ly-
SO -, Aaa'tws Ct Hudfon; Eliza, Saith,
,eco,'netiicus; Tolthsm Beauty, somes
:, 0ieue.iter. Charles, Waters, ii Bot.
& 80 80 jsHeron, Watkins, Of Ph.lsoelth. /,
] 6s.a leaop Trial, Newccmbe ; iuit -,
ussc from Bottom.
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PHILADELPHIA. Aps;I :.
Ex,ral7 of hfuer from INK GAGS, 9a!es
March 10, ISc3.

NAS'SH " ~
IN my lsit gave you lketch OF VIVA,
paasd until then. Things have taken a
much more unfavorable turn fnoe stas
time; the brigahds Of the wea having
broken the coydm, penetrated to Arqain,
which they hnrned' after having nafa
creed all the fck in the hofpital, and
taking circuitous rou' by L'AziI, reach
ed our quarter, and formed a Junction
with ,hofe with whom whe had already TO
contend. This obliged the different ad-
jacent camps and parilhes to retire irto
town, when they were Immediately be-
feged. On Sunday la& General La
Plume mace forrie, but was obliged to
retreat into tcwn, with The lols Of two or
three killed, and feveral wounded. The
lois of the brigands could not be afcer-
tanned but prefume thsving been pre-
tent az the attion) that it mutt have been
much more considerable, altho' we were
not victorious. This Airm.th animated
them comfortably, and in tie morning
General La Plume received luminous 10
fufrender in two hours, threatening, in
cafe Of refulal 10 form tie town, aud pQt
every foul to death. They were anfwef
ed by two coubs de eaaon, which diipetied
them.
We were, however, attacked the next
morning, a la di0,r, but they we're rout~
ed with great laughter, leaving between
two and three hundred killed. A part
Of their wounded they carried off. In
their fight they letr nearly 800 mufkets,
which have been fnce found, and it is
fuptof,d th.t many more were loft, as VIZ
hnd them continually in the bitches and
among the buihes, canes, &c. Cur VIC
to,y was 70 complete, chat they RATED
the Gege the next morning. This may
however have been owing to another rea-
fJn-the arrival Of 800 troops at 1lbe-
room, under General Sarazin, Of which !
preflme, they were apprized, at the time
of attack, or at leait foon after their de-
feat. The news reached US yefterday,
and we expect them here Tomorrow. &C.
neral Rochambeao is daily expected witt
4 or COCO men. Should he arrive with
iuyh reinforcement We ihall be perfectly
ie ure.
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LOTTERY, No. I.
FoR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF LITERA.
TURE, New York.

FoR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF LITERA.
TURF, New York.
4ad dey's drawing.
5a68, 1886, 200 dolls.
1905, 1851, $4,000 100 dolls.
Ia46e, a3oi4 z4196, 1858 50 doil's
6o5o, 64lS 1884 I7aSl, 1895,
1887 z45i3 z4is4, 10 dolls.
$50 OF 10 dolls.
44tb days d,A7oing.
1880, 200 coils.
7154, $500, S49s, ioodo's.
1867, a6743, zo5sz, 5ooolls.
4lz9, o295, b76I, 1000, ioo5S,
1878, l66z6, 1896, 2z39o, 1879,
s353t d l1in-
Gain this day ITO dolls.
45tb day's draq0ixg.
1a73S, drit drawn nnmber, 1000 dolls,
IIzaS, 400 dolls,
764S, 1886 100 deis.
17oz4, a587I, 50 dolls.
s69z, 84S8, 1867, 1882. II67z,
1904, 1895, &c dolls.
100 prizes OF 10 dolls.
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alewnorta ameri.er,
MosDAY, April II.

