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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-23

Stolen
'n o the subscriber, on Saturday
night, the 7th inst.
h.. i Pointer Slut !;
ds,!p ead, neck and right shoulder is Of a
,sIo Drown or liver color. She has also a
siOoS % e spot over each eye. | have under
seen :; ION ~ good authority that she has been
one s ~ ralrtsx county, Va. | will give
IN Ai"af Tor the return of the slut 10 me
Tue coaS! or ten dollars piece for
"Ston OF the thief or thieves.
No. oF FRANCIS +, MARBURY.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-23
NAIL MANDATORY.

'HE subscriber has removed few
! doors lower down from King-sTeet,
SOere he has on hand Cut and Wrought
NalIs, OF bis own manuiacIory, he has also
sssceSed on consignment one hundred
1egs Of nails from 40d to Cd, Which he Of
'eH aslow asany sold in the DC. for cash,
uIOn short credit to bis punctual cuSio-
Mel'; ne has casting OF various descriptions
a., Suu expects by the Philadelphia Packet,
~, ,nsNe len plate. Stoves. Keeps constant
+ % nand general assortement Of Cut
lacks and Sprigs.
JOHN CREIGHTON.
nov 90 2aw4w
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-23
ARRlyED-Nov.a 20 p

,,.,a ASn Boston 10 DIS; hemp TO
nasss 1 yslius Brothers. Baker, Baltimore
ScbI. isbt to merchants OF the district.
sds;; Iie'5 SAILED.
- Potomac, jenkins Norfolk.
Stsain eeSsIa, rhorp, New York,
sOOp a airam, Gibbs, Proyideaces
sehr. armada. Lynch. do
c.aber Howes, Boston 10 DIS; su-
Brig "s potatoes, domestic goods. 81.
gas, alDs ,obacco, raisins, soap stone, glass
Domingo 'V III Il, Laid, e. ii. Rowland,
slrs, . ~ Harmon /; cabbage, turnlps, hsh
1rse S.Ie oil, apples in bis, and boxes
,nd W. sn'' and sausages in kegs, to the
master. Protector, Wilson, N. York Z DIS;
SloOp - F. Corning, dry goods to n:
ppS 16 Z Co. and different merchants OF
d: s, dsll'fDS Dolphin, Thomas, New Haven;
SoOp and various country produce
Pola'pSss New Haven. TO Major AtWaler' Cd
hesIc, Hone. Hodgkinson, from Gibraltar
bi's i no,t. was spoke Get. goth, lat
~ W 4. long SO 30-bad supplied ihe
9, III. ar al Philadelphia with Dbl;
81! = B, "a, and some salt PrSVlslOD' 'oi
q . ols, che stood in great need
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-23

For Rotterdam,
SM The superior copper fastened brig
49, ANN, Henry Snow, master, will
sail about the 18th inst. and take some
freight if offered Immediately. Apply 10
VIM. FOWLE y Co.
who have for sale received by said brig,
$500 bushels Liverpool coarse salt
Ii, 900 lbs Sumatra pepper
loo casks nails assorted sizes
10 tons St. Petersburg clean hemp
10 bales Russia feathers
10 do containing $4,000 quilts
8 pipes superior quality Lon
2 halt pipes : don particular Madeira
4 Or. casks WINE
Is Or. casks Teneritfe wine
80 bbls No. 2 and 8 mackerel
For Freight,
.kkk> The new schr. PACKET, Da-
SaiGvid Hannah, master, carries loco bar
rels, will be ready for cargo in few
days. and for sale said schooner's cargo OF
40 tons plaster paris. Apply as above.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-23
Sun Fire Company.

TINE members OF this company are re-
i quested to meet at the Town Hall
This EUening,
at7o'clock. ALI persons disposed to join
tie company are respectfully invi'ed TO al
tend. By order OF the president.
nov 90 1t
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13
From THE PoRr FoLIo.

