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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-08
For Freight.

For Freight.
s.4S The schr. SUSAN. capt Aims.
;'ssAs.IOOO bbls burhen. will take freigt to
the northwa,d on low terms. Apply to
ABlJAH ADAMS,
Who has for sale her cargo,
9Ioo hard wood jolsts -, -.
5oooo feet spruce lols;, ) By and by IL
40 spars
bags pimento
10 do pepper
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-08

besides large number of SO aud small
rr prizes. Not one blank to prize.
and no risk the next 6 drawings. All
are prizes.
Tickets l2 dollars; shares in proper
:inn.
All orders promptly attended to by
B. 0. TYLER,
Sole Agent for the Managers
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-08
John III. Laid & Co

lEFER for sale the cargo of schr. Joseph
VS. Mary, OF
100 tons PLASTER
Also, landing from schr. Hiian and sloop
.Alonz0,
40 thousand real Spanish segars, OF SUI
perior quality, in half and quarter boxes
4 crates assorted queens ware
5 casks pocket TASKS. (pnts and halt
pints)
case vellum foolscap paper
9 cases mems shoes
VIM. Fowle q Go.
HAVE this day landing from the schnr.
i lGipsey capt. Haliett from Boston,
I67 boxes young hyson lea
% bags pepper
2O5 sacks Liverpool fine salt
LOS casks of nails and brads ass'd. sizes
.and from The .Manuactory al Waltham,
20 bales OF bleached and unbleached
shirtings at from II to &c cents per yard.
STORE,
20 bhdsN. Orleans, sugars, superior
60 do st. Croix, quality
october 8
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-08
District of Columbia.

alexandria county. Set.
April term, 1919. goth day. !
The Mutual Assurance Society against
IRE on buildings in Virginia. Conf
claimants.
Robert Patton, .Ir. Assoc. &c, Dstrn-
dant.
r5VHE Bill in this cause having been
taken for confessed. and set for
decree, and coming on now to be heard,
the Court upon considering the same,
doth decree, and order, that unless the
defendants do pay to the compliments.
the sum Of one hundred and twenty dol
lars and forty nine cents. with interest
on minr,y-lvar dollars aud eight cents,
part thereof. from the first day of April
eighteen hundred aud eighteen. till
rpid, and the costs of this suit !; That
then the premises in the Bill mention
ed. be sold at public auction, by the
Marshal Of ibis District for cash; he,
the said Marshal. giving thirty days
D,tice of the time, aud place Of sale. in
oue of the newspapers published in the
;own Of Alexandria. and the money arts
ms from the said sale, after defray ing
the expenses thereof, shall be applied
BY the muShal to the payment of the
SUN of one huadrcl and twenty dollars
and 40 coats. with interest thereon, AS
aforesaid and thr costs of this suit. and
the resi- lue tn thu defendants. This
decree tn he iinal unless cause he s,ewn
To the contrary OH the first day of next
term,
November term, 1919,
Goth day.
The same. plaintiffs,
AGAINST
A4,e samr. defendant.
The rntcrIneutory decree made in tire
vase at April Term. eighteen hundred
and ninrt'rH having been returned. ex-
rcut"a. aud the defendant having failed
:, shcw cause against the samc....it is
INV drcreed ans ordered, that thcsane
be made final.
y Copy,
Test". EOtl. ]. LEE. c. &.
In pursuance or the foregoing decree
shall. IN Friday. the s2d day OF De
reni,rr, 1890. at the Cniftc-house, I'm
The tnwn of Alexandria, at l2 O'Clock,
OF that day, proceed to sell the proper
y insured and named in the proceed
inss in the aforesaid suit, for cash to
the highest bidder.
d. MINOR. n. NJ.
for Z. Ringgold, Marshal.
Alex'a. Nov. 2l, 1870.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-08
For Freight.

tzK The uperior and fast sailing
8A& orig ADAMS, capt. Norton, burthen
I4OO bbis. is now ready for the reception OF
cargo; one to the southof Europe would be
october3I WIN. FOWLE& Co.
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Vol. XII
For Freight,
For Freight,
For Freight,

&Aa> The schr CATHARlNE, Capt-in
ASinger, carries about 1000 barrels
eS,il ttke freight to any Eastern port. APP
ply to 40" .IL',. 1850
500 casks Thomaston lime
Sentenber2
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Cider. Oats, &c.

