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WHIS^FT,
To Gentlemen in the possession of
Or. Russell’s flistory of Modern j
Europe. '
A Proposaly
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with F ance. Spain and Holland, termintred by j
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Revolution, till the Treaty of Amisns, in 1802. p
The history of France., Spain and the South of <j
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by_lh« Ptib ishera s and in Richmond by S. 4'lea
sanis jr. and Wm. p ichaid,
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Ellis & Allan,
HAVE, by the arrival of the Rolls, and George
and Suaaii^ received the last ci their
FALL GOODS,
which makes their assortment consist of the fol
lowing articles^ which they will sell very low for
cash, or paper at a short date.
Lost ext:a BR'K. 1 4r superfine Navy Blue,
and Black Cloths,
Bottle Green Mixed Olive. Brown and Drab
diitOj
Coarse and Middle Cloths, at all prices,
London dyed superfine Kerseymeres Blackj
Blue, Drab^, Fatvu and mixed Colours,
Dottb'e milled ditto.
li;ac, Err.inj Dra!^ Mvccd. Black & Salmon
Cd ured, tabled VVcrsted Breeches stullj
kp.t:^
Cc.rdnr&ys, Velvet* and Constitution Cord*,
S.tk Mmiuits, bit. Moie.kin talk. Florentine
and farcy cotoued Silks for tvaia'.couingj
Elegant Mertaillcs, Swansdon and Tpilinctli^
Gent, fashionable test London B aver Hus,
Wove Shirts, uil'.iand without slcevcsj
D-tto Drawers,
Ger.dnu. Black, Wliite and Coloured $JRs
Host4,
T)n /.rvtr'd T (imka IVnrtl mil A ntrnta Hu«p
and Socks.
Do. White and coloured Cotton Hosej
Do. Silk and Co? on Suspender »j
Do. Heal buck G*n/rs( dressed in oil,
Cotton Cambrick, Ca’licoesj and Super Prims,
Gingham* and CHaifihr*/*,
Black HonViazren, Bor.bazetts and Cantbrlckj
Black, WhitCj and Lead colotned Lustrings,
Cam brie Common and Furniture D.milies,
4- 4 Irish Linens ^
5 4 —* Slu clings V Very low
5- 8 fn Long Lawns J c
FVnch and Imh Cumbricks,
Thread and Cotton L:ces,
E’lgai.i Veils and Shaw's,
A* variety of Table Clvths and Diapers,
FicnnelSj UmbrelUitj and Ladies Net Dresses,
Be'lnwt, Anvils Vires, Hammers, 8inj*?r and
Double Scr, w plates, Shovels, Spades, S, v'he
Blade*j Sit kf«», Cutting Knives, Nails, Window
Glass, 10 by A, 11 by 9 and. 12 by Id. Putty, j
London Ground White L ad, Y Jlow Ochre,
Spanish Brown and Ve'digreete, B illed Oil in
jars, Frying Pans, 6, 7, H, y# 10 fc 11 In. Beat
Iron rim Chamber Lock», with Scott’s sp/ings,
Beats ditto, But and HL HingcSj Strrcws of all
kinds, Knives aorl F >rk», superior & zg handled
and Ivor/ handle 1 ditto, Pen, Pocket and Sport*
men’s Knives, lleatth Brushes,, Scrubbing auto,
and Hair Brotimo, Com. and Letter Paper, Quilla
and Wafers, A few tent handsome Waiter
Porttr.uiitua Trunk., he. &c. otc. They hav«
also, a few hundred best Li vet pool filled Sacks
•f Salt.
Richmond, Dr . 7_, 1810. ,1 »,
A FRfcan supply or TKK C«LS*
IRATkD
Gout & Rheumatic Drops,
| lust received and for sale at this o.Tice,
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Edward Wanton, j
BOARD WANTTED7~
[j'ROM Sc'ght to Twelve G«ntUmen wish to
L procote board In a retfpictkb1* private l»oard
g House, situated in a centra’ part of the main
treet—a situation n^ar /hr Bel? Tavern would be
referred—a line with the name ^f ibe *»ier«on
ispased to receive then lefr with the.p^inter ’wtf: J
ave imnietlia e attention.
Richmond Tier. 18 1810. .‘It I
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Port U in?.
rHE Subscribers have for ja*e# a few esies
superior qualify •
PORT WINE. ;
'Ibinpkins & Murray.
Richmond, Dec. 18i0. tf..
-at--..- -i ■ *
.WANTED
A smart, active LAD to attend in an English
Goods Store Enquire at this cfHce.
December 21st. 2p
N O I ICE.
