Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.)
February 17, 1834

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__:--- hi ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE PUBLISHED, DAILY, BY EDGAR SNOWDEN, At #8 Per annum, payable half yearly. ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE ffOR THE OOUNTRYJ IS PUBLISHED REGULARLY ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY, At $5 per annum, payable in advance. Terms of Advertising: Advertisements neatly and conspicuously inserted at the rate of one dollar per square for the first three in* sertions, and twenty-five cents for every subsequent insertion. A reasonable deduction will be made in the case of yearly advertisers_ FOR FREIGHT. The Schooner MARY JANE, Captain Rich, burthen about 500 barrels, will be ready in two days. A Southern freight will be preferred. Apply to j A. C. CAZENOVE CO. For sale, the cargo of the Schooner Mary Jane} 2000 bushels Ground Alum Salt 11 bundles Sheet Iron 75 plates of Boiler Iron 10 tons of Plaster jan 21 FOR FREIGHT The Schooner PULASKI, Smith, mas 4£*£ter, carries 800 whole barrels, will be ready for cargo in two days; one for the West Indies preferred. Apply to L. McKEINZIE, jan 21 _ Union wharf. FOR SAVANNAH The Schooner ALCYON, Captain Ja dtlXiiEsoN. will sail as soon as the navigation is clear. For light freight or passage, having good accommodations, apply to the Captain on hoard, at Union Wharf, or to jan 15 A. C. CAZENQVE CO. SEINE TWINE. Ofk Bales Uridport Shad and Herring Twine, at reduced prices, for sale by feb 5W. FQWLE CO. NEW CROP SUGAR. 5 Hogsheads handsome quality new crop New Orleans Sugar, just received and for sale by feb 4 _WILLIAM N. McVEIGH. BEEF PORK. PRIME Beef and Pork, for sale by jan 22W. FQWLE Co. FRESH THOMASTON LIME. A AA Casks Fresh Lime, in good order, for AUU sale by LEWIS McKENZIE, Union wharf. In Store, No. 1, 2 and 3 Mackerel; Hay in bundles; heavy and light Ravens Duck, ieb 7_ FRESH CLOVERSEED, IN bags of two and three bushels, constantly on hand, and for sale by feb 7 L. McKENZIE, Union wharf. SICILY MADEIRA WINE. IPipe superior old Sicily Madeira Wine, just received and for sale by feb 7 WILLIAM N. McVEIGH. SEINE TWINE. A FEW bales best Shad and Herring Seine A Twine, a part of two consignments, will be sold very low, to close sales; the quality excel lent. feb 7 CHARLES BENNETT.

PORI’O RICO SUGAR, sfcc. •J/A Hogsheads of Porto Rico Sugar 20 tierces and hogsheads Relined Sugar 200 boxes Bunch Raisins 200 do Muscatel do 50 casks Sun Raisins. For sale by A. C. CAZENOVE CO. Also, No. 1, 2 and 3 Mackerel, late inspection. ^EMGORLEANS SUGAR. J/A Hogsheads New Orleans Sugar, of the I vJ new crop, for sale by jan 29EDW’D. PAINGERFIELD. FOR SALE, handing from Schooner Anti, Capl. Nickerson. QWA Boxes Soap and Candles i Lr 40 barrels No. 2 and 3 Mackerel 10 hall barrels f\o. l ao jan22A. C. CAZENOVE CO. NAILS. I XX Casks, assorted sizes, landing from the schooner William, for sale by jan 22W, FOWLE Co. NEW ENGLAND RUM. f ft Hogsheads New England Rum, landing ■-C/ from schooner William, for sale by Jan 22_W. FOWLE Co. BUTTER. Firkins Shenandoah Butter, for sale at a reduced price. 21_CLAGETT PAGE. i RIO COFFEE. I Bags Rio Coffee, part very superior, just .^received and for sale by _WILLIAM N. McVEIGH. J CUT PLAIN GLASSWARE. received, six packages Glassware, Cut and plain Tumblers Bo do Table and Hall Lamps Britannia Castors, four and five bottles, a a i neat an(l cheap article iso 30 boxes English Pipes -li^25 R. H. MILLER. IV NOTICE. 01der to accommodate my customers, or i°r Patent Cordage, White Lines, Bed Mo may be left at the Store-house of ftien/t* i nJes George I. Thomas, if inconve at to be forwarded to the Rope Walk. JOSIAH H. DAVIS. 4 FnpART0N S COUGH DROPS. A £55®** supply received for sale bv E. I *BWEDYj price 25 cents per bottle. PRY GOODS. CV\atVes Bennett HAS received by the Brig Belvidera, from Liver pool, and other arrivals— Point blankets, all sizes 10-4 11-4 and 12-4 rose blankets 12-4,13-4 and 14-4 best family blankets 5-4 fine B »th blankets Shoe thread in bales, various qualities Patent colored and W. B thread Clark’s Mile-End, London, first quality spool and ball cotton English black gdooni, single and double width Baizes and flannels Kerseys, drab cloths and flushings Cloths, kerseymeres and vestings Black and colored Circassians First quality camblets Furniture calicoes and dimities, very handsome An assortment of printed and Madras hdkfs Black Italian cravats and sewing silk Merino and cotton hose, of all qualities Hemming’s old patent and silver eyed W. C. nee dles Gilt pins, 4. 4$ and 5 A handsome assortment of gilt buttons Ginghams; cambric muslins Plain and sprigged Swiss muslins Swiss and jaconet hdkfs Shad and herring seine twine OJ DOMESTIC GOODS\ he has for sale— A very handsome assortment of bedticks Apron and furniture check? Penitentiary plaids Bleached and unbleached Canton flannels Sattinetts Bleached and unbleached cottons Cotton umbrellas Beaverteens Cotton carpeting; Lowell kerseys An assortment of FRESH GARDEN SEEDS From the Shakers. sept 12 Dr's Goods. ASHTN'GTON Lf BRUNT have received,by tl-e late arrivals from Philadelphia and New York, A Handsome Assortment of FALL WIN TER GOODS, Consisting, in part, of— Superfine blue black, Bussell brown, invisible green and mixed cloths; Petersham ditto Blue black and fancy colored cassimeres Blue and blue black silk velvets Dark blue, brown, cadet and other mixed cassinets Bose, point and striped blankets Domestic and other carpeting Hearth rugs B’ack and assorted colored borabazets Do and assorted colored merino Circassians Superfine black and colored French bombazines Black and blue black Italian lustrings Handsome colored gro de naps Ladies* super black and assorted colored kid gloves Linen cambric hdkfs; a great variety of fancy hdkfs Thibet wool cloth and merino hdkfs and shawls 4 4 St fi 4 bobinets and Grecian do do Bobinet and Grecianett quilling Swansdown and Valencia vestings Furniture prints, a great vuriety of fancy do DOMESTIC GOODS: Penitentiary and other plaids and stripes Bed ticks; apron »nd furniture checks Bleached and unbleached Canton flannels Bed, green, and drab do Brown and bleached shirtings and sheetings 20 bales cotton osnaburgs Also, Burlaps, No, 1, 2, 3. 4; Scotch osnaburgs Bear, Dutch, and Russia sheetings And a great variety of other articles usual to be met with in a dry goods store, all of which will be sold low at wholesale or retail, sept 26—tf_ \Vrlg\u fii .YuuXAux fYAVE received, by late arrivals from Philadelphia a i and New York, a very large and general assort ment of NEW HANDSOME GOODS, a lapted to the present and approaching seasons. They invite their customers and the public to call and exa mine for themselves. 52 pieces cloths, blue, black, rifle green, Bussell brown, plum, nmiherry, claret, olive, drab and grey mixed Rlne. Mark *nd fancy colored cassimeres. nlain and striped Satinets, plain and striped Petershams, various colors Flushings and kerseys, heavy and stout made, for servants Linseys, plain, plaid and striped Rose blankets. 8-4 to 13-4. very superior Point and duffle ditto Green and scarlet friezes and baizes, plain and printed White, red, green, scarlet and yellow flannels Gauze flannels, extra quality Canton do various colors Goat’s hair and common camblets Ladies’ camblets, a beautiful article for cloaks French merinos, superior quality and desirable co lors English ditto, in great variety Circassians, well assorted Black and colored bombazets French and English bombazines Merino scarfs and shawls, warranted wool borders Thibet shawls, 3-4 to 10-4, very handsome Embroidered shawls, new style Valencia and Prussian shawls Satin fancy hdkfs, a new article, very rich Silk do do Italian lustrings (Matteoni’s genuine) l)o do colored, very beautiful Gros de Naples, plain and figured, in great variety Florences, assorted colors Double green and brown ditto, for bonnets India and satin Levantines Satins, various colors, plain and figured fcenchews and sarsneta, uncommonly cheap Silk velvets, black, blue black, maroon, green purple and brown, for bonnets Tabby velvets, various colors A very large assortment of super chintz and lo prtced calicees Mourning ginghams, handsome new style Table diapers, 8-4 to 12-4; damask table cloths Russia do; French napkins Irish linens and lawns, very cheap I/men cambrics and linen cambric handkerchiefs Checked and striped muslins Damask ditto, a beautiful article for curtains Jaconet and cambric muslins Svms and book do, plain and figured Oras9 cloth skirts, a new article Silk and worsted hosiery Mohair, merino and lamb’s wool ditto Bead reticules and fancy baskets Super Ilosicin and kid gloves Long and short kid mittens Fur trimmed and lined gloves Pongee and Spittalfield handkerchiefs Several boxes handsome bonnet ribbons Bonnet cambrios