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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-26

0r-The letter bag OF the ship Boston, for
Liverpool, will be taken from the Coffee
house on Sunday morning next.
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Seeds.
IMPORTED by the Belvidera, via Balti-
more, and for sale at the Market, until
8 O'Clock, and from till l9, at the store Of
Mr.. James Allison.
Tares or Vetches Lucerne;
Sanfoin /; Burnett; Pease Beet;
Mangel Wurzel; Radish Onions;
Lettuce; Cabbage, various kinds;
Turnip, of the best kinds;
Beans; CaulifloWer, and Broccoli.
The above seeds are of the best kind, and
in excellent condition
ANTHONY LAWSON.
March 26 st
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Hats. Furs, sc.

Hats. Furs, &c.
CAMUEL D. HARPER has just receiv.
- ed on commission, at his store on King
street,
Gentlemen's first, second and third
quality beaver hats
Gentlemen's common do
Ladies' black beaver do
Do brown do do
Children's fancy hats
Servants glazed do
Black and brown feathers
ALSO,
First and second quality beaver
Cow hair
Raccoon skins.
All OF which will be sold on reasonable
terms. If March "a
Mahogany s Birch Scantling.
lust received per schooner Lenity, and
- for sale
5000 feet birch scantling, suitable for
bedsteads
Also, by schooner Lady's Delight,
5000 feet St. Domingo mahogany in
boards, to be sold in lots for the accommo-
dation of purchasers
4 few logs St. Domingo mahogany.
March 22 SAMUEL WARD.
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Wanted,

Fish Barrels and Salt.
TWELVE hundred fish barrels, supe-
i rior quality, which will be sold low.
5000 bushels salt, suitable for the fshe-
ries. ALSO,
Cordage and cork for seines, for sale by
Feb Is. If A. ADAMS,
Central wharf.
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" The Baltimore Federal Gazette will
publish the above advertisement once a
week for three months, and forward &C.
count to this Office 70" payment.
March 26.-3t
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To Rent.

Eyus A dwelling house, situated on
Nm Columbus street between Frank
Hsos lin and Gibbon streets. For terms
49, apply to SAUL BARTLE.
March 26 81
Potatoes, Bran 8 Corn.
lust received and for sale by the sub
- scribeI,
1000 bushels seed potatoes
1900 do do bran
loco do do Albany oats
500 do Corn
Zoo do rye meal
Witha general assortment of groceries
lower end oil Prince street
JAMES ROBINSON
March 26 st
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Lumber Yard,

March 25
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-12
From The Hew. York Frsning Posi-
THE MOSQUITO.

Musician of the midnight hour,
psrd;,ion seize thee. cruel power!
Full often hive ! dreaded thes'
And startled at ,hy minstrelsy;
WIZ, thou hast tuned ,hy little wing.
And bid its teasing numbers ring
A. thou wer, wildly lowering near
And buzzing round iay sluHeer'ng ear
The poet sweetly strike; his Sy<.
That list'niRs: lady ms- ADMIRE;
The huntsman loudly Bows bis horn.
A token of the opening mora;
THE bird pours forth bis melody
rxpressive Of light hearted glee'
Sut when thy music meets the ear
The signals given ihat dangers near
Not thicker warlike weapons dew
lJpon the field Of Waterloo;
Nor did the mornings shuddering light
look On more distressful sight,
When on the battles CORY bed
Law stretched the dying and the deaa'
Than saw that night when lulians lace
sbrunk FROM the havoc Of ihy race
IT'S not alone on battle plata
Tbou marshalst out thy myriad tram;
Nor m the boisterous wave alone
Thy dauntless bravery is shown;
Nor is !, on the mountain height
Acme. tina, thou pursuest the hight;
H. very genial atmosphere
The nations .ue thy fatal spear.
CONCLUSION.
Evening has lei her curtain ia'i'
AMI thrown her mantle DER US all;
TIL. children Row are gone to bed,
The little urchin's laid bis head
And near him for they ,ould not party
Rseiines his favorite horse and ceN'
His ball, his whistle and his kite,
His wooden sword and tinseled knight,
And |, ia all but years boys
Would cling around my favorlte toy
Bu, sIumber closes on my sight,
Ana Is i'A' ' MAD fOEI
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the point of eeding 10 the United Sat-,
and West Florids, and al lat k;no r t~
has been advised by his ministers 90,
tvy The treaty. 1t is also stated h..' L" u
mericao s'oop Of war Hornet, had , sal, ~ +
Cadiz, for the United States u.;,, ''"'a 'oa
LITIGATION on board. 'u' he &
Coito"--This forenoon, says fl.
courier Of August 81, there appear, I ~
great revival in The demand InJn II
on the lst OF September, Georo;. 'f"',
quoted from Is l4t TO Is 81. " 'O~ea
from Is I'D to Is sd. "'oilsaa
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QUICK DISPATCH.

