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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17
French Burr Mill-StOnes.

French Burr Mill-Stones.
THE subscriber has just received from
i New York, a good assortment of ma
terials, and continues 10 make at bis shop,
near The upper end Of King street, Alex
andria,
.MiU-Stones
Of all sizes and OF very superior quality,
where any gentleman, calling can be sup
piled on the shortest notice and at The
most reduced prices, to suit the times:
MIllers and others, are requested to call
and judge for then.se Ives
JACOB BAU6H.
april 20 In
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17
For Charleston & Savannah,

For Charleston & Savannah,
~ The good schooner MYSTIC,
~ Abel Gore, master; burtben about
lVOO bbls. and will be ready to load in a
iew days. Also,
For Boston,
"A, The good schooner MARY
A SPEAR. Robert Perry, master;
burlhen $50 bbls. and will be ready to
load tomorrow. Apply 10
april Is JOHN RI. LADD 4 Co.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17

HATS.
r. n. r UNIV E L l. 5
HAS just reed at his new
n III commission Hat and Shoe
~ Store, King street, several cases
ZMSAof
Elastic Water Proof Hats,
oflOng knaps and newest fashion; from
,ns we'll known mandatory of Messr.
Lamson and Clap. of Baltimore, which
will be sold for cash only.
feb 20
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17
The Alexandria
B ATHS S.

4 RE now in complete order, fitted up
N 10 a superior style, and will be ready
for The accommodation Of the public on
the first of May. :. As this establishment
has received the unqualified. APPRECIATION
of the physicians, it is unnecessary to say
more in its recommendation, than. that
strict attention will be given in its man.
agenent, and, faithful male and female
servants provided Terms: Sub'crbers
with families dollars; single person, 6
dollars; three warm baths dollar; four
cold baths ! dollar; single baths 373 cents.
One half of the subscription money will be
expected in advance, and the balance on
The 10th July. ELIZABETH LAWS.
april
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17
DYING.

TNHE subscriber still continues TO car
Il. ~ on the DYING BUSINESS as usual, a
few doors below the Mechanics bank where
Black, Blue, Green, TeiiOz0,
Broom, Lead, and a Dariety
ofcoLours can be siven to
dresses, shazcls, ETC.
Leghorn bonnets dyed or bleached. Meri-
no shawls secured and dyed lemon color,
without lnjurlng the border. All orders
from tow and country, will be partlcul ar
~ attended Ia with punctuaIty and des-
patch 81 ROBERT q LANPHlER
march Is It
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17

LANES S GUNNELL, VI. ID.
Dentist,
DESPECTFtLLY offers his services
II asa Dentist TO the citizens and WISH
tors Of the District of Columbia.
REFERENCES.
Washington, GsorgssoTn.
DR. SIM DR.. G. Worthins ton,
+ Nav. P Warheld,
Cntbusb. Henderson,
Hunt. y W."or'nins'on
Sewall, bohrer,
Washington, Magruder.
Watkins,
.alerandr,a.
DR., Semmes DR.. Washington,
Richards, Fitzhugh,
Peake, Stabler,-
Gen. John Mason. Richard B. Lee, Esq
Col. A. Henderson, Geo. Graham, Esq.
Rev. DR.. A. Hunter. and DR.. Dick.
Office on the Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween 9th and 10th streets, West, on the
sane square with Mr.. GuntOn's Apothe-
cary Shop en-,
uDr. GuNNELL will be at
NJ. Gagen's Hotel, Alexandria. every
Tuesday aud Friday, from IL, M. until
Pm. during the months Of April and May,
land longer If necessary All letters sd-
dressed to Or. G. in Washington, or LETT
al Clagett's Hotel. will be punctuaiiy at>
tended to.
Washington, March 6. 1898 iawtf
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17

For Boston,,
II, The schr FOUR BROTHERS
capt Nichersop; turlhen about IS
bbls She is good vessel, and now rea
dy TO load. Apply to
JOHN n. LADD 4 Co.
Who haze for sale By sasd vessels,
IS tierces new Rice
100 bbls tar
4 casks superior lamp oil
II casks vinegar
~ boxes mould candles
8 boxes oranges
lie casks hutter
2 hhds recti6ed rum
a bbls rose
Cinnamon, anniseed, &c
Peppermint cordial
4 bales upland cotton
40 reams wrapping paper.
apr 22
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17

