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HARPERS FERRY FREE
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HARPERS-FERRY, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1822.
No. 47.
PUBLISHED, WEEKLY, BY
JOHN S. GALLAHER & CO.
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CONDITIONS.
The “Free Press” is published at two
dollars per annum, if paid in advance;
two dollars and twenty-five cents if paid
at the end of six months ; or, two dollars
and fifty cents at the expiration of the
year.
Notice must be given of a wish to dis
continue, at the end of the time subscrib
ed fox’, or it will be considered a new en
gagement.
No paper will be discontinued until all
arrearages are paid.
SCF” As payment in advance will seiwe
the interest of all concerned, that mode is
respectfully solicited.
The postage must be paid on all letters
and communications, or they will not be
attended to.
*** Advertisements inserted three times
for one dollar per square ; and twenty-five
cents for evei’y subsequent insertion.
ICE CHEAM.
^/jg~RS. WEISE respectfully informs
the ladies and gentlemen of Har
pers-Ferry that they can be accommoda
ted with Ice Cream every Wednesday and
Saturday afternoon, if the weather should
be fair on those days—if not, it will be
postponed until the next fair day.
Families can he supplied with Ice Cream
every day, by giving timely notice.
May 29.
FRESH SPRING GOODS.
^ETER CONLAN respectfully in
forms the public, that he has received
a handsome assortment of
SEASONABLE GOODS,
Consisting, in part, of the following ar
ticles :
i pieces superfine blue, black, and green
Broad Cloth,
Double mill’d blue and drab Cassimere,
Fashionable bordei'ed Vestings,
\ alencias, Grantiens, Marseilles, Satin,
and Florentine do.
White and colored Robes,
ojKtfle- Cal Lcoes,
i Pink stripe, white satin stripe, and purple
cross-barr Jaconets,
Plain and figured Crape,
Blue and Olive Cotton Cassimere,
Angola do. fine Dimity,
Tabby YTelvet, Turban Handkerchiefs,
Imitation Merino Shawls,
Fine white Drilling, brown do.
Stout Corduroys, some at 31^ cts. per yd.
Plain Cambrics, Hair Nets,
Striped Jeans, silk and cotton Bandannas,
Leghorn and straw Bonnets,
Fine Irish Linen, do. Dowlas,
Parasols and Umbrellas,
Tortoise-shell and other Combs,
Russia Sheetings, Imitation do.
Hessians, Burlaps, Oznaburghs,
Droghedas, Russia Duck,
Tumblers and Decanters,
Spades, English and German Scythes.
DOMESTIC GOODS.
Plaids, Stripes, Checks,
Blue and olive Denham,
Hats and Shoes, of every description,
Bed-Ticking,
Bl own & bleach’d Shirtings Sc Sheetings,
Chambray,
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general assortment ol
'US $ LIQUORS.
||eu y at §2 pr. gall.
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what they
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aave just
received
shirtings,
clo.
bleached Shirtings,
^8 do. do.
3-4 do. do.
7-8 Plaids, 3-4 do.
7-8 Chambrays,
Blue mixed Denham,
Black do. do.
Cassinets, Bed-Ticking, See. See.
Also, a general assortment of well
finished PhPadelphia and Baltimore Iiats
-—various prices.
All of the above articles are offered
lower than they can be bought in this sec
tion of country.
CHARLES WAGER & CO.
May 29.
CHEAP GOODS.
WAGER & BECKHAM have just
received, and are now opening, a
complete assortment of
SEASONABLE GOODS,
which they will sell as cheap for Cash,
! or on a short credit to punctual men, as
articles of the same quality can be pur
chased west of the Blue-Ridge, and parti
cularly invite their customers, and the
public generally, to call and examine for
themselves. Among the articles lately
received are the following:
Superfine and common Cloths,
Do. and do. Cassitneres,
Cassinets,
Superb Florentine, Valentia and other
Vestings,
White and brown Drillings,
Cotton Cassitneres,
Silk and Tabby Velvets,
Moleskin, striped Florentines,
Irish Linens and Brown Holland,
Jaconet and Cambric Muslins,
Leno and Book do.
Brown and bleached Shirtings,
Do. and do. Sheeting,
Plain and figured Bornbazettes,
j Bombazine,
1 Men’s long and short Hose,
Women’s white and colored do.
j Calicoes assorted,
Ciiintz and Ginghams,
Checks and Dimities,
Ticking,
Plaid and striped Cottons,
Satins, Florences and Senshaws,
Elegant plaid, figured and plain Ribbons,
Flag, Madras and Spittalfield Handkfs.
Fancy Cravats,
Thread, Cotton and Silk Laces,
Cotton and Worsted Suspenders.
Together with a general assortment of
Hardware, Queensware, Groce
ries and Liquors.
