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, to make the people themselves forward
jSfuidivdual views of General Jackson, and
thereby forge the fetters of their own future ala
* the audacious seizure of the public trea
Tf^'snd its distribution among his own minions
fnWaces and for purposes not yet revealed; the
Client grasp at unlawful power, before even
S plans have been brought to maturity by
which he anticipated its attainment; these oc
" '.-ences, at our very door, with all the horrible ;
^fleets likely to be consequent upon them, will
t least awaken some of the deluded, before
tW begin to walk in their sleep, and enact their
dreams.” _____
Capt. Mark Botts has been appointed by the
Court Harbor Master for the Port of Alexandria.
Messrs. Wise, John Q,uincy Adams, Thomas>
of Louisiana, Pinckney, and Murphey, have
been appointed a Select Committee, in the
House of Representatives, to take into consi
deration the expediency of carrying into ope
ration the Resolution of the Revolutionary
Congress, concerning the erection of a monu
ment at Yorktown. -
Mr. Crockett, of Tennessee, who has been
on a visit to the Eastern States, has resumed
his seat in the House._
Tuscany Straw.—In the neighborhood of Bos- i
ton there are three manufactories of Tuscany j
straw bonnets, one of which employs from 150 to
2oo persons, chiefly females. One person who
isan adept in the business, will manufacture aj
strip two inches wide,of from ten to twelve yards,
in a day. These strips are afterwards united, I
which furnishes occupation for a great number j
ofthe girls—and then made into bonnets—all of j
which is done at the manufactories.
Extract of a letter from Washington, dated
Wednesday evening, May 14.
“Mr. Speaker Stevenson will be nominated
to the Senate as Minister to England, and will I
/./mi h run.pd.
“Joseph White, Esq. of Baltimore, is nomi-1
nated as U. S. Bank Director.
« The President, it is believed, had resolved j
on sending a Message to the Senate recom- |
mending the issuing of letters of marque forth
with, on receipt of the intelligence that the
Chamber of Deputies had refused to make the
appropriation to ratify the French Treaty; but
: he has been calmed by the recent Despatches
' of Mr. Livingston, giving positive assurance
that'the vote will be reconsidered and reversed.
“ It seems now generally conceded, that Con
gress will adjourn without devising any mea
sures of relief, and the effects of the ‘ Experi
ment’ will thus have an opportunity of being
more fully developed.”
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Casper Hauser.—A n entire new aspect is gi
ven of the circumstances connected with the !
* death of this singular personage, by a letter
written from Ansbacb, Hauser’s residence, by
the Chevalier de Lang, to the editor of the Leip
zig Literary Gazette. The details of the writer
are so curious, that we deem them worthy of an
insertion.-— Philad. Gaz. *
Ansbach, 3d January, 1834.
* * * * You know that Casper Hauser was
living here with a schoolmaster, under whose
care^he had been placed. He returned home
on the 14th December last, towards evening,
wounded in the breast, of which wound he died
on the 17th of the same month. According
to his own saying, he had been invited by a
stranger (in the midst of a violent tempest of
* wind and rain) to take a walk in the garden of
the castle, where, near the monument erected
to the memory of Uz,* this unknown person f
presented to him a silk purse with a letter,
whilst opening which, the stranger struck him j
a blow with his poignard, which wounded him |
in the breast.
The judicial inquiry which has just taken
place proves that all his declarations are false.
Until now, no one has been able to discover the
least trace of this stranger whom Caspar de
scribes as wearing moustaches and whiskers,
tall, wrapped up "in a blue, mantle, and with
spurs on. The witnesses examined affirm, un
der oath, that they saw Hauser (who, in fact,
went out at the hour he did, contrary to the re
strictions which had been imposed on him,) en
ter the garden of the castle alone, and walk
towards the monument without being accompa
nied by any one: they saw him afterwards re
turn, no person pursuing him.
Besides, at the place where the monument is
erected, the ground was covered with snow, and
here and there the print of Hausers footsteps
were only perceptible. The purse which Hau
ler said was presented to him, was found there,
hut with it, a letter, the writing in which,and it is
now said, the contents betraying extreme igno
rance. leave the strongest reasons to presume,
they proceeded from flauser himself. In it, a
tuong other things, it is said that they would not
• 'll flamer and that he would know better than
one who was the stranger and who sent him.
