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Notice.

i,iAl .naI paIition tlE ncxl Legislature
"a ~ y" s "A law TO authorize me to lay Ola
,o"n !" 40 hallaere lots, on my land, .ifna.
yea OF Goth sides Of Wards ropd Is miles
,'oo. "ynchbars, and leading 10 the south.
WP l. ( L1NE
'Jojber & no
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~, freedom and the rights of man
|arl'e N'' r,yored spot of earth, TO fertilzie
,e II a. is waters or the loneliness oil the
pity ., - Boston Gag,
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n UrMEGS, luce, Cores, Hhhe Gin
g..r, bfaef ard loag Pepper, 6aek anil
@tHe ,h'stard SEED, ailpice, Tgrmoir, Gin.
nnmon, aud every other article used in nick.
ling, Just received and for sale by
THOMAS ]. DUYAI.,
Sepicmr g. 4.
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Fran the EasipoH Sentinel, Sept. 10,
LARGE, WEN.

This week, a wen, weighing Seven
Pounds, was taken from the right breast
ofL. +. DrIesdsrni.r, Esq. Of Lnbrc, now
IN the I'D year of his age. The opera
tion was performed by DIR. Aver, of this
place, in about five minutes. The tlonor
had been of more than twenty years stand
inc. and from its great size and recently
pIcersted state, WAS fast wearing upon thr
health of the patient. The wound Is NOW
mildly healing, aud will probably be per
t.r,ly well in u rrw days-indeed, he has
No, been conlined 10 the house a s'nSir,
day, and is now ahIe t" take his ,n usual =.
Nalks. We mention this circumstance as
We do mol Iecollect of ever hearing before
Of SO large wen being amP"ta,ed' ana
with view, also, to encourage Others VINO
are afflicted with those troublesome pro
tuberanccs, to submit to an oper"''9n' oo'
are restrained, through Jcar, from having
Them removed, when in TACT II" danger
need he apprrhrodcd if the operation i
performed by s>iiful hands.
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EDNC.' irlNS.

