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UNIFORM DRESS.

A Hussar Jacket, of dark blue cloth,
with three rows of white bullet buttons in
front, the two outside rows terminating lit
tie past The TOP of the shoulders, the intervals
between the buttons OF each row 10 be one
fourth of an inch standing collar to rise
high as the tipoi the ear, with button on each
side the cuffs inaented ON the upper side,
with button on each angle, and slit longi-
tudinally on the under side, with four but
tons of similar size, set Close on each =
the Jacket terminating in peake in front
and rear, with two buttons behind at the bot
tom of the waist, which must extend as low
as the waist OF the person, counter straps on
each shoulder, for the purpose of combining
the cartridge box and bayonet belts small
side pockets with four buttons under each
flap.
Vest, white for summer, and blue cloth
Tor winter, single breasted, with from eight
to ten white buttons of small size.
Pantaloons, white for summer, made either
of Russia Sheeting or cotton or linen cloth
of domestic manufacture, and of dark blue
cloth fol- winter the pantaloons to reacI to
the shoes, without understraps and, as well
as all the other clothing, made sufficiently
large to allow of the free and unIestrained
use of the limbs, avoiding at the same time
unnecessary encumbrance.
jefferson shoes 10 rise as high as the ANGLE.
White linen bait CATERS for summer, with
small bullet buttons, worn under pantaIoons.
Black silk or velvet stocks.
Gaps, with appropriate trimmings.
Plaid Great Goats, lined with green baize,
with capes and folding collars the ground
work green, with dark stripes.
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VEG fof6, JtHD 8. 1913.
Dear Sir--I have for tome time past been
threatening to write to you, to let you know
how well | ain pleased with the Ruthven
Press, improved and made by you but a
variety OF circumstances have prevented it.
have had il in constant operation three
months during which time nearly all the
printers of this city, and a number of our
most ingenious mechanics, have called 10 eX-
anime it. They have pronounced il as COM
pIete in every respect, as any machinery
they have ever seen.
The following is the idea | have Of it.
No Printing Press has ever been construct
ed, on which more or better work can be
done in given time.
The exertionof working il is no more than
healthy exercise for a boy of 10 years CT age.
I have boy of that age to work on mine. }
1t is well made, the different parts admra-
bly, proportioned, and not more liable than
Other pressests get out Of repair.
am, YOU respectfully,
D. FAN6HAW.
DIR A. Ramage
Neoy- York, .qpri2 %, 1918. :.
Sir-Tha Ruthven Press arrived safe, and
IS in successful operation. Many OF or
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As perfect uniformity insthe. 6 sting and
making the cloths will add much to the ap,
pearance Of the students, Captain z, would
be giadsto have this work all executed stthe
Academy, where excellent workmen will be
provided, and wherc.itis believed, it can be
+ done on as reasonable terms as at any other
place. CaptainP would also hehighly graz
tilted TO see all his pupils clothed in dolnes-
tic manufactures. Bills Of any of the New
England banks, alse of the banksof the city
Of New York, OF Albany, Troy, and Ian
singburg, of the banks in the city of Phila-
ieIphia, and of the United States bank, or
any Of its branches, will here eiyed in pay !
ment Tor Academic expenses. Drafts on the
New England banks,on the banks of the
State of New. York above mentioned, and O
the United States bank orits branches in New
England or Newly ork, will likewise be re-
oeived. !,
NOPE.-Editors ofpewspapers who shall
be pleased to insert the foregoing in their
respective papers, will confer an obligation
on Capt. P. and may perhaps at the same
time benefit the public.
march domo
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Declaration Of independence,

Which shall be, in all respects, .9meri-
can. All unnecessary materials shall be
manufactured in this country, and express
~ tor this publication. The designs, the
engravings Shall be the work of American
Artists !; the publication throughout shall al
tord evidence OF what our citizens hare done
in politics and can do in art.
From The arrangements made, and the
dispositions manifested by the artists, it is
confidently expected that tbs engraving will
be. when finished, splendid and truly ma
tional publication. The Publisher thinks he
can promise thatit shall be ready to deliver
to Subscribers in February next, at TEN
dollars each copy, to be paid on delivery.
The engrayngs will be accompanied by a
pamphlet, containing the official documents
connected with the publication as authori-
ties, and list ofthe Subscribers Names.
It's contemplated TO have few copies
printed on paper prepared to carry colors,
to have the shields accurately tinctured in
the modern style and the plants, SC. color
ed by one of our most approved water CO.
lorers. The price OF those superb copies
will be THIRTEEN dollars each. As no
more Of those copies will be printed than
shall be subscribed for, gentlemen who
wish for them, are requested to add the
word +" colored" to their subscriptions
JOHN BINNS,
Chesnut-sireet, Philadelphia.
dor 9N DIFF
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THE
Declaration of independence

