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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-20
June l..
One Hundred Dollars Reward.

One hundred U0ltGrS keGl@rG.
n AN AWAY, from the subscribers, two
II Slaves, named BILLY and NELLY
Billy is mulatto nan, and sometimes calls
himself W1LLIAM JORDAN AUGusrUs-b:
color nearly as light and approaches that ola
white man, his hair is straight and he gene
rally wears it plated and turned up behind
with comb--his visage is remarkably thin
and his cheek bones high--he has been brot
up in the house and is "a very good dining,
room servant, is about feet 10 or l. inches
high, very straight built his constitution is
not very strong and he is subject to indispo'
sition-he is about 80 years of aye
NELLY is tall and rather inciaed towards
corpulency, tawney color and about forty
FIVE years of age.
They went off toge her as Eian and wife,
but it is very probable Billy will attempt to
pass as white man and will eadeayor TO sell
Nelly as his slave.
The above reward will be paid for the APP
prehension and securing q the said Slaves,
if taken up on the north side of the river Po-
somac, and information given thereof to their
respective proprietors. A reasonable reward
will be given if taken within the state OF VIZ
GINA, and reasonable charges will be paid IL
brought home.
George Carter,
"Datlands, near Leesburg, Virginia
A. Long,
County of Culpepper, Virginia.
Apall9, 60
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-20
George Harwood,
Market street, Baltimore
Measra. z. Lee 6 Son,

Messrs. X. Lee q oONS
You are at liberty to publish for the good
of others, the benefit | have received rom Il
your excellent preparation called Lees E1l1-
If. Being afflicted with violent pains In the
breast, loss of appetite, and debility OF the
whole system, which rendered me unable 70
attend to business, being advised 10 try your
Elixir, procured two bottles OF Messlears
Warner and Hanna, which has entirely re-
moved the complaint, and restored me TO
perfect state Of health. From the good enec'
of your Elixir was led to suppose your otner
medicines were equally eficacious, which IN
duced me to give your Worm Lozenges TO
INV children, and with pleasure l inform you
they had the desired effect Any other lnl0r- r
NATION shall give on application TO me at
my house in Sly's.street, baltimore;
John Keller.
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Mess,s. r. Lee q Son,

In December last ! was attacked with
r,a ost violent cold, severe cough and pains
IN the breast, which continuedto grow worse,
during which time my appetite failed, and
my voice altered so much, that 1t was with
the utmost exertion could pronounce a sin
ple sentence louder than my breath. Some
of my friends having observed to me, that
much good had been done by the use of Lees
.EHcir, advised me to procure bottle from
Messrs. Warner and Hanna, which accord
ingly did--and to those persons unacquaint-
ed with the merits of this medicine, it will
appear astonishing that three doses should
remove the pains in my breast, and the use
of the one bottle restored me to PERFElI
HEALTH.
J. A. Smith,
Market street, Felps Point.
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May SO.
TO RENT.

THE subscriber offers to rent Tor one or
more years, adjoining the place whereon ne
now lives. Blacksmith's Shop, with a COM
plete set of Tools, Dwelling House m com
Portable condition, calculated Tor family TO-
gerber with between three and tour acres OF
very rich Land. From several years expe.
renee 7 can with truth declare, that there can
he no better stand for Blacksmith than the
one now offered to let.
Thomas B. Moreland.
MARYLAND, Broad Greek,
NJ. TX law
NIB. fl don't rent the fine stand VIII
give good wages to young manwith fami-
~.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-20
N O T &c E.

ON the 9Th inst, passed te James DUNLAP
three notes of that date, drawn in his favor
and subscribed by me--one of which is paya-
bic in twelve. one at Is, and one at twenty
four months after date, fer 69s dollars thirty
one cents each; which notes 10y agreement
legally executed) are not TO be paid until GER
tain stipulations contained In said agreement.
are complied with on the part of said Dunlat,
All manner of persons are therefore cautioned
against taking all or any of said notes, until
the stipulations in said agreement are COM
piled with without which they Will not be
paid.
Thomas Irwin.
IawAyv
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-20
Public Sale.

