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FOR SALE.

Z He subscriber will sell On mode
q rate terms, the House md Lo,
At the corner of Jefferson and Fairfax
streets, now occupied by Capt Gle.
ments. The house is well finished /;
contains FIVE good rooms besides the
garrett, has an excellent cellar, kitchen,
out.houses, ana pump in the yard
rhe Lot is well improved and confirms
half an acre Of ground, extending 1913
feet on Jefferson, and ,76 feet on Far,
FAX streets. Attached to it is = goo
frame stable and carriage house.
J., D. Simms.
January Is. IT.
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SCpEKFINE. FLOUR OF BLACK
MUST A RID

INssrength and favor greatly sapc-
rior othat in common use, and having
been preferred to the Philadslphis
Mustard by all who have tried it, we
ieel confident it will give general sa-
tissaetinn
Manufactured particularly for
family uss bv
I'm F. THOR NTO.E g
RIcH9RD II. LITTLE,
And sold AZ their respective Drug
StaFes, eFlerandria.
Tycs 49, g
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Black Bumbazettes. &c.

Small invsice Of Black Bnmba-
IN z-'', Cambric Muslin, Gentle
mems Neck Hanakerchicfs. EstopiIlas,
snsi o. sseesb Merino Shawl, Far sale
OF MRS. M00NEY's, Fsirfax Street
fashior.
January : a
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UMnaa Bans Of Ate.raaa,7a,

lsr DECEMBER 1914
NOTICE is hereby given to tbs
g Stockholders Of this institution,
th,t all Election Of eighteen Di' ectors T.
serve for the ensuing year, will be held
on Monday the Cd January next, agree
ably to the articles of association, at the
Court House in this Town.
C. T. CHAPMAN,
Cashier.
Dee. i. 81 E
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I offer to the attention. Of Monied
Men Of discernment,
A VERY VALU ABLE
IRON ESTATE,

On the rivers Shenandoah and Pc.
tomac, in the counties of Jefferson and
Lnudoun (; tor the working of which, |
wish to form small but able Company,
on permanent principle. deeming the
present moment to be peculiarly favor
able for its operations.
The Seats for such Works have been
viewed by practical men & pronounced
good-thc ore banks are conveniently
situated, and the ore abundant. easily
raised, and rich; Yielding iron of very
superior quality,a as appears from the ties
timony Of those who have made and
wrought it;--there are several favorable
scites;-the command Of watcris power
ful;-and the wood on twenty thousand
acres Of land (ail of one tracy is abur
dan, and conyenieni.-There are few il
any such Iron estates in America and
this is peculiarly favorable in situation
to the seat Of government, where a sup
ply OF Iron of the best quality is always
n demand, and where it must be high
y important to have it free frem the
hances Of War.
The proposed works will be happily
situated for the supply Of q wealthy and
po2uious farming country, needing such
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| wish to hire for the ensu.
ing year, a good house servant who
understands cooking and ua,hins-
o such one liberal wages will 10
given.
C. Griffith.
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M N TIE ID,
A WET NURSE,

Who can come well recommen ed
Emo ais.. at the Off e Of the FEDk-
r IL. RsPU8LI AN, in Georgetown
Nov II.
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SECOND
Liberty Engine House Lottery.

Will commence drawing in Baltimore
IN February next, 6rst drawn Ticket en-
titled TO 5000 Dollars.
ar Preseat price of Tickets IS hut
will advance on the lst January next TO
s..
For sale BY
r GRAY.
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TO rent or Lease.

viii Rent or Lease from one 10 ter
years, the estate Of Andrew Balmaini
deceased, consisting Of upwards O
500 Acres.--R eseryins thcsefrom, fol
th- use OF my Sister and Children, tbs
House and sbout forty Acres Land.
Itis therefore needless to oiserihe i
rs those wishing to rent, will hrstrieN
the premises.
Robt. p. Washington.
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Orphans Court,

