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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE PUBLISHED, DAILY, BY EDGAR SNOWDEN, VT 3 DOLLARS PER ANNUM, PAYABLE HxlLP YEARLY. ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE (FOR THE COUNTRY) IS PUBLISHED REGULARLY ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY, AT 3 DOLLARS PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Terms of Advertising:—Advertisements neat ly and conspicuously inserted at the rate of one dollar per square for the first three insertions, .uid twenty-five cents for every subsequent inser tion. A reasonable deduction will be made in the case of yearly advertisers. All advertisements appear in both papers. FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER. Hie The copper-fastened and coppered Brig f ^pniLIP DODDRIDGE, G. McKenzie, master, carries 1430 whole barrels; can be rea dy for a cargo in a day or two. Apply to jane 2 L. McKENZIE, Union wharf. ‘FOR SALTe, FREIGHT, OR CHARTER, rirjc The Schooner OSCAR, a first rate carries 3100 bushels grain or 53 cords wood, and, being of unusual length, is better adapted for carrying timber than any other ves sel on the river; draws but 6 1-2 feet water when deeply laden, and is a very swift sailer. She will be sold low, take freight on reasonable Serins, or to a trusty person, who can find stea dy employment for her, will be let on shares. Apply to *<GEO. JOHNSON & CO. may 29_ FOR SALK, .rjr A SHIP ON THE STOCKS+in the Jil^vicinitv of Norfolk, of the following dimen sions: 126 feet on deck, 29 L-2feet beam, 20 feet deep to measure 540 tons, and calculated to carry about 1800 bales cotton or 800 hhds. Vir ginia tobacco. She is built of the best white oak, copper fastened, and can be launched in a <hort time. For terms apply to Jno. A. Roberts, Norfolk, or to W. FOWLE & CO. may 28__ NOTICE. The Steamev COLUM BIA, Capt. James Mitcii i ell, having resumed her 1regular trips between Bal timore and ther District of Columbia, will, until tiie 1st day of* September, leave Baltimore for the District every Wednesday, at 4 o’clock, P. \1.; and returning, will leave Washington at 6, and Alexandria at 7 o’clock, A. M. every Sun day, for Baltimore. Passage $2. mar 31—tf_ PLASTER, AFLOAT. 1 f* i I Tons, on board of the schr. Baltimore, AOU from Eastport, for sale by j„ne 3 S. MESSERSMITH. SALT, RICE, COTTON, &c. aaa Sacks Ground Alum Salt Jd\j\j 10 tierces, 6 half tierces Fresh Rice 6 bales Cotton 5 bales Moss 6 casks Ground Nuts Received per schr. Firm, Spencer, master, from Charleston, for sale by june 3 L. McKENZIE, Union wharf. CUr NAILS, BRADS, AND SPIKES. t OAA Casks, containing every descrip 1 tion of Nails, Brads, and Spikes 50 dozen Shovels and Spades 300 boxes Candles and Soap, of besl quality For sale by A. C. CAZENOVE & CO. mav 30____ WINES. Vf ADEIR A, in pipes and half pipes, (some ▼A very old) St. Lucar, Malaga, Sweet Malaga Bencarlo, Sauterne Hermitage A variety of Claret and Rhenish Wines Imported and for sale by may 30 A. C. CAZENOVE & CO. SUGAR, SACK SALT, BACON, &c. k Hhds. Orleans and Porto Rico Sugars J U 150 sacks Blown Salt, in lots of unusual low price 300 Bacon Hams 30 casks Orleans Molasses and Porto Rico Svrup 2 half chests extra tine Gunpowdei Tea 15 boxes Pine Apple Cheese. For sale may 30 SAM’L. B. LARMOUR & CO. RAISINS, &c. JXA Boxes Bunch Raisins «7\7 20 bags Filberts 100 frails Figs 25 bags Pepper 200 bags Rio and Java Coffee 150 do Shot, assorted numbers Imperial, Gunpowder,.and Souchong Teas Chocolate, Starch, Table Salt Porto Rico Sugars and Louisiana Refined do 10 bales Corks, 104 groce each 20 bales Alicant Mats. For sale by may 30_A. C. CAZENOVE & CO. LINSEED OIL. Barrels £ Shenandoah Flaxseed Oil •7 l half bbl \ r J . r . Superior quality. Just received and for sale may 28 Upper end King street. BUENOS AYRES HIDES. Of'lQ Heavy Ox Hides, landing Irom bug •5 *70 Philip Doddridge, for sale by may 28 A. C. CAZENOVE & CO. ~MATCH HORSES WANTED. : I WILL give cash for a first rate pair of BAY HORSES, of large size, young, and well broke to harness. JOHN ARMF1ELD. June 3—lm__ HARP, GUITAR, AND VIOLIN STRINGS. \C OMPLETE assortment of the above are . just received and for sale at reduced prices, by june 3 AUG. JACOBS. w COLORED APPRENTICES WANTED. 