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. CFF°M THE EDINBURGH REVIEW.J
Tartan Physique lies Regions Equatorialts, C?c
Pur Alexandre de HumboUt 4to. Paris, 1807, et
«tV1.
(concluded.) ^
The natives of the warmer parts of America
subsist mostly ou plantains ami cassava The
common banana, called plat ana arton, is culti
vated over an extent of low country’, wbicli con
tains a million and a half of inhabitants. It pro
pagates itself ny sending off shoots, and is won
derfully productive. In less than eleven months,
it bears fruit, like a cucumber, but very sweet
and highly nutritious. Its culture is so easy,
«>■*.» slight^application of two days in the week
ly. An acre of ground planted with bananas, will
support five-and-tWenty tirpes as many people as
one which gro«» wheat The ripe ft uit dried
in the sun is, under die name of plutano pus~
*ado, esteemed a pleasant and very wholesome
food.
The cassava, or manihot, is furnished bv two
kinds of the Juca, which, though scarcely dis
tinguishable hy their external characters, have
very different qualities. The root of the juca
ttulcc, or sweet manihot, is perfectly innocent;_
t>ut that ol the juca amarga, or bitter manihot,
conceals a deadly poison. This acrid root,how
ever, is reclaimed hy scraping off the skin, and
•queczmgthe pulp in a long bag ; and it is then j
formed into thin s ound cakes.wlnch are considt t
ed as very nourishing An Indian will, after se
vere toil, make a hearty meal on a small crumb
of c-.ssava bread, and three ripe plantains. But
•ven the poisonous juice of the manihot is of
ten converted into use He at being found to de
•troy its noxious qualities, it is boiled to a brown
•oup, which, in Cayenne, is further concentrated
into the cabiou, a rich snuce resembling the Chi
nese soy
On the warm grounds, the natives likewise
raise the convolvulus batatas, or Spanish pota
toe, and the di'seorea alata or vam, which was
first introduced by a slave shin from the coast of
.Africa. They cultivate besides, various kinds
of the tomatl or love-apple. and the pistachio or
earthnut. The capsicum, vhich they term chil
li, is reckoned by them an indispensable condi
ment.
B'lt c principal food of the cultivators, and
of the domestic animals in the Spanish settle
ments, consists of maize or Indian corn, which
grows between the bolter and more temperate
regions of America. Aided by the joint infiu
ence of heat and moisture, it shoots up to the
■eight of eight or ten feet, and yields the most
astonishing produce. On the wide plain of Mex
ico, these crops, though extremely variable, are
generally abundant; but, in that high country’,
they sutler often from drought, and occasionally
from unseasonable frosts. Their failure lias, at
times, caused the most dreadful famine.
pJ/JlTr 'r T. ^1C!'n la"P,,3Kc atclli, is
on »sed tor food in different w.iys, either by roas
ting or boiling. Crushed and baked, it form's a
nutntious bread, named arepn ; or the meal is
Dciled into gruel, which, mixed with sugar, ho
ney, or even mashed potatoes, is called atolli
But the natives have also the art of procuring,
from the* infusion ot the grain, at certain stapes
of us progress to maturation, several kinds of
beer or cider, which they term chica. Before
the conquest of America, tin y were accustom
ed, from the stalks otrhaize, to express a syrup*
and make sugar. In the valley of Toluca, these
stalks are now crushed betwixt rollers, and the
fermented juice converted into a spirituous
nquor, whit h is ex’ens;vcly vended under the
aame id paique ife tnnhis cr paique Jc atclli
But this is not the only intoxicating draught
Vriuch 'he Indians prepare Large tracts in the
interior cl the counity appear covered with the
ttgave amcricana, or American aloe, called, in
the native language, pittet. manguey, or nietl, &
whicli is cultivated merely for the sake of the
Vinous liquor which it furnishes A plantation
of mangueyt turns out astonishingly profitable —
The plant is terearkubly hardy, and delights in
a dry soil In about eight years, the manguey
comes tr. flower, and its fleshy leaves gather up
4o a crown ; and this being then cut over, it
bleeds profusely for two or three months. A
rigorous plant will, even during four or five
months, afford every day four gallons of sap,
which, being fvrirt tinted three or four days’
forms paique. This beverage, which tastes
sweetish and slightly acidulous, is in high esti
/nation among the colonists, though it proves
very nauseating to Europeans, owing to a certain
fmtrid or animal smell which it generally retains.
There is also distilled from it a strong ardent
spirit, called mexicalor aguardiente tie manguey.
