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t M • W . • .. . ' f4t . ■ r I \ ' • r . 0 I _ _ _ " PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY, THURSDA Y AND SA TU HD A ¥—11Y S. SNOWDEN, ROYAL-STREET, ALEXANDRIA. Vol. XXIV] THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1824 _ [No. 6568 -— ■ - v‘ -- ’ - ’ -— 1 ... ' ” ■ . . For Kreight or Charter, r£T The very fast sailing ship ELIZA •gSSdind ABBVVWro. Seabury. roaster, '^Tvessel of 2000 barrels or 300 bhds. ’ he ready for loadir*c at a short notice. Apply io A-c- CAZEN0V'E & c° W'kahaoe landing from said skip, at Irwin's wkarjy tills day, 70 bags prime green coffee su bhds & tierces retailing molasses from sloop Com. Perry. 40 bbls. N. E. rum j* do Eoheld gin oOdo White’s " o cases sattinetts 4 j bales brown and bleached cottons * cases Wilmiogton stripes aug 1 V ,Kor Rotterdam, wfr The good ^hip GOVERNOR bHmSTONG, Daniel Colhn, master, hurth^ii 400 hhds. Maryland tobacco, three fourths of which are ready to go on hoard: for freight of the residue apply to July 13_J- H. LAPP 4r CO. Liverpool Salt afloat. THE cargo of the brig Milford* Jacob Gray, master, from Liverpool. 800v) bush, coar?e [ g^p 450 sacks blown \ " For sale by W M, FOWLE & Co. For Freight, ig" The brig MILFORD; carries a bout 3000 bbl? or 400 hhds of to bacco; Is a good vessel, and will be rea dy for the reception of a cargo in a tew days. Apply as above. June 22 ~~ For Kreight, Jbf The brig JUBILEE, Captain ^SKSnow, burthen about 900 bbl?» she i^nexcellent vessel and will be ready to oad in a lew days. JOHN H. LADD & CO. 10io have for sale on board said vessel. 65 M Saco boards of good quality. julv 3l____ CHEAP TRAVELLING. The Steam-Boat FOTOMAC WILL start from Washington every Wednesday afternoon at 4 o clock; and from Alexandria at 5, the same even ing fat Norfolk; and will take passengers at FIVE DOLLS, from Washington, and FOUR dols. FIFTY cts. from Alexandria to Norfolk, meals and table drink mclud »j. The Potomac will arrive at Norfolk on the evening.of Thursday, and leave there the next morning, at 8 o clock. lor City Point and Richmond—Fare trorn Norfolk to City Point, 3 Dollars; from Norfolk to Richmond. 4 dollars; in both gases including meals and table drink. RETURNING: The boat will leave Richmond at b o - clock, Sunday morning, stopping for P«* sengers at City Point,and *"'*'"5® £ folk the same evening. « iH '*aT? £<£ folk every Monday morning, at 9 o doc., for Alexandria and Washington. Fare as be lore mentioned,iif?— Great Bargain in Land on the Potomac. 1 ASI authorised to sell a lot of 15 or -0 1 acres of j LAXI), Lying on the Potomac; 31 miles from A lexaodria, and 2 from Fort Washington idjoiaiug the Tent Landing:, with a na iew ryon it, which once rented tor S35U The land is rich and well adapted to gar* dening, being a handsome site for a coun try seat, commanding a view ot Alexan dria, Georgetown and City ot W ashing ton, and an extensive view down the j tomac; to which i» attached a never tadin? j spring ot excellent water. It irmnenia e application is made, a great bargain may be had in it. For terms, appjv tcf . THOMAS JOHNS, Living near the premise*. Prince Georr^s t*o. Md» June 8 tf __ i Charles County Court, March Termy 1824. John Ferguson, John B. Wills* John - e len and William Thompson, surviving obligees of Edelen, Thompson 4* Co. and Samuel Chapman, VERSUS ; Lot and ‘he be,TS of • reject of tfo bill P^r('hne , JL cause is to obtain a decree for of the real estate ot William B * . spates tbe payment of his debts. 