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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-05

!, enc;np this twenty third Of April, in
the year of our Lord one Thousand eis,'
hundred and ten, to be fully comfAea''
ed and ended.
Given snder my hand and seal the day
and date first above written.
THOMAS PAUL, L, 5.
Signed, sealed and delivered IN the
nresence Of GEO. G.. PRESBURl.
In consequence of the above authority
vested in ME, arising from contract
with MFR. F. Paul, / hereby appoint tho
following persons the only agents tor inc
sale Of Paul's Columbian OH, ID the cry
Of Baltimore, viz. Dr.. Edme Due cate.
sign Of the Golden head, NO. 40 War
ket-street. Messrs. Henry keerl
Son, Druggists, sign Of Celsu',s Head,
No. 2ss Markes-st. near the corner OF
Howard-st Doct. Jesse Talbot, Drug
pest, corner of Hanover and Market-sts'
Mes.rs. Warner and Hanna, statloners,
corner of Gay and Market. sto. Mcssrs'
G. & r. Waits Lottery Office, corner
of St. Paul's Lane and Market-st~ A.
Miltenberger, Stationer, No 10 sign
of Franklin, N. Howard-st' Messrs.
Iohn s. Thomas Vance, Stationers, No.
l7s Market.st.-.dt FelPs Point, by
DR.. Henry Derry, Druggist, NO.
Market-st. and Nathaniel Knight Sta
TONER, Fells-street-Cny Of Washing
ton. Messrs. David OFT, * Go. Drug
eists.-PhiadeLthia. Mr.. Thomas Love
at DR.. Edwin A. Atlee's, No. rs North
4th St. John Y. Bryant, Druggist,
Corner of I'd and Pine-Streets-Jere-
miah Morris, Druggist, No. 2s3 Mar
ket-Sreet--Stephen North, Druggist,
No. IS High st. between I'd and "a
streets, Mcssrs. Crowl * Segar, Drag
pists, Market st.--Ntzv York, Messrs.
John & Tholnas L. Clark, Druggists,
Maiden Lane, Messrs. Laurence &
Reese, Druggists, Pearl st. Messrs' G'
s. r. Waites's, Nos. So and 81, Maiden
Lane-York Io7vn, DR.. John Fisher,
Drug.-.dnaehoFs. Messrs. Chllds *
Shaw.-Gsorge To7vn. DR.. John Ot-
Drua-Lancaster DR.. Samuel Faint
nestock, Drug.-harrisburg. DR.. John
c. Wrestling, Drug. u iho-
mas II. Dawson, Drug.-Pctess6"rg
FRY. Messrs. Love and Cutler, Drug
eists-5ogerstozvn. DR.. Frederick Mil
ler,Druee ist.-Frede,tcktezyn. DR.. John
S. Miller, Observation-Disclosures Mess,
join * Adm Miller. Drugg iats.-Aan-
ooer. Measrs. Frederick & Wm. Sauer-
mann, Dlugg;stS.-CarHsie. DR.. John
FahncsfpcA, Druggist.--Brook pHe.
(Montgomcry COY Mr.. Brice Sassaway,
AND IN ALEXANDRIA, Br
RICHARD H. LITTLE, Druggist.
Also, wholesale or retail, at my Drug
and Patent Medicine Store; No. l6,
sign OF the Mortar, Centre, Nfariset
Space, Baltimore. \
March % laW3m
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-05
Robert Gray,
othosite the Washington Tavern, King
street, Alexandria,

