The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1808-01-26 00:00:00, page 4

Tv icsr> ay, Jan. 5.
DEBATE
On the Resolution for requesting the Pre
sident to rai'xe on ew/v in; to be made into
the conduct of Gen. IVilkineon.
(COHTIVU ED.)
Mr. Troup would make observation
in addition to what had been said by the
gentle Man last np. Whether the evidence
before the House was material or net, whe
ther the character of General Wilkinson
was above suspicion or not, or whether it was
nnimportant that the commander in chief of
the army of the U. S. should sustain n good
character, it was not necessary for him to
Say ; but before it was determined to increase
the regular force of the country the House
should be prepared to say Hurt J.nnes Wil
kinson, who v as to command it, was quali
fied to direct that force for the defence of
the nation against its enemies, and that it
was impossible for him to direct it otberv fce.
The army, t«* cnuble them to do their duty,
mast have confidence in their general, and
the people of the country must be satisfied
that tlu* ambition of general Wilkinson was
limited, and that his integrity and patriotism
would forbid the abuse of his power. For
this reason, and this alone should he vote for
an enquiry. 'Fite sooner the conduct of this
tr.au was justified if he were innocent, or
condemned if lie were guilty : and if liis con
duct stoed in the eyes of Mr. T. ns white as
the driven snow, he should vote for an en
quiry after the evidence and charges which
hud been exhibited;
Mr. utnnj did not consider him sell on
this occasion os passing on the conduct of
gcr. Wilxlnson, nor did he consider it neces
sary on this occasion to canvass the conduct
ct' the Executive or of any officer of the go
vernment. Tiicir only object now was to un
derstand their own situation and form a cor
rect opinion. He should make to the Hou-e
;i very short statement of what lie thought,
and the reasons which would determine his
vote. They were called upon to do what*
To vote for an enquiry ? No—to make a re
quest for an enquiry. Some gentlemen had
doubted whether they would exercise a con
stitutional power in requr* ting an enquirv.
Mr. Q. considered that they had a right to
express a feeling or a wish ; and that they
had a right to express their sentiments and
opinions f-n any subject, if the evidence pro
duced to then or if their own knowledge
. would warrant such opinion. A gentleman
B| in his place had stated to the House that he
™ had evidence in his possession relative to tills
public character; not only that he had this
k evidence, b.»t also referred to another who
f could give information on the subject. And
what had the House done on the occasion?
It had neither asked the gentleman to pro
duce the documents which be. had. nor had
called upon the <le:rgntc to give information
on the subject. Mr. Q. ecu Id r.*t reconcile
this to his sense of consistency. It appeared
to hini there had been evidence sufficient
produced to the House, to induce them to ex
press a wish to know more.
There had been but one objection of weight
nu»,.e to the present resolution—that it
would bear hard upon gen. Wilkinson. The
^ w >vu-<k u. ( va j.Uov.l in cuvli ex >HUUi\titi tK-xf
they must do something. Whether should
.they adopt the resolution or not? In the one
case thev did all they could to further an en
quiry by laying evidence before ine Execu
r* live and requesting him to cause an enquirv
thereupon ; in the ether, they did all they
could to smother an enquiry. Without al
luding to evidence and ii formation which
had been adduced on this floor, it appeared
tr> him that it was perfectly within ilie
right, perhaps the duty of the House under
p general reports,'r whether correct or not he
would riot say, and from some circumstances,
to request an enquiry ; and that, under ex
isting circumstances, they had a rightwith
ent the evidence produced, to express their
■ • opinion on the subject, and to request an cti
r quiry, even in justice to general Wilkinson,
that lie might have an opportunity to relieve
his character from the clouds with which it
tvtis o’erca't. Under this view, it appeared
to Mr. Q. that the Iloure would not exercise
the rights with which they were vested for
the publicYrfV d, or do their duty to the peo
) pie, if they did not adopt the resolution.
Mr. Chhvd't-r said gentlemen appeared
to urge the adoption olVii resolution, to f .«■
ni .h the K>;«m utin with information which
the House h td in itjj power. A gentleman
had risen in hi* plaeftfctml read to them a
letter which he HM’ttft'cd to be from Mr.
Power, and other papers some of which were
urid to be translation';.
Mr. C. knew of no wav in which to ge t this
evidence to the President of the U. ft. except
the papers were laid upon the table. If gen
tlemen possessed evidence which vsould be
sufficient to convict gtn. W. of a crime of a
eivd nature, let them inform the Attorney
C»cncr-l of the l'. S. th: t he might institute
a suit against that officer. if the evidence
impe-ched his conduct as h military officer,
i. * Jud the evidence to the court which would
sit on Monday next to enquire intofiis con
diictas a military man. it the House were
to act on this subject in r.r.y manner, it must
he to procure evidence to be sent to a court.
He did think :t necessary fur his part that an
enquiry should be made! A i enquirv was in
progress; and he should therefore vote t
| pi in »t the resolution.
S Thursday, Jan. 7,
k Mr. Randolph having moved the conwler*
fction of his resolution.
