The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1809-02-24 00:00:00, page 4

M ISO E1 ,1 4 A N Y
3ffollaveittf; Ditsflertiw o* the rtlitiug of Wool,
if, tit t/us i.utnenT, peculiarly intertsting to the
People of the U S —It it extracted from the
u of the Ne%!~Yort Society Jsr the
Promotion oj usef ul Arts.
AN ESSAY
On Sheep, JVo tl, and Woollen .Winnfitetnre*. show'
ing the mlvantaye ofimprovin'? Afn-rictin Wool*
•Ay tki iutrodkiMion oj Span it ft SK -ef>, {Vc /f“ Ko
»R*T U. I.lVIfCItft'V. LL I) President of
the Society -for the promotion of useful A. tt, in
t'te state of Nevs-York.
(CONCM'UED.)
Mv own experience ha* convinced me, .*>s f.*r
ns trials upon a small scale can tin so, that ihe
M%‘iuo is at least as hardy as our sheep. In the
year l-'i02, 1 purchased from yie national Hock,
at the vetenrrart school, at Ohatons, two young
Vams ami two ewe*. Tltey cost m/*, delivered at
Paris, (five mil-* distant) 120J”. Charges, in
getting them to a sea port, maintenance till the
ship was ready, ami on hoard, (though the patri
otism of the captain wouklnot permit him intake
anv freight) brought them tn almost double that
pritie by the time they arrived at my farm. Out
of the rams I-spared to my brother ; the other,
With two ewes, were treated exactly as my o
ther sheep ; they were# fed on hay, and hud no
shelter. They brought me two Iambs, & shear
•ed eleven pounds of washed wool, near,each.
The next year the lambs came in January, were
neglected, and died. The wool was nil weigh
ed. bust year one of the ewes w as sick, and
brought no Iamb ; the other drapt a ewe lamb :
tho five fleeces (front the three old sheep Sc two
.shearlings) when washed, weighed 181b besides
the tags and waste wool. The two bred here,
are, in every respect, as fine sheep as tie impor
ted rams, without the smallest difference bet ween
the wool of one Or the other. Upwards of ojlt).
wool will be thought a consider able yield from
small sherp kept upon hay, in a flock with 2d o
thershc^p. It equals the flock at Rambouillet,
and-exceeds, by a pound, tin; average of the Spa
nish travelling flocks. My present Hock consists,
of two lull bred rarhs, and three full bred ewes,
including the lamb of this year ; eight three
quarter bred ewes, whose form and wool i< al
ready so like that of the imported sheep, that itis
difficult to distinguish them. If any difference
exists, it is merely in the wool, on the extremity
of the thigh, which’is longer, and I think not so
fine as that on the full bloods. 1 have also 18
half blocd ewes and weathers, and about 20 conn
n v ewes inai unre run wiui \ue opanisn rams
All these sheep hip kept together ; they have a
'shed thatthev can go into, which is open on eve
vy side but the north and north-w r-st ; they have
hitherto been fed with hay only, though 1 shall,
just before they lamb, begin to give them bran Sc
oats having no green fouder. it any difference
is disccmable in the flock, it is in favor of tlu*
Merinos. One circumstance is remarkable ; it is
that the half bred lambs have not only thicker,
hut longer fleeces than the common iambs, tho’
these have naturally much longer wool than the
Spanish Merino. This is an important circum
stance, as it shows how necessary it is to c ross
the breed of sbeep with those of u better stock.
Should it be objected that the object here is to
procure a great quantity of wool without regard
to4.be quality, I would observe, that this might
l»c true', if ou” landholders were an indigent pea
gantry, who sought only to he sheltered from the
c.;d, instead of being wlmt they *- e, and, 1 trust,
idwrK’S wili he, men hucli easy circumstances
as to look beyond the mere necessaries, to the
convenieiicics and comforts of life. Such men
will take a pride and plcasm c in being dies cd in
clothes whose softness and pliancy give warmth
to the body, pleasure to the touch, and grace to
the wearer ; and they will he doubly proud ol
this, if it is the product Of their own /arms, and
of the industry tf their wives and daughters.
'•That this is the tr.ct, we may inler from hie quan
tity of foreign d«K lies that avc worn by farmers,
whose ovu flocks miglit Ripply them abundantly
with cloth of infe’ior quality, if they looked only
to warmth in their dress ; and from t*ie attention
that those amongthem, whom economy or patri
otism induce to wear their own wool, pay l" rer.
during the cloUi as hr. ns the materials w ill ad
Slit, if,however, it should be thought, that cloth
liner than the third quality of British cloth, which
is generally worn by people in easy eireumstan.
