Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1808-03-22 00:00:00, page 3

Resolved, That the honorable judge
RojjcI! be request'?-! to communicate to the
members in Congress from the state of
Ncw-Jersey, u copy of these resolutions,
signed by the Chairman and attested by
tho Secretary.
DAVID WRIGHT, Chairman.
Attest.
ABM. BROWN, Secretary,
VIRGINIA LEG 11. A TURK.
HOUSE OF DELEGATE S.
Fridav, February J.
Mr. Pofte (o» Powhatan) had hoped ne
ver to have heard any thing more of the
proposition before the House, but that it
would have slept forever, and ne\er rise up
in judgment again.—lie sincerely hoped
that this resolution would be postponed till
the 31st of March ; and why ? Is it right,
when general Wilkinson has surrendered
up his sword, and solicited an enquiry into
his conduct before nr, honorable court, does
it comport with the generosity and gallan
try of this honorable House to strike at a
disarmed man ? Will it not be supereroga
tion In the extreme in this House tobe im
pcaching general Wiikinson here to-day
when he is at this moment under trial at
Washington ? Ought not this honorable
I-T-nise to exercise some degree of charity
uuJ forbearance, when he has been so cru
elly and unrrlemedly persecuted ?—When
he saw general Wilkinson on a late occasi
on arresting treason, rebellion, and insur
r.cticn, and bringing traitors and conspi
re tors on this floor for trial, he could not
help feeling the deepest gratitude for such
patriotism and love of country —And he
wished to God that every man in Virginia
had discharged their duty as well as gene
rai v'. mttnsnn on mat occasion ; it they nacj,
we should not sit this moment have traitors
' ar.d conspirators stalking abroad in the
face of clay, anti hatching treason in every
hart of the country, anti the people oi the
United Mate sin danger of another insur
rection. Wr.y should two courts be held
over general Wilkinson at the same time ?
General Wilkinson was tried on this floor
■when even your President was attacked; I
was present in court, and when I locked at
the proceedings and cast my mind over ail
former circumstances, I could not help in
voluntarily exclaiming, God send the Pre
sident and general W Ikinson a safe deliv
erance—And thank God they were honora
bly acquitted by the jury ; although they
wi re charged with high crimes and misde
meanors, and although the charges were
brought forward with great scurrility & ac
rimony by that drunken sot EL EM. The
gentleman who has brought forward this
tesnluiiou, no doubt has his suspicions; I
also have had mine ; a great t?any honora
« fcle nren have had their suspicions, butthrv
arc mere suspicions ; but my nrstrust* are
removed, and I conscientiously believe that
general \V. lias acted f.s a g.*)d patriot to
his country on this occasion, and I truit in
God tlmt he will come nut of the. ir.ve.vtiga
tion like pure gold through the fire I say
I have had my suspicious, and tiie reason
was, that must scrums charges wens hv<A
araiast him, but from the time that tue in
terview happened between him and that
say Swartwu', I have viewed the gene
ral’s conduct in a very favorable point of
view. I do not know which to admire must,
his patriotism or fine talents sod address,
i:i losing no time, but moving with the grea
test expedition thousands of miles down the
-Mississippi river, surprising the conspira
tors, and sending them round for trial from
Mew Orleans.
Ami I hope the time will come when we
shall all think him the best of patriots ; for
he certainly has saved his country from
treason, rebt * ion and insurrection ; 8c there
'is no proof oi any harm that general VVii
iinsiai has ever done his country—hut r.nlv
suspicions that be once meditated i plan
with Burr; but even udmitt rg, said Mr.
Pope, that general Wilkinson once enter
tained views inimical to Ids country, and
may have been misled by intriguers, still
if he repented j;imself anil turned back to
God and his country, I hope his country
will have the goodness and benevolence to
forgive bun.
BALTIMORE, March 15.
LATEST FROVI ENGLAND.
