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Acnasvjuuiiuw or me t.Orfpartner.
ship under the firm of Prosser and
Moncure, having taken place in conse*
qucnce of the Death of Mr. John Proseer,
the business transacted under the Biid firm
must of necessity be immediately brought
to a close. All persons indebted to the
aforesaid firm are therefore requested to
make immediate payment to me, and those
who have or n\ay have clulrus against the
said firm, nre most earnestly invited to
apply without delay, & receive payment of
William Moncure,
'orviving partner of the
late firm of Pnoisr.it Jc Moncurk
Richmond, Oct. SGth, 1810.
My Office, after the 1st Nov. ensuing,
will qe kept during this Winter at my
dwelling House oa shockoe Hill, near the
Capitol Square. ' W. M.
'I be Subscribers, under the firm of
Moncure, robinson, & f. plea.
SANF* , will carry ou from the 1st Nov.
ensuing, the
Auction &. Commission Business, 1
In the Buildings lately occupied by Pros
_ eer & Moncure, to which business their
attention will be exclusively devoted=*they i
tender their services to their friends 8e most j
particularly to the customers of the laic ;
concern of Prosser 8c Moncure, and hereby
assure all who may favor thetu with their !
confidence, that their mo9t unbounded
exertion* will be used to give general sa
tisfaction. Their Store room on the main
street will be reserved exclusively for the
reception of Dry Goods- Their d.iys of
Public Sale, wiiL bp .Monday and Thurs
day in each week. Ttieir Grocery Sales
will be held at their Lu<t,beihouse oa the
c»u street leading to the Governor's,
aud their dry Good Sa!&s,ttt their Auction
6toi e on the main street, nearly opposite
to the Eagle Tavern.
They have on hand Tor Private Sale.
on in .4. ■ 1 _ .. J
wv *• *■*'**'• p.iii ui
wlirit, is old.
30 Hilda, aul 1 Brtwn Sugar, part of
50 Barrels 5 Which is first quality.
30 Hbds Molasses
50 Barrel* Lcuf Sujjar
10,000 lb?. < offee
Imperial, Hyson and Souchcng Teas
20 Tierces ltice
8 < aats Glass Tumblers
A few b.iles cf Blankets
A lev/ cases Elegant Prints
A tew bale* India Cottons
' Kerseys, Blue and White Plains
German 1 C-Uijharga, Rolls, ilrssL
aao-^pepper-—■Cringer—Soup, xc. &c.
All of which well be sold low lor cash,
er apprevtd paper in town.
William Moncure,
John Robinson,
Ere cl. Pleasants*
They are in hourly expectation of re
ceiving
15 Hhrift. and 1 nnT,,„ ^
30 Barrels J PKIME SUGAR.
M. R. & P.
Richmond, Oct, 30th, 1810. t f
VX7ILL. BK SOCl), to the highest bidder
on Thursday the 20th December
next,
One Half ©f a Tract of Land,
belong.r.g to the Estate of John Bernes,
dcc’d. lying in Powhatan county, containing
four hundred and seventy four acres, all
• in retire wood, on a credit of 12 months.
Bond with security will be required of the
purchaser ro secure the payment of the
Siurchase money. Also, will be offered
or sale, on the same day, if fair, it not,
the noxt lair day, on the premises, the
following persons! proprtty belonging to
said Estate, to wit, several Horsts, work
S^ers, Pork, Corn, Redder, Household &
Kitchen Furniture, Plantation utensil*, and
a variety cf excellent Books, on a credit
of twelve months for all stuns of ten DoC
lars anti up war us, ter alt purchases un.
der ten Dollars, cash will he required;
Bonds with approved security to carry in
terest from the date, if not punctually paid,
will be demanded by
The Executors
Oct 1810^_ (W 8 t)
JUST RECEIVED
Forty Packages ol EhII and iSprini-'
G O O D S,
which will he sold very low for cash as
follows;
Elegant Ribbands, Superfine Cloths and
Cayslrr.tr: *i i-«c< rd i'o do. nn excellent
assortment Dadie’s Glov-s. short and long.