The culture of the tnangur, is burthened with a
very heavy tax, which, from the cities of Mex
ico, Toluca, and Puebla atone, y ielded, in 1793
it clear revenue of about 150,0001. *
Nor is the manguey or agave amcricana, the
only plant which luxury trains up in t'w- Spanish
settlements. The sugar cane, originally trane
Ioi'eri from India and China to the Canaty Is.
and thence carried to St. Domingo and
Cuba, lias been successfully introduced into
■f in ot t he inferior pr< vim e» of the continent
Though it prefers a heal of 75° or 77°, the cane
79 yet found to tlirivr win ve the »ne*jii tempera- *
tore r-xce. ds not 66° oi 68°. Sugar plantation* 1
arc spread ng rapidly m the plain oi Mexico, and !
supply not only the home consumption, but af I
ford already .. very considerable surplus fur ex- |
portalion This produce is not, as in the West 1
lnd:< s, wiung from the compulsory labour of I
slaves.
Prodigious crops of wheat are raised in the
Mexican territory. The grain i* large & plump,
and equal in quality p. the heat ol the Ahdalutu
»r On die slop*- of the Amies, the soil, consis
tir.g m vtly f decayed basalt, is remarkably fer
til< trough Imge tracts likewise occur which
are co-'•red with a hard intractable clay, called
leptrute. I'lie syttem of irrigation is, incot.se
qutt.ee of the prevailing drjmest of the climate,
g'-neraUy practised, and with g/eat Success.
Cultivation appears the most active in the neigh,
borliood i I the mutes, which always ci'eatc an
extraordinary demand for provision
Oats at e very seldom grown in the Mexican
territory, w here the inhabitant!., as do those of
Spain and Barbary, commonly prefer barley for
feeding their horses. The tolunuYn. tnherctum,
or potato**, which, under the name of papa*, 13
cultivated along the whole chain of the Andes,
seems to have followed the progress of the Peru
vian arms, from the mountains of Chili to tha
liigh plain of lb.got a, and to have baen thence in
trod need into Mew Spain, soon after the con
' quest. It is planted in the highest and coldest
Itrounds, and becomes the more productive in
that climate, as it does not require mu-h humi
dity, i he potatoes of Quito and Sann-f'f, grow
to a large sixe, and are of an excellent quality —
Both the ' means and Peruvians can presetve
them for *• vr ral years, bjr merely destroying (j„.
principle of germination. Tltere roots, which
tiavr h< en exposed to the frogtr, ai.d then dried in
the sue, are tc. mod chunu
Bey01 d rfie hf igjits where potatoes are culti
Va cd. there ofctir only mountain p«* ores,which
ft" d nhfnefou* flocks of lainas,goats,si) -ep&cow s.
The h inlet Of Ant «una, elevated 3 «*,l> leet a
bm» the plain < t Quito, and 13,5U<J above the
se -, is 1. .finest i m ibiv ♦ tie highest inhabited sj>ot
©n th*- vu. h«ce ol otir globe.
Tint annn.U, as wrM aa the vegetable tribes,
shrink from the region of show f.so *j«- i.*,
tiebi o ly sensible to the approach of cold, though
tV-y can en «r, without inconvenience, « degree
<)f jieat that is very surprising. Thty abound!
on the shore* of ihe o*esn; but become rare io |
the waters of Ihe upland country The lake of!
Texruco, near which the city of Mexico it.
built, has only two kinds of iish, and of a very
inferior quality ; one of them, called the axolotl,
being so strangely formed, that the ingenious
Cuvier considers it as merely the larva of some
large salamander. The water of that lake, with
a depth of only two or three fathoms, is, i-uleed,
suiter than the Baltic sea, containi'ig about the
i 43th part ol its weight of the muriate and carbo
nate ol soda. .Like the other lakes in the vale of:
1 enoclilitlau, it is highly charged with sulphu
rated hydrogen. These lakes have tieen very
considerably reduced since the famous siege of
*‘etico, which is described by the earlier wri
ters, as seated in the midst of waters, though it
now stands more than two miles from the shel
ving margin of the Teicuco Being encircled at
no great distance, by a chain of lofty mountains,
which at time* pour down torrents, the capital
wus exposed to the ravages of sudd mi and over-,
whelming floods. o prevent such inundation^,
it became necessary to erect dikes and cut drains.
a as\* ut*ii\ t Cut) us vvilvluil * 1
tunnel driven through the mountain Nochiston
g<>, and lour miles in length, 11 feet wide, and
14 feet high, was formed, is lCl»8, under the di-J
rection of Henry Martens, a Flemish engineer.1
Fifteen thousand Indians, compelled under the
lash of their unfeeling masters, to Tabor at Ihe'
work with spades and pick ixes, completed, in
the space of one year, a sub* erranegn passage,
which conducted the waters of the lakeZompau
go and of the river GuantitUo into the Tula, A
winch, at that period,might well have astonished
iuuropc.