alexandria County, DeG Term, lS'A
ORDERkD, That the Admlnlstr'
tors Ct I'm. .Newton deceased, do inset
the following Notwithstanding times
a week Tor weeks the Alexr
dria newspap-rs-
A Copy-Test,
A. Al )ORE, Reg'r.
This is to give Notice
That the suoscrlb ers of Alexandra
County in the District OF Coan''
nave obtained from the Orphans Coa"
alore said, letters of administrators Oh
ns estate of VIM Newton, late olu'
county Aforesaid, deceased' all peF'''
aasins Claims against the SAID oee'"''.
are hereby warned to exhibit Inc ''%'
with the vouchers thereof to the "'.
scribers duly authenticated & pas'e.H
The 0rpa.ns' Court, on or os'O'' w
I'd day of July next, or they n% "A
law be excluded from all eensnlw' =.
estate and those INDEBTED taels'0 . :"
required to make immediate P'. ~ Ss
Given under our hands TITS -
augustine NtTl'8
Dapid RiekeIt'
Executors efWn. M''' >.
Januara 8
Bank Of aleeamdria, Ja""~'
A Dividend OF A per cent i 's,l ~
N last half year Is TINS Coy sv.,,srct i
ed. and Will be paid to ,"e DO .;,., %
ers or their legal representa-
Thursday the 5th inst
- u ]. {. M'KENNA, c''', !"
January 3
Alexandra ACaue
rE,HE Trustee. have the , s.,ji,,'s,sl
1 to announce to the e.. P'I Hss,r. |
they have engaged Mr. W y. n.',,r,"saI |
superintend the classical e ''l'a,n w.
ths institution. This sensls:o,"o'. ntiI'S
hi. good conduc, and a''s" If he rn,y
himself TO the appreciation ., . cl,se
tees, and his character: .s s rsqlrn'
scholar i, coo well e.sabl''os s..,oo. ";
any additional reccn"enn NO.. eag's'..
Jons ALLISON ba. also 1" "s.' rrsae''
hat the time !, no, far d'' .alars, o.
Ihev will be enabled SO = V the bis"
Establishment, T :. to- em0r :, o ,s
branches Of li,ersturs:mooI' N. SER
''' I. p. THoMpSoS' -
January
Twme,s OIL !, civ
barrel, and half barre !, 80
Just received, for us..rsirt g {"
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in Wood Cou ty, Virginia, heavily tim
hered and well wstered, near the River
Ohio, and within eight miles of Bel
vile I have several most valuable
TRACTS Of LAND in the Western
Conntr, and several ,hpusand Acres IN
the State Of Pennsylvania, which | WOULD
sell but do not now oHer-Hpt having
vet obtained the final conveyances of the
same, under existing contracts.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-08

onists or their part;ssns have been returned.
Hence il is generally believed that there will he
nearly complete change of the Ministry before
the meeting of the two Charnbcrs on the 9ott
Instant The Deputies fsorn Bordeaux are expec
ed to tse the lead in the frat ins ance. in order
To repel the csiumnies Circulated against the
Duke and Duchess of AngouleUe with respect
TO the conduct of the two illus;rious personases
IN the South. The Royalists are accused b, The
Revolutionary party of having been the authors
Iof the excuses which still continue but the bull.
|ietin printed at Nisrnes, which we inserted YES
teiSiEY, 10 sufficient proof that the authors and
actors are sdierents of I,onaparte, and that they
wish 70 carry on war of partisans. One of Bo-
noparte's generals, and the lieutenant of his po-
ice, are at the head of an armed force, yet we are
desired TO believe, that their obec is TO further
the views of the Royalists, and TO wreak their
vengeance on the Jacobinsi So alarming have af
fairs become, particularly in the Department OF
Gard, OF which Nismes is the chief town, that no
less than 1000 Austrian troops have been sent IN.
I'd 1t, and they are to receive immediate and con-
siderable re-inforcements. The contiguous de /.
Partments are nearly in The same agita,ed state.
The system OF indulgence and ,mpunity unhaD-
| PLY adopted gives spirit to traitors and ,measi.
ness to the rovalists the former of whom viii
be still farther gratified by the account of Mon
cey's refusal to sit upon the trial of NEr. The
decree of the casler,ng and imprisoning of Mon
cey is = measure which we are tar from condernn-
ing, but il might have been as we'll if it had not
been made publick. Whilst this state of affairs
lasts, it would be the height of impolcy 10 think
OF removing the foreign troops from France
None We think can desire it but those who are
deslrous of seeing France again prey to ali the
horrors of arevolution.
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eminent gave notice in the city, Of tieir inter
ION to pay off ipThediately the Excheq.es bt.ls
lated August and September, last ear
A letter from an dfcer of The life guards.
whose detachment is ststissrs- IN a chateau near
Paris, states that hehad seelths a'h corps Of
Russians, 10000 strong, desiie$ neighbour.
hood. On the whole, the Prussia INC III france
was supposed to amount 10 SOC, 001 ~. = While
the Austrisns and Russian. were hatintr So the.
east OF the Rhine. and the Rhone. the fPrus.ls.ss
were accommodating in almost ever, part of 81
country.
Agen,lenan who reached town yester,iay from
raris, states, that as the pictures are removed
from the Gallery of the Louvre others ere placed
m Their room from st. Cloud and elsewhere, so
,hat the Parisians may not see the vacancy The
principai statues were preparing for conveyance
TO the places from whence they had been plum.
dered. The destruction of the embellishments of
the Place CarousaL and particularly of the sta
tue OF Buonsparte, attracted the principal atter-
ton. - : = -
The black troops, Sepoys and Lascars of all
arms now in pay of the East India Company, are
stated to amount to 10000 men
Cry haf past eiepen-Not single ship of the
Jamaica fleet arrived, nor any account of them
this morning. 1t is much feared, from the
enclosed, that the fleet which sailed from the
Leeward Islands on the 1st Aug under convoy
his aaJesty's ship Barrosa, has experienced the
same severe gale.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-08
MISCELLANY.
THE RUSSIAN CHARACTER.
From Trareis Of Il. u. Clarke, l.. II. d.
an knmLishnlnn.