and reeds Cut and plain velvet and oilier belt ribbons Hearth rugs, floor and table mats Fur tippets, in great variety Allof which are offered on moderate and accommo* dating terms. oct 11 tJeo. S. Vlougtv AS received a very general assortment of FALL GOODS, viz: Cloths and cassimeres Super and common sattinetts Plaid and plain linseys Bose and point blankets Woolen flannels; Canton do Plain and figured baizes Counterpanes, white and colored Petershams, flushings and kerseys Fine merino wool shirts Guernsey frocks Men’s white and colored lamb’s wool hose Ladies* do do do do Men’s super Angola do French and F.nglish merinos in great variety Merino Circassians and hon'bazettes Hangups and beaverteens Goat’s hair camblets and plaids Hattinetts and colored cambrics Fur capes and mantillas n i. I, i 1: 1/ IIUJ3U1 handsome White, red, green and scarlet flannels Green carpet baizes Hose, point, Duffle and striped blankets A variety of coarse goods fur negro cluthing 300 pieces low priced prints Burlaps, oznaburgs and Russia sheetings 4-4 Irish linens and lawns 8-4 and 10-4 table diapers Russia diapers and crash. With £2 Packages DOMESTIC GOODS—such as Brown and bleached shirtings and sheetings Red, yellow, brown and JeadcolM Canton flannels Linseys, checks, penitentiary plaids, tickings Colton oznaburgs, 8tc- &c.; with many other ar ticles. Our assortment is very large, and prices low. We invite our friends and the public to call and examine for themselves. oct 29 Dr's Doods. JAMES McKENZIE 8t Co have received their usual Fall Supply of STAPLE 4* FANCY DRY GOODS, and will add to it by the first New Yo:k arrivals. The change they have concluded upon making in their bu siness induces them to offer every article in their as sortment at REDUCED PRICB8._OCt 1 —dtf Xotiee. THE subscribers, intending a removal from Alexan dria to New York in the course of a very short time, have to ask the favor of all persons indebted to them to call and settle their respective accounts, as their business must be brought to a speedy close, oct 1—dU JAS. McKENZIE Co. PR. 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 delivery; Part 2d in press. Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5, will follow at regular intervals, with no inter ruption but such as may arise from irregularity 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, 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 $1 each part of 300 closely printed 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 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 numoer. 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, fob 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 oi nev. li.. reyson, u. u. The Child at Home, or, the principles of filial duty familiarly illustrated, by John S. C. Abbot, 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, i rplIE History of the Hartford Convention, JL with a Review of the Policy of the United States Government which led to the War of, 1812; by Theodore Dwight, Secretary of the j Convention. feb 7 j RENUNCIATION OF POPERY,' BY Samuel B. Smith, late a Priest in the Ro- j man Catholic Church; just received and for sale by WM. M. MORRISON. Price 25 cents. feb 7 _ n _ ROGERS’S VEGETABLE FULM0N1C DE TERGENT, JUST received and for sale by jail 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 family, by using two papers, I have rea son to believe, is effectually cured of an alarm- j ing Pulmonic Complaint, which in all Us symp-! toms gave evidence of immediate consumption, i I communicate this with a view of usefulness, j and sincerely hope that such persons as have j complaints similar to the above, will make a tri al of the medicine.Gideon Lee.” HOME MANUFACTURE. rill IE Washington Line and Cement Compa ss ny have the pleasure to announce to the public that they are now prepared to furnish Quicklime of superior quality, at their Kilns, on the Canal basin, near Georgetown. All the Company ask is, that full experiments may be made by the scientific and practical part of the community with the article they are now maim- factoring, as they feel assured it will meet pub lic appropriation. As soon as the Canal navigation opens, the Company will also be able to furnish the Hy drate of Lime, or Water Cement, of a quality fully equal, if not superior, to any yet discov ered in this country, or imported from abroad. Washington, jan 20—d2w i ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY COMPANY. THE Stockholders in the Alexandria Library Company are hereby informed that an Election for a President and eleven Directors of said Company, for the ensuing year, will be held at the Library Room on Monday, the 17th instant, from 12 until 2 o’clock, f *b 5—5t SEO. DRINKER, Librarian. liundL i*OT sa\e. I OFFER for sale my Plantation called CLOVER LAND, lying in the County of Prince William, 35 miles distant from Alexandria and Washington. It j contains 13 00 >1 c n E s, Has on it a targe DWELLING. HOUSE, Rarn, and other improvements, •and an excellent Mill Seat, on which a Saw Mill is erected. The land has been well tilled, and for several years pa9t improved by the use of clover and plaster; the effects of which are no where more visible, or more fully proven. It is divid ed into fields of an equal and convenient size, and un der the best enclosures. This Plantation is justly con sidered among t he best in the upper country; its situa 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 he directed to I this place. CHARLES SHIRLEY CARTER. Richmond City, Oct. 10th, 1823. N. R. 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 afe on sale low by W. M. MORRI SON, viz: Observations on Mental Derangement, beinfc an application of the 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. Win. Beaumont, M. D. Burgeon in the United States Army. Memoir of the Rev. Elias Cornelius. Diary of an Ennuyee. A Memoir of the Li/e and Philosophy of Spurz heim, by Andrew Carmichael, M. R. I. A., late President ofthc 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. Pier pout's Ode at the Funeral of Spurzheim, Nov. 17, 1832. Berkley the Banker, part 2d, by Harriet Mur tineau. Atlantic Tales, by Mrs. Lesly. Letters to a Daughter, by Mrs. J. A. Sargent on going to School, pointing out the duties to wards her Maker, her governess, her schoolfel lows, and herself. Fall River, an authentic narrative, by the au thor of Tales National, Revolutionary. &c. The Youth’s Sketch Book. This work cor. tains seven beautiful engravings on steel, and ic filled with pieces mostly new, and from favorite writers. The care and expense bestowed upon the volume, must give it high claims upon dis favor of the public. Many of the designs art m-inrinnl n nr? nil ai'o in o lift M ei> lw of elegance._jan 24 MACKEREL. NO. L 2, and 3 Fall-caught Mackerel, in lots to suit purchasers, forsule 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 Cc. JUST PUBLISHED, AND on sale by WM. M. MORRISON, THE YOUNG MAN’S GUIDE, being i. practical manual for every day life. Pi ice 75 c. We recommend the possession of this work to every young man who wishes to become use ful, virtuous and happy.—JV. II. Gaz. Its contents are of a high moral character, and it should he in the possession of every yountr man.—Portsmouth Jour nut. The work is a good and useful one, and wor thy the serious attention of young men.—Chris tian Register. It is written in a plain direct style, and enliv ened with anecdote and narrative.—The Reli gious Magazine. An admirable production, communicating sound and wholesome truths.—Boston Trans cript. ___jan 20 JUST RECEIVED ON SALE BY W M. M. MORRISON, IlLLIOT’S Almanac for 1834. This will be A found useful lor every man of business, as it contains a complete list of all the Officers ci the Government, as well as of the three Corpo rations in the District, including all incoroorat ed companies, &e. Also, the Churchman’s Al manac for 1834. jan 11 U. S. BANK BILLS, OF $100 and under, for transmission, mnv be always obtained of JAS. RIORDA L Exchange Office, corner King Royal sts. American, French, Spanish and English Gold Coin purchased. Bank Notes of tlie'va rious States discounted. jan 15 BELTZHOOVER CO.’S PHENIX LINE FOR WASHINGTON BALTIMORE. £3=* At half past 8 A. M. and half past 3 P. M. Fare to Washington ‘25 cents) to Baltimore $3 oo onl^ For seats please apply at Beltzhoover Co’s Office, Royal-street, live or six doors south of Newton’s Hotel; at the Franklin House Hotel; and at R. H. Har rington's SteamBoat Hotel, near the wharf. Passengers going to Baltimore will always find a Coach in Washington ready to take 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. MI will let the DWELLING and STORE HOUSE at the coiner of Water 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, &e. &c. &c. jan 17 JQ8IAH H. DAVIS, HOUSE TO RENT. ..v The BRICK HOUSE at the intersection Hof Cameron and Pitt streets, now occupied by Mr. Charles Gawler, is to rent. Possession may be had 1st February. For terms inquire of jan 9 SAMUEL B. LAllMOUR Co. TO RENT, MA SMALL HOUSE north of the resi dence of Samuel B.Larmour. jan 4 JOSIAH H. DAVIS. WANTED, AS an Assistant in Grocery Store, an ac; tive Young Man, of good moral habits; our 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

