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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-22
Land for sale.

W
eFESFIE sdbsciiber offers for sale two
small FARMS inathe county of
Westmoreland and state of Virginia
One on Mattox Creek, containing goo
acres, principally land of the. first quail
ty, 40 of which is heavily timbered.-
There is on this tract a coed dwelling
house, with all necessary ont-houses, a
fine young apple and peach orchard,
Springs of never failing streams convent
cut. The house stands OH the banks of
the creek where every convenience and
luxury that the season can afford is at
taehed toit.
One other Tract, lying and being in
the same county, about one and half
miles from The above tract, containing
2fS2 and half acres, about $50 acres OF
Which is in good timber-there is a dwell
hng house, kitchen, and an apple or
chard with some other valuable fruit at
tAched to this, with spring Of good wa
Ter. Fer terms apply to Baldwin M.
Lee, Esq. Or Henry Beaucock, both of
which gentlemen live near the premises,
or the subscriber in Alexandria.
ELLIOT MUSE.
Cd mo. es
The editors of the n. Intelligencer
are. requested to insert tie above two
weeks and send their account to this Of
fee.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-22
GERMAN GOODS.

NJ ESAN4tA A ~ ~ \SAIO'
Charles /. CatleH
~ AS received per the ship Orion. di-
ia rect from Hamburg, and efers for
sale the following Goods, viz.
800 boxes Glass Ware,
Consisting Of looking glass plates, de-
canters, tumblers,, wine glasses, double
flint and gilt edged, window glass, &c.
goo bales Linen,
Consisting of Platillas, Britannias,
Estopillas. Romans, Cholets, Creas, Lis
taaoes, Dowlas, Hessians, Sail Cloth,
White Sail, stout hempen 1icklenburgs,
0snaburgs, Burlaps &c.
Swedish and Russian iron
Brass kettles.
White and red lead,
Scythes,
Copper pots and tea kettles,
Straw knives,
Brass wire,
Qnills,
Liquor cases,
Fruit baskets,
Casks of steel of a superior quality
Mantle ornaments,
1000 demJohns,
ApOthecaries' glasses.
Furniture, bottles and beads, &c.
All Of which viii be sold on as good
terms as they can be purchased IN the
United States.
Nov %
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-22
Salt and Wine.

THE subscribers have just received
by the schooner Fame, Captain Tynes,
1000 bushels Turks Island Salt, and Id
pipes Madeira Wine, very old, which
will be sold low.
aaams, Herbert e Co:
January 80.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-22
Candles, Wrapping Paper, sc.

~, W.
This day landing, from the Schooner Ma
tive, from Boston,
20 boxes mould candles, ofassorted
sizes,
SOY reams whipping paper.
AND IN STORE,
20 hhds. good quality Muscovads
sugars,
40 bbls. and 70 bags green coffee,
IN puncheons, 5 and of fine favor
ed Antigua rum,
10 hhds. bright nolasses,
2 pipes Cd proof Holland Gin,
10 casks green copperas,
SO baifboxes Spanish segars,
S tons prime country hemp,
With general assortment Of Greece
ries, as usual,
For sale by
Bryan Hampson g Co.
Jan 81
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-22
Jefferson Land for Sale,

: ~ 1. 4.
4 4 BoUT 500 Acres ii the county OF
"a jefferson and State OF Virginia on
he road leasiug from Winchester to
Baltimore, II miles from the former, IL
from Harperr's Ferry and 5 from Charles
towp-60 milesfrom Alexandria, George-
town and the City Of NNashinston. The
improvements area new brick house, 2
cries high, q baasrn 40 feet square, sta
BILE, &c. Is.
The soil is Of the very FIRST quality,
well adapted to the growth Of tlmahy,
clover and every species Of sraln.-,M l.t
Than half Of the land is covered with tlin-
Der OF the best quality.
.4lS0. for Sole,
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-22
RaIbR, sNoWDE5, ALEXANDRIA
RID AZ MARcH 22, 1876.
Just received.

just ECCciVCd,
By the ship Resolution, Capt. Jewett,
from Bremen,
1dRa for Sale By the Piece on Package,
Brown and white rolls
HesSans
Hempen ticklenbnrghs
fiatillas royales IS
Bretagnes
Checks and stripes "a
Iistados
Dewlas
Creas Ia Morlaix
Osnabarsbs
Shifting linen.
Newton Keene.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-22
.Filberts.