The wound after scratching the pericardium,
enters his stomach, passes through its whole
length till it is lost in the liver, which is of a lar
ger size than usual, appears to show that it was
inflicted by himself, and renders it improbable
that it was struck by the vigorous hand of an as
sassin standing in front of him, who could not
have given his weapon such a direction. In
considering what could have induced Hauser to
commit an act of this kind, two conjectures pre
sent themselves. It is possible that as formerly
•^Nuremberg, he wanted to interest and mystify
the public by another story of a pretended at
tempt at assassination, and that he had given
the instrument he used a wrong direction. It is
Possible, too, that the reproaches of his con
science on his culpable impostures, have driven
him at last to this desperate step. The exami
nation of his corpse, which shows that his phy
sical organization was perfect, also forbids the
belief in his long captivity in a dungeon depri
ved of all liberty of motion. Marks of inocula
tion have too been discovered on his body.
What are we to conclude from this? This
Caspar Hauser has always acted like a mischiev
ous boy, lying, lazy, and indocile. Ridiculous
^tempts have been made to prove that he was
the last shoot of the elder branch, now extinct,
the Counts of Tattenbach—then again, that
was a son of the Grand Duchess Stephanie,
Jfom whom he was taken away by stealth, she
being assured that the child of which she had
been delivered vras dead. It is thus that his stu
Jjulity has been worked upon and his imagina
tion perverted by forcing him to believe that he
was the son of a prince, or at least of a count.—
. ^ lyric poet born at Ansbach in 1720, died
? 1796. The society of “the Friends of the
vt.y erected to his memory this monument sur
mounted with a colossal bust.
•
According to my belief, it is very probable that
this phenomenon is no one else than the Merry
Andrew of someone of those troops of mendi
cants which abound in Lower Bavaria, and that
his parents had taken him with them on a pil
grimage to Alten-Eitengen, where he was to ex
hibit himself at one time as a cripple, at another
as a simpleton, then when a wager had been
made, he was to surprise the public by marks of
good sense, or some other unexpected talent.—
Such as for instance, the cripple leaping with
agility on a horse, and then managing the ani
mal like a good rider.
In support of this opinion, are the facts of his
appearance at Nuremburg in the garb of a men
dicant, his vulgar dialect, common in those parts
of Bavaria, the rosary he had about him with
the prayers printed and addressed to our Lady,
of Alten-Ettingen; then again his dexterity in
riding which immediately struck the good citi
zens of Nuremburg. And I conclude that Cas
par Hausar left his troupe of Bavarian mendi
cants and began to practice at Nuremburg on
his own account, his talents for deception and
mystification. I authorize you, sir, to make
such use of this letter as you may think proper,
and to publish it with or without my signature.
LANG.
Mr. McDuffie.—We regret to learn, on the au
thority of a letter from this distinguished states
man to a friend in this city, that the state of his
health is such that his physician has insisted on
his leaving Washington as essential to his reco
very, and that he is now on his way returning
to South Carolina.—Charleston Mercury.
We see it stated in English papers that ano
ther expedition to the Niger, is contemplated
by an association of Glasgow merchants. The
African indigo is said to be superior to that im
ported from the East Indies. Besides this there
are other valuable staple articles, which can be
obtained of the natives extremely cheap.
[Phil. Gaz.
The weatherhas been, of late, extremely cool
for the season. The mercury in Fahrenheit
was, yesterday morning, down to 40, which is
within eight degrees of freezing.
Phil. Nat. Gaz.
Government Economy.—An official document,
published by order of Congress gives us an amus
ing specimen of the economy of Gen. Jackson’s
administration. In this paper it is stated that the
whole amount of revenue collected at the port of
Genessee, in this state, the past year was$ 84S.48
—while the cost of collection amounted to S4,
198,64—otherwise paying five dollars sixty four
cents for collecting one dollar.—N. Y. Com.
Distressing Death.—A highly respectable
maiden lady of an advanced age, Miss Julia
Lynch, residing at No. 170 Duane street, lost
her life last night in a most distressing manner.
Living with her were two females, the one in
capacity of upper domestic and nurse, the other
servant girl. The former had left Miss Lynch
between ten and eleven o’clock last night pre
paring to retire to rest, the fire almost extin
guished and but one candle burning. Half an
hour having elapsed without Miss Lynch ring
ing her bell as was her custom, the nurse became
uneasy and went up to her room. On opening
the door she found herself enveloped in smoke.