Mr. Hurv rfl offered the following rrsclr.ti
"Oh which he thought ought to ho Adopted be
fore the original resolution \tas ntruin consi
dered !
Ordrrrd, That Mr. John Randolph a Hr
T>!*tvent iliv'e in Congress, from the state of
Virgini a, and Mr. I)anicl Clark,- delegate
from the territory of f)rlr«»:sf be requested
to lav upon the Clerk’s table all paoeVs or
Ik ath. r f ’jjbrinn , >n in their possession •• inre
■ larim to the conduct of Brigadier general
r James Wilkinson while in the service of the
f/.S. iu corruptly receiving mony from the
£ 'vKinest or ngents of Spain.”
Mr. Randolph withdrew hig rpoticp to
ruskr wav for tiic consideration of this re*,-»
liltiuu ; «nd
M-. lhttwrU moved ths adoption r,f the a-1
hei r retoir'ion* lie w.a * not conversant with !
the for ni which mi ht »>•;•
‘-“solution; if tl
he <•* liged to gentlemen to n •< it
FW htld : II ■ I • , I ,
te-rns *T tlr* original resolution offered In the
g*ntVm »n from Virrhon. The object *vo- ]
psed hv this revd'i'.i'n ava». that tile rv:
’ " i thc'po*ver of fhe'-*: <*e''lemen s'toul'1!
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'• i he* -i said t '> a ‘in i- v *: \ .
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to hear v 't*tt the T**?xn?- ,
h:u; to st Ac, hr lor oru v sh.; I r .< mat
he wnsun.v ions tint .he t->Aim my <• -,h u gen
tleman inigh1 be laid upon tht ta de th.it the
| H'iU' c might know v, l> it it v:is. It' it was
j injurious to the character of the officer im
plicated, let it V known to the notion : if not,«
i let the fact he. know n. The information not
I being disclosed, it might operate from sup
; position much more injuriously to th'* charac
ter of tliis officer tlion it it were in their pos- •
session. He thought it m a>; tiic duty of the
I louse to go e tH* delegate, from Orleans an
opportunity of stating all lie knew.
1 Mr. if. said it would be found bv the reso
lution which lie had offered, that he hud c ti
led lor papers exclusively. If any thing given
Jo the House were to he used as testimony,
it ought to l»e reduced to form so as tube in
capable of misinterpretation. If the gcntle
i man from Orleans were in possession of any
I tacts or personal knowledge, Air. 11. sujijioscil
i »* l«> be perfectly within the meaning of the
I resolution that he should lay them upon the
(. lerk’s table as deposition or Lu any fovm that
lie should think proper.
at., n i_i _ i .1 ... . .
, — . —mu « iiun^cu ms opinion since
l he spoke last. While lie thought that it’.vas
: <luc to the nation and to the character *m"»l*
• rated that an enquiry should l»c made, he hnd
I di afted this resolution that the nation might
I sec fully and fairly the grounds on which the
[ House should request an enquiry, lie had
before expressed his hostility to delaying the
j .ins'.ness by a reference to a committee. lie
I h:,n understood the original resolution to he
: grounded on evidence from the gentlemen
|iroiu Virginia and N. Orleans ; his object
j ^ as merely to procure for the use of the
II jousc those papers which were in their pos
; session. He had no idea of putting this bu
siness into such a train that it would take
(yearsto collect the tostiuviiv. They were
not to try this person ; but he wished to have
evidence on which to adopt the original re
solution cr some other expressive of their opi
nion. It the resolution which he now offered
should produce all the testimonv in the pos
session of these gentlemen, the House would
then he ah e to take some definitive step, and
there would he an end of the resolution. His
only wish on this subject was for a fair, can
did, and impartial investigation.
Mr. Randolfth had no doubt that this moti
on of his friend from Virginia was intended
to produce a very different result from that
"uic.h must ensue from its adoption. The
very manner in which the gentleman had
met his resolution would dispose Mr. R. to
agree to this preposition ; but it might hap
pen and probably would be the case, as the
gen . legman from New-Orleans had laid upon
the table a letter relating to the subject, that
n^might^ be the only paper in his possession
w.nc.: rriated to the subjec t, at the same time
tiiat the gentleman might be possessed of
personal information. He might perhaps
personally know and might give to the House,
as also could another gentleman in the House!
if called upon, a list of those who were inti
mately acquainted with these transactions;
audit would be found that this same S 9000
naS a si,1£lc subsidy. For himself Mr.
It. said .icliadno personal information to give,
it could only be expected from the gentleman
from N. Orleans. He would suggest on a
mandment to the resolution including infor
mation as well as papers in the general re
quest.
