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The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-02
sTAUNToN coNvENrIcN

BIZ In the lIsr of delegates publish
cd in late Ricemond Eoquirer VIC OBJ.
serve three district classes, sssocialing
as two political parties TO MAZE ss
criiice OF their respective predictions
upon the altar OF public good This
association, though strange 10 Itself, is
TO be accounted for in part by princi
pie for the redress of sectional grievan.
ces9i1 the state I; by uniou OF inter
~ IN the establishment OF new bank
ing institutions. ard disposition to
eudeavor to imhroUe the establish
cd customs and laws Of The 41eient
dominion " We, therefore, End in this
assemblsge men Of talents ard pure
principles men If talents, who are
anxious to acquire popularity cxclu
sive of what they derive from theil
own party, and ambitious men, vino sr'
fattered by this sem5ianee Of corh
lepce, and who have been REJECTED b.
the people they claim to be representa-
tives OF when candidates for the legs
latu re Of The state, r seat IN con
gsss. Il appears to have zee th
policy as far our information extend
20 select one IF earh party from coun
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SHIP NEWS. 60
49, PoRT OF ALBxdNDRfh.& 49,

II
Arrived brig CcyloD, John MsFer
rier SO days from Rotterdam-to Ad
ans, Herbert & Co.
1t is perhaps worthy of remark the
the above brig Ceylon had but % day,
passage out TO Rotterdam, from III
harbor, and tina, she performed the voy.
age in little better than 3 months.
Erfracr from Log Book.
Left ship Oxnard, of Bos,on-read,
for sea.
Brig Elisha, of Philadelphia, an,
Alfred,of Boston, just arrived.
July goth, South Foreland, bearin,
w. N w distance 10 miles, spok
ship Georgiana, Of Norfolk, bound ,o
Bremen.
Aug. l, lat. 4s, long. 10, spoke
Swedish brig Maria, IL weeks, from
Malaga, bound to Bremen, supplied
her with provisions.
Aug. 8, was boarded by his Britain
"ick majesty, frigate Buciphaius 80
days from St. Helena, who informed
us Bonapart, had been sick, but was
getting better & employed iBwriting his
HE. Aug &c, lat SO, 10, long II,
spike ship Conestoga, B5nkcr s ca
from Philadelphia, all we'll.
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Twenty Five Dollars Rewar.i.
,Ylrom a.. ,nn .crlh.

q Rau a~syiTom ,it.a SUB crihe, f
ing in A.erandria n. c.) on CD, -.
Juiy, George Pardy. an apptep,ic, To-
The csrpcnier's business, aged between
i9 and &c years. well made, betw Ger,
feet 10 inches and feet high. lie
took with him blue cloth coa5 pair
pantaioons, short jackets, 4 snirts 3
pair cotton stockings, 2 pap, tae shoes,
pne beaver hat, and han,ike cl,3e.s OF
different kinds. Fifteen Dollars viii
DE paid Tor securing MIN In any iail or
work house SO that We, him . gain, ard
50 dollars if taken up 100 miles from
this ptace--Said runaway embarked at
Kichmond, about the 10th OF august i'm
q vessel bound to Boston.
~ The copstables and police of
bosion will please pay Particular affen-
ao'; te this Advertisement.
S.A1zL BhRTLE.
~. Is. Masters OF yes4s,s and al o.
Tiers are Forwarded from harborinp
carrying off employing or countensnc.
ing the said Purdy, as 1 am determjr.-
ed TO enforce the law TO its turts,es; k
tent against offenders. 6. q.
~ TIE Boston Pa.r,ot suai ntease
lnserf The a6oue three times and send
me aecounfto this office.
dur. s.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-02

Ih9mas Moore turned out PsGlmist.
Anacteon Moore, who mas written so
much about love and wine, has Just
manufactured for us parcel of sacred
'Ymns Moore has been Tong quaGHng
II the t9upt Of Helicon, and IL he has
'ealiy deser cd taa intoxicating spring
drink of the " fountain of living wa
Sfs'' we are rejoiced at the change of
taste, and hope he will prove as pow
'tul champion In the cause ofrelgiOD
al virtue, as he has heretofore been OF
'Djef'y ard vice ~ Y Courier
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ty--If the county was Jedeyat--as po-
pular democrat az would serve was
selected if the county was democratic.
their was no difficulty in finding a .Je
derat colleague. The information We
have is that they have appointed sub
committee TO memorialise the legisla-
ture' &c. After which they adjourned
on Saturday the 2%lh of August sine
die.
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NOTICE.

