Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-10-30 00:00:00, page 3

they mv* think conducive to their
safety and happiness—to form treaties
-—to establish commerce—to provide
for their common defence, and do all
acts which may of right he done by a
sovereign and independent nation. At
the same time declaring r ll acts within
the said territory of West Florida af
ter this date bv any tribunal or authori
ties, not deriving their powers from the
people agreeably to the provisions of
this convention, to be null and void—
and calling upon all foreign n .tions to
respect this our declaration, acknow
ledging our independence, and giving
us such aid as may be consistent with
the l.tws and usages of nations,
k This declaration made in conven
\ tion, at the town of Baton Rouge,
& , on the 26th day of Svptembcr, in
the vear of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ten—We
the representatives in the name
and on behalf of our constituents
do hereby solemnly r’^dge our.
selves to support wit* our lives
and fortunes.
(Signed)
John H. Johnson,
John Mills,
John W. Leonard,
William Barrow,
Philip Micky,
John Morgan,
\ Edmund Hawes,
Thomas Lilly,
William Spiiler,
John Rhea, Presid -nt.
Andrew Steele, ScVy.
We sincerely hope the intelligence
conveyed in the following articles is
rmt to be relied on. If it be, the pre„
cautions taken bv srovern "ent to pre
vent the evil will have failed of suc
cess and tho*e concerned in the en
terprise mv find rherrselves involved
in very scrims difficulty’ :
From the same pap'.r as the above.
“ Portfrcipt—Just a« our paper
was goi’g to press, we were ’unformed
hv a gentleman cirect from the town of
Washington, that his excellency Dn
vi ! Holmes, g vernor of this territory,
h-«d received intelligence hv an ex
press, h t Cob Janes Callier, of
Washington countv, with a par y of
forts or firtv men, had taV^n possessi
on of hr garri:-o° and Snanish setle
* ment on the M bil ■. We give this
as v*f received b—we cannot vouch
for i»8 auchenti ity.
BALriMoRF,Oct. 22.
The fl.*et which arrived yesterday
adds to the fcusv hum ; and very time
lv replenishes the shops and ware-hou
ses, V itelv assailed bv an has? of mer
chant’s from the country’. They are
invited to renew the attack, as our co
lumns to-day shew that the city is well
stored.
NEWS.BY THE FLEET.
Captain Richardson lef- Cadiz 16th
5-pterobir—No news—French have
ro prospect of reducing the cry—met
70 sail of transports from England,
v i h troops lor the Peoinsul».
^ Captain Murphy bom Laguba, re
if oris th:*t a General Cong-cas are to
{v-.s mhle af Carraccas4th November ;
v Co’o and Maracaybo would join it ;
irarke s Fitted.
Cap a‘.n Atkinson from Gonaives,
contradicts the accounts ot Petions’s
victories; s.vs Christophe has every
fort t the Mole, except St. George ;
V he had destroyed three rf Prtion’s
V .Kmc • f fl-ft r.ni.anti ot Q
C J sail ; markets bad.
1; ▼tract cf a letter d>te<* Liverpool, 1st
S p’.embee, received in this citv.
Our m irket* remain in the s .me
torpid state as for some time past.
Vrir.f sof American pr ,ducev»*r\ slight
1 affected by the rjt ent decree inufd
by tfonapn’rre ; ^^menmre which does
rot apne r so dm'-h (.alrulated toame
L Rotate commAcial pursuits as to bias
1 tf e A m rj«mi government in his favrr.
W bv ostenjrfmly pretending that it is not
bis ex indents, but those of Great Bri
t: in which are deliicrious *o the com
merce and prosperity of the Unite f
S'.it-s.”—Cotton, Upland, per lb. Is
Ida Is 4d, New Orleans Is 2.1 a Is
(jd, Sea Island 1” 9 l a 2s 2 3-4— Flour,
•per bbl. 60s a 66s—R’ce, p* r cwt. 2 is
o 27s—Tobacco, York and J me,’ Ri
ver, per lb. 2 1-2(1 a G 1 2'1 Potomac,
2d a 4 1 4d, Carolina 2d a 4 1 4.1,
9
* Bv the deferent arrivals at this port
last etening, GOO of%these valuable
animals were Reported. With what
are already in ihe countrv, and those
which mav he expected betote their
exnnrtatoD from Spain is flopped, si
complkte rev ’lotion in the breed of
•heep and manufacture of wool may
be experienced, to ihe great adva .ce
ment of individual in erest, and the
re d indtpcmienc* of the country.
