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Land for Sale.

4 TRACT or parcel of LAND, con-
I "a tanning between two and three hun
ered acres, On the north side of Coco
.quan, in Fairfax county, about S miles
wes OF Occoquan miils--it is well a.
tered with never falling springs, il is al
50 well titnbered, and the great quanti-
,ty OF froo timber on it renders it The
more valuable to any person in the coop
iering line. This land is of tic middle
soil, and produces cern, wheat, or any
Iotber grain toierabie well--tbere is aboat
100 acres cleared and under good fence.
The Improvements are q log dwelling
house and OTHER out-hou-es, and good
apple orchard of about 60 trees. Any
person incliaing to purchase can view
the premises and know he terms By ap-
plying to the subscriber VIC lives near
the premises, or Henry S. Iallpg. Jun.
at Occoqnan mills, or JJokt II. IeIleu.
near Fairfax court house.
Itcmas Gessonl.
aptii 10 6mT
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rispecting the restoration Of Israel, will
,lhe words of Saint Paul, lam inclined /.
Think. land | believe this the most ge
|ha IL opinion,) that the Prophetic
speak fguratively of their being gathered
unto Christ their Link, the sen Of David
AS to the descent of the Indians, 1 thin
|all that can be said is mere conjecture
the Indians, at least the Cherckees, a
;mong whom we live, and with any othe,
llatlon we have no intercourse. seem 4
he totally ignorant of their history :-foi
Iinstance, the numerous mounds in man,
lplaces OF their country, clearly eyince.
THAT formerly other nations. better sun.
lplied with implements for labor than the
I0herokees we're known to possess wher
tthe whites became acquainted with them,
must have lived in this country buf
from the present inhabitants it cannot be
known When and from whence their an.
jcestors came hither: who those nations
we're which they expelled from this coun.
TRY, Or what has become of them.
That they have, or rather formerly had
some religious rites and ceremonies. SIN i
lar to those eDjoined on the Jews by the
hevitical Laws, is true /; and this, | think.
Iatfords the maingtound for the conjecture
l,hat they are OF Jewish descent. Such
ere. formerly, Their towns OF refuge IA
ItAnse who had accidentally killed ma
Irnd such is still the Green Corn Dance
or although this has desenerated to !.
linere trolic, get it seems formerly to have
)een festival of the First traits, before
which they had to spolni to some puri6ca
iiions, and were not permitted to eat Of
he new Germ before this solcmuity
Iheir former religious rites have been SO
ons dlsased that they a:e nearly forgot,
en-, AMI upon enquiry, you a,e apt to
ear as many different tales as yeG
ave lniornahts, and tkose o!ten con
radictory too. Nelther can / hna the
eatures OF the Jew in our indian
Wei be they Jews, os TartaFs.or Chit ese,
~ OF any other nation by descent, We
6now that they are MEN OF the sane
oiiSin with ourselves AID what ousht
aHi! more 70 inspire US with benevoience
raIyasd, them, tbey are bought with the
same price--the Blood Of our ref'een7 +
--and are a capafa Of comprehendine
christian Doctrlah, CONSEQUENTLY also
4 eGj0ying tie 81 eets OF he Gospel. As
we are. ii IS true they are sayaees bpf
that were our ances'ecs ? And what
should we be at this day, had they rot
oeen brought 10 the know edge Of The
ruth by tie preaching Of TIE Gospel I
Your kind wishes Tor success III our an
dertakIng 10 instruct sone of tlese poor
ignorant people in the way Of life. cIaia
our gratitude and nay all christians
JONI IN !ervent prayer to the Lord, that
by his spirit and his word, he nav bripgi
them to tho liberty Of the children Of
God.
JOHN GANMOLD.
srins Place, Cherokee country,
June q, 1916.
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LAND FOR SALE,

TIE subscriber has for sale a TRACT
|ot Land lying within miles .tths Town
of Damfries, and within z or s of TIE 0co-.
guam Mills, containing about 80 scSss
there is on the Land a good d. e;,inD,
blouse, the necessary Back Houses. and
"a good Barn, it is abunt antiy u. fereG nv
many fine Springs, and as healthy a. any
situation. ,Ab nj so Or 100
acres have been sown in clover. From ex.
perlments made on The land 4 clover cron
the plaster is tou1d to act most benefici.
ally. The land i, bounded on oue side nv
an abundant stream vt water. furnishing
a fine site for Mll---there are also thy,e
Houses On the land, so situated as 70 he
convenient Ter tn &C teEements. will
give credit to t e purchaser of one and
.two years, & will take in rayment Slaves,
Sank Stock OF the District Banks, Of
chartered Banks of Virginia or public Sc.
curltles ct any kind.
PHILIP HARRISON,
DumEries, June 1913 9.au6w
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Baltimore, July Is.
Rnnk &c The United !states.

