The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-08-14 00:00:00, page 4

WHfttaj»rdh-TV* - i mmi .- in ———f
From tmr Aurora
THE DIPLOMACY EXAMINED.
No IV.
. The part which Mr.'Gallatin perform# in the
despatches, embraces a gre/ier variety and co
v»-r* a larger compass ot serious and important i
mutter, than all the rest. Questions of public
right, principles of policy, considerations of na
tionsl honour, and good faith, the claims of jus
tice, as well as the decent dignity of self respect
in debating the. concerns of a free and indepen
dent n#liqn, and the decorum of private charac
ter^aie all t reated with an indulgence of disre
gard and a willingness of a sacrifice which ex
rite disgust and indignation. That continence of
Wind, that cautious indirectness by which he has
been hitherto distinguished, have been here to
tally laid acide, and we see the m m disarrayed
of his disguise, appear in all the 0*kiditess of his
real character.
Thia revolution of character is to be remarked
nlso in the paper published as an apology, or an
excuse,or a vindication, for it would be difficult
to determine upon its irrelevance to the main sub
j« c» what.it was intended for, if we had nqt a
suflvient knowledge ol the bearing and tenden
cy of the, part which is personal It is, notwith
jnanding tlie long time which has elapsed be
tween its date & its publication, feeble and decep
tive where it should be decisive and unreserved ;
It betrays alarm, and strengthens th« belief in the
reality ol the slander which the despatches fix
Upon him, and from which alone he appears soli !
citous to escape. He appears to feel more appre- |
brnsion for political influence than for the pub
lie rights—for his private ingratitude than his
public infidelity. , .
Oh the subject of the public transactions,
.which beside his having no constitutional right
nor authority to middle with them, he admits
that the conversations took place ; hut he endea*
>nrs to mitigate the error of the transaction, by
■’ *tmg that it was at Ins own house and without
-previous appointment t as if a voluntary visit of a
foreign minister could authorise what was con
atitutionally wrong, any more than what was mo
rally perfidious and politically wicked. In fur
ther cover he also states that Mr. Mcdisdn had
ihepreceedingday communicated to him, the re
sult of his conversations with Mr Krskine ; and
to this he add# another buttress, that every senti
ment he uttered was in perfect unison with the
president and secretary of state.
But neither will the confidence reposed in hirrt
by Mr. Madison on the preceding day, nor
would even an authority from Mr. Madison to
do, if he had authorised him, justify what is in it*
n< If wrong, and which as the events shew, would
have been unwise ; neither with the shield of Mr
Madison or Mr. Smith, under which he covers,
avert the light of investigation and the irreaisti
ble force of truth It may exhibit the extreme
resource of desperation, to bringdown Mr. Mad
Ison and Mr. Sm*th in the same common ruin, by
dividing with them under # general assertion the
ignominy of his conduct; but upon a comparison
of the conversations and declared principles of
both, as reported by Mr Erskine, there is no as
sent in common, no agreement in dishonour, no
concurrence in principles and measures of ihe
greatest moment independent indeed of the
detraction which truckles to the minister of an
oppressor, and establishes the sincerity of his
own debast ment by contrasting the characters of
two presidents with each other, and libelling
both, hy exhibiting one as so partial to France as
to withhold from the public a fair statement of
aw relations vsith that nation : and repr<-s ni ug
the other as So infatuated an admirer of the Bre
risk constitution, ofits institutions, its energy, and
its spirit, that he was as capable as Mr Gallatin
of forgetting all American wrongs and betrying
all American rights
i lie cuiiuur.101 mr v>attatin throughout this
whole transaction, affords a horrible picture of
dunlicitv and cunning counteracting and destroy
ing itself. Artifice marks every step he takes_
We are under the necessity of taking up his let
ter of the 21st of Apr'l, published the 19th July,
rather than the despatch itself, because the order
of its construction, is not the order of the des
patch ; and because the defence has been, either
through confusion of the mind or design, compo
sed in such a form, a» to perplex rather titan il
lustrate, and to substitute for the matter stated
by Mr Erskine.an enumeration of abstract pro
p< sitions, which appear only to have been con
ceived ; some of which, from the known decla
rations of the British ministers could not be cal
culated upon, and others of which are in the con
versations actually abandoned by Mr Gallatin
> himself.
This evasion is not to he admitted, the trans
actions must stand upon their own premises, and
the departure from them is not a very preposses
sing circumstance.
