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“Fait ce qu'il faid^/urive ce qu'il pourra” ____ _-.. ..-... ... •ffilw yftffftAT El©3&£f3£flb Sf©TSMSI5J8 8» U388* W£tW S5E32ES8 T®J&. JES—Sf®« 3472. V_ . ... - - '■■■'■— ..—- ■-.L ■ I . SSSSS^S .. -lgg=agg=-» ALEXANDRIA PHBEIX GAZETTE PUBLISH ED. DAILY, BY EDGAR SNOWDEN, At $$ P*r annum, payable half yearly. ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE (MR THE COUNTRY) IS PUBLISHED REGULARLY ON Tl'F.'D\Y. i’HURSOAY, & SATURDAY, At per annum, payable in advance. 1’t.KMs of Advertising: Advertisements neatly and conspicuously inserted at •he rate of one dollar per square for the first three in asrtions, and twenty-five cents for every subsequent -.ertiori. A reasonable deduction will be made in the e*9€ of yearly advertisers. All a 1 vertisemerits published in the Daily paper ap pear in the Country paper. For Freight, r rr 'i v,*. aim »r‘n»f. fait Railincr schooner SJ RA // l For Boston. -:-booner PUIJISKI, Captain ipatcu, and take 300 barrels W FOWLB 8c Co tot ttutmuiuea’ The ,,lPer'or copper fastened Brig FOR '^REST Isaac MeLelUn, master, will load in ail iV tire scut week, and can take 300 barrels freight — Apply to oct VS W. FOWLE k Co. Vot Freight. tCSL The new schooner LAEJYEI'TE. Snow, j^y^iiaster, carries about 800 barrels, will take freight to the West Indies or to a Southern port. Ap ply to oct:8 HENUY DAINGEKFIELU. For Frr\g\\l. The llrig LUCY, Captain Vining, carries J^£j£about 16U0 barrels, will take a freight coastwise ortuibe Went Indies. Apply lo oct‘.’8 W. FOWLE b* Co For VLyAVCvoL \CSL The British schooner GEORGE HENRY, ; H Denstsdt. roaster, will be ready o load «u iuL,day neat, and can take three hundred barrels an 1 some small stowage Apply to oct *6 A. C. CAZBNOVR b* Co. .A\tXAot\rV.A a\u\ OrVtana PACKETS. j® The Brig TRIBUNE. Captain Wm. Smith, and Brig USCJS, Capt JosephjBli^L C. tloore. The I ribune is now ready for sea. anil m sail u toon as the health of New Orleans is restored. The l’ocas will follow in fifteen or twenty dais there after Should the Potomac keep open, one of the p*ck-ts wll sail from this port as above every thirty days throughout the shipping season. These vessels sre commanded t>» experienced and accommodating officers-will at .’>1 tunes go up the Mississippi by An1 -and every exertion used to promote the inter wt of shipper and benefit of passengers. For cabin or steerage passage, only, apply to FHANKL1N, AHMF1ELD k Co. or* 5 —dtlOthNov __ iMWtsiua sugar. *} 4? M -iptheads Sugar Xw 40 boxes 20 q tarter boxes Fresh Raisins 20 kef.-* and halt kegs J Just received, and for sale at reduced prices, by nuv 2 CLAGETT fc PAGE. ISurAtvv*. BURLAPS, Nos 1, 2, 3, 4 8c 5, just received and J : *ile by A. C. CAZKNQVP. «* Co. WiuUt lilA n* Csibt; of Winter-strained Sperm Oil, received per schooner Pulaski, for sale by oct 29 A. C- CAZF.NOVK Uf Co. ! tt»j, tobacco, ftnuff & | Bundles Hav ®Hr iO boxes prime pound rolls Tobacco 5 kegs l.eip.-r’s 5cotch*Snuflv 20 barrels Apples. For sale by GEO. JOHNSON & Co. Also, At Mr MorrUon’a Bookstore —One handsome round c^ered Piano, of excellent tone and finish One N’**re ditto, which will be sold eery low to close sales • enoas wanting will please examine xnd judge for 'Wives. ^ oc^ 28 tehot. \1URTHER supply of assorted numbers, just re ceived from the Phoenix Shot Tower Company of Baltimore, and for sale by Jgt 25 S. MESSERS WITH. •VfcYf Eng\ant\ &uu\. 10 30°barrels*i New En8l,ind Rum Received per schooner Velocity, for sale by 19 A. C CAZBNOVE fc Co. ^v\\adtAvilla- vuu\ koulaiana ^ REFINED SUGAR. r !]* 10 h°i?*heads, tierces, boxes and barrels, C-J;y_ oct 19 AC CAZKNOVK A Co. Teaa. y Chests Young Hyson ' * l* balfrc heats ^ i J boxes 12 2 lb cannisters ( Gunpowder 5 ten tcatty boxes j 7 half chests > . . , JO ten catty boxes > 1 chr*1 ? - . 