Pursuant to the last will and testament u' s.
muel Craig, deceased, viii be sold, to Tie
highest bidder, at public auction, on FRI
DAY, the Esd day Of June inst. at twelve
O'Clock, at the coffee house, in Alexan-
dria--
The Fee-fimple Of a Lot Of
Ground, near the poor house, in the coung
of Alexandria, and but short distance from
town, containing five acres and ten poles.
ALSO,
One moiety of all undivided Tract of LaAa
in tie county of Greenbriar and state Of VIZ
ginia, containing 10 acres.
Also,
The whole right and title of the said Scma-
el Craig, in and to two Tracts of Land, sta
ated on the west fork of Obey's river, In the
county of Jackson and state OF Tennessee
each tract containing $40 acres.
And on MONDAY, the goth day of Juns
inst. on the premises, in George Town,
"A LOT of GROUND, (being part Of tn.
lot distinguished in the plat of said town, BY
number Az fronting on Falls street SO feet
inches, and in depth lo7 feet, whereon Is
frame dwelling and bake house.-A mot
particular description of the property and the
terms of sale, which will be on liberal Gre
dit, will be made known at the time and places
aforesaid.
John G.. Laid,
Administrators, with the will annexed,
of Samuel Craig, deceased.
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n Q r &c E.

AS the cherry season is approaching, and
the subscriber has for many years past expe-
rienced depredations on his farm at the mouth
of Hunting Greek, this is therefore to tore
warn all persons from trespassing in any
manner on said farm, as he is determined to
take notice Of those who do %
James c. Welt.
West Grove, June l2-l3. cost
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-20
USEFUL PKk1F La l I'D
YAR w O @ D S
Patent Wafhlng Machine.

T1HIS highly useful Machine is found by
experience to excel any hitherto IN
use. It will wash as many cloashs (by the
assistance Of one person| in an hour as can
he washed in whole day, without the pos
sibility of iniuring, fretting or tearing the
most delicate article, and with less ehaa nan
the quantity Of soap. lit occupies very ilui
more space than the common wash-tuo' ana
with the least care viii not create any STOP or
wet--.be construction is very simple and at
tended with little expence. A further de-
scriDtion of its qualities is now deemed uns
necessary, as it is presumed none VIII Pur-
chase without examining it.
We the subscribers do hereby certify that
we have found, ON trial, the above named
Machine to answer fully the above descnp-
+;on, Given under our hands this 5th day OF
May, A. D. 1909.
John Sellers,
John MARYLAND,
Elizabeth Lomax,
Suian Sellers,
Samuel Hatterflay.
Eleanor Buiel.
Sarah Drown,
Mary Hlgdon,
John Drown.
r. l have exannied the above
Machine, seen it in operation, and believe II
60 answer the description.
May S.
t. Any person wishing to
purchase. one or more rights in the above
Machine, can be supplied by applying to
VIM. C.. Newton.
Prince street, .Aerandrfa.
May s. sm
n. B. All persons are cautioned against
making or using the above Machine without
certificate from me. ,,.xx,a-o>1
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This is to give Notice,


That the subscriber hath obtained from the
Orphan's Court Of Saint Mary's county and
state of Maryland, letters administration on
the personal estate of Richard Bond, late OF
the aforesaid county and state, eceased =
All persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same for adjustment, with the proper vouch
ers thereof to the subscriber, living in Saint
Mary's county and state of Maryland, at or
before the 9Th day OF July next; or they
may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of the said estate,
Given under my hand this 18th day Of ia.
nuary, 1909.
Rebecca White Bond,
Executrix.
January lS. law6m
FOR SALE,
Mrs. Law's FARM, near thss tozy,s.
Terms, which will be very accommodate
ing, made known by WALTER JONES, Esq.
in1Nashingtene
May SO. GO
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-20

