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The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-12

One of the most amusing books which has for
some time fallen under our notice, has heen
lately published under the title Of High Uaas
and By-Ways, or Tales Of he Road side, picked
up IN The French Provinces 6y a Walking Gen
tleman. 1t processes TO be written by friend
of Washington Irving, the well known author
Of :" The Sketch Book to whom it is dedicated.
Though this work cannot be compared to the
writings ofthat gentleman, in harmony of STYLE.
and in masterly delineation of nature, yet it
possesses merit abundantly sufficient to ehtitle
it to high commendation. The introductory
chapter, on the advantages possessed by a walk
ing tourist is particularly spirited and amusing J;
and, we doubt not, will induce many to make an
experiment Of that independent and delightful
mode of travelling. This work principally con-
sists Of four tales, which are introduced by a
detail of the manner 10 which they came into
the authors hands. This introduction always
possesses great novelty and interest. The Sc
cond tale, g The Exile of the Landes,'' is inter-
woven with his own adventures and is thus
rendered, in our opinion, much the most inter
esting. Eng. Pap.
FoUT-ho THed- RGm.-The brig American. from
Rio Grande, has brought out three four.horned
rams, two horns on the head elevated. and the
others bending downwards, with the usual crooks
IN them. NJ. Y. Ga<.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-12

On the Common System.
lst. Nearly all the du-
ties of the l0hole school de-
volve on the instructor.
He can direct his attention
10 but one pupil at a time /;
and even while he is at
tending him, some are
waiting--others, less in
clined 10 study are making
a noise, to the great an
noyance and disturbance
o: these who wish to learn
and these make punish
ment absolutely necessary.
I'd. Each child spells six
words daily. This is about
its true proportion, accord
ing TO the number allowed
to each school. Making,
on an average, 432 words
quarterly, only.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-12

18th. Admitting that one
man can well manage 100
pupils. his salary, $500,
would be SIS to each pupil
yearly.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-12

There have Deen two sets of nominations in Lin
coin for Senators it is expected the election
will turn on the question Of dividing the county.
The last convention was called expressly to nom
mate those who are opposed TO division the
candidates Of this meeting are EdICGrd KeLleran,
b ajamin j. Porter, John Dole 8 Henry W-hit-
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
NOTICE.

TINE Legionary cour, extraordinary, direc
Il ted by the militia, for the government OF
the District of Columbia, to Be held in the month
of March in every year, will be held at the Town
Hall on SATURDAY THE 30rB instant.
This court is competent to refund or remit
1pes incurred in 1929. c. BRONAUGH,
march "a Adj't. Isl. reg't. 2d brigade, NJ. ID. G..
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
TO PATRIOTS-

FHNHE subscriber respectfully states tina, the
II success which has hitherto attended his dis
posal oftickets is such, he deenls,as to merit the
patronage of his fellow citizens already has
he disposed eft tickets which have realized a
large amount,snd he consequently trusts that the
present patriotic and profitable scheme, COM
bining the purest feelings Of native Americans,
perpetuating TO posterity the immortal houors
ofhim who bravely fought for;and indie pendent
ly secured the liberty ofhis country who now is-
nobly lies upon Mount Vernons hill, at least ne
| elected, if not totally forgot, will undoubtedly
| render TO him the patronage the world.
The memory of Washington should never die
| Rome gave her noblest heroes 10 posteritv
with all the pomp that tonlbs and montitnenis.
and assembled thousands could bestow, vet
she who was first in war, first in peace and first
| IN the hearts of his countrymen,' i'm that very
land which owes its freedom to his godlike ex-
ertons is refused the melancholy RENE m brance
which monument conveys, and he who was
once all in all, now slumbers without a trophy
to decorate his tomb
The following patriotic scheme is intended to
mmortalize the name Of Washington, not only
Do:n our remembrance of his glorious deeds,
"i " IN pillars of marble, which although they
may ascend 20 the sun, can never exceed our
hero in majesty.
The following scheme TO be drawn in Balti-
more, under the superintendent of the com
nissioners appointed by the governor g. council
of Maryland.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
SALT AFLoA'r.

A Cargo of bright coarse salt. Persons want
"a ing salt for the fisheries, can receive IL from
on board ofthe vessel, during the next week. -
apply to GEO. COLEMAN,
Who has also for sale, in store,
Coarse and fine salt, loose and i'm sacks
Madeira wine in demijohns (old and fine)
Cognac brandy, Jamaica rum, Holland gin.
&c. &C 81 m,rrh OF
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
Dist. of COLUMBIA, Alexandria Co.