1WLL take two or three colored Boys, Nr good moral habits, to learn the patent rope making business. JOSIAH H. DAVIS, june 3 _ A CHEAP RENT. I will rent (to a good tenant) the HOUSE Jilon Prince street, next to Mr. Norris’s Gro eery, at a low rent. JOSIAH H. DAVIS, june 2 “I GUITARS. JUST received, a case of real Spanish Gui tars, of fine tone and exocllent workman ship, with machine heads. Will be disposed of very low for Cash. AUG. JACOBS, june 2__ WHEAT FANS, &c. LG. & H. GRISWOLD have now on hand, • and will constantly keep, or manufacture to order, at their Establishment, corner of King and Alfred streets, a variety of Dutch and Eng lish improved WHEAT FANS; Cockle, Cheat, and Rolling SCREENS, for Flouring Mills; Window Screens, Riddles, Sifters, Mill Shokes, Straw Cutters, and Safes; all of which they will dispose of upon the most reasonable terms. They guarantee them to be made of the best materials and workmanship; and hope, by con stant attention to business, to gain a share of the public patronage. j Flour manufactures and Wheat Fan makers will find it greatly to their advantage to give us a call. A boy is wanted; as apprentice to the above business, 16 or 17 years old, of good and steady habits. N. B. Repairing done on the shortest notice. TURNING in Wood, Iron, and Brass. may za—ly___ JEREMIAH W. SATTERWHITE, CABINET MAKER, RESPECTFULLY" informs his friends and the public generally that he has commenc ed the CABINET MAKING BUSINESS, in all its various branches, at the north corner of King and Columbus streets, in the house for merly occupied by James & Jacob Douglas, where he hopes, by perseverance and industry, in connection with an experience in the above business for the last eight or ten years, to merit a share of public patronage. His FURNITURE wilfbemadeby experien ced journeymen, after the latest fashion, and in the most durable manner, which he will warrant to be equal to any manufactured in the District of Columbia. _jnn 2—tf BANK OFALEXANDRIA NOTES WILL be taken at par for FURNITURE, by JAMES GREEN, at his Establish ments on Royal and Fairfax streets, Alexan dria, and at the corner of C and 10th streets, Washington; where he has now on hand an ex tensive assortment of ELEGANT & PLAIN FURNITURE._apr 17 EXHIBITION OF J. G. CHAPMAN’S PA INTINUti. THE Exhibition of J. G. Chapman’s Paintings is now open to visiters, on Pennsylvania Avenue, nearly opposite Brown’s and Gadsby’s Hotels, from V o’clock until sunset. Admission and Catalogue - 25 cents Tickets for the season - - 50 cents In a short time several of the Paintings will be removed to give place to additions that will be made to the collection. _ apr 10—tf NEW GOODS. HC. SMITH has this day received from • Liverpool, Ofcft CRATES & TITIDS. CHINA AND && EARTHENWARE, comprising a hand some variety of Goods, of the latest styles and patterns. These, together with his pre vious large stock on hand, are offered for sale at the lowest rates. apr 25 STORE TO RENT. ,^ The STORE and CELLAR on King st., Ji£|near Fairfax, lately occupied by Aaron I). Harmon as a Shoe Store, is now vacant. It will be rented to a respectable tenant upon ve ry moderate terms, and possession immediately given. SAAUL. R. LARAI0UR & CO. FOR SALE OR RENT, \-\ A small two-story FRAME HOUSE and Ml LOT on Q,ueen street, between Washington and St. Asaph streets. To a good tenant the rent will be