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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-30
From the Connecticut Courant.
THE BRIEF REMARkER.

THE whole frame of the human cody Sc
clearly evlnces design, and of course an
All Wise Designer, that atheism would
appear the extreme Of folly il even there
were no other arguments to contute il
| with, than those which are IL a manner
forced upon Us whenever we take care
lful survey OF ourselves.
The mechanism of the eye is marvel.
lousy complex, and yet nothing in it is
super auous every part bearing a re-
Icessary and obvious relation to the pur
pose it was formed for. Nor is the me
Ichanism of the ear less adapted in eve
Try part to the design of its formation
These wonderful organs of sense ara
giyen US. however, in common with The
lower animals, OF which some far exec
las in cIearness of sight and quickness
|of hearing. But the human bouy ha,
one appendage which belongs not to any
Of the brutal creation, AID which evi
licences design or continuance as clearly
as the eye or the ear: | mean the Thumb
This puny limb, which scarcely ever is
noticed by poet or philosopher, has been
the main stay of the human family in
all ages and countries.
lad the human BODY lacked this 1T
tie limb of labor. man would have been
the most forlornly helpless OF all AMI
mails. and indeed the whole race must
nearly have persisted thousand OF years
ere he present time. lie neither could
have titled the ground, nor drawn a tlsh
from the water. lie neither could have
feiIed the forests, nor furnished himself
with weapons of defence against the fero-
cious beasts with which they were inha-
bited. He would have been alike inca
pable of making and OF using any o. the
instruments necessary for has sustenance,
clothing, or defence. Suppose thai The
thumb. and that only had been overlook
ed in the general contrlyance OF the hui
man body, and particularly the hands,
were exactly as they now are, save that,
instead OF four fingers and thumb, there
we're FIVE Gngei $ standing parallel to each
other: the body, in that case, would
have been mac(ine wonderfully curious,
but utterly inadequate to the purposes OF
human Lille. Suppose further, thar as d
recempence for tie want OF the thumbs
man had been gifted with a double or
treble portion OF intellect he, notWith-
standlng. must have been helpless and
wretched tor it weuld be cut Of
the power of finite intellect to supply
that deficiency, or even SO much as to
provide for the mere necessary wants oil
the body.
Man, upon his expulsion from paradise,
was cast into wilderness wo. Ia, and a
it must have remained to this
day, but for the thumb upon his hand. tie
was commanded to subdue the earth, and
was authorized to exercise dominion over
rhe beasts OF the field things as much
Vt OF bis power, had he been humble S,
afresnng the stars in their courses.
Ut this feeble being, through the con-
AIT aid Of the thumb, what wonders has
: wrought! zee the forests lelied see
'loonAIng gardens, and fields waving with /,
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-30
Dissolution of Partnership,

The partnership Of DODGE q keiteR
is this day dissolved by mutual consent
All who have claims win present then
for payment: and those indebted vii
make immediate settlement with eithel
of the subscribers.
Francis Dodge. Georgetown
John ketiell, Alexandria,
..*F. DODGE, for she present vii
continue to attend to the Commission Blu
siness as heretofore, and to whom Cor.
respondents are requested to direct a.
Georgetowh
July "a It
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On "Wednesday Evening next, at hal
past two O'clock, will be sold at oa
Auction Room, a large collection o
DRY GOODS, consisting of
Lenoes
CambricS
Muslins
Silks
Vestings
Linens
I4aces
Shawls, etc. etc.
ALSO,
90 barrels Orleans Sugar
9 cables
I Patent Balance
10 boxes Segars
One Ledger and Journal
Pictures, etc. etc.
End for Merchants Paper,
A variety of ry Goods.
Griffith and Bras0ner.
July %
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NOTICE.

nm consequence Of the b bad heath heath O. q
ono oftbe firm OF John IL. Clement
& Co tie partnclshis is this day dIssoiy-
= lby mutual consent. ]. II. Clements !,
hereby authorized TO settle tne ana'is "
The concern.
John Jackson,
John Ill. Clements.
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Cotton Yarn

The subscriber has on hand, and will
be constantly supplied with general as
sortmeat of Cotton Yarns from the Rich
ruond Mandatory, which WILDE advau-
taaeously disposed OF to town aid coun'
try merchants. rao,-
July 1
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Wanted

HyWO Apprentices TO the Hating
Il Business, from Ia to 10 years OF
age, and OF good character and con-
nexions.
John Wilbar.
June % If
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For Rent.
FOR SALE,

A Spanish JAG K, rising 10 years old,
can be highly recommended as foal,
getter, and Of good temper. Any person
wishing to purchase can see him at Mr.
Chatham's livery stable.
6. Coleman.
july 90
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For Boston and Portland,

For Boston and Portland,
xEg The Schr. Peace, Capt. Drink
49, water, will be ready to receive
a cargo in ten days, and take freight We
~ low.
apply to
July 90
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Turnip Seed.
+ HAZE FOR SALE.
July. &C..

