Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-23
That beautiful and 'improv.
june 4.

Acaocmy Tor the EduCatiOo VI ."
males in the Town of Fredericksburg,
under the direction of Miss Ann smith,
feel themselves im2elled by duty to de-
fend the institution against foul < naa
licious SANDER. Where it originsteds
the Tustees' have not yet been able to
discover but they Suspect, from.a
worthless servant, removed from the in.
stitution for misconduct But corrupted
as the source must be, the Trustees have
to lament that it has found propagators
of more respectability, asd has acqun ed,
Is they are informed, circulation too
wide 10 pass unnoticed. The Trustees
therefore assure the public, & especial
" the Parents of their amiable and ints-
resting Protegees. tina, any report iiJu1
rious to them or the Institution Is with. J.
out any shadow of foundation, and gross.
ly false
The Trustees have regularly visited
the Academy once month, in Body,
since it's commencement < have motes
over divided themselves int Commits
ices OF two, who have uniformly attend
ed at lest - often At other times, for
the purpose Of examining the Students,
and inquiripg into the Msnag ofthe
school Under the information thus &C.
quired, they pronounce without hesita.
ton or doubt, that any inputation on tho
school or its members, i. base, & they
believe, . malicious SANDER; on the
contrary, the conduct of the Students
has been remarkably correct, and hcno.
rable to themselves as we'll as to theft
Tutors.
The excellent Lady who presides D:
yer this establishment 10 an honor to her
sex. Blessed with competency, bich
personal exertion has conferred, She
has, with disin.erestedness, as rare as
it is commebdable, without any other
rewara than that which the conscious.
ness of good actions best0ws, devoted
seven years Of her time, since in Viz.
GINA, to the Imp, ovement Of her SEX,
with an as.duily never before witnessed
by the trustees he effect of which b
amply proved by her conduct end in>
proveme mt of her pupils.
The Professors in the Acade my hate
deserved, by their correct demeanor end
abilities, the intire appreciation OF tho
Trustees.
1t only remains for them 20 perform
the painful task of announcing 10 the
public. and patio ulatly TO the PARENTS
of the Students now at the Academy
that the probable eject oi these inta-
nous and groundless c.l 'mnits, will be
the dissolution of one ofthe best institu.
tions for female education which as ever
existed in this or any OIL CT stste--as ~
seriously spprehend that Miss Smith
has resolved ii the conclusion of tho
pre- sent session to leave the state.
Should she determine to leave %, W
mvst acqsiesce End. txeela,ing % -
do the vile and snony slanders
which have produced il, We beg leave
to tender to our most unfeigned af-
lection and eSeem; and hope that In
the cons iUusDess OF her own recitude,
and in the universal love and estee m Of
her numerous friends and aequaintans
css, she will reap the reward ct disin''
terested and virtucGs ekertionsr
John Minor, Presideat.
Robert Dunbar,1
Garrit Minor,
d. B+iggs, jun Trustees.
Huyh Mercer,
IS john Gray,
JOHN Scott,
Fredericksburah, June al.
FOR SALE.
A VALUABLE NEGRO
CARPENTERS.
Apply to the Printers.
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