The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-08-07 00:00:00, page 1

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RICHMOND PRICES CURRENT.
D C
TOBACCO, 5 to 10
noun—SUPERFINE, 10 00
DO. FINE, 9 50
• O UN, PER BARREL, 4 00
WHEAT, 1 66J
BACON, PER IB. 0 9
WHISKEY, PER GALLON, 0 67
BAR IKON, PER TON, 110 00
HEMP, PER TON, 28$ 00
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-i THE PACKET SCHOONER
Cr H A A D H A L H E M*
Bs£l-r5C>0-» BI£ N ON 1 J ACIiSUN, Master,
Wilt.nail on the 7vh August—for freight or pas
sage (having elegant accommodations) apply to
. the Master on board, or 'n
Wm. ROWLETT.
inly 31.____ 3jfl_
I ANUs relit S)Ai,h — i lie bubscnber ot
A.^4 fere for sale, his
TRACT OF LAND,
Lying in the. county of Amhei st, on ihe waters of
Ihncv river, adjoining the lands of Janus Frank,
lin, Jtel Franklin’s estate, Micaj.h Camden, j
William S. Crawford and Bartlett Cash ; con* .
taming near 900 acres This tract lies •Jtirc.mely j
\v( 11; upon it is a considerable quantity of mea
dow ground, it is very fertile, well watered, and !
Well adapted to the culture of corn, wheat ami I
tobacco ; upon it is a plantation suilicict to work i
eight hands, a considerable part of a is fresh land, j
and the whole of it is in a high slate of cultivation i
—well enclosed, and divided into four fields ; !
each field in its turn has been sowed in small !
grain, a part of the grain lias been rolled in the
Plaister of Paris, and the whole have been sowed
in tueir turn in red clover, which grows luxuri
ant on thisplanlation ; that, together with the
white clover, which grows naturally upon it,
produces very fine pasturage, there is also upon
it a very good apple orchard, and there lias lately
been built thereon, some usetiit and valuable iiou
ses. A lurlher description is deemed unnecessa
ry. as it is presumed tli it no person w ill purchase
without first viewing the lands The overseer
living on the plantation, will shew the land to any
person wishing to purchase.
ALSO— One other Tract, lying in Goochland
county, on both sid.*s of Tuckmoe creek, on the
n irth s'dc of the Three Chop road, adjoining the
funds of Benjamin Hughes, Benjamin Watkins,
and Elisha Leak’s estate, containing three bun
dr i and fifty acres, a considerable part of this
Jaud is cleared, ami none of it lias been in ciilliva
ti l l for some years past ; it is land of good soil,
**-d h well adapted to the culture of corn and
wheat, and is tery convenient to market, being
about twenty three m les from the city of Kith
mend.
These Lands will be sold on time, and the pay
ments m «le accommodating to purchasers For
further particulars respecting this l ist tract of
Land, apply to Col Robert If Saunders, living
near it in the said county, or tithe subscriber in
the city of Richmond WILLIAM GAL T.
April 3i. tf
In CounciIm ffuly 20th, 1810
IT IS ADVISED, That in future, no claim
for attendance on Courts Martial, either as
Ju ge Advocate, Members or Witnesses, lx- re
ferred to toe Auditor for adju- ment, until a co
py of the proceedings of sue!) court martial, duly
authenticated by the President and Judge Advo
cate, shall be received by the Executive: And
that this advice be published in the Argus ft En
quirer i'or six weeks, and copies thereof furnished
tint commandants of Hrig.nl -s and Regiments.
Extract from tiie minutes.
