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April 5.
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THE creditors of Mr.. Walter 5. Alexan-
der who have legal and just claims against
him prior to the goth April 1907, are request
ed to make them known to the subscriber as
soon as possible, or at any rate before the 10th
instant. He flatters himself there's but few
now and them small, as he has already pad
very many sums to different people IN town
B. Dade.
April S. eoat.
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lecturer on midwifery, aEd the
diseases Of women AND shai.
dreu.
Or. amss Esues.
DsAR SIR.
have carefully perased yoar Z" Me-
dical Companion and have muck plea.
sore in asserting that il sbounds wish ex-
cestea, observations, @sll calculated TO
coaysy valaahIe instruction 60 all who are
oct possessed of regular intormatien On
the subjects Of which i: treats. L IS easy
Of comprehension. and has 80 Important
advantage 10 beng short, wh'lst u leaves
hide that is csseeei&i unnosiccd. Heads of
ssm;iies will fiad il a aseEul guide On ma
ny Interesting occssions- Were indeed,
fnen 10 genersi to give more st,easion TO
the principles of diseases, and the means
ot rrmrdying them, their ravages mighs be
much move extensively nnisiga:ed- With
nv bess wishes for your success 10 your
enGesvora 10 iesseD he suna OF hanau evils,
| beg yoe 70 be assured, ,has | sm, dear
cit years with e.ocete regard,
John Crawford, NJ. D.
Baltimore, 7lh March, 1903
TO DR.. James EzveN.
Bahimsre, iMarch Sd, 1908.
DEAN SIR,
We have read over your publication
eo,i,led ,he q Planters and Mariners
Medical Companioas' with muah sa'lsfac'
siou, ADD consider it as snef'i'ne esteen1
for the concise & accurate nsstory which II
gives Of the various diseases Of the homan
body, flew if any of which, VIC believe are
omruedl and The method of sare, which,
is both rational aud agreeable 10 oof expe.
rience. We are happy that you have made
use of the new facts that have occurred IN
mediciue, 10 that plain end essy manner
which readers them easy 20 be comPrc.
hended aud acted upon by Persous OF mo
deYa,e Knowledge 10 disease. We can re.
commend il, with P'oPriety; 20 that Class
of citizens who have GOT 40 opportunity or
means of procuring regular medical advice
and consider i. az fully answering the IN.
,eutiou Of your benevolence co people Of
these states, 10 lis compilation.
We are your well wisheTs,
LittIejohn e Donaldson.'
Dr.. Janes EzveA.
DEAR SIR,
We have perused your book, entitled
the "PIan,er's ADD Mariner Medical
Conpan;on,'' with much satisfaction, ADD
strongly recommend it to the attention OF
those families who cannot with convenience
procure medical aid. We think it the best
nubl,cstioo we have ever read, on the DO
nes,ic treatment Of diseases, more especl.
ally AZ Il regards those Of our climate.
We are,
Very respectfully,
Sir.
Your most obediens servants,
Brown e Mackenzie.
Baltimore, 4;h March, 1903.
DR.. James Ez0fO.
SIR,
have read your work on Domestic
Medicine. with pleasure. The practice
recoa. n ended in IL is, thick Jud,cioes,
and have 10 dcob. tia. ,hes solitary plan.
ter and The yoyager, secluded from snede
cal aid, will often be under great c5iiga,l
ons TO YOU. Your work is he hrs, that,
has beeu written for family use 10 this
country, ADD being frsnn The pep If native
physician, has great advantage over the
publications Of Buchan aud Iissot II It's
Dissemination shall prove equal TO what IL
merits, YOU will soon have call ior another
edition.
aa,, with respect.
John Shaw, A. NJ.
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land FOR SALE,

