The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-09-14 00:00:00, page 4

fMiriSH SMUGGLING IN TUB NqR’TB 2 r *
The collusive Commerce attempted to be car
ried on between Great Britain and the ports of
Denmark, by means of spurious papers, and
which Mr Forbes, the American Consul, tlio't
it hit duty to check and expose, is very mi
nutely described in the following letter from
him to his correspondent in Philadelphia.
Phil. Gaz.
Tonnixom, 14th June, 1810.
MY Dear Friend,
1 have just received your valued let
ter of 1st May, & am mortified to find that some
of my official acts have been generally censured
in the United States. You state several queries
which are generally raised, and which most evi
dently shew, that the facts of the case were not
understood. If I should affect indifference to
tbu public opinion, 1 should wish to be disbelie
ved, because a solicitude and respect for the ap
probation of tny fellow-citizens, particularly in
the discharge of duties touching their most im
portant interests,form my best title to their indul
gence. In the most embarrassing circumstances
in which our commerce was ever placed, it has
been my misfortune to be palled upon to act
• very responsible part in relation to that com
UK rce.
T*'ose measures which were formally and una
nimously approved by ail of my countrymen, who :
witnessed the circumstances under which I ac
ted, have been grossly misrepresented by fo- ,
re’gners, whose interests I whs forced to attack
in order effectually to defend those of my fellow :
citizens placed under hiy.immediate guardian
ship : 1 am sorry to be obhged to admit that
some of my own'country men, listening rather to
the insinuations > f theBe interested foreignei s.
than to their own convictions, have veconded
these misr* presentations • In the cause of honor
however, truth is the most triumphant arm. I
shall therefore state as briefly as possible the
leading facts connected with my denunciations
here, in December last. In the montli of Sep
tember last, the ship Amo arrived here, with a
lend of gum. I was informed ten days previous
to her arrval that she bad laden her cargo in Lon
don. When this vessel arrived, I was in Ham
burg and received three letters from Americans
of respectability who had large amounts of pro
perty here, denouncing that case and demanding
ahost urgently that I should immediately come
forward and expose it. 1 resisted their impor
tunate in reiterated demands on the ground
of inexpediency, there hemg then here a consi
derable number of valuable shipments, which
Although really made in the U S. for American
account, had been compelled by capture, or other
inevitable necessity, to touch in England : it ap
Eeared further by capt. Kenipton’s statement &
i* proofs, that his cargo had been originally
shipped in another vessel from the U. S. and had
never ceased to be American property. I made
a faithful report of this case to the Secretary of
State, and for my justification transmitted to him
the forged sea letter and a letter of instructions
from a very respectable house, owners of the
cargo. If the choice I made in a painful alter
nauVe, or if the publVation of the case (not my
act) has excited the displeasure of that house
ard their powerful friends whose good will 1
should most Willingly have preserved, I must
aedc consolation in the consciousness of my own
rectitude, and must obs* rve that a respect tor the
property of my fellow citizens was a strong mo
tive to the decision 1 took in that ci-se. On this
occasion I also manifested my opinions on the
inexpediency of 6iich exposures, which is the
prominent objection mtde to those I was forced
to make aftei ward*
1 III'IM I1CIC uunrj v. in
tint business pledg'd bis word ot honor, that he
would use his influence in England that no fur
ther attempts ot*that nature should be made;—
this man however presunrrng that the svme mo
tives would always pievi nt my coming forward,
did cvf ry thing in Ins power to encourage these
adve ntures, and three out of feur ot the ships
exposed cume to his consignment. On the Use
pf November the King of Denmark ordered a
general arrest on ailfoieign property in his pro
vinces Ti»e motive to this’measure was a de
nunciation on the part of another government,
that a great proportion of the property imported
in American ships had beeu laden in England &
for English account.
While the roval commissioners appointed
to investigate the proofs and circumstances re- !
