Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-02-20 00:00:00, page 3

f ’ fell wtrg accounj of ihe reception which
a number cf American passengers mei
the last summer at Seara Grande, on the
north coast of Brazil.
Dost. Cent.
<« July 3, 1809_Anchored off the town
of Fontellezi, capital of Seara Grande, on
the north coast of Brazil.—-The town lies
in lat. 80.42 S. long. 41. 30, W. On
going ashore, we immediately waited up.
on the governor of the Cap aincy, * a..
49 greeably to the custom of the place. Hi
excellency received us with great hospi
tality ; offered us every thing that we
cou'.d expe6\, and invited us to dine with
him the utxt day. In the morning of the
4th July we called on his excellency, and
informed him, that we deemed it our duty
to mention to him, that as ett zens ot the
U. States, we were accu tomed to cele.
brate on this day, the independence of the
nation f and in the name of the owner ol
the ship, requested permission that the
usal salutes might be ftrid*
The governor received the information
with much satisfaction ; gave orders that
the royal standard of Portugal should be
hoisted at the foot, and the salutes of the
ship be answered. A’ three o’clrck we re
paired to the palace, where we met the mi.
lit.,ty, civil and cccte-ias ical authorities,
»r-d he p incipal inhabi ants of the lownf
and partook of an clrgant and sumptuou*
iinmjr. After ths cloth was removed, hj3
iceltenlfr gave,” the American na ion per.
peiuiiy^po their independence;” which
■wasimmediately announced by a royal sa.
lu e frr.tn (he fort. The American guests
llien ros-- and gave, “ his majesty the
p,nice rtgetit at,d all the royal family
happiness to them and the whole Portu.
5 ues*: nation ” At'.he close of the enter
lainment. ihe intendant gave," the citi
sre,,* of the U S. particuHr.rly those of
Dost, n”— which was returned by one cf
the American gentlemen, who gave,44 'he
' illuvriou* governot of the captaincy of Sea
ra Grande, and the inhabi.an s of the cap
ital.” The evening ended with a concert
and ball.’*
Our informant adds, that during the six
vet-ks they remained at Funtelleza, they
received the most marked attention, po„
li:encHs and hospitality; and nothing seem
ed to tu-vs been omitted to impress on them
a favorable opinion of the inhabitants of a
pl.-tce hitherto unknown to the commerce
of the United States. We likew ise learn
that a minister from the United States to
th; Brazili an court had be« n long and
anxiously looked for at R-o Janeiro; where
•we believe, we have not even a v,ce con
sul or agent.
* This magistrate is said to be of the
blood royal of the house of Braganza —Hi.
t:t!c is “ Iliuslrtssimo fcxce.llonussuno
Signor Luis Barba de Menezes Fid-mgo de
C., z.i de sua, AHeza Reailo Principe Re.
ei-.ue de Portugal, Cavelleiro do ortiem
de ChristOj Governador da Uipatama In.
tie pendente do Seara Grande de Prcsidan
te tie Junta da Real Fazenda, da meima
C ipitania^ &c.” We have given those ti
tle, s in tail, that an officer pos&tssitig so
Riucn urbanity, may b j known.
By the retains made to the rdju'nnt.
Genes als cttice., isays ire r_er.iuc.ty rai
ladiurn) it appears that the number of i!ic
M.li ia cf this Commnnwt-al'h, is ai p^e
sent fo ty thousand four hundred and sc.
venty two. ---=
Anecdote.—A few evening? ago, a
physician .-.nti a quack doctor met (by
cfiiir.ee) in a certain Ci.ffee-houie, and
enteiing into conversation, the forntei
observed to the latter, “ I cannot con
ctiv-r, sir, how it is, that you have sc
soon s.tept into such practice, having
been scarcely two years amongst us, &
now support a superb eq’tipnge, and a
splendid establishment, and as for my
self, my education has cost several
thousand pounds yet 1 can scarcely
get a patient; although l flatter my.
self that my skill is at least equal tc
gome ol my neighbours.” “ My deai
sir, (rejoined the quack) cease to won
der about that; observe the counte
nance of the first twenty persons whe
j a:,s the window, and tell me how ma
l.y jnen of sense you can make out ol
the number”—The physician, having
gravely performed the task, was asked
by the other to give his opinion, whe
answered, “ he thought perhaps there
might be mie man of sense in that
number.”—“ Good, (says the quack}
take hirn for your patient, the rest arc
mine.”