ON the /hit day of January riext^ will b»
hired at Haley Coles’s Tavern^ in Chester.
1. d, seveul NEGROES, For tile en:uing year
Kdongingio the estate cf John Forr, oec’d_u,
nong hem is a good Millwright. At the r-ame
lime and place will be Rented, one uncHvitkd
noicty of a Grist Mi l, on Powhatan CTeek.
J:imes Fore, Adm'r.
Dec. $Qih
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JUST PUBLISHED,
And fjr sale at William PrichardN*,
a few copies of a Pamphlet, with
the following title page.
Sketches & Propositions,
Recommending the Establishment
Ole AN
INDEPENDENT SYSTEM
BANKING,
Permanent Public Roads, a new mode
/or the Recovery of Interest on pri
vate Loans, changes at the
PENITENTIARY,
AND A
General System of Defence,
With soma observation^ necessary to
illustrate thesa several topics.
By HENRY BANKS.
Head beforre you coiubtnn.
/ _ JJy t.~i _ rn Lt . /
fiv+couil, W
B. "FATE,
Tanner & Curr4er,
INFORMS the public in general ami his
* friends and customers in particular, that
he has lately received from Philadelphia
and Lancaster* a Urge quantity of fcioa!,
Skirting and Upper Leather, Calf Skins
and Calf Skin Hoot Legs, of excellent qu»l.
ily (purchased by himself,; which in ad.
tin ion to the large stock in his Tanyard,
makes a very extensive and com pit'at as.
sortment ot Leather of the best quality,
vie ;
Slaughter and Spanish Hide Soal,
Skirting, Harness, lilack & Fair bri
dle, Wax’d anti Huuette, Upper and
Kips, Coach Lining. Coveting and
Kouf Hides, black and Fair bag, and
Bellows Hid-s, Wax’d black Ur.lin’d
and Fair Calf Skins, Sheep and Lamb
Skins 7*anM And ! aw\l, VVnx* d Call
and Cordovan Hoot LcTgs and Cordo
van Hound i rigs.
Also c few Hundred Spanish I)ry*d
Hides,—For sale at rewsonitble prices for
Ready Monry^ at his Currying hhop and
Leather Store, Second dcor tielovr the riell
Tavern.
RliAl)Y MONfcY given for good RAW
1IJDF.S and BARK.
Bicftmcud, Oct. 2d* 1810. [t 23 d.]
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
Monday, Dec 17.
Mr Lloyd, froth the State Ujf. Mas
trchuaetts, took his scat.
The . president communicated the
report of the;Secretary nf the Navy, on
monies trapsterred, during the late ro
tes* of Congress, from certain appro
^nations for particular branches of eJt
eport shewing the state and dispositi
>n at this time of the public-vessel* of
yae^^pdthe, gun boats ; which were
cad for cou.lderatidn. ' r
HOUSE OF iffi RESENT ATI VES.
CTfTJi
Monday, Dec» 17.
On motion of Air Poydras, the me
morial of ihejggialature of the territo
y,of Orleans, praying to be admitted
is a state in the union, was referred to
i committee -of seven members.
"The same communication wtis re
vived from the Secretary of the .Stavy,
ts is staled above in the proceedings of
the Senate.
A communication was received Irom
the Secretary- of the Treasury , slating
the amount of duties and drawbacks on
goods imported into, and exported
from the ports of the U. S. I or the
years 1807, 1808 and 1809.
Mr K< y obtained leave of absence for
1 r* -
Mr Eppe?' reported a Irill making
compensation to the’ additional assis
tant^ Port matter. General, which was
tw ice read add referred to a committee
of the whof-a.
On motion of Mr Morrow,
Resolved, That the committee of
Public lands be instructed to consider
and report on the expediency of ma
king provision by law for laying oat
and making the two roads provided
for by a treaty concluded at Browns
town, on tire 25th day of November,
1808, attd for the disposal of public
lands* the Indian title to which was ex
tiftgu.shed by the said treaty, and that
the committee report by bill or other
wise.
Mr Bassett said that it would be re
collected that at the last session of Con
gress a report had been made by the
Mavy Committee, on the subject of a
Navy Hospital, which report had not
been acted upon. This subject, Mr B.
3aid, lie did then and now believe to be
one ot great Importance to the United
States, ami which ought to cl.dm the
serious attention of Congress. To
bring i* again betore them, he moved
to refer tbe paptra relating to the sub
ject to the committee on the naval es
tablishment.
Agreed.
Yazoo settlers.