FllDeftS.
100 bags fresh Filberts, will be landed
Tomorrow, at Adams, Herbert and Co.'S.
wharf. from on board the slooP Alert.
For sale by b
BaraeacdU and Popham.
.atd IN store, for sale as ADORE, /.
s bhds. and Q tierces Loaf Sugar, OF
good quality. ......-....-..
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
From a London Magazine.
Burlesqrte on genealagu.

Two men disp1ting one day upon their geneal.
ogy' each one OF them pretended 10 be batter
''an the other You cannot (says one) compare
Yourself to me, who am of a thousand times bet .
ter house than you" I" You (ssys the other. y
HAD your father Ike mine, the first post in he
CITY The first post in the city (repl;ed the firstly
was he the Governor % c Mo- answered he .V,.
he the JhdgeP No not that YETI VIA, was he
then 2 continued the first sGa,e keeoer (ren,;-
ed the secondly is not that the first post in the
city - Yes, (said the otier) but mine preceded
the frst men OF The province, he went before the
Dukes and Peers, and before the mar.ba,s or
France In virtue of what Office . In virtue NJ
ms post replied the other What was then that
post z says he. &c He was postillion. (replea
the other) ifmy father had taken care. we should
nave been rich, but he was fool" grant th.t
to be true (sad the other) and see clearly his
office is hereditary" " My father prevented thai
(said the son of the postiiion) for before he was
POSITION, he was man of letters sWhat do
you call a man OF letters l(repied the son of the
gate keeper) was he Judge, Advocate or Coun-
sci Z None of all those (said the postillion lie
was runner of the post-office, call younot that
man OF letters 'True, (said the gate.keeperl
put that does not prove the antiquity of his "a
mly whereas can trace back nine. farther
than live hundred years And mine (renlied
the other) more than eight hmdred.' That's
hothn answered the gate-keeper) I can prove
my family to have existed before the delupe
And mine from Adam said the postiiEon,-
And mine from before .4dcnr' sa d The gate keep
err" You are in the right (replied the other.)
the proof IS very easy; for before Adam there
We're no animals but brutes and il is very certain
thst you are descended from them.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
GUEss-woRK.
From the Hstor.


When Isee young man possess no more ho-
nor than to be duH'd yruesshe will neye. make
a man ofrespectability.
When | see man quit work because he has
three or four hired men TO oversee, eusss he Will
have to go to jail to pay them
When see man sufFera simple wife to run in
debt at the stores, for whatever she fancies. I
Jgaess he will soon wish he had neUer 5esn trarrj
cd'
When see young lady possess large Dor
ton of pride aud afiectatnon, !gress she lacks
delicacy and sense
When Ipass house and sec the yard covered
with stumps, old hoops and br1keA'earth enyare.
guess the man is horse Jockey, and the woman
a spinner ocstreet.yarn.
When see woman standing in the door, slip
shod, with half a dozen ragged children, and az
many more heads peePing through the broken
windows, guess her husband married for love.
and do not think he misplaced his affections or
begrudge him his happiness.
When see woman usurp the Whole CONVEX
sstion, gHess she has more lo1uacity than sense
When pass ahouse aud see the windows bro.
ken, bundle OF rags in one, aud hat in another
gess the mistress is slut and tie master loves
rum.
When Isee girl visit often, euess she spins
more street-yarn than cotton.
WhenI hear woman using profane language. I
THINK it time for swearing TO be out Of fashion
When see a country merchant hire two clerks
TO attend his store, while ne sits by tile stove
drinking wine, st1ess, he will soon have to take
the benefit ofthe insolvent act or takea plea.
SAINT tour to New-oTleans.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
GRUMBLL%Gt

II the administration do not build ships, fed
erSlists grumble.
Ifthey build ships, and require taxes to pay
for them, federalsts grumble
" the sea-ports and frontiers are not fortified
and garrisoDed, federalists grupble.
II men and money are required TO fortify and
defend the sea-ports and frontiers, fedefals,s
prumbe.
lftsxes are laid on, federalists grumbIe.
II taxes are taken of, federalists grumbe.
III the Administration will not go TO war, fede
rals's grumbie, aud declare they cannot be nkic.
ked into a war"
they 80 TO war, fsdefaIists grsmble, and de.
clsse Il without cause, and 70 be wicked, ruin
ons, and abominabIc.
Hpeace is made, federalats grufhbie, and de-
clare itdysracefui, and The sser hoaora5is.'
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14

