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Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-26
p. MFEA.FHERBURN.

John Hoover, rope-malSsr, South Second
Street, besween Mary md Chrif;an-Strcess
Philadelphia, voluntarily paketh oath as fol-
lows, namely thar his uiFc, Mary Hoover, was
10 fevereiy afflicted with a vioient rhenaatifa1,
very dangeronay Gsuarea, the confequence of
fsverc Geld after lying in, as TO be coniacd TO her
bed for fcveral weeks, and was at length re-
dused to the melancholy apprehension Of re
naming cripple for HE. not~thaandng the
mott refpoctable medical advice was followed,
and every probable remedy attempted: when
feeing 4evcral Cites of cures performed by tia-
nniiton's Effence and Fxtraa oF Msifard, they
-wese procured irom MIR. BiTsh, No.st7, South
iecnnd-ssreer. Thes6r,t application enabled
AF 70 walk acres thereon, and the ufe Of Gre
bottle rcGtored her to her ufaai fate of heath
ard itrcngth JOHN HOOVER.
Sworn and fn11ctisel sssore Ebnezerger Fer
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12
O2U2Qe2l1.
March

The CommiiIioners named and
authorized in and by commiGon of bank
rnptcy, awarded and iiiued forth againt
fomes GHlirs, OF the town Of Alexandra,
intend to meet on Monday the 18Th day
OF April next at 3 O'Clock in the after
neon al the iioule of Peter Heiikell 10
aid Town, in order TO max. Dlviden
of the Ettare and effects of the faid
Bankrupt, when and where the creditors,
who have not already proved their debts
under The fad Commiilion, are hereby re-
CURED TO come prepared to prove rhe fame
OF they will be excluded the benefit OF the
laid Dividend.
JOHN M'IVER, AGgnes.
March g.. PAW lot.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12
ADAM l. \ Mn
Has j4jf rseeived,

AID x M l. I N n
Has iyf rsteived,
HANDSOME ASSORTMENT OF
.Jssysl'y, Platsd, 5aponed9 tlrg
GOODS, Of a Ja3erier gaelily, and If
tie neqUe0 Patterns,
CONSISTING OF
Gold Lockets, Rings, Ear
Rings, Bracelets, Watch Keys, Seals; pear
Rings, Bracelets, &c. plated Ums, Te,
Pots, Gators, CsedIe0icks, &c. IlpancI
Urns Tea Trays and Bread i ken;
silt Necklaces, Breaches, Bracelets, Walci
Keys, Seals, Cha;ns, &c. Knives & Forks
Pcnknives, Razors, Scillars; PAINS in
ooxes marking Tyres in boxes compete;
Snuff Boxes; plated & feel Spurs; gold
and filver EpaulettS Lace Cord, Thread
SoangIes, PatIs, FLYER IhimbIes, Gcuh
Picks s Pencil Cafes, with number O;
other articles.
lie has 0J6 far Sale,
VatchlDakerS Materials, and
gilt and common WATCH Keys, BY The
dozen, and Crucih,cs.
FIe manufactures, as ufual, all kindso
Gold and Silver Work, to any pattern.
Nov. I'd. d7eot
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12
NO TIC e..

Will pofitiveN be Sold, at Public Sale
on the premjfes, the fTa day Of April
if fair, il net the next fair cay therel
afte-,
A tract of LAND in the coun-
ty of Loudoun, Oh Goofe Greek, near the
Mill formerly owaed by Col. Simon Trip
lett, containing 500 acres, comfortable
part Of which is in Wood formerly the
property Of Acgufe.ne Love, and BY him
conveyed to Alexander Gordon, and by
faid Gordon conveyed TO the fdbterlbers
for the benefit of his creditors. One fifth
Of the puschafe money to be paid on the
day offaie, two ffths in twelve months,
md the remaining two fftbs in eighteen
nanghs from the day OF flc for which
payments approved leelrlsy will be re-
CURED. as =
REM. COMEGYs,tt Tie
JACO3 HOFFMAN Paris
Jan. IS. s theo
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12