made low. Inquire of may 20-tf CHS. A. NEWTON. TO RENT. fyr\ A convenient BRICK DWELLING hrlHOUSE 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. PORTER AND ALE. THE subscriber respectfully informs the pub lic, that he intends keeping, through the season, at his Cellars on Cameron street, oppo site the Market, a constant supply of the best bottled PORTER AND ALE, in large and small bottles. Private families and taverns supplied at the shortest notice. . . , Orders from the country will be particularly attended to—so as to ensure safe carriage. The highest price given for empty bottles. mar26--4m_JOHN W. SMITH. BANK NOTES WANTED. [S NICHOLLS wishes to purchase Bank . Notes of all the Banks which have stopped specie payment within the District of Columbia, and will give the highest prices in specie SO to 85 cents. “ Washington, may 6—dtf CASH FOR ANY NUMBER OF NEGROES, INCLUDING both sexes, from 12 to 25 years of age. Persons having likely Servants to dispose of, will find it to be their interest to give us a call, as we will give higher prices in cash than any other purchaser who is now, or may hereafter come into this mai ket. herealtei,^^ !^ ARMFIELD & co. Alexandria, may 2$ CABINET WORK CABINET, CHAIR, AND SOFA MANUFAC TORY. JAMES GREEN, Cabinet Maker, has on hand, and will constant]}" keep, at his old stand on Royal street, Alexandria,'and at the corner of Tenth street and Pennsylvania Ave nue, Washington, a general assortment of the most FASHIONABLE AND DURABLE FUR NITURE, which he will warrant equal, if not superior in quality, to any ever offered in the District; consisting, in part, of Grecian, winged and plain Wardrobes Gothic, pedestal and plain Sideboards Ditto, with cellarets and marble slabs French and plain Bureaus Dressing do with mirrors Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Secretaries tf Book Cases Pier Tables, with marble and mahogany tops Pillar claw Dining, Breakfast^Card Tables Plain do do do do do Ladies’ Work Stands; Shaving <f Candle do Wash Stands, with marble mahogany tops Grecian Sofas; Mahogany Chairs Music Stools, Bidetts, Cribs, Cradles Portable Writing Desks, &c. With a general assortment of BEDSTEADS, | of richly carved Mahogany, Maple, and Stained Woods. All of which will be sold as low, for cash, as they can be purchased of the same qua lity at any other manufactory in the Union. ! Alto, 1 An assortment of St. Domingo and Bay oI Honduras MAHOGANY, a part, of which is , suitable for Handrails; Steam-sawed Curl and Shaded Veneers; Copal Varnish of a superior i quality; Sacking Bottoms, Cords, &c. ! TURNING and CARVING handsomely exe : cuted. apr 3 SPLENDID FURNITURE. C1HARLES KOONES, Cabinet, Chair, and J Sofa Maker, King street, next door to the corner of Alfred street, has on hand, and con stantly manufactures, a general assortment of FASHIONABLE CABINET FURNITURE, which, for elegance and durability, defies com petition. His stock generally consists of Grecian and plain Sofas, Couches and Lounges \ , Mahogany «Jr all kinds of Drawing-room Chairs I ! Grecian, winged, and single Wardrobes ; Pedestal end Sideboards, with maible tops and j minors ' Gothic and various other ditto Pier Tables, with maible and mahogany tops ; Pillar and block Enning, Card and Breakfastdo i Do do claw do do do do ! Plain do do do do do j | Centric or Loo do j French and various other Bureaus, with and without mirrors ' Ladies’ Dressing Tables, with <f without mirrors Do Workstands and Music Stools Do and Gentlemen’s Cabinet, Secretaries, and Book Cases VVashstands, with marble and mahogany tops Richly carved and plain Mahogany, Bird-eye, and Curled Maple and common Bedsteads Cribs, Cradles, Candlestands; Shaving ditto Portable Desks And every other article in the Cabinet line. Likewise, MAHOGANY, of various kinds; steam-saw ed, curl and shaded