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-- ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE PUBLISHED daily, by EDGAR SNOWDEN, per annum, payable half yearly. ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE (FOR THE COUSTRYj IS PUBLISHED REGULARLY ON TUESDAY. THURSDAY. & SATURDAY, Hi #5 r>er annu,n' Pa</abu *n advance. Terms of Advertising: Advertisements neatly and con oicuously inserted at the rate of one dollar per square for the first three in ernons and twenty-five cents for every subsequent nseftion. A reasonable deduction will be made in Lose of yearly advertisers. FOR BOSTON, To sail in all next Week, _ The fine Schooner GLEANER, Capt. ,Y0 wants the bulk of 300 barrels to fill TOto W. FOWLS &CO_ - FOR FREIGHT, The Schooner MARIAN, Captain Par K^i\er a first rate vessel, burthen about 1000 barrels. A freight to a Southern port would be APPly t0 S. MESSERSMITH. FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER, The fast sailing coppered Brig CAZE i&£\OVE, Captain Corey, 171 tons burthen, incomplete order for any voyage. Apply to feb H A. C. CAZENO\E & OQ. FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER, rfjt The schooner HOPE, John Beetly, master, a first rate copper-fastened vessel, stows 850 barrels, and in readiness to receive carsro to-day. Apply to the master on board, or 8 GEO. JOHNSON & CO. FREIGHT FOR FREDERICKSBURG. rfK A VESSEL bound to Fredericksburg may obtain some freight on application to feb 10 , A. C. CAZENOVE & CO. GRINDSTONES. | aa Pieces, assorted sizes, received per Ma 1 Ulr rion, from Boston, for sale by jan 20 W. FOWLE & CO. CRAB CIDER. | O Barrels prime, received this day, for sale 10 by GEO. JOHNSON & CO. feb 20___ COFFEE. 7 Bags Green Coifee, just received and for sale, low, by feb 20ANDREW J. FLEMING. PAPER HANGINGS" ax A Pieces Paper Hangings, just received and for sale low'by feb 20 GEORGE WHITE. FLOUR. X Barrels Flour, partially damaged, New OtJ comer and D. Snyder’s brands, a desira ble article for Bakers, just received and on sale by ANDREW J. FLEMING, feb 13 Prince-street Dock. BORDEAUX PRUNES. 2 Cases Fancy Bordeaux Prunes, just receiv ed per schooner Columbia, and on sale by ANDREW J. FLEMING, feb 12_Prince-stfeet Dock. PAPER. I Reams News, 21x31 ^ Paper, from 1JO 15 do. super blue Letter ( the manu 12 do do white do ^ factory of 8 do do rose do | D. & J. 3 do rose Billetdoux J Ames. Landing from the schooner Columbia, and tor sale by S. MESSERSM1TH. In Store, Foolscap and Pot Paper Blue, white, and yellow Letter do feb 12 _ I APPLES. OO Barrels Baldwin and Russett Apples, just received per schr. Drusilla, from Boston, and for sale by L. McKENZIE, feb 12 Union wharf NEW CROP SUGAR X Hogsheads handsome quality new crop New v Orleans Sugar, just received and for sale by Jcb4 WILLIAM N. McVEIGH. BEEF & PORK. QR1ME Beef and Pork, for sale by * jan 22 W. FOWLE & Co. FRESH CLOVERSEED, f N bags of two and three bushels, constantly * ,on band, and for sale by lebJ_ l. McKENZIE, Union wharf. SICILY MADEIRA WINE. Pipe superior old Sicily Madeira Wine, just , received and for sale by _WILLIAM N. McVEIGH. SEINE TWINE. 1 FEW bales best Shad and Herring Seine ” r. Fwine, a part of two consignments, will be Ve/y i°w> to close sales; the quality excel SL f*b 7 CHARLES BENNETT. g NAILS. 1 Casks, assorted sizes, landing from the Sooner William, for sale by _W. FOWLE & Co. I n u NEW ENGLAND RUM. lo hogsheads New England Rum, landing ian oi°m scbooner William, for sale by _W. FOWLE & Co. Tot dm e 810 REWARD. O A from my desk’ on the evening of the ^nks of^Sta^ 75’ in 85 bills on the three of the Van J)lace’and one 810 biU on the Bank Which m Virginia; for the recovery of informab*0Ve reward will be given, or for ef hfr?atl0n that wiU tend to the conviction ^ AUGUSTUS JACOBS. ft ARCHITECTURE. JUST received, The Practical House Car penter; being a complete development of the Grecian Orders of Architecture, methodized and arranged in such