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POETRY.
From the London Literary Gazette, Dec. t'dih
1821.
THINGS TO COME.
There are murmurs on the deep,
There are thunders on the heaven,
Tho’ the ocean billows sleep,
Tho’ no cloud the sign has given.
Sarth that sudden storm shall feel,
*TU a storm of man and steel.
Tribes are in the forest now,
Idiv hunting ounce and deer;
Tribes are crouching in their snow
O’er their wild anil wintry cheer,
X)oom'd to swell that tempest's roar,
Where the torrent-rain is gore.
War of old has swept the world,
Guilt has shaken strength 'and pnde;
But the thunders, teeblv hurl’d,
Quiver’d o’er the spot and died;
When the vengeance next shall fall,
W02 to each, and woe to all.
Man has shed man’s blood for toys, *
Lev c and hatred, fame and gold;
£Jow a mightier wrath destroys;
Earth in cureless crime grows old;
Past destruction shall be tame
To the rushing of that flame.
When the clouds of vcngeanae break,
Follv shall be on the wise,
Frenzy shall be on the weak,
Nation against nation rise.
And the worse than Pagan sword
In religion’s breast be gored.
Then the Martyr’s solemn cry,
That a thousand years has rung,
Where their robes of crimson lie
Hound “the Golden Altar” flung,
Shall be heard—and from the “throne,
The trumpet of the “Judgment” blown.
“Woe to Earth, the mighty woe,”
Vet shall Earth her cou^cicnce lull,
Till above the brim shall flow
The draught of gall—the cup is full.
Yet a moment comes the ire,—
Famine, bloodshed, flood and tire.
First shall fall a Mighty One,
Ancient crime had crown’d his brow,
Dark Ambition rais’d his throne—
Truth his victim and his foe.
Fai th shull joy in all her fear
O’er the great Idolater.
Then shall rush abroad the blaze
Sweeping Heathen zone by zonej
Afric’s tribes the spear shall raise,
Shivering India’s pagod throne:
China hear her Idol’s knell
In the Russian’s cannon peal.
On the Turk shall fall the blow
From the Grecian's dagger’d hand,
Blood like winter-showers shall flow,
Till be treads the Syrian land!
Then shall final vengeance shine,
And all be seal’d in Palestine.
trissino.
Xto- ; - ■ ■ ■ -- — -
FOR THE GAZETTE.
THE OLD TRUNK,
No II.
Partiality to that part of the Union,
wherein the scene of the following little re
lation is laid, has no doubt induced me to
present it to you, as first upon the list of
the contents ot my old friend’s trunk; trora
what I >vas enabled to gaxher of my vener
able guest during his lesidence in my
house, and from some obscure hints which
would occasionally drop from him, I am
led to believe that the incident which gave
rise to it must have occurred veiy shortly
after his arrival in America, perhaps five
and tweuty or thirty years since.
THE TRANSCRIBER.
THE LOSTQF CAT-HARPIN'.
^Business of weighty importance not on
ly peculiar jn its character, but extremely
urgent in its nature, rendered it necessary
that I should visit one of the western coun*
ties of Viiginn, that state so much boast
ed of by the sons of America, as the era-*
die of science, and the abode of wealth,
talent, and bravery; I entered it with the
prejudiced feelings of a foreigner, deter
mined to be pleased with nothing I
3aw,andto treat with truly European con
tempt. nvery (mug winch did not exactly
correspond with v hat other, and early im
pressions had led me to believe was the
coriect standard lor the regulation of hu
man affairs. A few miles trom one of its
little villages, f was fortunate enough to
overtake an old and highly agreeable
inend, wbc to my great satisfaction I
learned was travelling the same route.
This unexpected meeting though appar
ently of trifling importance, was the cause
of the little adventure, the particulars of
which l am about to relate. A rencontrei
upon the road with one for whom we have
long entertained sincere esteem, is the
source ot a feeling peculiarly agree ab!e>
to meet him in the street, the church, or
the tavern, are common every day oc
currency, which excite no extraordinary
interest, but the loBely traveller is delight
fully surpnsed when turning an angle cf
the road, or emerging from a little copse
of woods, to meet with a triend whom be
has known in other scenes, and whose
Company has proved agreeable to him eve- !
ry where; such was the feeling I experi
enced when I took my fellow traveller by
the nand, and his animated eyes se emed
warmly to reciprocate it. The dull same
ness of the road, the chilling barrenness
of a continued succession of fields, and 1
bills rendered desolate by November^
blighting winds, were no more the mourn- !