What was meant by the colonial trade, he says,
has been already explained by Mr Erskme "
This refers not to {he despatch No II. but to the
treatment of the subject in the month of August,
1809, when upon the rejection of Mr. Erskine's
engagement, the despatches of Mr Canning had
drawn the three extravagant propositions in
to public discussion. These letters, and this
tri-jtmeni of the subject, referred to on this ocra
s ou, form the documents Nos XVI XVII
XVIJI and XIX ofthe papers published in the
Aurora.
As it is probable that this subject has already
excited great interest & mayexcite more, we shall
not hesitate to examine it more at large than we
should do with a topic of inferior moment --
Principles of policy, as well as the conduct ol
public men, will be better understood by H full
and explicit discussion—we shall therefore also
refer to this reference of Mr. Gallatin.
In the letter of Mr. Erskine of 14th of August,
1809, in answer to a remonstrance of Mr. Smith,
■Mr. Erskine expressly states and repeats almost
Vn the same words what he had written in his
<Jespatch. We shall copy both sentences.
“ Mr- Gallatin also said, that In* knew it was
Intended by the United States to abandon the at
tempt to carry on a trade with the colonies of
belligerents in the time of war, which was not
allowed in time of peace, and to trust to the be
Ing penhitted by the French to carry on such a
trade in peace to as to entitle them to a cont inu
ance of it in time of war.”—Ditpatch No II”
“ He ad verted also to the probah.lity of an ad
fustment of another important point in dispute be
tween the two countries, as he said he tnr%u that
it tu it intended by the United Statet, to abandon
the attempt to carry on a trade faith the eolontet '•
of belligerents in time of war, which was not al- I
lowed in time of peace, ami to trust to the. being j
■permitted by the F ench to carry on such a trade
in peace, so as to entitle them to a continuance
bf it in time ol war.” Letter No XlrlII
Here are the opinions referred to by Mr. G d
Intin himself, and Mr. Gallatin in addressing Mr.
Eiakine begins with declaring:
” I da not believe, that in the conversations we
h ive had respecting the practicability of ait ad
jmtrcent of the differences between the United
States and G.-eat Britain* ttr ever have mitunder
Mood one another.” Jf0 XVI11
And Mr Erskine very amicably responds j
'* In answer to your enquiries, I have great
Satisfaction in assuring you tnot‘there appears If.
Vsve hern no tnisu ndeft tan ding re*pet ting the »uh
atante or rrted uug of the cdnlertation* *ohteh pa*
W beHortn ut as stated in Mr. Canning’* instruc
tion* alluded lit ” No. XIX
ilerf Mr fc skine re assert* that there whs no
tni*uodrrttit*!tng, and adds oj the conreraaiion
at Hand
Lei us now see this a.d.jeet as it is stated in
the despatches, a id let us see if it be tru*, as
Mr (>allxtrn has *n»d, that ** every s.ntiment he
•iru red was in perfect .moon with the President
hnd seersury of state.” We obtain from Mr.
Gallatin himself, in hit r^ly tn Mr. Engine, an
indirect admission, that what he said vu« iru*',
in stating that they differed on the embargo ; Mr
G dlatin Bays he was not in favor of arty stronger
measures : what is Mr. Madison reported to Say
by Mr. Erskine ? .
** He (Mr Madbon) said fie did not hielieve
that any Americans would be found willing to
submit to ( what he termed) the encroachments
upon the liberty fc the rights of the United
States by the belligerents, snd therefore the al
ternatives yvere embargo or war He confessed
that the )>eople of this country were beginning to
think the former alternative too passive, and
would perhaps soon prefer the latter as even less
injurious to the interests and more congenial with
the spirit of a free people.”
we him no evidence, no assertion of Mr E-s
\cine, even remotely insinuating a disposition to
abandon neutral rights Mr Eiskiue positively
asserts that Mr. Gallatin did. We have the evi
denr.e of Mr Erskine kbove, that lie did not.
As to Mr. Smith, his name is not once used, un
less a s it is by implication draggl’d in by Mr Gal-li
lot in; But we have in the avowed despatch, No.
XVI. transmitted by Mr. Erskine, and by them
published, a most explicit and insmnvmntable
proof, that Mr Smith not only did not stgree
with Mr. Gallatin, but that he was unreserved
ly and avowedly opposed to the sacrifi-e of those
very principles and rigrits which Mr. Gallatin
was disposed to concede: the words of Mr.
