Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-09-11 00:00:00, page 1

r ViRGlMA ARGUS.
XVUlTH YEAR,]_ _ _ / ; _***** F*«B« MAINTAIN* THE SOVEREIGNTY OY THE PEOPLE. [No. luOl.j
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SDtcJjjoonfc #rice Currewt*
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CASH.
D. C.
TOBACCO : t t l i 5 00
WHEAT [»«w] t I I • 1 JO
FLOUR [SUPERFIW*} S t J 9 50
FlouA [NNE] t g S t 9 00
COR M, . • • |« . 0 4 001
■ KME, PER TOW, . . 380 CO
1 ROW, • • • 0 * • 110 CO,
RACOW. 00 09
WTHttEtr,*. 00 63
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BT virtue of a deed of trast eaeeulcd to aa by
Fraocia Tayl.or, dated 8th August 18091 to
oecure a debt duo David Bullock, WILE BX
JOLD^ at public sale, on Monday the 8th of
- October, at the front door of tbe Bell Tavern,
A House and L
On the cross street leading from the
and nearly opposite Messrs. Ralston and
fleasants*.
JAS. C. ANTHONY.
ANDERSON UAKRalT. ?
Rj^jjpmond, September 4th, 1810. tds
INTENDING very shortly to visit the Wcs.:
* tarn paits of tlte s'ate of Virginia, as well
as the states of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee »•
•f will undertake, and faithfully execute, agen
cies in the exploring and selliug of land-) inves
tigating land titles,- collecting monies, paying,
taxes onlanlw and entering them- with thi com-j
-snissinneis of the revenue, pursuant wli act
passed the lyst session of the Gef\Km At*
sembljrof Virginia, entitled •* An act
•* pel persons vlipown lands in this common.
** wra'th to cause the same to be entered in ihe
d'jor* '/I me goTmnwtiuncri m me Fcyciiur,
*• and for other purposes.” Applications to me
personally, to be made at the office of the Gen
eral Court, in Richmond, and letters , (post paid)
addressed to me either at Richmond, or (after
my departure, which will be on the 15th day of
October n»*xt^)nt Lcxing'on, in Kentucky, will
be promptly attended to. Thorc confiding bu-*
•inets to my care, may rely on the u most puna
/ tualtty in its execu'i>m, of which the most satis
factory testimonials can be given.
If CARTER H. DREW.
TO PARENTS,—Tbe custom in all o„
* ther parts of the United Staters, has
beta, that there shouldbe two daily periods
*" of attendance all tbe year foand ; then
•why not here ?
The Subscribers, through motives of
puhlic as well as pritatb utility,will in.,
troduce a standard duty to teachers
as wt-Il at starsabd prices.
The duties shall be i ct attention,
0 (from the 1st of Se ie 1st of April)
from 9 in the Morni l in thej^Atier.
noooy and from 3 }i AfternooqQill 5.
The prices sh; quarter
For English, asses.
For Do—— i
For Do. wit Latin
For French, additonal
Half day Scholars, of either Sex, will be
Teceived and proportionately charged,
D. DOYLE.
K. DABNEY.
September 4_ 1€19 3 t.
If OR SALE—That beautiful situaiion
near Manchester, called
BUCK HILL,
which lor healthiness, rxce ent water, and
fine rx'eusive prosptet, is m»t exceeded by
ar y place in this Neighbour hood. Its e*e.
vaiion is inch as to command an entire
titrw of the City of Kichm nd, and the ad.
jacent Scenery. It has been long noted
Garden, ami good iru-.t. There are about
350 Acres rfL cinc&
of which upwards of two hundred iMrund
WHJh .firewood, and ihe whole, from its
proximity to Manchester, bei^g but one
m»'e distant, must he annually rising in
w-'h-.c; It is a most desirable residence
for a gciitci 1 family, uniting the conveni.
tort s u| both Town 6c Country, without
the riis u'vantages of either. As the sub.
scr.ber is desirous of making a speedy sale,
a great bargain may be had by an imme
(lists application to
JOHN MAYO.
Richmond, August 30th, 1313.
BY v'rtue of a def*d df trust execu'ed by
Dnniel Mnyo of this county, to the
fluhserlber to *rcure the payment of err.
tain sum* of Money to Benjamin Moshjr
(who ha* pi'«.i »he nme for the **ld Mayi
as h:s security.) Will be Bold, on the prc.
raises to the highest bidder for ready
Mi my, on Wednesday the 10th day ot Oc.
tober next, n >
7 ract of Land, X
whereon the said Mavo resides, coffin,
big one hundred acres, more or less, a
particularly described in **id deed.
