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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
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4nO DOLLARY VAR D.

ID u u IL Il II II y N r. w n ~ ~.
ID ANYWAY on the 9th instant, at night. from the
III subscriber. Abner Nash, living in Amelia County,
negro woman named BETSEY. who calls herself
Betsey Smith She is stout Aeshy woman, about q
or "a wears OF age, with round full face and brown
complexion She took with her two children, the old.
est girl four or Eve years od and the youngest about
eight months old, with bright complexion. IL sup
posed that the husband of Betsey, negro man who
calls himself RICHARD SMITH, belonging to the
subseriber Joseph Allen, oft City Of Richmond, has
accompanied her, Richard has pass from his master
to visit his family with permission to be absent ten
DAYS. He is quite small man, not five feet high per-
hans, IS or SO years of age, thick and well set has
thin face, high forehead bushy hair brown complex
on and As well as mbered. has scar on his fore
head Negroes answering this description were seen
to osss through Richmond on the 9h Instant, in Car
ryaiI. going in the direction of Fredericksburg As
two Of the brothers Of Richard have been successful in
making their escape to some Of the Northern sStes'
il is presumed that these runaways will attempt TO fol-
low them. The man originally from Caroline, and
the woman from Loudoun; and their route may there
fore lie through one OF those Counties
The above reward will be gwen tor apprehending
and delivering the said runaways to their owners IN
Richmond or one half for securing them in any JAIL IN
the United States, 50 that their owners get them
ABNER NASH,
apr i6 st JOSEPH ALIEN
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16

"A Cure for the Lazy Fsuer.-The Isl chapi-
ire doth show Of an evyll fever. the which doth
combat yonge persons, named the fever burde n
Qazy feser.) Among all the fevers, | had al.
most forgotten the fever burden, with which mo-
nv yonge persons be sore infected nova dayes,
The cause of this in6rmitee:-This fever doth
come naturally, or else by evyl and slotbful
bringing up. II it do come by nature, then the
fever is ncurabe; for it can never get out Of the
Heshe that is bred in the bone. II it come by
slothfu bringing up. it may be helped by diIigent
labor. A remedy:-There is notifying for the
fever burden, as is tmgyentum baculinum: that
is to say, take stick, or wand. of yard Of
length or more, and let it be as great as mans
fynger, aud with il anoynt the back and shout
ders well, morning and evening. and do this 81
DAYS; and If this fever we'll not be hepn in that
time, let them beware OF wagglnge on the gal
lowse; and whites they do take their medicine,
put no iubborwort in theyr potage -" The Bre-
piory Of HEALTH" Jy .4ndreu Boorde, Physyche
Docfours, .anno 1867.
Dryden's Ode "A composition SO alive, SO
sublime, and so animated, that the poet himself
appears to be strongly possessed OF the actions
described, and consequently places them fully
before the eyes Of the reader. Lord BoIinbroke,
W pay uiOiuhiS stSN w ~ yuSHs
whom he always respected, found him in unusual
agitation Of spirits. even to trembling On en-.
quiring the cause, ~ have been up all night"
replied the old bard; "my musical friends made
me promise to write them an Ode for their Feast
Of st. Cecilia. have been so struck with the
subject which occurred to me. that could not
leave it ill had completed it: here it is, finish
ed at one sitting" And Immediately showed
him the ode, which places the British lyric poe
try above that OF any other nation. This anec-
dote. says Dr. Warrior. as true as it IS curious,
was impaired BY Lord Bolinbroke to Pope, by
Pope to Gilbert West, by him to Mr.. Berren.
ger, who, observes the Doctor, communicated it
to me. The rapid,ty, and yet the perspicuty OF
the thoughts, the glow and expresslveness OF the
images. those certain marks Of the first sketch OF
the master, conspire to confederate the Fact 1T
is not to be understood, that this piece was not
afterwards reconsidered, retouched. and correct.
ed Boston Traveller.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
S04 Prizes-4O, 900 Tickets $3.50 200
Tickets s. 90; halves Q 90; quarters ! 10.
Mode of DrdtCtnQ:

So4 Prizes-40, 900 Tickets $3.50 200
Tickets s. 90; halves 2 00i quarters 10.
Mode Of Draining:
The 40, 600 tickets are NUMBERED from to Az, 0oo
inc sive On the day Of drawing the whole of the
numbers will be put into Wheel and all the prizes
into another; the numbers will be drawn alternately
rst the number and then the prize, until all the prizes
are drawn Prizes pa, able in cash sixty days after
the drawing subec. to the usual deduction OF Is per
cent.
Tickets shares and packages, to be had inhe great
est variety, at
DAVID s. JONES'S OFFICE,
Harrisonburg. Va
Orders for tickets shares and packages, IN this Lot
terry enclosing the cash, will receive the most prompt
attention, if addressed as above. agents ordering
tickets in the above scheme will be CO sdered posi-
tive sale, and charged accordingly at scheme price.
DAVID s. JONES, Manager.
February IS. 1883
~ Notice to Agents vending Tickets in the
Shenandoah Bridge Lotery.-I have appointed Gso
G GLAsc OK, Of Warenton, Fauquier County, Va.
DISTRIBUTING Agent for the following Counties: Orange.
Culpeper, Madison, Spottsylvsnis, Stafford, Prince
william Fairfax, Louooun Fxuquier. and the District
Of Columbia.
Agent residing tor responsible persons wishing to
become such) in be above Counties, will please send
tn r orders to CSC G. GLASC0CK, where they
" Il be prompt, st,eajsd to
February IS. 1885 DAWN s JoSKs. Manager.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
SALES AT AUCTION.
MiAA Property at Auction.

WILL be offered for sale, in front Of the Court.
w House in Leesburs. on Monday, the 18th day
Of May next. (being the first day of May Court.)
THE MILL r about SO ACRES Of LAND
on Goose Creek, in Loudoun County. late Duers, but
more generally known rs Tnpetts Mill. This proper
" is situated At the head Of the contemplated Canal
slack Water Navigation on Goose Greek. Sale 10 take
place between the hours Of IL noon and p n.
Terms third cash, one third in twelve months,
aud the remaining onehird in two years from day Of
sale T. !. rAYLOH, trustee.
apr 16-2awts
or The Leesburg Genius Of Liberty and Washing:
tonian will please insert the above every week till
time of sale.
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,,, S0tice is hereby given.

l Psuoaan ersl Meeting Of the Stockholders of the
ase place !, snd Alexandria Turnpike Company will
Nay ne,, g. auckland on Thursday, the OH ds, Of
Drec,Ors ra purpose ofelecting President. -four
psay. ''easore', and other Officers Of said Com.
j. MORGAN, Treasurer.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
AdysetyaeMeMt.

A GENTLEa,N is DESTROYS Of purchasing. for HIs
n owS USE, thirty Efficient Field Hands Any per
son having such Negroest 10 dispose e, will do well to
apply to Major LAwnxscx LEWIS, near Alexandra. ID,
C. apr 9-t 3GthAps
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
SasIP NEWS.
PORT or ALEXANDRIA. IN. c.

ARRIVED. APRIL Is,
Steamboat Columbia, Mitchell, Baltimore;
freight and passengers for the District
SAILED,
Schooner Columbia, Smith, New York.
Ship Virginia, Turner, from Liverpool for this
port. at Cork 5th March, and sailed on the 9th.
Schooner Virginia, Harriss, hence at N. York
18th.
Schooner Pembroke, Gray, hence at Portland
7tb.
sloop Neptune, Johnson, hence at Philadel-
phia 18th
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
BY GEORGE WHITE
Public Sale.

FINDER the authority Of Decree Of the Circuit
u Court, for the County of Alexandra, shall pro.
coed to sell, on the premises Thursday, the 18th
THE V.HC.dNT LOT
at the south east corner Of Prince and Water streets.
fronting Prince street IS feet and on Water street
a. feet (more less, subject to an lfnusi ground
rent of &102 81 Terms at sale.
l.. McKENNA, Commissioner.
As. At the same time and place, will be offer.
ed Tor sale THE TaCANT LOT adjoining. on the
south. the above Lot. about ~ feet front on Water
street, and rs feet deep.
mar 26-w3w&eots
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
THE TACANT LOT
BY WILLIAM D. MUTT
A Handsome Country Residence