• An av.ortfof r*t of Silk, Hose, of the best
qunlitv, e brant asiorureot^if MuM-ns [ill
k-nd'd Thicksftt^ Yb.lvefs, Velveteens Sr
Cord-, Cm ton And Worsted Hose, iiik and
Cotton Umbrella*; Wild Bores, Bom.
b-,»zeti' .Coston and Thread, Luces, Cain,
brie, Dimity^
an a-sortment of Epaulette and Ptwrv*s,
Ro-c ;.r.d Dutch Blankets, 6.4( 4A Check .,
Carpriting, Liro Ski t* and Coating, Ban.
sanett- anjl Gus'r.u’j'-, Bendano and Mad.
rass lit.kl*. Irish Emin and Cotton .Shir
ting, Bedford Cords, (irren and Red Baize,
Eong Gann and Linen Cambrics, Suapen.
tiers, and Comforts, Mole bktn and Flo.
r« r.tme Scarlcit, Borahnzctis w \ Scarlet
Flannels, Seam*' Silk* and Threads,
Cf3pe», Conrs:: Cloths for negeoen, Hound
^ and Pntkrtge I’m*, fiiia^li, *nd tn«»iy o.
tlior articles tr > 'rdu»n« '<» mention, o’l hf
which arid ii' so, l cm reft* n^bie te-nrs
for i* -it, or To.vi* accept tr ees.
i_,. i OSf.|ih*
Oct. 30, 13G>, 3 t„
L. JOSEPH,
TJAS for Sat® by th® piece or pack.
J>J- age, the following articles, vtx.
1 Case Cotton and Worsted Stockings
1 Trunk Chintz *
1 Bale Sup. Cloths
1 Cate Cxssimeres
1 Case Muslins,
for cash or Town acceptances. £3 t]
■jti'1 OTICE—All persons havingclaimsagainst
the estate of Dr. Robert G.
nrn?t exhibit them for pa*ment by the of
December next—non® presented after ibattime
will Wi psid by Wst. McXINNEY Exr'cr.
Greenville, October 26ib, 1810. 3t,
Richmond, Sept. 23rdt 1810.
I AM still inclined to dispose of my Es.
tate in Charles City county, viz.
G KEEN-WAY,
Containing 503 acres, of fine level im.
proveable Wheat Land, more or less> on
which is every House a reasonable man
can wish,, a variety of good fruitj a Urge
and extensive fertile Garden. MON5A
CEK, about live hundred acres, on which
is a new small budding and four hundred
Poach Trees, equally level., and much the
same kmd of toil. THE TAVEllN at the
Court House, large and commodious, to_
gether with the Stores and two hundred
acres of high Lttnd and Mnaw All
these Farms are adjoining each Mjr, and
the whole bounded by two Creeks cJnntying
into James River, which forms aTraybe
fore the door of the dwelling House not
more than 1400 yards dlstance*=on each
Stream is a valuable Mill Seat in the
heart of the country, which affords great
crops of Wheat} the distance from this
place is thirty miles and from Petersburg
twenty five. The Water at each place is
equal to Mountain Water, and no seat in
our £art of the state is generally more
>3 not disposed of in a few months, the
Faverir Stores, 8tc. will be leased for a
term ot years or rented for a year. This
Tenement is a good stand for a mercan
tile concern and rents for 100/, annually_
For terms apply to
John Tyler.
Oct. 30, 1810. [6 t]
Sales by Auction.
nY virtue of n deed of trust fmm Cole
u Digges and Mary R. his wife, to secure
the payment of a debt due te Alexander
Stuart, will be sold for ready money, be.
fore the door of the Eagle Tavern, in tha
City el Richmond, co (Thursday the 8th No*
vember sent tho following property,
so much thereof jg shall be nrcess.iry io
satisfy the instalments and interest now
due] to wit .* tfte slaves Duker, Jack, H ir*
ry, Peter, lloger, Isa.c, Abradant, E^sex,
t*rii>sey, Sail, Frances, Sarah, Grace and
Venus, with the increase of the femajes
since the 13th Sept. 180a»alsoa fj
Tract of Tandy q
Lying and being in the county of \Var.
wick, and which is supposed to con ain
two thousand acre»=?and s'so the
7 ENEME NT
with tlia appurtenance*, in tha City ot
Richmond, now ia the occupancy et ihs
said Coie Digues.