For Sale or Freight,
TX, The good scboon'r MARY, Dean
&& Smith, master burtben abou, 625
barrels, and in good order for voyage.
Apply to JOHN II LADD & Co.
Who haze for sale by said vessel,
100 bushels Turks Island salt
40 barrels N. E rum
4 casks SEAL oil, april
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09
THE vIRTUous MAN.

lie who in his youth improves his intel
icctual powers in the search of truth and
useful knowledge, and rehnes and streng-
thens his moral and active powers by the
love Of virtue, for the service of his friend
lis country, and mankind: who is anima-
ted By true glory, exalted by sacred friend.
ship Tor social, and softened by virtuous
love for domestic life who lays his hear
open to every other mild and generous af
fcction: and who, to all these, adds so
her. masculine piety, equally remote from
superstition and enthusiasm, that man en-
oys the most agreeable youth. and lay
IN the richest fund for the honourable ac
tion and happy enjoyment OF the succeed
ing periods Of life.
lie who in manhood keeps the offensiv
and private passions under the wsest re
-traint; who forms the most select AM
,irtuous friendships who seeks atte
fame, wealth and power. in the road q
ruth aud virtue, and, if he cannot fin,
thcm in that road, generously despise
them who, in his private character All
connections, gives fullest scope to the ten
der and manly passions, and in his publ
character aud connections, serves hi
country and mankind in the most uprigh
aud dlsintcrested manner; who, in fine
enjoys the goods of life with the creates
moderation, bears its ills with the great
est fortitude, and in those various circum
stances of duty and trial, maintains an
rxlxe ST.. an habitual and supreme revt
-earc and love of God, that man is tn
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

worthiest character in this stage OF i'le;
passes througblit with the highest salts
faction and dignity; and payes the way
to the most easy and honourable old age:
Finally, he who. in the decline Of fYe
preserveshimself most exempt from the
|chagrins incident to that period, cherlshes
the msst equal and kind affections; uses
his experience, wisdom and authority, in
the most fatherly and venerable manner
acts under a sense of the inspection, and
With view to the appreciation of his Ma
|ker; is daily aspiring after immortality
and ripening apace for it; and, having sus-
|tained his part with integrity and consls'
|tency to the last, quits the stage with a
modest and graceful triumph, this is the
|happiest old man. !.
aTherefore that whole life OF youth
manhood and old age, which is spent alter
this manner. is the best and the happles'
|life.-Dr. Fordyce.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09
ELEGANT EXTRACTS.
THE ART OF VIRTUE,

Was the title of book which Dr. Franklin in,
tended to have written, butnever accomplished
lie thus mentions it in letter to Lord Kaimes,
dated May, l760.
Many people live bad lives that would
gladly lead good ones but know not how
to make the change. They have frequent
ly resolved and endeavoured it, but IN
vain; because their endeayours have not
been properly conducted. To exhort peo-
pie to be good, to be just, to be temperate.
&c. without showing them how they shall
become so. seems like the Intellectual cha
rity mentioned by the apostle, which con-
sisted in saying to the hungry, the cold,
and the naked, 'be ye fed, be ye warmed
be we clothed without showing them how
they should get food, fire or clothing =
Most people have naturally some virtues
buf none have naturally all the virtues
10 acquire those that are wanting, and Sc
cera what we acquire as we'll as those
vA,ch we have naturally, is the subject OF
an art. 1t is as properly an art, as paint
ing, navigation, or architecture. Ii a man
would becomea a painter, navigator, or ar
chitect, it is not enough that he is advised
to be one, that he is convinced by the ar
guments Of his advisers that it would be
for his advantage to be one, and that he
resolves to be one, but he must also be
taught the principles of the art, be shewn
all the methods of working, and how to
acquire the habits of using properly all
the instruments, and thus regularly and
gradually he arrives by practice at some
perfection in the art. If he does not pro-
ceed thus, he is apt to meet with Difficult.
ties that discourage him, and make him
droti the pursuit. Christians are directed
ID have 18th in Christ, as the etfactua
F@9ns of btaining the change they desire
nay, wen sufficiently strong be efiec.
susl with ,aany: for full opinion that &
tGacher Is infinitely wise, great and pow
erIu, and that he will certainly reward
and punish the obedent and disobedent
must give great weight to his precepts
and make them much more attended t
by his disciples. But many have thei
faith in so weak degree, that it does no
produce the effect. The Art of Firtu
may therefore be of great service To thos
whose faith is unhappily not SO strong, an
may come in aid of its weakness. Sue
as are naturally well disposed, and hay
been carefully educated, so that good ha
bits have been early established and ba
ones prevented, have less need of this ar
but all may be more Or less benefited b
IT,
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09
L1BERAL1TY OF SENTIMENT.