A'ti i,
DIM. I. HYLTON, Clerk of the Council
jnl) 24._fi.v
iNl) FOR SALE—By virtue of a decree
of toe Superior Court of Chancery tor the
llu-hmond 1) k riel,—will he'offered for sale at
th" town of C ura, on <*n<l-.y Ih 27th day of
August next, t hat»aiuabb- TKACTOFLAND,
.belonging to the estai/* ol 1) lei field Trent, decM
containing I y estimation, 783 acres lying in the
county cf Cumherlund, on Willis river and ail
joining the town of Cairn, for the purpose of
raising sum of money therein mentioned, due
nrd owing to the « state of Alexander Trent,
^ iler.M the contiguity of (his land to the town of
% C ,ira ; wh> r there is a M reliant M 11, w hich
will no doubt, in a short time be in complete re
pair, and cons quently will r quires lurgt quan
tity ol wheat, Ike as well .as a tobacco inspec
tion—and being at the head of the navigfible
waters of W illis’s river, render it one of the most
desi-e.ihle tracts of land in that part of the coun
try. Added to these, the land is of excellent
quality, and well adapted to the culture ol lo
bs reo, wheat, corn fc<c,.
Previous to the d y of sale, this 1 md will be
!..'d of in lots, and sold to suit purchasers—and
the te'-ms ofs.de ii' eral, only one third w ill be
re quired when the deed is made, and one, two
and three years lor the balance ; Bonds anti se
cunty will be demanded, secured by a deed of
trust if required by tl.e COMMISSIONERS
July 20. tds
BANK-NOTES HOST— On the 29th list
month-, wa» put into the post office in this
Klare, directed to Wm Wodd, Buck Island, A1
rmarle county, Hank Notes to the amount <f
ihree hundred and thirty dollars, ns described
below ; which have not been received by said
Wood The necessary si ns to stop tlie pay
m- u' of tho notes at the Dank, have been taken ;
»»the lc*ter which covered those notes, m-.v have
been missent, it is i t quested tliat it be sent to
Milton Post Ofli' «.
Virginia, Rich (rood, $5
C 319 Snaon Hunter 14 Jan. 1307,50
Do do C 143 H .-nry Ellis, 17 M«r. 18 J6, 50
I)'« do A 432 Wilson Allen 19 Jan 1807,50
Do do C 2336 Edwin Novel 1 Feb 1810,50
Do do A 338 Simon Hunter 14 Jan 18t/7, 50
I>u do C 522 Pliil Roger* 6 Mar 1807,50
D do I) 3394 James East 25 Nov 1897, 10
D>. Korfo'k,
A 1376 Hidl’d E I.ee 2 Msy 1805, 20
RICHARD AND HR SON.
17. tf
ITT* Am*EN III EvS WANTF.TT
J>IINSON N ME AT, w at, to have 2 Boys
,3 about 14 15 years ol sgc, to work at the
rtmuh*' Dummt t.
luiy 24. tf
VALUABLE PKOPEUTY—FOR SALE.—
In pursuance of a decree of the circuit court
oft lie U Stuw>(, for the Virginia district, pro
nounced at the Nov 1309, session of that court,
between Win Kunksll ik Co plaintiffs, against
Thomas M Deane und others, defendants, and
between Scrihia Scrophult and Suriuan, plt’H's
and the same defendants :
\Ydf be exposed to sale, at auction, at Ca Ira,
in the county of Cumberland, on Monday, the
27th day of Autusl next, that valuable MER
CHANT MlLL, usually called die Ca Ira Mills,
Tobacco Ware House, Tavern and other L ts of
Ground at that place. Also, alt the LANDS at
or near Ca Ira, consisting of 2000 acres and up
wards, which belonged to J tines Deane, Thomas
M Lcane and Francis U Deane, or to either of
the in, on the 20lh day ot March, 1.301. Terms of!
sale, ten per cent, on the ptircli ises u be paid in j
cash—A credit of one, two und three years f.»r ,
the residue ot the purchase money, to bear inter
est from the day’oi s dc—the purchaser or pur
chasers giving bonds, with security, to be ap
proved ■by the undersigned commissioners, or
the one that may act, and also executing a deed
of trust upon tile property so purchased, fir se
curing the payment thereof, at the periods ; fne
*uid Previous to tiie day ot sale, the land will
be divided into convenient lots to suit purchasers.