SfTCeG, -7EeLGnQFW,
HAS JUST RECEIVED FOR SALE,
Ncs,sh's Trayeio IL the United states
and Upper Canada, illustrated ey 8
Maps. , vols. octave bound, IS so.
Cha.c2u,riand's Travels in Greece,
Palestine, Egypt snd Barba1y, ! vol.
octave bound, 50 IS.
Life and Administration of the homo
rable Spencer Perceval.
Erskine's Speeches en- Miscellaneous
subjects at the bar.
Constitution OF the United States.
Grant on Education,
Rei-ceed addresses.
Ncem's Life OF Washington,
You9e Mother, Santo Sebastiano,
Crabs Tales, Child's Monitor,
Goldsmi,h's Greece.
American prece ptor,
Columbian Orator,
Rollins Anticnt History,
Campheli's Rhetoric,
Go"jern Geography,
History of America,
Walkers Dictionary,
Goidsmith's { geography,
Johnson's Dictionary with Walkers
Pronunciation,
Guthrie's Geography, new edition,
Simpsons Euclid,
Cary's Family Bible, assorted,
School Bibles, School Testaments,
Poke Bibles.
Common PRAYER Books,
Adga.e's, Smiths, Litie's and Coles
Music Books,
Webster's, Pearce's, Comly's and Co.
lumbar Spelling Books,
A large stock Of fpe Velium Foolscap
and Letter Paper,
Playing Cards, States, Quilts, Blank
Books, SC sc.
Ledgers, Journals, Cash and Invoice
Books, and Blank Books OF every de-
scripton Ruled and Bound to any given
pattern at sh6ft hottie.
On hand constant supply of large
Writing Paper, suitable for Record
Books.
anrii -
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-05
Land for Sale.

THE subscriber offers for sale, be.
tween l4o and $50 acres ofwood
Land, on the right hand side Of the old
Road leading from the Town of Cen.
tervillc to Alexandria.
This land adjoins the lands of Messrs.
David Lane. Bernard Bryan, Presley
Carr Lane, George Adams and John
Henning. The soil of this land is sui.
ed tothe culture Of Wheat, & is with
in half a milo Of the Turnpike /; and
will be shewn & the terms made known
by application to Messrs. David Lane,
or George Lane, Jun. residing near T. :
premises, or to the subscriber living IL.
Stafford county.
Geo: Lane,
Executor of. II. Lane, decd
January 10 law6m
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-05
CHARLES BENNETT

OFFERS FOR SALE
3 boxes rs & A Irish Linens
4 do. Colored Threads assorted, 9 to IA
2 do. Nuns Thread do. ito As
A few pieces real super6ne Cloths and
Kerseymeres
10 bales India Cottons
5000 pieces Nankeens
One box w. C.. Needles, to IL
s casks Red Clover Seed
December 8 eo3tlawH
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| Genuine ES,sn:etpI
| A safe and ed;asI
| cute and Crvaie M
| Palsy. l.umtaes III
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| Extract Ola IegrAI
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| dated Norsis, All
! MeSsrs. DtehaA LY
| Your essence ii d
| approved 0, by'm.
| THIS city. rbO HIVES.
| ply 1t in cases Of BIZ
| You may SEM ne
also, send ne iansrl
| Bilious Fills, as i9
| whole Of YOU blsi
derable demand. n
| Lees sntibi'ioaH
yeation oftiliou, !tr
Lees ElMir .0lEil
&c
Lees laf,lli0I. b
rOps.
Lees Worm im,
Lees Itch 0.Hl
cure by one spp.iaa
cury.)
Lees Grand Nis
Gus disorders, ia's
Lees Indim Vs
the Venereal'
Lees Persian Ii
and Erup,ions'
Lees E::eec: 81
tartl, for the Rh'anl1
Lees Exc WlG
Lees I oo'a.t:s
I.ce's DNlask LIP
Lees Corn P!ssf |
Lee, Aayd,n u
Of Iltad~chs:. !,
Lee's T oh PoFsI
the above Ceht
continue to Be haa1E1
Sold by the ProPI''i
street, Balllm0I"
AID BY tbelraP Pr
andrie, BY , J
K. CRAY, b'o.Ss
and n. HINGs1OI
To country ras,I
Who purchase 70 n
discount viii be W |
tors. u,
article has or iH' u
''S "''~'> MICHaDI
N. 3. Attic FL
had lgratisl p'T..ss1
scs of cures WV. "
their being heT'''' +
Oct Is.
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LEE, h,

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mated mate coughs e. ''as
l M mtspp,aa,''
IN i 70! are a, Ta,.'s,1
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AS AS a IRON repea:si'sr
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| olsh'ns thai the ~
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one bottle only n.al
| health.
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ciens Of disti' III
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BOOKSELLER |
Mersndr''' \
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RECEIVED

RECEIVED
n. Schooner. Msiinda, from Boston, ana
sSehr. Regulator, from, Nesp Yerk,
A complete assortment OF SHOES Oh
ali descriptions and fashions.
In Store,
Cotton, Window Glass, Ravens Duck,
Fine Soaps, Spanish Horse Hides
Trunks.
E. Gilman.
July - eoot'aW
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-14
LONDON, March IS.