Cslh sIvea Tor rags.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12

Will BE- oHered f0r 0GSS

WILL be oEsrcd for S1n W.,
1T a credit # lbree mo1ft', at "| ,' r.,
g jain Goodmg, near C0@. = s' ~,
on Thrifty The a4tb day 9 ~, m, ln
iga. yJar, if nat fbe ~' 't,5 a. a. 81
q Ii and fngular me FeI' .o:,t,s, d
"A of the late Bryan Lora fe'ys a19a
ceafed, Except certain lfgacie' 1o ooe d
OF one flag. Wagon ana SeA.' Rack,
ing chair alfo, a number O = bouJ,
various kinds, in number I9f' ,s,eee
and quantity of pamphlets o y ,@ %I gsoI
and gear, one FLYER waicO l"0 SC. rs'.
rings, all his wearing appiielS e.,
ther with all tie flaming atenlIk. Gi
The pa, ci,ale.s are 70 give O.',9 n
approved iecurity, 10 TIE c@''' The "
fn,ns nnder 3os. viii De cSD''
will b.pin at 10 o'clo,k. xiii
~ HENRY GUNn .nI,
Asrnf jar @e h'sS 1llsJ@ !
March ;. 1872
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12
Notice.

The fredericksburg appoint
81, aaignees of The eaate and effects OF
IsAAS M'PHERSON, late of Price
William Couoty, Bankrupt, give no no,
tice, to all perfons indebted to the ia'o
Jaac M,pberfon, or who have any OF ms
effects, not to pay or deliver the fame 20
any perlon, other than the luhic'lbels' OF
ZACH as lhall be duly authorized by them.
BENJAMIN BOTTS,
TIMOTHY BRUNDlGh.
Dnmfiies, March ,. corr
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12
10 Rent,
For one or more Years

For one or mote Years,
A STORE HOUSE fltuated
at Fairfax Court Houle, which, from the
ct refort of people, is thought to be a
very good if2nd for RetaiLStete. For
terms apply to Mr.. john Ratc!if, living
ar thu place, or the iuhfcriber.
RIGID. RATCLIFF.
Feb. 2. Jaw
= Cain gwen tor Clean In
En- and cotton rags.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12
Holm c.. LAIN

Win ". A1lCU
II As JUST RECEIVED, ~, !
4 Il fnow Cornelia, and offers i, g. We
Ioc pieces Ruaia Sbee,ings,
100 do. Ravens Duck,
81 bolts Rufia Canals,
bales fire Oznabu,g.,
do. brown Rolls,
/ Dc white DO.
box Plat.ilas,
/ do. narrow Linens,
$ ten Ruaia clean Hemp,
do. Cordsge slioaed,
50 boxes Cattle Soap,
100 do. brown Soap,
50 do. sPermace;i Candies,
10 calks opermaccti Whale Oh
70 DO. Iannero' brown do.
{ bales OF Glue,
IS Feather Beds with Boiler; ,,i
Pillows,
IL hhds. Molafes,
100 caks fIelh Line,
bis. and 3 boxes Ladie, e..
sncy coloured Shoes, very cheap.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12
Esp Gli1alleED i1anlllton,
CONDITIONS.

I. The Work AaN be comtr5fd il t7po
DaoGsli10 voLnmes, of a5out $50 pages
afb, q @aN Be printed IN tie Def manner,
on lae Paper, aadnsqv Type.
II. TIE 3,rce 7yiH beca Dollar Per 20
lams in 9oards, payable az Qelivery.
- Il e,e,1 eonJfdsrable namtsy of Co.
pies berg alyeadJ JagJeu6ed far, The qootk
I'LL be PIT to Pres, ard Jajeed 7uitbom
dsz4y.
O. Sal6f0istiou rsceived BY the Pa6-
l16ers
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12
For NaLL, or REM,

THE STORE / have occu--
pi.d for fometime pat, hsuated on Prince
erect, oppoGte Col. Iiooe's. There Is 90
aanl in town more eligible or better cal
cola,ed for carrying on an extenilve wet
or dry Good Bufnels. The Cellar per,
fe6tly dry, with door at each end VIII
holl one thouiand barrels Of Flour
twenty FIVE hundred barrels may be tow
ed upon the Prcmiles without any incon-
veniesce to the occupant. For terms APP
ply to
WILLIAM CXLEY.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-12

raI1TrD D..Lg y y n
s, S NO " u I -
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30
ITALIAN MAMMOTH.

