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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-12

Lands in the Territory Of Florida.
Such is the peculiar character of the landsm Flor
da and their productions, that as yetvery erroneous
opinions have prevailed among persons stremote dis
tancesfrom this Territory, in relation otheir true cha
racter.
The subscribers will make the most minute exami-
nations of the public lands now vacant. as well asthosc
which may hereafter be offered for sale. They will
prepare themselves with maps Of all the good lands,
and with uchinformation as be interesting to pur
chasers.
The lands advertisedfor sale in December next, EN-
brace a very interesting section Of the Territory-be
ing situated farthestSouth and East ofany public lands
hitherto offered for sale by the United States; and in
a region of country admirably adapted to the growth
of the grand staples of our Territory; sugar-cane and
sea island cotton, as we'll as the rearing ofthe silk
worm, and the cultivation of the orange and olive
One of the subscribers having been engaged in the
survey of that country, is well acquainted with mos
of the lands Of any value.
The subscribers will upon requisition, either enter
or purchase lands, and all letters addressed to them,
(post paid) will be promptly attended to.
REFERENCES.
Col. JAMES GADsDES, Tallahassee, Florida,
Col. JOAN GAMBLE, Richmond, Virginia,
Hon, A. G. DADE, Prince William County, Virginia,
MsJor BrnnC. WILLIS, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
JoHN NAcRAE, Esq. Prince William County, Wand
Major WI. THoRNTos, Alexant ria. D.. C.
C. BR0N AUGH,
HENRY WASHINGTON
Tallahassee, ly 1871 ~ Is
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George :. Aough

George =. Aough
ESnov n~reningas.iect assortment OF SPfiNG
a GOODS, among which are the following, VIZ
Blue cloths and ~cassjmeres
Steel MKT and medley do
Black do, some superior
Vig0nIa and louen cassilneres TOT summer
Stripes of all kinds
White and striped ~satteens very neat for Pantaloons
Co!ored and white drllings
Beautiful assortment of vestlngs
Black lastingsand cIrcassians
Black and cord brochelle, q new article tor coats, &c.
super and common black bombazine
Rombazeltes
Green, blue, orange and black rattinett for coach lin.
ing
Irish linens, sheetings and lawns
81 and Ga very stout barnsley draper
DO do cotton do
Damask napkins
super black Italian luString
B ack and plain gros-le naples
Pink, blue aud real blue black satin
Bonnet cambria, millinet and foundation muslin
Furniture cambria and garment dlmt'es
Plaid and stripe catipalye
Hatis,e robes
Calicoes and super ~ginghams
First quality and common nankins
Nankin dye blue do
Gr>iradinc and barrage scarfs
Fancy silk and gauze hdkts
Fine blue searsuckcrs
large assortment of colored, black and white silkand
cotton hosiery
Gauze hannels
Worsted bindings, all colors
Carpet do
Red, black, drab and blue cotton do
Para>ols and umbrellas
Russia, Germanaud Scotch linens and diaper
White, green and other Italian grapes
Black and colored Canton do
Mems and boys Leghorn, fine palm-leaf& coarse hats
Leghorn flats and crowns
Super patent roller suspenders
Grey Canton pongees
Chop tickings
With a general assortment OF
DONESTTCS and COTTON EARN.
4mo 90
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Marsbals Sale,