Tie fast sailing packet schooner Express,
AIdrick, master, has performed her voyage
from New-Yolk to Charleston and back in
natste,a days, end delivered her cargo in
good order.
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DREADFUL.

We just announced the arrival OF 'ooo
troops at the Havana They para"ed III
srea, pomp for about seven hours IN the
heat of the sun, and we are tod that 4oo OF
then, were on the evening oi that day sent to
the hospital, to die Of TIT yellow fever 1t
was tn, ught that majority OF the persons
composing this expedition would cease TO De
IN less than month. l!Saes nes 's'"'
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WARNING.

We state il as an u,,deniable fact, that
family on Feil's Point, which had been
,f1;ct.d with th. prevailing malady, had
b.en attended by physician. and restored
- heo,,b- At,erw ards, this family took up
N. irr.sidence IN the country, and have since
u,,.rned to Fell's Point. The consequence
h,s beeu that they are now laborlns unoer
..o.d attack of the malignant disease, IN
n. cure of which. the life of the phs 'lc'ah
mu,t be put in jeopardy. Our telio" cI'l.
.ars have been iorewarned, that nothing ou'
hard fros, will quell this ma lady, ana what
compassion is to be extended towards those
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ALEy MIRA
Lro.. The " York Daiiu 9dseriiser. Oct. 8.

Tursn.4Y MORNING. OCT lREnie

Vo~t'ut u'ii''u az pS''
tvenng-from Bordeaux. having left there on
The til Of September. F. Columbus Fen
wick, esq came passenger. and is bearer OF
despstcbes from the American Minister at the
court Of Madrid, which place he left or the
esd of August The Grand Council OF Cas-
tito hsd assembled and decided NOT TO
RATIFY THE TREATY WITH sMERl-
CA, and courier was Immediately des-
patched TO the Spanish Ambassador in Lon
don. The Courier passed through Bordeaux
on the a9th Of August, with the official IT,
dings of the non-ratifcation. Mr.. Fenwick
is beaker of dispatches to our government to
che same effect. The yellow fever which had
been introduced into Cadiz in the Spanish
ship Of war Asia, from Havana, was raging
with great violence.
Me-. MEAN, the celebrated Actor, is coming
, to America. On hearing the fact that Mr..
E!liston had rented Drury- Lane Theatre, he
instantly accepted an engagement to perform
in the United atate..
All was tranquil in France. The Duchess
de Berry expected an accouchment.
By the above arrival we received French
papers 10 the 4th Of September, out had no
| time for translation. -
Mr. FENwIcK. the private Secretary Of our
Minister 10 Spain, arrived at the Seat of Co.
vernment on the 10th inst. after short pas
sage from France. We understand that he left
Madrid subsequent to the day required by the
Treaty for its ratification, at which time il
dad not been ratified by the king of Spain.
Not Int
In consequence of the Fell's Point fever
having made its appearance in the garrison.
of Fort N Henry, near Baltimore, that post
has been evacuated and the troops marched
to all encampment in the vicinity.
The Superior Court of this county ought to
have been held this week ; but Judge DON
mel hzving come from Johnston Court very
unwell, became too sick to attend to bust.
ness-of course nothing was done, except
binding over witnesses, &c. We are happy
TO state that the Judge is now convaIescent,
and it is hoped will be able to proceed to
Franklin in time to hold that Court.
Raleigh Min.
CommSdcre Perry, ION the maternal side
was a descendant in direct line from Sir
:lliam Wallace. so renowned in the histo-
ry IT. Scot!and-atter whom, his parents at
first intended 10 have named him."
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INDIANA.