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THE GAZETTE: Terms. Oaily paper $8 per annum. Country paper 5 per annum. The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE forthe coun try is printed on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. All advertisements appear in both papers, and are inserted at the usual rates. WASHINGTON AND POTOMAC BRIDGE. Report of the Comm ittee of the House of Repre sentatives, which accompanied the Bill, pub lished in the G izette of t riday last} concern ing the construction of a Bridge over the Poto mac by the United States. The Committee on Roads and Canals, to which was referred the message of the Presi dent of the United States, in answer to the fol lowing resolution of the House, viz: Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to lay before this House a copy of any contract which may have been made for the construction of a bridge across the Potomac river opposito to the city of Wash ington, together with the authority under which such contract may have been made; the names of the contractors and of their securities, if any, and the plan, and estimate of the cost of such bridge—(See Message marked A.) Report, that the Committee having early re solved to limit the sum, of which they might re commend the appropriation to objects of inter nal improvement, with reference to the probable surplus which may remain in the Treasury at the end of the current year, after deducting from the nett revenue all other expenses of the Government, felt it to be their duty to ascertain what would be the probable cost of the Bridge proposed to be constructed across the Potomac, opposite the City of Washington, having under stood that it was expected very largely to ex ceed the sum already appropriated to that ob ject by the acts ot Congress of the 14th day of July, 1S32, and the 2d of March, fS33. The Committee having instructed their Chair ___ nUtnin on/th inCtminrinn mi.wfit lead to a correct conclusion on this subject, have learnt, that no written contract has, as yet, been made by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the construction of the proposed bridge: but that, under certain proposals, not yet reduced to the 1 form of a contract, nor guarantied by any spe cific securitVy O. H. Dibble has made prepara tions for the construction of a bridge of the de scription. specified in his subjoined proposals, for the sum of 1,350,000 dollars, exclusive of any allowances for extra work.—(See propo sals marked B, and consecutively 1, 2, and A.) With h is proposals, are subjoined, those of other contractors, some ot whom are known to mem bers of your Committee to be men of expe rience, who concur in estimating the cost of the proposed Bridge, on the plan submitted by O. H. Dibble, at a much higher price, some of them at three millions of dollars. And the annexed communication to the Secretary of the Treasu ry, from an eminent civil engineer, in the ser vice of the United States, (Colonel Baldwin, of Massachusetts,) renders it n\ore than probable, that the highest proposals for the construction of the proposed Bridge, provided it be of stone arches, resting on stone abutments and piers, carried down to a safe foundation, will fall very far short of its actual cost.—(See correspon dence marked C.) Your Committee felt it to be their duty also, knowing that a commodious wooden bridge across the Potomac, had been once erected, and long stood near the place where it is proposed to erect a stone bridge, to inquire into the origi nal cost, the actual duration, and the annual re pairs of that Bridge. In answer to a letter addressed, for that pur pose, to Dr. Frederick May, the former Presi dent of the late Bridge Company, by whom that Bridge was constructed, they received the sub joined letter, (marked D.) It appears from this letter, that the late Bridge, the abutments and piers of which were recently valued at 20,000 dollars, and are now standing, uninjured since they were purchased by the United States, ori ginally cost 99.600 dollars; that it was first open ed for use on the 1st of May, 1809, and remain ed in constant use until the 22d Februaiy, 1831, a period of near 22 years, when part of it was carried away by a freshet; in that pe riod, its total repairs, including the sum of $9, S51 03 laid out on permanent works of mason ry and earth, prior to its late purchase by the United States, co-t $68,067 95. So that, deduct ing the sum of $9,851 03, the expenditure of which was designed and calculated to reduce the cost of future repairs^ the annual cost of re pairing the Bridge, during a period of very near 22 years, amounted to less than 3000 dollars per annum. Your Committee perceive, on examining the profile of the bottom of the river, under a sec tion, passing alongside of the present bridge, that the total breadth of the river, between its present abutments, amounts to 4,983 feet, and that, of this distance, the water is for 2,659 feet of less depth than four feet; varying between that, its greatest depth in that distance, and two feet, its least depth. It is upon those steals that the late Bridge Company erected, of earth and stone, thirty-nine piers 25 feet square each, which have since withstood the heaviest freshets of the Potomac.—E (see Executive Documents, Vol. 1, No. 22, of the last Congress.) _1 __i* ..Al_ _*_J iV I OLU vUlIUlliiicc me luiinn luai the breadth of the Potomac, at this place, is more than five times its breadth between George town and Analostan Island, and that it was there designedly and greatly reduced below its former breadth, by stoping’ up, by a solid em bankment, the old and deeper channel, which •passed between that island, and what was once the Virginia shore. A work of much cost, con structed for the purpose of improving the shoal er channel, next to Georgetown. Having reference to this policy, and to the fact that°the abutments and piers of the stone bridge would reduce the open space below, one fourth at least, the Committe presume that, while no injury would be sustained by contracting the water passage, for one-third or 1,660 feet ot the 4,984, over the shoals in the river where the present bridge stands, some benefit would ac crue to both the present channels from contract ing the breadth of the river to the above extent, and the more especially if those channels be dredged to obtain part of the earth for filling up the proposed emburkment of these shoals, pro vision for which has already been made by an appropriation of the last Congress. Your Committee, referring to the original plan and cost of the late wooden bridge across the Potomac, and allowing for that part of this i structure which is imperishable, think it proba ble that a sum, equivalent to that cost, would extend to the proposed limits the solid and per manent embarkment. But, to avoid any possi-1 ble error of calculation, they propose to add the sum of $30,000 to that amount; and to require that the proposed bridge be re-constructed 01 renaired on the plan and on the site of the ori ginal structure, for a sum not exceeding $130, 000. This will allow for elevating, as would be expedient, the new platform, and the piles, which will sustain it, a few feet above the form er, so as to allow a greater unobstructed space for the water and floating ice to pass under the bridge. Your Committee, in recommendation of this plan for repairing and improving the old bridge, beg leave to add, that, at least 30,000 dollars of the proposed expenditure will be of permanent value, because the embarkment will be con pos ed of indestructable materials; and that, if the residue of the new work, supposing it to cost the total remainder, or $100,000, be carried away, as the bridge has been, once in twenty-two years, the total loss of this capital, added to an nual repairs, ascertained by experience, on a much longer structure of wood, would not be equivalent to five per cent, for a single year, on the probable cost of such a bridge, as the pio posals of O. H. Dibble contemplate. One objection to the recommendation o! the Committee remains to be answered. It is, that such a bridge as they propose, if carried away, as experience warrant? the expectation, once in twenty-two year?, will occasion, as often, very serious inconvenience, until the bridge is repair ed or reconstructed.” Several answers occur to this objection; but one may suffice. The United States have alrea dy appropriated $100,000 in aid of the eftoits of the Alexandria Canal Company