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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-16
VALUABLE FARM
FOR SALE.

THE subscriber offers fer sale his
\ F.rm, lying on Nattox Greek, III
the county Of Westmoreland and state
of Virgins containing about 200 acres
of prime bottom land; there are on the
premises large two story frame dwell.
ling house, with all necessary out hous-
es; fine young thriving apple and
peach o,chord; the land .abounds with
springs of excellent water-the house
is situate on the h&sks of the Creek, in
which there is always a plenty OF the
best kinds of fish in their season, and
oysters may he had In abundance with
in half nile Of the house. Vessels
tof 60 TO 100 tons burthen can come
within twenty yards Of tic landing
100 acres of the above land Is cleared
and fit for culture, and the residue wen
timbcred.
ALSO,
One other tract situate at the upper
part of what is called the Irish neck, x
about two and one half miles from the
above described property, containing
a6a 10 acrcs,.one hundred of which IS
cleared and the rcmain1cr heavily um-
bcred-therc is on this farm comfort
able dwelling house, containing tour
rooms on floor. a kitchen, coed aP-
n,e orchard, and exccilen. water. ne
above property will be sold on good
terms for cash, or stock in any OF the
hanks within the District ofCoiumola
or a reasonable credit will be given
for a part of the purchase money, by
the payment being well secured BY
deed of trust or otherwise. Apply TO
Eliot Muse.
Red Hill Fairfax cy. April g. 60
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LAWRAsON & FOWLE

HAYE FOR SALE
THE Cargo of Schooner Traveller
Capt. Morrow, from Portland, OF 1000
teet merchantable and clear Lumber.
also, LANDING,
$500 lbs. Seine and Sewing Twine.
loo boxes mould and dipt Candles.
80 cases sweet OIL.
10 barrels tanners Oil:
February 1.
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Y Notice 10 Foreign Save buyers.
EtlR SALE,

At the Jail of Fairfax county, very
likely Young Man, who has been acens-
toned to house service, but is capshe
of almost any thing. Apply TO JOHN
DAME, Jr. at Su!ly, on The Little River
Turnpike, near cate No. 5.
June ii 3awu
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100 Dollars Reward.

100 Dollars Reward.
TLOPED from Fairfield, in the coun-
"a tyofFredcrick and Commonwealth
Of Virginia, on or about the 9TH day OF
March last, negro slave named AN
THONY the property of the late VIII
linn B. Page deceased. Anthony is a.
bout feet inches in height, OF sub
substantial form, light yellow conplec-
ton, and rather of an affeminate voice.
He is about % years ofage, was brought
I'D house servant and has been accus-
toned to that course of employment al!
bis life. He is slave of great capacity
and considerable ingenuity-he reads
he plays the 6ddlc--and possesses a
great mechanical turn-he can do rough
carpenters work and make combs The
above reward will be given if Anthony
should be apprehended at the distance
of 100 miles from Fairfield, and brought
to the subscribers living in Alexandra.
But if apprehended at the distance OF
less than 100 miles, Fifty Dollars will be
given,is he is secured in goal, and no
tice given to the subscribers.
Tho. Swami,
Z Jr,5 7 7 90
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ST, PETERSBURG, Dec. -.

Intelligence from the army, which is
published at the head quarters, contains
the following article, in addition to ma
y others, describing instances of hero
ISM in the Russian armies.
Whilst ourarmies continue to beat
the enemy, the inhabitants of the several
Governments are burning with desire to
bring every thing in their power, as of
serInss to their native country This
noble feeling in their fellow citizens an
imates the warriors with fresh courage,
and they wish not to taste the sweets,
until they have DESTROYED the insolcnt
foe, who, by his invasion. has pro sned
The land of our fathers. This holy fame
of love for our native country warns all
Tanks. We lately informed our coun-
trymen and brethren ofthc manly efforts
OF our worthy peasantry towards the des-
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TO Sell or Hire,

