The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-02-03 00:00:00, page 3

!’‘vc courts within the commonwealth;**
W'i.
w Hie bill “ To continue in force fir a li
fted tin e, an net passed on the 31st day of
J iVtunry lust, r.»titled an act concerningex
ecutions, and for oilier pci poses,’* with a
-in! n n»s, to which they request the con
currence of the House of Delegates.
Anri their coinimttce have examined sevc
r.-.l other enrolled Ini's, which being found
truly enrolled, have been signed by their
Speaker.
An engrossed ryder to "the bill “ To ap
propriate certain escheats, penalties and for
feitures '»* the encouragement of learning,”
v#as read a third time, and the title of the
said hill amended, and passed
An engrow.d bill “ To amend the several
acts concerning the county ami other inferi
or courts of this commonwealth,” was read
athiid time and passed.
The following report (which lay on the
l table) was taken up and read:
I Th* committee appointed to bring in a
bill to amend the several laws regulating
the militia of this commonwealth, have, ac
cording to order, had under their consider
ation several petitions to them re ter rad, and
. liave agreed upon the following resolutions
thereupon :
Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee, That the petition of certain inhabitants
oPthe town of Petersburg, praying that the
law passed in January, 181/7, entitled an net
concerning the militia of the town of Pe
tersburg, may be repealed, anil that the
commander of their regiment may he
authorised to suspend the collection -of
finesuiuil the next regimental court of en
quiry, by a law which shall be also retro*
pective m its operation, fur the purpt se of
embracing uiul iclieving cases which have
already occurred, be rejected.
Resolved, That the petition of certain in
habitants of the county of Campbell, pray
ing, that the militia may be furnished with
. arms, is reasonable.
The first resolution being rend a second
time, was agreed to by the House.
The second resolution being read h second
time, was, cn motion, ordered to he laid upon
the table.
A report from the armory committee
(which lay on the table) was read in the
following words :
The committee appointed on the part of
the House of Delegates, jointly with the
committee appointed on the part of the Se
nate, to enquire into the manner in which
the operations at the manufactory of arms
have been conducted for the preceding year ;
investigate the conduct of the officers; as
certain the quality of the arms made ; ex
amine into the expenditure of the money
appropriated undurayru front the treasury ;
the number of anna made, and the different
description-, thereof; the number hi c quan
tity of component parts, and materials on
hand and their value ; and the costs of tha
arms, have, according to order, performed
the several duties to them assigned, and sub
mit the following report:
Your committee have not deemed it essen
tial to adhere to the order in which the se
veral subjects of enquiry follow one another,
in the law of the 17th of February, 1809,
inasmuch as some of those first named,
seemed naturally to grow out of others which
succeed them. That which relates to the
expenditure of the money appropriated and
drawn irom the treasury, will first he no
ticcd. Under tics head your committee
report. That by 'he art of the 18;h of Fe
bruary, ldo9, appropriating the public re
venue, the loll.i wing sums were directed to
he applied to the following objects:
To the manufacturing of arm» ^40 000
To the foundery and boring mill fO.uuO
Building for the manufactory of
«»* J.llOU
Oificers* salaries A 500
Farther back than the 10th day of Feb.