Aid being obtained, the corpse of Miss Lynch
was discovered. She was absolutely burnt to
death. The sofa on which she had been sit
ting when the nurse left her was almost consum
ed. The unfortunate lady had been ill for about
two months and was extremely feeble. It issup
posedshe got up for some purpose, and having
taken the candle in her hand, it fell, or by some
means or other communicated to her clothes or
the covering of the sofa, and that she was too
weak to extricate herself from the flames. Not
a cry from her was heard by the two females
down stairs. The coroner’s inquest sat on the
corpse at about one o’clock this morning, but
had not returned a verdict when our informant
•left the spot. The Coroner had charged the in
quest, however, that in his opinion their verdict
ought to be, that the deceased came to her death
from injuries received by being accidentally
burnt.—N. Y. Cour.
At the meeting of the Youn^fMen’s Coloniza
tion Society, on Monday evening, the Rev. Mr.
Bethune, of Utica, remarked, that the course of
the Abolitionists of this city reminded him of
the anecdote of a southern planter, who ordered
one of his slaves to tap a barrel of beer. Short
ly after, the slave came running to him in great
alarm, vociferating, “ Massa! Massa! lhab tap
ped the barrel, but can get nothing but froth and
wind.” We have been blessed, added the rev
erend gentleman, with plenty of Tappan (tap
ping) during the past week, and it has all result
ed in froth and wind.—N. Y. Mcr.
The Seasons.—For two weeks preceding last
Saturday, we had the most delightful weather.
The season promised to realize the expectations
of the planter, and generously to repay his toil.
But alas, how changed the prospect now! On
last Saturday, the wind began to blow from the
North West,and there was a very sensible change
in the atmosphere, which continued to grow
colder; and on Sunday night we-had a severe
frost, which has wrought a most fearful change
in the anticipations of the planter. The stand of
cotton,which was unprecedentedlyfine,hasbeen,
as we are informed, almost totally destroyed.—
Some gentlemen have determined to plough up
and replant their whole crop, which, considering
the advanced stage of the season, is a most dis
couraging alternative—while others, on account
of the scarcitv of seed, must rely upon the w ith
ered prospect before them. In whatever aspect
it may be regarded, this nipping frost is a most
deplorable calamity!— Huntsville (Ala.) paper.
We were last week shown a worm or snake,
..about three inches long, and about as thick as a
coarse sewing needle, w hich a married lady of
this place drew out of her ear!. She has, we
learn, been occasionally afflicted with a pain in
her ear for nearly two years past When view
ed through a magnifying glass, the little animal
presented somewhat the appearance of the gar
ter snake, with rings or joints along the back.
Chambersburg Repository.
Patents.—The present age, with great pro
priety, muv be called the age of inventions, and
the American nation, a nation of inventors.—
The prolific brain of our people may fanlv set
at defiance the inventive power of the whole
world. In regard to the number of our new in
ventions we stand far beyond all competition.—
In November last, no less than sixty-seven pat
ents were issued from the office at Washington,
and this number, we are assured, is not greater
than the number usually issued eveiy month.
Among the latest patents are the following:—
« For preparing blood for refining sugar; for
a cooking and house-warming apparatus; fqr
a machine for cutting vegetables for fodder;
U for a machine for exterminating bed bugs by
steam;” “for machinery for making window
, sash;” “for an improvement in the mode of pro
ducing artificial light;” “ forsfraps for panta
i loons f fc. <fc.
_
| In relation to Judge Green’s late decision on
i the subject of breaches of marriage promise,
the New York Times asks—“Would the law in
clude a man’s cousins, in this sweeping dictation?
Cousins are marriageable according to the ca
nons both of the civil and the ecclesiastic law,
( and they have the right to sue for breaches of
promise; but if they cannot be visited without
the risk of a man’s being brought before a jury
of twelve men, and held up to the public as a
heartless trifler with woman’s affections, there
j is an end of the most delightful intimacy that
subsists in social intercourse. The whole sub
ject is a ticklish one, and judges should beware
how they make sweeping decisions.”
A paragraph is circulating widely in the news
| papers that the British frigate President, which
i has been lately ordered to the West Indies, was
formerly the U. States frigate of that name.:—
This is not so. The old frigate has never been
rebuilt, and now lies at Portsmouth a mere hulk.