.7r+fS! Ct ienry or C'fii0n.
On Tuesday last, Join Edward Egg
mond Crli!on, alias Soubrien, alias Count
Wa'see, aiias Major Johnstene, was APP
pretended al Huntington, and committed
10 the Jail, under the alien act. 1t might
be IN recollection, that during the last
session OF parliament, charge YVES
made by tie American government "a
gainst this government (snd it UNDER
went parliamentary discu.s;on) that a
Captain Hen'y had been employed by
(the late) Sir ] Craig to alien ptto hring
aocu, he di,membermeft ofcertain PAL 4.
OF the L. States Which was most percmp-
,oril5 denied, it appearing .hSt Sir jas.
Craig having employed hlm only to pro.
cure lnieI NATION in relation to the mill
tary character and resources Of the cast
ern provinces, from which lie was re-
called on the menaces ofhostility at that
tine being withdrawn by America. The
person above. described is the identical
captain Henry. He came to this csun
try from Gibraltar, in the Wcyme u,h
store-ship, 10 January last, whe.. he Sc,
firth representation in all the public
prints, that he had arrived from Salu.
I'm Ca,alonia) ard AliCant, ard was the
Only survivor, With his servant, out Of
IS sail Ct vessels which sailed in com.
parry with the enc in which he vas en-
board. He has stree been making
tour OF England, OCCASIONAL. recrui,iop
hispecenisrg means BY winding trades
men IN vsrions towns through which he
has passed. He VIZ. en- the point OF
efbarking on beard a merchant yesse,
Tor 81. Johns, New foundland, mhen Ia
ksn into custody a. Lyr inston He there
representa- himself 10 be major John
stope' goihg out to s.. Johns as secrets.
ry to gcpstt'ment His orders had been
executed T., tradssman to the amount
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" To John Duttor, Esq.
ALTOONA, Feb. 25.

On Monday last, the populace ut Ham
burgh, stopped some chests and casks
OF money, together with other effects,
belonging to the French authorities;
this brought on skirmish with the don-
aniers, the alarm became general; 20
were killed on both sides. All the bu-
rcaux of the Gouoniers have been pulled
down or ransackcd some OF the Com
missiaries Of Pelcs shockingly NAL
treated, and their houses piliaged the
mayor was insulicd in the streets; the
cockades were torn from the national
guards the eagics thrown down and
trampied or, with many other excuses;
the d0uanie's from Lubbock have fed hi
ther, and the tulAult is generally all O.
yer Hanover.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-14
~ SuDerhne Yellow Bark,