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AvrerssIs. 70 the last viii and testament %
car; AZ, Richzrd Conway deeeasrds VA &c
soda at pukisS sQctioR, AZ the s,saatse HOUSE
ia tie towa of Alexandssas On oatarSlay ' TIA
sixtx easa day OF April next, between ths
hoars os twelve ard sgse o. fhe ocsock--
Ome SxadYsd aud e1gls sss acres
OF Lax,
WING on the west SIDE OF tie old lees.
bnsr road. and atlsoissng the tract called
Ssn,np Hill in Fairfax coanty. Fox tfe com
yx.,;snce Of purchasers. this land IS laid Oft In
lots saf about twea,y Ave acres each, at IS
rastiv sosercxs with tack growth OF yeung
fhr;vsug si1aher and has seVerai hse springs
an s. The situation IS high aad healthy, at~
ssrr,;.sr beautiful ana extensive prospect,
and IS well calculated for country seats, seve-
raj being .siresdy evvctrd an the neaghaorhood
sTit. Ah1se same time and place W1n oe
rolJ,
a fs5u lots of tie Stssasp Hall Tfact,
credit of SIX, Twelve and eighteen months
vii, be given to the purchasers, Oh giving
their notes negociabie IN the bank OF Asexsn-
dria, with approved endorsers and a deco OF
trust on the premises Tor The payment OF the
severed iastaipnents, A plat OF the whole tract
with the several Subdivisions OF It, VIII 90
shswn on the day ofssle-
VIM. Herbert.
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E. |. Lee,
March %. dts
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HORWELL'S

Celebyned Patent Ss1pesaers,
EOR ease, elegance, strength, &c. far er,
4 ceeds any in use. To be had pholess.s
and retail, at the nanufactory, lover end e
Prince-street, Alexandria.
Wholesale PURCHASERS may be supplied "a
advantageous terms.
Richard HorwelI,
March Is. d6m
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April S.
NOTICE.
B. Dade.
cost.

NOTICE.
On SATURDAY the Esd of this month the
subscriber viii offer at Public Sale at the
Coffee House,
A Lot of Ground,
On the west side of Alfred street, beginning
AT the distance of I56 feet inches to the
north of Cameron street, extending 20 feet
in front on Alfred street, in depth i2s feet, S
inches.
Al o,--
A Lot on the north ilde or
Cameron street, beginning at, the distance OF
SO feet TO the west of Alfred street, extending
90 feet In front on Cameron street, IN depth
1903 feet to ten feet alley.
The above property will be sold under the
authority of deed of trust, from John W.
Turner and Hannah his wife, to the subscrlb-
or dated the 9th day of August SCI, to secure
The payment of S25s cents, with interest
from the 18th April, 1907.
Noblet Herbert, 7ru}2ee.
April s. cots.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2ofh, 1907.
Is i | have n,n. looked ,ove'AA1e Planter.
acd Mariners Medical Companion" with
great pleasure, add not little instruction.
I 6nd Il al excellent remembrancer OF
much thu, have already learnt from other
works, aod from professional experience.
Being better adapted TO the general circum'
stances of the Uoi,ed States than any other
production Of the kind hitherto published,
il cannot fail to prove aninvaluable :" Com.
Daniono TO those remote from medical ard.
That ali your views in the publication ot.
/, may be more than realised, IS the sin'
cere wish Of
Your friend aud obediens servant,
Charles Caldwell, M. D.
Dr.. flames Es0eA.
PHILADELPHIA, Decembe, 20, 1907.
DEAR SIR, :, :,
The work entitled, "The Planter &
Mariners Medical Companion," which
Won were good enough to submit to my
examination, have read very aten,'sely,
and I consider il the most Useful popular
treatise on medicine, ever published.
The writings Of Iissos, Bachan, and
Reese, on this subject, have deserselly ac-
CURED reputation, but their practice is a
/ dapred rather TO the diseases of the coua-
tries 10 which they lived, than 10 those Of
our own.
A well aiges,ed work, 10 style plain
| and familiar, which should incu!cate prac-
/ rice suited to the diseases OF the United
State. has been long required. You have
now supplied the want. trust that your
uery valuable book may be widely circulas.
ed. Its certainly calculated TO do much
good. Every family shoald purchase and
sarsfally read is.
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Paisads,p;siI, Dec. 81, $50