have had occasion to mention the
filthy establishment called an inn, and
digni6ed by the title of L'Llotelde Col1sta,t.
ttnopfe, IN which we resided. The master
of it had not less than 500 persons, as SER
wants, and in other capacities employed to
assist him. 1t may serve to convey an
idea of the morals Of this city, when the
fact is stated, that i'll this list is a number
OF hired prostitutes, constantly kept by
him, in open stews, belonging to the house,
for the numerous guests by whom it was
Inhabited. The reader might be spared
what else might be related concerning the
publicity of such apartments.
g A swarm Of slaves, attendants, hire
llngs, and dependent syc0phants, is pecu-
llarly characteristic of domestic ec0norpv
in Moscow. The MOBILES consider the no.
nor of their families SO materially imuli-
Gated IN maintaining numerous table, that
should any Of the satellites which usually
surround them, forsalse his post at dinner.
and swell the train of any other uersor.
the offence is rarely forgiven; they will
afterwards prosecute the deserter by every
means OF revenge within their power and
not being burdened by scruples of con.
science, they generally find means of iu-
dulging their vengeance. ] have seen
persons who were victims Of their own
good nature, in having accepted invita-
tons wich decoyed them from the table
OF their lord. Similar motives give rise To-
the prodigious hospitality which has been
described by travellers. Before the reign
OF Paul, a stranger no sooner arrived In
MOSCOW, than the most earnest soicita-
tons were made for his regular attendance
at The table of this or that nobIeman. IL
us visits were indiscirmr ate, jealousy and
qusrreis were Gre inevitable corseqaenoe.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-08
THE BARBARY PIRATES.
CoPENHAoEN, August a.

fGN h<-SHN, august X.
The accounts which we receive from the
Barbary coast arein the highest degree un-
pleasant. No government can defend IT.
self any longer against the shameless per-
fidy of the piratical States, which emplo,
every stratagem to crafty their cupidity
We had the less reason to expect the de-
tention OF our ships, as the new consul.
Hartman, was sent but very lately to Tr-
poi, to take the place of the consul Mel
duke, andhad been recognized by the gov
eminent there, in consideration of consi-
derable sum of money. The sum to be
paid annually has been always regularly
delivered, and negotiations fora new ar
mistice had commenced.
The Dey in the most artfuI manner, de-
.layed this, and secretly sent out his cruz
Zers, the return of which he waited for III
order suddenly TO advance the most absurd
and extravagant pretentions.
The English and the American Consuls
have made very lively remonstrances, and
it is to be hoped that an amicabIe arrange
ment will be brought about.
Neither the Austrian, the Spanish. nor
the French flags are respected by the Dey.
Notwithstanding the interference of the
Grand Seignor, the Dey has just confiscat.
ed rich cargo under the first of these
fiags. Perhaps it has been suggested t.
the Dey, out of envy at the good recention
the Danish flag meets with in the Medi-
terraaean sea. that the loss of our aeei
leaves him full scope TO act towards US az
his discretion. Means will, however, be
found to punish him for his iiisolence.
The ratification of our subsidy treaty
with England is arrived here, and bills for
considerable sum given.
Co'lstaDfinobs, Jllg &C.
On the SD, - was launched, called the
Mausarije, (the Victorious) built under tle d.
rectlon of NJ. Benoit. Frenchman in the service
OF the Porte Another vessel of the same force
IS about half finished. This launch at which the
Grand Seignlor and all the ministers were pre.
sent, was attended with a fatal accident In T,,r-
Key, ships are launched with the PROV foremost.
contrary to the practice followed in the othe,
Jock Yards in Europe The vessel disengaeed
from the stocks, glided msiestcaly into tile See,
hut one OF the two cables which held it behind
not having been cut in time, the anchor attached
To 1t, dragged by the we ght of the ship, forced
away the supporters OF a scaffold crowded. with
spectators, which falling, kilIedsour persons and
crln,ied % griegously wounded twenty more.
Inc plague, communicated to some Greek
merchants by vessel from Egypt has happily
not been pIopsgated in ConstalitinopIe
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THE .a0gEa TUaES or nENnY BIaD.
[rnO1i rus iNAGEcrfc nlolzrxs.l