If there is no treaty, federalists grlrnble.
fthere is treaty made, federa,is;s Grunble
o,Let what will be done by the administration,
deralists are sure to grumble, even should il be
a measure of ther own proposing. And grrmble
.hey Will, at al eucnis, unththey get federalist
INTO the chair, fcderalists into all the de-
partmtnts, and in all the lucrative offices |;
and The people blessed with legitimate govern
inent, manufactured at the Hartford Conven-
ton, aided by those pure pinks OF pa,riotism,
the CossaeE Benccotsnts which may happen
when a Thousand years have rolled away, acd the
peope, berett OF their senses, walk upon thea.
heads instead their feel
Dusciess O5sUrer.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
NAVAL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

18th January, 1916
IHSHE Board of Naval Commissioners win re.
N ceiVe, until the lst day of April next, pro-
Posals for furnishing the following description Of
articles required for navy use, VIZ.
Cannon, carronGdes and cannon locks
Ball, round, grape, canister and lead,
SSltpetre, sulphur
Cannon ard printing powder
muskets, pistols, swords, boarding pixies and
battle axes
Copper-sheathing assorted. saw 1.8 of 10 ozs
18th OF d ozs. 18th of26 ozs 18th of 2S
ozs. 18th OF 50 ozs. and 18th of 81 eZs.
Copper bolts. spikes, sheathng nails--assort.
Lead in pigs and sheets
Anchors from 500 to 5000 lbs,
Iron Kentledge
Hemp, American
IwTne-whiPPing, sewing and seine
lroE Tor shipping
Bunting
sesmen's clothing-hats, shoes, trowsers, shirts
and jackets
Flannel and @ild-bore for cartridges
LiSnum vltc aud paints
To be delivered either at Wasb;ncto, pos,or
or New-Yvrk. - 'O'''i'
PERSONS rendering supply of any of these ar
ncles' WIZ be pleased to state pacticularIy the
klnd-the greatest and the least quantity Of each
srtlcie they may be disposed to furnisll--and ar,
vi" e'''e''PS oI hhe teTGers they viii endorze the
form.
Proposals to furnish -
Tor die use OF the Navy, made by -------
:, -, in consequence of the Navy
COMMISSIONER advertisement of I8tb Januarg
1876" '' ''i'uaiy'
:, WITH those whose proposals may be accepted,
.he commissioners viii enter into contract and
IN case, where the articles arc not to be inmed;-
atey delivered and paid for, the contractors viii
DC required to give satisfactory security for tie
performance OF their contractsJ aud Il will h,
.,' Ior them to accompany their tenders with
tire names of the persons disposed "a becon,s
'hei sireties, aud evidence of the,r competency.
oh the first day Of April next, and not before,
al TIC tenders wilt be opened AMI acted upoD
JOHN RODGERS, President
Ofthe BOARD of Navy Comm ssioners
!. q The Printers Of The laws Of the United
states will insert tie above, once evcyy week an
ist April. and send their accounts to the commits.
iioners eihce.
Jan 20-wtA
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
Owe THOUgAN d DOLLqRs

YEAR, CLEAR INCOME, WILL BIZ EN-.
SURED FOR $500 DOLLARS.
gHNiE Editor Of the Republican Constellation.
4 being anxious TO get out Of debt ard 10 en-,
large his business by commencing BOOK Parsr.
mo extensively, for which favorable op5ut,lni.
~ now oilers, wishes to engage partner, to whom
he will dispose ofhalf his office and establish.
ment The Office, he believes, is as complete.
for country Office, as any in the state of virgin.
ia, having two presses in operation and one moi
up, which with small expense can be made an
elegant press. flis price is $500 dollars cash
for which sum he will ensure his partner one
Thousand dollars year clear Of all expense arts.
ing from the bushes, from the commencement Of
the partnership.
To temperate man, who is a decided Re.
publican, and Of an accommodating disposition,
Sno other will be recetved) aud who has about
5000 dollars which he may design to Commence
business with--that is, $500 dollars as purchase
money, and 500 TO put in trade, with the likasnm
from the editor, an opportunity is now offered to
do good and much more certain business than
merchandising. Book Printing being added 10
the present business Of the Office will afford
handsome additional income.
mechanical knowledge Of printinp, il NOT
required, by the Editor, as necessary Qualities.
ton in partner.
Any information respecting the healthiness.
fertility ofthis part Of the country, the expense
Of maintaining family, sc. &C. can be obtained
BY line directed TO the Editor, post paid. which
shall be promptly attended to. a.
Wmchesters We. Nov. ~.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
Prospectus.


