Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-03-30 00:00:00, page 1

» VIRGINIA A R G US. ,
_ J_ A TREE PRESS MA.NTA.NS THE SOVEREIGNTY OP THE PEOPLE. [No. -
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--ig/C^yO..-l»RtNTP.o(QN roEspyrs ANU Fridats^ri SAMUEL PLK\SA>rr3,JvN.oRT~^ER T3 T„. Co„.„,5,vLT„,
. J*. tf“" Dollara p" Annum-Paid in Advance.] F P r n a f nr a „ 7Z T r“---—
- J _FRIDAY, MARCH SO. 1810. fl3 1-2 Pen's Siiif/e]
The famous high blooded Horse, \
1 |
Admiral Nelson,
A Bean*iful dark hay, 16 hands high, fnll of
strength, health and vigor, and inferior tc
no heir c either for spe-d or bottom, of fine boor
and muscle. This horse was purchased by th«
rCr' Esq. when in London,
of Lord Grosven rT ha was then in training .
wj l «tand the ensuing season at my stable in
. Mathews, and at Thomas Muse’s ip the upper
end o. Middlesex county alternately. The
scarcity of money induces the subscriber to If
him cover mare-, this season at 20 dollars to he
discharged by the payment of 15 do’lars if paid
withm the season, which will expire on the 1'Jtb
August, with half a dollar *o the groan* foi
each mare. Good and extensive pasturaps wil’
be furnished gratis j the greater care and a _
ion paid the mares, but will not be answer.
sbVr for accidents or -scapes. This hor: e hai
r°n:r-,n 'na.ny r*nes, but his performances will
tumcientlyjustiSy the opinion of Lord Grosve
nor and his Son, who certify that they cansi
c.er htro *hc best three year ohl horse in Fng
l;"i.i. a id challenging any 4 year old. which was
no- accented.
In O&ober 1791, at New Market, he won a
guineas, 12 subscribers, at
..0) guineas each, half forfeit, coHs carrying 8
stone 2ib, filiies 8 storte^ beating Sir Harry,
Mr Lc*o,r.3n*9 |, c by sir pe,eirf m# Perrin’s
**? c* V?anS Javelin, air Fra ices /,Jndish’s
cn. c. Split Pigeon—5 to 4 again^JUmiral
Nc.son, 7 to 4 against Sir Harry, 6 toTtgamst
#!"'« pJfreon. & 10 to 1 against Youn£ javelin.
In 1; ^9be won a sweepstake of 1600 guineas,
14 suberibtrs at 200 guineas ea:h, beating Lord
igrctnom’i b c. bv i’n-r.epto*. out of R^b Tail,
rh ‘ <n'i‘ 3 !*• c. J«velin, and Guiding’:? Boos
:er—:l to 1 en Admiral Nelson. In 1000 he
got so much injured in hit practice that he did
not come on the »orf again until lb*;3, * hen
he cM»n a pur-e of 50 pounds, 4 mile nevts,
bca ing several fine horses.—See Sporting Mag
azjne fur this year.
PEDIGREE.
, ",-,kdnr..rnl Ncison was v eead by Lord G’Osve.
or, got by John Bull; ud foaltdin 1795 j hi
tiam by Olivia, hy Justices her dam Cipher
l»v Sqnirra out o^Fribble’* dam, by Rcgulu*
—See supplement to the .'stud book, naga 15.
JASPER CLAYTON.
N TV Sf>tcsf>r the twenty dallau mutt bt
-nt with th* mares
FIVE
HUNDRED ACRES oE VALUABLE
LAND,
For Sale.
THE Subscriber offers for sale, his
'VCr of LAND, lying within one mile
ri lhc Orange Springs. About half i%
Reared, the balance in wind and well tim
Ije ed ; the quality of the land throughout
* equal to any in the neighborhood of he
sm>e quantity. The buildings cn i: a;e
e •mfori'ible and at a small expence might
i - made very much so ; the dwelling
house lias lour rotmn below stairs, and l\v >
a Jove.* A good Kitchen, a new framed
lliiry, r.l-o n Barn that might be made a
y ry good one bv a very tr.B’ng expcnce.