Communication, for thk arous.
Died on Sunday the 11th Inst, in Pow.
hnt«n, after an illness of about ten days
William Porter—a Lieutenant in the
Itfg'i Regiment of the Virginia Militia—
who liven highly respected, and died sin
I ctrt ly regretted by a numerous acquaint
farce. The cause of his untimely end is to
be equally lamented.
On Ftiilay ‘he 2:1 inst. in the afternoon,
•win! • he whs siandmg unguardedly near a
cfion oMchine, the skirt of tvs great-coat
f’snls un^tui ast ly caught by one of the
| bar c’i,wh.ch pisses around a horizontal
shaft, for the purpose of turning the fee
iv r ; and by 4s bri:r wound art und the
siiaf*, instantly drawn backwards
with Kf«at force ♦ anfl lhcre not being a
sufficient sprtce between the fl or and the
shaft for hirn to pais. the. whole machinery,
woe aru sted, altho* the force of water cn
the whet', wa generally us :d to put a four
f. et mill *t«. ne in mot.on. The Miller w .»
in aurmrd at the u. exp cted accident,
that he was auahle to shut ihe water from
th<- w'ii#^ort» threw the cotton machine
cut of gTvr. Li uttoant Porter being per
fectly in his setn-es, endeavoured to give
t directions, hut the ptr»>ure ab. ut Ins
f 1% y ^ bdl'k W SO V-TCAt^ that he COUlU
j oovspeak—he then road;* at» effort w make
^ signs — wn.th atteit.pt proved equally aoor^
SI*
tive, Fortunately astral! bov present ran
out of Aloors., knocked down the g-we^ "and
' stopped the water, from the wheel. *
The wd'ordmate man informed his at.
tendan s, that he heard the strokes of the
instrument, 8t knew the intent with which
they were given. What pen can record
the impulses of the human mind, on an oc.
casion, so pleasing, so flatering, yet so aw.
full!! Here the pencil of a Raphael,
might find, a rich, a lucurious repm.
After death, 1 am intor.ned very ex'.en
sive bruises, were visible on his back - and
cis nervous system was so much inured
that he wasuuubie to move even a toe af.
ter he was hurt. He recovered the use of
his arms 8c heat), in a great measure, and
of his fingers, sAfar as to shut, but not
to open them, been informed that
his understanding,’Remained entirely un.
impaired, until a few hours, before death
closed the melancholy scene.
Such tatal anct^ unforeseen accidents,
should serve to impress caution and clr.
cumspectionQn the minds of ail those, who
are compand to be about such machine,
ry.
He has left an aged mother, an amiable
wife, and four small children to deplore
their loss. The writer of this has been
long acquainted with the deceased, and
were he to sum up his character in a few
words, he shou.d use the following. “ He
“ was a dutiful son, a tender husband an
5‘ indulgent parent, a humane master, Jsin~
“ cere friend., and to the poor he was
“ chriratable to the last degree,” He
“ would at any time disoblige himself to
“ serve a neighbour.”
" My informant add*” that the calmness
and fortitude with which he conversed,
“ during the whole of his illness, together
“ with the resignation with which he view*
‘ ed, the regular^tho* certain approaches
“ of death-*frequ^Hy led him to compare
‘ his con>'iic\ witdWiutir Sknfca the Phil
” i>sopl^i\ vAenJie {-w ,uv y ,eid.ng up his
v‘ vaIu lV, to ^gr.fjlV. tue jealous
|“ suspicions of the most oruel tyrant the
iworld ever produced.”
Frankfort, (Ken) January 20.
“ The wintry blast of Death
“ Kills not the buds of virtuenNo, they
spread 1
HuKatit the heavenly beams of brighter
I suns “
(“Through endless ages, into higher
powers ” °
UD.l£L>» oa Friday the 12th inst in the
, *oid ytar of his age, after a severe illness
Io: four weeks, Iaritos Railet, second
i v°“ 01 Mr Hatley, of Woodford coun
ty* •••
! Ic ls tot justice to observe of Mr Railcy
! that his worths had secured him the friend!!