DR.. S.tAFORD'S improved POW.
DER ofihc BARK, having been used
aua highly approved by MANY physi-
GINS Of distinguished chA,scter in difi,e.
rent parts al the United States the
proprietori. now encouraged TO Offer
il to the FACULTY n generas, under the
pers,lasio,,, III TO practitioners taste.
IL the choice. OF MS means. cab .ail to
be gratified in tae use CT this elegant
prcparation.--,fi strength, iiseness and
certainty oil operation, Il greatly sur.
passes the bark in common use.
TIE ESSEATI,aL' SILT or
BARK p,epared by the same.
The above articles are put up IN par
GELS of different sizes, TO accommodate
the usual wants of not only physicians.
but of rstail druggists, country mer'
chants and private families -So'dby
James Kennedy, sen.
BOOKSELLER, and no other Hersom
Aerandsis.'
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of sol. for Which he wa: to give draft
on his agent at Hull. He left Ports.
mouth. on Sunday last. Woods, the
kings messenger, went there ii search
Of him and with the assistance OF La
zarus, very active constable OF that bo-
rough, he was traced to Iymington.-
Government, we understand, have sus.
piciops that he is employed as an ennis.
sary ci the enemy He IS an intelligent
man, of imposing merners, and speaks
the English language fuentIy, though a
Frenchman. Henry was, notoriously,
an Irishman.
Extract Of letter from Aticant, dated
February 81, 1918.
Amongst the last reinlorcements from
Sicily, tnere came a regimcnt raised
from the remnants Of a NeaPoliian bat.
talion ard a Piedmentaise corps, tak-n
in Spain. Their appearance was ADM.
e BILE they were put uror the ostposts
& for some tine they did ;he duty well
However, few nigh, ago City of then.
deserted; the next evening an hundred
marched OF in body, and the remairder
more than nine hundred, were to haze
gone over on the third evening The
plan was discovered, but no Elimination
of TIE discovery given. They were pa
raded to be reviewed by gen Campbell
In tie midst Of he maI edvern the
9Th and 5Sth regiments which had set
off so suddeply from this, made their
appearance on the ground, With 2 squad.
rons of the Goth The Italians were or.
doyed TO pile arms--tney die SO and we
saw them marched in here, escorted by
he grenadier battalion they were I'M
pediately put on board the ,ranspor's.-
The French, who expected the descrtion
Of the levy, sent down large body Of
troops to favor and cover it, without
knowing the result: Here we managed
with more than our usual adroltness--
The 5sth had taken up the ground on
which the deserters were TO have been
met, and on the approach Of the + ench
gave them rolling FIRE. which sent them
back before they could give second
discharge"
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-14
FRIDAY, MAY a. :
Joseph Vaudeville,
eorner Of Kisg e FaiJar-ssreefs'
OFFERS FOR SALE,

OFFERS fOh OhbL,
nj Wholesale AND RETAIL,
! Teas-gunpowder, I'M
i7oqr. ehes's perial, hyson,hyson sSih'
soboxes young hyson s souch'ns
10000 lbs. green and white Coffee
10000 los. loaf and lump Sugars
los hhds } New Orleans * Mase0Vauo
$50 b5is Sugars
1000 lbs Pepper
10 hhds retailing Mo!asses
pipes, half pipes and 6er casks l.
Madeira
8 pipes Sicily Madeira
Is Or casks old Sherry
6 do genuine old Port
Is pipes Red Catalonia
20 cases choice Ciaret
9 butts, IL half pipes Malaga
S pipes, half pipes and 20 Or casks
Teneriffe
10 pipes real Cognac Brandy
pipes Gin
90 puncheons West-India Rum
ls-puncheons and 40 bills New England
Kun
10 bols. Pesch Brandy
rs do. Whisky
500 gallons Old do.
8 hhds. Cherry Bounce
50 dozen Hibberts Old London Brown
Stout
30 bales Cotton
500 ID. Bengal Indigo
sCo'ib Bright Nader
5000 ID. Goshen s. observation-disclosures
SOL bush. ground alum Salt,
Mace, Nutmegs, Cloves, Cassia, Pr
mento, race and ground Ginger, Cayenne
PepSer, Almonds, Chocolate, Rice, Peas,
Barley. 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, Coppcras, Brim
stone, Ganpowder, patent Shot, Fiints,
Hairpowdcr, Sifters, Cigars, Denijohns,
Wrapping Paper and Irvine, Corks,
Bed Cords, Leading Lines, Traces, sc
&c.
~. 3. SO Bushels fresh warranted
SLOVER SEED.
March s.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-14
EASTON, (Md.l May !.

