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Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-06
PUBLIC UTILITY.

VHE Subscriber anxious to promote
the interest Of the Manufactures
of the United States, has become AGBNs
for the Mount Hebron Cotton Mills, and
offers for sale at his Store on Prince
street,
a general assortment Of Cotton Tarn
At the Baltimore prices.
The quality of this Yarn has given &c
neral satisfaction to those who have pur
chased heretofore. All orders will b
punctualIy attended to.
The Public are also informed, that ;
machine OF superior construction is il
operation at said mill for carding Woo
the work will be executed in the bes
manner. To accommodate customers t,
this machine, he will receive at his stor,
any :parceis OF Wool, forward them t,
the mill, and the rolls returned to hi
store for delivery. The wool should b
washed clean, and oiled with clean sot
oil, accompanied With blanket, it bein
the most suitable for the preservation o
the rolls when carded.
Terms Of Cardins.
Country Wool 10 cents per Id
Hall blood Merino 12l
Full blooi do l5-and an add
ition of two cents per Id for country-tw
and an half cents for half blood. Il tire
lcents for full blood when the carder find
ell.
Mordecai Miller.
| March % e05m
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Public Sale.

BY virtue of a deed of trust to the SUBJ
scriber, will be exposed to sale, before
the door OF the City Hotel, on SA,
TURDAY the 18th May, at half past
TWO LOTS of GROUND, with all
the improvements thereon, situate
at the intersection of King and fayette-
streets, in the town OF Alexandrla. The
first beginning at the northwest corner
of the Intersection of said streets, and
running northwardly with Fayette street
one hundred feet to ten ieet alley,
thence westwardly with the alley sixty
one feet eight and a half inches, thence
sotthwardly with a line parallel with
Fayette street one hundred feet on King
street, thence eastwardIy with King St
sixty one feet eight and half inches to
the beginning. The second beginning at
the north west corner of the intersection
of the aforesaid alley with Fayette street
and running northwardly with Fayette-
street sixty six feet seven inches, thence
westwardly and parable! to the said alley
AMI King Street one hundred and twenty
three feet FIVE inches, thence southwark.
|Iy and parallel to Fayette street sixty six
Itset seven inches to said alley, thence
|sastwardly with said alley ole hundred
and twenty three feet five inches to the
beginning. Terms, $1,000 in hand, and
1.-The balance on a credit of g, IL and Is
months, for approved endorsed negotiable
notes, together with lien upon the pro-
|perty. VIM. hhhbhh i; gun
p. G. MarStelter, auct'r.
april IA dts
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may 1
Thirty Dollars Reward.

n AN AWAY from the subscriber on
II, Tuesday the e9th day Of April, a
negro fellow named DANIEL, about .
feet 10 inches high, about 20 years of age,
b we'll made, likely mulatto fellow, down
look when spoken to, was lately purcha-
sed of Col. George Deneale OF Alsxan-
andria--he is a carpenter by trade, latey
employed by Thomas Preston. Whoever
takes up the said fellow and lodges him
|;n Jail or sends me information so that /
|set him again, shall receive the above re-
ward. JOHN l.. hLrhED'
N. b. Any person taking up the said
negro will write or give information 70
George Tolbert near Alexandria, should
1 be sbsent-he will be authorised to re-
ceive him and pay the reward.
may Ws'u@"
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Sales at Auction.
On Wednesdnys and Saturdays,

WILL BE OFFERED,
It the Auction 0lEce on Union sxee-.
Between King and Prince
a II extensive and general assortment
"a of seasonabie Goods, Of British,
French, German, India, and Domestic
Manufacture, which will be we'll select
ed, and well worthy the attention Of
town and country merchants aud others;
as the undersigned will be abundanty
supplied from the manulactors and tE-jr
friends in Boston, New York and Phill-
lelphia-which will give" gentlemen an
Of laying in their goods cna.
.ood terms as they can be IN those cities
taking into view the difference Of Ex-
change, etc. etc.
Tie particular description OF goods
will be advertised in the papers oil lie
ay.
Consignments strictly attended to and
liberal advances made If desirable.
John Jackson & Co.
Auct0neers.
NJ 4.
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For Sale.