“ We hope he will do it”—The New Hampshire
Patriot, inspeaking of Mr. Taney, says—“ He is
constitutionally Secretary of the Treasury until
the close of the present session—and should the
opposition Senators again abuse their trust by
rejecting his nomination, the President can put
him in office to the end of another session, and
we hope he will do it” There is Republicanism
for you! __
MARRIED,
On Wednesday evening last, by the R£v.‘ Mr.
Matthews. Mr. Thomas L. Noyes, to Miss Jane
L. Bughee; all of Washington.
On Wednesday last, in the City of Annapo
lis, by the Rev. Mr. Blanchard, Captain Philip
P. Voohhees, of the U. S. Navy, to Anne, third
daughter of the late John Randall, Esq.
COMMERCIAL.
Price of Produce in Alexandria yesterday, from
\ Wagons and Vessels.
Flour, per barrel - $4 62 1-2 a $0 00
Wheat, per bushel, 0 75 a 0 90
Corn, white, wanted, 0 58 a 0 60
Do yellow, do 0 54 a 0 56
Rye, - - 0 GO a 0 62
Oats, from wagons, bush 0 37^ a 0 00
Do from vessels, do 0 34 a 0 35
Corn Meal, white, do 0 70 a 0 00
Do do yellow, do 0 65 a 0 00
Faaxseed, do 1 00 a 0 00
Whiskey, per gallon, 0 22 a 0 23
Bacon, per cwt. - 7 50 a 0 00
Butter, fresh, per lb. 0 20 a 0 25
Do firkin, do - 0 12 a 0 15
Lard, do - 0 07 a 0 08
Plaster Paris, retail, ton, 5 00 a o
Flour.—Yesterday the current price of Flour
from wagons was $4 62 1-2. We were not ad
vised of any sales from stores.
New York Market.—Alexandria Flour, $5 12
1-2 a 5 25.
Boston Market.—Alexandria $5 25 a 5 37 1-2,
4 a 6 months’ credit; $5 10 cash.
sI5 SHIP NEWS, m
PORT OP ALEXANDRIA, J). C.
Schr. Virginia, Hamilton, cleared at New
York for this porth 14th.
FOR NORFOLK.
The Steamer COLJJM- ■
EIA, Capt. James Mitch- ,
ell, will leave Lambell’s ’
wharf, Washington, at 12, {
and Thompson’s wharf. Alexandria, at 1 o’clock j
P. M. on Friday, the 23d instant, for Norfolk, ar- j
riving at Norfolk on Saturday, in time for the .
Stages going South, and the Steamboat Patrick !
Henry for Richmond. Returning to the Dis- j
trict, she will leave Norfolk on Sunday, the 25th, (
at 3 o’clock, P. M.; and will continue, until fur- j
ther notice, to make a trip between the District
and Norfolk every two weeks, leaving each
place on the days and hours above named.
Passage and fare $3.may 17—dt23d
TO LET,
MTIie very neat and convenient DWEL
LING HOUSE on the corner of Washing
ton and Cameron streets, lately occupied by
Capt. Morrell, recently put in complete order,
«r511 hr* rr»ntr»d tn n nrnnd tf'nnnt. and HOSSeSSioil
” ---. O / *
given immediately.
may 17-dlw __ ISAAC ROBBINS.
FREIGHT FOR RICHMOND.
Some FREIGHT may be had for a
vessel bound for Richmond, on application
may 14 A. C. CAZENOVE & CO.
FOR HALIFAX OR ANY EASTERN PORT
The good Schooner MORNING STAR,
Marsh all, master, burthen about 800 bar
rels, will be ready for cargo in two days. Ap
ply to may 12 W. FOWLE & CO. :
SUGAR AND STARCH.
5 Hogsheads prime Porto Rico Sugar
10 boxes Colgate Starch, a prime article
Just received and for sale by ,
LINCOLN CHAMBERLAIN,
may 14 Vo well’s wharf. (
YOUNG HYSON TEA AND MOLASSES.
5 Half Chests super Young Hyson Tea, Mor
rison’s” cargo !
5 hogsheads good quality Cuba Molasses
This morning landing from schooner Presi- <
dent, from New York, and for sale by <
may 14 WILLIAM N. McVEIGH.
