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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-12-02
Advertisement.

I'm obedience to an order Of the Coup
ty Court Of Fairfax, we will, on Mon
aay the a8th day Of August next, proceed
to sell to the hishestbidder, all that par
eel or tract Of land. [now oceupNeo '.
and in the possession Of Thomas Vesl
Of Thomasl, belonging to the represent
tiyes Of the late John Alllson, sen, s oe
ceased.-This tracts believed to g eena y
between 60 land 100 acres, toleraOly wa VI
watered, with good proportion y, y T 81,
bounded by Ravensworth, and me , ,arsI
of William Cash, sen. ZacbarIah A '''.,
and w. H. Foote, Esq. and about se .';.'
miles from Alexandria, a furtherdess y
ton is thought unnecessary, as TX !.
sumed any person inclined to puI 1;II I
would view s the premises, which w ,1.'
shewn on application to the tenant ! ~, |.
Ogden Of Ihomas.-The terms VIII .,. 4
one third cash, and bonds with apP,'',ps
security for the balance payable 2 ,. Z
& Is months.--The sale to take Pla !. +
the premises and will commence 3 1.
o'clock, at which time and place NV .
tendance will be given by the
Commissioners
July IL. .boys
o. The sale OF the AVN a., Il
property is postponed til Moa 3';ay III Il,
4th day of December next, on v ."sntos,
At the place and on terms first me sae.'
ed ths sale will positively take ~
Nov "a
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-12-02
Jefferson Land for Sale.

( s BOUT s92 Acres in che county Of
80 jefferson and State Of Virginia on
the road leading from Winchester 70
Baltimore. IL miles from the. formcr. II
from Harper's Ferry and from Charles
town-60miles from Alexandra, George
town and the City.of Washington. The
improvements are a new brick house, 9
stories high, i barn 40 feet square, sta
BILE, &c.
The soil is Of the very first quality,
well adapted to the growth of timothy,
every species Of grain More
ahan half of the land is covered with TIM
Der Of the best quality.
.alsU. for Sale,
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IN K AyO0As
SiFsDR Sale.

YEsgIE subscriber having returned =
AIezandria, with his stock a Drll
Goods, 0Eiers the same for sale At re.
dlcea prices.
AMONG THEM ARE,
Ginghans, plaids and stripes,
Calnbfick lnusiins, cotton shlrtlng,
Iinuen. estopiDIas,
Book muslin, plain and figured,
laconet do do do
Cypress gauze, plain,
pockethapdkerchieis,
1Norsted and cotton hose,
Pound pins, boinbazetts,
Colored threads, children's socks,
Beaver gloves, silk ditto.
Floss cotton, yestiug, ribbands,
lace handkerehiefs and shawls,
White chip hats, Brittaglies linnens
Flannels, slisnitys
Sewing silk, suspenders. &c.
The above are offered for sale at the
store occupied by Mrs. Mooney, next
DIOR to Messrs. Bryan Hampsorl !. Co
~ a.. RAPLEY. !
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John B. HaInmatt,

IJphoIster q PAPER Hanger
ii EspEC TFULLY informs bis
friends aud tie ;fhabitantsi q
|Alexandria, he has removed to the cor
der of Prince and Fairfax streets, where
beshas for sale i general assortment Ct
Upholstery, VIZ.
Bed Ticks, furniture dimoties, laces
'iSisees, and tassslIs, ain assortment OF
Paper Hangings and borders, weasers'
.Iays few pieces Of Superior
Boiling Cloths,
Hair Mattresses kept constantly on
hand,
sCarpcts, Curtains and Pew Cushings
male,
+ SoiEas, Easy and other Chairs stuffed
|or repaired at the shortest notice.
]. b. III. lakes thisopportunity to re-
turn his sincere thanks, for the share OF
public patronage he has received since
HE has been In this place, and hopes bJs 9
continued attention to business, to me-
sit their future commands.
AiIpnsf %. II.
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]. oudoun Land for Sale