On the Sixteenth Of Sehtem6er ne xt
will DC sold at FairfaY court house,
Two Negro Men,
Also,
The furniture of Mary Golfer, late
deceased Termq Of sale for the ne.
gro men, Virginia bank paper or spc.
Gle f; for the furniture. current money
of the District of Columbia.
All persons having claims against
the estate of Mary Golfer, deceased,
@ill present them properly autheuu
cated-and those indebted will make
immediate payment to me, in Alexan.
dria.
SOLOMON PARSONS.
admin
Aug. 2a.--lawsw,
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[coMmunrcArIos.l

| coMMuNIcATIoN.
| me. ZheoIre-As the propriety OF
improperly of patronising the stage
has been made a subject of discussion.
vas led to make some reflections
upon the subject, which have resulted
IN The conviction, that bad right to
DO as 4 Pleased and Maf consequently
leonfd nof deny fhe same hrfvHedee 10
Others. On examination l found tha,
IL had always been the practices of po-
lite and polished nations TO encourage
amuseOents of Ibis kind, and that men
lad been educated for the stage, and
ioli iwed II as the means of their sun.
port and that of their families, taaised
upon the belief that they might look
upon 1t IN tho light of any other probes
SON. and which would Increase i'm re.
Puiatien,' in proportion as the county
improved IN science. and population,
which iaci was foFcibly impressed up
on my mind by comparing the charae.
'er ahe standing OF our stage and per.
formers, with those we had fve and
'Denfy years ego, and contemplating
the respectable comparison i, bears
wan similar establishments IL Europe,
"Here the stage receives the patronage
not only OF tho great, the learned and
H..
pottc. Dut even an oanuai ahhrofria-
Ho" from the governments, and has be-
come the standard for correct nronun
GeHon, and makes as distinguished a
hSurc III tAeIr national character as TIC
eiOquence or their bar, or their perfec
ton IN the ine arts. have reasoned
f'ee"eaHy upon the subject, and am
convinced That those people who yisi,
,neatres an general can afford II, and
mat shoSc VINO caanol Keep within their
means would squauder their money in
Qualifications FULLY as improbable. In
| deed nave always observed That cit;
zshs IN tue ordinary sphere Of Tie
make but moderate use oil The The
| atre, yisIting but once or. twice i'm the
season, while as 10 the wealthy circles
facilitates civi!iiy, improves the mac
ners and the heart, AID turni shes q
most excellent moral TO contemplating
mind. With this view Of The subiec,, /.
tniaI. the Stage might be Jeff toi,s own
mc'iIs and the performers to make their
living by the profession they have been
reared TO without the aids Of cler;ca!
interference which has too much the
appearance of aiming more at tenho-
rat than spiritual controul of the
community, Ger reverend prcIaycs in
Paris, London, and Dublin as regularly
AXE their boxes a, the Theatre, as any
other description cf persons, witi'our
hoir religion or pie,y being call, d ii
| question.
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The Partnership

az LIN oliip
Oh John Grubb s. Co. expires on the
h:s' instant. Those having claims will
present them for payment, and those
indebted are requested to call and settle
with the subscriber.
JOHN CRUDE,
VINO will continue his Manufactory
on King stree, and otfers for sale,
500 Kegs Chewing tobacco of a su-
pcrior quality.
l25'o0o American Scgars
100 boxes and half boxes first quality
Spanish Segars
50 dozen papers smoking Tobacco
20 Kegs Garretr's Snuff
ID do. Leiper's do.
ALSO
10000 lbs. Tobacco Stems.
Sept. 2. St
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TLRAIP s,HFD

| have for fale, quantity of fine early
Dutch 1urniP seed, of my own crop. AS
they were remarkably fine the greatea care
was taken to fave the different forts art,
white top, red do. green do. early lone
turnip, white and green top, allo yellow
turnip, Delaware and red boorkal With
every other kind of feed in demand, war
ranted frefh, lucern and white clover, car
duces fullorum or fullers reazel, tie heads
OF which are nfed for rafting the nap upon
woollen cloth, the feeds or heads may be
had.
ALSO, The beft aHortment of China,
Glafs and queens ware, which l will fell
as low as can be lrao in town (for good pa
per.)
ALSO, good aGortment Of fone and
common Potters' ware and few pair gar
den fhears.
NICHS. KINGSTON,
Fairfaz lreet, near St. Pauls church,
July IA. stawIm
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Er.ract Ola letter received herr.