81
Henry Bird removed m 17o7 from Frederick
county, Virginia, where he was born in 1867, TO
the head waters Of Sandusky in the state of OHIO.
ne was accompanied BY two Of his neighbours.
John Peters aud Thomas Philips, in par}nershIn
with whom he had purchased a little tract of SIX
hundred and sixty acres Of land. At that time
thsre were no inhabitants within eight or nne
miles OF tie spot they had chosen. The first
thing 1hey did was 10 build log hut, with the
ass'si snce OF Their ne ghbours, who each brought
a bushef o. wheat 70 support the newcomers I'M
I'll they could raise thcr own gram. Such - the
custom in all these little frontier settlements
where necessity mas revived many good old-pa.
uiarchai c oins, and established ne ghbourfy
conneSoo among the first settlers that IS not
seen n o.her communities
Here Bird lived till the year 1911, during
*a ch time he became the father Of Ave Children,
AID saw the country change from wilderness
.n1abited by psrthers, bear, buiisloes, woives ,
ld wild turkeys, TO cultivated farms, belong,ue
90 sturdy, Independent yeomanry. The hfs,
yen he cam though NO hGnteishe killed two
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-08

Sun Office, 3 O'clock.
Aites our paper was put to press, we received
faris papers to the 9TH inst-The following are
two or three extracts which comprise all that i.
Worthy of notice.
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LewEs RsIrs, AUG. Is.

All the world knows how much the Golfers OF
Prussia were empted by the French when they
syerun her. The wheel of fortune has now got
round, and Prussia has fair claim to restitution.
IT will therefore be stipulated in the new treaty,
millions Of francs and that the Prllssan troops
will not leave France until the sum is paid or Sc
cured.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-08

LDNDONg OEpts -.
french and two Dutch mails have arrived
since our last. The latter anticipate the publ
cation Of the basis Of The treaty Of peace at Pa
fis on the OH, and mention what they imagine are
some of the articles. We have only TO repeat our
FIRM persuasion that oil there statements are pre-
mature, though at the same time those who go
on making them viii Come 90 be right at last
and there Is no saying how soon decisipc event
may take place.
While the Duke Of Angoulerne has persuaded
the Spanish army under Castanos, on the Medi-
terranean side, to desst from pushing INTO France,
i Is repeated with every appearance Of truth,
that 0Donnell, the Condo de AbIsvall, has en-
tered on The Atlantick side, and crossed the Bi-
dassos, 20 renowned in the military annals of the
valiant Wellington.
The French Chambers are 20 meet on the 2stb.
which Will for ever constitute one Of the most
important eras IN the history of that country -
Every hing seems to depend upon the tone Of
their deliberations, and the course of policy
which hey adopt, BY them Is France TO be saw
~ or lost They are to seat the king upon his
throne, surrounded by virtuous men and sound
principles or they are TO deliver him, bound, ("
INTO TIE hands OF his enemies. The world Is too
deeply interested in their deliberations not to
gaze WIN hxed attention on their earliest mott
sns. NJ once It will be seen whether the facti-
~, hpresent too Predominant in the Counsels
OF the government, shall confirm its triumph
or whether u shall be forced to yield to another
system, on the responsibility Of which Europe
may place some reliance.
The Berlin papers ailude in direct ,.-,,s g.
bAs aiscoyery o. srecsnt conspiracy in Paris.
'aStS eB ffstk ysstFsOg snuE,on, gsv.
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NETWORK, May Is.

Yesterday forenoon, arrived at this
port, s(and saluted, which was returned
returned from the Castle, the French fri.
gate L'Hermone, Capt. De Busy, in
II days from Guadalupe, mounting
A guns, and $50 men, under the
Bourbon flag. Come here in consequence
of the unsettled state of affairs in
France. Had no later news from
France than has been received here
May ID, spoke the schooner Hercule.
Gardner. Is days from Baltimore fol-
POrt-au- Prince.
There was another frigate at Gauda-
loupe. and it was supposed she would al
so come to this port.
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NORFOLK, May "a.
NOVELTY.