Il young Negro NO MN Of about ~
years Of age.
She is an excellent q ok, Washer L
Is,ner and understands perfectly eve
ry kind af house work. She has ont
fsralc Child two years old.-Enquire
o.: Sc p irler. = gsr, "a
March IS.
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r"'pr'' W ID. Hi
~ thai; IL the asrY
destined & for ii, B
from PIymopas|
aNd q were to tou,s,
1t is said ,ha,,J
London for an A,'
- Ills also s,ii,s
Hope was aboq,,
Eastern Prussii,
OF the country
the yoke Of F;saa
R:ytn
A few eVsniipn,il
Jewsller IN Wal
ped OUT Of hi, d
room, some ,il,l
his hand througS 1
stole three vsIH
Irish heard th,u
rushed out Of ta,
escaped He tk
the watches, an. l
their recovery, bs
thing was heslta
man Game to tla,
knew the thieflia
es expressing ii
This being pTons
his name wa. Alis
twelve month, las
ed at the bsltsIs
iii Grand street. !
diately taken QUIZ
and committed ~
no confessions. n
insisted upon it "
knew that Plsc. VI
he could put thea
the property. H''
house lone, and {,
with whom il sd
quain,ed, for bs',a
answered that h
gone where 'hs&s
soon. What, @
have not taken bio
watches ! hope,
said Mrs. Place, ID
go hard with him
mer, they have nj
l hope E! No, no.
are safe enough
are safe ? Yes, 'htI
to the police ofa'
conrersation. Th1
diately with a V''H
woman, who ,Pps,H
ened, was told BY
would produce 'hl1
perhaps avoid s',4}
otherwise was ns
very straight in'a:,'
hrd the watchs'H
some hesitation %'
that 2 of the sa':,'
of a Mrs, Harv@1
brokers' shop st%
Catharibe slree!SH
them and make Ms
them. Wien ~
and demanded IL J
Ieried. ever ha'G
let de' b"
She did net P'o.ta'
AXE her to to-
.s,o., had ,be eff
NO watches y
with one Banks, n
md key both Of FL
. .hs,cd by hi" i"a %
, , Of their s,,',..
men Place and ~
Banks, were 'h'ssJ
,Gce, s. si'sr -
.rdsred 70 be t'''s'
wished /
vas refused bt'
, the Office, lDo'a
t ssH's was ons "a:
,ould attsmP!', ~
,at vas, thai w.,
cen stolen ,''''
'ohen, VITO bad ~
'sft and .:! bis
4 :: :: :::;: =: :
If from /" du 10
)Dtesseo ~ .A,te
ouId seDd an % 'a,d
ould prOdoes, 49,
s n'i in "a" a few !,,' =
'Ps to 'BIssisdss ,;,'.s,|
INKS and H !,
i,ted to bail .,.lI
We arc ialefaS'
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carpenters Wanted.

YSNHE Subscriber wishes to employ
u by the day or month, two good
Carpenters, well acquainted with evey
department Of their busincss.--Those
who can come, well recommended, will
receive liberal wages by immediate APP
plicalion to
WIN. H. FITZHUGH,
Of Ravensworth.
Fairfax county, March Is If
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WEDNESDAY,, MARCH II.
Joseph Vaudeville,