lating to this property were sitting in this place,
four ships publickly known to have been laden in
England and for English account arrived here,
and one of the captains received oidt-rs in die
mouth of the river, to consign his cargo to me ;
this peifidimis attempt to implicate me, was
nude under the false idea, that I was capable of
sacrificing my *v.ost sacred duty to personal in
terest ; the man who attempted it, knew nothing
of me, and only read my motiv es through the
dark medium of his own base heart; it is well
known to thousands, that if 1 would have sacri
ficed honor to interest, in the times in which 1
have lived, 1 might long since have been far re
moved from an uncertain dependence on com
mercial favors. 1 did not hesitate to declare my
suspicions to the captain, and assured him, that
if they turned out to be correct, I should not on
ly reject Uia business, but should act most deci
dedly against him
He made no confession of his situation, but the
next morning captain Isaacs of the ship Six Sis
teis, wrecked in the Eyder, ramo to my office
with his crew, claiming my protection and as
aistaace ; 1 told him that 1 hoped that there
would he enough saved < f the property io pay
the balances due to the crew, on which captain j
Isaacs confessed, that there wi re i » balances
due, and told me that l e tame b on. Loud ii ; lie
soon afterwards mentioned the names of four o
thers who landed at the same time and place,
three of which weie then here. On the day
foil -wing 1 received a letter fiom an American at
Hamburg, stating that one of the slops, toe N»
live, capt Hill, must have loaded in England —
I after * urd# received a lettei signed by ten of
the principal Supercargoes, one ot whom repre
sooted by far, the Inrgt st p operty ot any single
concern in this cotuitry, demanding, under u
menace of responsibility, that 1 should i xposc the
sli ps arrived from Eng.and. In one d«*y I re
ceived three expi t s> v from Hamburg on this
trying (Object 1 resisted ihe importunities of
the accusers by all the arguments winch the cri
tical situation of our ailairs suggested, and pro
poe-'d to the accused to k ave tne port and go to
So a again. I have, reason to believe, that two Ot
them would have adopted this proposal, although
they gave me no assurances on the subject, buti
one positively refused, a Hedging, that Ins goods
Were fully insured into the warehouse, and that
if seized bclore they were safely stored, bis
insurance would cover his loss, but that if he
Sent them awAy, he took the risk to Ins own ac
count; thus situated, what w^s to lie done ? If
I had suffered two of the ships to depot, and
had been compelled to exp< «e the thud, my con
duct would have !»eeii ascribed to motives the
most unworthy.
L/naer will* pr< ssure oj circumiwi««i mm m u
conflict of Icciingk. wliich 1 kn*tu to be tionejl
not!
• A cant ;ng letter dated Hamburg, 19#A De
cernber, dictated by tome of its author s smugging
friend*, ha* been circulated through mutt oj t/u
paper* of the United atotts, and appear* to have
given the tone to public opinion on the subject
'Jhe to, tier of the t letter it will kr.oxcn, tea to tne
ato-e, hit to I very American here 10ho ha* read
th- publication t on an thcr occasion, n * country
vnen haV' form illy expressed their opinion of
Iii.i#, and tf he i* dts.rons to tee Hum publish
ed l have a copy oj their resoluttot.t on t/at mb
jeei.
( whatever may be the opinions of others) I patt
ed several days Those who were about me can
bear testimony to the agitation to my mind ■■
At length the notoriety of the tacts, both here
and at Hamburg, shut the door to all expedients
and left me no alternative bnt to denounce the
ships in question, or to suffer the suspicions ex
isting against the whole property cf my fellow
citizens to be confirmed by a denunciation from
another quarter, not •■dy of these cases, but of
myself, as participating in the fraud The pause
1 made in the choice of such complicated diffi
culties had excited already clamours among
some of my countrymen, and insinuations unfa
vorableto my motive*. In short, on the 12th of
December, 1 denounced the ships in question to
the principal local authorities, and wrote an ex
planatory letter to his majesty the King oi Den
mark, which 1 sent by express. These ship*
were afterwards tried in two Tribunals, and
their papers being found forged, they wetv to
gether with their cargoes, condemned- I after*
wards received the unanimous approbation ofa
general meeting of my fellow citizens at Ham*
burg, supercargoes of the ships here, and at
their request proceeded to Copenhagen, to s/»IU
cit the liberation of the American property in
these provinces. The delay which hss occurred
in this investigation is the only source of dissatis
faction with my conduct.
Perhaps the dissatisfied would have preferred
immediate confiscation to delayed liberation This
is the summary of the principal facts I ahull
make but one or two observations. Although the
enemies of the measure have endeavored to muk#
a party question of it, it has nothing to do with
party Among my opposers were men of both
the groat political opinions which characterize
my fellow-citizens at home, and the committee
who communicated to me the sense of the meet
ing were ail Fedeialists. The law contravened
is an old one, and was pasted in the year 1803 —
On the ground of expediency and delicacy to
wards the local authorities, I have ascertained
froth the highest source#, that had the property
been given up by an undistinguishing general or
der, a new arrest would have been immediately
laid under different agents, and which would have
proved fatal to the whole. Was it then my duty
to ieopardize millions of the fair property of my
fellow citizens out of mere etiquette and delica
cy towards foreigners l One fact more—I have
put myself in a state of hostility with many of
the people with whom I am doomed to live, and
have exjierienced many inconveniencies snd pe
cuniary I >s?es : On the other hand, 1 defy any one
to shew that I have derived any advantage di.
