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February 6.
5000 SPANISH HlDEo'

5000 tPANiCIi ii1
Muscoyado Sugar in hhds. ana O''''
C!ayed do. ID boxes
Coffee in hbls. anG baSs2 Mad:
OldLondon Particular and Mara
Wine, in pipes and half pipes
Catalonia do. i'll or. CASKS
CASTLE Soap in boxes, y
Z few tons Of Logwood,
FOR SALE BY 70 n
rlath. WattIes, g ~,
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ORPHANS COURT.
Merand1Ia County, February Term, lS4
ORDERED,
That the exccutrix of George Hiashea
Crqik, deceased, do insert the following 4
yert;scren three times week for 10
weeks ia the Alerand'1a DAILY Ga,s4c
Test.
ALEXANDER MOORE, Rg
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HOUSE TO REA l.

THE subscriber he's TO REM mus
so1 convenient two story ERioh .a ~ fst.
with good Kitchen, Cellars '',,a mag@l
pleasantly situated on KING SUI he disgHJI
1.cighborllood, and CONVENIENT 70 - toa So
pump-tne terms will be m00ss~'
tenant. 1olGpld.
Andrew oo''o lspG
Cd mo- It'll. IN aclIti'
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Alexandria Library CoinPa1

February 3.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-21

e. Greening Apples, Gran
berries, Potatoes, and Cider IN
barrels,
GER SALE BY
John G. Laid.
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yaIuahle Family Medicines

4hefclIcuirg well .,wn gen Inc NJ saio, lll
.fr6r, Hannsh Lee patent Medicine slo,e
New York, are constantly kept Tor SAFE y
James Kennedy, Jsn.
BOOKSELLER, KlNG-sTREET,
And no where else in Alexandra.
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TIE Members ofthc A'exandn' l.. L'l (
Company Will please to take notice, ' ';., 4
annual election for President and NV" "a
will be held at the Library on M0"0"'i 8,
instant, between the hours Of three '''
P. d. roa
) I1sxARIn'
~ eoIls
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THIS is to give n9tfcc That the Su5g5
Der of Alexandria county, in tie dSaiad
Columbia, hath obtaiped from the 0lpan,
Court Of said county, letters testaulsaj
on the estate Of Ge0rge HaadlNgtaH Cr5
late Of the county aforesaid, dcc.a@-
all persons having aims against the So e
ceased, are hereby warned TO e1al& Y:
salRe, with the vouchers thereof 10 t'tS%
scYiber, on Oh before the 10th day OF Aag
next CT they may By law be eXcIaleo III
all benciit 20 said estate--alrl tnose mecca
thereto arc required TO make immediate y
mclt. .,
Gwen under my hand this loth day o."
br.ary. 1909.
Maria D. Craik, EH1t
February 10 ~
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The following new andvaluable Medlclne,Just
received and for sale as above.
price, Two Dollars her bottle
Dr.. IiOot's celebrated Gout and Rhsu
matsc Drops.
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ITCH OINTMENT !,

Warranted to cure by once using, and 70
be free from Mercury or any fernteious or Of
fensiive ingredient, &c. may with perfect safe
ty be applied to the youngest infant,
Hannah Lee, Patent Medicine Store,
New York, Sept. 10, 1908.
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ALEXANDRIA, Jonuarv q, ia

GLExANDRIA, January g, lm
Notice IS hereby given tod
iinquent Stockholders in the Litle X
Turnpike Company, ihat unless m,
shall bs made of their RESPECTIVE b,ts
due mn their shares On or before Ii, |.
Monday in April next, that their d.
viii be forfeited, pursuant to the act Ta,,
rating said company, and viii be cyDca
sale, at public auction, on that day. an
coffee house, ii Alexandria.
BY order Of TIE boardof directors.
Jonah Thompson
Treasurer L. R. &c
January % 2awNiNrf
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Executors Of James RasscA, de,'...
February 9. wy
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HAsus' TREE ANI GENUINE
G ER Nd ~ COR N PLsA Is 4 e f,
An infallible remedy forCorns, speedily re-
moving them root and branch without giving
pain.
The Genuine Persian Lotion.
The Restorative Powder for the
Teeth and Gums.
IYahn's Genuine Eye Water.
A sovereign remedy for all diseases Of the
ewes.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-24