1 be b ‘ . Ibat the said William Bravyner »s de^V leaving among; others the follovvin *ho are minors, to w,t;I^IVl * Rrv*v* Elizabeth E. Rrawner, and-obn A. oer;andit appearing; to the Court t, the said Ann. Elizabeth, and John J • brawner are not re«idents ot the ^ta e o Maryland, /< it therefore ordered and ad* ; judged, That the complainant?, by, can?' ■ a copy of this order to be inser eu w*ce a week for twelve successive weeks, iethe Alexandria Gazette newspaper, be fore the first Monday in November next stive notice ot this bill and its objects, tiiat said absent defendants may appear in Court on tbe said first Monday in ‘November uext, to shew cause it any they have, why a decre.e should not be passed as prayed, , *JohuG. Chapman, Solicitor for .Coin plainaots. „ , T*%u JOHN BAKNES, Clerk. July 3 __lawlgw_ The Alexandria Museum b open in the forenoon from 10 to 1 o’* t^ck, and from 3 to 5 o'clock afternoon# PHARES THROOP : L> ESPECTFULLY informs his friends EV and the public, generally, that he has commenced the Cabinet-Making Business at his former stand, on the south side of King, betwen Alfred and Columbus-sts, next door below tbe office of Newton Keene esq. where he intends manufacturing EVERY DESCRIPTION OF FURNITURE of a superior quality, which he i3 deter mined to sell low tor cash, or on accommo dating terms to punctual customers. He has now on hand some furniture of a good quality, which he will sell on reasonable terms. Also* a small a9ortment of FANCY AND WINDSOR CHAIRS, 0^7“AH orders from town or country tor any article in the advertiser’s line of bu siness will be thankfully received, and promptly attended to._july lo—6m Genaiue Port Wine JUST received per schr. Exchange, from New York, and for sale by july 6 CLAGETT fc PAGE. S. F. Indigo, $c. THE subscribers have just received, and offer for sale 1 seroon S. F* indigo 3 kegs best English mustard (in bottles) I barrel best Irish glue, and a few. Boxes sperm candles* march -t> CLAGCTT 4* PAGE» l)u Pout’s Gunpowder, SUPERIOR Sporting & all other kinds, for sale by the subscribers. Eaglr Gunpowder, in Canisters* for Sporting. Du Font's Eagle PotvdeT is warranted quicker and stronger than any sporting Powder heretofore imported* The differ ent kinds of E3gle Powder are all of the same quality, being manufactured by the same process and of materials of equal pu rity—they differ only in the size of the grain, Superfine sporting Powder, is made of two sizes* the largest grain being designat ed by a red label with one star, and the finest grain by a blue label with two stars. Some of the Powder with the red label and one star is occasionally put up in pound papers to suit purchasers. There are also 2 kinds of superfine Ea gle Powder ot very coarse grain, intended for water fowl shooting* one of the size of musket powder, marked with the words 'Duck Shooting9 and the other as large as cannon powder, marked •Sea Shooting.* Also, Gunpowder inkeg9, warranted of the very first quality; of the following kind.3—F glazed, FF glazed, FFF glazed, F rough, FF rough, FFF rough. b ’ A.clCAZENOVE&Co. Alexandria, June 1 ___f{_ James C. $ Robert Barry HAV.E just received an additional sup ply °* Neat and Seasonable Articles, which renders their present stock of goods very complete, all of which will be sold low for Cash. Our customers who are in want ot GOOD IRISH LINENS, can be served with that article on the most reasonable terms, may 20_w New Hardware & Fancy Store Comer of King and St. Asaph Streets. JOHN C. MAN DELL RESPECTFULLY informs bis friends and the public in general, that he has commenced the Hardware & Fancy Business, at the corner of King Sr St. Asaph streets, where he has just opened, and otters lor sale, on the most reasonable terms, a very handsome assortment of Hardware, Cutle ry, and Fancy Goods, selected and pur chased lor cash, viz: Iron rim, stock, ped, cupboard and side board locks Hinges and screws, fetches and bolls Carpenters* and shoemakers tools Shoe thread, Allerton s awl blades and tacks . Root nebbing, Japaned tea trays, waiters Bread trays, dressing-cases, brass candie Rell metal kettles, tinned iron tea kettles Saucepans, plated castors, candlesticks Snuffers and trays, morocco pocket books Needle Hooks, Brittama coffee and les*por» Ivory, buck, tip, and forbuck knives and forks Desert knives and forks Best silver eyed needles Gold and silver epaulets Gold and silver thread and lace Swords and pocket pistols, p *wder fla.K? Whips and spurs, shaving bones, brashes and soap Emerson’s elastic razorstrops Silver spectacles and thimbles Silver pencil cases shavin®’ Cloth, table, hair, tooth and snavm„ Brass and tire fenders, shovels * tongs Andiron". Japanned spittoons, candle &Sp&Sing glasses Claw castors and table hinges Waldron’s grain and grass sc ne Tortoiseshell tuck and side con bs l«orv ^ «d dressing do. Morocco, silk and Torpershe reticules^ Wellington cravats Shilling Rogers s penknives, weeu tj . , ./.jil t/ivj. ;is ither Ai ticlfs, all of which will he sold low fur cash, april 13 Leghorn Gipsies. Withers & Washington HAVE received 2 cases of Leghorn gypsies, which will be sold very low. july [0_______ R The Washington Miracle REFUTED Or, a lievieiv of the liev. Mr. . Matthew a’ Pamphlet. Price 25 cent?