Lefoie he sat down, lie hogged leave to
Mate, that it hud been his intention from the
beginning, so soon as the House should have
sanctioned tin: resolution which he had laid
:p- n the table and about which he had not
cone ned that there could be a difference of
opinion, and had thought, as did the rentlc
man from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smilie) but who
jiad caanged his opinion 'us to the mode at
enst~Mr. R hoped not as to the substance ;
tlirtt it should be unanimously adopted : he
said it had been his intention so soon as this
•tad been agreed to by the House to have put
every paper in his possession upon the table
that they might receive that direction which
tiic House should choose to give them He
had no intention of withholding them. lie
had conceived that being read by him in his
piHce, bcingashe pledged himself to the best
or his knowledge, and as appeared from the
face of them, authentic, they were abundant
ground for the adoption of the resolution, that
an enquiry into this matter ought to be insti
tiited. I lie resolution did not pronounce on
the guilt or innocence of this person ; it only
declared that an enquiry ought to be had.
nut they were told an enquiry was now in
stituted; this might or might not be true;
official information of it. Grant
ing it to be as stated, how did they know that
ihc enquiry went to this object ? How did
they know tlic;t it might not be for some other
itnrni.itary conduct ? Put allow that it was
or tiiis 'crj object, would auy gentleman say
now a court of enquiry was to coerce evi
dence ? C wild such a court commit err fine
a person for contempt of summons? Many
of die evidences to tiiesc facts mght be miii
rarv people.. Mr. 11. wished tokuo.v whether
!nc mandate of a court of enquiry could bring
even a ecntincl from his post without an or
der from hissuperior olficer 1 It could n <t;
much less could it affect a member of this
I loose or a person from Kentucky, who.tho’
'hey knew much, might be reluctant, ex
tremely reluctant, to disclose what they
knew. 1 lb* court of enquiry therefore to
ail beneficial purposes. Would bo a mere sem
b 111a of an enquiry. Supposing the utmost
/.eal in the parties to probe the matter to the
oottom, it was utterly impossible from the na
ture of things that they could execute that
purpose.
Mr. R. confessed he had wandered from
tlic purpose for w hich he rose, and asked
pardon of the House for it. Me then moved
to amend the resolution by inserting after pa
pers* “ or other information.’*
Mr. Jiuinvctl acquiesced in this amend
ment, which is incorporated in the resoluti
on as stated above.
Mr. Holland wished to know if the infor
mation contemplated w as expected to be on
oath or affidavit.
Mr. Hurv'dl said it was his object that it
should be given on oath.
Mr. Holland % aid that if the object of the
gentleman from Virginia wns to obtain infor
mation on oath, he contended that the let
vrs ot Power or (tavosocould not be receiv
ed, ns theyiwere noton o»itli. And if it were
on oath, w hut was the information of Pow
er' It had been l>cfore observed that Power
had discredited himself. Would they cou
taminatc tl*e Clerk’s table by receiving
v,»t h information, or their officershv record
ing it f If they did they should not have his
asscntjfor it. 15
Mr. J.ovr cvpressed himself in fairor of the
rosohitlon in its present form, but wav'op
Poser] t„ ft„. proposifu n, that the statements
"'hir’i should be made in conformity to it.
•.Would be r.n oath, ns he understood the gen
Mcmati from North Carolina (Mr. HollamM
to wi'h; Mr, I,,.said that the first impress!
!
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or 'tie ei!>"n:d Itnd rid m i|**‘
mind, and whir i he had x. tttfd ** er
day was that the II •are hat^.*** . »0 act
on the subject of it ; I’**. , :t comcmid .ted
nn enquiry which ^vas cxcusively otT.xecn
ti\r co^nj**-' r, he could n-.t therefore ern
'■ctit *r *\ve the enquiry in the legislative bo
dy, a form and inode of procedure, which
would amount to a recognition of their right
« ictrn it. That if gentlemen who stated
they hud information relative to a certain
military character, which it was important
should he known, chose to comply, with the
request made tlu m by the resolution under
consideration, lie was willing to receive it,
and transmit it at once to the proper de
partment authorised, to judge of the propri
ety of instituting an enquiry : hut he did not
want i\ on oath, that if on oath, it would have
no greater effect with him, than on the hon
or of any gentleman of the House, who in anv
case uttered an assertion; neither mode
would oiler any testimony, which could in
his opinion he noticed in that House ; & that
in cither way it would alike afford the neces
sary clue to the proper tribunal to come at
the evidence if any existed. To that tribu
nal which alone was competent to act lie
would offer the means of acting, if indeed
they had such means; where both parties
could he heard, and the question Could he
brought to an uUimntc and efficient termina
tion ; where the prosecuted would enjoy the
right secured to every man, of being confront
ed with his accusers, of cross-examining the
witnesses introduced against him, of produc
ing testimony in his favor, and of an impar
tial trial. Let gentlcemn then make a ntato
rneut of any knowledge the. may have on
the subject of the resolution, nml let that he
conveved to the proper department, and if
those gentlemen who say they possess this
information do not attend, where they shall
he called on to give it, and where, if anv
where, it can have effect, let the consequence
be on themselves. This House lie hoped
would throw no impediment in the wav of an
investigation, which shall have a fair result,
but lie deprecated the mode which was at
tempted to be pursued of an exfiarte hear
ing and decision.
