Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-06-22 00:00:00, page 1

. VIRGINIA ARGUS.
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[Four Dollars Per Annum—Paid in Adoance.] F R 1 u A T U FT F aT 7T7I ' ”* ■*“--—
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James River Land
FOR SALE, -
Under the ouhoritj^of « power of Altor.
r,c y from Dofcfor Robert Mayo, >hc
, subscriber will sell to the highest
biddei.ai Amherst Corn t-house,
on the third Mot day in July
n„xt (being cou l day ) dial
va uable TRAC I of
LAND,
WHEREON Jesse Spinner resides. The
quaniiiy exceeds 500 acres ; 150 of wh ch
are prime low grounds, and in excellent
amble condition. The h'gh land is uq.
; improved, but promises well for the ci»l
lure of tobacco, See.—Wuh ma >y other
advantages of this land; there is ja^buil
scat, on a bold svteam, that may bejpUi •
Iy improved— The incumbrance ofi^une
to Mr Spinner which was an obstacle to
a sale according to the appointment of a
late advertisement, is removed cxc-.pt for
the ensuing year. The p-iv.lege of soar,
ing small grain in the tall of that year
will be allowed the purcha.ei, with the
i tins accruing from this lima.
T E R M S.
One fourth of the purchase money on
the day of sale i and the balance in three
equal annual pay mums, to he secured by
b nd and app oved sueuMty, and affect!
of trust ou the land.
JOSEPH MAYO,
Alio r.ry for
* Robcr Mayo.
Powha’an, June 17 t», 15 10_
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Fraudulent conveyaucuig, Sugdeu on Vui.
«forg,'tcc. he. fre,
M *y 22dj 1810.
rv mm a way in i-omu jau.
WAS enmttutttd »o the jail ol Louisa coun
ty on or about the 23d day ol March last,
a negro man who ca Is himseli BEN-he
is a bom 5 feet 10 incuts high, ot a *.ai k
complexiiurij about 30 years of age, blind
in the right eye which is hardly perceiv..
ubh, has a BCar on Ins upper bjfThAihe
right side near his nuscj says l^[bc!ongk to
a Mr Overstreet in the slate oi\h.^WolVa
near Charleston. The ob»we ruyavvLy
svas toimcrly the property of I hj/n.ir. f..
Smith of die county of L. uisal and afat# ol
Virginia, and wan sold as hi^^roptpy to
koine ptiw n in the slate of ST^Cru^ the
course of fall fall by a Mr Sulliv&nr—Tiu
pwn; r is requested tu cunie forward, pay
cliarg a arid lake him away, otherwise ne
Wiil be dealt with according to law.
JOHN EDWAKS, u. s.
For
V KTEKC U A W F OKD, ShcM.
jonr 4th, 1810. w 3 m.
1j5OK SALE.—A handsome, second Uuuo
Loudon built t’la air i. ..' yr-ti i,as
been but irate used ana is m u go-id state
of prciervauca. A; ply to the printer, or
lb Mr. liVdUKS, Coach maker, opposite
(heUt.iCity Taiern, where the carriage
may be seen. It
LA I ELY I’UBLISLED,
aud roa balk at this orncE,
TiiE
Virginian Oral
1 Being a v.a icty of Ol igfnai tc1
Poems, Orations, 'D Drama
To improve tlie Arncncart youth
the ornamental and useful art of
ELOQUENCE Jc GliSTUUE.
% ' By Thomas E. Bcaca.
i wi£> l
!
&ority+
AN ACT
Regulating the Post Office establish
ment.—Continued Irani our last*
Sec. 14. And he it further enacted.
That no ship or ve. sel arrivingat any
port within the'United States, where
a pos»-cffioe is es ablished, -hall be
permitted to report, make ent^y, or
break bulk, un il the master or com
mander shall ’ have delivered to the
postmaster all letters directed to an>l
person or persons within the'Unittd
Slates, or the t rritories thereof,
which, under his care, or within his
power, shall be brought in such ship
•r vessel, except such as are directed
to the owner or consignee of the ship
or vessel, and exeunt' also such as are
direct d to be delivered at the port of
delivery to which such ship'or vessel
m ly be hound. And it shall be the
duty of the collector, or; either officer
of the port, erapow. red to receive en
tries of snips or vessels, to require,
from eveiy master or commander ol
such ship or vessel, an oath or affirma
t.on, purporting that he hai delivered
all such letters, except as aforesaid.
