Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1798-01-12 00:00:00, page 1

m VIRGINIA ARGUS.
-l--0t VOt‘V'\ _A FREE PRESS MAINTAINS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEQl>t r7 t ~ **
- - • -HAJOVD. (Vltjtt.)—Pami „„ (ov TUESDAYS *»„ FRIDAYS) Tv s is;r> fT|> l~MTiTTr^T---—---—— ■ « 4
Four Dollars pPr Annum . -“-^ VKSHUK-OFEiCK ,
- : ----_R M O A V, JANUARY .a, « 7 f~,-~r...,. H.,.. *
£ T ' hi
To be Rented,
THAT L 'ROB AND COMMODIOUS I
HOUSE, j
JUST above the Ccurthouu-,oc
cupied by Mr Ffancis G'aveaj de
ccaleti, and tlie property of i\4r Raich l
fwc*.-It :v a tnoft vict lent Uarwl l. :
a merchant, a. d is alio well c^c.i j
lor the accommodation of a family, ann,
1 good gird:,* alri every n-©edny .»*.*
>uf« a the lot For tcrimuppiy u» M
J sen’u l. Cohen, an Shock ue il.il.
Jn«u:uy 4, x79^ vjn.j |
. r “
There will tie offered for Ule ct>
the bighcit hinder, on tne 3rd \\ i
day in February next, jt Foaruau,. ,
t ourlhoute, hii*ig Court day, from
TKH rOlWUVE LIKBLY YnUSC
r .. : e
O 1 Gl.Sit* to the Eft., coi Fran <
JO Ulf> do» !., dcccalc I—H rif tnc price
to >e ready u.outy, credit on the Uf.ci
halftoScpei.br to Ho wing. Any p.i.
loo willing to purchalu a. priv. e l;..e
nay t>e s conmeja.ed l»y appiloftlon \
Mri. G ,o*ie; neat Gode{s bridge, Appo.
nia tox nvvr. We with .1 o to ie.1 O \ h
H (J N DK ED A C rt E S of v\ UJn
LAND, ii C. i.ieWK il conn y, , i, |
•road from Gooce’s bridge to Fnc mu.n ,
about 20 bilks hum the iauer pU«e, j
5>uu* -di be commenced agr.uni <hol« j
MivjccrtG to f.’K c-uite, if not n tiled prior
to ti»c bay of Uiv. A good tit lc «v i.l he
nmss to me laud a 0 llu -« , f» v
r j* j f r, i x
January tft,«7 7 f. ; >
■~* ■ 1 ■ - - ■ ——*——. V-—.
IAiYi .ft.! ued <j ,.po». 3 .LC :
Rictimou imt .itiutely adjomvjiJ ft.
li-t/w of toe Ja-AOi liver Cana/: -7 ii
? UflKtn^n e*n>vut!y lkil!ftl .:n m l;
h-ive viewed u»c pronufes and pro.'
Muuuccd the fitiutinn tiie moft t ug,b o ni
any for a .oill-lcat in ,Uc neig|>bv>r o .j o(
R.cliui ttd.— Ai.y per OB dilprifed ro p i«
cltale miy be accommodated with very
n.o-yratc terms and ea;y pay me ts Fut
p ucubrsenquire ofCupt. John Cure,
u< tlie lublcribcr.
T, CHRISTOPHER M‘RAE.
'wh.it*1, Ojo. 6r»,, t ;q7. [ip
Samuel Myers,
T lit xt e/oor b ut one to the Een> U- Ta utrn
Has received a freflt tujq.ly
of fuperior quality
FORT WINE <h pipes and quap
ter c*fks,
Prime quality SUGAR.,
COFFEE and MOLASSES,
3rd and qth proof ANTIGUA
HUM in hogfheads,
And FRENCH BRANDY ta
pipes ;
VVbian ne will fell at moderate prices for
Ca(h or Country Produce.
Richmond, Auguft io;n, 1797.