Joseph Vaudeville,
Corner Of Ksrg q FaiJar-street',
OFFERS FOR SALE,
Br WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
! Teas-gnnpowder, i'm
ITO 9r. ehe'ts perisi, hyson, hyson skim
~ o'~e' yomg dyson Ssouchong
10000 lbs. green and white Coffee
10000 lbs. loaf and lump Sugars
los hhds } New Orleans s Muscovado
$50 bbls Sugars
1000 lbs Pepper
70 hhds retailmg Molasses
pipes, s half pipes and qr casks l.
Madeira -
8 pipes Sicily Madeira
Is qrscasks old Sherry
s do genuine old Port
IA pipes Red Catalonia
20 cases choice ,Claret
2 butts, Ia half pipes Malaga
pipes, half pipes and 30 or. casks
Teneriffe
10 pipes real Cognac Brandy
$ pipes Gin
20 puucheons West-India Rum
Is puncheons and 40 bills New England
Rum
10 bbls. Peach Brandy
rs do. Whisky
500 gallons Old do.
hhds. Cherry Bounce
SO dozen Hibberts Old London Brown
Stout
20 bales Cotton
500 10. Bengal Indigo
SEQ 10. Bright Madden
5000 10. Goshen & observation-disclosures
500 bush. ground allan Salt
Mace, Nutmegs, Cloves, Cassia, Pr
mento, race and ground Ginger, Cayenne
Pepper, Almonds, Chocolate, Rice Peas,
Baaey,Mustard, Oil in bottles and TASKS,
Wine and Cyder Vinegar, Glauber
Salts, Bark, Scented White and Brown
Soap, Spermaciti mould and dipped Can.
dies, maccauba, rsppee and scotchSnuffs,
chewing tobacco, Starch, Fig Blue, Salt
Petre, Arnotte, Alum, Copperas, Brim
stone, Ganpovder, patent Shot, Flints,
Hairpowdcr, Sifters, Cigars, DemijoAns,
Wrapping Paper and Irvine, Corks,
Bed Cords, Leading Lines, Traces, &c.
sc.
" B. So bushels fresh warranted
CLOYER SEED.
March s.
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NOTICE..

NJ IlCE.
On Thursday the 18th instant at 10
O'Clock, A. NJ. on the County Wharf
viii he rented asreeablv to law the Sc
verai LOTS thereon appropriated Tor.
the Fish Market this ensuing season.
The Committee e Sxn't. Police.
March Is st
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s : a l.saso,|
a a; n.y..
ass.'' . oia.]
a'e aspect, ~
attendants attend /! M
EXPRESSION isS'y|
WI, VINO With eas =
ho sacred 49,
while with The ~
he abjure, ,l.N
The Mssdals,I "
thrown herself y
which is ea'ns,J
.s sa"a. in ',e'pp'&J
~ W.. Ill Inc tem,I,J
Virgin who p',s1
to the scene d IS
q. u'ads viii laJ'
rl' e: on be- n
'rati0n Of ds,p,s,|
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: We wish to purchase i
good, young family HORSE, such as
will run in Gig, and ride well. Ap
ply to
Bryan Hampson & Co.
March ii
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| wish to purchase or hire
A EEMALE SERVANT Of good cha
, racter.
w. Bartleman.
March l6 st
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NEWTON
In the b prse,s,Y
given further ,,,
papers BY III, al
~ That the as.,rI
destined for ii, /
from PIymeuas(
and were to ,av,s,J
Its said tha,,J
London for an s,,J
r. Its also s,ii,.J
Hope was aboq,J
Eastern Prus,ii. |
OF the coun'r, n
the yoke Of F;.,sl
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22

drinkers, no more disprove the deadly eff.
fec,s of ardent spirits, Than the solitary in
stances Of recoveries from apparent death
by drowning. prove that there is no danger
to life from human body lying sn hour or
two under water.
The body after lis death, from the use of
distilled spirits, exhibits by dissection Ger.
tain appearances which are ola peculiar ma.
ture. TIE fbres OF he stomach and bow.
els are contracted -sbscesses-gsngrene
and schirr, sre found IN the viscera.--
The bronchial vessels are oontlasted-the
blood vessels & tendons in many parts Of the
BODY are more or less ossifed, and even the
hair Of The head possesses crispness which
rendersi' less valuable 10 wgmskers than
the hair Of sober people,
The next Number will set forth the effects
of ardent spirits on the human m.nl
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22
spIRIrUOUS LlQUORS-AO. ..

