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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-12
Hats and Shoes

Hats and Shoes.
On The subscribers have
received Gin party their
Spring Supply OF Hats -
and Shoes, amongst which are
$50 pair ladies' morocco heel slippers
500 do do spring do
$50 do do Valentia and Satteen do
$50 do do morocco walking shoes
500 do do leather do do
500 do do do do pumps
500 do do do laced do
1000 do mems coarse shoes
1000 do do lined and bound do
500 do do fine calfskin shoes & pumps
400 do do coarse s fine Monroe shoes
1000 do boys coarse and fine shoes
1000 do children's leather s morocco shoes
and bootees, together with large stock IN
store not particularized. and will continue to
receive during the spring further supplies
suited to the season and fashion.
ALSO
general assortment of Mems and BOYS
low priced fur and wool hats, all of which are
offered cheap either WHOLESALE or retail.
march Slow TRUE & HARMON.
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and for the security and support of their SER
wants. He fiatters himself, that his unremit-
ted attention to the convenience OF those who
may call at his Tavern, viii secure to him
share of the public patronage.
feb-tf JOHN w. SMITH.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-12
Porter and Ale,

TT ERR & FITZHUGH are now ready to
IN supply their customers with bottled Por-
ter and Ale. Those who live in town may
have il as usual delivered at their doors by
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-12
George s.. Hough,

NaddItion to his early supply, is now open.
\ ing large and extensive assortment OF
staple and fancy
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-12
Country Merchants

and others are Informed, that they can be sup:
nI;ed as above with Porter and Ale Of as good
quality as any in town, and well packed to Sc
Cure safe carriage. april IL
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-12
Travellers and others,
SOUTHERN COUNTRY,

that he has made particular provision for gen.
tlemen from the
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-12
For Rent,

N. WATTLES, Agent.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-12
Gross Herrings.

MEn BBLS. Of Gross Herrngs, No. !, FOR
GOU sale by MAURICE HERBERT.
NAV 3-6t
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-09-15
MISCELLANY
THE PASTORS GRAVE.
There rests

There rests
Aman of God, for heaven was his on earth,
A friend of man, for all the world he loved,
Ahero, for he smiPd at death,
And died to live for ever. LarSon.
We naturally seem to think that the
scenes Of past days were more interest
ing than are those of he present.-Ma-
nv reasons might be assigned for this
and retain the leading features OF past
occurrences, and where these were
pleasing-partially at least forgetting
all that was imperfect and calculated to
destroy our enjoyment, to dwell on E.
vents with interest and delight. Be-
sides this, past scenes, and especially
those of childhood, make a much deep
er impression on our minds, and are at;
tended with much less anxiety than
those of our after years.-Hence / love
dearly to recall to mind, and to dwell on
the scenes of my childhood and youth.
Among those whose persons / loved
and whose company | sought, was the
Rev. MI. -. HispreaehingI was
taught, from my very infancy, to regard
with feelings Of my heart when on en-
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-09-15
From .9ckern,an's Repository.

1t is now many years since a widow
ofabout twenty. who had some business
at Brussels, stopped for a short time at
a hotel in that city. She dined at the
table dhote, and generally spent a part
Of the evening in the public room.
This youthful widow, whose name was
Dorval, vas precisely that sort of a per-
son whom the men all adore, and the
women abuse. The former declared
she was the loyeliest and the most be-
witching of creatures; and the latter
vowed she had not the smallest claim
to beauty. Whatever were her claims,
however, one thing is certain, the COL
dest heats found her irresistable.-Her
slight but finely rounded form, though
too petite for dignity, was a model of
grace. Her features could not boast
the cold regularity which, in the critics
eyes, constitutes beauty: but the brillian
cy of her complexion, the varied ex-
preston of her sparkling eyes, and the
bewitching archness of her smile, rem
dered her a dangerous object to a man
of sensibility. She hac only been few
days at the hotel, when an English gen.
tleman CHANGED to dine at the public
table. He was struck at the first glance
with her charms, and being well &C
quainted with foreign manners, he
thought he might address himself
rather freely to a lady whom he found
at a table d'hote. He complimented
her; she replied with spirit, but with be-
coming reserve. The Enlgishman,
whom we shall call Nilborne, became
every moment more fascinated. Puz.
zled, however, by the apparent incon.
sistency in her situation and manners.
he asked if she would accompany him
to the theatre, she refused in a tone
which showed plainly that she consid'
cred the proposal an insult. "Very
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no. 400