FROM the advantages of its physical s;tua.;on
from the native fertility, improved condition.
and increasing wealth of tlc circuniiacent conn.
try and particularly, fom the industry, enterprise
AMI iiberaiity OF the people Of the Town, and ia
environs. Lynchburg derives advantages more
than adequate to the patronage and support of
senweekly paper.
This consideration impels us to undertake s,,ch
paper. ~ '''N1'
This paper is intended to be chiefly a pronnt
and convenient vehicle of domestic and foreig1,
News. At the same time, It will be open to Sci
ensihc, moral, egr:cultrTal ard political essays.
Neare Hepuo.icans--but on questions of general
Importance, we Will cheerfulIy admit the ESSAYS
OF these who may differ from rs in opinion pro-
Tloied those essays be marked with lib, raIitv
OF IDEAS, and moderation OF temper Our msiI,
object VIII uniformly he, To collect to focus.
'hose rays ofpoltical l;ght which may be scatter
Ell IN the intellectual atmosphere around us--and.
by that means, to shed the eifnlgence of trnth
on every face, side and aspect of such topics of
uisciissioa may excite deep and lively interest
We are young-bent Oh enterprise possessed
OF industry-capable of perseverance,. we have
ooth been brought up to the printing business
and we are not utter strangers TO the due manage
ment, and proper conduct of newspaper. our
Efforts will be unremit,etl-and, VIC trust, sue
cesstul They will be constantly and earnestly
directed to the collection of the most rec nt il,
teiligence OF every sortt a iud;cious selection
"a ooiroweu nateriaiS--in short, to the reguIari.
", symmetry and elegance ola whole combn-
lrg, at the same time, variety ofsubjects and UNI
ty ofplan.
In promising thus much, We do not overstepi
we hope, the modesty Of a Prospectus. We are
conli'ient that disappointment w;llno tread uD
on the heels OF promise We have we'll consider.
ed what we are able to perform--and we feel the
ardor and energies of individuals ambitious of
st'ccess--i'nd whose success chiefly depends ON
the extent of their exertious.
Our hopes become the more sagune, when we
reiieeton the CHARACTERISTIC lheraiity OF those per.
sons whose Patronage we solicit They are, we
We'll Know, disposed 10 encourage commendablc
ef2rts--to aid modest industy-and to renunc-
rate useful labors.
With these motves--these IN eans--these hopes
and this prospect, we Will commence the publ;-
cation of the ECHO about the 18th of March
next.
WIZ. w. GRAY,
Russell DAWSON.
Lynchburg, jan 1916.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
NAVY COMMISSIONERS, orFICE.
WASHINGTON, JANUARY, 4, 1915.

WASHINGTON, January, 4, 1915.
HNHE Commissioners ofthe Navy are willing to
u Contract for, and will pay the current mar.
ket price Tor sail-cloth manufactured in the Uni
ted States, of quality equal to the best Russian
OF Engiish canvas. The cloth must be fabrica.
must
l. BE twenty inches wide.
q. Must contain the same number of threads
that Russian or English canvas, ofthe same
number and width, contains.
3. Mnst weigh as much per square ward as .
square yard of Russian or English canvas
weighs.
H. strip ofa inch wide and six feet long
must be OF sufficient strength to bear a
weight equal to three hundred pounds.
,. Each bolt must contain forty Yards. & have
the name of the manufacturer or manu-
factory stamped on il, with the weight &
number of yards ard
o. blue thread must run through the whole
length of the chain, one inch and a quarter
from the seividge
Persons willing TO contract for a suppIy of can.
vas OF the shove description, are desired to send
their proposals, sealed, 20 this Office on or beCore
the 4th day of March next, and they will be care.
full to mark on the envelope the words "Proposal
for a supply OF canvas."-Such as are dispose,l
TO enter largely into the business, NAV calculate
on the encouragement or the Commissioners for
acting on behalfofthe United States, they feel a
strong desire to promote the manufacture of A /.
rnerican canvas, and will use it for all the pur.
poses of the Navy. They do not wish, however.
to contract with one corcern or company for
larger supply or canvas, annually, than the fol-
lowing number of bolts of the different kinds
and qualities, to wit $50 bolts of No. 1, 1875
No. 2, 100 No. 3, 100 No. a, rs No. 5, rs No.
6, rs No Z, 67 No, 8.
Nor fora smaller supply, annually, in the like
case, than TO the following number ofbols of the
different kinds and qualities, to wit rs bolts
No. j, 90 No. 9, so No. 8, so No. A, 81 No. 5, 81
No. 6, 81 No. z, 80 No g.
1.-THE terms of any of the proposers are accept
ed, the Commissioners will forward a contract. to
be duly signed by tho party; who mist also be
obligated with two competent securities, in dou-
BILE the value OF the contract, for the fsithfu per.
Torrance Of each and every part it.
JNO. RODGERS,
PresidsnI of'he Board
Ur The several printers employed to publish
the Laws of the United States will give the above
an insertion once every week for a month, and
send their accounts 10 tie COMMISSIONER Office
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
COWDfTION,S.