E.r:rnes ofa !etfer rcceivcd here.
PALERMO, JuNE 10.
"S'nce wiring shis morning, We save
received the unwe!come news, thst a
complete revolution had taken place IN
FUNIS This Information has been
officially announced here by the FEST
Scnaiof and corroborates the report
'hich we had few days since, which
was, thatthe Turkish soldiers had form
ed conspiracy 10 bebead the Bey. and
pa; his son on the throne giving Cunis
the same government as thst of AL
giers--i c. for the soldiers to elect
their Bey Insurance has risen from |
10 l-2 per cent from this 10 Naples.
Commodore PERhY is here, and In.
ends 20 proceed with the Java, Erie
and Ontario to Tunis and in case this
news Is true, he will send sIoop Of war
10 convoy Us down.
+" Mr. Anderson, our Consul at Tunis,
IS now here, on board the JaVa,"-Bosf.
CenGnet
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The cargo of the sch'r John,
I8.BL UN1, Master, from Nafanzas
Consisting Of
S3 boxes i.t quality white Sugar.
20 do 90 bruwn do.
sS HhGs prime green Coffee.
70 bags, do.
landing at Twins wharf, 70, sale by
.PEYTON * DUNDASs
ILSo-in Sture--
Mnscovad,, Sugars
CosDac Brandy
Hollands Gin
Crowley & blis,ered Steel
round bolt Iron &
Spanish Seears,
extended credit for good paper.
s. d.
August 26--3t
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-02

MONDAY, srrr :. 1910

t. Fiour was selling the I9:h OF
Ausn t, in Charleston, at eighteen Eoi.
lars per barr:i--of 1876 bbIs. in spseie
a speedy supply n1igAt still blng y
good pnce.
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CORN and PORK.

JUS received and for sale-a cargo
OF WHITE CORN, and 80 barrels Of
prime PORK, by
Angus, 2o.--3t
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Tie Haymarket hickey Club FAC.

as
Will commence on the last Wednes-
day in September, which will happen
on the 25th OF said month, free or
cay Horse, Mare or Gelding, carrying
weight agrseabiy TO the city rules-By
order of The club
r. TYLER, Secretary.
Aug. 28.--4tpd
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+. NAVY DEPARTMENT

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
august l 1916.
q Ii officers holding commissions
"a or warrants, or acting in any ca
pacisy under the orders or appointment
ofihis depart nent, are requested to e.
port forthwith by letter, the name Of
rte state or country in zoh:eh they 7Oere
reeheetiveiy born.
N B. rs many officers included in
the above order are absent from the
United States, the relatives or liicnda
OF such are requested. To communicate
Immediately to this department, the in
10 rmatioD above required
q. w CROWNINSHILED.
=" The printers who are authorised
to publish the laws OF the United
States, are requested to insert this no.
tice in their respective papers once a
week for three weeks.
Aug l4-law3w
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CORN.

Just received, few hundred bushels
vt White CORN, OF a very good quail
y--~ior sale by
abraham Ratley,
Angus, 2o.-st
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-11-20
uzRRiAD.

Al .Bosien. Mr.. JoHs Lane, to Miss Mary ANN
Rxe oEs, daughter Paul Rhodes, Esq of Wssser4.
VI B7 DIhD, II #s
In this town. on Sunday morning last, after short
illness, which he bore with uncon,moa patience ani
resignation, Mrs sARAB CENTEs, aged 81, corsort
Of Mr.. James Center Possessed Of an amisbc dis
position, she s1sained the character Of III affection
ate wife, tender parent. and faithful friend, whose
ossis and leag will be severely fell by her weeping
relations, whose only consolation in their bereave-
meat. 10 belief ti-t she hath exchanged The cafes
and troubles Of this vale Of tears for those joys
which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard"
At Easaeia. on the 25th June, on board ship Fair
Americsn, Of Bai,iso,e. Mr. NATHxsIEL Yso-
MANS, her 6rst officer, aged 81. son Of Capt John
Yeomsns. Of this town. -. s%As4
At poins.yndib. s Kiosstown, Mr. NArnASirL
MunroaD aged 80 AW -
At Prspidtnee, Capt JosiyR TiLLisoaAsr.
aged 80.
AT ReAo5o,A, Mrs. MArr prsx, aged 81.
At Fort .Nontys srery, Jh". Ter Capt JrrSsy
RoBsRrsoS and At fors Jectssn. on the 1iabansa,
Maj JesxMAsnEsssr, bob Of the 7ih reg. u. 5.
Infsntu
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from NE Balrimore Pafriof.