a simple, plain and com prehensive manner, as to be easily understood; each example being fashioned according to the style and practice of the present day; contain ing one example of the Tuscan Order, three ex amples of the Doric, three of the Ionic, one ex ample of the Corinthian, and one of the Compo site Order, with all their details, drawn to a large scale; to which are added a series of Designs for Porticos, Frontispieces, Doors, Windows, Caps and Sills, Sash-Frames and Shutters, Base and Sur-Base Mouldings, Architraves, &c. &c.; engraved on sixty-four large quarto copper plates, by Asher Benjamin, Architect, “ author of the American Builder’s Companion,” and “The Rudiments of Architecture.” For sale by feb 21AUGUSTUS JACOBS. FURNITURE. 3 Sideboards; 8 Bureaus; 6Washstands Dinner and Breakfast Tables 1 Centre * do Plain, painted, and curled maple French post Bedsteads Maple high-post do Common rush and cane-seat Chairs Also, One second-hand Gig, with Harness, on con signment, and for sale, low, for cash, feb 18 GEO. WHITE. samuelTmessersmith OFFERS FOR SALE: TEAS—Young Hyson, in chests; Imperial, in half chests and ten catty boxes; Gun-' powder in ten catty boxes; Souchong, in do do; j Pouchong, of superior quality, in half chests, (Gold crop) Coffees—Java, old St. Domingo and Rio Hempen Bags r1 An .PM i Vh knlrtr* rv f v/unavj All U1V O Vi A VVV vv* vi* Patent Shot, assorted numbers; a constant supply frem the Phoenix Shot Tower Company Wines—Old L. P. Madeira, in quarter casks, “ Newton, Gordon, Murdock & Scott’s,” and j Lewis & Co’s brands; Madeira Grape Juice, in • quarter casks and half quarter casks; L. P. Ma- i deira, in boxes containing one to two dozen bottles each; Sicily Madeira, Sweet Malaga, , and Rousillon Palm Oil, in hogsheads Baker’s Chocolate, in half boxes Brandy, “ Seignette’s brand,” in half pipes and quarter casks, entitled to debenture. feb 12__ FOR RENT, va The two-story BRICK DWELLING imHOUSE on King street, lately occupied by Mr. Richard H. Clagett, in a very healthy neigh borhood, near the best water, and is in good or der. It will be rented on reasonable terms, feb 10A. C. CAZENOVE & CO. FOR RENT, Either of the two DWELLING HOUSES j at Summer Hill, on the Little River Road, one mile from town, pleasantly situated. feb 10 _A. C. CAZENOVE & CO. COLORED APPRENTICES WANTED, For the Patent Rope-Making Business. 1W1LL take two or three Colored Boys, ot unquestionable character, (none other will be taken) to learn the Patent Ropemaking Bu siness. JOSIAH H. DAVIS. N. B. This advertisement may, perhaps, meet the eye of some slave-holder who may have it in*prospect to emancipate his slaves at the ages of 25, 30, or 35 years. The slave, thus enhanc ed in value, would, in a reasonoble time, repay the pecuniary loss of the owner, and be prepar ed to be a more useful freeman. J. H. D. feb 12 ’ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, TO the Stockholders in the Alexandria Canal Company, that an instalment of three dol lars per share is required to be paid on or before the 12th day of March next; and a further in stalment of three dollars per share on or before the 12th day of April next. By order of the Board: feb 10_JOHN H. CREASE, Clerk. GLASSWARE. RECEIVED by late arrivals, and offered for - sale on moderate terms— 4 casks cut and plain Tumblers, Wines, &c. 10 groce best Quart Wine Bottles „ 84 Demijohns, 1, 2 and 3 gallon feb 12 HUGH C. SMITH. CUT & PLAIN GLASSWARE. JUST received, six packages Glassware, Cut and plain Tumblers Do do Table and Hall Lamps Britannia Castors, four and five bottles, a neat and cheap article Also, 30 boxes English Pipes 1 mo 25 R. H. MILLER. ~ BARTON’S COUgSTdROPsT” AFRESH supply received for sale by E. KENNEDY; price 25 cents per bottle. Jfuiice The PIEDMONT MAIL. (Smith’s Line) will, on Tuesda\, Thursday, and Saturday, leave Warrenton at 7 o’clock A. M. and reach Alexandria at 4 P. M. This will save nigh tra velling those days It will, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, leave Alexandria for Washington at half aftei'4 P. M punc tually. It will, on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, leave Alexandria for Washington at 11 A. U promptly, dec 14—tf _WM. SMITH. Ufj tioods. JAMES McKENZIE & Co. have received their usual Fall Supply of STAPLE 8f FANCY DRY GOODS, , and will add to it by the first New York arrivals. The change they have concluded upon making in their bu siness induces them to offer every article in their as aortment at bxpcced prices. oct 1 —dtf Cabinet, Chair and Soia MANUFACTORY, On King street, next door to Washington street rEONARI) O. COOK respectfully informs his friend A and the public generally that he has commence* die above business in at! its various branches. Hi Furniture, which, for neatness and workmanship, h» warrants equal to any ever offered in the District, wil be sold low for cash, or to punctual persons on tin nost liberal terms Persons wishing to purchase an respectfully invited to call and examine for themselves TURNING iSf VARNISHING handsomely exe cuted Old Furniture neatly repaired, and all order: punctually attende I to. oct 10—3m Stephen A. hunger, IN endering his sincere acknowledgements to hit friends and the public for pa9t patronage, respect fully informs them that he still continues to manufac ture and has now on hand, BEDS, MATTRASSES, SOFAS & CHAIRS AND CABINET FURNITURE, of good materials and workmanship, which lie will dis pose of upon reasonable terms The public are solicited to call, before they pur chase elsewhete, at his UPHOLSTERING AND CABINET WARE ROOM, on King street, between Columbus and Henry streets, where iie will satisfactorily exe.cute all urders for arti cles in either of the above, br niches. Repairs in eithei line done neat, cheap, and expeditiously. _ Jereimab W ftftUftrwbite, CAMS FT M iKKR, ESPECTFUf.l Y inform* tus friends and the pub L lie generally that he has commenced the CABINET MAKING BUSINESS in all its various branche.!., at the north corner of King and Columbus streets, in the lumse formerly occupied by James ca Jacob Douglas, where he hopes, by perse verance and industry, in connection with an experi ence in the above business for the last eight or ten years, to merit h sliar«. of public patronage. His FUrtNlTUKK will be mafie by experience*! jour neymen, after tlie latest fashion, and in the most du rable manner, which be will warrant to be equal to any manufactured in the District of Columbia. (jYiuifi and toatttu&nvrivre. HC SMITH has received, per Brig Belvidera, • from l.iverpool, and offers for sale, on the low est terms, wholesale or retail — m jm Crates of Kartheinvare and China JLfi&d iK 50 boxes English Pipes. 3 groce each Also on hand, received lately, making his assortment very complete and extensive— 150 crates and hogsheads China, &c. 60 packages Glassware, cut plain and moulded 150 boxes German Pipes Window Glass, every size and quality Black Bottles, pint and quart Demijohns, from quart to five gallon Stoneware of an excellent quality India China, in complete sets or any one arti cle separately—a full assortment Boston Crown Glass, at Factory price Merchants and dealers are particularly invited to call and examine the w*re and prices, as every atten tion will be paid to render satisfaction sept 16 EavlYwv.wnTft Wum, &c. ROBERT H. MILLER Has just received per Brig Belvidera, 00 CRATES Sr HOGSHEADS, being pari of his Fal; supplies of Earthen ware and China, which enables hnn to oflei an extensive and very handsome assort ment of goods in his line. Blue, brown, pink printed Dinner Sevices cheap I)o do do Plates of all sizes Do do do and purple Pitchers, Mugs, a.c. Do do do Ewers &. Basins, and Toilet Sets Blue and green edged Ware, in ail its varieties Fire proof Baking Dishes and Plates, superior fOiino l'ou opf j anrl Cline aivl S Jllf prs in ill) illlll. filial varietv as to shapes and patterns China