XKTE have no authentic copy OF this most
w important state paper, the very OASIS
that supports the proud column OF American
liberty /; none, at least, on which the eye o.
taste can rest, for a moment, with satlstac-
ton. Why have we not
The English nation, still proud OF their
MAGMA CHAR IA, though every prov-
sion it contains has been trampled upon by
the bold ambition of their rulers, have pub
lshed edition after edition of this instrument,
each more splendid than its predecessor
Sir William Blackstone has colated and
commented on this fine copy of Magma
Charta has been excelled by later specimens
of art, and the fac-simies of the seals and
signatur eshaye made every reader OF taste
in Great Britain acquainted, in some de-
gree, not merely with the state acknowledge
and of art at the period in question, but with
the literary attanments, also, OF King John,
King Henry, and their 6 Barons bold. -
Surely the Declaration OF American lnde-
.pendence is, atleast, as well entitled to the
decorations of art as the Magma Charta OF
England and it the c-similes of the sig
natures of the patriots who signed it were
published in America, ii would serve to gra-
tify curiosity, at least as laudable as that
which calls forimitatlons of the correspon-
dents of Junius or Of the aristocracy that
wrested the English Charter from the reluc-
tant monarchs OF the day.
We are firmly persuaded that the more
the principles OF our Declaration OF lndepen-
dence are spread out before the eyes OF the
world, the more they will be admired, by
foreign nations as well as our own and eve
ry innocent and honest device that may serve
to attract attention toward them, will serve,
also, to promote the great cause Of public Ii
berry. Such an embellished edition as will
render it an ornament to an apartment, will
have tendency to spread the knowledge OF
its contents, among those who would other
wise have turned their thoughts but lightly
towards the subject. Such an edition will
serve to place it continually under the eye
of man, woman, and child in faInly-it
will associate the pleasurable ideas of ele-
gance and ornament with the history of the
transaction itself and famiiarize those
principles which form, or ought to form, the
very bond and cement of political society,"
Nor is it of small moment that such an edf-
ton, well executed, will serve as a specimen
of the state of the Fine Arts amongst us al
the present day. Actuated by these views,
the subscriber proposes to publish
A SPLENDID EDITION
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T Notice.

nlFFICULTlES arising from Tho =,
~ ofthe following work, the pub iIr taatas
been compelled to remove to PhiIadsI,,lIa
tor the better execution of his rl.n ''REel,
editorial department has in CONSEQUENT. l !.
len into other hands. Mr. ALIENS n,s a.
engagement rendering itimpossibIe 10 p sas
intend it in another city. The E,;end Iupel,
relations OF the different signers to The i :. aid
ration of independence are therefore ,s neee
ed TO direct their fayors TO the pubiisbeTs ' ~
AS, Market-street, Philadelphia Nc
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The Columbian Ice House
dec30

WIAS very carefully filed, and contains
w now more ice than ever was in any
other house in the district. An accident
which cannot AGAIN happen, having caused
the ice to fall short few days too soon last
year. those who have tickets remaining ON
hand, will please send them, to be duly exss
changed for those of the present season,
which will be warranted to last at least loo
days from the first of next month. Subscrip-
lions received upon the usual terms-6 dol
lars tine season, to be paid in advance. Tran
sient customers supplied upon reasonable
terms Ice delivered from sunrise until
sun set every day, excepting first days (Sun-
days, on which days il will he delivered I'M
til nine O'Clock in the moraing, at the shop
of RICHARD II. LITTLE, Druggist,
mo "a 4t&mwf3t kiRg-street
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Printers have been looking q, and. !,
press their unqualified approbston 'a -, q. tl
Your Press is better made ,ban "
have from Ruhyen's manufactorT one "
fact, an excellent machine. as row ,Ns,
the Columbian, and TO be preferred ftlul
.lightness and simplicity '0t !
Mr.. A. Ramage. If Decemhn.ss T.
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The former, in its present improved state,
with iron beds, sc. he has obtained patent
for. The estimation in which this press IS
held, is perhaps best shewn by the demand
for it-nearly Goo being in use OF ms make
and every exertion shall still be made to
render it as complete as possible.
aArAll other articles in his line, as usual.
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Turks Island Salt.

