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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-02
For the Alexandria Gazette.

On THE DEATH of JOHN l.. DEENETT.
How uncertain the state of frail man,
Whose life is more fleet than the shade.
Whose days are confn'd to a'span,
Whose prospects but open to tadc
In our safety too oft We repose,
In vigor, in health, and i'll bloom
Yet how sudden the last scene will close,
And remain in oblivion's gloom.
If genuine worth could prevail,
And insure to q mortal his breath,
If friendships behests could avail,
And repcl the approaches OF death;
Not so soon he'd it's call been obey'd,
Fairer prospects of life had remand,
Hopes beams still invitingly play'd,
And his virtues respite obtain'd.
For to man meier did nature impart,
A spirit more gentle and kind,
A soul more devoid of all art,
Or a more pure and generous mind.
VI.
But, alas huma', efforts are vain,
To resist the wide ravagc OF fate,
I.ifc's assurance we cannot retain,
Though the rarest OF virtues we rate.
VII.
Yet remembrance this tribute must pay
And the tear of affection oft lave,
(While friendship records the sad lay)
The green turf that nantes his grave
4. II.
April l.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-02
Hamburg, Dec. I2, 1910.

Finding safe opportunity with captain
-, | will now in part unfold to you some
OF the dreadful particulars of our dreadful 81
tuatlon. After paying yearly tributes for alli-
ance and millions torindepcndence, Napoleon
has at last finished this cruelty dear bought
mochcry, by an incorporation with his mon
strous empire The first course of this French
fraternity, was an order to burn all British
goods; and We have been forced to see the
French incendiaries destroy near six millions
OF our own property within our own ramparts
The consequence of this barbarous measure
here, has been already thirty-six bankruptcies,
and the ruin OF near two hundred famiiies.----
Ofthe goods burnt, not half million worth
was unpaid to the British merchants. 1t was
entirely the wreck of our former fortunes,
which escaped the former spoils of Napoleon's
Douaniers and other robbers.
have already told you, that since bis SOL
diers occupied our city, half our population
had disappeared since the incorporation we
are SO reduced In number, that we count
more houses than inhabitants and double the
number OF beggars to those, whom daily de-
creaslng trade supports. Our dwellings, and
our tables are always polluted by the presence
ola French soldlery, quartered upon U.s.
There banditti, we are obliged not onIv to
board and lodge, gratis, but to c!oa.h and Day.
have at this moment two officers and three
grenadiers under my roof, which cost pe
within tour weeks near four hundred dollars
--They were in rags at their arrival, and after
being new clcathed at my expence, they in a
few days leave nc, to be succeeded by others
, in state Of nudity and wants in their turn, to
be new dressed and fitted out by nv purse.
donot exaggerate when assure you that since
eighteen hundred and six, have had fed and
equipped more officers and men than compose
regiment Nothing however has happened
to me, but what has been common to my fell
low citizens, and to the people of all countries
jnfectedby Napoleon's civil or military slaves.
OF an ample inheritance, and of the savings
of twenty-five years honest industry, have,
therefore so little left me, by Napolcon's to-
ranny, that my old age is menaced by penu-
~, after seeing my wife die broken hearted :;
my children plundered, prescribed and dis
persed and my friends and correspondents
! bankrupts, incarcerated or murdered.
! According to authentic letters from the
most respectable houses in France, Italy,
Switzerland, Holland and Germany, NapoIe-
on's burning DEGREES, have already in those
; countries, occasioned the failure of four hun
! dred and sixty wholesale merchants, and up
wards OF seven hundred retailers and shop
(; keepers. Every days mail almost announces
some new bankruptcies or stoppages, not of
young mercantile adventurers, but Of old es-
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lust LANDED,
March so.

JUST LANDED,
Ind for sale, nest doar be!o1o the Post
Office,
10 tors Bar Iron
50 pieces Ravens Duck
80 pieces Russia SheeunSs
90 boxes Brown Soap
II do. White do.
60 barrels No. I Beef
IS boxes Mould Candles
27 bags Sumatra Pepper
IL frkins best Butter
kegs Mustard
Mahogany Bureaus
5 casks Herds Grass seed
i2 quintals Dun Fish
box Russia Crash
coils Spunyam
A quantity OF handspikes, Logreels Stick
br oNS
1920 yards Tow Cloth
1870 VT. new Mich Cheese
4 boxe. Florence Oil
1900 feet 30 rds
box Planes
William Snaith.
" l.,vtf
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Public Sale.