Mr Troup said it would be recollec
ted that by the law of 1807 the Presi
jdent was authorised to remove by force
jlromihe Public Lands, persons claim
ing any other titles than such as were
derived from tbe United States. He
had no doubt but this law had been duly
executed : but he was desirous of ob
taining all the informatir.n h»- rrmld at
quire on this subject j and therefore
moved a resolution to the following ef
fect:
Kaidved, That the Secretary of the
Trc aiiury be directed to lay btfore this
House any information he may have
touching any settlement, contrary to
lav', on the Public Lands in the Mis
sissippi I'rrrito'yj by whom, at what
periods and extent, and what measures
had b"cn taken to remove such intru
ders on the Public Lands.
Mr Jlhea wished to see the resolu
tion more general in its application, &
therefore moved to strike out the words
“in the Mississippi Uiritory.” lie
could rot sec any reason why this ter
ritory alone should be included.
Mr M’Ktf could not see the pro
priety of calling upon the Secretary ol
the 1 reaAury fur the nime«, Rcc. ol all
unauthorised settlers on the public
lands ; lor it was well understood that
some settlements had been made or
the public lands in Louisiana territory
| perhaps, which did not require the in
U-rpuM ion ol the government ; a pro
position beiog n<»w pending before ihi
committee of Public Lards for open
ing an office for the sale of the land* thu
settled* /
Mr Troup baid his object was to ob
tain information as’to certain lands in
the Mississippi Territory ; the title to
which the United S ates had on the one
hand declared to be vested in them,
and the Supreme Court on the other
band had dcclarad no: to be in the U
nited States, but in those persons
claiming under the Yazoo specula
tion. Thia decision must either be
ac^oiepced in or resisted by the Uni-,
ted States. It*acquiesced in, it roast
he in one of two ways- The United
either.per mHjJtrc JStgw erne
ordinary course, or .must permit quiet
possession to be taken hy the claimants.
Wether they acquiesced in one way or '
the other, two distinct great rights
were uff cted : iar,rhc great interest ol
the whole people of* the. United States,
claiming equal and common proprietor
ship at the soil; and 2d, the great in.
terest of the people of Georgia, to
w: om ;he CJ.S. had agreed to pay S t,
-50,000 out of the proceeds of the sales
of .nesel nds. If the d.cision of the
Supreme Court of the U. S-was acqui
esced in, the state Of Georgia would he
thus defrauded both of het land 8c tno» :
ney. But if the government of the U
nited States would not submit to this
decision, but resist it to the last extre
mity ; what course couht be taken bur
to employ the whole military force ol
the United S ares to eject all persons
not claiming under the authority of the
United States? It that description ol
persons claiming the territory, in who^e
"behait a der ision wds lately made, ta
lorciuie posses>icn, snouiu obtain
su h a looting as to be able fo oppose
M the authority of the U. S. a consi
derable force, there would perhaps be
no alternative bu, for the United States
to remove them by an exertion of itJ>
military power, or tamely to acqui
esce in the lav* less aggression. It was
from these considerations that he was
desirous to have information on the
subject of the 1 *te settlements there.
Mr Khea was of opt. ion that the
decision of the Supreme Court and the
questions arising from it might have
been left on their own bottom for the
present} and assigned several reason?
why he thought general information
was desirable on this subject.
Mr Rhea’s motion to strike out the
words “ in the Mississippi Territory”
was negatived, 50 to 45 ; and the reso
lution then passed without opposition.
THIRD CENSUS.
The House resumed the considera
tion of the bill apportioning the Re
presentatives according to the third e*
numeration.
Mr Sturges moved to postpone the
bill indefinitely.— After dtba.e, nega
tived—Yeas 55, Nays 62.
Mr Pitkin moved to postpone it till
the second Monday in February.
After three hours’ debate, the lattcT
motion prevailed—Yeas 06, Nays 51.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Monday, Dec. 17.
An engrossed bill “ Authorising the
erection of a bridge a ross Hack river,
aud lor other purpose* therein menti
oned,” was read a third time ;
On motion, Ordered, That the said
bill be laid upon (he table.
A petition of John Herbert, guardi
an of the orphans of Tomas Jones, de
ceased, was presented and read ; which
petition is in opposition to the petition
of the inhabitants of Elizabeth City
county, on which the Hat named bill is
Founded.
The House then resumed the consi
deration of the said bill, and the ques
tion being put on the passage thereof,
i: passed in the negative.
Resolved, That the said bill be re
jected.