Cider, Oats, &C.
CIDER in hhds. barrels and bottles, OF
~ first quality
Apples, (Newtown pippins and Spit
xenbergs)
Mould pndles
Soap
Northern hay in bundles
Goshen butter
AJersey Wagon, with patent springs,
calculated for one or two horses, landing
from sloop Jay, and for sale by, $500.
IL mo Is THOMAS'V. HUCK.
TYLER'S PRIZE LIST.
Ollie llth days drarcing Of the
GRAND NATIONAL CANAL LO-
Terry,
NO. ss4s 100 dolls.
~ 423. 1850. 1881, S2e4
1862 l6.592, so
All sold at
TYLER'S Lucky Office
Gam of the wheel, near 1000 dollars
this day.
In consequence of the few tickets
which remain unsold. and the richness
of the wheel. the tickets will advance
on the Sth of January to ID dollars.
Draws again on New Years day,
and Friday.
Cash advanced for prizes as soon as
drawn. and prize tickets received in
payment for tickets.
Eleven days drawing hver, and the
following prizes remain to be drawn:
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.lie.CandrIa c0nnIy.3 Set.
April term, 1919. goth day.
The Mutual Assurance Society against
Ere on buildings in Virginia, Com.
FI0iHaRtS.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-08-08
LEND ME YOUR PAPER.

HE who is continually borrowing
furniture, or the necessary Implements
of trade, especially if it be known that
he is able to procure them for himself,
is justly regarded by man as contempt
ible sponger, penurious wretch. How
much more contemplate must he be, who
feeds his curiosity upon the avaiIs of an
others industry or generosity; who Dor
rows his neighbours paper as soon as it is
out, and frequently before the ownerh has
had an opportunity to read it himself.
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BEAUTIFUL INVENTION.

There has lately been invented and
patented in Paris, an extraordinary and
delightful Lamp, which is called {! Lampe
.Mechanique," because the oil is raised to
the burner by a pump, which is worked
by clock-spring and train of wheels,
analogous to a roasting jack, and regulat-
ed by a fly. The pump raises more oil
than is requisite; but the overplus de-
scends again into the well, SO that the
light of the lamp is always the same, and
inyariable. The jack is calculated to
work the pump eight hours without
winding up. The lamp is shaped like an
architectural column; the jack is con-
cealed in its base, the pump in its shaft
the light is at the top, and covered with
globe of ground glass. The price of
these lamps varies, according to their
external decoration, but the machinery
is the same in all. SeveRty-fve franks
is the least for which one can be pur-
chased. French paper.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-08-08
From the 0tiea Sent5nel.l
WO NDERFUL!

There is not perhaps on earth more
wonderful scene, than in the town of
Trenton, county of Oneida and state of
New York-a scene that comprises at
once the pleasing, the beautiful, the
grand, the solemn, the majestic, the sub
lime, the awful, the tremendous-all
that can command the delight, the trans
port, the admiration, the awe, and the
astonishment of the mind. Other stu
pendous miracles of nature, the Falls of
Niagara, the Funza of the Andes, the
Pistill Rhaiadr of North Wales, &c. &c.
have been sounded in the trumpet of
fame, attracted the attention, received
the visits, and gratifed the curiosity of
the traveller: but the more wonderful
cataract of Trenton, though only two
miles from the village fOldenbarneveld,
which is On the great post-road from
Albany to Sacket's Harbour, has, be-
cause never duly announced to the pub
lick, been passed by thousands, who
have journeyed from the city Of New
York and other more distant parts in
order to witness the Falls of Niagara,
and who would even have renewed their
journey to Trenton, had they been ap-
prised of that extraordinary combination
of curiosity and wonder with which that
cataract is attended. 1t is unjust that so
interesting an exhibition of nature should
remain longer in obscurity, and the curl
Gus traveller be defrauded of that en-
chanting qualification which it never
fails TO afford its visitors.
1t is however vain to attempt de-
scription with the pen. Even the inspi-
ration of the poet must prove unsuccess-
full in leading the imagination to com.
prehend the reality. Suffice it to say
that, as wonderful as the highly celebrat-
ed Falls of Niagara are, those who have
visited both have given preference tC
the cataract at Trenton, which, though
it does not Cypress and stun the senses
with its appalling thunder, nor can boas
of the waters Of all the fakes descending
in sheet of $50 feet perpendicular
yet extends its diversified scenery be
tween two and three miles with severa
lofty falls, perpendicular and acute, beau
tiful, grand and sublime. They are tn,
falls of East Canada Creek. The rive
has worn down its bed of limestone more
than hundred feet-has hewn out tn,
lofty sides in various phantastic FORMS
presenting elevated towns fortified cas-
ties, and grand amphitheatres, the pend
ant roofs Of overhanging mountains, con
cave and convex curvatures in geomet
rical order, that now welcome the de
scending stream, now turn the mad toI
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rent from its course and force il upon
opponent rocks. On a level with its
waters, and winding at its side, the visit
or is furnished with smooth pavement,
from which the river has retired, for his
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS retreating
twenty or thirty feet, that the large
party may walk abreast, then crowding
them into small platoons, then compel
ling them to march Indian~file, then
forcing them to climb the side rocks, to
creep round overhanging. projections,
when it suddenly opens upon them a
most stupendous and enchanting scene
ry-where more than can be described
arrests the astonished eye-where the
cloud-towering hemlock with other ev-
ergreens, crowding to the verge, from
station of $50 feet aloft, bend over
their tall heads, and reach forward their
branches to witness the wonders be-
meath, conspiring, by their verdure con-
trasted to naked rocks, to embellish
with beauteous charm the superb maj
esty of the grand exhibition. But why
am | insensibly led to paint what nature
alone is here able to display. | will on
ly add, that amidst its great variety of
curiosities, are petrefactions of divers
animals, which thousands of years ago
sported and swan together in this once
yielding element, now converted to add
amant, among which are fish of sever
al sorts and dimensions, from nine inches
to four feet in length, lying horizontally
in the different strata of solid rock, so
or 100 feet below the general sarface.
He who visits this wonderful scenery,
will desire to visit it again; and those to
whom it had been described, confess,
nno ore, that the half was not told them.
JOHN SHERMAN.
Oldenbarneveld, July %, 1921.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-08-08
WEST-LyNDL4 SPIDER.

