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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-11
MOI ICE.

subscription Books Wal be
opened under the superintendaneee OF the com m,
missioners, mentioned in the foregoing a s
On the first day ofthc Court to be holden ior r
the present month, in each of the counties OF
Stafford, Faaq,,icr, Prince Williams -iriaA
and Lontloun-also, in the town OF Aiexan-
III, - prooks's Tavern, OF Saturday the 4th
inst. between the hours OF 10 x ~ cioSh.
law4w.
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LANDING

Fioa. lie scA,ouers Hzard md 1a'F, = org
Dove,
tons First qualify vt Petersburg Hemp
800 tusnels Liverpool coarse Salt
100 b Aes mould ard dipt Candles
$50 boxes Dro"n Soap
pipes Aia'1g, Wine
10 . nreis tanners oil
900 casks Lime
May cost
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Toseph Mandaville,

Joseph Vaudeville,
Corner Of King I .F4gf.r streets,
,sa;- HAS FOR ) -LE,
IS bales spinning Cotton. choice quality
So hads. md - box.s .uyafs
hhds- loaf md lump ditto
IS hhds. Molssses
50 ,ass Conee
10 tierces fresh First quality Rice
: IS Dag. Pepper end Pin4ehto
25 casks * boxes Goshen Cheese
20 barrels Newoaypo.t Rum
20 BOXES frenci, live Oh, ot Osst qua
lity, each u bottles
pipes old London Particular Madeira
Ave to seven wears old
90 cases old Msdoc Claret, imported in
?" 1907
Port, Lisbon, Sherry, & Malaga Wines
Gu pnwter, Hyson, Young Tyson, and
Hyson Skin ieas, OF the latest and best ina.
portatlons
100 boxes Muscaei~and Bloom Raisins
SO boxes fresh Chocolate, no 3.
90 barrel. Whiskey
100 boxcs st and I'd quality Spanish Ci-
CARS
CoqHi and Bordeaux Brahdies
Wet India and Northern Rum
Ecl!and.snd country Gin.
VIII III. usual general assortment OF Gro
ceries on reasonable terms, fer cash, produce
ar The usual credits to puHctual men.
81 lie viii purchase rev Herrinys and
Shad.
A0Y,ii S7. O.
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,,;sbea for the government OF the same ana
to all such byeaws and rules as inc s establish I
ety may from time to me orcaln ana d e af.er the
This act shall be in force from ;nd al'er TIC
passing thereof. ,p,u.,
TEsTC,
KEEPER IF the Ro<s.
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For SALE,
BY YAE SUBSCRIBER,

BY IHE SUBSCRIBER,
Two valuable Lots OF Ground
at the corner OF Cameron and Wa>hingto :
s,reets-several other Lot. on said street,
west OF she ,:.ea,rc, running TO Pl,-s!reet-
one other Lot Oh w lter-i rect, north or Doc
tor Kennedy s. .iso seven Lots in the city
OF Washington, near tic navy yard, cont 'ln
ing 2n,Dco square tt
Tie above Lot. will be divided to suit the
purchasers, snd sold OH q lioer,t credit.
w. Yeaton.
Nav L. eo4W
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John Roberts,
KING STRtxs

KING STRtxT,
OFFERS FOR SALE
90 bhes prime Cotton
80 hh,ls. Sugar
IS hhdS. Moi,sses
Is hhds West-India Rum
SO bills Whiskey, part very Aae
s tons American patent Shot
Coffee and Pepper in b,gs
ChochsIate, Cardics and Ssap. IN ooN &c
imperil and young tyssn 7X9s' 81 s,.
May &.
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April 90.
PUBLIC SALE.
FOR SAK.ls, at h"tlie vrnfne, on tie a4ts
iusyd,lE,
Half a Square OF Ground, op.

