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[Four Dollars Per Annum—Paid in Advance.] FRIDAY MAY ti ’
_ J K 1 u A 11 d 1 ll» J8l°* f12 ’-2 (en*y Sh^fe]
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The Famous Jour mile heats Horse ^
.
Imported from England hi] Governor
Turner, of North Carolina,
WI-LL !,lant* *he ensuing season at my stable
in ChesterfieW, five miles from Goode’s &
Bevil’j Bridges, on Appomattox Hiver, & twen,
ty five miles from Richmond and. Petersburg ,
on the following terms., viz /—Thirty Dollars
the season, which may be discharged by the
payment of twenty, provided such payment be
made by the 2i*h of December nex'. Any
gent'eman who will send two Mares of his own
property, may have tnem covered for sixteen
dollars each the season, and should throe Mares
be sent, which are the property of any one
gent eman, one of them shall be covered gra'is
upon payment of Twenty Dollars each for the
ether two. The Groom will expert One Dol.
^ar ^or cech MitC| as a compensation for his scr*
vice?.
TitUE. BLUE is a beautiful Bay Colour, with
a star in his forehead, is upwards of five feet
three inches high, will be twelve years old next
spring, of great strength and elegant form and
is thought by hose who have teen him, to'pot
bcss more artivity than any hone of his size —
His perfo mance on the turf entitles him to be
ranked amongst the best horses ihst bate been
imported^ having won twelve races out of the
nineteen, eight of which were four mile heats,
»nd lie has never been beaten that distance
svhen there were heats^ although he has conten.
tk-l with the best horses in England—and whar
is c-xttaordinary^ he won three races of f.-u»
mile heats each, in four Hin. mu k»
reference to the Racing Calendar for the year
loOl. Hi* latt run was only abou. ten day* be
fore he was shipped for America.
The season will commence th« first day ol
March, and expire on the last day cf July. _
Gentlemen wistiing to have their Mares.fed
must actually send the money f r the purchase
of cuch ptovinder as may be directed, or it will
^ not be had. Good pasturage gratis, but no res
ponsijjility for arcid'nts of any kind, although
gteat care shall h- ifted to prevent any.
PEDIGREE,
As taken from the General Stud Book.
TRUE BLUE was got by W alnu’, cne of
the best sons of Highflyer— Highflyer b> Herodj
hts t;am l»v King Fergus by the famous Eclipse
hi* strand dam Celia, by Hrroo — Herod by Tar
tar, hi* great grand dam Proserpine bv Ma^.ke
—Mar»keby Harriett’s Childers, his great gr a<
j^rand dam Spiletta by Heguiu.i—Regu u* b,
the Godolphin Arabian, his great great g*-eai
giaivt dam Mother Wcs'crn, by Smith’s S. n of
Snake^ .vpiniagu, Hau hoy, Brimmer. No horse
was ever bieu in England, whose stock w*„
higher prized than that from which TRUE
ULUE i»descended.
THOMAS BRANCH. • I
Chesterfield, January 6, 1810. v8ip
For Sale,
A Tract of Land, lying in Powhatan
county, on the South branch of Fine Ceekr,
vInch contains about five hundred and six.
ty acres ; two hundred sere* at least of
v'hicli nre an-.leared. The superior situ,
sttion, and many other iocal advantages ol
tht land will render it very desirable to
*ny person who may be disposed to pur.
elms* Land in this county. The propri.
etor, living on the place, will with plea_
sure shmv it to any cne who wishes to be.
c<une a purchnser. The terms of sale will
he. necoannodated to the convenience of the
|>utchascr if possible.
Edward Mayo.
__ _ORWtf.
C-HAPAKU LUCfcLli have received a
I’.enerwl assortment of GROCERIES,
consisting of, Sugar, Coffee, VV. 1. Hum
Country Gin, Whiskey, Sherry and Mala*
>viiiC) rrjipri , rniicmu, um^cr, irr.pc*
rial 1 ea, English Mustard, Salt in Sackx,
ALSO,
Earthen, Glass, China, and Stnne Ware ,•
fiermau, Crowley and LiiistcreilSteel; Uai
Iron, Nail Rads, Sual Leather. Writing,
Wrapping anJ Printing Paper, Spanish Se
gars, Cotton Cards, Sn< t, Powder, Window
tilass, fudigo, Copperas, A Hum, Logwood,
Cut Herrings, Stc. £ic. whicn they oiler low
fur cash, country produce, or approved pa
per.