rectly or indirectly from the measure. Is it pre
tended that I was influenced by jealousy Si base
less ? I reply that I had enough of fair permit
ted trade, and if I would have excepted such hu
siness as that which I exposed, I might have had
fifty cargoes, not merely on consignment but on
participation of profits without risk If I hud
wanted monuy, I might have received enough to
have made me quite independent for life.-In
short, I can declare before God ami my own con
science, (and every honest man who knew the
circumstances, will admit it) that every motive
of personal interest or convenience, was ag\inst
the measure 11 ok
I acted upon the most enthusiastic love of my
country, and its injured commerce. 1 had a right j
to expect the approbation of that country ; but I I
am sorry to have experienced what many have
done before me, that m dice has been much more
alert than candour, and that 1 am at this late pe
l riod called forth to vindicate nn#'-ll' ag inf. the
most active calumnies in that country, tor whose
interest alone, I have sacrificed myself, and that
•n England, whose commerce I nave directly at
tacked, I have found more apologists than in the
U States.
To the liberal and candid friends of my coun
try and its fair commerce, 1 hope that this justi
fication will not be unwelcome ; as to those of a
different description, and especially as to thoae
profit and loss patriots, with whom the dignity 8i
honor of of the country or the flag are paltry
consideration#, when weighed against a good
freight, I do not solicit their protection, nor will
their enra ty ever turn me from the course 1 have
hitherto pursued.
J M. FORBES, j
PUBLIC SALE.
WILL be otiered at Public Sale on the pre
mises, in Williamsburg on Tuesday the
2d of October next, the bouse and lot held by
the Subscriber for many years past. The lot
contains more than an acre and a half of ground
— the house is large and commodious and with a
little repair would be one of the best buildings
in the city. The neighborhood is agreeable, &
the situation healthy, being in the upper part of
the city, on the main street, a few doors below
the College Square—Every circumstance ren
ders it a desirable situation for a private family,
a boarding house or Tavern.
Will be sold at the sume time a quantity of
household and kitchen turniture, also a few Ne
grocs For all sums above ten dollars, twelve
months credit will be allowed: Purchasers gi
ving bonds with approved security, to carry in
terest from the date, if ndl punctually paid.—All
sums under ten dollars must be cash.
JAMES MOIR
August 7._w8wfl
V'r ALUd BLE LAND—FOR SALE.-The
subscriber wishes to dispose of rus military
LANDS, n the state of Kentucky, containing a
boni 3000 acres, lying on Big Barren river, which
affords a good navigation, and situated in the
county of Barren ; there can be no objection to
the quality of the L >nd, a considerable propovti
on of which arc Low Grounds, a,id lying contigu
ous to Nashville, Tennessee, fxingonly 50 miles
distant ; which affords a good trade. A bargain
will be sold in the Land, or 1 will barter for lands
in this stale, such as may suit. For further par
ticulars, apply to the subscriber.
EDMUND BOOKER.
Jamestown, Prince Edward, Aug.31. w8wfl
BY virtue of a deed of trust, executed to tne
subscriber.'!, by Wm Mayo, deceased, late
of the county of Powhatan, and of record in the
court oPthe said county : Will be ojftred for tale,
for cash, on the 17th day of October next, at the
court house of sxid county—one certain tract or !
parcel of LAND, situate, lying and being in the J
county aforesaid, and containing by survey, 2u0
acres, it being that part ot the tract containing
the improvements, on which the said Mayo for
me rly resided For the purpose of indemnifying
Brett Randolph and Seth Ligon, who were se
curities for the said Wm Mayo and liis son Da
rnel Mayo, against llie payment of a certain sum
of money, recovered against them m the aforesaid
court, for the benefit of the distributees of Thos.
T. Svranh, dec’d.
The tide vested in us as trustees only will be
conveyed to the purchaser.
