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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-16

cd, by particular Items, that merely the
commissioners and overseers OF the works
in and about the CaIitoi aud at the presi,
dents house received salaries amounting in
the whole TO fzoe'ssy ssvo thousand and lsvo
hundred dollars, and complained Of it as an
enormous waste of public money moving
for recommitment ofthe bill upon that
subject. Whrreupon MIR. Nelson, OF Vir-
ginia objected, and remarked that his chiei
objection was " that il struck blow at the
President" who had appointed those com
missioners and overseefs and gave them
their salaries.
There has been no period in England,
We do verify believe, since the revolution
in 1852, no period Of time when contempt
and scorn would not have been poured up
on any member Of parliament, had he said
to another member OF parliament who was
complaining IN general terms of the lavish
expenditure Of public money" Sir, OBJ
iect, you must bride your tongue, II is
striking a blow at the king" However,
that old termaganl, Elizabeth, who used
sometimes 10 cuff the ears Of her courtisrs,
q her parliament was in as good subjeclion
ss Mr. Madison has his congress. When
. member happened 10 u.ser uncourtly Ian
evsgs, he was Instantly stopped by court
ly member, with hush hush hush
the Queen will be offeEded."-C Coarant
We have just been informed that vii
liam n. Cra~io has been sppoiated b!
the President Of the United States, ascn,
for Indian sffairs at the Crees Agency !,
| - thought by some that this Is sel. Jndi.
cious appointment, as ihe honourabie sen-
tleman will retire among those for whom
he has the reputation OF .n,srtain,ng tue
strongest 81 mpathiex Of amiabilltyand n'la,
| ness Of temperament - Cou,ie,..
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-16

administration Expenditures.
Washing,oa's. s years, $55.426,894
Adams's, - A38fl 9%6
Jeiterso,s, -- iOI6S6,o11
Mr. Madison's u proba. 2OOOooOO0
This progf .sive Increase OF expenditures, should
moderate both our survrize and anger at European
expenditures. When we old and populo0s
as natlous The re, we SHAH probably expend as much
Do We not go little farther in this way than
is consistent With conveAence Why are our
stocks belowrsf Would not our administration
have expended much more in the last war, IL they
could have torrowea IT i? Where is the psoof OF any
mighty difference betaeen them and the English II
tleir disposit.onto GofnOT. e
Tie yAgeref old Queen Betty conc
Ggam.
In the House OF Representatives in Con
svess, April IS, 1916, Mr.. Tucker shew-
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-16

.fdmiissstra.ion Erpead,tsres.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-16
s 1000 REW.ARO!!
From the Albany Dairy Advertise

Ffom the AIbsny UsfIy AovettOers
We made some remarks q week or two
since, on the commercial si,ua'ion ard pos
poets Of this country. and particularly of ias
eastern Sts,e. Among rhe oths, material
changes which had been experienced, we
mAntoned the loss of several valuable
branches Of externsl trade, aud psrtlc ularly
that with the British West. Indies. / his
loss Is felt with peculiar force in this and
The New England States, asa large por
on OF 1t was csrriro Oh from these States
tiy re verting to M. .Pitkin's statistical work
we find the asnount ofibe We.l India trade
to Have been very 1r. at, ~ the following .S-
BILE ot exports for = number Of years will
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-16
pALr1noRE, July 6.

RALTrhoAE, JuLY6.
An attempt was made las, nighl TO se, fire to
the house occupied by Messrs. Sweesser aud
KenAer, Druggists, on the nor h side Of Bslti.
more stree, be, ween Cslvers and Chsries-sree's,
. bundle Of psper in which live coals we're wrap.
ped was placed wi,hin the cellar window; he
paper when discovered this morning wss nearly
all reduced 10 cinder, but IN CONSEQUENCE, ss
il 10 supposed. Of being somewhat damp, 1t had
not burst into fame.
s 1000 REWARD :!
The frequent attempts lately made TO destroy
the property Of the citisens BY hle, some oi
which have unfortunately, been too successful,
induces numbe- Of ci,ixens &c unite in offering
arewsrd a Of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
for the discovery, apprehension and eonvic.on o.
the incendisries, or FIVE HUNDRED Dol.
LARS each, for the 6rst two persons con. ic,ed
Of being concsnel.in wifuily caus,ng any Of the
late fres, Or Of msIcously attempting 10 set ire
10 any house in this city within she lAss three
months.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-16