C COPLAND \ ,
W C WILLIAMS, i Lotn rs
July 17._ _ tds
I’HE SUBSCRIBER, has FOR SALE— At >
his Glass ami China Store, fiist door above !
the Eagle Tavern : A supply ot fresh Teas, \iz.
Imperial, Hyson, Gun Powder, Young Hyson &.
Souchong Teas,
OM Peach «nd Cogniac Brandies,
London Particular, Madeira, ury Sherry, Claret
and Port Wines,
10 Hhds. New Orleans Sugar,
Best refined Philadelphia and N. York Loaf do.
H-.vanna Sugar for preserving,
10 Hampers lu st Florence Oil,
20 Crates Liverpool Ware,
10 Box.s G1 -sa, consisting of quart and pint
Decanters, Tumblers, Wine G.asses, & Cru
ets,
50 Casks firsi quality Whiskey,
50 Dm Apple Brandy,
10 Dm Linseed Od,
20 Setts Table and Tea, Liverpool and Canton
Ctqna,
Preserve and Pickling Pots of every description,
8 by 10—10 by 12 and 12 by 14 sup rior quality
Window Glass by the box,
Richmond and Brandy Wine F & FF Gun Pow
der by the keg,
8 000 lbs Salt Potred Bacon, consisting of Ilams
and Middlings,
20 Boxes Spanish Cigars.
EDWARD UAL LAM.
june 1. tf
MADEIRA WINE, believed to be ol me ve
ry best quality—tor sale by the Pipe or
Hogshead.
GIBSON & yEI'FERSON.
june 19 tf
]\/[K M ARTIAL METEYER. FENCING
-*• A MAS'I'ER, of Si M try’s Colh gv in JJal-!
tim ire, and pupil of the famous Mr. Ihate, l'uii~
ring Must r i f the Academy of Toulouse—has
the honor of informing the gentlemen of this ci
ty, that he intends op< mng
A FENCING-SCHOOL,
Here, as soon as he will have got a sufficient
mlmbe of Scholars——The following branches
shall he taught to the gentlemen, who will be de- j
sirous of acquiring that agreeable and useful art, i
viz
j The Small Sword—The Cut and Thrust—The
j Broad Suord—and, the Horseman’s Sword Excr
; ctse
i Those gentlemen who wish to know the price
of Tuition, will he so good as to call on him at
the Virginia Inn, where he has a subscription.
July 31 3 1|
I ' jT'O HE SOLD, for ready money, pursu .nl to
X a decree ol ihe Superior Court of Cii lice
ry for the district of Iliclim >nd, nride on Hie 8ilt
day of September, 1809, in a suit. between 1 ;io
mas Soudicomb, John Jackson 6. Abraham Hen
rv Chambers, plaintiff', and Lewis Uurweil -nd
Thom is It itootes, It fend in'* :
Ml that TRACT OF LAND, in the county <>1
G1 11 * ster and Parish of Aoingdon, that tor
ni( rly b. lmg-d to ilie above named Lewis Bur
well, and \v.»s conveyed by him 'ojoiin Hughes,
j by deed of mortgage, on the fifth day of Join
I 1797, and record--! in the county court of Gloti
- cealcr, known *-y iiit- name of James’s, adjoining
• he tract called White Marsh, whereon the Hunt
, Jtirwt-li ilicn lived, the boundaries whereof are
1 set forth in lit* said deed, or so much thereof . s
may appear n* r.rssary to raise the sum of 500 £
I rnrr* nt money, with tawful interest from the l.»t
J nuary, 1890. till payment, the costs of suit aiiu
, the charges and expenses of safe.
The sale will take pheb at Gloucester court
iiouje 0111 lie* third day f Sep ema-r next.