W7
f New-York, O :\oScr 25*. I
I Extract of a letter from a gentleman!
iicHavanna, to his correspondent in 1
; jps city, dated Sepr. 30.
xftpie day before yesterday arrived
here a Spanish ve-sel in 24 days from ,
Carthagena, that brings intelligence of]
a complete revolution in that country,
which is a vice-royalty, situated be
tween Carra-cas and Mexico. The
Vice-Roy and all the Royal Officers
^have been imprisoned and they s;»y
the Vice Qeen whipped through the
streets of Santa Fe. This news is
] true.”
13itrrmia
R I C H M O K Df
TUESDAY. October 30,1810.
g-iL- . .'.^r-rv...■-■ --—--e—■■■ ^
If Great Britain continues to do by
paper-blockade what she does by or
dct-adn fibtincil, the repeal of the lat
tcrwP^R^p a cheat. In that event we
shalirrave to come to an issue with her
upon the legality of those blockades.
If the municipal regulations of Bo
naparte exclude British good'* from the
European continent, it will be nothing
more than what the British have long
done with respect to French fabrics.
The article of French gloves, lor ex
ample, is prohibited under heavy pen
alties from being brought into England.
And yet, it would seem, Great Britain
wishes the U. States to light France
if F ance will not suffer Americanves
sels to carry British goods to the con
tinent !
Why do not the British beat the
French into the purchase of their goods ?
Why should they attempt to make &
cat’s,paw of the United States to effect
I it i It is enough for us, if, under pre.
scjBt •ircumstances, we can sell our
o*\a^>r^ductions.
the British are the basest calumni
ators in the world. Tney have circu
lated falsehood* ihroughout S u'h A
mctica relative to the United Sat ,
representinc them in a S'aie of feeble
ness and distraction, and rv -n of re
bellion the one again*; the other. This
is to destroy the confidence of the
; Spaniards in us. But, at the same
itime, i sh -ws that the British are a,
frm4vt t’ie United States: Yes, we
avlr^W are ,norc afraid of the U.
Wan of any power on ear h.
Not, indeed, of tht ir carnnn, (though
they know bv experience well enough
what * hat is,) but of the unconquera
ble spirit of enterprize and persev. r
i ance which forms tne basis of the char
| acter of our citizens ;—a spirit which
will conquer England and her tyranni
cal system sooner or I t rj a scirit so
well known and so highly appreciated
at London, that at tne imeu'ion of an
Am rican** s tiling in the East-Indies,
the Briti h India merchants rush in a
body to the prime minister imploring
him to prevent it ; 44 for,” say they,
“ iUjhe Amcri' ans once get fooling
in India, you will never get them out
apaiq.’ol Let them calumniate, the
knaves r they will not by that means
be ahlp durably to nestle themselves in
the triple of the Spanish provinces.
A correspondent remarks, that the
Patriot of Richmond shews great sym
pathy for ore branch of the Bonapart
family ; and the reason is ohvioua ; it
is that branch which was seat d on the
throne of Holland and is supposed to
have favored British commerce. Thus.
the partiafilie* of the Patriot are con
sistent: whether the object of them be
in France, Spain, or Holland, we ii
variably find ic unsifted. In truth, it
arvues a stable temper in the Patriot
thu3 to stide to hi# J'riend8 !
We are much afraid that the late
commotions in vVest Florida will jeop
ardize the claims of the United States
to part of that territory. It is nut so
generally understood by the people at
1 rge as the fact is in lispuuhle, that
the right of sovereignty of the United
States eastwardly as f..r as the Fc-di
do exist* by '* formal and legal transfer
Irfcn the French government in the
L(vi%irna convention. It is really a
| distressing case and must give great
, inqtii'-tudfl to our chief magistrate.