We were last evening, for the first
time, gratifed with the sight of a Steam
Boot entering our harbor. This distin-
guished stranger is called the Washing
ton, commanded by Captain O'Neale, and
owned by company of gentlemen at
Washington. We were in hopes that
she was intended to ply between this place
and Richmond, but understand she is des-
tined for the Potomac. On her leaving
Newly ork, many were doubtful that she
would not be able to perform the voyage:
no vessel of that description having ever
tried the sea, before; but she has made
the trip in perfect safety, without the
smallest injury, and in period of only
SO hours. Her cabin is superbly fitted
up, with every convenience for the COM
fort and accommodation of passengers,
and she is on the whole an object that
cannot fail to delight the eye and inte-
rest the understanding.
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diately that they are manned, in re-.
spectable state of repair.

diatelv that they are manned, in re-
spectacle state of repair.
French Fleet at Toulon.
The following statement of the Toulon
ieet is given to,us by gentleman who
.eft that port last month only; he having
travelled through France, and arrived
here from the opposite coast:
In the outer Bason-E Eleven sail of the
line, two of them three deckers, dashed
alongside of each other, with their lower
masts in, the copper stripped off to the
light water mark, except the Hannibal,
of "a guns, Just repaired; and a new s
deck ship, which workmen were busy in
finishing. Also seven fine frigates and
five briggs.
In the inner Bason-Eight sail of the
line. one of them three decker, all with
their lowermasts in, and five frigates.
In the roads-The Commerce de Mar
settles of so guns, ready for sea, waiting
the arrival of the Compile de Grasse, to
take him to Constantinople. 1t is sup
posed, in consequence of the alteration
in the state of affairs, the destination of
this ship will be altered.
On the stocks-One three decker, and
two deckers of a large class. The for
mer was nearly planked up, and men
were employed on her.
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So .,su-aer in the course ola lew
n'nss { estimated at $4,000: and this
$50; FIVE rightly understand the ac-
sf9rce, I" w;ll soon receive a strong rein
e soinsot of Russians, Alexander having
iot ,ad his whole army, not excepting
S;s Guards, to advance against the enemy
o. T. n mean time the Congress, resolved
have their labors rendered abortlve
ho' M ~. movements of the Corsican, are
, o .a for publication the new Con-
gi;tnt;oa given to Germany, which will
. .a.,ear in week or two.
aP TIE Archduchess Maria Louisa has
,.I,v renoanced the title of Empress.
l ~ aach for the COrsican's paragraphs in
= S 70 impress the French with the
.Sv FIAT she was on her way to Paris ; or
: atSer words, that the Emperor Francis
u ~. a' acs;ng in concert with the Usurper.
'l TGs day Flanders Mail arrived, but
49, Ionrnals brought by it are only one
~ -, Iater than those We received yester-
w. w. Their contents are of similar
u~ :nrIect;on. The troops of the allies
. .a ayery where in motion. The Austrian
~. ms i stated to be already 100000 eff
S sct;ve men; and the Wirtemburghers,
..stcb;ng the bridge which crosses the
ps;os Between kehl and Strasbursh,
,,;th $4,000 men. At Dusseldorf the vo-
,,0taers have been called out, as when
49, Allies last marched against France /;
.m,asure which viii probably De general
+ resorted to along the countries on the
Rhine.
The attempt made by the agents of Be-
,,r,rte 70 steal the son Of the Archduch-
~ Maria Louisa. is confirmed in these
n,ners. None of the Brussels Papers to
tIe 4thinstant inclusive, make any men
nm Of the Duke of Wellington. For o.
Their particulars we refer our readers to
the sabjoined extracts:
.hrival of the Duke Of Vetlington at
Brussels.
At a late hour last night Mr.. Johnson
arrived from Vienna, with dispatches
from our ministers there. This morn
Ing MIR. Williams, another messenger,
arrived from the Duke of Wellington,
direct from Brussels. His Grace had ar
rmel there, and immediately took upon
hun the command of the Allied Armies
assembled there.
His Grace has already had an inter-
aes with the Duke of Feltre and Mar
shas Berthier and Marmont, as to the
Plan OF the campaign which is to be IN
SANITY commenced in France.
The, dispatches from Vienna are un-
dsrstood to contain REPETITION of the as
sarances of the Court of Austria to sup
port the Bourbons to the utmost extremi-
YIN the expulsion of Bonaparte and his
sdherxpts.
Mr. Williams, the messenger, travel
edironl Vienna to Brussels in the car
nas next to that of the repeated demon
Hranons of joy from the inhabitants ofaf-
most every town through which his Grace
passed. with his suite.