In the higher Andes, the only inhabitant oftlie
pools and rivulets, is a small fish, the prennadil
la, a r.ew species oftlie rilurut, and wht h Hum
boldt, at the Suggestion of Lacepede. has deno
itima'«l/imr/oi/m (jr/u/ium, abaut four inches
loiig, not unlike the water newt, and of such a
slimy, disgusting appearance, that none but the
poorest of the Indians will taste it. The stream
lets in which it plays, have a temperature of 50
degrees, and seem to communicate, by crevices,
to rough the sides of the volcanic mountains, with
collections of water lodged in caverns within
the crater. According to the most authentic
testimony, the volcanos of Quito, and especially
Cotopaxi and Tungaragua, sometimes vomit
those fish in prodigious quantities, intermingled
with mud. Whole fields have been covered
by these eruptions; and the putrid remains have
infected the air, and been supposed to breed in
fectious disease.
_ The rivers and lakes of the low provinces of
Vanfcuela and the Carraccas abound with the
gymnoiu* etcctrmu, or electrical eel, called
trmbiadar by the Spanish colonists, and' angville
trimblunte, by the French settlers of Guyana
which possesses the singular faculty of stunning
its prey by an electrick discharge. It is, howe
ver, met with, most frequently, in the small,
stagnant pools, that are dispersed at intervals,
over the immense plains which extend from the
Orcnocco and Apure. The old road near Uruti
cu has been actually abandoned, on account of
the danger experienced in crossing a ford, where
the mules were, from the effect of conce ded
shocks, often paralysed and drowned. Even
the angler sometimes receives a stroke, con
veyed along his wetted rod anil fishing line
The electrick eel is of considerable size, being
•bout sir. feet in length. The structure of its
nervous system has been accurately described •
but the comparison of its cellular furniture, with
the composition of the electrick battery, is en
tirely fanciful; and seems nowise calculated for
assisting us in the explication of the phenomena
I lie brilliant science of electricity, it must be
confessed, is still in its infancy. Philosophers
i have assumed the existence of an electrick fluid
Without prejofi and talk of the galvaim k current
as familiar.y as if they were describing the ope
ration of a real and tangible substance. Were
such expressions merely figurative, and forced
upon us by the poverty of language, they would
be liable to no material objection. But if tliev
only serve to till the imagination, and supply the
want of solid argument, ,t is high time to reject
them. VVe may safely affirm, that the supposili
on of an electrick fluid has not contributed in
any degree to explain the appearances. All that
we know of electrick agency consists in a sya
tem of attractions and repulsions, of which the
chief relations have been clearly disclosed_
When a substance receives or conveys an elec-1
trick shock, all its particles, during a certain
minute portion ~ftime, suffer a mutual and vio..'
lent ihsiensioh. The degree of effect which is
produced must hence depe nd on the intensity of
action combined with its duration. The convul
sive agitation excited in the animal frame by an
electrick discharge, is caused by the general,
though momentary repulsion which it communi
cates to the train of nerves. The gytnnotur dee
trick* appears to have the power of reversing
this process. By an effort of volition, prrhaps
it can suddenly give its nervous system the inter
nal derangement appropriate to the electrick a
gency, and thu* dart its influence among the bo
dies in its vicinity. The sensation which the
gymnotut occasions, is i.tghly painful, and leaves
a nuinnness in the parts affected. It, indeed, re
sembles more the effect of a blow on the head,
than the shock of a common, electrick discharge’
| Analogous to the galvunick excitement, it may,
however, depend less on the absolute intensity of
action, than on the length of its duration. In
j both cases, the diffuse shock received is more
akin to the impression made by the residuum of
an immense battery, than to the sharp twitch
occasioned by the explosion of a small charged
'jar “
I lie Indians entertain such a dread of the gym
notus, and show an much reluctance to approach
ii wi eit alive and active, that Humboldt found ex
trcro- difficulty in procuring a few of those e<l«
to serve as the subjects of his experiments. For
tins express purpose, lie «topt some days on his
[journey .cross the L/anos to the river Apure, at
(lie small town ot Calaboza, in the neighborhood
ot which lie was infoi med that they arc very nu
incrons But, though his landlord took the fit
most pains to gratify his wish, he was, after re
prated attempts, constantly unsuccessful. Tired
at last ol disappointment, he resolved to proceed
himself to the principal snot which the gymntt,
'rrqucnt. He was conducted to the C.,go . de
Bera, a piece ol shallow water, stagnant and mud
dy, but t- the hf»t ot 79 degrees, and minound*
rd by a rich vegetat.on of the ctu,in rotta, the
hymen* a courhoril, ttie ftreat Indian fi^ trees, and
the sensitive plants with odoriferous flowers.—
Here the travellers soon witnessed a spectacle of
tiie most novel and extraoidinary kind About
thirty horse ■ and muics were quickly collected
Irom the aujacent savannahs, where they run half
wild, being only Valued at seven shillings a head,
when their owner happens to be known. These,
the Indians lie in on all sides and drive into the
mnrrh ; then pressing to the cdgg of the water,
or climbing along the extended branches of the
trees, armed with long bamboos or harpoons, they
with loud cries, push the animals forward, and
prevent therr retreat, I liegymnoti, roused from
their slumbers by this noise and tumult, mount
near the surface, and swimming like so many li
vid water serpents, briskly pursue the intitules,
and gliding under tlieir brliies,di#f.lmrge through >
them the most violent and repeated shocks. The 1
horses, convulsed ar.d terrified, their mane erect,
ami their eye starmg with pain and anguish,
make unavailing struggles to escape In less than
five minutes, two of them sunk under the water
• nd were drowned. Victory seemed to declare
for the electrick cels. But their activity now be
gan to relax I* stigued by such expence of ner
vous energy, they shot their electrick discharges
w ith lets frequency and effect. The surviving
lioises gradually recovered from Uie shocks, and
became more composed and vigorous. In a quar
.er of a*i hour, the gyrtlnoti finally retired from
ihj contest, and in such a st,te of larj tfr and
complete exhaustion, that they were easily drag
ged on shore by help of small harpoons fastened
to cords This very singular plan of obtaining
the electrick eel, is in allusion to the mode of
catching fish by iVteans of ibe infusion of narcot
ick plants. termed embarbatcar cm cabaUot, or
poisining with hortet.