resin our Country, would be unnecessary, this
may be procured by crossing our breed willi the
Merino, so as to have half, or even quarter bred
Spanish sheep. This would add to the quantity
as well as to the fineness of the fleece, and by
sorting it w’c would have wool sufiicicntly fine
■dor *he master of tlie family and for his children,
with a coarser sort f r the domestics. In fact,
the introduction of this breed of sheep, will en
able every m.u to have that quality of cloth that
lie likes br-;t, without any additional expense,
except that which arises from the spinning finer,
bung a domestic operation in most farm
house** w ill not be much regarded. In order to
give sr?'U- idca of the fiuciicu and ductility r>f
this wool, I cannot Ix-ip mentioning, that'Sir Jo
seph Banks, in :• letter to Arthur Young, inform*
him, tint the ficece oHiis Spanish sheep was
spun into varn l.ifi.gOO yards (about 90 miles) to
the poinuf. Cotton, in machines, could only be
epun into thread of 9.1,400 y irds, and in jennies
144,000 ; which is much finer than can be spun
by hand in England, though it i somewhat ex
ceeded in France.
, i nougn 'no climate o; c,ngiar.*e, trnm its loo
grcattnonlure, in not ulculated for these sheep,
yet it appears from.this circumstance, that they
soon degenerate e-v^h there \ :«nrl I should
suppose, from what I am pointy to mention, that
ihej are turnuig their attention to the improve
w» '* ’■*' *»•«.;» ->Wup_ j,y x uiixiure vith the Me
rinos. About 5u rams, from the kin# of Eng.
land’s flock, (for ho is himse lf m considerable far
mer) Were si‘1'1 last v-avat auction ; they fetch
ed from thirty to forty guineas a piece. It
would then he mm trdonable in us. in our conn
tty, where they thrive so well, to neglect the pro
p igation of them. 1 have hitherto viewed this
question, with an eye to the domestic marttifac
turdstint We now carry on. B it what prevents
ourman! ‘Vturinp not only what i»necessnrr for
ocr families, but For the general consumption of
qur rointry 1 Why should pot our city beau■?,
w ho look bt-yoful convenience t » elegance, find
the gratification of their taste in the product of
our own, rather thun of foreign 1 >ima ? Tiie
flier of I.alnr is the general objection. This is
already uirftittishetl hy carding 'mills, which do
<1 ft wo!*, l etter, and leave ns.e wornftu to em
ploy in spinning, and of cdiine must reduce the
ji. ir of their Wages. Mills have also hc'-n late
ly erected far spinning,weid ; ami * ert only if’ a
n\ wool car. be spun fin-; in mills, it will he that
v.Tticli, fromils softness anil the evenness of if«
texim'*, most resembles cotton. I< it possible,
that the price of labor can op' > ate in an equal
rt' gree With the various charges that e nhance the
Value of a piece of superfine British.broadcloth,
Tu-fore it comes to the hand of the American con
% ;m*-r ?
lit. The wool must he purchased In Spain,
W* rr • commission eff not Jess tlmn 5 percent,
m ist l.- paid. The menu elutv upon the e~;mr*
t)«“ e»f u end fmm tsp-dnis 61 stc.lirtg a pound,
1* it open fine wool much higher, becau se the elu
tv n proportioned to the quality. Tftis then is
n >t loss than l > per eei.t. Transport at ion to the
re a posts, freight and insurance.' jxnu charges at
1 *rfd i/, must amount to at least .$ per cent, more
lv; fore it is. stored in London. TIkj merrlinnl’a
reofit Cannot he laa-i than 10 percent, 1 hits, be.
f ue th«- manufacturer receives the wool, it ban
paid ,»5 per cent, upon the fir it ceat. When Dia
tuifacttired,'the clothier purchases it, r. 'Ms it to
the merchant—it must l>e packed to scud * U‘, S:»
transported to London, or Livcr|>*'<vl, or Bristol ; .
it |my* a duty ol" 2 percent on exportation to A- i
insrics, not rUesburc t freight, insu*!
: r ^cc, nnist be oharged, and commissi*'*.i paid by
I our merchanVto bis London correspondent of 5
| per cent. When it enters our port it pays 10
per cent, to the government. Twelve per cent,
is the smallest profit our merchants charge. All
these article? taken together, will add one hun
dred per cent, to the price of a pound of fine
wool, manufactured into cloth, bet bee it come*
j into the hands ofone of our shop-keepers ; and
yct-thisdsbut a small proportion of the charge, for
the commissions, duty, freight, fcc. art* not mere
ly paid up>*i tiie original price of the wool, but
up in every prevents duty and charge, and upon
every expense that attends the manufacturing of
•t. Thus :• pound of fi re wool, worked into su
perfine cloth, is worth, as it come* cut of the
loom, 6§ The commission thus is upon the fig
and not upon one, the original price of the wool.
