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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-05
FOR SALE.

THE subscriber will sell on modc-
i rate terms, the House and Lot
ut the corner of Jefferson and Fairfax
streets, now occupied by Capt. Cle-
msnts. The house is well finished !
contains FIVE good rooms besides the
garrett, has anexcelleat cellar, kitchen,
out houses, and a pump in the yard.
The Lot is well improved and contains
half an acre Of grouad, extending l25
feet on Jefferson, and ,76 feet on Fair,
fax streets. Attached to it i. a good
frame stable and carriage house.
I'D. Simms.
January Is. DIFF
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Land f9i. Sale.

" ASN"pNe fN' ~(N<hSs
TNHE subscriber oTcrs Tor sale, be-
4 tween, - * 1890 Acres OF LAND
in Charles Cougv, N?asyIana, situated
about mites from Pert Tobacco, and
the same distance irrm navigabie wa-
tiers. This properly Is rendered very
valuable co acc ut Of the great body
OF ,imber upon il, and there is large
stream OF water passing through tae
land. upon Which Grist or Saw Mill
could be erected with great advantage
A mors minute description is thought
unnecessary sitispresumed; those wish
ing 70 purchase will first view the Land.
For terms apply to John B Morris or
Daniel OF ST Thomas Jeniter, Esqrs.
near Port Tobacco, Mr.. Alexander
Moore of Alexandris or the subscriber.
WALTER II. JENiFER.
Port Tobacco, Feb o.. If
~ + e Editors of the Federal Re-
pubiican Of Georgetown aid National
inteiiigencer are requested to IN 4crt the
above I'LL fosbid, anu send their accounts
10 this O;Hce.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-05

}, 600 W.T.. Seine IWine,
Spfsrior quality
100 Sbls. A .pies, in prime order
50 Boxes Dipt Candles
90 DO. Mould do.
9,OGO W.T.. Coffee, in bags and barrel
100 realms Writing Paper
50 do. Wrapping do.
s hhds Muscoyado Sugars
5000 lbs. Loaf and Lump do.
so boxes Bloom Raisins
20 b,rreIs Whiskey
s CASKS Goshen Cheese
bags Pepper
|l,0n0 bushels ST. Uhes Salt
30 barrels Herrings
10 Co Shad,
For Sale By ne Subscriber.
WHO HAS CONSTANTLY FOR SALE,
BEST Fll|AY
Flour, Corn, and Common
Meal.
WILLIAM NEWTON.
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CLOTER SEED.
A parcel of New Warranted
CLOVER SEED,
For SALE BY
Joseph Mandeville.
Eah ~ ,t.--

10 Kent sseaSsA or SeH.
THE subscriber viii ren, for the en-
suing year, lease Tor term OF years,
or sell for cash or on 'opg credit. that
NoTED TAVERN, &c.
In Port Tobacco, Charles County state
of Maryland, at present occupied by
Mr.. Horatio Ciagett
samuel Chapman.
New Town, Caas. Co sJcc. H..
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SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1914.
Wanted Immediately.

] wish to purchase 2 stout healthy
Negro Men to work on my farm, (com-
monty called Walnut Farm) for which
generous price will be given on ap-
plication to Amerhust Eustis, manager,
or at this Office.
Fayette Washington.
Jan %.
GP No fears need be entertained
of these slaves being removed from
Fairfax County, asI want them for my
own use on the farm, intending soon to
reside there. -.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-05

District of Columbia, to wit
County IF .Herandria, .dhrl Tern. 1918.
John u. Scott, Complainant.
AGAINST
Thomas Vowel Trustee and Executor
OF Andrew Wales deceased, David
Low, James Low, William Low, Jo-
annah Low, and Thomas Low, De.
yisees Of the said Andrew Wales
deceased, Defendants.
IN CHANCERY.
The Defendants David Low, James
Low. Thomas Low, and William Low,
not having entered their appearance
and given security according to the
statute and the rules of this court, and
1t appearing to the satisfaction OF the
court upon affidavit that the said De-
PENDANTS David Low, James Low, and
William Low, are not inhabitants of
this district: On motion Of the said
Complainant by his counsel it is order
ed, that the said Defendants do appear
here on the first day OF November
Term next. and answer the Bill Of the
Complainant, and that a copy of this
order be forthwith inserted for two
months SUCCESSFULLY in one of the
Newspapers published in Alexandria.
and that another copy be posted at the
front door of the Court House OF the
said county. =;
A Copy-Tsst,
G.. Deneale, C. c.
Z Feb. Is. I'm.
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NOTICE.