tussans,
Half a Square OF Ground, op-
posi,c the soutll side If the Presbyterian
mee ting house, in Alsxandlia, bounded by
i:airfax-,treet on the east, Woifc-st,ce ca
he north. Roya,-strcet on the west, and tho
nd o. Joseph Coien,ar's heirs, on the aoaia
I, is divided into ss;cnte1n LOIS. two d
which Oh Fhirfax-strec, Joining Coie,Har's
OF, 20 feet iron. and 81 feet deep, arc OF
g ound rent II ten s!riiii..gs Virginia cur.ta.
cy per foot, and have eash 3 s,cryi3ouss
en- TEN. These ground rents will be sold
separately, and nu,es negotiable IN either Ct
ih. banks wili I've taken with AT, approved ca
,lorscr. p.ya! le in six, ntne T. twelve mo,th.,
with Interest thereon. For the remainder OF
the hal square, which will be sod in lots
from 90 70 % feet front. VI altogether as may
appear best to SUIT purchasers One tcn,h Ct
the purchase money vii; be required ih hand,
the remainder in three equal annual pay
ments, with interest from the day OF sale, on
NOES with approved eAdorscrs- a PIN d
shs whole may be seen at the ccffee-trouse.
This l. is mace to secure MoNlecai Miller
for his entlorseme. Is OF certain notes, as per
QcGu Oh thst tloin s'tha'H tso' IS"v'"~ W
:Ahram Aewcs, deceased, by his adlniniss-"
toll,
George Drinker.
also, 1T PRIV-sIE S dL s,4
A Water Lot, extending from
yvllkes.strce., sousherly, l7sfeet7 inches,
nj from Water-street, esstwarG!y, to the
river. -
NV Mill and Plantation, call:
ed S!ruzvberry Hill, $50 acres OF Land. most.
" in wood, on bath sides Of Holiness RuH,
iyining Shoales's mill, End the land of'W
ii. Terteu Esq. On payment OF a SINAI!
part OF the purchase moneys liberal credit
will be gwen for the remainder.
William HartshorE.
mo 3. iswt'@'
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: Mss MARY FLOYD,

=. MISS VI AN /. EAoI II,
v,npos1se TO ENGAGE IN the BUSINESS o.
Millinery s. Mantua-mnksng,
In their several branches,
#, ,,rU as NEEDLE W0RK = oil Si:cs.
COLICrrS share Of the patronage OF her
- friends and the pubic She has :eeeiv-
ed few selected Fashionable ar'ieies Of Md
lnery, WHICH Wilt he opened for lie en-
Thu, sday next, at Mrs. Selma Nichols, cor.
ner If King and Colambus.streets.
Mays
-7F The Proprietor Of this Gazette
having received an assortment Of band.
some Type from Philadelphia, has it asw
nj his power to execute all kinds OF
PRIGTLNG in the most elegant style.
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certificate as protection to Mr. Norphew,.
should he fall in with any other French CRUZ
err was given him by captain Grassin;
!. the undersigned commander, and officer
os,bs ,es;on of honor, commanding the French
~ ar sn brig Dilgente, do hereby certify to
80 liberated; on BIS parole of honor, Mr.
Charles J. ,Morphew, COMPTROLLER al ms Rri-
80. Maies,y's cnstons at St Lucia; the
has,re named (Mr. NJ. being solemnly ensa-
osd and sworn to exchangeawith me personal
~ on the event of my being taken prisoner
Of war 5ut, on the event of this not taxing
nlace, that he must consider himself as a pr-
soner during the war, or until real and ac-
knowledsed exchange is effected on MS be-
half between the British and French govern
neuts. Dated on board the French brig Dlil-
rente, at. sea, .26th February- 1911.
{Signed) "AI4EXls GRASSlN.'
The. Diligente sailed from L'Orient on the
goth Dccember, in company with four French
frigates, bound to the Isle OF trance---she
was destined for three months cruize.
The Ealing Grove has since been recaptur-
ed by the Narcissus frigate, and arrived at
Dominica, but had been previously piundcrco
Of the most valuable part of her Cargo.
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NORFOLK Nav %.

We do not remember to have seen our
place SO much agitated, since the memorable
affair of the Chesapeake, as ifllas been Tor the
last two days.---We Shall lot trouble our rea-
ders with the various reports which were
brought By different vessels, but thcy all a.
vreed thata heavy cannonading was heard
about so miles east of the Capes Oh Thursday
night last. From some circumstances, 1t was
believed TO have been occasioned by an attack
of the frigatc President upon British trigate
or vessel Of war, in consequence OF the I'M
pressment of seamen, as mentioned IN all
article which we copy from the Nsw-lork
Evening Post, and in which the circumstance
is noticed in appropriate terms, and perfectly
consonant with our feelings.
That there was some firing off the Capcs we
cannot doubt; but as for the cause we are
now satisfied that it has been mistaken, and
will turn out Gas we are sure the wits VIII
say) only "Worfofs Ntz:s."
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BY Lait Nights Mail.
BALTIMORE, May {

