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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-01
Yrustee's Sale.

Trustees Sale.
r,,. ,..,,.,o. &c the provisions Of adeed OF trust
f.pyo pohertT Thompson 60 me, bearing date the
ish Say Of July 1926 and duly recorded in the Clerks
OHce Of Fairfax County Court, shall for the pugpo
ses therein mentioned, proceed on masaay '1 anS
car,S al the front door of Fairfax Court House, to
SELL by public auction, for cash, on such credit as
the parties concerned may direct, the
Tract 0f AIand,
by said deed conveyed, much thereof as may be
necessary TO satisfy said purposes The sand land hes
upon Occoqoan Bay, in the county of Fairfax, virgin
ia, and in the occupancy OF the sand Roo.,
Thompson. JohN hAcnmH
july 10 eoaSU
NJ. The Sale Of the above mentioned Land
has been continued to the first day Of Fairfax Superior
Court, being the second Monday an September, ana !.
that Court should then be held to the hrst Gay vi
Fairfax County Court in that month y "'
aug 14-ents
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-01
For Rent,

For Rent,
The new brick Store, recently rebuilt at
"a lie .e-aar - ?@ace .nl Union streets, for
ssas n..fr c.up,edby iessrs. Cohagan& Whittle.
g.. lIs covered with slate, and will, il re-
CURED, be made completely fire proof. The stand.
for an auction grocery, equal to any in the place
The rent will he moderate, and possession given on
the lst of June. Apbiyto
10 w. FOWLE < Co.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-01
Chair Manufactory

ssp<pR at his old stand, southwest corner Of
N King and Columbus streets opposite
bf" the store Of Messrs. Jas. & Jacob Dou
Utoea4 glass, and has opened a Ware Room at
the southwest corner of King and Pin,
streets, OPPOSITE Dir. Newton's Frank.
lin Hotel, where he will be happy L,
receive orders for Bedsteads or Chair,
Wand pledges himself to use his utmo.,
endeavors togive satisfaction. Work will be sent to
any part of the District free ofexpense.
+ uroli Bedsteads and old Chars will be taken IN
part payment for
NAV 16--6m RoBERT WILSON
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-01

Cassinetts, domestic aIicocs, plads and checks ,
With avarety ofartsles of minor Importance making
teirassortnent entirely complete, which they are de.
! termined OF sell lowfor cash. nov
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-01

Corner Of King md Royoi streets.
4 DIN c. MANDELL has just received per SHIP
} Pioneer, from Liverpool, general assortment Of
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02
From the New-York Mirror.
To A WAIST -RIBAND FOR MARIA.

Thou beautiful production OF worm!
oft of an inscctl--a poor reptiles work!
Although thy origin be humble, still
rhou slnilest in native beauty, touching pride
THAT noupht is made in vain; that cen the worm,
whose very name we oatbe, in pomp and sklll,
Far far transccnds the proudest works OF art!
That insect, ola race SO vile, detestabic,
which once we spurned, because 50 fSr benea'h
Our lordy nature, strange to tell! becomes
Our fond companion; taught to court the gaze
ofbeauty, learning, friendship, picty'
'rhon bunblcst thing on earth proclalms His
praise
wbo formed the mountain and the grain OF sand.
bright silk, by vrtuous hucs diversified,
Thy lovely tnts melt in each others KISS,
Like those enriching heavens pure RAINBOW.
What art thou now! the loom has changed thy
form
So very delicate thou vast, that cen
The gcn,lest zephyr, passing DER thee, threw
Jhy modest curls, in Wild disorder
But taste has altered thee; beauty desired;
And 'mong the million strange varieties
That generous nature gives art fixed on thee
On thee, to ornament earth's lovely daughters
On thee most fit to grace immortal beauty!
How various are the uses thou dost serve.
sometimes thou Aowest in robes from forms that
seem
Too fair and heavenly for an earthly home.
Again, entwincd around the golden ringets,
beauteous braid, they look to thee tor succour
More frequent STILL and sure more dearly used,
Thou caspest some gentle form in thy embrace; y;
Her heart the emerald, and thysclf the ring.
The power Of Venus DER the virgin heart
Was strengthened by a girdlc-maglc -one!--
Impartns grace and beauty to its wearer
Thou'rt not forgotten on that holy day,
When in the temple met for prayer and PRAISE
Earth's suffering millions bow before Gods
throne;
The reverend priest seems far more holy, When
Thou veilest Ills bohy from our view.
Dost thou not smile upon the lghtniug's fash,
Like that bright gem, the soul, which, strongly
bound
In pure religions casket, laughs to scorn
The threats of Satan and the darts of hell,
Invulnerahlc meath the shield Of hcavcn
Oh! ifthis lrt'c gift possesses power
AS magic; as mat of Venus zone,
'Twould be supcrAnous-hers gave elegance,
And grace, and beauty to the most deforme a
If mine could boast such skill, what wouldes
thou be-
FArer than forms that haunt the poets brain
Richer than lovers fondcst wish can paint
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02
IIOME--A FRAGMENT.