Eow,O hem thar rise up early IN the Morning
thar they may ,toilop srong dirk; ib@ con
TIM. uail, night, MI GiHe i'yqaole tkem.
lsalah V. II.
LETus next attend To the CHI one effect
If ardent spili.s upon The bod, and mind
IN the BODY hey excite fevers IN persons PIE
disposed 10 them, fom O,he.' cause, THIS
has been remarked ~ all the yellow fyers
which have visited the cities of the United
STATES Hard drinkers seldom escape, and
rarely recover fem them. The following
diseases are tie usual consequences OF the
hsbitu.l use of ardent spirits. VIZ
|. A decay If appetite, sickness at stom-
sch, aud puking of bile or discharge ot
a irothy and Nlscid phiegm by hawking IN
the morning.
Q DISTINCTIONS Of lhc LIVER.
I,unlice and d opsj of the belly and
limbs, and Of every cavity ofihe body A
swelling of the feet and legs is so character
istic mark of habits of importance. that
the merchants in Charlestc WI, have cen
told. cease to trust the planters IT South
Csrolins, as soon a. they re oeive ii.
4. Hoarseness, and a husky cough. which
oflen terminate in cunsumHisa, and some =
times in fatal di,es,e q the lungs
S. Disbethes-,h.tis, frequent weaken
ny discharge ofps e, or swedish me
6. Redness. and eruptioBs on different
paris of the body.
Z A fe,id brea h, composed of every hing
that is offensive in pnt'il animal maaer
Fr.q'ent and disgusting beichings.
DR. Haller relates the case OF notorious
unkard having been suddenly desir, yed IN
consequence of the vapour discharged nom
hssIomsch by belch'ng, Accidentally liking
are by coming in contact with the flame oi
tcsndle.
EPILEPSY 10. Gou'. in all It's various
hrms ofs~elled limbs. cholic, palsty and APP
opIexy Lastly, Msdness. The late DR.
Waters, while he acted as house Pupil and
apohecary of the Pennsylvania hosp,tal, as
sured me that in one third of the patents
confined by his terrible disease, il had beer
induced by ardent splihs.
Most ofthe diseases which have been e
rumerated are ola mortal nature. They
are more certainly induced, and termna {
more speedily in death, when spirits are Ia
Ken in such quan,,iie., and a. such ,imes, a.
'opioduce fequent in,oxca'ion, but II may
serve to remove an error with which some
incorporate people console themselves &c
lemsrk, that ardent spirits often bring OF
ht'i sesses wahoulEproduong dru' ken
a,s. have known many person destroy
sdhy them who we're never Z H.letely N
snesled during the whole course Ut ,.eii
0ses The soil AIRY instances OF tanbrn'>
Which are now and then met with IN hard
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22
Lfgislature Of lpassacfusetts.
SATUkDAY. FEB II.

IN NED
Saco Cotton Mandatory Bill.
read third time and paiT;d "a bill
" for the fupprsllion of Ouackery,'
read hrlt limc-a bill refpetting
iale ihingles, &c read a hrit time a
bill to regulate attachment in certain
cafes, read a fecond time ;. and Mon
day aligned for the readihg.
Ordered, and a committee was ap.
pointed to confder the expediency of
paiing an amendment 10 the Coniti
tuition of The United States. by pro-
viding for an uniform mode of ap-
pointing Electors of Vice Pre6dent of
the United States on the part of the
feverai itates. ient down for concur
renee, read and concurred.
Ordered, That Meilrs. Lee, Derby
and Prentis, be committee to en-
quire whether any of the officers of
the militia of this commonwealth
have accepted command in the ar
my and ere in the actual fervice and
pay of the United States and fill
retain their offices in the militia &
if 70, whether it is expedient that any
lcgiilltive provfion be had on the
fubjeet, &c.
On Friday lait Mr.. AUSTIN of
Charlelt wn. read from his feat a
motion, with a long preamble in
which the Clergy of the Common =
wealth of .Manachuietts, were de.
nounccd as political diforganizsrs,
and as making the holy fanetuary of
the Lord Of Holts an arena for the
contention of the herceit pallions.
After iucceilion of obfervations, lev
el,ei at the character of the reverend
Clergy, the preamble concluded with
a motion, the obj-d of which was, to
authorize by law any perion, in an or
deyb and feaceabe manner, TO rife in a.
ny Church, qubere any Political dijiowf
qoa' Jredebed AMI yefme the sbjirvations
advaneed b. The Clergyman. On Sat
urday Mr. Mus of N. Hampton,
called up this fubjea and the frit
aueition which was in order was,
Wb.tbsr The m9tion Jb9uH be committed ]?
1t was determined in the negative,
only eicven riGng in its favor. There
was lhort difculIion upon the fub.
jed, in which Mears. Mill, Haimes
of Alfred, Fsqer of Lyttleton, Stevens
of Stoneham, MsrrW of Sedgwick,
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22
e-.e eeouitor. No. XcvIIII.
. ;, -, fiuado,s ve's Of tbs world then
~ ny ,,oalg my screams fight "