The plantation is\in exc^lent order lot
cropping, being diAled^nto four field,,
a id the whole umlerVgoM fences—There
«» on this tra£l an Anum Orchard euuXio
»! nos* any in the coiuhiy ; and /-cde'dAl:!
a’ o get her of fruit; Asides a /nufajfcrlf
I'each trees, wh ch/alVj neve, TaiWrbt! r
in part ; also every oth\r kind dtiri/it t)/tl
t ie county can /flbr A-Tlier^Sawfah a
a capital miti yat; ai.u for upwards cf
• verity years there was I mill which was
extremely pr-.fiinble to its owner,
AIsj, one other l a6\ of 860 Acres, lying
ir. the com.tv nf f.rtiiiaa.
. I he Subscriber will receive likely young
Negroes in payment, or will lake lands in
Kenmeky f a good quality, on getting a
fc .tficient warranty for ihe mjintenance’rd
»‘.2iitle. Provided <|,e ia,„i |„ys in bUch
6 part of the State a* lie shall appr >ve.
Any person -vi-liing to purchase will
application to h« Subscriber living
i- Orange cmjn’y near Go-don's Tavern,
pveViuj* 10 die 15 h ol A ril next.
John \\ J.iLfc Jr.
Feb. 30th, 1810.
Francis's Maxi; 11s
IN EQUITY.
Shortly will be pu dished, a N'4v f.iH.
tmnnt the above 8C.tr ce and valuable work:
Hevitvd. Corrected,«ndhroughtldown 10
»ne present time, with the additufti of s 1*
ver«l Mules and Maxims In B<|a:ty, wot to
be found m any former imprest on
Jiy William W. Hanning.
Prime GretfU yCoitoc &
Molavw
J. Pripv: Cirrr I
1 Is. MoHnsetJtaiu •' fori retailin,
received per scl/on r Ufcpdlcb, fror.
. New Yoik and *,r s*1 by ASA Ol lb
P or»t doo beio d/t I- licit Tavern.
Mrrch 16,h, 1810.
The imported and much admired
J/0 RSEj
U L,
A Beautiful sorrrel, 15 hands 3 inches
*• *■ high, remarkable for his elegance,
eauty, strength anti fine hone^ will stand
'he ensuing reason at my stable, in the no*
per end of Charlotte county, within h Uf a
mile of the main road leading from Prince
Edward and Charlotte court house to j
Campbell court-house, and the Western |
country, ir miles above Charlotte court* I
house, 18 below Campbell court-heuse, 15 j
north of Brooker's and Coles’ ferries and i
25 south nf Bent creek, and wi.ll cover
•nares at five pounds the season, piyable '
the fit st of October n**xt. If *ny gentle
|man will be responsible for three or more
mares, 15 dollars will be received for :he
season of each mare, 30 dollars to insure
a m.ire to he in foal, amt 10 dollars the
single leap, to he pmd at the ti.ne of ser* jl
vice, with one dollar to the groom in every *,
•nstance. It w •* thought by g >od judges f,
j .at Paul would have been amongst the {'
best horses on the turf in England, from j
his stock, formi activity and the trials H
made with him ; he was famed in training ' |
«t three years old ; he was imported by a \
gentleman 'n the state ol Connecticut wne e
his colls have had no chance of coming on !
the turfy as racing is entirely prohibited by 1
the laws of th.it state, tney are large and <
likely both fur the saddle fe turf, as a num. ;
I her ol cert ficates may he seen to that ]
i amount. He wii.3 porch as d and brought
| to this state by Dr I'hos ; Turpin cf P..w.
hatan conntvj and has stood at Mr Tho’s. '
Harris's ot tue .a d c unty, lor thr-e sea. '
sous past. A nu r.oer ot his colt.* may he \
seen in the neig.ihoui nnotl ol Mr Harris’,.
CEK. I IFlC.vTE.—We do hereoy cer
tify* that we have hied colts from the im
ported hors? Paul; he lias stoed tnree sea
sot s at Air I nom ;3 li.rri.*.’* in Fownatun
coun'y. We believe him to be n.buie toai
getter, and h s col s are targe, well tunn
ed and likely, both ‘or the saidie ana turl.