4 half chests $s°uc*»>nS !5 catty boxes Pouchong— TEAS, of superior kmb quality, for sale by ~ _S- MESSERSMtTH. SAuiemaketa. ANTED, fiv* or six Journeyman Shoemakers, upoo Ladies’ work. Apply to ** * J. H. WHITE. ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE. CATACOMBS. The most ancient catacombs, of which we have any account, are those of the Theban Kings, which have been traced by historical writers, du ring a period of 3 or 4000 years. The Egyptians embalmed the bodies of the dead, and then de posited them in catacombs excavated in the earth. The whole chain of mountains in the vicinity of Thebes is penetrated for almost three fourths of their height by a great many openings leading to an immense labyrinth of catacombs. Tha Sarcophagi were long since violated, and the bodies of the kings carried away, but their im mense size has always attracted the admiration of travellers. One consists of a mass of granite sixteen feet long, six broad, and eight high.— The lid also is a single block of atone, bearing the effigy of a king. Mummies are still found in these Thebiau catacombs, resting on beds formed entirely of small images of baked earth. They lie in regular order on the ground. Next to Che Egyptian catacombs, the most ex tensive are those of ancient Rome, which are of great extent It is supposed by some that they stretch several leagues from the city. Persons have been known to get lost in the hazardous at tempt to penetrate and explore these dark recess es without a guide. The catacombs of Rome are long and narrow £U..V. -.” —-_- O - angles, and sometimes passing on obliquely — Chambers at each side often appear, ami a glim mering of light is admitted by openings above at intervals of about three hundred yards, but the interior is perfectly dark. The bodies are : regularly arranged in one tier of arches above j another along the side of the galleries. A wri-; ter who has explored these mansions of the an- j cient dead, observe!—“The brick obstructing the aperture of a catacomb being removed, a body, apparently that of a young woman, was discovered. Even yel all her teeth were pre served in her jaws. Her bones were totally co vered with stalactites exhibiting a most singular spectacle. Another tomb was opened wherein a skeleton, turned towards the east was seen. The hands were crossed on the breast, and but few teeth \ were in the jaws: it seemed to be that of an old mao.” j The catacombs of Koine, besides the tombs, r on tain edifices which were once churches.— burnt bones, mixed with ashes, *are found in va ses; also various paintings in fresco, &c. Some of the Kuman emperors were deposited in the Va tican. The body of Honorius was discovered there 1144 years after his death, with many jewels ami ornament! in his tomb, weighing forty pounds solid gold. Singular Fact —There U at present living in Dow street, Sunderland, a child that was boro with the mark of a butterfly upon its face, which is subject to the following remarkable changes.— In the summer season the resemblance of the head prominent, the wings, legs, &c. highly colored; is the whole of a considerable greater degree of heat than anv other part of the child’s body; in win ter, the wings, legs, &c. are scarcely perceptible the head dimtnithea to a mere speck, and the whole is of a deathlike coldoesa. — York Herald • I i • *L* — ...La (La •null lucre is a iouj iu uu» viw *o.«w ----- of a raspberry on tha back of her neck, which dis appears almost entirely during the winter season, but becomes more prominent as the spring opens and increases in depth of color and perfection of ouline, until it assumes as perfectly the appear ance of a ripe raspberry as if it had been painted, ilaviug arrived at maturity, it gradually disap pears and during the winter only a small, indis tinct spot, is visible.