Arrived Yesterday the schr. Mary, Raynes'
from Ncwhurvport Size came into the Capcs,
on FRIDAY at break Of day. Capt. r. confirms
tIe account before received OF the firing off
the Capcs; says that he saw two large si'lPS
OH Thursday evening standing on the Same
tack, and as the day closed, he found himself
about ten miles from them, when the trlns
beg;ln--he saw the flash from every gun that
was fired to the number of 200, and could
feel the shock of the heavy guns.
THE ARGUS sLOoP OF WAR,
Was lying at Gloucester Point near fhila-
de!phia, on the 22d. she parted company
with the President frigate On Thursday, Oil
the Capcs OF Virginia.
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MIsERIEs OF HUMAN LIFE.

BEING applied to, time after time, by certain
easy folks with short memories, for the loan
OF small sums for the avowed purpose OF max
ing purchases which you painfully refuse TO to.
yourself, out of economy or for the sta
more provoking purpose of making presents
to their friends.
Making your best bow fora supposed high
compliment to YOURSELF which, however you
are presently petrHied by discovering was ell
ther not intended at all, or intended tor ano-
tier.
When in a nervous and irritable mood---sh-
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SONNET TO SPRING.

With 10y we hail the opening flowers,
Thy purple 1neads and roseate bowers,
Delighted trace the gurgling rill,
Or linger Oh the grass-clad hill.
The tufed glade in vivid hue,
Sprinkled with drops of pearly dew,
Invites the early straylnS feet,
To battle in liquid odours sweet.
The woods resound the cheerful lay,
Of native music from each spray
There undisturb'd the woodlark sings,
And builds her nest and plumcs nc" wings
Dcck'd by thy smiles the garden blooms
And loads the gale with rich perfumes
NVhere'cr we turn, thy charms appear,
The pride and glory OF the year
All lovely queen, how short thy reign,
Thy gorgeous robes how trail and vain---
Soon all thy pleasures pass away
And yield to dust each bright display.
The idle wandercr sighs to lind,
Thy beauties flccting as the wind,
Then mourns beneath burning sun,
Thy chaplets dead, thy odours gone---
The frugal, wise, industrious swain,
That turns the glebe and sows his gram
By thee more lasting go'~l Obtains
A harvest rich for early r.iins.
The Youth that spends his golden days.
Ia pleasures devious howery maize'
Shall find they lead to sorrows's gate
And mourn his folly when too late.
While they who knock at wlsdoms door,
Early devoted to her lore,
Will reap the sweet award of peace
When pleasures fail and time shall cease,
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QUESTIONS FOR DEMOCRATS.
From the Boston Rehertory.

Did federaIists spend more than the national
revenue in time Of perfect peace, when they
directed the general government Was
Massachusetts obliged to borrow money be-
cause the Treasury was robbed, when federal
lists were the majority :---is Conrecticut'
which has witnessed the isli career OF Fedc-
ralisn, embarrassed? Is there SO prosperous
a state in the Union? Has any thing unfair
been detected in the financial concerns Of
Boston?
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ANECDOTES.

A stout Negro, who to use the vulgar
phrase, was as black as the ten of clubs, and
that is nine times blacker than the ace, was
some time since walking along Broadway,
New York, with lady on each arm, no less
sable than himself. They drew near two gen
tlsmen who were engaged in close converse
ton, and though there was sufficient room to
pass on either side, the Negro bolted between
them, crying, Heb, massa, got no politeness;
why you no make room for deJar sec 2"
. Il rogue hanged in his o7cn h0lter.---A letter
from Liverpool has the following curious re-
lation A man had killed fst pig, and taken.
as he supposed, every necessary precautlon to
render it secure for the night---ior he had pre-
viou.ly been more than once robbed OF his
promised bacon. When he arose inthe MORN
ing however, his pig was gone On raising
the hue and cry after him, the thief was dis
covered on bridge which divides the town,
but not in condition to answer lnterogato-
ries---for it appeared that in making OH with
his booty, he had thrown the hind legs, with
the stick which passed through them, over
his head, and the carcase consequently rested
on his back but oppressed, as 1t IS suppos-
ed, with his load, he stopped on the bridge
and logded it on the balustradc to take breath.
The pig from its weight, soon slipped down
on the outside of the stone work aud actually
hanged the fellow Oh this side---when he was
taken down, he was dead as the pig.---London
TAPER
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e In consequence Of Mr..
Keith the Trustee, not being
able to attend the sale Of Alex
andcr Smiths property, it will
not take place till Saturday the
lSt day OF june next.
Muy 25,
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LIS. PISE,