to construct an* aqueduct bridge across the Potomac, imme diately at Georgetown. The distance between this aqueduct and the Washington bridge, over the same river, will not exceed two and a half miles, or, at most, three miles; and if the em bankment, abutments, and piers, of the aque duct, the trunk of which is designed to be of wood, be so lengthened as to admit of theii sup porting a wooden bridge, or road w7ay, along side of the aqueduct, such bridge or road way might be thrown across the river, above any possible injury from freshets or ice, because it might be lifted up, as the aqueduct must be, full 30 feet above the ordinary tide of the Potomac. The cost of such a structure, added to the Jh t on AAA rl tn nnnlipd fo the renewal »}piUUjUUU pi v r I and improvement of the Washington bridge, could not both together, exceed that of an arch ed bridge, of wood on stone piers, at Washing ton, (Ej and would undoubtedly ensure a per manent communication across the Potomac, cal culated, on the temporary failure of the Wash ington bridge, to delay the mail of the United States for less than a single hour; except on the very improbable supposition, that both bridges may be out of use at the same time. Another consideration pleads for this improve ment. The Washington bridge could not be dispensed with. A turnpike road, running south west, originally designed to be extended through the centre of Virginia, and thence towards Tennessee, countenanced by Mr. Jefferson for this object, turns off from the Alexandria turnpike, at the distance of half a mile from the Washington bridge, and intersects the great Western turnpike, leading from Alexandria, by Warrenton, to Charlottesville, and through Ash bv’s and Snicker's Gaps of the Blue Ridge, to Winchester and the valleys of the Shenandoah and Ohio. This diagonal road, as well as the Alexandria turnpike, would be valueless with out the Washington bridge, which is, moreover, one great channel of intercourse for the supply, from" the opposite shore, of the market of Wash ington. _ t In relation to Georgetown, it cannot fail to be observed, that, if it have not a fair claim to be placed by a free Bridge, across the Potomac, on the same footing with Washington, it would be much benefitted by Mich facility of intercourse with the former shore and territory of Virginia. It is opposite to Georgetown, that the ten miles square, over which Congress exercise ex clusive jurisdiction, runs farthest into the State of Virginia, and a connection effected from the South ^abutment of the Alexandria Aqueduct, between Georgetown and Fairfax Court House, or Providence, a town erected on the great Wes tern and Southwestern Turnpikes, immediately below their separation, would place Georgetown as near at least to that point, as Alexandria; so that, in case of any accident to the Washington Bridge suspending its use, the distance to the Southwest and West from the General Post Of fice, by those lines of communication, would not be augmented. It is probable, also, that for many years to come, if not for ever, the Washington and Georgetown Bridges, constructed in the man ner here proposed, would meet all the demands of public convenience; and diffuse universal contentment throughout the District of Colum bia, and the country which finds on the Potomac its most convenient market. The Committee are not charged with any other duty in i elation io the chief object of their report, than that which they will have perform ed by reporting the annexed bill. But that du ty would have been imperfectly discharged, had they not fortified the measure which they pro pose, by suggesting the means of obviating the only objection which they can anticipate to the plan which they have submitted for the construc _ t» j j i±~ tion OI me V> USUlllglOIl unugr, me muim tion of its cost. (Note annexed to the report.) It is proper to add, that a majority of one, of the Committee, did not concur in the propriety of making part of this report, of so much of the argument contained in it as relates to the sug gestion of constructing a bridge at Georgetown, alongside of the Alexandria Aqueduct. AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY. The late Annual Meeting of this Society at the Capitol in Washington, on motion of Ger rit Smith, Esq. of the State of New York, en tered into a resolution to ask from the benevo lent friends of the great object which they have in view, a subscription to its funds of Fifty Thousand Dollars, payable in five equal instal ments, and the mover generously entered his name for one-tenth of the amount. Several other gentlemen also subscribed $1000, $500, $250, $100, and smaller sums. It being a condition of this subscription, that, to be binding, the whole amount shall be sub scribed within sixty days, (viz. on or before the 20th of March,) the Managers of the Society most earnestly and respectfully call upon the the friends of this institution, throughout the United States, to unite with Mr. Smith, and the other liberal philanthropists who have followed his example, in raising the proposed amount, within the time mentioned; as this addition to their funds is necessary to enable the society to j meet its engagements, and to carry on its ope- rations with the desired effect. Subscriptions will be received by J. Gales, Sen., Treasurer of the Society, or by R. R. GURLEY, Secretary. 1 Washington, Feb. 6, 1834. BLANKS AND PAMPHLETS j Frinted, with neatness despatch, at this office THE LATE JUDGE B0ULD1N. In the House of Representatives on Friday last, after the reading of the Journal,—Mr. WISE, of Virginia, rose and addressed the House as follows: Mr. Speaker: I ask the indulgence of this House, at its first meeting since the melancholy occasion ofthe funeralof my lamented colleague, (Judge BotfLMN,)Jwhilst I discharge a delicate and solemn duty to his memory and to myse f. His death, so sudden, and so shocking to all, was peculiarly distressing to me. It happened at a moment when he was about to reply what he termed my rebuke” to him. I hope it is not improper for me now to state to mem bers, his family and friends, and my own, that there was not the slightest emotion of unkind feeling betwen us at the time he expired. Sir, when I had the honor of addressing this House, but the other day, on the momentous question which so excited his ardent mind, and which still agitates this nation, as a father to a young colleague, he sat by my side, and gave me the cheering encouragement of his countenance and his smile. When I alluded to the fact that the death of his illustrious predecessor had not been announced to this House, I bowed-to his venerable person, and disavowed the intention to rebuke” him who filled the seat of Mr. Ran dolph with honor to himself, and usefulness to the country. But the day before he was cut down in the midst of his usefulness, we met in this Hall, and had a free and friendly conversa tion, which left nothing, on either side, unex plained. And I am confident that, if he had been spared but a few words more, he would have left no room for misunderstanding the re lations in which we stood to each other. My object in making the allusion which I did to the death of Mr. Randolph was solely what I professed at the time, sincerely disclaiming any personal reflection upon my colleague; who, I never doubted, had good and sufficient reasons for failing to perform what seemed to be his appropriate duty. These reasons have since been made public. He said he would announce them fully when he came to speak on the Depo site Question. Alas! little did he anticipate that death would seal his lips, and bury him too in silence, before he should finish what he meant to have said on the death of his predecessor! 1 have the consolation to know that he died with a full knowledge that! intended no wound to his feelings, and no reproach to his conduct. And it becomes me to pay my humble tribute to his memory, when dead, as I paid him the homage of my respect, and confidence, and admiration, when living. I became acquainted with him late in the session, and from that time, until the moment he expired in the public service on this floor—a glorious death it was!—1 have the proud satisfaction of believing that I daily in creased in his good will, whilst I know he grew in my affections and in my estimation, as a no ble, generous, and warm-hearted friend, an able and honest and useful man, and a bold and true patriot, who had done the State some service.” He is gone!—lamented by none here more than by one who is comparatively a stran ger to all his merits, his high worth, and exalted virtues; and whose fervent prayer to Heaven now is, that his departed spirit is reposing in peace in the bosom of his .‘od! Prom Ponlson s American Daily A7, To be drawn at Wilmington, Thursday, l<e) HIGHEST PRIZE $12,000- Tickets 83 00; halves 150; quarters 0 To be had in a variety of numbers at J. W. 