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Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
Speed the Plough.

~-ae--.sgr--~y-S.~as -
WE have just received another load
w OF Messrs. Murray Il Dayis's
justly celebrated Patent Ploughs. The
great advantage these Ploughs have O.
yer all Others is the saving of time
Horst tood, Gears, &c. as two horses
will do as much good Plo1ghing as is
generally done by three or four Horses.
besides the very substantial manner
OF their construction, and the durability
oil the materials out of which thew are
made. The price is lo,c, and Farmers
can be accommodated with them on
credlt,-notwithstandins they are cash
article, and our instructions are to sell
them only for cash-From 90 to Is miles
distance wont be too far to come. or
send, and procure them.
J. S. LANE K TOWNER.
Shepherds Town, March Is.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
Notice as hereby gjven,

FEsHAT an ELECTION will be held
ID at the Courthouse of Berkeley COUNT, ON
the second Monday IN April next, for the bur.
pose of electing a fit person to represent The
District composed OF. the counties Of Berkeley.
Jefferson, Morgan, Hampshire and Hardv, in
The Congress ftbe United States; also for the
election OF fit person to represent this District
III The Senste OF Virginia, and two fit persons to
represent the county OF Berkeley in the mex
Legislature Of Virginia
GEORGE PORTERFIELD
March IS, 1925.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
POETRY
THE BACHELORS DREAM.

The music ceased, the last quadrill was DER,
And one by one the wanting beauties fed:
The garlands vanish'd from the fresco'd hoor.
The nodding fiddler hung his weary head
And Ia melancholy, single man
Retired to mourn my solitary tate,
slept awhile; but DER my shmbers ran
Tie sylphlike image ofmy blushine hase.
I dreamt Of mutual love and Hymens joys
of hanpy moments and connublal bhsses,
And then thought of little girls and boys,
THE mothers glances and the infants kisses.
Isaw them all, in sweet perspective, sitting,
In win,er,, eve around blazing fire,
,rhe children pinying and the mother knitting,
Or fondly gazing OH tire happy sire.
The scene was changed--in came the Bakers
bill;
star'd to see the hideous contamination
OF pies and buildings, that 1t took to fill
The bellies OF the rising generation.
There xas no end to ea,irg-iegs a mutton
Were vanquisli'd daily by THIS litue hosts
TO see them, you'd have though esch uoy GUT
ton
Had ,x,d . wager who could eat the most.
The ma,sy pudding smoked upon the platter.
The prsderoes sirioin rear'd It's head III esn,
The little urchins kick'd up such y CHATTER,
That scarce a Remnant e'er appeared AGAIN.
Then came The School Bin: Board & Education
So much per snn,rtn; but the extras mounted
TO nearly twice the primal stipulation,
And every little bagsteiie was o"aated.
To mcndng tuck.--A new Homer Illus
A pane cf Repairing coat q breeches,-
A slate and pcncll--Binding old Virsulus
Drawing q tooth-An opening oraoSat ana
And nov ,anguish for the single state,
The social glass. the horse & clause on sun
day, u..a
Tb iaunt to Windsor with my sSeesheaT ha.e,
And curs'd sgsin the weekly balls Of Monaay'
Here Kste began to cool II stampt ana S"or f,,
The kittens equesk,-se children i"ulis
scream,
And thus swaking with the Wild uproar,
taank'd z.y stars that it was but dream
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
THE TRUCE OF VIRTUE.

An emperor of Japan had secretly
put to death a meritorious officer, who
had very fine wife. Some days af
terward the prince visited the lady,
and wished to compel her to live in
the palace. g l ought to rejoice and
esteem myselfhappy,' said she, " that
you Judge ME worthy of your friend
ship receive this favour as ought;
but | venture to take the liberty of
asking an interval of thirty days, to
mourn the death OF my husband
Permit me this and after the delay,
/ shall be able to assemble his parents,
and to feast them in one of the towers
Of Your CASTLE" The emperor accord
ed to her prayers. The day of the
feast arrived, and it was given with
the greatest sumptuousness. The EN-
peror drank to excess. The lady pro-
fitted by the moment and saying she
would take the air Oh one of the balco-
MES Of tie tower, she, rather than dis
homer the memory of her hus band,
precipitated herself from the top to the
bottom.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
which Is now difficult TO me.