If tlten \ve pay one hundred per cent on the price
of the wool, before it reaches us„\ve pay in mere
chm-es, independent of the price of labor, up
wards of COO percent- beyond the price of labor
upon the value of the raw material : But the
price of labor 1 e'-e does not double that of Eng.
land ; of course, then, it is not the price of labor,
hut the want of fine wool that has hitherto pro
rented ouv manufacturing ; and this even fir
mer knows, f.»r all manufacture their wool ra
ther than sell it, though they might buy coarse
rlrr.hs relatively cheaper from tiie British mer
chant than fine ones, because the native wool of
"England, which serves to make such cloths,
comes 35 per rent, cheaper to the manufacturer
tluui the Spanish wool : and wool of the descrip.
tion which answers for such cloths,is 50 percent,
cheaper in England than in America : vet, even
micIi cloth, we find a profit in manufacturing for
ourselves. How much greater then would the
prvifit be, upon the working o*‘ fine wool, where
the labor would ha but little advanced, and the
value more than double ? I.et any man make
tins simple experiment; let him sort his wool
with attention, anil pick out that orly which will
make the finest cloth to be made from cur wool:
lot it be carded, spun and wove by the tune per
sons., and c.t the same rate that his coarse wool is
l-duicated ; he will find, that one will -give him
clot ii worth about 10s. our money, or COs. if it was
the breadth of English cloth ; while the other
will give lorn cloth only of 6s.and 61. at the same
expense, and demand more wool. If then, cloth
:^(h\ fc Gil. per yard, pays him ?s. and fid. for lus
iwwil, cloth of 10s. must pay him 7s. and 6d; but
i*. instead of the wool of onr rheep, lie has Span
vi shee|j, not the sorted only, but the whole
fleece will be so much finer than even his sotted
wool from a common flock, that with cxactlv the
same labor that he has expended upon his cloth
offi-i. »pd G l. the yard (yard wide cloth.) lie will
h ive cloth worth at least 15s that is, he will sell
tiie whole of his wool (supposing, which is the
case, a pound of wool would make a yard of cloth,
i nvi i -.r expense cii spuming, w(v mar. fen. to i^c 1
5^.) ut 11s per pound I suppose, in this ease,
tt'c wool lo be all spun equally coarse, yet the
difference in the softness and suppleness, and in
tiie wear, tor the softest cloths not only .wear Ion
but are much warmer than those which ore
harsh, would make the difi’erencc 1 have stated
in the price. I again then repeat, that it is not
the high wages, hut t he want of good wool that
has stopped the progress of our manufactory of
cloth.' it is true, that we have not as vet the
quantity of wool that is necessary to supply our
wants ; but how long should wofind this defici
ency, if, without any tliminntion in the quantity,
or without any additional expense, the price of
our wool was doubled ? I confess, that since the
introduction of Spanish sheep. I have become so
sanguine ns tn look forward to a period, ft that
too, at no great distance, when this, and the Ess
let a States will not only manufacture cloths in
sufficient quantitvfor llteirown consumption, but
lor that of thei ** ighhors. Ii is certain that no
country in Europe/is better calculated for fine
wooledtlteep than this St the neighboring states,
'flic plica of land is comparatively low ; our
grounds are high, and well watered,'and nnr pas
tures good ; our common grass is of tiie best ft
richest kind ; thepou pratensis, and poa trivialis
(which wc call spear grass, and blue grass) are
the most common, and most nutritious of all
grasses. \V bite aiul red clover abound, since
the introduction of. gypsum, in fields that were
burned formerly duringthe summer ; these may
be made into hay for winter provender, at half
the price that it would cost in the moist climate of
Britain. Add to this, tiiat our fields are enclo
sed, which saves the expense incurred by the
constant attendance of shepherds. Our sheep
have few maladies; many that are common in
Europe are unknown here. There the rot sweeps
of} whole Socks. I never saw or heard of the
rot in this state. Indeed, I know of but one dis
r>"d( r that is common am mg our sheep, the scab.
This seldom is seen where the sheep are well
kept, and Is easily checked by removing tits in
fected sheep as soon as it is visible. I have found
it useful, wiien the snow lays tong oh the ground,
ts carry pine or cedar boughs into the fold, which
they cat readily. W^icn these cannot be conve
niently procured,tar, spread thinly over a board,
and strewed with salt is a good substitute.
The Spanish shepherds, when they perceive,
by the wool’s rising, the commencement of the
scab, they pull out the lock, and, taking salt in
their mouth, drop the spittle on the bare spot,
which, they say, will stop its progress. The
best, method, however, when ;t is only partial, is
!to wash the part with sopp, and to anoint it with
an ointment of grease and turpentine. Mercuri
I ... ...... .,*v ,1 iii/i/wu uii uit v, ur uii me iiains o?
j tlm sheep, is a certain remedy. The sheep
I should, in this case, be kept clrv for som:‘ days.