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ALEXANDRIA: j _ MONDAY MORNING, FEB. 17, 1834. Mr. Webster'said, in the Senate on Friday last, in reference to the present situation of af* j fairS-“ r The present is a moment ofspasm anu ago The whole social and political system is violently convulsed. This, if no relief come, must be succeeded by a lethargy, which will srrike dead the commerce, manufactures, and labors of the community. This, I think, is the real prospect before us In the House of Representatives, on Friday last, the resolution reported by Mr. Mercer, Ja nuary 4th, 1834, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, directing the Secretary of the Trea sury to lay before the House a copy of any con tract that that Department may have entered into for the construction o 1 a bridge o\erthe potomac, opposite the City of AV ashington, to gether with the names of the contractors and their sureties, and any reports or estimates of, the plan and probable cost of such bridge, and, j also, a statement of any sums of money paid or become due under such contract, was taken up, considered and ordered to lie on the table. In the House of Representatives on Monday ltU>t ^_ Mr Chinn presented a petition of inhabitants of the City of Washington, praying that the plan ni the City of Washington may be altered by i unmrr F and G streets North in a direct line with said streets from 7th to 9th street west; and »lnt a portion of the very valuable public reser vation, bounded by those streets, may be given to the owners of lots on F and G streets, between 7th and 9th streets. Mr John Quincy Adams presented a memo rial signed by John Marshall and others, offi cers of the “Washington National Monumental Society praying Congress to pass an act to in _.~ coiri Mr Sloane presented a memorial of inhabit ants of the State of Ohio, praying Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. Mr. Thompson, of Ohio, presented a similar memorial from inhabitants of the county ofCo iumbianna, in the State o* Ohio. Mr. Whittlesey, of Ohio, presented memorials of the same tenor from inhabitants of the Coun ties of Ashtabula and Madison, in the State of A?id a similar memorial was presented by Mr. Allen, of Ohio, from inhabitants of Ross County, in the State of Ohio. _ It is stated in a Georgia paper, that the Mar shal of Alabama has postponed the removal of the settlers on the Creek Lands to the first oL March. ____ It is said that Mr. Bayard has declined accept ing the appointment of Government Director of the Bank of the United States. The trial of Ex-Sheriff Parkins, for an as sault on James Burke, now in confinement in the prison in the Park, occupied the New York Court of Sessions, till eight o’clock on Tuesday evening, when the jury returned a verdict of guilty._ A private letter from ork, U. C., states that the small pox was raging there with great vio lence. Several valuable lives had fallen a sa crifice to the disease, and among others that of Mr. David Stegman, a director of the Bank of Upper Canada. Portable Milk.—The last number of the Me chanic’s Magazine contains the following: M. Dorchoff, the Russian chemist, who some time since discovered the process of making starch into sugar, has lately made several expe riments upon milk, the result of which he has arrived at is curious. He is said to have found a mode of keeping milk for use, for any definite space of time. The process ot preserving is this. He caused new milk to be evaporated ever a slow fire, until it is reduced to pow der. The powder is then put into a bottle, which j is hermetically sealed. When the milk is want-1 ed for use, it is only necessary to dissolve some i of the powder in a suitable quantity of water, and the mixture so dissolved will have all the qualities as well as the taste of milk. A singular work has lately been published in New York—a poem on the teeth, entitled Den- tolo ®XX store, for sale by feb 15—2\v HENRY DAFNGERFIELP. SALT. 4^ k A A Bushels of Curacoa Salt, very ^IXXXXX coarse, and similar to Turks Isl and, for sale by feb 15-2vv HENRY DAINGERFIELD. TO FISHERMEN. Pounds Cork Wood 9 JXXXX Manilla and Russia Cordage, as sorted sizes, for sale by LINCOLN CHAMBERLAIN, feb 15 Vo well’s wharf. TURKEY FIGS. ^rnms prime Turkey Figs, just recei jU XXIX ved per brig Cazenove, for sale by feb 14_A. C. CAZENOVE CO. ST. UBES SALT AFLOAT. X 9 Bushels Bright St. Ubes Salt, X ^^XJX/XJ the cargo of the Brig Belvidera, Capt. Fletcher, from St. Ubes, for sale by feb 13 EDW’D. DAINGERF1ELP. TURKS ISLAND SALT. 4 4~k4Y4^ Bushels Turks Island Salt, for sale ,XXUXJ by J. YEATON. In Store, A lot of OARS, from 18 to 26 feet long, suit able for Fishermen. feb 13—2w FLOUIL Barrels Flour, partially damaged, New OtX comer and I). Snyder’s brands, a desira ble article for Bakers, just received and on sale by ANDREW J. FLEMING, feb 13 Prince-street Dock. PAPER* XQ Reams News, 21x31 "j Paper, from X*X£3 15 do super blue Letter the manu 12 do do white do y factory of 8 do do rose do D. J. 3 do rose Billetdoux J Ames. Landing from the schooner Columbia, and for sale by S. MESSERSMITH. In Store, Foolscap and Pot Paper Blue, white, and yellow Letter do feb 12___ SAMUEL MESSERSMITH 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; T~> /mi^.1. 4"* main liiir i 1-. i 1 f Anf.-’ X UUOIIUU s; 5 i3Up.'UUl ^uuilljr J ill liUil (Gold crop) Coffees—Java, old St. Domingo and Rio Hempen Bags Corks, in bales of 1000 each Patent Shot, assorted numbers; a constant supply frem the Phccnix Shot Tower Company Wines—Old L. P. Madeira, in quarter casks, Newton, Gordon, Murdock Scott’s,” and Lewis Co’s brands; Madeira Grape Juice, in quarter casks and half quarter casks; L. P. Ma 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___ APPLES. Barrels Baldwin and Russett Apples, just ^50 received per schr. Drusilla, from Boston, and for sale by L. McKENZIE, feb 12 Union wharf. BORDEAUX PRUNES. 2 Cases Fancy Bordeaux Prunes, just receiv ed per schooner Columbia, and on sale by ANDREW f. FLEMING, feb 12_Prince-street Dock. N. E. RUM. -g ill ^°^ea(^s) received per schooner Dru X Vr silla, for sale by feb 12W. FOWLE CO. CLOVER SEED. Bushels fresh Clover Seed, just receiv X UU ed and for sale by feb 11 _JAMES D. KERR. POTATOES AND PLASTER. -g g'lgXiTfe Bushels Eastern Potatoes X UUv/ A few tons Plaster On board schooner Sardine, for sale by feb 11 JOHN H. LADD iLFWe are authorised by “Many Voters to announce Benoni E. Harrison as a candidate to represent the County of Prince William in the next Legislature of Virginia. ELF Col. John Hooe will be supported as a candidate, at the ensuing election, to represent the County of Prince William in the House of Delegates. Many Voters. ELF Thomas B. Hooe, Esq. will be run as the Working Men’s candidate to represent the County of Prince William in the next General Assembly of Virginia. A WorkingMan. ELF You are authorized to announce Col. Spencer M. Ball as a candidate to represent the County of Fairfax in the next General As sembly of Virginia. Many Voters. ELF We are authorized to announce William S. Danill as a candidate to represent the Coun ty of Fairfax in the next Virginia Legislature. ELF We are requested to announce Dr. R. C. Mason as a candidate to represent the County of Fairfax in the next General Assembly of Vir ginia. Many Voters. £EF We are requested to announce Arthur F. Lane, Esq. as a candidate for a seat in the next Virginia Legislature, from the County of Fairfax. Many Voters. BIRTH-NIGHT BALL. AT a meeting of the subscribers to the Annu al Birth-Night Ball, in honor of Washing ton’s Birth Day, held at the City Hotel on the 12th instant, the following gentlemen were elect ed Managers: Thomas W. Hewitt, William L. Hodgson, Henry Daingerfield, James W. Scott, Dr. Orlando Fairfax, William H. Irwin, ►Edward Daingerfield, Robert Washington, William H. Fowle, Dr. Robert N. Grymes, Edgar Snowden, Robert Conway, Jr. feb 14—3t 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 81 Demijohns, 1, 2 and 3 gallon feb 12_ HUGH C. SMITH. r'AT ATiT7n A PPT? I7TVrT[r,T?« WATVTPH For the Patent Rope-Making Business. 1WILL take two or three Colored Boys, of 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. II. 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. STORE TO RENT. .•-a The lease of Mr. Aaron D. Harmon of the fel l STORE occupied by Mr. Wilbar will expire the 2<3th April next, from which day it mey be rented, with immediate possession. feb 15 SAM?L. B. LARMOUR CO. FOR RENT, m The two-story BRICK DWELLING jjsiilHOUSE 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 10_A- C. CAZENOVE CO. FOR RENT, -A Either of the two DWELLING HOUSES 'Hi j at Summer Hill, on the Little River Road, one mile from town, pleasantly situated. feb 10_A. C. CAZENOVE CO. TO RENT, And possession given on the 22d instant, That well known STAND formerly oc fiM cunied by Dominie Barcroft, deceased, as a Refectory and Oyster House, and more recently by Mr. John West as a Tavern; for either of which purposes it is well suited, being in the im mediate vicinity of the Market House. For terms apply to EDW’D. BURCH ELL, jan 13—eo2w Guardian. 