y, Super;o- Court of Chancery, held in the town
\ of Fredericksburg on the 10Th day OF May, io: On
Vincent Moss,
Defendant.
Bv consent of the parties, by counsel, the eo9r'
doth adiudge, order and decree, that unless ,he u.,
PENDANT shall within Ftweive months from tne a,1
hereof pay TO the plaintiff, the sumsof one - ~
dollars, with interes''hereo al she I IMe of October
centum per snnum, fiom the first day OF -? IN,
1919, until paid, Subject to acredIt OF twenty e,Sa'
dollars and fdy six cents, paid the 2ish gay :, ~
cember 1920, one thousand dollars, WIN II an
terest thereon, from the lst day OF OCTOBER or va
til paid onethousand dollars win tae - n.iJ
thereon. from the first day Of April iois' uhui Pa.'
subject 10 acredit of sixty eight dollars anu ior'y
civ cents. paid the 2Sd day ct March 1879; Que
thousand dollars with the Ike interest," "e,eo''
from the LIST dav OF April 1920, until Pald; one 'n"u y,
sand dollars with the like interest thereon V do,ars
day of April. 1921, until paid; one thousand doiElS
with the like interest thereon from the lst day OF aPr"'
1879 mill Maid; and one thousand dollars win me
ill., interest thereon from the lst day OF hpr1I, 1922
until paid; and the costs by the plaintiff e1pehoeu !,
the prosecution of this suit, the SAID deiehaah' anu
his heirs. and all persons claiming under NM DC
,bepcef,r,b forever, absolutely barred and toreciosea
of and from, all equity of redemption IN ana 10 ue
lands and premises described in the indentnre OF mort
gage, exhibited in this cause, bearing date the IftI
day of September, 1911, between the deienua"t y,
the one part and the plaintiff of the other part; ana
that the marshal of this court, after having gwen
six weeks notice of the time and place thereof by all
v~ertisement, published in some newspaper printed IN
the town of Alexandria, do expose to sale atpub-
lie auction. to the highest bidder, for. cash, the lands
and premises Aforesaid; and out OF the proceeds OF
the sale, after defraying the expenses attending the
same paw TO the plaintiff the said principa sums and
interest; and the costs, and the surplus of the proceeds
ofthe SAID sale, if any pay to the defendant, or to such
person as may be legally authorised to receive the
same; and report his proceedings herein to the court
in order to a final Decree
Copy, teste, jill "iL'idMo' ~.
Costs. S27 9
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4 T a Superior Court of Chancery, heiS IN uie 'SS7
Oh plaintiff,
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District Of Columbia,
.4Ierandria County, SCI.

Alexandria County, SCI.
ApRILT TERM, 1928.
James Birch, Administrators Of Nancsl
Birch, deceased, Comprt
AGAINST
Thomas Birch, Joseph Birch, Caleb
Birch, John Birch, Samuel Birch, Sfn Chune7y'
Isa,c Birch and William Birch, and
Elizabeth Taylor, widow of Archi
bald Taylor, deed. late Elizabeth
Birch, Defts.
HyHESday came the complainant by Christopher
NesIe his solicitor & fled his Bill, < the Deien-
Il .nts appeared by Robert Taylor, their solicitor anu
filed their answer, 70 which the Complainant rePnes
generally, and by consent of parties, this cause IS mo"
SET for hearing on the Bill and answer, and by IKE
consent. tits BY the Court decreed that the Marshal Oh
the ID strict of Columbia, do forthwith expose o0sMe
at public Auction, all the real estate in the Complain
ants nil mentioned, of which Nancy Birch, the intes-
t.,. of he Compl,inants died sic zed. One 5th part
of the purchase money, to be paid IN hand, the resi-
due ON The LIST day of November next Two weeks
n0,ice of the tune and place Of sale, to be gwen py
advertisement in the PhenlS Gazette, and the ute ~
be retained until the purchase money shall be pa'd:
anal il j. further decreed, that the Marshal do bring
into Court, on the first day OF the next term, the mo-
ncy which he may receive from Such sale 10 nc s"o-
iect ~ the further decree OF this Court, ana oy CON
Sent of parties, il is further decreed; that Master Com.
missioor., Moore, do take an account OF the Individual
transactions, between the Complainant ana the sAd
Macy Birch, in her he tme-of his transactions MS
her Committee and as Administrator OF her estate, IN
eli L - u n SNI acc hll'> :, Tic Ciii'u p'eii'SN y
The Complainant, for her boarl and maintainance,a and
that he AXE the dispositions of such witnesses as may
be produced before him, BY either OF the parties,
Conpl ,mants or Defendants, and report such SPECIAL
matter. pertinent 20 the matter in issue, as either par
~ may direct.
4 ~Copy-Teste, EDM. l. LEE, u I. :,
In pursuance of the above decree, ! shall proceed
to sci or Tuesday The 24th day Of June merit at ii
O'CLOCK, SCI 2tiis of the
House aud Lot situated on the south
6k'fRs side Of King-street, and at present occupied
by George 5. Hnugh az a dry goods store
49, Also, -FTYE ACRES OF HOOD L3ND
in the county of Alexandria and near the Falls OF
iPotomae. gPrhe Terms OF the above sale are one
fifth part Of the purchase money to be paid IN
ca,h, the residue on the LIST day of November next;
no tile of the property to be given until the whole oi
the purchase money is paid; and should the purchaser
fail 20 comply with either of the payments, the pro-
perty will DC resold again on the spot, and the hrSt
purchaser held liable for any deficiency that may arise
in consequence of q second sale The ) acres OF land
will be sold at the same time, and at the front door OF
the SAID house now occupied by George ). Hough IN
Alexandria. c. D;M,
may % For J. AdrshdE
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Notice.