MANN PAG K, ~)
PO RE / ’ V N KESON, > Comm'r9
JOHN LEWIS, )
j!>ly .91 " ids
I^OK S \I.E—a valuable MERCHANT ami
SAW MILE ; Situated in the county ot
Loud >n on G »ose creek l of a mile from where
i it empties in liie Potomac 4 miles from Leesburg,
3.» from Alexandria and about the same distance
from Geo-ge Town 5 in the midst of the finest
wheat country ot Virginia. The main road from
Leesburg to Al xandria, passes within one mile
of the mill, and the boats that navigale the Poto
mac. come tip to t!ie Mill, which affords great
opportunity of procuring wheat, by means ol the
river, at all seasons, and a great facility of sending
flou; to iniirket by water to Gt orge Town and
Alexandria The Mill-House is built of stone AO
feet by 84, two stories and lour floors, and works
two pair of stones. The machinery, which is of
the most approved construction, is in good repsir.
The saw mill, isof the odinary size & works 1 saw
—\V itb the Mill, it' suitable to the purchaser, may
be bad 10 or 20 acres of Lund, on the side of the
creek on which the mill stands, and on ihe oppo
site a tract ol' Land, containing about 289 or 500
acres, of good quality and well timbered Tnc
excellence of the stream of Goose creek, at this
place ; the abundance nf wheat grown m the vi
C nity ; the facilitii » of water navigation j and the
general and rapH improvements of this part of
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 BMENi'.Jr.
Near Aquia Pott Office, Virginia.
July ol. 1 • r
I^AVIILY FLOUR—Excellent ¥ w mly i rum
■ for sale.
P H.IXALL & Co.
Anjfint 3. L»2<v
A TEACHER wanted, in a private family
for the en<niiiiff year—a man well qualified
to teach the Latin, Gv< ek and Lngi'sh L.rgnt
£es, will meet with liberal wages. Apply at this
Office
jnly 3L f91fcw4w1|
WILL HE Stii_D, at Hanover court house,
on the fourth Wednesday ill Aujrtist next,
beim? court day, Joseph Thompson’s undivided
interest in the hinds lying in Hanover and Louisa,
to which the children of Joseph Thompson arc
entitled, under the will of their ^rand father,
John Thompson, deceased, which will is of re
cord in the court of this cotinty j J he said Jo
seph having conveyed the same to me to secure
llie payment ot money tine by him. to Anthon\
Street, :.s appears by a d> cd of trust, bearing
date llie Jd d \y of April, 1BJB, wliielj is also of
record in the said court.
SAMUEL GRAS TLA ED.
July 31 _7 11
Ij'Kfc.NCH 1U11ION—Mr lf:acmth Cru
holies, lately f-oin 1J .l'im ire College, where
lie has taught toe F-ench L.angu tg", being now
engaged in tlie Academy with P Doyle an 1 R
1) tbni'V, has tlie honour of informing the inhabi
tant of the City of Uit-hmond, that he will give
private lessons in the French language—Appli
cation tube in-da to him at the Academy .
August S ' cptf
(/ AI.En AT AUCTION—Oa Thursday the,'
9th of August next, will ne sold, before the
door of the E r.le Tavern, at 11 o’clock, A. M. i
uGOCI acres i,} h \N_1), ly.ng in the County ofj
Hu-kingoani, between the Pick Shin and Main
Buckingham Roads, and on both sides of . acb,
the whole of it in wood, and generally well lim
bored. There are several excellent stall.Is for
Taverns on each Hoad. An undoubted title will
be made. A plat ol the land may be seen at our
Vendue Office.
Terms of sale, one half rash, the balance pay
able r-t 6 months for an approved endorsed nego
cubic note.
PROSSER 8e MONCURE,
Vendue alTasters.
Augusts. . tils
i*ar tljc Cuquucr,
Historical Sketches.