38o‘J, when the nesv reguHtiuhs of the ar
mory commenced, your committee have not
thought proper to carry their enquiries.—
The confusion known to have existed in e
very part of the institution prior to that
time, would have rendered it extremely dif
ficult, it not impossible, to arrive at any
Ct_miin conclusions, and the subject was
moreover amply investigated by the lust le
g..stature ; nor could they carry their enqui
lies lower down, that, the 30th of November
last, because the accounts directed tube kept
by the Audit - with the Superintcndaivt,
* were then closed for the third quarter
Met ween tho,e two days, a period of nine
months and a third of a month, the following
sums set o to have been expended in the
following manner;
For the manufactory of arms £25,060 40
For the foundery and bos ing
mill * <623 47
1 or building for manufactory
of arms 670 77
For odicers’ salaries 3,50b 00
£.33,854 64
It to this sum be added the irnt of the
water Irom the cmal, which will l.e 9953
55 cents, the aggregate 334,8 50 19 cents, is
the actual amount of money, drawn and ex
pended, between the 2uh of February and
the 30th of November, 1809. 'Hus state
ineiw, however, does not show wicn rertalu*
ty. the actual cxpenccs of tne institution,
, inasmuch, as on the day last mentioned,
there was money due to artificers at the ar
mory, for wo. a performed prior to that time,
and whose accounts were- not thou settled
ami paid. Some money was also then due
for materials, the amount of which could **/>t
be determined In the calculations Irueni
atier stated, for ascertaining the c< sts of
the arms, your committee have endeavored
to come as nearly as n< *■* ole, to the u.l
expences of the establishment., WHiin tne
period abere mem., ned, there have been
finished at the arn.oiv—
Muskets, a it h bayonets 3,177
^ f avairy swords, without scabbards 540
Vi tillei y swords, w ithout scabbards 51.1
Pistols
< >n the 30th day of November, there Were
on hand,
l/'awrought materials of the value
”f’ 86,614 8
< )f component parts of arms, to
wit ;
< >f muskets of the value of
* 'f pistols
Of rifles
t if carbin* s
Ul Cavalry swords
Of artillery do.
Making the total value r f the
mntcriuU ami coiupnui nt
l>tri» of arms then u hand $29.(:U 94
•• perJov iting tlmt port o th-ir dujly, |
v It ich 11 a j ill ft ^ me in ro a CtCi tain in*; i .ts :
0 ’*’* * ’’ , s f«»ade at .'io .tn'inn , ynnr can
Mit'.u».• have rr> . fd in tUe loll wmg i,,|j
u l,<'» • fj" 1 e r* (i.i. i i,i Mi - if.. i)( ii
i.w>, iillo.CU i odd b^iuU, l.i.M -i.v
total value ul the ma'erials amt C'tr.ponent
pai ls ot arms on hand, oil the 20th of Feb.
last, was 543,m 83 cents ; if from this, be
deducted the value of the materials and
1 Component parts of arms on hand, on the
30th of Nov. the remainder will he the va
lue of the old materials and component
[parti;, whi *•. have entered into tlie compo
sition of the arms fabricated since the 20th
of February, that is to say ;
A mount of materials, 3tc. on hand
on the 20tii of February, 843.771 S3
From this, deduct the amount on
hand on the oOth Nov. 29 011 04
The value of the old materials
&c used between those days 13,759 89
To which add amount expended
for new materials • 7,045 CS
In keeping buildings and ma
chinery in repair . 587 2
For workmanship performed 22,138 50
For officers* salaries 3,500 00
For rent of water 095 55
For contingent cxpenceS 331 96
"* £18 358 80
This sum of f 48,358 80 cents, seems 10
include all the expences of ihe armory du
ring the above period, nnd is to be charged
to it, in estimating the costs of the arms. It
is to have credit by the arms manufactured,
to wit:
; By 5 10 cavalry swords, without
scabbards, estimated at 5,7, 3 780
! IV 533 artillery swords, without
scabbards, at 86 50 cents, 3 460 50
By 260 pistols, at £8, 2,080
«9,320 50
Which surf*, deducted from 48,358 dollars
80 cents, will give 39.03S dollars 30 cents,
1 the costs of SliT muskets with bayonets ;
| from which it follows that each musket with
I H bayonet, made at the armory since Hu*,
new regulations took place, costs the public
12 dollars 28 3 4 cents.
Your o nimitteev are aware that this cal
culation may not be entirely accurate, inas
much as it must depend very much upon
the correctness of the valuation which was
made t.f the materials anti component parts
of arms; nevertheless, it was the only one
to which they could resort, and tly-y believe
the result to be. not far variant in either
way from the truth.