Capt I inker, of the North America, ar
rived yes'll day, in a short passage from
Dartmouth, (Ei gland) brought no late pa
per*. He inform- that the king’s speech,
at f!io uni titfine of tmcli
21st January, which he h id srcn, contain
ed nothing of particular importance rela
tive to this country. It declared a deter
mine tkvn rigorously to prosecute the war
against France, See. Negotiations for peace
were much talked cf, however, in England
nt the time captain T. sailed. The follow
ing official note was politely handed to the
editorhy captain Tucker.
The Ladf Arahcila Packet is arrived
at Falmouth, from New York, in 24 days,
aid bring# an hcci unt of an Ktnbnrg i being
liriil on American vessels within the ports
ex' the U. S. advice of which has been re
ceived here by me *hi# day.
Given wider n»y hand Dartnvmh, 25th
January, 1«08 A. HUNT,
Vice Coir,ul for the United States.
y>OM Li.ovn’s Rvknixg post, Jam. 11.
America — VVe are extremely solicitous
tolearn what effect will be produced in A
*j« idea by our order of a general blockade.
It is not likely that we shall lie long kept
In suspense, for a vessel which sailed troin
iuivc >ool immediately after ther.e orders
Mere issued, is known to have anchored in
Boston Bay so early as the 7th December.
It is probable th*i the American govern*
rent were pretty well pi pared to expect
well a measure, both by the reports of Mr.
?tonroe,and by the previous statements in
oir public journal#. Indeed, u letter wate
or,Saturday received by a respectable house
in tke city, from New York, which state*
thatit whs confidently expected in that ci
ty, tint orders would speedit) be issued for
an enbargo upon till British ships in Ame
ricas ports, and fra suspension of all com
mercial intercourse with this country. VVe
have n -t In en able to H^certain the date cf
the letter, but it i* very n.ucli at variance
with < them <>f a very recent date which we
have seen from the same city.
To judge from the general sentiments of
s»der a war with America is .inevitable.
As yet.however, we dissent from that opi
nion, for we cannot believe that the Arne*
ricnn government, and 3till leis the Ame
rican people, will run head tong to *hcir
own ruin. Among those of our merchants
who do not trade with the United States,
the name of America is as odious as the
Dutch were to our ancestors, in the days
oi CroTtucl/f and in this quarter, a war
would ot course be highly popular. Even
of the merchants trading to America, the
m-tjor part are disposed to take all hazards
of war, rather than ahatc a tittle of our na*
tie ial demands; so that it is chiefly to our
manufacturers that the.prospect of such a
contest is matter of alarm.
;~T~'. .
NEW YORK, March 17.
LATEST EUUOP EAN NEWS.
Ycsterd *y arrived at this port the fast
sailing ships Factor and Frances, buth from
Greenock, the former in a passage of 34
days, and the- latter in 30. By these arri
vals, the Editor of the Mercantile Adverti
ser, has received regular files of London
papers to the. 10th February, inclusive, Li
, verpool to the llth, and Greenock papers,
' and the Clyde Shipping Lists, both to the
13th I* eb. from which many interesting
articles are copied.
The news of the F.inbargo reached Fal
I mniit'n. hv thn P.tMfUli P «... no.:
of 1-eb. but has produced no apparent sensa
tion on the public mind, at least none that
we can gather from our papers ; for, con
trary to the usual practice of the English
editors, it is mentioned witliouteither cen
sure or approbation.
1IIIS MAJESTY’S SPEECH.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Thursday, January 21.
At three o’clock, the Archbishop of Can
terbury, the Lord Chancellor, and Lords
Dartmouth and Aylesford, took their seats
immediately below the Throne,ascom mis
i sinners, and the commons being soon after
| in attendance, the Lord Chancellor, deli
vered the following Speech :
“ My JLords and Gentlemen,
“We have received his Majesty’s com
mands to assure you, that in calting vou to
gether at this important conjuncture ot af
fairs, he entertains the most perfect con
viction, that he shall find in you the same
determination with which his Masjtsty him
self is animated, to uphold the honor of his
Crown, and the just rights and interests of
ids people.