—For sale by july 3 JOHN A. STEWART. Whiskey. LANDING this d8y, from the schooner William, 27 hbds Baltimore whiskey, a part represented to be old and tine 1 bhd 5th proot Irish ditto lor gale by SAM. MESSEKSM1TU. July Iq_ Stone Lime. 900 CASKS of Rhode Island lime.— For sale by jtine 1 A. C, CAZENOVE & Co. SPRING GOODS. James C. & Robert harry, at TIIEIR CHEAP CASH STOR E, Corner of King and Fairfax streets,; HAVE just received and are now o* peniog a new and very general as* sortment of Seasonable Dry Goods, all of which they can assure their friends and the public, were selected with 3great care "from the fecent importations, and bought principally with cash at auctions, and from the regular importing houses, and will sold at the most reduced pri ces, on their usual terms. Their assort ment consists in t*»rt, at present, of AMERICAN GOODS OF EVERY DENOMINATION, London super super blue S' black cloths Sr cassimeres, of Sheppard and Austins*3 best and most approved quality and fi nish Irish linens, lawns and sheetings 3*4 and 4-4 plaid and striped ginghams 3-4, 4*4> 9-8 London super new style prints 3*4, 4*4 painted cambrics Mezzotinto prints, (splendid patterns) 4-4, 6-4 cambric muslins Plain and figured hook muslins Cambric, jaconets and mull mull muslin Plain &, fancy cravats, Musilipatam hdkfs. Cambric and furniture dimity Cotton shawls and hdkfs. Madras do; ! Merino and C^hinere shawls Black and white thule lace, bombazeens Plain and twilled bombazetts Cotton kerseymeres Striped Florentine and Wilmington stripes Cords 3nd velvets White and colored Marseilles vestings Black figured silk vestings Do. and colored cambric muslins Do. sinshaws and sarsnets Do. and colored Canton hdkfs. Do. and colored Nankin crapes Do. do CaDton do. Do. Nankin robes Company blue and yellow nankeens Spittlefield, Bandana, Choppa i Fancy silk, Zelia and Selias / HDKFS. 4-4 Greek cravat - ) Best blue, black, and colored Italian sew ing silks English and India sewiBg silk Best English silk twist French & Italian crapes in boxes Sr papers Do. do. hat band crapes, Iris gauze Plain and rich*figured taffeta ribbons Black love ribbons Sea Island and sleam loom shirtings Valencia and Marseilles vestings Men arid women’s super cotton hose Super itfhite and marble hall hose Best kid, beaver, and horse skin gloves Worsted and cotton braces Floss and wire cotton on spools <$• hanks Best wire cotton balls, patent thread Pins in boxes and papers, black piris in boxes London quality bindings, lace buttons Declaration hdkls- silk <&• cambric buttons Super super gilt coat and vest buttons Suspender buttons and moulds Russia sheetings, Dowla3 and Drogheda Iinen9 [rolls German dowlas, brown Hollands, brown Burlaps, Ticklenburgs, braids, tapes and bobbins Umbrellas and parasols Irish and Russia diapers, India straw mat* ting 6-4 wide Thread lace* and edgings Silk Florences and Levantine? White and black satins, &c. and Various other Articles, too numerous to mention aprd ^ To Rent, That well known stand as a public ‘house, in the town of A lexandria, by the name ot the Indian tyicen Tavern, The conveniences of this house as a ta vern, are such, as to render any detaij ot them unnecessary; being situated on king st. where all travellers most usually put up, The house and stables are in the best [ repair, and ready tor the reception of a tenant. Possession will be given on the \2t-hof ’larch next, and the rent will be suitable to the stale ol ihetunes-Apply |o juo«i 8 CATHARINE McREA It K DGAUNTlKT, . A TALE OK THE 18th CENTURY, I By fhe Author of IVaverly. 2 vols.