A5our the end Of lett April, fonc
coachmen vine ~~e employed 10 trench
Ing piece Of ground belonging 10 the
Perrin family, at lin4il f.lancc from
Rome, diicovclei the lE<eieton OF ar
animal, which attracted rhsir arIenrjan
Honl the immealc Gze Of is bones. 4
bone Of the leg which they me8llrc3.
was cwo feet and four inches n circunl-
ference. They alto GsuaI tcvc-ai rce,h
tx inches long, ana very much rclemb-
ing thole found IN Siberia, and on the
banks oFChe OAioin America. By rhe A.
curenels OF the ~orEnea, lhis cn5ire
fragment OF oa-urai butory was vesv
near being entirely demoGlca A. psr1
of It alto, OF expolUrc r. ~ 4ir, al.noa
Immediately di8oiysd into &ihes Il is
iuppo|ed thai this lze)eton Belonged to
one Of chat lpsci9s of .mmenie animais
iuch as the Namm2ca, which gre aou
totally extinGt, and can only be traced ay
the caiaal 5i.coyery Of thcir enormous
remains.
nombI2 Tag. g:pt 8o2
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30

habisv, = Il e Fneli1, colony at BOA
ny Bay Ha,,i!hes IN d iutprifng tl-ergc.
a tertlie Ioli, heaijhy Climate, sr,ibsj,irs
al inouitFy' nave given fprng 10 the
PoPula5ion Owls are Tifn9, COM
7 Cd OF bfick c1ii6ccs, mary Of ,brt.,
N high i}ytr Of cleeancc, and rs,,,, ,s,,
- trh IS the Prolpefi.y Of ti,s CO.
'""y' ~, moi ct thor who veA> o1-
a. e"avit ctoole 70 remain tI,-e a7;ef
'''' sSp'r5Aoh OF their tim. ol barG,a
~ttIl.
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30
NE W HOLLAND

The Engii(h dip Lady Mellon, fenr
70 explore the navigation Of New-H IL
land, and furvey irs harbous, lhoals, &c.
has dilcovered that that country conGts
ofl~o iland this flip having actually
failed through the PaGage between them;
entering on chs eaftesr ide a little 10
the lourbward Of Bolsny by, and com
ing ouC on the weitesn tide near St.
Peers i1ands. The padage varie Il
greatly IN width, II fome parts being
quite narrow, and in Others 70 vide as 20
be out of fight Of lard as they failed
along. The country in many parts
exhibited marks ofgreatfcrtiIty, though
the we1ern coat vas Barren and unin-
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30
(1o Be Cosrl4asd in Satora-y5 Batsrj