T.
Arrived at Bottom, on Wedneiday tie
3osh uit. tie brig Dolphin, CAPT. Tyler,
IN IS days sIom Gibraltar he commas
nicates The follow ing inteiligence--,has ne
news Of the declaration ct war between
France ard Algiers had reacted Gibraltar
when ae failed /; thar the Span.fl, govern
mens was It'll inimioal 30 The American
commerce /; that he was ones IT the number
which had been ordcred from che pert cf
cadiz, without any juR reatans aligned;
ana that The Atnelicanfrigate Adams was
laying at Gibraltar, having experienced
nc other damage IN the ievere gales OF IA
nuary, bar the LOIS of cable and anchor.
FxifaR Of q t,ival< letter fran Paris,
February II.
!" 1t is fcarcely poi!ible to furnilh you
with news or entertainments in tie psei,ns
ttate OF this capital. The mortality by
winch IT IS deiolafed may fad allnof to
1xsesd the bounds Of crsd!hllify. Within
shc lait zen days have been sitafsd from
an ofhcia quarter, the number o intermen,s
has amounted 10 per diem 90 the aver
age, or 1000 in the whole OF that term.
several perions diflnguilhed for their birth
or their charatiers are upon this funeral lift,
81. Lambert, who was dIfinguiihed by the
title OF Ihomton of France Csf, the pc.
et, the author OF Gil 4d1iual Parlani;
LlilarP, who tere food high IN the polisi-
cal world, aod who formerly read lectures
10 London on the Bellies Letters Laande
the celebrated astronomer aDd the Apbe
Dsl'iie' poet OF tefp.endent merit, have
Already dfoPt 1910 The tomb, or ere gwen
over ny their phy telans within thar lhort
PERIOD. every family IS In mourning,
ara there IS feAFce!y one indIsidoal 10 ten
VINO mas no. been 10 ioms deGFes a'tackefs
what is extremely angular is that the
ltrsngers in Pans have almott wholly ef-
capped this DELIBERATE contagion!
9 In the midt OF this calarnitous icene,
the charattef,ttic saisty orrather the i9ifa-
,hb'ftty OF the lower ORDER OF the P4fii'ans,
They have given TO the diforder II. title
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Hugh Smith

yyAs REMOVED his srose to TAR
z new Bsick Warehouse, on Kas
arset, oea'ly oppoite ~ NJ, c4thka.s
Powell
April IL soss
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JAMES s. SCOTT
TAILOR,
H1, ysetf0fd hfs Fill aG'rimeat e
FANCY GOODS.

Which he viii dlipofc q % the moi resflnahle
terms, by the yard, or make up, en- the horiea
notice to t1, the taGe Of any:
Am0agf qgbseb are HE Jfo!lo4oiGg;
SUPREME black, hlur, drab, claret, c}n
snamon, bottle green, different fhaassA; light,
dark, and Oxford nixtores; aho, one piece fuptT
fine milled French blue, fsiiable for cloasss ca
iineres, velvcis, yelyeeens and colds all colors
fancy f9aodowns, RalEan ditto, elk moeasin s
velvet; with a number Of different coloured
coatings ard napt frizes, 'fome Of which are mill
cd ;r-aannels, twilled and plain, fashionable and
plain buttons, sc. &c.
a Fogr good 7ouvnymea waate1
Immediately.
October ~. d
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I2z6 Is to gzue N0tlce.

THAT the iubfcribcr, of CHARLES county, hath
Obtained from The Orphans Coprt of iaid county,
In Maryland, Letters of Administration on the
si9aie Of flames Graham, late Of Chafles County,
aeceafed All perfons having claims againf the
Taid deceafed, are hereby warned TO exhibit the
fsme, with The vouchers therefor, TO the fubftri-
Ter, on or before The fecond day of May next,
hey may othefwilc BY law Re excluded from all
benefit Of the faid efatc. Given under my hand,
shis iecond day of November, 10 the of our
Lord, 1903.
Gerragd Brifcoe, Administrator
g3anes Graham.
Nov is, ec3w
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The .Sa5sc72ber

having made every ex-rt;on within his power for
two years paa to procure RE rneans q difchargrg
the debts due from the eas,c devifed 10 him BY
his father, without being able toefs6f it, and
now 6ndins the ei}ate under comfortable embar-
raGmcnt, hath come to a determination to offer
the whole perfonal properly for fae, viz.
About 90 likely Negroes
Of both ftxes and vaFloas ages, amonga which arc
good carpenter and bkckhnit!, about 100 head
of horned cattle, confiiting of nilch COWS, 0eers
and work oxen, number Of horles, mares ard
colts, fome of lhem remarkably dne, ibree likely
mules, and a variety of plantation uterG!s, &c.
The fale will commence at Saiifhufy on Ihuff.
day the 9th Gay Of December next, it fair, il moi,
the next lair day.
Twelve months credit viii f1e allowed for ali
iurs above 20 dollars, the raichaler giving bono
with approved lecurify creditors Of the faid e
tate will be allowed 10 pesc!aie 10 the amour
of their cl-inss, preyioflly fc.,ied and as42po@
LEGGED BY me 10 be jait ard intea2 ahsted them
Charles /. Love,
Fxcator Of sarnnei Lcye, deccafea
Saiidhary, 0fs. 81.
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IDabIir uenoaa.
On TUESDAY,,