Wtlliam Wirt. > ...
Samuel Gr-.cahow,) 1
Richmond, Oct. 8, 1810
Noticfy
THAT on the 12th day ofNovember
next, at Buckingham Court House,
(being Court day) will be exposed to sal?
| tor cash, a valuable
i ract or Land,
,°n which Dr. Jus. T. Huharri now reside*
!y|rg in the crunty of Buckingham, con.
teining between one thousand eleven hun.
dred acres and bounded by Mrssr>-. L.
Boll mg, Jno. Eppes, Dwvid Stimdiwr.nd o
»her*. The quality of the Lnn^a cons'*
f'ered good for the culture of/jobacco.
Wheat, Coro, Stc. has very ewAnm prove,
j ments, and a very good Grist Mill, on an
■ exi ellent Stream, in a very populous neigh*
■ ticurhood.*—i'nc Lund will be sold for the
I purpose of raising a sum of money due
} :rom J Sines T. Hubard t * Samu l Allen,
i which tract of Lund hn*» been conv yed by
r.hssaid Jss. T. Hubnrtl to the Subscri.
I hers i) trust, for the payment of certain
j »W'ns dim to the said Samuel Alien as men
I ‘.ioned in deed of trust.
Win. Dame1, jr.
Archil. Austin.
Oct. *. 1810.
SALES AT AUCTION.
n V tint? nr> n deed of fruit hearing dve the
i J 11th, it’rS. 1304, executed to tli? I’lbtciilirri
by Messrs. I’icdret, po1 a-ii und jntimtoir, and
*vfr. Michael Yoaoj, to *eoir<j tli* ply men t >»>
il) hundred pounds du* to Mr. Gilley L« wis t
Afrs »<uMlnu l.eveii—
: t
At Bocltefft, on the H’h Ity of Jfnv, next
to ns very vuln-ihlc I. O 1’ 3 conVcyet in ssk*
trust, nr so ranch ths'eof n* wi'i He infTStdejT to
ri'3C rre sum of .£ 158 6-3 with m'ereii thereon
fr >ni »h<s 11th Peb. Is-r, b-inj ibo balance do
hy Uuntr t You i* on arcou it of hii purchase.
John Prosser,
John Poster.
RichmonJ, Oct \9.\ 18,0, tdsp
pUUSUAN r to i deed of trust bearing date
on the 14th day of Februmy tasr, exacuw.d
by James Hurt of the city of Richmond t<* the
subscriber, and recorded in Henrico county court,
will be sold for ready money, on the 20th day
. *be next month (Offrber) in tire street oppo
site thereto^ all and singular that certain
Lot & parcel of Land,
situate^ lying and being in the raid city of Rich,
mond, and known and dcsigna cd in the plan or
j plot of the said ciiy^ by the number 460, together
; with all and singular the bulldiu^ edifice*, im.
■ Pavements, ways, easements, privies and
advantages to the same Lot or pmc^J yf Land
belonging or in any wise appertaining w}th
their, and every of their appuitenance*. It
Geo. VV. Smith/L
- Truutea
City or Richmond, 29th Sept. 1E10. *
N. 11. By consent of the parties, the stfle ol
the above property is postponed until Sa*urday
the 10th of Nov. nextV '
Geo. IV* Smith.
Oflober 20, 1810. tds.
QY virtue of a decree of the superior comt of
chancerv (or the Richmond ilii'.ricl, pronoun,
ced on tlie 26>h June, 1810, in a suit the') there
in depending, wherein .Wiles Sclden was plain
id ami ttsme Smock defendant, We sha't. on
TiiU.sday the 22nd of November neat, before
(he Pont do->r of the late dwelling house ot' Er
tr- Smock about cne mile Lorn tne cry of Rich
I mond, sell a. public au&ion, on a credit of three
and six mon h«y to much of the TRACT ol
Land, cailed . -
FAIR FIELD,/v.
