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The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
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VSHE Co-Partnership of Drs. III nm
4 ton y Brown, having been dissolved
by the death Of the fenior partner, the fur
vivor deems il refpe6ttul to the friends Of
the, late firm, to iolicit continuance of
their patronage. To the Surgical Depart
ment Of his protection he has, TOR feveral
years, devoted Comfortable Attentions and
Altters himielf that his afIiduity has ena-
bled him to render the fame fert ees to
furgicsl patientl which they have b, 40
cufomed to RI i've from his late her.
of the Med al department w for
fome time paft has been excl alot-
red to himself, he deems it unr,ceHary to
lay more than that he will be happy TO e.
ceive the commands of his friends, and
will endeayor to juftify their confidence 10y
all the means in his power lie connnues
20 occupy his former Office, IN the tont
3 com of Doctor TboTnton's late dwelling
houJe, on King freet. His own dwelling
honfe is on Saint Afaph, between Duke and
Prince frcetSs dec.a1
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06

DRUGS, MEDICINES, etc.
HNIE subscriber has lately received an
D addition TO his stock of Drugs and
Medicines, and offers for sale a general
assortment of first quality goods.
Spanish Segafs by the thousand, and
twenty or thirty boxes Of superior quality.
Aso... Copal g Japan Furnishes,
VAR snted 10 be good. X, b. DICK.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
N RoUNs AvELL.
TIMBER. sc.

VESHE Subscriber, residing on Malta
Z woman creek, Charles county, Md.
will dIfPofe of. ftandipg. a LARGE quantity
OF flrt rate white oak hip timber; wharf
logs timber flitaale for Haves, plank.
tcantling or other pnrpofes, in any quaint.
~. Alto, fcveraf thoufand cords
O.4R WOOD.
Purchaiers will find it 10 tfeir ADVANTAGE
TO Apply, as the terms will be moderate.
and'the wafer being navigable to the fpot.
nay 8. If WI. MASON.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
Mill. IRONS

VgNHE Subscribers respectfully inform
= their friends and the public at large
that they have commenced making Mill
iko 5, az their old itand, Union itrect
they are provided with every thing neceaa-
ry to carry on the huineis with neatnefs
and deipateh. Orders from different parts
OF the couRtry will be attended, 20, and
promptly executed, in workma fllp equal
TO any IN the ". States. They continue 10
carry on the biackfmth's bufnefs in all iss
various branches as nfual.
iept Q. RICHARD ROCK & Co.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
A GARD.

HVfIE subscriber having formed con.
Z nexion with Dr. JOHN n. VOW
ELL, in the pIs6tice Of the fcveral branch.
es of me1is'ne, will be enabled to extend
his prof ,fional care btvond the iia,its
which he has hitherto found 1t ex ped tent
to afIign to timfelf.
dec az 7ts ELISHA G. DICK.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
H0R ACE FIELD.
Notice is hereby gwen.

'NHAI the SUBSCRIBER has lost two
q prize tickets in tie Potomac & She.
nandoah Navigation Lottery, viz: No.
zz,o1Ia prize of ten ihllars, and number
a7,oa9, a prize of fifty dollars, for the
payment of which he fhall make immedi.
ate application to the treafurer of the Po-
tomac anal Company in two weeks from
the p efent date
dec IS. NJ ROIINc huErI
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
PARTNE SHIP.

PARTNE SHIP.
: TSIIE Public are respectfully inform
ed that the business heretofore
carried OF by he fubicriber, viii, in flu
ture be conducted under the firm Of
MORDECN MILLER T. SON,
by himfelf and hi, ion VIM. RI. Miller.
MORDECAI MILLER.
MOrdecai Miller g. Son
EN AVE imported in the ship Young
= Hero, 80 packages GERMAN
GOODS--con1iftjng Of 9.r
Burlaps various qualities and prices
Hempen ticklcnburgS
Bet quality do do
White rolls
Few cafes flirting linens, quality fupe-
rior to IriGh, fail cloth
Wine and porter bottles, at and3i mt
Coffee Mills, liquor cafes, cru,ISies
Looking glddes. ALSO,
Spanifh hides, tanners oil
Platter ground and in fore
Pilot and navy bread, crackers
SpWn cotton, & variety of other articles
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
NEW BOOKS.

