Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-21
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and Orleans Sugar Of prime
quality-For Sale by
JOHN ROBERTS.
Jsne 81.

UtHE subscribers, Trustees of the
Academy for the Education OF Fe
males in the Town Of Frederick sburg,
under the direction Of Miss Ann Smith,
feel themselves im2eIled by duty to de-
fend the institution against foul & ma
licious SANDER. Where it originated,
the Tustecs have not yet been able to
discover |; but they suspect, from a
worthless servant, removed from the in
ssitution for misconduct. But corrupted
as the source must be, the Trustees have
to lamen, that it has found Propsga,ors
Of more responsibility, aad has acquired,
as they are informed, circulation too
wide to pass unnoticed. The Trustees
therefore assure the public, & especial-
" the Parents Of their amiable and int.
resting Protegee,, that any report inju-
rious to them or the Institution, Isl with
out any shadow of foundation, and gross
ly false
The Trustees have regularly visited
the Academy once month, in Body,
since its commencement. s. have more
over divided themselves into Commit.
tees OF two, who have uniformly attend
ed at least IS often at other times for
the purpose Of examining the Sud dents,
andinquiring into the Management pfthe
school. Under the Information thus &C.
quired, they pronounce without htsita,
ton or doubt, that any imputation IN the
school or its members, isa base, & they
believe, a malicious SANDER; % the
contrary, the conduct Of tho Students
has been remarkably correct, and hcno-
rable to themselves as well as to their
Tutors.
The excellen. Lady who presidcs o.
yer this establishment is an honor ID her
sex, Blessed with competency, which
personal exertion has conferred, she
has, with disin:erestedness, as rare as
it is commendable, without any other
reward than that which the conscious.
ness of good actions bestows, devoted
seven years Of her time, since in Vir-
GINA, to the Improvement of her Sex,
with an assiduity never before witnessed
by the trustees the effect of which is
amply proved by her conduct and i'm
provement of her prpils.
The Professors inthe Academy have
deserved, by their correct demesnor and
abilities. the intire appreciation of the
Trustees.
1t only remains for them to perform
the painful task of announcing to the
public, and particularly to the parents
Of the Students now at the Academy
that the probable effect of these infa-
nous and ground!ess calumnie., will be
the dissolution of one of the best institu.
tons for female education which has ever
existed in this or any other statc-as we
seriously apprehend that Mis-, Smith
has resolved at the conclusion of the
present session to leave the state.
Should she determine to leave Us, we
must acquiesce and, exeerating as We
do the vile and anonymous SANDERS
which have produced it, we beg leave
to tender to our most unfeigned at.
lection and esteem; and hope that in
the consciousness of her own recitude,
and in the universal love and esteem OF
her numerous friends and acquaintan.
ces, she will reap the reward Of disin.
terested and virtuous exertions.
John yMinor, President.
Robert Dnnbar,1
Garrit Minor,
d. Briggs, jun. Trustees.
H,,rh Mp,.rer 1