We understand that Fofty thousand one
aandred AID fifty one Shares, being -Four
million < fourteen thousand one hundred
dollars, have been subscribed during the
wcntg days allowed BY law for receiving
INSCRIPTIONS.
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!, and lot in the centre for a market

space.
There are two Episcopal. one Presby
lterian, one Methodist, and one Baptis
Church, one Friends Meeting House ant
one Catholic Chapel, one small Acade
nv without endowments, or the necessa
Try unity of patronage of its founders, OF
Those interested in its welfare one free
school, averaging $50 scholars two fe
ImaIe academies, and ten private schools
two Masons' Lodges, and a Museum in
It's infancy, but promising an early matu
Isity.
The first settlers Of the town were
most part Europeans, particularly from
White Haven and Glasgow, with pro
portion Of PennsylvaniaHs, the houses are
generally built ofhrick and upon the less
modern Philadelphia plan. the most Of
the mechanics having been from thai
place.
1t is lamentable fact. that the fine
arts have here not tuund congenial sol
ard the higher branches OF Education
and the mechanics ats haze been but
partially smiled upon--the former are
.with few exceptions, cosii ed to the
professional men, & tie latter still mors
.circumscribed---to this in some measure
may be attributed the great absence Of
commercial opuience, lie humaa IN
Outstanding can only be enlarged and !.
knowledge OF great commercial enter
prize, possessed by means OF a liberal e.
dacatiOn. The inhabitants are for the,nost
part Of the middle gra,le-inogdlnate
wealth IS As little seen as the eytreae Of
poverty. The females exceed IN numoer
dl0se of the males about oGe in hun
dyed- the t0riaaf are remarkable Tor
their cometiness--tbe marriages average
ahout 80 per annum. The judiciary is
composed ofone circuit court, a court Of
admiralty, a levy couft Of limited ju'is-
diction, and one orphans court.
The public buildings Tor tie accommo-
dation of the Judiciary, are OF the most
inferior grade-the police OF the town is
wholesome aud well eSecuted-and from
the immense wealth Of the hack country
trading to this place, It would reasonably
seem TIA, Re" posltio S ctfeF taifer pros,
poets commercial! enterprise, or greater
o. por,unities to &c sons in pursuit of the
good things of this world, or in his devo
tons to that which is to come.
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.N,cip York, JnEg q.

Uaitea States Bpns;.-- East evening the
looks Of subscription to the Bank OF the
United States we're closed IN this clfY, &
Tie sum Of about two niilons and a third
was found 20 lave been subscribed.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-27

JoHS Porn, (formerly a Senator Of the
United States) is Candidate tor Con
Fsress from Kentucky, in opposition to
Henry CLAY. There are now three eau
didates in that district, Dir. Clay, Mr..
poDe and MIR. Barr
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Richmond. July %.

,Siaiional B4set.-rhe books closed
every wterc vesterdav-No. of shares
sa,b ,srihed here, l7022--equal to 81 ,7o2,
200.
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Loagsca,t1fs I. York. City Directory,
which, in 1890, contained only 1850
eames new (18tS} contains i9,40s
There are 952 packets. steam boats, exc
that ply regularly to and from that
city.
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no CLOSE SALES,

The undersigned will sell at the Store
OF John Janney, Esq.
ON LIBERAL TERMS
About 60 pupcheons fine favored oil
RUM, Sd aud 4th proof, Il hogshead
SHRUB-imported in the schooner AID
miral Durham, from Tobago.
N. REILLY.
July IS. T
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Extract Of a letter to gentleman in New
VI AL Dem lfAhitA iunP Is.