And it any commander or master of
any such ship or vessel shall break
bulk before lie shall have complied
with the requirements of this act, cve-j
ry such offender shall on conviction;
tuercot lor eit lor every such offeiiLe 1
a sum not exceeding one hundred doi-^
1.11a.
........ .i
o :c. la. Ana dc u iurtaer euacteu, |
I hat the postmasters to whom such'
letters may be delivered, shall pay to
the master or commander, of other
p-rson delivering the same, txcep.
the commanders of foreign packets
two cents for each letter or packet* and
shall obtain, from the person deliver*
ing the same, a certificate speci'ying
the number of letters and packet*,
with the name of the ship or vessel
and the place from uh nec she Iasi
sai’.d ; which certificate ugethei
with a receipt for the money, snail be
I wif li his quarterly accounts t ansiuU
ttd to the postmaster-geneial, wh
sh..li credit him with the amount.
See. 16. And be it further enacted.
That if any prison c:her than the
post v.aster*gencr.d or his drputirs, • r
pe-sons by them cn.pl yed, sh .11 be
concerned in setting t.p or tm'n v*in
auv i<:< t or hor^e p s , st ge w^g
gon, or o.fier stage cari iage or sleigh
on any establish* d post ro id, i r :rotn
one post town to .mother posf-u wn,
on any road adj .ceut oi par. 11.1 to ar.
es'ablislic i post road, or anypatkci
bo .t or other vessel to ply regularly
from one place to another, be*wem
which a regular conumin ca'ion b.
j water shall be established by the Uni
ted States, and shall receive ary It*it i
or packet, other than newspaper;-,
mifrl'/ini** nr «»» r- n’ 1 c. ^...1 . .. —
, > l- ’- -...*7 »*.ta
same by suchi. o: cr horse pos , st g.
waggon or other cirri ige. or slei. h,
packet boat or vcsslI, (excepting 01.1.
such letter o letters as may be cirect
cd to the owner or owners ol such con
veyance, and relating to the same, cr
to the person to whom ant packet or
bundle to such conveyance is i uelined
to l>e deliv t red) every person so of.
fending shall forfeit for every such of
fence the sum of fifty dollats; Pro,
vide J, flint it shall bu l..wful for any
person to send Liters or packets by a
special me»s« ug. r.
Sec. 17. A d be it further enacted,
Ii.at iie deputy posinrsters and other
agents of the postmaster general shall
duL account and answer to him, for all
way lexers which s .ali come to their
hands; and for this purpose the po»t.
riders and other c-rrier» of the mail,
receiving any way-letter or letters (and
it shall ;<e their duty to receive t cm,
it presented more than tivo miles from
a jr st oilier) shall deliver the same,
together wrh the postage, if paid at
jtbc urst post office to which they shah
1 aft* r a arris arrive, where jhe postman
| t' r snail duly ei ter the same, ai d spe
[ city the number and rate or rates h
I the po.t bill, adding to the ta.e «
ach way-leu r, one cent, which shd
he pad oy the postmaster to the in a <
eu r cr tiom whom such way Ltut
L.all he received. A id that IcUci
| directed to p’ rs« ns living beiwee
post offi :cs may be delivered, and th
pos:a,;c thereof duly collected, it shat
ic .lie uu'y of »hc tatii.iv.fj Vi tin m41
ak« charge of, and deliver all such
'«ttera as shall for that purpose be
committed to them by any poBt
master, and collect the postage there*
>f, which shall be paid over to such
postmaster on demand. And for eve
ry letter so delivered, the mail carri
er delivt ring thp same shall be allow
ed to detnaife! |nd receive two cents
to his o vn us*?, besides the ordinary
postage. And ii any postmas er or
other agent oI the postmaster-general
shall neglect so to account, he or thc\
s° offending, shall, on c^n- icrion
thereof, forfeit for t very stsch offence
a sum not exceeding fifty dollars/
Provided, That no ma>l carriers shah
m *ke snch deliveries at any place not
on the post-road: P ovided ai m, That
the rcc-ipt and dclivei y of letters on th
*ay, between post offices, shall not he
required of the mhd carri.rs in case
where, in the opinion of the postmas
ter-general, the lime or manner «*f
carrying the mail or the speed of con.,
veyancc, is incompatible with such re.
ceipts and deliveries.