Smith are too clear in their intention, and too de
cided in th- ir construction, to admit of any sophis
ticalqn lifkstions or misconstruction ;-Ins em
phatic?! word? are :
** l forbear to express to you, sir, the surprise
that is felt at the extraordinary 'pretensions set
forth in this letter of instruction and fsp.cially
i at the expectation that this government would,
1 ns * preliminary, recognize ronditi ins. trio of
Which are sn manifestly irreconcilable ts the dig
nity and interest of the U S 1, however, would
remark, that had you dt emed it proper to have
communicated in extenso this letter, it would
have been impossible for the president to have
perce ived in its condition's, dr in its spirit, that
conciliatory disposition, whirh had been profess
ed, and which it was hoped had really existed ”
In this extract we discover, not merely Mr
Smith’s own surprise at the extraordinzry preten
sions, but the construction of the pin a-.*, surprise
that is felt, indicating that it was not confined
to himself alone The extension of this emotion
to another, is strictly and fairly applicable to Mr.
Madison, and is corroborated by the general te
nor of what is attributed to him
There was then a disagreement, or as Mr
Erskine expresses it, they had differed, although
Mr Gallatin says there was a perfect unison in
every sentiment. But this is a point of all others
which offers the greatest body of evidence. We
have only to ask, how did this dispute arise !_
(Wedonot mean hereto touch the Chesapeake
or our seamen, for these were, it seems, offered
up as a peace offering on the altar of Moloch. — )
This dispute arose out of an usurpation by Great
Britain that had been a subject of treaty in 1794,
and which the British abandoned and for inju
ries done under which some actual compensation,
though immensely short of tlie injury, had been
made It arose out of what has been called the
rule of 1756, which Britain had been compelled
to abandon by the armed neutrality in 1780
which she by treaty admitted to be unjust in
1794, but which she resorted to again, when A
mtrican prosperity alarmed her ministers This
is the true character of the business The dis
pute now arose upon the British proclamation of
; 26th Oct. and the orders of council of the lltli
November 1807. which decl ire that—“ all trade”
—(Mr Canning’s words in his three propositions
are all trade ;)—‘‘ All trade i.i articles which
are of the manufacture or produce ol any coun
try or colonies at war with Great Britain, shall
be deemed and considered to be unlawful
The reader will recollect that this is not a law
regulating the trade of British subjects, bui the
trade of nations declaredly independent;—it pro
ceeds—** and that every vessel trading from or
to the colonies, together with all the goods and
merchandize on board, and all articles uftepio
duc« or manufacture of the said countries or co- j
lonies, shall be captured and condemned as prize I
to the captors ”
Uut Of these orders, or rather out of ihe sue
cess of American commercial enterprize, and the 1
envious jealousy of Great Britain, the question!
arose. The public will recollect, indeed, the
work, for its excellence cannot be forgotten, that
Mi Madison published a work, xpt-f ssly i’r.ten
dcd to exhibit th- untenable nature of the Bri
tish pretensions. That work carried to the mind
of every dispassionate man the most irresistible
conviction Tbere^ is a history connected with
that hook, which it is time to turn the public
mind upon. The public cannot hav»* forgotten
; the manner in which John Randolph betrayed
himself tr his confederates on that occasion,nor that j
in the same memorable speech, in which, with
a notorious lie on his lips, he denounced that work,
and al'<> revealed toe oracle, of whose perfidy he
was but the echo : In the same memorable speech
! on Mr Gregg's resolution for prohibiting the im
i portal ion of British manufactures, 5th March
j 1806
Mr Randolph, in the face of Congress, and in
! a strain of querulous hypocrisy, thus expressed
himself:
“The first question I asked when I saw the
[ gentleman’s resolution was, “ /, this the mea
sure of the cabinet /” N >t ol an open declared
cabinet, but ot an invisible, inscrutable, uncon>
slitutinnnl cabinet, without responsibility, un
known to the constitution—and, sir, the first
question I asked on British relations was, what
is the opinion rif the cabinet ? —What measures
will they recommend to Congress > The an
swer was (and, Says Mr Randolph-from a
cabinet minister too)-‘ sir, there is no cabi
net."
Mr Randolph spoke in the same speech of
backstairs influence, did this cabinet minister
speak from the front stairs ? Who is this cabi
net minister, thi» Proteus who can agree and dis
agree with every one ; for whom the constitutt
on has ingrafted on it a cabinet, and w iose back
stairs lamentations are now so fatally illustrated
by the dispatches ot * r Erskine
Our readers will soon lie able to see perhaps
a little more of this machinery—they will perhaps
be able to discover in this connexion of Mr Gal
latin and Mr. Mandnlph, the political rock upon
which was wrecked the popularity of Mr Mon
roe, one of the worthiest and most honorable of
human beings ; you may be able to account for
the unison between the then newborn British
predelictions of Mr Randolph and Mr. Galla
tin’s volunteer diplomacy ; you may be able to
account for the aspersions cast by one in Con
gress and by the other in secret conference on
the late and present president ; and you may see
hnw another worthy man, Mr. Macon, has been
seduced by the avenue of Ins vanity, incessantly
assailed by both these men j you may account
f >r the two bills called Mr. Macon's, being con
trived by Mr Gallutm, and his sole w irk , and
many other transactions which we shall turn up
to the glare of the day, which the apathy of the
people would not render it useful to touch before
the present critical time.
i^OK SA»E, a smalt TRACT OF LAND,
containing between three and four hundred
acres, lying in Prince Edward county, adjoining
the tract on which I now reside. The terms will
be made known by the subscriber.