A letter from the nelghborhood of the ia
NOUS scat of The Harmonsts, under charge
of Mr.. Rapp, says This society goes ON
With grea, success, and manufactures almost
every tting--ch.idren ercepted II is SAID
that a restriction has heen laid, and though
NUMBERS Of m FRIED men and women sleep IN
the same house. it is greatly to the credit OF
this people, that, (heliesing it right to re-
train, only one OF two children lave been
horn in their settle ment in the last five ye.rs.
Duchess Oh.
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From The Richmond ENQUIRE,

from The Richmond Enquirer.
UNIVERSITY oE vIRG,v,,
The deep interest we f., n a.
t'on' induces US ,ogive the ivIhv ~" 'nTiis'
lion OF the buildings, from 1e,,.' uessH2'
TO THE EDIroR--da,sd
AS you are as well as myself, wa ,% q
!" the University of Virginia, r,uiI" ,',.'1s
not be undressing to you to kno. perhaps
DONG here towards the sccompIi,bm nA' I, I,
this great work. must first give WI" Of
neral outline Of the plan, that yov nv. 'va'ss'
what portion OF The work is ereen,s% ~ Nov
contemplated to build on each i'd. ' a. It's
a on Two hundred lee, wide, and on NJ law '''a
''lO' em'nenee' range of building. (' ,e a,
accommodation of the Professors ,' W. 's
dents There are to be i've p,,iJ; IL. l'
escn !,. S'ae' IRON 80 to 100 lee, aps,,~., 10
pavilion has lecture room, and f,n. e'a
u ,"n rooms, tor the use Of the prote,so, w.
he intervals between the pav;,,oO. ,s' "a
ca up with dormiOries, sufficiently , ~,
TOR Two students to each. ALou, th,rv T
m''ories on each side of the lawn will sn ~"
Inc intervals setween the paviions, G,r,
VIII be laid off at the back of the p,riio
running back 10 street about ESQ ,.e, :,
The lawn and parallel to il. On tho t..t
streets boarding houses and other do,n,
rles VIII be erected. The lawn will bel,,j
Somely improved, by planting trees and -.
ding 1t. Ii will be terminated on trs >.
END by large lrcular building. and ro,,
open to the south for any additional bur,,
That may be found necessary hrreafl,r-,
much TO: the general plan. Now fer Whit,
executed. Two pavi,ions are nearly Ca.
Pieted, they are Of tue very test malerrt
ana the Workmanship is well executed, d,
finished externally with great taste. Orr /
them has very rich Corin,hlan rnlabIitur
the other finished agreeably to Ionic o. {, !
All The pavIllons are TO have porllcu., ~ ID
front and coIonade in front OF the u,,pn,
RES, SO that the students can 20 to ary Id
'ure room under cover. The building, v
be all finished agreeabIy to the different a
ders OF architecture. In addition to the 10
gong, tour other pavilions, with inlern,s ]
ate dormitories are now gong on, and d
expected one or two more will be put up ID
tall II the weather is favorable Ills mud
to be regretted that the funds of this inst,I
ton are So slender, the subscribers. unds
stand, pay but lite. and the donation Of ]
state will not g. far towards completing ID
establishment. Ii must therefore be proraal
ed for years if aid is not granted from ,Ur
source or other, and where can we look 4
to the legisa tur. |, will rest entirely wl
the next assembly to say whether this inp
tsnt state institution, (that will not only aT
Thousands that are carried out of the stat
thu education Of Virginians. but in alFyna|
Utility, will firing thousands from our sNz
state TO the south and west) shall be fnias
with expedition, or drag on heavily iorys
to come With sufficient FUNDS the bulltIg
could all be completed the next year"
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From the Northern tHuason) Hhg, Oct.
WESTERN CANAL.
III The editors of the Albany Gazette.

Some of your readers may be gratihed IN
being informed OF the dimensions OF two OF
the largest churches in Europe, and perhaps
the two largest buildings in the world. The
one is ST. Peters at Rome, the other st.
Paul's a, London. The dimensions OF which
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EAfGRi TON.