which Is now difficult to me.
The noble passages which formerly
delighted me in history or poetic fic-
ton, now only draw few weak tears,
allied to dotagc. My broken and dis
perited nature seems to sink before any
thing great and admirable.
perpetualIy catch myself in tears
for any cause or none. 1t is mex
pressible how much this infrmity adds
to sense of shame, and general
feeling of deterioration.
These are some of the instances,
concerning which can say with truth.
that Il was so with me.
Shall lift up the veil of my weak
ness any further Z or is this disclosure
sufficient p?
am poor nameless egotist, who
have no vanity to consult by these con.
LESSONS. know not whether ] shall
be laughed at, or heard Seriously
such as they are, l commend them
to the readers attention, if he finds his
own case any way touched, / have
told him what l am come to. Let
him stop in time. Ella.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
Land for Sale.

VE9HE subscriber will sell low for Cash
K Z CITY ACRES of first rate Lime.
stone LAND, being part of his farm.
adjoining the lands of Joseph Grub and
MAJ Stephenson, within one and a half
miles OF the Stone Tavern, Mll-Creek.
It's deemed unnecessary to particularise
this Land, as any person wishing to pur.
chase will first view it. Should it not be
sold BY the 9TH of April next, it will, be
offered for sale at Auction, at the Stone
Tavern, Mill Creek.
GEORGE HOLIDAY.
March 10, 1928.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
SIR ISAAC NEWTON.

DIR. Rayland makes the following
remarks on the character and writings
of this great philosopher:
In Sir Isaac Newton's Disserta
tons on Daniel and the Revelations,
you see the greatest geometrician in
the world, who understood the nature
of demonstration, as we'll as any man
that ever lived, bowling bis understand
ing to the revelation of God, & study
ing that revelation all his days: we
are assured, that his bible was always
lying on bis table or desk before him.
The character and practice of this
great man, is more than sufficient to
weigh down to eternity all the Bolln.
bro0kes and Humes, Rousseaus and
Voltaircs that every lived, or ever will
live to the end of time. Let the mo.
dern free thinkers, or rather half think
ers, or no thinkers, hide their heads
in confusion and darkness, instead oil
standing up with imprudence against
SO great master of reason and philo
sopby."
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
TRUST SALE.

II virtue of Deed Of Trust, executed to the
~ subscriber by Thomas Satterheld, on the
f'h Gay OF March, 1922, for the purpose of Sc
curing to James r. Robinson the payment of a
sum OF money therein mentioned, Twill proceed
10 sell Tor CASH, at the residence Of said Sat
terheld' near the Sulphur Spring, on SAruR.
DAY tGe ON OF April, 1928, the property men.
toned in said deed. consisting of one COW
two FEATHER BEDS, &c. one horse sI,EICI,
and Mans SADDLE &c. &c.
WILLIAM LONG, Trustee
March Is, I823-ctds.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
CONFESSION OF A DRUN2ARD.

CONFESSION OF A DRUN2ARD.
In the London Magazine, is well
written article under the title OF " Con
LESSONS of a Drunkard," written with
much force and truth, and calculated
to make a serious impression upon
those who are given TO this dreadful
vice. A late paper stated that in the
london bills of mortality, for Ger
tain period, only FOUR persons were
seportod as having died from intern
persnce, while TEN fines that num-
Der were returned in Boston from the
same cause. Ii is dreadful contrast.
The writer of the article depicts bis
follies in glowing terms. Page 1876,
he says:
Twelve years ago had completed
my six and twentieth year. had
lived from the period ofleavlng school
till that time pretty mach in solitude
NV companions were chiefly books.
or 1t most one or two living ones Of
my own book. loving and sober stamp
/ rose early, went to bed betmes, and
the faculties which God had given me
/ have reason to think, did net trns
In me unused,
About that time I fell in with .sOme
companions ola different order
They were men, OF bolsterons spirits
eitters up at nights, disputants, drunk
en-; yet seemed to have something no
BILE about them. We dealt about the
wit. or what passes for it after mid
night jovially. Of the quality called
fancy; 1 certainly possessed a lager
share than my companions. Encour
aged by their applause, / set up for 6
protested joker! l, who of all men are
least fit for such an occupation, having
in addition to the greatest difficulty
which l experience at all times of find
ing words to express my meaning, &
natural nervous impeachment in my
speech!
Reader, if you are gifted with ner
YES ike mine, aspire to any character
but that of wit. When you find a
tickling relish upon your tongue dis
posing YOU to that sort of conversation
especially if you find a pretcrnatural
flow of ideas setting in upon you al
the sight ola bottle and fresh glasses,
avoid giving away to it as you would
fly your greatest destruction, If you
cannot crush the power of fancy, or
thai Wi hin you which you take for
such, divert ii, give it some other play,
W team essay, pen character or
description, but not as / do now, with
tears trickling down your cheeks.
To be al object of compassion to
friends, Of dcrision to foes to be sus.
pected by strangers, staredat by fools;
TO be esteemed dull when YOU cauuot
be witty, to be applauded for witty
when you know that you have been
dral TO be called upon for the extern
ROganeO9s exercise Of that faculty
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
Young BLOOMFIELD