NH be odhd TO 1uesd'y's Sa rs,
One bale of Ginghams, & 200
hoxe. 2aisins TENS will be made known
on the day OF sale.
P. c.. Marsteller.
March so.
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III A | L ).

III A | l. ).
The northern mail vii! arrive at O'Clock,
P. vi and close at :. p. M.
The ,ouh ero mail will arrive at O'Clock,
A. M. and close at half past O'Clock + VI,
George Gilpin, P. M.
March &c
Potomac and Shenandoah Navigation
Lottery
Commences drawing OH the hTst Monday
in May.
Present price of whole Tickets $40 60
Half do. 81 l-2
Quarter do Is
Prize Tickets in The Baltimore Hospital
Lottery taken in psyncnt far Tickets IN TINS.
Orders from distance enclosing tire Cash
tpost- pa;d) will be promptly attended to.
4 oh OK of the whole drawing Will be kept
for the examination of the tickets during the
drawing, and every Information respecting
the Lottery will be given free Of expence.
X GRAY,
Opposite the Washington Tavern
April |
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-02
BONAPARTE's CONTINENTAL SYS-
TEN.
TO the Editor Of the Boston Retcrtorv.

SiK-The writer Of the following letter,
respectable Hamburg merchant and senator,
was N 1904, great adini:cr of Bonapartc, s.
strong palfIzan of France. Some years of
French fraternity has perfectly cured his Gal-
10 mania
am, sir,
Your obedient humble servant,
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-16
LIND For SHE

I%HE subscriber offers for sale his plantation
Il IN King & Queen county, containing 1000
acres; OF this there are about 400 acres clear.
ed and now in FINE order for cultivation the ba
lance is heavily ,imbered with oak and hickory,
and abounds in fine hear pine. which from its
great scarcity is extremely valuable--this land
is admirably well adapted to the growth OF corn,
wheat & oats and the greater part of the wood
land would produce prime tobacco--This plsnta-
ton is remarkably well situated for market for
produce ;--being about IL miles from Tapps.
hammock. On Rappahannock river, 6 miles from
Dunkirk, and 8 from Walkertown, on Matte
pony river-and 40 from Richmond There as
on this plantation good oyerseer's house a
new single story house an excellent new barn
and other necessary houses And carpenters
are now engaged in erecting q handsome two
story dwelling house; which will be completed
by Christmas seat is an uncommonly
healthy one.-The plantation is divided into 3
equal fields, each under strong fence In the
held at present III corn. from 20 to 80 bushels of
wheat may be seeded to great advantage next
faiI-l deem 1T unnecessary TO say more. MY
overseer on the premises will shew the land to
any person wishing to view it.-And for further
particulars enquire ofthe subscriber on the land,
or by letter, addressed to the Post Office at
Dunkirk, King and Queen County.
WILLIAM H ROANE
hing &c Queen County, june z. wifi
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-16
Mar
SALT SULPHUR SPRING.

ME subscriber hereby informs the public.
Il that he keeps house Of entertainment foc
the accommodation of those who may think pro-
per 70 VISIT his spring where it shall be his en-
deavor to render the situation of such as call
upon him, as comfortable as possible during
their stay. SIS
The Salt-suiphur Spring is situate about 2
miles from the Town Of Union in the County OF
Monroe. 1t has been thought not to be surpas-
sed, perhaps not equslled, by any mineral water
IN Virginia, on account of its salubrious medical
qualities The water, to some palates, appears
some what bracksh, is strongly impregna,ed
with Sulphur and variety of salts. which cau-
SEES small quantity to operate IS a catharticu
carrying off bile and other offending matters
from the stomach and bowels, without occasi-
onlng the smallest degree of pain or uneasiness.
ana at the same time operates powerfully as =
diuretic. t1
And what is very remarkable, al,ho' it ope-
rates daily AZ cathsrtc, il debilii,es the,
system, but tends rather to invigorate The sys-
TEN and elevate the spirits-It has ALWAYS, when
used for that purpose, furnished relief in cases
OF obstinate diarrha, and, no doubt, would be We
~ efficacious in removing the cause bof cholica
&c. Those seeking for prevention of disease o-
restoration Of health, are invited to call upora
him and try the qualities of his water.
~ ERWIN BENSON.
Monroe County, Va. june %. w8w
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AND FOR SALE.--Will be sold to the
IL highest bidder the premises, on the 9TH
day OF September 18l1.--Thst well known tuact
OF Land called SmithfeId containing by estims-
ton FIVE hundred and fifty acres, lying on the
Rappahannock in very healthy situation about
four miles below Fredericksburg--O On this tract
there IS two hundred and fifty acres of Wood
land, and the open land for fertility of sell and
the many natural advantages is not surpassed by
any tract OF the size in the state There are Sc
veral Quarries Of valuable Freestone upon the
margin of the River The land is well watered
with never failing springs. There is a natural
Wharf where vessels drawing ten feet water
may take OIL grain--There is a small meadow
OF about twenty acres on the River and about
fifty acres of improved Land which is supposed
by Judges to be Superior to the other
The above Property wll be sold for the dis.
charge OF two deeds Of trust TO Robert Pat
lon OF fredericksburg. The terms of the
sale will be one fourth of the Purchase money
e be paid down on the day of Sale and the Ba.
lance BY three sunusl payments, taking Bonds
with approved security and deed Of trust up
GA the land bearing interest from the date.
/. THE TRUSTEES. =
FEBRUARY 70. WITS.
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PoToMAc LANDS FoR VIZ.