iu> objects of my solitary attention; the
ebarma of friendly colloquy added gaiety
to ibe scene, my friend was anxious to be
agreeable, and I was in that happy humor
ot the mind which renders us more thap
desirous of pleasing and of being pleas
ed* We rode on unconscious ot the rapid
ity of our progress, the hours “flew on
winged feet,” not until the sinking sun
setting in a blaze of crimson, and ot gold
behind the tar off ridge, arresting our en
raptured gaze, did we remember the ne
cessity of determining upon some place of
shelter for the night; after a short consul
tation it was agreed that we should diverge
from the road a few miles, and visit the
residence of a gentleman in that neigh
borhood with whom we were intimately
acquainted, our jaded steeds obedient to
the spur soon carried us to the mansion ot
our friend, where we were received with
all that kindliness and hospitality, which,
however partial 1 may be to the blunt, ho
nest welcome of an English farmer, I can
not but acknowledge is universally aie
characteristic of a Virginia gentleman.—
Until a late hour the night was gaily spent
, in the society, and conversation of the la
dies of the family, whose charms, and
accomplishments might have given brilli
ancy to the ball-room, or added a wreath
to the chaplet of Genius.
At early morn, awakened by the bark
ing of dogs, the neighing of horses and all
the mingling sounds ot a country farm
yard, I sprung from my bed to behold a
sight more glorious than the d:adem of the
world. To the west in grand and lofty
perspective lay the Blue Ridge, grey in
its appearance, and but indistinctly seen
by the early light of morn, its cones and
peaks, and broken surface, its projecting
rocks, and lotty trees, its many colored
soils seen as far as the eye could trace, in
their huge, rugged and dis rdered state,
appeared to my astonished imagination a
minature wreck ot the world It was in
deed a stupendous sight; 1 looked upon
myself, I telt the feebleness of man, I
felt the littleness of earthly tilings. To
the east the rising sun just tipped the leaf
less tops of the distant trees; I gazed upon
the mighty orb with delight, sublimed to
awe, it seemed the smiling emblem ot a
smiling Heaven, and in the fervor of my
spirit, I exclaimed *‘0! earth, O! man,
thou hast indeed a God.” To the north
and south of the mansion of my friend, lay
a valley smooth as the surface of the un
ruffled lake; its extremities bounded by
edifices, the habitations of neighboring
gentlemen, at its foot sweet murmuring
ran a little stream, which as the suns bright
beams occasionally played upon its sur
face through the opening trees, seemed al
ternate gold and silver; the cattle drink
ing of the pure elements; the sheep stray
ing upon the distant hills; “the stately
goose, wild gabbling o’er the pool;” and
even the voluptious hog wallowing in his
congenial mire, altogether afforded a signt
so purely sylvan, so fraught with inno
cence and peace, that never while memo
ry retains her seat—can 1 forget the im
pressions it produced.
Alter an early breakfast, prepared by
our kindly considerate tiiend, with many
w;shes for the safety and pleasantness of
our journey, my companion of the road
and myself departed. He dwelt with
rapture upon the graces and attainments
of the ladies of our host; he recaMed with
delight those sweet sounds of social con
verse, to which he had listened with an
attention, such as the doating mother gives
to the tceble plaints of her sickly intant
to describe a blooming cheek he saw not
the wild and picturesque landscape thro’
which we were rapidly hurrying; to paint
the cerulean blue of a soul beaming eye,
he beheld not the lofty Cat-Harpin whose
shaggy sides we were about to ascend; I
felt that our tastes, and sympathies did not
correspond, and in envy at the buoyancy,
and lightsomeness of bis elevated spirits,
1 ielt a selfish pleasure in the idea- Altho’
I admired female beauty, and revere d fe
male excellence, yet I loved the charms ul
nature more, the craggy precipice tower
ing in awful grandeur amidst the thunder
cloud, or the gentle rivulet softly steal
ing down the vale, possessed more attrac
tions for me, than all the blandishments
of fashion, or the smiles ot lovlinefs; m7
friend marked not my occasioned abstract
edness, be was too much occupied l y his
own pleasiog reflections, and I felt grati
Tied that what might appear unfriendly,
should pass unnoticed.
To be continued.
Notice.
CHARLES T. STUART, Attorney at
Law, will practice in the District of
Columbia. & in Prince Georges & Charles
counties, Maryland. He will also conti
nue to practice in King George, Virginia,
a few months. His office is on King st.
Alexandria, adjoining the dwelling house
of Newton Keene, esq.
apnl 46t
Domestic Goods.
Braden, Morgan &c<>. have just
received per schr. Primrose, and offer
or sale
Ginghams, Shirtings,
Sheetings & Checks.
4 iso 6th
District of Columbia,
Alexandria County, to wit:
November Term, 1821, 3Uj day,.