htE winter, Sc sion of the sub.cri,,er.
- ' No VIZ ,tnmoncn IN Monday lie.
October D. 49,
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This deadly reptile of late has heen carried
about MS a show in boxes, and the keepers
IMAGINING them to be tanned, aud not hay
ing extracted their tangs, ar" exposed To
continual danger. A melancholy instance
is recorded in the Gencssce Register.
man made his appearance IN the village,
with number of rattle snakes, which
he rricd in box. While there, he
handled his snakes as very harmless things,
even allowing them 10 crawl on his lace.
lie VAS frequently cautioned against eX-
posing bis life in this manner bur disrc
yaroins the advice oil mo,e prudent per
sons, he took ont his snakes at Mr.. Brs-
tol's, at the toutsus, and While oac WAS
crah ling on his mouth, or rather between
his bps he received bite on the temple,
o which he died uext morning spectacle
of understandable HORROR. He Was drccntly
Inferred by the inhabitants oE that place.
Of This unfortunate stronger We nave
learned no other particulars OF his residence
and friends, than he WAS i1eaid Ia say, that
his hther lived IN Massachusetts,, where he
was then gong.-iIe had % nonry ar any
other property ahoat him"
Tanning sach creatures is always dltii-
cult task, and no reliance can he placed
upon their dociity aud harmlessness.
GAut ,1dr.
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Twas but 70 look contempt and when they
spoke,
Their speech was NORWOOD
: And this, this Is life
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London ever had, and that is saying a great
deal"
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A DOUBLE AND TWISTED PUN
AF Roger Curtis asked Mr.. Canning
Whit he said of the Tunnel, under the
Ih"nrs Say" replied the Secretary,
My say II viii he tue greatest bore
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We found the other day, the following
remarkable account of the fears ol Il spider,
which though it Was not youchrd for by
any signature, and though the h md writ
ln3 was not kn1nn, we concluded To IN
sert. lit be true. it is certainly worth
notice. A spider is the most ingenious
rope maker, the most adrentornus sall"f,
The boldest fighter. and the most indePtn-
dent proprietor of his own possessions,
that we ever SAW or heard of. Such ms
chlevous industry and such ycnnmous per
Severance is hardly tn be matched by any
animal from Nanu0th Ia he'd bug.
(Connediout .HOror.
One day last week, the workmr IN Mr..
Pecks machine factory, IN Soulhinst"n,
disco, cred under ore of lhe work benches
black snake, of the white throat species.
and about six inches hong, suspended by
The web If spider The spider vas "l the
common hnuse sort, and not nncnmmnniy
large. When discovered The little insect
had raised his victim about hall foot from
The floor, and had him hang by II single
Unread. The ingenuity and power of the
solnef were truly mondeful. Passing ra-
Pldly down upon his lac. hr would tastcn
MS cofdag" around the neck of the SNAKE,
pass back 10 his own nest on the under
surface OF The bench, then gnins again
oo"n cast "A bitch around the tail, and
l5'osbina To his nest would avail himself ol
we c"ntotlinns of the snake, alternately
hauling TAP his lines 81 rs to hing hrs game
"J'' VI home.--ln this manner he continu,
~ MS Ihnur sntll evening, leaving the
w.. ."'"e awe, but So completely exhausted
'' SECURED as 10 be- safe for the night IN
''c morning he was dead
:, Dunkirk Journal, anxious To prove
n''' rance possesses animals ofrare merit,
tne' as the following example," Mr.
V"y' Il cioh-mcrchant of Ahbc,iiie is in
P'Sstssion uf 4 hcautlrI drake, which he
'.s' ny p"rscr, GRANGE for two years with
I'M. orS"n, taught 10 s;pS several dil'r.
tnt airs. He inteud- tryins The same rx
pertinent on turkey = Should tbs
'iiend of the fcathcrd race succeed, wc
snail, IN a few years fluid ducks. geese, and
'a'k'es, smsingln cages, Instead Of smoking
Tn our tables.
A DOUBLE AND TWISTED PUN.
Hls Roger Curtis asked Mr.. Canning
Whit he saih of the Tunnel, under the
lhancs ? " Saw" replied the Secretary
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for. while their con psnioas were hourly
expecting their return, the attack WAS
made on the camp, Is related above. :.
Mr.. Pennington IS expected here INA
few DAYS, when we shalt probably obtain
some farther particulars OF this tras'eai al.
lair. =,
Our relations With the Indians along the
whole western frontier, from The head wa
:ers OF the Mississippi 10 the Spanish pro-
yinces. have indeed arrived at a serious
crisis; and unless some prompt measures
are taken by the government TO cheek ana
punish the growing hostile disposition OF
Inc numerous tribes OF Indians on cur bor-
ders, il will soon be unsafe Tor hunter or
trader 10 veDtsre beyond the limits oil our
settlements; ant we even fear, that some
OF our frontier inha 5itants may be endan'
gered, from The incursions OF these iawiess
marauders. who frequently penetrate, 10
their hunting expeditions, into the @'dst
oil the settlements. :,
An outrage such as The above, would,
in our opinion, authorize the ordering out
of the militia of the territory, TO cbastise
the aggressors. But who Isle 90 il? Go.
vernon M iller is absent in New Hampshire
and Mr.. Crittenden, Secretary and Act
ing Governor, is absent in Kentucky
Neither of them is expected hack Tor Sc
veral months and we doubt whether there
is any person in the Territory who is autho'
rixed to order out the militia. What Is 10
be done in this dilemma?
Another difficulty arises, from the almost
total unorganized stale OF the militia
Whose fault is this? What has prevented
the organization Of The militia? The ter.
ri,orisf government has been 10 operation
more than four yesrs-milils officers has
been appointed in each c0unty-but we
doubt whether there are two counties in
! the territory, in which the militia are re
gularly mustered.
We are, iot.ed, placed in rather ert.
,icai preJicament, and We hope measures
may be speedily adopted to extrieate US.
We do not. it ie true, apprehend any inn
mediate danger-but the best way 10 pre-.
vent danger. is TO have the militia we'll Or
ganixed, and prepare 10 meet 1t in ito
worst shape.
p. S. Since the above was IN type, we
are informed that two sons OF Mr.. Em.
beam, residing shout a mile below this
| place, have Just returned. They belong ed
| TO hunting party. under the direction OF
| Mr., Barrique, OF Arkansas county, Who
were hunting in The neighborbooa OF MAJOR
McElmurry's party. They also have been
attacked and pIundered by the Indians,
and some Of their party killed. We also
learn, that the lmbeans have heard from
some Of the men belonging to Major Nc
Eimurry's party, who were supposed to
have been killed; and we hope the loss OF
lives has been exaggerated. We shall
probably obtain. farther particulars for next
week's paper tribunals Gazette
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ALEXANDRIA,:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1924.