Ia - ssf,s,. :
l1IX hundred acres are offered fOrsale,
- living on a large stream, called
Broad Run in the county of Losidoun,
Virginia. The soil of tbis tract is of an
excellent quality. and well adapted IN
every respect To farming. Plaster ope-
rates with the best erect upon it. This
land lies near the main road leading from
Eeesbarg 10 Georgetown and AlexaRdria,
about IS miles from these towns. A
contemplated paved road from the for
;mer TO the latter places, viii immediate
5ly pass. it. It's bounded Tor three quar-
tiers III a mile By the run above mention
ed. $50 acres are in Timber OF the first
uaality in kind and yigur. AS many
acres lie on the side of the run and are of
Itherichest quality, which would produce
iine Indian corn aud Timothy There
is on the land, 4 aourishing apple or
|cbard. 'Thefences on this land are &c
|nefail j good.
This Tract would be divided into parts
Of three hundred acres, if purchasers
wish. For terms, Of sale. and fur view
the land, apply to Lndwell Lee, Esq.
|of I4oDl IN County. 81 81
Richard Ell Lee
eLou1oun County, near Eeesburgj
Nov 81 Gun
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Masters of Vessels

fire requested to beivare Of Striadlsrs.
IXNyHEREAS Thomas Forbes, VIII.
wv liam Stevens and Nehemiah No
cross {alias John Myers havias entered
into an agreement and signed the articles
as is usual in shipping on board of ships,
with James Ctowdllill, of the ship Com
Imerce OF this port, each having received
his months advance, and we're to pro-
coed to sea in the said ship on her now
INTENDED voyage to Gottenbprg, did on
the night Of the elst inst. desert, and
were pursued by their securities to Bal
timorc, were taken and brought back and
committed to Jail, where they are to re-
main one month, having under frivolous
pretences refused to go on board said
ship.
4 Dec | Str 4
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For FREIGHT.

- he ship Orion,
AH INV burthen $50 tons, Robert
Rogers, master, in every
respect 4 good vessel, and viii be ready
for the reception Of a cargo in a few
days. Apply to the master on board
Dodge q KciieIl.
hoe cow n
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'TjIurnblers, Duck, SC.

Landing from ship Orion.
"a Boxes half pint tumblers,
& 9 bales ravens duck,
q boxes brown hollands,
j do coarse linens, I.
box containing black and white
Grape yelvets, sattinets, silkgloves,
Ilandkerchiefs, TIC.
] box amber beads.
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y 80 y ~ <9t GO
Eight Cllests and 7s,s ~ s y!
YOUNG Tyson ''''
s. Ship I Packet 2 carg,
8 barrels Spanish Iudieo 2
9 Dukes white Havana SUN
IL tons bar Iron
10 quarter casks Sherry WIN.
~ boxes fresh Lisbon Lem,s sy
200 casks r, Z. Lime vas
go barrels Cider
AZ barrels tanners OH
40 belts Russia Duck
100 do Ravens Duck
10 barrels and boxes mems sh..
1 bale Russia shestlns '''
400 tons plaster Paris
1000 Bushels liverpool coarse 81.
10 pipes Holland Gin
so barrels beet
5000 yards tow and tow linen ,l,.,s
s tons sheathing Paper 'S'a
s cases mems fine Hats
December /. 81
JOHN g. L.9DD, q 90,
Have received per the shin M,rs
Babbage from. Liverpool, and sss ~ 3
fer for sale NV o.
SO packages Piece Gcod,
consisting Of cambfics, prints. co,ls ~
ton hosiery and one bale Flanness. T ~
dec l
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Have Just receive,l. By the ship Mary,
IN ORfYsF FIVE Packages seasOnabIe
may GOODS direct from the
Is Snataefotixs in England, which they
are ,lispose,I to sell AZ the most reduced
pf1ses lar cash or 70 panctnal customers.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-12-02

B aoo0 barbels ST. aJbes Salt
alloat, which ssin Be sold on 80 &.
solnInodating terms, & taken tFem 0i'
boartl. 81
New. Orleans aud Muscosaac sugaT
III hhsls. &
4 hhds. good retailing Molasses,
ST Croix Rum ia pupcheoFss
Il, 600 lbs. green and white Coiee n
a,gs.
/ III bales Georgia upland Cotton.
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Aferir0 ShaWls, etc. etc.


! The sakscyibes has received IN addition
Il, Ills furmer stock, an elegant assert
!. meat DC s.
s Ier;no Shauls ~ y s
Ntefino cIetli DO.
5,s6, { and ga lace do. black AMI
white
White aid coIored Eevantine Flo
renee and Italian Silks
White Satten
Hack Herentine
Coiorcd eaulbfies and spellisse Fad'
Long lawns ind linen caInbrics
Linen eAnbrie ).
Write and coloFesl IA grapes
hite. pink, cfaDgs md blue pate
o. eS,5bfe;d arcl! silk lace
3laek SIN lace trimmings
lotion Iaces
Back nd Vhits silk hose: SC. &c.
"A I5tW Ladies orsets, of the latest
Ffenrh fashions.
sasnas 4. Hsrberf.
}. ~ q s S (. s. div
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p o s. r S G. Il Z r z.

