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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-17
Gunston for Sale.

"HIS elegant estate is situated on the
Potomac, 16 miles below Alexandra
it Is bounded on three sides by the Poto-
mac and Pohick creek, and contains nearly
S,oOO acres of land, level and fertile, to
which are attached six shad and herring
fisheries. two of which command the r.
yer channel. This land will be laid OF IN
Sour tracts, so as 10 have one or more fIsh-
s,ies 70 each these tracts will be again d.
yi1ed II requisite, This estate is level and
beautifully situated, very fertile, and re-
markably healthy. Plaster acts with an
effect equal to that OF any part OF Virginia
or Pennsylvania have used 500 bushels
in twelve moaths, and such is its benehclal
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
carving 1900 bushels of wheat, where the
Baltimore and Dist. of Columbia prices are
eiyeu for grain: being bounded on 3 SIDES oy
water. Small extent only Of fence is ne
eessary to inclose the whole it would be
Admirably adapted to grazing. The ini-
proyements are large and very
substantial brick mansion, 40 by
Ssssl 10 feet, with every necessary out
S.ihouse, three consmodious barns,
houses for Negroes, and FISH houses at each 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 we'll selected apples and peach,
besides an abundance of other choice fruit
More than $50 acres are in clover, 900 in
corn, and land is in preparation tor sowing
ESQ bashels OF small grain. Any quantity
OF hay can ne cut from the, low grounds,
sore of which taad all might, have been
reclaimed al triiing expense. The river
and creeks, abound with wild fowl, parti-
culariy canvass backs, the woods with deer
ana a'vs7iety of other game. Mules, cat
tie. highly imSoyei sheep, farming uten-
sells aad 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 paymeLt-Letters
must be addressed to, me at Pohick Church,
Fairfax county, Virginia.
Septem5er4 GEORGE MASON.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-17

by Baines Bristev
Resources of the United States, b,
Travels in do by Birbeck
Letters from Illinois, by do
Manufactures of the United States
by Coze
Noah's Travels
Franklin's Works
Whites Letters phi
Strangers Guide through Philadel
Emisrant's Guide to the Western
Country
Directory to do
Analectic Magazine
Port Folio
kamis' Sketches
Hoole's MistestariO
Owens Bible Society
Duncan's Philosophy
Reefs Essays
Political Economy
JOhnso, Characters
Henry's Chemistry
American Philosophical Transac'
tions
Inland Navigation
Agricultural Hints
Gentleman Farmer
Siuclair's Agriculture
Draining of land
Burton's Anatomy
The Mountain Muse
Bells Anatomy
Dialogues in Chimestry
Gizborpis' Theology
Darlington on the North Polo
Culture Of Silk
View Of all religions
CURRIERS' Theory Of the Earth
Doctor Syntax's Tour
Junius Identified
Melmoth's Cicero
Hamilton ON the English Debt
Buffers Analogy
Lampricro's Biography
Old Batchnlor, by Writ
Journal of Sciences and Arts
Adams lectures
Smiths Moral Sentiment
Harris Hermes
Roman Antiquities
NOVELS.
Placide
Adventures of a Night
Adopted Daughter
Rosabella
knights of st. John
Vaudeville
Rob Roy
Woman, or Pour ct Contrc
Marriage
Mrs. Opie 8 Tales
Tales Of my Landlord
Manners
Fast of st. Magdalen
Clarcntine
Florence McCarty March 80
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-17
Bu;l3inn Lots or Sale.
Far Sale OF Rent,

yTyHAT valuable property called CON
i WAYS WHARF, with the ware
houses thereon fronting on Union-street.
'Tbe warehouses win be rented separately
!. rennired. For terms apply to
VIM. HERBERT, jr.
AUGUST 2!5 f
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-17
anher GEORGE MASON.
Valuable Property for Sale.