rrPursuant to the foregoing decree. I shall on the
oath day ofJune next, before the front door OF the
Tavern, at present keptby Mrs. Norris, in the town
of warreuton and County of %Fauquier, expose to sale
by Public Auction, to the highest bidder tor Cash. all
that tract of land lying and being, in the County a
foresaid, whercon (the pl~aintiff) Vincent Moss form,
erly resided and which is composed of the several
following tracts, viz. one tract formerly the proper
ty of Nathaniel Moss, on which stands the Dwelling
House One other tract purchased BY the SAID VIM
cent Moss of George Fisher, and one other tract pur-
chased by Hezekiah GlassCock aud said Vincent
Moss, of Caleb Whitacre, on which is erected a lner-
chant mill, &C. The whole bounded BY Goosecreek.
NAV I2-2awts JOHN STANARD, NJ F. d.
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District Of Columbia,

Hler6n0Fiu COuNt,Y, SCI:
ARM TERM, 1923.
Anthony Rhodes, Admins
traitor Of Jose pin Spear,
deceased, Comrlt. H., m
AGAINST
John TNnoh and Mahlon
Schol6eld, Deft's.
The Defendants, John Lynch and MahIon %Scolfeld,
not havin; entered their appearance and given seeu
rity according to the stltute AM the rules of this
coirt, AMI it appearing to the satisfaction OF the court,
upon afilavit filed, that the said def ndants, are not
inhabitants OF the District ofColtmhis, on the motion
ofthe Complainant by his Counsel. 1t is ordered, that
The said Defendants John lynch and Mahlon Schol-
field, do appear here on or before the first day of
next November Term, and answer the Bill Of the Com
pliuant, and give security tor performing the de-
crees of the Court, and that a copy of this order be
forthwith published in a newspaper printed in the
Town of Alexandria, FOR two months successfully, and
hat another copy be posted al 1.-THE front door of the
Court House ofthe said County.
Test, EDM.I i. LEE, C.. G.
NAV 90
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E0r Rent.
Writing paper

ID THOMPSON has Just received, on sale, a large
e supply of Ames' DENY, folio post, cap, and 4,o
post writing paper, hot and cold pressed-Price 20 TO
S15 perream.
Armies medium and royal envelope paper OF livery
fine quality. yellow and gray.
Langstroth's deny
medium
royal NRlIlN1 fAtfh'
super royal
imDerial
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Nistrict OF Columbia,

County of alexandria,.
ApRIL TERM, 1928.
Joseph Vaudeville, Hugh Caroiin, Jas.
s. Scott, Alexander Moore, James u.
Middle, John Jackson, Daniel Som
ers, Thomas Semmes, fhos. Mount, Sh Chancry.
and Benjamin Baden, Complt's,
AGAINST
Romulus Riggs, Dett.
UlHE defendant Romulus Riggs, not having entered
his appearance and given security. according to
the statute and rules OF this Court, and it appearing to
thcsati sfaction of the court, upon affidavit fled, that
the said Romuius Riggsis not an inhabitaat of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, on the motion ofthe Complainants by
their counsel, it is ordered, that the Defendant Rom
Mus Riggs do appear here on the first day of next No
yember Term, and answ er the bill of the Complain.
ants, and give security for performing the DEGREES Of
the Court, and that a copy of this order be forthwith
published in one ofthe public newspapers, printed Ia
the town of Ale xandria, for two months successfully,
and that another copy be posted on tie front door of
the Court House of the said County,,
Test, EDM. I. LEE, C. c.
NAV 06-0aWCm
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medium
royal
super royal
immortal
WRITING PAPER.

Folio post, foolscap, Alto post, and note raper, manu-
featured by Donaldson, Ames, Blake, Allen King &c
Whatm ans fine antiquarian royal super royal hou-
BILE elephant, Columbian, and deny drawing paper;
sealing wax, waters, quilts, i~nkstsnds, Peaknives'e rss'
ers, letter folders, and stationary in general.
OsBORNES' AMERICAN WATER CoLoRs'
The Manufacturer of these colorS, having oro"Sh'
them to a degree of excellence, which will sustain a
comparison wsth the finest imported water colors, IN
irons his customers aud the pubic. that ne can no"
furnish all the fine colors used in flower, landscape
and miniature painting, at renuce! prices, v,I:-geho-
inc sepia, carmiue crimson, scarle', and naider Lakes
of the finest, quality, milan yellow, Gladstone; u''ra'
marine, Cobalt Blue, rhenard's Blue, &c; oSaorncS
Prussian Blue, Bistree, Cologne Earth, and Blue Yer
otter, are particularly recommended to the afternoon
ne Artists. rho above colors are sold wholesale and
retail by p. Thompson, Agent.
Also-Camel's hair; sable; Pitch and Narnlsh Brush
es, for water and oil color painting, paint stones, BACK
lead pencils, ivory paper. Bristol Boards so'd En-
bossed, Colored and marble papers.
march II
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70 Nent,
70 Rent,
For Rent,