The Examiner IS ffrit}ly a,4 ,,;rs,. c,
refpeEinc the co3dy6t Of III. 60. l,.ei''
for dividing the civ. r. wa Ii''''l'o''SIs
that there men have LOTT Ill t;tia - ~
lie confidence, and all chance of 1ons,,,lp ''';,
He has, like~ifc, been {lenfss +, 49, -.
inconfitegcy In The cafe 81 C,,1jsaaU ~
fri defended me grorecutiop. and -, -.
pot was no Ionger eenabje H. $50 - ~. -.
right aboI., and aGer,.d his -. ''.I
t;.r. 9.incirje mon yyh;ch tho ;r5s},as''.
conducted. we rhe3 e1apjre3 ,,,bathor I II
lid no. f&ewife abbor 6mbrot;, So.
the republican CATS navy mr. A., ~:
indictment. To this oI,aa;o,, ~, -, 80
rer n.jtber cor8 nor dl,rf5 r1aI.o a.r..
In a word Re i}rr~E his colours as ~ -.
fDce done about rhe d;,;(.c., of ,I.a - ''-''
Bu, his Frofsan abiJitigs bsre -, -. : % No.
forward in ne., Chana peicncias 81 ~
than three col,,-1e ~ ne 1870 f ,'',..
aSfh Aa3;nrf}u~sI i rcc(r,, ,.,,}'li-. ',''
.rer ro,y.f,-[-s,ias III -, XIV, - - p'o
hold ~ his d;ecnaor for };c.,g 5a ., .i r
lea {balI he bcc, laexa - -'I 10
major DsyaI i n Eg5gy nj, 49,. ~. e.
ds.oI c21lT.gne1t ~ = - ,. a@s
Cd ,n occ,,,,,, f.,t :, 49, aT:,-ll,
yer sGr MIME e 1s7;ii;, ~
;,-;~ed oeb;s C.at ~ tL ias,;aa.s' q uG
5e had con1r,et ,s;, S; 'i,,,,o oS.''u.s
far e,,rrT;ro tl,e MI IT, -. e. - ,;..
GranoeJ 9ss tbr.s,e,in. ~ M m,nI;a
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30

Re endeavour4 ,5isde BY the fcaers
a'tits in Een5ucIy 90 eAcise ire t5-e,,is
% 'aigFTcctioa. appear 90 pc conne Stea
WIG tue plan q operauoas iaia .'own ~
Mr Fo.s n Fht .'ehate; an applau.3.si
by eTr1y ninion On che Atlantic cc,f
Dc paifjOns @f rhe citizens Of K+ctpcl,y
are attempted 70 &c worked up 70 aa.
nor only Of hofility 70 Spain, but of our
ltge agalnis the general government of
me u"ion-- Ire objett OF che ftaera'i!t,
n insNlng 10 ncsh Glamour abopt r5.
"ei5efA country has awaYs been ev;iex
20 u.s. ney with - 3vertGga ths p~cfrnr
a. 'nl.iitrauoH. This ,te CIV day becoa-
ing more and more convincing thrv
PirFend 20 be tbe cz,luive fiena, q
-'l@l i.sfs #alc1 durj Z lIr Auaa!s'g
e6'E'a. rr.sio. wa4 ru,uea 5ytl., rscf,,n
hey "' Ii II peiieve3 MIR Iefc.4,a !;
i'1.'i1'cnt to cilcir i1rercils, aad thus
h2Pe Z" gain friends, where chcy ogabt
% and every man for.
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30