irving at the centre, the chiefs annoint-
ed the Cacique, and powdered him all
over with a profusion of gold dust;
from which practice, in various parts
Of South America, has arisen the name
of Ell Dorado.
On a signal given, the multitude
turned their backs on the Lagoon: and
at the moment when the Cacique plum
ged into its bosom, they shouted and
threw in, over their shoulders, as far
as they could their offerings. This
done the Cacique landed; and returned
to his capital, in the same manner as
he came, considering that the sins Of
himself and people, committed during
the last six months, were expiated.
According to a calculation, made from
a basis laid down by Monsieur de la
Kiel. of the Royal Institute OF Paris,
who particularly examined every docu-
ment relating to the Lagoon, there
ought to be gold and precious stones
vet buried in it to the amount OF one
billion one hundred and twenty mil.
lions sterling. On the Spaniards con-
quering the country, they so severely
prosecuted the natives to obtain gold,
that most Of them threw what he had
into Lagoon. The Cacique himself
caused to be cast into the centre oil it
the burdens offfty men laden with gold.
Some of the chiefs when afterwards
taken prisoners, and i'll used by the
Spaniards, revenged themselves by say
ing, IF il is gold you want, go and
search the bottom Of the Lagoon, and
you will find sufficient there suppos-
ing the undertaking 10 be impossible.
The Spaniards, however, attempted it;
and had got within fourteen feet of the
bottom, when the sides fell in with a
tremendous crash, and the Lagoon hav
ing springs in it, the waters began to
rise. The Spaniards however, had
time, by examining the banks, and
washing the mud soil, to procure a
sufficient sum to pay the government
a quinta of one hundred and seventy
thousand dollars "a quinta is three per
cent?; and one emerald procured and
sent to Madrid, was alone valued at Sc
venty thousand dollars. Several other
attempts were made previously to the
breaking out of the revolution, but
none succeeded. Atlast, having a spe-
culating turn, Continued my friend
Pepe,) determined to undertake it.
Getting a grant from the executive
government, l formed a company with
sixteen shares, each person giving me
five hundred dollars, in all eight thou
sand, which | thought sufficient; but
unfortunately il has now cost me TWEEN
ty thousand dollars, and there is still
thirty-three feet Of water left. Captain
| Cochrane adds--"An old Spaniard,
sounding the centre, drew up with the
lead a small branch of a tree, in the
mud surrounding which was found a
golden image, worth about one hun
dred dollars so there is every reason
to hope"
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DERIVATION OF oRD