Veneers; Copal Varnish, Sacking Bottoms, Cords, BEDS, MATTIIAS SES, &c. The above articles will be disposed of for cash or to punctual persons on the most liberal terms. A very extensive patronage from Washing ton. induces me to say, that I will deliver Fur niture to any purchaser in that city free of ex pense. apr 4 J jJCj V i JlUriL/Lilii, HAVING taken his brother, ThomasT.Hur dle, into partnership, will continue, at the ! old stand, south-west corner of King and Co lumbus streets, to carry on their business as i ~ CHAIR MANUFACTURERS 4* O R N AMENTA L PA IN T E R S, and where they will make, and keep constantly for sale, at fair prices, a general assortment of Grecian, Fancy, and Windsor CHAIRS. The public are respect fully invited to call and examine their present assortment. They feel assured that they will be found not to be inferior, either i in the durability of their materials or the neat-; ness of their execution, to those of any other ma nufacturer in the District. They will execute Sign <f Ornamental Paint ing and Gilding, in all their various branches, ; on the most accommodating terms, j Old Chairs will be taken in part payment for 1 new ones, or will be repaired or re-painted at j the shortest notice. I Chairs purchased at this manufactory will be ; sent, free of expense, to any part of the District. CABINET, CHAIR, AND SOFA MANUFAC TORY. LEONARD O. COOK respectfully informs his friends and the public geneially that lie i still continues to manufacture all kinds of CA BINET FURNITURE at his Cabinet Ware house on King street, next door to Mr. James ■ Kerr’s Grocery store,and also informs them that I he has on hand, at his Cabinet Ware-room, on ; the north-east corner of King and Washington j streets, where he intends keeping a constant I supply of the BEST FURNITURE, made by ! the best workmen, and of the neatest fashions, i which he will warrant equal to any ever offered in the District, which he will sell low for cash, or to punctual persons on the most accommo dating terms; and he hopes, by his punctuality and attention, to secure a part of the public pa tronage. Old Furniture neatly repaired, and hand somely varnished. TURNING handsomely executed, and at the shortest notice. *** Furniture purchased at this Factory will be delivered free of expense any where in the District- Alexandria, may 7 NEW DRY GOODS MORE NEW GOODS— VERY CHEAP. WILLIAM H. MOUNT & CO. have jus received a more general supply of Sea sonable Dry Goods: 180 yards G-4 Italian Lustring, best quality 0 pieces 4-4 Italian do do 40 pieces Forsyth Nankeen 10 pieces small figured Gro de Naps, verj handsome 6 dozen green, white and black Gauze anc Blonde Gauze Veils 10 dozen best quality Ladies’ Gloves 10 dozen Fancy Twisted Silk Hdkfs 5 do do do do Shawls 10 pieces French Muslins 20 dozen Men’s and Boys’ Leghorn Hats 120 pieces new style Calicoes, all prices Together with a general assortment of Bleach ed, Brown, and Colored Domestics—which thej would invite their friends to call and examjne. may 21—tf__ CHARLES BENNETT *0"AS imported, by the ship Herald, via Bal 2~5. timore, and offers for sale— Shoe Thread in bales, superfine and common Cambric and Shroud Muslins Boys’, Misses’, and Ladies’ Cotton Hose, best make Ladies’ Black Cotton. Random, Angola, and Silk Hose Men’s black Silk, mixed Raw Silk, brown Cot ton, and Random Half Hose English Gaioons and black Lustring Ribbons Fine Linen Tapes, in great variety Clark’s Mile-End Spool Cotton Tailors’ patent Black, Blue and W. 13. Thread 6-4 Book Muslins and Hdkfs, very fine Superfine white and printed Marseilles Vest ing, in small ends A few bales first quality Burlaps, 1, 2, 3, & 0 - anr 20 GEO. S. HOUGH [S now opening a considerable addition to his assortment received a few days since, among which are Super Italian Lustrings and Poult de