twas Sunday evening: The last rays oi
the setting sun had tinged the horizon with
gold-the blue vault of heaven was cloudless,
calm and serene. Mingled sounds of pear
ly rivulct. and the bird of song, came steal
ing upon the soul, sweet as the visions oi
youth--soft murmurs broke in upon the still
" silence, like music ON the houi of repose
The lake unrufTled by single areeze,
seemed to smile in its quiet rest, as if storm
aud tempest were thing unknown-its
! boundless depths were glowing brightly as
the polished mirror. with unnumbered trees
and blossoms impressed upon its BOSOM
The gentle zephyr SO lightly breathed upon
the dewy bowers that even the aspen Leaf
would have forgotten its trembling. The
glad earth, which had seen but a few short
months before clad in a wintry g&rment 81
fcecy snow, was now clad in cheerfulness
and smiles, declaring that blight and frost
had passed away.
Mingled recoilections came crowding
thick and fast upon the soul, when on turn
ing an angle in the road, the village Of b,
now my home, burst upon my view in all its
peerless beauty; the much loved trends
left but few months ago, bloon 'rg with
health and happiness might now be slum-
berny in their narrow house of solitude and
silence, aud the bright blossoms Of May
might now be blooming over their resting
placr-s Twas the hour oi
PRAYER. With conntenances beaming with
health and hope, with hearts beating high
with gratitude to the Author Of all good, the
children Of the Most High came up TO the
feast of the ta5ernacles. There, before the
altar-there in the temple OF the Eternal,
was raised the anthem and the song ct Him
who made the world. Not to appease his
vengeance did his children bow before him,
but to thank him for that kindness and the
care which knows no bound. At this hour so
beautiful aud brght-the type OF the glori-
Gus world where tears and sighs are never
known-when the soul is filed with joy and
rladness-'ts there in that soft hour OF
peace, when communing with Him who IS
invisible, that VIC have foretastc ct those
nnspeakablc joys that flow at Gods right
hand-'tis there we look toward to that
bright period. when purged from every I'M
purity and earthly fraiIty, we shall wing our
way to a home of glory, where our praises
will be without trembling and our thanks
givings unmingled with tears. l.s.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02
SINCERITY IN CONVERSATION.

Amongst too many ether instances OF the
great corruption and degeneracy OF the age
wherein we live, the great and general want
of sincerity in conversation is none of the
last. The world is grown so full OF dissimu-
lation and compliment, that mems words are
hardly any signihcaton of their thoughts
The old plainness and sincerity, that gener-
Gus integrity of nature, and honesty OF dis
position, which always argues true great
ness of mind, and is usually accompanied
with undaunted courage and resolution, is in
great measure lost amongst US.
The dialect of conversation is, now a-days,
so sweled with vanity and compliment, and
so surfeited (if you allow me the expression)
with kindness and respect, that it man
who lived century ago should return into
the world again, he would really want die
tionary to help I'm to understand his own
language, and to know the true intrinsic val
ue of the phrase in fashion and would hard
ly at FIRST believe at what low rate the
highest strains and expressions of kindness
do commonly pass in current payment; and
when he should come to understand it, it
would be a great while before he coald
bring himself, with good countenance and
good conscience, to converse with men up
on equal terms, and in their own way. And.
in truth, it is hard to say, whetherit it should
more provoke our contempt or our pity, TO
hear what selemn expressions of respect ana
Kindness will pass between men, almost up
on no occasion; how great honor and esteem
they will declare for one, whom, perhaps,
they never saw before and how entirely
they are, all on a sudden, devoted to his ser
vice and interest, for no reason I! how inf
nitely and eternally obliged to him, for no
benefit! and how extremely they will be
concerned for him, yea, and afflicted too tor
no cause!
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02
TEE LADIES' FRIEND.
WOMAN.