JOSlAti SMITH, Trustee.
Powhatan County, Aug. iloth, 1810. lm
G K N U I N E /
^ Patent Medicjnesr
, For Sale at the Argus Office
Priwtiwo, in all it» various b^rithe*
neutly executed at (lie Argus Office.
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Valuable Land for Sale*
BY virtue of a deed ottrost c»f record
Ht Goochland court, executed by Gi
deon Massie, and Susanna his wife to
Thomas Bentford, Warner Lewis and
WiHiam G. Poindexter, to secure the
payment of several suras of Money there*
in specified, and intended to be secured
due to Elijah May, WILL BE SOl&an
the premises, 10 the highest bidder, for
ready money, on the twenty nimBJlay of
September next, one TRACT orPAR.
CEL^of LAND, lying in the county of
Cc/rohlandt oo T>e little Byrd Creek, ad
joining Aio Lands of Thomas Miller,
George Toler, James Scruggs and Wil.
1iam Ged'ge, containing six hundred
seres, be the same more or less. It is
believed that the title to this land is indis*
putable, but sAing as a trustee, I shall
convey only such ti le as vested in rae by
virtue of said deed of trust.
William G. Poindexf**" , 8
Avgust 24th, 1 CIO.
Valuable Land for Sale.
virtue of a deed cf trust of record
in Goochland c :urt, exccu ed by Gi.
dr.on Massie to Benjamin Anderson, John
3. Lee* at'd George Woodson Payne.
WILL BE SOLD, to the highest bidder -
for reedy Mor-ey, on the premises, on •
the twenty nin.h day of S«piemt£r next,
one TRACT or PARCEL ot^WD
lying in the county ofGoocl)lana,Vhcrectv‘
the said Gideon Massie now liv^, con- .
taining by estimation five hundred acres,
cient to pay the sum of seven hundred
and ten dolls, s cud eighty three cents,
with lawful interest thereon from the
-Qvh day of January 1808, due to Augus
in Bailey, asvgnee of Elijah May, who
was assignee of Archibald Bryce, and the
'•xpenccs of recording said deed, and ca-~
'ving the same into eftedt. It is bel evet
that the title to this land is indisputable
but adling as a trustee, I shall convey
only such ti le as vested in me by virtue
of said deed of trust.
BENJAMIN ANDERSON.
August 24. h, 1810. t d s
Lands and Negroes
FOR SALE.
T"HE subscriber being about to remove
| from this 9tatei offers for sale, a valu
able
Tract of Land%
Lying in the county of Prince Edward, or
the waters c*' bpring Creek, containing
4T44f> acres by sri old survey. Th * land
will be divided in any w:sy to su>^ purcha
sers. A 9mall p «Tt «f the purchase money
wd.be required in hand, and the balance
»n three equal annua, pay men s ; bonds with
approved security and a deed of trusr up
on the lend to nstire punctual payment,
will also be required \V-11 be su^d, at
pah hr. euctn.-n, on the tenth day of ■ecem
btr nt xt, it fair, if not, the next p^^lay,
at ’.he *>«ove mentioued place, 89 ly
NEGROES ns any ir Virginia, cons itingi
cf wiaks and fern a Its, of all ages ai d ties-1
•Tipiionsw Among them a blacksmith, who!
s young and healthy_a wheelwri>ht:=-.a
good cocper and carpi nter. l ei ins tor the
n* gr< es; one fourth in cash, and the bal
ance to be. paid in twelve months. Bonds
with unexceptionable security to bear inte.*
rest from the date, if not punctually paid,
will be required, arid eight per ct-ut per
annum will be deducted for cash. All per.
aons to whom the subscriber is indebted
may expect payment as suon after the sale
ot' ihe above proper y is effected as may
be cooveuico? ior them to apply,
lfichard Kidder Kandolph.
August 21st, 1810. tds
Gun Powder,
Warranted rf a Supcrietyt^s^ity in Keg*
and CaonistfM-s. f
Salt'-rctre,
English Refined, in Casks and Ker*. For
*«*« by L>. I. BURR.
— WANTED—
A quantify nf W.llow wood for which a
1 liberal price will be paid. A ne^ro lad
' will be taken apuitntico to the Corner's
; trade. • t f.