PORTO RICO SUGARS.
5 Hogsheads superior Porto Rico Sugars, just
received and for sale by
may 14 WILLIAM N. McVEIGH.
HOPS.
4 Bales No 1 Hops, of superior quality, for
sale, low, by A. C. CAZENOVE & CO.
may 7—diftf v __
COURT OF APPEALS.
THE Council will sit as a Court of Appeals,
at the Council Chamber, on the 26th, 27th,
and 28th instant, from 11 until 1 o’clock each
day. I. P. THOMPSON, C. C.
The Assessors’ Books will be left at the
Council Chamber from 8 o’clock until 5 each
day. may 15—t26th
HATS! HATS!
THE subscriber has an Extensive Assortment
of EXCELLENT HATS, which he offers
for sale, wholesale and retail, and will take Al
exandria Bank paper, and the notes of any of
the Banks of the District which have lately sus
pended specie payment,
may* THOS. L. MARTIN.
*
CONGRESS.
Fridays and Saturdays being devoted, by a
resolution of the Senate, to the consideration
of bills, one public bill only, the bill to amend
the Tariff act, was passed to a third reading,
and the remainder of yesterday was consumed
in the discussion of a private bill, the claim of
the heirs of a Revolutionary officer.
In the House of Representatives, considerable
discussion prevailed on a point of order relative
to the disposition of Mr. Mardis’ resolution, which
has been so long before the House, directing the
Committee of Ways and Means to report a bill,
in conformity to the Secretary of the Treasury’s
views, concerning the State Banks, and Mr
Corwin’s amendment to the same, declaring the
reasons of the Secretary for the Removal of the
Deposites unsatisfactory, which was finally ended
by Mr.CoRWiN withdrawing the amendment, and
Mr. Mardis withdrawing the resolution. The
House then took up several of the Appropria
tion Bills, and, after some time spent in their
consideration, adjourned.
MEADE’S FAMILY PRAYERS.
JUST published and for sale by W. M MOR
RISON, Bishop Meade’s Family Prayers.
Price 62 1-3 cents.may 15—tf
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
MAHOGANY Sideboards, neat patterns
Plain, pillared, and French Bureaus
Ladies’ Work Stands
Dinner and Breakfast Tables
Toilet and Painted Pine do
Mahogany and Painted Cradles
Curled Maple and Painted Cribs
Rush and Cane Seat Chairs
Rocking and Common do
Washstands; 1 large Hair Mattrass
High post Cherry & Maple Bedsteads
French Maple cto, and Cots
Together with
Venetian Carnet of rrood ol’v. full v’d wide
Paper Hangings; Mantel Pier Glasses
1 set elegant gold banded China, 86 pieces
Mantel Clocks; Britannia Ware, &c. &c.
On sale at reduced prices, by
may 12GEO. WHITE.
COAL.
Office of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. )
Philadelphia, January 15, 1834. £
1AM directed by the Managers of this Com
pany to communicate to their friends and
customers abroad, the terms and conditions up
on which they propose, during the shipping sea
son of the present year, to deliver their Coal by
the cargo, on board of vessels, at the Compa
ny’s wharves on the Delaware, either in Phila
delphia, or at Bristol above the city, as may be
most convenient to the Company when vessels
shall apply for loading.
Price for any quantity not less than 50 tons
and under 1,000 tons, $5.00 for Hard Coal, and
$4.50 for Soft Coal—per ton of2,240 lbs.
Price for 1,000 tons and upwards, $4.75 for
Hard Coal, and $4.25 for Soft Coal—per ton of
2,240 lbs.
At the above named prices, the Coal will be
carefully raked before shipment, but, if taken
anraked from the boats, as it comes from the
mines, the prices will be twenty-five cents per
:on less.
For any quantity not exceeding 100 tons, pay
ment to be made cn the first of November, 1831;
ibove that quantity, one-half on the first of No
vember, 1S34; the other half on the first of Ja
nuary, 1835.
The character of the Lehigh Hard Coal is so
veil known, that it is not deemed necessary to
subjoin any recommendation of its quality. It
s sufficient to state, that for parlour grates,
stoves, and culinary uses, no coal is more ge
nerally approved in this place; while, as fuel for
steam engines, for malting, heating brewers’
md dyers’ coppers, nail-works, foundries, and
'oiling and slitting mills, it has decidedly the
^reference, on account of its greater durability
tnd cleanliness, to the extent of more than two
hirds of the aggregate consumption of anthra
cite coal for those purposes in Philadelphia and
ts vicinity.