spou.e my ScVd FS"'
whs he mr. ,fes sion Of war in any shar e
engage -, IN which the christian world
ss au ~ long divided. Some sects OF
has w have openly testified against pear
e h'p and to this day choose rather to
ing e. 80. sny nenalties, thar be aiding or as
'a". n any waya profession which has
s'.'h he destruction OF their fellow
!" No ccruples of this kind are not con.
~"s he nre sent age, nor 10 particular
nne. S,ch a. The Qnakers and others, ou,
'ec's, sas .e,s fine church individuals have
ines,v s,em he current of popular opin
;an' and openly declare that they deemed
~. nrof.ssion of arms unbecoming one
,.e mind was rene we'd by the gospel oil
80 go, The names of Justin The Marty
p;r.o cbrysosiom and others might DC
1919 "a ;nstan where men dis'in
na ..bod in ,hr first ages Of christianity have
s~s and written against bearing arms.
ho,vsver. there is diversity OF OPINION
.a',or Nous people on this point " may b
.,oe, sbls 10 arrange some ct The arguments
ho, h sides of he question, and let ever,
nan ;nlye for himself-1he arguments
s,;n,i 9Th ing are mostly grounded on some
ss,a-sss declaf.,ions of scripture, AMI the
.s,culs,ed effect of an universal spread OF
,bs Gospel. The precept of resisting no
evil is thought 20 be binding on every pet'
son, and in every sltustion, ana II on Tue
universal spread of the Gospel men ave 20
learn war no more, as It ID pfophesea'
then. as far as the Gospel is experimen'ahs
,seeiyed il should tame all the angry pas
,ions of men, aud bring into subJeclon
those lusts from which, az the Apostle tes-
,i6es, come wars and fgh'mgs Another
,rgument is taken from the example oil
cIri.t and his Apostles, sna as IT IS % ba-
n, that no consideration either OF fear or
hone could have induced them to engage III
vars in any shape, so, l. is gued, no per-
Dn pretendlns to follow them can bear
rms, Such are some # the arguments
t.inst the practice. In sn.wer TO this IL Is
vreed that the present state Of society will
not allow of policy which prohibits war
md that a nation vow,ng seniimen sof non
resistance would speedily become prey to
oilers. II is fsrlher argued lhlt here IS
nothing in the scripture ty resls ag'hs'
bublic wars, and hat wh,n he soldiers me
10 IN saving en- CT, wa shall we 90,
he did not desire them 10 reiinquish the,r
employment. bu, only gave them coun e. as
10 Their conduct. These win he pol'cy
,nd necessity Of war in cerlsln cases, tur
nish .he general ground of arguing IN favor
of war. This. Therefore, being disputed
ground, il is well for I'll men pretending o
follow reason Of conscience toex Niue wi IA
candor both sides Of the Question. And cast
their own opinion into The scale which APP
PEARS to prepondera,e
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22
Gen. Wiaebsfer Defsated q Slain.
NEW 70 * Feb. IS.