With regard to the quality of the public
arms, your committee beg leave to sthte. that
in their opinion the investigations respecting
the armory, prosecuted by the 1-st legisla
ure, & the changes in its regulations which
were then introduced, have been productive
ot effects during the past year, highly bene
ficial to the public. The operations of tha
institution have not only been conducted with
mo. e order and economy, the appropriations
of money more correctly applied, and a more
regular and systematic account thereof kept,
but the arms made, appear to lie of a qua
lity touch superior to those furnished in for
aier years. As a proof of this last, they sub
mit the following results:
One hundred and sixteen muskets, mp.de
under the direction of the jft esent snperiu
tendaut, of materials purchased bv himself,
were charged with the 18th part of a pound
<>t' powder, distinguished as lvrandy wine
F F, and a hall adnptod to the calibre of the
gun, being the 14th p-,rt of a pound of lead,
ci this number twohui s:cd ir the trial.
Twenty-six barrels, made under the. fnmr
er and stocked cC finished under the present
•uperintendaut, and which had been sub
-ted to two other proofs before, were
chaigeu in a similar manner ; of this num
ber 4 bursted.
i we my pistol barrels, made under the
former and clocked and finished under the
present supurintendant, were subjected to a
similar proof, in which 3 bursted; This,
however, was perhaps too severe a trial, us
pistols are never intended to be fired with
musket cartridges, and are necessarily
ground thinner in the barrel than muskets.
The swords lately made »m\ in the opini
on of your committee, of good temper and
shape; they aiermtso much curved as those
formerlv made at the armory.
1 he Founder/ and Boring mill went into
partial operation daring the last year. On
the oOth of November, thirty iron six point
dors had beencust and bored ; two of these
v/eic tried by the committee with four
pounds of powder and two iron balls adapted
toilu calibre ot the guns wadded in the usu
al \v ;y. And ali the rest, as the superin
tend mt reports, have been put to the same
peoot without any one having yet bursted._
Your committee consider them lobe excel
led guns, as well in the temper* of the me
tal as in the truth and force with which
they send their shot. Agreeably to a ealeu
latija of the superintend ant, wliicii is pro
bably a correct one. each six pounder will,
when the works shall be carried into full
operation, cost the state 4.3 dollars, a sum it
is believed much under the usual price.
1 ii«tt part cf die Oovernor’s com munica
lion which relates to the erect ion of a forge
adjacent to the armory, having been referred
to your committee, they deem it necessary
to make, some report thereon; possessing
however no knowledge themselves of such
subjects, and having access to no means of
obtaining correct information, it has been
found impossible to report with certainty,
either as io the utility or j»» icticability of
such an establishment. A letter upn • the
[Subject, addressi (1 to the CJovemor- by Mr,
John Stri de, lias been laid before the com
[ niit'ee—the flou r's he seems to entertain
j respecting the sufficiency of the water to
[ work (he forge, are verv serious ones, nor
ran it be supposed tint his estimate of
the t xpence of erecting it is altogether ac.
curate.
i he manufactory cf arms, yotit* commit
'ee are disposed to believe, is already upon
i-jo large a scale for the*, resources of the
mate; a m.nsure therefore which would
I increase the expense* of the establishment
to an extent which cannot be calculated with
j certainty, add the benefits ai .1 prurticabili* v
i t which loo, are doubtful, ought n it to be
I adopted with ait belter information than i:
lias been possible to obtain.
Belore they close their report, your com
iniiteo think it necessary testate, tint some
oinbarTUftsment appears to have arisen from
flnt part of'he law of the last session, which
require* “ that • very vouchor admitted in
discount, »hsil be certified l>v the clerk of
the manufactory ni arms, and one master
at iimier, s'ating, that the work therein s.»a
’ed whs done, or that the material or other
article furnisiivd, was received for the nut
niiFactory of arms '*
Whether upy particular piece of work
mis, or h;-» i. b» -'ii performed, it would
rtm imp. .-ibltf f.,r tin- clerk to know, if he
. tund m hi* uan pirticul u* t’.utv ; if he
c* . ri,v at nil, he must rely upon the infer
mi'mi. o! oilu is, whic.i m discharging a
piniiMv du \, it is to he prr-umcii h^Swonli.