Appropriate titles to books are out of fashion
They have given place to every thing that is quaint
and in some instances altogether inapp,cable-'
".udy you like Il" is the language of every aulbo,
to his patrons. Perhaps it is seldom acccmpsnipd
by more feryent desire than that which animated
the heart OF the writer Of these pages, if we NAV
Judge OF his character from his work, which breabes
the most exalted piety throughout. "May Won
like It," is collection OF stories and characters. in
tended to teach what man should be in the ,cissi-
tudes oil this chequered life. The design is profess
sedly to recommend religion, not obrutliue itself
to disgust the careless and proanebut in its bean.
tlful and happy fleets in its ennobing the best ac
tons and rendering its professors more disposed to
make allowance for the iaiings OF Others" Ase.
ven the profane admit that the universal practice If
religious precepis would certainly conduce 10 the
happiness OF the world, every attempt 10 explain
their real meaning-aDd to exhibit them in the en-
eagng dress to which, of right their intrinsic value
is entitled, should be encouraged by the patronage
o! a christian community. These tales are said to
be the production Of young clergyman of Suffolk,
10 England. In style which Is simple and pure
ne has lnculcated sentiments that are eminentv
htted to produce happiness here, and peace in that
world to which we are all going. We recommend
ms volume to parents particularly as one which will
AID them IN the highly responsible station which
!ney occupy and we can assure the mere literary
lounger that ii he possesses the slightest spark Of
ceiling, It cannot fail to be elected in the pcrusal
OF these tales.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13
VIEW OF MEXICO

In looking over our late Havana papers, we find.
SAYS the Charleston CITY Gazette the following
I'rolltIcal Notices" of New Spain, with which we
present the reader, as exhibiting the state public
|ieehng and opinion in that unsettled government
Letters from Vera Cruz OF the 1th and 18th.
June say, that the Emperor has ordered the Ar
hVes OF the Corporation of that city as well as
Ioi It's other Institutions, to be removed and has
also renewed the prohibitions of shipping off anu
sncpr UhdtPrer In consequence of these orders,
large quantity oil grain. &c. with two millions of
dollars that were IN the town, have been transpor
ted on board the French frigate Antigone previous
10 The PRONUNCIATION of the Imperial mandate, and
was carried to the Castle, to enable it to hold out
longer, and carry on more active war
THE CORONATION.-The preparations for
this ceremony are extensive and magnliicent. 1t is
10 take place on the Gath. of June-546 900 dollars
are destined for the establishment OF the palace-
loo'OOO tor the Imperial Crowti-24 600 for state
coaches, and $4,000 for repairs TO the Emperer's
palace in the country
ne Cortes have demonstrated against this pro-
fusion, being with much reason fearful Of fatal con-
sequences as the partizans of the Emperor were
Gerry "hHe9 IN number, being confined to the lowest
u we popuiace, and few soldiers, who Tor two
reals each. cried "Long live the Emperor Iturbde
on the night Of the 18th. of May, and will cry the
same al The coronation.
several members OF the Congress have already
retired from the city, with all the deputies from
Yuea'an' declaring they have no power to nominate
an Emperor The veteran chiefs and soldiers have
re',reu INTO the PROVINCES Negrete has likewise
Withdrawn to his capital of Guadalaha. In fine,
every th'ng indicates a meditaed plan of great
Importance against the present system.
he expenses of the army are considerable, and
forced loans have, for its support been levied in the
Provinces; in Vera Cruz 100000 dollars, and tax
OF two per cent on all silver articles that enter there
has been extored, to send 10 the United States for
shlPS Of uur Without this extortion they would
De unable to get them, for want of funds and want
of credit.
!" Mexico, two bataons united to plumber some
'.cn Eu' opean h, uses' when the Emperor conde-
stended to step forward to the BALCONY of his palace
and persuaded the to desist telling them s.hey
were his children," after which they retired. 1t ap.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13
FROM THE COLUMBIAN OBSERVER.
MAY YOU LIKE 1T.
By Country Curate- Philadelphia: Printed fo
John Conrad. 1899. l2mo. D. D. 2Z2