A Quebec paper states, that of about
1900 em,gran's arrived at that port this
season, mote than one half come over to The
United States. Without harborng any Ill
will tow ards Them, we should have been vii
ling that they had taken up their quarters in
Canad,. Many emigrants have re-emtark'
ed from our ports for their native countries
Phil. Union.
Ii Is said that our government are ahou' to
erect fort al the Falls of ST. Marie, on the
straits OF tina, name, through which Lake
Superior discharges itself into Lake Huron.
Ibid.
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who 50 madfy rush into their Graves, and
ieopar' izp The lives Of Others merely be-
cause there is No law to prevent It.
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A very curious piece of mechanism, Of Y
nature of a pendulum clock, the compIea|
of which has cost the artist, NJ. Royel, q
years labor, is now exhibiting al Pan;
offers to the eye 5 dial plates, great or sni
which indicate,
lst. The age Of the moon, The phases
that luminsry, her rising, setting and pas"
10 the meridial.; the epacts and the s0IoS|
number, for which the induces make theIi =
voIution in 10 years.
Cd. The diurnal horary circle, subdI'''1
into minutes and circles of time; the T''s
and setting of the sun, in regard TO The W.
quality Of every day in the year lhe Old.
ences between true and mean time; VI" ID
minical letters the solar cycle; i9I WV,
purpose the induces make their reSoluV''
90 years. !
Sd. The annual molten Of the EARN '0U,
the sun; that OF the moon round the s'j
and the revolution Of the celestial s'gE |
their natural order.
4lh. rhe difference OF longitude iof 70. = :,
ties, expressed by the diurnal movem'pS
circle Of copper gilt, in the centre Oh w. ~
is dial plate divided into "a hours W.
pointing OF minutes from s to 5, and e3' ~
the sun in the middle, in such manne'
ON reading the names Of these cities, y"
at look the hour that is in each Of n'I
The moment you make The exam'na""
This ingenious piece of machinery :.
motion by counter balancing we'g"'O
six pounds. For ordinary usage ii soo'"
quarters and hours; nut that can " Il
at will; and in case the pendulum vi
! gotten to be wound up, it sutlee'' ai"
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COMPETITION AMONG THE BAKERS.

COMPETITION AMONG THE BAKERS.
One of the bakers of our city advertises
that he will sell the shilling loaf eight ounces
heavier than the corporation weight; and
another, not TO be outdone, has announced
in hand bills that his loaves shall be twelve
ounces heavier than the assize. IN. Y. Col.
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As general Washington was making snol,
+our after his labors in the revolution nao
brought peace to our land, singular occur,
,.nce bapuened. He was one day expected
At certain place, and the landlady was very
busy IN preparing dinner for bin. Al Length
q man having the appearance OF farmer en-
tered and desired some dinner; the lady re-
plied. she could not supply him, because sne
had been making grea, preparations LOT &c,
neral Washington. "Well," replied ne,
can be content with almost any thing On
which she placed before him some oraina'S
.o,d food. After having risen from the table,
and being ready to resume his Journey ne
said, &c now IL you would see genera, WASH,
ipgtop, you mus, be IN haste I am he' ana
mast be on my way"
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From the Richmond Compiler.
DANpYISf.

DANpYIsI.
To MANY antiquarians Of The present oaJ'
!, may be matter ofcuriosity to trace the ms
tory of dandyism TO its origin. n Wall De re-
col,ed. by those OF Your readers, MI Edilor'
vbo are well yersed in oriental Aistor', that
.uonv the twelve tribes OF Israel, tue fs'be OF
D,nwas always remarked TO possess i'Nie
br,ips. in comparison 10 the ether TRIBES
These men, (as is always the casei possess
ing no internal importance, attempted 70 gam
something like exterior value by theIrex'e-
rior ,ppearance. Hence, If we had irved III
those remote days, we might easily have
known member Of the tribe OF Dan' oy h's
over broad phiIacteiies, his neatly h't'd san
5aI, and, as is he case witt, their deScen'
s,p,s nv their extraordinary Comprf ssion I
the, ..rdles. These fashionable lsTa' MES
were so fond of appearing thin rouno Inc
wais, that hsy injured their voices :" wuch'
.sbrilv to be heard, when they spoke al
tb.. in.lgmenl gates. An unfortunate acct
deu, j. related Of one of them. One OF These
man ON a visit to Jerus lem, was waking
near The Probation, or Pruhaiic pond and
bending overto view the waters, on account
of his high heeled sandals. he plunged H.
S,r1,chteneA as this man was hy hiS zone
fthey are now called corset>) he was onahts
TO make any exertion to save himself hut ic'
in in parabolic line. his heat sticking IN
the mud. and his legs like the m'st OF a 'eh'''
ner. sticking upwards. witty fisherman
psssins by, unlike the good Samaritan, had
no pity on the poor man but pretending TO
think that he had wished to wade ever the
pool, and then dry his clothes, observed
"Dandy. you are drying your stockings be,
fore you have fairly got over" Inc worn
dandy was kind of contemptuous expression
among the vulgar Jews and hence, TO inns
day, it designates class OF beings IN many
respects like the old dand;es OF Israel.
LEVI ANTIQUARiUS.
4 -txrrt
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Commodore Perry, ON the maternal side
was descendant in a direct line from Sir
:, :lIiam Wallace. so renowned in the histo-
ry ur. Scoi!and-atter whom, his parents at
FIRST intended TO have named him."
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persons at one time--that at London, Lam
not informed of, but | should say it could
not exceed one half that number--but in
this [ may very probably he mistaken, and
should he happy 10 be corrected through the
mediua Of your paper.
St Peters is truly one OF the wonders Of
the world, and St. PauPs is little less so.
n
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MONDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1919.