“Wc are commanded by his Majesty to
inform you, that no sooner bad the result of
the ncgocintions at Tilsit,confirmed the in
fluence and con* rol of France over the pow
ers of the continent, than his Majesty was
apprised of ti e intentions of the enemy to
combine those powers into one general con
federacy, to he directed either to the entire
so'/'gat ion ofthis Random, cr to the impo
su. • upon his Majesty an insecure and igno
minious pern e
“That for this purpose, it was determin
ed to force into hostility ag lir.st iiis Majesty,
talcs which had hitherto been allowed by
Francti to maintain or to purchase their neu
trality : and tobringto bear against differ
ent points of his Majesty’s dominions, the
whole of the naval force of Europe, and spe
cifically the fleets of Portugal and Denmark.
“To place those fleets out of the power
of such a confederacy, became therefore
tlm indispensible duty of his Majesty.
In the exvoution of this
lated to the Danish fleet* his Majesty has
commanded us to assure you, that it was
with the deepest reluctance that his Ma
jesty found himself compelled, after his
earnest endeavors to open a negocintinn with
the Danish government had Vailed, to au
thorise his commanders! to resort to the ex
tremity of f.»ic<*, out lie has the greatest
satisfaction in congratulating you upon the
successful execution of this painful, but ne
cessary service.
“ We arcitiriher uommf tided toacqmint
you, that th* course which his Majesty had
to pursue with respect to Portugal, was
happily of a nature more congenial to his
majesty’s feelings. The timely and unre
served communication by the court of Lis
bon of the demands and designs of France,
while it confirmed to his majesty the au
thenticity of the advice . which lie had re
ceived from other quarters, entitled the
court to his nujusty’s confidence in the sin
cerity of the assurances by which that
communication was necon ,.nied.
*• I • e fleet of Portugal WilS destined by
France to lie employed as an instrument of
vengeance against Great Britain. That
Reel bus Of en secured from the grasp of
Frni.ce, and is now employed in conveying
to its Anieric.Mii dominions the hopes and
fortunes of ;ha Portuguese Monarchy. His
majesty implores the protection of divine
providence upon that enterprize, rejoicing
in the preset vai'ion of a power so long the
: friend anJ ally of G i eat-Britain ; and in
the. prosper ! of its establishment in the new
; world with augmented strength and splen
dor.
“ We have it in command from his Ma
Ijestv to inform you, that the determinati
on of the enemy to exedc hostilities be
tween his Majesty and his late allies, the
• Emperors of Russia ami Austria, and the
King of Prussia, has been hut two success
ful ; and that the ministers from those pow
ers have demanded and received their pass
ports.
“ This measure, ,n the part of Kussia,
has been attempted to be jut,lifted by a
1 statement of wrongs and grievances which
have no real foundation. The Emperor
of Russia has indeed proffered his media
tion between his Majesty aad France. His
Majesty did not refuse that mediation, but
j he is confident you will feci the propriety
of its not having been accepted until his
| Majesty should li-ve been enabled to as
I certain that Russia was in a condition to
: mediate impartially, and until the p cine I
( pics of the basis on which France was rea
dy to negociate were made known to his
Majesty.
“ No pretence of justification has been
nlledged for the hostile conduct of the em
peror of Austria, or for that ot his Prussian
majesty. Iiis majesty lias not given the
slightest grafted of complaint to either of
those Sovereigns, nor even at the moment
when they have respectively withdrawn
their ministers, have they r signed to his
majesty any distinct cause for that proceed
ing.
*• His majesty has directed that copies of
the correspondence between his Majesty’s ;
ambassador and the minister fur foreign i
affairs of His Imperial Majesty the Jsntpe- j
ror of Russia, during the negociatinm at |
Tilsit, and the official note of the Russian ;
minister at this court, containing the offer i
of his impel tal majesty’s mediation between •
his majesty and France, together with the !
answer returned to that note by his majes- j
ty's command ; and also copies of the official j
journal, presented by the Austrian minister j
at this cour*, and of the answers which !
his majesty commanded to be returned to ;
them, should be laid before you.