PEYTON KANDOT.rU.
JPliJt____ wln.fr
IKON CASTINGS, of every description
I (patterns being furnished) will be executed
in the neatest manner, at the Foumiery, attached
to the Viririnia Vf lmifaefory of Arms
JOHM STAPLES, Suficrinirndant.
April 19. wbmp
IIf CHANCERY.-Louisa County, jute
court. 1810
Thomas Nuckolds,
Against .
. Ssmuel Overton, jr Richard Morris, James
Michie, Wm. Cooke, James Nelson, William G
Poindexter, executor of Warner H Broaddus,
deceased, Overtoil Harris, Edward Ragland,
John White, Elizabeth Lawrence, adimnistra
trix of William Lawrence, deceased, Thomas
Holladsy, Thornton Gibson, Nicholas Meriwe
ther and Barnett Moore, Drf'tt
TrtE defendants, Samuel Overton, jr. Nicho
las Meriwether and Barnett Moore, not having
entered their appearance and given security ac
cording to the act of Assembly and the rules of
this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of
the court that they »re not inhabitants of this
state* Oh the motion of the plaintiff, by his coun
sel, It it ordered. That the said defendants, Sa
muel Overton, jr. Nicholas Meriwether St B.«r
nett Moure, do appear here on the second M<*n
day in October next, and answer the plaintiff's
bill, and that a copy of this order be forthwith
inserted in mie of the he\Vs|»apers printed in the
city of Richmond for eight weeks successnely, !
and published at the front door of the court hoUse j
of this county, on some co\lrtd*y.
A Copy.. Ttt. ....
, . JOHN POINDEXTER, Cl'k.
. August 7 .. _v 8 v
IN CHANCEitY. Louisa count), Jan \~> iuri; 1
. 1810 . .. .
John Lewis and Susanna his wife, Saihdel Hes
ter, Barbara Bridgewater, Owen Burton > H-.lly [
his wife, Valentine cCutchen, adrhmistr dor of
Ann McCutchen,deceased, lus late Wife, Henri
etta Greenwood, and Benjamin R .PUllium, le
gal representatives of Ann Bulliaht deceased,
of Sam’l Ragland, deceased, Wm fcookc, James
Nelson, James Michie, Win. G. Poindexter, ex- !
eciit-ir of vV'arner H Uroaddus, deceased, Over
ton Harris, Edward Ragland, Elizabeth L >u |
rence, administratrix of Wm Laurence, dec’d. •
Thomas Holladay, Thornton Gibson, Nicholas !
Meriwetner and Barnett Moore, Deft*. |
THE defendants, Samuel Overton, jnur ad- !
ministrator as aforesaid, Nicholas Meriwether ’
and Bkrnett Moore, not having entered tlieir ap- i
pearance and given security according to the act !
of Assembly and the rules of this court, and it !
appearing to the satisfaction of the court that !
they are not inhabitants of this state ; on trie ino- \
tion of the plaintiffs, by tlieir counsel, It it or- ’
tiered. That the said defendants, Samuel Overton, j
junr. ulministrator with the will annexed of Sa !
muel R.igimd, dec’d Nicholas Meriwether and 1
Barnett Mo..re, do appear here oil the second
Monday in October next, and answer the plain
tiff’s bill, and that a copy of tnis order be forth- !
with inserted in one ol the newspaj>ers printed 1
in the city of R chmond, for eight weeks sue
cessively, and published at the front door of the
court h.rnse of th s county, on some court day.
A Copy Teat,
JOHN POINDEXTER, Cl'k
Augtm 7 y,8w
1.N CHANCERY —Atacnuil uet.i to. K. g .Si
Qin*. n county, at the court House, on Mon
day t.ie 9ih July, 1810.
John L Hudgin, pit'ff
Against u
Gabriel Lewis Haller and Richard Br mice,
i DeJ 'ta.