NIILL stand the ensuing season at
w the stable of Peter W kerney,
in Martinsburg on Mondays and Tues
days; at the stable of Jacob Vandoren,
jun. on Wednesdays and Thursdays !;
and at the stable of Thomas Thorn
burgh, near Billmire's Mill, on Fridays
and Saturdays, during the season, which
will commence on the first of April and
end the last OfJune; and be let to mares
at six dollars the season, which may be
discharged by the payment of five dollars
if paid within the season; eight dollars
to ensure mare in foal, parting with,
removing, or not continuing the mare re-
gularly, forfeits the ensurance--to be
paid when the mare proves in foal.
Good pasturage may be had at either of
the last mentioned stands on moderate
terms. Great care will be taken to pre-.
vent accidents or escapes, but no respen
.ibilty for either
Young Bloomfield,
is a beautiful Bay, full sixteen hands
high, handsomely marked with star.
black maze, tail and legs, moves with
elegance, is remarkable for his great
bone and sinew-in point of blood and
constitution, superior to most horses
as af oal getter, Inferior to no. horse on
the continent Young Bloomfield was
sired by the celebrated running horse
Bloomfield of New Jersey. Bloomfield
by the imported President-President by
Nelson-Nelson by Diomede, who was
tho't by Sportsmen to be one Of the best
horses Of his day in England. Young
Bloomfeld's dam by Black Rockingham
his grand dam by the imported York,
shire, all of which horses are considered
of the first blood ia our country. For fur
ther particulars see bills.
JACOB VAN DOREN. Jun.
THOM ~ Th0RNBtnGA
March 20, ls23. -iw,
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03

Berkeley County, January Term, 1928.
William Gorrell and Macy hi wife,
late Nancy Vanmetre. Pits.
AGAINST,
Joseph Vanmetre, Abraham vannc-
tire, Thomas Vanmetre, Van Kanmetre.
William Vanmetre, Thomas Gabb and
Polly his wife, late Polly Vanmetre,
Levi Martin and Betsey his wife, late
BetSey Vanmetre, said Joseph, Abraham
Thomas, Van William, Folly and Bet.
sey being children and heirs OF Nathan
Vanmetre, deceased. De'ts.
IN CH.1NCERY.
The Defendant Joseph vanmesre no
having entered his appearance, and gives
security, according tothe Act of ASSEM-
bly, and Rales Of this Court and it ap.
peating, by satisfactory evidence, tho
he 81 not al inhabitant of this Common
wea'th--lt is ordered, that the said De.
PENDANT do appear here on the second
Monday in April next, and answer
the Bill of the PITS. and that copy ec
this order be forthwith inserted in the
hartinsburg Gazette, for two months
successfully, aad posted at the 'front.'
deor of the Court Rouse OF this county.
a cOpy-IeSfe,
DAVID HUNTER, c. Z. c.
Jan. 1G.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
FOR SALE.

~WO out Lots, near EIartinsburr.
a. suitable for pasturage or cultiya.
ton, and very useful to family resii-
ing in Town. For terms apply to MIR.
William Long, who is empowered TO
rent them Tor the ensuing yess, il Lot
sold by the first of April.
WILLIAM N. GCOTT.
March 20.--3
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
Negroes for sale.