*J bis da; is Publijhet, and for
LaUat this P’’inlingOfflcet
[Price *j z t,i ]
“ T H S \
JEALOUS CHURCHMAN*
A
Politico-Theological Sermon ;
o tc preachdd before the Hnuoraolc the
Houle of Re|/rci<(»:ativei, a ,d Sena:*
of the State of Virginia, by their
devoted Servant,
■episcopalius,
A faithful fon of the Chim h j
T uh Notei Li way of A*'m*ivtr(Unt
b'i REPUBLIC ANUS."
T# which isadded,
BURDEN op/SSACHAR i
A
Politico-Theological Sermon ;
Containing li nts for th« People of Vir*
Ne.. By their fincere Friend,
REPUBLICAN US ;
Author i»f the *\ >tr» on Epifcopalius’*
Pec tb S rrcon.”
IT ants Employment.
f ^ OUNG MAN of a C aTtcal Etfu
'k. A>c*ti*>n, wiilir, to jjet employment as
i - Vr in a p-tv.te family, for p.rti
• aop.y to Mr fiidri i^c Harris of tha
i »•» «md Aca cmv.
: nary tft. 1798.
NOTICE!
ALL per.om having claims avainftthc
' * vf \1 . William Parr.tr, or
vx s Ltirgefj. Jiite of ;hi» city deceased, a»e
!-iire.i n.ip;>iy payment j on f .hole'
*"’.o are indebted to either of the faid el
f .res a e requeitrj to come forward and
.* c u,> * *lt!) die lubfcriber, or Mr.
‘*Hsr A-lkn, « h > alone are atiriioriled
o receive pay me in and grant difeturgra.
llARy PARR.VFT, Li'ua
” M. P*tiUTf| dec. who wa»
... . »h.x’cr of Mr-. Bt/EGEsy
Richmond, Dee. 26, i 797. -t
To be Rented
l'or Thru Tears,
i'Mv TAVERN
iN the lower en<r of Goochland, about
ao miles above Richmond,onr;.e Three
-c!i K rati,at prdc if occupl •• \»
fame* ii ad b nc», with above. 10 or 12
| icres of Land.—Potiedi t, ^|j| ^ given
|lilt- 5 h Jay df Jiuu.iv i cxt. For terms
aPl *-F o rhe !Ut)icn;ifr, living on -be pro
i Hiic-., or jO'Hb'ZEKiAH Furtbar.
1 JUD1 I H FEARS.
V >•’, 12 h. t- - -
George Green.
J1JP \ 5.1 V .0 es 'be Fvbl;c, ?pci
T A if: o- ttics 1,
e iia> removed ! (»..• ,• Tavern.. ,pj
;iic r»iu Bo tc.-’s, :u if.. OLD CITY
l * > * >? n *y the «.„ •
yjAL I 9 f A k E RS >elow the Yb .
N*— and hopes he nns, «»> Hull Continue
to ntcrrt a coritinuauwt: oi t^ieir tiiJCmi.
tidehtr.ind' Od. 12, 1797.
(t^-My Stables
" ";l‘ fumilbtj ..it, QiJ Cc.11 ami
„ ...... ,,
iori«, i wo*m* accommodate Erht or
* c . 11 mbmof rba AfEruMy, at the next
r-1,OH' m] as «»« e;a:e .cr . • as the times
-vid hwu.it.
— _______ ^FORf p rpcr'Y
1 • 1 > O ) i>
B 1, A C K S M I T H
v7ill rr-** ■ I >1 -1.: .rur.gctnco: by apply.
mg to tiie fwH . nber. ^ y
j AMES CLARKE.
1 owbvar,, <•>?. i5, l7<)7,
land for sale.
O.N l rid ay ;i»e 26th day of this prelcnt
motth (fanunrv) wil! certairiy h
lo4d»l° ,h8hi?. »«rt bidder, for rooly ,»o
ney, puriuant to 1 deed of :ruft, escapee
by tne late Airs. Mary Logan, uidow
Ot Uarlh Logan, debated, of Powu
uatan < tfunty, bearing dare she tyth day of
November, in the yea.- , 794, and recorded
in t.ie L< ,‘iinond Difirid* Court, that va
luable TRAC T of LAND, containing
h even Hundred Acre‘ or thereabouts, ii_
tua'e on Four-mile crock and James river,
1:1 ,lie coun*y or Henrico, or iuch a pro
portion thereof as wiif bcfufficiciHto ‘.a fe
tue mm or 755 9*, ^jrj, .nrereft tbcrc
from the bin i9h cay of November,
[794» *o Satisfy the three inflai-neats now
due, and (payable according to the fain
deed, and alio the charge* and expenfes
incurred in the execution of the trull.