IV. The observations of Humboldt throw a
steady light on the constitution and habits of the
native Indians. Hut this article has already «*x
tended to so great a length, that we must restrict
ourselves to a few incidental remarks Tie* same
copper coloured race appears snattert d over the
greater part of the continent of America It is
not, however, of that unvaried hue \vh ch authors
have described j nor do the shades of complexi
on even follow what has been deemed llielaw of
climate.
The natives of the temperate tract of New
Spain, are in general of a de-per cast than the in
habitants of the hottest parts of south America
This dastardly, inanimate race, and especially the
Mexicans, borne down by long oppression, seem
to be inferior in all the qualities, whether moral
or intellectual, to the Africans themselves. The
same apathy ot character wuaiu appear to cki.c::-J
its influence to the other breeds in those torrid
regions, where the wants of man are so few anil
so easily satisfied. Though caprice may some
times act, no prospect of gain*will for a moment
tempt the naked wretch to Hiake ofF his habitu
al slo»h When our travellers visited Havannsh
in the month of January, they were struck with
the beauty of the male flowers that projected,
white as snow, *'rom the tops of the royal palm ;
and being desirous to have an opportunity of in
specting the ftoratinn, they offered the negro chil
dren, whom they met with in the neighboring vil -
Uge, two piasters, or near eight shillings, for each
hough Iqad’ed with blossoms that should be bro’t
down to them ; but the listless urchins could not
be prevailed oh to stir a foot. Other straggling
tribes, of very different character and aspect, are i
found dispersed through the wide regions of A j
m erica, living in a state of brutal degradation, !
or of sullen and ferocTous independence. Oa the
ban s of the Meta and the Oronocco, dwell the
Ottomaques, an ugly race inclined to corpulency,
and having the coarse, broad features of the Tar
tar During the greater part of the year, they
live on the fish which tliey-fcill on the surface of
the water with their arrows Put in the rainy
season, when the rivers inundate the plains, those
disgusting savages feed on a fat, ilncttious earth,
or a species of pipe-clay ting-.-d -vith a little oxyd
of iron They collect tins clay very carefully,
distinguishing it by the taste ; they knead it in
to Indlsof 4-m-6 inches in diameter, which they
bake slightly before a slow fire Whole stacks
of such provisions are seen pihet up in their huts
Those clods are s nked in water when about to
be used ; and each individual eats nearly a pound
of the material every day. The only addition
which they occasionally make to this unnatural
fare, consists in sm»ll fish, lisards, or fern roots.
The quantity of clay the Ottomaques consume,
and tne greediness with which they devour it,
would seem to prove, however incredible this
may appear, that it does more than merely dis
tend their hungry stomachs, and that the powers
of digestion c»n, to a certain degree, assimilate
the finer portions of it into animal substance.