IO* IS THE PRK5S, AND SHORTLY WILL
a BE PUBLISHED, BY S. Pl.EA
RANTS, Jr. RICHMOND,
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Virginia Almanack
FOK 1811.
*** It will contain, besides the usu
al astronomical calculations, made loi
’ the latitude and meredian of Uich
mond, a great variety of useful and cn«
. -ertaining matter.—(£3° A liberal id
’owance to wholesale purchaser*.
SAMUEL SCRAGGLK, ,
. A WF.tT
COMIC SONG,
Mr. Jefferson’s Benefit,
July 30, 1810.
Br CHARLES PRENTISS, Es<j.
A.taylermg w'ght Se* SCraoct.e was, ,
Of Washington’s wile city %
And Rachel Rots he lov’d because
This Rachel Root was pret*y.
Love’s a delcioua thing you know.
It makes one feel all over so.
Rut Rachel RotS did" not love him,
Which gtiav'dhim very badly ;
His eyes H^ftS of woe did swim,
And sorrow sunk him sadly.
How much do peop'e undergo
Fro* wound# of Mbster CupidS bow >
Like his own needle did the dart
Pride him his left riba tinder;
At his gijtaard it did swell and smart.
As if ’twould burst, asunder.
Ah / love’s a wounding thing, you knovk,
It makes one fed all over so.
Ifis heart wsp hotter than his goose,
ds still he (bought about her i
* I see,’ lie cried« • it is no use, •
' For I tha'l die without her.*
Never was creat tt^e troubled so.
Since Noah’s Hood long time ago.
In Georgetown to» the Butcher dwelt.
And he was one of twenty ;
jfad^achc! mighty wi.hes felt,
To bkve fresh meat a plenty
Lo.-e’s very pleasant food, you know,
Bui beef and lamb are better^ tho\
Now jealousy had seia—ed Sam,
Which like the grave u ciuc] ,•
Says he, * I do not care a damn—
* I’ll kill Tom—in a duel.*
•Cm U. ._:il C„U. «...
--— —- - J, — J
ind Samuel’s courage proves it so*
But Toin the Butcher having fired
i loaded pistol never^
Had choice of weapons, and desired
ro fight Sam with a cleaver.
The man that's challeng—ed you know,
With what he likes may fight his foe.
But Sam would only fight with ball,—
.fnd so that matter ended—
He then went to the capitol,
and to the top ascended.
Oh lord ! how <:esp’ ate did lie grow
How strange that love should wcrk him so.
He »ho*t he down hinuftif would throw,
Bnt feared he*d after rue' it;
avd folks would all laugh at him so,
He swore he would not do it.
Indeed much wisdom it doth show.
To « ldok before you leap,” you know.
Same warlike birth be a k—ed for—
a naval station gain—ed ;
He went and join’d the marine corps,
To care what him bo pain —ed. ,
Fot very we-idid Samoel know,
That if he d‘ed. he’d—.u>,> his woe,
a ccld now Tom the Butcher took,
Which soon a fever bro*t on •
and life, next Thutsday. him forsook,
*1 was what he had not tho’t on.
a cold’s a very bad thing, you know,
By cough, or fever, pop we go,
Sam Scraggle then to Itachcl said,
In sober doleful ditiy,
* Since Tom the Batcher now is dead
Won’t you on me have pity f*
For Samuel Scraggte did not know, - •
What change her mind might undergo.
Says she • I’ll never be yonr wife,
» Sodom, ycu ssk me. prithee,
‘ I would not have you—’pon my life,
• and eight more taylors with you.*
The ladies always love to show*
Tl.eir cruelty to men in woe.
I tv.-_j_i_
Grew sickj and hourly si^h—-ed 5
But go»^ ’fore long, the beiter on’r,
Or else—he might have di—ed.
When love begin* to be.ter grow,
’Tis not so bad to bear, you know.
Rachel in time did change her mind.
Lest she should die a vngin j
To marry Sant she felt inclin’d ;
Indeed ’twas very urging.
That Isvt’t capricious this doth show
What changes it doth undergo**
Pray kdies, han’t you found it to f
Stys Sam, • / won r,’ in g>eat disdain as
Lord how was she surp it—edsss
8he Lent —ico late—that tayloring men,
are not to be despis—eJ.
Love’s estrange kind of thingj * trow.
