Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-01-26 00:00:00, page 1

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VIRGINIA ARGUS.
X\ JUth year.] a free fress maintains the sovereignty of the people. [No. ;r^<i \
RICHMOND : —Printed (os Tuesdays and Fridays,) by S Y?*I TJSL PL S Vi Yi'C T5, Junior, Patster to the Common we alth.
) [Fo r Dollars Per Annum—Paid i . Advance.] FRIDAY, JANUARY' 26, 1310. [12 l-i: Cents Single.)
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A ltaic of the Jtelimue (Cat*
For the Year 1809—Arising on Land, Slaves and other Property.
_ Gou titles. | -i^ots. Gaud. A Slaves. Horses.
Amelia 188 4 Tl j TroV 20 275 76
Accomack 19 82 1817 3 4? 1025 20 363 CO
Albemarle 65 67 2325 97 2160 40 552
Amherst 1361 93 1157 20 335 4
Augusta 213 11 1354 11 705 70 948 GO
Bedford * 20 77 19«24 43 1343 16 5 78 64
Berkeley 216 54 1120 21 542 76 595 44
566 17 195 80 378 96
Botetourt 103 80 1110 5 502 92' 623 76
Buckingham 24 43 2125 39 1856 4 431 28
Brunswick 2635 13 2020 48 389 28
^LBrnukc 59 87 173 95 67 62 204 48
‘^^,£a»npbell 130 66 1660 41 1236 12 378 36
Caroline 58 98 2485 17 2436 28 431 6 4
Charlotte 1679 36 1701 4 421 68
Charles City 860 49 744 4 123 9G
Chesterfield 191 4 1 2203 43 2122 12 4 >8 24
Cumberland 49 55 1587 96 1433 5 2 206 28
Culpeper C7 98 2122 96 1829 t. 643 8
Cabell 1 ;2J 94 50 6o 132 72
Dinwiddle 113 3 77 23 4 4 77 2092 64 350 76
Elizabeth City 67 36 309 50 403 48 50 4
E^ex 45 23 1192 81 1243 199 GS
Fauquier 4 5 2 1997 31 2306 4 844 8
Fairfax 37 73 1771 95 1330 12 483 36
Franklin 1154 73 595 12 395 40
Fluvanna 31 29 956 82 539 85 150 24
Frederick 417 19 2206 1358 28 936 96
Gloucester 7 42 922 8 1287 161 2a
Goochland . 1332 11 1278 64 276 12
Greenbrier 33 1070 59 115 28 409 HO
Grayson 1 95 315 47 52 80 213 60
Greensville 25 93 1341 53 1053 20 185 16
Giles 260 17 51 48 ICO 5G
Halifax 6 15 2651 74 2325 84 623 12
Hampshire 64 83 1505 Si 187 88 504 84
Hanover 25 23 2518 68 1924 12 393 24
Harrison 22 yj 4166 G0 93 1 2 355 8
Hardy 23 65 632 95 183 4 409 92
Henrico 2316 29 124-J 19 2007 72 306 36
Henry y..£ y.> 401 36 199 41
v Isle of Wight 46 88 137(5 56 921 44 186 72
James Cffty 733 22 488 40 57 24
. Jefferson 257 72 1094 70 711 92 463 44
j- King and Queen 1166 21 13 27 92 225 72
< King George 8 58 812 47 8;6 2* 1.9 76
King William 1173 54 1349 48 219 24
: Kenawha 8 72 3644 58 59 84 142 68
' Lancaster 018 75 722 43 f 98 88
Loudoun 184 08 1950 63 1054 24 955 68
Louisa 1783 37 1564 20 353 76
Lunenburg l.>45 24 1013 84 345 48
Lee 5 38 533*93 76 12 224 52
Mathews 580 6 671 44 73 68
Mecklenburg 2338 41 2282 28 543 96
Middlesex 18 64 643 10 597 52 67 44
Monongalia 3d 70 774 21 113 52 435 36
JM.u gomery 7 48 711 02 213 32 446 76
Madison 1045 69 896 72 288 72