When Dr.. Johnson was compiling
his Dictionary, he sent a note to the
gentleman's Magazine, to inquire the
etymology of the word "curmudgeon."
liavingobtained the Observation-Disclosures
he recorded in his work his obligation
to an ANONYMOUS writer. "Curmudg-
con, S. a vicious way Of pronouncing-
crur merchant. An unknown cores
pondent." Ash, copied the word IN
his dictionary, in the following wnim-
steal n "Curmudgcon, from
the French ceur, unknown and mer-
chant, correspondent. TO say That
"the Judge proceeded to pass sentence
of death upon a prisoner" is now a
customary phrase in u Criminal
courts. but it seems clear that the verb,
to pass, is derived from patior, to SUI
fer, and that it is the prisoner who pas
ses the sentence, and not the judge
whose Office il is to pronounce it. on
the trial of the regiscides, printed In
1890, when Judgment ofdeath was CIV
en- against Harrison, after the criea
had made proclamation Tor silence
whilst Judgment was given, the lo 'Sa
chief baron proceeds to address tne
prisouer thus: "You, that are the PR
soner at the bar, you are to pass inc
sentence of death, which sentence %
this" SC. The word disease,
though, now used to denote malay VI
distemper; was formerly used 10 or; ca,
press pain, or the absence oil ease,
is, manifestly, its primitive meaning of
Hebou, in Arabic, signifies a clou1 NJ
| dust, and hubub, the wind blowing abo.
hence the English word "hubbub," tn.
derivation of which has puzzled John
son and all the photographers so much
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replied, that gives me pleasure. !
think, sir l have seen you before?'
'Perhaps so, / knew your worthy pas
tor, l loved him, and have often occu-
pied his pulpit 'Ah,' said the good
woman, whose countenance had bright
ened as l spoke respectfully of her
friend, i remember now who you are,
sss*.
Changing the subject, l asked did
my good friend enjoy in his last mo.
ments the divine consultations OF the
gospel p 'The tempter, sir was per,
mitted to harass him at times for seve-
raj weeks before his death, but at some
times, the dear man was enabled to tri-
umph over all, and draw water with
10y out of the wells of salvation The
last night of his life was one OF min
gled Joy and sorrow to all OF us who
were permitted to surround his bed -
We saw he was very rapidly fastening
to his end, and we could not help be-
ing sorry, for you know, sir, he was "a
faithful man, and feared God above ma
n.y. He had given us all good advice,
and held sweet counsel with u.s. / am
sure I never felt more at the death of
my children than | did when | saw the
good pastor lying and gasping for
breath. But then, o how heavenly was
his language, and how delightful must
have been his feelings! He had taught
is how to live, and now he had to show
us how the religion of the gospel would
enable him to die. ooh, hat my last
end may be like his AS she uttered
the last sentence she wiped the falling
tear, and the feelings Of my own breast
were almost ready TO give vent in a 81
milar manner. st is a mercy | re-
marked, shat though ministers die,
Jesus, the great head of the Church,
still lives, and raises up other servants
to feed his people, 'True, sir replied
the old lady, 'but we cannot, somehow,
like the new ministers so well as we
did the old one.' 'How happy will it
be- | observed, 'if we are not 'slothful,
but followers of them who through
faith and patience inherit the promises
SIR was her reply, BUT come
very far short of them, and can only
hope for salvation, as poor guilty Sim
ner, through the merits and mere mer-
cy of a blessed Redeemer.' TRULY I
remarked, 'there is no other ground of
hope-here we may trust and not be
afraid
Inow found it necessary to return TO
the inn, and prepare for the remaining
part Of my journey. had truely en-
ioyed my visit l shook hands with the
mourncr over my friends grave, who
told me she often went to look at it, and
to mediate on the joys he has gone to
possess, and to cherish the humble ex-
p~ectation of seeing him, where a sep
Grafton could never again take place.
The memory of the just is blessed,
bu, the name of the wicked shall rot,
was the passage of scripture on which
my thoughts ran, for the first hour at,
ter / had entered the stage. How SUI
perior the character of the true Chris
tan! May each Of my readers possess
it. BETA.
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MORNING TWILIGHT.
The mountaius are blue in the morning air,
And the woods are sparkling with dewy light;
The winds, as they windthro' the hollows, bear
The breath ofthe blossoms thstwake by night;
Wide DER the bending meadows roll
The mists, like a lightly moving sea-
The sun is not risen-and over the whole
There hoyers a silent mystery.
The pure blue sky is in calm repose;
The pillowy clouds are sleeping there's
So Silly the brook in its covert flows.
You would think its murmur a breath of air.
The water that floats in the CLASSY pool,
Half hid by the willows that line its brink,
In its deep recess has a look 50 cool,
One would worship its nymph, as he bent to
drink.
Pure and beautiful thoughts, at this early hour,
Go off to the home of the bright and bless'd;
They steal on the heart with all unseen power,
Aud its passionate ~throbbings are laid at rest.
o. who would not catch, from the quiet sky,
And the mountains that soar in the hazy air,
When his harbinger tells that the sun is nigh,
The visions ofbliss that is floating there p,
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POETRY.
For the Phenir Gazette.