—Boston Eve. Tram. It is stated that the keeper of the Tigers, be longing to the extensive Managerie which was exhibited in this town a few months since, was torn to pieces and literally eaten up by them, a few davs since in a town near New Haven. Con necticut. He had been in the habit of entering their cage and did so several times while they were here—at the evident hazard of his life. I he day before he was killed, having entered their 'cage as usual, the Tigers prevented his getting out for several hours, and he was only rescued by administering to them stupifving articles in their food. The following day, the fool-hardy individual again entered their cage, when they fell upon him and instantly tore him to pieces.” Springfield U'hig. Notice. THE copartnership heretofore existing between the subscribers, under the firm of KEUK k FIIZ HUGH, was dissolved ou the 16th instant by mutual consent All persons hsving claims against said con cern will present the same to James l). Kerr for settle* ment; and those indebted will please make payment to either of the aubacribera without delay. In taking leave of their customer*, they tender them their grateful acknowledgements for the support they hhJAMESTDd KERR, having purchased the Stock of Goods, which was well selected, will continue the bu •iness at the old stand, where be offemto our tomera. on accommodating terms, a f‘^ assortment of GROCERIES JAS- D KERR, October 26,1823._ N. B. FITZUUGH._ , Fcy MA two story BRICK HOUSE with t OJR DEN attached, lately occupied b> Maj, Waugn. To a good tenant the rent wUI *»« moderate^ Vouea •ton given immediately. w. H» MILLER, oct 25 DRY GOODS. £WY\e& Bennett HAS received by the Brig Belvidera, from Liver pool, and other arrival*— Point blankets, all sizes 10-4 11-4 and 12-4 rose blankets 12-4,13-4 and 14-4 best family blankets 5-4 fine Bath blankets Shoe thread in bales, various qualities Patent colored and W. B thread Clark’s Wile-End, London, first quafity spool and ball cotton English black galoons, single and double width Baizes and flannels Kerseys, drab cloths and flushings Cloths, kerseymeres and vestings Black and colored Circassians First quality camblets Furniture calicoes and dimities, very handsome An assortment of printed and Madras hdkfs Black Italian cravats and sewing silk Merino and cotton hose, of al! qualities Hemming’s old patent and silver eyed W. C, nee dles Gilt pins, 4. 4$ and 5 A handsome assortment of gilt buttons Ginghamsi eambric muslins Plain and sprigged Swiss muslins 8 wiss and jaconet hdkfs Shad and herring seine twine Of DOMESTIC GOODS, ht hat for talc— A very handsome assortment of bedticks Apron and furniture checks Penitentiary plaids Bleached and unbleached Canton flannels Sattinetts Bleached and unbleached cottons Cotton umbrellas Beaverti-ens Cotton carpeting) Lowell kerse** Jin ussorfment of FRESH GARDES SEEDS From the Shikcr*_sept 12 tiu' ds. WT’ ASHn GTON & BKK> r linve received.by the ▼ ▼ lai- arrival* from P* ia^elp'n** and New York, A Handsome Assortment of FALL 5* WIN TER GOODS, Consisting, in part, of— Superfine blue black, Unwell brown, invisible greet; and mixed clothe; Petersham ditto Blue black und fancy colored catai meres Blue and bine black silk velvets Dark blue, brown, cadet and other mixed cassinets Kose, point and striped bUnketa Domestic and other carpeting II arth rug* Black an I assorted colored bomHsxetj Do and assorted colored merino Circassian* Superfine black and colored French bomoaxines Black and blue black Italian lustri ngs Handsome colored gro rie naps Ladies' super black and assorted colored kid gloves Linen cambric hdkfs; a great variety of fancy hdkfs Thibet wool cloth and merino hdkfs and shawls 4 4 U 6 4 bobinets and Grecian do do Bobinet and Grecianett quilling 5 *ansdown and Valencia vestings Furniture prints, a great variety of fancy do DOMESTIC GOODS: Penitentiary and other plaids and stripes Bed ticks; apron and furniture checks Bleached and unbleached Canton flannels Bed, green, and dr«b do Browitand bleached shirtings and sheetings 20 bales cotton osnaburgs Also, Burlap*; No. 1, ?. 