1 hr quality of this t«jfl of land u truly
excflle t, ,t anlwering well'for the cui
ture of tobacco, corn ami In,ail gram. Ji
adjoin* the lands of Mr Pt;er Smtrp, auu
Mt.K,chard Sharp, and is well known
'"f ”,e n8ae of Deep Bottom. A more
particular deicripuon j* conceived 10 be
unnecelfary, the purcbalcr being left to
view tlieprernifts, whereon the falc will
take place.
ARCHIBALD THWEATT.
Truiiee.
January 3-4, 1798.
NOT 1 C £.
T TENKYl.. BISCOE having with'
A JL'bawn himlelf from the co-jiartnrr*
imp wf Bcoker * Burch, the bminHs will
»n future be carried on under the firmand
ler the xocounr of tio »kcr A Hire ft only.
HEN HU L. BISCOE.
fARliUl BOOK. HR.
CHEADLE bUKOH.
3d January, 179b
IVanted to Hire,
honk»t ne ;ro wo.
MAN, who underftands CookW,
"g, Sec. Enquire of the Printer.
Junuary tft. 1798,
, twenty Dollars Reward.
RAN ativ.y from t •
iubfcfiber about ten
| dayi (wft, a mulatto mau ■
named
was JOHN i
H: is well made, 5 feet 8 - 9 in. hes high,
about 30 years of age, am. Wind of or.,
•ye, I !>elitve thewit, dot c? this I am no
pofitiv*. He had on «n.i k vrh him
a'variety of clothing, a dcicri-ation jt w!»icl
jmsi ha^>n ie uoaecetfar^ a> he wdl no doubt
frequently chati<t h s dreiV. The above
reward‘will be paid lor delivering be la'.
Have to me in MstitN.eftrv r l*. jting !ii 1
in jail and giving me inivrmuUon thereof,
lo that i get him again.
ARCHIBALD FREELAND.
Mane'•‘•ft- r, fan. t, 1798. if
1 am it111 CCllIOUS tU 0»lJ>
1050 Acres of
L A N D,
IN tir.s conn y, on D* p V j 12 .•!
Ir.m-i Richmond, a^*r*»n >i. t., n c
t > the Cana! j it is lose:, efeti’ n'-lv i n
brried and mo' probably tLr< a nsu B. v
of Coni—No par: of it :s 1 <. . c. , bot r.
I- .! a; ; ear-, lui’aHe for the- culruii? »i
(»rait.. f ii- timber on 1 it < <-neu u
r- irVr.t w-rnlvi lie %s nit'i »t» t c.i i a:k j
!«*r M c land .(1 ii is rot dftpoltd of by ;
".lie tli of IV?.1 v nt-x*, ti e wn., e trait will]
b.-luKi at 1J-. !ic Auction, or it nny bet
tin k!. .’ to : sit ptrehafere-Ha.f the1
t>*y it i * i" rcq ir«u <10*11, men her I
1*. I! ir too at mi.il payn.e ry. t> eriiig in* j
•ereU-v. iiii a cieeu ot ». »i tt on Liu: premtfes ■
to Ivcure tin Line.
Pleasant Toun husband.
Hr. inic >, January 7
u «7< ». \ (ill)
. : y uiUuJli. t*4jiUtid i-jf ?tHi)
Vv’EU WORTH IrtK A irtNIlON OF
: * K S'! SM \ st P_ MT u t.
70 BEHOLD,
rt HH Elegart amt FtriLi EIKit or.
jt lau cv Hir er, in ;i e county o C;.d
tern Id, v. ;ib r without tb«r vcrti vi o
the fir<j*nt Dt/W) weii finctw.i by tin
HSir.e cf trie
Palis Plantation.