by Country Curate- Philadelphia: Printed 70,
John Conrad. 1922 l2mo. p. p. 272
Our readers, at least those ofthem who were so for
unate as to peruse it, will not have forgotten tn,
beautiful and pathetic tale of a .Merchant's Wife
which appeared in first five or six numbers ant
Tor which we were Indebted to the English editor o
the work now announced as published by MIR Con
rad. MAY you Like it," is an Interesting volum,
OF tales similar to that OF the Merchants Wife -
Iinterspersed occasionally with poecal effusion
characterized by simplicity and excellence equally
remarkable and captivating. Although the author
Tor reasons SET forth in his Preface, has thought
proper TO conceal his name yet from the name,
IN which he makes his concealnent we may reason
ably suppose him to be no obscure parsonage We
only learn from his Preface, however that he is OF
TRINITY College," and that his name and reputa
ton could gain nothing by the celebrity ever. of this
excellent production.
I'LL we read this work we must confess we were
wholly ignorant OF the power which could combine
the glowing interest OF the incidents of Novel with
that pure devotional feeling and pious sentiment.
which 'he author here contrives, so beautifully, to
blend with the daily events, and common transactions
OF iiis without running into that cant, and pharisai
ca sly'e, SO offensive to reason, piety and taste -
ne OBJECT OF the author is prolessedy, the vndca
ton OF Religion but SO skfuly has he drawn h,s
hgures so naturally has he finished the colourne OF
all his portraits that. amusement only appears, on
the face OF the work to have been his aim And i,
is utterly impossible, not to be both amused and de-
lighted with its instructive pages, beaming in the
Iuii and mellow radiance Of Religion and Farcy-
Fraught at the same time with animation and pietv
ana as remarkable for sprghtness, as solemn
'eehng OF chastened devotion, the reader is imper
ccept'oiy drawn into the same hallowed feelings, be-
lore he is aware of having left the sunshine path OF
imagination and fiction. Such is in reality the magic
OF The authors genius, that you led away captive
10 Religion while you were only dreaming of the
brightest creations of fancy, and toying with The
Muses. in levy and rapture.
20 the intense interest of the story, thes author
adds power of excellng in the Pathetic, which ma
ture only could bestow and which we never before
experienced to the same degree. Few pages can h.
read without experiencing that sudden concentration
OF feeling at the heart, which causes the involve.
AIRY tear to bedew the cheek. And all this too. s
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13
FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING POST.
SKETCH, NO. III.

The scene was changed:
A lilly sprung upon the desert rock,
A blossom hourished on the blasted tree;
His natal star once more in golden light,
Pursued its march and beaconed him to Joy.
One lonely, lovely being priced his worth,
And won his spirit from its solitude.
Earth wore the hue Of heaven how beautiful,
How fair she was even as the dark-eyed daughters
Of Allah's visionary paradise
Upon her cheek, so pure and delicate,
The lilly struggled with the crimson rose
And all the magic. all the witchery,
That ever lover dreamed or poet sung,
Glowed in the lightnings OF her dark-blue eye.
oh she was beautiful her raven hair
Hung in profusion round her neck OF snow
And oft in maiden glee and sportyeness
Her gentle band would catch the scattered curls,
And bind them in braid around her brow.
oh she was beautiful her grar eful form
Moved upon earth so lightly and so free
She seemed seraph wanderer of the sky,
Too brlght--too pure-too glorious for earth
He loved-nay more he madly idolzed,
And, kneeling in devotion at her shrine,
Breaihed unto her prayers that were due TO Heaven
Ills spirit sprung to hers-a!l other Thoughts,
All other feelings. vanished from his mind,
And one intense, devoted deahless ardor,
One passion, joyous even to agony,
Glowed in his throbbng heart-and this was love
Yes ii was love let the cold hearted smile,
And lei the senseless, the unfeeling fool,
Whose dull letbargic spirit never scared
Beyond its vile and pershable clay,
Who steals through life, undressing and unbest--
Let him deride those throbs he cannot feel
But angels bless, and Heaven inspires such love
On the hearts deep and fond idolary,
Source of delight and OF seyerest wo
There hangs morning wreath on beauty's shrine
When lite IS in its spring, and time as yet
Nor blights the bud steals The nowret's hue.
Look once again-the mildew Of decay
And sorrows canser have been working there!
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13
Elisabeth city, ~. CO. July 23.
DARING OUTRAGE.