ar AUC1YON
nv virtue of Deed of Trust frv,n C. Chaplin and
Id wife. for certain purposes therein contained, duly
recorded in the County Court OF Fairfax. will be sold
at public auction. in front Of the Reading Room on
Fairf.. street. on Monday, 29h instant at l2o'eiock
VI (if not previously disposed ofby private sale,
ABOUT SIXTY-FOUR ACRES OF LAND,
well enclosed, with a comfortable two.sor, Brick
DgVELLiNG HOUSE. and other Improve.
fin. ments thereon about "a miles from Alexandria
Esi.I and near the Little River Turnpike Road. It's
ver, desirable Summer retreat. having an abundance
of remarkably good water. GJ Terms At sale.
! !! .naH : HA ManMnkl Trustees.
aprl-ts WA ID. MUTT, Auctioneer.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16

A letter from Matanzas. to the Editors OF the
Daily Advertiser, Of the Attn, says: The Chol-
"a has reached lhi, country, aud prevails in ma
ny scattered places At Rancho, out OF a pop
ua,ion Of AIS, ouly % renamed alive"
That thi, account may be literally true. we
are not disposed to queSiIOn-yet it Is altogether
probable that the greatest portion Of the inhaOi.
ant,had fed from their dwellings through ter
rOr Of the pesuleOce. Z. Com.
We have the Buenos Ayres paper British
Packet Of the l9h January last. Il contains a
long account Of the occupation Of the Falkland
Islands Oy the British. The ship Clio Us guns)
took iOtIna possession on the Sd January, IN the
mace Of his Britannia Majesty. The Packet OBJ
series Tbs intelligence has caused great
u'a, OF excitement IN Buenos Ayres-tuly equal
: 20 That Oecaslonsd by the proceedings Of the U
> corvette Lexington, In fact. all the cd,
un appears to be shifted from the Americans to
@e shoulders Oi John Bull. The Government
VI " Dnenos Ayres has forwarded a note to IL. B
~ charge de Affaires requesting an expIaaa-
una Of the business. Captain Plnedow, who
surrendered the Islands, has been placed under
arrest 10 De tried BY Court Martial.n
Nat. Gaz.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16

comes e IS a curious quality. With some. it
md i ~ IKE me cholera; -a,tacks suddenly,
shar,s IS mai'snant.-impulsi,e to the dis.
virus y, save, saver and manifestation Of Inherent
i,,e,,.. aver years of unresisted chas,,semen,.
e-, a.. ur a'an OF words with irresistible pow.
shitpnss' 80" VI resolve Pushes over the original
follow ,sS ~ 'oe ilver-deeds OF mighty pr owess
UPON ,Sa u = crown Of triumphant laurel rests
@ol.D s battered head. and laun,s over the
that inv , ,p, oh! human glory! Whv is it,
pleasant a'nment Is so dangerous, and SO un.
80 ridiculous, yet 40 bloody.
PHILADELPHIA Caz.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
Extract Of a letter, dated

W.. SELMA, (Aia.) March 20, 1883.
s. we nave had very heavy rains here for about
"',esnuays, and the river and creeks have risen
~, n "a' mere is no possibility for the mail TO
~; ~ s'ea on morse: All the River towns except
Inr anu Benton are completely under water.-
II. t S there Is not one house on dry land;
,,a WV, House was washed down on the Goth,
n,s.r WI iNlor's Hotel the dwellers have to
IN ,,Uoa a"o Out 'hrous the second story windows
On =, 80 IN Tact the water covers the land from
~ ~ 70 50 niles distant; YOU cannot conceive the
nsr, ~ "r country Is ln-snce its first settle.
.;.. we ''er was never knuwn So high. and #
ca, ua me greatest difficulty that the steamboats,
osu,I I'I' as the current is very rapid; the
No.. 'anu'ns place is more than 10 feet unJer
,Is 40, anu the boats discharge their GARAGES in
Non,"m streets. send this by steamboat TO
s'"sr!' In the hope that 1t may reach you.
TN T. Courier.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16