VVNaE subscriber is desirious OF selling
e handsomely situated farm, on Hunting
. creek, in Fairfax county Virginia, adloin-
: ;per the Mount Vernon estate and the lands
ofganeral Thomson Mason, four miles from
y !tlexandria, containing about 24O acres, ~
of which are in wood-40 to so in thriving
meadow of clover and timothy-a part OF
me residue recently seeded with wheat and
rye, and clover, last spring-the whole en-
closed with a new post and rail- fence
The improvements are, comfortable and
convenient frame dwelling house
&Tf and kitchen, smoke house, poultry
assi house, granary and stables. There
A2lis on this place arich and prodqc-
fire garden, and large body Of marsh mea-
dow. from which may be saved annually
100 ions of hay, nearly as nutricious as the
hest timothy or cloyer.-With the farfn
would be sold number OF very valuable
horses, cows and sheep; Wagon, carts, and
a variety offarining utensils and household
and kitchen furniture corn, oats and rye,
end 40 tons hay. Also, adjoining the one
above described, a farm containing 100
acres, recently enclosed, on which is
fs brick house, which tIiiiing ex-
,mf pense would render comfortable.
E.s.I The soil is excellent, and consi-
X.ldarable part might be easily con-
verted into nsadow.-it would be sold with
the other or separately. Also, a number Of
valuable servants, male and female. To
preyentlnnecessarY, application. he would
observe, that hey will only be sold to per-
sons residing 10 the District or its vicinity,
and not to be carrie from il. The sub
scriber will also sell tie greater part of his
household furniture, whrci isnew and hand
some, For terms of all or any part of the
a5sye property, applyto NOBLET HER
BERT. esq. or
oete FRANCIS ADAMS. Jr.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-17
Bounty Lands.

r WISH to purchase Soldiers patents for
l. Bounty Lands in the Missouri Terrific,
ry. All persons having them for sale would
do we'll by calling on me, as they may de-
pend on getting the very highest prices IN
cash for the same. Please TO call at my, Of
fee, Bridge-street, Georgetown, next door
below Crawford's Hotel:
ROMULUS RIGGS.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
DOMESTIC.
ST. Louis, missouri Feb. II.

Mvder.-On Monday. the 25th ult.
the inhabitants residing near the mouth oil
Salt river, were thrown into state OF
the utmost alarm by the wanton murder
of an Indian belonging to the Fox tribe.
The fellow who committed this act had
no excuse to palliate or justify, in the
smallest degree, the cruel deed which
ieopardizes the lives of hundreds of inno-
cent families now engaged in improving
their late purchases from government.
The Indians and whites, on the upper
Mississippi, have been, since the peace, in
habits of social intercourse; and by
mutual acts Of courtesy the chain OF
friendship was daily becoming brighter,
until a fiend of the name Of Samuel
Thompson came into the settlement, broke
the chain, aud raised the tomahawk, which
had been SO deeply buried.
Thompson was in the employment OF
a Mr.. Masterson, gunsmith, and had
repeatedly threatened the Indians that If
they did not keep in their dogs from wor-
ryiDg Masterson's hogs, he would shoot
some of them. On the day mentioned,
some Indian dogs ran among the hogs'
whose cry brought out Thompson with
his rifle. The deceased Indian was at
the time endeavouring to call off the dogs,
when he was shot through the heart. He
was nephew Of Black Tobacco, Fox
chief, who has always been friendly to the
whites. A young man of the name OF
Flemming aud mulatto were hewins
timber in the woods at the time OF the
murder, and we're attacked by three In
dams who fired on them. The mniatto
made his escape unhurt; but poor Flem-
ming. an Industrious mechanic, had three
fingers shot off his right hand. We learn
that the criminal, Thompson, was shame
fully suffered to go at large and make his
escape, although the chiefs were assured
that the fellow should be brought to jus.
tice, and had agreed to wait the issue Of
that promise.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
DUMFRiEs, (Scotland,) Dec. %.