Tn IUESDdY,
N 10 s'rioeS, aoin Be sid al tbe genaxe Stare
Rom in hogiheads and barrels.
Fren-A Brandy in pipes,
Gin in pipes and BIS.
Wh;lkey and Apple Brandy in bls.
Sugar in hhds. tierces and BIS.
Cofiee iatierees and bags,
Chocolate
White and brown Soap in boxe.s
Mould and dip'd Candies
Raifns in kegs. boxes and jars,
Figs in kegs and trails,
Queens Ware in crates,
FURNITURE, &c.
a variety Of DRY GOODS,
Among which are,
Cloths, Coatlngs,
Ker!eymssss, Dafils,
Plains and Keffcys,
! Negro Cottons, Sergcs,
Elaficks, blue Friezes,
Calinancoes and RuFcls,
Yarn Stockings,
!. Chintzrs and Calicoes,
Iriih Linens, Silcaa 90.
Ofnaburgs and Tickienburss,
Mullins and Muffin Hand'Fs,
India Mullins and Table Cloths
Bandanna Handkerchiefs,
Coloured Threads, Hats,
And fundry other Articles.
P. G. MARSTELLER.
Nov. 70.
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FOR SALE,

IOIN #OL1LL,
! By tie Iu5fn5rr at bis STORE, The Seo,nty sf
Kirg ard Fairfax. freets,
Britilh Canvafs, No. 4, S, 6, 6 =,
Sticklcnburghs, German ofnsborghs, Hefian rolls,
lbrown holland, hedticking, diapers, daeaik and
diaper table cloths, csmbrick muilns, tk ihawls,
caicoes, cotton fo kings, maffsilies ADD elk
waisscoating, broad clcshs, calimefes, and coaTfc
hats 10 cafes.
ALSO,
London particular Wine. IN Pipes,
and quarter caiks, Port Wine in bottles, genuine
Freneh Brady, Holland Gin, and jamaica Spirit.
A few bags Of good JUNIPER BERRIES.
All IF which will be fold on moderate terms.
JAMES SAlNDERSON.
Nov. u. aawSw
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@ales bp Sutton.
On WEDNESDAY,

On WEDNESDAY,
Af 10 o'elock, 4cill Be odstfbe gtsaas Store, The
eoyrsr Of King and Unioa F,eets.
Rum In hhds. and barrels,
Whikey in barrels,
Apple Brandy in barrels,
Gin in cafks,
Wine in pipes and quaster caks,
MolaGes in hhds.
Sugar in hhds. and barrels,
White and brown Soap in boxes,
Coffee in cagSs ard bags,
RaiEns in kegs and boxes,
Queens Ware, and
ALSO,
AUaraety Of DRY GOODS,
AMONG WHICH ARE
Broad Cloths, Irih Linens,
Callimcres, Calicocs,
Kerteys, Threads,
Coatings, Chiatzes,
EIalithicks, Bcdticsss,
F-arnaaghs, Oznaburgs,
Blankets, Sewing Silks,
!. Planes, Muffin and Muffin
Negro Costons, Handkerchiefs,
Worried and other India Cottons, &c
Stockings, &c.
THCS. FATTEN, Aa9isxesr.
Nov. 20.
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Ioubltr aenoue.
On Tuesday,

Wv
10 ,'eloek, qOu ds 'sd al The geudae Store,
RUN in hogfheads and barrels.
French Brandy in Pipes,
Gin IN pipes and bis.
Whikey and Apple Brandy in bis.
Sugar in hhds. tiesces and bis.
Coffee in ticrces and bags,
Chocolate
Mould and dip'd Candles
Raiins in kegs, boxes and jars,
Figs in key. and trails,
Queens Ware in crates,
FURNITURE, &c.
4 varsety ofDRY GOODS,
Among which arc,
Cloths, CoatIngs,
K.risymercs, Dnfils,
Plains and Kerfeys,
Negro Cottons, SeTgcs,
Elaficks, blue Friszts,
! Calinancocs and RulIcls,
Yarn Stockings,
Chintzes and Calicoes,
Irih Linens, Silefia do.
Olnaburgs and T~icklenburgs,
Mullins and Muffin Hand'fs,
Iadia Mullins and Table Cloths
Bandanna Handkerchiefs,
Ccloured Threads, Hats,
And fundry other Articles.
P. G. MARSTELLER.
October II.
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5aleS bp auft0n.
On WEDNESDAY,,