il -
Philadelphia, .aagnst ~.
! We are indebted to The pohteness g
Edward Thomson, Esq. for the follow
ling interesting extract from 2 letter. dae
led
Liverpool, Jaly11 =, 1915.
Strive experienced brisk demand
lfor Cotton Iass week, at advanced prices
and every prospect ofcontlnuing, tron >,
| the accounts received from the Conti'
nent, which has brought large orders
| for Twist and Piece Goods.
The demand for ashes remain steady
Notwithstanding the extensive imports
we have lately received from America.
The prices of wheat aud Flour are sta
tionary, and The demand is limited the
late accounts from the continent VII
have the effect of stopping shipments II
Flour to that quarter.
New Carolina Rice is in demand ano
considerable sales were made last week
There is rather more enquiry for tlne
Quercitron Bark, at an andyanced price
lbut ordinary qualities are rather ne
elected.
We have had demand for Turpentlnt
t-one parcel, to arrire, has been sold al
19s. per cwt. without any warranty Of
quality.
Tar meets ready sale as it arrives.
Rosin is not so much in request.
slaves continue in demand.
We have experienced lively demano
for Tobacco all last week, and at pul't
Isale prices improved 2-4d. to I'D. per
lib. holders Of this article are looking foi
a farther Improvement inprce. :.
Dyewoods remain very dull, ana pri'
ces rather declining.
Since the 5th of this month the duty or
Cotton. imported from America is Ia
per ID. in British vessels, and Cos. 3D.
per 1OGlbs. in American; but the Duty
will be equalized, and America place.
| on the situation of the most favored
nations. as soon as the commercial Urea
lty is ratified, which Messrs. Gallatin anr
Clay, are the bearers of, to sail from this
Port in few DAYS for the U. States.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-28
John 3. Hammatt,

|opholster q Paper Hanger
! ID EsPECTFULLY informs his
ga, friends and the Inhabitants OF
Alexandra, he has removed to the cor.
ner of Prince and Fairfax streets, where
he has for sale a general assortment Of
Upholstery, viz.
Bed Ticks, furniture dimoties, laces
friEges, and tassells, an assortment OF
Paper Hangings and borders, weavers'
slays--a few pieces Of Superior
Boiling Cloths,
Hair Mattresses kept constantly OF
hand,
Carpets, Curtains and Pew Cushings
made,
Scffas, Easy and other Chairs stuffed
or repaired at the shortest notice.
J. B. H. Takes this opportunity to re-
turn his sincere thanks, for the share of
public patronage he has received since
he has been in this place, and hopes by a
continued attention to business, to me-
rit their future commands.
August 90. #.
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TO Rent,

r. = r
THE two WAREHOUSES; on Com
merce Street, in the occupancy OF James
G.. Deneale.
- ANY person wishing to purchase
the whole Of that valuable Property 70
three Warehouses; in the heart OF the
Four business, may have it on reasona-
bic terms, and a long credit givea TOR
part of the amount.
have two vacant Lots adjoining this
buiiding--one on the west and one on the
south oft, which are desirable sppenda-
ges to large establishments, to hold
Plaster, &c.
50 Boxes Brown SOAP,
OF prime quality for sale.
sn Ashes and Soap-Fat wanted at
nv Ractory on Pitt Street, for which,
Cash, Soap or Candles will be given at
all times.
s7e Cal and Water Gliding, Pictures,
I.ooking-tslasses,. &c. framed---Window
Cornices made, Sign and Fancy Paintings
executed in the NEST fashionable stile.
~ A few large Looking-Glass Plates
fer sale; some of which are nearly Z feet
hong.
e. GILMAN.
August "a. dSt1aw4t.
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NOTICE.

n HAVE several Lots of Ground upon
str Duke, Prince, Fayette and Paine
tie eets, which will rent on moderate
is rms In the center of this square there
spacious Arae which will be foreve,
= .n+ omen. several convenient allies lead
;nto TIN this Are there is well ofex.
cellent water, with a pump in it, the
water no way inferior to the diagonal
| have, also, several Lets upon the
wharf contiguous to the tobacco ware
house. which I viii likewise rent upon
moderate terms.
James Keith.
August %. eo3w
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Vaudeville & Larmour,

