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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-11
Robert GRAY,

wear a0or tceS ~ ule coTHsT " mig
Royal Streets,
HAS Just received en- consignment,
III the following BOOKS aud STA
IONARY ARTICLES, viz:
voluey's Ruins; Thaddeus Of War
saw; Olney Hymns; Faneway's Letters
Murray's Reader, Grammar, Exercises
and Key;
Triunphs Of Temper;
New-York Reader, No. I, 8, $S;
Episcopal prayer books 3
Travels at Home Cases Of Conscience
Chalmers Discourses
Accidents Of Human Life
Plaicede, a Spanish Tale; Manners, a
novel; Balance OF Comfort
Letters from the Cape Of Good Hope
Bonapsrte's Letter to Lord Liverpool
Coxe's Female Scripture Biography
Beauties Of Robertson
Harrington and OrmoId
Memoirs of Moreas
BernadOtte
Rachael Baker
Youths Cabinet
Murray's Grammar, Abridged
Murray's, Web,ter's Comly's, and M
York Spelling Books
New.York Preceptor end Primer
Allison's Sermons, 2 volumes
Tales Of Fancy; POetical Chronology
Claws Ciceronis /; Tacitus ,
Airs of Palestine; Hubert and Ellen
Valentines Eve; Readings on Poetry
Lord OF the Isles,
Sarcho. or The Proverbialist
Cowpers Poems; Comic Dramas
Paris Revisited; French War in Spain
Poets Pilgrimage; Masonic Minstrel
Simpsons Comic Sections
Willish's Lectures
Rambach's Medi:ations
Sidney on Government
Warren's America; Military Tutor
Family Prayers /; American Star
Sanford and Merton; Scott's Lessons
Looking Glass for the Mind
Pocket aud school Bibles Il Testaments
Jess Surveying
IohnsOn's Dictionary, large and small
Child's Monitor; American Nepos
History OF England
AddisOn's Works, 6 vols. boards
Federalist; Clerks Magazine
Columbian Letter Writer
Introduction to Reading
Episcopal hymns, &c. &c.
Stationary:
Plain and fancy letter, superane and
common cap writing and large brown
wrapping paper; band box and bonnet
boards; playing cards; ink powder, red
and black black morocco pocket books;
wedgewood cork and paper inkholders;
lead and slate pencils super fine English
and American drawing paper; ReeyeS's
colors in boxes German and octave
flutes flies and clarionets; black sand
and sand boxes; waters; quilts blank
checks on the Mechanics and Farmers
banks bills OF lading seamen's articles;
manifests and powers of attorney; bank
books, copy and cypherins books, plain
and ruled ledgers journals day books
invoices, letter q common account books
in full and half binding. Orders for any
description Of BLkNx BOOKS executed at
short notice; and warranted for neat
ness, strength and durability, equal to
any in the district. June e..
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-11
Robert Gray

m ESPECTFULi.Y ufu.m his friends
II and former customers, that he has
recommended the
Bookbinding and Stationary
Business.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-11
William Devaughn,

ErCRSS hIs thanks to the public
END in general, fer the liberal encou-
ragernent he has received, aud hopes a
continuance of the same BY his zeal and
strict attention to business.
Just received and for sale at his store,
TIE following articles:
First quality raLors Dressing do.
Razor strOps Beaver gloves
Cloth brushes First aud second
Hot 20. quality do
Penetrating hair Whips, canes, and
brushes Rattans
Common do. Oil Antique for
Pencil cases the hair
Pocket books Musk and oil Of
Snuff boxes -
Dressing cases Essence OF Layen-
Hair powder der
Tooth do. Do. cinnamon
Shaving boxes Do Lemon
: Nail brushes Milk Of roses
Shaving do Essence Of sassa-
Naples soapfOr sha- iraS
SiLg Do. oil winter green
Windsor soap by Vegetable almond
the box paste for wash
Tuck combs ing the skin
Pocket do. Cologne water
Aud many other articles in his line 100
tediou; 10 mention. June l.
Whiskey, Tea, sc.
II ANDING aud for sale BY the sub
II scribers,
so barrels whiskey, Baltimore IT,
spection.)
As chests, half chests, and boxes
young hyson tea.
s Boxes Gg blue. rum.
s pancheOns fine favored Jamaica
5 do. West India d..
N. y r. blackjack.
June 9
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-11