NEW 70 * Feb IS.
FROM our Waihing,ou Cosrei ondeut we
have received the melancholy de ais Of Win.
cbe!ter's defeat. The Offcizi s ztesneuI Of
Gen Han Ion and letter fsom other ofli ere
Of his amy, not only cou6rm ths acc una
brought over by Br,tiih Officer fson Fore
Ef'e to our Carlton a. Black Rock bur
ihows alto, that inlsad of exaggerat.us that
account fell far fhp-t Of the full ex en- % our
ols in that difalfeou, enrerprize Gen VIM
chefer wa, h mielf killed and icaipea and his
body horr,b y mangea The daughter among
our troops is said o have been very grea, !"
OF the whole army under Gen Wiocbeter,
but Twentyiesen efca9ed The reGdne were
either XII ed or taken priioners. Tie enter
prizeii Is alo lad, va, not au horned by
Gen Harriion-aDd wheo the action commen-
ced our troops had no more han fine ,a-ss #
0mm.1ihn 10 ma, They we're taken TOO by
iurpr re Yes he Gene Al himlelf wa, neep-
ing quie ly IN a hui nes.ly a nile FIN his
camp; his principal officers were scattered a.
bout and Dumbering sat their eaie and the
hrit hgnal Of alarm, wa, The iavsge ,e aud
the roaring of Brltilh cannon Wei may we
relterate the exclamation Kentucky has iolt
and fooliihy 1T nany valuable st,zsns and
brave folders u hen will cur mi itary COM
msnders-wben vii our infaua ed admin FRA.
ton, learn p udence and wifdom + ON he ia.
tai reiur Of former indilcrei ion and folly
his new. is faid TO have excited ftrong
ieniation among tie ruling patty al Walh' e
ton and well it may, tor thi. is he bird army
which has been Ion 6nce the wat-and ihews
clearly the ,ncompe ency of thoie eatruaed
with conduc ngu
The TO loving are tDe particu ars--
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22
Wllole No "a.

Dovi 1t of Springfield, and MIR A'E
tin, the mover, took a part. In the
courfe of debate, Mr. Agam UNDER
took, in very weak fpeech, to de-
fend the motion but it was ultimates
ly treated 70itb contempt, and the pa
per returned to the mover.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22
LOSS and GAIN :

The Portfmouth Oracle gives a lin of the
feveral veiTe's and cargoes captured Goce the
war belonging to that port, with their re-
fpedive value, amounting to
$4,000 Doidrs
And yates the neat amount of prizes brought
in there nor to exceed 10000 dollars ieav-
ing TO Portimouh
Ga, 900 Dollars bf.
But the balance againlt saem i, far grea,
er-not Iefs than
600 oec a,Rar5.
The .ruo f., one, which Mr. Gray promifed
us, turns the wrong way.
The privsteer snapper, Of Phil delphia
has been captured bya British friga,e. nf.
ter receiving upwards of 800 shot holes in
her hull, and sent into Bermuda.
By an sr,ic in the last New5urypor,
Herald i appess that the ship Aurora. Of
hat polt, taken b, " W Yo,k privateer,
and sen, in . Rhode Island. has been con-
demned by the District Judge, on the
ground that licenoe densIiouaIi2ed The
property. The property being entirely A.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22

We acknowledge our ut'r inability
to express the feelings of Joy and re
joiciGg, with which the defeat of the
French tyrant in Russia, has filled our
hearts. We can only raise our voices,
in concert, with the thousands and tens
olthousands, and hundreds Of thousands,
throughout the world in rendering
thanks to the Great Disposer of all
vents; who has vouchsafed "to break
the rod of'he oppresser. to cut his spear
in sunder, and TO burn his chariot in the
fire." Woe unto them, that have JOIN
ed themselves to baat teor Al" for the
days of recompence are come.
.fie.r. Caz.