On the question Of separation, much
has been sid and written II the measure
VIII b. productive Of good, i. ough, 10 take
place and not olh-rwise. SIS
IN one roipt all are agreed, viz that il is
an event, which one day or other must and
will take place. ~
nnl those opposed TO the measure contend
'nat 'i's Is no. The proper time. Because
'ney say" will injare the coas.ing trade
and cost more 70 maintain q separate gov,
ernmen'' than the sum we now pay towards
the support OF the government Of Ma,sachu.
sets.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-01
Columbian Ice HOUSE

The Proprietors of the o,n,,1.
House,, propose commencing thu : !.
ry OF ICE on the first F tb ae uef,s.
month upon the following term ms e !.
For six dollars, 100 tic ets I MIN w.
Iivered to each subscriber, and s su.S pet'
ct will entitle the holde. to sly iS. n aaet
Of Ice-about half a peck--on sa .. pounds
may be presented daily, or in any winch M
manner or number that may be be- p, ''I''
b. Should the season er,..,
days, no objection piu be made n s ss,. l9
ing 1t to as tong time as the ppot5 sss's'
require, or tie ace last, av;ihopt odJ. a''
al charge.-It will be delivered I' 90
sunrise till sunset every day, eycea asa
FIRST days Sundays on which DAYS 1 .;lI
be delivered from sunrise IN g o'clnsta;al
the morning: transient custe.ners .sat Q
supplied at the rate of 7 cents nar%Sn
,el. Having found it iaconvenient ', y,
troublesome to call upon every suIses ~
lat the end Of the Season for the ama'',
of subscription we propose as an indi,rs.'
sable requisite That the amount BIZ nr;5 }'s
!adUance. The convenience & cOnFort a.
rived from having ice during the ba,,,i
our summers lift we're only to coola n;.S S
| err of water would be we'll worth thpl nS;''
proposed in situations, where GOOD watt, s.
lis not always to be obtained fresh at A.
moment it may be wanted, but when :
these are added the advantage ofpressr
ling meat, butter, milk, &c. which nav l.
done by simple contriyance, and Al !,
|trifling expense it is certainly an ob,r
worthy the attention of every fam IT,
|Appiyto :
WIN. F. THORNTON.
Fairfax street, o.
RICHARD f. LITTLE.
King ,ret.
Nav 25. EFT
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PUBLIC BATHS.

TyFE subscriber respectfully informs .,1n
q the Ladies q Gentlemen Of A ,gn
aadria and its vicinity. that his b@ o. u
HOUSE (on the alley adjoining TIE l Lux
atre and opposite the City Hotel, !, '' ,l5sr
open, and will be kept IN co"Plg yu.. u's n
It'll the first Of October, where """ n
Cold Barns may be had at any u lux ;.
the day and until 9 O'Clock al D .sbss,
His terms are 5 10 each for suOscI III !,
(payable in advance, and no IChe ~ %
sued till the subscription is pald
cents for a single Bath .7,u.
Two separate Baths are KEEP :. ,ons
sively for Ladies, who will pleas. ' I:
in at the alley adjoining Mr.; f aaemen
House on Royal street-And oeDsf n 4
are particularly requested to come y
that adjoining the Theatre :, III,
:, Ai eof
May II
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Public Sale.
MAY IS

In pursuance of two several DEGREES
pronounced by the county court OF fal!
fax, sitting as a court of ctancery IN SUIT
depending therein with William and sa-
muel Simmons, complain&hts, and Eliza
beth Plumpet, defendant,
The subscribers, two of the commits
sioners therein named, on Monday the Sd
of June next, at II O'Clock will proceed TO
sell at public auction on the premises, on
credit of six months, certain lot OF
land situated, lying and being IL the said
county of Fairfax, on Che north side OF
the Little River Turnpike Road, near
the town of Alexandria, and Immediate
ly opposite the Cameron Mills, being the
lot of which Elizabeth Simmons, late OF
said county died seized. The purchaser
to give bond and security to satisfaction
of the commissioners.
Thomas Wiison,
Samuel Summers,
Commissioners.
Fairfax. May s cots
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Landing.