rSHfIE cargo of the ship New Jersey, at
u Duke-street wharf, for sale by
Sd uo, 90 I. Il. ROWLAND,
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PROPOSALS
BY JOSEPH NJ. sANDERSoN
For Publishing By Subscription.
A Biography ofthe signen
OF TIE
Declaration Of independence.

Accompanied with Plates.
To which will be annexed History ~
Proceedings Of Congress, during the ps, !. ,as
OF the Law, and the Declaration Itself p;t
the fac smile Engrayings ofthe Signature
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A Hussar Jacket, of dark blue cloth,
with three rows Of white bullet buttons in
front, the two outside rows terminating lit
tie pastthe top ofthe shoulders, the intervals
between the buttons of each row to be one
fourth of an inch standing collar to rise as
high as the tip of the ear, with button on each
side the cuffs indented on the upper side,
with button on each angle, and slit longi-
tudinally on the side, with four but
tons of simlarsIZe, set close on each -
the jacket terminating in peake in front
and rear, with two buttons behind at the bot
tom of the waist, which must extend as low
as the waist OF the person, counter straps on.
each shoulder, for the purpose of combining.
the cartridge box and bayonet belts small.
side pockets with four buttons under each
flap
Vest, white for summer, and blue cloth.
Tor winter, single breasted, with from eight
to ten white buttons of small size.
Panlaloons, white for summer, made either
of Russia sheeting, or cotton or linen cloth
of domestic manufacture, and Of dark blue
cloth toI winter the pantaloOns to reacl to
the shoes, without understraps and, as well
as all the other clothing, made sufficiently
large to allow of the free and umestrained
usenf the limbs, avoiding at the same time
unnecessary encumbraDce
Jefferson shoes to rise as high as the ANGLE.
White linen halt CATERS for summer, with
small bullet buttons, worn under pantaioons.
Black silk or velvet stocks.
caps, with appropriate trimmings.
Paid GreatCoais, lined With green baize,
With capes aud folding collars 1.-THE ground
wsrk green, with dark stripes.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-03
NORTH WEST PASSAGE.

The discovery ships that sailed Last
summer from England to explore ID.
long attempted north west passageh
the N. Pacific Ocean. ! having arriva
it appears at the mouth Of the Copps
mine river. after passing through onv
of the Sounds in Baffin's Bay and al
laid up for the Winter, This high9
int, resting intelligence is received By
letter dated December 81, 1879, from
Mr.. McTavish at Montreal, an agent
oftl.e North west company, who mem
tions the arrival of messenger from
The north, with this information.
We wish we could give this story
or. deoce butt is hardly possible thai
this important fact, if public at Mon.
treal in December last, should beso
long withheld.
Baltimore Fed. Republican.
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A CENTURY AGO.

The following Sketch Of the ruling
passion in l7l8--19, is found in theast
volume of Bisset's History of the reign
Of G orge Hit is strange how ma.
nv resembIances exist, between that Pc,
Rod, and the one which has just passed
over ourselves. We are awsking fro1|
our dream; simplicity is succeeding "
extravaganza; sober industry to will
speculation; the manners of our foreI
fathers to those of yoluptuous EuropsI
In one respect, there is difference bel
tween the two centuries. The insanity
of 171s was principally shown in 70.
reign commercial speculations; that Of
1878, by a profusem &ipaieRtion and
dealing of banking institutions. But
The deplorable consequences of the last
have. scattered themselves as widely
through the nation, as those Of the Mis-
sissippi S, heme and South sea bubble.
Happy shall We be, if our exrerients
serves us as beacon against future er.
rors; and that we learn 10 cultivate tRF
arts of an enlightened industry, and a
enlightened economy, the only arts 10
OIL which the prosperity Of all grsi9
states can safely repose:
Richmond Compiler J
"There seemed indeed (says EissstE
to be a kind of enthusiasm of a, aTsE
throughout maritime and commercah
Europe at this time, no less violeSB
than the religious or politi, al enthus'p
asm Of other periods. Money was TO- /
supreme object of their thoughts ; tbe (
considered projects, ofnew banks nss /
schemes of administering or empIoylp;sI
established funds and new modes u
traffic, as the means of miraculous az
cumula ions. Besides the famous Soul!
Sea scheme, there was the Mississippi
plan of Mr.. Law, and numberless other
on the same visionary principle, thous'
less extensive in influence and impOr
lance. On the frenzy of covetousnes
which impeded the use Of sound reason
and generated the most visionary tar,
cies, che deep and designing yillainya y
ministerial proprietors continued Is
famous South Sea bubble, that bur-
with such destruction to its deluded VI. n,
taries. Notwithstanding the ruin WnNt
overwhelmed SO many from this specpI
lation, there continued a strong Pry
pensity to wild and fancifnl adventufss's
for many years afterwards. Stock .leey,Es
bmg very naturally promotes o'is "
species of gaming, either to increase =
gains, or compensate its losses. u .ssa
bling became much more frequent 'pa'
! it had been In former times. a
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NszO6ern, ". c. March II