A CONVENIENT two story Frame
DWELLING, situated on Royal,
between King and Prnce-streets, two
doors south OF the Gazette printing ONCE
The front house is % by 80 feet, has q
three foot alley in trent, with good
kitchen, etc. and runs to 10 foot alley
lon which there is an excellent Frame
Building IS by s5 feet. Possession may
'be had On the 5th of May after which
dine the house will be open tor lnsPec'
ton and, it not sold before the sth INST
It will then be disposed Of at public auc'
|tion-terps will be liberal. For parncu'
lars enquire OF o,,,,, ,Nc,r
MAYS U
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Land for Sale.

A tract or parcel Of Land, containing
between two and three hundred acres
ON the north side of 0ccoquan, In Fair
fax county, about miles west OF Deco
uuau mills. 1t is well watered with ne
yer falling springs, it is also we'll timber
cd, and the gceat quantity OF fur timbe'
on il renders it the more valuable to any
person in the cospering line. This land
Is of the middle soil, and produces corn,
wheat or any other grain tolerabie we'll
there is about 100 acres cleared and un'
der good fence. The improvements are
a OF dwelling house & other out houses
and a good apple orchard OF about s'xt!
trees:
ALSO.
One other tract in the same county
within three mile, OF Occoquan, lying OF
Sandy Run, containing AZ acres-on,
halt in cultivation and under good fence
the remainder heavily tiubered. There
are on the premises an old framed dwell
ling bouse and out houses and an apple
orchard of eighty bearing trees.
ANY person inclining to purchase car
view the premises and know the terms
by applying to the subscriber who live:
near them.
Thomas GoSsOm,
November 50 9montasf
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The Paradise of CoGue!tes

A POEM, in nine Parts.
A second edition of this elegant Poem
Is lust published and for sale By the Sub
|scribers.
The character of this Poem is thus
given by the Quarterly and EdinsuFsn
Reyieweis:-
The Paradise of CeqastteS
The character in which the roct pro- 10:
lfesses to speak, is that ri the r"El VIZ
WOMAN. He is supposed TO oe a",
dressing woman, and woman on'y' az, a1%
addressing her, on adventures Of "'''i
she is the heroine, aud Oh charms a''' !.
Igraces, which it is the whole ni''S'I .,
Iher beauty to have exc cisGd with 'a'''''
or success 49,.
His inceutes:ib!e merits, and the as
duous care which I've has bestowe" W."
the poem, deserve tit warmesf pta,,''
Quarterly Re-! u, OCT. 'o,; o.,
| We have here lirle volume "'''e"
Imay be fairly regarded as prodigy II
this age of quarto ballads, rGmapcc'iI +, w. :.
roics. and sentimental simplicity. IT y
!by far the best and most brilliant 'I',t :.
Itinon of Pope. that has appeared S'hcg -: -,
,Itime of that great writer; w''h al ~
point, polish, and nicely balance VI. -. -,
.IHcation, as well as hi, sarcasm all" WIZ,
malice. He is Away, a h""e---''"'''
lively and entertaining.
His satire ID polished and JET r.
lgent. ~, :. :,
His veysifcation, in pari'cOi"r. = :
Iruost invariably ilo~ing {; hatm"n'"",'
Edinburgh Rs1!ele. ff'' ,I''.
}; L" A vein of polite from TaHi Ia, ""-
the Paradise Of CoIle,teS' VIZ" w. v"
'Ifamiliar to the writer's OF t'le age " ~" ~.
land George the First, bot has . 81 w.. w.,
-Icarded in making other mo'leTa ''"'''''
Imeuts, by our cotemrorar'.s", g.,
James Kennedy . so''
| March go
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Forty Dollars Reward:

COTCy DOilaiS AaC"alo'
.HA AWAY from the subscriber,
IL living near Battletown, Frederick
county, Virginia, on Sunday the 18th
instant, a negro man named DANIEL,
about S feet z or inches high and about
81 years of age, well Proportioned and
active, round faced, plump eyes, good
set of teeth, and in the front Of his mouth
a vacancy between them, speaks low and
not very distinct, but can if he is dispo.
sed-he drinks no spirits, is a good far
mer, drives the wagon and Is fond OF
the business-it is supposed that he wore
a broadcloth black coat, and that he
is making towards Alexandria to 20 on
board of vessel-he probably may 60 to
1.-THE city of Washington, as he has con-
uexions and acquaintances in FerdinandC
Fairfax's family, or he nay change his
route and 60 to Chambersburs ia Penn
syvania, there being some Of his &C.
Iquaintances living there who were SCI
|lree by said Fairfax. The above reward
will be given if taken out of the state, FOL
his apprehension, or Twenty Dollars i
taken in the state, Il reasonable charges
paid if brought home.
Masters Of all vessels are hereby warn
ed from taking on board or harboring thu
said negro, as / ain determined to iorc'
| the Law on all such offenders.
Ellie SWEARINGEN.
NAV thstuSt fSw
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Proposals

VUILL be received until the 10th Of
w May, for the Carpenters Work
Brick Work, and Brick, Of a new Church
to be erected for the use Of St. Paul.
congregation. A plan will be shewn, AMI
further particulars explained, on aPPlica
ton to the subscriber, who will also treat
tor a Lot of Ground which may afford
suitable scite for the building.
DANIEL MCLEAN,
On behalf OF the building Committee
april so
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Ten Dollars Reward.

DAN AWAY from the subscriber,
~ on Sunday the 9th April, black
man, by the name Of Julius, but calls
him self HENRY, when from home ; he
has been hired in Alexandria since the
first Of January as a freeman-he is about
5 feet 6 inches high. shutters or stammers
very much when alarmed. | expect he
will get employment at some Of the hsh'
cries or in a fish boat, or he may make
or Baltimore or Philadelphia. will
give the above reward If secured IN any
jail so that get GIN again.
JEREMIAH COCKERILL,
Fairfax County, Va. nea; the
Court-h Juse.
N. B. l caught him in Alexandria on
Saturday the 5th April.
april IL tt
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Notice.
December o.

TNfIE subscriber is solely authorised
to receive all debts owing to the
late firm of JAMES FLEMING & Co.
Being DESTROYS to settle the demands up
ON said firm as speedily as possible, he
requires all those resident in the country
indebted thereto, to pay their balances
to hin on or before the 10th day Of May
next. He will be under the necessity Of
ordering suits against those who do not
comply. sSAM'L B. LARMOUR.
April IL
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-06
John w. Massie and Go.

John w. Massie and Go.
Have Just received at their hardware
Store on King street, next door to
Roberts and Allen
A quantity of Plough Plates
and Swedish tire iron-also. an assert.
ment Of bench and moulding planes of a
superior quality; WaIdrOn's grading
and grass scythes, spades and shove's
broad hoes; best N. Scotia grindstones
iron trace chains: trying ns;.lax;sllt,ma
hsgany and maple frame looking glasses;
mill, cross cut, pit & hand saws; Crow
lev and Swedish steel; English q Ame'
rican blistered do; together with a gene.
raj assortment of Goods ia their llne-all
Of which they will sell on good terms:
april tuthstf
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Tea, Gin, &c.
Jan 81

Tea, Gin, &c.
r AWRASON u F0WLE have land
: 4 ing from the brig Cobbossee-co"te'
captain Howes, from Boston, and for salt
20 chests superior quality younghy'
son tea just imported
5 bales Russia sheetings
9 hh;s American gin
So bSls New England rum
april 25
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FOR SALE,

A tract OF Land containing s57 acres
more or less, lying on 0ccOqaan bay N
me county of Fairfax aud state Of Vlrg..
MIA, Ii0iuias the lands Of Robert l.
Thompson and William Mason. 1t is
sresumed those DESTROYS of purchasing
will view the land aud for themselves
Judge of its peculiar elyantage,. One
third OF the purchase mnhey will De re.
CURED in hand, the uslNuce at Il, y Ii
mouths, with deed Of trust 10 sccur
the payments.
Thompson F. Mason.
Eacemhcr II.
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MAY s
Spring Goods.