! Woman is a very nice and very compli-
Gated machine. Her springs are infinitely
delicate: and differ from those ot man pref
ty nearly as the work of a repeating watch
does from that Of town-clock. Look at
her body; how deicatcly formed Exam
inc her senses; how exquisite and nice! Ob-
serve her under standing; how subtle and a
cute! But look inte her heart; composed OF
parts SO minute in themselves, and SO won
derfully combined, that they must be seen
by a microscopic eye to be clearly compre-
hended.
The perception of a woman is as quick as
lightning. Her penetration is intuition; ]
had almost said instinct. BY glance OF
her eve she shall draw deep and ust con-
clusion. Ask her how she formed 1t; she can
not answer the question.
As the perception of women is surprising
ly quick; so their souls and d,imaginations are
uocommonly susceptible Few of them have
culture enough to write; but when they do,
how lively are their pictures! how animat-
ed their descriptions But it few women
write. they all talk; and every man may
Judge of them in this point, from every circ,e
he goes into. Spirit in conversation depends
entirely upon fancy; and women an over the
world talk better than men. Rave they Il
characterize portray, or f1gure 20 oescrlpe!
thev give but three traits of either one or the
other, and the character is known or the
6gure placed before our eyes. Why From
the susceptibility of their imaginatt'ons their
fancies receive lively impressions from those
principal traits, and they paint those I'M
pressions with the same vivacity with which
they receive them. o,vors,
Let a woman of fancy warm in tonversa-
tion, she shall produce hundred charming
images, among which there shall NOT DC Que
indelicare or coarse. Warm man on .ne
same subject; he shall possibly fna s.rohgnr .,;,
allusions, but they shall neither DC 30 oFii-
liant nor SO chaste,
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02
VOL. ~.

TERNS. NS.-AnvEurisEnEsrs not eXceching
one square will be inserted four times tor one
Jollar. and 20 cents for each subsequent inscr-
t;on.... If continued for three months, 81 50--foI
s;x months, 81 50; or for one ycar!8.
rr Subscribers are entitled 70 the privilege OF
having their names, place ofres'dence, and occu-
nation, inserted in the ReSiSfer, GRATIS.
TER VS. or SB3SCRIPl1ON-To those
,A,receive This paper bv mail, imo dollars, and
nose who !, not, tui0 d9ilrs nndtmentytire rents
wear. N ,nvAScI:Ifno paid in advance, 81
Win be chargel ana if not paid before the cxpl-
ration of the year, s..
5yirNosu5scription will be diseontinucduniess
Two weck'snotce is given and all arrcaraGe
paid
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02
REMEMBER ME.

There are not two other words in the lam
guage that call back a more fruitful train ol
past remembranccs of friendship. than these
Look through YOUR library, and when you
cast your eve upon volume that contains
the name of an old compainion, 1t will say
remember me. Have you AN ancient album
the repository Of the mementos Of early
affection! Turn over is leaves, stained by
the finger uf tine--sit down aud ponder up
on the names enrolled upon them; each says
remember me. Gointo the crowded church
ward, among the marble tonbs s-read tine
simple and brief inscriptions tina. perpetuate
the memory Of departed ones; they too have
voice that speaks to the hearts OF the liv-
ing. and it says--remem5er M. Walk in
the hour of evening twilight and the scenes
of YOUR early rambles; the we'll known
maths. the winding streams, the overspread'
ing trees, the green and gently sloping bar rs
will recall the dreams of juvenile pleasure,
and the recollections Of youthful companions;
thev too bear the treasured Injunction
member mr..
And this is all that is left at last of the
wide circle of our early friends. Scattered
by fortune, or called away by death, or
thrown without our band by the changes OF
circumstance or Of character-in time, we
find ourselves alone with the recollection OF
what they were. Snme were our beneiactors
and won us l,y their favors; others were kind,
amiabe and affectionate, and for this we cs-
tecmed them; others again were models otvIr-
tue, and shared our praise and admiration. 1t
wasthus little while, and then the chances OF
the world broke in upon the delightful inter-
course; it ceased. Yet still, we do all we
can to discharge the one sacred, honest and
honorable deht-7ce remember them.
The tribute, too, Of remembrance Which
we delight to pay to others, we desire TOR
ourselves. The wish for applause; the
thirst for fame; the desire that our names
should shine down to future posterity in
the glory Of recorded deeds, is feverish,
unhappy passion, compared with the unam-
bilious desire to retain, even beyond the
span oflfc, the affections ofthe warm heart
ed few who shared our JOYS and sorrows IN
the world. I once read the bret inscription
-'remember me, on tomb stone IN a coun-
try church ward, with tear, that the grave
oe Bonaparte would not have called forth.
But whom do we always remember with
affrction9 the virtuous, the kind, the warm
hearted: those who have endearc1 them
selves to us BY the amiableness Of their char
actors. 1t is the mind. the disposition, the
habits, the feelings of our friends whish at
toch us to them most strongly; which form
the oulv lasting bond of affection; Which
lone can secure our affectionate remembran-
ces
Then if we would be remembered with
the kindliest feelings; if We would be en-
balmed in the memory If those we love, IT
we desire that when fortune or fate shall
seperate US from our friends, they may long
t,;nt of ne. we must Dossess ourselves the
same cbaracteY VIC love in others. Never
was there more noble line written in the
history of man, than this-'the first emotion
of pain he ever causeI-was caused by his
departure
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02
No. 46.