Gentlemen who have advocated the origin
al resolution, had called the legislativ e borlv
of the nation, a g>-und inyuc*;; for his part,
he said, he knew but one kind of grand in
quest, it was that which was summoned &
empanneiled to aid i:i the administration of
! the laws ; which was attendant on the courts
I properly constituted for the trial of offences ;
hut the legislative body could not be supposed
to be a grand inquest of that sort ; it more
resembled, in the powers the mover nf the
original resolution would have it exercise,
a court which once, had an existence, in a
country said to have enjoyed a ccnsideraLvc
share of freedom, but even there, that court
had long been abolished. The court of Star
Chamber, in England, Mr. L. said he allud
ed to, which while it ha«l na existence, was
said to possess a k ind of equitable criminal
jurisdiction, dccid ng on the guilt or inno
cence of parties, according to its own consci
ence. It had been said, and with truth, that
this was but a request, to be made to the Pre
sident of the U S. bat where, said Mr. L.
j is the right given tothe House of Represen
tatives to make this request, and so far to
| undertake to judge of the proper concern* of
i another department of the government i The
right of requesting the impeachment cf a
civile nicer was expressly given this hodv,
j by the c nstitution, but the military officers
I are not within this description, and ean enlv
he hr 4*:ght to trial for n militaq-v offence hc
I fore such a tribunal, or for a civil offence be
fore a court oi' justice, and by due preccs3
or law; Mr L. •bri, he would be for receiv
ing any statements gentlemen had to make ;
and tor transmitting them, by a simple or
der,, without a request of anv kind to the au
thority which properly had jurisdiction of
the subject
CDebate to hr corUinurd.)
Mr. JOHN HOPKINS,
srr,
"O LEAKE to t..ke Xoticb, That I shall, on the
-*■ 17th da. n <•!»■ nary ne ,t, b twe< niije.Vries
of U in tiie mom ng and’5 in tin: evening, ..i the
R:sing-Sun l cm, in the City of Rithinond_
and on tlxe 10th of March at the Tavern at New
Kent Court House, d.u ing tin-same hot.rs, pro
ceed to take tlie depositions of aumlrv peisn't.,,
to be used a* evidence in a suit now droendin;
nd undetermined, in the superior cou-t of Chan
ce rv for the Richmond District, wherein mack
and others arc pl.dnUHs, and vo i a.e d-fenrlant.
THOs. hurling.
Richmond, Jail. 2, 1008. CJaw4.v)
1”" FAKE thin method o*’informing my flistan
clients, that 1 have relhHj itsfied tiic pcacHi**
o Law in the count , courts o*- Northumberland
and Lancaster, nndthcdi trict court ol Kortrmm
l» ■. I.md, and have transfected my law-business,
except in those c. ses in which he w.is opposed
t/i tnc, to Stokdy Iov.lo-, osci.of I, mcaster conn,
ty- JOHN M.LCKR, J-m.
Pec. 31-_[l .w tw’. J
VIRoI N 1 A.—At a Superior Court ol Chance -
rv holdt-n at the Capito^ in Kicmnutul, Mat
1st, 1807.
Samuel Hooker, administrator, with die will
annexed of Win. Hrown, deceased, Plaintiff-—A
gainst J. John Scott and William Weir, Defen
dants.
The dcf. rid.nrt Wm. Weir, not haring entered
his appearance and given security accoriling to
the art of Assembly and the rules of this court,
snd R appearing to tber satisfaction of thecoiut,
that he is not an inhabitant of this country, on
motion of the plaintiff by counsel s It is ordered,
that the said defendant do appear here on the first
day of the next term and answer the bill of tor
phiiiriff, and that a copy of this order be forth
with inserted in a.imc newspaper published in
the city of Richmond for two months successivr
lv, -nil posted at the front door of Uic'Capitnl in
the said city.
A Copy. Teste, PETER TINSLEY, c. c.
Dec. 19. (lawllwf)
\y INCJFIEUft SCHOOL, (Folks Hanover.,
t » Tlx- f.-ibncrilwi- haring provided very Am
ple Assistance, Can take 12 or 15 students in addi
tinn to Ins usual number.
In (Ins institution it is proposed to teach the
Greek, Lr.tiu, French and F.nglisli Languages,
Writing, Arithmetic. Gctmietrj, Geography and
the list- of the Glolx-s.
Terms—Board, tuition, washing, and fuel, lof
dollars per annum, with an extra charge of (*> It;
for every student who shall apply himself whohy
or partially to the studs of (lie French Language
o i and Bedding, when fotind by the subscriber,
2> 2-d per annum
In all eases quarterly payments in advance, will
oc required to In- made with punctuality.
The An'osi-ribcv ft fri S those gentlemen, to whom
ic niuv rot he sufficiently known, to some pstK-rs
in the hands of Col. George Wm. Shutli of the
cstvof Kiehtnontl.
The school will ho opened on the 2 1 Wednes
day of th<; jtrcscip mouth atid he closed on the 2*1
Friday in Ikcrmlx't iw\t, witii a sweat ion of four
weeks, commencing the 2d Kr-day in June.