JOHN LIGON, l ~ .
y A AIMS POINDEXTER, $
jnly 17. w3m
CITY OF RICHMOND :
''T'MIE Commissioners appointed by an ordi
X nance, of the said city, entiiuled, '* An Or
dinance, to carry into effect th*e act of Assembly,
entituled, “ An act to reduce the width of certain
streets on Shock® Hill, in the city of Richmond,”
to employ a surveyor to ascertain the original
bounds of all the street* and squaies, which were
laid out by the late Wm Byrd, Esq. Etc. havin'
made a report, according to the directions of said
ordinance, to the Common Hall of said city, at
their slated meeting, in this mouth In pursuance
of a resolution of the said Common Hall j No
tice is hereby given, that the Common Hall for
<rid city, will, at the next stated meeting, pro
ceed to consider the said report.
N SHEPPARD, CCk. C. H C. R.
August 2A. UdMSep.
PROPOSALS
For carrying M.d/LS on. the following
roads, mill be received at the Gen
eral Post Office, until the 1st
uuy of October next, in
clusive.
IN VIRGINIA.
TT'ROM Martinaburg to Berkeley Springs,
1/ Virginia
Leave Maitinsburg cverv other Thursday at
5 a. m and arrive at Berkeley Springs by 11 a
m Leave Berkeley Springs every other Thurs
day »t 2 p in- and arrive at Martinaburg by 8
р. m.
2. From New York to Lovington, Va. once in
two weeks
Leave New-York every other Friday at 6 a
nu and arrive at Lovinjrton hy 11a tn. Leave
Lovington every other Friday at 2 p in. and ar
rive at New-York by 8 p. m.
3- From Hudson’s, in Kenhawa county, by
Wards, Jourilms, Catlettsburg, Greenup c h
Johnson’s mill, Vancebury, Saltworks, Lewis c.
h. and Flemingsburg, to Millersburg. thence by
Mount Sterling, the Olympian Springs, Catletts
burg, Jourdans and Wards, to Hudsons, once in
two weeks
Leave Hudson’s every other Wednesday nt 6
a. m. and arrive at Millersburg Me next Sun
day at 3 p in Leave Millersburg every other
Sunday at 6 p. in and arrive at Hudsons the
next Thursday by in.
4. From Union to Giles c. h. once in two
weeks.
Leave Union every other Monday at 6 a in
*nd arrive at Gilesc h. by bp in Leave Giles
с. h. every other Sunday at 6 a. m. and arrive at
Union bv 3 p- m
5 From Fincastle, to Sweet Springs, once in
two weeks.
Leave Fincastle every other Monday at 6 a
m and arrive at Sweet Springs by 6 p m Leave
Sweet Springs every other Tuesday at 6 a m
and arrive at Fincastle by 6 p in
6. From Charlotte c. h by Hough Creek
Church, Reed’s store & Falling river, to Camp
bell c. h. once in two weeks.
Leave Charlotte c. h every other Monday at
6 a tn and arrive at Campbell c. h. on Tuesday
by 10 a. in. Leave Campbell c. h. every other
Tuesday at 2 pm and arrive at Charlotte on
Wednesday by 7 p m
7. From Phdip’s to Hicktford, once in two
weeks.
Leave Hicksford every other Wednesday at
6 am and arrive at Philips’s by 11 a. ni I,cave
Philips’s s-ime day at 1 p. in. & arrive at Hicks
ford by 6 p m.
' NOTES.
1 The Post master General may expedite the
mails and alter the limes for arrival and depar
ture at any time during the continuance of the
contract, he previously stipululing an adequate
compensation for any extra expense that may be
occasioned thereby
2 Fifteen minutes sh ill he allowed for open
ing .mu closing the mail, at all offices where no
parti' ular time is specified
3 For every thirty minutes delay (unavoida
ble accidents excepted) in arriving after the
times prescribed in any contract, the contractor
shall torfeit one dollar ; and if the delay continue
until the departure of any depending mail,
whereby the mails destined For such depending
mail lose a trip, a forfeiture of double the a
mount allowed for carrying the mail one trip
shall be incurred, unless it shall be made to ap
pear that the delay was occasioned by una
voidable accident ; in which case the amount
of pay for the trip, will in all cases, be forfeited
and retained
4. Persons maxing proposals are desired to
state their prices by the year. Those who con
tract will receive their pay quarte ' —in the
mouths of February', May, Augusta Novem
ber, one month after the expiration of each quar
ter
5. No other than a free white person shall be
exploycd to convey the mail.
6 Where the proposer intends to convey the
mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desir
ed to state it in his proposals.
7. The Post-master General reserves to him
self the right of declaring any contract at an end,
whenever one failure happens, which amounts to
the loss of a trip.
8. The contracts for the routes No. 1 to 29
are to be in operation on the first day of January
next, and continue until the 30th of September j
1811, and for the remaining routes to be in ope
ration at the same time and continue until March
31, 1812
GIDEON GRANGER,
Post master General.