THE defendant, Gabriel Lewis Haller, not
having entered his appearance andgoen security
according to the act of assembly ,n l me iule» o,
tins court, and it appearing to the satisfaction ol
Uie court, that the said defendant, Gatmel Lew
is Haller, :o not an inhabitant of this common
weulth : On the motion of the plaintiff, b> ms
counsel, It is ordered. That the s. :d defendant
Gabriel Lewis Haller, do appear here on the
second Monday in October next, and answer uie
bill of the plaintiff; and that . copy of tins mder
be forthwith published m some public newspaper
printed in the city.-f Richmond, for two months
successively, and that another copy be posted at
the front door of this court house
Peat,
RO. POLLARD, c c
July 24- _ w8«v
■ N CHANCERY—At a court held for King
* & Queen county, at the court house, on Mon
day the 9th of July, 1810
Edmund Si moo administrator of John Brumley,
dec d. PLt'ff
Agai.vst ■*'
James Lumpkin and Elizabeth Brookes and
Thomas Jtflncs, Def'ta
THE del. ndants, James Lumpkin and Eliza
beth Brookes, not having entered their appea ance
and given security according to the act of assem
bl.v And the rules of this court, and it appearing
to the satisfaction of the court, I hat the said defen
dants Jas. Lumpkins and Elizabeth Brookes are
not inhabitants of this commonwealth : <>n ihe
mot.on of the plaintiff, by his counsel, It ia or
dered, That the said defendants, J. mes Lumpkin
anil El zabetli Brookes, do appear here oil the se
cond Monday in October next, and answer the
bill of the plaintiff, and that a copy of this order
be forthwith published in s me public newsp .per
printed in the city of Richmond, for two in uhs
successively, and that anotner copy be posted at
the front door of this court house
Teat,
. RO POLLARD. c c
Ju,y ,24:_ *8w
DAMUNKEY LAND—FOR SALK_The I
A sub-cri >er being very desuousot paying all
his debts, has authorized and empowered Mr I
James Fox, to d -pose of about 7 or 800 trrrs of
valuable LAND, being a part of .lie M skill
Lodge Esc nr, in King William county ; about
600 acres, lies nearly oppos.tr to H n -ver Town, '
and adjoins the Umls of Major D .on^y, and o’
thers ; about half of this tract is II u land, and e
quai to any on Pamuukey river ; the bdan e is
mostly in wood, and is oi very good quality —
There is on this tract, a small d veiling hons , a
barn &c The other parcel adjoint the Lands of
Mr. Gideon Bosher and Mr Henry I'imberlake's!
college lot, and it is all in woods. Possession will
be given on the fir>t day of January ; and liberty
given of sowing w eat this fall, on 150 acres,
which arc now in corn
All just claims against mr will be received in
payment, for either of the above tracts of Land— I
It is hoped, as the above steps are taken to satis
ty my creditors, no process in law will be issued
against me.
WARNER L WORM LETT
24_ w.f
JU^T RECEIVED, a few packages Merchant
dizr. »7
MENS’ HATS,
IRISH LINENS,
KERSEY viERES. PINS and
COTTON HOSIERY ;
Which will bethsjMMed of at a moderate advance,
and on liberal credit, for unproved paper, by
M & 0. MYERS
_ n»r 6-__w6w
A OK NT LEM \N, who has taught the Grrrt,
/A Latin and EnylUn Languages, for several
years past, wishes employment for the ensuing
year. Hit name and place of residence maybe
known by applying to the Editor of the Enquirer,
with whom he has deposited the most satisfactory
test imonials of his qualifications and success as a
Teacher.
P'™* 29._wtf
BLANKS,
OF ItVRHY (iKAU't IP TIO*»,
’FOR HALF AT THlH OFFICE.
PUBLIC SAL6.
WILL lx offered «t Public Sale tm the pre
niisei, in Williamsburg on Tuesday the
2d of October next, the house and lot held bj
the Subscriber for many years past The lot
contains more than an acre and a half of ground
—the house is targe and commodious and wilt* i.
little rt pair would be one of the best buildings
in th$ city. The neighborhood is agreeable, &
the situation healthy, being in the upper part o!
the ctv, on the main street, a few doors below
the College Square—livery circumstance ren
tf-rs it a desirable situation for a private family,
a humdmg house or Tavern.
Will b« S'.Id at the same time a quantity of
household and kitchen turniture, also a lew Nr
groeii—Terms ol sale on all the property will
lx; nine months credit, with interest from the
date., if not punctually p.id—Purchasers giving
bond with approved security.
JAMES MOIR.