: " " <s0C u <<~I|v0N FCH SdLE
EHE Subscriber offers for sale the CT
u OF LAND, whereon he now lives Uste
the residence Of Col. Geo. Brent, dec'd.) con.
tanning GOO acres, upwards Of one third part
now IN Woodland, Immediately at the head OF
tide water, and adjoining the town Of Wood.
stock, on Aqua Greek. There are probably few
Farms more productive, q very considerable
portion Oft is rich low grounds in arabic order,
and at least eighty acres sewed with Red Clo-
yer, between IL and IS acres in timothy grass,
ard much larger quantity at an iaconsiderable
exPence might be made the Buildings, tho
not elegant, are comfortable, spacious and con-
veBlent with all necessary out houses a small
young orchard of Apples and Peaches now in
bearing, exclusive of some select fruit lately
budded and grated. Attached to this estate are
two valuable Mill Seats, the one above, the o.
ther below the Aqua Warehouses;, n stand in
ierior to none for the mercantile business: it
being 80 conveniently situated on tide water
Upon payment of q part Of the purchase money,
a considerable indulgence would be given for
the balance with possession of the whole at the
end OF the year, and liberty of seeding 100
bushels ct wheat in corn ground, the most Of
which was in clover last year. Any person wisb-
ngto view the premises and DESTROYS of the
terms of sale will apply TO
Woodstock, Stafford Coun-
~. May IL, 1871. ufm&fsf2m
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FASHIoMaBLE SIL1ER PL1TR

MI GRETTER, opposite CANDLES corner.
W" Main-Street respectfully informs the
Public, he has just received an elegant assort-
ment OF the most fashionable Silver Plate-,o-
gether with an extensive assortment of Pearl.
Jet and Plated Goods, among which arc. .flrace.
lets with elastic bands, Breast Pins, Earrings ss
Rings, Candlesticks with or without branches.
Bread and Cake Baskets, Bottle Slides, Liquor
Stands, BIC. Gold, Silver and Plated Epauietts..
Swords, Dirks, Plumes, Belts, S,c.---He also
Keeps constant supply of Spoons Of every de-
scrptioD, with variety of other articles too to-
dious to enumerate.
N. B. Che OF two Boys of good competitions
will be taken as Apprentices to the above busi-
ness
June IA: wsu
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-16
IN CHANCERY-FIuvanna County Cour
i May 9th, 1911.
James James, (C.) plt'g
AGAINST,

W <uT.
William Cannon, Joseph Hadeu and Charles
WI, oeInara. De'ts
and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court
that the defendant Cannon, is not an inhabitant
OF this Commonwealth, it is therefore decreed
and ordered that the said defendant Cannon do
appear here on the first day Of August Court
next. answer The plaintiffs bill, and give securit
ty forperformng the future decree OF this Court
and that the defendant Haden & Bernard. do
not pay, convey away, or secrete any debts by
them'owing to,or effects in their handsof, said de-
iendant Cannon.but so as to reserve suficiency
thereof in their hands to pay the sum of thrty
nine pounds ten shillinss with interest &c. and
costs OF this suit And il is ju-ther ordered, that
copy of this order be forthwith inserted in
some newspaper published in the City of Rich.
mond and continued for two months successive
" and posted at the front door of the Court
house Of this County.
Copy---Iesfe,
J. TIMBERLAKE, jr. D. C.F.C.
Suhe|' w8wT
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Is couxcr.. May IS, Is