ALSO)
Lemons and Oranges. In short, almost
every article (in their line) either of lux
ury or convenience. Application should
be made speedily, as the above goods are
selling off' rapidly. Therefore, those who
wish a choice, will do well to call imme
diately.
May 29.
NOW OR NEVER!
THE subscribers have just received
from Baltimore and Philadelphia, and
now offer for sale, a most splendid assort
ment of
CHEAP GOODS,
embracing every article necessary for the
comfort and convenience of man. Among
which may be enumerated the following :
Superfine Cloths and Cassitneres,
Bornbazets assorted, Bombazines,
Canton and Nankin Crapes,
Florences, Senshaws,
Super fancy Crape Handkfs.
Merino and Canton do:
French Spittalfield do.
English do. do.
Flag do.
Madras do.
Calicoes and Ging-hams of every descrip.
Cambric, Leno, Book, Sprigg’d, and Mull
Mull Muslins, of'every quality,
Brown and white Drillings,
Cotton Cassimeres,
Striped Jeans, Irish Linens,Steam Looms,
German and Irish Dowlas,
Drogeda Ticklenburgs,
Russia Sheetings, and other linens,
Hosiery assorted, together with every
other article of dry goods.
HARDWARE.
Waldron’s double primed Cradling and
Grass Scythes,
Knives and Forks,
Penknives, with a general assortment of
Cutlery,
Chipa, Glass and Queensware, in great
abundance.
ALSO,
Groceries of every kind.
Cognac Brandy,
Jamaica Spirits,
Good old Whiskey,
Teneriffe, A
Madeira, and [ WINES
Malaga J
ALSO,
Lemons, Raisins, Filberts, Sec. See.
All of which will be sold at very redu
ced prices for CASH, or on a short credit
to punctual men, and none other.
CHARLES WAGER & CO.
May 29.
PRINTING
Neatly and expeditiously executed at this
©ffice, and on reasonable terms*,
MORE FRESH GOODS
THIS DAY received by the subscri
bers, which, in addition to their for
mer stock, now makes their assortment of
SPRING GOODS
COMPLETE.
Amongst those last received, will be found
Angola Cassimere 1 Elegant forsum
Super Cotton do. > mer coats and
Fine twill’d BombazetJ pantaloons,
Dark and light Sattinets,
Wide Cotton Cassimere, at 25 cts. pr. yd.
Elegant Valencia Vestings,(new patterns)
Irish Sheetings, Carlisle Ginghams,
White and assorted Cravats,
English Checks, (very wide)
Calicoes, Madras Handkerchiefs,
A large assortment of Domestic Plaids,
Umbrellas,
Three doz. Men’s, Youths’ and Children’s
HATS.
Also for sale, ready made Roundabouts,
Drabett, Russia Duck and Sheeting, and
striped I ow Linen Pantaloons, (some at
one dollar) Vests, Shirts, &c.
5000 superior American Segars,
Brandy, Jamaica Spirits, Gin, and other
LIQUORS,
Coffee, Shad, &c.
Well made Cedar Tubs,
Do. Buckets and Coolers
Call and See
WEED & WARING.
Harpers-Ferry, May 8.
OIL, HONEY, $c.
JUST received,
1 hhd. New Orleans Molasses,
1 do. do. Sugar,
1 bbl. Honey,
1 tierce Spermaceti Oil,
1 bbl. common do.
250 lbs. Lump Sugar, See. See.
Which will be offered for sale low.
WEED & WARING.
May 29.
For Sale by Dr. Weise,
Dr. Wm. Jud kin's and Nathan Shepherd's
Specific Ointment.
npHE above ointment is offered to the
Jl ublic as a safe and certain remedy
for obstinate diseases, some of which
have long baffled the skill of medical sci
ence :
1st. White Swellings of every descrip
tion.
2d. Sore Legs and Ulcers of long stand
ing.
3d. Scirrus or Glandular Tumors, par
ticularly those hardened tumors in wo
men’s breasts which ofttimes terminate in
ulcerated cancers.
4th. Felons, or what some people know
by the name of Catarrhs, of every des
cription.
5th. Rheumatic Pains, of the joints.
6th. Sprains and Bruises of every des
cription, or in whatever part situate.
7th. Tetters ol all kinds. In this com
plaint the patient, in applying the oint
ment, must keep the part out of water.
8th. Chilblains, or parts affected by
frost.
9th. j\cvo Cut Wounds.
It is also one. of the best remedies for
Burns and Sccclds. It eases’the pain and
draws the fire out in .a short time.
For Inflamed, Women’s Breasts & Glan
dular Swellings it is superior to any me
dicine yet known to the medical faculty.
It is much safer than mercurial applica
tions, (as it does not contain the smallest
atom of any preparations of that mine
ral,) because it does not lay the patient
liable to injury from exposure to cold.