On WEDNESDAY,
Al 10 s'floek, eSiH be JoIdattbe Ytra3e Store, tie
corner Of King and Union 4'tst.
Rum in hhds. and barrels,
Whikey in barrels,
Apple Brandy in barrels,
Gin in oaks,
Wine il pipes and quastcr ca6s,
Molafes in hhds.
Sugar in hhds. and barrels,
White and brown Soap in boxes,
Coffee in caiks and bags,
RaiGns in kegs and boxes,
Quecn's Ware, and
ALSO,
4 variety Of DRYG00DS,
~AMoNG WHICH AIRY
Broad Cloths, Irilh Linens,
Calimeres, Calicoes,
Kereys, Threads,
Coatines, Chintzes,
Halthicks, Bcdticks,
! Fearnaught, O~znaburgs,
Blankets, Sewing Silks,
Planes, Malia and Muilin
Negro Cottons, Ran1kcrchiefs,
Worried and other India Cottons, &c
Stockings, sc.
THOS. PATTEN, AnRioassy.
October y.
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KING STREET,

KING oIKEGl5 @AL-4e
travels in Upper and Lower Egvpt, dur
ing the campaign Of General B~onaParte in
thar country BY Vivant Denon, I vol. Svo.
price 4so cents, in boards. All
Hi9ery Of the Britiih Expedition to Egypt !:
by Robert T. Wilton, one vol. Svo. price $50
cents, hound.
Rofcoe's Life Of Lorenzo de Medici: 3 vol.
8vo. price 67S cents in boadfs, or 10 dois. bound
in calf and gilt. :.
Parents Friend, or extracts from the principal
works on Education, from lie time of Monta,-
que to the pclent day 2 vol. Svo.. price 400
cents, bound.
Pdbhc Characters, or Contemporary Biography:
containing Memoirs of thirty fix of the mott con-
lpicuous Characters of the pteltnt age. price $50
cents, bound.
Domceic Encyclopedia now pubIdhing by
fuhfsfipsion, TO be compried in vol. Syo. QIlce
TO fubieribers aso cents, per vol. in boards.
Friend of Women: t~ranil4ted from the French
of Bourdier de Viilemerr, by A. Morrice, price
100 cents.
wslhiogton's Letters on Agriculture, Svo.
100 cents in boards.
John Bull, or an Eoglihman's Fire Side; a
new ana celebrated SohSdJ, al ~ aSso10J O
Colman the Younge price IS cents.
R. and +. GRAY
Keep conttantly for lale, an e~xteraivc aaort-
ment Of writing paper and biank account books.
Country Merchants
may be fupplied with the following articles, by
the grois or dozen, on as good terms as they can
be purchaied in Baltimore or Philadelphia:
Almanaes for the year 1904, lchool bibles and
teaaments, Epicopal prayer books, Watts plains
and hymns, Rippon's. Weitiey'S and Newton's
hymns, New Hymns and Spiritual Sopgs, Jooes's
and Entick'spocket dictionaries, Univerfal, Web
Rer's Dllworth's, Columbian and Pearce's ipei.
ling books, N. England and Columbian primers,
| Scouts leAons, Enfield ipesker, Monitor, Muir
rays Englih reader, Sequel 20 do. laroduetion
to Reading, Elop's fables, Athe's grammar, and a
great variety Of cheap and toy books, Waikden's
belt Britih inkpowder for records, inkholders of
various defcripuons, red morocco Pocket books,
Ealing wax, waters, playing cards, bonnet hoaids,
&c. &c.
AJo on Hand,
$50 reams good wrapping paper, a few kegs
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MONDAY, OCTOBER u, 1903.
Late publications,

For Sale BY Robert g John Graz,
BOOKSELLERS e. STAIIONERS.
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Loft q! tie late TIRE,

A fire Bucket painted red ard inGcribed Frank
lin Fire Society, VIM Laid, 1885, Whoever
will return il to the lubisriocr thall be literally
rewarded. &c. LADD.
Sept. ls. Q
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AIfo on Hand,