Last Thursday, the sky was SO mild
and clear, and towards mid day became
so beautifully dappled as to bear much
stronger resemblance to the genial wealth
er sometimes ushered in by April or May.
than the storms and tempests that usually
follow, 10 the train of gloomy December.
Instances Of this uncommon mildness, so
lar from diminishing as the year advances
TO its close, seem rather TO increase and
have reached us from such variety OF
quarters, that we are almost tired of re.
cording them. Last week a partridge
was scared from her nest, on hill in the
neighbourhood OF Whitecrsft house. The
nest contained four eggs, one of which
was broken, by Mr.. Sommerville, and
found to be perfectly fresh. At Brown
hall, in the immediate neighborhood of
this town, there are two pear trees in full
blossom, which contrasied with the leaf
less hedgerows and sapless elms with
which they are surrounded, exhibit a
very gfotesque and interesting appear
ance. 10 addition to these instances, We
are informed by a correspondent, that in
the garden of Parkplace, belonging to Sir
james Dalrymple Hay, Bart. there are
to be found upwards of dozen goosberry
bushes in full leaf, with gooseberries upon
them, quite large enough to make tarts,
and in the greatest abundance also a
quantity of ripe strawberries which grew
10 the open air, without being forced in
any way whatever.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
LATE FOREIGN ARTICLES.
From the London Morning Chronicle, January 5.
I'm attempt to effect the escape OF
Bonabdrte.

A gentleman Just arrived from ST
Helena, gives the following particulars o.
the late attempt to effect the escape o.
Boaaparte from that island. Oar Inior'
nation is derived from most respecta'
BILE source, aud we therefore, without
hesitation lay il before our readers just as
we received it,
:. An American vessel apparently dis
masted aud otherwise injared, but Pur-
posely damaged to avoid suspicion,
made her appearance off St. Helena. The
necessary repairs were entered on with
the greatest activity, whilst other schemes
were prosecuting with industry in the in
terror. 1t had for some tine previously
been deemed expedient to have daily
view of the person Of Bouaparte by a
person appointed for that particular duty :
his medical attendant, however, now
caused it TO be notified that the precari-
GUS state of the Emperor's health was
such as to render ii necessary that he
should remain perfectly quiet at home,
unannoyed by any personal inspection.
In his feisned state of indisposiiioa the
witty Napoleon secretly quilted his bed
room about m,dpight-by meErs the most
artfui he actually passed the guard, and
eluding the vigilance Of no less than seven
sentinels, succeeded ia reaching the beach.
This was jancture of high interest
indeed The means of escape which the
Elk Emperor was led so confidently to
expect were, however not yet perfect.
1t rad been concerted that signal should
be given by him Oh his arrival at the
beach. The signal was duly given, by
hosting a lantern at the eud OF a walking
stick but the boat which was to receive
him not having yet sufficiently approach
ed the shore, single sentinel (of whose
station on the beach Bonaparte had moi
been apprised,) on perceiving the light,
came up, and with fidelity equal to bis
resolution, seized the once Grea; Captain,
whose very name rad been the terror of
He instantly forced bin to the
Gusrd.house. from whence h was con-
yeyed back to Longwood where, it is
scarcely necessary TO add, be has ever
since been watched with increased visi-
lance, though not treated personally with
any, the slightest degree ofrigour."
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30

ton, as It is the first, that il may be III.
last occasion that may occur, to imposo
a similar duty on member of the nation.
al Legislature; that 10 future 10 militar,
officer OF government, either humble or ~.
allied, will so far lose sight of the duty ana
respect due to the civil authorities Of ~
nation, as to fall into similar errors. snd
If reason were for a moment allowed -
assume its empire in the minds of the mos.
violent among them, it would be discovos
ed, that inevitable disgrace to the indiv;d,
al concerned would be the consequence &c
such measure, perhaps the prostration Of
the army, whose very existence does and
ought to depend on conviction in Tho
public mind, that the military department,
OF the government is subject to and suh
ordinate to the civil powers.
While this principle is practically Oh
served by the officers Of the army. thai
establishment will be found useful HIT
once abandoned, the army becomes dan,
gerous to public liberty, and ought and
should be reduced.
These observations arise not, as is al.
lodged, from spienetic hostility to the
army but with sincere desire to pre.
serve and make it useful; and time will
discover, unless a change of conduct is
observed, that from the deadliest enemies
OF the army are to be found some Of the
officers who command it. And under
these impressions, and 10 the spirit Of sin.
Ecere friendship to those officers, the wri-
ter ventures TO tender them his honest ad.
vice: That they chasten and moderate
their tempers, aud restrain the violence Of
their rage against the civil officers of GOV.
ernmeut, and instead Of cutting off the
ears OF members of Congress, sharpen
their swords to meet their country's enc.
mics 10 the field, when they shall be so d.
rected by the civil powers. Let them
/ cease to do evil, aud learn to do well -
never forgetting they too are subject to
legal control, and but at best subordinate
servants in the great political household.
II this advice be taken, their former
transgressions may be forgiven and forgot
ten by magnanimous people, who still
remember with gratitude and pride their
former services. But if, 10 despite of the
dictates Of prudence and reason, they viii
fpersevere in this career Of madness and
folly, they must perish in their military
sins, and will perhaps when it is too late,
be fully convinced that it would have
contributed to their true interest and hon.
or, TO have listened to and followed the
frank and candid admoDitions OF their
friend, &c. A. LACOCK.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
From the Albany Argus.