Corner of King and Fairfar q King
and Watsr Streets Offer for Sale,
100 Chests Gunpowder. Imperial and
Young Tyson TEAS of the latest
importations, and can be sold low
er than any of the Northern Mar
kets can at present afford them.
60 boxes Imperial
SO lacquered boxes Young Tyson
Is boxes Young Hyson and Hyson-
acknowledgements cargo
10000 lbs. Green Coffee
90 bags old Java Coffee, for genteel
family use
so llogsheads and so barrels Orleans,
St. Croix and Martinique Sugars
5000 lbs. loaf and lump Sugars
5000 lbs. heavy Black Pepper
500 lbs. first quality Bengal Indigo.
10 puncheons West India Rum
zoe gallons genuine cid Irish Wits
key
100 boxes Soap
500 reams Wrapping Paper
With their usual general assortment oftke
Best Wines, Liquors & Gro
ceries.
~. B.---tenntry dealers are respect
s5ally requested to view their assortment.
Aue. IS
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Public Sale.

ON Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock
will be sold for the benefit of the con
cerned.
SEK The Schr. !S7AcKLEsERc, lyir!
49, at l. Entwisle's Wharf, on Ii
beral credit.
Griffith g Brewner.
Aug. %. st
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FOR rem (

The STORE HOUSE lately occuplet
by Mr.. Rhodes, nearly adjacent to my
dwelling on P9uce-street. >,
Jehn G. Ladd
June la.
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First quality Leather,
Dissolution of Partnership,

DY Expiration and mutual consent,
ND the firm of Jackson u Rumney is
this day dissolved-All persons indebted
are requested to make payment.--All de-
! mands against the firm. will be paid on
presentation to either of the subscribers.
be John Jackson,
John Rumney.
SsTS cost
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TO Ken L

To KEN l,
A ND possession to be given on the |
~ of July, the Store and Cellar
present occupied by Samuel Mark, q 8
For terms enquire of
ELIZA WILSON.
April y. 2aWu.
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Manufactured Tobacco.

TUsT RECEIVED from Virginia,
% $50 kegs, and half kegs, of the best
small twist CHEWING TOBACCO, &
On hand, Cavendis, Ladies' Twist, Spun
and Smoking ditto, CARROTS Snuff: in
Bottles and Bladders, Rappee do. per ID.
or keg-.aiso, Spanish and American CT
CARS, OF the very best quaGty.-All
which is offered for Sale at the lowest pri-
ces by
John May, 7obacconast.
Lorer End Of Prinee-street.
N. B. Four or five steady Journeymen,
will find constant employ and good wa
ges.
LEAF TOBACCO put up in barrels,
suitable for West.India markets by
]. NJ.
81 4
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e. Raisins

~ huiS Ills
100 boxes fresh Bloom Raisins, just
received.
Coarse and fine Salt, with an assert
ment Of Groceries-alI of which will DC
sold on accommodating terms, at the
lower end of Prince-street, by
John Douglass g 20.
Who constantly keep supply OF the
best Family Flour.
August %. eost
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L. Masterson,
BeOf' AND SHOEMAKER,
August Is.

h0U ANU HI
Royal-street. Alexandria
EyAKES this method Of thanking his
friends and the public in general,
for the liberal patronage he has received
since he commenced business IN this
place, aud hopes he will always have it
in his power to give general satisfaction
for mast favors. He wishes also 10 inform
the public, that he has just received from
New-York, large assortment of the
First quality Leather,
Which. added to his former stock, will
enable him to execute his work at the
shortest notice and in the neatest & NEST
fashionable manner, for cash. He has
at this time on hand, large assortment
of BOOTS and SHOES of the best qua
lity, which he will sell at reduced prices
for cash.
n. b. All orders from the country will
be punctually attended to. l.. M.
August IS. ii
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-11

about ten days since, BY which the loading
amounting to several thousand dollars was lost
and three men drowned, one of whom was Mr..
Butler.
1t seems that upon the striking of the
Boat, Mr.. Butler, Lieutenant Stephen Hec-
tor who was on q passage to New Madrid,
and two Others plunged into the Mississippi
10 swim for shore. Soon after they took water,
n plank was commended for between Mr. u. and
Lieut.. Hector, but upon Mr.. Is. informing IL.
II. that ifhe did not let hun have the plank he
would certainly drown, the latter with a magma
nirnity Characteristic of himself, left the plank
and baBetted with the turbulence OF the
stream until I've arrived near the shore, from
which he was in al exhausted state waf-
ted BY the current out into the river, where his
presence OF mind enabled him to seize asawyer,
upon which he remained until a boat posed him
and sent craft to his relief which fortunately
arrived before his strength which at that mo-
nent left HIM was entirely exhausted MIR. B.syas
found floating with the plank in his arms after
he was drowned. The hands who stuck to the
running boards from which the boat was split
were ali saved.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-11