~E> HE Subscribers having obtained
J. from the Court of Fairfax County,
Letters Testamentary On the Estate Of
Doctor James Craik, deceased, request
all persons having claims against the
said Estate to present them for adjust
ment, and those indebted thereto sre
required to make immediate payment.
J. d. Simms,
A. Moore,
Executors Of James craik.
Feb "a r...tF .,a,.t
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-05

Prime Chewing Tobacco.
THE subscriber has just received
from Richmond. 81 Kegs small Twist
Tobacco of Smiths Manufacture.
ALSO ON HAND,
Six Hundred thousand American
CIGARS, made Of bright Maryland To-
bacco-Iikewise general assortment
OF manufactured ToBAcco & SNUFF
all of which will sell at low prices 10,
Cash or good Paper.
John May.
Lower end Of prince street, Alex'a.
Feb Is ct
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TO T,HE PUBLIC.

A serious and sensible public arc res.
pec,fpIly requested to sxamiDe, and
weigh The scurrilous absse et = piesa
signed No Fi5ster, vhicbsapps1rrd 10
thi. paper some days since, and detsss
mine whether it be worthy OF : reply
from any onss
TT. HARRISON.
March /.
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January %.
The Subscriber

The Subscriber
RESPECTFULLY informs his
friends and the public. that he has Ia
ken the Ferry at Holm PoINT, to
the Maryland shore, known by the
name of
Mason's Ferry,
Where he will use every ezertion to
gisc general Satisfaction. He wishes
to contract At the aforementioned
pla3e, WITH persons disposed to cure
Fish, a, he VII be able TO supply them
with any quantity OF 3had and Her
riag, rhe Subscriber also wishes to
Rent his GROCERY STORE. at tn
lower end Of the Ferry Landing in this
place.
William Patterson.
January S d3m.
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c.. Griffith.

WHO has also received one Butt OF
stao'cc old Nlderia Hine imported III
r'eo and warranted genuine.
November %.
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VoL. XIII
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE,
~ nNMERCIAL s. POLITICAL.

PUBLISHED EYER
r,,sspAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY,
~ rVs DOLLARS a rsAR.
SALES AZ VENDUE.
bn ,yfyy Tuesday Gna Friday,
WILL BE SOLD,
|, n. ysu.lue Store, corner OF Prince
and Water streets,
\ Esr:esy of Dry Goods, Gro
csriss. Sc.
,.ticulars of which viii be expressed
r. in the bills ct the day.
An kind Of foods which are on Ii
|r,;,.toa ,nd the prices OF which are
rsls5i:saed, can at any time be viewed
EnJ purchased at tbs lowest limitation
bad prices.
P. G.. Marsteller.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-05
fresh Teas, Raisins, Cur
rants, &c.

Fresh Teas, Raisins, Cur
rants, &c.
2; hslf chests md boxes Gunpos.
der, HYson. Young Hyscn aad
Souchong TEAS.
20 boxes Muscatei Saisins.
800 st. fresh t:urpns.
20 bbls. Rye Whiskey pert oFwhich
is old,
100 bags Shot, assorted from SBSB
20 No, 10, Buck and Swann SHOT >'n-
E.c aud double + Brandywiae Gunpew-
Der, Ground Alum Salt in Sacks, re-
Faed AM common Salt Petre, table
Sait IN baskets, Rice, Loaf, lump aud
|pi0scOyato Sugars, Nu.megs, Mace,
||~lovss, Ailspice, Ground &inger, Pep
Per, Flotant and Carolina Iat,igo, Fig
|tlUe, Spinning Cotton, Madden Starch,
|AraaNto, Copperas, aloul'i and Dipt
handles, Brown * White Soap, Cheese,
E%eet Oil, best Cavendlsh Tobacco,
taTanna Cigars, Madeira Wine, Cog.
lac Brandy, Jamaica and Antigua Spi-
III, Old Rye WAiskey, with number
Pi 1ther articles in the Grocery line,
/ For Sol.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-10-22