As the summer advances, the low plains on
the coast of America become parched with ex
cessive heat. The grass withers to the roots, and
the soil turns hard and baked. The cattle enve
loped during the day in cloud? of du3t, run pant
ing with oppressive thirst. The more sagacious
mule, with his hoof cautiously thrusting aside the
prickles of the watermellon, sucks a refreshing
b<. verage But the cries and frightful shrieks of
the lai ger apes, at last announce the approaching
ruins Incessant torrents descend. The croco
dile and the boa, long concealed in a torpid state
under the hardened mud, now, raising their hor
rid fronts, burst with sudden and tremendous
noise, from their tombs. The rivers soon over
flow their banks, and sweep the surface with
wide inundation. One sheet of water covers the
whole delta of the Orenocco. In the midst of this
aquatic scene, lives in peace the unconquered na
tion of the Guaranis, who nestle among the tops |
of the Mauritiat, or fan leaved palms, in exten
ded hammocks, which they construct with net
ting, made from the fibres of the leaves, and line
I partly with mud. On such humid and pensile
floors, the women light their fires and cook their
vegetable diet. The tree to which each family
is attached, furnishes its sole subsistence. Tue
pith of the m<iuritia, resambling sago, is formed
into thin cakes ; and its scaly fruits, ni the differ
ent stages of their progress, afford some variety
of wholesome food Palm wine supplies an a
greeable, refreshing drink, and may even procure
that state of intoxication, which is the elysium of
the savage
B^t though the members of this arial repub
lick, living on the spontaneous products of the
soil, enjoy undisturbed repose, it is very different
with the other native tribes. Actuated ny all the
vengeful passions, they are constantly prepared
for deeds of blood and oarnage. The prowling
wretch exults in rapine and insidious murder_
When a weaker tribe fearfully ventures to cross
the parched plains, the individuals take the pre
caution of eff acing their footsteps, to pi event be
ing surprized and massacred. Nature seems to
| have aided the dark spirit of the savages, by con*
I coding, in those torrid regions, the mostenve
I noimdjuices Their poisoned darts and arrows
j carry inevitable death. But where such weap
ons are wanting, the genius of evil, fertile in re
sources, still prevails. The odious Ottom ques
are accustomed to dip the nail of their thumb in
the curare, a strong poison which is extracted
froth a species of t ie phyllanthus, and the slight
est laceration then inflicted by them, infallibly
proves mortal..
It is thus that the visions of primeval innocence
melt away before the touch of enquiry. The true
savage is a cold,cruel,sullen, suspicious, and de
signing animal. Man grows generous exactly in
proportion as he becomes civilized We may b
ment the selfishness of our nature, which, in ar
tificial society, engenders corruption, and wields
the infernal machinery of war. But the tempest
rolls ovf-r our heads ; the mild virtues flourish in
the 6hade of security ; the finer feelings are che
rished by the enjoyment of ease and plenty ; and
whatever contribute* to sof ten or adorn life, is
called forth into action
WILL BE SOLD, at Auction, at Lancas
ter courthouse, on the 20th of Novem
her nest, for cash, nine likely Virginia born
SL A VES. consisting of men, women and boys,
belonging to the catiite of \Vm. D. Nutt, dec’d.
RICH D. SKL.DE N, Adm'r.
October 23 wS-eH
ONE HUNDRED, Virginia lijrn, SLAVES
EUR SALE.—On the first Monday in Ja.
mi at y next, being Albemurle court day, I shall
expose to sale, at Public Auction, at Charlottes
ville, m the ronnty of Albemarle, One Hundred
NEGROES, MEN & WOMEN, BOYS AND
GIRLS
A repugnance to wound the feelings, and se
ver the ties of nature, will cause them to be sold
in families
THE TERMS OF SALE ■
One half the purchase money to be paid by the
buyer on receiving the property, the other halt
at the end of twelve months, which is to he »e
cured by bond with security, approved by the
Hunecriber or his agent. Interest from the day
Hf sale, if the monay secured by bond l'A not
punctually paid at the time stipulated, must be
paid.
HUGH NELSON.
October 98,_ .: ;w
OriCE—A PETITION will he present
_ cd to the next General Anomb’v ol Vir
ginia, praying that an act may pass to incorporate
the Fa macs IleS^vziB A^5 o Ct*K-i 19 A of this,
oil
.
Land—for sale—ti»< •». >,Criber'Hr.'
far* for sale, his TRACT OF LAS I). Iv
ii.g in Amherxt county, Oil the w.u rs of J'uify
River, adjoining the lands of James Franklin, Jo
cl Franklin s est-i’e, and di.'njnh Cannlen ; con
Mining near nine hundred acres.—This tn.i t
lies extremely well ; upon it is a con<ud~rjble
quantity of Meadow Land, it is verv fertile, w 1]!
watered, and well adapted to the culture of corn. I
W'hent, and tobacco; upon-itis a Plantation ,uf. !
ficient to work eight hands, a considerable part
of it is fresh land, and the wh ile of it in i high :
state of cultivation,. Well i„r.lo*ed, and divided |
into four fields ; and each field in its turn has i
been sowed iti small grain and red clover, which
grow, luxuriantly on this plantation—that logo !
ther with the white clover, which grows natu i
rally upon it, produces very fine pasture —One I
ol the fields will be sown dn\vil ;n wheat, in
good order for the ensuing crop,—there is upon
this plantation, a good Apple Orchard, and
there has lately been built diereon. some useful
and valuable Houses :-:a farther description
is deemed unnecessary, as it is presumed no
person will purcfiase without viewing the
land—The land will be sold on time, and the
payments made accommodating to the purchaser.