"HERE came to the stables OF the
subscriber, on Monday the 1st inst;
a person calling himeelt.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Stop the Swindler.
FYFTYDOLLARS EEW.aRD,

7 WILL give the above reward for appre-
1 hending and lodging in any jail in the
District OF Columbia, person by the name
of JOHN POST, Bricklayer and Stone
mason, who has been at work for about two
months past at Fort Washington, and was
discharged on the 9TH of September inst
He says he was born in the state of New
York is about feet 8 or 10 inches high,
and has sandy hair: be had with him an
apprentice boy, nearly grown. A few days
previous to his leaving Fort Washington
he took the liberty OF borrowing, in the
name ofMr John Cohagen, from lady at
that place Is dollars, which was not known
till alter he left it; and Immediately after
he was discharged and paid off, he forged
two checks in the name of the Subscriber,
on the Farmers Bank Of Alexandria, one
of which he procured the money for at the
Bank, and the other he passed TO person
in Alexandria, which was detected and
refused.-Preyious to his coming to Fort
Washington, he worked in the City of
Washington, where he said he intended to
work again; but it is probable he has not
stopped so near the theatre CT his villany.
Persons are cautioned against being i'm
posed on by him. BOLIEHA LAWS.
September 16 Il
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Valuable Land for Sale.

TJAVING more land in the tract on
III which reside than | can farm TO al
vantage, ! will expose 10 public sale, on th e
9TH day of NOVEMBER next, ii tar, II
not the next fair day, eight hundred acres,
divided into lots Of two hundred acres
each lot has seventy acres in wood ;--oi The
cleared land one hundred and fifty acres are
in clover, and two hundred in rye and
wheat. This land is situated ten miles be,
low Alexandra, and is bounded north ana
east by Accolink creek, which separates the
lower part Of it from Jonathan Janneys
mill, where the Alexandria price can be
had for grain.-It is as fertile as any land
in the county, and as susceptible OF i'm
provement, by clover and plaster, as any
| have seen. Persons wishing to view 1t
will call on the subscriber, living at Cedar
Grove, one mile below Janney's mill.
The terms will be one-third OF the pur-
chase money in hand, and the balance in
two equal annual payments. The sale will
take place at l2 O'clock, on the premises.
EDGAR MCCARTHY.
Fairfax CO. Va. October 6
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Auction & Commission Store.
September ga

NATHL. P. BIXBY s. CO. respectful
IN ly inform their friends and the public
generally, that they have taken that large
and commodious Store formerly occupied
by the late Mr.. Thomas Robinson, nearly
opposite the Union Bank, Bridge-st. where
they will transact all kinds Of business in
the Auction and Commission line and as
they are determined to give their exclusive
attention to that business alone, those gen.
tlemen who are disposed TO employ them,
have the best guarantee that they will be
fairly dealt by. They fatter themselves
that punctual, diligent, and correct atten-
ton. together with their general knowledge
of business, will secure 10 them at least an
equal share ofpublic patronage. Their in
tention is to avoid, as much as possible, re-
failing goods at auction. They are now
prepared to receive goods of every descrip-
ton, to sell at public or private sale, and
will attend to sales Of property at any place
within the town.
Georgetown, September 25 F3m
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Alexandria, August 4.

WAS committed 10 the Jail Of this Co.
w as a run away, negro man, who
calls himself JOHN WEAKS, and says
that he was born free in Prince George Co.
Maryland, that his mothers name is Sally
Green, who lives near the road leading
IRON the Alexandra Ferry to the Eastern
Branch bridge, adjoining one Hen. Thomp-
son. He was committed to this jail on the
7th May7ast, and then called himself Will
liam Washington, but made his escape the
18th. He is about e5 years Of age, 5 feet
7inches high, stout made. Says he is known
to Mr., Daniel Moxley, and Henry Thomp-
son, of Maryland. The owner is request
ed to come and prove bis property, pay
charges, and take him away, otherwise ne
will be disposed of as the law directs.
ANDREW ROUNSAVELL, Jailor.
August8 law2m
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Gone to the Southwark or
Westward.