Whereon the said Smock la'ely resided, as will
rai ie the sum of eighteen hundred pounds, with
in-erest thereon at six per cent, per annum,
from the said 26th trf June. 1810, together with
the costs.
The land will be laid out in lots to suit pur.
chzserl* Runrl With iinrunuiM urtlw saill l.u
•equirrd, ?.nd is an additional security a deed ot
trust on the lots will be taken.
James Wood.
William Mayo.
Richard Adams.
John Adams.
R!chT.ondy 8lh September, 1810. tds
NO TICE.
Agreeable to the Last Will and Testament
of ArtniateacTRussel) dec’d
WILL 3E SOLD*
At New.Kent Court.bouse, on the first
day of November court, if fair, if not on
the first day of December court,
A TRACT OF
L A N D
Lying in New.Kent county, c a Hart -th»
OLD PLACEj and containing hy^pd/i#-..
| vey 476 acres. This land produ
Corn and Wheat, and is pleasantly sitM.
teil in an agreeable neighbourhood—-is tlffec
mile* from the court-house, and two from
Pamunkey River. The Terms of Sale,
will be one half of the purchase money to
be paid in twelve months, and the other
in two years from the day of Sale. Bonds
with approved security, and a deed of ti use
an the land to secure payment, to carry
interrst from the date, if not paid when
due will be required.
I will with pleasure shew the land to a.
ny person inclined to purchase.
AltfUISTEAD RUSSEL,
Executor.
August 10, 181*. t <Js
Penitentiary StOTe,
AKD
DOMESTIC WAREHOUSE.
D. J’. J3urry
In addition «o the articles manufactured at the
Penitentiary, offers for sale an assortment
of Goods of
Home Manufactured
Via j fine and coarse hats of every description.
* regular supply of cotton cloth on consumer'*
from the Providence manufactory, and will br
sold hytlie piece at the mill prices vi7. i»l)rn
ticking, strip©*, checks, and plain cloths, Spur
aorton, single and double.
Home Made Linen Sheeting. Richmond Gun
Powder by »he keg, warranted of superior quiil.
ity, Phil*'rlphia porter and Ale in casks and
bottles,and Dtcrin barrels.»•
Hirnets Leather, Boot Log*, Wax Cali
Skins,Gnlcmed and Black Roai ,,
February 10, 1810 »f
JC7»Want«d to aiaa by the year, a good
COOPER.
n-OR ft\LP.—THB HOUSR »nd LOT M
1 present occupied by Mr. Willium
Street, in th© city of Richmond, Adjoining
Bhnckoc Warehouse.— ft contains/ aixf.y
feot front and rpr.r, nnd extends froA«»r /,-t
|o street—terms made known by ng
to Me. Bticot, '.he occupant^ or 10 tby -.ub.
scriher. If >>? property is not »hld by
Cht'iatnias, \i will be rented*
Matthew Clay.
Oct. 19th, 1810.
?i ZT' I 'V*h to HIR E about TVVEN
t Y Nt.liiiO MKN by theAanth or
• ,>r 'he balance of this ye;^l there
e, those who have hands riJnirc out
will find libe ral prices given by* me.
SAMUEL WUODDY.
Chesterfield Oct. 9. §w.
books,
Just Received and for Sale at S.
Pleasants’ Hook Store and
Printing Office.
The Refusal, a novel,
The Houses of Osina and Almcira_or
Convent of Sr. Iidefonso, a tale, by Re
gina Marin Roche, auther of the'Chil
dren of the Abbey, &c.