Pitchers, new and superb shapes, richly gilt l)o Mugs, plain and gilt, ven rich Country merchants and others are earnestly invited to call, as K II M. is anxious to reduce his stock, which is now unusually large. Notice. THE subscribers, intending a removal from Alexan dria to New York in the course of a very short time, have to ask the favor ot all persons indebted to them to call and settle their respective account-., as their business must be brought to a speedy close, octi— dtf jas. McKenzie tjr r.n. Virginia Real Estate Brokerage and Ge neral Agency Office, Fourteenth street, {.i few doors from Main street,) near Byrd's Warehouse, RICHMOND, Va. 4 N Offi ce under the above title has been recently /\ established, and is now open, in Richmond, Va , in connection with the Emigrant Agency Office, New York, for the purpose of making purchases, effecting sales and leases of and loans on Real Estate and other property; al«o attending to a General Brokerage and Agency Business Also connected with an established Agency Office in the Citv of New Orleans, l.a , for mak ing purchases and effecting sales of NEGROES (male and female ) Therefore, owners who have Slaves cal ciliated for a Southern market, comprising stout; heal thy, and active Mechanics, Field Hands, General La borers, House Servants, and Family Domestics, from 10 to 25 years of age, can, through the medium of this Office, find speedy ca -h sales. N B. All personal or written applications will meet with due attention P. S No letters or communications taken from the Post Office unless post paid. JAMES McFALL & Co. dec 10—3m Richmond, Va. MEDICAL WORKS. E KENNEDY has just received the follow • ing, viz: Dewees’Works; Ellis’Formulary; Cox’s Dis pensitory; Dunglisson’s Dictionary, Physiology, and Hygeine; Eberle’s The reputics; and the Journal of Medical Science, No. 26, being twelve pages larger than the last number, price $5 per annum; and the Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine and Surge ry, being a digest of Medical Literature, edited t>y Isaac Hays, M. D. Part 3d; price 50 cents. Subscribers will please to call for their numbers. DR. COPLAND’S MEDICAL DICTIONARY; UPON the same plan of Cooper’s Surgical Dictionary. It will be completed in five • parts. Part 1st is now published, and ready for 5 delivery; Part 2d in press. Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5. 1 will follow at regular intervals, with no inter ’ ruption but such as may arise from irregularity I in receiving the European copy. The remain ' ing sheet of the Appendix will be given with . Part 2; and the Preface, with a Pathological Classification of Diseases. &c., forming a Key to the systematic study of Practical Medicine, i as well as an arranged Contents of the work, will accompany the last Part. This valuable work will be given complete in five parts, at Si each part of 300 closely printed 1 and handsome pages; being the cheapest medi cal work ever printed in the United States. The work will be sent by mail, to subscribers in any part of the country. The postage will 1 be only 19 cents each part; if not exceeding 100 miles, and 32 cents only for the greatest distance. Published Quarterly, and completed in one year from the delivery of the first numDer. The subscription price, Five Dollars, to be paid on the delivery of the first Part. Subscriptions received, and the work careful ly mailed to all country subscribers, by W. M. MORRISON, Alexandria. Who is an authorized Agent for the same. feb 13 NEW BOOKS^ JUST published and on sale by W. M. MOR RISON, A new edition of Doddridge’s Family Expo sitor, 1 vol 8vo Dr. Porter’s Lectures on Homiletics and Preaching, and on Public Prayer, 1 vol 8vo Peyson’s Select Thoughts, being selections from the conversations and unpublished writ ings of Rev. E. Peyson, D. D. The Child at Home, or, the principles of filial duty familiarly illustrated, by John S. C. Abbot, I author of the Mother at Home. Peter Parley’s