N. B. Cash given for flour as usual.
Nov. 6, 1809. wtf
ti.Uii’LLl’l is 1 ILL,
TOBACCO BROKER and COM
MISSION MERCHANTt
and
STILL and BROOKE,
Vendue Masters, opposite the Mar
ket House, Richmond,
Virginia.
2*r>.
JUS I received,
And lor sale at this oli.ee,
A NEW
f AMP1II, E T,
“*NTITI.K0
A LET1ER
TO THr.
• Hon* John Randolph,
By NUMA.
Cnn'ciniuf: roach political matter of in
terest —a develnpemeat of the esu-e o‘
Hattdo.ph’s tergi»ersation { and incident,
suly, a defence oi gentlemen assailed b>
Mutin'*, &c. kc, ku
/d 7
Penitentiary Store.
THE subscriber. Agent for the Penitentiary
offers for sale the following articles, the ma
nufactnreofthat institution, at very lowpricesa
wholesale and retail,
CUT NAILS.
Wboletale price* Retail print.
Sr/y 1J 1-2 cent*. 14 1-2 centt peril
4 13 14
6 12 13
8 11 12
10 10 1-2 11 1-2
12 10 1-2 11 1-2
20 10 1-2 11 1-2
CUT Bit ADS
8 df 101-2 11 1-S
10 10 11
12 Do Do
20 Do Do
SPRIGS,
3 df 39 cta.fi. Ik. SOfterm,
4 22 1-3 67
17 84
.WROUGHT NAILS
Orf* 14 IS per Ik,
8 13 1-2 14 1-3
10 13 14
12 12 1-2 13 1-2
20 12 13
30 12 13
3road and narrow Axes. Hatchets, Hoe«, PleugV
Shares and Coulters, Hinges, Wsdges, Ham
men, Fenders. Traces. Stretchers, and Q>
Chairs -Bridle*, Collars, Halters, Brace*.
Surcingles. Back Bands Belly Bands. Brsccb'
Fire Buckets, t5*c. tffc. «
boots and Shoes.
Fair tops, back straps, 9
Ditto plain 8
Suwarrows, 7
Hull Boots, 5 1
Mens calf skin shoes lined 3c bound 10s63a I
Do. side feather. 7r.f> « a* •
Negro shoes (strong russet) 7*6 a be
Womens leather shoes, thick soles, 7*6
Do do thin, do 6*9 *
Do do slips, |
Do Morocco do. 6*9
Do do. ties, 7*6
Girls leather shoes, 4*6
Buys do. 4*6 7* '
Any of the above articles made to on.er 1
left at the Penitentiary Store, second dov,r
above the Eagle Tavern. D. J. BURK
Richmond, March 22, 1809
6th July, 1809.*The price of Wrought
Nail* is raised half a cent per pound, by
order of the Exesutive
JUS r PU Bl.l.iriLLL
AND FOIt SALK AT THIS OFFICE,
CPrice One Dollar)
A PAMPHLET,
entitles
TORPEDO WAR
AND
Submarine Explosions,
With 5 Elegant Engravings.
Br ROBERT FULTON,
Fellow of the American Philosophical
Society, fcte. fre.
10 Dollars Reward.
RUNAWAY from the jnbacr brr living in
the lower end cf Powha'an coun‘y^ on or
about the lSihtlayof March, an apprentice boy
>y the name of
FRANCIS BELCHER,
HE isabou’ 18 years oldj has been affected with )
the Rheumatism so as to prevent hi w* king t
with tme. It is probable lie is talking in or
About the rnwn of Pc’erscu. g. The move re. !
If...: ....II Ua ...d -_ __ t •. a •
■ ’ *• — r ” wnw mu
'fit the said apprentice boy to
David Lacey.
April 14th 1810._ ( h \
VaiuaDiC Property lor Sale.
«»Y virtue of two dead of trust ear utcd to us
for the purpose of paying certain debts
therein men1 ioned, wi:l be ••'Id, l<>rca?h, at the
residence of Mr C, T Bolling^ i Amelia iounty.1
the 17th dsy of neat month [Ma>J HFTY
biK. -L.Y NiiGItOfc-S; amongst them are slaves
of almost every discripdon. The sale wilt con
tinue from day to day until the property be so »|.
