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Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
STOP IhIef /!

N AN aVAY, from the subscriber, on
II, SUNDAY evening last, an appprentce
hoy, abous Is years OF age, by the name OF
Jsmes Hye$t--has light curly hair, full cheeks,
and his toe next to tho smallest one On the
ri..at foot has been spiits with an axe, which
causes it TO stick up remarkably. Had ON
when he went away a blue roundabout Bath
coating Jacket with poari buttons. AIRED ciosh
yest, black buckskin pantaloons, blue stock
ings and buckskin mockasins-he has stole
several pair Of buckskin gloves, Aaockasins,
and gallowses
/ viii give Five Dollars to any psrsan who
will secure him In any jail, and reasonable eS-
pensss if brought honae. Heis an apprentice
TO the glove and bucAskin breechss r'laSiSg
business. / forward all masters OF vessels
and others from hardening linn, as ! snail pro-
sscute them as the law directs. It's supposed
Ia las gone to Baltimore to take shipping, or
visa eagssn up the Leesourg road.
Samuel HatterslaY,
Breeedss-IfGks,
~, costs
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
FOR sALE,

"A, WELL finished three story BKlCl k
"a HOUSE and LOT on }kings-street,
tho most commercial street In town and IN tho
center Of it. !.
A well 6nished two story Brick House and
Lot, on Duke-street, near the riYer.
A Lot of Ground short mile above towH,
containing ave and one eighth acres, near tAs
river.
= Twelve hundred aaa slightly acres OF s11ilitary
Land, in the state of Tennessee, on obey s
river, a branch of the Cumberland river,
A tract Of Laad containing $40 acres, IN
Gssenbriar sounty, Virginia
Aso, very convenient and well finished
Brick House and Lot, in George Town, with
Brick Stable, Coach HOUSE, Sc.
Also, two story Frame House and Lot In
G. georgetown, end Bake House--the lot ls
IS fest 4 iashes front and lo7 feet deep.-A
part payrssnt ~iil be expected down, and
liberal credit given for the balance.
IF the George Town property Is not sold by
private sele, ii viii be offered at public ssis,
en- tbs Grss Monee in Mayaext-
Samuel Craig.
Ir9nry 90 caW
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
Di.tri1 of Columbia, County Of Alex.
Z andria, n
Aoyem6e,, Term, 1906.
John C. White, .eeaaatai'a1t, s
Against Is p
Elias Debutts and Philip q.

Against Us p
Elias Debutts and Philip G. 5
Marsteller, dejindaats,
The defendant, Elias Debutts, not
having entered his appearance and given sez
curity, according to the act of assembly and
the rules of this court, and it appearing to
the satisfaction of this court, upon affidavit,
that the said defendant, Elias Debltts, is not
an inhabitant OF this district, on motion OF the
complainant by his COUNSEL it's ordered that
the said defendant, Elias Debutts, do appear
here on the first Gay Of July term next, and
enter his appearance to the suit and give 'scu-
rity for performing the DEGREES OF the court
and that the other defendant, Philip q. Mar
steller, do not pay away, convey or secrets
the debts by him owing to, or the estate or
effects in his hands, belonging to the said abb
sent defendant, Elias Debutts, uHdl Inc FUR
Their order or decree Of the court, and thai .
copy of this order be forthwith snsoIted IN
both of the public newspapers published 10
this county for two months successively, and
that another copy be posted at the front deer
of The court house OF said county.
A Copy, Test.
G.. Denealc, c G.
yanusry s. laW2nl
e. ~.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
Coach-Maklng.
REA AN, "a Y L 0 r,

LATE OF NEW-I0Kkl
Restscyfiily i. rm the'r F1isssas ara t@e fI 4
kc,
"HAT they have commenced tis ABOVE
business at toe shop formerly occupied
Nv w. L. pecx, il Royai-street, near Gaas-
by's hotel, where they propose carrying Oil
in all It's various branches, on tae most fe~-
sonabie terms, for cash. They ti4tter them
selves the experience they have acquired IN
the principal cities IN the United States, VIII
secure them public pssrspAga whAsh VII sc
thankfully received and psnctuaily attentsed
TO.
February Q
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
Aleaadria Library Company.

yr-HE Merabers oft the Alexandris Library
Company viii please to tsA q nosice,
that the annual election sos q Prsslae "a ana
eleven Directors, viii be held At TIE library
ON Moas'ag, 18th ulstant, between the hours
of tAres and six, r. n.
James Kennedy, sen.
LIBRARIAN.
rahr,arr law
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
PUBLIC SALE.
February Q.