THE ECHO viii be printed with new and
elegant type, on derni sheet, {twice weekly at
o . 81 per annum; payable in advance.
Or those who do not pay in advance nor in the
course OF twelve mont,9. four dollars will be re-
qured.
ANY person procuring ten subscribers. and be.
coming responsible for the payment. shall he en-.
tiled to one paper gratis.
Subscriptions for the above paper received at
this office. -
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
August 80.
STRAY MARES,

Dur'ng the Sunnier, two small MARES got
out ofmy pasture and were often seen in fbe
ne ighoorhood during that period from whence
tbs probable they have strayed.
any person who may know where they are, IS
TO inform me by post, or otherwise and
~, WI nske reasonable compensation for any trou-
,,,s onS o. mem black with star and some
With WIZ. ne years old the othera light sorrel
c.....a., w. NEWBURN.
Dec. IS 1915. o..
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
R.a% "A W.aY.
ROM THE SUBSCRIBER on the eth of No.
vember last, bright Mulatto Woman, named
e. R A C. r.,

About 4 feet % or IL inches high, with blem-
lsil on the sight of her right eye 1t is presume
bic that she will aim to get to Richmond. Twill
give rewardof
TEN DOLLARS
to any person apprehending the said Wench in
Powhatan, and safely lodging her in goal, or FIF-
TEEN DOLLARS, if apprehended beyond the
said County, and safely lodged in goal or deliver.
ing her to me near Clement Town in Amelia. In
either case, reasonable expenses will be allowed.
hereby forewa.n all Ferrymen, Masters and
owners ofvesseis and all other persons whatsoe.
yer from aiding or harboring the said wench in
any manner whatsoever,
Dec. 20. THOS WOODSON.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
Notice.

"A PETITION viii be presented to the epsu.
n ing General Assembly, praying that the ad.
minstratix of Francis Lewis, deed. NAV be au-
thorized by law to sell the real estate of the said
trancss adjoining Genito, in the county of Pow.
said petition. ~ me
Nov. IL. ar
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-14
VIRGINIA


At Superior Court Of chanccry holden at tie
Capitol in the City of Richmond the / iIh day
of January 1915.
Christopher Moon Plft
.igGinst
John Miller, James Hammond, John Anderson.
aud Nancy Moon, ex'ors and exix of the last
wili and testament OF Archelaus Moon, deed
Samuel Read. heir, devisee, ard executor of
William Read deed, and John Campbell,
Defts
The defendants except Samuel Read, who are
ont OF tnis Country, and against whom the plain.
TN appears 10 have proceeded in tho mode pre-.
scr'bed by law against absent defendants, and
,hcy still failing Co appear and answer, anil the
cause coming on TO be heard as to that defendant
upon the bill, his answer exhibits, and exaIDina.
lions OF witnesses, and was argued BY COUNSEL
On consideration whereof, the court doth order
mat the defendants, executors and cxecutrix OF
Archelais hioon decd do render before COM
missioner OF the Court, an account of their ad-
ministration, on the estate of their testator and
The defendant Samuel Read, do also render az,
account OF his administrations, on the estate of
bis testator, before Tie same commissioner who
IS directed To examine, state and settle The said
accounts and make reports thereof to the court,
with any matters specially stated, deemed peril
nent ny himself, or which may be required by
the parties to be SO stated.
A Copy,-Teste,
WM. W. HENING, &C.
Commissioners Office, City ofRichmond,
y Mo. 9th, 1915
The parties named in the aforesaid suit, are
hereby notified, tl.t have appointed the 2Sth
da OF the second month q. e. February next en-
sums TO commence the accounts directed by the
aforesaid order ofCourt on which day they are
requested to attend at my office, in .se city afore.
said Cat ten O'Clock in the morning) with their
accounts, and vouchers, ready for examination
and settlement. and with copies of the Court
papers.
SAMUEL PARSONS. NJ. c.
Dec. 13. sm