A quantity of fine early Dutch Tur
nip Seed. of my own savings, as they
were remarkable fne--the greatest care
was takep to save the sorts apart: white
top, red ditto. green ditto, early stone.
white and green top. also the yellow tur-
nip, Delaware and red kaie, with every
!other kind of seed in demapd, lucern and
white clover. carduas fnilorum or fullers'
teazel, for raising the KNAPP upon woollen
cloth, the seeds or heads may be had.
A liberal allowance to those who par
chase 10 retail.
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The Museum will be ,' opeaI|
april Is

for the reception OF Visitors on ndf,.srrosls
"wednesday and Saturday
from 8 70 6 O'clock.
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ALSO,
Tie best .asserimeat Of
China, Gass & Queens Ware,
Which will sell as low as il car be had
in town for good paper: a good assert
ment Of stone end potters' ware, and q
few pair garden shears.
n ichoias Kingston,
Fairfax street, near ot. Paul's
Church.
July % 1mcp
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06

TO THE EDITORS or THE PORTLAND GAZETTE.
However anavailing the complaints, of depreda
tious and fraud in the p0st-o6ice depar tnet hav,
hitherto been, AIN induced TO make short slate
meat of facts with the hope, it may convince thu
more candid part of the community OF the basenes
and tnrpitude of those, who are appointed to offices
of profit and responsibility, thong h il should fail T.
remedy the evils, of which l complain.
live one hundred aud yGJiy mites from G1ston
and how many post Offices my newspapers pas,
through coming that distance, have not ascertiin
ed, and whether ii is made part oil the duty u
post masters, under 0e present administration, to
rob- puodefa nd destroy every federal paper, thai
has escaped the vigilance of the precediag, pre-
tend MOI TO know. 1 an entitled to- far Boston
papers per week, and AN assured by their editors,
they are punctulty inelosed and put INTO the mail
3onae5,y <bti y isfyre The post masis-s Appointed
under federal administrations were turred oat 81
1lfce, inpaftabLy received the whole number, but
since that period, usually not more than hall,
Tor several weeks preyiaas to elections, generally
none. Letters to,and i'on my correspondents new
er arrive, and several OF my friends haye not only
lost their letters money To considerable amount
which their credliity had entrusted to this ihsati-
ate vortex.
BY tins predatory practice Of post-lnasters, am
deprived the privilege of obtaining knowledge Of
our public affairs, except through ,he Channel oi
democratic pres-es-my flies OF papers are broken
and ncompete--my private business is retarded
my friends and xions, at distance, are deny
ed the publick right of sending receiving re-
cessary iniormation, assurances vi attachment.
Was the only one, who could with equal pro
prety make these complaints,t should readily CON
clude 1 had, 10y some misfortune, rendered myself
peculiarly obnoxious to the Waoie race OF post-inas-
ters, and submit slence,bu far es my acquain-
taaee extends every federalis is subject to similar
Vexatious disappointments.
That cause must be desperate indeed, when it,
"a tzans resort To such infamous means for It's sup
9ort. Bal this mean ariice, this dasardly design
10 suppress utl and correct information, will new
accom- )lish he object for which they are design
ed. Companies will be formed who will support
an establishment, by which they can obtain those
advantages, to which, they are, by every principi,
If honesty entitled, through the medium of the
5ost-olIlce, but from which they are baseiy ana
tcickeAy declared Federal presses u,u be support
e,i-fcderal papers Will be circulated and read
though their patrons may be driven to the necessi
~ of depriying the government Of the revenue arts
ing from their postage BY the meauness OF those
who have The mana cement OF this department.
sENLX.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
Complete Series Of american State
Papers.
THOMAS B. WAIT g. SONS,