NV BOOKS,
= USf received on consignment and
~ for sale by the subscriber:
Tales of my Landlord, fecond ferries
New Tales by Mrs Opie
lions Pilgrimb by Robert Hawker, D d
Events of the Preach Revolution by the
baronefs de Stsel
Johnfop's quarto dictionary, vol
Tavlor's AratoT, 4th edition
RaffieSs Tour on the continent
O'Reily's Greenland
Village Sermons, Olive Branch
Dwighps Geography, for fchools, in
Which Europe is divided according to the
late act Of the congrefs of Vienna.
Alto Few copies BIBLE NEWS, or
Sacred Truths, relating to the living God,
his Only Sor, and Holy Spirit, by Noah
Worceter. A. M. ROBT. GRAY.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
PLASTER MILL.
TO LETT.

q LARoE and commodious Brick
1 "a Warehouse. on Union street, run
nlns, near tho wharf 80 by SO feet, calcula.
TED to fore four, lime or grain. AlCo.
convenient fiory brick Dwelling Houfe
on Queen ftreet, near Walhins,on fress
In a genteel neighborhoed. PoiIetIion O.
the former may be had on the rff day of
tebrnary; and the latter immediately
Apply to a. SCHOIFIET1
Decenberl8.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06

Likewifc a hsndiome saortmcnt Of fancy
morocco gilt and common trunks, of all
tizes, in neds or Jingle. ALTO, articles in
his line, facii as hides, morocco, trunk
locks and handles, pocket books, ooriet-
bones, &c. &c. - Old trunks furniihed
with new locks or handles, and all delcrip
tions of repairs promptly ex cuted.
fept 10 ~ DANIEL PIERCE.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06

JUST RET ETVED,
EHkR late arrivals from New-York
s Bos,on, and Portland, large asso4t-
mentcf Goods in his line. computing the
following articles
Grecian fofas, hyperion quality
tmall fideboards
IS dozen chairs different kinds
II bureaus
10 tables ,.ss ~ i,e,.
: cafe elegant looking glaGes. work
tands, light ltands, bed feds
20 doZ corn brooms 81
10 plated hdrnefics
7carrioles with gig tops
10 >, common
.Atso, by schr. Stag, from Baltimore,
IS logs st. Domingo mahogany
STORE,
as logs mahogany
And large Allotment of Furniture.
Furnitute made and repaired as ufial.
dec 10 S. WARD.
. Lozver end Of Prince street.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
Franklin and Ten Plate Stoves

TrdhktlIi anu Ten Pate Stoves.
ME Subscriber has for sale at his
y nail manufactory, Union street, a
number of Franklin and ten plate fioves.
OF different fzes and handfome patterns.
LlKewIsE-A general aGortment of
cur and wrought nails of every Description.
by whoieiale or retail, bar iron, German
ana Crowley feel of beft quality, locks.
hoops and hinges, and almoif every article
in-hre building line. which are offered on
accommodating terms. :.
HORACE gFIRID
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
JOHN III. LADD and Co.
For Sale or Freight.

For Sale or Freight,
k&S The fchr HIR AM, William
50 EsPs. Murch, mater burtlen 81
lIzIs ~ tons or 700 500 bis, ihe is an
81 = keller Mt vefIel, built of white
oak. wei found, and will be fold on very
rcafonable terms-apply to
JOHN II. LADD & Co.
Who cfser for fade the cargo of faid Gcl,r.
coniiffing of 10 vi clear and merchantable
boards. nov ~
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-06
No LILO.
Engineer Department

Washington, Dec 9, 1918. -
"a EALED proposals will be received at
- this department until the 2Sth Feb
rsary, 1919, for delivering at Old Point
Comfcrt, ChefaPsake Bay. so 600 perches
OF Building Stone, and 1000 tors of white
,ree tone, OF he,rnoft durable quality TO
oe delivered teioIe the frit day of January,
is7I.
(Signed) w. K. ARMfsTEAD.
dec am 1t. Col. Com'dt Engineers
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-30
MEXICAN MINES.
From the Journal Of General Pike.