On motion, Ordered, That the 4th
rulr ot this House, going to declare
“ That a question once determined,
shall stand us the judgment of the
House, and shall not be again drawn
into debate during the same session,”
he tor the present suspend,d, and that
leave be given to bring in a bill “ Au
i i housing the erection of a bridge across
Hack river, and for other purjroses
« therein mentioned,” and that Messrs.
vlalb ry, Watts, Jon-s (of Warwick)
■ (hno#, Pitrin, Uayiop a..d Newton
»ldo prepare and bring in the same ; aoi
| that the above named petition of John
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Hcrbert be referred Co the said commit*
tee.
The following bills were read the
third time and pas- ed, via. «« An.lions
ing John Ward to erect a toll bridge u
crofis Staunton river.”
“ For altering ibe place for bolding
courts fof the county ot Cabr-ll.”
“Concerning Toney, JPhiilis and
Poebe, free persons of colour.”
u Concerning Pompfcy Branch, a free
black man.
On n otion, Resolved, That a com
mittee Ijt appointed ;o examine into
die state ofthe business in the court of
ippe&ls ; and if they shall ftud the de
lays iu the decision of suit*, to have
hben unusual and unnecessary, to
report the causes which lead to it, to
gether with their opinion "pan the must
ff.-ctual means of preventing it in fu
ure; and a committee wjc appointed
af Messrs. Otey, Claiborne, Fitzge
rald, Taylor, Preston (of Rockbridge)
Johnston (of Prince Edward) Ritchie,
B ill, Brent (of Frederick) aud Camp
bell (of Washington.)
Mr Johnston (of Prince Edward)
From the committee for Courts ol Jus
tice-, mad-.* the following report:
The committee for Courts of Justice
have, according to order, had under
til ir consideration several petitions to
them referred, and have come to the
Following resolutions thereupon:
1. Resolved, as the opinion of this
:ornmittee, That the petition of sun
dry inhabitants of Greenbrier count},
setting forth that they were fined on.
warrants bv a magistrate for no! wnrlcinw
an a certain road in said county, at a
time when they were employed in keep
ing in repair another road, to which
they had been previously assigned, and
on which they believed they were com
pelled to work, and praying that an
act may pass e xonerating them from
payment of the said fin;s be rejected.
2. Re-solved, as die opinion of this
committee. That the petition of Mary
YVebb, widow, relict and administrate
of William Webb, dec'd. praying that
she may be authorised-by law to dis
pose ol part of a ceitaiu tract of land,
\vheie.;f the said William died seizeci,
ind apply the proceeds of the sale to
wards the discharge ol his debts, and
the support and education of his chil
dren, be rejected.
3. Resolved, as the opinion of this
committee, That the petition of Willi
am Poston praying that the common,
wealth’s right to a certain tract of land
lyingin Washington county, sold as the
property of a certain Robert Johnsto..,
under a decree of the court of the said
county, and purchascdby the petitioner
may lie rt.h as.d to him, 13 reas loable.
4. Resolved, as the opinion of this
committee, That the petition of Jacob,
who hath lately betn emancipated by
the last will and tcitament of John
Holt, deceased, praying that he may
be permitted to reside as a free man
in this state, is reasonable.
5. Resolved, as the opinion nf this
committee, That the petition of Gerard
Puiey, praying that the amount of cer
tain fines assessed for the ben.-fi: of the
commonwealth by Stafford superior
court ol Lttv, on sundry persons ior as- ,
vaulting and otherwise abusing the pe
titioner, may be paid to him, is yeuson
able ; it appearing to your comanit ee
that the petitioner is in indigent ci»
cumstances, and in consequence of the
abufee aforesaid, that his health is
greatly impaired.
6. Hesolved, as the opinion of this
committee, 1 hat the sevetal petitions
of Williau Campbell, William
William Gilus, George Towers, Ho
Uert Stewart, Charlet Cithcrwood,
J ames Sumiriti vilte, 1 Romas Summer
ville, Henry Leiper, William Burn
ides, J> hn Sapp, W illiam Money pen
ny, ihomas Law, John Elder?, Jere
miah Connolly, Thomas M’Ctmn and
John Smith, who have emigrated fr< m
Europe into this state, praying that the
right of the commonwealth to certain
lands therein, which have been purcha
sed by the petitioners, miy be releas
ed to them, are reasonable.
'1 he second re-olution being read a
second time, a motion was made to a
inernl the same, by Striking out at the
end thereof, the words 44 be rejected”
and inscr ir.g in lieu thereof the words
44 i« reasouabe and the qu sti m be
ing put on the proposed amendment,
it p issed in t!>c negative*
The question being put on the reso
lution as reported, it. tr.u# agreed to by
the House.
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