Extract Of a letter to a gent'emanin New
York, dated Piqua, t9hie) June Is.
Yesterday there assembled IN the Wei
aity of this village numerous host o. IN
liians. from the Shawanese, Wyandet,
and Delaware tribes. The object OF the.'
meeting was to have an interview WIN
he agent relative to the claims they nave
assumed on the government tor service
'eenderet. and losses sustained during the
late war with England; it was also a
oart of their design, in coming, IN, TO
meet the Rev. James Hughes, who was
,aosen a missionary. and obtained a de,
sgated sanction from the secretary Of
ar to preach them the, gospel ! was
resent when he entered upon the laooalS
|oi bis mission /: the scene was peculiarly
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Advertisement.


Will be sold. to The highest bidder. for
c, sh, al William P. Richardson's Ia
vern, Fairfax Court House. on Satur-
day the 18th day of August next
a LII. the right, title and interest Of
q Hieron,e Lindsay E N.omas Lind
sau. ilisoivent debtors, to and liz one GER
tain tract Or parcel Of laud tying in said
county of Fairfax, sad to coutsin 100
acres mo e or Iess-fo satisfy sundy exc
cutions under winch they were ia custo-
DIV. &C Any information relative to
said land can be had on application to
Robert Radcliffe, d. s.
For James Coleman. sheriff,
July 90 cots
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From the Richmond Compiler.

NpW- Erpedhion.-Amidst the rumors
Of plots, and the political changes which
reach us from the Old World it is pleas.
Ing to catch. tie "small, still voice " Of
tscience.
The expedition to Africa seems TO be
advancing with q prudence which prolni
IS Eaccess.
who has forgotten the eaterprize and
he fate of Park? Major Peddies about
treadiEg in his steps, his ends the same.
| but the season, and the means, are essen
italy different. Every fling is Stunned
(which was supposed TO have defeated
| the expedition of Park.
In 1914, Mupgo Park was invited, BY
| the secretary of sta.e for the colonial go-
Ivernment, to undertake an expedition
Into the interior Of Africa. The great
0 ice, in view, was, to trace the river
Niger, whose outlets had never been
Explored by the EaroPeans. Many con-
lectures bad been entertained. he o.
lpinion of the ancients was, that it has no
connection it, lie ocean, but >pread it,
self ino considerable lake. the Caspian
sea- Major Rennell, the celebrated ge-
Iograsher Of the present age, has adopted
Ills opinion. Another superstition ua,,
That it falls into the Nile, con, tituting
the western OF White branch ofthat wen.
derlui river. A tIird idea was. that it
branches itself into a variety OF streams.
which FIJI iute the Atlantic ocean, at
the northern pcint Of the Bay OF Guinea.
Eut the most plausabe opinion, is, that
it turn. TO the south. and ultimately ter
inmates into the river Consa. which is
described as 6. ore OF the NEST mag III
Gent streams in the ID running With
the rapidity of six Or seven miles an
hour, and a width of nearly an English
mile, for many hundred miles above its
Mouth, aud the depth OF not less than
80 lathoms. Mir. Park was most strong
~ of The latter opinion.
Most unfortunately for Mr.. Park, his
Journey to the banks of the Niger was
delayed so long that it intertered with
the rairy season. He left England on
the 20th January. 1915: touched at one
of the Cape de Verbs, in March TO pro
cure the assess requisite for the caravan ):
and on the 2Sth March reached Goree
The plan was to send with him detacb-
cent of troops, to protect him from inter-
option, and some . seamen and carpen
ters to construct vessels for the naviga
ion of the river" From the garrison at
Goree, his troops were to be selected.
On the goth April he left the Gambia,
to cross the country to the Niger. nor
lid he arrive there before October, an
"terval f.tal TO all his prospects. the sea
N OF rains and of fevers which carried
VT his Europeans with tremendous ra-
pidity. The following extract OF a letter
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-24