—Price 2 Doll?. For sale by JOHN A. STEWART, a tig 7 ____ Gunpowder Tea, &c. LANDING tb is day from scbr. Arma ni da, from New York, ft chests gunpowder i ^ 3 << 4 ^ 10 half chests do. * I jH. \ : 25 ten catty boxes > L' '• oftbe London Trader and Ameri ca’s cargoes, of late importation and fine quality. Apply to SAMUEL MESSERSMITH, Who has in Store, 106 chests, In It chests, 10 catty boxes and boxes containing each 24 cannisters of 2 lb. each, ot imperial and gunpow der tea, of various qualities and prices 14 chests young kysoii do. of Superior’s * cargo 40 bbds. 100 bbls. Baltimore whiskey 25 bhds. ) N. O. and W. I. muscovado 50 bbls. sugar of prime quality 38 bhds Havana and Trinidad molasses . 35 bags prime green coffee i 6 St. Domingo, do ! It) Sumatra pepper 12 filberts (low to close Sales) ! 20 hampers porter and wine bottles' 5 ball pipes ( French 4 quarter cacks > MADEIRA WINE b half pipes Sicily Madeira do 2 quarter cask? Colraenar do 6 pipes 4th proof cognac brandy (war ranted pure as impoited) 1 do Holland gin 1 hhd 5th proot Irish whiskey 25 bbls New York prune pork 25 do glauber salts 20 bundles sugar loaf paper 100 groce velvet corks 52 boxe* sod halt boxes Baker’s No. 1,2 and 3, and Lapham’s No. I choco late, fresh from the manufactory 20 Liverpool filled sacks blown salt 1500 lbs bacon hams, midlings and sboul _d e rs aug 5__ j To Rent, And possession given immediately, A (wo story dwelling and store, on King street, one door west ot the Mechanics’ Bank; also the _jslore next door at the corner of King and St. Asaph streets. Apply to • Peter Wise, or the subscriber. july 20_GEORGE WISE. To Let, The Mouse and Store formerly occupied by the subscriber, on the * comer of Fairfaxand King streets. ilt i9 considered a good stand lor any kind ol business, and will be rented low to a good tenant.—For terms, apply to THOMAS L: MARTIN, nov 1_» _tl New Wholesale arid Retail GROCERY STORE, ! ; Lower end of King sf opposite Hugh Smith fy Co's. CLAGETT and PAGE HAVrE just-received and offer for sale, West India anci j Su^arS New Orleans $ O West ludia and ( (Joftee Java - ) Gunpowder, Imperial, ) Tpos Y. Hyson arid Souchong j Jamaica & N. E. Rum Superior Cognac brandy do Holland gin Madeira wine, (Howard; March, &. Co’s brand J Tenerilfe & Malaga wines Baltimore whiskey in bbls. White’s gin Wrapping paper Pepper, pimento, nutmegs, cloves, <f*c. which having been purcbaied with cash they will sell low on the same terms, march 13tl Charles County Court, March Term, 1824. ON application to Charles county court hy petition in writing of fPilliara ! Coomes. of Charles county, for the bene ; fit of the act of assembly, for the relief of 1 insolvent debtor?, passed at November session !805, and the several supplements thereto on the terms mentioned therein, a schedule of his property and a list of bis creditors,fon oath, so far as he cao ascertain them, being annexed to his petition; and the court being satisfied by competent tes timony that the said William Coomes has resided two years immediately preceding the time of his application, in the state of Maryland; and being also satisfied that the said William Coomes is in actual con finement for debt, and for no other cause; and the said William Coomes having en tered into bond, with sufficient security, for bis personal appearance in Charles county court, to answer such allegations as his creditors may make against him : It is therefore ordered and adjudged* that the said William Coomes be discharged from imprisonment, and that by causing a copy of this order to be inserted in some one of the newspapers edited in the Dis trict of Columbia, once a week tor two months successively, belore the 3d Mon day in Augusl next, he give notice to bis creditors to appear before the judges of Ciwrle3 county court, to he held at Port Tobacco, in and for said county, on the said third Monday in August next, for the purpose of recommending a trustee for their benefit, and to shew cause, if any they have, whythe^aid William Coomes should not have the benefit of the seveial insolvent laws of this state, as prayed. Test JOHN BARNES, C* C. 1 jane 17 Runnells’ Office, King street. JOHN H. KtTNNELLS, 14 presenting the 9cbeme of the MARYLAND UNI VERSITY, 2d class, new series, to bis friends and the public, most Respectfully tenders his acknowledgments for their li*4 beral patronage id tbP scheme which must be ftfUnd to present attractions in point of brilliancy in its capital prizes entirely su* perior to that of any other lottery present ed to the public about to be drawn in so short a time. By authority of the state of Maryland. UNIVERSITY OF MABYliAND, SECOND CLASS, New series. SCHEME. 