SprlnS OoouS' >.
~ ICHARD SLAOE has on board shiI
III, Franklin, just arrived at Baltimore
from England, part Of his Spring I'm
|portation OF
Hrd1Gure.
The remainder is daily expected pei
the Winifred, direct to this port: :.
He has on hand, 20 dozen Waldroh's
Corn and Grass 'Scylhes,
Improved sickles. ALSO, 100 casks su'
pcrior quality cut nails and brads, blIs,
tered steel, cotton twist, and variety o,
other Domestic Goods, which he will sell
at the Philadelphia prices. ALSO, ;
Sarsdcs' Bar Iron and Steel,
Mayl u
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Subscriptions

SuOScripuouS
70 The
Ediagbursh and Quarterly Rerie"s'
North American Tito
The porticO
Walsh's American Register,
AND THE
AnaleCtic Magazine,
Are received by
James KeHnedy g Son,
AGENTS.
March 90 e0u
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TO RENT,

For one or term Of years, and lmmedi-
ate possession given--
ATTY WHARF s WAREHOUSE
SE being on the corner OF Prince and
Union streets, adjoining the tish market
and the landing of the upper ferry, reu'
ders it a good place tor a store. Inc
house is large, & will hold in two rooms
twenty thousand bushels of salt or grain.
William Hepburn.
april 10
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A Blacksmith wanted.
March %

A Blacksmith, respectable Of charac
ter, master OF his trade, and wishing e
establish himself in situation command
ing extensive custom, woull find 1t tt
his advantage to make application tt
the subscriber, near Salem, Fauquier
county, Va.
T. Turner.
Feb 60 eetf
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p. q. MARSTEI.LER.
r. DARRAH,
Surgeon Dentist,

II RESPECTFULLY informs the La
IA, dies and Gentlemen Of AsexandTa
aud il. vicinity, that he has taken room
lin Mr.. Guy hlkinsen's house in FaIriay'
street, where lie vii! be happy to wait On
Them in the line o; his profession. He
makes and inserts Artificial Teeth, fT"m
one to whole set. in the most improved
manner. lie meuds teeth with SILVER or
cold to be as useful as ever they were
lie cleans, separates and extracts ice,b,
roots and stumps in the best manner.
snr;I o. w'mSw
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Notice.

Raraway from the subscriber in Corn
wallis's Neck, negro woman named
Philli,, formerly the cUok and market
woman of Captain Richard S'onesireet
of Broad Creek have heard she wishes
to get to Philadelphia. | will give One
Hundred Dollars If taken in or about
Philadelphia; twenty live if taken in OF
about Baltimore, and Fifty Dollars il
taken in Alexandria or neighborhood. and
secured in any jail so that | get her a
gain. heard lately she was seen u
Washington with her free husband, who
calls himself William Adams.
Joseph N. S!onestreet.
February % If
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NOTICE.

IN consequence of being entitled to
4 three negroes in the possession OF VIM
Hummer, Of Loudon County, Va. by the
names of Susan, Jerry and Sam, which ]
did demand before two witnesses, on the
18th day Of April 1917, ofsaid Hummer
and shall prosecute at law to obtain them
under deed Of gift from Samuel Doset
aud Mary his wife, to their daughter
Sarah Doset, (my wifc) aad for to pre-
vent said negroes to be conveyed oil, OF
sold to some innocent purchaser, l no"
1--WE ,hi, notice to prevent others from
suits. &c. and being deceived in the Pur'
chase. WM. L. NEW loN.
april 81 4w
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Ice Creams,

Ice Creams,
~ VERY DAY for the season, to b
kL had Ct
LOUIS BEELER:
Who has received ara for Sale,
40 boxes fresh Lemons
do Oranges
10 do Turkey Figs
10 bags Fiiberts
60 boxes Muscatel Raisins
april IS tuthsSw
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ALMANACS,
English aud German,

English aud German,
Fer the Year
1917,
Wholesale and RetaiI--for sale bJ
Jamcs Kennedy e Son
October 13 "
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Joseph Spear,

Joseph Spear,
Respectfully informs his friends and
customers that he has removed from his
old stand to King street, between Pa.
trick AMI Alfred streets, opposite to Mr.,
Isaac Gibscn's; where he has on hand
"a quantity OF
Cabinet Furniture
OF the newest fashions, and made BY the
best workmen, which he will sell very
low. He is thankful for past favors and
solicits a continuance of the public pa
tronage.
april 9 II
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HOUSES, LANDS, &c.
Crocerv stand to Rent.