: l’h**« rritory, we think, ought at all e
venta to be secured. It is impossible
to foresee what courre government
will take ; but we may confidently re
ly upon the intelligence of Madison
in this dilemma ; and we would add
energy too, if it were not for the sneers
1 of the malicious ; but we will venture
j to assert, that in a case where the right
j i» certain and the object presents i -
fself distinctly, there is not a more en
ergentic m in in the country than
i James Madison, in the truest meaning
j of the phrase.
The means which government has a
j dopted to prevent all interference in
the concerns of the Spanish colonics,
does honor to our neutral character.
It i* a consolotary thing th'ic alter a
coarse of seventeen years, amidst the
storms and commotions of a tremen.
dous war, the union stands firmly on
the neutral rock where Washington
placed her. Madison preserves in full
verdure what Washhagtou founded in
FWE !! *
wooden^uildings in the liw
< _ _ of thiarciflL near the Spout
Spring and oar the l^rne side of the
street, wereyffestrove<%y fire on Fri
day night last. 1 here being no wind
at the time, the fire was gotten under
without further injury.—The great im
portance of Doctor Adam ** water
works to this city, was very apparent
on this occasion ; a plug being opened
in the street a few yards from the build
ings on fire, afforded a plentiful supply
of water, which would not have been
ob'ained in any other way than by
forming a line to the river, a distance
of at least a quarter of a mile.
COMMUNICATION.
DIED—On Thursday evening last,
inthe thirty eighth year of his age, M.
JOHN PROSSER, of the house of
Prosser Rc Moncvre.
Whilst a *ife aad four chil Iren be
wail the d ssolution of t e most tender
ties of nature, society is deprived of a
valuable member. X
Mr. Prosser, early iPTi fe, took his j
standjjs a membttr ol tne community,
in mmsihess which r^ fjjuired assiduity, |
^d indefatigable industry.— I
Hd di^iot mistake talent—And
at time^Htt he dut his way to
an ind*ft^en d e n ceV he won, bv
: the suavity of his manners and good
! nefiQ of hparf. TnP nrnrul will nF oil wh/\
{ knew him, and secured the affections
, of his friends who appreciated his
j worth, by whom his loss will long be
1 regretted
——, In this city, on Sunday night last,/
Col. EUVVAKD CARRINGTON,
an old and distinguished Revolutiona
ry Officer. In him the citizens of
Richmond have lost an able, active and
j upright magistrate, and the communi
j tv at large one of its most valuable
1 members.
COLORED CHEESE.
Caution. Y sterday three .persons
in one family, in this town, in conse
quence of eating new cheese which had
been colored very yellow, were seized
with violent and distressing puking,
which had not subsided at a late hour
yesterday afternoon.
Boat. Cent.
/Caution. On Friday night the 5r'»
if*,5^*co ltjss than six pt rsons, in cue fa
| i^ilyVln the western part of this city,
in cJrts cpu-uce ul eating cheese which
had b«r*fi col* r d with yellow, were
seized with violent and distressing
poking, wh ch did not subside untd
the ioienoon ot the next day.
Philad. G:»z.
The following is an extract of a let„
ter from a British officer, dated off S;.
D imingo, the 19th of July:—“ To
shew you what a decided character
Christophe is, and what examples he
makes : a few days ago he b. headed a
colonel, and decimated a whole regi
ment ; upwards of eighty were either
shot or bayonetted. This was done in
<«lj auuvii it allVMl unit:
bt f »re s ith the besi ged, in which this
regiment did not behave well.”
Columbian.
The revolution in South America
appears not 10 have been effected with
out bloodshed. 1 he city of Quito haJ
experienced all xhe terrors of a civil
war. It whs t^erally Will,iged by thJ
soklierv of the Jfuprwv, who beside^
bu\Hering mnn^of its inhabitants,
enrmnitted the most terrible excesses.
The^ ^gratifieT, their Jbst at the ex
pense of the ^dhastiyrof its females.
Ecclesiastical and secular cabildos, as
sisted by the bishop, attemped in vain
; to restore order.—ih.
A COMET.
