Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume], January 24, 1801, Image 1

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Pusslzlctzc Sole. _ '
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ctjiwsi' osi'csilssock, wffl bewsidac she Vm:
due StOf",
sissB-ROWN SUG AR
[n' hhds. tierces and barrels—on a Crea'z':
awdfar C'qsh.
Tene'rffe l/Vzne in þzþcs and
cafks,
- Cataloma do. in pipes,
' French Brandy do.
Whishey in ble.
Cosissec m bags,
, Hyson and Bohca Ten in chests,
Raisins' m kegs,
Soap and Candles m boxes,
To'bacco,
ss. Nails, Hardwarc, &c;
Flsa, (! quantifys o
D R Y G 0 0 D S,
ct Cor-sistmg qf
Cloths, Coatings, Wclch Plancs, Flan
rsi-els, Irish Lincns and Sheeting, Ozna
Lurgsic, Siiks and Sattins, Ca'1;coes, book
and ]aconet muflins, tamboured and plain,
Threads, Hare, Paper, &c.
' P. G. MARS'IELLER,
January 17 Auctzon'fer.
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Sales by ALLCZZTo—ctnsi
The 281h inst.at lo o'clock, will be fold
at our Auction Room,
Malaga TNine in pxpes,
French Brandy in do.
Sugar in barrels,
Bacon in lots,
Soal Leather in lots
Sea? in bossx—es,
Nails in caflcS.
Together fwz'z'lz it ran?!)- a
DRYGQODQ
Among fwlsir'c/J are
Broadcloths, kerseymeres, coatings, swan.
owns, plains, duffik, flannels, Irish li
"W: humhums, German and British as.
siflbUsgs, chintzes, calicoes, jaconet, book
afld tamboured musi-ins, and a number of
Other articlcs. ,
HENRY {? THOS. IvTOOREz
Juctiofles r: .
January 7,
WLLMM O.,XLEY ?; w.
- King-fireet, .
, HAVE FOR SALE,
Superfine, second and coarse
de 'and narrow clothe, kersejrmferes,
Pinsdowm, 'ceacings, swanskins,"þlmsi.
'W- siznnels, fancy calicccs msid think zsssiesv,
.ctc _ az'ets, 'dfuranssts; iuffektitis, 'I.
"si" , 'Bmsidona and pulficat- fund.
_ , "womens'ind mena' (gotten ssand
3, - We, dimictties', cheeks, si'fiflctcs,
"3; ctÞsi-sikzsi which will besssolact—lbw
'1'0r.' _'.'ss
Dec. to w fother OFZÞW
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ksixoM ctrm: commz-ncmx. 'c-A'zzrfe. ss
_ 'Mcflfrs: Russcll {F.Qtssxsitsilcr, ct - -
If): iiijctfflvss and MMM! jZ-rg/m qf fly
yew; when the fountain; of ictt-ct-llzgmz
'are 'nm'rZy dried up, and the {emwrd
am] ingenious appear to have wholly
'tssw'tlct'u'rrszn, or at least to have cir
"(zing/(filled f/ch'r is: bent zT-z tl': palifssicassl
am! lct'tct'rmy mimynrd, pzsi-r/zajbs a su't'c's
as Effizr, m/si'ul-chsssi-l ' _
_To catch the iiving manners as they
"rise,"
dun} na: (Be-tbcugsilst rmirzter.;/Zi*zg, cctsr .ct'ct—
applicable to The time:. 1)! suchshing
the member: rw'bisb [praffia/E ss/ZsinJi-zg lo '
your pray}, -[ -sha}l depend more on my
selectiam from rare, [mt astprovedssvrit
en, ibmt an orgifml commtmic'afirsim;
fit t/Je-ssfarme—r I can j'zzagre fwitlssout par.
tial!!!)- ar Prcssijtlrlic'e. From the piece,
which is rzafw fzsizm/ss-edz and which
will form ilt-e Is} ]Va. oj't/Je " THE
R-EFLECTUR," jam- readers ma) form
some judgment qf fly: talent: and fru
dit-ictz (- a fizfvar-ffe author, from ewlmst
composition: ] s/Sa/l masse mazjy dmfls.
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Tsiz REFLECTORsi—No. 1.