A YELLOW WOMAN, called Celia
n Detcher, in the 23d year of her age,
about feet 2 or inches higb-marks like
moles on the right side of her face, which,
with several letters on her left arm, were
made with india ink. She is about four
months gone in a state Of pregnancy-fol-
lowed her husband, Jim Clark, yellow
man, who was purchased from this place
and taken away in company with large
number of slaves, about two week ago, by
a man of the name of Basset. II is suppo-
sed they have gone 10 The westward: Celia
was born free, and had with her notarial
certificate of her freedom, and description
of her person. Her mother, the subscriber,
is much afflicted by her manner of gong "a
way, and desires that any humane people
who may chance TO meet with her, will
persuade her TO return, being apprehensive
that when she gets into strange country,
where she will be unknown and out of the
reach Of her friends and those who would
be likely to protect her, attempts may be
made by some avaricious and unprincipled
persons, to deprive her of her liberty. and
sell her for slave. Should any such at
tempts be made, fifty dollars reward will
be paid to any person who will communi-
cate such information as shall lead to the
conviction Of the offenders, and the recove-
~ Of the woman.
HANNAH DETCHER.
Alexandria, October6, 1918.
The editors Of the National lntelIigencer,
and editors generally in the southern and
western states, may aid the Cause Of huma-
nifty, by inserting this advertisement in their
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
EorSale.

A TRACT OF LAND in the county OF
n Fairfax, between the Little River
Turnpike Road and that from Leesburg. TO
Georgetown, called SELBY, containing
from 5 to 600 acres. situated in the neigh,
borhood of Alexandria, Georgetown, and
city of Washington. The land is IN good
order, with sufficient buildings for the Pu5-
poses of farming, well watered, wooded;
and adapted to plaster. As il is presumed
that persons disposed to purchase will view
the premises, further description is unne-
Terms of sale liberal, and will be made
known on application to John 4. and Bush
rod c. Hashiagton, near Charlestown, Jel-
ferson county, Virginia. or ,n
NOBLET HERBERT,
July Is sw Alexandra, ID. u.
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Aromatic Smut,
For Catarrh lfeSss y Headache
For Catarrh

THIS Snuff, as celebrated for its agree
Il BILE fragrance as for its efficacy in the
cure of recent catarrh and slow nervous
headache, is used and approved by the pre-
sent professor Of chemistry in the universe
ty Of Cambridge, Mass. and by some OF the
most respectable gentlemen OF the faculty
in the United Staies-lt is also particular
ly recommended by DR. Waterhouse, late
professor Of the theory and practice oil ply
sic, in the above seminary-whose certih.
cate accompanies each bottle.-Sold by
JAMES KENNEDY g. SON,
Sole Agents for Alexandria.
September ga tt
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PROPOSALS,
BIZ Gideon Fdirman, John BinnS and
Charles S. Parker,
TO PUBLISH
TO PUBLISH


A Splendid edition of
Washington's Fare1ceH Address.
To the People of the United States.
THE world has seen enough of war
riors and of Heroes-enough of Sta
tesmen-ofmen who have guided Ar
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ges in the Cabinet, for the exclusive
purpose Of Ambition. History from
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has offered to our contemplation, only
ONE WASHINGTON, BUT ONE MAN,
whose dangers in war, and labors in
in peace, were undertaken and sup
ported with single eye, to the benc-
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and honorable success, was the plain
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appalled,, nor defeat depressed ; who,
persevering in the justice of his cause,
wooed Victory till he won her: who
coveted no reward but the well earn
ed appreciation of those whose interest
he lived to promote: who renowned
all public honors. when they ceased to
be the necessary instruments of good
to the people. whose gratitude confer
red them who superior to all Mon
archs, was content to be called the
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Office.

TIME stockholders in The Leesburg turn
Il pike company will please to take no.
tice, that the fourth instalment of Ten DOL
lars on each share Of stock by them subscri-
bed, is requested to be paid on or before
the first day of November next.-By order
of the President and Directors.
SAM'L CARR, Treas'r.
September 90 Tu5w
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Houses for Sale.

A,-.. The premises on the South east
corner Of King and Henry streets,
Hsss containing'9 good dwelling houses,
lssl with stores ready fitted up tor bu-
s. Also, the brick dwelling house
@ and store near to the former, lately
NGss in possession of Dennis NJ. Lyles,
AA.aesa. for whose time therein, the
7tb Of Feb. next, il may be rented, ;,
Cet-All the above property would he sold
upon liberal credit, the payment being Sc
cured. Inquire Of ,,o,,,
VAUDEVILLE & LARMOUR.
Septamber 90 iii
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Public Sale.