"Teach your children to prefer their
own religion; but inculcate at the same
time that the yirtuous are acceptable to
God, however erroneous in point of belief.
Press it home to them that there is nothing
in nature to hinder different sects of
Christians from living amicably together,
more than different sects OF philosophers
or of men, who work in different arts, es-
pecially as the articles of faith which dis
tinguish these sects are purely specula-
tive; they have no relation to morals, nor
ANY influence on our conduct. Yet from
these distinctions have proceeded rancour
and animosity, as if our most important
concerns had been at stake. In different
view the absurdity appears still more ga-
ring; these articles. the greater part at
least, relate to subjects beyond the reach
Iof human understanding. The Almighty
by his works Of creation, has made his
wisdom and benevolence manifest, but be
has not found it necessary to explain to
his creatures the manner of his existence,
and in all appearance the manner OF his
existence is beyond the reach OF our con-
Iceptions: persecution for the sake OF re-
lligion would have been entirely prevent
ed by wholesome education, instilllng into
the minds of young people that difference
lof opinion is no just cause of dscord, and
that different sects may live amicably To-
gether. In word, neglect no opportnni-
Ity to impress on the mind of your pupils
that religion is given for our good, and
that no religion can be true which tends
to disturb the peace Of society.
Lord KaimeS.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09
FPIGRAM,

VIII Wag went 10 see Charley Quirk,
(Nore famed for his books than his knowledge
In order to borrow work
Which he sought for in vain over college.
But Charley replied, "Aly dear friend,
You must know have sworn and agreeds
My books from my room not to lend,
But you may sit by my fire and read"
Now it happened by chance on the morrow,
That Quirk with cold shiverng air,
Came his neghbor WHIPS bellows to borrow,
For his own, it was out ofrepair.
But Willy replied, "My dear friend,
4 have sworn and agreed, you must know
That my bellows never will lend,
But you may set by my fire and blow
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09
INTRINSIC EXCELLENCE OF VIRTUE.

BY the writings of that school whose
philosophy consists in the degradation Of
virtue, it has often been triumphantly de-
clared, that no excellence of character can
stand the test of close observation--that
no man is hero to his domestic servants,
or to his familiar friends. How much
more Just as well as more amiabe and
dignifed is the opposite sentiment deliv-
cred to us in the words of Plutarch, and
illustrated through all his writings: "Real
virtue is most loved, where it is more near
" seen, and no respect which it com
mands from strangers can equal the nev
er ceasing admiration it excltes in the
daily intercourse of domestic life
Richardson.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09
DUET.-.Christopler, Ulrica.

DUET.-,Christophe Ulrca.
Cm. When little farm we keep,
And have little girls and boys,
With little pigs and sheep,
TO make a little noise
Oh What happy, merry days we'll see
UL. Then we'll keep little maid,
And little man besides;
And little horse and pad,
10 take little ride,
Will, the children sitting on our knee
Cm. The boys I'll conduct,
uL. The girls III instruct;
Cm. IN read,ng I'LL engage,
Each son is not deficient;
III. In music ! presage,
Each girl is a proficient.
OLD PLAY.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09
VARIETY.

Sam Foote.-Itis is an old and trite maxim
that ridicule is by no means test OF truth
and vet it is an equally ancient remark,
that many serious truth has been put
out Of countenance by ridicule, and that
Iridicule unsupported by wit or hunour.
In popular song by an equally popu-
lar singer, Mrs. Cibber, there was this
line
+. The roses will bloom when there's peace il
the breast"
IOf the Justice of which no one can enter
tain doubt. The wicked wit Foote pa
rodied the line, thus
!" The turtles will COO when there's peasc in thei
craWs.'
And actually destroyed the popularity o
the song.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