The-e will a so he sold at the same time an .
place by one of he Tru«tee$/ at out fifteen horses
. nd a number of cattle, sheep and h n-s, and a
Jack and Jentiy and all the Hou»;h Id and
Kitchen furniture, and plantation menti s of sat
Bolling Amongst the above men ion? i slaves
are two Blacksmiths and iluee rough carps nera.
N B. The lands belonging to the sad fhos
T Belling, will be oflertd at p irate sa e on tht
same day.
Ludwell Brackett. ?
John Lane. f Tn,,"“
April 14lli, 1810. (w ( (]
c ards
JCUJ'i y).&3Jl£b,
LAWYERS.
CLRUVtl <b‘11RIFFA nL4MRi, tic
Ahk. WF.ATLY
j/tn KXFAnrnor/si.r PNiurtn at rrk
_At<(»Us OFFICK.
Kees’s Cyclopedia,
/lo. 23
1%Just Received at this Ofice.
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AN ACT
Providing for tire better accnmmnna'
tion of the General Post Office, and
Patent office for other purpose*.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative* of the Uni
ted States of Amei ica, in Congress as
sembled, Th .t the President of the
United States be, and herebv is au
thorised to erect, or procure by pu -
chase, a building suitable for the ac
commodation of the General Post Of
fice, and of the office of the keeper of
the patents, in such situation, and fi
nished in such manner, as the inte est
ol the United States and the safety and
conveniencs of those offices, respec
tively, and the arrangement of the
models in the patent office, shah in his
' pinion rt quire.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted.
That the President of the United
States be, and hereby is authorised to
:ause the city post-office and the ol
iefs of the superiniendant and survey. !
T ot the city of Washington, to be <
mmediately removed from the public
Holding, west of the President’*
tio -se : and that he cause to he built
*iihin the said public building, ?*s
nanv fire proof rooms as shall be sui
icient f *.r che convenient deposit of all
he nilhltr nihnr- uurl «4" L I
Lntted States, belon ing to, or in th*
:ustody of the state, war or navw dc
lanmtnts.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
I hat the sum of twenty thousand
-'ollars he appropriated lor the purpo
>es expressed in this act, out ot any
r onica in the Treasury uot otherwise
ipprupriated.
J. B. VARNUM,
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentative's.'
JOHN GAILLAKD,
President of the Senate pro-tempore.
April 28, 1810.
Approved,
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT
Concerning invalid Pensioners* I
BE it enacted by the Senate and
Hou«e of Representatives of the Uni
ed States of A merica, in Cotigress as
sembled. That the Secretary of War
lie, ard he is hereby dire< t d to place
he f.llowing named persons who e
laims have been transmuted to Con
gr« ss, pursuant to a law passed the lOih
jf April, one thousand eight hundred
tnd six, on tne pension list of invalid
pensioners of the United States, accor
ding to the rates, and to commence at
the times herein mentioned, that is to
say:
Gideon Griggs, at the rate of two
dollars and fifty cents per month, to
commence on the ninth day of Decern
her. one thousand eight hundred and
Elijah Brainard. at the rate of five
dollars per month, to commence on
tne 9ixth' day of November, eighteen
hundred and tune.
Benjamin Cotton, at the rate of two
dollar* and fifty cents per month, to
commence on the OOth day of January,
eighteen hundred and nine.
William Smart, at the rate of five
dollars per month, to commence on
tne second day ci i'cbruury, eighteen
hundred and nine.
John Union, at the rate of two dol
lars and filly cents pei month, to com
mence on ihe sixth day of December,
eighteen hundred and eight.
Edward Grant, at th- rate of three
dollars and seventy cents per month,
to commence on the twenty third day
of January, eighteen hundred and
nine.
Pdeg Smith, at the rate of three
dallais and thirty three and one third
cents per month, to commence on the
tenth day 01 Jauuar), eighteen hundred
and nine.
Nathaniel Ladd, at the rate of two
dollars and hity cents per month, to
commence on the tuen y eighth day
1 JatiUan, eighteen hundred and
nine.
Join If fed, at the rate of five dollars
per n.oinh, to rommem e on the tUi^y
nrst day of October, eighteennuuUred
and nine.
Joseph Slack, at the rate of thret
tlolla-s ih r y th'ee ard tu (hire! c* n»?
|.er it <»r»rf', to com.n nee on tin* si
venteenth d:>\ O toner, eighteen
hundr* i( :m«. inn- .