My Uncle Thomas, a novel
Lady of the Lake, by Walter Scott
A Sailor * Friendship, and a Soldier’s Love
i Ite British Cicerosxor, a selection of the
movt admired Speeches in the English
Language, arrayed under three distinct
heads of Popular, Parliairent.iry «nd
Judicial Oratory—with historical illus
trations, 3 vela
Eh quence ot the British Senate—bem~ a
collection of the best Speeches of the
most distinguished English, Irish, and
Scotch Parliamentary Speeches, from
the begiuning of the reign of Charles 1.
to the present time, with notes biugra
phicai, critical and explanatory, 2 vols*
Newcomb’s observations on our Lord
Newcomb’s English Haira*>ny
Livingston on Sheep
Dana’s Sermons
Guide to Pray’er
i I ouchstonc of Sincerity
Lock. Flosp'tal, or anew selection of Hyirr.
and Psaim Tunes
Mythology, or a mstory of the Fabulous
Deities
Valuable Secrets in Arts, Trades. &c.
Milner’s Letters
i he American’s Guide—Containing the
Constitutions of the United State* of A
merica, with ihe latest amendments—.
also ihe Declai alien of Independence,
articles of Confederation, and the Fed
eral Conatitut on, acts for tilt Govern*
••■cm. or me ierrilories, YYashnigloii’s
tarcwell Addre:<t and tne Inaugura.
Speeches of the several Presidents.
Select Lives of Plutarch, containing the
most illustrious character* ot antiquity
A bridged ft oui the original for tne ust
of Schools.
The Register or AH*, or a compendious
vies? of some of the most useful mohert
Discovciles and Inventions.
Tucker’s Blacksione
Gass’* Journal ot the Voyages and Tra
vels of Capts. Lewis auu Clark
Ennuiseby Miss Mar.a Edgeworth
Abbot’s Maratime Law
Essay on Soap Making
Hoorn of Murderers
Aenian Banquet, a selection of Poems
l he Works of Mrs Chapone
Mrmo‘r» of Marmcntel
vfemoirs of Samuel Foot*,
: Barlow’s Political Writings
Criminal Recorder
Cook’s Voyages t
The Dicr’s Assistant '
The Wandering Philanthropist
I Ella Rosenberg
Charlotte Temple
St. Clair, the Heiress of Desmond
Horrors of St. Domingo
Fatal Revenge, by Murphy
Parent’s Assistant, by Miss Edgeworth
Rosa, or American Genius and Education
Opie’s Simple 1 \Jes
Beggar Boy
Adver hsement for a Husband
Gamesters
Father and Daughter, by Mrs, Opia
Exile of Erin
Vbr Hino, the Eravo of Venice
j Village i’astar and his Children
I Romantic Tales^ by Lewis
1 Don Seb&r-tian
!Scottish Chiefs
Theodore Cyphcn
Peregrine Pickle
Select Novels in 9 Vols. con’hinitv*
De Vulcourt, Nocturnal Visit, Jane TaL
bot, Einmelir*.
:“y*iect i lays in o > ois. containing
Castle sp* /re, Heir at Law, Stranger,
Secrets Worth Knowing, Robbers, Fie-ico,
Cahal anti Love, The Poor Gentleman,
Folly as it Fltes^ l'he Secret, The Wheel
of Fortune, Wr-y to get Married, West
Indian, Mountaineers, The Gamester,
Douglass, Th> Mourning Bride, The Or
phan, F.lfritfa, Caractacus, Sa uson Ago.
nistes, Ejrvvatd and Lionora.
Sterne's Works, in 5 vols. centa ning hir.
Tri«'.r*rt» Shandy, Sermons, Sentimental
Jot).'hey, Tne Koran, and his Letters
Poj tfa VVoiks
■lonvphus's Works
Immortal Mentor, or M ;n’s unerring Guide
Ziin incur an on Solitude
Barns' Works
Tooke’s Diversions of Purley
Marshall's Life of Gen. Washington
K.imaay’s Ditto
Burk’s History of Virginia
Carey’s Family It dries, ftom 4 to R 12
vValker’s pronouncing Dictionary
Johnson's ditto.
fcJ-JUST PUBLISHED,
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ing Office and Book Store
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Virginia Almanack
Fob i8ii.