Cr;ven uader under oar hands »'.**. ■ <»*» ,
Detetnuet, 1809. Jig.. Uo I
James, Jarr.t s claynra, Job
i urpm, Pe er Suulett, vVi
pin, Jordan Harris, John
Piournoy. I uo cm tuy th.i
of Cumoerimul county,
P.iui in inree seasons a:>u
r.iuou&s,. wtlich art 1. ut e
THOMAS*
P EDI G EE
THIS b-'au'iful horse Pard, was raised by the
Princw Wales. Mid go,. ay ai% fcor.c S*.ir*ni
who wa* got by jiciip e, tun covered at 200
guineas ih* soaaon in Onf;land, his dam Virago
by Snap hi. grandam by negulus, out ot"a
sis’er to Black a:ii atl and vis tho.gh;
to be the he t ruQ>ur of liis tints, n« won eve.al i
large ataket, *a»ang ^hich was the Derby, 1733,
biding Dungannon, Volun t r, Pn-nomeiion^
Uonsilos r.ni rtY*ral oc.ieis—as was ;iic s.re ■
oi Whirka/, w.io a: ihr. i years o.d won 4G5J
guineas also, of Whip,, Roy»ii«i, Peeping Turn
jener^, Coiner, Sylfirij Sefiem, Caroline, Tifl
.anv, Snores’ma, S-. Divii, Sprightly, kH’een
">f Sneha Spaukawa j Ro.c, Sw,npei, Crmi* *
Colemercnant, Pickpocket, Oscar, /•n.brona'l
Piet y Pat -y, and several o.hers of the f.r.t late
runners Paul’s dam Ruti v, was got by Maica- j
em, who coveted at 50 guineas a m? e, her urm
the old Squir mate of a: g.ca fane pcihapsa*
a good brooder as any mare in the kingdom;
ahe was the dam oi Virgin, I)uU, Conundrum
t<aivtios, i’.ig-ns, Mias 'iimir.its. Pumpkin,
Maiden, who was turn of w *.nui, lJaexang,
I Kasie‘a», Purity, and ttvUal other*— Puri.y wa»
itue cam ul sockingh* n, Archioa d, P.jtrwilti. j
(am, St Paul anu ;cve-ai o h^r, — i i.o4u gentle.
1 men who favoured me with their cu tom to1
K.n rwsley la t season, and iheir tnaius tailed to .
! prare m foal, shail have them insured to Paul .
j mi* sea* m. To' 20 oalifcrs, tne reas n will com. !
Irtience first Marc.i, and e..d first August ncx.—
goo« and extensive pasturage’gratis, ina«es ted !
.vi h grain at ihe market once n the money is !
sent with them or pail betor* *.*ken away._I
I he utmost attention wi 1 i»e paid to marcs in
r.vr y in-.ance, ar.rt precaution taken to pr^a
vent accidents or *v.npesf bat wid not be habit
fur any that may happen,
Martin Hancock.
February 22, 18r0. 4 w
HAK TLET i^lTLIT,
TOBACCO BROKER and COM
MISSION MERCHAi
a n
STILL and
Vendue Masters, oppoSRTflTe Mar
ket H ousc, Richmond,
Vjrg'j,ja.
wl2mi
GEORGE WATT,
Madeira and Sb»rry Wjr
y cask ; Green Co(I>» ; Or’r
hlid ; German PWtillaa ftimr
. hr! ■ ; ^!;ii nmUlS
Sell—end Mr-.v Y >rk ^oapjf
ON H tad iri \\
is:* vad/» S'lgsr—Green Ci
’rim'1 Pork—. Liverpool and Stonr*.
irujchofig, tlyann Skin and Gunpowder Tea- i
•ipaiiirhS -gtra— H»i,inn—Almond,-— Nutmeg j
-•Window G‘»iv.'dert’a and Wnmen’r S’we
-wtveh he will dispose of by wholesale oa ret
.ou t !e terms.
| Richmond, 50|h July 1809,
FOR THE ARGUS.