Wc have boen favored by William Waller
Ilening, Esq the Editor of tluu .exceiiciil
work *• Statutes at Large,” with me tollow j
iug very curious historical document. The
Queries, herein detailed, were propounded
in the year 1670 and the ausweis were giv
en in 1671, while Utr William Bcikcley ..as
Governor ot Virginia.—Perhaps, mere is no
where to be tound a more correct Statistical
Account ot Virginia, dut mg that pei iod. I lie
answers, bear me stamp ui great candor, anu.
are clearly from the tile pen ot a man, who
was well versed in the concerns of this couti
try ; having been lor many years a govern
or of the colony, It is, therefore,an imerest
ing morceuu lor the Antiquarian, who de
lights to delve amidst the mosses of antiqui
ty , as well as tile Historian, wliose business
it is t» trace the rise, circumstances and
grow til ol States.
it seems to have been a feature in the p -1
icy ot me mother country. as Mr. H iiuly
remai ks, “ to keep the colonists as ignorant
as possible.” We have seen, that m the
year 1682, dui mg the rule ot Lord Cut
pepper, the first lays of the Press weresud
ilenly extinguished by an Order of Council,
and a Printer was Coiiimanujd ‘not to print
any thing hereafter, until his majesty’s piea
sure shad be known ” And we see, in the
following document. Sir W. Berkeley i flunk
ing God, that there were no 'free schools”
or 'printing and “ hopes mat we shuil
have none these hundred years.”—Tut Press
(has been, in all ages, since its institution, tne
terror ot tyrants-and Sir W. Beikeley
1 seems to have been cl the same opinion
with the shiewd Ecclesiastic ; “ it we do
not destroy they Press, the Pi ess will destroy
; us*"
l ■* Enquiries to the Governor of Virginia *”
[ submittal by the Lords Commissioners
oj foreign /limitations wnh the Govern* !
or s answers to each dig >ucl head.
\ 1 What Councils, Assemblies,and Courts :
nt judicature art within your government, &
ot what nature and kind l
Answer. There is a governorand sixteen
Counsellors, who have from his sacred ma
jestic, a Commission ot Oyer and Terminer,
who judge and determine all causes that are
above 15/. sterling ; for what is under, there
ate particular Courts in every c. iimy, winch
are twenty m number. Every year, at leasi,
the Assembly is called, before whom heap
peril- ; and this assembly is composed ot t .o
burgesses, out of every county. These 1 ty
the necessary taxes, as the necessity of me
war with the Indians, or their exigencies re
quire.
2. What Courts of judicature are with
in your government re.ain.g to the admiral
j ty i
Answer. In twenty eight years, there has
(never been one prize brought into the coun
| try ; so that there is no need for a particular
com t for that concern.
3- Where the legislative and execu
tive powers of your government are seat
ed i
Answer. In the Governor, Council, and
Assembly, and officers substituted by them.
4. What statute laws and ordinances are
( now made, and in force f
j Answer. The Secretary of this country
.every year sends to the Lord Chancellor,}
or one of the principal Secretaries, what
| laws are yearly made ; which for the most
; part concern only our own private exigen
cies; for, contrary to the laws of Eng.and,
wc never did, nor dare, make any. only i! >s,
j that no sale ol land i- good and legal, unless
j within three months alter the ConveyauCe.it
• Too •* eHotlines” bmog prefixed to the an
■iwers, it h.«* been deemed unnecessary to r pc <t
. them here. They • otnmeuc on page Vo1* ol ii,t>
| MMik above rescued tu, and are thus subscribed,
j on p.-tre 236.
Arlington,
I Ashtlep,
j JtW George W. A l
Itn'tnn,
T (■ ’J/ord,
S Trrxor,
Orl. jlridgmnrt, C S
T *\v order of the LomU Cotmnn doners fir
fireijfn pUn'atinns, made in 1679, it is nn«d»
t!ic of Ihe Clerk of the A*m mbly, to send
Inihetn t cc») v of Hie journal »n l taws of ench
As&r.(i)oly, bee post
I S-tndmlth (’’o',
\ 'l inin '* Guy,
-— Tmt,
d. Rmucker,
li Shnrrghy, Seer.
Hum IV/nrhe,
\ Kdm. V/dler.