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" {mer hearch block/zeaa's fwlym tlnjsiv 1
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" P/ag/sse rwlvc'le t/fcjystrfz'e, aua'L'm-t qur'zil'e
t/Jzsisiy' !)...ctsz-ie>ct—zl "
I AM of the qinion that peoPle sus
cttain more inconvex. icnce thro thei igno
rance andssfolly y, than they do thro' the
malice and treachery of those with whom
they are concerned. It is much easier to ]
si counterwork the actions of bad men, than
of weak ones. Knaves may be feecrai n.. ;
- ed by a variety of cheeks, from doing "the
mischief which they meditate, and may be
pqnished for the crimes they actually com
{! mit. The whole world is, as it were, arm. ss
[ed against their cnormiticsis. But there
scan be no effectual precaution against the
mismanageme—nt of fools. Their mistake:
indie—a-te no pervcsscness of heart, And can
neither deserve punishment or excite te
sentmem. How can we reproach a man
whehhe meant us no harm ? How can we
guardagainst his crrors when he has not
disqei'hmcnt to escape 'shcm himsesifls ?_
It-tooss often happens, shirt we impute
smiscarriagcs to the b'ad intentions; of those
we emPloy.- "We dossnot so mdily suspect
" due men judge or calctflarc wrong, as that
they infiendmrong. But -the'sactis other.
wiss ; and it will besz'vnd, Upon : cssrffi
cal examinaticn, ihat error of _ judgement
is sithe imi'n- some of publicsixs well assipria
vatc &sorders. 'There is Mardly— 'a more
siocmmn character si'in' society than :thue" of
& M'rplon This shrt of le arc she
.,me dangenousss'a: they ( dom ctaftcmpt
;to do a good tdsim, rwh'ic'h ddesnot ,tcrmi'.
nate in 'a-reil difcdvmmge. Their zeasil tQ
si'_ sevvesius- Mek'os accept ditbeif Tei'vica;
[and when they have committed one mist.
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[die, sshcysiare so sorry for it, that We let
,, m' run into more blunders to atonc for
[Wax m-pafh . - - __ , —
ct-Kctctmctarploc's most— vdxat'ioussi isinss public
thznshctions; because}: then is more isih-his
pqwectr to betray stupidity without incur
rihgf'sicontcmpt, siand propagate error with
osusst' risquing detcctiom In public assairs
tsh'ere is a great dwersity otsi opinion ; and
in questiOns of a spcculative nature, de
clasiimers of folly scrcen their impoteficy
underproshffions of pacriotism. The apsi
pearance of putriotic zeal is too fascinating
not to give popularity to the man who dis.
covers N. -
Thusit happens that Wcak man, who
are a perpetual marplot upon the plans of
the prudent and knowing, insinuatc them
selves into the public confldence. This
is an inconvenience that all countries And
ages have Experienced.
There is do pofflble i'emed-y against it.
People will listen tothosc whom they sup
pose to be their friends; and it is pecu
liarly the character of a mnrplot to be of;
sicions'in offering his good services. He
must be employed because he m .:ms well,
and he will'do hurt because be'has not dis.
cernment enogghsixo do good. It would
-.'-be :! fortunate circumstance in thcmanage'.
ment ofpub'lic assairs if mankind looked
,more to the qualifi carious of khose to whOm
they committed their concerns. ]fmen have
! understanding they will seek the public
prosperity , besscause it is their interest to do
i it ; but if they are destitute ofcapacitctv they
IWill counteract the public weal, because
I'rhsieey can never know in what it consists.
, A wrong bended man, however honest he
'ss may be, cannot be suppofizd to concert pro
: per measures, since it is obvious that reason
[ and propriety can never affimi—late wish
r'his caracter. Whatever he sixggsiests will
si, he tinged with the quality "Of the fountaimss
& from which it flows. Wife men only can
, conceive wise instructions.
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FRQMss THE PALADlUMa
Tne PROJECTOR.
[ (wish to have it umlrrstaoal that ] claim
not tin- banor qf bring tbe-t'n-sivrntcf 'zsixf'
mrmy 'siofctm Prqject: qvl-ic/J me): be mew
tf'alttd. flzy principal zif/{gfl is to cx/Ji.
bit stir.!) 03 s dram rwortlyaf peculiar
noise?! and nsictþrsssil-atiov, and, at the
same time, to pain! out llvctssir ab-L-i-zm ad.