Alarge wellsituated store, wl'a q" -
ApTTlentdry cellar attached 10 it. hSm5.sre
bly, well calculated for the DRY uDo"I d
Ssa ness, and a tenant in that line WV"
ceivethe preference. The rent will be nov pw,y |
oct3Q CIV ''i---
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Florida Hand Agency

'ENHE subscribers have opened an Office in the Cit!
4 of Tallahassee, for the purchase andsaleo Of
Lands in the IeyyitOru Of Florida.
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Major General Scott has by order of the War Department
of the 26h ut been suspended from the command OF the
Western Department of the Army and Brgader General Ut
kssoa has been appointed to that station.
Erccmions.-By law lately passed by the legsla-
turc of Connecticut, criminal executions are to be
inflicted privately in that state for the future.
Domestic Siauery-The ship Lafayette "a disgracef
of good name, recently sailed from Baltimore, with
cargo of co hundred slace for the New Orleans market
One hundred pounds sterling has been subscribed in
Norfolk Va and transmitted TO Ireland, for the pur-
pose of aiding in the of civil and religious lib
erty in that country
observation-disclosures Guild, negro, only about fourteen
years of age, hung Pennington, n j. the 2Stu
for the murder of Catharne Beakes.
Suspicious BMs.-The journal of Commerce puts
the public on its guard to certain bills aloat, pur-
porting to be from the Salem and Philadelphia Man
ufacturing Company The word Salem is printed SO
as to be scarcely apparent, while PHILADELPHIA
as in staring capitals.
Joseph Olden CLARK has been elected Cashier of the Tre
ton Banking Company, place Of Pearson Hunt deceased
Bread-The Corporation of Albany have passed
law, ordainng that all the bread manufactured and
offered for sale in that city, shall be in loaves of
pound, two pounds, or three pounds. The regulation
will prevent any imposition by the bakers upon the
public who, when the price Of flour has risen, not
" increase the price, but diminish the size, and
times the quality of their loaves If the buyer knows
that there is a standard weight for the loaf, the price
asked for it will be criterion by which he may Judge
whether or not the commodity costs more than the
value of -four should permit it to cost.
Ne,vJersey-The Legislature of Jersey has adjourn
ed to hold another session January when Senator
Tinted States is to be elected succeed Mr. Dckeson whose
term of service expires on the Sd of March next,
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(Nelpcastie County, iR the State Of DeGIUGre, Sct)
N virtue of an order the Orphans Court for the said
q - County Of Newcastle, will be exposed to Sale, at Pub
lie Vendue, Wednesday, the seventeenth day OF December
next, O'Clock the afternoon the house OF John M
Smith, innkeepcr, in the Borough of Wilmington IN Chris
Hundred and County aforesaid; all the following desert
bed property, the Borough of Wilmington, Chris
tiana Hundred and County OF Newcastle TO wit: No l:
lot of ground with three story brick house erected thereon
occupied grocery store, situated and bounded West
High Street, containing eighteen feet front West High
Street. and running depth about fifty feet, be the same
less No q lot of ground with two story brick
house erected thereon, occupied dwelling house, situated
and bounded on East High Street, said Borough, conain
ing East High Street seventeen feet, and running in depth
eghy-two and half feet, be the less. No
>: lot of ground with improvements situate at the
enthusiastically of Queen and French Streets being
in width twenty-seyen feet Queen Street and thrty-sM
feet inches French Street, containing in the whole
hundred and twenty feet Of ground be the
less No. A: lot of ground with improvements,
tanning about sixty feet Orange Street, and running in
depth about sxtyseven feet be the less. No.
81 certain lot of land with small Improvements there
on situate lying and being in Chrstana Hundred aforesaid
bounded by The Kennel Turnpike road by lands of James
Cochran, the of Cesar A. Rodney Esq by Vestry
Street and by lands of Alexander Gray, and containing by
computation four aces three quarters and eight perches of
land, be the or less, under the yearly rent of
twenty-five shllings, payable annually: with the improve
ments and appurenances; being the real estate of benjamin
Bron deceased and be sold for the payment of his
debts
Attendance will be given, and the terms of sale made
known, at the time and place aforesaid by JOHN BROWN,
surviving Administrator of the said deceased his Attorney
By order of the Orphans Court
MATTHEW KEAN, Clerk.
Newcastle, October I'd, A. ID. 1928. 5-3t
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other considerations, coGt etnt To commence
thu enumeration from carrier psrlf Of the year th
the first of August fhe most tnV"ura)e season wnulA
be the Sprinr On review OF the toner enimeratin'S
it will be found that the plan ior taking every ce'ss has
contained imDrnven cuts upon that OF ats Predecessor
The last is It III susceptible ot mGch Improvement ne
third census the first at which any account Was "a
ken of the manufacturers o the country. 1t was repeated
at the last enumeration, bat the returns III BON cases
we're necessarily very imperfect hey must always d.
So resting of course only on the comnIncaohs Nouh
iv made by individuals interested in some Of the m utac-
turing establishments. Yet TIL, contained much VaIu!-
bic information, and may, by supplementary pio'l-
sion, be rendered effective. The columns Of age
commencing from infancy, have hitherto been confined To
few periods all under the number of 45 years lmpor-
tant knowledge would be obtained, by extending those
columns in intervals of wears, to the utmost Douhda
fes of human life. The labor OF taking them would De
tring addition that already prescribed and the result
would exhibit comparative tables of longevity highly III
teresting to the country. deem it my duty further 70
Observe that much of the mpertectons in the returns Of
the last and perhaps of preceding eunerations pro-
ceeded from the undergraduates OF the ctmpenSatons al
lowed to the Marshas and their assistants in taking them
In closing this communicating it only remars tor me to
assure the Legislature of my continued earnest wish Tor
the adoption Of measures recommended by me heretofore
and yet be acted on by them and ct the cordial CON
currence on my part in every constitutional provision
which receive their sanction during the oesson tend
ing to the general welfare
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Wosb;po+on noconnhor 1909
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FARM FOR sALE-To be sold at Public Sale, on Fri
NJ day The 18th OF December next, the elegant Farm be-
longng the subscriber the Great Valley Turnpike road
SIX miles from Wilmington, ard ten from West Chester II
contains eighty-c of excellent land, twenty acres Of
Woodland and has great body Of clay suitable for earhen
ware bricks On the premises public house, sign of
the Fox Chase apple orchard of one hundred trees
kinds; and number Of pear and cherry trees of grated fruit
o. Tue sale will take place at 3 O'Clock.
THOMAS C. SMITH
November d. 1875 Sit
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
Washington, December 2, 1928.
DIED