nY virtue of deed OF trust from Geasr&i
ID HENRY LEE, for securing 10 WILLIAM
LupwELL LEE, dcceasedy the payment OF a
debt Of sixteen thousand six hundred ana SIX
ty-six dollars and sixty-six cents, with inter-
est thereon from the 18th cay of April, 1928,
and upon the request of the legal represents
lives of the said WILLIAM LuDwELL LEE,
deceased, / shall sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, the following
Tracts OF Land,
AT the periods hereafter mentloned--that is
to say
One tract of land, lying In West
nooreland county, called I" Hoifs's Marsh"
containing, as mentioned In the said deed,
two thousand eight hundred acres or therea-
bouts-and
One other Tract OF Land, called
6 Black Grounds,'' containing eleven hundred
acres, more or less, in Westlnoreland couR-
ty--at Wsstnaorsland Court E9omse, on the 2sd
jay of March next, being court day -
One other Tract of Land, stated to
contain sixteen hundred acres, called" BUe
taloe 9zarsh," lying in the county OF Frsde-
rex, together with moiety ofthe Mill upon
the said tract-at Winchester, on the Ath day
of May next -
And all the Right, Title, Interest
or Claim of the said HENRY LEE and WIRE,
to five hundred acres, lying in Fairfax ceun-
Nv, at the mouth of Difficult Run, on the west
aide thereof at or near the great tails OF Po-
tomae--at Fairfac Court lYopse, on the 18th
day of May next.
3 It is expected that persons wishing to pur-
shase either Of the above tracts, wall prsyleus-
ly yiew the same.
Bushrod Washington,
TRUSTEE.
yannarv % 2aw
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09

fruaing, 90 rs uar'oass erGaShss
dsn4tcaxls sxs~ks ct t6,s Wses.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09

"a, WELL finished three story BKlCk
"a HOUSE and LOT on king-streeb
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
District of Columbia. County OF Aleg,
andria, 4.

District of Columbia, County OF Aleg-
andrla. 4.
.Navem6er TERN, 1905.
James Lawrason, ConqlAaHaar!,
Against
Isaac Mcpherson, VIM. Doug
lass, and Joseph Mandesiie, IN cfs''rs's
iun. trading under the firm
of Douglass and Vaudeville,
DefiRdaaats,
THE defendant Ifaac M'Phersons
not having entered his appearance and givsn
security according TO the act of assembly and
the rules Of this court, and it appearing TO the
satisfaction Of the court, upon affidavit that
the said defendant Isaac MCPHERSON, is not an
inhabitant OF this distict--on motion OF tho
complainant by his counsel it is ordered, that
the said defendant Isaac M'Fherson, 90 aP-
pear here on tie first day OF July term next,
and enter his appearance to the suit and give
security Tor performing the DEGREES Of the
court and that the other defendants Nm.
Douglas, and Joseph Mandcviilc, Jun. trading
undrr the hrm Of Douglass and Mandcvillc, do
not pay away, convey, or seer t, the DEBTS by
them owing to CT the estate and eifectsm their
hands belonging to the SAID absent defendant
Isaac MsPherscn--until the further order or
decree Of the court
And that copy of this order be forthwith
published in both of the public newspapers
published in slis county for two months sue
cessively, and that another copy BIS posted at
the front door Of the court hauss Of said
ceunty.
Il Caty. 7s.t;
c.. Deneale, c. C.
Jan. s. law2m.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09

This Gay is Published.
By COTTON IND STEWART,
PR4cB IS CENTS.
A juN Statement Of the I9aal and
Aeqnstta5 Of Aa'op Burr, Ell.
Containing all the Proceedings and Debates
that took place before the Federal Court,
st frankfort, Kentucky, Nov IS, 1906.
By JogN WooD,
Editor Of the Western Werlde--whs attended
at the TRIAL
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
lust Received and for Sale,

By The 4Subsc1T5ers,
A choice cargo of MAHOGANY,
From the Bay Of Honduras, of different
lengths and si7es, which they will sell by tsse
lea or larger quantity.
Thsy base sllo for Sale,
Sngsr in hogsheads
London particular Madeira Wine,
Catalonia ditto. by the quarter oask
: yirginia Rum, of exccflcnt qusdE
liolasses by the hegshssa
Liverpool Slowed Salt
And Lngwood.
8 Nathaniel Wattles 6 Co.
january IS. law
frisa,ng, ia rs various brGakbss,
}sunx 6rr,.Is, eneassk.d at thik Office.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
TO K EN- T,