Monroe 23 31 522 22 HO 03 323 4
Mason 7 98 1123 80 53 02 107 4
Nans.;mend 184 32 1755 0(5 9u4 92 170 40
N w-Kent 1 91 968 36 902 44 125 83
Norfolk 433 1410 951 lu23 191 52
Northampton 799 65 886 16 203 76
Northumberland 909 29 952 16 134 2
Nottowav 1294 85 1474 44 253 4)
Norfolk borough 2873 56 687 28 29 83
Nelson 1209 82 1106 60 252 24
Orange 1587 46 1253 12 352 8)
w:no 88 V)~ 8 38 3b HI 40 251
Pittsylvania 23 16 2W0 12 1433 90 582 96
Powhatan 11 89 1190 70 1205 60 206 64
Prince Kdward 2'> 38 1460 56 1638 ! 2 370 44
Prince William 2. y 96 1540 26 1219 C 3 3_>8 4
Pr ince George , 124 55 1 382 Hi 1131 08 165 96
Princes Anne 20 67 Jlio 44 924 44 228 72
Pendleton 21 91 4 55 24 '3 80 346 20
^Patrick 987 ha .2 .>2 132 60
Mr icfimoiid 903 36 699 60 127 4.
Kapdolph 4 1 1293 16 18 92 146 C.
ltocl;bri.lge 63 10 823 8 G’JO 83 586 23
P Hti m jhnm 93 9C 999 83 3 16 7*2 693 84
W Kush'ill 687 39 91 60 327 Go
1 South .impton 15 31 2083 • 2119 4 4 355 36
Shenandoah 154 80 128‘J ' > 273 94 8 )8 68
Spottsvlvania 714 4 2005 1631 90 325 56
fitarf.); d 72 30 1302 6 *966.68 279 24
S ’fry 7 69 1214 73 837 32 132 96
SmStX 2104 91 1435 28 257 40
TvacWcU' 1 2t 796 38 73 4« 204 21
Washington 115 88 1085 321 20 657 48
Warwick 98 344 61 234 234 32
Westmoreland 13 26 1113 24 902 ay 159 36
Wvtbo 37 53 539 <ft 274 56 512 40
W(Of! 3 90 1608 10 89 70 116 52
’Wiiliatnsburg 138 37 222 20 19 56
'Vor’c_69_541 32 622 16 79 8
.. ^i1 1 43)12944* 65 (90029 14|32207 34l98l3 6 j *470 17 33 54|5053 94| |28517G 6'
r ji on Merchants and Pedlars* F^icence, tali n from the Commissioners’ returns, so far as they nr'c made 21223 6
flat on Seines, taken from the Commissioners* reittrr.a, .••••••••• 34
I as on Ordinary Licenses, iso iar at returns liavc bet n m.ido, . 8318 3
f, 309,755 5
WVr». . i Tf
! W
Studs. Coaches Stages. Chairs. I Merch’ts TOTAL
125 95 3 "36 84 281 licences. 4174~7A
75 45 16 80 317 34 . 3680 H
210 100 23 52 40 42 5477 9fi
177 25 7 74 306S 9]
168 32 40 20 16 17 20 3467 2fi
223 32 35 6 72 46 44 4183 4«
178 45 6 72 13 76 2518 4j
35 5 1181 93
186 34 30 3 36 19 78 2603 ]
130 66 75 6 72 48 16 4707 68
279 66 70 23 52 203 82 5621 89
78 583 92
103 63 55 3 36 44 72 3723 29
168 63 155 134 40 92 83 5963 8
251 66 25 26 88 78 26 • 4193 88
52 70 23 52 59 34 1933 33
166 285 23 52 169 42 5569 19
48 .95 10 8 56 76 . 3547 15
2 38 98 80 60 43 12 90 5055 46
51 1660 26
131 280 40 32 219 SO . 6595 56
20 3 36 23 22 912 96
45 65 3 3 96 73 10 2900 83
209 30 115 20 16 26 66 . 5523 7
104 85 30 24 21 50 3863 90
126 5 8 60 2232 91
43 10 R 12 4 1743 35
254 137 57 12 47 30 5411 85
82 130 43 68 109 22 2742 6C
72 130 13 41 46 44 3143 75
127 2 58 1758 25
29 50 613 32
107 32 GO G ?2 99 70 2jj4 62
16 * 4^8 21
215 34 60 23 34 69 66 6025 1?