TWO young negro men equal to any
= in the county of Berkeley either
for skill or ability as farmers, will be
sold at a very moderate price for cash
Enquire of the Editor of this paper.
March IS.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-03
FOR SALE.

TIME subscriber will sell his House
Il and Lot situate on Martin street,
Martinsburg. On this Lot are a com.
I<.s, Portable ID WELLlNG HOUSE,
ss..:::I Kitchen, good Stable and a
s-A-kG Slaughter House, &c. a bar
gain will be given in .tnis property, if i'm
mediate application be made. The
terms will be made known on applica
ton TO the subscriber living on the rremis
es. ABRAHAM HOOPER.
March IS.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-25
MADRIp, Jan. Is


The following is complete and accurate trans
laon OF the address presented by the Cortes 10th
King OF Spain on the notes of the Allied Powers
Russia, Austria and Prussia:
"slRE-The extraordinary Cortes, in bearine
che notes OF the cabinets of Pa's, Vienna. Berlin
and Petersburgh, which your Majesty ordered 10
be communicated by your minister to them. havs
unanimously resolved to direct their voice towards
she august en- one Of your Majesty in an expression
OF the feelings by which they are animated. The
Cortes would tail IN their first duty-,hey would
anadepus'eiy express lhe wishes ofthe people whom
shcy representa- they did not declare the snrnraa
and indignation which they felt at Inc strange doc.
crimes, the manifest falsehnods the calumnou,
imputations which thes- er9aments contain, mar
ticularly the three I.ser, az vicious in their suh
stance % contrary IL 'nsir form to the principle.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-25
.4nnuat Report Of the Asy- York Canal Con-.
ntiSsiOnerS.

We have before US the statement which these peD
tlemcn have presented to the |, gislature at berpe
sent session, and as we presume every citizen lhs
state feels an interest IN The success of this slupsD
dous' this glorious undertaking, we give the follow.
ing extracts Ere. P,d.
Total amount Of articles passing on the canal,
Rome, in the year 1892, on which toll is cbarped5Y
the ton :--lS4, 522 bbls. -four; II ,666 do salt !;
9,495 do. provisions; 4,872 do pot and pearl ashes
500 do. oil; 98,174 bushels wheat 1892 do va
ter lime; lo4,S9S gallons whskey gypsum; NET
chandize.
On the articles included in the foregoing aat,
menl, on boards, and all other articles, passing BE-
tween the Little Falls and Montezuma, there has
been collected In tolls during the past year the sun
OF 857,lGO u
To which if we add amount collect
ed on the western section, 1886 01
And on the Champlain canal, S,625 II
IT makes, in the aggregate, 864,O72 IS
An amount which will be seen TO be above fNy
per cent. greater than we venured to estimate tin
our last annual report Should the amount oil tolls
increase the present year, in proportion to The 10
creased extent Of the navigation on the canals which
we are inclined to think il will we may sci down The
amount a, sum exceeding one hundred thousand
COLLARS.
The expenses of the middle section, during The
last season, embracing collectors, superintendent
and lock keepers wages, and all repairs, have n'
exceeded eight thousand dollars.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-25