Ii AVE- 6nifhed their edition Of American State
! Papers, exhibiting q complete view of our
Fore,gn Relations from the commencement of
/ ref ent Wilmington Admini0I alton 1880 the
clo(e of the war with Great Britain, 1915
Il will be recoiecfed that the work commences
with Mr.. Jetferions adminitrss on in SOL, and
was brought down to the termination of the late
war in FIVE volumes. The part now completed
commences with Pre6dent Washingtou's adm,nis-
ira ion in 7s9 and briggs the work down TO 1901
in three volumes.
Many lun,cribers 10 the Dinri6 of Msine who
have received the I've volumes fra printed, have
had 40 opportunity TO complete their iets by the
purchsfe of the three nov publiihed which com :
prize the Papers Of WaihiDg,sn aud Adams I'D
miniltrations. Thofe who make leafonable appii-
cation may ye, be fupplied a, d so volume
the iubfcriplion price. Ii is feared however that
many mun be disappointed, Is number who tub
fcribed tor The volumes 6ra publiihed, negec'e6
TO fend in their names tor the sa; aud lmaer
number has therefore been printed
A few less OF The complete Work remain on
hand, III 8 vols svo Price dollars volume IN
boards.
s1r Subscribers who are ftiiI indebted for the
State Papers are notified that they will be called
on in the month of February, when prompt pay
ment wi be expected.
Boltos, Jan. 80, is.e
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
Recipe for making Soap Of Saom

Take and cut into very small pieces on.
pound of good hard soap, dissolve it with !
slow FIRE; when dissolved, put six or eight
poun,s clean Snow with it, and after having
boiled them together well for three hours, (ol
until it shews lather on its surlace) add a
wine glass of Salt, and let it get cold, when il
will be found the finest soap, and to weigh as
much as the SNOW did originally.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
STRANGE JUNCTION.

In report OF the committee on the literary fund
pre- SC lted the House of Delegates Virsinia) WI
lind the following expression. Bat a state, which
when less porulous,bas produced our HaShiagtons
yetf,rsons Madisons !! aud Monroes !! !! ha'
surely some demand and taste for science.' lh!
is beautiful continuation, which reminds mt on,
aud the same mouent of the solar orb surrounded
by apple dumpinss. Bal. lei.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
pFamily Bibles, &c. &c.
ISAIAH THOMAS, JUN.

I1ASthe PleAlnre Of announcing to his friends
= that he has this day received az hi. Poer-
LAND eooKsToRs large aud valuable aIortment
Of Family BIBLES, Of various fze. qua,,se.
and prices
ALSO. /sw ef, 81 an shgsns asd s0~piefs sdisio. IF
SCOTT'S FAMILY BIBLE,
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
EXTRACT or n LETTER-dated


WASHINGTON, JAN 25-AfNis have
grown !e,e,Ish A spirit is rising whic!
viii r,Qaire all the arts Oh the tenants OF the
palace and public Offices to exercise. Mr.
DALLAS lately informed the House, that Of
1penty ILthoEs estimated as TIE curren;
expense OF the year. neatly Fourteen MI
lo,,s and 81 !! IA will be swallowed by the
Miila,, Departmen,-Andt this too, when
the whole world is a Peace, and b. itein mas
reduced her navy 70 cypher, and her Wal
est hi ,hment To IS than 40 600 men.
rhis enormous expenditure excnes grea,
uneaslless among tie old fashioned tepab-
icans, und they ,hreaten an explosion, 10
sui hem, Mr. CLAY has attempted 10 con-
lure up a war with Spsin and the House
has called upon the President Tor iI.orna
,ion ON the subject 1t is said hese, that
his alarm has mis- g,ound, and no more
The Spanish Government has directed IT'S
Minister again 10 remind the Unued states.
tina; Spain docs no, r.inQuish her claim to
the iritoiy IN West.tiorida b.twe,n the
Pc. dido and Peatd rivers THAI all
"Of the Great Caucus We hear nothing.
The ma jority daily become more disuni,t J;
and The republicans say things oi TIE ad-
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06

S. M'Lellan g. II. Fletcher,
Hss fer |als, at sbti fe's ia E.eLsrgs feet,
40 crates assorted Hare,
which they will difpofe of as cheap can be pur
cha(ed in town-for cath or credit
cafk GLASS WARS. coulitling Of De, ansers,
TumbIess and Wines
10 groce Junk Bottles
100 bbls. fur crime and 6ne Flour
bbls. Sugar
N. B-Csockery Ware a, retail, at coz and
charges
E1chequer Bills and Treafury Notes, bought and
fold for fma premium Jan So
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06