Mr. Pleasants,
\ i I request the insertion of the in
cioled essay, written upon the first
'appearance of Philo Laos: it was
shewn to a friend, and upon his sug
gestion withheld from the public at
that time ; subsequent essays upon the ,
mi ’p ct to which it relates having in'
no wise changed his first impressions,^
it is now forwarded for publication1
hy j* :
THE AUTHOR.
March 12th, 1810.
Mr. Editor,
A N" illiterate Old Soldier of the
revolution, who humbly contributed hy
personal sacrifices, to rear the fair fa-,
brie of our glorious Independence—i
one whose zeal for the public liberty!
and the rights of man prompted im
under the sacrerl impulse of duty to
his country, to enroll himself under
the banners of the immortal Wa dj jpg
ton ; and who still ven. rates his sacred
memory—one who still maintains un
impaired the same sentiments which
animated the whole nation during its
arduous and undivided struggle for i
liberty aid independence; to main
tain which his whole life has been ar
dently devoted -one, who has eve*"
oee-i, and st»ll i«, in Ivrrart and soul at
tached to Democratic Republican prin
ciples—one who disclaims all pre dileny
tion for either of the European belli.
gerent3 ; esteeming them both a®,
Iriends in peace, as enemies in war £
end who is solely an American by.
birth and in principles ;—no.■/ eolicitr, -.if
portion of your useiul paper as the vc-i
hicte of nu'olic communication, to A
^reat, a generous and a virtuous peoj*
pie ; to publish the following crude ar.'B
spontaneous remarks, occasioned byt
the perusal of an address to the Prcj
indent of the United States, whirl!
lately appeared in the Spirit of Tr6~£
An addte*»s which whilst a single vea*
tige of American sovereignty e::B
ists will not fail to interest the attenfl
tion, and exci e the Uttt sympathy®
ol every friend to hi* country.——In
reading this address I could not sup
press my surprize and indignation at
the statemer; therein given of a French
faction formed in the heart of our
country and in the bosom of our public
councils, composing not only the se
cond grade :n our administraiion, but
also a Senator of the United Stales,
an ex r« presentative from Virginia,
and other?, who from public stations,
wealth, and influential fam ly connec
tions, render them fit objects cf jea
lousy and distrust. When a statement
relating to this subject was come time
ago, published by the Editor of
the Enquirer, with his commentaries
thereupon, I could not have believed,
obscure and uninformed tu I am o!
the intrigues which it now appears
! are rarr ing on, but for the manner ir.
which it was treated-by him, that there
, wa-» in out* country either an Imperial
[ Lf.uchess or a Prince of the French
Empire, around whose royal siandar
a party so formidable in ail its ramifi
! CHtiurr . rnir.Bftarfl Si'ri'.ni-ire
nator9, Ex-representatives, Uncles,]
C us'm», ;;n innumerable train, and al
lies ot every grade and denomination,
jail g*p‘ng and cringing (an hopeful
j group) in anxious expectation of the
final consummation of tlieir fatal am
bitious designs, rallying all their bale
ful influence to subvert the free and
happy cor.atitutiot s of these United
States, and to establish upon their
ruins, tor self aggrandizement, a new
member of the Llonapartion confedera
cy*. But upon this occasion as alarm
ing toth«republic as it is extraordinary
in its nature and tendency, it is some
what remarkable that little further no
tice seemed to be taken of that com
munication. The cautious silence ob
I served by the Editors attached to the
, fiction claiming at the same time the
(exclusive republican patriotism of the
j country, was doubtley* intended tc
! retard an investigation of this deep
laid r.*.r**fcs of imperial policy*, by per
Sorting it quietly to sleep ; other ob
jects (real or artificial) would frt cime.
like these soon intervene to diver
the public attention from this, and thr
virtuous and unsuspecting p*rt of tin
communiry might repose a little Jon
g^r inth-i’* apathy, and Ian y them
| selves safe; their conduct howe.»