Vuamm ". '
JFHE ' F. is an ancient, precept, " 17 4
Mflfmfty that at) one v/m-t, tf/m to him !}.sie
other also." This pecept was navcr gmar-ct
ctl' 'respcctrd, even by those who ado ted
tgesimosifl latitudinarian constmction w sigh
Zf'it could'bear, and in modern tithes; it but
'fsibecomc a dead letter. Priyate -c0nccnti.
.acm cxist, and fierce and dxflructive oak,
: rcls diffiubss'and destroy tcth'e peassce. of si amisi
;-1ics,'ncighboorhoodc and --larger socieries.
;-'Co'mbssat'£,' uponctthc old fashioned phrijdre
troublesome,si and sometimes " painshlj and
(always unsatissactolss'y to lofty spiritu—
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Lawsuit; pr0ducesslit'tfe goOd, except to th:
ss lawyers, and to this class pfmcssn, suxely
no "exsitfaordihdry aid should be given ;"asind,
! besidegsi lawspits fire procractcd to such 31; ss
efionssbue tengWTsh-e, mar ass themes}
. etberialpart of the passion hssas cmporated,
fand nothing remains but plain common
place anger, which is possessed by every
down in the'country, in common, with
gentlemen. . _ __
My Paostcsi'r is, that instead 'osis'regard
ing the stale precept, above quoted, instead.
of the dull and stupid method "now and
then practiscd, of refcring to arbitration——
instead of the vulgar plan of submitting
to the laws of our co'untry——and in dc-si.
ancc of the tri/e mam'm, that it isour duty
to forgive: injuries, every difference shoukl
be adjusitrd by swoan and PHTOL; For
example, is an osscnm be given either by
word or action, and whether it be an oil
scnce shall be determined by the xi.-es? and
most delicate rusiles of honor, the: path otsi
duty is to send a cbalct'mgr—Joad a ,ctjsial,
and to fight :! .sz'uel, or to speak more cor
rectly, a jzzel. If no in jnry happen, the
(Line? controctveisisv is five]! scttk-cL The
&
eombatants are both mcnctosis how?; Just
now they were implaqable :.md irreconcilxsi
ahlc cncmics—si-now bzsm friend;; The
eioquent entreatses of" friends were una_
vailing to productc that which powder and
lead, wish a fair opportunity to kill, have.
speedily effected. If they are more skin..
sul gnd/Z'ct'cctcqssfizl, and death c'nshe, .tha
ct'survivoris'a sirzfflct—edgchleman, and hence
'forth the happy subject of the pure :md um
Zssalloyfed sclicit'ypf having palz'tely killed
"his friend. Is, what now and thcnsormmzfe
]} happens, they are borh so dextrous and
experienced, and have such asiirssg/e,{yesi tf)
, their true and lasting honor, as to kichach
' other, then the pinac—le osgreatncss ctand va.
lour is reached—-the triumph of bravcry S.:
heroism is complete --—no hcsitation oi'suspi .
cion rospecting their courage sircmainsss—z
wreaths of sameare placed around their. heads
-——th-ss-ir names and cxPloits resosiund to eve—
ry _qunrfcr of the country—ncwsiu'fpccs
tccm with their, glorious atchievmc—mtp—j
and nothing man the brilliancy-and dig—
mity of the. cransaction, 'excepti'qg. the Tap.
vz *. L circumstance, that agcdct payems ex.
claim, " Of), my, son," brothers and
sisters are c'r'yshg, 'ss". Alas ! o'ur Ltfssatbers'f
"children m mauming the kiss of :! father]
A lovely women is bewailing the hushansil
ofher youth ! Andtwo une'mbodiedsi spirits
arehurried intoche presence of an infinite
God!
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Washxngton 'lsiavcr-xi. - —
Peter Hez'steell -
"Ac naintc his farmer cusiomcrs and (21:
.sipub ic in general, that he has remove.)
from Sl—auxlsim and established an Isinp in
Alexandrif, _
as ? SADDL. and
.CHAIÞ. RZEZWWZW he will ago."
' Dec. : 8. si Am