AdlSti1S-
The Cargo of the brig Agenoria, eyre
Martin, master, from Marseilles, cen
sisting of
$50 cases claret
200 casks ditto
SO ditto mpscatel wine
Q ditto ladies' and gentlemen's
silk hose and gloves
ditto ladies' kid gloves
g ditto colored lutestrings, assert
ed
1 ditto lowered ditto
g ditto Florence silks
9 ditto colored grapes assorted
| ditto ribbons
Q ditto lace shawls and handker.
chiefs
q ditto gentlemen's sup. hats, Pa
risian cut
9 bales Alexandria SIENNA
Is bales velvet corkS
S cases phials--
For safe by
Joseph Smith and Sen,
or Adams, Herbert & Co.
MAY 28 If
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WIN. MORGAN

Informs the public, he has opened !
shop on King street, between Royal and
Pitt. opposite MIR. Beeler's, confec 4,
where all orders will be thankfully re-
ceived and punctualiy attended 20. HIS
time will be principally occupied in be-
spoke work. Those who favor him with
their custom, may depend Chat the mate
rails and workmanship will be inferior to
none for fashion, neatness and durability,
for cash only. The time spent and diff
Guilty in collecting small accounts, must
plead an apology for this determination
Nay 25 IT,
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-01
A great Bargain in Land.

VXTISHING to remove to the West
wv ern Country, | will sell the
FARM on which reside, containing a
bout $40 acres Of Land, of the very flr.t
quality, a large proportion of which Is
well timbered and is now in good state
of cultivation from the use OF clover and
plaster for many years, and no land 10
the county can lay more beautifully for
farming. 1t is within three CHARTERS OF
la mile of Mr.. Lewis's elegant mill CHI
ton, and the turnpike road leading from
IAshby's Gap to Alexandria Will pass
within FIVE miles of it,.
] will take in part for the above pro-
perty a tract of good Bottom Land on
I,he Kenhawa or Ohio river. Any per.
son wishing to purchase can see the land
and know the terms by application tc
the subscriber. or in his absence to Mr.
| Cuth6ert Powell, who lives near the
farm. ;,
Thomas w. Powell.
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French Goods.

The CARGO of the Schooner Brother
Return, Mcknight, master, from Mar
seilles4 consisting of
WINES.
500 cases Claret
100 casks ditto, SO gallons each
so cases Vim de Grave
% ditto Hermitage
6pipes oil proof Brandies
Soft sheIled almonds
Smyrna Figs
FilbertS
SO boxes Prunes
"a cases Olives
"a do. Anchoyies
IL do. Capers
$ cases Mama in fakes u 8
cask blue Nitrol rs
S bales Alexandria SIENNA
500 reams writing paper assorted
1G bales Wrapping DO.
French lawns assorteds
Silk stockings
Ditto gloves. ladies and gentlenen's,
Kid and castor ditto, do. do.
Florence silk assorted
Sewing silk
4 cases grapes, assorted colours
s24 fancy baskets
rs boxes clarified soap
Perfumery, an assortment,
Is offereGfor sale on accommodating
terms, by
.adams, Herbert e Co.
MAY % tt
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May II
Negroes for Sale

For sale, two very likely yGueV years
groes--oue a boy, upwards OH o. nlT Isi. and
old. he is a very active sens'D,. .be house
has been accustomed to waltlll 'D' I'D, al.
the other girl, about Q year ey vii
so very smart and sensible NV nerson
not be sold separate nor to a a| GSoIunbs
living without the district o. FIR tern;'
or the adjacent counties f0'
&c. apply to the printer ectf
May 80
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Thomas w. Powell.
Loud9un, April les
Public Sale

|YEyHE subscribers will SELL, on Tues,
dau the second day of jolly next
If fair; if rot, the next fair day thereae.
tier, ia pursuance. of the DEGREES OF the
county court of Fairfax, in the suit OF
|Magruder and Washington against Jehf
Luke--at public sale, for ready money
the whole. or so much of that Tract Of
Land situate in Fairfax county on the
north side ofthe road leading from Alex
Iandria to Leesburg, on which the said
John Luke resided, as will raise the sum
of eleven hundred 4 tinety-hVe pounds
four shillings and five pence, with int
rest thereon from the 10th of sePtemoe'
|1798, until the day of sale, and the cost
of the suit and sale-which hand is stu
ate about seven miles from Alexandra
and a short distance above the place
where the turnpike road leading tron'
the Potomac bridge strikes the road fpon
Alexandria to Leesburg. The quantity
of land is estimated at about 508 S-4 "a
ores. There is on it two story framed
Dwelling House not in very good rePali :
aud some out-houses. No deed will be
made until the purchase money is paid
Edmund Lee,
Robt. |. Taylor.
Richard Radcliffe.
Commissioners.
Nav * cots
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Naval Stores.
LUST received from Washington, North
Carolina.

