Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-02

Instructions WILDE given to thssch,
lar Oh the manner of perfectmg hjmss,,
after taking the number of lessons ,
bo,e stated.
On the perfection Of Fencing.
Mr.. P. will not und ertake to limit I.
ny time for teaching every thing re
quisite to those gentlemen who wish I,
learn the art of Fencing SO perfectly as
to be ranked with first rate feucers
lie respectfully suggests, tia, fen. |
Ger, to appear to the best advantage
must be endowed with natures sifIS
such as height, size, proportion, sun
pleness, and activity: in short, posses
sing a fine and manly appearance
Such a gentleman may tlat'er himself
that Mr.. 2. viii teach him pcrfecuv
The use and the graceful in the art II
Fencing, in such manucr as will eua.
bic him to present himself in Eurou
before any Of the Freucl, Italian, Or
Engiisll academies.
Tie utitsiy Of Fencing, and its sracss.
Parents and guardians are respect.
fully informed, that boys likewise are
taught the art of Fencing. This noble
6 iercisc af'ords young gentleman
manly and distinguished amusement,
it forms his body it teaches him to
place himself in Il proper upright att.
tuae, and instructs him in the means Of
self defence.
Every exercise, in general, has liz
advantages. and concurs in accom-
Fishing general effect: but none
can give elegance and freedom in
greater degree than that of Fencing,
because in it every part of the body is
continually m action: and moreover it
brings and confirms health, the most
i, valuable blessing of life: it also ena.
bles those who practice it, to pursue O..
Their exercises with greater facility,
particularly dancing, as has been al.
ready experienced by several gentlemen
whom Mr.. 2. has had the honor Of
teaching in military academies, militia.
Iry posts. and in various parts of the
United Sites, particularly in Charles.
ion, s. G.. and from whom he Can pro.
dure the most satisfactory recommen.
cations.
TERMS.
Mr.. P. respectfully informs gentle
men residing in alexandria. and wish.
ifg to become his scholars, that his
terms are FIVE dollars for ten tickets,
for lessons in Fencing, taken in then
! own lodging. and fifteen tickets. fer les
| sous in Fencing taken privately at any
tine IN the fleming School.
Gentlemen in Offices, or other OCcu.
pations, may take their lessons at Can.
dle light.
Boys may have twelve tickets for two
d liars and quarter, if they take Their
lessons in the course of a month.
Nh. Z. respectfully informs French
Spanish, and Italian gentlemen. whC
do not know how to speak English, that
he will interpret for them, or teach
Them how TO make themselves under
stood in English by the same Over!
simple) method with which he Iatel!
tangh, the French language with the
greatest success, to several respectable
Ladies and Gentlemen in Georgetown
Mr.. 2. having no incumbrance what
ever, will receive any proposal (thronsl
The post otlice) for being attached TOT
military or other academy, or for beln!
employed as tntor ina private family
in any part Of the United States. Ht
IS perfectly competent to fill either
these situations, being professor 0
the French language (his vernacuIa
ton5ue) being able, besides, toteaci III
first grammatical principles OF tD
Spanish and italian languages.
As he is the son of an italian, an
has travelled and resided in Italy an
Spain for several years, he thinks hin
self authorised to say. that he derive
the pronunciation of he languages mOr
from consersiDg with the natives, 'lIa
from the study Of theoretical principles
lie therefore suppuses, that he cOui'
do full justice to private famIl!
teaching children reading, writing,
rit .metic, livirg languages, fencIn:
dancing, and Some little music; all Wnt
combined together, might render Gnu
dren able to present themselves to aO
academies, colleges, or seminarlcs' d
an i,ltrnductlnn To their Trnrrai CQuCa