IN pursuance of decree of the circuit
court for the county of Alexandria, will
be sold at auction on the thirtieth day ,ot
this month (October) Oh the premises for
x cash, that house and lot OF ground
on king.str formerly the resi-
Eslsl dence Of VIM. Newton, deceased,
S.seland now occupied by Francis A.
dams. A. NEWTON, Commits
THOS. SWAMI. : soners.
October / tOSO
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Ship Timber, &c.

I'VE subscribee residing on Malta.
woman Greek, in Charles County,
Maryland, will dispose Of (standing) a
large quantity of first rate White Oak
Ship Timber, Wharf Logs, Timber suit
ed for Slaves, Plank. Scantling, or ether
purposes, in any quantity; likewise Sc
seral thousand cords Oak Wood Pur-
:hasers will find it to their advantage to
ipply as the terms will be moderate, and
there is navisable water to the spot
WIZ. MASON.
Nav 8 Ct
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Pnhlic Sale.

DY virtue OF deed Of trust TO the sub.
u scriber, viii be sold on Thursday, 22d
49, October, on the premises, house
GTf51 and lot on the east. side OF W ash,
Hssss ington-street, adjoining the Baptist
t1t-G.I church the same property is sub
iect to a rentcharge of De50 per annum, to
be redeemed al 10 years purchase. Terms
" sale, cash. W. HERBERT ,Jr. Trustee
September 80 U2O
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GunstOn for Sale.

THIS elegant estate is situated on the
Potomac, 16 miles below Alexandria
it is bounded on three sides by the Poto-
mac and Pohick creek, and contains nearly
5000 acres of land, level and fertile, to
which are attached six shad and herring
fisheries, two of which command the III
YER channel. This land will be laid off in
four tracts, so as 10 have one or more fish
cries 70 each these tracts will be again di.
vided Il requisite. This estate is level and
beautifully situated, very fertile, and re.
rl:ably healthy. Plaster acts with an
effect equal to that of any part of Virginia
or Pennsylvania.-lh have used 500 bushels
in twelve months, and such is its beneficial
operation, that were | to keep this land |
should considerably increase the quantity.
A manufacturing mill is distant about two
miles. on a stream navigable for vessels
carrying 1900 bushels Of wheat, where the
Baltimore and Dist. of Columbia prices are
given for grain: being bounded on sides by
water, a small extent only OF fence is nc
cessary to inclose the whole it would be
admirably adapted to grazing. The in-
~ provements are large and very
8m substantial brick mansion, 40 by
n u0n ~ ieeI, Win every ueCeSsdiJ JUL
Nlhouse. three commodious barns,
houses for Negroes, and fish houses at each
of the fisheries. 10000 bricks and 1000
bushels of lime are just burnt on the pre-.
misses. There is considerable extent OF
live fence, both useful and ornamental, two
orchards Of well selected apples and peach,
besides an abundance of other choice fruit.
More than $50 acres are in clover, 200 in
corn, and land is in preparation for sowing
$50 bushels of small grain. Any quantity
of hay can be cut from the low grounds,
some of which land all might, have been
reclaimed at trihing expense. The river
and creeks, abound with wild fowl, parti-
cularly canvass backs, the woods with deer
and variety of other game. Mules, cat
tie, highly improved sheep, farming uten-
sells and household furniture can be had.
The terms of sale will be accommodating.
Property in any Of the cities, negroes, bank
stock, western lands, or lands near the
Ridge, will be taken in payment.-Letters
must be addressed to me at Pohick Church,
Fairfax county, Virginia.
September 4 GEORGE MASON.
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For Sale OF Rent.

EHAT valuable property called CON
I HAYS WHARF, with the ware
.ouses thereon fronting on Union-sireet.
re warehouses viii be rented separately
required. For terms apply to
VIM. HERBERT, jr.
suGust o. u
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Orphans Court,
alexandria county, 1910
!Sentembsr Term, '

.a, sss,,ar.l county, count. 1878
nRDERED, That the admins
" traitors of John Violet, decea-
sed, do insert the usual advertisement
three times a week for four weeks in
the Alexandria newspapers. A copy.
Test, A. MOORE.
Register Of Wills.
This is to gire Notice,
That the subscribers. Of Alexandria
county, in the district of Columbia.
have obtained from the Orphans
Court of said county, letters Of adj.
ministration on the personal este OF
John Violet, late of the county a
fnresaid, deceased: all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceaent,
are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, to
the subscribers, passed by the Or
phans' Court, on or before the 10th
day of March next, or they may by
law be excluded from all benefit to
said estate-and those indebted there
to are required to make immediate
payment. Given under our hands
this 10th day of September, 1913.
CATHARlNE VIOLETT,
ROBERT G. VI0LETT.
Administrators of John Violet, dec.
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Notice.