NHoMAS MOUNT has applied to the hon
"a William Crancb, chief judge Of the United
9tates' circuit court Of the District Of Columbi,
Zoe discharged from imprisonment, under the
act Tor the relief Of msovent debtors within the
District Of Columbia, on the first Monday of
April next, at o O'Clock, A M NJ the court house
IN Alexandria, when and where his creditors
ere required 10 attend. EDM. l. LEE, G. C.
march "a 2.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
MO aAL INSTRUCTOR,
Guide 10 Hahfiness or, the WiSdon o.
.HSes Condensed

Guide 10 Hahfiness /: or, the WiSdor Of
Hse8 Condensed.
nART 1. Essays on the Diffusion OF Know
Il ledge and Moral improvement, &c. Q. F.
pitome of the Moral Frecepls of the Bible. 8.
Arrangement of the Lives and Moral Discour-
ses of Confacius and Socrates, and Seneca's
Morals. q. Arrangement of the Law of Nature,
and the Economy Of Human Life. 6. Abridge.
ment of Penn's Maxims, Paley's Moral Phoso-
ply, and Knigge's Art of CoDversng with Men
6. Selections from Frauklin's Works, comprising
Sketch of his Life, His Rules of Virtue, and
of Cicero's Discourses OH Old Age. 2. Selec-
lions from Washington's Farewell Address,
Miscellaneous Articles aud Poetry. Designed
Cor National Manual of Moral Science. By
Jesse Tory, junr. "Human Happiness is found
ed upon Wisdom and Virtue" Seneoa-
Third edition, enlarged.
RICO VI MEND ATIONS.
Extract of letter from the hon. John Adams
late president of the u. States, dated Mon
tezillo, March 10, 1920.
=" thank you for your Moral Instructor ="
/ have read the table of contents, and turned
over the leaves, and have found nothing but
such excellent maxims of wisdom and virtue
which cannot he too plentfully scattered a
mong the people, nor presented in too great va
Tiety of forms. The compilation and compo
stion Of this work must have cost you much Va
Dor OF research, and Of thought, which merits
well of the public"
Extract of a note from the hon. Thomas Jefer
son, late president of the States, dated
Monticello, Jan 8, 1922.
~ thank you, sir, for the copy Of the second
edition of your "Moral Instructor" l had reat
the first edition with great satisfaction, and en-
oonraged its reading in my family"
For sale at the book store of
march "a J. g. A. DOUGLASS
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
Factory prices, Free of Erpense
DRY GOODS.

comprising almost every article in that line,
which will be sold very low by wholesale or re-
tail, on accommodating terms.
The Winchester Republican and the Gazette,
the LeesbUrg Genius Of Liberty and Warrenton
Gazette will publish the above 3 times and send
tfeir accounts to the Herald Office for payment.
march 81
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
Reralo narlne Nist.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA.
ARRIVED. MARCH Is.

. - hNtIF ED NIAHLH ZOs
Sen Retrieve, Mckown, East Florida,
via Charleston timber for the u S Da
Wy yard. SAILED,
Brig Revolution, Lucket, S, Croix--
Passengers 5ohn JaDney, esq. for the BE-
neft If his neal n.
Sch Blacksmith Bee,ly, Norfolk.
Sloop Fourth OF July Schoiheld, Nee.
bury lort. MEMORANDA.
Schr Cent, Raiiets sailed from Boston
Saturday week fnr shis nor,.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
COTTON YARN,

TAMEs G. &. X. BARRY being appointed
~ Agents by the "Union Manufacturing Com
pany of Maryland" for the sale of their cotton
warn, take this opportunity to acquaint their
friends and the public that they have just re-
ccved very large supply per the BALTIMORE
PACKET, which they will sell to EALEss in that
article at The
Factory prices, Free Of Erpense.
IL Country merchants who want their supply,
will at once the advantage Of receiving that
article in Alex audria at the Baltimore price,
free ofrisk and freight. The long established
superiority Of this cotton over ell others manu-.
featured in the Omitted States, makes it unDeces
sary to say any thing further, relative TO its
qualiiy. As our supply will be made weekly
our town and country customers may rely or
tleir orders being promptly attended to. They
have also on hand general assortment Of
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
! From fae Mafional Iaf.lig,,e,r,