“ It is with concern that his majesty ;
commands us to inform you, that notwith- 1
j standing his earnest wishes to terminate j
■she war i:i which he is engaged with the !
Ottoman Porte. His roajestv’s endeavors, 1
unhappily for the Turkish empire, have j
been defeated by the machinations of France ;
not less the enemy of tiie Porte th in of j
Gr. Britain.
11 but while the influence of France has '
been thus unfortunately successful in pre
venting the termination of existing hosti
lities, anti in exciting new war against this 1
country. His majesty commands us to in-i
form you that the king of Sweden has re- !
slsted every attempt to induce him to a- j
bandon his alliance with G. Britain ; and !
that his majesty entertains no doubt that *
you will leel with him the sacredness of
the duty which the firmness and fidelity of
the king of Sweden impose upon his majes
ty ; and that you will concur in enabling
his majesty to discharge it in a manner
worthy of this country.
“ ^ remains for us, according to his ma
jesty’s command, tv) state to you that the
treaty of commerce and amity between his
majesty and Hie United States of America,
which was concluded and signed by com
missioners duly authorised for that purpose,
on the 31st of December, 1806, has not ta«
, ken effect, in consequence of the refusal of
i uaiuuuui tuc uimcu, oiaies to ratify
that instrument.
“Form unauthorised art of force com
mitted against an American ship of war.
His majc«ty did not hesitate to offer imme
diate and spontaneous reparation. But an
attempt has been made by the American
government to connect with ths question
which has arisen out of this act, pretensi
ons inconsistent with the maritime rights
of (H eat Britain ; such pretensions his ma
jesty is determined never to admit. His
majesty, nevertheless, hopes that the Ame
rican government will he actuated by the
same desire to preserve the relations of
peace and friendship between the two coun
tries which has ever influenced his majes
tv’s conduct, and that any difficulties in the
discussion now pending may be effectually
removed. ' ]
! “His majesty has commanded me to j
state to you that in consequence of the de*1
t ree by which France declared the whole of
! his majesty’s dominions to lie in a state of
| blockade, and subjected to seizure and con
I iiscation, the produce and manufactures of
l iiis kingootn, his majesty resorted, in ;he
| first instance, to a measure of mitigated re
taliation ; anti tint this measure having
proved ineffectual for its object, his majes
ty has since found it necessary to adopt o-1
thers of greater vigor, which, he commands
us to state to you, will require the aid of
parliament to give them complete and ef
fectual operation.
“His majesty has directed copies of the
orders which he has issued with the advice
of his privy council upon this subject to be
laid before you, and he commands us to re
commend them to your early attention.”
yjf I.i C JJUliXi Vf ^OnnHOHS.
“ITis majesty has directed the estimates
for the ensuing year to be laid before you,
in ihe fullest confidence that your loyalty
and public spirit will induce you to make ;
such provision for the public services as the
urgency of affairs may requite.
“ His majesty has great satisfaction in in
forming yen, that notwithstanding the diffi-1
culties which the enemy has endeavored
ro impose upon the commerce of his sub
jects, and upon Vheir intercourse with olh
i er nations, the resources of ihc country
j have continued to the last year to be so a
bundant, as to have produced, both from
the permanent and temporary revenue, a
receipt considerably 1 irger than that of the
preceding year.
“Thesatisfaction which his majesty feels
| assured you will derive, in common with
j his majesty, from this pr of of the soliditv
o these resources Cannot but greatly hicren
| ted, if, us his majesty confidently hopes, it
■ 3hall be found possible to raise the neces*
: sary supplies for the present year without
! any material addition to the public burdens.” j
“ M<j Lord* and.Gentlrmtny
| “ Wc are especially commanded to say I
| to yon, in the name of his majesty, that if'
ever there was a just and national war, it
is that which his majesty is row compelled
) to prosecute. This war is in its principle,
j purely defensive. Ilis majesty looks hut to
the attainment of a secure and honorable
; peace ; hut such a peace can only be ncgol
11 iated upon a footing of perfect equity.