PfcTliH NKLSOM.
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v;*.oti f »r t»* redemption of the \« i».l ■ of them
it. !>t of thl- Unite, S„ xte*," bo.nvj win m. opc,»vd
i at la* niFioe ot the cimnuitiionec of i*Mtiw ;:->r tli,
|i u te «f V rjfiiua, on the i t ,lay of July no.vi to
iv !,t n«teopen uatit t i.e s«vc«necot itU. of \turo ,
! indosiToly, the to.n toen last f ■ . ,i i.’
I tjuartrr excepted, for the p,irpo«* oi i<vc.a;,i.
| ^Mcnpuwa mi-such part* of the d-i -ix t c,.nJ'
del erred »;x jk r rent, .,n-i three per cer.u Mocks
i "*%?!' of * r:pt.on, st* n,l on thJ
0.VX1.S ot tl»t* mo.I cornoisii,><)•*)• o', ioaiui.
loose protirioto.s ol die old six per cc <t atv!
deu-wed stocks, M.iunny subscribe, viU:,4cnv
! Ill lien tbcic n«-w six per coot, avoci., cou.d t,,
t • unrcdccntccl .hukiiiiu ot the stock .surt-ui-' •ml
| rcd.-cm.ible at the pleasure of the United m., ’
imder a piojiso however, that 11. , • .mbumeu,™
shj 1 ,K‘ m*t* except hr the who? ■ amount of urn
such new ci itikev.e ,»i stuck, nor tail after si
nionihs previous notice , aul the proprietor* of
thetJ.:-*- perr^it. stock who in-.v subscribe will
receive m lieu thereof a six pci- cent, at >ck c r, ,j
to s.xiy-hvcr.crcen*. of tlm amount thr’ceVr
cent sia-icnihM ed, redeemable n the SHine m Mi\*r
| s the new six percent, above mentioned, bat not
i ,C1, ^ 'tunable however, without the assent of ihc
. /< 1 icrs, luitd-.iter the whole of new six
| eci'-t- vgiven in exchange for old six <„• deferred s
dmvcr.ientio u d,) a,; w ell aslhe tvholvol tbeeirV
o n-cent, stock ot tlie United States, dial1 it vp
been iriinber e l. It is also provided ti,; t
y <u,a!y,‘ • «n ot wine i, may 1 .ke pj_.ee,prefer
once xnB tie given to those crodiiors xvho may no
ti y i.icii-wiso tube i-eimlr.n., :4 : „nd thit if the
n b cations to that ci.eet siu-li .it am- time ,-it!u>
ex, ceil or tall -aoit of the s’uu th. n’j "p'-c-dde to
t,i:.t purpose, t'ie propriety of pa men r.li'pj so
tar as may he npces».i:-y, be determined !r, lot.
1 lie present sto«-k-holdoj-s xvho reside in ar,r
I parr or Eurvie, amt in.,v .vjctH. to that
It- n, max utiheu op tr.( r„ »jvc f«10 ,t .
rr„ n*on the nex* s'-:.... .ilher in tin- U S; tes
ar beretolorc, o.- in !. mdn.x. \nistat
f» — : in wh.-cii list esvae, tit.- : <t - rvr.t win },- ., j.
! then ’ hr the bio v»m<« of th< I'.:-d S- g *
| HioiPluirib.srwpie.it to t*c :L.,-.on u-'i:C‘i, ^
| XV nUd be paxat. „r in the Un.K,l S. r.d ,u:b.
1 n Ct. to no vai".:,ii,vx; not- to anx-oir.ci- d—.L, ■
in a cirrnmis-io.1 m *hv huitkvis, ... ,n,o indf uci
coot, tin tn ut 1 Los o r
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, Xfsix.
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scribed before tin* l. , CMc.ln-r,
IKtJV, will Ly cntv.;?d to re
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mxti'Je-.l to rvr-i ire, 78 _
Iffnibscribhri htitxvei.Ti lb- 1 • Oc
toiierj and dlKt Deoembev,
ls,,7’ H5;T G? —
between die 1st Jaruirj, and
lrJi March, ISOS, 87’ 4Q _
lie r-the >uuxdci;tncil mourn of the old stock
on tb.* I J illy, and October, UA>7, and 1st jam.
up.. I8i)b leKpectix- Kx
P-opr-.-t. rsof 100 dollars tbncr rrm. ?;.-,cV
wli! he cr,titled to receive tiSO do!;.iis of si •
J- 1 • •• -ITT I.n
Jinc 10. (1 j
i VV iJ-L tJC roitt VO tin- lughe.-i , r, nu
! ' premises, on Fndur ,!>c 5ln davof Fcmu
I ary next, tie- trad, of LAND in A un.ust county
j on which Corncims Thomas. 1st ■ of that county,
[ resided, It lies aS mi four ir. ies .‘tann . >.e town
| "*urm'mstor, ami contains JJOO acivs. Great
or part nt ;i i,. lobar n leH-i, eve.; m ijuali \- to a
i nr laid in that or any oU er count,- in this state ;
• Home tine » # idow land .-..id a piyntv o: timber,
j n tolei aide nidi on a nr\ er-jV.iling s.re.am, 80 or
i I'M acres cleared tnd in order for cropping. I
• xvrl -ielitiie whole together or in lots to swiipur
chasersi My terms are one fourth in cash, r.url
balance, in on-, two, and three years. Bonds
j wddi approved secuvn v, or a d, ed of trust on the
| land Wilt bo reqnii c<!.