not, however, take Ills b.n.d 90,
lest the injustice ard extrav,ys,s .'",
the Present'o. might excite the ..,n'
alshMen,, end Indignation o other NJ ,'
ers, to whcm it would be .,u.ll, ,pOI;.
cable. To claim it as Z bellip eren, ~, IT,
would have been equal ueiu., and s 80.
surd, as no trace of it could b. fovnd ~
the beIligerent code The British Co.
sernment was, therefore, ,educed tn ,
very embarrassing dilemma T.. se.
knowledge that it could not suppor, n.
Claim, on either principle, would be IN
relinquish IT, and yet it could relv An
neither. il endesvored to draw sem. Aid
from both. A state of War exis,, hieh
brings the parties together, Great Bri.
tain, ass belIigerent, and :he U. State,
as q neutral power. British officer,
have now right to board and search A.
merican vessels, but for what ? Person,
in the service Of an enemy. eontraband
ct war, Or snemy's proper y! This would
not accomplish the end. Iii, however,
the utmost limit Of the belligerent right.
Allegiance, which is an attribute Of so.
vereigpty, comes to her aid, Nd com.
municates oil the necessary power The
National Character Of the neutral yes.
sci ceases. The complete risA. ct ,o,e-
teignty and jurisdiction over i, is trans.
ferred to Great Britain. I. is on ,hls
Foundations that the British Governments
has raised this monstroua supersruc.
ture. 1t is with this kind Il arsumea.
tina, it attempts to justify is practice Of
impreAsMent from our vessels.
(Ts BE Continued.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-10-22
NEW.YORK, October &C..
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
Bridgeport, ICON. } Oct. Is.
Messers. LANG. TURNER 4 Go.
John RJII,J. AGAIN.

Messers' LANG. TURNER Il 20.
JOHN BULL AGAIN.
have the pleasure Of giving you
the following account Of an aff.ir
which took place here last evening
between us and the enemy.
Yesterday, just before sunset, the
schr. Nancy. Capt. Hart, from N.
York bound to Derby, was met Of
our harbor by a sloep Of the enemy.
(said TO be'the Herald, formerly Of
Breokhavcn. commanded by lieut..
Of the frigate Pomone. She eoIn-
mencsd = heavy fire upon the sebr.
with two large guns and number Of
small arms Capt. Hart finding no
other alternative left. put Immediate
u about, and steered for the shore.
which he reached notwithstanding
the ineessant fro Of the enemy. about
halfway between our fort and Black
Rsck lighthouse. The enemy find
ing her fast on shsre, snchored a. lit
tie TO the eastward, to wait for the
rising Of the tide, and sent his boat
with ten men and an saicer to take
possession Of her. They had NOT
long been in that situation, when tho
brass6. peunder under 1t. WIN. Wor-
din and . long 9-pounder under 1t.
Arson Sherman. together with the
guards under Capt. Bennitts, and .
number Of officers and patriotic. ex-
empts, took the most favorable posi-
ton to bear upon the enemy's sleop,
and commenced a well directed FIRE.
The sloop finding her situation M.
pleasant. Immediately after receiving
two or three shots, weighed anchor
and disappeared without firing gun.
Our fire was then directed towards
the schooner for some tins, when .
man was discovered swimming a
shore. He informed that the con-
slant shower Of grape.shot and mus
quetry had caused the utmost confu.
sion on board the schooner, and COM
PEELED them to abandon her. She was
then taken possession Of by party
of our men, aud brought safely into
our harbor.
Capt. Hart informs. that upon
their determination to leave the sehr.
she was ordered to be set on fire !; ous
that he and his men Immediately e1-
tinguished il, and that some Of inc
enemy Who went down into the cabin
to execute the order, finding the fro
ex,inguished, laid hold Of beds, cloth,
ing, and every thing Of value and
out them on board the scheoner's
boat. Capt. Hart and bis men were
ordered to follow, bat they feeling no
disposition to obey, and there being
no time to 10 lost, the enemy left tho
schooner without them. A passenger
and boy, however, being on deck at
the time, werc compelled to 90 with
them. bat they, were shortly after
released with their boat. which reach
ed the schooner while coming in tho
harbor.
Thus were the enemy. after having
chased asdhred at the schooner more
thsn two hours, K after having 'nade
her their swp, completely copye''ed
to abandon her, & seek morocon-
Portable situation.
Mneh credit is due TO every obeer
and man esscerned in this affair, ss'
BY their exertion the schooner was
not only re-eapturcd, brt q sioop
which had just grounded on the BAR
was in all probability, saved fro"
The grasp Of the emery.
Respectfully, c.R. Hi-bss II'
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-09-08