•tt-i a it u.Unco to vie#, Your committee
.cawrtlt perceive any Ii j »ry that could result
from amending that section of the law.—__
AH which is respectfully submitted.
On motion, ordered, that the said report
be laid upon the table, and that 10M copies
thereof be printed for the use of the members
ofihe General Assembly.
A report from the committee for Counts
of Justice (which lay on the table) was
| retd in the following words:
1 he committee for Courts of Justice have,
according to order, examined whether
there arc any lav/s of a public nature
that have expired since the last .essiou of the
general assembly, and have found none in
that situation ; they have also. examined
whether there are any that will expire with
the end of the present session, or are near ex
piring. and find that the act passed the 31st
day of January, 1809, entitled “an act
concerning executions and for other pur
poses,” will expire with the end of the pro;
sent session : You • committee have declined
| expressing, an opinion whether .this law
ought, or ought not to be continued, as the
House of Delegates has already had the
said law under its consideration.
Your committee find that by the first «ec
tion of the act passed the 6th day of Feb.
1809, entitled •• an act providing for the
redemption of certain lands forfeited by the
non payment of the taxes thereon,” all
lands theretofore forfeited, .-.re redeemable
till the first ol March, 1^10, on paymeftt of
the taxes duetheieon, witti an interest of
ten per centum per annum on each year’*
tax, ii'ont the time that the same became
due. - Your committee are of opinion that the
said section of the act last recited, ought to
be continued.
wn motion, ordered, that the said report
! bv laid upon the table. y^
j J *lc following report (which lay on the
! table) was.taken up and read :
1 1 he committee to whom were referred
the petitions of the trustees of .he Winches
ter academy and of the trustees of the Berr
ville academy, and the tnnmonals of the
president of the Stevenaburg academy, and
\\ ill.am Davis in opposition to the said pc
titiuns, beg leave to submit the following re
port: .
It appears that a certain Edward Doyle.
ear|y in die year ISO'!-, died in the county
of trederick, at a very advanced age, in
testate. lie had a personal estate of the
value of twenty five hundred or three thou
sanu dollars, consisting lor the most part of
five slaves, debts due him to the amount of
sev en or eight hundred dollars,: and some
cash, the quantity of which is not ascertain
ed. Shortly after the decease of the intest
ate, the whole «»f this estate was claimed by
die memorialist, William Davis, under a
nuncupative will, of which proof was offer
ed before the county court of. Frederick_
i hat court considering the testimony suifi
eient to establish it, made a record of the
sa-id will aud granted letters of administra
tion to the. said Davis; From this decision
un appeal was taken tc the district coutt of
Winchester, which court reversed tf . judg
ment tx* the county court ami committed ine
property of the intestate to the said Wil
burn Davis as a curator, by whom it i.-> now
possessed.
It appears further, that a certain WiTliam
ilercheyal instituted a suit in the superior
court ot chancery liolden at Staunton, clainv
ing the said estate in right of his wife,
v* horn he aliedged to be of kin to t!-e dec’d
Doyle.— 1 his bill ha been dismissed bv the
chancellor, upon the ground, the committee
presumes, that the courts of common law
wete entirely adequate to the supportr'nf the
complainant's pretensions. He lias lately
transferred his claim to the property of
Dovlc to the president and trustees of the
Stevensburg academy.
b rom the testimony taken in the above
i mentioned suit, the committee is induced to
j believe, that although no nuncupative will
ot the deceased, can be proven by-the nuin
her ot witnesses made requisite bv law,
yet that it was the intention of I /oyle, ful
some time previous to his death, to give his
property, to the memorialist Davis. To u
j part of this property, however, the commit
j ice consider that his claim is good in law.