ISiiip and esteem of all who knew him. lie
was an emblem of virtue, and adorned by
those noble traits which concentre in the
good man's bosom. He had just comple.
ed his education, and his bloomin'* ceni.
us ofi'ered to his affectionate parents a
pleasing reward for their care and anxiety
While we lament his early dissolution, a
remembrance of his many virtues will af_
tot d a pleasing cv nsolauen to his mourinnr
parents and friends. °
MT* We are dyih riscd to say that
f. °’* hi atthew CukV^tham, of Cnester.
field, will be a Candida* at the Senatorial
election lo be held Tn fynil next, lor a
member to represent the d stria composed
of the counties of Cumberland, efieser.
field, ice. **
tot t .c lust week—Now entertaining
Amusement !
In addition to the noted piece of Meehan,
ism called the
M ICROCOSM,
Or the Little IVorld ;
The visitors will be gratified for these
last ni^ts with the sight of the
ITAL^N SHADES,
YVhcrein different characters are seen mo
ving as large as life, viz :
I he King of France tunnnig trom the
kingdom.
Bonaparte’s ccach with 'eight horses,
H ule between the French and Austrians.
General Wolfe’s funeral.
The i’rodigal Son.
The four seasons of the year.
Washington's life guard.
Marlborough’s burial.
. A Country Dance.
The fiy.ng balloon.
The Devil running away with the baker,
kc. kc. ’
The amusement will take place twice in
the evening, in a large chamber next to
the pest office, with good music on a hand
organ. 1 he first time will co nmence at 5
o’clock, and the Italian Shades begin at 6.
2d time, at f oNciouk, and the Shades bel
gin at 8.
Admittance, 37 1-2 cents. Children half
price. Tickets not transferable, 50 cent*
for 3 nights. The old season ticket* will
be taki n as before.
Smoi king segars will not be allowed in
tlte room. 2
NoiicTTi
HnHF. partnership of John 8c Rr.bert
A Gamble Jr. will expire on the fnat of
April m xt. All those indebted to said firm
are requested to come forward anu settk
ti.elr accounts, as longer induljcucy cannot
he givsn. Those having claims Jpon the
firm, w.il pkuae present them Jlr puya
ment. /
John G. Gamble.
Robert Gamble, fr.
Richmond, February 17, 1313. 11 A.
\\rtLL 3SSOLD, to the highest bid.
| VV dec, o;j^ji’urday next, tne 24m in.
slan’, at Mr Overton’s brick house, on the
cross street above the Eagle Tavern, and
heading to the Buin, sundry artuKc* of l
household furniture, kc. bclongingJfo the !
'’•(ate ol George W.»ison, rl«c'-aj^d. A
credit of GO d yt will be allowed on all
purchases above J§ 20, on giving approved
I1 negotiable notes.
James Lynch, A* IV,
Richmond, February 19, 3
*
* STANZ \S.
( O/i the Muabitiiy of Earth y F.r.jtjtnehi'
And didst thou think, fond youth^ to saij
Secure across life's billowy sea ! '
And didit thou riink the wavering gale
Would always blow direct for thee?
^ ' * Jlnow lhe treacherous storin, ‘
gnm silence, loves to sleep"^
While^^no boisterous winds deform
1 lie tranquil bosom of tne deep.
] But hope's bright sun had cleared the skv
(A vivid arch of puresr blue)
And not a wandering cloud was nigh
To intercept the blissful view.
; VVb° but w°uld trust a scene so fair.
I With every earthly bliss replete ?
U<)uid*chQcontent or pining care
Usurnf^ung hope’s ielu!g«nt seat ?
They could not—and perchance the mind
lo nature’s early dictates true,
Trusted too easily to find
That happiness we all pursue.
, Alas I that happiness below
Solici s our pursuit in vain—
Hark, hark ! the howling tempests blow
Dark clouds the spotless ether stain.
Yct gf*™fBlinB through the deepening ,
I Fair hope still pours a feeble ray $
1 lius the lone mansions of the tomb*
Tne lamp illumes with doubtful ray.