We are informed that a Comet bps
been observed about the first of he pre
sent month, by the inhabitants of Cham
bersburg, Pennsylvania ; and for seve
ral evenings in the fore p .rr of the nigh.,
it rose some points east of north, and
set kome points from the south, i c
hiwiest elevation abous 33 degrees
l>o% the eastern limb of the hurrizou.
It Ad nn tail observable, but a blush
tremulous flame of light, tike th ;t of
smith’s forge ; moved with great rapi.
i ditv in ihi: seg «,ent of the circle it de
scribed.
It was also seen »n Carlisle, the tan
was obs-rvcable to the n ,ked eve.
[Cumberland Iltg.J
' Port of Richmond.
ENTERED.
Ship 1' VC'Ot, J nhns.ui, fid'*
Syntelry, Mn-ton, New-York
Eliza Crtndtll, Philadelphia.
New-Packet, Luce, Boston
Seaman, Ho’mc», New-Y'.ak
a»de#*< Lcf.^rt, do
tos, Bousbon, Norfo'k
• iends, Wheaton, Philadelph *
Godwin, Norfok
Reamorcj do. .
, Wheelerj Baltimore
Sichem, Weymouth) New York
• Mary B-.il, Whi»s, Norfolk
Stoop Three Sisters^ Ben’an, Philade'ptm
Colod'-n, Waglam, NewaYork
Five Sister*, Steelman, Great F.yg Harbor
Juno, Sooy. Pm adelphia
lloiph'.nj End'Coltj Gteat Kgg Harbor
Lark, Blackman, Philadelphia
Friendship, Spencer, Fast Greenwich
CLEARED
Schr. Ce-es, Whiting, 1*1-mouth
Be'sey, Baker,, Boston
Two Bro hers, Nichols, New-York '
S oop Ardamp’, aber. New Bedford
Lark, Blackman, Phi'adelphia
Industry, Hubbard, p, tcr.bnrg
Catjy Maria, Storer, New-York
Ltsnder, -Warding, do.
Polly, Gwin, do
Fair Lauy, Tice, do.
Manl’.al <, Some tj Phi'ade'phia
New Penitentiary Store.
Subscriber, Agent for the Coro
woalfh, has for Sale the following
Mnr.u ac.ture of the Peniten
jale and retail, for cash ou_
XT NAILS.
prices. Retail prices.
13 1-2 cts per lb. 34 1-2 ctsper lb.
14
13 1.2
13
12
11 1.2
11 1 2
WROUGHT NAILS.
vviioiesae prices. K-tail prices.
6 dy J4 1.2 ct* per lb. 15 1-2 cts per ib.
S 14 15
10 13 1-2 1^1-2
U 13 14
/o^'Xl.2 13 1 2
n^T SPRIG si 12
Vyi^psali prices. Retail prices.
3Uy Zw cts per lb. 50 per m.
4 V 13 67
16 17 84
CUT BRADS.
iole§ale prices* Retail prices.
1(U-2 | 11 1.2
I 11
• 11
11
Id narrow Axe®, Hatchets, Mat
„ ck Axes, Grubbing Hoes,
broad Hilling and Garden Hc.es, Traces,
Well Chaitib, Hinges of d H'erent sizes^
Hammers, Wedges, Fcndera and Cinder
Shovels, Br dies, Halters, Horse Collars,
Mule Collars, SurainglcK, Back Bands,
y^Jiai d , Breech-ng .ind Fire Buck*
"fd'Ci ids, firRt,and second qualities^
L-nes, Lash Cor,!, Chalk
Seine Twine, Virginia Cloth,
i, iQp &c.
O O T S.
Fair Tops, Back Straps 2 9
Ditto Plain 8
Suw arrow’s 7
Military Boots 6
Ditto &
e_ S. H O E S.
kin Shoes Lin'd, 10s 6d a 12.
4e Leather 7i. 6d a 9s.
o 4* 6d 6s.
9 do 3s a 3s 9d.
ather Shoes, thick Soles 7s 6U
ihiu do 6s 9d.
ditto Slips 6s.
M -rrcco do. 6s 9d.
duto Tie* 7s 6<l.
Girl’s Morocco Shoes St a 6s.
Ditto ditto Smaller do 3s a 4s 6 1.