An Alligator, weighing 9oOlbs. mea-
surfing IL feet in length, and pronoun-
red by the best connuisseurs, thirty
years old, was recently killed in this
vicinity, brought to town and exhibited
as a curiosity. This hideous monster
had been often assailet. Upwards OF
100 buck shot and bullets, were found
in his carcase-Which bad barely pene-
trated his .scoat of mail,' and seemed
to have caused him no inconvenience.
When last discovered, the old offender
was baskirg quietly in the sunshine;
and theughsso often the guilty murder
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Extract of a letter from Gibraltar. 4
ted Feb. go, 1890.

4. - 4 i. F.
!" Since writing the above, two "a
vernment vessels have arrived fr@
Malaga, with number of public CHI.
racters on board, having made tbsi|
escape last night from that city just 4
Prifgo made his entry there-the n
ports | have given above are false, tn
defeat Of this party by O'Donnel. PriI
COS rearguard had a little skirmia
with O'Donnell's party near Estrspen
'(bctween Gibraltar and Malaga si|
we've successful. The RsyolutiomsS
met little or no opposition in taking
Malaga. The Governor Of that pst,
met them with party Of troops a Title
this side, but they would not stand 4
moment--t they all fed, and Malaga IL.
ceived Priego with open arms. Tli,
is a valuable acquisition to them; and
there now appears but one opinion as
to the final result Of this eDterprizc.-.
The Constitution will be established.p
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er ottalyes. lambs, ppultsy. ms,. I,
many 4 faithful dog, was ,sfailen n my ny
one at hose sweet slumbers that evs w.
attend tie innocent But tIie hand :,
jn tice, WHICH never spares, stole uOe'
him, unpeiveiycd, and put a period n
his false security and his career \
criminality together. His corpse h.
been dissectea.and two iightwood kna1
and a racsoon were found IN his ins|
tlate nav. The remains Of such 4
Jaonster have been deemed worthy n
preservation, and have been prepare
for thesIistingnisIled place which will
doubtless be allotted them in the Mus
UNI of the Metropolis.
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Baltimore, March 81.
MATRICIDE.


! William Piper was convicted on the
2lst inst. at George town. Sussex coun-
.ty, Delaware, of the inhuman and un-
natural crime Of numbering his Mother !!
On the 2sd, his honor Judge Johns
pronounced sentence of death upon this
young and miserable victim Of intempe
rate passion.
The French Frigate La Siene off
Annapolis, it appears has brought dis
patches for the French minister M !.
Hyde de Melville but the report from
Charleston, that she has been sent out
to carry back this Gentleman to France,
is not yet ascertained to be true, and is
probably unfounded.
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warm wEArHER IN A COLD CLIMATE.