a sovereign remedy tor colds, obsunate,
coughs, catarrhs, asthmas, sore throats,
and approaching consumptions. A single
trial al this medicine will prove Its etacacious
Quality in restoring perspiration common to
healthy people; it dislodges and expels the
tough viscid phlegm or mucus, Strengthening
the weakened vessels of the lungs, thus strik-
ine. at the root OF the disorder, the symptoms
Of course are effectually and permanently
conquered. The great number or cures per-
formed in 1908 by this elegant and useiui pre-
narration, is sufficient to astonlsh and convince
those that labor under colds, coughs, consumP-
lions, sc. of beirg Immediately relieved, with
out saying any thing of the many thousands
benefited in former years /; however tor the
information of those persons, if any there De,
that have not heard of the balsamlc qualities
of Lees Elixir, we give the names OF the foi-
Lowing persons who are we'll known to our CT
items in general as persons OF known lntesri-
ty and strict veracity. From the following
certificates it will plainly appear, that three
years consumption, common coia or coughs
are all with ease removed by Lees Elixir.
elessrs. r. Lee and Son,
The superior qualities OF your medicine
called Lees Ekgir, induces me to give you
this certificate for publication, to point to my
suffering fellow morrals the road to health
the most valuable of all earthly possessions.
For upwards Of three years have been al
ficted with severe cough taghtness OF the
breast, lowness of spirits, and gradual vast
inc Of the flesh; having tried different med1-
cine. recommended for such cases, without
receiving any real benefit; fortunately one
of your advertisements was gwen TO me-
Immediately applied 10 M. Vance, 49, MAR
ket street, for some of yoar Elixir, winch
has contrary to the expectations OF my friends
restored me to my former good state OF
health. Any other information will Oe given
by me.
GEORGE HarWOOd,
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Lees Genuine Essence g Extract
of Mustard.

OF mustard.
A safe and ettectual remedy for acute and
chronic rheumatism, govt, palsy, lumbago,
numbness, white swellings, chilblains, sprains
bruises, pains in the face and neck, &c.
Lees Sovsyeigm Ointment for the Itch.
Which is warranted an infalllble remedy at
QUE application, and may be used with the
most perfect safety by pregnant women,or on
infants week old, not containing particle
OF mercury,or any dangerous ingredient what
ever, and is not accompanied with that tor
mentipg smart which attends the use OF other
remedies.
Persian Lotion,
Celebrated for the cure of ringworms, tet-
tcrs, and all eruptions of the skin, rendering
it soft and smooth.
Lees Genuine Eye Water,
An effectual remedy for all diseases of the
eyes:
Tooth Aehe Drops,
Which give immediate relief.
Lees Corn Plaster.
DAMASK LIP SALVE.
Restorative Powder for the Teeth and
Gums.
Indian Vegetable Spee1hc,
A certain and never failing cure Tor yene'
real complaints.
". B. Each and every medicine above emu
1nerated, have directions describing their mode
of use in the most perfect manner.
April 3.
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O B S E r Y E.

Tie. faUssong MEDICINE S ore sold 6y
ROBERT GRAY, bookseller IN King
street--and by a. KINGSTON, Fai,far-
street, Aler0nd1ia.
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lnfalhble Ague and Fsuer Drops.
For the cure Of agues, remittent and inter-
mitten fevers.
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Lees Sovsyeigm Ointment for the Itch
Persian Lotion,

Celebrated for the cure of ringworms, tet
ters, and all eruptions OF the skin, rendering
it soft and smooth.
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Iohn c.. Laid,

Administrator, with the will annexed,
of Samuel Craig, deceased.
June l.. 60
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-16
COMMUNICATED.

MAanifn--On the 27,b of April last, Dr.
DApNEr NJ WHoeroN, 20 Miss ASw SWAN.
both of powlia,an County.
The bridegroom and bride seemsd formed for
each other, he distinguished ftf, the virtucy that
adorn the n,anly character, she not less by thoss
winch render The weaker vessel, the most lovely
OF subiunary creatures perfect in form, eie-
giant IN figure, grace ful IN motion, a countenance
tuii OF ofexp.esson, and beauty She untes il
herself many the qualities, and nonopolises
many OF the attributes which nature, doles out
to the ordinary daughter of men. Those na,u-
raj advantages, have not been suffered to waste
Their sweetness on the desert air; they have been
cultivated, aud the elegant accomplishments Q:
,h's lady, are scarcely inferior to, her natural
beauties ~
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-16