Has the honor % llform The Ladies and Gen.
Hemrn Of .dierandria,
THAT he intends 20 remain in this city,
i if he finds little encouragement. in
his profession. He will Will take ten Soho.
llrs to teach them DRAINING, at his house,
for Eight Dollars per Quarter Half Qnar-
ters paid in advance land as many TO-. the
French Tongue, at Seuen Dollars per Quar-
ter--Half Quarters paid in advance. He wll
neglect nothing for the improvement of his
Pupils in both branches, 10 3rasr rs
III Place of his residence, Fairfax. street.
two doors below MIR. Hunter, ship carpen
ter. s., 1e5'es
Nav 2s. d3tt
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PHILADELPHIA, May %.

The French Privateer Diligcnt bis got into
the hands of the Custom House Officers, not
for her RoBERRy Oh the seas, but tor the trl-
fling matter drumming her stolen goods, With
cut hayiag the du.y Tor them.
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n O T / c E.

A MEETING of the Alexandra Hoss
and ENGINE Company, will take place this
evening at the Courthouse, between and s
O'Clock. The punctual attendance OF the
members is earnestly solicited.
By order ofthe President.
H. w. Deneale,
G. H. & Z. Company
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ting with one who has an unceasing trick Of
swinging inhis chair like perduiun--work-
ing his foot up and down Ike knife grinder
= beating with his nails or knucklcs like a
drummer, Sc--ryou being not sufficiently int
mate with your tormentor to break in upon
misconceptions.
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/" TO sHEw
sAroRDAY MORNING, M4r IS.

rhe Inteilgsncsr Of Thursday contains the
following remarks respecting the late Nor
folk News" Having 30 dislike to pictures,
we publish the article entire, EAGLE and
all and It'll but justice toremark BY the way,
that our copy of this representation OF or
eonatry,s standard, is by no means equal to
the.origii,al!
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PUBLIC SAILS:

On TUESDAY, Cd July next, will be sold,
at public sale, Tor ready moaey,
A Tract Of Land, situated on
the post road leading from Alexandria to Oc-
coquan, containing 10 acres, being one
halt of the Round Hill Tract. Tnis land
will positively be sold on the duy advertised,
for the purpose OF satisfy .ng a balance. { the
purch money due by REysoLD GRIm.s
to James run A further description il
deemed unnecessary, as persons disposed 70
purchase will FIRST view tie premises; An
indisputable title will be given for the land
Reynold Grimes,
James IRWIN.
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FOR SALE,

BY TIE SUBSCRIBER,
Two valuable Lots Of Ground
at the corner of Cameron and Washington
streets-several other Lots en- said street,
west of the theatre, running TO Pitt-street
one other Lot on Watershed, north Of Doc
tor Kcnnedy's-Also, ssyen Lois in the city
Of Washington, near tic navy yard, contain.
ing 10000 square f ct
The above Lots will be divided TO suitable
purchasers, and sold on liberal credit.
w. Yeaton.
Nav 4,
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~Within the course of few days past Sc
yeral cases have occurred of impressmrnt by
British vessels on Our coast, from coaslng
vessels. These Improvements having taken
place under aggravated circumstances, have
excited, as shey ought, IA very general indig-
nant feeling. The United States frigale Pre-
sident put to sea from Annapolis, un-
der such circumstances as justify the impress
sion that the object of her sailing was TO OBJ
tain the release OF these men. Under these
circumstances rumors OF an engagement of
our Capes, have reached us, which We pre-
sent to our readers as they follow, barely OBJ
serving that it is veil understood that the
commanders OF our public vessels are gene
rally instructed t.. submit to no question from
any foreign vessel which shall wear the sem
blance of threat, IL manner or words. NO
confirmation of the suh;oined rumors has
reached US"
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G. H. & L. Company