REUBEN n. PATTESON,
1 At*,rn i inJ\lCt fur Cor witv ;
j _ BttcfclnjVm. J. «».!>._ (1 «••!<,)
S ¥~^ Ha*. SU SSCKI ftllR having purchased the
A patent-right ot erecting, tisnw, Sic. (witnih
the greater part t.i this slate son.jsn :rd ..t the
5 bay ) one ot t he truejn, he.it and rrt >si e\. e i Jo l3
N.-il-C iti.’g wlachmca that ii:w cu r been intro
; duced into this state, by vrh.ci. rr.. h s .p.-v.or
I **'''}* 3,*<* p; »de i . irpit.im re.'i'lv ; within a »nf
Uic.ent ihat.mce fn .n this nluce, who * fi.Virom:
I of purchasing s >oii machine, ,y iuve one at
I the , run price •Je". w. s given b i ,enbcr >
and Joy a reasonf<h‘e consideration ir.tv liken -,e
pollens aii cicinsi.m rignt of Morkinj; it v.uuun
any surli district ns iruv In*:,greed on.
llchinond, Dec. 1% IK'S/,
, At McCall's Manutrelory im the Basin of the
■ Csinal, .Ur sold >. a-tAnt asupc/ior cunlifv. at tn*»
billowing pricitB • and where .a}* . I8 to bu n.uL bur
and n«,op iron, Nail-koibt, tLc. iu,
IVHOUGH I Kall.S.
dy- dr. Crrlt.
Spi.a?e, 4d, 50 anilb’D niiils, Lij per 1R
12 nails, j.j"
It) do. j4
8 do 14*
CUT KAILS Cr BRADS.
Ay. Cruft.
24, 20> 12 anti 10 !/i*ds, iJ pyr lb.
8 do. J1V
(i nail-Tj im
4 do. 1.1
__ _3 do. 14 [lawtf.j
TlROlU.KAGE an,I COMMITS ION BUST
KJ NESS.—The subacTibur r, njMy.-tfuUj- oilers
ins sevnee i *.-> Iri friends and the public, l,-. the a.
imve line ot business and Sol.cits th' ir patronage.
G. GREEKUiJV.
1 . _
I H ',lf. ' '* ljI'’ l"|i* !avf;;e, valuable a.id wri! b hi*
•*- llnrk Liitn'iev-House, lately the proper, v of
Whi. Me Km nr & Co .<0 feet front,' J()
I r'** deep, r.ttil »i>rL«# stones bicrh, s.tuati cl on t!tv
J k str< c t lending front me basin, nearly <>[>:• >
site to the hnti.-c utterly occupied by Mr. Joim IL n.
ry.
'flic terms will be liberal and convenient to the
purchaser. Apply to TAYLOR & DROWN.
. Kf>y- *>■___(lawtf.)
f^OH S y.K.—T • subscriber is desirous of
* seHinjf his PROPERTY in this City. The
purchaser w ill hi-.‘tccoTiiinnd.itrd worth time, if re
fptirod, on jfivii.g satbC.h tnry security.
, , S A Mb.. OKEENHOW,
Orfo's-’ 7 frlfi
I WISH to purchase twelve Jrkeh ML’i.HS
X HATTHLTK8T RANDOLPH.
Amelia, J»m. i t.
TORN ALCOCK, inf'irms hisfricuda and tl c
•» jmblic st larpe, that he lias jus* received, and
I Is now opening, next door to Messrs. Prosser O
; Moneurc’a vendue, a large assortment, of Mcr
I fbwuhir, consisting of tin-following articles
; Carpenters and Joiners Tools, iron and .steel
.Locks and Hinges, tbr bouse svnrk and cabinet
■ wari 1 also carry on my Cibirut Mawftutvrj,
j as tunsl, adjoining l!,r fin- insurance otfice, and
liai.i on hand three thousand dot bus worth of
: furniture, finished in the l»e*.t workman-like inna
ner and Sit the newest ftishion. Also, Windsor
C hiirs, J trill sell nil of the above goods, err,
It.j for cash, nr #,**1 paper at n abort date.