THE EAS2ON MEMORL3L,
Which was forwarded by Governor
Wirder to the Sec. elary at War, to be
laid before the President, for the pur.
pose Of obtaining aid 10 defend tie to~n
ct Easton and the county t:om the dc
precautions Of the enemy who are at our
donrs, has been sIighlcd, aud we arc
told that We must expect NJ aid tr"m
them. The following i. an alte.ted CO.
py OF Gen. Armstrong; letter III ahswsr
TO Governor Winder.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
April 18Th, 1918.
SIR,
| have had the honor to receive your
Excelleucy's letter OF March 5olh. In
"a country SO inte, sected by rivers and
Bays as ours, il is impossible TO cmhody
Troops at all the points an enemy, having
naval superiority, may menace or rs.
saii-in this case it might be well to re.
move the armory
Very respectfully,
| have the honor 10 be, Sir,
Your ExceIleEc, 5 cbd't servant,
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
His ErceNency tie Governor
Of Maryland, Asnahods.
What will you now say ola set Of men
who have wantonly plunged you into
war by which the enemy are drawn TO
your very doors, and when you ask these
men for means and succour to defend
your farms and FIRE sides, your arn,ory
and your property as we'll as the lives OF
your citizens from the attacks OF the e.
herny, they tell you that because the e.
Demy are superior to you IN the number
and force other navy, and your coun-
.ry is in'er.ected by navigable River. x
Bays, that therefore they do not coD.em.
plate giving you any assistsnce-Ihe
"ery reasons why they should the more
promptly attend to your memorial! ard
give you lid, are the reasons relied Oh
for Withholding it: If the enemy ere
superior in naval power, did not the Pre-
sldent know that before war was deciar-
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-14
Herring Seine Twne.

Herring Seine l Wl;'e.
yuss reeeioed & FOR SALE,
s cases Herring Seine rwiae supe,
rior qaaiity.-Camcron Street Wharf.
George Coleman
IN STORE.
&c Etc., s::::, ': s:;::.. SALT.
Russia and Ravens Duck
Do Sheetings
co,k for Seincs,
Tanners Oil in hbls and halt bbls.
Sperm and Whale Oil.
Paint do in terces and bbls.
BrimstoGe in bbls.
Mess No, and Boston Beef, IBIS.
and half bbis.
Do. prime Pork, bb.s.
sbl5. Tar, Rosin, Turpentins and
Pitch.
April 4.
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.Admralty Office, March IS.

al have in command from my Lords
Commissioners Of The Admiralty, to &C.
quaint you, in return to your letter OF
Yesterdays date, that Rear Admiral Sir
Thomas Williams has been di1 ected to
appoint a convoy for the trade bouud to
the Elbe ard Weser, as soon as suffl-
Gent number of vessel. shall have ar
rived a. the N i'e,ar d to continue to do
so every fourteen days, uEt!l further Or
dcis.
CT am, Sir. sc.
81. w. CROKER"
I" To John Dutton, Esq
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-14

parts OF o., M 4.
n ss'sS Al :; R, s,.,"'
t Msy then il /. ' ai@
sss' did d. he d,el.1r,s'sS. %
as n.. well as Others fI on'l' 8;
protecting: az, s''1f
many and the pr w.. %
, soae. Daiy Of M i q
country boasts, ps,
bis hi 'd s,.p P's'ia,a;' {, ,'s IT
s sa,"ss The lnFasiop, i.
destruction ,hs, ,' cf,6e' ,:rs..I1
that , shadow Of a CIV 's's
OIL a place where til, n
enterprise vas or..
" %and the ;.t'ep,ioa d !
obtain a touplifol 3 .I,a1
"" ",s, our sre'
nerds "a! are delencsl.s,,
which Ter the saleIfS>
arc mostly situated 9,
e E al sNy -Four n
;-'nllics 10 .e6se, !. "
SWEEP security, ART sf
nation aud alarm tn
. y''' al and a lai,alqln,
risk all for their c.y,,p
exposed situation, and
the paints g! s,tacs ~
NY invade Us N s.:s
population would BE- \
we had 'fftclu.|ly pvy
halt of the assailast =
nan be imprudtr, 81
palliale til, c,r5uo, y
tlon by saying, tina, i'll
tend to land? ljov 4, /
v nat RICH! have YOU
trust to the cIem,a.y
or what right have w
promises which vqu I,,t
tort? The conduc,
tlon is !ndc!ersibI.-a
defence II hope tt. !
state vii. ba called hd
universal peril, 20 dad
properly Of the ciizss
confidently to be txs,
man will be f-ith.u! nl
voutly to be wished t
member who tt.ey lr,.slI
into this silaarior and ss.
folly and imptoAsnc, il.
WASHINGTON CI
AaJntan' and hsttng q
WA.HlNGToS, l.a
SIR,
On receipt hertdF
from your division q.p
in4 detachment lcIgoi
place on The 20ih inTs2.
of February he EN- j,
port TO Col Carierig,6
ment OF y. S. ilIan.N:
or IyFlgi
| Major
4 Capa.m
4 Lie4'tls's
4 EaSIsos .
400 ra2k nd
OF ARl-L!
! Captain
| First Lid
| Second u
100 rank art q
| Atv'&
| Qu,Itn
/ ssrS:a
By Order
I am, sir, oiost Ts'P'@
dent servant,
CKC
Ass;s:0r;
Maj. Gen. JoEs T. '.
or OGe'r c "''''1.'!
lin Of tie &tfifi9
GENERAL or
Hsaa-Quen54C G..
!;..y 70,
The Pre- .i3ep! If IL
having been pi'',,''' =
s,ed in hir BY !-s b
parizalion tor ds 0''', :.
o Q Columbia, better u
sch, circumstances ,-'
IL the prs,sa:5r!"!y. '7..1
By the militia o. Tie -
to a division, c.S...'i',
each brigad; 81 ;po IS. y
same having ben "s.
from the War Dsr''l
sppciot"';.',,. ~.
!, viii Of course t; f.a
Wbsrerer, 10 ''' y
ion, the occ.si.n'l !, '.: !
ion Of technical D. 70
did, rent from 'lq''
avs relating 10 'D' :"
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By Order.