/ u II T. IN II
A TWO STORY FRAME. DWELLING
IN HOUSE, situate on Cameron-street,
near shs corner, together with Frame Build
inc on the corner of Cameron and Pitt-strests,
now eccupied as a coach-saskers' shop, but
would makes good stable, and a vacant lot.--
Fer terms apply to
James H. Hooe, Admir-.
B. DAnsRFDGE, aseessed.
sckeewSe@. Is. 90
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09

AcAA1S3 'fJe ''N'e''fS. !
The defendant, John Drew, not
having entered his appearance and given
security, according TO tine act of assembly and
the rules OF this court, and it appearing to the
satisfaction OF the court, upon affidavit, that
the said defendant, John Drew, IL not an mia
bitant of this district--on, zno ion o. the COM
plainant by his counsel, it is ordered that the
SAID defendant, John Drew, do appear here on
the first day of July term next, and enter hhs
appearance to the suit and give security Tor
performing the DEGREES OF the court, and that
the other defendant, William Rartshorne, &c
not pay away, convey or secrste the debts by
him owing to, or the estate or effects In his
hands belonging to the said absent defendants
John Drew, unril the further order or decree
OF. the court, and that copy Of this order be
forthwith published IN both of the public news
papers published in this county for two months
successfully, and that another copy be posted
at the front door of the court house Of said
county.
ACopy. Test.
G. Deneale, c. C.
January g. law2m
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09
District Of Columbia, County Of A..
andria. II INK
November Tern. 100,

against
Arthur Mccain, ( JOHN ~ ~NaAeery.
Hodgkin, Defendants.
THE defendant Arthur Mscan.
not having entered his appearance, and o.
en- security according to the act of as, o.
bly, and the rules of this court, and + =
pearing to the satisfaction of the court, p,ae
affidavit, that the said defendant, AM.
Mccain is not an iilhabtant Of tbs distric,-
on motion OF the complainant by his counss,
it is ordered, that the said defendant Arbn.
McCann, do appear here OH the arst day J;
July term next, and enter his appearance !,
The suit and give security for performing ii.
DEGREES oftke court; and that the other H. 3
PENDANT John Hodgkin, DC not pay away, con.
Yey, or sccrete, the debts by him owing % .,
the estate and effects in his hands belohgip,
to the said absent defendant Arthur MeCsna'
anti the further order or decree OF the eo,Is
and that a copy of this order be forthwith
inserted in both Of the public newspapers Duh.
Iished in this county for two months secces.
sively, and that another copy be posted at tie
Gont door Of the court honse OF said coua!y.
IL copy--Iesr,
C. DeneaIs, c. c.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09

JSGtQdl} o. ,a}bt
The iubfcriber returns shs r. D.s
thanks to his friends snd patrons, tor ' ~! bss
fa4ors and liberahty towards hin ID thsp
leare respectfully to inform them nv. s,t he VI
habitsnts Of Alexandra generally, On On Mn1F
commence his NIGHT SCHOOL :, Pnrr
the Sad instant, at his Asadsm'
street. ehncoaingF|
quainted with TIC a;1s o sNs,s Il the dRrs|
ton, use of tie Glr.!yes, OF an - iii mest w
branches Of the hiaiiis .sao''
due attention frosa ~. eiade.
" LIZ SNiaf.
September 20 .s~.-.----.-~>I
yn,.rrp pAfLY NJ . r n |
SAMUEL j n nv
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-09