know it is said, in justification of this
hollow kind of conversation, that there is
no harm, no real deceit, in compliment-but
that the matter is well enough, so long as we
understand one anothcr:-yer6a Uaienf ut
numni-7vords are like money:-and when
the current value of them is generally un-
derstood, no man is cheated by them. This
is something, if such words are any thing;
but, being brought into the account, they
are mere ciphers.-However, it is just mat
ter of compliment, that sincerity and hlain-
ness are out of fashion, and that our Lam
guage is running into lie; that men have
almost perverted the use of speech, and
made words to signify nothing; that the
greater part of the conversation of mankind
is little else but driving trade of Gissimu-
latjon. insomuch, that it would make a man
sick and weary of the world to see the little
sincerity that is in use and practice among
men.
lfthe show of any thing be good for any
thing, am sure sincerity is better; for why
does any man dissemble, or seem to be that
which he is not. but because he thinks it
good to have such quality as he pretends
to- for to counterfeit and dssemble, is to
put on the appearance of some real excel
lency. Now the best way in the world to
seem to be any thing, is really to be what he
would seem to be. Besides that. it is many
times as troublesome to make good the pre-
tence of a good quality, as to have it; and if
man has it not, it is ten to one but he is
discovered to want it; and then all his pains
and labor to seem to have it, are lost. What
soever convenience may be thought to be
in taischood and dissimulation, it is soon over;
but the inconvenience OF it is perpetual be-
cause it brings man under AN everlasting
,a,l1 !. g. L.
lieved when he speaks the truth-nor trust
ed when perhaps he means honesty. When
tnan has once forfeited the reputation of
his Integrity, he is set free; and nothing will
then serve his turn, neither truth nor false
hood.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02

Effects Of Moonlight uhon the Eyes,
The effect ofthe mo 'nlight on the eyes, in
Egypt, is sngularly injurious: the natives
tell you, as found afterwards they did in
Arabia, to cover your eyes when you sleep
in the open air. The moon in Egypt strikes
and affects the sight, when you sleep expos
ed to it, much more than the sun; a fact Of
which l had very unpleasant proof one
night, and took care to guard against it at-
terwards; indeed, the sight of a person who
should sleep with his face exposed at night
would soon be utterly impaired or destroyed,
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02

hrokena And the remembrance of earthly
scenes, are they indeed to the enfranchised
spirit as the morning dream, or the dew up
on the early Howers Reflections such as
these naturally arise in every breast. Their
influence is felt, though their import cannot
always be expressed. The principle is the
same, however it may differ in its opera
tions.o
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02

:. The annexed paragraph is an eloquent de-
hneation of what all can feel, but Jew can
Soeloquently describe. 1t is from the novel
e0t'tIed-"Narriage"-a work written with
uncommon power and ability.
There is, perhaps, no feeling of our ma"
.ure SO vague complicated, SO mysterious, as
mat with which we look upon the cold re-
mans of our fellow mortals. The dignity
with which death invests the meanest OF its
victims, inspires us with an awe no living
creature can create. The monarch on his
.lrone is less awful than the beggar in his
,,'roud. The marble features-the power
'ess hand-the stiffened limb--oh! who can
sso'nntemplate these with feelings that can be
SSehhed! These are the mockery of all our
hh0pes and fears, our fondest love, our tellest
hha'e' Can it he, that we now shrink with
n no'ror from the touch Of that hand which but
33tes.ercay was fondly clasped in our own! Is
o' o"a' tongue, whose accents even now dwell IN
Tn TSl forever chained in the silence of death!
foas fSnese black and heavy eye-lids, are they
wher teVer TO seal up in darkness the eyes
strs; an1se glance no earthly power could re-
elm And the spirit which animated the
o. , s; wnere is it now? 1t is wrapped in bliss
~ a,ssolved in woe! Does it witness our grief,
TO- ~ snare our sorrows? Or is the mysterious
h2ss tnat linked il with mortality forever
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02
ysyg1 MDNITON.
DEATH.