The Lehigh Soft Coal ignites more easily,
and burns more freely than the Hard, and on
that account is preferred by many consumers.
In case vessels are to take in at Bristol, they
will be towed up there, in from two to_three
tours, by the Company’s steamboats, without
expense to the captains or owners, and when
oaded will be towed down in the same way,
ilso free of charge.
Every exertion will be made to give vessels
Ka ntmnct nrwyihlp dpsnntfih. It is to be under
stood that they must take their regr.lar turn to
oadj and no claim for demurrage, should they
wait-for their turn, or claim for any other cause
leyond the Company’s control, can be allowed.
The Managers, however, believe that the faci
ities possessed by the Company this year, will
enable them to conduct their business with in
creased regularity and despatch.
No advantage of credit being gained by de
ay, it is respectfully suggested that orders
should be sent early in the season, when freights
ind insurance are generally obtained on the
pest terms. With every disposition to accom
modate their correspondents, the Managers will
jse their best endeavors, as heretofore, to pro
cure vessels, when so requested, on the lowest
erms, but they would recommend that their
customers should engage vessels for themselves
whenever practicable.
The Managers have further directed me to
say, that, should they make any reduction this
fear from the prices for the export trade, nam
ed in this circular, bersons giving previous or
iel's shall receive the benefit of such reduction;
it the same time, the Managers do not preclude
hemselves from advancing the price with the
idvrince of the season, should they deem it ex
pedient; but orders accepted will not be subject
;o any advance. Yours, with respect,
* OTIS AMMIDON, Treasurer.
may 12—6t
BOOTS AND SHOES.
AD. HARMON has just received, per brigs
• Token and Wankinco, frurn Boston, a
Further Supply of
Gentlemen’s Seal-skin and French-edged Mo
rocco Boots, suitable for summer wear
Men’s fine Shoes and Pumps
Do fine and common Munroe Shoes
Ladies’ Lasting, Seal-skin, Kid, and Moroc
co Slippers
Misses’ and Children’s Shoes, various qualities
Together with those manufactured in town,
comprising every variety, making his assort
ment complete; which are offered, either whole*
sale or retail, very cheap. may
TO HIRE,
BY the day, week, or month, two capable and i
orderly SLAVE MEN. For terms apply J
to may 5—w8\r CH1L . EALF..
N
f
j HJr* The Drawing of the Virginia State Lot
I tery, for the benefit of the Dismal Swamp Canal
. Company, Class No. 9 for 1834, will take place
at 2 o’clock, P. M. THIS DAY, at West End,
(Alexandria, Va.)
| YATES & McINTYRE, Managers.
may 17—It_
he Savings Fund Institution open eve
j ry Saturday afternoon, from half past 3 to 5
o’clock, under the direction of a Committee of
the Managers, at their Room on Fairfax, a few
doors north of Prince street.—Those to whom
it would be more convenient, may make their
deposites on any other day of the week, with
1 William Stabler, Apothecary, &c. Fairfax
street.[eSat
H3* The FAIR, for the benefit of the Free
School under the direction of the Sisters of Cha
; rity, will be continued, in the Alexandria Wash
ington Lodge, adjoining the Court House, This
Day and To-Morrow; to which the public are
respectfully invited. Hours ofattendance, from
10 o’clock, A. M. to 1; and from 3 o’clock to 10
P. M. Admittance 12 1-2 cts. may 1C—2t
jXj* We are authorised to announce to the
voters of the Congressional District composed
of the counties of Westmoreland, Richmond,
Northumberland, Lancaster, King George Staf
ford and Prince William, that John Taliaferro,
Esq., has, in compliance with the wish of many
voters, consented to become a candidate at the
next election of a Representative for that Dis
trict in the Congress of the United States.
AUCTION SALES.
■ BY GEORGE WHITE— THIS DAY.
FURNITURE AT AUCTION.