Gfont door Of the court honse OF said coua!y.
II cspy--tesr,
G. Deneale, c. c.
January 6. Tavern
Dlslricl Of Columbia, Count ofAlex.
andria, I.
.N6venItcr Y>ym, 1904.
John apd James T. Tucker
eomh(ainanfs,
against IN Chanees.
Enoch Ward and Thomas
Moore d.fendants.
THE defendant Eaoch Ward. not
having entered his appearance and given sea.
rity according TO the act OF sssenlbiy ard tie
rules Of this court, and it appearing 70 the sa.
tisfaction Of the court, upon affidavit, thatths
said defendant Enoch Ward, Is not IN lnaah.
tsllt OF this district--on motion oil tie con.
plaioant by his counsel, it Is ordered, that ts
said defendant, Enoch Wa.d, co appSaF Ae:s
on the irst day Of July term next, and east
his appearance to the s,i,t and glEe secl1y
for performing the DEGREES OF the court; iAd
that the other defendant, Thomas MooN, Do
not pay away, convey, or secrete, the dfcs
by him owing TO or the estate and ehechh
is hands, belonging to the said absent dc.
endant Enoch Ward, until the farther ohier
or decree OF the court---and that copy oitLs
order be forthwith inserted ii both otihs pGe'
lie newspapers published in this county ior
two months successfully, and that another O.
DIV be posted at the front door Of the ccnh
house Of said COUNTY.
a true copy--Test.
G. DeneaIe, &C..
January 8. layza
Disrict Of Columbia, County OF AIsH
andria, /.
.A5vemJer Term, 1906.
Alexander Smith, eomkluinenf,
Against
Mordecai Hines, Robert Aber- n Charter,
cronlbie, and Samuel Craig,
ex'r. Of w. Mitchell, deed.
defSndants.
The defendant, Mordecai HInfs /
not having entered his appearance anu gu, q.
security, according to tie act Of 'S'F'u,@
and the rules OF this court, and It appeS'Go
TO the satisfaction CT tbs court, upon ah.i''
that The SAID defendant MordecI hl''S'
not ali inalabitant Of this oishict--on iDO5,.
of the complainant by his counsel 1t IS u;~
ed that the said defendant, Nordec'l il.,
do appear here on the first day oil 'u'! I'd
next, and enter his appearance to the sun {
give security for performing the G ,,.s r.
the court, and that the other deleno'" s.sra,
bera Abercrombie and Samuel tFaiS' rr
tor as aft resaid, do not pay away 'o' .he ,,
secrete the debts by them OWING TO- % 20 .o,Fs II
tate or effects In their hands belongi"5 mil n
said absent defendant MordesSl hlll s', aid
the further order or decree OF the e0a :ase,tsi
that copy of this order be torth"Sn hrsbe5s
in both Of Gle public newspapers pe ."lr al
this county for two months successi r,,nt fa
that another copy be posted at The D''
of the court house Of said county ~
A Copy. Test. r G.
The Wheeling repository. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1807-1808, 1807-05-21

Some one Of the Rummqgcys, reflect
1ng on the conductoi many Of his family,
makes the following remark 49,
All the real plsalure. and cunyericncies Of
life lie in narrow compaf bur IT. is the bu-
mouT OF mank nd, to e AWAY. looking forward
ana framing after one who has got the Oar, Of
them in wealth and honour.
The Wheeling repository. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1807-1808, 1807-05-21
Mr.. ARMSTRONG,

SIR-The following ode Of Anacrc.
on, the only one of melancholy cast
handed down to us as the production o.
that poet, delincates 50 faithfully the in.
stability and uncertainty of human en-
joyments, that it cannot fail to be ac-
ceptable 70 every description Of readers
" Golden hues of youth are fed,
Hoary locks delorm my head;
Bloomy graces, dallimce gay,
All the flowers Of Life, decay.
Whining age begins to trace
Sad memorials DER my face.
Time has shed It's sweetest bloom;
All the future must be gloom
his awakcs my hourly signing -
Drcary IS the thought of dying
Pluto's is a dark abode;
Sad the journey! sad the roadL
And the gloomy travel DER,
All! we can return no more W
The Wheeling repository. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1807-1808, 1807-05-21