3. h 4; Scotch osnaburgs Bear, Dutch, and Bussia sheetings And a great variety of other articles usual to be met with in a dry goods store, all of which will be suld low at wholesale or retail. sept 26—tf___ __ tJeo. ft. UougYv HAS received a very general assortment of FALL GOODS, viz: Cloths and cassimeres Super and common aattinetts Plaid an<l plain linseys Hose and point blankets Woolen flannel*; Canton do Plain and figured baizes Counterpanes, white and colored Petershams, flushings and kerseys Fine merino wool shirt* Guernsey frocks Men's white and colored Iamb's wool hose Ladies' do do do do Men’s super a ngola do French and Knglish merinos in great variety Men no circaasi*' s and oombazettes Daugupsand oeaveUeeiu. Goat’s hair cambists and p'aids Rattinetts and colored cambrics Fur capes and mantillas Damask, Russia slid bird’s eye diapers 1 Fine soft finish Irish linens Linen cambric hdkfs; iinen do (cheap) Corded skirts Fine and common lawns Bishop's lawn, book and Swiss muslins Domestc carpeting, hearthrug* Blk lustrings, gro do napa, variety of colors Sattin levantines, v< r> cheap White, pink, blue and blk sattins Blk Poult de soie. a superior silk Grode Berlin Fancy hdkfs and shawls ( Blk silk cravats Gloves; men's raw silk do Russia and Pish sheetings; burlaps Blk. blue blk, green, purple and brown silk velvet-. Bandanno and flagg hdkfs some superior Bound and fl it braids Black galloon and shoe ribbon* Black and colored lasting Blue and green table covers; table oil cloth Patent silver bead pins 50 packs pins (low priced) Uilditch's superior spool cotton Knitting yarn and boss Fancy hair and other brushes White and green blonde veils; crash With a general assortment of DOMESTICS 3000 lbs Cotton Yard I Cotton Batts for quilts 9th mo 30 Dt's Goods. JAMBS McKENZIB & Co. have received their usual Fall Supply of STAPLE 4* FANCY DRY GOODS, and will add to it by the first New Yoik arrivals. The change they have concluded upon making in their bu* sines* induce* them to offer every article in their as sortment at H1DUCED micas. _oct 1 —dtf VV tiaVnngtou T. WtifrpfcT HAS received, by the New, York and Philadelphia pAckets, and is now opening, a large and general sasortment of FALL AND WINTER STAPLE ff FAN CY DRY GOODS. Bought principally for money, he is enabled to offer them to his customers and the public generally as low, bV the piece or yard, as any house in Washington or Alexandria; which is sell ng at a small profit Hit as aortment consists in part of the following articles, which will be kept up by frequent receipts, viz: Woollens: Blue, black, brown, invisible green, mulberry, olive an 1 grey cloths Double milled and corded cassimerei Fine black ditto for vests CaasineUs all colors, tome very low priced Petershams, f uthings, kerseys and plains 8-4, 9-4, 10-4, 11-4, 12-4 and 13-4 rose blankets Point, striped anti fancy end ditto, large and good Fl*nn>‘l», white and colored, ad wool; figured do Figured and plain baizes and frieze Plain and striped linsey a Merino wool shirts and Guernaey frooks A large quantity woollen comforts; cloth caps Colored and white super Saxony and common yarn and worsted ' Cotton r.ords, hangups and beaverteens • Ileal goat's hair camblets; common do Men's white and colored lamb's wool hose Country knit half hose Ladies'black, slate, fancy and plain colored wor OICU IIU9V. Misses' do do do do do do Children’s white, scarlet and red socks k stock’gs Cloth piano, table and stand covers; toilets Hearth rugs and sheepskin mats Merinos: 6-4 brown, moroon, green, purple, crimson and scarlet, blue and b'ack resl French merinos 6-4 do do do, English, good imitation 3- 4 do do do do Circassians and bombazetts, allcolors; tartan plaids Superfine and common French and English bom* bssines; Pongees, unusually low Silk Velvets: Blue, hlsck, moroon, crimson U green silk velvets Super figured and black do for vesting Silks. 