There exists in America an enormous
spider, whose size, the body alone being
an inch and half long, enables it to al
tack even small birds. M. Moran de Ion
ness, has furnished memoir on IFS man
ners, as observed by him at Martinique.
1t spins no web, but lodges in the crevices
of the TO ks, and throws itself by main
force upon their prey; it kills humming
birds, fly birds, and small lizards, taking
special care to seize them by the nape Of
the neck, knowing that they must be thus
killed with the greatest ease. Its strong
jaws seem to infuse poison into the
wounds which they infict; for such
wounds are considered more dangerous
than they would be by'their depth alone.
1t envelopes its eggs, to the number Of
from 1900 to 1000, in ball Of white
silk, and this fecundity, joined to its te-
nacity of life, would soon cause the ISL
and to be overrun with it, had it not
active and innumerable enemies in the
red ants, which destroy the greatest
part of the young spiders.
A singular Instance of Justice IN q
Turkish .Magistrote.-A cause was tried
before a young Cadi at Smyrna, the
merits of which were as follows: A
poor man bad claimed house which
rich man had usurped The former
held his deeds and documents to secure
his rights; but the latter had procured
a number of witnesses to invalidate
them; and, to support their evidence eff
tectually, he presented the Cad with a
bag containing five hundred dacats. The
Cadi received it. When it came to a
hearing, the poor man told his story,
and produced his writings but wanted
that most essential, and only valuable
proof, witnesses.
The other, provided with witnesses,
laid his whole stress on them, and On
his adyersary's defects in law, who could
procure none he urged the Cadi, there
fore, to give sentence in his favour.
After the most pressing solicitations,
the Judge calmly drew out from under
his sofa the bag of FIVE hundred ducats,
which the rich man had given him as a
bribe; saying to him very gravelv,
You have been much mistaken in the
suit; for if the poor man could bring no
witnesses in confirmation Of his right,
myself can produce five hundred' He
then threw down the bag with reproach
and indignation, and decreed the house
to the poor plaintiff.
Such was the noble decision of a
Turkish Judge, not unworthy the imita-
ton of some who make profession of
the doctrines of Christianity.
A woman having cross husband,
hard to please, she desired him to
write down what she should do, and
what she should not do-that she might
not err in her performance. This was
done, and she observed her rules
when one day going mile or two, to
visit friend, the good man got light
headed, and on his return home, he
reeled into ditch, calling to his wife
to help him out. g Indeed, husband,
said she; remember no such article in
my orders, but I'll go home and see
If there be, I'll come and help you outs
80
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POETRY.
TO THE RAINBOW.

Bu Thonaas Can,pbeR.