'~Ss sse ~totfCNUt announcement
we publish the following Information
WIN the more regret, because the gen.
"eman who communicates it has possess
eo'he best opportunities of becoming we'll
acquainted with the facts which he con-
lie: f1o-
MEssRs. GALES e SEAros.
Sentlemen Being acquainted with
the circumstances, ! feel it my duty to
apprizes not only the citizens of this place,
Out all others. of the, fact. that the con-
tractor of the fif,h class (lately drawn) of
the lotteries termed s'Grand National"
has failed, and refused to pay the capital
prise, and many smaller prizes, in the
said lottery, after the same have become
due. He has now left the city, without
giving to those who have managed the
lottery the least hope that the prizes will
ever bepaid.
The tickets which he ha, in the 9th
class of these lotteries have been obtain
ed under false promise, and this notice is
gwen TO prevent imposition from the sale
OF them or OF prize tickets in the prece.
ding class. My name leave with YOU.
-for the use OF those who may have occa.
sion for it.
II may also be proper further to state;
Tor public information, that, after mature
eonside ration, the most enlightened legal
council has given the opinion, that the
corporation of this city is in no way re.
sponsible FIR the payment of the prizes
Drawn IN the late class of this lottery.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24

II is stated to us, that report is cir.
culated in the county of Prince William.
tina! we, the Undersigned. have los, all
confidence in Charles F. Mercer, and
have declared our intention of not attend.
ing the approaching election and j, j.
inierred, that when his neighbors and
former friends desert him, tina, there
INST be some good grounds for their so
dong i've deem 1t our duty to declare
publicly. haf this 'eftorf is entirely IN
true. We enteIter,ain the same exalte d
opinion OF the merits of Mr. Mercer tina,
we heretofore have cherished and we
should lament that his services should be
lost to his district and his county from
any cause, aud more especially from the
base calumnies of his enemies!
BURR POWELL,
JAMES HlXSON.
Loudcun county, March 10.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24
RUNNELLS'S

Lottery and Exchange Office.
u Orders from any part of the u. States,
enclosing the cash or prize tickets, will be as
promptly attended to as it, on personal applica-
ton, it addressed as above march %
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-25
4 WcSteru Hermit.

About twelve miles above the junction OF
Spoon and Illinois rivers, imme edia,eiy on the
bank OF the former, thore has been living, for
,hsce years past, . man who had entirely Sc
cludcd himself from the world and dwells in
the midst of tho wilderness alone, end up.
wards of so miles from the residence of any
human being. His name is Davidson, is
physician, was formerly surgeon in the u
States army, aod was pupil to tho celebrated
D.. Rush. he has number of medical books
two guns, and dog, and quantity Of clothing.
Ile has erected himself q small hut and has
shout on acre Of ground in cuitivauon--st the
back Of his garden runs Spoon river, in which
he has 6sh trap. His food is wild tu' keys
end other game, fish, and the produce of his
garden. He appears displea.ed at the sight
Of a human being. My informant saw him
IT his residence, being 'mpelled by curiosity
10 visi, him, and inquired Of him particularly
the cause OF his strange seclusioo. lie said
he had done so and would do SO ever TO keep
clear of the wreiched white people. His ia.
,her livos in Pennsylvania, and he has receiv.
cd many solicitous letters from him and 9TH
or friends, TO return, but he hos never answer.
ed ono, oad declares il to DO his de,cr mins,ion
10 remove from his present situation Us soon
os the whites approach TOO near him. AS
soon as his present stock of clothing wears
cut, he says he will dress himself in skins.
IndiaSa Gazette.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-25