WARM WEATHER IN A COLD CLIMATE.
On the 25th March at HaIlowell, District
of Maine, the thermometer at o'clock, P. NJ.
stood at IS deg. Exposed a few minutes on
the south side of a building it rose,to l04 de-
grees.
AT Boston on the Goth, the thermometer in
a yard stood at Summer heat, 10 degrees.
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We have the satisfaction Of laying be-
fore our readers, from an authentic source, a
full and voluntary confession. made before
Judge Bland, in Baltimore, on the 29th OF
March, Of Morris N. B. Hull, who was ar
rested on Suspicion Of robblng the mail and
numbering John Heaps, (the driver9--and
on whom was found large sum in bank
notes. Washington Cay Gazette.
The examination and confession Of Morris
Norton Bartholomew Hull, taken before
me, Theodrick Bland, Judge Of the Dis
tfict Court in and for the District OF Ma
ryland, on this 28th day OF March in the
year eighteen hundred and twenty:
After being cautioned that his acknow-
Judgments and confessions must be made
without hope or fear, and perfectly volunta
ry and free, The said Hull saith, thathe was
born in New Hartford, in the state OF New
York, and that he is now 90 years of age,
and that he studied physic, and was princi-
pally raised to the business of a druggist,
in the Druggist shop of his father, in Utica,
New York that be was sometime out Of
employ ment in N. York, where, about FIVE
weeks ago, he met with. and. for the frst
time, became acquainted with Peregnne
Hutton-about two weeks after they became
acquainted, they left New-York for Balti-
more together; Hutton complained that he
was out of money, ana proposed to come
to Baltimore, where, as soon as he arrived,
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Was Committed.

THO the Jail for the county Of Alexandra
4 as a runaway on the 22d inst. a negro
man who calls himself GEORGE, and says
he is the property of John CAN'T, OF Fair
fax Cy. Va. living near John Lewis.
The said negro is about 5 feet 7 inches
high; GO years of age has on roundabout
Jacket of domestic cloth, and his pantaloons
of store cloth. The owner is desired 10
come, prove property. Pay charges, and
take him away, otherwise be will be dispos-
ed Of as the law directs.
ANDREW ROCNSAVELL. Tailor.
april IA
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Buckskin Bootees. &c.

TIME subscriber respectfully informs his
frien is and the public that he has COM
menced the mandatory Of buckskiD boo
tees, shoes and pumps. People who are
troubled with corns, or have tender feet,
will find their interest in wearing them not
only on account of ease. hut if worn with
out stockings, they have in numerous in
stances been eficacious of Kidding the wear
er of corns /; gloves, moccasons; s~uspenders.
SC. SAM'L HATTERSLAY.
King-street, sign Of the BUCK.
rrAlso the best Liquid Shining Backing
for sale. Dear's hair. april Fl
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TO Rent.

Gsys..s That large Brick Warehouse at
AafTI the corner of fixing aud West streets.
ST. "a Also, the Brick Warehouse now oc-
AsJssaa cupied bv the subscriber, which is
tied up TO accommodate a family.
Also, Two frame dwellings and shops to
the east OF said Warehouse.
Also. the brick dwelling house, now in,the
occupancy OF Mr, Lupton. Possession to be
given on the Ist April.
And, the brick dwelling occupied by Mr.
Thomas Swami, Jr. Possession given the
lst day of June next.
The above premises will be rented low.
and the whole or any part of the above va.
luable property sold on accom- nodating
rms JAM Els SAN0ERSON.
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Was Committed.

TITO the jail for the county of Alexandria,
u as a runaway on the 22d inst. A Ne
gro woman who calls herself HARRIOTT,
and says she is the property Of Richard Jack
son, Fairfax county, Virginia, near the
Great Falls, and near the Cross Roads
The said woman is about l8 years of age
very black, tall and straight-her dress is a
black Canton Grape, and green nett shawl,
The owners desired 10 come, prove pro.
perry, pay charges, and take her away
otherwise she will be disposed of as the law
dilects. ANDREW ROUNSAVELL.
anril 4 Jailor.
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Notice.

TM7AS committed to Fairfax county jail,
Wv by warrant from under the hand and
seal Of Isaac Mclean a justice of the peace
Of the aforesaid county, negroSlNGLETON
BIRD. as be calls himself, and says be was
born free, and came from the state of Mary
land. The said Singleton Bird is about S5
years ofage, S feet 8 or i0inches high, vel
low complexion, has two of his fore teeth
out, and is a smart fellow his cloathing a
blue country roundabout and dark pair of
pantaloons and old hat. The owner, if any,
is requested to come forward, prove his pro.
perry, pay charges, and take him away, or
otherwise he will be dealt with accordjng,to
law. P. B. BRADLEY. Jailof.
For RICHARD COLEM AIN. Sheriff
April II dem