Will be given to any person. WHO VIII APP
preheBd ana deiirer TO the Subscriber in this
Place, CHARLES THOMPSON, a white
man, about feet high, between 4, and 50
years Of age. His dress was very shabby
when he left this place The said Charles
Thompson absconded in consequence of hav.
ing given my brother, 4 ,chdriah Goddard,
severe blow on the head with handspike,
which it is seriously apprehendsd will prove
mortal wound. Ali'pcrsons are earnestly
cntrealed to use such means as may be In
their power bring this villain to condiga
punishment.
Edward Goddard.
Georgetown, Ca. My 24-25 st
STOLEN,
From the subscribers bake house, on SatuY.
day last, snht SID by black bdy)
A number of ACCOUNTS
As there was no receipt to any of them,
caution those who they We're against, from
paving any person or persons The greater
number of them were for small sums due me
by people in this town.
John Jameson.
Nav 90. DIST
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Nothing, has been more disgusting to the
friends OF general Washington, than the pro-
icssei admiration for his character and memo
", by the democratic, rarty. From. the bssest
Of slanderers, very shortly after bis decease,
they BECAME his warmest adInirersi and IN
the course Of a year or two after that event,
they absolutely claimed him ss their man.
(qni.ecsicut 2{uTor.
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kets, and the best bees-wax, mu.kets in com-
plete order. | think coffee i'll bags signiiied
best rifle powder and coffee, wi.hou, mann
ing bags, common powder. What was for
rifles i do not recoliect; but live hogs were
men in. number, and ltpe hogs fat, men in or.
derJor duty :"
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Under the head of &C Solemn Warnings,
the Aurora contains several extracts from let.
tiers from Ireland and Scotland, the originals
Of which he says are ia his possession. These
are intended to shew the miserable situation
Of those two countries. One of the Glasgow
letters mournfully complains that " there is
no confidence, and less money Now We
think there must either be mistake in the
date of this epistle, or else this IS one OF the
Coloners own additions, to make the story
more ipattrrssiv-. At any rate, It reminds US
of similar declaration from one OF Duane's
IcountEmen, who, to shcw the superiority of
his native land, boastsd, that III Ireland you
could get butter for mO:a:Rs, and potatoes far
Faeaher :"
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General Sabine seems determined 10 endea-
FOR to crin,inate as many as possible in Blrr's
dot, with the forlorn hope OF thereby estab-
6shing his own innocence, and nagnifying
pc importance of his services For this pur-
|pse, the Wing has published very long de-
bsition from one Reuben Kemper, with notes
some cunning commentators. In this there
BE worthy of notice but we cannot refrain
pm extracting the curious account Of the
aaner in which the correspondence is stated
have been arranged. Surely the conspira-
70 could have had no hsrsOaci a,lusion in
Fir designation cf men!
sses-wsk (ssys Kemp=r) sighted uaus-
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The u. States frigate Constitution, capt.
Hull, sailed from Boston some days since Tor
Annapolis; where 1t is said, she will take
Mr. Barlow on boar, and proceed to France.
The Argus, capt, Lawrence is expected at
Boston from Annapolis.
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We are sorry to perceive so much suspi
cion of treachery manifested by the British Of
6cers and people towards their Spanish allies.
The London Morning Post Of March %, says:
Must it not appear somewhat extraordina-
ry that the Spanish general La Pena should
have directed general Graham to move down
from the position of Barrosa to that of the
Iorrce de Bermesa, where the ground was
unfayorable, and where the enemy were soon
discovered drawn out Oh the plain, and ad-
vancing to occupy those very heights, the adj
yantageous position Of which, general Gra-
hams division had been directed to abandon !?
Must it not appear equally extraordinary, that
the enemy, vino might have expected to be at
tackled by superior force, should, instead of
waiting our attack in the entertainments by
which their rear was fortified, should have
thus come out into plain, where they might
have been surrounded, or cut off from those
entertainments Can such movement on
their part be satisfactorily accounted for, ul-
less On the supposition that they k,ssgy that
they would have to contend with only q very
inferior force, and that by encountering that
force in the open plain, defended by the ada
cent heights, they might visit us with that
fate, which, If the whole OF the allied army
had been brought into action, we might SO
fairly exnect TO have inflicted upon them :"
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Fifty Dollars Rcuard.

May Is.
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John Cotton Smith, Esq. has been elected
Lieut. Governor Of Connecticut. He is 4 Fe-
deraiist of the Old Schcol.
i is saieithat the Democrats have succeed
ed in obtaining a majority il the House OF
Representatives massachusetts. Their de-
lusons, however, cannot be eternal.