Ist received from Washington, North
Carolina.
129 barrels Pitch
e6 ditto tar
25 ditto rosin
5 ditto spirits turpentiue.
IN STORE,
500 barrels tar
500 ditto rozin
100 ditto turpentine.
ALSO LANDING,
10 pipes cogniac brandy
S ditto Holland gin
8 puncheons N E rum
IN STORE,
S pipes superior cogniac brandy
100 bags green coffee
90 seroons tallow
l9 Augustura bark
l barrel green coffee
g screens flotant indigo
hogsheads Dutch NADER
1900 oxe horns
SO tierces and half tierces rice
SO barrels prime pork
SO ditto ditto beef
8 tons round bolt iron
S tons logwood
s ditto lignumvitae
4 bales company long clothes
90 pieces Holland sail duck
9 tons cordage
hogshead soft shelled almonds
for sale by
PEY.lON AND DUNDAS.
May 81 ct
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Max IS
{ Land for Sale.
Total Dollars

a Tract Of Land is offered for sale
situate in Frederick county, Virginia
within one mile of Berryville, containing
IS acres This land was formerly the
of Col. Griffin Taylor.
Merchants Bank Notes, OR Notes Of
any Of the Banks of the District of Co,
iumbia will be received in payment
For further particulars
Apply to the Printer.
May is tt
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May so
Received,

Received,
Per the schooner Natiue, from Boston,
so cases Bordeaux claret, 2 doZ. each
find in Store,
Molasses in bids.
Chateaux margaux claret,
Port and Teneriffe wines, in cases
s doz. each,
Spanish chocolate in boxes, 1913 Il
lbs. each,
Loaf sugar in hhds and tierces,
Brown soap IN boxes, ;,
Hard e soft shelled almonds, mixed
For sale by
BarneacaH and Popham.
May 2s eosw
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Fairfax, May s
Valuable Property.

I will sell for Merchants Bank Paper.
the Property at present occupied by
myself, on Jefferson. between WAITE
and Fairfax-streets, at the south par'
of the town.
4 HALF acre Lot with the Improve
ments, a large and commodious
brick dwelling, in which are large dining
and drawing rooms, store room, hve
comfortable lodging rooms and two flight
stairs, principally new and handsomely
finished-to The dwelling is attached a
brick smoak house and dairy, detached
a large and convenient brick kitchen with
two bed rooms, covered way and brick
payment for the dwelling, pump under
cover, brick necessary and wooden
stable, an excellent vegetable garden,
some choice fruit trees, apple, pear.
cherry, quinch, peach and apricot
new and substantial fence around the
lot. The situation Of this property is We
ry pleasant, having a fine view OF the
Potomac and surrounding country, anc
with the improvements about to be made
in that part of the town, must neceSsarl-
ly render it very desirable.
A further description OF this property
is deemed unnecessary, as any person
to purchase would undoubtedly
first view it. The terms will be liberal.
John Jackson.
May so cow
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Salt and Crates

On board the ship Holotern'. '~.arnooI.
nison. master, from Llve npoI salt
1900 bushels coarse '.sa'lorted,
200 crates completely s''0
50 tons coal
For sale by Eo,rp,
WHO HAVE ALSO FOR 20 CapsIH
On board the brig TelemacDGG, racs,
Lincoln. from Havre de 0''
100 tons French plaster. y
May 90
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Sand for Sale.

THE subscriber informs the public thai
he has opened Sand Pit at the corner
It Royal and Queen-streets, where the
best sharp, Building Sand can be had
without any trouble of digging, and 1T
hill to come up.
JAMES INQUIRE.
May 90 St
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Horace Field,
Richard Rock.
May %
Horace Field.

Requests all those indebted TO the late
firm of Field and Rock, to come forward
and settle the same by note or otherwise:
As multiplicity OF accounts have been
long standing, he hopes those concerned
viii pay attention to this friendly lI'l'
ation.
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He has for Sale
At his Nail Ma ufactory

A general assortment Of Spikes, Nails,
.Brads and Sprigs, Bar Iron, Hooks ana
Hinges. Locks, and almost every altNIs
in the building line, on reasonable @TI'
for cash or short credit.
May % eOoI
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,,...ore q vs.m trAn.ferred,) and their