-, ,..e,ing. held in the Court House
M,Pao on,,. MAJ the ll'h instant, JOAN l.
Na'r''si. E. announced himself a, o.. s."s',
oo''a t,. re-, to represent Prince GeoFss,s'
for C nls.,, and St. Mars's, composing the
Fsl''' INN ..,oo, District Of Maryland
.,,,,i,o held in Laudoun County, (sa.,
At 40 last. for Colonel and L'eu' !,'.'
% '''4'a.! The 57th regiment Virginia militia
E''1s ', ~, Colonel Hamilton Rogers was e'e1.-
Il'a'fn'"' and Captain Benjamin shrsve' 'r'
: i' I"", Colonel, Of said regiment
.o, the Rev. Mr.. Avery is to take
70, ;, p Ssapor,, on the 9th Of May next, AM and
'''' " IN, ,I,, ,he Hon. Jeremiah Ma'on' Of b0s-
Sc ' a,' been Zee, retained tor the defence
,,.,;, Herald, Of February II, has the
following; c,,nJ Game Mount. we
no ma, intelligence had bee" received from :,
lsafn D4' non 'of.war, which lately touched
l'' f' .S,, there we're two American vessels IN
lAe'c' pas. with all hands on board dead
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
For Rent or SaAe

FINN A neat. comfortable two.story BRICK HOUSE
ll.. on Water street, near the Fsrmers' Bank, with
good Grass Plat, sc. Apply to
THOS. VOWEL.
Who will also sell or rent the Block Of Brick Build
ings together or separate For half OF the amount
notes Of the Mechanics Bank will be taken par and
the other half long cedt. to be secured BY deed Of
trust apr l5-eo3t
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
Three able & popular Englisf
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The above works, which are now re published. are
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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
agz. The RI. Rev. Bishop MEADE will preach.

re. The RI. Rev. Bishop MEADE VIII PfsacI,
AprI, 18th. at Fredercksourgs l4th, 1t Lambs Greer
Church, King George, 18Th, At st. Paul's Churen.
King George; i7h Hanover Parish King Sco ss.,
1911, Mattor Bridge, 18th. Yeocomico Church; 1o!n
and Dist, Richmond Court House. I'LL the ]sn, ~
observation-disclosures and Lancaster Counties. 29th. House
Of worship below Richmond Court House, May Isl
and Cd, At Tsppahannock Essex CouRty; I'd. 4th ana
5th, at yawters Church; 9th and 7th, q Fort hoyAs
9Th and 9th at the Rowling .reen.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
Notice.

81 shall hereafter be mostly in Baltimore. persons
"A indebted to Joseph Jsnney & Co. or TO myselfw,il
please to make payment TO Janney, Hopkins HUI.
No 2O4 Market street. Baltimore. or they may please
to make payment to Charles Ross at Jonathan Butch
ers or 10 Jonathan Butcher either of whose receipts
will be binding. JOSEPH IANNEf'
Alexandra, April Is. 1888.
a Nh Nv DWELLING HOUSE is for sale
~. or rent. and my other Houses for sale.
apr 16-2Xwtf
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16

MP The Officers Of the lst Regiment are re-
n,..,d IN neet At the Mechanics tall on Tuesday-
evening, the 10th Instant at halt past seven O'CLOCK
ar iS q
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
Tempsstiyity.

Tempsstiyity.:
vJyBE hibernal and lxurisnt Ginger Ale is no more
for this season That it wasprefes0a' and nsa.e,n y.
able the public well knows and needs not now to or
shown. And fl up is paeuum, and supply Its place
the SUDA WATER and HfWbEI may be had eve
ry day. status tempestns pceefns both IN susv''y'
reity and abundance as ,si have required all posi-
bic operosity tractiiity, sc,pulosity and ability
anr l3-3t j. b. HEPBURN.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16
Public sale.

r WILL sell at public auction, at the residence Of
the late David Dick, deceased on Royal street, be-
tween King and Prince, on Saturday. the 18th instant,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, to satisfy house rent due 2. G.
harsteler, q variety Of
RODSEHOLD& KITCHEN FURNITURE
Consisting of sidebosrds. Tables. Chairs. &c sc.
Terms Of sale cash. JNO. G. hANDEiI,
apr S d:3tal3th Constable,
o.. The above Sale is postponed until We'd
nesdsy next, 1914 instant, at II O'Clock, a. ii.
anr l5-3t
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or BOSTON,.