By OrdfF' |
I am, sir, Oiost T''P't|
dent servant, i
CK1
Assis:ar; :"
Maj. Gen. JonS T. vi
or OGc'r c m''S'1.'! j
Htm Of Me d. Endg I
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-04
EMMA.
For THE VIRGINIA. ARGUS.

1t is in high degree gratifying TO V;rgni-
an 10 attend the meetings of our i.egis!ature,
and observe the display of talents, OF * ,rning,
and eloquence made in the Capitol fine in
,electual feast is furnished in such variety as TO
suit every taste, whenever an important questi-
on is brought before the House. Virgini;.
might easily be made the Attica, Richmond the
Athens of these United States. But literature,
arts and sciences are permitted to languish a.
mong us : the Republic refuses to extend its
fostering, parental care to her sons. 1t is our
HntatoTed, native genius, which shines with a
lustre, that commands, yea even EFFORTS admi-
ration and praise. Hence II is perhaps, that IN
speeches of the highest merit, of the most o
empowering eloquence, we often meet with
grievous offences against taste and propriety.
To enter into particulars on this subject w,ud
not answer my present purpose There is one
thing, however, which I cannot forbear menti.
oning, and against which, as one OF the people,
and in the name of numbers, | would enter my
most solemn protest. | mean the very frequent;
appeals made to Heaven by our public orato s.
One can hardly stay ten minutes in the lobby of
the Delegates Hall without hearing 'e In Gods
namc--Fur Gods sake-would to God-God
knows" and the like repeated again and again.
i am afraid that there is nothing in the con-
lecture OF a friend Oh this subject, that our
representatives have become so pious that thew
determined not to give the money of the people
in hire 10 q man to pray for them. But this is
treating the matter too lightly.
Exciamations of the kind under considerati-
on are seriously objected to, as pot in good
taste. They have become vulgar and disgust
ing You may hear them every day from fifteen
shilling la1gyerS and stump orators, when wrang-
ling about their petty affairs. Nay, in tits
species of eloquence, the 0ystermen, and Ap
pie women of the city can SO beyond a '+'s" or
f'N*fF or an +**s'., without question the
most eloquent men in the house.
But there is more serious objection still.
1t will be acknowledged, 1 am persuade d,
by those who, am most anxious should set
the example Of reiinqui5hiug the practice now
reprobated. For they recognise the authority
of him who has said :" Thou shah nor taEe the
" NAME OF THE LoRD THY GoD1X VAIN, for
the Lord zgiH nor holah;m SaiItiess, sohO taketh
" his name IN gain
AS hint TO the wise is enough, shall ONLY
add the anecdote concerning the celebrated
Boyle, who has been eloquently described as
connecting link between men and angels. He
never mentioned the name of Deity in CONVEX
sation without necessity; and then not without
the most decisive evidence that his mind was
filed with awe and vcneration, and that in his
heart he was adoring The omnipoient, all gra.
cious Parent OF all.
RoFFENs.