TUT tHt 4 HCNtI tt<Cft'
~SONG.-(WRIrTEN IN july L,sr.)
Wilt thou, my dearest, take this cup
And pledge me in the wine,
The single pledge that thou dost give
Shall also bind me thine;'
The chaplets, now by spirits wreathing,
Shall grace our gladden'd brows,
And round us music, softly breathing,
Respond to kindred vows.
Summer with us shall ever smile,
Stern winter lose its gloom,
Truth, JOY and peace shall DER life fling
Amore than Eder bloom:
Who truly love, may press their pillow
Unscared by dangers form,
Theirs is the Ark that rides each billow
Secure in ev'ry storm.
Then take the wine-cup, pledge me now,
Whilst Youth and love are one,f
Ere Natures fairest attributes
Are warp'd, decay'd and cones
There-'tis enough-that pledge hath bounc
One fate, one interest ours lus
Elysium reigns, and friends surround us,
To bless our vernal bow'rs. +. Y.
Alexandria,, 1926.
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REMEDIES.

For the govt, toast and water; whoop-
ing cough, %ipecacunna; Bile, exercise;
corns, easy shoes; blue devils, blue
ruin; rheumatism, new flannel and pa
%tience; toothache, pluck it out; debt,
oxalid acid; love, matrimony.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-09-15

'"Tho' sworn by one, hath bound us both
Byron.
sSTruth and Good are one"
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-25
9s3tgeGltdmeotas T3eparfeac1ef.
TIE HISTORY OF ADRIAN LURBEnsEN-

ne ''eV i'rS iferte'r' 6h number, DC allowed
contains some essays of rather uuineresting cbaracc
l" me majority Of It's readers; but umuuestionahv con-
talns sone also. both prose and poetry Of surnnssi
ceecc' as well as articles of valuable u,eigcrco
!" ms evening paper will be found genuine piece of
exquisite humo IN the form of letter from Adrian nh
nefstn' which worthy the ppies PAGE in SaInoc
,a'i 1T will be seen, i'll the latter part to attack tn G
lies OF the times, with sly and merited sey.ri,v which
~"'' "'''''''"'' Er'ng Post
To the E@ic7 9fhe .4hcneun .Iggasiae.
Gentenen II is the opinion of certain, ,,hilosoohors
mat The ruin of man, is oten n GREAT nnhc L,ci
tnasinuch AS hi9 example furnishes beacon TO nerh,ns
"'''7 OF others who, warned by his fate steer clear
OF lHc rock which he has sujt and ,,,rs,,, r;
course cheesuily throughout life These sao, l;i
P1eF' nave divided mankind into iee classes: those
~" ~" wise ny u'c'r own experience, those who
20" wise oy he cXp"ficECe of others, and those who
n'F' gro" wise at all belong to the irst class and
II .a HE benefit of the second that have came T.,
~ "i making an example oftn, self by cornmp-
',% % inc world sketch Of the errors and mi,caI-
''chs by which have been reduced from state Of
competency, to one of actual want. However
~ +'2 " nay be to my feelings 10 offer this publc
nc SUN %. arncud5
! an seconded in the female liz, r-,, - -
t'y ou'Gn2rot New Amsterdam, who in U,c voar RI,
"'S th- He'fm ScbryJer, Recorder of Secrets ,,t
= 10 say cfc"ry Of state for the Province Of Nc,g
l'r'hef shd' Younger daughter Of lis married ,,i
Nials LpbberscO who vas considered a. r, ~ {
stance '- estate being rated IN TIC assessment ~ H.,
year al 'ncc thousand guillcrs. Aitlr,i,r, be cortd
~, ~ WIN flttefICk GHNpSc, Cornelius { trn,vycI,
Johh Lawrence, Jcrcnimus Ebbingh and few oi,ers
OF mat DAY ''hi he was held 70 be Of patcian rank and
vas twice one Of lI- ehcpcus Of New Amsterdam NJ,
der Governor Van Tgi!!cr. These magistrates S,,r
away chosen From e best and most respectable ci
tIens' Of lie returned Christian religion oalyn
1h's sohcpeo !aas Lubbcrseu, was a prudent law
'P ''t ~ man, WHO saved money every year, let
wat would happen; and as there were neither Banks
Insurance. Lombard, Gas " aicr, nor Wind compa-
me- 1T ih7i TING nor vet broker, 20 turn penny to
mans advantage for hln, lc laid ont his money in the
purchase OF wild lands ~ tc pegltborliood of Ladies,
Valley PottIfb1kcr>s Hill ani llic swamp These
sands remained i" tIc family from generation To rcne
rd"n: for one OF The last things prudent ran thinks
vi . selling !ls inheritance. Our Auy was never re-
'7ar''ao" FOR numerous posierjiy or ever suffered in
tJnf"rcTr" rep too mprt children, occurs so often
in ''e present drle, thus Il happcneJ- that there was
net' iiorc fs"H yr I t'v0 or brcc daughters TO pro.
'Iici'F go. 5e 7ortioncI OF according 10 tiic
customs Vi our ancc'oFs "i,h nirc leather led, COW,
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-25
FnoSt * ED1vEueey PAPER.
ith respect, / remain.
ADRIAN LUBBERSEN