~ liz 1elA4N OONs
By Thomas Campbell.
TRIUMPHAL arch, that fll'st the sky,
When storms prepare to part,
ask not proud philosophy
To teach me what thou art
Still seem as to my childhood's sight.
A midway station giv'n,
For happy spirits to alight
Betwixt the earth and heav'n.
Can all that opticks teach, unfold
Thy form to please me so,
As when dreamt of gems and gold
Hid in thy radiant bow?
When Science from Creations face
Entertainments veil withdraws,
What lovely visions yield then place
To cold material laws.
And yet, fair bow, no failing dreams,
But words of the Most High,
Have told why first thy robe of beams
Was woven in the sky.
When DER the green undelug'd earth
Heavens cov'nant thou didst shine,
How came the worlds grey fathers forth
To watch thy sacred sign.
And when its yellow lustre smil'd
Ger mountains yet untrod,
Each mother held sloft her child
To bless the bow of God.
Methinks, thy jubilee to keep,
The frst-made anthem rang,
On earth delivered from the deep
And the first poet sang.
Nor ever shall the MUSES. eye
Unraptur'd greet thy beam
Theme of primeval prophecy,
Be still the poets themeA
The earth to thee its incense yields,
The lark thy welcome sings,
When ,glittering in the freshen'd fields,
The snowy mushroom springs.
How glorious is thy girdle cast
Ger mountain, tower, and town,
Or mirror'd in the ocean vast
A thousand fathoms down.
AS fresh in yon horizon dark,
As young thy beauties seem,
As when the eagle from the ark
First sported in thy beam
For, faithful to its sacred page,
Heav'n still re-builds thy span;
Nor lets the type grow pale with age
That first spoke peace to man.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-08-08
Worcester, IS.

Worcester, IS.
Probato-office, July "a, 1921.
10 the Wido1U and Hears Of JOHN STEB-
BINcs, late Of Spencer, IN said County,
deceased, and to all Others concerned IN.
the Estate Of said deceased,
GREETING.
VOU are hereby cited to APP
n pear (if you see City at the Court of
Probate. to be holden at Worcester, in said
County, on the first Tuesday in September next,
at ten of the clock, before noon, to show cause
why the instruments, which purport to be the
Will and Codicil of said deceased, should not
be approved |; and you will be heard thereon.
NATHL. PAINE, j. Prob.
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~IIZZ/II1I~
EXTRACTS

From new British work on this country, en-
titled & Views of Society and Manners in
America, by an English Woman
The manners of the women strike
me as peculiarly marked by sweetness,
artlessness, and liyeliness. There is a.
bout them, at least in my eyes, GER
tain untaught grace, and gaiety of the
heart, equally removed from the studi-
ed English GOODNESS and Indifference, and
the no less studied French vivacity and
mannerism. They enter very early in
to society, far too early, indeed, to be
consistent with becoming attention to
the cultivation of their minds. The So
ciety, | mean by this, that which is col
lected into large evening assemblies, is
almost exclusively composed of the I'M
married young. / ought not to omit
remark not merely on the elegance Of
the dress of these young gay creatures,
but, what is far better, on its modesty.-
1t may be sometimes more shewy and
costly than is wise or betting in the
daughters Of repubIck but it never
mocks at decency, as does that of our
English ladies, who truly have often
put me to the blush for their sex and
nation.
The Americans are very good talk
ers, and admirable listeners understand
perfectly the exchange of knowledge,
for which they employ conversation, and
employ it solely, They have sur
prizing stock of information, but this
runs lale into the precincts of magma
ton; facts form the groundwork of
their discourse. They are accustomed
to rest their opinions on the results of
experience, rather than on ingenious
theories and abstract reasonings and
are always wont to oYerturn the one
by simple appeal TO the other. They
have much general knowledge, but are
best read in philosophy, history, politi-
cal economy, and the general science of
government. The world, however, is
the book which they consider most at
'tentively and they make general
practice of turning over the pages of
every mans mind, that comes across
them: they do this very quietly, and
very civilly, and with the understanding
that you are at perfect liberty to do
the same by them. They are entirely
without maHpaise honte. The constant
exercise of the reasoning powers, gives
to their character and manners a mild
ness, plainness, and unchanging suavity.
such as are often remarked in Europe
in men devoted to the abstract sciences
Wonderfully patient and candid in argu.
ment, close reasoners, acute observers
and original thinkers, they understand
little the play Of words, or, as the French
more distinctly express it. boadinage.-
This people have nothing of the poe
in them, nor of the bel esprit. On tho
other hand, they are well informed, ant
liberal philosophers, who can give you
in an half hour, more solid instruction
and enlightened views, than yon coul
receive from the first corps hteraire
dramatiqus of Europe by listening t
them for whole evening. 1t is sal
that every man has his forte, and Sc
perhaps, has every nation (; that Of til
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Car1nag0nlhn TuDDeu ms eyes, as nc
took up one letter after another from the
heap before him but his dreams seemed
still upon him. Not a letter can |
see," he exclaimed, as he again rub
bed his eyes and snuffed his CANDLE
6 Friend, lend me your eyes, or you
may Just take the whole load away
with YOU" / am none of the best at
decyphering handwriting replied the
driver. " Why then | must call my
wife, for she is as sharp as needle"
The wife was called, and in gown and
cap soon made her appearance the
candle and the papers placed in the
middle, wife, husband and driver set
about decyphering the hieroglyphics !;
but that the wife had the character of
being as sharp as a needle, should
have augured i'll of the labours of this
triumvirate Whether right OF wrong,
however, the selection was soon made,
and the budget once again committed to
the wagon.
From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle.
1t is but too common for those who
attend publick worship, to look upon the
sermon as something only to be CRITICS.
ed and canvassed; and perhaps it is sell
dom made the subject of meditation at
all for the residue of the week. Let us
suppose a parallel case. Suppose that
criminal, just about being launched in
to eternity, is permitted to have all the
consolation afforded by religion admins
tered previous to his departure. He
hears with great composure the precious
promises held out in the gospel to the
repentant sinner, and as soon as the ex-
hortation is ended, while standing on his
coffin, he occupies the remainder of the
time in critcising the sentiments of the
speaker. This is case precisely par
allel. We are all criminals in the eyes
of just and holy being-we are all
standing at this very hour upon our cot,
fins. The tender of divine love and
mercy is made to us every Sunday from
the pulpit, and we are employing thai
time allowed US for repentance in criti-
cising the speakers language. We
would have this offer made in smooth
and decOrous phraseology-it must, tc
satisfy our elegant taste, be embellisheC
with all the graces of delivery-our del
icate ears are shocked at the barbarous
phraseology of the orator. What mad
ness is there in bedlam superiour tc
this If a town should be besieged by {
victorious foe, and, incapable Of holding
out, sues for mercy, and a proclamation
should be made by the invading Gene
raj, offering free pardon to all whc
should return to their allegiance, how
few of the inhabitants would think o
criticising the tones and accents of the
herald who was employed to announce
such joyous tidings?
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-25
MATTAPONY LAND F0R gAIr-