6 Wii.it castles and (Forts arc within your
government, and how situated ; as also
wh it stores and provisions they are lurnised
withall f
Answer There are five forts in the
country ; twoinJnn ■> Uiver, and one in the
iliree other rivers, of Ym k Kappah innock,
and Potnmeck; but God knows we have
neither skill or ability to make or maintain
them ; for mere is not. i < r, as far as my en
quiry can reach, ever Was one engineer in
the country ; so that we are at con'iuual
charge to repair unskilful and inartificial
buddings of:hat nature riiereisnoi above
thirty great and serviceable gun* : tilts we
yearly supply with powder and shot a.-,
tar as our utmost ab lilies will pei mil us.
7. What number of privateei s do froq lent
your coasts and neighboring seas ; what their
burthen are, the numbers of rieir men
and guns, and the names of their commaii
ders f
Answer. N ne to our knowledge, since the
late Dw ch war.
a. W nat is the strength of your border
ing neighbors, be they Indians or d’hers, by
sea and land ; what correspondence do you
keep with y w neighbors ?
inswer. We have no Europeans seated
nearer to us than St Christophers or Mexi
co, that we know of, except some tew (French
that are beyond Mew England. The Iiuli
tins, our neighbors, are absolutely subjected,
so that there i» no fear of them. A - tor cor
respondence, we have none with any Europe- J
an strangers ; nor is there a possibility to
have it with our own nation further than our
trattick concerns.
9. What arms, ammunition and stores
did you find upon the place, or have been
sent you since, upon his majesty’s ac
count—when received-tow employed—
what quantity of them is there remaining,
and where ?
Answer. W’ftn I came into the country,
I f 'uiul one on y ruinated fort, ivitli eight
g eat guns ino-it unserviceable, and all uis
moiinted but four, situated in a most un
healthy place, and where, if an enemy knew
the soundings, he could keep out of the dan
gsr of the best gnus in Europe His inajes
ty, in tne time of tlie Du ch war, sent us
thirty great gnus .n >st of which were lost m
the ship that brought them. Before or stuce
this, we never had oae great or smail gun
sent us, since my coming hither ; nor, 1 be
lieve, in iwrnty years before Ail that have
been sent by his .sacred majesty, are still
in die country, with a few more ive lately
bought.
be recorded in the general court, or county
court*
5. What number of horse and font are
within vom government ; and whether they
be trained bands, or standing forces ?
Answer All our freemen me bound to be
trained every month, in their particular
counties : which we suppose, and do not n.n h
mistake in the calculation, are. near eight
thousand horse : —tlteie are more, but i. is
too chargeable for poor people, as we are to
exercise them.
10. What monies have been paid or ap
pointed to be paid by bis majesty, or levied
within your government, f >r and towards the
buying of arms, or making or maintain
ing ot any (fortifications or castles, atxl how
have the said monies been expended ?
Answer Besides those guns 1 mentioned,
we never had any monies of his majesty to
wards the buying of amm onion or budding
o( fforts. VVha' monies can be spared out of
the publick revenue, we yearly lay out in
ammunition.
11 What are the boundaries and con
tents ot the land, within your governm nt ?
Answer. As for the boundaries of our
land, it was once great ; ten degrees in lat
itude ; but now it has pleased bis majesty
to confine us to half a degree.£ Knowing*
ly. 1 speak this Pray God it may oe forms
majesty's service ; but I much fear the con
trary.
12. What commodities are there of the
production, growth, and manufacture of
your plantation ; and particularly, wlrat
materials are there already growing, or
may be produced, for shipping, in the same?
Answer. Commodities, of tut growth of our
country, we n< ver had auv. but tobacc».
which in this yet is considerable, that it
yields his majesty a great revenue; hut of
la e, we have begun to make silk, and so ma
ny mulberry trees are planted, and plant
ing, that if we had skit lull men, from Na
pies or, Sicilly, to teach us the art ot making
it pei fee ly, in less than half an agu we
should make as much si'k ,n an year, as Eng
land did yearly expend three score years
since; but now we hear it is grown to a great
er excess, and more common and vulgar
usage Now, for shipping, we have ad'inra
b'.y masrs, and very good o iks ; inr for
iron ore, I dare not say ther is suffici
ent to keep one iron mill going for seven
years.