To tie Editor fine. MeponHria Gaxsfte.
1t has been attempted, in several re-
cent publications in yonr paper, by inuen.
do, and sometimes by direct assesrton. to
injure. in the public estimation, the charsc.
ter of the present Inspector Of Flour in the
town Of Alexandra That officer, (from
causes altogether unknown to him, has, al
various periods, for the last twelve or If.
teen years, been subjected, by certain
persons, to the most slanderous' inputa-
tions, particularly IN relation TO his ofhria !
character; and has been several times ar
rsigned before the court on charges, un-
supported by shadow Of evidence, and
which had their origin solely in antipatby.
Fbe honorable court. on every occasion IN
which bis character has been implicated,
has not only acquitted him. but has de.
el.red, in the most uDequivocal terms,
that there was not ground OF evidence. in
any one of the cases, to affect bis charae.
ter, either as an honest snd Impartial, or
q. an attentive or skilful officer. II is be-
lieved, add can BE- substantiated, that
whatever depreciation the -four inspected
in the port of Alexandria has undergone in
foreign markets, has been entirely owing
to other causes than want OF attention or
skill on the part Of The Inspector. He has
uniformly supported the grade Of -four
Coming to this market by oil means in his
power, consistent with The existing laws,
and would be as much graiiGed as any
other individual 10 the community by hav-
ing the presrn, inspection laws aaended
in those particulars; in which amendment,
he is we'll aware, is necessary.
A writer in Saturdays Gazette, states
that much OF the -four which used 10 come
to this market from Berkely, Jefferson and
Frederick, is now sent 10 Baltimore, al.
though the distsnce 10 greater to Baltimore
than it is to Alexsndria; and this, be sup.
poses, is owing to baltimore having raised
their standard Of asur, by which the Bal.
umore -four sells higher in foreign markets
than that Of Alexandria. The conclusion
Of the writer Is doubtless correct, that Bal.
timore -four is Of better repute than ours:
but, Mr. Editor. has be assigned the true
cause? Is the depreciation oil Alexandris
-four in either the foreign or the home mar.
kets at al impuiable 10 the Inspector? Ii
is positively denied; and 90 one can ad
ducs single proof to substsntiste il to the
mind Of any intelligent or candid man.
As good -four Is that Of Howard street il
brought 10 this market; and it is believed
the run ofAIexaadria dour IL Is good a. any
in the country. TO what cause then is il
owiss thai The -four Of Alexandria stands
20 low in the foreign markets? A len
lines will be sufheien. to a.sign The true
cause; and il Is wished 10 Be ua6sutool.
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Post of;es snd Post Roads be ;nstruct!
cd to iuquivs into the exPediency OF
providing by law that the pob'i.hes' OF
no wsps psrs, and ether periodical jour.
nails, may Do allowed. in transmitting
such newspapers Or journsls by mail,
to accompany them with billsor me.
morsndums of account, on sucb condi-
lions, and for such additional rates Of
postage. - may be thought proper.
Tho Speaker laid before the House
. copy Of tho laws passed in the terri.
tory Of Florida during the last year;
which was laid on the table. !.
The resolution providing 9 ship OF
the line to convey the Marquis De La
fayat,s to this country, was returned
from the Senate with an amendment,
in which the House coDcurTed.
The uoase then won't into committse
Of the whole, Mr.. Foot in the chair, Oh
the bill for obtaining the requisite
plans and estimates on the subjsot OF
roads and canals.
Mr.. Stewart concluded the speech
which he began yesterday, in favor OF
the bill, and was followed by Mr.. A.
Stevenson on the opposite side. When
this gentleman had concluded his re-
marks, Mr., Randolph moved for the
committees rising, but waived his mo-
,ion for Mr.. Storrs, whs occupied the
tloor till -four O'Clock in favor of the
bill, whom Mr.. Randolph renewed his
motion, which prevailed, and
The House adjourned
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or We ara authorized 10 annosne& ~
The VOTERS OF Fairisx coaniy, TIA: JOHN
MOORE. ESQ. 10 . candidate 10 repnasest
them il the nsxi Gepsisi Assembly.
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prudence in being too familiar with her servants.
and banishcd the unlucky proycrhialjst from her
presence forever
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FROM rHE BIRMINGHAM CHRONICLE