wool. 1t is really surprising, that IN Eng
land. where such great aud laudable. exer-
tons have BEEN made to improve clothing
woods, by mixture of the Spanish breed
with our native hocks, that SO little attention
has been given to the action OF external eau
sesSon the unshorn fleece. An opinion has
prevailed, that wool and hair have some
degree OF vitality, and receive ncurishment
from the circulating fluids of the animal
This opinion am well persuaded Is errone-
GUS Vide Clap. 81; and has led to some
errors in the management OF wool. 1t has
induced many to suppose, that when this
substance was produced, TO farther care was
necessary for its preservation, except such
as they were obliged to give it, In attending
to the health Of their focks.
In rainy seasons, and on some soils, the
yolk is washt d away or absorbed faster lhan
it can be Reproduced. In such situations,
the fleece receives nearly as much injury,
as shorn wool would suffer if exposed Tor
long time in an unwashed state to the &C
ton of rain. No person will deny that such
exposure must injure or destroy many OF
the valuable qualities of wool when sePerat.
ed from the back of the animal yet 1t is &C.
morally expected, that Access which during
their growth have had no covering or pro-
lection, should be as soft and valuable, as
those which have been sheltered and de-
Tended from the influence CT rain, heat and
soil.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-24
By ROBERT FAREWELL.
TcoNT1NuED.l

The manner of preporing the ointment in
Northumberland is as follows from SIX
teen to twenty pounds of butter are placed
over the FIRE and melted, agallon OF tar IS
then added, and the mixture is stirred with
a stick, until the two substances are well IN
corporated, and form soft, tenacious ONT
ment. Some skill is required in the appli
cation Of the ointment, the ignorance OF
which has prevented the extension of the
operationsin many places. Jfthe ointme'a.
be merely rubbed ON the 1vool, it collects in
the tQp. OF the STAPLE, attracts and nines avifh
the soil, and is rather injurious than bcnef-
eiai to the. fleece. The proper method is 10
divide the staples with one hand, and apply.
sthes0intment TO. the skin with the finger OF
the other hand, by which means the ONT
.ment is kept constantly soft by the warmth
.of the skin, and is equally diiiused through
the fleece. Attention to this trialng CIR.
cumstance, is Of the greatest importance to
the success of this practice. The quantity
of the mixture laid upon the sheep, varies
with the size of the animal, and the practice
of different farmers. In the lighter mode
of gres.sing, one gallon of tar and twenty
pounds of butter will be sufficient for forty
Ave or fifty. sheep. Some piles OF fine flee
ces from Scotland, which have lately seen,
have been creased in the improper manner
here described, by laying the ointment up
On the wool, insteadsof applyingit close to
the skin: the benefit of the application is
thus lost to the wool, and the upper part of
the staple rendered useless. An inspection
of few feeces creased In the best and
worst manner, would prove most clearly
the advantages of this practice, and how its
misapplication might be avoided. 1t were
20 be desired that cheap substitution tar
could be found, because if used in "a consi-
ederable. quantity it communicates dark
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-24

Or wouldsthe healing arthe rronA /.
should physicians be directed I'm
medical prescriptions from the oov4
of the nation All would sav ). Nh
Some men, however, seem 70 ,b;n
commercial industry and enterprise \
come under the particular e.irsc,;;on :
vernment. But why I? On the ,nr
there are bur few anaeng the rulers .,
9islators OF nations who poss,ss,ex =,
information in mercantile na,,e,s
on the other, there are no people 4
better how 10 manage their own
than experienced merchants. III
know how, when ard where, to !
property aAoat they can best Gales .
risks and all the chances OF loss arenp,'
1t belongs TO govcrrmen, 10 pfo,,s &
merce, TO guard it by a few s,ilc,aI ~.
lions, ard lhere leave it: The skill q
merchant viii do the Test. All g.,
tihes that trade fourish,s mos, ,bs
most free, and that it soon lvay,s,E.,
that shat kles it.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-24
THURsDAY, AUGUST "a.