Tin; overseer living on the plantation will shew
the land, to any person desirous to purchase.—
The purchaser can be supplied with a quantity
of corn, &c. for the use of the plantation. *
If the above L;nd is not sold before the 10th
November, being Amherst court day,—it will ori
that day, at the Court House, be off-red to the
highest bidder, on extensive credits, that cannot
fail to su it purchasers.
WILLIAM GAI.T
October 15 v.-4^
rHE Subscriber has re ived, and offers for
sale, at his Grocery Store, between Messrs
Kirby, Drake and Taylor, and Messrs. Gallego,
Richards 8c Co’s.
109 Kegs F FF FFF Diinont d<* Nemour 8c
Co’s Brandy wine GVN-POWD~F.it, war
ranted of superior quality,
lO Hogsheads Prime Anugua Rum,
200U0 wl Brown Sugar,
6000 do. CnlT-e,
10 Hales Bourbon, do.
20 Chests best Hvson, Young Hyson, Impe
rial, Gun powder and Souchong TEAS, of
uisl irni/ortutrcn,
10(? 2 and o lb each Lead Canister Imperial
and Gun powder Tea,
21 Doz. Bottles Martinique Cordial assorted
in boxes of 12 bottles each,
2.00 Doz Claret, Vibt* de Gi.'ivr? Blttiir,
nish do Burgundy, Cliampaigne and old
Port WIRE,
2 Doz. Curb ys London Bill Madeira Wine
ol 1799 & 1801,
2 Pipes pld j. ndon Musket, Sherry, Lis
bon 8c Teneriffe Won;,
4 Pipes old Cugniac tfruiidy—Sc 100 Box
es of superior quality II o wir. >rgHrs ;
With »large and general ass n tment <-f Groce
riet of superior quality, abo. China inti G, is.
Ware, all of which he will dispose 61 *1 1,,* on*
ces for rash j
AXJD1N l.AFOrtEST I
Aorrnst 21_ ; i >
Vf1 >TICE.—For sale ' ,,r i,, rtf ,
Tv yea-a, a valuabh- un-.iufa u ng and giisl
MILL in the county «if Amrl t situated within
a few hundred y.nls of ti,r River Appomattox,
from whence boats pus with convenie nce to Pe- <
teisburg— there ;>fe t\fr*nty five acres of land at
tached to the Mill wliicii iiu Indus u convenient
store house, lumber house, and biacksmitns shop
It a s >le shall take place, the purchaser can be
accommodated with any additional quantcy of
land, adjoining ttie mill, (not exceed ng 5U0 a
cres") ttiat may he Wanted -The mill ,.a not in
good repair at this time ; but may be put in com
plete order, by exp-riding a few hundred d It rs.
The subscri »er will lr-at with any gentP men,
disposed to purchase or lease, until Christmas
next.
WILLIAM ROY ALL
Amelia, Sep. 21 ,.f,f
A TEACHER WANTED.--., .m • .
Academy in the neighborhood of Rich
mond, a gentleman possessing an accurate k.iow
Udge of the English language, of Arithmetic, and
who also writes a good hand Should he hap
pen to be acquainted with any other braacli ofe
ducation usually tauffht in Academics, lie shall
be considered as entitled to further remuneration.
With equal attainments, a prrfer-nce will he gi
veil to a minister of some religious worship ; I
but though, this is not deemed an enseal- d con
dition, yet in no rase shall any person be ein
j.loytd other thin one of orderly habits and
approved character.
Letters postpaid and directed to E — NA
at Manchester shall be attended to.
September II. lawtf
( T l^N—t’O IV I )Elt ! — J'he proprietors of toe
V9 RICHMOND POWDER MILLS, offer
for sale, by the k« g or larger quantity, F and FF
Lun Powder, glared and ungiajed ; warranted
equal to any imported, nnd on reasonable terms.
Retailers at liberty to return the powder, if
not approved. Apply to
JAMES BROWN, Ot. Or,
DAVID J BURR '
May 2 * »y3wMfwtf
A, GEN I LliM AN of liberal education, who
x J. can produce the best recommendations of
h s moral and liters'y character, and • f „j* qua
lifications as an instructor, in the learned l.mgna
ges, and in tlie solid branches of English Liter*
turn, wishes lotnkcth« care of an Arademy—.
or for a situation in a respectable private family :
enquire at this office.
October 26. 0|«r
NOI ILL—-We shall petition the ensuing L
gislaturr, for leave to bring mtotnis si.de
certain SLAVES fr.-rti the State of Georgia
SAMUEL * cCRAW,
, SARAH Me CRAW
Richmbnd, Sept. Jtt.