EON che purpose OF being cnsoied to cor,;,iv
with resolution of the General Assembly
adopted q, its last session, requesting the jsx
ecuhve To cause statement to be prepared.
and transmittedto the Senator'S and Rcprese.-
tatives from this state in Congress, shelving se
accurately as may be the amount of the unssts-
he'd claims for land belon sing 70 the officers
and soldiers OF the Virginia line on state cs,sb-
iishineot--to those officers and soldiers who
were employed in the marine service of this
common weal,h--and to those ineritor;ous per-
sons to whom special donations of land WEI c ia-
tended 10 have been made" And in order TO
ascertain also nearly as possible the unss lis
fed claims for land of the officers aud soldiers.
of the Virginia line continental establishments.
NorIcE is hereby given, that alb persons hav-
ing such claims are required to present them
TO the executive ofthis state on or before the goth
day of November next, authenticated by such e..
violence as the law now requires, and where
that cannot be had by the best evidence,
which the nature of the case will admit
And for the information OF these concerned, SO
much of the law as relates to authentic sling
claims for services in the Virginia line; on Con-
tineotai and ON state establishment is heceaato'
subjoned. 5
BY order ofthe Executive, :.
VIM. ROBERTSON, c. C.,
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VNcHANcERY-In Hanover coaaay Court.
l. April IS. 1871.
Horstio c: Winston, William o. Winston,
Joseph F. Price and Eliza his wife, formerly e
liza Winston. and John f. Price and Maria his
wife formerly Maria Winston, children and
Legslees OF John Winston. deed.
4gain.f.
John Pettus and others, heirs Of Stephen Pet
tus, decd. and James boswell and Thomas
Price, ex'ors of Samuel Day, decd.
Derts
This day came the Plaintiffs by their Counsel,
and the Plaintiffs file their BILL &c. in this suit.
which being. read, it is thereupon decTeed and
ordered, that the Defendants lanes boswell
and Thomas Price, ex'rs of Samuel Day, decd
be enjoined from paying away to the other De-
PENDANTS the sum oftwenty eight pounds .viir-
teen shilinGs aud one penny three fsrthings,
with interest thereon, after the rate. of five. per
centum per annum. to be computed from March
1877 and that the said Executors pay unto the
Plaintiffs the said sum with interest thereon as
aforesaid, upon the Plaintiffs executing bond
to them according TO law. And the other De-
PENDANTS John Pettus and others, Heir. OF Ste
phen Fettus, decd not having entered their ap-
pearsHce, ena gwen security according to the
yet OF Assembly and the rules of this Court, and
1t appearing to dissatisfaction of the Court, that
they are not inhabitants Of this Country, on the
motion Of the plaintiffs by their Counsel, Ii !.
ordered, that the said Defendants John pettus
and others, Heirs Of Stephen Pettus, decd do
appear here on the fourth "Wednesday in July
next, and answer the bill of the Plaintiffs, and
that copy of this order be forthwith inserted
IN some public newspaper printed in the City of
Richmond, for two months successfully, and
that another copy be posted at the from, door of
the Courthouse ofthis County.
a Copy.-Ieste,
THO. POLLARD, q. c. H. c. !,
June. wsw
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" lRGINtA TO srit AT chancery District
Court held in the City of Williamsburg,
the 9Th day of July 1899
Betty Boyd widow of James Boyd,
50 Plaintiff.
VIM. Chamber.ayne, ex'or. Of Lyme shackIe
ford who was ex'or. Of Thomas Brown, VIM.
Boyd, Anthony Gardner, Robert Boyd, Edward
[, w are, admir-. with the will annexed of Robert
ware, and Boyd son and heir of Spen-
Ger BOYD, an infan. by James Thompson his
guardian, Def,
1he defendant Boyd, son and heir of
spencer Boyd, not having entered his appear
ance' aud given security according 10 the act of
Assembly, and the rules d tlis Court. and il
appearing to the satisfaction Of the Court ina, ne
IS not an inhabitant of this Country, o. the. mo-
ton OF the PIT by her counsel, II ordered that
tHe SAID defendant DO appear here on The first
day OF the next term and answer the bin of the
PIT. and that copy ofthis order be forthwith
inserted in some newspaper of the CITY of Rich.
mond Tor two Tnonths SUCCESSFULLY, and posted
at the front door of the former Capitol in this
City At is further ordered, that the defendants
w M Cbamberlayne, Vim. BOYD, Anthony Gard
ner, Robert Boyd, and Edward Ware d, not
pay away or otherwise dispose of any debt or
debts owing to-, or effects in their hands belong
ing To the estate of The said Spencer Boyd, un-
al the further order of this Court, aud that the
defendant VIM. chanberlayne do not dispose of
asy effects which he may have in his hands Of
the SAID Thomas Brown, decd. and which are
subject to the payment of any claim due from
the said Bro was estate to the estate of the said
Spencer Boyd until the further order Of this
Court. ~ -
4 Copy.
ANTY. ROBINSON, c. c.
Juy .. w0w
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July 8.
FOR SAFE