August r , ^ _8 u
Inc. subscriber will take ten or twelve
Young Ladies, as Boarders, if applies* I
j tionsshall hie made to her, for that puipose, pre. 1
vidus to the first day of CM. next. Should a suf
ficient number of applications, for Board of:
Young Ladies, not be made before the fi u of i
October, she will,after that period bprepaid to
accommodate, AS boarders, half a dozen young
gentlemen.
i As an inducement to parents who may lie in
| clined to send their children to reside in Willi
. aru^burg, the subscriber thinks it proper to re*
' m.trk, lhat her dwelling is situated on the pub
lic square, and on one of the most pleasant and
healtny situations within the city. The terms
will be made itriown on application to
j Mary m-peachy.
Jhly SO. ....._ «4 .•
GUN- POWDER !-Th» proprietors of the !
RICH MONO POWDER MILLS, offer!
for sale, ,y the keg or larger quantity, F and FF !
'.•tin Powder, glazed and unglajel ; warranted
equal to uny imported, and on reasonable terms, j
Retailers at liberty to return the powder, if
not approved. Apply to
JAMES BROWN, Jt Or,
DAVID J BURR
May 22. 2aw2w&lawtf
ALUABLE LAND FOR SALE—The
subsc.'-ioer wil's* I•, and give immediate,
possession, of that well known estate, called
Blenheim, situated on the south west mountains*
in the county of Albemarle, containing by late
surveys, two thousand eight hundred and ninety
acres : this Land is peculiarly well adapted to the
growth ol Wheat and Tobacco, and considered
equ d in fertility to an* adjacent thereto, is
about six miles from Milton, from which place
tlu-re is an easy navigation for batteaux to the city
of Richmond On the premises isa large commocti
oils dwelling H «use, winch, from the elegance of
its situation, and other advantages, makes it a
desirable residence for a genteel family. I* will
l»e sold entire or divided, to sail purchasers —
Further p trticulars made known hj Captain John
Harris, Albemarle county, Mr. James Patton.
Alexandria, Messrs Macdonald and Kidely, Bal
timore, or J ROSS,
Who wishes to sell Land in the counties of
Culpepper, Fauquier, Spotsylvania and Caroline,
also If >uses and Lotts, pleasantly and advanta
geoualy situated on the Hill and Mainstrect, in
the fow i of Federirksburg.
Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 1 tf
ITT* APPRENTICES WANTED.
J>HNSO>l .< it.', v P v s‘i t » lit* 2 Bov
-l ilv.ia 14 15 years of age, to work at t
6iiVersm tfu' dusinett.
luly 24. If
/
AyARl)—L H GIkauuin lias lilt pie .sure j
to inform Ills patrons, anti the parents and
giu di:.«s >f youth, in general, that the Teacher
of the ENGLISH BRANCHES, announced in
hi* Provisory Nonce, will he Mr Francis Power,
a gentleman recommended by European charac
ters of high respectability, to the venerable Dr.
John Carroll, Bishop of Baltimore, and whose
conduct and display of abilities, have uniformly
been such as to justify the eulog es of his friends.
In a letter to L H Girardin, the B R Dr. Car
roll expresses himself, respecting Mr Power, in
the following terms :
“ Mr Power is very respectably connected—
his manners and address are highly gentlemanly.
Besides possessing the talents requisite for teach
ing the branche*. m**ntioned in your letter, he has
respectable testimonials of his ability to give les
sons in the classics, (Greek & Latin) and in the
Mathematics. In short, I do not think that you
can lind in America, a person better fitted for the
employment in respect both to character and abi
lies One ol Mr Power’* qualifications is to speak
the Fiench language, &c ”
Very satisfactory specimens of Mr Power’s
hand-writing m.»y be seen, upon application to L
H G rardin, by such parents and guardians, as
attach to that branch a peculiar value
In consequence of the above, L. H Girardin’
establishment will fr*>m the first of Septembe8
next, stand on the following basis : r
The Greek, Latin, French, and Italian lan
gu.iges. G ogran'iy Civil and Natural History,
and,. v ii dly, the Literary and M >ral course—
B> L. H Girardin, occasionally aided by F. Povt
er, in teacning Geography, and the ancient clas
sics. *
Natural Philosophy (Text book, Cavallo ) and
the Mathematics, comprehending Demonstrated
Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometrv, (with its vari
ous applications to Astronomy, Surveying, and
naV'g it ion,) Conic sections. Fluxion-. Military
fortification and Gunner)—B> John Wood
Spelling, Reading Writing, English Gr»m
mar. Recitation, C. imposition, Practic; I Arith
metic, Book Keeping, Ike—By Francis Povter —
Practice of the French Langu .ge. r.z: R-ad
ing. Smiling, fit Speaking French.—By Charles
Ft r ation
It is earnestly hoped, that Mr E Randolph uiil
carry into execution his intended plan of Leclu
ring, either at the Capitol, or .n some other con
venient place, upon Rhetoric, Law, and, perhaps,
Political Economy.