TO the secretary ofstate for he coloni,,
department., written from Sanding, Ma.
.ember Eth, 1905, will Test paint tba
situation to which he was reduced.
Your Iordships will ecolect, Tia.
always spoke Of the rain seasons with
horror, as being extremel lalal 10 En-.
opeans /: and our journey iron Lalnba
Ito the Niger will furnish me.auclO,y
proof of it,
.We had no contest whatever with
THE natives. nor was any one OF Us killed
by Wild animals. or any other aecuepts
and vet am sorry to say, that Oh lOt,v
four Europeans who left the GAMBIA n
perfect health, five only are at presents.
live. viz. three soldiers one deraresa
|in his mind lieut.. Martyr, and myself
From this account am afraid that
your lordships will be apt to cen,5.'
|matters as in very BORGESS. state; m.
| assure you am far f m despopdp.
With the assistance Of one of the soIdia,s
/ have changed a lars3 canoe into
tolerab.e good schooner, on hoard $
which this day heisted the British A..
and shall set sail to the eat, with tho IS
ed resolution to discover the terminal. ~
'of the Niger, or perish IN the attems,
/ have heard nothing thar can ders.s
on, respecting the scource OF this uio5, a
stream but am more s mere incIs;n'i
to think, that it can end 40 where bHt
the sea.
Gal'an, spirit thy sit ton is bo,..
less indeed. In few days thv ilIu,b;.
sous career was cut short. On decend.,
the Niger. Park was assassinated rs, s
Che village of Yaour.
The Edinbnrg Review I47th nnmla,,
details the facts. from w'ith the proceed.
ing is compiled. aad add hat" erprv
thing IN the narrative bea W n st9&s
fatal effects of the wet season. and erw.
" proves the possibility oi leading totbs
Nigeria force apparently incorsdelabls.
but large enough to prevent insult frca
5fnall bodies of the natives, and to uo.
teet trading caravan against dangers
1t also remarks, that if the Congo "bs
the ame river with the Niger, he oO.cy.
Grafton Of an ascending Or decendrgpar.
ty would offer great faci!i les all adyan.
tages while. it it should turn ont tOJts
different stream altoge her, The access to
the interior would thus be doubled"
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q This bad faith, and this artifce, on

his bad faith, ana tnlS artlHce, ef'
The part of the Spanish government va
rendered still more excepnonable by The
|uncourteous maj ners, swelling even Il
|insolence. displayed by the noted an
pompous Yrujo. He endeayoar ed t.
suorn a press at Philadelphia to aid hin
IN his wicked career, and in the exces,
Of his chagrin and audacity, made an eff
tort to brow beat The American eyecu
tive, in the metropolis of the Union.
:. This conduct on the part of Spai,
|infaliibly tended to destroy all con6denc,
lin her honor or sense ofjustice. Yet boil
the injury and the insult were calmly
borne by the administration, willing, al
lit to attribute to the bad temper ano
EVIL genius of Yrujo, and not to the Span
ish nation, the continuance of the diplo
matte alteration between the two c0un
|tries
Louisiana was purchased, and tht
question of limits arose. So long as tht
Spanish monarchy remained mistaken
the United States forebore to take pos
session of the disputed territory. Bu1
when Napoleon overturned the establish
ed order of things, when the empire o.
Spain exhibited scene of anarchy and
revolution in every quarter. when the
Flordas, in common with the more ey
,ensiye Spanish colonies, began to look
toward independence, the mother coun-
try, from her own unhappy situation. un.
able to repress their efforts. and wbe'
Spain might have lost forever the very
territory in dispute, either by revolution
airy means or from occupancy. by the
British, then and not till then. it wss
that the United States, apprehensiye Of
being deprived of a portiun of the soil f"l
which they had paid then money, Sc
ouesteied in+o their own haods, not as a
conquest. but underst populations Of amica-
be tenure. to be restored or held. &C
cording 10 eventual and fair determine
tons. Under the circumstances, how
could the American government have
done otherwise ?
:. In relation to the complaints OF
Spain concerning the interfefence.ot the
UuiRed States IN aid of the revolutionary
parry in S nth and North America, j;
would be wei! for the chevaiier de Onis
TO make good tee allegations IN his letter
to col. Monroe. before any thing turtle:
is uttered n that head. 1t is to her own
tyrannieal cqniluct, aud not TO the inter-
position of the United States. that are
truly to be attributed the con Vision,
that still agitate her coloaies. A govern
ment that cramps, By the insuppo' table
weight Gifts own diabolical policy the
genius and grswth Of any portion OF it.
people. may always expect to be sPhrned
and discarded by them at the first ia
vorab!e opportunity. 1t is arrant by
poc,isy to attempt to lay the blame Cd al
foreign power"
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Public Sale.