4 LII persons having unsettled accounts
n with the late concern Of Ma. r. Black
lock, are hereby requested to bring them to
the subscriberfo adjustment without delay,
as the affairs of that firm must be settled
within limited time and those indebted
will please discharge their accounts as soon
as possible, to
ROBERT S. Blackjack,
Who continues the g
Grocery Business,
at the same stand, in King street, and in
vites the friends OF the late firm TO call on
him for supplies as usual.
September dd
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Land for Sale.

TWILL sell from so to 500 acres ofland,
part of tue farm on which | live;-on
said land there is log house with two
rooms on floor, meat house, with se'e-
raj other small buildings, an exceilent, ap-
pie orchard, peaches, pears, ounces; GAM
sons, &c. DANIEL JULIAN
Auu,.st o.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09
Notice.

THE Farmers Bank of Alexandra this
Il day declares dividend Of profits up
on its capital stock paid in, Of 4 per cent for
the last 6 months, payable to stockholders
or their representatives on Monday the 9Th
inst JOHN HOOF, Cash'r
October2 Few
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-09

ON NttVOSarh
If fair, ii not, the next falr.Gay ,swill be Oh
fered at public sale, on the premises,
Lexington.
THIS estate, containing two thousand
three hundred and City acres, more or
less, heinz one half OF the well known tract
ofIand commonly called HMsson's Neck,
situated on the Potomac, in She county OF
F7irCax. Virgini is now offered for sale.
About ;wo-thirds of il is covered with an
uncommon heavy gro~th of white and blk
oak, hickory, pine. poplar,&c near The wa,
ter's edge. wneHce II may be transported
O the markets Of the district of Columbia.
"a distance of 60 miles only where timber
and fuel are always in despand, and with
ont the expense and risk 'encountered IN
conyeyins those articles from situations FUR
ther down the river: the remainder IS lp
cultivation, and furnished with every ne
cessary building for that purpose; together
with orchards and blacksmith's shop. The
- OF er improvements are spacious
GT and elegant dwelling-house, kitch-
h. en-, dairy, smoke-house, Office, ice
-sI house, well Of excellent water,
and falling garden, of the most tasteful
and costly design, filled with the rarest and
most beautiful strawberries and flowers, ex-
otto and Indigenous, all situated on an emil
nence, commanding view OF the rest OF
the tract, which extends in an unlntercept-
ed plain from the foot OF the eminence to
the Potomac and Occoquan, by which 1t Is
so far bounded as to render the expense OF
enclosing il comparatively nothing. The
prospect, moreover, of the surrounding
country, diversified in every direction by
sheets of water, is really beautiful beyond
description. There are likewise attached
to this estate four valuable
Shad G. Herring Fisheries:
however, the subscriber intends TO reserve
one of them and few acres of land. The
woods abound with deer in such numbers,
that with little care a.gentleman might
command q constant supply OF venson tor
his table and besides the large streams a
aforementioned, the various creeks and in
lets that every where intersect the land are
covered in the proper season with wild fowl
of every description known in our waters.
When to all these advantages is added the
great natural fertility of the land, which is
not exceeded perhaps in the western coun-
trS its adoption TO Improvement by the use
of plaster. which has been proved by ex-
pertinent, its vicinity to society, to market,
10 two manufacturing grist-mllls, to winch
hedistance ofconveyance by land and wa
ter i not more than or 6 miles, It may
witt truth be pronounced the most valuable
estate, Of the same extent, in the whole
ranre Of country watered by the Potomac,
II sill be sold entire or divided 10 sultpur-
chasers. =. r,
TIE terms of sale viii be one-third OF the
purchase money in hand, the remaining. 2
3ds in two equal annual payments, with III
teryst from tn. day of SAL, secured by, a
deed of trust or the Iand-which will be
shewn in my absence to any person dispo-
SET to purchase, by Mr., Wiilidm Allison OF
Mr. Weston, residing on the premises.
Auoust 81 WILLIAM MASON.