L H Girardin, has now rt moved his family to
Richmond, with an intention to devote himself
more particularly than ever to the instruction of
youth To tlie f male pupils, Mrs Girardin will
extend a particular, &, indeed, maternal attention.
Yiutng Ladies may, ior a moderate distinct
charge, acquire, at the Academy, the ornamental
arts, such as Landscape, Figure St Flower Draw
ing, and Painting, together with Vocal and In
strumental Music The choice of masters, tor
those branches, shall be entirely left to parents
and guardians.
It is contemplated, speedily, to print both the
rules and the terms ; copies of the same, w ill be !
delivered to applicants. Suffice it to prem.be, I
that the rules shall be rational and mild, yet, such
as energetically to promote both intellectual (k mo •
ral improvement. The primary, the sacred ob
jects of a School, shall, in no instance, be s*crifi
ced to undue considerations. As to the terms, L.
H Girardin is convinced that they will be found
satisfactory, never har ing observed a reluctance 1
on the part of parents and guardians to he just,'
and even liberal, where abilities, zeal and sys
tern, are combined
The above plan, will be carried into operation
from the first of September next, at the house
lately occupied by Mr E Randolph, near the ca
pitol.
L. H GIRARDIN.
J"ly 27. w2m
P S Mr John Wood proposes to have, in the
evening, a priva'e lass fur such gentlemen whose
situation in life, may not permit them to attend*
his lessons at the acaucmy.
AT.UABI.E PROPERTY FOR S/il.E.
The subsrriber is authorscd to sell n»e
large 8c commodious BRICK RUIl I)IVG. on
the Main Stieet on Slimkce Hill, at pr« /m <■—
rupiedw Mi Hivalain—Also. the small BRICK
HOUSE,next above the one in which Mi Ki
»*lain lives, and the two WOODEN TENE
MENTS between the last mentioned house and
Mrs. Braxton’s—For partimhis enquire of
TIIOS. TAYI.OR.
May Cf>. IR10._ tf
|>RRNCH TIUTION —Mr ' Mtarinth Cm
jP solles, lately f»om Baltimore Co'ik ge, w ra
'C has taught tin French Bangui ge, being n vr
ngaged in the Academy with P Doyle ami K
' );ibney, has tlie honour of informing the inhabi
ts# of the City of Richmond, that he will give
irate less..os ir the Fr'^tch l .ngiegt—Ap|4««
• ’.on t< be road* to turn at Ute A^ad'-tvy
Aegustd* cr»f.
The subscriber, has for said.-a*
his Gl ss and China Store, first door above
the Eagle Tavern : A supply of fresh Teas, viz.
Imperial, Hyson, Gun-Powder, Young Hyson fit
Souchong Teas,
Old Peach.«nd Cogniac Brandies,
London Particular, Madeira, ury Sherry, Claret
and Port Wines,
10 Hlids. New Orleans Sugar,
Best refined Pniladelphia and N York Loaf do,
H ■ vmin - Sugar for preserving,
10 Hampers best Florence Oil,
20 Crates Liverpool Ware,
10 Boxes Glass, consisting of quart and piet
Decanters, Tumblers, Wine Glasses, L Cru
ets,
50 Casks first quality Whiskey,
50 Do Apple Brandy,
10 Do Liii«ei d Oil,
20 Setts Table and Tea, Liverpool and Canton
Chine,
Preserve and Pckling Pits of every description*
8 by 10- 10 >y 12 ami 12 by 14 sup riot quality
Window Gl i,s by the box
Richmond »nd Brandy Wint F & FF Gun Pow
der by the keg,
8,000 Ihs Sa't Petred Bacon, consisting of Ham?
and Mid 'lings,
20 Boxes Spanish Cig irs
EDWARD HAL LAM.
june 1. tf
WtLLTAS tc Maar Coi.r.zcr,
S ptrttiber 1810
"■"^HE Lectures mmmrnce on the 3id
I day in October
Parents and Guardians, are earnestly reqeex.
ted to limit the expenditures of their sons, or
wards to 250 dollars, inclusive of every arti
le except clothing They may fie assured,
that all excess beyond that sum, will not fail of
being highly injurious. No credit shouhl be per
mitted, except in someone particular store,
that to a spec ified amount y *
The following regulation will be strictly cn'
red Any student failing in due preparation for
examination on a preceding Lecture, will, for
the first failure, be admonished t for the second*
he will be publicly censured ; anti for the third*
dismissed
Every person, who shall be desirous of enter
ing as a student, if he be upward? of 20 years of
age, must bring o sufficient certificate thereof.