20 the author OF the caiumny: he knoys i T.,
false, and dare not meet our defiance: We l.'
to be false, and repeat our defiance" The wv
of the Philadelphia National Gazette in nv, ,uS
this charge against the Marquis LondonderrU
III was stated in positive terms, as true. inI."N
from gentlemen received in Philadelphia S"
induced to doubt its accuracy from the nosS.
denial of the Courier. The truth or fals,ho"s":
the statement win soon be learned BY The n,o".
,dings in Parliament, which was to meet on IN. ~
OF February.
II has been asserted, that although III. H..
England could not, for constitutional rea,or'
come an actual member OF the HOLY .alljcn,' " "
that his minister, Lord Castlereagh, waq 1, ". W.
promoter oil that measurable this as il NAV d., S0
Us no doubt but the means afforded BY Ennl,.S'
men, IN ships, and treasure, led 10 the orm.''4I
that alliance and thus enabled the monarch STn
continent TO league against the llbertiq. ~ u" ,s
ipeope.-How' angratJut then would il h. ru
they TO turn round and attempt to tread unon ~
great beneiactor and yet, that they do M, vs,,
inclination there are bot too many reason, 'o,'.
pose.-Amongst other symptoms Of this n,,.
there is in work on the social system NJ P"..
published lately at Verona, UNDER THE p,9,
AGE OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, anddrd;,,.a
to him By PERMISSION, the following eyhor,,''
to The Allied Soyeielgns assembled at yrro,,
he did not approve, would he allow his nam. toi,
coupled with such sentiments. Bait. Feb. Ga,
aye great and generous mortals, in whose hand
the destnes OF Europe are now placed, ,ei,r A.
moment, now so propltious Tor eradicatiDp br nt'
ciple OF discord from Europe. God las r,,,
where confounded the enemies OF order-a mlr,,
OF swords await your signal. Purify soclety Ton
every discordaDt and destructive element. FY,
lIsh every where graduation of powers and m,
rests, every where simple hierarchical rrIon
in subsection to the head OF the State. IN. inn.
ailments on the Continent are row few, apdN,,
will give way to the first attempr.-Enelahd jnbs
ollgarchy, IN her sectaransn, and her sitsin
presents this most formidable obstacles, and Il
strong opposition may there be anticipated. Bah|
a united Continent she must uhimatqty yjpa- mi
peopte themselves are n0thins, bit tie far,in,
nobteS WiI struggle hard to maintain tbsrcoro.
ounce. They will, however. look d, each ob,,
with dismsy, when the echo OF your cannon is heard
on the Manzanares; they ,ciH Mea Lecone a. d.
ject IT contempt to those whom they have rOdj,O
under foot. Consider that the sword was moi pi,,n
TO you IN vain. The present moment is crIrd.
strike "hife yOn can! and the nations, restofedbI
union and peace, will, through long course Of ares
bless tue names OF their greatest bene factors"
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-25
864,O72S
Rridgetolcn. .As. ] March

ttItVTI3 y tF1"'V7'
Agreeable to notice which we published two vss''
ago, Mr.. Harris great hog was killed on The AID
inst The following is description sc. Of lhs
prodigous animal
1t appears by well confirmed statements that %
was t'centy months and tuenty-tloo days old when
killed. His length from the end OF the nose TO 100
root OF the tail was feet, from the snout TO nv
ears inches--Girt of the neck close behint lh
ears feet-Do close before the forelegs ieei'
DO. close behind the forelegs feet inches-DO
in the thickest part of his body ieeet inches
Height 8 feet 2 inches-Breadth across the shOa'
dets feet 5 inches
Live Weight 075BA
Weight when dressed $50 lbs.
Gut fat, &c do.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-25
From the Nsao- England Farmer.

BY T. C. REssENpEN.
"A merry heart dOeth good like medicine
With mirth let US cherish our hearts,
IT'S a precept by Solomon given,
And cheerfulness surely imparts
The temper best fitted for heaven.
Among all the numberless ways
BY which folly contrives to be wrong,
There is none which more weakness displays
Than wearing yisage too long.
The Omnipotent Donor designs
That the gifts Of His grace be enjoyed;
Hence, he that forever repines,
Had better be better employed.
When first was created our race,
THIS earth for mans mansion was given,
And shall he find fault with the place
To which he's allotted by heaven
lisa thing, believe, understood,
In which every sect is agreed,
This earth was declared to be good,
And SO in the Bible we read.
Under Providence, tenants at will,
A fine habitaton we hold
For US to be murmuring still
Is wicked, ungrateful and bold.
Yet well-meaning people I've seen,
Who think true religion is shown
BY sort of woe -begone mien,
And whining conventicle tone.
IT'S true, there's season to mourn,
AS Solomon says-neertheless
Our grefs should be mantully borne,
And it's folly to cherish distress.
A train Of diseases await
On hear, that forever is sad,
And some from a sorrowing state,
Become irretrievaby mad.
That religion can never be true,
Which bows its disciples to earth,
For he That has heaven in his vi W,
Has the best Of all titles to mirth.
With mirth then we'll cherish cur hearts,
IT'S mandate ~ 9.omon given,
Fc ns=tiuness surely imparts
The temper best ST. or heaven.