! Sept. 5. t'-ptf.J
7 >*k * d nr.at, . v -. . •
. •*' • ••' -d; a f, . il-Mts u»vvv ti»«
ilotl-'i ..m •'•, .1 i«st gppthiie cfL >!. vVs n.*vr
miiding •. o t« inform tile Inin o:v.»nt* of
Hir nuo.nl, M.nch .dor, un.l iheir Vieii.'tYs. ,!<-t
hrv lu.vc •>:, hrud Lrg. supply of W.: efttn
posor. -d tin* latent Fashions, vi* —An el gant ?*.
soiau- 't.t .1: pcrrl and topaz Breast Pins, finger
RinR> I Bmcvdci.i, plain gold cl 1. of nearly -.<1
i-* *'•', ‘’• • ‘•vo Setting*, u\, i>r i.i - idf. .. r
'.octets, E.u hug*, mounting t
nriian, too;.*, punti g..*d and ootnni -.i V.,tck
S?’*d» P'-’ l»h* i.iul glass Seals, g ,1 and
0 It Chains, mourning and fav\ gold tranmtc«l
C'likliirr, plain and ornamented Cou.'m, pearl
ar 1 w,;-toi*eslu IlSrgar Boxes, l)i,!;s. Pen Rnivctt
iod Scissn---*; a general nssortn-cnt a silver
Stmons and (.adieu, r Chains. Tiuiublca,
'‘•airl Case a, P—.m, .Spectr.de* YY. ith Picks,
111 .-Stands, S;r 't bo*cs and Tweezers, Moroc
:.> I* ick'-t Books -1-t Thread Cases ; A 1*0,
vcr and plate.-1 aM«_- Ware, eorsiming of Coflcc*
JYayid Milk Pot*, Bread Basket-*. Sugar I5is!i*
•s. Castors, I uniidors, Salt Stands and Can iic
st.ckH; .vd irtuin'ier of oilier articles too tedi
r;,ts to en.snvmt • ; All of which they oiler toinoir
-ends on the most moderate term's that can lie
n.t d-d. Orders from anyplace will be thank*
• u iv received and sp,*« dilv dispatched.
.’decemher 4.___ [eptfi]
T11 ■•. .subscribers having formed a coimecti*
•u in the C»roeer\* line, under die firm of
j C- R s ISL. A SSQAr, they now oifer
.‘hr sale at their Store, on the corner of the street
!'■: dir.g to Byrd s ware-house, rnd opposite to
Messrs. Jim. & R .St* C .inble, ir’s.—A gene ml*
assortment of GROCERIES—among which are
I loli.tti ! Cm,
Hh pf. Coifninc Brwiilv,
Uasbcrry ditto.
London t>r.i'tifii!ar Ma
il -ir.i. Wine,
”'■>•'1, m'-’.cm St Tcncr
IV-at jjit >’11 C-dVjo,
‘V own .c T.o .f SngTir,
1 ’.--st Ci.
.* »»•'* : t 'ey nul (tispajc o» »vi HSoral tfrms for
ran, r ,-it y produce, or on the usual credit t»
I punctual otijtoiiiers.
J \MES BRIDGES,
Wm. ROBERTSON.
Rirhriyvnd. !Vf*. 4. (*••'•)
\l ' -*• ;• i-n »u•> ieavinf
* * tv sCr.y suth-course of a fb’w dues, ban
'.■•-f u'ard to il.vi .■■.•.* ot t‘ir v»> ,if. oj. u)|y p .ft’of
i , stock a tv renuf n:n;r n baud: t a ^-rj redun-if
pric ■; which consists oi a Inr^c- ar.il.nuporb :u»»ort
I0--.1 Ot M bo ;a’«v Ennui'.!' -. ..r%i<r»s*c» of
.ill k*nils and sizes. 1'a; .*r-bm •'no*. Window
ds.nus, I .■iiy.p-s.Taas'/n, (; ,:-ds. «. fv.
Vi. HAIGHT.
* ■ ” * br.se who f-rLiclhv.lt:> ,.>u chiif*. will
aj.piy iiptMsito tm: City I jvc. n,oii r ne twain street,
1Vr- ;i-_ft ft
5 I i iV .)//V A.f.—Just .r.'ii-’fri ;uul
Jc_i brs.Jc by DoduveV C-jUv .1 trim!’ s Ladies*
*'/ ichke, buu k, kipiveti ..iid iace pattern
d-lld Sld'Jju, <ii Jr.ousou’t manufacture, J.. »n
<1 ■ . r -Visit, Gentlemens’ It.sI superliite London
s-_.i n. r. r.bl
I, *•>»<• I .lyjfrt LAND i;i Kvn
3 aw.ia county, in ,ho t irks of if. eat Senile
r.ior ;
‘M/ipO do. in T iNewell county, on the* waters
of ClilV -h river :
CO.fKVj do. in the county of Wythe, on Reed
ind Peak creek* :
1,(1.iO (in. ni Iv.iiid dph rotutty, on the waters
of Chert riv c-j-:
At .'j, .>0,000 acres of Virginia 3rf:md Al'en-'intT.
1 he : hove wiH be Held wry low, a.vd great ae
romm ni'l'on given in ibe p.'vnnems.
i o Hkn i , a illicit Hi* i**-, *.r» ?!pfA*o*IIilf
in a good neighborhood, and possess ng every
areauimod:*lion li*r a fainiiv.