). FNss00s;p'st1s 1Sse' 80 AS
DEaR Sir, =,
have carefully perused your work.
lost printed. entitled /" The Planters and'
Mariners Medical Companion." I take
much pleasure 10 expressing my eos'Fe ap.
probation Of the plsn Of the work, a1d OF
the usiii.y with which you have conducted
YOUR enqoiries. Your book cannot tail 70
be q very acceptable presensso the public
10 general, add especially OF our own coun'
trymen. Irealy am Of opinion, THAI you
are entitled 70 much praise for the pains
which YOU have taken 10 furnishing Us with
work, such as the /" Medical Companion"
the want of which has long Deco expert
enced amoug US.
With sincere wishes for your health aud
happiness, and for the con,inaaacs of your
usefulness,
remain. nay dear cir,
Your friend, &c:
B. S. BARTON, ND.
Professor Of Materia Medica,
Natural History aud Botaay.
DR.. James Esse!h.
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December 28th, 1907.

have read /" The Planters and Mari.
ner's Medical Companions" By DR.. James
EwelI, of the state of Georgia, with plea
sure and satisfaction. 1t is book COZ.
tanning variety of matter 10 small com.
pass. The practice which he recommends
in diseases, is. modern and judicious. aud
thew york cannot fail OF being useful, 10 all
families in the United States.
JAMES WOODHOUSE, ND.
Professor Of Chemistry 10 the
University OF Pennsylvania.
DR.. James E7OeA
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BIZ JAMES EwEL1.,
,sSss,s,t,7sa at SoYag'seas.
c,aFMlENDATTuNs-

e. ,essfnonv Of eas ,aeriss ef tdis rar1, IL.
ss,Ro5yisr ceagiyfrafes kTesenssa ss s0sse ef fhf
ssosf DISTINGUISHED Hfsd;eat characters 81 sse
LT.airess St0trs, Gse snsesss3.
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FROM rHE Albany eR1sis.
70 THE .PRgsLD EA-f or TIE L.E1T-
I'D STATES.