bee. 18. And be it further enacted,
That if anv person, employed in any
of the departments of the general
Post office, shall unlawfully detain,
delay, or . pen any letter, packet, bag,
or mail of letters, with which he shall
he entrusted, or which shall have
come to his possession, ;ind which are
intended to be conveyed by post, or if
any such person shall secrete, embez
zle or destroy any leiter or packet en
trusted ta him as aforesaid, and which
sadii not contain any security ior, or
assurance relating to monev, as nere
tnalter described, evcr> such offende .
u.ing tnereof dulv convicted, shall
dor .very such offence i e fined, noi
|.xc edir»g three hundred dollars, or
imprisoned not exceeding six mon»hs,
[or both, accord! g to the circum’
s ances and aggrav'a'lons of the ol
fence. And :i any person employed
as alor-said, shall secrete, einbrxzlc,
or cl str-y .iny lc;fcr, packet, bag, or
.nail of letu'ts, whh wr.ich ne shall be
«nt ust d, or which shall have come
:oh,« possession, an l are intended to
be conveted by post, containing an
>ank note or bank p .s.-hdi, b>!l of ex
change, warrant o! the Treasury of
the United States, note ol assigmnrn
of s ock in the funds, letters of attor
ney *or receiving ann.ii its or divi
dends, or lor sell ng stock in the funds,
[or for receiving the interest thereof,
or any le ter of credit, or note lor
r»la ing 10 payment of monies, of any
bond or war ant, dr d , ! ill. 0r pro
inissor. note, covenant, contract or a
greement wii. tsoever, for or r lat n>
to the payment ol money, or the deli
very ol any article of value, or the
I performance of any a-t, mat.r, or
tnmg, or discharge of or from ary
j.leu, covenant, or demand, or any
[part thereof or any copy of any re
cord of ai v i ’dir.mnt. nr
any coiKt of law, or chancery, or any
tx. cution which may have issued
h reon. 01 any copy of any other re*
! oord, or any other article of value, or
any wr.ting reprcsen ing the same; or
if anv such person, employed as a
f resaid, shall s eal or take anv of the
s une out of any letteh, packet, hag,
•f mail of letters, that shall come to
his possession, he shall on conviction
for any such offence be imprisoned
n H exceeding ten years. And if any,
who sh. 1 have taken charge of the mail
ot the United States, shall quit or de
sert the same, betore he delivers it
1.1 to the post olE'.e kept at the termi
n ition ot his route, or to some known
mail carrier, or agent ofthegenerl
post olftce authorised to receive the
same, every such person so offending,
sh all forfeit end pay a sum not exceed
ing five hundred dollars for every such
olh nee. And it any person, concert -
ed u, carry ing the mail of the United
States, shall collect, receive, or carry
uiy letter or packet, or shall cause or
procure the same to be done, contrary
to tins act, every such offender shall
forfeit and pay, for every such offence,
» sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
. ^ec.* l<*** further enacted.
f*hat if any person shall rob any car
ter of the mail of the United States
" other person entrusted therewith,
/f sucii majl, or of part thereof, such
ileud t or offenders shall, on convic
•i»0*be imprisoned not exceeding ten
ears, and if convicted a second'time
f a t,k^ off erne , he or they shall suf*
•cr death i or if iu affecting such rol»
bery of the mail, the first time, the
offender shall wound the person hav
ing custody thereof, or put his life in
jeopardy, by the use of dangerous
weapons, s*»ch offender or offenders
'hall *»uflfer death. And if any person
hail attempt to rob the mail of the
United States, by assaulting the per
son having custody thereof, shooting
«t him or his horse or mule, or threa
ten!1 g him with dangerous weapons,
and the robbery is not eff cted, every,
such offender, on conviction thereof
shall lie punished by imprisonment
not exceedi g three years. And if anv
person shall steal the mail or shal
steal or tak* Irom or out of any mail
or from out of any post office, any;
letter or packer, or if any person shall
ake the mail, or any letter or packet
herelrom or from any post office, whr -
'tier with or without the consent of
he person having custody thereof,
*nd shall open, embezzle, or destroy
inv juch mail, letter or pack- t, the
same containing any arti. le of value,
>r evihence of any debt, due, demand’
right or clasm, of any release, receipt,
acquaintance or discharge^ ct any other
article, paper or thing mentioned and
described id the eighteenth section of
this act, or if at.y person, shall, bv
fraud or deception, obtain, from an.