G.rl’s Leather Shoes 5s a 6s.
Do. do Smaller do 3-> a 4s 6d«
Negroes Shoes strong Rus mtt 7> 6d a 8*,
> vv.7^ 'M me. «
| tides, made to orders left at the Peniten.
uat-y Store, next door to Mr, Josepn Car.
ters, ou SUockoe Hill.
— Mann S. Valentine.
-
. \ Niljimond' SeJ>t. 23ra\ 1810.
' I ft Mill mcl'med to dispose of my Es„
W^k *n Cl4»T'e« City county, via.
• qKF.KM.WAY,
Icontain'-ng .y>0 acres, of fire level lm.
\r>rnveaU*«?JR'heat l.and, more or less, on
i tfhtei* s^every House a reasonable man
jc»n wish, a variety of «i$od fruit, a large
j and extensive fertile Gardi-n- Moy? \.
CPU, about five hundred acre*-, on which
is a new small budding *nd four hundred
Peach Trees, equally levcl^ and much the
same kind of soil. THE TAVERNjnt the
Court House, large and cnmnv'dijKis, to„
er with the Stores and two fundred
high Land and Mend**. All
ms ar»- adjoining each other, and]
bounded by two Creeks rmptylnyj
l« Kiver, which forms- a Hay bit
-or of the dw-llm.r |i*nsc not
an 1400 yards dH»’.-ince»»5on each
Stream is a valuaMo Mill Sr at hi ttie
heart of the country, which aflb'iis great
crops of Wheat; the distant r- from this
pi me is fhirijr nvle» end irnm Peisrsburg
t-yjS»'y
ud to M >nntain^VAtej#»nd i n >e«t ir
of the stifle generally more
pA»a<-ant ^ftheahove property
. ji ■ t ii^^ * - -v mcmh *i.
Jy^wih in I tied ,.»i
M rih yc-v/C oramnten »\r a ^e;*r. 'l'hi*
1’enenoent »» a j$>od stand far a merc;n
file concern and rcnti for IOC/, annually—
For term* apply tj *
Jolin Tyler.
Oct. “0t 18J0. [6 t)
jusr nr.cRiVFo
Forty Packas'rs oi i al and •Spring
GOODS,
which will be sold very low for cash ns
follows ;
■ids, Supe-fine C o'hs a;;d
nd do do. «n excellent
’* Gloves. short pi d !oi g.
of Silk H'se, of (he t est
iHsorrir.ent of Muslms [,«!|
\ Velvets, \e veteeus 5c
'Worsted Hose, Silk and
% Wild Bores, Bom*
nd 1 bread. Laces, Cam*
brie, Diunty^ an assortment of f
Jewelry, /
an assortment of Epauletfs and P!um-^
Rose and Dmcb Bla. k«-ts, 6.4, 4_4 Ciieoks,
Carpetting, Lion Skins and G'aiiug, Sar*
sanetts and Lustrings, Bandano and Mad.
r-«ss IPik's. Irish Linen and Cotton Slur
fng, Rcd'oid Cords, Green and Red B.-ize,
Long Laun and L-neo Cambrics, Saspm.
der-, and Comforts. MoleSkin and FI*’,
rentme Scarier, Bombazetts and Sc>r el
Flannels, Sew wig Silks and Tb.earis,
Crapes, Coarse Cloths for negroes, Found
and Package Pins, Shawls^ and many o*
ther articles too tedious to mention, ail of
which will be »old on reasonable terras
for cash, or Town acceptances
J_. Joseph.
Oct 30. 1810. 3 t.