Its ad vantage* from its com gu. civl«rk
vt (joining the tow-n of Ala«.<.},'ii.r onct
notove. a mi!( hum Rijirrmn ) ,n aril
is the richr.cls of it« loi, vam.-role F flu .
ner, lie. is thought ticcdir a ti>
j rbr.'-, as any one nir’tir. ngio tijrc u-vri.i..
j k’l.alei an.I not iUcjuc.in aii'.ocr wi h w ). !ii
•otibtlifs judge it r hiiOlvtf ; y VJe in,
tile pr<n ifet. t .v «yrottui. s . oarut
procurii g »o voidable and tp u fi.g ,e a„
Ellace.
Should the jin k»l« be* coi.fi crftr
of too great in: i.i: ic f, ; i.injniivult..
al, it may be loin u: inch parod* ..3 ,
atcomn ouatf.
Pbe fubfc.ribar would alfo fell {
private contrail, (limnId he vf
Land) about twenty
LIKE! Y NEGROES,
liis (Wk of HORS; >. C Jri 1 £ a.--d
PLANTATION UTENSILS, tou*.b
with ?Ee crop of Corn, Wl'cat,
I’art of the purohaic my cy v» .1 be r
ed in hand, exfti.fi\ e ,r<<. ....
the remainder a.id payable in It:, h oro
porrionsas may be the mull Aferif .b|e i....
• l>e pure halers, Cr> »hat . occoidr tt or it
cure ami a certainty of its ultimate com
pietion.
JAMES HAYES.
January 6, 1798 ( 3 j,j
11>K S“ioiT, ”
The J enement,
on Shockoc hill,
AT prefenr occuj ie hy the Subfcr'
be j coni.fling of a i HALF A
OKfeLOf- a comfortable ImaiiDveh
hug Houfe,wi*h one room below, and one
abovr flairs, * itl, good fire places, a com.
veiuciit Kite lien, Stable, Garden, Ai all
in good condition. P.e.dy money wouJJ
give an a. vantage to a pmcnaler, bn,
there will be no otyfliomio „.r cfanti|
b.me credit, provided that [Hindu, I pay*
n ent at the tlipi,fated period, be inrvJtJfdy‘
lv< "red. inf-.rmatioii n»ay bcobtaind by I
application ar the pnmite- to 1
JOHN HOPE
(Alias Ba*blr C.*sar.)
Kn hmond, Jan. 3, 1 7.,fl. (,,
Blank Bonds
* For isle at this Office. :
#
NORFOLK, J .nuary 4.
IS* The Edi’ors have to congratulate
ihemfclves on being l’o repeatedly e
nabled to gratify the Patron^ of the
Heraii with the lateft, add cimfj
qurmly, the troft important Foreign
Advices.- By the fhjp Alexander
C tpt. Geary, in 36 days from G!?_f
gow, (Scotland) arrived la'l night,
we have received London papers to
the 2 1 it of November, and Gtafgow
to the 24th i from them we hailily
cull the following
f'ery Interesting Nezvs
1—*—^
BRITISH PARLI\MENTj,
HOUSE of PEERS,
cf bnrfday^ N»vtn:b*%r 2.
At three i>*d< eje his.Majefty arrived
m -.lie uiunlltite, and delivered the tol
ow.og ntoflgraciqus hpeech from the
1 hrene :
} Lords, and Gtfillctntfty
“ li 13 matter of great concern tome,
"-i t,iv '•arnelt endeavours which 1
‘•k c^ntmu.a to employ, hnce l Lti
met you .rr Parliament to reftore to
m> iu.jcd* lire Bieifings of Peace, on
kCuj af.d h .nutable let.ns, h ve uu
firti'. 1 v been rc-iuu -xi.. ,
1 hr Declaration which l have
caul-^ iu be pv bulbed, and ine othrr
paptis which 1 haved icctno robe laid
beiurtf y< u, will, lam Confident,abund
p.«vr to >ou> art0 tu lhc Wor,d
,b*‘ CVLr> UcP *»'« h«n taken on my
pArt which could lend to accelerate tbc
cOnciuUon^l peace, and ihat a.e lan v
uc.ay a„Q nnai rupture ol "the negocia
1,0,1 Qie to be alcnbed to the u
v Uve conduct, the unwarrantablepre
ttfnhoi'S, and ihe inordinate ambition
<>t Wn.le With whom we have to con
end, and, above all, to their inveterate
*i.m<oiicy again!! tbele kmgdsms.
