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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
Hardware.

II EWIS hiPKINS 4 Co. have re.
Il ceived per the Mohawk, via Balti-
more, small addition to their former as
sortment of hardware, which renders the
assortment tulerably complete and extern
s:ve. AMONG WHICH ARE,
Shoe thread in balls, of good quality
Ensli h bride and skirting leather,
of superior quality
Mems aud women's saddle trees
Plated chain spurs
Girth webbing
Waldron's grain and grass sithes
Sickles
Patent iron tea kettles
VITA A VARIETY OF
Cutlery e Mongery Goods;
all of which are offered at reduced pri-
ces to punc,ual cu,tomers. June IL
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17

next door to the corner 1t King and Roy.
al streets, and is prepared to execute any
orders in the Bcokbindiug business with
which he may be honorable is also sup
piled IN commission, with small assort-
nent of Stationary comprised of articles
most in demand, and particularly invites
the attention Of juvenile customers to
articles used in schools, such as Cypher-
ing and Copy books; &c. which are made
IF the best N .terials that can be procur
ii and at the ususI prices-orde.s from
Banks or pubic Offices for any kind OF
blank account bouks, can be executed IL
style of strength AID elegance equal to
any in the United Stats MsS Ct
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Mr.: PEYTON


and obtained herse and gig on hire, -
he said, to 60 to Ellicott's Mills, and re-
turn in the afternoon of the same day ;
and as he has not yet returned, there 10
strong reason to believe that his intention
is to swindle meout Of my property. He
is about S feet or 9 inches high; appa.
parently about IS or 80 years OF age. Of
genteel appearance, and well calculated
to deceive.
The hGse is a grey, about IS hands
high, 9 or 10 years old, has switch tail,
a speck on the right eye, and moves
swiftly. The gig has green body, car
riage and wheels black, the lining Of blue
cloth, red stuff top, Innings, plated dou.
ble- outside joints.
| will give the above reward for the
recovery Of the horse and gig, and ,ho
detection Of the scomarel, or 20 dollars
for the horse and gig only, and all rea-
sonable expenses if delivered to me, No.
s6, North Liberty street, baltimore.
MICHAEL CAMPSALT.
Baltimore, June 8
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100 Dollars Reward.

ID AN away from the subscribers farm,
III near Piscataway, Md. on or about
tire I5t day of March, 1918, dark mu-
la,to man named Nick, five feet ten or
eleven inches high, slender made, a little
deaf, speaks little through hls nose, has
been in I e habit OF wearing rings in his
ears, but may have taken them out to
avoid discovery. Said negro Nick has
a vile on Mr.. Thomas A. Diggs's land,
near Fort Washington, and is probably
.srbored in that neighbOrhood. l will
give the above reward Of Thirty Dollars,
# taken out Of the State OF Maryland,
and Twenty if taken in the State, more
than ten miles from home-it within ten
miles Of home, Zen Dollars.
JN0, II. BEANES.
april 2S
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Carpetinig.

I'm han at tie auc;ion store corner
" Of Prince and Water streets, Hol-
land Rush Carpets, Gustly celebrated for
their darability)-oi different widths and
qualities, which may be seen and pur-
chased at any time.
PC. MARSTELLER.
June Is
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E.. Corning,

II. CofhihS,
MAS just received BY the schoo,sr
ILL Rising Sun, and tor sale at Voweil's
wharf.
10 hhds N K. rum
so bbls prime and mess pork
so casks of lime
4 chests Of young hyson tea
2 cases domestic goods
1 yawl boat
Iuly tuths2w
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Vol. XXI
For st. Thomas,

kN The new and fast-saihng slooP
S2I'HUNTRESS, Capt. Spencer; will
AXE about 100 barrels in small freight, and
can accommodate 3 passengers.
ALSO,
gsN The new and fast-sailng schooner
&8GELIZA & NANCY, Captain Ames {;
vii take freight Of $50 barrels to the West
Indies or coastwise, and can accommodate
10 or go passengers, having excellent ac-
conmodations. Inquire of the captains on
001fu' at 'O"'" E. CORNING.
July IS 81
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Cheap CARPETS,

cheap Carpets,
Suitable for Sumner use,) &c. &c.
100 PIECES floor, passage U stair
lOo straw carpetiug, low priced
so bags filberts
500 lbs hulled barley
so bundles cassia
40 groce velvet corks
so bbls herrings, No. 1--inspection
of last year. in sound order. and at lew
$500 gallons cider vinegar lprice
40 dozen claref, low priced
90 dozen 10 very old, ard fine
quality For sale by
VAUDEVILLE & LARM0UR.
June IL
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Boarding.