25 pieces handsome staple col’d gros de naps H'nclt, white and col’d watered and plain do 6 (it-.-es rich colored poult de soie lihick and blue black gros deswisa First quality Matteom’s bl’k Italian lustring 'Italian and English do do 4- 4 black Ital nn and India silks Super white pink, blue, orange, black and other coiured satins Double and single flnrenccs, all colors Veils: White, g'C«n and black blond and bobinet veils Green figured barrege do do Green and black barrege lor veils Black bobinet do do Blue black crape for ditto, wide and handsome Crapes: White, black and colurea French crapes Crape liw< , wide and narrow list ci ape Fancy Handkerchiefs—a splendid assor'ment: Blond, Hernkni, gros de nap, Polynese. poplin, embroidered, figured silk, crape, silk, muslin, gauze, palmyrine, embroider* d and plain Thi bet, merino, cashmere, Prussian and yther fan ~)cy handkerchiefs With a great variety of cotton hdkfs Hem stitched, plain white and colored bordered DancUnna, Spittaifieid, pongee, fl'gand company lulkU; super black Italian and Levantine do Shawls: Merino, Cashmere,' t hmet, Bragania, Prussian, cloth Ht.d winter shawls Laces and Edgings: Thread and oobinet laces and edging* Cambric and bobim** insertions Muslins: 4-4 figured Grecian nett, a new article 4-4 plain do Book, Swiss, mull, jaconet, ctoaa barred, figured and plain muslins White and colored camlwics White and colored cravats; bonnet cambric Silk and Cotton Hosiery: White, b'ack and colored English and French silk hose and half hose 5 thread cotton hose, a superior article \t ith a variety of ladie»’ and misses’ common hose Gloves: Ladies' super white and colored kid gloves, long and short Ladies' common do do do, large sue White and black s.lk glovea Ladies' fur'd end and lined glovea Misses* York tan, kid and woollen gloves I.ong mitts for misses .... , . Gentlemen's white and black kid, beaver, buck, dog skin, chamois, Woodstock, Berlin and woollen glovea . , Hair top’d and lifted gloves, a aupenor article for travelling . Gentlemen’s stocks, stiffener*, foundation*, col lar* and bosoms Suspenders: Gum elastic, patent rollers, cotton, and a quantity of other suspenders Ribbons: 50 acts handsome bonnet ribbons; cap do Lustring rib boh*, all colon, from No. 2 to 22 200 pieces David's black galloons Black white and crimson, & other col'd cotton do A superior assortment watered silk, velvet, figur ed and other beltings Bound and flat silk and worsted braids, cords and lacea Linens: Soft dressed Irish linens, some very fine Irish sheeting Bird's eye damask, Russia and cotton diapers Brown Holland; emsb for toweling Long lawn and linen cambrics; imitation do White and colored corded skirts; carpet binding Umbrsuat: Black silk, superior finished, new style umbrella* Common umbrella* A large quantity cotton do, low priced Pin*, fyc. Superior flat beads, sharp points and London pin* A quantity common pins Black and white small pins, first quality Black and white hooks snd eyes Sewing Cotton: Mitchell's first qualit) 300 yds spool cotton Large quantity white and col'd ball do Calicoes and Ginghams. A large quantity fashionable style, black grounded calicoes Super French chintz{ Ginghsms, black and col'd Mourning calicoes A large quantity ninepenny calicoes Domestics: Penitentiary and other plaids and stripe* Bed ticks and apron checks Bleached snd unbleached Canton flannel* 6-4,5-4. 