Book of Bible Stories for chil dren and youth. Also, Peter Parley’s Book of Poetry for Children, feb 13 JUST RECEIVED ON SALE BY W M. MORRISON, THE History of the Hartford Convention, with a Review of the Policy of the United States Government which led to the War of 1§12; by Theodore Dwight, Secretary of the Convention._ feb 7 RENUNCIATION OF POPERY, BY Samuel B. Smith, late a Priest in the Ro man Catholic Church; just received and for sale by WM. M. MORRISON. Price 25 cents. feb 7 ROGERS’S VEGETABLE PULMONIC DE TERGENT, JUST received and for sale by jan 29 WILLIAM STABLER. From the lion. Gideon Lee, Mayor of the City of New York. “ Few men in the community have a greater contempt for nostrums in general than myself. Patent medicine and catchpenny, with me, have been synonymous. I am constrained, however, to relinquish these sentiments as respects Dr. Rogers’s Vegetable Detergent, the effects of which I have recently witnessed. A young lady in my famiiy, by using two papers, 1 have rea son to believe, is effectually cured of an alarm ing Pulmonic Complaint, which in all its symp toms gave evidence of immediate consumption. I communicate this with a view of usefulness, and sincerely hope that such persons as have complaints similar to the above, will make a tri al of the medicine. Gideon Lee.” BUTTER. 5 A Firkins Shenandoah Butter, for sale at a tt reduced price. jan 21CLAGETT & PAGE. NOTICE. IN order to accommodate my customers, or ders for Patent Cordage, White Lines, Bed Cords, &c. may be left at the Store-house of Messrs. James & George 1. Thomas, if inconve nient to be forwarded to the Rope Walk, feb 5JOSIAH H. DAVIS. FARM FOR SALE. I WISH to sell a FARM, containing 112 Acres, adjoining my residence. It is heavily timbered, and has on it a variety of fine Fruit A great bargain may be had if immediately ap plied for. D. F. DULANY. aug 14—eotf __ WANTED, AS an Assistant in Grocery Store, an ac tive Young Man, of good moral habits; one : from the country would be preferred. Satisfac | tory references, as to capacity, &c. will be re quired. Address, through the Alexandria post office, (postage paid) C. P. Y._jan 28 liftv. A tot sa\e. I OFFER for sale my Plantation called CLOVER LAND, l)ing in the County of Prince William, 35 miles distant from Alexandria and Washington. It contains 1 200 ACRES, Has on it a large DWELLING HOUSE, Ham, and other improvements, and an excellent Mill Seat, on which a l \ Saw Mill is erected. The land has been well tilled, and for several years past improved by the Ui.e of clover and plaster; the effects of which are no, where more visible, or more fully proven. !t is divid ed into fields of an equal and convenient size, and un derthe best enclosures. This Plantation is justly con sidered among the best in the upper country; itssilua tion is healthful and beautiful. As purchasers will view the premises before making an offer, farther particulars are deemed unnecessary. If desired, immediate possession may be given. Let ters addressed to me (post paid) may be directed to this place* CHARI.ES SHIRLEY LARI ER. Richmond City, Oct. 10'b, 182o. N B. In my absence, Mr. Edmund Newman, Agent, on the premises, will attend to gentlemen wishing to view the premises. C ,S. C, JUST RECEIVED, BY the late arrivals from Boston, the follow ing new and very interesting publications, and which are on sale low by W. M. MORRI SON, viz: • Observations on Mental Derangement, being an application ofthe principles of Phrenology to elucidations of the causes, symptoms, nature, and treatment of Insanity: by Andrew Comb. M. D. Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice, and Physiology of Digestion; by Dr. Wm. Beaumont, M. D. Surgeon in the United States Army. Memoir of the Rev. Elias Cornelius. Diary of an Ennuyee. A Memoir of the Life and Philosophy of Spur*: heim, by Andrew Carmichael* M. R. I. A., late President ofthe Phrenological Society of Dub lin; and published at the desire of that Society first American edition, with notes: Friend of man—of God the servant; Advocate of truth divine; Nature’s Priest—how pure and fervent Was thy worship at her shrine! [Rev. Mr. Pierpont's Ode at the Funeral of Spurzheim, Nov. 17, 1832. * Berkley the Banker, part 2d, by Harriet Mar tineau. Atlantic Tales, by Mrs. Lesly. . Letters to a Daughter, by Mrs. J. A. Sargent, 1 on going to School, pointing out the duties t<s I wards her Maker, her governess, her schoolfej , lows, and herself. I Fall River, an authentic narrative, by the au- I . thor of Tales National, Revolutionary. &c. ! The Youth’s Sketch Book. This work con tains seven beautiful engravings on steel, and is : filled with pieces mostly new, and from favorite writers. The care and expense bestowed upon the volume, must give it high claims upon the favor of the public. Many of the designs are original, and ail are executed in a superior style of elegance._ _jan 24 ivi NO. 1,2, and 3 Fall-caught Mackerel, in lots to suit purchasers, for sale by ! jan 7 LEWIS McKENZIE, Union wharf. WANTED, A QUANTITY ot White Oak Timber, suita ble for a vessel of about 160 tons. Persons wishing to contract for its delivery within three months, may apply to ; jan 15_A^C. CAZENOVE &, Co. JUST PUBLISHED,” AND on sale by WM. M. MORRISON, THE YOUNG MAN'S GUIDE, being a practical manual for e\Try day life. Price 75 c. We recommend the possession of this work to every young man who wishes to become use ful, virtuous and happy.—N. //. Gaz. Its contents are of a high moral character, i and it should be in the possession of every young man.—Portsmouth Journal. The work is a good and useful one, and wor thy the serious attention of young men.—Chris j tian Register. It is written in a plain direct style, and enliv 1 ened with anecdote and narrative.— The Rdi \ gious Magazine. An admirable production, communicating I sound and wholesome truths.—Boston Trans . criyt._jan 20 JUST RECEIVED ON SALE BY WM. M. MORRISON, ELLIOT’S Almanac for 1834. This will be found useful for every man of business, as it contains a complete list of all the Officers of the Government, as well as of the three Corpo rations in the District, including all incorporat ed companies, &c. Also, the Churchman’s Ai rnanac for 1834._ jail n u. S. BANK BILLS, OF Si00 and under, for transmission, may be always obtained of JAS. RIORDA V Exchange Office, corner King & Royal sts. £0*“ American, French, Spanish and English Gold Coin purchased. Bank Notes of the va rious States discounted. jan 15 BELTZHOOVER & CO.’S PHENIX LINE FOR WASHINGTON & BALTIMORE. ^ half past 8 A. M. and half past 3 P. ill. Fare to Washington 25 cents / “ to Baltimore - - - $3 00 $ on For seats please apply ai, Beltzhoover & Co’s Office, Royal-street, live or six doors south of Newton’s Hotel; at the Franklin House Hotel; and at R. II. Har rington’s SteamBoat Hotel, near the wharf. Passengers going to Baltimore will always find a Coach in Washington ready to taJve them through without any delay; and every exertion used for the safety and comfort of those who may favor this line with their patronage. No racing allowed._A. FLEMING, Agent_ A BARGAIN. I will let the DWELLING and STORE• Hill HOUSE at the corner of W'ater and Prince streets at as low a rent as any property in the town, (considering location.) It is well calcula ted for a wholesale or retail grocery, segar fac tory, slop shop, &c. &c. &c. jan 17 JOS1AH H. DAVIS STORE TO RENT. MThe lease of Mr. Aaron D. Harmon of the STORE occupied by Mr. Wilbar will expire the 26th April next, from which day it mey be rented, with immediate possession. feb 15 SAM’L. B. LARMOUR & CO. HOUSE TO RENT. MThe BRICK HOUSE at the intersection of Cameron and Pitt streets, now occupied by Mr. Charles Gawler, is to rent. Possession may be had 1st February. For terms inquire oi jan 9 SAMUEL B. LARMOUR & Co. TO RENT, MA SMALL HOUSE north of the resi dence «f Samuel B. Larmour. jan 4 JGSI-AH H. DA VJ*