fear.-Thc passion Of fear sometimes
shows itself upon the slightest occasions,
aud in persons least likely to entertaln|
such guest.
A French officer relates whimsical
instance of this kind. Charles Gustavus
I(the successor to Christiana of Swpden)
was beseiging Prague, when boor of most
icxtraordinarv visage desired admlttance
ito his tent, and being allowed entrance,
offered by way of alausng the king, to de-
YOUR a whole hog, weighing 200 weight,
in his presence. The old general konings-
mark, who stood by the kings side, and
who, soldier as he was, had not cot rid of
the preiudices of his childhood, hinted to
his royal master that the peasant ought to
he burnt as sourcerer. Sir (said the
fellow rritated at the remark) if your ma
Iiesty will but make that old gentleman
litake off his sword and spurs, will eat
:. him before your face, before | begin with
1.-The pig.'' General Koningsmark, who had
at the head Of body of Swedes perform
,, ed wonders against the -AuStrlans, and
who was looked upon as one OF the bravest
men of the age, could not however stand
I tthis proposal, and especially as it was ac.
!. .companied by most hideous and prefer
J. natural expansion of the jaws. Without
\ uttering word, the veteran suddenly
turned round, ran out of the tent, and di'
: not consider himself safe until he had ar
: arrived at his quarters, where he remain
/ ed above twenty-tour hours locked up Sc
curely, before he recovered of the pani,
Q which had SO severely affected him.
). - Sat. Mag.
Il Presence Of .Nind.-In the highlands o
n Scotland, the rivers often receive suddel
)faccessons of water, even in the most Sc
d rene weather, and in such gushing AM
IS soverwheming torrents, as, rresistibl
d sweeps away every living thing befor
l. them.
c A Murrayshirc farmer, who was in tn
is habit of taking his plough every sum
1t mer to Strathdon to grass, was passing o.
e, a line clear day over river on steppin
ST stones. in company with Highlander
T. the highlander had reached the opposit
n- bank ; the farmer was lettering on tn
ID stones, and Looking about him, wonderin
e. at sudden and increased noise he heart
leI when the Highlander cried out, +" Help
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

ed her speech, nor ever after lost it. This
can be attested by above 90 persons, and
by the tradition of the whole neighbour
hood."-Irash paper.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09
From Griscinl's Tear in Europpo


Tn the centre of the Museum at Dublin
is suspended the skeleton of grampus i,
or 90 feet in length. The preparations in
this Museum are numerous and valuable,
among them are two rare and celebrated
specimens. One of these is the skeleton
of one Clark, native of Cork, who it i,
said was man of surprising strength and
agility: but having once lain all night in
"a field, after indulging in great dissipa,
ton, the left part of his body began to os,
sify, Turn into bone, and the process
by slow degrees, until every
part grew into bony substance, except.
ling his skin, eyes and entrals. isjoint,
became stilfened. SO that he could nethev
bend his body, lie down nor rise up with,
out assistance; when placed upright, like
"a statue, he could stand; but could move
no more than ifdead. His teeth were Join
led, and formed into one entire bone, 50
that it became necessary to break a hot
through them to convey liquid substances
to preserve a miserable life. His tongue
Host its use, and his sight left him some
time before he expired. This preparation
shows the progress Of this singular in
stance Of disease, parallel to which is no
perhaps to be found in any other collec
ton.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

help or I'm dead man." and lell to the
ground; the farmer sprung to h,s ASSIST
ance, and had hardly reached him when
the torrent came down, sweeping over the
stones with such fury, as no human iorce
could have withstood. The Highlander
had heard the roaring of the torrent, pc
hind the rocks that intercepted its ap-
proach from his view, and fearing the stran-
ger might be panic-struck and lost !! ne
told him of his danger, took this ingenious
Iexpedient to save him. 40.
The philosopher Williams makes IT ap-
pear that the coal in this country Will be
exhausted in five hundred and fifty years
Nay, as they uhe engineers) reckon on the
thickness and depth of the seams OF coal
should they turn out not SO thick, nor So
deep, as are calculated on, we may not
hold out for four hundred years. 1t Is
very odd, land owners will not plant trees
which they might do, to meet this evil
Besides, this continual mining or excava
ton may, in time, give a pernlclous me
quality to the centre of gravity, so thai
the earth may get tilted. Eng. Nag.
DIR. Sharp, of Hart Hall, had a ridcul
Gus manner prefacing every thing he salc
with the words, ! Isay. An under gradu
ate having, as the doctor was informed
mimicked him in his peculifrity, he sen
for him to give obation, which ne thu
began: " say--they say-you say sa,
II say ;"-when, linding the ridiculous
combination in which his speech was IN
volved, he concluded by bidding the youns
satirst begone to his room.--Gfose's Quo
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

An owl was lately killed by A. w. Pan
melt, esq. of Jamaica, LII. measuring from
wing to wing, A feet and 6inches. This is
much larger than any we have ever known.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09
pssoN FOR DuELLIsTs.