MIR. BOARMAh will accommodate
lu six or eight gentcel boarders at
his dwelling on Pitt street, between King
and Prince streets, Rear the Washington
Inn--having provided himself with every
thing suitable for their reception, by the
month, quarter, or year, as may be Deem
ed most expedient, May %
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
For Sale,
BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT,
DR.. DEANS
Genuine Vegetable Rheumatic
PILLS.
For Sale,

So celebrated in New-EngIand for the
many remarkable cures which they have
wrought, SOME of which are particula-
rized in the papers Of directions, where
many thousand boxes are used annually
to general satisfaction.
These pills are recommended by men
of the first characters m the state Of Mas
sachusetts. a..
JAMES KENNEDY & SON.
January &C.
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mo. 1854.
Notice.

4 IL persons having accounts against
"A ST. Paul., Church, that have not
1yen rendered, will please hand them to
NJ DANIEL SoMERs Immediately.
June s If
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Robert Gray,

ROBERT Ufdy,
Meat door uesi Of The corner u K'ng .
Royal Streets,
SyAS list received oil consignment,
A the following BOOkS~and STA.
ION NRY ARTICLES viz:
Valney's Rams; 1haddeus OF War
saw; olney Hyms; Faueway's Letters
Murray's Reader, Grammar, Exercises
and Key;
Triu nphs Of Temper;
New York Reader, No. l, Q, S3;
episcopal prayer books -
Travels at Home Cases Of Conscience
Cha!mer'. Discourses
Accide, t,el Human Life
Piaicede, Spanish Tale; Manners,
novel; Balance OF Comfort
Letters from the Cape of Good Hope
Bonaparte's Letter to Losd Liverpool
CuSe's Female Scripture Biography
Beauties Of Robertson
Harrington aud OrmOnd
Memoirs of MoreaH
Bernadotte
Rachael Baker
Youths Cabinet
Murrav's Grammar, Abridged
Murray's, Web,ter's Comly's, and M
York Spelling Books
New-York Preceptor and 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 ct the Isles.
Sancho. or The Proyerbialist
Cowper's Poems; Comic Dramas
PARIS Revisited; French War in Spain
Poets Pilgrimage; Masonic Minstrel
Simpsons Co,ic Sections
Will,sh's Lectures
Rambach's Medirations
Sidney on Government
Warren's America Military Tutor
Family Prayers (; American Star
Sanford and Mer ton; Seott's Lessons
Looking Glass for the Mind
Pocket and school Bibles 4 Testaments
Jess Surveying
Johnson's Dictionary, large ard small
Child's Monitor; American NePos
History of England
Addison's Works, 6 vols. boards
Federaist; Clerks Magazine
Columbian Letter Writer
Introduction to Reading
Episcopal hva,us, &c. &c.
Stationary:
Plain and lancy ',lte:, superRne and
common cap writing aud 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 supei fine English
and American drawing paper; Reeves
colors in boxes German and octave
flutes; flies and clarionets; black sand
and sand boxes; waters quilts; blank |
checks on the Mechanics and Farmers
bank, bills OF lading seamen's articles;
manifests and powers Of attorney; bark
books, copy and cyphering books, PLAIN
and ruled ledgers journals day books
letter y common account books |
in full md halt binding ORDERS for any |
description Of BLANK BOOKS executed at
a short notice; and warranted for neat
ness, strength and durability, equal to
any in the district. June q.
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Claret.
Bank of Alexandria,
Union Bank of Alexandria, !