the celebration of the 4th OF July, IN
salem. was dranks the followingvolunteer by
DR.. a.. Allen:
Brig. gen. Jas. Wilkinson, commissioner
Of Indian affairs.
an tell you my friends a most musical joke,
How he learned all the squaws and the Indi-
ans to smoke,
Form less than one month, by the sun ana
the stars, ;,
They smoked eleven thousandhve hunareo
Derry down, &c.
And then to be sure, as you'd naturally think,
After earning to smoke. they were all made
to drink;
He taught them to walk too, as straight as a
line,
After drinkingfour hundred good gallons of
wine.
derry down, &c.
The next thing he taught them, pray hearmc
repeat,
After drinking and smoaking be learn'd them
to eat,
But the worst of all is the story that follows,
Itcost our great narion ftty-six Thousand
dollars
Derry. down, &c.
Ataength by such smoking, and sweatmeats
and capers,
Itgaye all the Squaws and Pappoosses the va
pours, :,
And then he prescribed what you know is the
dandy,
First bitters, then cordials, then porter and
brandy.
Derry down, &c.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-24

observations on the Influence Of Soil andCh-
mate upon WOOL from uphich is deduc-
sd certain and easy method Of imbrov-
inc the quality Of English Gaining Wooh'
and preserving the health Of Sheep; Nth
hints fer tie management Of Sheep after
shearins': an enquiry into the structure,
gro1Ufh, ard formation Of zoo0l and hair;
and remarks ON tire mems By goh5ch the
Spanish breed Of Sheep nay be made to
preserve the best qualities Of us fleece naa-
Changed in different climates.
BY ROBERT BLACKWELL.
-EHh occasional Notes and Remarks, By the
~ RIGHT HON. LORD soMERvILLE.
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From TIE North ANERIcu
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-04

Sims Of the line, a: many frigates, and 800
sail Of transports, may be made small ex-
pence. One million eight hundred thou
sand pounds will be fully equalto its COM
pletion. and it may be effected within two
years and half. Fleets might sail from
shence with any wind, on account OF Its
having three passages or entrances; where
as It is well known, that even independent
of the dangerous anchorage at Falmouth,
the same wind which permits the enemyNs
feet to get out of Brest, chains oui ships
in that harbor. At St. Mary's, besides, we
should be approximated to France and to
Sna;n. as we'll as to Ireland: circumstances
Of incalculablc moment in the present state
of the world, when Brest and Ferrol beth
actually are and may remain in the same
hands! From Ferrol, St. Nary's is not 80
leagues. from Brest only SO, and from Cork
scarcely So. Let any rejecting man weigh
these facts, and form his own deductions.
Yea has the present board OF admlgaty cold.
IL received, and in facs rejected, this most
important national object. If lord St. Vim
cent or Mr.. Granville were at the head OF
that department, it would havebecn other
wise received and appreciated. But what
can be expected from such little and con.
tracted minds as those to which our naval
interests are entrusted. They are content
to object that lord Howe having in 1892
caused survey of the Scllly islands to be
taken they want no new information as if
in years nature may not have nade pro.
digious changes among those islands, ex-
posed to all the rage of the Atlantic and
as if since 1893 Europe has not betope a
vast prison-heuse governed by Cors'can
gaoler, ofstupendous power and equal ia
Tents, who aims at, and means to accomplish
OR total destruction i! This subjecs merits,
and will surely excite universal attention.
(Londsn fapcr.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-04
Legislature of Meou- Jersey.
JOINT-MEETING


On Friday the 9th ultino, both houses
of the legislature were convened in jsint-
meeting for he purpose Of appointing 60
vernon and sundry clerks Of the pleas.
Three candidates for the Office OF govern
or had been placed on pomination by the
democrats, viz. Wi!Ta11 S. Pennington, %
sebh BlaamfeM end William RasseA, Esprs.
AID by the fede:alists, one candidate, aarpN
Cgdes, Esq.
A caucus, as usual, of the prevailing par
tv was held the night preceding tho joint.
meeting, to determine who should be 60
vernon. We understand that thu eastern
and western democrats divided as to the per.
son who should succeed the present govern
or. Neither, i. seems wanted HIM coatinu-
cd, bot each party determined Dot TO resign
its favorte man., Thus situated il was e.
nally conclsded to let the old governor go
II once more and give up ecsteation. On
the opening OF tue joint-mecting, an eastern
democrat withdrew judge Pennington's
name, and western democrat that of
Judge Rossell whereupon Mr.. Para or wi,h3
drew colonel Ogden's and governor Blooap-
feMwa re-appointed without opposition.
But for these plaguy federalists, who are SO
often in the way, it is pretty clear We should
have had uezo governor.
(Trenton Fsasrahst.)
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John Franklin.
The Subscriber