By virtue Of a decree of the Circuit
Court, will be sod. on Thursday the 25ti
day of this month. at 10 o'clock. at Nc
KeoNin's hotel, Lots No. 6. z and 10,
10 saua e 6S4. in the city OF Washington.
These lots are situated ON Caritol Hill
aud we're the property of the late General
George Washington, and improved by
him. They are about 200 Yards from the
eaaitol. IN beautiful enineace, < might
be improved so a. to afford two OF three
desirable situations for private residence,
on. to rent TO great advantage as boarding
houses. The cellars OF the fortne build
ings are well finished aud uninjured, and
faany good bricks might be go. from the
ruins. Also, Lets No. 5, IL, Is aud Ia
In scIare Co. The<e also hctang to the
estate Of General Wdshingto,s, and are
situated en the Esste n Branch, most, if
not all Of them, are believed to be very
eligible water lots.
The above property will be sold on a
credit OF 10 moaths. the purchasers to-
give bond with approved security.
George c. Washington.
IfU.tee.
July As dts
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THIS is to give notice, that the sub
scriber. of Alexandria county, in The dis
'trict of Columbia, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of said county letters Of
administration with the will annexed. on
the estate Of William Smith, late o: the
county aforesaid deceased Ali persons
having claims against the said decedent,
are hereby warned to exhibit the sane
With the vouchers thereof, passed by the
Orphans, Court, to the subscriber, on OF
before the third day of Japuary next, or
they may by law be excluded from all
benefit to said estate 4 tho5t indebted
tFereto are required to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand, this lhird day
of July. 1916.
Richard c. Norton, Admir-.
with the will annexed, oil VIM.
SIith, deceased.
JuIy3 eo4w
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25 Collars Reward

Ran away from the subscriber on tie
14th lust. George purdy, an apprentices
TO the carpenters business. aged between
nineteen and twenty wears, we'll made
FIVE feet ten inches, to SIX feet high. re
took with him one broad cloth blue coat,
four pair of pantaloons, two short jackets,
four shirts, three pair cotton stockings,
three waist-eeats, two rsir hae shoes,
one beaver hat, and handkerchief, Of
different kinds. Fifteen dollars will be
paid for secuti, g said runaway in any jail
so that get bin again. or twenty-five
dollars if delivered to ,ae;n Alexandria.
n. B. Masters Of vessels and ali o.
theirs are forev arned, not to harbour,
employ or take of said runaway at their
peril.
SAMUEL BARTLE.
July 60 st
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From the Boston Gazette.
DISPUTE WITH SPAIN.

We published in our Gazette on Mon
day week, some official extracts frou
the Madrid government paper, relating
to that part of Florida. which is the sub
iect of her demand against us; toge-
Their with some remarks from the Ma
tional Intelligencer, which, if speaking
the language of the cabinet, was II
complete hostility with the views Of
Srain in this particular instance. TIC
following observations, Oh the same
subject. are taken from the Washing
ton City Gazette, and place the bust
ness in full view before the public.
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4 M .ltAV,lnor.. 8.
Thirty Dollars REGARD

Ran away from the subscriber living IN
Nelson county, Virginia, On the 18th OF
9pril last. likely young Negro man, a
bright mulatto named CHARLES, some
times calls himself Charles Coffee-his
dress cannot be .recollected, it is sup-
nosed he is either in King George conn-
ty or the district of Columbia. where he
has some free brothers. Whoever will
apprehend the said fellow Z secures him
in any jail so that | get him again, shall
receive reward of : hi ~ Dollars.
George Jacobs.
Nelson Courthouse, Virginia.
July 2 din
ar The editors of the National Intel
tigencer requested to insert the above
one month, and send their account to
this Office.
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Public Sale.


BY virtue of a writ of Tendifomi Ee-
poaas. to me directed. from the Court of
Appeals for the Western Shore of Mary
land. viii be said. to the highest bidder.
for cash and crop tobacco, ON MON
DAY the 29ta instant, at the nour OF
two o'clock, at 0gdens' Tarern. in Port
Tobacco. all WM. COURTS right. Il
tle audinteres' in and to a t ac' or parcel
OF land. called :. .Ne,c- Milford" con-
tanning eighty-seven and halt acres, more
or less, the property of William Courts
taken in execution to satisfy debt due
Samuel Wimsatt.
Townley Robey. late Sheriff
of Charles County.
July 30 dts