All must die; kings, princes must obey
The freezing CALI Statesmen must ono day
stoop
Iopay their court to the despotic tomb;
Lawyers must there refund the fee of life;
Heroes. unarrned, forgetting sieges. battles,
Must, far from glory, and the sound ofpraise,
lake their last stations inspired orators
Must shun the multitude, whose mind they made,
And cleave to silence and oblivion.
The player must desert his mimic scene,
T., 10 die indeed; and poets, fond of hope.
With their fine sense of life, must humble too,
And, at the summons, quit Castalia's springs,
10 plunge amid the gloom Of Erebus.
us to the wretch alone that he denies
The solacc of his slcep. Conscience.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-02

Friendship may have its origin in esteem,
but sensihility must support 1t.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-30
AUCTIONS.
Trustees Sale.

VHE subscriber will offer for sale at public auction,
athe Alerandria Reading Room, on hhe oafh dan Of
February merit at O'Clock,
Eva A Lot Of Ground, with the Buildings
HTn and improvements. situated At the intersection
Mini of Henry street and Wike' lane, near the re-
&l sidence of C. L. Chapman ESQ.
This lot contains fourth Of aquare or h,,f an
acre of ground is well adapted for garden, and on II
is erected good two story Brick Dwelling House,
with Kitchen, &c.
Also, Two other Lots Of Ground. adjoining
the north end Of the town of Alexandra, lying be-
tween Fairfax and Royal streets, extended-and de-
sgnated in q plat of said property of record in the
county court of Alexandria by the numbers and Q;
No containing four-sevenths Of an acre. No 2 con.
tanning two acres, square. These lots are en-.
closed with post and rail fence, and well set in
grass Upon near them is large quantity of ma.
nurc, to which the purchaser will be entitled.
The above sale is made under tie authority Of deed
of trust from Bryan Hampson to the subscriber, who
will convey such title is vested in him by the said
deed. Terms made known at the sale
jan 27-ts JOHN 8. MILLER.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-30
Trustees Sale.
Tracts Of land,
o Notice is hereby Given,
dec 2S-t29M

TNH 1T the subscribers, Henry Sothoron of Charles
l. County, Bernard Hooe of Alexandra, District Of
Columbia, II. G. S. Key of st. Mary's county. have OBJ
tanned from the orphans court Of St Mary's county
letters testamentary the personal estate of John
Sothoron late of ST. Marys county deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the said deceased here
by warned TO exhibit the same with the vouchers there
of to the subscribers, either OF them, before
the LIST day of September next they may otherwise by
law be excluded from all benefit of Sid estate. Given
under hands at Leonard Town, this Sd day Of ia
nuary, 1927.
HENRY sOTHoRON,) Executors Of
BERNARD HooE, the will ofJohn
II. 6. S. KEY, Sothoron.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-30
Public Sale.

DY virtue Of an order of the Orphans Court of st.
Id Mary's COUNT, will be exposed at public sale on
Neans:day the sit q IaTka,y II ia'r Il rot on the
Retreat, on the Potomac River, near Piscataway, all
Of the personal estate of John Sothoron, Except
groes) consisting of Horses, Cattle, Sneep, Farming
Utensils, Corn, Provender, Crop of Tobacco, &c. &C.
The sale will continue from day to day till all is Sold
Terms of sale-For all sums of twenty dollars and
dollas credit Of six months will be allowed, on the
purchasers giving bond with approved security, bear
ing interest from the day of sale. On noncompliance
with the terms Of sale, the property will be resold at
the risk and charge Of the first purchaser for defcien
cy, &c. &c.
HENRY SOTIIORON,
BERNARD HOOE,
ii. 6. S. KEY,
ian Is cot Executors of John Sothoron.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-30
Notice

DY virtue of deed ofrust executed to US by James
Id Foster and Silas Foster the 9TH DAY of Deem
ber 1926, for the purpose of securing to John With
ers Co. and Withers & Washington, the payment of
the debts therein mentioned we SHALL Oh Monday, the
5h day of March next, expose to sale by public auc
ton for cash. before the front door Of the Court House
of Prince William county, one negro girl named Anne
and her chid-Also; the interest of the said James
and Silas Foster in the estate of their father James
Foster, deceased. Such title as we have under TIE
trust deed will be conveyed to the purchaser.
NJ. B. SINCLAIR, 1r
PEYToN NoRyILL, rus'ees'
ian 81 Is