On Monday morning, CHARLES R. STARRETT in the
goth year of his age; eldest of Thomas A. Sarret
On Tuesday evening, MIR JAMES LoCKERMAN, son of
Mathew r. Lockerman, deceased.
On 22d ut Charestown, Va aged So years. the Rev
THOMAS KEYES, of the Methodist Church.
In Philadelphia on the 2sth ut Capt TH0S BROWN,
Of the U. s. Navy.
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EERuGS and MEDICINES, both Patent and Oficinol
~ in which included most Of the recently discovers
French Chemical preparations, together with the principal
part of the valuable medicines in use of the FIT
quality and upon reasonable terms may be had at tile store
of the subscribers No. 1856, Market street.
Nov. g. JOSHUA HARLAN.
N. B. Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded and
family medicines put up the shortest notice
lie INDUCES belief that from his knowledge Of and expe-
rence in, the business, he will be able give full satisfaction
Wilmington, Nov. Sh, 1928.
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A TLANTIC SOUVENIR for lS29.-Ths beautiful Christ
IA mas NewYears Present, afordng gratifying spec-
of the state of the and literature of this country
for sale at the Bookstore and Circulating Library of the Ed
tors No. ., West High street.
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RE USIC-A great variety of Music for the Piano and
I'VE Harp, for sale by A. & H. Wilson, No. s. West High
Street, where may also be had at the lowest prices School
Books Writing and Letter Paper and general assortment
of Stationery
Subscriptions for the North American and American Quar-
terly, Reviews, received at the above place.
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JOSHUA HARLAN.

NXECUT0RS NOTlCE.-AH persons indebted to The
E1 estate Of Ddrid Smith deceased late of the Borough
of Wilmington requested to make immediate payment
and those having claims will present their accounts properly
attested to the subscriber, for settlement.
WILLIAM MARTIN, Ear.
November %, 1923. dim