! rof Ties must nc ieav,ct Tor twelve nours Of
the earth's rotation than for the other twelve
| Also Pendulum will vibratc slower for THO
! one half of the diurnal rotation than for the
other half. Again since the muscular force
nj animals remains the same; while their
GRAVITY changes; it likewise follows tina;
the Human species with ali animated nature
are more pow eiiul for twelve hours in every
twenty-four; and that their muscular force
gradually increases and decreases in every
rotation OF the Earth rouud It's axis.
a circumstance here presents itself; which
have frequently. heard, but never credited,
and used to treat, as Il Phenomenon only of
superstitition-a!,hough now perceive that
a species of plausible argument may be Of
fered in its support. The circumstance to
which / allude Is tbis-That some persons
are said to be able by suspending Key or
other weight across their Thumb, 10 denote
the particular hours Of the day. II may
therefore be possible that the muscles Of
some individuals are 50 irritable by the
change OF gravity as t. produce this Pkeno-
mcnon.
That the storms of the equinox. the trade
winds. and other winds must be affected on
the same principle as the tides, is evident /;
but III what particular manner, it is iiapos-
si5le to determine without mnch time, la
Dor and calcu!ation--I shall there fore close
the subject at present, hy no.cirg one re-
markable phenomenon in astronomy which
appears to me more capable of being solved
by this theory, than any o:her--l mean the
spots inthe sun.-The most rational opinion
which has been advanced on this subject is
by DE-. Wilson OF Glasgow in the 9th vol
uue of the Philosophical Transactions
The Doctor supposes, that they are hollows
IN the surface. of the luminarv that the
vast body OF the sun is made up cftwD Kinds
OF matter very different in their qualities :;
that by far the greatest patt i, solid and
dark, and the dark globe is encompassed
with covering OF some respientent SUBJ
stance, which GIBBS and flows like the waters
on the surfaceof this earth and consequently
causes these holows periodically las several
OF them have been observed) TO appear and
disappear. ~
The greatest objection which has been
started TO the Doctors theory is. that no
cause could, be assigned for the ebbing and
flowing of this igneous liquid ON the sun
But If we suppose with DIR. Maskeline, that
the sun has not only rotatorv motion about
It's axis, but a progressive motion with his at
tendant planets through the regions of space /;
then every difficulty will vanish. ]. w.
Manchester Icademy.2
l4th Nay, 1909. 5
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-16
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, MsY 1o. 1899.

~ The following coM9ruNIcATIoN from
the pen of a firofou,id &lathenaafician ex-
plains a curious Phcntmenon, which has
been for several days." all the rage" in
Richmond.-The principle may thus be pro
ven, without the a id oflMathematics. Let
a circular board be placed at &C with its BOT
to'n at a, and It's toh at C-two pins being
inserted at A and e, capable OF marking off
upoA the paper the lines, in which they move
.tts tact, that it this circle be reUoived on
a piece OF paper from A 10 A, the pin A will
describe the curve Ala, called a cycioid,
aud the pin will describe the two senucy-
c{oids CB and &c. Nov, il is q fac. that
IN making this rev luton OF the circle, the
pin A will only arrive Al u in the horizontal
diameter, by Ire Hn,eC gets to c-antl
as much farther as &C is than IA, so much
faster Goes the toh { move than the Dot
!o7h A.--When these pins have passed the
horizontal Diameter, IL is f.si, that they
rrchd@Se vel9cides--that is A moves from a
20 II, III the Same time that G moves from c
20 b.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-16
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENouIRER.

! SIR,
l received your letter last night, and re-
I, 5ret that have not Sufficient time to- answer
parucuiariy, by your next paper the several
points which you require relative to the
wheel; which has of late engaged so much
| OF the public attention; but shall endeavor
To give you a'geometrical demonstration of
me proposition from the properties of the Cy-
cio,d; and my IDEAS of the general cOhse-
qltnccs which flo" from this proposition.
1t d wheel (the half OF which is seen at a
DE-, aud tbe whole at the center of the dia-
gra"} revolve along a plane ABA, from "A
| 20 n, the lowest point A. or that in contact
with the piano, at the commencement of the
| motion, viii move with less velocity than the
upper point G, or that Numerically opposite
| or the first ninety degrees but afterwards
| "A Will move quicker, and & slower. In more
general terms, any point in the iozver semi
circle will move slower than any point in the
MNHct scmicircle.
Let the wheel be supposed to revoT&e un-
I'll It has accomplished half a revolution, or
| that tie point A has arrived at II, aud the
upper point & at b. Let Nal be the path
described BY A in It's motion, and CcB, the
| path described by 6.
Through tie ceutcr T., draw the line edo
parallel to the Tangent at A or at right an
giles to CA cutting the paths OF A and & in
q and e..
il It's q proposition we'll known in Geometry
that each of the curves Aa.4, and Cen, is a
! semicy cloid eqna| tn twice the diameter AC,
| ofthe generating circIe-therelore these Sc
micycloids are equal 10 each other, or the
! points A and & during half a revolution of the
wheel have moved over equal spaces. But the
| space &C winch e has described n quar-
ter Of revolution is greater than the space
IA which A has described in the same quar-
ter. For join CD--then by property of the
cycloid (yid. Hutton's Mathematical Dictiou-
/ AIRY, Emmerson, MLaurin and Cavallo) IA
or &C is equal to twice CD, and twice CD
rs greater than twice CE the radius Of the
wheel, or than CAt he diameter; but AaA
is equal to twice CH.-Therefore Aa is less
than ca i; and 1T hks been proved that &C
is greater than CAl-Wherefore IA is less
than &C; 80 int a has moved over
| less space point Cduring quarter
OF revoiutio eref,ic A as'moved with
less veloGit2 during the first quadrant
OF Us NJ in the same manner il
may ted that any other point
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-16
May 10.