tended in some degree to establish th<‘
truth of the story. The silence obser
ved bv their typographical chiefs ;
Philadelphia and at Washington impo
sed a sullen pause in their camps, and
like well skilled sappers not j’et ript
for the fatal explosion, mum was the
natch-work throughout the whole
I line of disciplined subalterns. llut
thanks to the genius of America: the
republic i3 not yet lost! A veteran of
the old camp, a desciple of the old po
litical school established by Washing
ton, Sam : Adams, Franklin, Han
cock, Henry, Jefferson, and their glo
rious cotemporaries, a friend of the
sovereignty .and independence of the
people, and an enemv to faction, having
reconnoitred their ground and explor
ed their st-cugth, has at once the zeal,
the courage and address to attack
their whole line, and by holding them
up to public view, will e’er long di
vest them of their half-made plumage,
and leave them as impotent and nerve
1 ss ns the **«****#*###
*******#:»*#**{£#
Tothe author of Philo-Laos (be him
whom he may) all true Americans !
will e’er long tender their grateful '
homage of respect, the zeal and in
dependence with which'he has enga
ged to unmask this odicus and exe- '
crable faction as well in our public 1
councils as in the country, will not fail
<o secure to him (if be '.should sur- 1
ceed to the extent which we are led ‘
-to expect) the esreem and confidence
iof all good men, and whilst it will cn- 1
j-ctle him to the thanks of the friends !
iof freedom, it will ensure to him th“
applauses of a grateful posterity, 1
[is therefore hoped that his patriotic
hsenrt. mlirlprf In- i». .Min.
o» Ins mind, will prompt him to per
Uevere in the exposition oF this deep
flaiJ plot to subvert our liberties ; auf
thereby expel iro n our public council.- ,
the base and Ignoble D. ir.agogues en
| listed under th baneful banner of tbit
GRoval spiig of Baltimore and his beau
Kil'ul though unfortunate M ther.
^&s it lor this, O my countrymen, .
'vr.T eft r.patriots of those time8 which
emphatically tried men’s souls : War
it ior this that our glorious revolution ,
was achieved? Was it for this that
the best blood of our Fathers wa
poured upon the embattled plains, anc
I exhausted on board prison-ships and ,
jails? Was it for this that) our best
treasures were txhau&ted, and nil your
resources of men and money strained
to their utmost extent in carrying or
a long and perilous war? Wer e all our
sufferings and prlv*ti «r>s so noblv and
patiently endurctT and all\ uirv irtuou*
energies so gloriously exerted, so soon
to become the prey *>f an hateful A
nstocracy : -the ruin of the nation!
Oh Washington, the Father of our
country ! 1 be faithful an'- undevia
ting guardian of its independence, per
mit *»»»c who shared in thy dangers,
md who still venerates thy mentor),
o approach thy hallowed tcrob, and
solemnly invoke thy sleep n spirit to
arouse, not to disturb thy peaceful re
pose, but to inspire th virtuous un
suspt cung otispring ot tnv devoted
Coun’ry, to rally around the holy stan
dard established by the genius tvho
guided all thy actions, and to muin.
tain inviolate the sacred inheritance
bequeathed Itv thee; Oh spirits ol
Warren, of Mercer, Montgomery, and
all ye thousands ol holy 104' tyrs who
nobly perished in the racrcd cause ol
independence,inspire your successors
to rally around -the glorious boon !
People of America! Ye pure and
living de-.cend.tnts of this holy train, a
rouse from your lethargy ! come toith'
in the loll power of your Constitution
al strength !
Hally around the stand ird of youi
liberties, nor cease to your (»cd •
like energies, by the tree, anti ind*\
pendent rx.i^c of your 1 lective fran
chise until the traitors who attempt to
octray you are forever extirpated from
power, and indignnntly consigned to
eternal oblivion.-—People 0! Virginia !
ever foremost in the ranks of tree
lorn and aliv* to usurpation, will jou
suffer yourselves to he duped by a
:uniitng tmd designing faction f—-A'
you regard your national sovereign
;y, your dear-bought independence
your inalienable rights ! be not dt
ceived by the s-.rrogant denunciation
of self" called republicans^ so easi ,
distinguish'd by t iv.-r rringir.