Notice.—a petition wai bp present
ed to the General Assembly of Virginia, at
their next session, to incorporate a company for
the purpo>-.* of improving the navigation of the
Kivtmn* river, from die town of Columbia to
Milton, and to establish rates of toll to be paid,
for the use of said navigation, unlit the money
which shall be expeuded in said improvement, ke
thereby vtfutuled
October 23._ w3w
N'OTIC ft—I shall petition the next General
Assembly to sell a Tract of L.1, lying in 1
Mecklenburg county, belonging to Richard
Brame, a Lunatic.
WALTER FRAZER,
Committee of Rtcfhirtl lirmne.
October 2.___ wd*
Michael grettek, silvers**fra
AL D JEPTEl. 1.KR, opposite Gambles’
Corner, Main-Street—grateful lor the liberal en
couragement he has received, informs his friends
nnd customers, he Ins received an additional sup
ply ot article* : He bason band the most Lshi
onable assortment of Pearl, Gold, Silver and Pla
*-■" G mds—smnn? which are—Pearl and Topaz ;
Breast-Pins, Kings, Earrings and Bracct-ts, en
amelled do Cornelian, Ainhcr& J. t Necklaces,
Plated Tea Setts, complete, Castors, Candle
sticks, Snufl ws and Si.oflcr i rays, Bread and
Cake Baskets, Bottle «*ul Silt Stands, &c &c.
Suver Tsble, Dessert and Tea Snoons, Soup, i
Punch and Cream Lull s Ike He is in daily '
expectation of a further supply of fasnionnble S':l
ver PLte; all ot which he oilers at his usual mo
derate prices
Wanted, one or two Boys, as apprentices to
the above business
N. B Liberal wages will he given to a Jewel
ler who understands his business perfectly
October 16 wtf
I N CHANCERY —In Henrico County court,
a August 9t.fi, 1810. 3
Frye-* Watkins, Combit.
Against 1
Samuel Parsons, Dcf't
'1H is day came as well th« plaintiff*. by bis at
torney, as the defendant, by Samuel McCraw his
attorney, an t by consent ; It is ordered, Tl • it the
'7 P' Wounred in this cause, on Monday the
2d day of July, 1810, be set aside — And by con
sent of the parties, by tiieir said attornies, the
cun doth decree, that all that part,,f the ground
anil houses on the Lot known and distinguished
J’ un U,e city of Hichmond, by the No.
4w, hdong ng to S->muehParsons ; also, one half
a. -e Lot of GROUND, known and distinguish
ed in the plan of the said city, by the No. 465 ^
H'lp.miiig the public warehouse on the south side
of the has.n, and in front of the said Parsons'pre
sent dwelling house, the first mentioned Lot Iv
I'.'g °V thrP nnr}h “i,le of the basin, be sold at pub
lic sale, for the purposes in the deed of inden
ture annexed to the complainant's hill mentioned
—that I bomas Taylor do proceed to make the
s. .id.s .!e on the first Monday in November next,
having first given one month's notice of the time
and place at winch it will take place, by adver
t. sement mthe Patriot and Enquirer, «*ettes
published in the city of Richmond, on the terms
and conditions following, viz The Lot No 4AS
to be sold on a credit or sixty and one hundred t
twenty days, from the time of the sale, and .f two
thousand dollars should not be raised by the sale
Ot the said Lot No 465, then as much money to
be paid in *»ne hundred and twenty days of the
sum for which the Lot No 497 may be sold, an
will make up Hie said sum of two thousand dola
hirs, and the balance t • hr paid m one, two anc!
three years, m equal payments , that rht said
l bomas 1 ay lor do apply tnc money winch may a
nse from the said sales, to the pa> merit of the
debt due from the said Parsons to the said Wat
kins, after deducting the exjiences attending tho
execution of mis dectee j that bond with se
curity, to be approved by the plaintiff or his
allotney, be taken of the purchasers of the
" property, and that the lien of the said Wat
kins on the said property remain as at present, *
until after the payment of the last instalment,
when a release shall be executed by him to the
purchasers And as to the residue of the pro
perly pledged to the said Watkins, by the said
1 arsons : This court doth sot at pres-nt pro
nounce any decree, but doth continue the sab**
cause.
A Copy? Teste,
ROO’T W. CHRISTIAN, o. c. h. c.
P. S The above des> nhed property will
•'•Id, on the premises, on Monday, the 5th day
.November next, s
„ THOMAS TAYLOR.
I October 2. t.
j A d) hOR SALE.—The subscriber wishes
“ lo dispose of a tract of LAND, containing
/9d acre*, and situated on Piscateway Creek, in
jhe county of Es»cx. The plantation is common,
y called Bathurst, and has many desirable qua
hties. He deems a description of the farm use
less, ns purchasers will examine it. The subscri
ber udl accommodate any disposed to purch ase
with a generous indulgence, and his terms may
br „?wn l,y “Pplica'ion lo Mr. John W. Beliield
ol B.dmount, Richmond county.