TUGS : XORYELL,.
Dor, 10. tC
, O ALLS iit \ .diiidii*- Prop - i v.-—Oil Monday the
15th day ot Fclmiavv on suing, will beexeo
sed to public s.Jc, at tiie late dwelling house of
A!c’:;jidir Hrjik.s, deceased, a variety of iioune
bobi U Kitchen Knrnifim cor four likely Nc~
gvo Men, a few excellent mileli Cows, two Hor
ses, a small Waggon and C-ir, he. hr.
'forms of .* tie.—Six months • redit for all sums
• over hfty dollars, tiie purenasers giv ing negotiable
I notes with approved endorsers, payable at the
! Bank of Virginia. K. GRAM AM, AJm'r.
rf the estate r>f Alex'r Intuit, with the
will annexed.
!>r. ."I.______(tds.)
THRESH TEAS.—The subscriber ha* still on
* hand a few chests and bo\?s iresJi Imperial
.<ud A mug Hyson Tn as: A!-***, a few pircva best
Company X mkeen, with an aPso*tiiiMit<yf Saties.
(ilL*, G.mz.-s and 'C wing Sili-.M. Having laid in the
ah >vo articles himself, in Canton, be cun vouch for
the (pudity ami cxui sell them ’••••itcheap.
ROBt. X. PAGE.
I™ i?._ _ (T. & r, tf.)
pUUMC VF.XDIE.—By virtue of a deed of
A trust from AVm. Hxll u> i’-r subscribers, of
sundry property, fir the purt»r ;.<? of securing th'»
r>,i> merit (*i a ?! bt due William Shanks (as will
more felly unp r.r by refu-riug to «.s‘?d 'Iced, dated
5th Dec. 1300, and refo-ded ait hr hustings court
of Petersburg, Sth A ril, IW/7 :) \Vh! be so*d
without reserve, (nr i cade lno’.icy, on Thomlav
the 4th February next, the doon ./ i. ]■'. X ANT) RI A,
burthen between E> and Vt tons, with ail her tac
kiC and apparel, sasbe now I.u-j -t Rockett^.
SAMUEL '/T’hXKR, \ ,
DAlt11.1. F.F/iS, S J rV!<ec*‘
y.rnnity 14-. rul»J
rI'1C) TJIF. PUBLIC-i'Iic subscribers hc<r
*. leave m announce to the public that the
vrhofe /iir of St.-ures froiTi Peteraburjjin V5r;*inir,
•o Chsrlt itnn in South C arolina. i* tmv ;n com
plete order ; so that p< toons in< lined to adopt
that method of 1j*.v ellii rr. (but many of whom
bav< le’-en berotof.ire deterred mt accountofpart
of the line hi’, n'r been rut of re pair) will in fu
ture meet with ;» certain. »;-cdy. ft comfort able
conveyance.—Fr m> Peterr.btirfr to Fayetteville,
the proportion of the line for which the subscri
bers haw contracted, she rat * of fue will In* *<•
Ven cents pee mile, with a p.ivilere to r ich pa»
senjjcr of 20lhs. of b*m?ape Every I50lb». of
bayy.-ure over that prh ucife sv;.M nay as one pas
sender or in projuni i<m ; hut \» bile v\, ry attention
will be paid to the ha^’tfugr, tiiei c will be no res
ponsibility for ;t ■» loss
' IVm. GHOLSOV i> WALLACE.
Brunswick. (Va.) Jan. 14. flOt]
r|',C) RENT ——— Fmir Commodious 'EENE
l MENTS, near the Arrootit-v.—Fnn Hive,
Two S.uvYEns, E. ). If ARVItt
2.[erttfj
ONE HUNDRED DOLE II?.? REWARD.—
Ranawsv about the 1st iii.sf.mt from the *• r*
'ice ot Mr. William R wlniHi ftp whom be sv.:s
hired) a blai k man named |ACK«/\}i# a house
carpenter by profession, of thin eor«uTPp:jve ao
pearnnee* alKiul forty years of a ye, Itvt !-.•« t C'pl.t
or nine inches btjtfh. From circumstance* attend
j"Jf b's elopement, it is belli . ed he intcndii m^k
nv* hw Way to on*’ of the. "asicm stales ard Ji. s
b eit provided with false paper* of freedom. If*
taken within the -»tj«t»* and delivered mo !w re or
Secured that I pel him, ! will give fdiv do-Lr*,
or if t-iken nut of fbnstaie, one hundred *i ) .
! , robrrt gambi r. f> n.
' Richmond, Dec. 29.
ooap, vaiKt.'Cii,
Bice, Spanish Indigo,
Northern Cheese,
Best Spanns): Segars,
KihSeiVs Porter and
Brown Stout,
Eng! si*, Swedish and
Conn try iron.
Naii and spike Rod,
Pie tied Salmon,
F. Gun.powder is
kegs,
s, :s. Aln)ond3,
Popper, Ginger,
Interns-Ware, £tr. &ci
tec.