10 foe vsiunA quarto with Plate. Map. aud Con-
cordaDce. ec.-Alio, . iupply of very rice
OcrAvo BiBLEs and Others. all OF which viii be
fold the mon reafopsb!e terms-aiio, = neat
edition of TRSTAMENIS well bound.
Also Juf received as above,
A large aud valuable addition to hi. former Rock
of BOOKS among which are the following viz -
Bells engravings Of the Muscles and JOINTS. in
a. sisgos' qso,se ssi1~s j.f p"tl@st-Cheyne's Fl
lays on Dnea(es of Children, yola-Copelana ON
the Reclum Bell ON the Urethea- Ruth .Prir gle !;
Beattis;s Work, complete, 10 vols.-Porfers / raw
eis Cities Hiaory of the World, 8 vols. 8vo--
BofweIl's Tour to the Hebrides-Stewarts FGays
Ruth on the Mind eanes advice to young
married pesp'e-Ridseys Body of Dlvialty, a
new Work 10 4 vols octavo-Medcai LEXICON
Scientific Dialogue vols for youog people
More's st. Paui-Bglands Letters. .esp sdiiie.-
Village Sermons. vols seq sdisios- Pio u, Sc &C
sions-Weem'.W aihngton Bucks Espoftor with
great variety Of Others TOO numerous to ipiert ;
to the whole of which. daily additions will be ma.
king and all Books not on hand will be procured
without any s~ivs ssf. Great variety of CLASSICAL
and other ocooL Books. are daily adding.
Jan. 80
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
MARYLAND.

While the Legislatures of fome tate.
are entering into fawning, fausrinp a.
dulatory refolutions. applauding Mr.,
Maditon and his cabinet, on account Of
what they faliely call, his ImesG/ul way,
we are happy to prefent our readers with
The following juit and fern exprelion of
honeif truth, by the houfe Of delegates Of
Maryland. The truth is powerful, and
it will prevail.
RESOLUTIONS.
RsSfvea, BY the Haze Of Delegates #
Ma,yhand, elected 1vitb viezu to tie s,el,
sf Fate g public affairs, That the w4ne
OF hrmnefs, energy and wiidom, which
characterized he political conduc, of the
Prehdenr of the United STATES, in the
progrefs Ct the late war, was only ecual.
led by the folly want Of fOre6ght, and
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
THOMAS CHADWICK & Co

AVE for fAle a. No 1 Central Row,
400 bbls Tar Pitch and Turpentue
10 do Warmth
tons ihest and bar Lead
, ton crude Bsimllone
800 pailons Liuieed Oil
Wh"e Lead ground and dry
Yellow aud black Paint
An sf'rtment of New York and Philadelphia
CABOusEs, together with q general saor ment
Of
Ship Chandlery and Hard Hare,
Also CORDACE of all 6xes .uPplied At the
hortelt Dosics. Jan so
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
HARD WARE.
J. GODDARD,
HAs for fale, on reaionabIe terms geaeral al.
fortmest of
HARD WARE GOODS.

among which are many articles recently received
viz.--sheet Lead-Sheet lron-Bsifol Crown and
American G'sfs--shot-Sad Irons Iron Wire
Fry Pans Smith Vices-Dutch Gue-Lead pots
and bruihes-Skates and .Slates-Can, German
aud London hoop L differed Steel Of ;he beft
quaity-Nails--car and Wagon Boxes leigh
Bel.s-Can Iron Ware, &c. &c, together with an
exten0ve afortmcn, Of lhef goods
Jan. so
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
FOR SALE, OR TO BE LET;

JAMES LEE, & 90.
NJ 4. Msgs,. Rpw, MIDDLE STREET.
11Avr jua received for iale great variety of
DRY GOODS
super6ns midsling ard 'cw priced Cloths
Hunsers Ciorh. aud cafimeres
Coat;ngs-Duffig.-pi PLANE Kedeys
Flannels rose Is asskets ~ 6xes
brown ciaoamor olive AbluePELISSE CLOTHS
German, Brnnfwick and Imperial Cords 4 stock
BOMBAZETTs.
Tartan Piaids
Toiinett ana worried Ve0iugs
rurnaiures
Super dark Prints aud common CsIicoes
Silk arpe and fupsr dark Ginghams
halian and Canton Grape.
Lcunntiac Silks, U0riouS colours.
China hla I Silk
Cotton and Linen Cambricks
Colerain Cottous aud Liaens
India Long Co'hs
Super Cambrck and common Dimoties
India Zamboured and Ioom-seeded
MU.SLINS.
yaconet book and fancy ditto
90 and ia dark and light Imitation Shawls
Ga dark Czmbrick do
Flag fancy and black 6Ik handkerchief
Cotton Bancannas
Cofac Britanias
Lambs wooi aud worried Ho6ery
Habit, kid. and Elk Gloves
Centlemens' beaver, Woodffock. Venetian and
w~lted ditto
Cotton Laces-iewing silks aud Tw,'t Buttons
Cotton sewings- Worried Binding Ferrsits-
balloons Ribbous-c zmbrick and lace shirt But.
uspender.-Umbreias,& &c. &C
Jsn. 9 (tf)
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-02-06
TAINTED TO HIRE,