136 5 83 2405 37
123 28 HO 70 56 111 8Q ou79 91
r; rr -Kn /Lr.U O or*
129. 66 86 1430 8
20 435 57 12 145 3'. 653 7 2
36 5 3 33. 7 74 1488 80
46 20 20 1G 128 14 _ - 2748 90
10 30 0 72 51 GO 1377 13
203 6G 85 13 44 . 9 46 2774 34
89 35 53 76 123 84 3321 4j
54 1QQ 30 24 20 (>i 2061 93
62 70 36 96 112 66 . . 3023 33
32 3887 82
32 20 23 52 3 7 26 1550 8Q
323 75 16 80 6 88 4509 90
79 50 55 23 52 32 63 3892 3
184 30 10 8 85 14 * 3843 7t\
56 ■ 895 95
44 35 6 72 34 40 1445 30
276 93 45 33 60 78 26 5598 49
45 1417 98
82 68 1442 53
9 > 3 32 62 1514 52
107 25 16 80 4 30 2384 23
39 5 999 25
73 13G5 56
56 50 20 16 107 50 3248 96
26 4.7 20 16 81 70 2171 4j
32 . 35 6 72 160 82 3323 1
72 75 30 24 165 12 2231 0.3
41 25 4 7 4 3 6 9 8 21 45 75
88 85 13 44 71 38 3280 5j
170 26 83 58 4j| 3846 8
114 GO. 35 3 36 774 2759 4i
100 I 35 26 83 13 76 3369 2
114 [ 873 96
196 35 6 72 36 12 4714 4
83 145 10 8 67 91- 2925 70
152 95 16 80 87 72 3C41 2
60 45 67 20 30 10 3585 24
85 40 32’ 112 66 2996 98
163 3: 20 6 72 202 96 2687 27
52 * k 988 1J
56 1449
28 35 6 72 19 78 1824 90
32 * 1494 73
1J4 92 10 6 72 12 4 20J8 91
114 34 15 0 72 9 40 2309 81
91 1200 59
141 60 6 72 190 92 5568 27
17ii 6 > 5 .* 3 44 . 2713 72
122 105 108 43 16 5119 75
16 70 23 52 14 62 2774 42
60 20 16 80 86 2375 5C
70 60 10 8 183 34 4' 20 1
I 28 28 1103 34
! 127 16 5 6 72 1 72 2270 1
5 22 36 691 51
l 50 125 10 8 33f 68 2412 5(
| 63 3 36 • 14*0 77
j 28 1846 21
I 40 65 20 16 33 54 558 8
26 45 42 14 *_ 1.398 3S
i The fort g .ing state shews
(the total maou.it oi pro
perty subject to tuxati
[ on, taken from the coin
miss'rs returns 309755 59
From which are to he deducted the
following allowances, viz.:
. Sheriffs’ commis ions, uf
five pel; cent. 15487 77
Sheriffs’ additional com
mission <, of 2 1-2 per -—
cent, on payments made to
1st November, 1899,tl<»t
including tax t.n mer
chants’ licences, 0214 03
Allowances lor insolvents,
errors, &c. 7 1-2 per
cent. • . 23231 GO
- 44934 G
S 261821 53
SAMUEL SIIEPARD, Auditor.
Auditor’s Office, 30th Nov. ,1809.
A LIST OF EXPEND!'! URES
Charged on the revenue for 1809—
from 1st January 1809, to 1st Jan
uary 1810.