Gbskhal Post-office,
Washington City, July 10, 1810.
August 17 law6w
VIRGINIA, to wit.-—At a Chancery District
Court, h Id at the former capitol, in the ci
ty of Williamsburg, the 22d day of July, 1810.
John Laird, Flt'ff.
Against
Carter Mitchell, executor of Robert Mitchell,
Priscilla Mitchell, John Y. Chism and Sarah his
wife, Tasker Carter Quinlan, an infant ; John W
Uelfteld, and Frances T his wife, Hamel Peok,
Harriet Lucy Maiind, John C Peck and Emanuel
Peck, infants ; Spencer Ball and Betty L. his
wife, Sophia Carter, Robert Berkley and Julia
his wife, Thomas Ap Jones, Sarah J Jones, Eli -
zibeth Jones and Jane Jones, infants, and George
Carter, Deft* \
ON the motion of the plaintiff, by his counsel
Carter Mitchell is assigned guardian to the infant
defendants, Tasker Carter Quinlan, John C Peck
and Emanuel Peck, and 'V alter Jones, to llie in
fant defendants, Sarah J Jones, Elizabeth Jones
and Jane Jones, to defend tin m in tins suit, and
the defendant Sophia Carter, not having entered
her appearance and given security according to
the acts of asst mbly, and the rules of this court,
and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court
that she is not an inhabitant of this country : On
the further motion of the plaintiff, It is ordered,
that lb? said defe ndants do appear here on the 1st
day of April term next, and answer the l»li of
he plaintiff, Ik that a copy of this order be forth
with inserted :n some news paper of the city of
Richmond, tor two mouths successively, and pos
ted at the from door of the former capital in this
city.
A Copy.
AN 'rr. HOBiNson, c. c.
jul.v 27. w-8w
| N CHANCERY.— I'appan unlock, Essex ln
1 tervenmg Court, continued and held on the
20th day of June, 1810.
John Jones, Compl't.
Aoainst
Andrew Allen and John E. Craw, Deft*.
CAME the complainant, by his attorney, and
it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that
the delendam Andrew Allen is Hot an inhabitant
of this slate ; On the motion of the complainant,
it is ordered. That he ppear here on the drat day
of September court next, and answer the com
plain.uil’s hill, and that a copy ofthis order be in
serted in some public news paper, printed in the
city of Richmond, tor two months successively,
and that another copy hereof be posted at the
front door of this court house.
.1 Copy. Test,
Wm B. MATTHEWS, d. c.
For
JOHN P. LEE, c. a. c. c.
July 27. w8w
!V j UTIOE —/hrieby forworn all persons what
1. a ever, from employing the booth* n untler my
Controlsl, in bringing back loads, from Kichviond or
elsewhere, at / will rot be responsible for any loss
sustained thereby.
WARNER LEWIS.
September ft 3w
VIRGINIA, to w/t—-At a Chancery District
C()urt, lirld at the former capitol. in the
city of Williamsburg, the thirteenth day of April,
1810.
J antes Elliott, Plt'ff
Against
Richard B Lee, administrator vrith the will
annexed of Richard Lee, Willoughby Newton
and Silly his wife, who was the widow of the
said Richard Lee, Thomas Jones and Mary hi*
wife, John Smith and Letitiu his wfe, and Kicar
.da Lee an infant, which Mary, Letitiu and Kicar
da are children of she a ml Richard Lee, Drf’t*
ON the motion of liie plaintiff, by Ids counsel
the defendant Willoughby Newton, is assigned
guardian to the infant defendant Kicarda Lee, to
defend her in this suit, and the defend inis John
Smith and Letitiu his wife, not having entered
their appearance, and given security according to
the acts of assetilbly and the rules of this court,
and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court,
that they are not inhabitants of this cwuntr. : On
i he motion of the plaintiff, by Ilia counsel, It it
ordered. That the said defendants do appear here
on toe first day r.f ihe next term, and answer the
bill of the plaintiff, and that a copy of this order
be forthwith inserted in one of the Kc-niond
news papers, for two months successively, and
posted at the front door of the former capitol in
this city.
A Copy.
ANrr. ROBINSON, C C.
July 27k_. w8w
JAMES SEABUOOK. being about to remove
to the North ward, has given up his shop, to
Mr y<jhn Slade, who will carry on the Taylors’
kusin.ss, in it’s various branches, and whom jus.
Seabrookbcgs leave to recommend to his friends
and former customers, as a good workman, a.id a
punctual, honest man.