L. J'Jbi' FH,
for S-do by the piece or pack.
f agr^the^ following articles, vis. *
/ M^m^Loiuh and Worsted biuck.nfiw
JfcnmY Limits
I ^BHle tVip. Cloths 9
. *se C -.ssm.eres
\ Case JKusIms.
fo^jdshjtf^Town acceptances. [3 t]
^Lnt to the highest bidder
on Thursday the 20th December
next,
One Half of a Tract of Land,
belonging to the Estate nt John Bdrnesr—a
dec d. lying tn Powhatan county, contain/^
lour hundred aud «e, my tour acr* s fail £
in entire wood, on a credit of U m.inV, £
Bond with security w.ll be required o»
purcn.ser to secure the payment of
purch is* money. Also, will h* _i
for sale, on the same d yt if fair, it „ot
the nixt fair d*y, on to* premises, the
following personal property belonging cr>
said instate to wit, several Horses, wVfc
S etrs, Pork, Corn, Fodder, Household *
Kitchen Furniture, Plantation utensil* and
a variety ot e^'tll-nt Books, on a cVedit
ot tweive months lor all sums of ten U 1
lars anti upwards, for ail purchases un!
der ten Dollars, cash will he required
bonds with approved secur ty to carry in*,
tt rest from the date, if not punctually pair!,
will be demanded by 1 *
onJ1 The Executors
122^1810._ (W 8 t)
LuSsfVjJTIoN of the rn partner'
the firm of Prosser and
ig taiewn place iq conse
leuth f,l Mi, John Prosser
acted under the and fit in
he m mediately biong c
persona indebted to tho
rre thereiore requested to
fe payment to me, and host*
ay have cia.ms again** the
—. ®«rt earnestly invited to
I.nout delay^ «receive payment of
William M oncure,
. . c ^urv.vtng partner of the
late firm of Pro SKr Moncurk
Richmond, Oct. 30th, 1810,
My Office, a ter the 1st Nov. ensuin'*
will be kept during this VV.nter a. mv
dwelling House on ofiocaoe iiill, near the
Capitol Square. VV. Al
The Subscribers, under the firm of
MuNCUlili, HOUlNsON, Ji F, P i# K A *
SAN IS, will carry on from the 1st Nov,
enduing, <he
Auction ot Commission Business,
in the buildings lately occupied uy Pros*
j s®r *** Moncurcj to which ou$ n*iss their
j attention will hr. exclusively dt votedr-they
I tender their »erv ces to :heir friends fc mr./t
particularly to the cus.oin rs of tne late
J concern ot Prosser 8c Mo,,cure, and h ireby
| assure al. who rn*y tavor the n with their
! confident:*, that tneir m ist unbounded
i exertions w:li be used to give general »%«
j tislaction. Their Store room on the uiaio
li^Feet will be reserved **xclujivt|y lor it,e
llecepoon of LbyGVds. TjTcir d ,yv af
! Fu^ic vsale, will iuAMoniVy and Tout s*
eay#n racn |venc. i btmrGrocery .;v I a
^nlfcnheld it th‘ir LuJhl><*.ri»./u4e on ,he
ctoss'Vreei ) leadint/Tu the Gove mr’i,
*A> tbeir dry Good Walt.3, at their Auction
store on mv on^aircrt r.dhrly opposite*
to tne Eagle Tavern. it
k hey have un hand for Prints Sale J
30 finds. pr me Antigua Hum, part or
whuh, ik old.
30 Hhd*. and ") Brown Sugar, part of
50 Barrels 5 wh-ch is first quality.
10 ilhds Molassea
50 B rrrls La if Sugar
10 000 I bo. Coffee
Imperial, Hyson and Souchong Tehs
20 Tierces Rice
8 ases Glass Tumblers
A ew bales of :<| .uket«
A lew ca*t» Kbgmt riots
f- A e* bti s^lu 1 1 <J , ,1 «
itc Plains
K :.H, Hevsi.
—4 |>, Rtc a»c«
id low tor c»K(.#
■ Wll
; sTillimn Moncor©,
/ Jonn Rohui-oo,
/ Fred- Pleasrwto^
They are ip^ hourly expectation of r*v
ceiving f i
‘ s"b«;«U- } PRIME SUGAR.
M. R. Ih P.
W1cbmond| O**. 30th t 1810 t f
u iCb.— /.m 1 ijoiuIo. g. 4.m s>* n»c
S. 11,e e»tsi« ot Dr* R !>e«i G len .mgs,
no*? esi.isu them lor pu, msnt l > tbe 20rn oi
ii^r'mbu r.e»i—*n n« pr»»cn ed ai’rr that iim«
/ill b« paid by Wm. McMNNEY, U*
Grceuvtl.C) October il6ili, .610. bi.