Expense ov General As
sembly . . . . S 56980 44
Oificers civil government 6321+ o',
Officers militiij . , 5511 74
Grim.nil charges 16461 27
Expense of guards 7382 57
r — > ■ 2ju4*J 84
Slaves executed :io<> o7
Slaves transported 1750
_ toi^ nr
Public services of circuit
court clerks . . 1964- Vt
Lunatic Hospital . . 3000
Public warehouses . 275 3 i; !
Expense ci removing cri
minals to the penitentia
ry, and internal expen
ses . 5999 89
Oiitcers’ salaries 33*1 (54
- 9311 53
Interest on public debt re
gistered . . - 5099 82
Pensioners . . . 631/ 9i
Instalment for the state
shares in the Lank of
Virginia . . . 30000
One year’s interest, rt 4
per ce,nt. to the Lank * 6000
Commissioners of the re*
venue . . . 12235 63
Expense of representation
to Congress and State
Senate .... 497 36
Contingent fund . . 11482 17
\Volf scalps . . . 226
Expense of the building of
the manufactory of arri)s,
p. ior to the new organi
zaicm of that instituti
on . . 361 89
Expense of djtto
since . 670 77
- 1032 66
Expense manufacturing
arms, prior to dii
) to, 181G1 71
, Expense ditto, since
I ditto, 250(50 40
--43122 11
'Officers’ salaries . . 4769 5i \
! ytiundry and boi*ng mill,
prior to the new orguu
i'/.alion of that instituti
1 -on, . . b663 91
Ditto since
do. 4023 47
-13297 38
Expense of guard for die
pi election ol ’public pro
perty in the city of Rich
mond • • • 8559 50
For the payment of the for
mer clerks of disttict
courts for services pur
suant to the acts supple
mental y to the act esta
blishing a superior court
of law in each <&u!ltv. 1584 21
V vS#
314756 20
Warrants is3iicd ufidcr au
thority of sundry acts
of Assembly, for which
, no specific appronritai
on has been made, per
’ statement marked
[A] . . 15347 2
* i he warrant for interest on &f50,
* OOO, balance due on 31:4 December,
* lid not issue undl after tua: period
but ii proped.) an expense of the yeai
18U9.
' - .
Militia fines 2090 13
Advance to General Go
vernment 1573 3
( Jerks’ ices 179 1G
Sheriffs’ fees £9 71
Amount of warrant for a
runaway slave repaid to
Owner . 178 GO
Aggregate fund 2*
Commissions allowed pub
lic agents for collect on
of arrears ol taxes, prior
to 1801, 5X4 1G
Electors 94 51
Sheriffs’ commissions fur
proceedsof forthcoming
bonds paid into the trea
sury . 57 14
Public roads from upper
naviga'ion of James ri
• ver to the upper nuviga*
tion ol Kenawha ri„
er . . 1034
-21.732 45
S 336,238 74
SAMUEL S: IE PA lib, Auditor.
Auditor’s Ofli e, 13.h Jan. 1810.
1 F.O.d i liL i\ Y COLL AIBx'aN.^1
THE } OU 1 OISE.
Defence of our harbor and eift/.
Of; li },e plans sugges-ed f >r this grr:*t end
.one >v .ich li> andjethfeu published, seetii**
1 ^serving of |>m- icul.tr a* r tion —1’ l ;H
■ c invention of r.iiansellor SamI>-■,*. and s a
f’csli pi-orf of the extent and versatili y |, s
iv n:ivc powers Its simplic v wnfch by
tome, would be a reason for undervaluing ii,
ttonten of sold, judgment its grea ys' re*
commendation.
I* To tt'il It i. r irt/vto 'lino o !nnr«-. /•**... _l f
.-I TT/ W • IX
may by u •’ <•» til• c ’ uionrs ma ccals, awl
S . a cat ', y of JO or 30 camion, of
• .. j c. I tne.
1* is so 8;*.* tlw.t <hc ’ronps who embark in it
can nr rch on bo u-d nd proceed with a risi-ip*
■’n!e, in 1 ':<• course ot two hours towards i a
destination.
It is so low tint a shot fro n a ship of war
.■an seldom, and hut by he greatest ilia ce,
•; r:ke t.