| This has also the advantage of freeing them from
i lice or ticks. When the sheep are sheared, a
' good washing with soap suds, and a weak decoc
i tion of tobacco, will free them from the seeds of
tlie scab. It is thought essential not only to the
health of-lhe sheep in Spain, but to the beauty
of the wool, that they should have a full supply
j of salt. While I am speaking of the maladies of
j sheep, let nic mention One that occasions more
I destruction among tlmm than all the others put
) together—the bite ofdogs. This animal is an nb
j •ohite nuisance in the old settled countries, how
I et-er useful he may he in the new ones. Noth
i ing can be more vexatious, than, after a man has
i labored for years to have an improved flock, to
see them destroyed in one night: yet this has
| happened to me more than once, sometimes
from my own dogs, and sometime* from those of
Others. The remedy for this c . il lays with the
; legislature ? a heavy tax upon all dogs that were.
without a codar; containing the master’s
•tame on a lirrss plate, and permission to kill
! tnem ; together with a light tax upon all dogs
furnished with c liars, would rai :e a considers*
Me revenue, nml diminish their number. The
master should in every cave be answerable for
| the damage done by hi- dogs. Without this few
prftple will he at the expcnrO of lO'J ft for a ram,
j heudes, the risk and trouble of importing him.
! f on, gr ntl^men, will judjfe how far a matter so
I mulei.tdto otu' agriculture and manufactures will
i merit The attention of the legislature.
In England, where more attention U paid to
! the Ik duly of the form and the early, fattening,
•ban to the Wool, ar.d where in these points they
; have attained an astonishing degrrr of perfection,
! it is thought essential ' o provide such food ns
will furnish plenty of milk to tlie lambs, and so to
mantle, that they never f;dl off, but arc kept in s
gowing state tili they arc fit for tlie xnife.
j rhetr v inter food is turnip; fc t on the grou 1: |
1 P •*. tots, enobage, tic. winter vAtr.hes, tares, rye
| sown early, ere the spring provision.. I see no
reason why all these may not he obtained here on
easier icrms than in England. Tlie land and t .x
rsare lower, though labor is somewhat higher,
i'urnipa may, I think, b« raised without any o*
[her fTpon**!* than the seed. When the last
-l !,»jji* ^ivcn to the Indian corn, harrow it j
sin'**.J» and sow turnips. The hugest may be j
drawn,s^*v!,i-*r rtmUtidarT-Son the ground when j
it. ia hare In if e winter nr spring. Pumpkjim t
would, I believe, kvp the Hook in fi**C heart till i
January, and, if pre?-.ved from the fr**xt, to a
much later period. 1 >c«e seen them sold in Pa
ris through the whole winter. Vetches sown on
light land, anti dressed with gypsum, would
yield a certain crop, Und {five the ewes a flush of
milk, and thus save the pastures, that are injur
ed by early feeding, and preset'* *: the grask tin*
tlte dry season. Wheat or rye mtn early, and
turnip seed with it, has been tried to advantage.
The turnips are fed off when the ground is dry
<*r frozen, and t!ie grain, though fed down, lias
been benefited by the tramjding and dung of
the sheep, more than to compensate this inconve
nietire.
I should, before I ■'nnchule, say something tip
on the migration of the Spanish flock-;, to which
tlie fineness of their wool has been attribntetl
The travelling Merinos of Spain smont to above1
5,000,000 ; they are driven (to the great injure
of aerie tilt ure) from very remote parts of the
kingdom, to the mountains, where they pass the
summer, and are wintered in the plains. This
keeps the wool from degenerating, bv saving the
sheep from the fold, and all'in ling them* that
shade, water, and nourishment that they could
not t'leet with in the dry pastures of Spain* during
the hot season. Hut experience has demonstra
ted, that this is not essential where they are well
kept on the phnns. There are ninny atationary
flocks of Merinos in Spain, whose wool is not in
ferior to that of those that travel. On the other
hand, there are large flocks of sheep in the
northeast of France, that do travel to the moun
tains'"during the summer, and yet bear very
coarse flecies. The Nforinos introduced into
France and Sweden never travel, and yet their
wool has not degenerated.
I fear, gentlemen, that I have trespassed too
long upon your patience, but l confess to you that 1
consider tlte improvement of our flocks bv the in
termixture of this breed, as an important object
in agriculture, and as or.e tlit&must form the ba
sis ofour woollen manufacture. Happily we have
tue me ns of extending this improvement. Col.
Humphries has imported f>*s>m Spain or Portugal a
large llock of Merinos, and, I am told,letr-out the
rams to such as may require them. My small
flock from Trance, together with those 1 expect
out in the spring, will extend the breed to the
northern parts o* the State. Some othergeRtle
men have rains, and "lie prohibition upon the cx- j
port fi'Om France having been taken off last au
tumn, more wHI probably he imported. F.ven
the half blooded rams will contribute greatly to
improve our flocks, and ofthese I presume many
may now he > procured. The (Samples of wool
which I precured while I was at Paris for your
inspection, will show th«v. progressive improve
ment by crossing with all the different breeds of
slieep that could begot in France.
jiaviJigor.cn among me urst to introduce the
use of gypsum arid clover in this S'ate, and. In
precept and example, to enforce a system which
I hare now the satisfaction to ftn.l genera!, in
spite of the prejudices by which it was at
hrst opposed, I Hatter myself with the hope of he
rn* also instrumental in effecting another impor
tsnt improvement in agriculture, and of laying
the foundation for a useful manufacture, in few
er years than it has taken to introduce thr gyp.
sum ; which, indeed, by the improvement ft lY.s
vn ide in our grass grounds, has laid a foundation
for the amelioration of our sheep It is to the sub
si aptial farmer that we must look fir the first si eps
toward this improvement. They will y,ot he de
terred by the advances which tile first cost in the
selection of the best ewes and ranis may occasion.