It appears that Doyle, in his last illness,
called Davis to Ins bed side, and having had
tiis money, bonds nnd notes brought to him,
gave them to Davis, whose right thereto as
wheat U bed donation, this committee consi
ders tube complete. With regard to the
slaves, your committee is of opinion, that
although in the defect of person entitled a*
next of kin to the deceased, aright to them
may vest in the com mod wealth, ytt. that any
iutetference of the Legislature at this time
would he premature nnd improper. That
iig.it depends upon the double possibility
that tile claim ol Davis cannot be substan
tiated, aud that there arc no persons in ex
istence connected by* the ties oi consanguini
ty’ or affinity with the deceased. No pro
cecding in the nature of an office of escheat
been iastituted, but tlip commonwealth’s
claim rests solely upon the firivate auffC'rn
| liott of a tact the mwst contrary to prnbabil
j ity ; Under- certain circumstances too, your
| committee is of opinion ti.*t a conveyance
, of the commonwealth’s interest in this pro
j pet ty, although with an express reservation
j ot the rights ot others, might prejudice those
rights. For these reasons, therefore, as
well as that the policy of such grants of the
commonwealth’s funds is at all times ques
tionable, your ci mmittec has made no esti
mate of the relative merits of the respective
applications to the bounty of the Legislature,
and respectively submits the following reso
lutions ;
Resolved, That the petition of the trns
tecs of tl.e Winchester academy, praying
the Legislature to convey to them the com
monwealth's right to the estate of Edward
Doyle, dec'd, bo rejected.
Resolved also, That the petition of the
trustees of the Herrsville academy, playing
the Legislature to relinquish to them the
commonwealth's right to the e- tate of Ed
w.ird Doyle, dcc’d, tor the benefit of said a
cademy, lw rejected.
Resolved also, That the petition of the
president o! the Stevensblirg academy; pray
ing that the Legislature will nut interfere
wnh the estate of Use said Edward Doyle,
dcc’d, is reasonable.
Resolved. That the Clerk of the House of
Delegates do transmit to the Attorney Gene
i mI a copy of this report.
1 h« said resolutions living severally read
a m cund time, wi re agreed toby the House
Mr. Hlackburne, fiom thr committee to
whom it was recommitted with several
amendment s presented,
A bill •• To compel prison'} who own
I unis in this commonwealth, to cause the
rime to be ci tied in th • hooks of the com
missioners of the revenue,*’ without further
amendment; the said amendments were
loen severally ug oed to by the Loose, and
u,<i *uiliu*»* attended, and • , amended,
ordered to i>* engrossed and read a triiru
j time—Ayes 114—Nays JG.
The Mouse according to the order of the
• day resolved itself into a committed of tile
I whole house oil the state of the common
| wealth, and after some time spent therein,
I Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and «Alr
Madison reported, that the committee had,
| according to order, had under consideration
j i hill " Further to amend the penal lawsoi
j this commonwValtii.” and had made some
progiess therein, hut not having time to go
t hrough, the same, had directed him t^move
j tor leave to sit ag.tin.
Resolved, That this Mouse will again on
tomorrow resolve itself into a committee of
the whoie house on the state of the common
wealth.
Mr. Preston presented according to order,
a bill “ To.explain the first section of the
act concerning public roads, passed the 5th
dav of January. irG6”, which was received
and lead the first time ;
Avd the question being put on the second
reading cf the said bill, it passed in the ne
gutive.
- —n«~~ri"~ ■ _
X/‘ Tor the information of our rcade s.tve
present the following interesting act,
now a part of run la ir or Tut lasik
execution 'Law.
An act to continue in force far a In.died
time, an act passed on the thirty first day
cj January last, Entitled “ un act concern
ing executions, and for other /ratposes.”
[Passed February 1st, 1810]
PH it enacted by (he General Assembly.