$50 reams good wrapping paper, a tewkegs
printing ipk Of an excellent quality, a complete
afIortment of German flutes tom ? to1z dolls.
each, v%iolins, violin things, bows and bridges,
in9fattions for ,be 6le, flute, violin, &c.
No5a Beae-AHn new American Pub
@iicatie nsrrt are regularly received by Ro5.
'ana 35aba GrQy, and may be had at their book
fors - King freet at the facae prices at which
they ell HeTc ,he} are %puotllhed.
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- Il Gardqle1 Wanted.
md. WIN % employ a man who is qualified to
i,,aa me management and cultivation of a
nr;shAo as,oe0 anS feyensy acres of land, in the
James Craik.
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,,or i ) stone. because By those excellen-
e;es. witt, which many have been delighted,
none have been obliged; and though they
had many to celebrate them, they had mons
to love them. Custom sofar regulates the
sentiments at least of common minds, thar
I beIievemen may be generally observed
to grow less tender as, they advance IN age2
and he who when In life was new, nelfea
at the loss of every companion, can look II
time without concern upon the grave into
which his last friend was thrown, and INTO
which he himself is ready to tall, not be-
cause he IS more wiling to die than former
H.. but because he is more familiar with the
heath Of others, and therefore not alarmed
So far as to consider how much nearer ne
approaches to his end but this IS to sub
NIT tamely to the tyranny OF accident, and
to suffer our reason to lie useless. Livery
funeral may be Justly considered as asum-
mons to prepare for that state into which i
IS a proof that we must some time enter,
and a summons more. hard and piercing, as
the event Of which it warns us is at less dis
lance. Toneglect at any time making pre-.
paratIon tor death, is TO sleep on ouI post
at a seige but to admit It in old age, IS to
sleep on an attack it has always seemed to
me one Of the most striking passages IN the
Visions Of Quevedo, where he stigmatises
those as fools who complain that they fail
ed of happiness bysudden death. How"
saws he g can death be sudden to being,
who always knew that he must die, and that
the time of death was uncertain" Since
there are not wanting admonitions of our
mortality to preserve it active in our minds,
nothing can more properly renew the inn
preston than the examples which every
day supplies, and as the great incentive 70
virtue is the reflection that we must die, it
may be useful toaccustom ourselves, when
ever we see a funeral, to consider how soon.
we may Be added TO the number Of those
whose probation is past, and whose happi-
ness or misery shall endure for ever.
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Far tic Alexagdria Daily Adveysiser.
THE MoRALIST.

Doctor Johnson observing upon some
occasion, that laziieess was worse than the
tooth-ach; Mr.. Boswell replied, 81 can
not agree with you there, for a bason of.
cold water, or horsewhip will cure lazi-
ness" No Sir, replied the Doctor, twill
only put off the ct, it viii not cure the d.
sease; have been trying to cure laziness
all my life, and could not do it.
Though 10 man has contributed more to
literature than Dr.. Johnson, yet by the a.
bove reply we find that he thought himself
lazg man, because he had sometimes
found, that he had not employed his time
In study.
Lavater having once been asked, which
was the most difficult thing for man to O.
vercome, of all the passions and qualities
attached to his nature, answered, if that of
Incidence was conquered he would be an
swerable for all the rest"
Perhaps more Just observation than this
was never made. If men would generally
examine themselves closely, they would
find that the performance Of Incidence SUI
persedes almost every other considerations.
Toit may be ascribed, the greater part Of
the vices that attend us. What viii not
man do to crafty this disposition? He will
employ every arti6ce, every means in his
power in order that he may avoid fulfilling
those active duties for which he is created.
He screens himself by the most detestable
methods; he forms thousand excuses for
not performing his duty; and many men
we find in the world, who will almost per-
nit themselves to starve, before they would
betasc themselves to some active employ
ment to gain subsistence, and thereby
render both themselves and their families
miserable. Even some virtuods minds with
difficulty oppose this all powerful maladyi;
and the least advantage given to 1t, looses
more than a person would at first imagine,
for like an i'll weed is grows with wonderful
rapidly, and in short time gains a very
powerful ascendency. To avoid this de
testable evil Unnecessary hata man should
be continually on his guard, and watch for
the smallest approaches Of this subtle and
Fcorroaing enemy. To this end the mind
should be continually employed, if not in
really useful pursuits, at least in such as
give a spring TO the passions, and suffer
them not TO rest IN stupefaction and idle
ness. BY tais means we may avoid the e
vii, and render not only to ourselves but to
the community an essential benefit. Would
you beholda man fal, gone in this way, look |
at the Tavern, and from the rising to the
going down Of the Sun, you may find him
tipling, enervated, enfeebled and effemi-
nate, lie. lives to no purpose, he lounges
away the hours burthen to himself and |
disgrace to his species; and, when the hour
Of rest IS arrived, It's with difficulty he can
convey his body to rePose. On the other
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