100 DOLLARS REWARD. ON Tuesday morning, between Fredericks burg and my plantation, in the upper end of Stafford, a NEGRO MAN, apd the MARE on which lie was riding, both belonging to me, were stolen by a man who seems to have been a stranger in this part of the country. When seen in possession of the Slave and of the Mare, he was inquiring his way to Stafford Court House. He is described to me as a person be tween fiftv and sixty years of age, with re _ 1 l-l K A. 1 I -A. J. J II in til wiiiic nan, ilia aiciiinc aiuui unu wrii i set. lie wore a brownish colored stuff cloak. The negro is between twenty-five and thirty years of age, as well as is remembered; stout in his person, and about five feet ten or eleven in ches high: has a drawling manner of talking, and appears to be much less sagacious than he really is. His name is Jack. His dress was a blue cloth cap, a grey great coat, and his under clothing drab cloth. The Mare is a fine large sorrel, without any spot of white about her, unless perhaps there may be some few white hairs in the centre of the forehead, not covering more than the size of a four-pence-halfpenny. She is, as well as is recollected, going on seven years of age; is re markably long in her body; lias along tail, and it is remarkable where it joins the rump. There may be discerned in the film ofone of her eyes an incision which was made a year or two ago to cure the hooks. One Hundred Dollars Reward will be given for therecovery of the above Slave and Mare, or in the proportion of four and two for the recovery of either. JNO. TAYLOE LOMAX. Fredericksburg, Jan. 23, 1834. inj3’ The whiteman calls himself Ashberry. jan 24—tf THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT the subscribers, of Alexandria Coun ty, in the District of Columbia, have ob tained from the Orphans’ Court of said County, letters testamentary on the estate of Alexander McKenzie, late of the county aforesaid, deceas ed. All persons having claims against the said decedent, are hereby warned to exhibit the same to the subscribers, passed by the Orphans’ Court, on or before the 10th day of February, 1835, or they may, by law, be excluded from all benefit to said estate; and those indebted thereto are required to make immediate payment. Given under our hands, this 10th February, 1834. ELIZABETH McKENZIE, BENJAMIN BARTON, feb 10—co6tExecutors. JOB PRINTING neatly executed at tltis office AUCTION SALES BY WILLIAM D. NUTT. ON Wednesday next, 19th instant, will oe sold at my Auction Store, the Sails. Rig gingj Spars, Chain Cables, Anchors, <fc. of the Schooner Robert Gordon, for the benefit of un derwriters and all others concerned. They arc now here, and can be examined. Terms cash. Sale to commence at half past 11 o’clock, feb 17 W. D. NUTT, Auc;. BY WILLIAM D. NUTT. VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE /i'V PUBLIC AUCTION. UNDER a deed of trust, executed by the Me chanics’ Bank of Alexandria, on the 16th October, 1832, the subscriber will offer at public sale, on Saturday, the 15th day of March next the following VALUABLE PROPERTY, situ i ate and lying in the Town of Alexandria, to wit: j tgK One LOT of GROUND TENEMENT fllMon the north side of King street, between Si. Asaph and Pitt streets; beginning on Kingstrec.; at the south-west corner of the lot conveyed by Peter Wise to Robert G. Lanphier, being feet to the east of St. Asaph street; extending thence on King street, west, fifty feet; thcnc? northwardly, one hundred and sixty-one feet seven inches, to a fifteen feet alley, leading tc St. Asaph street; thence east, on the said alley fifty feet; thence south, parallel to St. Asaph si.’ and running with Robert G. Lanphier’s line tc the beginning. MOne undivided moiety, or half, of z WHARF, with the BUILDINGS and im provements thereon, in the town of Alexandria, bounded as follows: Beginning on Prince street twenty-nine feet eleven inches to the east of the east wall of the brick house built by George SJa cum; thence, on Prince street, east, into therivei Potomac; thence south, to the middle of an al ley laid otfby George Gilpin and Shreve La w rason, from Union street to the river, parallel tc Prince street; thence west, with a line drawi trom tne point ot Beginning, parallel to Union street, and crossing the north line of the said al ley twenty-nine feet eleven inches to the east oi the above wall; thence with that line to the be ginning. One LOT OF GROUND TENEMENT Jilbeginning at the intersection of King and Fayette streets, and running thence eastwardly, on King street, forty-three feet five inches; thence northwardly, and parallel to Fayette street, one hundred feet, to a ten feet alley; thence west wardly, on the alley, forty-three feet five inches to Fayette street; thence southwardly, with said street, to the beginning. The sale to take place at the Mechanics' B?nk and to commence at 10 o’clock, A. M. The terms are: One-fifth of the purchase mo ney to be paid in hand, and the residue in six twelve, and eighteen months, in equal instal ments; the purchaser to give notes, satisfactorily endorsed, bearing interest from day of sale; anc. on full payment thereof, with all costs, charger and interests, the subscriber will convey in ih purchaser all the right and title conveyed in i Y: aforesaid deed. R. SMITH, Trustee. fEj*3’ After the sale of the above, the Trustee, of the Mechanics’ Bank will sell the residue of the PROPERTY conveyed to them, viz: No. 1. A three-story BRICK DWELL fciJLlNG on the north side of King street, anu adjoining the house on the corner of Washington street, occupied by C. Neale, about 20 feet on King street; the back lines, according to the pre sent holding, occupied by Dr. Alexander and Mrs. C. Fleming. of King street, between Alfred and Columbia streets, 20 feet front by 100 feet deep, to an alle r now occupied by Capt. Thomas Munroe, unde: a rent fee of $20. No. 3. A LOT OF GROUND, on ths jlljijLnorth side of King street, between Patrick and Henry streets, on which is erected a two story Brick Dwelling House, now occupied b\ John P. Cowman, under a rent of $38 12 1-2. zgv No. 4. One ACRE or HALF-SQUARE 'illI j OF GROUND on the north side of Oronok<. stree-t and west side of St. Asaph street, at their intersection; on which is erected a large and convenient Brick Dwelling House, now occupi cd by Mrs. Portia Hodgson, subject to an anr.u al rent in fee of $66 67. No. 5. A LOT OF GROUND on Fey Yiliette street, about 20 feet front, (north of the brick warehouse in the occupancy of Daniel Ca wood.) on the rear of which lot is erected r. Brick Stable, subject to an annual rent in fee of $20 67. a-a No. 6. One undivided third part of a LOT iilji.il.OF GROUND, and the three-story Brick WAREHOUSES erected thereon, on the north side of Fa vette street, and on the snnfh.nnst of Cameron street, in front on Fayette street 15C feet, on Cameron street 95 feet; the whole sub ject to an annual rent in fee of $62. No. 7. The TRACT OF LAND, in Alexan dria County, called the Sebastian Spring Tract, containing247 Acres, to be divided into six lots’ a plat of which will be prepared on the day of sale. Terms at sale. R. I. TAYLOR, 'j THOS. VOWELL, GEO. BRENT, ROBT. BROCKETT, 2 LOUIS BEELER, J H The property will be shewn by application to the Cashier of the Mechanics’ Bank. jan 20—wt 1M ar &eo 115th LAND FOR SALE. 1ST!ALL offer at public sale, on the first Mon day in March next, at Prince William Court House, being the Court day of said County, TWO TRACTS OF LAND, one containing 383 Acres, per patent and sur vey, both of which will be exhibited on the day of sale. .This Tract lies in Fairfax County, but on the line of Prince William, and has been in the possession of Col. John Hooe for some time, who now relinquishes all claim to it. It lies on Bull Run, and on the line dividing the Counties of Prince William and Fairfax, and adjoins the lands ofCol. Hooe, Mrs. Kincheloe, and the heirs of Thomas Blackburn, deceased. The other Tract contains 73 Acres, and lies in Prince William County, near Dumfries, and is at present occupied by Walter Davis. The terms of sale will be accommodating, and made known on the day of the sale. Captain Thomas Nelson, Surveyor of Prince William County, knows both tracts of land well, and will give any information relative to either that may be wanted. Letters to him on the subject must be post paid. As this land will be sold by me as a Commis sioner, appointed by the Federal Court for that purpose, 1 shall only guarantee such title as is vested in me; but I consider the title perfectly good. GEORGE HAMILTON, fob 1J—dtfdMar Commissioner,.