puhiicahS, had gained lie victory t .; Il Svs.
pcGble 70 tell 90 what Gde 4hc Oh geBt;l.,,sr
was' 84a'e q tn. "a SaiQ,2 a,.
fla wife man could fgriouAy wiz, Tor the
complete fuccciS Of e: her OF ths wo -onte,,6-
Ing parties, rs would fpmerir IS tc h,gGly
provoked hyde abiu'd conduct oSgue editors
upon his own ilde. For aaancc, shc Racer.
der kept out Of all political iquaablys ,jll cut
or mere Wantonacls, Duane attackcius Ec
ehis, ne ,Id more, harm &c his cau(e than ~
:" .! -Fer 80 x tecvice. Il ;,e court ~ H..
dSnpute, Duane his got himichheartiIy Jruf,-
ped; while the Recorder has fix anes more
iuoicEibsrS jhan Il had when we began w,ys
nm In the fame icufile, Ietfeifon mas loa hGs
per cent OF MS popularity. 50 much foy tile
Ptudehce and generalfhip OF Duare! be prs
lldeft has no great caufe to drank b N Tor laft
iu1nmcr's work. II WIS much more "
hoiae, and much more flocef5!ui, as hovt,.-
oreakeJ and manglcr Of pubic accun,p.s.
On the oeher Gde, Brorion and farc
fcderals are hardly better. While Calender
was doing foy them, Whst ther could oot Or
aurtt not % FOR themitlyes, thev were ,ery
! iasaciouSN heapinr upon hisnaae al she dirk,
which 'hey coul rake together And ,
/ long courie Of pratticc hes rendered thqm
extremely ccNccous az this KIND rs enslov
msnt, Or the I85h. Of Noeeinbss laf, aid
aver YerT long !tsirs y Drovocltion, the
kecorder give Brcnlon two colufnas. Bran-
ION GU 15 ifrlli Fart OF the piece, TO which
ne thought than he could make an anlwer.
and ca"dldiy told bis readers thac TIE rtQ
OF ths paper vas ''ar 10srt6 5as- The paf-
! iase tHat he quoFad was Of no con!euuence
( 10 hC3y f,t. ~
! II tn only important gfrt of the ltcle. Even
/ % tAis eb9it7 part ~e gave hsr reply G,h-
icientiy pointed, and 'nortifYing, and to which
nc has never @nfweret Jingle word. Whai
!dtd he c&getr 70 gain BY attacking c. who
vas at tilaE lla.e dong much more feryice to
7he federal cAuiu than himfelf! The grand
Object Of Bfonton was TO denloifh IeFenon.
ne undiPutsd anecdotes Of Mrs Walker
and q Ar. Gab:iel Jones, would of then
i@lyes have done more daenage to the PRECEDENT
! o=tore al impartial jury than ali thar ever
fhe two Fennos and Eronion put together
Iconid illuminate 5gaiit him. But, bccauie
thcil matters came from I5s Eer0rlsr, and
becaule Brontoh was jealous Of 2 new and
riiing paper, he !0ppreiIcd details of Infinite
importance 10 the federal caufc, lsl, the re-
Pub'icalion Of them lhould help thar narsr.
" F.. |lsN MS 'eaeEai PatronS what they think
Si . cauls mas gained or IS ESey to gain
Dy o5o''on 'hfer'efih& WIN :. ant "he-
thcr they do nor fee thar he Is ready to defeg.
49, + -, w. " cI b sns n''nu'sit
y sb 49, nc, 800 i., - 49,
-. 49, G,aE ~ b.; 90 o..,+',.@ ""4
p-c,,f.,, IA - ~, "a - go. '!l =
b,,sl, -. - - 800. .,.lI;a ,. - 80
- aa -, ~ "a, WI. *
$50, rod -, l 1ar 49, % ,uDJsot J15 ~
N - NJ. Z. =,
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30

ILLUMINATING DOCr6p
ADAMS, He HAS, INTENTi>
ONALLY AND CROSS Y
MlSQUOfE.D, AND FAIS1FI-
ED THE JOURNALS OF a.
SEMBLY, THAT WERE PRIN
EEp BY FIIMSELFl
If any one of our Richmond tnbfc4;
6 3 can be 10 Idle as to quefion ,b;s
iact, he IS mott earnealy geQuefed 70
can az this Office, where he ihail wirb
fembly. ''' u d.
In this piece, fome reflections have
been Gait Upon Mr.. Thomas II. Wood
ing. f1ls behaviour upon. The pubic
printing quc6ioA does him the hjc,iefl
honor. We had formerly Gated rbar
the atlemoly. if they did their duty, +
they acted fer their cQnfituents as
they would have acted for rbcmleIves,
mutt have put Mr.. Jones cut. of che way
heir buiineis was TO have called f3f.
the accompt Of Mr. Dickfon. VIII .
ready performs che work. His Nm
they 'houid have paid, and s5t enc fsy-
f6lng aT0re As we are informed Mr.
Woodsng got hold of thefc accomDts
and found ehaI Mr. DickCon received
twelve hundred dollars for doing the
0uhne's, while Mr.. Jones rockesed The.
ODD fitrscn hundred FOR Doing a9tb;:aq
Mr.. Nlcolion and MIR. Pace iuccef1ive-
" offered 10 the a1e,hbly to dorhe poa-
he printing, rhc one 70 pceform it r5r
twelve hundred and Twelve dollars, an,!
the other for twelve hundred. Thcy
arc both in folvent circumstances. Thew
are equally Unexplained win the Wits
OF dun, and the vibrations Of con
fable. they lad offered 20 exrcure
Tag YORK f2ra Jingle ixpebce per an
ne:n', II was the firf duty of the a.izrn-
oly, 70 have ac-epred Of their donation
C'lLzens yhen will you begin to Zee
that, Ill the prcient ara, republican prin-
c'2ies mean nothing more rhan---
f1is9HH'Eg IN ro66ihg tbe peo3ie?
(7o be Cogeluas4 in SGtara.y5 Ba3s~j
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30