It may occasionally use sails but at all
times be jiut in motion by p add Us or wheels,
insert* I m a groove u a cen ral Ii e from s e>n
».► s ern vs h cii can be wo keil by the hand*
employed to figb• the enemy.
It is in fertr.'ef a U>r’»i e-shell., as -obs edget
mil circnhnf*race—»..o »lia ii any boil s'.i.juid.
strike it, i must either glance over it or u..der
it—it is therefore Bhot-p'oof.
Every shot from it, will 'f tolerably direr."',
eil, take effect upon a sh owuig o tmr
height of her sides, while it pr.setila scarcely"
any surface vulnerable o her lire.
It can move i.» silence ar,<i n-,perceived io.
the night, and he nig '<• > low to oe perceived ac
a distance^ may give t ie n s n > ice o' its ap,
proacli hy ntn. ie broad .side.
It is so ci n tructed that cither cm: may go
forcinost=anJ its direction be thing i with,
out delay.
It may lie ni le to br>l s. good wind-as a
fr gate. Ijj means o occ s'onal lecbou.da .d.
he in .d : o turn with, tne greatest d ,:» ch by
two Chines rudder*, one m each end which
put in contra -y circcuons, w it work o ill*
same end.
It may be prod led if fiecesi’-ry w tli furn »
res tor heating shot, ana wi lt ether means.of
assailing.
Il w ii no: require the skill of many educa,
ted s .atn -n, a >ew pi <he office-* known ,iy
their brave deeds on the flaru.iry const, uni
i»e nine to do their country a stdi more noble
st n ice, by this new.indented mode ol hurt,
h'.ii g the pride of t.ic invaders of our tea
sh r<-«.
I i»e same hard ham t v.’ii > to day hoi.I t c
plough.# n.av to morrow cover t eir brow* wuit
glorious laVrt Is.
'1'hig unariific al mode of defence against
those tc r.ble minis i rs of wra !., vii,ipg of
war) will appear more cons ilcnt w ill i.u de
sign, f *t be CO sidereal tnat tins battery has
but one single purpose# the slops of war hav*
ing many.
The man of war most be built to sail fast, to
endure long- to contain natch proviuiui s_, am*
munitions and stor s, to crn -i the ocean ami
resist the tempest* ; > id with ail t ie com*
plexity of mechanism necessary to attain ucii
i ..rious Cndsj is not for the purpose wl aclt >n
in smoo h wall i half so effia l-r-.ttvry as
tlii* plain contrivance, w‘i»i h if i answers nns
single purpos. h* a> good as if it posM S# d ail
the other ijUalitieSj which i , the only 1\<. uf.il
case render it by go much the more i.ioonve..
nient. vulnerable and inefficient.
When we kn»'w tha a gun is e j ml to r yutt
of c'jnal met .1 from whatever sc,:.do ding it
may tire, vrtch a p - jectas this is surely pro*
‘crablc to that of sinXi g Islands in the so-, for
he pu.poge of inoon'ing a ftw cam,oh# to to.
- inaut there till tin* object of atia I,- br brOU/bt
wi’’ in ibeir reach f when it* tli s t, atir.g nia
chittf c -a et her re main *i i. s a-ion, »<i f ,:r, »
its enemy wherever he nav take Ms pi.-un
on.
If thii tortoise can be ma-’t to go onc-tftrd
or onc-fi,tir li as Wat as the slip ms, It yti.l
lie always enabled to fjah In r vcheO i.< <:<.»**!•/
for any purpose,# by gmng right o ml ward
and b atdbg her o bee.t ».te» it u
The comparative expense wm be *mi» fa as a
single button is to a suit nl clothes
The expedition wi n wl,.. h such machines
could b<»‘constructed •« (.‘o hir rcasi.n fr.r
tht ir adoption in the pvuu-i.t i fiva. I
Tlie gunwale being Sloped m tortt) ©fa gig.
Ct3 a.nl th«re being no jK<rt hoitV, Hu- , ^ u
I be en Ixc hvttc, and may be m*ttittc i ,m j, , -
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