THE whole ar part of pew n me Rev Mr.,
4 Psylons Meeting Houie enquire of the
Printer
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-11
From the Portsmouth, " r. 0rqeIe.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDyNT

Last Saturday afternoon Eve lads. vho
were amusing themselves in a pleasure
boat, near Ciarks Island in this la hor
we're overset two of whom swan 10 the
shore on Kittery side, and c,ieA for helm
They were overheard BY Mr.. ArcheIaps
'Fernald and his wife, whs immediately
ran 10 the relief If the boys. and Grew =
large wherry a considerable distance 10
the water. In this. with great exertion,
they reached the boat, and took from he,
bottom son Of MIR. Oliver BRAID xho
had retained his hold; ADD rescued from
drowning son of Mr.. Henry Haven, who
had swan half way to the shore, became
exhausted and was sinking. The eldest
+of the lads, Joseph Shines Brewster. AGED
III, had made some progress to the land,
but overpoweped BY fatigue. sunk to RE
mo more. He was brother to the gallant
spirit that ascen,led the rcd If Church
fin New Fork and saved it froIn conRa.
grafton, and afterwards met death in the
explosion Of his ship; he was a lad Of
much promise, the only son, the staff ana
support Of his widowed mother.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-11
INTERESTING.
Huntsville, M. T. august IS.

t.s -l. = -. s. "a f.. .
We stop the press to lay before our
readers an extract Of letter received by
colonel Winston, from captain James
Burlessen; we regret that we have net
an opportunity of giving it in detail
The substance, however, is, that he, Bur-
lesson and others, who had settled nea'
Melton's Bluff, on the south side of Ten
nessee river, to the lumber of about s
men, were attacked by a party of Chero-
KEGS armed with guns and war clubs. the
number not known, on the night of the
llth inst. Resistance was made, when
sad to relate, there were left three t.
dams dead on the ground, and a fourth
badly wounded. The letter describes
the white inhabitants of that part to be
Fin depIorable situation, from the me-
nacing attitude OF the Indians-aIl wht
have not the resolution Of defence. are
moving away and leaving their promising
crops at this particular season to be des
troyed by the Che,pkresr We are yer
ba y Informed, ;bat BufIesson and pa
Fly of whites amounting to about twely'
in number. have this day started in pur
suit of the Indians, in elder to chastis'
them Tor their insolence.
/ Every thinking mind must regret tn
delusien of this infatuated part of crea
ftlon. notwithstanding the concession
made them by government, and the am
pie remuneration for losses which they
pretended to have received bv the march
es OF sar armies through their country
they are fermenting spirit ofuneasines'
and exciting the ebniition of feverish
malignant bood, which Will require the
probing hand of severe chastisement t,
quench. Will nothing short Of entire ex
termination render thena passive?
Being not in possession of particular:
which led to the disastrous event, we are
not authorized TO a.irm that Burlesson
and his party we're justhable in the COM
mission Of the fact, bat from the best evi-
denee before Us, we.are inclined to think
that they we're wantonly provoked to
take mp arms III defence Of their nights.
aud even their lives.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-11
Land for Sale.

A TRACT or parcel Of LAND, cen
[ a tanning between two and three nus
dred acres, on the north side of OcCo-
yuan, in Fairfax county, about ) miles
west Of 0ccoquan miIls--it is well va
cred with never falling springs, il is a.
80 well timbered, and the great quanti.
ty of froo timber on it renders it lie
more valuable to any person III ike coop
ering lire. This land is Of the Middle
soil, and produces Corn, wheat, or any
other grain tolerable we.l--thcae is about
100 acres cleared and under good lerce.
Che Improvements are a los dv etGns
house aud other out-houses, and coed
apple orchard Of about so trees. Any
person inclining to purchase COB we"
the premises and know he terms by APP
olying to the subscriber who lives near
the premises, or Henry s. HALEY. loH'
at Occoqnan mills, Or Loha Ii. Ha!leE
near Fairfax ceurt house.
Thomas G0SSnm.
anril 1o GnF