MIR. BUEL-By giving the following
fact an insertion in your paper, you will
oblige number Of your subscribers.
The late remarkable winter has given
rise to the following curious incongruity
of circumstances. On the 10th day Of
last February, loaded wagons were seen
to pass aud repass the river on the ice op-
posite the city of Troy and at the same
time, within the distance of eighty rods
from the latter place, teams we're convey
ed and reconveyed over the river 10
+scows and ferry boats. On the same day
hundreds Of wild pigeons were seen flying
in their native element, the air, in west
and northwest direction-some of them
Immediately over the. heads of some per-
sons that were at that time employed 10
ploushing, sowing, and narrowing in win
ter grain. But what is much more sur
prising is, that three days previous to the
above related events, live grasshopper
was found skipping about in the open field,
apparently regardless Of the wintry sea-
son, and in state of liveliuess and ac-
tivity.
l have here merely related the simple
facts, all of which happened within one
mile of the city of Troy, without making
any comments or observations upon them.
Should, however, any doubts of the truth
Of this account remain in your mind, or
10 that Of any of your readers, line adj
dressed TO the subscriber, and left at Glib
louisville post office, will eventually occa-
sion the removal of them.
An Inhabitant of GibbonSUiIle.
Watervliet, March 2, 1919.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
From the Goshen Patriot.

Melancholy Aecident.-On THURSDAY
last, Mr.. David Case, Of Craigsville'
Blooming G rove, made misstep, as ne
was crossing the raceway OF mr..
Craig's mill, which he tended, and Tell
across beam, by which he received an
injury that cansed his death next day.
He was temperate, industrious and re-
spectacle man.
Jack Hodges, who is now under sen,
tence of death for the murder OF RIcllard
Jennings, is perhaps one of the most 'gno-
rant beings we can possibly imagine, con-
sidering that he is near forty years Of age.
aud has been brought up and lived 10
civilized community. When under en-
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
SAVANNAH, March lS.

SAVANNAH, March l8.
Distressing Fire "A dreadful fire hap
pened in this place last night between 9
and 10 o'clock. A small grocery store
on Telfair's wharf, occupied by Mr.. J.
M. Carter, was discovered to be on fire.
Alarm was given by the beat Of drums
and ringing Of the bells; and the inhabit-
ants repaired very spiritedfy to the place
Of danger. The flames soon spread to
the adjoining houses, which consisted of
wooden building, and ragged with uncon-
trolable fury. Very little rain having
fallen for the last month, the houses caught
like finder. The fire spread along on the
river from Whitaker to Bernard-street;
which, in its progress, consumed all the
store houses on Telfair's and Jones'
wharves. Heaven only knows where the
devouring element would have stopped,
had it not been for Bottoms fire proof
range at the east, and Taylor's at the west
end of the city. The wind, which had
blown from S. S. w. with violence the
whole day, seemed to rise 10 its strength
as the flames progressed. The angry ele-
ment had obtained completely the ascen-
dency. Against its devouring career,
human efforts could avail bat little. 1t
appeared evident that the whole buildings
on the river, from Gray and Finders to
Nichols, Dobson and Hills, must be de.
stroyed. 1t was nearly ! O'clock, when
the fury of the flames began somewhat to
abate. Contrary to general expectation,
the wooden store on Anderson's wharf was
saved. Between this and Bottoms wharf
all is desoIate and waste; with large
quantity Of merchandise and produce, the
property of different persons, are destroy
ed. The loss of property Oh this &C easion.
is estimated, as nearly as can be ascertain
ed, at about one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars!
A greater part of the property lost was
insured. In one of the houses consumed
there were between twenty-five and thirty
kegs of gun-powder which exploded; and
the blazing fragments scattered in every
direction. The shock was so severe as
TO burst open the doors aud windows OF
stores situate some distance from the spot
and the window glasses OF several dwell
ling houses were broken.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
WASHINGTON. March %.