world. i might say that the line IS ira
ccd that far, not only distinctly and clear
", but brilliantly; for by recurrence to
the Herald's office, it will be found to
be studded and gemmed, through every
age, with kings and heroes. From the
Eastern border of Europe, where reign
ed Japheth, the third son of my ancient
progenitor, Noah, the first mighty Rum
MACER after the Flood, one Of his de
scendants went to Palestine. Some Of
the family found their way into Italy;
and Julius Cesar, who was the greatest
OF the RUMMAGERs in his day, left in
Albion some ofhis blood, when he ADAM
doned that island. From this stock |
am descended. In the reign of James
the IL. of England and VI. Of Scotland,
my great grandfather, in the maternal
line, came from Europe, in order, by
7-ummGgins' the new world, to find that
quietness and INDEPENDENCE which had
been banished from the Old.-With re-
spect TO the collateral branches of my
name, it would be tedious to cnumerate
such as have made a hustle in the world.
from Alexander Of Macedon, who GER
ainly was a descendant from Ham, the
early proprietor of Africa, the records
IF our family shew that the little Corsi-
AN is lneally derived. And it is a
question, not yet clearly settled, between
some Of my brethren, whether Catiline
and Aaron Burr be Of the African stock
or not? | have been disposed to advo-
cate the affirmative, merely from physi-
Oguomonical sensatons,-because the
traits OF their moral characters, alone,
TTould justly class them with the poste-
iity OF the graceless father OF the & cur
ed Canaan"
But l am not disposed to speak largely
Of the unamiable part OF my illustrious
family. 1t better suits my present pur-
pose, to impress upon my readers the
belief of my mild and pacific DISPOSE
tion--a disposition so repl@te with g the
milk of human Kindness" rs really to
prefer the rilmmagiAS OF mylibrary and
enriching my mind with the lucid
thoughts Of others, instead of sharing
with cousin Napoleon in the plumber OF
7ammaged and .nsackcd dominions, G.
zen if 1 might.
The Wheeling repository. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1807-1808, 1807-05-21
{ S6 )
"a K IE L r.
Tothe Editor ofthe Wheeling Repository.

SIR,
Your 6 friend CqgHhulom," cannot be
sufficiently applauded for his manful at
tack on the foolish schemes of Noval.
To understand the philosophy of lam
guage, requires not only Il good portion
of brains, but capacity to think and
reflect. This capacity is possessed by
but few, and it is very unreasonable that
those few should be toasted on the cream
OF literature, when the great mass of
readers would prefer 1vhibt syllabub,
which is not only more easily digested,
but better adapted to their palates.
To those 1ohibt syllabub readers, the
schemes of Noval are justly offensive.
They care nothing about the orthogra-
ply of the language they speak. To them
r9ast beef is &" RosT" beef, and they can
digest it as easily, whether it is spelt
correctly, or on the S0n0Skrit plan adopt
cd by Coglihulom.
The ground of Coglihulom's complaint
is, that he cannot understand the propo-
sitions of Noval. No better reason for
finding fault need be assigned. To be
sure, some ditfident persons would have
suspected, that this proceeded from
defect in their own pericraniums; but
suspicion of this nature would be very
unbecomirg such . critic as CoglihuE
lom. 4 confident opinion, that every
thing is nonsense, which they cannot
comprehend, is, and should be, first
principle with the whole criticising fra
ternity. 1t is short and very forcible
system Of logic.--I cannot understand
Iris. " / am ignoralt q its utihtyj"
HerG'9re 1t mast be nonSeaSe, " hierogly-
phics, Latteu Watatomeky," Or 7Uhateuc,
you ble0se that is riaiculouS. This kind
OF argument is 50 conclusive, that hope
we shall hear no more of Noval, and
that the Repository Will hereafter be de-
voted to such subjects as can be UNDER
stood without either capacity, thought,
or reflection.
The following little scrap, which
lately begged Of friend, for the pur-
pose Of having it published in this num-
bar OF the Repository, IS Of this descrip-
| ton, and quite apropos to the subject.
Without understanding the gamut,-
without knowing the differ nee between
qHaveys and scmi-demi-qua0ers, the Ass
became connoisscur and proficient in
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syntax or photography, are enabled tc
condemn a treatise on the subject, in q
strain as ineligible and entertain,ap. as
the music of the Ass was szoeet and me-
lod10uS. QUIDNUNc.
THE FLUTE-PLAYINC Ass.
From the Spanfh of TbOn. IS De 7riarte, Fab viii
The fable recite,
Whether wrong, whether right,
Has Just occurr'd, and quite
BY cnance.
Der yonder pasture lawn,
BY hunger, no doubt, drawn,
An Ass was passing on
BY chance
A flute WAS on the spot,
Which Corydon, l wot, 4.
Or Thirsis, had forgot,
BY chance.
The Ass drew near to smell,
When, marvellous to tell
He snorted in SO 1veN
BY chance,
That tn air, which sneak'd about.
Made, III its passage out,
a most mclodious shout
BY chance.
The Ass was heard to say,
What music / can play!
Yet folks persist that mine
Is music Assinine."
Without the rules of art,
An Ass may get the start,
And act cle2e, part
BY chance.