August 24. w4w
RE MOV AL. ■ - Tjie subscriber has removed
from iht store opposite the Post Office, to
Ihe house lately occupied by Messrs. Dunsmore
& Turner, a few doors below the street leading
to Mayo’s Bridge, where lie has on hand, and in
tends keeping, a com deal assortment of GRO
CERIES, among which arc—Madeira, Port,
Sneriy, Sicily ami Lisbon Wines, London Porter,
and Brown Stout, Gun P 'wderTVa, in small ca
nisters and boxes, and Imperial, Young Hyson d •• ,
ColFcc, haf ami brown Sugar, of h>st quality,
cut glass, and a large assortment of Bar Iron, all
of which will be sold on moderate terms, by
HARRT TOAfPATSS
(V? A few b.orels Philadelphia Summer Ale.
N. B The subscriber also avails himself ».f this
opportunity to request those of his customers,
w ho have long standing accounts, to come for. i
ward and settle the same. Ha will continue to do
business on commission. H. T.
August 24. w4w
By virtue of a deed of trust,
made to the subscriber by John P Willi ,
ams, of Henrico, foi the purpose of securing, the
payment of the sum of one hundred and sixty :
two pounds eleven shillings and 2^d, with int- r- !
est, to Nathan Harvey. Will be bold on the 20 h
next month before the door of the Glooe Tavern
Richmond, to the highest bidder for ready mo
ney, the following property, to wit one nojm man
named Randolph, one negro boy named Plea
sant, and a negro girl named Nancy, or so much
thereof as will be sufficient to sat isfy the said ;
debt and the expeticcs of carrying tiie said deed
into execution.
WILLIAM PRICE, Trustee.
September, 7.__law2wfl j
1WISH to dispose of a valuable male COOK, a- j
bout 25 years of age, who maybe seen and <
his character known on application to Mr. Ralph ■
Wormeley, in Middlesex, where the fellow has
remained the last 5 years, under the direction of
one of the best Cooks in Viiginia—Negotiable
notes, with approved indorsers, will be taken in
p yment, or lie will be exchanged fo.- other slaves
— He is not to be sold for any fault.
Cj” Wanted two hundred SLAVES, in fami
lies.
JOHN CHEW.
Fredericksburg, September 7. 1- w2 «J
BY virtue of a Deed of Trust, of record in
Nottoway court, executed by Phebe Smith,
to the subscriber, to secure the payment of a sum
of money therein specified, due to Thomas Per
kinson : Will be sold, at Perkinsonvil'e, in the
county of Amelia, oil F'-iilay, the 21st day of this
mouth, for ready money, one Negro Man n m.d .
JIM, and one Negro Woman named LUC.T.
Acting as trustee, 1 shall convey only such ti
tie a3 vested in me, by virtue of :t 1 dc d tt tmi.
PETER RIsON. i
Amelia, September 7. 3 ^
L'OR SALE, 3,000 aer*-3 of LASH w tmn ;
r six miles of Richmond, the r< sideline of the
subscriber. Terms of payment—one third cash, ;
the balance in one and lw.. years
THOS. H PROSSER. \
Sept. 7. tf :
f*OR SALE—a valuable MERCHANT and
SAW MILL ; s'lnsted in ill* county of
Loudon on Goose creek J of a mile from where
it empties in the Potomac 4 miles from Leesburg,
35 from Alexandria and about the same distance
from George Town ; in the midst of the finest !
wheat country of Virginia The main road from j
Leesburg to Alexandria, passes within one mile !
of the mill, and the boats that navigate the Poto
mac come up to the Mill, which affords great
opportunity of procuring wheat, by means ot the
river, at all reasons, and a great facility of sending
flour to market by water to George Town and
Alexandria The Mill-House is built of stone 50
feet by 34, two stories and four floors, and works
two pair of stones. The machinery, which is ol
the most approved construction, is in good repair
The saw-mill, isofthe odin ;ry size & works 1 saw
—With the Mill, if suitable to the purchaser, may
be had 10 or 20 acres of Land, on the side ot the
creek on which the mill stands, and on the oppo
site a tract of Land, containing about 280 or 300
acres, of good quality and well timbeied The
excellence of the stream of Goose Creek, at this
place ; the abundance of wheat grown in the vi
cinity } the facilities of water navigation ; anti die
general and rapid improvements of this part ol
the state hold out great inducements to a person
of activity and spit it, inclined to vest his money
in property of this description. For further par
ticulars apply to WM BRENT, Jr.