A little riain practical matter Of tact is worth
ii HE tfeorising in the world. You. and your
,dSocaes may argue till doomsday 70 prove
that commerGeis not worth protecting & that
america can live and prosper without 1t You
may reason very plausibly Ia this way Oh pa--
pe,, and after ali the present foriorn condition
B ofthc nation will give lat contradiction to
your doctrines
The reins Of orr government We're by some
means whether fair ori outis not point now
tob discussed placed in your hands seven
years ago. At that time the nation was pros
porous and happy. This fact Is known to all
tic world and you will not deny it. Since
that period YOU have pursued policy SO fee
BE and inefficient--you have so squandered or
pisapplicd the resources ofthe country-7you
have thrown such obstacles In the way of en-.
erprse--you have SO hurnbied the spirit of the
nation, that Americas this moment is reduced
toasituation but little superior to the most
AFFECT power in Europe. With all the requis-
lie means within your reach, to maintain that
proud situation III which the administration of
your predecessors placed us--a situation the
most elevated, the most commanding, the
most independent in the uniyerse-you have
led US down step by step, from that high erl-
nence, TO pitch Of degradation, TOO low TO
make Us apprehensiye of further depression.
No one would feel disposed to deny you the
qualification Of philosophisins and theorising,
provided you would do it at your own expense.
Were you alone to suffer by your idle whims
and Missionary schemes, the world would take
but little interest Ia your fate. Whether you
we're foundered in a gun boat, or dccornpoSed
hyatorpedo, would he Of no possible conse-
qaence to the nation. But, Sir, you have
nct contented yourself With your private fund.-.
@personal risque. You have assumed a high
responsibility. You have wantonly sported
away the treasures, the peace, the liberties
ofyour country, in wild aad ridiculous pro-
pets. The nation has been compelled, by
your misconduct, to bow down its head to re-
'teive the FOOLS cap, and become the scorn and
terision of all the rest of the globe.
JUNIUS.
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FOR. . moment that the greatness Of the
philosopher sunk into the li,.leness OF the
map. i. nigh. be suspected that you tor
once, had been ac.uatsd by envy; and
sha, your hatred Of the workmen, was
egaclly proporuoped 50 the beauty OF the
.excelleoce Of the workmanship. Be that
as il may, yeu opposed ADD obstructed
the progress Of the work, by ali the means
in your power; and the world tAoss draw
the inference. What this inference will be
may be well imagined when il is reeollect-
rdwith what m atieas Joy youicoDmenced
& pursued the desrac,,ou OF the fruits OF
your predecessors labors. You swept q.
way the barriers they had erected ! heir
proud and triumphant little navy has been
triite,ed away, by your dcletericus plans
Of economy, and It's place supplied by
kidd OF crafr, which, compared TO ships OF
force, are as mosquitoes 10 an eagle. You
have brok en- up eveu the email military dc.
fence of the country. You have damned
up the sources of the revenue. Com.
merce, the main spriag OF Industry and
enterprise, the hfc of husbandrY, the graod
source of national wealth and prosperity,
has been crippled by degrees, and, at
length, by one desperate mandate driven
from the ocean. 700 have managed your
foreign Affairs with such exquisite skill,
that every nation of the earth lsyout ene.
nv. Finally, you have not only stripped
the country OF defeace and resources. but
VIVA, is worse, you have su!'ie6 its glory,
you have barsered away It's honor. You
have undermined the ed.6ce of our ipde-
pendence aud now, like coward, you
Gee from the totering ruios. lest you
should be ovetwhslased by the fall.
JUNIUS.
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t. EDUCATION.
MAY s.

TOSEPH COWING respectfully acquaints
j his friends and the public. that he has en-
gagged as an assistant gentleman tot good
family from Bern IN Su1sserldnd.
Whereby he is enabled to add to the course
of instruction pursued i'll his school The
French, German and Italian Languages
.Antient and Modern History Arithmetic,
Euclid's Elements, Geography with the use
of the Globes ard Maps, 1rigonometry, Men
suration, Surveying, Navigation and the Lunar
Observations, Analytics, Astronomy, &c. &c.
Likewise Algebra and Flnxions, with their
Applications to the various branches of the
Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, will be
taught as hitherto by himself al his School IN
St. Asaph street.
n. 3. Those who wish to be instructed Ia
the above Languages, will please to apply, as
the number Of Pupils will be limited.
yA1tril l9.
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80, s,,e ADJACENT mountains, are hcWn
b0n'D 49,. hs solidrock. After the battle OF MAJ
spl ~. :. feeble French garrison was iorcea .
"a tn s,l ' 70 the English merely from want
s!lrrena0 These have since demolished the
d Sass - the land side, andat the same time I'M
Fass 50 Sewn path which can be passed only
pa' 0,e' or two persons at once ON the side to-
By onV no sea. BY means oil. this path, the
salu ':ss garrison of24o men receive supplies
] divisions and water every week from Mes
''' atthe loot of the fort, towards the north,
: i;ss the little town of ocyaa, Inhabited.
g 's' soa9 Calabrians. The sprospectwhich Fort
s.slls ENJOYS, is inexpressibiy beautiful, On
lind side, nature has thrown her masses
~ ~ forms in beautiful disorder evidently by
49, ~eans of earthquake; here a delightful val
~ i 10 be seen, there naked aud broken
80 .ares. Towards the west, there Is a view OF
,S S celebrated Straits, and the Scylla and Cha
'rsdis. which classical Gctions have rendered
= ;lIustrious but they are now nothing but
s,rong currents. BeyoEd, is the charming
;.l,nd OF Sicily, on which is the gigantic lit
=. with its snowy summit.
The writer afterwards says, that the whole
,o,st of Sicily, frcra Messina to Augusta, and
Syracuse, is fortified at all points where
Nip or boat can approach.
-
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FROM THE SINE.
10 THE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNIT
ED STATES.