person having custody thereof, any
mad. letter or packet, containing au\
article of value, or evidence thereof
or cither of the writings referred to,
01 next above mentioned, such offeu.
der cr offenders, on conviction there
o', shall b- imprisoned n"t exceeding
“vi u years. /vna ir any person shall
take any letter or packet^ not contain
ing any article ot value or evidence
thereof, out of a post-office or shall
open any letter or packet which shall
have been in the post office, or in the
vustody of a mail c.-rrier, before it
shall have been delivered to the per
son to whom it is directed, with a de-i
sign to ubstrucc tlie conreapondencej
to pry intp ano hsj& business or s->
rct , or $hall eecr-te, embezzle o,
leatr jy any such mail, letter or pack,
et, such offender, upon c -nvictioi',
,hali pay for every such offence a sum
not exceeding 5ve hundred dollars.
(Act to be Continued.)
Pkovzdswck, (R I.) June 1.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDEN I*.
On Tuesday las., Deacon Cafvin Jacobs
his sen ba'aiiO-, anti a Ir y by he name cf
W Ibam 11. Pearce, were drowned in Pal
met** liver in Reboboih. They were
va h ng heep in the river when Deaco..
1 c- bs i.b^ervt d the boy overwhelmed in
ihs stream a=.d s ruggllng with death
His sou invnedia ».*iy ran to hia assis
tance, when both became en'nn^led t)
unable to extr.cate themselves. Deacot
i Jacobs jumped irem the bridge, and ci
; d.avored to relieve them, bu in the sirug
clc of death >hev held him •n ih. .r.
and the three literally embiacecl dia
in each others unm. An affect.ona
; wife ami four daughters remain to wa i
i ‘he loss of a husband and faih r, and .ht
commum y to mourn the Ios. of a valued
citizen, and a young man of promise and
usefulness. A b>y escaped from lie ri
ver by creeping on the bottom, relates the
particulars of this shocking affjir. Tbr
father was in the 59ih year of his agi,
and the son about 20—the boy wav U oi
15 yeais of ai/e. >.o tragical an event
beggars description ; every feeling ol r.u
inanity must sympathise with the affl.ckd
relatives of the deceased.
horrid*murder.
On Saturday the 26th ult. a most
daring Murder w»3 committed on the
body of Mr. J smrs Hayes, of Birtie
County, N. C. As iHr. Hayes was
taking hi. usual walk to observe the
progress of his negroes, finding little
or nothing done, he observed to An
thony Wiggins, an indented mulatto,
who acted as an overseer, that more
work must be done, fh- mulatto re
plied they could not and should r.otdo
more. Incensed at his insolence, Mr.
Hays threw a root at him, which hiT
him on the breast. Anthony then
vtruck hi in with a hoe, which brought
hi in to the ground, and in spite of th»
old m«n’s prayers and entreaties, con
tinued his blows until he terminate !
his existence. f he negroes presen'
•-Hough they did not assist in perpe
ratios; the horrid deed, appear t ■ hav ;
been willing spectators ol the dreadft
ccnc. Anthony,j^si sled by the ne
gtoes, tied a rope to the body, dragge«
• t to tSe side of * branch, coveted '.
with brush, and then set lire to the
pile. Mr. Hayes being missing (<>r
some days, suspicion fell on the ne
groes. A nepro wo-r an, who (or fear
ot assassination, with which she was
threatened, dared not make an ab,rm^
was examined and disclosed all the
circumstances. The negroes v/ere
?Jiken up and carried before the Ma
gistrates, when they made a full con
fession of their guilt. "T hey are now
in close confinement, to wait their tri
al at Bertie'Superior Court in Octo
ber next. Edenton Gazette*
Prom the Philadelphia Democratic
Press.
JOHN GALE JONES.
This gentleman who ha9 innocently been
the cau 'e of the commitment of sir Francis
Burdett to the Tower, was the par.icular
and intimate friend of the writer of this ur«
t cle. He is by profession a Surgeon ; the
greater part however, o* his time has beer*
devoted to literary pursuits and poTticai
^**'rtI0n*‘ Bo far back as the year 1795,
Mr Jones was chairman of a general meet,
mg of the London Corresponding Society!