FROM rHE BIRMINGHAM CHRONICLE.
I2cJ'Aowi"s beomfnIhnrs on 'llcn4ory zgcyc .:r,t-
ten by -N$s iIoLFonn
IN ,lEMORY'S land springs never flower,
Nor the lowlest daisy blooms,
Meier a robin chirps from its russell bower,
But to call from tbeir silent torlhs
The tho'tsand the things which TIM pitIess swan
Has long since swept IRON the world away
In Memory land waves never a leaf,
There never a summer breeze blows,
But some smothcrcd thought Of 10y Or grief,
starts up from it long reposc
And forms arc living and visible there
Which vanished long since from our earthly sphere
would not escape from Mcmory's land,
For all that the eye can view;
For there's dcarer dust in Memory's hand
Than the Of rich Peru
clasp the fetter by Memory twind
The wanderers heart and soul to bind
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e5EE RXs

Pe3EERXs
When Ia FAYErrE visited Mrs W lizards Female
Seminar! at Troy, on the 18th of scptcnbcr, the
following lines, (writtcn by Mrs. Willard accom-
panied with music, were sung by the scholars:
And art thou then, dear hero come
And do our eyes behold the man,
v no ner''d his arm and bard his breast
For Us, ere yet our life began
For Us and for our native land
Thy youthful valor dar'd the war;
And now, IN winter Of thine age,
Thou'st come and left thy oy'd ones far
CHoRUs.
Then deep and dear thy welcome be
Nor think thy daughters far from thee
Columbi's daughters, 10 WE bend,
And claim to call thee FATHER, FRIESD
But vast country's rights alone
lmpclFd Fayette to Freedoms van
No twas the love of human kind
1t was the sacred cause Of man
1t was benevolence sublime,
Like that which sWavs the eternal mind
And, benetactor of the world,
He shed his blood for all mankind
CHORUS.
Then deep and dear thy welcome be;
Nor think thy daughters far from thee:
Daughters of humankind, WE bend
And clam to call thee FATHER, FRIEND
The reference in the chorus (says the Troy Sen
timely to his own daughters, left behind him in
distant country, and the aectonate urging of their
claim to call him father friend % were deeply
pathetic, and as the maiden pupils, in the flower of
their youth and the ardent sincerity of their scx
bent together in confirmation of their vow of tilial
reverence, tears filled their eyes as we'll as his. and
bore witness to the power of the scene.
copy of the lines, beautifully printed and Dor
dercd, presented to the General, and he request
cd several copies fhem to send home to his daugh-
tcls.
\ N2'1rr P"risAins IN tie Snora, to SAFE her ChiM
The COLI winds swept the mountain height,
And painless was the drea1y Wild
And md the cherries hours Of night,
mother WANDERED with her child
As through the distant snow she pressd,
The babe was sleeping on her breast
And colder still the winds did blow,
And darker hours of night came on,
And deeper grew the drifting snow
Her limbs were child, her strength was gone
80, God - she cried, in accents Wild,
eff must perish-save my child''
b,r A.
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her husbands towing piece, made tor duck
plover," (the good man being absent on a coastng
voyage to Virginia. and with it the powder horn and
Shot bag; but the lad thinking the duck and goose
shot not quite the SIZE TO kill regulars, lis mother
took chisel, cut up her pewter spoons, and ham
mered them into slu@s and put them INTO his bag,
and he set Oh IN great earnest, but thought he would
call one moment and the parson, who said-
well done, my brave boy-l,od preserve yot-and
on he went in the way of his duty. The Youngest
was importunate for his equipment, but his mother
could find nothing to him with but an old rusty
sword the boy seemed rather unwilling to risk
himself with this alone, but fingered in tie street
IN state of hesitation, when his mother thus ,l-
braided him. 'Nou John II*****, What viii 1Gur
father say he hears that child Of his is afraid to
meet the British Go along beg or borrow a gun.
or you will find one, chd-somc coward, dare
say, will be running away, then take his gua and
march forward, and if you come back and hear
you have not behaved like man, shall carry the
blush OF shame my face to the grave She then
Shut tie door, wiped the tear from her eve, and
waited the issue the boy joined the march. Such
woman could not have towards for her sons In
stances Of refined and delicate pride and affection
occurred, at that period, every day, in different pa-
cess and in fact this disposition or feeling was then
SO common, that it now operates one great cause
of our not having more facts of this kind recorded
What few there are remembered should not be lost
Nothing great or glorious was ever achieved which
woman did not act in, advise, or consent to-
Rousseau's three things needfM-J j. Rousseau
always regarded genteness as the first quality in
woman Whenever he heard any one boastinglv
detail the qualifications, talents, and charms Of
young females, nc used to place few c,phers one
after the other, and then conclude by asking SIS She
gentle :" If the re. .ly in the affirmative, lie
then placed it before the number of cy piers accord
ing with the value he attached to this c;ualiv.-
Sometimes he would ask, has she the three things
needful ;" His friend well knew the three things
on which he set SO great value; they were, a
sweet voice, sweet temper, and smooth skin.
[UorM IF Fashion.
RouRsALr, in his Letters, relates an anccdote Of
Mademolselle D'Orleans, daughter to Castor, the
brother Of Louis Nil. to which he was an evc-wit-
ness. She amusing herself by playing with
her domestics, at the game of explaining proverbs
by dumb shew, and had already found out several
by the gestures of the parties she endcavored,
however, in vain, to comprehend the meaning Of
one OF her gentlemen, who capered about, made
faces, and played a thousand antic tricks Tired
with attempting to discover this enigma, she order
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A SMILE.