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PUBLIC ATTENTION ]S rcspectfulli solicited by the subscriber, to an in valuable preparation, the merits of which have been tested by time, and are sustained by undoubted testimony DR. RELFE’S BOTANICAL DROPS are every year increasing their long established repu tation. They have outlived many rival preparations, and are continually gaining upon public confidence. The Botanical Drops have been successfully admin istered for many years, as a thorough remedy for that well known and prevalent class of inveterate diseases which originate from a vitiated habit of body, or an he reditary predisposition in the patient, and generally appear under the various and distressing shapes.of Scrofula, Spit Rheum, Leprosy, St “Anthony s Fire, Fever Sores, White Swellings, Scurvy, Foal and Ob stinate Ulcers, Sore Legs and Byes, Scald Head, and Venereal Taint, In the last mentioned condition of the sy»tem, the Botanical Drops will be found to eradicate the lurk ing poison, where mercury has totally failed, and thus p-event the patient from entailing the seeds of an he reditary disease on bis offspring. Dr. Relfe's Botanical Drops are successfully used in cases of violent eruptions after the measles—red blotches—pimples on the face—festering eruptions on the skin—and other diseases of the external surface; and are one of the best Spring and Autumnal physics known, to free the system from humors A physician of eminence, who had witnessed theei ficicv of this article, hid the candor recently to ack nowledge to the proprietor, that he considered it the best medicine known, for the complaints fur which it is intended, and that it ought deservedly to stand at the head of the whole class of such remedies. Price #1 a bottle, o- 6 bottles for $5• WHITE TEETH HEALTHY GUMS. T iOSB who would retain or restore these desirable personal advantages, are assured that no compo sitinn can be obtained superior t; the BRITISH ANTISEPTIC DENTRIFICE. This is an elegant and pleasant preparation in every respect, and has, for many years past, given universal satisfaction wherever it has been used. The Antiseptic Dentrifice is exempt from acid and other deleterious ingredients, which too frequently enter the composition of tooth powders in common use. an J it whitens the enamel of the teeth without doing it the least injury. The regular use of this ad mired powder, by purifying the mouth and preventing the accumulation of tartar, operates as the best pre .1. T1.4 ll.nipiht'P rpmnvPH ventive oi w»e discolorations, and restores the beaut,ful native white ness of the enamel. As its application braces and strengthens iJ*: Gums, it secures to them their healthy and florid hue, and, by removing all offensive foreign accumulations from the teeth, preserves the natural sweetness of the breath. Price 5b cents. None genuine unless signed on the outside print ed wrapper by the sole proprietor, T. Kidder, imme diate successor to the late Ur. W. T. Conway. For sal**, with all the other “Conway Medicine,” at his Counting Room, No 99. next door to J Kidder’s Drug Store, comer of Court and llar.over streets, near Oon •-.rt Hail, Boston. THOMPSON KIDDER; And, by his special appointment, by WM. STABLER, Fairfax street, Alexandria. Large discount to those who buy to 3611 again. CONSUMPHON. ASTHMA CATARRH. IN that long train of diseases which seem to grow with the growth of civilized society, Consumption takes the lead in its relentless inroads upon human life; yet ihis dreadful disorder is eas'd} overcome in its earher stages. It is only when neglected that it ar rives at the terrific maturity which so often baffles the sagacity of professional science. An obstinate cough is the customary forerunner of the pulmonary con sumption Improper neglect in the timely adminis tration of simple and salutary remedies, is sure to be reproved by a dreadful succession of consumptive symptoms oppression of the breast; greenish and bioody spittle; ulcerated lungs and hectic fever; shri veiled extremeties, and general emaciation of the whole body; prostration of strength; flushed cheeks; swollen feet and legs; and at last, in the lull possts sionof the mental faculties, and while hope still whia. pers her flattering tale—rold extremities, and a pre mature death. For the various atages of this complaint, one ot the most approved remedies ever vet discovered is DR. RELFES ASTHMATIC PILLS. This exceedingly powerful, and yet equally 9afe and innocent preparation, has effected thorough and rapid Curts upon patients supposed to have been tar advauc %-£(J ii a confirmed Consumption, and who have exhibit ed the appearances which usually indicate a fatal ter mination of'he disorder. Aa the Fills require in ordinary cas?s no confine ment, they niav be administered with confidence and safety to all ages an 1 classes of people. Unexampled success has hitherto attended their administration in a great variety of cases; and the proprietor can refer to a multitude,'which testify to their efficacy in reviving the emaciated victim from the bed of disease, and re storing him to the blessings of accustomed health and activity. Fnce $1 for who/e boxes of 30 pills, and 50 cents for half do. of 12 pills, with directions. DEBILITATED FEMALES. F11HB complaints peculiar to the female part of the JL community, have been long successfully treated by the administration of the Aromatic Pills, originally prescribed and compounded by Dr. itelfe They cleanse the blood from those disorders of the female constitution, for which the pills are an effectual speci fic; they restore a free circuia ion, reform the irregular operations of the sanguiferous system, and rectify the disordered habits. The proprietor’s confidence in the superior excellence of ihis equally innocent and pow erful preparation, is founded on the most decisive tes timony from many restored patients. He can assure this portion of the public, that when DR. RELFE’S AROMATIC PILLS FOR FEMALES are regularly taken, according to the directions, ac companying them, they revive and establish the desir ed healthy habits, and restore to the pallid counte gance the natural g»ow of health and good spirits. Married ladies will find the pills equally useful, ex cept in cases of paegnancy, when they must not be taken; neither must they be taken by persons of hec tic or consumptive habits. They may be used success fully by either men or women in all Hypochondriac, Hysteric or Vapourish disorders. In all cases of this description, the pills purify, invigorate, and revive the disordered system. Price $1 50 a box. None genuine unless signed on the outside print ed wrapper by the sole proprietor, T. Kidder, imme diate successor to the late Dr. W. T. Conway. For sale, with all the other “Conway Medicine^,” at his Counting Room, No. 99, next door to J. Kidder’s Drug Store comer of Court and Hanover streets, near Con cert Hall, Boston THOMPSON KIDDER. And also, by his special appointment, by W M. STABLER, Fairfax street, Alexandria. Large discounts to those who buy to sell again. CYvea\* for t)asb. OZBN JOS5ELYN, Agent, (corner of King and Koyal streets, opposite Wright Maddox.) re spectfully informs his friends and the public, that he has on hand, and continues to manufacture, first, me- j dium, and low quality, SUPERIOR BLACK HATS, A which, for color and durability, will compare with any found in the District. A variety of CAPS of the different fashions. A share of patronage is respectfully solicited All kinds of Furs purchased. Old hats taken in part pay for new ones. dec 2 Cook wanted. A FEMALE COOK is wanted, either bv the month or year, where liberal wages will be given, and one from the country preferred. Apply to the Printer. NOTICE TO RHEUMATIC INVALIDS. PERSONS suffering under Rheumatic Affection are respectfully assured that they can obtain of the proprietor and his agents a safe and admirable reme dy for Rheumatism, however obstinate the disorder may be, and in all its different stages. DR. JEBB’S RHEUMATIC LINIMENT will afford immediate relief to the patient, and has sometimes been attended with such extraordinary sue cess as to cure the most distressing Rheumatism in twenty four hours, even when of years standing. This highly valuable Liniment is recommended with a confidence founded on the experience of ma ny years, not only as a cure for that excruciating d:s* ease, but as an excellent application for Stiffness of the Joints, Numbness, Sprains, Chilblains, &c. (This article is considered so superior to every thing else, and to possess such uncommon virtues, that it is ordered from all parts of the country.] (TT An Agent recently writes: Please send me a further supplv of Jebb*s Liniment the first opporftinu ty—I shall probably sell a considerable quantity, as it is recommended by some of our physicians very high ly, although contrary to their rules and regulations to give encouragement to such (or, patent) medicines. Hut is a most decided proof of their confidence in its invaluably properties Another agent writes: I wish you to forward me some more of Jebb's Liniment, which has recommend ed itself very highly.** Price 50 cents a bottle. Tilt Painful and Debilitating Complaint of THE PILES Receives immediate relief, and in numerous instances ha? been thoroughly cured, bv the adm'nistration of DUMFRIES’ REMEDY FOR THE PILES. THIS approved compound also mitigates and re moves the symptoms which frequently aocompa ny that disorder, and increase the danger of tiie pa tient, viz: pains in loins, headache, loss of appetite, indigestion, and other marks of debility. A relieved patient writes from a distance: it is but justice to inform you, that I have used your Dumfries* Remedy for the Piles for some time past, and have found it eminently successful.