13. Whether salt pe're is or may be pro
duced, within your plantation ; and if so.
at what rate may it be delivered in Eng
land ?
Answrr. Saltpetre, ws know of none in
the Country.
14 What rivers, harbors or roads are
there in or about j our plantation and g ,vei n
inent. and of what depth and Soundings arc
thev ?
Jinavtcr Rivers, we have four, psj named
before, nil able, safely and several ) . to bear
and harbour a thousand ship* of the greatest
burthen.
15 What number of planters, servants and
slaves ; and how many parishes are therein
your plantation f
.Jllaiurr. We suppose nnd 1 am very sure
wc do nut much miscount, that there is in
Virginia, above f .r y thousand persons, men,
wom**n and children ; and »>f whirli, theta
are two thousand black aluvcc, s x tlintistnd
Christian skrvahts. for n liort time,
the rest are born in ihe countiv, or h ive
Come in ; to settle and <eat. in bettering tlieii
condition in r growing country
lb. Wli it number of F..it*lUh, Scots or
Irish have, fur these seven years Sau past,
r.omeyi-.rly to plant and inhabit** within
i vuur government; as also, wli it black* 01
I * This Tf'ist tlifj -to ffiecs *nrr. b .'nvfary, on
I tin- Mil
..■ —- ... -
s/7i*r.v !i ivc been brought in, within the sai
tiiiir ; ?
.•In.fivrr Yearly, we suppose, there cor es
in, of servau s, about fiieeii liu idieti, of
which, most are lv gush, lew. Scotch and
fewer Irish j uid n..«. above two or three
ships • i negroes in seven years.
IT. What number of people have yearlyr
do cl, within \our plantation and g1*'. i n*
mem, tor these seven years last past, b nil
whites and blacks ?
Jtn*wer. Ail ew plantations are, for an
J age or two, unheabhv.’till they are thoi
i roughly cleared of wood ; b n unless we hud
a particular ivgiseriffi v, for the denmi g
of all that died i c uimn give a particular
answer to this query ; only Irs 1 cun say,
that tin re i' n it of en unseasoned ii inds ( ts
we term, them) that die now; whenai,
heretofore, not one of five escaptd die lu st
year.
18 What number of ships clo trade year
ly, to and front your pi tn.atiou, and of wuat
bu then are theyf
~i/. -iffr. r, ghsh ships, near eighty come
out ot England tnd Ireland every \tv.r tor
tobacco; few N.• w England k tclies ; but
ot our own, we never vet had more than
two at one time, and those not more than 20
tons burthen.
19. What obstructions do you find to the
improvement of the trade and navigation
ot the plantations wi Ivin y.iur government ?
Jinsvjer. M g uy and destructive, bv that
severe act of Parliament, which excludes
us live having any commerce with any na'.i
ort in Europe, but our own; so that we can
not add to oar plantation any commodity
that grows out of it, as olive irees, cotton
or vines. Besides this, we cannot procure
any skillful men tor one now hopeful coni
nrvtxlr.y, silk—tor it is not lawful tor us to car
ry a pipe stave, or a barn ■ of core to a> v
place in Europe, out of hi K i g’.-> domitvi ma
It iivis were for Ivis majesty’s .->11 nee, or the
gapt of his subjects, we should not repine,
whatever our sufferings are, for it ; bu , or*
my soul, it is the contrary. for bo lt And
this is the came vvh\ no small or great ves
sels are built here ; for we an- most obedient:
to ali laws, whilst the New England . mer*
break through, and men trade to any place
that their interest lead them,
i 20 What advam.-g s or improvements dc*
iyc.it observe, that may be gained to your
J trade and naviga’ion ?