From the Journal Of General Pike.
/ had the curiosity to visit silver
mine, (says MIR. Pike, and endeavored
to get the Spanish officers to accompany
me, but always found them backward in
these visits, deferring them to some tu-
ture time. Attended by my friend, Dir.
Robinson, went one day through many
of the furnaces near Chihuahua, and OBJ
served the manner which was pursued
to analyze the mineral and extract the
'metal.-Learnt that the one was brought
in bags upon mules from the mine to the
furnace; then ground or pounded into
small pieces not larger than a nut, and
precipitated into water in sieve; which
permitted the smaller particles, in the
course of severalprogrcssive operations,
to escape into tub. From the small
particles which remained at the bottom
Of the tub, after it had been purified of
the earthly particles, there was propor-
ton of metal extracted by nice process
but the larger parts were put into fur
mace, similar to our iron furnaces and
when in state of fusion was let out into
la bed of sand prepared for it. In this
bed the melted silver was formed into
bars, about the size of our pig iron;
averaging in value two thousand Ave
hundred dollars each. M
The gold was cast into mould, some
thing like bowl, and stamped by the
kings essayers with its value; generally
amounting to 8 or 10000 dollars.
These bars of gold and silver are re-
ceived into the kings treasury in pay
ment; and have currency through the
country. But many of the owners of
mines, having no use for their money,
pile away their bars Of gold and silver in
their cellars where it remains for their
posterity, Of no service to themselves or
the world. N
/ The annual product of all the mines
is immense, amounting to the astonish-
ing sum of 8l4,ooo,oO0 in gold, and
S5o,ooo,ooo in silver: the kings part
of which is Sl2,S0o,ooo. /,
Yet, notwithstanding this abundance
of the precious metals, the necessaries
of life, owing to the fertility of the soil,
and deliciousness of the climate, are
cheaper than in any part of the United
States.
/, The price Of all kind of labor is ex-
icessively high: land very cheap, large
districts being uninhabited.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-30
FROM NILES REGISTER.
AN EXTRACT,

"That in this country, there is no me-
cessity for any one to be idle, on account
of superfluity of Iaborers, and that we
receive commodities to vast amount
| from abroad, which ought to be made at
home, are facts admitted by every one.
Hence it is that though superAuity of
iaborers does not exist, there is severe
want of employment. 1t is estimated
that there are 10000 persons daily seek
ing work, in Philadelphia. In New
York, 10000 able bodied men, are said
to be wandering the streets looking for
it--and, if we add to them the women
who desire something to do, the amount
cannot be less than 10000. In Balti-
more, there may be about 10000 persons
in unsteady employment, or actually
suffering because they cannot get into
business-we know several decent men,
lately "good livers," who now subsist
on such victuals, as two years ago, they
would not have given to their servants in
the kitchen. Here are $4,000 persons,
in three cities, wholly or partially idle;
admit that they obtain half employment,
just enough to keep them from becom-
| ing an incumbrance on others, and aver
| age the value of what they might earn,
at only so cents per day, and the amount
of loss is 10000 dollars per day, 5000
Iper week, 100000 per month, &c.
Here we see how the want of employ
ment strikes at national wealth, and
thousands who are best disposedto sup
| port themselves decently, by labor, are
in state of positive suffering, because
they have not any thing to do. The dis
tress ofthe people has reached an alarm
ing extent, and there is no considerable
man, in our large cities and towns, that
looks to the approaching winter, without
anticipating scenes Of misery such as he
never before witnessed.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-30

Gus other works, but particularly SO in a
mandatory Of woollen cloth. By these
means, this miserable class OF people,
once an incumbrance to their families
and the state, become useful to society,
and put many oilers to the blush. This
kind of treatment is introduced not only
in the hospital for male patients, but also
in that of women. NJ. Lingutti manages
the whole establishment with wise econ
omy. The table is always served with
silver, and the whole house is hand
somely fitted up; SO that wherever the
inhabitants turn their eyes, they find
something to relieve the mind. For
merly the windows were secured with
iron bars but instead of this, there are
now flowers curiously made of iron, and
painted from nature, as if growing which
remove every idea offorced confinement.
A handsome domain adjoining the hos
pital, serves for the recreation of the pa
ticnts.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-30
FROM THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE
Letter from Mr.. Richard Flower, of the En-
glish Settlement, Illinois, to a friend.