1t will be observed that the persons taken
by the forces under Sir Geo. Provost, who
have been sent to England, are not includ.
ed in the description, and it would seem as
II a circuitous phraseology had been select
ed to avoid the necessity Of expressly ex-
cepting them. The matter therefore is set.
tied as it should be. This scheme of re-
tailatlng the punishment of a traitor. upon
a soldier taken while faithfully ard hon
ourably fighting for his country, which has
oecasioned SO much anxiety and misery to
a great number of worthy men and from
when our national character has deeply
suffered in the eyes Of all foreign nations,
Is abandoned. The men in whose behalf
Mr.. Madison took up this savage weapon
of warfare, probably still remain in the
hands Of the ministers of Justice, and are
desanel t08e ssiedby las~s as humane rs
those of any country in the world, not ex-
cepting our own.
What then shall we say to the ambush
ing assertion in the Intelligencer, in the
article which We copied in our paper Of Au-
gust 5.
We learn that this step was assented
to by the government, ia consequence Of
assurances from the rroper source lately
received thar these { enty three men and
all other dmericas prisoners sent to
England for che Ike purpose, haze been
restored to the state of ordinary prison
ers and are to receiOe the same treatment
as other monparoted~ prisoners"
1t is manifest from the history which we
have given of the affair, that the only pro-
per source from which such an assurance
could have come, is Sir Gearge Provost
After his repeated declarations of his con
viction of the right of Great Britain to pun
ish her native born subjects when found in
arms against her, q small part only of
which we have quoted after having SO
lately declared that he was " unalterably
fixed in his determination not t5e1empro-
mise in the slightest degree, that pfiheiple
of equity and justice, upon which the nta-
sures of his government have been frame
ed , it cannot be supposed for a moment
that he has given any such assurances as
are mentioned above. "a
The above assertion in the Mtelligencer
is the less worthy of credit, since the rea-
sons given in that paper for the partial re
lease of the hostages in April last, proved
to be SO totally destitute of truth.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-09-08
From the National Intetligencer of Au.
gust 80.
THE FATE OF WAR

Has befallen the city of Washington. 1t
was taken by the enemy on Wednesd ay
the Oath instant, and evacuated by them
in the course of Thursday night, after des-
troying the interior and combustible part
ofthe Capitol, the Presidents. house and
of the public Offices. The Navy Yard was
burnt by order of our officers, on learning
that the enemy was in possession of the
city. Not having room or time in this
hasty publication, to detail particulars, we
content ourselves with publishing the fol-
lowing letters, which, with a few remarks
subjoined, must suffice for this day. Par
~ticulars will be given hereafter.
Copy of a letter from Brig. Gen. Vim
der, to the Secretary Of Var, dated
Baltimore, august 81, 1914.
SIR-When the enemy arrived at the
mouth of Potomac, of all the militia which
] had been authorised 10 assemble, there
were but about 100 in the field, from thir-
teen to fourteen hundred under General
Stansbury near this place, and about $50
at Bladensburgh, under Lieut.. Col. Kra-
mer ; the slow progress of draft and the
imperfect organization with the Ineffective
ness of the laws to compel them to turn
out, rendered it impossible to nave procu-
red more.
The militia of this state and of the con-
tiguous parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania
were called on en- masse, but the former
militia law of Pennsylvania had expired
the list of june or July, and the one adopt
ed in its place is not to take effect in or
ganizing the militia before October. No
aid therefore has been received from that
State.
After all the force that could be put at
my disposal in that short time. and max
ing such dispositions as | deemed best cal
culated to present the most respectable
force at whatever point the enemy might
strike, / was enabled by the most active
and harrassing movements of the troops to
interpose before the enemy at Bladens-
burgh about five thousand men, including
three hundred and fifty regulars and Com
Barney's command. Much the largest por-
ton Of this force arrived on the ground
when the enemy were in sight, and were
disposed of to support in the best manner
the position which Gen. Stansbury had Ia
ken. They had barely reached the ground
before the action commenced, which was
about | o'clock p. NJ. of the 24th inst. and
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.Nartinsburgh, Virginia,
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY
JOHN ALBURTIS.
Errtns of tEle Ga3ette.
CCC"<c