Has received the folozping articles:
New Orleans and St Croix Sugars of the
first quality
Mississippi Cotton Of the first quality
Cogniac Brandy, St. Croix Rum, Holland
Gin
Sherry }W1NES
Lisbon
Superior Claret in cases
Imperial,
Hyson, !
Tyson Skin, SThAs.
Souchong, &
Dohea
Best Green Coffee in bags and barrel.
Gunpowder
P. B. Patent Shot, IRON B. B. to No. 3
Mould Shot, b. L. and S. G..
Salt Petre, double refined
Spanish Flotant Indigo
Copperas of the lst quality
Fresh Nutmegs
Pinento add black Pepper.
Demiiohns,
With general assortment Of GROCE-
RlES, and as usual, old Jamaica Spirits,
Peach Brandy, and old Port wine in bottles.
The above articles will be sold very low by:
the wholesale Or retail.
TO RENT,
A convenient and we'll finished BRICK
HOUSE, at The upper end of King street.
James Sanderson.
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Five Dollars RezyaYd.
November 9,

RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living
in Alexandria, negro boy, Of yeIlcwlsh
complexion, called JOE PAIN, about i years
oil age--had on when he went away pair Of
honie-spun pantaloons, mixed with blue olacs
and white, and generally wore them without
suspenders tied round his waist with string {:
Likewise, had on blue cloth roundabout
jacket. I think it probable that he may have
changed them. He is apt to be inpudent
when spoken to and speaks very quick. 1t is
supposed he is at present lurking about the
navy yard. though he is frequently in Alex
andria.
B. Dade.
November 4.
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One Hundred Dollars Reward.
Floped from the iubfcrlber on

Eloped from the fubfcrlber on
the road between Centreville and Middleburg,
on The night ofthe soth October, Negro JIM,
late the property of Mr.. Fortney, Of Alcxan-
d,ia, from whom l purchased him. He is
about 80 years of age, feet s or inches
high, black and bow-leggcd, be is an excel
lent Blacksmith by trade.
Alto, at the fame time eloped
Negro PETER, late the property of John
Threlkeld, OF Geo Town. Peter is about 25
years of age, black complexion, feet or
9 inches high. VIII give Fifty Dollars for
experimenting and securing either of said fell
lows SO that get them again, or the above
reward fcr both.
John Franklin.
Nov 4. 5t
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FORTY DOLLARS