** The remedy is quite innocent, and may be adminis tered to all ages and both sexes. Plain and ample di rections, with a description of the complaint, accom pany each package, which consists of two boxes, one containing an Qiotment, and the other an Electuary. Price $1 for both articles, or 50 cents where but one is wanted. nnipc" nTNITIlUVT 1JKJ iU r HltiU 1 1 vii THE extensive sde and established reputation of Dumfries1 Itch Ointment, encourages the propri etor to recommend it with renewed confidence to the public, as a most innocent as well as powerful applica tion for this annoying disease The most inveterate cases have been cunEn is one Koun! by this esteem ed Ointment. It contains no mercury, or otlur noxi ous ingredient, and may be confidently applied even to the voungest children, or to pregnant females.— Price Srj cents. None genuine un’ess signed on the outside pnn ted wrapper by the sole proprietor, T. Kidder, imme diate successor to the late Dr. T. Conway. For sale, with all the other Conway Medicines,” at his Coun ting Room, No. 99, next door to J. Kidder’s Drug Store, corner of Court and Hanover streets, near Con cert Hall, Boston THOMPSON KIDDER. And also, by liis special appointment, by WH. STA LER, lan 15 Fairfax street, Alexandria. Large discounts to those who buy to sell again. ALBION CORN PLASTER. r¥lHE Albion Corn Plaster softens the corn, however JL old and tough, and extracts it lo the very roots* The relief afforded is gentle, immediate, and tho rough. The proprietor begs leave to submit the following case, from Mr Stowell, who is well known to the in habitants of this city, especially at the South End and South Boston, as a very worthy and respectable citi zen:— A Cash Sir I do not hesitate to give my most unqualified approbation in favor of your valuable Albion Corn Plaster. By the use of less thin a box, Mrs. Stowell has been cured of a corn on each foot, which had been exceedingly troublesome and painful for years, and 1 think it but justice to your invaluable preparation to add, (for the encouragement of those who, owing to repeated disappointments in the various renu-dies re sorted to, have finally despaired of a cure,) that your Plaster curb'd her corns, after trying other highly re commended remedies to no purpose; and wlut in creases my confidence in the superiority of your Plas ter, is the fact, that it has been used by several of my neighbors with equally good success. (Signeu) Seth Stowell, Keeper of the Toll house, Sot;Ui Boston Bridge. Mr. T. Kiduer, Proprietor of the Conway Medicines. Boston. June 17th, 1823. Price 50 cents SORE AND INFLAMED EYES. TIE studious, the we k y. an! o hers, who are troubled with soreness or inflammation of that delicate organ, will be able to obtain a most pleasant and invaluable application, in DUMFRIES’ EYE WATER. This wel established vVash for tne Eye is perfectly innocent, And gives immediate relief, even in very ag gravated cases of soreness and inflammation. Price 25 cents THE TOOTH ACHE. HTIHIS agonizing disorder is cured in its m >st painful I. stages, by one of the most simple as well as puw erful remedies known in modern practice t’he CAMBRIAN TOOTH ACHE PILLS anoru instant renei, wunoui liinicung me siiguiesi in jury on the teeth They are applied externally to the parts affected, with the greatest ease and expedition jnd generally operate as a soothing lenitive to the juffering patient. Price 50 cents a box. DYSPEPSIA, OF moat obstinate character, after having baffled the skill of the most eminent physicians, and withstood the most highly recommended medical pre paration9, has been checked, relieved, and cured, in a number of instances in and about this city, by using, For a short time. Dr Helff.’s VEGETABLE SPECIFIC, AND ANTI BI LIOUS PILLS, in connexion, according to the directions accompany ing the Specific It is also one of the best medicines known for Sick Headache, Sickness at the Stomach, Nausea, and Flatulences. Price of the Specific and Pills, 50 cents each. None genuine unless signed on the outside prin ted wrapper by t e sole proprietor, T. Kiddder, im mediate successor to the late Dr. W T- Conway. For sale, with all the other Conway Medicines,” at his Counting Room, No. 99, next door to J Kidder’s Drug Store, corner of Court and Hanover streets, near Con cert Hail, Boston. THOMPSON KIDDER. And also, by his special appointment, by WM. STABLER, jan 24 Fairfax street, Alexandria. Large discount to those who buy to sell again. Wa\k. JOSIAH H. DAVIS respectfully informs his friends and the public that his PA TENT HOPE-WALK s now in complete operation, and he will thankfully execute all orders at the shortest notice. Inasmuch as I have got this business up at great cost and trouble, 1 hope to receive all the support 1 may be found wor 0f. Alexandria, January 3, 1834, Fur V)tvpes. UTRIGHT MADDOX have received an addition al supply of HANDSOME FUR CAPES, of various colors, which are offered at reduced prices. They have also received more CLOTHS, which makes their assortment very general. jan i PATENT RIGHT SECURED. BEWARE OF IMPOSITION. SHEPHERD’S PATENT SPECIFIC. OINTMENT, (formerly Judkins’,) Prepared by C. HEESTONSnear Frederick, town, Maryland. Kichmoitd, Va. July 15, 1830. nllhlic will be pleased to understand that I was TtLWnddiscoverer of Judkins* Ointment and sole proprietor of the patent from September, 1817, until The expiration of the same; but, having connect ed myself with Dr. Judkins in the commencement, l permitted the Ointment to bear his name. The of the patent having expired on the 26th June, I have made an improvement in the same, and apa‘ tent thereon. SHLPHfcK (Kj* Imposition having been practised upon the nub lie by a spurious article, bearing the name of *‘Jbd* kins* Ointment,’* the proprietor avails himself of the authority granted to him in his letters patent, now to call the Ointment after his own name, Henceforth it will be known by the name of SHEPHERD’S PATENT SPECIFIC OINT (formerly Judkins'.) When I first made and prepared Jliis Ointment, and had, in several instances, experienced its good effects, l sent it to several physicians, with instructions in what cases to apply it, who were of opinion that the Oint ment would be a valuable public benefit. 1 concluded that the Ointment would occasionally fall into many hands, some of whom would probably undertake to make it, and knowing the difficulty of the process —ne vertheless, it mierht be progated in this adulterated si tuation ,R8 it might in some degree resemble the origi nal—and in this way its good effects would be oblitera ted. Under these considerations, I secured the origi nal and certain remedy for those obstinate diseases, some of which have so long baffle J the skill of me dical science: 1st White swellings of every description; 2d Sore legs and ulcers of long standing, 3d Schirrus or glandular tumors, particularly those hardenedtumorsin women’s breasts, which oftentimes terminate in ulceiated cancers; 4th Felons; or what some people know by thenamc of catarrhs, of every description. 5th Rheumatic pains of the joints; 6th Sprains and bruises of every description, or in wnitever pan suoaie; 7th Tetters of all kinds. In this complaint the pa tient, in applying the ointment, must keep the part outof water; 8th Chilblainsor partsaffected bv frost. It is also one of the best remedies for burns and scalds. It eases the pain and draws the fire out m a short time. For inflamed women's breasts and glandular kwcI lings, it is superior to any medicine yet known to the medical faculty. It is much safer than mercurial ap. plications, (as it does not contain the smallest atom of any preparation of the mineral,) because it does not lay the patient liable teyu please of this. I wish you success, and am, sir, yo;* obedient friend, MARY ANN FOWLF.tt. Alexa. D. C. March 14. 1833. The genuine Medicines can be had of WM. POMEROY, Alexandria, Sole Jgent for the District of Columbia and its vicinth By whom the Pills are sold in packets ol one, twn, and three dollars each, and the Powders at 37$ cent1, per box, with printed directions; and also by the t reasonable tci nov 5—d __— Notice Vo ¥is\\evmeo. f I WILL sell out my FISHING OUTFITS, a-^1. unexpired Lease of one year, with the Pr;'‘ a the lease being extended from three to the 'im moderate rent. The shore is a first rate Heir*!1k ery, situated on the Maryland side of the led Sandy Point, next sliore above Doctor h‘c u‘. r McPherson’s Fishery. 'I he Seine in 220 fathom n. fishing 32 feet dee}), with Boats, Captstons, ^.^2^ in fact every article necessary to carry on the Inquire of KICIIAKl) B BOOHS, Washington, near the Long 1 oct 7—eotf ____-—* To tY\fc tireat PftUft. The Cm Packet B"1' _ T U A has commence J her regular trips, on 1 and Fridays, for the Great Falls or Crommelin. 0*. from Frederick Street Bridge (Georgetown) clock, A. W., and returning the same day ator sunset. Fare to and from Crommelin, 50 cents' ,)re The Canalis now in fine order, and the coun f0riii sents a beautiful appearance. To those who #r« ff0lB of a short excursion, and desire a short rela*^"^^^. business, a trip to the Great Falls offers a m°s L' ful treat. k can 03" Parties, on any other days of the woe accommodated, by giving a short notice o ^eur^* tiontolhe proprietor, living oil Third sire rT tow^. z* u