value. the changes of residents and non
.es;dants with their names and residenc' |
and the value of the property, the BURR !
Iino or destruction of houses or other tX
| ed improvements Of real estate, with thel
value. property that has become exempt !!
cd from taxation and its value, statlns
| the grounds on which the exemption II
claimed and the state laws by which 1t II
permanently or especially exempted, anei
where an abatement is claimed for slave I
that have died or runaway or navel
otherwise become useless since the pre-
oedine assessment, the statement must
| give a list of all the slaves with their seAI
and ages excepting those obtained oyl
Itransfsr) owned by the individual valueo'
according to their value on the hrst OF
lJune 1916, which value must be less tnau|
THAT Of the valuation of his slaves at incl
preceding assessment to entitle him toI
Ian abatement. In all these cases.
There must be such specification andl
description Of the property as 1T stanosI
lon the 1st day of June 1916; and as nj
stood at the preceding assessment as "ili,
, enable the principal assessor to make
proper deductions in cases where they
lmay be right fully claimed, aud proper
,,Icharges where they are incurred.
), To aid in attaining this precision the
following form is annexed, being thas
/, Required in the original assessment, ana
!, (which as near as may be, may serve as a
, model in drawing out the statements now
REQUIRED from individuals.
JAMES MCGUIRE,
| Principal Assessor Tor the
/ District eff Columbia.
! alexandria, May "a, 1916.
Inst of lands, lots of grourd, with their
1 improvements. dwelling houses, and
slaves, owned by A. B. on the first OF
! June, 1916. lying and being within the
district of Columbia, within the coun-
\ ty of -, one tartfi, here insert It's
/ description, specifying the water course
or mountain, or high roadi ON which
1 it is situated, noting the adjoining pro-
1 prietors, or otherwise stating particu-
|, lars by which it may be known and
and distinguished) containing here
nse-t in words at length the number
! ol> acres, having thereon, one dwelling
] house of wood, of two stories. 40 feet
in length and so feet in depth, one
I barn of wood, one corn house, one grist
mill, describing the same and any other
improvements the farm may contain.
: VaIned At DIS.
One dwelling house in the town
!. of there insert The town,
the street, ctr. the materi.
ais of which built, the num-
Der of stories, the length and
/ depth, the buildings or offices
:. attached, aud particuiarlzing
the extent Of the lot on which
i it stands.) Valued at Dollars.
Ten Slaves of the following descrip-I
ton
Males-1 above SO years of age
between IL and fifty
Il years
g Under IL years
Fem.-- 2 between IL and fifty
/ Valued at Dollars.
| years under 10 years.
Total Dollars
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-01

" anted to Purchase,
"A Few Hhds. of. Tobacco OF the in
"a spectiop of 1915, or since, for
which cash will be given. Apply to
Alexander Sangster.
feb 22 If
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Cotton and Rice.
For Freight,

OI
,sSS The fine, fast-sailing brig Age
9k.noria, Martin, master; burthen
about 400 barrels, will take freight toI
the We Indies or South of Europe OIL
moderate terms. Apply to
T. HI. ROWLAND.
5 mo. OF 6t
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NOTICE.

THE partnership of FIELD & ROCK,
IS this day dissolved by mutual consent
All persons indebted to said firm viii
make payment to Horace Field, who is
duly authorised toreceive the same: and
III those who have claims against til
aid firm, will present them for pay.
ment.
Horace Field,
Richard Rock.
May 27--28 eOSt
Boz The BIacksriith's Business will
ia future be carried on by Richard Ratk
at the old stand, where he will be abIea
supply his customers and Others: and
a continuance of their fayOs-
Having a complete stock of raw matPri'
ais on hand, he will be able to execute
any order in his line at very short nCiee,
Richard Rock,
May % cost
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Nav 25.
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Medicines, &c.
FOR SALE.

THE subscribers offer for sale, at the
corner of King and Royal streets, oppo
site to Mr.. Peter Sherron's store, anex-
tensiye assortment of well selected me
dicines,-patent medicines and drugs
he greater part of which was received
by the ship Clifton rom London.
They have also received by the ship
Emily from London, via Baltimore, COM
position Mortars Il Pestles, various sizes
-Apothecary's scales and weights, 4
Bolus knives--Also, an elegant assort-
ment of Surgeons instruments, consist
ing of Evans's Screw ,fornequets, male
and female catheters, pocket instruments
four prices, teeth Extractors. Su7geon,s
needles, dissecting, amputating, trepan-
ming. cupping, and one set of midwifery
Observation-Disclosures lancets and cases.
bsugies, pewter bed-paDs, lancet pointed
trocars and histories, and variety OF
forceps, Also
$4,000 Spanish segars, & s kegs chew
ing tobacco.
Country Merchants, Physicians, and
country Gentlemen, can be supplied, on
accommodating terms at the shortest no
tice.
The subscribers, will, as heretofore,
continue the practice Of medicine, in is
various branches, and will give advice
gratis to those who consult them at their
shop. The prices for the doses OF
Medicine, are at the usual apothecary's
rates.
Seynmes & Washington.
Oct. 9