6xS The schooner PARAGON, Dyer, master,
&& will take one hundred bbls. freight Apply to
anr Is w FOWLE e Co.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16

FLouR.-Yesterday, the current wagon price
of Flour was S5 OF. Some loads were taken at
IS O6, and in few instances as much as IS l2a
was paid. We heard of but two sales from
stores-1OO bbls. each, at S5 20.
Export for the week ending Saturday, 18th
inst. 1892 bills; foreign l549 bbIs., coastw'se
2s43 bbls.
Quantity inspected during the same period:
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16

For Freight.
sEE The coppered Brig PATRON, Charles FIan.
no ders. master, will be ready to receive cargo
in three days. Apply to
apr Is j. II. LhOO
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16

ar GEO. T. BRowN respectfully Of
fers himself to the Voters Of Prince Georges County,
Maryland, as q candidate for the next shcriifaIty
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-16

For New Orleans,
sSR On Thursday, 18th instant the new schooner
&E$S RENOTYN, Risley, master. Persons wishing
to snip will please to make immediate application to
snr Is-dtS,h FRANKLIN & ARMFIELE.
Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-10-16

views. We cannot indeed exactly under
stand our own characters, until we have
studied the Developments of the minds
of the Greeks and Romans; for Din theirs
our character is founded, since they in.
structed the men by whom we have orr
ginally been taught.
A man of undisciplined mind, is infer
or to one, whose powers are under bis con
troll, IN almost every respect--even in the
most common transaction in life, loose
ness of thought seems to characterize all
his actions. The difference between this
Kind of mind, and one thoroughly discip-
lined, is sometimes strikirgly shown by
witnesses, in their manner of giving evil
dence in courts of justice. Some, with
admirable brevty, relate all they know
while others endeavor to connect with the
SUBJECT OF investigation, many circum
Istances which have 10 connection with if
whatever.
10 acquire this control O, er our intel
lectual powers, it is necessary for US TO
learn three things: to lix our attention on
the subject, then to select fom all our
ideas, whatever has direct bearing on it,
and lastly, to determine their relative po
sltlon to each other, so as to arrange them
In the proper order. Our first thoughts
on subject are confused, aud indistinctI
we mus learn to select from the whole
those which have the most intimate con
nection, then to fit them together with OK
actress, so as to produce one harmonious
whole. The perfection of intellectual
discipline, depends on the accuracy and
precision, with which each Of these things
is learned. The first step, towards ac-
curing this control over the intellectual
powers, is to lay firm foundation, to ev-
cry undertaking, however trivial it may
be in ITSELF Unless every thing is done
with precision, habit of carclssness will
be contracted, which may not easily be
corrected.
The affections have very great inGu
ence over the intellect, and should there.
tore be kept very pure; and if any of
them is perverted, a corresponding effect
Us generally produced ON the intellect
Young men should avoid books filled with
partizan feeling, and read those contain
Ing universal truths, which will enlighteIl
their minds, and at the same time, pre-.
serve the purity Of their Affections
Quarrels should always be avoided, let
the provocation be what it may; they on
~ serve to destroy those feelings which il
should be the care of every one to pre-
serve inviolate
Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-10-16

about seventy five VIII be reedy for ca.
mailing in all this year. In Two wears
more the whole will be formed ana then
will have been accomplished the @fsFst O.
those western internal communications
which elevate acountry 10 distinction and
power. That section of Illinois, situated
adjacent to the Wabash, and extending
north, will, through This channel, be
brought into close communion with the
neighboring ard more remote parts of the
Union. Ii Will be more like territory
of the middle states, than one in the-dis.
tant west. IN Indiana, on the margin of
the canal, it has had the effect of raising
an hundred fold, and settlements
are sPrinsing up like magic, which ycstcr5
day were not in being.s~ The aeuntry is
even now TevdutiouizGd, and Nsescnts a
surprising scene Of busnessyswhile i'm
provemenls of every kind are Progressing
WITH the rnpidity Of thansbt
No doubt the state in its wisdom will
oon open communication from Perrys.
lille on the waters of the Wabash, toI
)anvile, extending to Springfield through
Jacksonville to Carrollton and termina
ing at Alton. 1t is unnecessary to speak
# the vast importance and unspcakablc
dvantages, and the strong demands too.
i such an improvements, to an intelligent
eople; the mere suggestion Of them is
efficient to awaken public ambition and
pur it onward to the execution of this
,reat object,