It makes one heel a'.i over so, ,*
It moveth us all to and fro.
It wounds the high and smites the low,
as Bonaparte’s match doth rhow,
and his old wife’* sad overthrow,
and Rachel*s unexpected woe,
and Samuel Scragg'e’s pride—also.
PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM.
4 he - following are extracts frrrn a
letter dated, “ Lexington, (Ken.) June
15th, with the perusal of whicn we
were politely favored by a gentleman
of this town, to whom it was addres
sed. We do not publish these ex
tracts to encourage emigration, but to
■ shew the astonishing progress which
has been made in the Western section
of the Union,particularly in Kentucky,
toward complete indepeftdence. Wt
sesjjji prospective the era, Mien the cor.
redf'republican principles of the We#-,
tern states will have the most happy
effect in preserving our republican in
stitutions from the destruction threat-!
ened by the growth of aristocracy in
the Atlantic States.—Balt. American*
“1 here are 11 rcpe-walks in this town,
which manufacture on an average lOo
tons ofofhemp each annually ; 5 large
Factories For coarse oloths ; 3 cotton
Factories; 2nail factories, and 7 wool
carding machines. Five rope, walks
are now building.
“ Hemp Is worth From 5 to 6 dollars
per cwt i tobacco 2, Roar 2^ york 2 to 3,
b<?ef l to 3, corn 1 per bbl. or 5 bushels,
rye 30 cents per bushel, fowls 75 cents
per dozen. Our market for vegetables is
as good as the World affords.
“We make our own cloth, and wear
It.- . ■ Our soil furnishes provisions er«*
ntfgh fur any Win States in the Union.
The pnple here are so tar determ ned to
be completely independent, that they m -.ke
use of but very few foreign articles. Our
hemp h^s become an object to the rner_
cantile part of the Union, and of course a
cash article: and the profit to the manu.
facturcr is very ^’-ea:.”
(Last thou<It not least, of the advante
tages of this charming country.) “ Here
we have no Tories. The lawyers, doctors
and pr ests are mtre cyphers. The far
mers, mechanics aftcl manufacturers are
all independent American!).
CO M M u NIC ATI ON.
AN IMPROVEMENT OF DISTILLING.
Whereas it has been commonly said
rrom thme immemorial, that a simll
■■•tin wirrproduce more and better spit- .
i s out of the same materials, than a i
iarge one.—Michael Garber, sen. of
St .unton, in the state of Virginia, has
lately discovered, (and for which he
expects to obtain a patent) a method to
stir a still, while she is running with
out losing a particle of the steam.—
1 he machinery lor this purpose is ve
ry simple, and will not cost more than'
about six or eight dollars, and is found
by experience to produce a considera
btc quantity of milder and better >pir
its, than the usual method prac ised io
distillation. In distilling of fruit, it
would be easy to convey a small cur*
rent ot water into the still while run
ning, which would keep the stuff in a
proper state of consistency for stirring
and securing the steam, and partaking
of all the benefits of this improvement.
See the following certificate of experi
ment :
“ I do hereby certify, that I have
tried Mr. Michael Girber’s machine
for stirring a still, and have made the
experiment, by stirring and without ;
and when the still had run until the
bead had left the worm, I then began
to stir, and by staring the still, bro\
the bead'to the worm again—And am
satisfied by stirring the still, I made
two gallons more, than if I had no*
stirred the still in the doubling. G v
en under my hand this 18th day of A
nril. IRIO.
“ WILLIAM BELL.
M Augusta county,)
State of Virginia.” /
As the above improvement is cal
culated to be usseful to the public, at
large, it is hoped the printers of public
papers, throughout the states, will give
it an insertion.
Extraordinary cure for a Consumption.
A young lady in the last stage of
consumption was lately restored to
health by the following extraordinary
and accidental remedy ;
She had been long attended by the
faculty, but derived no benefit from
their assistance, and considered hergtlf
verging to the end of existence, when
she retired, during last summer to the
vale of Taunton l)ean, in Somerset
shire, with an intention to wait, in
solitude, the bowr of approaching dis
solution. V hilst in that situation, it
was her custom to rise as early as the
I malady would permit and contemplate
| the beauties of nature from her cham
ber window, from which she observed
h dog belonging to the house, with
scarcely any flesh on his bones,
owing to disease, constantly go and lick
the dew off of a camomile bed in the
garden ; in doing which the animal
was noticed to alter his appearance, to
recover strength, and finally to lo k
plump and well* The singularity oi
the circumstance impressed strong!)
on the lady's mind, and induced net
to try what effect might be product* !
from following the example of :!*•;
quadruped) She accordingly procure t
the dew froth the same bed ofca «'>
ihile, drank a small quantity each morn
ing, and after continuing to do so fo
aome time* experienced a Wonderful
relief; her appetite became r^jular,
she found a re-urn of spirits, and in
the end was completely cured.