Near Aquia Post OJfice, Virginia.
July 31. ep2 mkatltf
Boarding house, & private em
TKUTAlh M.KNT.— I’h« Subscriber, re
siding in the city of Williamsburg, will furnish
Ladies 8t Gentlemen, Boys St Girls, with Board
& Lodging, by tlie day, week, month, quarter or
year, on reasonable terms. Her house is large
and convenient, and she hopes to merit a share of
public patronage, by the goodness of her accom
modatioiis, and unremitting exertions to please
ANNA BYRD.
August3. luwttw
NOTICE.—Is hereby given that application
will be made to the County Court of Hen
rico at October Court next, to discontinue the
old road commonly called, Bookers road, from
the upper comer of the plantation of William
Biice (R ) decVl. to the Rocky Branch.
Sept. 4. la w4w
rlV fCHPOOL SALT—For sale, 2000 bush
J els Liverpool Sail, on board the Bug Nan
cy and Mary, at Btr.ni.da Hundred.
J A M lid C A M THO MT
August 28. 3.,v
A SERVANT who can be well recommit!
ded, will find • situation with a privat.
Gentleman by applying at this Cilice.
Sept. 7. ti
XT ALU ABLE PROPERTY—FOR SALS
V In pursuance of a decree of the circuit court
of the U. States, For the Virginia district, pro
nounced at the Nov. 1809, session of tint court,
between Wm Kunkall & Co. plaintiff*, against
Thomas M Deane and others, defendants, and
between Scribin Scrophult and Sturman, plt’llli.
and the same defendants :
Will be exposed to sale, at au;t:on, at Ca Ira,
in the county of Cumberland, on Monday, the
27th day of August next, that valuable MER
CHANT MILL, usually c. llcd the Ca Ira Mills,
Tobacco Ware House, Tavern and other Luts of
Ground at that place. Also, all the LANDS at
or near Ca Ira, consisting of 2000 acres and up
wards. which belonged to James Deane, Thomas
M. Deane and Francis!). Deane, or to either of
them, on the 20lh day of March, 1801. Terms of
sale, ten per cent on the purchases to be paid in
cash—A credit of one, two and three years for
the residue of the purchase money, to bear inter
est from the d iy of s de—the purchaser or pur
chasers giving bonds, with security, to be ap
proved by the undersigned commissioners, ot
the one that may act, anil also executing a deed
of trust upon the pro|»erty so purchased, for se
curing the payment thereof, at the periods afore
said Previous *o t.hc day of sale, the land will
be divided into convenient lots to suit purchasers.
C COPLAND, f n ,
W. C. WILLIAMS,$ Com r*
J'dy 17. tds
np* The sale of the above mentioned proper
ty, is unavoidably postponed till Wednesday the
26 h of next mouth, at wh.ch time it will cer
tainly take place.
C COPLAND,
IV. WILLI A MS.
August 14. _tds
LAND K)lt SAl,£.—By virtue of a decree
of the Superior Court of Chancery lor the
Richmond District,—-.vill be offered for Male at
the town of Caira, on <'onday the 27lh day of
August next, that valuable Tit ACT OF LAND,
belonging to the estate of P. te, field Trent, dec’d.
containing by estimation, 783 acre* lying in the
county o( Cumberland, on Willis river and ad
joining toe town of Can a, tor the purpose of
raising a sum of money therein mentioned, due
nnd^ owing to the estate of Alexander Trent,
dec’ll, the contiguity of this land to the town of
Caira j where there is a Merchant M 11, which
will no doubt, in a short time be in complete re
pair, and cons, quently will require a large ijuan
titv ot wheat, &c. as well :s a tobacco inspec
tion—mill being at the head of the navigable
waters of Willis’s river, render it one of the most
desi-eable tracts of lind in that part of the coun
try. . Added to these, the land is of excellent
quality, and welt adapted to the culture ol to
bacco, wheat, corn, Ike,
Previous t<> the »lay of sale, this land will be
led oil in lots, and sold to suit purchasers—-lid
the term:-; oi sale libera), only one third will be
required when the deed is made, and one, two
and three years for the balance ; Bonds and se
curity w *11 be demanded, secured by a deed of
rust ’if required by the COMMISSIONERS,
July iiO. td*.
0O* The sal* of the above mentioned property,
s unavoidably postponed till Wednesday the 26.h
of next month, at which time it wdl certainly
take place.
August 21. tds
AT a Chancery District Court, held in Wil
liamsburg, the 15ili day of July, 1809
Rebecca Innes, late Rebecca Lewis, tli'ff.