They will not suffer them to Rege nerate throng'*
want of proper pastures in summer, and good
clover hay, with potatoes and turnips, in the win
ter. And by wearing the wool of their own
flocks, they will convince their fellow-citizens of
the practicability of supplying their wants with
cloths, equal, at least, to those of foreign manu
facturu, and xt a much inferior price, it may in
deed, till we have made some further advances
in dying and dressing, want that gloss which it
receives in foreign fab ricks; a gloss which
wears off in a few days, and is known, without
adding to its softness, warmth or beautv, to injure
its strength. ' J
Norfoek, Feb. 17.
COLLECTOR’S OFFICE.
District Ocrocoke, Feb. 4,-1809.
Sir,
The brig Josephine, join i Aintly, fnaster. es
caped from tnis port on Sunday evening, the dStli
u''-—I had directed ‘he Officer of the Revenue
Iioat. iicre to unbend Iter sails two days before,
and otherwise to completely dismantle her.—
Tin- former part was observed, but 1 have to la
ment the other was not.
It now appears that he brought a suit of rails
(VoMi NorfitU with him, rind Availed himself of* n
moon-light night to get over our bar. I should
have pursued him the next morning, but I had
other vessels of some importance to attend
and my force here very inadequate to the naviga
tion. . f*
I havo all the vessel’s papers.—I hope and trust
his bonds arc rot cancelled-He escaped from
here without giving any.
I wish him published in every paper_I shall
place him in the Newbem Herald.
I am, very respectfully,
Y our olFt ser’t
JAMES TAYLOR,
Collector.
LARKIN' SMITH, Esq.
Collector, Norfolk.
Lexinotos, (K ) Jan. 23.
A Duel war fought on Thursday last near
Louisville, by Mr. Henry Ciay and'.VTr. Hum
phrey Marshall. The first fire was without ef
fect, except that Mr. Clay's ball passed through
tlu; eloathing of ins ndver nry, and grazed trie
skin ot tlie abdomen ; tile sreond fire was also
without effect.—Mr. day's pistol did n„i fiiv.
At tho third fire, Mr. Cl.ty was wounded in the
thigh. After receiving the wound his pistol
was fired, but without etiect. We are happy to
state, that we have been informed, that no serious
consequences are expected to result from Mr.
Clay's wound.
Mr. Clav and Mr. Marshall aie bst i members
of the Legislature ; and the duel v e arc inform
r<l proceeded from intemperate language used
hy both gentlemen in the heat of the debat-*. on
the resolution introduced iiv Mr. Clay for the T.r
gslntune to clothe thenisewc.i in domestic fob
ricks alter tuc 20;ii of June next, which was very
warmly opposed by Mr. Marshall. Mr. Clay
was the gentleman who sent die challenge.lie
fttrttr.
Property, for .Y//./;—T!>o*uW.rii>er
d“*rfi*ous of removing to the western roun
trv, offers for sale his JJ’JUSKS ft, LOTI'S, in
Richmond. He deems a particular description
unnecessary, and wishes tlio3c ihrdincd tn'pur
chas-,10 view the property. The d ardling-iiou <c,
l.»r elegance and convenience, is certainly not in
ferior to any in the city ; l(in offices are commo
<uoiis ; the garden and yard w-’l be laid out in n
st .'adapted to the buildings, »,id the situation
combines the advantage of privacy and retire
mehtto that of proximity to the scene of busi.
ness.
A small portion only m the purcha*..* moa»v
wili lie required at th** time of the sale, and the
residue in such instalment* as may bs agreed on
or slaves will 1, received in payment, for a part
or the wiioie of the property.
yOU# ItdOCKENUROUG It.
January 27.
wawtf
rpo ALL WHOM 11 MAT CONCERH —
£ At the time of a dissolution of tlic tiii* of |
Cainplelt aiJ Ct>iP+, merchants here, a transfer |
and sale was malic to the subscriber, one of the j
psitners, by Mr. Archibald Campbell of New-1
York, die ether, efall his interest in the debts and
stock of th'd copartnership, and also of the house j
of Kobert Campbell &. Co. of Charlotte county,1
carried on under tin superintendence of Robert
Campbell,deceased, who was exclusively inte-:
teittd in tint firm one litiitl, and the remainder
bclongm;* tothe house here.