LTAvING determined 70 remove 30 ,lc sor,b s,i, a.,
II pose OF TIE tfncf Of land which i've !, car.,;
county, on very reasonable terms The tracf a. i,, '
three miles ~ bowlng Treen. and cnfnins III, cr ~, =.
cent scryeynenry al 1a land, and Of o,Ii,y s,,,s ~
The riser-Ahou so or 80 of the 49, h; ~ ~
on The RIVER soe OF which bank has iatelv s.r ,r,
upfo secure IL from inunlstion. No frsr, Of 49,, ~ ~
Pnr Of ne soa1ry. combines move
however 10 purchase viii view and d,s Tor ,sr,
selves " sale IS fonden time, privilege Viii bc ;ye H.
purchaser 20 seed Wheat this a IL not The suhsrfibcr ;I
SOW the ground prepared and sell Wit, ,bc ia V WIZ
Possession viii be given first Of January neV, ,,o
so ~, ~ ~ ''f"q" ALLEN APPERsON.
w.
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TKUsT sALE on LANn q NrGnor.

1870 ,eo , W. ~ trust bearing date 4i dav 81
August 1871, anu driy recorded in e clert.s =. -,
the county court Of Esscz, which deed is ofc M ~,
paipgcreld 70 INC subscriber trustee for Ioin and rho
on re third M1'fdeyin Jqapayg ~, -, ~ shl
prce.e9 10 sc to !hs isiesi bidder fn cash before H.
that very valuable tract Of land IN the cl,. W, e
Che R9Fpss9rno o ,,er known called Nv the name o.
IA flus;p asotne oliowae MICRO SLAVES 60 viii
youes chllds'ry a1d her three children Nels Moses
eehin-,'il''r an her t'so children Lavina h Horace
Or - much n he SAIL "ud end ouy OF ihc sid negroes
IS WI, si'y ,if pufe Of The said deed Such ijsic onl,
~ - 'e''o ~ SUBSCRIBER ~ be made TO the purchase
Esjanna. October .. = - 'f-''1 1.,,s'ee'
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An island non al n

T1Ytirtue ola deri 81 ras cVecufnIb ,, u;rt,, ,t,
~ ierpulo.et therein expressed bearing date ihe i,l,
uw o. saus e. ana OF record in the clerks office Of
Courthouse Va o. q, ssosd Nogdog IL 1g aer tract
y sI' nsa u nn me county Of Kenbawa heng an
Eve acres more or less Such title as Is vested in me re
December %. '- ~, ~ - rittee'