Acaz ns t
Samuel \V Sayre, administrator with the will
annexed ot i'hil.p L Grymes, Mary Cr* me#
Sayre, an infant, hi ir and devisee ofi!ie said Phi
lip L Gryines, by uie saul Samuel W Sayre, ner
guardian, assigned to defend her i:i this su.t. and
Judith G' vnrus, widow and devisee of the said
Philip L. Gry in s, Def't*.
THIS c u-e came on this day’, to be heard on
the biP, answers, exhibits, exam uuthxw of wit
nesses.^ amt the report of master commissi
oner, G ilem.ui ; and was argued by counsel, on
considi r.ition whereof, tlie court, confirming tiie
said report, dotn adjudge, order and decree, that
tinl.'.s the defendant* 1»», on or be lore the third.
Tuesday m Aug i.t 1810, pay unto the plaintiff;
the sum ot nine bun .red and Co. ty seven pounds
fillern slnll iiy v slid four per.. a ; wntii inter* st ,>u
sev n hundted and seven pounds six shillings,
part thereof to be con pui* d, after the raie ol s x
per centum per annuo,, irom the first d v ot Oc
tober, 1 8j8, till p ud ; the rl, h udaius, Mary
Gi'yme. Sayre, mid Ju.lai. Gtymes, ..nd their
heirs, and all peis .us d oming n d r them, be
Loin then eforth On; red and foreclosed, of di e
qu ty and right, to red.tm t .e trad of 1 i n] ia
• lie county o. G* *.i» t-sii*;-, nien.;i>n*.'il m the inden
ture of mortgage, fih il a» an exhibit, made the
*>’>." ildayol July, 1783, betwen th-xaid Phdip
L. j yme*, and the plaint ft'; an ! in cave ol'de
suit in the payment ol the sa d principal money
sub interest, at the tone afbiesaid, that Peter
Wyatt, Thomas B»y*p, Thomas h. Fox, Tho
mas Muse and W liam A. Rogers, gent, or a*
ny wo ol them, .1 er giving three weeks piLvi
<>us no ice, in one of the Richmond newspapers,
do expose to public sale, by suction, for ready
money, the 'l'RAC'1' OF LAND, in the inden
ture aforesaid mentioned, and out o' the proceeds
of the sale, pay unto the plaintiff the said princi
pal money and interest, and the cost by her cx
pemlc 1 in the prosecution of this suit, and the
surplus of the proceeds of the sale, if any, afte*
deducting the expends attending tlierei u, pay
unto the said def* ndauts, and make report there
of, to the court, in order to a final dec:ee.
A Copy
ANTT. ROBKRTSQR, c. c.
OG* Agreeable to the above decree—Will be
told, to the ingtii st bidder, for ready money, on
Tliursd y, th* 27 th day of S pi ember n.xt, on the
premises, 1020 acres of LARI), lying in the up
per part of Gloucester county, on the Piankiiank
river—ibis Land is w. II ad iplcd to the growth of
corn, wheat and tobacco
PE l ER VVI ATT, A
THOS. BAYTOP, j
TH<»S. 11 l'UX, >Comviit*’t»,
THOt. MUSE, I
Wm v ROGERSJ
Gloucester Co Aur <1# fit
r|iWKNTY DOI.L.AKS KKWAIU). n.iop
X ed from Mr J imes Smith, about toe mid
dle of M -y last, a slave, named SAM, who had
been employed for several yeais past in that gen
tleman’s Bake-House.
SA »i is about twenty four or five years of age,
low of stature, and not very bulky; of youtnful
appearance, a dark complexion, a countenance
with an incessant smile, approaching to a grin,
and thereby discovers a fine set of teeth, which
lie is not a little fond of (hewing. He is slow of
speech, and when spoken to suddenly or quick
ly* stammers and hesitates exceedingly.—His
clothes not recollected.
Some time in August last, a note was given
him by the Subscriber, (who then wished to dis
pose of him,) to look out for a purchas* i ■ - Is
merely purported the terms" to any ptrsi.n re
nding in Richmond, or it’s neighbourhood
And as he has the note still in possession, he
will probably, under pretence of seeding a mas
ter, endeavor thereby to c fleet his escape out of
the State.
All masters of vessels and others are, there
fore, forbid, at their peril, harboring or carrying
him off.
rhe above reward wdl be given, and all rea
•orrable charges allowed, ii brought back in safe
ty to
JOHN KING.
Richmond, July 10. tf
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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
FUR bALE Al Tula OFFICE.