OIUN6iy
y1yHE store and dwelling at present
occupied by the subscriber, situate
40 yoweIl'. wharf-it is one OF the best
stands tor grocery in the town OF Alex
sn,Ir;a. and has been occupied asi one
number Of years-it will be rented io'
fosr years. Apply to
m,v1 fst
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SALES AT VENDUE..
November 27

IN euery Tuesday and Friday,
WILL BE SOLD,
1t the Vendue Store, corner OF Prince
and Water Streets,
A VARIETY OF
Dry Goods, Groceries, &c.
Particulars of which will be expressed in
the bills of the day.
~ All kind Of goods which are or
imitation and The prices OF which az
established. can at any time be viewed
and purchased al the lowest hmltatcn
,ndprices.
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For Sale,

A TWO story Frame House and Lot
situated on st. Asaph street. Fol-
terms, apply to :, o,,onrN
april II u
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To Rent
For Sale,

For Sale,
nUR interest in the Property, corner
. Of King and Royal SITS. being one
half now in the occupancy OF w. s. r
Marbury, John Austen, Jonathan Schol'
field and Prestly Jacobs.
WIN. A. HARPER,
JAS. HARPER.
april 81
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Valuable Land for Sale,

The subscriber oilers for SAL, at pa
Tic Auction, on
Saturday 10Th Mag nert.
on the premises, his tract of land lying
in the county OF Prince William, about
thirty niles from Alexandria, and within
three miles Of the TurnpiSe road leading
thereto, containing upwards OF SIX hun
dred acres; about two thirds o. tae land
is cleared, and is well adapted to the
use Of plaster of paris, watered by eS.
celleut springs aud never failing stream
running through it, with several good
mill seats on said stream. There is a
mill that is out Of use, which may be re.
built at a very small expense-Houses
for the accommodation CT family built
on IN, premises. with an ice house and
three hundred young apple trees, :.
The land that is not IN cultivation Is
n clover and timothy. The above land
will be offered to The highest bidder, on
the following terms, to wit: about one
nth of the money to be paid at the time
of sale, and the balance at four annual
instruments, Secured by lieu on the
laul) bearing interest from the hrst o.
November next, at which time possession
will be given, aud should the purchaser
wish to rebuild the mill, possession O
that part of the property would be giVer
on the day OF sale.
RICHARD B. ALEXANDER,
Residing on the premises
March 6 lawts
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Spring Goods.

II ECEIvED by the subscribers, at
II their Warehouse on &ins.street,
per the brig Eliza Ann, from Dublin, >, a
general assortment Of CUT and PLAIN
GLASS, consisting OF
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-06

Charles Slade
EEAS received By the ship Franklin
from Liverpool via Baltimore, a
part OF his Spring Importation ct
Hrd,carc.
The remainder he daily expects by the
ship Winifred direct to this port,
He has ALWAYS on hand supply oil
DsMEsr1c GooDs on consignment, which
he is enabled to sell at the Philadelphia
manufactory prices; among which are,
Blistered steel nails; cotton twist
Weavers' reeds cotton e wool cards
Shovels; spades; lew trunks British
cotton hosiery, etc. etc.
ALSO,
A large and general assortment OF
SzredeS' Bar Iron.
May OF
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Eace,nbcr ID.
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F;Ay Dollars Reward.

Ran away from She subscribe on e
about the 50 instant negroe man mar
ed SAM. He is blacksmith BY trad
aged about twenty i've years about
feet eight or ten inches in height has
blessing countenance. shows his tee:
more than is usual when he laughs. an
is uncommoniy p!ausable in his copVer
safion AID man ers.
l will pay the above sum to any Pc
son who shall apprehend the above runa
way and secure him so that may rec'
YER him again, provided he is app'e
hended to the north If the Potomac
and thirty dollars it apprehended :
Virginia or the district OF ColumoIs
south OF the Potomac.
Bushrod Washington.
Mount Vernon, rear AlexaRdrIa.
February &c March 1 div 2aat