That tlie act passed the thirty first dnv of
January last, entitled “an act concerning
excutions, and for other purposes,” he ami
the same is hereby declared to he and re
main in force until the thirty first day of
May next and no longer: Provided always,
and be it further enacted, that nothing here
in contained shall operate, to take away or
impair any security given or right vested,
under the above recited act, but that all of
them be, and they are hereby maintained
and enforced ; and that each and every re
mwdy provided by the said act for the pro
secution of such rights and securities shall
.»e ami they are hereby rendered perpetu
al.
And be it further enacted. That in all
cases where under the sixth section of the
above recited act, bond shall have been gi
ven to stay proceedings upon any deed' of
trust, such bond shall be, by the trustee,
obligee or assignee, his or her executors, or
administrators in whose possession such bond
may be, returned to the clerk’s i.flice of the
superior or inferior court of that county in
which the deed c.f trust was executed or re
corded, and the cleyk of that court only shall
have power to issue execution upon such
bonds. ,
This act shall commence and be in force
from and after the passing thereof.
Not a paper—by yesterday’s northern
mail.
j-H There are several articles in this pa
per, worthy of notice—in particular, the
speech of Mr. Giles, and the black- list of
English expeditions to the continent of Eu
rope.
il/* Several articles'omitted, to make way
for that very rare commodity. Foreign
news, though neither very late nor interes
ting—received via Charleston.
ITT” An address to I’hilo-laor., alias Mu
cins, alias the Hon. John Randolp'h—in our
next. . -
A LIST OT LETTERS
REMAINING in the. post-office, AT II 1CII
MO Nil, THE 31*1' OF JAN. 1809.
A—Robert Anderson, Robert Andrews*
Charles Z Abraham, Colonel Thomas Adams,
Delphi* Allen
— Dr.-Baynham, Davidson Bradfute,
Nicholas Boozy, Chuilcu Barret, Reverend John
D.Blair, Mi s Ann C. Br:.x;on, llichaid Bil
lu{)S, Major Bull, Pierce Brown, James Boul
ton, Lucy Brown, Siropkin Bryan, William B
Bunks, John D Brown, Most s Baldwin, Samuel
Bell, Mis* Lucy Burwell, John Bockiul,
George Beaty, Michael Broadrick, Thomas
Brt -..den, jr Pierce Brown, James Bunce.
C—Williams Carter, Win F Carter, Mrs.
Mmy Craig, Ann Couch, Edwin j Clopton,
John Cook, IJ ri Cutich, Samuel Carlisle, Wm.
Crittenden, James P Coke, Willis Win. Cawley,
Kiciiard Carter, James Coneway, Charles J
Cabell, Pamelia A Cox, Moses Congleton, Mr.
CTousel, Robert W. Christian, Ellison Currev
I)—Isaac Del von, jr. Archibald Denholm,
Rohiou Dcmxrcnjv, Richard Dobson, John I)ou*
ler, Elizabeth Dunn, Julius B. Dandndgc, Polly
Deanner.
E — Mr.-Ellis, Joseph Eggle9ton, Evan8
and Denotigh.
F—William Fori -'.nr, V/m. Fulcher, J. Faank
lin, Jacob Faunce, *i nomas Foulk, Col. William
Fountain, Jesse** Franklin.
(r —Edward Gamble, Mrs. Frances Gillies,
Nathan Garson, Joseph Gale, M»tj. Thomas
Goodson, Jacob Gi igg, Chaunccy S Goodrich,
Mrs. El M. Gordon.
H—D oiicl C. Hutcherson, John Hopkins,
Joseph Hoffman, ('■ urge Herbert, Thom .j Hol
ton, John C Henderson, Harry lleth, Chancel
h’.’n limes, Capt. Robert Hyd*, JoViah Hobson,
!*•* Hall, Thomas Holton, K nort Hill, John
Heath, Lucy D Harrison, Robert ilcminings,
Philip Holts.
CJ—Joseph Jenkins, Edward Johnson, Zcnas
B. Jones, J unes T. Johnson, I.ighttnot Janny,
Benorn Jackson, William Jamieuot), EnocL Judo,
John*M. Jeffries.
A — Milos King.