Improved Fire arms The Board Of
Officers sitting in this City, has, after a
series of numerous, severe, and long con-
tinued experiments with Capt. Hul's inn
proved rifles, unanimously reported in
favor of their adoption in the public SER
vice. This invention, it is understood,
uaites all the advantages of the musket
and the rifle, combined with material inn
provements.-On popularity of this fire.
arm is, that it is loaded in the breech.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
ST.. STEVENS, (Ala.l Feb. Is.

We learn by traveller, that about 40
miles above this place, near The river, a
most tremendous hurricane has been ex-
perieuced, taking its direction from south
west, northeast, and about 400 yards
wide; destroying in its progress almost
every thing 10 its way, blowing up the
stoutest trees by the roots, and carrying
immense limbs high 10 the air to consid-
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
From the Lan.inghurgh Gazette.

Extraordinary hiigemce.-In the Tom
hanic Sunday School, on Sunday last,
David See, jun. one of the scholars, recit-
ed $50 verses of the bible, and 1000 YER
SEES of poetry; and Rutgers Rouse, anoth-
er scholar, recited $3.50 verses of the bible.
The school consists of 2s scholars, some
of whom are but or years old, and TO-
gether they receited 1880 verses oil the
sacred volume.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
EMIGRATION.

Under this head, one of our late Lon
don papers remarks-" The emigrations
FROM this country TO America, are NOT
confined to the lower order OF society
on the contrary, great numbers of families
not only possessing wealth. but also a
knowledge Of the mechanical professions,
are quitting EDglaud, from the disgust
they feel, at the enormous taxations with
which we are at present burthened. We
understand that vessel is now building,
for the express purpose of taking out seve-
raj respectable families TO the Illinois ter
ritcry, where there are upwards of 5000
acres of land preparing for cultivation.
Some of the parties, who will sail in the
above vessel, are citizens of great opu-
Ience and intelligence; the number of men,
women, and children, amount TO one
hundred; they take with them all the
necessary implements of agriculture, &c.
and the amount of money amongst those
families is upwards of lOO,OoOt.-It
seems it is their intention to form an
English settlement among themselves,
under the American Government, and
from the prospects held out there is no
doub: it will be a fourishiDg concern.
Several Of the gentlemen going. are men
of science, literature, and general infor
nation"
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30

We have not heard that any persons
were seriously injured, but many incon-
sideraie women with children 10 their
arms were thrown down and trampled on,
With feelings keenly alive to the char
acter Of our metropolis, we do most sin
cerely regret the acts OF which the above
is but an imperfect account but TO pre-
vent improper statements at distance, we
must declare that no appearance of pre-
concerted riot was visible--on the contra
ry, il arose, we believe, from the unto
ward circumstances Of the instant. Ii
will be long matter of regret to the conn.,
try. aud to the inhabitants of Edinburgh
IN particular, that so fonl a stain should
thus be fixed upon us--bul We trust effect
ual measures will be adopted on future
occasions 10 prevent recurrence of scenes
al once disgraceful, and repugnant to the
feelings OF humanity.
We sincerely hope also, that the pro-.
priety of changing the hour and place of
punishment will now be felt by those in
whose hands lie the execution Of the law,
and that immediate measures will be taken
10 accomplish both these desirable objects.
Since writing the foregoing account, we
regret to learn that the Rev. Mr.. Porteous
Was severely hurt and carried to the Roy
al lnfrmary also, that Lieut.. Bremner,
of the Police establishment, was seriously
injured.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30
PIrrsBuRGH, March l6.

After a winter, whose mildness hes
been without precedent, spring has set in
with all the terrors of December. The
whole month Of March has been month
of snow. 1t is 10 be feared that great
injury has been done to our grain and
fruit. The former may probably be re-
stored by the existing deep snow.
Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-30

ne tale Of woe indeed, that viii bring a
tear from an Americans eye; but any
trumped up story win send his hand to his
pocket, as the ambassadors from the beg
CARS Of France, Italy aud Germany can
fully testify.