“Tuc eyes of Europe and of the world,
arr fixed upon the British Parliament.
If his maje sty confidently trusts, you
display in this crisis ol the fate of the coun
tiy, the characteristic spirit of the British
I nation, and face unappalled, the unnatural
j combinatI«<#i which is gathering ..round us,
his majesty bids us to assure you of his firm
! persuasion, that, under the blessings of J)i
! vine Providence, the struggle will prove
1 successful and glorious to (treat Britain.
| “ We are lastly commanded to assure
I you, that in this awful and momentous
contest, you may rely on the firmness of
j his majesty, who has no cause but that of
| his people ; and that his majesty recipro
i cully relics on the wisdom, the constancy,
and the affectionate suppottof his Parlia**
i roent.”
MOUSE OF COMMONS.
American Treaty.
Mr Eden rose, in pursuance ol his notice,
1 to mi ve for an address to his majesty, pray
| ing that he would he graciously pleased to
[ order to be laid before the boose an au
thentic copy of the message of the Prcsi
1
dent of the C. £ of America t» i: *h hou
ses of Coni rpv«, communicating 1.is refu
sal to ratlTy the Treaty concluded be
tween the coni/nisdoov.H appointed »»n
the p-iitot h;i» majesty and tlie U. S. nbont
a year since. 1 a>. h<»&. ircutSemitn made
u few brief obarvatious, tending to shew
the mischief tit at arose from the non-ratifi
cation, and expressing* hope that an ami
Cit’.le arr jigeincnt was not inipi icticaule,
concluded with a motion accord ng to his
notice.
Mr Secretary Canning was apprehensive
a difficulty of form might have arisen (for
t!r r could have been no other difficulty,) as
to the p rod action of the paper referred to in
the Lon. gentleman’s m non. There was
nothing in America that corresp nded with
our Gazette; and the copy of the Presi
dent’s Message sent to tins'country hv Ins’
majesty’s ambassador, w is in fact only ex
tracted from a newspaper. On this day,
however, he (Mr Canning) had seen the
American minister, who had piomised to
furnish Inm with an authentic. . opy, which
might enable his majesty’s government to
fulfil the object of the hon. gentleman’s mo
tion. Whether or not the Piesidcnt could
ratify, or refuse to ratify the treaty, with
out the consent of Congress, was a question
arising uut oft he American constitution,
with which the Parliament of this coun
try had nothing to do. The Congress could
do nothing till the President had transmit
ted the Treaty to them, and the power of
transmitting or not transmitting, was in ef
fect equal to a power to ratify or not, as h:s
discretion should direct. The treaty war
returned to thiscountry by the Pcsident uw
ratified.
Mr Tierney adverted to the unguarded
expressions in the speech from the throne,
in wiucn ms majesty was made to comment i
on the President’s message on the autho
rity of a newspaper renort The effects ]
of these comments was to excite a belief,
that the treaty had been absolutely reject
ed ; whereas in fact, it may yet be ratified.
Mr Canning explained. The honorable
gentleman was under a complete misun
derstanding as to facts.
The address moved for by Mr Eden was
ordered.
HOUSE OfToRIIS, Feb. 4.
America.—Lord Grenville observed, that
h" had read and heard with regret, that
the President of the Uni'ed States of Amer
ica had refused to ratify the Treaty con
cluded by the commissioners appointed by
both countries, for the purpose of carrying
that beneficial object into execution* lie
r-hould regret a rup'ure with America the
more because it must necessarily give an I
increase to the French interest which he |
h id no doubt would soon lead to the over
throw of the constitution and independence
of America. Before, however, we arrived
at the extremity of a rupture with America,
be hoped every exertion would lie made to
adjust our differences in a manner consis
tent with the honor, the dignity, and inde
pendence of both nations.
Lord Hawkesbury would content himself
with stating, for the satisfaction of their
Lordships, that whenever the discussion
should take place, it would appear that e
very thing had been done by bis Majesty’s j
government to produce a reconciliation,
consistent with the feelings Et honor of both
countries.