from me O1NLMoTc (-Qf1oI.
South american yesvs.--By tho arrival
from Bucpos Ayres, We nave received from
respectable gentle man, The following brief ac-
count, which is believed to be correct, of the
pswer and To- &C of the republic OF the south.
The PARROT army of-Pe,u is auemen,ine
snd improving daily, and its respectable force
and too,ing dispel all fears Of the advance OF
progress OF The enemy, who occupies Potosi
with the greatest apprehension, because the
provinces OF SAINT. Crux, Csstia bamba and
Fomihs are all IN possessioa Of the patriots,
who are active, and make Continual attacks
add sk, fmishes even 10 the ArrsbsIcs of
Chsquissea According 10 this il may be
reasonably expected, that they will form
rear guard OF number divisions capable and
! ABLE to impodo the retreat Of Gen. Peruela,
and compei him TO pay bitterly ior all atroc
nics and trsnsgressions in the p csen,s ofthc
innocent and oppressed inhatitsnls, by ,he
mos, cruel tyranny.
Gen. ST.. Martin, who comm udcd divis-
ion OF the patriotic army of 1000 soidie.s.
well disciplined, was stationed IN Menticzs q,
the foot of the Aunes, wsiting only e., me
favorable season, TO march across Inc Cor
diIlexss, 10 attack ell the force Of rhe royalisI
united in the Santiago, the capital ot Chill
There Is very little doubt, hat in the coursc
Of the pext year, Chilli will be completely
free OF her oppressors. In support ofbis be
Lief and opinion, and to satisfy the friends OF
the glorious Cause Of freedom, ths, Sp,nisb
Amcries never can or viii return TO tne call.
ing yoke under which II has suG red 500
yesrs---it will be suffixient TO read the follow
ing Official dispatches, taken IRON The Mir,s
ierisl 6 zzetts Of Buenos.Ayres, Of the i7,b
Of August.
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FRESH TEAS, &c.
c. ~. ThURSToM.

c. ~. ThURSTow
Has jusr rseefved and eSSrs for sair, ebea.
for cash, or ahnroVsd eredif.
20 Boxes souchong 4
10 chests do
5 do. Tyson ATE.AS.
s. do. Hyson skin
Whole, hslf and Or. chests Bohea
~ Pipes Gin.
S do. brandy.
casks fresh Rsisins.
1000 VT pure Ginger.
l20 Kegs Gun-Powder.
Firkns'cf Butter.
Bags Coffee
Tobacco by the Keg. &c &c.
With general Assortment Of west.rndia Goods
and 0roceiies, at retail.
Newport. Nov. 20 ~
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an ong'ttre leading fedesali..s, uho dAsed uot
x the people 10 reimburse il TO them.
Il, pcshaps, il 10 included id the great de-
. smsad WEIGH we are stated 10 have agant
the United States for /" expenditures duing
the war;" and which come Of Que Great Bridge
politicians, in their sapicnce, believe will be
finally liquidatsd, and paid. In this way,
they expect these expences, and others, vim
interest, will BE repaid them; but we reckon,
they viii be mistaken.-i5.
Cascus! Caucus !-Nolhing can be moro
ridiculous or more impudsnt, than tho contin.
cal el,noring OF the federalisis about caucus
in. NO party has ever used i, with half the
effect that they have, Will they pretend 10
say, that William Jones woild ever have
been Governor Of tho stale Of Of Rhode-lslsu
or that thousand other unlikely things would
have happened, or that the disordent mstcri-
ais Of which their party is composed could
have been moulded like clay in fsc hands Of
She Porer---but for inveteraie csucusing
They blasphe costard through the nose"
Prov. Par.
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BANk OF THE UNITED SfHEES 4
The Directors Of this institution have ap-
painted WILLrAn Joxxs, hate Secretary Of
Navy, Prssiden,, and JosAraAn SMITH Of
Philsdslehis, Cashies each with salary ei
$4,000 per snnum JAMES Husros, Of Lao-
caster, Pa. 10 appointed Assistant Cashier.
The Directors have also determined TO easb-
Baltimore, New York, Boston, Middlelown,
Con. and in !Ais ssen the Directors snd
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--~ ~z:z:~:z:z-
Imhartans 20 Emigranss.