There is still due front Robert Campbell & Co
s considerable balance *or advances nixde during
the existence of that lirm, to the subscriber, who
is therefore, only competent (or his agent,) to
collect & gruit discharges for debt* due Robert
Campbell & Co. to amount of the sums owing by
them for advances of stock, and the remainder,
if any, will be profits, and to which the represen
tatives of Robert Campbell, will be entitled orre
third part.
SAMUEL CLARK,
Only eurviving partner of t!% lateJirbi of
Robert ilumpbell Cr Co.
Riohtnond, jantlary IT. ‘ oawGw
N. B I will give the highest price for Tobac
co and other produce in dischsr^u of the
delrta due to Kobert Campbell & Co.
__ S. Cl. ATI K.
rfl’"‘‘llE Subscriber will practice LAW, in the
I Superior and Inferior County Courts, of
King St Queen, Essex and King-William. Those
" io favor him with their business, may rely on
his attention and punctuality.
G R. 7RANT
King William, Feb. 10 naw4w^f
VIRGINIA, to wit—At a Chancery Dis
trict Court, hold in Williamsburg, the Jih
day of November, 18d8.
Saimed Coleman, executor of John McLean,
Plaintiff—against Richard Fletcher, executor of
Francis Rnilin( who was executor of Robert
Newsttm, Samuel Butler and Martha his wife,
late Martha Cocke, M.n'tim Cocke, infant daugh
ter ot ^ Robert Cocke, and Martha his wife, l.j
John *Newsum her guardian, John Newsttm.
administrator of Robert Cocke, deceased, George
K. Taylor, Richard F. Taylor, Robert Burciiet
atu! Ann Ins wife, Watson Stott and.Sarah his
wife, and Elizabeth Taylor—which George K.,
Richard F., Ann, Sarah, and Elizabeth are chil
dren of Richard 1 avlor, deceased, who was a
partner of Richard Taylor and Company; ami
George Wray heir devisee and executor oVJacob
Wray, who was executor, heir, devisee &. legatee
of James Wrav, who was a partner tif Richard
Ta\lor and company. Defendants.
The defendants Watson Stott &. Sarah Ids wif •
not having entered tlwir appearance and given
reemity according to the Act of Assembly. & the
rules ol this court, & it appearing to tiie satisfacti
on of tlie court, that they .Ire not inhabitants of this
Country,on the motion of the Plaintiffs, by their
countfi, It is Ordered That the said defend nt,
do appear here, on the first day ofthe ner‘ terms
and answer the bill ofthe PUintilf: nod that a
copy' of this order he forthwith inrsrted in some
newspaper, «f the city of Richmond, for two
months successively, and posted on the front doow
ofthe firmer Capitol, in tliiscit*'.
Attest,
ANTHONY ROBINSON, C. C
3 in nary f?I. oaw&w.
/ %-- ' VI £ J.4X J
*• *- "'•■w the City of Richmond.—Tlie Su1 ••■ j •
be*r now occupying that pleasant seat ioi-mcrtv
tlie residence of William Alexander, Esq. u short
distance below the city ot Richmond, «*n tlie
road to \Y ifliamsburg, respectfully informs the
citizens of Richmond, and the public pfncrsHv,
that may .pass that way, that he bar opened’*
House of Entertainment at th .t pi ice ; where he
is provided with good Reds, Stable & a commo
dious house for the-reception of company. He
offers his services to provide fn- Parties who
:n:iy wish to peramhui ?e that short distance
I from town, for variety, for dancing or hunting,
(it being a fino range for Game ) I st ill under
take to furnish venison or Fish, or wild Fowl,
Dinners and Harbacues in their season._Fami
lies who wish a change of air cun Imaccommodu
ted with Rooms and Hoard for any length of time.
It is his intention also, to add to and beautify- the
former Garden, hy laying out pieasa.it walks, re
rectingBowers, ike. in the m >st pleading variety
of which ois taste may be capable, to oe ore pa
i cd in the proper season, \\ itii Ice, Ice-Creams,
Syllabubs, be>l fruits of the season, and every o
tl.er refj-eslimvnt that r. -y be agreeable to his vi
sip.rs, and w.ii always keep a supply of the host
Difjuors, and good attendance on the most mo
d.u-jte term:,—trusting thereby to merit tlie In
dulgence ami approbation of an indulgent and li
oei-.»I public, wlii may witness his iinremittii-rr
endeavors to please.
Tins. C. HULL.
January 19.
o*t4t
N. II. T. Hull is desirous ofemployin'!- r
few cX' client Washers and Iioocrs, during tf-»
present year, and w ill mid rtakc the Washing £
Ironing for 5 or 1-j f.unilies, and as munv sm.-lt
gentlemen, on the most moderate terms’, 'n Too
quarter or year, and attend, in poison, in tlie ci
ty of Richmond, to th* receipt and delivers of
the clothes. ;
V Orders left at the Vendue Office of Mrs
seurs Prosser and hfoncure, will he attended to.