Sole; Gros de Naps, Florences, and Sattins; black Satin Levantines, (cheap); Fancy Gauze Bon net and Cap Ribbons; Mantua ditto of ail co lors and widths; colored Cambrics; Bonnet do; real Grass Cloth, for summer wear; brown French Linens; white and colored Drillings, some super; Vigonia and Summer Cloths; Las ting and Circassians; Russia, Damask and other Diapers; soft dressed Irish Linens; Linen Cambric; ditto Hdkfs; Fancy do., in great va riety; French and English Ginghams; a beauti ful assortment of Painted Muslins and Chintzes; Plain and Embroidered Silk Hose, Cotton ditto, for women and children; men’s Mixed do, very good; men’s and women’s super Hoskin Gloves; long white do; Hildick’s Spool Cotton; white, green, and black Blond Veils; Vesting; white and striped Satteen; fine black Bombazette and Bombazine; Umbrellas and Parasols; Stripes and other wear for boys; Bobbinette and Gre cianette; Feather and Leaf Fans; blue and yel low Nankeens; super Pongees; Bandanna and Flag Hdkfs, some super; Brown Hollands and Lawns; brown and white Russia Sheetings; Irish ditto; Burlaps and Osnaburgs; Fancy Hair Brushes; colored and white Knitting Cot ton; Knotted and Mersailles Quilts; Silk Velvets, all colors; black Tabby do., some very good; Corded Skirts; a beautiful assortment of Tus can, Calimenta, Berlin and English Dunstable Bonnets; very tasty Patterns; Artificial Flow ers and Sprigs; super olive, brown, mulbery, black, blue and dalia Cloths: with most other articles in his line, which renders his assort meat choice and general. 4 mo 22 SPRING GOODS. RECEIVED per schooner Washington, this day, a Further Supply of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS. Among them are the following: 50 pieces blue, black, and fancy col’d Cloths Blue, black, and colored Cassimeres Merino and Vigonia do London Diagonal Stripe do Crape Camlets Black Circassians and Princettas English 4* French bl’k Bombazines, very cheap (30 pieces 4-4 Irish Linens; among them some very line, unusually low 30 pieces 5-8 and 3-4 Lawns 10 do Irish Sheetings 6-4 and 10-4 Barnsley do Brown and bleached Russia do Russia Diapers and Crash Huckaback and 3-4 Diapers, for towelling 3-4 line Bird’s-eye do 6-4 and 10-4 Table do [some 8-4 and 10-4 do do Damask,very hand Damask Table Cloths and Napkins Table and Piano Covers, new style, and very handsome Brown Irish § French Linens and Hollands Brown French and Russia Drilling New style Light Spring Prints Ginghams, newest style, in great variety 50 pieces Jaconet Cambric and Muslins 34 do Check Cambrics 40 do French and English Muslins, very handsome Plain and figured Swiss and Book Muslins Cambric Edgings and Insertings Thread and Bobbinet Laces and Edgings Grecianett and Bobbinett; Bobbinett Footings Black Italian Lustrings, very cheap Black and blue black Poult de Soie Plain and Figured Silks Black Gro de Suise and Black Silk Muslins 30 dozen Hernani, Crape, Gauze, and Silk t Muslin Fancy Shawls and Hdkfs Green, white, and black Blond Gauze Veils, . some very rich Gauze, Cap, and Bonnet Ribbons Gloves of every description Cotton Hosiery, a large assortment, and very f cheap • , , French and English Silk Hosiery; some hand-1 some embroidered and clock d Bead Reticules and Bolt Ribbons 1 1-2 to 22 Lustring Ribbons Black and colored Italian Crapes Linen Cambrics and Linen Cambric Hdkfs Superior white and colored Marseilles Vest ing Parasols, a large assortment, and very cheap Silk and Cotton Umbrellas English and American Tuscan Bonnets 30 pieces 4-4 and 6-4 Canton Floor Matting, superior quality, vcrv cheap 20 bales Brown and Bleached Shirtings and Sheetings ^ 5 do Cotton OznaDurgs Penitentiary Plaids and Stripes Checks. Rouen Cassimcres, a variety of goods for boys Burlaps and Oznaburgs Canvass, Bleached Ticklenburgs and Ravens Duck, &c. 50 dozen Palm Leaf