courtly sycophancy, the m s' promi
nent features in their character; l.e
itve me the bland'shnunts o* power
fhe allurements of office, with ull its
-vil train of pride anti avarice, and
insolence and corruption, operate too
powcrlully upon the human heart, to
he resisted by men of ordinary into,
griiy ; before you repose confidence la
such men bring them to the standard ;
test them by the unerring ppiiit of *
vour glorious rtrolu’ion ; and if
found wanting in the balance reject
all their professions (hc\ve-v< r ardent)
as false and spurious and only design
ed to aggrandize them .elves at your
expense and that of your innocent tz
unoffending posterity. Hut I have
yielded perhaps too freely to th- feel
ings oT mv heart. I h ve followed
perhaps with enthusiasm the impulse
of a pure and honc>t zeal for my cour
try ; I cannot forbear ; the pre sei v tiou
of the republic is dear to my heat t;
the duty which I owe to mv country
supersedes every other consideration.
It is to the great body of yeomanry*
bv far the most respectable portion of
society throughout this vast extended
domain, that I sincerely addrecs mv
svlf; it is their indulgence I sc lie it.—A
plebian by birth, I trace no noble ancc -
try of which to boast, the characteris
tic traits of my progenitors, unenrrupt
ed by the pride of office or of wealth,
are virtue ard sincerity. With this
end the recollection that I have-bee a
i soldier of liberty, and the conscj us
ness that I have long been a faithful
servant of mv coun rv, I am content.
Th* smiles and the f owns of the su
percilious great are alike indifferent to
me. 1 envy not their gran Lur or
heir weulrh. ] know them well.
Whilst they fla'ter and caress you
With thflir 5 vnn
to their will, they ljugh at .your cre
dulity and niock when your icar com
' ih. Whilst they disgui e their re.,1
phjfC’e with the illusive cry of nation
al honor, and of peace, peace, s.■> d.or
to every real friend to his countrv,
sudden destruction come’h upon yea
as of a woman in travail. The real *
Patriots of my country, the gnuin^v
friends of liberty and ind prudence,
of whatever condition, exclusively fit
alone claim my regard, and ii the poor
ami Ieeble efiorts in plain and simple
-tileiof one of themselves can aryuse
them from their supineneas before it
be foiever too latt—if an bor.es’ ap
peal to their rca.on and sensibility,
tan but contribute to awaken them to
a j ust sense ot their national, their so
vereign rights ; and to apprecta c with
due regard their real honor, their » u
cred independence, 1 shall esteem
it more than ail the honors, of all the
Kings, &. Princes, and Princes R gent,
actual and expectant upon this tcrict
iri d globe. It.i^.therefore w th re
ap* ctful deferent* to the git a’, bod) < f
the people that 1 presume to ask their
valient indulgence, confidently antici
pating the unison of sentiment which
each one will accord with me. When
a soldier of the revolution it was my
lot to act in concert with ihe armies of
France lor the purpose of subduing
those of our perfidious for ; it was
therefore n dural to l«el towards that
generous people all the gruti’ude
which the importance and mag iiude
of such an occasion could inspire* It
' ’ J---- ...» uiui vu I
as brothers in arms those w >o fought
j by our sides. This sentiment will be
j co-existent with my life. My heart
»n<l soul wna devoted to her cause du
I 'ing the infancy ol the revolutionary
I truggl^s. I thought them i tentified
with our own, and most heartily wish
ed them a 3irnilar success. But w hcii
ihe motives and views ol the french
Revolution charged in their nature
and its object-—when cvrfry noble
sentiment was extinguished .and »> .ry
generous passion ouppre s»*d—v. In n
s bold and dating faction fa •*’*“
seduction ar.tr njfilgtte, jnuetifl.s' x ’
4ucccxsially agrinst that m«; nt|!iirr
md wonderfuipeop-h',succ-ccfc«i .
real patriots, who devised ard p! . ^
heir emancipation from ala- r. **
yrannyj when a D jnt^n 4 ^
«Uob.rpt.rre, the v
v'r an> -S' «r rotirj'rv. xi.
‘»m.eJ ;h« r'"-s o» s vcr.,„.„;: x
me! when a bold nu 1 d r
niliury adventurer, |» /
r.m .be1«<l«fKg,pt,x- xirt,»^.Z
2fi??d£'t di?P«r.ed «•>« , xiinnal
.ssem.dy m ,lttlng,_.t