L apprehcnded in the state of Virginia; SIR
{ ty if in Maryland One Hundred if in the
state of Pennsylvania, and secured in any
Jail so that VIC get them again
Negroes Bob and Jim.
BOB is likely well made fellow, about
20 or 2 years of age. rather ola tawny COM
pleXion, has a number of natural bumps on
his face, large white eyes, which when spok--
en- to are apt to shew plain, is about S feet
or inches high-his clothing when he elop-
ed was an oznabrig shirt and trousers, dark
colored round jacket, and an old lead colored
hats an artful cunning fellow.
JIM, about % years of age, black CONF
plexion, thin visage, has on one of his knees
large scar, occasioned by the cut of all axe
when young, down look when spoken tos
and large white eyes-his clothing not knowa
lis about five feet seven or eight inches hig.
We will give for apprehending either
the above negroes, twenty dollars if taken
Virginia, thirty iftaken in Maryland, and fit
if in Pennsylvania, and all reasonable charges
if brought home.
Henry Dogan.
Philleman Chapman.
Prince William County, near
Haymarket, Va. Oct. IL. 2awswf
N. b. Masters Of vessels and others ara
cautioned against hsrboring or carrying them
f at their peril. .u
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Sicily klands.-A proposition of great
national importance has been made to go
vemment by the immediate order Of the
prince of Wales, as duke OF Cornwall, and
submitted to the present board Of admiralty.
The object Of it is to form harbor in the
Scilly Islands, exempt from the defects and
dangers to which our ships of war are ex-
posed in the ports of Plymouth of Torbay,
and of Falmouth. 1t is well known that
the Sicily Islands, the Lula C0ssitirides"
of antiquity, project like bulwark, beyond
the lands end of Cornwall, in the Atlantic,
constituting the advanced guard of Eng
land, towards Brest and Ferrol. By his
royal highness's order, these islands have
been recently surveyed by. men of science
and indsfatigable industry. They have
discovered, and reported, that contiguous
tosthe principal island, St. Mary's, caps-
cious, excellent harbor having three en-
traces capable Of containing in it twelve
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T., pns'ason once more.--The following ar
!: Nc IS taken from the Cehxmbian Gentinel,
In at Augusta, Georgia, by Mr.. Samu-
an: amnond, from whose name, and some
, ~ In the piece, we presume that he is
no sl OF near connection of col. Sam. Ham
,eos ~ formerly member of Congress from
!. ia, and afterwards commandant of one
S.,a districts OF Louisiana. Gen. Meri-
s,s. 's' also. was representative in Con-
e's''--freemaa's s7ouraaal.
On. - applaud the wicked in their unlriehtc-
,Aema . VIC, would be criminal while to pass
am Without observation ,vonld M .c,;ao :,
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NEW BOOKS.

J'tsf received and for sale ty Samuel Plea.
sants, jr. Richmond,
Struggles Through Life,
ExemPlihed in the various Travels and An.
ventures IN Europe, Asia, Africa.
and America,
OF LIEUT. JOHN HARRIOTT.
Now Resident Magistrate of the Thames
police, Tendon,
III TWO yoLUMEx.
This work presents an engaging te.so,
especially to such as are embarrassedwith
d'mcuity u Is persuasive stimulus to ex-
ertion ana perseverance, and as Mr.. Akin
IVA ms Annual Review observes, conta MS
ahecaote and adventure enough TO satisfy
the keenest ayidity.
ystem OF Theoretical and Practical
Chemistry, by Frederick Accum, vol
vo.
The Exile of Exin, a New Novel
The Forty fhieyes, a grand operati.
cal Romance.
Conversations on Chemistry.
The Domestic Cookery.
Boyers, Nugent's, and Chambaud's
French Dictionaries.
Petrarch.
Thornton Abbey, In 2 vols.
Studies OF Nature, by ST. Pierre.
Romantic Tales.
Brady on Distresses.
Ainsworth's Latin Dictionary--First
American Edition.
Greek LexIcous. wifi.
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The Eexscu ors Col. JohuHoomes :, lave OF
the Bowling Green, dec bling DESTROYS of as.
eestanns the claim against Said decedents es al
that arrangements may be made for diIcharginc
them request all who have claims ag,ins, said
estate To make them known 20 Gen: w. Coe
man. Esq OF Kim, near tiie Sow ing G Gen.
Those indebted TO the essats ase hs. coy informed
that the bonds and accounts due the esae s-s
now placed ~ Mr. C's. hands for collection N.
further Indulgence can be given.
JOHN q. WoOLFOLR,
JOHN HOOnES,
Executors of
JOHN INCOMES, dee.
Blowing Greer, Goth may. 1899 wat
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Virginia, to wit F:

It a court NJ Affeais held ~ the Cqhifol in
Richmond, the i7renfefh day Of 1gay,
1909:
RULE.-Greati nconveniencies B. DELAYS
having arisen from motions 10 alter & amend
the DEGREES q special entries o; this Court.
after they have been entered Of record, il is
expected that IN iu,ure the Counsel will re.
SpectIVeIy in sil cases where special de.
cree or entry shall he deemed necessary.
prepare notes OF such decree or entry ~
they may think ought to be made on the
decision TO be considered as part of their
statement, and delivered to the iudres.
with the record, at the final argument, in
each cause.
Copy, Teste, ]. Brown. C. c.