.4'i' Foots.-Theofrs Royal, EdinJrrgh-Miss Fooe
maze heT hrs appearance here last night m tie clrarte Of
Lcfitn hurry. Long before the doors were opered ar M
mepse crowd had Collected round the Theatre and tho
"noe area oi the pit vas filled With gentlemen pucipa
young men There were very few ladies IN the p but u-
vans Oh twenty were seated IN the lower boxes at
ccS ann great number fter the pcrrorra nee
a several ladies', who could get accommodate
on ID inc PIT went to the second boxes As each party Of
we 'o'c' mace hcr appearance they sauted with
ch'cfs ana Misses The indictments were almost entirely
'hneH 20 the galleries. Miss Foote'S supporters were
cn'euy IN the pit When the curtain drew up Mesz,e.
Deuham and Lee, who first the &C. were received
I'm tunuiDous applause, mixed with Kissing and ces Of
Oh Oh Murray, Murray "-"Aianage "--athe Man
dser. ms uproar lasted for minute or two and the
play then proceeded All the performers as they came for
"'to' we're received with applause particularly MI Jones
ana MI Mackay When MIR. Murray, as Flijcr apDsar-
co. hean' kesn,"-"vhat did you make Of Keano wa,
o""y yociieTated from the galleries. After an Intellectual
attempt togo on With his part he advanced in front Of the
sage and addressed the audience in nearly the following
"oLcs'-"l.acies and Gentomen-W With Mr.. Kean have
og 70 do; nor canI properly be called to account for his
appearance ~ Edinburgh. When that gentleman vas
uueI ''te engagement felt II my duty inform hin,
hat party was forming here against him He then voIun
amy ''Hs'hSe9 his engagement. Had ne adhered 70 H.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-25

But, alas! One Of our Sguralyc prize poets saith
what are all the towering hopes of rsa' but
Bubbles. fUd ,eih envty air.
Before palace half flushed one Of those lis
pers which abroad, whence and from whom no one
knows, but which seemed 10 be the Voice of fate itself
crep forth 10 discrcdit and gradually gained upon
the public credulity. My lame devil ana his directory
with the inlab!e instinct of rats began 10 prepare tor
the falling of their edfccthe INC, ions were atched
by knowing ones knowing themselvcs-thn other
banks began 10 refuse notes run commenced upon
our banE-and the lame devil away, leaving Inc
TO pay the piper He became lame dck which is ten
times worse than lathe devil My directors indeed
stood their ground rcsoutel. Having nothing left for
their creditors but their wits which in eat
quest on Change. They had nothing lose and as the
proverb says, The beggar sings before the robber u
II Is pretty well understood by all, except the true
levers in The companies notes, that Of nothing nothing
come.
itbeca,nc necessary 70 ''wind up our aHai!sn and
pretty winding ny Ii was, assure you Glr. Editor |
never could fad uut in hat consisted the siot of our
naiit and insurance company, vhat became Of IT,
Ii II ever had all existence, my lame devil Lad tioy
away with IT. and what than ell The, had SO
managed II, at was left aoue "a hea all the losses CT
Cur institutions, being the only person connected n
them that had any prop"'.v, rea! unreal siSIe or i'll
! visible.