IN CHANCERY.
Romulus Riggs & others—Complainants.
aoainst
Thomas Swann, Colin Auld. and Edmund
I. Lee, and the Merchants Bank of Alex
andria, and others—Defendants.
The defendants, the Mechanics Bank
of Alexandria, the Bank ot W ashington,
the Bank of the Metropolis, the ratrio.ic
iBank, and the Central Bank of George
town and Washington, appeared, by Wal
ter Jones, their solicitor, and by consent
ot the plaintiffs, and ot the several de
fendants to this suit, including the Banks
in the bill named, as claiming preference,
it is ordered, That the trustees, Swann,
Auld and Lee, do proceed to make sale
i of all the properly, neois
I claimed or held by them as trustees under
the said assignment in the bill mentioned,
or which may, in any manner, have arisen
from the property and effects so assigned,
upon the terms and in the manner provid
ed in the order made in this c;mse on the
13th day of May, 1819; and that they
bring the proceeds thereof into court, to
be subject to their final order and decree,
as directed by said order. It is further
ordered, That the said trustees do, after
making said sale, report to this court a full
account of all ibeir transactions under the
said deed of trust, shewing the nett amount
of disposable funds remaining in 'their
hands subject to the trusts declared by
said deed, and shewing also the amount
of claims made upon them by creditors of
said Bank, and stating, as far as may be
| in iK*ir power, the validity of such claims.
And tin- suit abates as to James H. Dula
oy, by ois death, and is dismissed a3 to
John.A. Stewart. (A copy.)
Teste. EDM. I. LEE, C. C
IN pursuance of the foregoing order, and
of the order of 13th May, 1819, therein
mentioned, at the merchants’ Coffee
House, in the to*’n of Alexandria, on Sa
turdny the first doty of June next% (it ten
o'clock, A. M. we shall sell, by public
auction, all the property, dents and effects
conveyed to, or in any manner vested in us
as trustees of the late Merchants Bank of
Alexandria—one fourth part of the pur
chase money to be paid in cash, and the
residue in three equal instalments at 6, 1^
and 18 montsh,to he secured by such good
and sufficient personal security, with a re
served lien upon the premises, as we shall
deemisafe.
THOS, SWANN, )
EDVl I. LEE, /Trustees*
COLIN AULD, )
april 4 8w
Orphan’s Court,
Alexandria County, )
April Term, 1822. (
ORDERED, that the administrator of
Thomas Triplett, dec’d, do insert
• the usual notice to debtors and creditors
• three times in the Alexandria newspapers,
j * A copy* Teste A. MOORE. ^
I
i
b
i
piainants by their counsel,jit is ordered
that the sa«d defendant John Hopkins do
appear here on or before the Arst day of
next May Term, and enter his appearance
to this suit, and give security for perform*
ing the decrees of the court And that
the other* defendants John Glassell and
Margaret C. Glassell, (late Margaret C.
Lee) his wife, James L« M’Kenna, John
Lloyd, Josiali Watson, and John M’lver*
do not pay away, way, convey or se
crete the debts by them owing to or the
estate or effects in their hands belonging
to the 9aid absent defendant, John Hop
kins* until the further order or decree of
this court; and that a copy ot this order be
forthwith published in one of the public
newspapers printed in the town of Alex
andria, for two months successively and
•hat another copy be posted at the front
door of the court house of the said coun
A Copy. Teste, EPM. I, LEE, C. C.
march 18 2m
James I. Weems,
\ TTOKNEy a/law, offers bis servi*
/i ces to the public, and to the citizens
of the District, of Columbia in particular.
He promises the greatest attention,
Port Tobaccoi Md. March 26 ewCt
" t . *-•' .
Marshals Sale.
WILL be sold on tbe premises for
cash, on Saturday, the 4th day of
May next, at 10 o’clock; all the right, ti
tie and interest of Abiel Holbrook, in and
to tbe following lots of ground, with all
the$iojprovemeots thereon, being in the
town of Alexandria and District ol Co
lumbia, one lot of ground on Water street
34 feet 9$ inches, extending back 123
feet 5 inches- Also one other lot of ground
on Fayette alley, near tbe lumber yard,
of James McGuire & Co. supposed to be
60 feet by 60 feet Also, one other lot
with a brick house and all other improve
ments thereon, situated and fronting on
Fairfax street 29 feet and extending back
82 feet. Also one other house and lot
and all other improvements thereon, ad
joining tbe same and fronting on Fairfax
street 29 feet and running back to a lot for
merly owned by Thomas White, 82 feet.