plot for The overthrow o. the existing govern.
ipeni, and Of the arrest and execution OF seye.
raj distinguished officers, implicated in this
attempt. The gosetoment may derive some
security and additional stability from this sbor.
tive undertaking, bot IL must be conside fed as
far from established. The posse s'ion Of the
Banda Oriental, or eastern side Of tho river, is
ct pfesen, contested by the Portuguese. who
occupy Mouievideok and some OF The sdjscen,
.er no'ies, and the Native. OF the count y, the
lsuer Of which, il is probable, win succeed in
driving out the invaders, and in establishing
an Independent goyernmeoi. The United
Ststes have named Minister to Bueoos hyfes
(Mr. Rodney who has lately saIied for the
place Of his destination.
BvazH This isie Portuguese province has
recently declared itself indepe ndent of ,bc
mother country, and been ores'ed into sr En-
pire under The swsy Of the inisnte Don Pstro
oldest SOD and he,r spPsrent OF the Portuguese
crown. Some of the strong places snoDssl
the ses2o,ts still hold out for the msteiisI gov
eroment; snd our last accounts state, that sD
expedition under the commend OF Lord Cocb
rsne, now ia the service Of his imps' isI gov
eminent, had sailed from Rio Jsne,o for the
purpose OF blocksdiog the port Of ST. SaIvado'
de Bahia. AS yet no constitutional govern
msDt has been established IN this province,
although Congress has been called and some
iuDdsnenisi laws enected, but The Emperor
exercises the authority Of dispensing With The
laws whenever they are scpugnant to hrs views
and iDcinaions; and indeed the actual gov
| eminent Is represented as being absolutely
despotic. The United States have not as YET
! named any diplomatic sgen, 10 this new gev.
| eminent, or treated with it as aD independent
eove' 'eigniy.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-25
From the Goshen Patriot.

Remarkable During the few warm days
We had 10 tho mon'h Of April, yoke Of oxen
belonging TO Mr.. Richard Jackson, Of this
town woro feeding in Q mesdow--,hey came
by - snell tho'n bosh, end put their noses
down, sppa emily to smeli something there,
when q huge black snake with incredible We
leci,y, fastened himself round ,be neck Of one
OF The oxcn--,hc oxen which were yoked to.
ge'hsr, ran cod beilowsd terribly young
nan who observed their movements, hasten.
ed to see what was the matter, ADD with diff
Guilty go, near enough to give the snake blow
With a s'ick, which caused him 10 iose his
hold and fell o6--he was completely eieuched
ronnd tho ox's neek--his tail being wound
round bis own head and neek--he was killed
and found.o DO six teet iong--,bere is hardly
doubt that " no person had besn near TO ren.
der assistance, the poor OK would have fell q
prey to the reptile, being choked to death.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-25

Agfa! Dsasa.-Died lately CO ,bs pl.is
ton oi M. Is. In South Caroline, o peD
wsneh, field bsnd, while in the act Of 90
ing hill Of corn, aged 80. Hes friendTho
attended to Icy her ou,, found lsshed rpuc
her the handle Of frying fan which sbhsd
substituted in lieu Of q 6usk, well secuh by
pieces Of rope, which was, no doubt, the Iuse
OF her untimely exit
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-25
WAsHINeToy Cry. yune la.

WAsHINoToS Cry, yune l3.
COM Porier's Squadron --The lime sp.
proacnss at which we may expec, the return
OF Com. Porier snd part Of his squadron.
they have endured great eaposnre in O NOS,
fsieuins service; they have effeciuai'y pro-
tee ed our commerce from the momtnt OF
'heif going out; and the pirates have aeG be-
fore them a. cbafs t!ies before the wind "A
sufficient force will doubtless be Ief. to gus' d
against renewal of their base snd bloody ca.
'eet; bot We trust the whole squad' on, at
rsched 10 which arc 80 msny vsiuobI. officers
and sesmen, will not remain TO endore the ef-
feet of vertical sun IN The season which is
now near o, hand.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-25

"Yon are hereby Informed Of ire cause fss
its inlGlmen', end wilt cause IL 20 be printed,
published and circuis,ed. A. the Place Of
the Aldszsr, at Seville, the 23t of ApfiI,
1928. "THE KING.
"7o Don Evari,to San IhgrsL, SeeTy Of State.
Erfraef ofa letter + ON an c6re'r - lizard tie
" Sfases shih cy0ne, dared 81. 2heules,
May 81 1898.
"lt is with extreme regret that heyc "a
info m you Of the death Of DR.. yohn Dir, who
died at Cape Mssursdo, on the Islh April, sl-
ter en- illness Of seven days. We have los,
many OF our officers end csew by fever; sur
eeoo, bostswslD, gunner, carpenter, sail me-
ke,, one midshipman, together With about
lhir,y.,hree OF the crew"
The Naiionel Inieliigencer says, the, Jose
Maria Sslszs' was presented On the I2.h
lost. TO he President Of The United S,ule,, hy
che Secretary Of State, when he de,iveied has
Letters Of Credence, as Envoy ofdinary
snd Nni.te' Pisnipoteoiis'y from the Re-
public ut Columbia, end was reoe!ged in ,b..
character by 'be President.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-06

slaughter, formed a spectacle which
for sublimity and grandeur has never
perhaps been exceeded. The most
dreadful scene with all its concomit.
ant horrors. was within view OF a
vast concourse Of agonized specta-
tors, posted on the tops ofhouses and
steeples in Boston, and on numerous
surrounding hills, hundreds Of whom
were trembling for the fate of pa
rent, a husband, or brother"
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-06
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL.

BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL.
"JULY-I improve the interim of
my suspense to record an authentic
narrative of the battle OF Breeds
Hill, on the 18th Of June. intelli-
gence had been received that it was
the intention of Gen. Gage to take a
part of his troops, within a few days
on a promontory just at the entrance
of the peninsula at Charlestown,
called Bunker's Hill. 1t was deem
ed important that our troops should
possess themselves of this eminence,
before the enemy could occupy it..
Accordingly orders were given to
Col. Prescott, a veteran OF the last
war, with 1000 men. to march silent
Iy in the evening of the 10th June
and throw up some entrenchments on
the height of Bankers Hill. By
some mistake they toDk possession of
Breeds Hill, which being one fourth
of mile nearer Boston, was less ca
pablo of being defended. From some
cause the detachment was delayed ~
their labor till IL O'Clock /; but such
was their alacri'y, that before day
light they had formed a small re-
doubt and some imperfect line OF de-
fence. About 4 O'Clock in the morn
ing the British were astonished to
behold th4 work which had been
thrown ~ in single night, within
short distance oftheir vessels, with
out giving the least alarm. They
Immediately commenced a trench
dous cannonade from their shipping,
their floating batteries, and from all
their Notifications which could have
bearing on the American works.
Bombs d shot were necessarily roll
ing among the proyinciais during
the forenoon, till the royal grena-
diers and light infantry could be
prepared to make their formidable
attack; yet one man only was kille',
and tho Americans cOurageOusiy per-
severed in strengthening Their works.
They received in the course OF ,hc
forenoon a small reinforcement,
which augmented their number to a.
bout fifteen hundred. and this was
not much exceeded during the day Of
battle. 1t was by an nnaccountable
error that those people, who had
been Iaboring all the night were not
relieved by nthers, nor even furnish
ed with provisions before the battle.
Generals Patnam, Warren, Il POM
eroy animated and encouraged the
troops with thsiF presence. AT a
bout 2 O'Clock, 18th June. the royal
forces were observed to cross the ri-
YER from Boston, and land on the
shore at Charlestown at the head
! of these veterans were Major Gene
| raj Howe and Brigadier General Pr
got; their force consisted Of about
| 5000 men, we'll provided with field
| artillery.-They formed in two lines,
their officers faranguring them, pro
badly in such language as this
"Thcse cowardly rebels must and
shall be put to hight.-See the das-
tardly Yankees with rusty guns and
scarcely bayonet on them. March
on, my lads, march Oh, show them
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-06
Patent Elastic Saddles.
WORD TO THOSE WHO ARE FOND OF EAs,

A WORD TO THOSE WHO ARE FOND OF EAsH
RIDING.
The complaint against hard and uneasy
saddles, which is for the most part just
and general one, and is really grea,gne.
vance 10 those who have much riding to
do, has caused him to turn his mind par.
ticularly to that subject. with view, II
possible, to remedy the evil. He can
with confidence assure the public thai De
has accomplished it. The plan projected
is by means OF strong and well tempered
steel springs, so constructed as to support
the saddle seat and give much greater ease
TO both rider and horse, than saddles mace
in the common way or any other that ne
has ever seen can possibly do. The plan
is entirely different from the English ela;'
tic saddles with spring bars OF steel
whalebone &c. and also from those Will
wire springs, and be eoneeives much su'
perior to either, az the elasticity is great
er, and the tree not being put out Of its o.
riginal form, will not be subject 10 buri'ps
horses on journeys, which is compliance
Of in the saddles With spring bars a
number ofgentlemen have those saddles
now in use, and but one sentiment e1rH
among them in favor Of their snper1oTJ'
The invention is equally as applrsSse 70
LADIES' saddles as to gentlemen u
point Of durability they will be ssrsnieo
equal TO any other saddles aud suitfiGi 70
nos'. JAMES VdH2aHA'