Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-16

the least, as any'sf the Europeaa houses.
I he consuls too have all'mercantile esta.
.blIsh nents, and az far as my Observation
has extended, must do thcm the justice
10 say. that they generally evince a stroag
desire TO serve their counsrymen, intro.
tduce more of honor into their business.
consequently are no, quite SO systemHick
p taking an advaa,agelof the ercumssaac-
e. at the times and the variation OF the
market, TO speculate upon their consigo-
ments, without the least regard 70 The IN
tefest Of their correspondents and even.
in the ordinary course of business, am
satisfied i, will be found that they have ale
ways made, as good, -aads generally some.
what better sales than G.ost Of the Europe.
an houses, and thar the return cargoes have
been laid 10 at a. lower rate aud of as good
a quality. sThe ueighboriug kingdoms, Of
Denmark and Portugal, think are row
the only nsufra. CON merci4; paiieos III Eu.
rop.; how long they will rem ain so seems
to be doab fal. be, on, merchants can east,
ly,ayoid similar losses by placing . little
more confidence In the establishments Of
their counirymen, should either III tksse
kingdoms bs Involved IN the contest 4
An excellent tanning principle has been.
discovered by DR.. Howlson, in The Mangrove
Bark .--400ibs. Of bark arc infused in 100 GAL
Ions Of rain water, which after standing about
40 hours, is exposed to the sun nntil the IL
quid is concentrated by evaporation to the con-
sstence of treacie, and then reduced by boii-
ing to about.e gallons, whel~it mas the APP
pearaneeof p!tch.--0nc cWt. may be made
Tor tenor twelve shilAngs. =
doctor Howison, has also communicated a
discovery fel+ printing cotton cloth of a suo-
stantial black color. 1T is as follows - axe
MALAGA nuts, which are sold in BENGAL at as
per cWt. boil them in water In close calthen
vessels with the leaves The tree duiis.gthe
boiling, awilitish substance, formed from the
muciage.and oil OF the nuts rises to tie sur
face, which must BE taken of a!.d preserved.
TIE cloth intended to be black must be print
ed with tins scum, and then dyed; atlerwhich
it is to be passed through lime later which
changes the printed Fl gures to a iuH and per-
manent black. Lordon jl4hrr.
MODESFY may Justly be accounted either
a virtue Or vice; or ratherwlen it is biaule-
able, foolish bashfuness; for then it betrays
MS. into IL my. lnconveniencies. STOW many
have been undone, because they have not had
holiness CROUCH to deny the requese Ola pro-
fessed friend ,NEodesty in real friendship
may be called vice, when it lets the man we
esteem run into a5surlities fer fear ofdispea-
sing him by telling MIN his faults.
sln all accidents of life, a man may have toe
much or too little lncdcsty :: but he that has
too much will always suffer the most. Fool
ish simplicity hurts Itself; while daring i'm
pudence, il spite of all opposition viii push
Its ,wsy through the>world Even what is cal
led bashfulness, is comm ended by all /: but
holiness, though it may not have SO much
commentator, has more reward; ct If mo-
desty is not advantageous for pro6.,sit is for
virtue ), Tor it's a thing contradictory in IL
selt to suppose, that a modest person can be
a wicked ona. 1t is certain that many had
been bad that are not, if they had not been
bridled by a hashful nature fcr there arc ma
NJ that have hearts for vice, who have not a
face for it. - Modesty, when avftue Restraints
us from hcenious company and bad enterpri-
ses it teaches us to esteem merit it awes
the unciyil tongue prevents a man from vain
boasting and MAKES wise man not scofn bat
pity TOOL,
FROM TIE PEOPLE FRIEND.