YOU have announced your determine.
Too to abandon the presidency. Those
Who are best acquainted with -FOUR ipordl'
0a'e love OF power, aud ycur avarlcleus
prcpeRsi,iss, will 6ud other motives than
bose svowed in your circular for this
sep. You have aot the courage and nag
'anlmi,y, sir,io stand forth aud take the
.onsecaences Of your ruinous measures.
ioar predecessors pursued course, wise
s0o sonsissent. They set up such barriers
a0and their country as circumstances
soald admit, and such as the exigencies
.he times seemed TO require. With
"Osa toll aud difficulty they reared a little
.a'y- They laid the foundation of amili.
D,ls establishment. They ma,ured plan
aanance. They strengthened the bond
.s'Hiendship with foreigo powers. They
Encouraged industry and eHterprize. They
y'0'ss'sd the rights of all. They gave TO
name America, lustre, acelebfi,y no.
arallened.
lou saw all this and shall we doubr
,0@ pigmen. so much as to say, ybu did
,. admire j, { Shall We doubt your
sugnsns so much ss TO say, you hated
y authsrs ei il, Could il be supposed
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alera..uria DatIp znbertisss.
TUESDAY, MAY ;.

Judge CHARLTos, in the Superior Court
of Equity, Georgia, has issued writ OF
iuiunc,iou to stay sales upon executions,
until the first day of September nex.-the
CO mp!aipsat deposiing with the sheriff,
whro required. 10 meet The day of sale,
suffic,eut properly, the valuation OF which
TO be ascertained by the price at market,
three mon,hs preceding the embargo act.
BonapaYtean Frisadsh;p.-Cap,aia Hill.
lard, who arrived at Boston on Sunday
se'enigh, from Ai;cant, lief, there the ship
Hiberaia, captain Appleton, captured By
the French. captain aud crew turned ashore
toe ,hird day after her arrival, vessel DIS,
| raansled ADD the brig Mercury, Bradford,
of Plymouth, from Bss,oo, Likewise taken
By the Freneh, forhaving touched al Glib.
ral,ss, cargo disposed of by the French
agent, vessel dismaossed.
Nassau, CIV. p Abra2.
The ship Rlteobouse, captain Loffar, OF
Philadelphia, from Turks Island bound
there with cargo of salt, sprung aleak 10
TAT. a5, 50, N long 70, W. On the l6,h
ulsimo a, P. NJ. the wafer kept gradually
gaining upon the pumps, and at halt past
nine wore ship with the intention of MAX
ing the frs. port; al midnight discovered
the leak 70 be in the after hold, When every
exeruon was made TO stop it, but without
effect. At,en P. NJ. on The following Gay
there was -four feet water in the hold, the
pumps constantly going; the beats were
.heu Gle cared away and got oui at meridian
she had eight feet water, when al! the crew
90, Into the boais. the captain aud maze
excepted, who remained on board until
two, wheu finding Ter rapidly sinking, they
Quilted her for the boats, which were in
tow aud Immediately cutting the tow rope
the ship sunk they then bore away for
the dearest land, aud fortunately, for hea
w sea was running, made the north end
of Waiting Island, on the s.h, where they
Landed, from whence they procused a pas.
sage where they arrived Oh the .soh.
GEORGE r.
Additional Instructions to the CON-
manders of our ships of war aud
priva,eers, and to the judge OF our
O.. So high cour. of admiralty, apd TO the
judges Of the coorts OF vice admi-
rally.
Given a, our cour,of ST. James,, the
2eth day CT November, 1907, iE
the 4sth year Of our reign.
Our will and pleasure is, that vessels
belonging 20 any state DOT at war with Us,
laden with cargoes 10 any ports OF the uO's-
ed Kingdoms, and clearing on: according
70 law. shall not be interrupted or molested
10 proceeding TO any por. in Europe ZEE.
cept ports specially notified TO be 10 2 state
Of strict and rigorous blockade, before our
order of the 18th of November instant, or
which shall hereafter be SO notihsd} 10
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Public Sale.