Letter from Mr.. Richard Flower, of the En-
glish Settlement, Illinois, to a friend.
Illinois, (near .Ai6ion,) July s..
DEAR SRI know that your family
takes a sufficient interest in our concerns
to be pleased to hear, that we have ar
rived here in safety, and that nearly a
months residence promises the pleasing
assurance of health, which we have en-
joyed most perfectly since we came in,
and all in the settlement are enjoying the
same blessing. Our farming promises
well. Our herd of cattle (now upwards
of two hundred, and which will soon be
increased to three or four hundred) bids
fair to be proGtable-my own and my
sons hay stacks will at least contain one
hundred tons, gathered at less expense
than in England, and which we shall
dispose of to others and consume in fat
tening cattle in the winter. The gar
dens which were cultivated last year are
very luxuriant, and afford us abundance
of vegetables.
You will have heard it reported that
our water is scarce and not good, and
this is in some degree true, for the creek
being dry we have been driven to the
necessity ofdrawing water for our cattle
to the very dregs, and the work of we'll
digging has not proceeded in the same
proportion as the increase of the inhabi-
tants and cattle. Last week a spring OF
most delightful water was found at &c
feet, and the inconvenience will be obvi-
ated in little time.
1t remains to be seen, whether, now
we have our houses built, sickness will
attend us in the autumn. l hope and
trust it will not. The country is delight
full, and although the thermometer has
one day risen to 90 degrees, yet the aver
| age has been about 80, in the night rs,
with almost uninterrupted refreshing
breezes. Personal interest apart, it is
my decided opinion that for health, profit
and pleasure, there is no part Of America
superior to this. Laborers are not scarce,
but there is room for more,, both male
and female. Our young women marry,
and by that means we lose good female
servants, but this circumstance would, l
should think, be pleasing as well as fat
tering to our countrywomen---a good
husband and plentiful subsistence is be-
fore them.
! Yours, RICHARD FLOWER.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-30
FROM THE MOSCOW Anvrptrsrn
York, Ge,,esee Co. dug, is, 1873

FROM THE MOSCOW ADvEF TtsFR5
York, Ge,leSee Co. dug, is, 1919
Mr.. RIPLEY,
The general complaint of Snaut in the
harvest of this year, induces me 10 refer
to some remarks l sent you about two
years since, and to add my subsequent
experience. In the pursuit of the rene
dy | proposed, my wheat has been per-
fectly clear of smut, both on new land
and pasture ley, where there were not
any scattering wheat of the last year.
prepare my seed wheat as follows :
Towards evening take the quantity OF
wheat you intend to sow on the morrow,
and place it in tubs or light vessels
pour over the wheat SO much lye OF
wood ashes as will cover it, and some
what more, SO that the swelling of the
wheat over night shall not leave the top
exposed to the air. In the morning
take out the wheat, put it into basket a
few minutes to drain, then pour it on a
floor and sift on as much fine Stacked
lime as will, when the whole is mixed
up well, stick to the seed, and SOW it as
soon as convenient. -
You will observe that after making
your first cast across the field, the white
color of the lined wheat as titles on the
ground becomes very useful to guide
you on your return, and enables you to
sow the whole very even.
1t you cannot procure lime, still put
up leach of ashes, and let the I've be
just strong enough to bear an egg. If
too strong, reduce it.
My advice is not to wash your wheat,
however smutty it may be, as think the
water prevents the good effect of the lye
and lime.
1t is known that lime greatly aids the
fermenting of aheap of manure, and pre-
pares it to support young plants /; and l
conceive that something of the same
kind takes place around the kernel OF
the lined wheat, which gives the young
shoots additional nourishment, and pro-
badly will increase the crop every year
more than the amount of seed sown.
l have no doubt, from my own expert
ence, that the above directions will pre-
vent the smut for one year; and the
method to be effectual ought to be fol-
lowed up each year.
If am right in my idea, the impor-
lance of the measure is such that hope
my fellow citizens will excuse my insist
ing little farther upon its benefits
Sunpose there are annually sown in the
state of N. York 100000 acres Of wheat,
as think we ought to sow at least five
pecks to the acre of fallow ground; and
as I think lining gives an Increase OF
quantity equal to the seed, this alone
would make 900 bushels. But add
to this, that where wheat is very smutty,
there is loss of ten per cent. in guam
tity, and a farther loss of ten per cent.
more in the price of wheat itself, and
the difference becomes vast object.
PETER HOLLOWAY.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-30
The Mad House at .Apersa, in Naples.


This establishment will, in very short
time, be classed among the principal in
stitutions of useful arts and manufactures.
M. Lingutti, director of this hospital,
which is the only one of its kind in Eu-
rope, makes continued experiments to
cure these unhappy people, for which
he always obtains the result, that mod
crate work, combined with agreeable
amusement, is the best means. For this
reason, there is at present in this house
printing Office, where several works
have already been printed, and at which
many of these unhappy people are em-
ployed. Others, who, after the par
oxysm is over, recover for a short time
the use of their reason, are engaged in
making translations from the English
and French into the Italian language.
Besides this, many are occupied with
music, others with husbandry, and yari-
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-10-30

The following easy remedy to coun-
teract the effects Of frost on tender vege-
tables, has been communicated by gem
tleman who has tried the experiment.
The method he takes is to water the
vegetables on frosty morning, before
the sun shines upon them; for tits to be
remembered, that it is the sun which
completes their destruction, and not the
frost itself, london Eater.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-03
For Rom Oh. Lense-