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thy Offspring of Great Britain who, when
drawn from the ranks of the enemy sod
citedto be suffered TO expiate their treason
by turning their arms against their recent
EMPLOYERS These rebels have with the
contempt they meri0 been consigned 70 the
inramy and punishment that awaits them
from the Just laws Of their offended Coun-
try while the government of the United
States does not blush to claim these oct
cast traitors as their own, aad outrage the
custom of civilized war in the persons Of
honorable men, by placing them on par
with rebels and dcserters
No alternative remains to the commsn-
der of the forces, in the discharge OF his
duty to his king, his Country, and his fell
low soldiers. but to order all the american
officers, prisoners OF war, without excep-
ton OF rank. to be immediately placed in
close confinement, as hostages for the as
British officers so confined, by the express
command OF the supreme authority of that
Country, until the number of 10 be com
pleted. over and above those now in con
finement
His Excellency directs that this general
order, together with that issued on the eth
October, be read to the troops, that the Bri-
tish soldier may be made sensible of the
terms on which America has determined
to wage this war confident that he will
meet them with proper spirit and indigna-
ton for should he become the prisoner of
foe so regardless of those laws which for
ages have governed civilized nations in war,
he would be doomed to a rigorous confine-
inent and that perhaps only preparatory to
= more savage scene.
(Signed) EDWARD BAYNES,
Adj. Gen ID. n. A.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-01-20
CANANDAIGUA, January 4.

pIsTREs SING EVENTS OF THE WAR.
Battle at Block Roch-Bvtalo destroyed
The following information is obtained
from Major II: Norton, ian aid to Maj. Gen.
HaiD who was in the battle.
On Wednesday night last, about | o'clock
our patrole guard was fred upon by a small
party of the enemy, about mile below
Jockety creek. This was the first notice of
the enemy approaching our shore, Tie
alarm was Instantly communicated to Mai
Gen. Hall, who was at Buffalo with 1900
men--the residue of our force, eco, being
at Black Rock, and all were soon under
arms.
Col Chaplin with 400 men marched a.
gainst the enemy, who were supposed to be
landing between Grand and Squaw Islands,
aud met their advance at Conjockety creek,
and in possession OF the sailors battery
They had repulsed our troops at Black
Rock, after exchanging single shot, which
50 alarmed the militia under Col Chaplin,
that all, save about so, fled, and he in vain
endeavoured to rally them to face the foe
Col. Blakeley's regt. of Ontario volunteers,
with Capt. r. Nl'Kay's company from Gale
donia, marched to relieve Col Chaplin and
his brave few; but before they reached the
spot, they received orders to repair to Black
Rock, to which point division of the enc
my's boats were now discovered to be steer
ing. The order was promptly obeyed, and
as the boats made the shore, they received
q most destructive fire. In one of the boats
every man, save one, was killed or wound.
ed. and this one taken prisoner The enc
my now commenced throwing shells and hot
shot from the opposite shore, to annoy
reinforcement going Gown to the Rock
while az the same moment their regulars
attacked from below, and their Indians com
rnenced cross fire from the adjacent fields
and woods. In this situation our troops
sustained the action in a most gallant man.
ner for 90 or 90 minutes, when they were
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-01-20
From the Federal Republican-Jan. IL.

IT, w. Campbell has declared in the Sc
nate, says the reporter for that body, that
mo man a. has senses can 6elieue there
so'H be a peace NTH England this fire
gears"
1t has been over and over avowed in the
house OF Representatives, within few days,
that there could be no peace until Canada
was taken, that Canada must be taken some
time or other, and the sooner the better
II necessary to effect this object, it has been
also avowed, that CONSUMPTION would be
resorted to-
We stand almost alone in our opinion.
but we have not doubt, unless Bonaparte
gets up again, treaty will be signed before
July, disgracetul to administration, but
highly beneficial to the country. This is
to be accounted for by the fact, that the in
terest and character of the cabinet, are in
direct opposition to the interest and honor
of the nation BY accepting the proposi-
ton to treat at Gottenburg, upon the basis
presented by England, as we said the day
the Presidents communication of Lord Cas-
tlereagh's despatch was made to Congress,
Mr.. Madison strack his coiors The terms
OF capitalization remains only to be signed,
unless our ally in the meantime can come
to our relief This is the fortune of war.
1t has been the fate of thousands before this
government, who have been obliged to
graduate their terms of accommodation, by
the good or i'll success of their arms.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-01-20

Extract Of letter from gentleman at
1HeddU'He, to the Editor Of the Pitts
6urgh Gazette, dated 10Th Of January,
1914
have this moment seen letter from
Capt. Elliott TO Gen. Mead, in which it is
mentioned that the British, after the de-
struction of Buffalo, recrossed the river.
but that they have again appeared, and
from the great number of sleighs and sleds
they have collected, an attack on Erie NAV
be expected as soon as the ice will admit.
The British force is estimated at about
5000 including Indians Our force at Erie
is about 1000 militia"