' iiuve the lulled rdikn.ee, under
lhe *>i4-*bngs ol Prv»v aence, on ch« Vi
E^urand wild cm ol your coui.fels, and
n ihe zeal, magnanimity, andcour ge
r - g'.eat at d pee people, fcnftbl* mu
' 4,0 co“ endl,,l4 lur their dcai.fi
imercitt, ana determined 'oihew them
dves worthy Of the bit flings which
hey arc lirugglmg topreie.ve.
v ‘'“,pc'*cd as wc are, by cne »oll
v,oc,,: necclhtv, toperfevcicm chedc
<?I‘ce ,haI 'b i*> us, till a more
*«‘t end pacihc Ipiritihali prevail, <>n
Par£ :hc enc,"y, wc have tne fa
• ttac.ioo of knowing that wc polieis
.cans »..d re. urces proportioned to
ne^ bj-.uU winch are at Itake.
•‘Du.mg me period uf hoftilfijcs,
• nd u,»;er the unavailable UIl:ii..r. , r
•* ua'u,*teJ bu«neng,.our revenue ba»
nui d hijr.ly productive, our »a
°“ai ,,,du,try h-*- Ocer, extended, and
mr “cmmcrtc U» fuiparted usfo.mci
imiis.
i he public fpintof my people has
>c«n eminently difplayxd 8 mytL.,,
'/ *VtJrr <5oc,,»?l,0«> f,jVe acquired
lut tmp.,s to he cileem and aa.niri.
>ion ofifceir country ; ,nd the repe v/ed
tif aU.es of my navy over all cur dif
Itftnt enemies h,ve been rtctmv
-•owned by the h„na! a„d decide vu"
0fyr’ Wlfkh *h,th Providence bis re
wa:dtu the exertions of my fleai, Un
.‘r fhr C<<n,rnand oi Admiral L<rj
cancan.
“ ,No evtnt coul i be- uic»dedwi,h
rtir.t .M btmdc.l Cu„l,
c.r lalm 1 'nor. btillj.iti .j.
“«*'*•> and heroic ex.
country.***,C^# *h‘r « «**
lh * d ,ctt<d »he vfiirna.es for
Iheen u|r.r yeat to oe L,0 befo,e you
1 h Jlc o: che w»r joined to .he h r
py coufequences of our recent ( f‘
«»• > «»•*. -.olZTJ'z^r
Dft of «^enfe, COnfi«emly w, k £
gorous cflJm wfiirh "., i lKe V1’
.
"be. m.y bc.hcbcft.oodl of dr. 6
€d» b«ar i.. mmd Uutihe prefc^Icn
- -.v .
fis prefents ever- motive to m mar#
you to t e troll «rf ctuai aac fpirirod
exertionsi the true v vlueofanv u*n»- ».
rary l.icrificcs, which you may find n«
vefiary for this purpofe, can only be
elnojatcd by comparing them with <he
importance of fupporting effectually
our rubhc Lredit, and eiHivintiov the
enemy that while ««• retain an arcane
dviue for toe concision of peace on
utcand honorable term-, u-epoPeit the
means, well as the decerminati to
I up port with vigour this arduous con
tcfti 33 lon£ as it may be ueceifarv t jr
maintaining the fffety, honour .mj
dependence of theie kingdoms.**
&ry Lords and GeulUm^|
“ Altar the experience 1 h Ve had of
your loyalty and attachment to m*
-ad of your anxious regard for the m*
terdls of my fubjeci», 1 ha-c only c>
recommend to you a pc r fever a ncV in
the fame principles and conduct.