Hats, cheap With many other articles; all of which have been bought upon the best terms—and we are determined to sell as low as Any House in th< District. Our customers and the public are in vited to call and examine fur themselves. We shall receive every week from New Yorr ; further supplies of Goods. apt’ 14_W. II. THOMPSON & CO. NEW ANI) CHEAP GOODS. WASHINGTON & BRENT have receiver a large and general assortment of SPRING GOODS, consisting, in part, of Black, blue and fancy colored Cloths Black, blue and colored Casi meres j Ginghams, black and fancy Painted Muslins and Calicoes Checked and Swiss Muslins Cotton Hose, plain and fancy Linens, Lawns and Sheetings Damask, Russia and Birdseye Diaper Linen Cambric and Cambric Handkfs Italian Lustring and Gro de Naples Bombasins, English and French Satins and Satin Levantines Fancy Hdkfs and Shawls, in great varitv Cambric, Thread and Blond Edging Crape, Veils and Belts Parasols and Umbrellas Men’s and Boys’ Summer Wear, in ever” variety Straw Carpeting, white and colored 84 packages of Domestic Goods With almost every other article of Dry Gao^is, all of which will be sold unusually Jow. apr 2 NEW AND SPLENDID GOODS, Cornn' of King and Fairfax Streets. WILLIAM H. MOUNT & CO. (lately from \\ ashington.) are now opening an elegant assortment of CHEAP, STAPLE, & FANCY DRY GOODS, eonsisting, in part, of the follow ing, viz: 50 pieces blue, black, brown, mulberry, giver, drab, and grey Cloths and Cassimeres 100 pieces, containing 2500 yards, Lustring Gro de Naps, Poult de Soie, of a variety of cc lors and figures Florences, Satins, and Satin Levantines Silk Velvets and Tabby ditto 1500 yards Ginghams, some very hand omc and cheap 450 yards Painted Muslins, superior for cheep ness and beauty 3000 yards super Chintz and other Caiicoer of every price 200 pieces Ribbons, and 20 setts Gauze dittr Twisted Silk Shawls, some beautifully err broidered Do do Scarf? and Lace Veils, white, bluer green, &c. French Worked Capes, very handsome Linen Cambric and Linen Cambric Handker chiefs, very fine Gentlemen’s super and common Silk do Cambric and Thread Edging Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Hoskin and ctiu* Gloves, in great variety Ladies’ Parasols, some of a new styh. Gentlemen’s Umbrellas, do do, and common Cloth Table and Piano Covers Greciannett and Greciannett Footings Irish Linens and Lawns Bishop’s Lawn, Swiss and Plaid Muslins Jaconet and Cambric Muslins Damask and Diaper Tabic Cloths, some very pretty Marseilles Quilts and Knotted Counterpanes Corded and Grass Skirts Damask, Russia, and Bird-eye Diapers 3000 yards Cotton and Sheetings Check, Hollands, Blue and Yellow Nankeen Angola Cassimeres and Summer Cloths Bead Reticules and Purses Spool Cotton. Knitting ditto and Floss Tapes, Pins and Needles At so. Dunstable and super Tuscan Bonnets, now and handsome M ith every article in the line, too numerous to particularize in an advertisement; to all of which they invite the attention of tin* citizens of Alexandria and its vicinity, as they are deter mined to sell low for cash. mar 23 FRANKLIN HOUSE. zsV The above TAVERN has been rented by iSii'j the subscriber. It is well known as having been long occupied by Mr. Augustine Newton; is now in good repair, and every comfort that the traveller needs can lie had. The Table is every da}' supplied with the delicacies, as well as the substantiate of life. The Baris well fitted with the best Liquors, and private parlies can be accommodated in the most delightful nia ji n'* r. JOHN WEST. N. B. Belfzhoover’s Line of Stages arrive and depart daily from this House; and (figs, Iiorst** and Hacks, can be had on the most reasonable <Tms_nov5-.l _42,n DOZEN PALM LEAF HATS, f LS " received by the subscriber, and for cF sale, cheap, comprising various qualities jfl and prices. A. D HARMON