! History, aheent modern furnishes few if an,
cases so strongly marked with human depravity
and savage barbarity, as the following outrage tha
lately took place in Gates county, related to US a.
follows Some 10 or 70 days ago. negro man.
owned by person in this county, went to the house
lof Dr. Edwards in Gates county, (who was and
still is confined in our Jail under sentence of the
law for an attempt to kidnap) and told his wife that
he (he negro) had been confined in Jail IN Elizabeth
City, with her husband the Dr.--,ha they had
broken Jail and that the DR.. was then in the woods
not far of, but was afraid to come to the house until
he could have an interview with her, to know If he
lcould do so with safety and had sent him TO reques,
her TO go (ater dark to the edge of the woods and
when she heard him whlstle TO come to him Ella.
ted at this information and transported no doubt
with the pleasing idea Of once more embracing her
long absent husband she too readily gave to this
plausible story the fullest credit
Accordingly al the time and place appointed by
her messenger, she was prompt in her attendance
whe she soon heard, at short distance from her.
the oOonted whistle of (she supposedly her beloved
husoand-with anxious step she repaired to the spot
What must have been her feelings, when in lieu Of
her husband whom she had anticipated The most
pleasing idea OF meeting, she met a monster in
human shape, the same fellow that delivered her
the message, who Immediately drew from his bosom
a large knife and demanded submission 10 his brutal
lust telling her, if he made the least resistance he
would put her to death. Horrible, appalling and
terrific must have been the situation of this poor
temalr submission or death She soon made it
known 10 her friends, who with company of several
persons from The neighborhood, pursued him day
and night, AID on the 18th inst. came up with hun;
he attempted TO escape from the house by tax MP
10 his heels, when one of the party shot him dead
on the spot. They carried him to Gates Courthouse,
where they delivered him to the proper authority
II is said Mrs Edwards father has given them
$780, the sum he offered for him dead, or $500 i'll
delivered alive.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13
SKETCH, NO. III.

said he loved-the stream Of being flowed,
And sunbeams danced upon its placid wave:
His sorrows had passed on, nor left scar /:
Affections sullen impress was effaced,
And all was bnlllancy-the sun went forth
Upon sky of clear and coudIess blue:
All natured blossomed round him earth containe
One gem Of Lden, and that gem WIS his.
Where now were all the trials. all the woes,
The secret anguish of his troubled youth
The Lethe of the mind had gathered DER them,
And memory was lost in present bliss.
The matin clouds were gone, and the sweet song
OF hope gave promise OF a sunny noon
Oh strange mysterious powers of destiny.
Even then the storm was gathering afar
III his horzon-soon it swept amain
With desolatIon on its midnight wing.
Yea-even then, when lite was ecsacy,
Fate poured the vial of its 6ercest wrath:
Inc bridal garb was ready-hesrts beat high
When-sudden as the tiger from his lair,
Death sprung upon his victim and the crown
Which love entwined reposed upon the graves
Around the maid was wreathed the cold cyna-,
Lost IN her PRIME and in the fresh fond play
Ofyoung, unchan cable and full affection
And now the bier was placed within the aisle,
he burial rites were said, the anthem sung,
Ger shrouded Innocence and loyeliness:
Earth Claimed the clay, and heaven the spotless spirit
The mourners' tears flowed fast-but where was he;
And where was he ?-clad in the sable weeds
or outward sorrow. to attract the cold
And heartless pity OF caous world
Say did he ningle with the weeping throne?
No! but his soul was robed in mourning, and
lie kept aoof in broken-hearted pride
But, ere the coffin had enclosed her form,
He stole IN breathless silence to the spo,
Where lay the earthly ctim-trembIincIy
He raised the veil from that still lovely face,
Which death had altered not-and there he stood
In calm, serene and voiceless agony.
Gazing upon his bride--one farewell glance
lie gave, and then impressed one long last kiss
Upon her coIourless and Lille ess lin
Then sighed farewell-farewell foreyermore
The morrow came-the requiem bell was toIed
The clod struck hollow on the coffin lid /:
The mourners stood around-but HE was ponel
FLORIO.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13
From the Massachusetts, SIM.