f.. &mnorfdHI 90 EWIgTdHss. f..st I.
Tho following letter was recently recievcd
by Mr.. O'Cenner, who had handed II 70 os'
with his psrmission 10 publish It.
Let Us avail ourselves Of this occnsion 20
ypake Just uicntioa OF the great and lndefat'
igablc cxcrtions OF the editor Of tho Sham
rock to procure employment for cmigrsnis;
the Sc benevolent exertions have opened so
many sources of wealth to those industrious
foreigners who are daily arriving, that the
way seems smoothed before them, or obna.
ssles surmeunted in advance. The ecy OF
g no employment" is at an end, and whh i.s
ends the folly Of an emigrant's returning 10
Ms naive country before he had tried bis
faculties in this. Ws derive additional pleas
.nrc from, publishing the leter'o Of respected
fricud.--Edf. Cot.
NArcKRs, Miss. Ter. Oes.s.
To Thos O'Connor,
Editor of the Shamrock, t%it
SIn--i am informed that a great nuinbtr
or emiErants and their families have lately ar
rived 10 New-York from Europe, and ate
now in great distress Ter want ofemployusof
in your city. Upon consulting with his ex.
ecllency, the governor Of this territory, and
many Of the rich planters, am suthorities
20 invite IN this part Of tho soautry any num-
ber of the industrious part ofthese emsgrsnts,
WIN when arrived mere will be provided with
lands rens free for three year, with cattle and
corn al the usual prices Of the country, UNA
they can pay for them, and all other things
which may be absolutely wanting for their
immediate use. 40 industrious resideneo
here will make soy man, in .brec yesrs, moro
independent than his landlord At home, sud
put ia,o his poeke, more hare cash than will
DC wanting to supply all his necessities aud
reasonable wishes.
Should this invitation be accepted, would
recommend the rout over the mountains TO
20 pi,tsburgb, then down the Rivers Ohio
and Mississippi TO Matches. From Pitts
burgh to Matches they win &c, emplyment
sud high wages whsncver they shoose 70 tar.
~ on The way.
Ysur most obedisnt servant
NICHOLAS GRAY.
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!. NOTICE,

THE subscribers having been appointed BY The
Hon. supreme Judicial Court, at their April
Term in the county Of Washington, A, u, l6i6.
Commissioners or Assgnees on the ihs6lvent eitato
Of SfsFsy Hines. Of NorhRings,own, in the county.
Of Washington, merchant, who had the beKeat oe
The insovent act extended TO him. by the Hon Gen.
eral Assembly at their February session, 4 b 1915,
Notice is therefore hereby given, to tho crcdsors IT
said Stnke Mnes TO exhibit their claims 70 80 With
they will be prccluded recovery thereof And
tina, we win attend for that purposs .. the hose OF
Charles Barker, innholdor. ir south Kingstown, or
the third Mondays Of November December and jan
usry next. Levi tOTTEN,
T. n. GARDNER. Cos'ss
4 JAmEs HELNE.j }
South Kirgstown. July rs, 1916. lNrol
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LITE PROM EMcL5nD

British ship Tiger, arrived a, New London
from Liverpool, which she left the sth ul,.
brisgs ne'hing new.
Tho brig Sally Ann, Smith, from Antwerp,
err. At N. York, touched at Cowes, and the
master proeured q file of ,bc !.oodon Morn
ing Chronicles down TO ,bs s,h Of os,Qber, and
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On Saturday, evening last, ci,isea OF III
tpwa was attacked by Two daring ruffians, wa
attempted to rob him. Their attempts, nov
ever, proved unsuccessful. This shoo
put our citizens ON sheir guard, rs double
these and other Williams arc still prowling
bout our strects.
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Sebool. Books and Haty,
Jusr REcKrvsD yoR sAtE,
At GEORGE WANTON's

BOOK .axt R.fr STORE,
@ CHOoL.DooKs Of every Kind in use. which "
~ will sell by the the dozen .. single. st the very
iowea publishers prices, among which sre--
webster's and Alden's Spelling Books Dabol'e
Arithmetic, American Precepsor, walkers Die
tlonsry.l Morse's and Dwight's Geography English
Resders; Columbian Orator Bibles and Testamenrs.
.fiso, received,
AL N AC S, for 1917,
BY gross. dozen, q single.
Writing and Letter Paper,
Family Bibles, with elegant Plates.
Chiidrcn's Books, various kinds. as.
Blank. school, and Account Books,
BowGitch's Navigator and Pilot,
Stationary.
M HATS. a.
.hsi recesosd--a good assortpeht Mems. ysuthf.
and cldren's Hats, M &
Gentiemcn's extra fne Fashionable beavers,
Gator and Plated, with wide and common brimt,
Mems and chiidren's best FELT Hats.
PAPER HANGlNGS & BORDERS.
Newport, Oct. so. 1916 (sv,
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From ono eighth Of au acre Of land in this
town there was this season raised enc hund-
rod and three and an half bushelc OF tornips.