Then grave not thou whoe’er ye be,
To IiWatutbuUuous storm resigned ;
1 tie re iw m I'ovrer who looks on thee,
And tempers to thy state the wind.
Manchester 'Turnpike Cotnpany,
Q, nhC ^"ckholders are Rested to meet
atlliookss tavern in Manchester, on the
first Monday in March ensuing. Soeci.d
matters of business important to th^iiter
est of the company requ.re a full Xreung
X %'/'*****'of e"th
by order of the direc'ors,
, James Brtnder, cl!c.
Alanchester, February 17,1810. t2 n.
STi? AYED from my plantation, in Ches
te-Scld county, near the Coal Pitts, on
the llt’u of the present month.
A SORREL ROANE MARE,
About five feet high, tire years old the en
suing spring; she was shed ailroi^d, and i
the sh ies much worn ; was somevjlat rub. I
bed with gear, trots and gallops fou^hly !
a d was ?n very good order. Atiy ^per* j
son d. live ring her to ms at the Coal P^tts i
shall receive a reward ol Ten Dollars." j
SAMUEL YvOODDY. ,
February lTth, 1310. 4
i Ti^OR SALE.--A TWO STORY I
WOOD HOUSE upon a cellar sto- I
| ry of Brick, pleasantly situated in a ^ ired
I Pari et die city of Richmond, on sWckoe
» *«ere are six rooms, includMg the
cellars, ul 1 of wh ch have fireiplacefT For
terms cnquiie of
SAMUEL COLEMAN.
Richmond, Feb. 17th, 1310. if.
GR^ND LOTTERY.
Three Prizes of 25,000
Dollars each.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
Union College Lottery No. 1.
MANAGERS.
William W. Gilbert, I Isacc Dennison,
Benjamin Dewitt, | and.
George Merchant^ | Stephen Thorne.
SCHEME.
3 Prizes of g 25,000 is g 75000
1 10,000 10,000
1 5,000 5,000
4 250 Tickets each, 7,0J0 7,000
2,000 4,000
5 1,000 5,000
| 28 500 14 000
30 200 6,000
50 100 5 000
j*00 50 5,000
20i) 20 4,000
10 105,000
*4- EE
j 35,000 Tickets, at 7 dollars, is 245^000
Of the Annexed Prizes,
! drawn No. 10th day of drawing, enti^
. . , ... Hed to g 1.000.
1st do. l.»th do, 250 Tickets from
No. 1 to No. 250, inclu
... jf sive.
1st dq. 20th do. mpo do. from No. ,
I * 2SlMo 500, inclusive* i
1st • do. 25th do.«0 «lo. from No.
22.001 M 22,250, inclu.
.... w sive.
1st do* 30th do. 250 do. from No*
22,251 to 22,500, inclii'
sive.
do. 35th do. Cash, 25,000 do|„
. . lars.
1st do. 40di do. 1000
1st do. 45th do. 25,0C0
First 4000 Blanks dr.;wn to he entitled to
a Ten Dollar Prize each.
Len thm 2 1,4 blanks ton prize; sub.
jeet to h deduction of 15 p-r cent. Prizes
payable 30 days after the conclusion of the
drawing
il/~ 1 he drawing wi’l commence m the
City o♦ New York on the third Tuesday
in April nix*, and will continue to draw
600 t ickets each day (except the last d,.y.
when tj^rc will remain (100 to be tlrawiU 1
until finished.
Tickets, halves, quarters and eich's for
sale at S. PLFASANTS JiL Pruning Oh. !
fice, where all tickets sold may bn exam, i
med, and information obtained ie»pecti?ig!
the Lottery during the drawing, free of ex. I
pense. Pr.zes in the Bdtiftvore College !
Lottery wdl be taken at their full value
for Pickets in tlv s Lot;;ry, and the d.<.
ference paid in cask*
! JUST PUBLISHED,
ASC SOW HEADY fOK DELIVERY TC
SUSCRI BE.'IS, AT S. PLEASANTS,
>ok-Store Richmond,
^tatutcjS at Har$e;
BEING
A COLLECTION
OF ALL THE
LAWS OF VIRGINIA,
FROM THE
FIRST SESSION or the LEGIL ATURE,
IN THE YEAH 1619.
PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO AN ACT OF TUE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, PAS
SED ON THE Firm DAY or F EBilU.
ary, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT
HUNDke-U AND EUHT.
VOLUME I.
By WILLIAM WALLER HENING.
-—SB —i
I lie Lawn of a country arc necessarily
connected with every thing belonging to
1 a * so that a thorough knowL
C r ^ » undot their progress would
" r?WUS°f *very thll>8 mat was most
useful 1° be known about them ; and one
of the greatest imperlectioiis of historians
of la^vQ,’alj 18 OWmS 10 their ignorance
Priestley’s Lect. on Hist. pa. 149
The following letters addressed to the
editor, since the publication of the Ur
yotume are from gentlemen eminently
qua.ifled to for u an opinion of the
importance of the work.
MONTICELLO, Dec. 1. 1809.
Sir,
I HAVE duly rec ived the 1st Vo!
of vour Collection of our Statutes at
t'l ^ rii ti n you my thanks for it.
i he opinion I entertain of the impor
tance oi the work may be justly infer
red lrom the trouble and expense I in
curred during the earlier part of my
lue, to save such remains < four anci
ent laws as were then still in existence.
I *e qfcntnilatiin appears to be correct
ly andViWiciously made, and gives us
exactlyVvnnt I had so long considered
a desideratum for oar country. It
sheds a new light on our early history,
and lurnishe3 additional security to the
tenure of our rights and property. Sin
cerely wishing you may reap the re
ward yothhave merited, I tender you
th-. assurances of my jweat esteem and
respect*^
* Til : JEFFERSON*
Wm W. Ilening, Esq.
RICHMOND, Nov. 24:h 1309
Dear Sir,
I have ece.v. d with great pleasure
»uiu:ikui your edition ot the
Statutes cf Virginia at Large ; and am
extremely glad that you have been a
ble to make such a progress in a work
ot such real importance, not only to the
gentlemen of the profession but to the
commijjity at large. Few persons
have ift|e reason to estimate the vaL
ueof suCTi an undertaking than myself ■,
having lor five and twenty years been
endeavoring, in vain, to procure copies
ot our public acts from the period of
the revisal in 1705, to that of our revo
lution. And even from the latter pe
riod to the end of the last century, it
was nearly twenty years before I could
procure copies of all the acts of the se
veral conventions, and succeeding le
gislatures. The unfortunate policy of
omitting laws which had either ex
pired, had been repealed, or were
consolidated in the successive revi
sals made during the last century, ren
dered it almost impossible to trace a
ny subject which had engaged the at
tention of successive legislatures
through all the mazes of its progress.
NothAc but a complete edition of
our l;Np, at large, can afford that
bght, so necessary to the well under
standing of the laws, and the distribu
tion of jus1 ice in our common countrv.
A work of such magnitude and im
portance must be attended with infi
nite labour and expense. You have
my sincere wishes lor your success in
completing that work, and that it may
receive that general encouragement
to which it is entitled from so many
important considerations.
I am respectfully,
Dear Sir,
Your most ob’t Servant,
St. G. TUCKER.
Wm. W. Hening, Esq.
RICHMOND, 30th Nov. 1809.
Dear Sir,
Besides the examination, which I
gave with Mr Munford, to your firsi
volume of the old Statutes at Large, I
haveagun perused wi.h attention,the
copy wiiich you so kindly presented to
me.
I am really pleased to find, that the
m iteriaU for a correct history of our
country, are, at last coming to light ;
and that those laws which form in so
many instances, the rule of otir prop
erty, h%jf been saved from the wreck
of time, by the means of one to whom
we are indebted f.»r so many acts
which he has done for the good of hi.
'ii
|country ; and a!low mMo say, that*>
• , *vVur la >ourn have not Oetn l Sfc
(1 sefv|ng » and 1 hope will he um,„
requited by a generous public, for viv
uigto posterity a work, so doervint of
their attention and preacrv..Uu..
I am Dear Sir,
Very sincerely, your friend
xi 'fr CREED TAYLO*«\
The Hon. Win. VV. Hening, E
S. ROANE’S respects to Mr HEY
ING.