L John Lvons, Joseph M. Lewis, Mrs. Nan
cy I.oid, Ann Lowus,• Rebecca I.eeman, Jo
seph Linsly, J antes Lowns, Daniel Lewis.
M—John Mabland, Daniel Murphy, Diana
Morgan, John McCulloch, Sampson Matthews,
riminas Megs, Robert Mckwn, It'belt Molony,
William Meause, William McKim, William
Marshall, John Me Donald, John M Tllligot, Eli
sha McCommus, Robert Mitch*I, Wilh.ar i Mc
Cartny, Margaret Meade, Kiciiard M. Meade,
| Alexander Mi.Kinst: v.
iV—W.lliain Nettle, Cliaides Norman, James
Nixon, Thomas Nitien, Mr.-Norris.
(J—J**remiah Olds,
F—Maj. Williuln Price, John W. Pltasants,
Capt. Elisha Pnce, Susanna Pierce, Sharlot k
Parker, John Purse, Edmond Pearson, Miss
Margaret Potter, S.unu*l Porter.
I II—Col. William Robinson, Peyton Randolph,
I Capt. James Perkinsmt, Harry Randolph, Abner
i Robinson, Mat Redwood, Wiilunfi Eslon Kan
j o Iph, Richard Ross, Richard Randolph, Willi
t am If. Roane, Robert Richards.
| S—John Siitgg, Bullctt Still, James Smith,
i Hugh S'*- I, Jol o Sheppard, William Selden,
I Kot-ert 8fnithy, Thomas S,evens. Alien Sowden,
Far mi Mmitb, San>u«*i Smearman, Tnomas Stan*
ton, Jac<.ii S > les, Mrs. Ann, Si.uk, Francis Lilt*
• »e ujJ. j .ite .a Git \ /1. .Uni Nb•
I
►. • • Lib L
- - - ^.ephuiK,„ VyihU, C 'Iyi» Vutt
I'O K. Slmyd.tr, John it. SeweM, JJarttat Still,
<-•* I Sturtevant, Lewis G Sowell
' Lrecd 1 j> I n*. A iron 1) T.irliiY, Taincn
Talh y, J >1 n Trouble. William U. Tuylor, Maiy
Tno'.up on. Waller T>orp. Henapdi Ti- mas,
Mai tin Tate, l.uiy Tat l«n, Chi-su-r Tj !cr, Willi
am fl ij'jr, i. 1:o!i.. I'm . n, Mi- s C'.r.«ce Turner,—
Hetmet laytoi, Dn.i.l Trip!* t. Horboine K.
1 Iioiua;;, Miss l.' u ili.t V/. Tcinil, Fetor Tins
ley.
JF—rto’iei*' Wilt in, M .rgirct W-st, Clo-rlea
Ward, Henry W.ioi* Miss N utter W.n.gb,Tho
n:as Wiat. Mrs. M:• i*v Watkins, Judith White,
1 ■ho,nas IVwt, IVler Wmiu wr ght, An.Srose
'v"dr-, Jwiu, Winston, J^alma West, William
Weytnrhiih,' Amiswe Wessw4.ll, Elbe,t Wood
wir.j. Halbert Watson. Mr,-Wertiue,
JuI.m Walker, Edmund F W.lkiiison.
e'—"1 hennas Hinlerwoud.
Ir—Thomas Vr-ol.
3"— W in. Young.
'• Wm. FOUSIIEE, y. xi.
I? trh'Tioiid, Fi’bru 1 *y ;J
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WAX-WORK
JUST-JIHRIVUD I.Y RICHMOND,
- - r. (I to be seen a: any lime, from ten o'•
ock in the morning, until nine in the c
vening, in the large Chamber, at the Ci
ty Ta-vern,
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The C'tizcns of this place, and ihr publmin
general. Ita.e now an opportunity of seeing a >t-.
ry handsome collect ion-of Wax work Figure s. :.s
large ai life—the whole ot winch are entirely
ni t., and have never before been exhiLiu.ii.ii
this C•' v.