Fits conduct to the unfortunate c-eoles of che
Caracas, who fed 10 his government for an as.
ssyium, should be known and reprobatec-his be-
iiaVior to the settled inhabitants of his governs
meat, however bad or reprehensibie, I will not
touch on, IS that is q mere affair between the
colony and what is called the mother country,
or more properly the metropolis Thi, fellow,
has slezed and coniiscated the property of two
respectable families in Trinidad, of the names OF
MassianI and Capriani, in consequence of the re-
voiution have above mentioned The head of
the t1rstfainily is man of the greatest humanity
and known integrity-the other family is unfor-
tunately without a natural protector, and con-
sists or widow and thirteen children, who have
not yet thrown of their weeds. Did a general
or commsndant of Napoleon in Germany, ever
act in such manner, as this minion of British
tyranny does in the well known unfortunate is
land OF Trinidad Reserving myself for some.
tsing more in detail in another Communication,
1 viii conclude at present with subscribing my
self
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-11
OBTTV3BY

Died at isseat III the county of Albsnarle, ia
me month ofSeptember last, muel Black Esq.
alter long and lingering disease which he bore
Fith manly and christian f,rtitude. he left WI.
low and large family 10 mourn his loss with the
consolation that his well spen life of Christian p-
ETY. and charity towards his fellow creatures en-
title hnm to a seat in the mans Gus above. u Mr..
Hack we have fur view of the power and force
Il example, each member ofthe family cheerfully
treads the footsteps Of the father, RESPECTED and
beloved by the whole circle of acquaint ,nce-the
writer of'thi, has lived q near neighbor to Mr..
Black tor nearly 30years and can truly say they
never had ought IN malice We friends and
neighbors initiate this gosI mans conduct
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-11
OFFICIAL rYRANNY ExPosEp.
II. CLAY.
2odl Oct. 1915.

10 he Editors Of the National EqfelGgence~.
GESTLKaES--fOurr republican readers vii, i am
sure, Re happy. to hear that there is some hope
OF freedom beng established in the beauteous
provinces Venezuela, where so lately the royal
brigandage system had nearly extermnated all
prosp cts Of ITS instruction. The republicans
have been abe again 20 possess themselves Of the
Western province, and have taken the town of
Guerra, It's capital. This is, on their part most
bold operation, and which at once shews their
strength, as the British governor Of the neigh
boring island Trinidad, is not onlya most undls-
guised friend to the royal cause on tbs Name
out, What IS yet worse most fefocious persecu-
torot the republicans This mans name IS Ralph
Woodiord--some acounts-of his ehagastss I may
give At a future day,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-11
EDUCATION.
Mr.. DA vID BELL,

LATELY FROM SCOTLAND.
HEREBY intimates to the inhabitants of Rich.
mond, that he intends 10 open School here, in
ID. Street directly opposite the Columbian Hotel,
upon Monday next the 18th current, where he
purposes to teach English, Writing, Accounts,
Geography, Mensuraton, Navigation, the Latin
language, and the Elments of tile Greek; The
terms OF tuition to be as follows, viz. the Eng
sh language and Writing 2 dolls per quarter, do.
together with Geography, Accounts, and Mem
suratioH, dolls The Latin language, and Ele-
Ihents Of the Greek 10 dolls. per quarter.
.2LS0
IF number sufficient to form class, max
application, Mr.. ID. Bell, will, in the ev ming.
tea h any Of the following Matthews cal Branches.
viz. Elements of Geometry, Comic Sections,
Spherical Trigonometry, Algebra, Fluxcns, Sir
Isaac Newtons Principal, sc. IN The teaching OF
which branches he fiatterS himself that he W II
equal the universities.
Mr.. ID Bell, after being taught the most COM
mon branches of Education, studied several ses-
Sons at the Universities both Of St. Andrews and
EdynbMgh, where his attention was directed 10
the Languages, Mathematics, Mechanical and
Chemical Philosophy, &c he has also taught Sc
yeral years in Scotland with success and he
trusts, that by his strict attention both TO the
studies and morals of his pupils, he will con.
tnue to merit that appreciation which he has hi-
therto received.
Ample certificates of abilities can be produce
ed
r chmond, Nov IL, 1915 2ts