See how beneath the moon-beam's smile,
lon little blllow heaves its breast,
1t foams and sparkles for while;
And glitterlng then subsidies to rest.
So man, the sport Of bliss and care,
Rises on Times eventful sea,
And having swell'd moment there,
Thus sinks into eternity
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lines

Inffen IN the Cemetery, RenSharr-street, Ljser
STRANGER ! in thy pride of soul,
Can'st thou strive with Natures doom
Or the stream of Time control,
Onward sweeping to the tomb
Do the dreams Of heightened years,
On thy sinking spirit die,
Mocking all thy hopes and fears,
Child Of frail mortality
Pause thee, then, and mark the ground,
Sacred to a despots sway
Infant age, and thought profound,
Here must equal tribute pay
Dost thou, on lfe's slippery stage,
Seek the Joys that Earth can give
Come and scan Death's ample page
Learn for other wealth to live
What is life "a passing shade;
What is pleasure but sigh
Earthly schemes in vapor fade,
"Less than dust and vanity''
There's day that knows no end,
There's land where troubles cease I;
Feuds and strifes and discords blend
All to harmony and peace.
Would'st thou gain that realm Of light
Arm thee for the victor's field;
Nobly wage the Christian fight,
Faith alone thy sword and shield
Go, and win the heavenly prize =
lis Parents voice on high,
Bids celestial pleasures rise.
Boundless as eternity
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ANOTHER-BYA YOUNG LADY.

The ev'ning clouds in glory ride,
lllumln'd by the suns last beam,
But ah in spite Of all their pride,
They'll vanish like morning dream.
And thus it is with thee, 0 man,
Possessed Of beauty, power, and might
You sport awhile on LIES bright sea,
Then sink into oblivioa's night.
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LATEST ERoMMEXiCo.

PHILApELpaIA, March /, ls2+-We have
been favored, by gentleman Of this city,
with the following passage of aleiter, which i,e
received this morning from very respectable
American, resident in Mexico. It communi.
Gates important information. Nat. Gag.
Mexico, Jan. THE English Commis.
sioners, three in number, Harvey, Ward and
O'Gorman. with Consul General, and Con-
suls for Vera Cruz and Acapulco, are in the
city. The second leaves here in few days
for England, and takes with him such favora-
BILE account of the situation of affairs here.
that there is no doubt the independence will be
acknowledged by G. Britain, & that she will
prevent the other European powers from med.
ding with US. Theyare delighted with Mexi
CO and the reception they have met with. All
thew asked was the abolition of the slave trade,
which has already been done away-no COM
mercial privileges or interference in the form
of government: leaving the people of this
country at liberty to adopt what they think
most conducive to their welfare and Prosperi-
ty."
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Shad Fishery to be Rented,

THlS fishery, at which one hundred
l. and twenty thousand shad have been
caught in one season, is on the Fairfax
shore OF the Occoquan, is very easily fish.
ed, and at little expense-not more than
ten hands are necessary to haul a seine
perfectly adapted to the shore. Persons
wishing to barrel shad, can be supplied
on reasonable terms. .
ALSO. THE GUNSTON LANDING,
On tie louser SIDE of Pohick.
This shore is remarkable fer land custom
Of wagons, &c. and is easily 6shed: FIVE
or six hauls can be made on a tide.
ALSO, COURTS POINT, ..
On the Potomac just belOw the White House.
This shore commands the Potomac chan.
mel; it was once 6shed by some Baltimore
fishermen, who put up about 500 barrels
Of sbad: it Judiciously 6shed, there IS no
doubt OF its being valuable shad landing.
1t is confidently believed that ten millions
of herring may be taken at this shore. .
Good comfortable buildings are on all
these landings, Application 10 be made
to the subscriber, at Mount Eagle, near
Alexandra. GEORGE MASON.
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