6 prizes of #5000 are #30000 6 prizes of 1000 6000 6 prizes of 500 3000 6 prizes of 213 1278 138 prizes of 20 2760 690 prizes of 12 8280 6072 prizes of 6 56432 l-— -- 6924 prizes $87750 10626 blanks 17550 tickets. This is a lottery formed by.the ternary combination and permutation of 27 num bers. To determine the prizes therein, the 27 numbers from 1 to 27 inclusive, will be publicly put into ai wheel on tbe uay of drawing, and four ol them be drawn out; and those 6 lickets which shall have on them the 1st, 2d ami 3d drawn numbers will eacb be entitled to a prize of d5000. Those 6 other tickets which shall have on them the 2d, 3d and 4th drawn numbers will each be entitled to a prize ot 1000. Those 6 other tickets which shall have on them the 1st 2o and 4th drawn numbers will each be entitled to a prize ot 500. Those 6 other ticket* which shall have on them the 1st, 30 and 4th drawn numbers will each be entitled to a prize of 213. Those 138 tickets which shall have on th*fn two ol the drawn numbers, and those two the 3d and 4lh drawn will each be entitled to a prize of d20 All others having two of tbe drawn numbers on, being 690* will each be entitled to a prize ot dI2, & those 6072 tickets which shall have on them an) of • the drawn numbers will each be entitled to a prizeot 6t>. No ticket which shall h we drawn a prize of a superior denomination can be entitled to an inferior prize. Prizes payable 30 day9 after the draw - ing* and subject to the usual deduction of 15 per cent. Thi9 lottery will be drawn on T hurs* day the fltb of November next at the Uni* versify building in the city of Baltimore. Tickets 6 Dot tars—shares in proportion., Packages of nine tickets, embracing the combination and permutation numbers « * the lottery, (warranted to draw at lea>t /)20 40 net,) or shares of package* may also be had at tbe same rate. Apply at the office of JOHN id. RUNN&XibS. Those who prefer paying only the dif ference between the price of a package and what they must of necessity draw, to advancing the entire value ot the ticket-*, can have a certificate for a package of whole tickets for D24 60, halves D\‘i 30, quarters D6 15. Prizes in any ot the lotteries ot Mary* land, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, & Pennsylvania, will be received i» pay1 ment. Orders from any part ol the U, of.*!"* by mail, enclosing the ca.-di, will bs promptly attended to if addressed to RUN NELLS’!'? Lottery and Exchange Office, K ing Street, Alexandria. aug 5 __ New York LITERATURE LOTTERY. (CLAS9 NO. t, FOR JJN1D. 1824.) To be drawn on the 18th of this month (Aug.) and finished in a few minutes. 60 lumbers—9 Ballots to be drawn. HIGHEST PRIZE 20,000 BOUARS< SCHEME. I prize 2>20,00O U 1)20,000 1 10,000 10,000 l 5,082 5,082 '29 1,000 20,000' 20 500 10,000 41 aoo 8,200 51 100 5,1«^ 51 60 3,000 1734 12 20,808 11475 6- 08,85t 13395 prizes 34,220 D171,100 20825 blanks tickets. The tickets in this lottery are so ar^r ranged that the drawing of NINE num bers only will determine the fate of th# whole Lottery: consequently there will b* but ONE DRAWING. fcr'T-Full Schemes to be had gratis on application at ALLEN’S Oflice Certificate package20whole tickets d7 I 10 do do 20 half do 37 05 Whole tickets d6, Halves d3. Quarter* dI 50, Eighths 75 cents. For sale, in. a great variety of numbers, at ALLEN’S Lottery and Exchange Office, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington. Where the CASH can be obtained for prizes as soon as dawn (^-Distant adventurers, by signifying their wish, will be informed the >de of tickets ordered from ALLEN’3 Office a* soon as drawn. auj 4—St Waubington City.