Extract of a letrer from Doctor Bar
ton of Philadelphia, to a gentleman
of Frederick county, Virginia, dated
March 15, 1810.
The remains of four va*t cities
have been discover d in the SpanU-t
province of Campeach) ,* Sc the vici •
nity. They are of stone beautiful) r
constructed and adorned with admira
ble sculptures, of which l have just
seen manuscript engravings. The
figures plainly shew that these thing)
were not constructed by any artists of
Europe ; the physiognomy shows plain
ly a civilized race of American Indians
cer:ainly more I ptoved than tire Mex
icans or Peruvians. This discovery
srrongly confirms my .opinion of the
greatantiqui.y of America ; of the anci
ent state ot improvement of its inhubi
tants.&c. But perhaps l shall be able
at no very distant period, to g»ve you
much more satisfactory information on
the subject.”
* The province of Campeacby lie*
jpon the Southern coast ot the Gulph
af Mexico, or mote properly, upon the
Bay of Campeachy, in latitude about
20 deg. N. and 300 .idles E. of La Ve
ra Cruz.
WHILE in North-Carolina, a Brit
ish odicer, larlcton, dining in a large
company, an American ladv being one
of the company, who chiefly were whigs,
was frequently praising colonel Wash
ington, Tarleton, who could never
near another’s praise, was considera
bly angry, replied, “ that he was sur.
prised the Americans could tnink so
highly of Col, Washington, for from
what he could learn, he was quite an
illiterate fellow, and couid hardly writp
his own name.” « That may be tru<r,”
replied the American lady ; “ but I
believe, sir, you can testify that he
knows how to make his mark !!” Poor
Tarleton, who had a little while before
had two of his fingers cut ofT by Wash
ington with his sword, looked at his
crippled fingers and bit his lips with
rage.
[Weems’s Life cf Washington.]
FATAL FIRE;
On Friday evening last the inn at which
the mail couth stops in Casttebaney kept
by Mr. Fanghey, w.,s burned to the ground
and Mrs. Faughey, her two children, two
maid>, and two dragoons perished in the
iiamta. ivuuui 4 u ivu rdlignfy WdH
awak'-ncd l.y a suffocating smell procee
ding frcm the cpartment below, and he
instantly got up to explore the cause —
Un coming to the room which had exci
ted h>s suspicion, he found it nil in «
blaze } at that moment the door burst o.
pen, and a body of flame forced its way
up the staMR, which tendered all access
to the apar'ment which he had just quit
ted impossible and there lay his wile Sc
infant children h« immediately gave the
aiarrn and endeavoured to procure assis
'a' ce ; a ladder was biought with as lit
*le loss of time as possible ; his wife and
children were his first care, and he placed
the ladder to the front ol their bed room—
the flumes raged with unabated fury, but
the tender mother w .s seen to approach
the window, bearing a child under each
gleam of hope took possession of
every countenance, but alas it was omy
foe a mowunt^sihe floor gave way un ter
her feet and the parent with her helpless
offspr ng sunk together into etc rn ty J’l.e
feeling# oi ill by-stander#, particularly the
distracted husband and father, may be
imagined but not described. Three of
five dragoons, quartered in the hou». .
were rescued from ihc flames and a tU.id
set v^nt maid alter sniff ring severely, pre
cipitated ht rseli from a window, and #44
shock ugly inanyl d on the pavement ; *
there is no hope of her surviving, nor in.
deed is it desirable that she should r
cover, as, besides other disabilities
she is deprived of 00 h her eyes,—.To
cause of the conflagration has not vet
l>ten discovered. Borne think it was effac
ed by a gang of v ll»>os whom Fang i. y
ate ly detected having m their p..isc».lm
.» parcel ol bank ncej lost by 00s of o r
fallow.citizens .r*but this is too hotel 4 *
conjecture 10 (k- inJuiged j« on shght
(iouod»* fcUciry Journal.*