Two friends happening to quarrel at a
tavern, one Of them, man OF very nasty
disposition, insisted on the others fight
inc him the next morning. The challenge
was accepted, on condition that they
should breakfast together previous to their
going to the field, at the house OF the chal-
enged. When the challenger arrived the
next morning, according to appointment
he found every preparation Tor breakfast
and his friend, his wife, and children, all
ready to receive him. Their repast being
over, and the family withdrawn without
any hint of the fatal purpose having trans
pired, the challenger asked the other II he
was ready to attend. "No, sir" replied
he, "liut till we are more upon the par
that amiable woman, and those six inno-
cent children, who have just now break
tasted with us, depend solely upon my
life for their subsistence; and till you car
stake something equal, in my estimation
Ito the welfare of seven persons, dearer t.
me than the apple of my eye, canno
think we are equally matched."--" We
are not indeed y replied the other, giving
Iaim his hand and they became stronge
friends than ever.
The greatest alfront you can offer to
woman is to tell her that she is old. Lore
A., courtier, used to say to his lady
every new years day, well madam
what age will your ladyship please to b.
this year?"
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

Marble Ponds in Persia.-This natural
curiosity consists OF certain pools, or plash-
les, whose indolent waters, by slow and
regular process, stagnate, concrete, and
petrify, producing that beautiful transpa.
rent stone commonly called Tabris mar
Ible, much used in the burial places Of Per.
lsia, and in their best edilices. These
lponds are contained within the circumic
renee of half a mile, and their position is
distinguished by heaps ofstone, which have
accumulated as the excavations have in
creased. The petriIactiye process maybe
traced from its commencement to its ter
limitation in one part the water is clear;
in a second it appears thicker and stag.
nant; in a third, quite black; and in its
last stage it is white like hoar FROST
Where the operation is complete, stone
thrown on its surface makes no impres.
sion, and man may walk over it without
wetting his shoes. Such is the con-
start tendency of this water to become
stone, that when it exudes from the ground
in bubbles, the petritaction assumes glo-
lhular shape, as if the bubbles of a spring,
by stroke of magic, had been arrested IN
their play, and metamorphosed into stone,
The substance thus produced is brittle,
transparent, and richly streaked with
green, red, and copper coloured veins. 1t
admits of being cut into very large slabs,
and takes good polish. So much is thi;
stone looked on as an article of luxury,
that none but the king, his sons, ami per
sons privileged by special firma, are per
mittcd to take it.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

Scolding Uomen take farming!
Two notorious scolding women had
set-to in England lately; force of lungs
alone decided the victory in favor Of one
of them. The defeated Xantippe, from
great prostraton Of strength, died the next
day
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

"There we're three boys to sliding went,
Twas on one summers day
The English papers announce the in
vention ofa pair of skates that may be used
at all seasons of the year, upon any hard
surface an invention, says our editor,
which has long been sought for, and seve-
raj experiments tried, all of which have
failed, till at length, after much study and
expense, we are happy to hear they are
brought at last to the highest state of per-
fection. Besides the advantage of skat-
ing at all times of the year. they will be
well adapted to persons who would will
lingly learn that hcathful amusement, but
through fear dare not venture on the ice.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-07
FOL. Ill.

the period of its termination, what unknown evils
may not be impending to stop The vital current and
forbid The pure air again to renOyate our blond
Every man may say. Alas! feel my helpless
state; have no power 10 remove the in6rmities
that sfilict me, nor ability 10 dispense the dangers
that threaten; subectto heavy train of bodily dis
eases, and mental irnbecility. feel that, without
the support of the Almighty, should indeed, be
miserable. The wonderful connection between my
soul and my body, the continued pulsa ion Of my
heart the constant secretion and circulation OF
rlous fluids in my body all depending neither upon
my Will nor my power cont bute 20 assure me there
is great and powerful Beng, a, whose mna'd
these functions proceed with order and regularity,
or stop, and my present existence ceases II my
breast still continues heave. il the rudJy strearn
still warns my heart il my muscles act with vigor,
my senses renain perfect, and the thi,king faculty
be yet preserved it is from God aIone de i've such
choice blessings. Why then do so seldom think,
with gratitude, upon the ways OF Providence:
Ought not the reflection presented ever 10 he
deeply craven or the tablets OF memory; and should
1t not be GU morning and our evening care TO muse
upon TO admire and TO hail with gratitude, the blss-
sings Of our Creator ?