Also one other lot of ground lying on the
Georgetown and Washington turnpike
road, containing nearly two acres. Also
one other lot wiih a brick bouse, and all
other improvements thereon, formerly oc
cupied by the President, Directors and
Company of the Bank of Alexandria, front
ing Cameron street 41 feet 12 3 inches,
running back 60 feet 8 inches Also one
other lot frith a two story frame house
thereon, fronting on Alfred street, 37 feet
6 inches, running back 96 feet 6 inches.
Also one other lot of grouad situated and
binding on Queen street 30 feet,§ and
running back 100 feet to an alley. Also
one other lot lying between Alexandria
and the Poor House, near Mr. Mande
ville’s lot* Also one other lot, with a two
9tnry frame house thereon, situated on
Cameron street, and binding thereon 22
feet and running back 79 feet 7 inches to
an alley. Sold to satisfy two executions,
one in favor of D J Ross, the other in
favor ot Leonard Cook.
D. MINOR, D. M.
april 4 For T. Ringgold, Marshal’
District of Columbia,
Alexandria County, to id it:
November Teirn, 1821,?
25th Day >
IN CHANCERY.
Richard I. Jones—Complainant.
against
Walter Jones, Administrator of Charles
| Lee, deceased, and Margaret C. Lee,
widow of the said Charles Lee, deceas
ed, Walter Jones and Ai*n Lucinda, bis
wife, Alfred Lee, Robert S. Lee and
Elizabeth Lee— Defendants.
rpHE defendants Margaret C% Lee and
1 her children, Robert S. Lee and Eli
zabeth Lee, not having entered their ap
pearance and given security according to
the statute and the rules of ibis court, and
it appearing to the satisfaction of the
court, upon affidavit filed, that the said
Margaret C. Lee and her children, Robert
S. Lee and Elizabeth Lee, are not inhabi
tants of the District of Columbia, on the
motion of the complainant by his counsel,
it i9 ordered,that (he said defendants,Mar
garet C. Lee & children, Robert S. Lee
■ Elizabeth Lee, do appear here on or be
fore the first day of next May term, and
answer the bill of the complainant, and
that a copy of this order be forthwith pub
lished in one ot the public newspapers
printed in the town of Alexandria, for two
months successive, and that another copy
be posted at the front door ol the Court
House of the said county.
A Copy. Teste, EDM. I. LEE, C. C*
feb 21 ._ 2m
District of Columbia.
Alexandria County, to wit:
[November Term, 1821,?
21st Day. >
IN CHANCERY.
LTnited States of America—Complainants.
against
Murdock, Yuile, Wardrop and Company,
and James H. Hooe, administrator of
William Hodgson, deceased— Dejen~
dants,
THE defendants Murdock, Yuile, War
drop aud Company, not haying en
tered their appearance and given security
according to the statute and the'rules ot the
yurt, and it appearing to the satisfaction
of the court upon afl^avit filed, that the
6aid defendants Murdock, Yuile, Wardrop
and Company are not inhabitants of the
District of Columbia, but reside out of
i‘ie United States of America* On the mo
rion of the complainants by their counsel,
it is ordered, that the said defendant,
Murdock, Yuile, Wardrop and Company
do appear here on or belore the first day
of May term next, and answer the bill of
the complainants, and that a copy of this
order be forthwith published in one of the
public newspapers printed in the town of
Alexandria, for two months successively,
and that another copy be posted at the
front door of the Court House of the said
county A Copy.—Teste,
feb 21 EDM. I, LEE, C. C.
Bolting Cloths.
JONATHAN JANNEY, has for sale
an assortment of
Bolting Cloths of Superior
All orders from Millers or others will
be particularly attended to.
Also,
A constant supply of
Ground, Plaster,
for sale by the ton, barrel or bushel, at a
ery reduced price.
03'-Cash given for empty barrels.
9 mo 29 2awtf
Notice.
A LL persons indebted to the firm of Bro
^ ders, Evans & Co. are respectfully in*
vited to come forward and make immediate
payment* It not paid before the 25th of
this present month* they will be placed
in the hands of an officer for collection, as
I have not time to run after them* My
residence is at Mr. S. Dean’s, where I am
always prepared to settle.
JOSEPH BRODERS.
march 16 tt
job TrIntIng"
Neatly executed at this Office
BOUSES,
Public Sale of valuable,!*^
perty.
Pursuant to tbe last will
testament, ol Joseph Dean, dec?
will be sold by public auction «
it Wednesday, the 1st day ol 5j,,
at 11 o’clock, on the several premises ?*
the highest bidder, the residue of bisLi
estate, consisting of
One three story brick dwelling hou*. f
situate on the south side of King street* •
between, Fairfax and Water streets,
a brick stable* kc. on the South side of v
alley in the rear of the dwelling house.