ON Saturday, the 17th instant, at 10 o’clock,
A. M., will be sold at my Auction Rooms,
without reserve, to close consignments, a LOT of
excellent NEW FURNITURE, warranted of
good materials and workmanship, consisting,
in part, of
4 handsome Sideboards
6 French and other Bureaus
1 set Side Tables; 1 Breakfast do
1 neat plain Toilet Stand, 2 drawers
1 Mahogany Cradle; 1 Curled Maple Crib
2 Maple Bedsteads; 2 painted do
12 Wash Stands
I Child’s Carriage, a good article
Rocking and other Chairs
1 rough Marble Slab
1 second hand Awning, containing 50 yards
of linen; together with sundry other
articles of Kitchen Furniture, &c. &c.
Dd^Sale to take place in my Ware-room.
Terms cash. may 15 GEO. WHITE.
BY WILLIAM D. NUTT.
TRUSTEE’S SALE.
ON Wednesday, 18th June next, at 10 o’clock,
will be sold, on Cameron street, between
Washington and St. Asaph streets, under the
authority of a Deed of Trust, duly recorded in
the office of the U. S. Circuit Court for the Coun
ty of Alexandria, Lib. P. No. 2, folio 285,
A variety of excellent Household and Kitch
en Furniture
4 shares of Stock of the Bank of Potomac
5 do do of the Fire Insurance
Company of Alexandria
Also, a Negro Woman and Boy
Terms cash. By order of the Trustee,
WM. D. NUTT, Auctioneer,
may 15—d3t,lawt!6Jun&dts
NOTICE.—SALE THIS DAY.
WILL be offered for sale, at public auction,
to the highest bidder, on Saturday, the
17th day of May next, at Possum Nose, on Po
tomac River, in Prince William County,
TWO FIRST RATE SEINES.
Seine Boats, Fish Stands,
Fish Barrels, &c. &c.
Terms of sale: A credit of twelve months wil
be given, the purchaser or purchasers giving
bond, with approved security.
HENRY GROVES & CO.
a nr 28—2a wt 17thMay
DISSOLUTION.
THE copartnership heretofore existing under
the firm ol James McKenzie & Co. is this
day, by mutual consent, dissolved. James Mc
Kenzie is duly authorized to settle the business
of the concern. ALEX. McKENZIE,
JNO. J. WALKER,
may 16—3t JAS. McKENZIE.
NOTICE.
THE subscriber respectfully solicits all per
sons indebted to the late firm of James
McKenzie & Co. to call and settle their respect
ive notes and accounts by or before the 1st of
June ensuing—as, after that time, all such ac
counts and notes must be placed in the hands of
n rnlh-rtny* IAS M r K CTN 7.1 P
TO LET
The STORE-HOUSE recently occupied
Mby James McKenzie & Co., surpassed for
the Dry Goods business by no situation in town.
Apply as above._may 10—dtlJu
~TO RENT.
a-a A convenient BRICK DWELLING
fi?|jLHOUSE to rent on Columbus street.
>may 14—eo3tREID CROSS.
FOR SALE OR RENT,
And immediate possession given,
a:\ A large and convenient D WELLING
If;; 1 HOUSE, suitable either for a private fami
lyorthe accommodation of boarders. There
are attached to it a good Stable, Carriage,
Smoke, and Wash House. Terms will be made
known by applying to
REBECCA TAYLOR, or
THOMAS MOUNT.
Also, her STOCK OF GOODS, together with
the STAND, will be disposed of on reasonable
terms, may 10—eo6t R. T.
TO RENT,
MA convenient BRICK DWELLING
HOUSE on Henry street, with a large LOT
attached. Also, one on Alfred street. The
rents low, and immediate possession given. Ap
ply to may 10 _ W. FOWLE.
ALEXANDRIA CANAL COMPANY.
AT a meeting of the Alexandria Canal Com
pany, held on the 14th instant, the Com
mittee appointed to examine the accounts of the
Company not being prepared to report, the
meeting adjourned to meet again at the same
place on Tuesday, the 3d of June proximo,
may 15—tSdJune _
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, )'
Comity of Alexandria, to wit• \
Harrison taylor has applied to the
_ Hon James S Morse]], Assistant Judge of
ne circuit Cou rt of the District of Columbia, t«
be discharged from imprisonment, under the act
for the i elie! of insolvent debtors within the Dis
trict of CoUjmbia, on Saturday, (lie 17th instant,
at 10 o dock, A. M. at the Court Room; when
and where his creditors are requested to attend
may 15—3t R. I. LEE, C. C,