This ointment has cured sores of many
years standing. Where it is impossible
or imprudent to heal the external sore, in
consequence of bones becoming carious
or rotten, it will stop the progress of the
caries, increase the quantity of the dis
charge, remove the offensive smell, and
ease the pain.
It cures the worst Felons or Whitlow's
on an application of 48 hours.
Rheumatisms which have stood so long
as to become systematic disorder, require
medicine to be taken inwardly to remove
them entirely. But in most common ca
ses, by applying this ointment externally,
as directed, it will give relief. And even
in old people, whose pains have been of
longer standing, it will often ease the pain.
May 22.
Fresh Burnt Lime.
THE Subscriber has for sale, from
1000 tol 500 bushels of excellent fresh
burnt LIME, at the Old Furnace, near
Harpers-Ferry. Application to be made
to MATHIAS SLEYH, Sen.
June 19.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
NEW-YORK, JUNE 14.
By the arrival of the Panthea at this
port, in 35 days from Liverpool, we have
received our London files to the 6th of
May, inclusivel The additional intelli
gence they communicate respecting the
affairs of the continent is of a pacific cha
racter. What little is of importance will
be found in our extracts.
In the ontish House of Commons, Sin
James Mackintosh inquired of the Mini
ster, inter alia, whether the government
had formally acknowledged the indepen
dence of that portion of South America
which formerly belonged to Spain; or
whether it had entered into any regular
intercourse or correspondence with them*
which would imply such a recognition :
and if not, whether it was in the contemn
plation of government to do either?
The Marquis of Londonderry replied.
—To that part of it which inquired whe
ther we had entered into such negotia
tion or correspondence with them as
would imply a recognition, he would an
swer in the negative. In whatever com
munications we had with those govern
ments we had treated them as govern
ments de facto.—-We looked upon the
parties at war in that quarter as belliger
ents ; we respected their rights as such,
and our naval force in the adjoining seas
did not interfere with their rights of
blockade.—As to commercial intercourse
with them, it would be found to be pro
vided for by the bill of his right honoura
ble friend (Mr. F. Robinson) on the sub
ject of foreign trade. With regard to
the more general question, he hoped go
vernment would not be called upon for any
statement, until it had more full informa
tion than it yet possessed on the subject.
The recognition of the independence
of those states by the government of the
United States was not then known as fact,
although the recommendation of that
measure by the President had been re
ceived.
On a motion of Lord Normanby, in the
House of Commons, to abolish the office
of one of the Post-masters General, the
Ministry were left in a minority in a full
house—for the motion 216, against it 201.
A new bargain was about to be conclud
ed between the government and the Bank
of England, by which the charter of the
latter was to be extended ten years, in
consideration of a surrender of that por
tion ol it which restricts to 6 the number
of partners in any private banking con
cern in England.
In the sitting of the 17th, the Spanish
Cortes elected the Junta for the protection
of the liberty of the press. An eminent
literary character, Don Manuel Jose Quin
tana, was placed at the head of the list,
having obtained the greatest number of
votes. A debate took place in the sitting
of the 19th on a proposition referring the
penal code, as agreed to by the late extra
ordinary Cortes, to the King for his sanc
tion. This question was decided in a
manner favourable to the views of the
Ministry; the division being 69 in favour
of the prop sition, and 49 against it.
A letter from Madrid of the 23d, pub
lished in the Constitutionel, states that
the Cortes had adopted the preliminary
project presented by the transmarine com
mittee, relative to the provinces of Spa
nish America, the independence of which
is established de facto, having for its ob
ject to invite the government to adopt, in
concert with the council of state, the most
suitable measures for promptly establish
ing negotiations with these provinces.
On Thursday, 2d May, a duel was
fought between the Dukes of Bedford and
Buckingham, accompanied by Lord Ly
nedoch and Sir W. Williams Wynn, in
consequence of words used by the forme?
at the Bedfordshire county meeting. Both
parties fired together at a distance of
twelve paces, on a word given, but with
out effect; when the Duke of Bucking
ham, observing that the Duke of Bedford
fired into the air, advanced to him, and
remarking that for that reason the thing
could go no further, said, “ My Lord
Duke, you are the last man l wish to
quarrel with ; but you must be aware that
a public man’s life is not worth preserve
ing unless with honour.” Upon which
the Duke of Bedford declared, “Upon
his honour, that he meant no personal of
fence to the Duke of Buckingham, nor to
impute to him any bad or corrupt motive
whatever.” The parties then shook hands,
and the whole business was terminated
satisfactorily.
The state of Ireland is most wretched.
The extract we have made shows the ex
tent of distress prevailing there.
The William, Laird, sailed from Ab
erdeen for New-York on the 10th of
Nov. and has not since been heard of.
The Andes, Fleming from Lisbon fc&?