& nesting o. she Common Hall. for e,a
/ \ olY o. Richmond, ucd oy Ire Egv.r,
? ~ aid at tne ~ e Of vi I'm Roie. in ,e ,sid
cir d Aonday sl- ash day Q : sbrearv 800,
i I9' oss' tadt .as Mayor give not-e in ~.
ne%'Pa?srs' t9st me Han have adopted plan Cox
aF'J-'< ~ Joe, aod "il rec5ive Pfope:.is from
Hn era-ss.. TOR oa.lal7g lbc came, It any inc be
lore .be ARA AJutly n a.rt month. The o,an
Is lodgsa 10 ,'e aao.s % VIZ. Rcocrt 2. l1eg.
h ProYoaa mat Dc na3. 10 ,ai.ing.
copy .eTs
ADeM CkAlG,
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30
NOTE.

+ This affair has colt about an hun
dred thouland dollars, lefs or more. Il
has colt a greater fun than the value
Of all the dePredations committed, or
to DC committed by It's inhabitants, for
the fra ten years from ITS iDGitution.
a ,hief fteals an hundred dollars, and
jar Ire fabyoVsasat gf bis m9raiJ, you
put him into ~ houle that is worth
twenty or thirty thoufand dollars, and
that has colt an hundred thoufand. Thus
the country is doubly plundered, frf By
The thief, and then BY inc Legislature.
Whipping and hanging were qui.e as
eGicacicu, and much more mercisl
Is !, wonderful thar tic people beyond
she nounssins are ou- q al patience. at
tuch ablHait,c5
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30

Next Saturdays paper viii cohtain an ar
ticle otaYery intereiting nature, and OF d We
ry important fuoje6. It is iuch an article as
every mar in Virginia qoHjt cnri.u5 t,rsea.
OurSaturdays iubicribcr5 will do well tne-e-
fore 20 make hate and come in with their
moneys otbsrwiie, the wont get their papers.
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30

ADeM CKAIG. en-. c. =.
The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-30

pubiic&ns, he'd eained lie VICTOR, t p; u was
pofible 70 tell o. what Gde ihe Oh get3t;l.l,sa
was' S19se q TN. GA SatR,G4t
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-09-08
AN EXTRACT

FROM THE FAMOUS ssDITIoN Law.
Ind Be il faribe, enaasd and declared,
That if any person shall be prosecuted
under this aa for the wrieing or publish
ing any libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful
for the defendant, upon the trial of the
cause, ia g'vs IN eviaeafs III bis asfsnee
THE TRuTH of the matter contained in
the publication charged as libel.
Such was the law of the Fedeyalifs.
The greater the truth the greateris the
libel. The truth is no justification. You
cannot give the truth in evidence. {" If
your witness was here on the spot, |
should not suffer him TO open his lips"
Such is the law of the Democrats.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-09-08