Union Bank OF Alexandra, 2
July 9. 1918.
STOCKHOLDERS in this institution,
- are hereby notified, that on the cap
ita paid in, dividend Of four per cent,
from the profits for the last six months, IS
this day declared payable on The 9th inst.
sgreesbly to order.
G. T. CHAPMAN, Cashr,
JulyS Il
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ENGLISH AND GERMAN
ALM4NACS, for 1918,

hNO ShNnhN
ALMANACS, for 1918,
TUSr published and for sale by the
Q gross, dozen. or single one,
By JOHN A. STEWART,
Who has on hand,
large stock of writing and letter paper,
pasteboards, states, blank books, quilts,
sealing wax, waters, playing cards, and
paper for rooms.
ALSO,
Family and common bibles ard tesla!
ments. prayer books, psalm aad hymn
books, with many other established reli-
giovs works Of merit. A general assert.
ment of
School Books,
Among which are, the Greek and Latin
Classics, Dilworth's, Webster's, MAYORS,
Comley's, Murray's, Columbian and Phi
ladelphia spelling books, Mur-ay's, Web
ster's, Ashes and Comley's grammars,
Murray's Primer, Introduction, Reader,
Exercises and Key, Am. Glass Book.
Blair's Reading Exercises, New Intro
duction to Reading, New. York Reader.
No. L, 9 and 5, Scots Lessons, En-
FIELDS Speaker. Goldsmith's England,
Rome and Greece, Webster's Selection,
American Speaker, Dodsley's and Crox
all's Fables, blair's Grammar Of Chemis-
try, O'Neal's and Willet's Geography,
Dilworth's, Tutors, Jesse's & Jendon's
Arithmetic, Johnson's, Sheridan's, and
Walker'sDictiouarY, Aliases and Maps,
etc. etc. together with large stock Of
Law, History and Miscellany.
Wholesale purchasers allowed a libe-
raj discount. August 81
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Boarders TAINTED.

Two or three boarders can be accom-
modated on moderate terms, BY applying
rs above, June 81
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Bottled Porter and Ale.
.IOSLAH III DOE

JOSIAH III. DOE
HAS just commenced bottting best
It'll Transparent Pale Ale and Porter,
(from the.Georsetown and Philadelphia
breweries} on Duke street, between U
MON and Water streets, where he will be
happy to meet the commands OF his
friends and the public in general. To
those who are disposed to become regu-
lar customers, or wish to purchase by the
dozen or gross, will be made handsome
discount,
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17

Wine.
ID ECEIVED by the schooner Maria,
HN from Madeira, -
Half pipes. quarter casks end hall
quarter caSk>
Old Madeira,
and half quarter casko
Old Tinta, Sercial and Malm-
sey Wine,
from the house of Keirs u Co, which
will be sold at cost by
LAWRASON & FOWLE.
Who have received per the ship Hazard,
from Cork,
so casks Irish butter, of superior quality.
Nav 9
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e. Corning,
Has Just received by the sloop Rising
Sun, and schooner Sally,
40 bbls. cOuntry gin
4 hhjs. do.
90 hhds. n. Z. rum
% bblS. do.
$40 casks Lime
IL bb!s. mess and prime pork
25 boxes spermsceti candles
20 bsgSs coffee
yaWi boats
hhds. sugar
o do. mo,aSses S
$50 bushels potatoes, &c.
Also for Freight,
RS The goOd slOOp MARY,
wSESSA capt. Bourne, to any part OF
$3.50 The United States.-Enquire
SS-tSzSea as above, Vowell's wharf.
lime Z
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Leather,

Of as various qualities as can be found in
any shop in the District-which he will
dispose OF at very low prices for cash.
Ill mo. 6 Il
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Tanning and Currylng.

Joseph HESTON continues to car
nv on the above business at his old
stand in Prince street, between Water
nd Union streets, where he will be al
ways ready to execute orders in bis line
with promptness and despatch.
He keeps constantly on hand large
assortment of
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
Robert Gray

N ESPECTFULIY .nfosm his friends
~ and former customers, that he has
recommended the -
Bookbinding and Stationary
Business,
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Fifty Dollars Reward:

THERE came to the stables OF the
Il subscriber, on Monday the LIST inst.
4 persOD calling himself
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-21

one OF these labels, with these words on
the sides: " Lees Gepuine Windham
Bilious Pills. and ON the end OF the Ia
bel the lords, "Samue Lee. pstentee,
&c. |. Thompson, agent. joint proprie
tor" &c. and should any be offered Tor
sale without said label on them the pur-
chaser may be apprised that they are
counterfeit.
Dr.. rhompsOa's celebrated Eye Vdter'
For the cure of infamed and sore eyes
Of almost every description. This vaiua-
bic preparation comes highly recommend
ed from the most respectable sources
Price so and % cents bottle
DR.. RapSoa's Genuine Itch Opsfneht'
A certain and safe cure for that lisa-
greeable complaint, as we'll as Other ir-
ruptisns of the skin. Price 81 cents a
box.
DR.. Rawson's Anti Bilious and Sto-
machic BittcrS.
For weakl, and inErm constitutions.
Price 81 cents a box. y
Mnckiey's Mtu!iibie Remedy for the
Plies,
A most valuable medicine. Price so
cents a box.
ThomDscn's aromatic Tooth Paste,
FIR ~hi;ening and preserving the
teeth-it may be used with the greatest
safety Price so cents box.
Specific Drops 'oor the Tooth Ache,
Watch, IN almost every case, gives IN
slant relief IN that distressing complaint.
Price 81! CENTS bottle
Cooiey's Vegetable Etirir. for Coughs,
.ssthmns, COHsnmptiOaS, &c.
A very valuable medicine ~ those
complaints. Price so cents bottle.
For sale, in hlexaudris, by D.. Richd
H. LITTLE; in Washington City. b. Dr..
Daud or; in Genrgctown BY DIR. J2isa
or, Ohio W. Lia.hium y Co. and Ma
thaniet Jep II.
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Valuable Family Medicines.
april 10

lust received, direct from the pro-
o. prietnrs. the following valuable
MEDICINES, all of which have been in
use for number of years past, in almost
every part of the United States; have
been highly patronized BY people of the
first responsibility; and approved by
those who have had occasion to make use
of them, for the cure OF those disorders
tor which they are several'y calculated.
DIR. Lees Genuine (Uindaam) BIZ
LiouS Pills,
Universally known and used through
cut the United States as family medi-
cine. Tae fame Of these rills has become
So great, that many have attempted to
csunterfeit them-to guard agairsf this.
re proprietors have procured stereo.
rvpe label, and each box of Genuine
Lees Pills vii! hereafter be enclosed in
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District of Columbia.

County Of .ller mira, IS.
nN the petition If WILLIAM FosTER,
I an iusolvent debtor, confined IN the
Jail of Alexandria county tor debt-No-
tee is hereby gwen to the creditors Of the
said Wm.Fsster. that on The first Monday
in May next, at 9 N at the courthouse
Of the said county, rhe oath prescribed by
the act of Congress Of the United States,
entitled " an act for the r'Iisf at insol-
vent debtors within the DISTRICT Of Co.
lunbi.," will be administered to the sad
.insolvent, and trustee appointed, unless
sufficient cause to the contrary b. then
and there shewn. Ordered, that this no.
tice be advertised in both papers publish
d in Alexandra, once a week for three
times before the said first Monday in
May next. -
By order of The hon. VIM. Cranch, ch'f
Judge of the United States Circuit Court
sor the District of Columbia.
G. DZNEALE, c. C..
april ls Sw
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Fau->ash Making

NTErAL FAN-SASHES, Of various
WI descriptions, will be made by the
subscriber. at his SHOP, lower end OF Duke
street. The want OF Metal Fan Sash
ManufactOryin Alexandria, has hitherto
been severely iclt by builders and 9th.
crs, who have been compelled to make
use of wood, which is neither elegant nor
durable. The various forms into which
he metal can be shaped have given it a
decided superiority, and the difference in
he price is very tritl!ng. The subscriber
mas been at considerable expence in pro-
curing the necessary preparations, a3d
feIies on public enterprise for success in
the undertaking.
Gentlemen in the country, by sending
the dimensions of their sa.hes, can have
them made at the same price as il in town.
JAMES I. HOLLAND.
Feblu ary 19
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Chantilly.

NOR SALE or exchange for real pro-
perty, or bank stock IN the District
,.fCalumbia, three undivided fourth parts
IF the real estate OF John Coffee, decd,
containing 500 acres, lyiQg in the county
OF Fairfal, Va. between Pohick Run and
Occoquan, miles from the latter place,
the southern stage road passing through
it, occupied by captain Cornelius Wells
for the present year. Those who wish
70 purchase or exchange will view the
Iremises and know the terms, on appl-
cation to SOLOMON PARSONS,
In Alexandria or
RICHARD WILSNJN.
In Washington City.
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French Creek Boarding School.