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Gentry Rheumatic Drops
j- Few teetived aud for sale at this rftcc..
Norfolk, October 22.
C O i\I M u NI c AT E D.
On Friday last the 19th October
• be anniversary of the surrender . ;4
. or^'Town to the A.mericao army u»*>.
tier the command of General Washing
ton and the capture efthe British arnVy
under Lord Cornwallis, was celehrart
at Lindsay’s Gardens, for the first tin.u
in Virginia, by the Republican Unto
Club and a number of patriotic cm -
zens wbo united on the great and g*
rious occasion. A number of gues's
joined in the festivity— among the >»
most of the officers from the two Fort
and Doctor Davis, late American Con
sul at Tripoli. The greatest harmoev
and uuauimity of opinion prevailed*
1 hev all Bermed inspired by the same
patriotic sentiment, and to breathe the
same pure spirit of Republicanism. JU
was indeed the feast of reason recall
ing to mind our wretched oppre»<d< n
under Bri ish Tyranny, teaching us to
view i: wi.h “an eye chat never winks,”
and to guard against its future ap
proach. The Club intend to celebrate
each succeeding anniversary of the glo
rious day, and cause it to be forever
recor ied in the Calender of lime;.®
a day of the proud triumph of freemen,
hghtiug agaiust the Myrmidons of
Despotism.
At sun set they were joined by cap*.
* ’Connico’a company ot long rained
and we’l disciplined Junior Volun
teers, and the whole marched in pro*
umaiuu imougn me l o wn to iHaik-t
iquare, where th y were dismissed,
ad highly gratified vuirh the entertain
ment, & the day passed off in the high*
est enjoyment of Republican Festivity,
social atuument, mirth, song, and re
gularity. 1 he occasion, the guns, the
songs, the bands of music, the drums
tnd the fine weather rendered the en
ter. ainmeut trmy exhilarating and de
lightful.
Richard E. Lce% Esq. presided as
President, and Col. Tarkin Smith and
Major Thomas Ncru*on, as Vice-Pre
sidents.
Afur dinner the following Toasts
were drank
1. Tne Blockade of New-York, or
Clsuton out-gcneralcd. 2 guns.
2. The march to Elktown_the de
scent of the Chesapeake and the junc
tion with Rochamb^Qu and De Grasse.
2 guns.
3. The Battle of the Fleet off the
Capes bet ween De Grasse and Graves.
2 guns.
4. llie Storm of the redoubts, the
Capture of Cornwallis and the UririsN
Armv under his command, on the 19r. \
of October 1781, by the allied troop*
of America and France. 4 guns.
5. The Peace of 1783—As Ameri
ca has adhered to it* articles with goc< l
1 aith, may no American division prr
vent the punishment of infractors. <
gun.
6. May an Atlantic forever sepc -
rate America from Kingships, Despo*
f IQ m onrl oniU /l A v'l******.! I
gun.
6. Less of “the sacred ihirst of
gold” in our land—it narrows **nd de
bases the mind, lessens the holy legv..
cy of Independence, and may makts.
us the dis-united States of America.
2 guns.
8. The Congress of 1776. 4 gun*.
9. Thomas Jefferson, author of the.
Declaration of independence. 2 gucs
10 Tne memory of Washington,
2 gun?.
11. The Heroes of Yorktown. 2
guns.
12. Gen. John S'ark, the hero oF
Bennington. 1 gun.
13. The Heroes who f«l! in arcom.
plhhing the Independence of Ameri
ca, their memories are embalmed in
the hearts of their countrymen. 2
gun a.
14 Republicanism—It it a rock oe
adamant, it stands unshaken white
the waves ui faction beat around it. 4
guns.
13. James Madbno President of
the United States, his long tried ser
vices are rewarded with the gratitude
•rt.il <he highest honors ot his country.
2 guns.
16. The venerable George Clinton,
Vice-President of the United States*
•i guns.
17. The Liberty of the Press, l
•»m.
1& The Aattrisun Fair. 2 gea..