Stanu 1 S ms at ti'.e rn e of two
dollars ami it t\ ren.s per ivoi th, ti
commence 00 the .wn.t|i*rh dai of
Marc , eic;hte« n hundr .d ,n nim .
h* ,®'’ Pet't , it the rat ot two ih-1
fars per mont.i, to cf mrne» ct on the
>»lHi t ay cl Jt* e, tightcen hu died
. nd nine
Jot aih,»n Pi* k'n -, at the rate n
five doll-Ts p r in n*h, to comm net
on the third d..y oi May, eighteen
' humlre and ri^r. * *
Toney T rney, at the rats of three
dollars and s*-.v ntv five cent* pet
month, tj commence on the tin \
third day ot June, eighteen hundr d
and nine.
James Wavland, at the rate of thr< e
idolla-s nd thirty t .iee and oi\p thirvl
[cents p-r m> nth, to commence on tilt
|Sixteenth day of January, eighteen
hundred and nine.
D .v d Hurd, at the rate of three
dollars and seven y five cents per
mouth, to commence on the twenty
third, day ol June, eigh ecn Hundred
and *igin. »
Squire R'’®**, lie i »t#» of threi
tlollar< per month, to commence or,
die ninth day ol September, eighteen
hundred and nine. c
Henry bhaw, «t the rate of tvr
rlullui’c un.i 1 li«» M __ .L
- -- ^ • J/V.I 111 '>11:^ i
"Ointncncr on the seventeenth <la\
•| Oc ober, eignietn hundred auu
nine.
<=C ir.tim Moor , at the rate of on.
toiiul* and sixty six and iw} third c. n.
ptr month, to commence ( n the twci»
ty sixtn Ua) ol Augusi, eighteen hun
drt (I and nine.
Hubert buird, a the rate of ten dol
jars p»r mouth, to commence on n
six h cay oi iViaj, eighteen hundie
and nine.
Geoige 1 enntllj at ihe rate of tw
dollars and hri_\ cents p*r mon h, t
commn ct ou the hhh da\ ol U.lciii
Ler, eighteen hunditd ai.d . igiu.
i Jidwaru JLh yd, at the iaie ol thir
(teen collar-, and thirty ihite and one
third cents per mon h, to commence
on the twenty first day of June, «.ig(,
Itetn hundred and nine.
J‘ bn iVl’Chesne), at the rate of three
dollars thirty three and one third cents
pci* month, to coatin' ncc on tiie twen
tieth day of Fcbrua eighteen hun
dred and ten.
bet-jamin Strother, at the rate cf
three (loiia.s and thirty three and oiu
third ce nts per month, to comment c
on the film day ol October, eightcei
honored and nine.
George Cress, at the ra e of twi
dollars and filtj cents per momh. t<
j co,n » ei.ce on the seventh day of Au
gust, eighteen i undred and nine.
| James Howard, at the rate of tw<
doliats and fifty cents p«-r month, to
commence on the third d y oi Ju \
eghteen hundred and nine.
Newman Laudman, at the rate m
three dollars and tl.iriv.n .A «...
third cents per mouth, 10 comment
on the twenty fourth day of Jvnt,
eighteen hundred and nine
John Powell, at ih.. r. te of three
dollars and thirty three and on. thiru
cen s per month, to commence on the
twentieth day of November, eighteen
hundieu and nine.
George Benedict, at the rate oi
three dollars and thiny three and one
third cents per monih, to commence
on the twenty second day of Novem
ber, eighteen hunched and nine.
Philip Philips, at the rate tw.
dollars and fifty cents per month, to
commence on the twenty ninth da\
of NovemLcr, eighteen hundred anu
nine.
Peter Conyne, at the rate of eight
dollars per month, *o commence on tht
twenty eighth day of November, eigh -
teen hundr. d and nine.
Jam. s Buxton, at the rate of foui
dollars per month, to commence on the
twenty.becond clay oI Decf mbtr, eigh
teen hundred and nine.
Jol.u Ci ookshanks, at the rate tw
dollars and and fifty cents per month
to commence on the twentieth d ,y o
December, eighteen hundred am
j nine.
J <hn Gilbert, at tbe rate of t»r
i douars anJ titty Cents per ivonth, t
commence on me second d..y ol
| iciuber, eighteen hunuied and eigt. |
' }
Simeon Gibbs, at the rate of two
'' 'l and fifty cents per month, to
onrs n inu ■ n the twenty eighth day of
M rch, eighteen hundred and e gV.