Ans-.uer N me. unless we had liberty to
I transport our pipe s' tves. imber and c mi
j to other places besides the King’s dommi
21. What rates and duties are charged
and payable upon any goods exported out
of your plumaii >n, whether of your own
growth or manufacture, or otherwise ; as al
so up n goods imported i .
•Ansxvcr. Ni g > ids either exported or
im » lived, pay any the leas’ duties here ; on
ly 2 shillings the hoguu-.td. on tobacco ex
ported which is to defray all public elm',
g s; and this year we coul I not gei an ic
coiiut of more than 15 000 hogsheads ; on of
which, the K ngallows me a thousand^ v ear
ly, with which 1 mus. maintain the pan of
tuv place, ami ,ne hundred intervening char
ges. that cannot be put to public account.
And 1 can knowingly, {firm, that tit r” i»
no government, of 10 years settlement, but
has thrice as much allowed him. B i l am
supported by my hopes, that h s g mcious
majes'y’.will one day consider me
22. Waat revenues do, or may, arise to
his majesty within your government anti of
what nature is it ; bv w i mi is the sa il©
collected, and how answered and accoun.ed
to his majesty i
•Answer. There is no revenue arising to
his m ijes y, b it out of the quitrems ; and
this he hath given away to a deserving ser*
van', Colonel Henry Norwood
23 What couise is taken about the instruc
ting the people, within you; g >ve ntnest, in
tile Christian religion; and wnat provision 19
iheiv made for the paying of your ministry ?
• insxoer. The same course that is taken,
in R igiand, out of towns ; every man, accor
ding to his ability, instructing his children.
VV e have 48 parishes ; and our ministers
are well paid and bv my consent should be
better, if they would pray of ener md
preach lens. But, of all o'hcr c mnoditi st
so of this, the worst are sent us ; and we
had few that we c >uld boast of, since »©
pcr»ecotin;i in Cromwell's liranny, drov©
div r» worthy nn u nulier, But, I to i tie
G cl there are no free schools nor print
ing, at. ' I hope we shall not have, thes©
hundred years; for learning has Drought
disobedience and heresy, and sects into no
world, and printing has divulged them and
libels, against the best government. God
keep ns from both !
$ Ho means 1,000 £ s'evlinf* money; which
w.is tlio slated sd.ny uftiie Governor; beside*
which ihe Assembly allowed S r Wm Betkc*
!y. who is here speikmcr an additional salary of
— —— - See an:e /> i
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hztract of a letter front u t officer on board
the U. St a \y’ Itritr l'/v n.
United States’ b .; io Vtx kv,
U ivan-i i Jniit „(j 1810
On oiir passage,on Sunday, 24r n nisi, we
IcM in with Ins nri ije sty’s brig M.-tlle if
22 guns. CMinmatid- d by Captain Boyce, lay.
i g it anchor under the Stirrup Kiy.onr of
die Berry Islands. On passing her she fir^
cd a gun. and scot a boai off, ts wt- suppo
sed tospeik "S W • hauled up for he boat,
and as soni as the officer came on board, he
said tlie C-ap» iin of die Brig wished us to
r, ’ <*°'vn tf> him. C ip am t rippe said he
w '"I'1 inform Inin .>no he was. (which | ~
d'd ) bn* CMild not g » down. At Mi.it mo
ment n cannon ,hot was fn rd which came
over our quar or deck, and shot Aw.ty Mir
m f.n boom. i he Captain immediately
disp Pr.hrd'he ofii r to his own vess-l to
in.’o m him lie could speak mly hy broadsides’
~M-.e word w.is • in all studding »Htls
no as,&r. irat to qu rters.” We ran down
dong .side if her. and were expectin,- he
wot s " litmv your m itch, fire”—— >vh, n
hr Hilton sdd, lie would send his first ben
emm on board of ns. He came. Tim
ieutcna.it arid, his reasons fir fi in* W( >%'
that lie mold u.,t see our Colors- h; \.l
;» v n<» preparation* on boat d the Vixen
f,| *akm« '»> sail -—that he was inform.
|cdef French Ut.ws fitting oui of