4 ND possession given the 18th OF November next
that large aud commndous establishment for a
lAEEhN, the town Of Danville, Va. formerly occn-
hed ny th"as Barrett dec and present by william
td"ns. Esq. IL rs situated in the the tow
on bigh hill, which Circumstance renders IL 10th
comfortable and healthy. The OF the house is ~
ny ~ ieet Two stories high divided IN separate apart
mens, which renders II very convenient II hHs very
large and elegant bail room, surpassed pt' caps by
any III TIE siHean excellent garden ice house. and all
other necessary out houses.
ohould tbs establishment not he rented privately on
or before the iSt day 0J OcfOber neat II will on that
gay he rented 10 the big best bidder, the premises
foT terms, apply to the subscriber living within one
"ne OF Danvilie. DANIEL SULLIVAN.
July 20. Of NO..
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-03
lFrom the Ne.o YORK Eyeniss po,t

80, ST., Friday, O'CLOCK.
MI. to'eman-The extravagant price Of L,sLotn hat,
Lo"eoh ss mentioned In your paper this evening suy
eests tue annexed lines. You will observe Thai ~, ~
1,,,.,... yours, CROAkER.
CURTAIN CONVERSATIONS
VIII pay no debts of her after thi. a,,
beside the pnptsi curtain biiyht
The bard OF Eden sIugs
ioung Love his constant Lump will nrht
And wave his purple wings"
euuiain drops. from the clouds OF care
stay bid tRat lamp be dim,
Aoa iuije Love will pout, ahd swear
MS then no place for him.
so mus'd the lovely Mrs. Dash
1--WE blush To mention hames)
when Tor her snrly husbands cash
. one hig'd, IN vain, her Claims.
want ilitie money, Dear.
As NanderyooIt aud Fiandin
lheir OIL, (Which now has ran yearl
10 morrow mean hand IN.
POUNDS cried the husband, half asleep,
fou'H drive me To despair
fhe iady was too proud To- weep.
And too polite TO swear:
she bit her lip for very spite:
lie felt storm was brewing
ht dfedin'd of nothing elsa all night
But brokers. banSs and ruinl
lie thought her pretty once, but dream,
have sure wondtous power.
l"ttn bis eye, the lady seems
Quite ugly since that hour
hnd love, who, on their bridal eve
Had pfonis'd long to STAY
f"g9t nus itOHtise, took French Iears
And bore bis lamp away.
CROAKFR q 60
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-03

4 AUCTION. on Friday, the 9th Of 1RcUst /
WIZ sell 10 the highest bidder, the premises al
> o'clock p. NJ. that valuable lire proof LUHBER
Do ny 30 ieet, thTee stories high covered with
STATE. situated on Cary ID street Opposite messrs
h0hcurr, Robinson and rleasants' Vendne Store and
cdchaied Tor thee uncomDonly large teneHcnts less
IMAM two thiIds Of the cost of the building is al
luOoO III The Mutual Assurance Society Of Virginia
from iar calculation, this property will probably
PIouuCe an income OF about eighteen hundred dollars
anhnm, the apartments occupied az This time beiny
rented at the rate Of 1850 year, leaving neal is one
third Of the house nnoccupied.
TERMS. One third cash the balance in three and civ
months notes negotiable al ete, Of the hanks in this
cy WIN approved enaOTsers, will he required ana n
deed OF trust On the property te their pnnctua
PatHthi; THOMAS H. HARRIS.
ihe sale to be eonductedbJ Maj. ROBERT GAMBLE.
Jnj, u. % I'd.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-03

NOriCR.. :. UHkium Patterson s Taomos n. Pom.
sonby, Of the firm of Patterson Ponsonby, having
assigned To the Subscribers their stock OF goods ana
a'soal the debts due ami oihe said rm in trust
Tor The benehi of their creditors, the business will he
conducted 10 close in tie name Of the trustees.
as is the wish of the trustees to carry into
toh Tile purposes III the trust as speedily possible
all persons Indebted to the said firm requested TO
make immediate payment to the subscribers, or their
authorised agents. All persons having claims against
the said firm, will make them known tous
UILLffH KYLE,
PHILIP HdfO.
I'm. Patterson s Thomas 4. EoHsonby are appoint.
ed our agents, with full powers transact any business
reiating to the trust above mentioned.
WILLTA1f Kyle,
July 30. aI..lt PUIJ,IP N1YO