-- ' _ „ TIIOS. JONES.
Essex County, Sept. 28. tf
W1LL to highest bidder on the
' * premises on the l-t Monday in Dec n«t
THREE THOUSAND ACRES OFLAND
l',c* ,9,’un'r of Henrico, within six m.les of the
L ty ot RiciimonJ9 and on each side of th<* Staee
road leadiiirr from Richmond to Fredericksburg,
on the waters of tbe Brook Hun. The Dud « n tire
wes. side oithe road will be laid ot! in lots from 19
to ,00 acres; on this partoftnc land is a manufac
turing Si saw mi!!. The East side and on which
the dwelling house stands, in one lot containing
between 60u and f(JC acres. It is thought unne
cessary to give a description of the abo'ie prop ’r.
ty, as it is presumed,purchasers will form their
own opinion ol it? present or future value.. Terms
ol Sale, one third cash,one third in twelve mo-uhs
the balance, in two j« ids bonds with approved •
security, with Deed? ol Trust on tire land, will
be rtquircd of the purchasers m
«ep 25, laic:_-r.H. PROSSER.
NOTICE—The subscriber lias rented, and
removed his Counting Room to the
new Brick Lumber House, near Shorkoe Ware
Hou-ve, ami lately occupied by Mr. James C An*
t.iony Tr.is house is calculated to store un
war..s ol 500 hogsheads of Tobacco, and several
thou and barrels of flour ; it is situated conveni
ent to the basin of the e-.n-d, and rendered secur
from fire by being covered with tile.
^ THOMAS GUV.
Richmond, Sep 21. 3rn
ipltUlT TREES.—Those persons who are
■ desirous of procuring from John Hastings a
supply of F< vit Tn ees, are requested to 3c;nd
" ,,r' <lv immcdi .tely to Fi izwhy soxx &
I or 'eu that they may, utthfc end of diis mouth,
b forwarded for execution
tu*r P‘ ,,aveJUii received a largo addition to
the,r farmer stock f S : uionary, with an assort
ITU w. ot Plays and Nm Publication,s
A v lety of Day Bonis Journals. Lcdren.
Record an.i other B.ani Books, on hand.
Oitoher 19. ^
PUBLIC AUCTION.
T
NOTICE.-.On Monday* the 26:1> day of No.
vember next, before Thom .* Hobaon’a Ta
vorn, s' Cumberland coti'-t h»*- s .. >t being couft
day; . Y J Ac e.vftojrrc/ to tali-, '• :> *‘ l;c auction,
to the •. ^•fs: bidder t.tr rvutl* 1.1 nicy, a certain
negro ri«\c named STEPNEY, *vno is an excel
lent Carnage and Country lit.i' k-Smith, the pro
perty i;t ; U-iriitit>- Casey of said county.
rhi* sal- will **i-to up; by virtue of »• deed of
trust, executed io thn subset iocrs, by tne said
riernmg Casey, to seen- - ihe payment of udebt.
tme to Mrs. Susanna Wilcox, nf the county of
Buckingham. And nil persons having claims to
tlic sa'p. slave, by deed or otherwise, afe hereby
puhl.rly called on to exhibit their claim to the
Subscribers, oreuiier of them, on or before ».«*d
“«y.o‘ ^^‘“uBterwise, this notice will be plead
! ed in bar to an) claim which may hereaf ter arh*
or appear.
JAMES I) WOODSON,}
JOHN ANDERSON, < Tm.trri.
_ 3 w7w
NU11CC A PETITION wdi be presum
ed to the next General Assembly of Vir
gmia, tor leave to turnpike ^ the read between
~jjgL* -_w2m
IJ'Olt SALE, on Thursday, the first of Nov.
r. S ™\ih*P»**-m!ses, in Loudoun county, the
# A ACT OFLAND, cn which the iate Judge
Jones resided ; cons^ting of -about 2000 acres.
It lies mi Little River, ten miles from Lecshnrg
and o5 from Alexandria and George-Town • %
remarkably well watered ; Ins at least 60 acres
well set with Timothy, .and 300 adapted to its cul
ture ; has 2 merchant mills in its neighborhood
the farthest not moie than two miles distant, and
the turnpike from Alexandria, passing through a
corner of it
As the Land was accurately described, in a
former advertisement it is unnecessary to be more
particular in this It will he .hvaded into lots of
different dimensions, to suit those who muv he
mcSned to purchase. A credit of one, twu'aml
tiiree yems will he allowed—the purchaser giving
bond with approved secnri'y, and a trust on the
Laud, to secu. e the payment
. JAMES MONROE.
Aluemarje, August 31 ids