PROGRESS OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -.
every day made in the road to complete indenen-
dence: Many OF the embarrassment ATTENDING our
manufactures have arisen from imperfect MACHINE
ry Il is almost entirely to the superiority of mach
merry that Great Britain owes the superiority of hsr
manufactures. II inequality, in that respect. he.
tween that country and our own, is, however, fast
disappearing 80
Among the Improvements making in ,be r,och;.
merry already employed our manulactures 80.
recently learned one which. in many respects ia I'm,
po'tant MIR. William Honey of this Town ons -. nf
our most enterprisng and pei severing necbsnics
IS now constructing carding machines entirrly 81
iron The cylinders, which it might be sunnns ~
are the most difficult paris to be so constructed are
cast IN Tour parallel pieces in such manner as To
combine great strength with little weight, and 50
contrved as TO present no obstacle to fixing on ,be
cards as easily aud as securely as can be done unon
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13

pleasurable, is rapture, the utmost luxury of feel
ing and of thought.
The style OF the writer, like his sentiments and
opinions is characterized by simplicity; and of al
previous authors. we think he most resembles Call
smith, that fascinating child of Nature and of enu,
whom none can cease to remember, and none re-
member without delight and admiration.
The Tales lose none of their merit, or intere,.
but rather impart increased pleasure and instrucT
ton, by being sometimes connected with the svm.
pathies and concerns of the youthful. The T,co
Poung Juothers-Jhe Merchants Son--TAe Bro
|thers--Ros'He-.Naomi-all depict the most inter.
|esting-the most fascinating period of life.
In line this excellent volume, is equally adansd
to the old and the young, the grave snd the pav
from the female in her teens TO the antuuated mi
losopher, rigid in judgment, and burdened with
knowledge and we ardently hope it will meet with
that wide diffusion among all class of readers, IN
which its merits entitle il, and which all who worlS
aid the cause of virtue, Religion and taste for nurs
reading will assist in promoting.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13
PoRTsMouTH, July 90.
WONDERFUL ESCAPE.

A short time since, son of Mr.. Thomas Pick
ering, of Newington, of the age of years and
MONTHS fell head foremost into we'll over 40 feet
in depth, with about feet Of water in it at the
time. In his fall he struck his hip against strong
iron bound bucket, Uhat was also descending in
the well from windass to which it was attached
|by rop-,) which turned him head uppermost
The force with which he struck it was so great as
to falten the bucket considerably. He remained
in the well nearly twenty minutes, drenched IN
water, with no 10 help him; a, last by his OWL
exertions, with the assistance of The rope, he
succeeded in getting out, with only two slight
wounds on his head and hip! What rendered il still
more astonishing, how such a child, wounded and
weakened by his fall, should be able TO gain the
summit and extricate himself is, that one Of his
hands was MANNED by fire and almost useless, the
we'll so broad that he could not stride it. and
the aperture at the platform is only 10 inches in
diameter
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13
PROGRESS OF MANUFAcT17ppe

The elegant new ship Delaware, commanded bv
John Hamilton Esq. which sailed from PhlladeI-
phia Tor Liverpool on the 10Th uIt. intended for y
regular packet had suit OF sails of American duck
Jersey, owned by Messrs Vasques 6 Trayers. he
appearance of which does them great credit. and
we are sure only requires to be known to he in
general use, its quality being superior.-SsntineL
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-13

cylinders Of wood. Mr.. Hovey also now makes the
frames of his shearing machines of cast iron, which
are but little if any heavier than those formed OF
wood The strength and durability of machines so
made must greatly exceed those constructed in the
usual manner while the expense, after the manu-
facture of them shall have become well established
cannot be much, if any, greater than that of ordna
ry machines. We wish him much success in his
enterprise.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-02
LIBERAL REQUESTS.

Among the legacies IN the will OF the
phianthropist Obadiah Brown. who late
ly died in the state OF Rhode lsIapd, are
the following: An annuity Of 5000 dollars
to the funds Of the Friends Yearly Meet
ing Boarding School, to be increased to
5000 dollars on The death of his widow;
an annuity Of 1900 dollars, to be paid to
twelve trustees. for benevolent purposes.
and TO be distributed at their discretion,
principally, but not exclusively for the
bene6tof the Society OF Friends, and to
.aid in the printing and dissemination Of
useful bocxs, for the PRONUNCIATION OF the
gospel; an annuity oil 60 dollars to the
poor OF SIX religious societies in ProvI-
dence, {l1 dollars 10 each,) which are
thus described in the will. written IN 1914:
-'sThe two Baptist Churches, the two Con-
gregational, the Episcopalian, or Church
OF England, and the Presby terrain Church !"
Leracies Of IO00 dollars to the Rhode Is
land Bible Society. and 800 dollars 10 the
Peace Society.