Lord Erskine wished to know whether the
United States were made acquainted with our
Orders in Council at the time they had ordered
their embargo ?
Lord Hawkesbury replied that t’*ey were not
Lord Holland moved, thr.t there be laid be
fore the House a copy of tile French Decree
oftiie21st November, 1806 and a copy of such
information as ministers had rceived from Neu
trals and Friendly Powers, of the mode in
which that Decree had been executed.
Earl Grey gave notice that he should move
on some future day, for all such documents as
related to the attack on Constantinople, in or
der to exhibit to this country ,aiul to the world
the gross misrepresentations which hud gone
abroad.-Adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 18.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, FKBRTJARY 17
Oil this clay a motion of Mr. Dawson to
appoint a committee to enquire at what time
it would be proper to adjourn, was after a
short debate, ordered to lie on the table.
The following message was received from
the President of the U. States, and referred
to a committee of the whole on the slate of
the Union.
i o mr or/iittr uim nuuac uj rr/irraenrauvc t
e/" f/ir United Staten.
I have heretofore communicated to Con
gress the decrees of the government of
France of November SI, 1806, and of
Spain of February 19, 1807, with Hie or
ders of the British government of January
and Nov. 1607.
I now transmit a decree of the Emperor
of France of December 17, 18fc7, and a si
milar decree of the 3d of January, by his
most Catholic majesty. Although the de
cree of France has not been received by
official communications, yet the different
channels of promulgation through which
the public are possessed of it, with the for
mal testimony furnished by the government
of Spain in their decree, leave us w.thout
a doubt that such an one has been issued.
These decrees and orders taken together,
want little of amounting to a declhr.-tmn
that every neutral vessel found on the high
seas, whatsover be her cargo, and whatso
ever foreign port be that of her departure
or destination, shall be deemed lawful
prizes and they prove more and more the
expediency of retaining our vessels, our
seaman and property within our own har
bors until the dangers to which they are
exposed, can be removed or lfssened
TH : JErFEIiSON.
March 17, 1808.
NORFOLK, March 18.
On Wednesday evening a British govern
ment brig arrived in Lynhnven-Bay, direct
from England, with dispatches for Mr.
Rose. She left England us lute we arc in-,
formed as the 4th of February, and bro't
a paper fas late as the 24th ,f January.—
The Parliament mvt on the 21st of January,
when the speech of the king was delivered
by commission ; we have not seen any pa-i
per which was brought by ibis vessel, and
can only state from information.
A gentleman has favored us with the fol- •
'.owing extract from the speech of Mr. Can*
oing in the H .use of Commons, iti^hc debate
on the address in answer to the king’s
speech, taken from the London Courier t»f
the 22dJanuary—“With respert (*>iid Mr*
“Canning) to the d i fietfences with Amen*
‘•ca, it had been thought right, frankly and
“solemnly, to disavow the unauthorised ntft
“of hostility towards the ClieSapca* - ; th<5
“provocation which had been received*
“ f«r to excuse the oil: cr who com*
“mined that act, f>ut the right of searching
‘ ships oi war had never been acted upon,
“long, and in latter times if had never been,
“acted upon at all; it was therefore tJln's
“right to abandon this unfounded pfcter.st*
‘■on uneqiurocally, but in so doing his ina*
“jesfy s ministers determined not to con*
“cede a point of what the strict and cst b*
“lishcd right of Britain and the usage of
“ nations justified and required the BriCih
« government to support.
“ With respect to the orders of council,
retaliating the restraints of the french go*
vernment on our commerce, he maintained
our right to go as far as France, and make
France Icel the effects of her own injustice*
that we could hope to bring her to be more
reasonable.”
,,T'liSr c*tract we are told contains all
that Mr Canning said tip-.n the subject, in
which America can be supposed to have a
direct interest.
It furnishes nothing new, for it hr.s lonff
been Understood that the affair of the Che
sapeake, involving the right t<> search shin*
of war was disavowed !>v the British eo*
vernment, but that it Would not reliheu.sh,
die right of search of merchant ships. Or,
this latter point then the two government*
are at issue, and if neither will recede, we
cannot perceive for the U. S. any thing butt
one of two alternatives, war or perpetual
embargo. — Pub. I.rag.
