The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17

lie houses. The house kept by David
Barnum, is. without exception, the most
pleasantly situated, and hes, regulated in
this city. The Indian Queen is of long
standing in Baltimore, and has already
drawn the bulk Of travellers on the great
! route from south 70 east. The Globe
Tavern, in Market street, and the Wheat
Field Inn in Howard street, are very
excellent public houses-but Bsrnum's
house is decidedly the best. In the
month of January last, 1 spent a couple
of weeks at Barnum's, had never the
least cause to complain, except once,
when | asked him to give me julip.and
the old fellow told me tina, if mint grew
in Virginia in January, it did no, in Balti.
| more.
The breakfasting house on the road
from Baltimore to Washington, called
Waterloo, is f;ne stand, but not kept as
well as it might be. The bar room is not
at all calculated to please Virginian.-
You may get good cocktail, but not
julip.
The next public house you come to is
kept by Drummond, at Versville. OF
all the miserable, dirty places, that | ever
staid at, the above tavern is the most
One would suppose from its situation,
very good business might be done at this
stand but every time pass it l am
reminded Of decoy duck. l will, how
ever,leave the incumbent to catch others,
as he once caught me, believing, as do,
that he will catch none after the frs,
time
Whoever stopped at the brick house
lately kept by Davis, and formerly oc.
cupied by Ross, knows full well, that no
encomiums are necessary. Davis has
lately left 1t, but it is still very yell kept
The best house in Bladensburg,is kept
~ nr. Ross, worthy man.
We will now enter the metropolis
where one sixth of the houses are either
ltaverns,priyate or public boarding houses.
The traveller will no doub, smile when
recommend him to stop at Gadsby's, as
being thing so much of course. Eve
ry one whom have met with in the sta
ges, pass the highest encomiums on the
I"FrankliD House Tavern" For nv
part,i have known Gadsby SO many years,
that | almost regret the acquaintance
Ii has enabled me too see his restless
ambition to shine in his profession. He
possesses an extremely active mind
spirits which no misfortune can depress,
and Industry which bids defiance to ia
tigue which, added to his unaltered
determination TO have the reputation of
|-erinc one of the best houses IN the
union, qualities him, in an eminent de
gree to realize his expectations. Iwish
him success, and hope that every one
going to Washington, will put up at his
house by way of satisfying himself
The City Hotel, kept by CIagett in
Alexandra, is the best stand(a) but the
steam boats which ply between Wash
ington and Fredericksburg, have cut off
most of the travelling custom.
MRS Ward keeps good house two
miles below Occoquan, on the road to
Dumfries. There is no good house
kept in Dumfries.
In Fredericksburg, the tavern kept by
hr. Gray, is the best
In Richmods the Eagle Hotel, is the
bests and very little inferior TO the best
in the country.
r. S. Fine mint tulips to be had
morning and night, in all seasons of the
year. DARWIN.
(a)A native Of the Emerald Isle, who has long
been in the employ of Messrs Stockton and
Stokes, the stage owners--and who often makes
use of one mans door knocker to rouse his
neighbor to take the stage
II once askcds tavern keeperi IN Pennsylva.
mia to make me a green mint julip--the fellow
got bunch Of mint, and after keeping me wait
ing half an hour, found that ne was boiling
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