held in St. George’s Field. In 179^ he
arrested at Birmingham f >r u speech de
livered at a public meeting,—The present
rri nner of England was then deputy attor
i»f> tor the county of Warwick, and pre
P ‘red an indictment aga nst Jones, upo®
which he was convicted but in cons, queues
the indiccment being detective the cads®
was returned to and argued before tliu
court of King’s B i;c!i, t,.e defend,ut
Jqnts) was never called up lor » police
*Tcl the Ci.u>e is now in that situa-.ion*
Winch lawyers call curia ..Uvi.are Vuic, *
Mr Jones is die ..uthor of ihe IcUer to
uukc ot xojk, anu some o.her very
celthrated letura .uteiy publiaued under
the. signature of Junius. He has for manvc
y :arj been a Constant and highly Loyulu •
speaker at the Loudon and Wtstiofoiter
rorurus His langu ge .» chase, da^cal
an.l abounding iu metapaor ot u,u niosf
buuutiiul kinds. His action is graceful and
commanding. H>s voice has great Coa
pass and is peculiar ly melodious. S »swot "
!y interesting, so sirongjy prep;ssebs»n« *
voice as that ot John Gal. JJllt9 never nJJcC
my tar. it never met any ear wnhoutpre
j possess:,:g u ja favor or the sp akt r.
| there were occ*s onat.y a bold ircnv iu
his speeches, which w*9 particularly fo
itnsive to Ins political opponents. 1 will
remember that iu reply to a speaker wh»
had oet„ lavishing praist* on George Jil.
jon^1* sa:d, “ Let not the gentleman sup
pose that I have a contemptible opinion o?
the understanding of the presem k.iig- 1 ar.a
c nvoiced, and so are the nation, that he
k ows whai’s what S will as a„y hiaiI ia
England. But sir, l fear that the gcmle
man is not sincere in his praises ui maics
ty, and in truth it t< o olieii happens i hc
men praise Monarch* as they praise Mus.
tard with tear* in their eyv„ ”
The words w.ial’j wnut” were ; re
nounced with that qu ck and inquu.ive
tone of voice, wh.ch instantly it iiuntd
his hearers of the in ny witty thing* 01 L.s
majesty leeurtfed oy Peter Pindar,
, Baltimore, junt* 7,
IC7* AN EXPLANATION WAN l ED.
If John Adams can account for hi* long
concealment of King’s fetters, and Mir n
dh’* communicaii' ns, Sic. which un^vel
ih» design of she 3>iish ministry io tr<rlc
us into wai wi h Piarcc and bpain iu 17'R -
we .ray reckon h;m an upright man *4
h mest statesman ; bn-, a peien: it no, J
requnc tuch Li h as could icraov* rr.nj*.
tain#, to believe h.m either. He |u> }*
s.Ient umbudi, with a.l these proof* in h $
<le>k,- whilst Miranda a'.d his ;.g- nts Wt ,*
carrying on their scheme* in th.a country*
unknown to Mr Jefferson—Mr AcW*
sop.in.law (Smith) »3a concerned wi-.i
h m-Smith and Ogdon were xqumetl*
thoug . they admitted he fad), b eau « t
was deoi«red by the federalists, i t t\j.
Jefferson was privy to, and counUi„lt ,4
the unlawful armament. Were the doc
cmon-.i la . ly published, or c pie,0f h.-rr,
lodged in the Ueprt tn.ent of .it#** f A' if L
if not, did Mr Ada t.s apprize Mr JeHVi/
son ol their ex Hence and .he ov-i,.f. *
they contain f—If t « her w*» the c*-e
how can Mi Adams ju-. ify himself trr
pci milling u vik faction to cakmwiMie *h,
i tte President, when i> wav evidently m
his (Mr AJatnA) power lo rej.-el tin. cc.
lurnny ?
\\ c have a proper sc me of the vshie of
" Ad »in '» diliciotsu/os } wz think tiny
viil be very useful io am Arneiicaii h,..
urun—but, we oLoreg rdm tiv.e
:he federal party retained i s »/e t.dj-. .,
.'id Mr /,d .m. the prc-.Jrnc) j wm,i<|
have bes t fa u «•) w. h o..« ho!( „[
•a levcUtii'ir,) —And can «*■ (fatrL i
Mppw e, that ho tu* a.nee eve if \ h/n»
. if of the t4in and tide of public tn i*
acn\ u> *®u *»»» * >n pLr.e, ur,d
..ote Imnselt t. fa. ,u I—ii,e wrier of
fits is no' autu.ed tty utl.ro'ihy vnw» • —
I e o.d, «em«,„ thorough c»pm»u :on’;3I
• is do *