White House Inn, January 17.
JOHN RING, has just received an additional
Mipf'*) of Fancy and other GOODS, which he
will si II at his usual cheap ri-tes for cash.
February 7. * {>•
ON f horsduy, tlie 16m diy nt March next,
will be sold, to tlie highest bidder, in tnp
town of Manchester, at the tavern of Zuehut-i-ib
IJ.-ooks, upon a credit of twelve months, the fol
lowing ri'Ql'EHTY, belonging to the estate o,
Win. Friend, dec <1. vi*. twelve or fifteen likely
SLAVES, consisting of man, women, bnvs anil
girls, a 1irACGO A and harness, a GIG and har
ness. sundry articles of Husbandry, .i few valua
J’lc Hooks, & a handsome Fowling Piece. Rond
an l approved security will be required of the
, purchasers.
^ HO MAS HR AHCII, Executor.
At the same time and pi tee, will b« sold, on a
credit ol twelve months, sun Irv articles of v- In
able mahogany FURNITURE and PLATE
the property o( Mrs. Anti Friend.
O* All oe.rarnx having' claims against the es
tate of Mr. Friend, dee d. i,re again invited to
bring them forward properly authenticated, and
thoae indebted thereto, will please nuke pay.
tnent without delay.
THOMAS BRANCH, Executor.
Feornavy 10. * yt
S \LK, a likely Mulatto BOY, about IS
A years of age, lias been accustomed to house
service. For terms apply at this office.
January 19. 2awtf
{^OUll 1 f.P.N thousand eight hundred ami se
venty acrasnf LAitt), for sale on Seneca
creek, in the county of Fend -ton.-.* By virtu ■ • of a
Deed in Trust, executed by Hubert" It > i kl.<y to
Hi hard C.dues,to secure the payment ol the sum
therein nicnii.jtv.Mt, I shall, on the JTtb dry of
March next, b-fore the door of the Kagle-Tavern,
m tlm eity of Hicbmnnd, n 11 to th<- highest bid
derjiur cash, toe aforesaid laud being in one en
tire tract. An unquestionable title will lie made
to tb« purchaser.
HARRY GAINES, Trustee.
February 10. .,i«
A YOONb MAM, who can come neli re
A A commended, for industry, honesty tn l so
briny, tiiat utuh rstands tbe management of >fe.
Utoe-, may hoar ofemployment, on application at
this oflice.
February 14- ,4
CAST? will 1** jdven for (V.it* nr fix'* Negr»
MEN, and as iii.my good wurk NOASES
Apply to (lie Editor of this paper.
February 14. if
LANDING from the Schooner Ricbmokp»
Isaac Seaman, Master
50 Boxes Raisins,
10 Bales Soft Shell ad Almonds,
5 Casks Green Codec,
’19 Barrels Prime Pork, and
1 Pipe London I'm-erh’r Maideira Win*.
IXXJ'OK K.
I/’ Hogsheads Brown Sugar*
25 <1»». Molasses, -
5 Tierces Green Codec,
73 Boxes Hav mnah Scgat s,
3 Bales Welch Planes, -
Family Flour m barrels and ledf barrels,
Young Hyson, Dyson Skin anil Souobchg Tea,
10 Boxes’ Mould CaAdtes,
For sai.x by,
GEORGE WATT.
jsnuarv 17. * tf
NO liLc..—Cash given lor Northern <> South*
ern Bank NOTLS at a moderate discount tty
SIMPSON MORRIS.
Richmond Flee. ] 4
Wf bp oilheedror the highest bid
» v her, on the premises, ion tiie 9ttt o*. »-*
March, it fair, otherwise tlie next fair day, i wo
.tracts of LAN!), containing ninety-two acres Sc
a halt eacii, in the upper end of Henrico count)’,
being a purl of the Mansion trjrt of R. John El
lis, deceased. Any person wishing to view iC
mgy apply to Mr. Milner Bedford, ‘who owns a
parent said tract. There are also mo TRACTS
in the. lower end of Goochland county, same inun
ocr 11*ucrcs as above. Any person wishing to
purchase the same, it will be shewn them by Jcs
s« Curd, winch Land joins liitn.
ALSO, fourteen or fifteen NEGP.OES, con
«istmg of Men, Women and Children. Also,
some noiiaciiulil FURNl'l'URE, &c.
Twelve months credit on all sums above ten
dollar -. and bond with approved security to the
cotr.in.smoners .yill be reqnirod hv them, ;*rnro
vedof by THE ATTORNEYS.
February 17. .-;t
I^ORTY DOLLARS REWARD_Lost near
Mr. diaries Thompson's store, Hanorcv
county, a large SILVER WATCH, with x geld
SLA L and KLY. The initials of my name arc en
graved upon the case of the Watch, the Seal anil
the Key. Le Hoy, the maker’s name, is upon the
dial plate. Tive above reward wdi be paid upon
rec.e ring the Watch, E.al and K *y,oi such inlhr*
■'nation as will unable me in get them.