‘'The events of e very drymuitn.O'e
and mure iniprefs you wicn - ju,'t ir< .c
of the bieffings wmeo we derive from
our civil and religion* eitabhfli„ ei|r<
uncl which have fi, long diKis.uuidud
rk?DuSra11 tne ,lAtl0ns of Lnropc.
1 befe bletfings can only be prefervVd
by inculcating and enforcing t due re
verence and obedience to the law, lv
reprtiiing witn promptuude every at
tempt todifturb our internal tranqutii
ty, mid^by r>«iintaiirtwi£ umA.te that *
nappy conftiiution which >c i,,h ,lt
fi-pmour Ancoffors.on which,*
ritr and r aj pmcl's of every clafs Lt a.y
lubjcas eucutully depend.’* ’
T%^T!, j AKd'eJi i‘/le kigkt HvnrmbU
Jf L rdt Ajtiritmaland Ic.^raL <:„.J
, **w t„ Fmrhmment ajftLitltH A,,
*' *&*, m h£ ,Mv. {£
• 5*/ / 97, 'Wili An Majt/iy 1 M0fic.tr%
. SMtfulvU* S,.+*,*.£*
Wj, your Majeity'* n,oft dutiful and
rV?l f«bjelth the Lords I and
empor-J ci.J Cou.nn.ni, mlVln,
m*nt alicmbled, h ve taxc, into coa
hatration tut papers nh cn >our ;V14.
jeity has been pie fcd t>4 direct lo bc
•aid before us, on the lui'j etofme na.
gociktton into which your MjiUtv n j
entered, w ih a v:sw of retiring i©
your people a (acute ;nd honoiaD.c
wee. i„ every ftage of xh&t tra.h.c
|tton we have rec-gn^d you. makf.
tys invariable and u.iremutcd ; nic
tude for our proipcr.ty and werhre ;
wh.ie wc ft vc itep or, the oifccr tu*d
‘be ui'd, abundant proofs of ,hc c„ U
! nuance of that fpirii «t ,nvcier-iC ,4>j„
mohty ar4d def^re arnbitmr. on the
,»>ar,offc<*r enemies, ,,, *,UCll t
lent Cor.tcit hut oog.iucerj.i V0ur
majslty’s conduct, coar-ctenzcd by an
i unexampled o odcr^.no, opem„‘.and
[ confidence, has left to the enemy no
means of cv.hon, „0 fubicrfuu« d.l
l jiuilc or artshce. h r „
dcmed that- che.r eonou.t is abated
ny ahxed dtt..nM»i*tion of excludin'*
4j means of ue.cc, „„d of pcriuin*, a?
*, n^-rds, tneir b„f} Icdeiigns a**,nil
ihe happimds and U«kyof tnefe L.*
tb vain pretence Cf
afic di Ipofiti ,ns >9 n.»w abandoned, Ind
, the real.purpofe of all their councils
a«d al^tbe.rinraluree .» at length
f'«iuy and publl ly avowed. ls ,
our law* and government that the*
l..«accl«t(j tneir ime nci.e.e *
u»J- Nr. I.cr.l.cr vt.li c.„,c„r „Jr „ .
vullhl! 1"url,,be't/i"» «“««'»',!
r,';:':.. h**™*
A't'b'chtc o«“; %r* *• fi «*
Uod ard to on- LrtUIJi v A1 7 ’ ,t0
ihe fame hni*mct v T’w A ,rr‘* c'' * y
detc nitr*cd t-, dTlc, p**c* * '*• "re
folution, y. tty ^ •• A r«
''r*
g-*en n*c t -uri ,, lit.... ' ' J '-,s» tne
try, and-he honour a. d'iA°* WU' C u“"
1 *»‘f B M.fl, em,Tre. ! 'u;^ «^en«e - f
I exertion* aie nrccfl'.rv , w/’ A
1 to n.ake them i An<1 i 1 !.'*
ante on tlia div A, r fi,,n reii
-W *»i,UrtTb^n V,Tended ?,Cbhl*
I |H)S MAltn Mtgr GRACIOUS
noih.1 «.'w