p AN away on the 28th of April, from
A Z, the farm of the subscriber, in Dogue
Neck, Fairfax Co. Virginia, negro HAIR.
RY, aged about twenty three years, about
FIVE feet ten inches high, very black, well
built, has a considerable impeachment in bis
speech, when spoken to evinces much con-
fusion. and replies almost unintelligIbiy {:
had on hen he left home, much worn suit
of domestic cloth. have every reason to
believe that he is endesyoring 10 pass for
free man, and as such went off in some of
the bay craft during the late fishing season.
All masters ofvessels are forewarned from
harborlng or taking INTO their employ said
negro, under penalty of having the law RI
gidly enforced agains' them. will give
twenty dollars, if taken in the county of
Fairfax, or district Of Columbia if be-
yond that distance, the above reward, pro-
vlded he is secured in Jail so that get him
again. WILLIAM MASON.
Charles County, Md June /. t
The editors of the National Intelligen.
cerand Baltimore Federal Gazette will IN
sert the above until forbid, and send their
accounts 10 Port Tobacco for payment.
June II :.t.a tt
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80 Dollars Reward.


Dan AWAY from the subscriber yes
- teriay. nero. named FREDE-
RICK, about O. years old, 5 feet q or ~
inches high. had on>uhen he eloped bot
tie green close bodied coat, velvet panta-
Icons, black cashmere vest. fur hat about
half worn-took bundle containing sun
dry articles Of cloihinS.--Said Frederick
has remarkable scar or bis right thigh
Its supposed he is lurking about ltAan-
dria, Tor the purpose ofob:aining passage
for the north. Whoever apprehends said
negro out OF the state of Maryland, shall
receive the above reward, and allreason-
able charges if brought home, or secured
mail, so that get him if taken within
the state of Maryland thirty dollars, and
all reasonable charges If brought home 10
the Subscribers residence. in Charles co.
about 7 miles from Piscataway.
GEORGE DEMENT,.
The editors OF the National Intelligent
Ger and Baltimore Federal G4zette will
please publish the above for four weeks.
and forwa d their accounts 10 tie editor Of
the Alexandra Gazette for payment,
June e d4w
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sea. Cotton.
YWENTY-TWo bales exceIIen, ana.
u lity Georgia Uplsnd--just received
and for sale by T. H. ROWLAND.
January ! "a, .ts =
Land Warrants.

On services in the revolutionary war.
L IN the Virginia line on continental es.
Enlistment. - -
E Owners OF, and those entitled (beire all
who served three years and upwards ! TO
warrants OF the above description. are in.
formed that, under the authority of a law OF
me United Stat.s, locations will, Tn the 4th
Gay OF July next, be permitted TO Zee made
on some valuable lands on the Sciolo river,
ana the head waters of the Great Miamir i-
Yer-And as il will be the last opportunity
10 acquire good land, owners OF warrants
VIII do well not 10 neglect it.
Any warrants forwarded 10 the s,lbscri.
Der, will be located ON such land as b, may
suppose most likely TO please bis employ.
ers; CADWALADER WALLACE.
Chillicoihe. (t'aio) April Is l9tS
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Fifty Dollars Reward.
q mo 95th

DAN away from the subscriber living
- in King Georges county Va. ON Mon
day the 29nd March, yellow man named
JAMES, abOu. 20 years of age, his lore
teeth wide apart, and cannot speak very
quick-hsd on Virginia cloth clothes and
carried off shaggy great coat. he has ia
ther named Peter Hall, who lives with the
widow Morgan. at Oak Hill, Fauquier Co.
and his grandfather, old Frederick Hall, is
supposed 10 be living at Mr.. Terrett's near
Alexandra, and it is likely hemay be. Turk
ing about there. will give the above re-
ward tor experimenting and securing said
fellow SO that get him again, and reasona-
BILE charges if brought home:
J. Fl. WASHINGTON.
Masters Of vessels and Others are fore.
warned against harboring or carrying eff
said fellow tt June IA