natnent or any other beauty whiellsa good
writer ought to possess /; that, on the con-
trarv, it is ostentatious, harsh, feeble, OBJ
scnre, and most wretchedly constructed.
He will also find, that criticism is net
merely shs art Of hilding fault; that it's
alibrral aud humane AR, the offspring of
good sense and refined taste. 1t aims at
acquiring Just discernment Of the real
meriir OF authors, if directed towards lite.
rary works and Of Actors, ifdiretted to-
wards dramatic cnhib .ons. To be en-
abled to view, with a lust and discrini-
mating eye, the merit OF dramatic perform
ances, requires an extensive and accurate
acquaintance with dramatic writers,
thorough knowledge Of human nature, OF
the passions Of the mind under all their
various notifications; in fine, it requires
all those qualifications which constitute
the scientific and enlightened Bellies Let,
tres scholar. Who is he, who thus inso-
lently sets up his own corrupt taste and
crude conceptions, as astandard to regu.
late the taste Of others? Does be possess
a single guilty which gives him a legitl-
mate claim to the exercise of such pow.
err Is there single person who frequents
the alexandra Theatre, of a tolerably en-
llghtened mind, whose pretensiors are nor,
at least, equal to his OWL? | hope we shall
have no more Of this arrogant and presump.
tious monopoly Of taste ard science, and
thai the elegant axtbor of tbst,itiqxes will
give the Alexandrians scredit for Mtle.
taste and a ARfk sknowledge, and leave
them in peace and quiet to the exercise OF
their own powers ofjudgment.
AN ALEAANDRIAN.
Sept. 6.
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nams forward onthe Old fcore. Nothing
can be more irkfome than the interference
of a too ufieious irien,,.
The muiical entertainment otithe Ship
wreck is one Of the bea modern pIoduc-
lions of humor and plot. The part Of
Ssave could not have been better hi.
off by veteran actor. Mr.. Hopkins
IS one Of the bcit comic performers ne
have fcyen. Storey was in character, he
tings an excellent failog's fong, and per.
formed better than We have hitherto wit.
ilened-nor could we deilte a character
better acted and dreled than thar Of
Shark.
This little piece brought 70 ward three
female characters, and all of them good.
Mrs. Hopkins performed the part Of the
little failor, and lung her fong charming
ly. Mrs. Green and Mifs Mclford alto
deierye our warmrf1 praiie.
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THE THE HIRE.

. .
On the laf evening Of performance, a
Comedy called /" The Marriage Pro- !"
mile, and the muGeal after piece of" The
Shipwreck were repreientei.
The Comedy con aimed many good
points. Fhc icene where Mrs. Howard
difeoverS herieif to Coniois was natural
and affecting, and it was extremely well
performedby Mrs. Green and Mr.. M'Ken.
zie. Mrs. Welt, Jun. was an excellent
representative OF Emma-indeed, 70 the
characters 10 general. and we (hould thus
psis on 70 the Shipwreck, did we not
pauie TO mention Mr.. Rutherford. Let
him not, however, furmiie that we are
awed by his pen, or that of his champi-
on Juvsnis. On his laa performance We
could hear him nearly through his whole
paTt--he likewife afiumed animation, and
In the duel fcenc he was more firm sna
ipirited. Hence we find that he has pro-
fitted by our observations. This was the
only end we fought, and we could haze
wiihed them now at concluiion, but W
fear that Iuyenis whom we may notice
when we have both leifure and room, will
again, fill more unwillingly, bring his
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Symptoms of Glutf0uy.

Not long ago, sporting blade in Eng
land, made considerable bet with anc-
tber Of his own description, that he would
produce man who could eat more at a
meal than the other.-It was bet, done
and done. At the time and place APP
pointed to decide this beastial wager, The
first, could not attend, but appointed bis
friend to judge Of the proves of the two
gluttons-the event will appear in tie fol-
lowing letter.
DEAR JACK,
Thou art lucky deg have net
time to stare particulars-but merely to
say, that thy man beat my Lords, by a
Pig and an d3bk re-!
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ANECDOTE.

A Gentleman driving number Of CAT
tie to Boston, one OF his cows went into a
barn yard, where there stood young lad.
The drovier calls to the boy I" stop that
COW my lad stop that COW p" am
no constable. Sir" ,epl ed The boy. -
" 7n,n her them" She is tight side
out now Sir" Well speak to her then. "
The ooy took off his hat, and very hand
eomely addressed the COW with" You
servant Madam !" The gentleman roder
into the yard, gave the boy a pisrareen,
and drove the cow out himself.