August 7. _ 1j w3w
PUBLIC PROPERTY.— AH the property tie
longing to the Commonwealth of Virginia*
in the county of Fluvanna, very recently adverti
sed in the Enquirer anl the Virginia Argus . Will
be exposed to public sale, m Thursday, the ‘23it
of August next, at the old Arsenal on the Bar
rack Hill, in said county. The terms of the sale
will be 12 mouths credit, the purchasers giving
eood with security, to be approved of by the Ex
ecutive. The sale yvill commence at 12 o’clock,
nor will it be postponed on account ot the wea
ther. unless it is very inclement. For further in
formation, apply to
JOHN WILLS.
Chatham, Fluvanna, tune 29. Sw
In Council, juty 20th, 1810.
IT IS ADVISE!), That in future, no ctsim
for attendance on Courts Martial, either x»
Ju !ge Advocate, Members or Witneases. be re
ferred to the Auditor for adjustment, until a co
py of the proceedings of such court m-trtiul, duly
authenticated by the President and Judge Advo
cate. shall be received by the Executive : And
that this advice be published in the Argus It En
quirer for six we»ks,.«nd copies thereof fui nisued
the command mts of Brig -drs and Regiments.
Extract from the minutes.
Attest,
HALL L H\LrONy Cici’kff the Council.
July 24._ _' 6w
LAND FOR SALE—By virtueof a decree
of the Superior Court ,,t Chancery tor the
Richmond District,—vi ill be offered for tale at
the town of Caira, on «>••« y iii 27ih day of
August next, that valuable Til \ CT OF LAN
belonging to the estate ol D tv field I rent, dc. ' 4,
containing by estimation, 783 idea lying m toe
county of Cumberland, on Willis river and ad
joining the town of Caira, for the purpose «f
raising a sttm of money therein mentioned, tine
and owing to the estat>* of Alexander Trent,
dec’ll the contiguity of this land to the town of
Caira ; where there is a Merchant M II, wtuett
will no doubt, in a short time r»e in complete re
pair, and cons' qtt< ntly will require a larg quan
tity of wheat, &c us well as a tobacco i ispev*
tion—and being at the head of the navig .ble
waters of W illis’s river, render it one of the most
desi-eable tracts of lar.l in that part of the coun
try. Added to these, the land is of excellent
quality, and well adapted to the culture of to
bacco, wheat, corn, &c.
Previous to the day of sale, this land will be
laid of! in lots, and sold to suit purchasers—and
.the ’Crms of sale liberal, only one third will be
required when the deed is made, and one, two
and three years for the balance ; Bonds and se
curity will be demanded, secured by a deed of
trust ,f r. quired by the COMMISSIONERS.
July 20 tils
VALUABLE PKOPElt 1'Y —FOR SAL R —
1" oursu nice of a tie rce ofilre circuit court
oftlie U States, for the Virginia district, pro
nounced at the Nov 18U9 session of that court,
bet wen W m Kunk.,11 & C i plaintiffs against
Thomas rvi D'ai>e nd others, defendants, d
between Scribia Scrophalt and Slarman, ph’ffg.
and the same defendants :
Wdl be exposed to sale, at auction, at Ca Ira,
in the county of Cumberland, oa Mornlar. the;
27th.lay of August next, that valuable MER
CHANT MILL usually c .lled the C . It vl us,
Tobacco War H use, Tavern and other L ts of
Ground at that place Also, all the LANDS at
or near Ca Ira, consisting of 2000 acres and up
wards. which belonged to J m. s Deane, Thom .**
M Deane and Francis B Deane, >r toeilhc of
thf m, on the 20’h d .y of ,vt.« ch. 180i Terms if
sale, ten per cent on the purchases m he p tid n
cash—A credit of one, two and tliter years for
the lesidtte of the purchase money, to bear inter
est from llie d iy ni a tie—Itm purchaser or pttr
chasers giving bonds, with security, to hr ap
proved by the understood commissioners, or
the one that may act, and also executing a deed
of trust upon the property so purchased, fir se
curing the payment thereof, at the periods f' e
9aid Previous to the day of sale, the land will
be divided into convenient lots to suit purchasers*
July 17. tds
O’ The sale of the anove mentioned proper
ly, is Unavoidably nostpon*d till Wednesday the
26tli of next month, at wh>ch lime it will cer
tainly take place.
C COPLAND,
W WILLI I MS.
August 14.