CHARLES MORRIS.
E. Tailor’s Tavern, Hanover £
2t0j
Count,, Ke;>. 17.
| AI*^OCK,intornM iiis friend*, nnrtthe
public, that ;s carrying* on his CAI3INLT
MAKING PLJSINKSS, in all its branches where
iic make? all kiirl of M-thnj^anv Furniture in the
b»^5t manner, and o i the newest fushi,ons — Ahy
• or 'ntUnifn nr UA! *o v/UP.tiitr* ar.*r ^.U....A ... .1
(: i<! good work fxebuted, :uid on lowterms, as
can boboug'..' in New-York, or any otherpb.ee.'
Any ordain Ujft at my shop, in the Cross-Street,
•u,.i >in;ng ProHscr and Moncure \s Vendue Store,
at Mr George Greenltow’s where i keep inv
Wjiv-Koom, will be pointedly attended to, *ni
JT'o.it rare taken to <leli» cr it in good order.
N. B. Two Apprentices wanted at the above
bun ness, who out conte well Recommended.
January 17. tf
' | I Itfe. I'UBLJCr—Whereas, in souse
1 quence of various supposed provocations, f
have lx r.n induced, a*- sundry times, to utter and
publl -’t severe and unmerited strictures on the
condt.- and character, ot my lute partner, Mr.
I olm Lisle, of this city.—I now led myself called
"pon, in justice to that gentleman, anil in confor
mity with the advice of my friends, thus to avow
my regret at having been instrumental to the inju
ry of his feelings or character.
I Signed) MAC ALL MEI5FOIU).
Witness,
GEORGE RU.VBLE.
Philadelphia, Jan 28, 3809.
Ix consequence of the aOove, and toe solemn
:eclaration of Mr. Macail Medford, that he is un
;thle to discharge the monies I claim .of him, l
i .ve agreed to discontinue my pursuit of said
claim, amj my intention of prosecuting him f.*r a
libel.
JOHN LISLE,
Late
JOHN LISLE Jr:
Philadelphia, Jan. C8, 18od. 4!:.
l.AiVl) .uivcriised'iur sale, oil ...m, -
<!ay last, belonging to the estate of A’exan
f,e>’ Banks, was postponed hi consequence of the
badness of t lie day, nntiil Saturday, the 25 A fol
lowing, when it will be offered for sale., ut Eacha
i 'ah BroJts’s 'J'avcra, in Manchester, at 11 o’
, ROBERT GRAHAM,
Jdminittrat-.r .f the• Estate of
A. BANK'S.
Frhrnnry 31. ot
EXECUTION BONDS,
Cac\ on ding to the law Of
THE TKESENT SESSION,)
For Sale, at the Office of
Flic Enquirer.
V.J «»« *<»< • "t urDamui, to the hij-nest
V bidder, on Tuesday, the 23th of Fe miary
next, if fair, if not the next for day, ail the house
hold and kitchert J17 o'A ITUR K, sundry plant.a
t on utensils, and other articles ol'the estate of
the late Doctor George J). S pratt.
iline months credit will he allowed the pur
chnsr rs on all sums above five dollars, on thtii gi
v'ntf boad with unquestionable security, payable
to the Trustee, and carrying interest from the
date, hut ifpiinclnally paid, tue interest not to b«
demanded.
A!! persons hat ir.pf nuthenliofed claimsagpiirufc
said Spratt, /*rc solicited 10 become ptirdhasc* t,
that bring the most advantageous mode of settle
meut, under the existing circumstances of pro
pertyin po-ner.il. JOIl.V CHEW.
I'0'1- If-__ __n;»w‘d9
ff Pursuance Cf x decree in Chancery, tin ic.
*• . hy Uie Co'ir* ol toe l». States lor the .9th cir
cuit, in the district of Virginia at the November
(•■nr, in the year 18d3, we shall expose to 1'tiblio '
Aitcln nt tiie time a w.l place herein after men
tioned 'i wo T1IACT8 in the county of Gooch
! >nd, eh tiio I> iVer Dam C:e<-k, containing nine
hundred acres ; and the other calk'd Ditth* Is
land, containing p, *cres, at Goncldaud couvl
hou*e on the court day thereof, on 1 i<« :',d Mon
day in April. The dtwer of ih- widow Wm.
lion rid. Will he «, >> d-du-.tc 1, and the rondit tons
on which thr said land arc directed under the
said decree, will appear therein and will he com
municated >„ the day »f sale. The terms of
payment will be s* follows : o.te fourth of the
purchase money to he paid in < lW:,, tt„,l th<* re
maiuing three fourth* in three equal instalments
ot six, twelve and liglite'oi months credit- In
all other respects the aforesaid decree will Jm
pursued.
Wh. nr.RKEFEY,-) „
JOSIAII 1,1.it, h f’^nviftthn
IVm. MANN, \ frM
tft.
January 21.
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