A necessary attention to the hMsi
n -ss oi the court, has disable ) S K
rom reading attentively, the whole of
the fuse volume of the Statutes aC
Large ; He c in therefore, give no
satisfactory opinion upon the churact r
°‘ the laws contained therein. It ,*
easy, however, to perceive that this l -
bono.w .work has been executed with
great care and fidelity, on the pa-1 of .
Mr Henmg, to whom, in the ooinion
ot b. R. our countrymen, in all genera
Uons, will be indebted, for plucl-.g be
y°"fVlhe refh of accideet, statutes
which existed only in manuscript, and
m some instances, perhaps, only in a
to ruins ; and, in thamselves, contain an
^xcelltnt history, rtf the si union,
-v* ins itattons, opinions and llm
«-»age ol our forefathers. It will !><
seeu that they possessed that hardy
attd detrnmned spirit, whicl, coulJ
notUypUUU by difficulties, and has
enubl^ their posterity, ia le£3 thaa
C,e\Ur f? tc> °u£str‘P the rations of
theold world, as fir in the wisdom 5c
justice ol their political institutions
as in the enjoyment of civil lihertv. If
the work in question were, therefore
to stop here, it is undoubtedly entitled
to ’he patronage of every public spirit
ed American j but as it advances
it will be ot eminent practical utility'
It will, (especially ifaided by a gener
al index) enable Judges and Lawyers
to see, at one view, every act which
has ever been passed on any subjro’ ;
and thus conduct them to the happiest
result, m eviscerating the meaning of
the legislature. S. K. therefore ear
nestly wishes that no adverse stats of
things may occur, to arrest the cn.ire
complefffth otthe undertaking.
W m. W. Heuing, Esq.
Richmond, Dec. 2f 1899.
ST t ATTVT F ? ? V r T T ,n.i_ t-w
- ----lbuj.
□ear sir,
Since my return home from Rich
mond I uesday evening, I have peru.
sed with particular attention and plea
sure, the greater part of your first vo
iume of the Statutes at Large, collect
ed with much difficulty and indeLtiga
L>:e labour andjindustry ; by which vou
have rendered a meritorious service
to ymn^ country ; and 1 have no hesi
tation Assaying, that if the same care
, and attention be i/sid respecting the
succeeding volumes (which I have n«>
reason to doubt) it will prove a work
of great utiUCr, not only to Judges,
Lawyers, and othc community at large*
but will form a genuine basis for an au*
th££'jp and comprehensive history of
our ctfinVy, the want of which is
much towje\lamented.
| I hat your labours may meet with
the encouragement and reward so just
ly due to their merits, is the sincere
wish and hope of dear sir,
\ our 1 riend andobti servant,
Wm: FLEMING,
Wm. W. Hening, Esq.
i’an-YarcL
Io Lmt on a Lease of from five t »
\twelve ^hrs,
THAT Wlua&le Tanj/nrrlL with itsappur
tenances belonging jifthe Estate of the late
Mr Jacob Borkius, situated on the Main
Street of this City, between the Ct piud a id
the Basin. This valuable property con.hits
of a half acre corner Lot, having thereon an
extensive TAN-YARD, n large Bark
House, two Bark M ill, Beam House, C.r |
rying Shop, Leather Cellar and Dry,
Lofts, with every necessity convenience. f
having from 3 to 3 thousand Hides Ta:
per years dso a good D welling H me
Kitchen, Cellar, S able and G ir len.—-T> r*
House and Garden have lately been reprt, .
ed, and the Tin.Yard will be iuily repair,
ed shortly ufter being let. for terms
apply to the Executors, who once more. s,..
lici, those indebted to said estate to ninkti
payment,'be^ifre the thirty fi si of M y
next ; no louver indulgence will he given.
' * B. Tate l ,
John Proper J "x ri**
Richmond. Frb, 30, 1810.
jy* A rh~bsu supply of
"I issot’s
l"a Just received an J for Sale at thr Ai -
jus Office. t I
- j thiv r
OF
BISHOP MADISON
M _ wTi
Far title at (hi* (.fee