J ui e-. Bern nt the rate of one dol
>a. and sixty six and two hird ten s
l»er month, to co mrence on the ninth
ay of Srptember, eightetu hundred
•nd nine.
James Warson, at the rate of three
'ollars and t irty three aud one third
cents ptr month, to commence on th*
twenty second day oi September,eigh
th ett h ndred and nine.
Jos ph Shayh r. a the rate of tvenr
v d H irs ntr month, to commence oh
• he twelhh day of February, eighteen
hui.dred and nine.
James M .nn, at the rate of ten dol
lars |>cr month, to commence on the
eighteenth day of March, eighteen
hundred and nine.
Joseph Keed, at the rate of thrr*
doll us and thirty three and ouj third
cents per month, to commence on the
sixteenth day of M irch, eighteen hun
dred and nine.
Cha les Kilgor^, at the rate of two
dollars and fifty cen s per mo h, to
commence on the twenty-eighth d «y of
April, eight en hundred and nine
Ambrose J>wis, at the ra‘e of two
dollars and fi.ty cents per o< th, to -
commerce on the nineteenth day of
J ly, e ghtein h mdr d jnd nine.
J hn New.nan, at the rue ot teu
-- - uiuiniif LUUilU rtc r H
“V veil ii c!av of O tober.
eighteen hundred a u 1.1 e.
Jos ph Noyes, at th: rafe cf two
olUrs and hiiy c- n s per month, re
o nmtnce on <he tw nty-eighth ol J:u
umr», t ghffcen hundred and nine,
Aaron ih inck, at the r tc ol five rlol
ars p* r month, to commence on the
wen y-sixth ay oi January, eighttea
mndred .1 d nine,
D vid ilmiiiton, at the rate of five
loliars t.rr u onth, to commence on the
wentt sixth day ot January, eighteen
-u. dred and ri »e,
Hackalia D o i:le, at the rite of two
dollars and h *«y cents per month, to
commence » n me twenty-fifth clay of
January eighteen hundred ant nine.
If iriord, at the rate ol two
riolU's ard fifty cents per •> ootli. *o
commence on the eighth day of March,
eighteen humut j unil te .
John Wo d, at the rate of two dol*>
lara and fifty cents ; er > onth, to com
mence on the third day of March, eigh
teen hund:ed and t. n. ,
1 hem :s Goodrum, t the rate of tv/o
dollars auu fifty c nis per ne nth, to
comimnce on (he loerte n h « av of
M;*r h, eighteen hu: dred ntul ten,
John bill! h, at the r.«te ot four dolls,
■ er month, to commence on the rwttu
y-eghth u.«y cf Januui}, tighiecn
nunc r ti and nine.
Jared Duncan, ar the ra e of ftv»
dollars uir month, to cormne* ce on
nt ei. hthday ot Dvifcenlher, eighteen
mndred in«l nine.
John Mail.n, at the rate rf :wod<l«
ars arc! fit y cents per mon'h, to com*
n n c on the tw nty-fiibt day of
'larch, eighteen hundred and ten.
Gerards Dmgma , at the rate c£
4Vc dollars per month, to commence
n the fihe« n h dav of January, tigh
ter I* I'll i reel n<i itn.
1) naid M’Donald, at he rate of
two htnidH d ancl filt) cents per mon’h,
to commence on the uvenneth day of
January, tightcen hundred a^d ten.
Sec. 2. A d be it fu ther enacted,
f ha the pensions ot the lollop ing pt r
sont, aii rad\ p a ed on -he pct.sion iGt j
oi the Uni.ed States, worse claims ;
or an increase of pension have been
• rahamitted to Congress, pursuant to
he a t ah r said, be increased to the
urns hereto respectively annexed to
heir names ; the said it crea*e to com
n nee at the times herein mentioned,
hat is to say :
W illiam Little, five dol’an p< r
month, to commence on the tw r»> .
second oi Novcml.tr, tiguitn hut di d.
iid nine.
Walker Haylor, twenty dollars pcr
nonth, to commence on the twerny
in h i»l December, eighteen bundled
»i.d eight.
ia«u*c l enn tt, three dollars thirty
l-ree and one.'hird cents |tr month,
o c Jin me nee on the twenty, s xth of
,un , cigh e^n hundred and nine.
I* tonias Carhar, tivc dollars per
uionth, to commeme on th twentr
rst oi I'cbruary, eig' ttcn hundied
Mi atue»