On SATURDAY next, at one O'Clock, viii
be sold, at the Coffee.House,
Samuel Dunlap's Interest, be-
ing onc-fourth of the Personal Estate Of join,
Dunlah, deceased.--A credit OF SIX, nine and
twelve months will be given.
Philip G. Marsfeller.
Nav s. dts
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whsmsoeyer fhc goods laden on board such
vessels may appear TO belong: and We DO
farther direcs that vessels belonging az
aforesaid, coming from any port 10 Es.
rope, (except as before excep,ed) direct
to any port Of the united Kingdom, with
goods for importation, shall not be inter.
rupted 10 the said voyages, to whomsoe-
yer the goeds laden on board the said yes
sells may appear TO belong: and 10 case any
vessel which shall be met with aud asserted
BY her master to be so coming, shall be de.
,aincd, on suspicion of NOT being really
destined for this kingdom, such vessel
shall be broush. to the most convenient
por, ia the course of her asserted destna
ton, and the captors are hereby required
to inquire with all convenient speed into
the alledged destination and in case any
vessel and goods so brought in and detain-
ed, shall be proceeded agains. in our high
court Of admiralty, or 10 sny courts of vice
admiralty, we hereby direct that the same
shall be forthwith restored, upon sa.isfac
tory proof being made that the cargo was
coming for importation to port Of this
kingdom.
BY his msjessy's command,
HAWKSHURY.
The hrigansine Mats, Eliphalet Chance
master, which had been captured by H. III
S. Redbridge, lieut.. Yeases commander,
sod claimed 10 behslf Of Messrs. Sti!es's
doctor William T. Graham, aod William
Holilos, jun. of Baltimore, was on Tues
day last condemned by his honor the Judge
of the vice admiralty cou,s, as good and
lawful prize TO the cap,o.s.
An ANegory.-Two fellow travellers
were pursued BY Lion, and in their ca.
geruess TO escape they hurried unperceived
upon the verge of precipice that over,
hung gulf of hideous depth, and at whose
bottom lay extended Dragon with his
Jaws yawuing horribly 10 davour them,
They gra:ped hold of atree that Ronrished
upon this fearful spot, when 10! at ITS
ROOFS were seen the operations of The insi
dious Mole, cover'ly undermining the
foundations of their support. But, heed
less of the dangers which Oh every side a.
waited hem, these inconsideraie men be
gan qaarrelling about the truit the tree,
aud whilst engaged in this silly strife the
reptile at their feet suc ceeoed in dissever-
ipg'i,s root. The tree fell and the fool
ish travellers were en,ombed within the
laws Of the monster beneath!
duplication These TRAVELLERS per.
soni!y the American nation divided toto
psr,ies. The LION isBritish violence div.
wing our COMMUNICATING the gulf ofEreuch
influence, at the focu, of which is seased
that devourer of nations the dragon Napo.
leon. The TREE is the emblem of our IN.
dependence, to destroy which the MOLE iu-
dica,es the under ground labors Of the e.
missaries aud. traitors in foreign pay.
And what else should be the FRUIT bus
the uaional welfare? the cause unfortunate
ly Of bitter aisseasions between brethren
who have an equal interest in its promotion
and which, unless wisdom seasonably takes
place of n adness, will wrest from America
the PRIVILEGE of gaa,rsilirg EVEN FOR
THE TREE ITSELF.
Connecticut Paper:
The present Pope some time ago called
Bopaparte :he eldest son Of the Church;
= IL u a.