One brick Warehouse on Union, La
tween Prince and Duke streets, now ocenJ
pied by Mr Samuel Dean. \
One lot of ground 44 8-U feet on W»in|
and Union streets, running through tiiesl
square, and adjoining tbe Warehouse oc' ?l
cupied by Mr. Samuel Dean. On this loin
there is a cooper’s shop and shed, occ»mi SI
ed by Messrs. Hill k Valentine. P J
Also, a lot ot ground 68 teet on Water !
street, and running through the square t0 1
Union street, on which is erected a tw0 |
story 'brick dwelling house, and a small $
frame dwelling, both occupied* *
Also, a lot of ground on the East side of * |
Union street, bounded by the river qq >
which there is a small wharf.
Terms ot sale, one third cash—one third j
in six months, and the remaining third ia 1
( twelve months, with interest from day of
sale.
At tbe same time will be sold at the '
dwelling on King strfeef.
Four thousand one hundred dollars ii
« Road Stock in the Union Bnnk ol Alex,r*
andria, and ten shares of Little Fail} :
Bridge Stock.
O^rSale to commence at the dwelliq J
on King street. <
HUGH SMITH, Ex’r of I
Joseph Dean, deceased*
april 16ts
For Sale,
THE LAND ii HOUSE <idSlump \
Hill, lately owned by Mr. Nor.
ton, being about TWENTY ONE
_ACRES weRenclosed; ob theliv
tie river turnpike road, 2 miles Iron Alex
andria. Tbe garden contains many rata
ble shrubs, vines, and fruit tree*. Ti*
situation is handsome and healthy.
Possession may be bad immediately
Tbe time of payment will be reasonably
extended to suit the purchaser.
WM, CRANCH.
March II,Iawtf.
To Rent. .
j^^^THE three story brick house, m l
t Prince Street, tormerly occupied L
fii&bl by Doctor Dick, and at present by I
: UJDoctor Vowel!—It is well cab I
lated for a genteel family, aod more par- t
ticularly for a professional person, lit J
lower rooms having been used as an omce. |
. Possession will be given the 1st of Mat. f
Apply to, J- & J HARPER.
! March ll,3tawf2w<froawf4v
To Rent. f
The subscriber wishes to iw
for one or more years,his wbarfE
warehouse. The warehouse ill
__ cstories high, fire proof, and barj#
i every onv*tnience for an extensive busi
ness. The wharf is IlO feet in len^and ft
40 in breadth* and has water of suttcieut |
depth for the largest vessels.
JONAH THOMPSON,
march 29eo
Quarter Master’s Office,
Fort Washington, April 5.1822,
PROPOSALS will be receired at lb)
office until the 1st day of May next,
for supplying this post, with two hundw f
cords ot good oak wood; part ef wHfJ j
will be required in July, the remaindet 1
to be delivered by the 3otb Nov. next.*- / j
The contractor to give security lor t«; 4
faithful performance of the contract.
THOMAS CHILD!*, *
Lieut, and Quarter Master. •
april 6._ t3oA ^
COACH-MAKING. ]
E.P. TAYLOR
IS advised to take tbis method of inform -
ing bis friends and the public, that * I
has recommenced tbe above busineaSj 10 |
ail it varieties at his old established
SHOP, I
On Fairfax, betweenPrhice fyDukMt* |
Where he is prepared to execute all or‘j|
ders in his line promptly, and on reason**
ble terms. He feel9 thankful for past
vors and solicits a renewal ol the saD1;l
tor both tbe wtfrk and prices, he is coDfl*|
dent, will give general satisfaction. i
E, P- TAYLOR. 11
april 6_
Cash to give for Slaves. |
THE subscriber, who resides in Alei* 1
andria, D. C. wishes to purcbaie*1
few likely young
Negroes,
male and female, from 10 to 18 years
age. , U I
(^•Persons having such property v;
sale, may 6nd the subscriber living*
Henry st. between King and Prince str ;
Alexandria, near Mr. Swan’s plaster n*
in Mrs. Nutt’s brick house.
JOHN S. HUTCHERSON,
dec 1 lawtf
$100 Reward.
RAN AWAY from me, tbe subscribe
in Fairfield, South Carolina, negw
I LEONARD,
24 or 25 years old, 6 feet 1o or 11 1°* -
high, yellow complexion, formerly ‘
property of Butts & Cay wood, ot Alex
dria. 1 will pry tbe above reward j
said Leonard, if lodged in any jail
l£“ JOHN HARRIS?"- -
April 9; lDI