4-4, 3-4 bleached and unbleached sheet* ings and shirtings Linens: Burlaps No. 1, 3,3 snd 4 Scotch oznaburgs; paddings; Russia sheetings With a great variety of other articles usually to be met with in a Dry Goods Store; all ot which he will sell at low prices, for cash or to punctual customers. He has made auch arrangements at the North as will enable him to furnish such amiclea in hia line as may be desired by his customers, which cannot be procured in town, upon leaving a description of the same witk him to be sent for]oct 5—3m ttfeo. ft. Hough HAS just received a beautiful assortment of super* fine blue, black, mulberry, brown sod other fan. cy Cloths, tome very handtomt. Also, super blue, black, mixt, and dark cinnamon-drab real London Cm •i meres; Super black Silk Velvets for Teat* 12-4 and 13-4 Hose Blankets llerinoes ami Calicoes A few pieces extra tine Canton Flannels Cambrics of all colors for lining Superior Wadding for cloaks_nov 2 Chavlea Bennett Baa Imported NOS. 1, 2,3 and 0 Burlaps, of a very superior qua lity Three bales 7-8 and 4-4 Appleton Unbleached Cottons, fine heavy quality oct 31 __ • WrlgBt & MAor HAVE received, by late arrival* from Philadelphia* and New York, a very large and general assort ment of NEW 4 HANDSOME GOODS, adapted to the present and approaching seasons. They invite their customers and the 'public to call and caa* mine for themselves. , 52 pieces cloths, blue, black, rifle green, Russell brown, plum, mulberry, claret, olive, drab and grey mixed Blur, black and fancy colored cassimercs, plain and striped Satinets, plain and striped Petershams, various colors Flushings and kerseys, heavy and stout mads, for servants Linseys, plain, plaid and striped Hose blankets. 8-4 to 13-4. very superior Point and. duffle ditto Green and scarlet Frieses and baizes, plain and primed White, red, preen, scarlet and yellow flannels Gauze flaiu’cls, extra quality Canton do vat ions colors Goat’s hair and common cambists Ladies’ cumblets, a henit.ful article for c’onks Frtnch merinos, superior quality and desirable co lors * * English ditto, in great variety Circassians, well • -sorted IIlack and color-d b.vnbnzrts French and P.nguli bomb:.ninra Merino scarfa ai d Miitwls. warm t -d wool border* Thibet «hawU, 3-4 t<» 10-4, very !i»m.home Embroidered shawls, new style Valencia and Prussian shawls Satin fancy bdkfs, a new article, very rich Silk do do Italian lustrings ( Matteoni's genuine) l)o do colored, very beautiful Gros de Naples, plain and figured, in great variety Florences, assorted colors Double rreen and brown ditto, for bonnets India and satin Levantines Satins, various colors, plain and figured Senehews and sarsnets. uncommonly cheap Bilk velvets, black, blue black, maroon, green, purple and brown, for bonnets * Tabby velvets, various colors A very Urge assortment of super ehints and low pneed calicoes Mourning ginghams, handsome OeVBtyfn Table diapers, 8-4 to 12-4* damaak|able clothe' Russia dot French napkins Irish liaena and Uwna, very cheap * Linen cambrics and linen cambric handkerchiefs Checked and striped muslins Damask ditto, a beautiful article for curtains ' Jaconet and cambric muslins Swiss and book do, plain and figured Grass cloth skirts, a new article Bilk and worsted hosiery Mohair, merino and lamb's wool ditto Bead reticules and fancy baaketa Super Hosfcin and kid gloves Long and short kid mittens Fur trimmed and lined gloves Pongee and Spittalfield handkerchiefs Several boxes handsome bonnet ribbons Bonnet camorics and reeds Cut and plain velvet end other beh ribbons Hearth ruga, floor and table mats Fur tippets, in groat variety Allof which are offered on moderate and accomae dating terms_ * octll ClittrleB Bennett PAS imported,by the ship Virginia, from Liverpool, Shoe Thread in bales Best Bridport Sail and Bookbinder's Twine Shad and Herring Seine Twineoct3 tjottofegfeelne Inline,