The foRo,ring is published for the infor'
nation Of Parents:
HTAyING long believed that School
IA on plan different from most others
in many respects. would be beneficial TO t.,
society, and experimenting that with all
it. cares, and tie responsibility insepara-
BILE fiom such a concern, | could more
cheerfully devote my time 10 the educa-
ton of children than to any Other bust
ness, | have concluded to establish a
BOARDING SCHOOL for GIRLS -
With tots view have purchased the
FRENCH CREEK FARM, four miles east
Of the yellow springs, on the Nerristown
rud Philadelphia road, situated IN Pike
and and Vincent townships, Che Yer
county, twcnty.seven mixes from Phila-
delphia, combining many convenIenc'es
for the support Of such an institution
and having let the farm, etc. in way
calculated 10 supply the family with pro-
visions, propose to devote my attention.
with the aid of suitable assistants, to the
ducaton of the children who may be
placed under my care.
In selecting the pupils, it is not proPo-
Led to be governed entirely by their ages,
nor to require that they shall ali he mem
jers of the religious society OF Friends ;
,ut as the school rules will be very few
n number and very simple, it is my wish
nat none may be sent contrary to heir
own inclination, nor any one Who would
'"t be Likely to be good examples to tie
Their scholars, and treat ihem with kind
ess and affection.
fine price for board and tuition vii! be
two hundred Dollars per annum, one
quarter always to be paid iE advance
u" restrictions respecting the kind OF
clothing aTe intended, nor respecting the
frequency of the changes thar parents
;nay require; the washing will be char
ged at the ordinary price per Dozen
children may be admitted Tor one quar-
ter only, and such as are entered Tor a
longer period, may nevertheless be rerlo-
we'd at the expiration Of any qnartc?.-
The communication with Philadelphia
will be frequent and easy by stage, and c
house of entertainment kept by tie far
mer for the accommodation Of persons
having business st the school.
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, En-
giish Grammar, Geography and the use
Gf Maps and globes, will be taught, tose-
Their with such other branches as TIE pro-
gre Of the children and experience may
render expedient. The school % open
the first Of the 5th mouth next. For fur
Their Information apply to Edward Sta
bier, Alexandra, or to
EMMOR KINDER.
Cd mo 81 Sti
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Hamilt0n's EliTir,

A sovereign remedy for co:ds. obsti.
nate coughs. asthmas, sore threats, ca
tar, as, and approaching coasumptinns.-
To parents who have children afflicted
with The HOPPING COUGH, .h> dis
covery is Of the first magnitude, as il az
ford. immediate relief, cheeks the pro-
gress, and il short time entirely re-
moves the most cruel disorders to Which
children are liable. The Elixir is per.
fectly agreeable, and the dose so small
that no difficulty arises iit taking it.
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For Sale.

Rx I will sell my property in the
HssT town OF Alexandria, consisting OF
HIel two story Brick House, very
s'S convenient aid well finished, to-
gether with the adjoining Brick Build
ins-the whole in fee simple.
Also, . small FARM.in Fairfax coun-
ty, nea lie Falls Church, ten miles nom
alexandria, aud eight IRON Georgetown,
consisting of 100 acres. There is on the
aid Farm a Dw .''ing House and smoke
House, a yonns o. chard OF chaice fruit,
md most excellent water spring. About
Is acres of the said land are 10 clover
all under fencing For further imforma-
ton inquire Of the subscriber.
april Is JOHN G GENERE
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Valuable Property.

THOR SALE. a HOUSE and LOT OF
II GROUND, So by 20 feet, situate at
the corner of Duke and Union Streets
occupied by David Mankins subject to
/. lien 10 said MG,kins. Also.
Oue HOUSE anh LOT on Fairiax-st.
occupied by Joshua Riddle. Also,
OnsVACANT LOT, corner Of Fair
fax and Wilkes streets Also,
Two HOUSES and LOTS on Wilkes
street, occupied BY Mr. Frazier. Also
Tine HALF WATER LOT near the
property Of Joseph Dean. Also.
4 ViCANr LOf, corner OF Wilkes
and Royal streets.
For terms apply to
March IS w. HERBERT. Jnn.