The fir„t Figure arnbrg.it the collection, is u like
ness of the great and justly revirtd
GENERAL WASHINGTON,
At the ^aqe if 31 years V.
T. A very striking likeness of the brave Grnd
r.' 1 Warren, who was killed at the battle of Bun
ker's Hill, with a view of «thc.engageme it iiem- *
Boston—Charlestown An fire, &c.
3 i I.e Rev. John Wellesley, Minister of the
Gospel
4 Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
5. De>t-.lines, that wretch and tyrant of St.
Domingo, who was justly dcstioyed by his own
people. S
6—7 Two beautiful and interesting children.
H. Miss Elin Bingham. ^
‘‘—10. The loud mother and her Leautiful child
Maria.
11. Othello, Moor of Venice.
12. Fair Desdemona bis wife—siie it represen
ted lying asleep, Othello being in the act of
slabbing* her with a dagger. *
13. LITTLE BONAPARTE
•/ Haiti more.
1 L Innocent Malinda, the sleeping Dea.ity.
16. B>ack Beard, tiie great pirate, whose heed
was bro’t into Hampton in tins stale, the skull of
the fame being now in the possession of the May
or of Norfolk.
13. A very s* .-iking representation of thatam-*
fortunate seaman, Thomas Harwood, who was
ship-wrecked on the N W. const of America—
lie is repi*e»ented setting among the leaves re
flecting oil his unhappy situation.
17- The true genuine American Volunteer in
complete uniiorni.
N B The Wax-Work will have the same ef-.
feet in the day as in the night, the Room being
darkened and handsomely illuminated.
CTj’ Good music on an Organ.
§*§ Admittance 37 1 2 cents.
PROFILES taken in a very correct manner
and elegantly framed.
In thu Wax-Work room may be seen the ve
ry singular natural curiosity of the nine b-ndyJ
Armadillo from South-America.
Fdi. 8
j\j* O'l'tCE.—Un ti»e 6ln day of Deccitierr last,
1-* a friend of the subscriber’s deposited a let
ter with tiie Post T;aster at Yorktdwn, address
ed to Messrs. Maclure and Robertson, of Phila
delphia, enclosing ft 610 i:i bank notes, us noted,
below.—The above letter having been miscarried,
the several post masters in the United Slate?.: ra
requested to examine the letters re.nlnihi.ig in
tlieir office* as dead letters, and if such letter
should*be discovered, they are desired to forward
it to the place directed, it appears from the
books of the post master at York Town, that
said letter was marked 40 cents—A liberal re
ward will be given to any prison who will res
tore the aforesaid letter with its contents, or give
such information as will lead to a discovery, by
JOHN PATTERSON.
Matthews County, (Va.) Feb. 3,131U.
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rpo THE PUBLIC—This may certify that
A the ft A iV A' NUTJi of ft 100, recently re
tained from a servant hJT the subscriber and ad
vertised, has been claimed and delivered up in
presence of Col. It. Carrington, mayor of this
city.
SEW A ?.L OSGOOD.
Richmond, January 3'Jih, lfclo. It
5/'OR SALE,— A tract of LAND in Louisa
. county containing by a late sur.ey, 321 acres.
Any person wishing to purchase will apply to Mr.
Arthur Clayton near the premises, who is fully
authorize 1 to sell the suinc.
R. M. SFGAH.
February 3_w jw^j
r | 9HE subscriber bus commenced the practice*
I of ti e Law in the superior Sc county court*
of Me kler.hm g and in the county court of Char
lotto. During ibe next spring lie will commence
a regular alt* mlance on the superior and county
con 1* Ilf Brunswick. He h is fixed hi* residence
hi the county of Mecklenburg.
John w. lewis.
Morkletibnrg, February 3, jt
J’MNlT.NDtn remove mK of the state in tine
. course of a few week*.
! 1?. FANKEt:
Cumberland County, Feb. t; *:?>*}