Married—On Saturday the 12th inst*
Mr. JOHN TURPIN, of Georgia, to the
amiable and rcuch admired Miss SARAH
FINNKY, of this cotmty.
--°n Thursday the 17th inst. bv the
Rev. Mr B air, Mr. AIK HUR TURPIN*
of Cumberland, to the amiable, elegant and
hr*anf Mrtc DVHT7r<r> 4 n _
, —, —..w w.» ij. oivij i n,
the only daughter of Samuel Smith, Esq.
deceased, of Chesterfield.
“ Hail wedded love ! l*y gracious Heaven
des-gn’d,
At once the source artd glory of mankind •
I »s this can toil and grief and pain assuage.
Secure our youth and dignify our age ;
Tis this tair fame and guiltless pleasure
brings,
And shakes rich plenty from its brooding
wings ; ®
Gilds duty’s roughest path with friendship’*
ray, H
And strews with roses sweet the harrow
way. '
_ _ Changed Worlds —
On Saturday the 19th Inst Mrs. lane
Courtney, abr.ut 66 years rf age, wife of
Elder John Courtney, Baptist Minister of
this City.
Asa wife, a mother, a neighbor & a friend
to society let her own works spe*kfor her*
a Christian, upwards of thirty ve i s firm
m the "aith of glorious the gnspVl. it-,< .,g
in the merits of the adorable «... vi< <j. < ,st
the Lord lor salvation. She left this world
in hope of a glorious resurrection to etc—
n.il life, and we can hut hope has ceased
_'ft trouble and is at rest.
“oTjcI—
IN pursuance of an ora in-nee of ifia
Common HuUfor the city of Rxhmond*
lor iemulating the police of the said city.
1 shall attenil at the office Mr. Nathaniel
Sheppard, on Saturday next, f.r the pur.
pose of receiving the hits from the ciPzen*
of the names, ages and Sexts of their
slaves, in which lists they are acquired to
distinguish those hired from those which
arc not ; and also to say «.f whom ih-y ;j,e
,lirc'd JOHN BROOKE,
March 21, 1803. J ^G>“ r*
Thk laws~
PASSED at the last Session of the. Ge*
noul Assembly, of Virginia, arc iusf
published at this office.
March 19, 1803. _
Will be Sold
I j'OR ready money, on the premises on
. the fourth day of June next, iti obedi*
enceto a decree of the Superior Court of
Chancery, forthe Richmond District made
on the ninth day c:f February last past, in
the su:ts in said Court, viz :
Brown, Rives, and Company, Mer~ £
drams and partners, ^ //•*•
agaival
William Alcock, Andrew Hart, Ro. 1
be^t Ale » k Janus Harbour, and > rf<ta»
Martin Dawson, j
ani
William <i*lt, filtf,
againai
William Alc<ick, Andrew Hart, Ro- \
bert Alcock, James Harbour. (
Brown, Hives k Company, Mar. C H/19*
tin Dawson k David Anderson, j
Onk TR\CT or PARCEL cf LAND,
in said suits mentioned, lying and being m
the county of Albemarle, in the North
Ciurdtn on the head « atera cf Hardware
river, containing SEVEN HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY FOUR ACRES, be the
same more or less, ar el adjoining the lands
of James Cat land, Hukey R. Morris, Wil
liam Wood-, kc ‘.object to the life estate
or ih*; defendant R- b’ r* Alcock and Ma
ry bis wife, in the lower moie>y thereof*
MARTIN DAWSON*
March 91, I§08, Sw
Taken from a negro
man hy the nameot Nt d. the property of
Mr. Bartlett Conch, a pair of Saddle bags,
containing sundry very v doable clcathirg,
which 'he owner may h*ve by proving hi*
property, and paying the expense of <!•«*
advertifement. ROBERT PRIDDt/
Richmond, Mnrch'90 ifl(8. 1(i