q HOUSE LOT Of ground near the Pen-
~ \ Tertiary, BY Abraham Douglass-who
has also on hand forty thousand feet superior
quality white pine boards, and Pennsylvania
whIskey IN barrels, which he will dispose of on
reasonable terms.
June IL. w5w
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THE eoUxrsy ON rHE coLumst.

ING Sotumoias next 10 the MisSiSSinpi
waters greater extent of country than aoy
river in America. it's northern
source. to the head of Multomack, is no less
than fifteen hundred miles in direct line. -
lhis country is on much larger scale!
than the tract east OF the Allegheny noun
tains. and that in fertility of soil much SUI
perior. About sixty miles from the coast
there is range of mountains, which for a
long distance prevents the Columbia from
entering the ocean and when it breaks
through the most dreadful rapids are form
led. ITS principal branches are.
Rocky RiUer,
Le9uis's RiVcr,
AooS koss -kee,
td1ultnomack.
This last was discovered by Lewis and
Clark on :hekr ascending the Columbia its
mouth being concealed by an island ON their
descending. It's noble river, and enters
the Columbia. about sixty miles from the
sea, it is said to be navisable to a point
from whence the mountains can be crossed
with great ease, and portage of only four
or hve days journey to q navigable point on
the western branch of the Roch Jaunc.-
he island at the mouth of the Multomack,
is said to be admirably adapted TO the pur.
poses of colonization. 1t contains about
twenty thousand acres of excellent land. q
hrst rate man OF war could ride round aay
part of it. while it is admirably susceptible
of fertilization. The Indians ON the Co.
iumoia are extremely numerous though
not entirely exempt from the small box !:
and are peaceable and inoffensive, with the
exception OF one nation low down on the riv-
or.
There are SO many particulars respecting
this Interesting country that could not 90
INTO detail. without infringing upon the plan
of these cursory sketches. / wait with inn
patience for the appearance of that i'm.
Portant work, Lewis and Clark's tour to
the faclfc. These hints can do little more
than give an idea of magnitude of the sub
jeeh
For the foregoing particulars, the writer
claims no merit for himself; he is princi.
paily indebted for this Information to gene.
raj Clark, by whom he was permitted to
have free access to such papers or mans
as he had in his possession.
KnozDiHe Eaz.
Cen. Clark informs me not less than
10000 souis.
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HE subscriber, having disposed e1a great
Il part OF shis stock in trade, is sill anxious to
seq me remainder, Consisting IF the dest cksice Of
VINES, Rams, China Ware, Class, do. Teas,
&c. Gc--As the assortment is veyy COM
Plete and othe 6est quality, it deserves the atten-
tion Of purchaser sDiling by his eserfions foe5;
ter rnto business gerry profitable. q
AUBLN LAFoREST
NAY spf2y
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T>Obe rented, or leased for a short term q
Il years, the we'll known seat BEJ,VE-
DERE. The situation is beautiful & as he sJ,hv
Iii is confidently belieyed) as any spot in the,
vicinity Of Richmond 1t is distant about one,
mile from the Capitol and possesses many local
advsntsges-The dwelling house is large and
convenient, and the yard and garden extensive
o Tenant who will take proper care M ,h..
establishment, the terms will be made very easy
Possession will be given in the course of The.
month of Nov.
The Subscriber wishes also to lie, for ten year,
the field opposite to Mr.. Graham's and Mr.
Bells property bordering on the Westharn Ioad.
1t may be divided into lots Of ten, fifteen or
twenty acres, to suit the Leasers---Apply "a.
Mrs.
MARGARET HARyIE.
at RetveGeye, o. 10
E. J.HARVIE.
fully s. wsv
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TO PRLNTERS

FOR SALE, the TYPE on which this pa
4 per is printed. BuRsEois & BsEv,ER =
great bargain may be bad, b. immediate ap
piication 10 the Editor.
TGaef.