ANDS FOR SALE.-By virtue of Deed
- OF Trust, executed BY john W. B,tr Tor, Lite
OF The co,intyo Aibe'narle, State of r,nin;a to
the Subscriber (oi the county OF Caroline ,ose-
cure eiIe payment OF two sums ofmoney. IN siJ
Decd expressed. due to Thos Burke anil er,i'-
ben Gatewood, late of the said county Of CARO-
line WIZ be sold on Thursday, the 29th dav
Q, June, l7o9, at the old DwelGng-i- ouse where
M jor Henry Burke iorrDei!y lived, on the nre
m'ses, to The highest bidder, conformablc to an
act OF The last General Assembly, passed The :,1si
day OF January, 1909, concerning executions and
Tor other purposes ICHEEEIy IggNDRED
AND NiSE Il:FkE ACRES or G0OD
rAH-LtNe AND 7OBIGCO LAND, Laying
on Buck Mountain Creek, in the aforesaid co,,n e
ty OF Aibermarle, Or SO much thereof, as will be
aui'icient to pay the Aforesaid debts and interest
together with the costs of sale.
The sbo'e LIND was fOrrreriy ,lie pgope.I4
OF Mi Henry Haike, deceased, which was r,,,.
chased by the aforesaid Baylor since M, Jt,tS
and will admit Of being divided int three or f,,i,
Inerent lo0s, which may be done 10 acconsmo-
date purchasers If required
May IS. re.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-16

% by foreign power aushcriacs abandon.
mtnt, cannot be denied, and the words G.
qualify embrace the cases of a domestic en-
largo. and reason exists why it should be ex
AIDED. They further commended that though
-" case had never been eTfresSiy decided
il England or in our own courts, yet the. in
cliuation of the judges as well as that of the
elementary writer's appeared clearly to be in
favor of the ensured's right to abandon, in
..Case OF a domestic as well as foreign en-.
sbargo.
For the defendant it was commended that
& the words of the policy did not embrace the
gcase-that if they did, such contract would
be void, as being against the public policy
An insurance is in the nature of a wager
wager which is to give party an inter
est different from the general interest OF the
community is void Wherever contract of
reinsurance makes it the interest of either
sparty to obstruct measure, or to prevent
64he passage Oh enactment of measure which
the government thinks necessary and for pub
lie good. it is void. Moreover. an act of con-
gress is the act of every citizen in the com
munity-the plaintiff himselfis one of the
trainers fan act for which he now claims to
recover large sum of money from defend
ants.
The court held the case under advisement,
& this day very able opinion was delivered
by the presiding judge, Washington, in favor
aof the ensured; Thatthe detcnson under the
4 Embargo was a loss within the words or
smeaning of the policy; authorized an a
abandonment; and that the plaintiff was en-
Titled to recover.
!. April IS.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-16
DESTRUCTIVE EIRE

About O'Clock yesterday morning, n FIRE
broke out in Chatham street, few doors a
bove the arsenal--It is said to have origi-
mated in a house occupied by Mr.. Warner.
In a few minutes it communicated to the ad.
Joining buildings, and extended its ravages
to Tryon Row and Augustus street in the
rear. About IS buildings were consumed
) The principal sufferer. with respect to pro-
perry, is Mr.. Lorillard, Tobacconist. Per-
haps no fire has occurred in this city for ma
sny years which has produced 50 much real
fdistress. Although the actual loss of pro-
perry with the exception of Mr. Lorllard's s.
is not great, yet most of the families who in
habited the houses in Tryon Row and Angus
Stus street, are poor, and have lost their all
Houseless now, and stript of furniture and
Noathing, they have claims upon the public
.seeralty which should net be withheld. !,
kt&S W Y Mere. .fdU.